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HARRISBURG -- Rep. Bill DeWeese, who faces criminal charges of using state employees for campaigns, used his position in the House on Thursday to question publicly the cost of the state attorney general's four-year investigation of the Legislature.
The prosecutor's office declined to provide most numbers that the Waynesburg Democrat requested in a Right to Know Law request, which he made 10 days ago and released yesterday.
"Millions of taxpayer dollars have been spent on this investigation and for general operations of the attorney general's office. ... Let's see where the money went," DeWeese told the House Appropriations Committee.
The type of financial information that DeWeese seeks doesn't exist, said Nils Hagen-Frederiksen, spokesman for acting Attorney General Bill Ryan.
DeWeese, for instance, wants percentage of staff time devoted to the investigation and employee hours.
"We're not a Philadelphia law firm working on billable hours," said Hagen-Frederiksen. "Our staff gets paid the same, regardless of what they're working on."
Hagen-Frederiksen said DeWeese sought similar information in court and was denied.
"It begs the question: Are these questions being asked as a state representative or as a criminal defendant?" Hagen-Frederiksen said.
No trial date has been set for DeWeese and an aide, Sharon Rodavich, who will be tried separately.
A tradition allows any House member to make comments at the conclusion of hearings on the budget and an invitation went to all members, said Rep. Bill Adolph, R-Delaware County.
Adolph said DeWeese, who is not a member of the budget panel, several weeks ago asked Republicans and Democrats on the committee to ask a list of questions about the investigation. "Neither side wanted to ask those questions," Adolph said.
DeWeese and Rodavich were charged in December 2009 as part of a sweeping investigation by then-Attorney General and now Gov. Tom Corbett into the use of public resources for campaigns. They are charged with theft, conflict of interest and conspiracy.


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More than 200 paintings, drawings and sculptures by students from elementary and high schools in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, will be on display in Tokyo at the Fukushima Kids Art Exhibition. The works help shed light on their experiences in dealing with the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Event organizers hope to convey a message to the world with pieces done by children. The project is broad in scope — the contributors' ages range from 7 to 18, their work sometimes graphically depicting events that took place on March 11, the day of the quake. Indeed, it's a surprisingly powerful examination of the greatest disaster in Japan since World War II from the quake's ground zero.
While the exhibition is free from Aug. 17-22, on Aug. 23 a small entry fee will be imposed due to a bigger itinerary for the day including professional live painting and performance from Tohoku dancers. All proceeds from the final day will go to art supplies and picture books for children in the regions of Japan that were hit hardest by the disaster.
"Fukushima Kids Art Exhibition: From the Region Devastated by the Tsunami, A Small Message" will be held at Zenrosai Building in Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo from 11 a.m. till 8 p.m. from Aug. 17-23. Admission is free until Aug. 23 when ticket prices will be ¥1,000 for adults and ¥500 for children of high school age and under.

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Background Pure autonomic failure (PAF) and multiple system atrophy (MSA) are both characterised by chronic dysautonomia although presenting different disability and prognosis. Skin autonomic function evaluation by indirect tests has revealed conflicting results in these disorders. Here, the authors report the first direct analysis of skin sympathetic fibres including structure and function in PAF and MSA to ascertain different underlying autonomic lesion sites which may help differentiate between the two conditions. Methods The authors studied eight patients with probable MSA (mean age 60+/-5 years) and nine patients fulfilling diagnostic criteria for PAF (64+/-8 years). They underwent head-up tilt test (HUTT), extensive microneurographic search for muscle and skin sympathetic nerve activities from peroneal nerve and punch skin biopsies from finger, thigh and leg to evaluate cholinergic and adrenergic autonomic dermal annexes innervation graded by a semiquantitative score presenting a high level of reliability. Results MSA and PAF patients presented a comparable neurogenic orthostatic hypotension during HUTT and high failure rate of microneurographic trials to record sympathetic nerve activity, suggesting a similar extent of chronic dysautonomia. In contrast, they presented different skin autonomic innervation in the immunofluorescence analysis. MSA patients showed a generally preserved skin autonomic innervation with a significantly higher score than PAF patients showing a marked postganglionic sympathetic denervation. In MSA patients with a long disease duration, morphological abnormalities and/or a slightly decreased autonomic score could be found in the leg reflecting a mild postganglionic involvement. Conclusion Autonomic innervation study of skin annexes is a reliable method which may help differentiate MSA from PAF.
Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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Pure autonomic failure without synucleinopathy.
Pure autonomic failure is a rare form of chronic autonomic failure manifesting with neurogenic orthostatic hypotension and evidence of sympathetic noradrenergic denervation unaccompanied by signs of c...
The Pharmacology of Autonomic Failure: From Hypotension to Hypertension.
Primary neurodegenerative autonomic disorders are characterized clinically by loss of autonomic regulation of blood pressure. The clinical picture is dominated by orthostatic hypotension, but supine h...
Onset of bladder and motor symptoms in multiple system atrophy: differences according to phenotype.
To compare the order of presentation of bladder and motor symptoms between multiple system atrophy phenotypes.
Pure autonomic failure vs. manifest CNS synucleinopathy: Relevance of stridor and autonomic biomarkers.
A Composite Autonomic Index as Unitary Metric for Heart Rate Variability: A Proof of Concept.
This study addresses whether a unitary cardiac autonomic nervous system index (ANSI), obtained combining multiple metrics from Heart Rate Variability (HRV) into a radar plot could provide an easy appr...
The Role of Endothelin in the Supine Hypertension of Autonomic Failure
The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that endothelin plays a role in the pathogenesis of supine hypertension in pure autonomic failure by increasing vascular resistance. To ...
A Clinical Study for Patients With Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension (NOH) Using Droxidopa
The purpose of this study is to see whether droxidopa is effective in treating symptoms of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension in patients with Primary Autonomic Failure (Pure Autonomic Fai...
Open-Label Clinical Study of Droxidopa in Patients With Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension (NOH)
The purpose of this study is to see whether the durability of effect of Droxidopa in treating symptoms of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension in patients with Primary Autonomic Failure (Pur...
Norepinephrine Transporter Blockade, Autonomic Failure
Atomoxetine, a selective norepinephrine transporter (NET) blocker, increases standing blood pressure and improves neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (NOH)-related symptoms to a greater ext...
Sustained Effect of Droxidopa in Symptomatic Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension
To evaluate the time to treatment intervention in patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD), Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), Pure Autonomic Failure (PAF), Non-Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy (ND...
Pure Autonomic Failure
A degenerative disease of the AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM that is characterized by idiopathic ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION and a greatly reduced level of CATECHOLAMINES. No other neurological deficits are present.
Autonomic Nervous System
The enteric, parasympathetic, and sympathetic nervous systems taken together. Generally speaking, the autonomic nervous system regulates the internal environment during both peaceful activity and physical or emotional stress. Autonomic activity is controlled and integrated by the central nervous system, especially the hypothalamus and the solitary nucleus, which receive information relayed from VISCERAL AFFERENTS; these and related central and sensory structures are sometimes (but not here) considered to be part of the autonomic nervous system itself.
Autonomic Pathways
Nerves and plexuses of the autonomic nervous system. The central nervous system structures which regulate the autonomic nervous system are not included.
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A syndrome complex composed of three conditions which represent clinical variants of the same disease process: STRIATONIGRAL DEGENERATION; SHY-DRAGER SYNDROME; and the sporadic form of OLIVOPONTOCEREBELLAR ATROPHIES. Clinical features include autonomic, cerebellar, and basal ganglia dysfunction. Pathologic examination reveals atrophy of the basal ganglia, cerebellum, pons, and medulla, with prominent loss of autonomic neurons in the brain stem and spinal cord. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1076; Baillieres Clin Neurol 1997 Apr;6(1):187-204; Med Clin North Am 1999 Mar;83(2):381-92)
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Diseases of the parasympathetic or sympathetic divisions of the AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; which has components located in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM and PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Autonomic dysfunction may be associated with HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; BRAIN STEM disorders; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; and PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES. Manifestations include impairments of vegetative functions including the maintenance of BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; pupil function; SWEATING; REPRODUCTIVE AND URINARY PHYSIOLOGY; and DIGESTION.
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There is still time for you to be a part of the "Gold Top Summer" with 103GBF and RC Cola, and that means YOU still have the chance to win a brand new Ford F-150 truck! Find a gold top and you could be a winner!
Stop by one of our "Gold Top Stop" (listed below) and try to become an instant qualifier. At these stops we'll have free samples of ice cold RC Cola and your chance to become an instant qualifier for that truck. Reach in our cooler and pull out a can of RC Cola. If you find one with a gold top, you're in the running for that 2013 Ford F-150!
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- Tuesday, September 3rd from 3p-4p at Casey's on S. Main Street in Princeton
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You should also stop by area RC Cola retailers and look for specially marked gold top RC Cola cans for a chance to qualify. All qualifiers will need to be present at the grand prize giveaway.
The grand prize giveaway will happen on Saturday, September 7th at Burdette Park. Qualifiers must check in between 11a-12n…so if you find a gold top can, hold onto it and bring it to the finale!
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I am planning breast augmentation with 700cc silicone and a donut lift but i have asymmetric breasts, one is bigger and sits higher and other little bit smaller and its crease is lower on my chest, like half inch lower then other. Is there any way to lift the crease (not the breast)? i dont want to lower other breast that sits higher, because i want both my breasts be higher and symmetric. Nipples are both 24 cm from sternal notch (because bigger/higher breast sags more.
Is It Possible to Lift Breast Crease? One Breast Sits Lower then Other.
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Yes- I change crease position as a routine part of most procedures- sometimes higher and sometimes lower. Rasisng a crease generally requires placing sutures to hold things where they need to be. Looking at your photos I'm not sure I would suggest a lift with donut mastopexy as I think it will not provide enough of a lift and there is a high chance that your scars will widen significantly. Just my opinion. Scott Newman, MD FACS
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Martin Byrne and Klaus Diederichs, lying fourth and fifth going into the race, both managed to do rather better on the first beat, rounding side by side in the low teens and then moving their way up the fleet into the top ten. On the finish line Byrne took third with Diederichs seventh.
Meanwhile there was an exciting battle going on at the front of the fleet featuring a number of the top Corinthian teams. At the first mark it was extremely close with Richard Goodbody leading followed by Patrick Gifford. Gavia Wilkinson-Cox, Ted Fort, David Atkinson, Owen Pay and Rob Campbell. The boats were nose to tail the whole way round the track and Goodbody was facing challenges from all sides. He managed to hold his pursuers at bay until the closing stages of the final beat when the battle simple overwhelmed him and he made what proved to be a fateful tacking error which ultimately not only lost him the lead but dropped him back into fifth place, Gifford stormed to victory with Wilkinson-Cox, Byrne and Atkinson chasing him over the line.
With the discard coming into play there has been a big shuffle on the scoreboard and the scene is all set for an exciting final race showdown. Whilst Mikhail Muratov still technically leads the regatta he is now on equal 16 points with second placed Klaus Diederichs and Martin Byrne is just a single point behind them on 17. Julia Bailey has dropped into fourth on 23 points with Olga White in fifth on 28 points.
The fight for the Corinthian Trophy, which is scored as a separate series, is so tight that whilst in the overall standings Simon Brien leads Richard Goodbody by four points, in the Corinthian standings Goodbody leads Brien by a single point. Thanks to his race five win Patrick Gifford is now lying in third place five points behind Brien and on equal points with Nigel Biggs.
With just one more race to complete tomorrow we're expecting a thrilling conclusion to the regatta. The forecast is for stronger winds again so the Dragons are looking forward to saying a spectacular farewell to Abersoch and the South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club who have been such terrific hosts for this regatta.
This evening the crews are enjoying the Edinburgh Cup Gala Dinner, which is being held at Tremfan Hall, a majestic country house overlooking Llanbedrog headland, Cardigan Bay and the mountains of Snowdonia. Dining with the competitors are representatives of the event's main sponsors Aberdeen Asset Management, GJW Direct and Gwynedd Council. We'd like to thank them and all the sponsors and official suppliers of this regatta for their most generous Full Full crew list
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The two biggest games of the week have got to be the SEC Championship and the Big 12 Championship. The winner between Alabama and Florida will most likely be heading to the National Championship, while Oklahoma can seal its own trip to the big game with a win over Missouri.
The #1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide comes into this weekend undefeated yet are still considered the underdog. The Florida Gators have been on fire following their one loss this season, winning each of their last seven games by at least four touchdowns. This is shaping up to be one of the greatest conference championships of all time.
Tied for first place in the Big 12 South with Texas and Texas Tech, the Oklahoma Sooners earned their trip to the Big 12 championship by placing ahead of both of those teams in the BCS rankings. They just need to avoid an upset at the hands of the Missouri Tigers for a likely trip to the BCS Championship. Missouri lost to Oklahoma in last year's Big 12 Championship thus ending their hopes for a BCS title, and they would love to return the favor.
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Florida Governor Rick Scott joined Chromalloy officials and employees in February as the company broke ground on a new $5 million ceramic core production facility in Tampa, FL.
The new 40,000-sq ft production facility is being built adjacent to the company's newly operational $30 million industrial investment foundry. The ceramic core facility will be built in 2011 and online by the first quarter of 2012.
The company's new 150,000-sq ft investment casting foundry in Tampa – Chromalloy Castings – was unveiled in December 2010 and is fully online. The foundry expanded the company's casting capability to pour up to one million pounds of superalloy turbine components and parts for aerospace, aero-derivative and industrial gas turbine engines.
Chromalloy is a large, independent supplier of technologically advanced repairs, coatings, and FAA-approved replacement parts for turbine airfoils and other critical engine components for commercial airlines, the military and industrial turbine engine applications.
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Showing off her mismatched two-piece, the former 'American Idol' winner writes on Twitter, 'I don't know why but my bathing suit reminds me of fruity pebbles. :)'
Jordin Sparks apparently isn't shy about showing off her bikini body. The young singer, who found fame by winning season 6 of "American Idol", snapped a picture of herself wearing only a pair of mismatched bikini, and has shared it with her fans via Twitter.
The photo was taken by the 21-year-old herself using what seems to be a mobile phone. It captures her standing in front of a huge bathroom mirror. Along with the image, she wrote, "I don't know why but my bathing suit reminds me of fruity pebbles. :)" In a following tweet, she explained, "top is from target & bottoms from old navy! Lol."
The Chris Brown collaborator in "No Air" got positive response from her followers for the bikini picture. One wrote to the "Battlefield" singer, "im inspired by how u embrace your body & have worked so hard 2 look even more amazing than u were <3" To the posting, she replied, "Thx mama! Werk what we got!"
In another news, Jordin has been tapped to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby. The singer ,who has sung the same song at Super Bowl XLII in February 2008, will deliver her rendition of the national anthem on May 7 at the Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville.


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Students are encouraged to begin by taking any English Department course (ENG or CW) at the 200 level. Most, but not all, 200 level courses require students to have successfully fulfilled the college writing requirement (WR). However, ENG 201 has no pre-requisite and is open to all first year students. Students should take at least one 200 level literature course in the English department before proceeding to ENG 290.
ENG 201 Introduction to Literature
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Looking to leeward of the AC45, towards the former challenger, with her towering mast and massive spinnaker emblazoned in the Emirates Team New Zealand livery, it was time to make a choice as to where you would rather be.
There was no doubt that our heart was now with the dancing wingsailed catamaran type.
If there had been a choice of match races to see that day on the Waitemata. Two AC Version 5's jousting, or two AC45's flying - where would we rather be?
We'd take the 45's any day, now.
Toady, the winds were light, and the sunlight bright. Not the best to put the AC45 through her paces. A day better for fishing.
Aboard the AC45, the first impression is that you are sailing a not very big dinghy, or maybe a 30ft sports boat.
Everything seems very light and small. The big deck gear is noticeable by its absence.
There's no noise. None of the dull screaming of loaded sheets being eased that characterised the monohulls.
The wingsail is directly sheeted, 49er style, off its base out to a small winch on the windward hull alongside the helmsman.
There's a complex purchase system under the wingsail, which essentially ensures the sail is adjusted as automatically as possible.
A couple of headsails - one for windward the other for reaching are hanked or on the furler, plus a couple of running backstays, and that's it. All very simple, aside for the lifting and lowering mechanism for the dagger foils.
Winding her up on the almost non-existent wind is a struggle, with both hulls immersed she feels a little sticky aside from the fact that the speedo reads 7kts.
From what we can work out 12kts seems to be about the minimum liftoff speed, and after searching out a bit more pressure - all six knots of it - the windward hull is out and we're in business.
Once airborne, the AC45 feels like a low flying bird - again there is no noise, no load, no stress.
Erle Williams, onetime-bowman of KZ-7 in the 1987 Louis Vuitton Cup is out for the day - his first on the AC45 - and remarks how well the systems are set up. The former America's Cup sailor, Whitbread WTR watch captain and VOR 40kt club member doesn't seem to have too much trouble working out which string to pull, underlining the simplicity of the catamaran.
In previous trips afloat in the Oracle racing chaseboat we've seen crews scrambling a little on the trampoline and wonder what it is really like.
Not as difficult as it looks to be honest. There's no moon-walking. Yes the mesh does have some give - but is easy to get around and certainly easier to work on than a keelboat. There's a bit more distance to cover between tacks, but it is not hard, and as William noted after the sail - the AC45 is very similar to working on an 18ft skiff.
From the chaseboat we counted the seconds for a gybe - there were just six. The same or less than a monohull, and a lot less frenetic activity.
There's no boom doing a haymaker through the centre of the boat. The mainsheet equivalent is barely eased, and the wing just folds into the new tack. It a pleasant experience not to have to duck your head, or keep an eye out for the dark shadow of a mainboom on the move,
Upwind it is a similar story, we didn't really count the seconds for a tack but it is certainly no more than six, and probably less.
The only trick upwind is to manage the heel angle of the AC45 as the crew come off the rain in preparation for the tack. Yes, these boats are crew weight sensitive and as the crew unweight, the 'mainsheet' is eased a few centimetres to drop off some of the pressure and maintain heel angle.
Through the tack it is every man for himself. Most go over the top of the centre spine - but underneath is also possible and the centre load bearing member is not the obstruction it appears from off the boat.
In short the AC45 seems to be very well designed and engineered - and like all yachts of those characteristics seems to be easy to sail, and a pleasure to sail.
Can these boats be match raced? Sure they can - maybe a more balanced and rewarding form of sailing - with a more equal emphasis on being able to sail fast, sail hard, good tactics and good positioning on the course. Yes there will be much bigger gains and losses with this type of boat than the monohulls. But with this type of boat, capable of covering a lot of water very quickly the racing won't be over until the finish.
The opportunity for more pressure, and conversion of a knock downwind, will be enough to pull back a lot of time in short order.
On the water in the AC45, while she does feel a little like she is going around on rails, the racer in us doesn't take much to imagine another competitor on the other side of the course, who could easily be coming back on the other gybe with better pressure and angle plus 3-5kts more boatspeed and much better VMG, and a handy lead has just evaporated.
Another point of difference with the AC45 is the lack of instrumentation. Quite what will go on board, is another matter. And whether you have the time to look at it is another matter again. The prototype has just a simple speedo on the centrespine - showing just heading and boatspeed. No-one seems to look at it.
This is a boat for the seat of the pants sailor - and will reward those with that ability. Just like the 18ft skiffs.
Erle, and others of his ilk, will be in their element.
Both videos below shot from on-board the AC45 using small unstabilized cameras/iPhone4 - apologies for the quality.


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Short fasts can accelerate fat loss and make you healthier. But should you do them? Should your clients? If so, how?
Intermittent fasting (IF) is the name some people give to the practice of occasionally going for extended periods without eating.
Of course, fasting is nothing new. Humans have fasted for most of their history, whether it's during the typical overnight period, during more extended periods of food scarcity, or for religious reasons.
What is new is the clinical research. Data show that IF, when done properly, might help extend life, regulate blood glucose, control blood lipids, manage body weight, gain (or maintain) lean mass, and more.
Rather than something we're forced to endure – whether because of food shortage or cultural expectations – IF is becoming something that health and physique-oriented people are seeking out in order to keep their bodies in top shape.
That's why, in this video series, we'll teach you all about the hottest trend in the nutrition field. What it's all about. Who it's for. And, most importantly, whether you (or your clients) should give it a try.
To learn more about this hot topic, click the play button below. (Or click here for part 1, part 2, part 3, or part 5).
This video is about 10 minutes long.
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In part 3 of this video series, we shared some of the benefits of intermittent fasting, talked about the research, and discussed some of the most popular fasting programs out there.
Today, we'll discuss my experiments with fasting.
That's nice, but I'll never try fasting
Before that, though, I know that some of you are thinking: "Well, this is great and all. But I'd never try any of this stupid fasting stuff."
Yet you already fast. Every day.
Think about it: The time from your last meal at night until your first meal of the next day is an extended fast. That's usually about 12 hours.
So, is something like a 16/8 fast all that different from what you're doing now? In essence it's just skipping one meal. Your first one (breakfast) or your last one (dinner).
To better illustrate this, I made a graphs. (I like graphs.)
If you're eating 2,500 kcal over 4 meals, this is what your schedule might look like.
(Notice the meal/calorie spikes at 8am, noon, 4pm, and 8pm).
By way of comparison, here's what a 16/8 meal schedule might look like for the same amount of calories.
(Notice the meal/calorie spikes at 2pm and 10pm with a smaller snack at 6pm).
And here's what a 20/4 meal schedule might look like for the same amount of calories.
(Notice the meal/calorie spikes at 6pm and 10pm).
The only differences between these approaches are:
- how big each meal is
- when you eat
- how frequently you eat
Now you can talk about it
If you've been following along with this video series you'll know that I started with a one day fast, spent a lot of time with fasting researchers and reviewing the literature, and learned all I could about the most popular approaches to intermittent fasting.
After all that, I was feeling pretty expert on the topic. Until I came across a great story from strength and track coach Dan John.
Apparently Dan had tried a fairly extreme/restrictive diet to drop 30 pounds. After completing the diet, he heard from fat loss expert Alwyn Cosgrove. Alwyn told him:
"Hey, now that you've tried the diet, you can actually talk about it."
That really struck a chord with me.
With nutrition and exercise interventions, experience is king. Sure, you could read about things, research, investigate, experiment. Create an awesome theory, even.
But, if you haven't tried something yourself, you should probably keep quiet until you do.
Inspired by this philosophy, I decided to test drive a few of these fasting protocols. I figured I owed that to myself and to those coming to me for advice.
So I committed to at least 6 months of intermittent fasting.
My experiments
Before sharing my plan, I should mention two things.
First, I'm a professional dieter. In other words, I've done nearly every diet or nutritional protocol that's around to test its efficacy.
I enjoy the process. And, as a trained scientist, I'm pretty good at testing (and measuring) things objectively.
Second, I adopted some new goals.
I'm a life-long fitness enthusiast. However, wanting a new challenge, I decided to train for and compete in masters level track and field. I wanted to drop some body weight and fat while preserving my strength and power.
All told, here were my goals:
- Put intermittent fasting to the test
- Try something new and different
- Lose 20 lbs of body weight
- Lose mostly body fat; retain lean mass
- Support my intense strength and power training
- Feel good while "dieting"
- Stay healthy through the process.
Over the course of the 6 month experiment, here's what I tried:
- Month 1 – Full day fast every Sunday
- Month 2 – Full day fast every Sunday
- Month 3 – Full day fast every Wednesday and Sunday
- Month 4 – Daily fasting (16h fasting / 8h eating)
- Month 5 – Daily fasting (16/8) with 1 full day fast on Sunday
- Month 6 – Daily fasting (16/8) with longer weekend fasts (20/4)
The results?
Well, here's what happened with my body weight:
- Month 1 and 2 – Lost 12 pounds (from 190lbs to 178 lbs)
- Month 3 – Lost 7 pounds (from 178lbs to 171lbs)
- Month 4 – Gained 4 pounds (from 171lbs to 175lbs)
- Month 5 – Lost 4 pounds (from 175lbs to 171lbs)
- Month 6 – Gained 2 pounds (from 171lbs to 173lbs)
During this time I lost a lot of body fat, as you can see in these photos below.
Yes, I know, the lighting is different since I did a professional photo shoot to celebrate the end of the experiment. However, the changes in body composition should be obvious.
So, in the end, I lost about 20 pounds, got extremely lean, had success in my track races, and reached all of my goals.
Mission accomplished.
Of course, this is a brief overview of the process. If you'd like to learn more, check out our free online book: Experiments with Intermittent Fasting.
We outline every menu and workout I followed for the 6 months. We also include journal entries, blood chemistry results, and much more.
Wrap-up and today's takeaways
That's it for part 4 of Intermittent Fasting: Science or Fiction?
For now, here are some key points.
- Even the most frequent eater practices fasting — when they sleep.
- Most fasting protocols are just an extension of the overnight fast.
- Intrigued by my fasting research, I committed to 6 months of fasting.
- My experiments were successful and I accomplished most of my goals.
- For some interesting muscle gain experiments, and a wrap up, check out part 5.
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Can anyone explain why Internet Explorer (v8.0 and probably earlier versions as well), asks:
"Do you want to view only the webpage content that was delivered securely?"
I've looked through my code and I cannot find anywhere where I am referencing non-secure content.
Any help would be appreciated.
What do you expect? IE is the only one that keep asking questions about website's security certificate when visiting a https page if you don't change the settings where all other browser give you the option on screen when visiting such a page
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I'm 21 and I've been with my boyfriend for nearly a year.
First of all what I'd like to explain is that we both have depression, our mutual problems are how we became close and we bonded and I feel we're strong together. I love him very much and he's my best friend.
The difficulty is that unlike him, my depression gives me intense paranoia and anxiety, something which I'm aiming to sort this year as I've been put in touch with a psychiatric nurse who is going to assess me.
I'm in a vulnerable position. I'm very much in love for the first time and I have issues with self confidence and my esteem.
This Christmas he's been going through an especially difficult time with his family and home life.
Thing is, he withdraws and I can't help but become paranoid I've done something or he's planning on finishing with me; I'd like to add that I have no proof of this whatsoever and I suppose I feel bad because I constantly think when he goes quiet or he's sad it's about me, out of the two of us I'd say in general he's able to deal with his feelings a lot better.
We've spoken about this, he's explained that withdrawing is how he deals with things, that he doesn't mean it, that when he's down he doesn't like being overly showered with attention (which I always get the terrible urge to do, naturally) and that he really doesn't feel the need to share all his problems and burden me with them.
The difficulty is I'm terribly sensitive to how he behaves, for example he's made it clear he's feeling down on Facebook and today I tried messaging him, he went offline pretty soon after and didn't reply; I know he most probably just doesn't feel like talking, but I couldn't help but be in tears after and fearful he was sick of me.
I've decided to give him some space, concentrate on myself for a bit and see how things go, I'll be seeing him in a few days, but I'm irrationally terrified he won't ever speak to me again if I wait for him to get in touch, again this is something I have no proof of.
More than anything I just want to be able to deal better with the amount of conflict that goes on in my head daily, part of me is so logical, but the fear makes me constantly negative and sad when we're apart. I don't really feel I can speak with him about it as much as I'd like to because I KNOW it's my problem, I know I'm oversensitive and I really don't want to stress him too much.
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AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after a patient died suddenly at the Royal Bolton Hospital.
The Bolton News understands a man is thought to have bled to death in the hospital's high dependency unit in March.
Health chiefs have now set up a serious case review panel to look into the incident.
A director from the Bolton NHS Foundation Trust will lead the investigation and a report will be presented to the trust board and the NHS Bolton Clinical Commisioning Group (CCG).
The hospital's head of communications, Heather Edwards, said: "We can confirm that we have had an incident in which sadly a patient died unexpectedly.
"We have set up a serious case review panel to look into this to see what, if anything, could have been done differently.
"A final report will go to our board, the CCG, and the family once the review has been completed."
The police are not involved in the investigation.
Findings of the investigation could be passed to the coroner once the trust has completed the review.


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The start of a new year annually offers the promise of fresh starts. For Stuart A. Gansky, MS, DrPH, Director of the University of California San Francisco's Center to Address Disparities in Children's Oral Health [1] (CAN DO), perhaps continuing to lead his team as he did last year would be the best start. That's because a 2012 Gallup survey of UCSF employees recently recognized Dr. Gansky as one of UCSF's great managers [2]. He is the first UCSF faculty member to win this honor since the introduction of this initiative in December 2011.
"This is a great and well-deserved accolade for Stuart," said Lisa Chung (DDS, MPH), a CAN DO researcher and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Preventive & Restorative Dental Sciences at UCSF's School of Dentistry. "UCSF defines a great manager as someone who provides employees with the necessary resources and support to advance the mission and vision of UCSF. He certainly meets this definition, but more importantly, Stuart genuinely cares about the success and professional development of his colleagues and employees."
Sarit Helman, a Clinical Trials Specialist at CAN DO's Data Coordinating Center (DCC), agrees.
"He's there to support you," said Helman. "He's also there as an example. When you work with someone who works so hard and is just so pleasant, it is hard not to want to do that yourself."
According to UCSF Dentistry Dean John D.B. Featherstone, "he [Dr. Gansky] does what the best managers do; he creates an environment where his team can thrive, where they can use their best creative skills, where they can be happy, where they feel they can contribute to the world. If we could, we would clone him."
The Gallup poll is an organization-wide initiative that is conducted by UCSF every two years or so. Supervisors and managers who score highest in key manager skill areas such as provision of feedback, staff development, and setting clear expectations as well as in the top ten percent of the engagement survey overall are identified as great mangers.
In addition to his duties as CAN DO Director, in 2012 Dr. Gansky was appointed the John C. Greene Endowed Chair in Primary Care Dentistry [3] as well as the Vice Chair for Research in UCSF Dentistry's Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences (PRDS). He also serves as Assistant Director of the UCSF Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute's (CTSI) Mentor Development Program and as a professor in the Division of Oral Epidemiology & Dental Public Health in the PRDS Department, where he teaches evidence-based dentistry and mentors many students, residents, and faculty members who practice or teach primary care dentistry at UCSF.
Dr. Gansky earned his Doctor of Public Health degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has focused his research career on health promotion and primary disease prevention, authoring more than 100 publications. His background in biostatistics, epidemiology and public health has led him to focus on discovery directly relevant to issues of importance in primary care dentistry and health disparities.
CAN DO is funded by a 7-year, $24 million cooperative agreement with the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR U54 DE019285).
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~Treasure of the Heart~
I have fallen in love with the beautiful crafts created right from the pages of a book! Have you seen the wreaths, butterflies and other goodies? All you need to do is hop to Pinterest for inspiration or stop by Jennifer Rizzo's daughter's room or check out the gorgeous starburst wreath at City Farmhouse. Aren't they beautiful? and cool?
With Valentine's Day right around the corner, I decided to make my version in the form of a heart wreath.
Valentine's Day Heart Wreath
I scoured my bookshelves for a book that I wouldn't mind ripping pages from, plus I wanted it to have some sort of significance to the project. Last year, I purchased a few cheap books to fill my bookcases. Luckily, I had an old romance novel that I had picked up for $.25! Plus, the title was "Treasure of the Heart." How appropriate!
I've included my FIRST EVER video tutorial on how to make the Valentines' wreath!
I've also included the step-by-step directions below.
I rolled each page to form a sort of "cone."
Then I began attaching the rolled pages to a heart-shaped cardboard cut-out with hot glue.
I started with the outside of the form and then simply layered each row on top of each other.
You can decide the direction you prefer your pages to aim, whether that be up, down or to the side. As you can see, most of my pages aim upwards, but begin to angle down as they get toward the bottom of the heart.
I attached a red and white ribbon to the back of the wreath as a hanger.
I hung my new Valentine's Day Heart Wreath on my corner cabinet.
I love the simple yet elegant look of this wreath. The book I chose to use was an older book, so the pages had started to yellow. I like the "antique" look that the pages give the wreath. This was a fun and easy project and I love it!
What have you created from the pages of a book?


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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Meijer here yesterday said it has deployed a new software-based marketing tool to optimize its ability to deliver individualized promotional offers to its existing customers.
Provided by NCR Corporation and Teradata, a division of NCR, the Enterprise Offer Management solution includes NCR's Copient Logix software and Teradata Customer Relationship Management (CRM), an analytical software portfolio.
"Meijer wants to continuously improve its relationship with our customers, and we increasingly look for technology to help with that process," said the chain's director of retail systems Elmer Robinson. "Enterprise Offer Management greatly enhances our ability to manage the promotional offers that we extend to shoppers at the checkout and, potentially, at other touchpoints in the future. It provides a 'closed loop' solution, from data warehousing to campaign management, to offer optimization, to content management to multichannel execution."
Enterprise Offer Management is designed to deliver cost savings, increase revenue and margins, and improve the shopping experience, according to NCR. It comprises the processes and technologies that enable retailers to create, manage, execute, and evaluate promotional programs.
NCR and Teradata developed the software package components to provide functions ranging from data warehousing and analytics to promotion management and communications delivery at consumer touchpoints.
The components are:
- Teradata CRM, which was developed to determine the needs and preferences of different customer groups and automate the delivery of personalized communications through the best channel;
- Teradata Offer Optimizer, which automates the process of matching hundreds of products or offers to millions of customers, based on business rules;
- NCR's Copient Logix, which manages offer distribution at retail touchpoints, such as point-of-sale (POS) workstations, kiosks, fuel pumps, Web sites, or e-mail - in real time;
- An open POS application with consumer marketing functionality.
"We did not have to worry about stitching together multiple products to deploy an end-to-end solution," Robinson said. "NCR ACS, with the Consumer Marketing module, was already in place chainwide, driving our POS operations. The other components of our Enterprise Offer Management solution - Teradata CRM, Teradata Offer Optimizer and Copient Logix - were proven and integrated, enabling us to readily implement and launch an effective promotional management program."
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Okay, so firstly I'm not taking sides, but I know that this is of course a difficult situation. I am a teacher of English to foreign speakers but I don't want you all to think i'm taking sides, i'm merely wanting to use this as a "rant" of experiences.
Last year I got called names and spat at on the Metro (in Newcastle) by a man who seen me sitting with my friend from University who happened to be Arab of Lebanese descent, at what point did I cause a problem to this man? Who then found it acceptable to spit at me and call me a "traitor" because I was with someone who despite being from an Arabic country, she doesn't follow Islam, dresses in "normal" clothing and doesn't even wear a headscarf, yet I was still a "traitor" .
As I said, I understand the frustration, but at the same time - people put every single Muslim person into one "pot" - you can't paint everyone with the same brush - not every single Muslim person is what people say they are and I personally think it's because of the media showing them as they do.
A lot of Islamic people I know are disheartened about the Shariah Law in London and they think it is a terrible situation and is something that should be looked upon and changed because they personally think that the most important rule is to adapt yourself to the culture of the country that you decided to live in - using my friends as examples - all of the people I know who follow Islam speak English fluently, took the official examinations for British English (which in this situation for non-natives is called IELTS) and have gone on to do GCSEs, A-Levels (some onto university) and give money to UK Charities more than international charities and only ever speak Arabic when at home, even their parents who came to the UK will speak English when out of the house.
I've only ever seen the Burkha once in Newcastle too and we have a lot of people here from Arab descent.
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Exactly, When in Rome, etc. I don't like seeing the full face covering Burkha?, you just don't know what's underneath it.
Should we ban it, as it has been in France?.
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There is no such thing as a problem, just a solution!!
In a word, yes.
Keep smiling - it's never as bad as you think!!
One abiding memory, I have, is of my mother slapping my hand away, if it was over my mouth, telling me that it's rude to cover your mouth while speaking.
Whilst on the subject of Burkhas, anyone know how well it has gone in France, since the ban was imposed?.
Lincoln .7
There is no such thing as a problem, just a solution!!
As I understand it, you're not allowed to wear motorcycle helmets when walking into banking institutions so your face can be picked up on CCTV (should you decide to rob the place).
What's the difference between wearing a blacked out visor helmet and a Burkha with regard to CCTV facial pick-up?
Feel free to check out my aviation pictures at http://www.flickr.com/photos/lhr_spotter/ - comments welcome
Are you telling me you actually know a Bank worth ROBBING? I had to give my Bank, TSB 2 days notice to draw £**** out, and was told they didn't carry that amount at the branch.
For some reason, I went straight into Victor Meldrew mode.
Lincoln .7
There is no such thing as a problem, just a solution!!
heslop01 when Asian men stop spitting in the street I might agree with you.TB was wiped out in this country until we became multiculteral.
Jim I am with Santander which is a building society I can draw only £500 from a branch plus another £200 a day from a cashpoint but ue my debit card as much as I like. If I want more than £500 in cash I have to give one days notice then I can have what I like funds permitting!
I have kleptomania,But when it gets bad
I take something for it.
Hi Paul, I get your drift, but when you think, it's YOUR money, be it Pension, Savings or monthly wages, surly they should be able to give you your money, without having to make you wait two days.What if it's a Friday, and you live in a small town such as I do, and food etc, or a car repair needs paying for, plus a multitude of other things?.
Many yrs ago, I was with Barclays, I was on holiday in Cornwall, and saw a boat I wanted, I phoned the Manager of the Bank up,(Back home) who was also a very friendly chap, told him I wanted a Loan to buy the boat, and he stated to go ahead, the money was in my account almost straight away, and the Loan papers were duly signed when I came back home.
Now, the very same Branch, has no Manager at all,and also, no way could that happen nowadays.
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Sorry for thread drift.
There is no such thing as a problem, just a solution!!
Looks like the Feds have collared them-
Sometimes it's better to be a bumblebee than it is to be Professor Heinkel.
I am sorry but if Muslim...Jew....Christian....scientologist......wh ite...black.....brown.....turquoise...yellow....pi nk or any other variation of the above come to the UK they should be expected to abide by the laws of this Country, failure to do that they should be deported back to their country of Origin, if this is their Country of Origin they should be punished to show them it is not acceptable. The same should also happen to the person spitting in the face of the poster above.
Myself I would deport all illegal aliens, most have arrived from France which isnt fleeing from a Country of persocution, Switzerland has this spot on with their immigration control, but those here legally and not abiding by the laws of the country should be given three chances, if the do not adhere to our laws then their citizenship should be revoked or rights to work in the UK revoked and that includes EU Citizens, they then should be deported back to their homeland.
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And we seem to fall for it every time.
Just my opinion.
Lincoln .7
There is no such thing as a problem, just a solution!!
I would deport then to France, that is where they came from, it is then up to France to pass them back to the country they came from, it is the First Country in Europe you get to you claim asylum, therefore it is down to France.
How many illegals can you get in a C17?
I have kleptomania,But when it gets bad
I take something for it.
Nah!! Make em all swim back fuels too expensive.
Lincoln .7
There is no such thing as a problem, just a solution!!
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Verizon gives customers 45 days to opt out of personal data sharing
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1. nick315 (Posts: 17; Member since: 27 Feb 2009)
will this be terms for cancelling your contract without an ETF?
5. PapaJay224 (Posts: 866; Member since: 08 Feb 2009)
No sir, the only Info or "Affiliats" we will share with are Qwest and Verizon, and its only for savings and Single billing enrollment options, but since we send Txt's and call the Primary phone user, customers are getting there fruit of the looms all in a bunch...Who wants to save money? Everyone. Who wants to be called to save money? Noone. Who is responsible for making the changes to save money? YOU ARE! How many people actually take the time to review the account? NOONE! Hence the letter...So my deepest goes out to those who wine about coorperations who steal from customers, While Verizon all this time has been trying to help.
2. heavybreathing (Posts: 276; Member since: 26 Feb 2009)
The US Patriot Act: Now coming to Verizon!
3. Vitamins4022 (unregistered)
that is scary! "affiliates, agents and parent companies" can be anybody! Allowing this to happen would be allowing telemarketers to call your cell phone legally! Yuck!!
4. Fan_of_Fanboys (Posts: 101; Member since: 13 Nov 2008)
No it is not terms to cancel w/o ETF b/c they give you option to opt-out. pay the etf if life is so bad. and this is OLD news. Like 2007 old. And here is how AT&T and Sprint handled this same situation: Verizon Wireless is not the first company to be tripped up by the response to these notices. Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) was subject to the same misunderstanding in January, after it started sending out notices. And, when the long-distance arm of AT&T was sending out such notices along with its bills last year and twice ran out, in April and May, it mistakenly counted almost 11,000 customers who had not received notices as having been given the chance to opt out. AT&T agreed to settle the FCC's investigation into the matter for $350,000. Here is a link from HoFo with the info:http://www.howardforums.com/sh
owthread.php?t=1258083And for your cheap morons if you actually read it is not selling specific info. Just general info like "A user in city, state used X amount of data" not "Nick315 watched 4 hours of porn at heavybreathing's house"


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Hambantota: Dinesh Chandimal and Kumar Sangakkara shared an 87-run partnership to lead Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket win over New Zealand in a rain-hit fourth one-day International on Saturday.
The win gives Sri Lanka an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series with one match left. Put into bat, New Zealand made 131 for 8 after the match was reduced to 32 overs because of rain at Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium.
Dinesh Chandimal (43), Kumar Sangakkara (42 not out) and Upul Tharanga (27) were the main scorers as Sri Lanka achieved the target with more than five overs to spare.
In what turned out to be a comfortable victory, Jeevan Mendis stood out for his triple-strike in a space of five deliveries that hurt New Zealand's prospects at a time when they were seeking to lend some stability to their innings. New Zealand suffered their tenth defeat in 11 completed ODIs since February this year.


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This summer I'm going to do everything I can, in the beauty department, to make this a carefree season of fun. This includes protecting my hair, skin, and nails. Yes, this is my idea of fun. I created a list of 10 summer beauty favorites that are definitely must-haves for me. Here's to a hassle-free summer!
1. The New Braiding Handbook: Author and blogger Abby Smith of TwistMePretty.com has put together a book of trendy twists, fishtails, and updos. In my opinion, they are perfect for summer. Don't worry, she included easy to follow instructions and step-by-step photos. I'll need to practice a few of these for my summer looks. Check it out here.
2. Mary Kay At Play Bold Fluid Eyeliner: This summer I plan to add a pop of color to my look with these fun liquid eyeliners from MK. There are four intense colors to choose from—Gold Metal, The Real Teal, Blue My Mind, and Hello Violet. Find them here.
3. AERIN Gardenia Rattan: I've never been a fan of floral fragrances, until now. This is one I just might run out of this summer. With floral notes of Gardenia, Tuberose, Tiare Tahiti, and a touch of Amber—it's perfect summer mix. Find it here.
4. Dove Advanced Care NutriumMoisture Shea Butter Anti-Perspirant Deodorant: When it comes to deodorant and these L.A. summer's I can't afford to mess around. Seriously, it gets hot here! I know I can always depend on Dove for those needs. And with their NutriumMoisture and Shea Butter, I know it will provide ultimate care after every time I shave. Learn more here.
5. Mary Kay TimeWise Targeted-Action Eye Revitalizer: Let's be honest, summer is usually filled with tons of activities and for me that means puffy eyes and dark circles. I just started using this serum and it's so amazingly delicious and cool on the eyes. Key ingredients include Citrus Peel (Apigenen), Cucumber Cucumis Sativa, Oat Kernel (Avena Sativa) Extract, and Gotu Kola Centella Asiatica). Find it here.
6. H2O+ Spa Sea Salt Hydrating Body Gloss: Always a fan of this line, there is just something about a body spray that leaves your skin soft, glowing, and fragrant. Spritz this on after you get out of the shower for healthy looking summer skin. I'm obsessed with the green tea scent and key ingredients. Learn more here.
7. Neutrogena Ultra Sheer® Face + Body Stick Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 70: No summer beauty list would be complete with my Neutrogena sunscreen. It's a must! I really love this stick for daily use. It's lightweight, no-mess, and can be used on your face. But, make sure to apply evenly or you'll be left with unwanted tan lines. Yes, it works that good! Get it here.
8. Lubriderm Daily Moisture Lotion with Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 15: You know I need to wear lotion daily…for this I go to Lubriderm. It really has become my daily essential. I don't leave home without it. Check it out here.
9. L'Oreal Paris Hair Expertise Everstrong Anti-Breakage Double Serum: I already know my hair will take a beating with the sun, wind, chlorine, and salt water. I've decided to include this serum to my daily hair routine to protect, strengthen, and fortify my hair from the inside out. Find it here.
10. L'Oreal Paris Extraordinaire Gel-Lacque 1-2-3 Kit: As fast as my nails grow, I can't afford to get a gel manicure every two weeks. And this summer they will take a beating (like I mentioned with my hair above). This kit allows me to do my nails at home and a lot cheaper, without the UV rays. May not be identical to the salon, but as long as I get the shine and longer wear out of it, I'm good. Learn more here.
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Addiction is a very complex and sophisticated disease. Kristina Wandzilak, a professional interventionist featured in the TLC show "Addicted," puts it like this, "Addiction is a combination of genetic, biochemical, social, environmental and psychological events in a person's life that collide to create and manifest an addiction. And it's especially tricky to identify, because it rarely looks the same in any two people."
There's no exact equation to figure out how someone becomes an addict. But here are seven indicators that your loved one may be struggling with addiction. If three of the seven apply, he or she can be diagnosed as chemically dependent.
Building up a tolerance for alcohol or drugs is a lot like training for a marathon. The more frequently you run, the longer you can go before you have to stop. And the more frequently you drink, the more you can consume before you fall over. Most people try not to go that far when drinking, but you should always keep a mental note of your consumption. If you normally have two glasses of wine and get a nice buzz, then a month later find out that you need a bottle to achieve the same feeling, you may want to take a closer look at your drinking habits.
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A glass of red wine a day is thought to keep the doctor away, but too much will hurt your heart, as well as other highly functioning organs. The recommended daily serving for women is one glass and no more than two glasses for men.
Each chemical substance has a set of characteristic withdrawal symptoms that vary per drug. Alcohol withdrawal is often marked by shakiness and anxiety, and cocaine withdrawal usually leaves you feeling depressed and tired. Withdrawal from opiate pills will give you a headache and stomach cramps. These withdrawal symptoms occur from repeated use and aren't to be confused with a hangover from a big night out. If you're experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms, or you're using more of the same substance to avoid withdrawal, this is a sign of addiction.
Most addicts can't say no to their substance of choice, especially once it's in their system. A social drinker with a good relationship with alcohol can go out and have one glass of wine, then stop. Wandzilak explains that a sign of addiction is that you can no longer predict with 100 percent accuracy when you'll be able to stop drinking or using your drug of choice once you've started.
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Addicts who go through rehab have a better chance of long-term sobriety if they stay in a program for three months or longer.
"I can quit anytime I want" is a phrase that been used so frequently that it's almost become a cliché. But it's true. Addicts who are aware that there's a problem will try on their own to control their use or try to stop. But rarely is this possible once an addiction has set in. To truly get a grip on the abuse, and addict must get help from others.
Wandzilak explains that addiction is an attachment disorder, where the addict pushes back from human attachments and forms a bond with their chemical of choice. This results in noticeable preoccupation with the chemical and the addict's life starts to revolve around the chase of getting it, where and when to use it and nursing withdrawal symptoms once they run out.
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Detox symptoms range from barely noticeable to severe based on a number of variables. These include the kind of drug, and how much and how often it was consumed.
As a person's addiction gets larger, his or her life gets smaller. This works in tandem with indicator No. 3 -- leisure time that would have been spent with friends or pursuing a hobby is now spent obtaining or using alcohol or drugs. Problems in the workplace are likely to arise if drug use is impacting performance on the job. All of this makes a noticeable impact on a person's quality of life.
Once the cat is out of the bag and your loved one has been confronted about his or her excessive alcohol or drug use, he or she may continue to do it anyway. Wandzilak describes this as the hallmark to addiction. Areas of consequence that are looked at are family, social, occupational, health, legal and spiritual. If any or all of these are being impacted by the use of drugs or alcohol, it may be time to get help.
Did You Know?
The 12-step program is the one most frequently used for helping addicts stay sober, but if the 12 tenets don't fit in with your beliefs or lifestyle, there are other programs out there for you.


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Baku, Azerbaijan, July 10
By Elena Kosolapova - Trend: GDP has grown 4.1 percent in Kyrgyzstan since the beginning of 2014, Kabar news agency reported on July 10.
Economic growth is observed in all spheres of economy, the first deputy chairman of the National Statistical Committee Dzhanbolot Baizhumanov said at a press-conference in Bishkek.
"According to preliminary estimates, GDP rose by 4.1 percent in the first six month of 2014 compared to the same period of 2013 and hit 151.7 billion soms (51.9 some = $1) excluding [revenues from] Kumtor [gold field]," Baizhumanov said
Industrial sector growth hit 7.2 percent including Kumtor field and 5 percent excluding Kumtor, he said.
Production growth is also observed in agriculture and construction, according to Baizhumanov.
Meanwhile the rate of inflation in the consumer sector hit 5.9 percent in the reporting period. This index mainly resulted from a rise in food and soft drinks prices. Prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages have increased 9.5 percent since the beginning of the year, alcoholic beverages and tobacco products rose in prices by 6 percent, non-food products by 2.3 percent, and services by 2 percent.
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GDP grows by 4.1 percent in Kyrgyzstan in January- June
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Scotland has moved closer to a vote on independence after the party of nationalist leader Alex Salmond secured a historic majority in elections for the Edinburgh Parliament.
In the first overall majority for any party since the Parliament opened in 1999, the Scottish National Party (SNP) battered the Labour Party to win 69 seats in the 129-seat Holyrood assembly.
Mr Salmond pledged to hold a referendum on independence within the next four years, something he could not deliver in his first term as the SNP were outnumbered by Unionists.
The SNP leader vowed to increase the powers of the Scottish Parliament, which already rules on matters such as education and health.


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Burt's Bees Replenishing Lip Balm with Pomegranate Oil Reviews
I LOVE YOU BURT!Absolutely incredible! Smells like pomegranates, but its not too overpowering. Makes my lips look healthy and soft. Almost ANY Burt's Bees product is 100% quality and satisfaction! — 9 years, 7 months agoproswimmer9328 | 2 reviews
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Salma Hayek looked prim and polished while catching a water taxi in Venice. She wore a nude-tone henley, light-wash trouser denim, and a silk navy blazer. Salma accessorized with a long pearl necklace, camel Gucci tote, and black wraparound sunglasses. We added orange sandals and a matching ring to finish off her globe-trotting style. Copy Salma's look here.
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A night to paint Nob Hill orange
Updated 11:51 pm, Tuesday, October 23, 2012
First, Sporting Green readers, to the mushy stuff: Asked whether he has a lucky charm, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said it is his wife. He's been married to Kim for 35 years.
Is it easier to get along with a wife or a ballplayer? "A wife," he said. "We spend more time together, get to understand each other. And I don't have to take her out of the game. She's in every game."
The setting for this romantic declaration was the Fairmont Hotel on Tuesday night, where 2,000 guests were popping in, Mason Street was closed off and the pavement, sidewalk and driveway were turned into a Giants-orange lawn. This was the bash the Giants threw for the delegation from Detroit, Major League Baseball guests and members of their local baseball family, and it was spread over eight venues in the building.
Perhaps because most out-of-towners were still dining at restaurants they'd heard about, the early crowd was heavy on orange, with a few MLB types circulating. Although local self-esteem isn't actually hurting right now, Laurel Prieb, vice president of MLB Western Operations, massaged it well: "San Francisco is always a favorite stop for baseball people. How can it not be?"
As the clock hit 7 p.m., one couple was dancing in the Venetian Room, the a cappella group Talk of the Town, in Giants jerseys, stood on the lobby staircase singing "Stand By Me," and The Island Group, afloat in the Tonga Room, was crooning "Come Fly With Me."
The heaviest metal in sight was on Connie Lurie, wife of former owner Bob Lurie (who called the team's success "just fabulous"). Her bracelet of Giants commemorative pins, some from the 1930s, had been a wedding gift from the team's longtime traveling secretary; it had belonged to his late wife. It inspired her to create a matching necklace, a set of Giants crown jewels worn only to games.
Other notes on the spiffed-up: Confident Pam Baer bought her muted orange print Michael Kors chiffon in June, thinking "that's a dress I could wear to a World Series gala"; Willie Brown is saving his orange cowboy boots until the Giants win the Series; and Giants public-address announcer Renel Brooks-Moon sports a back tattoo of the musical notes to Luther Vandross' "Here and Now," the song played at her wedding to Tommie Moon.
Devout fan Rick Swig was still glowing from Monday's "amazing" and "magnificent" game ("The demon Matt Holliday, with two outs, popping up ... and who was catching it? The abused party"), but it took Rev. John Koeplin to express the awe of the fans: "The only thing that makes sense after winning six must-win games," he said, "is divine intervention."
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The Judy Garland Show (1963)
Judy Garland was a huge star, but at age 41, her star power had faded and she was having financial difficulties. Her agent Freddie Fields signed Garland with CBS Television for a weekly variety show that would pay her handsomely and reward her with ownership of the tapes after they aired. The show, as one journalist described it, was "sometimes stirring and memorable, other times mediocre and old hat."
The Judy Garland Show could be accused of being overproduced and burdened with a fake format. Producers and crew were hired and fired. Instead of letting Garland simply sing, CBS insisted she have tea with her guests, be cognizant of how often she touched them, and quibble on screen with her costar Jerry Van Dyke over "budgetary concerns" about the show. Of course, Judy Garland also sang all of her big hits and dueted with great stars like Lena Horne, Mickey Rooney, Mel Torme ... and Barbra Streisand.
Agents David Begelman and Freddie Fields of CMA handled Garland and also wanted Streisand as a client. "[Begelman and Fields] kept calling me," Marty Erlichman recalled, "two, three times a day. I knew they booked the Garland show, so I said, 'Okay, you get us Judy's show and you got Barbra.' They did it, and we signed."
Garland rehearsed the show on Thursdays and Fridays (5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.), then taped the final show Friday nights – 9:00 p.m.
Barbra Streisand and the Smothers Brothers were Judy's guests for episode 9, taped at Studio 43 at CBS Television City in Los Angeles.
The CBS executives were impressed with the show and asked that it be edited and broadcast two days after it was taped.
Streisand reflected that, "Extraordinary talent went into the making of this show. The director was Norman Jewison, the musical director was Mort Lindsey and Mel Torme did special musical material. There's also a brief visit by the wonderful Ethel Merman — but most of all there was Judy Garland. Miraculous ... soulful ... divine ... Singing these duets with her was sheer bliss. I was 21 years old."
Barbra Streisand received her first Emmy nomination for her appearance on The Judy Garland Show — "Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program." (Danny Kaye won that year).
Above: A multiple-exposure photo of Streisand and Garland's duet on stools, taken by Roddy McDowall ... and a costume sketch by designer Ray Aghayan.
In 2005, Barbra reminisced about working with Garland in an interview with Diane Sawyer. Barbra said, "[Garland] was great. She was wonderful. Loved her ... I was very secure then. I was only 21, I think. I wasn't afraid of failure or anything. But it was interesting to see someone who was so great and so famous and so gifted ... She was drinking Liebfraumilch—you know, a white wine—and her hands were shaking and she was holding onto me. I thought, what was this about? As one grows older, what is this fear? And I understand it now."
Above: a page from the Garland Show shooting script, with a couple of changes to the final dialogue. Also, above: Another Ray Aghayan costume sketch for Barbra's opening number outfit. Below: Streisand in her Garland show dressing room and walking to the set.
"She was holding my hand and I thought, 'Gee, she seems nervous.' At that time, I wasn't nervous. I was still very young, I think, about to do 'Funny Girl,' and now, when I think back on it, I think, 'Oh, my God, I know exactly what she's feeling.' Or, you know, the fears. It's like, as you get older and people are kind of looking for you to fail more, I think—not people, not the audience—but, you know, critics or producers or whatever. And I just felt her. I felt her anxiety. . . . Part of me is much more relaxed than I've ever been, less frightened, less anxious. On the other hand, it's a coming-of-age-thing, and she was much younger than I am, but there are things with careers. . . . I just understand the anxiety even though in a sense I'm calmer. It's a dichotomy. It's hard to explain. . . . You wonder, 'Well, do I give it up? Do I retire? Or do I get more in before my time is up?'"
— Barbra Streisand. National Public Radio interview, 2012
Below: It's hard to discern colors on a black-and-white program, but Barbra Streisand actually wore a burgundy-colored sailor top during her "tea time" segment with Garland and Merman. The sailor tops were auctioned in 2004.
Below, the famous duet between Streisand and Garland, each singing their signature songs:
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text: Key Tronic Corporation (Nasdaq: KTCC), announced today that it plans to report its results for the fourth quarter and year end of fiscal 2011 after market close on August 23, 2011. Key Tronic will host a conference call to discuss its financial results at 2:00 PM Pacific (5:00 PM Eastern) on August 23, 2011. A broadcast of the conference call will be available at www.keytronic.com under "Investor Relations" or by calling 877-941-8609 or +1 480-629-9818. A 48-hour replay will be available by calling 800-406-7325 or +1 303-590-3030 (Access Code: 4452261). A replay will also be available on the Company's Web site. About Key Tronic Key Tronic is a leading contract manufacturer offering value-added design and manufacturing services from its facilities in the United States, Mexico and China. The Company provides its customers full engineering services, materials management, worldwide manufacturing facilities, assembly services, in-house testing, and worldwide distribution. Its customers include some of the world's leading original equipment manufacturers. For more information about Key Tronic visit: www.keytronic.com.


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Winter break is quickly approaching, and the Ahwatukee Foothills Family YMCA will be offering its Winter Break Camp for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.
Days of Winter Break Camp are Dec. 23, 26, 27, 30 and Jan. 2-3 from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The camp has been an ongoing activity at the YMCA, offering the children an array of fun-filled activities such as rock wall climbing, arts and crafts, outdoor play and physical activity within the center's gym.
Children who attend Winter Break Camp are also given a chance to attend different field trips each day.
"We take a field trip every day, so we are going to go to places like Tempe Cinemas to see movies, we will be going bowling, going to Skateland, take a hike at Telegraph Pass in the beauty of our desert, we will go to Airworx and Peter Piper Pizza," said Vikee Diaz, childcare director.
When the children are not attending the different field trips that are offered, they will be involved in different team-building group games, which are open to any age group participator.
"We pick things that the kids really have a good time at, but are also somewhat physical because we are about recreation. It is fun for them to go with their friends, or bring their friends along and go on the field trips," she said. "Those are big factors for us."
Registration for Winter Camp can be made at Ahwatukee Foothills Family YMCA's Member Service Desk, 1030 E. Liberty Lane. Cost is $30 per day for faculty members and $40 per day for program members.
For additional information about Winter Break Camp, call (480) 759-6762.
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