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Great freebies! Will share to all my friends. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Eric. You are Entry #1.
Thanks for sharing this ~ You just updated my info about Ipoh ~
Momo, you also have to share this giveaway on your Facebook and comment on one other post on this blog to qualify. Thanks for participating and good luck!
Have you been for the spa-service? was it good?
Not the spa yet. SOON! 🙂 Thanks, Maz. You are Entry #2.
Sounds like a good pampering session. Have not been there myself, but hoping to get there soon some day.
looking forward to winning. Service there is great, surroundings beautiful..and simply enjoyable!
Wern Sze, you are You are Entry #3!
Melanie, you still need to share this post on your Facebook and make another comment on one other post on this blog. Thanks for participating!
Cool! Banyan has a few signature treatments which are just fabulous!
Hopefully I have a chance at this 🙂 Looking forward to being pampered !
Please follow the steps to be included in the draw.
How to win free facial treatment at Banyan Spa Ipoh, worth RM138 (80 minutes treatment)?
1. Like Emily2U Facebook Page:
2. Like Banyan Spa Facebook Page:
3. Make a relevant comment on ANY one post on this blog
4. SHARE this Giveaway #1 post on Facebook or Twitter or Google+
5. Comment on the Giveaway #1 post to be entered into the draw.
There will be 5 winners.
This giveaway ends on 11.59pm 27th March, 2012.
Hi Emily, I've "liked " both facebook pages, commented on your Perak State Library post, shared this giveaway post on facebook & commented on this post …did I miss out anything??
Ohh the previous comment was " awaiting moderation ". I've posted a new comment , hopefully it works. Thx ya.
Hi,Emily.Hope can get your good news for the winning.Thanks…
Liked and Shared and Commented.. 🙂 good luck to all of you too~
I want try… I want try… Good luck for me… hope can get it… ^^
looking forward to the facial………..always wanted to go to Banyan.
done~ good luck for me^^
i want this voucher.. God bless me!
Ipoh?? my hometown… ^^… I love it…
14th entry here 😀
I want… I want… ^^…. I know the place, but didnt try before… ><
Luckily i saw this^^
I'd love to try it, I'm sure it's going to be a fun experience…
wah…. good bless… all of us.. ^^
I'd love to try it too~ LOL
hi… ^^.. done
spot me ya~
Ipoh… Ipoh…
done.. done… all the proceed… pls let me get it… ^^
Many procedures.. @@
already so many people.. omg…
Invited by my friend.. good luck to all…
That's great, I can't wait to try it… finger crossed!
Done and hope i can get it
Hmn.. wondering i can win this voucher.. pray hard!
Would absolutely drive all the way back to Ipoh if I win….yeah!
Hope to win this ^^
glad to know this competition=) i will share this in my fb page, google+, tumbler as well as my blog^^ hope is enough to win some great prizes from u emily^^
May the best one wins this Emily 2U Freebies…(^.^)…
Good luck everybody !!!
Hope I get it right tis time. Hope to win tis freebie as this month is birthday…(^.^)…
waa~~banyan spa. i'm in! *fingercrossed*
Suzlin, you also need to Like Banyan Spa Facebook page and share this giveaway post on your Facebook wall. I don't see these done.
Good luck! 🙂
Contest ended!
Here is the list of people who successfully participated in the lucky draw!
1. Eric Chua
2. Mazlina
3. Wern Sze
4. Su Wen
5. Melanie Hew
6. Kinki Chong
7. Momo Moke
8. Sun Suk Fun
9. Jane
10. Muk Lim
11. Kimberly Tan
12. Cheryl Chai
13. Song
14. Angel
15. Hong Kit
16. Elaine Hee
17. Yi
18. Alice Sweetie
19. Fang Cai
20. Wei Poi
21. Eric Jee
23. Chong Fatt
24. Anderson Cheong
25. Jennifer
26. Lina
27. Patrick Ling
28. Stephenie Hee
29. Guese Wong
30. Alice.T
31. Kam Wah
32. Spencer D'Angelo
33. Felicia Hoh
34. Suzlin
eh? i already done that. (^_____^) my email on fb: email@example.com.
Sorry I did not see earlier, Suzlin, but you were included in the draw at #34. Thanks for your support!
hi…im done =p
hai emily, i'm reena & have interest to know more about
your spa. What r the membership cost & do you offer yoga
classes as well?
Waiting for your reply.
Hi Reena,
Do check Banyan Spa website for the info you need:
Been hoping so much to enter this Banyan Spa without paying.
Let me get the free thingy ty.

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CoMFA – MFer. March 8, 2007Posted by thwalls in Blogroll.
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So I'm finishing up some of my work and of course a CoMFA is required since my work centers around the inhibition of a particular transmembrane protein. Of course, if you're familiar with medicinal chemistry, you'll know that every medchem student is entrenched with the thorough understanding that if the computer tells you the analog is good, then obviously…it's good. This then leads to your PI telling you to make all 150,000 analogs that could possibly be good since, hey, the in vitro data may be different.
I hate Sybyl, and I think it equally hates me.
And possibly you too.
Happily Ever After March 8, 2007Posted by thwalls in Synthetic Chemistry.
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You'll have to excuse my prolonged hiatus from the blogging world since immediately after my exam, which I passed (woot.), I got two projects dropped on top of me which I've been working on now for the past month or so. I appreciate the interest in how my exam went though.
As for my exam, I know that some people have different experiences so I thought I'd share how it's done at UVA. You walk in, there are 3 professors on your board plus your PI who sits there and shakes his head when you say something wrong. There are two parts to the exam. The first part involves the 10 min. presentation of your work then 25-10000 min. of questions then the second part which is the critique of a scholarly article which is chosen by your PI which is also 10 min…followed by more questions. So the first part goes all right, a lot of pKa questions and of course them wanting me to explain the ins and outs of all the stereospecific reactions that I did. The second part involved more of the same but one question did hit me and I felt absolutely retarded for missing it. I know that may offend someone, but I did feel like I just fell off the "short" bus.
Dr. So-and-So: "I see that you've drawn in your stetter reaction an equillibrium between two different structures, one with the proton on the carbon and one with the proton on the oxygen. So the reaction could proceed in two different ways depending on which side of the equillibrium dominates, what's that called?
Tom: Well it could have to do with…(I'll save you the time of listening to the BS that I came up with and just jump to the point…)
Dr. So-and-So: The answer I was looking for was the Curtin-Hammett principle.
Tom: Oh yes, I understand what you mean. (Are you kidding Tom, you studied that a thousand times, you had a demonstration of it with the substitution of butadiene. You are truly an idiot.)
But to make a long story short, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be and the studying did help make life in the lab a lot easier. I'm going to try to put more of my nonsense out there, especially since I do have a little bit more down time on my hands. Even though I've discovered the excitement of the Daphniphyllum alkaloids and their fused hexacyclic nature. Nice.
The Day is Upon Us January 18, 2007Posted by thwalls in Synthetic Chemistry.
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So you're a second year. You read that extra journal article, you study that extra hour, you draw that transition state just in case your committee asks why you chose that specific diastereomer. The words of Tetrahedron: Asymmetry begin to blur…at least more than usual…and you have to read that paragraph at least two more times because you read it…you just didn't READ it.
The papers are finished 13-15 drafts later, and you think you might be ready for the presentation. You added enough animations and structures to make your talk interesting and short…yet held back so that you don't run over your time limit. Ah, the day is almost upon us.
I have my candidacy/proposal oral exam in three weeks and I'm starting to feel the pinch. Even though I think I'm alright for the exam, there's always going to be that question you don't expect…and that's what keeps me up at night. I spent tonight examining the asymmetric applications of sulfinyl chiral auxillaries and trying to draw the transition states for my proposed molecules.
I can't wait to start reading some interesting articles for fun rather then just reading as if it was an easter egg hunt, searching for that last egg to bolster my hypothesis. But either way, I think we'll all be ready, you just have to deal with the drudgery for 3 or so more weeks.
Other than that, I hope everyone is well, and if your a second year…give em' hell.
Or at least try not to fall on your face and fail out, because that would suck.
Where's the Spin?? December 20, 2006Posted by thwalls in Blogroll.
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Still nothing new unfortunately. I'm hoping that after this examination that's coming up in February I'll devote a bit more time to the endeavor that this is by bringing up some new and novel chemistry…but at the moment I'm trying to make sure that I have enough sources for my Candidacy Research paper. I'm hoping to get this done by the end of the week so that I can get some people started on my reviews, but we'll see how that goes.
Either way, I've found some novel Vanadium chemistry that should yield better results for my cyanation of an aryl ketone. This is some of the work with the Vanadium triflate catalyst that seems like it can do anything but make you a sandwhich while the reaction is running. Apparantly you just take some oxo-vanadium sulfate, and impregnate it into a dowex ion exchange column. You then pass through it a solution of hot 1 M triflic acid and presto chango, you get vanadium triflate out the other side which can then be used directly in your reaction that is high yielding and exceptionally easy to work up. The vanadium catalyst is actually very water soluble and thus can washed out, leaving only your product and any remaining starting material, so hopefully just two spots on the TLC plate…well actually I'm hoping for one…
Our lab also purchased a new 400 MHz Varian NMR which we've been using like crazy, especially after not having access to one for over 3 months. So for some reason you'll be using it and the guage that measures your NMR tube spin will spontaneously drop to zero and your nice flat base line turns into thick-sliced bacon as your peaks become uber fat…so not too happy about that.
Second Years Unite December 10, 2006Posted by thwalls in Blogroll.
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It has been at least one full moon since I've updated this and I think that I'm totally justified in my absence. I've got about two months now until my Candidacy/Proposal Exam and I'm starting to feel the pressure just a little bit. Since I am a Med/Synthetic Student I have to know the reactions, which aren't too bad, along with the medicinal reasoning and biological jargon…which sucks.
I can understand Chemical Experiments where you combine A and B to get C. You can then go on to explain why you chose A and B as your starting reagents. But when trying to figure out how a sodium channel works the biologists won't tell you why exactly they chose Saxamaxaaflaxataxatoxin Q1 to block the sodium channel in it's resting state by binding to the outer portion of the S1 subunit. Or why they used the squeezings of a scorpion to effect something or other in the active transporter of the neuron. So that seems to be the hold up right now.
I can't wait for March.
C & EN, November, 20…Vol.2 (Kornberg's Triumph?) November 23, 2006Posted by thwalls in Blogroll.
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You should have also noted the article, "Complexity to live by." discussing this years Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the ellucidation of the Pol II crystal structure with co-crystallized DNA as it is being transcribed. I will have to admit that I love a good crystal structure, especially one as magnitudinous as RNA Polymerase II.
Sorry for the small pictures (The EMBO Journal (1998) 17, 2353–2358).
Anyway, the article is interesting and I highly suggest that you check it out (Science 2001, 292, 1863-1876) since this kind of work has a tendency to lead to novel drug targets. Even though SYBYL is excellent if you can't get the crystal structure, everyone likes to actually see what they're trying to bind to…not just patches of computationally determined red, green, yellow, and blue space on a screen. This leads into my complete lack of trust for things such as FlexX and flexible docking in general, but I think that's a different topic for a different day.
More to the point, kudos to the Kornberg lab and all the grad students that slaved over the X-ray crystal data to unlock the first 20% of the structure.
The one thing that I didn't like about this article was that it threw a dead rat into the festivities by saying that Robert Roeder at Rockefelller University should have probably shared the award with him – even though it is something that I would whole heartedly agree with. This is not to say that everyone on your acknowledgements, or everyone who helped advance your research should share in the work, but at least throw in the other guy who "[was] among the first to identify RNA pol II," and "led the characterization of the activities of the polymerase in regulation of genes for decades."
This kind of argument is not a new one to say the least, especially in this field. Everyone should know about the Watson, Crick, and Wilson debacle for their Nobel Prize in "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material" (http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1962/). Rosalind Franklin, a crystallographer who actually performed the crystallography work and appeared with them in Nature, was never mentioned by the Nobel committee. It's also interesting to note that neither Watson nor Crick ever received permission from Franklin to use her crystallographic data from which the elucidation of the alpha helical structure of DNA was made. So even though this is not exactly the same situation, some can definitely see the parallels…at least I can.
So, congrats to the Kornberg Lab and my sympathies to the Roeder Lab – better luck next year.
C & EN, November, 20… Vol. 1 November 23, 2006Posted by thwalls in Blogroll.
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So I assume that all of you opened up your mailbox and with eager fingers began looking through your latest edition of C&EN news this week. Lately I've been finding the business aspects kind of gloomy, what with certain chemical companies cutting back (Merck, the pharmaceutical industry, etc.) but hey, the Japanese market is booming, so I guess I'll just have to move.
Two articles made me think, one concerning the shipment of chemicals and the other concerning the passing of a new "Animal Terrorism" Bill.
The articles one chlorine containment and shipment and the general shipment of hazardous materals was interesting. I really have never thought about how they bring me my Ethylacetate and as long as they kept it coming, I didn't care. But when you think about it, there's a lot of "stuff" getting moved around that is pretty nasty and oh so unfriendly. They referenced the derailing of some chlorine containers spilling gaseous chlorine into the open on a metric ton scale. That would be pretty bad, especially if it happened to my shipment of chlorine that I needed for a reaction.
Also, the animal terrorism bill leaves something to be desired since it points out that it is illegal to enter a laboratory and set free the animals, nor is it legal to harass a scientist or the family of a scientist because of his or her research. Hmmm…I thought that this was already illegal.
On top of that, several animal activist groups (go online and you shall find many) claim that this is infringement of free speech and parts of first ammendment rights. I'm all about the humane treatment of animals, in and out, of the lab. But it's a shame when specific laws like these need to be addressed because some people can't see the bigger picture. Though, I will agree that some animal research is useless, but coming from a med lab, it comes with the territory, so bring on the rats baby.
Corey, Aflatoxin, and Cycloaddition…sounds adventurous November 22, 2006Posted by thwalls in Synthetic Chemistry.
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In keeping with my previous topic of cycloaddition I'll throw something else out there that might peek an interest or two. In the Corey lab at Harvard they very recently (by which I mean 2005) published only the second, stereoselective, total synthesis of Aflatoxin B2 (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 11958-11959). It's true that the Trost and Toste duo did work up a synthesis prior to this (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 3090-3100) but not with the same "elegance" of the new procedure. I hate to throw that word around since it is already over used in the Chemistry world, especially concerning total synthesis, but if you look at the pathway the word fits.
So as you can see, the only two stereocenters to be set are those in the furan rings at the bottom. The manner in which they are set, is what makes this paper a little more interesting.
At this point in the synthesis it is really all down hill. You will notice that from the paper it is approximately 8 or so steps to product with this being the first and most crucial since there are no stereocenters to be set after this. Also one should take note of the oxazaborolidinium complex that is used in this [3+2]-Cycloaddition reaction which appears in one form or another in many of Corey's synthetic routes and turns out to be very useful and pragmatic in its own right. That by itself would add a bit of "elegence" to the routine.
I would draw the proposed transition state that leads to product, but I don't think I'm that good with chemdraw, and if you're really hankering for it, I suggest you look up the paper. The more interesting question to me is why do you get this product over the other regioisomer and the possible [2+2] product?
Regioisomer preference can be explained by the coordination of the catalyst in the transition state. One quinone oxygen has the donating alpha-methoxy group which allows it to be more basic and thus a better site of coordination for the catalyst which mitigates the endo attack of alpha, beta-unsaturated furan. Incidentally, 32% of the lost yield is made up of this other regioisomer.
So then, why not the [2+2] product either? You can get the [2+2] product with the S-catalyst rather then the R-catalyst which was used in the previous experiment. The S-catalyst in combination with the addition of an isopropyl and methyl group prevents the quinone from undergoing a 1,3-dipolar transition state which is nescessitated for product to form.
This dipolar intermediate was later trapped and crystallized.
So all in all the solution is not as elaborate as it may seem and the process goes to product in good yield, excellent regio- and stereocontrol, and with great haste. All the things that go into an elegant solution.
Well actually, if he catalyzed it with mud and could run it in water, then I guess it could be a little more elegant…
Hello, is this thing on…? November 22, 2006Posted by thwalls in Blogroll.
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So the holdiay season is upon us and of course, I am alone in the lab. I don't know if other people have the same thing happen in there respective laboratories, but it seems that every time there is a holiday weekend, people just take more and more time off around here. Even the Boss was gone for the entire week.
Not that I'm at all bothered by it since I get all of the instruments and lab space to myself and can be that guy who plays his music/NPR too loud…hey, I got catch up on my news sometimes.
Although it is a bit brisk outside today, making the eventual drudge into the outside world an awful thought to think about. I guess it'll just keep me here longer today.
Interesting Inter/Intramolecular Cycloadditions November 21, 2006Posted by thwalls in Synthetic Chemistry.
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I'm sure that most of you are aware of the [4+2] cycloaddition known as the Diels Alder reaction and if you're not then you should probably pick up that Organic I textbook and turn to the chapter on pericyclic reactions for dummies. Well, some interesting work caught my eye (mostly because I was trying to figure out some problems of my own) from the Boger Lab at Scripps. For several years now he and his have been working on the preparation of vinca alkaloids by way of an intramolecular Diels-Alder/1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition cascade. A good discussion of this work was published very recently in JACS (J. Am. chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 10589-10595) and i suggest thatif your not living under a rock you should check it out.
Anyway, in the aformentioned article it discusses the use of this [4+2]/[3+2] tandem reaction to set 6, count em, 6 stereocenters in one step. Well, actually there are two steps but the intermediate is so strained that it does not exist for very long. The reaction starts with a 1,3,4-oxadiazole and is electron deficient which sets up the first step of running the inverse electron demand DA reaction by using an electron rich dienophile. The product of this step being a strained cycloadduct that imediately loses Nitrogen and leaves a carbonyl ylide. This undergoes a 1,3-dipolar addition with a second mole of olefin (which is either electron rich or strained and can be cyclic) to form the oxa-bicyclo-[2.2.1]-heptane product.
Regardless of its usefulness for anything other than alkaloid products, such as Vindoline (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 11292-11294), it makes me smile because six stereocenters, controlling stereo- and regiochemistry, is always something to dance to.
So there you go, my first donation to the land of the chemically inclined. But I won't rant and rave about all the chemistry involved, if you want to know more, open Scifinder Scholar and pretend its reading rainbow.


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BCAAs are essential amino acids that bodybuilders use. BCAAs help many athletes increase power output, reduce fatigue, and improve fat loss [1, 2, 3].
However, excessive BCAA usage can have negative side effects, such as reducing performance and increasing the risk for type 2 diabetes. Read on for further detail on the correct dosage and what else BCAA supplements can do for you [4, 5].
What are BCAAs?
There are three BCAAs: leucine, isoleucine, and valine, which are all essential amino acids not produced by the body but needed for survival [6, 7].
BCAAs are the largest collection of amino acids in the body, accounting for up to 35% of muscle proteins [6].
Normally, BCAAs are excreted rapidly. BCAA intermediates can be toxic at high concentrations, so functional BCAA breakdown is vital [6, 7].
BCAA formulas have been on the market since 1996, mainly for treating liver diseases such as cirrhosis and hypoalbuminemia [8].
Nowadays, BCAAs are mainly used by bodybuilders for exercise purposes, to increase energy, and to boost protein synthesis (especially leucine) [6].
BCAAs Health Benefits
1) Improves Exercise Performance
Exercise leads to amino acid usage. BCAAs become rapidly depleted after exercise, showcasing the possible beneficial effects of BCAA supplementation [6].
In a double-blind randomized controlled trial of 218 marathon runners, BCAA supplementation improved mental performance [2].
The running times of slower athletes improved, but there were no improvements in faster runners [2].
In a study of 12 volunteers, BCAA supplements increased power output. However, decreased fatigue and exertion may be the cause of the power elevation [1, 9].
In another trial of 36 males, BCAA supplementation increased their muscle strength more compared to other supplements, like whey protein and carbohydrate supplements [10].
This effect could be caused by increases in cortisol as seen in a study of 10 volunteers. Cortisol controls the fight-or-flight response, which can flood muscles with glucose, providing brief but great amounts of energy [11].
However, a study of 12 athletes found no increases in handgrip strength following BCAA supplementation [12].
Moreover, excessive BCAA supplementation can decrease exercise performance. A rat study showed that a 3.57% BCAA-supplemented diet increased swimming time until exhaustion by 37%. However, a higher (4.76%) BCAA-supplemented diet decreased swimming times by 43% compared to the controls [4].
Reduces Fatigue and Increase Endurance
In a study of 218 marathon runners, BCAA supplementation reduced fatigue after a race. In another trial of 7 volunteers, their fatigue decreased by an average of 17.2% [2, 3].
Similarly, BCAA supplementation can increase endurance. In a trial of 10 endurance runners, the runners given BCAA supplements ran better times for two consecutive days in a row in both 5,000 and 10,000 m races [13].
BCAA supplements also increase lactate threshold (LT) in a study of 8 volunteers. LT measures endurance capacity as any exercise below the LT means lactate does not build up in the muscles [14].
Oxygen consumption (VO2) is a measure of LT and the study showed that overall VO2 measures increased by 13% and max VO2 increased by 4.2% [14].
However, a study of 10 volunteers undergoing aerobic exercise showed that BCAA supplementation had no effect on fatigue. There are other studies that have validated these results [15, 16].
Furthermore, excessive BCAA supplementation leads to increased ammonia production, promoting fatigue [17].
May Improve Fat Loss
In a trial of 7 volunteers, BCAA supplementation increased fat loss which is associated with improvements in aerobic exercise [3].
However, in a study of 24 skiers, BCAA supplementation caused less weight loss (as opposed to fat loss) compared to the controls (1.2% compared to 2.1%) [16].
Increases Lean Mass
In a study of 36 body-builders, BCAA supplements increased lean mass by an average of 4 kg, which was more than other bodybuilding supplements like carbohydrate supplements and whey protein [10].
May Reduce Soreness
In a trial of 12 healthy female volunteers, BCAA supplements decreased delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) by 80%. Soreness reduces exercise performance in subsequent days [1].
However, in a trial of 21 older volunteers, BCAA supplementation did not improve muscle soreness [18].
May Reduce Muscle Damage
Supplementing with BCAAs decreases protein degradation in the muscles [19].
Additional studies have shown that supplementation with a metabolite of leucine (HMB) led to lower levels of enzymes that indicate muscle damage [19].
May Increase Short-Term Memory Performance After Exercise
A trial of 12 volunteers showed that after exercise, athletes without BCAA supplementation had reduced short-term memory. Memory performance in BCAA supplemented volunteers did not decrease [12].
May Decrease Reaction Times
In a trial of 10 soccer players, those given BCAA supplements showed a decrease of up to 10% in reaction time compared to the controls [20].
May Reduce Perceived Exertion
In a trial of 7 cyclists, BCAA supplementation reduced the exertion that was perceived by the athletes by up to 7%. However, even if their exertion was lower, their exercise performance did not change [9].
Reduces Perceived Pain
Norepinephrine is released in the brain to manage pain. BCAA supplementation in rats increased norepinephrine, thereby, reducing pain [21].
Improves Breathing
BCAA supplementation decreased blood CO2 levels by 9%, which normally increases with exercise [22].
It also increased average oxygen intake (by 19%) and minute ventilation (by 22%), which measures the volume of gas inhaled by the lungs per minute [22].
Finally, BCAA supplementation increases ventilatory response, which allows the body to process and receive oxygen at higher rates [22].
Does Not Affect Heart Rate
Although some BCAA users mention it as a typical concern before starting supplementation, scientific evidence shows that BCAAs don't affect heart rate by themselves.
In a study of 12 men taking BCAA and carbohydrate supplements, the supplements did not increase heart rate [23].
Other studies showed that heart rate did not change, or that it even decreased [11, 24, 25].
The increased heart rate seen by some users may be due to other components in the supplements such as caffeine.
2) May Improve Liver Health
In one trial, BCAA supplementation not only increased nutritional status but also improved sleep and decreased fatigue in liver cirrhosis patients [26].
Furthermore, in a trial of 16 controls, 20 chronic hepatitis patients, and 100 cirrhosis patients, BCAA supplementation greatly increased albumin in the blood, which leads to declines in both liver diseases [27].
Liver survival rate without any detrimental event was around 63.6% with BCAA supplementation [28].
3) Can Help the Kidneys
BCAA supplementation reduces the chances of kidney failure by up to 40%. It increases amino acid levels but not protein intake, which decreases kidney damage [29, 30].
BCAA supplementation also improved appetite and nutrition in dialysis patients [29].
4) May Prevent Heart Failure
In rat studies, BCAA supplementation improved outcomes after induced heart failure and cardiac cachexia (severe weight loss), improving functions such as [25]:
- Decreased heart rate
- Increased heart function
- Increased survival time
- Decreased weight loss
- Increased mitochondrial function
In humans, BCAA breakdown deficiencies are linked to increased heart disease risk [31].
5) May Increase Energy
During states of increased amino acid levels, the amino acids will compete with glucose to provide energy, thereby becoming a secondary source of energy. In one study, people with high levels of amino acids required 36% less glucose [32].
In rats, isoleucine (a BCAA) decreased glucose usage by 20% in the blood and 71% in the muscles [33, 34, 35].
Isoleucine and valine can also be converted to glucose for energy [36].
One gram of BCAA is around 4 calories [37].
6) May Improve Insulin Resistance and Diabetes
Insulin resistance increases blood sugar levels. In a trial of 27 patients suffering from either insulin resistance or hepatitis C, BCAA supplements improved muscle insulin resistance in 10 of the patients (but remained unchanged in the rest) [38].
Moreover, BCAA levels can be used to predict insulin resistance. In a weight-loss study of 500 participants, insulin resistance was correlated with increased BCAA levels [39].
Insulin resistance is the most common cause of type 2 diabetes. In a long-term study of 2,422 subjects, after 12 years, 201 patients with insulin resistance developed type 2 diabetes and had higher levels of BCAAs [40].
Also, urine leucine levels were significantly higher in 55 type 2 diabetes patients [41].
BCAA supplementation itself increases the risk of type 2 diabetes. In a 15 year study of 155 middle-aged women, increasing BCAA intake by up to 20% increased the risks of type 2 diabetes by 7% [5].
7) May Improve Sleep
Some patients with kidney problems develop sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, which can reduce sleep quality and time [42].
In a study of 7 patients, taking BCAA supplements at night increased rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and decreased end-tidal CO2 levels, which are important for dreaming and respiratory function during sleep [42].
Limitations of BCAA Supplementation
BCAA mechanisms and amino acid ratios for treating muscle damage and soreness are still unknown [6].
Also, BCAA supplementation may interfere with the absorption of other amino acids. The blood-brain barrier uses similar mechanisms for amino acid absorption. Extra BCAA supplementation can lead to decreased absorption of tryptophan, tyrosine, and glutamine [43, 44].
BCAAs can be supplemented as:
- Powder
- Lemonade
- Capsules
- Tablets
The powder or lemonade forms tend to taste worse but are the most popular. This is because you have to take a lot of capsules or tablets to get the recommended amount and they take longer to digest.
Also, foods high in protein content such as chicken, turkey, beef, pork, milk, and cheese will be high in BCAA content [45].
There is still not enough data for correct dosing of BCAA. However, one study found that 0.087g/kg at a 2:1:1 ratio (leucine:isoleucine:valine) improved performance factors such as strength and decreased soreness [46].
Leucine, one of the BCAAs, is safe for use up to a dose of 35 grams/day in adult males [47].
It is recommended to take BCAA supplements before and after exercise to reduce muscle damage [48].
It is important to remember excessive dosing can have the opposite effect and worsen performance. In one rat study, excessive BCAA supplements increased fatigue [17].
Although there is clinical data on toxic doses on rat studies, human data is not available [6].
Synergies with Other Supplements
In a trial of 10 endurance runners, combining BCAA supplements with arginine and citrulline supplements improved run time. While BCAA supplementation can increase ammonia levels, arginine and citrulline both decrease them, thus having a protective effect [13].
Side Effects & Precautions
1) Can Lead to Hyperammonemia
BCAA supplementation increases ammonia levels in the blood (hyperammonemia), which can lead to a variety of different brain disorders such as Reye syndrome and deficiencies of urea cycle enzymes [13].
Furthermore, hyperammonemia leads to increased fatigue [17].
2) May Lead to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
ALS is one of the most common neuromuscular diseases, especially in athletes. This is caused by increased BCAA levels, leading to increased excitation of certain neurons [49].
These neurons become hyperexcited to toxic levels, causing ALS [49].
3) Decreases Absorption of other Amino Acids
Aromatic amino acids (phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan) compete with BCAAs in getting absorbed into the brain [50, 51].
Phenylalanine and tyrosine increase dopamine. Therefore, BCAA supplements may reduce dopamine [52, 53, 54].
Drug Interactions
BCAA with morphine, a pain medication, increases the effectiveness and duration of the pain relief [21].
People with various diseases should not take BCAA supplements.
Patients with McArdle's disease uptake and degrade BCAA at much higher rates. When they took BCAA supplements, their heart rates spiked and exercise performance decreased [55].
Maple Syrup Urine Disease is caused by deficiencies in the molecule responsible for BCAA breakdown (branched-chain α-keto acid dehydrogenase). These individuals will have unusually high levels of BCAA, and supplementation could worsen their symptoms [56].
Should Be Warily Taken by Diabetics
Although not fully validated, BCAA supplementation has been shown to conserve blood glucose and glycogen levels. Diabetics should be wary of taking BCAA supplements, especially during exercise when glucose levels should decrease since BCAA supplements help to conserve glucose levels [3].
In a study of 73 obese and 77 lean patients, BCAA levels were significantly higher in obese patients. BCAA supplementation can lead to activation of certain pathways such as mTOR, S6K1, and IRS1, which can lead to insulin resistance [57].
Krüppel-like Factor 15 (KLF15) is a key regulator of the heart's BCAA catabolic pathway. Defective KLF15 increases levels of branched-chain α-keto acids (BCKA), which are known to promote heart defects and failure [58].
User Reviews
BCAA supplement users say that their workouts have improved heavily. One user states that the BCAA supplements have helped even during their "cutting" phase.
Other reviews mention that it is hard to go wrong with BCAA supplements no matter the brand.
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So far these semi-regular instalments have featured commentary and rumination on activities, projects and my general state of mind. Whilst all of the posts so far have been grounded in the present day, I've been surprised how retrospective they have become in some instances – drifting back as much as ten years or so. This isn't necessarily how I planned it, but it's been an interesting process to go through and oddly therapeutic at times. It's also interesting given that I haven't written on such a regular basis about a bunch of different things ever. At times it feels like I'm writing disparate sections of a future memoir. A common theme that I've identified across the six posts – which all deal with my creative practice – is seeking a contentment with what I've done so far whilst looking for some kind of pathway to lead me out of this protracted period of creative uncertainty and doubt. Therefore, in this instalment I'm not going to dwell on something I've done in the last ten years and instead interrogate a couple of things that interested me as a child. Increasingly I find I'm tracing lineage back to the early periods of my life and reflecting on just how critically things like geography, silence and space, technology and music informed many of my interests over the years.
This time around we're going to pull anchor, catch the wind and slip back into the mists of the 20th Century. 1987 to be exact.
Cottage lyfe
I was six years old at the time. We were living in my hometown of Normanville in a cottage at one end of Field Street. Our living room was made up of a pot belly stove and furnished with a couple of huge patterned velour armchairs. A similarly vintage lampshade hung from the ceiling, covered with a brown tapestry with long string tassels hanging down. Guitars hung on the walls. The carpet that covered the room is etched into my memory – an uneasy rhythm of lurid red, blue and green splodges floating on a black background. Our television was a small colour screen encased in a off-white plastic shell with various dials and knobs. I recall watching news footage of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster around this time, as well as episodes of The Goodies, Dangermouse and Doctor Who. To further reinforce this nostalgic onslaught, a Commodore 64 personal computer took pride of place next to the television.
Computer Age
Touted as being the 'best selling computer in history' the Commodore 64 was ever present in my childhood. Back in these days you could route such a computer into your television, so often I'd be seated a few inches from the screen steering clumps of pixels across the screen with a joystick. This could be my memory playing up, but I distinctly recall a couple of episodes of light sunburn from prolonged exposure to the screen.
When I wasn't scorching my retina or getting flustered by a game designer's tendency to not thoroughly debug a program (causing regular crashes), I was really into Cyclopedias, flags and maps. My parents had been purchasing a set of small volumes which came out every week; they were hard-bound with silver covers and a big circular image featuring anything from a camel, a test tube or a guy working on an oil rig. My favourite part of the volumes was the entries on countries, particularly European countries which I was fascinated by. Each of the entries in these volumes would feature a written description of the country, its flag and a map detailing cities, roads, rivers and symbols representing prominent industries (oil, manufacturing, agriculture, etc.) Think of this as the 1987 equivalent of Wikipedia. I also had a large world map with flags framing the border. I took pride of place on a desk in the front room of our house where I would often draw pictures of the Eiffel Tower and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Around this time, my mum bought me a new game on cassette which – in spite of the reservations she had with me spending so much time at the C64 – she thought would be vaguely educational. The artwork on the cassette case featured a cartoon of a mole leaping into a bi-plane whilst being chased by a couple of police officers.
By 1987, the Commodore 64 was still a leader in the low-end market, though the limitations of its 64 KB of RAM and 16-colour graphics palette restricted what was possible in a steadily expanding computer and videogames market, with the newly released Commodore Amiga already beginning to exceed the capability of the C64. In many respects, 1987-88 represents the bell curve of popularity and innovation for the C64, with many of the games from this period (The Last Ninja, California Games, The Giana Sisters) pushing the limitations of the C64 as far they would go in terms of handling content, gameplay, memory, graphics and sound. It's remarkable just how well something like The Last Ninja (1987) holds up in this respect – a beautifully crafted game.
By virtue of attempting to keep up with the innovations led by Amiga, Nintendo and Sega, the bottom steadily fell out for the C64 as the limitations of the computer could not match the sophisticated gameplay and graphics of its peers and the computer gradually drifted towards niche-dom before being withdrawn completely in the early 1990's.
Released in 1987, Auf Weirdersehen Monty consisted of a flick-screen platform-style gameplay with its visual design carried across from the hugely successful Monty On The Run (1985) and Jet Set Willy (1984). Each of the screenshots would represent a section of European country, sometimes incorporating landmarks unique to the country into the screen's architecture. The visuals were also really trippy too. I'm fairly sure that blinking eyeball in the screenshot below is a nod to the Spanish filmmaker, Luis Buñuel.
Nowadays we take story arcs for granted in videogames, but in 1987 I guess this was fairly unique. The action in Auf Weirdersehen Monty picks up from where Monty On The Run left off. Monty's story began back in 1984 with Wanted: Monty Mole where following his intervention in the British Miner's Strike (yes, really) he's hunted by authorities and by the time of the following year's Monty On The Run we're guiding him through buildings and sewers, eventually culminating in a dangerous high-speed car ride to reach a boat in time. At the opening of Auf Weirdersehen Monty he's beached himself at the Rock Of Gibraltar and we've got to help him cash up across Europe and avoid death so that he can buy a Greek island and live the rest of his life in sunny exile. Not bad for Thatcher-hating communist mole. The political overtones don't end there. This was 1987 after all, so Germany is split down the middle – the glitzy West on one side and the otherside resembling the backend of a toilet. Very subtle. The game is memorable in so many other ways – by taking a bottle you become drunk and walk the wrong way, Monty breakdances in Luxembourg, there's a chairlift to catch in Switzerland, you can repeatedly murder your evil doppelganger in a biplane and there's a parade of surreal shit that makes no sense whatsoever from Italy to Greece (via Czechoslovakia). As was par for the course with a majority of sophisticated C64 games, Auf Weirdersehen Monty is ridiculously difficult. In certain parts of the game (especially in Italy and Greece) a lazy twitch of the joystick will lead to repeated death and it's GAME OVER, BRO. Then you have to start all over again. Adding to this is the precarious requirement of taking various items back and forth across the continent in exchange for money – again and again. Saving progress is not an option. I have vivid memories of hurling the joystick across the room in frustration, breaking down into a pool of tears and being consoled by mum because I couldn't deliver a football to Sweden.
I have no idea how many hours I spent playing this game. I could never finish it and in spite of engaging the help of friends to develop various strategies and carefully sketching out the screenshots to form a big guide map, it never came to much and more often than not we repeatedly checked out on our way to Greece with a trail of bloated dead moles in our wake.
SID Love
It wasn't just the futile and brutally Kafka-esque gameplay combined with a love of geography that kept me so engaged with this game. The soundtrack composed by the legendary Rob Hubbard (not the Scientologist) who, utilising all three-channels of the SID soundcard produced an absolute belter of a soundtrack that perfectly accompanied all the highs and lows of Monty's traipses across Europe. Electronic drums clomped along beneath woozy synth textures with wailing bursts of (emulated) shred guitar. I've already mentioned just how innovative some of the C64 programming was around this period and this carefully composed soundtrack is just extraordinary in terms of its structure and sophistication.
Thirty years on
Out of the mists and back into the present. Nostalgia can be a foolishly naive enterprise sometimes; I've lost count of the recent things I've revisited lately (mostly films) only to walk away disappointed and – in some instances – appalled. Some things just shouldn't be revisited later in life and should instead be left to dwell within the little universe they were first encountered and experienced. Memory tints, exaggerates and smoothens the edges and everything from here looks idyllic and appealing. Our past viewed through a vaseline smeared lens. Leave it there.
Rarely though, there are exceptions to this rule and Auf Weirdersehen Monty is a case in point. This is a game in recent years that I've revisited (via a C64 emulator) and become lost within all over again, whilst recalling my early fascination with geography, Europe and electronic music. Despite faithful attempts I couldn't finish the game and instead applied a cheat mode (Jesus Mode!) to evade death, cash up, successfully deliver the football and land Monty on his island thirty years on from my first attempts. Sometimes you've just got to give a guy a break.


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Clean Energy & Climate Change and Clean Water Staff Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation
Rohemir Ramírez Ballagas is a Staff Attorney for CLF Massachusetts working in the Clean Energy & Climate Change and Clean Water programs. Prior to joining CLF, Rohemir was a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Juan R. Torruella of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Before that, he was an Honors Attorney Fellow at the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1, where his work focused on Clean Water Act enforcement throughout New England.
Rohemir holds an LL.M. from Harvard Law School, where he served as a student clinician at the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic and as line editor of the Environmental Law Review. Rohemir received his J.D. from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the University of Puerto Rico Law Review and a student clinician at the University of Puerto Rico Environmental Law Clinic. After obtaining his J.D., Rohemir served as a Judicial Law Clerk at the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico and then worked as an Associate in the Litigation Department at a large Puerto Rico law firm. He has a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.


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The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging has chosen Sean P. Curran, PhD, of the University of Southern California as the 2014 recipient of the Nathan Shock New Investigator Award.
This distinguished honor is given for outstanding contributions to new knowledge about aging through basic biological research. It was established in 1986 to honor Nathan Shock, PhD, a founding member of GSA and pioneer in gerontological research at the National Institutes of Health.
The award presentation will take place at GSA's 66th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 5 to 9 in Washington, DC. This conference is organized to foster interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers, educators, and practitioners who specialize in the study of the aging process. Visit http://www.geron.org/annualmeeting for further details.
At the University of Southern California, Curran is an assistant professor of biogerontology in the Davis School of Gerontology, of molecular and computational biology in the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, and of biochemistry and molecular biology in the Keck School of Medicine.
His research focuses on molecular, genetic and biochemical approaches to identifying evolutionarily conserved mechanisms that regulate cellular and organism survival and longevity. He is combining genetic, molecular biology, and biochemical techniques and approaches to understanding the vital roles of metabolism in normal aging and aging pathology. He also is combining studies in worms with mammalian cell structure and mouse studies to validate the universality of his findings.
Curran's work has received national attention from the Ellison Medical Foundation, the American Federation for Aging Research, the Glenn Foundation on Aging Research, as well as a Mellon Mentoring Award for his work with students at the University of Southern California.
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UPDATED 1-31-14 @ 6:37 AM PT: A new, international poster featuring all three main characters, plus Sebastian Stan's Winter Soldier and Robert Redford's head of S.H.I.E.L.D., has been added to the lineup.
As the release date of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" approaches, the promotional campaign for the Marvel Studios film speeds up: Thursday brings, via Screencrush, both three new character posters -- featuring Chris Evans as Cap, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury -- plus five behind-the-scenes photos, including the first look at former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre as Batroc, and a new shot of Anthony Mackie as The Falcon.
These new images serve as prelude to the movie marketing coup de grâce: A "Winter Soldier" Super Bowl commercial slated to unfold this Sunday during the big Seahawks/Broncos game. Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" opens April 4.


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Very Fortunate
I've been seeing fortune cookies all over the place, so I thought I'd do a fun little round up for you.
Top to botttom, left to right:
1. Fortune Posters by The Best Part.
2. Fortune Cookie Flash drive from Amazon.
3. Fortune Cookie craft project from Family Fun.
4. Fortune Cookie coin purse from Victore NYC.
5. Fortune Cookie scarf from Xenotee's etsy shop.
6. Chocolate Covered Fortune Cookies from Fancy Fortune Cookies.
7. Fortune Cookie Necklace from Lucid New York.
8. Paper Fortune Cookies Craft Project via Ohdeedoh.
9. 2011 Fortune Cookie Calendar by redblackbrown.
Also for today's giveaways I am going to point you to the aforementioned Ohdeedoh for lots of fab giveaways!
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
Proud owner of 3 Oculus Rifts
Todd: First, welcome to the blog.
(Samuel nods silently.)
Todd: As you may recall, I got an alert from PayPal a couple of days ago that said thanks for my payment of $599 to Oculus VR. So I came home and said, "Samuel, did you buy something from Oculus VR for $599?" You said, "Oh, that's my Oculus Rift!"
Samuel (nodding): Yes.
Todd: So let's start with, What is an Oculus Rift, and why did you want one?
Samuel: It's a Virtual Reality headset that allows you to feel like you're in a virtual space. I wanted one because I've always been fascinated with being able to create fake things and make them feel real...similar to theme park rides.
Todd: This is not your first one, though.
Samuel: A few years ago I got the first developer kit. It was for people who were developing games for virtual reality.
Todd: And what happened to that one?
Samuel: I kept that one until the second development kit came out, and then I got the second one. I sold the first one on eBay.
Todd: Did you make a profit?
Samuel: Yes. About a hundred dollars.
Todd: How was the DK2 different from the DK1?
Samuel: DK2 had a screen that was specifically designed for virtual reality, so there was less of a pixelated effect on the screen, and less of the things that can go wrong on an LCD screen. More important, it had motion tracking, which means it came with a camera, and there are infrared LEDs embedded in the headset so it can track if you're moving not just up and down but side to side.
Todd: Do you still have the DK2?
Samuel: Yep. But my friend Osheen said he might be interested in buying it.
Todd: So, as you know, the day after I got the first alert from PayPal I got another alert from PayPal. It said thanks for my payment of $599 to Oculus VR. I said, "Samuel? What's going on?"
Samuel: Yep.
Todd: What happened?
Samuel: I realized I had accidentally ordered two.
Todd: So how will this story end?
Samuel: We're probably going to send back the second one or sell it on eBay.
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Evolution — the Experience Location: Australia Conference Date: 2008-09-30
CALL FOR PAPERS Evolution the Experience Melbourne Convention Centre 8 – 13 February 2009
We invite submission of abstracts for the following conference stream Abstract submissions now due 30 September 2008.
EVOLUTION IN SOCIETY — the impact of Darwin & Darwin's ideas
Includes: Darwinism & Anti Darwinism, race and physical anthropology, evolution of sex and gender
Although Charles Darwin spent only a brief period in Australia, his theory and its legacy has had a formative influence on the growth and development of Australian social policy, education, medicine and science. Evolutionary ideas remain central to modern debates about race, sex and gender, the new eugenics and genetics, and creationism and evolution. This conference stream will bring together historians, philosophers, anthropologists and scholars working in related fields to discuss the impact of Darwin's ideas past, present and future.
Stream organizers: Rosemary Robins [email protected] Ross Jones: [email protected] Rm 209 Old Quad The University of Melbourne VIC 3010 Australia
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Every year, the Smiths have a family reunion. Most years since 2000 it's been held at Pomona State Park. But I've been camping with my family since I was a child. There is nothing that compares with being in my tent or pop-up (the closest I come to sleeping outside) in June, with a chill from the lake effect. No matter how hot it got the day before, early morning almost always requires a blanket pulled up to the chin.
I wake up lazily, listening to birdsong, and insects, and the low hum of voices and laughter of other campers getting ready to start the day. Smoke from last night's family campfire circle is still on the air, as is coffee, bacon, and eggs, and pancakes cooking at the nearby campsites of the aunts, uncles, cousins, and family friends who've been coming to the reunion so long they are family. We eat pannycakes with Granny C. at least once every summer at the lake.
Family reunion days are filled with trips to the swimming beach, rides on boats, or jet skis, fishing at the marina, eating. In the evenings, we have family campfire circle, and laugh at our shared stories — the history of the Smith family. There's more food: burgers, hotdogs and marshmallows charred over the campfire, s'mores. We admire the stars. Watch the fire. Smell the smoke. Belong to a family.
Make your own memories of sleeping outside at these Kansas and Missouri state campsites, or check out Reserve America for a searchable list of federal campsites by state.
Visit Love to Know Camping for traditional camp foods, or try some gourmet camp fare from bon appétit's 25 Campfire Meals to Keep You Well-Fed in the Great Outdoors.
And just in case your ideal version of camping out includes a sing-a-long, Matador Network has compiled a list of the 50 Greatest Campfire Songs of All Time (with a link to a Spotify playlist). For a more traditional list of campfire songs for kids, try this one from The Camping Family, Or this one from Songs for Teaching.
If you want spooky stories to tell around the campfire, try these from American Folklore, or these from The Ultimate Camp Resource.


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June 18, 2019 was not only a day of celebration, but a day of remembrance. Members of our community, as well as our dedicated staff, came together to honor two individuals who fully embraced, and represent the true spirit of Gulfside.
Topics: Insider, hospice, General Information
- Great prices! The Gulfside Hospice Thrift Shoppes have the best prices in town on anything you're looking for.
- Designer brands, for much, much less! More times than not, you can find a great deal on top name brands like Vera Bradley, Dooney & Burke, Ann Taylor, Michael Kors, and so many more.
- Find a one-of-a-kind gifts for anyone on your list! Our displays of unique collectibles are sure to make anyone smile.
- Get your hands on some hard-to-find antiques! We have seen all kinds of things come through our doors, from antique glassware to vintage games and baseball cards.
Topics: Insider, hospice, General Information, Thrift Shoppes
Discussing hospice can be a beneficial option at any stage of a life-limiting illness. Patients as well as their families benefit the most when they are supported by the hospice team with physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual support from their hospice team as early as possible.
Topics: hospice, palliative, General Information, Caregiver Resources, Caregiver Corner with Linda
Did you know?
Below are some interesting facts and figures released by the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization.Gulfside is proud to have served residents of Pasco County, Fl for the past 30 years.
- 47.5% of hospice patients are ages 84 or older. Less than 6% are younger than age 65.
- Only 27% of hospice patients have a principal diagnosis of cancer. 18% have a diagnosis of dementia.
- The average length of stay for Medicare patients enrolled in hospice is 71 days.
Topics: hospice, General Information, Caregiver Resources, Caregiver Corner with Linda
Hospice Care
Hospice care is palliative by nature, meaning it provides comfort care. At the point of receiving hospice care, a patient's illness has progressed to where curative treatment is no longer desired or beneficial. Hospice care supports the patient and their families while focusing on relieving symptoms and offering comfort from pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, nausea, anxiety, insomnia or constipation.
Non-Hospice Palliative Care
By definition, non-hospice palliative care focuses on relieving symptoms that are related to chronic illnesses, such as cancer, cardiac disease, respiratory disease, kidney failure, Alzheimer's and other dementias, AIDS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and other neurological diseases.
As you can see, there are differences between non-hospice palliative care and hospice care – and yet there is a relationship between the two. Non-hospice palliative care can be used at any stage of an illness, not just the advanced stages.
Topics: hospice, palliative, General Information, Caregiver Resources, Caregiver Corner with Linda
Every year, hundreds of motorcyclists ride across Pasco County to participate in the Hittin' the Road for Hospice event in support of Gulfside Hospice. Members of the Chrome Divas have been participating since the event began in 2012. One of the Divas' fearless leaders, Roxy Philip, has been a constant presence at the event and an inspirational fundraiser for Gulfside Hospice. She is not only a cool biker chick, she's also a natural when it comes to fundraising.
When asked how she'd describe the Chrome Divas of Trinity, Roxy Philip said, "We are a female riding organization that's all about going out and having fun; and if we can help people out along the way, that's gravy."
Topics: General Information, Caregiver Resources
When patients cannot be cared for in their home, they are welcome in one of ours. The Gulfside Centers for Hospice Care provide medical expertise in a home-like setting for patients who need short-term, round-the-clock, hospice care. Gulfside is proud to offer two Centers for Hospice Care: one in New Port Richey and the other in Zephyrhills.
Below are some answers to frequently asked questions about hospice care in a hospice house setting. For more information or to schedule a tour of either Center, click here or call 800-561-4883.
Who is eligible to use the Gulfside Centers for Hospice Care?
Hospice patients who need short-term, round-the-clock care because of care requirements or other needs that cannot be managed where the patient lives.
Topics: hospice, General Information, Caregiver Resources
The beginning of a new year is a natural time to review your financial and estate plans, or even to finally put one in place. We sat down together with two local experts, Joan Nelson Hook, Esq., Board Certified Elder Law Attorney from The Hook Law Group and Patricia Jones, CPA/ABV CFF CFE from Jones & Company CPAs PA, for their advice on common financial and estate planning questions.
Topics: Insider, General Information, Caregiver Resources
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If you ever wondered who Einstein idolized, his name was James Maxwell, a pioneering mathematician of the 19th century. Hear about his amazing story, and how we still use the formulas he created, in this episode. Also discussed: Free State Parks on Black Friday, why Portlanders don't use umbrellas, students fix Facebook's fake news problem, foam floods Santa Clara, man dissolves in Yellowstone, and the Unipiper joins us in-studio to talk Santa Con. Enjoy!
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Talk:Kanto Safari Zone
Entering for free
Weren't you allowed to enter the Kanto Safari Zone for free in Generation I, but only received on Safari Ball if you did so? I remember reading that somewhere... --Alex S. 03:19, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
- No. The 500 fee still applies in Gen 1. You also get 30 Safari Balls, not one. PH1R3STRIKE 03:23, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
- That actually did work. If you had no money (but not if you could afford the $500 fee), you could try a couple times to get in and the guy would give you a Safari Ball. This works only in RBY, not FR/LG. IIMarckus 05:10, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
Hidden Items
I found some weird items here. e.g. Leaf Stone. Anyone want to help? ht14 03:41, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
- Er... I found the Warden's gold teeth, Surf, a Max Potion, the TM for Steel Wing, a Leaf Stone, a Full Restore, and a Protein. (I don't remember where, though, I'm just looking back through my bag after exiting the Safari Zone for the first time...Recalcitrancy 10:44, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
- Also, a Nugget. Recalcitrancy 03:56, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Updating the charts
Yeah we oughta do that. Anyone wanna or will I have to? TTEchidna 08:34, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
- *raises hand* If it isn't done in the next week or so, start hassling me to do it or someone else jump in. There are a few more around the place I've bookmarked, but not yet got around to doing. — THE TROM — 08:51, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
Pokemon Chart Confusion
The pokemon charts for areas I and III list Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ twice each, listing one for FireRed and one for LeafGreen in both cases. Was this supposed to appear as both types available in both games and just got glitched/mistyped? That seems to be the best reasoning I can think of for it, Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ are both available in LeefGreen so I think some one goofed somewhere... Though I'd like to double check with ya'll instead of editing myself... - unsigned comment from Marlamin1 (talk • contribs)
Hard to catch Pokémon?
Shouldn't it be mentioned that you HAVE TO throw a rock at some Pokémon in the first generation so the Safari Ball doesn't miss? One that everyone knows I guess is Chansey, but you also have to throw at least two rocks at Dragonair as well (but only one in the Japanese version). Krisi 10:52, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
- I've caught a Chansey before without using any rocks. I think the effects of rocks and bait are a little too random to say much specifically about their effects on individual Pokémon species. doctorlit 01:18, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
Copy and pasted text?
"Red captures several Pokémon in the Safari Zone. Despite the fact that he was not supposed to bring any regular Poké Balls, Red managed to smuggle one in and catch a Nidoqueen. The others were caught using the custom Safari Balls he was given."
This shows up above the list pokemon for the anime. I would remove it but I have never really edited a wiki before. ([Roconza])
Level 7 Chansey (Yellow Version)
I'm replaying Yellow and I was attacked by a Wild Level 7 Chansey at the Grass Patches on the Entrance Area.
I tried to catch her by throwing a lot of Safari Balls at her but I kept on missing until I decided to go with a Rock, she got angry but didn't run away, I throw a few Safari Balls more and caught her.
Anyway I was really surprised by the Level and when I looked here I noticed that there aren't suppose to be Chansey like that, and when I googled about this I found stuff about a Glitch PKMN (with unusual moves) and a lot of crazy things you had to do to make her appear but I didn't do anything I just walked around the Safari Zone and met her.
When I went to the PKCenter and check on the PC she had Pound and Tail Whip (no DoubleSlap nor unusual moves).
Well just that, I thought it was something worth mentioning.
Does anyone have an idea of the range of the random generated at the run-away probability ? My interest comes from the possibility of comparing the advantage of throwing a rock to double the catch-rate with the disvantage of doubling the value to reache to avoid run-away. Also calcutating if there is a critical base-speed where the pokemon will always run when rocked.
TheSwissGuy 09:03, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
Time Limit (Number of Steps)
I see that the time limit, i.e. the number of steps allowed per entry is listed as 500. In FR/LG you get 600. I think I remember it being 500 in Gen I but I'm not 100% sure. I'm editing the page to show 500 for Gen I and 600 for FR/LG. Ishu bagaria (talk) 23:51, 6 September 2015 (UTC)


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Sir Big Spur a regular at USC events
If you went to any weekend baseballgame at Sarge Frye Field this pastseason, you'd see Sir Big Spur - or,these days, Sir Big Spur II.
The 7-year-old, 8-pound roosterstrutted its stuff atop South Carolina's dugout,flapping its wings and occasionally crowing, to thedelight of most (but not all) Gamecocks fans.
Watching Sir Big Spur II from Row 3, Seats 14-15, Mary Snelling and Ron Albertelli wore "Sir BigSpur Crew" T-shirts and basked in their featheredmascot's celebrity. It wasn't always so, however.
Four years ago, the Aiken couple fought a"Roostergate" battle with another fan, BartonDumas, over bringing the bird to games. Snelling,54, and Albertelli, 63, said they mustered 6,000supportive petition signatures, distributedfluorescent stickers backing their bird - andeventually won.
"(Former athletics director) Mike McGee told meto my face, 'You can bring the chicken,' " Snellingsaid. And they do.
The original Sir Big Spur (previously named"Cocky Doodle Lou" for then-football coach LouHoltz, it died at age 14) first appeared at Sarge Fryeafter Snelling had met Ray Tanner at a Dugout Club meeting. The 1976 USC graduate, given therooster by a friend, asked the coach if he'dmind it roof-roosting during games.
"Ray said, 'If it's not between the whitelines, I don't care,'" she said. And a fowltradition was born.
On SEC weekends, Snelling and Albertellidrive to Columbia in their 40-foot motor home,towing a 24-foot "rooster roller" transport thatcarries a remote-controlled "gator" (electricpoweredtoy jeep), a 7-foot Cocky doll behindthe wheel and a cage on the back that housesSir Big Spur II
Cost of the bird's ride: about $45,000,Albertelli said.
They've taken Sir Big Spur to the SECbaseball championship in Hoover, Ala., and tothe College World Series. But after the bird lefta "deposit" on the infield at Omaha'sRosenblatt Stadium, it was banned by thegroundskeeper.
"The guy said, 'What if (Texas' longhorn steer)Bevo wants in? We can't let you in, either,' "Albertelli said.
So now Sir Big Spur II arrives via pet carrier,emerging on its 3-foot tether to patrol the dugoutroof. Snelling keeps a thick scrapbook of thechicken's clippings, including one from ESPN theMagazine.
"It's crazy and funny," she said.
Sir Big Spur II had no comment.
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Guest blog post by Damaris Olaechea, NerdWallet
Fees have become increasingly common, as tighter regulations and a recovering economy have made it difficult for banks to maintain their usual profit margins. While at times it may seem nearly impossible to find a truly free checking account, you can avoid fees with a bit of savvy thinking.
The first step to avoiding fees is learning about them. Here are five common fees you'll want to watch out for.
ATM Withdrawal Fees
On average, consumers pay $4.13 each time they use an out-of-network ATM. Avoid these pesky withdrawal fees by choosing a financial institution that is a member of a broad ATM network like SUM or that refunds out-of-network ATM fees. Inclusive ATM networks allow you to withdraw money from a number of different ATMs for free (your bank credits you the withdrawal fee). Many online banks refund ATM fees or partner with networks like SUM.
Overdraft Protection Fees
At first glance, overdraft protection seems like a great idea. Nobody wants to be caught off guard by a declined transaction. However, the convenience of this service can end up costing you more money than the purchase you were trying to make in the first place. In a 2008 study, the FDIC found that overdraft protection fees range from $10-$38, and the median fee assessed was $27. Fortunately, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act ensures that you can decide whether to opt in to this service.
To avoid an overdraft or a non-sufficient-funds charge, check your account balances regularly, so you know where you stand before making any new purchases.
Monthly Service Fees
Some financial institutions charge a nominal monthly fee for simply keeping your money with them. Terms and conditions attached to this fee vary. Sometimes you can waive it by maintaining a minimum monthly balance, regularly depositing a certain amount of money, making a set number of debit card purchases or having a specific number of other products with the bank or credit union.
If you're continuously hit with the monthly service fee, it's important to take action. First, try talking with your banker or a representative. If you've been a customer for years and otherwise enjoy working with them, it's worth the effort to find out if they may be willing to waive their monthly fees or if you can consolidate more accounts to that bank.
On the other hand, you could just switch to a checking account free of monthly service fees.
Minimum Balance Fees
Many checking and savings accounts come with minimum balance requirements. For many people, meeting a minimum balance requirement is not a problem. However, if you're getting hit with a fee each month for not maintaining the required balance, you probably don't have the best account to meet your needs.
Avoid this fee by talking with your banker or a representative about your situation. See if they have a different account, either without a minimum balance requirement or one with a lower minimum that you can meet.
Early Withdrawal Penalty
Some savings vehicles, such as CDs, charge a penalty for early withdrawals. No one wants to pay for the right to access their own funds, so getting hit with this charge can be frustrating.
Avoid withdrawal fees for these types of accounts by only investing funds when you're 100% certain you won't need to access them before you're allowed to. Find other kinds of savings accounts for your rainy day fund and anything else you may need access to in the short term.
Always Review Monthly Statements
Because financial institutions continue to apply new fees, it's important to review your statement each month. If you find any unexpected fee charges, don't be afraid to contact your bank or credit union to discuss them. You may find a way to get your fee waived or, at least, figure out how to avoid incurring such a fee in the future.