'Sister Wives' husband: We found grace in Vegas

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The Brown family, from left, Christine, Meri, Janelle, Robyn and Kody.

By Ree Hines, TODAY contributor

Despite initial reports about unhappy neighbors, "Sister Wives" husband Kody Brown insists he and his four brides -- and their combined 17 kids -- made a good move when they decided to call Las Vegas home.

In 2011, following a polygamy investigation in Lehi, Utah, the Brown clan packed up and headed to Sin City. During a panel discussion at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on Monday, Kody said the family has now found acceptance amidst diversity.

"We've found grace in Sin City, where there's a lowering of hypocrisy," he explained in a quote published in the Las Vegas Sun. "In Las Vegas, you feel like you can own who you are."

It's a far cry from what the patriarch encountered at first. Shortly after the move, he told Radar Online, "A neighbor tried to have one of my wives evicted," and that "we've had people that yell at us out of a window of a car while we're walking on the street."

Since then, things have obviously improved for the family. And Kody hopes for the same acceptance for other families.

"I believe that I was able to choose our family structure," Kody told the UNLV crowd. "It should be the right of every citizen in this country to be able to choose their family structure."

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New Disgusting NOM Ad Says Same-Sex Marriage 'Hurts' Society ...

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A new ad from the National Organization for Marriage instructs viewers that same-sex marriage? is like incest, pedophilia, and drug use and should be prohibited, arguing that it harms society. Like most NOM videos, comments are disabled at YouTube and the clip has a majority of 'dislikes', a sentiment with which I'm sure you'll agree.

Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...

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  1. An English narrator? Why does NOM hate America?

    Posted by: John Dough | Oct 16, 2012 6:23:21 PM


  2. When you alienate "the gays", your propaganda will be done by a straight designer so anxious to try out his new font pack that you'll see 50 fonts in 50 seconds, and it'll look like a 1950's health class filmstrip. Just sayin'....

    Posted by: Vint | Oct 16, 2012 6:27:56 PM


  3. No benefits for society as a whole? Doesn't freedom benefit society as a whole? The Declaration of Independence and Constitution say it does.

    Their parents probably made the same claim about interracial marriage, as did their grandparents about interreligious marriage.

    Posted by: Anastasia Beaverhausen | Oct 16, 2012 6:28:42 PM


  4. That art style reminds me of the retro 50s design of the Fallout series. Which is pretty much the time NOM wants to get back to

    Posted by: Steve | Oct 16, 2012 6:29:24 PM


  5. Once again, all of their claims about how and why "natural marriage" helps children, men and women, are "supported" either by clearly biased conservative "study" groups, or studies showing the benefits of children and people being in two-parent households vs. single-parent households, NOT opposite vs. same-sex households. Many of the people who have conducted these studies have not taken kindly to NOM and the like, perverting their work.

    Posted by: Chris | Oct 16, 2012 6:38:43 PM


  6. and this, Maggie Gallagher, is why your son Patrick is waiting for you to die before he comes out.

    and this is why, Brian Brown, you are going to attend the funeral of at least one of your eight children.

    ditto Rick Santorum.

    enjoy!

    Posted by: LittleKiwi | Oct 16, 2012 6:40:51 PM


  7. Are they really as stupid as this add insinuates by the childish graphics and narration it contains. Besides the obvious falsehoods...is the common denominator an
    IQ of 40? The good news is that I'm sure the average person immediately felt talked down to...because we're smarter than this add would imply the average person is. Well, either that or we're in a lot more hot water than I thought. Can you imagine if the whole world talked like this....googoo-gaagaa.

    Posted by: PAUL B. | Oct 16, 2012 7:11:12 PM


  8. @Paul B. - Yes, I think that IS the IQ they are aiming for. The accent of the narrator reminds me of that annoying Brit from "weakest link"... who very outspokenly reminded the viewing audience how stupid a person was.

    Posted by: scotty | Oct 16, 2012 7:20:04 PM


  9. Listening to it a second time (ouch!) I realized that the use of a lovely articulate Brit makes sense. Can you imagine the same add with a few ya'll and you betcha's thrown in? That would have tied in perfectly with the narrative & message...but been over the top shocking stupid... as opposed to whatever this is.

    Posted by: PAUL B. | Oct 16, 2012 7:22:04 PM


  10. @Scotty...you're right, it does! I think they try to lend some credibility with the accent...since it implies good grammar & some education. Oh well, I must admit...a good British accent works on me too.

    Posted by: PAUL B. | Oct 16, 2012 7:26:07 PM


  11. This kind of concealed bigotry drives me over the edge.
    On the one hand, "natural marriage" on the other, "paedophilia and incest".

    Gee, that really makes things clear, I was getting confused, I thought that guys who committed and dearly wanted to be married together would also be socially cohesive.
    How wrong can I be ?

    Now I won't be able to get to sleep, I'll be in a rage all night.
    Damn you, Charlie Brown.

    Posted by: JackFknTwist | Oct 16, 2012 7:26:58 PM


  12. They had (accidentally) allowed comments for a while. But after getting reamed by 95% negative comments, they finally disabled them. -- Hey, NOM... if you can't take the heat, get out of the discrimination game!

    Posted by: David in Houston | Oct 16, 2012 7:28:51 PM


  13. Hey Jacktwist!
    Keep in mind that ultimately we have "natural selection" as our ally. It's a slow route to take but close your eyes tonight and imagine a world where the only bigots are "extinct bigots"...for it will come to pass. Sleep tight.

    Posted by: PAUL B. | Oct 16, 2012 7:30:56 PM


  14. That's not a British accent, sounds more like South African...

    Posted by: Basil | Oct 16, 2012 7:42:41 PM


  15. Marriage is a legal contract. How can a contract be natural or unnatural?

    Posted by: marshallt | Oct 16, 2012 8:16:45 PM


  16. Natural marriage?

    Show me any other organism in nature that marries. Then maybe we can talk.

    Posted by: Sean in Dallas | Oct 16, 2012 8:24:55 PM


  17. @ ANASTASIA BEAVERHAUSEN, I haven't looked at the video yet, but I'll bet it creates the "us versus them" tool so common to bigoted thinking. In their minds, they have so far removed homosexuals from humanity that it makes intuitive sense for them to talk as if we're not even part of humanity or society. Our freedom and rights make no difference to "society" because, in their minds, they are the only society that matters.

    Posted by: Chuck Mielke | Oct 16, 2012 8:36:34 PM


  18. Ads like this show why it's so important for you to get registered and GO VOTE! It's also a great reason to give a few bucks to the campaign fighting this rubbish. Clean out the change jars, forego a dinner out, and send the money to thefour2012. Or, whatever state you choose. We all need to fight these bigots so vote and donate. Let's go win!

    Posted by: sparklekittens | Oct 16, 2012 9:13:31 PM


  19. Wow. Thanks TOLERATING me and my relationship with my partner of 45 years. We also TOLERATE you, but here's the thing: Your views and actions HARM our society, and therefore we cannot PROMOTE them. Here's why: Your right wing bigotry and hatred HURT us, by promoting SUICIDE, BULLYING, INEQUALITY and RAMPANT STUPIDITY.

    Posted by: Tristram | Oct 16, 2012 9:58:38 PM


  20. Also, the ad says nothing about biology until the very end. On top of everything else, it offers no logical reasons for why Marriage is biological. If marriage is so biological, why have I never seen lemurs walking down the aisle? Or Meerkats? Freaking spare me!

    Posted by: Tristram | Oct 17, 2012 1:13:01 AM


  21. Also, the ad says nothing about biology until the very end. On top of everything else, it offers no logical reasons for why Marriage is biological. If marriage is so biological, why have I never seen lemurs walking down the aisle? Or Meerkats? Freaking spare me!

    Posted by: Tristram | Oct 17, 2012 1:13:01 AM


  22. Stay calm and go into your fallout shelter. What a piece of B.S. "Natural Marriage" WTF? How about getting out of the 1950s and admitting that just like right handed tools "Natural Marriage" does not work for everyone. The whole religious freedom argument makes me want to hurl. Anyone can worship and live as one feels they should. They just cannot impose those beliefs on everyone else.

    Posted by: Tom in long beach | Oct 17, 2012 3:02:58 AM


  23. Yes, she's Afrikaans, not English.

    Posted by: Tim | Oct 17, 2012 3:27:46 AM


  24. Ironic, that the only pedophiles I know are Catholic priests. Better check your own closets (and family trees) ladies, as most pedophile activity (around 90%) is HETEROSEXUAL in nature. Most victims KNOW their molester. Watch your daughters...very, very carefully. While you all are busy huffing and puffing about gay marriage, that creepy brother-in-law may be hitting on your daughter.

    Posted by: millerbeach | Oct 17, 2012 3:59:47 AM


  25. Please, please, PLEASE someone do an infographic refuting EVERY SINGLE DECEPTION in this infographic. I would do it myself but I don't have Adobe AfterEffects?. although I may get a copy just to do this. And why is NOM getting a British teenager to do the voice??

    Posted by: Andy | Oct 17, 2012 4:59:31 AM


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Why do you exercise? - The Student Room

Why do you exercise +/or eat healthy?

I exercise because it makes me feel really good. I love running until fatigued. It is the best feeling ever and you feel proud of yourself for pushing yourself.
I love dancing because it's freaking awesome.

I eat healthy because I want to be fuel my body for exercise and optimal performance. I want to get stronger, leaner and healthier, and the only way to speed up the process is eating healthy [ while exercising ]. I also can't cook so I eat salads, Chicken soup, poached/boiled eggs, baked/boiled veggies [ with oil + some herbs ], yogurt, milk, cheese, some nuts, fruits, boiled pasta [fusilli tastes good al dente with cheese [sometimes] and ketchup], etc. I don't know how to cook poultry + red meat in a flavorful way so I just eat what my mom makes [she makes delish Pakistani food, but I won't live with her forever].

I never knew I loved exercise this much until this week. I haven't exercised for 5 days, and while taking a shower today I craved exercise [if you can crave it]. It was 10:30 pm and my gym was closed, running outside or blasting up the stereo to dance were not options as it's nighttime my family was getting ready for bed. I was shocked at how much I needed it. I'm no exercise junkie either. 1 hour a day/6 days a week, and 1 day for yoga.

4 years ago I got into health and fitness to become skinny. I did things wrong and rebounded but i'm back with the experience and my whole outlook has changed. Now I just want to be healthy, fit and feel good. I don't want to become a size 0 [US] ever again. I'm perfectly fine becoming a size 5, although a size 3 would be nice because I still have these sexy pants in size 3.

Eat food to fuel exercise/your body, not exercise to eat.

Sorry for the long post.
Your turn.

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People with severe psoriasis nearly twice at risk for diabetes

ScienceDaily (Oct. 15, 2012) ? An analysis of 27 studies linking psoriasis in 314,000 individuals with diabetes has found strong correlation between the scaly skin rash and the blood sugar disorder that predisposes patients to heart disease, say UC Davis researchers who led the review.

The findings appear in the Archives of Dermatology.

"Our investigation found a clear association between psoriasis and diabetes," said April Armstrong, assistant professor of dermatology at UC Davis and principal investigator of the study. "Patients with psoriasis and their physicians need to be aware of the increased risk of developing diabetes so that patients can be screened regularly and benefit from early treatment."

Psoriasis is a common skin problem that tends to run in families. It causes a raised red, flaky and sometimes itchy rash, often on the elbows and knees, although it can appear anywhere. It is believed to be an autoimmune disease, in which the body regards its own skin as foreign and mounts an inflammatory response.

Armstrong and her colleagues combined data from 27 observational studies of patients with psoriasis, in what is known as a meta-analysis. Five of the studies assessed the incidence of diabetes -- that is, how many patients with psoriasis developed diabetes during the course of a study, which ranged from 10 to 22 years. The other studies assessed the prevalence of diabetes -- how many patients already had diabetes at the outset of a study. Altogether, the studies evaluated more than 314,000 people with psoriasis and compared them to 3.7 million individuals (controls) without the disease.

Some of the studies classified patients by disease severity. The aggregate data for these studies showed that patients with mild psoriasis are over 1.5 times more likely to have diabetes than the general population while those with severe disease are nearly twice as likely. Among studies that assessed incidence, patients with psoriasis had a 27 percent increased risk of developing diabetes compared with the general population.

All but one study analyzing incidence found a link between psoriasis and diabetes. These studies included patient data from outpatient clinics, insurance claims and hospitals. Diabetes rates were similar in patients despite ethnicity or country where the study was conducted.

"The large sample size and consistent association between psoriasis and diabetes make these study findings very strong and suggest an underlying physiological link between the two diseases," said Armstrong, who directs the Dermatology Clinical Research Unit at UC Davis and the teledermatology program.

While additional research is need to understand how the two diseases are associated, Armstrong believes altered immune pathways may make psoriasis patients more susceptible to developing diabetes.

"There is evidence that fat cells in psoriasis patients may not function normally," she said. "These cells secrete inflammatory substances known as cytokines that increase insulin resistance in the liver and muscle and initiate destruction of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas."

Additional research will also clarify other potential limiting factors in the current study. For example, the study's authors noted that epidemiological or observational studies can be susceptible to confounding factors, such as concurrent medications used to treat psoriasis that may modulate the risk of developing diabetes.

Armstrong's study adds to a growing body of research that shows psoriasis is not just skin deep. "We know patients with psoriasis and hypertension tend to require more aggressive therapy to bring their blood pressure under control," said Armstrong. "We also know that psoriasis patients have higher rates of heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular-related deaths than the general population. Primary-care physicians need to be aware of these underlying predispositions to disease to provide the best care to their patients."

Armstrong and her colleagues plan to examine endothelial cells -- cells that line blood vessels -- to better understand the underlying physiological basis of psoriasis. They also are collaborating with other research institutions to develop a network to share clinical data on patients with psoriasis.

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  1. April W. Armstrong, Caitlin T. Harskamp, Ehrin J. Armstrong. Psoriasis and the Risk of Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Arch Dermatol., 2012 DOI: 10.1001/2013.jamadermatol.406

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Starvation hormone markedly extends mouse life span, without need for calorie restriction

ScienceDaily (Oct. 16, 2012) ? A study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers finds that a starvation hormone markedly extends life span in mice without the need for calorie restriction.

"Restricting food intake has been shown to extend lifespan in several different kinds of animals. In our study, we found transgenic mice that produced more of the hormone fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF21) got the benefits of dieting without having to limit their food intake. Male mice that overproduced the hormone had about a 30 percent increase in average life span and female mice had about a 40 percent increase in average life span," said senior author Dr. Steven Kliewer, professor of molecular biology and pharmacology.

The study published online in eLife -- a new peer-reviewed, open access journal -- defined average life span as the point at which half the members of a given test group remained alive. A study to determine differences in maximum life span is ongoing: While none of the untreated mice lived longer than about 3 years, some of the female mice that overproduced FGF21 were still alive at nearly 4 years, the researchers report.

FGF21 seems to provide its health benefits by increasing insulin sensitivity and blocking the growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor-1 signaling pathway. When too abundant, growth hormone can contribute to insulin resistance, cancer, and other diseases, the researchers said.

FGF21 is a hormone secreted by the liver during fasting that helps the body adapt to starvation. It is one of three growth factors that are considered atypical because they behave like hormones, which are substances created by one part of the body that have effects in other parts, the researchers said.

"Prolonged overproduction of the hormone FGF21 causes mice to live extraordinary long lives without requiring a decrease in food intake. It mimics the health benefits of dieting without having to diet," said co-author Dr. David Mangelsdorf, chairman of pharmacology and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator at UT Southwestern.

"Aging and aging-related diseases represent an increasing burden on modern society. Drugs that slow the aging process would be very desirable. These findings raise the possibility of a hormone therapy to extend life span," said Dr. Mangelsdorf, who runs a research laboratory with Dr. Kliewer. They first identified FGF21's starvation-fighting effects in a 2007 study.

Lead author Dr. Yuan Zhang, an instructor of pharmacology, said the study was considered risky because all involved understood it would be at least two years -- an average mouse life span -- before there would be any evidence of whether elevated production of FGF21 would affect longevity.

Previous research has found that FGF21 can reduce weight in obese mice. The mice that overproduced FGF21 in this latest study were lean throughout their lives and remained lean even while eating slightly more than the wild-type mice, the researchers said.

The hormone does have some downsides: FGF21 overproducers tended to be smaller than wild-type mice and the female mice were infertile. While FGF21 overproducers had significantly lower bone density than wild-type mice, the FGF21-abundant mice exhibited no ill effects from the reduced bone density and remained active into old age without any broken bones, the researchers said.

"FGF21 is not affecting their mobility. These guys are spry. They live nice, long lives," Dr. Kliewer said. "But the decreased bone density and female infertility will require additional research to determine if it is possible to separate out the hormone's life span-extending effects from its effect on bone," he added.

The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health, the Robert A. Welch Foundation, the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, and the HHMI.

UT Southwestern co-authors are Dr. Yang Xie, assistant professor of clinical sciences; Dr. Eric Berglund, postdoctoral researcher in the Division of Hypothalamic Research; Dr. Katie Colbert Coate, postdoctoral researcher in pharmacology; Dr. Tian Teng He, senior research associate in the Advanced Imaging Research Center; Dr. Takeshi Katafuchi, instructor of pharmacology; Dr. Guanghua Xiao, assistant professor of clinical sciences; Drs. Matthew Potthoff and Wei Wei, both postdoctoral researchers in pharmacology; and Dr. Yihong Wan, assistant professor of pharmacology. Drs. Ruth Yu and Ronald Evans of the Salk Institute in San Diego also participated in the research.

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  1. Yuan Zhang, Yang Xie, Eric D Berglund, Katie Colbert Coate, Tian Teng He, Takeshi Katafuchi, Guanghua Xiao, Matthew J Potthoff, Wei Wei, Yihong Wan, Ruth T Yu, Ronald M Evans, Steven A Kliewer, David J Mangelsdorf. The starvation hormone, fibroblast growth factor-21, extends lifespan in mice. eLife, 2012; 1 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.00065

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AAA Mich.: Gas prices fall 14 cents from last week

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REAL ESTATE: Be wary of advanced fees for mortgage make-overs ...

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The California Department of Corporations and the California Department of Real Estate on Monday, Oct. 15, warned consumers of mortgage loan modification and home refinancing scams.

If anyone tries to collect a fee in advance, beware.

Those practices are illegal, the state agencies said.

?Advance fees for loan modifications have been illegal in California since 2009,? said Corporations Commissioner Jan Lynn Owen. ?Anyone trying to charge a homeowner upfront for such a service is violating the law and should be reported.?

The announcement follows a string of indictments against boilerplate operations that used telephone calls and mass mailings to target homeowners in financial distress.

Other scams being tested now include proposals to sign over your home to a third party to avoid foreclosure and to stop making payments or even default on your mortgage loan as a means to gain negotiating leverage with your bank. Neither of these options will prevent foreclosure and could result in a property owner losing their home even sooner than if the bank were to foreclose, the agencies said.

Before hiring anyone to help modify a loan, consumers should contact the Department of Real Estate at (877) DRE-4LIC or www.dre.ca.gov To file a complaint against a mortgage loan modification consultant, consumers should contact the Attorney General?s Office, Public Inquiry Unit at (800) 952-5225 or visit www.oag.ca.gov

To verify the license of someone servicing or negotiating terms of a mortgage loan, consumers should contact the Department of Corporations at (866) ASK-CORP or www.corp.ca.gov

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Chick-fil-A banned from college campus?

(FOXNEWS) ? A North Carolina university?s student government has voted to ban a Chick-fil-a restaurant on campus because the fast-food chain?s president is against gay marriage.

Elon University?s Student Government Association voted 35-11 to ask its food vendor to find another restaurant to take its place, the Daily Advance reports.

Now, the decision goes to the Student Government Association?s executive president, Darien Flowers, who can accept the vote or veto it.

Flowers said he wants to talk to students and other people before making a decision, according to the paper.

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