Weight-loss surgery bodes well for pregnancy

New York - Researchers have found that weight-loss surgery bodes well for pregnancy. They found that women who had weight loss surgery before becoming pregnant are less likely to have problems in their pregnancy than women who were obese and did not have any type of weight loss surgery. Usually pregnant women who are overweight have gestational diabetes and high blood pressure. The number of bariatric surgeries being done every year from 1998 to 2005 has increased by eight hundred percent. This is a shocking statistic. It shows that many people prefer to have weight loss surgery instead of trying to find a natural way to lose weight. Surgery can be dangerous and life threatening. Doctors always explain that the risks associated with weight loss surgery can be serious because it is an abdominal and stomach surgery. You could have an allergic reaction to the anesthesia that they administer to you and if this happens you will face a life threatening situation. It is important to have healthy eating habits before and during your pregnancy. You want to try and maintain a healthy weight in order to help prevent pregnancy complications. Researchers found that weight loss surgery and tradition weight loss can help to improve a woman’s fertility rate. Doctors always tell you to try and lose weight if you are trying to conceive because it is better for your body and reproductive system. This research shows women that if they are overweight or obese and want to conceive a child then losing weight either through traditional weight loss methods or through weight loss surgery might be very helpful. Women want to be able to conceive a baby and losing weight can boost your chances of being able to become pregnant. You can also reduce your chances of facing health complications due to your weight. It is important that people are healthy during pregnancy. In today’s society many people are overweight or obese. Obesity has become a huge epidemic in the United States of America. It has huge health implications because your body has to work harder to do every day activities. When you are pregnant you gain weight and if you are overweight or obese to start with then gaining weight can become a huge medical problem. Usually pregnant women who are overweight or obese have poor eating habits. These eating habits affect the unborn babies because they rely on their mothers’ placentas for food and nutrients. If those mothers are not eating well and exercising daily then those children could face health complications after birth. Everything that you do while you are pregnant has a huge impact on the overall health of your unborn baby. Most pregnant women just think that taking a prenatal vitamin and not smoking, drinking, or doing drugs will ensure that your baby is born happy and healthy but that is not the case. If you are not healthy then how can you expect your unborn baby to be healthy? Read full article: Weight-loss surgery bodes well for pregnancy

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Weight-loss surgery bodes well for pregnancy

New York - Researchers have found that weight-loss surgery bodes well for pregnancy. They found that women who had weight loss surgery before becoming pregnant are less likely to have problems in their pregnancy than women who were obese and did not have any type of weight loss surgery. Usually pregnant women who are overweight have gestational diabetes and high blood pressure. The number of bariatric surgeries being done every year from 1998 to 2005 has increased by eight hundred percent. This is a shocking statistic. It shows that many people prefer to have weight loss surgery instead of trying to find a natural way to lose weight. Surgery can be dangerous and life threatening. Doctors always explain that the risks associated with weight loss surgery can be serious because it is an abdominal and stomach surgery. You could have an allergic reaction to the anesthesia that they administer to you and if this happens you will face a life threatening situation. It is important to have healthy eating habits before and during your pregnancy. You want to try and maintain a healthy weight in order to help prevent pregnancy complications. Researchers found that weight loss surgery and tradition weight loss can help to improve a woman’s fertility rate. Doctors always tell you to try and lose weight if you are trying to conceive because it is better for your body and reproductive system. This research shows women that if they are overweight or obese and want to conceive a child then losing weight either through traditional weight loss methods or through weight loss surgery might be very helpful. Women want to be able to conceive a baby and losing weight can boost your chances of being able to become pregnant. You can also reduce your chances of facing health complications due to your weight. It is important that people are healthy during pregnancy. In today’s society many people are overweight or obese. Obesity has become a huge epidemic in the United States of America. It has huge health implications because your body has to work harder to do every day activities.
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10 tips for holiday travel

By Ed Hewitt
updated 3:11 p.m. ET Nov. 20, 2008

With the global economy in crisis and both travelers and airlines feeling the pinch, it may not seem like 2008 will be the cheeriest of holiday travel seasons. Airlines have cut flights, raised fares and added a surge of surcharges for everything from checked bags to phone bookings. Meanwhile, many travelers are postponing or canceling their holiday plans to save money.

But for travelers still planning to visit Grandma’s for Thanksgiving or spend Christmas weekend in Paris, the news isn’t all bad. There are still deals to be found, provided you shop carefully and plan ahead. Check out our 10 tips for holiday travel and find some joy this holiday season.

Avoid peak travel dates
At Thanksgiving, Wednesday is the critical outbound “avoid” day as a rule. Traveling on Thanksgiving day proper is often a breeze and more affordable; there are often cut-rate airfare deals on Thanksgiving day.

On the return, Friday morning isn’t bad at all, with each successive day getting a little busier, more difficult and more expensive through Sunday evening. The bottom line: If you are looking for a deal, you won’t find one on the peak travel days. Travel off-peak whenever possible.

Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on Thursdays this year, which means that the same advice for Thanksgiving will apply to both of these holidays — fly on the holiday itself if possible, and avoid Sunday evening at the end of the long weekend.

Book early
Haven’t booked your holiday travel yet? It’s time to stop waiting and start booking. Fares are only rising as Thanksgiving approaches, so those who hold out in hopes of a late-breaking sale are likely to get left out in the cold or pay a very steep price for their procrastination. The same goes for the Christmas holiday; book sooner rather than later, particularly if you require very specific travel dates or times. With the current state of the airline industry, it is never too early to book your holiday travel flights.

While many of the best deals are probably already gone, keep an eye on our Holiday Deals section for any last-minute bargains. Be prepared to be flexible with dates and flight times.

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The Magnificent Ducati Monster

I don’t know about you but I like them beautiful, naked, noisy and lively; bikes that is!

If you’re the same then you’ll love the Ducati Monster range.

The Ducati Monster was originally designed by Miguel Angel Galluzzi (god bless him!) and was first launched by the Bologna superbike firm in 1993.

It is a testament to Galluzzi’s vision that the Monster now accounts for half of Ducati’s overall sales.

Like all of the best Ducati’s the Monster is an 90 degree v-twin, often called an L-twin. It has the now infamous desmodomic valve engine lovingly cradled within a tubullar steel trellis chassis.

With its initial launch in the early 1990s Ducati introduced three Monster options; M600, M750 and M900.

The M900, was the first model released in in 1993

The M600 followed a year later in 1994 and the M750 finally graced our shores in in 1996.

Later on a smaller displacement model, the M400, was developed for those countries where the tax system punishes the ownersof large capacity, high performance bikes.

The M400 was mainly aimed at the far east and pacific rim,although it was also sold in Ducatis native market;Italy. The M400 had the same engine components as the M600 but had a shorter stroke crankshaft and smaller diameter pistons.

The design of the Monster remained pretty much unchanged until around 2000, when fuel injection was added to the M900. In 2001 Ducati unveiled the S4, adding a liquid-cooled 4-valve Superbike to the range.

2001 also saw the addition of improved braking capacity using semi-floating front disc brakes with Brembo four-piston calipers, weight was further reduced with much lighter Brembo wheels, and suspension was upgraded to 43 mm Showa inverted forks.

In 2002 a special edition, the first of many; the S4 Fogarty was offered. To guarantee exclusivity it was limited to a production run of 300.

Between 2005-7 the Monster freak could choose from six basic models: the 695, 696, S2R 1000, S4R Testastretta, S4R S Testastretta, and S4R S Tricolore.

The Monster 695 replaced the Monster 620 and was the foundation of the range and offered the greatest power per CC of any Ducati air-cooled engine to date.

The new flagship model;the S4RS Testastretta was a beast and employed the engine from the 999 Superbike and was supplied with Öhlins suspension front and rear and radial front brakes.

The Monster 696 was officially launched in early April, 2008 in Barcelona. It soon became the best selling Monster in the history of the range.

Ducati Followed rapidly with the awesome Monster 1100 in September 2008.

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Virginity and Dating

With all the failed relationships and marriages that have happened in the last 40 years we can all start to see a pattern that develops. It seems like sex does not have the precious meaning a relationship that it once had. Men and women both have become so accustomed to having sex within months into their relationships that sex has turned into an act almost entirely of lust. Saving your virginity for men and women has become an almost extinct cause as the dinosaurs. Now teenage men and women both have different reasons for entering into premarital sexual relationships. Men for example have been conditioned to think that being manly or being a stud means how many women you have slept with and how many women can talk into getting into bed with you. Women on the other hand usually think that sex is a gift that they withhold from a man until he has proven that he truly cares for her. Notice how there is a disconnect each week our men have about sex and how women feel about sex. I think that both genders are looking at it in the wrong ways. I think personally that is both men and women decide to save themselves for their wedding night their chances of finding love become greater. Why do you ask? I feel that marriage is not just about love but it’s about the balance of love that both men and women feel for each other. If men for example start dating women with no hidden intentions of having casual sex with them that he can truly get to know her as a person and start to develop deep feelings for her. This way, then we’ll start to look at sex as lovemaking instead of just an act of instinctive pleasure. Women on the other hand, seem to look at sex as a trophy or reward that they decide what man they bestow that reward to. The way that women can start to fix this preconceived notion that they have been conditioned to think is to start looking at sex as a special act that is given freely to the one that you truly love and will be with forever. Whenever I am interested in a woman, I would never ask her out on a date as I feel that dating is only a way that both men and women show themselves off to each other in the most favorable and the most unrealistic light. This then gets both men and women the unrealistic expectation that a relationship and the marriage will be this way every day for the rest of their lives. Sorry to break the news to them harshly but true, loving and caring relationships take hard work and commitment and they are more than just fun and games. Instead of asking her out on a date, I would ask her if she would like to hang out get to know each other as friends. Hanging out as friends takes away all the unrealistic expectations that dating brings with it and allows both men and women to get to know each other deeply and truthfully.
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How To watch the Olympics on your mobile phone

NBC has such a tight stranglehold on Olympics coverage that if you’re in America, you are pretty much under their mind control. That being said, here is a guide to using the technologies put out by NBC and a couple by other networks so that you can maximize your Olympics watching. Mobile Web: The most obvious way to get your Olympics coverage on your mobile is via your mobile web. If you’re not a smartphone user, this might not be the best option for you as the mobile web on your device will be utter crap. However, if you have a decent browser, consider The NBC Olympics Mobile Web site. The site includes live news, highlights and feature video, Team USA profiles, slideshow galleries, voting polls, alerts sign-up, live medal counts, detailed results & schedules, customizable TV & online listings, and all the top news and video from Beijing. Wow. So pretty much if you dare to visit the site your phone will explode from the information overload. Users can access the NBC Olympics Mobile web site by going to http://mobile.nbcolympics.com on their mobile device’s Internet browser or by texting “OLYMPICS” to 51515. E-mail Alerts: Once again, this tip is probably more handy for a smartphone user but many non-smartphones out there still have decent email support and thus could use text and e-mail alerts to get the news straight to their phone. NBC Olympics offers text and e-mail alerts for breaking news, top headlines for all Olympic sports, medal results, event previews, athlete alerts, and TV/live streaming schedule reminders. NBC Olympics Mobile will also provide free photo & video highlight alerts for top Olympic sports. Mobile Video: NBC Olympics Mobile Video will provide highlights, daily news, and exclusive feature videos on-demand to mobile video users. Mobile video is available on the NBC Olympics Mobile Web site and on-deck with select mobile providers.
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BLOG The Shad Plank Hampton Roads Daily Press

The state budget shortfall is growing ominously larger. Estimates now put it as high as . billion and some agencies could get whacked by percent Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said today. Attorney General Bob McDonnell isn t waiting for the suspense to build. He s cutting the general fund budget at his office by . percent. That includes docking his own annual salary by percent and returning his official state vehicle a Ford Explorer. Returning the vehicle will save more than over the course of McDonnell s term according to a statement from the AG s office. Also of his executive attorneys have volunteered to take a percent pay cut for the next six months. A hiring freeze is in effect. Current. Nye camp releases internal polling data. September PM EDT Democratic challenger Glenn Nye has released campaign polling datat that suggests that his race against U.S. Rep. Thelma Drake is tightening up. Drake has beaten back close races before but then number seem to suggest that undecided voter! s are breaking toward Nye a political neophyte with a track record working for the government in combat zones. According to Nye s campaign in May Drake had a to lead. As of last week the margin is to . The poll has a . margin of error so that means the race is somewhere in the neighborhood of a tie. Now it s important to look at every poll with a skeptical eye especially one that come from a campaign and not from. Obama and Biden hit Fredericksburg Saturday. September PM EDT Democrat Barack Obama and his running mate Joe Biden continue to put time into Virginia and on Saturday they re in Fredricksoburg for a free and open speech. Obama s campaign has been focusing on Virginia for months making visits staffing offices buying commercials and even briefly courting Gov. Timothy M. Kaine for the vice presidential slot. Once again Obama is coming back to go after young voters this time at the University of Mary Washington. Republican John McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin h! ave pressed pause on their campaign so they don t have any events planned. The pair hit Northern Virginia as a team but there s no telling if they re going to visit Hampton Roads before the election. Doors open for Obama s Fredericksburg event at. Gilmore campaign Don t believe the Post poll September PM EDT Republican Senate candidate Jim Gilmore s campaign manager Dick Leggitt sent a note to Gilmore supporters today trying to take the sting out of a Washington Post poll that shows Democratic candidate Mark Warner with a point lead. Here s the note You may have seen or heard of the new Washington Post poll which shows Mark Warner with a point lead very similar to the Washington Post poll taken almost a year ago. Do not be discouraged or disheartened by the Post s attempt to influence the U.S. Senate election. 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Diwali gives insight into Indian culture University Daily Kansan

Sudarshan Loya remembers the last time he celebrated Diwali in central India with his family. His house was filled with vibrant shades of orange and magenta dyed silk as of his relatives and closest friends gathered for Diwali the festival of lights. Loya s mother lit oil burning lamps which cast a soft glow on the faces of those in the room. The rich smell of spices and sugary sweets filled the home as his friends knelt to pray together and share what had happened in their lives since their last meeting. Diwali is a celebration of lights that is celebrated during the time of Diya which is a widely celebrated East Indian festival. This year Diwali fell on Oct. . But on Sunday the KU Cultural India Club a group for international Indian students at the University will hold its sixth annual celebration of Diya. The event features native dances music and fashions from various Indian states. After the dancing and singing Korma Sutra an Indian restaurant in Kansas City Mo. will pr! ovide dinner. Loya Maharashtra India senior and cultural chair of the KU Cultural India Club or KUCIC said Diwali was the most important festival of the year. Diwali is like Christmas he said. It s a fun thing for a family to get together. Families and friends gather for fellowship and to share their lives with one another during Diwali which lasts one week. Loya said because India was such a large country families prepared to travel and meet together for the holiday. We are waiting for this time to happen he said. We look ahead to Diwali so we can all meet together and have fun enjoy sweets and Indian food. The festival of lights earned the name Diya for the rows of small earthen lamps or diyas families light every day for the six days of Diwali. The lights symbolize the victory of good over evil. Amruta Bhadkamkar Mumbai India junior and president of KUCIC said other KU students would benefit from attending the event because it displayed Indian culture. India is not Europ! e or Germany or Spain which are pretty well known but India has started coming up recently and becoming economically strong Bhadkamkar said. She said Indian culture in Lawrence was visible and that most Indian students had a strong network of support from other Indian students which helped many students with the transition to U.S. culture. She said the biggest challenges Indian students had to overcome included the language barrier the difference in cuisine and the unpredictable Midwestern weather. I don t think it s very difficult for Indians to adjust she said. If we do find it difficult there are people who have been here for years and they know what to do and what not to do. Santosh Thakkar Maharash India graduate student said the KUCIC festival of Diwali was open to people of all religions and cultures. He said the event would accommodate all nationalities and beliefs and celebrate commonalities between individuals. Loya said he enjoyed bringing his vibrant native culture to the U.S. while learning about American culture. He said he loved! celebrating Halloween and other American traditions but learning about new culture gave him a greater appreciation of his own. America gives us the freedom that we can celebrate our own culture and have other festivals he said. We get to see more areas and ideologies in a different part of the world. We are not giving up our culture but are also celebrating yours. The Diya festival begins at p.m. on Nov. in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Edited by Arthur Hur Discussion All comments are moderated by Kansan.com staff. For our full user policy click here . Share your Requires free registration . Username Password Forgotten your password Comment More news stories See all Students with food allergies exercise caution on campus Green Jayhawks receive accolades Diwali gives insight into Indian culture Former NFL commissioner speaks at KU Kansan hiring for spring semester Most recent stories See all Jayhawks excited for postseason Native Kansans Reed and Morningstar will! start for KU basketball Diwali gives insight into Indian culture Gameday Nov. Morning Brew ESPN s Chad Ford is a die hard Jayhawks fan Stauffer Flint Hall Jayhawk Blvd

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Advantages Of Fleet GPS Tracking Systems

Most companies with large numbers of vehicles that travel the roadways daily are familiar with the large number of fleet tracking systems that can be bought today. If you are a fleet manager for one of these companies and you have never considered one of these systems, then you need to take a good look at the advantages that they can offer your company. Companies who use fleet tracking systems can locate a driver at any time of any day. They can monitor the speeds that their drivers travel. They can regulate the number of stops they make and where they stop. They can optimize their customer service reputation by tracking their driver’s response times and taking steps to improve their system. The success of any company that utilizes any time of vehicle fleet may depend largely on their effective use of a fleet tracking systems.
The other name for fleet tracking systems is GPS (Global Positioning Systems). Fleet GPS tracking units have seen many changes since they were introduced and are now being used by the general public, as well as the military, public service officials and large delivery companies, such as UPS. When you have a fleet of vehicles, efficiency is very important. Whenever a vehicle goes out on the road, it is very expensive. You can see a lot of waste that comes in the form of fuel, mileage and time. To eliminate this waste can cost thousands to tens of thousands of dollars every year. Fleet tracking systems are one way of effectively eliminating wasted expenses and providing a way to manage the fleet with more efficiency.
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