Defending champ Keselowski tries to build on title

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) ? Defending series champion Brad Keselowski believes he's still the fastest in Sprint Cup, even if his results four months into the season don't bear that out.

Keselowski is winless and seventh in points heading into the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday night. He opened the season with four straight top-four finishes and seven top 10s in the first eight races.

Recently, he's struggled to stay near the top with a 33rd -place finish at Richmond, an 11th at Talladega and a 32nd at Darlington.

It's left Keselowski shaking his head because he knows the speed for the No. 2 Penske Racing Ford is as strong as ever.

"If there were a right-side seat and you rode with me through the last two or three mile-and-half (tracks), you'd go, 'Damn, we're the fastest car here,'" Keselowski said. "Unfortunately, we haven't produced those results and that's on us to get right."

While Keselowski knows speed is the foundation for success, you still must execute on the race track and have that lucky streak that keeps you from getting caught up in wrecks. The team had that in abundance last season to win Keselowski's first title.

"We haven't put two or three together to really build the house that it takes to win," he said. "I feel like this weekend, along with any other weekend, could be that chance and that opportunity."

Keselowski's chances didn't get the strongest start at Charlotte. He qualified 20th fastest for NASCAR's longest event ? nearly 4 mph behind pole-sitter Denny Hamlin ? and will start outside the top 10 for the sixth straight race.

It's not the sort of follow-up season Keselowski envisioned. He won't have crew chief Paul Wolfe this weekend as he serves his two-race suspension for unapproved parts at the race in Texas. Keselowski has also dealt with situations of his own making, like his Twitter rant criticizing David Ragan's final restart position at Talladega ? an opinion Keselowski later apologized for after learning that NASCAR told Ragan to switch positions.

Ragan was victorious at Talladega.

"Look, I'm not perfect. I know that and I don't pretend to be," the 29-year-old Keselowski said.

Keselowski has also had car issues this season, including a broken drive shaft at last week's All-Star Race.

Still, Keselowski isn't discouraged or distracted from following the path that will get him where he wants to be ? a leader in the standings and in the NASCAR garage.

"It's hard to really say I'm happy with where I'm at because I'm not, but I'm not unhappy either," he said. "Winning a championship is a step to have that opportunity to become a leader, but there are several other steps."

Ryan Newman doesn't believe a championship makes you a leader. Newman cited Mark Martin as an example of a driver who has the respect of his peers yet has not collected a Sprint Cup title during his time.

"A leader is somebody you look up to," Newman said. "It all depends on your position. If you look up to somebody like that, then yeah, he is your leader. But if you don't, then somebody else is."

Does Newman look up to Keselowski?

"Only when I'm standing next to him," he wisecracked.

Matt Kenseth, the 2003 Sprint Cup champion, said Keselowski has his own ideas that are shared by some other drivers, but not by all. "I think that's a good thing. I think that's what makes Brad Brad," Kenseth said. "I think everybody is different in this sport and different personalities are important and good."

Perhaps Keselowski's drive comes from how long it took him to arrive in NASCAR's top series. He didn't drive in the Nationwide Series until 2008 and was its champion two years later. He was 25 when he won his first Sprint Cup race in Talladega and did not get his first fulltime Sprint Cup ride until joining the Penske organization in 2010. He broke through last year with a career-best five victories and 23 top 10s.

Keselowski won't let this season's disappointments keep him from chasing down his ultimate goals. "I'm the type of guy that reaches sometimes a little further than what I have for length in my arms," he said with smile.

Keselowski says he'll work to improve his track cred and leadership standing in the garage with additional victories and championships.

"But I'm smart enough to realize that I still have steps to go," he said.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/defending-champ-keselowski-tries-build-title-154611426.html

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What's an "Ugly" Building, Anyway?

The Carbuncle Cup is the annual U.K. award for the ugliest buildings in the country. Above you can see some of this year's nominees, submitted by readers of the Guardian. It's fun to point out a blight on a skyline! But there's also a problem: ugly isn't a great way to discuss architecture.

Was the building irresponsibly planned? Is it a bad use of space? Those are a few of the totally valid criticisms leveled by the Carbuncle Cup against these buildings. But referring to them as "ugly?" That's a bit of a generalization?and it's not adding anything to the conversation.

For example, the 2007 winner of the cup was the Liverpool Ferry Terminal. By itself it's not so bad, right?

But this is the Liverpool Ferry Terminal in context of its surroundings. It completely ruined the continuity of a UNESCO World Heritage site!

So a modern building might be really interesting on its own, but when dropped into a historic district, it just doesn't make sense. What do you think? What makes a building ugly? Show us your submissions below. [Guardian via DesignTaxi]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/whats-an-ugly-building-anyway-509702634

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Blog Roundup: Adorable Rescue Pups, Snack Shacks, and a Golf Fundraiser

If You?re Headed to a Nationals Game, Check Out these Game Day Tips!

Blogger Mark Braibanti offers his game day tips for Nats fans. He covers everything from getting tickets to where to score the best food at Nationals Park.

A Teenager Who Doesn?t Want to Drive?

Patch blogger and certified Leadership Parenting Coach Sarah Hamaker offers advice to a parent whose 16-year-old son is afraid of driving.

Want to blog on Patch? Go to your local Patch site?s homepage and click on ?Start a Blog.? For more information, email Patch Community Editor Jessie Biele at Jessie.biele@patch.com.

Snack Shack: The Heart of Woodlawn Little League

Patch blogger and Woodlawn Little League volunteer Tricia Thompson Jennings talks about how hot dogs, Cokes and granola bars served from the Snack Shack are a big part of Woodlawn Little League?s culture.

Fostering Rescue Dogs: Lessons in Having Faith and Letting Go

New Patch blogger Kathy Callahan shares her experience fostering rescue dogs. She is currently fostering a momma dog and her seven pups, and the photos are adorable.?

Council for the Arts of Herndon Awards $9,000 in Youth Art Scholarships

Herndon Town Councilmember and Patch blogger Grace Han Wolf writes about six local students who received scholarship money from the Council for the Arts of Herndon.

Workhouse Arts Golf Classic Raises $40,000 for Local Nonprofit

Workhouse Arts Center blogger Camela Speer writes about the Workhouse Arts Golf Classic in Lorton on May 16, which raised $40,000 to support the programs of the Workhouse Arts Center.

Source: http://ashburn.patch.com/articles/blog-roundup-adorable-rescue-pups-snack-shacks-and-a-golf-fundraiser

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Jodi Arias asks jury to spare her death penalty

By Tim Gaynor

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Convicted killer Jodi Arias pleaded with an Arizona jury on Tuesday to spare her the death penalty for the sake of her family and sentence her instead to life in prison for killing her ex-boyfriend.

Arias, 32, was found guilty earlier this month in the murder of Travis Alexander, whose body was found slumped in the shower of his Phoenix-area home in June 2008. He had been stabbed 27 times, had his throat slashed and been shot in the face.

The murder trial, which featured graphic testimony and photographs, became a sensation on U.S. cable television with its story of an attractive, intelligent and soft-spoken young woman charged with an unthinkable crime.

The former waitress from California had previously said publicly that she preferred execution to life in prison, but reversed herself on Tuesday, citing concern for her family, in a final act in a marathon court drama that began in January.

"As I stand here now, I can't in good conscience ask you to sentence me to death because of them," she said, gesturing to her father and other family members in court.

"I made many public statements that I would prefer the death penalty to life in prison. Each time I said that, though I meant it, I lost perspective. Until very recently I could not have imagined standing before you all and asking you to give me life ... I thought I would rather die," she said.

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens asked the jury on Tuesday afternoon to begin deliberations on a sentence for Arias following closing arguments in the penalty phase of her trial. The jury adjourned for the day without reaching a verdict and will resume deliberations on Wednesday.

If the jury is unable to reach a unanimous decision, a new jury would be impaneled to determine whether the death penalty should be imposed.

During her trial, Arias admitted killing Alexander but said she had acted in self-defense after he attacked her. She also characterized her relationship with Alexander as physically and emotionally abusive.

"To this day, I can hardly believe I was capable of such violence, but I know that I was, and for that I'm going to be sorry for the rest of my life ... I was horrified by what I had done, and I am horrified still," Arias said.

During Tuesday's court appearance, she told jurors she could lead a productive life in prison, and that there were many things she could do to "effect positive change" and contribute to society.

She mentioned that already, from behind bars, she had donated her long hair to a charity that provides wigs to children, including cancer patients, suffering from hair loss.

"If I'm allowed to live in prison, I will continue to donate to that organization for the rest of my life," she said, adding that she would also like to contribute to campaigns for literacy and to curb domestic violence.

'SO MUCH PAIN'

In closing arguments, defense attorney Jennifer Willmott walked jurors through eight mitigating factors - among them that Arias had suffered abuse, had no criminal history and was 27 at the time of the murder - and urged them to show mercy.

"Jodi took Travis away ... but two wrongs do not make a right. Jodi can still contribute to this world," Willmott told jurors, as Arias sat calmly by her side.

"We are asking you to find that Jodi's life is worth saving .. Despite her very worst deed, you can still show mercy and find that she still has value in her life and sentence her to a term of life in prison," she said.

Prosecutor Juan Martinez countered that there were no documented reports to corroborate Arias' claims of abuse and urged the jury to return a death sentence.

Tuesday's final proceedings came a day after Judge Stephens denied a defense request for a penalty phase mistrial as well as a subsequent request by defense lawyers to withdraw from the case. The judge also denied a motion for a stay to give the defense time to appeal her decisions to the state Supreme Court.

Arias has told the court she had shot Alexander with his own pistol after he attacked her because she had dropped his camera while photographing him in the shower. She said she did not remember stabbing him.

Prosecutors said Arias had repeatedly stabbed Alexander for two minutes as he tried to escape and that she then followed him down a hallway and slashed his throat.

Alexander, a 30-year-old businessman and motivational speaker with whom Arias said she was having an on-again, off-again affair, knew he was going to die and was unable to resist his attacker at that point, Martinez said.

Jurors heard testimony last week from Alexander's younger brother Steven, who said the killing had invaded his dreams and that since the murder he had been hospitalized several times for ulcers. He said he never wanted to see Arias again.

Alexander's younger sister Samantha said thoughts of "the pain, agony, the screams and the fear" of her brother's last moments were stuck in her mind.

On Tuesday, Arias acknowledged the siblings' distress and said she "never meant to cause them so much pain."

"It is my hope that with the verdict you have rendered thus far they will finally gain a sense of closure. Steven said he doesn't want to look at his brother's murderer anymore. If I get life, he won't have to," Arias said.

(Reporting by Tim Gaynor; Editing by Cynthia Johnston, Toni Reinhold and Eric Beech)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/jodi-arias-asks-arizona-jury-spare-her-death-010453704.html

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praying in interviews, retaliation for asking for a raise, and more ...

It?s mini answer Monday ? seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go?

1. Praying at interviews ? and a law firm with a resident chaplain

I walked into an interview for a paralegal position at a law firm, and on the receptionist?s desk was the Ten Commandments. No big deal, right? I thought maybe the receptionist put it there for herself. But then a man comes out and introduces himself as the law firm?s chaplain and proceeds to ask myself and the other two paralegals if we would like to be lead in prayer. The other two ladies chime in with a zealous ?YES!? and we proceed to pray about having a successful day. At this point, I?m freaking out. Now I have nothing against religion ? I believe it?s a lot like sexual orientation. It?s a personal decision and I would never dream of questioning anyone on their chosen religious beliefs or sexual preferences. But I do believe NEITHER belong in the workplace. So after I met the chaplain, I seriously considered walking out and just stating that this job isn?t the right fit for me. But pretty quickly, the woman interviewing me called me back. She proceeded to lead my interview with another prayer, and then the attorney came in halfway through the interview to listen in. He also asks if we?ve prayed. At this point, I was trying to make the process as short as possible because there is no way I would be comfortable in that working environment. The interview also ended with a prayer. It should be noted that in their job advertisement they did not mention that they were a faith-based law firm and they did not advertise a starting salary range, but their offered salary at the interview was insultingly low and not negotiable.

What happened here? What?s the appropriate response? Isn?t this borderline illegal? And am I wrong in thinking that even if I was very religious, 3 prayers within one hour would severely affect my work performance and turn potential clients off? If they call me back for a second interview, should I find a way to politely tell them why I would decline?

This is so bizarre that I questioned whether it was real, but the letter came from someone who I?ve corresponded with in the past, so ?

Yes, this is crazy town. It?s certaintly their prerogative if they want to run their business that way (and they might be small enough that they?re not covered by federal laws against religious discrimination), but not to state it up front in the ad so candidates can self-select out and to act like of course you?d be comfortable with this without even asking is pure insanity. And rude, frankly.

Personally, I would have left after the chaplain attempted to lead me in prayer. If they call you back, you can certainly say that you appreciate their interest but they seem to have a culture that mixes religion with work and it?s not for you.

2. How can I stay motivated at my boring retail job?

Currently, I am a college student, scheduled to graduate in six months. I have my hands full between school, a part-time (unpaid) internship, and my part- time retail job. My internship and school are going very well. What I am struggling with is my part-time retail job. I have worked there for nearly seven years, and I make barely above minimum wage. I am very burned out from being there for so long, partially because I have never managed to move up from a sales associate position to assistant manager ? those opportunities rarely come around and are usually offered to people with more open availability ? but also, the repetitiveness of the it all, and the low wages. The work isn?t challenging or rewarding, and I am doing the exact same tasks every day. I no longer have the motivation to keep myself busy during my entire shift, as my managers would like me to do. They have told me my failure to keep myself constantly busy at work is a problem. I feel badly about this. I am rather unhappy there, but I would still like to be able to make this last until I graduate and get a higher- paying job. I feel as though getting a different part-time job would be more stressful than anything, as I require a certain amount of flexibility with my hours that my current job offers. Also, I do not know if that would cause an odd gap in my work history on a resume.

I really want to find new ways to keep myself energized and motivated at work so I can become a better worker and less miserable at work. Any advice you can give me would be appreciated.

The best reason I can give you to continue to do a good job at work is integrity. You are being paid to do a job. You?re accepting money for that job. As long as you continue to accept your employer?s money, you owe it to them (and to yourself, because again, integrity) to do the job the way they?re asking you to do it. Do you want to be the type of person who slacks off (and who potentially becomes known for slacking off), or do you want to be someone who?s awesome at what she does, even when it?s not especially exciting?

Plus, a job that you?ve been at seven years should be a great reference for you. Future prospective managers are going to be interested to talk with the employer who worked with you for so long. It would be a shame to squander a good reference just because the work is repetitive ? and given your managers? talk with you, it sounds like that?s already happening and you need to correct it while you still have a window to.

3. Is there a target on my back because I asked for a raise?

I have been at my current job for 15 months and have recently asked for a raise. I backed up my request with a list for the new products I designed for the company (that have sold) and during my lunch/review the boss and manager gave me only 4?s and 5?s on a 1-5 scale (5=best).

Since being denied a raise for the usual reasons of corporate poverty, I am afraid now I have a target on my back. Had I even got a measly 1%, the issue would have gone away. Not to get paranoid, but I am afraid the boss may be thinking that because I didn?t get the raise, I will be disappointed and look for a new job. So now he will have to replace me before he thinks I would leave.

I do enjoy my job and I do not want to leave. I just want to earn what I am worth for my skills (I only asked for $50/week more). Do you think I have reason to worry about this?

Well, a raise request always has a subtext of ?or I may leave and find it elsewhere? attached. So yes, it?s probably crossed your boss?s mind that you might be thinking about that. But replacing you based on nothing more than that is very, very unlikely.

4. Is there a protocol for interviewers?

I was wondering if there was an established protocol for conducting interviews. I am currently looking for a job in my field (finance / investment management). So far, I have had a number of interviews ? phone, in person, with a recruiter/headhunter ? with various organizations. My idea (and may be I am being na?ve) of a well-conducted interview includes sitting down with an interviewer who then explains the position I am interviewing for, then we talk about my experience, and so on. Whereas I have come to know well what to expect and what is important in interviews with recruiters, I am very often quite baffled by the order of questions in all other kinds of interviews. Specifically, last week in a phone screen with an HR rep of a very small company, the third question was regarding my salary expectations. Another HR phone screen from another company ? and this question was asked at the beginning of the conversation as well. I also just received an email from an HR rep of another (large and very respected) company and she is asking me the same question. I haven?t even talked to this person or anybody else in the company. Is this the reality job seekers should expect in this market or are these red flags?

I have also noticed that interviewers don?t want to take the time to talk about the position but rather start by asking questions right away. Very often I have to steer them towards telling me what the job is all about as the conversation goes on. Is this a good practice on behalf of interviewers?

There?s no universal rule for what interviewers should ask first and in what order. But interviewers often don?t start by talking about the position because they assume you know the basics from the job posting and that the details will come out through conversation as the interview progresses.

And in phone screens, it?s very common to ask some quick deal-breakers right up front; they have a zillion candidates to talk to, and they don?t want to waste time talking about the position if you don?t meet some basic criteria, one of which is often whether you?re in the same salary range that they are.

5. Required to work a full extra day

Can an employer require an exempt salaried professional employee to start working an additional full day (Saturday) on top of their regular ~40 hour M-F work week with no additional compensation?

Yes. You can, of course, try to negotiate a raise or other compensation, or a more flexible schedule. If they won?t budge, then you need to decide if you want the job under these new terms.

6. I?m overhearing talk of layoffs ? can I use this as leverage?

I sit next to 2 change managers who are talking about massive layoffs. 25 waves, 100 per wave, to give you an idea of the scale. I?ve been overhearing these conversations for several months now. Recently, I?ve heard my group mentioned as part of the upcoming layoffs. It?s affecting my day to day, just having to listen them talk about my livelihood so nonchalantly.

Do I have any rights in terms of reporting to HR or negotiating a higher severance for having had to hear this? The layoffs are originating from the HR department, so I?m not even sure if it?s worth reporting. I don?t typically use HR as a resource, but I?d love to hear what you think.

Do you have any rights to special treatment because you?ve overheard layoffs being discussed? No. In fact, some might say that you?ve already received the special treatment ? the luxury of getting to know ahead of time that you might lose your job and a heads-up that you should be job searching. But as far as reporting it as some sort of wrongdoing or asking for additional severance because of it? No.

7. Why would an employer cancel an interview ? after I?d already arrived?

I was recently asked to interview for a position with an organization. The HR department gave me a list of available time slots for the HR manager and the manager of the department where I would be working. I selected a suitable time for both of us, and went to the interview. When I got there, I immediately had my interview with HR and was told that the department manager had set aside an hour to talk to me. After I finished my HR interview, I was told to wait in the reception area and that the department manager would come to get me. 15 minutes later, the HR manager said that they couldn?t find the department manager and that they would go look for her. After another 15 minutes, the HR manager came back to tell me that the department manager was in a meeting and that they would be in touch to reschedule. I was shocked. What are possible reasons that a manager would have another meeting during a mutually agreed upon time and then cancel it after I arrived? Will they even call me back to reschedule?

Reasons: Rudeness and disorganization. But primarily rudeness ? since while disorganization may have led her to schedule another meeting for the same time, it was rudeness that led her not to immediately leave it and come meet with you once someone told her you were waiting.

I have no idea whether they?ll call you back to reschedule, but if you have enough other options in your job search, I?d strongly encourage you to turn down a rescheduled interview. You don?t want to work for this person.

Source: http://www.askamanager.org/2013/05/praying-in-interviews-retaliation-for-asking-for-a-raise-and-more.html

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Woody Harrelson

Harrelson has been vegan for nearly three decades, <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-vegetarian-celebrities-2012/">according to PETA</a>. He had his "aha" moment when he was trying to make it as an actor in New York: "I was on a bus and some girl sees me blowing my nose, I had acne all over my face, which I'd had for years and years. And she's like: 'Hey, you're lactose intolerant. If you quit dairy, all these symptoms you got will be gone in three days.' I was like 24. And I was like, No way. But three days later: gone." <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-vegetarian-celebrities-2012/">He was named PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity of 2012</a> alongside Jessica Chastain.

Jessica Chastain

Chastain is another actress who practices a vegan diet. "I used to think about dieting," <a href="http://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/health-wellness-articles/vegan-vanity-0812#slide-1">she said recently</a>, "but I'm vegan now, so it's not really a problem." She was named <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-vegetarian-celebrities-2012/">PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity of 2012</a> alongside Woody Harrelson.

Russell Brand

PETA has crowned comedian Russell Brand <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-Vegetarian-Celebrities-2011/Winners.aspx" target="_hplink">Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity of 2011</a> alongside actress Kristen Wiig. Brand, who has been vegetarian since he was 14 years old, said, "You shouldn't eat animals, it's mean to them," PETA wrote. <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2028407/Husband-Russell-Brands-veggie-challenge-hard-chew-Katy-Perry.html" target="_hplink">According to the Daily Mail</a> he said: "Even as a junkie I stayed true to vegetarianism." He added, "I shall have heroin, but I shan't have a hamburger." According to the report, Brand's ex-wife, singer Katy Perry, gave up eating meat to keep him happy.

Kristen Wiig

"Bridesmaids" actress Kristen Wiig has been named <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-Vegetarian-Celebrities-2011/Winners.aspx" target="_hplink">PETA's 2011 Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity</a> alongside comedian Russell Brand. According to PETA, Wiig stays healthy by eating a lot of tofu and soy.

Bill Clinton

Former U.S. president Bill Clinton has opted for a vegan diet to improve his health since having quadruple bypass surgery in 2004 and stent surgery in 2010, <a href="http://yourlife.usatoday.com/fitness-food/diet-nutrition/story/2011-08-23/Bill-Clinton-declares-vegan-victory/50111212/1" target="_hplink">according <em>USA Today</em></a>. Clinton does not eat beef, chicken or dairy. A big move for someone known for their love of burgers and junk food. <em>USA Today</em> reported Clinton said he lost 24 pounds last year in time for his daughter Chelsea's wedding.

Natalie Portman

Actress Natalie Portman <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/natalie-portman/jonathan-safran-foers-iea_b_334407.html" target="_hplink">wrote for The Huffington Post in 2009</a>: "Jonathan Safran Foer's book Eating Animals changed me from a twenty-year vegetarian to a vegan activist." In 2011, <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/WomensHealth/natalie-portman-drops-vegan-diet-pregnancy/story?id=13349964" target="_hplink">ABC News reported</a> she returned to her vegetarian diet while pregnant with her first child. "I actually went back to being vegetarian when I became pregnant, just because I felt like I wanted that stuff," Portman told the radio's Q100 "Bert Show." "I was listening to my body to have eggs and dairy," ABC reported. In 2007, the star launched her own vegan shoe line, <a href="http://www.vegnews.com/web/articles/page.do?catId=8&pageId=2790" target="_hplink">according to VegNews.com.</a> Portman was voted <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-Vegetarian-Celebrities-2011/PastWinners.aspx" target="_hplink">PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity in 2002</a> alongside actor Tobey Maguire.

Mike Tyson

Boxing champion and vegan Mike Tyson <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/on-the-record/transcript/mike-tyson-039i-live-boring-life-i039ve-learned-love039?page=2" target="_hplink">spoke with Fox News</a> about switching to an animal product-free diet earlier this year. In the interview, Tyson says he became a vegan two years ago after his wife was trying out different weight-loss diets and says he "feels awesome" even though he "forgets to eat sometimes." "(I feel) incredible. I wish I was born this way. When you find out about the processed stuff you have been eating. I wonder why I was crazy all those years." He adds, "All that garbage I was eating running around, the drugs didn't help either."

Pamela Anderson

Baywatch star and PETA activist Pamela Anderson let viewers know how she feels about non-vegetarians on the Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2011. <a href="http://www.ecorazzi.com/2011/02/28/pamela-anderson-bangs-the-vegan-gavel-on-meat-eaters/" target="_hplink">Ecorazzi.com reports</a> that Anderson said, "I don't think I'd be a very good juror. You know, if you're not vegetarian -- guilty!" Anderson <a href="https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3205" target="_hplink">appeared on a PETA campaign</a> in 2010 showing "All Animals Have the Same Parts" and encouraging people to ditch meat.

Tobey Maguire

A vegetarian since 1992 and vegan since 2009, some reports suggest Tobey Maguire doesn't allow leather in his house, even making guests remove any leather clothing before they come through the front door, <a href="http://www.zimbio.com/Vegan+Stars/articles/Ip8hg8soxDe/Tobey+Maguire" target="_hplink">according to Zimbio.com.</a> <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-Vegetarian-Celebrities-2011/PastWinners.aspx" target="_hplink">The actor was PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity in 2002</a> alongside actress Natalie Portman.

Kristen Bell

Actress and animal activist Kristen Bell has been a vegetarian for more than 17 years, <a href="http://www.vegetariantimes.com/features/editors_picks/896" target="_hplink">according to <em>Vegetarian Times</em>.</a> She told the site in 2010: "I had a lot of quirks as a child. One was that I didn't like to eat meat: I didn't like to chew it, didn't like the taste or smell of it, and just wasn't having any of it. I was in the minority of kids who actually loved fruits and vegetables." She added, "When I was little, I loved my dogs so much. Part of my becoming a vegetarian was that I would look at my burger, then look at my dogs, and I wasn't able to see a difference." Bell was crowned <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-Vegetarian-Celebrities-2011/PastWinners.aspx" target="_hplink">Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity in 2006</a> by PETA alongside singer Prince.

Chris Martin

PETA labeled Coldplay frontman Chris Martin <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-Vegetarian-Celebrities-2011/PastWinners.aspx" target="_hplink">Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity of 2005</a>. <a href="http://www.contactmusic.com/news-article/paltrow-and-martin-give-apple-a-vegan-feast" target="_hplink">Contact Music</a> writes that he and his wife Gwyneth Paltrow made "international headlines when they gave their daughter, Apple, a vegan birthday cake from Moby's New York eatery, <a href="https://www.teany.com/story" target="_hplink">Teany</a>."

Lauren Bush

Model and niece of Former President George W. Bush, Lauren Bush was also labeled one of the <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-Vegetarian-Celebrities-2011/PastWinners.aspx" target="_hplink">World's Sexiest Vegetarians in 2003 by PETA</a>. In 2007, Bush launched <a href="http://www.feedprojects.com/" target="_hplink">FEED Projects</a> in conjunction <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/farryn-weiner/lauren-bush-feed-bags_b_852678.html" target="_hplink">with the UN World Food Program </a>. "I'm a vegetarian, so sometimes food isn't always my friend, but sometimes it's amazing. It's hit or miss. For me, (travel is) all about walking around, exploring and taking photos," she said.

Milo Ventimiglia

Named by<a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-Vegetarian-Celebrities-2011/PastWinners.aspx" target="_hplink"> PETA as 2009's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity</a> alongside musician Kellie Pickler, Milo Ventimiglia has been a vegetarian since he was "in the womb." In 2009, the Heroes actor <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P9qda1IH3Y" target="_hplink">appeared on the Bonnie Hunt Show </a>and talked about how he was raised vegetarian. "I was a vegetarian in the womb, I was doing it before it was a trend," he joked. "My parents have been vegetarian for 40 years. They raised my sisters and I vegetarian, we had a dog - he was vegetarian." He added that even when he branched out as a teenager to other foods it just "didn't sit well" with him.

Daryl Hannah

Activist and strict vegan Daryl Hannah <a href="http://www.vegetariantimes.com/features/editors_picks/914" target="_hplink">told <em>Vegetarian Times</em></a> in 2010 she converted to vegetarianism at age 11 after bonding with a calf. "I noticed this truck full of calves and bonded with one in particular, who kept kissing me. After about an hour the truck driver came out of the restaurant. I asked him what the calf's name was, and he said, "Veal, tomorrow morning by 7 o'clock." That was it: I could no longer disassociate the creature from what was on my plate," she said in the interview.

Ellen DeGeneres

Talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres has been vegan since 2008. She launched her new website in 2011 to help people who want to stop eating meat and animal products: <a href="http://vegan.ellen.warnerbros.com/" target="_hplink">Going Vegan with Ellen</a>. Last year, DeGeneres was<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeSA2j4oiDA" target="_hplink"> interviewed by Katie Couric</a> about becoming vegan: "I used to love cheeseburgers and steak, I just did what most people do, I had a disconnect. I decided it's more important to taste a cheeseburger and have a steak or have a turkey sandwich and it's easier and I put it out of my mind ... I read Skinny Bitch first and then I forced myself to watch a documentary called 'Earthlings' and it is inside footage of factory farms and dairy farms and you just see that and you go, "I can't participate in that, I can't be a part of something that is suffering and it's 50 billion animals a year that are killed," and I think we all fool ourselves that there is some happy cow and it's a quick death ... and it's a very disturbing reality ... I do it because I love animals and I saw the reality and I just couldn't do it anymore."

Kevin Eubanks

Musician Kevin Eubanks was voted the <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-Vegetarian-Celebrities-2011/PastWinners.aspx" target="_hplink">World's Sexiest Vegetarian in 2007</a>, alongside Carrie Underwood by PETA. At the time, he <a href="http://veggietestimonial.peta.org/psa.aspx?CID=c8d89b22-add4-4385-badc-7e49b1c53efe" target="_hplink">released a vegetarian testimonial</a> dressed as a strawberry in which he says: "none of that cholesterol or animal fat for me, oh no. I want to enjoy every moment I can, I don't want my organs getting messed up with all that stuff."

Jane Goodall

Primatologist, philanthropist, conservationist and vegetarian Jane Goodall <a href="http://vegetarian.procon.org/view.source.php?sourceID=010726" target="_hplink">said on Procon.org</a> she switched to a plant-based diet after learning about factory farms in the early 1970s after reading Peter Singer's Animal Liberation. "I thought about the delicious pork chops that I loved, the heavenly smell of frying bacon in the morning. And all the roast chicken, casseroled chicken, fried chicken, and chicken soup that I had enjoyed during my life... When I saw meat on my plate, from that moment on, I should think of pain-fear-death. How horrible. And so it was clear. I would eat no more meat," she says.

Olivia Wilde

Actress Olivia Wilde was <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-Vegetarian-Celebrities-2011/PastWinners.aspx" target="_hplink">crowned 2010's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity</a>, along with fitness guru Bob Harper, by PETA. Wilde, previously vegan, abandoned that diet last year following her divorce from filmmaker Tao Ruspoli, <a href="http://haveuheard.net/2011/09/olivia-wilde-quit-vegan-diet-divorce/" target="_hplink">haveuheard.com reported.</a> The site writes she told <em>Cosmopolitan</em> magazine: "I was hardcore vegan for years. When everything in my life became a little hectic, going through the divorce and everything afterward, I was like, 'I need some goddamn cheese.' And so I had some cheese." On her website <a href="http://wildethings.org/vegan-things" target="_hplink">Wilde Things she says</a>: "I'm a firm believer in the adage 'your dollar is your vote.' Often we forget the power of each of our purchases." She adds: "Sadly it is incredibly difficult to ensure that you are not perpetuating a cycle of cruelty that is only getting worse as demand rises and profits grow."

Kellie Pickler

In 2008, country singer Kellie Pickler <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20236190,00.html" target="_hplink">told People Magazine</a> she stopped eating meat to improve her health but changed her reasoning after discovering animal cruelty videos online. "One night I couldn't sleep and I was up just Googling random stuff and I'm like, 'Hmmm, PETA.' I saw all the videos and I just thought it was horrible. It's animal cruelty. A lot of it has to do with knowing what happens to the animals and it really bothered me and so I will not eat meat," she said. Pickler was named <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-Vegetarian-Celebrities-2011/PastWinners.aspx" target="_hplink">Sexiest Celebrity Vegetarian of 2009</a>, alongside actor Milo Ventimiglia, by PETA.

Alec Baldwin

<a href="http://www.zimbio.com/Vegan+Stars/articles/QHaN-JTolFJ/Alec+Baldwin" target="_hplink">According to Zimbio.com,</a> Alec Baldwin said "he chooses an animal-free diet for the animals, for the environment, and for his health." Conflicting reports over the years suggest Baldwin may be an "on and off" vegetarian.

Anthony Kiedis

Red Hot Chilli Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis was <a href="http://www.maxim.com/amg/MUSIC/Articles/An+Interview+with+Anthony+Kiedis+of+The+Red+Hot+Chili+Peppers" target="_hplink">asked by Maxim this year</a> whether he would eat a fatty steak or some tempeh for his last meal, considering he was a vegan. "I'm not a true vegan. I dabble in sustainable fish and dawdle in the consumption of eggs. Steak doesn't speak to me, and tempeh is so-so. I'll savor a solitary apricot that's been kissed by my baby," Kiedis answered. The musician was labeled <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-Vegetarian-Celebrities-2011/PastWinners.aspx" target="_hplink">Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity of 2008 by PETA</a>, alongside singer Leona Lewis. After acquiring the title, Kiedis <a href="http://www.accesshollywood.com/_article_9984" target="_hplink">told AccessHollywod</a> animal cruelty videos convinced him of his switch to veganism. "Soon after I [went vegan] I saw some documentary footage of what happens in the factory farming of cows ... It sealed the deal," the rocker said.

Leona Lewis

Singer Leona Lewis was labeled <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-Vegetarian-Celebrities-2011/PastWinners.aspx" target="_hplink">Sexiest Vegetarian of 2008 by PETA</a> alongside rocker Anthony Kiedis. In 2010, she <a href="http://redcarpetroxy.com/?p=17073" target="_hplink">told redcarpetroxy.com</a> she had a vegan clothing line in the works. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzvmTRRdnOs" target="_hplink">In the interview, </a>she told the site she looked for alternative materials when buying clothes and accessories. For example, she doesn't buy leather products. The animal activist turned down a $1 million dollar deal in 2008 with Mohamed Al Fayed to open a Harrods sale. <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2034820/X-Factors-Leona-Lewis-laugh-spends-time-animals-Essex-rescue-home.html" target="_hplink">According to the Daily Mail</a>, she turned down the deal because the UK department store "continues to stock clothing made from animal fur." <a href="http://www.moderndogmagazine.com/features/voice-animals" target="_hplink">According to <em>Modern Dog</em>, Lewis</a> began the campaign "Animals Matter To Me" asking for public support for the World Society for the Protection of Animals' mission. "I've been a vegetarian since I was twelve," she told the magazine.

Paul McCartney

Vegetarian Paul McCartney urged India last year to <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/04/paul-mccartney-urges-india-to-declare-vegetarian-day_n_804047.html" target="_hplink">declare a national Vegetarian Day</a>. The singer sent a letter to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh suggesting the day to "celebrate meat-free living and a compassion towards animals," a report said. McCartney's letter says, "it would be a celebration of life."

Carrie Underwood

Last year, <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-Vegetarian-Celebrities-2011/PastWinners.aspx" target="_hplink">PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity of 2007 and 2005</a> Carrie Underwood announced she had rid all animal products from her diet, <a href="http://tasteofcountry.com/carrie-underwood-vegan/" target="_hplink">according to TasteofCountry.com.</a> The site reports she told Australian television show <em>The Circle</em>: "I recently made the switch to vegan because I'm actually kind of lactose intolerant." The singer said she became a vegetarian at age 13 when she realized what happened to animals on her family's farm.

Alicia Silverstone

Hollywood star and vegan Alicia Silverstone bares all in a<a href="http://features.peta.org/AliciaSilverstoneVeganPSA/" target="_hplink"> Veggie PETA testimonial</a>. She writes on their website: "Now when I see a steak, it makes me feel sad and sick because right away, I see my dog or the amazing cows I met at a sanctuary. I've been vegan for 10 years, and it's the single-most important and helpful decision I have ever made." Silverstone -- <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-Vegetarian-Celebrities-2011/PastWinners.aspx" target="_hplink">PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity in 2004</a> -- adds: "I am doing everything I can to reduce animal suffering with simple lifestyle choices like being vegan, never wearing any products made from animals (like wool and leather), and buying only from companies that NEVER test their products or ingredients on animals."

Shania Twain

Country singer Shania Twain was <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-Vegetarian-Celebrities-2011/PastWinners.aspx" target="_hplink">PETA's first Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity</a>, crowned in 2001. <a href="http://blog.friendseat.com/vegetarian-meatless-celebrities" target="_hplink">Blog friendseat.com writes</a> Twain kicked meat from her diet after marrying long time vegetarian Mutt Lange in 1993. The blog writes that Twain said she "was never really a fan of meat or a keen meat-eater and her diet does not include meat, fish or eggs."

Alyssa Milano

Animal activist and actor Alyssa Milano launched a PETA ad in 2008 dressed in an outfit made entirely from green vegetables under the slogan "Let Vegetarianism Grow on You." <a href="http://www.peta2.com/outthere/o-alyssaveggies.asp" target="_hplink">According to Peta2.com, in 2008</a> Milano said: "The world has so much suffering in it already -- choosing to be vegetarian is one thing you can do to reduce the suffering on a daily basis." <a href="http://blog.friendseat.com/vegetarian-meatless-celebrities" target="_hplink">Blog friendseat.com says</a> the actress has a green thumb and loves veggies, even sticking to her vegetarian diet during her pregnancy in which she had cravings for broccoli and pickles.

Anne Hathaway

Actress Anne Hathaway has had an on-again/off-again relationship with a meat-free diet, but according to the most recent reports, she is currently a a vegetarian. <a href="http://www.realbollywood.com/2011/08/anne-hathaway-speaks-vegetarian-diet.html" target="_hplink">Realbollywood.com reported</a> the actress had trouble while in the UK in August 2011. <a href="http://www.metro.co.uk/film/851230-anne-hathaway-theres-nothing-wrong-with-nudity-in-films" target="_hplink">In an interview with <em>Metro</em></a> in December 2010, Hathaway said: "I've actually been a commitment-shy vegetarian since I was about 12. I wasn't all that committed, to be honest, and then when I was in England filming One Day, I don't know what happened but I just didn't want to eat meat any more. But I was still eating fish. And then I was sent a copy of Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals. I read it and that was it for me in terms of being able to eat fish - which is a shame because I really enjoy the taste but I just can't support the way fish are farmed and caught."

Boy George

Singer Boy George, who spent four months behind bars in 2009 for falsely imprisoning a male escort, <a href="http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/116487/Why-Boy-George-can-t-wait-to-go-back-to-prison-" target="_hplink">told the <em>Daily Express</em></a> he worked as chef, preparing all-meatless food during his time in jail. "I'm a pretty good cook and made all the vegetarian food," he said.

Brad Pitt

<a href="http://nakedhealth.avvo.com/2011/04/13-celebrity-vegans-and-vegetarians/" target="_hplink">According to Naked Health</a>, actor Brad Pitt has been identified as a vegetarian throughout the years. There are rumors that his partner, actress Angelina Jolie's meat-eating habits have started to upset Pitt. Jolie was reportedly vegan until she said the plant-based diet nearly killed her.

Christina Applegate

Actress and animal activist Christina Applegate <a href="http://www.peta.org/features/christina-applegate-fur-get-me-not.aspx" target="_hplink">told PETA</a> she stopped eating meat when she saw blood on her plate while at a restaurant. I was eating lunch on the Married With Children set, and they served me some kind of meat (I don't even know the names of them all anymore because it's been so long). I looked down and there was blood on my plate, and it was that realization, that I can't eat something that has been alive, I just can't do it," she said in the interview. Applegate was featured in a 2007 PETA Christmas-time campaign reminding shoppers not to buy fur as gifts.

Emmylou Harris

<a href="http://vegetarianstar.com/2009/06/29/emmylou-harris-is-a-sexy-vegetarian-over-50-are-you/" target="_hplink"><em>Vegetarian Star</em> writes</a> <a href="http://features.peta.org/petaprime/sexiest-veg-over-50-2011/Round1.aspx" target="_hplink">PETA's Sexiest Vegetarians Over 50</a> are in good company with vegetarians like Emmylou Harris falling into the category. The 65-year-old runs a dog shelter in Nashville, Tennesee, her hometown and is involved with organizations like<a href="http://www.bestfriends.org/" target="_hplink"> Best Friends Animal Society</a>, according to Vegetarian Star.

Bob Harper

<em>Biggest Loser</em> trainer Bob Harper was crowned <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-Vegetarian-Celebrities-2011/PastWinners.aspx" target="_hplink">2010's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity</a>, along with actress Olivia Wilde, by PETA. Harper is a long time vegetarian-turned-vegan last year, <a href="http://www.vegnews.com/web/articles/page.do?pageId=2220&catId=8" target="_hplink">according to Veg News.</a> He told the site his new diet made him feel "clear headed and strong." The 44-year-old fitness guru added: "Not to mention my genetically high cholesterol dropped more than 100 points. That was all the motivation I needed."

Alan Cumming

The actor has been a vegetarian since early 2010, but made it his New Year?s resolution last year to remove all animal products from his diet in 2012. <a href="https://twitter.com/Alancumming">Cumming tweeted</a>, ?That?s it. I was toying with going the whole hog to veganism and now I see Mike Tyson is the new Vegan posterboy! Sold! Get ye back, seitan!?

Alanis Morissette

The unhealthy feeling Morissette had from gaining weight and eating processed food motivated her to make a major change. <a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/Alanis-Morissette-Goes-Vegan-Loses-20-Pounds-2664840">She went vegan and lost 20 pounds</a>!

Anna Paquin

The mom of twins may be surrounded by a lot of blood on the "True Blood" set, but in reality, she's a vegetarian.

Ashley Judd

Judd has been a long time vegetarian, and favors organic vegetables and fruit over meat. She also reportedly skips dairy for health reasons and turns to soy yogurts and milk instead.

Betty White

The 90-year-old actress is an animal activist and has been a vegan for years. "They never lie to you. You know when they tell you something, they mean it. They love you unconditionally," <a href="http://theview.abc.go.com/blog/protect-your-pets-betty-white-way">White told the women of "The View"</a> about animals.

Bruce Springsteen

Springsteen looks amazing at 63, and it might have something to do with his vegetarian diet!

Casey Affleck

Ben Affleck's brother has been a vegan for over 15 years, and even revealed why he changed his lifestyle<a href="http://www.peta.org/tv/videos/peta2-vegetarianism/959533337001.aspx"> in a PETA PSA</a>: "When people ask me why I don't eat meat or any other animal products, I say, 'Because they are unhealthy and they are the product of a violent and inhumane industry.'"

Christie Brinkley

"I've been a vegetarian since I was about 12 years old,"<a href="http://www.shape.com/celebrities/exclusive-interview-christie-brinkley-details-eating-plan-makes-her-look-great"> Brinkley told Shape</a>. "When I became a vegetarian I got my mom and dad to become vegetarian, and my brother became a vegetarian."

Diane Keaton

Keaton has been a vegetarian for years, but has never forced her children to try out the diet. ?No, no. I?m not doing that to them,? <a href="http://www.parade.com/">she told Parade Magazine</a>. ?I?m sure, once they grow up, they?ll be going, ?What an eccentric human being, this mother of ours.?

Dianna Agron

The "Glee" star is a vegetarian and supporter of PETA. <a href="http://www.teenvogue.com/blog/teen-vogue-daily/2010/04/dianna-agron-glee.html">She told Teen Vogue that she credits a healthy diet</a> with giving her the stamina to handle the demands of fame.

Emily Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel's sister has been a vegan for 20 years! "Saying no to meat makes me feel stronger inside; I feel aligned with my morals and ethics," <a href="http://www.lhj.com/style/covers/julie-bowen-emily-deschanel-dana-delaney/?page=2">she told Ladies Home Journal</a>. "I still have to defend myself because people don?t understand it."

Julianna Margulies

"The Good Wife" star is a vegetarian and a gym-gooer, which might explain her incredible body and glowing skin!

Kate Winslet

The gorgeous actress has been a vegetarian for years and recently <a href="http://www.peta.org/features/kate-winslet-exposes-foie-gras-cruelty.aspx">spoke out about foie-gras for PETA</a>. "To produce foie gras, ducks and geese are force-fed enormous amounts of grain and fat, which causes their livers to swell to many times the normal size."

Lea Michele

Michele defended by her vegan diet last year, <a href="http://www.allure.com/celebrity-trends/cover-shoot/2011/lea-michele">telling Allure</a>, ?People get confused, like, you know, I just eat grass. I?m half Italian. I can eat some b----es under the table.?

Peter Dinklage

The "Game of Thrones" star is a vegetarian,<a href="http://veggietestimonial.peta.org/psa.aspx?CID=e58a8d78-5fe3-41eb-8177-cf6bbaceb10b"> telling PETA</a>, "I wouldn't hurt a cat or a dog or a chicken or a cow. And I wouldn't ask someone else to hurt them for me. That's why I'm a vegetarian."

Sandra Oh

The vegan actress tried to get her "Grey's Anatomy" co-stars<a href="http://www.peta.org/b/thepetafiles/archive/tags/sandra+oh/default.aspx"> to give up animal products</a> and reportedly Patrick Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo attempted to give it a try!

Shannon Elizabeth

The longtime vegetarian has just partnered with the organization Farm Sanctuary as its new spokesperson for the Adopt a Turkey Project. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/18/shannon-elizabeth-turkey_n_2143941.html">Elizabeth tells The Huffington Post</a>, ?Too many people only consider cats and dogs when they think about loving animals ? They don?t realize how every animal out there has feelings, has a heart and soul, has emotions.?

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Osteoarthritis | Revista Women s Health

Understanding the basics?

Introduction

In clinical and medical language, the word ?osteo? suggests that ?bone? and therefore the suffix ?itis? indicates inflammation. Therefore, degenerative joint disease suggests that ?inflammation of the bones?. However, it?s a unwellness that is way additional severe than the easy rationalization of ?inflammation of the bones?. There ar over a hundred types of inflammatory disease, and {osteoarthritis|degenerative inflammatory disease|degenerative joint disease|arthritis} is taken into account the foremost common inflammatory disease among those living with arthritis.

What happens in osteoarthritis?

Each bone within the body is roofed by a slippery tissue known as animal tissue. The animal tissue is on the ends of the bone during a joint, that permits the healthy quality of the joint. as a result of degenerative joint disease typically affects the animal tissue the highest layer of the animal tissue breaks down and is worn away.

The joint isn?t any longer shielded from the shock of movement and therefore the bones beneath the animal tissue begin to rub along inflicting loss of motion, swelling and pain of the joint. With time, the form of the joint could also be lost. Spurs may additionally begin to grow on the perimeters of the joint. Bits of animal tissue or bone can even break off into the joint house that will increase pain and injury.

Osteoarthritis affects the joints solely. Patients suffering with {osteoarthritis|degenerative inflammatory disease|degenerative joint disease|arthritis} don?t have the threat to their internal organs with the condition like some types of arthritis. The unwellness happens most frequently within the spine, hips, knees and hands.

Who is at risk?

Although kids will get degenerative joint disease, it principally happens in older folks.

What Causes Osteoarthritis?

Osteoarthritis could be a condition that typically happens over time. Risk factors which will result in the event of the unwellness include:

1. Stresses on the joints from bound jobs
2. Stresses on the joints from enjoying sports
3. A hereditary disease in joint animal tissue
4. Joint injury
5. Aging
6. Being Overweight

Osteoarthritis symptoms:

There ar symptoms similarly as warning signs of the unwellness that include:

• A crunching sound or feeling once the bones rub along
• Tenderness or swelling in one or additional joints
• Stiffness during a joint once obtaining out of bed or sitting for a protracted time

How Is degenerative joint disease Diagnosed?

There ar many ways that physicians use to diagnose degenerative joint disease that include:

• Taking a medical record of the patient
• Performing a physical examination on the patient
• Taking X rays
• Taking exams of the fluid within the joints or blood tests and alternative varied tests which is able to facilitate to see if the unwellness is gift.

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How is degenerative joint disease treated?

A combination of treatments is commonly designed to suit the wants, health and mode of the patient. Treatment plans might include:

• Surgery
• Complementary and various therapies
• Medicines
• Nondrug pain relieve techniques to manage pain
• Rest and joint care
• Weight management
• Exercise

Source: http://revistawomenshealth.com/diseases/osteoarthritis.html

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Will Obama suffer the ?second-term curse?? (Washington Post)

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You Can't Have It Both Ways

Gun control is control of all guns. This tautology, in a developed society, is non-negotiable. If guns can exist in our country, then gun plans can exist, and, although I'm firmly on the side of draconian control over most weapons, I find the move to ban Defense Distributed's plans for their Liberator pistol unconscionable.

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Astronauts Taking Spacewalk to Fix Space Station Ammonia Leak Today: Watch Live

Two NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station on an emergency spacewalk today (May 11) in an attempt to o fix a leak of ammonia coolant.

NASA's Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn will perform the unprecedented spacewalk. The spacewalk will start at 8:15 a.m. EDT (1115 GMT) with NASA TV coverage beginning at 7 a.m. EDT (1100 GMT). You can?watch the spacewalk here on SPACE.com?via NASA TV.

The six residents of the orbiting laboratory noticed?frozen flakes of ammonia?leaking from a station coolant loop on the leftmost side of the space station on Thursday (May 9). Liquid ammonia is a vital coolant for chilling the electronics that produce the outpost's power. [Emergency Spacewalk to Fix Space Station Leak in Photos]

"The plan for this EVA [spacewalk] really is to see if we can identify the leak," Mike Suffredini, NASA's International Space Station program manager said during a briefing yesterday. "The plan is to change out the pump on this particular EVA. The most likely sources of the leak is this particular pump."

The space station crew is in no danger, NASA officials said, but the pump responsible for the movement of ammonia through that part of the system was shut off in order to conserve coolant.

Spacewalk repair on tap

For today's spacewalk, Cassidy and Marshburn plan to inspect, and potentially replace, an ammonia coolant pump controller box on the space station's Port 6 truss, a segment of the station's scaffolding-like backbone that is on the far left side. NASA space station engineers suspect the box may be the source of the leak since the ammonia was spotted coming from an area near it on Thursday.

This will not be the first time space station crewmembers have spacewalked to repair an ammonia leak on the space station's cooling sytem.

NASA's Sunita Williams and Japanese spaceflyer Akihiko Hoshide took a spacewalk to correct a leak in a coolant loop on the?International Space Station's Port 6 truss (its scaffolding-like backbone). The 2012 coolant leak was in the same loop as the current leak, but engineers don't yet know if the two leaks are related.

The station's Port 6 truss is the oldest piece of the space station's backbone and carries two of the outpost's eight wing-like solar arrays. It was launched in November 2000 and originally installed on the station's roof, extending up. In 2007, visiting shuttle astronauts relocated the P6 truss to its final location on the station's far left side.

Veteran spacewalking team

Cassidy and Marshburn are experienced spacewalkers. They each performed three spacewalks ? two of them together ? during a 2009 space shuttle Endeavor mission.

If the leak isn't fixed by switching out the pump, space station operations can still continue as planned. Marshburn, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield and Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko are schedule to fly back to Earth two days after the spacewalk on May 13.

NASA officials have said that the spaceflyer's departure will not be affected by the leak.

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This Tether Only Makes Your Dog Think She's Roaming Free

Your dog just wants to be free. But also? She totally can't be trusted. So the SUREswivel?an anchored leash that lets her wander around safely?is a good compromise for the two of you.

The SUREswivel has six nine-inch stakes to secure the module into the ground, as well as a loop for you to hook your dog's leash to. Unless your pooch is the canine equivalent of Houdini, she's not getting far, because the tether can apparently withstand 1000 pounds of pet pull force. And it's made so the pup can move in a 360-degree radius without getting tangled. The thing costs $70, and seems like a good solution for camping or picnicking. Besides, you can't really put a price on a dog that won't run away, right? Right? [Solutions.com]

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Startup BlueStacks, best known for software that lets Android apps run on Windows, has its eye on the game console business.

On Thursday, the company is announcing an Android-powered set-top box called the GamePop console. The unit, which takes aim at the Kickstarter-backed Ouya as well as traditional gaming consoles, is built around the Jelly Bean version of Android (4.2), but BlueStacks isn?t disclosing other hardware details, such as what chip will power the device.

The timing of the announcement is a bit unfortunate for BlueStacks, coming the same day that Ouya is announcing that it has raised $15 million in funding from a variety of blue-chip venture backers, including Kleiner Perkins.

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It?s a bit of a departure for BlueStacks, which has been beta testing software that lets Android software run on a desktop computer. That program just passed 10 million downloads.

?Mobile gaming has been taking off the past few years,? BlueStacks CEO Rosen Sharma said in a statement. ?BlueStacks? vision is to bring that same experience to bigger screens.?

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York College women's lacrosse win's first-ever NCAA Tournament game

The Spartans beat Washington & Lee, 13-6.

York College's Erica Mulford fights off Washington & Lee players front left Caroline Kingsbery, back left Emily Conway, and Leanne Stone during an NCAA women's lacrosse tournament game at York College Wednesday, May 8, 2013. York College won 13-6. DAILY RECORD/SUNDAY NEWS - KATE PENN (YORK DAILY RECORD/SUNDAY NEWS -)

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The York College women's lacrosse team won their first-ever NCAA Tournament game with a win over Washington & Lee as the Spartans had to wait through a three hour and five minute weather delay to earn a 13-6 victory at Kinsley Field.

The Spartans looked fantastic in the opening 15 minutes of the game as they dominated the Generals in the early going. York's Leah Schultz found the back of the net just 1:19 into the contest as the Spartans seized the early lead. Kim Wayson followed Schultz with a goal just 41 seconds later, putting the Spartans up 2-0.

The Green and White reeled off five more goals as the lead grew to 7-0 with 14:37 remaining in the half. The Generals netted back-to-back goals just over a minute apart to draw the guests to within five. The Spartans answered with goals from Schultz and Wayson, increasing the York lead to 9-2 with 6:08 left in the opening 30 minutes of play.

The Generals scored two of the final three goals of the half as Meade Brewster and Ameia Murcott scored to cut the Spartan lead to 10-4 at the break.

After the lengthy delay, the Spartans wasted little time in opening the second half scoring as Megan Stine found the back of the cage just 1:09 into the stanza. That would be the only goal over the first 14 minutes of the second half, as the teams never really regained the energy level that was on display in the first half.

Schultz struck for her fifth goal of the game at the 15:17 mark, increasing the York lead to 12-4. The Generals would get two goals from Brewster in the final 6:57, sandwiching an Erica Mulford tally to provide for the final 13-6 margin.

Ashley Smith was outstanding in the pipes for the Spartans as she notched eight saves in her 60 minutes of work. Smith improves to 13-3 with the victory.

Schultz led the Spartans with six points on five goals and one assist. She also had two draw controls and a pair of caused turnovers. Mulford added four points on three goals and one assist while Wayson finished her final game at Kinsley Field with three goals. Stine contributed three points on a goal and two assists while Kasie White handed out a career-high tying three assists.

The Spartans now advance to face Franklin & Marshall College in the Sweet 16 on Saturday at Salisbury University.

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York College's Erica Mulford fights off Washington & Lee's Caroline Kingsbery, front left, Emily Conway, back left, and Leanne Stone during an NCAA women's lacrosse tournament game Wednesday at York College. The Spartans waited out a three hour and five minute weather delay and won, 13-6, which was their first-ever NCAA Tournament victory. Read more, 3B.

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Washington & Lee's Emily Conway tries to ruffle York College's Kim Nicolich during an NCAA women's lacrosse tournament game Wednesday. The Spartans won, 13-6.

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Indian government launches Central Monitoring System, watches citizens' calls, emails and internet activity

A new system for monitoring almost everything that's going on inside India's telecoms network has been quietly launched. The Central Monitoring System will offer tax collectors, law enforcement and and other agencies the ability to scrutinize phone calls, text messages, emails, social networking and general web activity. In one of the fastest-growing internet markets in the world, the Indian government has been increasing its role in watching communication channels following the Mumbai bombings in 2008, with laws amended both in that year and in 2011, increasing the access of government workers for "reasonable security practices and procedures."

In recent times, India has interfered with both Nokia and BlackBerry to ensure they had their own monitoring systems in place. The new country-wide system has been under construction for two years and offers investigative agencies a single point of access to all citizens' digital exchanges as well as location data. Pavan Duggal, a specialist in cyberlaw told the Times of India that the system is "capable of tremendous abuse." He noted that there wasn't much clarity from the government yet on exactly what it intends to monitor, or what it's looking for.

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