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When it comes to prescription drugs, there's a lot of information out there–from generic medications to the decisions doctors make when prescribing one drug or another. There's also a lot of misinformation – and some of it could be costing you. According to the Generic Pharmaceutical Association, Americans spent over $325 billion on prescription medications in 2012, a number that is expected to rise in coming years. Billions of dollars could be saved on prescriptions (and better spent elsewhere), but not everyone understands why.
Here are some of the most common and costly myths surrounding prescription drugs, along with the truth behind them.
"My doctor prescribed it, so I must need it."
Your doctor has years of training and medical expertise and can be a trusted source of information, but doctors aren't perfect. Their values vary widely, and some may prescribe drugs when they aren't needed – or worse, not check to see if they interact negatively with your current drugs. Recent research suggests that medicine is often prescribed in the U.S. when other interventions may be more appropriate. These could be relatively simple interventions, like making changes in diet and exercise.
There are a few simple steps you can take to avoid being overprescribed or misprescribed a medication. First, make sure you keep a list of your current medications and any side effects you experience, so you can inform your doctor. Second, let your doctor know at the beginning of the appointment that you'd like to have as few prescriptions as possible while still maintaining your health and that you're open to lifestyle adjustments. Lastly, make sure you understand the need for any new medication. You should never passively agree to a treatment regimen before understanding why you're using it.
"Brand-name drugs are more expensive because they're better."
It's easy to understand why this myth exists, since generic drugs aren't as heavily advertised as brand-name drugs. In truth, brand-name drugs cost much more (about 80 to 85 percent, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) because the pharmaceutical companies selling them spent billions of dollars and many years conducting research to prove the drugs are safe and will work as intended. As a sort of compensation for that investment, the FDA grants a company exclusivity to sell the drug for a period after it is approved.
At the end of the exclusivity period, which varies depending on the type of drug, other companies can manufacture and sell the drug. Since they just have to find the formulation of the active ingredient, generics companies are able to sell the drug at a fraction of the cost. Because brand names are already widely recognizable thanks to years of advertising and exclusivity, the original manufacturer can keep charging higher prices even after research costs have been recouped. Often, the original company will manufacture both the brand-name version and generic version of the drug in the same factory and sell both.
"The FDA allows a 45 percent difference in effectiveness between generic and brand-name medication."
Along with the previous myth, this one stops a lot of people from inquiring about generics. The truth is that the FDA requires the same potency, efficacy, safety and quality for all drugs with the same active ingredient, whether they are brand-name or generic drugs. In fact, when it comes to generics and their brand-name counterparts, the only differences the FDA allows are with inactive ingredients, such as preservatives and binding agents, and those that affect appearance.
Those inactive ingredients may cause side effects in some people, but this is equally likely for the inactive ingredients in brand-name drugs. People most likely to experience these side effects are those with known allergies to foods or other drugs. For most individuals, however, generic drugs will work just as well as brand-name drugs, and switching can save a lot of money. In 2012 alone, generics saved American consumers about $217 billion.
"Newer drugs are better than drugs that have been on the market for years."
This myth isn't entirely false. Advances in science and technology have paved the way for a variety of drugs on the market. For instance, safe and effective daily oral pills are now available for diseases like multiple sclerosis, for which only injectables were available until recently. While this is great for MS sufferers, the success isn't necessarily transferable to other diseases. For those suffering with a frustrating or painful illness, the allure of a new drug can be enticing, even if the disease is currently well managed.
Yes, it takes a long time and a lot of research to make sure a drug is safe and effective before the FDA approves it, but data collection doesn't stop there. Even after a drug is approved, adverse reactions and serious adverse events are sometimes reported through the FDA's MedWatch system, and manufacturers update the product's labeling accordingly. Sometimes, the FDA requires additional package warnings or even reverses drug approval if new data are strong enough. The truth is that the longer a drug is on the market, the more data are available to back its safety.
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He can sing, but will we warm to Brian like we did to Bertie?
Published 08/04/2008
Who would have thought, 10 years on, that we'd be looking back to the 1998-2008 period as a golden era, when Tony and Bertie and David and Ian and Gerry were in charge of our destinies?
How different it will be when the personalities have changed to Gordon and Brian and Peter and Martin - all much more conventional politicians, reluctant to take too many liberties with their supporters.
We have a pretty good idea that, if all goes according to plan, Peter Robinson will never be as chummy with Martin McGuinness, the only survivor from the 2001 executive.
For his own good, and his party's, he can't be; if the honeymoon had continued, the DUP would have disintegrated.
Brian Cowen is largely an unknown quantity, though he has made the odd faux pas on Northern Ireland. At least he didn't react badly to those shameful cracks by Ian Paisley about his lips, and how his mother had put glue on them to discipline him.
But he certainly isn't in the Bertie Ahern mould - who could be? - someone for whom the united Ireland ideal meant so little that he was prepared to go to any lengths to get peace, because that was essential to the prosperity of both parts of the island. He pulled it off, because nothing or no one offends him, and because he found a fellow pragmatist and persuader in Tony Blair.
They were a once-in-a-lifetime pair of negotiators, at a crucial period in history and, for this alone, they deserve all the accolades they have been given.
To have persuaded David Trimble and John Hume to accept such an open-ended agreement - without IRA decommissioning or support for the police - was an amazing achievement, especially as it marginalised them forever.
To the outside world, it must be astonishing that just as Bertie Ahern is being congratulated for 'solving' one of the world's most intractable problems, he has had to resign because of relatively small-scale financial irregularities in the distant past.
He may be able to show that he has done nothing wrong, as he claims, but it certainly looks as if he was as unorthodox in his banking arrangements as he is in his private life.
How many accountants, party treasurers and finance ministers conduct their business affairs without having a personal bank account?
Clearly there was money flowing in and out, coming from personal and party benefactors, that he cannot now account for. That's the way things were, throughout the Haughey era.
It's wrong that the Republic's politicians should be so careless about their personal affairs, but I suspect that their ability to cut corners explains a lot about the Celtic tiger. No holds are barred when it comes to dealing with a big investor, especially if it is destined for a government-held marginal constituency ...
Back in the 1980s, I remember making a post-lunch bus tour of Galway's industrial zone, along with influential continental journalists.
An official started quoting the usual statistics before sizing up his audience and launching into a fine rendering of 'Galway Bay'that enchanted the visitors.
Whatever they wrote, and someone made sure they had all the facts, I'm certain it was complimentary.
In the same way, no one ever came away from a one-to-one session with Bertie Ahern without thinking warmly about him.
He was so ordinary, so self-effacing and so eager to be helpful that he charmed everyone he met - and remembered names forever. His secret, someone once told me, was that he had no life outside politics.
He might be talking to the President in the White House one day, but back in Dublin he might go straight to his local pub, or start knocking constituents' doors, to find out what people were saying.
I've mentioned before what a stumbling speaker he was, when leader of the Opposition, addressing Methody sixth form. I thought him a poor substitute for Albert Reynolds, who was obsessed with us, but how wrong I was. During negotiations, Tony Blair devised grand plans, but Bertie Ahern was far better at working rooms, listening and finding compromises.
Brian Cowen will be more combative, but he has his sociable side, too.
Ministers seldom hang around, after addressing meetings of journalists, but I remember a Dublin lunch where he was still smoking, talking and joking, hours later. He sings, too. Unless he acquires an unsuspected interest in north-south matters, Northern Ireland should figure much less in Irish politics in future. The North was Bertie's speciality, it's solved - they think - and now it's up to the politicians to get on with running the place.
That's the way they would like to see it in Dublin, but the reality may be different. The issue of where Northern Ireland belongs, in Ireland or the UK, will always be central to politics here, whoever the personalities are. In our segregated society, it's something that can only be managed, by flexible politicians, not solved.

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Friday, 15th June, 2012, 04:11 AM #181
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Daylily immediates perks up at Aradra's words and responds in Elven. "Things tae butcher? Hunter in the Dark be praised! I was growing weary of the taste of flatspider. Oy! Elder Storyteller! There be things tae smite!"
ActionsFree: drop crab.
Move: Move to D14 and hop down while drawing battleaxe. Acrobatics to reduce/ignore damage.
Action: Rage and ATTAAAAAAACK! (the western tentacle)
The roll I forgot to declare was damage.
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Daylily Falshenaya
AC: 18 (18 flat-footed, 13 touch)
Fort: +7 Reflex: +4 Will: +4
AC: 16 (16 flat-footed, 13 touch)
Fort: +9 Reflex: +4 Will: +6
Perception: +9
Initiative: +2
Current Weapon in Hand: Battleaxe
Current Conditions in Effect: RAAAAGE!
Rage Remaining: 8/9
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Relic starts and fumbles his spellbook as Daylilly's roar sets his teeth on edge. Things to smite? What on earth did he mean by that. Perhaps some type of betrayal by these sons of gillmen? No time to waste thinking he pushes himself to his feet with a groan and shuffles down the stairs to the second floor with his wand in hand.
"What on the Wind is going on here!?" he demands as he moves down stairs only to find his companions completely absent and those he suspicious of present and seemingly calm. Was that some type of noise down stairs? Daylilly howling perhaps? He shuffles towards the stairs.
OOCRelic will stand up (which I guess is a move action) dropping his spell book into his backpack (free action?). He will then run downstairs as far as he can and cross the room towards the stairs. I doubt Relic will get too far near the action this round.
SKI hope you're doing Okay, SK. I never know what to say when death touches the lives of people I know (even if only virtually). Please don't feel any pressure to continue with the game 'til you're all good to do so. Big virtual hug!
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Friday, 15th June, 2012, 01:06 PM #183
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Kalinn lunges back to the wall as Daylilly hurtles by on his way to the floor of the tower, then opens herself to the spirits of her ancestors even as Hafísbíta clears his sheath in an instant. This time, something's . . . wrong. The clarity of madness fills her as always, but it's accompanied by a wave of weakness, of disorientation. Frost steels her will and the feeling abates somewhat, but is still present in a small corner of her perception. She spins in place and swings the blade in a great arc, but it clangs on the steps as she can't get an angle on the tentacle.
- Free: Rage
- Free: Draw Hafísbíta
- Move: None*
- Standard: Attack (and Miss)
* If I understood the map and Daylilly's final position correctly, he's on the floor and attacking. If not, Kalinn's got to move 'cause she's in the spot he'd land when he lept.
SKI'm so sorry for your loss, SK. Take the time you need to mourn and heal; I'll add you to my prayer list.
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AC: 23 (20 Flat-Footed, 13 Touch)
Fort: +8 Reflex: +6 Will: +6
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Initiative: +3
AC: 21 (18 Flat-Footed, 11 Touch)
Fort: +9 Reflex: +4 Will: +6
Senses: DarkVision
Perception: +09, Sense Motive: +0
Current Weapon in Hand: None
Spells Available (Cantrips: Unlimited, 1st Level: 6/6 per Day)
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1st Level: Ear Piercing Scream, Mage Armor, Protection from Evil, Shield
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OOCMy read of the map puts a drop from D14 into D1, so Daylily will land right in front of Kalinn.
And in case you didn't catch it in the AFK thread, my condolences, SK.
Saturday, 16th June, 2012, 09:52 PM #185
Aradra pulls a wand and casts. Luckily these tentacles do not have eyes with which to spot their quarry. Kalinn rouses her anger and feels a counter force working against her soul. Daylily hops to the stairwell, then off the stairwell into the water E2 to attack the tentacle coming through the window. His mighty axe cleaves through it cleanly. Relic makes it down one flight of stairs, on his way towards the commotion.
@rb780nm Iosef hasn't acted yet.
oocThe tentacles on the ground floor are below the stairwell, so Daylily had to come down to them to strike. Daylily is standing in 2' of water that is rising and is difficult terrain. The severed tentacle is no longer moving.
There are windows 5' above Shadow's head and next to Relic on the 2nd story landing that have not been broken out, yet.combat
Round 1
Tentacles AC 22, 30' reach
Iosef waiting on first round action before going to next round
Monday, 18th June, 2012, 10:55 PM #186
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Delay?Maybe Iosef could delay. Otherwise me might be waiting half a month between each round.
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Spoiler:my apologies.
Iosef hears the commotion from the stairs and draws his weapon. "What goes on down there?"
OOC: drawing his weapon. No other actions this round.
Tuesday, 19th June, 2012, 03:28 AM #188
More tentacles crash through the windows on the second story while the one that was left on the first floor continues to search for prey. Another tentacle comes in the window where Daylily had just sliced off one. The water level continues to rise.
Aradra bobs and ducks, being missed by the original. Daylily is not so lucky. After being slammed by the tentacle, it wraps around him, pulling back towards the window.
Upstairs, the crone is not immune to this, for she is one of the first to be grabbed. She struggles against the tentacle, manages to draw a sickle and slice at it, but cannot free herself. A villager is not so lucky, as he is knocked unconscious by the initial hit and is being dragged back towards the window. Relic too is slammed, grappled and being pulled towards a watery death. The rest of the villagers panic as the stairs are cut off in both directions and there is no where to run.
The party is up
The tentacle that has the villager is actually coming through a window above Kalinn and Shadow. It is about 3' above, so it is in reach of Kalinn. Shadow would be vertical jumping to reach it.
F0 ~ severed
A6 ~ missed
E0 ~ grappled Daylily
A17 ~ grappled crone
B14 ~ grappled unconscious villager
F13 ~ grappled Relic
-10 ~ Villager ~ unconscious and grappled
-8 ~ Crone ~ grappled
-0 ~ Aradra
-0 ~ Shadow
-0 ~ Kalinn
-11 ~ Relic ~ grappled
-8 ~ Daylily ~ grappled
-0 ~ Iosef
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Argh!Okay, so Relic needs to roll a what on his concentration check to cast Shocking Grasp? (That should so automatically hit when you are grappled btw)
10 + lvl 1 (+1) + (Kraken's CMB =?)
So my caster level for Wizard spells is 3 +Int (+4) = +7
In any case I'll delay Relic's action in case Josef comes to the rescue! Oh the irony of having but moments ago nudged him into posting! Hopefully there are no hard feelings!
Relic roars "Need a little help over here!!"
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Tuesday, 19th June, 2012, 10:52 AM #190
Argh!CMB = 14, so Relic needs a 25 concentration check and has a +7 to his roll. Possible.
Does the paladin save you or the helpless villager?
Kalinn is effectively at C14 as well, so she could get there easily.
Aradra doesn't have line of sight to Relic due to floor levels and curves.


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Input and advice? This idea is a little scary for me, since I understand breech is a little risky.
remembering ^indigo^ '06 & ^raven^ '13
mothering boys, Drake 11-29-10 41w3d 10+ lbs & Grant 5-31-14 42w1d 9lbs, both born quietly, unassisted
1) as the PP said, spinningbabies.com has lots on how to turn them
2) as the PP said, external version (make sure you drink a lot of water) often works
3) lots of breech turn when labor starts
4) recent canadian study found breech delivery was safer than c/s and official head of OB group there told the OBs to get off their butts and retrain on how to catch breech so if this guy flipped last minute I'd still have a vag birth w/mw as I'd simply refuse to go and then good samaritan law covers her butt in case of problems.
Eileen-momma to Evie, born under the xmas tree Dec 2009 who's soon to be a big sister sometime in Nov/Dec 2012.
Looks like we will find out tomorrow by ultrasound and then if she's breech still (39 weeks now) we will contact people in the area who are good at breech delivery (got some names) and have one on back-up.
Here's hoping she's head down! Thanks for the tips and encouragement.
Thanks again for all the help! :)
spinning babies worked for meat 37 weeks and at 42 weeks. I also recommend it.
D Wife to W for time and all eternity and LDS crunchy doula and momma to four (so far) great children ages 3, 6, 8, and 18.
My friend in my FB UC group just had her baby breech last Friday.
Another girl's baby was breech and she talked to Gail from Spinningbabies.com and he baby (transverse) moved headfirst into position by lying on her side.
glad to read that your babe went head down, hope shes staying there!
UC'ing SAHM to Stacy 4/09, Zinnia 7/13
Anti: circ, vax. Pro: cooking, cosleep, cd
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Forests: Latin America and the Caribbean
Forests have many important socio-economic functions in Latin American and Caribbean countries. These include supplying the wood industry with inputs for domestic consumption and export, providing local communities with essential non-wood forest products and providing forest-dwelling indigenous communities with opportunities to continue their traditional livelihoods. They also provide environmental goods and services, acting as natural shields against disasters, affording watershed protection, biodiversity preservation and prevention of soil erosion, and serving as a sink for carbon dioxide.
Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the most important forest regions, with nearly one-quarter of the world's forest cover (FAO 2001a).The region contains 834 million ha of tropical forest and 130 million ha of other forests, both temperate and dry, coastal and montane, covering 48 per cent of the total land area (FAO 2001a). Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela contain 56 per cent of the regional total (FAO 2001a). The region's forests contain more than 160 billion m3 of wood, onethird of the world total. Guatemala and Panama are among the world's highest in terms of standing volume per hectare (FAO 2001a).
The Amazon Basin contains the world's most extensive tropical rainforest. It includes at least 20 different rainforest types, and is considered to be the world's richest ecosystem in terms of biodiversity (FAO 2001a).
The rate of deforestation is one of highest in the world at an annual average of 0.48 per cent (varying from 1.2 per cent in Meso-America to 0.4 per cent in South America and a net gain of 0.3 per cent in the Caribbean). Of the 418 million ha of natural forest lost worldwide over the past 30 years, 190 million ha were in Latin America (FAO 2001a). Total forest area in the region was reduced by around 46.7 million ha between 1990 and 2000.
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In-House Lawyers: 'Our Jobs Keep Us Up at Night.'
Moving from private practice to in-house work used to be regarded the career equivalent of downshifting, unless you were hopping into a general counsel job at a huge corporation or bank.
But as WSJ reported Monday, there's growth—and complex work—waiting at many in-house law departments. There's also money. At some public companies, top in-house lawyers are elbowing aside operational executives to occupy the top five highest-paid slots, according to compensation researcher Equilar Inc.
Here are some big numbers from a report on GC pay that Equilar Inc. put out Monday:
- The median total compensation for GCs at Fortune 1000 companies was $1,409,982.
- GCs who reported directly to the CEO had a median pay of $1,549,887, 50.2 percent higher than those further down the corporate hierarchy.
- The median GC pay at companies with more than $20 billion in revenue was $2,769,250, while median pay at companies with $10-$20 billion in revenue was $1,833,752.
- Companies in the Technology, Media, and Telecom industry, Food and Beverage industry, and Finance and Insurance industry paid their GCs more than any other industry.
As general counsel and compliance executives move into the executive suite, they're also taking on more responsibility at companies that face mounting regulations at home and abroad.
"A surprising number of very senior and well paid people are willing to make the move," said Lee Hanson, a vice chairman at executive-recruitment firm Heidrick & Struggles International "The role has certainly become elevated in the corporate structure."
A recent example: Rohan Weerasinghe, who left a plum position as senior partner at law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP in April to become general counsel at Citigroup
Corporations such as Wal-Mart Stores are also hiring more lawyers to fill top posts heading up internal compliance programs intended to nip corruption in the bud or serve as insurance policies against fines and other penalties imposed by regulators. Many of the new bosses are former prosecutors or attorneys with minimal in-house experience.
In-house lawyers that once confined their attentions to litigation and corporate governance are playing a more strategic role, and in some cases reporting directly to chief executives. They're doling out advice on how to reach business goals and warning about future risks.
It's a far less reactive role than in the past, said Cameron Findlay, general counsel for medical technology company Medtronic
"The strategies of companies are changing, the external regulatory schemes are changing," Mr. Findlay said. "You've got to anticipate the risk tomorrow, and help your colleagues prepare for how to deal with that."
It also comes with more headaches, including the fear of getting targeted in criminal investigations, as happened to Lauren Stevens, a former associate counsel for GlaxoSmithKlinewho was indicted in 2010 on four counts of making false statements to the Food and Drug Administration. Stevens was later acquitted by a judge who said she never should have been prosecuted.
"Jobs are getting harder for in-house lawyers," said Steve Reynolds, general counsel at food service company Aramark Corp. "Our jobs keep us up at night."


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WESTPORT — An 18-year-old lost control of a dirt bike in Westport Tuesday evening, sliding onto a public road and suffering head injuries when he collided with an oncoming Volvo, safety officials said.
The crash, which occurred around 6:50 p.m. at the intersection of Taber Lane and Main Road, is under investigation, Detective Ryan Nickelson said.
It is not yet clear what caused the Westport resident to lose control of the bike, which he was riding on Taber Lane, a partially paved private road, Nickelson said. He was wearing a helmet and protective gear, Nickelson said.
"The injury was caused by colliding with the vehicle," Nickelson said. "It just happened to be timed ... that a car was passing that area."
No charges were filed in the incident, Nickelson said. The teen was flown to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence in critical condition, firefighter paramedic Mark Brisk said. Officials did not release his name and said they did not have an update on his condition.
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With SeaMonkey on opening Google there is always a sidebar displayed, I
know I can then remove it, but find it unnecessary with tabbing. Is
there any way I can stop it from opening in the first place please? I
suspect it may be a function of Google rather than SeaMonkey, but am not


text: "I made a photo contact card for my kids for their new school, meeting people, making play dates, etc. Makes it a lot easier for people to get their names and my name down and know how to spell the names. I wish everyone made one. I hate only knowing the other mothers as "so and so's mom" for months until it can stick."


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Eli was the MVP of Super Bowl XLII after the Giants won against the Patriots 17-14 on January 3, 2008.
Eli and his brother (Indianapolis Colts' quaterback, Peyton Manning), together made NFL history on September 10, 2006 when the Giants and the Colts came up against each other. It was the first time that two brothers had started as opposing quarterbacks. Eli and the Giants fell to Peyton and the Colts.
Eli stands 6'4" tall and weighs 225 lbs.
Eli was selected as the NFC Offensive Player of the week for week 2 of the 2006 NFL season. He completed 31 out of 43 passes for 371 yards and three touchdowns.
On September 17th, 2006 against the Eagles, Eli completed a career high 31 passes for another career high 371 yards.
Eli Manning participated in Yahoo's 2006 Fantasy Football Training Camp.
Eli frequently was pinned and pummeled untill he recited all the teams in the SEC, by his SEC fanatic brother Peyton.
Eli's best NFL game to date came against the St. Loius Ram on October 2, 2005. He completed 54.3% of his passes for 296 yds, 4 TDs, no INTs, and a QB rating of 120.7.
In the 2004 Cotton Bowl, Eli threw for 259 yards with 2 TDs and 1 INT, and was named the Cotton Bowl MVP.
In the wake of hurricane Katrina, along with his brother Peyton, Eli helped deliever 30,000 pounds of water, Gatorade, baby formula, diapers, and pillows to the people of New Orleans.
As a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity, Eli was named Sigma Nu Athelete of the Year in 2001 and 2003.
Eli's major in college was Marketing.
Eli ended his high school career at Isidore Newman High School with 7,389 yards and 89 touchdowns.
Eli was named SEC offensive player of the year by AP and SEC coaches, as well as being named SEC player of the year by the Commercial Appeal in his senior year.
In Eli's senior year he was named to the 1st team All-America by Southern Football Weekly, as well as 2nd team All-America by the Sporting News.
Eli's 81 TD passes rank 3rd in SEC history, and his 86 total TDs(81 passing and 5 rushing) rank 4th in SEC history.
In 2003 Eli not only won the Maxwell Award (Nation's Top Colliegate Athlete) and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (nation's top senior QB), he also was finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award and the Walter Camp Foundation Player of the Year.
Eli's completion percentage of 60.8% is third all time among Ole Miss QBs.
In 2004 season finale against Dallas he started and earned his 1st NFL victory, completing 18 out of 27 passes for 144 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception and a QB rating of 101.5.
Eli is the son of former Saints' quarterback Archie Manning and younger brother of two-time NFL MVP and Colts' quarterback Peyton Manning.
Holds 47 Ole Miss game, single season, and career records.
He was traded for Phillip Rivers,the #4 pick in the 2004 draft, plus the Giants' 2004 third round pick, and the their 1st round and 5th round picks in 05.
Eli Manning: With the game on the line, I want the ball in my hands.
Eli Manning: (on his game winning touchdown pass against the Eagles) We knew they were coming with an all-out blitz. I knew exactly where I was going (with the ball)... I threw it up as high as I could. Either he's going to catch it or no one is. It was a great play by Plaxico making that catch and getting in the end zone for the win.
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So Day 11 was the first day I was tip top shape for the entire day! Feeling full of energy and life, clear thinking and patient!
My breakfast is pretty much the same for the next 2 weeks! They give you other options such as Miso soup, avocado and mashed chick peas but I'm not going there for breakfast!
So a fresh fruit plate it is! I am in a routine of making myself one and also my 3 year old! He always wants what mommy is having!
I literally needed to prep my entire lunch! Which took forever today!
I like it much better when I make it the night before and just pull it out of the fridge!
So for lunch it's quinoa pilaf and 1/2 serving of the cucumber and tomato salad. Both of these meals I really like. You can make both in bulk and then take for lunch every day of the week. So if you are looking for variety in your meals and lunches this is a great way to do it!
afternoon snack today was 3/4 cup greek yogurt and some fresh blackberries with some cinnamon on top. Fruit has taken on a whole new taste since I started the reset! I'm loving the flavor of foods these days!
Dinner was hearty miso soup and 1 cup steamed swiss chard. The first time I made the Miso Soup I absolutely hated it. I think it was the seaweed that did it for me! But this time around I left out the seaweed! I must say that this will replace any veggie or chicken noodle soup I have ever made!!! Loved the variety in the soup and the filling veggies! The swiss chard, not so much!!!
I taught my Total Body Core Class tonight and it went very well! I wasn't tired and I could tell that my body could handle much more this week than last. I still followed a very modified schedule but participated in class to!
Day 12!!!
It's a busy busy day today! I work all day today and then I am getting my hair done this evening. I teach my total body core class again this am and then back to the office (AKA my basement) for coach calls and team building all afternoon!
So breakfast was my usual fruit plate!
After class I was really hungry so I drank a ton of water and took my supplements so I could eat right at 12 noon!
Lunch today was really yummy because I had the warm Hearty Miso Soup and the refreshing Microgreens salad! Lots to eat and lots of energy from it!
Now it's back to work! In between calls I drink my Alkalinize and another full glass of water with my mineralize and it's snack time!!! Of course since I am in a hurry and don't want to be munching in people's ears I grab my Vegan Chocolate Shakeology and BOTTOMS UP!!!
Now it's time for dinner! I am making quadruple the recipe because you have this again for lunch tomorrow and because I am making my sister in laws portion too! So it's Mediterranean Roasted Beets and Coconut Collard Greens and 1 serving of cooked quinoa.
Yes the beets totally scare me and it looks like a murder scene when cutting up beets, but they were totally delicious. I mixed in the quinoa and beets and at the coconut greens on the side! I was in a hurry so I actually ate it in the car driving to get my hair done!
So off to my hair appointment and for some reason I felt I needed a change! It's winter, cold and dreary! My hair feels like straw and it just looks washed out! So I decided it was time for a change! Brunette it is! I love it and it's a perfect winter style and a great change to go along with my healthy lifestyle!!!
Time to hit the hay and get ready for tomorrow! Day 13 and I have to take Landon to school, run errands and clean the house! A working moms job is never done!!!


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The Medford Branch of the American Association of University Women will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 2, at the Medford library, 205 S. Central Ave.
Medford therapist Jeanette Larson will present a program on "The Importance of Women's Friendships." All are welcome to attend, and audience members are encouraged to participate in the discussion.
Call 541-857-2862 for more information.
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Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS) is hereby giving notice that the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) will hold a meeting to discuss implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The meeting will be open to the public.
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The meeting will be held April 22, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. (EDT).
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201 in the Auditorium.
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Ms. Caroline Talev, Public Health Assistant, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Room 443H, Washington, DC 20201; (202) 205-1178. More detailed information about PACHA can be obtained by accessing the Council's Web site www.aids.gov/pacha.
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PACHA was established by Executive Order 12963, dated June 14, 1995 as amended by Executive Order 13009, dated June 14, 1996. The Council was established to provide advice, information, and recommendations to the Secretary regarding programs and policies intended to promote effective prevention of HIV disease and AIDS. The functions of the Council are solely advisory in nature.
The Council consists of not more than 25 members. Council members are selected from prominent community leaders with particular expertise in, or knowledge of, matters concerning HIV and AIDS, public health, global health, philanthropy, marketing or business, as well as other national leaders held in high esteem from other sectors of society. Council members are appointed by the Secretary or designee, in consultation with the White House Office on National AIDS Policy. The agenda for the upcoming meeting will be posted on the Council's Web site at www.aids.gov/pacha.
Public attendance at the meeting is limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the designated contact person. Pre-registration for public attendance is advisable and can be accomplished by contacting Caroline Talev at email@example.com. Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide comments at the meeting. Any individual who wishes to participate in the public comment session must register with Caroline Talev at firstname.lastname@example.com; registration for public comment will not be accepted by telephone. Public comment will be limited to two minutes per speaker. Any members of the public who wish to have printed material distributed to PACHA members at the meeting should submit, at a minimum, 1 copy of the materials to Caroline Talev, no later than close of business Monday, April 15, 2013. Contact information for the PACHA contact person is listed above.
Dated: March 14, 2013.
B. Kaye Hayes,
Executive Director, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
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WEST PLAINS - Edith Christine Batson, 82, died April 1, 2003, in West Plains.
Born June 4, 1920, in St. Francis, daughter of the late Charles Acie and Cecil Mae Pettus Phares, she was a resident of Granite City, Ill., and Lawton, Okla., before moving to West Plains in 1997. She retired as a cook for Illinois School District No. 9 and was a soldier of the Salvation Army.
On July 28, 1945, she married George Shisko who preceded her in death on Nov. 10, 1960. She and John H. Batson were married Feb. 22, 1973, in Granite City, and he died Feb. 5, 1998.
Survivors include: three daughters, Mary Margaret Smith, Naomi Greenlee and Ruth Mitchell of West Plains; two sons, John David Batson of Waukesha, Wis., and Larry Batson of Viburnum; two brothers, Marvin Phares of Desloge and Robert Ray Phares of Florida; one sister, Hilda Stricklin of Desloge; and 13 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Also preceding her in death were one son, Gregory Phillip Shisko on July 24, 1993; one sister, Charlene Smart; and one brother, Leroy Phares.
Visitation begins at 11 a.m. Saturday at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter.
Graveside services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Hagy Cemetery in Dexter, with retired Major Herb Dahl of West Plains, officiating.


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Women's Under Armour Charged Cotton Storm Marble Sherpa Full-Zip Jacket
Set the bar for style and plush comfort this season in the winter weather-ready Under Armour Charged Cotton Storm Marble Sherpa Full-Zip Jacket. Charged Cotton gets a makeover with the marbelized pattern, making this water-resistand topper a must-have for good looks and performance.
A slew of features make this jacket a must-have this season. First off, UA Charged Cotton keeps you warm without the bulk and helps moisture to dry quickly, while UA Storm technology repels water so Mother Nature won't get you down. Secondly, the slimmer athletic cut allows for freedom of movement and flatters, so you get the performance you need without the extra weight. There's also the two-piece adjustable hood and stand collar for extra coverage. Last, but certainly not least, is the standout marble pattern that's sure to turn a few heads.
- FABRIC: Cotton and polyester blend
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