WSB-TV 2 in Atlanta is reporting that comedian Katt Williams, real name Micah Williams, has been arrested and is being detained in Coweta County jail on charges of burglary and criminal trespassing.
At this point no bail has been set and an arraignment is scheduled for Monday afternoon.
Williams is best known for his appearances in the Friday movies and for his Pimp Chronicles. Find more information about Williams on his website
More details as they become available.
Does milk make mucus worse?
A: No, while it might feel like it, milk does not increase mucus production.
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A glass of milk is probably the last thing you feel like when you've got a cold.
For centuries, milk has been blamed for increased mucus production – and in turn a range of other conditions like asthma and snoring.
But while many people swear milk produces mucus, the effect can't be explained by science, says allergy specialist Dr Ray Mullins.
A 2005 review of studies concluded that there was no link between milk consumption and mucus production or asthma. In one study, participants infected with the common cold virus reported symptoms of increased in mucus production after drinking milk, but when their mucus production was actually measured there was no statistical difference. In another study, there was no difference in the sensation experienced between drinking soy milk and cow's milk.
This doesn't mean people don't experience the sensation, says Mullins, but rather that there is no actual increase in mucus production.
He puts the sensation down to the texture and viscosity of milk, and notes that most people do not report similar effects with other dairy products such as cheese.
Mullins says that a sensation of sticky mucus can be caused by many medications that dry out the mouth and throat, particularly in the elderly, as well as viral infections or allergies such as hay fever, but it's rarely caused by diet.
And while many people call the mucus-milk phenomena an allergy, it's not, he says.
True cow's milk allergy is rare in adults. About one to two per cent of children are allergic to cow's milk. They tend to grow out of this by the time they are teenagers – often earlier – and the symptoms are severe, says Mullins.
"A food allergy hits you like a Mack truck," he says, adding that symptoms of cow's milk allergy such as rashes, vomiting and breathing difficulties hit within the first 15 minutes to hour.
Lactose intolerance, in contrast, can cause diarrhoea and nausea or bloating, but it doesn't cause either rashes or snotty noses, says Mullins. It is caused by a lack of the enzymes needed to digest the sugar lactose, and is common in people from an Asian background and about one in 30 Caucasians are also affected.
Mullins says that people who believe dairy products cause an increase in mucus production could try an elimination diet, although in his experience the results are "disappointing".
But he warns that taking people, especially children, off dairy products in the long term can have serious nutritional consequences and is inadvisable.
If you do suspect you or your children have a food allergy, it is important to confirm the diagnosis, he advises. Long-term dietary restrictions should not be implemented without supervision by a dietitan and medical advice, and must include nutritive supplementation in the form of an alternative formula for babies and calcium supplements for older individuals.
The Top 10 Things that makes Recession a Cause for Celebration
With the near constant barrage of unemployment statistics, budget deficits, and bankruptcy announcements, it’s easy to get swept up in all the doomsday rhetoric surrounding the recession. But not all the effects of the economic downtown are bad. Some of them are actually a cause for celebration.
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10. The Five Dollar Cup of Coffee
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It doesn't take an economics degree to see that the overpriced coffee craze was getting out of control. When the fake money ran out, so did people's desire to fork over more cash for a cup of java than a gallon of gasoline, as indicated by the situation Starbucks finds itself in as of late.
9. Junk Mail
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Advertisers like to refer to junk mail as "direct mail" but we know better, because this crap is completely useless on the vast, vast majority of the populace. So when cash gets tight, advertisers cut back on their direct mailing to save money. Hey ad guys, here's a pro tip: Stop sending useless crap to people who don't want it to achieve maximum savings!
8. Celebutaunt Culture
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Back in the carefree days of the early 21st century when tons of credit was readily available, living beyond our means was hip, and being slutty was not only acceptable, but embraced, with "celebutaunts" like Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie heralded as the pinnacle of pop culture. Thankfully, the dose of economic reality handed to us recently proved once and for all that your dog does not need its own jewelry.
7. Useless Junk Stores
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Another by-product of a society with too much money on its hands is the "Useless Gadget/WTF is This??" store. You know, kind of places whose entire purpose to exist is to sell you things you never knew you needed.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, when the extra money dried up, people came to the realization that they didn't actually need an iPod dock in their shower, and places like the Sharper Image took a nosedive.
6. Cribs-style TV Shows
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Can't say I'll miss these types of programs, either. These shows were the apex of the worst aspects of "bling" pop culture -- a trend founded on an obsession for consumerism and vanity. The purpose of each episode was to show the viewer how much better famous people lived than mere commoners.
These shows seemed to have been designed to create a sense of jealously and want in those viewers so they'd go out and spend more money on things they didn't need so they could pretend they were also famous rap stars. Guess it's tough to get people excited about glamour when their house is getting foreclosed on. Funny thing is, all that expensive crap we saw wasn't even theirs.
Production of Cribs ended over a year ago, and we can only hope that other shows of this ilk will soon follow suit.
5. Hummers
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More than any other large SUV on the market, Hummer took a real hit from the economic turmoil of the last few years--so much so that GM has been desperately trying to sell off the brand, but even that is proving difficult.
The "go green" trend that's been sweeping the nation lately also isn't doing those gussied-up Chevy Suburbans any favors either, so it looks like Hummer just might be headed straight to the junkyard very soon.
4. Crazy Gas Prices
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Was it only a year ago that a gallon of regular gas cost upwards of four-and-a-half bucks a gallon in California? A lot can happen in a year. Like the near-total collapse of the global economic infrastructure! As much as oil companies like to say that demand dictates the price and that the speculators in the stock market were also to blame, we all know that was almost entirely B.S.
When people ran out of money they could spend on overpriced gas and oil company executives watched their profits go from record-breaking to practically nothing overnight, gas prices were magically sliced in half. Did everyone you know stop driving their cars or even reduce to half as much as they did last summer? Didn't think so.
3. Ridiculous Housing Costs
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When a fifty-year-old, three-bedroom shack located in a bad neighborhood in Los Angeles is valued at over $1,000,000, something is obviously really friggin' wrong. And when mortgage prices go up, so does the price to rent those properties.
So now that pretty much all real estate across the country has lost nearly a third of its value over the last two years, some of us can go back to fantasizing about someday actually owning a home.
2. Bling
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I'll put it simply: Bling makes me angry. It is the epitome of the "OMG I have too much money and I must buy shiny things" mentality. A culture of excess that champions the largest amount of misuse. A trend founded on wasting money on things which literally serve no purpose whatsoever. Bling, I am glad to see you go. Your spinners are stupid, your jewelry is gaudy, and your precious metal teeth make you look like a loser.
1. The Perception of Total Unaccountability
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Before the financial apocalypse, CEOs were faceless entities in ivory towers who we never heard from unless they were barking orders to us from megaphones. If things went wrong, the buck got passed and passed until nobody knew where the buck was or what it represented anymore.
While we're still a long way from full corporate accountability, it's nice to see at least a few major players had their feet held to the fire. If nothing else, it serves as a warning to the rest of the racquetball club that the next person on the hit list might be them, so it might be time to go back and work on that fatally flawed business plan, rather than expecting the taxpayers to foot the bill.
One can hope, anyway.
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20 Things In Nature That Look Exactly Like Boobs
20. Mushroom Boobs
Did mother nature get a… cap job?
19. Slutty Hills
That’s some fierce hair around the areolae.
18. Naughty Tree-Lady
We’re not going to make a joke about “sporting wood.” If you want that kind of crap, watch “Accidentally on Purpose” or one of the many other turd-ridden Jenna Elfman vehicles.
17. Frog with Big-Ol-’Uns
Actually, now I’m jealous. How come my pet doesn’t have bigger breasts? Is there a goldfish plastic surgeon I could see, immediately?
16. Oranges
Juicy, round oranges look hot. Plus, if you like orange-skinned women, this is about as close as you will get without hanging outside a tanning salon.
15. More Mushroom Boobs
It’s simply amazing how an ordinary fungi can have such a sexy look. I wonder if mushrooms have any other magical properties.
14. Cactus
I keep telling myself to stop groping it. I keep ending up in the emergency room.
13. Loquat Fruit
I’m pretty sure that, in some language, “loquat” translates to “motorboat.”
12. Melons
Also, note that they look like testes. I’m not sure if that excites me even more.
11. Hills “At Attention”
It must be a cold day.
10. Even More Mushrooms
Why does every mushroom look like an (albeit lopsided) rack? It’s just like those Rorschach inkblots they gave me in junior high. Boobs are all I see!
9. Chinese Cliffs
You know what they say, “Once you’ve climbed Chinese mountains… you’ll never go back.” Although, I think that saying may have originally applied to strict Chinese border enforcement policies.
8. Another Dirty Debauched Tree
This is why there aren’t more family fun days spent in the park. That and all the homeless junkies that live there.
7. Lemons
If you juxtapose two of any fruit just right, you get a tight set of headlights. I went with lemons.
6. More Fungi Boobs
In unrelated news, I found a field of mushrooms I want to marry.
5. Cactus Boobs
Cacti have always been the cocktease of the desert.
4. Magic Mountains
There’s four of them! Why is that sexy, but cows’ udders aren’t?
3. Ocean Rocks
It must be a sight when the white ocean foam gushes between them.
2. Boob Island
Many a lonely sailor has crashed their vessel between these beauties.
1. Mushrooms Again!
They’re back for the top spot. Fungi easily sport the best racks of the natural world.
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