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Grodan and Wicked were Co Guild Masters.
Grodan took a break before Christmas. During that one week the guild imploded with Crimson luring prime members and The Afflicted grabbing a few more. Dreadnaught was the lead guild on the server up to that point. The Afflicted were ahead in some pve aspects due to the use of Paladin vs Horde Shamans.
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35 Basic Tutorials to Get You Started with Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is a very powerful and versatile image editing/graphics creation application that is the industry standard in its category. Though Photoshop's interface is intuitive enough for an absolute beginner to learn basic image editing tasks such as cropping and resizing, to be able to fully master and utilize all of its tools takes a considerable amount of time.
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Justin Bieber has a song off of his upcoming 'Believe' album that just leaked and I think you're gonna love it – I sure do! The upbeat, dance floor-ready track is called "All Around The World" and features Ludacris (who he collaborated with on his first hit single "Baby").
In the chorus, Bieber sings, "All around the world / People want to be loved / all around the world / They're no different than us." If this song is any indication of what we can expect from his album, it's gonna be fantastic. "All Around The World" people will soon be dancing to this song.
Many hardcore fans are enraged that a song has leaked and refuse to listen to it. I can understand why Bieber's crew would be angry, but for fans I think if anything it has just created more anticipation for what's to come (in my opinion). If you need another reason to listen to it, it's way better than "Boyfriend" and I didn't even dislike that song. Check it out below while you can.
Yes, Justin Bieber is 18-years-old. Yes, I understand he wants to shed that boy next door teenybopper image of his. BUT, hell NO, I never want to know what he calls his penis, nor the size of it. The Canadian pop star pushed the TMI envelope during an interview with UK's The Sunday Times. Obviously, Justin is using the strategy of drumming up controversy to build buzz for his upcoming new album, "Believe". It's a tactic that's worked time and time again.
Before I reveal his peen's name, let's quickly cover other topics discussed in his interview. Unlike previous teen popstars and claiming he still has his V card, Justin simply replies, "next question," when asked about his sexual activity. I guess it's pretty safe to assume, his no comment-like response is confirmation Selena Gomez and him are "loving each other like a love song" in the biblical sense. Definitely not an image I wanted ingrained in my head.
Last night, the top artists and groups in music came to together in Las Vegas to celebrate their chart success at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards. Set the MGM Grand and hosted by Modern Family's funny couple Ty Burrell & Julie Bowen, the night was a non-stop pop music fest filled with many live performances and long-winded acceptance speeches. While I have normally been a fan of this show int he past, I feel that this year, the entire show fell a little flat. I also felt like ABC forgot how to shoot an awards show as many times, the camera angles and shots were completely disoriented. But, let's get back to the actually awards themselves.
There was no denying Adele as she literally sweeped multiple categories winning a total of 9 awards. Party Rock duo LMFAO weren't far behind her as their summer anthem from last year won them multiple trophies. A long-winded Justin Bieber took home the trophy for most active social media artist and Billboard's best new artist was named, Wiz Khalifa. The night was also filled with tons of performances.
LMFAO kicked off the show with a medley of their hits which included and shuffling zebra in sparkly underwear. To be honest, it was pretty awesome. Kelly Clarkson debuted her new single "Dark Side" for their crowd and the boys from The Wanted had the girls in the house screaming until they had lost their voices. Usher's performance of "Scream" wasn't my favorite and the concept for Justin Bieber's performance of "Boyfriend" was completely unrelated to anything about the song. Favorite performances for me go to Carly Rae Jepsen as she skipped around stage to "Call Me Maybe" and Nelly Furtado's rendition of her new track, "Big Hoops." But, nothing was more touching then John Legend and Jordin Sparks' tribute to Whitney Houston. Check out all of the night's performances and winners below.
Watch all of the evening's performances and complete winners list after the jump.
With three studio albums to his credit, Justin Bieber boasts he's "never made a bad song". While I admit I like "Somebody To Love", "Baby" and "Boyfriend", I'm sure there are a few clunkers in his discography. It's definitely a bold statement to make considering his upcoming album hasn't hit stores yet. I chalk it up to misguided youthful arrogance. Remember when you were 18 and thought you knew everything? Lest he forget, he's still a little man boy.
Bieber made the boastful claim to GQ magazine's June 2012 issue with Michael Fassbender gracing the cover. Ridiculous comment aside, Bieber has a few "interesting" things to say about the music industry, partying and Kim Kardashian. Along with the entertaining interview, Justin poses for a fashion editorial snapped by photographer Peggy Sirota. Even though he still looks like a lesbian, you can see he's growing up and becoming a man. Check out a few pics and quotes from his piece in GQ magazine below.
Forbes Magazine has just revealed their "Celebrity 100" list for this year, revealing a new number one celebrity for 2012. The magazine looks at various factors when classifying the celebs, including: Wealth, TV/Radio ranking, Press ranking, Web ranking, and Social ranking.
The person who topped this list year is involved in many areas of the business and despite the image above, it's not Justin Bieber nor is it Oprah Winfrey. I'm not surprised to see this person on the list, but I must say I'm a little surprised to see them at number one. Last year, Gaga topped the list with Oprah trailing behind in second. This year, the Top 10 list is quite different, but Oprah finds herself at number two once again.
Check out the Top 10 list below to find out who tops the list this year.
How cute! Just in time for Mother's Day on Sunday, Justin Bieber decided to release a song from his upcoming 'Believe' album called "Turn To You," which he dedicated to his mother, Pattie Mallette.
The song is about the sacrifices and challenges his mom (and most moms for that matter) faced or face when they have a child. He sings about his love for her and that even though he's all grown up now (almost), he still turns to her. The lyrics and the track are actually quite beautiful and the song itself is quite catchy. Bieber sings, "I don't know what I'd do if you left me, so please don't go away. Everything that you are is who I am, who I am today."
Listen to the track below and if you can or have a mother in your life, be sure to do something special for her.
After much build up, Justin Bieber has finally released his "Boyfriend" music video. The song is his first single to be released from his upcoming album 'Believe' which drops on June 19. The more mature sounding single has been received well by fans and sold 500,000 copies in its first week.
Now as far as the video, I was a little surprised that it didn't look much like the teasers at all. The intro does, but then the video pretty much starts over and the theme is really just a parking lot party and Justin Timberlake Bieber is the big stud. The original video was filmed directed by Colin Tilley, but most of that footage was scrapped and they changed to a safer concept consisting of a parking lot party and cars, under the direction of X. Perhaps the original footage with the groping girls was too much of a transition for all of his tween fans (or their parents to be more exact)?
The girl he ends up with in the video looks somewhat similar to Selena Gomez, his real life girlfriend. What a cute 'lil tribute. Check out the video below and share your thoughts below.
Sylvester Stallone did it. Martha Stewart did it. Hell, even Michael Jackson did it. All three along with Danny Devito and Steve Spielberg made cameos in the previous two "Men In Black" films. With the third installment around the corner, director Barry Sonnenfeld confirmed a trio of celebrities making appearances as extraterrestrials in the film. Here's what the director revealed:
"One of the joys is deciding who you would put up on the board, who you would tell the world are aliens," Sonnenfeld tells the site. "And A) the challenge is you have to get permission from these celebrities and B) you don't want to go with people that are either a flash in the pan, or political, or people that in 10 years no one will know who you're talking about."
I have to admit, I had little to no interest in checking out "MIB3", but after learning who's donning alien attire in the film, I have to check it out. Funny enough, when the three were revealed, I wasn't surprised at all. Truth be told, they're all a little whackadoo in their own right. Continue reading to find out.


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Two Young Irish Boys Cover Rihanna's 'We Found Love'
Sophia Grace & Rosie, watch out!
Ryan Gosling Was a Heartthrob From the Start!
In a recent video, posted by 'djminiedwards' we see two young Irish children covering "We Found Love" by Rihanna. They showcase both their vocal, and guitar talents all at once. In addition to the great vocals, one of the boys adds his own rap to the song as well. There are some more child pop stars in the making.


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Afrika is a stylish sofa unit ideal for lounging with it's curved design and chaise section. It comes in two separate pieces that fix together for ease of delivery. Spanish Manufacturer Fama are experts in the use of bold and exciting design and offer their models in hundreds of different fabrics. The Afrika is also available in leather. Pair with a Fama accent chair, such as the Moon chair or the Lenny for a complete room set. The price shown is for an Afrika sofa as pictured and in the fabrics shown.
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The Afrika is available in many different sizes and modular configurations. It is also available in over 300 different fabrics. You can create your own design with the help of Fama's brilliant virtual simulator just click on the link and you will be taken to Fama's Website, then click, simulator (below the picture) then fabrics followed by colours and pick the colour you want. This will then bring up all of Fama's designs in that colour, click the design that you like the apply it to the picture of the Afrika to see how it would look. You can combine different fabrics to give your sofa extra individuality.
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Hazelnut-Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
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This yuletide yummy is easy prepare just make our Basic Cookie Dough and sandwich delectable hazelnut-chocolate spread between two baked cookies.
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Calories | 65 |
Total Fat | 4g |
Saturated Fat | 2g |
Cholesterol | 10mg |
Sodium | 45mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 7g |
Dietary Fiber | 0 |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 1g |
Calcium | -- |
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Yields: 6 dozen cookies
Prep Time: 1 hr 30 min
Cook Time: 9 min
Oven Temp: 350
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- Basic Cookie Dough
- 1/3 cup(s) hazelnuts, toasted and chopped
- 3/4 cup(s) hazelnut-chocolate spread
- Prepare Basic Cookie Dough.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. With hands, shape dough by level measuring 1/2 teaspoons into balls. Place balls, 2 inches apart, on ungreased large cookie sheet. Dip bottom of flat-bottomed glass in sugar as needed; use to press each ball into 1-inch round. Sprinkle half of the rounds with hazelnuts. Bake cookies 9 to 10 minutes or until edges are golden-brown. Transfer to wire rack to cool. Repeat.
- Assemble sandwich cookies: Spread flat sides of plain cookies with 1/2 teaspoon hazelnut-chocolate spread. Top each with a nut-covered cookie, top side up, pressing lightly.
- Store cookies in tightly sealed container, putting sheets of waxed paper between layers, at room temperature up to 1 week or in freezer up to 3 months.
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2012 Mazda3 SkyActiv: Real-World Mileage
Small cars and 40 mpg are quickly going hand in hand. Of the 30 sedans, coupes and hatchbacks that start under $18,000, more than a dozen have a 40-mpg non-hybrid variant — and most of them are selling well. Not to be left off the bandwagon, Mazda gave its Mazda3 a mileage makeover for 2012.
Called SkyActiv, the car's new 155-horsepower drivetrain — a direct-injection 2.0-liter four-cylinder with a six-speed manual or automatic — builds on aerodynamic tweaks to eke out competitive mileage: 28/40 mpg city/highway in the automatic Mazda3 sedan, 27/39 mpg with the stick. Aerodynamic shortfalls and a few extra pounds dock 1 mpg highway off the SkyActiv hatchback with either transmission.
How does the Mazda do in the real world? I took a stick-shift Mazda3 SkyActiv hatchback from our Chicago offices to the Detroit auto show to find out.
We've had trouble meeting the EPA's highway numbers in 40-mpg cars before, and the winter conditions took their toll. Temperatures on both highway legs were in the mileage-killing 20s and 30s. I headed east with light winds but returned west with a stiff crosswind: Southerly gusts in Detroit hit 37 mph on the day I left, National Weather Service data showed.
The SkyActiv 2.0-liter cranks out 13 more pounds-feet of passing-lane torque than its port-injected sibling, but it still needs a lot of revving for the Mazda3 to move out. Fortunately, SkyActiv's extra oomph manifests on the interstate, where you can add 5 or 10 mph in 6th gear at a reasonable pace. Some commuter cars still require chucking through gears to tack on highway speed. The SkyActiv 2.0-liter is no imposter for Mazda's gutsier 2.5-liter four-cylinder, but it gets the job done.
Will shoppers buy it? I think so. Lead-footers will still want the 2.5-liter Mazda3, but consider the SkyActiv 2.0-liter against the car's base 2.0-liter. At 12,000 annual miles, current national gas prices ($3.38 per gallon of regular, according to AAA) and the EPA's combined city/highway rating, SkyActiv saves $140 to $273 a year versus similar non-SkyActiv variants. That takes some sting out of the price difference between SV/Sport and (SkyActiv) Touring/Grand Touring trims: SV models start at $15,200, and Touring versions at $18,700 (excluding a $795 destination fee). The latter should be an easy find, as just over half the Mazda3 trim levels listed in Cars.com's new-car inventory are SkyActiv trims.
The Mazda3 accounted for 41% of Mazda's U.S. sales last year, outselling bit players in the commuter segment. But shoppers still bought more than two Honda Civics, Toyota Corollas or Chevrolet Cruzes for every Mazda3. Gas mileage has been a shortfall for the Mazda3, which is otherwise a nimble car. I suspect the revamped drivetrain will narrow the divide.


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Straciatella with Escarole
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Straciatella is the Italian version of egg drop soup. The straciatella are the "little rags" of egg that form when beaten egg is drizzled into hot broth.
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Calories | 115 |
Total Fat | 6g |
Saturated Fat | 2g |
Cholesterol | 166mg |
Sodium | 1245mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 5g |
Dietary Fiber | 2g |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 12g |
Calcium | -- |
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Total Time: 20 min
Prep Time: 10 min
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- 3 cup(s) water
- 1 head(s) (12-ounce) escarole, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3 large eggs
- 1/3 cup(s) freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) coarsely ground black pepper
- In 4-quart covered saucepan, heat broth and water to boiling on high. Stir in escarole; reduce heat to medium and simmer 5 minutes or until escarole is tender and wilted.
- Meanwhile, in 2-cup liquid measuring cup or small bowl, whisk eggs, Romano, salt, and pepper until combined.
- Drizzle egg mixture from measuring cup into simmering broth, gently stirring just until egg shreds are set. Ladle soup into warm bowls and serve immediately. Makes 10 1/2 cups.
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Welcome to Radio WD. Brought to you by the editors of Women's Day.
Please note that the Radio WD Health Show is hosted by editors from Women's Day Magazines' Health Department. Any comments that are made by the host and/or special guests including guest that may be medical doctors are purely for informational purposes. It does not constitute medical advice or services. For concerns about your own condition, please consult a medical professional who can examine and evaluate you.
Hi. This is Amy Brightfield. I'm the Health Director at Women's Day and you're listening to Radio WD. I'm really excited to have with us Dr. David Leffell. He is the Chief of Dermatologic Surgery in Cutaneous Oncology at Yale, and he is also a professor of Dermatology and Surgery at Yale and Dr. Leffell you specialize also in diagnosing and treating melanoma as well, correct?
That's right Amy.
So, I'm so-- I'm really glad to have such a--I mean, highly esteemed expert on with us to talk all about how can we-- how can we best take care of our skin in the winter. So, my first question for you is how should we change our skin care routine once the winter comes? I mean everyone knows our skin is drier but how should specifically we should change our routine to protect our skin in the winter? Well, there are a couple of things that you can do. First though, I wish that everyone knew that their skin was drier in the winter. I'm always amazed that the number of patients who come in with skin that's incredibly dry and are unaware of it. Don't realize that if they follow the few steps I'm going to outline, they would be more comfortable, less itchy. The skin would be less irritated and less red. Basically, in the winter, the heating systems get turned on in the house. The air otherwise is naturally dry and that just sucks moisture out of the top layer of the skin called the stratum corneum. So, you wanna be able to replace that moisture that's been drawn out by the environment and the best way to do that is to replace some of the oils and other components that have been lost. So, number 1, you wanna take brief showers. Most people in the winter when it's cold might enjoy a long hot shower. It's the worst thing you could do.
Myself included, you know.
Sorry, to disappoint you but the reality is that the longer and the hotter the showers, the more moisture will evaporate off of the skin when you get out of the shower, taking with it the natural moisture of the skin. So showers, keep them brief. Don't make them too hot. Secondly, when you get out of the shower, you wanna moisturize with a high quality moisturizer while the skin is still moist because that allows the moisturizing effect to be optimized. There is another thing you can do and it's a relatively new option. Most people don't realize that in addition to the shower itself, using body washes and soaps strip key oils off the surface of the skin and that's another factor that's probably more prominent in the winter because it's compounded by the long showers. So, regular body washes and soaps actually will damage the stratum corneum, the topmost protective layer of the skin and lead to more dryness, crack, irritated skin. There's new technology out there now and I'm a consultant with the scientist at Dove. They've developed a technology that actually allows the repair of the top layer of the skin during the body wash process. They have a technology. I think they-- the brand name is Dove Nutrium Moisture Technology and while you're taking a shower using the body wash, it actually is redepositing some of the key things that are otherwise lost but-- bit should you try not to use some like a lot of soap, I mean a Sapphire or--
You should absolutely, so you should absolutely never use a soap
because a soap is a detergent and it strips the oils off the same way, dish soap strips the grease off the plate. I wanna ask you. I wanna go back to the moisturizing point because-- and we always say, you should moist-- put the moisturizer on right when you get out of the shower. So, does that mean, should you not totally dry out? Should you even leave your skin a little wet or should you like towel off and even if you towel off the visible water, your skin will still be a little moist?
You're exactly right. You should just pat dry, remove the visible water. Your skin will have absorbed water from the shower and you're locking that in, in a sense with the moisturizer.
Okay. So, that's how you should moisturize right out of the shower and try to use something that--
I mean are there other products that don't have some like detergent like qualities to them? Well, a body wash besides this one.
You can use a non-soap cleanser and there's a variety of brands out there and they are much gentle on the skin
and if you can find a body wash that's designated as non-soap body wash, that would probably be fine as well.
But the key thing is don't strip the oils and whatever oils and the moisture is lost, replenish it.
So, the other question I have to say you have like acne prone skin and but you're trying to keep it moisturized. Yeah I think some people are low-- even myself like I know my skin is dry but sometimes I break out a little bit. So, I try to use a moisturizer that is oil free but I'm wondering if that I'm doing my skin a disservice by doing that. No, you're not. You know the biology of acne has less to do with the things you put on your skin than the things that are going on in your hair follicle and the pores themselves and that's why most of the medications for acne such as the Benzoyl Peroxide containing ones and sulphur containing ones are really directed at inhibiting or stopping the acne cycle within the hair follicle. As long you're using what's called a non-comedogenic moisturizer, I think it will be fine and I think to the extent that you keep your skin less dry, less irritated less itchy, you'll be less like to scratch and less likely to worsen that vicious cycle that can sometimes happen with some pimples.
The other thing I wanted to ask you about. I mean I know we should all be applying sunscreen everyday. Now in the winter, do you need to apply as much sunscreen and also I wanted to ask you about the Vitamin D question. I know in winter is the key time when we're all exposed to less sunlight and being to exposed to sunlight is a big way that your body makes Vitamin D. So what is your advice to your patients in light of that like do-- I mean, do we really have to wear as much sunscreen in the winter as we do in the summer?
Well, of course it depends where your listeners are. If they're in Florida and California and Arizona for example, definitely. If you're skiing in Colorado, definitely. In the dead of winter in New England, you're mainly bundled up anyways when you're outside but we do recommend that you sunscreen throughout the year in some way 365 days a year and for some people that may be in the form an SPF, Sun Protection Factor containing moisturizer that you put on on a daily basis and others you know depending on your activity, it well make sense to use a sunscreen in addition with an SPF of 30, but let's talk about that Vitamin D issue. Vitamin D is actually not a vitamin. It's actually a hormone believe it or not. So, it's kind of misappropriately named and it's extremely important. It's important in bone health and now there is evidence that it plays a role in inflammation and maybe in that way has an impact on cancer but that's all relatively new research. The reality is that you don't need a lot of ultraviolet from the sun to stimulate Vitamin D in your body. You just need about 15 minutes, 2 times a week on exposed areas to generate enough Vitamin D for what we believe our normal levels and in fact if you get too much sun exposure, you can actually breakdown the pre-Vitamin D that's made in the skin. Having said that there's a rising body of knowledge to suggest that having a normal Vitamin D level is important for a variety of aspects of health and the issue is much less one of sun protection and more one of taking a daily oral supplement and increasing the primary care doctors I think are prescribing Vitamin D supplements but that's really independent of the sun exposure issue. Because there are many people who got enough sun exposure and maybe they don't have enough Vitamin D. So, I think best rule of thumb is protect yourself against cancer on the one hand using sun protection and then the other hand to the extent we believe Vitamin D is important, you should follow your doctor's advice regarding supplementation. So, basically everyone should get tested as well or just figure out what they're levels really are and if they have a deficiency. So, it's not that clear that widespread testing is needed and I would leave it up to the individual, a primary care doctor or OB. Whoever is providing the primary care to decide whether testing is needed. It becomes a very complex area. Vitamin D, serum Vitamin D levels and I don't think that the final results are in but because taking Vitamin D supplementation is generally safe and there's a little downside you know most food or many foods at any rate certainly know are fortified with Vitamin D.
Until we have a better understanding of what normal levels in the blood should be, it's probably not a bad idea.
Now, are there make like mistakes quote on quote that you see your patients make with regards to their skin care in the winter time. I mean, I know you mentioned that most people don't realize how dry their skin is and their skin gets drier in the winter but it seems like how could they not to me, but I mean, are there other called big mistakes that you see that your patients tend to make with their skin?
I think that probably one of the biggest mistakes, we've talked about it already and you don't think of it as a mistake but that's the long hot showers.
Uh-huh and the people don't realize what that does to dry out their skin. Feels good at that time but they don't realize the rest of the day, they are walking around with skin that's cracked and although it's not that common when skin is dried out and cracked, it's more prone to superficial infection.
Right. Now I also wanted to ask you about dandruff. I mean what really works to get rid of it. What's the difference between, I mean there's a lot off shampoos out there. There is coal tar shampoos. There's a shampoo that contains selenium sulfide. There are ones that contain that zinc-- pyrithione zinc in it.
Right, right. So, what's the difference between all this and how do you know which one you should use?
Well, I think it-- they're all over the counter of course and I think that you just have to decide which works for you. Some people don't like the tar shampoos because they're associated with the smell. There is also shampoos that have kind of an antibacterial effect and seem to target the cause of dandruff. Nizoral shampoo is one of them and that also is available as a generic over the counter. The zinc containing shampoos are the old standard but for people that have resistance to dandruff, you really need to try some of these other options. I would say in most cases, what is available over the counter should solve the problem and if that doesn't get a hold of it then you do need to see your dermatologist and there are some prescription items, medications that can be helpful.
Now is there anyone, now you gave a good specific that the zinc usually don't work for resistant dandruff. So, is there another new find that something like selenium sulfide or the coal tar works better in your experience or opinion?
Well, the coal tar I would say is the next level up. You would say, you start with the zinc containing shampoos and if that didn't work, you would go to the coal tar but some people start right off with the Nizoral type shampoos.
Now, is this- is this Nizoral have the selenium sulfide, is that what it contains?
No, okay.
What's the difference between the selenium sulfide and the Nizoral and anti-fungal one, it sounds like right? That's right.
It contains ketoconazole and you know ketoconazole targets the bugs if you will that we think may play a role in causing dandruff and but you may not need to go to that length and if zinc containing shampoos do the trick then you're good. If that doesn't work then actually, I would go to the ketoconazole Nizoral type shampoo.
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Sure, the tube is a great way to fish. It opens new water to you and brings you places that you could only dream about when you were wading or fishing from the bank. But even though the float tube is a versatile and very useful vessel, it has some drawbacks. The most important one is speed - or lack of same. In my kayak I can move along much faster than in the tube. Actually even faster than when walking on the bank. I often find myself taking the kayak to places where I intend to wade just because it brings me to new places so fast. The kayak is heavy and hard to handle alone, and you cannot pack it on a horse or in the trunk of a car. But if you have access to a car with a carrier on the roof, driving with a kayak upside down on the car is no problem. And modern kayaks are so lightweight that you should be able to tumble them by yourself.
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Toilet Repair How a Toilet Works, Plumbing Diagrams & Repair Tips
It's easy to take a toilet for granted--at least until something goes wrong with it. But when a toilet threatens to overflow, runs incessantly, or leaks onto the floor, we gain a full appreciation of what it means to have it working properly.
This site, Toilet-Repairs.com, is a one-stop resource for free, expert advice about toilet repair and care. We'll help you handle your own repairs or point you to qualified local pros when the job is beyond your reach.
Many toilet repairs can be surprisingly quick and easy for do-it-yourselfers--and doing your own repairs often makes sense, for a couple of reasons: 1) You can save the $80 or more per hour that a plumber would cost, and 2) you can take care of the problem immediately, without waiting for a plumber to arrive. To handle many basic toilet repairs, you just need a few tools, such as a toilet plunger, pliers, screwdriver, and wrench.
Before you begin, it's important to become familiar with the basic workings of a toilet.
How a Toilet Works & Toilet Plumbing Diagrams
The simple but ingenious mechanics of the toilet have changed very little since the earliest "water closet" was invented in the 19th century.
The toilet, though not one of the more glamorous of home fixtures, is designed to do a very specific job--to carry away waste and prevent sewer gases from entering the house. And unless something goes wrong with a toilet, it handles its job adroitly.
As shown in the illustrations at right and below, a toilet has two main parts, both made from vitreous china: a tank and a bowl. Some toilets are cast as a single piece while others are made in two separate parts that are joined together.
The tank, which houses all of the working parts, is where various types of toilets differ the most. Several different kinds of mechanisms may be used to accomplish a toilet's basic operation. Following is a description of how the most common mechanism works:
When a toilet is ready for use, both tank and bowl are partly filled with water. Passages between the bowl and the closet bend form a trap that remains filled with water at all times, blocking the rise of sewer gases.
When you flush the trip lever, it lifts a rubber stopper--called a tank ball, flush valve seat ball, or the newer, more effective, flapper or flapper ball--from the flush valve, letting the water in the tank flow into the bowl.
The pressure of the cascading water forces the bowl's water and waste down the waste pipe. The water flowing into the bowl also cleans the bowl. The bowl's water is replenished by water entering from the tank through a supply tube that connects to the home's cold water supply piping.
The flush valve and the flapper together are called--not surprisingly--the flapper valve. A flush valve is 2 1/2 inches in diameter, as is the ball-shaped part of the flapper. The flapper hinges onto the vertical overflow pipe that's next to the valve, and a small chain connects the flapper to the trip lever.
The advantage of a flapper over the earlier stoppers is that it doesn't have as many parts to foul or get hung up, so it's less likely to let the tank "run" or leak into the bowl.
As the tank of a conventional toilet empties, a float ball drops, activating the ball cock (simply a water valve), which releases water into the tank. Some new ball cocks operate on water pressure--they don't have a float ball.
The water is delivered to the ball cock through the previously mentioned supply tube, which is connected to a valve at the wall or floor. This valve goes by various names, including stop valve, supply valve, and shutoff valve. When turned clockwise, this valve shuts off the flow of water to the tank. To prevent overflow and flooding, the top of the overflow tube is open and acts as a drain if the tank's water level rises too high.
In today's water-conserving toilets, a minimum-flush mechanism seals the flush valve seat when the tank is still partially full, keeping full pressure on the flush but using less water. A pressurized cylinder inside the toilet tank cuts water usage by putting a small amount of flush water under pressure--either from compressed air or from the house supply line's water pressure. A pressure-activated ball cock is activated by a drop in the tank's water pressure. This type, easily adjusted to deliver various amounts of water to the tank, eliminates the need for a float.
The conventional float-ball, lift-wire, and tank-ball mechanism has been the standard flushing device for many years. The cut-away view above shows the relationship of the tank to the bowl and how the toilet's base forms a trap to block sewer gases. The flush handle raises the trip lever, raising the flush valve or seat ball from the flush valve seat, letting water rush into the bowl.
The illustration at left shows a typical flapper combined with a pressure-activated ball-cock valve. The illustration at right shows the older style of float ball with a standard ball cock. When the float ball drops, the ball cock opens, filling the tank until the ball floats back into its upper position. The overflow tube sends excess tank water to the bowl. The refill tube replenishes water in the tank through the overflow tube.
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Mesa Hinkle found her inspiration as a student inside a Henrico County elementary school. Today, she shares it with her own students inside a Henrico County elementary school. Hinkle has spent 29 years as part of the county's public school system – 13 as a student at Trevvett, Brookland Middle and Hermitage High and 16 as a teacher. Now in her sixth year as a first-grade teacher at Glen Allen Elementary, following one year at Dumbarton E.S. and nine at Carver E.S., Hinkle is as excited as ever about what she does and about the children she teaches. "It's really special to watch them grow from September though June," she said. "It's amazing to see the progress that they make with their reading and writing. They're so enthusiastic, and they get excited about everything and anything." Hinkle recalled being called to a career in teaching when she was a first-grade student herself, in Suzanne Boswell's class at Trevvett Elementary years ago. "She had a love of learning and was able to present things in different ways for different learners," Hinkle said. "She made learning fun." Now, Hinkle is the one passing on those lessons to her own first-graders. "She is a loving, guiding, nurturing teacher and it shows in her daily instruction and interactions with her students," one nominator wrote. "She makes learning fun while challenging her students to be the best they can be." Said another: "Her high expectations and dedication to the success of each student has impacted my son, who is currently in her class. She is willing to try new things and use a variety of approaches to meet his needs." Hinkle stays in regular contact with the parents of each student and uses small-group differentiated instruction as a way to effectively reach students who learn at different speeds or who have different needs. Her positive attitude and frequent encouragement to her students were cited by several nominators as strengths. "As a former teacher, I recognize how positive she is in her dealings with children - accentuating the positive every day," one nominator wrote of Hinkle. "The reaction of my grandson is obvious. All teachers should have the commitment to their profession and respect for children that Mesa has." |
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Citizen Staff Reports 03/03/2015
RAMPS (Ramp Access Made Possible by Students) recently received an $8,000 grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. The award was one of 75 grants totaling more than $600,137 awarded by the Reeve Foundation to nonprofit organizations nationwide that provide more opportunities, access, and daily quality of life for individuals living with paralysis, their families and caregivers.
RAMPS, an organization founded by then-Henrico County high school students to build ramps for local low-income residents who need them, will use the grant to purchase modular wheelchair ramp supplies. These supplies will be used by local high school RAMPS clubs, who provide volunteers to build the ramps. > Read more.
Henrico man to compete in Liberty Mutual Invitational National Finals
Citizen Staff Reports 02/19/2015
Henrico resident Larry Loving, Jr., will compete with three other locals – Thomas Scribner (Richmond), Roscoe McGhee (Midlothian) and Larry Loving (Richmond) in the Liberty Mutual Insurance Invitational National Finals at TPC Sawgrass, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Feb. 26-Mar. 1. The foursome qualified for the national golf tournament by winning the Liberty Mutual Insurance Invitational, held at Whiskey Creek Golf Club in Ijamsville, Md. on June 11. That event supported the RiteCare Center for Childhood Language Disorders.
In total, 240 amateur golfers will compete in Florida. > Read more.
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Henrico PAL recognizes supporters, HSHS athlete
The Henrico Police Athletic League (PAL) held its Sixth Annual Awards Banquet Feb. 5 at The Cultural Arts Center of Glen Allen, celebrating accomplishments of 2014 and recognizing outstanding contributions to the organization. Henrico County Juvenile Domestic Court Judge Denis Soden served as master of ceremonies and former Harlem Globetrotter Melvin Adams served as keynote speaker.
Among the 2014 honorees were Richmond International Raceway (Significant Supporter), Richmond Strikers Soccer Club (Significant Supporter), Henrico County Schools-Pupil Transportation (Summer Camp Supporter), Bruce Richardson, Jr. (Youth of the Year), Sandra Williams (Volunteer of the Year), Thomas Williams (Employee of the Year), Mikki Pleasants (Board Member of the Year), and Michelle Sheehan (Police Officer of the Year). > Read more.
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Travinia brings contemporary elegance to Willow Lawn
It was another win for Willow Lawn when Travinia Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar opened there six months ago, nestled in the heart of the re-made shopping center. The contemporary American Italian restaurant boasts 13 locations up and down the East Coast, with the Henrico location opening in August.
In the same week, I hit up Travinia twice, once for lunch and once for a late dinner. At lunchtime on a weekday, I was overwhelmed by the smell of garlic and by the number of working professionals in nice suits on their lunch breaks. When we first walked in, I was concerned our meal would be a little too pricey based on the décor – it's a really nice place. Luckily, the menu has a variety of options for every budget. > Read more.
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There's a ton of sugar in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. Literal sugar, as SpongeBob Squarepants (Tom Kenny) and Patrick (Bill Fagerbakke) inhale their own weight in cotton candy and eat ice cream, one scoop per mouthful.
At one point we burrow into the brain of our boxy yellow hero and discover the inner workings of his brain: googly-eyed cakes and candies that giggle and sing. All of which is extremely appropriate for a film like Sponge Out of Water. Because not only is the movie sweet (the "awwww" kind of sweet), but it's the equivalent of a 30-candy bar sugar rush, zipping between ideas like a sponge on rocket skates.
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Gray Wood Potting Bench
great look, great buy!
Great for my small patio space. I use it for potting plants and a cute buffet table for a small get together. Filling the plastic sink with ice and placed my cas/ bottles of beverages :-)
May 29, 2012
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This bench is a perfect addition to our deck. It is big enough to hold a few herb or flower pots as well as cold ice storage and space for drinks or serving dishes. Despide the color descriptin this piece is 100% brown.
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Broken wood, missing screw, mis-fit part
This looks exactly how I expected, but it's not as well-made as I hoped for. First, a set of screws didn't fit in the pre-drilled holes, then one was missing. Two of the wood parts were broken and had to be glued back together before I could assemble. Finally, a metal screw guide was set in wrong, so the leg part doesn't meet the frame and the piece is in the front. I can move the part to the back, but will have to take the entire bench apart to do it.
Other than that, it is attractive and certainly a good value. I really needed a potting bench and this one fits all my needs.
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I agree POSITIVELY love it!
Easy to assemble and looks great. Color is more brown than grey, beware! I'm using it for entertaining and very happy with it. Only con for some will be its durablility. The wood is NOT treated and unprotected, it will wear out quickly. At the [$] price point I am ok with it wearing out next year. I will get every pennys worth of use out of it.
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Nice addition to patio....
We'll be using this piece as a server in our backyard patio area, primarily for beverages. Fun and different. Made purchase when on sale - so got it for a good price. Just disappointed in color as we made the purchase thinking it was grey - like the sample was in the store and the box said it was. Not - was definitely more brownish in color.
June 2, 2012
Great addition to the patio
Like another reviewer, I put this together by myself, using a phillips head screwdriver and a rubber mallet to tap in the wood caps. It is a perfect size to use by the grill and a good place to stow drinks in ice. After checking the part list, I found the 3/4" screw lot was missing, so had to pick those up at the hardware store. WM had included 1 extra of all other screws/bolts which was a nice touch. The hinged shelf was the only difficult part to work on. In hindsight, I would have drilled my own pilot holes, as the ones they had were not aligned properly and I wasn't able to get the screws in flush. All in all, still very happy with this useful, good looking piece.
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Distinctive styling and elegant lines come together to form a complete range of modern classics in the Sheffield Bathroom Vanity collection. Inspired by well established American standards and crafted without compromise, these vanities are designed to complement any decor, from traditional to minimalist modern.
- Constructed of environmentally friendly, zero emissions solid wood, engineered to prevent warping and last a lifetime
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Fortunately a crafty Redfin Forums user created a Greasemonkey script for Firefox to add a link to Walk Score on our listing detail's pages.
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North Korea and the perils of a third Kim regime
The ruling elite of North Korea meet this week and may anoint a successor to Kim Jong-il -- possibly his youngest son, Kim Jong-un, who was made a military general. This leadership transition, however, won't go easily. China needs to stop propping up a weak, violent regime.
During the long rule of North Korea by one family, the capital of Pyongyang has been built for grand gestures. Its wide boulevards, giant stadiums, and tall monuments offer up illusions of power and majesty. Residents are not allowed pets. Bicycles are few. Each day workers march to their offices and then back to sterile apartment blocks.
All this reflects an autocracy that relies on two throwbacks to the mid-20th century – harsh communist rule and an Asian dynasty. This week, the world will get a glimpse at this odd, personality-based government, and can judge whether it will last.
A rare gathering of the Korean Workers' Party – the first meeting of the country's elite in three decades – is expected to name a third-generation Kim to be the next leader. The transfer of power, however, from the ailing Kim Jong-il may not happen soon. The heir apparent – perhaps his youngest son, Kim Jong-un, who's not yet 30 but was just made a military general – still needs to establish his own legitimacy.
This selection will start a shaky transition, one that raises anew the issue of whether the US, along with its allies South Korea and Japan, should use all available means short of war to bring down the regime and reunite the peninsula.


text: On Twitter, Roger Ebert found a new voiceBy Doug Gross, CNNUpdated 7:16 AM ET, Mon January 5, 2015Just WatchedChaz Ebert opens up about her late husband RogerreplayMore Videos ...Chaz Ebert opens up about her late husband Roger 02:16Story highlightsWhen cancer stole his ability to speak, Roger Ebert went to Twitter for "zingers and one-liners"Analyst says Ebert naturally understood the back-and-forth nature of social mediaHe talked movies, but also debated issues from politics to religion on the siteEbert felt "incredibly fortunate" to live in the Internet age in his final yearsExplore more about the fascinating world of the late film critic Roger Ebert in an encore presentation of the CNN Film "Life Itself," Sunday, January 25, at 8 p.m. ET on CNN. (CNN)It was on the pages of newspapers and in the coveted aisle seat on television's "At the Movies" that the world met Roger Ebert, the passionate lover and sometimes combative critic of film who virtually defined cinema critique for a generation.But in his final years, when cancer had robbed him of his jawbone and whittled away his once ample frame, it was social media, particularly Twitter, that let Ebert not only keep talking, but also interact with his fans, and foes, more freely and personally than ever."Twitter for me performs the function of a running conversation," Ebert wrote in June 2010, about eight months after he signed up for the site and five years after losing his vocal chords and part of his lower jaw to thyroid and salivary gland cancer. "For someone who cannot speak, it allows a way to unload my zingers and one-liners."Just WatchedCNN Films Presents: 'Life Itself'replayMore Videos ...CNN Films Presents: 'Life Itself' 02:15PLAY VIDEOHe wrote that he'd sworn never to become a "Twit" -- that he'd been sure nothing worthwhile could be communicated in 140 characters. But, in its way, the site, with its fast-paced microbursts of info, was perfect for a man who had never shied away from snark, whether arguing with professional foil Gene Siskel or ripping gashes into "Freddy Got Fingered" or "The Brown Bunny.""Twitter is now a part of my daystream," Ebert wrote. "I check in first thing every morning, and return at least once an hour until bedtime. I'm offline, of course, during movies, and don't even usually take my iPhone. The only tweeting I've done with mobile devices was when our Internet went down one day, and when my laptop was lost in Cannes. But you can be sure that before I write the next three paragraphs I will tweet something."If Twitter was made for Ebert, Ebert was, in the end, made for Twitter."Roger really understood social media," said Christina Warren, senior tech analyst with Mashable, a CNN content partner. "He instinctively 'got it'."Forget the need to continue the long-form journalism that won Ebert a Pulitzer Prize. He had his blog, and his Chicago Sun-Times column, for that. Twitter was where Ebert continued talking about movies, politics, life and the universe the same way he'd once done over mugs of beer at his beloved Chicago ale houses.Just WatchedRemembering Roger EbertreplayMore Videos ...Remembering Roger Ebert 02:16PLAY VIDEOHe had more than 840,000 Twitter followers. But while many Twitter users with a dose of celebrity use the site as a self-promotional megaphone, for Ebert it was a two-way radio."The best part about the way Ebert used Twitter was that it wasn't just a one-way conversation," Warren said. "He would debate and argue with his followers. That sort of true interaction is really rare for someone of his stature and celebrity. ... It was a new way to really engage with the community -- and even with new fans -- in a way that was more immediate and more instantaneous."In the hours after his death became public Thursday, Twitter users recalled their interactions with him on the site. Movie questions he'd answered. Direct messages he would send to compliment a tweet he enjoyed. Even heated debates they'd engaged in, 140 characters at a time.Freed largely from the "old media" standard of public impartiality, Ebert mixed it up lustily at times on topics ranging from video games to politics. He was a harsh critic of vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin and the tea party movement, which he decried as a phony cause ginned up by political operatives to manipulate voters.It was that back-and-forth that displayed the Web's ugly side. From dark, often anonymous perches behind their computer screens, trolls responded to Ebert's opinions with hateful mockery of his disease and the toll it had taken upon him. "I mean honestly. How many pieces need to fall off @ebertchicago before he gets the hint to shut the ---- up?" one blogger tweeted. It was part of a nasty string of tweets after Ebert criticized some California high-school students who pointedly wore U.S. flag T-shirts to school on Cinco de Mayo."You know, @ebertchicago, I'm not as expert on flag etiquette as you," went another. "Tell me, which do I fly when you die of cancer?"The man who penned the scripts for the bawdy Russ Meyer exploitation flicks "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" and "Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens" could no doubt have gone slur-for-slur with them. Instead, he responded with the sort of surprising grace that had always accompanied his brusquer moments."Dear TeePee Tweeters making fun of my cancer: You want ugly?" he wrote, using his own tea party shorthand. "For that, you have to look at a mind, not a face."The social-media voice he developed was, in a way, a natural evolution for Ebert. An early investor in Google, Ebert took his work to the Internet much sooner than many of his traditional-media counterparts, scoring a Webby Award along the way. But in a TED talk in 2011, Ebert acknowledged that the full impact of technology didn't fully register on him until his cancer fight began."It makes me incredibly fortunate to live at this moment in history ... ," Ebert said as the words he typed on a Macbook were broadcast via a text-to-speech app. "We live in the age of the internet, which seems to be creating a form of global consciousness. And because of it, I can communicate as well as I ever could."He added, "For me, the Internet began as a useful tool and now has become something I rely on for my actual daily existence. ... I feel as if my blog, my e-mail, Twitter and Facebook have given me a substitute for everyday conversation."It served him well to the end. Ebert's final tweet, sent Wednesday, was a link to a blog post announcing that he'd be stepping back from some duties ... taking a "leave of presence," as he put it.The final words of that post? "Thank you for going on this journey with me. I'll see you at the movies."Life ItselfWhat set Roger Ebert apartOUCH! Ebert's harshest one-linersTake the quiz: How 'Ebert' are you?Widow: What made Roger cryMovie trailer for 'Life Itself'Ebert's influence and legacyWhat the Web owes EbertMore from TechCEO lays out Blackberry's futureIs Apple profit too dependent on the iPhone?Laser procedure can turn brown eyes blueMore from 6 reasons to love AtlantaFormer Google+ engineer: We f***ed upPowered by Livefyre


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5 Best sci fi since Alien(s)Filmlover | 03/10/2009 | See all Filmlover's reviews (93)Top 100 Reviewer Top 100 DVD Reviewer This film has something for everyone, gripping action, drama, a wicked story and Aliens! You won't regret adding this title to your HD collection.
5 Massively brilliant movie, amazingly well done.Cashman | 03/01/2010 | See all Cashman's reviews (35)I had heard this was worth a watch and duly I recieved a copy over christmas, it sat on the side until the 2nd of Jan when I got round to watching it and all I can say is this.... WowThe script and ideas are brilliant, the actors excellent, the CGI aliens very believable and the sound and picture quality are top notch.A proper 5 out of 5 movie in my book and well worth a watch.
4 Fun, thoughtful actioner.Trefusis | 19/08/2010 | See all Trefusis's reviews (243)Top 10 Reviewer Top 10 DVD Reviewer Top 10 Games Reviewer Top 10 Music Reviewer Top 100 Books Reviewer Top 10 Sport and Outdoor Reviewer Without trying to give away the entire plot, what we essentially have here is a cross between 'The Fly' and 'Alien Nation'; with added jokes, decent CGI, and some occasionally clumsy comments on race relations.Filmed partly in a documentary style, with an excellent performance from the main actor, the director chooses to go down a more traditional action route for the big set pieces.While it may go a little 'Robocop 2' / 'Iron Man' towards the end, it's still a thoroughly satisfying experience.
5 Worth the extra detailZonder | 13/09/2009 | See all Zonder's reviews (12)The film was amazing. The CGI was unbeatably realistic. The great use of actors who you have never heard of or seen before and the documentry style filming makes it feel like it could happen for real tomorrow. A great film needs to be watched in great detail so thats why im am going to buy this on blu-ray.In my opinion its worth 11 out of 10
5 BYE BYE HOLLYWOODWebo76 | 04/09/2009 | See all Webo76's reviews (9)A modern day classic,go see this movie,great story and great visual effects no wonder the director was chosen to direct the maybe halo movie.Up there with star trek for film of the year 2009 cant wait to see it again.


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Day in and day out people ask me "What is the ideal fat-loss meal?" or "What should I eat for breakfast?" and so on. Fortunately I have the answer:
The meat and nuts breakfast is for you if you are looking for a way to:
So let me now explain how it works to achieve these goals.
Humans have genetically not evolved all that much since caveman times some studies argue less than 1 percent. In fact one could say today we are basically cavemen with mobile phones. So it makes common sense to eat in a similar manner to how our ancestors ate.
Ask yourself this: Do you think a caveman walked up to a tree and grabbed a bowl of cereal? We are designed to eat anything that once had eyes or plucked out of a tree or out of the earth. Simple. So to keep in line with how we are genetically programmed we should try to replicate this.
So how do consuming meats and nuts lead to the benefits above? Firstly we need to look at it from a macronutrient level. Animal meat is protein based and nuts are considered good fats. Now what do these two types of food have in common? Well they both have an extremely low insulin load (IL) in the body, meaning that when consumed the pancreas releases limited amounts of this hormone.
Insulin is the hormone responsible for transporting energy into our cells. Think of it as a key to storing energy. If this process is continually abused due to stress on the pancreas from sugary foods, a diet high in processed carbs or foods containing a high IL (So basically all breakfast cereals, toast, etc) then our cells will no longer recognise the insulin key and thus will store the energy we consume as fat around our midsection.
Good fats have been shown to help our cells recognise the insulin key, thus allowing insulin to be absorbed into the cell the way it was meant to. Control insulin and you can better control fat loss. It's quite simple.
Stress to the pancreas can also hinder the production of pancreatic amylase and lipase, the two digestive enzymes responsible for breaking down carbs and fats in our small intestine. Stress the pancreas and you stress the gut, leading to an inability to properly break down and digest two of our major macronutrient sources, which will lead to more stress placed on our entire detoxification pathway.
The more stressed your small intestine, pancreas, liver and other internal organs are the fewer toxins your body will expel and the less body fat you will lose. And what type of foods stress the pancreas? Basically all the breakfast cereals you see for sale in supermarkets around the country today think beige foods.
A meat and nut breakfast also sets up your brain chemistry in a positive way for the day. Red meats contain high amounts of tyrosine, a precursor for dopamine, which is our neurotransmitter of drive, arousal and motivation. Tyrosine is also a precursor for our thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). Increase this and you increase your resting metabolic rate or ability to burn fat while sitting down.
Meats also contain higher amounts of choline, a precursor for acetylcholine that is our neurotransmitter of quick thinking and memory retention. It's also linked to muscle fibre recruitment, which means your potential for results in the gym is improved as you can recruit more of the motor units that comprise the make-up of our muscle.
Being that there is a low insulin response from animal meat, your blood sugar levels are not destabilised as much as say when you consume your toast with jam, or cornflakes with fruit. This means more energy and more energy stability throughout the day so you won't be yo-yoing as much, which means you're more likely to make better food choices throughout the day.
Another reason why it is beneficial to you? When proteins are broken down into amino acids, they are the primary raw materials utilised by our liver during phase one and phase two detoxification, so by eating it early it kick starts your detoxification system to start the day.
So what to eat?
It's quite simple, pick meat and a fat and eat it for breakfast. Yes. It's that simple! Some suggestions I recommend include:
In my opinion, red meats are best but it may take you a while to build up to that so you may want to start with white proteins (chicken, seafood, etc) When it comes to meats game meats are best. So kangaroo, deer, buffalo, etc. They are leaner cuts and have higher amounts of nutrients. The key is variety, so rotate your food.
When it comes to portion size let me make this clear. Kilojoule counting creates more problems than it solves I don't recommend it. It is about nutrition in and nutrition out! Not kilojoules in and kilojoules out. Just eat nutritious food and move. From experience all kilojoule counting does is create eating disorders and a lot of problems in the body. A perfect example is lack of consuming good fats in the diet because of the kilojoule content per gram of fat.
Most people don't know but good fats are actually precursors for our steroid hormones progesterone, DHEA, cortisol, etc. Lack of good fats in your diet can potentially lower your androgen levels and screw up your menstrual cycles amongst other things. The less androgens you make the harder it is to build lean muscle, the more lean muscle you build the more of a fat burning furnace your body becomes. I know which option I would prefer.
So give the meat and nuts breakfast a try I promise you won't be disappointed!


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Conflict diamonds threaten Surat's booming polishing business.
monitoring the diamond trade since 2008, because diamond imports are not taxed.
Since the authorities began tracking the business, however, they have already busted traders with three consignments of blood diamonds, each valued around $1 million or more. In September 2008, revenue intelligence officials arrested two Lebanese men — Robai Hussain and Yusuf Ossely — with 3,600 carats in rough diamonds worth around $875,000 at the time.
This April, they caught two Indians — Jora and Prema Desai — allegedly attempting to sell 48,000 carats of conflict diamonds from Zimbabwe worth more than $2 million. And in August, Indian authorities arrested an Indian trader named Pravin Ajudiya and a Congolese national named Jean Tshinaga with some 10,000 carats in alleged blood diamonds valued around $950,000.
More: Naomi Campbell to testify over blood diamonds
Writing in India Today magazine, journalist Shantanu Guha Ray recently cited local traders as saying that such conflict diamonds routinely come to Surat on dhows sailing from Dubai. But in each of the three cases broken by Indian officials, the alleged smugglers hand-carried the rough stones on international flights and were caught because of tips from local informants, the senior revenue official said.
"There may be many such carriers," the revenue intelligence officer said. "But unless and until we get information, we cannot catch them."
For opponents of the trade in conflict diamonds, India's frontier-style market presents a serious problem, mainly because the entire interdiction system hinges on documentation.
Since 2003, the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme has made it mandatory for diamond exporters to document every shipment of rough stones to certify that they do not come from conflict zones. According to the Diamond Trading Corporation — a subsidiary of De Beers, the world's largest diamond company — the scheme has ensured that blood diamonds account for less than 1 percent of the global trade, compared with 15 percent before there was any monitoring system.
But others are less sanguine about the certification scheme's success. Once a diamond is cut and polished, there's virtually no way to trace its origin, though a handful of retailers have tried to set up a method that would allow buyers to do so.
Meanwhile, the main market for cut diamonds is increasingly moving to countries like India and China, where the idea of "ethical consumerism" is even less common than it is in richer nations.
Last year, as the U.S. economy languished, around 70 percent of India's gem and jewelry exports went to diamond traders Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates.
"Essentially, illicit diamonds that bypass the early stages of the Kimberley Process (such as those from Gabon and Cameroon, or those smuggled from Cote d'Ivoire, Venezuela, or Zimbabwe) can be laundered through willing companies in the cutting and polishing industry," Ian Smillie, chairman of the Diamond Development Initiative, wrote in a recent report.
"Arrests and the seizure of uncertified rough diamonds in the United States, the European Union, India and elsewhere demonstrate what may be the tip on an iceberg, one that the [Kimberly Process] has been unwilling to acknowledge or deal with."
Non-governmental organizations like Diamond Development Initiative, Amnesty International and Global Witness have repeatedly criticized the Kimberley Process for failing to plug loopholes in the system, and, worse, for failing to crack down on offenders like Venezuela, Guinea, Lebanon and Zimbabwe.
But faith in the Kimberely Process has recently fallen to a new low. Activists walked out of a key meeting in June in what Global Witness termed a "vote of no confidence" triggered by a deal to allow Zimbabwe to sell diamonds from its violence-plagued Marange fields that "does not contain sufficient checks and balances to prevent substantial volumes of illicit diamonds from entering the global diamond supply chain."
According to India Today, the deal allowed the Surat Rough Diamond Sourcing India Limited, a consortium of 1,500 diamond traders, to directly source rough diamonds from miners in Zimbabwe, making it more difficult for the Kimberley Process to track the stones.
Last year, Surat Rough Diamond Sourcing India Limited and the Zimbabwe government signed an agreement for the regular supply of diamonds worth $1.2 billion a year in exchange for training Zimbabweans in Surat's diamond-processing units, the magazine reported in May.
Many of those stones will doubtless wind up in Surat's "Mini Bazaar" — a small outpost compared to the main market in Mahidharpura, where there are some 50,000 traders, according to a local broker.
On a typical weekday afternoon here, hundreds of diamond brokers line the street. Clad in the standard cheap polyblend slacks, button-down shirt and rubber sandals, they sit on the back of motorcycles and on stoops, lean against shopfronts or squat on their heels, farmer-style, on the curb.
Behind them, in open-air shops, dozens of traders sit cross-legged behind rows of tiny desks, examining sachets of glittering stones with tiny jeweler's loupes.
If the roughs they came from once had blood on them, nobody would be the wiser, judging from the way polished stones change hands.
"Hello, hello, gentleman," a local trader calls out from behind a tiny desk. Keen to make a sale, he spills a sparkling pile of half-carat diamonds onto the table from a paper sachet.
"All the documents are in Mumbai only, so there is no need to look at them," he says when asked whether they are legal. "We buy the diamonds on trust."


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Male rivals proved nothing more than a slight obstacle in the path of Miller Racing, LLC's filly sprinting sensation Spectacular Sky as the Marty Wolfson-trained daughter of Sky Mesa tallied her third straight open-length victory, and her second successive stakes score, when winning the $55,000 Whippleton Stakes at Calder Casino & Race Course Saturday.
"Very easy," winning rider Luis Saez said triumphantly after the race. "I like this filly a lot; she's very nice."
Spectacular Sky was alert from the gate on Saturday to fill her familiar role as pacesetter, moving strongly on the lead through splits of :22.51, :45.74, and 1:10.85.
After repelling modest challenges from Close It Out and Black Diamond Cat, Spectacular Sky hit mid-stretch with a comfortable three-length lead, and that margin was truly threatened late as the filly crossed the wire a 3 ¼-length winner while running the seven-furlong distance in 1:24.03.
"She broke good, and the plan was to put her on the lead nice and easy and wait for the stretch," Saez said "And that's exactly what I did. And then when I came to the straight, I knew that I had a lot of horse, so I asked her, and that was it."
Sent from the gate as the public's 3-5 betting favorite, Spectacular Sky returned $3.20, $2.10, and $2.10 for the win. Close It Out paid $2.10 and $2.10 when dead-heating for second with Black Diamond Cat, who brought back $3.60 and $3.40.
With her victory over males in the Whippleton, Spectacular Sky improved her career record to five wins from 16 starts, visiting the winner's circle three straight times while boasting a three-for-four record since being imported from southern California for the Grade 1 Princess Rooney Handicap in July.
Later in the afternoon, Shivananda Racing's Ducduc put the brakes on a 10-race losing streak when charging up the rail to win the $55,000 Our Dear Peggy Stakes by a length in 1:53.32. Originally scheduled for turf, the 1 1/8-mile Our Dear Peggy was transferred to a fast main track due to heavy Friday rains in south Florida.
"It was very easy for him and it was very easy for me," winning rider Fernando Jara said after tracking the early pace from third and then inhaling the early leaders inside the final furlong. "The last sixteenth (of a mile) he found his rhythm, and when I asked him to go he was there for me. I wish every trip went that well."
Trained by Shivananda Parboo, Ducduc paid $8.60, $4.00, and $3.00 for the win. Tell Tale Friend, who held the lead late but folded in the final yards, returned $3.60 and $3.40 for second, while early pacesetter Oligarch brought back $3.40 when holding on to finish third.


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quote:Paul started holding up "21? wit his fingers (Vasquez's number) and yelling to Wendell Pierce, "Don't worry, Vasquez your savior!" He just had this stoic a-hole look on his face too. "Vasquez is your savior?!"
quote:2. New Orleans Hornets Greivis Vasquez is sort of a twerp. He is a basketball player who plays with the mentality of a soccer player. He's loud, obnoxious and likes to take cheap shots in the court.
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Many people often refer to all primates as 'monkeys'. This is actually a misnomer. Although chimpanzees and orangutans are both primates, they are members of two different two different family and species classifications with characteristic dissimilarities in both appearance and habitat.
About Primates
All apes belong to the super-family classification Hominidae, the same as humans. Unlike man, however, they are part of the order Primates. These mammals all share certain attributes including hair (not fur); fingernails (not claws); opposable thumbs; superior intelligence due to a larger brain to body size ratio; prehensile, padded digits; binocular vision allowing for depth perception; and a keener sense of vision than smell.
Monkeys and Apes
The most noticeable difference between monkeys and apes is that monkeys have a tail and apes do not. In addition, apes live longer, are larger in size, and have a larger brain in relation to their body size.
This makes apes more intelligent than their monkey 'cousins'. Both chimpanzees and orangutans are considered Great Apes, along with gorillas and bonobos; gibbons and siamangs belong to the Lesser Ape species.
These Great Apes make the tropical rain forests spanning Africa their native home. The largest population of chimpanzees lives in West Zaire; they have actually become extinct in other areas due to harvesting for meat and habitat destruction.
Chimps are generally anywhere from three to five feet in height and can weigh up to 200 pounds. The hair is black, although it tends to gray after the age of 20 or so.
There are only two places where orangutans can be found in the wild – the islands of Sumatra, Indonesia and Borneo, Malaysia. They live amongst the trees in the rain forest; in fact they are the largest arboreal mammal in the world. In the rain forest orangutans find a rich source for their diet of leaves, bark, insects, fruit, and flowers.
Orangs are bigger than chimps, standing anywhere from four to five feet tall and weighing in at 125 to 235 pounds or more. They are characterised by their shaggy, reddish-brown hair, hairless faces, small ears, and curling digits. Some orangutan males sport beards of white or yellow in addition to their flanges (cheek pads) and throat pouches developed in later life. The male of the species is larger than the female, as is the norm.
Both chimpanzees and orangutans contain certain features that remind humans of themselves: their expressive and hairless faces, fingers and toes, and their high degree of intelligence. This is undoubtedly why the ape exhibit at the zoo is usually the most popular.
Find out about the differences between Sumatran and Borneo orangutans and the efforts to save the orangutan.