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Are these temps with a load or idle? They seem awfully high, and I also note the fan running at high speed as well.
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I thought Overheating at first :/, i don't remember seeing anything about it freezing on the desktop, so under high load, it overheats and causes the freeze. 86c is already very hot.
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idle IDLE IDLE. YEAh thats whas scares me.
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Are all these temps at idle?
Looking at your Speccy from Page 2 of this thread seem as if everything is a bit on the high side.
Even the Hard drives at 52C.
Im curious:
1) What kind of case do you have?
2) How many case fans do you have? (both pulling in and exhaust out)
3) And last, what are the ambient room tempratutures this PC is in?
And I complete agree with everyone else. Do'nt run out and buy anything just yet untill you can isolate the problem/cause.
It may be something quite simple.
I am beginning to wonder if perhaps this is a compination of high ambient tempratures combined with insuffecient airflow problems for those temps.
The shut dowsns may be due to heat & not neccasarily a hardware problem.
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Im curious:
1) What kind of case do you have?
a normal one, nothing fancy ,you know it holds everthing that i put in . here see for youself
2) How many case fans do you have? (both pulling in and exhaust out)
case fan's . nada . nothing.
3) And last, what are the ambient room tempratutures this PC is in?
i guess around 30 - 35. cuase the air conditioning is on full blast cause of the heat that is around here as of right now. Its sizzling outside
OH and one more thing. My system casing is ALWAYS OPEN. Dont ask me why , i like to keep staring at my graphic card (OH THAT BIG RED DEVIL ;P) ( i think she likes to stare back as well, kidding :) )
And my system is Switched on 24/7 365 . do you think it could be because of that ?
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You really need at least 1 fan as a exhaust.
Ideally, at least 2. One pulling cool air in, and one exhausting the hot air.
Theres 2 schools of thought on which is best concerning basic air flow:
1. A Negative pressure setup.
This mean you have more of the hot air being exhauted outside the case than cool air being pulled in. (such as a larger,or more exhaust fans than intake)
2. Positive pressure. Just the opposite. You have more cool air coming in than being pushed or pulled out.
I've had better luck with negative, others do better with positive. Depends on the setup.
Also, leaving the side of the case off is usually a bad idea.
Even with no case fans, the PSU and GPU itself are pulling air from inside the case and blowing it out. Creating a negative air flow.
When you remove the side of the case, it all open, and theres no air being pulled in through the vents or flowing over the components to cool them better.
You're best leaving it on.
I completely understand wanting to see the components. Some like that type of stuff (I am one)
But, youd be better off with a case that has a see through side.
IMHO, one thing that may help a lot is to pick up a couple case fans. They are usually fairly cheap depending what type you get. Around 5-10$$ ea.
One in the rear of the case, and one in the fron (preferable pulling cool air into the case and blowing over the HDs)
This way, the GPU will have cooler air to pull in, and should cool it better as well as the rest of the components (MOBO etc)
With the PSU and GPU fans as your only real cooling, leaving the side of the case off may only hurt as theres no air flow at all over the components.
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thanks million wishmaster. i shall pursue said course. If there are any hicks along the way, i ll be sure to let you know.
P.S. Also a thousand thank you's to all you took their time to help me. I owe you guys :)
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[QUOTE=Pyronox;896516]Im curious:
1) What kind of case do you have?
a normal one, nothing fancy ,you know it holds everthing that i put in . here see for youself
Wow! Look at the dust around the CPU heatsink in that first picture
Get that thing cleaned out big time mate and reapply thermal paste to your CPU also. Then check your temps and report back :)
And yes, get 2x 120mm fans (One for thr front and one for the back) and make sure they are positioned correctly to create the airflow. ie, Front inwards/back outwards.
Just to add i clean my PC out at least once a month. I use a soft clean (new) paintbrush along with my hoover. Some people don't recommend using an hoover as if you're not careful you could easily damage one of the components (ie. pots). But i have done it this way for years now and never had any issue's. At least this way i am sure i have done a good job. I even go so far as to pull my PSU out and open it up (Every couple of months) and give that the same vigorous treatment. Oh! And i allways wear an anti-static strap
Good luck and i hope you get it sorted
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One other thought.
Aa taylorrig suggested, a couple 120mm fans would be great.
But, just make sure you can use them.
In the back, and front of the case there shold be a place where you can mount a fan. Measure it (the mounting area), and then compare to the fan sizes.
You may be able to get 120mm, or it may need to be a 92 or 80mm. Or combination.
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Yep i said 120mm fans because on that picture i quoted you can see two holes for screws (when you zoom in) which are usually for 80mm and 120mm fans :)
And also Pyronox you may want to do a bit of cable management in that case also.
Once again good luck with it all. Be careful and all shall be well
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Multiplying the search volume from Google's keyword tool by the click through rate from the leaked AOL data suddenly gave us the ability to determine how much traffic you might get from any top ten position in Google.
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We took impression data from Google Webmaster Tools, visit data from Google Analytics and ran our own ranking reports (using SEO Gadget's Keyword Tool, Trackpal and Raven Tools).
The data is interesting, but first here's some relevant background info on the sample set. All figures are from August. Client A is in the travel sector, Client B is an e-commerce retailer, and Client C is in utilities.
There are obviously a number of caveats to take into account when qualifying this data against your client's, least of all is the size of the data set and the stability of positional rankings. However for non-brand terms the click through rates were much higher than expected.
Now comes the interesting bit: forecasting. Knowing this data from our clients is it wise to anticipate such stonkingly good CTR from existing visibility?
I'd suggest not if you are embarking on a relationship with a client afresh, but if you are already engaged and through your work have achieved fixed top three positions to gain these CTRs then hell yeah, why not?
Forecasting just got easier but it's still acumen and experience that allows you to anticipate your own SEO ranking capabilities that nails accuracy.
You can download the Google CTR study on the Slingshot website.
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Yikes, Tim. This is a pretty terrible article. You've given us absolutely no insight beyond replicating the data, and your prose is abysmal. You didn't even link to the study itself*!
Don't bother submitting another article if it's going to be as bad as this one.
*It's here if anyone cares:
Huh. Thanks for deleting my comment. I guess you can't take criticism? I bet this one will mysteriously disappear as well - at least have the guts to respond to your critics rather than silencing them.
In the unlikely event that this comment stays intact, here's that link to the white paper this article is referencing again:
If the top three places take 35% and the first page takes 52% - are we to assume that the remaining 48% of clicks are lost to PPC ads and position-11 SERPs (and beyond)?
I'd be interested to know how this data tallies with PPC out-click data... The Google adwords accounts for the above stated client accounts might well give you a first page SEO and PPC out-click percentage of 95% leaving page-2 of SERPs and beyond to share only 5% of clicks.
Seems to me the SEO CTRs wil vary dramatically based on the presence and relevance of PPC ads. Blended search must also come into play - you are going to get video ads, maps, products n' all sorts cropping up.
Hi Robin
Yeah Slinsghot did say that they were conducting comparable tests for PPC and blended results.
I have to say from my own research that it is still very hard to draw conclusions. The best output of this new study...? Comparable data for your caveats!
I wonder if the changing face of the SERPs has anything to do with the dramatic percentage drop. Now the search results are filled with videos, images, local listings and more BEFORE you get to the actual listings. That's a lot more noise to contend with, even if you are ranking in the top 3.
Hi Nick
Totally agree with your point, and in fact there have been some good eye tracking studies (here's a recent one on SEO Moz http://www.seomoz.org/blog/eyetracking-google-serps) to prove you right.
The 2006 AOL data was pre-universal search, and before the phenomenon that scattered the heatmap around the page which for a while became known as 'chunking & fencing'!
I've always felt that historical CTR studies don't take into account brand search spikes, but my main concern was with variables in industry based behaviour.
When Tim looked into the research on three different sector clients it was very interesting to see the position 1-3 split of the different sectors. E-commerce having a fairly even split, possibly due to the price sensitive nature of the results, whereas Travel and Utilities having a spike in position 1.
Tim would you say this could indicate that a price sensitive keyword should be more focused on their message & price regardless of where they rank in the top three?
What % of total traffic ahold you discount to ppc traffic rather than organic? Surely the 35% CTR delends on the sector your keywodds are cimputing in?
Great minds think alike. I covered much of the same ground in a recent posting, but check out my part 2 where I further calibrated the curve against real world data, to make it easy to calculate organic opportunity vs. position.
There are a number of problems, especially abandoned searches, you have to account for.
If you'd be inclined to run a few clients data against the spreadsheet I provide in the post I'd appreciated any feedback; a few people have looked at it but I've not heard much as to whether it's high, low, or about right:
Also, it's important not to use GWT impression data, as if your client is ranking 11 for a keyword, that means they are on page 2. You'll only see the page 2 impressions registering on GWT, there won't be any evidence of the page 1 only searches that occurred, so it's not a reliable way to gauge opportunity - Adwords data itself is the way to go.
Tim - I can understand not linking to the original post on SEOmoz about this (http://www.seomoz.org/blog/mission-imposserpble-establishing-clickthrough-rates) but not even linking to Slingshot's site when citing their study feels really wrong. They deserve the traffic and the credit for putting together a really solid piece of work.
Interesting insight, but as Tim mentions there are a number of factors that would dilute the keyword volume. the SEOMOZ blog on eye tracking which surely will dilute the potential volume of search traffic as well as PPC % ?
Secondly, I think you have to take this analysis with a pinch of salt, surely it depends on what sector you operate - e.g. selling a competitive product e.g. football shirts, the potential keyword volume would be diluted due to the volume of adword activity?
Your own data seems to contradict the findings of the slingshot report, as does the evidence from our own clients. Whilst I can see that web users are getting more "savvy" and using search results more intelligently, a 50% drop in first place click throughs in a year would be a phenomenal shift.
I would suggest either the last report (Optify) or the new one (Slingshot) - or both - are wrong. I simply cannot see such a sea change happening in that space of time, especially when it doesn't seem to be backed up by experience of actual sites.
The only way I can see that this would happen is if another parameter has been included, or excluded - such as including the Adwords into the mix, adding in results from Shopping search (where users have historically been more likely to look deeper) etc etc. The other factor which could have a bearing is if research search strings have also been included, where again users will dig deeper.
Apologies to anyone whose comments were not published immediately. This is due to our spam filter, which sometimes picks up genuine comments.
@Rand You're absolutely right. Tim did initially add the link, but I forgot the put it back in after rewording the first para. The link's in there now, Slingshot should hopefully get a few more downloads of an excellent study.
"One day you could rank top using white text on a white background, the next you be pipped by someone keyword stuffing a cloaked & meta refreshed landing page."
That made me laugh. It's so true, and although Google has made major improvements to their algorithm since then there are definitely still loopholes that people are finding.
Obviously top page rankings will bring you traffic. Thats what the war is all for.


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DescriptionThe yellow skirt is from an older Burda pattern and I made it rather a long time ago now, but I still love it! I had a little trouble with the welt pockets, but that may just have been because I was not very experienced when I started this skirt. The pockets are lined with a lighter green and white cotton and the buttonhole facing is also green to match! I used an odd assortment of wooden buttons to close the skirt and a trouser closure at the top. My shirt is made using a printed cotton which I bought in Tokyo. I used Wiksten's Tova pattern to construct it and it is lovely and light in this humidity! For more information on both of these projects, please see my blog
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Oct 21, 2013, 07.28 AMby loulourosa
Lovely combination. I like the simple style of the top with this fabric. well done.
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Oct 23, 2013, 08.06 AMby bethmaryharley
Thank you, loulourosa!
Oct 16, 2013, 03.37 PMby papermothballvintage
Beautifully done. I love the colors and all the details.
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Oct 18, 2013, 02.37 AMby bethmaryharley
Thank you very much, papermothballvintage! Bright colours are definitely my downfall in a fabric shop! ;-)
Oct 15, 2013, 02.04 PMby liliv-1
Lovely outfit! I like very much the wide midi yellow skirts! And I also like your posing style!
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Oct 16, 2013, 01.15 AMby bethmaryharley
Thank you, Liliv! Me too! Midi-length skirts are perfect for dashing about in and still looking a bit smart! Perfect!
What posing style? You mean looking grumpily at the camera with my hands on my hips and remembering to smile at the last minute?! I wish I could come up with a better one! ;-)
Oct 15, 2013, 09.33 AMby sarahsdaughter
Love the blouse very nice outfit!
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Oct 16, 2013, 01.16 AMby bethmaryharley
Thank you very much, sarahsdaughter! It's an outfit that always cheers me up! :-)
Oct 15, 2013, 08.22 AMby yenny lee
Lovely!! :D
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Oct 15, 2013, 09.01 AMby bethmaryharley
Thank you very much, Yenny! :-)
Oct 15, 2013, 07.02 AMby Ellen Hatteland
This is a very nice outfit! The blouse is perfect and I like the style very much – I had a look at the Wiksten pattern and the details is lovely. The fabric is wonderful and suits you so well ;) You did a great job with the skirt as well – and I love the color! So cute fish-buttons – and you shouldn't hide them…! Lovely Beth!
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Oct 15, 2013, 07.57 AMby bethmaryharley
Thank you very much, Ellen! You're very sweet! I do love bright colours! :-)
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GRANVILLE, Ohio -- The Big Red used a 10-goal surge to help secure a 19-9 victory over Wittenberg in the semifinal round of the 2017 North Coast Athletic Conference Women's Lacrosse Tournament on Wednesday.
Free-position goals by Leah Israel and Claire Ludlow inside the first two minutes quickly gave the Big Red a two-score advantage. After the Tigers tied the contest at 2-2, Ludlow and freshman Kiely Noonan rebuilt the multi-goal advantage.
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Victoria Zysik ended the 10-goal run at 12:11 with an unassisted marker. Noonan's fourth goal of the game with just under 10 minutes to play, while Hirschey scored off an assist from Colleen Muldoon. Leander Perun's goal got the running clock going with 6:08 left in regulation. The final goals of the game came from the Tigers' Emily Wadds and Hamilton, setting the final score at 19-9.
The Big Red nearly doubled up Wittenberg in shots (46-24) while collecting twice as many ground balls, 32-16. Denison was a perfect 18-for-18 in clear attempts, while also committing just 11 turnovers. The Tigers held an 18-11 advantage in draw controls but 24 turnovers stifled their offensive production. The Big Red also forced a season-high tying 17 turnovers.
Noonan finished with a game-high six points after scoring four times and dishing out two assists. She also controlled four draws, while Ludlow had four points (3 goals, 1 assist). Heher and Israel also scored three goals apiece, while Hamilton finished with two goals and one helper.
Israel and Grace Gavula co-led the team with six ground balls each, while Walsh scooped up five. Jane Goodspeed had three draw controls and three ground balls, while Muldoon caused three turnovers. Hannah Magarian (8-2) made the start and finished with one save in 30 minutes, while Becca Jones had four saves in the second half.
For the sixth time in the last seven seasons, the Big Red will play for the NCAC Tournament Championship. As the top-seed, they will host second-seeded Oberlin at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 6 at Piper Stadium in Granville. Denison is seeking their fourth-straight conference tournament title.


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BRADENTON, FLORIDA -- Never in my life have I encountered such a rude, insulting, and threatening individual. After winning an auction for coins, this company sent me a confirmation email. Inside the email they included a link to their own website with an invitation to browse. Upon visiting their website I discovered that they were selling the very same product I just won in the auction - but for LESS! Very deceptive. I emailed them to explain the situation (FYI, it was a difference of about three dollars).
What did he reply? Not, "Oh sorry about that. Let me take $3 off since you could have bought it right from my website." Nope, he says I "don't make any sense" and continues to insult, and threaten. Saying "I will ban you from 450 coin dealers" so on and so on and then attempts to call me at home to do the same harassment by telephone!
So I pay the man and he send the coins, and I leave negative feedback saying "Nice coins but TERRIBLE customer service." He then writes me MORE threatening and nasty emails! What a piece of work. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY AT ALL. You can find what you're looking for from many other places who will actually treat customers right.
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The buyer left bad feedback on ebay. However ebay removed the feedback as it violated their policy. Yes we certainly banned the buyer from future purchase on ebay as he was such a problem. His feedback as a buyer showed a regular history of being a problem to sellers.
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Lexington's downtown has come a long way in recent years; restaurants, music venues, the Farmers Market, Thursday Night Live. But many people still say they avoid downtown, usually because of negative perceptions about parking. And that's the focus of Tom Martin's conversation with Robert Wagoner, a real estate and suburban retail development professional whose projects include the Tates Creek, Palomar and Lexington Green shopping centers.
Now retired, Wagoner hopes to apply many of the lessons of suburban design and construction to animate unrealized potential in Lexington's urban core.
Tom Martin: Does downtown Lexington have a parking problem?
Robert Wagoner: I think it does.
Martin: Does uncertainty about whether it might be convenient and safe play into perceptions about parking in downtown Lexington?
Wagoner: I'll turn that one around and ask: Do you know where you're going to park when you go to Fayette Mall? Do you know if there's going to be parking available at Hamburg? It's all around you and that's the way we designed it, those of us who work on suburban parking lots and suburban shopping centers. Downtown is a confused mess. There are just so many different lots. They're unorganized; some are private. Some are public. So it's a confused patchwork.
Martin: There is a relationship between parking and successful retail, correct?
Wagoner: There certainly is. I've spent my career developing retail. I've drained downtowns of retail across the state. I'm ashamed by it. I feel this guilt complex. Retail has the ability to animate storefronts. So it makes that walking experience, whether it be within a mall or down the sidewalk so much more intriguing.
Martin: In your retirement, perhaps driven by that sense of guilt over the development of suburban retail at the expense of downtowns, you've focused on places like Greenville, S.C. What can we learn from Greenville?
Wagoner: In Greenville, you walk up and down Main Street and you're struck by the large trees, the wide sidewalks, the angular parking that are on either side of Main Street. And the storefronts and the buildings that are behind those sidewalks are full; there's very little vacancy along this 10-block area of Greenville. It's anchored on one end by a ball field — a minor league ball club plays there — and the other end is anchored like much we are with a Hyatt Hotel and an arena — a basketball arena. Along this path, there are a hundred-and-something retailers. There are over a hundred bars and restaurants. There's residential and there's art work strewn all along the path.
But you start to dig deeper and look at two service streets which sandwich Main Street. Along those service streets is parking. There are all different types of parking: surface parking that's well-landscaped, structured parking that's well-designed. So, it's not that much of an effort to park along these side streets and find your way to Main Street.
But Greenville doesn't stop there. They "sign" these two corridors for their suburban population to drive into. What has this accomplished? It decongested the Main Street so when you're coming to downtown Greenville and you want to come for a short stay, you might want to park on Main Street. But, if you're coming for a longer stay, you find these two service streets and you'll find these options to park.
Martin: How would that concept work here?
Wagoner: We need to focus on side streets, service streets. There are two that I have focused on, one is Water Street and one is Church Street.
Martin: Let's talk about Church Street, the alleyway directly north of Short Street in downtown Lexington. Limestone and Broadway run perpendicular to Church. You studied Church Street extensively from one end to the other and have an idea of what could happen there. Can you detail that for us?
Wagoner: There are 12 different properties that are located on this four-block area. There are 10 different property owners because one owns three different tracts. And there are nine surface parking lots. Some public, some private, some public-private. If you look at those lots and how they could work together, they could become much more efficient. They could contain an alleyway for service vehicles to deliver services, not on Short Street but behind Short Street on this alleyway.
We could locate service courtyards where we would have these deliveries take place and in those service courtyards we could have trash compactors. So we could not only provide a more cohesive solution to our downtown parking, but we could also service and pick up the trash much more efficiently.
Martin: Have you spoken with the property owners along Church Street?
Wagoner: I have talked to several people up and down Church Street and Short Street and I think most, once they see this, start to understand it. Once they see that it's not an infringement of their rights and this can be a more efficient system where they maintain ownership and they produce a higher return, but at the same time collectively produce a more attractive Short Street, then I get the buy-in.
Those that are not so open-minded don't have that same opinion. So I point to places like Charleston and Greenville, S.C., and other communities such as Franklin, Tennessee. It would be helpful in this process if the city — the Downtown Development Authority, the Downtown Lexington Corporation, and our parking authority — would support this effort. I've reached out to those three agencies and asked for that support.
Martin: What is in it for these property owners to cooperate and turn these properties into parking structures?
Wagoner: If one could picture a more complete Short Street — meaning closing these gaps where surface parking exist right now; if one could imagine the trash not being located on our sidewalks; if one could imagine how the service vehicles along Short Street wouldn't clog so much, then you start to see the potential and the synergy that would develop from Victorian Square all the way up to our judicial center.
And then, you have this active street that would draw more participants into our downtown, it would be easier to park there and all these other good things could happen.
Martin: You have publicly called on Lexington professionals in real estate, retail, property and zoning law, engineering, design, accounting and other professions to step forward and lend expertise in the search for downtown solutions. Have there been responses?
Wagoner: Currently, I have 17 landscape architects, architects and engineers working on this project. An attorney has stepped forward and agreed to help. Two people in our financial industry have stepped forward and are looking at ways that we might finance this in a creative manner.
Martin: So this is taking shape as an ad hoc group. Should the government engage this group or would that complicate things?
Wagoner: No one paid anything for any of this. This is all free. In my opinion, this group needs to be allowed to present these findings. I think it's a thought-provoking piece and I think we really do need to look at it closely. This plan needs to be flexible. It needs to be able to build around those that don't want to participate, which it can, and it needs to accommodate those that want to participate.


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I'm not quite sure how to put this. Mickey Mouse turned 80 this year. That's right folks. It was in 1928, that Mouse of distinction, hit center stage. I wasn't really going to go into too much detail about Mickey Mouse. I mean really, does a mouse have a mouseography? It isn't like he was actually conceived is it? Or, is it. Let's see, by all accounts, well anyone in the know about Mickey Mouse, say Disney for instance, today, November 18th is Mickey Mouse's Birthday. The reason for this gets just a wee bit flighty. Hey, it was 1928, there were lots of stunts going on. The birthday question has to do with the debut of two of his movies; (movie shorts that is:) Plane Crazy and Steamboat Willie. I for one thought the box office hit, Steamboat Willie which debuted at the Colony Theatre on November 18, 1928, was Mortimer's first movie. (aka Mickey...a change of heart by Disney, with the encouragement of his wife, thank goodness he was finally named Mickey)
Plane Crazy with Steam Boat Willie
This is gong to be quick. I have Mickey Mouse recipes to get to. Actually, there is a great biography about Mickey Mouse already on the net.
Mickey was created as a replacement for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, an earlier star created by the Disney studio for Charles Mintz of Universal Studios. In fact, Mickey closely resembled Oswald in his early appearances. When Disney asked Mintz for a larger budget for his popular Oswald series, Mintz announced he had hired the bulk of Disney's staff but that Disney could keep doing the Oswald series as long as he agreed to a budget cut and went on the payroll. Mintz owned Oswald and thought he had Disney over a barrel. Angrily, Disney refused the deal and returned to California to produce the final Oswald cartoons he contractually owed Mintz. Disney was dismayed at the betrayal by his staff but determined to restart from scratch. The new Disney Studio initially consisted of animator Ub Iwerks and a loyal apprentice artist, Les Clark. One lesson Disney learned from the experience was to thereafter always make sure that he owned all rights to the characters produced by his company. more...
Mickey Mouse (1928- ). Mickey Mouse was born on a train en route to Los Angeles from New York. His early life is somewhat of a secret, and it was not until he applied for work at the Disney Studios that Mickey's film career was launched and carefully recorded. In his 1st silent film, Plane Crazy, he met and fell in love with his leading lady, Minnie Mouse, who also appeared in Mickey's 2nd film, Gallopin' Gaucho. Although he could not find financial backing for his silent movies, Mickey, confident of his talent, made a "talkie," Steamboat Willie. The addition of a synchronized sound track made Mickey's character come fully alive, even though his voice was rather squeaky. Steamboat Willie premiered in New York City where it was a box-office sensation. more...
...Mickey Mouse was born in Walt Disney's imagination early in 1928 on a train ride from New York to Los Angeles. Walt was returning with his wife from a business meeting at which his cartoon creation, Oswald the Rabbit, had been wrestled from him by his financial backers. Only 26 at the time and with an active cartoon studio in Hollywood, Walt had gone east to arrange for a new contract and more money to improve the quality of his Oswald pictures. The moneymen declined, and since the character was copyrighted under their name, they took control of it. " . . . So I was all alone and had nothing," Walt recalled later. " Mrs. Disney and I were coming back from New York on the train and I had to have something I could tell them. I've lost Oswald so, I had this mouse in the back of my head because a mouse is sort of a sympathetic character in spite of the fact that everybody's frightened of a mouse including myself" Walt spent the return train ride conjuring up a little mouse in red velvet pants and named him " Mortimer," but by the time the train screeched into the terminal station in Los Angeles, the new dream mouse had been rechristened. Walt's wife, Lillian, thought the name " Mortimer" was too pompous and suggested " Mickey." A star was born!
Mickey Mouse Timeline
I did discover a few cool dollops of trivia while in search of Mickey Mouse recipes. Surprisingly, there weren't very many true Mickey recipes in my opinion. I mean doesn't such a celebrity mouse have a favorite food besides cheese? Even the Mickey Mouse Cookbook that I'm using for today's post doesn't have genuine Mickey recipes. all of the recipes are from restaurants at the Disney resorts. But, before I get to those, here's a few tidbits I have unveiled.
1901-Walt Disney was born in Chicago on December 5, 1901.
1929-Mickey first appeared in his signature white gloves on March 28, 1929, in "The Opry House," a musical short in which he performs a series of vaudeville acts such as snake charming and belly dancing.
1929-On May 23, 1929, Mickey Mouse spoke his first words -- "Hot dogs!" -- in "The Karnival Kid," a short which featured Mickey selling hot dogs at a carnival. In all of his previous appearances, Mickey would express himself vocally by whistling, laughing, crying, etc... but he never actually spoke.
1930-Mickey Mouse made his first comic strip appearance in the New York Mirror on January 13, 1930. The first few strips -- loosely based on "Plane Crazy," Mickey's first short film -- were drawn by Ub Iwerks and written by Walt Disney himself. On January 18, 1930 Minnie Mouse first appeared in the Mickey Mouse comic strip.
1933-The first Mickey Mouse watch came to market
1934-The Encyclopedia Britannica gave Mickey Mouse his own encyclopedia entry. He did, however, receive many other honors as well in later years.
1935-The League of Nations awarded him a medal for being an ambassador of good will. He was also honored in 1935 by the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade which was led by a fifty-five foot high Mickey Mouse.
1935-Mickey Mouse was banned in Romania for frightening children.
1940-Mickey starred in dozens of Disney shorts and the 1940 animated feature Fantasia, became one of the world's best-known cartoon characters.
1955-The Mickey Mouse Club debuted on ABC TV on October 3, 1955.
1978-in honor of his fiftieth anniversary, he became the first cartoon character to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1993-Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Justin Timberlake all joined the cast of The Mickey Mouse Club.
Cooking with Mickey
Cooking with Mickey Around the World is touted as a cookbook filled with "the most requested recipes from Walt Disney World and Disneyland." The copyright date is 1987. It really isn't a very colorful book with the exception of chapter introductions. I really wish I would have been able to include authentic Mickey recipes but no can do. Although, these cute Mickey & Minnie Biscuits are worth a look. Okay, I'll confess, I have never been to either of the Disney resorts. My plan is to go this winter. We'll see...The recipes I've chosen from the book are pretty atypical which is also a bit of a surprise. Most of them are already available online at the Disneyland recipes website. I've had a hankering for vegetable lasagna for a few weeks now so I'm not only posting this recipe for you kind visitor, I am also posting it for me. Perhaps, it will inspire me to make my own and you too. It's a long recipe, which is probably why I didn't see it posted on the website by Disney, so I have scanned it. Ah, technology:) The recipe is from Tony's Town Square Restaurant @ Magic Kingdom Park and it comes from another Cooking with Mickey Mouse Cookbook Vol. II
What would a Mickey Mouse post be without dessert? How about a mousse? Chocolate Mousse Cake from Boulangerie Patisserie at the Epcot Center.
The first words Mickey Mouse ever uttered in a cartoon were "hot dogs" (in "The Karnival Kid, 1929). The short Plane Crazy was inspired by the flights of Charles Lindberg. Mickey Mouse's sister is Amelia Fieldmouse. She has two children (Mickey's nephews), Morty and Ferdie Fieldmouse. Think quick! What color are Mickey's shoes, shorts and gloves. More trivia below...
FYI: Yesterday was Home Made Bread Day. I shared a recipe poem for the occasion over at my other blog.


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Struggling with schizophrenia and sexuality: Connecting veterans' first psychotic breaks while deployed to issues with sexual intimacy
By Michael Sapiro, MA, and Jonathan H. Rousell, MA
Struggling with schizophrenia and sexuality: Connecting veterans' first psychotic breaks while deployed to issues with sexual intimacy
In working with veterans with schizophrenia at a Veterans Affairs (VA) treatment center for veterans with severe mental illnesses, we have observed salient patterns in several cases that suggest a connection between sexual experiences in veterans' narratives of their initial psychotic breaks and ongoing struggles with sex and sexuality. Veterans with schizophrenia report being both terrified of and long for intimate relationships. Those who connect their first psychotic break to sexual experiences while deployed seem to have particular difficulty integrating sex, love and emotional intimacy into their lives following the onset of schizophrenia. Such individuals report seeing intimate contact with others as threatening, while they simultaneously desire sexual contact and meaningful romantic relationships. The purpose of this article is to encourage military and VA psychologists to consider the impact that service members' and veterans' initial psychotic breaks have on their subsequent ability to form healthy romantic relationships. We focus on the pragmatic implications that schizophrenia has for our military personnel and veterans in relation to their sexual identity formation. In addition, "intimacy" is an inherently subjective and complex tem to define. For the purposes of this article, we use it to connote the physical and emotional components involved in sexual contact and relationships.
Psychotic breaks most commonly appear in men between 15 and 24 years of age and in women between 25 and 34 years of age. It is not uncommon for people to enlist in military service at 18 years of age. These years correspond with crucial developmental stages in which young adults are moving away from home for the first time to enter military service. They are exposed to a variety of stressors, including the opportunity for sexual experiences, either with other service members or in the communities surrounding their areas of training and deployment. The military serves as a culturally sanctioned institution in which young men and women gain experience in a variety of ways, including job and career training but also in terms of socialization due to living in close quarters with their peers and bonding through the common experiences encountered in military service. Developmentally, young adults leaving home experience greater freedom to explore their sexuality. Experimenting with sexuality is a principle task for young adults, and it coincides with joining the military where others surrounding them are struggling with the same developmental tasks. Concerns about sex, sexual identity, and emotional intimacy in romantic relationships are common at this time when young people are still in a process of adult identity formation.
One veteran who developed schizophrenia during his deployment reported, "I saw three prostitutes four times [overseas], and before I knew it someone was telling me to see a psychiatrist. Then I found myself in an army mental hospital back in the US." He continued, "I thought that if I could get somebody to kiss me, I could get somebody to love me. So I followed this girl around [the area I was deployed], kind of like, skirt-chasing, I guess . . . but now I'm not sure if she was real or not." The experience of this first break, including hallucinations and delusions related to guilt and paranoia about his sexual behavior overseas, continue to affect his functioning and ability to incorporate sexuality into his current life.
If anxieties around sexual intimacy are not addressed in contemporary military culture, there is the possibility of increased psychological breakdowns partially resulting from intra- and interpersonal conflicts related to sex and sexuality. Whether you are forced to have a sexual experience (through military sexual trauma) or it is actively sought out because of social expectations (peer pressure to visit brothels), the emotional overwhelm brought on by the experience is possibly the trigger that tips the scale and induces the psychotic break. "Every time the boys pulled me into town and set me in front of a woman, I wanted to scream, my brain was itching and I got hot feet. I wanted to show them I was a man, but it was wrong for my belief. Now I am paying for this." On his morning runs, this veteran sees devils sitting in the trees taunting him for his past behavior, which he correlates with his experiences with prostitutes overseas.
Given that psychotic breaks can occur after any type of extreme stressor, we are attempting to portray how having a break subsequent to or in response to a sexual experience while deployed is qualitatively different than other stressors. We consider sexuality in itself to be relevant for the veteran's identity and coherence in his or her conceptualization and treatment. The sexual nature of the trigger is not simply a part of the historical narrative but rather is seen by the veterans themselves as an important aspect in how they relate to their psychotic symptoms and their ambivalence regarding sexuality.
We have observed that the context in which the initial psychotic break takes place remains an important aspect of psychotic symptoms in military personnel and veterans with schizophrenia. In particular, anxieties related to sexual intimacy and sexual identity, which are normal for adolescents and young adults, become especially pronounced and can act as triggers in those individuals predisposed to schizophrenia. These anxieties continue to affect the content of the delusions that these individuals experience later in life. Memories of the intolerable anxiety aroused by sexual experiences just prior to the psychotic break can become fused with the eruption of psychotic symptoms during that time. These memories impact the individual's daily life decades later in the form of repetitive paranoid fantasies about this initial sexual contact. The same veteran who reported wanting to scream while in the brothels reports, "I saw so many women in different ports that I can no longer have sex with my wife. I see their faces when she leans in to kiss me. I can't help thinking about them." While he continues to take antipsychotic meditation and sees a therapist weekly, these delusions impact his ability to sustain an intimate relationship with his wife.
The individual, who, for a variety of reasons, is unable to deal with overwhelming anxiety related to his or her sexual identity or experience may become fragmented and disintegrated during the crucial developmental stage at which many young people enter military service. Schizophrenia, with its neurobiological and genetic influences, also becomes a reaction to the pain of rejection and feelings of extreme shame and guilt around sexual intimacy. The act of sex itself is scary for those who lack the coherence of a unified self. The feeling of closeness and intimacy (both emotional and physical), involved in sexual intercourse, requires a certain amount of psychological resources in order to preserve one's identity in such close contact with another.
We are not arguing that sexual experiences cause schizophrenia or psychotic breaks. The physical and emotional overstimulation associated with intimacy can trigger breaks or the emergence of schizophrenia as would any other intense stressor. Traumatic and psychotic responses can occur from any perceived or actual stressor. However, for schizophrenic veterans who are stuck in the delusions of their first break, sexuality issues can be obstacles for living a values-driven life. One veteran, looking back over 40 years of struggling with schizophrenia, said, "I think I would feel better about dying if I had children. I never had a wife or children." The ability to express feelings of loss in terms of what he feels his illness has cost him signified a new way of talking about sexuality and schizophrenia. This was an opportunity to move beyond the delusions and into a realistic exploration of difficult emotions. The following is another example of how a context-based and acceptance approach to understanding the role of sexuality within the context of schizophrenia can be clinically helpful.
With one veteran, weekly sessions guided by this approach have allowed for a process of integration to occur around his conflicting self-identities. These include his sense of being deformed by his schizophrenia and his desire for sexual contact and love. With him, this approach required a certain level of long-term care, extensive rapport building, and consistent weekly sessions to establish the trust necessary to discuss such intimate details. The work has drawn together his need for closeness and acceptance during his childhood and adolescence, the terrifying account of his psychotic break while deployed overseas, the content of his ongoing paranoid delusions, and his current desires for intimacy. In recent sessions, this veteran has been able to directly confront and incorporate a relationship to his schizophrenia in a way that allows him greater self-awareness. He has also attained a more nonjudgmental attitude toward his illness that relieves some of his internalized stigma. This, in turn, allows his desire for greater intimacy to be communicated, as his associations to sex threaten him less. After one poignant session in which this veteran expressed remorse for not having engaged in sexual relationships since his break, he returned the following week asking, for the first time, to learn more about schizophrenia without his usual defensiveness, disdain, and cynicism about his illness.
This constitutes a new direction in terms of moving beyond the stigma and shame around his illness that had been intertwined with his ambivalence around his sexuality. Although there is more work to be done with this veteran and other individuals who express an overt connection between their schizophrenia and sexuality, we suggest that actively engaging in dialogue about these interrelated issues can begin a process of positive change.
What relationship do we want our veterans to have with their sexual memories as it impacts their current relationships? How can we help patients accept the trigger event and be able to reinvest in their sexual identity, not in spite of, but alongside living with schizophrenia?
We recommend that it is increasingly important to directly address issues of sexuality among young recruits, particularly in the context of the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and with the proposed inclusion of female service members in combat operations. Military psychologists might educate military personnel to recognize the importance and relevance of these experiences in patients' ongoing psychotic symptoms. Clinicians at the VA may also address veterans' continued anxiety around issues of emotional and sexual intimacy and the ambivalence that arises when contemplating the prospect of entering into intimate relationships.
We have found it helpful not to hesitate or avoid talking about sexuality with those veterans who struggle with schizophrenia. Ignoring the context in which the psychotic break emerged can neglect the whole picture that the patients present, leading to misunderstandings and misrepresentations of the client's concerns. We can help patients name the variety of stressors that were involved during their first break, including those mentioned above regarding the challenges of being newly deployed and enlisted. Normalizing these stressors and educating the patient about the psychological implications that schizophrenia has for developing relationships are important aspects of the treatment. Finally, we suggest helping the patients connect their fears, guilt, shame and excitement about their initial sexual experience to their current challenges connecting intimately with others.
Through clinical observations with veterans with schizophrenia from various eras who had their first psychotic break while in the military, we have seen a striking pattern of delusional and paranoid content related to sexual experiences that accompanied the first psychotic break. By examining the experiences of veterans who have lived with schizophrenia for decades, we are hoping to improve the military's ability to attend to these issues so that preventative measures and subsequent care can be provided with new recruits and veterans alike.
About the Authors
Michael Sapiro, MA, is completing his PsyD degree in clinical psychology at John F. Kennedy University. He holds a master's degree in clinical psychology and a master's degree in English with an emphasis on feminist and social justice pedagogy. He currently trains at a Veterans Affairs center working with combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and severe mental disorders. He sits on the board of directors for the Institute of Spirituality and Psychology and presents on clinical applications of mindfulness practices for treating posttraumatic stress disorder. He is the cofounder and director of Maitri House Yoga.
Jonathan H. Rousell, MA, is completing his PsyD degree at the Wright Institute. He holds a master's degree in clinical psychology and a bachelor's degree in East Asian studies and History. He is currently completing his 3rd year of clinical training at the Department of Veterans Affairs, where he provides psychological services to veterans with a diverse range of presenting concerns, including combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder, severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and various psychosocial issues. His research interests include cross-cultural expressions of psychopathology, the intersections between psychology and other academic disciplines, and contemporary applications of psychodynamic theory and practice.


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By Ytzik Aranov, Managing Partner, Social2B
For those of you who've been through business school lectures on Michael Porter's Value Chain Analysis this doesn't come as news to you. But when asked to implement social media practices, policies, platforms, tools, etc., in today's corporation or enterprise, we throw out all of what we learned that makes the enterprise tick and elect to "surf" it through!
Attention – and I quote:
"Social Media (in the Enterprise) is a Business Process, not a channel, department, or vertical silo".
End quote.
You heard it here! Think about it. Social media touches upon every department, every business process, every channel, every prospect / customer interaction, every investor, every supplier, in short, it touches the entire organization.
In today's marketplace, social media and an enterprise's online brand architecture and social media footprint is arguably, the most important business process affecting the entire Enterprise Value Chain. Poor implementation of a solid online & social media platform strategy & tactics directly impacts a company's ability to market, sell and extend its brand reach, globally. Failure to effectively implement an integrated social media strategy & tactics across the entire Value Chain could potentially lead to lower revenues (read, shareholder value), slippage in market share, increased financial exposure, risk, and more
One of the most effective measurement techniques to measure enterprise social media effectiveness, both pre- and post-implementation, is to diagnose the "Social Media Maturity Index" (see graphic), which establishes a recognizable industry-specific metric with which to assess the social media value, influence, depth, and footprint of an enterprise's value chain components – combining both departments and business processes. Moreover, the social media maturity Index in its very essence is a barometer of how the value chain is capable of moving at the speed of (digital & social) business today.
So, when looking for added revenue stream, cost savings, internal value, constraints, and external interfaces with the world, then social media maturity acutely identifies the lack of, or plethora, of business excellence in sync with today's pace of commerce.
OK, skeptics, How do we drill down into the Enterprise Value Chain and establish Social Value Chain Maturity & Scalability? Let's break it apart into pieces. Look at the following chart that defines touch points throughout selected departments throughout the enterprise, and their social media impacts.
The same goes for every other vertical silo, and, every business processes. Each and every business process running across – horizontally – the enterprise has multiple social media touch points.
Social media maturity, coupled with an integrated online, SEO, SEM and Social Community Marketing strategy replaces one-way communication with dialogue. Participation by customers, suppliers, employees, the industry, the market, etc., and feedback from them all (!), must be listened to because it has the power to make or break your enterprise or enterprise function. Social media tools allow us to observe the conversations, measure, monitor, track and quantify the online & social media reach and influence. It allows us to assess and re-assess the correct strategy & tactics from the bottom up to increase revenues, open new markets, capture greater market share, lower costs and in general, improve the bottom-line ROI.
So, what about ROI?
If done right — and you'll have to come back for a later post on this subject — the Social Media Maturity Index is then mapped by those of you honored to be the "Keeper of the Social Keys" in the enterprise, to any existing enterprise Balanced Scorecard KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) in use by the Executive suite (read CFO), in order to assess true ROI, Economic Value & shareholder value. And, by the way, to justify shifting dollars from traditional advertising / marketing into your online / social media marketing budget.
In Summary:
The value in executing a Social Media Maturity Index exercise, as the very first step prior to embarking on that "Journey to the Edge of the Social World", includes, but by no means is limited to:
- Creating a more aligned and more cohesive internal organization (whether vertical silo or horizontal business process) involved with social media and its offshoots;
- Developing a cross-enterprise social media policy – let me guess, you're thinking about it, while hundreds of employees across the value chain are uncontrollably blogging & Tweeting about the company without any filters – to manage the social media impact;
- Channeling the endless volume of Content across the enterprise that is not "curated", re-purposed or managed effectively throughout the enterprise, thereby losing SEO and ranking power;
- Implementing a solid, instantaneous, Reputation Management process – what's that? – more on that in another post …;
- Hiring – training – more targeted and experienced human resources to effectively channel the enterprise's social media assets and better utilization of current ones;
- Mapping out a better-defined path to enterprise success by assessing the maturity of the organization and its readiness to embrace a new channel (SM) affecting the entire value chain – from customer service to distributor relations to marketing;
- Establishing a quantifiable and actionable ROI – well, we know what that means (Return-On-Ignoring, Return-on-I (me!), etc. – in short, how we justify the extra capital needed to implement targeted social media campaigns to accelerate products or services sales.
The Social Media Maturity Index provides an immediate snapshot of where every Value Chain component of the organization is today is with respect to social media & market acceleration and what can be expected in terms of performance based on the overall social media maturity of the enterprise. It also maps out where each Value Chain component is lacking and what can be done to accelerate it and better sync it to the other Value Chain components thereby creating a powerhouse enterprise that socially rocks!


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Reflecting the spirit of the holiday season and its commitment to enriching our communities, the Micron Foundation participated in KTVB's Cares Day on Saturday, Dec. 8.
During the event, Micron Foundation Executive Director Dee Mooney presented the Salvation Army, Idaho Foodbank and Boise Rescue Mission with a $5,000 gift each to help them address the variety of and growing needs facing the Treasure Valley community.
Idaho Foodbank's Karen Vauk, Boise Rescue Mission's Rev. Bill Roscoe, and Salvation Army's Captain John Stennett receive holiday donations from the Micron Foundation during KTVB's Cares Day. Photo courtesy of the Idaho Foodbank.
The Micron Foundation is focused on developing effective programs that promote science, technology, engineering, and math education; and to participate in activities that address the priorities and concerns of the communities where Micron employees live and work.


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Former New York Knicks player and new team president Phil Jackson has settled on a co-op at the tony brownstone Osborne building.
Jackson paid $4.85 million for an apartment at 205 West 57th Street, according to city records cited by 6sqft. Ferguson and Shamamian Architects recently embarked on a renovation of the three-bedroom unit to preserve features of the 1888 building.
Some of the amenities include wood-burning fireplaces in the living room and dining room and a marble tub in the master bath — ideal for a man who has the back-breaking task of returning the Knicks to their glory years.
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Climb Vinson, the Highest Peak in Antarctica, with International Mountain GuidesThis is the trip of a lifetime. Our goal is the highest peak on the Antarctic continent. Vinson Massif (16,067') requires a solid mountaineering background and a true spirit of adventure. Technical difficulties are not great, but the extremes of the Antarctic environment require team members to have reasonable crampon, rope travel and ice ax experience. Prior time spent cold weather camping and carrying loads is also required to join our Vinson Massif expedition.
As equipment for this expedition is extremely important, one full day will be spent in Punta Arenas doing equipment checks prior to our flight to the Ice.
We have been conducting trips to Vinson since 1988. Very few guide services have that length of Antarctic experience.
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We fly to Punta Arenas, Chile where the trip begins. From here, we fly in a chartered Russian jet to the Patriot Hills at 80 degrees S. Latitude. We contract with Adventure Network International for this flight and all our logistics in Antarctica. We then fly in a ski-equipped twin-engine Otter to the base of Vinson Massif at 79 degrees S. Latitude. Vinson Base Camp is located approximately 660 miles from the South Pole. The pilots are Antarctic experts. The trip will take a minimum of 20 days (weather permitting) and will be open to only six experienced climbers.
Two camps will be required above base camp. We establish each of these camps by making a carry to the new camp prior to moving up. The climbing will consist of extensive cramponing on moderately steep slopes. The ability to camp and take care of yourself in extreme conditions is very important. Temperatures can range to minus 40°. Think of Vinson as a short Mt. McKinley climb.
Antarctica is an amazing place. It's as close as you will ever get to another planet without leaving this one. Vinson is one of the most unique of the Seven Summits adventures. We hope you will seriously consider joining us on a trip to The Ice.


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What are triglycerides? Is this a serious problem?
Unlike "cholesterol," the term "triglyceride" has yet to become a common word, although it is rapidly becoming popular as more and more people are become increasingly aware about health concerns. Cholesterol counts are only half the story -20 percent of heart attacks happen to people with cholesterol levels lower than 200. The fact is, you need to measure triglycerides.
What is the difference between cholesterol and triglycerides? Judith Ashley, Ph.D., R.D., a research nutritionist with the Division of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, explains: "While cholesterol andtriglycerides are both fats, cholesterol, which is used for hormones and cell membranes, has no calorie or energy value; triglycerides, whose main function is to provide energy to the body, do. Initial research shows that triglyceride levels might be a more significant risk factor for heart disease in women than in men."
Like cholesterol, triglycerides are valuated through blood plasma tests administered in the morning succeeding an overnight fast.
Triglycerides are the chemical form in which most fats exist in food, the body and blood plasma, explains Denise Rector, R.D., associate director of community programs at the American Heart Association. Calories that aren't utilized by our tissues are turned into to triglycerides and carried to fat cells for storage. Hormones then release the triglycerides throughout the day to give us energy.
About 5 -10 percent of adults have mildly elevated triglyceride levels. With normal blood cholesterol levels, these mild elevations don't necessarily increase the risk of heart problems. A high triglyceride level, however, is a red flag because it often accompanies high total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels (low-density lipoprotein, the "bad" cholesterol, which accumulates on the inner walls of the arteries), and a low HDL-cholesterol count (high-density lipoprotein, believed to carry cholesterol away from the arteries and back to the liver, where it's passed from the body).
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute in Washington, DC, states that a blood triglyceride level of up to 250 milligrams per deciliter of blood is normal and does not pose worry; between 250 and 500 milligrams is considered marginal and warrants asearch for an underlying cause (alcohol abuse, liver disease, medications or undetected diabetes). This level often responds to dietary modification. Levels above 500 are clearly high and may warrant drug treatment.
The first symptom of very high triglyceride levels is commonly angina-a tightness, heaviness, or pain in the chest that commonly takes place during exercise or heavy physical activity and is relieved by rest. Pain sometimes radiates into your back, left shoulder or arms.
Triglyceride levels of 1,000 milligrams or more greatly increase the risk of developing pancreatitis, or inflammation of the pancreas. A less painful but troublesome side effect of exceedingly high triglyceride levels is the formation of fat-filled deposits in the skin, mainly on the back and buttocks, which erupt like acne and take some weeks to clear up.
According to Michael J. Hogan, M.D, medical director of the Mayo Clinic Health Letter in Rochester, Minnesota, triglyceride levels rise naturally with age. Elevated levels are also caused by being overweight; excess calories, especially those from sugar and alcohol; certain medications, including contraceptives and diuretics; and illnesses like diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, and kidney and liver disease. Heredity may also be a factor in some forms of high triglyceride levels.
Dr. Hogan suggests several ways to lower a high triglyceride level or maintain a healthfully low level:
? Lose weight. This is often enough to lower mildly elevated levels to normal.
? Decrease cholesterol intake to no more than 300 milligrams daily, the recommendation set by the American Heart Association.
? Engage in aerobic exercise regularly- at least 30 minutes three times a week. Exercise also raises your HDLs.
? Eat less sugar and foods containing it.
? Avoid alcoholic beverages. Some people are particularly sensitive to alcohol's ability to increase the liver's production of triglycerides.
? Limit total fat intake to less than 30 percent of total calories.
If lifestyle changes don't help, see your physician.