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Remember your ambulance service is for life-threatening emergencies – Please use it appropriately!
Would you call 999 for a sick animal, sore knee or if you are a bit drunk and mistakenly think you can get a lift home in an ambulance?
Unfortunately some people do. But while Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) is dealing with inappropriate 999 calls, it can't help those who are in a time-critical life-threatening condition.
The Trust has this week launched its Think Before You Call campaign to raise awareness of the correct use of the emergency ambulance service and reduce the number of inappropriate calls at its busiest time of the year.
It is expected that YAS will deal with over 65,000 calls in the three-week festive period from 17 December. All 999 calls are categorised to determine the speed and type of response a patient will receive.
"The most seriously- ill patients will be taken to hospital by land or air ambulance. Ambulances can be diverted to patients where there is a more urgent clinical need or risk to life, but not once they have arrived on scene with their patient. Around 30% of patients will not need to be taken to hospital. Instead they will be given advice over the phone or signposted to an alternative and more appropriate healthcare service.
Genuine 999 calls include chest pain, difficulty breathing, loss of consciousness, severe loss of blood, severe burns and scalds, choking, fitting/convulsions, drowning, severe allergic reaction, heart attack, stroke and major trauma such as a serious road traffic accident, stabbing, shooting, fall from height or a serious head injury.


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Just imagine one of these fastened to each cage as a Christmas decoration! Watch the rabbits work at chewing it through the wire. Evil idea I know but great fun to keep the rabbits active.


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Faculty of Medicine / About /
External Relations, Engagement and Advancement consists of the Advancement Office, and the Office of Marketing and Communications at the Faculty of Medicine.
Dr. Alireza Jalali, Associate Dean, External Relations, Engagement and Advancement, provides strategic direction to these two teams. As the academic leader in this role, Dr. Jalali oversees the creation of the Faculty's comprehensive fundraising roadmap, and provides leadership for reaching and engaging with our internal and external stakeholders.
An energetic and engaged member of our faculty for over 14 years, Dr. Jalali has forged strong bonds with the medical, learner and partner communities, and is a recognizable presence on social media and with the general public. As part of his new mandate, he combines his finesse for making connections with his warm, collaborative leadership style.
Tim Hoswitschka leads the Advancement and Community engagement team at the Faculty of Medicine. He's an accomplished fundraising, partnership, business development, communications and marketing professional who has raised in the hundreds of millions in revenue and increased the profile for international organizations such as the Red Cross, Internet Society, and Shandwick International. He also has a passion for healthcare and has worked in public relations and development at the Queensway Carleton Hospital and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Tim holds a Bachelor of Communications from the University of Ottawa.
Monika MacLaren leads the Marketing and Communications team at the Faculty of Medicine. Before joining the University, she was the Associate Director of Affiliates at the Canadian Medical Association, where she managed relationships with over 60 national medical associations, developing and implementing engagement plans. She has spearheaded and advanced national initiatives related to improving quality and access in the health care system. Monika sits on the Board of Directors for Carefor, as well as Chairs their Talent Management Committee. She holds a BA in History from uOttawa, and a Master of Business Administration from McGill University.
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CRAZY COOL GROOVY!!!: PHOTO SURFACES Of LOUISIANA LEGISLATIVE Candidate ROBBIE GATTI As BLACK-FACED TIGER WOODS!!!
PHOTO SURFACES Of LOUISIANA LEGISLATIVE Candidate ROBBIE GATTI As BLACK-FACED TIGER WOODS!!!
Monday, February 27, in BOSSIER CITY, LA, LOUISIANA HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES Candidate ROBBIE GATTI (R: BOSSIER CITY) said a photo that has surfaced of him in blackface was from "a good night at church" now turned into "negative political mud."
The photo appeared on The Hayride, a political blog.
ROBBIE GATTI is also an ORDAINED MINISTER.
The BATON ROUIGE ADVOCATE (The ADVOCATE) reports he said he was dressed as Professional Golfer TIGER WOODS, and the photo was taken at a fall festival 15 years ago.
"15 years ago, my church held a fall festival, where all the volunteers were told to dress as a famous person. Tiger Woods was at the height of his popularity, as a world champion, and that was who I was dressed as. Shortly after this event, I was ordained into the church. As a medical professional, ordained minister and military officer, I live my life seeing only character and I stand by that. I'm sad that my opponents have taken a good night at church and turned it into negative, political mud, but I'm confident the voters of Bossier will not fall for their desperate attacks."
Gatti is in the race to replace Rep. MIKE JOHNSON (R: BOSSIER CITY), who in December 2016, was elected to the U.S. HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES.
The SPECIAL ELECTION is Tuesday, March 25, 2017.


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The perilous road ahead for Ukrainian refugees
Ukrainian refugees face a number of challenges and threats as they seek to settle in their host countries. Long-term, some of those who have welcomed them today may turn against them tomorrow.
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, millions of people have had to flee their homes to seek safety. According to United Nations (UN) figures, almost seven million left Ukraine while eight million others are reportedly internally displaced.
The first hurdle for those fleeing the war is to find safe routes to their destinations while under Russian fire. Some people are too frail for travel, even in peacetime.
Leaving the scene of war does not always mean escaping the grip of your enemy. Some Ukrainians were forced to go to Russia. Fortunately, however, the majority of Ukrainian refugees have made it to countries that branded them as allies.
It is important to distinguish between the stated support for the plight of Ukrainians and how that rhetoric is translated into action. Many countries that have been very vocal in expressing solidarity with Ukraine – especially those that do not share a border with it – have failed to act swiftly to allow in Ukrainian refugees.
For all its pro-Ukraine rhetoric, the United States for example had resettled only 12 Ukrainian refugees in March. In fact, in order to enter the US, some Ukrainians had to fly to Mexico and enter from the land border with America.
Likewise, the UK has had its fair share of mistakes and restrictive bureaucracy when it comes to accommodating Ukrainian refugees, despite the generosity and good-will expressed by the British public.
Britain's mismatch between words and deeds with regards to Ukraine may not necessarily be intentional. "Hostile environment" immigration measures had been put in place long before there were Ukrainian refugees. "The Home Office … instinct is to keep people out. That's what it primarily does all the time. And it finds it incredibly difficult to turn around. It can't just whiz around in a 180-degree direction," British Member of Parliament David Davis told LBC radio.
Practical challenges
Once Ukrainian refugees are welcomed into host countries, they face a new set of problems.
Whether in the UK, France or Germany, the initial problem many refugees encounter is the language barrier, which delays settling in the host countries. It may hinder job opportunities for qualified adults and cause an education gap for children.
As the number of Ukrainian refugees increases, host countries are having issues with offering them proper housing. In Ireland, some refugees were placed in direct provision centres.
Poland hosts the greatest number of Ukrainian refugees, but it may not be able to continue providing its costly support without financial help from the European Union (EU). Many of the refugees in Eastern Europe in particular are in need of specialist help to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Ukrainians who have escaped sexual violence inside war-torn Ukraine are still threatened by such abuses in Europe. Aside from the vulnerability of Ukrainian child and female refugees, the breakup of families is traumatic on its own.
Long-term, there is a risk that many of those who have welcomed Ukrainian refugees would reverse their position. "If the war grinds on, economies slow and governments fail to provide the newcomers with housing, services and jobs, Europe's welcome mats could be withdrawn. Dissent can already be heard in some overburdened countries. In Romania, a nationalist fringe contends that Ukraine, not Russia, is the enemy. In Moldova some Ukrainians' cars have been vandalised," wrote The Economist.
Ideological threats
The existing 'welcome to Ukrainian refugees' in the West is broadly divided into two groups: one that sympathises with people in need regardless of their ethnicity; the other has somewhat bias – if not bigoted – motivations which favour only White refugees.
The degree of intolerance in some quarters of Europe has led, for example, some Germans to become immigrants in Paraguay because they were uncomfortable with immigrants in Germany.
There was hope that the spirit of kindness towards Ukrainian refugees would awaken broader compassion towards asylum seekers from all over the world. But there is also the fear that those who made exceptions for Ukrainians today might turn against them tomorrow. It's easy for the latter group to look for what divides people.
As Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of being neo-Nazis, some supporters of both countries have parroted these accusations without looking into their own ideologies. Far-right fascists from all sides seem to take issue with the word "Nazi" but not its manifestations.
In fact, had it not been for the war in Ukraine, many far-right figures in the West would continue to support and be supported by Moscow. They cheered on Russia as it bombarded civilians and propped up a dictatorship in the MENA region.
Some right-wingers saw Russia's President Vladimir Putin as defender of the Christian faith as Russian priests blessed the warplanes that would go on to bomb hospitals in Syria.
Right-wingers are not alone. France's "centrist" President Emmanuel Macron, who is accused of making French Muslims unwelcome in their own country, is once more adopting a soft stance towards Putin.
In 2014, former Labour British prime minister Tony Blair called on the UK government to put aside its difference with Russia over Ukraine (i.e. after Russian forces invaded Crimea) and co-operate with Putin to fight "the threat of radical Islam."
It must be stressed that the obsession with one threat (like terrorism committed by Muslims) over all sorts of other threats is among the reasons why Putin has been allowed to become such a danger to Europe (in addition to displacing Ukrainians).
And it's not just Putin. There has been a rise of far-right terrorism in the West amid preoccupation with the threat of the non-White "other." While the threat of foreign terrorists must always be urgently addressed, dealing with such security threats should not mean giving oxygen to fascist ideologies or supporters of Putin. "Radical Islam" can never bring down Western civilisation or democracies, but fascism, Nazism or White Supremacy can. And the man who enjoys the support of many fascists is threatening the security of the whole of Europe.
It is this hate-filled mentality that wreaks havoc in Ukraine today and will threaten Ukrainian refugees – wherever they are in Europe – tomorrow.
This article originally appeared in the opinion section of the website Middle East Monitor.
Mamoon Alabbasi


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This is another thing I am very tired of hearing. 'No matter what I do or what I eat, I can't gain weight'. I have heard this countless times and I am here to tell you that you are dead wrong. That's OK, because I actually said the same thing until I realized the truth. Most people think they are eating a lot and you just may be. But no matter what you are eating, if you are not gaining, you are not eating enough. Most times, you should re-evaluate your diet as well and focus on more calorie dense foods. But you need to eat more if you are not gaining.
On top of this, you'll need to consume more calories than you're burning. Burning more calories each day than you eat is a great way to lose weight, but if your goal is to put on muscle mass, this can make the process much harder. Your body requires calories to build new muscle tissue, but this can't occur if all the body's energy is being used up for daily processes. Because of this, some bodybuilding supplements include weight gainers to help you get more healthy calories in your diet.
Once training is resumed under these conditions, there may be little in the way of caloric support to ensure that protein synthesis and muscle growth occurs. Muscle may even begin to cannibalize itself as the body enters into a catabolic state. Even with the best of diets this can sometimes happen if training demands override the nutritional balance or imbalance.
Wilkinson, S. B., Tarnopolsky, M. A., MacDonald, M. J., MacDonald, J. R., Armstrong, D., & Phillips, S. M. (2007). Consumption of fluid skim milk promotes greater muscle protein accretion after resistance exercise than does consumption of an isonitrogenous and isoenergetic soy-protein beverage. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 85(4), 1031-1040.
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Prohormones are precursors to hormones and are most typically sold to bodybuilders as a precursor to the natural hormone testosterone. This conversion requires naturally occurring enzymes in the body. Side effects are not uncommon, as prohormones can also convert further into DHT and estrogen. To deal with this, many supplements also have aromatase inhibitors and DHT blockers such as chrysin and 4-androstene-3,6,17-trione. To date most prohormone products have not been thoroughly studied, and the health effects of prolonged use are unknown. Although initially available over the counter, their purchase was made illegal without a prescription in the US in 2004, and they hold similar status in many other countries. They remain legal, however, in the United Kingdom and the wider European Union. Their use is prohibited by most sporting bodies.
In addition to improving athletic performance and muscle strength, creatine is taken by mouth for creatine deficiency syndromes that affect the brain, aging, bone density, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure (CHF), depression, diabetes, exercise tolerance, fibromyalgia, Huntington's disease, disease that cause inflammation in the muscles (idiopathic inflammatory myopathies), Parkinson's disease, diseases of the muscles and nerves, multiple sclerosis, muscle atrophy, muscle cramps, breathing problems in infants while sleeping, head trauma, Rett syndrome, an eye disease called gyrate atrophy, inherited disorders that affect the senses and movement, schizophrenia, muscle breakdown in the spine, and recovery from surgery. It is also taken by mouth to slow the worsening of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease), osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, McArdle's disease, and for various muscular dystrophies.
Creatine, the amino acid, naturally helps your body produce more adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, a small molecule that's actually your body's primary energy source. But research shows that your body is only capable of storing enough ATP for 8 to 10 seconds of high-intensity exercise — and after that, it needs to produce new ATP for you to continue. (9)
One of the biggest goals of bodybuilders is to increase their muscle size and strength. Bodybuilding supplements often contain many ingredients that help to encourage this. Branched-chain amino acids are a common ingredient that can significantly increase muscle growth. Other ingredients help to increase the levels of hormones, such as growth hormone and testosterone, that can also stimulate muscle growth.
Creatine ethyl ester is more a pronutrient for creatinine rather than creatine,[74] and was originally created in an attempt to bypass the creatine transporter. It is currently being studied for its potential as a treatment for situations in which there is a lack of creatine transporters (alongside cyclocreatine as another possible example).[77] Its efficacy may rely on intravenous administration, however.
AAKG β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate Carnitine Chondroitin sulfate Cod liver oil Copper gluconate Creatine/Creatine supplements Dietary fiber Echinacea Elemental calcium Ephedra Fish oil Folic acid Ginseng Glucosamine Glutamine Grape seed extract Guarana Iron supplements Japanese Honeysuckle Krill oil Lingzhi Linseed oil Lipoic acid Milk thistle Melatonin Red yeast rice Royal jelly Saw palmetto Spirulina St John's wort Taurine Wheatgrass Wolfberry Yohimbine Zinc gluconate
Bodybuilders also understand how to diet. This is perhaps the most important aspect other athletes can learn from. I can't think of any athlete that comes close to bodybuilders who know how to build massive amounts of muscle and then can diet with the type of precision that gets them absolutely shredded on a specific date. Most resistance training sports use weight classes to compete. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that shedding body fat without losing muscle can be a major advantage. Competing at a lower weight class because you are leaner while maintaining strength and performance is a very valuable and effective strategy. Diet to build LEAN muscle to keep weight low for a competitive advantage.
Amanda is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in Chicago who graduated with a bachelor's in Nutrition from Northern Illinois University. She completed her dietetic internship at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, IL. Amanda has a strong background in clinical nutrition, nutrition education, and experience working with specialized populations like children, acute care, intensive care, outpatients, and eating disorders. Amanda works with athletes and weight loss clients in the Los Angeles and southwestern Arizona area as a virtual Dietitian. Amanda prides herself in connecting with her audience while providing evidenced-based information and practical nutrition therapy for a complex population.
He pointed to data sets in Mayo Clinic Proceedings that found resistance training reduced the risk of developing metabolic syndrome or hypercholesterolemia. "If you build muscle, even if you're not aerobically active, you burn more energy because you have more muscle. This also helps prevent obesity and provide long-term benefits on various health outcomes."
Beast Creature could be another good option for female athletes. It's tasty, it contains five types of creatine, and it contains ingredients that could improve fat loss by increasing insulin sensitivity. One potential bonus is that it also has 70 percent of your daily biotin, a nutrient often included in women's multivitamins due its purported benefits for hair and nails.
Most weightlifters, athletes and bodybuilders know about creatine. They know it's an important substance to take to give you an important edge in your workouts. Kaged Muscle made two different creatine products to give you the purest edge possible. They're known as Kaged Muscle C-HCL Powder. There is a powder version and a capsule version. Keep Reading »
In a pilot study on youth with cystic fibrosis, supplementation of creatine at 12g for a week and 6g for eleven weeks afterward was associated with a time-dependent increase in maximal isometric strength reaching 14.3%, which was maintained after 12-24 weeks of supplement cessation (18.2% higher than baseline).[485] This study noted that more patients reported an increase in wellbeing (9 subjects, 50%) rather than a decrease (3, 17%) or nothing (6, 33%) and that there was no influence on chest or lung symptoms.[485]
Dips. You should be able to manipulate your bodyweight in space against the influence of gravity. If you can't perform simple movements such as pushups, dips, and chin-ups then you need to work on your relative strength. That being said, dips are an excellent muscle builder for the chest, triceps, and shoulders if they are progressively overloaded with weight.
The motor proteins actin and myosin generate the forces exerted by contracting muscles. Current recommendations suggest that bodybuilders should consume 25–30% of protein per total calorie intake to further their goal of maintaining and improving their body composition.[30] This is a widely debated topic, with many arguing that 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight per day is ideal, some suggesting that less is sufficient, while others recommending 1.5, 2, or more.[31] It is believed that protein needs to be consumed frequently throughout the day, especially during/after a workout, and before sleep.[32] There is also some debate concerning the best type of protein to take. Chicken, turkey, beef, pork, fish, eggs and dairy foods are high in protein, as are some nuts, seeds, beans, and lentils. Casein or whey are often used to supplement the diet with additional protein. Whey protein is the type of protein contained in many popular brands of protein supplements and is preferred by many bodybuilders because of its high Biological Value (BV) and quick absorption rates. Whey protein also has a bigger effect than casein on insulin levels, triggering about double the amount of insulin release.[33] That effect is somewhat overcome by combining casein and whey. Bodybuilders are usually thought to require protein with a higher BV than that of soy, which is additionally avoided due to its claimed estrogenic properties. Still, some nutrition experts believe that soy, flax seeds and many other plants that contain the weak estrogen-like compounds or phytoestrogens, can be used beneficially, as phytoestrogens compete with estrogens for receptor sites in the male body and can block its actions. This can also include some inhibition of pituitary functions while stimulating the P450 system (the system that eliminates hormones, drugs and metabolic waste product from the body) in the liver to more actively process and excrete excess estrogen.[34][35] Cortisol decreases amino acid uptake by muscle, and inhibits protein synthesis.[36]
There are many camps within the weight training fitness community. We have bodybuilders, Crossfit athletes, powerlifters, Olympic lifters, and strongman athletes just to name the most popular ones off the top of my head. One thing they all have in common is that they all use resistance to achieve a particular goal. They all also "share" particular exercises. Most resistance-training athletes do barbell squats, overhead presses and deadlifts. I can write pages of differences between each of the disciplines I listed above and I can also write quite a bit about their similarities but one form of resistance training is MORE different than the others. Bodybuilding is the only sport that judges the appearance of the athlete rather than their performance. This may be why bodybuilders tend to get poked at the most.
Rice Protein: An alternative protein powder for muscle gain, rice protein is ideal for people who are lactose intolerant or have a milk allergy. As far as muscle gain and body composition when taken post-workout, this study showed that there was zero difference in outcomes when comparing taking whey protein and rice protein. So, if you prefer using rice protein, you can take it with confidence knowing that you'll be able to achieve the same results you'd achieve if you were taking whey protein.
Skin degradation is caused by a loss of collagen and degradation of the extracellular matrix,[536] which is enhanced by UV radiation (produces reactive oxygen species which stimulate MMPs[537]) and contributes to skin integrity loss and wrinkling. Due to the stimulation of collagen being associated with a cellular surplus of energy[538] and intracellular stores of energy declining with age,[539][540] creatine has been investigated as a topical anti-aging agent. In vitro, creatine appears to be rapidly absorbed through the skin (52% within an hour, remaining similar at 3 hours) with most creatine found in the stratum corneum (79.6-86.5%) follwed by the epidermis (9-13.2%) and dermis (4.5-7.1%).[541] It is successful in stimulating collagen expression and procollagen secretion in fibroblasts, with the latter increasing to 449+/-204% of control.[541]
"Eating well" is tough to objectively quantify. One can eat "well" but that doesn't necessarily mean that you are eating enough to build muscle or recover adequately from workouts. Also, taking protein shakes doesn't guarantee that one will start to accrue massive slabs of lean body mass. Muscle anabolism is a fairly complex metabolic process which has a number of contributing factors at the cellular level and can't be reduced to a single supplement or dietary component.
Another favorite bodybuilding supplement, creatine is an amino acid found in the body. The highest levels of this molecule are in your muscles and brain. It is made by your liver, pancreas and kidneys, but is also found in foods including meat, eggs and fish. Research has shown that it may help athletes including weightlifters who need short bursts of energy (5). In this study, creatine monohydrate proved to be an effective muscle builder. It works to improve body composition, muscle mass, strength and power. Note that it was also more effective than other forms of creatine. How does it do this?
Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is associated with a reduction in intracellular creatine stores[554] known to only affects males. It is an X-linked progressive myopathy associated with abnormalities in the dystrophin gene.[555] The standard therapy at this moment involves corticosteroids such as prednisone.[556][557] Creatine is thought to be therapeutic since the known targetable abnormalities in DMD (impairment in protein synthesis associated with oxidative stress and increased protein breakdown) is a property of creatine and supplementation showed promise in the first case study[558] and benefit in a group of mixed dystrophinopathies.[559]
Cornelissen VA, Defoor JG, Stevens A, Schepers D, Hespel P, Decramer M, Mortelmans L, Dobbels F, Vanhaecke J, Fagard RH, Vanhees L. Effect of creatine supplementation as a potential adjuvant therapy to exercise training in cardiac patients: a randomized controlled trial. Clin Rehabil. 2010;24:988–999. doi: 10.1177/0269215510367995. [PubMed] [CrossRef]
Few supplements have the solid scientific foundation that creatine has. Studies show that it's effective for 80 percent of those who use it. Since creatine is found naturally in meat, the more meat you eat, the less likely you'll need creatine supplementation. Vegetarians or those who rarely eat meat, however, can get huge boosts from most creatine supplements.
When creatine is increased in the fetus (from maternal supplementation of 5% creatine), the fetus has a greater chance of survival and increased growth rates to a level not significantly different than vaginal birth.[531] Protection from hypoxia has also been noted in the offspring's diaphragm (through preserved muscle fiber size),[533] kidneys,[534] and neural tissue (due to less oxidation in the brain and less cellular apoptosis).[535]
Focus on form. Good form means you can reap all of the benefits of your workout and avoid injuries at the same time. To maintain proper form, pay attention to your posture (stand tall with chest lifted and abs held tight), move slowly (this ensures you're relying on muscles, not momentum, to do the lifting), and remember to breathe. Many people hold their breath while exerting, but exhaling during the hardest part of the exercise helps fuel the movement.
If you stop getting the results you want after several weeks of working out, it's time to mix things up. You need to challenge or "confuse" your muscles often to keep them growing. You can do this by putting a twist on your basic moves. Do a biceps curl with a reverse grip, for example. Or find a bench for the step-up move shown here. Change up your workout at least every 4 to 6 weeks for the best results.
Do Belgian squats (or "single leg squats") with a dumbbell. Hold out in front of your chest a dumbbell using both hands. Standing in front of a bench, lift your right leg back so that it's parallel to the floor and resting comfortably on the bench. Bend into a squat using the left leg, so that the right knee almost hits the floor. Lift and repeat 3 x 8. Repeat using opposite leg.
This cellular influx may also decrease protein oxidation rates, which leads to increases in nitrogen balance and indirectly increases muscle mass.[379] This lowering of protein oxidation is from signaling changes caused vicariously through cell swelling[380][381] and appears to upregulate 216 genes[378] in a range of 1.3 to 5-fold increases, with the largest increase seen in the protein involved in satellite cell recruitment, sphingosine kinase-1. Most importantly for muscle hypertrophy, the protein content of PKBa/Akt1, p38 MAPK, and ERK6 increased 2.8+/-1.2 fold.[378] Sixty-nine genes are also downregulated after creatine supplementation, to less notable degrees.
Small but significant is good. It's especially helpful during short periods of extremely powerful physical activity, particularly if those short bursts of activity are repeated, as in weightlifting, sprinting or football, for example. The study also says that creatine supplementation is associated with enhanced strength gains in strength training programs, which could be related to the greater volume and intensity of training that you can achieve when you're taking creatine supplements. Plus, according to the study, there's no evidence of gastrointestinal, renal or muscle cramping complications – more good news.
It has also been noted that supplementing creatine (which reduces internal synthesis of creatine and methylation requirements) preserved folate and tetrahydrofolate status (42% and 23%),[312] which acted to preserve methyl groups for other processes. Despite this effect, global DNA methylation decreases by 22% (assessed by the 5-methylcytosine/cytosine ratio) following creatine supplementation, which is usually seen as an anti-cancer effect in developed mammals.[461] This study was unable to demonstrate why this reduction occured[461] and opposing effects have been noted in females with Rett syndrome supplementing 200mg/kg creatine for 1 year, during which global methylation increased, secondary to preserving other methyl donors.[462]
Kidney damage (from anything) will cause high levels of creatinine in blood, and creatine can also increase blood creatinine levels in a manner that is not due to damaging the kidneys. This results in a false positive when trying to diagnose kidney damange when the subject also supplements creatine, and does not signify any actual damage to the kidneys.
my name is Samtak and i recently started experimenting with some supplements after about 4-6 months of working out. as of right now i have a protein shake once a day with gainers in the protein powder and am trying to figure out how to use beta alanine and creatine in combination with BCAA. Can anyone help me figure out how to set out a good plan for better effects from these supplements? my current weight is 60 kg and i am 16
Change things up. After six or more weeks of consistent strength training, which is about the amount of time it takes to start seeing improvement in your body, you can change your routine to make it more difficult. Lifting the same weights for the same exercises every week will keep your body in the same place. You can modify weights or repetitions, choose different exercises, or change the order in which you do them. You only have to make one change at a time to make a difference, although more is often better.
Vegetarians and other people who have lower total creatine levels when they start taking creatine supplements seem to get more benefit than people who start with a higher level of creatine. Skeletal muscle will only hold a certain amount of creatine; adding more won't raise levels any more. This "saturation point" is usually reached within the first few days of taking a "loading dose."
Trimethylglycine (TMG, betaine) is a dietary supplement and component of beet root, which is a methyl donor. It contributes to metabolic processes in the body which require a methyl group either directly (the methylation of homocysteine) or indirectly via replenishing the active form of folate or via replenishing S-adenosyl methionine (SAMe). As the synthesis of creatine (via GAMT) requires a donation from SAMe,[597] it is thought that TMG can aid in creatine synthesis, which has been noted in the rat liver in the absence of creatine supplementation.[598]
Negative regulators of the creatine transporter (CrT) are those that, when activated, reduce the activity of the CrT and overall creatine uptake into cells. As noted above, CrT activity is positively regulated by mTOR.[158] Consistent with the well-known role of AMPK as a suppressor mTOR signaling,[177] CrT activity has also been shown to be inhibited in response to AMPK activation in kidney epithelial cells.[178] Since AMPK suppresses mTOR via upstream TSC2 activation,[179] the negative regulation of AMPK on CrT activity in these cells appears to occur through an indirect mechanism. Although indirect, activation of AMPK has been noted to reduce the Vmax of the CrT without altering creatine binding, and is involved in internalizing the receptors.[178] This pathway seems to max out at around 30% suppression, with no combination of mTOR antagonists and AMPK inducers further suppressing creatine uptake.[178]
The type of exercise performed also depends on the individual's goals. Those who seek to increase their performance in sports would focus mostly on compound exercises, with isolation exercises being used to strengthen just those muscles that are holding the athlete back. Similarly, a powerlifter would focus on the specific compound exercises that are performed at powerlifting competitions. However, those who seek to improve the look of their body without necessarily maximizing their strength gains (including bodybuilders) would put more of an emphasis on isolation exercises. Both types of athletes, however, generally make use of both compound and isolation exercises.
Using too much weight, too soon; always start lower than your expected ability and work your way up that first workout. If your form suffers, you are swinging the weight, or using momentum, this indicates you may be using too much weight. Greater momentum increases the potential for injury and reduces the effectiveness to the muscle group being targeted.
The first open label trial on ALS failed to significantly alter lung function as assessed by FEV (when comparing the rate of decline pretreatment relative to treatment).[545] Creatine has elsewhere failed to benefit lung function at 5g daily for months relative to control[546] and failed to significantly attenuate the rate of lung function deterioration over 16 months at 10g daily[505] and 5g daily over nine months.[507]
Try this little exercise some time: follow the supplement plan provided above for at least three months. Then quit all supplement use for a further three months and watch what happens. Sure, most supplement marketing involves hype and some companies make laughably outrageous claims, but there is no secret as to why the supplement industry is booming. Supplements work.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e Cooper R, Naclerio F, Allgrove J, Jimenez A (July 2012). "Creatine supplementation with specific view to exercise/sports performance: an update". Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. 9 (1): 33. doi:10.1186/1550-2783-9-33. PMC 3407788. PMID 22817979. Creatine is produced endogenously at an amount of about 1 g/d. Synthesis predominately occurs in the liver, kidneys, and to a lesser extent in the pancreas. The remainder of the creatine available to the body is obtained through the diet at about 1 g/d for an omnivorous diet. 95% of the bodies creatine stores are found in the skeletal muscle and the remaining 5% is distributed in the brain, liver, kidney, and testes [1].
Need the motivation to push past your comfort zone and squeeze out one more push-up or bicep curl? Sure, it helps to remember that you'll get stronger, rock more toned muscles and rev your metabolism, thanks to all that added muscle mass. But if that wasn't enough, now comes news that all that pump-itude (yes, that's an SNL reference) has psychological benefits, too.
While I'm not well-versed in DNP, it is important to note that most supplements are not regulated by the FDA. The FDA has minimal standards for governing supplements before they make it to the shelves. All supplementation should be a case-by-case basis and under the discretion of a doctor and/or registered dietitian who knows your personal needs. Also, if you are consuming a well-rounded, healthy diet, supplementation may not be needed, even for making gains at the gym.
Unfortunately, many people haven't gotten the message that strong is in. Indeed, statistics on strength training are grim: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), less than 30 percent of American adults engage in muscle-strengthening activities like lifting weights or doing push-ups at least twice a week—the recommendations set out by the government.
There are several ways to enhance the quality of a workout, and some changes can even be made during each rep. "Constant tension should be applied to the last five reps of every working set, meaning, do the first 5-6 reps normal tempo, and the last few reps should be held for at least two seconds at the peak of the contraction," says Heath. "This allows your muscles to have more time under tension and you work different muscle fibers." Hold the weight at the top for a maximum pump.
Although creatine supplementation has been shown to be more effective on predominantly anaerobic intermittent exercise, there is some evidence of its positive effects on endurance activities. Branch [28] highlights that endurance activities lasting more than 150s rely on oxidative phosphorylation as primary energy system supplier. From this meta analysis [28], it would appear that the ergogenic potential for creatine supplementation on predominantly aerobic endurance exercise diminishes as the duration of the activity increases over 150s. However it is suggested that creatine supplementation may cause a change in substrate utilization during aerobic activity possibly leading to an increase in steady state endurance performance.
Another category of muscle-building supplements that lifters and bodybuilders use to improve their results are branched-chained amino acids (BCAAs), or BCAAs. Of the 20 amino acids that make up protein, just three are referred to as BCAAs: leucine, isoleucine, and valine. These are the specific amino acids that have been shown to stimulate protein synthesis and help regulate protein metabolism.
If you're a beginner, start with a basic total body strength workout to build a strong foundation in all your muscle groups. Taking this time will help you figure out any weaknesses you have, as well as any issues you may need to address with your doctor, and learn the basic exercises you need for a strong, fit body. Your first step is to figure out where you're going to exercise.
Stash away your scale for several weeks — and set a strength training goal instead. That's the advice of Lisette Cifaldi, director of behavioral health at Hilton Head Health weight loss resort who counsels patients. "I think strength training shifts your perspective," she says. "The happiness doesn't come from achieving a certain number [on the scale]. It comes from the process of getting stronger and feeling empowered that you're navigating your own success."
CONDITIONS OF USE AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This information is meant to supplement, not replace advice from your doctor or healthcare provider and is not meant to cover all possible uses, precautions, interactions or adverse effects. This information may not fit your specific health circumstances. Never delay or disregard seeking professional medical advice from your doctor or other qualified health care provider because of something you have read on WebMD. You should always speak with your doctor or health care professional before you start, stop, or change any prescribed part of your health care plan or treatment and to determine what course of therapy is right for you.
This is one of the best workouts for your hamstrings and glutes. Start in a standing position, feet shoulder-width apart. Hold the bar in front of you. Lower it to just below your knees. You can lower it further if you can keep a flat back and stable spine. Slowly return to the starting position. Keep the bar close to your body to protect your lower back.
The bodybuilding community has been the source of many weight training principles, techniques, vocabulary, and customs. Weight training does allow tremendous flexibility in exercises and weights which can allow bodybuilders to target specific muscles and muscle groups, as well as attain specific goals. Not all bodybuilding is undertaken to compete in bodybuilding contests and, in fact, the vast majority of bodybuilders never compete, but bodybuild for their own personal reasons.
Besides the obvious benefits of getting protein into your system, our vegan protein powder offers other benefits too. It's one of the one of the best bodybuilding supplements for anyone –– regardless of their diet –– because it's a Smooth Protein™. That means it's organic, non-GMO, gluten-free, and non-allergenic, and it also doesn't have that gritty texture and earthy flavor associated with other plant-based protein supplements.
Most experts recommend starting with your larger muscle groups and then proceeding to the smaller ones. The most demanding exercises are those performed by your large muscle groups, and you will need your smaller muscles to get the most out of these exercises. But don't feel limited by that. You can do your exercises in any order you like, and changing the order is a great way to challenge yourself in different ways.
While training intensity can be accomplished trough a targeted training program and an ability to adequately stimulate our muscles is something the motivated and determined bodybuilder often has no problem doing, muscle recovery is another issue. It is especially important at a time of the year when social demands and incorrect eating combine to stifle our progress.
While muscle growth is critical for bodybuilding, getting rid of extra fat is a necessity to improve your total physique. These supplements can help to increase your metabolism, forcing your body to burn away more of its fat stores. They can also slow down the digestion process to prevent excess fat and carbohydrates from entering the body and being stored.
To do dips, place your hands at shoulder-width apart on a bench, with your body and feet stretched out in front of the bench. Slowly bend your elbows and lower your body down so that your butt nearly touches the floor. Lift back up with your arms to starting position; repeat, doing 3 x 8. If this isn't a high-intensity set for you, increase the resistance by lifting one foot off the floor.
Second, strength training has a much greater level of excess post-exercise oxygen consumption than aerobic exercise. What does this mean? When you finish a workout, your body needs to do a lot of work to replenish itself in order to bring itself back to a normal state (the way it was before you worked out). This takes a lot of energy, and some studies have shown that it can boost your metabolism for up to 38 hours after you finish your workout.
Electrolytes derive mainly from minerals in the diet and they maintain fluid balance and assist the nervous system to perform muscle contractions. Electrolytes are sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium and chloride, bicarbonate, phosphate, sulfate. Exercisers are particularly dependent on sodium and potassium balance. Carbohydrates are important for fueling exercise, including vigorous weight training, and in post-exercise energy replacement nutrition. Carbohydrates, mostly sugars, are formulated in sports drinks with electrolytes such as sodium chloride and potassium and sometimes magnesium.
This suppression of creatine synthesis is thought to actually be beneficial, since creatine synthesis requires s-adenosyl methionine as a cofactor and may use up to 40-50% of SAMe for methylation[35][36][122] (initially thought to be above 70%, but this has since been re-evaluated[122]) though the expected preservation of SAMe may not occur with supplementation.[487] Reduced creatine synthesis, via preserving methyl groups and trimethylglycine (which would normally be used up to synthesize SAMe), is also thought to suppress homocysteine levels in serum,[37] but this may also not occur to a practical level following supplementation.[487]
Creatine non-response is when muscular loading of creatine is under a certain threshold (10mmol/L), while "response" to creatine means having more muscular creatine loading (20mol/L or more). There also exists a "grey area" inbetween, where some benefits are achieved but not as many as pure responders will experience. Response appears to be positively correlated with muscle mass and type II muscle fibers.
Creatine transport has been shown to increase when muscle creatine stores are depleted. This was only noted to occur in muscle with particular fiber types (soleus and red gastrocnemius), while other fiber types, such as white grastrocnemius, did not show any clear trend.[146] This indicates that transport in relation to total creatine levels varies across different muscle fiber types.
Cribb et al (2007) [29] observed greater improvements on 1RM, lean body mass, fiber cross sectional area and contractile protein in trained young males when resistance training was combined with a multi-nutrient supplement containing 0.1 g/kg/d of creatine, 1.5 g/kg/d of protein and carbohydrate compared with protein alone or a protein carbohydrate supplement without the creatine. These findings were novel because at the time no other research had noted such improvements in body composition at the cellular and sub cellular level in resistance trained participants supplementing with creatine. The amount of creatine consumed in the study by Cribb et al was greater than the amount typically reported in previous studies (a loading dose of around 20 g/d followed by a maintenance dose of 3-5 g/d is generally equivalent to approximately 0.3 g/kg/d and 0.03 g/kg/d respectively) and the length of the supplementation period or absence of resistance exercise may explain the observed transcriptional level changes that were absent in previous studies [30,31].
Cyclocreatine (1-carboxymethyl-2-iminoimidazolidine) is a synthetic analogue of creatine in a cyclic form. It serves as a substrate for the creatine kinase enzyme system, acting as a creatine mimetic. Cyclocreatine may compete with creatine in the CK enzyme system to transfer phosphate groups to ADP, as coincubation of both can reduce cyclocreatine's anti-motility effects on some cancer cells.[96]
At the end of the day, yes, strength training does impact your metabolism, but any boost you get will be minimal and completely secondary to all of the other health benefits of strength training. Any change in metabolism or increase in calorie burn will vary widely from person to person, and depends on so many factors: your genetics, eating habits, health conditions, what workout you do that day, how much sleep you're getting, and even how stressed you are on any given day. But incorporating a couple of strength training sessions into your fitness routine is worth doing no matter what—you'll feel yourself get stronger, and put yourself in a position to say healthier throughout life. Those are the best, most promising benefits to work for.
Casein, the source of the white color of milk, accounts for 70-80% of milk protein. Casein exists in what's known as a micelle, a compound similar to a soap sud which has a water-averse inside and water-loving outside. This property allows the protein to provide a sustained, slow release of amino acids into the blood stream, sometimes lasting for hours. This makes casein a good protein source immediately before a workout to provide a continual amino acid supply to the muscles. Some studies suggest that combined supplementation with casein and whey offers the greatest muscular strength improvement (Kerksick, 2006).
Recommended Dose: 3-6 grams before or during exercise. A ratio of two parts leucine to one part each of isoleucine and valine appears to be most beneficial. As Krissy Kendall, PhD, explains in "The Top 7 Supplements to Boost Endurance Performance," BCAAs can be just as effective for endurance athletes like runners, rowers, and cyclists as they can be for lifters and bodybuilders.
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There's More to Defeating Isis Than Blustery Rhetoric
by Gene Lyons
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire
Years before Navy Seals killed Osama bin Laden, this column argued that al-Qaida was capable of "theatrical acts of mass murder," but was not a military threat to the United States.
The phrase infuriated some readers. Back then tough guys talked about fighting "Islamofascism," supposedly a totalitarian ideology linking bitter enemies such as Iran and al-Qaida (but never Saudi Arabia, where the oil and money are, and where almost all the 9/11 conspirators originated) in an alliance to destroy Western Civilization.
Nobody says that anymore.
My point was simple. Fascism was a poor analogy. Pundits' Churchillian fantasies aside, I wrote, what made Nazism "uniquely dangerous wasn't merely Hitler's hypnotic ideology. It was German militarism and hyper-nationalism run amok. Islamic extremists control none of the world's 60-odd Muslim-majority nations. They have no army, air force or navy. They pose no military threat to the integrity of the United States or any Western nation."
Nor does ISIS, al-Qaida's more flamboyant and equally murderous rival. Last week's appalling atrocities in Paris, Beirut and Egypt underscored that reality in the bloodiest possible way. Almost everybody anticipates similar attacks in the United States. We must pray that they fail. However, as President Obama has said, a terrorist willing to die can murder innocents in restaurants as easily as Connecticut schoolchildren.
Yet for all the fury and despair these attacks have evoked -- I think of a little Parisian girl named Charlotte and her family -- ISIS cannot and will not prevail. It's less a political movement than an apocalyptic death cult, and definitely not an existential threat to the United States, France or Russia.
Sane leaders would know better than to antagonize three of the world's most powerful military establishments at once.
ISIS's self-anointed "Caliph," Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is not that kind of leader. Think David Koresh or Jim Jones with a militia and a Koran instead of a Bible. Theologically, ISIS is to Islam as the Ku Klux Klan is to Christianity, i.e. a crackpot, deviant sect. But much crazier.
Madness, however, has never prevented cult leaders from gaining an enraptured following. If anything, the converse appears true.
It's a fact of life Orwell recognized in a 1940 review of Hitler's "Mein Kampf": "Whereas Socialism, and even capitalism in a more grudging way, have said to people 'I offer you a good time,' Hitler has said to them, 'I offer you struggle, danger, and death,' and as a result a whole nation flings itself at his feet."
Writing in "The Atlantic," Graeme Wood explains ISIS's hypnotic appeal to dispossessed and humiliated young men:
"During the last years of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, the Islamic State's immediate founding fathers ... saw signs of the end times everywhere. They were anticipating, within a year, the arrival of the Mahdi -- a messianic figure destined to lead the Muslims to victory before the end of the world ... For certain true believers -- the kind who long for epic good-versus-evil battles -- visions of apocalyptic bloodbaths fulfill a deep psychological need."
It almost goes without saying that you can't make treaties with such people. They can only be defeated.
The question is how? And at what cost?
Confronted with a newly belligerent press corps in Turkey recently, President Obama spoke mockingly about actions that would "somehow in the abstract make America look tough or make me look tough."
"When you listen to what (GOP candidates) actually have to say, what they're proposing, most of the time when pressed they describe things that we're already doing. Maybe they're not aware that we're already doing them. Some of them seem to think that if I were just more bellicose in expressing what we're doing, that that would make a difference, because that seems to be the only thing that they're doing, is talking as if they're tough."
Mother Jones blogger Kevin Drum went down the list of the GOP candidates' suggestions, but found nothing new:
"There's a lot we can do to defeat ISIS, and most of it we're already doing. Airstrikes? Check. Broad coalition? Check. Working with Arab allies? Check. Engage with Sunni tribal leaders? Check. Embed with the Iraqi military? Check. There's more we could do, but often it's contradictory. You want to arm the Kurds and create a partnership with the Iraqi government? Good luck. You want to defeat Assad and ISIS? You better pick one. You want to avoid a large American ground force and you want to win the war fast? Not gonna happen."
Yes, Obama's "red line" in Syria was a strategic blunder; his "junior varsity" remark was cocky and ill-advised. Also, Vladimir Putin's right: The Assad government's bad, but ISIS is far worse.
However, ISIS has turned to terror because it's gradually losing the ground war, and the Caliphate is shrinking.
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Is it me or does the new directory structure make no sense? Sheesh, it's frustrating.
It takes a couple hundred hours of exploring to get used to ;) But if you do have any specific questions, don't hesitate to post them here, I'm sure someone will be able to help you out.
There is kinda a "sense" to it but at first glance it is hard to see. Like Fayez said after you dig around in it for awhile it makes a bit more sense.
I don't know Shawn, the logic isn't obvious to me. I've got 3 aliases in my root all named some variation of Home, ad there are links in a number of other sub directories.
And all the old links are there too. I still don't understand why old links were retained. Seems like a script should have done this.
Have you tried deleting those home symlinks? I don't think they do anything anyway, and you could always recreate them if you needed to. And about the other links, they're there to maintain backward compatibility with scripts that were configured on 1.0 servers. So, you could always remove them if they are useless to you - as long as you know what you are doing and are willing to reconfigure some stuff.
I would consider a "real shell account" one that has full unix capabilites. Since the upgrade my UNIX shell account is very limited... the only commands that are supported on my system is rm, cd, mkdir, chmod, etc., the basic stuff.
"The missing commands and help pages are something that we will be working on soon. For the time being there are some more pressing issues that our sysadmins are working on for us. Thanks for your patience."
That ticket was marked as resolved and 30 days later it is not fixed. Since it was marked as resolved I guess that means that at some later time I must put in another request when the system(s) have finally stabalized and maybe at that time it will be dealt with.
I'm really not trying to gripe and I do understand there are other problems that are of a much higher priority... I'm just glad that I don't make a living with my site and my sites have been pretty stable for some period now.
On the other hand, you can easily install all the software that you need. Which is what most of us do who need the extra capabilities.
I have man pages on my local computer, plus there are sets of man pages on the web, so there is no need for them on Shell account.
I think they have setup the sites well. 95% of the site owners have no need of man pages, extra utilities and such. Most of them have no idea of what a shell account is anyway. The other 5%, such as ourselves, are quite comfortable installing what we need.
and I'll add more to them as I need them.
It seems like its only the upgraded installations have the messy directory structure, possibly it was the only way of automatically upgrading all the sites.
One reason for all the symlinks is that as customers install scripts and such, if they don't work then it will generate support calls. So, many hosting places just make sure that as many possible configurations are covered, and the easiest way to do that is using symlinks.
Symlinks look messy in a directory listing but shouldn't effect the operation of the site at all.


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Cavotec UK recently completed a successful move to new and larger premises in Stockton-on-Tees, a site ideally suited to the company's future growth and expansion. Working closely with landlord UK Land Estates, Cavotec UK has also overseen the full redevelopment of the site.
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Cavotec has concluded a contract to supply advanced aviation fuelling systems and related equipment for the new-build Sohar Airport in Oman. The project was announced at The Airport Show held in Dubai where Cavotec is exhibiting its capabilities as an aviation systems designer and integrator.
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Report: Justice Department to Investigate Affirmative Action Policy
The Justice Department is allegedly investigating the potentially discriminatory nature of affirmative action policies at universities around the country, according to a Tuesday report from the New York Times.
The investigation, which is to be headed by the Justice Department's Civil Rights division, will seek clarity on whether or not standard affirmative action policies discriminate against white and Asian-Americans.
The New York Times obtained a document from the Civil Rights division, announcing the investigation into affirmative action practices. The project document claims that there will be "investigations and possible litigation related to intentional race-based discrimination in college and university admissions."
Roger Clegg, the President of the Center for Equal Opportunity, says that the investigation is "long overdue" in an America that has become increasingly multiracial. "The civil rights laws were deliberately written to protect everyone from discrimination, and it is frequently the case that not only are whites discriminated against now, but frequently Asian-Americans are as well," he said.
A December 2004 study from Princeton University revealed that African-American and Hispanic university candidates in the early 1980s were between 8 and 10 percentage points more likely than white applicants to be admitted. This translated to a difference of two-thirds of a letter grade on a candidate's GPA or to 400 SAT points. Since then the statistical difference between candidates across demographic lines has lessened but still remains significant.
The athlete advantage is weaker than the preference for African Americans, but stronger than the preference for Hispanic or legacy applicants. The legacy preference, while substantial, is less than that shown to Hispanics. Using the estimated logistic regression coefficients, it is possible to convert the magnitude of these preferences to a common SAT metric. The bonus for African-American applicants is roughly equivalent to an extra 230 SAT points (on a 1600-point scale), to 185 points for Hispanics, 200 points for athletes, and 160 points for children of alumni. The Asian disadvantage is comparable to a loss of 50 SAT points.
Editor's note: A reference to the Fisher v. University of Texas case has been removed from this article.
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"There were so many calls the system blew," Top Rank spokesman Lee Samuels said. "We've used the same company for 10-15 years and this is the first time this has happened."
Pacquiao was on the call from Los Angeles for what was supposed to be his last question-and-answer session before he arrives in Las Vegas next week for the May 2 fight. But the only question he answered was from a Top Rank PR person about how training camp was going, to which Pacquiao responded "very good."
Samuels said there were so many people calling in that some were unable to get on the call. He apologized and said it would be rescheduled.


Adding platinum atoms tunes the color of emitted light.
The visible light emission from a polymer film containing platinum atoms has been tuned by adjusting the spacing of the platinum atoms in the polymer chain. The resulting fluorescence and phosphorescence emission bands combine to produce "white light" when the polymer is excited with ultraviolet light. The polymer emits a combination of broad-spectrum violet and yellow that appears "white" to the human eye.
Discovered that the insertion of platinum atoms into the chain-like backbone of certain polymers can be used to tune the energy levels of the material and enables light emission from the polymer that appears 'white' to the human eye.
The ability to tune a family of organic polymers to emit light of different colors is a key step toward a new kind of organic light-emitting diode, or OLED, that can emit truly white light while improving efficiency and lowering cost for the LED-based light bulbs and displays of the future.
Existing white OLEDs—like those used in current cell phones and smart phones—are not truly white. These displays use a combination of organic polymers that emit different colors arranged in pixels of red, green and blue, combined to make white light. Research led by the University of Utah has succeeded in synthesizing and characterizing light-emitting polymers containing platinum atoms within the polymer chain. These polymers show both intrinsic fluorescence and phosphorescence emission bands that naturally combine to appear 'white' to the human eye. Adding a heavy atom such as platinum into the chain structure of the polymer alters the energy levels of the material and enables light emission (yellow to orange) via a process called phosphorescence from a normally inaccessible "triplet" energetic state of the polymer. When combined with the normally observed fluorescence emission (violet to blue) from the "singlet" energetic state of the polymer, the platinum-containing polymer exhibits a combined luminescence which can be tuned by varying the amount of platinum atoms in the polymer chains. Platinum atoms, because of their higher atomic mass, facilitate the formation of "triplet" states via a process called spin-orbit coupling. The length of the polymer chain between the platinum atoms determines the rate of ultrafast conversion of "singlet" state to "triplet" state and hence the amounts of fluorescent and phosphorescent light emitted. Having demonstrated that multiple colors can be simultaneously emitted from one polymer with UV light stimulation, the next step in the development of simpler, more efficient white OLEDs is to demonstrate the polymer's light emission characteristics when stimulated by the injection of electrical charges.
Basic Research: DOE, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, the National Science Foundation (electroabsorption (EA) studies) and the Laboratory Directed Research and Development program at Los Alamos National Laboratory (quantum chemical calculations); C.-X.S. was supported by NSFC grant program of China and Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities.


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Tyler Henry Koelewyn es una personalidad de reality show estadounidense que aparece en la serie Hollywood Medium con Tyler Henry como un "medium clarividente". La serie comenzó su transmisión en el E! Television Network en los Estados Unidos en enero de 2016, y fue el lanzamiento más grande de E! De una serie sin guion no derivada de otra en los tres años previos con 3.2 millones de espectadores para su tercer episodio. En noviembre de 2016, Henry publicó una memoria, Between Two Worlds: Lessons from the Other Side (Entre dos mundos: Lecciones desde el otro lado).

Activistas escépticos y otras personalidades, incluido John Oliver, preocupados por el aumento de la popularidad de Henry, han intentado activamente contrarrestar la percepción pública de que lo que hace Henry es real. Numerosos críticos sostienen que las lecturas de Henry se realizan utilizando técnicas engañosas de lectura en frío y lectura en caliente, y no con "poderes psíquicos". Susan Gerbic y otros también critican su programa de televisión por tomar como blanco a personas que están afligidas y vulnerables, y explotarlas para crear entretenimiento.

Primeros años
Henry es originario de Hanford, California, una pequeña ciudad rural cerca de Fresno.

Según Henry, se dio cuenta de que tenía habilidades clarividentes cuando tenía diez años. Después de dar lecturas a estudiantes y maestros en la Escuela Secundaria Sierra Pacific de Hanford, de donde se graduó en un programa académico acelerado, Henry inicialmente aspiró a asistir a la universidad y convertirse en enfermero de hospicio. Sin embargo, Henry pronto fue "descubierto". En poco tiempo, ganó una clientela de celebridades y un acuerdo de desarrollo de reality shows televisivos. Henry comenzó a filmar su serie de televisión para E! cuando tenía 19 años. Y el programa comenzó a emitirse una semana después de su vigésimo cumpleaños. Según se ha reportado, Henry agradece el escepticismo sobre su trabajo: "Estoy conforme con que las personas hagan preguntas", le dijo a Fresno Bee.

Henry es abiertamente gay.

Carrera profesional
En noviembre de 2015, Henry apareció en Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

Hollywood Medium con Tyler Henry se estrenó en E! el 24 de enero de 2016. Después de un exitoso estreno, E! ordenó dos episodios adicionales, lo que hace un total de 10 episodios. En marzo de 2016, se anunció que E! había ordenado una segunda temporada del programa. Una memoria, "Between Two Worlds", fue lanzada en 2016.

Henry ha realizado lecturas para muchas celebridades, como Nancy Grace, Alan Thicke, el jugador retirado de la NBA John Salley y los actores Monica Potter, Amber Rose, Jaleel White, las Kardashians, Carmen Electra, Matt Lauer, Chad Michael Murray, Rick Fox, Megan Fox, Chrissy Metz, Kristin Cavallari, Bobby Brown, Roselyn Sanchez, Tom Arnold, Erika Jayne y muchos más. La muerte de Alan Thicke varios meses después de su lectura con Henry se ha convertido en tema de informes y controversia de los medios.

En 2016, Henry publicó una memoria titulada "Between Two Worlds: Lessons from the Other Side" (Entre dos mundos: Lecciones desde el otro lado).

En febrero de 2018, People.com publicó un artículo antes de la tercera temporada de Hollywood Medium . El artículo detallaba las afirmaciones de Henry sobre sus habilidades, el desarrollo de sus "poderes" y su lectura con La Toya Jackson que saldría al aire en la nueva temporada, en la que afirmó ponerse en contacto con Michael Jackson.

Muerte de Alan Thicke
El 13 de diciembre de 2016, el actor Alan Thicke murió debido a una disección aórtica a la edad de 69 años. Varios meses antes de su muerte, Thicke fue objeto de una lectura realizada para el programa de televisión Hollywood Medium. Entre los muchos temas discutidos por Henry, se abordó la preocupación de posibles problemas cardíacos:

"Cuando se trata de una perspectiva genética familiar, es posible que dentro de su familia haya varios hombres que a una edad posterior tengan que lidiar con un problema de presión arterial, pero también con un soplo cardíaco o arritmia cardíaca, pero tengo que irme al corazón que se correlaciona con la presión arterial. Por lo tanto, tenga esto en cuenta, tengo un par de personas que transmiten un sentido similar diciendo que tengan en cuenta su propio corazón. Hay un hombre muy terco que falleció, reconoce que murió por un problema cardíaco. Su mensaje es: no seas terco como yo ... podría haber sido tratable si lo hubiéramos sabido."

Después de que Thicke murió, los fanes de Henry hicieron referencia a esta parte de su lectura como evidencia de que Tyler había predicho la muerte de Thicke. Varios medios de comunicación informaron sobre esto sin ninguna postura crítica, algunos incluso con titulares sensacionalistas como "Tyler Henry misteriosamente predice la muerte de Alan Thicke en Hollywood Medium".

La activista escéptica Susan Gerbic cuestionó la afirmación de que esta fue una predicción psíquica exitosa en un artículo del 15 de septiembre de 2017 en Skeptical Inquirer. En un desglose detallado de la lectura completa, Gerbic hace notar que inmediatamente después de las declaraciones anteriores, Thicke bromeó: "Gracias, doctor Henry, voy a tomar eso en serio". Gerbic dice que esto llevó a Henry a echar la cabeza hacia atrás y reírse. Gerbic dijo: "Menciono esto porque parece tan despiadado que si Henry REALMENTE pensara que el corazón de Thicke se detendría solo un par de meses después, debería haber sido menos impertinente al respecto, y en realidad tomarlo muy en serio". Gerbic continuúa diciendo:

"Tengamos en mente que Henry estaba de nuevo apostándole a las probabilidades. ¿La causa número uno de muerte para los hombres estadounidenses? Adivinaste: enfermedades cardíacas... Mi intención con esta investigación es mostrar que no hay evidencia de que esté ocurriendo ninguna comunicación con los muertos, todo lo que se dijo fueron generalidades o fue editado. Si este es un gran caso de predicción de alguien recibiendo una llamada del "otro lado" para que le revisen el corazón, ¿por qué fue tan vaga? ¿Acaso el  Medium de Hollywood culpa a Alan Thicke por no tomarse en serio la lectura de Henry?"

Análisis crítico
Es la opinión de los escépticos científicos que el ser "medium" es una estafa, y que Henry no es una excepción. Como tal, activistas escépticos y otros preocupados por el aumento de la popularidad de Henry han intentado activamente contrarrestar la percepción pública de que lo que Henry dice hacer es real:

Gerbic, miembro del Comité para la Investigación Escéptica, ha desestimado a Henry como uno de los muchos "vampiros de sufrimiento" que han ganado notoriedad cultural reciente, y es particularmente crítica con la aspiración declarada de Henry de ofrecer consejo a los padres que han perdido hijos por suicidio, una práctica que Gerbic describe como "hacer presa de familias cuando están en sus momentos más desesperados y vulnerables". Gerbic describe las actuaciones como "un tejido de mentiras", diciendo que personas como Henry "se aprovechan de los pobres y sin afecto". A partir de febrero de 2018, ha publicado siete artículos que detallan cómo cree que las supuestas hazañas de Henry se llevan a cabo. En marzo de 2018, Gerbic publicó un artículo en el sitio web Skeptical Inquirer que resume una serie de técnicas que, según ella, son utilizadas por psíquicos, como Henry, para lograr sus aparentes resultados.
 La autora Sharon Hill, de Doubtful News y el podcast 15 Credibility Street, también ha criticado a Henry, afirmando que "difícilmente podemos considerar un talento el adivinar sobre la vida de las celebridades", señalando que sus éxitos aparentes en el programa son "editados astutamente" para Audiencias de televisión.
 "Lo que Henry está haciendo no es entretenimiento", afirma el activista Hemant Mehta, "es un engaño". Mehta duda de que Henry se someta a ensayos científicos, y siente que él es "solo la última estrella telegénica en una red dedicada a celebrar a personas vacuas".
 El neurólogo Steven Novella, fundador de la Sociedad Escéptica de Nueva Inglaterra  y anfitrión del podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, afirma que los psíquicos como Henry son "vampiros de sufrimiento" que dicen estar dando consuelo a las familias en duelo: "Henry desea insertar basura inventada. No es un consejero capacitado, y trabajar con el duelo es muy complicado. El potencial de daño es tremendo".
 El oncólogo quirúrgico David Gorski de ScienceBlogs escribe en su artículo del 22 de enero de 2016 "El surgimiento de un nuevo vampiro de sufrimiento":

"La próxima generación de estafadores psíquicos ha llegado, dirigida por un apuesto muchacho de 20 años que se anuncia como tres, tres, tres estafadores psíquicos en uno. Primero, afirma ser un médium, alegando que puede comunicarse con los muertos. En segundo lugar, afirma ser clarividente, lo que implica que puede predecir el futuro. En tercer lugar, y finalmente, afirma ser un "médico intuitivo", definido como tener la "capacidad innata de describir la causa de una condición física o emocional a través de sentir o percibir la energía de otra persona".

 Gorski continúa diciendo:

"Bien podría ser que, mientras Henry se limite a hacer lecturas sobre celebridades para su programa, todo lo que está haciendo es entretenimiento inofensivo. El problema es que sabemos que no se limita a eso. Él anuncia reservas privadas en su sitio web... ha declarado que quiere "ayudar" a los padres cuyos hijos muerto por suicidio, y sin duda antes de mucho tiempo lo hará. Probablemente el productor de su programa está buscando padres así de afligidos en este mismo momento, presas para el vampiro de sufrimiento, exhibidas para el entretenimiento mórbido de las masas."

 El escritor de espectáculos del Huffington Post, Cole Delbyck, criticó el programa y las afirmaciones de Henry de poder contactar a las celebridades con sus seres queridos fallecidos, diciendo que "según los avances, parece bastante explotador y de mal gusto".
 El mentalista Mark Edward y Gerbic comentaron sobre las lecturas que Henry le dio a Ross Matthews, Margaret Cho, Jodie Sweetin y Jillian Rose Reed. Afirman que Henry no necesita saber a quién está leyendo de antemano, ya que "parece no ser más que una tibia lectura en frío, adulación y generalidades". Los asistentes en las entrevistas posteriores afirmaron que Henry había sido muy específico, pero Gerbic y Edward no pudieron encontrar un solo acierto, haciendo notar errores en la memoria de cada asistente. En el caso de una lectura que Henry hizo para un editor del personal de la revista Cosmopolitan y que fue publicada en video por la revista, Gerbic señala que también puede haber evidencia de que Henry tenga información de antemano, por lo que también estáría utilizando la técnica llamada "lectura en caliente".
 Bobby Finger llama a Hollywood Medium "el peor programa en la televisión" y un "pequeño experimento engañosamente cruel de programación explotadora". Analizó un episodio en el que Henry se reunió con Carole Radziwill y mostró que todo lo que Henry le dijo era información pública fácilmente accesible. Concluye:

"La pérdida de un ser querido causa su propia terrible categoría especial de dolor, y explotar el dolor de alguien de una manera que presenta el más allá como este lugar sombrío y tenebroso donde nuestros amigos y familiares muertos están constantemente en la búsqueda de gente como el "Hollywood Medium"... para difundir un mensaje que es casi siempre: "Estoy bien", no solo estafa sus desesperadas y tristes víctimas quitándoles unos pocos arduamente ganados dólares, sino que desmerece el recuerdo de aquellos a quienes perdieron".

Susan Gerbic está de acuerdo con Finger en que "esto no es diversión inocente". Al analizar ese mismo episodio ella llegó a una conclusión ligeramente diferente. Ella afirma que Henry no necesita tener conocimiento a priori de entrevistados "porque solo necesita lanzar declaraciones generales y luego permanecer en silencio mientras el asistente completa los detalles". Ella hace notar el momento específico en que Radziwill le entregó a Henry un anillo de oro de mujer y Henry afirma que el anillo es una referencia a alguien que murió a una edad temprana, luego le preguntó si conocía a alguien que se ajustara a esa descripción. Radziwill dijo: "sí [pausa] una novia [pausa] su nombre es Carolyn". Gerbic señala que "es importante tener en cuenta estas pausas. Aquí es donde Henry simplemente deja que el asistente hable y suelte toda la información que él va a necesitar".

 En 2016, el Independent Investigations Group otorgó al programa de televisión de Henry el "Truly Terrible Television Award" (Premio al programa de televisión verdaderamente terrible), que decía: "En reconocimiento a la falta de integridad científica, y del engaño extraordinario y continuo al público estadounidense representado en este programa de televisión, el IIG desafortunadamente está obligado a presentar este premio a Hollywood Medium al programa de televisión realmente terrible de 2016.

 En un artículo de 2016 "The Hollywood Medium has a secret," (El Hollywood Medium tiene un secreto), Ryan Houlihan describe y analiza el fenómeno Tyler Henry desde una perspectiva escéptica. Explica cómo Tyler usa la lectura en frío, y probablemente también técnicas de lectura en caliente, para dar la ilusión de poderes psíquicos. Houlihan atribuye el éxito de Henry a la credulidad de las celebridades y de los medios de comunicación: "El truco de Henry está pulido, pero solo funciona porque tiene un gran apoyo". Además de las celebridades que entrevista, Henry parece contar con el respaldo total de la prensa de entretenimiento".  Houlihan concluye así su artículo:

"Si Henry realmente puede hablar con los muertos, este sería el descubrimiento más importante en la historia del mundo. Pero en lugar de llevar su don a científicos o líderes religiosos, Henry ha decidido hablar con actores sobre sus abuelas y mascotas fallecidas en un reality show. Antes de que se publicara esta historia, "The Outline" le preguntó al publicista de Henry una última vez si podía demostrar sus habilidades con pruebas. No recibimos respuesta."

 En un artículo que escribió para Skeptical Inquirer en mayo de 2017, Susan Gerbic analizó con gran detalle un  popular video de la red E! de Henry haciendo una lectura a un fan, Jamie Horn. Después de la sesión con Henry, Horn dijo "¡Fue increíble y emotivo!" Pero la conclusión de Gerbic es que Henry simplemente usó técnicas de lectura en frío para engañarla:

"Ella [Horn] no tiene la posibilidad en ese momento de hacer una pausa, retroceder y pensar realmente en lo que él está diciendo... [pero] lo que falta podría ser tan importante como lo que se dijo. Henry falló en decir cualquier cosa que pudiera considerarse específica. Nunca supo los nombres de nadie, carreras, años de muerte o nacimiento, pasatiempos, nada. Toda la información que arrojó fue general, y esperaba que Horn presentara las respuestas... Estas son declaraciones que encajan casi  con cualquier persona si eres lo suficientemente general."

 En junio de 2017, Nancy Grace se presentó para una lectura con Henry. Grace estaba convencida de que Henry se estaba comunicando con su padre muerto, así como con su prometido asesinado, y dijo que había recibido un cierre. Después de la lectura, Grace dijo "había muchas cosas que [Henry] dijo que era imposible para él haber recopilado en Internet o incluso en una búsqueda por computadora, discursos que he dado, de cosas que han sucedido, me resulta difícil de creer... yo encuentro muchas de las cosas que me dijo absolutamente increíbles". En abril de 2018, Susan Gerbic analizó la lectura y detalló en "Nancy Grace Should be Ashamed of Herself!N (Nancy Grace debería estar avergonzada de sí misma) exactamente cómo Grace había sido engañada por las técnicas fraudulentas habituales de lectura en frío y lectura en caliente utilizadas por los "vampiros de sufrimiento" como Henry para convencer a las personas de que tienen poderes paranormales.
 En abril de 2018, Ben Fowlkes de MMAJunkie.com informó que, durante una lectura de la ex campeona de peso gallo femenino de la UFC, Ronda Rousey, Henry transmitió información sobre el suicidio de su padre, como si se hubiera obtenido a través de su habilidad como medium. Sin embargo, Fowlkes señala que la información "revelada" estaba fácilmente disponible a través de una búsqueda en Google porque Rousey había discutido públicamente estos detalles previamente en múltiples ocasiones. Hacer esto es un ejemplo de un engaño llamado lectura en caliente .
 En un segmento de 2019 de Last Week Tonight, John Oliver criticó a los medios de comunicación por producir programas como The Hollywood Medium, porque convencen a los espectadores de que los poderes psíquicos son reales y, por lo tanto, permiten que los psíquicos del vecindario se aprovechen de las familias en duelo. Oliver dijo que Henry podría usar la lectura en caliente además de la lectura en frío . Como ejemplo, Oliver diseccionó la lectura de Henry de Matt Lauer sobre el viaje de pesca de padre e hijo que fue parte de la lectura. Oliver mostró ejemplos de información públicamente disponible sobre el amor de Lauer por la pesca con su padre, incluyendo a Lauer declarando esto en su propio programa varias veces. Oliver lo resumió así:

"Miren, quizás Tyler Henry realmente accedió al más allá, una acción que cambiaría fundamentalmente nuestra comprensión de todo en la Tierra. O tal vez simplemente buscó en Google 'papá de Matt Lauer' y se sacó la jodida lotería".

Hablando de los psíquicos en general, Oliver dijo:

"En el mejor de los casos, es imprudente que un extraño intente ventriloquizar a los muertos. La pérdida es complicada y el duelo no se ve igual para todos. Pero en el peor de los casos, cuando las habilidades psíquicas se presentan como auténticas, esto envalentona a un vasto mundo subterráneo de buitres sin escrúpulos, más que felices de ganar dinero ofreciendo una línea abierta al más allá, así como muchos otros servicios falsos de porquería".

Véase también

 Clarividencia
 Adivinación
 Houdini y el espiritismo
 Sylvia Browne

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 Métodos psíquicos revelados: lectura caliente
 Métodos psíquicos expuestos: trucos de lectura en frío
 El análisis de John Oliver del problema con los psíquicos de la televisión
 The Hollywood Medium no está hablando con los muertos: un análisis

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When the resolution is reduced to 8 bits, it stops capturing when the sampling is increased from 1 MS to 2 MS.
Older release of Pico Scope 6 (6.7.27) does not have similar issues.
Last edited by tsimic on Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:08 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Can you post a psdata, this will give all the other settings you are using, enabling us to replicate your set up more closely.
This happens all the time, whenever I change the settings like described in the initial post.
xml files, as found at the location you mentioned, are attached.
- Scope 6403 seems not to have the same problem with the same SW, so maybe it is HW related? But as mentioned before, an older version of PicoScope SW works fine with the 5443A scope.
This has been passed to the development team, the trace file is giving a warning about Too Many Samples.
Thanks Martyn, looking forward to a solution.
I seem to be seeing something similar with the new picoscope software (V 6.9.18.1) and a picoscope 4262. I did not have this problem with a previous version of the software, but it updated recently with this issue. I've tried this on 2 different PCs.
I'm inputting a continuous 60Hz sine wave directly from a waveform generator into channel A and triggering from channel B. The scope is not capturing this, displaying a flat line zero volts on both channel A and B while in 'running' mode. The scope does not trigger on channel B, probably because it is reading this as zero even though it is not. It is only when I press 'stop' that the picoscope displays the 60Hz sine on channel A and the signal it did not trigger to on channel B.
- If I change from 500ms/div to 1s/div the sine is displayed but with intermittent flat lines.
- If I change the number of samples to 2MS it seems to work OK; but with less than 1MS it either doesn't work at all or works intermittently.
The same problem exists with the beta version of software that's available. It is not an issue with version 6.6.57 (which is the only other version I can find.
Can you post up a trace file, location of this file is in an earlier post. We can then check if it is the same issue.
I've attached the trace file that was generated after I starting up the software and reproducing the issue. Hope this helps. I've just tried it on a picoscope 6403B, this picoscope is OK.
While I'm waiting for that fix, Is there any chance you can send me a link to a previous working version, from more than 2 months ago? I already have v6.6.57, but this old and has other minor issues that I can do without.
This is not the same issue, so please contact me at support@picotech.com and we can provide a link to download a specific version of PicoScope.