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Do over-the-counter wrinkle creams really reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles? The answer depends on many factors.
Many wrinkle creams and lotions sold in department stores, in drugstores and on the internet promise to reduce wrinkles and prevent or reverse damage caused by the sun.
Do they work? That often depends on the specific ingredients and how long you use them. Because these over-the-counter (nonprescription) wrinkle creams aren't classified as drugs, they're not required to undergo scientific research to prove their effectiveness.
If you're looking for a face-lift in a bottle, you probably won't find it in over-the-counter wrinkle creams. The benefits of these products are usually only modest at best.
The effectiveness of anti-wrinkle creams depends in part on the active ingredient or ingredients. Here are some common ingredients that may result in some improvement in the appearance of wrinkles.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classifies creams and lotions as cosmetics, which are defined as having no medical value. So the FDA regulates them less strictly than it does drugs. This means that cosmetic products don't undergo the same rigorous testing for safety and effectiveness that topically applied medications undergo. Regarding this category of creams and lotions, the FDA's main concern is safety, not effectiveness.
Because the FDA doesn't evaluate cosmetic products for effectiveness, there's no guarantee that any over-the-counter product will reduce your wrinkles.
Consider these points when judging the merits of using a wrinkle cream:
An anti-wrinkle cream may lessen the appearance of your wrinkles, depending on how often you use it, the type and amount of active ingredient in the wrinkle cream, and the extent of the wrinkles you want to treat.
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Gastrointestinal Complications of HIV Disease
Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract are common among those who are HIV-infected. Sometimes the first clue that a previously undiagnosed inmate/patient is HIV-infected is the presence of an HIV-associated gastrointestinal condition. These conditions can lead to significant morbidity including pain, difficulty swallowing, diarrhea, and weight loss. Early diagnosis and treatment can substantially improve the lives of those who are afflicted by these conditions. Although identifying the specific etiology of a patient's symptoms can be challenging, a methodical approach can usually identify a treatable condition. This article focuses on some of the most common abnormalities of the gastrointestinal system that correctional health care providers are likely to encounter among their HIV-infected patients.
Oral Lesions
The most common HIV-associated oral condition is candidiasis, or thrush. Thrush is usually found in those with advanced immunodeficiency, generally in patients with a CD4+ T-cell count less than 300 cells/mm3. Oral candidiasis is associated with progression to AIDS, and the presence of thrush in someone who is not known to be HIV infected should prompt a recommendation for HIV testing. Thrush most commonly appears as a white cheesy exudate that can be easily wiped off. Alternatively, thrush can present as erythema without exudates. The lesions are most commonly seen on the soft palate and tongue. Mild thrush can be treated with topical nystatin or clotrimazole troches. In more severe cases, oral fluconazole is highly effective. In cases of thrush caused by azole-resistant Candida, a higher dose of the azole can sometimes overcome resistance. If treatment with an azole drug is unsuccessful, a short course of either amphotericin swish and swallow or intravenous amphotericin is sometimes required. Candida can also cause angular cheilitis, or fissures located at the angle of the mouth. These lesions also occur in the setting of anemia or vitamin deficiency, but are more commonly due to Candida and typically respond promptly to oral azole therapy or even topical nizoral cream.
Oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL) generally presents as filamentous or hairy projections on the lateral borders of the tongue. The lesions are usually poorly demarcated and can have a flattened appearance. In contrast to thrush, the lesion of OHL cannot be brushed off. Thought to be due to Epstein-Barr virus, the lesions are asymptomatic and are generally of only cosmetic importance. OHL sometimes responds to acyclovir or valacyclovir, although probably the best treatment is HAART-induced immune reconstitution. As with thrush, OHL is highly predictive of HIV infection.
Aphthous ulcers are common and often severe in those who are HIV infected. Ulcers are traditionally classified as minor (<10mm) or major (>10mm) in size, and can be single or multiple. The lesions are typically painful, well-demarcated ulcerations that can be either shallow or deep. Ulcers can be found on the buccal or labial mucosa, tongue, soft palate, or pharynx. Not uncommonly, the patient will have a tender adjacent submandibular node. Aphthous ulcers are of unknown etiology. Some clinicians recommend treatment with topical suspensions of tetracycline with or without nystatin or hydrocortisone, while others recommend topical Kenalog® in Orabase, which is a paste that will stick to the wet surfaces of the mouth and form a protective film over the mouth ulcer. Minor aphthae usually heal without scarring in <10 days regardless of therapy. Perhaps the best approach is analgesics such as ibuprofen and, prior to meals, topical viscous lidocaine. Avoidance of acidic foods such as tomatoes and citrus is also useful while lesions are present. Major aphthae can be more painful and take longer to heal. Aphthae can also present in a herpetiform pattern, with multiple small ulcerative lesions. Oral lesions that do not heal within two weeks or those that are accompanied by systemic signs such as fever should be biopsied to rule out other etiologies such as deep fungal infection or malignancy. Single shallow painless ulcerations can be due to syphilis (condyloma lata), and should be screened for with a rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test.
Warts can be found on the lips or in the oral cavity and are typically painless. Caused by human papillomavirus, lesions can be either flat or cauliflower shaped and are often multiple in number. Lesions can be removed with a scalpel, by electrosurgery, laser ablation, or liquid nitrogen. If the lesion is flat and located on the tongue, consider other potential causes, such as syphilis.
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) can be found anywhere in the GI tract. When found in the oral cavity, KS is most commonly red, blue, or purple in color and can be either macular or nodular. Lesions are most commonly found on the hard palate, but can also be seen on the gingiva or oropharynyx. The diagnosis is made by histologic examination of tissue obtained by biopsy. The most effective treatment is immune reconstitution by HAART, but in those for whom this is not possible intralesional chemotherapeutic agents such as vinblastine have been used.
Esophageal Lesions
Disease involving the esophagus is common in advanced HIV infection, and is most commonly due to Candida. Patients with candidal esophagitis usually have orpharyngeal involvement as well and present with dysphagia and odynophagia. In patients with a typical presentation, most clinicians empirically treat to cover Candida and reserve further evaluation for those who fail to respond. Oral fluconazole (200 mg on day one followed by 100 mg daily for two weeks) is usually highly effective, although azole resistance can be present at baseline or develop while on treatment. Intravenous fluconazole or low-dose amphotericin B (0.3 mg/kg/day) can be used in patients who cannot swallow. Voriconazole may be effective in some cases of fluconazole resistant Candida. Caspofungin, an antifungal in the echinocandin class, has also shown clinical activity in some cases of azole-resistant candidal infections.
In cases of esophagitis that fail to respond to antifungal therapy, endoscopy with biopsy is required to rule out other etiologies such as herpes simplex virus, (HSV) cytomegalovirus, (CMV), malignancy, or aphthous ulcerations. Patients with CMV esophagitis commonly have systemic symptoms such as fever, nausea, emesis, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss. Biopsy reveals CMV infected cells with intranuclear inclusion bodies. CMV esophagitis can be treated intravenously with ganciclovir (5 mg/kg q 12 hours for 14 days) or foscarnet (60 mg/kg q 8 hours for 14 days). Ganciclovir can lead to myelo-suppression, while foscarnet can cause renal insufficiency, electrolyte disturbances, and penile ulcerations.
Esophageal HSV can present with odynophgia, dysphagia, retrosternal pain, nausea, and emesis. Untreated patients can develop tracheoesophageal fistulas, necrosis, stricture, or hemorrhage. Biopsy demonstrates cytoplasmic inclusion bodies, ground glass appearance of nuclei, and multinucleated giant cells. HSV responds to intravenous acyclovir.
Major aphthae involving the esophagus can persist and be significantly debilitating. In some cases, systemic steroids or oral thalidomide is useful in hastening healing.
Worldwide, diarrhea is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality among those who are HIV-infected. Diarrhea can be caused by bacterial, viral, or parasitic infections, or by a medication. In many cases, a careful search can identify a treatable etiology of the patient's diarrhea. There is little data specifically addressing the etiologies of diarrhea among the incarcerated. One would expect that the frequency of some pathogens would differ among those recently incarcerated as compared to those who have been institutionalized for an extended period of time. Likewise, the causes of diarrhea among foreign-born inmates and those who have traveled outside of the United States may differ from those who have never left the country.
The evaluation of a patient with diarrhea begins with a thorough history and physical examination. Patients may use the word diarrhea to describe anything from a rectal discharge, to occasional loose stools, to frequent large volume bowel movements. Additionally, acute self-limited diarrhea occurs frequently in otherwise healthy adults. Diarrhea that has been present for years with little if any weight loss is more likely to be due to irritable bowel, inflammatory bowel, or lactose intolerance than to an infectious etiology. In patients with advanced immunodeficiency, fever, and anemia, opportunistic infections such as those caused by Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) and CMV must be considered. Medications or dietary changes are often an overlooked cause of changes in bowel frequency or consistency. In jails and prisons, regulated access to toilets and toilet paper can cause those who experience medication-induced diarrhea to adhere poorly to prescribed treatments. Drugs that commonly cause a change in bowel motility include laxatives, antacids, cardiac medications, some psychiatric medications, and antiretroviral agents such as ddI, ritonavir and nelfinavir. Antibiotics can alter intestinal flora and lead to loose stools.
In those who present with symptoms of greater than one-week duration associated with weight loss, fever, dehydration, or bloody stools, diagnostic studies are indicated. The intensity of the work-up is subject to debate, but most would agree that a stepwise approach is usually appropriate in those who are not critically ill. Generally, in HIV infected patients it is most appropriate to begin with evaluation of stool specimens for presence of ova, parasites, Clostridium difficile toxin, Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, E. coli 0157 H7, Cryptosporidium, and Microsporidia. To increase the yield, it is recommended to send three separately collected specimens for ova and parasite analysis. If the patient is febrile, blood cultures for bacteria should be collected. In those with advanced immunodeficiency (CD4 <75/mm3) blood cultures for mycobacteria are also indicated. If stool studies and blood cultures fail to identify an etiology, flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy with biopsy should be performed. Biopsy specimens should be cultured for Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, mycobacteria, CMV, and HSV. Histologic evaluation should include staining for mycobacteria, fungi, protozoans, and viral inclusions.
Bacterial Causes of Diarrhea
In non-incarcerated HIV-infected persons in the U.S., the most common bacterial causes of diarrhea are Salmonella, C. difficile, MAC, Shigella, and Campylobacter. The overall incidence of bacterial colitis has been reduced in this country by the widespread use of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/FMX) for Pneumocystis prophylaxis.
Fever is more commonly seen in Salmonella infection than in other bacterial cause of diarrhea. Blood in the stool suggest Shigella or Campylobacter rather than Salmonella. Among those infected with HIV, Salmonella is more likely to lead to bacteremic disease and to relapse after treatment. Predictors of relapse include septicemia and low CD4 lymphocyte counts. Salmonella can be treated with TMP/FMX, a quinolone, or azithromycin. Among those with CD4 counts less than 50 cells/mm3 who have experienced relapsed infection with Salmonella, ongoing maintenance therapy with ciprofloxacin should be considered. If bacterial colitis is suspected, medications that decrease bowel motility such as diphenoxylate, loperamide, paregoric, and tincture of opiates should be avoided because they have been associated with the development of toxic megacolon or prolongation of infection. Clustering of cases of bacterial diarrhea caused by Salmonella, Shigella, or E. coli 0157H7 may indicate a food borne outbreak or person-to-person transmission and should lead to an investigation.
Infection with C. difficile can lead to diarrhea in patients with AIDS. Both receiving antibiotics and being hospitalized are associated with an increased risk for C. difficile infection. Diagnosis can be made by the detection of C. difficile toxin in stool. The first line treatment is oral metronidazole at a dose of 500 mg by mouth 3X/day for 10-14 days. Because of the concern for encouraging the development of resistant organisms, oral vancomycin should be reserved for only those patients who fail to respond to metronidazole.
Disease due to MAC is uncommon among those who have a CD4 lymphocyte count of >100/mm3 and those who are taking macrolide prophylaxis. Among those with severe immunosuppression, disseminated MAC can cause diarrhea with fever, sweats, anemia, neutropenia, weight loss, and hepatosplenomegaly. Stool or blood cultures for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) can confirm the diagnosis. While culture of the organism from a tissue specimen is the gold standard for diagnosis, endoscopic biopsy showing foamy macrophages and acid-fast organisms can be used as evidence of infection as well. Cultures are necessary to differentiate MAC from tuberculosis. Treatment with combinations of medications including rifampin or rifabutin, ethambutol, ciprofloxacin, amikacin, and clarithromycin or azithromycin have been used with some success. Ultimately, the only long-term effective strategy for controlling MAC disease relies on immune restoration with HAART.
Parasitic Causes of Diarrhea
Common parasitic causes of diarrhea include Cryptosporidium, Microsporidium and Entamoeba histolytica. Cryptosporidium parvum is found worldwide in drinking water that has been contaminated by fecal cysts from grazing animals. Water that is drawn from wells is less likely to be affected. Heat and chlorine are not effective against Cryptosporidia. Illness due to Cryptosporidium can last for months in those who are HIV-infected, leading to dehydration, electrolyte abnormalities and wasting. Treatment of Cryptosporidium is only of marginal benefit. The non-absorbable aminoglycoside paromomycin is most commonly used for treatment in this country.
Microsporidia species are spore-forming parasites that can cause a wide variety of clinical syndromes among those who are HIV-infected. The microsporidial organisms Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon intestinalis can cause diarrhea and wasting, and albendazole can be effective for treatment.
In most cases, E. histolytica is a colonizer and does not cause symptoms; however, some strains of E. histolytica can lead to cramping, abdominal pain, painful bowel movements, and bloody stools. E. histolytica is diagnosed by stool examination or blood serology. Treatment for symptomatic disease (i.e., invasive disease) is metronidazole 750 mg 3X/day for 10 days. There is disagreement as to the benefit of treating those who are asymptomatic but have been demonstrated to pass cysts. If the goal is to eradicate cysts from the intestinal lumen, the recommended treatment is iodoquinol 650 mg 3X/day for three weeks.
Giardia lamblia is an enteric protozoan with a worldwide distribution that causes acute and chronic diarrhea throughout the world. Giardiasis can be transmitted through water and person-to-person by the fecal-oral route. Most of those who ingest Giardia cysts will not become infected. Of those who are infected, some will become asymptomatic cyst passers while others will develop diarrhea. Symptoms can include cramps, diarrhea, bloating, flatulence, and weight loss. Giardia is diagnosed by the detection of cysts or trophozoites in the stool by direct examination or antigen assay. Treatment is generally metronidazole at a dose of 250 mg 3X/day for five days.
Viral Causes of Diarrhea
Diarrhea due to rotavirus or other viral agents is relatively common but is usually self-limited. In most cases these illnesses are of short duration and require no specific diagnostic or therapeutic intervention other than oral fluids and over-the-counter antimotility agents.
In those with advanced immunosuppression (typically CD4 counts of <50/mm3) CMV can lead to colitis, but since the introduction of HAART, the incidence of active CMV disease has fallen dramatically in the U.S. Diagnosis is usually made by flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. CMV can lead to areas of erythema, ulceration, and hemorrhage. Histologic examination of biopsy specimens reveals intranuclear inclusion bodies in infected epithelial, endothelial, or smooth muscle cells.
Acute treatment of CMV colitis is ganciclovir IV 10-15 mg/kg/day in two to three divided doses. Foscarnet is also effective at a dose of 180 mg/kg/day IV in two or three divided doses. In the absence of immune restoration, active disease commonly recurs. In the event of relapse, retreatment followed by daily maintenance therapy is indicated. The only long term effective treatment for CMV is HAART-induced immune restoration.
Fungal Causes of Diarrhea
Disseminated fungal diseases are uncommon causes of diarrhea in those who are HIV-infected. Histoplasmosis can involve the gastrointestinal tract, leading to diarrhea, fever, pain, and weight loss. Diagnosis can be made by the detection of intracellular budding yeast in colonic biopsy specimens. The histoplasmosis urinary antigen is very useful for diagnosing this infection and for monitoring therapy. Initial therapy of disseminated histoplasmosis is generally amphotericin B, followed by maintenance with either amphotericin B or itraconazole. Maintenance must be continued lifelong, unless HAART leads to significant sustained immune reconstitution.
Anorectal Disease
Anorectal disease is very common among those who are HIV-infected. Oftentimes patients will not divulge that they have anorectal symptoms or lesions. Clinicians should routinely ask patients about anorectal symptoms, and periodically perform a visual inspection of the external anal area.
Herpes Simplex Virus
Both HSV1 and 2 commonly cause anorectal disease. HSV infection can also lead to urinary symptoms, impotence, and sacral paresthesias. In HIV-infected patients who present with perianal ulcerative lesions or fissures, the most common cause is HSV. Patients should be treated with oral acyclovir or valacyclovir for ten to fourteen days. Lesions that fail to respond should be cultured for HSV, and if positive, sent for susceptibility testing. Lesions that are acyclovir resistant can be effectively treated with intravenous foscarnet. Relapses are quite common but can be decreased in frequency by the use of suppressive therapy with acyclovir at a dose of 200-400 mg 2X/day.
Gonorrhea, Syphilis and Chlamydia
Patients who are infected with Neisseria gonorrhoeae and/or Chlamydia trachomatis can present with symptoms that include anal discharge, pain, tenesmus, and bleeding. Cultures of rectal swabs and urine ligase chain reaction (LCR) for Gonorrhea or Chlamydia infection can be useful in making the diagnosis. Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM for one dose, followed by either doxycycline 100 mg 2X/day for seven days or azithromycin 1,200 mg for one dose is recommended for both anorectal gonorrhea and chlamydia. Syphilis can also cause painful or painless ulcers of the anal mucosa or rectum. The diagnosis is usually made clinically in conjunction with a serum RPR test.
Warts, caused by human papillomaviruses, (HPV) are commonly found in the perianal area. Lesions can be either flat or cauliflower-shaped, are usually multiple and asymptomatic but can cause itching or bleeding. Small warts can spontaneously resolve, and removing visible warts does not reliably eradicate the causative virus. HPV can frequently be isolated from individuals who have no visible lesions. Regardless of the type of treatment, warts commonly recur. Some strains of HPV are associated with anal cancer, and biopsy should be performed in those with extensive lesions and patients who do not respond to therapy. Data have been presented this past year concerning the development of therapeutic and preventive vaccines for HPV. These vaccines hold great promise for reducing the risk for anal and genital lesions and most importantly for decreasing the likelihood of cervical and anal carcinoma. Although beyond the scope of this article, there is a growing body of literature that discusses the potential role of anal pap smears in the early diagnosis of malignancy. Some of the most commonly used treatments for warts are outlined in Table 1.
Joseph Bick, M.D., is Chief Medical Officer at the California Medical Facility, California Department of Corrections. Disclosures: Nothing to disclose.

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Investors were momentarily gleeful that online megaretailer Amazon.com Inc. reported slightly better operating results in the fourth quarter, but how long this euphoria will last is the big question, given the company's razor-thin margins.
One Tuesday, Amazon's AMZN, +0.14% shares jumped nearly 10% in after-hours trading, even though its fourth-quarter net income of $97 million, or 21 cents a share, and revenue of $21.3 billion came in below expectations. Wall Street had been looking for 28 cents a share, according to FactSet. Read: Amazon gets boost on profitability surprise.
Jefferies & Co. analyst Brian Pitz wrote in a brief note after the earnings that the company's non-GAAP operating margins were better than expected, fueling the optimism in the stock.
"Non-GAAP operating margin of 3.2% beat our 2.7% and Street 2.2% [figures]," Pitz said. He added that revenue and earnings per share came below his and Wall Street's expectations.
Still, the company's margin numbers demonstrate that it continues to report very tight profit margins, as Amazon keeps investing in new products and expanding its network of warehouses. Most investors are used to these kind of results from Amazon, but one tweet during the earnings call described the company's margins as "grocery store-like."
Those looking for any signs that such spending will come to end should not hold their breath. When one analyst asked about the lack of commentary on new fulfillment centers, Amazon's chief financial officer, Tom Szkutak, advised not to "read into anything" and confirmed that Amazon will "still be adding capacity in 2013."
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Uncle Sam bankrolls Cray XT6m deal
Colorado State bags bargain teraflops
Supercomputer maker Cray can't just sell huge machines to a handful of government and academic labs flush with government funding. It also has to sell them to universities and private companies that are tapping into smaller amounts of Uncle Sam's largess.
So it is with an XT6m supercomputer deal that Cray is bringing online this week at Colorado State University. The Information Science and Technology Center at Colorado State (home of the Rams) got a grant for $627,326 from the National Science Foundation to get an XT6m midrange supercomputer, which is based on AMD's latest twelve-core Magny-Cours Opteron 6100s and Cray's previous generation of SeaStar2+ interconnect for the server nodes in the cluster.
The XT6m debuted in the fall of 2009 and started shipping in the spring of 2010. These machines are not the most current midrange boxes in the Cray lineup: at the SC10 show in November 2010, Cray Cray announced the XE6m midrange supers, which use the same Opteron 6100 processors and DDR3 main memory as the XT6m, but have a 2D torus implementation of the new Gemini XE interconnect that has significantly lower latency and higher bandwidth than the SeaStar2+ interconnect.
For that NSF dough, Colorado State is getting an XT6m machine with 1,248 Opteron cores, 1.6TB of main memory, and 32TB of disk storage. Based on Linpack numbers for an XT6m system installed last June at Sweden's Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan – Royal Institute of Technology – the Colorado State machine should deliver about 10.5 teraflops of computing power.
The interesting bit - and why El Reg brought it up at all – is that Colorado State is paying under $60 per gigaflops for the machine. A year ago, a 244 teraflops XT6 machine installed at the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais in Brazil cost $20m, or about $82 per gigaflops. Some of the price difference is due to the comparison of 2D and 3D torus interconnects used in the XT6m and XT6 machines, and some of the difference is also likely due to the advent Gemini kicker, which puts downward pricing pressure on the SeaStar2+ interconnect.
The XT6m and XE6m midrange supers are aimed at customers who need from 10 to 100 teraflops (up to about 13,000 cores) and who can spend from $500,000 to $3m to get it, according to Cray. Customers can swap out the SeaStar2+ interconnect and swap in a Gemini XE module without changing their blades, and get faster interconnect speeds and build out their clusters. The larger XE6 machines use the full 3D torus version of the Gemini interconnect and can scale to well over 1 million cores – and will eventually scale to around 10 petaflops using AMD's sixteen-core Interlagos Opterons, due in the third quarter of this year.
Colorado State plans to use the new Cray XT6m for designing ultraviolet lasers, and to study weather forecasting, bioinformatics, network traffic analysis, robotics, computational electromagnetics, remote sensing, and magnetic materials. ®


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The 49ers have more salary-cap room after June 1. They look ready to start spending it.
Colin Kaepernick's agents and the 49ers are scheduled to resume contract negotiations this week with the hope of getting a deal done before training camp, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday. Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee first reported the sides will meet face-to-face in Santa Clara.
The team and Kaepernick had previously tabled contract talks while police investigated an April incident involving Kaepernick at a Miami hotel. Contract talks starting again is a strong sign from the 49ers that they aren't worried about the investigation anymore (if they ever were).
"I feel very good there'll be a good resolution, and hopefully a just one, too," 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said in April. "I hate to see his reputation be the victim."
Rapoport reported back in April that negotiations between Kaepernick and the team were not going well. Kaepernick is due for a huge contract that should likely approach $18 million to $20 million per season, but there is a lot of ground to cover before a deal is complete. Harbaugh has campaigned publicly for Kaepernick to get paid.
Kaepernick, Andy Dalton, Cam Newton and Alex Smith are all looking for new deals this offseason. Even if the 49ers and Kaepernick aren't close to a deal yet, we still see Kaepernick as the most likely player of the group to sign by September. There's just no way a starting quarterback with an appearance in the Super Bowl and conference title game is going to play for $1 million.
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I'm trying to restore Grub to boot Linux Mint 13 and Windows 7. I just installed Windows 7, which rewrote the MBR, and then I was told I could simply boot Ubuntu live cd, install boot-repair, and reinstall grub over the MBR. I went through the installation, using the option to purge the old grub, but it failed, asking me to run some terminal commands to uninstall grub. After running those commands, I clicked the "Forward" button, but it said that grub was still installed. I eventually got grub installed on my MBR, and I can manually boot Windows using chainloader, but can't boot linux (it boots to initramfs and I don't know what to do from there). I see that /boot/grub/stage1 is missing, but how to I reinstall grub into my linux partition? I tried supergrubdisk (which is totally not user friendly for the record). At this point boot-repair fails, and I'm not able to uncheck the option to purge the old Grub (it's greyed out). I found this tidbit of info:
Boot-Repair's "Purge GRUB" option can't be unticked if some GRUB executables (eg grub-install) are missing in the system you want to repair. The "Purge GRUB" option will download the GRUB packages from Internet and reinstall them.
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Losers win in this game � that is, the Lighten Up Lenoir challenge. The program is designed for teams of four to encourage their fellow teammates to make lifestyle changes so they can lose weight and get fit.
Losers win in this game � that is, the Lighten Up Lenoir challenge. The program is designed for teams of four to encourage their fellow teammates to make lifestyle changes so they can lose weight and get fit.
Sponsored by Lenoir Memorial Hospital, the program attracts people wanting to lose a little to a lot of weight and get physically fit.
Some have joined because their family history is laced with medical problems like diabetes and heart attacks. Others are tired of being tired, overweight and physically unfit.
The program isn�t a weight loss diet or physical education course; it�s a motivational challenge. The LMH website provides loads of information about getting and staying healthy, including recipes, and lots of links to other informational websites.
LMH�s Minges Wellness Center offers a workout room and a variety of exercise classes for a nominal fee.
A new 16-week series begins Monday. Participants can register anytime, but teams who register this week will be eligible for prizes at the end of the challenge.
�The biggest win is to lose a few pounds,� said Constance Hengel, LMH�s director of Community Programming and Development. �� It�s really about doing it for the right reasons, and that is to slim down and get healthier.�
The first round of Lighten Up Lenoir began in January 2012 with more than 600 participants. Within three weeks, a number of people were already dropping pounds by making lifestyle changes.
The Free Press decided to see what the long-term effects have been for a few of those original participants who were interviewed for the newspaper three weeks after starting the program.
Are they on-track with their weight-loss goals and eating habits, or have they slid back into the same old routines? Here are their stories:
Trey Martin
Three-week weight loss: 10 pounds
Weight loss goal: Hoped to lose 12 more pounds
Trey Martin�s health problems were serious. He had a neurological disorder that made his hands and feet numb. He took steroids for the problem.
Between the disorder and a steady diet of junk food, he had put on an extra 80 pounds and could hardly get himself up out of a chair.
Martin began following the Weight Watchers� guidelines and was spending about an hour at the Minges Wellness Center five days a week.
When he started Lighten Up Lenoir, he had already lost 60 pounds. In the first three weeks of the program, he dropped another 10 pounds.
Where he is today
Martin, 43, is a real loser, which means he�s a real winner.
�I reached my goal,� he said, �and surpassed it by 17 pounds.�
He has stuck with his healthy eating plan and continues to work out at the Wellness Center about three to five days a week.
Martin quit drinking sweet tea and eating foods like pizza, cheeseburgers and steak. He also cut back on sodas. He eats less and more slowly.
�I was told by a nutritionist to take more time eating,� he said.
He continued to weigh in each Monday for all three sessions, but said he won�t be doing so this round.
�Just don�t put it back on now is my goal,� he said about the weight he�s lost.
Lighten Up was a big motivator for him, especially weighing in each Monday.
�It kind of adds a little pressure to you,� he said. �� It kind of keeps the heat on.�
Going to the Wellness Center also provided more time with his mother, Phyllis Martin, who was also trying to lose weight. And spending more time with her was one of his goals.
�(Lighten Up) kind of kick-started us,� he said, �to go on a little harder.�
How much he lost: 39 pounds
Did he keep it off? Yes
New weight loss goal: Maintain weight
Phyllis Martin
Three-week weight loss: 10 pounds
Weight loss goal: Hoped to lose 40 more pounds
Phyllis Martin was inspired by her son Trey�s loss of 60 pounds. So they joined Lighten Up together.
With a family history of heart attacks, Phyllis Martin had experienced five heart attacks and two by-pass surgeries and spent 14 years in cardiac rehabilitation.
Her diet included plenty of red meat and fried foods.
Within three weeks on the program, she had lost 10 pounds. By the end of 16 weeks, she had lost 25 pounds.
Where she is today
Martin has just about reached her goal, having lost an additional 10 pounds during each of the second two rounds of Lighten Up. She only has about 5 pounds left to go.
�(The routine�s) been working,� she said, �so I�ve been sticking with it.�
She continues to work out at the Wellness Center five days a week for about an hour and a half, avoids junk foods and only drinks sodas occasionally.
�I�m trying to eat more fish and chicken,� she said.
Her biggest challenges are drinking plenty of water and ordering healthy foods when dining out with friends.
�My son Trey has been an inspiration,� she said. �He�s done so well.�
Martin, 66, plans to continue entering her weight on the Lighten Up website for another round and strive to lose those last extra pounds.
Keying in each week�s weight was a factor in keeping to her goal � and having a goal makes it easier, she said.
�I think it was a wonderful program,� she said. �I think everyone that wants to lose weight should join.�
How much she lost: 45 pounds
Did she keep it off? Yes
New weight loss goal: 5 pounds
Keith Hayes
Three-week weight loss: 22 pounds
Weight loss goal: Hoped to lose 50 more pounds
Keith Hayes had tried a variety of trendy diets, but had decided he wanted to eat healthier. He had made that decision just prior to seeing an article on Lighten Up Lenoir.
He had an addiction to Mountain Dew and a family history of heart disease � giving him the motivation to start making changes.
Hayes began the Dukan Diet � emphasizing proteins and vegetables eaten by primitive humans, cut back on soda and walked the hospital�s track every day for 20-30 minutes.
In three weeks after joining Lighten Up, he lost 22 pounds. By the end of 16 weeks, he had lost 54 pounds.
Where he is today
Hayes, 38, gained some of the weight back over the holidays, but he continues to keep up his fitness routine.
�I still got some work to do,� he said. �� I�m not anywhere near wearing the clothes I was in before.�
He still drinks soda, but not as much as he used to drink before joining Lighten Up.
Hayes has joined the Woodmen Community Center and walks or runs the track or uses the elliptical equipment. He was going two or three days a week, but has dropped off his attendance because of his busy work schedule.
He doesn�t know how much weight he gained back. His goal is to get on the Dukan Diet this week and get that holiday weight-gain off.
Hayes said he is going to continue to work on his healthy habits on his own. The Lighten Up program gave him the push he needed to get started.
�Most of the things I do, I already knew,� he said. �� It provided the motivation to do it, instead of being slack and not doing it.�
How much he lost: 54 pounds
Did he keep it off? Most of it
New weight loss goal: 30 pounds
Marietta Miller and Veronica Lee, who were interviewed in February�s original story, did not participate in this follow-up.
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Lighten Up Lenoir
Lighten Up Lenoir begins another round of friendly competition starting Monday.
n To get started losing weight and getting fit, register for the 16-week session this week as an individual or in teams of four by visiting LightenUpLenoir.org or call 252-522-7028.
n The Free Press wants to help Lenoir Memorial Hospital kick off the first cycle of Lighten Up Lenoir for 2013 by sponsoring a contest for the Best Team Name. Teams that are registered only by the Jan. 21 deadline will automatically be entered in the contest and will be eligible for prizes. Readers of Kinston.com will help us narrow down the list of team names to the best 10; then we�ll decide the winner. All teams have to do is register, but they must register by the deadline.
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10 tips for getting back on track with healthy habits
1. Start Small
Many people go �all or none� with their diet and exercise habits. If I�m used to eating a McDonald�s Big Mac Meal with a large sweet tea for lunch, it may not be realistic to say I�m only going to eat salad and drink water for lunch from here on out. Instead, start with one change like switching the sweet tea to water. Once that becomes a habit, work on another change.
2. Set a goal
Make sure your goal is �SMART� � specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely
3. Capitalize on your strengths
So you�ve had healthy habits in the past but have fallen off the wagon? As you start back, do something that comes easier to you or that you excel in. Do you love to dance? Join a Zumba class. Do you miss eating crunchy veggies? Start adding those salads back into your meal plans.
4. Track, track, track
Whether you�re working on healthier eating habits or activity, grab a pen and paper (or a computer, tablet or Smartphone) and write or type the things you�re doing. Seeing it in black and white makes it reality. This will go a long way to helping you see areas for improvement and motivating you to stay on track.
5. Spread the Word
Tell people about your healthy goals. Include family, friends, and acquaintances (could be a gym buddy) who you know will be supportive of your goal. This helps hold you accountable. Ask them to check in on you periodically to see what progress you�ve made toward your goal.
6. Expect Setbacks
None of us will stick to our plans perfectly all the time. There will be days (or weeks) when you fail to meet your goal. Don�t beat yourself up! However, reflect on what may have caused you to get off track, and vow to start back on track as soon as possible.
7. Control Your Surroundings
People are visual creatures, and the power of suggestion is strong. Evidence shows that folks who keep a dish of fresh fruit on the counter are more likely to reach for that fruit as a snack. In the same way, if your cupboard is full of potato chips and cookies, you may be setting yourself up for failure.
8. Arm Yourself with Knowledge
Knowledge is power. If you take the time to research the nutrition facts of entrees at your favorite restaurant, you�ll feel more empowered to make a choice that is on the healthier side.
9. Spice Things Up
If the thought of eating another baby carrot or walking for 20 minutes on the treadmill makes you cringe because you�ve overdone these habits in the past, try mixing things up. Look for an exciting new healthy recipe, or incorporate a different exercise into your routine. Taste buds and muscles get bored too � don�t be afraid to do something different.
10. Don�t Look for a Quick Fix
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is! The reality is short-term diets do not work for sustained weight loss. Small lifestyle changes are proven to help people lose weight and keep it off. Resist the temptation to jump on board the newest fad diet or buy the latest �belly fat blaster.� If any of these things really worked, there wouldn�t continue to be a need for new weight loss products on the market. Be patient with yourself, and remember the fable of the tortoise and the hare: �Slow and steady wins the race.�
Source: Angie Doncaster, RD, LDN, Diabetes Wellness Program Dietitian, LMH


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On February 23, Libyan occupation regime's central newspaper has published an article that in Bani Walid were caught В«Gaddafi terroristsВ» . Supposedly they were preparing homemade bombs to commit terrorist attacks in Bani-Walid and Tripoli. on February 21 as a result of the mistakes of the self-made bomb exploded, killing one and injuring two people, who amputated limbs. Occupation authorities are looking for the other members of the group in Tripoli, and two injured are taken under guard in Tripoli hospital.
The direct authors of this lie are: journalist Ashraf Abdel Wahab, the press-Secretary of the press-service of the local Council of Bani Walid Saad Mohamed Al-Daba, the head of the Military Council of the Bani Walid Fathi Zili, the military commander in Bani-Walid Hussein Khalifa. Bani Walid is being occupied by the militants of the puppet regime of Libya. The top of Bani Walid occupation administration serves to interests of the regime and will confirm any lie comfortable to them. Our source from Bani Walid says: «There was an shell explosion while disarming it at 21 February, three soldiers of the national army have died there. They have been sent by military governor of the occupation administration. The shell has exploded as a result of the mistakes. And there was a tragic accident: at the moment of explosion there were two local residents, father and daughter. The father was killed, the daughter was wounded, one of soldiers has been hurt seriously to hands, the other one was wounded to legs, the third one was injured easily. She and three other soldiers were sent at first to the Bani Walid hospital, where they were given first aid and was made amputation of injured limbs. Later, two soldiers of the National army with amputated limbs moved to a hospital in Tripoli, because the hospital in Bani Walid still wasn't restored after bombardments at October 2012.»
Killed local resident was mentioned as a commander of terrorist cell. Any words weren't saying about his wounded daughter. Two of three soldiers of regime that were damaged most of were scripted as members of group. That lie was spreading via Internet, posted on rat's sites and quoted by regime's media.
Qaddafi terrorists are needed to occupational administration to divert attention of population from regime` lacking, stupidity, and total theft.
On so-called official holidays 15th and 17th February on the streets were more foreigners than Libyans. Only members of bands, members of occupational administration, their families and people coming because of fear to be marked as disloyal and jailed. It was holiday of traitors and criminals. Because since the 17 February 2011 they have been committing crimes against humanity and have total amnesty from the regime.
There are about 20,000 person in jails as officially was saying. No charges were submitted against them. No charges, no court hearings… But they are tortured and abused in style of Abu-Greib and Guantanamo. Life and health of prisoners are subjects to be depended on the will and whims of bandits. Bandits are taking satisfaction while to torture and making violence towards people jailed as stated persons escaped from that hell. Have no strength to stand torture and abuse prisoners committing acts of suicide. Especially girls and women that were raped in prisons. Islam is strongly against suicide and only permanent tortures could lead Muslim to commit suicide.
We have received the following information:"…Crying, she told that one of prisoners hanged herself, she told that bandits beat other prisoner and jailers, raping them, said that we aren't people for them, but animals." Executioners are torturing not only the body, but the soul too, forcing to make things, which are incompatible with Islam.
To see and understand, what they do in the Libyan prisoners, you must see footages of torture and abuse, committed by gangs from so-called Free Syrian Army and Police forces from Muslim brotherhood of Egypt.
In Libya, there are many brotherhood members among the gangs, they came to Libya from different Arab countries, also there are Al-Qaeda members. They have been trained in Iraq and Afghanistan, in NATO concentration camps, they have been trained to torture and humiliation of Muslims.
These criminals, who are so-called revolutionaries, are dressed like policemen and militaries of occupation regime. They rob and kidnap civilians, rape and torture them, and then leave the mutilated bodies near their houses. The same thing do gangs, who didn't join the police and regime army.
The occupation of Libya by NATO and its allies, reminds the occupation of Libya by fascist Italy and Germany.
NATO fascists` organization more willing to use mercenaries than solders. Kidnapping, tortures, raping, executions are parts of strategy to seed fear among country` population. And occupational regime had started it since the 17 February 2011.
Regime servants have possibility to take alcohol and drugs, rape and plunder. The are beyond any low and commit crimes with impunity. Taking part in revolution bring them impunity. And representatives of occupational regime are lying when saying they will fight against crimes. Representatives of international and local human right organizations say about single episodes to hide mass character and systematic of occupational regime` crimes against people of Libya.
Occupational regime needs fear and submission of majority. It needs enemies that could be blamed in crimes committed by regime itself. Libyan Jamahiriya the state founded on the principles of people` authority were destroyed. Occupational regime consisted of most corrupted representatives of former Jamahiriya and so-called opposition from citizens of USA and EU have no capability of doing anything. The only things they discuss on the sessions of their national congress is the level of their salaries and bonuses.
Sure they need enemies to sidetrack attention from their rat-government. Patriots that support Jamahiriya are their target. They continue to spread lie with what they had started occupation of Libya the lie about "Gaddafi mercenaries" and crimes of that mythical "mercenaries"…
Brainwashing of Libyans and foreign readers continues. Traitors which lied about "Gaddafi mercenaries" continue their dirty business. Since the February of 2011 patriots of Libya did not attack infrastructure of country. Patriots liquidate regime criminals, give freedom to prisoners, attack military bases and store of foreign invaders. To call them "terrorists" regime start to spread lie turning victims of demanding in Bani Walid including their own soldiers into some terrorist` group.
Few days ago, rats spread another lie. As if some guard brought cell phone to Abdalla Sanussi by Sanussi` request. Sanussi called and momentarily recipient and members of his family were arrested. Moreover, rats now searching other persons related to that call. It must be stated that lie mentioned is similar to lie about Gaddafi mercenaries. Occupants to extort confession can torture anybody in front of eyes of others. Even to boil humans alive.


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A story by Steve Huffman this week got me thinking about that particularly 20th-century piece of nostalgia � the time capsule.
Steve wrote a story about a Masonic time capsule opened at the former Graham High building, which the county is set to tear down.
When I was a child, there was a time capsule in the sidewalk outside the Cardinal movie theater, the main one I went to in Raleigh. That thing fascinated me.
What was in it? Who would open it? How would they get it out of the sidewalk? Would I be there when it was opened? The Internet tells me that it�s scheduled to be opened in 2017. The theater is closed and the shopping center it was a part of has changed. I�m not sure whether the thing can still be accessed or not.
For the most part, I think, time capsules included letters, pictures and newspapers. I�ve always thought it would be a good idea to put the answer to some big secret inside, to jazz things up a little.
Steve was hoping gold bars would be inside the time capsule in Graham. I�m not sure why. Steve gets excitable that way.
Steve�s disappointment, of course, made us think of television news reporter Geraldo Rivera�s ill-fated trip into Al Capone�s vault in 1986.
There�s a time capsule outside Burlington�s city hall set to be opened 80 years from yesterday, Feb. 14, 2093. I just hope that mankind�s robot overlords will let them open the thing up.
When I was growing up, a lot of kids put together time capsules with pictures, baseball cards and mash notes to the girls they couldn�t get up the nerve to talk to and buried them in their backyards, often without bothering to write down where they buried them.
My favorites are the time capsules of sorts that the United States launched into space aboard Voyager 1 and 2 � golden records that document the sounds of life on Earth.
Does anyone bother with new time capsules anymore? If we put together one now, what would we put in it?
The idea, I guess, is to give our descendants an idea of what life was like in 2013. I�d also think we could include some questions for those who open the time capsule up. Did we ever get flying cars? Did they open those Kennedy assassination files? Did global warming continue? Who are the judges on �American Idol� these days?
I would definitely put a smart phone in there. It seems many of us (myself included, I admit) walk around with our noses stuck to one of them.
Both paper money and coins. There may soon be a day when we only use financial cards for transactions.
Compact discs. The next phase of the recorded music progression that began with vinyl will likely be for all music to be on drives, not on disc anymore.
A pink slip. In 2013, many of us have gotten one of these over the last five years.
Lots of photographs. People. City streets. One of my favorite pastimes is looking at photos showing life in the United States decades ago.
Cigarettes. Those may become a thing of the past as well.
A newspaper, of course. This might be quite the curiosity for those who open the capsule, especially if we bury it for 50 years or more.
Seal it tight and put it in the ground. And someone remember to write down where we buried it.
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Monday, January 10, 2011
Goodbye and Hello
After much soul-searching, I've decided to retire this labor of love called "The Vegan Good Life" and start fresh with a new blog.
I've made no secret of my struggles to eat vegan in every single scenario as I tried to switch from lacto-ovo vegetarianism. My biggest challenges: some vegan products taste, at best, just okay (ahem, vegan cheese); some things cost more (soy yogurts, for example, are double the sale price most pay at supermarkets); and social situations with an excess of foods, especially ones I enjoy eating. When there's an abundance of pies at Thanksgiving, does it matter in the scheme of animal welfare if I have a slice of pecan pie? Also frustrating was worrying about a dollop of milk in butternut squash apple soup at my local soup place, or when traveling wanting to try tiramisu in Italy (but didn't) or running around looking for soy gelato in 25 places. Vegan clothes are a whole other ballpark. I am an avid thrift shopper and clothes swapper and don't see anything wrong with acquiring a second-hand Irish wool hat for $4 if it's going to help homeless cats or a silk dress at a swap.
"Easy" is the most frequent word I hear touted by vegans, but food choices are anything but. They are emotional, tied to economics, family support, and product availability, among other factors. What's easy for one person might not be so for another. Most people are simply going to tinker with their diets over the course of their life, and I am one of them.
I've kept the name up until now because I wanted to be a different type of voice in the community. I simply can't relate to the blogs of people kissing their cupcakes or non-stop joyous attitudes. That's just not real life, that's an image you're trying to sell. There is a real disconnect to how veganism is being marketed to people, and how difficult people find doing it completely when they try it (so then not doing it at all, a great failure for animals). If I've learned anything, it's how much I dislike dietary labels, which is why I want a blog name without one.
I sincerely wish this absolutist issue was not so taboo and people were able to accept and embrace the challenges and accept not being perfect. People shouldn't be made to feel like a failure, or that we're in a game of "I'm the better advocate than you are." I truly in my heart believe we should focus less on "being a vegan" or "going vegan" and instead emphasize eating a plant-based diet as much as possible, eating smaller portions, and wasting less versus signing up for a 100 percent commitment, which most people won't or cannot be able to do. Theory far too often trumps reality, but I'd rather live in reality, and set goals that are attainable.
Benjamin Button wrote in a letter to his daughter he hoped she'd live a life she was proud of. I live a life I'm pretty proud of. Perfect? Never. Apologetic? No way.
So...it's time for a change, because that's what life is about. My new blog is called American Dream Finder. It is my chronicling of my life in my own pursuit of the American dream. But like this blog, the dialogue will not be limited to any one topic and is welcome to people of all beliefs. And, yes it will continue to showcase all the great vegan and vegetarian food in my life.
If you'd like, I invite you to follow me, link me on your site, or just come on by for a visit whenever you feel like it. I shall be here having "a cuppa" with my musings, travels, eats and the like. As a good friend said (and I use this in the context of bloggers who pour their hearts out), "we don't write for ourselves, we write to be heard." I hope we can continue the conversation together, even if you've only been a reader and not a commenter, and create a better world for ourselves, animals, people, and our planet.
Thanks for reading,
7 comments:
- Cate said...
As much as I've enjoyed reading this blog over the past couple years, I'm eager to see where else your blogging journey takes you.
- January 10, 2011
- Catherine said...
Thanks Cate! I think this will be a big year of change for me. I'm looking forward to expanding the dialogue!
- January 10, 2011
- ConsciouslyFrugal said...
Oh sweet baby jesus, you about made me panic there. I thought you were giving up blogging all together! So glad to see you're going to keep sharing with us. I do so love your little corner of the world.
Yanno, I've always found that people who are fundamentalist, perfectionist and judgmental in their views are generally not being very honest. I can think of so many instances where someone was raging about something in a group setting and when I was able to talk to them alone, the truth eventually surfaced. The lesbian who was uber angry with bisexual woman actually slept with men in secret. The vegan who raged at "bullsh!t vegetarians" ate dairy pretty frequently. All their ranting was just a manifestation of internal shame.
Granted, it's not always that, but more often than not, I think it is. Which is why I really wish we'd all just get comfortable with telling the truth.
Anyhoo, I will happily pester you on your new blog! Thanks for continuing to share you journey with us.
- January 10, 2011
- Candles by Nature said...
I'm a fairly new follower to your blog, but I look forward to following your new blog :)
- January 10, 2011
- Catherine said...
Thanks so much for the comments, and for continuing on.
You all know my thoughts on high horses! Many are "Do as I say, not as I do."
For the record, I've attended many an animal rights function and have rarely encountered very judgmental people in person. Instead I've met mainly passionate activists frustrated at how egregious the cruelty is while the world turns its back. Sadly the perfectionist and absolutist sect is just very vocal, always quick to chime in on vegans they disapprove of (Alicia Silverstone, with her occasional cheese eating, comes to mind).
Thanks again. New posts coming soon! The site's a work in progress (as am I!)
- January 10, 2011
- Cortney said...
I can so relate to this. It's so difficult for me to deal with the militant factions of the vegan movement. And when they say "easy" I want to bang my head into a wall- especially when they say it's easy for "anyone" to do it. Really, anyone? Even a low income single mother in a neighborhood saturated with fast food on every corner but not a grocery store in sight??
I think there is a lot of unexamined privilege and judgment in the vegan movement. I heartily agree with you that it is valuable and effective to concentrate on eating a a plant based, ethical diet. I appreciate that my uncle's girlfriend hunts for all her meat. I appreciate that my cousin only eats humanely raised, sustainable meat. But the vegan movement tells me that I am "placating speciesism" by doing that. It's disheartening how this all or nothing mentality washes away the opportunity for so many people to make valid and good changes in their diet.
Best of luck to you. I've read off and on and have had many of the same struggle you have had in trying to transition to being vegan. I felt like a failure for not being "perfect" since 99.99% vegan apparently "doesn't count". I've had militant vegans tell me I may as well be eating steaks from factory farms if I eat organic cheese from time to time. Here's to the next chapter!
- January 27, 2011
- Catherine said...
Thank you so much for sharing your story Cortney, and the well wishes. I wish more people could speak freely without judgment.
One of my biggest grievances other than the liberal use of "easy" is the assumption every aspiring vegan lives in New York or LA and has unlimited income. Sure, Ellen Degeneres can say it's easy, but does she worry about personal spending? Instead of expending so much time promoting high end fashion and vegan eateries in big cities, perhaps "How to eat vegan on a budget" would be more fitting for the current times. I've hit only brick walls bringing up the economic issue.
I was at an activist meeting where someone asked about free range eggs, and the final answer was, "We're a vegan organization." But there's no magic wand any of us have? Groups are not perfect either - most of them use cheaper foreign labor instead of American labor to cut costs of their t-shirts, bags, etc. The ethical highground doesn't apply to humans?
I too have been disappointed by the quick judgment, and think some vegans almost relish the game of "gotcha" in those not perfect. I don't believe at all people are so perfect. Could some of their retirement money be invested in Smithfield Foods? Then perhaps they are not a financial vegan, and not worthy of the "vegan" label. How far can it go?
No one wants to sign up for a 'my way or the highway' way of life. Don't ever let anyone make you feel like a failure. We're all doing the best we can here.
To the next chapter, indeed...
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Wrong Turn for Right Whales, Fishers Gets Traction, Giving Back on Earth Day
Wrong Turn for Right Whales
The U.S. Navy decided to shoot first and ask questions later when it announced plans to construct a $100 million, 500-square-nautical-mile undersea warfare training range off the coast of Georgia and Florida next to the only known calving ground for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. Defenders is suing to stop the project. Navy ships are exempt from speed restrictions designed to protect right whales, even though ship strikes are the single largest cause of death for right whales. Ships have killed at least eight right whales in the past six years, including three pregnant females. Scientists believe that the loss of even one right whale from non-natural causes could jeopardize the future of the species.
Fishers Gets Traction
While wolves and grizzlies garner much of the attention in the West, a smaller, less glamorous species is losing ground. That may change now that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) decided in April to look into whether fishers in the northern Rockies need Endangered Species Act protection. Defenders petitioned FWS last year to protect this small forest dweller, considered by biologists to be the rarest carnivore in the northern Rockies.
Giving Back on Earth Day
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day this April, Defenders' Wildlife Volunteer Corps partnered with the National Park Service (NPS) for a "day of service" on Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, D.C. The goal was to remove invasive English ivy that was overgrowing and killing the park's native vegetation. With more than 50 volunteers attending the event, the work area NPS had designated for cleanup was done before lunch so our volunteers gladly spent the afternoon clearing other sections of the park. Our volunteers had a great experience, and Defenders and NPS thank them for their hard work.


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I have mentally been writing a lot of lists in my head lately...oh who am I kidding, I am always doing that. But specifically at this time of year. Lists on projects that MUST be done around the house. Lists on projects that I WANT to do around the house. Best moments, happiest moments, best books, best food, top tens for each kid, etc. But first, music.
Top Music of 2013 (In no particular order)
1. I Will Wait by Mumford and Sons. This was in my top ten last year too I believe, but seeing Mumford actually perform it was amazing.
2. Ho Hey by Lumineers. I love the Lumineers so much but this one is definitely my favorite.
3. Below My Feet by Mumford and Sons. As I was coming back into Akron, after that horrid 11-12 mile of the 1/2 Marathon, this song came on. The crowd cheering on strangers, my sister Katherine next to me, texts of encouragement in my dying phone, this song came on. I cried. Heck, I'm a little teary thinking about that moment. It was quite possibly the most powerful moment of memories and pain and accomplishment mixed all together at a single second.
4. Remember the name by Fort Minor. This is my power song. This played right after Below My Feet as I was coming into the stadium.
This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!
It was the perfect time for this song to play. Like my phone just knew. Note though I was trying to tell someone about this being one of my favorite songs and I COULDN'T REMEMBER THE NAME. Until I said the words I can't believe I don't remember the name of the song...REMEMBER THE NAME. Yup. That's me.
5. Let it Go Idina Menzel. Oh how I loved this movie, this song, Idina, the entire soundtrack, and watching Lillian sit and sing for hours to it. If you haven't seen it, really-go. NOW. I want to see it again. Really probably the best Disney movie since maybe Little Mermaid. Cannot WAIT for the Oscars for Idina to sing it live.
6. Home by Phillip Phillips. Still can't quite believe this is an American Idol contestant (neither could any of the 91.3 djs for that matter) but goodness I love this song still.
7. Awake My Soul by Mumford and Sons Again, just love this song and to see it live...just amazing.
8. Ways to Go by Grouplove. This song just makes me happy. The whole album does.
9. Half Crazy Jukebox the Ghost. Again, whole album is so good, but a song called Half Crazy? Yeah has to be a favorite
10. Thrift Shop by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Yes. I admit it. I love this song. 2013 Christmas wRap was based on it. It is ridiculously fun and catchy and I have to say I am so happy that they are not one hit wonders, but actually good and will be around for a while.
So there you have it. There are thousands more songs that could easily be added on to this list, and as I go through the day songs will pop into my head and I will think OH NO! That totally should have gone on the list! So perhaps I have to create another list...and another and another :)
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It sounded like a story from The Onion: The Browns said this week that they would hand out white flags for the fans at Cleveland Browns Stadium to wave during Sunday's game against the Steelers.
Now the team has scrapped the idea.
In a statement released by a team spokesman, the Browns said on Saturday that they were no longer going to ask their fans to wave the white flag.
"After further and careful consideration, we felt it was in the best interests of everyone involved that we not have a giveaway item at tomorrow's game," the statement said. "It is something that was intended to be fun for our fans and that they could rally around, and we regret that some didn't perceive it that way. We want to thank all of our fans for their tremendous support and we look forward to seeing them out in force at the stadium tomorrow."
It's surprising that the Browns didn't anticipate that some fans would perceive waving white flags as a symbol of surrender. It's fine that the Browns wanted to counter all the Terrible Towels that Steelers fans would be waving, but white flags aren't exactly the kind of look you want if you're trying to convince fans that you haven't given up on the season. The Browns were wise to scrap this idea.


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Hometown:Goessel, KS
Area of Study: Individualized Major: Crisis Psychology, with a certificate in Disaster Management
Class: 2016
- Why did you choose your major?
- Bethel didn't offer exactly what I wanted, but offered to help me make my own. Having taken a year off and to think about what I wanted to do with my career, and having been exposed to disaster response during that time, I decided to pursue that path. I enjoy stress, work best under pressure with deadlines, and find my interests and aptitudes lining up well with what is needed for this sort of job. I have been very encouraged by Bethels tradition of service, and have been given astounding amounts of support in following this path.
- What brought you to Bethel?
- The professors and academics originally. I knew people who had gone here, had family who had attended this institution, everyone spoke well both of the quality of education and of the people here. I also had the opportunity to run Cross Country and Track, which I enjoy.
- What activities have you been involved in?
- I have participated in Cross Country, Track, Forensics, and Theater performances. I work with Bethel's Audio-Visual department, serve on Student Senate, and enjoy intermural sports.
- How are you different now from when you first arrived on campus?
- -I arrived on campus still processing my gap year spent in China. At that point I had passion, but no direction. Bethel has helped me to focus that drive towards specific goals and has helped me develop the tools to achieve them.
- What about Bethel gives you the most pride?
- Undoubtedly the people, I have the opportunity to be friends and peers with people doing incredible work in everything from original research to jazz performance to theology construction. The density of incredible talent is one of the things I most enjoy about Bethel.
- What has been your favorite course so far, and why?
- Practical Skills for Managing Interpersonal Conflict was a 4 day intensive interterm class that centered on role play based mediation training. It combined so much of what I enjoy into one class. It was intellectual, yet intensely personal. There was stress and pressure, and these mattered due to the direct real world application of what we were learning.
- Tell a quick story about a memorable moment from your Bethel days.
- On the last day of my freshman year Introduction to psychology course, Paul, the professor, handed out a copy of a research proposal he was currently working up along with the experimental design. He then said that since we had learned to critically look at such things and had worked up our own experimental designs he would appreciate it if we would look it over and write any thoughts or suggestions at the end of the final. Several days later He asked if I could talk with him about my suggestion and ended up changing part of the design based on my idea. I was blown away that the opinion of a freshman could be so valued.
- What does it mean to be a Thresher?
- Lots of long grinding work. The Threshing stone is a farm implement from the days of hard physical labor. Classes will thresh your mind, but in the end you will have learned how to be equally discerning in all future facets of life.


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Thursday, January 25, 2007
Cheery Cherry
9 comments:
- Anne said...
your photos are really nice...as if they're actually real. The bread looks so tempting, wish I could try that someday.
About the spacing, I did have problems similar like yours before but ever since they moved out of beta, somehow it cease to happen anymore.
- January 25, 2007 at 11:08 PM
- Gattina said...
oh I'm so happy you like this foccacia!!! Yours so porous, your skill is superb!
I used to not care tomato either, now have changed, like it alot in cooking/baking, but still, rarely eat them raw. But the cherry tomatoes sold in here (import from Mexico, more round than yours) if in the peak season are reall sweet, almost like candy :D.
About the spacking problem, I really can't see it in this post, but will come back and look again.
- January 26, 2007 at 7:28 AM
- WhItE_PoPlAr said...
Oh Angie, your foccacia looks so yummy! Love it!
- January 26, 2007 at 8:10 AM
- Kalyn said...
This sounds delicious. I have a friend who also doesn't really like raw tomatoes. I think people just have different taste buds!
I just got a new whole grain baking book and plan to try making some whole wheat foccacia.
If you want to fix the spacing you can do it by going into html, then putting a break tag everywhere you want to have an empty line. (the tag is the letters br with those half-diamond brackets before and after it, but Blogger will not let me write it here!) I agree it's really annoying the way blogger does not show up the same when you publish as it does when you look at it in preview.
- January 26, 2007 at 10:34 PM
- Baking Fiend said...
Hey Angie...
I'm no tomato-lover either. But yr foccacia looks really tempting. Never tried making one before... maybe i shd! :)
- January 27, 2007 at 3:22 PM
- sher said...
I think the blog and the pictures look great. I just wish Blogger would't pick on me! I tried to leave a comment earlier and it wouldn't let me! Argh! :):) The foccacia looks wonderful.
- January 27, 2007 at 4:14 PM
- Angie said...
Anne, thank you for your kind words :) Er... the food is defintely real, heee..
I got this prob since switching over to 'New Blogger', sigh...
Gattina, thank you my pal! Not my skills good, it's your recipe. Yes yes yes, I like this very much :) I don't usually raw tomato too, except in pasta sauces, and now these mini ones.
Anh, thanks a lot! :)
Kalyn, am looking forward to your wholewheat foccacia, sounds really good.
Thanks for letting me know how to fix the spacing problem. Will go into html to fix it, annoying isn't it?
Ida, thanks. Yes, do check out Gattina's foccacia, it's most yummy. Now I don't eat store-bought foccacia anymore!
Sher, a big thanks for your kind words :p No, Blogger doesn't pick on you only, it irritates me too!
- January 27, 2007 at 10:14 PM
- Ed Charles said...
That pop of flavour from cooked cherry toms is great isn't it. Nice idea for a foccacia. Thanks for taking part n Weekend Herb Blogging.
- January 30, 2007 at 8:26 AM
- Angie said...
Ed, thanks :)
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SAN JOSE — Investigators have arrested two men and a teenage boy in the deadly stabbing of an Oakland man in the heart of downtown San Jose last week, according to the San Jose Police Department.
Michael Maynard, 33, died in the early-morning hours of July 29 when he was reportedly attacked by a group near Market Street and Park Avenue, just footsteps away from Plaza de César Chávez park and the Tech Museum of Innovation.
Officers responded to a witness's call and found Maynard, whose listed residence is in Oakland but who police say may have been staying in San Jose, lying on the ground, gravely injured. He died soon after at the hospital.
The attack happened in the view of a bevy of surveillance cameras, and by Wednesday they had arrested Luis Daniel Garcia, 21, and 20-year-old Luis Alvarez in connection with Maynard's death. Both were apprehended in San Jose, police spokesman Albert Morales said.
Their arrests were not announced because detectives were still seeking a third suspect, a 14-year-old boy, who was arrested Saturday in San Jose. All three were booked on suspicion of murder. Morales said no other suspects are being sought.
A motive has not been not announced, though police do not believe the attack was gang related. Police previously said some members of the group associated with the suspects may have been drinking in the park before the attack.
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Trueamericanspirit, a multiple stakes winner and fan favorite, will make his last career start for trainer Tim Hills and Tom Swales' Tee-N-Jay Farm in the eighth race Tuesday afternoon at Meadowlands Racetrack.
Although he has had a handful of other trainers over the years, Trueamericanspirit will make his final start in the barn where his career began.
"Tom Swales and I got him seven years ago and he was one of the first horses I had," Hills noted. "He broke his maiden his first time out, but he chipped an ankle shortly after that. He came back at the end of his 2-year-old season and was claimed for $60,000 by Gary Contessa. He was a New Jersey bred and in the spring of his 3-year-old season, Gary contacted us and sold him back to us for the same price. That was about $500,000 ago, so that was very fortunate for us."
Like most veteran athletes, Trueamericanspirit has experienced ups and downs in his career. The 2006 season, in particular, was a washout for the gelding because of throat surgery and the equine herpesvirus outbreak that left many horses trapped in the barn that fall.
"He has crummy ankles, but he is a favorite of mine and Tom's, so we've always given him as much time off as he needs," Hill said. "We always turned him out for a long time over the winter. At six, he had a paralyzed flap and had to have tie-back surgery [laryngoplasty], which is very unusual for a horse that late in his career. He has aches and pains, but he always goes out there and gives it his all.
"He has been ridden by a lot of different jockeys over the years, but every jockey comes back and says that he tried hard and gave it his all," he added.
Hills considers Trueamericanspirit's greatest triumph to be the 2005 Garden State Handicap, a mile and 70-yard event in which he beat odds-on favorite Park Avenue Ball by 1 1/4 lengths.
"He dueled the whole way and still won," Hills said. "It was just typical of him, always going out there and giving it his all. He is more of a sprinter, but he has always handled the distance well at the Meadowlands."
After his final start, Trueamericanspirit will embark on a new career as an exercise pony in Hill's barn.
"We are testing him in the mornings with other horses to see if he is amenable to being a pony," Hills said. "There are two key qualities for a pony: being quiet on the track, which he is, and that when another horse brushes a pony, he does not kick. Other horses do not bother Trueamericanspirit. Thoroughbreds make great ponies because they can put up with an awful lot.
"[Trueamericanspirit] is what I call a 'racetracker,'" Hills continued. "He is not happy on the farm. He's always got his head hanging out in the shed row. [His coat] is almost white now, and you can always spot his head bobbing around. The racetrack is his domain. He likes the action and the activity."


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Police said the 1950s-vintage pedal cars were stolen from the basement of the residence. State police did not specify how the culprit(s) got into the home.
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