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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ? Learn more about citing Wikipedia ? Jump to: navigation, search Bunco (also Bunko and Bonko) is a parlour game played in teams with three dice. A winning throw in Bunco is to throw three of a kind of a specified number. According to the World Bunco Association, Bunco began as a progressive dice game in England, later being imported to the American West as a gambling activity. It was not until after the Civil War that it evolved to a popular parlor game. The Association states that during Prohibition, Bunco as a gambling game was re-popularized and the term "Bunco-Squad" was born, referring to law-enforcement groups that busted up Bunco Gaming. Bunco as a family game saw a resurgence in popularity in the 1980s. In recent years, the game has seen a resurgence in popularity in America, particularly among suburban women. As it is played today, Bunco is a social dice game involving 100% luck and no skill (there are no decisions to be made), scoring and a simple set of rules. Women who are part of a Bunco club take turns as the Bunco hostess, providing snacks, refreshments and the tables to set up the games. The hostess may also provide a door prize. Small amounts of money can be involved as well. The object of the game is to accumulate points and to roll certain combinations. The winners get prizes provided by the hostess or pooled from the club resources. Prizes frequently center on themes associated with the game such as fancy dice, dice embedded in soap, t-shirts featuring illustrations of dice, etc. The game is played in six rounds. In each round you have to get the dice to match the number of the round. For example, if it is round one and you roll a one, you get one point. If you get two ones, you get two points, etc. If you get three one's on a single roll in round one you get a bunco worth 21 points. If you get three of a kind in any other number in round one you get trips and earn 5 points.

Married: In 2002, Huckabee and his wife Janet ran on the same ballot. Mike Huckabee ran for Governor, while Janet Huckabee ran for Secretary of State. The New York Times reported that this set off an "avalanche of criticism". A Republican State Representative, Jake Files, commented, "'That's just a lot of power in one family's hands"[50] Mike Huckabee won his race 53-47, while his wife Janet lost 38-62 [51]

portmanteau of diabetes and bulimia) refers to Persons with Type 1 diabetes who omit their insulin injections for the purpose of weight loss. Without the insulin injections, blood sugar levels rise as the cells cannot take in glucose. The body, in an attempt to lower the blood sugar, spills excess glucose into the urine. Prior to a diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes there is a weight loss but, upon diagnosis, a person with Type 1 diabetes is put on insulin injections, a more controlled diet, and several blood sugar checks a day. The weight that was lost is quickly gained back. However, someone who realizes that omitting or severely reducing insulin dosages leads to weight loss may be tempted to do so, especially if the individual believes they are overweight. Omitting insulin injections does have the effect of losing weight, even though appetite and thirst increase, as well as urine volume. Often, persons with Type 1 diabetes who omit insulin injections will have already been diagnosed with an eating disorder such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and/or compulsive eating. In cases where a person with Type 1 diabetes has another eating disorder, there is a tendency to discuss the other eating disorders more openly than they do about diabulimia as many persons with diabetes are not happy that they have lost control of their diabetes. These individuals are often not aware that diabulimia is more common than what they think and is also very difficult to overcome. Unlike anorexia and bulimia, diabulimia only sometimes requires the afflicted individual to stop caring for a medical condition. Unlike vomiting or starving, there is sometimes no action or willpower involved. Diabulimia may be more appealing to individuals who want to lose weight and do not want to feel hungry, or to not engage in vomiting in order to purge. Often there is an obsessive compulsive urge to engage in this activity for the purpose of emotional disassociation or a need to satisfy feelings of 'control'. This condition can be triggered or exacerbated by the need for constant vigilance in regard to food, weight and glycemic control. In adolescents "the need for parental control over the young Diabetic's life, and the increased weight gain that insulin treatment can cause, may all play roles in the increased risk for onset of Anorexia and/or Bulimia." (Something Fishy website) The frustration of hard to control blood sugars and their subsequent effects on weight and self perception (altered by dealing with a chronic illness) can also be damaging to self esteem and body image. A person with diabulimia, especially if not caught and treated early, is likely to suffer the extent of diabetes earlier than a person with diabetes who is maintaining their diabetes in a healthy manner. The extent of diabetes include renal failure, blindness and diabetic neuropathy. With diabulimia there is an increased chance of fatality. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is very common in persons with Type 1 diabetes that have diabulimia. This is due to the reduction in the amount of insulin and an increase in blood sugars levels. DKA is a very serious condition that occurs without enough insulin and without treatment causes death. Most commonly Diabulimia appears to start in adolescence and is more likely to occur in women than men. Diabulimia can be identified in a patient if there are unexplainable spikes in their Hemaglobin A1c, weight loss, lack of marks from finger sticks, lack of prescription refills for diabetes medications, and records that do not match the HbA1c.

Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee (born August 24, 1955) is a former governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas, having served from 1996 to 2007. He was the third Republican governor of the state since Reconstruction. He officially announced his candidacy for the 2008 United States presidential election on January 28, 2007, and has been running a national campaign since then.