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The truth behind boozy rumors
Why ‘liquor before beer’ is sort of true, and how hangovers can be avoided
By Allison Van Dusen
Forbes
If you're planning to celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year, you're probably thinking of hitting a parade, donning a shamrock and, most likely, downing a few pints.
But before you knock back that first green beer, take a minute to think about some of your habits when it comes to alcohol.
Do you still religiously drink liquor before beer to avoid getting sick? When you're feeling health-conscious do you choose red wine over beer? Is a pot of coffee and a fast-food burger and fries still your preferred method of sobering up?
Many of us learn these laws of drinking behavior in college or shortly thereafter, and unconsciously continue following them, never really questioning their effectiveness or the science behind them.
So we turned to experts on the effects of alcohol for the facts — some of which may surprise you.
Liquor before beer?
Even if you follow the old saying "Liquor before beer never fear; beer before liquor, never sicker," no doubt you've still felt lousy if you consumed a lot of either.
There is no evidence that drinking in a particular order alters how sick you get, says Julia Chester, assistant professor of psychological sciences at Purdue University.
Some research does suggest that the body absorbs carbonated drinks, such as a gin and tonic, more quickly than still beverages. It's also possible that drinking beer over some mixed drinks on an empty stomach might slow your intoxication, Chester says. It takes longer for the body to absorb a 12-ounce glass versus a 1.5-ounce cocktail, its equivalent in terms of absolute alcohol.
But ultimately, it's the amount you drink and your pace that will determine how you feel, not the order in which you do it.
Healthy choices
We've all heard red wine may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease thanks to resveratrol, a substance found in the skin of grapes. But did you know beer may be good for you, too?
When consumed in moderation — in other words one 12-ounce glass a day for women and two for men — research has shown that the silicon in beer may be associated with better bone health, says Maureen Storey, director of the Center for Food Nutrition and Agriculture Policy at the University of Maryland.
Buyer beware: Excessive consumption can lead to bone loss.
The ultimate truth serum
Who hasn't said something stupid after having a few too many? But if you believe the old Latin saying in vino veritas, or "truth in wine," you might think those drunken comments reflect a person's real feelings.
Thomas Kimball, associate managing director of Texas Tech's Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery, says alcohol does lower people's inhibitions. Drinking, along with drug use, also increases your risk for experiencing violence and doing things sexually you might not otherwise.
"I think it increases your risk to go against your own moral code," Kimball says. "Is that your true self? No. I would say that's your drunk self or high self."
Eat up
Eating after a few drinks, it turns out, is a good way of sobering up. Any food you put in your stomach will slow your body's absorption of alcohol, Chester says. But solid food works better than liquid foods, like soup, and carbs and high-protein foods may be a better choice than fatty foods.
Having a hearty meal before drinking, or eating and drinking at the same time, also can help prevent you from getting sick.
A cold shower and pot of coffee
The time-honored way of helping someone sober up on TV and in the movies is filling them with coffee and giving them a cold shower. But all these techniques are likely to do is create a cold and alert drunk, the experts say.
While research has shown that caffeine can counteract some of the effects of alcohol in terms of a handful of cognitive tasks, a person's reaction time is still going to be slower than normal, Chester says. Giving a drunken person a cold shower is a bad idea because alcohol is already reducing their body temperature.
The one thing that always helps alcohol get out of the system, Kimball says, is time.
© 2007 Forbes.com
Congrats, Serf - very nice call!
Happening again.
I'm on server 3 and there are a lot of hang ups this morning.
Fair enough. I know nothing about these types of lawsuits but came across this type of suit in previous research. That's why I asked Mordicai.
And, I also wanted to say I'm very sorry for all you folks who've lost money here. This is a bad situation and I feel for you all.
Good luck to you all.
Mordicai, have seen your postings on whaiq. You seem to have quite a bit of legal knowledge. What about a derivative lawsuit at this point?
For those who are unfamiliar with these:
What is a derivative action?
A derivative action is a lawsuit brought by a shareholder of a corporation, on behalf of the corporation, to enforce a cause of action against a third party, such as an officer or director of that corporation. Derivative actions are brought when a corporation possesses, but does not enforce, its rights against third parties. It is often necessary for a shareholder to institute a derivative action because the corporation, which is run by officers and directors, will not bring a lawsuit against one of their own, even if there has been serious wrongdoing.
There is no new information on "Plant, Jim" or "Plant, James E." on Pacer at this time.
Additionally, I spoke with the FBI a few years ago in a similar case (as a shareholder) and I was told that no information would be disclosed. I was welcome to leave a statement but they were unable to confirm or deny anything in regards to any case that may or may not be pending against anyone.
I am not saying that this information is false, just that, from my experience, the FBI does not typically disclose any information on a pending case.
Edit: From subsequent posts, my experience with the FBI is apparently irrelevant in this case.
Well, just checked and Anadarko does have this same report for 4th Q 2006 and this is what it says on page 3:
"The Belford Dolphin will drill two wells in West Africa (Ghana and Benin) for APC prior to delivery to GOM. Expected delivery to the GOM is 3Q/4Q 2007."
Thanks, now I understand. Congrats on the grub.
Ignore previous message - Bob Z. finally helped me figure it out. Sorry to have bothered you. :)
Thanks! And, I'm still having a problem highlighting two different sources. If you go to the source list you'll see PR Newswire and Business Wire separated by 2 other sources (one being a French source). I can't figure out how to highlight just the ones I want without the other two in between also being highlighted.
And, very much appreciate your quick help! Truly, this is what sets you guys apart from other sites, in my opinion.
I saw your post on the Q&A board re: new board for new features. I posted the two previous posts over there to see if Raj can help.
Tried another one on News - RNO and it came up on LSE first.
But then when I got to the AMEX: RNO, it said no new news under PR Newswire so then I checked under Business Wire - still no news. But, they have had recent news it was just through Market Wire and Prime News Wire so didn't come up.
Really, it doesn't matter to me which wire service is putting it out, I would just like to type in the symbol and see what's out there. Any chance there could be a default that says "All US Wire Services" or something like that?
Also, I couldn't figure out how to highlight PR Newswire and Business Wire without highlighting all the ones in between.
Hi, Raj - I posted this (and following post) on Meatloaf's board earlier today but think this is now the place to for this kind of info.
When I go to "news" and type in AOB a company from the LSE comes up. I'm ASSuming it's because of the default set on the "selected sources" has AFX highlighted.
I can go to the drop down menu and find AOB:NYSE but it would be more helpful to users here if US exchanges came up first and/or if AFX was not a default source.
(And, I didn't check to see if it automatically pulled LSE: AOB before NYSE: AOB because of more recent news.)
Edit: Nope, it's not pulling from recent news: LSE last had news on 1/18 and NYSE had news on 3/12. Also, it wasn't easy after I had gotten the LSE news to then try to get the NYSE news, just kind of confusing for a new user to this system.
Not sure if this will help and/or if there's anything more up to date on Anadarko's site but page 3 has info on contracted rigs:
http://www.anadarko.com/PDF/3Q06_operations_report.pdf
OPBL: From VMC board:
Posted by: researcher59
In reply to: None Date:3/15/2007 9:59:58 AM
Post #of 67480
OPBL +.45 to 6.87 .... evidently in reaction to the $9.9B ICE bid for CBOT ....
IntercontinentalExchange Inc. unexpectedly proposed a $9.9 billion acquisition of CBOT Holdings Inc., an offer that ICE said is a 10.5% premium to CBOT's current merger deal with Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.
ICE's decision to make an unsolicited offer for the Chicago Board of Trade, which trades bond futures and agricultural contracts, represents a new competitive phase in the frenzied race to consolidate among global exchanges.
ICE is offering 1.42 shares for each share of CBOT, valuing that stock at $187.34, a 13% premium to CBOT's closing price Wednesday. CBOT shareholders would own about 51.5% of the combined company.
Since this also the "Life at Costco" board, thought I'd pass this along.
Overhill Farms: A Small Cap Gem With High Potential
Posted on Mar 15th, 2007 with stocks: OFI
Hilary Kramer (AOL Money and Finance) submits: Overhill Farms, Inc. (OFI) is a smartly-positioned California company that manufactures frozen foods and packaged frozen meals. Its products include frozen soups, sauces, and entrees for retail sale under the Chicago Brothers label. The company also provides private label and co-packing agreements with such retailers as Costco (COST), Sam's Club, and Safeway (SWY); as well as Jenny Craig, the weight loss company.Overhill Farms also serves several domestic airlines. The company has two manufacturing facilities in Vernon, California.
Overhill Farms reported record net income of $1.6 million for the first quarter ended December 31, 2006, on revenues for the quarter of $40.5 million. This is a 156% increase in net income from the $607,000 for the first quarter of last year, and a 2.4% increase in net revenues from the $39.6 million reported a year earlier. What I really like here is year-over-year quarterly earnings growth of 156%.
Also, Lehman Brothers is the biggest institutional shareholder, with Wellington a close second. Even CALPERS, California's huge state pension fund, has a piece. Why would they invest in such a small business?
The answer is easy and goes beyond being the supplier of meals for Jenny Craig. Overhill Farms has a broad array of clients and will be able to survive food and transportation inflationary pressures because of the high quality nature of its food and its varied customer base, which includes high-end supermarkets, the airlines, and the ever growing ranks of American dieters. Quality is the key here along with an image of organic-like quality and freshness in frozen food.
James Rudis, Chairman and CEO of Overhill Farms, believes the company will have a revenue run rate of $200 million by the third quarter of this year. Overhill Farms recently signed a three-year agreement to produce meals for a major national food brand. The company is also scheduled to begin production, late in the second quarter, of 24 new private label food items being introduced by a major West Coast grocery chain.
Type of Company: A small cap gem that has the chance to be acquired or grow rapidly with accounts ranging from high end restaurants, to discount grocers and the airlines.
Stock Target: Overhill's stock price has room to keep growing from its already lofty $5.80 to at least $10 by the end of 2007.
Tried another one on News - RNO and it came up on LSE first.
But then when I got to the AMEX: RNO, it said no new news under PR Newswire so then I checked under Business Wire - still no news. But, they have had recent news it was just through Market Wire and Prime News Wire so didn't come up.
Really, it doesn't matter to me which wire service is putting it out, I would just like to type in the symbol and see what's out there. Any chance there could be a default that says "All US Wire Services" or something like that?
Also, I couldn't figure out how to highlight PR Newswire and Business Wire without highlighting all the ones in between.
I know this is not something you can fix but was hoping you could pass this along to London.
And, truly love the new additions. Thanks!
When I go to "news" and type in AOB a company from the LSE comes up. I'm ASSuming it's because of the default set on the "selected sources" has AFX highlighted.
I can go to the drop down menu and find AOB:NYSE but it would be more helpful to users here if US exchanges came up first and/or if AFX was not a default source.
(And, I didn't check to see if it automatically pulled LSE: AOB before NYSE: AOB because of more recent news.)
Edit: Nope, it's not pulling from recent news: LSE last had news on 1/18 and NYSE had news on 3/12. Also, it wasn't easy after I had gotten the LSE news to then try to get the NYSE news, just kind of confusing for a new user to this system.
Ok, no experience as I have an 8 year old girl but the lady needs to get a grip. If she can't parent her own child, no reason to take it out on you. She doesn't want him texting or receiving texts at that time, then she should manage it in her household.
Again, mabye I'm naive about parenting that age group, but sounds to me like she wants to blame the rest of the world for her problems. JMHO.
Play by play here:
Emptying the cache did NOT work for Janice.
Hehehehehe - are you monitoring the Q&A board now?!?!?!
Ok, just in case you aren't following, this is what Meatloaf said:
Hmmm... I just copied your settings over mine and everything looks fine to me. I hope it isn't a Mac thing. You might try emptying your browser cache.
Janice just said "I wonder if it's a Mac thing?" and I seem to remember you use Mac, too. Wonder if that could be it?
No, I'm not but I've never changed my color settings so I have the standard white and blue everyone has been complaining about being reverted back to.
Edit: Just saw this:
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=17891804
Wow! This looks amazing, thank you!!!
WOW! Thanks, this looks amazing!
Just being a typical man, I think! Well, except he did say "excuse me"...
Sorry I don't know how to make that link live. But if you go to Nevada Secretary of State, click on "Online Certificate of Standing", click on "Commercial Recordings Search", then type in "cyberkey" and hit search, then click on the Cyberkey that is "active" you will find the James Plant listed as President at the bottom of the page.
Something else that may be of interest is then to "Click here to view 10 actions/ammendments associated with this company".
There are a couple of recent actions that relate to stock but unsure what they signify.
Edit: Here's link to Nevada SOS.
http://www.sos.state.nv.us/
I found this which I assume means that "Jim Plant" is also "James Plant, President of CyberKey". No idea about the middle initial.
https://esos.state.nv.us/SOSServices/AnonymousAccess/CorpSearch/CorpDetails.aspx?lx8nvq=L6dMOi7uE4m6NRBn5BNEaA%253d%253d
Well, when I searched for "Plant, Jim", this was the case that came up. When I saw that the address was in St. George, I figured it was relevant enought to pass along the info.
And, if you notice, I put NO information about the case. As I said, I have no background on this company or individual and am also not an accountant or an attorney. I simply put the information out there as a source for others to verify or not.
Glty.
If anyone is interested, there is a Jim Plant on Pacer with a St. George address. If this is the same Jim Plant, this is a document about his personal life and is from 2001. It does, however, have an address listed, although, I have no idea if it's where he currently resides. Additionally, there are no documents filed under Cyberkey that I found.
I don't know if this is the same guy and have never held shares in CKYS. A friend of mine is invested here, knew I had a Pacer account and asked if I could look up a couple of names. This is what I found.
The only reason I'm posting here is that I've been in stocks where I was desperately searching for info to help me make better decisions and I came across Pacer. While this may or may not be pertinent information to this company at this time, I would've wanted to know. (And, maybe it's common knowledge here and/or not even the same guy.)
I also am glad to have found this site as it's been helpful in my dd.
I wish you all the best of luck.
If anyone is interested, it's very simple to sign up for Pacer and then it's .08 for each page viewed. You do have to give a credit card but they don't bill you unless you reach $10/quarter. The way I found the information was "Search All Courts" then you have to put the name in as "Plant, Jim". Then click on the "Case #" then click on "history/documents" then "run query", then "doc #" 5, then it's asking you to approve the charges of .24 and if you agree "view document".
https://pacer.login.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl?court_id=00idx
Ha! I think I finally got it! Beware!
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I can't figure this out!!!!!
Ooooh, I really like him, too. His smile is amazing!
Sue, I can't figure out how to put in pictures...I found this:
chart]www.investorshub.com/images/ihlogo3.gif =
Note: You need the image url, NOT the webpage URL. Make sure you cut off #board-107 for hints and practice.
If you need somewhere to upload images to, we recommend Image Shack.
But, how do I get the "image url"? (Btw, I went to board 107 and the first link on the help part doesn't work.)
Oh, that's my fault - I was put in charge last night and didn't see it until this morning, then, well, I forgot. :(
How about...if you could have a "free pass" (meaning no-one gets hurt) who would you choose?
I think mine would have to be Orlando Bloom.
Maybe it's something on my end, then. I'll try closing and logging in again. Thanks, Magic! :)
I'm on server 3 and having hang ups.