THE LONG RUN ? Replacing addiction with a healthy obsession ...

In his memoir, ?The Long Run,? Mishka Shubaly chronicles his journey from ?irreverent young drunk? to ultra-runner. The author sobered up by running five miles at a time, then 10, then 50.

It was Shubaly?s editor who first suggested he write about his road to recovery.

?I told him point-blank, ?No one wants to hear me cry about how I f***ed up my own life,? ? Shubaly said. ?And I was totally wrong.?

When ?The Long Run? was published on Amazon?s Kindle Singles list in 2011, it hit No. 1, bumping Stephen King out of the top spot.

The book?s popularity may have been a surprise to Shubaly, but experts know he?s not alone in using exercise to overcome addiction. Groups have been popping up around the country to help people stay sober by staying active.

?It?s a great way to introduce people into something that then later becomes ? sort of their coping mechanism, as opposed to picking up a drink or a drug,? said Scott Strode, one of this year?s top 10 CNN Heroes. Strode?s nonprofit, Phoenix Multisport, provides free athletic activities and a sober support community to thousands of people in Colorado.

In 2008, the National Institute on Drug Abuse pledged $4 million to research the effect of physical activity on drug use. Preclinical research has provided evidence that exercise can help treat ? and even possibly prevent ? addiction, and now human trials are taking place.

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, abuse of illicit drugs and alcohol contributes to the death of more than 100,000 Americans every year. While intervention and treatment programs have improved, relapse rates range from 60% to 90% in the first year of sobriety, the institute said.

?Habits play an important role in our health,? the institute?s director, Dr. Nora Volkow, said in a National Institute of Health newsletter. ?Understanding the biology of how we develop routines that may be harmful to us, and how to break those routines and embrace new ones, could help us change our lifestyles and adopt healthier behaviors.?

Psychology professor Mark Smith researches the effects of exercise on addiction in laboratory rats. One of his first preclinical studies on the subject showed lab rats that had access to an exercise wheel in their cage were much less likely to self-administer cocaine than their sedentary counterparts.

He and his colleagues have also completed several follow-up studies, duplicating the results with male and female rats; with low, medium and high doses; with heroin; and with different models of substance binges and relapses.

?I was amazed at how consistent the effects of exercise were,? Smith said.

Other researchers have published animal studies with similar results. For example, a 2009 study in Pathophysiology Journal showed treadmill exercise reduced morphine use in male rats. And in 2011, a study in the journal Current Neuropharmacology demonstrated animals? preference for saline over amphetamines when they exercised.

?These results lead us to conclude that a previous practice of regular physical activity may help in preventing amphetamine addiction,? the study?s authors wrote.

While evidence mounts that exercise may help prevent and treat addiction, scientists are trying to figure out why.

To get clean, addicts often give up their past social lives, including any friends who use. During their recovery, they have a lot of free time and not a lot of support.

Understanding the biology of how we develop routines that may be harmful to us ? could help us change our lifestyles. Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse

Exercise and sporting groups could help fill that void, said Richard Brown, a professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University and director of addictions research at Butler Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island.

When Brown and his colleagues started their human study on exercise and alcohol abuse, they theorized that physical activity would reduce the depressive symptoms alcoholics often suffer from, thereby reducing the risk of a relapse.

They asked one group of study participants to work out once a week with the rest of the group and to work out on their own another two to three days. At the end of a three-month follow-up, the researchers found the exercise group had fewer drinking days and fewer heavy-drinking days than a group that didn?t exercise as regularly.

What the researchers didn?t expect was feedback from participants who said they enjoyed the structure that regular exercise provided to their lives.

?They liked the fact that they were getting healthy and doing something for themselves,? Brown said.

Exercise provides a ?high? that could be important for addicts trying to combat cravings, experts say. In addition to decreasing anxiety and stress, physical activity helps increase levels of dopamine in the brain. Dopamine, a chemical that?s associated with feelings of pleasure, is often diminished over time by substance abuse.

Some researchers have hypothesized that addicts are simply replacing one addiction with another. Smith?s response? Fantastic.

?One of those addictions leads to basically a devastation throughout all aspects of your life and probably premature death,? he said. ?The other addiction leads to improved cardiovascular health, better self-esteem, better self-efficacy and maybe some joint problems when you get older. It?s an apples-and-chain saws comparison.?

Brown has more theories on why exercise may help addicts stay clean. In unrelated studies, exercise has been shown to regulate sleep, a common problem for addicts early in recovery. It can even improve cognitive function, something that?s often impaired by chronic substance abuse.

?These are just hypothetical,? Brown said. ?They need to be tested.?

While scientists search for more answers, Shubaly said he is content knowing that running works to keep him sober, day in and day out.

?For me, exercise is the opposite of alcohol,? he said. ?Alcohol is the easiest, fastest and most effective way of saying: ?I don?t care. I don?t care about the good things in life or life at all.?

?Exercise, especially for someone who has been a sedentary alcoholic for a long time, is brutally difficult. And, as such, it?s a very meaningful way of saying: ?OK, I actually do care now. I care a lot. I care enough about my life that I am willing to endure this torture to get better.?

?Doing the hard work of exercising totally reversed my worldview. I went from a life that was headed toward one thing to a life of nearly infinite potential.?

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Source: http://www.pokerheadrush.com/2012/11/26/the-long-run-replacing-addiction-with-a-healthy-obsession-jacque-wilson/

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France: Sarkozy's party battles to save itself

PARIS (AP) ? Former President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative party is holding emergency meetings Sunday to try to figure out who's in charge, after a disputed election for its new leader that could reshape French politics.

After a decade at the helm of one of the world's leading economies, the Union for a Popular Movement party is now in shambles and may fall apart altogether.

Central to the troubles is a debate among conservatives over immigration and Islam in France. The election a week ago split party members into those leaning toward the anti-immigrant far right, represented by Jean-Francois Cope, and those hewing to more centrist views, supporting Francois Fillon.

Cope, who led France's push to ban face-covering Islamic veils, was initially declared winner. But uncounted votes were then discovered that could swing the vote in Fillon's favor.

A UMP commission that handles vote disputes convened Sunday morning to discuss what to do. Then Fillon's team, arguing that the commission was weighted in Cope's favor, suspended its involvement around midday, the Sipa news agency reported.

Hopes focused on Sunday evening, when former Prime Minister Alain Juppe is to meet with both candidates to try to mediate a solution.

Juppe knows his task is nearly insurmountable.

Speaking on Europe-1 radio Sunday, he said he is hoping to "cultivate a small flame of hope," though admitted "I have very few chances" of success.

"If this evening, Jean-Francois Cope and Francois Fillon do not accept what I propose ... I have no ability to impose it," he admitted.

Both Cope and Fillon want to lead opposition to Socialist President Francois Hollande ? and run for president themselves in 2017. Since Sarkozy left office in May, France's presidency, parliament and most regional governments have all been under Socialist control.

France's politics weigh on Europe's direction, too. Hollande's Socialists have pushed against austerity plans for indebted countries that use the shared euro currency, and battled Britain over cutbacks in the European Union budget.

France's far right National Front is hoping to capitalize on the UMP's troubles and bring in new support from the more hard-right members of the conservative party. Meanwhile a new centrist party, UDI, has already reaped benefits from the drama, winning new members over the past week amid increasing disillusion with the divided UMP.

At the same time nostalgia for Sarkozy is on the rise, with many conservatives hoping he returns to politics ? even though the former leader was named special witness in an investigation last week involving alleged illegal party financing that could see him face charges.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/france-sarkozys-party-battles-save-itself-114420713.html

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How to Make a Good Marriage Better | Gather

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You know what they say if something is moving along without any major hurdles - ?if it ain?t broke, don?t fix it.? But your marriage may not yet have reached its full potential. Believe it or not, you can change boring routines and improve your relationship.

According to the field of interpersonal neurobiology, our brains are constantly changing. And that is impacted by how we interact daily. Loving relationships can alter the brain circuits that shape memories and emotions.

Think about the immediate attraction when you first fell in love. This alchemy continues throughout life, and how we treat each other matters. In a loving relationship we can change neural functions when we decide to be more compassionate. And holding hands is enough to reduce stress and minimize physical pain. So whether you want to release euphoria-inducing chemicals like dopamine or change the wiring in your brain, here are some ideas to consider:

Invest emotionally. Make time for each other and keep romance alive. A gentle touch or quick hug releases oxytocin, a hormone that facilitates bonding. When you're tense, an affectionate moment can help you feel relaxed and more loved. Studies show that celebrating positive events predict greater relationship satisfaction than complaining about negative ones. Just like with any valuable asset, the efforts you make will be returned in multiples.

Eliminate boredom. Lightheartedness is often a casualty of hectic family life and then, when the kids leave home, there?s an even greater void. Talk to your partner about this without being critical. Plan adventures and discover activities you both enjoy. Take on a physical challenge together and train to make it happen. Have fun and laugh - being playful can lead to greater intimacy.

Ask for what you need. No one is a mind reader. Sometimes couples can get frustrated and stop talking. Try to understand each other?s disappointment or resentment. Meet halfway and get more of what you want. If you invest in your own happiness, your partner won?t have to be responsible for your wellbeing. By taking action, you'll feel more confident and your relationship will reap the dividends.

Express gratitude often. Compliments serve as positive reinforcement at the very times when you may be taking each other for granted. If you feel distant, try to see your partner in a different light. Look for the qualities you love about each other. And when you?re having positive thoughts, say them out loud. Being satisfied with small changes can make a good marriage better.

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The ghosts of Muranow - World News - MSNBC.com

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Photos of Jews who died during World War II adorn one of the few remaining buildings on Prozna Street in this picture taken during October of 2011 in Poland's Muranow district.

By Donald Snyder, NBC News Special Correspondent

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Journalist Beata Chomatowska's new book, "Stacja Muranow," recounts the history of Muranow, a district in Warsaw where thousands of Jews were buried underneath the ruins of World War II.

When Polish journalist Beata Chomatowska walks the streets of Muranow, she can?t stop thinking about the horrible things that happened there.

?It?s a daily trauma,? she said.

Present-day Muranow, a district of Warsaw, Poland, is built on rubble and the remains of Jews who perished there during World War II, but many residents are ignorant of the area?s past.

So Chomatowska started a website to educate them called ?Stacja Muranow,? which means ?Muranow Stop.? And in October she published a book by the same name, chronicling the haunted past of the former Jewish ghetto.


?It?s a metaphor for Poland after the war, which largely erased the memory of its Jews,? said Chomatowska, 35, who is not Jewish but has long been fascinated by the history of Jews in Poland. A native of Krakow, she moved to Muranow in 2005 to start working at Rzeczpospolita (The Republic), a leading Polish newspaper, and was shocked by the silence and emptiness of her new neighborhood.

?How do people live in houses made of ghetto bricks?? she asked. ?The houses looked artificial and so did the hills. It was scary.?

During World War II, the Germans packed 400,000 Jews into the 1.3 square-mile area that became known as the Warsaw Ghetto, where Muranow is located.

Some 300,000 Jews were deported to the killing center at Treblinka. The final deportation, on April 19, 1943, became the prearranged signal for an armed uprising against German forces. After the Jewish resistance was crushed on May 16, 1943, most of the remaining Jews were sent to death camps and the Germans razed the ghetto. Thousands were buried in the ruins. Many hid in cellars and were killed when the buildings were flattened.

Poland?s post-war communist rulers, who were faced with the challenge of building housing for its many citizens left homeless by the war, found the rubble of the ghetto too extensive to clear. Buildings were constructed on the ruins using bricks from the ghetto. Built on this rubble, the street levels are uneven and often hilly.

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The ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto right after World War II.

Communist rulers touted Muranow as a utopia for workers and purposefully erased its Jewish history, leaving subsequent generations in the dark. In her book, Chomatowska tells the stories of some of the Jewish dead and laments the fact that most of today?s Muranow residents know little of the neighborhood?s history.

That is starting to change. Thirty residents have joined Chomatowska?s Muranow education project, meeting in an unfurnished office with no hint of the past. She?s particularly proud of one of the murals painted by members of the group in the entry way of an apartment building. It features prominent Jews who lived in Muranow before the war, such as the creator of Esperanto, Ludwik Zamenhoff, who hoped his universal language would unite people of different cultures.

Restoring memories of the Holocaust
In her book, which is in Polish, Chomatowska tells the stories of former Muranow residents such as Jakub Wisnia, a Warsaw Ghetto fighter who survived the Holocaust.

After researching Wisnia?s life, she described what he saw in August 1942 when Jews were being herded into trains destined for the Treblinka death camp.

One passage reads: ?The streets of the ghetto were hell. Women wept. Children held their mothers tightly, and the men clenched their teeth nervously, looking for a moment when they could escape. Anyone who stepped out of line was beaten unconscious, or shot.?

Wisnia fought alongside fellow Jews during the Warsaw Ghetto uprising until the Germans arrested him and sentenced him to death. The Polish underground rescued him, and in August 1944, he joined Poles, Jews and non-Jews, in their abortive revolt against German rule. He avoided arrest by hiding in the city?s rubble for 108 days. He lived into his 80s, and was buried in Warsaw?s Jewish Cemetery in 1983.

?Haunted? by Muranow
The area?s tragic past have led to claims of ghosts and feelings of dread. For example, Audrey Mallet, a French researcher who wrote a paper on Muranow, said some current inhabitants fear that Jews will come back and kill them.

Holocaust historian Barbara Engelking moved out of Muranow because she said she was haunted by its past.

?It was not like living in a graveyard,? she said during an interview with NBC News at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw in October 2011. ?It was like living with ghosts, and my research made them real.?

Muranow residents should not be mired in the past, Chomatowska says, but it should inform their view of the present.

Her book, centered on the oblivion surrounding Muranow, is about ?how people forget,? she said. ?And how the place doesn?t let them forget.?

To learn more about the book?Stacja Muranow, please visit the publisher?s website: www.czarne.com.pl

Don Snyder, a veteran NBC News producer for more than 25 years, is a special correspondent for NBCNews.com.

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Media.net PPC Advertising Review 2012 - Helping ... - Ask Will Online

When it comes to monetising my website, the first and most obvious choice to go for is Google Adsense. When you say PPC, you say Adsense. However, after using Adsense for around a year now, I feel I could possibly make more money else where with competitors to Adsense. For this reason, I looked at Media.net. Here is my experience with them.

What is Media.net?

Media.net is a contextual advertising company that uses the Yahoo and Bing network to display relevant adverts on websites. Therefore, it can be seen that it is Google vs Yahoo +?Bing. I think this makes clear that it is not a small size advertising company that are rapidly expanding like Ad Dynamo are. Media.net, at only two years old, has already become a huge influence in advertising online.

What Does Media.net Offer?

Before you step into the deep end to try out Media.net, you may want to know what Media.net has up to offer. From my experience, it does seem that Media.net does offer more than most PPC companies:

  • A mentor to help you - When you do sign up for Media.net (which you have to request for and then get accepted), you are allocated a mentor who works for Media.net and helps you with optimising your adverts to increase earnings: something Google has never done.
  • Content related adverts - Media.net scans the content of the page to load up the most relevant adverts. This is the typical contextual advert where the advert is only related to the content.
  • Search related adverts - A new idea to PPC, instead of looking to relate the adverts to the content of your page, the adverts are related to what the web user searched using a search engine to get to your website. Therefore, if your website doesn't satisfy the needs of the web user from their search result, your Media.net advert might instead.
  • New Ad sizes - As well as Media.net having the most common advert sizes for publishers to use, they also have a 600x250 advert that looks extremely good for above content adverts. The 728x90 advert has always been too big to place above content. 600x250 might be the right size for alot of?bloggers.

As you can see, Media.net has basically matched Adsense but also gone above and beyond in what they offer to publishers. Exclusivity, freedom and diversification.

Pros To Media.net

High Earnings

Although the information Media.net give to users is not much, they do give you the RPM of your website which after one week, I have been averaging around $3. Compare that to Google that was $1.50, Media.net has doubled that.

Nice Looking Adverts

When I saw the ad layouts for Media.net adverts, I was really impressed. The adverts don't look like adverts which is exactly what publishers want. This in turn will help to increase clicks and revenue.

Great Support

With each and every publisher having a dedicated mentor to help them, whenever you get in trouble no matter what the problem is, your mentor will be able to help you. For one thing, it is?definitely?better than attempting to search the net and hope for the best to stumble onto a good article!

Simple User Interface

I think it is important to mention the UI of Media.net since you may find yourself spending alot of time on it. The UI is similar to Google Adsense in the way that before you have used the program, you know how to use it. It is extremely easy to use which is great for people starting up with Media.net.

Cons to Media.net

Not Enough Statistics?

The only statistics Media.net supplies are:

  • Impressions
  • RPM
  • Estimated earnings

That is it. There are no CPC, CTR or anything else of the sort you can look at. This is a problem because you won't know how to improve your advert to gain more clicks.

Payments in Dollars

Another problem Media.net faces is with going global. It is great for Americans. However, for people like me from England or any other country with a?different?currency, we don't want our earnings in dollars. The result of this means that when it comes to converting my earnings back to British sterling, I will lose a few dollars due to the cost of exchanging money.

Why You Should Use Media.net

After this review and experience, I really think bloggers, that have used Adsense, should give Media.net a go. My main reason for this is the impressions. When my website was gaining roughly 1,000 views a day, my Adsense account would only get around 500-700 ad views because of ad blockers etc. When I switched to Media.net adverts, I was gaining near exactly the same amount of actual?impressions?being 1,000. This was a real shock because that means Media.net adverts are already at a 30-50% advantage to Adsense. I don't know why, but, Media.net adverts are displayed more times than Adsense on the same website.

After reading this, what do you think about Media.net? Will you be trying them? I would be interested to hear people's experiences with them and how it compares to Adsense.

Source: http://www.askwillonline.com/2012/11/medianet-ppc-advertising-review-2012.html

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Cloud Hosting Consolidation In Europe: Star Sold To Claranet For $88M

claranet and starSome consolidation afoot in the world of enterprise cloud services in Europe: Claranet, a managed service provider, is paying $88 million (?55 million) to acquire Star, a provider of cloud-based managed technology services. The move is a sign of how, while enterprise cloud services continue to grow in popularity, there is increasing consolidation as companies look for better service margins through scale, and value-added services. Claranet says the deal will make it the largest provider of integrated hosting and network services to the mid market in the UK and continental Europe, with some 4,500 customers on its books.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/g5SAlDVRbwE/

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Leading Chicago Home Improvement Firm Assures High Quality ...

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Glencoe, IL (freepressreleases ) November 22, 2012 ? The Chicago residents in need of quality home improvement need not look further- Chicago Renovation Development, the leading Chicago based remodeling company has assured to provide top notch home improvement services. The company is providing extensive range of home remodeling works across Chicago suburbs & neighborhood areas.

Chicago Renovation Development is founded in the year 1999 by Brad Ashman who comes with a profound experience in the construction industry. The firm specializes in Chicago bathroom remodeling, kitchen remodeling & home remodeling works. ?We are your one-stop home remodeling solution in Chicago with our ethical, client-oriented and high quality services. We assure you of a trusted and seasoned service always. It?s our trustworthiness that has earned us a very loyal client base over the years?, stated the spokesperson, adding that they have been engaged in the home improvement works for more than 25 years.

The seasoned Chicago remodeling company is ready to work on any kind of home remodeling works including a makeover or additions in every sphere of home such as kitchen, bathroom, basements, decks, windows, flooring and roofing in addition to the Chicago kitchen remodeling and bath improvement services. Commenting about their workforce, Ashman?s manager said that the company is backed by a fantastic pool of highly seasoned & talented craftsmen who are really passionate and have been involved in remodeling services for a prolonged span.

?We always allow the clients in stating their specifications freely to attain a perfect understanding of the client?s typical considerations regarding the home improvement work he is planning for- we make sure to understand your concerns so that we can come up with your desired services on our part?, the manager added. He further assured that they are always upbeat in their approach and in case of any unforeseen and unexpected remodeling surprises the clients would be asked for the most reasonable rates only.

The leading Chicago home remodeling agency is also engaged in commercial remodeling works and they have been called for historical renovations a number of times as well.

To know further about Chicago Renovation Development, log on to http://www.chicagorenovation.com/.

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Source: http://www.freepressreleases.com/leading-chicago-home-improvement-firm-assures-high-quality-remodeling-extensively/299810

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