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 | re: Who here believes addiction/alcoholism is genetic - OFWHAP on 5/17/13 at 8:07 pm
[quote]That's kinda what I thought. But not many people seem.to agree with that
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Not everyone who grows up around alcoholics becomes an alcoholic. Others become alcoholics when there are no drinkers present in the household. ...
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| re: Who here believes addiction/alcoholism is genetic - OFWHAP on 5/17/13 at 7:59 pm
[quote]Well.I.know that 8 yrs ago I left the ER AMA after being resuscitated from a dope OD and went straight back to my dude for more dope
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Yikes, that's rough. I'm centering my argument more on alcohol and less on drugs, as I have far less experience with other drugs. But really, if...
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| re: Inventor of ADHD: it's a fictitious disease - OFWHAP on 5/17/13 at 7:51 pm
It's also a wonder drug for those who have to put up with some little shite who forgot to take his medication before class. ...
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| re: Who here believes addiction/alcoholism is genetic - OFWHAP on 5/17/13 at 7:46 pm
[quote]i dunno about that. that seems like more of an excuse for being an addict and that they didnt really have any control after that first taste
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Are you denying that some people have a higher propensity toward alcoholism than others? Some people can have one drink (maybe not even fi...
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| re: Inventor of ADHD: it's a fictitious disease - OFWHAP on 5/17/13 at 7:41 pm
[quote]Isn't there also some chemical imbalance?
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I could imagine. In fact I would say the imbalance could be caused by the gene. However I'm not a professional biologist/geneticist, so I'm not going to put myself out there and make any bold claims one way or the other. ...
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| re: Inventor of ADHD: it's a fictitious disease - OFWHAP on 5/17/13 at 7:34 pm
[quote]so you can't like any studies to support your claims yet I'm the one who is wrong?
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If you look up: ADHD genetic on google, you'll find studies claiming that scientists have isolated some genes that are likely associated with ADHD. A professor in a Behavioral Finance class I took...
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| re: Who here believes addiction/alcoholism is genetic - OFWHAP on 5/17/13 at 7:30 pm
In addition some races/ethnicities are more prone to alcoholism than others. Take Native Americans for example. ...
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| re: Who here believes addiction/alcoholism is genetic - OFWHAP on 5/17/13 at 7:28 pm
[quote]It's all to do with poor upbringing and diet, coupled with lack of exercise...least that's what Casty would prolly say.
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| re: Inventor of ADHD: it's a fictitious disease - OFWHAP on 5/17/13 at 7:19 pm
[quote]The only people that truly can't concentrate are those with a real mental disease. The creator of ADHD said it's fake. There doesn't need to be more evidence
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He did not say it's fake. If you'll read what I posted on page 1 or 2, you'll see that the author of that article took Le...
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| re: Inventor of ADHD: it's a fictitious disease - OFWHAP on 5/17/13 at 6:58 pm
[quote]ADHD is a product of poor upbringing and/or poor dietary and exercise habits. You don't need fricking pills. If you require pills to live, please die.[/quote]
Do you have proof to backup your bold statement? ...
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| re: Inventor of ADHD: it's a fictitious disease - OFWHAP on 5/17/13 at 6:24 pm
[link=(http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/24/health/research/24eisenberg.html)]His obituary[/link]
[quote]In his later years, Dr. Eisenberg became increasingly alarmed at trends in the field he helped establish, criticizing what he saw as a cozy relationships between drug makers and doctors and the e...
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| re: What is the most annoying accent in your opinion? - OFWHAP on 5/16/13 at 8:57 pm
Not so much an accent, but people in Northern California, or maybe just the Bay Area in particular, tend to say, "hella" a lot. e. g. "Wow, I did hella blow last night!" ...
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| re: Most "redneck' cities in US. - OFWHAP on 5/16/13 at 8:35 pm
[quote]Atlanta is less 'southern' and less 'redneck' than Dayton, OH.
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Atlanta's less southern and redneck than a pretty decent portion of California when you take LA and the Bay Area out of the equation. ...
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| re: Has this happened before? - OFWHAP on 5/16/13 at 5:00 pm
I'd have to imagine that it has. But then again, if they're expecting rain, then they'd usually hold press conferences/speeches indoors. ...
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| re: Why People Keep Misunderstanding IQ - OFWHAP on 5/16/13 at 4:48 pm
[quote]Yes. Someone did.
Read it when it came out and re read it five years ago to make book marks. Great piece of work on long range twin studies and demographics. Very non PC. It answers the question of genes v. environment. Genes win.
Or, as my grandma used to say 'You can't make a s...
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| re: Correlation between WTI and airfares? - OFWHAP on 5/16/13 at 11:54 am
My question is do you know what oil prices are expected to do between now and your trip? And that 20% price increase was not because of the .9% increase in the price of oil yesterday. In fact I doubt they take day-to-day fluctuations into account. ...
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| re: Correlation between WTI and airfares? - OFWHAP on 5/16/13 at 11:48 am
Just buy your ticket and be done with it. ...
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| re: Correlation between WTI and airfares? - OFWHAP on 5/16/13 at 11:39 am
Don't worry about all that and just buy your ticket. Airline tickets depend largely on the airports you're flying in and out of; the time of year you're traveling; the days of the week you're flying; and many other factors. Don't fool around trying to time your ticket purchase and miss out on a po...
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| re: Cleveland man who kept 3 women captive for 10 years to plead "not guilty" - OFWHAP on 5/15/13 at 7:24 pm
[quote]It's more the first than the second paragraph that bothers me.[/quote]
Oh please, that is what just about everyone says about their client/sibling/child/neighbor/friend/et cetera. ...
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| re: Cleveland man who kept 3 women captive for 10 years to plead "not guilty" - OFWHAP on 5/15/13 at 7:20 pm
[quote]There's a difference between defending his client and what he's saying. If I were to represent this absolute monster, if try to remain somewhat quiet about it and build up his defense.[/quote]
What if the defendant actually does love his child? Should the attorney not mention that? Castr...
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| re: NY begins its prosecution of gun owners. Man with 9 round magazine arrested - OFWHAP on 5/15/13 at 7:15 pm
Prosecution or persecution? ...
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| re: Cleveland man who kept 3 women captive for 10 years to plead "not guilty" - OFWHAP on 5/15/13 at 7:04 pm
If this guy is so guilty, then let a jury of his peers issue a "guilty" verdict. The only way I see this guy getting off is if the jury is stacked with rapists and pedophiles, so I don't think we have too much to worry about. ...
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| re: Gluten Allergies - What is the deal with these things? - OFWHAP on 5/15/13 at 6:59 pm
[quote]Believe it or not, having a true gluten allergy is often very hard to diagnose. Doctors don't often test for it[/quote]
The only people I know of that have been confirmed to have Celiacs disease were originally diagnosed with either Type 1 diabetes or MS. ...
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| re: Cleveland man who kept 3 women captive for 10 years to plead "not guilty" - OFWHAP on 5/15/13 at 6:31 pm
[quote]There's plenty of lawyers like that[/quote]
There ARE plenty of attorneys like that, who believe in the right to a fair trial for everyone. If you were charged and indicted with a crime similar to this, regardless of whether or not you actually committed the crime, wouldn't you want an at...
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| re: Should companies even think about Cost of Capital when evaluating new projects? - OFWHAP on 5/13/13 at 7:57 pm
[quote]"Debt is always cheaper than equity" sounds like trolling. if you plan on loading up on debt and tanking your credit rating, what do you expect to see as your marginal cost of borrowing? An equity position or joint venture may be a more effective means of financing at that point. [/quote]
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| re: Should companies even think about Cost of Capital when evaluating new projects? - OFWHAP on 5/13/13 at 7:47 pm
[quote]The problem arises in large diversified organization. For instance, if I am a consumer products company with a Cost of Equity of 10%, Cost of Debt of 5% & 50/50 D/E, I can't use my resulting 7.5% cost of capital to evaluate an offshore oil project in Mozambique. [/quote]
If the capital m...
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| re: Should companies even think about Cost of Capital when evaluating new projects? - OFWHAP on 5/13/13 at 3:33 pm
[quote]The line of thinking is entirely wrong. The cost of capital of an organization should not have anything to do with an investment decision of a project. [/quote]
It certainly should. Your investors will be better off if you return their money than if you invest in a negative-NPV project. ...
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| re: Why should polygamy be illegal? - OFWHAP on 5/9/13 at 5:10 pm
[quote]Here women already have rights, and are free to leave their husband should they not wish to join in a polygamous relationship. we also have a lack of men willing to stay and raise a family. Wouldn't it be better to let the good ones double up? [/quote]
You're thinking in terms of European ...
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| re: Why should polygamy be illegal? - OFWHAP on 5/9/13 at 4:18 pm
So what about polygamy? Do you believe the US should embrace it? [link=(http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2012/01/23/monogamy-reduces-major-social-problems-of-polygamist-cultures/)]LINK[/link]
Do we need guys spending their time and effort competing to procure wives instead of investing in their ...
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| re: Why should polygamy be illegal? - OFWHAP on 5/9/13 at 3:54 pm
[quote]Shows a complete lack of historical knowledge. The middle east was far and away more enlightened than the west for a very long time. It is only the meddling of western cultures after the fall of the ottoman empire that has lead to this rise of radical fundamentalism that has destabilized the ...
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