1. Eat every 2 hours. No, not sugar and junk. Think lean protein, whole grains, and nothing overly processed and stick with sensible servings. This will keep your metabolism burning at its peak and help to reduce excess hunger and cravings.

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The Clark County School District is preparing for a process euphemistically known as ?reduction in force.?

Values plummeting with no end in sight. Some Las Vegas residential land has no underlying value, and it?s only going to get worse, one land expert says.

Some documents speak for themselves:

NBC/CNBC analyst Jim Cramer, who went on a blistering

Legislature should adopt bill that would make seat belt violations a primary offense. A survey found last year that nearly 91 percent of Nevadans buckle up when they drive, better than the national average of 83 percent. But the Nevada Seat Belt Coalition, a partnership of the Nevada Public Safety Department and UNLV?s Safe Community Partnership, calculated that Nevada annually would save 10 additional lives and have 140 fewer serious injuries if the law allowed police to stop any driver who isn?t wearing a seat belt.

Legislature should show courage in developing long-range solution to state budget woes. We expect the 63 people who serve in the Nevada Legislature to make tough decisions on a wide range of issues. Yet there is one vitally important matter that, session after session, causes us to question whether the lawmakers collectively have any spine.

President Barack Obama is rightly pushing for overhaul of financial regulations. Bailing out banks that erred spectacularly in their lending, merger and investment policies would surely be unwise without corresponding action to toughen regulations governing them.

Strong stand gives GOP upper hand in bargaining. CARSON CITY ? Conservatives launched a brutal attack last week on seven Assembly Republicans who voted for a voter-approved hotel room tax increase, with Ronda Kennedy announcing a primary challenge to Assemblyman Lynn Stewart for his vote on the issue.

Lawmakers of both parties say the special spending projects help the state. WASHINGTON ? It?s starting to make sense why Nevada?s lawmakers have been such fans of earmarks.

The Sun reported last week on growing doubts among state and local politicians about the need for another quarter-cent sales tax increase sought by Metro Police to pay for more officers.

Strip building boom, buyouts were ill-timed, and many see more pain in ?09. Last year, Las Vegas gaming revenue fell to 2005 levels.

What is this thing that the Las Vegas Review-Journals publisher has going with the U.S. Senates majority leader and Nevadas senior senator, Harry Reid?

LOCAL BASE PLAYS KEY ROLE IN DEVELOPING METHODS AND EQUIPMENT TO ADAPT TO NEW CHALLENGES. Ponder if you will, an SAT question with a combat twist:

The history of health care in Las Vegas can be divided into two eras: the one before last years hepatitis C outbreak and the one after it.

We have a history of coming up short when federal formulas are used, a fact well known by plan?s critics. WASHINGTON As the final votes were being cast for President Barack Obamas $787 billion economic recovery plan last month, Nevadas lawmakers began a chorus of criticism, expressing disappointment that the $1.5 billion allocated to the struggling state was not greater.

Late-season snow and high winds punched through the eastern United States Monday, killing at least five people as the freeze snapped power lines, closed schools and snarled air and road traffic.

Late season snow and high winds punched through the eastern United States on Monday snapping power lines, closing schools and snarling air and road traffic.

Tyler Perry's wacky comedy about a gun-toting grandmother behind bars, "Madea Goes to Jail," led the pack at North American box offices at the weekend, final industry figures showed Monday.

Late season snow and high winds punched through the eastern United States on Monday snapping power lines, closing schools and snarling air and road traffic.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on her first visit to the Middle East as America's top diplomat, on Monday reiterated Washington's willingness to engage with Iran if it "unclenches its fist."

Late season snow accompanied by high winds punched through the eastern United States on Monday snapping power lines, closing schools and snarling air and road traffic.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday that she doubts Iran will respond to overtures by US President Barack Obama, a US official said.

A massive snowstorm ravaged the eastern United States early Monday, snapping power lines, closing schools and snarling the morning commute amid freezing temperatures from the deep South to Maine.

A massive snowstorm ravaged the eastern United States early Monday, snapping power lines, closing schools and snarling the morning commute amid freezing temperatures from the deep South to Maine.

Scores of whales died after nearly 200 beached themselves in Australia but rescuers refloated some and were racing to save dozens of others, according to officials.

A massive snowstorm ravaged the eastern United States early Monday, snapping power lines, closing schools and snarling the morning commute amid freezing temperatures from Maryland to Maine.

A rare snowstorm blanketed the southern states of Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee Sunday and churned northward, leaving residents from Maryland to Maine bracing for heavy snowfall overnight, forecasters said.

Residents from Maryland to Maine braced for freezing temperatures and heavy snowfalls Monday as a fierce storm barreled up the East coast of the United States after dousing the south with a rare snow cover.

American Mardy Fish rallied to beat Evgeny Korolev 7-5, 6-3 Sunday, becoming the first top seed to win the ATP Delray Beach International Championship in the 17-year history of the event.

American Mardy Fish rallied to beat Evgeny Korolev 7-5, 6-3 Sunday, becoming the first top seed to win the ATP Delray Beach International Championship in the 17-year history of the event.

A rare snowstorm blanketed the southeastern United States and churned northward, as residents from Maryland to Maine braced for freezing temperatures and heavy snowfalls.

Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola insists that he will not press the panic button despite the Spanish giants suffering back-to-back league defeats.

The chief of staff of Guinea-Bissau's armed forces, General Tagme Na Waie, was killed in a bomb attack Sunday on military headquarters, his aide Lieutenant Colonel Bwam Nhamtchio told AFP.

A landmark international tribunal to try the suspected killers of Lebanon's former prime minister Rafiq Hariri opened here Sunday with pledges to provide justice to victims of terrorism.

Palestinian militants in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip fired five rockets at southern Israel on Sunday, according to the Israeli military, further straining a fragile ceasefire.

EU leaders ruled out on Sunday a regional bailout plan for eastern Europe despite a Hungarian warning of a "new iron curtain" while rejecting protectionism as a response to the economic crisis.

Spain's ruling Socialists were ousted from power in Galicia and trailed the incumbent party in the Basque Country in regional elections on Sunday seen as the first test of voter sentiment since the country plunged into recession.

People with manic or bipolar tendencies have higher expectations of what they can achieve in terms of success, money and fame, a new study published Monday finds.

Government measures aimed at stabilising the financial markets appear to have had some positive effect between November and February, the world's largest central banking body said Monday.

Fast bowler Brett Geeves will join the Australian squad in South Africa as cover for injured bowler Doug Bollinger, selectors said here on Monday.

Nearly 200 whales and several dolphins have beached themselves on an island off southern Australia and a race is on to save the dozens of survivors, officials said Monday.

Anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and record-high suicide rates are haunting American veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, amid a taboo over mental distress.

The halls of the US Congress are alive with the sounds of Twitter. Members of the Senate and House of Representatives -- or their aides -- are tapping out dozens of the micro messages a day on cellphones and computers from offices, committee meetings and even the floor of the legislature.

Shaquille O'Neal won the duel in the desert against ex-teammate Kobe Bryant Sunday, by scoring 33 points to power the Phoenix Suns to a 118-111 win over his former Los Angeles Lakers.

Hiding away in a tranquil sun-kissed corner of Florida -- the dream of many retired Americans -- has become a nightmare for some amid the global economic downturn.

Amid grim news of record deficits unveiled in the US budget, marijuana advocates are welcoming legislation in US states they say could blossom into billions of dollars in tax revenue.

Australian Geoff Ogilvy won his second WGC Accenture Match Play title in four years here Sunday with a commanding 4 and 3 victory over England's Paul Casey.

An auction of Mahatma Gandhi's iconic round glasses, branded an "insult" by the independence leader's family, will go ahead, the New York-based auctioneers said Sunday.