'Erotic City,' by Josh Sides Oct 26, 2009
Without segues, Sides presents street prostitution and venereal disease, then the homosexual rights movement, then rapists in Golden Gate Park, then hippies floating down Haight Street on acid. A lesbian bar, an illegal abortion mill. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Medical Marijuana Oct 21, 2009
By the late 18th century, early editions of American medical journals recommend hemp seeds and roots for the treatment of inflamed skin, incontinence and venereal disease. Irish doctor William O'Shaughnessy first popularized marijuana's medical use in England and America. (Time.com)
Left's Rush Blitz a Cheap Shot Oct 17, 2009
These include, just sampling from recent days, his pronouncement that Limbaugh claiming his own success paved the way for Glenn Beck is "is like congratulating yourself for spreading syphilis." We could slap a headline on that -- "NFL talker compares star radio and TV conservatives with venereal disease" -- except that trash talk against conservatives doesn't generate mainstream media outrage. Take Olbermann's noxious attack this week on Michelle Malkin for what he characterized as her "total... (Townhall.com)
Kenya: Sex for Food in Nyeri Slums Oct 14, 2009
Five years ago, an elderly man in Witemere was convicted of sexually assaulting three girls aged 10, 8 and 7, and infecting them with a venereal disease. When he was caught, the culprit is said to have retorted: "I do not go for them; they come to my house on their own volition.". (allAfrica.com)
John J. Wild, 95; researcher advanced medical uses of ultrasound Oct 3, 2009
In 1944, he joined the Royal Army Medical Corps, treating hundreds of British and US soldiers for venereal disease, he said on his website. He worked at the University of Minnesota from the late 1940s until 1953, leaving to run a medical-technological research unit at the Minnesota Foundation. (Boston Globe)
Wal-Mart cards used in war on syphilis Sep 15, 2009
Here, a1947 bulletin boardshows pictures of girls infected with venereal disease ... But in recent years, the venereal disease has been on the rise again particularly in the post-recession South. (MSNBC -- Health)
Rocker paved way for new genre of music Sep 13, 2009
Norman sang about drugs, politics, racism, sex, venereal disease and Jesus -- sometimes in the same song -- getting his music banned from Christian bookstores that might have sold it. "Stuff like that shocked uptight Christians," Charles Norman said in an NPR interview shortly after his brother's death in February 2008 at age 60. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Does She Need a Man ...? Part 2 Sep 12, 2009
Our immediate response to that occurrence is to express feelings of betrayal and not concerns for the risk of venereal disease, financial exploitation, or any other risk. (The sexual orientation of the competing relationship is irrelevant; a homosexual doesnt feel any less betrayed by a partner who enters a competing relationship with a heterosexual). (Ghana Web, Ghana)
All-time dreadful seasons Sep 5, 2009
One writer reported that Ruth's illness was brought on after bingeing on hot dogs and soda pop before a game, and it became known as "The bellyache heard 'round the world." Others have suggested Ruth really suffered from venereal disease, tainted alcohol or an intestinal abscess. Whatever the cause, Ruth played in just 98 games and hit. (ESPN -- Baseball)
The Death of Meriwether Lewis Aug 21, 2009
Some feel that Lewis was suffering from the advanced stages of venereal disease, more specifically syphilis. Some modern physicians take this view. (Suite101.com)
* World News Quick Take Aug 14, 2009
A recent survey at a Shanghai hospital found that less than 30 percent of callers to a health hotline knew how to avoid pregnancy, while only 17 percent were aware of venereal disease, state media said last month. But the summer camp for kids aims to answer the basic question: Where Did I Come From. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Shanghai kids take sex-education classes Aug 13, 2009
A recent survey at a Shanghai hospital found less than 30 per cent of callers to a health hotline knew how to avoid pregnancy, while only 17 per cent were aware of venereal disease, state media reported in July. But the Shanghai summer camp aimed to answer the basic question: "where did I come from?", the report said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Frank Luntz, eat your heart out. (And yes, its travelin music). Aug 8, 2009
Frank Luntz, eat your heart out. (And yes, it s travelin music). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Report: 13 million abortions in China each year Jul 31, 2009
Fewer than one in three callers to a Shanghai hotline knew how to avoid pregnancy, and only one in five were informed about venereal disease, the official China Daily quoted a survey by the city's 411 Army Hospital saying. "Sex is no longer considered taboo among young people today, and they believe they can learn everything they need from the Internet. But it doesn't mean they have developed a proper understanding or attitude toward it," the paper quoted hospital gynecologist Yu Dongyan saying. (MSNBC -- Health)
Letter: I faced a similar choice to order black leaders' arrests 44 years ago Jul 26, 2009
A prominent civil right worker was already in jail for his role in the affair and he had to be given a shot by a local physician for a venereal disease. He was later found guilty by Judge William Haralson, County Court and Youth Court Judge, who placed him on six months probation offering that he was already suffering from his misadventure. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
What Is Sex? Americans Can't Agree Jul 2, 2009
Anything intented for arousal to lead to sex is "sex." A doctor once told me about a female patient whose boyfriend had a venereal disease. The doctor tokd her not to have sex with her boyfriend. (CBS News -- Health)
Organic Wyoming all grass-fed ranch allows herd to roam range (39) Jun 29, 2009
We are not only concerned about maintaining acceptable conception rates, but pregnancy testing is also a very useful tool to determine the overall health in the herd, a way to measure any major herd health problem, or potential problem, such as BVD, or brucellosis, or any venereal disease, such as trichomoniasis. If you have a significantly high number of open cows coming in, then you might suspect something is going on. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
American Adulterer Jun 24, 2009
Kennedy was nothing if not a chemical man, at little more than 40 already treated variously for Addison's disease, thyroid deficiency, gastric and urinary ailments, venereal disease, high cholesterol, allergies, asthma, lumbar vertebral collapse, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, which resulted in his being forced to wear a back brace (and which contributed to his death because it held him rigid and left him incapable of ducking the second shot, to his head). Cortisone puffed his jowls and... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Cultural, financial storm blowing against Severin May 25, 2009
"In addition to venereal disease," he said at one point, "and other leading exports of Mexico - women with mustaches and VD - now we have swine flu." Continuing in that vein, Severin called America "the magnet for primitives from around the world," adding: "Millions of leeches from a primitive country come here to leech off you." He also said hospital emergency rooms had become "essentially condos for Mexicans" and expressed surprise that Americans hadn't been exposed to more serious diseases... (Boston Globe)
Board approves schedule change May 7, 2009
Minors must have written parental consent to receive services at the health centers, with the exception per state law of services related to pregnancy and venereal disease. Parents may still withhold consent for all services offered by the center. (Juneau Empire)
Jay Severin, a punk posing as a pundit May 2, 2009
Sure, Severin reportedly called illegal immigrants from Mexico "criminaliens," "primitives," and "leeches." Yes, he said that Mexico's leading exports were "venereal disease," "women with mustaches," and "swine flu.". But come on. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Quotes of note May 2, 2009
"State Treasurer TIMOTHY P. CAHILL, on state revenuesSo now, in addition to venereal disease and the other leading exports of Mexico - women with mustaches and VD - now we have swine flu."Radio talk-show host JAY SEVERIN, who was suspended this week for his comments about Mexicans and the swine flu. It's not just going to Mexico, if you're in a confined aircraft and one person sneezes it goes all the way through the aircraft. (Boston Globe)
Expertises of UMW Professors Apr 28, 2009
Venereal disease in 18th century literature. Some of the expertise of professors at the University of Mary Washington. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
The Real Reasons Teen Pregnancies Are on the Rise Mar 21, 2009
In addition, as Talbot wrote in her New Yorker article, "many evangelicals are steeped in the abstinence movements warnings that condoms wont actually protect them from pregnancy or venereal disease." So you have informed people who choose to take the risk because they think AIDS won't happen to them, and you have underinformed people who think that condoms don't work. Those taken together seem like enough to cause a statistical increase. (Slate)
Pauline Bonaparte: A sister of royal caprice and mischief Mar 21, 2009
Her great rival, the Empress Josephine, appears to have believed it and so does Ms. Fraser, who thinks Napoleon might have given Pauline venereal disease. But there were many other candidates, particularly after she returned from the Caribbean following Leclerc's death in a yellow fever epidemic, trailing whispers about her tropical experiments with black and lesbian partners. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Expert: Chinese society's demand for marriage may be helping the spread of AIDS Mar 20, 2009
4 percent have experienced symptoms of venereal disease during the past six months, and 24. 4 percent have taken HIV/AIDS tests, with 2. (Xinhuanet, China)
Georgia Horse Owners In Good Shape Mar 19, 2009
CEM, a contagious but treatable foreign venereal disease of horses, was. discovered in the U.S. in December 2008 leading the USDA to make a list of. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Horse Owners Beware Mar 16, 2009
CEM is a treatable venereal disease of horses which had not existed in the U.S. before the first positive case was discovered on December 15, 2008. Dublin Veterinarian Dr. Jim Hobby said possible spread of the disease is a serious matter. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Embryos and ethics Mar 14, 2009
The loss of those guardrails can lead to such abominations as the , in which government doctors - with the support of the American Medical Association - deliberately withheld medical treatment from infected black men in order to better understand the natural progression of venereal disease. Those who raised ethical qualms about the study were disregarded by the Public Health Service - an example of what Obama might call rejecting the "false choice between sound science and moral values.". (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Jim Cramer will face off with Jon Stewart Mar 12, 2009
Stewart couldnt resist, saying Cramer made being comedian sound like a venereal disease. You make me sound like Im some crazy buffoon, just flapping my arms with crazy buttons and wacky sound effects, he said, before playing a tape of Cramer jabbing bells and buzzers on the high-strung Mad Money. (MSNBC -- Television)
Were There Sex Shops in George Washington's Day? Mar 3, 2009
Soldiers also slipped out of camp and visited New York's brothels, which they called the "Holy Ground." Venereal disease became so common that the army began deducting pay from afflicted soldiers as punishment. Got a question about today's news. (Slate)
Warren Buffett scolds regulators, CEOs and himself Mar 3, 2009
"Participants seeking to dodge troubles face the same problem as someone seeking to avoid venereal disease," he wrote. "It's not just whom you sleep with, but also whom they are sleeping with.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Buffett accepts blame and faults others Mar 1, 2009
Once those assets start deteriorating, he wrote, "Participants seeking to dodge troubles face the same problem as someone seeking to avoid venereal disease: It's not just whom you sleep with, but also whom they are sleeping with.". Buffett also delved into the derivatives owned by Berkshire. (International Herald Tribune)
Buffett sees a gloomy 2009 Mar 1, 2009
And lastly, he explains the global financial system s risky involvement with complex derivatives in terms that any high school sex-ed student could understand: Participants seeking to dodge troubles face the same problem as someone seeking to avoid venereal disease: It s not just whom you sleep with, but also whom they are sleeping with. Related Searches. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Ky. requires Wisconsin horses to be tested Feb 27, 2009
State Veterinarian Dr. Robert C. Stout ordered the testing Thursday after an investigation into an outbreak of equine metritis, a venereal disease that causes infertility in mares. The investigation found that a Wisconsin horse brought to Kentucky for the 2008 breeding season was infected with the organism that causes the disease. (FOX19.com, OH)
Montana mare released from metritis quarantine Feb 20, 2009
Contagious equine mnetritis is a venereal disease of horses that causes temporary infertility and spontaneous abortion. The mare was exposed after being artificially inseminated with semen from a stallion in Kentucky diagnosed with the disease. (Missoulian, MT)
It's time for Hefner to set the girls free Feb 18, 2009
I realized as I turned the channel that Hugh Hefner reminded me of nothing more nor less than an ad for what happens if you leave your venereal disease untreated. He actually caused my stomach, to heave. (Anchorage Daily News)
The joy of sex ed Feb 17, 2009
Young military men were warned about the dangers of loose women, and how venereal disease would spoil them in the eyes of their family and country ... Early examples were deeply moral movies made in the shadows of war, where young military men were warned about the dangers of loose women, and how venereal disease would spoil them in the eyes of their family and country. (BBC News -- UK)
Galluping Past Bad Polls? Feb 12, 2009
On Keith Olbermann's "Countdown," liberal analyst Craig Crawford mentioned this poll result very vaguely, like it was a spreading venereal disease. But on "Hardball," Chris Matthews strangely suggested new Gallup polls showed Obama should move faster on his plans: "Just three weeks ago, 83 percent of Americans approved of the way Barack Obama was handling his job as president-elect. Now, amid some tough decisions President Obama, in the new USA Today/Gallup poll, [is] down to a still groovy, but... (Human Events Online)
Too Much Information! Feb 10, 2009
Your bout with venereal disease. Even if you think everybody gets it at one time or another. (Slate)
Sheep and Goat Diseases Outlined From A to Z (15) Feb 9, 2009
A venereal disease of rams, epididymitis is an inflammation of the epididymis, the tubular portion of a ram's reproductive system that collects sperm and stores it for transport. Caused by bacteria, the disease can result in infertility and is contagious to other rams as well as ewes. (Agri-View, WI)
A pursuit that began in Palmdale came through Malibu on Pacific Coast Highway last Wednesday afternoon about 4:20 p.m. CHP were pursuing a woman driving a stolen U-Haul truck. The chase finally ended on a rural road in Ventura County. The female driver, Alisha Mankin, sprinted from the truck, yanked vainly on the door of another car, and was then tackled and arrested. Mankin was to be booked on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle, recklessly evading peace officers, driving while under the influence of a controlled substance and misdemeanor hit and run, the CHP said. She also faces DUI charges on two outstanding warrants. Photo by Tricia Wilcox / TMT Feb 8, 2009
Thursday, February 05, 2009 Edition. It's too bad that this article doesn't contain more info such as how he used the same terminology against his neighbors that he used against Malibu residents in his plan to expand the SMMC and include overnight camping. (Malibu Times, CA)
