tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135906432024-02-08T04:14:42.901-08:00Danielle Spencer.Tim Worstallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13590643.post-68562908202501586812009-11-19T07:52:00.000-08:002009-11-19T09:41:13.601-08:00New directions in drug treatmentWe're fortunate that we're learning a great deal more about what makes effective <a href="http://www.patmoorefoundation.com/drug-treatment">drug treatment</a>. Fortunate for two reasons of course: the first being that we can see that addictions of all sorts are soaring in our modern society. The second in that addiction itself is such a painful, life destroying matter, that getting better at solving or fixing it constitutes an advance in human happiness.<br /><br />The sorts of things I have in mind as these advances in <a href="http://www.patmoorefoundation.com/drug-treatment">drug treatment</a> are the things being done by people like the Pat Moore Foundation in California. We used to think that addiction itself was the problem: solve that and everything would be just fine. This we now know isn't always true: there may well be underlying problems which lead to the addiction, meaning that we want to use a dual diagnosis system; the addiction and the underlying problem. We also know that addictions to many different things have some aspects in common.<br /><br />The technical details of alcohol or heroin addiction are of course different: but the reasons for the addiction can be the same, as can some of the solutions. But while treatments might work across addictions, it's still true that individuals can benefit entirely differently from different methods of intervention. What helps one alcoholic might help a heroin addict but not another alcoholic. So it's necessary for us, when looking at a course of <a href="http://www.patmoorefoundation.com/drug-treatment">drug treatment</a>, to apply a holistic and inclusive approach. The 12 steps program of AA fame helps some: medical intervention others, purely therapeutic and non-medical techniques others.<br /><br />This is exactly what the foundation does, being one of the few places which has all of the different options available at the same place and time. To find out more, click through one of the links.Tim Worstallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13590643.post-67994210265573086952009-11-14T05:52:00.001-08:002009-11-14T05:55:08.723-08:00Is there water on the Moon?It's a question that people have wanted an answer to for a long time: is there water on the Moon?<br /><br />The importance of it is that if there is then it will be much easier to set up a permanent Moon base than if there is not and it either has to be ferried in or synthesised.<br /><br />And the answer to hte question is there water on the Moon appears to <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1227595/NASA-discovers-significant-water-moon.html">be yes</a>:<br /><br /><blockquote>Nasa has found 'a significant amount' of water inside a crater on the Moon in a discovery that could pave the way for the first manned lunar base.<br /><br />The agency announced that last month's audacious attempt to smash two spacecraft into the Moon's rocky surface to find ice was a major success.<br /><br />The £49million bombing raid threw up a mile-high plume of dust - which included chunks of ice locked away in a deep crater at the lunar south pole. The bottom of the crater had not seen sunlight for billions of years.</blockquote><br /><br />Good news for all the sci fi fans like myself who would rather like to see us getting on with this colonisation of the Solar system thing then.Tim Worstallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13590643.post-89162803700103858912007-06-25T08:53:00.000-07:002007-06-25T08:56:55.678-07:00Getting your Katie Holmes News FixDo you find that you need to see the news about <a href="http://freekatie.blogspot.com/">Katie Holmes</a> as soon as it happens? Are you eager for the latest on your favourite celebrity?<br /><br />If so, you should definitely check out this blog.<br /><br />There's a section on <a href="http://freekatie.blogspot.com/2007/06/katie-holmes-and-tom-cruise-wedding.html">Katie Holmes</a> and her marriage to Tom Cruise, of course.<br /><br />There's also areas dedicated to photos and news stories about <a href="http://freekatie.blogspot.com/">Katie Holmes</a>, as well as a video news feed.<br /><br />It's your one stop shop for all your favourite information on your latest celebrity crush.Tim Worstallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13590643.post-79330901709620915812007-06-17T07:52:00.000-07:002007-06-17T07:55:46.180-07:00Maybe a Good Idea?Might <a href="http://timworstall.typepad.com/timworstall/2007/06/circumcision_le.html">circumcision</a> be a good idea after all?<br /><br />The usual set of arguments are that on hte one hand, yes, it does indeed protect against certain diseases. However, at the same time, it reduces male sensitivity and this might thus mean (and is usually taken to mean so) that this reduces the total amount of sexual pleasure.<br /><br />On balance, <a href="http://timworstall.typepad.com/timworstall/2007/06/circumcision_le.html">circumcision</a> is therefore a bad idea.<br /><br />However, an intriguing point has just been made. Reduced sensitivity will in fact mean longer is pent in each specific instance os sec. This, surely, is an increase in total sexual pleasure?<br /><br />Is this thus yet another reason why <a href="http://timworstall.typepad.com/timworstall/2007/06/circumcision_le.html">circumcision</a> should be promoted?Tim Worstallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13590643.post-68281839636553892352007-06-03T10:01:00.000-07:002007-06-03T10:03:07.894-07:00That $10.5 Million LawsuitYes, you really do want to go over here to see what <a href="http://timworstall.typepad.com/timworstall/2007/06/perry_caravello.html">Perry Caravello</a> has managed to get himself into.<br /><br />It's very difficult to know whether he's the victim or whether it is just very good marketing for the movie itself.Tim Worstallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13590643.post-24823704531153284912007-05-16T10:40:00.000-07:002007-05-16T10:42:01.481-07:00Prizes for Boozing?No, indeed, perhaps this wasn't the <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSSEO28540620070509">wisest idea</a>:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">On second thought, maybe it was not a good idea to give an award for drinking to local government officials.</span><span style="font-style: italic;" id="midArticle_byline"></span><span style="font-style: italic;" id="midArticle_0"></span> <p style="font-style: italic;">The South Korean county of Koesan has decided it will discontinue giving out its "Drinking Culture Prize" after being flooded with complaints that the award promotes drunkenness among municipal employees and encouraged binge drinking.</p><span style="font-style: italic;" id="midArticle_1"></span> <p style="font-style: italic;">A county official said Wednesday the public misunderstood the intention of the award, which was meant to recognize government workers who go out to local restaurants and bars to meet citizens and hear what they have to say.</p><span style="font-style: italic;" id="midArticle_2"></span> <p style="font-style: italic;">"I guess it was our mistake that the purpose was misinterpreted," said the official, who asked not to be named.</p>Although I'd like to see the council bureaucrats out drinking round our way. I could make sure I spit in their pint that way.<br /><br /><p><br /></p>Tim Worstallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13590643.post-24566742910413035002007-04-17T10:25:00.000-07:002007-04-17T10:27:00.234-07:00The Best Ringtone Service"Ringtones are surely among the Top features that somebody can download from the net. I found a very cool site while searching for free Ringtones. GoldRingtone.com is the best site to download <a href="http://www.goldringtone.com/">free ringtones</a> without restrictions. The information mail I received from the site says that the database is updated with new Ringtones every week. I decided to test it and download some ringtones (Rihanna’s Unfaithull is cool) and it works just fine.<br /><br />This site give us the opportunity to download <a href="http://www.goldringtone.com/browse-mp3-ringtones-1-1.html">free mp3 ringtones</a>, <a href="http://www.goldringtone.com/browse-real-tones-6-1.html">free real tones</a>, midi ringtones, wav tones etc. Besides you can choose which carrier you like. There are <a href="http://www.goldringtone.com/">free cingular ringtones</a>, <a href="http://www.goldringtone.com/">free sprint ringtones</a> etc. So, you can have tones from every carrier. The ideal site for your favourite mobile music is here.<br /><br />enJoy!!Tim Worstallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13590643.post-44969678444222276842007-03-18T10:40:00.001-07:002007-03-18T10:40:35.575-07:00Top Box Office This Weekend<p>Here the list of this weekend's top box <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN1722537920070318">office films</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><em>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 movies at the North American box office for the three-day weekend beginning March 16, led by "300," according to studio estimates released on Sunday.</em> <p><em>Final data will be issued on Monday.</em> <p><em>1 (1) 300 .... $ 31.2 million</em> <p><em>2 (2) Wild Hogs . ........... $ 18.8 million</em> <p><em>3 (*) Premonition ........... $ 18.0 million</em> <p><em>4 (*) Dead Silence .......... $ 7.8 million</em> <p><em>5 (*) I Think I Love My Wife. $ 5.7 million</em> <p><em>6 (3) Bridge to Terabithia .. $ 5.1 million </em> <p><em>7 (4) Ghost Rider ........... $ 4.0 million</em> <p><em>8 (5) Zodiac . $ 3.1 million</em> <p><em>9 (6) Norbit . $ 2.7 million</em> <p><em>10 (8) Music and Lyrics ...... $ 2.2 million</em></p>Tim Worstallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13590643.post-19944082185244884832007-03-10T09:45:00.001-08:002007-03-10T09:45:42.857-08:00Antonella Barba Sex Photos<p>So, we're still a little mystified as to whether those photos of Anonella Barba were indeed <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN0927914020070310?pageNumber=1">Antonella Barba</a>:</p> <p><em>Newly eliminated "American Idol" contestant Antonella Barba said on Friday the racy photographs that made her an Internet sensation were taken for personal use only and released without her consent.</em></p> <p><em>Barba, 20, broke her silence about the latest sex scandal to hit U.S. TV's most popular show during a conference call with reporters the day after she and three other contestants were voted off the talent competition.</em> <p><em>Ground rules set by producers of Fox television's smash hit prohibit participants from speaking directly to the media while they remain in the contest.</em> <p><em>Without being specific, the former college student from New Jersey acknowledged for the first time that at least some of the photos that turned up online in recent weeks, showing her in various stages of undress, were authentic.</em> <p><em>The photos included images of a young woman lying on her back covered in rose petals, posing in her underwear, sitting on a toilet and standing among a group of topless women at a beach, hands over their breasts. Others showed a woman performing oral sex on a man.</em> <p><em>Online chat rooms and blogs were abuzz with "Idol" fans and Internet gawkers commenting on the photos after they appeared.</em> <p>She doesn't actually say that the ones of sex were or were not her, just says that some of the photos were definitely her. Hhhm.</p>Tim Worstallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13590643.post-3402132901305264742007-03-10T09:42:00.001-08:002007-03-10T09:42:31.271-08:00New Beatles Album<p>Now here is a really interesting idea. Take the songs from hte first solo albums of the various Beatles and then redo them as if they were in fact Beatles <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN0927684020070310">arrangments</a>.</p> <p><em>NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of New York musicians is planning to do what the Beatles never did -- perform the songs the Fab Four might have recorded as their final album had they stayed together just a little longer.</em> <p><em>The Beatles tribute band The Fab Faux -- made up of some of the New York's leading professional musicians -- will perform the songs they think would have been on that album on Tuesday and Wednesday.</em> <p><em>The performance at New York's Webster Hall consists of material from the original Fab Four's early solo careers.</em> <p><em>All of the tracks will be performed with distinctive Beatles-type arrangements, rather than the spartan feel of Lennon's early recordings and McCartney's first solo effort, recorded at his home almost as a demo tape.</em> <p><em>"It's totally on a lark because it didn't happen. It wouldn't have happened," keyboardist and guitarist Jack Petruzzelli said.</em> <p><em>The Fab Faux's set will include the John Lennon songs "Jealous Guy," "Instant Karma," "Mother," "Remember" and "Gimme Some Truth." From Paul McCartney comes "Maybe I'm Amazed," "Every Night," "Another Day," "Hot as Sun/Glasses" and "Oo You." They'll also perform George Harrison's tunes "All Things Must Pass" and his solo hit "My Sweet Lord" and "What is Life."</em> <p><em>And no late Beatles album would be complete without a Ringo Starr song, in this case, "It Don't Come Easy."</em> <p>They won't be able to record them (although, actually, I think they could if they really wanted to) so it won't be possible to hear them, which is a pity, as it would be interesting to do so.</p>Tim Worstallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13590643.post-46933810693197911582007-02-13T10:18:00.001-08:002007-02-12T08:12:19.884-08:00Sharon Stone<p>Now, this is a good example of how far and fast you can fall in <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSL1251160520070213">Hollywood</a>. </p> <p><em>Sharon Stone says she found her role as a depressed and taciturn woman in her latest film strangely uplifting, as it challenged what she called "Prozac society".</em></p> <p><em>"When a Man Falls in the Forest" is in competition at the Berlin Film Festival, where it was screened on Monday, and brings the Hollywood star together with art house director Ryan Eslinger making only his second movie.</em> <p><em>The surreal low-budget picture about three dysfunctional characters has little plot but raises fundamental questions about existence, relationships and guilt.</em> <p>One bomb like Basic Instinct II and you're back doing art house films for inexperienced directors. <p> </p> <div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:81d8addf-be1e-45f0-995f-a536130840a2" contenteditable="false" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px">Technorati tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/basic%20instinct" rel="tag">basic instinct</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/sharon%20stone" rel="tag">sharon stone</a></div>Tim Worstallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13590643.post-72503165213093566552007-02-02T09:45:00.001-08:002007-02-02T09:45:10.918-08:00Harry Potter Strips!<p>Well, the actor, Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter does, in his new stage play, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/31/AR2007013101649.html">Equus</a>:</p> <p><em>"Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe, who strips for his new role in London's West End revival of the play "Equus," has ignited a bit of a media firestorm by posing for racy promotional photos for the production.</em></p> <p><em>The Tony-Award-winning drama tells the story of a stable-hand who has an erotic fixation with horses. In one photo, Radcliffe, 17, dares to bare it all alongside a white horse; in another, he is pictured with a naked Joanna Christie, the actress who portrays his girlfriend.</em> <p><em>"Equus," directed by Thea Sharrock, opens at London's Gielgud Theater on Feb. 27. Tony Award-winning actor Richard Griffiths plays a pyschiatrist who treats Radcliffe's character.</em> <p>From the photos already released we can see that he is slim: according to gossip there's one scene where we'll also find out if he is hung like a horse too. <p> </p> <div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:077236ff-f2dc-4314-9dab-16ceae9399e1" contenteditable="false" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px">Technorati tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Harry%20Potter" rel="tag">Harry Potter</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Daniel%20Radcliffe" rel="tag">Daniel Radcliffe</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Equus" rel="tag">Equus</a></div>Tim Worstallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13590643.post-49332650730234389242007-02-02T09:41:00.001-08:002007-02-02T09:41:32.833-08:00Tara Connor and Cocaine<p>Tara Connor admitted to cocaine use and to underage drinking in her interview on the Today <a href="http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/16597789.htm">show</a>. Tsk, tsk:</p> <p><em>Kentucky's own Miss USA, Tara Conner from Russell Springs, told Today Show host Matt Lauer in a live interview Thursday that "distorted thinking" made her deny that she was an alcoholic.</em></p> <p><em>"It wasn't actually me thinking," she said.</em> <p><em>Conner said she was 19 or 20 when she tried cocaine for the first time.</em> <p><em>She alluded to abuse in her past but provided no specifics despite persistent questioning from Lauer. She also denied having a sexual addiction.</em> <p><em>Conner, who nearly lost her crown after reports of late-night partying in New York City, was granted a second chance in December. At a press conference, she was contrite but denied that she was an alcoholic.</em> <p>I thought pretty young women making a fortune were actually supposed to take cocaine and drink? Otherwise, what's champagne for, how are middle aged men supposed to get a look in? <p> </p> <div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:973666d5-d659-4c1f-a996-6d33c9ed3209" contenteditable="false" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px">Technorati tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Tara%20connor" rel="tag">Tara connor</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/cocaine" rel="tag">cocaine</a></div>Tim Worstallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13590643.post-58091432263495943842007-01-18T09:57:00.001-08:002007-01-18T09:57:06.402-08:00Stealing Hair<p>Yes, someone really was mugged in order to take her hair <a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2007-01-18T132127Z_01_RIODEJANEI_RTRUKOC_0_US-CRIME-HAIR.xml&WTmodLoc=OddNewsHome_C2_oddlyEnoughNews-1">to sell</a>:</p> <p><em>In a new twist in Rio de Janeiro's crime annals, scissor-wielding thieves clipped off the long, flowing locks of a 22-year-old Brazilian woman as she rode in a city bus.</em> <p><em>"We got on at the same stop and they sat behind me," sales assistant Mirna Marchetti said. "Then all of a sudden I felt someone pulling my hair. My friend tried to help me but they just cut it off, right at the base."</em> <p><em>The thieves also stole her handbag and her mobile phone before escaping, she told reporters Wednesday after the incident the previous night.</em> <p><em>Marchetti's hair was dark, straight and reached down to her waist. She said she had not cut it for four years. Police suspect the thieves hope to sell the hair to a hairdresser.</em> <p><em>Beauty salons in Rio can charge more than 500 reais ($250) for top-quality hair extensions, salon owner Rosangela Castro said.</em> <p><em>Muggers in crime-plagued Rio de Janeiro often target bus passengers, sometimes robbing a whole bus at gun point.</em> <p><em>"This is a new kind of crime,' said a police officer at the station where the report was filed. "They really did mean to steal her hair."</em> <p>Can I get away with calling it a hair raising crime? <p> </p> <div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:25264531-19bd-4549-846d-fdeffde2f2d1" contenteditable="false" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px">Technorati tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/crime" rel="tag">crime</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/brazil" rel="tag">brazil</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/rio%20de%20janiero" rel="tag">rio de janiero</a></div>Tim Worstallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13590643.post-26513109885270490622006-12-10T09:43:00.001-08:002006-12-10T09:43:53.731-08:00Bloggin' Along<p>So I'm trying out tools and things to be used to drive this grand blogging adventure. Still something of a test here.</p> <p> </p> <div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:3f128dcb-d72b-409e-92e8-c51c804dc6ea" contenteditable="false" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px">Technorati tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Danielle%20Spencer" rel="tag">Danielle Spencer</a></div>Tim Worstallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13590643.post-1118500659448939242005-06-11T07:31:00.000-07:002005-06-11T07:37:39.453-07:00Danielle SpencerDanielle Spencer is an Australian Actress and singer and her main website can be found <a href="http://www.daniellespencer.com.au/">here</a>. (that dates from 2002).<br /><br />A more up to date site is at <a href="http://www.daniellespencer.com/">daniellespencer.com</a>.<br /><br />If you would like to see what she looks like, try this <a href="http://members.fortunecity.com/noops135/fcnoops_danielle_spencer.html">site</a>.<br /><br />The real reason everyone is interested in her is nothing to do with her acting or singing however. She has agreed to marry Russell Crowe, making her much more newsworthy.Tim Worstallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.com0