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In the C programming language, operations can be performed on a bit level using bitwise operators.
Bitwise operations are contrasted by byte-level operations which characterize the bitwise operators' logical counterparts, the AND, OR and NOT operators. Instead of performing on individual bits, these operators perform on strings of eight bits (known as bytes) at a time. The reason for this is that a byte is normally the smallest unit of addressable memory (i.e. data with a unique memory address.)
This applies to bitwise operators as well, which means that even though they operate on only one bit at a time they cannot accept anything smaller than a byte as their input.
C provides six operators for bit manipulation.[1]
|bitwise AND
|bitwise inclusive OR
|bitwise exclusive OR
|left shift
|right shift
|bitwise NOT (one's complement) (unary)
|bit a
|bit b
|a & b (a AND b)
The bitwise AND operator is a single ampersand: &. It is just a representation of AND which does its work on the bits of the operands rather than the truth value of the operands. Bitwise binary AND does the logical AND (as shown in the table above) of the bits in each position of a number in its binary form.
For instance, working with a byte (the char type): 0
The most significant bit of the first number is 1 and that of the second number is also 1 so the most significant bit of the result is 1; in the second most significant bit, the bit of second number is zero, so we have the result as 0. [2]
|bit a
|bit b
|a | b (a OR b)
Similar to bitwise AND, bitwise OR only operates at the bit level. Its result is a 1 if one of the either bits is 1 and zero only when both bits are 0. Its symbol is '|' which can be called a pipe.
11001110 | 10011000 = 11011110
|bit a
|bit b
|a ^ b (a XOR b)
The Bitwise XOR (exclusive or) performs a logical XOR function, which is equivalent to adding two bits and discarding the carry. The result is zero only when we have two zeroes or two ones.[3] XOR can be used to toggle the bits between 1 and 0. Thus: i = i ^ 1 when used in a loop toggles its values between 1 and 0.[4]
|bit a
|~a (complement of a)
The one's complement (~) or the bitwise complement gets us the complement of a given number. Thus we get the bits inverted, for every bit 1 the result is bit 0 and conversely for every bit 0 we have a bit 1. This operation should not be confused with logical negation "!".
|bit a
|bit b
|a & b (a AND b)
|a | b (a OR b)
|a ^ b (a XOR b)
There are two bitwise shift operators. They are:
The symbol of right shift operator is >>. For its operation, it requires two operands. It shifts each bit in its left operand to the right. The number following the operator decides the number of places the bits are shifted (i.e. the right operand). Thus by doing ch >> 3 all the bits will be shifted to the right by three places and so on.
Here blank spaces are generated simultaneously on the left when the bits are shifted to the right. When performed on an unsigned type, the operation performed is a logical shift, causing the blanks to be filled by 0s (zeros). When performed on a signed type, an arithmetic shift is performed, causing the blank to be filled with the sign bit of the left operand.
Right shift can be used to divide a bit pattern by 2 as shown:
i = 14; // Bit pattern 1110 j = i >> 1; // here we have the bit pattern shifted by 1 thus we get 111 = 7 which is 14/2
Typical usage of a right shift operator in C can be seen from the following code.
#include <stdio.h> void showbits(unsigned int x) { int i; for(i=(sizeof(int)*8)-1; i>=0; i--) (x&(1<<i))?putchar('1'):putchar('0'); printf("\n"); } int main() { int j = 5225, m, n; printf("The decimal %d is equal to binary - ", j); /* assume we have a function that prints a binary string when given a decimal integer */ showbits(j); /* the loop for right shift operation */ for ( m = 0; m <= 5; m++ ) { n = j >> m; printf("%d right shift %d gives ", j, m); showbits(n); } return 0; }
The output of the above program will be:
The decimal 5225 is equal to binary - 0001010001101001 5225 right shift 0 gives 0001010001101001 5225 right shift 1 gives 0000101000110100 5225 right shift 2 gives 0000010100011010 5225 right shift 3 gives 0000001010001101 5225 right shift 4 gives 0000000101000110 5225 right shift 5 gives 0000000010100011
The symbol of left shift operator is <<. It shifts each bit in its left-hand operand to the left by the number of positions indicated by the right-hand operand. It works opposite to that of right shift operator. Thus by doing ch << 1 in the above example we have 11001010. Blank spaces generated are filled up by zeroes as above.
Left shift can be used to multiply an integer in multiples of 2 as in:
int i = 4; /* bit pattern equivalent is 100 */ int j = i << 2; /* makes it 10000, which multiplies the original number by 4 i.e. 16 */
The following program adds two operands using AND, XOR and left shift (<<).
#include <stdio.h> int main() { unsigned int x = 3, y = 1, sum, carry; sum = x ^ y; // x XOR y carry = x & y; // x AND y while (carry != 0) { carry = carry << 1; // left shift the carry x = sum; // initialize x as sum y = carry; // initialize y as carry sum = x ^ y; // sum is calculated carry = x & y; /* carry is calculated, the loop condition is evaluated and the process is repeated until carry is equal to 0. */ } printf("%d\n", sum); // the program will print 4 return 0; }
C provides a compound assignment operator for each binary arithmetic and bitwise operation (i.e. each operation which accepts two operands). Each of the compound bitwise assignment operators perform the appropriate binary operation and store the result in the left operand.[5]
The bitwise assignment operators are as follows:
|bitwise AND assignment
|bitwise inclusive OR assignment
|bitwise exclusive OR assignment
|left shift assignment
|right shift assignment
Four of the bitwise operators have equivalent logical operators. They are equivalent in that they have the same truth tables. However, logical operators treat each operand as having only one value, either true or false, rather than treating each bit of an operand as an independent value. Logical operators consider zero false and any nonzero value true. Another difference is that logical operators perform short-circuit evaluation.
The table below matches equivalent operators and shows a and b as operands of the operators.
a & b
a && b
a | b
a || b
a ^ b
a != b
!= has the same truth table as
^ but unlike the true logical operators, by itself
!= is not strictly speaking a logical operator. This is because a logical operator must treat any nonzero value the same. To be used as a logical operator
!= requires that operands be normalized first. A logical not applied to both operands won't change the truth table that results but will ensure all nonzero values are converted to the same value before comparison. This works because
! on a zero always results in a one and
! on any nonzero value always results in a zero.
The example below shows that the truth tables for these Bitwise and Logical operators are identical but also demonstrates how they act on their operands differently. The need to normalize operands for
!= can be demonstrated by introducing a
char T2 = 0x02 and packing it in an array. Mixing
T2 with
T will show them being treated the same unless the operand NOTs around
!= are removed.
/* Equivalent bitwise and logical operator tests */ void testOperator(char* name, unsigned char was, unsigned char expected); main() { // -- Bitwise operators -- // //Truth tables packed in bits const unsigned char operand1 = 0x0A; //0000 1010 const unsigned char operand2 = 0x0C; //0000 1100 const unsigned char expectedAnd = 0x08; //0000 1000 const unsigned char expectedOr = 0x0E; //0000 1110 const unsigned char expectedXor = 0x06; //0000 0110 const unsigned char operand3 = 0x01; //0000 0001 const unsigned char expectedNot = 0xFE; //1111 1110 testOperator("Bitwise AND", operand1 & operand2, expectedAnd); testOperator("Bitwise OR", operand1 | operand2, expectedOr); testOperator("Bitwise XOR", operand1 ^ operand2, expectedXor); testOperator("Bitwise NOT", ~operand3, expectedNot); printf("\n"); // -- Logical operators -- // const unsigned char F = 0x00; //Zero const unsigned char T = 0x01; //Any nonzero value //Truth tables packed in arrays const unsigned char operandArray1[4] = {T, F, T, F}; const unsigned char operandArray2[4] = {T, T, F, F}; const unsigned char expectedArrayAnd[4] = {T, F, F, F}; const unsigned char expectedArrayOr[4] = {T, T, T, F}; const unsigned char expectedArrayXor[4] = {F, T, T, F}; const unsigned char operandArray3[2] = {F, T}; const unsigned char expectedArrayNot[2] = {T, F}; int i; for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) { testOperator("Logical AND", operandArray1[i] && operandArray2[i], expectedArrayAnd[i]); } printf("\n"); for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) { testOperator("Logical OR", operandArray1[i] || operandArray2[i], expectedArrayOr[i]); } printf("\n"); for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) { //Needs ! on operand's in case nonzero values are different testOperator("Logical XOR", !operandArray1[i] != !operandArray2[i], expectedArrayXor[i]); } printf("\n"); for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) { testOperator("Logical NOT", !operandArray3[i], expectedArrayNot[i]); } printf("\n"); } void testOperator(char* name, unsigned char was, unsigned char expected) { char* result = (was == expected) ? "passed" : "failed"; printf("%s %s test, was: %X expected: %X \n", name, result, was, expected); }
The output of the above program will be:
Bitwise AND passed, was: 8 expected: 8 Bitwise OR passed, was: E expected: E Bitwise XOR passed, was: 6 expected: 6 Bitwise NOT passed, was: FE expected: FE Logical AND passed, was: 1 expected: 1 Logical AND passed, was: 0 expected: 0 Logical AND passed, was: 0 expected: 0 Logical AND passed, was: 0 expected: 0 Logical OR passed, was: 1 expected: 1 Logical OR passed, was: 1 expected: 1 Logical OR passed, was: 1 expected: 1 Logical OR passed, was: 0 expected: 0 Logical XOR passed, was: 0 expected: 0 Logical XOR passed, was: 1 expected: 1 Logical XOR passed, was: 1 expected: 1 Logical XOR passed, was: 0 expected: 0 Logical NOT passed, was: 1 expected: 1 Logical NOT passed, was: 0 expected: 0


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Yep, The good ol' USPS is often made into the scapegoat. Remember that more than 98% of all first class letters eventually reach their destination or are returned to sender. It may happen once that a properly addressed missive goes missing, but if it happens more than once, look out.
Lost e-mails can happen, too. They can be improperly addressed or caught in a spam trap, but if you've successfully e-mailed an agent before and now you try and don't get a bounce message, the odds are pretty good that they got it within a few hours at most.
- Dave Kuzminski said...
Right, mail thieves watch in particular for manuscripts since they know those are worth millions.
Truth is, most mail thieves want only checks, money, and clearly discernable valuables they can use immediately or convert into cash at a pawn shop. Like scam agents, most mail thieves wouldn't know how to convert a manuscript into anything other than scratch notepads by using the backs.
- Sha'el, Princess of Pixies said...
Hi Ann,
I average about three items a year that go astray in the USPS system. The US postal system is great.
Things I mail to Canada take forever, but they usually get there.
I had one submission go astray. I had delivery confirmation on it. It fell off the face of the earth in Manhattan. They never found it. But, with the amount of mail that passes through the hands of the USPS, their service is amazing.
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The Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP) is a network protocol based on the Internet Protocol Suite for advertisement and discovery of network services and presence information. It accomplishes this without assistance of server-based configuration mechanisms, such as the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) or the Domain Name System (DNS), and without special static configuration of a network host. SSDP is the basis of the discovery protocol of Universal Plug and Play and is intended for use in residential or small office environments. It was formally described in an IETF Internet draft by Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard in 1999. Although the IETF proposal has since expired,[1] SSDP was incorporated into the UPnP protocol stack, and a description of the final implementation is included in UPnP standards documents.[2]
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SSDP is a text-based protocol based on HTTPU. It uses the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) as the underlying transport protocol. Services are announced by the hosting system with multicast addressing to a specifically designated IP multicast address at UDP port number 1900. In IPv4, the multicast address is 188.8.131.52[3] and SSDP over IPv6 uses the address set ff0X::c for all scope ranges indicated by X.[4]
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|I hereby challenge someone, anyone to take one of the classic black and white horror movie monsters from Universals films and include them in a crossover with our favorite Scoobies, or even the Fang Gang. I want to see a story that takes Laurence Talbot 'The Wolf Man', Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula or heck The Invisible Man/The Mummy and have them become the central big bad of a fic/ficlet/drabble/series/story/what-have-you and don't just go with the reimagined versions from The Mummy/Van Helsing I'm talkin' classic horror staples.
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I am trying to determine the best way to start my vegetable seeds for an ebb & flow system. I've got rapid rooter plugs and have started seeds in them before, but the seedlings ended up long and spindly. They were weak and prone to falling over after I transferred them into my system. I've heard it is best to give them light immediately, and also to keep them in the dark until they sprout. I have also heard that perhaps starting them in wet paper towel, then transplanting to rapid rooters works best. Suggestions?
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That particular issue is caused by insufficient light and overly warm ambient air temps, primarily lack of light, and not by the growing medium used.
Seedlings require intense, broad-spectrum light from the instant of germination for a minimum of 12-16 hours out of 24. Low intensity and/or lights too far above the plants causes them to stretch toward it and ultimately fall or die as the stem cells are stretched. Other than over-watering, it is probably the most common problem associated with starting seeds indoors.
Overly warm environmental temps (air, not soil temps warmer than 60-65 degrees) only make the problem worse.
There is a FAQ here and many discussions about the various types and amounts of lights to use including plain old shop lights kept no more than 1" above the plants but the bottom line is that you literally cannot have too much light and if plants get leggy then they aren't getting nearly enough.
keep them in the dark until they sprout
Only a few flower seeds require darkness to germinate. 90% of seeds - flower or vegetable - do not.
As for medium to use, Rapid Rooters or any similar product works fine for an ebb n' flow. I personally prefer rock wool cubes but only because they retain their form better and aren't as fragile.
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I have discovered a cheap, simple method of starting flower and vegetable seeds for the home garden. It utilizes the principle of capillary action and a moist newspaper mat. To construct such a device, the following items will be required:
1. A roller paint tray and plastic liner obtained from the paint department of a box store.
2. A 5-foot length of 1ÂĽ inch PVC pipe obtained from the plumbing department of the same store. This needs to be cut into 25 2-inch cylinders and then filled with a good seed starting mix.
3. A 6-inch piece of I-inch PVC pipe to be used as a plant ejector.
4. A half dozen sheets of newspaper.
Lay the newspaper on the sloping part of the paint tray with several inches immersed in the paint holding well. Fill this well with water and watch as the newspaper mat slowly becomes saturated as it draws up water. Plant a few seeds in each mix-filled cylinder and tamp lightly so the bottom of the mix is in contact with the wet newspaper. It will soon start drawing up moisture via capillary action and become damp. Keep adding water to the well as needed.
Using short pieces of an old venation blind and a lead pencil, identify each cylinder with name and date of planting.
In a week or two, the seeds will germinate and green leaves will appear. When about 2 or 3 inches tall and ready to transplant to a larger container or the garden, use the 1" ejection tool. Place this over the green leaves of the sprouted seedling. It will telescope nicely into the 1¼" planted cylinder. Pull up on the planted cylinder and the seedling will be bottom ejected without disturbing the roots. Add fresh planting mix around the new, larger container and place in a bright-lighted window for further development.
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DURHAM Rasheed Sulaimon was back on Duke's campus Wednesday, serving as a counselor at the K Academy fantasy camp. Since the school year ended, he has been in Houston, working out with John Lucas and thinking about last season.
As much of the latter as the former, if not more.
"When I came home, I did a little bit of reflecting, and now it's time to make adjustments," Sulaimon said. "I know what I need to work on, and I'm doing that right now with the trainers I'm working with back at home. Also, it's good to get away, see family, see familiar faces, get that reassurance, knowing that you have people back home pulling for you."
The difficult end to Duke's basketball season followed a difficult beginning for Sulaimon, who went from Duke's best returning player to a near-afterthought in the space of a summer. His trials and tribulations have been exhaustively documented, from his inability to find a role amid the arrival of Jabari Parker and Rodney Hood to Mike Krzyzewski's tough-love handling.
By the time Duke's season ended, Sulaimon had carved out a place for himself – he was the Blue Devils' best player in the stunning loss to Mercer – but it was too late for him and too late for Duke.
"If Rasheed played the whole year the way he played the second half – he had a good year, but he's capable of having an outstanding year," Krzyzewski said. "If he does that at the beginning, he has an outstanding year, so it's not like he isn't capable of doing that."
So Sulaimon left campus thinking about what went wrong as a sophomore and what he could do differently as a junior, especially as one of very few upperclassmen on a very young roster, especially as Duke's best returning player for a second straight season.
In that respect, Sulaimon mirrors his coach, who talked again Wednesday about using the Mercer loss as a catalyst for a full re-evaluation of Duke's entire program. Krzyzewski once again promised changes in both strategy and tactics without outlining specifics, but it's clear he has done a lot of thinking about the future of Duke's program.
One aside – "We're almost always going to be young, so what does that mean? And what can you do with young and talented and a sprinkling of veterans?" Krzyzewski mused – spoke volumes to the changing mentality within the program. And while Duke's pursuit of one-and-done players hasn't gone well so far, with Kyrie Irving's injury the obvious caveat, the Blue Devils will try it again this fall with power forward Jahil Okafor and point guard Tyus Jones.
If last year's newcomers seemed to crowd Sulaimon out of the picture, with both Parker and Hood comfortable playing similar perimeter games to Sulaimon, this year's lineup appears to offer Sulaimon a better fit. Instead of one of several perimeter threats, he'll be the main perimeter threat on a team that also has a legitimate big man and an attacking point guard.
While it should work better, Sulaimon, still scarred by last season's experience, isn't prepared to take it for granted.
"Those guys haven't stepped on campus yet," Sulaimon said. "But that's going to be the challenge, as soon as they step onto campus, we have to start trying to build our chemistry. You can have as much talent as you want in college basketball, but if you don't have that mesh or that good balance with everybody, you can lose in the first round."
Sulaimon knows that all too well now. It's a fresh start for Duke, but it's also a fresh start for Sulaimon, each with everything to prove going forward.
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text: Once upon a time there was a dude named Christian Ponder who had had a rough few years with the Vikings. So rough that he would be a free agent after the upcoming season. The Vikings had decided not to have him stick around for a 5th icky year. "I didn't expect them too, honestly," Ponder said Wednesday at Minnesota's annual charity playground build. "How things went down, the offseason, last year, I expected that it wasn't going to happen. It was for my benefit. I would like to have that guarantee, but it's not even a guarantee to stick around, unless I'm injured or whatever. It has my options open after the season. I have leverage to stay here or go somewhere else where there's a better place for me to play. We'll see." Christian Ponder might still have great season. That would mean the Vikings would want him to stick around, and that would be fine by me. Some people act as if even giving him a chance would be revolting. Are they scared of him being good and him staying? Unless we're on a winning streak with Bridgewater, I say give him a chance this season. If he's good its obvious he stays around. But even Ponder doesn't think this is a true reality. "If I play this year, have the chance to play this year, or if I'm somewhere next year, we'll see. There's always improvement that I can make and that's what I'm trying to do right now." Tell me something I don't know. I think Christian Ponder has finally figured out there is still room for improvement. Those improvements better add up fast because he has only a few months until a new season, and one last chance. Photo above by Joe Bielawa. 2 Responses Kurmudge June 19, 2014 The differences between the Vikings vis-a-vis Ponder and Bridgewater are significant- regardless of the differences between the two players' natural talent, where BridgeH2O clearly has an edge. But consider this (which I had posted at Vikings Territory: http://vikingsterritory.com/2014/analysis/is-christian-ponder-the-next-rich-gannon) ——————– Every QB has strengths and weaknesses, and for every natural first-year wonder such as Andrew Luck and Tarkenton, there are 10 who need to marinate on the bench before they are ready to blossom. Ponder is the second type; Teddy has a chance to be the first type. Looking back at 2011, the Vikings have done absolutely everything right with Bridgewater, and they did absolutely everything very wrong with Ponder. Now, this does not speak of the core capabilities of the two players- Bridgewater's college record and video record is clearly better in virtually every area related to NFL success except two- raw IQ as measured by the Wonderlic (and this measure is not particularly self-evidently that useful), and athletic size/running ability, where Ponder has a much more sturdy physique. It is interesting, however, that the more frail-appearing Bridgewater missed much less time due to injury in college than did Ponder, and Ponder has continued to be struck by the games-missed injury bug every year as a pro. However, the environmental differences are stark. o Pre-season advance preparation- in 2011 the CBA job action prevented any work, in 2014 every opportunity is available. o Coach competence- an offensive coordinator with a proven track record of success and personnel flexibility (now, vs. Musgrave). o Coach self-assurance- Musgrave had a need to showcase his own genius; growing a QB was an element of that need; Norv Turner has nothing to prove other than to develop his son's resume as a coach. o Offensive line/protection- 3 of 5 spots on the line were marginal or worse (LT, LG, RG), today this is a solid, and well-above average line. o Receiving corps- Michael Jenkins, Berrian, Aromashodu, and Shiancoe compared with Jennings, Patterson, Simpson, Wright, and contract-year Rudolph? No further comment needed. o Running back and "box" predictability- under Musgrave, Peterson ran predictable plays on 1st and 2nd down, then left the field for 3-and-usually-long, inviting the front 7 and safeties to crowd the box and knife into the backfield; it seemed like Peterson either lost 3 yards or, occasionally, ran for 20. But there didn't seem to be nearly as many of 3rd and 4 plays as there were 3rd and 14. o Solid veteran QB mentor(s)- Donovan McNabb, still trying to show off (and getting cut in the middle of the year after campaigning to be released) compared with "good guy teammates" Cassel and Ponder. There were minor improvements to the receiving corps in 2012, but everything else was worse, particularly the coaching and QB mentor situations. Teddy Bridgewater will end up succeeding in accordance with his ability, but his odds of doing so early are immeasurably enhanced by his far better post-draft situation. So what about Ponder? Is he a noodle-armed, receiver-staring, gutless wonder who needs to be run out of the league as fast as possible, as is suggested by some deluded "fans"? His history is that of a talented, smart, athletic football player with a good-enough but ordinary-though-low-velocity-NFL-arm, who is almost too coachable. And the opposite of a SOB with his teammates, leading some ("fans") to say that he is a bumpkin unable to lead. Every one of these traits describes the 1990 version of Rich Gannon. Ponder will probably need to go elsewhere to achieve this, as other players also have- Gannon, Trent Green, Drew Brees, Chris Chandler, Kurt Warner, etc. But he is likely to make it eventually, because his weakest characteristics are the type that get better with experience. Right now, he has had his former nervous OC pound everything into his head at the same time instead of simply letting him go out and play football, the result being that you can see Ponder thinking too much on every play, and believing that he has to be the one to make all the pass plays work. That gets in the way of instinctive reaction and athletic performance. When alternatives become more reactive and result from muscle memory, instead of a need to process too many variables in each situation (staring down primary receivers tends to be a response that tries to limit the alternatives), the gunslinger instinct is released but within a range of experience with what a player understands works better for him. That is when they start to "get it" and really play. I expect Ponder to be a much better QB than Cassel at the same age. Log in to Reply Cole July 28, 2014 Hi! Thanks for the comment. You make a lot of good points about Christian Ponder and his abilities. 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The Company and its subsidiaries are engaged in the production, distribution and marketing of certain Coca-Cola trade beverages in Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina.
Recent bond issue was 6 times oversold, this speaks volumes about KOF's ability to raise capitol and refinance it's large debt. KO's ability to slightly outperform market expectations in 4Q09 was largely due to overseas sales growth, this bodes well for KOF's upcoming earnings release:
Mexico just upgraded to "Overweight" by Citibank:
Mexican Peso has leveled off, but still trading at almost a 20% drop to USD since the global depression started, look for at least a 10% retracement over the next year as economies improve:
As far as recent opinions 2 analysts downgraded KOF in Jan, Credit Suisse Jan 20th & BofA/Merrill Jan 12th both from 'Buy' to 'Neutral'. As the market sold off on Jan 12th Bill Gates added another ~300k shares Jan 11,12,13, to his already very large position held in his Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for ~$18M. Even Warren Buffet has a very large position in the parent company KO.
Obviously opinions matter, but I will take those of 2 astute investors with their cold cash at risk over a couple analysts with nothing at risk.
Further point of the bond issue, during 2009 interest paid on debt was reduced approximately 20% from ~$480M in 2008 to ~$400M in 2009. This amount will continue to decline as they refinance debt at lower rates and continue to pay down debt with excess cash, the combination actually compounds the reduction in interest expense.
Final point for short term investors, KOF pays an annual dividend which for the last 5 years has steadily increased, as in 2009 they had record FCF and Cash From Operations, this will most likely increase again. What does this mean to you? Well the exercise date is less than 2 months away (~4/6/2010) and will be about $.60/share or about 6% if you only hold it through the exercise date.


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Thousands of health care investors are gathering this week to decide where they'll put their money in 2013.
Thousands of health care investors are gathering this week to decide where they'll put their money in 2013.
Nashville-based HCA did better than analysts expected in 2011. Monday the hospital chain announced a dividend payment of $2 a share.
A new study estimates that half of uninsured people in Nashville don't know there's low-cost healthcare available in the city. That's according to a group that's been analyzing the gap in health coverage, particularly for poor people, for the last 2 years.
Franklin-based Community Health Systems hauled in a record $13 billion in revenues during 2010. An earnings statement released Thursday puts profits at $280 million, up 15 percent from 2009.
A state board narrowly approved a new emergency department for Spring Hill. Wednesday's decision for the HCA-run facility came in spite of protests from several area hospitals.
Some portions of the new healthcare law are just now kicking in, but a tax credit worth thousands of dollars has been on the books for months.
Hundreds of people looking for work in counties south of Nashville will soon have another option. That's after an organization that treats mental health and addiction received a 5 million dollar stimulus grant to help funnel people who are out of a job into healthcare training.
Yesterday Nashville-based Amsurg lowered its estimate for how much money it expects to make this year.
Metro's hospital authority will need a fresh infusion of cash from the city council to get through its current budget year. Such actions usually wait until the end of the budget year, but Metro General can't afford to hold off past early May.
Frist, the one-time Republican majority leader, says he's proud of the Obama administration for addressing what he called an "inexcusable" gap in healthcare coverage. That's even though the law passed narrowly, with only Democratic support.
The leader of the state senate says if Tennessee's Attorney General won't pursue a lawsuit against the federal healthcare overhaul, he'll ask an independent attorney to take the case.
The state projects more than 60 thousand people already eligible for TennCare before the overhaul will now sign up because of it.
Governor Phil Bredesen says the federal healthcare overhaul will cost Tennessee about $1.1 billion between 2014 and 2019.
Only three Tennessee Democrats supported the sweeping health care changes that passed the U.S. House of Representatives Sunday night.
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January 26, 2007
Oscar Time!
With the Academy releasing nominations this week, it's hard to think about the actual awards without thinking about the PR circus its become. What at first comes off as a display of recognition for some great work has mutated into just another way for those rich studios to take your money.
How often are your favorite films, perfomances, etc. up for the top honors? So much is left behind because of course, all these voters seem to have short term memory loss and nothing pre-October is seriously considered. Yeah, they'll be the one dark horse that sneaks in out of nowhere like this years "Little Miss Sunshine" but the Fargos, Seasbiscuits and Cinderella Men don't get much ink after those initial "and the surprise of the year nomination went to…" articles.
Increasingly all this seems to be fueled by marketing. Basically, the Oscars have become the foundation for boosting that dark wintery season where people just don't go out to the movies much. The big movies for the younger crowd have to be released in the summer cause kids have to go to school. It's up to us older people to go out and keep the box office alive by watching these prestige films. Show me an intellectual film in June and I just wouldn't appreciate it. I sure wouldn't tell my friends about it.
Since studios spend so much money making new films, they're absolutely terrified of not making that money back. So why even take a chance. Instead, just like the plots are formulaic, the release schedules are as well. At this time of the year, we're supposed to be in serious mode. And if we're in the mood for something light, well let's just remind you how much you want to be in serious mode by talking and talking about this great movie that's up for all the awards.
January 19, 2007
The other Broadway
When it comes to neighborhoods with potential, downtown Los Angeles is about as rich as it gets. In it houses the largest collection of pre-war movie theaters still standing anywhere. While cities like New York and San Francisco have all but done away with their treasures, their Los Angeles counterparts are still in existence, albeit most in a shuttered state.
In this case, the area's decline actually helped preserve the history. Instead of the land cost rising so enormously that supporting a theater seemed like bad business, the historic core of Los Angeles has yet to fully recover from its urban plight of the latter half of the last century. For that reason, keeping the theaters up for film shoots, special events or even storage is as practical a use as any these days.
However, a revival has been slowly gaining speed. With the western business corridor of downtown already in the midst of its renaissance, eyes are starting to turn towards the entertainment center, Broadway. Numerous theaters are making a steady income, but one classic has yet to be revitalized, one of the earliest palaces still standing in its ranks, the Million Dollar Theater.
This is the palace Sid Grauman built before the Chinese or even the Egyptian. Its opening on Broadway in 1918 ushered in a new age of extravagance in L.A. theaters. Since closing for movies, it's had new life as a church but that even stopped years ago. Since, it's one of the last large theaters intact on Broadway that's still not operational for performances.
Hearing conflicting rumors swirling around the past few years regarding its return, I figured it was about time I went straight to the source. I got on the phone with the Million Dollar's owner, the Yellin Company, and they put me in touch with its current tenant Robert Voskanian. I'd heard that he had planned to reopen it again after some renovations but I wasn't quite sure which stage they were in or the extent of their plans:
January 12, 2007
I hate the feeling when I know it's coming. The film is reaching its climax and some watershed moment turns into a sad realization. Then it happens. I feel the tears coming on and I discreetly make sure the people sitting next to me don't notice. The blinking, excessive blinking takes over. Hopefully, I can widen my eyes enough to drown the tears or just think of something completely off subject like igloos to take my mind off things. Sometimes I'm successful, sometimes not.
I have a little fear about crying during movies. Not that I think I'm any less of a man for doing it but I just get a little embarrassed. It's just that I find watching movies to be a very personal endeavor. When you experience an intimate moment like that, it feels a bit odd to have all these strangers around you.
There are plenty of plot developments that will get me a little teary-eyed. While a death certainly gets me most of the time, I am most helpless when it comes to reunions. "Forrest Gump", "It's a Wonderful Life", "Love Actually", name your poison. I succumb to them all. But don't tell anyone that.
January 5, 2007
The Power of Reviews
I used to be wooed by trailers, voluntarily sucked into the theater with just a glimpse of excitement. I used to give credence to word of mouth and make it over to the theater purely based on what other people said. Recently though however, specifically the last five years, I've thrown that all away and now base which movies I go out and see entirely on reviews.
Maybe it's the cost of movies. As evidence by our recent CT poll and comments made on the pages, it seems like all of us are getting a little fed up with the skyrocketing price of first run films these days. I've learned to get over it by simply choosing films more wisely. That way, if I'm going to spend that money on the movie, the parking and possibly concessions, at least I feel like I'm guaranteed to get something in return.
It becomes obsessive though. I check sites like Rotten Tomatoes so often to see what everyone is saying that by the time the movie comes out, I'm a little sick of hearing about it. I just have to know the opinions though; the random opinions, the consensus opinion and of course the thoughts of my personal favorite journalists.
There's more at stake too by living this kind of life. How about compromising friendships? Frequently, I'll receive enthusiastic recommendations from a peer urging me to see a certain picture but I'll have to turn them down because of something I read. They'll be in shock and think I'm kidding. Eventually, they'll just be plain insulted.
December 29, 2006
Moviegoing Rituals
Whenever I go to ArcLight to see a movie, as long as I'm with a certain friend, we always buy their caramel corn in addition to their regular popcorn. We have this little routine that she came up with where we eat some of the popcorn first to get our fingertips a bit greasy. Once they're sufficiently oily enough, we start munching on the caramel corn. One without the other would be just okay, but together they have an unbeatable synergy. I don't know why it works and maybe it doesn't entirely in the end, but it's tradition and any trip to the ArcLight feels naked without it.
Another friend and I regularly see event films together opening night. After lining up hours in advance, as soon as they let us into the theater, we race in quickly make our way to the most center row. At the point we begin counting seats. As if just being comfortable in the centermost seats weren't enough, we have to be positive that we are at the true middle of the auditorium. Maybe we just revel in the sightlines or maybe we get a certain satisfaction of seeing the faces of the next moviegoers arriving that look for the best seats in the house and find us in them.
Perhaps none is more important to me these days than of course, the theater listings. It used to be that I'd just get excited when I knew the actual times a new movie would be shown opening weekend. Like I care about times now. I want to know what's playing where.
December 22, 2006
The Midnight Movie Experience
Waiting outside in the dark for hours and it's below freezing. Flying cross country and then back in a two day span. Checking Fandango every ten minutes to see if they've announced the times yet.
Before I found my love for movie theaters, I had my passion for movies. One of the extra special parts of moviegoing is when those big event films come out. You might have seen the trailer six months or even a year earlier. As the months go by, the anticipation only grows. And then finally, one day, it's release day.
For me, when it comes to big event films, there's only one way to go; the midnight movie opening night. No matter how little sleep I got the night before, if it's something I've been waiting for a long time, I am wired once the late evening comes around. There's just something about seeing a movie like that when it's just you and the hardcore fans. Plus, the guarantee of almost no children doesn't hurt either.
With one friend we even have this deal where each year one of us travels cross country to the other and we see the most highly-anticipated event film of the year. Of course, we see it at midnight at the most prime location in town. Sometimes, what we're actually going to see is up for debate but never how we're going to see it. Our parents to this day don't quite understand why someone would take a vacation just to see a movie.
While I seem to have years and years experience being that I have so many memories, that's not quite true. My midnight movie memories are entirely restricted to the past ten years. I'm anxious to know how this tradition has changed over the years. Of course I've read about it in the 70's but what about before that? For something so tied to the event films that have been such a huge part of moviegoing since "Jaws", how does it translate to different genres and times?
December 15, 2006
The importance of feedback
We've all been there. The crying baby two rows back, the obnoxious teenagers that keep cracking jokes every five seconds oblivious to the fact that they're surrounded by three hundred people, and of course the cell phone users that need no introduction. In a lot of ways, the moviegoing experience has really deteriorated lately.
That doesn't mean it has to go any further though. I know it's a little intimidating sometimes but we ambassadors of all things that are good about cinema need to step up and let our voices be heard. If anything is going to change about movie theaters, it's going to take an entire wave of public opinion to do it. But if we're articulate and we possibly point out some positive notes too, maybe we can have some impact.
Talking to your local theater is a good start. Nothing is more effective than telling someone your thoughts face to face. With the larger chains though, it might take a bit more convincing. However, we're lucky enough to get some platforms for each(Regal, AMC, Cinemark). Search for the best way to contact the powers that be at your local theater and see how receptive they are.
December 8, 2006
Theater parking lots and you
We've all heard the story so many times. Wouldn't it have been great to wakeup and be in the 1930's. Not because of the economic conditions and not because of anyone in particular, but for the movie theaters. This was golden age and it was going well until the suburbs came along twenty years later by kneading the population across a much larger landscape.
For the past decade, we've been at a new crossroads as well. A lot of our favorite triplexes and early multiplexes are getting phased out for new grander megaplexes. However, this transformation coincides with the last one. Just as people began going to smaller neighborhood theaters due to convenience, the same applies today. Not only because of the material amenities becoming more and more standard but because of the most precious commodity in some cities today, parking.
How much has the amount of available parking doomed or celebrated your local theater? Expansive exterior parking lots seem to go hand in hand with the new stand alone megaplexes. One can hardly find a more irritating experience than circling around a tight lot for a prized space. As a result, huge pieces of property have been partitioned off to make sure this doesn't happen, at least during anytime but the most high traffic days.
The ease of parking has also been improved quite a bit. From different sized spaces to high tech lots that tell you the precise number of available spots on any given level. Let's not forget about how much easier it's gotten to get out of them. Prepay machines and lots where you in advance by space number are all the more common.
December 1, 2006
The Wonderful Art of Seat Saving
I can't begin to tell you how much it pissed me off when my buddy told me we'd be saving seats for his sister when we saw "Munich" one Saturday night. Not just his sister but her husband and two of their friends. I didn't even know any of these people and here I am sticking my neck out, letting them tarnish my perfect opening weekend experience.
To understand exactly the degree to which this bothered me, you have to realize the tradition that was being jeopardized. For years, he and I have seen every Steven Spielberg film either opening night or opening weekend. Crossing state lines, going to the theater on no sleep; nothing ever stopped us from the event. Almost nothing, until his sister had to have dinner.
So we were seeing this film the night after I'd just taken a red eye back from Los Angeles. Exhausted, I went to sleep until just before I had to drive to the theater. We only left time to get to the theater an hour in advance so we could procure the best seats in the house. Then I received the exciting news that we would have to save four prime seats next to us. I hadn't planned on having dinner until afterwards. Some TGI Fridays chicken strips sounded pretty nice to me too at the time but I sacrificed them for my opening weekend experience. Not them though. Not the people that would end up watching the film from almost as good a sightline as I.
As we came closer and closer to showtime, I became more and more well versed in spotting those eyeing our seats and waving them off. By the end, I didn't even have to use any words cause I had the hand motions down to a science.
November 17, 2006
The Mainstream/Indy Theater
Going into Manhattan as a teenager was a special occasion. Before that, the extent of my travels into "the city" was the yearly trips in with my parents to see a show or go to an art museum. I was always mystified by all New York had to offer and once I had the chance to choose what to take from it, I was in heaven.
As a fan of film and a budding screenwriter, Manhattan opened the door to more cinema opportunities than I ever thought possible. I'll never forget my first trip to the Angelika. I was more than accustomed to the idea of a multiplex but never one that specifically showcased independent films. These weren't just any indy films either. These were the hottest independent films of the day, many in exclusive engagements, playing nowhere else in the city at that time. From the moment I stepped inside the theater's lobby, I knew this place was to become a regular addition to every trip into the city I made.
As the 90's came to a close, I would still frequent the Angelika along with the local theaters of my native Westchester like the Fine Arts and Greenburgh Cinema 100 whenever I wanted my indy flick fix. Something was happening though and I was starting to notice it even then.
In 1996, four of the five Best Picture Nominees were independent films. The slate of directors like Mike Leigh and the Coen Brothers seemed better fit for Cannes than Hollywood. I didn't give it much thought at the time, but looking back on it, how was it not inevitable that the industry would cash in on this growing contingent. A couple years later, I saw "Rushmore" at my local multiplex thinking it would be a standard comedy. Only when it was over did I realize that Wes Anderson might have had his bills paid by Buena Vista, but he was very much an independent director.


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Rapid weight loss = hives?
This is probably going to sound weird, and I'm just sort of bouncing ideas around in my head and trying to get them out, and thought I wonder if anyone else has had this issue.
In the last 2 1/2 weeks, I've had 2 allergic reactions which resulted in hives on my hands, swelling fingers, itchy trunk, etc. The first time I had taken some Kava root for anxiety and thought it was that, but it happened again last night and I had nothing unusual. I have no known food allergies and have not changed my soaps, shampoos, lotions, laundry detergent, or anything else I can think of.
I have also had consistently itchy skin since starting JUDDD, but I attributed it to either dry winter air, or my skin trying to shrink along with my fat cells (most of the itchy places are where I have stretchmarks--sorry TMI--and they itched when I got them, with rapid weight gain).
I am allergic to several medications: Penicillin--I was diagnosed very young and only remember having a bad rash; Allopurinol (nearly killed me--almost went into organ failure); and Welbutrin--same exact kind of hives I've had the last two times.
Here's my hypothesis: I'm losing weight quite rapidly, and my understanding is that toxins can be stored in our fat cells. Is it possible that my fat cells are releasing stored Welbutrin or whatever I'm reacting to, into my bloodstream, causing a histamine response?
I'm trying to run searches and have found other posts on other boards with similar thoughts, but can't find anything concrete to support or refute my hypothesis. It doesn't help that Wikipedia is down today.
Anyway, have any of you experienced or heard of someone else experiencing anything similar? I'm certainly not planning on slowing my weight loss. I'll just deal with the hives. I'd rather be skinny and covered in red, itchy splotches than fat any day. :hyst:
I have not had hives but I swear whenever I lose weight, I itch.
As I was reading, my thoughts turned to toxins being released and you are reacting to them.
If it were me, I'd likely find a good liver support supplement and take it to help your liver detox the extra load, and drink a lot of water. Then take benedryl as needed for the itching. I'd also let someone know what was going on, in case a bad reaction happened they would know to get help immediately.
i've often thought that when we lose weight that the fat cells stored are releasing whatever mess into the body...i have no scientific evidence of that....also i too itch in my stretchy mark areas...i'm hoping the itch is due to shrivling up and dying....NOOOO help me, they scream...hahahaha....i use tons of cocoa butter and really thick heavy creams in the winter because i get sooo incredibly dry....good luck to the itchies...cuz you gonna be skinny!
Cholinergic urticaria is a subcategory of physical urticaria (aka hives) that is a skin ... spicy foods which may cause an increase in body temperature or even stress due ... activities, sudden increase or decrease in weight loss due to loss of appetite, ... it can sometimes be halted by rapid cooling, such as applying cold water or ...
Found the above little blurb.... It speaks to sudden loss of weight causing this, but indicates from lack of appetite. But that would certainly fit, as our DDs of few calories would fit the *loss of appetite* part. :laugh:
Sorry, I don't have a specific recommendation for a liver support. Maybe ask at Whole Foods or your local health food store?
And there's this response to rapid weight gain or loss. And the loss is the thing that is worrying your body right now. I expect two things will happen to make this ease off in a bit. First, sometimes the response grows weak again and goes away, and secondly.. usually our rate of weight loss settles down as we get into JUDDD (or any weight loss plan) and we go merrily along with losing a couple of pounds each week, or for some of us, we average just a single pound per week as the averages are laid out.
Good luck, and hope the rash goes away shortly! You might have to try an antihistamine tablet.
I take milk thistle for my liver when I remember it, lol. I've been good about it lately though. One capsule per day, sometimes 3 per day. It's just the brand at Walmart.
How interesting that you got hives on JUDDD! I got them too, even though I wasn't losing weight.
Rapid weight loss can indeed lead to releases of toxic chemicals that are stored in your fat cells and liver. Taking milk thistle won't stop that, even though it is helpful for your liver nonetheless. But it's mostly fat-soluble toxic chemicals (think PCBs, DDT, and DDE) that get released during weight loss, and those are unlikely to cause hives.
However, the fasting and calorie swings that are inherent to JUDDD do cause certain kinds of stress. While this stress is great for your bodies in many ways--that's what causes all the medical benefits of fasting--my doctor thought the stress might also trigger hives.
A few weeks ago, I got a horrible case of hives after my lowest DD. I had to stop JUDDD for 3 weeks while the hives went away. I'm maintaining, not trying to lose weight (well, I would like to lose 1 last lb before maintenance). The doctor was pretty sure hives were triggered by the stress of alternate day fasts. She didn't tell me to stop, but she did tell me to give JUDDD a few weeks break. I'm starting up again, but not doing DDs lower than 700 calories because I don't want another case.
That's really interesting. I got the first two cases after good DDs, but got them again today on an UD, so I'm not sure if that's just a holdover from yesterday or not.
I'm glad that you're being careful to monitor for anaphylaxis. Hive are mostly annoying, but as you know, they can be a symptom of a life-threatening allergic reaction to something, so if your throat or face starts swelling, get to a hospital.
Hydrocortisone doesn't help much with hives compared to an oral antihistamine (benadryl is good). Ice packs help a ton, and so can a menthol rub.
No hives here, but my face is breaking out! I'm not a teenager lol. But if it's a sign of fat loss, I'll manage to cope! ;)
Hello all :-)
I'm not doing JUDD (I'm on Atkins), but I stumbled on this thread after searching "rash" and found it really interesting.
Every single time I've started low carbing; after two to three weeks I get an angry rash down the back of my neck (behind my ears), and across my upper back. It's red, hot and angry, but doesn't particuarly itch.
It normally lasts for about six weeks (I think) and then seems to dissipate.
I have absolutely no idea what causes it, but it always arrives - regular as clockwork and always in the same location. I'm almost three weeks into Atkins now, and here it is again! I'm just grateful that it's on the back of my neck, and not on my face!
I've used hydrocortisone cream on it in the past, but to be honest, I don't think that (or antihistamine) really has any effect. It normally seems to disappear of it's own accord after 6 weeks or so. It's a bit of a mystery!
Good that it goes away for you. Maybe if you do your low carbing at a little higher carb level, you could substitute more of the lower carb veggies in place of some eggs/meats, and still have your tummy feeling full and comfy, without having so much protein food in it, and see if that helps.
Nice to hear from you over here! :high5: :laugh:
I'm sorry i am no help here.
But I started itching any way
Quick update: I had been hive free for several weeks. As my weightloss tapered off and became more steady, my hives diminished.
I lowered UD calories a couple of days ago and have lost over 2 lbs in the last couple of days. Guess what . . . hives have returned on my left hand and forehead. Additionally, the itching has returned at those locations as well as my abdomen and back.
I definitely see a correlation between the quick, sudden weightloss and my symptoms. I consider it a minor price to pay for better overall health in the long run, so I'm going to keep on plugging away and get rid of all this extra, toxin filled weight!
So, if we store toxins, as in DDT and tons of other bad stuff, in our body fat, and we are losing that fat at a rapid rate.. then the toxins are being freed into our bloodstreams, and so if we're inclined to be a bit more sensitive to the stuff than some others are, that could surely cause hives.
I'd be like you though, in being quite content to put up with hives for awhile if the weight loss was going good! :laugh:
I have A LOT of weird allergic reactions to A LOT of weird things. I just had this weird rash pop up around my neck after 1 day of wearing a different necklace. Was it the necklace? I have no idea. But, I haven't worn it again since. I will try it again, but it kinda pisses me off that I can't wear a different necklace. :annoyed:
I do believe that we store toxins in our fat cells. We store estrogen, why not anything else? I take benadryl at night when I'm having days of bad allergies. You might want to start a steady regimen for a few weeks until you get under control.
Also, just because you haven't changed anything, doesn't mean you haven't developed an allergy to something you've used forever. I can no longer use Surf (do they make that stuff anymore?) or Tide laundry detergent, Ivory soap, Dove soap, or a variety of other products that I had used for YEARS before developing a sudden rash.
<-- I gots bad allergies. :laugh:
DD7 is very sensitive to a lot of things too. Thankfully she has no food allergies, but we have to use soaps and detergents with no perfumes or dyes. She has a histamine response if she gets a little scratch. It's really weird--it looks like she's getting hives for just about an hour or so and then it goes away. She has a bladder/ureter condition for which she had to take antibiotics for 2 years. Thank goodness she never developed any sensitivities to those!!
It's funny how our bodies react to different stimuli. The human body is just truly amazing and interesting and confusing and beautiful!
2 years of anitbiotics! That had to be miserable! I'm glad she got it under control. Does she take probiotics? Or eat good cultured yogurt? I'm making up for years of antibiotics now. The probiotics are magical.
We make sure she gets a well balanced diet which often includes Yakult or Greek yogurt or the like, but we don't give her any supplements. I'm always afraid of them for fear the FDA's going to come out in a year or two and say such and such causes this or that. :stars: Is there any particular one that you use that you feel is safe?
She ended up having surgery when she was two to correct the bladder/ureter issue (vesicoureteral reflux). Her first two years were miserable with constant bladder and kidney infections. She'd be on one antibiotic for a few months, then get a breakthrough infection and we'd have to switch her to a new antibiotic.
Sadly, I get uric acid kidney stones and they can be hereditary. If she ever gets one, it's automatic surgery. :eek:
I use probiotics that aren't refridgerated and I've had good luck with them, although some people will tell you that they don't work. I buy mine through swansonsvitamins.com (I swear I don't work for them). If you don't like a supplement, ship it back and they will reimburse you. They have been so good to me, which is why I recommend them. They also have user reviews on their website and constant deals.
I've read that the best kind are the ones that you get at whole foods or sunflower or sprouts market (if you have those around you) that need to be kept in the fridge. I've heard they don't taste bad either. Some actually taste good (from what I hear).
I would also try to get more greek yogurt and kefir in her diet. The unsweetened stuff is best - just add your own flavorings. Smoothies are great and if you add a banana, no need for sweetener. I've just started using kefir and am told you can use for anything you would use milk with. I used in mashed potatoes in place of cream/sour cream and thought it was great. It can also be used in smoothies.
I took a lot of antibiotics when I was a kid and was on tetracycline for my skin for a long time and I think it really messed up my digestive tract. It is so much better now because I try to take care of it.
The itch is unbearable - even after topical and oral antihistamines! Fortunately - this time - I didn't 'swell up' - that is so not a pretty sight - I once had over a hundred bites on my hands - and they swelled up sooooo much they were really tight and very hot! - it took forever to explain to a greek doctor that the reaction was only to mosquitos bites - not something else!
Back to Dawn...
I don't think I've had hives - but I do remember feeling really itchy around my midrif when I first started JUDDDing - maybe I'm not losing fast enough at the moment!! LOL
I have had several really bad allergic reactions to other things in the past, so I suspect I'm particularly sensitive. DH thinks it's the same things that I've reacted to in the past just resurfacing as I'm losing the fat the residual chemicals are stored in.
Hi Dawn,
I guess I missed this thread when you first broke out with hives. If you search on the Hcg'ers threads, there are quite a few who have had the exact same experience. My uncle who is 75 did the Hcg protocol and broke out with hives spontaneously as he was dropping lots of weight. It is the phenomenon of fat cells releasing gunk into our bodies. Hope it gets better!!! :)
Thanks Sunday. That's what I figure it is too. It's annoying but not unbearable.
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