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When I read a study last year about how a vegan diet helped diabetics lose weight and better manage their disease, one statistic struck me: Two-thirds of the diabetics assigned to the diet stayed on it for the full six months, compared with just 44 percent of study participants assigned to a more varied, omnivorous diet. I was intrigued. Of course, it?s no surprise that a veggie-rich, cheeseburger-free diet would prove to be healthy. But could a diet so effective also be easy to follow? I wanted to know. Though I?m not diabetic, I am keen on keeping my weight down and my arteries clear. How would I fare as a vegan? As a fan of fish, meat, eggs, and dairy, I wondered, could I survive without them? I wasn?t sure, but more and more Americans are managing to do it just fine. Vegans, who refrain from using or eating any animal-based products, number between 2.7 million and 4 million, according to a recent Harris poll. And though it means they don?t eat honey or consume dairy, wear leather,
You're probably used to doing cardio and weight workouts separately, and that's fine. But doing both in the same session raises your metabolism and gives you an extra day to recover, since you won't need to go back the next day to do the other workout. Jim Smith, C.S.C.S., a strength coach in Sayre, Pa., offers three ways to set up a highly effective all-inclusive workout.
Behind the scenes, ?Director of Covert Activities? keeps Penn & Teller safe, audiences in awe. Nathan Santucci has worked for Penn & Teller (hereafter referred to as ?the guys?) for 15 years and 2,600 shows, both on stage and television, and for the past nine years has had the G. Gordon Liddy-esque job of ?Director of Covert Activities,? which has many responsibilities, chief among them building and maintaining magic props.
Alleges leaking windows, nonexistent service. A California state court certified the class in a suit involving leaking windows manufactured by a subsidiary of the popular manufacturer Pella. The ruling allows the class action, which plaintiffs' counsel believes affects around 100,000 homeowners, to move forward.
New study draws links between nutrition and economic status. As health experts grapple with rising obesity, the food American consumers eat gets a lot of the blame; things like pizza, burgers and fries, and sugary soft drinks. But there could be an economic reason so many people tend to over-consume unhealthy food. It costs less than food that's good for you.
Catch these signs of our time before they?re gone. To celebrate Archaeology Awareness and Historic Preservation Month, the Nevada State Historic Preservation Office encourages residents to take historic walking tours and visit archaeological sites throughout the state.
What appears to be swine flu is probably just hay fever . Relax. That cough and sneeze you've suddenly developed probably isn't swine flu. More likely you're a victim of a seasonal allergy attack, whose symptoms can be similar to a cold or the flu.
SHORT STACK Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
In a definite sign of the times, the finance manager of an agency that will soon receive millions of stimulus dollars recently sought board approval to switch accounts from a small bank to a big bank, just in case the small one runs into trouble.
Rock star writer comes to Vegas to read from current work and preview coming attractions. David Sedaris, whose wryly comic autobiographical essays have made him into a best-selling author, reads Sunday at UNLV?s Artemus Ham Hall. And it promises to be a rare Las Vegas phenomenon ? rarer even than snow on the palm trees ? an author reading that sells out an 1,800-seat venue. Vegas, as I?ve noted before, doesn?t see many big-name authors stopping by on their book tours. But it seems a natural choice for Sedaris, who enjoys perversity and human oddities.
The promotion for Saturday?s junior welterweight fight between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton took a turn for the kinder and gentler Thursday as the biggest bout of the year to date drew closer.
National average hovers around $2 a gallon. For yet another week, motorists will find little change in gasoline prices as they head out for weekend excursions. The national average price of regular self-serve gas is $2.054 a gallon, according to AAA.
FLASHPOINT Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
It?s tough in local government these days. You have a huge
No Child Left Behind has not brought academic equity to the nation?s schools. A federal report on student achievement brought good and bad news. The good: Minority students made dramatic gains on standardized tests over the past four decades. The bad: There has been little change in the achievement gap between white and minority students since the 1980s.
Congress should form an independent commission to study Bush administration?s actions. In Congress there has been a roaring debate recently over the so-called torture memos from the Justice Department, outlining the brutal tactics used by CIA interrogators after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Pentagon must spend its limited money on priorities that best serve military?s mission. Many critics of Defense Secretary Robert Gates? initiative to reshape the Pentagon?s budget talk as if they believe the government?s central purpose in buying military equipment is to provide civilians with well-paying jobs.
Also, $3 million-plus restored to state?s marketing budget. CARSON CITY ? A joint Assembly and Senate subcommittee agreed Thursday to increase the frequency of inspections at ambulatory surgical centers, the facilities tied to last year?s hepatitis C outbreak.
WASHINGTON ? As Congress entertains legislation to increase penalties on employers violating workplace safety rules, the Obama administration?s Labor Department is moving ahead with plans to target and prosecute big companies that are repeat safety law offenders.
But to stimulate the state?s economy, governor would consider a tax holiday. CARSON CITY ? Gov. Jim Gibbons? news conference Thursday provided a nice summation of his first two years in office. He was forcefully anti-tax. He attacked the Legislature. He had the backing of five junior, conservative Republican assemblymen.
She says employee with key, her doctor-husband drawn by medical equipment. Tracy Hurst says she was the last one to know that a clandestine after-hours cosmetic surgery business was being run out of The Medical Spa at Summerlin.
Gaming giant now turns to restructuring its own $13.5 billion debt. MGM Mirage executives said Thursday that the deal struck this week to finance completion of CityCenter marks a turning point for the company, which has been pushed to the edge of bankruptcy by the recession.
Iraq's Shiite radical leader Moqtada al-Sadr on Saturday met with some 70 co-religionists in Istanbul, including members of the Iraqi parliament, Anatolia news agency quoted an aide as saying.
The new swine flu strain lacks traits that made the 1918 pandemic so deadly, US authorities said Friday, amid a 50-state effort to contain the disease and spread prudence, not panic, among the public.
The new swine flu strain lacks traits that made the 1918 pandemic so deadly, US authorities said Friday, amid a 50-state effort to contain the disease and spread prudence, not panic, among the public.
Health officials on Friday scoured all 50 US states for possible swine flu infections and predicted the number of cases would rise, but called for prudence not panic from the skittish public.
The new swine flu strain lacks traits that made the 1918 pandemic so deadly, US authorities said, amid a 50-state effort to contain the disease and spread prudence, not panic, among the public.
Manchester United descend on relegation-threatened Middlesbrough this weekend knowing another three points will leave them on the brink of a third consecutive Premier League title.
Manchester United descend on relegation-threatened Middlesbrough this weekend knowing another three points will leave them on the brink of a third consecutive Premier League title.
The White House took a major leap into the Web 2.0 world, launching pages on social networks MySpace and Facebook and sending its first "tweets" on hot micro-blogging service Twitter.
Just one point separates Celtic and Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premier League as they head into their first games following the league split.
Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho has dismissed the significance of the club's clash against Lazio this weekend, just short of seven years to the day since the Romans denied the nerazzurri the Serie A title.
The stakes could not be higher as double champions Real Madrid host leaders Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday in a duel that could determine the fate of this season?s Spanish championship.
Manchester United descend on relegation-threatened Middlesbrough this weekend knowing another three points will leave them on the brink of a third consecutive Premier League title.
Rachel Alexandra romped to a spectacular 20 1/4-length victory in the 500,000-dollar Kentucky Oaks on Friday in a scintillating curtain-raiser to Saturday's Kentucky Derby.
Internet-Age innovator Google is taking advantage of an old-time principle to thwart wildfires: goats will eat almost anything.
Global Labour Day rallies attended by hundreds of thousands of people angered or worried by recession turned ugly in a host of affected countries Friday.
Latin American nations are better prepared to handle today's H1N1 flu outbreak than five years ago when avian flu struck, the head of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said Friday.
Authorities at Mexico City's international airport said Friday they have installed 10 heat-imaging cameras to catch any departing or arriving passengers with flu symptoms.
The Washington Post Co. reported a quarterly net loss on Friday as print advertising revenue plunged more than 30 percent at its flagship newspaper and online revenue also fell.
The first case of swine flu was confirmed in Asia as health experts said the world appeared better prepared to fight an epidemic now than a few years ago and vowed a vaccine was only months away.
Thousands of screaming British boxing supporters cheered on Ricky Hatton at Friday's weigh-in for Saturday's junior welterweight bout with Filipino Manny Pacquiao, who also had strong support.
South Korea Saturday reported its first confirmed case of swine flu, according to Yonhap news agency.
Fiji was suspended from the 16-nation Pacific Islands Forum on Saturday and told there was no place for a regime which displays "such a total disregard for basic human rights".
The first confirmed case of swine flu in Asia was recorded in Hong Kong Friday after a Mexican man who arrived via Shanghai tested positive, Chief Executive Donald Tsang announced.
Bad news at Chrysler and General Motors took a bite out of US auto sales that fell 34 percent in April as consumers shied away from dealerships amid growing economic uncertainty.
Los Angeles detectives were combing through cold case files on Friday following the arrest of a 72-year-old man suspected of being the city's worst serial killer.
Red Sox hurler Daisuke Matsuzaka, recovering from a shoulder strain, has been scheduled to make his first minor league rehabilitation start on Tuesday.
Manny Pacquiao weighed in at 138 pounds, his second-largest weight ever for a bout, while Ricky Hatton was at the 140-pound limit Friday ahead of their junior welterweight fight Saturday.
The National Basketball Association won't impose any further penalty against Boston's Rajon Rondo for his scuffle with Chicago's Kirk Hinrich in game six of their Eastern Conference playoff series.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon issued a statement Friday deploring the death, jailing and intimidation of journalists around the world ahead of World Press Freedom Day on Sunday.
