That title was for you palak =) Ok, technically I gotta say "probably" because there isn't enough official research to say it does for sure, but the research is strongly suggesting it lately, and well enough for the National Cancer Institute to post this:
Antitumor Effects
One study in mice and rats suggested that cannabinoids may have a protective effect against the development of certain types of tumors. [3] During this 2-year study, groups of mice and rats were given various doses of THC by gavage. A dose-related decrease in the incidence of hepatic adenoma tumors and hepatocellular carcinoma was observed in the mice. Decreased incidences of benign tumors (polyps and adenomas) in other organs (mammary gland, uterus, pituitary, testis, and pancreas) were also noted in the rats. In another study, delta-9-THC, delta-8-THC, and cannabinol were found to inhibit the growth of Lewis lung adenocarcinoma cells in vitro and in vivo .[4] In addition, other tumors have been shown to be sensitive to cannabinoid-induced growth inhibition.[5-8]
Cannabinoids may cause antitumor effects by various mechanisms, including induction of cell death, inhibition of cell growth, and inhibition of tumor angiogenesis and metastasis. [9-11] Cannabinoids appear to kill tumor cells but do not affect their nontransformed counterparts and may even protect them from cell death. These compounds have been shown to induce apoptosis in glioma cells in culture and induce regression of glioma tumors in mice and rats. Cannabinoids protect normal glial cells of astroglial and oligodendroglial lineages from apoptosis mediated by the CB1 receptor. [10,11]
In an in vivo model using severe combined immunodeficient mice, subcutaneous tumors were generated by inoculating the animals with cells from human non-small cell lung carcinoma cell lines.[12] Tumor growth was inhibited by 60% in THC-treated mice compared with vehicle-treated control mice. Tumor specimens revealed that THC had antiangiogenic and antiproliferative effects.
In addition, both plant-derived and endogenous cannabinoids have been studied for anti- inflammatory effects. A mouse study demonstrated that endogenous cannabinoid system signaling is likely to provide intrinsic protection against colonic inflammation. [13] As a result, a hypothesis that phytocannabinoids and endocannabinoids may be useful in the prevention and treatment of colorectal cancer has been developed.[14]
Another study has shown delta-9-THC is a potent and selective antiviral agent against Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), also known as human herpesvirus 8.[15] The researchers concluded that additional studies on cannabinoids and herpesviruses are warranted, as they may lead to the development of drugs that inhibit the reactivation of these oncogenic viruses. Subsequently, another group of investigators reported increased efficiency of KSHV infection of human dermal microvascular epithelial cells in the presence of low doses of delta-9-THC.[16]
Palak, it's not just in vitro, it's in vivo too. =)
There are also plenty of anecdotal stories and evidence of cannabis having great healing effects, not just for cancer but for a shitload of other things. Some fun vidoes of news reports:
And in regards to my previous blog post, there's a huge difference between those 2 paragraphs in terms of political consequences. Cannabis is a schedule 1 drug because it has no accepted medical use. The DEA argues that things like appetite stimulation and pain management are just symptom management and not treating a disease, so therefore cannabis has no medical value and should be schedule 1. But if a federal agency, like the NCI, says that cannabis can shrink tumors, then it has a medical benefit that isn't symptom management. This means that they have to move it to schedule 3, which will remove the DEA's ability to run around raiding medical marijuana dispensaries.
That's why the sentence they removed is so important:
In the practice of integrative oncology, the health care provider may recommend medicinal Cannabis not only for symptom management but also for its possible direct antitumor effect.
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Though no relevant surveys of practice patterns exist, it appears that physicians caring for cancer patients who prescribe medicinal Cannabis predominantly do so for symptom management.
Knowing the politics you can see why it's so important to them that this sentence changes.
Played 100k cashgames on Pokerstars (love the set limit option) since around start of new year, here they are; (clarity for some posts on my hands) - I do play online cashgames when I don't have time for MTT's.
EDIT:
Now that it is a new day I had time to run more tests, safe mode, get feedback and try new file types it turns out this is a big FALSE positive. I waited a few weeks since the first file hoping to avoid a false positive and see if anyone else ran into problems but now that it all went down more last night it needed to be brought up. Thankfully it appears malwarebytes is worried about a rogue version of spybot - search and destroy, although I have no idea why it would think a .mp4 file would represent a rogue file. I guess it is basing it entirely off the modified name.
DeucesCracked has MALWARE in their files for the new series "Seach and Destroy" by Sthief09
This is god fucking damn ridiculous. I have not had any malware on my clean desktop since purchase 2 years ago, fresh everything and now I have 3 rogue malware from a paid for god damn poker site.
looking for a stake (50nlFR) + some movie reviewsby whamm!, March 30
all are on torrent sites, and all of decent xvid quality, just search well for it. pretty soon i think ill just link you to my simple forum website with the torrent already available for download there for the lazy guys here. all u do is register and dont even have to post stuff lol.
due date - hilarious and stnd zach hangover guy and robert downey jr.
exam - its all shot in one room the whole time, but very engaging thinking movie
cyrus - about 2nd relationships and chances and baggage, one good comedy drama for gf/wife
limitless - bradley cooper movie about a drug which can enhance receptors of brain to use 100% of it , guy uses its effects to its maximum potential, good thriller and bradley cooper's agent really knows what movies to pick for his client(even the A-team). highly recommended.
Looking for stake at 50nl FR:
-have beaten this limit and still do
-have all the tools to keep on doing so(hem, tableninja, tablescanner, handhistory subs from ptr)
-not promising insane profits but def will be +EV for both of us
-still playing less tables and bumhunting for the most part
-on average i'll probably be playing 800 to 2k hands tops daily
Reasons for wanting a stake:
-since coming back have been very risk averse, cut down on volume a lot and not playing optimal because of it and i find it is -ev in general
-i am overrolled for it but i also use my current BR for supplier payments so its kinda screwing with decisions a bit so i think its best i just withdraw my whole BR and start playing and making better business decisions as well
-I still have like a lot of time for poker, and it still profitable, but i have already abandoned any plans of moving up so this is where i will most probably remain.
i think 25bi will be enough since i am not 18 tabling at any point in the stake and ive lost all interest in fpp proing since losing my supernova status. any interested ppl just pm or post in this blog thanks guys.
Below is taken from NORML:
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You may recall last Wednesday when we pointed out this incredible paragraph on the website of the National Cancer Institute at cancer.gov, on their general information about medical cannabis, touting its antitumoral effects:
The potential benefits of medicinal Cannabis for people living with cancer include antiemetic effects, appetite stimulation, pain relief, and improved sleep. In the practice of integrative oncology, the health care provider may recommend medicinal Cannabis not only for symptom management but also for its possible direct antitumor effect.
NCI apparently got a talking to from someone, because now that page has been scrubbed of any reference to the direct antitumoral effects of cannabis:
The potential benefits of medicinal Cannabis for people living with cancer include antiemetic effects, appetite stimulation, pain relief, and improved sleep. Though no relevant surveys of practice patterns exist, it appears that physicians caring for cancer patients who prescribe medicinal Cannabis predominantly do so for symptom management.
Got the job I just applied for. It will be the 4th job that I currently work (the other three are Field Maintainance at the Rec Center, RA in the dorms, Newspaper writer for University newspaper). The fourth and the one that I look forward to doing........SPORTS WRITER FOR BLEACHERREPORT.COM !!!!!!!!!! woohoo! I'm pretty stoked and excited to be writing, specifically about Baseball and my favorite team the Texas Rangers. It ought to be interesting. I'm passionate about baseball and the rangers, so we'll see how it goes.
Been a sick month... reached 1k and decided to take shot at 50nl of course it went horribly and then I added some 100nl ended up playing from 12am to 7am chasing losses like a de gen I felt pretty depressed about the whole thing at the time. Anyway I'm going to cash out my roll 1.9k to pay for uni. I am going to be regrinding on stars probably 5plo and 10nl. From now on my sessions will be a lot more structured, reviewing hands and watching a video after every session and getting away from rush is going to be most important.
I don't know why but I decided to blog a bit more. I'm taking a break between classes atm and I'm chilling here in the student cafe, drinking some coffee.
Probably won't talk much about poker as this month has been a crucible of sorts. It was just very swingy at the limits I play NL25/NL50, but I've come to realize that this is about 95% attributable to my own strengths and weaknesses as a player. There are pearls of wisdom in the poker community that many of us gloss over or take for granted, such as very strict bankroll management, using a stoploss, taking breaks if you don't feel on top of your game, being able to ride out a solid grind vs. having the discipline to call it a day when needed. I honestly believe that these things are the most important aspects of poker success for micro/low-limits players. Forget exploitability, table image, bluffing frequencies, etc. None of this really matters at NL50 and below. It's all about who has the discipline and who doesn't - anything more than that is just icing on the cake.
I don't really fear variance as much anymore. The "ah hah!" moment came for me when I was having dinner with my parents this past weekend. I'm Korean, but I was born and raised in the US. I'm very close to my parents and I communicate with them very often. It helps that my mom moved here when she was 16 and my dad is one of the most open-minded and intelligent people I know.
Anyway, my dad was telling me this old Korean proverb about a mare (female horse). It started out as a proverb that I can't remember exactly, but there was a story behind it that I think applies well to both poker and life.
A farmer is out walking and he finds a stray young mare. Yay! This is a huge boon so he takes her to his farm. Not long after however, a fence falls down and the mare wanders off. The farmer's heartbroken, but there's not much he can do to track it down. A few months later, lo and behold, the mare comes trotting up, having wandered around so much she eventually found her way back to the farm. However, slutty girl that she is, she got herself knocked up by some stallion in her travels and woot, now the farmer not only has his mare back but a foal along with it.
The farmer has children of his own and his son is his pride and joy. One day, the son, who has grown up to be a young man, ready to take on greater responsibilities at the farm, is taking a ride on the mare. The mare gets frightened by something and she bucks, throwing the son off her back and breaking his legs. The son is disabled for quite some time, unable to help out at the farm for months as he slowly heals. A month later however, war comes to the farmer's country and young men are being conscripted everywhere to serve in the king's army. With his broken legs, the son is deemed unfit to be a soldier and passed over for conscription.
Any clever poker player should have figured out by now that the point of this story is variance. It's everywhere. It's just life. Blessings can become curses, which eventually reveal hidden blessings of their own, and so on. When you're downswinging hard and feel like variance is taking a shit on you, look for the hidden blessings, whether it's discovering the motivation to study hard and play smarter or finding a new hobby that brings greater joy at less expense. And when you're riding high, making that ez cash moneys, remember that something as simple as the dealing of some bad cards can take that away from you and never take it for granted.
Be wary of the eventual ups and downs, but don't fear them.
Anyway, this might seem kinda redundant on this forum, but hearing that little story from my dad just helped me realize that we, as poker players, aren't all that special. Any hustler out there, be he a poker player, a superstar athlete, or an entrepreneur, will have these life swings.
Stars Nl25 6max http://i.imgur.com/jssfU.jpg
After a heater start it got swingy a bit in the end Notice how it was very close to a whine blog post at the 25K hand mark
Cakepoker i dont have hands imported since there is no hud i didnt have PT3 running when playing there
but most of my profits came from that 1 big HU session i posted a pic of eariler
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1927/hurape.jpg
Also u get pretty sick good rakeback at Cake lol ... i looked at the account yesterday and realized i got 58$ of RB in there from playing 4-5 days of Nl20$ HU lol ?
had to cash out 644$ for paying rent and living expenses stuf but stilli could move up to Nl50 but will stay at lower limits for quite some more time to grind out a very sold BR.
If i had taken NL50 shots at 25K hand mark on Pokerstars id probably lost my whole Bankroll T_T in massive ragetilt ( As u notice i was never good at showdown no matter if i had a flush,set or 2 pair villian always had the absolute 1% top of his range ...)... so for me it is sooo important to stay disciplined 1 time
RL: BOWLING FTW ! http://www.biochem.emory.edu/labs/acorbe2/pics/bowling/Bowling0011.JPG
I did start doing some bowling with my old non MMA friends a bit for fun after my MMA training recently
I have a Brunswick bowling center 6minutes away from where i live which is really cheap and nice.
1 Game of Bowling (10frames)only costs 1.85€ per person which equals to like half an hour of bowling.
so most of the time we are like 5 people doing 3x 10 frames each and its really a lot of fun.
I do enjoy it a lot so far especially since i noticed with recent increase of effort i put into poker my socialising kinda faded a bit.
My day looked like wake up -> MMA Training ->Poker grind -> MMAtraining2 ->Pokergrind2 -> bed ...
Only people i did have social contact with were my fellow fighters i train with.
Now due to bowling i got in contact with some old friends again and also got better known to a nice girl i dated yesterday
Was such a beautiful evening
I dont know how things will continue with us but i try to just enjoy the time i spend with her , which really is an easy thing to do since she is great
Life is even more Variance than poker i guess
like half a year ago i was kinda at rock bottom due to BerserkerInsane Girlfriend, failing at university and being broke as fuck while living in a shithole and being on heavy arguments with my parents who had to help me out with money to pay my rent at that time >_< ( God did i feel ashamed)
the later threes were directly connected to Insane GF,too ( She still owes me 719€ i will probably never see in my life again ever)
So to all who have a hard time right now u shall never forget that things can also change to the better fast
Anyways, it looks like I'm moving to the US, was supposed to move to London to our EMEA HQ, but it looks like it will be the US. I have to sit down and talk to my GF about it (she wasn't going to come along to London), and see what's going to happen to us. The move could be short term (3 months), but possible for a lot longer (permanent).
Anyone in MD / VA?
Looks like I'm moving fairly close to DC to start off with, and hopefully to San Francisco in the fall.
So basicly, I got my FTP acc. along with the promotion of 50$ free, here in LP.net a few years ago.Since then I haven't played much, but I wonder if there is a way to get rakeback for my acc?
2. going to start considering alternative sites to play on because stars is just too demanding, i HATE being forced to play hours after work every time it comes around to end of month
3. after suffering the biggest downswing of my life at the end of last year i feel like ive matured greatly as a player. going to put more time to study the game now i dont have to play a whole bunch to maintain supernova
the bad
1. another 3 months of breakevennesssss
mandatory graph with my awesome technical analysis skills say the next 3 months is going to be gooooooooooooood!!
Hi, looking for someone to trade 210 paypal for 200 stars, looking to get into poker again after quitting sc2 and want to start my roll from some winnings i have in paypal from sc2. Willing to send first if you're a known poster . pretty easy $10 imo!
Calling out an Online Tournamentby HeroPoker-CEO, March 30
Today, I had an interesting experience,
I ran a 1k free roll for the other poker community site that I'm focused on (we're going to run something for PL as well quite soon); and there were 93 runners. Late registration was for an hour, so I was still helping stragglers get into the tournament and I had opened about 6 random tables to follow the action. In about 30 mins about half the field was gone and by a little bit past the hour, we were already in the money with 30 players left.
Now there is a messaging system that I can use to message the players, the problem is that it messages all of my players; including those who are playing in the Freeroll tournament and not. My initial intent was simply to announce the where the auto muck button was and say thanks for playing. I am sure there is some way to message within the chat box of that tournament , but I simply wished to give out a single message.
THE EYE IN THE SKY
For Hero Poker and all Merge software poker clients, it has the ability to show animated smiley faces and other very lol type of animations (like a panda bear doing a victory dance-hard to explain) and when the players type in text, it pops up like cartoon speech box. Now for a serious grinder, these have no value at all, but since it was a freeroll, people were just trash talking each other and I could see all their conversations pop up on each table. So sometimes they would ask a question to the table about the client or something; and then I'd send out a message that answered it. Now, the players at first did not know I was observing all the tables, and so after I made the comment; someone would point that out, 'Oh, CEO Dave just answered that question'.
MUCKING AROUND
After a bit of time, I noticed that some players were really trash talking hard and there was one player who had this really offensive sexist screen name and there was a girl at the table, but she took it as a joke. But I ended up messaging everyone that the guy player with the sexist name was now restricted from chatting to women on the site. It got some chuckles, but then the players were like, is Dave observing the tables, then they starting to ask a few more random questions and I would answer them as if it was coming from above. It was just pretty funny in general.
I didn't keep cracking jokes because, (i) I'm not a funny guy, (ii) I didn't want to distract the other players on the site as well, but in the end I watched the entire freeroll for 2 hours and did some live updates on the forum as if I was some pokernews staff at a live event.
A LIVE POKER ROOM EXPERIENCE OF SORTS
The entire experience reminded me when I had started two poker rooms in Macau and simply getting to know the players, and because many of the players had PMed me before the tournament I did feel as though I did know them all and it was a bit unreal watching a nearly 100 person tournament and knowing everyone. I mean some local tournament directors of live rooms do know hundreds of their players, but for online, I don't think so.
There really is no clear business point to this post, other than I thought it would be fun to run commentary throughout at tournament and really interact with the players as they are playing, but that would only be possible in a freeroll, otherwise I think it would be annoying as hell. Additionally, if there was live commentary on those high stakes online games, or online final tables, on a more regular basis, I think it would be something different to consider in adding to this concept of a boutique poker site.
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. pretty easy $10 imo!
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