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ALBANY — A jury found De Von Callicutt guilty of all charges against him Tuesday in the murder of University at Albany student Richard Bailey, who was shot and killed more than two years ago. Callicutt, a 20-year-old Rensselaer man in state prison on an unrelated weapons charge, was convicted of first-degree murder, robbery, attempted robbery and weapons possession charges. He faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. Prosecutors David Rossi and Steven Sharp convinced the jury that Callicutt shot Bailey, a senior from Long Island, in the head during a botched robbery attempt at Yates and North Lake streets the night of Oct. 20, 2008 as Bailey returned from a friend's home. The jury also convicted Callicutt of robbing another man at gunpoint just seven minutes after Bailey was killed. That man testified against Callicutt. Also testifying against at trial were King Modest and Ricardo Caldwell, the two teens who served as lookout during the robbery. They each pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and will serve 10 and 12 years behind bars, respectively. All three were arrested in September of 2009 and charged with murder after the killing went unsolved for nearly a year. In a statement, District Attorney David Soares credited the investigators who worked the case, which had been a high-profile one from the beginning. He also thanked the parents of Bailey, Jim and Lisa, for their patience. Callicutt, who was represented at trial by attorney Cheryl Coleman, will be sentenced on Feb. 3 by Albany County Supreme Court Justice Dan Lamont. First-degree murder can carry a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. The conviction for the armed robbery seven minutes after Bailey's murder can carry a sentence of up to 25 years alone.
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Uninstall a Facebook App on Android & iOS - Delete FB App On iPhone, Samsung, iPad, Tecno, Infinix, Gionee, etc. You can download, install and uninstall your Facebook app at anytime you want without any qualms. It's your device and you've got every right to install and uninstall any app that you choose to. See: How can you delete your old Facebook account?
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Administrative History The College of Health Sciences, established in 1996, consolidated instruction and research in basic health sciences, dental hygiene, medical laboratory technology, physical therapy, and speech pathology and audiology. The creation of the College of Health Sciences allowed for a more coordinated and aggressive approach to planning health sciences education by bringing together these previously free-standing programs and allowing for the development of new ones.
The College of Health Sciences is now comprised of 7 departments and programs: Athletic Training, Biomedical Sciences, Clinical Laboratory Science, Exercise Science, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies, and Speech Pathology & Audiology. The College is dedicated to improving health by educating excellent and ethical health care professionals through a program of teaching, research, and service.
After the establishment of the College of Health Sciences, a number of programs were reorganized, renamed, or closed.
The Department of Biomedical Sciences was formerly a unit within the School of Dentistry, where it was known as the department of basic sciences or basic health sciences. It was still known as the Department of Basic Health Science until the 1999-2000 academic year, at which time it was renamed the Department of Biomedical Sciences. While the department is officially a part of the College of Health Sciences, it still maintains its ties with the School of Dentistry and other programs, providing courses in preparation for a wide variety of health care or health-related careers.
The Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology was originally affiliated with the College of Speech and its successor, the College of Communication, Journalism, and Performing Arts, as well as that program's successor, the College of Communication. Speech Pathology and Audiology has been a part of the College of Health Sciences since the 1996-1997 academic year.
The Medical Laboratory Technology program became the Department of Clinical Laboratory Science effective for the 1998-1999 academic year. The program aims to qualify students for employment as Clinical Laboratory Scientists (medical technologists) in hospital laboratories.
The Program in Exercise Science debuted in the 1999-2000 academic year, providing an academic curriculum for the student interested in exercise, fitness and athletic training.
The Athletic Training Program, a program within the Department of Exercise Science, also emerged in the 1999-2000 academic year.
The Department of Physician Assistant Studies emerged as a new program in the summer of 1997, dedicated to preparing students for careers as physician assistants.
The Dental Hygiene Program, which opened in 1922, closed at the end of the 2004 academic year.
Deans of the College of Health Sciences:
William E. Cullinan, 2007-present
Jack C. Brooks, 1996-2007
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The Website Snapshots series (Series 4), consists of snapshots of the College of Health Sciences website. The records are accessible on CD for viewing in the archives reading room.
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Full review of the Verizon iPhone 4: Apple's first CDMA phone
The Verizon iPhone is one of the most anticipated smartphones in recent memory, made even more so by the endless rumors and years of waiting those who wanted it had to endure. Now it's here and while the radio has changed it's still pretty much the same iPhone 4 Apple shipped on AT&T back in June 2010. A 7 month old phone on a brand new network is not something iPhone users have had to consider in the past. Is it worth the wait? Is Verizon really a better network? Does CDMA have important shortcomings you need to be aware of? Will the entire thing be rendered moot when Apple announces an iPhone 5 in June?
Figuring out the answers to these questions and more have kept all of us at TiPb extremely busy over the past couple of weeks. So hit the jump and on for our full Verizon iPhone review!
Since the Verizon iPhone 4 is still an iPhone 4 we're only going to look at and compare the differences between the Verizon model and the AT&T/GSM model here. If you haven't already, check out our original iPhone 4 review to see all the features that are similar including FaceTime video calls, Retina Display screen, 5mp camera and HD video recording, etc.
In the box
You'll get the standard Apple headphones, the wall adapter, a sync cable, and your manuals. The only difference is really the phone and the back of the box.
The back of the box simply specifies the carrier. Other than that, everything should be the same. Oh let's not forget that you won't get a handy dandy micro-SIM removal tool, since CDMA phones don't use them.
Hardware differences
The Verizon iPhone has different breaks in the antenna band than its AT&T/GSM sibling. Even though the antenna band was redesigned for CDMA, I don't see any improvement when it comes to the "death grip" issue (see our explanation of "death touch" vs. "death grip" for more on this). If anything, I experience it more than I do on my AT&T iPhone 4. I'm not sure if attenuation on the Verizon version is worse because of a difference between CDMA and GSM or if it's something else. I experience the issue on my AT&T iPhone but it seems that the signal doesn't drop as quick and when it does, it goes up quicker when I'm not touching the break in the band. The Verizon version seems to lose bars a lot quicker and it takes a bit longer for them to come back.
As most people have already figured out, putting a bumper or a case on your phone will solve the death grip problem.
Other than the breaks in the antenna bands, the mute switch and volume buttons are moved down about 2mm on the Verizon iPhone 4. This is because of the break in the antenna at the top left of the phone. For users coming from an AT&T iPhone 4, this can be annoying as many current iPhone 4 cases will not work as the silent switch and volume buttons are positioned differently.
The only other difference I have found is that the Verizon iPhone 4 doesn't have the FCC and other clearance marks on the back the way the AT&T/GSM version does.
Software differences
The AT&T/GSM iPhone 4 is currently running iOS 4.2.1. The Verizon iPhone 4 launched with iOS 4.2.6. The only major feature 4.2.6 adds is personal hotspot capabilities (called mobile hotspot on other devices). AT&T has announced that they will offer mobile hotspot as well but no dates have been given yet, and it will require an iOS 4.3 update. Currently AT&T offers internet tethering for iPhone users but you are limited to Bluetooth and USB tethering.
The Verizon version supports wifi tethering for up to 5 devices. This is extremely nice if you're somewhere without wifi and need to access the internet from a wifi only device (like a wifi iPad). You can simply enable the mobile hotspot feature and it'll show up as a wireless network on your other device. You can also choose to add a password if you'd like. We'll cover that below.
Syncing data
If your'e coming from an AT&T iPhone, you'll feel right at home. Actually, if you've ever used an iPod of any kind or an iPad, you'll already know what to do. The Verizon iPhone is no different than its AT&T brother. Plug into iTunes, sync your content, and you're good to go. Verizon also offers a contact transfer app for current customers that'll easily bring down all your contacts wirelessly for you (given you use Verizon's contact backup service). If you need more help:
- How to transfer data from your old AT&T iPhone to your new Verizon iPhone
- How to transfer data from your old Blackberry or Droid/Android to your new Verizon iPhone
There's really nothing new here, both iPhones will sync and store data in the same manner.
All the apps that run on the current AT&T/GSM iPhone also run on the Verizon iPhone (with the sole exception of carrier branded apps, like AT&T Navigator.) Apple has hundreds of thousands of apps and games available for the iPhone and Verizon will be releasing some carrier-specific ones as well, hopefully something to tie into their NFL deal. Here are some good starting points:
- Top 10 best iPhone 4 apps
- Top 5 iPhone apps for Droid/Android switchers
- Top 5 iPhone apps for BlackBerry switchers
Call Clarity
CDMA is long known to handle calls better than GSM. But is that really true? When it comes to clarity, sure. But you do lose some features when using a CDMA iPhone. Conference calls are only good for up to 3 people, including yourself. The way calls are handled can differ too. On AT&T, if you initiate a conference call, you can merge the calls, split them off, and hang up separately. On Verizon, hanging up on one will hang up on both. This is also a downside of the current version of CDMA Verizon is utilizing.
In most of our Verizon voice tests, call clarity was always on par with AT&T or better.
Personal Hotspot
Personal hotspot is definitely a welcome feature to iOS. It's also only available for Verizon customers at the moment. AT&T has stated they have plans to release it, presumably with the launch of iOS 4.3, but no date has been given yet.
This feature allows you to turn your phone into a wireless hotspot. Up to 5 devices at a time can connect and use your iPhone 4's internet connection. We tested this pretty thoroughly and found that it works as promised. I was pretty impressed with the speeds and reliability.
Data Speeds
Verizon is offering their customers unlimited (though potentially throttled) data, while AT&T only offers 250MB and 2GB data tiers. This is a huge selling point for them. But can their network handle the traffic? From our experience, yet it can. Quite well actually. Leanna and I both conducted speed tests. Mine in the Chicago area and hers in the Denver area. While AT&T was much faster for me, in real world situations (even tethering), neither of us had issues with Verizon and it always loaded pages within seconds of our AT&T iPhones. Sometimes it even loaded them quicker.
Data speeds and network reliability will, of course, heavily rely on coverage in your particular area. AT&T typically handles well in larger populated areas while Verizon has been known to have a strong network in rural areas as well. We conducted several Verizon iPhone 4 speed tests and the results were more than respectable.
Verizon iPhone or AT&T iPhone?
That's really a decision each individual person is going to have to make. As always, you should base it on what the coverage is like where you live. For some, AT&T and Verizon may both be strong players in your area. If you're in that situation, take a look at each carrier and what benefits GSM has over CDMA and vice versa. We also did a Verizon iPhone 4 vs AT&T iPhone 4 comparison. We pitted them against each other, and both held their own. You'll really have to weigh out what options are more important to you. Do you need simultaneous voice and data or are you more concerned with call clarity? The little differences can end up being annoying over time so it may be worth it to weigh your options and choose the carrier that'll best fit your individual needs.
State of the Verizon Jailbreak
A lot of potential Verizon switchers have been asking if they're able to jailbreak if they switch. The answer to that is a big fat yes! greepois0n supports the Verizon iPhone as well. I jailbroke mine on launch day without a hitch. We've also got a complete guide up on how to jailbreak the Verizon iPhone 4. So if you're a jailbreaker (or want to be), make sure to give that a look.
Wrap Up
We had quite a week playing with the Verizon iPhone 4. We came away feeling that Verizon is definitely capable of delivering a great customer experience. I'd have no qualms about using the Verizon iPhone 4 if you don't need simultaneous voice and data or don't mind some of the little annoyances that come along with CDMA. The plans on both carriers are roughly similar with the exception of Verizon offering unlimited data while AT&T only offers tiered.
Now that Verizon finally has the iPhone, both businesses are going to have to compete for our business. For almost 4 years, AT&T hasn't had to compete for iPhone revenue. If you wanted an iPhone, you were going to play by their rules. Those days are long gone and we have a feeling it's going to get pretty interesting from here on out. Let the carrier wars begin!
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Fair, accurate - very good review. It boils down to the carrier, and their network. Where I live, the choice is a no-brainer: Verizon.
The number of bars is by no way an accurate display of signal. The AT&T iPhone 3Gs I had showed 5 bars and dropped calls like crazy. Before iOS 4, when you could put the iPhone in Field Test mode, it would show (5 bars before FTM) and -100 dBm. When I first moved to Verizon with the Droid X I had around 3 bars, but a signal widget showed the dBm's around -85 and 4 bars. I have been on Verizon since July and have no dropped a single call.
I should add that I have had the Verizon iPhone since Monday, 2/7 and it shows the same number of bars the Droid X did and no issues with calls at all. It's great to be back on an iPhone!
Good Review ... I have been using Verizon iPhone for the last week and the network is far better then AT&T's
Can we surf in internet and talk at the same time, with verizon iphone..?
If you're a Skype subscriber.
I don't wanna use and pay skype service.. that's way have I have minutes in my plan. and i like, tether my laptop and talk with my iphone at same time..! can you do that.. no because you loose connectivity as soon somebody is calling you. ups..!
AND ALSO verizon SUCK..
You sound angry and/or upset, bro.
You should take a Xanax.
Tony just sounds like an at$t troll. and I would know, as I am on at$t. there are plenty of tonys out there. just enjoy your phones on your respective carriers and leave it at that.
what's next, android fanbois coming on here, telling us iphone suck? don't be a troll tony.
For me, the debatable faster speeds of at&t's 3G is a small price to pay for being able to actually use my iPhone without the looming treat of dead zones. I travel through rural Colorado frequently, and believe me, AT&T could not suck any worse. As soon as my contract with AT&T is up, I'll be switching to Verizon.
My fiancé just got her iPhone this week. She got one of those energizer battery cases for it. It makes it look like the Droid X!
Not only does AT&T offer better data speeds, superior gsm benefits & cheaper rates, they also offer better features such as free calls to any mobile and rollover minutes.
The only reason to switch to verizon is if you have much better coverage in your area.
Well, coverage is a HUGE part, particularly if you are out where AT&T only offers EDGE/GPRS in which case Verizon actually offers faster data service.
But that whole "cheaper rates" is rather disingenuous because Verizon and AT&T offer similar rates. If you want cheaper rates you'd look at Sprint, T-mobile, or a regional carrier, not Verizon/AT&T.
@cardfan, Do you, by chance, work for AT&T? Your message is a word for word transcription of the line AT&T reps read to those threatening to switch to Verizon.
@Binja - if cardfan does not work for AT&T, they are an ardent fanboi :)
The more people who leave AT&T for Verizon the better for my signal :) calls do get dropped, Idc I'm never on the phone. Never had Verizon beat me in a speed test on my iPhone 4 on AT&T. Even against the Vz iPhone 4. CDMA speeds are terrible against gsm.
Is this horse dead yet or shall we beat it some more?
Well that didnt work HA. Epic Fail!
Well done RJ. Well done.
It is certaingly one of the most rumored, but most anticipated? I heard the sales are weak and stores were pretty much empty on Feb 10.
Sales where not what VERIZON expected but they still did 800,000 units . Which is VERIZONs highest open weekend for any phone. Not bad for a phone that is 7 months old.
I would like everyone to know with the VErizon iPhone that when you're connected wifi, which most of us are anyways, you can browse the internet, play with apps whatever you want WHILE on a call
Its funny why ppl keep hating on verizon lol...damn!!!! They got wayyyyy better service than at&t and dat is a str8 uncut fact!!!! Its a no-brainer..."they can hear me now" wit da verizon iphone lol!!!! They damn sure cudn hear me wit at&t's!!!! At&t just took a kick to da nuts wit a pair of steel toe work boots lmao!!! Anywayz...um like chazz um alwayz on wifi so i can talk and browse at da same time!!!! And um da average american, and i dont travel to da other 200+ countries in da world so who cares abt a damn "gsm" phone? Hell i stay in memphis tn lol... And most ppl are like me, and prob wont c another country but maybe twice in life!!!!
I bet your teachers are very proud of you.
Very lol!!!! Just keeping it real... If sumn is better then hell, its just better...i dont get paid by at&t nor verizon...verizon is just better...ppl flopped to at&t only bcuz of the iphone...i know cuz i did da same thang!!!! But after drop call after drop call and dead spots i soon sold it and moved to verizon...da service has bn great...and know a verizon iphone????? Lol da choice is really really easy....big red all day!!!
sabdb! Lol
Not sure you should review a jailbroken phone as if it was a vanilla one with current software. Please review the product as sold, and then do a separate review for the jailbreakers. No telling what quirky effects a non-official OS might bring to the mix, which may alter your user experience or opinion in both positive and negative directions.
Jailbreak makes no difference. And the phones we ran speed tests on were NOT jailbroken. Even though that makes no difference whatsoever.
I thought I read a jb post that the first thing they did when getting their Verizon phone was jb it. I don't have a problem with jb, I tweak the hell out of my pc's, but to say it doesn't change anything? How can we know what tweaks or jb apps you've installed? I've certainly had I'll effects from tweaks gone bad. It happens. Ive seen post on this very blog about jb bugs. For instance, people couldnt read thier ibooks. And you can't always be sure which tweak it was that caused the conflict. To give Apple, and more importantly US readers a fair review, you should make sure to keep a vanilla iPhone around and if you jb your phone, you should disclose what you did. Just my opinion, of course.
I thought I read a jb post that the first thing they did when getting their Verizon phone was jb it. I don't have a problem with jb, I tweak the hell out of my pc's, but to say it doesn't change anything? How can we know what tweaks or jb apps you've installed? I've certainly had ill effects from tweaks gone bad. It happens. Ive seen post on this very blog about jb bugs. For instance, people couldnt read thier ibooks. And you can't always be sure which tweak it was that caused the conflict. To give Apple, and more importantly US (your readers) a fair review, you should make sure to keep a vanilla iPhone around and if you jb your phone, you should disclose what you did. Just my opinion, of course.
verizon Iphone is here for the best service and please att's people don't hate it just keep your bad service and let the verizon people to enjoy it!
The decision to switch to Verizon was a choose my wife made without knowing it. My 2 year ATT contract ended in December. Also in December my wife had a birthday and wanted a new phone that swiped. She is not a technical minded person. So I suggest an iPhone. I was asked what network was the iPhone going to be on and I said ATT. She told me no iPhone because she had heard so many people complaining about the ATT service. So I got her an HTC Incredible at no cost from BestBuy. My wife and daughter are on a Verizon family plan and my son and I are on separate ATT plans. All it cost me to give my wife the Incredible for her birthday was a $24 data plan. The $30 data was reduced to $24 by a corporate discount. If I wait and go with the Verizon iPhone I would save $25 a month over staying with ATT. I waited and got an iPhone 4 from Verizon. It will cost me $10 for a new line and $30 for the data plan. That is $25 less than what I was paying ATT per month. Also my Verizon family plan has unlimited text which I was paying ATT $5 for 200 text a month. Last month I was 85 text over 200 for and extra $8.50 tacked on my bill. Also my daughter wanted the iPhone 4 from Verizon. She had a Blackberry Curve and was 8 months away from an upgrade. We got a new line added for her new iPhone and move her Blackberry data plan to the new line and add my wife's old non-smart phone to my daughter old line. My daughter is fine with paying an extra $10 a month for the new line. Better than $750 or $650 for a iPhone without a contract. She will only be out of $120 with the extra line for 12 months. However I will be able to sell her old phone for about $80 and pocket about $70 which should bring down the cost of the extra line to $50.
Whoa! You sound just like me.
Ugh. Enough on Verizon. Were way overdue for another iPad 2 and/or 3 rumor story!!
What this blog really needs is more iPhone5 rumors. :)
Wow, can't believe antennagte is still there!
verizon ftw!
AT&T could not not be any worse in new York city. I'm definitely making the switch in the summertime for ip5 on the big red!
Can i use Iphone 4 CDMA on sprint networks???
Is iphone 4 is better than iphone 5 .
how can we really know unless and until it reaches the market people uses and find out the actual differences between them,right now we can just imagine that iphone should be better than iphone 4.
what u need to know about verizon any phone is verizon employees like bilal wahid, song lin.. and a lot of them listen in on ur phone calls, the lowest scum you can find is at verizon, worst company to have anything to do, they are doing illegal they are listening in your calls, watching you shower, they need to be exposed
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Mobile phones come in different styles and features. Hence, it is not surprising to see people seeking mobile phones that have the best features. Take for instance the video camera facility in a mobile phone.
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Holiday windows season is well under way, and today marks the unveiling of Bergdorf Goodman's Jazz Age-themed set on Fifth Avenue in New York.
One window scene is created entirely out of millions of white feathers, while another features miniature replicas of the Ziegfeld Follies showgirls from the '20s. There are four different tableaus in total, culminating in a grand finale scene of twin showgirls—wearing rhinestone gowns specially commissioned by Naeem Khan—placed on either side of a rotating, mirrored starburst.
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Bergdorf Goodman partnered with The Coveteur for a behind-the-scenes photo series and a video about the making of the BG Follies holiday windows. "Being able to see where and how each section of the windows were created almost felt like walking into a real-life version of Santa's workshop," Jake Rosenberg, photographer and co-founder of The Coveteur, told ELLE.com. The series launches online tomorrow on bergdorfgoodman.com and thecoveteur.com, but ELLE.com has an exclusive first look today, below.


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Undefeated welterweight Lance Benoist (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is octagon bound.
A source close to the promotion today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the fighter has signed a four-fight deal with the UFC.
Benoist's debut has not been set.
A standout on the Midwest regional circuit, Benoist brings an impressive (albeit brief) resume into a deep division.
He has ended all of his five professional fights and all but one of his six amateur fights in the first round. In fact, two of his first three professional victories came in the opening minute of the first round.
While his amateur record is marked by TKO victories, his professional record boasts four submission wins.
Benoist also holds a notable win over "The Ultimate Fighter 11" contestant Cleburn Walker. In fact, Benoist tried out for the "TUF 13" this past year but was not selected.
Whatever he did at the tryout, though, must have made an impression.
Check back with MMAjunkie.com for updates on Benoist's debut. An announcement is expected in the coming weeks.
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North Dakota couple donates part of oil income to charities
WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) – Konnie and Sharon Norstog don't think they deserve the new income from the minerals they own, so they're giving much of it away.
The retired Watford City ranchers say the best part about the oil boom is they can give more to their favorite charities.
"This is a gift. We did absolutely nothing to earn it. We don't deserve it, particularly," said Sharon, also a retired minister. "Now it's our job to do something kind with it, or at least do the right thing."
The royalties the couple receives from oil companies that are drilling under their land have allowed them to take two Alaska cruises and do a few things they otherwise may not have done, Sharon said.
But they haven't changed their lifestyle significantly. Konnie drives a Dodge Grand Caravan with 270,000 miles, and they have no plans to buy a new vehicle anytime soon.
"We don't need one," Sharon said. "We'll wait."
The Norstogs feel fortunate that the impact of oil development on their nearly 2,000 acres has been minimal. It takes longer to turn onto U.S. Highway 85 than it used to, and they occasionally have trucks that insist on driving through their private property, even though it's well marked as a dead end.
But they don't have any oil wells on their ranch, just beneath it. Konnie, who has lived there his whole life, said he got good advice from a lawyer to negotiate that oil development be restricted to a greater distance from his home than what most people are able to negotiate.
Although there are oil wells adjacent to their land, the log home Konnie built in 1980 is nestled in the trees and hidden from the development going on all around them.
"Hopefully, we can keep it out of sight of the place," Konnie said.
Fourteen oil wells are planned on some pasture and cropland the couple owns in McKenzie County. In that case, the couple does not own the minerals below, but the company worked with them to place a road so it would have less impact for the Norstogs and their neighbors.
Sharon even got to name the wells. She chose Heidi Ho, after her border terrier.
Sharon said she is sympathetic to landowners who don't own the minerals.
"I really feel for those that don't get much at all out of it and have to put up with the smell and the dirt and the noise and the traffic," Sharon said.
The most significant impact of the oil boom for the couple is not one you'd expect.
In the summer, they have more than 300 head of sheep on their pasture land, which is now adjacent to a crew camp along Highway 85 that houses workers.
Last summer, the couple had some issues with residents of the crew camp feeding their livestock guard dogs and distracting the dogs from the herd.
"I'm sure there was no malice intended, but the repercussions can be really bad," Sharon said.
The couple recognizes that the impacts of oil may get more intense as the development continues. One worry they have is how the placement of a truck bypass route around Watford City could affect their ranch.
But nevertheless, they keep an optimistic outlook about oil development.
"You might as well be positive, because it's going to happen," Konnie said. "So try to minimize the impact and work with it that way."


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Happy Thanksgiving! Gobble gobble :)
B doesn't like pumpkin, but I do and over the years, he's gradually learned to like pumpkin so I've baked it into so many desserts. He was a big fan of this tart though and he approves.
Pumpkin Banana Mousse Tart
2 cups graham cracker crumbs (14 crackers)
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup half-and-half
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin puree
3/4 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 extra-large egg yolks
1 package (2 teaspoons) unflavored gelatin
1 ripe banana, finely mashed (not too ripe, or pie will be too watery)
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
1/2 cup cold heavy cream
1 cup (1/2 pint) cold heavy cream
sugar to taste
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Orange zest, optional
CRUST: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter in a bowl and mix well. In your pie pan, press graham cracker mixture evenly into the sides and then the bottom. Bake for 10 minutes and then cool to room temperature.
FILLING: Heat the half-and-half, pumpkin, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a heat-proof bowl set over a pan of simmering water until hot, about 5 minutes. Whisk the egg yolks in another bowl, stir some of the hot pumpkin into the egg yolks to heat them, then pour the egg-pumpkin mixture back into the double boiler and stir well. Heat the mixture over the simmering water for another 4 to 5 minutes, until it begins to thicken, stirring constantly. You don't want the eggs to scramble. Remove from the heat.
Dissolve the gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water. Add the dissolved gelatin, banana, and orange zest to the pumpkin mixture and mix well. Set aside to cool.
Whip the heavy cream in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment until soft peaks form. Add the sugar and continue to whisk until you have firm peaks. Carefully fold the whipped cream into the pumpkin mixture and pour it into the cooled tart shell. Chill for 2 hours or overnight.
WHIPPED CREAM: For the decoration, whip the heavy cream in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment until soft peaks form. Add the sugar and vanilla and continue to whisk until you have firm peaks. Pipe or spoon the whipped cream decoratively on the tart and sprinkle, if desired, with orange zest. Serve chilled.


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On board Air India One, the official aircraft of the President and prime minister of India, a pile of newspapers awaits the attention of the gentlemen (and women) of the media scrum accompanying him in the briefing section of the aircraft.
Thirty-three media personnel are accompanying the PM on his five-day trip to Ethiopia and Tanzania.
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Which Veteran NBC Anchor Is Sexting a Company Executive?
The front page of today's New York Daily News teases quite the scoop about an unnamed NBC personality:
A secret, steamy relationship between one of NBC's best-known on-air personalities and a network executive has been put on ice because the duo fear their naughty behavior will be exposed by eavesdropping Russian agents at the Olympics.
Who's this well-known on-air personality? The otherwise cavalier tabloid is playing coy:
The exec, who admits to a 20-year-long, on-and-off-again shagfest turned sexting bonanza, is frustrated the fun will be on hiatus as long as one of them—we won't say who —is covering the Games.
Well, we will. Email us if you know. (And speculate below.)
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The following post was culled from Bella Naija website [accessed on Tuesday, April 26, 2017; 8.45 pm EST], with the permission of the writer -Enita Akpojevwe
Recently, award-winning author and feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in an interview with the UK Guardian came out to say that she would be more successful in Nigeria if she is not a feminist.
"Feminism is not that hot. I can tell you I would sell more books in Nigeria if I stopped and said I'm no longer a feminist. I would have a stronger following, I would make more money" she said.
She is spot on in this case. Feminism in Nigeria is an endangered movement or belief; it is associated with so much bile, prejudice and stigmatization.
You are either ascribed to one or more of the following stereotypes; man-haters, angry nasty women, pro-abortionists, homosexual or pseudo homosexual, unmarried or a career woman, anti-motherhood, an atheist, unbeliever, a bad wife or an amoral woman. . .


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One particular characteristic of a modern-day Rolls-Royce is that it seems no two examples are exactly alike. It turns out that the exorbitantly wealthy really enjoy customizing their luxury vehicles and tailor them to their tastes—or lack thereof. Those with a particularly robust wallet can opt for the brand's Bespoke program, where buyers have "the talents of the world's finest automotive designers and craftspeople at (their) disposal," Rolls-Royce gushes.
The Rolls-Royce Bespoke Chicane Phantom Coupe (what a name!), however, wasn't specified by a customer. Instead, it's the brainchild of Rolls-Royce Dubai's brand manager Mohammed EL-Arishy. Proving the assertion that "inspiration for a Bespoke Rolls-Royce can strike anywhere," EL-Arishy's imagination was triggered while gazing at historic pictures during an assuredly expensive dinner at the Goodwood Hotel near the Rolls' Goodwood production facility.
Rolls-Royce claims that its Bespoke Chicane Phantom Coupe is meant to evoke the history and heritage of the Goodwood racetrack, but that claim should not be taken too literally. Inside, there are no engine-turned aluminum surfaces, and there is no wooden steering wheel. The car doesn't even have a tachometer. Instead, Rolls has chosen to fit the interior with large, sweeping carbon-fiber surfaces, and it keeps the curious "power meter," a device that displays the engine's available power reserve at any given moment. The chintzy Starlight headliner, sprinkled with LEDs that mimic stars in the night sky, remains—in stark contrast to the racing heritage that inspires the rest of the car.
Nearly every surface of the interior—bar the carpeting and panels rendered in carbon fiber—is upholstered in bright-red leather. While perhaps somewhat childish for a Rolls-Royce, the color choice works well with the Gunmetal Gray exterior, which is nicely complemented by matching wheels and a matte-black hood.
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We know that many car aficionados in the Middle East are deeply saddened by the demise of GM's Hummer brand, but this particular Rolls-Royce, with its sporty pretensions and ostentatious demeanor, should mitigate the sense of loss. On the other hand, those of us with more delicate taste need to realize that things could be worse. Rolls admits that it has painted a Bespoke model "perfectly matched to a favorite eye shadow." Thankfully, it seems no two Rolls-Royces are exactly alike.


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Joaquin Phoenix & Casey Affleck Expose Themselvesposted by Moderator
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Update from news.softpedia.com, September 21, 2010: David Letterman Was In on the Joaquin Phoenix Hoax
Documentary? Better Call It Performance Art
by Michael Cieply
The New York Times
September 16, 2010
Casey Affleck wants to come clean.
South Pasadena, Calif. His new movie, "I"™m Still Here," was performance. Almost every bit of it. Including Joaquin Phoenix"™s disturbing appearance on David Letterman"™s late-night show in 2009, Mr. Affleck said in a candid interview at a cafe here on Thursday morning.
"It"™s a terrific performance, it"™s the performance of his career," Mr. Affleck said. He was speaking of Mr. Phoenix"™s two-year portrayal of himself "" on screen and off "" as a bearded, drug-addled aspiring rap star, who, as Mr. Affleck tells it, put his professional life on the line to star in a bit of "gonzo filmmaking" modeled on the reality-bending journalism of Hunter S. Thompson.
"I"™m Still Here" was released last week by Magnolia Pictures to scathing reviews by a number of critics, including Roger Ebert, who wrote that the film was "a sad and painful documentary that serves little useful purpose other than to pound another nail into the coffin."
"The reviews were so angry," said Mr. Affleck, who attributed much of the hostility to his own long silence about a film that left more than a few viewers wondering what was real "" The drugs? The hookers? The childhood home-movie sequences in the beginning? "" and what was not.
Virtually none of it was real. Not even the opening shots, supposedly of Mr. Phoenix and his siblings swimming in a water hole in Panama. That, Mr. Affleck said, was actually shot in Hawaii with actors, then run back and forth on top of an old videocassette recording of "Paris, Texas" to degrade the images.
"I never intended to trick anybody," said Mr. Affleck, an intense 35-year-old who spoke over a meat-free, cheese-free vegetable sandwich on Thursday. "The idea of a quote, hoax, unquote, never entered my mind."
Still, he acknowledged that Mr. Letterman was not in on the joke when Mr. Phoenix, on Feb. 11, 2009, seemed to implode his own career by showing up in character as a mumbling, aimless star gone wrong.
That was just three years after he had received an Oscar nomination for his spot-on performance as Johnny Cash in "Walk the Line," and memories of the film were fresh enough to induce shock in the millions who watched him on the show and in later Internet replays.
Mr. Letterman summed up the interview: "Joaquin, I"™m sorry you couldn"™t be here tonight."
Asked whether Mr. Phoenix would be in character for his return to Mr. Letterman"™s program on Wednesday, Mr. Affleck said, "No, no, no." And Mr. Letterman has not talked with Mr. Phoenix about the coming appearance, he added. Most mockumentaries, in the way of "This Is Spinal Tap," wear their foolishness on their sleeves, leaving no doubt about their character as fiction. But Mr. Affleck, who is married to Mr. Phoenix"™s sister and has been his friend for almost 20 years, said he wanted audiences to experience the film"™s narrative, about the disintegration of celebrity, without the clutter of preconceived notions.
So he said little in interviews. "We wanted to create a space," he said. "You believe what"™s happening is real."
As the film progresses, Mr. Affleck explained, subtle cues were supposed to provide hints of his real intention. Camera techniques, extremely raw at the beginning, become more sophisticated as the film goes on, for instance.
"There were multiple takes, these are performances," Mr. Affleck said of unsettling sequences in which Mr. Phoenix appears to snort drugs, consort with hookers, and hunt to the ground an assistant who has betrayed him to the press "" again, mostly actors.
But the movie never quite showed its hand. "There was no wink," Mr. Affleck said.
One of the trickier elements was to win the cooperation of Mr. Phoenix"™s agent, Patrick Whitesell, of William Morris Endeavor Entertainment. On telling Mr. Whitesell that he planned to make everybody believe that a prized client "has lost his mind and make him as unattractive as possible, you would think he would have me killed immediately," Mr. Affleck said.
But Mr. Whitesell, instead, took a part in the film.
Mr. Phoenix"™s unconventional background may have helped convince some that the film was true. Now 35, he was one of five children in a free-spirited family that bounced from life in a religious cult through a time when the siblings worked as street performers. Mr. Phoenix"™s brother River, also an actor, died of a drug overdose in 1993. His sister Summer eventually married Mr. Affleck.
In the film Mr. Phoenix is often called "J. P.," both an attempt at a rap stage name and the inevitable shorthand of a star"™s inner world. At one point in the film Mr. Phoenix howls at his crew in exasperation: "J. P. is all of us."
As Mr. Affleck now makes clear, he is actually none of us "" which is something of a relief.
But Mr. Phoenix may now have his work cut out for him when it comes to repairing an image that was marred by what Mr. Affleck portrays as his best performance. The Los Angeles Times reported this week that Mr. Phoenix, who makes much of abandoning his screen career in the film, is fielding offers for new roles.
Mr. Affleck, for his part, will return to acting for a while, probably in a film for Andrew Dominik, who directed "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," for which Mr. Affleck received an Oscar nomination.
At least one element in the film was genuine, Mr. Affleck said. That was a snippet of a home movie that showed Mr. Phoenix and his very young siblings performing, Jackson Five style, on the streets of Los Angeles.
The rest, Mr. Affleck said, clearly requires a bit more understanding than he has allowed the viewers to date. "It is a hard movie to watch," he said.


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Joan Copjec, professor in the departments of English and Comparative Literature, is also director of the UB Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Culture. The Center was developed in order "to bring together faculty and graduate students interested in investigating the clinical and nonclinical implications of Freudian theory."
With research interests in feminism, psychoanalysis, art, architecture, film, and film theory, Copjec is often involved in a wide range of projects. For the 2004-2005 academic year, she is a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, working on her project Kiarostami's Reserve: Shame, Cinema and the Social Bond.
Copjec obtained her M.A. in Contemporary Literature from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, a diploma in Film Studies from the Slade School of Fine Art at the University College in London, and her doctorate in Cinema Studies from New York University. Before coming to UB, she taught at Sci-Arc in Los Angeles and at the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies and City College's School of Architecture, Urban Design, and Landscape Architecture in New York City.
Copjec is the author of Read My Desire: Lacan Against the Historicists (1994) and Imagine There's No Woman: Ethics and Sublimation (2002) and has edited six other book-length works. In addition, she has been a contributing editor and writer on several academic journals and texts including lacanian ink. She is also the former editor of the journal October.
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Approximate number of Converse All-Stars that have been sold to date.
While shopping in Manhattan last week, I popped into the SoHo Converse flagship that opened this fall and was pleasantly surprised. What caught my eye was a collection of leather Chuck Taylors with a considerably slimmer sole. Apparently, they debuted last spring. Dubbed the All Star Slim, the sole is about half an inch thinner than its traditional counterpart and adds a modern edge to a classic silhouette. Personally, I've never been one to splurge on expensive sneakers like Common Projects, but these emulate that "luxe-streetwear" feel of high-end sneakers. They pair well with chinos or jeans (cuffed, of course) and at this price, I won't feel so bad when they inevitably get beat up.
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BiographyNew York City's Michael G. (born Michael Goldwasser) and Ticklah (born Victor Axelrod) are the two longtime friends who form the Easy Star All-Stars. Goldwasser had been playing guitar with the R&B band Special Request, but after five active years the band broke up. Around this time, the guitarist turned his attention to reggae and formed the Easy Star All-Stars with former Special Request keyboardist Ticklah. Ticklah had been gigging with Cooly's Hot Box, worked with DJ Spinna and Dr. Israel, and created remixes for Les Nubians and Mary J. Blige. The first release under the Easy Star All-Stars banner came in 1997 with the team's production on Rob Symeonn's "Anything for Jah" single, and a collection of their productions, Easy Star, Vol. 1, appeared in 1998. Working with Brooklyn sound system Twin Sound, the two organized three tribute concerts to Augustus Pablo in 1999 and backed the likes of Sugar Minott, the Meditations, and Sister Carol on-stage and in the studio. . In 2003, the duo released Dub Side of the Moon, their reggae/dub version of Pink Floyd's most famous album. In 2006, they turned toward Radiohead's OK Computer and reimagined it as Radiodread, while 2009 saw them honor the Beatles with Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band. Dub masters like Mad Professor, Adrian Sherwood, and Kalbata appeared on 2010's all-remix set, Dubber Side of the Moon, while 2011 found the band releasing its first full-length album of original songs, First Light. In 2012 they returned to the tribute album format with Easy Star's Thrillah, their take on Michael Jackson's classic effort Thriller with Luciano, Spragga Benz, Michael Rose, and others as guests.
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Landrieu's presence on committee would help La.
If U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu is appointed to the chairmanship of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, it will be good for Louisiana.
That seems a simple and straightforward premise. But there are those who say she would not always serve Louisiana's interests as well as she should.
But even if that is true, there is no denying that having someone from our home state in the key position on such an important committee will benefit Louisiana in some way.
And either way, the fact is that Landrieu is in line for that position, contingent on an expected domino effect when the current chairman of the finance committee, U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., becomes the next ambassador to China. Baucus is expected to be confirmed within the next few weeks.
At that point, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the current energy committee chairman, most likely will replace him. Landrieu, in turn, would be next in line to take the energy committee gavel.
Landrieu has been reluctant to comment prematurely on her possible appointment.
Meanwhile, speculation, support and opposition have been swirling around her.
Support has been coming from oil producing states and oil companies. Opposition, predictably, from the Republican side of the aisle.
GOP leaders in Louisiana say she has supported policies that were not in the state's best interest and has given money to colleagues who voted against the state's interests.
Landrieu has supported some who are usually on the other side of issues that affect Louisiana, but there were good reasons, according a spokesman in Landrieu's Washington office. One was California Sen. Barbara Boxer, who was instrumental in passing the RESTORE Act, which will benefit Louisiana wetlands; others were New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez and Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who were leading co-sponsors on the measure to delay a rate increase for federal flood insurance.
This appointment could be good for Louisiana, but it would be especially good for Landrieu. It could go a long way in mitigating the damage done to her re-election campaign by her true-to-the-bitter-end support of the unpopular Affordable Care Act.
Landrieu will defend her Senate seat at the end of this year, with Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, emerging as her chief opponent.
The advantage for the state can last only as long as Landrieu is in office — and that undoubtedly will be a key selling point for keeping her in Washington.
Those advantages are many, said former U.S. Sen. J. Bennett Johnston, the last Louisiana senator to chair the energy committee. Billions of dollars from the oil and navigation industries flowed into Louisiana during his tenure, he told The Daily Advertiser.
Among the legislation passed by Congress were the Natural Gas Policy Act, the Nuclear Waste Act, The Energy Policy Act of 1992 and the the Royalty Relief Act of 1995, which kick-started the then-stagnant deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
There is the school of thought that Landrieu's appointment to the energy committee, aside from possibly being temporary, might benefit other oil-producing states more than Louisiana.
That may be.
But Johnston summed it up neatly: "What's good for energy is good for Louisiana."
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Sunday, May 15, 2016 – The Woman Card
Women have one of the great acts of all time. The smart ones act very feminine and needy, but inside they are real killers. The person who came up with the expression "the weaker sex" was either very naive or had to be kidding. I have seen women manipulate men with just a twitch of their eye – or perhaps another body part. ~ Donald Trump, The Art of the Comeback, 1997
All of the women on "The Apprentice" flirted with me – consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected. ~ Donald Trump, How to Get Rich, 2004
You know, it doesn't really matter what the media write as long as you've got a young and beautiful piece of ass. ~ Donald Trump, from an interview with Esquire, 1991
I know little of women. But I've heard dread tales. ~ Harold Pinter, Moonlight
Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little. ~ Samuel Johnson
If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation. ~ Abigail Adams
Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less. ~ Susan B. Anthony
Men who don't like girls with brains don't like girls. ~ Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966
Brains are an asset, if you hide them. ~ Mae West
The people I'm furious with are the women's liberationists. They keep getting up on soapboxes and proclaiming women are brighter than men. That's true, but it should be kept quiet or it ruins the whole racket. ~ Anita Loos, New York Times, 10 February 1974
Let us leave the beautiful women to men with no imagination. ~ Marcel Proust
In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally. ~ W. Somerset Maugham
I have an idea that the phrase "weaker sex" was coined by some woman to disarm some man she was preparing to overwhelm. ~ Ogden Nash
In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on woman. ~ Nancy Astor, My Two Countries
When women are the advisers, the lords of creation don't take the advice till they have persuaded themselves that it is just what they intended to do. Then they act upon it, and, if it succeeds, they give the weaker vessel half the credit of it. If it fails, they generously give her the whole. ~ Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
No book has yet been written in praise of a woman who let her husband and children starve or suffer while she invented even the most useful things, or wrote books, or expressed herself in art, or evolved philosophic systems. ~ Anna Garlin Spencer, Woman's Share in Social Culture, 1912
A little more matriarchy is what the world needs, and I know it. Period. Paragraph. ~ Dorothy Thompson
We've got a generation now who were born with semi-equality. They don't know how it was before, so they think, this isn't too bad. We're working. We have our attaché cases and our three piece suits. I get very disgusted with the younger generation of women. We had a torch to pass, and they are just sitting there. They don't realize it can be taken away. Things are going to have to get worse before they join in fighting the battle. ~ Erma Bombeck
History, real solemn history, I cannot be interested in… I read it a little as a duty but it tells me nothing that does not either vex or weary me. The quarrels of popes and kings, with wars and pestilences in every page, the men all so good for nothing, and hardly any women at all – it is very tiresome. ~ Jane Austen
The supply of good women far exceeds that of the men who deserve them. ~ Robert Graves
Here's all you have to know about men and women: women are crazy, men are stupid. And the main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid. ~ George Carlin
If we took away women's right to vote, we'd never have to worry about another Democratic president. It's kind of a pipe dream; it's a personal fantasy of mine. ~ Ann Coulter, Newsweek, October 15, 2007
The vote means nothing to women. We should be armed. ~ Edna O'Brien
Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. ~ Robert A. Heinlein
For most of history, Anonymous was a woman. ~ Virginia Woolf
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men. ~ Joseph Conrad
Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition. ~ Timothy Leary
I hope she'll be a fool – that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool. ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot. ~ John Lennon
A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous. ~ Coco Chanel
There is more to sex appeal than just measurements. I don't need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can convey just as much sex appeal, picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain. ~ Audrey Hepburn
When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch. ~ Bette Davis
I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat, or a prostitute. ~ Rebecca West
What would men be without women? Scarce, sir… mighty scarce. ~ Mark Twain
Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can't figure out what from. ~ Mae West
"I am not an angel," I asserted; "and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself. Mr. Rochester, you must neither expect nor exact anything celestial of me – for you will not get it, any more than I shall get it of you: which I do not at all anticipate." ~ Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
I would always rather be happy than dignified. ~ Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man's injustice to woman. If by strength is meant brute strength, then, indeed, is woman less brute than man. If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man's superior. Has she not greater intuition, is she not more self-sacrificing, has she not greater powers of endurance, has she not greater courage? Without her, man could not be. If nonviolence is the law of our being, the future is with woman. Who can make a more effective appeal to the heart than woman? ~ Mahatma Gandhi
A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty. ~ Rudyard Kipling
At the age of eleven or thereabouts women acquire a poise and an ability to handle difficult situations which a man, if he is lucky, manages to achieve somewhere in the later seventies. ~ P. G. Wodehouse, Uneasy Money
God made man stronger but not necessarily more intelligent. He gave women intuition and femininity. And, used properly, that combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I've ever met. ~ Farrah Fawcett
Maybe we weren't at the Last Supper, but we're certainly going to be at the next one. ~ Bella Abzug
If there were no Frenchwomen, life wouldn't be worth living. ~ Friedrich Engels
Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult. ~ Charlotte Whitton


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Mitt Romney said states have a right to secure their borders, and that Pres. Obama has not presented an immigration plan.
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Soledad there is not such a thing as "illegal immigrant" it is undocumented immigrant.
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3 FDA Actions to Focus on in January
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There is no such thing as a "break" for the Food and Drug Administration, with literally hundreds of companies filing for new drug applications, supplemental new drug applications, investigational new drug applications, and literally a handful of other special protocol year-round. But, in comparative terms, January will be a bit slower of a month when it comes to PDUFA decisions and FDA panel reviews than December.
That doesn't, however, mean that there are any less important decisions being made this month than last month. That being said, here are the three FDA actions you should be focused on in January.
Dapagliflozin -- PDUFA date 01/11/2014
Perhaps no approval decision or panel review will be more exciting than AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb's dapagliflozin, an SGLT2 inhibitor to treat type 2 diabetes, which is scheduled to receive a thumbs-up or thumbs-down from the FDA by Jan. 11.
This is actually a new drug application resubmission for AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers' dapagliflozin, which received a complete response letter in January 2012 that requested more clinical data and raised concerns regarding the risk for elevated risk of bladder and breast cancer. With those safety trials now complete and dapagliflozin demonstrating no increased risks or adverse effects relative to the placebo, AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers are hoping for an approval.
Just two weeks ago the FDA's advisory panel appeared to agree with the two pharmaceutical giants, recommending an approval and noting that the benefits of the type 2 diabetes drug outweighed the risks by a vote of 13-1 while also favoring its cardiovascular risk profile by a vote of 10-4. Understandably, the FDA isn't required to follow the advice of its panel, but it often does. In addition, with Johnson & Johnson's Invokana, also an SGLT2 inhibitor, approved earlier this year, the FDA is more likely to lean in dapagliflozin's favor than at any time in the past.
The other unfolding scenario worth watching here is Bristol-Myers' sale of its diabetes division to AstraZeneca -- that includes dapagliflozin, as well as Byetta, Bydureon, and Onglyza -- for $2.7 billion, as well as the potential to earn $1.4 billion in milestone payments and royalties. The approval of dapagliflozin would be one important step to netting Bristol-Myers a decent return on its sale via milestone and royalty payments and would undoubtedly be a big positive for AstraZeneca.
Northera -- FDA panel review 01/14/2014
If you enjoy drugs that have make-or-break potential for a company, then Chelsea Therapeutics' northera should really be on your list.
Northera, a treatment for symptomatic neurogenic orthostatic hypotension in patients with primary automatic failure, is very similar to dapagliflozin in that it's back with a resubmitted NDA after receiving a complete response letter in late March 2012. That CRL from the FDA requested that it run a confirmatory trial to support the positive outcome of Study 301, and said it would need additional bioequivalence work to support a 300 mg capsule.
As expected, northera's confirmatory study (306B), which was comprised primarily of additional data from existing trials thanks to a change of heart by the FDA, demonstrated a similar efficacy in reducing lightheadedness and dizziness in its expanded study as it did in Study 301 within the first week. The big question will be whether or not northera's effectiveness proves significant enough to sway the panel after eight weeks of treatment. While it did reduce lightheadedness and dizziness at the eight-week mark, the p-value (i.e. the probability value that "chance" was involved in the results) was notably higher and could be a concern for the panel.
The gamble for investors here is that Chelsea's entire pipeline is pretty much northera or bust, making it a poor option for investors who are unwilling to take on all-or-nothing type risk. Needless to say, the Jan. 14 FDA panel meeting promises to be a big day for Chelsea one way or another.
Hetlioz -- PDUFA date 01/31/2014
If Vanda Pharmaceuticals' one-year stock chart were a roller-coaster ride at an amusement park, it might win first place for scariest attraction.
The company can attribute much of its recent success to Hetlioz (formerly tasimelteon), its non-24-hour drug designed to help totally blind people regulate their sleep habits. Whereas the majority of us use the sun as our natural meridian marker that tells us when to sleep (unless you're a vampire, of course), people who are blind have no marker to use and thus have unregulated sleeping habits. Hetlioz is expected to normalize those sleeping habits.
In mid-November the FDA's advisory panel voted overwhelmingly to recommend approval of Hetlioz as a non-24-hour drug (which would make it the first of its kind), finding that it met its primary endpoint in trials and adequately demonstrated that the drug was safe. While dapagliflozin appears to be the more exciting approval possibility, Hetlioz appears to be the drug with the best chance of obtaining approval in January with its Jan. 31 PDUFA decision date.
With peak sales estimates globally of $500 million, Hetlioz isn't going to turn Vanda into a superstar overnight, but it does have the potential to put Vanda back on the buyout radar.
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I emailed a tweet I've just stumbled upon in my tweetstream to a colleague because I knew it had to do with one of her interests.
We cannot spend all our time on hanging out in the stream but the larger is the circle of friends who care for us, the better are the chances that we can stay informed not only 0.5% but maybe 1% of what we need to know about what is happening in the noosphere.
She responded, "You're a good sensor, you …."
That inspired the following message from me, which I decided to share here because I'm curious of what y'all think of it.
It's a kind of "organic" sensor that feeds on feedback that moves action… In other words, I let collective intelligence use me for organizing itself in the following way:
I send the gems I pick up on my surfpath to friends all over the world, to whom one or the other piece I think can be relevant. Then, I use the quality of feedback, the excitement it generates (or not) to refine my filtering-and-forwarding strategy.
I guess it takes a great deal of imagination to make sense out of what I try to express here. I could use if in the comments to this post, you would share whatever it triggers in you.


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July 11th, 2011
Study: Bladder cancer patients get 'crummy care'
Patients with aggressive non-invasive bladder cancer aren't getting the care they need, according to a study published Monday in the online journal Cancer.
Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found 99% of patients with high-grade bladder cancer that had not reached the muscle weren't getting the recommended follow-up care.
According to medical billing records from 4,545 patients, only one patient got the recommended cancer care says Dr. Karim Chamie, lead author of the study. He says he considered every recommended treatment regimen and was very lenient and inclusive as to how doctors interpreted specific treatment and surveillance options.
"There is something wrong, whether it's a patient factor, or whether it's a doctor factor is unclear," says Dr. Nicholas J. Vogelzang, chairman of the Cancer Communications Committee of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. He suggests some urologists aren't taking this type of cancer diagnosis seriously and neither are their patients.
"Urologists have to be more vigorous and enforce their guidelines more," he adds.
Dr. Gary D. Steinberg, who specializes in urology oncology at the University of Chicago Medical Center, agrees. "You've got a significant unnecessary death rate from bladder cancer due to our lack of following well established guidelines."
Although he sees that some urologists are improving their follow-up, says Steinberg, he finds the majority are all over the place with their treatment practices. He believes the health care system in the United States is also partially to blame. "I really do think the overall reimbursement rate to take care of bladder cancer patients is not sufficient."
The study suggests patients need to be more actively involved in their treatment plan. "This is a cancer - if it's high-grade, that has a very high risk of progressing to invasive disease, which can affect your quality of life," says Chamie. "It is up to you the patient to take ownership of your cancer diagnosis, to arrange a strict surveillance and treatment schedule because at the end of the day it's the patient that has to live with their cancer diagnosis."
Wolf says patients should always be questioning their doctor about what's being done and why. "We definitely want to empower patients," he adds. Steinberg suggests patients refer to the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network for more information.
Dr. H. Barton Grossman, deputy chairman of urology at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, also believes, like the AUA spokesman, that the study overstates the number of patients who don't get the proper treatment.
"It's good that they raise the issue but it's not as bad as they say," he says. Grossman, who was not involved in the study, suggests that urologists and patients need to be better informed but that "it's not 99% of the population not being adequately treated." He believes the number is more like 25% of patients and he acknowledges more needs to be done to educate doctors and patients with this prognosis.
"There are different sets of guidelines out there," says Grossman and it can be confusing because none of them are completely the same. Grossman is referring to guidelines from the American Urology Association, the European Association of Urology, and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
The study authors suggest the standard guidelines need to be more clearly defined and adhered to. They suggest they should include:
– Check-ups every three months
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Roddick's career ends with Open loss to del Potro
NEW YORK - Chants of "Let's go, Andy!" rang out between points during the last service game of his career, and again before the start of what would wind up as the last return game.
Always a fan favorite at the U.S. Open, and the 2003 champion, Andy Roddick headed into retirement with a 6-7 (1), 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-4 loss to Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday.
It was an emotional farewell for Roddick, who sat in his changeover chair, covering his face with a white towel, after sailing a running forehand long on the last point. He choked up during an on-court speech at Arthur Ashe Stadium, telling the crowd, "Oh, wow. For the first time in my career, I'm not sure what to say."
"Since I was a kid, I've been coming to this tournament. I felt lucky just to sit where all of you are sitting today, to watch this game, to see the champions that have come and gone," Roddick told the fans. "I've loved every minute of it."
The American surprisingly announced last Thursday, his 30th birthday, that the U.S. Open would be his final tournament. That impromptu news conference came a day before Roddick's second-round match, and he wound up winning that one, and a third-rounder, too, riding a wave of support in the stands.
But those two opponents were ranked 43rd and 59th, and the seventh-seeded del Potro, the 2009 U.S. Open champion, provided a far more daunting challenge - especially once he lifted his energy level and got his big, flat forehand cranked up.
The match was suspended because of rain Tuesday night after Roddick took the first point of the opening-set tiebreaker, and they resumed more than 18 hours later in front of thousands of empty blue seats. It took Roddick only four minutes to close that set, fresh and strong as can be, while del Potro was rather sluggish.
The key, probably, was the third set. Neither man faced so much as a single break point, and this time it was del Potro's turn to dominate the tiebreaker. Gaining more traction on his opponent's once-all-powerful serve, del Potro whipped a cross-court forehand return right at Roddick's feet on set point.
Del Potro's momentum swing continued when he broke to begin the third set. He hit a drop shot that Roddick chased, grunting loudly, and eventually del Potro deposited a passing winner that left Roddick hanging his head.
Del Potro broke again for a 3-0 edge in that set, producing a drop shot winner that Roddick didn't even chase. As he walked to the sideline for the changeover, Roddick grimaced and flexed his right shoulder - the one that hit a then-record 155 mph serve years ago but now aches. He jokingly referred to it as "Hamburger helper" after his previous match.
Up 1-0 in the fourth, Roddick got a chance to make one last stand and postpone retirement for at least a set, if not another match, when del Potro double-faulted to hand over a break point. But Roddick sailed a backhand long, then dropped his racket at his feet and leans forward with hands on head, the very picture of exasperation.
When Roddick double-faulted, then missed a forehand, to fall behind 3-2, the competitive portion of the match was essentially done. The rest of the way was a chance for spectators to salute a guy who always wore his emotions on his sleeve while finishing nine consecutive seasons ranked in the top 10.
Roddick made a brief appearance at No. 1 following his only Grand Slam trophy - and the most recent for an American man - nine years ago. He appeared in four other major finals, losing to Roger Federer each time, and wound up with 32 tournament titles overall.
"It's been a road of a lot of ups, a lot of downs, a lot of great moments. I've appreciated your support along the way," Roddick said. "I know I certainly haven't made it easy for you at times but I really do appreciate it and love you guys with all my heart. Hopefully I'll come back to this place someday and see all of you again."
Del Potro joined the fans in standing to applaud. He moved on to a quarterfinal against defending champion Novak Djokovic, who advanced when his opponent, No. 18 Stanislas Wawrinka, stopped because of illness and fatigue while trailing 6-4, 6-1, 3-1.
Djokovic's Serbian Davis Cup teammate, No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic, finished his rain-interrupted 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-2 victory over No. 19 Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany, and gets No. 4 David Ferrer of Spain in the quarterfinals.
Four-time major champion Maria Sharapova won her quarterfinal Wednesday, coming from behind after a rain delay for the second consecutive match and defeating 2007 Wimbledon runner-up Marion Bartoli 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Sharapova was down 4-0 on Tuesday when play was stopped. But she wound up improving to 12-0 in three-set matches this year.
"It's a great statistic. It shows that I enjoy the battle no matter what the score is," Sharapova said. "The third set, it's the last set out there, and there's no reason why you shouldn't put everything out there."


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Experts agree – sugar truly is a health destroyer. And whether it's real sugar or sugar in the form of high-fructose corn syrup, negative health effects will surely pop up with over-consumption. But some research does indeed pinpoint HFCS specifically for causing a concerning amount of damage. Two studies coming to these conclusions found evidence showing that HFCS promotes obesity and causes damage to the liver.
One study, conducted by Duke University researchers, found that HFCS leads to scarring of the liver, similar to liver disease. Some research has said that HFCS scars the liver as bad as excessive alcohol consumption. Other research also found that it worsens the condition of those with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Researchers looked at more than 400 patients with NAFLD and asked them questions about their HFCS consumption, specifically in beverages sweetened with the sweet stuff (like sodas). Those who consumed the greatest amount of HFCS had the most severe scarring of their livers.
In another study, researchers found the link between HFCS and obesity was more pronounced than that of sucrose and obesity. The experiment was done on rats, one group of which was fed a solution of sugar and another with HFCS. The group fed HFCS gained "significantly" more weight than the others. Then, they monitored changes in rats who ate rat chow compared with those who supplemented their rat chow with a HFCS solution—those with the HFCS gained about 48% more weight than those without.
"Some people have claimed that high-fructose corn syrup is no different than other sweeteners when it comes to weight gain and obesity, but our results make it clear that this just isn't true, " researcher Bart Hoebel said.
Further, the rats that ate HFCS showed the telltale signs of metabolic syndrome (a precursor to heart disease). These signs included higher fat deposition in the abdomen and a drop in triglycerides.
HFCS is so prominent in the food supply that Americans are consuming 35 pounds of the sweetener on average each year. To avoid it is simple—avoid processed foods. Spend the majority of your time and money in the produce aisle and shop at natural food markets. This is where you will find the foods that are made naturally, with sun and dirt (especially those that are organic). Finally, if you haven't already—ditch the soda habit.
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In my previous article, Lady Gaga, Rob Bell and Hell, I spoke of the controversy that has surrounded Rob Bell's recent book, "Love Wins." I completely agree with Denny Burk's excellent review, when he says, "Bell likes to make assertions that are cloaked in questions. It is a manipulative tactic that has an air of epistemological humility but which he employs with great skill to make theological arguments." Bell's questions/arguments just so happen to end up proposing a totally new "story" of the Christian faith, one that denies the traditional view of hell as eternal punishment for sins committed in this life, even as he makes a strong case for a universalistic salvation scheme.
Before its release, Justin Taylor had raised the issue that Bell's promo for Love Wins strongly implied a universalist stance. Many blasted Taylor for his pre-critique. And Bell denied being a universalist. Yet now that the book is released, Bell's own words seem to show he advocates a post-mortem universalism. He writes,
Given enough time, everybody will turn to God and find themselves in the joy and peace of God's presence. The love of God will melt every hard heart, and even the most 'depraved sinners' will eventually give up their resistance and turn to God (Love Wins, p.107, bold text mine).
Even after making a bold statement like this that sure sounds like universalism, Bell still says he's not a universalist, "if by universalist we mean there's a giant cosmic arm that swoops everybody in at some point whether you want to be there or not."
In "Love Wins", Bell explains his position, "Will everyone be saved, or will some perish apart from God forever because of their choices? Those are questions, or more accurately, those are tensions we are free to leave fully intact. We don't need to resolve them or fully answer them because we can't, and so we simply respect them, creating space for the freedom that love requires (p. 115)."
Is Bell being cagey, or just inconsistent? Does love win in the end because God "gets what He wants (p.98)" and given enough time everyone is saved, or does the "freedom that love requires" mean that some will forever deny God?
Denny Burk well sums up Bell's position,
God either will fail in His purpose to save all or He will not. Bell cannot have it both ways, but he certainly tries. This section of the book will allow Bell to say "I am not a universalist." Even though his heart is clearly with the universalist position, he gives himself a back door to deny it. This is why Bell's teaching is so subversive. He presents one of the most compelling cases in favor of universalism that one will ever read in a popular book while denying that he is one himself.
If "love wins" (i.e., everyone will be saved eventually, even after death), how does this impact the traditional doctrine of hell as the eternal punishment of sinners who in this life did not embrace God through the saving message of Jesus Christ? On the subject of hell, Bell is again slippery, for does not deny he believes in a real, literal hell. But Bell's definition of hell is not the traditional view. For Bell, hell is when "God gives us what we want" (Love Wins, p. 72). He emphasizes the "hells" people experience in this life, as a consequence for resisting and rejecting all that is "good and true and beautiful and human now (p.79)." There is also a hell after death in which Bell assumes people will continue resisting and rejecting God, but it's clear he thinks there's still hope for such to be eventually reconciled to God.
Bell, in typical fashion, asks leading questions that imply disagreement with the traditional view of Hell,
Of all the billions of people who have ever lived, will only a select number 'make it to a better place' and every single other person will suffer in torment and punishment forever? Is this acceptable to God? Has God created millions of people over tens of thousands of years who are going to spend eternity in anguish? Can God do this, or even allow this, and still claim to be a loving God? Does God punish people for thousands of years with infinite, eternal torment for things they did in their few, finite years of life? This doesn't just raise disturbing questions about God, it raises questions about the beliefs themselves… What kind of faith is that? Or more importantly: What kind of God is that?" (Love Wins, pp. 2-3).
Denny Burk writes in response,
because Bell has already labeled the traditional doctrine of hell as "misguided" and "toxic" (p. viii), it is not difficult to see that Bell already has an answer in mind to these questions. Indeed, the very way in which they are phrased shows that these questions are leading to a conclusion. Bell suggests that God's own character would be in question if the traditional doctrine of hell is true. Thus these are assertions and not true queries. These are assertions about the reality of hell and the nature of God.
Bell then, seems to be asserting these ideas bout hell:
- God's loving nature precludes Him from condemning people He created to eternal punishment.
- The traditional view of hell is unfair and incorrect in proposing that God punishes people infinitely and eternally for sins committed in a finite lifetime.
- The idea that only a few select few will be saved, while everyone else is damned, cannot be acceptable to God, nor should we find it acceptable.
- God would not create millions of people knowing in advance that they will end up in hell, or that He will damn them to hell.
- A Christian who believes in traditional propositions about hell is misguided and has a wrong view of God.
Though I believe Bell's take on hell, as well as his universalistic scheme of salvation, are incorrect in their interpretation of the Bible, Bell does raise challenging questions that ought to be answered. The doctrine of hell is truly terrifying, and I think it is quite natural for human beings to recoil in horror from it, especially as we imagine our loved ones (or anyone, for that matter) being sent there. Thinking back to the man in the Lady Gaga video, is the traditional doctrine of hell something so harsh and misguided that it ought not to be included as part of the gospel message? If God is love, does He and can He send people to hell? Assuming one answers these two questions affirmatively, there's still more tough questions. Why must hell be eternal? Why did God create some human beings that He knew would be in hell?
If we can wrestle with such profound questions and come out on the other side with a surer, biblical grasp of God's purpose in creating hell, understanding better how hell may bring glory to God, and emerging with greater reverence and love for God, then the current controversy serves a good purpose.
Having raised the questions, I'll tackle them in Part 2.


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Skip the flu shot and try these remedies instead, says integrative MD
NYC-based specialist Dr. Svetlana Kogan shares her flu-fighting tips
NYC-based specialist Dr. Svetlana Kogan shares her flu-fighting tips
Coming down with the flu but don't want to get an influenza vaccination? There are other options that will protect you from the contagious disease, according to New York City-based integrative specialist Svetlana Kogan, M.D.
Kogan runs Integrative Doctors, a clinic in Manhattan that specializes in both Eastern and Western medicine. She was educated at Cornell University and earned her medical degree from the Sackler School of Medicine in New York. She published weight loss guide "Diet Slave No More" last fall.
"Once someone gets the flu, the best thing is to keep the body rested - no gym, get to bed on time - and stay hydrated, so you can literally sweat out, pee out and poop out the virus," Kogan told us Friday. "In addition to helping our natural elimination processes, we can help strengthen our immune system by eating a healthy balanced diet in smaller portions than usual and getting at least 8 hours of sleep."
Keeping one's immune system strong is imperative during flu season. Pregnant women should take extra precautions - a supplement like Rainbow Light's Prenatal Multivitamin plus Immune Support can help ward off viruses. The multivitamin contains ginger, broccoli, spirulina and probiotics.
Reported cases of the influenza virus are on the rise, according to the Center for Disease Control. However, the 2016 to 2017 season isn't any worse than previous seasons, Lynette Brammer, an epidemiologist at the federal agency told us Friday.
The Atlanta-based CDC claims that a standard flu shot is the best way to battle the illness, but Kogan disagrees. She also criticizes the growing popularity of alcohol-based sanitizing gels.
"Due to the widespread use of hand sanitizer, people are actually forgetting to wash their hands with water and soap, they just use the sanitizer, and that in my opinion promotes the spread of the infection. Don't look for the studies supporting this claim. The multi-billion dollar sanitizer manufacturing industry would not allow it. We, as doctors, just know this to be true from clinical observations."
Kogan recommends skipping the flu shot and trying the following remedies for relief from flu symptoms like fever, cough and nasal congestion.
Foot baths:
"Fill up a medium to large foot bassinet with hot water. Make sure not to burn yourself, but make it sufficiently hot but still comfortable. Dissolve one heaping tablespoon of dry mustard in the water and slowly lower your feet in – make sure your ankles are fully submerged. Close your eyes and relax for 15 minutes. Dry your feet thoroughly and put warm cotton or wool socks and get a good night sleep. You are sure to wake up feeling 95 percent better."
"A soothing cough remedy used for centuries by all Eastern Europeans, from Poles to Ukrainians. Bring eight ounces of whole organic milk to a boil in a ceramic or glass container. Stir in one egg yolk. Add 1/3 teaspoon of organic ghee and 1 teaspoon of organic honey. Stir vigorously. Swallow one teaspoon at a time, slowly, over several minutes. This concoction coats the back of the throat, calms the cough, and improves the hoarseness."
Raspberry for fever:
"Add one teaspoon of raspberry preserves to a cup of hot black tea. This provides a great fever-lowering effect, especially if you have an aversion to acetaminophen or ibuprofen."
Milk with baking soda:
"This is great for cough or scratchy throat. Pre-boil an eight ounce mug of organic whole milk in a glass or ceramic container and stir in one-third a teaspoon of baking soda. Let stand for 15 minutes. Drink slowly over 15 to 20 minutes. This works wonders for adults and kids even though it tastes yucky."
To keep one's immune system up and running, Kogan suggests taking precautions before the start of flu season. In October, have a doctor check your vitamin and mineral levels as well as your liver and kidneys. When flu season hits, make sure to get eight hours of sleep per night and eat a healthy diet of vegetables, meats, nuts, seeds, fish and legumes. If you fly or take public transportation, wear a face mask that covers your mouth and nose.
Finally, don't underestimate the benefits of a sense of humor and positive attitude.
"Good mood and laughter are huge immune boosters. On the other hand, people who are depressed have much higher rates of infections," Kogan said. "So keep smiling."
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