Monday, October 25, 2010

The Doctor Who Cures Cancer "This is no op-ed newspaper article..."

The Doctor Who Cures Cancer

The Doctor Who Cures Cancer

The Story of Emanuel Revici, M. D.
His medical breakthroughs, innovative treatments, and struggle for recognition.

by William Kelley Eidem

"This is no op-ed newspaper article... It's a whole book!"

Prologue from The Doctor Who Cures Cancer

"I have fought at the front lines in the war against cancer all my professional life. During my long tenure of battling cancer for my patients, I gradually became rather frustrated and unhappy with the little progress that has been made in the treatment of this disease.

"After more than forty years of seeing almost no breakthroughs on the medical front, it became painful seeing my patients every day, knowing that most of them had very little chance for a cure."

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  • Nausea
  • Explosive diarrhea
  • Constipation
  • Severe pain
  • Fatigue
  • Hair-loss
  • Anemia
  • Immune suppression
  • Infection
  • Blood clotting
  • Reproductive damage
  • Nerve and muscle damage
  • Kidney damage
  • Damage to healthy cells, tissues, and organs...
  • Even death!

Another Cancer Miracle

During World War II, Revici successfully treats the cancer of the wife of the Soviet Ambassador to Mexico. He is offered the Stalin Decoration and $50,000. He turns them both down.

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X-ray images of an anonymous Revici patient who was cured of cancer within months.
December 1948
April 1949

"When you see the x-rays of bones eaten away by cancer and then returning to normal, how can one but believe? I hope we can get more medical people to see the light and put his treatment into practice."

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Yes, There Is Hope For Cancer Sufferers

The handwriting is on the wall for the pharmaceutical industry's tight-fisted grip on cancer treatment. This flagrant profiteering at the expense of cancer victims will come to an end.

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Remember, Semmelweis was eventually exonerated... but only after Pasteur came along.

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A glimpse at what you will discover...

  • The surprising link between pH and a whole host of diseases—including cancer—that doctors still fail to recognize and test for. (Chapter 3)

  • Specific tests you can have your doctor perform to determine precisely whether you have an imbalance that can lead to cancer... and where that imbalance is located. (Chapter 33)

  • PLUS... 22 other ways to identify if you have a pH imbalance—including a 15-second breathing technique—that you can safely perform in the comfort of your own home. (Chapter 33)

  • What potassium levels in the blood serum can reveal about your cancer "pain pattern." (p. 37)

  • When surgery should be the absolute last thing you consider... and why it can actually cause your cancer to metastasize (spread to other parts of the body). (pp. 39-41)

  • Why radiation treatments are rarely effective, and can actually activate previously undiscovered metastases. (p. 40.)

  • Two classes of organic molecules with the power to eliminate cancer pain within a few minutes, and begin shrinking tumors in a matter of days or weeks. (p. 45)

  • The case of a cancer-eaten 74-year old woman who was hanging on to dear life by a slender thread. Yet, she lived another nine years until she died of... well... a heart attack. (p. 47) Plus dozens of other case histories and stories of cancer-cured patients.

  • The revolutionary—and heretical—theory of biology proposed by Dr. Revici which even allowed him to develop effective anti-viral drugs with the ability to control AIDS, Ebola, and other viral diseases. (Chapter 5 & 7)

  • A remarkably effective treatment for radiation burns—still rarely used—that twice had the U.S. Navy actively recruiting Dr. Revici to join their nuclear weapons program. (He refused both times.) (pp. 75-76)

  • The Revici drug—available only in German pharmacies—that successfully treats a whole host of conditions (including trauma-induced shock) with no apparent side effects.

  • How Revici's treatments have implications for Arthritis (pp. 112, 322), Heart Disease (p. 111), Migraines (pp. 111, 322), Alzheimer's Disease (p. 112), Viral Infections (Chapters 5 & 7), Drug Addiction (Chapter 9), Alcoholism (Chapter 9), Herpes (p. 112), AIDS (pp. 83-92, 147-154), some forms of Childhood Retardation (p. 112-113), Schizophrenia (pp. 98-99), and other diseases.

  • Why certain drugs and supplements can shrink a tumor... and others can grow it faster. You'll discover how to analyize your cancer "pain pattern," and identify which substances to take and which to avoid. (Chapter 33)

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Listen... the medical establishment and the pharmaceutical companies are determined to milk their golden goose for all it's worth.

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What I learned from researching this book saved me from Stage IV skin cancer... and here I am—alive and well 10 years later! Not even a trace of it remains.

I'm convinced the information in this book could save the lives of millions of Americans. If only they just knew the truth.

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I'm so passionate about getting this in the hands of every citizen, I want you to try it for a full 60 days. That's two full months. Take your time. Read it.

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"This book is very well written for a lay audience to get a good understanding of Dr. Revici's work."

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See you on the other side!

Sincerely,

William "Kelley" Eidem

Author, The Doctor Who Cures Cancer

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

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Sunday, September 12, 2010

Digital Bangladesh And Good Governance



T
he world is becoming a Digital Planet. Almost every state is running to become a knowledge based society by 2021. Digital society focuses on a technology based society where information must be available to all classes of people. It is obviously a forward thinking one especially for a poverty ridden and developing country like Bangladesh. Each and every sector of a society should be interconnected through ICT. Connecting people and ensuring good governance is core prerequisite to digital Bangladesh. Good governance includes different indicators like accountability of the government, transparency of the government, effective parliament, effective democratic system, freedom of print and mass media, independence of the judiciary, rule of law, and access to information etc. Effective implementation of the above indicators can be possible when society gets adaptation with ICT. Information should be exposed to mass people that can only ensure true communication. Connecting people depends on open access of information.

Bangladesh is resounding with the target of achieving digital Bangladesh. It is truly our dream to see digital Bangladesh by the year 2021. To me education is the top most requirement of digital Bangladesh. In Bangladesh education rate is definitely low than other developed countries. Our government has taken different policies in order to provide light of education to every sphere of people in our society. English literacy rate is comparatively poorer that certainly deserves top priority to see our country digitalised.

Only few people of our country know how to use computer and the Internet. Our country is a rural based one. High digital distance exists between rural and urban areas. Internet facility is merely seen in some organisations in urban areas. Digital Bangladesh must ensure Internet facility to all organisations in our society so that people could do their daily activities like banking, shopping, paying income tax, electricity bill, water bill, paper bill etc via internet. Everyday activities need to be digitalised and technology driven. If people wants to know any information relating to any sector they just need computer and Internet. So, all information needs to be available on web-page. Thus good governance and e-governance can be ensured which is compulsory to achieve the millennium development goal.

Digitalisation with telecommunication sector must deserve appreciation as they are helping our country to adapt. Mobile phones are getting cheaper and easily accessible for mass people. In rural areas farmers can acquire agricultural information through mobile phones. Doctors used to prescribe patients through mobile phones. Banglalink and GP are providing these technologies driven facility to our people.

Information and communication technological sectors must be given most priority otherwise we won’t be able to attain our cherished ‘Digital Bangladesh’.

A very first step for ‘Digital Bangladesh’ would be to spread the ICT education trough out the country. We must build a Digital Bangladesh and establish a knowledge based society. Lets work for this achievement. Lets build Digital Bangladesh. Are You Ready?

Friday, September 10, 2010

Let Eid strengthen fraternity

For a Muslim, Eid is a day of thanksgiving. On the day of Eid, fasting is forbidden since this day marks the end of the month-long fast. In the morning of Eid, Muslims are encouraged to enjoy a sweet snack such as dates. Other practices on this special day include bathing and adorning oneself in new or one’s best clothes. Muslims celebrate Eid by expressing thanks to Allah by means of distributing alms among the poor and needy and offering special prayers. On this day, gifts are also given to children and loved ones. Eid ul-Fitr is the first of two holidays in Islam, second holiday is called Eid ul-Adha and falls on the 10th day of Thul Hijjah, which is the 12th month and occurs during the Hajj.

Muslims are also encouraged on this day to forgive and forget any differences or past animosities that may have occured with others during the year.

BANGLADESHIS like Muslims elsewhere in the globe would be celebrating the joyous occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday or Saturday depending on the sighting of the moon. Traditionally, wearing of attractive dress, eating sumptuously and engaging in fun and frolics, are considered as spending well the time of Eid. But it is a sad reality that Eid's happiness still remains largely out of the reach of the vast majority of the poor who comprise about half of the population. They also do attempt to eat well and provide some recreation to their families by mobilising their meagre resources at the time of Eid. But a great many of them remain deprived of even the minimum of self-satisfaction on Eid day due to their abject poverty.

Thus, Eid as a religious festival would come as a happy occasion for all only if Islam's cardinal teaching to build a caring and sharing society by maximising of social welfare activities is adhered to. The mandatory Islamic religious charity, Zakat, is paid scantily and disproportionately compared to the real wealth by the rich in many cases. This needs to change through conscious policies on the part of citizens, the government, religious groups and others who should build a vigorous campaign exhorting well-off people to give Zakat adequately in proportion to the wealth held by them.

If this can be accomplished, then only it would be possible to have a vast Zakat fund running into many billions of Taka annually and the resources from it can be spent on welfare of the poor. Therefore, the real challenge for all in Bangladesh is to establish Islam - as it should be - so that every Eid can be a truly happy occasion for the greatest number of people.

Beyond the month of Ramzan

Every year Ramzan appears with the message of self-constraint, self-analysis, self-control and spiritual communion and also with the news of Eid-ul-Fitr which means a day of exchanging greetings, visiting relatives and friends and neighbors and having scrumptious dishes to strengthen the friendly and social ties and bodings. Really its an excellent way and ritual of Islam to make the followers socialise themselves and earn the ability to reshape and restart their lives with new vigour, promise and strength according to the teachings of Islam. The religious and God-fearing persons really observe fast to have Divine blessings and reshape their lives after month-long fasting which helps remove the sins, mistakes and faults committed by humans every moment.

A group of businessmen take this month as a great opportunity to earn fortune cheating the customers of this contrary . We see, no other item goes without price spiral at the advent of Ramadan every year. Local products transported to the cities from rural areas see exorbitant rate. On duty law enforcers and the cronies of muscle men collect tolls at higher rate during the month of Ramadan than they do all other months of the year. Political mastans extract more money from vendors to multinational companies as 'chanda' in this holy month. Fares of all kinds of transports increase at the closing days of Ramandan and with the advent of Eid. Questions arise in inquisitive and honest mind how these people take the teaching, meaning and significance of Ramadan and Eid. When these evil phenomena prevail more vehemently in the society than another eleven months of the year, the sensuous people fail to identify the relation between the touch of spirituality which is supposed to be gained through fasting and their more active role in earning worldly gains.

On the contrary, Political parties start their campaign and activities in the name of sumptuous and delicious ' Iftar Party' where rich items of food are served and they try to explain and relate the jobs they do with the teachings of Islam. Conscious people try to illustrate this effort as hoodwinking the people using religion. The higher middle class and rich people continue arranging 'Iftar party' in their homes. Religious are start 'milad mahfil' and enjoy delicious items of food visiting the affluent section of the society. Overall food consumption increases during this month though we want to explain it as the month of controlling all kinds of desires- both physical and mental.

No sooner than one or two days of Ramzan pass the banner of various sizes, colours and slogans of different sorts to allure the customers for Eid shopping. One cannot but get astonished to learn that many people buy their Eid dresses before Eid and within one week of Eid. Then again, they buy before Eid just to visit different markets. Here also I don't get any smell of spirituality, just self-created customs and social norms. The gorgeous shops of the sophisticated market of the city become flooded with Indian 'saries' and 'panjabis'. The price of these dresses goes beyond the imagination of lakhs of people like me who just cannot find any reason to buy those madly costly costumes. One or two lakh taka sari and similar for panjabis. How strange is the conscience of these people being the citizens of a poor country like Bangladesh which is plagued by poverty, malnutrition, unemployment, natural calamities, frequent load-shedding, mosquito menace, severe traffic congestion and human rights violation at every sphere of life, in this poor land where the processions of 'fakirs and unfed people' crowd around the expensive private cars of the rich people at all the interceptions and crossings of this seemingly sumptuous city. This is a city, which hosts several hundred slums and shanties. This is a city where flood of flooded people migrate with the hope of earning their bread making this city uninhabitable for the posh people. Being a citizen of this country and seeing everything in their own eyes how they can so severely misuse the money? They must remember the downtrodden and deprived people of the land have share with their wealth. Keeping them unfed and half clad, they in no way can afford to misuse the money by buying so madly expensive costumes just for 'Eid' day. What kind of self-control and sympathy they have learnt from their physical fasting? Observing fasting and Eid will be meaningful and true when these people will be able to distribute those money for those who hardly can save their 'shame' by wearing clothes, who cannot send their children to school for want of money.

Eid Bonanza on small screen, for the small screen-lovers, Eid comes with the promise of unlimited entertainment. All the television channels of the country are offering a number of special programmes. Selected programmes from the first three day’s schedule of different channels are given here.

Rush of people flood the markets decorated with various colorful lights even the country experiences frequent load shedding. What's the relation between fasting and pouring in the markets for buying very colourful and costly dresses? Very contrasting pictures indeed! It seems just social and traditional custom, no religious teaching is attached with it. Yes, buying one dress or two may be taken as usual, but several sets of dresses through the competition how much costly dress one can buy from each other raises questions. Religion holds a very good message through fasting and Eid ul-fitr, which many people fail to grasp. Spiritual communion, training to control one's lust for worldly things and physical soundness can be gained through real fasting. Ending the fast with Eid entails a social value to tie all the neigbours and relatives into one bond of friendship. It's a wonderful occasion once a year to further develop and renew the teachings of fraternity and friendship among the neighbours and relatives. But we the humans have developed some traditions, which hardly have any links with the real sprit of Ramadan and Eid.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

USA President Barack Obama Says To Address New Economic Ideas Next Week.

USA President Barack Obama will outline new measures next week to boost the U. S. economy after August data Friday showed again that jobs - the central issue in November elections - were being created too slowly.

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Obama, speaking to reporters in the White House Rose Garden, greeted a better-than-expected August employment report that showed thousands of new private sector jobs were created as "positive news.

"But he said the numbers were not good enough and more needed to be done to address U. S. economic woes."

The White House is under pressure to show tangible resultsin lifting growth and hiring before congressional elections in November, when Obama's Democrats face punishment from votersanxious about near double-digit unemployment.

"I will be addressing a broader package of ideas nextweek," Obama said. "We are confident that we are moving in theright direction. But we want to keep this recovery movingstronger and accelerate the job growth that is needed sodesperately all across the country."http://www.sfusualsuspects.com/system/files/u7/Ideas.jpg

On Monday, the president highlighted a number of possible options including extending middle class tax cuts, investing in clean energy, spending more on infrastructure, and delivering more tax cuts to businesses to encourage hiring.

The White House declined to give more specifics about theme asures and a spokeswoman said final decisions had not been made.

"We need to take further steps to create jobs and keep the economy growing, including extending tax cuts for the middle class and investing in the areas of our economy where the potential for job growth is greatest," Obama said.

"In the weeks ahead, I'll be discussing some of these ideas in more detail."

"Obama will have ample opportunity to flesh out those thoughts next week. He is planning to travel to Milwaukee on Monday, the Labor Day holiday, and will visit Cleveland on Wednesday. He will also hold a White House news conference on Friday, September 10.

The August employment report earlier showed a bigger-than-expected rise of 67,000 in private payrolls, while unemploymentinched up a tenth of a percentage point to 9.6 percent.

Overall, U. S. non farm payrolls fell 54,000 as temporary jobs to conduct the decennial census dropped by 114,000.


"Jobs are being created. They're just not being created as fast as they need to, given the big hole that we experienced,"Obama said.

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"We're going to have to continue to work with Republicans and Democrats to come up with ideas that can further accelerate that job growth. I'm confident that we can do that."

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Ten Great Cities For Young Adults

Real Estate:

Free from ties to kids or a mortgage, young adults can settle virtually anywhere they choose. So which place is best for you when the world is your oyster?

Here are 10 cities in the U. S. that offer exceptional opportunities for those starting out in life. We began our search using the criteria we used to select our overall list of Best Cities for the Next Decade: healthy economies fueling new job growth. We fine-tuned our search using other youth-friendly factors such as large percentages of people under 35, cost of living and rental costs, culture, nightlife, and the time you're likely to spend in traffic. Take a look - and tell us what you think.

Austin, Texas

Metro population: 1,705,075

Cost-of-living index: 97 (average is 100)

Median monthly rent (includes utilities) : $864, nat. average+$819)

Average annual wage: $41,380 (as of 2007)

Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Percentage of Gen Y residents: 30%

Top employers: Austin School District, Dell, city and federal government, IBM, Seton Healthcare Network, St. David's Healthcare Partnership, University of Texas at Austin

Austin has the fourth-lowest jobless rate among cities with populations of one million or more. Living costs fall below the national norm. It doesn't hurt that this is the capital of Texas and home to eight colleges and universities, including the University of Texas. Austin's cultural scene is exceptional, with two giant music festivals each year, a vibrant nightlife, and eclectic, up-and-coming neighborhoods, There's certainly more than enough here to keep a recent grad busy.

PROS: Below-average cost of city living, hundreds of bars and music venues for the twenty-something set, reasonable rent

CONS: Long, hot summers, accelerating urban sprawl, limited public transportation (though the average drive will last only 23 minutes)

Charlotte, N.C.

Metro population: 1,745,524

Cost-of-living index: 94 Median monthly rent: $803 (average is $819)

Average annual wage: $41,190

Unemployment rate: 10.9%

Percentage of Gen Y residents: 21.7%

Top employers: Carolinas Healthcare System, Wells Fargo/Wachovia Corp., Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Bank of America, Wal-Mart Stores, Presbyterian Regional Healthcare, Delhaize America

Charlotte has seen explosive growth over the last 20 years, and is now the second-largest banking center in the country (after New York). The city took it on the chin in the 2008-2009 meltdown, but it should offer lots of entry-level jobs for college graduates as the financial sector recovers. Despite the towering new skyscrapers, and a vibrant Uptown district, it's still possible to live comfortably here on a tight budget.

PROS: A cost of living that skews well below the national average, reasonable rents, a bustling downtown still being developed, high-paying advancement opportunities in the financial sector

CONS: Hot, humid summers, smog alerts, high (but falling) crime rates, you'll need a car (average commute lasts 24 minutes)

Chicago, Ill.

Metro population: 9,580,567

Cost-of-living index: 118

Median monthly rent: $861 (average is $819)

Average annual wage: $45,119

Unemployment rate: 10.3%

Percentage of Gen Y residents: 24.6%

Top employers: City, state and federal government, Chicago Public Schools, Wal-Mart Stores, Advocate Health Care, Walgreen, JP Morgan Chase, Abbott Laboratories, AT&T

Chicago is an exceptional value in big-city living, packing the cultural punch of Manhattan at nearly half the cost. Its lakefront district, with beaches, parks, a zoo and several museums, is a model for other waterfront cities. There are great sports teams, theater companies, and music festivals. And it's the home of the deep-dish pizza. The jobless rate is higher than the national average, but the Windy City's financial sector is thriving and promises more entry-level jobs in the future.

PROS: Low cost of living for a major city, cheap and widely available rentals, an efficient and user-friendly public transportation system, high-paying jobs in business and finance, great nightlife and entertainment venues

CONS: Extreme winter weather, high crime rate, and it's a long car drive to other major cities

Houston, Texas

Metro population: 5,867,489

Cost-of-living index: 91

Median monthly rent: $775 (average is $819)

Average annual wage: $41,074

Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Percentage of Gen Y residents: 23.9%

Top employers: Wal-Mart Stores, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Administaff, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Continental Airlines, Kroger, Exxon Mobil

Like its rival Austin, Houston offers great job prospects and exciting big-city amenities at a price so low, even struggling grads can afford it. Diversity is one of its unsung strengths. More than a million of Houston's inhabitants were born outside of the U.S. H-Town's economy is varied as well: The city has strong energy, manufacturing, aeronautics, transportation and healthcare sectors, and 25 Fortune 500 companies have headquarters here.

PROS: A small-town cost of living in the country's fourth-largest city, rents well below the national average, one of the country's best restaurant scenes, vibrant nightlife, an hour from Gulf Coast beaches

CONS: Oppressive heat and humidity, infamous bumper-to-bumper traffic (the average commute will last 26 minutes), heavy air pollution, a crime rate well above the national average

Kansas City, Mo.

Metro population: 2,067,585

Cost-of-living index: 96.4

Median monthly rent: $697 (average is $819)

Average annual wage: $40,950

Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Percentage of Gen Y residents: 22.2%

It may not have the big-city buzz of a Chicago or Houston, but KCMO is on its way up. The "Paris of the Plains" is in the midst of a $9 billion downtown development project, which will create a swath of new condos, apartments, offices, bars and restaurants- many of them targeted to young professionals. Unemployment and cost of living are low here as well, and job prospects are promising. Six Fortune 1000 companies call Kansas City home.

PROS: Below-average rents, low cost of living, money and momentum behind future development, innovative jobs in business, research and technology. The average commute is only 21 minutes.

CONS: Mediocre nightlife and limited cultural offerings (at least until the downtown development is finished), high crime rate, poor public transportation (though a light rail is under construction)

Lansing, Mich.

Metro population: 453,603

Cost-of-living index: 100

Median monthly rent: $630 (average is $819)

Average annual wage: $41,773

Unemployment rate: 10.2%

Percentage of Gen Y residents: 26.9%

Top employers: State government, Michigan State University, Sparrow Health System, General Motors, Lansing Community College, Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing School District, Meijer

Home to five medical schools, two law schools and Michigan State University, Michigan's capital is a little-known hotbed for young professionals. Granted, this Great Lakes community can't quite compare to the larger cities on our list in terms of job prospects or things to do. But it has a relatively low cost of living. And its youthful population, downtown renewal projects, and emerging technology sector make Lansing a stand-out in mid-sized cities.

PROS: Cheap rent well below the national average, a respectable bar and club scene, high-paying job opportunities in bio and Internet technologies. Average commute is only 20 minutes.

CONS: Public transportation is unimpressive, extreme winter weather, unemployment rate is a full point above the norm (the opportunities here skew toward the highly-skilled)

New York, N.Y.

Metro population: 19,069,796 (includes Long Island and Northern New Jersey)

Cost-of-living index: 218 (Manhattan), 179 (Brooklyn), 158 (Queens)

Median monthly rent: $1,025 (average is $819)

Average annual wage: $50,784

Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Percentage of Gen Y residents: 21.9%

Top industries (New York does not release specific employer statistics): General medical and surgical hospitals, individual and family services, restaurants, securities and commodities contracts, legal services

There's no place for recent graduates quite like the Big Apple: the job prospects are exceptional and the culture and nightlife are without parallel. Yes, it's tough to live here. The cost-of-living is the highest in the continental U.S. Conveniences most Americans take for granted don't exist here, like places to park a car. Fortunately, however, there are still areas of the city where young professionals can eke out a living: Brooklyn's Prospect Heights has recently come into vogue, Sunnyside and Long Island City in Queens are youth-friendly, and the money you save on rent in Hoboken will help ease the stigma of being a "B&Ter" (bridge-and-tunneler - someone who works and spends time in Manhattan, but actually lives elsewhere).

PROS: Incomparable job opportunities, an extensive mass transportation system that makes car-owning superfluous and allows young adults to live well outside the city.

CONS: Expensive, sometimes ridiculously so. But hey, if you can make it there, you'll make it anywhere.

Portland, Ore.

Metro population: 2,241,841

Cost-of-living index: 110

Median monthly rent: $779 (average is $819)

Average annual wage: $43,346

Unemployment rate: 10.2%

Percentage of Gen Y residents: 21.9%

Top employers: Intel, Fred Meyer Stores, Oregon Health & Science University, Providence Health Systems, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the NW, city government, Legacy Health System

A haven for bohemians, punk rockers, aging hippies, techies and other creative souls, Portland is renowned for its progressive, DIY spirit. The city's creative-class profile comes at a price, however, as cost of living is now above average. Nearby Olympia, Wash., a two-hour drive from Portland, may be a reasonable alternative for grads who don't mind sacrificing some street cred - it's a much smaller city, but unemployment and cost of living are lower.

PROS: Below-average rent, a walk-able (or bike-able!) average commute, plenty of microbreweries and hip coffee shops, innovative art and music scenes, no sales tax

CONS: Above-average cost of living, surprisingly high crime rate, notoriously rainy weather, an unemployment rate that skews almost a point above the average

Salt Lake City,

Utah Metro population: 1,130,293

Cost-of-living index: 100

Median monthly rent: $698 (average is $819)

Average annual wage: $39,722

Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Percentage of Gen Y residents: 28.8%

Top employers: University of Utah, state and county government, Salt Lake City School District, Novus, Delta, LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City Corp.

Here's an affordable alternative to trendier Rocky Mountain cities like Denver and Boulder, where job growth, nightlife and climate are similar but living costs are prohibitively high. A year's rent in Boulder will buy a year and a half in SLC - though maybe not in its explosive downtown district, where dozens of luxury condominiums, high-rise office buildings and clusters of shops and restaurants have sprung up since the 2002 Olympic Games.

PROS: Low rents and cost of living, urban development, job opportunities in manufacturing, finance, and technology, nearby ski slopes and cycling trails. The setting is breathtaking.

CONS: Mediocre nightlife, occasional smog, relatively low wages, the average commute requires a car (but takes only 19 minutes)

Washington, D.C.

Metro population: 5,476,241

Cost-of-living index: 139

Median monthly rent: $979 (District of Columbia, average is $819)

Average annual wage: $54,371

Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Percentage of Gen Y residents: 27.2%

Top employers: Federal government, McDonald's, Northrop Grumman, Science Applications International, Verizon Communications, Safeway, Ahold USA, Wal-Mart Stores, Macy's, Citigroup

Like New York, D.C. is a place of great opportunity and great cost for young adults. Job creation is constant in the government and government-related sectors. But rents and living costs are quite high. Fortunately, a constant influx of college grads, as well as immigrants, has spawned several off-beat, affordable neighborhoods, such as Adams-Morgan, Chinatown, and Ballston and Shirlington in nearby Arlington, Va. Group homes abound.

PROS: Stable government jobs, extensive public transportation system, a young workforce from all over the nation and the world, up-and-coming neighborhoods, vibrant nightlife

CONS: Hot, humid summers, regular Metro breakdowns and traffic gridlock