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Why is weight management important?
In addition to helping you feel and look better, reaching a healthier body weight is good for your overall health and well-being. If you are overweight or obese, you have a greater risk of developing many diseases, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and some types of cancer.
The secret to success is making changes and sticking with them.
Eat the right amount of calories for you: Everyone has a personal calorie limit. Staying within yours can help you get to or maintain a healthy weight.
Reaching a healthier weight is a balancing act. The secret is learning how to balance your "energy in" and "energy out" over the long run. "Energy in" is the calories from foods and beverages you have each day. "Energy out" is the calories you burn for basic body functions and physical activity.
The current high rates of overweight and obesity in the United States mean that many people are taking in more calories than they burn.
Decrease portion sizes: The Dietary Guidelines encourage you to enjoy your food, but eat less and to avoid oversized portions. The amount you eat or drink plays an important role in your energy balance strategy. Most people eat and drink more when served larger portions.
Choosing smaller portions can help you lose weight and keep it off.
Focus on foods you need: Building a healthier plate can help you meet your nutrient needs and maintain your weight. Foods like vegetables, fruits, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, and lean protein foods contain the nutrients you need without too many calories.
Cook more often at home: Over the last few decades, Americans have been eating out more and cooking at home less often.
When you cook at home, you can often make better choices about what and how much you eat and drink than you do when eating out.
Cooking can also be a fun activity and a way for you to spend time with family and friends.
When eating out, make better choices: How often do you eat out? Once a day? Once a week? Rarely? Almost every meal?
People who eat out more often, particularly at fast food restaurants, are more likely to be overweight or obese. However, you can still manage your body weight when eating out by making better choices.
To eat out without blowing your calorie budget, there are three things to think about:
1. What you are eating and drinking
2. How much you are eating and drinking
3. How your meal is prepared.
Increase physical activity: Physical activity is an important part of managing body weight. Being physically active can help you achieve a healthy weight and prevent excess weight gain.
However, physical activity is also important to all other aspects of your health. Benefits include sleeping better at night, decreasing your chances of becoming depressed, and helping you look good.
The amount of physical activity needed to manage body weight depends on calorie intake and varies a lot from person to person. Some adults will need to do more physical activity than others to manage body weight.
Decrease screen time: To help manage your body weight, reduce the amount of time you spend being sedentary.
This includes time spent in front of a screen — including watching television, playing video games, and using the computer.
People who spend more time being sedentary, particularly watching television, are more likely to be overweight or obese.
Most people can't change how much time they spend on the computer for work or school, but you can decrease your screen time during other times of the day and on the weekend.
For more information, visit www.choosemyplate.gov.


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A family's pet chameleon suddenly finds himself thrown out of his safe aquarium and left to fend for himself in the Western desert. He goes from living in his own private fantasy world (as a movie star and director) to playing a starring role as a swashbuckling hero who rescues the drought-ridden town of Dirt from evil bandits.
Filmed in a style similar to The Blair Witch Project, this movie claims to be the found footage of several student filmmakers who had set out to make a movie about bear hunters and ended up making a movie about a secret their country has been keeping from the public. Troll hunter Hans is bitter about the lack of recognition he gets for putting himself in such danger and allows the students to follow him.
Any fan of Western movies knows that "Stagecoach" is a must watch. One of the first movies to introduce the adult Western, a complex story with complex characters and beautifully shot by director John Ford. Each character has his/her own story to tell, intertwined with concepts of class differences and prejudice. Be sure not to miss the commentary by Scott Eyman. The special features offer a lot of insight to the Ford/Wayne relationship.
Sometimes Hollywood strikes gold without meaning to. If "True Grit" and "The African Queen" married and had a baby, this film would be it. Rooster Cogburn, the one-eyed marshall from "True Grit" is back and protecting the prim minister's daughter, Eula Goodnight (played by Katherine Hepburn). The Studio, no doubt, thought only about pairing two money-making stars. What the audience got was a great adventure story with award-winning performances! Don't miss Strother Martin as McCoy..."Seen Everythin', Done Everythin'...That's how come I know people are SO mise
Probably Miyazaki's best film! Spirited Away is the story of young Chihiro and her quest to save her parents from the spirit world. A classic hero story, Chihiro (or Sen as she is called in the spirit world) braves her way through many adventures to set her parents free and prove herself as an independent soul in this story of adversity and strength.
A mysterious voyage, an island surrounded by mist, a high wall built by ancients which is maintained to this day by fearful natives...if that isn't enough to get you to check out this classic film, how about dinosaurs and a great big, angry ape!!! This film was revolutionary in its time. Who could have imagined a romance involving a beauty and a beast...oh wait. In any case, you'll root for the beast in this film.
Samurai Champloo is one of the most entertaining adventures in the samurai genre. Three unwilling companions set out on a journey across Edo period Japan. A young woman looking for a possibly nonexistent samurai that smells like sunflowers, a wild swordsman looking to challenge absolutely anyone who irritates him, and a taciturn ronin with a hidden past forge an unlikely bond. Though set in the 17th century, Samurai Champloo has a hip-hop sensibility, with many modern references and themes. The dialogue is extremely witty and the characters endearing.
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Carrying the essence of Zen in its artistry, the Monaco Dining Table is a majestic manifestation of harmony between function and aesthetics - typical of timeless Italian design and craftsmanship. The solid rectangular picture-frame style base, which comes in either wood or marble, lends the piece classic appeal and encourages a state of tranquility. Casting a touch of modern elegance are the plainly styled clear tempered glass and the exquisitely polished stainless steel feet. At almost 10 feet long, the table can comfortably accommodate at least 12 diners, perfect for big family get-togethers or simply large families. Customize the look by choosing from a selection of different base styles. Complete the look with your choice of a Monaco Console Table. Complements formal dining chairs and décor. Size options also available.
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A man shot and killed his live-in girlfriend, then killed himself in a murder-suicide early Tuesday morning inside a Regency apartment, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
Officers were dispatched to the Kendall Lake Apartments on Kendall Town Boulevard just after 1 a.m.
Police said Stephen Harford, 44, shot Nichelle Simpson, 45, multiple times before turning the gun on himself.
Simpson's 11-year-old daughter was inside the apartment at the time of the murder-suicide, according to police. She is now staying with family.
"It's really unfortunate. They've got a little girl who lives up there with her. She ain't got a mom no more," said Darren Cooley, a friend of Harford's. "I've known him 20 years and he's never been in a fight. So I didn't think this would happen."
Cooley said Harford and Simpson had only been living together in the apartment for six months. He said both of them had been married before, and as far he knew they were happy.
"According to the witnesses in the complex, it was common for the victim and the suspect to fight," JSO Assistant Chief Chris Butler said.
In 2012, Simpson obtained a domestic violence injunction against Harford after he was involuntarily committed for psychiatric evaluation. That injunction expired this past April and was not extended.
"The suspect was intoxicated and made threats to harm himself and take everyone else out at that time," Butler said. "We seized firearms he had and he was Baker Acted."
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Why Does Obesity Lead to Heart Disease? Ilka Pinz, PhD, a researcher at the Maine Medical Center Research Institute received a prestigious award from the American Heart Association (AHA) to study this question.
Research has shown a link between obesity and heart disease. The question asked by Dr. Pinz is, why? More specifically, why does an increase in lipids- the compounds that make up the fat found in the human body - cause the heart to become diseased?
"Having too much saturated fat in your body disturbs the balance of natural fat that makes up part of the cell membrane," says Dr. Pinz, "This is what causes the heart to lose its ability to pump blood efficiently."
Dr. Pinz' research suggests that early treatment for the effects of obesity could prevent the development of associated medical problems, such as heart disease. And she believes that her research may eventually lead to the development of that treatment.
Dr. Pinz' research is funded by an AHA Scientist Development Grant, which is awarded to promising young scientists to help them move from completion of their research training to the status of independent investigator. She was granted $308,000 for her four-year project. "Dr. Pinz is an innovative and very capable scientist, and her research has enormous promise," says MMCRI Director Donald St. Germain, MD "It's very gratifying to see her work recognized by the American Heart Association with this prestigious award."
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This is a day-to-day preparation in gujarati households, preferred mainly due to its simplicity. With a hint of basic gujarati spices and a peppiness imparted by lemon juice, this preparation of ridge gourd and moong dal is quite unique and entertaining in its own way. Turiya mag ni dal is indeed very light and a good choice for those who want to diet by cutting out on starch and oil.
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Please be aware that only birth marriage and death information is in this web site. Contact me for more information. The Goheen genealogy is an on going project started about 20 years ago after I retired. Being average, I did not starting my genealogy until most of my relatives were dead. I started with a chart my grandmother had put together. No sources, no dates or places; only names put into a chart.
My first project consisted of supplying sources and citing all the information. Needless to say this project mushroomed into a full time hobby. Many weeks each year were spent at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. This web site provides only information concerning birth, marriage and death events. If you desire more information, please contact me. This is a result of my efforts. Any errors that may have been put into this genealogy should be reported to the complier mentioned at the bottom of the page.
Several years ago a Goheen contacted me desiring to more about his ancestors. His ancestors have been traced back to Ireland. Thomas W. and family entered Canada and proceeded immediately to Erin, Washington County, Wisconsin, in 1847. This family agreeded to a DNA analysis and it matches the DNA from the John Goheen descendant that emigrated into Philadelphia in early 1700.
The John Goheen descendants split into two groups during the Revolutionary Was. One group the Loyalists moved to the Bristol area and after the war went to Canada. I have not attempted to follow this line as this genealogy has been well documented and published. I did not want to reenvent the wheel.
My efforts concentrated on the United States branch. Several branches from the early Goheens in Pennsylvania have not been connected; mainly the Birdsboro Goheen's. They may come form the James M (Black) Goheen of Clarion County. My theory stems from the naming patterns being similiar and the fact the original Birdsboro emigrant had land settlement in the Clarion area. No proof exists but only one piece of evidence may suggest a connection. I also have collected several early families that I have termed my "Orphan Families" as these families also have no definitive evidence linking them to other Goheen lines.


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|Alternative Dispute Resolution
|Resolving a disagreement outside of the usual court system
|Giving the power to settle their dispute to a third party.
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|Assumption of Risk
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|the unlawful touching or forceful striking of another person using a hand, a weapon or other instrument.
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Interventions to strengthen food safety and/or agriculture health management capacities can contribute to growth, poverty reduction, and the pursuit of national and international public goods. Among lower and (to a lesser extent) middle-income countries, weaknesses in food safety and/or agricultural health management, both in the private and public sectors, presently constrain productivity and competitiveness. Such constraints will almost certainly take on greater importance in the coming years, given trends in consumer attitudes and preferences, changes in supply chain governance and market structures, the changing composition of international food and agricultural trade, and continued advances in science and technology.
In the past years there has been increased demand from among the World Bank's clients for policy advice related to standards and for financial and technical assistance in strengthening national (private and public) capacities for quality, food safety and agriculture health management. The Bank has responded to this growing demand by supporting the design and implementation of projects with significant large components in this field and the progressive inclusion of analyses of standards capacities within the Integrated Framework's Diagnostic Trade Integration Studies.
Similarly, the Bank has regularized or mainstreamed its work on standards within the institution's policy and lending support. This has implied the incorporation of standards-related analyses and investments within broader economic/policy studies and broader project interventions, including those for agricultural services and commercialization, export promotion, regulatory reform, etc. With the support from the Dutch Government, the Bank has undertaken a series of activities in order to broaden and deepen the operational agenda related to food safety and agriculture health management, including:
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By 2030, roughly two-thirds of the world's middle class will be in the Asia Pacific region—largely in China—according to a report by Ernst & Young. Currently at around 150 million people, the Chinese middle class is expected to reach 1 billion. Representing a $250 billion market for American companies today, according to the U.S.-China Business Council estimates, it's worth noting the American companies that can take advantage of the enormous opportunity. Some of America's biggest brands have already managed to be the Chinese market leaders in their particular segments. Because China is not an open market, international companies cannot compete in some sectors. In the sectors that remain open to international competition, China represents an opportunity for companies to strengthen their brand and move ahead of their closest competitors globally.
From 24/7 Wall St., these are the most popular American brands in China.
9. Intel
Market share: 85.2% for PC semiconductors (global)
Industry: Semiconductors
As of the first quarter of 2013, Intel INTC, +0.29% had a whopping 85.2% market share of PC semiconductor chips globally. Lenovo, which runs on Intel chips, currently has a nearly 40% market share in China for PCs. Lenovo accounted for 11% of Intel's revenue in 2012. Also, 18% of Intel's revenue came from Hewlett-Packard HPQ, +0.39% and 14% from Dell US:DELL , both of which have a sizable presence in China's PC market. However, Intel could be having will have problems in the future as more people move away from personal computers in favor of smartphones and tablets. Of all semiconductor sales, which includes semiconductors used for tablets and smartphones, Intel had a world-wide leading market share of 15.7% compared with Samsung's 10.1%. But Samsung's revenue rose 6.7%, compared with Intel's 2.4% decline.
8. Coca-Cola
Market share: 16.6%
Industry: Beverages—Soft drinks
Market leader Coca-Cola's KO, +0.05% soft-drink market share in China was 16.6% in 2012, according to Euromonitor International. Rival PepsiCo PEP, -0.04% was well behind with just 5.1% of the market. In the first quarter of 2013, Coca-Cola, which includes Coke, Sprite and Fanta, reported that volume sales in the country rose by a mere 1% compared with the same period last year. This weakness, blamed by a slowdown in China's economy, is expected to continue. "As we look ahead to the next six months, it is reasonable to expect that China's ongoing economic slowdown may have a short-term effect on our industry and on our business," CEO Muhtar Kent said on the most recent earnings call. This month, Coca-Cola announced plans to invest an additional $4 billion into expanding its footprint in China. The company has 42 plants around the country and employs approximately 50,000 workers. A Coca-Cola executive in China, Bai Changbo, told Xinhua news agency that the average person in China drinks 39 bottles of Coke a year, well below the 400 bottles annually consumed by Americans.
7. Gillette
Market share: 70% (world-wide)
Industry: Personal products
Gillette entered China in 1992, when it was its own company, by joining forces with the Shanghai Razor Blade Factory. Currently, Gillette holds a 70% market share world-wide in men's grooming, as 800 million people use its products each day. Gillette is just one of the products made by P&G that dominate the Chinese marketplace, with other market leaders including Safeguard, Olay, Pampers and Tide. Between 2002 and 2012, Procter & Gamble's PG, +0.34% net sales in China grew by an average of 17% annually. The company earned approximately $2 billion in revenue from China in 2012. With Gillette way ahead world-wide, competitors are looking to narrow the gap. Energizer-owned Schick has recently teamed up with Unilever-owned Axe to create Axe razors to compete in the Chinese market.
Market share: Most fast food stores (4,260 stores)
Industry: Fast food
The Yum! Brands-operated KFC is by far the largest fast food company in China. Last year, Yum! YUM, +0.48% opened 560 new KFC restaurants in the country. It plans on opening another 700 restaurants in the coming year to add to the 4,260 KFC stores it had at the end of the fiscal year. Even without the new stores it plans to add, KFC already has more than double the amount of stores as its closest competitor, McDonald's MCD, +1.01% , which has roughly 2,000 stores, according to the Guardian. Aside from the 560 KFCs, most of the remaining stores opening were Pizza Huts. According to Yum!, the China market accounted for 42% of its KFC segment's profit in 2012. The company suffered a setback recently after Chinese food regulators launched an investigation into its poultry supply following media allegations of excessive use of antibiotics and hormones. At left, a KFC outlet in Shanghai.
5. Microsoft Windows
Market share: 91% in desktop operating systems
Industry: Application software
Microsoft MSFT, -0.54% has a commanding market share of more than 91% in desktop operating systems in China, according to NetMarketshare. However, the company may face competition in the future, threatening its massive lead in software sales. The Chinese government has worked on an operating system with software firm Canonical. The new OS, called Kylin, was released in April. The BBC noted that the move is regarded as "an attempt by China to wean its IT sector off Western software in favour of more homegrown alternatives." Microsoft has pushed its Surface tablet hard in China, offering it there even before the U.S. However, the company has been criticized for not providing a two-year warranty for the tablet.
4. Starbucks
Market share: 61%
Industry: Specialty eateries
The world's largest coffee retailer SBUX, +0.69% opened its first store in mainland China in Beijing in 1998. At the last annual shareholders meeting, according to the China Post, the company had in excess of 800 locations in nearly 60 cities in the country. In the release of the company's fiscal 2012, company CEO Howard Schultz said, "It's no doubt that one day China will become our second-largest market after the U.S. and it's possible that, over many years, potentially the largest one." Starbucks plans to more than double its headcount in the Asia Pacific region as a whole in the next five years to more than 40,000. The company's closest competitor by coffee sales is McDonald's. According to the China Post, however, Starbucks' company's presence has diminished somewhat, and Chinese companies like the Pacific Coffee Company are setting their sights on the No. 1 slot.
3. Nike
Market share: 12.1%
Industry: Apparel footwear and accessories
At the end of 2012, Nike NKE, +0.56% still had the largest sportswear market share of any company in China, somewhat of a loose term at 12.1%. But recently, Germany's Adidas has also emerged as a major player in China, picking up market share despite the efforts of Chinese brands such as Li-Ning—which recently signed NBA star Dwyane Wade as a representative. Nike's sales and bottom line have benefited from its popularity in China. In fiscal 2012, Nike's revenue and earnings in its Greater China segment rose by 23% and 17%, respectively, from the year before, totaling over $2.5 billion and $900 million, respectively. Nike has also had to deal with the differences and problems of operating in China. Michael Jordan, who partners with Nike to market its Jordan Brand sneakers, has accused Chinese company Qiaodan Sports Co. of using his name without permission.
2. Apple
Market share: 83% (fourth quarter, 2012)
Industry: Electronic Equipment
Apple AAPL, +1.77% dominates the tablet market in the world's most populous country. Umeng Analytics Platform reported that in the last quarter of 2012 Apple's iPad and iPad Mini accounted for 83% of all tablet sales. Several of Apple's major suppliers operate in China, including Foxconn, which has been criticized for its poor working conditions for years. The developments in the Chinese operations of the company's suppliers are often used as fodder for speculation on future Apple product releases. Most recently, plans by Apple supplier Pegatron to ramp up hiring in China by 40% have fueled rumors about a low-cost iPhone. Read more about the most popular American brands in China at 24/7 Wall St.
1. General Motors
Market share: 14.7% (2012)
Industry: Auto manufacturers
General Motors GM, +0.90% has had the largest market share in China of any foreign auto manufacturer going back nearly a decade. The company has access to the Chinese auto market primarily through its multiple joint ventures. One of these is Shanghai GM, co-owned with the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. Group. The venture, currently 50% owned by GM, sells Chevrolet, Buick, and Cadillac models. In all, according to GM China, the company and its partners sold a total of more than 2.8 million cars in 2012. By comparison, GM sold just under 2.6 million cars in the U.S. last year. Recently, GM announced it was building a $1.3 billion plant in China to produce Cadillacs in order to improve luxury sales. Read, from Encore, Will China change the Cadillac?
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SAGINAW, MICHIGAN -- I have used Jet's Pizza numerous times since they came to town and were very pleased but on October 15, I have reason to change that opinion...
We ordered one salad and Jet bread to be delivered to our home which is a mile and a half away..
The delivery was to take 45 minutes which we had no problem with, but when the order was delivered the driver failed to deliver the salad.. We called the company and were rudely treated by the counterperson and the manager on duty who told us it would be ANOTHER 45 minutes and gave my wife a very perfunctory "sorry"..
The delivery man finally appeared a half hour later with the salad and a mumbled "um sorry"..
For a $2.50 delivery charge and a $3 tip we would expect more, considering the order was only $10...
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Resolution Update 10/16/2008:
The local manager agreed to comp us a salad and bread... not much of an apology but he did call us back...
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Anonymous on 10/15/2008:
If it was that close I'd not chance it, but rather go get it myself to save the tip and hassle.
DebtorBasher on 10/15/2008:
TEN BUCKS! Make your own salad...they probably don't wash their lettuce or anything anyway. Them forgetting it the first time was probably a sign.
Are delivery people supposed to ... or can they check orders before they leave the place? I'm asking because I don't know and it would seem to me it would be a lot less hassle for them in cases like this, if they took the time to check it...yes, I know they've got runs to make, but still...I think it should be a part of their job. You can't blame the delivery person for a screwed up order (Not saying that Old F is), but as a service to the customer it only makes sense for them to check it first.
old fart on 10/15/2008:
That was the salad AND the jet bread.
Even so, we got shafted...
DebtorBasher on 10/15/2008:
What exactly IS Jet Bread?
old fart on 10/15/2008:
I fired off an e-mail to their corporate so it will be interesting to see if they respond..
old fart on 10/15/2008:
Jet bread is a square piece of cheesy garlic bread that is good when it's HOT, which it wasn't by the time we got the salad to go with it..
Principissa on 10/15/2008:
Fart I'll have princess make you some cheesey garlic bread. She hooked me in one bite.
old fart on 10/15/2008:
Mr. Princi... I'll take you up on that if you can get it here hot from Kentucky to Michigan..
apparently Jet's pizza can't do it going up the road a mile and A HALF...
old fart on 10/15/2008:
Hey... I'll see you guys later... The debate is on and I want to see how many hollow promises these turkeys make...
DebtorBasher on 10/15/2008:
Here's what you missed so far Old F. ...
McCain: You called me names
Obama: You called me names first
McCain: You lied
Obama: You lied too
McCain: You hurt my feelings...say you're sorry
Obama: Uh, Ah, Uh, Uh
McCain: Your people said nasty things about my people
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Anonymous on 10/15/2008:
Joe the plumber for president.
Anonymous on 10/16/2008:
Ahhhh, DB. That's what I miss about recess on the playground...
Anonymous on 10/16/2008:
Pizza delivery is a crap shoot.. When at all possible I favor picking it up myself. They did you wrong Old_fart. They should have comped you a little something.
cherpep on 10/16/2008:
I'm surprised they didn't give you the salad free of charge. I often get deliveries from Jet's, on those nights where I can't fathom getting back into my car, and have no intention of cooking. When they forgot the salad once, after my phone call, they sent it quickly, with no charge. They kept me as a faithful customer.
(JET's bread is awesome!!!)
Anonymous on 10/16/2008:
OldF,a mile and a half away? You could have walked there and picked up your order in the time it took them to deliver.Plus you would have got some exercise
Never had the Jet pizza...good is it?
old fart on 10/16/2008:
We just got a call from the local Jet's manager after he got the e-mail complaint from their corporate... he agreed to give us a free salad and bread...
He also made all kinds of excuses about how they run their delivery routes.. I wasn't impressed with their excuses but I like their pizza enough to pick it up myself..
Anonymous on 10/16/2008:
Well, good, OF, justice has been served. Glad you were able to get this resolved--and so quickly too!
Principissa on 10/16/2008:
old fart, we too just pick it up ourselves. On the off chance we order a pizza, we find it easier and cheaper to get it ourselves. We just do rock/paper/scissors, and loser goes and picks it up.
Anonymous on 10/22/2008:
Try totino's frozen pizza next time
Anonymous on 10/22/2008:
Put my comment back or explain what rule if any it violated. This review is about salad and bread and has nothing to do with frozen pizza.
HollyAnn Warner on 06/23/2014:
Regarding: Plymouth, Michigan location at Ann Arbor Rd. and Sheldon
I ordered delivery, tubo crust on both pizzas which either had on them. Called and spoke to the manager and she (Emily) said that i cannot have a free pizza for their mistake and claiming that i only ordered turbo crust on one pizza. I informed her that i was not asking for a free pizza and i did order turbo crust on both. I was asking for a discount on my next order. She said there is nothing she can do except put a note under my phone number to put turbo crust on my pizza. I am very disappointed with my experience. They made the mistakes and wouldn't compensate. I spent over $45 at this place of business and was treated improperly.
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How Forecasters Really Guess The Weather (Humor)
By Todd on February 12, 2010
For some you non-weather people (most who read this blog actually), this joke may be a little "inside baseball", so I apologize in advance. But I know at least a few of my facebook friends are fellow Air Force weather forecasters, and might appreciate this. Then again, I bet most of you actually suspect that […]
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Musrara – The people create the difference
The Naggar school of Photography, Media, New Music, Visual Comm. and Phototherapy in Musrara, Jerusalem, was set from the beginning to function as an institute with a different nature - open to it's environment, inspecting new approaches and dealing with important issues concerning society in Israel. Early influences on the school's spirit are the myths connected to the neighborhood of Musrara: its past as a border of the pre 67 war Israel, as an impoverished place and as a ground for social struggle. All of these are integrated in the school's being and vision.
Musrara Alumni exhibition - Andrea Meislin Gallery
Musrara school is pleased to announce the opening of an alumni exhibition at Andrea Meislin Gallery, NYC October 31st, 18:00. Beyond a No Man's Land: Journey Across A Landscape of Identities is a group exhibition featuring Alumni from the Naggar School of Photography, Musrara, Jeruslaem... (read more)
Photopoetic 3 - Four new exhibitions at Musrara galleries
On October 17th, the Naggar School of Photography, Musrara, will open four new exhibitions examining connctions between photography and poetry. (read more)
Digital Heritage - The Xth Jerusalem Conference on the Digitisation of Cultural Heritage
On November 12-13, 2013 the Naggar School of Photography, Musrara, will present the schools work at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, as part of the Xth annual, international event for professionals in cultural heritage and advanced technologies.
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Elizabeth Rosenzweig
Elizabeth Rosenzweig is the Founding Director of World Usability Day.
World Usability Day (WUD) 2009, "Designing for a Sustainable World", was a huge success with 146 events in a record 44 countries. The Usability Professionals' Association, primary sponsor of WUD, is proud of the worldwide growth and participation of tens of thousands of people for the fifth annual World Usability Day.
The theme "Designing for A Sustainable World" inspired many event organizers around the world. Events were held in cities such as Dallas, Texas, and Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Raanan Israel; Lahore, Pakistan; Beunos Aires, Argentina; five locations in Germany; Tokyo, Japan; Milano, Italy. And many more.
First time events were held in Minsk, Russia; Talinn, Estonia; Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Taipei, and Taiwan.
An online conference broadcast from Copenhagen, Denmark focused on Sustainable Design, in the environment, technology, and even government policies for drug users.
Some event highlights include:
WUD Kickoff took place at a hotel in the busy city of Shanghai. The Founding Director of WUD, Elizabeth Rosenzweig, was on hand to kickoff the worldwide day of events. In addition, UPA President, Silvia Zimmermann, UPA Vice President, Dan Szuc, and UPA Past President Whitney Quesenbery, were also present. The evening focused on an exciting student design competition that brought together over 100 people to focus on user centered design.
World Usability Day Seminar: A low-carbon lifestyle through ICT
The Centre for Sustainable Communications presented current research on how different examples of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can be used to save the environment and combat climate change. A list of all Swedish events at World Usability Day is available on WUD's web site.
Other presentations included Improving carbon literacy, whose premise is that people are asked to reduce CO2 emissions but find it hard to understand what carbon consumption really means. For example, it is much worse to take a long distance flight than to consume beef for one year. The seminar presented different techniques and applications used to help making carbon dioxide information usable and understandable.
2009 marked the first year World Usability Day was observed in UAE. The event was the cornerstone of a wide discussion on spreading awareness of a Usable World in the Middle East region in general and in the UAE in particular.
This event had an interesting focus on Sustainability, which looked to change the conversation to " what is sustainability and design?" This event had presentations that looked at sustainability as an environmental problem and a public awareness issue.
This event featured a conference call with the UPA Team at the User Friendly Conference in Shanghai.
A great panel was organized to highlight areas of sustainable design in New York City (NYC). A great example of this is the Highline Park. The public park, which opened in June 2009, is built on a restored section of elevated railroad tracks in NYC's Meatpacking District. In addition to injecting a dose of nature in an urban area, the park promotes reuse and provides communal space. While the land under the tracks is owned by over twenty separate property owners and the NYC government, Friends of the High Line won them over by showing how the return on investment could be higher than development costs.
Other panels included entrepreneurs from Pratt's Design Incubator for Sustainable Innovation, featuring sustainable businesses such as consulting (Cerca), furniture development (Domestic Aesthetic), and solar/wind energy collectors (SMIT). Learn more about Pratt's Design Incubator at http://CSDS.pratt.edu.
The UPA Chapter here held a daylong event that included a trade show and presentations that focused on sustainability as it related to travel and transportation. It was a full day and a webcast has been posted for those who want to learn more about the activities. Please go to http://drop.io/ixyupd61209.
The South Station train station accommodated this public event. The team had exhibits in the main hall showing examples of how everyday usability affected their lives. Activities were organized around Food, Waste Management, Healthcare, Transportation and Accessibility caught the attention of approximately 1000 people.
The UPA is proud to see the worldwide growth and participation of thousands of people for the fifth annual World Usability Day. We look forward to WUD 2010 with the theme of Communication.
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A: We note the question mark after the mention of carpal tunnel - has this been mentioned in passing or is this one of several possible diagnoses offered?
Generally speaking, the evidence for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome with acupuncture is a little patchy. Our factsheet
spells out the fact that the trials which have been held have been equivocal, although it does make the point that the use of 'sham' acupuncture as a control is always a problem. The idea that a needle inserted 'just anywhere' has no effect is wrong, and should be better understood as the contrast between needling at a classically known site against needling elsewhere at a site which may sometimes contingently have more effect than the classical point.
The symptoms of carpal tunnel are relatively distinct. The condition is believed to result from the impingement of the median nerve by the tendons of the inner arm as they narrow at the wrist, and symptoms will follow closely the distribution of the nerve itself. While this may cause pain and discomfort in the wrist itself, there are a number of other conditions which can also affect the wrist and which can be very painful. A neurological assessment should rapidly identify what is happening.
However, there is something of a risk in discussing named western conditions and their treatment with acupuncture. Although the ancient Chinese probably has some understanding of nerves, their system of medicine was built on an understanding of the flow of energy, called 'qi', in the body and the functional nature of the internal Organs in distributing and maintaining this flow. The manifestations of pain and the precise location often showed the nature and cause of the disturbance in energy flow, and the needles were used to correct the problem, along with any more general or lifestyle advice which the patient needed. The danger of 'mixing systems' is that it becomes more difficult to understand from the conventional medical perspective how the traditional acupuncture perspective can work.
Our clinical experience is that the symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome and other wrist pains can often be relieved with acupuncture treatment, but the critical questions are how much relief one can get and how sustainable it is. Clearly the evidence for the reduction of pain and inflammation by acupuncture treatment is good, but this is of no use to a patient if the relief only lasts for a day and costs a small fortune to maintain.
Our best advice is always in cases like yours to see a BAcC member local to you for a face to face assessment of whether acupuncture treatment may help, and also to ensure that you get a thorough neurological asessment too. There are some conditions where surgery or splinting is a serious option, and you need to be able to get yourself on this pathway in case other forms of treatment do not help.
Q: I have carpal tunnel in my right arm {mild}, gout in my right knee and both ball joints on my feet,{not too severe}
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there isn't a great deal of evidence in research studies for the use of acupuncture in the treatment of either of these conditions.
As far as both are concerned, however, it is important to recognise that Chinese medicine has existed as a system for over 2000 years and addressed problems like these long before there was the kind of knowledge of the internal workings of the body which we have today. The underlying theories of Chinese medicine are premised on the flow of energy, called 'qi', in the body whose balance, rhythms and smooth flow are integral to good health. Once this flow is interrupted by illness, lifestyle or accident/injury symptoms will develop.
In these terms the practitioner of Chinese medicine will often look at how a symptom presents in a very literal way. Carpal tunnel syndrome would be described as a blockage of flow in a channel leading to weakness and pain, and gout might be seen as a mixture of heat and consolidation in a joint. In either case treatment might be aimed both locally where the problem manifests, and systemically if the practitioner believes that there are more widespread imbalances in the system of which the specific problems are simply the first manifestation.
However, it is fair to say that trying to treat acute gout is not the easiest thing in the world to do, and by the time it has become a very acute and painful condition some form of anti-inflammatory medication may be essential alongside any attempts to use acupuncture as a treatment. For the more chronic cases management of diet and a regular dose of medication like allopurinol is an effective way of keeping the condition at bay, and treating with acupuncture alone does carry the risk that an acute episode may develop after it is too late to administer prophylactic medicine. However, this is something which a practitioner would ned to discuss with you face to face in order to assess your case in the round, including lifestyle factors.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is another matter, however. There are a number of short term treatments, like splints for sleeping, which can keep the condition at bay before surgery is the best and only option, and if you did decide to have acupuncture the condition does have very clear and measurable outcomes to enable you to assess whether the treatment is working.
In both cases, though, the presentations of the condition are so specific to the wider patterns of someone's health, heredity and lifestyle that it would be better to seek the advice of a BAcC member local to you face to face for them to be able to assess whether acupuncture treatment might offer you some relief, and the extent to which the problems might be amenable to treatment.
Although a number of studies, such as
have shown some interesting and positive results for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome, the more recent systematic review
is not that encouraging. In many cases it is the methodological flaws in the studies themselves which mean that they cannot be taken as solid evidence. Anecdotally the BAcC is aware that some patients benefit considerably from their treatment, but there are just as many for whom the treatment does not appear to work and for whom steroid injections and/or an operation are the only options which offer some help.
The best advice, since from a Chinese medicine perspective all cases are unique and different, is to see if you can arrange a short consultation with a practitioner local to you to get their view on whether your particular case may be amenable to treatment. If you did so and opted to go ahead with treatment we would recommend that the outcomes are very clear, as well as the interim review periods. Obstinate conditions, of which this is one, sometimes lend themselves to the development of 'habit treatment' where progress is minimal but hope gets the better of experience.


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