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It seems people have been looking for the perfect diet since the first chunky caveman.
Nowadays every week seems to bring word of some new fad that a friend of a friend swears by or some regimen the hot celebrity du jour is rumored to be using to get into bikini shape.
Diet fiends have jumped on so many bandwagons and get-fit-fast diet plans that it's amazing they can even keep track of them all.
So far, nobody has found the perfect diet. They have, however, happily filled their bodies and minds with countless bad diets on their endless quest.
Some diets are disgusting, some are so counterintuitive that it's a wonder they even became fads and some just stink -- literally.
Maybe the perfect diet doesn't exist, but these five diet nightmares are a good place not to start ...
No. 5: The Atkins diet
Everyone has heard of the Atkins diet, and despite its popularity doctors and dieters have a laundry list of horror stories.
Any diet that lets you eat bacon all day sounds great, but does it really sound healthy?
The Atkins diet essentially turns the longstanding food pyramid on its head, favoring fatty meat and slashing carbs, something doctors fervently warn their patients not to do.
Atkins begins with dramatically changing how your body works by putting it in a state called ketosis; which has been linked to chronic dehydration, nausea, depression and bad breath. Such high-protein diets are also very dangerous for people with high blood pressure, heart disease and kidney ailments.
Doctors say eating a diet so high in protein can also cause gout and an increased risk of cancer.
While some dieters report great results, many Atkins dieters also gain all those lost pounds back soon after the bacon-and-beef party ends.
No. 4: Juice detox/fasting diets
The juice detox and juice fasting diets became all the rage among raw food fans and people looking to get the "toxins" of everyday life out of their body.
These diets come in many forms: fruit juices, juiced veggies and even cayenne pepper juice and molasses.
The idea behind the diets is that the body digests juice with little effort and wipes the slate clean, so to speak. Dieters use juice fasting beyond just losing weight, they also look to it to quit smoking, drinking caffeine or for an alternative to normal medical procedures.
Dieters have, however, reported many problems with the diet. Acne breakouts, extreme irritability, fatigue and the leaching of calcium and other nutrients crucial to a healthy body have all been reported by dieters who try juice fasting.
No. 3: The cabbage soup diet
The cabbage soup diet is one diet that literally stinks, first from the soup and later from the flatulence many dieters have reported.
The basis of the diet is eating huge quantities of cabbage soup -- hence the name. The low-calorie soup diet typically lasts for seven days. During that time, the cabbage soup is paired with sides such as several bananas, unsweetened fruit juice and beef.
Doctors have criticized the diet because it is very high in sodium in order to make the bland soup edible. They also say any weight lost is usually water weight; which means dieters gain the weight back soon after the diet ends.
Beyond the flatulence, dieters also say they often feel weak and light-headed during the diet and reported feeling nauseous at the smell of cabbage soup after a few days on the diet.
No. 2: The garlic and onion diet
The garlic and onion diet is likely the stinkiest diets most people will ever hear of.
The diet was devised by a Croatian man looking to shed a lot of weight. It worked for him, he lost some 160 pounds on the disgusting diet. The diet consists of garlic and onions on either a wheat biscuit or cracker with a side of carrot juice -- yum.
Combining the diet with exercise, the creator of the diet did manage to lose a lot of weight, but friends said his breath was "really rancid."
The rare dieters thinking about this diet should be sure to pick up a few gallons of mouthwash when they stock up on onions and garlic if they want to keep their friends and family close.
After all, what good is it to lose weight if nobody can stand being close enough you to notice?
No. 1: The My Pet Fat diet
The My Pet Fat diet isn't so much a diet as a ugly deterrent to eating altogether.
Inspired by the pet rock craze of the 1970s, the diet consists only of a chunk of synthetic fat designed to look like the leftovers from a liposuction.
The idea is to put the ugly blob on the kitchen counter or in the fridge. Simply spotting the ugly little blob supposedly gets dieters thinking about their own fat and skipping the next snack.
One wonders why dieters would spend money on something so gross when they could simply save money by not buying the sweets they're trying to avoid.
While there aren't any health concerns associated with My Pet Fat, but dieters might have to hide their new pet when company comes over.
In the case of this pet, there's a very thin line between healthy motivation and creeping out your house guests.
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Last summer, Jonathan Higie's company paid him not to work.
Higie is a partner at Peacock Keller & Ecker LLP in Washington, one of a small number of companies that offers a paid sabbatical to employees.
Peacock Keller introduced a mandatory sabbatical program for its partners about 10 years ago, after the senior partner, Charles Keller, took a yearlong leave to serve as president of Rotary International and discovered that the time off left him with renewed passion for his job.
Sabbaticals have long been a way of life in academic settings, but they are gaining traction in the corporate world as more companies view them as a tool for retaining, rewarding and motivating employees.
According to the Human Resource Management's 2011 Employee Benefits research report, just 4 percent of companies offer paid sabbaticals, while about 18 percent offer unpaid sabbaticals. But more than 20 percent of companies on Fortune magazine's list of the Top 100 Companies to Work For provide fully paid sabbaticals.
For six months, Higie was off the grid: He didn't have to check emails or voicemails, or set his alarm clock. He described his sabbatical as an extraordinary, life-changing experience.
"It was wonderful. The primary thing I wanted to focus on was spending time with my kids, and I was able to do that," said Higie.
Last June, Higie took his wife, Lisa, daughter Kyleigh, 16, and son Ben, 12, on a four-week trip to Europe, including stops in London, Paris, Florence and Rome. After they returned home, Higie and his son embarked on "guys" road trips, including one to Cooperstown, N.Y. to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame before heading to Boston for a tour of the city and a Red Sox game. Higie and his brother drove to Bennett Spring, Mo., for a week of fly fishing, and then Higie flew to San Francisco to visit a lifelong friend. At the end of summer, the Higies took trips to Chautauqua, N.Y., where Higie's parents own a cottage. And he ran a 5K race.
He also spent time with his parents – his father had surgery during the sabbatical, and Higie was able to help out during the recovery – and attended his children's cross-country meets.
"The best thing was having an extended period of time to spend with important people in my life," said Higie. "I hadn't had a summer vacation since eighth grade."
Elizabeth Pagano, co-founder of yourSABBATICAL, an Atlanta company which helps companies plan sabbaticals, calls time "our most important currency."
"There have been studies done with the elderly who are getting ready to pass away, where they're asked what regrets they have. No one ever says they wish they'd made more money; they almost invariably say they wanted more time," said Pagano.
Pagano and her mother, Barbara, started yourSABBATICAL after they took a six-month sabbatical following 9/11, sailing alone from Pensacola, Fla., to the Caribbean's Northern Antilles – 2,000 miles – on a 43-foot sloop named Revival.
So Pagano knows what she's talking about when she encourages employees to make their sabbaticals meaningful: travel, learn a language, take classes. Some companies, in fact, require employees to complete service projects during their leaves of absence.
McDonald's has offered sabbaticals since the 1960s. Corporate employees receive eight weeks of paid leave, in addition to vacation, every 10 years.
Judy Key, human resources director for McDonald's Pittsburgh region, traveled with her husband and two children, and spent time as a cheerleader mom for her daughter's cheerleading team – something she would not have had time to do without her job pause.
"It's a great benefit. You are refreshed and you're actually anxious to get back to work when you get close to returning," said Key. "Ray Kroc viewed it as a time to renew and refresh, grow and develop, and we look for most people to do that."
While employees enjoy time away, their jobs are covered by co-workers, a duty that Higie believes makes the firm better because employees are forced to become knowledgeable about more areas of the company.
"I learned that no one is indispensible. I realized (the firm) did fine while I was away," said Higie, noting the time off reinforced the idea that the company operates as a team.
Higie's partners have tailored their job breaks to their own interests, but perhaps one of the most profound sabbaticals was Wes Cramer's 2007 leave. Cramer spent several weeks with his mother leading up to her death. While he found time to travel, research, complete home projects and do charitable work, Cramer was most grafetul for the chance to spend long periods of time with her.
Cramer wrote in the firm's publication, Peacock Tales, that his 2007 sabbatical helped him grow as a lawyer, a husband and a Christian.
For Higie, the sabbatical "is like halftime at a football game. It helped me to get perspective, reflect and evaluate where I am in my career. It's been just wonderful," he said. "I can't think of one negative thing."
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Several people were recently admitted into the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program for first-time offenders. If they successful complete the program, they can petition the court to expunge their records.
Appearing before DiSalle were:
David Doroshkevich, 19, of 973 Grant St., Monessen, was admitted for 12 months for recklessly endangering another person, careless driving, minor prohibited from operating with alcohol and purchasing alcohol by a minor. He was charged following a one-vehicle crash Aug. 31 in the 400 block of Dally Road in Long Branch.
Kenneth J. Hilderbrand Jr., 48, of 180 Old Scales Road, Washington, was admitted for 12 months for disorderly conduct. He was charged following a traffic stop Feb. 17, 2012, along Franklin Farms Road in North Franklin Township.
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Rodney G. Gilmer, 22, of Grapeland, Texas, was admitted for 12 months and received a 12-month license suspension for DUI. He was charged for refusing a breath test after police found him slumped over the wheel of his vehicle June 20 while it was parked along westbound Interstate 70 in Donegal Township.
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If there's nothing more relaxing than a good massage, then Ten Thousand Waves just might be the most relaxing place in the world.
And that's hardly an exaggeration, Mary Johnson, public relations manager for Ten Thousand Waves, says. The home of Santa Fe's favorite massage has earned national recognition in Sunset Magazine, The New York Times and the Travel Channel. All this success hasn't caused Ten Thousand Waves to forget its roots, though; the company gives back through donations, working with the community and discounts for locals. Santa Feans can take advantage of this discount to explore all the otherworldly comforts the retreat offers, including two remodeled tubs that opened in October, the Ichiban bath, the Shoji with walk-down cold plunge, cooling burst and special lighting, a pool shower, sauna and a changing room with complimentary foot bath.
This is all on top of more than 130 highly trained massage therapists (all meet the Waves' high criteria, which includes at least 650 hours of training from an accredited massage school, as well as other professional standards) currently available for everything from Swedish massage to Thai to hot stone and more. It's exhausting just listing it all…this definitely calls for a massage. (Alex Roberts)
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PT library staff is wonderful
I have just read the Letters to the Editor and must comment on the letter from Kameron Marelli.
I am an avid reader and have gone to Peters Library at least twice a week for the last 11 years. The women at the desk have become friends because of how they interact with me. They are far from harsh and negative. In fact, it is just the opposite.
I feel very fortunate to have such a wonderful library in my area. There are reasons it is an award-winning library – the wonderful staff!
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Any Super Bowl Sunday is television's longest day for the network involved. You've got to fill hours of pre-game and then you have to put on game coverage with critics — professional and otherwise — just waiting for you to foul up something.
This year, it was CBS' turn and it got perhaps the most surreal Super Bowl of all time: a game that was on the verge of being a blowout, followed by a blackout at the stadium and then an epic, if ultimately failed, comeback. And, while it had its moments, the network really didn't rise to the occasion.
Let's deal with the game telecast first.
CBS' lead announcing team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms is not the worst in TV. But Nantz and Simms aren't the best, either, no better than workmanlike at best. On Sunday, they failed all too often to capture the excitement of what was taking place and, at times, provided commentary that sounded confused at best and clueless at worst. At times, viewers must have been saying, "Where are Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth when we really need them?"
Simms was really the chief culprit, notably in the second half. He is the master of stating the obvious instead of providing any real insight, but on Sunday he just seemed a bit addled with things getting worse as the game went along. There was confusion over a challenged call by 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh on the spot of the ball. First, it was a bad decision, then it was a good challenge. (It was a terrible challenge, actually.) Then there was more confusion over whether the Ravens should take a safety toward the end of the game. (Nantz set up Simms to be on point, but he fumbled the ball.) And then he glossed over what looked to be holding on Michael Crabtree on the 49ers' last play, saying, "late in the game, it's hard to throw a penalty." Even if the call, or non-call, was right, it needed a little more explanation than that.
Although it was a wicked curveball by any standards, CBS also didn't handle the blackout particularly well. If you were a viewer at home, you were completely left in the dark (as it were) as to what was happening, with no explanation before the network cut to a commercial. Sure, the booth was out but, seriously, no one else — even in a studio in New York — could pick up a microphone and do a quick, "hey, we just lost power in part of the Superdome"? And even when the network came back, it was to sideline reporter Steve Tasker, who seemed dazed and confused.
Good to know, however, that — as the network said in a later statement — "all commercial commitments during broadcast are being honored." Whew, that's a relief.
Before we got to Simms and Nantz, there was one notable part of the pre-game show.
CBS analyst Shannon Sharpe had an interview with the Ravens' Ray Lewis, his former teammate, and brought up, correctly and in context, the double murder Lewis was involved in. Lewis gave an extraordinarily evasive answer, saying investigators missed clues and contending God was on his side. Sharpe never followed up, but Boomer Esiason, his fellow analyst, was having none of it. Commenting on the piece, he said Lewis "knows what went on there. He can obviously come out and say it. But he doesn't want to it say it.
"I appreciate you asking the question. I'm not sure I'm buying the answer."
Don't think Esiason and Lewis will be exchanging Christmas cards this year.
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1000% this- especially after seeing the...groan...New 52.This is exciting news! Another big positive surprise for the 30th Anniversary year.
While I love the early DC mini-comics (the 2nd series of mini-comics represent my favorite canon) I do have some fears about the way the modern DC will treat our product. I've been a long time (essentially) exclusive DC comic reader but am close to dropping my last few DC titles because the New 52 tanks at all levels. The characters are just not treated with love. I think the greedy, whinging, carping Justice League communicating with Steve Trevor in #7 may have been the final straw for me.
So I may be in the minority but (while I am not a fan of the bio-canon) I fervently hope Mattel does indeed retain some editorial control over DC like they seemed to exert back in 200x. I no longer trust DC writers and editors left to their own devices.
But enough of that ... YAY for a new MOTU Comic!
He-Man looks like an emaciated nancy boy- Alcala style is what He-Man should look like thank youThis is incredibly awesome news! Finally new media for the first time in a decade!
A list of reasons why this is fantastic for MOTU:
- Love that DC is doing it - that will assure greater exposure than using a smaller company, which could lead to a larger re-launch of the franchise in general (on-going comic series, cartoon, blockbuster movie, new action figures, etc)
- This will probably give MOTUC a boost, ensuring a few more years for us to get every last obscure character in figure form!
- Based on that teaser poster, there won't be any mis-guided attempts to re-invent the wheel. It's He-Man looking exactly the way he should, but with modern artwork. 200x mucked around with the character designs too much, so it's great that this looks like it will follow the classic look.
- By the sounds of it, DC will have a lot of creative freedom. In the past, MOTU was at its best when Mattel didn't interfere and try to micro manage everything. The story concept is a fresh, original take that, as someone else here already said, is a brilliant way to bring MOTU back into the mainstream without having to rehash the origin story yet again.
- The tone of the comic sounds like it will be DARK. I can't emphasize enough how important this is for MOTU overall to become viewed as a "cool" property. The interviewer is completely right when he says that it's mainly remembered as a cheesy cartoon in the 80's that was geared to little kids - Filmation is seen as a joke and did a lot of damage to the property in the long run, and a quality new comic series with a dark edge to it is the perfect way to undo that and finally realize the potential MOTU has had since the beginning.


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The Foundry appears to, indeed, have a retail future.
Andy Boyd, development specialist with THF Realty of Charleston, W.Va., said his company is working with potential tenants for the property off Route 19 in South Strabane Township. His firm is marketing the land where an ambitious shopping complex started to unfold in 2007 but was largely abandoned months later because of land subsidence.
Just two businesses, the Olive Garden and Max & Erma's restaurants, are on the site. They are near the front of The Foundry, where subsidence is not an issue.
Boyd said he and the developer, St. Louis-based TSG Properties, are hoping to have earth-moving begin this spring, to have initial tenants in their buildings in 2014 and to complete the project in 2015.
That is, if all goes well. A lot of work has to be done.
First, there are the six damaged, unoccupied buildings where the earth shifted. Mosites Development Co. of Robinson Township, Allegheny County, is the contractor and is supervising the demolition of five of them. The sixth is owned by JCPenney, which returned to Washington Mall after the subsidence forced it from The Foundry.
Tim Lyons, a spokesman for JCPenney, based in Plano, Texas, was not available for comment about the company's plans.
"The buildings could not be saved, remediated or rehabbed," Boyd said.
He said applications for remediation of the site must be submitted to the federal Environmental Protection Agency for review. The project then would have to be found to be in compliance with state Department of Environmental Protection standards. The next step would be to go to South Strabane Township with plans.
Boyd said THF's marketing plans for The Foundry included "leading the effort" to bring Olive Garden there. The restaurant, specializing in Italian cuisine, opened Dec. 10 near Max & Erma's, which has been at The Foundry from the beginning.
Both are popular dining spots whose parking lots are consistently full at lunch and dinner times. Their apparent success could be a draw to businesses considering locating in The Foundry.
John Stickle certainly hopes so. The South Strabane manager realizes that a reborn Foundry would further energize the township's business climate and boost tax revenue.
"We've been hoping for this to come back and realized it was a matter of time," Stickle said. "We just have to wait and see how things progress.
"It's a great location."
When it announced The Foundry project in 2005, Indianapolis-based Premier Properties USA said it would build a 575,000-square-foot shopping center that would attract many retailers, including a variety of chains that weren't already doing business in the Washington area.
By December 2007, Premier had signed leases for about 20 retailers, but just JCPenney, Bed Bath & Beyond, Ross Dress-for-Less and Max & Erma's restaurant were operating.
By June 2008, Premier Properties had filed for bankruptcy, and the three stores in the in-line portion of The Foundry had closed after subsidence behind a massive retaining wall caused cracks in the floor and walls of the stores.
JCPenney later relocated to its previous store at Washington Mall, where it continues to operate today.
By the end of June 2008, Premier Properties founder and Chief Executive Officer Christopher White was charged with theft and fraud in Indiana.
Following White's conviction, the 104-acre Foundry property was posted for sheriff's sale twice, but each time the sale was postponed.
Despite the subsidence problems, the lower lots of the development along Route 19 continued to be marketed as viable retail sites. Since the latter half of 2008, THF Realty and Pittsburgh-based Mosites Development have been responsible for trying to bring retailers to the site.
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Washington police Thursday night were still piecing together the details of how a Washington & Jefferson College football player became a homicide victim after he and a teammate were robbed while walking home from drinking in a local tavern.Police Lt. Dan Stanek said investigators had no suspects in the death of Timothy McNerney, 21, a senior from Butler, who was found unresponsive shortly before 4 a.m., about an hour after campus security notified Stanek�s department of the crime.�It was totally random,� Stanek said at a news conference Thursday night in the police station.Washington County Corner Tim Warco earlier ruled McNerney�s death a homicide, stating the W&J Presidents� running back died of blunt force trauma to his head. McNerney was pronounced dead at 4:42 a.m. at Washington Hospital after being found unresponsive in the parking lot of an auto repair garage at South College and East Maiden streets.Stanek said police do not know whether McNerney was struck with a fist in the back of his head or if he suffered the head injury when he fell to the ground after being pushed.McNerney was walking back to campus with Zach DeCicco from Main Street Brew House on South Main Street when they were approached near the rear of Lombardi�s Auto Service by as many as six males wanting to steal a cellphone, Stanek said.�No types of weapons as far as we know were flashed,� he said. DeCicco suffered a possible broken nose and some other injuries, Stanek said.DeCicco, 22, a senior from Jefferson Hills, managed to escape to his dormitory. DeCicco, a defensive back on the team, did not call Washington County 911, but chose to wait and report the robbery to campus security.�He�s shook up. They were both attacked. When he got a chance to flee, he fled,� Stanek said.DeCicco and his friends then went looking for McNerney, checking the lot in front of Lombardi�s at 99 E. Maiden St. without finding any signs of him, police said.McNerney was later located in that parking lot after it was checked a second time, Stanek said.�We don�t know if he ran off and was hiding and came back,� he said.McNerney�s wallet was missing and police were working with Verizon in an attempt to locate his cellphone, police said.Police said there is video surveillance in the area that had yet to be checked to see if it offered any clues to the crime.The homicide left the small college with nearly 1,600 students in a state of shock and disbelief throughout the day.In front of the Commons dining hall on campus, students had gathered for an impromptu vigil during the day. Young people shared condolences on a large remembrance banner. Sophomore Makensie Holets, 20, wrote, �You will be missed.��It came as a shock,� said freshman Marissa Dapra, 18. �My support and prayers go out to his family and the community here.��I think during this time, it�s always good to know that people on campus supported him, even if we didn�t know him,� Holets said. Angela Giglio, 19, offered a similar sentiment.�I didn�t know him, but I know a lot of people on campus who loved him,� Giglio said. Later Thursday at a campus candlelight vigil, members of the school�s volleyball team said at least three students had been assaulted in the past several years in the area where the football players were attacked.Police said they had no evidence that college students were being targeted in crimes off campus.Stanek said there have been several recent �street robberies,� but they were in different locations around the city.The college issued a statement that said, �The campus community is heartbroken, and our deepest prayers are with Tim�s family and friends. The college is supporting the police as they continue their investigation. The safety of our students, both on and off campus, remains our highest priority,� Online, class and teammates of McNerney took to social media to remember their friend. The hashtag �#RIP5� was used on Twitter as an online testimonial. Many of the people sharing their memories were current and former teammates of McNerney.Brendan Lucchino wrote, �#RIP� Man I loved u like a brother� I�m praying for ur family bro� It was an honor to be able to call u my teammate.� Lucchino, @LuchTHeeTRuth443, is a senior linebacker and No. 44 for the Presidents.Curtis Hughes, @curtis_hughes2, freshman linebacker from Freeport, said, �#RIP5 it was an honor to play with you and an honor to be able to call you my brother.�Meanwhile, Karen Oosterhous, the director of communications for W&J, said that the student health center hosted professional counselors all day Thursday so that students could stop in for support. Staff writers Kathie O. Warco, Aaron Kendeall and Karen Mansfield contributed to this report.
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I was the primary caregiver for my mother, Mama Hawk, for 5 years. She lost her battle with Alzheimer's in June 2012. After her death, I decided to share what I learned and documented it at mamahawksjourney.com in hopes that it may help others on the same journey.
Last July, my wife Esther started acting strangely. I had noticed that her memory had been spotty for about 3 years prior to this incident, but I was finally forced to have her admitted to a nursing facility for dementia. After downsizing and selling our home where we had lived for about 40 years, I was unable to sleep one night and the opening lines of the following poem came to me, so I got up and jotted them down:
Where is the girl I used to know?
I thought I saw her a minute ago,
With her long brown hair, falling free,
My wife, Clare, and I love to travel. Upon retirement, we flew across the Arctic Circle, strolled across the Great Wall of China and through Red Square in Moscow, and meandered among the giant tortoises in the Galapagos. But on one of our trips, I noticed Clare forgetting things, and these weren't mere "senior moments." She'd talk about two grandchildren, although we have four. Or she'd talk about our trip to France, though we'd never been there.