Moving to Google+

I will no longer be adding posts to this blog.  All the old posts will remain at this blog site

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'Of Human Bondage'

"There's always one who loves and one who lets himself be loved." W. Somerset Maugham

Compulsive shopping drug side effect

Caused by: Pramipexole (Mirapex) and ropinirole (Requip), used to treat Parkinson’s and restless legs syndrome (RLS), which causes a strong urge to move the legs, especially at night and when sitting or lying down. What happens: In addition to reducing unwanted movement, those drugs, called dopamine agonists, can affect the part of the brain responsible for impulse control. About 20 percent of people taking one of them for Parkinson’s show compulsive behavior that may involve binge eating, sex, shopping, and gambling, according to a two-year study of 321 patients published by Mayo Clinic researchers. Those patients who took higher doses saw higher rates of the side effect. What to do: Tell your doctor if you have a history of compulsive behavior, and make sure that family members know about the risk. You might not be able to tell when your behavior becomes a problem. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/index.htm

Porsche Cayman Coupe

lllegal to use to rent out your own apartment

On Monday, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman demanded that popular apartment-sharing site Airbnb release user data on an estimated 15,000 New York City apartment hosts to help launch an investigation on its legality in the city. The interest in investigating stems from a 2010 law that makes it illegal to use to rent out your own apartment in New York City. There's a lot of gray area within the laws when it comes to startups like Airbnb that operate on a share-economy platform, but Airbnb maintains everything they do is completely within their legal right.