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Ian Isiah's sensual video for "Mindfvck" premiered over the weekend, and it's already gotten taken down from YouTube. We've had a lot of experience switching video formats over here at VMagazine.com, considering the seedy content we can't seem to leave alone. But we jest. There's an argument to made here for artistic integrity, and it's place online. Although the internet is used mostly to generate pornographic material (that's a statistic—it is what it is MOSTLY used for), much of what is banned from high-traffic video feeds is not marketed as porn. Rather, it is packaged as expression. Sometimes this expression is sexual in nature, sometimes even offensive (but what isn't, to someone?). We say, if it's amazing content, up to our own visual and sonic standards, send it to press. For example, we premiered Robin Thicke's explicit version of "Blurred Lines" and Reptile Youth's "Morning Sun" videos on VMAN.com, which were each banned momentarily after they were published.
And perhaps we should have assumed this would happen—nudity is the brightest red flag in social media censorship discussions. But perhaps we had a little more faith in the way the world wide web works, what with its biggest pie-piece being a free-for-all of sexual deviation. Let's pause for a minute, and think about every "is it art?" debate we've had since that first Art History 101 lecture that made us say, for the first time, "IDK." And then there were all the times throughout history that art galleries and magazines (and V would know) got called out for making something not up to someone's artistic standards involving an almost-naked body, and the malaise we sunk into, getting over the debate and into the idea that the arguments, although important, can't be resolved.
Honestly, we didn't expect that something as democratic as the internet's social media platforms could be given enough agency to actually make this decision, but so far, they pretty much have. This is how the world sees the world: through what comes up first in a Google search, or on a video playlist. It's too bad so much of the original content representing a concept can't be at the start of these loops, but we're determined to make it our jobs to point these buried works out when they first surface. Here, for now, is nudity in art, in public—and searchable on Vimeo.
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Fire up your drone, strap on your goggles and get ready for a new high-tech sport that's taking off worldwide. Drone racing has quickly turned into an international spectator sport with live broadcasts and six-figure cash prizes. (May 4)
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A family of four is homeless after their home caught fire just before midnight on Sunday.
Greenville Battalion Chief Tony Smart said crews got the call at 11:40PM to a home at 109 North Elm Street. When firefighters arrived, flames were coming from the attic of the home. That is where crews had to concentrate their efforts. The home was a total loss.
No one was injured in the house fire as the two adults and two children inside were alert by a smoke alarm. The American Red Cross is helping the family with temporary shelter.
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Quad Learning, a District ed-tech startup launched by former Novak Biddle General Partner Phil Bronner, launched Wednesday with a total $11 million from a network of mostly local investors, including New Enterprise Associates and New Atlantic Ventures.
SWaN and Legend Fund and Comcast Ventures – both of whom have played a quiet role as venture funders in the D.C. market over the past year – also joined in the financings, alongside other unnamed institutional investors. The venture haul is composed of a roughly $3.4 million seed round last year and the most recent Series A round of about $7.9 million, Bronner said in an interview.
Quad Learning's core program, American Honors, is a far-reaching initiative aimed at bridging the gap between community college and four year institutions. It provides its schools with an honors curriculum that mixes a heavily social online learning management system – one that Bronner said more closely resembles Facebook than a traditional LMS like Blackboard's – with student advisory services geared toward preparing students to make the transfer.
"The in-class experience is a synchronous online experience, where you have videos of not only the instructors, but all the individual students," Bronner said. "It forms an environment where the students communicate as much with each other as they do with the professor."
Central to the company's proposition is the "2+2″ model, where a student spends his first two years of higher ed at a community college honors program provided by Quad Learning, and then goes on to complete his bachelor's degree at a four-year school.
American Honors pilots are live at two campuses: Community College of Spokane and Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana. Students pay a premium on tuition to enroll in the program, the fee from which provides Quad Learning its revenue.
Bronner, alongside former Colorado State Sen. Chris Romer, has been working on the startup in semi-stealth-mode for some time. We first wrote about the company in June 2012 as Bronner scaled back his role at Bethesda-based Novak Biddle Venture Partners.
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For specialized medical applications, such as identifying gout or CPPD (pseudo-gout) crystals suspended in synovial fluid, we offer several dedicated microscope solutions for urology, rhuematologist laboratory clinicians and health officials worldwide. These are polarized light microscopes from leading manufacturers including Accu-Scope, Meiji Techno & LW Scientific.
Medical professionals diagnose gout or pseudo-gout by taking synovial fluid from the infected joint in the process of arthrocentesis. A lab technician prepares a wet smear on a slide and uses polarized microscopy to determine the presence of sodium urate crystals (gout) or calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate or "CPPD" (pseudo-gout) within the fluid extracted from the infected joint.
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It is important to have breast-feeding support from your doctors, nurses, and hospital staff who care for you and your baby. Fortunately, most people involved in health care are aware of the benefits of breast-feeding. Before having your baby, research the breast-feeding policies at your hospital of choice. Look at policies related to:
- The first feeding. Unless your baby is born needing immediate medical care, it is best to begin breast-feeding within 1 hour of birth. Also, immediate skin-to-skin contact with your baby after delivery may help promote long-term and successful breast-feeding.
- "Rooming in," which encourages having your baby in the room with you. This policy usually allows more frequent breast-feeding.
- Supplemental feedings. Tell the hospital staff that your baby is to be exclusively breast-fed from birth, unless supplementation is medically needed. If hospital staff feed your baby water, sugar solution, or formula immediately after birth without a medical reason, it may make it harder for you to establish breast-feeding.
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Mmm, donuts. Homer would be all over you if you saw you in this Men's Realistic Donut Costume. Each package includes a foam suit with a picture of a large donut across the front. Slip the suit over your head and wear it like a shirt to transform your upper body into a large chocolate donut with rainbow sprinkles. The suit is printed in vivid detailthe glazing shines like it came fresh from the bakery, the sprinkles have small ridges and realistic shadows, and the donut buckles around the hole in the middle. Wear this for Halloween and you won't have to stop at Dunkin' Donuts to bring some sweet treats to the party. Wear it with a Black Shirt, Red Gloves, and Black Pants for the full effect, or show up with a friend in a Homer costume for a funny paired theme.
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Leading consumer rating publication rates 9.31 best of 31 treadmills reviewed
Woodinville, WA – The Precor 9.31 home treadmill took top treadmill honors, for the second year in a row, besting 30 competitors, in the February 2011 issue of a leading consumer rating publication.
Treadmills were tested for "ease of use, ergonomics, exercise range, construction and safety". The Precor 9.31 treadmill scored 85 points, more points than any other competitor, and earned the coveted 'Recommended' rating by the publication.
"Winning top treadmill two years in a row for our 9.31 treadmill is outstanding," stated Paul Byrne, Precor president. "The entire Precor team feels honored for its commitment to quality and comfort. It is rewarding to be recognized by such a trusted and influential publication."
Designed for the home, the 9.31 premium treadmill includes Ground Effects® Impact Control and Integrated Footplant™ technologies for comfort and stride support, eight preset programs, heart rate monitoring and password protect to prevent unintended use. MSRP is $3,999.
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Summary:Vianne Rocher and her 6-year-old daughter move to a small village in southern France, near Toulouse, and open a chocolate shop across from the church, just as the town is preparing to observe Lent. The parish priest is horrified, especially since Vianne keeps her tempting shop open on Sundays. In time, the arrival of the mother/daughter team and their shop transforms the conservative and religious locals into open-minded, fun-loving people.


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Ok so here's is my version of a 2vs2 duel layout in alteil. If i get questions, they might be related to something i overlooked in which case i will edit this first post and add additional information to further detail how 2vs2 duel should work in my oppinion.
First of all the field stays the same and players need to share because that's what playing as a team is all about. Don't lock your allies guardian by occupying all front row spaces for example!
Separate soul skills which activate depending on which iczer's units die.
Iczer attack is also selectable. You will have in the drop down menu the name of both iczers available separated.
Sphere influence should be togheter in my opinion because it will be quite a "tanky" game so you should speed it up a little, but that's just my personal opinion and also fierte SS will be stronger and weaker in different ways in 2vs2 this way.
In the upper half you see the opposing team's sphere levels and bottom half your team's sphere levels.
SP should be separated to increase the card output and the focus on synergy. Again, a 2vs2 will be for sure a very tanky game and you don't want to have a massive draw count resulting from it. SP is thus displayed individually.
As you can see there is only on button to see your graveyard or the enemy graveyard. The reason for this is that i would like to see the graveyards and the cardfiles of a team displayed at the same time. Going back and forth between graveyards might get confusing, since after you admire for too long the opponent's graveyard you might forget to which opponent it belonged for example, but it also helps as a better overview.
Cardfile view:
Your cemetary view:
Same for out of game ... etc.
When you start the game, the starting SP will be 5 for each player, i guess it's alright for a quick start and quick battle. It might be alright.
Every round ALL 4 players can play a card each, just like in 1vs1.
This is what the screen could look like:
except for the sphere levels being at 0
So if that image were from a 2vs2 duel, then i played Jewel, my ally (teammate) played sunlight knight and the opponents played tidal and elite folrart dual wielder.
When a backlash occurs (same cards got played same turn). Then only the backlashed cards should have the green backlash text written over them.
When a character backlash occurs again only the backlashed card should have the text written over them.
It's easier to keep the overview this way.
Obviously the teammates will have to pick different squares and the square your ally currently selected should highlighted in a different way. Only when both team members have different open spaces selected will the cards be placed.
In case there are 8 occupied spaces and both played a card, one of the team members should be able to not select any place at all in order to decide which unit will be sent to the graveyard and which one will be the 9th unit on their field.
Once again, when you get the chance to iczer attack you may select the opponent you wish to iczer.
When a player looses all his life points he won't be able to play any more cards, but he will still be able to control his left over units.
When both team members loose all life points their team has lost the duel.
If an ally quits, then other team member should be able to use and play for both, but his ally won't be rewarded a win, also the player won't be rewarded a double win in case he wins on his own with the two decks.
I think i covered the most important parts.
This 2vs2 can be still of two kinds. Random team and Arranged team:
- Random team is when you click search game and get random ally + random opponents.
- Arranged team is when you click search and you and your ally who has agreed to join your "team" will get paired with another team that has predetermined it's members.
Aside from this, the rules should be the same for the 2vs2 games.
That is all.


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Pennsylvania Parents File First-Ever Challenge to "Intelligent Design" Instruction in Public Schools
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No fewer than three recent articles in the national media discussed the continuing struggle over evolution education in the United States. Unsurprisingly, NCSE, as the only national organization wholly devoted to promoting and defending the teaching of evolution in the public schools, was prominently featured in all three.
"One Nation, Under the Designer"
The cover story of the December 2004 Phi Delta Kappan is Mark Terry's "One Nation, Under the Designer," which warns of "a sea change in the tactics of the anti-evolution forces, whose efforts have waxed and waned ever since the Scopes Trial." Terry writes:
Antievolution legislation stirring
On December 1, 2004, House Bill 35 was introduced in the Missouri House of Representatives. (Although the legislature is not in session until January 5, 2005, in Missouri it is possible to "prefile" bills and resolutions in order to expedite legislation.) HB 35 would require that:
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You'll really have a problem fit for the emergency room if you don't have a great costume come Halloween. Not to worry, the nurse costumes that we have will cure any issues you're having. If you or your daughter have ever dreamed about being a nurse now you can skip the hassle of medical school and become one instantly. No questions asked. Men are definitely going to have some heart problems when they see you walking around in any one of these sexy nurse outfits. These costumes will really get body temperatures rising on Halloween night. Play on the fun and sassy nurse that is ever so loved in today's society. You'll be the reason they're sick, and you'll also be the medicine they need to get better.
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Although the island of Tenerife beckons visitors with tropical pleasures and activities, you might have a hard time leaving this wonderful resort.Club Marina offers visitors a large heated swimming pool all year round, six-person Jacuzzi, solarium sundeck, daily and night entertainment, international Restaurant and a variety of evening Shows.Children can enjoy the Mini Club, the playground and the children's pool. Adults can let loose at Koko Bongo nightclub .Additional amenities include a Padi diving school, Wi fi Internet connection, beauty salon, and supermarket. You might not ever want to leave the property!Check-in Time: 16:00Check-out Time: 10:00Check-in Days: Friday, SaturdayImportant InformationPet Information: Animals are not permitted; could result in forfeiture of the unit and/or other penalties.Multi Floor With No Elevator Access: YesAmenities and area attractions are seasonal.Please note there is no waterpark onsite, it is a printing error in the RCI directory.Fees or deposits are charged for some amenities.Security deposit required upon check-in at the resort.One of the Outdoor pools will be closed from January 21, 2016 to April 30, 2016.


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Biotransformation is the process whereby a substance is changed from one chemical to another (transformed) by a chemical reaction within the body. Metabolism or metabolic transformations are terms frequently used for the biotransformation process. However, metabolism is sometimes not specific for the transformation process but may include other phases of toxicokinetics.
Biotransformation is vital to survival in that it transforms absorbed nutrients (food, oxygen, etc.) into substances required for normal body functions. For some pharmaceuticals, it is a metabolite that is therapeutic and not the absorbed drug. For example, phenoxybenzamine (Dibenzyline®), a drug given to relieve hypertension, is biotransformed into a metabolite, which is the active agent. Biotransformation also serves as an important defense mechanism in that toxic xenobiotics and body wastes are converted into less harmful substances and substances that can be excreted from the body.
If you recall, toxicants that are lipophilic ('lipid-loving', dissolve easily in lipids), non-polar, and of low molecular weight are readily absorbed through the cell membranes of the skin, gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and lung. These same chemical and physical properties control the distribution of a chemical throughout the body and its penetration into tissue cells. Lipophilic toxicants are hard for the body to eliminate and can accumulate to hazardous levels. However, most lipophilic toxicants can be transformed into hydrophilic ('water-loving', dissolve easily in water) metabolites that are less likely to pass through membranes of critical cells. Hydrophilic chemicals are easier for the body to eliminate than lipophilic substances. Biotransformation is thus a key body defense mechanism.
Fortunately, the human body has a well-developed capacity to biotransform most xenobiotics as well as body wastes. An example of a body waste that must be eliminated is hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying iron-protein complex in red blood cells. Hemoglobin is released during the normal destruction of red blood cells. Under normal conditions hemoglobin is initially biotransformed to bilirubin, one of a number of hemoglobin metabolites. Bilirubin is toxic to the brain of newborns and, if present in high concentrations, may cause irreversible brain injury. Biotransformation of the lipophilic bilirubin molecule in the liver results in the production of water-soluble (hydrophilic) metabolites excreted into bile and eliminated via the feces.
The biotransformation process is not perfect. When biotransformation results in metabolites of lower toxicity, the process is known as detoxification. In many cases, however, the metabolites are more toxic than the parent substance. This is known as bioactivation. Occasionally, biotransformation can produce an unusually reactive metabolite that may interact with cellular macromolecules (e.g., DNA). This can lead to very serious health effects, for example, cancer or birth defects. An example is the biotransformation of vinyl chloride to vinyl chloride epoxide, which covalently binds to DNA and RNA, a step leading to cancer of the liver.
Chemical Reactions
Chemical reactions are continually taking place in the body. They are a normal aspect of life, participating in the building up of new tissue, tearing down of old tissue, conversion of food to energy, disposal of waste materials, and elimination of toxic xenobiotics. Within the body is a magnificent assembly of chemical reactions, which is well-orchestrated and called upon as needed. Most of these chemical reactions occur at significant rates only because specific proteins, known as enzymes, are present to catalyze them, that is, accelerate the reaction. A catalyst is a substance that can accelerate a chemical reaction of another substance without itself undergoing a permanent chemical change.
Enzymes are the catalysts for nearly all biochemical reactions in the body. Without these enzymes, essential biotransformation reactions would take place slowly or not at all, causing major health problems. An example is the inability of persons that have phenylketonuria (PKU) to use the artificial sweetener, aspartame (in Equal®). Aspartame is basically phenylalanine, a natural constituent of most protein-containing foods. Some persons are born with a genetic condition in which the enzyme that can biotransform phenylalanine to tyrosine (another amino acid), is defective. As the result, phenylalanine can build up in the body and cause severe mental retardation. Babies are routinely checked at birth for PKU. If they have PKU, they must be given a special diet to restrict the intake of phenylalanine in infancy and childhood.
These enzymatic reactions are not always simple biochemical reactions. Some enzymes require the presence of cofactors or co-enzymes in addition to the substrate (the substance to be catalyzed) before their catalytic activity can be exerted. These co-factors exist as a normal component in most cells and are frequently involved in common reactions to convert nutrients into energy (vitamins are an example of co-factors). It is the drug or chemical transforming enzymes that hold the key to xenobiotic transformation. The relationship of substrate, enzyme, co-enzyme, and transformed product is illustrated below:
Most biotransforming enzymes are high molecular weight proteins, composed of chains of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds. A wide variety of biotransforming enzymes exist. Most enzymes will catalyze the reaction of only a few substrates, meaning that they have high "specificity". Specificity is a function of the enzyme's structure and its catalytic sites. While an enzyme may encounter many different chemicals, only those chemicals (substrates) that fit within the enzymes convoluted structure and spatial arrangement will be locked on and affected. This is sometimes referred to as the "lock and key" relationship. As shown in Figure 1, when a substrate fits into the enzyme's structure, an enzyme-substrate complex can be formed. This allows the enzyme to react with the substrate with the result that two different products are formed. If the substrate does not fit into the enzyme, no complex will be formed and thus no reaction can occur.
The array of enzymes range from those that have absolute specificity to those that have broad and overlapping specificity. In general, there are three main types of specificity:
For example, formaldehyde dehydrogenase has absolute specificity since it catalyzes only the reaction for formaldehyde. Acetylcholinesterase has absolute specificity for biotransforming the neurotransmitting chemical, acetylcholine. Alcohol dehydrogenase has group specificity since it can biotransform several different alcohols, including methanol and ethanol. N-oxidation can catalyze a reaction of a nitrogen bond, replacing the nitrogen with oxygen.
The names assigned to enzymes may seem confusing at first. However, except for some of the originally studied enzymes (such as pepsin and trypsin), a convention has been adopted to name enzymes. Enzyme names end in "ase" and usually combine the substrate acted on and the type of reaction catalyzed. For example, alcohol dehydrogenase is an enzyme that biotransforms alcohols by the removal of a hydrogen. The result is a completely different chemical, an aldehyde or ketone.
The biotransformation of ethyl alcohol to acetaldehyde is depicted below:
ADH = alcohol dehydrogenase, a specific catalyzing enzyme NAD = nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, a common cellular reducing agent
By now you know that the transformation of a specific xenobiotic can be either beneficial or harmful—perhaps both depending on the dose and circumstances. A good example is the biotransformation of acetaminophen (Tylenol®), a commonly used drug to reduce pain and fever. When the prescribed doses are taken, the desired therapeutic response is observed with little or no toxicity. However, when excessive doses of acetaminophen are taken, hepatotoxicity can occur. This is because acetaminophen normally undergoes rapid biotransformation with the metabolites quickly eliminated in the urine and feces.
At high doses, the normal level of enzymes may be depleted and the acetaminophen is available to undergo reaction by an additional biosynthetic pathway, which produces a reactive metabolite that is toxic to the liver. For this reason, a user of Tylenol® is warned not to take the prescribed dose more frequently than every 4-6 hours and not to consume more than four doses within a 24-hour period. Biotransforming enzymes, like most other biochemicals, are available in a normal amount and in some situations can be "used up" at a rate that exceeds the bodies ability to replenish them. This illustrates the frequently used phrase, the "Dose Makes the Poison."
Biotransformation reactions are categorized not only by the nature of their reactions, e.g., oxidation, but also by the normal sequence with which they tend to react with a xenobiotic. They are usually classified as Phase I and Phase II reactions. Phase I reactions are generally reactions which modify the chemical by adding a functional structure. This allows the substance to "fit" into the Phase II enzyme so that it can become conjugated (joined together) with another substance. Phase II reactions consist of those enzymatic reactions that conjugate the modified xenobiotic with another substance. The conjugated products are larger molecules than the substrate and generally polar in nature (water-soluble). Thus, they can be readily excreted from the body. Conjugated compounds also have poor ability to cross cell membranes.
In some cases, the xenobiotic already has a functional group that can be conjugated and the xenobiotic can be biotransformed by a Phase II reaction without going through a Phase I reaction. A good example is phenol that can be directly conjugated into a metabolite that can then be excreted. The biotransformation of benzene requires both Phase I and Phase II reactions. As illustrated below, benzene is biotransformed initially to phenol by a Phase I reaction (oxidation). Phenol has the functional hydroxyl group that is then conjugated by a Phase II reaction (sulphation) to phenyl sulfate.
The major transformation reactions for xenobiotics are listed below:
Phase I Reactions
Phase I biotransformation reactions are simple reactions as compared to Phase II reactions. In Phase I reactions, a small polar group (containing both positive and negative charges) is either exposed on the toxicant or added to the toxicant. The three main Phase I reactions are oxidation, reduction, and hydrolysis.
Oxidation is a chemical reaction in which a substrate loses electrons. There are a number of reactions that can achieve the removal of electrons from the substrate. Addition of oxygen was the first of these reactions discovered and thus the reaction was named oxidation. However, many of the oxidizing reactions do not involve oxygen. The simplest type of oxidation reaction is dehydrogenation, that is the removal of hydrogen from the molecule. Another example of oxidation is electron transfer that consists simply of the transfer of an electron from the substrate.
Examples of these types of oxidizing reactions are illustrated below:
The specific oxidizing reactions and oxidizing enzymes are numerous and several textbooks are devoted to this subject. Most of the reactions are self-evident from the name of the reaction or enzyme involved. Listed are several of these oxidizing reactions.
- alcohol dehydrogenation
- aldehyde dehydrogenation
- alkyl/acyclic hydroxylation
- aromatic hydroxylation
- deamination
- desulfuration
- N-dealkylation
- N-hydroxylation
- N-oxidation
- O-dealkylation
- sulphoxidation
Reduction is a chemical reaction in which the substrate gains electrons. Reductions are most likely to occur with xenobiotics in which oxygen content is low. Reductions can occur across nitrogen-nitrogen double bonds (azo reduction) or on nitro groups (NO2). Frequently, the resulting amino compounds are oxidized forming toxic metabolites. Some chemicals such as carbon tetrachloride can be reduced to free radicals, which are quite reactive with biological tissues. Thus, reduction reactions frequently result in activation of a xenobiotic rather than detoxification. An example of a reduction reaction in which the nitro group is reduced is illustrated below:
There are fewer specific reduction reactions than oxidizing reactions. The nature of these reactions is also self-evident from their name. Listed are several of the reducing reactions.
- azo reduction
- dehalogenation
- disulfide reduction
- nitro reduction
- N-oxide reduction
- sulfoxide reduction
Hydrolysis is a chemical reaction in which the addition of water splits the toxicant into two fragments or smaller molecules. The hydroxyl group (OH-) is incorporated into one fragment and the hydrogen atom is incorporated into the other. Larger chemicals such as esters, amines, hydrazines, and carbamates are generally biotransformed by hydrolysis. The example of the biotransformation of procaine (local anesthetic) which is hydrolyzed to two smaller chemicals is illustrated below:
Toxicants that have undergone Phase I biotransformation are converted to metabolites that are sufficiently ionized, or hydrophilic, to be either eliminated from the body without further biotransformation or converted to an intermediate metabolite that is ready for Phase II biotransformation. The intermediates from Phase I transformations may be pharmacologically more effective and in many cases more toxic than the parent xenobiotic.
Phase II Reactions
A xenobiotic that has undergone a Phase I reaction is now a new intermediate metabolite that contains a reactive chemical group, e.g., hydroxyl (-OH), amino (-NH2), and carboxyl (-COOH). Many of these intermediate metabolites do not possess sufficient hydrophilicity to permit elimination from the body. These metabolites must undergo additional biotransformation as a Phase II reaction.
Phase II reactions are conjugation reactions, that is, a molecule normally present in the body is added to the reactive site of the Phase I metabolite. The result is a conjugated metabolite that is more water-soluble than the original xenobiotic or Phase I metabolite. Usually the Phase II metabolite is quite hydrophilic and can be readily eliminated from the body. The primary Phase II reactions are:
- glucuronide conjugation - most important reaction
- sulfate conjugation - important reaction
- acetylation
- amino acid conjugation
- glutathione conjugation
- methylation
Glucuronide conjugation is one of the most important and common Phase II reactions. One of the most popular molecules added directly to the toxicant or its phase I metabolite is glucuronic acid, a molecule derived from glucose, a common carbohydrate (sugar) that is the primary source of energy for cells. The sites of glucuronidation reactions are substrates having an oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur bond. This includes a wide array of xenobiotics as well as endogenous substances, such as bilirubin, steroid hormones and thyroid hormones. Glucuronidation is a high-capacity pathway for xenobiotic conjugation. Glucuronide conjugation usually decreases toxicity, although there are some notable exceptions, for example, the production of carcinogenic substances. The glucuronide conjugates are generally quite hydrophilic and are excreted by the kidney or bile, depending on the size of the conjugate. The glucuronide conjugation of aniline is illustrated below:
Sulfate conjugation is another important Phase II reaction that occurs with many xenobiotics. In general, sulfation decreases the toxicity of xenobiotics. Unlike glucuronic acid conjugates that are often eliminated in the bile, the highly polar sulfate conjugates are readily secreted in the urine. In general, sulfation is a low-capacity pathway for xenobiotic conjugation. Often glucuronidation or sulfation can conjugate the same xenobiotics.
Biotransformation Sites
Biotransforming enzymes are widely distributed throughout the body. However, the liver is the primary biotransforming organ due to its large size and high concentration of biotransforming enzymes. The kidneys and lungs are next with 10-30% of the liver's capacity. A low capacity exists in the skin, intestines, testes, and placenta. Since the liver is the primary site for biotransformation, it is also potentially quite vulnerable to the toxic action of a xenobiotic that is activated to a more toxic compound.
Within the liver cell, the primary subcellular components that contain the transforming enzymes are the microsomes (small vesicles) of the endoplasmic reticulum and the soluble fraction of the cytoplasm (cytosol). The mitochondria, nuclei, and lysosomes contain a small level of transforming activity.
Microsomal enzymes are associated with most Phase I reactions. Glucuronidation enzymes, however, are contained in microsomes. Cytosolic enzymes are non-membrane-bound and occur free within the cytoplasm. They are generally associated with Phase II reactions, although some oxidation and reduction enzymes are contained in the cytosol. The most important enzyme system involved in Phase I reactions it the cytochrome P-450 enzyme system. This system is frequently referred to as the "mixed function oxidase (MFO) " system. It is found in microsomes and is responsible for oxidation reactions of a wide array of chemicals.
The fact that the liver biotransforms most xenobiotics and that it receives blood directly from the gastrointestinal tract renders it particularly susceptible to damage by ingested toxicants. Blood leaving the gastrointestinal tract does not directly flow into the general circulatory system. Instead, it flows into the liver first via the portal vein. This is known as the "first pass" phenomena. Blood leaving the liver is eventually distributed to all other areas of the body; however, much of the absorbed xenobiotic has undergone detoxication or bioactivation. Thus, the liver may have removed most of the potentially toxic chemical. On the other hand, some toxic metabolites are in high concentration in the liver.
Modifiers of Biotransformation
The relative effectiveness of biotransformation depends on several factors, including species, age, gender, genetic variability, nutrition, disease, exposure to other chemicals that can inhibit or induce enzymes, and dose levels. Differences in species capability to biotransform specific chemicals are well known. Such differences are normally the basis for selective toxicity, used to develop chemicals effective as pesticides but relatively safe in humans. For example, malathion in mammals is biotransformed by hydrolysis to relatively safe metabolites, but in insects, it is oxidized to malaoxon, which is lethal to insects.
Safety testing of pharmaceuticals, environmental and occupational substances is conducted with laboratory animals. Often, differences between animal and human biotransformation are not known at the time of initial laboratory testing since information is lacking in humans. Humans have a higher capacity for glutamine conjugation than laboratory rodents. Otherwise, the types of enzymes and biotransforming reactions are basically comparable. For this reason, determination of biotransformation of drugs and other chemicals using laboratory animals is an accepted procedure in safety testing.
Age may affect the efficiency of biotransformation. In general, human fetuses and neonates (newborns) have limited abilities for xenobiotic biotransformations. This is due to inherent deficiencies in many, but not all, of the enzymes responsible for catalyzing Phase I and Phase II biotransformations. While the capacity for biotransformation fluctuates with age in adolescents, by early adulthood the enzyme activities have essentially stabilized. Biotransformation capability is also decreased in the aged. Gender may influence the efficiency of biotransformation for specific xenobiotics. This is usually limited to hormone-related differences in the oxidizing cytochrome P-450 enzymes.
Genetic variability in biotransforming capability accounts for most of the large variation among humans. The Phase II acetylation reaction in particular is influenced by genetic differences in humans. Some persons are rapid and some are slow acetylators. The most serious drug-related toxicity occurs in the slow acetylators, often referred to as "slow metabolizers". With slow acetylators, acetylation is so slow that blood or tissue levels of certain drugs (or Phase I metabolites) exceeds their toxic threshold.
Examples of drugs that build up to toxic levels in slow metabolizers that have specific genetic-related defects in biotransforming enzymes are listed below:
Poor nutrition can have a detrimental effect on biotransforming ability. This is related to inadequate levels of protein, vitamins, and essential metals. These deficiencies can decrease the ability to synthesize biotransforming enzymes. Many diseases can impair an individual's capacity to biotransform xenobiotics. A good example, is hepatitis (a liver disease), which is well known to reduce hepatic biotransformation to less than half normal capacity.
Enzyme inhibition and enzyme induction can be caused by prior or simultaneous exposure to xenobiotics. In some situations exposure to a substance will inhibit the biotransformation capacity for another chemical due to inhibition of specific enzymes. A major mechanism for the inhibition is competition between the two substances for the available oxidizing or conjugating enzymes, that is the presence of one substance uses up the enzyme that is needed to metabolize the second substance.
Enzyme induction is a situation where prior exposure to certain environmental chemicals and drugs results in an enhanced capability for biotransforming a xenobiotic. The prior exposures stimulate the body to increase the production of some enzymes. This increased level of enzyme activity results in increased biotransformation of a chemical subsequently absorbed. Examples of enzyme inducers are alcohol, isoniazid, polycyclic halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (e.g., dioxin), phenobarbital, and cigarette smoke. The most commonly induced enzyme reactions involve the cytochrome P-450 enzymes.
Dose level can affect the nature of the biotransformation. In certain situations, the biotransformation may be quite different at high doses versus that seen at low dose levels. This contributes to the existence of a dose threshold for toxicity. The mechanism that causes this dose-related difference in biotransformation usually can be explained by the existence of different biotransformation pathways. At low doses, a xenobiotic may follow a biotransformation pathway that detoxifies the substance. However, if the amount of xenobiotic exceeds the specific enzyme capacity, the biotransformation pathway is "saturated". In that case, it is possible that the level of parent toxin builds up. In other cases, the xenobiotic may enter a different biotransformation pathway that may result in the production of a toxic metabolite.
An example of a dose-related difference in biotransformation occurs with acetaminophen (Tylenol®). At normal doses, approximately 96% of acetaminophen is biotransformed to non-toxic metabolites by sulfate and glucuronide conjugation. At the normal dose, about 4% of the acetaminophen is oxidized to a toxic metabolite; however, that toxic metabolite is conjugated with glutathione and excreted. With 7-10 times the recommended therapeutic level, the sulphate and glucuronide conjugation pathways become saturated and more of the toxic metabolite is formed. In addition, the glutathione in the liver may also be depleted so that the toxic metabolite is not detoxified and eliminated. It can react with liver proteins and cause fatal liver damage.
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Benton Collection by Hudson Valley
Long cylindrical lights are the most prominent feature of the Benton Collection by Hudson Valley. These fixtures have an art deco appeal with their eye-catching design. With four finishes to choose from, it's easy to find an option that will fit into any home just like a built-in fixture. These bath and vanity lights will add major impact to bathrooms.


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- "Firing at 900 rounds per minute, the Advanced MG takes targets down fast."
- ―Description from the TBoGT website
The M249, also known as Advanced MG, is a weapon featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony, and Grand Theft Auto V.
Vice City Stories
In GTA Vice City Stories, the weapon is a powerful, one shot kill gun that holds 100 rounds per magazine, and is capable of knocking down a person when hit (similar to the way shotguns do), but is slightly less effective than the Minigun. Unlike the M60 from GTA Vice City and GTA Liberty City Stories, the M249 has an unique firing and reloading animation, no longer copied from the assault rifle animation.
The M249 is a weapon of choice for several Rampages and is featured during Farewell to Arms.
The Ballad of Gay Tony
The M249 in The Ballad of Gay Tony (referred to as the Advanced MG) is the first Light Machine Gun to be featured in the HD Universe. The weapon is placed in the Assault Rifle slot, unlike in GTA Vice City Stories where the M249 would occupy the Heavy Weapons slot.
It has a 200 round magazine capacity and high rate of fire but has less stopping power and accuracy than the Assault and Carbine Rifles. It is highly inaccurate because the weapon is fired from the hip rather than the shoulder. The Advanced MG requires sustained fire to destroy a vehicle, unlike the LMG's from previous games, which can destroy vehicles in just a few rounds. The weapon is best suited for engaging multiple enemies at close to medium ranges. The Advanced MG suffers in long range combat, being outclassed by the other rifles and even the SMGs.
It is first given to Luis in the mission Going Deep for Ray Bulgarin.
Grand Theft Auto V
The Advanced MG makes a comeback in GTA V. Very little is known about it as of yet.
- GTA Vice City Stories features the M249E1 while the one featured in TBoGT is the M249E2 model.
- Interestingly enough, the Advanced MG will spawn in Deathmatch when weapons are set to Snipers.
- In TBoGT, if you look carefully at the bullet cartridges ejecting from the right, you will notice that the cartridges are .45 ACP rounds (pistol rounds). This is incorrect as the gun shoots using 5.56 x 45mm NATO rounds. The gun given the ability to ejecting pistol cartridges is possibly due for balancing reasons.
- The Advanced MG has a dark green skull on the front portion of the ammo box.
- In TBoGT, law enforcement use the Advanced MG to fire at the player from helicopters, instead of the Carbine Rifle as used in GTA IV and TLAD.
GTA Vice City Stories
- At the InterGlobal Films studio in the first studio directly northwest of the entrance.
- Spawns at every safehouse after shooting all 99 red balloons.
The Ballad of Gay Tony
- Given to the player in Going Deep.
- Available from Armando's gun van after said mission for $7,550, plus $400 for each additional magazine.
- Spawns in the player's safehouse after completing 20 Drug Wars and after completion of Going Deep.
Grand Theft Auto V
- Sold at Ammu-nation, however the price is unknown.


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33 U.S. Code § 748a - Transportation expenses for school children
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In all appropriations hereafter made for "General expenses, Coast Guard" there is authorized to be made available not exceeding $2,500 in any fiscal year, for the transportation, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation, of the children of lighthouse keepers at isolated light stations where necessary to enable such children to attend school.
Source(May 13, 1938, ch. 215, § 2,52 Stat. 353; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 2(a), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1432; Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(b)(1),Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 938.)
Transfer of Functions
"Coast Guard" substituted in text for "Lighthouse Service" on authority of Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, § 2(a), set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which transferred and consolidated Bureau of Lighthouses, of which Lighthouse Service was a part, with Coast Guard.
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Treasury, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Treasury with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 26 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, 1281, set out in the Appendix to Title 5. Functions of Coast Guard, and Commandant of Coast Guard, were excepted from transfer when Coast Guard is operating as part of Navy under sections 1 and 3 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
Coast Guard transferred to Department of Transportation, and all functions, powers, and duties relating to Coast Guard of Secretary of the Treasury and of other officers and offices of Department of the Treasury transferred to Secretary of Transportation by Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(b)(1),Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 938. Section 6(b)(2) ofPub. L. 89–670, however, provided that notwithstanding such transfer of functions, Coast Guard shall operate as part of Navy in time of war or when President directs as provided in section 3 of Title 14. See section 108 of Title 49, Transportation.
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468 (b), 551 (d), 552 (d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
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The Ohio State University – and yes, The is officially part of the school name – was established as a public university in 1870. The school currently holds the distinction of being the largest single campus university in the country. Ohio State has high standards of academics, proven with its membership into the Association of American Universities. It is the only public university in Ohio among the organization's sixty members. Like any university The Ohio State University has some distinguished alumni, including the "Golden Bear" Jack Nicklaus, Noble laureate Paul Flory in chemistry and baseball broadcaster Jack Buck.
A trip to Ohio State would not be complete without a visit to the "Horseshoe", Ohio Stadium, home of the Buckeyes football team. The Ohio State University generally has a solid basketball program as well, playing their home games at the Schottenstein Center. After a day of sports, wind down with a good concert or show close to The Ohio State University at the Capitol Theatre, Palace Theatre and Screamin Willies. Life is good with plenty to do while visiting Ohio State!
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Regeneration of Ice Age seeds
Silene stenophylla resurrected from Ice Age seedbank, Siberia.
Regeneration of Ice Age seeds has become a reality, with dormant seed bank material dating older than 30,000 years before present having been brought to life by Russian scientists. Seeds of the wildflower plant Narrow-leafed campion (Silene stenophylla) were recovered in the Kolyma region of Siberia and induced to produce viable living plants. This flowering forb exhibits a pale lilac flower and attains a stature of approximately seven to 24 centimeters in height.
Mummified Siberian Arctic ground squirrel from circa 20,000 years before present. Apparently the S.stenophylla seeds were gathered by the Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii), a seed gatherer who burrows in the tundra and hibernates over the winter. This ground squirrel characteristically takes seeds to its winter burrow, and descends into the coldest mammalian body temperature realized of approximately minus three degrees Celsius.
Even though the plant species Narrow-leafed campion is still extant, the characteristics of the resurrected plant are somewhat morphologically different from extant individuals, implying some selection has occurred over the last 30,000 years. Although this regeneration has not led to restoration of an extinct taxon, the research clearly evinces a pathway to recontruction of lost organisms.
Seed bank strategies
It is well known that many plants have reproduction strategies that involve storage and survival of seed material for many years. The seeds may lie dormant for years until appropriate environmental or maturation conditions signal the time to germinate. In some cases the germination signal may be wildfire, and in other cases mechanical scraping or an opportunistic window of meteorlogical conditions. In more unusual conditions the seeds may be preserved over a protracted period of decades or centuries by preservation in unusually arid, special pH or frozen ground conditions.
Geographical setting of the preservation area
Kolyma River, Siberia. @ Slava Pavlyuk The S.stenophylla seed material was preserved in the Kolyma region of Siberia, in northwestern Russia. This locale is within the Arctic Circle and situated south of the East Siberian Sea and north of the Sea of Okhotsk. The reason for preservation of viable seed material originating in the most recent Ice Age is that the seeds were frozen in permafrost, a soil condition of permanently frozen upper soils. S.stenophylla is endemic to northern Siberia, and is one of the native plants of that region that did not migrate via the Bering Land Bridge during the Pleistocene.
The Arctic ground squirrel who buried the seeds excavated the then tundra to a depth of 20 to 40 centimeters below present day ground surface. The seeds were preserved when the ground froze rather abruptly during the Pleistocene, and remained in permafrost until present time. Fortunately this locale was not subject to glaciation, which process would have scraped the permafrost and destroyed the burrow community. The research team noted of the soils in which the burrows and seeds were found: "The presence of vertical ice wedges demonstrates that it has been continuously frozen and never thawed."
History of Ice Age seed regeneration
Previous seed regeneration had only been conducted for seeds dormant for about two millennia; in particular a cultivar of the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) was germinated from a 2000 year old stored seed in Israel. In 2007 Russian scientists discovered seed material in certain Siberian squirrel burrows along the Kolyma River banks, which seeds were radiocarbon dated to a time of approximately 31,800 years before present. Initial efforts of direct germination of the seeds were not successful, but subsequent work in laboratories near Moscow involved use of placental material, and yielded germination. In particular, the placental cells were cultured in a sugar medium and complete germination ensued. Apparently these plant tissues were well preserved due to the high natural sugar content of the young cell surroundings.
- Michael Black, J. Derek Bewley. 2000. Seed technology and its biological basis. books.google.com 419 pages
- Richard Black. 2012. Ancient plants back to life after 30,000 frozen years. BBC News. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
- Michael Fenner. 2000. Seeds: the ecology of regeneration in plant communities. books.google.com/books ISBN 0851994326 410 pages
- K.M.Helgen, F.R.Cole, L.E.Helgen and D.E.Wilson. 2009. Generic revision in the Holarctic ground squirrel genus Spermophilus. Journal of Mammalogy, 90:270-305.
- V.Stakhov, G.Gyulai, Z.Szabó et al. 2007. Pleistocene-age Silene stenophylla seeds excavated in Russia – a scanning electron microscopic analysis. Botany & Plant Biology July 8, 2007. Chicago, Illinois


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46 U.S. Code § 55302 - Transportation of United States Government personnel
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(a) In General.— An officer or employee of the United States Government traveling by sea on official business overseas or to or from a territory or possession of the United States shall travel and transport personal effects on a vessel documented under the laws of the United Sates if such a vessel is available, unless the necessity of the mission requires the use of a foreign vessel.
Source(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c),Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1642.)
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|46 App.:1241(a).
|June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title IX, § 901(a), 49 Stat. 2015; Aug. 26, 1954, ch. 936, 68 Stat. 832; Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 125, Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3839.
In subsection (a), the words "by sea" are added for clarity. The words "a territory or possession of the United States" are substituted for "any of the possessions of the United States" for consistency in the revised title.
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- "They did not blame him for what had happened; on the contrary, both thanked him for returning Cedric's body to them. Mr Diggory sobbed through most of the interview. Mrs. Diggory's grief seemed to be beyond tears."
- —She and her husband during their meeting with Harry after her son's death.[src]
Mrs. Diggory is the wife of Amos Diggory and the mother of Cedric Diggory.
Early life/Pre-Tournament
She was born sometime in or before 1960[1] to a wizarding family of unknown blood status[2]. Sometime in her life she married Amos Diggory[3], and had a son, Cedric, in 1977[3]. Cedric went to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was sorted into Hufflepuff House[3]. Seeing how her son would be at school most of the year and her husband would be at work during the same time, she probably spent a lot of time alone.
Triwizard Tournament
Before the Task
- "Mr. Diggory looked as though he was going to say something angry, but his wife laid a hand on his arm, and he merely shrugged and turned away."
- —She comforts her husband.[src]
Mrs. Diggory came to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1994-1995 school year to watch the Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament[3]. When her husband began to argue with Molly Weasley, she managed to calm him simply by putting her hand on his arm, and allowed the Weasleys to walk peacefully away with Harry, whom Amos had been arguing about[3].
After the Task
- "He suffered very little, then. And after all, Amos... he died just when he'd won the Tournament. He must have been happy."
- —Mrs. Diggory attempting to consolidate herself after her son's death.[src]
After the task, upon hearing of her son's death, she visited Harry Potter in the hospital wing[3]. She then thanked Harry for bringing Cedric's body back, though when he offered her his winnings, she declined[3].
Personality and traits
- Harry: "You take this. It should've been Cedric's, he got there first, you take it-"
- Mrs. Diggory: "Oh, no, it's yours, dear, we couldn't...you keep it."
- — Harry arguing with Mrs. Diggory over who should get the Triwizard winnings.[src]
She seemed to be a kind, amicable person, although we only see and hear from her briefly. She may have passed some of her better characteristics to her son, who is also described as kind and caring.
Behind the scenes
- Her husband's personality in the film seems to more closely match her personality than his own book counterpart.
- Her first name and physical appearance are unknown.


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Yuka (Japanese: 優香) is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears in Grand Theft Auto Advance (set in 2000). She is the niece of Yakuza co-leader Asuka Kasen and may be the daughter of either Kazuki and Toshiko Kasen or Kenji Kasen. She is not voiced in her appearance.
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As the economy slows and we adjust our budgets and lifestyles to make ends meet, a few common themes emerge in our dining practices. We're eating more meals at home and when we do eat out, we're choosing less expensive restaurants and ordering cheaper items.
Fast food restaurants — with their "value menus" — seem to be benefiting from these trends. But is fast food a better deal than homemade? Let's look at a typically American fast food — the hamburger.
Fast Food Burger: Ground beef on white bun, with ketchup, mustard, pickles and onion.
Serving size: 3.5-ounce sandwich
Homemade Burger: Lean ground beef on wheat bun, with your choice of condiments.*
Serving size: 4.5-ounce sandwich
*Condiments not factored into price of homemade burger.
Data from: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference; McDonald's Web Site; Bureau of Labor Consumer Price Index. Accessed Jan. 8, 2009.
Considering the cost of seasonings, condiments and your gas/electricity to cook your burger, it's fair to say that per ounce the cost is nearly the same for the homemade burger and the fast food one.
Of course, cost is only one element that goes into our decisions about food. Others include:
How do you choose whether to eat out or stay in? How are the tough economic times affecting your eating habits and food shopping? What value do you place on food?
Do you have thoughts, ideas or tips to share on how you budget for what your value?
If so, please share.
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I do believe as citizens of America we have the right to choose. However the fast food industry makes it extremely difficult to walk away from exspecially in the fast paced world we live in. It is cheaper to buy fast food when you conisder time and travel. But it is in our best interest for health and other reasons to take time and cook our own food and if we dont know how to learn.
Surprising how few comments here, since they first published in 2009 - 5 years ago! Our decision whether to eat out or stay in is based on $$. Food is very important to our family and we read labels and research nutrition. That's another reason for eating at home; the high levels of sodium, fat and sugar in restaurant foods. We place high value on using as many raw and original food sources as possible. We don't make our own pasta but we never buy oven ready tater tots. 'Luxuries' on our table are wine and ice cream. Desserts are often homemade. Even if we had the $$, I think we'd eat at home as often.
I really wish the commenters in this section would admit their biased towards WANTING to cook at home. You cannot manipulate data to fit your conclusion.
Would it be OK if it was indeed cheaper to eat fast food? Could you live with that? Would it turn your little worlds upside down?
You may believe it makes for a better emotional connection, more green, nutritionally better BUT you've completely missed the point of the article.
Disagree all you want but disagree with the target of the article. How about you try attack the article on it's points rather than your own?
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Our lives are so hectic and busy, it's hard to want to come home after a busy day and think of what to prepare for a meal. My solution is spending time when I shop to save time when I want to eat. I plan several meals in my mind and shop accordingly; when I get home, I cut up the meat, cut the veggies and put things in ziplok bags. If I want lasagna, I make it up and it's in the fridge ready to go into the oven. Cooking chicken breasts takes minimal time while I'm chopping those veggies; or I can buy a 2-1/2 lb whole chicken at Costco for $4.99 and just take the meat off the carcass - there's shredded chicken for tacos, enchiladas, nachos or a salad. The salad veggies are already chopped, just have to slice a fresh tomato. You can fix a quick stir-fry if everything is cut and ready to drop in the pan when you get home. Meatloaf? Made and frozen, just take it out the night before in the 'fridge and it's ready to pop in the oven. It took some time to get used to doing this, but it goes pretty fast and then when you're tired at the end of the day, dinner isn't so daunting; you are fixing good, wholesome food and the cost is MUCH less than fast food.
I think mario is right...It is alot more cheap to just stay at home and cook your self a nice healthy plate I really hope that this article can help people out and make them change thier minds and live a healthier life :)
I find that cooking is not only cheaper, but it's much healthier since you control what goes into your dish. Great article and thanks for bringing awareness to this issue.
I'm surprised by this article. I honestly expected much better from such a trusted name as the Mayo clinic.
I am working on a paper, involving the convenience, nutrition, and emotional impact, of fast food veruse home cooked meals. I just need a little more info on the emotional impact can some one help
I am working on a cost analysis: home made meals vs fast food. In my heart I know that my homemade minestrone soup or my cabbage casserole is cheaper for a family of four than the burgers/sodas/fries from any fast food. All it takes is a mother who is willing to chop the veggies and turn ont he burner. The path to a healthy family and put the seed mongers out of business.
I'm amazed at reading that a typical American meal should be a hamburger. No wonder we also read that obesity is a great problem in your country. In Scandinavia, we also enjoy hamburgers, but quite seldom. Our typical dinner could be for example: pork
cutlets, cooked potatoes, suitable sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, piece of rye bread with vegetable based margarine, a glass of milk.
Another example: Soup (casserole) made of mixed root vegetables, broth, lean meat of beef, a couple of pieces rye bread with margarine, a glass of milk.
Well, in our countries young people go more often to the McDonalds or similar, and they tend to obesity as well.
If I go to Whole Foods and buy hamburger it was made from one cow at a low plant. If I buy a hamburger from McDonalds the meat came from 8 or more cows and from who knows which plant in whatever state the feds don't monitor. I get local lettuce that I wash or lettuce that may come from a field and plant with ecoli contamination, or tomatoes with salmonella contamination shipped up from Mexico. Since the days of Secretary Butz under Nixon with taxpayer subsidies to big corporate grain farmers we have gone from grass feed range cattle to cattle crammed into feed lots and stuffed with corn and been told this high fat beef is actually a good thing to eat, along with all the antibiotics, e-coli, sulfites, MSG, and anything else that will disguise the true nature of the meat they are selling. I love the term all-beef as it is quite accurate as one does get all of the cow including parts that we don't expect to be eating.
I 100% agree with this because we need to spend more quality time with family.
While I appreciate the intent of the article, what will separate RDs as nutrition experts is when we decide to tell consumers the cold hard facts about what they are eating. Many will read the chart showing fast food has less fat and costs only a few pennies more, and stop reading. What consumers need to consider beyond the pennies and total fat content is the consumption of trans fats of which fast food is laden and the huge health risks and cost to their pocketbooks when they get sick from it. If we are the nutrition experts, we will give people reasons to make changes, such as the fact the FDA has stated there is no safe level of trans fat to consume, researchers suspect a possible 75% increase in breast cancer risk posed by trans fat consumption, and there are many others. A strong stand on whole, healthy, clean food, rather than equivocating on cost per ounce and total fat (ignoring fat composition)does not help the public make better choices. The bottom line is fast food across the board is the lesser choice. Let's help people make the best choices and stop helping them justify a less healthy lifestyle.
Hi there,
To some other posters, the point was a price-comparison -- the article noted that viewing burgers purely on a cost level isn't seeing the forest from the trees.
Otherwise, my cooking style is geared for versatility and buying simple ingredients and making the most out of them (a la infusions and the like), so my food costs are already pretty lean.
The two best home cooking deals are garlic and rotisserie chicken | I peel the cloves, put them in a pan of olive oil and roast them for 30 minutes or so at 350. I keep the garlic in the fridge for salads, sauces and any number of items. Once it's cooled I reserved the garlic-infused oil for my sauteing, salad dressings, etc.
As for chickens, you can make multiple meals with the meat, and also use the carcass for chicken stock.
Hope this helps!
Russ Lane
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I'm sure the fast food burger is NOT made with lean ground beef, so the difference in calories between it and the home mad eone is much bigger.
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When in business I learned that lunching out, fast food or slow, put weight on. Serving sizes were double on the breads and greasy stuff. Nutritious vegetables were rarely considered.
Today, I read the labels on the prepared foods and then purchase fresh. Nutrition is the key for me.
Have you ever walked into a public kitchen?
I like your article here. I think if more people would cook at home and study the chemicals in our foodchain here in america we wouldn't need so much healthcare. It would also help diagnose real problems if people were honest with the REAL way they eat. Mostly organic is now getting important because of the anti-microbials and anti-mitochondrials found in foods. The use of these should be checked against antioxidents to make sure they aren't affecting them. It's even hard to know if you are really eating healthy these days. I wonder how they found out that when you put a piece of lettuce with high nitrogen in your mouth, the salt and saliva turned it into sodium nitrate. Did someone sample their experiment because they were hungry? does our body automatically do this to disable the chloraphill's toxic effect this early on? Do people who don't chew their food well avoid lettuce by default? so many questions
For me and my family the decision to cook at home is more about quality time than value or convenience. We do have to watch our food budget and between homework and basketball practice, sometimes it is tempting to go for convenience food. We have learned that planning ahead and preparing some meals ahead of time on the weekend helps to keep the panic down when it comes down when meal time rolls around. As much as possible we also get in the kitchen together with the kids and yes, we do put knives in their hands. One other benefit of cooking at home is that you do have to move around a little bit so you do burn some calories. I can't say that we are getting a workout but we do occasionally break into the chicken dance while we are waiting to stir the pot. Hard to do the chicken dance in the drive through. Chef Richard
I'm surprised Fast Food fared equally with home cooking! (How about the fact that most people order fries and soda too?) At home, we press our cooked hamburger(or soyburger)patty between papertowels to eliminate as much fat as possible, use whole wheat buns and mountains of fresh veges with fatfree mayo. A far cry from a MacD burger. It's things like these that make us opt for eating at home, where we can eat healthy yet delicious, cooked as we like it, plus do a quick check of our plates to make sure we have all our needed food groups, and have leftovers for another meal without cooking again. Weight management and finances are also a big factor for eating at home: We can eat so much more, for so much less $$. By more, I mean healthy bulk foods: fruits, grains, veges. These are usually the cheaper foods to buy, if you buy 'in season' or a grocery overstock or mark-down. We love baked potatoes topped with steamed broccoli, topped with cheddar cheese. Or fruit salad with fresh fruits on hand, mixed with any kind of seeds/nuts, a little Stevia sweetner and yogurt as dressing. (Get creative!) We shop at Winco because we can buy only the amount we want/need of pasta, dried beans & peas, rice, seeds and nuts, granola, cereal, grains, baking supplies,& dried fruits from their scoopable bulk bins at low prices. Good prices on fresh veges too. (Walmart has better price on canned and boxed.) Remember: food's our body's fuel and building blocks. Your wearing what you eat, li
Here is an essay on this topic which I wrote recently. You're welcome to use any part of it.
2008 saw quite a kerfuffle about eating a nutritionally sound diet on a tight budget. I would like to add my "two cents". In 1971, my husband and I embarked on what would become a ten year odyssey of "voluntary poverty". We wanted to "live lightly on the earth", but we were young and inexperienced. Our student days had taught us to live frugally, but our new experiment necessitated much more expertise. We bought land in rural Nova Scotia, put up a tent, and plowed up ground for our first real garden. We learned from books, and we learned from older neighbors. Over the years, we gained many excellent skills. T Although we were "back-to-the-landers", much of what we learned about food translated easily when we returned to urban life. It is possible to eat well with minimal expenditure.
Protein is a major challenge for poor people. We ate beans, especially soybeans, and mixed them with grains and milk, to form what the book Diet for a Small Planet taught us about complete protein. We ate mackeral, smelts, and sardines—the cheapest and (coincidentally?) most healthy fish. The cheaper cuts of beef, pork liver, stewing chickens and turkey necks formed a part of our protein intake, along with milk enhanced with powdered milk, and eggs. Peanut butter, too: healthy and filling.
Our veggies came from the garden, and that taught us to eat what was local and in season. In the wint
I too am amazed that anyone would ask this question! I would have assumed that most (if not all) people would know that eating fast food more than once in awhile is not healthy. Fast food is convenient and satisfies our craving for grease, salt, etc but healthy? No. Thank goodness the economy is pushing people towards eating home-cooked meals......
I am amazed that you published this post. I am almost speechless.
Is it a better deal? Have RD's not been on a campaign for the last twenty years to get people to eat more at home? Study after study shows the physical and emotional benefits of eating at home, yet, now that more people are eating at home, whether for economic reasons or not, you are debating whether it would be a better deal to eat at McDonald's?
You also failed to list the sodium content of one tiny McDonald's hamburger (520 mg). But that really does not help your argument, does it?
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