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"Being a bit of a food snob is actually a great strategy for health and weight maintenance," says Ellie Krieger, RD, host of the Food Network's Healthy Appetite and author of The Food You Crave. "If you insist on first-class food, you're giving your body higher-quality nutrients, eating less junk, and, most important, getting a lot more satisfaction." Gourmet foods — more widely available than ever — can be deliciously decadent and good for you. Here are some of our we-deserve-it favorites.
Wine and Champagne
We've all heard that the fruits of the vine can help prevent such cardiovascular problems as heart disease and strokes. They'll also give you a cancer-fighting boost, thanks to the polyphenols in grapes and grape skins. Red wines and rosés take the prize for highest antioxidant levels, because the grape skins are not removed during fermentation. But if you prefer to fill your glass with white wine or champagne — which do lose their grape skins — that's fine too. There's still enough of a nutritional boost to make it well worth popping a cork.
"The key is to keep your intake to one daily drink; anything more and the benefits are negated," Krieger says.
100 Percent Extra Virgin Olive Oil
"All olive oil contains antioxidants that fight against the cell inflammation that can lead to cancer and heart disease. Choose cloudy, unfiltered varieties, which provide more antioxidants because they have not been processed out during manufacturing," says Laura Pensiero, RD, coauthor of The Strang Cancer Prevention Center Cookbook. In addition, research from Philadelphia's Monell Chemical Senses Center suggests that oleocanthal, a substance found in extra virgin olive oil, has an anti-inflammatory effect similar to ibuprofen's. In terms of flavor, look for oils that hail from Italy, Spain, Greece, or California, which tower above the others.
Know, however, that heating olive oil can diminish its exceptional flavor, so don't just cook with it: Drizzle some (mixed with a nice vinegar, perhaps) on your lunchtime salad or use it to finish pasta.
Walnut Oil
Like olive oil, nut oils are packed with antioxidants that protect against heart disease and cancer. Walnut oil, with a high omega-3 fatty acid content, is particularly beneficial. "This type of polyunsaturated fat improves cognitive function, reducing risk for mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, and Alzheimer's," says Molly Kimball, RD, of the Elmwood Fitness Center, in New Orleans. "It also has an anti-inflammatory effect that may protect against such diseases as rheumatoid arthritis and asthma."
The typical American diet is out of balance in fatty acids: Researchers estimate we get 20 times more omega-6 fats (like those found in olive oil) than omega-3s. So break out of your usual habit and enjoy walnut oil's light, nutty taste as a finishing oil over pastas, breads and grains, steamed vegetables, and salads (as with olive oil, heating destroys its flavor). Krieger adds, "It emulsifies beautifully, so try whisking it with mustard, shallots, and vinegar for a quick, delicious salad dressing."
Whole-Bean Coffee
That rich, delicious blend that you keep for guests? Unearth it from the back of the freezer and start drinking it. "If you keep your intake below three cups a day, coffee has significant health benefits," Pensiero says. Studies indicate that coffee drinkers are less likely to develop Parkinson's disease or cirrhosis of the liver, have a reduced risk for colon cancer, and have lower rates of type 2 diabetes and suicide, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University's Institute for Coffee Studies. Caffeine is responsible for some of the benefits, but coffee also contains other helpful substances, such as magnesium and antioxidants. Grind the beans yourself just before drinking to retain the most nutrients.
Greek Yogurt
Forget those sad little plastic cartons of artificially sweetened glop. Greek yogurt is thick, rich, low in sugar, and high in protein, which we need to keep our muscles strong and blood-sugar levels even. In addition to full-fat, it comes in low-fat and fat-free varieties. "A sublime way to eat yogurt is to toast some walnuts and sprinkle them on top with a drizzle of honey," Krieger says. "Or use it to lighten up dips and salad dressings. I combine Greek yogurt with two tablespoons of mayo, some beautiful blue cheese, and a splash of white-wine vinegar, then whisk it all together lightly with a fork. Delicious."
These salty little jewels need not be reserved for New Year's Eve. A tablespoon contains just 40 calories and is a rich source of protein, iron, and magnesium, all essential for proper functioning of the blood and cellular, muscular, and nervous systems. It also contains vitamin B12, which we need more of as we age because our bodies stop absorbing it as efficiently. (Yes, we said it — you need what's in caviar.) It elevates your Saturday scrambled eggs and is an elegant garnish for a bowl of creamy bisque.
Specialty Salts
It used to be that Americans knew only two varieties: Morton and kosher. But specialty salts, including gray salt harvested off the coast of Brittany, Himalayan pink salt, and Sicilian sea salt, have won the hearts of foodies with their delicate, complex flavors. At California's famed restaurant the French Laundry, customers who ask for salt are presented with a tray of three to five types to choose from. "The tastes are so distinct from regular table salt. They really add a luxurious element to the simplest foods," says Connie Guttersen, RD, author of The Sonoma Diet. While specialty salts have only minor nutritional advantages over standard salts, their larger grain and heightened flavor allow you to use less per dish than you might normally.
Sprinkle some over a batch of hot and gooey chocolate chip cookies just out of the oven, or over dulce de leche ice cream.
One of the sexiest foods around, figs are also high in heart-healthy fiber. Their overall essential mineral profile is the best of all the common fruits, Krieger says.
Figs are also a good way to satisfy a sweet tooth. For an afternoon snack or a luscious dessert, try slicing a couple of Black Mission figs and nesting a bit of gorgonzola or goat cheese and an almond inside each, then drizzle with honey. For a morning treat, sprinkle chopped dried figs over your breakfast oatmeal or yogurt.
Wild Copper River Salmon
All salmon is chock-full of omega-3 fatty acids, and the wild sockeye from Alaska's Copper River is touted as the best tasting in the world, Guttersen says. (If you're worried about contamination from toxins in the fish you're buying, it's best to ask the seller how it was raised. Salmon farming techniques are currently changing and improving.) The fishing season for sockeye is just two months long, but you can get your hands on it frozen or canned all year. Wild salmon contains a more generous portion of natural astaxanthin than does the farmed variety. (Astaxanthin is an antioxidant similar to beta-carotene that some say contributes to health by slowing the aging process.)
For a quick, impressive dinner, season a piece of sockeye with salt, pepper, and fresh herbs, and sear in a little olive oil; serve it over a salad or rice pilaf. Or poach it: Simmer the fish in a broth made with water, white wine, and seasonings such as dill, lemon, and bay leaves for about 10 minutes, until the flesh is opaque and flakes easily.
Organic Grass-Fed Beef Filet
It can cost more than $25 a pound, but it's worth every melt-in-your-mouth bite: Grass-fed beef is leaner and more tender and contains more omega-3 fats than its grain-fed counterpart, Kimball says. It also contains high levels of vitamins A and E; these antioxidants are essential for a healthy immune system, and vitamin E is associated with a lower incidence of breast cysts. Because both nutrients are fat-soluble, the fat in the meat helps your body absorb them. A 3- to 4-ounce portion per person is ideal. Simply rub it with a little salt, pepper, and olive oil, then grill it to let the natural flavor come through.
Dark Chocolate with At Least 70 Percent Cocoa
Good-quality chocolate, which is high in cocoa and devoid of the waxy fillers you'll find in the average drugstore candy bar, is packed with antioxidants that reduce blood pressure, lower cholesterol, and protect against damage from free radicals, which speed up the aging process and contribute to cancer. Then there's the way it makes you feel: Cocoa contains phenylethylamine, a chemical that acts on the body's nerve receptors the same way marijuana does, raising serotonin levels and helping to keep you calm and happy, Kimball says.
The higher the percentage of cocoa in the chocolate, the higher the antioxidant and fiber content, so look for at least 70 percent cocoa. Try the new grown-up candy bars on the market, such as dark chocolate with almonds and sea salt, chilies, orange essence, or crystallized ginger. To keep calories in check, limit your portion size to no more than one ounce a day, Kimball advises.
Artisanal Cheese
"All cheese is rich in vitamin D, calcium, and protein, which we need for bone health," Guttersen says. The particular benefit of artisanal cheese is that it's produced in small batches, usually with local ingredients and using old-fashioned manufacturing techniques — so it's fresh, pure, and free of the fillers, additives, and coloring found in industrially mass-produced cheeses.
On average, cheese contains about 80 to 110 calories per ounce, Kimball notes. The more pungent the type, the less you need to eat to enjoy the full flavor. Feta is naturally lower in fat than most hard cheeses. So try it over pasta or a salad, smear an ounce of goat cheese on your lunchtime sandwich, or pair a piece of fruit with some shavings from a chunk of Parmigiano-Reggiano for a snack.
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December 14th Monster presented "Dimebash 2011", an annual benefit concert to remember Dimebag Darrell Abbott. One hundred percent of the proceeds raised at the 2011 DimeBash were donated to the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up & Shout Cancer Fund.
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Every athletic competitor realizes that he or she will face obstacles in his or her quest to be the best. A debilitating ACL injury can derail success in any highly competitive sport and that injury can lead to loss of confidence.
Sophomore guard Nyre Harris knows firsthand how that much-needed confidence is diminished when an injury impedes any progress in accomplishing a personal goal.
After tearing an ACL her senior year of high school, Harris was forced to dedicate her freshman year to rehabilitating her injury instead of preparing herself mentally for the transitions of being a student-athlete at a Division One university.
"Last year was more of a learning experience for me," Harris said. "I had to transition into a new school, new coach and a new style of playing while nursing my ACL. This year my goal is to be more vocal and put everything I have into it."
Arizona head coach Niya Butts has been at Harris' side since she set foot on campus.
"When Nyre came to Arizona, she was basically coming off a year where she didn't play basketball at all," Butts said. "Getting back on the court was tough for her, because she wasn't moving the way she thought she should be and that plays with an athlete's confidence."
Through the process, Harris has looked to her coach for providing her with guidance. Harris praises Butts for not only being a basketball coach, but also a mentor.
"Coach Butts loves us as people," Harris said. "She is always there for us no matter what, even if it doesn't involve basketball. She not only cares about our academics, but also who we are outside of the gym."
While recovering from her injury, Harris has not gotten down, or lost her desire for playing. Instead, she has maintained a positive outlook on the way her injury has changed her playing style.
"Mentally, I used to be very careful when I would jump," Harris said. "Now I do different things on the court. I used to drive to the basket and now I would like to be more of a shooter. It changed the way I play. Now that I got my brace off, I'm not as scared to do the things I used to be very cautious of."
Butts has seen a great amount of improvement in Harris as a player.
"I think she understands what it is she needs to do for the team and sees the game better than she did before her injury," Butts said. "Before she was relying on her God-given quickness and athleticism in her game, but now she sees the court better as a point guard."
Going into her first season as a fully recovered player, Harris is excited for the new culture, as well as the talent the new players will bring to the team.
"I'm most excited for the incoming players and how our team is going to transition without Davellyn Whyte," Harris said. "Also, it's going to be a new and different culture that we will be experiencing throughout the year."
For Harris, it was never a question of if she was ever going to be able to play again, but when would her body and determination allow her to compete again. This season, she intends to show a new and improved player.
"Her first year, it was tough for her, trying to get back to the player she wanted to be," Butts said. "But this summer she has looked great. She is moving well, she got her brace off and we have been really pleased with her improvement."


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ZF-6242: Table in documentation is coming through 'components'-menu
See: Zend Application Core Functionality This problem blocks the parameters section of the table
Affected browsers: Chrome (Vista) IE8 (Vista) FireFox (XP/Vista)
So appearantly it is not an browser bug
Should be fixable by dividing the table or fixing widths
table blocked by components menu in IE8/FF/Chrome [http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/…]
The screenshot of the problem
My resolution is 1600*1080, but the problem stays present even when resizing the window
This seems to be an issue with long words and how browsers apply css to wrapping them; e.g., Zend_Application_Bootstrap_IBootstrap
It looks like it is unfortunately handled in different ways by different browsers; http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com/2007/02/…, thus there's no one solution.
Using Firebug I was able to add the following to get at least a possible solution.
code.code { display: block; width: 140px; overflow-x: auto; word-wrap: break-word; }
I think if you apply it only to tables it will leave the
blocks in the rest of the text alone.
table code.code { display: block; width: 140px; overflow-x: auto; word-wrap: break-word; }
Did a bit of testing in IE6, IE7, FF3, Opera 9.26 and Safari 3.2. The word-wrap in IE7, IE6, doesn't auto-adjust the width of the column when width: 140px is set. And overflow: auto doesn't work well for the height in some code blocks; the min-height and height: 50px seems to take care of it. FF, Safari and Opera have no problem with overflow height and the min-height property doesn't bother them either. The only other way to deal with the issue, that I can think of at the moment, would be to have the back-end split long words after so many characters with a space, so Zend_Application_Bootstrap_IBootstrap would become Zend_Application_ Bootstrap_IBootstrap.
In summary, the IE6 stylesheet could use the following: table code.code { font-size: 1.1em; width: 140px; height: 50px; display: block; }
The others in the manual.css could use:
table code.code {
font-size: 1.1em;
width: 140px;
min-height: 50px;
display: block;
overflow: auto;
Funny how you've got to come up with different solutions when it appears to be the same problem in many different browsers.
Damn you, IE!!
A soft hyphen could also be used ''
Most browsers treat this as hinting for where hyphens should go if the word needs to be broken. A soft hyphen won't force a line break if there is enough space to display it.
For example changing longer words to :Zend_Application_Bootstrap_Bootstrapper would add in breaks after every hyphen if required, emulating the behavior of some browsers.
Actually, I'm going to reformat this entirely to remove the tables in an upcoming iteration. Just need to decide on an appropriate docbook format and then implement.
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Brush Run fans, racers tough out weekend's bad storms
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- Pounding rain, howling winds, and flashing lightning�"not the most ideal conditions for camping on Saturday night.
In fact, Saturday night's bad weather couldn't have picked a worse time for thousands of people to set up camp at the Crandon Race Track.
"We were holding onto the awning last night," said Keegan Kincaid, a racer from Crandon. ."It was pouring."
"Our canopy [got] rained [on] so much we had to keep pushing it up so it wouldn't collapse," said Paul Posbrig, a fan from Green Bay.
"It was coming in all over," said Jessie Braden, a fan from Richfield.
But for Crandon fans, the rain certainly didn't dampen the weekend.
"But we made the best of it," said Braden, who comes to Crandon every summer for the Brush Run.
"We had a canopy at one point and put up tarps on the walls as we got downpoured on and it was all windy," Braden said. "If we're going camping, it's going to rain!"
The fans also got their fair share of noise because the rain didn't really affect the race schedule.
"We just had to wait a little bit longer before we could put crews out on the track," said the raceway's announcer, Dave Mullins. "So needed it to dry off a little bit first. But really it was only about a half hour."
But it certainly changed the racers' strategy.
"And so you'll see a lot of changes in trucks and driving styles," Kincaid said.
"Figure out the track, sort out where the grip is, where it's wet, where it's dry," said Arie Luyendyk, Jr., a racer from Arizona.
But Crandon's track is pretty resilient.
"Most tracks we wouldn't be able to race on it the next day, but Crandon has a lot of clay," Kincaid said.
"Because this is a clay track, it doesn't absorb the water as much, it makes it more like a mud pit," Mullins said.
Sunday's nice weather quickly brought the track's conditions back to normal.
"I thought we were going to be racing in the mud, but turns out because of the sun and wind we're actually going back to our setup we had yesterday," Luyendyk, Jr., said.
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According to the Price County Sheriff's Office, it happened at the intersection of County Road D and the Canadian National Railroad tracks in the Township of Knox.
Police think a 76-year-old man was driving the truck with a 76-year-old woman in the passenger seat, and the truck and the train collided.
Several different agencies responded, including Canadian National Railroad investigators.
Crews took the man to St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, and they took the woman to Aspirus Hospital in Wausau where she later died.
Police are still investigating and will not yet release the names.
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On Friday, the Rhinelander Fire Department honored that little boy for his bravery.
Rhinelander firefighters now call Adam Granger, 7, a hero.
"He tells me over and over how he wasn't scared and just wanted to save his sister's life and didn't want her to die," said Jenny Schroeder, Adam's mother.
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"There's a lot of people who have had interest in loon research," said DNR wildlife biologist John Olson.
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"I didn't expect to go anywhere," said Northland Pines junior Mike John.
But in its first year the team is headed to nationals after taking second at the BASS Wisconsin High School Fishing Tournament. It was the first tournament the two have competed in together.
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Ruffin McNeill and the Pirates knocked out their first workout of 2012 season Friday afternoon.
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Coach McNeill Post-Practice Interview
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Third-year East Carolina Head Football Coach Ruffin McNeill opened the 2012 campaign in earnest Friday with a morning walk-through before guiding the Pirates through their first workout of the season on Hight Field inside the Cliff Moore Practice Complex.
ECU will follow Friday's practice, conducted in shorts and helmets, with single sessions through Tuesday, before turning in the first of three scheduled two-a-day periods next Wednesday.
"It's always an exciting day, one that is welcomed by every coach in the country," McNeill said. "To finally be able to get on the field and be around our kids is big for me. No, actually, it's huge. I thought we responded well to many things today, but we need to make sure we don't confuse activity with achievement."
The Pirates are scheduled to progress to shoulder pads for the first time Sunday before following with full gear Tuesday per NCAA rules. ECU will close camp on Monday, Aug. 20 - a day prior to the first day of classes on campus - before wrapping up its overall preseason practice schedule Sept. 1 when the Pirates host Appalachian State at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
Similar to last year, East Carolina officially kicked off the new season with 6:30 a.m. conditioning test conducted by Assistant Athletics Director for Strength and Conditioning Jeff Connors.
After Saturday morning's practice, the Pirates will conduct their annual media day activities inside the Murphy Center. McNeill will provide his annual season-opening address that will outline the latest roster additions and deletions, personnel status and possible position changes.
"I like the intangibles this team has," McNeill added. "I've said this often since off-season workouts, but these kids are a no-complain, no-excuse group. Now, we have some long lines at some positions and guys need to be ready to compete every day or someone else will step in, but with the mindset everyone has, it's healthy.
Freshman outside receiver Brandon Bishop, an invited walk-on who prepped at nearby Greene Central High School, replaced another walk-on, junior John Worthy, on the 105-man roster Friday afternoon ... With the exception of Friday's opening workout, McNeill has opted to go to an exclusive morning schedule for all single-practice days throughout this year's camp - beginning at 8:45 and finishing at 11:30.
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Lettermen Returning/Lost: 22/9
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2011 Passing Offense: 286.1 (20/2)
2011 Total Offense: 395.2 (50/5)
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2011 Passing Defense: 202.2 (33/2)
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Featured in Vallarta Lifestyles Magazine, Spring/Summer 2006 issue.
You're in for a big surprise on your next visit to this popular 17-year-old plaza in Puerto Vallarta's northern Hotel Zone, an incredible number of exciting recent changes and additions making it Banderas Bay's most comprehensive plaza by far.
One-stop shopping anchored by the shiny, new, eight-theater movie complex CINEMARK, the diversified businesses here include familiar franchises like McDonald's, Burger King, Subway, RadioShack and a branch of the popular Mexican TOKS restaurant chain. Major service providers, like the phone and cable companies and banks, prove handy and parking is easier, with 409 new spaces.
Some 200 options on the plaza's two air-conditioned levels include medical and dental offices, beauty salons, restaurants and shops of every genre, a sophisticated department store and a larger-than-ever supermarket among them. Proving of particular interest are a new pet store, its interactive concept educational, and the recording Studio 343 just next door, which attracts the budding star in all of us. This plaza is on a roll with no end in sight; look for a gym, disco, language school, English book store, bingo parlor and other exciting additions in the near future.


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Full name Ian Ronald Barsby
Born August 19, 1952, Goomeri, Queensland
Current age 63 years 313 days
Major teams Queensland Colts, Sandgate-Redcliffe
Batting style Right-hand bat
Other Umpire
Relation Brother - TJ Barsby
More headaches for struggling South Africa (59)
As South Africa's slump gets deeper after the triangular series exit, ESPNcricinfo looks at three areas that need special focus and could possibly salvage them
Why Kumble could work out better for India than Greg Chappell did (58)
He understands the Indian mentality better and doesn't have to deal with star players on the wane
How much is a century against Zimbabwe worth? (56)
Cricket stats need to take into account various contextual factors relating to players' and teams' performances if they are to be meaningful
'The dream is to come back and play for three to four years' (39)
Mohammad Asif is playing club cricket in Scandinavia as he strives for a Pakistan comeback and to rebuild his career in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal
What's the verdict on the pink ball in Indian conditions? (27)
Visibility is good, so is durability, and while it does swing a fair amount, it ought to spin as well


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Rated 3 out of 5 by 1 reviewer.
Rated 3 out of 5 by Lori, the buyer Annoying to put together. I've purchased lots from World Market, but this is the first time I've ever had to call to get assistance putting something together. The directions are okay, but don't even mention the little baskets that somehow need to be put together. And I know someone is going to say like...well duh...this is how they are put together. BUT-- if it needs to be assembled, it should be in the instructions! Also, the caps that conceal the screws are really annoying to get on. All in all, this unit is kinda a pain to put together. And you have to go out and purchase a drill bit to drill an anchor hole....which...maybe is normal, but I live kinda way out in the middle of nowhere and I tried to use a smaller drill bit, which failed miserably. I wish they would have just included a little cheapo drill bit or something. Anyway, I like it. I just wish they could have mailed it fully assembled. That would have made me extremely happy, and the box wouldn't have been too much bigger - but maybe they thought it was too much of a pain to put together too.. And I wish it would have included a handyman to put it up, but maybe that's asking too much. July 15, 2011
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A variety of public health issues plague the refugees from Burma living on the Thai border, not the least of which is drinking water contaminated by bacteria and pesticides. Yet few low-cost, sustainable and appropriate treatment technologies are available to people in rural and developing communities to ensure water safety.
CU-Boulder doctoral student Joshua Kearns may have a solution involving a 4,000-year-old technology -- filtering water through charcoal -- made more robust through intensive research and development. He just returned from six months in northern Thailand where he conducted field work on gasification methods for making sustainable, locally generated "biochar" from common agricultural residues such as corn cobs, sugar cane, bamboo and wood pruned from orchards.
Kearns believes that biochar can be developed as a low-cost surrogate for activated charcoal that is commonly used to remove synthetic organic contaminants from drinking water through the surface binding process known as adsorption. His doctoral work at CU-Boulder is focused on optimizing a process for heating biomass in small- to intermediate-scale gasifier devices, such as household cookstoves and farm-scale production units, to produce an effective char product with low emissions that is better than charcoal produced from traditional kilns.
"Nobody has studied this, and there are actually millions of people who could benefit from it," says Kearns, a West Virginia native. After earning a master's degree in environmental chemistry, he went looking for a university where he could focus on low-tech, appropriate solutions for people in developing countries.
He says he found a good fit with CU-Boulder's Engineering for Developing Communities Program and the water quality work being done by Professor R. Scott Summers in the civil, environmental and architectural engineering department. He also has been working with Professor Detlef Knappe at North Carolina State University as his co-adviser. Summers and Knappe are both widely recognized as world leaders in the field of activated carbon research and application in water treatment.
"I think we're better positioned to look at how biochar could be used to improve water quality than anyone else in the world," Kearns said.
Kearns has six years of experience working in Thailand to improve environmental systems. He went there to immerse himself in sustainable community development and founded the nonprofit Aqueous Solutions, which consults on various projects to improve health and livelihood security in Southeast Asia through sustainable design and appropriate technology, particularly in the water-sanitation-hygiene sector.
"My philosophy is to empower people to use their resources sustainably and solve problems for themselves," he said.


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The Beast & Nnenna Freelon released their jazz-hip-hop hybrid, Freedom Suite, for free download on Okayplayer's new jazz-inspired channel, The Revivalist, in October. Since then, extra goodies have been released to supplement the Freedom Suite album: the "Freedom Pt 2″ music video, a Phonte freestyle and the non-album track, "Black Fantastic."
This song "Come Up, Come Down" is more complete than a freestyle, but not quite polished enough to be a final studio track. Not included anywhere on the album, this song showcases the unique composition of The Beast. This full album is available for free on Bandcamp.
The Beast – "Come Up, Come Down" [MP3]


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The Beach Boys' vocal harmonies are among the most unmistakable and enduring of the rock and roll era. Among rock and roll groups of the Sixties, the California quintet place second only to the Beatles in terms of their overall impact on the Top 40. They were the Fab Four's most serious competitors on a creative level, too. Paul McCartney has allowed that the Beatles' masterpiece, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, was their attempt to address the challenge posed by the Beach Boys' magnum opus, Pet Sounds - which itself was inspired by the British foursome's Rubber Soul.
This creative dialogue between two of rock's greatest bands pushed popular music to an artistic peak. Paul McCartney noted that "both [Pet Sounds and Sgt. Pepper] have more than held up. To me it's like, 'What have people been doing in the meantime? Where's the progress?' I can't see anything as modern as that around at the moment."
The Beach Boys were a family affair that came together in the Los Angeles suburb of Hawthorne, California, in 1961. Three brothers – Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson – were joined by their cousin, Mike Love, and a schoolmate, Alan Jardine (who was replaced by David Marks, before rejoining). Brian Wilson, who demonstrated an aptitude for music at an early age, was the group's leader, orchestrating their harmonies, writing the music, producing the recording sessions.
One of the undisputed geniuses in popular music, Brian demonstrated an uncanny gift for harmonic invention and complex vocal and instrumental arrangements. Initially, the magnitude of that genius was overlooked owing to the subject matter of the band's early hits: i.e., surfing, hot rods and teen romance. But today, even the lyrics to those songs – generally written by Mike Love or such outside collaborators as deejay Roger Christian and producer Gary Usher – are celebrated for their deft use of technical lingo and youthful joie de vivre. "A lot of love went into our singing, our harmonies, the making of those records," Brian Wilson said in 2003.
Music had always been a family affair in the Wilson household, as father Murry was himself an aspiring musician and songwriter. The Beach Boys' odyssey began in 1951, when young Brian sang a song ("The Old Soldier") written by his 10-year-old cousin Mike at a family gathering. By 1961, a teenaged Brian – joined by Mike, brothers Carl and Dennis, and friend Al Jardine – were reguarly harmonizing around the family piano. When their parents left town on a weekend vacation, the Wilson brothers used the emergency money they'd been given to rent musical instruments. They worked up an arrangement for their first original song, "Surfin'." Dennis Wilson, the only member who actually surfed, suggested the subject matter, while Brian and Mike wrote the song.
Temperamental yet supportive, Murry Wilson encouraged and prodded his sons in their musical endeavors. He took the group to see his music publisher, Hite Morgan, who had the nascent band cut a few tunes at Keen Recording Studios. When it came time to choose a band name, they considered the Pendletones and the Surfers before settling on the iconically Californian "Beach Boys," suggested by record agent Russ Regan, according to Brian's recollection.
Released locally on the X and Candix labels, "Surfin'" became a hit. Dennis Wilson offered this poignant recollection of hearing their song on the radio for the first time: "Nothing will ever top the expression on Brian's face. That is the all-time moment." "Surfin'" ultimately reached Number 75 nationally, and the Beach Boys were signed to Capitol Records by a young executive named Nik Venet. At this early point, the Beach Boys were still a fledgling regional group whose business card indicated they were available for "Teenage Hops, TV, Radio and Stage appearances."
Major success hit quickly when "Surfin' Safari," their first Capitol single, raced up the charts, peaking at Number 14. The Beach Boys' run of surfin-related hits – "Surfin'," "Surfin' Safari," "Surfin' U.S.A." and "Surfer Girl," all released in 1962 and 1963 – raised the profile of the state of California and the sport of surfing. The group also celebrated the Golden State's obsession with hot rods ("Shut Down," "409," "Little Deuce Coupe") and the pursuit of happiness in less complicated times ("Be True to Your School," "Fun, Fun, Fun," "I Get Around"). Those carefree days were mythologized in George Lucas's nostalgic 1973 film American Graffiti, but it was the Beach Boys who truly captured the spirit of the era as it unfolded with their anthemic, harmony-filled songs. They were recording at a blinding pace, releasing four albums in 1964 alone.
By turns wistful and celebratory, the Beach Boys' classic Sixties songs were more than catchy hits that enthralled American schookids. In subtle and artful ways, they shone a light on the state of California and all that it represented, helping to initiate the westward migratrion of restless youth that would culminate in the hippie subculture of the late Sixties. As biographer Timothy White noted, "Brian Wilson believed in the idea of California more than the fact of himself, feeling that the energy focused on the romantic concept could carry over into the substance of his existence." For many listeners, the music of the Beach Boys performed a similarly therapeutic function.
From 1962 to 1966, the Beach Boys charted 22 hit singles in a highly competitive Top 40. Their increasingly sophisticated harmonies and arrangements owed much to the fact that Brian stopped touring with the band after 1964 to work full-time on composing and recording at home in Los Angeles. His maturation resulted in such harmony-filled pop opuses as "Help Me, Rhonda," "California Girls" and "The Little Girl I Once Knew," as well as the increasingly adventurous tracks to be found on such albums as Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) and The Beach Boys Today! Brian worked with the city's best young session musicians, a group informally known as the Wrecking Crew, which included guitarists Glen Campbell and Tommy Tedesco, bassists Carole Kaye and Ray Pohlman, and drummer Hal Blaine.
While the Beach Boys were off touring behind their growing treasure chest of hit singles, Brian began work in January 1966 on Pet Sounds. He labored nonstop for nearly four months, enlisting a veritable orchestra of session musicians to help him chase the "pet sounds" he heard in his head. At the end, the Beach Boys returned to add their bouquet of vocal leads and harmonies to the finished instrumental tracks. Now recognized as an innovative classic, Pet Sounds sold disappointingly as an album, though it yielded the singles "Wouldn't It Be Nice," "God Only Knows" and "Sloop John B." Capitol Records, unconvinced of the marketability of a maturing Beach Boys, quickly released Best of the Beach Boys barely two months after Pet Sounds, killing its momentum.
Brian pressed on to his next project, "Good Vibrations," which packed an album's worth of ideas and production tricks into one song. Wilson himself referred to it as "a pocket symphony" After a half-year of recording and production work, "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys was finally released as a single in October 1966. It returned the Beach Boys to the top of the charts. On top of adding another hit to their lengthy resume, the Beach Boys inadvertently added a new phrase – "good vibrations," eventually shortened to "good vibes" – to the pop-culture vocabulary. "Good Vibrations" won three Grammy nominations, including Best Contemporary Rock 'n' Roll Recording – which, remarkably, it lost to the New Vaudeville Band's "Winchester Cathedral." (The Beach Boys never won a Grammy, though they were given the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001.)
Following "Good Vibrations," Brian threw himself into an even more ambitious project, Smile. A series of sessions proved both fruitful and frustrating, as Smile met some resistence from others in the group for its abstract lyrics and uncommercial music, while Wilson himself could never find the end of it. His fragile psyche and increasingly erratic behavior, in part triggered by experimentation with hallucinogenic drugs, forced him to abandon Smile. Wilson revived Smile in 2004, reprising it as a solo project with assistance from its original lyricist, Van Dyke Parks. Every bit as astonishing as its legend purported it to be, Wilson's Smile – accompanied by a tour where he performed the opus in its entirety – was heralded as a major musical event upon its unveiling nearly 40 years later. In 2011, Capitol Records released The Smile Sessions, available as a digital download, 2-CD package or 5-CD box set, featuring recordings from the original 1967 sessions.
However, in the immediate aftermath of Smile's abandonment, the Beach Boys cobbled together a watered-down facsimile of the album, entitled Smiley Smile. In the wake of this setback, they persevered by regrouping into a more closely knit, democratic unit. Having in a sense become a real band again, instead of a touring entity with a stay-at-home songwriter/producer, they cut a series of charmingly re-energized and unpretentious albums. These included Friends, Wild Honey and 20/20. Although it spawned no Top 40 hits – the first Beach Boys (non-holiday studio) album not to do so – Brian Wilson has called Friends his favorite Beach Boys album.
In 1970, the Beach Boys changed labels, moving from Capitol to Reprise, where they established their own Brother Records imprint. They inaugurated the new decade with Sunflower, arguably most inspired group effort of their career. The album spotlighted individual talents of all three Wilson brothers - especially the suddenly prolific Dennis, who contributed four songs. Surf's Up further asserted their creative vitality; this time it was Carl Wilson who stepped forward with the ambitous contributions "Long Promised Road" and "Feel Flows." The album's high point was its mythical title track, rescued from the aborted Smile project and previously heard only in a voice-and-piano solo performance by Brian Wilson on a Leonard Bernstein TV special about pop music.
Two subsequent releases, Carl and the Passions – So Tough (1972) and Holland (1973) - showed signs of flagging inspiration. Yet even these incuded the standouts "Marcella" and "Sail On, Sailor," cowritten by Brian, plus various worthy nuggets from the others. Bruce Johnston quit in 1972 and was replaced by guitarist Blondie Chaplin and drummer Ricky Fataar, recruited from the South African group Flame, infusing the Beach Boys with fresh blood. As Sixties nostalgia began taking hold in the mid-Seventies, the Beach Boys suddenly became an in-demand touring act whose popularity soared as the rock audience rediscovered their treasure chest of hits.
A remarkable uptick in the Beach Boys fortunes occurred when Capitol Records released Endless Summer, a double-album hits collection, in 1974. The album streaked to the top of the album charts, while "Surfin' U.S.A." reached Number 36 on the charts, 11 years after its first chart entry. Rolling Stone proclaimed them "Band of the Year." The Beach Boys found themselves on top all over again.
Touted as "America's band," they also benefited from the media attention surrounding the rescue and recovery of their erstwhile leader Brian, following a number of lost years spent in bed-ridden and drug-addled exile. With the "Brian's back" publicity campaign of 1976 came 15 Big Ones, their first studio album in three and a half years. A mix of early-rock covers and original material, it made the Top 10. The group's spirited remake of Chuck Berry's "Rock and Roll Music" rose to Number Five.
It was followed in 1977 by The Beach Boys Love You, which displayed more sustained creativity from Brian than any album since Pet Sounds, becoming a cult favorite among Beach Boys aficionados. In his liner notes for its reissue, R.E.M.'s Peter Buck described The Beach Boys Love You as "a window into the heart of one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century." Next came M.I.U. The album was recorded in Iowa at Maharishi International University, a choice that stemmed from Mike Love's longtime association with transcendental meditation and the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The Beach Boys closed out the Seventies with L.A. (Light Album), which marked the return of Bruce Johnston and the group's move to Caribou Records. It also yielded the Top 40 hit "Good Timin'."
The Eighties saw a drastic decline in the amount of new work released by the Beach Boys. In 1980 came Keepin' the Summer Alive, while Beach Boys, the group's first foray into digital technology, came at mid-decade. Overseen by British New Wave producer Stewart Levine, it gave them another modest hit, "Getcha Back." An otherwise fallow decade hit a spectacular high note when "Kokomo" – cowritten by Mike Love, John Phillips (of the Mamas and the Papas), producer Terry Melcher and singer Scott McKenzie – soared to Number One in the fall of 1988. It was included on the soundtrack to Cocktail, starring Tom Cruise. There would henceforth be little more than soundtrack contributions, one-off singles, reissues and compilations from the Beach Boys, however.
All the while, the Beach Boys toured like clockwork each summer while making headlines for extramusical matters. Carl Wilson briefly quit the band in 1981, protesting their refusal to practice for tours and write new material. The saddest event was the tragic drowning death of Dennis Wilson in 1983. There were also legal battles over Brian's conservatorship, which pitted members of the Beach Boys against his controversial psychologist and would-be collaborator, Eugene Landy. In 1994, a lawsuit filed by Mike Love, claiming coauthorship of more than 30 Beach Boys songs soley credited to Brian Wilson, was settled in Love's favor by a federal jury. In 1998, Carl Wilson became the second Beach Boy to die too young, succumbing to brain and lung cancer. His children established the Carl Wilson Foundation, which raises money for cancer research and aid to those with cancer.
In 1992, marking the 30th anniversary of their first recordings, Capitol Records released a comprehensive five-disc box set entitled Good Vibrations. That same year saw the last album of new material to date from the Beach Boys (minus Brian), the ecologically-themed Summer in Paradise. In 1997, came another box set, The Pet Sounds Sessions, including stereo and mono mixes of the album, along with a bevy of session outtakes and alternate mixes. Meanwhile, the Beach Boys' old hits continued to prove a hot commodity, with a 2003 compilation, The Very Best of the Beach Boys: Sound of Summer, reaching an impressive Number 16 and selling more than 2 million copies.
However, the band itself has fractured into pieces. Mike Love and Bruce Johnston still tour as the Beach Boys Band, while Al Jardine formed Al Jardine, Family & Friends (including Carrie and Wendy Wilson, Brian's daughters). Backed by a stable and capable band, Brian Wilson has pursued a highly successful solo career that's been the most creatively durable of them all. Wilson has continued to make new music, such as 2008's That Lucky Old Sun, while revisiting and reviving such Beach Boys-era milestones as Pet Sounds and Smile.
Because of personal difficulties and internicene squabbling, the Beach Boys at times have appeared to be rock and roll's longest-running soap opera. At the same time, they've been responsible for some of most perfect harmonies and gorgeous melodies in the history of popular music, and it is for this vast legacy for which they are remembered and celebrated.


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Pack of 100 Steel Ornament Hooks
Sturdy Old-Fashioned Hooks Hold Delicate and Heavy Ornaments, Won't Bend or Break
Pack of 100 Steel Ornament Hooks
Sturdy Old-Fashioned Hooks Hold Delicate and Heavy Ornaments, Won't Bend or Break
Throw away those flimsy wire hangers that bend and break and fall off the ornaments when they're stored away. These 1940s-style ornament hooks are made of a heavy steel wire.
- 1½"long
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Pack of 100 Steel Ornament Hooks
18 Gauge Steel Wire
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Manufactured In: USA
Material - Country Of Origin: USA
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wellness, fitness & nutrition
Woman can avoid many health difficulties with good lifestyle choices. Bon Secours Virginia can help you choose wisely when it comes to eating right and exercising. Weight, diet, and exercise can directly affect conditions, like diabetes, heart disease, sleep apnea and obesity. Obesity is a serious issue. And, it's not just about weight. Obesity increases the risk of conditions, such as metabolic syndrome, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Obesity also is tied to various women's health conditions, including urinary incontinence, infertility, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and irregular menstruation. Making sound choices now can help you avoid or manage these problems.
Sometimes, it's hard to make good health decisions for you and your family. You may not know the best options. Or, you can't find time for yourself while balancing work and home. Bon Secours Virginia can help with all this. We offer wellness, fitness, nutrition, and bariatric programs to help you get fit and stay that way.
Our Good Life Center has programs that achieve good health via a holistic, broad approach to wellness. Our physicians, dietitians, exercise therapists, and lifestyle coaches can help you learn about -- and make -- healthy choices. We assist with setting goals and creating a plan tailored to you. We also provide support so you can meet your goals and stay healthy with ongoing care.
Our Cardiac Wellness program is designed for women recovering from a cardiac event or procedure, or who are interested in avoiding them. Our multidisciplinary team gives you the tools needed for a heart-healthy life. Our Heart and Vascular Institute has a two-phase program. It focuses on intensive education, a thorough health evaluation, nutrition counseling and an exercise program. To learn more, click here.
Obese women for whom lifestyle changes haven't worked might consider bariatric surgery. Bon Secours Virginia has a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence at St. Mary's Hospital. Here, we have experienced surgeons, specialized equipment, consultants, nurses, and other support staff specifically trained in this field. All these professionals are dedicated to helping you get well. This program is a partnership with you. It includes a detailed intake process with pre- and post-operative education, counseling, support groups, and lifelong follow-up care. At the center, you'll find a warm, caring, and supportive atmosphere. To learn more about surgical weight loss, click here.


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Do What You Can to Ease Side Effects of Treatment for Laryngeal Cancer
During your treatment for laryngeal cancer, it's likely that you will have physical concerns. Your cancer may cause symptoms. Your treatment may cause side effects.
Here are some common side effects from treatment for laryngeal cancer and how to ease them. You may not have all of these. The treatment you receive — surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy — determines which side effects you may experience. We've listed them in alphabetical order so that you can find help when you need it.
Anemia (low red blood cell levels)
Your doctor will take blood samples from you for blood tests throughout your treatment. One thing he or she is checking for is your red blood cell count. Red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body. If your body does not have enough oxygen, you may feel tired. Decreased red blood cell counts can be caused by small amounts of blood loss due to bleeding, by chemotherapy or radiation, or by the cancer itself.
If your doctor tells you that you have anemia, take these actions to feel better:
Take short rests when you're tired. Avoid long naps during the day so that you can sleep well at night.
Add mild exercise, such as walking, to your daily routine.
Balance activity with rest. Save your energy for important tasks.
Drink plenty of water. Dehydration adds to fatigue.
Talk with your doctor about medications or treatments that may help manage your anemia. There are medications that can improve your red blood count.
Anxiety and depression
Many people may feel blue, anxious, or distressed after being told they have cancer. These feelings may continue or come back throughout treatment. Taking these actions may ease your mental stress:
Talk with your family or friends.
Consider joining a cancer support group or finding a cancer "buddy" who can help you cope.
Ask your doctor about medications and other strategies for dealing with depression and anxiety.
You may decide to get counseling to help you deal with these feelings.
Appetite loss
Eating well during cancer treatment can help you maintain your strength, stay active, and lower your chance of infection. When you're being treated for cancer, a diet high in calories and protein is best. Side effects of treatment can change the way food tastes to you or reduce your appetite. In addition, treatments to your throat may make it difficult to eat:
If you can, eat foods high in protein several times a day. These foods include milk, cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt, meat, fish, eggs, beans, peanut butter, and nuts. Protein helps build and repair tissue, and cancer treatments cause your body to use more protein than usual. A nutritionist can help you learn what is best for you to eat and drink during your cancer treatment and set up a daily menu for you. A nutritionist can also advise how to add extra calories to foods that you already eat and enjoy.
If you can, eat high-calorie foods to help you maintain your weight, such as margarine or butter, sugar, honey, jams, jellies, cream cheese, dried fruit, gravies or sauces, mayonnaise, and salad dressing. Supplements can also help get more calories into your body.
Get plenty of fluids to help control your body temperature and improve food elimination. In addition to water, apple juice, and other liquids, try these foods to increase your fluid intake: gelatin, pudding, soups, Popsicles, and ice cream.
If your mouth is irritated, avoid foods that may cause more irritation. Foods that are acidic, such as vinegar, tomatoes, orange juice, and lemonade, or foods that can be chafing, such as crusty bread, may cause pain.
Eat small meals throughout the day instead of 3 large ones.
Keep snacks handy to eat when you are hungry and even if you are not hungry.
Eat with friends or play your favorite music at mealtime to boost your appetite. Small amounts of spices can boost your appetite and caloric intake.
Eat your biggest meal in the morning. Many people getting treatment for cancer find that this is when their appetite is greatest.
If you can, increase your activity level. Light exercise is best. Doing so may stimulate your appetite.
On days you don't feel like eating at all, don't worry about it. Try again the next day. If you find your appetite doesn't improve in several days, talk with your doctor or nurse.
If you have problems with bleeding that won't stop or bloody noses, see Thrombocytopenia below.
Bloating and swelling
You may have swelling after surgery or radiation. Also, some chemotherapy drugs cause your body to retain water. This water retention should go away when your treatment ends. Here's what you can do for relief:
Ask your health care team for suggestions on ways to ease facial swelling.
Elevate the area that is swollen for temporary relief. Sleep with your head higher with more pillows to reduce facial swelling. Keep your legs up to reduce leg swelling. Compression stockings can sometimes help. Ask your doctor or nurse if they can help you.
Some people find massage and physical therapy helpful for swelling. Ask your doctor if this may help you.
If bloating is severe, your doctor may prescribe a diuretic or water pill.
Breathing difficulty
You may find it hard to breathe because of swelling from the surgery or pressure from a tumor. Depending on the location of the cancer, you may have a hole cut through your neck and into your trachea (windpipe) to help you breathe. This procedure is known as a tracheostomy. The hole (which is called a stoma) makes breathing easier. You can also try these tips:
Sit upright because it will give your lungs room to expand.
Sleep with the head of your bed raised or sleep in a recliner.
Avoid things that make your breathing harder, such as high humidity, cold air, pollen, and tobacco smoke.
Ask your doctor or nurse to show you how to breathe through your stoma, if you have one. He or she can also give you suggestions for how to keep the airway open and clean.
Chewing, swallowing, or talking difficulties
The tumor itself, the surgery to remove the tumor, and chemotherapy or radiation therapy may all make chewing, swallowing, or talking more difficult. Some of these side effects are temporary. Some may be permanent. Try these steps to make chewing, swallowing, or talking easier:
Ask your surgeon about steps to help restore your ability to chew, swallow, or talk. This may be done during the surgery to remove the tumor. Or it may be done after you have gone through treatment for laryngeal cancer.
Ask your dentist for help with dentures or other prostheses that can restore your ability to talk and chew.
Work with your health care team to learn ways to make chewing, swallowing, or talking easier. Many head and neck cancer teams include a speech and swallow therapist who can work with people to overcome these difficulties. Speech and swallow therapy can yield excellent results over time.
You may benefit from the placement of a feeding tube in the stomach, called a G-tube or PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) tube, that can be used for food, water, and medicines if you have serious trouble eating and drinking. Feeding tubes are usually temporary, inserted just during your treatment and recovery period. In rare cases, the feeding tube will stay in place if you are not able to fully eat and drink after your therapy is complete.
Occasionally, people who have had radiation develop difficulty swallowing because of narrowing of the upper part of the esophagus, called an esophageal stricture. Special tests, such as an evaluation by a speech and swallow therapist or a video swallow study, or both, can help identify this problem. If identified, an esophageal stricture can often be corrected by a dilation procedure to help widen the narrowed area.
Constipation leads to difficult or infrequent bowel movements. It can range from mildly uncomfortable to painful. Taking pain medications can lead to constipation, so it's wise to take these preventive actions. These same steps will often give you relief if you are already constipated:
Drink plenty of fluids, especially water and prune juice.
Eat foods high in fiber, such as fresh fruits and vegetables and whole-grain cereals.
Take stool softeners or a laxative as prescribed.
Diarrhea is loose or frequent bowel movements, or both. It may lead to dehydration if you don't take these precautions. Diarrhea may be caused by medications or a change in your eating habits:
Avoid milk and milk products if they make your diarrhea worse.
Eat low-residue, low-fiber foods such as those included in the BRAT diet (bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast).
Increase your intake of fluids (such as water and broth) to prevent dehydration.
Tell your doctor if you are having more than three loose bowel movements per day.
Ask your doctor about medications that may help.
Hair loss (alopecia)
Losing your hair can be upsetting because baldness is a visible reminder that you are being treated for cancer. Not every type of chemotherapy or radiation will make you lose your hair. Keep in mind that your hair will grow back after chemotherapy; however, it may not grow back in an area that has received radiation. Try these coping tips:
Consider cutting your hair before treatment starts.
Think about getting a wig, hat, or scarf before your hair loss starts. That way, you can get a wig that matches your hair.
Because your scalp may be more sensitive to temperature and sun, protect it with sunscreen and hats or scarves.
Increased infections
If you are having more infections than usual, you may have a lowered white blood cell count. See Neutropenia below.
Insomnia (trouble sleeping)
Insomnia can be caused by anxiety, depression, or your cancer treatment. Use these tips to improve your rest:
Keep a regular bedtime schedule.
Use your bedroom only for sleeping, not for watching TV.
If you don't fall asleep in 15 minutes, get up, do something else, and try again later.
Avoid stimulants such as caffeine and tobacco, especially close to bedtime.
Don't eat, drink fluids, or exercise close to your bedtime.
Avoid long naps during the day.
Occasionally, sleep medicines may help but they should be taken only under medical supervision.
Mouth dryness (xerostomia)
Radiation to your larynx can cause changes in your saliva and in the amount of saliva you produce. Because saliva protects your teeth, tooth decay and chronic dry mouth can be a problem after treatment. These actions ensure good mouth care and can help keep your teeth and gums healthy and make you feel more comfortable:
If it is hard to floss or brush the teeth in the usual way, use gauze, a soft toothbrush, or a special toothbrush that has a spongy tip instead of bristles.
Use a salt-water mouthwash to keep the mouth fresh and help protect your teeth from decay.
Use a fluoride toothpaste, a fluoride rinse, or both to reduce your risk for cavities.
Stay well hydrated and take small, frequent sips of water. Or suck on sugarless candies.
Avoid medications, such as Benadryl (diphenhydramine), that can cause dry mouth as a side effect.
Use a humidifier in dry weather to help decrease the discomfort associated with dry mouth.
Ask your doctor and dentist about medications and other treatments for dry mouth. You may want to use a special spray of artificial saliva to relieve the dryness.
Mouth sores (mucositis)
Mouth sores can be a side effect of chemotherapy and radiation. These sores may hurt and make eating an unpleasant experience.
To prevent sores in your mouth, take these actions:
Brush your teeth with a soft-bristled toothbrush after meals and before bedtime.
Rinse your mouth with lukewarm water plus salt, hydrogen peroxide solution, or baking soda several times a day.
Keep your mouth and lips clean and moist.
Use sugar-free candies or gums to increase moisture in your mouth.
To ease the pain if you get sores in your mouth, take these actions:
Avoid alcohol and mouthwashes containing alcohol because they may irritate the sores.
Avoid hot, rough, or spicy foods because they may irritate the sores.
Avoid tobacco because it may irritate the sores. Smoking can also make you more susceptible to sores and can make your cancer more difficult to treat.
Ask your doctor about topical mouth medications. Your doctor or nurse may suggest a special rinse to numb your mouth and reduce discomfort.
Take over-the-counter pain medication, such as Tylenol (acetaminophen), if necessary. Talk with your doctor about whether prescription pain medication might be necessary.
Call your doctor or nurse if your temperature reaches 100.5°F (38.1°C) or higher.
Nausea or vomiting
Nausea or vomiting as a result of chemotherapy or radiation treatment for cancer may range from barely noticeable to severe. It may help you to understand the different types of nausea:
Acute-onset nausea and vomiting. This occurs within a few minutes to several hours after chemotherapy. The worst episodes tend to be five to six hours after treatment, and the symptoms end within the first 24 hours.
Delayed-onset vomiting. This develops more than 24 hours after treatment.
Anticipatory nausea and vomiting. These are learned from previous experiences with vomiting. As you prepare for the next dose of chemotherapy, you may anticipate that nausea and vomiting will occur as it did previously, which triggers the actual reflex.
Breakthrough vomiting. This occurs despite treatment to prevent it. It requires additional treatment.
Refractory vomiting. This occurs after one or more antinausea treatments — essentially, you're no longer responding to these treatments.
Your doctor will prescribe medication for nausea. Most nausea can now be prevented or successfully treated with medication.
To prevent nausea, take these actions. Most nausea can be prevented:
Ask your doctor about getting a prescription medicine to control nausea and vomiting. Then make sure you take it as directed. If you are vomiting and cannot take the medicine, call your doctor or nurse.
If you have bothersome nausea and vomiting even though you are taking your medicine, call your doctor or nurse. Your medicine can be changed.
To help ease nausea or vomiting if you have it, try these tips:
Try eating foods and drinking beverages that were easy to take or made you feel better when you had the flu or were nauseated from stress. These may be bland foods, sour candy, pickles, dry crackers, ginger ale, flat soda, or others.
Do not eat fatty or fried foods, very spicy foods, or very sweet foods.
Eat room-temperature or cold foods. The smells from hot foods may make your nausea worse.
Ask your doctor or nurse if he or she can help you learn a relaxation exercise. This may make you feel less anxious and more in control, and decrease your nausea.
Neutropenia (low white blood cell levels)
Your doctor will take blood samples from you for blood tests throughout your treatment. One thing he or she is checking for is your white blood cell count. Many types of chemotherapy can cause low white blood cell counts, as can the cancer itself. Lowered white blood cell counts is called neutropenia. Without enough white blood cells, your body may not be able to fight infection.
If your doctor tells you that your white blood cell count is low, take these actions to stay healthy:
Avoid crowds or people with colds.
Wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer throughout the day to kill germs.
Be extra careful to avoid cuts and open sores that could become infected,
Avoid fresh, unwashed, uncooked fruits and vegetables, which may carry germs. Also, don't eat sushi or other raw meats.
Avoid fresh flowers and plants, which may carry mold.
Call your doctor right away if you have any of these signs of infection: a temperature of 100.5°F (38.1°C) or higher, severe chills, a cough, pain, a burning sensation during urination, or any sores or redness.
There are medications that can prevent or treat low white cell counts. Speak to your doctor about them.
Pain may be from the tumor, from the surgery, from radiation, or from other treatments. Try these tips to ease pain:
Take your pain medications regularly; don't wait for your pain to become severe. (Take steps to avoid constipation though, a common side effect of pain medications.)
Change your activity level. See if you feel better if you rest more or move around more — either may help.
Distract yourself with music, funny videos, or computer games.
Use heat, cold, relaxation techniques (such as yoga or meditation), or guided imagery exercises. Ask your doctor or nurse where you can learn more about these.
Sexuality and reproductive issues
Chemotherapy and the stress of dealing with cancer can affect your sexual health. Sexuality issues may include reduced libido (interest in and ability to have sex) and infertility. Taking these actions may help you cope with these changes:
Talk with your partner about changes in your desire or ability to have sex.
Explore new ways to share affection and intimacy.
See a counselor who specializes in sexual problems.
If childbearing is an issue, talk with your doctor about this before your treatment. There may be ways to store sperm in a bank or protect your ovaries.
Talk with your doctor about birth control options. Women receiving chemotherapy and radiation should not get pregnant, and men receiving chemotherapy should not get anyone pregnant.
Skin dryness or irritation
Radiation treatment can cause dry or red skin in the area being treated. Good skin care is important at this time. Your doctor or nurse will show you how to keep the area clean. Also, follow these tips for protecting your skin:
Leave your skin open to the air, but covered from the sun.
Protect your skin from sun exposure by wearing sunscreen of at least 15 SPF.
Only use lotion or cream with advice from your doctor or nurse. Ask what kind of lotion you can safely use to moisturize and soothe your skin. Don't use any lotion, soap, deodorant, sunblock, cologne, cosmetics, or powder on your skin within two hours after treatment because they may cause irritation.
Wear loose, soft clothing over the treated area. Don't wear clothes that rub the area.
Don't scratch, rub, or scrub treated skin. After washing, gently blot dry.
Don't bandage skin with tape. If you must bandage it, use paper tape and ask your nurse to help you place the dressings so that you can avoid irritation.
Don't apply heat or cold to the treated area. Bathe only with lukewarm water.
During radiation, hair usually does not grow in the treated area; if it does, men should not shave.
Keep your nails well trimmed and clean so that you don't unintentionally harm your skin.
Thinking and remembering problems
You may have mild problems with concentration and memory during and after chemotherapy. Being tired can make this worse.
Taking these actions may help:
Make lists and write down important information.
Use other tools to help organize your life, such as calendars, pill dispensers, or alarm clocks.
Take advantage of family or friends who offer to go to your doctor's visits with you — an extra person along for the visit can help remember detailed information you receive.
If you have trouble remembering information, such as names, directions, and task sequences, be certain to let your medical provider know, and ask what can be done to help improve your cognitive health. Cognitive interventions may be especially important after treatment ends.
Thrombocytopenia (low platelet levels)
Your doctor will take blood samples from you for blood tests throughout your treatment. One thing he or she is checking for is your platelet levels. Many types of chemotherapy can cause low platelet levels, as can the cancer itself. Low platelet levels is called thrombocytopenia. Without enough platelets, your blood may not be able to clot properly.
If your doctor tells you that your platelet count is low, take these actions to stay healthy:
Protect your skin from cuts, scrapes, and sharp objects.
Shave with an electric razor.
Use a soft toothbrush to prevent bleeding gums.
Take steps to prevent constipation, which can lead to rectal bleeding and hemorrhoids.
Call your doctor if you develop a rash or bleeding, or you bruise easily.
Ask your doctor or nurse before taking medications, including aspirin or ibuprofen, which can affect platelet function.
Tiredness is a very common symptom and side effect from chemotherapy and radiation treatments. It is also a symptom of anemia, which is a low red blood cell count as noted from blood tests. Whatever the cause, you may feel only slightly tired or you may suffer from extreme fatigue.
Taking these actions may help increase your energy level. Fatigue can last for several weeks after treatment ends. Resting is important, but doctors usually tell people to try to stay as active as they can. Finding a balance between rest and exercise is a good idea:
Take action to treat a poor appetite because eating improperly can make you even more tired.
If your fatigue is severe or chronic, ask for help with routine tasks that can drain your energy, such as grocery shopping or housework. Some people reduce their hours at work.
After radiation to the head and neck area, many people develop low thyroid gland function. The thyroid gland normally makes a hormone that is associated with the body's metabolism. Radiation can eventually cause low thyroid function, called hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism can cause fatigue. If appropriate, your doctor can test you for this. Treatment for hypothyroidism is available and highly effective.
Follow the tips under Anemia above.
Rarely, your doctor may prescribe a stimulant or other medication that can help with fatigue.