A while back various groups dragging the word ?family? through the dirt were pissed at Bioware for the inclusion of same-sex relationships in Star Wars: The Old Republic.? They were all calling for a boycott of Bioware for daring to note that same-sex relationships, y?know?happen.? Fortunately, Bioware was able to tell them, pretty much without a hint of concern, to take a hike.
Why?? Because gamers don?t give a shit.
Seven out of ten gamers are comfortable with same-sex relationships in games, according to a new survey of IGN readers.
When asked if the controversial theme of same-sex relationships has a place in games, 69% of respondents to a recent IGN survey said either ?absolutely? or ?why not? Only 9% said that same-sex relationships should ?never? be in games.
You may see me or other gamers use the term ?w00t!? in celebration.? The term originated as an acronym during games like counter-strike back in the day.? It stood for, ?We Owned the Other Team.?
In the face of a boycott doomed to failure because the gamer community doesn?t share their prejudice, I can?t think of a better thing to say than, ?w00t!?? ? The concept of family doesn?t include hating others for the non-crime of loving who they please.
Well-played, gamers.? You?re my kind of people.
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Lady Gaga is set to rock the Philippines later Monday amid planned street protests and with censors in the house on orders to report any hint of blasphemy, devil worship, nudity or lewd conduct.
Ignoring the outrage of conservative Christians, up to 40,000 fans in the Catholic-majority nation have snapped up tickets of up to 15,840 pesos ($370) each to watch the US singer perform in Manila on Monday and Tuesday.
Lady Gaga's "The Born This Way Ball" world tour has been dogged by controversy in Asia, with an upcoming concert in Muslim-majority Indonesia cancelled on police orders for fear of violence from religious hardliners.
In the Philippines, Catholic leader Archbishop Ramon Arguelles urged the public to boycott her two concerts. "Her fans are in danger of falling into the clutches of Satan," he told reporters.
Former Manila mayor Lito Atienza said he was not against Lady Gaga herself but only against "certain acts and passages" in her songs and music videos.
This included the use of a crucifix in "a very denigrating manner" as well as one of her songs "where she is belittling Jesus Christ himself and praising Judas as heroic", he told AFP.
"We respect freedom of expression in this country. We also appreciate art and culture... but the laws should be respected."
But officials in the Manila district of Pasay said the show would go on Monday night at the Arena, a new, oblong theatre built in Pasay by the country's richest man, Henry Sy of the SM shopping mall chain.
Outside the arena, about 100 "little monsters" -- the name given to Lady Gaga's devoted followers -- were lined up hours before the show, sporting her signature outrageous clothing, hairstyle and makeup.
One male fan in a blonde wig and high heels, identifying himself as "Lady Gagita", shrugged off the critics.
"Those who are rallying against her are hypocrites. They don't see how much inspiration Lady Gaga has given people," he said.
Local authorities in Pasay said they had worked out a deal to permit the show while addressing the clamour of Christian conservatives, including about 500 who held a rally near the Arena venue on Sunday.
Censors will be in the audience to monitor possible violations of a law against "immoral doctrines, obscene publications and exhibitions and indecent shows", said Glenn Agranzamendez, secretary to Pasay mayor Tony Calixto.
"He already formed two teams to monitor what will be shown at the concert and to file a report on the following day," Agranzamendez told AFP.
The mayor could cancel the Tuesday concert if the monitors find that Monday night's show "exhibited any lewd act or any act that would be offensive to religious belief".
"We will keep an open mind at the concert and we will be as objective as possible," the aide added.
Christian groups have vowed to send their own monitors and warned they could file a criminal case against Lady Gaga.
Under Philippine law, people found guilty of taking part in or sponsoring "indecent shows" can be jailed for up to six years.
Despite the protests, the demand for tickets has been so strong that the Manila concert's organisers had to extend the event from the original one-night show to two nights.
Similarly in Hong Kong, huge demand saw organisers extend Lady Gaga's original one-night run to four concerts.
But question marks remain over whether she will be able to perform to 50,000 fans in Jakarta on June 3. Promoters are trying to save the show despite police denying it a permit after Islamic hardliners threatened to unleash "chaos".
Contact: Mary Jane Gore mary.gore@duke.edu 919-660-1309 Duke University Medical Center
DURHAM, N.C. Statins drugs prescribed to treat high cholesterol may also work to slow prostate growth in men who have elevated PSA levels, according to an analysis led by researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
The finding, presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association, provides additional insight into the effects of cholesterol-lowing drugs such as statins on the prostate. Previous studies at Duke and elsewhere had found a link between statins and lower levels of PSA, a protein produced by the prostate that is often elevated by cancer or by non-lethal prostatic diseases.
In the current finding, prostatic growth rate diminished among men with elevated PSA levels who took statins, although that effect was relatively small and tapered off after about two years.
"Given that prostate enlargement is an important health problem in the United States and elsewhere, and will be a larger problem as the population ages, it's important to understand and treat its causes," said Roberto Muller, M.D., a urology fellow at Duke and lead author of the study.
Enlarged prostate, most commonly diagnosed as benign prostate hyperplasia, causes urinary problems that can escalate to bladder and kidney damage. Up to 90 percent of men over the age of 70 have some symptoms associated with enlarged prostate, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Muller and colleagues used data gathered for an unrelated, large trial originally testing whether a drug called dutasteride could help reduce the risk of prostate cancer. To test their hypothesis that statins may be associated with slower prostate growth, the researchers culled the data of more than 6,000 men, including 1,032 who also took statins.
Men on statins tended to be older than non-users, and thus were expected to have greater prostate sizes. But prostate sizes were actually similar between statin users and non-users at the start of the study. That finding provided the first suggestion that statins might affect prostate growth.
When changes in prostate growth were compared two years after the start of the trial, men in the study who took a statin drug had less prostate growth, regardless of whether they had been randomly assigned to take dutasteride or a dummy pill. Prostate growth was an average 5 percent less in men who took both a statin and dutasteride pill compared to men who took only dutasteride. For those taking a statin and a dummy pill, prostate growth was 3.9 percent less than for men taking only the placebo.
Those reductions, however, did not persist after two years.
"We don't yet understand the mechanisms that might be causing this," Muller said. "Some have suggested that statins may have anti-inflammatory properties, and inflammation has been linked to prostate growth, but this needs further study."
Muller said the findings in the current research also suggest that lifestyle choices such diet and exercise may not only affect cholesterol, but also prostate health.
"Prostate enlargement was once considered an inexorable consequence of aging and genetics, but there is growing awareness that prostate growth can be influenced by modifiable risk factors," Muller said. "In this context, the role of blood cholesterol levels and cholesterol-lowering drugs such as statins warrants further study."
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In addition to Muller, study authors included Leah Gerber; Daniel Moreira; Gerald Andriole; J. Kellogg Parsons; Neil Fleshner; and Stephen Freedland.
The study was funded by GlaxoSmithKline, which markets dutasteride.
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Contact: Mary Jane Gore mary.gore@duke.edu 919-660-1309 Duke University Medical Center
DURHAM, N.C. Statins drugs prescribed to treat high cholesterol may also work to slow prostate growth in men who have elevated PSA levels, according to an analysis led by researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
The finding, presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association, provides additional insight into the effects of cholesterol-lowing drugs such as statins on the prostate. Previous studies at Duke and elsewhere had found a link between statins and lower levels of PSA, a protein produced by the prostate that is often elevated by cancer or by non-lethal prostatic diseases.
In the current finding, prostatic growth rate diminished among men with elevated PSA levels who took statins, although that effect was relatively small and tapered off after about two years.
"Given that prostate enlargement is an important health problem in the United States and elsewhere, and will be a larger problem as the population ages, it's important to understand and treat its causes," said Roberto Muller, M.D., a urology fellow at Duke and lead author of the study.
Enlarged prostate, most commonly diagnosed as benign prostate hyperplasia, causes urinary problems that can escalate to bladder and kidney damage. Up to 90 percent of men over the age of 70 have some symptoms associated with enlarged prostate, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Muller and colleagues used data gathered for an unrelated, large trial originally testing whether a drug called dutasteride could help reduce the risk of prostate cancer. To test their hypothesis that statins may be associated with slower prostate growth, the researchers culled the data of more than 6,000 men, including 1,032 who also took statins.
Men on statins tended to be older than non-users, and thus were expected to have greater prostate sizes. But prostate sizes were actually similar between statin users and non-users at the start of the study. That finding provided the first suggestion that statins might affect prostate growth.
When changes in prostate growth were compared two years after the start of the trial, men in the study who took a statin drug had less prostate growth, regardless of whether they had been randomly assigned to take dutasteride or a dummy pill. Prostate growth was an average 5 percent less in men who took both a statin and dutasteride pill compared to men who took only dutasteride. For those taking a statin and a dummy pill, prostate growth was 3.9 percent less than for men taking only the placebo.
Those reductions, however, did not persist after two years.
"We don't yet understand the mechanisms that might be causing this," Muller said. "Some have suggested that statins may have anti-inflammatory properties, and inflammation has been linked to prostate growth, but this needs further study."
Muller said the findings in the current research also suggest that lifestyle choices such diet and exercise may not only affect cholesterol, but also prostate health.
"Prostate enlargement was once considered an inexorable consequence of aging and genetics, but there is growing awareness that prostate growth can be influenced by modifiable risk factors," Muller said. "In this context, the role of blood cholesterol levels and cholesterol-lowering drugs such as statins warrants further study."
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In addition to Muller, study authors included Leah Gerber; Daniel Moreira; Gerald Andriole; J. Kellogg Parsons; Neil Fleshner; and Stephen Freedland.
The study was funded by GlaxoSmithKline, which markets dutasteride.
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Join me as we learn from an Ontario farmer how we can enjoy a gorgeous garden and at the same time, be environmentally responsible.? We?re at Frisia Floral Greenhouse in Ontario with Sietse Elsinga.
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Sietse:? Basically, I like bark mulch that I use outside.? You probably know it
Mark:? I like the finely ground up pine and cedar mulch and I like softwoods best of all.? They are the ones that are generally available anyhow.? But, what I try and steer consumers away from are the big chunks of bark.? They don?t really insulate the soil very well in my experience.
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Mark:? And the reason for that is?
Sietse:? Tie up nitrogen so it?s not available for your plants and your plants might start looking very yellow.
Mark:? Yeah, you get some yellowing leaves and you?ve used a lot of mulch and it maybe time to just put a little nitrogen in the soil to feed and boost them. But, other than that, the benefits of mulching are what?
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