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Apr 6, 8:50 am ET By Patricia Reaney LONDON (Reuters) - A simple detector of the three main types of drugs used to spike drinks was launched on Tuesday in an effort to reduce the soaring number of drug rape cases. The matchbox-sized "Drink Detective" developed by British company Bloomsbury Innovations Ltd tests for benzodiazepines, including Rohypnol, GHB and ketamine -- the principal narcotics used in drug rape and assault. In Britain alone, nearly 1,000 cases of drug rape and abuse were reported last year but experts believe the true figure is much higher. Victims are incapacitated and may not have any memory of what occurred. Many are reluctant to go to the police. The drugs disappear from the body in as little as 12 hours so there may not be any proof that someone has been a victim of drug rape. "Widespread use of the Drink Detective could reduce the incidence of these crimes," Stanley Grossman of Bloomsbury Innovations told a news conference. "It won't solve the problem but it will make a hell of a good start," he added. Graham Rhodes, founder of the Roofie Foundation which assists victims of drug rape and assault, said that as well as revealing whether a drink has been spiked, the new test will also act as a deterrent for would-be drug rapists. It could also lead to more arrests and convictions for the crime. "Something needs to be done to reduce these numbers," he said, referring to the rising number of drug rape reports. The test will cost 3.95 pounds ($7.30) and can pick out the three main types of drugs in about 30 seconds. Anyone who thinks their drink may have been spiked can use the kit's small dropper to test a sample of the drink on three chemically sensitive patches on a test card which change color to reveal the presence of drugs. "Having this technology out there will make people think twice because they could be caught red-handed," said Jim Campbell, a former forensic scientist with Britain's Home Office (interior ministry) who has worked on drug rape cases. The drugs make people feel groggy and ill and produce amnesia. Traces of memory sometimes return as flashbacks or nightmares. Up to 15 percent of reported drug-rape victims are men. Grossman said the test will also be available in France, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. http://news.excite.com/article/id/395768|o...05|reuters.html

"I'm George W. Bush, and I approve this message" lol

lol@umma, cuz we would have spent all our time in the pub discussing "yesology" :P

http://www.ornery.org/essays/2004-03-17-1.html An Unpatriotic Act By Mark Gowan There are striking similarities between government and business but the business of government is not only about economics, profit and product. It is about power. The Bush administration has the economic advantage over its nearest presidential competition by literally millions of dollars and is now taking governmental liberties to heights that have not been seen in this country since the so-called McCarthy Witch-hunts. The Bush administration is now setting its sights on power and this is where those long-loved phrases such as “freedom of speech” and “right to privacy” are in danger of being displaced. Power, in business as well as politics is either having the ability to spend and hence make more money or having an advantage over the competition through secrecy. Not only is this administration one of the most secretive of governments that this country has had in years but it seems have very little concern for the privacy and civil liberties of its citizens. The Patriot Act, headed by John Poindexter of the Contra/Iran years and Mr. John Ashcroft our Attorney General, contains in it some of the most odious and detestable ideas that this administration has come up with yet. The first Patriot Act did not float so now it has passed as the Patriot Act II. The Patriot Act II is seemingly fashioned after other Acts of our government, two long since forgotten by most, namely the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918. Others include the Japanese containment camps of the WWII era and the before mentioned Communist scares of the fifties. The Espionage Act allowed the Postmaster General Albert Sidney Burleson to censure the flow of mail and the Sedition Act of the following year strengthened the abilities of the Espionage Act by making illegal “any disloyal, profane, scurrilous or abusive language about the form of government of the United States or the Constitution of the United States, or the flag of the United States, or the uniform of the Army or Navy,” It also included provisions concerned with the language of the populace related to the U.S. government particularly any language that brought it “into contempt, scorn…or disrepute.” The Patriot Act, under Attorney General John Ashcroft, takes the idea of secrecy and governmental powers and demolishes civil liberties, personal freedoms and the rights to privacy of the American public. It enables the Treasury Department to require financial institutions and businesses to report transactions that seem to be suspicious. The Patriot Act also makes changes in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act or FISA. The expanded procurement of power by FISA allows the FBI to check business and educational records without being sure that the target is a suspect in any way. The Patriot Act allows access to the confidential records of American citizens even if there is no basis for that access whatsoever. In fact the Patriot Act allows for surveillance based on suspicion “not equivalent to traditional criminal standard of probable cause.” clandestine physical searches that can continue for up to fifteen days without warrant or cause, and according to its provisions it would enable law enforcement to track Internet usage and gather confidential financial records of citizens and legal aliens based solely on suspicion alone. Of course these changes in the ability of the Federal government to gain the power of knowledge over its citizens is based on the nefarious acts of September 11 and continue under the auspice of this country being in “a state of war” but for how long? When is this so-called “war on terrorism” going to come to an end and more importantly when, if ever, are these provisions that allow the federal government to quell civil liberties going to be lifted. Under the newly updated Patriot Act deemed the Patriot Act II (the full name being “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism”) the Bush administration proposes to give itself a few more rights to prod into our privacy. For one, Americans could have their citizenship revoked if the powers that be decide that the have given “material support” to any organization deemed to be “terrorist”. Of course, legal permanent residents could be sent packing instantaneously, without a criminal charge or evidence of any kind if Mr. Ashcroft decides they may be a threat to national security. They get no day in court just a one-way ticket out. Under the proposed umbrella of Patriot II a gargantuan database of citizen DNA information could be collected without a court order, under suspicion of wrongdoing by a law enforcement officer. Among those governmental goodies would come other options such as wiretaps for up to fifteen days without obtaining any kind of warrant, secret arrests, immunity for businesses that turn in suspected wrong-doers, immunity for police officers carrying out illegal searches, and the right for foreign countries to spy on American citizens using our very own government as the go-between. We are faced with the possibility of another four years of Bush-style despotism and with it the dangers of losing our most valued freedoms, those that we are so accustomed to that we are very nearly not aware of them at all. This is not the time to sit comfortably back and justify our inaction with ranting at the television set or our spouse. Although the bureaucracy of government is slow moving, it is moving and in a direction that is detrimental to freedoms that we have always taken for granted. To accept such tripe as the patriot acts I and II, the “faith-based organizations” bureau of the federal government is to accept the lid of the coffin being nailed down over the real American patriotic spirit of freedom for individuals and their privacy. The Bush administration is indeed in business but that business is not necessarily what is good for the American people! In fact, business as usual to the Bush administration evidently means clamming up and smiling while running away with our civil liberties and freedoms. We will be left standing with our accounts emptied and no one to turn to if we continue to let our hard-won liberties be taken away from us. We have as a people grown and broadened our perspectives and it has had its cost but it will cost much, much more to lose the freedoms and liberties that we enjoy today to those that cannot seem to grasp the importance of the freedoms and liberties that we hold in the palm of our hands. It is a question of what is important. According to Thomas Paine, one of our founding fathers, “To not ask questions is unpatriotic.” What is important now is for us all to ask questions and demand answers. It is the future of freedom and liberty in this country that is at stake now and that future is indefinite.

Yesology who would have thought? this is a course offered at the university of south dakota, as a matter of fact I recently read where the local college in my area is offering a course in classic rock. Yesologists: Gary Lauer and Alan Farley Yesology is a self-paced noncredit community education online course that provides the uninitiated new listener with a sturdy platform to explore the dynamic music of Yes while stimulating the interest of the already dedicated Yes fan. Yes is the most progressive and arguably the most talented rock band of all time and still going strong after 35 years with such hits as Roundabout and Owner Of A Lonely Heart along with awesome epics like Close To The Edge, Awaken, Gates of Delirium, Homeworld, and In The Presence Of. Their music combines the adventurous excitement of rock with a complex virtuosity befitting the great classics while communicating a vividly poetic, positive view of life. Emphasis is on all things Yes, including Yes band members, Yes history, Yes music, Yes concerts, Yes fans, Yes album cover art, and the positive Yes message. Click here to review the Yesology Course Outline. http://www.csi.edu/ip/ce/yesology/

I was impressed with the comments by senator byrd, even though each conflict is different, his comments hit a sore spot in united states history, if this is all a project to save face, it's not worthy of our country or lawmakers. Read this link to hear some comments from senators in congress. http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/07/...q.ap/index.html

Derek Trucks began building his own legacy at the age of 12, playing scorching slide guitar that prompted many to hypothesize that he was the reincarnation of Duane Allman in the flesh. The nephew of Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks, Derek was virtually born into a show business family, but don't think for a minute that he doesn't create his own opportunity. Backed by a skin-tight rhythm section and complimented by a top-notch organist, the youthful guitarist blazes through new arrangements of jazz and blues classics. He turns the trumpet wizardry of Miles Davis into slide-guitar magic, and his readings of a couple of Coltrane tunes pack a terrific punch. The band also contribute several of their own compositions, paving the way for a bright future as a group of tight-knit, talented musicians. A flawless recording. — Michael B. Smith http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&u...l=A3jd4vwpua9yk I was just recently listening to a live concert performance of the dereck trucks band in 2003, some great blues/jazz tunes "to know you, is to love you" sung by the band vocalist, mike mattison, is definitely worth listening. If anyone knows who made that a hit, please respond!

thanks for the feedback, I had norton at one point but it sorta took over my computer, it seemed invasive. I'm telling you, you should run a registry cleaner and look in there once in a while, you might be surprised.

ABB Weekend in New York Proves A Beacon To Guests The Allman Brothers band closed out its Beacon Theater run this past weekend, with a number of perfomers joining her group on stage. On Saturday, three quarters of Deep Fried: Matt Abts, Brian Stoltz and Johnny Neel sat in during "You Don't Love Me" while Lee Roy Parnell appeared during "Done Somebody Wrong." The next night, the Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes horn section appeared in the first set during "I've Been Loving You For Too Long", "The Same Thing" and " The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down." Later, longtime Howlin' Wolf collaborator, septuagenarian Hubert Sumlin added guitar to "44 Blues." A version of "Feel so Bad" featured DTB vocalist Mike Mattison as, well as Susan Tedeschi. The second set concluded with Mike Gordon joining in for "Southbound." The ABB then returned to the stage to close out the 2004 Beacon run the way it began, with "Mountain Jam." http://www.jambands.com/NewsArchives.phtml

I thought the capture of sadaam hussein was supposedly the turning point? the longer this occupation goes on, the more it seems the iraqi appear to organize against the coalition. I'm guessing, but I just don't think these people want an american form of democracy based on judeo-christian beliefs, this is a failed attempt to democratize this country, it seems no matter which political party is in office we're going to be there for quite a long time. Too bad bush wasn't a better student of history, upcoming documentaries on cnn about previous failed attempts to occupy that area. war is hell, as the young woman in the article tells us, but I can only imagine what previous generations in other wars have gone through, the only difference is........they seemed to have a front, and there was a rear to retreat to, I'm lost as to how we're fighting this war. I don't know anything about war strategies but we need to get one quick and get out of there!

just thought I'd share an experience with my anti-virus program, I run f-secure on startup, but I don't manually scan often enough probably, today I found an infected file, it was a trojan downloader, the program couldn't delete it, so it renamed it, when I rescanned a 2nd time it came up again telling me it couldn't be disinfected ( well I knew it was a dead file) but I wanted it gone, so I ran the registry cleaner and found some entries "scc" removing those enabled me to remove the file later, anyone know what the relation is? oh, and btw, adaware found the same file and described it as a possible attempt to hijack my browser and the file led to a blacklisted site, anyways all gone now, but I assumed f-secure would alert me, not so, had to manually scan. does anyone have an opinion on what anti-virus works the best, I understand "kaspersky" is rated #1, if anyone has it, please respond to it's performance. I'm not the most computer savy but I'm learning :(

how about "house of the holy" I love that album, and physical graffiti - best track, "kashmir" I pulled in the attached garage one day with that blaring in the car, it must have rocked the house! my daughter and her friend opened the door and my daughter said "wow, mom, you ARE jammin!" of course I insisted it was just one of those songs that could only be played at full volume, lol :P

congratulations beatking, I hope the site continues to carry the varied forums, although I originally signed on for the music forum, I found it's a great place to get news and all kinds of info, good deal! thanks to everyone that posts all those great links. :) and I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to "google bot", guess he has his uses

Y-103 all time classic rock guitarist countdown our local clear channel station plays these artists the most, but I would say a good list, the order is kinda skewed though, phil keaggy was from the same area as the radio station, I think that's why he made the list, and lynyrd skynrd plays the area alot, where you live makes a difference sometimes in who you see live and what music you tend to appreciate more, I'm sure the west coast would have included "randy california"from spirit, another great guitar player, just a reflection,this was their top 50, who should come off and who should stay? if there are responses we can create a list. 1 JIMI HENDRIX 2 ERIC CLAPTON 3 JIMMY PAGE of Led Zeppelin 4 STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN 5 DUANE ALLMAN of Allman Brothers Band 6 B.B. KING 7 KEITH RICHARDS of Rolling Stones 8 JEFF BECK 9 JOE WALSH of Eagles 10 PHIL KEAGGY of Glass Harp 11 PETE TOWNSHEND of Who 12 EDDIE VAN HALEN of Van Halen 13 CARLOS SANTANA 14 JERRY GARCIA of Grateful Dead 15 ANGUS YOUNG of AC/DC 16 GEORGE HARRISON of Beatles 17 JOE PERRY of Aerosmith 18 NEIL YOUNG 19 DAVID GILMOUR of Pink Floyd 20 RITCHIE BLACKMORE of Deep Purple, Rainbow 21 TED NUGENT 22 KIRK HAMMETT of Metallica 23 BUDDY GUY 24 DAVE "THE EDGE" EVANS of U2 25 SLASH(Saul Hudson)of Guns 'N Roses 26 STEPHEN STILLS of CSNY 27 JOE SATRIANI 28 TONY IOMMI of Black Sabbath 29 MARK KNOPFLER of Dire Straits 30 BRIAN MAY of Queen 31 FRANK ZAPPA 32 RANDY RHOADS of Ozzy Osbourne 33 JOHN FOGERTY of CCR 34 DICKEY BETTS of Allman Brothers Band 35 STEVE VAI 36 JOHNNY WINTER 37 ALEX LIFESON of Rush 38 ROY BUCHANAN 39 PETER FRAMPTON 40 MICHAEL SCHENKER of Scorpions, UFO, MSG 41LESLIE WEST of Mountain 42 STEVE HOWE of Yes, Asia, GTR 43 ROBIN TROWER of Procol Harum 44 ALLEN COLLINS/ GARY ROSSINGTON/ STEVE GAINES of Lynyrd Skynyrd 45 GARY MOORE of Thin Lizzy 46 BILLY GIBBONS of ZZ Top 47 ERIC JOHNSON 48 RICHIE SAMBORA of Bon Jovi 49 KURT COBAIN of Nirvana 50 KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD

I came across this article and didn't know if all of you recalled this concert. If you're a rolling stone fan it's interesting reading. http://www.echoes.com/rememberaday/altamont.html

but, but, there is a great "duane allman anthology" includes all his work with the allman brothers along with his work as a sessions artist with alot of r&b stars. :rolleyes:

well I don't have alot of ram and 2.80 used less resources

well that sucks, I just uninstalled the new version to go back to 2.80 I would think if you were careful about your downloads you'd be ok, right?

as ifffffffffff, limbaugh doesn't attack democrats on a daily basis, he invites criticism mostly because he's been so scathingly sarcastic and condescending about anyone convicted of crimes, to be so critical of others and then expect special treatment for himself doesn't make sense, if he can dish it out, then he should be able to take it :angry:

oh poor rush feels persecuted, sheesh, after all his condemnation of liberals, the left and anyone that doesn't succeed in business without really trying, I have no sympathy for him. here's a link to read: http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/12/04/limb...ords/index.html

okkkkkkkkk, there ya go! too cool dude, I wanna tell ya, lol small world, well pretty close anyways, I don't know where you are now but plan on seeing the allmans again at the post gazette pavillion in august, be there or be ?

kent state and ysu, lol I'm from the youngstown area, out in the suburbs, right in between cleveland and pittsburgh, ever been to blossom?

there ya go! lol what a bummer eric clapton, lol guess it wasn't his kind of crowd, 3 rivers was wild for concerts, saw almost everyone there ;)

omg dude, yeah that was it! on the way home I didn't know the northern lights were suppose to be in the sky, I was high and stopped the car to look, lol we thought it was the end of the world or something

I like that list dude, the kinks, my favorite was "lola", haven't heard that song in ages.