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6/13/08
Reserve seat down payment $5million
Space Adventures announced on Wednesday the “Space Adventures’ Orbital Mission Explorers Circle.” The program allows for individuals to reserve seats for future orbital spaceflights, by placing a $5 million down payment on said flight.
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6/12/08
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5/23/08
Israeli fighter pilots threatened to blast Tony Blair’s jet out of sky
Tony Blair came within moments of being killed when two Israeli fighter aircraft threatened to shoot down a private jet taking him to a Middle East conference in the belief that it might have been staging a terrorist attack.
The warplanes were scrambled to intercept after the jet pilot failed to contact air traffic control. Mr Blair, the international community’s envoy to the Middle East, was flying from the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to attend a major conference on private investment in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem. Read more...
The warplanes were scrambled to intercept after the jet pilot failed to contact air traffic control. Mr Blair, the international community’s envoy to the Middle East, was flying from the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to attend a major conference on private investment in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem. Read more...
5/21/08
5/20/08
U.K becoming abortion capital of the world.
Britain will become the "abortion capital of the world" in the next decade, according to prolife campaigners.
They say our termination rate is already higher than any other western European country.
If the current trend continues, Britain is on course to overtake the U.S. and Australia as the place where the greatest proportion of pregnancies are terminated.
Nadine Dorries MP is leading calls for a cut in the upper time limit for so-called "social" abortions from 24 weeks to 20.
She said this would stop 2,500 terminations a year taking place.
"We have reached the point where we need to pull back on abortion," she said.
"If we don't there is no question that we will overtake America in the next couple of years, making us the abortion capital of the world."
Mrs Dorries plans to table an amendment to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill in the Commons this month.
Her campaign to cut the upper limit from 24 to 20 weeks is said to have the support of 200 MPs.
However, it will only be able to overturn the law if at least 200 others abstain.
In England and Wales, there were 193,700 abortions last year - a rate of 18.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44. In the U.S., the rate has been falling steadily for almost three decades, and it now stands at 19.4 per 1,000 women.
In France the figure is 14.5, in Germany it is 7.2 and Italy 9.1 - all lower than the UK.
The only other major Western country with a higher abortion rate than Britain is Australia - but, like the U.S., the level there is currently declining.
However, there are high rates of abortion in former Communist countries such as Ukraine.
Peter Saunders, of the Christian Medical Fellowship, said there had been an "awakening of the public conscience over abortion" in the U.S.
"By contrast in the UK we have embraced ever more tightly the same tired formula of values-free sex education, condoms and more abortion services," he added. Continue reading---
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They say our termination rate is already higher than any other western European country.
If the current trend continues, Britain is on course to overtake the U.S. and Australia as the place where the greatest proportion of pregnancies are terminated.
Nadine Dorries MP is leading calls for a cut in the upper time limit for so-called "social" abortions from 24 weeks to 20.
She said this would stop 2,500 terminations a year taking place.
"We have reached the point where we need to pull back on abortion," she said.
"If we don't there is no question that we will overtake America in the next couple of years, making us the abortion capital of the world."
Mrs Dorries plans to table an amendment to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill in the Commons this month.
Her campaign to cut the upper limit from 24 to 20 weeks is said to have the support of 200 MPs.
However, it will only be able to overturn the law if at least 200 others abstain.
In England and Wales, there were 193,700 abortions last year - a rate of 18.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44. In the U.S., the rate has been falling steadily for almost three decades, and it now stands at 19.4 per 1,000 women.
In France the figure is 14.5, in Germany it is 7.2 and Italy 9.1 - all lower than the UK.
The only other major Western country with a higher abortion rate than Britain is Australia - but, like the U.S., the level there is currently declining.
However, there are high rates of abortion in former Communist countries such as Ukraine.
Peter Saunders, of the Christian Medical Fellowship, said there had been an "awakening of the public conscience over abortion" in the U.S.
"By contrast in the UK we have embraced ever more tightly the same tired formula of values-free sex education, condoms and more abortion services," he added. Continue reading---
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5/16/08
GWBush plea
Mr. Bush arrived in Saudi Arabia from Jerusalem, where he spent the past several days celebrating that country’s 60th anniversary. The Saudi visit marks another anniversary — seventy five years since the first formal American-Saudi diplomatic relations.
On Friday, the White House announced a series of initiatives meant to increase the partnership between the United States and Saudi Arabia on energy and fighting terrorism.
Among the steps: Saudi Arabia will join 70 partner nations of a global initiative to fight nuclear terrorism, and will join more than 85 countries participating in an initiative intended to reduce the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
In exchange, the White House said, the United States will help the Saudis develop civilian nuclear power, as well as new infrastructure to safeguard its energy supplies.
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On Friday, the White House announced a series of initiatives meant to increase the partnership between the United States and Saudi Arabia on energy and fighting terrorism.
Among the steps: Saudi Arabia will join 70 partner nations of a global initiative to fight nuclear terrorism, and will join more than 85 countries participating in an initiative intended to reduce the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
In exchange, the White House said, the United States will help the Saudis develop civilian nuclear power, as well as new infrastructure to safeguard its energy supplies.
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4/22/08
4/18/08
On American tour, pope puts his stamp on Catholic education
Now, conservative Pope Benedict XVI gets the chance to put his stamp on the role that Catholic schools should play in the education of the young and in the broader culture – as well as how they should balance academic freedom with church orthodoxy. On Thursday in Washington, he is scheduled to speak to leaders of US Catholic colleges, universities, and school systems. Read more...Christian Monitor
4/14/08
Wrong babies, wromg mothers! What a nightmare!
New mother Kassie Hopkins had an eerie feeling when she was handed her newborn son after his March 28 birth at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Ill.
A hospital mistake initially sent two newborn boys home with the wrong mothers.
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A hospital mistake initially sent two newborn boys home with the wrong mothers.
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4/7/08
4/4/08
80, 000 Unemployed in the U.S
Are we really on recession? my friend just lose her job and very depressed and had been sick for a week!
4/2/08
4/1/08
Missed Diagnosed and it turned deadly
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This is such a horrific story and what moral lessons can we get it from it?
3/30/08
3/28/08
Animal Lovers
We love animals and we always treat them like our very own members of our family. So, please HELP rescue one of them around your area. Give them love, care and attention!
It matter to me the most... and so are you…
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3/22/08
3/20/08
According to her---
"I listen to jazz, my husband and I go to the opera a few times a year, we both love indie rock, go to a lot of indie rock shows. It's not surprising to me," she continued. "I know that I'm more than just a cook. I think that's why people probably thought it was so weird but I married a man who has an indie-rock band, so how is it that weird when you really think about it?"
That's wonderful RR =) I watch your how almost everyday so hurray!!!!
"I listen to jazz, my husband and I go to the opera a few times a year, we both love indie rock, go to a lot of indie rock shows. It's not surprising to me," she continued. "I know that I'm more than just a cook. I think that's why people probably thought it was so weird but I married a man who has an indie-rock band, so how is it that weird when you really think about it?"
That's wonderful RR =) I watch your how almost everyday so hurray!!!!
3/17/08
McCartney & Mills
BBC NEWS \ ENTERTAINMENT
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Love was such an easy game to play? Video
Mills plays to the media circus! I don't care, really!
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Love was such an easy game to play? Video
Mills plays to the media circus! I don't care, really!
A two year old died of drug overdose?
How incompetent! This is another horrific incident that should have been avoided!
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2/28/08
2/23/08
Fame and Fortune
Sam and Amanda Marchant say they have earned £1m since leaving Channel 4's Big Brother house last August, despite not winning the show. They chose to capitalise on their appeal by promoting a skincare and perfume range for Young and Pure. The twins spoke to Mark Anstead. Read more---
The Merchant Twins
The Merchant Twins
2/20/08
Heath Ledger is being replaced by three A-list actors in the film he was mid-way through making when he died. It's a new solution to an age-old proble
 If you are a filmmaker you have a responsibility to try to get the film made  Bob McCabe Biographer |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7254480.stm
2/18/08
2/17/08
Valentines Day 2008 Massacre
As he fired his face was blank ..like there was nobody there - SHOOTING WITNESS
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2/13/08
Pot calling kettle
Tina Turner won Britney's praise, but Beyonce was another story: "She sure knows how to toss her hair. Too bad she can't dance as good as Tina -- who's old enough to be her grandmother!"
On fellow troubled singer Amy Winehouse: "Look at her! Look how stoned she is! She is so obviously stoned!"
On Ringo Starr: "Too bad the least talented Beatle was the one who showed up. ... They should have got Paul."
I don't care what you say BS! Just mind your own business and get well!I hate Sushi!
Asian restaurants in Israel are taking popular dishes off the menu in protest at government plans to cut the number of foreign chefs. Read more...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc.'s enthusiasm has waned in recent days for a potential advertising tie-up that could help Yahoo Inc. try to thwart Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited offer for Yahoo, say people familiar with the matter.
Yahoo has discussed outsourcing its search advertising with Google, say people familiar with the matter, and analysts predict such an arrangement would significantly boost Yahoo's cash flow. Yahoo directors have discussed ...
2/12/08
Back Pain- I have FX T-12
Fessler worries the study will drive away people who might benefit from surgery. "Some people are so afraid to have surgery [after reading] these type of articles that they choose to continue suffering" rather than do a simple procedure that can fix the problem, he says. "Our patients are getting out of the hospital faster with less blood loss, less pain and less complications."
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Giant Food Scare!
The product recalled by Annie's has a UPC code of 0-92325-33319-2 and "Best By" date codes of 02/20/09/1/E and 02/20/09/2/E. Customers who are allergic to soy and who still have the product should discard it and/or return it to any Giant for a full refund. Read more---
2/11/08
YAHOO NO THANKS!
Web pioneer Yahoo (YHOO) has resisted the urge to merge with Microsoft (MSFT) for more than a year. But with its latest refusal Yahoo is playing a dangerous game.
Founder and Chief Executive Jerry Yang says that Microsoft's Jan. 31 bid, worth $44.6 billion at the time, "substantially undervalues" Yahoo. In a statement released Feb. 11, Yahoo's board cited the company's "global brand, large worldwide audience, significant recent investments in advertising platforms and future growth prospects, free cash flow and earnings potential, as well as our substantial unconsolidated investments." Microsoft, the argument goes, is seizing on the drop in Yahoo's stock to buy the company on the cheap. Read more---
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Founder and Chief Executive Jerry Yang says that Microsoft's Jan. 31 bid, worth $44.6 billion at the time, "substantially undervalues" Yahoo. In a statement released Feb. 11, Yahoo's board cited the company's "global brand, large worldwide audience, significant recent investments in advertising platforms and future growth prospects, free cash flow and earnings potential, as well as our substantial unconsolidated investments." Microsoft, the argument goes, is seizing on the drop in Yahoo's stock to buy the company on the cheap. Read more---
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2/9/08
Catholicism
In the Roman Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, the season of preparation for the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. (In Eastern Rite Catholic churches, Lent begins two days earlier, on Clean Monday.)
While Ash Wednesday is not a Holy Day of Obligation, all Roman Catholics are encouraged to attend Mass on this day in order to mark the beginning of the Lenten season. Read more---
While Ash Wednesday is not a Holy Day of Obligation, all Roman Catholics are encouraged to attend Mass on this day in order to mark the beginning of the Lenten season. Read more---
Junk Food Advertising in Australia
By Nance Haxton
Posted Sat Feb 9, 2008 12:06pm AEDT Updated Sat Feb 9, 2008 12:45pm AEDT
The South Australian Government wants to ban junk food advertising during children's peak television viewing times. (File photo) (AFP)
The South Australian Government is planning to ban junk food advertising in children's viewing times, saying it has received legal advice that it is possible to enforce the ban at the state level.
South Australian Health Minister John Hill says the Government will implement a voluntary ban first, but if that does not curb the number of advertisements, then it will legislate. Read more---
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Posted Sat Feb 9, 2008 12:06pm AEDT Updated Sat Feb 9, 2008 12:45pm AEDT
The South Australian Government wants to ban junk food advertising during children's peak television viewing times. (File photo) (AFP)
The South Australian Government is planning to ban junk food advertising in children's viewing times, saying it has received legal advice that it is possible to enforce the ban at the state level.
South Australian Health Minister John Hill says the Government will implement a voluntary ban first, but if that does not curb the number of advertisements, then it will legislate. Read more---
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The United Nations and aid agencies are calling for the re-opening of the humanitarian corridor between Cameroon and Chad to allow vital help to reach hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees and internally displaced people in eastern Chad. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from the UN's European headquarters in Geneva. Read more---
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2/6/08
Health Guide NY Times -Hypertension
It tastes bland and can be a tough daily regimen to follow, so it’s not the ideal medicine for high blood pressure. But a low-salt, heart-healthy diet is staging a comeback as some 60-plus drugs fail to rein in staggering rates of hypertension in the United States. Read more---
2/4/08
Congratulations Eli Manning/Burress NY Giants!
I thought whoever wins it's okay for me, but I keep on saying let the underdogs win! Oh, my... they did win! Eli is a SUPERSTAR!
1/30/08
Chinese dumplings
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North Asia correspondent Shane McLeod
Posted Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:39pm AEDT
Chinese dumplings containing pesticide have sparked a food scare in Japan.
Ten people, including a mother and her four children, have become ill after eating meat dumplings that authorities believe contained pesticide.
The company that imported the dumplings has issued an immediate nationwide recall for all food produced by the same Chinese factory.
Police say they are investigating the possibility of criminal negligence.
Japan imported around $1 billion worth of food from China last year - this scare will heighten concerns about its safety.
Tags: health, food-poisoning, china, japan
ABC News
North Asia correspondent Shane McLeod
Posted Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:39pm AEDT
Chinese dumplings containing pesticide have sparked a food scare in Japan.
Ten people, including a mother and her four children, have become ill after eating meat dumplings that authorities believe contained pesticide.
The company that imported the dumplings has issued an immediate nationwide recall for all food produced by the same Chinese factory.
Police say they are investigating the possibility of criminal negligence.
Japan imported around $1 billion worth of food from China last year - this scare will heighten concerns about its safety.
Tags: health, food-poisoning, china, japan
1/27/08
1/26/08
Interview
DYLAN AT NEWPORT - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Bob Dylan
Oscar-winning director MURRAY LERNER talks to UNCUT about The Other Side Of The Mirror
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Bob Dylan
Oscar-winning director MURRAY LERNER talks to UNCUT about The Other Side Of The Mirror
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Numb with Grief
A public memorial service for Australian star Heath Ledger will be held next week in Los Angeles, Australia's foreign minister has said. Stephen Smith added the actor's family would be offered help to return his body to Perth in Australia, where he is expected to be laid to rest.
Ledger's publicist said funeral arrangements "would continue to be kept private at the family's request".
The 28-year-old was found dead in his New York flat on Tuesday.
Mr Smith also told reporters on a visit to the United Nations in New York that he understood that a private family memorial service had taken place in the city. Read more...
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Sickle Cells
Daily pain from sickle cell disease may be far more common - and severe - than previously thought, research suggests. Virginia Commonwealth University researchers asked 232 sickle cell patients to keep diaries.
The Annals of Internal Medicine study found many experienced daily pain - but many tried to cope with it at home, rather than seeking medical help.
Previous research has assumed that, if patients did not seek help, then they were not in pain.Read more...
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12/19/07
A killer cold? Even the healthy may be vulnerable
By Amy Burkholder
CNN (CNN) A high school varsity athlete, a sturdy guy with a health history blissfully free of blips, 18-year-old Joseph Spencer had little reason to think anything was seriously wrong when he got sick last April. The vomiting, chills, fever -- "It must be the flu," he thought.
CNN (CNN) A high school varsity athlete, a sturdy guy with a health history blissfully free of blips, 18-year-old Joseph Spencer had little reason to think anything was seriously wrong when he got sick last April. The vomiting, chills, fever -- "It must be the flu," he thought.
Within hours, Spencer's fever was 104 degrees. Within days, he was in the intensive care unit at Providence Portland Medical Center in Oregon with full-blown pneumonia. Spencer's doctor was afraid this sturdy teenage boy was going to die.
"His lungs had filled up with water, it was hard to get oxygen into him," explains Dr. David Gilbert, an infectious disease expert and Spencer's physician at Providence. "Things got so bad, I thought we were at risk of losing him."
But as perplexing as what would make a hardy young man so sick -- so quickly -- was his diagnosis: adenovirus, the virus that usually causes nothing worse than a nasty cold.
"In the past, we considered adenovirus a 98-pound weakling," says Dr. Dean Erdman, leader of the respiratory diagnostic program at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. "But adenovirus is causing severe disease and, in some cases, death in normal, healthy people."
At least 1,035 people in Oregon and a handful of other states have been infected by adenovirus so far this year. One of the largest outbreaks was at an Air Force base in Texas. 
Watch Dr. Sanjay Gupta explain the killer cold virus »
But by far the deadliest outbreak is in Oregon, where seven patients have died.
"Fortunately, Joe survived," says Gilbert. "Twenty percent of our patients did not survive this severe infection."
The bug causing the serious disease is called "adenovirus 14," one of the 51-odd strains of adenovirus that typically cause anything from colds to conjunctivitis and gastroenteritis. While adenovirus isn't a new bug on the block -- it was first identified in 1955 -- researchers believe it has mutated into a more virulent form, first identified in 2005.
"We were very surprised when we ran into this much more aggressive form of adenovirus, which took otherwise healthy people and put them into our intensive care unit with life-threatening pneumonia," says Gilbert.
It is important for doctors to think of adenovirus when confronted with an ill patient -- recognizing early symptoms before they become life-threatening. Infectious disease experts say shortness of breath, cough and fever are all symptoms you should not ignore.
But how big a threat is adenovirus 14 really?
Adenoviruses are ubiquitous, scrappy bugs -- they exist on everything from pens to countertops to inside our noses. They are spread through contact with a surface, or through the air we breathe. Most people won't suffer life-threatening illness if exposed to adenovirus 14, and that strain of the virus is still pretty rare, but since few people have antibodies to it, there's opportunity for a new virus to spread rapidly throughout the population.
"Adenoviruses kill people," says Gilbert, adding that when these infectious viruses do spread, they spread fast.
"We are asking physicians is to be alert, not to panic -- but be alert," says the CDC's Erdman, who stresses that influenza remains a much larger public health concern, killing and causing far more serious illness annually than adenovirus.
Experts stress that one of the most important things for doctors to recognize is whether a patient has an acute respiratory illness. It could be adenovirus, something they may not connect to severely ill patients.
As far as treatments for adenovirus 14, there aren't any -- doctors focus on managing symptoms -- but researchers are trying to determine if any antiviral drugs could be effective.
The CDC stresses that while a flu shot is a good idea and you should get one, it won't protect you against adenovirus 14. But common sense will: keeping household surfaces clean with a good virus-buster like bleach, avoiding and covering up coughs and sneezes, and of course, hand washing.
Spencer is taking life a little slower these days. He still has gaps in his memory, probably due to oxygen loss. He's made lifestyle changes, including popping vitamins as religiously as he now washes his hands: He keeps bottles of hand sanitizer in his car and on his nightstand.
Most of all, he wants people to know that adenovirus is out there, and what it can do.
"I never thought this would happen to me. You'd think it only happens to unhealthy people," he says, pausing to find the words to finish his sentence. "I always thought of myself as a healthy guy until this happened."People need to be aware there's a killer out there."
12/17/07
China's economic muscle 'shrinks'
China's economy, the world's second largest, is not as big as was thought, a report by the World Bank has claimed.
According to the bank, previous calculations have overestimated the size of China's economy by about 40%.
The revelation came after the bank updated the way it calculated the country's gross domestic product (GDP).
The bank said the findings meant China would not become the world's biggest economy in 2012 as forecast. It also meant China was poorer than estimated.
This in turn would influence future aid and investment plans, the World Bank said.
China gains extra aid from international institutions and has asked for help in climate change talks because of its status as a developing country.
Read more...http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7148695.stm
12/13/07
The Truth About Steak--From Meat to Muscle
Blog Name: Basil & Spice Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Jeff Volek, Ph.D., R.D. is an exercise and nutrition researcher at the University of Connecticut. A regular contributor to Men's Health and coauthor with Adam Campbell of The Testosterone Advantage Plan and The TNT Diet, says, "You are what your body does with what you eat." My husband like most men, enjoys grilling a steak, but has cut back on it recently because his cholesterol is a little high. In the TNT Diet, Volek tells the truth about the sirloin steak. Beef like other animal meats has a similar composition. Think of the dark meat and skin of the turkey or the ham and bacon from pork.
Fatty Acid Content of Sirloin Steak:
Monounsaturated Fat: 49%: Oleci Acid: 45% {+}; Palmitic Acid: 4% {+}
Saturated Fat: 47%; Palmitic Acid: 27% {+}; Stearic Acid: 16% {0}; Myristic Acid: 3% {-}; Lauric Acid: 1% {+}
Polyunsaturated Fat: 4%; Linoleic Acid: 4% {+}
Key + = positive effect on cholesterol
- = negative effect on cholesterol
0 = no effect on cholesterol
Steak first enters the digestive system at the mouth, over the lips and through the gums...Our types of teeth are made to chew it well. Saliva aids the process. From the mouth it slides down the esophagus and lands in the stomach. Enzymes break the steak into amino acid strands, liquidizes, and becomes chyme. Passing into the small intestines, more enzymes continue to break the amino acid strands into single and double amino acids. Absorption of the smaller amino acids occurs when they have been transported to the cells that line the wall of the intestines, reaching the bloodstream. From there, they are delivered directly to the muscles through capillaries, aiding damaged muscle tissue.
Volek believes it is important to eat some protein before exercising.
Volek elaborates that fat shows up on the body not just through dietary intake, but also through the manufacturing process within the body. Insulin levels within rise after eating carbohydrates, sending signals to the body to quit burning and begin storing fat. Another function of insulin is to activate the liver in its production of saturated fat. More carbs then equal more saturated fat production.
Other key facts regarding fat from Jeff Volek:
Triglyceride levels are lowered and HDL (good cholesterol) increases after replacing carbs with any type of fat.
Dairy products, containing the saturated fat from palmitic and stearic acids, have higher saturated fat content than beef, pork, or poultry.
Lower-carb type diets allow for lower insulin levels, a decreased production of saturated fatty acids, and encourage the body to burn more fat for energy. Follow a healthy diet, exercise, and go ahead and eat that sirloin steak!
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12/11/07
12/6/07
There's nothing to apologize for, eh!
McCARTNEY APOLOGISES FOR SONG ABOUT 'JAPANESE LUNATIC'
| SIR Paul McCartney has revealed that the mysterious final track on Abbey Road was actually a cryptic reference to Yoko Ono.
 Make peace not underpants McCartney said: "I wanna apologise to Yoko. I admit I was angry at the time, but I think what I was really trying to say with that song was 'he's my best friend and you're ruining the greatest thing in the history of music you spoilt, pretentious bag of piss'." McCartney's admission finally sheds light on the enigmatic lyrics including: "Japanese psycho, shits in her hat in the church where a wedding has been. Looks like a bream." And Beatles fans can now find new meaning in the song's closing refrain: "We're all sick of the yellow psychopath, the yellow psychopath, the yellow psychopath..." The McCartney masterpiece is just the latest pop classic to give up its coded personal message. Last year the George Harrison archives re-released the song he mysteriously dedicated to Eric Clapton, giving the late Beatle a posthumous top-ten hit with For Christ's Sake Would You Please Stop Fucking My Wife. Immoral Freaks! |
12/5/07
Bring Our Troops Back Home! War's Over...
A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time to love, a time to hate
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late
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A time to rend, a time to sew
A time to love, a time to hate
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late
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11/30/07
OUCH! I WANT MY LIVE CHRISTMAS TREE! BUT WAIT! ARGH! MOLD?
FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- While bringing home a live Christmas tree marks the beginning of the holiday season for many, the mold that thrives on its branches can trigger weeks of suffering for some, a new study shows.
Connecticut researchers have found that the mold count from a live Christmas tree rose to five times the normal level two weeks after the tree was brought indoors, and that can prove problematic for people with mold allergies. Their research was presented this week at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology annual meeting, in Dallas.
"Christmas trees are another possible source of mold exposure during the holiday season," said study co-author Philip Hemmers, an allergist and immunologist with St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Conn. "Mold allergies peak in the fall, and we see a second peak with a lot of our mold-sensitive patients during the holiday season. Our finding correlates with this second peak of mold sensitivity."
The researchers studied the mold growth of a live Christmas tree in a house in Connecticut. Mold reproduce by releasing spores into the air, so after the live Christmas tree was brought inside the house and decorated, the researchers measured mold spore counts. These counts were taken 12 times over a two-week period between Dec. 24 and Jan. 6. The researchers did not assess the types of mold or whether these molds triggered allergic symptoms in people living in the house.
The study found that the mold spore count was 800 spores per square meter (m3) for the first three days. Normal spore counts are less than 1,000 spores/m3, said Hemmers. However, the spore count rose after day four, reaching a maximum of 5,000 spores/m3 by day 14.
"This mold spore count is five times above normal. These high levels have been correlated with allergic rhinitis and an increased rate of asthma symptoms and asthma-related hospitalization in other studies," said Hemmers. "So if you don't feel well during the holidays, consider the Christmas tree as a possible source of allergies."
Hemmers recommended that people with mold sensitivity keep a live Christmas tree in the house for only four to seven days. An artificial tree may be a better option for people with mold allergies, he added, but they carry their own set of problems, especially if they've been stored in the attic or basement where they can collect dust and mold.
Although Christmas trees are not a problem for most people with allergies, said Dr. David Khan, an associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, there are things you can do to minimize their impact.
"If one is mold-allergic, running an air cleaner in the same room as the tree could theoretically reduce the mold exposure, but this has not been studied," he said. "For some people who are sensitive to odors, the aroma from the tree, which most people like, could irritate their nose and cause symptoms. For these people, avoiding live trees may be best."
Before people start avoiding live Christmas trees because of their mold growth, more research needs to be done, said Dr. Dennis Ownby, a professor of pediatrics and medicine at the Medical College of Georgia, in Augusta. Since this study only looked at a single tree in one home, more homes with trees should be investigated, as well as the types of mold found and whether those molds trigger allergies. He added that the researchers should also measure mold counts outside the home and correlate those to indoor mold counts.
Hemmers said that the outdoor mold count was likely low, since the study was done during the winter. The research team does plan to do further work this Christmas season by looking at more homes and the types of mold found.
In addition to Christmas trees, there are other potential holiday allergens, said Dr. James Sublett, section chief of Pediatric Allergy at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Kentucky. These can include foods consumed at holiday parties, such as nuts and shellfish, and Christmas ornaments and lights that have been contaminated with dust or mold.
"Store Christmas decorations in plastic containers that you can wipe off, since cardboard can potentially have mold," he advised. "Also wear a N95 dust mask when bringing stuff out of storage."
More information
For more on holiday allergies, visit the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
Connecticut researchers have found that the mold count from a live Christmas tree rose to five times the normal level two weeks after the tree was brought indoors, and that can prove problematic for people with mold allergies. Their research was presented this week at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology annual meeting, in Dallas.
"Christmas trees are another possible source of mold exposure during the holiday season," said study co-author Philip Hemmers, an allergist and immunologist with St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Conn. "Mold allergies peak in the fall, and we see a second peak with a lot of our mold-sensitive patients during the holiday season. Our finding correlates with this second peak of mold sensitivity."
The researchers studied the mold growth of a live Christmas tree in a house in Connecticut. Mold reproduce by releasing spores into the air, so after the live Christmas tree was brought inside the house and decorated, the researchers measured mold spore counts. These counts were taken 12 times over a two-week period between Dec. 24 and Jan. 6. The researchers did not assess the types of mold or whether these molds triggered allergic symptoms in people living in the house.
The study found that the mold spore count was 800 spores per square meter (m3) for the first three days. Normal spore counts are less than 1,000 spores/m3, said Hemmers. However, the spore count rose after day four, reaching a maximum of 5,000 spores/m3 by day 14.
"This mold spore count is five times above normal. These high levels have been correlated with allergic rhinitis and an increased rate of asthma symptoms and asthma-related hospitalization in other studies," said Hemmers. "So if you don't feel well during the holidays, consider the Christmas tree as a possible source of allergies."
Hemmers recommended that people with mold sensitivity keep a live Christmas tree in the house for only four to seven days. An artificial tree may be a better option for people with mold allergies, he added, but they carry their own set of problems, especially if they've been stored in the attic or basement where they can collect dust and mold.
Although Christmas trees are not a problem for most people with allergies, said Dr. David Khan, an associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, there are things you can do to minimize their impact.
"If one is mold-allergic, running an air cleaner in the same room as the tree could theoretically reduce the mold exposure, but this has not been studied," he said. "For some people who are sensitive to odors, the aroma from the tree, which most people like, could irritate their nose and cause symptoms. For these people, avoiding live trees may be best."
Before people start avoiding live Christmas trees because of their mold growth, more research needs to be done, said Dr. Dennis Ownby, a professor of pediatrics and medicine at the Medical College of Georgia, in Augusta. Since this study only looked at a single tree in one home, more homes with trees should be investigated, as well as the types of mold found and whether those molds trigger allergies. He added that the researchers should also measure mold counts outside the home and correlate those to indoor mold counts.
Hemmers said that the outdoor mold count was likely low, since the study was done during the winter. The research team does plan to do further work this Christmas season by looking at more homes and the types of mold found.
In addition to Christmas trees, there are other potential holiday allergens, said Dr. James Sublett, section chief of Pediatric Allergy at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Kentucky. These can include foods consumed at holiday parties, such as nuts and shellfish, and Christmas ornaments and lights that have been contaminated with dust or mold.
"Store Christmas decorations in plastic containers that you can wipe off, since cardboard can potentially have mold," he advised. "Also wear a N95 dust mask when bringing stuff out of storage."
More information
For more on holiday allergies, visit the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
11/24/07
11/10/07
10/25/07
David Gray
I met David Gray in a concert somewhere in Dallas. I'm sorry, I forgot the name of the venue. I think it was five years ago. Coincidentally, I found his name on RoundHouse where Sir Paul McCartney is going to rock Electric Proms.
To be continued...
To be continued...
10/24/07
Booster Ignition - LIFT OFF!
Oct 23 - US space shuttle Discovery blasts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The U.S. space shuttle Discovery blasted off on a pillar of fire on Tuesday, soaring above Florida marshlands toward a rendezvous in two days with the International Space Station.
Lindsay Claiborn reports
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10/21/07
10/19/07
Delices -New scent
Goodness gracious! i couldn't wait to have it. Yummy scent!
What I have right now are panthere, bvlgari por femme and stella mccartney's rose.
Source:
Great parfumes from Cartier
www.cartier.com
What I have right now are panthere, bvlgari por femme and stella mccartney's rose.
Source:
Great parfumes from Cartier
www.cartier.com
10/18/07
10/17/07
Google Testing YouTube Antipiracy System
Top News:
http://www.topnews.in/googles-youtube-will-use-youtube-video-identification-fight-copyright-infringement-23844
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,138493-c,google/article.html
Make it legal so that we don't have problems.
Even so...
Gores TV does a YOU Tube
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/broadband/news/130244/gores-tv-channel-does-a-youtube.html
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