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Diabetes forecast to hit one in 10 adults by 2030

One in 10 adults will have diabetes by 2030
Reuters News Service

One in 10 adults will have diabetes by 2030, posing a huge challenge to healthcare systems around the world, according to a report on Monday.

The number of people living with the disease is expected to soar to 552 million by 2030 -- equating to three new cases every 10 seconds -- up from 366 million in 2011, unless urgent action is taken, the International Diabetes Federation said.

The vast majority of diabetics have Type 2 disease -- the kind linked to poor diet, obesity and lack of exercise -- and the problem is spreading as people in the developing world adopt more Western lifestyles.

Diabetics have inadequate blood sugar control, which can lead to serious complications like heart disease and stroke, damage to the kidneys or nerves, and to blindness. Worldwide deaths from the disease are now running at 4.6 million a year.

"In every country and in every community worldwide, we are losing the battle against this cruel and deadly disease," said Jean Claude Mbanya, president of the federation, which represents over 200 national associations.

Global sales of diabetes medicines totaled $35 billion last year and could rise to as much as $48 billion by 2015, according to research firm IMS Health, driven by increased prevalence and treatment, especially in countries such as China, India, Mexico and Brazil.

(Reporting by Ben Hirschler; Editing by Jon Loades-Carter)

Breaking News: Ben Ammi - Webcast

“The Breath of Life for the Ascension Age – PHYSICAL IMMORTALITY: THE REVELATION”

Please be advised that Ben Ammi is preparing for a live webcast (Internet Broadcast) of a message of utmost historical and prophetic importance, during which he will share a revelation that promises to be the most significant since his earth-changing vision of 1966.

The broadcast is scheduled to air via the yahkhai.com internet site on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011 at 3:00PM EST (for North America, Caribbean and South America) and 1500GMT (for Africa and Europe).

Access to the broadcast is being arranged as a pay-per-view, with the cost being $10 (proceeds to benefit the Restoration Village projects in Eden-Africa).

For further information, contact Minister of Information Elyahshuv at elyahshuv@hotmail.com or 972-8-655-9601.

Unity Day Run 2011

Sacred Remarks by the Holy Father, Ben Ammi HaMasheahk at the conclusion of the Unity Day Run 2011
Dimona, Israel – Northeast Africa


To all of the Saints of the Holy One of Israel, Yahwah Qadosh Israel, Kagh Samayahk!

To reiterate in brevity, as Sar Elyahshuv has stated, we, the Saints of the Kingdom of Yah, are witnesses to the Truth of the words of Yah. I want all of you to remember that you are the ones that Yah has chosen to be His witnesses and we have to have a testimony. The world that is in opposition to Yah Yisrael is depending and leaning on their scientists with all of their heart soul and might to research the Holy creations so that they can invent and formulate a pill in order to circumvent the Holy creations, the sacred lifestyle and the sacred instructions of Yah Yisrael. Their eternal objective is to prove that they can create everything that Yah, the Creator of heaven and earth and all things therein, has made, without being obedient to His will.

Let it be known now and forever that we are on the "other" team. We have surrendered and have submitted ourselves to Yah’s Holy instructions. We believe and know, with all of our heart, soul and might, if we are obedient to those instructions and maintain the sacred lifestyle, we will achieve all of the things that Yah has promised.

At the appointed time, as stated, everyone will have to call their witnesses. We come forth every year, answering that sacred calling to be Yah’s witnesses, and are getting stronger and stronger. Every year that we come forth we show Yah Yisrael that we are not surrendering and we are not waiting on the "miracle" pill.

We have accepted the will of Yah Yisrael and the requirement of being obedient to His instructions. By following the instructions of the sacred lifestyle given to us, we know that we will achieve all of the things that have been promised by Yah.

In these, the latter days, everyone has to "put up" (present their witnesses/testimonies) as to who has the best "team"…or shut up. The stakes are high!: deliverance of Yah’s Holy creation and its sovereignty back into the hands of Yah, or eternal damnation (hell).

We are so happy! We, the Saints of the Most High have chosen the sacred way and have surrendered unto the will of Yah Yisrael and have vowed to be obedient to His instructions. The Kingdom of Yah on earth is the showcase for His sacred lifestyle and we are His witnesses that Unity Day 2011 – we were here!

I have perfect faith that by Unity Day 2012 and ascending to Unity Day 3011 we will still be here! But, all of those who are waiting on that pill you have got to "put up".

We, the Saints of the Most High, are on the other team…and what is that team called? THE WINNING TEAM!!

Halleluyah! Halleluyah! Halleluyah!

Ministry of Divine Information at Jerusalem
Acote Taahmenyah eshet Sar Elyahshuv, Administration

2011 Unity Day Run - Dimona Israel

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The trace mineral manganese is an essential cofactor in a number of enzymes important in energy production and antioxidant defenses. For example, the key oxidative enzyme superoxide dismutase, which disarms free radicals produced within the mitochondria (the energy production factories within our cells), requires manganese. One ounce of maple syrup supplies 22.0% of the daily value for this very important trace mineral.

Maple syrup is also a good sweetener to use if you are trying to protect the health of your heart. The zinc supplied by maple syrup, in addition to acting as an antioxidant, has other functions that can decrease the progression of arteriosclerosis. Zinc is needed for the proper function of endothelial cells and helps to prevent the endothelial damage caused by oxidized LDL cholesterol and other oxidized fats. Additionally, studies have found that in adults deficient in manganese, the other trace mineral amply supplied in maple syrup, the level of HDL (the "good" cholesterol) is decreased.

Zinc and manganese are important allies in the immune system. Many types of immune cells appear to depend upon zinc for optimal function. Particularly in children, researchers have studied the effects of zinc deficiency (and zinc supplementation) on their immune response and their number of white blood cells.

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Recalling their show of strength

I was like, 'Why do you have your gun on my daughter?'
By David Sheen
Haaretz Newspaper







"Dimona's African Hebrews enjoy widespread support, but 25 years ago they had to stand down Israel's full might to avoid deportation of some of their members."

It was 25 years ago today that 200 Border police officers, armed with guns, tear gas grenade launchers, helicopters and tanks descended on the communal village of African Hebrew Israelites.

Wearing all white and heeding their leader's call to "stay in your places" the community, known more commonly as Black Hebrews, stood its ground, a day it memorializes as the Day of the Show of Strength.

The soldiers were sent to prevent a peaceful march on Jerusalem to demand the release of 50 members of the Hebrew community that had been taken out of their beds for deportation, under the orders of then-Interior Minister Shimon Peres.

The African Hebrew Israelites have recently achieved a modicum of respect in Israeli society. Members of the community have represented Israel in international competitions, most notably the Eurovision song contest. Many of their children serve in the Israel Defense Forces. A few dozen members have even received full Israeli citizenship.

In 2008, President Peres celebrated his 85th birthday in Dimona with the Hebrews, and told them, "Your community is beloved in Israel." But 25 years ago, the situation couldn't have been more different.

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After Tucson shooting, several congressmen vow to carry guns more often

He thinks it might be a good idea to bring his Glock 23
By Sandhya Somashekhar
Washington Post Staff Writer

When he's traveling to meet constituents, bumping along the back roads of central Utah in his Ford F-150 truck, it's not unusual for Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R) to have a handgun strapped to his hip.

A longtime gun owner, Chaffetz said that in light of the attempt last weekend on the life of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), he thinks it might be a good idea to bring his Glock 23 even more often when he heads out into the country.

"It's just that you never know when you might find yourself in a most unfortunate situation," he said Wednesday. "I'd hate to be in a situation where I don't have the tool to do what needs to be done, and I hope and pray I'm never in such a situation."

Chaffetz is among several lawmakers who have stated publicly that the Arizona incident persuaded them that they need to keep their guns at the ready more regularly, even when meeting with constituents.

Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.), a vice-chairman of the House sportsmen's caucus, told Politico that he would be carrying his gun more often in light of the incident.

Tucson Shooting

The shock of the news spread across the country
The Spectrum.org

Americans routinely seek answers as to why certain events take place. That's particularly true when tragedy strikes. We want to know what we can do to prevent such things from transpiring again.

Sometimes that search for answers leads to a jump to conclusions. Such may be the case in the horrific shooting that took place Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., remains in intensive care continuing her recovery after suffering a gunshot wound to the head from close range during an event near a supermarket meant to allow the congresswoman to meet one-on-one with constituents. In all, 14 people were shot, with six people being killed, including a judge and a 9-year-old girl.

As the shock of the news spread across the country, people started to ask why such an event took place. Some analysts started to speculate that the suspected gunman, 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner, targeted Giffords for political reasons and that the nation's rising angst and rhetoric on any number of conservative-vs.-liberal issues prompted the action.

Indeed, the rhetoric is high in the nation. It has been for some time. And critics have seized on that point by tying political speech to this horrible act. Some blame conservative voices such as Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin. Others blame liberal members of the media, including the editorial pages of the New York Times for fostering such discontent.

While many Americans would agree that the vitriol should be toned down in an effort to unify the country, these critics are missing an important point: No motive for the shooting has been identified as of yet.

Fees for US Passports Increased

KNN Staff
Dimona, Israel-The Village of Peace


Effective July 13, 2010, the U.S State Department has augmented the fees for US Passport Books, US Passport Cards, US Visas, T, the fee for an Adult Passport which was $75, has been increased to $110. The fee for minors under 16 years was $60, and has increased to $80.

Adding extra passport was a free service before, but will now cost $83.

The cost of a new passport for an adult 16 or over is rising to $135 from $100, while a new passport for a child will cost $105 instead of $85. The cost of renewing an existing passport is increasing too — to $110 from $75.

The cost of applying for a U.S. passport jumps from $100 to $135 today. Renewal fees are being hiked by and even greater amount, from $75 to $110.

A passport card will now cost you $55, up from $45. And renouncing your U.S. citizneship, which used to be free of charge, will now set you back a whopping $450.


The U.S. Passport Book (required for US Citizens for international travel) has gone from
Adults: First-Time (Age 16 and older) $110 to $135
Adults: Renewal (Applying with DS-82) $110
Minors (Under age 16) $80 to $105

U.S. Passport Card (for travel to countries such as Mexico, Canada, Carribean Islands)
Adults: First-Time (Age 16 and older) $30 to $55
Adults: Renewal (Applying with DS-82) $30
Minors (Under age 16) $15 to $40

Other Service Fees
Additional Visa Pages $82
File Search Fee $150
Expedite Processing $60

To view more details of the fee increase, please click here and scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Preparing for a Disaster - Emergency Supply Kit

Prepare a emergency supply kit - What this kit should include
Hometimelife.com

A disaster defined is: A sudden event that causes great harm to people and property. This could include severe weather, such as tornados or hurricanes, snow events, ice storms or floods. Disasters can also include man-made events such as large fires that involve chemicals, transportation accidents either by rail or on the highway or terrorist activity. Regardless of how these events happen being prepared is key to your safety and survival.

Being prepared starts with talking to your family. Talk about the type of things that are likely to happen in southeast Michigan, such as tornados, ice storms, snow storms and the man made causes mentioned above.

Prepare a emergency supply kit. This kit should include:

-A three-day supply of non-perishable food and water.
-Flashlight with extra batteries.
-A battery-powered radio with extra batteries.
-A change of clothing for each family member.
-An extra set of car keys and a credit card.
-Personal needs such as, medication, extra glasses and sanitation needs.
-Important phone numbers of friends and/or relatives who may be able to help you.

Place the supplies in a container that you can take with you in the event of an emergency where you have to leave your home.

Sometimes during a disaster you or another family member may be out of town. Or emergency officials may ask you to leave your home. In either case you will need a meeting place other than your home. This should be a place outside your neighborhood or even in another state.

Wherever this place is, pick it before a disaster occurs and make arrangements with friends or relatives in case you need to stay there during or after a disaster.

Make sure each family member in your household knows where to meet and has a telephone number if it becomes necessary to leave your home, they can't get home or you become separated either during or after the disaster strikes. Remember your key to safety is to be prepared.

Feds: Fluoride Levels In Drinking Water Too High

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U.S. says too much fluoride in water
By Mike Stobbe
Associated Press

Health officials note that most communities have fluoride in their water, and toothpaste has it, too. Some children are given fluoride supplements.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is proposing to change the recommended fluoride level to 0.7 milligrams per liter of water. And the Environmental Protection Agency will review whether the maximum of 4 milligrams per liter is too high.

The U.S. standard since 1962 has been 0.7 milligrams to 1.2 milligrams per liter.

Maryland has among the highest fluoridation rates in the nation, said Dr. Harry Goodman, director of the state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Office of Oral Health. For public water systems that add fluoride to their water, Maryland recommends a level of 1 milligram of fluoride per liter, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that fluorosis is unexpectedly common in children ages 12 to 15. And it appears to have grown much more common since the 1980s.

"One of the things that we're most concerned about is exactly that," said an Obama administration official who was not authorized to speak publicly before the release of the report. The official described the government's plans in an interview with the Associated Press.

But there are other concerns. A scientific report five years ago said that over a lifetime, too much fluoride can lead to crippling bone abnormalities and brittleness. That and other research issued Friday by the EPA about the health effects of fluoride are likely to re-energize groups that oppose adding it to water supplies.

The American Dental Association released a statement applauding the government announcement to change fluoride guidance.



Fluoride is a mineral that exists naturally in water and soil. About 70 years ago, scientists discovered that people whose supplies naturally had more fluoride had fewer cavities. Some locales have naturally occurring fluoridation levels above 1.2. Today, most public drinking water is fluoridated, especially in larger cities. An estimated 64 percent of Americans drink fluoridated water.

10-Year-Old Kills Mother Over Chores

Mom asked her son to bring in firewood
By Scott Sarvay
Indiana News Center




A 10-year-old boy is accused of shooting and killing his mother after they argued over chores. The incident happened on Sunday.

According to the boy's sister her mother, 46-year-old Deborah McVay, had asked her son to bring in firewood, and the boy became angry grabbed a .22 caliber rifle and shot his mother in the back of the head.

The 10-year-old is in the custody of juvenile authorities and is charged with one count of murder.

America's Two Economies

America's Two Economies, and Why One Is Recovering and the Other Isn't
By Robert Reich
Robert Reich's Blog

Next time you hear an economist or denizen of Wall Street talk about how the "American economy" is doing these days, watch your wallet.

There are two American economies. One is on the mend. The other is still coming apart.

The one that's mending is America's Big Money economy. It's comprised of Wall Street traders, big investors, and top professionals and corporate executives.

The Big Money economy is doing well these days. That's partly thanks to Ben Bernanke, whose Fed is keeping interest rates near zero by printing money as fast as it dare. It's essentially free money to America's Big Money economy.

Free money can almost always be put to uses that create more of it. Big corporations are buying back their shares of stock, thereby boosting corporate earnings. They're merging and acquiring other companies.

And they're going abroad in search of customers.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is back to where it was before the Lehman bankruptcy filing triggered the financial collapse. And profits at America's largest corporations are heading upward.

But there's another American economy, and it's not on the mend. Call it the Average Worker economy.

Last Friday's jobs report showed 159,000 new private-sector jobs in October. That's better than previous months. But 125,000 net new jobs are needed just to keep up with the growth of the American labor force. So another way of expressing what happened to jobs in October is to say 34,000 were added over what we need just to stay even.

Yet the American economy has lost 15 million jobs since the start of the Great Recession. And if you add in the growth of the labor force - including everyone too discouraged to look for a job - we're down about 22 million.

Or to put it another way, we're still getting nowhere on jobs.

One out of eight breadwinners is still out of work. Most families in the Average Worker economy rely on two breadwinners. So if one out of eight isn't working, chances are high that family incomes are down compared to what they were three years ago.

And that means the bills aren't getting paid.

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Vatican synod calls for end to Israel’s ‘occupation’

At conference on Christians in the Middle East, US Melkite archbishop says: "There is no longer a chosen people."
By Lisa Palmieri-Billig
Jerusalem Post Correspondent

ROME – Bishops from the Middle East who were summoned to Rome by the pope demanded on Saturday that Israel accept UN resolutions calling for an end to its “occupation” of Arab lands.

In a final joint communique, the bishops also told Israel it shouldn’t use the Bible to justify “injustices” against the Palestinians.

The bishops issued the statement at the close of their two-week meeting, called by Pope Benedict XVI to discuss the plight of Christians in the Middle East amid a major exodus of the faithful from the region.

The Catholic Church has long been a minority in the largely Muslim region but its presence is shrinking further as a result of war, conflict, discrimination and economic problems.

“The Holy Scriptures cannot be used to justify the return of Jews to Israel and the displacement of the Palestinians, to justify the occupation by Israel of Palestinian lands,” Monsignor Cyril Salim Bustros, Greek Melkite archbishop of Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston, Massachusetts, and president of the “Commission for the Message,” said at Saturday’s Vatican press conference.

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UK announces 490,000 job cuts

Harshest austerity measures since second world war unveiled as public spending is slashed to deal with country's debts

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Britain will cut 490,000 public sector jobs over four years under austerity measures designed to reduce the country's record deficit.

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George Osborne, the finance minister, told parliament on Wednesday that the job losses were "unavoidable when the country has run out of money".

"Today is the day that Britain steps back from the brink.

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It is a hard road but it leads to a better future," he said.He said he had ordered $130bn in spending cuts by 2015, aiming to reduce Britain's deficit of 11 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) to around two per cent within five years.

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The measures will also hit the welfare state, cutting child benefits and pushing the state pension to 66 by 2020.The cuts come as figures reveal British public sector spending in September reached $25.5bn - a record high level for the month.

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Analysts had initially forecast a slight rise from September 2009's public net borrowing of $24.4bn.ProtestsSmall protests against the cuts are already taking place with larger marches and rallies scheduled to take place in London, the capital, later on Wednesday.

Nazanine Moshiri, Al Jazeera's correspondent in London, said demonstrations so far were not matching the scale of anti-austerity protests seen previously in Europe."We're not seeing anything like the kind of protests we've seen in the streets of Paris in the last few days. "People here are looking at this as a way of blaming the previous government of the Labour party for what has happened, rather than blaming the current coalition government."

But she added the move was a "big gamble" for the Conservative-Liberal Democrat alliance."If the economy doesn't start to grow, who knows what could happen here," she said.

"Double Dip" Risk
Ruth Lea, a British economist, told Al Jazeera that Wednesday's cuts were needed to reduce the deficit.

"If we don't cut now the generations to come will have to pay for all this," she said.

Lea added that the prospect of a "double-dip" recession was unlikely, saying: "Even though we talk about these enormous cuts they only mean one per cent year-on-year," she said.

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The International Monetary Fund has strongly backed plans for an aggressive reduction of Britain's record high public deficit, describing spending cuts as an "essential" weapon.

But some economists have warned that the measures will tip Britain back into recession.

Mervyn King, the central bank governor, painted a gloomy picture late on Tuesday, saying it would be a long while before Britain could recover from the 10 per cent drop in output seen in the last recession.

The opposition Labour Party, which the current Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government blames for running up Britain's massive debt when it was in power, has agreed there is a need for fiscal discipline.

But it says that the coalition are cutting too much too soon.

Alan Johnson, Labour's shadow finance minister, accused Osborne of "economic masochism", warning that his cuts would leave Britain trapped in a cycle of low growth and high unemployment for years.

Wednesday's measures will see spending cut across government departments, including the Foreign Office, which will lose 24 per cent from its budget, the police force, and the interior and justice departments.

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The BBC is also being affected by the measures, with the government cutting funding to the World Service.The plans are also extending to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, with royal household spending falling by 14 per cent in 2012 to 2013.

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However the National Health Service, schools and overseas aid have been protected under the spending review.The National Institute of Economic and Social Research think tank has said it believes the government will only be able to push through half the planned cuts.

7 Ways to Boost Your Energy

Many of us are looking for energy in all the wrong places
by Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS

Fatigue is one of the biggest problems of modern life, but we’re trying to fix that problem in all the wrong ways.

Trying to “get” or “find” energy is like trying to grab a fistful of water. If you want water (energy) to sit in your hand, you have to first create the conditions under which it’s possible — in the case of water, keeping your fingers tightly together and your hand cupped while open will do the trick — but trying to grab the water will not. It’s the same thing with energy.

Energy isn’t something you get or grab, but rather the by-product of certain conditions that allow it to show up in your life. If your health and attitude and body and mind are all aligned in the right way, there’s nothing else for you to do but to feel energized. It’s the natural “side-effect” of a healthy life — it just comes with the territory.

Let’s say you were a swimmer wearing a weight belt and you wanted to increase your time in the 50-yard freestyle. You could spend a lot of effort researching the latest titanium high-tech bathing suit — which might add a second or two to your time — but wouldn’t it be a lot more effective to simply drop the weight belt?

Most of us are carrying around weight belts and looking to increase our energy with coffee and stimulants when in fact if we just dropped the weight belt we’d automatically go faster.

Some of the items on our weight belt are: too little sleep, disorganization, toxic relationships, high-carb diets, undetected food sensitivities, and all sorts of other facts of modern life that I discuss in detail in my book, The 150 Most Effective Ways to Boost Your Energy. In this article I’m going to suggest seven ways to help drop the weight belt from your energy tank. Do them and you may be surprised at what a boost in energy they give you.

1) Support your liver.
You can help your liver do its job more effectively — and boost your energy in the bargain — by taking a daily dose of an herb called milk thistle. I consider the liver to be the most misunderstood and under-appreciated organ in the human body, because when it’s not working right, the first thing to suffer is your energy. Giving the liver all the nutrients it needs to perform its daily tasks is one of the most important things you can do to boost your energy.

2) Get ten minutes of sun every day.
“The sun gives you strength, lifts your spirits and is a source of energy”, says my friend Al Sears, MD, author of Your Best Health Under the Sun. Like a growing body of health experts, Sears thinks we’ve become so sun phobic that we’re missing out on the myriad mood-boosting and energy-enhancing benefits that vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin has to offer.

3) Disconnect for a day.
One of the great energy drainers of the 21st century is information overload. We’re deluged with stuff coming at us from emails, RSS feeds, blogs, social networking sites, TV, magazines, radio, fax machines, Blackberries… you get the picture. Knowledge may be power, but information overload is just… well, noise. Try a media-free day and feel your own energy accumulate — rather than dissipate as you attend to millions of distractions. Most of the chatter, when you think about it, won’t make much difference in the long run anyway. (If you find the idea of disconnecting for a day a frightening thought, you are exactly the person who needs to do it the most!)

4) Try the “No-Frills, No-Excuses, Anytime-Anywhere” workout.
We all know that exercise helps with energy — at least I hope we do — but when it comes to working out, time remains a big obstacle for many people. Here’s my own “no excuses” lo-tech workout that you can do just about anywhere in as little as 15 or 20 minutes for an amazing boost in energy: 1) run a mile, 2) do some squats, 3) do some push-ups, 4) do some crunches. Stretch and go about your business refreshed and energized. And if you can’t go out and run the mile, do some jumping jacks in your office, or run the stairs.

5) Revive your “qi”.
Acupuncture is based on the precepts of traditional Chinese Medicine that says the body and mind are inextricably linked; that vital energy, or qi, regulates a person’s spiritual, mental and physical health; that each of us is a delicate balance of opposing and inseparable forces called yin and yang — and when that balance is disrupted, vital energy becomes blocked or weakened. When our qi (energy) is at optimal levels and flowing smoothly, we’re ready to take on the world. Spiritually, emotionally, mentally and physically we’re strong, healthy and energized. One terrific way to balance that energy is through acupuncture.

6) De-clutter and deep-six the energy drain. Here’s a rule I’ve found to be a universal truth: your energy has a perfect inverse relationship to the accumulation of stuff you don’t need. The more unwanted, unused, unneeded stuff you have cluttering up your life, the less energy you have. Believe it or not, the condition of your desk (and desktop) and office and living space actually reflects a lot of what’s going on in your head. If you take time to organize and de-clutter, you’ll actually be freeing up a lot of psychic space, and that can really turbo-charge your energy.

7) Take the right supplements.
While supplements don’t really “give” you energy, they can correct metabolic issues that are draining it. They can also speed along certain pathways that are nutrient-dependent and that get sluggish (and energy draining) when those nutrients are in short supply. One terrific energizing nutrient is coenzyme Q10. It helps transform fats and sugars into energy and is a potent antioxidant.

Vegan spot offers flavor

Soul Vegetarian restaurant serves one hundred percent vegan cuisine
By McQuisha Smith
FAMU - Staff Editor

At 11 a.m. Ahmahtsiyah B. Rahm opens Soul Vegetarian with a smiling face peeking from behind his salt-and-pepper beard. Customers inhale the aroma of barbeque tofu, vegan macaroni and cheese and fresh steamed collard greens.

Soul Vegetarian is a vegan restaurant that features a full menu of lunch platters, sandwiches, specialty drinks and more.

"Soul Vegetarian is an off-shoot of the African Hebrew Israelite community of Jerusalem," said Rahm.

"Part of our culture is a vegan diet, so we opened restaurants for the public to partake in a one-hundred percent vegan cuisine with no animal products," Rahm said.

In 1996, the Jerusalem community participated in the Olympics in Atlanta. Customers were served from three mobile food trailers.

"Once the Olympics were over, there was an opportunity for us to purchase a food trailer here in Tallahassee," Rahm said.

Soul Vegetarian began first serving on Florida A&'M's campus in 1997.

"We worked the food trailer for 13 years on ‘The Set' every Friday up until last year, but now we have our own building," Rahm said.

"I found out about Soul Vegetarian my freshman year," said Craig Beacham, a senior philosophy student from Prince George's County, Md.

Beacham has been vegan for almost three years, and visits Soul Vegetarian to go to get a quick meal.

"It's definitely makes it easier; it's convenient when you're on the move," Beacham said.

Beacham believes his support of small chains like Soul Vegetarian is a part of what helps sustain the vital community restaurant.

"You're supporting a business, you're supporting a family and community with a positive vision," Beacham said.

"It works for people in a transition from a meat-based diet to a plant-based diet," said Ariel Wright, a master of social work student at Florida State and two-year vegetarian from Alexandria Va., also agrees that Soul Vegetarian is a good place for students.

"They bring a lot of different communities together, you have people who are vegan and non-vegan come together." Wright said.

Beacham and Wright said some of their favorites include the vegan pizza, Garvey burger and their blue berry smoothie.

"Our goal is to motivate people to eat better and live better." Rahm said.

Soul Vegetarian is located on 1205D South Adams St.

"I recommend Soul Vegetarian to people who are vegetarian and who aren't, the food there is good." Beacham said.

Rahm is glad to be able to give another alternative of food for his customers; he believes that having a healthy diet is crucial. "Our goal is to motivate people to eat better and live better." Rahm said.

Soul Vegetarian is located on 1205d South Adams Street, they are open Monday-Friday 11a.m to 7p.m., and Saturday 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Recession rips at US marriages, expands income gap

Pleas for food stamps have reached a record high
Associated Press

The recession seems to be socking Americans in the heart as well as the wallet: Marriages have hit an all-time low while pleas for food stamps have reached a record high and the gap between rich and poor has grown to its widest ever.

The long recession technically ended in mid-2009, economists say, but U.S. Census data released Tuesday show the painful, lingering effects. The annual survey covers all of last year, when unemployment skyrocketed to 10 percent, and the jobless rate is still a stubbornly high 9.6 percent.

The figures also show that Americans on average have been spending about 36 fewer minutes in the office per week and are stuck in traffic a bit less than they had been. But that is hardly good news, either. The reason is largely that people have lost jobs or are scraping by with part-time work.

"Millions of people are stuck at home because they can't find a job. Poverty increased in a majority of states, and children have been hit especially hard," said Mark Mather, associate vice president of the Population Reference Bureau.

The economic "indicators say we're in recovery, but the impact on families and children will linger on for years," he said.

Take marriage.

In America, marriages fell to a record low in 2009, with just 52 percent of adults 18 and over saying they were joined in wedlock, compared to 57 percent in 2000.

The never-married included 46.3 percent of young adults 25-34, with sharp increases in single people in cities in the Midwest and Southwest, including Cleveland, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Albuquerque, N.M. It was the first time the share of unmarried young adults exceeded those who were married.

Marriages have been declining for years due to rising divorce, more unmarried couples living together and increased job prospects for women. But sociologists say younger people are also now increasingly choosing to delay marriage as they struggle to find work and resist making long-term commitments.

In dollar terms, the rich are still getting richer, and the poor are falling further behind them.

The income gap between the richest and poorest Americans grew last year to its largest margin ever, a stark divide as Democrats and Republicans spar over whether to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy.

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New 'McDonald's death ad' Promotes Vegetarianism

'McDonald's (video) death ad' airs, proclaims "I was lovin' it"

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Tonight's "Daily Show" probably will have a pretty big audience thanks to Bill Clinton dropping by for a chat with host Jon Stewart. But some doctors will be watching for a different reason: the commercials.

During tonight's show, a commercial called the "McDonald's death ad" will run in the D.C. area. And it has stirred up controversy before it has even aired.

The 30-second spot, produced by the nonprofit group Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, features an off-tune McDonald's theme song playing while a weeping women stands above a dead man. As the camera pans away, the golden McDonald's arches are drawn over the man's feet.

The tagline appears: "I was lovin' it" -- a riff on McDonald's "I'm lovin' it" ad campaign.

Susan Levin, the director of nutrition education at PCRM, says the group hopes the ad educates people on the dangers of eating fast food.

In case the ad's viewers missed the connection, the corpse is covered by a sheet, but his hand still grips a half-eaten hamburger.

Steve Siebold, the author of "Die Fat or Get Tough," said the advertisement shoulders McDonald's with the responsibility for obesity but people should be blamed for lacking control. "We're eating ourselves to death," he says. "Every eighth-grader knows McDonald's is not good for you."

Levin, a registered dietitian, said that may not be true. "McDonald's would say, 'We have a healthy menu.' They spend billions of dollars to convince us that's true. I think it's naive to assume that everyone thinks that eating at McDonald's is wrong for you."

She hopes the ad makes a small dent in what she sees as misleading advertising from McDonald's. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine advocates for a meat-free diet. The commercial ends with the words, "Tonight, Make It Vegetarian."

The ad will roll out in Washington first Levin said, as it has high concentration of fast-food restaurants and about 1,500 area residents who die annually from heart disease. The commercial will be shown in other U.S. cities in the next few days.

Bridget Coffing, vice president of McDonald's Global Communications, responded to the advertisement with an e-mailed statement: "This commercial is outrageous, misleading and unfair to all consumers. McDonald's trusts our customers to put such outlandish propaganda in perspective, and to make food and lifestyle choices that are right for them."