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Transcript: 'AARP New American Diet' Author Answers Your Questions About Healthy Eating
Dr. John Whyte offers advice about nutrition and dieting during an online chat at AARP.org
If you missed our live online chat with John Whyte, M.D., author of AARP New American Diet, read the transcript of the conversation.
Comment from Mimi: I am morbidly overweight, extremely tired all the time, no energy, depressed and the main caregiver for my grandmother. I need to lose weight and exercise but don't know where to start. Please help.
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John Whyte: I often recommend to patients that they make changes in either food or exercise but not both at first. So let's start with food. Here are three changes you can make over a few days or a couple of weeks and you will see weight loss:
1. Limit beverages to only coffee and water. Water is naturally filling — it stretches your stomach, and that sends signals to your brain that you are full even though water has no calories. Water helps aid in the digestion process, which allows your body to absorb nutrients more effectively. And drinking water during a meal keeps your mouth busy, thereby taking you longer to eat.
2. Eliminate any food that is white unless it's low-fat dairy. I'm overgeneralizing a little, but by this I basically mean white bread, including pastries and cakes, as well as white rice. These are the processed grains that I want you to avoid. It's these processed foods that are one of the main causes of obesity and subsequent disease.
3. Eat breakfast every day. And this means a "real" breakfast — not a bagel and coffee.
I'm going to give you some specific breakfast recipes to make this easy but you should know that you might need to get up a few minutes earlier to prepare it and eat it. Believe me, it is worth it. Many people will say they are not hungry in the morning; I was like that for a long time. I barely ate anything and was always in a rush to get to the office. So I started with something small, like two pieces of whole wheat toast, and then over a few days built up to eating a variety of fruit, yogurt, fiber cereal and eggs. Now, I almost never leave home without taking some time to eat breakfast.
Eating a healthy, nutrient-dense breakfast is probably one of the best changes you can make to ensure success. And don't replace eating no breakfast with eating a breakfast of highly processed simple carbs — that's just one bad habit for another.
Comment from Debbie Aguer: Can I mix and match the daily meal plans or must I eat the three meals and snacks as they are put together?
John Whyte: Mix and match is definitely OK. The key is to eat three smaller meals a day and two snacks. As long as you eat healthy foods from the AARP New American Diet, it's OK to pick and choose your specific meals. Personally, there's three or four healthy foods I stick with for breakfast and lunch. So go ahead and mix and match. Just make sure they're healthy choices! I love oatmeal, so I'll eat that every day for about a month. Then I'll eat Greek yogurt with blueberries and walnuts every day for a week. For lunch, I might eat chicken breasts three days a week, and I go through periods of time when I eat tuna fish on rye bread. So again, find some foods you like from the meal plan, and go ahead and stick with them. We are all creatures of habit!
Comment from Rachel: Between work and caregiving, I'm constantly on the go, and taking time to make healthy meals goes to the bottom of the list. I find myself grabbing fast food on the way here or there. How can I make healthier choices at fast-food restaurants?
John Whyte: It's a common misconception that eating healthy takes a lot of time and work. The reality is that it takes more planning — you need to have the food around. For instance, fresh fruit is the original fast food. What's faster than eating a banana or an apple? And people often are fearful of cooking fish — but it actually only takes about 10 minutes — quicker than the round-trip to most fast-food restaurants. If you have to go to fast-food restaurants, please avoid anything fried; never say "supersize."
Next page: What are the three best foods you can eat? The worst? »
Comment from Nicole: I've been reading a lot about sugar recently ... how it's a toxin and should be a regulated substance. It's scary to think that we are putting something that's so bad for you in our bodies on a regular basis. Should we try to cut it out completely or what limits should we put on it?
John Whyte: It's hard to cut out sugar completely. Sugar can be a source of energy, and natural sugar — from fruit — is useful to our bodies. But I do recommend you limit sugar consumption. Definitely eliminate all the sugary beverages — soda, sweetened teas, specialty coffees — and check food labels. Fat-free foods are often loaded with sugar.
Comment from Diane: Is there any exercise I can do with my mom/dad that will also help me?
John Whyte: Walking is one of the best exercises we can do, and it's a great family exercise. The simple act of walking may also improve memory as we get older. It seems that people who walk more throughout life have greater brain volume than those who walk less. If you walk around seven miles a week, you are half as likely to develop problems with dementia than if you don't walk at all. There are approximately 2,000 steps in one mile. You can check how many steps you take by getting a pedometer — it counts the number of steps you take. If you average 2,000 steps a day, and 14,000 steps a week, I'll be happy!
Comment from Alison: Now that I'm in my 40s, my metabolism is really slowing down. I eat pretty healthy and exercise, but I'm still gaining weight. What can I do? Eat less and exercise more?
John Whyte: It's common to gain weight as we get older. Our basal metabolic rate — basically our internal furnace — slows down as we age. So we need to balance that slowing down of our basal metabolic rate. You can do that through either eating fewer calories or being more active. They're both important — but honestly, weight loss is probably 80 percent food, 20 percent exercise. So I recommend you focus first on eating healthier and fewer calories, and then tackle being more active.
Comment from Jake: What are the three to five best foods you can eat? What about the worst?
John Whyte: We all need to eat more fish — study after study has shown that those who eat fish three days a week have a lower incidence of heart disease and other medical conditions.
People often ask me if there's a magic pill for weight loss. Well, there is — you know what it's called? A blueberry! OK … it's not a magic pill but it is a superfood. It's packed with powerful antioxidants to keep the blood vessels in our heart and brain healthy. So start eating blueberries.
And you need to go nuts over nuts. Sometimes people are concerned about the number of calories in nuts — as long as you keep it to a handful, you'll do OK.
And of course, drink more water.
Your question is great because in order to lose weight and live longer, what we exclude is as important as what we include. So the worst foods are processed meats — the lunch meats — bologna, salami, hot dogs. Soda is your enemy. Anything with high fructose corn syrup should be avoided. If you're currently drinking soda, you need to stop. And all the highly processed foods should be eliminated — all the white breads. Bread is actually the number one source of sodium in our diet. Stop all the doughnuts, bagels and scones. (Scone is really just a fancy word for doughnut!)
Comment from Sarah: I've had cancer and am really focusing on my diet now. I've heard that a vegan diet is much healthier for you and could help prevent cancer and other diseases. What do you think?
John Whyte: The AARP New American Diet clearly demonstrates the healthy benefits of a modified Mediterranean diet. Fruits and vegetables are key, but so are fish and nuts. There's also data to support low-fat dairy. This is the diet where there is the most evidence that it helps to reduce the incidence of several different types of cancer.
Comment from Queen: I am on a fixed income and would like to eat healthy on a budget.
John Whyte: There's a belief that eating healthy is expensive. You can, however, still make healthy choices that are within your budget. For instance, tuna fish is quite inexpensive but very healthy. All-natural peanut butter is filled with healthy fats and is very affordable. Eggs are also reasonably priced — and eating eggs up to three times a week is still healthy. It might take a little more work and planning, but you definitely can eat healthy on a budget. And you'll likely avoid the diseases that often are costly later in life.
Comment from Lucy: I have gained 20 pounds since I started intense caregiving for my parents — I know it's partly the way I eat and don't exercise but I think it's also stress. What effect does stress have on my weight — in particular my belly fat?!
John Whyte: It's not surprising that the added stress caused weight gain. It is often related to the hormone cortisol. Cortisol is a hormone that usually can be very helpful. It provides glucose to the body for energy when there is a stressful situation that requires you to have more energy or to be more alert. However, chronic stress will cause cortisol levels to be high chronically, and this is not a good thing for your body. In this situation, the elevated cortisol levels cause high blood sugar, which will cause a series of other reactions that will cause you to store fat as well as hold on to it, making it very difficult to shed the pounds. That helps explain why stress can actually make you fat.
Comment from Margaret: I'm so tired from caregiving I never seem to have time or energy to go through all the steps of a healthy meal. What are some quick ways to eat well? Do you recommend making a Crock-Pot meal in the morning so it's ready for dinner?
John Whyte: The slow cooker can be a very effective way to eat healthy. The key to eating well quickly is to prepare. Make a grocery list on Saturday or Sunday morning and do all your shopping for the week. Too often, we eat unhealthy food because there's nothing healthy to eat. But if you stock your pantry, refrigerator and freezer with healthy options, you'll be able to eat well quickly.
Comment from Alvinia: I usually walk a lot. Recently I started having much pain in my hip joint and was diagnosed with arthritis in my hip. Any suggestions on what I can eat to help with arthritis pain?
John Whyte: I hope you are seeing an orthopedist or rheumatologist, since we do have effective therapies for arthritis. Swimming can be a great way to exercise when you have arthritis, since it puts less stress on the joint. Depending on where the pain is exactly, using a stationary bike or an elliptical machine might be OK. And don't forget about upper body exercises. A great exercise almost anyone can do is pushups. Start off doing 10 in the morning and 10 in the evening, and see if you can work up to 50 twice a day. That will get your heart pumping, as well as improve bone density.
Comment from Jim: I've heard so many things about different diets — Atkins, South Beach, etc. It's hard to know what you are and aren't supposed to eat. Can you clear up the confusion?
Next page: Find a diet for you to live on, rather than for you to go on. »
John Whyte: You need to find a diet for you to live on, rather than for you to go on. That's what the AARP New American Diet is about. Too many of us have this idea that we "just need to lose 10 pounds" before an upcoming wedding or child's graduation or the start of summer. We deny ourselves all sorts of food, and when we finally lose the weight, we celebrate it by eating gluttonously and resuming our bad habits. We "diet" for a few weeks or a few months to reach a short-term goal, rather than creating a new relationship with food that we can enjoy for life, without even having to think about it. You need a different and fresh perspective as well as a new attitude about food. You need to think about food — a diet — in a completely new way.
Comment from Lauren: How can I boost my energy through food? I take care of my mom in the evenings and go to work during the day. In the late afternoon, I start to feel really tired and just want to lie down and take a nap.
John Whyte: Feeling tired in late afternoon is classic presentation of too much sugar in the diet. I would work on reducing the amount of sugar you consume — especially from sugary beverages. I would focus on healthy snacking such as nuts and fresh fruit. I would eat small meals four or five times a day instead of three big meals. And we've learned recently that coffee has numerous health benefits. Keep it to less than three cups a day, and you'll get more energy and the health benefit.
Comment from Lulu: Should we be worried about mercury in our fish, and what about taking fish oil supplements instead?
John Whyte: Thanks for the follow-up question. Mercury can be a concern. But I would not stop eating fish completely, since the health benefits are enormous. I would check with the supermarket or fish store. Supplements are helpful — particularly if you don't like fish.
Comment from Shelley: Are there health benefits to juicing?
John Whyte: Juicing probably is not any healthier than eating whole fruits or vegetables. I'm a big supporter of whole foods, and fiber is lost during most juicing. Some people suggest that juicing is better for you than eating whole fruits and vegetables because your body can absorb the nutrients better through the juice — but there's not scientific data to support this. If you really don't like fruits and vegetables or aren't getting enough in your diet, then trying juicing could be worth it.
Comment from Philip: Is Splenda okay for teas?
John Whyte: I recommend to patients that they try to eliminate most artificial sweeteners. I think it's OK if you use one packet in tea once a day but I wouldn't consume more than that.
Comment from Brian: How can you beat the weight loss plateau? I do so well at first, but after a month, the weight does not come off. What do you suggest?
John Whyte: Our bodies conspire against us! They get used to the changes and stop us from losing weight. So there are going to be ups and downs. Remember, being healthy isn't a sprint — it's a marathon. So the key is you have to keep at it. And don't become discouraged.
Comment from Jennifer: I haven't read your book yet, so what's "new" about your diet?
John Whyte: It's new because it's based on the latest science that connects what we eat not only to weight loss but also living longer. Other diets are mainly concerned about weight loss, and don't have the level of scientific evidence that AARP New American Diet does.
AARP: You can find the book in the AARP Bookstore.
Thank you, Dr. Whyte, for all the great information here today. As a caregiver, I know I learned a lot! Have a caregiving question for one of our great caregiving experts like John Whyte? You can ask it here.
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April 18, 2013 – From an early age Charles Watkins has been an advocate for his own health. So when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in late 2010, he played a crucial role in deciding his treatment.
"I'm a business major, you know – marketing
and economics. Research is something I'm very familiar with," he says. "So I researched all
Watkins, 65, is a businessman. Much of his professional success has come from his strong decision-making skills. He says when it comes
to his health, his mother taught him to be vigilant.
"I go to the doctor like clockwork," he says. "I have no problem going to the doctor when something bothers me."
During a regular checkup in October 2010, Watkins' primary care physician discovered that his prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, had jumped two points. Shortly after, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, despite having no symptoms of the disease.
While considering where to receive his treatment, Watkins asked his primary care doctor which physician he would recommend. The answer was Siteman Cancer Center urologist Arnold Bullock, MD.
Bullock discovered that Watkins not only had advanced prostate cancer but also bladder cancer.
Watkins says after seeing the pathology reports, Bullock was concerned about the aggressiveness of the cancer and recommended surgery to remove the entire prostate gland. But Watkins wasn't sold on surgery.
"I told him I heard so many bad stories about surgery. He assured me he could perform the surgery with minimal side effects," Watkins says. "But I didn't want to have mine removed."
So Bullock sent Watkins to Siteman medical oncologist Bruce Roth, MD -who specializes in prostate, bladder, kidney and testicular cancer – to develop a treatment plan.
Roth says the decision was made to treat the prostate cancer with hormone therapy and attack the bladder cancer with chemotherapy.
Watkins received his first chemotherapy treatment in December 2010. Already fighting two cancers, he developed life-threatening sepsis and multiorgan failure.
In the coming weeks Watkins would fight for his life.
"They moved me immediately into intensive care, where I stayed for six weeks. Thank God I survived that," Watkins says. "To me it was due to the good care of the folks in the intensive-care unit. "
With chemotherapy no longer an option, Watkins' doctors decided to treat his bladder cancer with radiation therapy and control his prostate cancer with hormone therapy.
The treatments have been successful.
While Watkins has had recurrences of bladder cancer, he has received immune system therapy and other measures to address those.
With his cancer at bay, Watkins now focuses on his watch business and visits Siteman Cancer Center-South County – Siteman's newest facility in south St. Louis County – for monitoring and treatment to maintain the integrity of his bones, which can be weakened by hormone therapy.
Roth says he is doing remarkably well.
"My hope is that science will catch up with me and hopefully pass me, Watkins says. "Every year something more effective comes along to treat the kinds of cancers I'm dealing with. So that keeps me positive."


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Simcraft version 530-6 was released the other day, and it has a whole host of improvements. You can get it here. And you can check out my Getting Started guide here.
Bugfixes and New Features
There have been a number of bugfixes since 530-5. Here are the ones that apply to all tanking classes:
- Vengeance calculations revamped to be more accurate
- Stat weights are now normalized to Stamina for tanks (instead of Strength)
- Fixed base avoidance for all tanking classes (many were too high)
- Fixed level-dependent avoidance modifiers to correct dodge/parry/miss calculations (bosses shouldn't miss us now)
- Major corrections to attack table calculations, specifically regarding blocks.
- Implemented an "incoming_damage_X" conditional – more on that shortly
- New "Health Gains" pie chart show you your healing breakdown from all sources
- Damage and Healing abilities are now split into separate tables in the Abilities section of the html report
- Command-line option for TMI bosses
- Command-line option for disabling external healing for TMI calculations
- AskMrRobot export link added to scaling section
And of course, there are quite a few paladin-specific changes:
- Selfless Healer talent implemented
- Sanctified Wrath's +20% healing bonus for protection implemented
- Shield of Glory duration scales properly with holy power spent
- Holy Prism now triggers its 20-second cooldown and costs mana
- Pre-combat Sacred Shield casting is now supported
- Action Priority List improvements
- Sacred Shield precast before combat
- Shield of the Righteous now uses a shifting queue (SH1)
- HotR removed from PTR single-target APL
- Divine Protection added once again
- Devotion Aura implemented
- T16 set bonus detection implemented
- All PTR changes through build 17252 are implemented
The paladin module should be basically feature-complete for live servers now.
There have also been a lot of fixes to the warrior module. Below are the ones that apply to protection, most of which have been motivated by Tengenstein's feedback. Two of the other devs (Max and Alex) have been making lots of other changes as well, mostly implementing 5.4 mechanics (which you can enable using the "ptr=1″ option).
- Fixed several bugs with Impending Victory / Victory Rush and Bloodthirst heals
- Fixed a major bug with Shield Barrier that was causing it to ignore AP scaling
- Second Wind talent implemented
- Deep Wounds damage calculation fixed
And while I haven't been keeping careful notes on the DK module, it too has seen fairly significant upgrades, thanks in part to Mendenbarr, who's been interacting closely with one of the other developers (Navv).
I want to briefly go over some of these changes in a little more detail.
This is a new conditional for the action priority list that lets you use abilities after taking spike damage. For example, the line
will use Shield of the Righteous if you've taken more than 30% of your health worth of damage in the last 1.5 seconds. The time X can be specified in seconds or milliseconds, but has to be an integer. In other words, incoming_damage_5s and incoming_damage_5000ms both work and will give the identical results, but incoming_damage_4.5s will not. If you want to use fractions of a second, you need to specify in milliseconds (i.e. 4500ms for 4.5 seconds).
The new default action priority list for Protection uses this condition on Sacred Shield to produce the SH1 shifting queue we've been using in the MATLAB simulations.
Improved Reporting
The first thing you might notice is that damage and healing spells now each have their own table in the Abilities section. This should make it a lot easier to read, especially for abilities like Light's Hammer or Holy Prism that do both simultaneously. It should also be easier to detect bugs, like an ability incorrectly doing damage rather than healing.
There's also a new pie chart in the report that shows your health gains. This chart will show healing received and absorption effects consumed from all sources, including external healers. So not only can you see your own healing breakdown, you can also see how it changes when you add a healer.
Finally, when you simulate stat weights the report will include a link to AskMrRobot that will automatically load your character from the armory and import the stat weights that SimC has generated for the spec that you simmed. This should make it much easier to go back and forth between the two tools to fine-tune optimizations. For example, I'll often optimize my Ret spec in AMR, then copy the new gear setup into SimC and simulate stat weights. Then I'd transfer those new stat weights back into AMR by hand and re-run the optimization, and repeat the process. This link saves the hand-copying so that each step is only a few clicks.
TMI Options
To make it easier to perform standardized TMI measures, I've added a command-line option for TMI bosses. The option tmi_boss=T15H will automatically load the T15H standard TMI boss as your enemy. Just swap T15H with T15N or T15LFR to change which boss you're up against.
In addition, there are two new options for calculating TMI while healers are present. The player option tmi_self_only=1 will ignore heals and absorbs from external sources while calculating your TMI, so you can sim with healers and still calculate a non-trivial TMI value. Note that it will count effects from your own pets (i.e. Bloodworms). The global option tmi_actor_only=1 will enable this mode for all players and bosses in the simulation.
A word of warning: due to the way absorption effects are calculated, this can give some funky results if you have a Disc Priest healing you. In my own testing, I noticed that often their absorbs would be consumed before Sacred Shield, which can lead to some weird spike behavior. For example, if several attacks in a row are fully absorbed by Power Word:Shield and other absorption effects, those will be treated as full hits for TMI calculations even if you had an unused Sacred Shield bubble active. This mode also ignores overhealing, treating all of your Seal of Insight ticks (and all other self-heals) as if they always heal for the full amount. So don't be surprised if the results differ when you add a healer, and I'd suggest avoiding the use of Disc Priests.
APL improvements
I've made several improvements to the default action priority list. In addition to implementing the shifting queue, I've also set it up to pre-cast Sacred Shield and added Divine Protection back into the rotation. In a later patch I'll probably add GAnK and Ardent Defender and set up conditionals so that we chain cooldowns intelligently instead of blindly stacking them all at once.
Bug Reports
I think that the prot module is fully-functional for 5.3 mechanics now, but it's not feasible for me to test every possible combination of glyphs, talents, actions, and gear. So I'm sure there are still bugs, though hopefully far fewer than the previous builds. That's where you come in. The more people actively using SimC to test their character, the more likely we'll stumble across those bugs and fix them.
While it's fine to discuss potential bugs in the comments here, it's actually far easier for me and the other devs to manage the process of verifying and correcting bugs if they're submitted through the Issues system. You'll need a Google code or Gmail account (I think), but other than that it's fairly painless. If possible, including the .simc and/or .html files demonstrating the problem is a big help too.
So if you find some spare time this week, please try importing your tank and running some simulations, and let me know if you see anything funny. I'm sort of curious to see whether warriors and death knights are able to achieve much more competitive TMI scores now that their modules have been improved.


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What is the recommended way to replace the ubuntu provided python with the python from source? Or put another way, how do I "update" the ubuntu-provided one? Ideally, I would just be able to create new .deb(s) that "update" the python2.7/python2.7-dev provided by Ubuntu.


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Something a casual user of a language will miss out on, is using the latest and greatest libraries of that language and generally programming in a modern style. For example, I1 still naturally use
open(FH, 'filename') || die; and have to force myself to use the more modern
open(my $fh, '<', 'filename') with its lexically scoped filehandle.
I have been programming Perl for 12 years or so, but aside from one conference (YAPC Muenchen 2002) I've never really immersed myself in the community. For this reason, I think I have missed out on quite a few niceties. Moose, DBIx and other modules bring Perl up to the level of its contemporaries if you don't need to work with people who are not using them. I only came across POE recently (which I keep mentioning because it is so awesome).
Heck, even C++ has boost.
Modifiable Syntax
or DSLs I think they call it.
Ray Dillinger once pointed out that people write scheme in a variety of incompatible styles because the substrate isn't pleasant for programming on directly. But it is possible to layer any sugar you like on it. This leads to a bunch of different and practically incompatible styles.
Anyway, what I see is that scheme programmers are capable of
doing a heck of a lot as individuals, and are very happy with
the personally-customized language they each work with. But
they tend not to work together on large projects because of
the cognitive overhead of learning each other's personally-
customized languages, which may have different or conflicting
Common Lisp programmers, by contrast, have a lot of standard
libraries and tend to forgive or ignore some small things that
may not fit perfectly with their personal style. But they do
work together on large projects, because they all have the same
set of language extensions and they can read each other's code.
I still find eager comprehensions about the nicest way of specifying nested loops that I've seen. Perl syntax tweaking dudes: if you add these, I'll never switch! What's that? Fix it myself? It is easier to move to python or ruby I think.
Is it a coincidence that languages with fixable syntax (Lisp, Perl, Tcl, Ocaml) have 'lost' to those with a fixed syntax (Java, Python)? Ruby dudes beware.
Supporting Your Language
There have been a few posts floating around the blogosphere talking about writing posts supporting perl. I put my own effort into doing something similar for Emacs. However, in my opinion, Emacs needs the help and Perl does not.
Emacs could be greatly improved if there were many more Emacs Lisp hackers creating libraries and writing examples and documentation. Perl already has all of those things. <strike>As</strike> If its popularity wanes, what is lost? I guess people are thinking about job opportunities and stuff like that, but I suspect that the outflow of former Perl programmers will outpace the loss of Perl jobs.
Er, So what is my point?
Oh yes, Emacs-using Perl dudes, please add eager comprehensions to Perl and write Emacs blog posts rather than Perl ones. Thank you.
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LITTLE ROCK — A measure intended to minimize advantages larger cities have over smaller communities in negotiating franchise agreements with cable television operators passed the Senate on Wednesday.
The Senate also voted to extend the legislative session until mid-April.
Senate Bill 101 by Sen. Jakes Files, R-Fort Smith, would create a uniform cable TV franchise agreement for all municipalities. Files said it also would prevent two companies providing service in the same city from having different agreements.
"This is a uniform franchise agreement that all cities will be able to operate under," Files told reporters after the bill, known as the Arkansas Video Service Act, passed the Senate 20-9. "Big city, small city, it kind of removes that distinction."
Files said his bill would eliminate cases in which cable providers negotiate different terms of operation in every municipality it provides service. He said the legislation, which has been approved in about 12 other states, is supported by the Arkansas Municipal League.
Sen. Keith Ingram, D-West Memphis, spoke against the bill on the Senate floor. The former West Memphis mayor said his hometown currently has a franchise agreement that requires its cable provider to carry Little Rock station KATV so University of Arkansas football games can be viewed in the Delta.
Ingram said Arkansas residents who live in border cities may have cable service provided by operators in neighboring states — Louisiana, Tennessee, Missouri, Texas or Oklahoma — that have no obligation to carry Little Rock stations.
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SB 101 now goes to the House.
Also Wednesday, the Senate approved House Concurrent Resolution 1003, which sets an April 19 recess of regular business of the legislative session. Under the measure, which passed 35-0, the session would formally adjourn May 17. The House previously approved the resolution.
By law, legislative sessions in odd-numbered years are limited to 60 days unless the Legislature votes to extend them. The current session began Jan. 14.
The Senate passed House Bill 1043 by Rep. Nate Bell, R-Mena, which would provide for cash rewards to state employees who blow the whistle on government waste and fraud. The bill passed 35-0 and goes to the governor.
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Since the death of Steve Jobs earlier this week we've seen all manner of spontaneous Apple store tributes and testimonials from many of his peers and competitors.
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Created by Mint Foundry, the research team at London and New York based firm Mint Digital, the portrait is actually made of a disassembled MacBook Pro. According to the team, the project began quite innocently as a search for spare parts.
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Lights-Camera-Interview with the talented producer
Gregory Segal, sharing his honest views on life, and life in the Entertainment Industry.
What made you decide that you wanted to produce movies?
I always had wanted to be a filmmaker. I didn't distinguish so much when I was young between directing and producing. After being a lawyer and working in finance though, and returning to my dream of the movie business, I was just better suited to step into producing.
There are different titles for a producer, what's yours?
I've had all kinds of titles. Mostly, though, I am an executive producer or a producer. Usually just plain old producer.
What is the process you go through when you pick a screenplay you would like to produce?
The process differs for every project. There are a couple of key elements to consider when getting started. It make a big difference, for example, if its writer-director or if there is already a director attached. It also matters if talent (actors) are attached. But the most important thing is where the financing could potentially come from. That changes the process and informs it all the way through.
Do you like to project your thoughts on who should be cast in the film or do you leave it to the director?
Quite a bit, yes. Casting is my favorite part of the process, and it's something at which I feel I do well. I've been told as much by directors I've worked with as well.
Is there ever a time when you are half way through a film being shot and you realize you hired the wrong director or lead actor?
Yes, but I won't say on which films. There is a time, even, when an actor was hired against my recommendation and against the recommendation of the casting director. We were right, unfortunately, and the picture suffered.
Are you interested in being in front of the camera as an actor or do you think about directing?
Not so much to be an actor. I think its fun, and I've done some bit parts. I even shot someone in a movie. Directing is different, though. Though I don't think I'd have a natural talent as a director, and that limits my thoughts on it, I think that I might give it a shot one day if a piece of material appealed to me enough. I am not that visual a person, at my core.
What are you working on now?
Like any producer, I have a dozen projects in development. Some I cannot talk about, because they aren't announced. A couple I can mention…. A horror film from the Slamdance Horror Screenplay Competition Winner, Slaughter, that Victor Garcia ( Return to House on Haunted Hill) is directing. Some other films that are planned for this year include an adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry IV, but set in modern day, and Flower of the Fence, which is a romance along the lines of "The Notebook."
What is your goal in this industry?
I just would like to keep making movies, and to make a decent living doing it. That's really all, it's that simple for me. I worked in industries I didn't like, and did it solely for the money. I had a conversation last night with Vanessa Williams (we were at the Image Awards gala because the movie we did together was nominated for an NAACP Image Award). We were talking about that movie, The Bucket List and someone asked me what would be on my list. I thought about it for a second and said, this would be my list. I'm living my list. Right now.
Is there any producer that you are a fan of?
Sure. Quite a few. Scott Rudin and Marc Platt come to mind most.
Do you have a favorite film?
Casablanca. No competition.
What advice do you have for anyone trying to break into film, as a producer?
Work harder than anybody else. Don't be lazy. Meet people and listen to them. And be collaborative. Don't be afraid of someone who knows more than you, who is more powerful than you, joining your project. Linda (Sleepless in Seattle) Obst said (I am paraphrasing) "When the big guys come in the room, that's when you know the movie is getting done."
You used to be a lawyer, are there any similarities with being a lawyer and a producer?
There is a lot of overlap between lawyering (which I still do) and producing, at least part of producing. A lot of things in the movie business are about contracts, and of course, being a lawyer helps with that, a lot.
When you go out socially, do you let people know you are a producer, if asked what you do?
I usually don't offer it up. If I am asked, I will likely say. I don't bring business cards out though. It just gets to be too much.
Are you bombarded with ton's of actors, writers and aspiring directors?
I get regular emails and phone calls soliciting my help for a million different things. I recently returned to New York after three months and I had about seventeen postcards from an actress who was doing mailings, presumably, every time she had an audition. I know she's just trying to get out there, but it does get a little annoying. And because of the film festival I run (PictureStart) and the legal practice, it's a little bit easier for people to get my contact information.
Is it hard for you to make friends in Entertainment Industry?
No, not really. I don't seek it out so much, though. I have enough friends, and I don't have to worry too much about ulterior motives with them.
How about when you are interested in pursuing someone you are attracted to? Does the reaction change when you expose you are a producer in the conversation?
I never try to let it be about that. If it is, I just turn it off. I very rarely date actresses, for this very reason.
Is marriage and starting a family on your mind?
Sometimes. Not all the time, and I know that some of my thoughts are more idealistic than realistic. I work so many hours, and have so little time. I also split time between New York and L.A. now, so I don't know how it would work.
What do you want the readers to know about you?
This has been pretty comprehensive. I think we're cool.
I had the pleasure to get to know Gregory when my company HOUSE of DCD, Inc. sponsored the film "My Brother" starring Vanessa Williams in which he produced and Tony Lover directed. Gregory is very dedicated to producing and is extremely down-to-earth. I look forward to seeing the talents of this machine producing film maker and I wish him much continued success.


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Another main idea in the book is the importance of monitoring and managing your energy for being successful. The book advises you to "watch what you eat, exercise, match mental states to activity and attack tasks when you have the appropriate energy level".
I think this energy approach to personal productivity and life is promising. So I wanted to collect my thoughts on this and see what I can add on this topic.
Things that increase energy and decrease energy
It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wears you down.This quote from Muhammad Ali is extremely insightful, and nicely summarizes everything that needs to be said on this topic. Here are my observations on what energizes me and drains my energy.
It is the pebble in your shoe.
– Muhammad Ali
|small victories
|big victories
|tea/healthy food
|eating a lot
|happy mood
|bad mood
|waking up early
|waking up late
|reading a good book
|browsing junk/news
Conserving energyTo keep your energy level high, you need to find tricks to conserve energy. Instilling useful "habits" is a great trick to conserve energy. When you make something a habit, you don't need to waste your energy for remembering to do it and more importantly for finding the willpower to do it. Habits make inertia work for you. The key to instilling habits is to start with baby steps. See tiny habits by Dr. Fogg to learn more.
Keeping things simple in your life helps conserve energy. Being an organized person (Getting Things Done) avoids ongoing chaos in your life, and conserves energy. I use Emacs Org-Mode to track all my tasks so I can clear my mind. Even by cleaning/organizing your room office you can notice a boost in your energy.
On this tangent, being a principled/virtuous/religious person can help a lot for success. Once you make your decision and commit to it, the temptations you need to fight become less, you can ignore a lot of distractions because they are out of bounds (designated as sin) for you. This is a very pragmatic (very Benjamin Franklin) way to approach the issue of character/virtue/religion, but there it is.
Growing your energy potentialMaintaining high energy levels is good, but you know what is better: Growing your energy potential.
The antifragility book tells us that to organic things grow by exploring and pushing/straining its limits occasionally. Related to this topic is the "Growth mindset" concept, which has been put forth by the Stanford psychiatrist Carol Dweck (I highly recommend her book). Growth mindset describes an antifragile approach to personality and life. Growth mindset people like challenges and failures, as these would make them learn, improve, and grow.
Following this line of thought, in order to grow your energy potential, you need to strain it and totally deplete it from time to time. Occasionally, you should take on more than you can handle, exercise vigorously and push your physical limits, pull some all-nighters working on a project, and fail at some of your projects. Pushing your limits and failing is good for you. It will make you grow. If nothing else, it will teach you some humbleness and throw you out of the fixed mindset you may have acquired (e.g., I know it all, I have it all, I am naturally successful). You need some occasional resets to be able to experience the beginner's mind.
Focusing/intensifying your energyIt is also important to learn how to control and focus your energy to get things done. I doubt there is an easy or universal way to achieve this.
I think intensifying your emotions helps for focusing your energy. Being curious and asking questions focuses your energy, because you will really want to get answers to your unresolved questions. Being very determined and motivated (you need to find ways to motivate yourself) will help in focusing your energy. Finally, even anger helps. I occasionally argue and pick fights with papers/books, in order to focus my energy to better understand them.
Other related postsHere are some of my related/nontechnical posts.
Black sheep
How I write
How I read a research paper
Antifragility from an engineering perspective
One Pomodoro, two pomodoro, three pomodoro, four
My Advice To My Graduate Students


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Washington D.C., Jun 27, 2012 / 02:07 am MT (CNA).- Two national Catholic groups have released a list of suggested activities to defend religious liberty and reach out charitably to those with disabilities.
"We hope you take advantage of these resources and share them with others," said the National Catholic Bioethics Center in a June 18 statement announcing the initiative.
The bioethics center has joined with the National Catholic Partnership on Disability – a group that works to help those with disabilities participate fully in the Church and in society – to create a list of 14 actions aimed at supporting religious freedom and reaching out to the disabled.
The list of daily activities is available on printable fliers and business cards online. It contains several religious activities, including fasting, attending a holy hour and praying a rosary for religious liberty.
It also includes advocacy efforts, such as voicing concerns over religious liberty to one's Congressional representatives.
In addition, it incorporates outreach to disabled individuals in its religious liberty efforts.
"Make a donation to support disabled veterans who have defended our liberty," the list suggests.
It also recommends encouraging "people with disabilities and their family members to attend local events," adding that one should also "offer assistance to event planners to provide needed accommodations."
The list of activities is part of the currently-underway Fortnight for Freedom, a 14-day period of prayer, education and advocacy in support of religious liberty.
The initiative, which runs from June 21 to July 4, was announced by the U.S. bishops' Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty in response to growing threats to religious freedom both at home and abroad.
Chief among these threats is a mandate that will require employers to offer health insurance plans that cover contraception, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs, even if doing so violates their consciences.
While the mandate includes a religious exemption, it applies only to nonprofit groups that exist primarily to inculcate religious values and that employ and serve primarily members of their own faith. Therefore, most religious organizations – including schools, hospitals and charitable agencies – would not qualify for the exemption.
Despite widespread protest and lawsuits filed by more than 50 plaintiffs across the country, the Obama administration has refused to broaden the exemption.
On June 18, the National Catholic Bioethics Center submitted a comment to the Department of Health and Human Services criticizing the mandate and arguing that it "constitutes a violation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act."
The bioethics center called for the regulation to be completely rescinded but said that at the very least, "the legal obligation of government to protect religious freedom requires that there be a robust, nondiscretionary exemption" for any individual or group that objects to participating in the mandate's requirements.
The National Catholic Partnership on Disability also criticized the mandate in a statement considering the regulation's effect on the neediest members of society, including those who are disabled.
The group observed that "if the Church is no longer allowed to exercise Her ministries because the attacks on religious liberty do not allow it, millions of persons of regardless of their religious affiliation will be negatively impacted."
It pointed to the nearly 3 million students who are served by Catholic schools from the elementary to the college level, including nearly 60,000 students "educated in schools for persons with disabilities," many of whom are not Catholic.
In addition, it noted that tens of millions of Americans receive treatment from Catholic hospitals and care from Catholic Charities each year, regardless of their religious beliefs.
"Who will serve these millions of persons if the Church is no longer allowed to exercise Her ministries?" the organization asked.
The National Catholic Bioethics Center also encouraged participation in the activities being planned at the parish and diocesan levels in order to "demonstrate solidarity" with the national Fortnight for Freedom initiative.
"The threat to religious freedom is real, and our voices, actions, and prayers are urgently needed," the group explained.
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There was plenty of enthused anticipation — and not a small amount of confusion too — when Microsoft brought out its Surface tablet computer last October. The slim and light touch-friendly tablet was the very first personal computer that Microsoft built itself, and was an early showcase for Windows 8.
That initial Surface actually ran a variant of Windows 8 software known as Windows RT, and included specialized but complete versions of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote), as well as some other integrated apps. But it was generally light on third party apps. And chief among its drawbacks was the fact that Surface RT was incompatible with all the programs that are on your older Windows computers, a turnoff for some folks who might have been otherwise inclined to buy what is in many respects an impressive piece of engineering. Such people were counseled instead to wait about three months for the full Windows 8 version of the machine.
They won't have to wait much longer. Microsoft has just announced that Surface Windows 8 Pro, as it's being called, will be available in the U.S. and Canada on Feb. 9, at a starting price of $899. Surface RT, by contrast, starts at $499. The new Surface will be sold through all Microsoft retail stores, microsoftstore.com, Staples and Best Buy, and made available in 64GB and 128GB configurations. It will include a pen you can draw or jot notes with, and function either as a tablet or a laptop. It houses an Intel Core i5 processor.
Microsoft designed Windows 8 so it works on what we think of as traditional PCs as well as tablets. The one-size-fits-all thinking is how Surface was conceived. But the approach carries risks. It's worth noting rival Apple took a decidedly different approach with the iPad and its Macs — Apple keeps the iOS and OS X operating systems separate.
Like Surface RT, the Pro version will let you take advantage of optional "Touch Covers," clever outer cases that double as surprisingly usable Qwerty-style keyboards. Microsoft says three new Limited Edition Touch Covers are coming, in red, magenta and cyan, for about $130 each. A $70 Wedge Touch Mouse for Surface with "four-way" scrolling is another new option.
In a blog post announcing the news, Microsoft Surface General Manager Panos Panay, refers to Surface Windows 8 Pro as a "powerful, work-ready device that is just at home in the boardroom as it is the family room." I'll let you know if I agree once I've had chance to put Surface Pro through its full paces.
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A southern Nevada pawn gun dealer is auctioning a handgun once owned by a rogue former LAPD officer who killed four people before fatally shooting himself after a manhunt in February.
George Bramlett at Bargain Pawn in North Las Vegas thinks the .38 Special that Christopher Dorner sold him in January might fetch a couple of thousand dollars.
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Bayou Burgers with Spicy Remoulade for Two
"I like to serve these Southern, slightly spicy and flavorful burgers with sweet potato fries." Michele Claybrook-Lucas, Media, PA
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 30 min.
Makes2 servings
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 pound fully cooked andouille sausage link, casing removed, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon Creole seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, divided
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 pound ground turkey
- 1/4 pound Italian turkey sausage link, casing removed
- 2 slices cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup Miracle Whip
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1-1/2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
- 1 teaspoon sweet pickle relish
- 1/2 teaspoon capers, drained
- 2 kaiser rolls, split
- 1-1/2 tablespoons butter
- In a large skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Add andouille sausage; cook 1 minute longer. Transfer to a large bowl. Stir in the Creole seasoning, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, salt and pepper. Crumble turkey and turkey sausage over mixture and mix well. Shape into two patties.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, cook burgers for 5-7 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 165° and juices run clear. Top with cheese; cover and cook for 1-2 minutes or until cheese is melted.
- For remoulade, in a small bowl, combine the Miracle Whip, lemon juice, pepper sauce, relish and capers. Spread rolls with butter and sprinkle with remaining garlic powder. Broil 4 in. from the heat for 2-3 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve burgers on rolls with remoulade.
Editor's NoteThe following spices may be substituted for 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning: 1/4 teaspoon each salt, garlic powder and paprika; and a pinch each of dried thyme, ground cumin and cayenne pepper.
Nutrition Facts1 each: 976 calories, 69g fat (24g saturated fat), 247mg cholesterol, 2131mg sodium, 41g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 2g fiber), 51g protein.
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I am normally NOT a burger eater but these burgers are worth every calorie. Sometimes taste outweighs concerns over content. These are AMAZING!!!
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This is sooo good! It's one of those things you allow yourself once in a while, even if it does mean an extra 30 minutes at the Gym tomorrow. The only change I made is to use ground beef (93 %) and Hot Italian Sausage. A bit of spice and a LOT of flavor.
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