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Last night's episode of True Blood saw Antonia Gavilán of Logroño declaring, "I am returned." She has taken over Marnie's body, and we have no idea where Marnie's poor soul is — maybe on a nice vacation in some kind of tropical paradise? In any case, four hundred years ago, Antonia was tortured, raped and burned at the stake by vampires. She is still pretty upset about it. And she's now found a kindred spirit in Tara, who was attacked by Pam, then broke up with her girlfriend and cried her eyes out. Misery loves company, and the downtrodden love revenge, and as Antonia told Tara, "we are alike." Antonia drafted Tara to help her destroy all vampires by forming a witchy circle, controlling each vamp and sending them into the sun. Some vamps — Eric, Pam, Bill — managed to bind themselves in silver so they would not die. But at the end of the ep, it certainly looked like poor babyvamp Jessica opened the doors of the mansion and let the sunshine in. Damn.
Also in this episode, Lafayette learned that he is a medium. But does that explain the gorgeous ghost who showed up in the kitchen and sang a French lullaby to Arlene's creepy baby?
Also? This. Was. Amazing.
Other moments of note:
- Sookie and Eric having sex all over her house and cuddling. "Would you still want me?"
- Pam's beauty treatments.
- Lafayette: "Can we go back to how I'm a medium?" You have the magic. "Well you could have just fucking said so."
- Andy Bellefleur's disastrous date.
- Debbie thinks Alcide is in love with Sookie, and decides to announce it during sex.
- Jessica: "I don't know if I can go back to Hoyt… I don't have a human heart anymore."
- "When we survive the day I am going to eat that fucking witch. Starting with her face."
Since You Can't Remember Anything, Let's Have Sex
Chicks Dig An Emo Vampire With Bloody Tears In His Eyes
Getting Drunk On Fairy Blood & Having Sex With Your Great Granddaughter
True Blood: Forget Everything You Know
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Yesterday I visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp, about 50km west of Krakow, Poland. It is a place I have always wante to visit, indeed it is a place, that personally, I have told myself I must visit, owing to the significant historical and humanitaria (or lack of it) story that the site has to tell.
Our visit (I went with a small group of like minded friends) started at 10am in the main 'mother camp' Auschwitz I. It is this camp that has the iconic gate with the infamous motto 'Arbeit mach frei' (Work makes free). The original gate is still there, along with the barrier and 'halt' signage. Standing under that sign, and knowing I was about to enter one of the most tortured places in Europe, if not the world, did send a shiver down the spine…
We were lucky enough to have a supremely knowledgable tour guide to take us around both Auschwitz I and Auschwitz-Birkenau. His knowledge and wisdom really did bring the whole place to life.
Auschwitz I is a living museum. It is still very much in tact as it was in the 1940's. Many of the original baracks have been transformed into exhibitions about various aspects of camp life: for example working conditions, sanitary conditions and punishment. There is also the original crematorium (Crematorium I) that has still survived. This particular structure resembles an air raid shelter (because that is what is was used for after the construction of the huge gas chambers/crematorium of Auschwitz II). Walking into this crematorium, standing in the exact same place where thousands of people were gassed, looking up to the roof to see the holes where the zyklon B was poured in by the SS guards and then seeing the furnaces that burned the bodies is something that will stay with me forever.
Block 11 of Auschwitz I is the 'prison within a prison' where any inmate who fell foul of the numerous camp regulations would end up. This was (and still is) a particularly brutal place, for me it was the standing cells that hit home. These were tiny cells (about 1.5m square) with a metal hatch at the bottom where the prisoners climbed in. Upto 8 (yes, eight) prisoners were confined in each cell, squashed right up against eachother – with absolutely no choice but to stand up all night. Ventilation was offered by a tiny hole in the wall, it must have been hell. Image standing in one of these concrete cells all night, pitch black, squashed against 7 other stinking souls, no ventilation, no air, then, when morning comes you go to work – hard manual labour for 12-15 hours, then back in to the standing cell for another tortuous night. Some inmates suffered this for a whole week. Brutal. Unimaginable to you or I. Next door to block 11 is the execution yard, with its wall of death where thousands of prisoners were executed at the whim of the camp SS guards, or strung up with their arms behind their back on wooden posts – which still survive today.
For me the most distressing part of the whole tour was learning about the individual stories and seeing the evidence of inmates…One room has a display of suitcases – thousands and thousands of suitcases, all with the name and address of the owner painted on them. Our guide pointed out a few names and told us the stories about the people behind the names…a girl of 3, a baby boy of 1, teenagers, pensioners, veterans of WW1…all exectued on arrival. Then there was the huge pile of shoes (the exhibit was about 20m long and 3 or 4m high…just think about that for a second..thousands upon thousands of shoes. There were other similar exhibits, pots and pans, a mountain of spectacles, then the one that did it for me…..an enourmous mountain of human hair – womens hair. There is approximately 7 tonnes of hair in this one exhibit, evidently that is about 140,000 people. All the hair was grey, caused by the passing of time, apart from one lock which was still vibrantly red.
The hair from one hundred and forty thousand women. You can clearly see the plats, curls etc…until you have seen such a thing it is difficult to imagine, but let me tell you it is a harrowing, harrowing site. It becomes even more distressing when you realise these items are just a tiny fraction of the total that was generated in this camp. These were only the items that were discovered by the Russians in 1945. The vast vast majority of hair had been sent to manufacturers in Bavaria and Germany to make items such as blankets/uniforms for the war effort.
A short drive to Auschwitz-Birkenau and we were face to face with that guard tower and that railway track…seeing it in the flesh kinda knocks the wind out of you. Trying to comprehend how many trainloads of people passed the very spot you are standing straight to their death is simply not possible for my little feeble brain. It is not until you see Birkenau for yourself you understand the sheer scale of the place. It is enourmous. There isnt much left of it now: the crematoria were destroyed by the SS in 1945 and the majoity of the wooden barracks were destroyed by a mixture of the SS and Russian army. However, the brick chimneys/heating system of each hut is still there and acts as a kind of individual memorial for those poor souls that lived, suffered and died in each of the barracks.
Tracing the route of the railway line you come to the siding where the selection process took place. It was here where the SS Doctors decided the fate of the prisoners. Those they thought could work were sent to the camps, those who were too old, too young, or disabled were sent straight to the gas chambers. We traced those tragic footsteps – 380 metres from the siding to crematorium 2 – silent in our own thoughts.
Earlier this month I was lucky enough to cycle in the footsteps of heroes whilst cycling the WW1 Western Front. Now, I was walking in the shadows of death.
Several months ago I posted a question on Linkedin about the ruins of the Crematoria in Auschwitz-Birkenau. I asked whether they should be preserved or left to rot as nature intended. My gut feeling at the time was to keep them and preserve them as much as possible. By preserve I dont mean rebuild, but try to stop the natural erosion of the relics. The online discussion was very intense with many people having strong opinions one way or another. After visiting the site my view is now equally as strong. We have to preserve as much as we can. We have to teach future generations of the awful atrocities that were carried out at Auschwitz with the hope that they learn from the mistakes of the past.
Forgetting is not an option.

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More information about the existing leagues:
- Bay Area Table Tennis League
Website : http://blog.battf.com
Contact : Bruce Liu
- LA Table Tennis League
Website: http://www.lattf.org
Contact : Adam Bobrow
- New York Table Tennis League
Website : http://newyorktabletennisleague.blogspot.com
Contact : Mauricio Vergara
Contact: David DelVecchio
New York Table Tennis League Finals 2013
The four top teams qualified for the NY League finals 2013 are:
- Chinese Community Center of Flushing Team A (CCCF A http://www.cccflushing.org/)
- Maryland Table Tennis Center (MDTTC http://www.mdttc.com/ )
- Lily Yip Table Tennis Center (Lily Yip TTC http://www.lilyttc.com/)
- New York International Table Tennis Club (NYITTC http://nyittc.com/)
The schedule for the matches is:
October 12
NYITTC vs CCCF A at 2:30 pm (Tables 3 & 4)
Lily Yip TTC vs Maryland TTC at 2:30 pm (Tables 1 & 2)
NYITTC vs Lily Yip TTC at 4:30 pm (Tables 3 & 4)
Maryland TTC vs CCCF A at 4:30 pm (Tables 1 & 2)
NYITTC vs Maryland TTC at 6:30 pm (Tables 3 & 4)
Lily Yip TTC vs CCCF A at 6:30 pm (Tables 1 & 2)
Also we will host the finals in the first division with the following teams:
Madison YMCA (http://www.madisonareaymca.org/)
Wang Chen Table Tennis Club (Wang Chen TTC https://www.wangchenttc.com/)
City College of New York B (CCNY B https://www.facebook.com/groups/280021522014685/
October 12 at 11:30 am
Madison YMCA vs Wang Chen TTC A @ NY Indoor Sport Club (Tables 1 & 2)
CCNY B vs King Pong B @ NY Indoor Sport Club (Tables 3 & 4)
The top two teams in Honor Division will represent Northeast Region at the US Club Championship 2013 (in Vegas).
The top two teams in 1st division will be promoted to the Honor Division in 2014.
Also the last three teams in Honor Division (New Jersey Table Tennis Club - NJTTC, City College of New York A - CCNY A and Chinese Community Center of Flushing team B - CCCF B) will play to keep their spot in the division, one team will be demoted to 1st Division in 2014, the Schedule of the matches is :
NJTTC vs CCNY A on September 28 at NYISC @ 5:00 pm
CCCF B vs NJTTC on October 4th at NYISC @ 5:00 pm
CCNY A vs CCCF B on October 12 at NYISC @ 5:00 pm
The matches will be hosted at one of the top location in the region, the New York Indoor Sport Club (http://www.indoorsportsny.com/).
All Enthusiasts of Table Tennis are invited to the Finals.
Mauricio Vergara


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Take for example the "Timestomp MACE Values" screenshot displaying a command prompt window displaying the MACE values for a document file titled "text.txt". There are (4) four date time and date stamps displayed that are useful to Forensic Examiners in reconstructing when data was last modified, accessed, created, or entered into the NTFS Master File Table by the operating system or manually by the user.
Note: Although this program is designed to frustrate forensic analysis, it should be noted that its use can be easily detected. Because the program can delete all timestamp information, the lack of timestamp values would lead an examiner to the conclusion that something is amiss on the system. Microsoft-based Windows operating system record at least some timestamp information. The total absence of such is a dead giveaway that a user has tried to hide something. On the flipside, if the values are simply changed to believable values, then there is little chance of the change(s) being noticed at a casual glance.
A Practical Example
Timestomp cannot be used directly to modify all (on average) 8 timestamp values in the MFT entry; 4 in $STANDARD_INFORMATION attribute and 4 in $FILE_NAME attribute. The $FILE_NAME attribute MACE values are intended to be modified by Windows, but still there is an indirect workaround to update those values in order to further frustrate forensics.
1) Create file (c:\test.txt)
2) Change timestamps using Timestomp
timestomp.exe c:\test.txt -z "Saturday 10/08/2005 2:02:02 PM" timestomp.exe c:\test.txt -a "Saturday 10/08/2005 2:02:02 PM"
3) Move that file to another folder (c:\argument\test.txt)
$STANDARD_INFORMATION values are copied to $FN MACE values
4) Update accessed and modified timestamps in $STANDARD_INFORMATION
timestomp.exe c:\argument\test.txt -m "Saturday 10/08/2005 2:02:02 PM" timestomp.exe c:\argument\test.txt -a "Saturday 10/08/2005 2:02:02 PM"


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Actress Carrie Fisher has been discharged from hospital after suffering a bipolar episode aboard a cruise ship last week.
The veteran star was performing on the Holland America Eurodam in the Caribbean when she reportedly began slurring the words to a song she was performing – and then refused to halt the show while her pet dog relieved himself onstage.
Audience members assumed Fisher was just intoxicated, but now a representative for the 56 year old has spoken out to clarify the reports, revealing the actress was having a psychiatric breakdown as a result of her battle with bipolar disorder.
The spokesperson tells TMZ.com, "There was a medical incident related to Carrie Fisher's bipolar disorder. She went to the hospital briefly to adjust her medication and is feeling much better now."


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Guillermo del Toro wants Star Wars directing role
- Bang Showbiz
- 13 November 2012
Guillermo del Toro wants to direct 'Star Wars: Episode VII' and admits he is trying not to think about the possibility of helming the forthcoming sci-fi movie just in case he doesn't get asked
Guillermo del Toro wants to direct 'Star Wars: Episode VII'.
The 48-year-old helmer has issued a come and get me plea to Disney - who are developing a new series of the sci-fi movies after purchasing LucasFilm from George Lucas for an estimated $4 billion - but he is trying not to think about the possibility of helming the film in case he doesn't get asked.
Speaking to blog Fanhattan, he said: "You know, I saw it on the internet, but I haven't approached them, they haven't formally approached me.
"I mean, I heard some rumblings, but to me it's really - I have so many projects to discuss or think about. [For] something that is not a possibility yet, I don't do that. You know, because I have so many things that I need to catch up with.
"If this ever becomes a reality, and there's an approach to do it, I would then think about it, but - it's like thinking if I want to date a supermodel. I don't think about these things."
Michael Arndt has already started writing the script for 'Star Wars: Episode VII', but 'Star Trek' director J.J. Abrams will not be directing the movie after he recently ruled himself out of the job.
Carrie Fisher - who played Princess Leia in the original 'Star Wars' trilogy from 1977 to 1983 - has admitted she would like to reprise her role if asked by Disney, and Harrison Ford, who played Han Solo in the same three films, is "open" to returning to the franchise.


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Before OTAs and minicamp, star wide receiver Andre Johnson told the Houston Texans he had heard enough from the new staff and coach Bill O'Brien to make him want to show up and join the team. He told them of his plans to be there for offseason workouts, despite missing the early portion of it. The question revolved around his $1 million bonus for attending workouts.
Though Johnson had missed some of the sessions, he wanted to earn his money back by working out extra, allowing him to receive the money.
The Texans told him no, per two sources informed of the situation.
That furthered the divide between Johnson and the Texans, driving a wedge between the parties. That caused Johnson to tell them he wanted to play for another team. He is now working out, "not thinking about the Texans," a source said.
The Texans have not yet been willing to trade him.
As he has expressed publicly, Johnson believes the team is rebuilding, and he has said he has doubts about if he wants to take part in another similar process, as he has several times in his career.
Johnson has also restructured his contract in each of the past three years at the team's behest, and he wants the same goodwill from the Texans regarding his $1 million roster bonus that he could earn Week 1 if he participates in offseason workouts and fulfills his contract.
The Texans declined to comment on the story, and Johnson's agent, Kennard McGuire, did not return a call for comment. Johnson told NFL Media on Wednesday that he didn't know if he'll be with the Texans on Week 1. Asked if he'd be at camp, Johnson said "hopefully" but he didn't know for sure.
Johnson is set to earn $10 million this year, not including his workout bonus. A source informed of Johnson's thinking says he would restructure his contract to help a potential new team get under the salary cap but a pay cut is not in the cards.
The Texans have resisted his request for a trade thus far, though four teams have expressed interest. Meanwhile, one veteran Texans player said while the team wants Johnson to play with them in 2014, they've also told him from a business sense, "Stick to your guns."
One possible option for the team to resolve this standoff (if they refuse to trade him) is to guarantee he's on the roster for 2015. That might bring Johnson back. They also could simply decide to pay him his $1 million bonus. Or, they could stand their ground and he'll play for no one in 2014.
The latest "Around The League Podcast" makes sense of the Andre Johnson situation and pitches ways to fix the "Top 100."


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2009: Started 22 matches at setter during his sophomore season ... Led the Gauchos in total assists (1223) and assists per set (13.15) ... His 1223 assists in the 2009 campaign is the 11th highest season total in school history ... Dished out a personal-best 79 assists versus Hawai'i (3/5) ... Totaled 10 service aces, 24 digs, 40 blocks, and 46.0 points over 93 sets ... Had 50 or more assists in ten matches.
2008: As a true freshman, platooned with Max Klineman at setter ... Played in 19 matches and started 10 ... Led the Gauchos in assists per set (10.40) and was second in total assists (489) ... Posted a team-best .469 setting percentage ... Totaled seven service aces, 43 digs, 21 blocks, and 25.5 points over 47 sets ... Recorded a personal-best 60 assists at Long Beach State (3/1) ... Had eight matches with 30 or more assists and 12 with at least 20 helpers.
Played six years at setter for the James Brown Sultans of Soul Super Bad Volleyball Club under head coach Darrick Lucero.
A 2007 graduate of Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif. ... Played four years at setter for coach Darrick Lucero ... Garnered AVCA High School All-American honors as a senior ... A Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection ... Named First Team All-CIF in 2007 ... A two-time First Team All-Serra League pick (2006, 2007) ... Tabbed Mater Dei's Most Valuable Player as a senior ... Captained the Monarchs as a junior and senior ... Served as president of Mater Dei's Ping Pong Club.
Born Aug. 16, 1988 in San Luis Obispo, Calif. ... Parents are Tom and Kelly ... Has an older sister, Genna ... Majoring in communication ... A fan of the Los Angeles Lakers and Tampa Bay Ray outfielder B.J. Upton ... Favorite television show is It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and top movie is The Shawshank Redemption ... Enjoys the work of Clint Eastwood and Denzel Washington ... Lists Outkast as his favorite musician ... Reads National Geographic ... Loves to visit Hawai'i ... Most admired volleyballer is Ricardo Garcia ... Ping pong and video games are his hobbies ... Downing sushi is also a favorite pastime.


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In Reply to: DO YOU WANT TO LIVE IN A LATE 1800'S TOWN? posted by Tracy on January 23, 19100 at 11:50:22:
: I posted a message in November, however, I have decided to not look for a ghost town to purchase, but instead have decided to build my own town. This town will be a replica of a late 1800's town and will be totally self-sufficient. However, residents will be screened and selection will be based on character, values, and habits. If you are interested, contact me for more information.
i'm 40 years old and have done the old time plaster for 20 years, have alot of old time imagination as well as experience. where are you planning to put this at state?
i do own a small plastering company in nebraska and would like to know more.


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The Callow President
"'Stop just hatin' all the time." If you haven't been following the news, you might not know whether this bon mot was uttered by a character on the ABC Family show "Pretty Little Liars" or by the president of the United States.
Of course, it was the leader of the free world at a Kansas City rally last week, imploring congressional Republicans to start cooperating with him. The line struck a characteristically — and tellingly — juvenile and plaintive note.
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How many books and articles have been written by conservatives seeking to divine the philosophical beliefs and psychological motivations lurking beneath the president's smooth exterior?
It's certainly true that the president is much further left than he'd ever admit, but the deepest truth about Obama is that there is no depth. He's smart without being wise. He's glib without being eloquent. He's a celebrity without being interesting. He's callow.
It's a trope on the right to say that Obama has quit, that he's not interested in the job anymore. It isn't true. If you are smug, overly self-impressed and unwilling to bend from your (erroneous) presumptions of how the world works, this is what presidential leadership looks like.
Obama is incapable of the unexpected gesture or surprising departure. He evidently has no conception of the national interest larger than his ideology or immediate political interests. In terms of his sensibility, he's about what you'd get if you took the average reader of The New Yorker and made him president of the United States.
The notion that Obama might be a grand historical figure was always an illusion, although at the beginning his rousing words lent it some superficial support. He gave a truly inspired convention speech in 2004 and a few defining campaign speeches in 2008. But that was long ago.
Once the magic wore off, it became clear he's not really an orator. Few of his big speeches as president have been memorable or remarkable, and he's almost always failed to move public opinion.
His greatest rhetorical skill turns out to be mockery. The man who once promised to transcend political divisions is an expert at the stinging partisan jab. What Churchill was to thundering statements of resolve, he is to snotty put-downs.


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Five days ago Daisy and I, staying busy doing our post-bar exam babymoon staycation, went on a whale watching trip on the Viking Star, a vessel based in Montauk Harbor at the eastern extremity of Long Island. The trip, one of three weekly trips organized by CRESLI (Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island), was scheduled to depart at 9:30 AM and return at 3:30 PM and explore the waters east and south in the six hours in between. Recent reports from other birders who had joined the CRESLI trips indicated that many shearwaters and storm-petrels were being sighted, but of course when I convinced Daisy the trip would be a fun time I emphasized the whales and dolphins and didn't mention birds at all (but I think she might have known).
Whether she knew or not hardly mattered by the time we were on the deck of the Viking Star with forty other hardy whale watchers and steaming out of Montauk Harbor. The sun was shining, Common Terns were calling, and, oh my, a kid is already puking over the rail. It would be a loooong six hours for him and for several others who got seasick, a fate Daisy and I miraculously managed to avoid (considering her six-months pregnant state and my notoriously sea-hating stomach) on the relatively smooth seas. For the first portion of our pelagic trip (because now that we were out at sea and there was no turning back I could call it that instead of the euphemistic "whale-watching") there wasn't much to look at other than the Montauk Lighthouse receding from view.
It wasn't long, however, before Cory's Shearwaters, Greater Shearwaters, and Wilson's Storm-Petrels started appearing in ones and twos, most rather far off, but some coming closer to the boat. Having never really gotten great looks at any of the three species I was a bit anxious that I might not get looks like I wanted, but my anxiety was unwarranted: we would see hundreds of each species and many of them would be quite close to the boat. In fact, the three shots of tiny Wilson's Storm-Petrels below serve nicely to illustrate some of the basic field marks and behaviors birders should look out for with this species.
this shot shows the feet extending past the tail, a relatively easy field mark to pick up
here a Wilson's Storm Petrel does their characteristic foot pattering across the surface
both birds above show the white rump extending to the flanks, another good field mark
A more disturbing sight than the birds were large, multi-colored conglomerations floating on the water. What were they? Balloons, released innocently by someone celebrating something, unwittingly murdering sealife. As I said in this post about my last pelagic, where we saw a Black-legged Kittiwake dragging a balloon: DON'T RELEASE BALLOONS! THEY KILL! I was glad that we stopped and fished the balloons out of the water.
After the balloons we were still seeing the same three species of pelagic birds but in larger numbers and then things really started to pick up nicely. Marine creatures were breaking the surface and at first I thought I was seeing dolphins (mind you, I wasn't getting the best looks) but then Dr. Kopelman, the President of CRESLI, who narrates the trip through the boat's PA system, announced that what we were seeing were tuna coming up out of the water in pursuit of herring. We did eventually see some Common Dolphins, but, to be honest, we were more impressed by the tuna.
And the shearwaters, the shearwaters, ah, the shearwaters. So many shearwaters…
Sadly, those two shots above are the only two decent ones that have Cory's Shearwaters in them. For some reason the Cory's were not being photogenic while the Greater Shearwaters seemed eager to have their picture taken. And the other shearwater species I spotted, at rather long range and getting further away quickly, managed to avoid being identified. It was most likely a Manx Shearwater but having never seen one I was not comfortable ruling out Audubon's Shearwater. Though missing a lifer hurt a bit, the Greater Shearwaters did what they could to make up for it.
While the birds were great we were not allowed to forget that the ostensible purpose of the trip was whale-watching, and, eventually, we saw a whale, a Fin Whale to be exact, though, for such a large creature, it was rather anticlimactic to see it.
All in all it was a fun trip, and well worth the $49 each that it cost. Interested in going on a CRESLI trip yourself? Well, go ahead and make a reservation!
Wow. I'd love to see tuna doing that.
wow – what a trip! Excellent post Corey…
$50 is a good price to get out on the ocean, even if you don't go as far out as on a bird-specific pelagic.
Great Shearwater shots!
Great tuna shots Corey – I love it when they do that!
Hi Corey,
Great shots!! I had planed to do the pelagic bird trip but felt it was a little too long but this trip sounds perfect. How many miles do you go out? Just curious because weather can change in a moments time!
Wow when you sent me the tuna picture to show your brother I didn't realize it was a real picture. It is so spectacular that it looks artificial.
How come no-one is commenting on the shearwater pictures?
They are amazing!
And the tuna pics as well, okay.
Too bad I will likely never get on a boat again (a very bad experience when I was young). I need all those species on my life list.
I'm very jealous as usual!
Will, have you inquired about the recent advances in medicine and (legal) drugs?
Please contact me for the offshore whale watch schedule. Thank you!
The 2010 Viking/CRESLI local (6 hour)whale and pelagic trips start July 1; we sail Wednesdays through Sundays ($59 per adult; $25 per child). Our offshore 51 hours trip to the Great South Channel will take place August 15-17, 2010 ($300 per adult; $150 per child ). Go to http://cresli.org for more iformation.
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Nutrisystem Turbo 13 is one of the most effective ways to lose weight, and is a great fit for anyone who wants an easy plan to follow. I've used their plan now several times over the years, and it's one of our highest rated weight loss products here on the site. I really liked your story. I am in day 2 of my Turbo Program. My history with NS is in I had my 3rd child, 12 months and one day after my 2nd. My weight on delivery date was My normal weight was I went down to Lowest in my life, and I felt good.
I did feel healthier at which I managed to maintain for 20 something years. In 3 years I graduated a size I weighed when I graduated. I still weigh 10 years later and feel awful.
I too started to eat out and drink wine. I only hope I have the will power to succeed this time. I feel I have to become a hermit and say no to going out with my friends, neighbors and family.
But now I am older and I dread the fact it may take me years to lose all this fat. But I have only myself to blame. Reading your story has given me some inspiration. I am going to make 10 weight loss increments only as to not get discouraged.
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My order has arrived and I unpacked my Turbo Box yet did not keep that food separate, and now i am really unsure of what was in it for my first week…. Best of luck with the program. Hope that helps -NS. You want to be at your goal weight then, not wishing you did something about it yrs ago.
No, you cannot pound them back, but I am not sure why you would want to anyway. Co-workers always ask me to go out for a drink and they order whatever and I order a diet coke.
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Those first 2 weeks i dropped 13 lbs, but that third week i lost maybe 1 lb. I was only eating the provided meals the first two weeks usually around only calories per day obviously that was unhealthy, so i added in a few snacks to put me right around calories per day. But unfortunately that has resulted in minimal weight loss. Did you have plateaus like this?
And how did you over come these stalls? I did just purchase an elliptical and also a stationary bike, but only on day 2 with those. Your review was wonderful and very well written, so thank you! Hi Julie- Thank you so much for sharing your story, and way to go for making it through your first month! I think the calorie restriction is the hardest part about Nutrisystem, and why now I typically only do the diet for a month or two and then really focus on just eating right and getting enough exercise after that.
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I started with the turbo charge and continued now for almost 3 weeks. I have only lost 3 lbs. When I emailed a counselor they said that was normal and I was doing well. Big hope very disappointed. In any case, hope the rest of your month goes well, and best of luck moving forward. I just started Nutrisystem. I always lost weight on the low carb diet when I was younger. But the fat intake was not good. Just to avoid all the carbs… Did you or anyone else have a issue with how many carbs are in each meal?
Is this ok lol… Please someone assure me all the carbs are ok! Thanks for visting, and best of luck with your first month! Thanks for the excellent review and videos. Excited to see what kind of progress I can make.
Hi Krystal — thanks for visiting the site, and taking the time to read my review and watch the videos. Always happy to hear that it helped! Thanks for the great info and for sharing your story! Thanks for the kind words, June! Congrats on taking the first step and best of luck with Nutrisystem — hope it goes well!
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I will be returning to your site for more soon! This blog looks exactly like my old one! Great choice of colors! Really inspired by your story — thanks for sharing! I am planning to start Nutrisystem after the New Year. Hi Erin — Thanks so much for the positive feedback. The first time I ever used Nutrisytem, which was many years ago at this point, I think I was one it for 4 months. I had a lot more weight to lose then; now when I sign up, I usually use it for a month, maybe two at the most.
To lock in the auto delivery deal, you have to commit to two months, so if you hit your weight loss goals after month 1, I recommend switching your order to just the Turbo Shakes — that will ensure you lock in the most savings, and also helps to keep you on track once you start transitioning off the program.
As I have said before, you have to be committed to the program to get results, but as long as you follow their plan you will lose weight!
Anyways, best of luck and please let us know how it goes: Thanks for sharing your story. Drinking over ounces and eating tons of leafy greens.
I did NS about 4 years ago lost almost This past July was told my chloerstral and blood pressure was too high for 28 year old.
So black Friday I ordered when prices decreased. Hi Amanda — Thanks for visiting and reading my story. Hope it goes as well this time around. Thanks for sharing your superb review. You have a lot of good info here. I am looking for a diet to try just after the new year, and this might be the one.
Either way, appreciate all of the details you shared. Thanks, just what I was looking for. I have about 20 pounds to lose — is this doable in a month or two? Hi Sam — Thanks for the positive feedback. Losing 20 pounds is definitely doable with Nutrisystem, but I would budget at least two months. I signed up for Nutrisystem this week, and I am really hoping that I have the same results. I think my first shipment should arrive just before Christmas, so think I will get started right after the holiday.
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They try to rip you off when quit their auto delivery program. Very very unpleasant people to deal with. They shipped me stuff 3 days after I had already cancelled and had a confirmation number stating I cancelled.
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In any case, I hope you are able to get things resolved! I started the program today, January 1st. My resolution is to feel better about myself, but do it in a healthy way that had structure.
How much and when I should be eating vegetables, and ideas on what to eat if you have to attend a social function or business based meeting that involves food. Thanks for posting a well written, and information overview of this program. I have three questions and maybe one is a question for a NS counselor… 1. Or can tomatoes, cukes, etc. Also, plain or with some sort of dressing? How many turbo shakes can you have per week… and when can they be consumed?
Thanks in advance …. Hi Tami — Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment! I always add extra veggies to my greens and have found the only thing you really need to watch out for is the salad dressing. But for me, cucumbers, tomatoes, etc. I usually have my TurboShake midday — around 2: That said, I would definitely suggest using the Nutrisystem counseling service for full clarification, though — especially for questions 2 and 3. Best of luck if you decide to try the full program!
I wanted to say that this article is nicely written and included almost all the vital info I needed. Thanks for the review. I second your recommendation for Nutrisystem. Their service helped me significantly a few years ago. Hoping for the same results! Hi Maria — thanks for commenting! Hope it goes well again if you decide to give it another try. Have you found that Nutrisystem is a good way for keeping the weight off over the long term? How long do you really have to be on Nutrisystem before you starting seeing results?
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|2009-06-03, 06:50
|Link #21
Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
Double post, but first impressions of the actual gameplay have been made.
From the looks of things, dialog is done through a Mass Effect-like system. Now for me, this is both good and bad. Good, because it is awesome to actually hear your friends' character comment on a situation. Bad, because one thing that irked me about the Mass Effect system was how the small blurbs of text you could chose sometimes hardly resembled what Shepperd would actually say or do.
The good far outweighs the bad though.
Also, TOR seems to be using something called 'Flashpoints' which I'm not quite sure of what they really are. So far they seem to be like instances, gathering a party and heading into a story driven mission together. I'm not sure what this means for the open world though... but I'm not going to draw conclusions from so little information just yet.
|2009-06-03, 08:03
|Link #22
Blissfully Ignorant
Join Date: May 2009
Location: London, UK
Age: 31
Now that I think about it, I wonder how powerful a computer you'll need to run the game in its full glory. Not that I mind as long as my framerate doesn't get absoultely raeped by my lack of good hardware but, you know, it's always a bonus.
|2009-06-03, 10:49
|Link #23
Gone for Good
Join Date: Apr 2004
Most awesome trailer of this game so far. (Before it was just still shots with a "historical documentary" narrative, voiced by Lance Henriksen of Aliens and Millennium fame. )
Been noticing this MMORPG follow up to Bioware's famous KOTOR series for some time now, so now I'm even more interested.
By setting the story 3500 years before the Classical Trilogy, hopefully this should be more successful than the other Star Wars MMORPG Galaxies.
Since most of what we know of the Classical Trilogy has already been told in the movies and numerous novels that storywise, there simply is no room for anymore adventure. Not to mention there's no Jedi (because they're nearly all wiped out) or Sith (Rule of Two, and those are already taken by the Emperor and Vader).
Bioware would have no such limits in developing the story for TOR, and so we'll have plenty of Jedis and Siths. And let's face it, there's gonna be a lot of people who'll want to be a Jedi or Sith simply to look "cool", I admit myself is included.
Besides the Jedi and Sith, the other classes known so far include Bounty Hunter, Smuggler (the Han Solo type) and Trooper.
Not touched any MMORPG for ages since Ragnarok Online, and I avoided WoW not because it was back, rather, I avoided it because it was too good that it would ruin my social life.
Speaking of WoW, there is talk in some quarters that TOR could rival WoW, but I wouldn't go that far. WoW's insane success rests on its ability to draw players who know absolutely nothing about Warcraft lore, and simply to "have fun with their friends or family".
TOR can call itself a success if it achieves a much better subscription rates than Galaxies, let alone pry a faction of "lay players" (players who know nothing about Star Wars beyond its movies) from WoW.
BTW, that Sith sure does resemble Malak a bit.
|2009-06-03, 12:16
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I am ze Ubermensch!
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Canada
Age: 31
Well you can never tell how good an mmo will be by a cg trailer but after watching it, it got me really excited for this game.
I've since quit WoW and have been looking for a new mmo to play and I think this may be it.
|2009-06-05, 04:34
|Link #25
OC Belka Scriptor
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Germany
Age: 35
From the "first impressions" Keroko posted I gor a little worried about this 'party decision' system.
Seeing how the story is influenced by majority vote (in the example they voted to kill the captain and earn some dark side points) I was wondering what happens if you are the only one voting for being good.
Maybe you get some light side points for voting being good, but I got a little worried about being forced into getting dark side points by simply being in a party of people who want to be evil.
Of course nothing a little discussing before doing the quest can't fix, but there are always idiots who don't care about other party members.
|2009-06-05, 12:21
|Link #28
Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
*pats Kyero on the back* It sometimes takes a while for people to realize the truth. Some weaklings like to sugarcoat their actions. I am glad to hear you are clear of those doubts now.
Now, for the whole group choice thing. I do share that concern, and I hope that they reward those of the winning vote with an alignment point, but those that lose receive none, since they are partaking in the act, albeit unwillingly.
|2009-06-05, 12:54
|Link #29
Know who you are
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Resides within the depths of Ned infested Glasgow
has to be evil badass sith all the way!
I hope we get to see something about HK-47, one of my fav SW characters around
|2009-06-05, 13:19
|Link #30
OC Belka Scriptor
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Germany
Age: 35
As you stuck with your faction, I want to know what BioWare has in store for unusual Sith.
And where's the fun in being like all the others? A little grey can't hurt.
Well knowing me I still leave enough corpses behind anyway. But hey, at least I leave people alive if they give me a good reason (Or if they are fun enough to have around).
Agreed, it would be fun seeing HK-47 again. Maybe he runs around somewhere.
|2009-06-05, 13:24
|Link #31
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Dollars
This looks great o.o;
Haven't visit the website yet, but this MMORPG would have a war system right ? I wonder if a side that always win the war would affect the story too. Since it's about the republic and the sith empire. .
Well, if not. . the system where you could choose what you want to do is also quite intresting.
|2009-06-05, 15:45
|Link #32
Gamilas Rises
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Republic of California
Age: 42
Wouldn't the choice only really effect Force users? Everyone else is usually allowed a grey area...Jedi and Sith are slightly more abolute in how they work. Not total one sided or the other, but there choices tend to effect them more in most systems.
Of course there is the question of "is it doing an evil act, or allowing an evil act to happen when you could prevent it from happening"?
|2009-06-05, 16:46
|Link #33
Blissfully Ignorant
Join Date: May 2009
Location: London, UK
Age: 31
You know what I'd like to see? Grey Jedi. They have this really controversial philosophy that in order to truly dedicate yourself to the Light, you have to know what the Dark Side is like as well, so they use a few Dark powers and are slightly tainted because of it. They don't even have to be playable characters but NPCs or something. Kinda amuses me how people tend to only think of the Jedi and the Sith in terms of absolutes, you know. Then, of course, not all Jedi are completely emotionless and not all Sith are complete monsters. Bioware has a reasonably good track record of making characters that do not fall into this trap, so in that regard I don't think we have anything to worry about.
|2009-06-05, 16:55
|Link #34
Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
You can be a grey Jedi if you want to. Just because you rolled a Sith doesn't mean you have to kill little kittens.
Light and dark and the choices that make them are not only a part of the Force, but one of life itself. Brave troopers, cruel troopers or indeed troopers in between. Alignment affects everyone.
|2009-06-05, 19:03
|Link #35
Gamilas Rises
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Republic of California
Age: 42
Depends on the rule set. We've seen Jedi go over to the Dark Side a few times now in various works. We've seen even fewer come back from the Dark Side. A few....very few, are able to walk that thin grey line between the darkness and the light. Most fall into darkness, some come back to the light...but as far as I remember, none stay in the grey for long.
"Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. Consume you it will." ~Yoda.
|2009-06-06, 02:55
|Link #37
Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
So it all comes down to whether or not the player is able to walk the grey line. I know I've had trouble with it on several occasions in KotoR. I would save someone on one planet, on the next I would force choke someone who was demanding payment for revealing information. And when someone offers me a reward, the first thing I do is get more rather than say the light side 'your happiness is enough for me' type lines.
I'm a greedy bastard.
|2009-06-06, 06:47
|Link #38
Did someone call a doctor
Join Date: Apr 2007
Age: 36
That trailer was pretty damn cool, still can't judge a game off the intro movie. They are often never alike.
Still reading about the gameplay preview, I will admit I am intrigued. It sounds like it will play a bit like a cross between a few different games by taking some of the interesting features and improve on them. I hope they can pull it off and maintain fluidity with combat in a 'real world' situation.
|2009-06-06, 07:29
|Link #39
Bearly Legal
Join Date: Jun 2004
I love WoW but i also love to have new different MMO settings to play (no more orc and elves pls). But it's ridiculous how people make prophecies just from a trailer
Havent seen enough info to warrant my interest yet, the initial screenshots of it weren't that impressive but it's still early. The smuggler class sounds like the traditional rogue/thief archtype. I'm interested in what they ll do with balancing between Jedi and the non-jedi classes.
|2009-06-06, 07:40
|Link #40
OC Belka Scriptor
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Germany
Age: 35
Who cares about dethroning anyway? It's just a game, everyone should just play what he likes.
And while I'm also a big fan of the Warcraft games (not only WoW) I realized again that I'm still a bigger Star Wars fan.
Heck even if this game ends up being a WoW clone with Star Wars look I would play it simply because I like the setting more.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Computer and mobile phone programs that provide tailored advice and support to people with diabetes may not do much to improve their health and quality of life, a new report suggests.
The findings are based on a review of 16 past studies, each looking at a different type of interactive intervention. Some of the programs provided access to social networking and peer support groups from home; a few were available to patients only when they visited a clinic.
On average, people who used the programs saw a small improvement in their blood sugar levels compared to those without access. But other results - including effects on weight, cholesterol levels and quality of life - were more mixed.
"At the moment, these things have a lot of potential, but there's really not a lot of evidence to suggest that people should go out straightaway and start using them," said Kingshuk Pal, who led the new review at University College London.
Pal said research shows face-to-face diabetes education programs can help people improve their long-term health. But because that type of treatment can be expensive - and some patients have trouble accessing it at all - researchers, diabetes charities and companies have been looking to make diabetes management more mobile.
The 16 studies included a total of about 3,600 people with diabetes in the United States, UK, South Korea and China. Participants were randomly assigned to use a computer- or mobile phone-based program for between one and twelve months or to receive standard diabetes care or another type of intervention, such as printed materials.
Along with giving them tailored advice, some of the programs helped people set goals and responded to personal input with feedback.
Across the studies, people assigned to use one of those programs had a 0.2-percent improvement in their glycemic control over those in comparison groups.
None of the studies that looked at health-related quality of life measured a benefit attributed to the intervention. Five of six reports found improvements in participants' diet, but just two of five noted a borderline increase in exercise among computer-program users. A combined analysis showed no effect on weight.
Some studies hinted that the interventions increased people's knowledge and confidence - but they did not alleviate depression, Pal and his colleagues wrote in their Cochrane Library report.
The Cochrane Collaboration is an international organization that evaluates medical research.
Charlene Quinn, whose own research was included in the analysis, said the hope is that certain types of technology can encourage better habits among people with diabetes.
"In our studies we learned people needed an individualized approach to manage their diabetes, feedback and communication with a trusted source (health provider, diabetes educator, trained lay person or peer), and for some persons, linking the ongoing feedback and results with their diabetes health provider," Quinn, from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, told Reuters Health in an email.
She said there's a need for more research on the type of computer-based programs that work best for specific people.
"For persons with chronic diseases, like diabetes, hypertension (and) high cholesterol, we need to design and scientifically evaluate technology interventions for the general population - taking into consideration cultural, race, income, literacy and age related differences," she added.
Pal told Reuters Health interventions involving mobile phones, such as text message reminders, seem to have the most potential. But he said the effects of even the more helpful programs may fade over time.
"What we need to do is create better interventions that provide long-term support," Pal said.
SOURCE: bit.ly/bVvvzJ Cochrane Library, online March 27, 2013.


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Bioidentical Hormone Replacement
" We age because our hormones decline; our hormones don't decline because we age."
- Suzanne Somers in her book Ageless
"If you would replace a vitamin/mineral deficiency with a bioidentical vitamin/mineral, then you should replace a hormone deficiency with a bioidentical hormone."
- Sangeeta Pati, MD, Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
The History of Bioidentical Hormone Replacement
Every year after age 25, our organs produce fewer hormones, which are molecules your body makes to give signals to your cells for a variety of health-maintaining functions. Both men and women have the same hormones, although in different ratios, and therefore both are at risk for hormonal deficiencies and imbalances. Hormone replacement therapy has been used for decades to give back lost hormone levels and to treat symptoms caused by these imbalances; estrogen therapy has been used to treat symptoms of menopause since 1930.
Hormone therapy really took off in 1966, when Dr. Robert A. Wilson wrote a book called Feminine Forever that publicized the use of estrogen to treat the "completely preventable" condition of menopause. In 1977, however, Barbara Seaman's book Women and the Crisis in Sex Hormones alerted women to the risks of hormone therapy, including the potential increased risk for breast cancer and heart disease. During the 1980s and 1990s, many studies began to suggest that hormone replacement not only relieved symptoms of hormonal imbalance but also protected women against cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis, contrary to Seaman's book. In support of Women and the Crisis in Sex Hormones, the HERS study in 1998 found that women with heart disease who used hormones had worse outcomes than those who did not take hormones.
The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Study
The back-and-forth battle about the safety of hormone replacement seemed to really stick on the unsafe side as a result of the findings from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study in 2002. This large study investigated the health effects of the widely-used Prempro, which is made of conjugated equine estrogen (CEE) and a progestin called medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA/Provera). Based on the results from the study, researchers estimated that among 10,000 women taking Prempro for a year, compared to placebo, there would be:
- 7 more cases of coronary heart disease
- 18 more cases of blood clots
- 8 more cases of stroke
- 8 more cases of breast cancer
- 6 fewer cases of colon cancer
- 6 fewer cases of hip fracture
All in all, 97.5% of women on hormone treatment had no events in the WHI study, but the increased risk for cardiovascular disease and breast cancer resulted in millions of women stopping their hormone treatments.
What's Wrong With the WHI Study?
The outcome of the study was not a surprise to many people. The average age of the women in the study was 63; there was therefore a high rate of preexisting disease, which may have skewed the health risks. Further, the women involved in the study may not have been truly eligible for hormone replacement therapy. A large flaw in the study was that it did not take into account any physiological differences between the women and gave them identical doses of hormones. Everyone's different. Everyone has different hormonal needs and responds differently to hormone therapy. Also, the estrogen in the Prempro, called CEE or Premarin, does not have the same ratios of estrogens as human physiology, as seen in the table.
Most importantly, the WHI study used Prempro, made from both synthetic estrogen and synthetic progesterone, but the culprit for the increased health risks was the synthetic progesterone. Another study found that using only synthetic estrogen (CEE) compared with placebo was actually beneficial and decreased risks for both coronary heart disease and breast cancer. Once the synthetic progesterone is added, the health effects of synthetic hormone replacement shift from benefit to risk.
What's Wrong With Synthetic Hormones?
Hormones are chemicals produced in your body and give signals to your cells for a variety of functions that help to maintain your health. By working together, hormones may stimulate or inhibit growth, activate or inhibit your immune system, regulate your metabolism, or control the reproductive cycle, depending on the particular hormones.
Physiologically, hormones act through somewhat of a "lock and key" mechanism with cells. Hormones in our body bind to specific receptors on our cells; the receptor is like a lock and the hormone is like a key. When a hormone binds to its own, unique receptor, the cell generates a response to that particular signal. The chemical structure of the hormone is analogous to ridges on a key. If a hormone has a slight variation in the chemical structure, it may very weakly bind or not bind at all to its receptor and therefore will not give the appropriate signal to the cell, just as an inexact copy of a key may fit into its lock but may not turn the lock.
This point is particularly significant when discussing the function of synthetic hormones, which are not exact copies of hormones found in your body. Synthetic hormones may give undesirable messages to cells, which may lead to increased risks of breast cancer and coronary heart disease as we saw before with synthetic progesterone. The WHI study, as well as almost all hormone replacement treatments in the 20th century, used synthetic hormones. Additional studies that found increased health risks focused on the synthetic hormones, too. Many of the increased health risks may be due to the inappropriate signals given by these inexact hormone replicas.
The bottom line is that giving the same signals as naturally-found, human hormones to produce the same cellular response requires using exact replicas of our hormones.
Enter Bioidentical Hormones
Sometimes called natural hormones, bioidentical hormones are chemically, structurally, and functionally the same as hormones naturally found in the human body. Take progesterone as an example. Here you can see the chemical structure of human progesterone compared with that of bioidentical progesterone and Provera/MPA, which is a synthetic, nonidentical progestin. As you would expect, the structures of human and bioidentical progesterone are identical, and they both would give the same signal to cells to elicit the same response. Provera, however, has a slightly different structure and may give similar but possibly undesirable messages to cells.
Why Bioidentical Hormone Replacement?
|Hot flashes
|Vaginal Atrophy
|Colon Cancer
|Urinary Incontinence
|Heart Disease
|Sexual Dysfunction
|Cognitive Decline
|Sleep Disturbance
|Decreased Well-Being
|Depression/Mood Swings
|Tooth Loss
|Skin Atrophy
|Macular Degeneration
|Energy/Stamina Decline
In general, hormones in the body maintain your health. Hormone levels generally decline as we age, and health maintenance concerns arise. When hormone-producing glands do not function properly, hormones become imbalanced or deficient, and severe consequences develop. If hormones such as estrogen, testosterone, progesterone, DHEA, cortisol, growth hormone, thyroid hormone, or insulin are imbalanced or at improper levels (too high or too low), some of the symptoms that may occur include:
- Abnormal metabolism
- Poor organ function
- Disease vulnerability
- Accelerated aging
- Weight gain despite proper diet and exercise
The table on the right shows examples of symptoms and diseases that can result from hormonal deficiencies and imbalances.
How Will Bioidentical Hormones Help Me?
Dr. Terlinsky can provide you with proper rebalancing or replacement of hormones in the body through bioidentical hormone replacement therapy to eliminate these symptoms and to improve your well-being. Hormone imbalance strains the body and contributes to the development of many serious diseases. Bioidentical hormones not only relieve symptoms of hormone imbalance but also can decrease your risk for chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, and degenerative arthritis.
Bioidentical hormone replacement can:
- Restore hormone balance and relief of related symptoms
- Accelerate fat burning for increased weight loss
- Protect against fibrocystic breasts
- Reduce nights sweats and insomnia
- Prevent vaginal thinning and dryness
- Enhance energy
- Increase bone production and prevent osteoporosis
- Improve heart health
- Improve blood flow
- Boost sex drive and libido
- Improve mental acuity and memory
- Reduce risks of heart disease
- Reduce depression
- Reduce wrinkles and improve skin tone
Are There Health Risks With Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy?
|Bioidentical Progesterone
|Synthetic Progesterone
|Inhibits breast cells
|Stimulates breast cells
|Decreases cell adhesion
|Increases cell adhesion
|Suppresses cancer spread
|Does not suppress cancer spread
As discussed before with the WHI study, researchers suggested that the culprit of the increased health risks was in fact the synthetic progesterone. Many studies have compared the effects of synthetic progesterone and bioidentical progesterone, and the tables on the left show the general results.
|Bioidentical Progesterone
|Synthetic Progesterone
|Decreases LDL
|Increases LDL
|Increases HDL
|Decreases HDL
|Decreases atherosclerotic plaques
|Increases atherosclerotic plaques
|Increases blood vessel dilation
|Decreases blood vessel dilation
|Does not increase C-reactive protein
|Increases C-reactive protein
As you can see, bioidentical progesterone decreases not only the risk of breast cancer but also the risk for cardiovascular disease, whereas synthetic progesterone increases the risk for both. These results bolster the idea that bioidentical hormones are better, more beneficial, more physiological, and safer than their synthetic cousins. Click here to read more about the safety and effectiveness of Bioidentical Hormones Arlington VA.
Nu-Living's Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy Program
Every person in need of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy has a unique hormonal imbalance, though the trend is generally the same; women lose estrogen during menopause, and men lose testosterone during andropause (testosterone is an "androgen"). In addition, every hormone therapy patient responds differently to a particular dose and method of supplementation (oral, patches, gels, etc.). Therefore, a fixed dosage and delivery route, as in many commercially available hormone treatments, simply does not suffice for an individual. A bioidentical hormone replacement therapy patient should have an individualized dose and route of delivery not only to suit their own personal needs but also to optimize the patient's response to the treatment over time.
Dr. Terlinsky's bioidentical hormone replacement therapy program for men and for women provides you with an individualized, custom treatment plan to replace and rebalance any hormonal deficiencies or imbalances you may have to eliminate your symptoms, help you feel better, and improve your overall well-being.
Getting Started
The best way to evaluate if Nu-Living's Neo-Revive treatment is appropriate for you is to have a short phone conversation about your current state of health. So give us a call at (703) 379-7110. Or if you prefer, fill out our getting started form and we'll get in touch. We serve clients from the greater Washington, DC metro area.


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This year I was surprised to find a Bing Crosby song I'd never heard of before, where he sings about a lovely paisely muffler that is just his type. It doesn't get better than that. And I've wanted to put that Rilo Kiley song on my xmas mix for years, but I always decided it was just too weird and depressing for the hoi polloi. Finally this year I thought "Eff that, I'm putting it on there and they'll eat it and like it." So it's on there.
Early feedback is that the remix of Fruitcake by The Superions is the most unappreciated track, but I stand by my decision. I like to pump my fist and shout "…green ones too it's Fruitcake!" at the top of my lungs. It feels real good. Other than that, the songs are pretty solid this year. I allow my taste in music to stray into twee territory when it comes to Christmas, but I suppose that's just the nature of the beast. I defy you to not enjoy it.
Oh and the mix tape themed cover is a direct ripoff of this gal's work. I just updated it planetdan xmas style.
If you want the tunes, I could point you to where they could be acquired if you email me and ask fawningly. Maybe. And you gotta email me. You can't just post a comment or I won't have your email address, you dig?


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If you think you can trust the results of your latest Google search on cancer, click again. And again. And again.
It's important to use trusted resources when it comes to your health or that of a loved one, but verifying a cancer website's credentials is a multistep — and often time-consuming — process.
"You want to make sure that the information you find on the Internet has the same level of credibility as your physician," says Ruti Volk, M.S.I., A.H.I.P., the University of Michigan Health System's Patient Education librarian and former manager of the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center's Patient Education Resource Center. "It's important to check a website's credentials, because if you base a decision on bad, inaccurate or outdated information, you can really cause yourself a lot of harm," she says.
Volk, an award-winning medical librarian, shares her choices for the best online cancer resources so cancer patients, their family and friends can focus on what's important: time together.
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Our mission statement describes First Baptist Church of Asheville as a "community of faith, centered on Jesus Christ and committed to his purposes in the world." Those purposes include authentic freedom, caring friendship, and deepening faith, all of which grow from a vital connection with Jesus and his church. We invite others to come to know that story and share in the journey with us. This congregation is a living expression that finds its fullness in the diversity of gifts each one brings to his or her pilgrimage with God. All are welcome as we discover this way together.
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Security software vendor Symantec has filed a lawsuit against a ring of software pirates. Filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California, the suit accuses a number of distributors and their affiliates of distributing and selling counterfeit copies of Symantec's antivirus and other security software.
Symantec began the investigation in early 2004 and quickly notified law enforcement agencies of the alleged piracy. Eventually, over 100,000 CDs containing counterfeit Symantec software were seized, including copies of Norton AntiVirus, Norton SystemWorks, Norton Internet Security, pcAnywhere, and Backup Exec.
In a statement, Symantec VP of Intellectual Property Joseph Fitzgerald warned against running pirated software. "Counterfeit software can also damage a user's operating system due to faulty code or cause a user's system to be wracked with security vulnerabilities," said Fitzgerald. "Symantec is committed to doing everything we can to protect our customers and the safety of their information, and that includes taking legal action."
Symantec's lawsuit accuses the ring of trademark infringement, copyright infringement, fraud, unfair competition, and false advertising. The security software company seeks $15 million in damages, representing the estimated profits made by the counterfeiting ring during the course of its operations. The ring reportedly operated globally, but focused their efforts in the US and Canada.


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Do you love oatmeal? Do you love pancakes? You should try them when they are one and the same. Seriously. My friend Dee Johnston whipped up her favorite family recipe for a recent gathering of friends and this is now my new favorite pancake.
Great smothered with butter and maple syrup (of course) and also leftover strawberries from strawberry shortcake. A little advanced planning is necessary as the oats must soak in buttermilk overnight. Yummmmm….
Oatmeal Buttermilk Pancakes Recipe
- 2 cups oats (Quaker Old Fashioned or Quick, not steel-cut or instant)
- 3 cups buttermilk
- 3 eggs, well beaten
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- Dash salt
- 1 Tbsp peanut oil
- Butter or extra vegetable oil for the griddle
- A basket of strawberries - stems removed, sliced, and macerated with 2 Tbsp of sugar for an hour, then slightly mashed
- Maple syrup
- Butter
1 Put oats into a large bowl, add the buttermilk. Let the oats soak in the buttermilk overnight.
2 Mix in the eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, and peanut oil.
3 Then proceed as with any pancake recipe. Heat a flat iron surface - griddle or large pan - to medium high heat. Oil the pan with either a Tbsp of butter or vegetable oil. Ladle the pancake batter onto the griddle to the desired size, usually about 5 or 6 inches wide. When air bubbles start to bubble up to the surface at the center of the pancakes (about 2-3 minutes), use a flat spatula to flip them over.
After a minute, peek under one for doneness. When golden or darker golden brown, they are done. Note that cooking the second side takes only about half as long as the first side. And the second side doesn't brown as evenly as the first side. Serve immediately or keep warm in the oven until ready to serve.
Serve with butter, maple syrup, and macerated strawberries.
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