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- Package Quantity: 1 fl oz (30 ml)
- Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.3 x 1.3 in, 0.15 lbs (0.07 kg)
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- Dietary Supplement
- Hypoallergenic
Vitamin D/K2 Liquid, vitamins D3 and K2 in a balanced formula
- 10 drops contain 5,000 IU vitamin D3 and 1 mg vitamin K2
- vitamins K and D for support of healthy bones
- in liquid for ease of dosing and titration
- both vitamins support a healthy cardiovascular system
- provides nutritional support for oncology patients
Vitamin K2 exerts a more powerful influence on bone than does vitamin K1. Vitamin K2 is a series of molecules known as menaquinones. The most common and well studied of the menaquinones is MK-4. Thorne's vitamin K2 is MK-4 and is derived from bacterial fermentation; thus, there is no soy in the product. Vitamin K is also essential for normal cell formation and maintenance of a healthy cardiovascular system.
It is essential to maintain healthy vitamin D levels throughout all stages of life, from fetal development to old age. Vitamin D helps protect a number of important systems in the body, including healthy bones, immunity, and cardiovascular function.
Combining vitamins D and K may provide even better protection of these systems. One study in postmenopausal women found a combination of minerals with vitamins D and K maintained healthy artery elasticity, compared to two other groups of women who received either minerals with vitamin D but not K, or placebo.
Thorne's Vitamin D/K2 Liquid is in medium chain triglyceride oil, preserved with mixed tocopherols.
Suggested Use
Take 2 drops one to three times daily or as recommended by your health-care practitioner.
Other Ingredients
Medium chain triglyceride oil, mixed tocopherols.
Tamper Evident: Use only if bottle is sealed.
If pregnant, consult your health-care practitioner before using this product.
Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.
|Supplement Facts
|Serving Size: Two Drops
|Servings per Container: 600
|Two Drops Contain:
|Amount Per Serving
|Vitamin D (as Vitamin D3)
|Vitamin K (as Vitamin K2 (Menatetrenone))†
|200 mcg
|Daily Value (DV)
This is a good product. It certainly helps my nails fill in with calcium: ridges are gone. However, less noticable growth in my kids with this product. As this product contains MK 4. When I give my kids MK 7 version of K2, I can see their growth more clearly, even in their jaws. If thorne could improve this product, it would be to use both forms of K2.
vitamin D and K2 have both made a lot of news lately. The fact is, most people are deficient in these crucial nutrients, which play a role in cardiovascular health and bone formation. THis is an easy, inexpensive way to be sure you're getting enough. Each bottle contains nearly TWO YEARS of servings. It is tasteless and formulated to be easily absorbed. If you are concerned about osteoporosis, this may be exactly what you've been missing. Thorne Research makes some great supplements. Buying through Iherb makes sense because the price is drastically discounted (also, the shipping is free!) I believe that nutritional supplements saved my life. I've tried a lot of products, and I know what works and what doesn't. My reviews are honest, straighforward, and based on my experience. Read my other reviews to quickly learn from my three decades of research and experimentation.
Good quality and cost effective.
Posted by 5485692541448429569 on Aug 18, 2016
Really enjoying this Thorne product. Easy to use, pleasant/no taste and economical. Immediate lift in my mood. Recommended to increase your vit D intake beyond what you might get in your multi.
Thorne Vitamin D/K2
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This is a great Thorne product, very effective, my Vitamin D levels were very low and just within a month they came up to normal levels, only taking 3 drops a day, nice tasting! KM
excellent product
Posted by manimal on May 26, 2016
i use this to add to my multivitamin LIFE FORCE , because life force don't have vitamin K , and this is the best alternative, lasts two years and easy to use.
Vit D/ k2
Posted by 5128737472998188089 on May 24, 2016
This product is great to use. Well worth the price
Th best Vit D3 supplement going
Posted by 4841706703725997263 on May 24, 2016
This D3 supplement comes in a liquid form so it is easier to digest and it is in a balanced formula with Vit K2 which is a vitamin which MUST be taken with Vit D3 otherwise in extreme cases hardening of the arteries will result. My blood serum levels of D3 have gone through the roof since I have been taking this (at approx. 30,000 iu's per day for an autoimmune disorder that I have) - and yet I have experienced zero negative side affects to date (about 6 years now) and only positive benefits. I hope this continues. Very good for healthy skin, hair and nails as well as immunity, strong bones and teeth and I am told has powerful anti-cancer properties. This is the only treatment that has had a powerful and positive effect on the autoimmune disorder that I have where my skin literally peels off in layers leaving very sore raw tissue underneath. If I stop taking the Vit D3 or reduce the dosage the condition comes back. I have tried every anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal cream that modern medicine can provide. I've also tried all sorts of antibiotics and other medicines - none of them worked and some actually made the condition worse. Vit D3 +K2 keeps it at bay. I hope Thorne Research never stop making this product.


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Weather Journal: Cloudy With the Sun Peeking Through
By Brian Kahn
Here comes the sun — at least in fits and spurts.
Decreasing cloud cover Friday means the sun could make a brief reappearance from mid-afternoon through the evening. Without the insular properties of the clouds, temperatures will be a little colder Friday night than they have been all week, with lows in the low 30s for most of the region.
The weekend forecast doesn't look much different, perhaps leading denizens of the region to feel like they're suffering from the same curse as Bill Murray in "Groundhog Day." Mostly cloudy and temperatures in the mid-40s will the be the norm for Saturday and Sunday. The only variations will be a very slight chance of rain on Saturday afternoon and a dip in temperatures by a few degrees on Sunday as it becomes a little less humid throughout the day.
Looking ahead to next week, there's a complex system set to storm through the northern Rockies that could affect Greater New York by midweek. Weather Journal would personally welcome a change from the current holding pattern over the region and will have an update for you on Monday.
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New research in the Journal of Climate by researchers at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory paints a worrisome picture for water supply in New York City. Using tree rings, researchers were able to reconstruct precipitation trends in the watershed serving New York City going back to 1531. Prior to this, the oldest records in the region went back to the end of the 19th century so this considerably expands the rainfall record.
They found that while the most severe drought to occur during that time period was in the 1960s, seven other historical droughts lasted longer and two approached the severity of the 1960s. New York is traditionally thought of as a very "water secure" region. In comparison to the Southwest and other regions in the West that rely mostly on seasonal snowpack to get through a dry summer season, New York has a fairly even distribution of precipitation year round and has actually seen a significant increase in precipitation since the 1960s. The new research indicates that those feelings of security might not be well-placed. In fact, the increased rainfall might, in the researcher's own words, "mask the real likelihood for severe and significant drought in the greater NYC region." Andrew Freedman has a full roundup of what that could mean for the region over at Climate Central that's well worth a read.
Your Weather Journal weekend forecast roundup:
- WSJ Headquarters in Manhattan:
High: Friday: 48, Saturday: 44, Sunday: 44
Low: Friday: 33, Saturday: 32, Sunday: 30
Weather: Mostly cloudy with occasional sun
Friday/Saturday/Sunday Highs for Greater New York:
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- Queens: 46/44/43
- Bronx: 46/44/44
- Staten Island: 46/43/41
- Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: 44/44/43
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By Andrew Ackerman and Michael Rapoport
The bill signed Thursday by President Barack Obama that loosens accounting rules for start-up companies owes much to billionaire Steve Case — whose own company was one of the highfliers of the '90s dot-com boom but later suffered accounting scandals.
Mr. Case, an AOL Inc. co-founder and venture capitalist, was among the biggest behind-the-scenes supporters of so-called Jobs Act, personally appealing to top-ranking officials of both parties in the House and the Senate to pass it, according to several lobbyists and lawmakers.
"He's really been pivotal in terms of being able to present a case for why we need this bill, why we need to get rid of red tape that's blocking start-up companies to begin and to grow," said House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R., Va.).
Administration officials say they reached out to Mr. Case because they were looking for someone with business-world credibility who could also help push legislation on both sides of the aisle. "He's somebody everyone wants to talk to," said one senior administration official. "In trying to be a bridge and look for common ground, he was kind of like an entrepreneurship extremist."
Mr. Case's support for the bill has also raised some eyebrows. About a decade ago, Mr. Case led AOL at a time when the company was mired in accounting scandals.
"Anyone who has been leader of a company charged with breaking the laws on many occasions should not be in charge of setting the policies for this country and its capital markets," said Lynn Turner, a former chief accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission during the AOL accounting scandals.
Mr. Case declined to comment. A spokeswoman for Mr. Case said the legislation "will help tens of thousands of new companies across the country create jobs, innovate, and grow, while maintaining important investor protections."
Touted as a way to boost start-ups in the hopes of spurring job creation, the so-called Jobs Act made it through both houses of Congress with support from both parties at a time when even ordinary appropriations bills are grinding to a halt. It also marks the first major slackening of securities laws since the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul.
The bill makes it easier for firms to go public by exempting them from some accounting and audit standards for up to five years.
A political independent, Mr. Case was courted by the Obama administration to lead a public-private partnership designed to support "high-growth entrepreneurship" and to serve on the president's jobs council, which last year outlined a series of recommended reforms that included reducing the regulatory barriers for firms seeking to launch initial public offerings—provisions that ultimately wound their way into the Jobs Act.
Best known for co-founding AOL in 1985, Mr. Case moved into pure venture capitalism in 2005, founding a firm called Revolution and pouring $200 million of his own money into the venture. It owns or has large stakes in a range of start-ups, from online deals site LivingSocial to the car-sharing service Zipcar Inc. Last year, Revolution raised $450 million to invest in East Coast technology companies.
Revolution doesn't make political contributions nor does it have a political action committee, Mr. Case's spokeswoman said.
Firms backed by venture capitalists stand to benefit from Jobs Act provisions as they sign on new investors and conduct initial public offerings foe start-up companies.
Ahead of the bill-signing ceremony Thursday, Mr. Case tweeted: "A great day for entrepreneurs!" and later tweeted a photo of the president signing the bill.
Mr. Case served as AOL's CEO until it merged with Time Warner Inc in 2001, and was chairman of AOL Time Warner until 2003. He presided over AOL at a time when, according to the SEC, senior AOL officials were engaged in a scheme to make the company's online advertising revenue look better than it really was. Time Warner agreed to pay $300 million in 2005, without admitting or denying wrongdoing, to settle SEC allegations over AOL's ad-revenue practices, among other accounting issues. Mr. Case was never charged with any wrongdoing in connection with accounting irregularities at AOL.
Separately, AOL paid $3.5 million in 2000 to settle SEC allegations that it improperly accounted for its costs of acquiring new subscribers in the mid-1990s in a manner that allowed it to report profits for six of eight quarters when it would have had losses if it accounted for the costs properly.
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In Brief: Chronicle a life through essay
Holidays are the perfect time for families to pass down stories and pull the generations together. It can be good for the kids to know where they came from, but also, older people who connect with youngsters are better off physically and emotionally.
The national Legacy Project and Generations United are looking to get families sharing and preserving those stories. The group's annual Listen to a Life Essay Contest, in which grandchildren interview grandparents and write about it, is going on now, and essays will be accepted through March 28. Entries must be 300 words or less, be a true story about an older person's life, and will be judged by a committee on a variety of criteria. For more information, visit www.legacyproject.org/contests/ltal.html.
Prizes include a Lenovo ThinkCentre All-in-One computer and a keepsake timepiece from Expressions of Time.
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Getting tired of serving the same cereal day after day? Let the kids upscale their own with a "breakfast bar," as suggested by www.parents.com.
Give them a plain bowl of cereal and let them choose from small amounts of toppings, such as dried fruit (think Craisins), fresh fruit (such as blueberries), yogurt or nuts (such as walnuts).
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How to identify and remove redundant code?
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Practical Information for the IBM Rational Apex® developer.This paper is a brief overview of the identification and removal of redundant code that can be done at different level with Apex. At a source code level and/or at a binary code level, using primarily two Apex layered products called Little Tree Consulting® Ada Analyzer™ and Rational®Testmate™, and then performing a code optimization using Rational Apex switches created for this purpose.
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Resolving the problem
There are primarily two aspects to this question: identifying redundant code and removing redundant code. Apex provides means of achieving both, however there is no direct connection between them.
1. Identification
Unused source code can be identified by using Ada Analyzer and TestMate for Ada code.
Ada Analyzer has the following options:
Locate Unused Declarations
Locate Unused With Clauses
The resulting report will provide a static analysis of the source code to identify these features. It cannot identify branches of code which cannot be executed following tests of variables, for example.
TestMate can be used for Ada and/or C/C++ to create tests to exercise the different branches of the source code. The results show which source code is used and unused for each test. However, the results will be totally dependent on the test design. With very simple modules TestMate can identify source code that is not used in a given set of circumstances. With large and complex programs it will require extremely rigorous test design to have a chance of detecting uncovered and redundant source code. Note that TestMate is not available for Windows™.
2. Removal
The Apex compiler removes unused assembly code depending on the optimization level selected. The level is selected by setting the OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL in the switches file.
Full details on Code Optimization is given in the Ada Compiler Reference, Optimizing Code.
There are 3 levels of Optimization in the Ada Compiler:
Level 0 results in no optimization at all
Level 1 maximizes performance without loss of debuggability
Level 2 code is removed, re-ordered and inlined.
However, with Level 2 the code removed by optimization is not identified. For example, the original line of source code may still be displayed in the debugger even though it may no longer have a direct relationship with the actual object code.
Information on C++ Optimization can be found in the C/C++ Compiler Reference Manual, Invocation Options, -O[0-9]
There is no way of actually seeing how the code has been changed without looking at
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There is no link between the code optimized away by the compiler and the source code identified by Ada Analyzer and TestMate above.
With both Ada Analyzer and TestMate the source code thus identified will need to be removed by hand, following inspection to check that it is truly inaccessible (in the case of TestMate).
In general, even with the best optimization, this is a challenging task for any compiler/linker and therefore it is difficult to guarantee the removal af all redundant code.
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Planet-Pulp Puts on the Raddest 'Indiana Jones' Art Show Ever
Our friends over at PLANET-PULP have just wrapped up another month long art celebration, this time in homage to the epic Indiana Jones trilogy (let's consider Crystal Skull a work of fan fiction, shall we?). The collection of work, which comprises the group's online gallery showcase, ranges from lifelike pencil work to cartoonish parody covering all three of Indy's epic adventures.
I thought I would share a few of my favorite selections, with special consideration to Mark McHaley and Mark Raat's phenomenally impressive contributions. For a look at the entire show or learn more about the group, be sure to pay a visit to Planet-Pulp's intergalactic space station.
Rondal Scott III is an illustrator and graphic designer who tackles each day with Red Bull-induced enthusiasm and is a self-professed Twitter addict. He's illustrated several independent children's books and in 2009 his obsession with horror movies and pop culture inspired him to establish the Strange Kids Club, a virtual clubhouse for geeky, pop culture nostalgia.


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A strong message was sent to the Department of Human Services, just four days after Steve and Maria Green of Lansing Helplessly watched as their infant daughter, Bree, was taken from their care.
The reason given? The state-sanctioned medical marijuana users' home was too dangerous for their six-month-old because of the plants inside.
"It would place our residence at a higher rate of armed robbery and, therefore, was an imminent danger for my child to be removed," said Maria Green, Bree's mother.
That reason wasn't good enough for the Greens and on Tuesday, they took the fight for Bree to the doorstep of Child Protective Services, along with a crowd of supporters.
Their attorney, Joshua Covert, says the decision to take Bree violates the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act.
"A parent can only be deprived of custody if there's an unreasonable danger that's articulated and substantiated," he said. "This was not an unreasonable danger."
The Department of Human Services, which includes Child Protective Services, couldn't comment specifically on the Greens' case, but did say any court decision for removal is made in the child's best interest.
"We would look at parenting as being the key factor in that investigation from our standpoint," said Dave Akerly, Spokesman for DHS. "What kind of choices are the parents making when it comes to the children?"
In this case, it was the Green's decision to use marijuana after they were told not to by an Oakland County court that made it dangerous for Bree to remain in her home.
Maria Green says it was her ex-husband who initially told Child Protective Services the Green home was unfit for a child.
Mary Chartier, a Lansing medical marijuana attorney, says Oakland County is notorious for wrongfully placing charges on medical marijuana patients and adds, any charge from an Oakland County court shouldn't be given stock.
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(As a quick note, the YouTube video of Tony Kanaan ramping over Helio Castroneves' car has already passed 1.1 million views! Fearless at the 500 has nearly 6 million. Everyone loves a thriller, I guess!).
With the announcement that Fontana was returning to the IZOD IndyCar Series schedule in 2012, it's natural to wonder as to exactly which ovals will be on the 2012 schedule. The road/oval balance is a tough nut to crack; it seems like oval events are feast (Indy, Iowa) or famine (Milwaukee). But Randy Bernard seems committed to a relatively even number of road and oval events, which I believe is integral to maintaining the multidisciplinary skill level of the series.
First, let's look at this year's oval schedule, along with next year's status:
May: Indianapolis (confirmed)
June: Texas (confirmed)
June: Milwaukee (gone)
June: Iowa (confirmed)
August: New Hampshire (questionable, but likely)
September: Motegi (replaced with road course this year/gone next year)
October: Kentucky (confirmed)
October: Las Vegas (status unknown)
Obviously, Indianapolis is the centerpiece/crown jewel/Holy of Holies of the series. Texas and Iowa remain model events. Milwaukee, sadly, isn't going to work out. Let's assume we do get New Hampshire back. That's five for next year (unless you count Texas twice), plus Fontana (6) and possibly Vegas (7). The series would need at least 1-2 additional ovals to get something approximating balance between ovals and the twisties.
So where do we find these ovals?
The biggest rumor we keep hearing is that IndyCar is seeing if Chicagoland is definitely in play for '12. Attendance issues notwithstanding, this seems to be one of the most electric tracks for IndyCar. Obviously low attendance has hurt it, but who wouldn't want to see the cars play at one of the series' most competitive venues? I think it's safe to say if we see any other new oval for '12, it's going to be Chicagoland.
Fans have pushed for a lot of other great oval tracks; Richmond has had some buzz, as has Pocono, and Phoenix. Unfortunately, Richmond seems a couple years off from having IndyCar back, Pocono doesn't seem structurally ready for an IndyCar race, and Phoenix's leadership doesn't seem supremely interested just now.
So, it looks like we'll see at most 8 ovals in 2012—unless you count Texas as a doubleheader, in which case its 9. So it still seems like based on what we know about the potential number of road and streets courses, the series will be a track or two short of parity. Still, it's early, and the schedule has yet to be finalized. What's important now is finding those strong events such as Iowa, securing them, and finding a way to duplicate the result elsewhere as much as possible. And as we saw at Milwaukee, without a solid promoter, not many events will thrive.
That's one of the reasons I think we need to look at not just quantity, but quality. A one-and-done oval doesn't help anyone. Of the ovals right now, obviously Indy, Iowa, and Texas are healthy events. New Hampshire and Kentucky could use a boost, and we've yet to see what Vegas holds. Let's hope whatever events we end up with in 2012 are healthy, growing, and superb races.


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Jere Osgood is one of the best craftsmen alive today. And also one of the humblest. He's been a pathbreaker as a furniture designer, but also as a technical innovator. On top of all that, as a teacher he helped nurture a generation of superb furnituremakers. In this slideshow, he talks about a range of his pieces as well as about his experiences as a student and a teacher.
Straightforward Joinery for Curved Work Jeff Miller demonstrates three basic techniques that are the bridge to more beautiful furniture.
After studying architecture for several years in college, Osgood decided he would rather make furniture than design buildings. In 1959 he enrolled in the woodworking program at the School for American Craftsmen at Rochester Institute of Technology. There he studied under Tage Frid, the charismatic Danish furnituremaker who would go on to become the most important early contributor to Fine Woodworking. Osgood, reserved and modest but enormously productive and inventive as a furnituremaker even then, had a rocky relationship with Frid, who was his opposite in temperament, gregarious and needling, and who chided Osgood for inventing joinery as he went along.
Osgood set up shop in the early 1960s and by the end of the decade he had begun the experiments with tapered bent lamination and bent stave lamination that enabled him to make the tapered curved legs and curved cabinet carcases that became hallmarks of his style.
Osgood's career as a teacher began with weekly classes at the Craft Student's League in New York City. He then taught for one year at the Philadelphia College of Art, for three at his alma mater, Rochester Institute of Technology, and for ten years at the storied Program in Artisanry at Boston University. For the past 25 years he has been giving occasional lectures and workshops but mainly just working away in the shop attached to his house in rural New Hampshire.
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NEW DELHI: BJP is contemplating raising the number of general secretaries from seven to nine at the national level, to provide more representation to women and other sections. As things stand, the party president is empowered to appoint seven general secretaries (including the one in-charge of organisation), nine vice-presidents and as many secretaries. The party is now thinking of increasing the number of general secretaries to nine to give more voice to women and weaker sections and have a better geographical coverage. A final decision on the proposal, however, is yet to be taken.
Having formally been elected as BJP president here on Tuesday, Mr Nitin Gadkari can now be expected to rivet his attention to finalising the composition of his team of office-bearers to rev up the organisational machinery. The list is expected to be announced soon after the conclusion of the three-day-long national executive-cum-council at Indore on February 19.


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Technical Abstract: Phytoextraction will be applied only where a soil contaminant is sufficiently bioavailable or phytoavailable to require remediation. Extensive study of soil Cd risk has recently demonstrated that the high prevalence of renal tubular dysfunction in aged subsistence rice farmers in Japan and China occurred because rice grain Zn is not increased even on highly Zn contaminated soils, and because subsistence rice consumption induces Fe, Zn, and Ca malnutrition, each of which promotes Cd absorption and risk. Thus soils which will require Cd phytoextraction are very limited: rice and tobacco soils, and those contaminated with Cd but have low Zn:Cd ratio such that soil Cd is highly food-chain mobile and bioavailable. Because most plants accumulate Cd and Zn at about the same ratio found in the soil, a useful Cd phytoextraction technology must have plants which can accumulate very high amounts of Cd regardless of the presence of Zn. By 1996, we reported ecotypes of Thlaspi caerulescens which accumulate over 10-times higher Cd relative to Zn than found for the widely studied `Prayon' ecotype. Soil acidification substantially increased annual Cd phytoextraction. Examination of genetic variation for Cd accumulation by families from individual maternal plants collected in south-central France shows variation needed to breed improved cultivars of commercial utility. We are presently working to combine the Super-Cd-Accumulator and high yield traits to breed commercial Cd phytoextraction cultivars. As with our commercial Ni phytomining technology in which a new crop plant, Alyssum murale, has been domesticated, use of appropriate agronomic practices, fertilization, and chemical weed control are required.


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The answer, according to most doctors, is close to 18 days. Yet many people with a cough get antsy after about five to nine days, a new study shows.
"Coughs last for longer than we think they do," says researcher Mark H. Ebell, MD, a family doctor at the University of Georgia in Athens. "People think it should be over in a little over a week, but the reality is that a cough is more likely to last two weeks."
In the study, researchers asked 500 adults from Georgia how long a cough should last in different situations, such as with a fever or without. They compared these answers to those found in the medical literature.
Bottom line: There is a disconnect between how long people think a cough should last and how long it actually does. The findings appear in the January/ February issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.
Antibiotics Don't Help Most Coughs
People in the study who had previously taken antibiotics for a cough were more likely to believe that antibiotics are always helpful for cough. But antibiotics don't treat viruses, and using them when they are not needed can lead to antibiotic resistance.
Although people who received antibiotics for a cough due to a cold virus after seven days may feel better, it is often just the cough getting better on its own. "People may think it worked, but it is really just the natural history," Ebell says.
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Not sure whether the commercial version suffers from the same problem as the
community version, though I can imagine it does (at least for the 2.x codebase).
I tried the forum search, but didn't find anything. I'd just like to point you at this,
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White House Points to Islamic Terrorists in Bhutto Attack
Henry J. Pulizzi reports on White House reaction to the Pakistan bombing.
The White House pointed to Thursday's Pakistan bombing as further proof that the U.S. needs to continue supporting its war on terrorism and President's Bush's freedom agenda.
Officials said they don't know exactly who is behind the suicide attack on former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's homecoming parade in Karachi, but suggested it was Islamic terrorists intimidated by the prospect of democracy.
"It's a horrific tragedy," White House spokesman Tony Fratto said. "It tells you a lot about the kinds of people we are battling against every day. That any flicker of democracy, they want to find a way to beat it down and stamp it out. And that's the kind of threat they saw from former Prime Minister Bhutto."
The spokesman said Bush has received reports on the attack, and that the State Department is in contact with the Pakistani government and offering assistance. "We want to see democracy flourish, especially a moderate Islamic democracy in that important region," he added.


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One humorless joke never touched upon in "Tropic Thunder" is how, if this were a real film, delivered to real critics who appreciate real comedy, every single one of the stars in it would be out of work afterward. A lot of people appear to have missed that one, though.
Otherwise, the broad spectrum of unfunny "humor" is pretty much covered. "Tropic Thunder" might be the worst comedy ever made, but the movie industry seems to be OK with that since everyone in Hollywood is in bed together and since the casting of Tinseltown's most strapping, so-called comedians is enough to make for a blockbuster hit.
Seriously, it's almost unfathomable that this film has gotten such positive feedback. The only reasonable explanation is that some critics find the mere presence of renowned funny men like Ben Stiller, Matthew McConaughey and Jack Black, paired with celebrities like Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise to be sufficient. Or, maybe they're being bribed or blackmailed.
The plot of "Tropic Thunder" goes like this ... In one corner, we have Stiller (the film's star, director and writer). He plays a semi washed up Hollywood actor in need of a career-rekindling blockbuster. Ironic, right? His agent (McConaughey) has landed him the lead role in a war movie that takes place in " how clever " Vietnam. In the other corner we have the other "make believe" struggling actors trying to get their break and/or return to the map of talent. As army squadrons go in war movies, this one has its typecasts. There's the junkie soldier (Black) who can't stop eating laced jellybeans, the black soldier (Brandon T. Jackson), the fake black soldier (this is supposed to be hilarious) played by Mr. Downey Jr. (you, sir, are lucky to have landed "Iron Man."). Then there's the skinny, geeky soldier played by Jay Baruchel. Oh yeah ... even Nick Nolte stoops into this movie as the scruffy veteran who inspires the war movie.
When the group of actor/soldiers is delivered to its jungle location, the director of the movie "disappears" and the pack of characters finds itself in "real" danger. They're tracked by Vietnamese drug farmers/commandos and the goofy boys end up in some sticky and slapsticky situations. The problem is ... they're just not that funny.
It'd be great if any of the inside jokes poking fun at the movie industry were laughable, but they're not. The only chuckles (or chuckle noises) the movie inspires are scoffs at just how incredulously unfunny it is.
For what must be shock value alone, Cruise makes an appearance as a balding Hollywood agent who is, at one point, shrieking insults to the Vietnamese who are making ransom requests. It's dumb ... but not funny.
This movie is worth seeing only if you want to see a lot of famous faces get dirty and dopey. Ben Stiller's lucky he has so many friends. How he talked them into doing this movie? ... It's a puzzle.
Shauna Farnell is freelance writer based in Vail. E-mail comments about this review to email@example.com.


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Tons of speculation and talk today — from the highest office in the land on down — on what LeBron James will do next.
Maybe we should try listening to what LeBron James says. Not that he says much, but he is the authority on his plans.
Tons of speculation and talk today — from the highest office in the land on down — on what LeBron James will do next.
Maybe we should try listening to what LeBron James says. Not that he says much, but he is the authority on his plans.
Let's start with the obvious: This is an exercise in futility. There is no way to predict accurately what the 2020 USA men's basketball team headed to the Tokyo Olympics will look like. There will be injuries that sideline guys. There will be contract situations where key guys decide it's in their best interest to sit out. Plus, there could be a guy just now entering his junior year of high school who we don't know well yet but in four years will be a clear choice for the team.
Now that we've gotten through the tedious disclaimer, let's have fun:
What will the 2020 USA Basketball team look like?
First, it will have a bit of a business attitude — Gregg Popovich is coaching now. Not that Mike Krzyzewski ran a college party Team USA, far from it, but with Popovich's demeanor and the scare put into the 2016 team (and some improving world powers, such as Canada), expect the USA to be a little more focused next time around.
For the roster, who from the 2016 gold medal team in Rio returns for more gold? At the top of the list: A 31-year-old Kevin Durant will be back for one more run (and to climb on top of the USA Olympic scoring list). He will be the unquestioned team leader. The alpha. It will be his team.
After that? Young stars who want one more go at it such as Paul George, DeMarcus Cousins, DeAndre Jordan, and Klay Thompson will seriously consider a return. Maybe Jimmy Butler. Those guys will have a leg up having Olympic experience and a commitment to the program.
After that, some big names that passed on Rio are going to suit up in Japan. There will be far less defection of top talent this time around — the fears around Brazil will be gone, and NBA players wanting to sell more shoes in Asia will be eager to sign up. I expect you will see Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Russell Westbrook, and maybe James Harden decide they are in for the next round. LeBron James said he felt left out and may consider a return, but he will be 35 years old with 17 NBA seasons on his body by that point, does he want to put his body through an international curtain call? Probably not.
Rounding out the roster, expect a few guys from this year's USA Select Team — the team the Olympic squad practiced against in Las Vegas at the start of camp — to make the leap up (as Kyrie Irving and others did this year).
Who? That's the hardest thing to predict, it depends on development. Guys to watch include Victor Olidipo, Justise Winslow, Devin Booker, Brandon Ingram, and Jabari Parker — some of them will be ready to make the leap.
One clue to the 2020 roster: Players that you see in China for the 2019 FIBA World Cup will be more likely to make the 2020 team. (Yes, the World Championships are now the year before the Olympics, welcome to more of FIBA's wisdom, as is the fact the Cup qualifiers fall during the NBA/Euroleague seasons.) Guys from the select team now that head to China in three years and perform well in that setting will likely have the USA across their chest in Japan.
Whatever team we send will have the most talent in those games. The question is will that be enough?
With athletes such as LeBron James and Kyrie Irving on the team, you know the Cleveland Cavaliers Top 10 plays of last season were going to have some special moments.
Yes, the block by LeBron and the stepback three by Irving that sealed the first Cleveland title in 52 years are on top of the list.
But there are some other ridiculous Irving handles and even a Timofey Mozgov dunk in there (a $64 million dunk, apparently).
Just a suggestion for rookie Dejounte Murray: Don't do this in front of Gregg Popovich. You may not like his reaction.
That said, the Spurs needed to get more athletic this off-season — landing Pau Gasol certainly didn't help that cause — so enter first-round pick Murray, who pulled this off in a recent pickup game.
Murray is going to be brought along slowly in a backcourt where Tony Parker and Patty Mills will be splitting time at the point. Murray is more of a combo guard and is going to have to shoot a lot better than he did in college (28.8 percent from three) to get some run. But this is a situation where the Spurs can groom him, bring him along slowly, and see if they have another draft steal.
He's certainly got the athleticism.
James Harden's defense is not as bad as its reputation.
Well, at least it wasn't two seasons ago — his near MVP season he was in good enough shape that he could put in a respectable effort on that end and still handle his massive offensive load. There were still some mental lapses, but his focus was better and his improvement lifted the team defense. Last season, he regressed back to youtube "highlight" defense Harden — his conditioning was not where it needed to be, he didn't expend as much effort on that end, and it showed.
Harden got a massive contract extension this summer, and Dwight Howard is Atlanta's problem — now Harden has to lead the Rockets. By example. Corey Brewer told ESPN you're going to see that on defense.
"I think this year he's going to play better defense, We're going to let the past be in the past. It's the future of the Rockets, man. James is going to play defense this year."
We're all Missourians on this one: Show me.
Remember that the Rockets will be out and running — Mike D'Antoni is the coach now, and Daryl Morey is going to get the up tempo ball he wants (which Kevin McHale had them doing, but Harden didn't like him so…). D'Antoni's teams in Phoenix played better defense than their reputation — points per possession they were middle of the pack — but that has never been his focus.
Will Harden be able to run like he needs to on offense and still defend at a reasonable level?
If he can, it's a big step toward the Rockets being a dangerous team in the West because if he does it others will follow. Otherwise, every Rockets game will be a shootout, which is entertaining but not going to get a team deep into the playoffs.


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Wonder Woman: Genesis, Part 3. (A Justice League vs. America tie-in)
The crisis tie-in is here! The government's involvement is deep! Diana is running out of time with all eyes on the future! Will things for her ever be the same?
Language: English
Written in: 2007
Published: 2010-09-01
Word count: 6,925 words (≈ 28 minutes)
Tags: Wonder Woman, Maxwell Lord, Steve Trevor, Martian Manhunter, Dark Panther, Comics, DC2, Batman
This list collects all of the DC2 and DC3 appearances of Wonder Woman.


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De Gea to blame????
Not this time folks.
The first goal should have been given as obstruction to him, the second goal was more down to Evra being way out of position.
People have a pop a De Gea because he cost us so much, but we all knew then, we were not buying an experienced quality keeper, we were buying a fantastic prospect for the future, he is only 21, 15 years younger than VDS was when he joined us, so how good was VDS or Peter the great at 21 years old?
Also remember that De Gea has come from a much slower and less physical style of play and has not been here for a year yet.
For me Fergie either has to stick with playing him, to improve his ability and confidence or make a plan with De Gea to build him up in body, mind and ability, forgetting the high ammount he cost.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
I an I see your point, but to me having loads of possesion and not scoring goals and then sitting back defensively at 1-1 and then conceading a goal late on is not playing well. As Gerrad said in the end its who scores more goals that matters not the ammount of possesion.
United do rule United do rule Jan 29, 2012 19:30 Flag
Actually, I have no complaints about the defeat. It happens. We played brilliantly at times yesterday, but we didn't win. Why try finding blame all the time ? Things fucking happen. The team played well.
I agree, jim seems to have lost his marbles a bit, forgetting that we had so much possesion and did very little with it, never making the liverpool defence or keep work hard, how many shots on target did we have, not anywhere near enough for that ammount of possesion.
But for that I blame Fergie, Fergie changed our style to possesion football, but without realising the teams he was trying to copy not only kept the ball but also used it well and scored plenty of goals; we have far too many times, since Ferigie changed our style of play, seen Utd having loads of possesion, without really treatening the other teams goal netting, and then sitting back in a more defensive manner in the latter stages, often leading to us conceading late goals. None of that is down to De Gea.
United do rule United do rule Jan 29, 2012 18:51 Flag
" he is a liability. People try to offer excuses, but his personal mistakes have been dircetly responsible for United being knocked out of 2 cup competitions and 3 points behind City" Ah, so it was ALL De Gea's fault was it ? So, you're blaming 1 person ? Absolutely pathetic post, and you should be ashamed. Give the guy a bloody chance. Were you slagging off Vidic and Evra when they first came ?
Robert, he is a liability. People try to offer excuses, but his personal mistakes have been dircetly responsible for United being knocked out of 2 cup competitions and 3 points behind City.
I have hopes he could be swopped for a decent Spanish left back, otherwise we will be left with him rotting in the reserves with our other Polish reject ( who incidentally looked much more solid than this guy).
There is no right for the goalkeeper to have an unimpeded route to a cross or corner coming in. Far from him being obstructed for the first goal, if Liverpool hadn't scored they should have had a penalty for him blatantly fouling Andy Carroll.
For the second goal I think his positioning was poor. He was too far away from his near post. Also most premiership keepers would probably have had the reflexes to stop the shot. Perhaps he could have narrowed the angle a bit more too. Certainly the defence was mostly to blame letting Kuyt in for a free shot but De Gea should probably have done better.
All keepers make mistakes occasionally. Mine certainly has this season, particularly against Arsenal. This afternoon De Gea didn't have one of his finest matches.
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OK Robert, Carrol was standing right in front of De Gea, when the ball came over carrol made no effort to get to the ball, instead he moved slowly in the path De Gea would have to go to get to the ball, making sure he obscructed De Gea, Which is a foul, simply, refs give it as a foul sometimes, but forwards are trained to obtruct keepers in a way thats fools a ref, same as forwards are trained to go down in a fashion that looks like they have been shot.
i think Lindegaard should get to start. De Gea's mistakes should not be blamed on him, he just needs to develop a little more


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A New Orleans broadcaster known for his work on the water and in the kitchen has passed away after a long illness.
Frank Davis spent three decades on WWL TV, retiring about two years ago.
At that time, the station said he had produced more than 3,000 "Naturally N'awlins" segments, shared more than 2,000 recipes and taken more than 1,500 fishing trips.
Davis, 71, had been fighting a rare autoimmune disease since his retirement. He had moved to Texas recently to be closer to family members, the station said.
The thoughts and prayers of all of us at WDSU are with his wife, Mary Clare, his friends and his broadcasting family.


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David Corn is a veteran Washington journalist and political commentator. He is the Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones magazine and an analyst for MSNBC and NBC News. He won the 2012 George Polk award for breaking the 47-percent video story that influenced the Obama-Romney presidential contest. He is the author of three New York Times bestsellers, Showdown, Hubris (with Michael Isikoff), and The Lies of George W. Bush, and the e-book, 47 Percent: Uncovering the Romney Video that Rocked the 2012 Election. His novel, Deep Background, was hailed as one of the best novels of the year by the Los Angeles Times. He is also the author of the biography Blond Ghost: Ted Shackley and the CIA's Crusades. For 20 years, he was the Washington editor of The Nation magazine. He has written for numerous magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Harper's, The Atlantic, The New Republic, and Slate, and regularly appears on Face the Nation and provides commentary on National Public Radio. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brown University. His twitter feed--@DavidCornDC--has 110,000 followers.


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I've wanted to see this place for a very long time. And since it can be difficult getting there, I didn't know if we'd be able to, especially with children in tow. But, we did! Last week, we took a flight and got to see the top of the world…
Mt. Everest!
I first started obsessing over Mt. Everest when I accidently stumbled upon Jon Krakauer's book, Into Thin Air. Devouring it without stopping, I've been hooked ever since, reading everything I could about the tallest mountain in the world. Sitting at 29,035 ft., this peak has a checkered past, from soaring victories to deadly defeats. And while I don't have a desire to climb it. (Pooping out in the open with high winds and sub-arctic temperatures isn't my idea of fun!) I did want to see it.
Here's how we did it.
Last week, we flew into Kathmandu, Nepal and my husband found several airlines that offer "Mountain Flights". These 45 minute plane rides fly along the ridge of the Himalayas to Mt. Everest. After reaching Everest, the plane returns to Kathmandu. Space is limited since the airlines only sell window seats, and we almost didn't get to go since we didn't make a reservation in advance. But we got lucky when three people cancelled, giving us enough seats.
The quest to see Everest has caused quite a few deaths, and even the Mountain Flights aren't without their own tragedies. Last September, an airplane crashed killing everyone on board. After that, the airlines operating these flights are very cautious, cancelling flights immediately for high winds or bad weather. As I've mentioned in a previous post, thoughts of plane crashes occupy way too much of my time, so I was a little anxious thinking about the problems we could have, but in the end, it was really amazing.
Mountaineers climb during the months of April and May. It takes about a month just to acclimate to the altitude at lower elevations, so an attempt to summit Everest will take you a couple of months and set you back at least $50,000-$60,000! A less expensive option is to take a helicopter ride to base camp. For $5000 per person, you can fly to base camp and eat lunch with the climbers on their way to the top. However, base camp sits at 17,380 ft. making the altitude and cost a little too steep for us.
For anyone wishing to see Mt. Everest without the high cost, financially as well as physically, taking a Mountain Flight is the tops!
P.S. We got back from our two week vacation on Saturday. During this trip I added four countries to my list: Bahrain, Qatar, Nepal and India. Yea! In the coming weeks, I hope to tell you about a funeral we attended in Nepal and an interesting drive through India.


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Attendees: Alexia Scott-Morrison, Alicia Clay, Allan Eustis, Andrew Regenscheid, Barbara Guttman, Bill Burr, David Wagner, Elle Colver (EAC), Helen Purcell, John Wack, Mat Masterson (EAC), Nelson Hastings, Quynh Dang, Sharon Laskowski
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Open Ended Vulnerability Testing (OEVT) (Alicia Clay):
Alicia went over requirements 1.1.2.F and 1.1.2.G regarding failure criteria, and noted that Santosh Chokani had comments that still needed to be taken into consideration. It was clarified and verified that the OEVT team does not have to exploit a threat; they just need to analyze and prove the vulnerability to fail the system. Two ways to fail a system were discussed. A system would fail if it does not meet all the requirements laid out in the VVSG. A system is also fail-able if there are vulnerabilities discovered (even if not covered directly in the standard) that could be exploited to change the outcome of an election. Requirements 1.1.2.F and 1.1.2.G will be reworded to clarify specifics. It was also decided to change the current draft requirements so that the OEVT team did not "define failure criteria" to "use failure criteria". There will be informative discussion text added to clarify what is meant by serious vulnerabilities. It was noted that the testing labs are the ones that make the final call on pass/fail of a system based on the OEVT team's report.
Alicia discussed questions and feedback received on the OEVT requirements:
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process the OEVT team was able to break into the system but evidence
was left that this had occurred. It was discussed that there is no uniform
rule about evidence tracking on the system and that each requirement
being tested must be looked at individually. It was decided that based
on conversation there would not be a change to the requirements but
that a "Rules of Engagement" paper should be written.
[* Pursuant to the Help America Vote Act of 2002, the TGDC is charged with directing NIST in performing voting systems research so that the TGDC can fulfill its role of recommending technical standards for voting equipment to the EAC. This teleconference served the purposes of the STS subcommittee of the TGDC to direct NIST staff and coordinate voting-related research relevant to the VVSG 2007. Discussions on this telecon are preliminary and do not necessarily reflect the views of NIST or the TGDC.]
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Spent the day at Mr. Sancho's beach resort.. About 10 mins from port by Taxi. Booked the all inclusive package. Very reasonably priced, and had the best time!! $20 taxi ride from the port to Mr. Sancho's, and that is including tip.
Cruise port is very small.. has some shops and options to buy tours. The locals here were very friendly. Be sure to have some cash for tipping when taking pictures.
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