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I take that back..my goal is 1987. I didn't realize it was on sedentary for activity.
Just when I think I'm good to go, I confuse myself. I'm not sure if I'm doing this right. This is only day 2 for me and my first day actually tracking. Can someone please offer insight?
Protein: 72.6g 28%
Fat: 67.5g 58%
Carb: 38.3 14%
Total calories today: 1029
Dietary fiber: 11.9
These are all via fitday. It says my goal calories are 1285, although I don't know if I should go by that or something different. This is all so confusing! Nobody I know has even heard of primal, so I have nobody else to ask. If more info is needed, please tell me what is needed. Thank you!
I take that back..my goal is 1987. I didn't realize it was on sedentary for activity.
How far into change are you?
If you're in the first 30 days, I don't recommend counting ANYTHING. What are your goals and where are you at now?
whoa... 1029 calories is not healthy. I think 1200 is the bare minimum.
Stop counting.
"Protein: 72.6g 28%
Fat: 67.5g 58%
Carb: 38.3 14%"
These all look OK, but your carbs are very low... unless you're trying to lose weight quickly?
Protein, without trying or aiming for anything, I get about 100-150g a day. I'm a female, 5''9, 140lb.
I'm brand spanking new, day 2. I'm not necessarily trying to lose weight fast, but I do have a lot to go. I'm 230 and want to get to at least 150. 5'3", 31 yr old female. Yes I realize that's bad. I'm just so scared I'm going to go overboard.I do admit it was hard to eat what I did eat. I just didn't feel like I needed that much. I had 2 eggs and 3 slices of bacon for breakfast and felt naughty. I didn't purposely only get 1029 calories. Now I'm thinking I need to eat something else? I guess I just look into things way too much then confuse the heck out of myself. I'm very out of shape, so my exercise is pretty basic. Pushups, situps, and squats and a little cardio. Working my way up so I don't hurt myself.
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I don't know if it's relevant, but I quit soda and sweet tea cold turkey 3 weeks ago on Saturday. I've had a tsp of sugar in coffee about twice in this time frame and realized I couldn't taste a difference with it so cut that too. Strictly primal last 2 days except not thinking and put mayo in tuna today. Store bought, so not good but only used a TBlsp.
Welcome Sugar, it's great that you've jumped straight in to strictly primal and exercising as well. I'm sure you'll get great results this way, whether you count or not. I have never found it necessary. Don't let yourself get confused by over thinking this, just eat real food, move around some, and you'll soon be feeling (and looking) miles better. All the best.
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Thanks! I started exercising when I cut out sugar. I started eating more veggies, whole grains, and very little to no meat. But then I remembered, I tried this before and, while I did lose 13 pounds in 6 weeks the first time I tried, I was STARVING and failed miserably when I started bingeing on burgers and fries, brownies, and cheesecake. Then I felt sick and disgusted with myself so I ate more brownies. I didn't want that again. It HAS to change NOW. So, I researched and found PB. I researched more, decided I'm in, so here I am. Then I got stuck nitpicking everything I'm doing and thought I understood and just got the numbers jumbled in my head. I'm so thankful to have found this forum though. I know it is going to help me tremendously.


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"My children and I were invited to the funeral of my ex-wife Whitney Houston," Brown, 43, says. "We were seated by security and then subsequently asked to move on three separate occasions. I fail to understand why security treated my family this way and continue to ask us to move."
The problem then escalated, he says, when security prevented him from seeing his daughter with Houston, Bobbi Kristina, who was briefly hospitalized after having a nervous breakdown last week.
"In light of the events, I gave a kiss to the casket of my ex-wife and departed as I refused to create a scene," he says. "My children are completely distraught over the events."
Of Houston, whom he wed in 1992 and divorced in 2007 after a rocky, highly publicized relationship, he says he will "continue to pay my respects to my ex-wife the best way I know how."
"This was a day to honor Whitney," he adds of the singer, who died last week at 48. "I doubt Whitney would have wanted this to occur."
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Jonathan Kraut's Feb. 8 commentary ("Darren Parker is a true friend to the SCV") again echoes the Democratic mantra: "It's not our fault."
Mr. Kraut's column supporting Darren Parker over Sharon Runner for the state Senate's 17th District seat reports: 1) California lost companies and jobs because of "(P)oor Republican leadership (on a national level); 2) paying higher taxes is "unrelated to hiring new employees"; 3) Runner would "kill or children" and burden "the backs of welfare recipients" to overcome the state's fiscal mire; 4) Runner somehow (no supportive facts cited) caused the failure of the 2004 California Performance Review and 5) Runner didn't "spend enough time in the districts, talking to people."
Recognizing the Democratic tomfoolery of these highlights, let's not ignore reality and a few facts.
Democrats have ruled the California Assembly since 1970 - except briefly in 1995-96. Democrats have totally ruled the California Senate since 1970.
Californians are now into our 19th year with Democrats Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer for representation in the U.S. Senate.
While Kraut indicates Mr. Parker spent a bunch of time in the SCV, he implies that Sharon Runner did not. That is misleading. SCV-ites did not vote for Sharon Runner. She was not our representative. We had Cameron Smyth and Dr. Keith Richman.
All of the recent print about Darren Parker would indicate a tenacious pro-union activist with a nice family. His reported worthy community involvement is to be applauded. While he is touted as a small business owner, specifics are never cited. We do know he was a 30-year communications company union employee.
Sharon Runner's position is very clear on not raising taxes. Mr. Parker plays with words like "investments" (that's code for needing tax dollars). Importantly, Mr. Parker has not stated his position on the imperative Proposition 13.
Unfortunately for Mr. Parker, he is tainted with the proven actions of another community-activist-turned-politician, and that inexperience is sitting in the White House.
California's acutely calamitous financial state requires a seasoned person at the table with the majority chief offenders.
This is no time for an apprenticeship. Sharon Runner is the vote!


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"It's going to be a cold-stone groove, this thing right here," Diddy said of his Unforgivable 50 party (celebrating his fragrance, Unforgivable), where PEOPLE's Courtney Rubin got exclusive behind-the-scenes access. Here's what she saw:
I caught up with the hip-hop impresario in a lounge aboard his rented 262-ft. yacht ("my bonus to myself," he said) about three hours before the bash started in Saint-Tropez last weekend. He filled me in on his plans as his three assistants hunted for a lost diamond earring and a butler fetched him a glass of wine. "This is the only time I get to have a vacation because I work so much," he said.
But Diddy and his pals – among them Penelope Cruz and Paris Hilton – worked just as hard at partying, and I did my best to keep up. With a glass of Moët in hand, I got cocktail-doctoring tips from Hilton ("It's all about the lime," she said, reaching over and taking one from the bartender), food advice from Angie Everhart (she recommended the T-bone steak) and the Saint-Tropez shopping scoop from Anne Hathaway (Naf Naf is "like the Gap, but better").
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The most athletic sixth-grade teacher in school history today taught pupils at Great Meadows Middle School in Warren County the three R's: Resting heart rate, risk factors and running.
New York Giants safety James Butler, who makes a living chasing and hitting the fastest wide receivers in the National Football League, gave youngsters a lesson in keeping healthy the most important muscle in their body: The heart.
The visit, which also included an assembly pep talk and question-and-answer session with students in the gym, was part of an American Heart Association event.
Great Meadows is fast getting a reputation as a haven of health, having been selected last school year as one of only two schools in America to be rewarded with an NFL student training camp.
Some of the school assembly questions and Butler's answers:
What do you plan to do with your life after football? (Hopefully set up his family with businesses that will be around long after he is gone.)
What is your favorite video game? (A lot of them.)
What was your favorite subject? (Math.)
Is it fun making big hits on national TV. ("Yes, yes, yes, yes ....")
Then it was off to the classroom, where Butler stood in for math and science teacher Kim Miller.
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One piercing energy beam is enough to shatter the calm of a seaport on a sunny day. Just one shot turns an idle dreamer into a hardened avenger. Enraged by the brutal terrorist attack that kills her entire family, Andrea Flores leaves behind a world she loves. Abandoning Earth forever to even the score, Andrea finds herself an outcast on the harsh planet Jod, where she fights to join an elite unit, the powerful and mysterious Tenebrea. With the universe on the brink of destruction, Andrea must survive against all odds until the day she can face her family's killers and taste the revenge for which she lives.
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On the planet Klamdara, several members of the elite fighting force of the Alliance known as the Tenebrea -- including their leader, Hal K'Rin -- are imprisoned, dying, and hoping for rescue. On the planet Cor, that hope resides in Andrea Flores, one of the Tenebrea's best operatives, and her ragtag group of wilderness clones. But Andrea has never lost sight of her true reason for joining the Tenebrea: to take revenge upon the murderers of her husband and daughter. However, the rescue of K'Rin leads Andrea to an awful truth that he is hiding about Andrea's past, one that will throw her quest for revenge into chaos! Andrea Flores's long, difficult road to avenge the deaths of her loved ones comes to a head in the shocking conclusion to the Tenebrea trilogy!
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Andrea Flores has become one of the most valued agents of the Tenebrea, the elite fighting force of the star-spanning Alliance. Following the destruction of the Clone Welfare Institute run by the Cor Ordinate, Andrea is sent on a vital mission alongside her comrades, H'Roo Parh, a Jod; Tara Gullwing, a clone -- and Tara's lover, Eric, the clone of Andrea's dead husband. But Andrea has not forgotten her true reason for joining the Tenebrea: to take revenge on those responsible for the death of her husband and children -- Cor terrorists who mistook her husband for Eric. Now alongside a constant reminder of what she has lost, Andrea faces her greatest challenge yet...
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Report: Beer brews a major economic impact on Texas (Updated 9 a.m. March 26 with link to related story)
The beer industry creates $21 billion a year in total economic impact to Texas, including jobs, wages and taxes in it and related industries, according to a new study.
The industry generates nearly 160,390 local jobs (78,540 are industry related jobs), accounting for $6.6 billion in wages and benefits, the study showed. The industry also contributed $3.1 billion in business, personal and consumption taxes in 2012.
The beer industry is made up of brewers and beer importers, distributors, suppliers and retailers. Texas has 408 brewers and beer distributors plus more than 45,000 retail outlets.
The National Beer Wholesalers Association and the Beer Institute commissioned the study. New York-based John Dunham & Associates conducted the study based on data from 2010.
Updated 9 a.m., March 26: The information was timed to coincide with pending legislation that would affect some brewers in Texas. My co-worker wrote a story about a bill that passed the Senate and is headed to the House that would let Texas craft breweries sell their products on the premises.
"America's beer industry continues to play a significant role in supporting the economy in each and every state," said Tom Long, chief executive of MillerCoors and chairman of the Beer Institute. "From the 126 brewers employing 2,280 people to the roughly 45,308 licensed retailers, like supermarkets, convenience stores, restaurants, bars and stadiums, the beer industry is vital to local economies."
Nationally, the industry directly employs about 1.1 million people, pays nearly $31.8 billion in wages and benefits and generates $153.2 billion in economic activity in other industries, the study found.
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The daughter of Hollywood's original "Scream King," Boris Karloff, is suing Universal Studios for $10 million over the use of her father's name and image. Sarah Karloff alleges that the studio is using the image of the late movie star (the talkies' first Frankenstein) and not paying royalties to her, the actor's sole heir, as per the terms of a 1996 deal she struck with Universal. Boris Karloff died in 1969. Sarah's lawsuit, filed last week, claims that the studio told interested parties that Boris's likeness was unavailable and instead offered a slightly different one to avoid paying royalties. "It's like they advertise a Buick with all the amenities, then they give them a knock-off that is so similar consumers may not be able to tell the difference," Sarah's attorney told the Associated Press. Universal Studios would not comment.
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The Pistons made their first 11 shots from the field Friday night, but they struggled offensively from that point forward in a 91-85 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.
John Salmons, playing in his first game with the Bucks after being obtained Thursday in a trade with the Chicago Bulls, scored 19 points off the bench and made a crucial 3-pointer down the stretch.
He outscored the Pistons' bench. The Bucks had 53 points off the bench to just 16 for the Pistons.
"Salmons came in and was aggressive," Pistons coach John Kuester said. "He doesn't even know their offense yet."
The Pistons made 12-of-15 shots in the first quarter and led 23-10 at one point. Their first miss came on a Richard Hamilton jumper that clanged off the rim with 3 minutes, 5 seconds left in the first.
But the Pistons led by just six at the end of the period, and the Bucks took their first lead of the game less than three minutes into the second quarter on a Jerry Stackhouse 3-pointer that made it 33-31.
They never trailed again.
The shift in momentum came about the time Kuester started replacing his starters.
"I thought we became stagnant as soon as we went to the bench," Kuester said, "but I thought the bench did a good job in the second half."
The Pistons trailed by one point four times down the stretch but could never take the lead. The Bucks had a 3-point lead and the ball with less than a minute left when Rodney Stuckey stole a pass and scored a breakaway layup to cut the deficit to 85-84.
But Salmons followed that with the shot of the game, burying a 3-pointer while being heavily guarded to give the Bucks a four-point lead with 16 seconds left.
"I thought we played hard," Kuester said. "I give them a lot of credit. We put ourselves in position to need one more big stop, and Salmons did a heck of a job."
The Bucks shot 8-for-23 from 3-point range. Carlos Delfino had four 3-pointers, and Salmons had three.
The Pistons went 1-for-6 on 3-pointers and did not attempt a 3-point shot until there was 3:06 left in the third quarter.
"If it presents itself, it's fine," Kuester said. "We're not hiding from 3s. That's not an issue. What we're trying to do is get good shots and execute. That's the most important thing."
Detroit went 22-for-57 (38.6 percent) from the field after the 11-for-11 start.
Hamilton had 29 points to lead the Pistons, and Rodney Stuckey added 13 points and five assists. Tayshaun Prince had 12 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three blocks.
Ersan Ilyasova made all six of his shots from the field and finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds off the bench for the Bucks. Delfino had 16 points, and Andrew Bogut added 12 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots. Stackhouse had 12 points off the bench.
Will Bynum had six points and five assists off the bench for the Pistons. Other non-starters to see action for the Pistons were Jason Maxiell (four points), Ben Gordon (four) and Charlie Villanueva (two).
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Bringing to life the three central figures in the crisis — President John F. Kennedy, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev (pictured above) and Cuban leader Fidel Castro (at right) — the film explores the roles each played during these most dangerous of times, set against the human stories of ordinary men in the field, such as the first-ever interview with the Soviet soldier who shot down the U2 piloted by U.S. Air Force Major Rudolf Anderson on the worst day of the crisis.
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Back in 1997 Julio Cesar chavez vs Micky Ward fight was made
But micky missed out on a big payday, when chavez pulled out of the fight! how do you think this fight of 2 of the greatest body punchers would of went! here is a article which talks about the fight getting made, top rank were promoting the fight
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I think Chavez would handle him very easily... Knockout early on. Don't expect Micky to be able to get off many clean body shots or make for a competitive fight.
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Chavez wasn't knocking out anybody early in 1997 --- he struggled to make that happen even at the height of his career, & you can make it a doubly-impossible task against the bigger, stronger Ward, who was tough enough to eat nails & ask for seconds.
I honestly think, as sad as it sounds, Ward wins a close, brutish decision, on the back of his size & being fresher & closer to his (fairly mediocre) prime. That's how far Chavez had fallen off the crest by this time. De La Hoya beat a good chunk of the fading life out of him only a year before, & he was already a spent force going into that.
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Chavez would have handled him even though he was past his prime. It would have been a non title bout because in 1997 Chavez was no longer a champion.
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this was only in 1997. Although Chavez was severely diminished, he still was coming off a cut stoppage victory over Joey Gamache and would go on to draw with Miguel Angel Gonzalez, who was a pretty accomplished Lightweight Champ. Not to mention Chavez was fresh off a victory over Tony Martin, who had beaten Ward previously.
I dont think Chavez would have won by stoppage...slight possibility for a cut stoppage, which he had just done and is what happened to Ward in his very next fight...but Ward had not yet hit his best yet and Chavez still had enough left in him to win a somewhat competitive decision.
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The Aiken County Legislative Delegation met with state and congressional officials on Tuesday to discuss the employment and waste implications of the federal government potentially halting funding of MOX.
In a meeting at the South Carolina Statehouse, the delegation met alongside U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C.; South Carolina Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt; Gov. Nikki Haley's Chief of Staff Ted Pitts; and Catherine Templeton, director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
S.C. Rep. Bill Taylor, R-Aiken, said the meeting "was a good first step" in developing a plan to recruit more business and industry to the Aiken area.
"The meeting in the governor's office was productive in exploring the multitude of issues surrounding the defunding of the MOX project as proposed in President (Barack) Obama's budget," Taylor said. "There was also much discussion on the ways the assets of the Savannah River Site can be leveraged for future growth."
While jobs were a key point, Taylor said there were also discussions on exploring immediate paths the federal legislative delegation may take to maintain MOX funding.
S.C. Rep. Roland Smith, R-Warrenville, added the United States' agreement with Russia to dispose of weapons-grade plutonium means the nuclear material must exit the Site.
"We have to honor that agreement and get that waste out of there," Smith said. "We don't want to do anything to end potential job opportunities; but at the same time, we want to protect the jobs we have."
Also in attendance at the meeting was S.C. Rep. Bill Clyburn, D-Aiken. Clyburn also voiced his support for the MOX program and the 1,800 jobs it provides to the local community.
"It's devastating to even think about that number of jobs being taken away from our community," Clyburn said. "We're working on finding ways to preserve those jobs and create new opportunities for the SRS workforce."
Hitt referenced the state's $5.4 billion in investments recruited to South Carolina in 2013.
"Commerce is committed to working with the local economic development officials in Aiken and all parts of the state to bring more companies and jobs to South Carolina," he said.
The MOX facility is designed to turn weapons-grade plutonium into nuclear reactor fuel. Its work is part of a nonproliferation effort between the United States and Russia to dispose of at least 34 metric tons of weapons-grade plutonium.
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DOHA: When top-ranked Victoria Azarenka thinks about her newfound success, she might want to thank Daniela Hantuchova.
She was beaten in the first round by the Slovakian at the Qatar Open a year ago, causing a crisis of confidence in the 22-year-old Belarusian. She rushed home, ready to tell her family that she wanted to quit the sport she had grown to despise.
"It was just not fun for me to do, because I'm the type of player that plays with a lot of passion, a lot of desire," Azarenka said.
"Every time I was stepping on the court, it was like a misery to me, so I just told my mom, I don't want to play anymore because it's not fun. She's like, 'You know what? I think maybe you're tired, you're burned out. Just come home and see what happens.'"
Rather than quitting, Azarenka took a brief break and it did her wonders.
She had best season in 2011, winning 55 of 72 matches to finish the year at No. 3. She returned in 2012, winning the Australian Open and becoming No. 1 for the first time in her career. Ahead of a Qatar Open semifinal against Agnieszka Radwanska on Saturday, she is on a 15-match winning streak.
Azarenka credits her transformation to a greater maturity on the court instilled by her coach Sam Sumyk and improved fitness which has helped cut down on injuries and given her greater stamina. Hindered in the past by her emotions, Azarenka no longer has midcourt meltdowns, muttering to herself or even dissolving in tears when she starts losing control of a match.
"Last year by this time I was a little bit of a mess. I couldn't control any of my emotions, and I didn't really enjoy any part playing tennis," she said. "But when I came back after Doha to Indian Wells I had to change, my mentality on court, the way I approached the match, the way I approached the tough moment."
Azarenka said the key has been not taking every point to heart.
"I don't try to think why is it happening to me," she continued. "I just try to accept and deal with it deal with the situation. Every opponent is going to try to beat me, beat the other players. I just try to stay really focused on each moment because I know it doesn't matter what the score is. You always have a chance until the match is done."
Azarenka has shown this week in Doha why she now is considered the best player on the tour.
The lanky, 6-foot Azarenka has dropped only nine games in three one-sided victories — all peppered with her trademark whoops that have been the talk of the tour for some time.


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Stephen Curry and Kemba Walker spent part of their Sunday together as part of an Under Armour events at a Charlotte area mall.
Come Monday night, they were duking it out as the Charlotte Bobcats tried to hold the Golden State Warriors at bay. The two guards traded baskets until the clock ran out, and the Bobcats closed a 115-111 victory over the Warriors, who have struggled to a 12-10 record to start the season.
The Warriors have relied on dominant performance from Curry, and this game was no different. He appeared to press a little to start the game, shooting quick 3s before he could gain a rhythm. But once he settled down, Curry put up points in a hurry. He finished the night with 43 points, a season-high in his hometown.
Walker was nearly as impressive, as he put together a performance that harkened back to his days at UConn. With a quick handle and working outside shot, Walker shut down a Warriors late-game run with timely scoring. He closed the night with 31 points.
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Cubs decision-makers were not surprised that Joe Girardi decided to continue managing the Yankees, where he's spent most of the last 18 years as a manager, coach, broadcaster and player, and now Chicago appears to be honing in on a very short list of serious candidates, including the already interviewed duo of A.J. Hinch and Manny Acta.
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The fire that started midday on Thursday was still raging out of control Friday in northern Israel. At least 41 people have died from the blaze, officials said.
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▪ Objective: To report a new syndrome of ascites, hyperbilirubinemia, and hypoalbuminemia after treatment with N-phosphonacetyl-L-aspartate (PALA) and fluorouracil for metastatic colorectal cancer.
▪ Design: Retrospective analysis.
▪ Setting: Regional cancer treatment center.
▪ Patients: Forty-four previously untreated patients with metastatic colorectal cancer in a phase I-II trial of PALA-fluorouracil.
▪ Measurements and Main Results: One or more transient hepatic abnormalities frequently occurred in 15 of the 17 responding patients. Within the first 10 weeks of treatment, 5 patients developed ascites, 12 had a decrease in the serum albumin level, 6 developed bilirubin elevations, and 7 had transaminase elevations, all in the presence of a complete or partial tumor response. Prolongations of the prothrombin time and elevations of serum glucose levels were also seen.
▪ Conclusions: An unusual syndrome of ascites, hyperbilirubinemia, and hypoalbuminemia is associated with a PALA-fluorouracil regimen. These abnormalities, which may be related to decreased hepatic protein synthesis, occurred more often in patients whose tumor was responding to chemotherapy. Clinicians must recognize that in patients undergoing chemotherapy with these agents, ascites and elevated liver function tests may be secondary to drug administration and are not necessarily due to disease progression.
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I can understand that. Not everything we do is for some physical benefit. Sometimes it's a comforting mental reassurance or a virtual pat on the back. I'd like to expand that philosophy to include some of what Phil's message (that I received) which is...what would your ideal self do? That is...the person you would like to be.
This is just a minor step on that road to overcome a mental block or challenge. I'm not saying that I'll never take a hot shower again. I'm just saying that I see this as an excellent drill into overcoming a shocking physical condition, driving through that pain/shock/stimuli and quickly regaining your mental faculties and operating normally. It's like 'sprints for your mind' to not allow regression into a un-thinking and reactive state during times of stress to your physical body.
Think of it as an excercise in stress management.
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Ryan Seacrest is in a tux – and American Idol has a winner!
Season 11's finalists, Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips, both had a big night on Wednesday. In addition to seeing their fellow top 12 contestants (and future tour mates) perform with the likes of Chaka Khan and Neil Diamond, they heard performances by some of the biggest names in music today – Rihanna, Reba McEntire, judge Jennifer Lopez.
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WILLIAMSPORT, Md. - The discreet exterior of Black Eyed Susan hides a vast menu and incredibly cozy atmosphere. Whether dropping by for lunch or dinner, diners are greeted with a smile and a plethora of fresh, made-to-order choices.
In the afternoon, sandwiches - like a shrimp salad wrap, grilled portobello wheat wrap, French dip or a dressed-to-suit burger - share menu space with lunch entrees - including crab cakes, puttanesca and Italian sausage and peppers over penne pasta.
Dinner bolsters the menu with more starters - the creamy and rich Baked Crab Dip is bubbling hot, spiced with Old Bay seasoning and served with freshly toasted tortilla chips. The entrees too expand on the already mouthwatering menu of sandwiches, steaks, pasta and salad, adding dishes like the outstanding Crab and Country Ham Angel Hair Pasta.
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Mussels in Garlic Herb Broth served up at Black Eyed Susan in Williamsport, Md.
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Jumbo Lump Crabcake with roasted red pepper puree.
This dish - completely worth the trip - features a generous amount of lump crabmeat and diced country ham tossed with al dente pasta and a sinful Parmesan cream sauce, all topped with fresh chives. The sauce is velvety smooth and the traditional saltiness of the ham pairs well with the nutty Parmesan and is met perfectly by the richness of the crab. Though delicious, the portion could easily feed three adults (a plus if it weren't for a $3.50 plate sharing fee).
The accompanying fresh bread and herbed oil is a refreshing change from rolls and butter, but the Caesar salad option is not the side one might expect. The greens are not the dark, leafy romaine central to this favorite and the dressing is a less pungent version, more akin to a mild, creamy Italian variety than a a true tangy Caesar. The topping of crispy, baked Parmesan crumbles is innovative, but luckily the salad is also dressed table-side with the traditional freshly grated variety.
Both dinner and lunch boast a fantastic Reuben sandwich layered with juicy corned beef, melted Swiss cheese, crisp and tangy sauerkraut and creamy, Thousand Island dressing on toasted rye - a sandwich so rich and formidable that the chips and pickle side are a light and pleasant choice. Still, this item - like the rest of Black Eyed Susan's menu - begs for a take-out box.
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Black Eyed Susan Restaurant and Catering
17102 Virginia Ave., Williamsport, MD 21795
Web Site: www.blackeyedsusan.biz.
Phone: (301) 582-3116
Hours: Lunch is served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner is served from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The restaurant is closed on Sunday and Monday. Reservations are accepted. (Also available any day of the week for catering and private parties.)
Owner: John Walla
Menu: American style - a variety of sandwiches, pasta, fresh seafood, steaks and salads
Established: January 2008
Price Scale: Moderate to high
Bar Service: Offers liquor, wine and beer
Dining style: Casual
Handicap access: Yes
The restaurant encourages fans of their freshly prepared dishes to dine wherever they wish with catering available off-premises any day of the week. For those who would like to share what they have to offer, Black Eyed Susan also has space available for private parties seven days a week.


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Sports venues provide an excellent place to observe and honor heroes. Not athletes. Real heroes.
People like Altoona's own Kenneth McCracken Sr., 87, who served his country during World War II and now serves as the epitome of the sacrifices our nation's military men and women have made for 235 years.
"Back when we were flying out of England, bombing Germany, we never expected to live long enough to ever come home," McCracken, a tail gunner in the Air Force, said Monday night after being honored prior to the Curve's Fourth of July game at Blair County Ballpark.
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Air Force veteran Kenneth McCracken Sr., shown with his granddaughter, Christine Lestochi, was honored prior to Monday night's Curve game.
McCracken almost didn't make it home from the war. Shot down over the Baltic Sea on May 29, 1944, he was taken prisoner by the German Army and endured harrowing experiences, such as:
"We were taken out and put in front of the firing squad. We thought surely they were going to shoot us. They put us up against a wall with a firing squad group and an officer with his Luger. We thought that was it.
"It started to rain, and it just poured all afternoon. They just let us stand out there in the rain all afternoon, and then they put us back in the cell. We thought for sure we were dead."
McCracken's flight crew had been returning from a mission when the plane passed near Peenemunde, Germany.
"It was a secret V-2 rocket base, but of course, we didn't know that," he said.
McCracken doesn't miss a beat when describing the details, nor has he forgotten why he survived the attack. He gives all the credit to the pilot, Rufus Stephens of Georgia, saying, "He really saved us" by controlling the plane long enough for six people to escape by parachute. Stephens, however, perished when the plane crashed.
McCracken, a staff sergeant, found himself floating in the Baltic Sea for about an hour and noted he "barely" survived that ordeal. A German patrol boat found the Americans, and McCracken, barely conscious and near hypothermia, remembers hoping it was a Swedish vessel.
"In perfect English, the German officer said, 'Are you armed?' I thought I was dreaming," McCracken said. "I said, 'No.'"
He was taken aboard and treated well on the boat, but he and the other prisoners also were warned things would be very different when they reached land and were turned over to the German SS.
"They put us in solitary confinement and gave us bread and water for weeks," he said. "Every day they took us out and interrogated us and roughed us up a bit. They never really hit us a lot, but they roughed us up."
McCracken was sent to a POW camp in Poland from June of 1944 until February of 1945, at which time the Germans told about 300 prisoners they would have to march for three days to a new location.
The march wound up lasting three months, and about 100 of the POWs died.
"They just were keeping us away from the allied forces," McCracken said of the march to nowhere.
"We had been on the road for three months, and we were skin and bone. We didn't have any uniforms. We were covered with body lice, had all kind of diseases, we amputated fingers and toes from frostbite. We were just in terrible shape."
But on the morning of May 2, 1945, a group of POWs didn't see any guards and fled a barn where they were being held captive. They made their way to a road and saw a jeep approaching with a star on the side, representing allied forces.
"They swung their guns on us and said, 'Get off the road you damn thugs,'" McCracken said. "We said, 'We're Americans. Where the hell did you come from?'"
Four Canadian soldiers in that jeep liberated the POWs and probably saved McCracken's life.
They also enabled him to have a healthy and happy life that eventually included a wife, two children and a granddaughter.
"He went through a lot in his lifetime at a young age," McCracken's son, Ken Jr., said. "He spent his 21st birthday in a prisoner of war camp. Most of us are having our first beer at that time, and he spent it in a German POW camp."
McCracken was discharged from the Air Force in November of 1945 and married his wife, Joyce, in 1949. The Lewistown native earned a degree in engineering and, after working in various places, moved to Altoona in 1966. He worked as a supervisor of industrial engineering at F.L. Smithe Machine Co. in Duncansville until retiring in 1990.
It took some coaxing for the younger McCracken to convince his father to agree to make an appearance at Monday's Curve game. The family has endured heartache for two months since the passing of McCracken's beloved wife of 61 years.
"Mom passed away on May 10, and we thought this would help the healing process," Ken Jr. said of the ballpark outing. "It's been tough on all of us, but this was a great thing for him. He might not admit it, but he enjoyed himself immensely tonight."
Curve fans also enjoyed seeing McCracken and expressing their gratitude for his service. The crowd of nearly 8,000 gave him a lengthy ovation when he took the mound for a ceremonial first pitch and heard his touching war story from PA announcer Rich DeLeo.
"I didn't expect anything like that," McCracken said of the great, patriotic reception.
He had warmed up his pitching arm earlier in the day with his son and delivered a strike, drawing more cheers.
"I haven't thrown balls very often over the years," McCracken said, "but I thought I did all right for 87."
The whole scene made for one of the most touching moments in years at Blair County Ballpark.
"It means a lot to our family," McCracken's son said of the crowd's reaction. "I'm proud of my father."
We all are, sir.
Cory Giger is the host of "Sports Central" from 4 to 6 p.m. daily on ESPN Radio 1430 WVAM. He can be reached at 949-7031 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD Striking images—particularly of a cathedral-like experience beneath the ice—propel this engaging documentary about researchers in Antarctica. (G)
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Denver resident George Taro "Joe" Sakato is 91 years old, but nearly seven decades haven't erased the memory of what happened on the battlefields of northeast France during World War II.
During a battle to rescue the surrounded "Lost Battalion" of Texans in the Vosges Mountains, a German bullet struck his friend, Pvt. Saburo Tanamachi, who fell into his foxhole, Sakato recalled this week in Wailuku. He rushed to help Tanamachi, but his friend tried to say something and died in his arms.
Enraged, Sakato said he wanted to kill the Germans who had killed his friend. Disregarding his own safety, he charged up a hill, zigzagging as he went, firing a Thompson submachine gun.
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World War II veterans Shigeo Iwamasa of Wailuku (from left), George Taro "Joe" Sakato of Denver and Hideo "Pakala" Takahashi of Lahaina take a break to pose for a picture during a gathering of veterans of the famed 100th Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team on Monday at the Wailuku Hongwanji Mission. Sakato was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2000 for heroism during combat in France during World War II.
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He was credited with killing 12 Germans and with inspiring a counterattack that captured 34 enemy troops. Sakato said he remembers killing six Germans and capturing about two dozen.
"They gave me too much credit," he said.
For his heroism, Sakato was awarded the Medal of Honor, belatedly on June 21, 2000, at the White House by then-President Bill Clinton. Twenty-one other Americans of Japanese ancestry also received the medal at the ceremony, all but seven of them posthumously.
Sakato, a member of the 442nd's E Company, said he was visiting Hawaii to attend the Medal of Honor Society's convention last week. More than 50 of the nation's 81 living Medal of Honor recipients took part in activities in Honolulu. They earned their awards for valor in conflicts ranging from World War II to the current war in Afghanistan.
On Monday, Sakato was with more than a dozen Maui veterans of the famed 100th Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team during a get-together at the Wailuku Hongwanji Mission.
"I had to see all these boys," he said. "Most of them are all gone."
Sakato sat next to Hideo "Pakala" Takahashi, 89, of Lahaina and Shigeo Iwamasa, 88, of Wailuku - both of whom served with Sakato in E Company.
Sakato was born Feb. 19, 1921, in Colton, Calif. He graduated from Redlands High School, and his family moved to Arizona during the war to avoid internment. He joined the Army in March 1944.
Sakato recalled how his segregated unit of Japanese-American soldiers was sent to rescue the "Lost Battalion" and assault Hill 617 near the city of Biffontaine in the Vosges Mountains of France on Oct. 29, 1944.
He said the hill had strategic value because it overlooked an area of the valley where the battalion of Texans had been surrounded.
Using his hands to describe the battle's landscape, Sakato showed where the Texans were holed up and how E Company went behind German lines to attempt to take Hill 617. He said his unit moved out in the dark, in single file, each man holding on to the backpack of the man in front of him.
The soldiers were able to break through the German lines and then hold off a counterattack in which the Germans surrounded the American troops, he said.
During the battle, he said, he was putting a clip of bullets in his rifle when his friend, Tanamachi, was shot. Sakato said he experienced what people today might call "road rage" and could think only of killing the "bastards" who had shot his friend.
"I was mad," he said.
Sakato said he used a Thompson submachine gun he had found in an American tank to attack the Germans who were moving uphill toward a rocky ledge.
There, they were pinned and most surrendered, he said.
Sakato said he was uninjured during the battle, but later he was hit in the back by shrapnel from a bomb blast. The shrapnel went through his backpack and overcoat. It hit his spine and lodged in his lung, where it remains today, he said.
He said he walked himself to an aid station for medical attention. He was hospitalized for the rest of the war.
Sakato also was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
While he proudly wore his Medal of Honor while meeting fellow veterans on Maui, he has said he doesn't wear it to remind himself of his bravery.
"I don't wear this for being a hero," he said. "I wear this for those who didn't go home."
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