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Surprise possibilities abound heading into 2014
No one is picking the Milwaukee Brewers to win the World Series. So let's begin there. Could they do it? Absolutely. If you can't get your mind around that idea, you haven't taken a really good look at the Brewers, and you haven't been studying recent history.
There's a good chance we could have as many as 22 teams within shouting distance of a playoff berth on Labor Day. For some of those clubs -- clubs like the Brewers -- their hope is to be playing meaningful games in September.
No one is picking the Milwaukee Brewers to win the World Series. So let's begin there. Could they do it? Absolutely. If you can't get your mind around that idea, you haven't taken a really good look at the Brewers, and you haven't been studying recent history.
There's a good chance we could have as many as 22 teams within shouting distance of a playoff berth on Labor Day. For some of those clubs -- clubs like the Brewers -- their hope is to be playing meaningful games in September.
The Rays and Cardinals came from 10 games back in the final weeks of the 2011 season. Thirteen different teams have been in at least one postseason series the past two seasons alone.
For a club like the Brewers, the goal is not to get buried in the first three months and then build some confidence in what they're doing. Every manager -- especially managers of clubs not expected to win the World Series -- should remind his guys that the Boston Red Sox were a nearly unanimous pick to finish last in the American League East last season.
The Red Sox didn't really argue with those last-place predictions because they didn't know how good they were. They had a new manager in John Farrell and a bunch of new players, and they had guys like David Ortiz, Jon Lester and John Lackey on a mission to reprove themselves.
The Brewers have little margin for error, and so a couple of things need to happen. One is that their stars need to perform like stars. That means you, Ryan Braun. You, too, Carlos Gomez. Same for Aramis Ramirez, Yovani Gallardo, Kyle Lohse and Matt Garza.
The Brewers need plenty from their younger guys, too. Scooter Gennett is important. Khris Davis as well.
Jim Henderson needs to be reliable in the ninth inning, and then if all that happens, if the stars are stars and the kids are all right, the Brewers have a chance to hang right in there in the National League Central.
And then there are the Giants.
Virtually no one is picking them, but only a fool would overlook them. Let's say that Tim Lincecum re-emerges as a dominant pitcher and that Ryan Vogelsong returns to his 2012 form.
All of a sudden, you're looking at a team with a starting rotation that could carry the Giants deep into October.
Here's a more challenging one:
The Phillies are built for today. General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. has kept his veteran core players together, hoping for one more magical run. Even his offseason acquisitions of Marlon Byrd and A.J. Burnett reflect a win-now philosophy.
Let's say Ryan Howard discovers his power and Jimmy Rollins is his old dazzling self and Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee and Chase Utley all get it going.
The Phillies aren't as good as the Nationals and aren't going to finish in front of them in the NL East. But if the old guys have another run in them, and if they somehow steal one of those NL Wild Card berths, who knows what can happen?
The Royals aren't a terribly popular pick, either. But if you look at them from a certain angle, if you see the glass as being half-full, it's easy to project them into the postseason. They've got the basics covered. They've got the best defensive team in the game by miles. They've got a bona fide No. 1 starter in James Shields and a tremendous bullpen.
If they can keep catcher Salvador Perez on the field, and if they get solid seasons from Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas, the Royals are capable of rolling right into the postseason. Thanks to parity, these possibilities aren't just fun. They're also reasonable.
Unlike last spring, almost no one loves the Blue Jays. But the Blue Jays came out of Spring Training feeling good about things, and in the AL East, where they're a nearly unanimous pick to finish last, their goal is to get R.A. Dickey back to what he was in 2012 and to get a bunch of quality starts from Drew Hutchison, Brandon Morrow and Mark Buehrle.
If those things happen -- and it's not ridiculous to think they might -- the Blue Jays might just have a chance. In the AL East, they're the longest of long shots, but that's what the Red Sox were in 2013.
And here's one more: the Mets.
General manager Sandy Alderson had a nice offseason in adding Bartolo Colon, Chris Young and Curtis Granderson. Now he needs his homegrown starting pitchers -- Jon Niese, Dillon Gee and Zack Wheeler -- to have breakthrough seasons. He also needs his No. 1 prospect, right-hander Noah Syndergaard, to be productive when he returns to the big leagues.
The Mets, like the Phillies, aren't going to finish in front of the Nationals, but they're an interesting team, and with Ike Davis, Lucas Duda and Juan Lagares, they've got the potential to get better during the season.
(If they find some spare coins for shortstop Stephen Drew, they'd be a much easier club to pick, but that's another story.)
Now for the big picture. There are six teams that would surprise no one by winning the World Series. That would be the Nationals, Cardinals and Dodgers in the NL and the Tigers, Rays and Red Sox in the AL.
But that's it.
This has been an odd Spring Training, with clubs like the Rangers, A's and Braves hit hard by injuries and giving the playoff races a different look.
Still, at least 16 other teams think they're good enough to be playing October baseball, and if some of those clubs -- for instance, the Brewers -- are in the mix in September, they could ride energy, momentum and newly found confidence into October.
Recent history tells us that at least one of those unheralded clubs is going to surprise us. But we've seen enough to know it can happen and that we shouldn't be all that surprised. All we should do is enjoy watching how it plays out.
Richard Justice is a columnist for MLB.com. Read his blog, Justice4U.


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China's futures: scenarios for the world's fastest growing economy, ecology, and society
Jossey-Bass, Jan 24, 2000 - Business & Economics - 159 pages
As it emerges from centuries of social, military, and political strife, China--which represents one fifth of the world's population and its third largest economy--is poised to play a major role in global business. But what will that role be? In this book, two experts, who have created business scenarios for some of the world's largest organizations--including Royal Dutch/Shell, AT&T, IBM, and Motorola--present three very informed versions of how China's future may unfold in the coming years and what it means to the rest of the world. These scenarios provide a foundation on which today's companies can build business strategies for years to come.
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It would have happened eventually, but on this day in 1975 arbitrator Peter Seitz announced a landmark decision in favor of the Players' Association. The decision made Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally free agents. Baseball, as we knew it, would never be the same.
Seitz was immediately fired by John Gaherin' chairman of the owners' Player Relations Committee.
So, I guess you can thank Seitz for all the Jason Bay stuff.
When people discuss the economics of baseball, free agency immediately comes to mind, but what really spikes the salaries and movement is the arbitration system, which is totally out of whack. Free agency at least allows for negotiation, but arbitration is an either-or proposition.
There are several things I would change about the current economic system, beginning with arbitration. I would give the arbitrator the leeway in determining a compromise figure. I've never been a fan of the idea of a salary cap. The luxury tax isn't a deterrent to limiting the spending. But, if they are going to have a luxury tax, there should be some spending minimum for the hands-out teams (Kansas City, Pittsburgh).


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VLC media player
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VLC is a media player by the VideoLAN team designed to emphasize portability and compatibility. Historically, it was groundbreaking for Linux media software by being the first player to ship with libdvdcss, letting it play encrypted DVDs. This is now a feature that almost all players include, and is no longer an advantage.
To install, simply run
# pacman -S vlc
If you want to play audio CDs, you should also install
It seems VLC does not offer an option to change language in its Preferences menu. But you can use the LANGUAGE= prefix. For instance:
$ LANGUAGE=fr vlc %U
will switch VLC interface to french.
VLC can be "skinned" for a different look and feel. You can obtain new skins for VLC from http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins.php.
Installation of skins is simple just download the skin you wish to use and copy it to:
Open up VLC, click tools->preferences. When the preferences window opens up you should be in the "Interface" tab
Choose the "Use custom skin" radio button, and browse to the location of the downloaded skin.
Restart VLC for the change to take effect.
Web Interface
Run VLC with the parameter "--extraintf=http" to use both the desktop and web interface.
# vlc --extraintf=http
Or you can enable this feature in the UI by navigating to "View" > "Add Interface" > "Web Interface".
VLC defaults to port 8080: http://127.0.0.1:8080
Edit /usr/share/vlc/lua/http/.hosts to allow remote connections. You will need to restart VLC in order for changes to take effect.
Control using hotkeys or cli
Get script at: http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=112035%23p112035#p112035
Follow instructions in script to setup a socket for vlc.
Either run the script from the command line or register the script with keyboard shortcuts through your desktop.
Preventing multiple instances
The default settings for VLC is to open a new instance of the program for each file that is opened. This can be annoying if you are using VLC for something like playing your music collection. To remedy the problem you can do the following:
- Open VLC
- Go to Tools -> Preferences (Ctrl+P)
- Go to the Interface tab and find the "Instances" section.
- Tick "Allow only one instance"
- Optionally tick "Enqueue files when in one instance mode" - This will keep the current file playing and add any newly opened files to the current playlist.
PulseAudio Lag
When using PulseAudio as the audio output module, you might encounter audio/video sync problems. These problems can usually be fixed by editing
/etc/pulse/default.pa or
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.ifexists module-udev-detect.so load-module module-udev-detect tsched=0 .else
Update on this bug as of November 17th, 2012: It appears that the bug causing the audio lag between PulseAudio and VLC has been fixed upstream, so the above fix is not required. In fact, this fix might even cause a lag to occur, so remove
tsched=0, if you had applied this fix.
Video broken or other issue after upgrade
Now and then VLC will have some issues with configuration even in minor releases. Before making bug reports, remove or rename your configuration located at
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Review: The Kids Are All Right (2010)
People have a tendency to see their own flaws in others. Feelings and attitudes we don't always understand consistently motivate our actions and as hard as we try to support our "rational" self-image, let's face it, men and women are creatures of passion. Freud had a lot of theories surrounding this sort of thing: transference, … Continue reading


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Look at those stupid hippy dippy peacenik freaks with their girly long hair and flowery bell bottoms laughing at me and my pressed brown slacks, white shirt, polka dot bow tie and crew cut as I walk around campus distributing Nixon campaign pamphlets. Just wait until I inherit my daddy's insurance business and they come begging me for a job, we'll see who's laughing then.
by The Shroud. June 10, 2011
his lifestyle is criticized as hippy-dippy
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An adjective describing pseudo-hippie yuppie bullshit practices. Usually refers to ingenuine hippie resembling or environmental efforts, such as using your 401k a year to buy a hybrid car and wear crocs. There are generally a lot of hippydippy organizations standing outside at concert lines or festivals that like to spam your e-mail address with useless petitions to sign and such. Mostly, the types to engage in hippydippy activities are rich people and teenagers who drive 35 miles to get to their local Earth Day festival where they will buy a hacky sack and tie dyed t-shirt, but eat a $5 piece of pizza instead of ordering from the vegan menu.
"Get your hippydippy crystals away from me, my chakras are just fine thanks."
"My friend is on this new hippydippy cleansing diet, you only eat hummus and granola."
"My friend is on this new hippydippy cleansing diet, you only eat hummus and granola."
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Two high-profile drunk driving cases in the last two months have the Dallas Cowboys seeking assistance from Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
Cowboys Executive V.P. Stephen Jones said team officials had "very educational" meetings with MADD recently. Cowboys defensive tackle Josh Brent was charged with intoxication manslaughter in the death of his teammate Jerry Brown in December, and Cowboys defensive tackle Jay Ratliff was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in January, and Jones acknowledged that that's unacceptable.
"At the end of the day we're all accountable for our actions," Jones told the Dallas Morning News. "We certainly have to get better as an organization. We all have to get better in terms of our decision-making and our community obviously. The Cowboys, our players, our coaches, our executives are held to high standards and people look up to that. There's no excuses. We have to get better. We are going to continue to look for ways to get better as an organization in terms of what we do. Obviously, it's not good enough and until we get to a point that there are zero incidents then we're not going to rest and we're not going to be satisfied. We'll just move forward like that."
Jones is obviously right when he says the Cowboys have to get better as an organization. But if seeing one teammate killed and another teammate jailed wasn't enough to scare Ratliff straight, there may be nothing MADD or any other organization can do to keep some players from driving drunk.


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The AIDS Time Line
20 Years, 20 Drugs, 20 Million Deaths -- No Cure in Sight
Spring 2001
AIDS: Two Decades, 20 Million Deaths, and 40 Million Infections Later.
|New changes in treatment guidelines suggest taking antiretrovirals to treat HIV infection when your T-cells drop to 350 or below.
The "when to start medications" theory remains unresolved.
New HHS Guidelines for the care and treatment of adults with HIV infection advise doctors not to hit-early.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) rejected a proposed study to determine whether or not women get AIDS. Cases more than tripled in many cities across the country. As fear grips the gay community, organizations are formed to respond. The Gay Men's Health Crisis is founded in New York City, The KS/AIDS Foundation (later renamed the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR) is launched in San Francisco, and the first PWA coalition is formed "People with AIDS/San Francisco". Intravenous drug use is recognized as a way to transmit the disease, so it becomes known as a gay or junkies disease, effectively causing many people to believe they are not at risk of contracting AIDS. Meanwhile women are getting sick with AIDS related diseases and they are dying, but for the most part are going unnoticed, undiagnosed, uncounted and are falling through the cracks. Many who are diagnosed are classified under the risk category of "Prostitutes". In September, the name of the disease is officially changed by the CDC from GRID to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). At the close of the year 1982: 1,614 are diagnosed with AIDS in the US; 619 are dead.
In June of 1983, PWA's from many cities across the country attend the National Lesbian and Gay Health Conference in Denver. Together they founded the National Association of People With AIDS and developed a document entitled "The Denver Principles" which defines self-empowerment for PWA's. (see Women Alive newsletter Winter 2000 and try to follow these principles.)
In 1984 the race to discover what causes AIDS is nearing the finish, with Luc Montagnier of the Pasteur Institute in France, and Robert Gallo of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) both declaring that they have discovered the virus. Luc names his virus "LAV" and Gallo names his HTLV-III. There is still no test available to detect the virus among the general population or in the blood supply. The virus later becomes known as HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). As of December 31, 1984: 11,055 persons are diagnosed with AIDS in the US; 5,620 are dead.
"We should cancel the cocktail parties and awards banquets and start the month of June in the streets . . . screaming bloody murder."
The CDC estimates that 500,000 to 1 million people are infected with HIV (The hysteria is building). In March, an HIV antibody test is licensed and blood banks begin screening the blood supply for antibodies. Several polls show that 72% of Americans are in favor of mandatory testing; 51% think that people with HIV should be quarantined; and 15% believe in tattoos to identify persons with HIV. In June of 1985, the first International Conference on AIDS is held in Atlanta, Georgia. October marks the start of the AIDS Vigil in San Francisco as well as Los Angeles, where activists camp out in tents and continue a constant vigil (that lasts until 1995). At the end of 1985: 22,996 persons are diagnosed with AIDS in the US. 12,592 are dead.
Hepatitis B study participants consisting of gay men and IV drug users are tested for HIV in San Francisco: 75% test positive. In May, The surgeon general calls for AIDS education for children of all ages, and urges widespread use of condoms. June, The Second International Conference on AIDS is held in Paris. The US Justice Department rules that people with HIV (and even those perceived to be infected, i.e.: gay) may be legally fired. This decision sparks uproar in the community and is condemned by the AMA and other public health organizations. In July, Rock Hudson announces that he has AIDS. August 1986 finds a 14-year-old hemophiliac with AIDS named Ryan White barred from attending public school in Indiana. In the face of AIDS-hysteria based school boycotts, Reagan officials urge the public not to panic and insist that the epidemic remains confined to gay men and IV drug users. In September, the US military institutes mandatory testing for all troops. Bills are introduced in 20 states pertaining to PWA quarantines, food handling restrictions, attempts to prevent PWA's from holding educational jobs, forcible testing of arrested prostitutes, and criminalization of HIV transmission. (Several bills passed.) AIDS cases have now been reported on every continent in the world. At the end of 1986: 42,255 are diagnosed with AIDS in the US, 24,699 are dead.
At the end of 1988: 106,994 are diagnosed with AIDS in the US, 62,101 are dead.
"What many of us in the HIV community are witnessing in recent months is scary. Nothing is promised to any of us, and the battle is not over, not yet."
As of June 2000: 753,907 AIDS cases have been reported in the US, 438,796 people have died . . . 64,373 of them were women.
Editorial note: April 2001: At this writing, the AIDS rates presented above are the latest statistics available from the CDC. The preceding article was meant to give Women Alive readers an idea of the struggles and suffering that it has taken to get us to this point. It is by far not a complete history of the epidemic, and is only meant to encourage women to learn more.
Many of us who were diagnosed in recent years have no idea of the sacrifices it took by many brave activists and PWA's {most of whom were gay and lesbian (including people of color)} to have the services and treatments that are available to us today. HOPWA housing and other such benefits "didn't just happen" because the government or the general public wanted to be "nice" to us, quite the contrary; they were fought for by many who didn't live long enough to see their work come to fruition.
What many of us in the HIV community are witnessing in recent months is scary. So far in the year 2001, there has been a resurgence of AIDS related deaths. Many long-time survivors of AIDS, like Stephen Gendin, and our own Elsa Smith, have lost the battle. Many of them were taken quite suddenly. Pancreatitis, liver failure, Hepatitis C, are just a few of the complications. The Bush administration has already begun to take stabs at our programs, and it is only going to get worse. So for us, the fight is still very real (you can join in at any time). Nothing is promised to any of us, and the battle is not over. Everything that was fought for and won, for over 20 years now, can be taken away in 2 minutes with a presidential signature. AIDS is still a crisis, period. It is up to us to carry the torch into the next 20 years.
As we approach the anniversary of the AIDS epidemic in the US, the words of Cleve Jones, founder of the Names Project (The Quilt people) ring all too clear:
"In a few weeks we'll all be remembering, as the nation and the world pauses, however briefly, to note the 20th year of the pandemic. How we choose to mark this tragic milestone has been the subject of discussion around the country and observances are being planned by AIDS organizations in every city. In my opinion, the last thing we need is a month of self-congratulatory black-tie galas, fundraisers for the AIDS bureaucracy or sentimental ceremonies. While our hearts may be filled with many emotions, there are only two worth expressing at this perilous time: grief and rage. Grief for the millions who have died and the millions who are dying. Rage at the indifference, greed and stupidity, which permit this grotesque calamity to continue. We should cancel the cocktail parties and awards banquets and start the month of June in the streets of Washington, DC -- screaming bloody murder."
Sources for this article include the Women Alive Archives, the CDC, and the PWA Leadership Training Institute.


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MgM Web needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 31 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
http://www.minferie.no is a website providing a simple and clean booking system to vacation homes, holliday inn's, camping sites and small hotels.
Min Ferie
Brand name is "Min Ferie" but "minferie" could also be used as a logo.
Directly translated "Min Ferie" is something like "My Vacation/Holliday". Where "Min" is "My" and "Ferie" is "Vacation" or "Holliday".
The logo should blend into the rest of the design at http://www.minferie.no and I would preffer a logo made in some sort of silver gradient color for use on dark backgrounds and maybe a more colorful variant to use on light/white backgrounds.
The theme of the logo should be vacation and holliday inspired and season independant.
A split of the two words "min" and "ferie" with different colors etc. might be suitable.
Be creative!
- Should fit with current color scheme at http://www.minferie.no.
- Will need multiple high quality formats, and sizes - PDF, EPS (print), jpg/gif
- Two versions, light and dark background.
- Clean design.
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By Jonnelle Marte
The market is poised to have its best day in weeks, but investing pros say one Wednesday's gains don't provide much clarity on where stocks are headed.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 287 points Wednesday, or 2.4%, one day after the index snapped a four-day losing streak. It also put the Dow back in positive territory for the year. Stocks, however, are likely to remain volatile as investors weigh the instability in Europe and concerns over slower economic growth in the U.S., says analyst and financial advisers. "One day doesn't make a market," says Donald DeMuth, president of Mighty Oak Strong America Investment Company, a registered investment adviser near Harrisburg, Pa. "Europe is still heading south."
Indeed, investors – pros and individuals alike — remain skittish. Wednesday's gains, which came as European leaders restated their commitment to fixing the debt crisis, followed a steep market drop last week that erased the Dow's gains for 2012. Over the next few weeks and months, concerns over Greece's possible exit from the euro zone, and its ripple effect across the global markets will likely weigh on stocks, pros say. "There are a lot of question marks out there and those have not gone away by any stretch of the imagination," says Jim Holtzman, an adviser with Legend Financial Advisors in Pittsburgh.
Financial advisers say they are instead relying on longer-term trends for signs that it is safe to invest more aggressively. Jerry Verseput, a financial adviser with Veripax Financial Management in Folsom, Calif., says he is watching market dips more closely than market gains to gauge where the market is headed. For example, if on its next pullback, the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index ends above 1278, the low point it hit last week, that would be a sign that the market is on an upward trend, says Verseput. On the other hand, if it goes below 1275, it's more likely this was a short bounce, he says.
In the meantime, some pros are sticking with more conservative stances. Verseput, for example, gradually increased his clients' cash holdings to 25% today from close to zero at the end of the first quarter. He is also minimizing risk by using put options, which allow him to sell stock at a certain price even after shares have dropped below it.
Holtzman is also taking defensive measures. For example, he's using long/short mutual funds that can benefit when stocks rise but also when they fall. He also doubled his average stake in gold to 8% in April because he expects the yellow metal to serve as a good diversifier during periods of market volatility. "In this kind of market environment you can have a few good months and then it can get wiped out in two or three weeks," says Holtzman.
Another challenge, say experts, is picking spots in the bond market, which is still offering record-low bond yields. In the past two months, Holtzman says he has been swapping longer-term bonds with 7- to 12-year maturities with shorter-term issue that mature in three years or less. With interest rates at historical lows — the 10-year Treasury hit a record-low 1.45% last Friday — there's a greater chance longer-term bonds will fall further when rates start to rise again, he says.


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Barren County Detention Center INMATE & FAMILY SERVICES
Inmate Search, Booking Information & Mugshots
The information on the Inmate Search page will guide you on how the Barren County Detention Center Inmate Search functions, the inmate's booking information, the inmate's mugshot, their inmate ID #, their criminal charges, bail and bond amounts, their court location, upcoming court date(s), and their prior criminal charges, dates and convictions.
In addition, there are direct links to your Barren County, state of Kentucky and Federal:
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• Public Defenders
• Today's Crime News
Inmate Mail Policies, Address and What can be Mailed
If you want to send and receive mail to and from an inmate in the Barren County Detention Center you need to follow the rules and guidelines exactly. This facility has a zero tolerance for sending mail if it isn't addressed properly, contains content that is against their rules or is sent from people who are not allowed to contact the inmate. Inmates who are sent contraband, could result in new criminal charges for both them and/or the sender of the mail.
Mail topics also covered include:
• Mailing Photos
• Sending & Receiving Electronic Messages & Photos
• What App to Use for Messages & Photos
• Mailing Books, Newspapers & Magazines
• Mailing Money
Inmate Phone Policy & Account Registration
Communicating with an inmate in the Barren County Detention Center by telephone requires understanding what type of phone calls they allow, how long the calls can be, how often you can speak with them, how much it costs per call or per minute, how to be get approved by the facility, how to register online, how to purchase prepaid phone time and prepaid calling cards that are accepted, and how much an inmate can spend each month on phone calls.
Inmate Telephone topics also cover emailing messages and photos and using their App.
Inmate Accounts, Sending Money & Commissary
Inmates incarcerated in Barren County Detention Center are allowed to maintain an account so that they can purchase items from Commissary from within the facility.
You can fund the inmate's account various ways: Mailing or dropping off funds or depositing money online using your credit or debit card.
You may also purchase snacks and hygiene products online (by an approved company) that are shipped to the inmate once a week.
Inmate Visitation Rules, Schedules & Video Visits
Visits from you or other people who are friends or family of an inmate is very important to them. Barren County Detention Center has limited days and hours set aside for visitation.
They also have very strict rules about what you wear, what you can bring to the visit, who can visit, how many people can visit each visit, how many people can be on an inmate's visitation list and how you both must behave on the visit.
If you don't follow Barren County Detention Center Visitation Rules and Policies exactly you and/or your inmate will lose all visitation privileges.
Other Visitation Topics include:
• Online Video Visits from Home
• Online Video Visits from the Facility
• Using an App to Register and Have a Visit
Inmate Bail, Bonds & How it Works
Kentucky no longer allows outside bail companies to act as an agent for people arrested there, so if an inmate wants to be bonded out it must be by a friend, family member or themselves.
The bail page lists the various bail bond amounts for each offense, the different types of bonds, acceptable bail bond collateral, bond costs, where to post a bond and the hours you can post a bond in Barren County.
About the Barren County Detention Center
The Barren County Detention Center, located in the city of Glasgow, in Barren County, Kentucky is a medium to maximum-security facility.
Inmates in this jail range from low level misdemeanor offenders to those being held and awaiting trial for violent crimes like robbery, rape and murder. Therefore, the security level must be as high as is it would be in any maximum-security state prison.
Security features in the Barren County Detention Center include security cameras, electronic detection and reinforced fencing topped with razor wire.
Correctional officers in Barren County Detention Center are armed with mace and trained to use physical force to protect themselves and other inmates from violence.
All of the men and women being held in the Barren County Detention Center are either awaiting trial or have been sentenced in the Barren County Court System already and been sentenced to one year or less.
The Barren County Corrections Division and Barren County Jailer are responsible for maintaining and running this facility.
The Barren County Detention Center also houses inmates arrested by the county's municipal police departments. A full list of the cities and towns can be found below.
The staff is dedicated to providing a safe and secure environment for inmates, themselves and visitors to the facility.
Inmates in the Barren County Detention Center are fed three meals a day totaling 2,500 calories, are allowed at least one hour a day for exercise, have access to books, a legal library, and bathroom and shower facilities.
Family and Friends of inmates are allowed to receive phone calls from the inmates, provide them with commissary money, receive and send them mail and schedule a time to visit. If you have the resources to bail or bond an inmate out of jail, go here for information.
Convicted and Sentenced Inmates
When an inmate is convicted and sentenced to a year or more, they are transferred to the Kentucky State Prison System or the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Inmates that are convicted of a misdemeanor and/or sentenced to less than one year of a state crime serve their time in the jail.
Illegal immigrants may be transferred into ICE custody and are then deported, however if they were convicted of a state or federal crime, they will do their time first.
Barren County Detention Center
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Glasgow, KY 42141
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201 Samson Street
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Most data centers are challenged with the same cost control problems of power, cooling, space, and people. Illustrating that one x86 server can cost more than US$400 a year in just energy consumption, a 2009 Gartner study concluded that IT managers can combat rising costs by reviewing their data center strategies and proactively looking to consolidation, use of energy saving solutions, and strategic deployment of IT labor. Our online chronicle, Cisco Data Center 2011-Texas, provides an inside look at how Cisco IT is tackling these challenges with a strategy that is reflected in our new facility, Texas Data Center 2.
The chronicle begins with a presentation of our vision and strategy in the special feature, What If, which describes our roadmap to a cloud-based network and our move toward IT as a Service. It reviews critical decisions such as our Data Center Site Selection and plan to Build a Metro Virtual Pair of data centers to support consolidation, load balancing, and business resiliency. It discusses how we'll benefit from cost reductions in rack space and power consumption while our teams are busy Preparing for Virtualization and Migrating Apps into our cloud architecture. And it shares how we're already saving over US $1 million by deploying technologies like Fibre Channel over Ethernet to dramatically reduce the size of our cable plant.
Using Gold LEED Certification as part of our strategy to help reduce Cisco's carbon emissions, the chronicle also shows how we've tackled cost control through space and energy-saving solutions like Overhead Cabling Management, Flywheels for Power Backup, delivering Higher Voltage to the Racks, and Raising the Ambient Temperature so that we may benefit from Power Savings from Fresh Air Cooling.
All of this has been possible through innovations in service delivery and teamwork that have helped us reduce the cost of our IT staff's time. By deploying infrastructure as a service, we'll reduce time spent on routine tasks like provisioning new services, from hours to minutes. Through extensive Collaborative Building Design and Virtual Project Management between Cisco IT and its partners in Cisco WorkPlace Resources, we've improved efficiency during our project, and have saved on travel time, costs and impact on the environment. Most importantly, we can now use this saved time to redeploy our expertise up the value chain to offer better service to our internal clients, and find better ways to meet the ongoing cost challenges of power, cooling, space and people.
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Hostal Marino
Family run establishment, situated in the quite tourist area of the Island of Ibiza with 16 twin rooms and 1 triple room and 3 rooms for 4 people, climatised bar/lounge; Terrace; Safety Boxes; Internet Facility; Lift to all floors; WIFI in all the rooms and in all the establishment; Snack bar; big screen to follow sport events; Local people atmosphere very friendly open all year; Kitchen open till 12:00p.m; chill out area; tobacco machine; the reception welcome you 24hr, with a free drink on the arrival and in every drink a free 'tapa' (little snack) included in the Price, parking include as well.
Advice about arrival time.
Check in from 13 hrs (as early as available) and check out at 11am. late check out 25 euros per room (till 18 hrs ), after 18 hrs the total Price night would be charged. Courtesy showers for free.
Even though you arrive from 6 am you could leave your baggage stored at the reception while you wait for your room.
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- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Air Conditioning
- Airport Transfers
- Bar
- Bicycle parking
- Board Games
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cable TV
- Cafeteria
- Child Friendly
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Curfew
- Elevator
- Telephone/Fax Facilities
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Hair Dryers
- Internet Access
- Laundry Facilities
- Luggage Storage
- Meals Available
- Mini Bar
- Outdoor Terrace
- Restaurant
- Safe Deposit Box
- Taxes included
- Towels Included
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 3 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Guesthouse InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
Advice about arrival time.
Check in from 13 hrs (as early as available) and check out at 11pm. late check out 25 euros per room (till 18 hrs ). courtesy showers for free.
even though you arrive from 6 am you could leave your baggage stored at the reception while you wait for your room.
Cancellations should be done 72hrs before our check in time, if not total first price night will be charged to the card as a cancellation cost.
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{mosimage}You will find our establishment situated in the old fishing area of San Antonio, which is home to beautiful secluded bays and magnificent sunsets.
San Antonio has many coves within easy walking distance, a variety of official walking path routes, aquarium, a wide range of restaurants, the well known area of the West End and Cafe del Mar.
The Hostal Marino is only ten minutes from San Antonio port (daily ferry services to Formentera, Denia, Valencia, Palma and Barcelona), seven minutes to the bus station and taxi rank, which will take you to different coves, villages and magic corners of the island.
From the airport you could take a bus to come to our establishment:
you have two options: first option is to take line number 9 (departs every 90 minutes) directly to Sant Antonio. second option is to take a bus to Ibiza (every 20 minutes 3 euros) and there then take another to Sant Antoni (every 15 minutes2.00 euros)Once you are at the bus station please take the way up to Calle Londres and then the second turn left and the third left again there we are. By taxi is 30.00 euros aprox. max. four people.
The Airport is 20km
Ibiza Town is 14km
3 beaches reached by feet.
Our staff will be happy to give you any help and information required:
Beaches: Cala Salada, Punta Galera (nudist), Cala Bassa, Cala Conta (three Coves are nudist), Ses Salines, Es Cavallet (nudist), atlantis (Sa Pedrera de Cala d'hort), Sa Caleta, Aigues Blanques and Benirras.
Official walking paths: Ruta de's falco, S'atalaia de San Antoni, S'atalaiassa, Sa Torre de Pirata, Sa Torre de'n Rovira.
Aquarium: aquarium des cap blanc,...
Water parks : Aguamar and Aqualandia,...
Outdoor markets : Las Dalies and Punta Arabi
Museums: Contemporary, Necropolis Punica d'es Puig de's Molins
Excursions: Island Tour, Boat cruise to Es Vedra, Island of Formentera and Espalmador
Clubs: Es Paradis, Eden, Privilege (Manumission), Amenesia, El Divino, Space,Bora, DC10, Pacha Ibiza
Chil Out Cafes : Cafe del Mar, Kumharas, Coastline and Kanya.
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We are in Sant Antonio Town (main tourist area of Ibiza), calle del mar nïÿý34. 07820.
From the bus station you should go to calle Londres and then turn left and after the horses statues, wich is calle Alicante, turn left, carrion till the calle del mar and turn left again, there we are.


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Chandler may be MIA, but the upcoming "Friends" reunion looks like it's going to be a heck of a lot of fun anyway.
The first promo for NBC's James Burrows tribute has been released, and even just a few seconds of it will have "Friends" fans giddy. Not only does the cast sit down for a chat with Andy Cohen, but the special also features the casts of a ton of your favorite network comedies.
The casts of "Cheers," "Taxi," "Frasier," and "Will & Grace," as well as current shows "Mike & Molly" and "The Big Bang Theory," will all be there to honor legendary TV director James Burrows.
Cohen, as longtime host of "Watch What Happens Live," obviously couldn't stay away from the question many have been asking for 20 years about relationships behind the scenes, and you're just going to have to watch the promo to see Lisa Kudrow's adorable reaction.
The special celebrates Burrows, who recently directed his 1,000th episode of TV. 15 of those were "Friends" episodes, including the pilot and the epic "we were on a break" saga. During the special, the various casts answer questions and apparently get up to a few shenanigans throughout the night.
After the announcement of the special made waves last month, fans and cast members alike were devastated to learn that it would only be a 5/6 reunion, as Matthew Perry wasn't able to attend. David Schwimmer even told E! News that he was "sad" about the lack of Chandler, but still excited to be able to honor Burrows.
As for the possibility of an actual reunion happening, Burrows himself is dubious.
"I don't think you should ever go back. I firmly believe in that," he said during a conference call with reporters. "They've talked to us about a 'Cheers' reunion for years and we don't want to do one...I don't think the 'Friends' – I have no control over this – I don't think they'll ever want to do a reunion again. It's what it was and it was a treasure in television..."
"Must See TV: A Tribute to James Burrows" airs Sunday, Feb. 21 at 9 p.m. on NBC.
(E! and NBC are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)
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2007 Jeep Wrangler JK - CV Drive shaft UpgradesPosted in How To on January 2, 2007
If you aren't familiar with your new Jeep JK's driveline system and would like to learn a little something about it, then please read on. The all-new Jeep Rubicon is an extremely capable off-road vehicle. Some people say it's even more capable than the TJ Rubicon in factory form, but as the old saying goes: Nothing is perfect. One of the very few mechanical issues the JK has is that Rzeppa CV (constant velocity) joints were used on the drivelines.
This joint was invented in the '20s by Alfred Rzeppa, a Ford Motor Company engineer. This style of CV joint was created for smooth vehicle operation and is more fitting for a car or luxury SUV. The major disadvantage of this type of CV joint is that it isn't designed to run at an increased operating angle. The result is that the joint's life is greatly reduced, and complete failure of it is quite possible under harsh conditions.
Like the Jeep Grand Cherokee and other Chrysler vehicles fitted with Rzeppa CV joints, if the vehicle is going to be left in factory form and driven mainly on the highway or used for mild wheeling then the OEM driveshafts should be just fine. If the vehicle is going to be modified with a suspension system that gives the Jeep an increase in ride height, then serious thought should be given to new drivelines.
The problem with the Rzeppa-style driveshafts is that they cannot stand up to the stresses of torque load at angles different from what the factory designed them for. This is especially true if the suspension is flexing and articulating off-highway. There is only about 3/4 inch of movement from the center of the Rzeppa joint (shaft) to the edge of its housing before the shaft makes contact. When the vehicle is lifted, articulated, and flexed, the shaft in the factory CV joint will make contact with the housing and start cutting into the retainer strap, rubber boots, and seals.
The Rzeppa CV joint comprises an outer housing, an inner race (multicross grooved or tracks), balls (large bearings), and a cage (bearing cage). The inner race is the center of the joint, the balls sit in grooves on the sides of the race, and these are held in place by the cage. All these components fit neatly inside the housing, but the balls of the joint are very close to the edge of the housing. If the vehicle hits a large bump or obstacle, or a wheel drops into a large hole, forcing suspension compression or droop, the balls can be forced out of the front or backside of the CV joint. This basically mean the joint has failed, leaving you stranded on the trail.
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J.E. Reel Drive Line Specialists has developed three new driveline systems for the '07 JK. All three series use a double Cardan-style U-joint at the output of the transfer case. Double Cardan CV joints alleviate any issues of extreme driveline angles. The 1310 series is a direct replacement of the factory drivelines and will bolt directly to the existing OE flanges for those who do not want to remove their transfer case and pinion yokes. The 1310-series CV drivelines come with pinion and transfer-case yokes that are more conventional with U-bolts and bolt mounting fasteners. The heavy-duty 1350-series comes with new flanges, yokes, and U-bolts for use under extreme conditions. Each driveline kit is manufactured using the highest-quality parts, the shafts are precision-balanced, and the flanges are CNC-machined for exacting tolerances.
These CV kits offer years of proven reliability under extremely harsh four-wheeling conditions. We fit our new JK with J.E. Reel's new heavy-duty series because of the extreme use this vehicle will see over time and because our previous experiences with J.E. Reel's products have been exceptional.
4x FactsLong wheelbase Jeep vehicles have always been popular with enthusiasts, but have been produced in limited numbers. The Jeep Scrambler (CJ8) was produced from 1981 to 1986. The Jeep Unlimited TJ (or pet name LJ) was produced for three years, from 2004 to 2006. The Rubicon version of the Unlimited was introduced in 2005. The massive 116-inch wheelbase Jeep Wrangler JK was introduced for 2007.


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So first week of Tomb of Sargeras is over and everything was heroically cleared. Not much to write home about so far, I guess somewhat due to overgearing, but I think some bosses have potential to be quite entertaining on mythic.
Next week we will see if blizzard continues to tune the first few mythic bosses around the same level as the HC endboss, in which case we should be able to see one or two mythic kills before the reset is over.
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Editor's Note: TheStreet ratings do not represent the views of TheStreet's staff or its contributors. Ratings are established by computer based on metrics for performance (which includes growth, stock performance, efficiency and valuation) and risk (volatility and solvency). Companies with poor cash flow or high debt levels tend to earn lower ratings in our model. NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Cerner Corporation (Nasdaq: CERN) hit a new 52-week high Friday as it is currently trading at $96.41, above its previous 52-week high of $96.24 with 299,384 shares traded as of 9:41 a.m. ET. Average volume has been 821,300 shares over the past 30 days. Cerner has a market cap of $15.83 billion and is part of the technology sector and computer software & services industry. Shares are up 18.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Cerner Corporation designs, develops, markets, installs, hosts, and supports healthcare information technology, healthcare devices, hardware, and content solutions for healthcare organizations and consumers worldwide. The company has a P/E ratio of 40.8, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.
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We show that a baryon asymmetry can be generated by dissipative effects during warm inflation via a supersymmetric two-stage mechanism, where the inflaton is coupled to heavy mediator fields that then decay into light species through B- and CP-violating interactions. In contrast with thermal GUT baryogenesis models, the temperature during inflation is always below the heavy mass threshold, simultaneously suppressing thermal and quantum corrections to the inflaton potential and the production of dangerous GUT relics. This naturally gives a small baryon asymmetry close to the observed value, although parametrically larger values may be diluted after inflation along with any gravitino overabundance. Furthermore, this process yields baryon isocurvature perturbations within the range of future experiments, making this an attractive and testable model of GUT baryogenesis.


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Marie Curie Nurses have offered their thanks to everyone in the Derbyshire area for helping to make the charity's Daffodil Appeal a great success.
Since Marie Curie Cancer Care's month-long Great Daffodil Appeal launched on 1 March, volunteer collectors have been out in force throughout Belper and sounding areas to encourage people to make a donation and wear the charity's daffodil pin to support people with a terminal illness.
All the funds raised from the Great Daffodil Appeal help Marie Curie Nurses to provide more free care to people with terminal illnesses in their own homes.
Highlights of the Great Daffodil Appeal in Belper included a fantastic street collection in Belper on the 8th March raising over £700 for the charity.
Sarah Battle, Derbyshire Community Fundraiser said: "We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone in Belper who has supported Marie Curie and helped to make this year's Great Daffodil Appeal such a big success. The appeal simply wouldn't be possible without our wonderful volunteer collectors who tirelessly encouraged people to wear a daffodil pin, as well as everyone who generously made a donation to support people with a terminal illness. The funds raised will make a very significant difference, helping Marie Curie Nurses provide more care to people with terminal illnesses and their families at the time when they most need support."


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Discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity now illegal in Kirksville following contentious and divided vote by Council
After a months-long process, initial rejection and broad revisions, it is now illegal to discriminate in Kirksville in employment and public accommodation based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
The highly-contentious action taken Monday by the Council with a 3-2 vote adds sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protected classes, joining age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, marital status, national origin, race and religion, and extends protections not currently offered by state or federal laws.
After first being rejected by a 3-2 margin more than a month ago, the ordinance now creates a human rights compliance officer, to be appointed by the city manager, who is charged with hearing complaints and allegations of any discrimination in matters of housing, employment or public accommodation including public areas and businesses or other areas that are open to the public.
Monday's vote came after nearly two hours of testimony from more than 30 members of the public both in favor and against the measure, in addition to hours of similar testimony and discussion at multiple city meetings since the Council first rejected the matter July 1.
But Monday, it came down to Mayor Richard Detweiler, who had previously voted against a similar ordinance alongside Council members Bob Russell and Roger Edge.
Instead, Detweiler joined Council members Glen Moritz and Jerry Mills in passing the ordinance.
Detweiler had asked for additional time to craft a compromise or find some middle ground on the issue when he tabled it two weeks ago and despite the extra time, conceded a middle ground was highly unlikely.
"There appeared to be no way to separate religion out of it," he said of religious arguments against the ordinance, including those cited by Russell.
"I think you've put out a good issue," Russell told the group of about 200 people at A.T. Still University's Mehegan Classroom. "But what's right is right. God sees it. God hears it. God judges it and God sees all."
Mirroring the early July meeting and its initial vote, dozens of Kirksville citizens, ranging from lifelong residents to first-year freshman at Truman State, spoke of making Kirksville a welcoming place, the trampling of First Amendment and religious rights and questioning the need for such an ordinance.
And the matter may not be over for the Council or the city. Many opponents spoke of a need to put the matter to a vote of the people, suggesting the use of a referendum or initiative petition during the next municipal election, while also hinting at possible lawsuits alleging the ordinance attacks religious freedoms and rights.
"When I got to studying it, I felt there was an infringement against the Lord," Russell said, echoing citizen statements.
But Aaron Malin, supporter and director of Missourians for Equality and leader in bringing the issue to the Council, said after the vote that whether the issue sees the Council Chambers again or a court of law is a different battle.
"[Despite ordinance revisions] it doesn't change the fact that in Kirksville it is illegal to discriminate based on gender identity or sexual orientation," he said. "It doesn't change that fundamental fact."
The ordinance had been heavily revised in its 14 versions, including the removal of a human rights commission in lieu of the single compliance officer in an effort to allay concerns over the commission's costs and a reduction of fines to $200 from a previous $500 and up to 90 days in jail.
The ordinance does allow for some exemptions, including businesses that employ fewer than six employees or housing that is not publicly advertised or churches, religious day cares or schools.
The ordinance's discussion and eventual passage also laid bare missteps in parliamentary procedure by the Council, including nearly calling for a vote without citizen input, the issuing of a statement by Edge on the human rights matter during a different agenda item and a mistaken vote on second reading of the meeting's business that would have left the human rights decision unanimous.
Guided by City Attorney Howard Hickman and City Manager Mari Macomber, the Council backtracked and divided the contentious human rights ordinance from the relatively mundane lot splits for its second reading and reinforced the divided vote.
The Council was also reminded during the meeting, following apparent applause from Edge during public comment against the ordinance, that vocalization or comments during that portion are against Council policy.
After the vote, Detweiler welcomed the apparent resolution with the hope the Council would move on and focus its attentions on upcoming budget discussions, coming upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant and possible restrictions on psuedoephedrine-based drugs to combat the methamphetamine epidemic.
"Just look at everything we could have and should have accomplished," he said.


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Energy drinks—you see them at X Games events, basketball arenas, and rock concerts. You can even "fan" some of them on Facebook. What these brands don't tell you, and what science is now showing us, is that their drinks can really be unhealthy.
Energy drinks often pack in extra vitamins, along with caffeine, which delivers the eye-opening jolt of energy, and is supposed to boost your brain power. People, even teens, seek that extra kick from energy drinks to stay alert longer or perform better sometimes. But do these drinks really boost your brain?
The companies that make them claim their drinks deliver energy, but in fact, what they deliver are monster-doses of caffeine and other supplements that rev up your system. They may deliver a temporary jolt of energy, but they also boost your heart rate, making you feel jittery and on-edge—and too much caffeine can cause stomach aches.
Plus, having an energy drink every day might fool you into thinking you can't function without it.
Teens are busy. School, sports, a part-time job, and never-ending homework…finally sleep, then having to get up while it's still dark out to do it all over again. No wonder energy drinks are appealing!
But do they deliver what they promise? And is drinking such high doses worth the possible health risks? Probably not. Better to get more sleep and exercise, so you don't have to depend on chemicals for your energy.
Energy drinks are horrible! They make your blood "sticky" and increase the chances of heart attacks exponentially!
I really love drinking energy drinks but I also don't know the risk of drinking it. I'm undergoing a diet plan now but I just love drinking energy drinks. I don't know but I'm kinda addicted on drinking it. Is there a risk on drinking it especially to those person that undergoing diet? Help me please
@dietplan The risk of too much caffeine are the side effects, which can include nervousness, headaches, insomnia, rapid heartbeat, and more. Also, caffeine can actually stimulate hunger and food cravings, making it more difficult to lose weight. It would be better to boost your metabolism and through exercise rather than a chemical.
I use to drink energy drinks all the time. I actually feel better without them.
Too much of something is always bad. Life and health always entail balance.
We all know that vitamins are very important to our health. We find a lot of media
attention in this direction because the vitamin supplement industry is a multi-million
dollar industry.
However, are vitamin supplements really effective? IMO, it is possible to maintain proper
just by ensuring proper food and healthy habits. Let our body do what it is designed to
do and it should stay fit.
do all energy drinks have caffeine? could the companies use another chemical that helps stimulant your brain?
do some companies sustitute caffeine for other chemicals in their energy drinks?
i need too know everything that caffeine cand o too your brain. any help?
@geeeeeeek Eating or drinking a large amount of caffeine can make you feel jittery, nervous, or energetic. That's because caffeine—like any stimulant—changes the way your brain works. A little bit of caffeine can cause a person to feel more awake, but can also make it hard to fall and stay asleep. Caffeine can also cause headaches and dizziness. Oh, btw, caffeine is addictive - once you start drinking coffee regularly, you may feel headachy, anxious or jittery if you cut back on how much you consume or try to cut it out altogether.
i think its wrong for kids to have caffeine
it is very wrong
for the sake off health and function get off all these. I had to go through treatment for insomnia and seek help online like these dudes
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Not at all drinking Bull after cleaning out
Thanks for the info. Keep it up
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No where in your article do you explain how energy drinks are bad for health. You merely stated how people are dependent on it but people are dependent on many other foods and drinks that are far unhealthier than an energy drink. What is wrong with having one a day? What is "unhealthy" about obtaining Vitamin Bs and a shot of caffeine? Even if the actual drink does not scientifically boost my brain nor my daily functions my mindset that it works will. Just like drinking coffee or tea, energy drinks enhance MY mind and body and thats all that really matters when it comes down to paying money for them.
I'm doing a project on caffeine in school, and i need to know if it has any nicknames?
Is it mind altering?
Could it be prescribed for a medical use?
physically addictive?
psychology addictive?
Can you build up a tolerance?
Thanks for the help if you answer(:
@ProjectCaffeine: For starters, you might find some of the answers you are looking for here in NIDA's Brain Power curriculum materials - http://www.drugabuse.gov/JSP/MOD4/page3.html. There is a lot more information and resources available when you search "caffeine" on NIDA's main Web site: www.drugabuse.gov. Good luck with your project!
Yes it may enhance YOUR mind and body depending on your age, but for young kids ages 9-22 its not good for them, It gives them a high and then a low, and they feel they need it to do well in school, and then when they can't fall asleep because of there high on energy drinks and caffeine they turn to a depressant which makes them tired or sleepy, then in the morning there still low from there depressant so they feel they need to make good grades and need energy so they drink a caffeine filled drinks like monster or coffee, not saying they aren't delicious and you shouldn't drink them AT ALL, but you should drink them in moderation. In the end of this rocky roller coaster of the child highs and lows they create a tolerance for caffeine where it takes a higher dose of caffeine to make them feel that boost of energy they're looking for, 1 monster turns to 2, 2 turns to 4 and so on and so fourth.
This article doesn't explain how caffeine is bad. All you've told me is that i might get a stomach ache. Other than that no "health risks" have been explained or even outlined.
even though i read this i still drink them, my fav. being Amp. but i have noticed that i have been drinking less because of this article.
I would think the main health concerns were about the excessive amounts of sugar and acid you consume in one hit. They're generally packaged in massive volumes stating more than one serving. Caffiene and sugar are the main components contributing to energy. However if you lead a sedentary lifestyle, energy that is not used will be stored as fat. Plus if you are having one a day, think about how much damage you are doing your teeth! Even if a drink states that it is sugar-free, the acid is still contributing to tooth decay. [deprecatory language deleted]
people drink enery drinks for the caffeine! everybody know too much is a bad thing but the truth is that energy drinks are a great and fast way to get some much needed energy.
i drink 8 cans yesterday and today i crashed in maths my body was used to all the caffeine and i had no energy then i got a mouth and then i was fine i got relly worried i like a drug what will i do if i cant get offf it
honey please don't drink these drinks. they're bad for you! :PPPPPP
The USADA calls energy drinks "stimulant" drinks. Who needs them? The majority of these so-called energy drinks contain ingredients most people can't understand. When was the last time you tried to read or even look up the ingredients in the labels contained in energy drinks or even dietary supplements? The whole approach most of the the manufactures of such products is marketing with hype and not too may facts.
If you need energy one would want to know (it would appear) how and were energy is produced.
The majority of the buyers of energy drinks and supplements have no idea how energy is produced in our bodies, nor has any company attempted to educate their buyers, because they simply don't care. I do.
Let us talk about the Mitochondria. What are mitochondria? These are the tiny "power plants" of our bodies. We are made up of about a hundred trillion cells - skin cells, muscle cells, nerve cells, brain cells, lung, kidney and stomach cells, etc. Every one of those cells needs energy to perform its individual functions and that energy comes from the mitochondria. Mitochondria are the tiny "power plants" that create a chemical form of energy known as ATP (adenosine triphosphate). We use ATP to fuel all functions of our bodies from moving to thinking to breathing. The mitochondria make ATP from our food by a chemical process similar to internal combustion in your car engine, instead of using gas and oxygen to release energy, we use food and oxygen.
The cells that require the most energy to do their job, like the muscle cells, heart cells and liver cells have the most mitochondria - up to 2000 or more per cell! Cells that don't do much, like a fat cell that just sits there storing fat, have only a hundred or so mitochondria.
To lose weight, you need lots of mitochondria to burn lots of calories. People with the most mitochondria have the highest metabolism. If you want to know how many mitochondria you have you could simply calculate your muscle mass - the more muscle, more more mitochondria. The more fat, the fewer. You can do this by measuring your body composition.
You can increase the number of mitochondria in your muscle cells (and improve your metabolism) with exercise. We recommend a combination of strength training 2 days a week with aerobic conditioning including some interval training 3-4 days per week. This is the best way to supercharge your metabolism.
There is a new product, so marked as dietary supplement, to be introduced to the public that spells out what are the ingredients in simple words and what it does and what you can expect. [Product reference deleted per guidelines] and with a proper diet supports the cell's fastest, most effective absorption of natural nutrients in each dose and sustains the body's mitochondria generation of usable energy, key to producing ATP, the energy-rich fuel the body needs to achieve peak athletic strength, performance, and endurance, with rapid recovery.
How long until my comment above is finally posted? I have put a lot of thought in my posting for I have grave concerns that the dangers of so called "energy"drinks such as any hour energy ones and those that try to imply you will have energy like a monster are misleading. Reading the labels takes a course in chemistry.
I think that tis is a problem and it needs to be fixed by giving kids lessons on this stuff
You missed the fact that if energy drinks are consumed on an empty stomach, it may result in death.
@jon Hi Jon,
Having "a little bit" of an energy drink (as you said) shouldn't be a problem--but definitely keep it to one. Depending on the brand, energy drinks can have anywhere from one to five (!) times the amount of caffeine in a standard cup of coffee, plus other stimulating substances.


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100-plus year old building was home to St. Vincent's Hospital.
After standing for more than a century, the Polk County Professional Building is approaching the end, as the process to call for demolition quotes is now in full swing after the Board of Commissioners approved going forward with it last week.
The building, which started out as St. Vincent's Hospital and ended housing county offices such as social services, public defenders and the county attorney, has sat empty for the last few years and would require a significant infusion of funds to bring it up to fire and building codes, said County Administrator Chuck Whiting. The asbestos has been removed and a party had expressed interest in purchasing and renovating the building a few months ago, but that prospect fell through.
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The Honey Brook Food Pantry distributes food at the Good Food Distribution Center at 5064 Horseshoe Pike, Honey Brook (across from Wimpy & Dee's diner) twice per month. It is open to Chester County residents living in the Twin Valley School District or immediate surrounding area. You will need to bring identification showing proof of residency. Individuals may pick up once per month from this location at door #8. It is requested that you bring reusable bags with you.
In the event of severe weather, the Food Pantry will follow the schedule of the Twin Valley School District. Please check their website (www.tvsd.org) for weather-related school closings. Questions? Call 610-273-6102.
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Love it or Loathe it: Nicole Kidman's Ponytail at Cannes (Vote Now!)
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Nicole Kidman is kind of a big deal at Cannes this year. She's one of eight VIPs appointed to sit on the festival's super-prestigious jury, you know, the group who awards the best films. Now, as for her hair at yesterday's main event, The Great Gatsby premiere—well, it was certainly big.
Lots of teasing must've gone down to get that, uh, helmet effect, no? (It kind of reminds of that faux fauxhawk look we were talking about the other day, in a more futuristic sort of way...)
Take a closer peek at her volume-up-top, sleek-at-the-sides ponytail, below, and weigh in with your thoughts on it in our poll!
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Love! It pushes the envelope. More actresses should follow suit!
Maaaaybe if it were on Judy Jetson.
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ZTE gives LTE a lift with multi-mode data card
Biz travellers to China will be happy
Chinese telecoms kit peddler ZTE has unveiled what it claims are the world's first USB modem and portable hotspot devices to support both versions of LTE, FDD and TDD, in a move which could be welcomed by international business travellers keen on sniffing out the fastest local networks.
LTE is by no means standard around the globe yet, but the number of commercial networks is steadily growing.
The US, Canada, Brazil, Australia, India, Germany, the Nordics, Japan and Russia are among the countries which have them up and running, while China, UK, France, Spain, Italy, New Zealand and Malaysia are getting there.
TDD, or TD-LTE, is the China-backed version which the country has poured significant sums into developing and is looking to promote throughout Asia, while FDD is likely to be most popular in the US, Europe and Australia.
The snappily titled MF82052 USB modem supports FDD (frequency division duplexing) and TDD (time division duplexing) versions of LTE as well as China's home-grown 3G standard TD-SCDMA and EDGE.
Forward-looking biz travellers could be tempted by the lightning fast down and upload speeds quoted for FDD (100Mbps/50Mbps) and TDD (68Mbps/17Mbps).
Also announced was the MF91S uFi ('unique Wi-Fi) device which is basically a 105g mobile hotspot designed to provide connectivity for multiple device users, supporting the same network standards as the USB modem. It provides the same upload and download speeds, according to ZTE.
Forrester analyst, Katyayan Gupta, told The Reg the new offerings would be useful for business travellers to and from China and could help to commercialise the TDD variant.
"However, these devices lack a 'global' appeal as support for WCDMA is absent," he added.
"Rather than supporting EDGE, it would have made a lot more sense to support WCDMA. Nonetheless, introduction of these products definitely show that Chinese equipment vendors are really serious about making TDD LTE mainstream and take it to market on a dual/multi-mode strategy."
ZTE is trying, like most other telecoms kit and device manufacturers on the planet, to win customer hearts and minds with its 4G offerings. It claims to hold seven per cent of the world's LTE patents and has already released the "first Chinese LTE tablet", the V96A, and the Grand X LTE smartphone.
The Shenzhen-based telecoms giant would certainly like to be known more for its pioneering work in LTE than some of the other news connected with the firm in recent weeks.
It recently revealed profits for the first half of 2012 could fall by as much as 80 per cent, although claimed rumours that it was about to axe up to 12,000 staff worldwide this year were not true.
ZTE has also been hit by claims that it knowingly sold US-made tech to Iran and then deliberately covered its tracks when the media found out – claims the FBI is now formally investigating. ®
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