What are the issues that affect MY LEADERS (I am quite possessive of you, you know) and what topic do we need to 'get out into the open' and deal with so that we can together grow, build, and prosper? After several phone calls regarding a variety of topics with many of you.........I think we'll talk about...Working with Difficult People.....or DP

In "Cool Party", Rhonda asks Arnold this question - and Arnold removes his blue sweater to reveal his orange shirt, which isn't tucked into his pants and usually sticks out from underneath the sweater. (Then again, the way Grandpa quickly takes to golf in "Grudge Match", maybe there's some Scottish blood in Arnold after all...) See similar questions...

Nicotine is a colorless, oily chemical which is one of the most powerful poisons known. If the amount of nicotine from 3 cigarettes was placed on the tongue or injected into a person, they would be killed stone dead. Nicotine is the addictive element in smoking, takes only 7 seconds to reach the brain from the lungs (which is twice as fast compared to injecting nicotine into your arm) and is more additive than heroin or cocaine. See similar questions...

quot;The use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for smoking cessation is no longer effective in helping moderate and heavy smokers quit for the long term, and it has no benefit for light smokers" (Sept. 11 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 288, No. 10: 1260-1264). See similar questions...

From Desk Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria from DSM-3-R (American Psychiatric Association, 1987): Basically, overdosing on caffeine will probably be very very unpleasant but not kill or deliver permanent damage. However, People do die from it. Toxic dose The LD_50 of caffeine (that is the lethal dosage reported to kill 50% of the population) is estimated at 10 grams for oral administration. As it is usually the case, lethal dosage varies from individual to individual according to weight. See similar questions...

Heroin slows down breathing, and can stop it altogether. Most heroin overdoses occur when heroin is combined with other drugs with a depressant effect, particularly alcohol and sleeping pills like Valium or Normison. While overdoses caused by a single high IV dose of pure heroin may cause immediate death, many overdose victims do not fall into an immediate coma as is often the portrayal of OD in popular culture. See similar questions...

No. Essences are non-toxic as there is no physically active constituent in an essence. Even the quantity of alcohol used to preserve the essence would be minimal if consumed in large quantities. See similar questions...

It’s Blogtimore, Hon. We’re a sort of meta-site; a blog of blogs. When you sign up to join our community, we use your XML feed (what’s that?) to aggregate your content with everyone else. Not exactly. The only thing you’ll see on Blogtimore, Hon is what you’ve chosen to syndicate, or share with others. If you’d like to only include your headlines, that’s fine. If you’d like to include the entire text of your articles, go for it. See similar questions...

Defensio is developed by Karabunga Inc., a web development shop which operates out of a old tobacco factory just outside of Montreal, Canada. See similar questions...

Sustainability is about sustaining and supporting the world by limiting the amount of material placed in the waste stream. The most common practices of sustainability are recycling, energy conservation, and food composting. Check out the wikipedia article for a more in-depth idea of sustainability. The waste stream is simply all the waste that leaves a residence or business. Basically, all the trash you throw out. See similar questions...

NicoDerm CQ doesn't contain any of the carcinogens (cancer-causing agents) that are found in cigarettes. This is why NicoDerm CQ is safe enough to be sold without a doctor's prescription, and why it's proven in helping millions of smokers quit safely. NicoDerm CQ gives you a reduced amount of nicotine to help calm your cravings and irritability so you can focus on the emotional aspects of your habit. With NicoDerm CQ, you use less and less nicotine until you're not using any. See similar questions...

Both the gum and patch are now available over the counter. In conjunction with a well thought out quitting smoking plan either of these products may help you in the quitting process. Neither is a "magic pill" that will quit for you. The quitting process will still be hard work. The gum or the patch is simply another aid in the quitting process. Both products allow you to slowly taper off the nicotine dosage and help minimize withdrawal symptoms. See similar questions...

What doesn't piss Him off anymore? He's got an eternal case of omnipresent PMS. I suppose one could bring that up, and ask whether that's where the Plague of Blood came from. See similar questions...

Nicotine is processed very quickly- it will exit your body within a day of its consumption. However, this rapid metabolism also causes nicotine withdrawal symptoms to start the day you quit. Fortunately, these symptoms can be controlled with nicotine replacement therapy or will resolve on their own within a week. See similar questions...

Your body receives approximately 1 milligram of nicotine from each cigarette. Remember the nicotine from cigarettes is absorbed very quickly and goes straight from the lungs to the brain. See similar questions...

Yes. Some Smokenders participants choose to use the nicotine patch or gum during the program. However, participants looking to use either of these nicotine substitutes should be very careful as to the level they start with. One should calculate how much nicotine one is presently putting into their system (multiply the number of cigarettes by the nicotine level) and then buy the appropriate patch or gum. See similar questions...

Your genuine program will be formulated for your individual needs, and will provide powerful information on how to eliminate nicotine cravings.. See similar questions...