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- Decreases body weight--this is partly due to caloric restriction
- Increases insulin levels--this is due to lower blood sugar levels which causes the pancreas to reduce its insulin release
- Increases human growth hormone (HGH) levels--increased HGH is released from the pituitary gland to allow the body to use more fat for energy
- Decreases risk of diseases--this is partly due to hormone changes lessening the onset of diseases like cancer and heart disease
- Improves cholesterol levels--LDL and HDL levels tend to decrease and increase, respectively
- Decreases blood pressure--this is due to a decrease in resting metabolic rate
Here are some of the CONS of IF:
- Catabolism--this occurs when muscle, which is a much more metabolically active tissue than fat, is broken down for needed energy when caloric intake has been reduced.
- Hypoglycemia--this involves low blood sugar levels which causes symptoms of hunger, headaches, weakness, and irritable feelings
- Bulging full feeling--caused by eating a relatively large amount of food within a short period of time
- Lethargy--this is caused by a lack of energy (read: calories) needed to fuel mental and physical activities
- Reduces Metabolic Rate--this is partly due to elevated cortisol, a stress hormone
BOTTOM LINE: IF may work for some people who are disciplined at dieting and are able to withstand hunger pangs. IF is NOT recommended for diabetics due to the fluctuations in blood sugar levels. IF is also NOT recommended for bodybuilders who aim to preserve muscle mass when dieting. The outcomes of regular meal feedings include:
- increased metabolic rate
- balanced blood sugar level
- muscle mass maintenance
- decreased bodyfat
My recommendation: """Listen" to the hormonal signals provided by your body which indicate hunger and eat. There are easier ways to lose body weight without causing dramatic fluctuations in blood sugar levels. Gradually reduce your caloric consumption while stepping up your physical activity. Eating healthy and exercising regularly will lessen disease risk, improve cholesterol levels, and reduce hypertension without resorting to a trendy diet like intermittent fasting.
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Dreaming of Democracy
By GEORGE PACKER
Published: March 2, 2003
Last summer, the State Department convened a number of Iraqi exiles to advise the United States government on the problems that Iraq would face after the fall of Saddam Hussein. It was called, rather grandly, the Future of Iraq Project. Among the topics was democracy, and among the Iraqis invited to join was a dissident named Kanan Makiya. He seemed a natural choice. In 1989, under the pseudonym Samir al-Khalil, Makiya published a book called ''Republic of Fear,'' which relentlessly dissected the totalitarian nature of Saddam's regime. The pseudonym wasn't a whim; in those years Iraq's overseas dissidents were frequently bumped off. Ignored upon publication, the book became a best seller the next year with the outbreak of the Persian Gulf war, and Makiya, the son of Iraq's most distinguished architect and a trained architect himself, was thrust into the turbulence of Middle Eastern politics. At the end of the war, during a forum at Harvard, the author revealed his identity for the first time and urged President George H.W. Bush to finish the job the war had left undone by getting rid of Saddam Hussein. Makiya's ideas cut deeply against the grain of Arab intellectual life and won him both powerful admirers and powerful enemies.
But when the State Department's invitation came last year, Makiya balked. He assumed that the Future of Iraq Project wasn't serious. ''Some people in the government are talking democratic change,'' he told me recently, referring to the civilian hawks in the Pentagon, ''and there are other people who think that's all a pile of garbage. These others are in the State Department and the C.I.A. today. They are very powerful players.''
The history of the Iraqi opposition's relationship with the United States government is a tangled and unhappy one, leaving deep suspicions between and within them. Iraq is one of the most diverse countries in the Arab world, with a majority population of Shiite Arabs, who predominate in the south, as well as large minorities of Sunni Arabs in the center, Kurds in the north and smaller groups of Assyrians, Turkomans, Armenians and a surviving handful of Jews. This ethnic makeup explains some of the Iraqi opposition's notorious divisions, but the political differences are even more rancorous. And nothing Iraqis say about one another quite equals the vitriol of the feuding over Iraq within the American government.
The Iraq question seems to exist on the far side of a looking glass where everyone turns into his opposite. The State Department and the C.I.A., considered the moderate wing of the Bush foreign policy apparatus, favor working through Iraq's traditional politics, which would mean removing Saddam but letting power stay with his ruling Baath Party, mainly minority Sunni Arabs. The State Department wants stability above all. Meanwhile, the hard-line hawks at the Pentagon and in the vice president's office, with their professed devotion to sweeping transformation in Iraq, want the transition to democracry to be led by the Western-oriented exiles grouped since 1992 under the loose umbrella of the Iraqi National Congress, whose chairman, Ahmad Chalabi, is close to Makiya.
The battle is less between left and right than between realists and revolutionaries. It has simmered throughout the buildup to war, and it could haunt and possibly sabotage the postwar reconstruction. It makes an odd kind of sense that Makiya, 53, who was once a Trotskyist and supporter of radical Palestinian politics, has ended up as a liberal in the camp of neoconservative zealots, who see a democratic Iraq as a lever for moving the entire Arab world toward the West.
In the end, Makiya decided to call the State Department's bluff -- to ''hoist them on their own petard.'' He joined the Future of Iraq Project's Democratic Principles Working Group, and along with a few allies from the exile community in Washington and London, he took over the writing of a detailed report on democracy after Saddam. There's something in it to offend everyone. The report proposes, among other radical ideas, a representative ''transitional authority'' chosen by Iraq's opposition exiles and ready to operate inside the country as the regime crumbles; the postwar demilitarization of Iraq; the dismantling of the Baath Party along the lines of German de-Nazification; war crimes trials and a truth commission; thoroughgoing secularism; a constitution in which individual and minority-group rights would be guaranteed in advance of local and then national elections, so that democracy does not lead to tyranny of the majority; a decentralized federal government in which the regions would be drawn along geographic rather than ethnic lines; and an end to ethnic identity as a basis for the state. As long as Iraq is defined as an Arab state, other ethnic groups, like Kurds and Assyrians, will continue to be second-class citizens. In Kanan Makiya's blueprint, Iraq would officially cease to be an Arab country.
''It's the architect in me,'' he says, nursing a cold over Japanese tea in Cambridge, Mass., where he lives. Makiya is a balding and somewhat disheveled Brandeis University professor of Middle East studies with a soft, intense manner. His office in a Cambridge apartment is lined with leatherbound books on Islamic history and literature. When his cellphone rings, he apologizes for having temporarily acquired one -- ''a disaster for a writer.'' The immediate world of waitresses and crosswalks constantly surprises Makiya out of his thoughts, which these days are elsewhere. This unlikely revolutionary is taking the huge gamble that by riding on the back of an American war, he can hold the Americans to their own talk and help direct the outcome.


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Humberside Fire and Rescue Service has joined others around the UK to sign up to a pledge to improve the safety of people with dementia.
The initiative is part of the Prime Minister's Dementia Challenge to help build dementia friendly communities that is being led by the Alzheimer's Society and TV presenter Angela Rippon, whose mother died with dementia in 2009.
Angela Rippon OBE, Alzheimer's Society Ambassador and co-chair of the PM's challenge group, said: "We are delighted that fire and rescue services such as Humberside Fire and Rescue Service have agreed to be part of this important initiative.
There are about 800,000 people in the UK with dementia and with greater awareness we can all help ensure they can live a safe and happy life. Fire and Rescue services already make a huge difference by providing practical safety advice to people with dementia and their carers.
By signing this pledge Humberside Fire and Rescue Service is taking a further step towards providing peace of mind for carers, improving the safety of people with dementia and helping them stay secure and independent in their own homes for as long as possible."
The pledge includes helping to ensure families and carers are aware of potential fire risks, raising awareness of free home safety visits and advice and encouraging other local organisations to become involved in building dementia friendly communities.
Chris Blacksell, Assistant Chief Fire Officer for Humberside Fire and Rescue Service, said: "The effects of fire can be devastating for families, but with advice and support we can help people make small changes that make a big difference to their safety. The Prime Minister's dementia challenge is a great opportunity to work towards creating safer communities for those with dementia, and signing the pledge helps us show our commitment to do just that."
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Apples to Apples is the wild, award-winning card and party game that provides instant fun for four to ten players! It's as easy as comparing apples to apples... just open the box, deal the cards, and you're ready to play! Select the card from your hand that you think is best described by a card played by the judge. If the judge picks your card, you win that round. And everyone gets a chance to be the judge!
Each round is filled with surprising and outrageous comparisons from a wide range of people, places, things and events. Fast moving and refreshing, Apples to Apples is perfect for any get together with family and friends!
The party box edition holds the same cards as the party crate edition.
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Year: 2004
Players: 4 - 10
Time: 20 - 30 minutes
Ages: 12 and up
Weight: 2,137 grams
All-Time Sales Rank: #187
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Apples to Apples is hands down the best ice breaking party game I have bought yet. It's quick, easy to learn and totally hilarious. We've been playing frequently ever since I brought it home.
If you are looking for a game that will make you laugh you don't have to look anymore! We played a lot of games lately and this is definitely the winner.
What is great is that explaining the rules is going to take you 2 minutes!
Now every time we play another party game our friends say: "it is a good game but can we play Apples to Apples already?"
If you have a family or friends that like to laugh get this game and expansions right away. There's a great deal, for just a bit more you get 2 expansions included and the wooden box too! It is called: "Apples to Apples: Apple Crate Edition".
Easy to understand and fun to play, this game is good for a wide age range (although you have to explain some of the concepts to elementary kids).
Exceptionally good as a mixer, this game really gets you talking to each other, especially with some of the variations available...
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Our favorite party game from last year still yields barrels of fun from a simple core concept. Deal everyone a hand of seven Red Apple cards (nouns), then place a Green Apple card (adjective) in the middle of the table. Everyone decides which of their Red Apples best exemplifies the Green Apple and quickly tosses it in. Last one to toss is a "rotten apple" and has to take his card back. The judge for the round awards the Green Apple card to the person whose Red Apple he prefers. The first player to collect a predetermined number of Greens wins. The Apple tree has a couple of new blossoms this year: Expansion Set #1 with 288 new cards, and Apples to Apples Junior for ages 7 to 11.
Who would have imagined that such a hilarious game, thoroughly enjoyed by such a wide range of players, could result from such a simple idea? The judge for the round deals Red Apple (noun) cards to the players and places one Green Apple (adjective) card in the center of the table. Players only have about half a second to decide which of their Red Apples is best described by the Green, and toss it onto the Green. Good reflexes and quick thinking are essential, for the last card thrown must be taken back and loses the chance to score. The Green is awarded to the owner of the Red that the judge decides best fits it. The winner is the first to collect a given number of Greens. There are no Wild Apple cards, but it is rumored that the Red "High School Bathroom" fits more Greens than most. Buy this entertaining game, invite your friends over, and listen to them say what a wonderful host you are!


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- Straightaway, one feels Schubert's love of the theatre from the solemn opening measures, the sforzando downbeat setting in motion curving string lines to explore different key textures, visionary and remote for their period.
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What are the normal limits after the quadruple bypass surgery? What will life be like now? I am 28 years old and I worry I won't be able to play with my son or do anything else. I worry my life has come to a halt now and I'm really not sure what to expect.READ MORE
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I know this is an old question, but I did want someone from our staff to answer you! I hope you've long since recovered well from your surgery and are doing well. Perhaps you'd consider coming back and telling us how things turned out for you? Your experience might be invaluable to someone else suffering from the same symptoms.
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I'm 68 years old and had a quadruple bypass 8 years ago on Sept. 7th. I am currently in good health and able to do all the activities of any man my age and some that many younger cannot do. It is important that you follow your cardiologists recommendations for medications and exercise and follow a good heart healthy diet. Don't worry, take care of yourself and live a happy life. READ MORE
Did you already have the operation?
I'm 39 and male, and only 3 months out from the operation.
The past 3 months, I guess my life has come to somewhat of a halt,
but I've been soo happy that I made it and I'm still alive, that I actually enjoyed the past 3 months. (no matter what they said, I thought I was going to die).
I'm sure during the first 2 weeks you will be limited in playing with your son,
but I can assure you that during these 2 weeks you couldn't ever enjoy anything more then just watching him play by himself.
After 2 weeks, I was able to drive and get out and about, tho I was very slow and it felt very surreal.
Now, 3 months after, I still feel I'm improving every week, I'm not running yet, and I'm going to avoid lifting "extremely heavy" things for a year, to make sure that bone they cut heals correctly. From what I'm being told, with being only 39 and no other health issues, that I just may be better then I was before, with no limitations.
I wish I know of many others like us, as you can really learn alot from others with the same issues. Like, how could even a doctor really understand what I feel in my chest?, he never had a heart attack or open heart surgery.READ MORE
I had the surgery Thursday. I only spent one day in the ICU. They said it was because I was young. (For me it is determination.) The pain is so bad. At times I just want to give up. The Dr don't understand I HURT. I am worried about what is to come. When does the pain get better? They are talking about taking the chest tube out tomorrow. I'm scared about that as well. Thank you for writing to the question. You're right it does feel better to hear from someone else who has been in the same spot I am.READ MORE
WOW, 2 days ago!! Are you home already or in the hospital??
You must be doing good to be on the computer already.
I know the pain is soo bad, but trust me, it gets better.
During my first 2 weeks, it was bad. I only showered every 2 or 3 days, as it was to hard and exhusting to do. But I tried to walk around the house a little each day. But mainly just sit in a chair, watched TV, and took naps during the day.
You will feel different every couple of days. The pain gets better and changes.
One day you might feel pain in one area of your chest, and a couple of days later it will be in a different area. They took the vein out of my week, I never felt ANY pain in my leg for the first 2 weeks, but during week 3 it started to hurt.
Getting in and out of bed is always the worse, but even this gets easier after 2 weeks. 2 weeks after the surgery, I noticed the most difference. I was able to drive to the stores, shower every day, get in and out of bed in record timing, and start taking daily walks of 1 to 2 miles, and even open my own perscription bottles.
A month after my operation, I had an appointment with my Heart Doctor, he then signed me to a program for Caridiac Rehab. It's a 12 week program, where 3 days a week I go for an hour. It's just a gym with nurses and people like us. The nurses will monitor your heart while you do simple exericses like walking slow on a tread mill. If you can go to something like this it would be very good, as you can meet others with the same issues, and the nurses there can answer just about any question you may have about your heart and your life. I try to think of things to ask them every day. They also hold little classes where they teach you things.
One more thing, I know they tell us we now need to watch what we eat,
BUT during the time you are still healing, you need protien, so things like big juicy bacon cheese burgers are OK for awhile. lolREAD MORE
Amber, I've also sent you an email address to your message box that you can reach me if you like.READ MORE
Are your talking about the "chest tubes" that drain the fluids and those emergency jumper cable wires, that go into you right below where they cut you open??
If so, not a big deal.
A nurse or doctor lady that worked with the surgical team walk in my room and told me she was going to remove them, I thought she was going to take me away to do it, (like an operation) BUT to my suprise, she just reached for them right there and then and with a very fast tug ripped them out and then she held a bandage on the openings for a minute, I screamed in shock, but it only hurt for a second, but it felt very weird for a few minutes. :-)
If your in the hospital, you should put away your computer, and just lay back and relax as much as you can. Wait awhile till you do things like the computer.
If they take those chest tubes out, the next things they will be looking for is to see if you are going to the toilet. I guess those days after the operation, your not doing any number 2's, and they need to make sure start again.
Soon as they found out I had a dump, it felt like they kicked me out of the hospital. So be prepared. lol
And if they give you pain killers to take and recommened stool softeners, trust me, buy and take stool softeners daily as long as you take those pain killers.
I am still in the hospital. My best friend is the one on the computer. She thought talking to people would help me. Her thing is if you want to know something just ask. These are my words. It is her help!! :) The pain feels worse today and I am scared. They are going to take out the chest tube today. I want to be asleep when they do it but they have told me no. :( How bad will it hurt? I scared to go home. What if I do something wrong and I end up right back here again?READ MORE
Having open heart surgery isn't that hard, as your asleep during the whole thing.
The hard part is recovering and being awake the first 4 days after the operation.
These few days will be the hardest days of your life, try to sleep them away.
But after you make it past these few days, nothing can be as hard or painful,
it's all down hill from there.
Removing the chest tubes, is sorta like ripping a straw out of a McDonalds cup.
The thought if it may be painful, be it really wasn't that painful, it was more of a very weird feeling.
Everyone is different, but I found talking about the operation during the first few weeks made me sweat, feel pain, weak, and sick. I know your friends and family will want to hear everything that happened to you, but you may want to wait awhile before going into such graffic details.
After my surgery I could feel my heart beat funny, like a hiccup of pain, this I was told was normal, and as time went on a few weeks later, I no longer felt it.
Getting in and out of bed was always the hardest. You don't want anyone to help you, as them touching you will hurt more. I know you must be using the hugging pillow method, but I did it by inching sideways till I got to the edge of the bed and somehow using my legs off the bed to lift my upper body in a weird maneuver. I might have looked like a weirdo, but it hurt less.
When you get home, you will be tired alot. Even tho you will be able to take care of yourself, it would be nice for someone there for the first couple of days to make some of your meals and deal with things you might not feel up to.
After a couple of days, you should be alright left at home alone. I don't know the age of your son, but if he takes a lot of work to take care and/or stresses you, you might need help taking care of him for a couple of weeks.
Remember you can't lift things for awhile (like kids), your weak, plus the chest bone they cut will need 6 to 12 months to completely heal. In the begining, lift nothing more then a gallon of milk, after 2 months you shouldn't lift more then 25 pounds.
After 2 or 3 months, most people can return to work, as long as it's not heavy physical labor.
Thank you for helping Amber with this. She hates when people keep comparing her to all the older people on the floor. Her thing is she will do this in her time not the 80 year old down the hall. This is her friend who has been staying with her at the hospital. The six year old is mine but she is his Godmother. She has been my best friend for as long as I can remember. I am 31 and I am still amazed how a 28 year old has open heart surgery. You have brought peace by giving her understanding and knowledge. I hope she doesn't spend the rest of her life worrying about what she did wrong, but worry about how to make the changes needed to move forward. Her main emotion right now is fear. Even as her best friend I wasn't able to help her with the unknown as a perfect stranger who help her see the light at the end of the tunnel. You have helped in more ways than you will ever know and I thank you. She understands she has a long road in front of her and has had to have a push to keep her going and no be so depressed. She has diabetes that she found out about two years ago. She is a smoker, but she has been trying to change. She has lost a lot of weight. She has almost quit smoking. (Only when she was stressed out.) She was eating better and exercising more. I guess that is why it was a shock with this.READ MORE
Well, I wish I could have found someone my age that had gone through this before me to ask questions to and let me know what to expect.
I don't have diabetes, but people are more likely to have heart problem that have diabetes. Most heart people I've come across do have diabetes.
I would be more scared with having diabetes then the heart issues.
I you do anything, please, quit smoking. Smoking if the worst for your heart issue. I quit cold turkey, just hours before having my heart attack 3 months ago. And after the heart attack and open heart surgery I couldn't even imagine smoking a cigarette again. It's better to get fatter then to continue smoking.
With all the things that can go wrong with a persons heart to cause them to have open heart surgery, like irregular heart beats and faulty valves, I feel lucky that it was only 4 bypasses that I needed.
The past few years, I've felt lazy, tired, and out of breath, 3 months out from the operation my heart and lungs feel better then I can ever remember. I still take it easy, but I think I really will be in better shape then I was before all this. These cloggy arteries have probable been effecting me for years. I use to lie in bed at night and I could feel my heart beating hard with-out even touching it, now it's beating so good that I can't feel it beating with-in me.
I'm also the youngest where ever I go with this heart problem, but I've noticed something about that: after the operation my blood pressure was pefect for a few weeks, but then it went crazy, it was going high and they had to double my meds to get it back in check.
Now, all the old people you see with heart problems, their blood pressure tends to be very low.
I believe we are in a better situation then the older people, we are like in the total opposite situation then the 80 yr old the hall.
If your still in alot of pain in bed, try "not" using a pillow behind your head.
A pillow behind your head might be bending your upper body forward and putting pressure on your chest. I only used pillows on the side of me under my arms.
ooh, and you probable will not feel comfortable enough to sleep on your sides or stomache for 3 months.
They say Depression is a big thing as a result of open heart surgery and many may need to seek help, I don't know anything about this.
I have not been depressed, but I have been very very emotional.
I'm a man, and haven't really cried before. But god, since I got out of the hospital, I (secretly) cry often daily, but it's tears of joy and happiness.
I cry all the time, for anything. I even seem to cry when ever I do something for the first time since the operation. The first time I walked outside of my house on my own, I cried. I thought I was going to die, but here I am and I'm alive, It's great even just to sit all alone and breathe.READ MORE
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Hello everybody out there my name is Ron I am from Tucson Arizona I am 59 years old and just had a quadruple heart bypass on the 5th of may this year, so I thought I was in really good shape until the burning sensation in my chest started, I walked 4 miles every day, and a avid hunter with bow and rifle. Worked out with weights and still played ball with my son's team which they 40 and under and in better shape than most of them I have 7 brothers and 1 sister. Question to everybody out there do You have problems sleeping at night is this normal maybe the trauma I went through? I have also lost a lot of weight from 213 - 188 plus two pounds I just gain back 190 now . My heart disease comes from mom's side of family and the other side of things is what we all do when years go by but mostly genetic they said doctor said no damage to heart it is in excellent condition so no damage which was good news .reading all your stories funny how we all are going through same problem's and feelings my thing is having to depend on people to do or take you places , hate to depend on any one even though it may be wife or girlfriend they seem to get tired after a while even if they care it happens sad but true . Don't know when I will be released to be able to drive but that would help just to get away on your own. OK questions ? Do you guys have trouble sleeping, weight problem and eating doc says to eat, just scared I guess you know new pipes and all don't want to miss them up lol, my chest pops once a while what about you guys same thing I hope ! But my biggest fear is the future , doctors says I should have no problems , just stay in shape and eat right. Well starting a conversation here seems when you talk to other people with same problem you feel better cut nobody knows like us what we feel or what we are going through like somebody said not even the doctors do. Well just to say hello and ask a question or two and get involved.READ MORE
Hi i am Dave. i was 58 when i had quadbypass, i was walking 48 hrs after op..
Sure it hurts a lot at first few days, i had collapsed lungs, which not help but not that unusual. but eases as days go by.
i heard how bad taking out drains etc would be...i was taking deep breath as nurse
was about to take drain out...well it was not really sore just like having a plaster removed......not as bad as what you may hear or think.
you been through worse...
Eat as much as you can, it will give you strength to get well. even cakes..
Another patient said here have a cream cake and it was lovely and that gave me
will to eat and get better.....
You can hold kids and gently play as long as it not to sore..to do so. we held together well..
I went on my Motorbike 5wks after op for first check up, surgeon was not impressed.. lol well he was really that i doing so well..
So you will be ok, the Pain eases as days go by and you will enjoy life once again.....Take care Dave.READ MORE
Hi my husband had quad 10 weeks ago he got infection a week after then had to be opened again but now everything has healed he at work 3 days a week he has stopped smoking drinks a lot less alchol but still has a good drink if we go out he is walkin a lot he feels good most of time but does get down and depressed x that is normal we have 2 kids and he goes to watch our son play football he says he goin to play in the lads n dads game in 8 more weeks and he wants do do the series on itv ninja warrior next yr keep your chin up i tell my husband he has had a second chance at life his dad died of a heart attack he wasnt lucky enough to get to hospital you both have that chance to play and spend time with your family good luck xx he is 45 yrs of age xx READ MORE
Hi I had triple bypass four weeks ago. Yes I have lived through all the same experiences as the above, but it does get easyer after a week or two when a lot of the pain drops away making movment much easyer. Even starting to sleep a lot better. my issue is ia'm starting to feel really low. I was told I would feel this way time to time. at first I felt great, great it was all over and looking forward to a pain free life again, feeling like a new man. Iam just so low sick of being stuck at home an able to do to much. Any body else feeling this way? Best regards Patrick aged 44 READ MORE


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Judge Calabria was recently named "2009 Volunteer of the Year" by the Literacy Council of Wake County for her work as Chairperson of the Juvenile Outreach Literacy Team. She helped to facilitate direct one-on-one tutoring for students, ages 6-17, at the Juvenile Literacy Center at the Wake County Courthouse.
Judge Ann Marie Calabria was presented with the 2007 James Iredell Award by Campbell University's chapter of the Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity in 2007. The award is given each year to an individual who has made significant contributions to the legal profession and to the Norman A. Wiggins School of Law.
In 2003, Calabria was presented with the Distinguished Alumna Award for her contributions to Campbell University.
Among other awards, Judge Calabria was honored by the Pines of Carolina Girl Scout Council as the 2002 "Woman of Today." Judge Calabria worked with middle and high school students as a leader and a co-leader for North Atlantic Girl Scouts while her husband was serving as a career Army Officer in Heidelberg, Germany.
She developed leadership skills in young women and prepared them for various careers by supervising them in a variety of community service projects for their Silver awards. She encouraged them to capitalize on their diversity and introduced them to opportunities for international friendship and culture.
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Understanding the importance of community service, Judge Calabria, volunteers for Wake County Public Schools, is a member of the Cary and Garner Chambers of Commerce, and was a former youth leader for senior high school students at St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Through her work in the criminal justice system, she is serving others and making a positive impact on the community.
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PARKERSBURG - A Parkersburg music store was recently recognized by the readers of a national music magazine for its service and selection of guitars.
Ryan Stair, guitar department manager for C.A. House Music in Parkersburg, said the July issue of Guitar Player magazine includes a story on top guitar shops around the country and the local store is one of those cited by the magazine's readers as a top choice for the South Region.
Stair said the magazine asked its readers what independent guitar stores they thought were the best in the nation. Readers were encouraged by the magazine to vote for the best regional shops across the country through its Facebook page.
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Ryan Stair is guitar department manager for C.A. House Music in Parkersburg, which was recognized in the July issue of Guitar Player magazine as a top guitar shop in the country in a survey of the magazine's readers.
"Our name came up enough to be mentioned in the article," Stair said, adding he thought a joke was being played when the article's author contacted him for more information about the local store.
"I think it shows how far we've come - especially with our Parkersburg store - to get national recognition as one of the premier guitar shops," he said.
Stair was told positive points mentioned about C.A. House by survey respondents included its level of customer service, its selection and a generally friendly atmosphere.
The company has been around since 1872, having started in Wheeling, and is one of the oldest music stores in the country, Stair said. C.A. House opened its original Parkersburg store in 1990 and has been at the current location at 3700 Cavalier Circle, off Emerson Avenue, for about 15 years.
In terms of guitars, the store has about 300-400 in stock, including electric and acoustic models. The best-selling brands are Fender, Ibanez, ESP and Taylor, Stair said.
The store also sells pianos, band instruments and a wide range of other musical instruments and related items. It works with many local school band programs and also services its products, both band-related and guitar-related, he said. Another service includes music lessons for a wide range of instruments.
In addition to the Parkersburg store, the company also has three Ohio locations, in St. Clairsville, Zanesville and Lancaster.


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This week we featured two posts from PhRMA's President and CEO John Castellani, both of which looked at the global challenges facing the pharmaceutical industry.
The National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases yesterday put out a great new video about the prescription drug discovery process which emphasized the importance of medical innovation partnerships.
I've written before about our partnership with Drugfree.org and their incredible work last year on The Prescription Drug Abuse Project made some real headlines.
Reading Matthew Yglesias' post in Slate on Thursday about why Medicare Part D costs less than predicted, I found his argument a bit odd.
Today's House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing on U.S. - India trade relations could not be more timely.
Congratulations to Dr. Juan Lertora, the 2013 recipient of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Foundation Award in Excellence in Clinical Pharmacology.
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CARBONDALE - Sikeston's cross country team recently competed in the Carbondale Invitational this past weekend.
Sam Klimmek placed fourth with a time of 18:02. He was followed by Dale Ham (8th, 18:31), Quinton Lamb (52nd, 24:33), and Larrell Wright (53rd, 24:36). The course was 5.1 kilometers. There were over 60 runners in the varsity boys race.
The girl's race was 4K. Jennifer Medlin placed 37th out of 47 runners with a time of 21:12.
Ashton Doran placed first in the junior varsity race with a time of 21:43. The j.v. race was 4K.
Sikeston's next meet is conference this Thursday at Kelly. Teams that will be present are Cape Central, Jackson, Kelly, Notre Dame, Poplar Bluff and Sikeston. The first race begins at 4 p.m.


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SIKESTON - The city of Sikeston's solid waste contractor, Sonny's Solid Waste, has announced the dates for the 2004 fall clean-up.
Monday and Thursday clean-ups will be Sept. 20 and 23; Tuesday and Friday pickups will be collected on Sept. 28 and Oct. 1.
All items are to be placed on the curb on cleanup days, if that is where trash is normally picked up from. All items are to be placed in the alley, if that is where the trash is normally placed.
No construction, contractor, commercial or business waste will be taken during this clean-up. Carpeting, drywall, paneling, wood flooring, cabinets, windows and sewer pipes are considered construction and will not be taken.
Each resident will have two chances in one week to dispose of bulky rubbish. All items must be close together in one area next to the curb or the alley. Residents are urged not to place items they don't want disposed of close to the rubbish or items may be taken by mistake. Sonny's Solid Waste, Inc. will not be held responsible for or replace any items taken if they are next to the curb or alley on pickup day.
All 55-gallon barrels to be thrown away must be completely empty due to the fact that they are too heavy to try to handle without possible injury.
All items will have to be placed on the curb or in the alley the night before pickup. There will be no return trips and no exceptions to this rule.
All items listed below are banned from landfills in Missouri and must be handled separately by Sonny's Solid Waste. As a result, this service will no longer be provided free and must be charged accordingly. The following items will be picked up and charged according to the prices listed:
Clothes washing machines, clothes drying machines, dish washing machines, hot water heaters, window air conditioners, gas or electric cook stove, bathroom commodes, kitchen or bathroom sinks, microwave ovens, household refrigerators and trash compactors: $10 per item.
Any appliances having a compressor cannot be picked up until the compressor is drained and removed. The compressor will be taken at no extra charge. No commercial appliances are included in the above prices.
Other special cost items are: Lead acid batteries, $1 per battery and used oil, $1 per gallon.
All used oil will need to be in a plastic or metal container completely sealed so as to avoid spillage. Addresses of all residents requesting used oil pick ups will be kept on file at all times to avoid any hazardous waste being put with the used oil. Absolutely no hazardous waste will be picked up. No less than five gallons per container or per pickup of used oil.
Any resident requesting a pickup of chargeable items will need to call Sonny's Solid Waste at 471-2869 before their scheduled pickup day to schedule this pickup. Payment will need to be made at the office before any special items will be taken. Do not pay the pickup men or driver for this service as all requests for special pickups must be done at the main office. There will be no exceptions to this.
Sonny's Solid Waste will not pick up any tires as they have been banned from all landfills in the state.
Also banned is all yard waste including: limbs, leaves, shrub trimmings, grass, Christmas trees and garden waste. Any resident needing to dispose of yard waste can contact Sonny's for information on disposal, or the City of Sikeston's compost plant.


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Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
Analysis: Steaminess Rating
Exactly how steamy is this story?
Invisible Man isn't heavy on the sex, but when it's there it's impossible to miss. After all, a naked "magnificent blonde" dancing in the middle of a sea of men isn't exactly subtle.
Next up, we have Trueblood's incredibly graphic story of incest. (Yikes.)
Then there's the one scene where the narrator (we can assume) has sex with the woman who was oh-so-fascinated by Brotherhood ideology. It occurs off the page, so to speak, but we "hear" the narrator's thoughts, and they're not exactly pleasant. His rational mind doesn't want to be there, but the strength of his biology overcomes the strength of his ideology. Not exactly the sexiest way to get it on.
Plus, the whole waking up to the woman's husband bit? Highly uncomfortable for the narrator... and for us. Lastly, there's Sybil and her rape fantasy, which is never carried out because the narrator plies her with drinks until she passes out.
Sex is not a positive force in Invisible Man. In fact, it's never depicted as an act of love between two equals who care deeply for each other.
This is in keeping with the dominant theme of the novel: invisibility. The magnificent blonde in the first chapter is there purely for entertainment purposes. It's purely her body that matters, and nothing else. Trueblood's story reinforces white perceptions of black culture, and makes the young narrator extremely apprehensive that he, as a young black man, will be identified with Trueblood's act.
As for when the narrator has sex, he's not exactly an eager beaver about it. He likens the situation to being a servant called to wash the mistress's back—we might've missed something, but there's no actual sexual desire in that situation. As for Sybil, she really doesn't want to have sex with the narrator specifically—it seems that any young black man would do.


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Christina Regusters, who is accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 5-year-old Philadelphia girl, is expected to take the stand in her criminal trial.
A 7-year-old girl, who was abducted from her Philadelphia school and brutally raped last year, will testify in court against the woman accused of carrying out the acts against her, prosecutors say.
Opening statements are expected today as a woman faces charges that she abducted a 5-year-old girl from her Philadelphia elementary school.
Rejected deal would have sent woman to prison for 40 years
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday for a woman accused of kidnapping a 5-year-old girl and then taking her to a home where she was sexually assaulted.
The family of a 5-year-old girl abducted from her Philadelphia elementary school and found partially clothed at a playground the next day has sued the school district.
This month marks one year since Christina Regusters was arrested for her role in the abduction and rape of a 5-year-old elementary school student.
A man is in custody after police say he assaulted a teenage girl at the same school where a young girl was abducted several months ago.
If the woman accused of kidnapping and raping a 5-year-old girl has any family or friends, you wouldn't know it from her stay in prison.
On the same day Christina Regusters was formally arraigned in court, the family of the girl she allegedly abducted says they're suing.


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Game pits two of league's top quarterbacks
Published: Monday, January 11, 2010 at 11:40 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, January 11, 2010 at 11:40 a.m.
NEW ORLEANS — The Saints' playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals is shaping up as a battle between two of the NFL's top quarterbacks: Drew Brees and Kurt Warner.
The Cardinals advanced to Saturday's divisional playoff by defeating the Green Bay Packers 51-45 in overtime in Sunday's wildcard game.
"Whew! Anybody else tired?" said Warner, 9-3 in his post-season games with both the Cardinals and St. Louis Rams, including one Super Bowl win.
Warner completed 29 of 33 passes for 379 yards Sunday in a duel with Packers quarterback Aaron Rogers that ended as the highest-scoring game in playoff history.
"What a great football game," Warner said afterward. "These are fun ones when you win."
It could be another shoot-out when Warner faces off against Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who was named runner-up to Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning for the league MVP on Saturday.
Brees, 1-2 in the playoffs during his tenure with the San Diego Chargers, is coming off another stellar season with the Saints. He broke several team and NFL records, including the league record for greatest completion percentage at 70.6.
The Saints, as the National Football Conference's top seed, won the advantage sitting out this past weekend while the wild-card teams battled for survival. Fans had to wait to see who the team's opponent would be: the Cardinals, the Packers or the Philadelphia Eagles, who lost Saturday to the Dallas Cowboys.
Here's how the rest of the NFL playoff picture looks following this past weekend's games:
Cowboys vs. Vikings: Dallas' match in Minnesota was set after the Cowboys won a playoff game for the first time since 1996 on Saturday night.
Ravens vs. Colts: The Baltimore Ravens are headed to Indianapolis to play the Colts. Baltimore routed New England 33-14 Sunday as the Patriots lost a postseason game at Gillette Stadium for the first time.
Jets vs. Chargers: The New York Jets are going to San Diego after both road teams won in the wild-card round of the AFC playoffs this weekend.
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Back to logging workouts😀
I"ve been working crazy hours at my day job (minimum 60hrs) so I'm averaging only 1 workout per week. Diet has been pretty solid, 80%+ paleo. Sleep has been kind of weak though, averaging 6.5-7hrs.
back squat max 225 (booo)
Helen: 3 rounds for time of:
- 400 meter run
- 21 kettlebell swings
- 12 pullups


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SACRAMENTO — Republicans are calling for the appointment of an independent prosecutor to head a criminal investigation into the secret taping of phone conversations with news reporters by Scott Gerber, the newly resigned communications director for state Attorney General Jerry Brown.
Gerber resigned Monday after he admitted regularly taping conversations with reporters with whom he spoke from the Attorney General's Office. The practice of taping the conversations came to light when Gerber told a San Francisco Chronicle reporter he'd done so during an interview about Brown's role in writing a title and summary for a ballot measure that critics called favorable to the insurance industry.
Gerber said in his resignation letter that his superiors were not aware that he'd taped the conversations, a key point in what has the potential to become the first controversy of Brown's presumed candidacy for governor. California is one of 12 states that prohibit phone calls from being recorded without the knowledge of all parties.
"Given the disturbing nature of these crimes and the far-reaching implications, we urge you to act swiftly and judiciously to appoint a special prosecutor to look into the matter and clear your office of these crimes," said a letter signed by Assemblyman Ted Gaines, R-Roseville, and Sen. George Runner R-Lancaster, and sent out Tuesday by the California Republican Party.
The Attorney General's Office issued a statement Tuesday denying a crime had been committed:
"According to the Department's highest-ranking criminal lawyer, the evidence that has surfaced thus far does not constitute a crime," according to the e-mailed statement, from press secretary Christine Gasparac. "Penal Code section 632 prohibits one from recording a confidential communication without consent. All of the recordings that have surfaced were on-the-record, not confidential, and involved multiple participants."
Gaines and Runner said they wanted an independent counsel to look into questions such as who else knew recordings were being made, what the tapes were used for, how they were recorded, and where they were stored. Referring to Gerber's comments that he had transcripts of the conversation with the Chronicle reporter, the lawmakers also wanted to know who transcribed the recordings, and if professionally done, who approved expenditures for the service.
They also asked whether Jonathan Renner, a senior assistant attorney general for government law, and James Humes, the chief deputy attorney general, were in the same room at the time of the recorded call with the Chronicle reporter; whether the attorney general would release a complete list of reporters and others who were recorded; and whether it would release all recordings, memos and other documents connected to those whose conversations were recorded without their consent.
"Since it is your office that has broken the law and is involved," the letter said, "we feel it appropriate that you (recuse) yourself and your office from the process and an independent prosecutor be appointed to look into the improprieties and determine who had knowledge and who was involved."
Bay Area News Group has submitted two Public Records Acts requests asking that all taped conversations with its reporters be turned over, and seeking copies of all e-mail communications between Brown, Humes and/or Gerber having to do with responses to media inquiries over the ballot measure controversy.
In the letter to Brown, GOP lawmakers noted that it was Gerber who explained a month ago that an investigation by the attorney general into a fake pimp and prostitute who had taped ACORN workers came about because the taping was done without ACORN workers' knowledge.
"This violation of the law was not an innocent mistake, but rather done with full knowledge of its criminal implications," the letter stated. "Scott Gerber knew that this practice was illegal and he was not deterred."
Republicans said Gerber had told a San Diego Union Tribune blogger that the attorney was investigating because it is illegal in California to tape someone's conversations without their knowledge.
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