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Nationals P Doug Fister's wedding ring fell off on the mound
Nationals' Doug Fister looked to be debuting a very odd new strikeout celebration on the mound on Thursday, when he turned around and started picking through the dirt after punching out Evan Longoria to end the first inning.
It turns out Fister was just looking for his wedding ring, which somehow slipped off his finger on the innings final delivery.
It did not take long for the Washington starter to recover the missing jewelry, saving his marriage while confusing viewers and teammates.
The Washington Post points out that Fister was just married in November of 2014, and that his wife had some ring trouble of her own since then, posting a photo of her finger turning purple due to her ring being too small.
I think I maaaaaybe needed to order a larger size @QALORing 😂😂 oops! pic.twitter.com/uai6egOxOc— Ashley Fister (@35_smash) May 19, 2015
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H Jameson created a video about weight loss and losing 40 pounds
H. Jameson has just created a new video about the power of perseverance for weight loss and how it is key for losing 40 pounds.
H. Jameson has just created a new video about the power of perseverance for weight loss and how it is key for losing 40 pounds
Hj realized that one of the best ways to lose weight and to keep it off is to create a set of new behaviors and to follow them each and every day for as long as it is possible. Because she knew that this can only be done through perseverance, she decided to create a video, but before that she wanted to test a few ways to ensure that the people who will watch her video will be able to follow the tips.
Most of the people are not perseverant at all, and because of this most of them fail in life. So HJ realize that the only way she could help women lose weight was to help them become perseverant.
She started to read a few books about this topic, and she realized that one of the easiest way to persevere in losing 40 pounds is to do the same healthy actions for 21 consecutive days, because this will create a new behavior in that person's mind, and after 21 days this new behavior will lead to a massive weight loss of 40 or even 80 pounds of fat.
So, HJ created a diet plan and a set of exercises for her subscribers to follow. She wanted them to get accustomed with easy exercises and with a low calorie diet as this could have been quite easy to follow.
So, she emailed all her subscribers and asked them to be really focused on this for at least 21 days and to keep on going at least for another 3 weeks after the first 21 days, and to let her know if they lost 40 pounds in 40 days, and if these new habits were easier for them to follow.
After 4 weeks, she started to receive a lot of emails from the women who were following the routine she created for them. They were all saying that it was really to follow and that all of them were having more energy than they used to have.
One of tem even said that she has never been perseverant in her life, but now because she was perseverant for 21 days, because she wanted to lose at least 40 pounds for her wedding, it became a second nature of her and she was wondering why she has never done something like this before.
After she made this video about how to lose weight easier, even more women started to become perseverant and this made HJ really happy.
For the women who have to lose at least 40 pounds and they want to be 100 % sure that they will be able to do it, here's her video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHnk_CS9vCQ
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The Best Probiotic Supplement
It's a jungle in there
Probiotics are all the rage, but there's not a ton of science on them yet. To find the best strains — in the best combinations — we talked with a neurologist and New York Times bestselling author, a board-certified doctor of natural medicine, and an internationally recognized probiotic microbiologist. Our findings revealed the best ones have clinical evidence of their efficacy (and zero junk ingredients).
The stats on this probiotic are pretty astounding: 50 billion CFUs of 33 bacteria strains, including the core five recommended for general health. At $0.98 per pill, it's more expensive than the average per-serving cost of $0.69.
MegaFlora also has the core five bacteria for general health — it scored second place because it has a lower number of strains (14) and a lower CFU count (20 billion), but it also has a lower price tag to match (only $0.48 per serving).
Custom Probiotics 11 Strain Probiotic Powder($115)
Best for Antibiotic Recovery
Renew Life Ultimate Flora Extra Care 30 Billion($18)
Best Immune Booster / Best for Anxiety and Seasonal Allergies
Best for IBS, IBD, and Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Innovix Labs Multi-Strain Probiotic($24)
Best for Lowering Cholesterol
MegaFlora Probiotics($43)
Best for Weight Loss
Bio-Kult Advanced Probiotic Multi-Strain Capsules($37)
Best for Lactose Intolerance
Garden of Life RAW Probiotics Ultimate Care($34)
Best for Women's Health
You're not living alone in your body. In the humble human gut, there are hundreds of trillions of bacterial occupants, and they're not just living there — they're working for you. In addition to their more infamous duties of keeping the GI trains running on time, that gut flora makes up 70–80 percent of the human immune system and plays a central role in regulating inflammation in the body. The best probiotics, like our top pick, Garden of Life RAW Probiotics Colon Care, have bacteria strains proven to be clinically effective and contain no junk ingredients. Even better, they're guaranteed to have viable doses; after all, we want those guys alive, not dead.
A small but growing body of research on our gut tenants suggests that hacking your microbiome can not only improve the digestive process, but also contribute to a laundry list of ancillary health benefits. We're talking weight loss, lower cholesterol, decreased anxiety, improved immune function, fewer seasonal allergy symptoms, and relief from a host of gastrointestinal malities, from irritable bowel syndrome to travelers diarrhea. We're in! But we're also skeptical.
Whenever we hear about a product with such a prolific and dramatic list of benefits, especially ones that don't seem straightforwardly linked, we're a little inquisitive (and aren't surprised that you are too). So, we started by finding out exactly how and why probiotics work. We interviewed industry experts and analyzed the findings of 169 clinical studies and the results of a third-party lab test to identify the right strains and their minimum effective dosages.
How We Found the Best Probiotic Supplement
We started our search with the most popular products from major online retailers like Amazon, Drugstore.com, and GNC, and a handful of health food stores, like Whole Foods and local organic co-ops. We also included product recommendations from nutrition specialists, bloggers, and third-party lab tests. That initial list had 277 top-rated probiotic supplements.
From there, we cut any probiotic supplement that only contained one strain of bacteria.
Though it may seem like a targeted assault would be the way to go, research suggests that probiotics actually work better as a team than on their own. Even pairs can be more effective than individuals, as is the case with Lactobacillus Acidophilus and Bifidobacterium Bifidum BB-12. When combined, this duo-force has been shown to have a positive effect against an extremely nasty and antibiotic-resistant GI infection.
Selecting a multi-strain probiotic is also consistent with the theory that if you cram your gut with enough good bacteria, it will outcompete any bad bacteria for the same space and resources — in the same way introducing a predator into an environment can help manage another species. The more diversified that good bacteria is, the harder it is for the baddies to gain a foothold.
21st Century Acidophilus Probiotic Blen, High Potency, 21st Century Advanced Probiotic Capsules, Align Digestive Health Probiotic Supplement, BioGaia ProTectis Drops with Vitamin D3, Cardioviva Natural Health Probiotic, Country Life Acidophilus, Culturelle – Probiotic All Natural Dairy & Gluten Free, Custom Probiotics B. Longum Powder, Custom Probiotics L. Bulgaricus, Custom Probiotics L. Casei, Custom Probiotics L. Plantarum Powder, Custom Probiotics L. Rhamnosus Powder, Custom Probiotics L. Salivarius, Custom Probiotics S. Thermophilus, Finest Nutrition – Probiotic, Softgels, Florastor – Daily Probiotic Supplement, 250mg, Garden of Life Dr. Formulated Organic Digest+, Garden of Life RAW Digestion RAW Candida Cleanse, Gerber – Rice Cereal Single Grain, DHA & Probiotic, GNC Probiotics Ultra 5 Probiotic Complex with Fiber, GNC SuperFoods 25 Protein Plus Probiotic – Natural Berry Flavor, GoodBelly Plus Shot, Health Labs Rx Advanced Probiotic Extra Strength, Healthy Delights™ Probiotic Greek Yogurt Bites – Greek Yogurt Flavor, Ideal Bowel Support® 299v®, Multi-Strain PROBIOTIC (by InnovixLabs), Natrol – Acidophilus Probiotic, Nature Made – Acidophilus Probiotics, Nature's Answer® Probiotic Lite™ – Raspberry Lemonade, Nature's Bounty – Natural Acidophilus Dietary Supplement, Nova Probiotics Ultra Strength Plus, Now Foods Oralbiotic Blis K12, Nutrition Essentials Probiotic, Origin Essentials Probiotic, ProbioSlim™ with Weightloss, Probiotic Dark Chocolate Bites – Dark Chocolate, Purebiotics, Rainbow Light ProbioActive 80mg, Renew Life Advanced Immunity Probiotic Supplement, Renew Life Ultimate Flora Saccharomyces Boulardii 6 Billion, Renew Life Ultimate Flora Sour Gummies, Saccharomyces Boulardii + MOS, Schiff Digestive Advantage – Constipation Formula Capsules, Schiff Digestive Advantage – Daily Probiotic Capsules, Schiff Digestive Advantage – Intensive Bowel Support, Schiff Digestive Advantage – Lactose Defense Formula Capsules, Schiff Digestive Advantage – Probiotic Gummies, Assorted Fruit, Sedona Labs Iflora Multi-Probiotic Formula, Simply Right™ Acidophilus Dietary Supplement, SmartBiotics™ ProbioMune™, Spring Valley Multi-Enzyme Probiotic, Top Secret Nutrition Digestive Enzymes, Twinlab Oral Health Dots Triple Action Tablets, Twinlab Probiotic Endurance Formula Capsules, Up4 Daily Probiotic Billion UAS LifeSciences
We looked for guaranteed viability — that is, bacteria that will still be alive when we swallow it.
Bacteria die out over time. Some supplements list the potency when it was manufactured (before it rode in a truck, sat on the shelf at the grocery store, or hung out in the kitchen cupboard for a few months). There may be dramatically fewer viable bacteria by the time you consume them than when they were first encapsulated, and good bacteria are no good to you dead.
Better probiotic manufacturers will list their potency (in Colony Forming Units, or CFUs) at the time of expiration, ensuring that you get the dosage that you're paying for. Dr. David Perlmutter, board-certified neurologist, American College of Nutrition Fellow, and author of The New York Times best-sellers Brain Maker and Grain Brain puts it this way: "Avoid products that indicate a specific number of bacteria 'at the time of manufacture,' and instead look for products that, like other supplements, have a shelf-life."
Accuflora – Advanced CD Probiotic Acidophilus, American Health Probiotic Acidophilus, Best Naturals Probiotic, BioGanix BIOPRO 50 Ultimate Probiotic Supplement Billion, DNA Shift Gut and Brain Health Formula, Earth Start, Enzymatic Therapy – Acidophilus Pearls Probiotics, Enzymatic Therapy – Pearls IC Intensive Care Probiotics, Enzymatic Therapy – Probiotic Pearls High Potency Digestive Health, Enzymatic Therapy™ Pearls Elite™, Enzymatic Therapy™ Probiotic Pearls™ Complete, Essential Formulas Dr Ohhiras Probiotics Original, EvoraPlus – Probiotics For Oral Care, Florajen 3 Capsules, Floranex, G-U-M – PerioBalance Daily Dental Probiotic, Fresh Mint, Garden of Life Primal Defense® ULTRA, GNC Multi-Strain Probiotic Complex – 1 Billion CFUs, GNC Multi-Strain Probiotic Complex 10 Billion CFUs, GNC Probiotic Complex Chewable Tablet – Vanilla Berry, GNC Ultra 25 Billion CFUs Probiotic Complex, H2 Probiotics, Healthy Origins -Probiotic 30 Billion CFUs, inner-ēco™ Fresh Coconut Water Probiotic, Just Potent Probiotic Supplement Vegetarian, Labrada: Jamie Eason Signature Series Skinny Bugs Probiotic, LoveBug Probiotics Here's The Skinny, Natrol: Probiotic High Potency, Nature's Bounty – Extra Strength Probiotic Acidophilus, Nature's Bounty – Ultra Strength Probiotic 10, Nexabiotic Advanced Multi-Probiotic, Nova Progressive 55+, Number One Nutrition Probiotic Supplement, Nutrition Now® PB 8® Vegetarian Formula, Nutrition Now® PB8®, Nutrition Now® Pro-Biotics Acidophilus, Omnibiotics Flora Renew, PRO Dental Probiotics Probiotic Including Salivarius, Pro4-50™ D-Lactate Free Multistrain Probiotic, Probacto, Probinox, Puritan's Pride Rapid Release Probiotic, Rainbow Light Probiolicious Gummies Natural, Renew Life Floramore, Renew Life Ultimate Flora Extra Care Probiotic 200 Billion, Solgar Advanced Multi Billion Dophilus® (Non Dairy), Sportbiotic, Swanson Probiotics Dr. Stephen Langer's Ultimate 16 Strain, Trubiotics Supplements 30, Udo's Choice Advanced Adult Probiotic, Usana Probiotic, Vibrant Health Green Vibrance, Vitamin Shoppe Ultimate 10 Probiotic 13 Billion, Vitamin World Probiotic 10, Walgreens – Super Probiotic Digestive Support Capsules
We cut any junk ingredients.
We ditched artificial sweeteners Sucralose and Splenda, as well as the sugar alcohol Xylitol. There's nothing beneficial about them in a probiotic supplement and they might even be harmful. There's also no room for titanium dioxide — a whitening agent — in our probiotics. Who cares about the color of the pills or powder? This isn't a beauty contest.
Bio-K Plus 12.5 Billion, Bio-K Plus 25 Billion, Bio-K Plus 50 Billion, Bio-K Plus Travel Protection Capsules, Equate Probiotic Digestive, System Support 4X Digestive Care, Finest Nutrition – Digestive Probiotic Maximum Care Capsules, GNC Ultra 25 Billion CFUs Probiotic Complex Multi Strain, GNC Ultra 25 Billion CFUs Probiotic Complex Sport, GNC Ultra 25 Billion CFUs Probiotic Complex with Enzymes, GNC Ultra 25 Probiotic Complex with Enzymes, GNC Ultra 75 Probiotic Complex, GNC Ultra Probiotic Complex 100, GNC Ultra Probiotic Complex 25 with Vitamin D-3, GNC Ultra Probiotic Complex 25 With Weight Management Support, GNC Ultra Probiotic Complex 50, Jamieson Laboratories Probiotic Sticks, NOW Foods BerryDophilus Chewables, Renew Life Ultimate Flora Colon Care Probiotic 80 billion, Trunature Digestive Probiotic
We cut probiotics that contained a prebiotic.
Lots of probiotics tout these prebiotics as a symbiotic partner to probiotics (some even call them "synbiotics"). Prebiotics are carbohydrates or sugars that the normal human gut flora has a hard time breaking down — but that probiotics go crazy for. The cluster of simple sugars found in legumes (oligosaccharides) is a good example. Probiotics don't just love these carbs; they need them to grow their colonies.
So why did we nix them? You need at least five grams of them to make an impact — way more than the one-quarter gram that fits in a probiotic capsule. At these levels, it's just marketing hype. And if you have a decent diet, you're probably already eating enough of them anyway. "The reality is that probiotics thrive on the natural sugars and fiber present in plant-based foods like fruits, vegetables, legumes, and grains," said board-certified Doctor of Natural Medicine Michelle Schoffro Cook. "Eating real food and taking probiotic supplements is a far better way to go than worrying about getting enough prebiotics too."
- Prebiotic Fiber (acacia)
- Fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), including inulin*
- Isomalto-oligosaccharides (IMO)
- Galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS)*
- Lactulose
- Lactosucrose
- Polydextrose (PDX)
- Xylo-oligosaccharide (XOS)
- Mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS)
- Soybean oligosaccharide (SOS)
- Gluco-oligosaccharide (GlOS)
- Genti-oligosaccharides (GiOS)
- Arabino-xylo-oligosaccharides (AXOS)
- Germinated barley foodstuffs
- Oligodextrans
- Gluconic acid
- Pectic-oligosaccharides
- Lactose
- Glutamine and hemicellulose rich substrate
- Resistant starch and its derivatives
- Oligosaccharides from melibiose
- Lactoferrin-derived peptide
- N-acetylchitooligosaccharides
- Isoflavonic phytoestrogens
Prebiotics are readily available in most plant-based foods. Taking up valuable real estate within a tiny capsule is not well-served when that space could be better used by adding more probiotics. While prebiotics can be helpful for those with appalling diets, they are not necessary for most people. The inclusion of prebiotics in capsules is more marketing hype than valid practice.
To make matters worse, prebiotics can also aggravate certain conditions like Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), and Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO), for which you might be taking probiotics to treat in the first place.
Bifidus Balance® + FOS, Culturelle – Probiotic Digestive Health Capsules, Dr Natura Flora Protect® Probiotics, Dr. Dave Williams Colon Health, Dr. Dave Williams Probiotic Advantage, Dr. Mercola Complete Probiotics, Flora Biotect, Flora Udo's Choice Super 8 Hi-Potency Probiotic, Garden of Life Dr. Formulated Fitbiotic™, Garden of Life Dr. Formulated Mood+, Garden of Life Dr. Formulated Once Daily, Garden of Life Dr. Formulated Once Daily Ultra, Garden of Life RAW Gluten-Free Support, GNC GNC Ultra 25 Probiotic Complex, GNC Ultra 100 Billion CFUs Probiotic Complex – Unflavored, GNC Ultra Probiotic Complex 25, GNC Ultra Probiotic Complex 25 Plus Energy, Go Live Flavored Packets, HCP®70, Jarro-Dophilus EPS®, Jarro-Dophilus EPS® Higher Potency, Jarro-Dophilus® + FOS, Jarro-Dophilus® + FOS Powder, Jarro-Dophilus® Allergen-Free, Jarro-Dophilus® Original, Mood PROBIOTIC (by InnovixLabs), Natures Design Probiotic, Naturo Science Probiotics Advanced Probiotic Supplement Guaranteed, Nordic Naturals Probiotic Sport, Nova Probiotics Daily Probiotic Immunity, Nova Probiotics Immune Boost Probiotic, Nova Probiotics Lactose Free Gluten Free Probiotic, Nova Probiotics Nova Probiotics, Nova Probiotics Probiotic Capsules Original, Nova Probiotics Ultra High Potency Vegan Probiotic, Nova Probiotics Ultra Strength Probiotic, Nova Probiotics Vegan Sport Probiotic, Nova Probiotics Vegan Xtreme Care, Nova Probiotics Xtreme Care, NOW Foods Probiotic 10 25 Billion, NOW Foods Probiotic 10 50 Billion, Now Optimal Digestive System, Optimal Health Systems: Flora Plus, Phillips – Colon Health Probiotic Caps, Pinnacle Nutrition Advanced Formula Complete Probiotic, Prescript-assist Broad Spectrum Probiotic Prebiotic Complex, Primadophilus Optima, Primadophilus Optima 100 Billion, Primadophilus Optima 60 Billion, Primadophilus Optima 90 Billion, Primadophilus Reuteri, Primadophilus Reuteri Powder, PRO 15 Advanced Strength Probiotics Technology, PRO 15: #1 Recommended Best Probiotic, Probium Probiotics Multi Blend 12B, Renew Life Ultimate Flora Extra Care Probiotic 50 billion, Renew Life Ultimate Flora Probiotic Fizzy Drink Mix Mixed Berry, Renew Life Ultimate Flora Probiotic Fizzy Drink Mix Raspberry Lemonade, Senior Jarro-Dophilus®, Ultra Jarro-Dophilus, Webber Naturals® Complete Probiotic, Whole Body Research Keybiotics Probiotics
Our Picks for the Best Probiotic Supplement
Best Probiotic for General Health
Garden of Life RAW Probiotics Colon Care Garden of Life's impressive ingredients list more than makes up for its slightly higher-than-average asking price.
Maybe you don't have a specific pathology or health goal in mind, but you do want to get more probiotics in your diet to bolster the amount of good bacteria floating around your system. Dr. Perlmutter recommends starting at a minimum of eight to 10 different bacterial species, including the core five: L. Plantarum, L. Acidophilus, L. Brevis, B. Lactis, and B. Longum. Both our top picks for general health have this lineup, plus a handful of other beneficial strains.
Runner-Up for General Health
MegaFlora Probiotics It's got 20 billion active bacteria and 14 strains, including the core five — at about half the cost of Garden of Life RAW.
Garden of Life is one of the most trusted brands in the probiotics market and for good reason: Its strain profiles are of extremely high quality and well-researched. At first we were critical of the "Eastern European RAW Fruit and Veggie Blend" of cherries, peas, and carrots that make up 45mg of the overall ingredients. Would that leave room in the capsule for enough bacterial might? Oh yes. The bacterial contents are pretty astounding: 33 strains, including the core five, at 50 billion CFUs per pill. At $0.98 per serving, this supplement costs a little more than the average $0.69 per serving, but well under some of the more expensive options that can reach upward of $6.
Best for Antibiotic Recovery
Custom Probiotics 11 Strain Probiotic Powder While it may not have the name recognition of others in the industry, Custom Probiotics impressed us with its high quality and potent ingredients list.
Antibiotics wreak havoc on your microbiome by decimating both good and bad bacteria — an effective treatment if you have an infection, but without the gut good guys, you'll come out the other side of any course of antibiotics with a weaker immune system. Side effects aren't so pretty either: vomiting, diarrhea, and even susceptibility to a C. Diff infection.
It's tempting to think of probiotics as re-populating your post-apocalyptic gut with good bacteria after the fallout from antibiotics. Not quite. Most of the bacteria native to the human microbiome aren't in probiotics. To truly "repopulate" your system, you'd need a human fecal transplant (exactly what it sounds like) and you're not going to find that in a jar.
However, certain probiotic strains can help with antibiotic-associated symptoms in other ways. Taking relatively high doses of these probiotic strains before, during, and after antibiotic treatment can help your microbiome get back on its feet: B. Lactis, B. Infantis, L. Acidophilus, L. Casei, L. Bulgaricus, L. Paracasei, L. Rhamnosus GG, S. Boulardii.
Runner-Up for Antibiotic Recovery
Garden of Life RAW Probiotics 5-Day Max Care The 5-Day Max Care is formulated with gut flora replenishment in mind: 34 probiotic strains and an enormous 400 billion CFUs. At $5.99 per serving, though, it is the most expensive supplement we looked at, especially since the five-day program may not even cover a full antibiotic treatment, let alone the ideal pre and post treatments.
Best Immune-Booster
Renew Life Ultimate Flora Extra Care 30 Billion Renew Life's Ultimate Flora Extra Care hits all the right notes when it comes to price, CFU count, and ingredients.
In addition to the prophylactic effect of stocking your gut with good bacteria, there are some probiotic strains that can actually improve immune function, and some have even shown promise in treating symptoms of certain autoimmune disorders. L. Planatarum and L. Paracasei in particular can improve immune function with as little as 500 million CFUs daily, and a combination of L. Acidophilus and B. Lactis at 2.5 billion CFUs twice daily has been shown to improve upper respiratory infections.
Though it's not explicitly formulated for immune health, Renew Life's Ultimate Flora Extra Care contains all of the requisite strains for immune boosting, plus an additional two Bifidobacterium and four Lactobacillus strains. We liked this supplement for its respectable CFU count (30 billion, a solid choice for an everyday supplement), right-around-average price point, and an ingredients list blessedly devoid of fillers, harmful ingredients, and common allergens.
- Innovix Labs Multi-Strain Probiotic ($24)
- Renew Life Ultimate Flora Adult 50 Plus Probiotic, 30 Billion ($45)
- Renew Life Ultimate Flora Everyday Probiotic, 15 Billion ($26)
- Renew Life Ultimate Flora Extra Care Probiotic, 30 Billion ($18)
- Renew Life Ultimate Flora Extra Care Probiotic, 50 Billion ($36)
- Renew Life Ultimate Flora Men's Complete Probiotic ($34)
- Orthobiotic ($64)
Best Probiotic for IBS/IBD/Acute Infectious Diarrhea
VSL#3 Those with IBS, IBD, or Acute Infectious Diarrhea should take a look at VSL#3 or its more potent, prescription-based version, VSL#3D.
There has been a lot of research on treating IBS and IBD symptoms with probiotics, much more than on most other pathologies. VSL#3's prescription formulation (VSL#3D) has been at the center of several pivotal studies on the subject and has been proven to be clinically effective — extremely rare for a probiotic supplement. The over-the-counter option has less than half as many CFUs, but is the exact same formula strain for strain. You can buy 225 billion CFUs daily without a doctor's signature for $1.70 a serving; with one you can get 450–900 billion.
Beneficial Strains
B. Coagulans
B. Infantis
B. Breve
Other Probiotic Supplements to Consider
The research on probiotics is still in its infancy, but it seems that there's a lot more that probiotics can do than improve "time to discharge" and other trademarks of the lower intestines.
Through the course of our research, we came across a number of studies that indicated some lesser-known benefits of taking probiotic supplements, like decreased anxiety. We put together our top picks based on which strains had solid evidence backing up a connection. Not all of these supplements necessarily contain every relevant strain, but they checked off the most boxes where it counts.
Anxiety and Allergies
Relevant strains: L. Casei, L. Rhamnosus, Paracasei
Our Pick: Renew Life Ultimate Flora Extra Care Probiotic, 30 Billion ($18)
Weight Loss
Relevant strains: B. Brevis, B. Lactis, L. Acidophilus, L. Gasseri, L. Rhamnosus GG
Our Pick: MegaFlora ($44)
Lactose Intolerance
Relevant strains: L. Bulgaricus, S. Thermophilus
Our Pick: Bio Kult Advanced Probiotic Multi Strain Capsules ($37)
Lowering Cholesterol
Relevant strains: B. Lactis, E. Faecium, L. Acidophilus, L. Curvatus, L. Fermentum, L. Plantarum, L. Reuteri
Our Pick: Innovix Labs Multistrain Probiotic ($24)
Women's Health
Relevant strains: Bacillus Coagulans, L. Fermentum, L. Rhamnosus GG
Our Pick: Garden of Life RAW Probiotics Ultimate Care ($34)
Curious about the other 16 probiotics that passed all our cuts? These guys all have guaranteed potency on multiple bacterial strains — plus no junk or marketing ploys.
Bio-K Plus Soy Drink, Custom Probiotics Adult Formula CP-1 Capsules, Custom Probiotics D-Lactate Free Probiotic Powder, Custom Probiotics Five Strain Bifidobacteria, Custom Probiotics Four Strain Lactobacilli, Custom Probiotics Six Strain Probiotic Powder, GNC Ultra 25 Probiotic Complex Plus Immune, HCP®150, HCP®30, Hyperbiotics Daily Immune & Wellness Formula, Metagenics UltraFlora Balance, Naturenetics Flora Pro-Health, Organic3 GutPro, Renew Life, Ultimate Flora Adult 50 Plus Probiotic 25 billion, Renew Life Ultimate Flora Extra Care Probiotic 100 billion, Ultimate Probiotic Supplement Vegetable Capsules
The Best Probiotic Supplements: Summed Up
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Did You Know?
There is still a surprisingly small amount of research on probiotics.
Although the idea of beneficial bacteria has been around since the late 1800s, and probiotic supplements have been around since the 1930s, there haven't been many human clinical trials.
We do know that probiotics produce enzymes that help break down chemicals that the normal human gut has a hard time with, such as the oligosaccharides in legumes. That digestive assistance results in less gastrointestinal distress and better absorption of nutrients.
Probiotics also elicit an immune response in the intestines that can help your body deal with certain harmful pathogens and other GI problems. There is actually a mechanism we learned about called cross-talk where, through chemical signals, the bacteria communicate with your body and your body communicates back.
What you read on the probiotics label is part truth, part hype, and part marketing.
As internationally recognized probiotic microbiologist Dr. Mary Ellen Sanders told us, "There's often a gap between the hype and the science; the hypothesis versus what's been demonstrated. People like to tell stories: My probiotic will survive stomach acid and others won't. Instead look at the clinical benefit."
Unlike the clinical studies, the bottles don't have to tell the whole truth. "Dietary supplements are marketed for the general population. They are not marketed for at-risk or patient populations, and companies are not obligated to establish safety for these populations," Dr. Sanders said.
This is because probiotics are classified as Dietary Supplements by the FDA, meaning that manufacturers "are not required by FDA to undergo rigorous premarketing evaluations for efficacy or safety." In fact, every bottle of probiotics on the market invariably has this fun little disclaimer printed on it:
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
This is caveat emptor ("let the buyer beware") times a thousand. The burden is entirely on you to take the label's claims that it'll "balance your gut bacteria" or "boost your immunity" with a grain of salt, and to talk with your doctor before you start popping capsules.
Probiotics are basically in hibernation.
Relatively few probiotic supplements contain what you might consider "active" bacteria. They are usually dehydrated (through freeze-drying, spray drying, microencapsulation, etc.), which causes the bacteria to go into hibernation until they're reconstituted in the body. This process makes them shelf stable, though we encountered a lot of conflicting opinions about whether or not cold storage really makes a difference. Some probiotic supplements require refrigeration to ensure maximum potency, and even probiotics that don't necessarily require cold storage still typically recommend it to slow down cell death and prolong shelf life.
You don't need an enteric coating.
The human digestive system is a pretty inhospitable place for most organisms, and probiotic bacteria are only useful when they make it through the high-acid environment of the stomach. Though most probiotic strains are acid-resistant, many companies use enteric coatings, which protect the probiotics until they're past the pylorus — the trap door in the bottom of your stomach.
Seems pretty smart, until you start looking at what actually goes into making an enteric coating. In addition to being expensive, the coating process involves a lot of heat, which can compromise bacterial viability. Even more troubling, many enteric coatings contain things like shellac, vinyl acetate, and phthalates (though there are some enteric materials that aren't sketchy like alginate and hypromellose). There is enough substantial clinical evidence to suggest that probiotics survive, thrive, and get results even without enteric coatings.
The Bottom Line
The science is still young, but we know a few things: Probiotics work better in a pack; prebiotics are just a marketing ploy; and shelf life matters most. Look for multi-strain products and check for a "viability guarantee" through the expiration date to make sure your probiotics will be in full force when you take them.
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Best for General Health
Garden of Life RAW Probiotics Colon Care Impressive ingredients from one of the most trusted brands.
Start small. Generally, it's best to start out with a lower CFU count and ramp up as needed. Starting out with the high-proof stuff can cause unpleasant physical side effects, like cramps and bloating, as well as monetary ones — higher potency supplements are almost universally more expensive. Of course, follow your doctor's guidance. The verdict on ideal colony count is still out .
Take your probiotic with a meal. This raises the pH in your stomach, which means more bacteria will make it through to your gut, including the few non-acid-resistant strains like S. Thermophilus. And take them with plenty of water; that will further dilute the acidity of gastric juices.
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Chronic insomnia reduces energy and mental clarity and raises risk of mortality. These lifestyle changes help improve your ability to fall and stay asleep.
Everyone has a bad night once in a while, but if you've struggled with sleeplessness for more than a month, then you're experiencing chronic insomnia.
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You may be tempted to disregard your need for sleep, telling yourself you don't really need much or that's just the way you are.
But chronic insomnia is an insidious problem that is linked to a "who's who" of diseases including depression, anxiety disorders, dementia, Alzheimer's, diabetes, heart disease, substance abuse, obesity, and an overall increased risk of mortality. (2, 3, 4)
Inadequate sleep even disrupts your genes — just a single week of insufficient sleep can alter the activity of over 700 genes! (5)
Just one bad night can affect your memory, concentration, coordination, mood, judgment, and ability to handle stress the following day.
According to Dr. Alexandros Vgontzas, director of the Penn State Hershey Sleep Research and Treatment Center, losing one night of sleep affects your mental performance as much as being legally drunk. (6)
And when insomnia is chronic it undermines the long-term health and function of your brain.
It's during restorative sleep that your brain washes away toxins and metabolic debris, repairs itself, and creates new brain cells. (7, 8, 9)
It's also during sleep that your brain consolidates the day's memories to ensure you remember what you learned the previous day. (10)
How to Overcome Chronic Insomnia
Most of us think about insomnia as a nighttime problem, but in fact it's usually a 24-hour-a-day problem. (11)
With insomnia, the brain is like a light switch that is stuck in the on position. (12)
Your ability to get to sleep does not depend just on what you do the last few minutes or even the final few hours before you go to bed.
It depends on your entire lifestyle, what you do day in and day out.
If you're tired of being tired and mentally out of it, here are 15 things you can do to improve your chronic insomnia or stop it for good.
1. Take Control of Stress
If you do only one thing for your insomnia, it should be getting a handle on stress.
Being stressed during the day is the number one reason people can't sleep at night.
The stress hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine are produced on an as needed basis during emergencies.
When you're chronically stressed, however, cortisol streams through your system all day long.
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That leads to insomnia and is generally dangerous to your health. (13)
Besides causing insomnia, chronically elevated cortisol contributes to anxiety, mood swings, forgetfulness, brain fog, concentration problems, and weight gain. (14)
Mind-body stress reduction techniques like meditation, yoga, and tai chi are proven insomnia busters. (15)
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Other relaxation techniques to consider include aromatherapy, autogenic training, biofeedback, emotional freedom technique (EFT), guided imagery, progressive muscle relaxation, and self-hypnosis. (16)
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2. Curtail Caffeine Consumption
America literally runs on caffeine and in most towns you can't throw a rock without hitting a coffee shop.
But just because caffeine is the world's most popular and readily available mind-altering substance doesn't mean it's right for you.
Caffeine significantly contributes to insomnia, stress, anxiety, and even full-blown panic attacks. (17)
Caffeine is responsible for four official psychiatric disorders including caffeine-induced sleep disorder. (18)
You know that there's lots of caffeine in coffee, energy drinks, and sodas, but unfortunately it is also hidden in places you might not consider — prescription drugs, over-the-counter painkillers, non-cola drinks, vitamin waters, brain tonics, and even in vitamins and herbal supplements. (19)
The average half-life of caffeine is around five hours but can hang around in your system as long as fourteen hours. (20, 21)
So if you drink caffeine, drink it early and experiment with your cutoff time.
(My personal cutoff time is 2 pm.)
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If you aren't ready to completely give up caffeine, consider switching to green tea.
It contains about one-fourth the caffeine of coffee as well as the relaxing compounds l-theanine and EGCG that offset the stimulating effects of caffeine.
3. Skip That Nightcap
There is substantial evidence that moderate alcohol consumption is good for your overall health, including brain health and function.
Moderate amounts of alcohol, especially red wine, can improve your memory, protect your brain as you age, and even help you live longer. (22, 23)
But you need to put at least three hours between your last drink and bedtime.
An alcoholic nightcap might make you feel relaxed but it won't help you sleep.
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Alcohol causes nighttime brain arousals — up to 15-25 per night. (24)
You might not remember them since they are short, but these mini-awakenings will prevent you from getting the restorative sleep you need.
Another unhealthy habit that causes similar nighttime awakenings is smoking.
Smokers spend more time in light sleep and less time in restorative deep sleep than their nonsmoking counterparts. (25)
Most smokers will tell you they find smoking relaxing, but nicotine is actually a stimulant.
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4. Snack Wisely
The usual advice is to not eat a few hours before going to bed, but some people (including moi) can't sleep if they are hungry.
If you must snack, try to do it at least 2-3 hours before you go to bed.
The best evening snacks should include some healthy carbs and a little protein.
Conversely, going to bed when you're too full can lead to heartburn and indigestion which are not conducive for a good night's sleep either.
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Having to get up in the night to go to the bathroom is a common problem.
Nearly two-thirds of adults over 55 report this disturbance, called nocturia, at least a few nights per week. (26)
Watch your fluid intake after dinner, especially avoiding alcohol and caffeine which exacerbate the urge to urinate.
6. Exercise — But Not in the Evening
Physical exercise is important for health and sleep, but don't do it too close to bedtime.
One of the metabolic triggers that helps prepare the body for sleep is a slight lowering of body temperature.
But exercise elevates body temperature for a few hours, so exercise in the evening contributes to insomnia.
Try to exercise 20-30 minutes a day, but do it 5-6 hours before going to bed. (27)
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7. Keep Regular Hours
Go to bed and get up the same time every day as much as possible.
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Some people, such as shift workers or travelers who change time zones, can't avoid irregular hours.
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8. Minimize Evening Use of Electronics
A late-night action movie can leave you too stimulated to sleep.
It takes a while for your brain and body to calm back down to a conducive pre-sleep state.
But even if you are trying to bore yourself to sleep with infomercials, the act of watching any TV can keep you awake.
The blue light emitted by electronic devices of all kinds reduces your production of melatonin. (28)
Two hours of tablet use before going to bed can reduce melatonin levels by 22%. (29)
Tablets are even worse than big screen TVs or computer monitors because they emit shorter wavelength radiation and are held closer to the eyes. (30)
You can still use your electronics but minimize blue light exposure by wearing Uvex Skyper orange tint glasses, installing a blue light filter app, or using f.lux, a software program that automatically changes the quality and quantity of light emitted by your computer, tablet, or smartphone screen to sync with the time of day.
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Engage in unplugged activities like reading paper books, knitting, drawing, writing, listening to relaxing music, or journaling before going to bed. (31)
All these can help you relax and fall asleep faster than using your electronics. (32)
9. Make Your Bedroom a Sleep Cave
As much as possible, make your bedroom like a cave — dark, quiet and cool.
Light disrupts sleep by halting melatonin production so make your bedroom as dark as possible.
Install some light-blocking shades if light from outdoors makes your bedroom too light.
Put a piece of black electrical tape over lights that must stay on such as your smoke detector, air filter, or surge protector.
Get all electronics out of the bedroom, or at least turn them all off.
Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) emitted by cell phones delay your ability to reach the deeper stages of sleep.
It's estimated that 65% of people sleep with their phones very close to them and this figure rises to 90% among 18 to 29-year-olds. (33)
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Dozens of studies have found that even low levels of cell phone radiation disrupt the body's production of melatonin. (34)
The use of electronic devices at night, including cell phones, is one of the main reasons there is an epidemic of insomnia and sleep disorders.
Researchers have found links between high cell phone usage and insomnia, stress, and depression. (35)
Consider trading your alarm app or digital alarm clock for an old-fashioned one that emits no light.
According to the National Sleep Foundation, the perfect temperature for sleeping is 65 degrees F (18.3 C) since your body temperature dips slightly in preparation for sleep. (36)
It's not always possible to make your bedroom sufficiently cave-like.
In that case, get a good eye mask and a pair of ear plugs or mask background noise with constant background sound produced by an electric fan, air filter, or white noise machine.
If you can't cool down the whole room, you can at least cool down your bed with cooling pillows or mattress pads.
10. When You Can't Sleep, Get Up
If you can't get to sleep, don't just lie in bed.
Get up and read or listen to some relaxing music until you feel sleepy.
No good ever comes of tossing and turning in bed with your mind racing.
The stress of not being able to sleep can make chronic insomnia worse. (37)
11. Get Daylight in the Morning
Spend time outside during the day, especially first thing in the morning.
Sun exposure helps the body's internal biological clock reset itself. (38)
An hour of direct exposure to morning sunlight is ideal but even fifteen minutes can help. (39)
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12. Natural Sleep Supplements
If you've struggled with chronic insomnia, you've probably already figured out that few natural sleep supplements work as well as you'd hoped.
Two of the most popular sleep aids are 5-HTP and melatonin, but both have their drawbacks and are not intended for long-term use. (40, 41, 42)
Popular relaxing herbal remedies such as valerian, lemon balm, chamomile, kava, and passion flower have a long history of safe and effective use for insomnia and stress reduction. (43, 44, 45, 46)
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It's no coincidence that these traditional herbal remedies increase brain levels of the neurotransmitter GABA (gamma aminobutyric acid).
GABA is a neurotransmitter required to shut down brain activity.
Many prescription sleeping pills and anti-anxiety drugs work by increasing GABA levels or helping the brain utilize GABA more efficiently. (47)
Scientists have discovered that people with insomnia have 30% less GABA in their brains than normal sleepers. (48)
Also consider taking a magnesium supplement.
This mineral is often missing from even healthy modern diets and only 25% of Americans consume the recommended daily amount. (49)
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Magnesium binds to and stimulates GABA receptors in the brain. (50)
If you feel "tired but wired" or often have nocturnal leg cramps, magnesium supplementation might be the answer.
13. Try Brainwave Entrainment
Your brain cells generate electricity to communicate with each other.
This electrical activity forms patterns or waves.
Most of us tend to think of sleep as simply not being awake, but sleep has its own distinct brainwave pattern.
By listening to sounds of a certain frequency, your brain waves will synchronize with that frequency.
There are five main brainwave states — alpha, beta, delta, theta, and gamma.
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The delta state is associated with deep, dreamless, restorative sleep. (51)
So listening to brainwave entrainment sound files designed to address insomnia can actually put you in the delta state, the same brainwave state as deep sleep.
14. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as a first-line treatment for chronic insomnia. (52)
When your sleep is poor more nights than not, you may inadvertently do things that make sleep problems worse like going to bed too early, staying in bed when you can't sleep, drinking alcohol, and taking naps. (53)
The role of CBT is to help you recognize and change these behaviors. (54)
15. Avoid Medications that Disrupt Sleep
Many common prescription medications including antidepressants, ADHD drugs, prednisone, antihistamines, and high blood pressure medications can be disruptive to sleep. (55, 56)
Over-the-counter medications can cause insomnia especially if they contain alcohol or caffeine.
This includes remedies for cough, colds, and headaches and nicotine replacement products.
Read the labels of all your OTC meds carefully and take accordingly.
But do not quit taking any prescription medication without talking to your doctor first.
When and How to Talk to Your Doctor
One of the most common causes of chronic insomnia is an underlying health condition.
Insomnia is an unfortunate side effect of many physical and mental health disorders including diabetes, chronic pain, depression, anxiety, heart disease, and neurological disorders. (57)
If this sounds like your situation, talk to your doctor to see what can be done.
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This discussion should cover lifestyle adjustments that can help your condition such as change of diet, nutritional support, stress management, and physical exercise.
This would be a good time to talk to her about your prescription medications as well.
Make sure you are taking the right dosage and consider any possible interactions.
See if a change in medication is in order.
What About Sleeping Pills?
If you talk to your doctor about your chronic insomnia, it's very likely she'll suggest a prescription sleeping pill like Ambien, Lunesta, or Sonata.
But these drugs are bad news and should be avoided at all costs.
Dr. Kirk Parsley is a physician, former Navy SEAL and sleep expert for the US Navy.
He made a startling discovery when studying people under the influence of the popular sleep drug Ambien.
EEGs revealed that their brains exhibited the same brainwave patterns one experiences in a coma or passed out from alcohol. (58)
Taking a sleeping pill does not in fact put you to sleep; rather it renders you unconscious so you do not reap the restorative benefits of sleep.
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These drugs are also notorious for causing memory loss.
Some users report sleepwalking, sleep eating, and even sleep driving while asleep. (59)
Others experience night terrors and hallucinations.
Alarmingly, even occasional sleeping pill use increases overall risk of death from all causes by almost fourfold! (60)
Nonprescription sleep medications aren't much better and come with their own set of side effects.
Most contain antihistamines which reduce the quality of your sleep, and can cause side effects including memory loss, daytime sleepiness, and mental confusion. (61)
Long-term use is not required to experience these effects.
Memory loss from these remedies is noticeable in as little as 60 days. (62)
A large study found that seniors who take OTC antihistamines like Benadryl are at increased risk for developing dementia and Alzheimer's. (63, 64)
Chronic Insomnia: The Bottom Line
Chronic insomnia is not a result of just what you do in the evening.
Unless there is an underlying health condition, it's often about your overall lifestyle.
Too much stress, stimulation, and the wrong kind of light at the wrong times are major contributors.
The typical medical solution is to prescribe sleeping pills, but they are a health disaster.
They don't actually put you to sleep but render you unconscious bypassing all the restorative benefits of sleep.
Instead make specific (often small) adjustments in your daily habits which can add up to a big improvement in your ability to fall and stay asleep.


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Ok, as you already know, Miles Austin wasn't franchised by the Cowboys today.
However, the following players were franchised for the 2010 season:Green Bay DT Ryan Pickett, New England DT Vince Wilfork, Oakland DE Richard Seymour, who given a exclusive rights franchise tag, Pittsburgh K Jeff Reed, San Francisco DT Aubrayo Franklin and Seattle K Olindo Mare.
Now these players can work out deals with their respective teams for the exception of Seymour who is an "exclusive" franchise player. He's not free to sign with another team and is offered the minimum of the average of the top five salaries at the player's position as of April 15, 2010 or 120 percent of the player's previous year's salary, or the average of the top five salaries at his position as of the end of 2009, whichever of the three is greater.
We're sure Cowboys nose tackle Jay Ratliff will be watching how much Wilfork and Franklin get if they come to terms on a long-term contract.
There were only six players given the franchise tag. It's the first time since 2007 that the franchise tag number was in single-digits (seven). Last season, 14 players were franchised and in 2008 12 got the tag.


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So, as those of you who read my Hiatus blog, I have a shitty keyboard, and it's damaged at what I believe is the wire that sticks into it. Through adjustment, I can get it to work from time to time, and as evidence of this I put effort into finishing Jeff The Killer.
This doesn't mean that it isn't a painful procedure to write behind the scenes. By next week I can afford a better keyboard, so looking forward to that! Critiques will be made with ease at that point in time, and I'll have more cooperation from my keyboard, who I consider my mortal enemy.
Let's celebrate!


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Chang uses a number of pseudonyms, and in one orientation film, appears to have a handicapped arm (I think someone even said which arm it is changes, but I haven't verified). How 'bout this: There is a time loop already in progress. Chang knows and is doing a lot of travelling backwards, and starting to run into himself, a la "Back to the Future", like Locke. He (one of him) has apparently injured his arm in one timeline. So all the Changs are using pseudonyms to keep each other straight. Look at the line below which I pasted from his character page here on Lostpedia:
A key anagram for the name "Pierre Chang" is "Cheap Ringer". Definition: cheap ringer (slang) - inexpensive knock-off or imitation, copy of poor quality, deficient duplicate.
Can anyone support or debunk?


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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, 2009, PG-13, Sony, $29; Blu-ray, $35
The visual and narrative flights of fancy of director Terry Gilliam (Brazil) are in full flower in this tale of Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) and his traveling theater troupe. For a price, Parnassus lets the audience pass through a magic mirror and into the realm of imagination. But Parnassus has been betting with the Devil, Mr. Nick (Tom Waits), who comes to claim his winnings: the doctor's daughter, Valentina (Lily Cole). The film features Heath Ledger's final performance and those who stepped in after he died: Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell. Bonuses include remembrances of Ledger, his interview and wardrobe test.
USA TODAY's Claudia Puig says: * * * out of four. "Though rambling and at times self-indulgent, its wit and pageantry, boosted by Heath Ledger's final performance, render it irresistible."
It's Complicated
2009, Universal, R, $30; Blu-ray, $37
Meryl Streep plays Jane, a divorced fiftysomething who reconnects with her ex, Jake (Alec Baldwin), a relationship complicated by Jane's reservations about their trysts and her attraction to her architect, Adam (Steve Martin). (Puig: * *)
Ride With the Devil
1999, Criterion, R, DVD, Blu-Ray, $40
Director Ang Lee's Civil War epic makes its home video debut in a director's cut with 13 minutes of added footage. Tobey Maguire and Skeet Ulrich join Confederate sympathizers the Bushwackers, which includes ex-slave Holt (Jeffrey Wright).
2009, Sony, $25
This made-for-TV movie traces the pioneering artist (Joan Allen) and her tempestuous 20-year relationship with photographer Alfred Stieglitz (Jeremy Irons). With Tyne Daley. Three Golden Globe nominations, for Allen and Irons and for best TV movie.
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London, Sept.29 : The mother of former England soccer star Paul Gascoigne, is praying that his new love will save his life after revealing he was sober for the first time "in ages".
Carol has seen Gazza lurch from rehab to a police cell in the past few weeks in his battle against booze and depression.
He had slumped so low last week that rumours swept Britain he had been found dead - prompting police to issue an astonishing official denial.
But last night the ex-England star appeared to be on the road to recovery after falling "head over heels" for stunning blonde Sally Mulholland - a dead-ringer for his ex-wife Sheryl, 42.
Delighted mum Carol, 64, was quoted by The Sun as saying: "He was happy - and sober. I couldn't ask for more after all he's been through."
"He talked about her non-stop for two hours. In fact she was all he talked about. It was wonderful to hear him so happy. He said she has gone home but he will be going to Portugal to see her in a couple of weeks," she added.
"If she keeps him happy and sober then that's all I could ever want," she said.
um-of-three Sally - who lives in Portugal - is a teetotal non-smoker who has told her pals she is determined to help Gazza beat his demons.


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Des Moines, the state capital, is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) to the west of Cedar Rapids - Iowa City, while Iowa City is 25 miles (40 kilometers) to the south.
Those interested in biodiversity and natural history, take out a few hours to see the Iowa Museum of Natural History. It's a major source of knowledge for this region, so make the most of the opportunity to see samples of plant and animal species that open a window into the past.
The Amana Heritage Museum is the perfect place to visit to learn about the city's turbulent past. Enjoy the museum's fascinating exhibits and view the historic artifacts throughout this reflective space.
Buckle up for some high speed thrills at the Hawkeye Downs Speedway Expo Center, the number one racetrack for motoring enthusiasts in Cedar Rapids - Iowa City. See if you can visit the pits and garage, mingle with other motorsports fans, and, if you're lucky enough to catch a race, find a seat with the best track-side view and enjoy the heart-stopping action.
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With country mode and capital mode plus three levels of difficulty, Puzzlin' Pieces: Europe provides many opportunities to learn and play for a variety of ages and abilities. The beginner levels introduce the countries or their capitals to the player and useful hot/cold clues help in finding the location for each piece. However, as the game gets harder, players will receive fewer clues. If the player is quick enough, they will earn a silver star. Collect all 45 to reach the high score. Players can see their previous records and see which countries (or capitals) had the fastest and slowest times: a great opportunity to see which countries you've mastered and which ones need some more work.
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Amanda Troop is an America actress who has starred in many roles in theatre, TV shows, and film, with her biggest interest focused on improv and comedy.
In 2011, Troop provided the English voices of Irene Lew and Alpha-152 in Dead or Alive Dimensions.
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Hi there,
I want to remove multiple My Settings folders from a server in one go. If I search for them in Windows Explorer, and try to delete them all by highlighting them all at once, I run into issues where some of the folders don't delete, and I then get cannot delete from source or disk if I try and delete again in a batch, as some of the folders are still listed that were deleted.
I figured scripting would be the way forward, so I tried the following:
rmdir H:\RMUsers\Students\Work\"Started 2008"\*\"My Settings" /s
rmdir H:\RMUsers\Students\Work\"Started 2008"\%username%\"My Settings" /s
Neither worked, giving invalid path or syntax errors. Any idea on how I could accomplish this?
It's a Windows server standard 2003 32 bit server
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Oct 24, 2011 at 5:29 UTC
have you tried putting comments around the whole thing?
Oct 24, 2011 at 8:05 UTC
No, I'll give that a go
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We don't always get a second chance in life, which is why an account of one man's turnaround is so intriguing to us. As Barry Petersen reports in our cover story, it all began with this letter in our inbox:
Inside the envelope was a typewritten letter that Melissa Harris wrote to us about her husband, David ... about his past.
"He was an ex-convict, imprisoned for seven years ..."
But also about the David of today.
"I've seen him work 50 to 60 hours a week at an office, attend law school three nights a week and travel throughout the state of Tennessee to teach pre-release classes to inmates who will soon re-enter our society."
The story intrigued us so much that we went to Nashville, Tenn., to find out more about the crime, the ex-con and the woman who loves him.
David Harris said, "You made me tear up" as Melissa read the letter. "That's the first time I've seen or heard that letter."
"What did you think about what she said?" Petersen asked.
"Very emotional and moving because that letter encapsulates not just a 10- or 12-year journey but probably a lifetime journey," he said.
At 39, David Harris' past is written on a million faces in prison ... raised by a single mother in a poor family, he turned good grades and football prowess into athletic and academic scholarships at a Tennessee state college.
But he couldn't hack it. He dropped out the first semester, worked a few jobs for several years, married, had a child, divorced.
Then he turned to alcohol and drugs and committed nine armed robberies within five weeks to feed his habit, holding up places like a Subway sandwich franchise.
He described the M.O.: "Typically, two or three individuals walk in the door. One, two, three, or none may actually have a gun to show."
"Did you ever have a gun to show?" asked Petersen.
"So, you were armed?"
"Sure, absolutely," Harris said.
"Tie people up?"
He was arrested in 1997 and sentenced to 20 years.
Petersen asked Harris what went through his mind when he walked into prison and the cell door slams: "Is your life over?"
"Definitely. In the early stages, that is the mindset - that door closes, and it probably will never open again," he said.
But David changed his story.
He took correspondence college courses in prison, getting halfway to a degree when he was paroled and walked out of the gate in 2004.
Two days later he found a full-time job cleaning up garbage at a restaurant and on his days off went to college full-time.
It was a second chance, and he vowed to make good, beginning by finishing college.
Then, four years of law school at night, while working as a paralegal and receptionist by day for a group of lawyers.
"I trust him explicitly," said Brett Gipson, a former cop and now an attorney. "It gives us a little bit of hope, you know? 'Cause so many of our cases just seem hopeless. The people seem hopeless, we do everything we can to sort of get them a second chance or get them a third chance sometimes, and they blow it, you know?
"This is a guy who did a horrible thing. He took his second chance and he's made the absolute best of it so far," Gipson said. "I know lawyers that wouldn't do as good a job as David will."
Two years ago Harris met Melissa when he responded to her posting on a free blog.
They got together, fell in love ... but he waited five months before telling her about his prison past.
She said she wasn't annoyed at all.
"I don't know if there's a protocol to follow to tell someone like that," said Melissa. "There's definitely no Hallmark card that says, 'By the way, I was in prison for a long time.'"
"Why so long?" asked Petersen. "Were you afraid that she'd walk away?"
"Of course," David said. "If this person with whom I'm sitting now knew my background, would they be talking to me? Would they be looking in the eye? Would they run away screaming? So that motivates your thought process in every new relationship."
But Melissa didn't walk away, and last October they were married.
Now she runs her own housecleaning business - money that helped when she decided to go back to college.
Like David, she became the first in her family to get a college degree, with a little push:
"One thing David takes away from you is an excuse, every time," she laughed. "Which is infuriating, but awesome. Because he says, 'Well, why don't you get your degree?' And so, like I like to do, I said, 'Well, we don't have any money.' And he said, 'Well, apply for a loan.' 'Well, I don't have the time.' 'You can make time, just go two days a week.'
"And everything you tell David, he's like, 'No, you can do it.' You know, he doesn't wanna hear your crap."


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|Reviews for Ridiculous Misconceptions
| PatchworkDK chapter 1 . 7/23/2012
Yes, this is very much something Shawn would do. And exactly how Lassie would react.
| Post U Later chapter 1 . 4/22/2012
Aww How Cute! I Totally Love How You Said The Moment Held Fro A Second. So Sweet. Like Lassie Had To Think About It. X3
| Sparky Dorian chapter 1 . 4/18/2010
Haha. That is so Shawn.
| The Shadow Knows chapter 1 . 2/25/2010
That was awesome. They should have done that on the show!
| invisalite chapter 1 . 1/24/2010
It IS totally what Shawn would do. :) Nice job!
| just-O chapter 1 . 1/20/2010
Haha! I agree with you. I can see him doing something like that. Literally laughed out loud. It's not like he hasn't done that before. Your story reminded me of the episode with the crisis hotline when Shawn pretended that he and Gus were a couple. I love Psych, and nice story. _
| N chapter 1 . 1/19/2010
awesome! I totally agree with you- this is definitely something Shawn would do. ;) Thanks for sharing!


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The British were onside, but the French preferred a G13 that would include only China, India, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa.
Mr. Martin pointed out that this would leave the Muslim world outside the door.
As for the Americans? "I go to too many meetings already," George W. Bush reportedly told Mr. Martin, though Mr. Martin himself doesn't recall that statement.
Indeed, even Mr. Martin felt jet-lagged, shuttling between APEC and the G8 and the UN General Assembly and the Commonwealth and the various hemispheric forums. But Mr. Wolfensohn, the former World Bank head, maintains that "meeting fatigue" was a red herring. The G8 members, apart from Britain's Gordon Brown, simply didn't want to let anyone else in.
"They didn't mind getting advice from 20 finance ministers," he says, "but if you broadened that to include 20 leaders, that was a different proposition."
With Mr. Martin himself increasingly distracted by domestic political alarms, hopes for a G20 leaders' forum withered. But after his defeat at the hands of Stephen Harper in January of 2006, Mr. Martin revived the campaign, relentlessly raising the subject in speeches and in foreign meetings. To some, he was becoming tiresome.
"With this obsession over the [G20] he's starting to turn into the tedious drunk at the global village tavern, rattling on about the glory days when he and Larry Summers saved the world economy from near-ruin," an Ottawa Citizen columnist wrote on Nov. 1, 2008. "He needs to give [it]a rest."
Two weeks later, the G20 summit was born.
Riders on the storm
November, 2008: Investment banks were failing or being bailed out throughout the United States and Europe. Markets were in free fall and home foreclosures skyrocketing. Credit was paralyzed because no bank trusted the survival odds of any other bank. Businesses couldn't get loans. The world was in clear and present danger of plunging into a depression that could rival the Great one.
George W. Bush was the lamest of lame-duck presidents, marking time until the inauguration of Barack Obama, yet he had to act if the American economy were to be rescued and the global one preserved. He needed to convene a meeting of world leaders, to co-ordinate a global response to the crisis. But who should he invite? Luckily, a ready-made solution was sitting on the shelf: Paul Martin's G20.
"If you didn't have that model, it probably would have been very difficult," Robert Rubin believes. "Because you needed to get [world leaders]together very quickly."
The first expanded G20 summit - one that gathered political leaders, not merely finance ministers - convened in Washington on Nov. 15, 2008, leading to agreement on "closer macroeconomic co-operation" - which meant that every country in the G20 would pump billions (in some cases, hundreds of billions) of dollars into their economies, while guaranteeing the solvency of their banks.
It worked. There was no new Great Depression, and some countries - the big emerging ones, especially - even managed to avoid a recession. The meeting was so successful that G20 leaders convened again in London and in Pittsburgh in 2009. In Pittsburgh, the leaders "designated the G20 to be the premier forum for our international economic cooperation," Bye-bye, G8.
Not overnight, of course. While many, including Mr. Manuel, who is still a minister in the South African government, believe that "the club is fading," others still question the G20's legitimacy. After all, none of the world's other nations authorized it to speak for them. Yet no other organization properly recognizes the emerging economies that are, in many cases, larger and healthier on some levels than those of the old powers. Mr. Wolfensohn predicts the G20 will grow in strength with every passing year.
Of course, with this increase in influence, there's also an increasing struggle for power within the group itself. Observers expect some fault lines to sharpen in Toronto next week.
Nevertheless, Mr. Summers' voice is tinged with pride when he recalls the day George W. Bush called the leaders of the G20 to Washington: "I showed my wife and my kids - I still had a G20 windbreaker and a little G20 carrying case from Paul's meeting in Montreal," he recalls."And I said: 'I was part of starting this, along with Paul Martin, and look what's happened to it now.'"
John Ibbitson is The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau chief. Tara Perkins is the Financial Services reporter for Report on Business.
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