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Ada Programming/Types/record
- 1 Basic record
- 2 Null record
- 3 Record Values
- 4 Discriminated record
- 5 Variant record
- 6 Union
- 7 Tagged record
- 8 Abstract tagged record
- 9 With aliased elements
- 10 Limited Records
- 11 See also
A record is a composite type that groups one or more fields. A field can be of any type, even a record.
Basic recordEdit
Null recordEdit
The null record is when a type without data is needed. There are two ways to declare a null record:
type Null_Record is record null; end record;
type Null_Record is null record;
For the compiler they are the same. However, programmers often use the first variant if the type is not finished yet to show that they are planning to expand the type later, or they usually use the second if the (tagged) record is a base class in object oriented programming.
Record ValuesEdit
Values of a record type can be specified using a record aggregate, giving a list of named components thus
A_Basic_Record : Basic_Record := Basic_Record'(A => 42); Another_Basic_Record : Basic_Record := (A => 42); Nix : constant Null_Record := (null record);
Given a somewhat larger record type,
type Car is record Identity : Long_Long_Integer; Number_Wheels : Positive range 1 .. 10; Paint : Color; Horse_Power_kW : Float range 0.0 .. 2_000.0; Consumption : Float range 0.0 .. 100.0; end record;
a value may be specified using positional notation, that is, specifying a value for each record component in declaration order
BMW : Car := (2007_752_83992434, 5, Blue, 190.0, 10.1);
However, naming the components of a Car aggregate offers a number of advantages.
- Easy identification of which value is used for which component. (After all, named components are the raison d'être of records.)
- Reordering the components is allowed—you only have to remember the component names, not their position.
- Improved compiler diagnostic messages.
Reordering components is possible because component names will inform the compiler (and the human reader!) of the intended value associations. Improved compiler messages are also in consequence of this additional information passed to the compiler. While an omitted component will always be reported due to Ada's coverage rules, messages can be much more specific when there are named associations. Considering the Car type from above, suppose a programmer by mistake specifies only one of the two floating point values for BMW in positional notation. The compiler, in search of another component value, will then not be able to decide whether the specified value is intended for Horse_Power_kW or for Consumption. If the programmer instead uses named association, say Horse_Power_kW => 190.0, it will be clear which other component is missing.
BMW : Car := (Identity => 2007_752_83992434, Number_Wheels => 5, Horse_Power_kW => 190.0, Consumption => 10.1, Paint => Blue);
In order to access a component of a record instance, use the dot delimiter (.), as in BMW.Number_Wheels.
Discriminated recordEdit
Variant recordEdit
The variant record is a special type of discriminated record where the presence of some components depend on the value of the discriminant.
type Traffic_Light is (Red, Yellow, Green); type Variant_Record (Option : Traffic_Light) is record -- common components case Option is when Red => -- components for red when Yellow => -- components for yellow when Green => -- components for green end case; end record;
Mutable and immutable variant recordsEdit
You can declare variant record types such that its discriminant, and thus its variant structure, can be changed during the lifetime of the variable. Such a record is said to be mutable. When "mutating" a record, you must assign all components of the variant structure which you are mutating at once, replacing the record with a complete variant structure. Although a variant record declaration may allow objects of its type to be mutable, there are certain restrictions on whether the objects will be mutable. Reasons restricting an object from being mutable include:
- the object is declared with a discriminant (see Immutable_Traffic_Light below)
- the object is aliased (either by use of aliased in the object declaration, or by allocation on the heap using new)
type Traffic_Light is (Red, Yellow, Green); type Mutable_Variant_Record (Option : Traffic_Light := Red) is -- the discriminant must have a default value record -- common components Location : Natural; case Option is when Red => -- components for red Flashing : Boolean := True; when Yellow => -- components for yellow Timeout : Duration := 0.0; when Green => -- components for green Whatever : Positive := 1; end case; end record; ... Mutable_Traffic_Light : Mutable_Variant_Record; -- not declaring a discriminant makes this record mutable -- it has the default discriminant/variant -- structure and values Immutable_Traffic_Light : Mutable_Variant_Record (Option => Yellow); -- this record is immutable, the discriminant cannot be changed -- even though the type declaration allows for mutable objects -- with different discriminant values ... Mutable_Traffic_Light := (Option => Yellow, -- mutation requires assignment of all components Location => 54, -- for the given variant structure Timeout => 2.3); ... -- restrictions on objects, causing them to be immutable type Traffic_Light_Access is access Mutable_Variant_Record; Any_Traffic_Light : Traffic_Light_Access := new Mutable_Variant_Record; Aliased_Traffic_Light : aliased Mutable_Variant_Record;
Conversely, you can declare record types so that the discriminant along with the structure of the variant record may not be changed. To make a record type declaration immutable, the discriminant must not have a default value.
type Traffic_Light is (Red, Yellow, Green); type Immutable_Variant_Record (Option : Traffic_Light) is -- no default value makes the record type immutable record -- common components Location : Natural := 0; case Option is when Red => -- components for red Flashing : Boolean := True; when Yellow => -- components for yellow Timeout : Duration; when Green => -- components for green Whatever : Positive := 1; end case; end record; ... Default_Traffic_Light : Immutable_Variant_Record; -- ILLEGAL! Immutable_Traffic_Light : Immutable_Variant_Record (Option => Yellow); -- this record is immutable, since the type declaration is immutable
This language feature is only available from Ada 2005 on.
type Traffic_Light is (Red, Yellow, Green); type Union (Option : Traffic_Light := Traffic_Light'First) is record -- common components case Option is when Red => -- components for red when Yellow => -- components for yellow when Green => -- components for green end case; end record; pragma Unchecked_Union (Union); pragma Convention (C, Union); -- optional
The difference to a variant record is such that Option is not actually stored inside the record and never checked for correctness - it's just a dummy.
This kind of record is usually used for interfacing with C but can be used for other purposes as well (then without
pragma Convention (C, Union);).
Tagged recordEdit
The tagged record is one part of what in other languages is called a class. It is the basic foundation of object orientated programming in Ada. The other two parts a class in Ada needs is a package and primitive operations.
type Person is tagged record Name : String (1 .. 10); Gender : Gender_Type; end record;
type Programmer is new Person with record Skilled_In : Language_List; end record;
Ada 2005 only:
type Programmer is new Person and Printable with record Skilled_In : Language_List; end record;
Abstract tagged recordEdit
An abstract type has at least one abstract primitive operation, i.e. one of its operations is not defined and implementation must be provided by derivatives of the abstract type.
With aliased elementsEdit
If you come from C/C++, you are probably used to the fact that every element of a record - which is not part of a bitset - has an address. In Ada, this is not true because records, just like arrays, can be packed. And just like arrays you can use aliased to ensure that an element can be accessed via an access type.
type Basic_Record is record A : aliased Integer; end record ;
Please note: each element needs its own aliased.
Limited RecordsEdit
In addition to being variant, tagged, and abstract, records may also be limited (no assignment, and no predefined equality operation for Limited Types). In object oriented programming, when tagged objects are handled by references instead of copying them, this blends well with making objects limited.
See alsoEdit
- Ada Programming
- Ada Programming/Types
- Ada Programming/Keywords/record
- Ada Programming/Keywords/null
- Ada Programming/Keywords/abstract
- Ada Programming/Keywords/case
- Ada Programming/Keywords/when
- Ada Programming/Pragmas/Unchecked Union


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Recent News
June 13, 2013
Online map helps families locate local summer food programs
Free meals will be served to low-income children at hundreds of locations in Missouri
A new online map is designed to help low-income families in Missouri find out where their children can receive free meals this summer. The interactive map pinpoints hundreds of locations in Missouri where meals will be provided through the Summer Food Service Program.
Community organizations serve the meals at schools, churches, parks, swimming pools, YMCA facilities, Boys and Girls Clubs and other spots where children gather when school is not in session. The meals are provided to children who receive free or reduced price meals during the regular school year. Children do not have to register and there is no fee to participate in the program.
The map is located at http://gis.dhss.mo.gov/Website/AGS_summerFood/summerFood.html. The map can be searched by city, county or zip code. For families without access to the internet, many community libraries have computers the public can use free of charge. More information is also available by calling, toll-free, 1-888-435-1464 or through RELAY MISSOURI for the hearing and speech impaired at 1-800-735-2966.
Meals will be served to participating children age 18 and under. Meals are provided to individuals ages 18 to 21 who are determined by a state or local educational agency to be mentally or physically disabled and also participate in an established school program for the mentally or physically disabled.
Funding for the Summer Food Service Program is provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.


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amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
In 2014, amfAR, the International AIDS Society (IAS), and The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) will honor the memory of Dame Elizabeth Taylor by presenting the Elizabeth Taylor Human Rights Award at the International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia. First given to Iranian physicians Arash and Kamiar Alaei at the 2012 conference in Washington, DC, the award recognizes exemplary efforts to advance human rights in the field of HIV and AIDS. The honoree will be presented with a limited-edition statue and a certificate citing his/her achievements. (The Elizabeth Taylor Human Rights Award has no monetary value per se, but the honoree will receive a prepaid conference registration and coverage of all travel, accommodation and related expenses.)
From the beginning of the epidemic, the link between HIV and human rights has been well documented. Violations of human rights have fueled the spread of stigma and discrimination, and have been one of the primary obstacles to universal access to treatment and care, and the implementation of effective prevention tools.
From the early days of the AIDS epidemic until her passing in March 2011, Dame Elizabeth Taylor, amfAR's Founding International Chairman, was a highly visible, vocal, and relentless champion of human rights in the HIV/AIDS arena. She is remembered with love, gratitude and admiration as one of the strongest advocates for the respect of human rights of all people living with or affected by HIV.
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, has been a leading advocate for human rights in the context of AIDS throughout its history and was an early and forceful opponent of stigma and discrimination directed at the gay community. Today amfAR is a staunch supporter of community-based organizations worldwide working to oppose discriminatory laws that hinder the provision of HIV services to marginalized communities such as injection drug users, sex workers, and gay men, other men who have sex with men, and transgender individuals.
The International AIDS Society (IAS) has chosen HIV and human rights as one of its key policy and advocacy priorities. As the largest association of HIV professionals, the IAS is committed to bringing a human rights perspective to its work on HIV with the aim of educating researchers and healthcare workers and empowering them to protect their own rights and to promote and respect the human rights of those they serve.
Elizabeth Taylor founded The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation in 1991 to raise funds and awareness to fight the spread of HIV and AIDS, and to provide assistance to people living with HIV. With its focus on direct care and prevention education, ETAF funds AIDS organizations throughout the world, providing support services to populations most in need.
To be eligible for the award, the individual must demonstrate a history of excellence as a leader and advocate for human rights in the field of HIV (e.g., efforts aimed at overcoming stigma and discrimination, implementing evidence-based policies and programs, and/or promoting access to prevention, treatment and care for people infected and affected by HIV, including marginalized individuals and communities).
The deadline for nominations was 9:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Thank you for your submissions. Please stay tuned for an announcement in early June, 2014.
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A week or so ago, somewhere in the Midwest, I think I entered a bakery twilight zone. Let me tell you my story.
On my recent pastry road trip to Chicago, I had a route which included stopping in Bozeman, Montana on my way out, and Butte on my way back home. However, as fate would have it, I got behind schedule and ended up driving through Bozeman after business hours. Oh well, I figured--I'll visit bakeries in Bozeman another time.
The week went by and I had many delicious pastries along the way to and from Chicago.
On the day that I would be passing back through Montana, though, something unusual happened. I had fallen asleep with the TV on in the hotel room, and when I awoke in the morning, what should be on but a Food Network feature on the Sweet Pea Bakery in Bozeman and their amazing key lime torte.
I figured this was as close as I would ever get to receiving a sign from the heavens that I must visit this bakery. Forget Butte--I was going to Bozeman.
And so I did. And when I arrived, the staff was super friendly...and they knew who I was (I think this is how you know you're a big deal). I was able to talk cake with owners Carrie and Seth (who I had just seen on--gasp--TV!), and all I can say is that they are basically my new heroes. It's easy to see why they have been voted Bozeman's best bakery, like, every year since the earth began--just look at what's in their bakery case:
A gorgeous and decadent-looking chocolate torte;
A pretty-as-a-picture cheesecake;
a fruit tart that would make Carmen Miranda jealous;
and, of course, their famous Key Lime Torte.
How do pastries get so pretty? Well, owner Carrie studied graphic design in college, and it definitely comes through in the aesthetic of the impeccably decorated sweets.
Since I felt that it would travel well, I took one of their peanut butter and jelly bars (pictured top) with me--and it was definitely a good decision. The buttery, cookielike crust was perfectly complemented by a sweet and slightly tart jam, and the crumb topping added a lovely crunch and density. And though I know it might be sacrilege to mention savories here, I did get to sample their spanokopita too--and it was delightfully flaky and flavorful, and a perfect treat for the road.
So what would I call this experience? Bakery kismet, at its most delicious.
Drive to Bozeman and visit Sweet Pea Bakery now--they can be found at 2622 W. Main Street, Bozeman (406)586-8200; online at sweetpeabakery.net. If you can't visit, well then, at least keep updated via Twitter!


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Hi everyone, I had a lovely time in Paris and thought I would show you some photographs from my little trip, together with Cindy F's birthday gift and Wendy's blog award. I have also posted all of my gifts from my anniversary giveaway, so all winners expect your gifts anytime soon!
The Palace Opera was built under the orders of Napolean III and finished in 1875
This was a beautiful building inside!
I just loved this dress.
We then visited a museum that had some beautiful objects on display, including 17th and 18th Century
furniture, pottery and perfume bottles.
This clock was made for Marie Antoinette
I thought this table was soooo beautiful, I know it is very over the top but I just love it!
An example of the beautiful architecture.
A bridge over the river Seine.
A visit to Angelina's was really nice too!
Here is a needlebook that I stitched for Cindy's birthday.
Stitching news
I am currently stiching for exchanges and I am making some gifts, I have also nearly finished my September stitching for the Christmas Challenge blog and I am getting organised with my Christmas stitching.
I have signed up for the Halloween Exchange on the Hooked on Exchanging blog, I just love stitching halloween projects, they are so much fun to stitch.
I have been asked for finishing instructions on my projects, I have finished one but I have not had time to post it yet, but I will do soon!
I hope you enjoyed my photographs of Paris, thankyou for your visit, please call again!


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This week I share about a new format I will be using in reporting the news in 2013, and some of fantastic news on the financial health of the direct selling industry and the network marketing community that makes it what it is.
Direct Selling Companies You May Not Have Heard Of!
Awbrey Smith started this company out of her home in 2011. With little to go on besides a crazy idea and "dream" of what she wanted to accomplish for women all over the country, 2CP has grown by leaps and bounds since it's opening. According to Awbrey, the success of 2CP lies within her amazing team (listed below) and the consultants and customers who make each day an exciting one! Work is no longer what she has to do to help pay the family bills, it is now a growing change that Awbrey is helping make in women's lives all over.
To learn more about Boisset Wines click here!
We have been helping women build businesses for over 20 years.
Cookie Lee jewelry is delivered directly to customers through shows, fundraisers and personal shopping. Our ever-growing base of independent Consultants operates throughout the United States.
DOVE CHOCOLATE DISCOVERIES™ launched in February 2007 as one of the latest ventures from Mars, Incorporated. Now, a global leader in chocolate, Mars roots goes back to the kitchen. In the 1880'S, when Frank Mars was a young boy, his mother taught him to hand-dip chocolate. With his wife, Ethel, Frank started a home candy-making business in Tacoma, Washington, that eventually grew into Mars, Inc., a world-wide industry leader in chocolate confections. Going back to its direct-selling heritage, Mars created DOVE CHOCOLATE DISCOVERIES™. Since then, the Chocolatier sales force has taken off. There are now Chocolatiers in 48 states.
With over 100 years of candy-making experience behind us, DOVE CHOCOLATE DISCOVERIES™ is dedicated to creating the ultimate chocolate experience – in the comfort of your own home, providing an opportunity to share some sweet moments with family and friends. Plus, as a Chocolatier, you're walking in the door with respect and recognition. What could be sweeter than that!
The lia sophia Story
Jewelry has been a passion in the Kiam family for decades. In fact, lia sophiaisn't the only jewelry company that family patriarch and entrepreneur Victor Kiam and his wife, Ellen, were a part of. They learned a great deal about the business from the Friendship Collection, which they started as a mom-and-pop enterprise in their apartment decades earlier. By the 1970s, it had grown into the United States' largest importer of jewelry, antiques and artifacts from China. Even early on, their instincts were good. (Read On)
Our Story
We had a question in early 2010- what would happen if women were able to earn some extra money selling designer jeans at a discount? Well, based on the success we have had so far, the answer is pretty clear. Vault Denim is a direct sales company that is a little different than others. Our consultants don't have to spend money to purchase their own inventory- we provide it. Customers don't place orders at home parties and then wait for products to be shipped- they wear their new jeans home. And because we sell the same jeans found in department stores for up to 50% less, people are lining up to host parties and become a part of this fast-growing, exciting company.
Leslie Montie never dreamed she would become the founder of a company that helps families enjoy great tasting, nutritious meals in minutes.
When Leslie discovered that her two young children had medical conditions requiring special dietary restrictions, she began her search for healthy alternatives. "It was amazing how this impacted our entire family." recalls Leslie. "I needed to come up with meals that my children would not react to, yet still enjoy. And since I was a full-time working mom, they had to be easy to make." (Read On)
At Willow House, our mantra is Simply Good Design — and it permeates everything we do.
Our in-house designers strive to create high-quality products with impeccable design and effortless style, from the sparkling luxury of our designer Jewelry by Sara Blaine to our line of exclusive home décor and American artisan pieces.
More than simply "on trend," our exclusive home décor and jewelry collections are thoughtfully designed to be timeless. They're pieces that you'll enjoy wearing and decorating with season after season.
But Simply Good Design runs deeper than our look — it's in the very soul of our company. You see, Willow House offers our family of Consultants two strong divisions to grow their own small business — Jewelry by Sara Blaine and Style for Home. We empower our Consultants with the tools needed to succeed in this ever-growing industry.
Willow House is the most compelling home-based business opportunity in America. Through e-commerce, savvy social media marketing and our on-trend blog, Plate & Pattern, we help our Consultants connect with their customers in new, exciting, and profitable ways.
Network Marketing Company News
AdvoCare will continue its partnership and primary sponsorship of Austin Dillon's No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet for the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. This follows the company's sponsorship of Dillon and the No. 3 car for 20 races in the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series season.
Berkshire Hathaway, parent company of Kirby, The Pampered Chef and World Book, announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2012. The conglomerate reported that its third-quarter profit rose as strength in the railroad and utility businesses, as well as investment gains, offset weaker results in its insurance units. Berkshire said its cash holdings grew to $47.78 billion, up $10 billion from the start of the year. View the full press release online.
Blyth, parent company of PartyLite and ViSalus, reported earnings for the third quarter of 2012. Net sales for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2012, increased 40 percent to $268.8 million versus $191.5 million for the comparable prior-year period, primarily due to the 132 percent year-over-year sales growth at ViSalus. International sales for Blyth represented 25 percent of third-quarter sales this year, compared to 34 percent last year, driven by ViSalus' strong domestic sales growth. View the full press release online.
Fuller Brush recently celebrated its 106th anniversary.
Mannatech has reported net income of $2.2 million for the third quarter ending Sept. 30, 2012, compared to a net loss of $3.7 million for the third quarter of 2011. In achieving net income of $2.2 million for the third quarter of 2012, non-cash items impacting profitability included a reduction in a previously recognized deferred tax asset valuation allowance of approximately $1 million, a release of reserves related to transaction taxes of $800,000 due to the expiration of statutes of limitations, and income from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations of $500,000. Third-quarter operating profitability and net income adjusted for the non-cash items listed above was near even as the company moves closer to its goal of profitability.
Net sales for the third quarter of 2012 were $43 million, a decrease of 14.8 percent, compared to $50.5 million in the third quarter of 2011. Net sales for the U.S. and Canada declined 16.3 percent to $20.5 million, compared to $24.5 million in the third quarter of 2011. International net sales of $22.5 million decreased 13.5 percent, compared to $26 million in the third quarter of 2011. View the full press release online.
Medifast, parent company of Take Shape for Life, announced its financial earnings for the third quarter of 2012. Net revenue increased 20 percent to $91 million from net revenue of $76.1 million in the third quarter of the prior year. Each of the company's three primary distribution channels, Take Shape for Life, Direct Response Marketing and Medifast Weight Control Centers and Wholesale Physicians, contributed to this year-over-year revenue increase. Revenue in the direct sales channel, Take Shape for Life, increased 20 percent to $55.6 million in the third quarter of 2012 compared to $46.4 million in the same period last year. Growth in revenue for Take Shape for Life was driven by increased customer product sales as a result of an increase in the number of active health coaches and an increase in the monthly revenue per health coach. The company ended the third quarter with approximately 10,800 active health coaches and the average revenue per health coach per month for the quarter increased 3 percent to $1,634 compared to $1,585 in the third quarter of 2011. View the full press release online.
Nature's Sunshine Products recently reported its third-quarter financial results. Net sales were $91.2 million, compared with $91.1 million in the same quarter a year ago, an increase of 0.1 percent; however, net sales increased 2.1 percent in local currencies. As of Sept. 30, 2012, active managers worldwide were 28,700, an increase of 1.8 percent from Sept. 30, 2011, while active distributors and customers worldwide were 656,800, a decrease of 3.7 percent from the end of the quarter a year ago. Operating income was $8.7 million, compared with an operating loss of $5.1 million and pro forma operating income from continuing operations of $9.6 million (excluding contract termination costs) in the same quarter a year ago, a decrease of 9.7 percent year-over-year. For the first nine months of the year, net sales were $277.1 million, compared with $275.8 million in the same period a year ago, an increase of 0.5 percent; however, net sales increased 2 percent in local currencies.
Net income was $20.9 million, compared with net income of $10 million and pro forma net income of $19 million (excluding contract termination costs) in the same period a year ago, an increase of 9.9 percent year-over-year. In the U.S., net sales were $33.7 million, compared with $33.5 million in the same quarter a year ago, an increase of 0.5 percent. Net sales for core products increased by 1 percent, but were partially offset by the discontinuance of non-core products. Active managers within NSP U.S. totaled approximately 5,300 and 5,600 at Sept. 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Active distributors and customers within NSP U.S. totaled approximately 191,500 and 210,300 at Sept. 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Synergy WorldWide, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc., reported net sales of $26.3 million, compared with $24.5 million in the same quarter a year ago, an increase of 7.1 percent. In local currencies, net sales increased 13.1 percent compared to the same quarter a year ago. Active managers within Synergy Worldwide totaled approximately 3,200 and 2,600 at Sept. 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Active distributors and customers within Synergy Worldwide totaled approximately 89,100 and 85,000 at Sept. 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. View the full press release online.
Primerica announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2012. Total revenues were $299.1 million in the third quarter of 2012 and net income was $45.6 million. Operating revenues increased by 7 percent to $295.2 million in the third quarter of 2012, compared with $276 million in the third quarter of 2011. Net operating income grew by 21 percent to $45.1 million in the third quarter of 2012, compared with $37.3 million in the third quarter of 2011. The size of the company's life-licensed insurance salesforce was 91,506 at Sept. 30, 2012, up modestly from 90,868 at June 30, 2012.
There was downward pressure on recruiting in the second and third quarters as the company placed more focus on licensing initiatives, which improved the percentage of new recruits obtaining a license in those quarters. Lower sequential recruiting levels in the second quarter and a 3 percent decline in recruiting in the third quarter from the second quarter translated into 12 percent fewer new life licenses in the third quarter than in the second quarter of 2012. On a year-over-year basis, the life-licensed salesforce was down slightly from 91,970 at Sept. 30, 2011. Coming off the unusually high post-convention recruiting surge in 2011, recruiting declined 43 percent to 47,639, and new life licenses declined 17 percent to 8,613 compared with the third quarter of 2011. View the full press release online.
Stella & Dot won the Retail Innovation award for the 16th annual Accessories Council Excellence Awards. The company was also listed as No. 11 on the "100 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Bay Area" list, published in the San Francisco Business Times.
Stream Energy is working to assist low-income families this winter with a donation to the Fuel Fund of Maryland. The donation will help families in distress with their heating and energy needs. The company has provided electricity services to customers in Maryland since 2011.
Direct Selling on Wall Street: Despite Challenges, Companies Post Record Q3 2012 Results
Source: Direct Selling Association
As the United States continues to emerge from the effects of the global recession, direct selling companies are seeking—and, in many instances, capitalizing on—opportunities for growth and expansion in the U.S. and abroad.
Of those companies to post strong results for third quarter 2012, Herbalife, Nu Skin andUSANA were among those publicly traded direct selling companies to report record-breaking figures.
Herbalife reported record third-quarter net sales of $1 billion, a 14 percent increase year over year; and Nu Skin announced record third-quarter results with revenue of $526.2 million, a 23 percent improvement over the prior-year period. Additionally, USANA's net sales for the third-quarter 2012 increased by 15.1 percent to $165.2 million.
Although such results are not representative of the entire industry, they are indicative of the steady growth various companies across the channel have experienced in recent months.
"We truly believe, as direct sellers, we're at the right place at the right time," said DSA President Joe Mariano. "We're an industry that clearly thrives on better service, consumer education and opportunities that aren't necessarily available to the rest of the market. We're centered on the fact that people trust what we do and share a passion for what we do and that's something unique."
In many ways, this uniqueness that defines the direct sales channel proffers an advantage as companies look to enter the public market.
"As more and more direct selling companies continue to do well in the public market, that will be great for the overall industry and attract more investors," said Rodney Clark, Managing Director and Co-Head of U.S. Consumer Investment Banking with supplier member Canaccord Genuity Inc. "The model has worked extremely well and growth is strong. As direct selling companies mature, they have to find ways to continue their growth, whether it's through new products or distribution or expansion to new markets."
While financial gain is most commonly viewed as the distinct advantage to going public, for many companies—particularly direct selling companies—another key benefit is an increased public awareness of the company as well as the business model itself.
"There is somewhat of an education element present in that people who don't know much about the direct selling model might have picked up on the bad case studies that are out there and based their opinions on those instances," Rodney said. "The direct selling industry is going to have to distance itself from those cases over time. It's very similar to what's happened in the nutrition industry. There was once a lot of turmoil but, in that industry, we've seen a lot of strategic big deals. Just like the nutrition industry, as direct selling gains traction, investors will become more astute to the fact that this is a highly productive channel."
Even when negative coverage of the direct sales channel is not making front-page news, broad-sweeping generalizations, however inaccurate they might be, pose challenges to direct selling companies looking to break into the public market.
"The industry has had some challenges in the public's eyes so valuations aren't very rich right now," Rodney said. "It's been a little challenging for direct sellers to attract new investors because there's been a spotlight on the industry and there hasn't always been a positive tone in some of the coverage that's out there. But, what companies are showing coming out of the recession is that many are getting the right products and services into distributors' hands and are seeing strong growth. These business models are fantastic and if you've got the right products in the right hands and distributors who are excited and engaged, you can post positive results."
As direct selling companies new to the public sector face a number of challenges including legal and accounting fees, Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements and pressure to increase earnings, it is important to recognize that the greatest challenges are often those that companies face internally.
"Abstracting from the direct selling industry and looking at the broader market, any company can face challenges in the spotlight, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the rest of the industry isn't doing well or shouldn't be viewed favorably," Rodney said. "The challenges could be company-specific, such as management issues. Overall, the industry is a strong industry and for the companies that are well-managed and on trend, they're firing on all cylinders in the public market and even experiencing a great deal of international growth."


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Ottawa is a fantastic place to visit for a family holiday. The bilingual city sits on the Ottawa river in Ontario and is the capital city of Canada. As with many capital cities this does mean that accommodation can be expensive, but you can enjoy the sights and sounds of Canada's fourth largest city by investigating the money saving potential of rental homes, with a wide range of cabins, cottages, apartments and condominiums to suit any budget.
Ottawa provides a huge number of opportunities for sight seeing. As the country's capital, you must take a walk to see Parliament Hill in the heart of downtown Ottawa, overlooking the river. It's a striking building in Gothic Revival style, and various parts of it can be toured. There are also many museums and galleries to visit, including the Museum of Civilisation, Canadian War Museum, Canadian Museum of Nature and Canada Aviation Museum. For the more active members of the family, you can rent bikes and explore areas like the spectacular Gatineau Park over the river in Québec. In winter, the Rideau Canal is transformed into a massive outdoor ice rink, and skates can also be rented from various outlets to take advantage of the opportunity for a bit of skating. It goes without saying in a major capital city that keen shoppers will have plenty of choice, with pedestrianised Sparks Street close to Parliament Hotel being a particularly popular choice.
There are a wide range of rental homes in and around Ottawa - from rural cabins to luxury condos in downtown Ottawa. Prices vary but if you look around for deals then you can spend as little as £700 for a week in a rental cottage or apartment big enough for a family of four, which is a low cost option compared to the high prices charged by many hotels. You can also stretch the holiday budget further by taking advantage of the self-catering facilities to make breakfasts and packed lunches rather than having to eat out all the time. And the extra space in rental homes is always useful as the kids can run around and let off steam without disturbing other guests.


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ObamaCare includes so many taxes that it's hard to keep track, but one of the worst takes effect on Jan. 1. This beaut is a levy on health insurance premiums that targets the small business and individual markets.
At $8 billion in 2014 and $101 billion over the next decade, the insurance tax is larger than ObamaCare's taxes on medical devices and prescription drugs combined. The Internal Revenue Service classifies the tax as a "fee" but it functions like an excise tax on premiums. The IRS collects an annual flat...


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Ultrasound is a diagnostic imaging technology. It uses high-frequency sound waves - well beyond the range of human hearing - to produce pictures of the inside of the body. Ultrasound has many medical uses, but it is associated with screening pregnancies. This is because the technology is widely available and does not endanger the developing foetus.
Ultrasound scanners use a hand-held device called a transducer to scan the body. Crystals in the transducer send high-frequency sound waves into the body and detect the returning echoes. This is called the piezoelectric effect, which was discovered by Pierre Curie in 1880. A computer processes this information and produces a real-time moving image of the inside of the body.
During the Second World War the Allies developed sonar technology to detect underwater German U-boats. This relied on sound pitched within the range of human hearing. After the war, sound detection techniques were used for medical diagnosis and therapy. The higher the frequency of the sound, the smaller the objects that could be detected.
Ultrasound's imaging potential was only realised in the late 1950s. Ian Donald experimented with ultrasound to picture internal organs, tumours and cysts. His Diasonograph ultrasound machine diagnosed gynaecological problems.
It took until the 1970s for ultrasound scanners to be commonly used in hospitals. Epidemiologist Alice Stewart's studies found they were much safer than X‑rays for picturing foetuses. An ultrasound image of an unborn baby is now considered fundamental to the childbirth experience. Since 1972, ultrasounds which reveal serious fetal health problems have created decisions and dilemmas for parents. Termination of the pregnancy may be suggested, but this may be unacceptable to parents.
Related links
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I Donald, J MacVicar, T G Brown, 'Investigation of abdominal masses by pulsed ultrasound', Lancet, 1 (1958), pp 1184-1194
R Bud and D J Warner (eds), Instruments of Science, An Historical Encyclopedia (London: Science Museum, 1998)
J van Dijck, The transparent body: a cultural analysis of medical imaging (Seattle; London: University of Washington Press, 2005)
B Holtzmann-Kevles, Naked to the Bone: Medical Imaging in the Twentieth Century (New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1997)
E M Tansey and D A Christie, Looking at the unborn: historical aspects of obstetric ultrasound a Witness Seminar held at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London, on 10 March 1998
A Wolbarst, Looking within: how x-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, and other medical images are created and how they help physicians save lives (California; London: University of California Press, 1999)
J Willocks, Ian Donald: a memoir (London: RCOG Press, 2004)
S Blume, Insight and industry: on the dynamics of technological change in medicine (Massachusetts: MIT press, 1992)
The condition of having a developing unborn embryo or foetus in the body. A human pregnancy is usually of 40 weeks gestation.
The name given to the embryo during the later stages of development. In human reproduction it refers to an unborn child from its eighth week of development.
A method used to detect objects underwater by sending high frequency sound waves and monitoring their reflection.
A branch of medicine dealing with the treatment of disorders affecting the female reproductive system.
The study of epidemic disease, including its spread, causes and methods of control.


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My first thoughts at the end of the 113th U.S. Open were pretty much: "Wow, I can't believe how great this was," and "Wow, I can't believe it's over." For years, we have been anticipating, preparing and awaiting this past week - and quite honestly, it could not have gone much better.
Even with the weather we had leading up to the week, and a couple of stops on Thursday, we were able to have the players and the course as ready as it could be as soon as conditions allowed for them to play. Logistically, it could have been quite a challenge but everyone involved with the tournament did everything they could - and needed to - to make sure things worked exactly as they had to in order to give every golfer their best chance to succeed and every fan their best chance to enjoy the championship.
And that leads to this week's "A Lesson Learned." There really is no substitute for proper preparation.
Some players arrived earlier this month to check out the course and I made a concerted note to follow them around on their practice rounds. As an instructor and a competitive player, anything I can learn from the world's top players will only benefit my students and my own game. What I found most striking was the amount of time they spent on the tee boxes and the putting greens. And for these players, it wasn't merely about finding comfortable distances to approach from or the best places to putt from - but also finding the best sightlines of each tee box as they prepared to hit - and learning the nuances of the greens, including the slopes and how the grain would run.
I watched one putting coach work with a player for quite a bit, hitting several putts on nearly every quadrant of every green and discussing practically every putt's movement, speed and flow of the grain. That coach told me after their session, "I think we have these greens down. We are ready." Not every coach and player can feel that confident before a tournament. But wouldn't it be great if you prepared in such a way that would give you that same confidence for a big match?
Incidentally, that putting coach was David Orr and he was working with the new 2013 U.S. Open champion Justin Rose. Ready, indeed!
So I encourage all golfers to not only prepare, but to take that added level of preparation when you are getting ready. You may know where you want your drive to end up, but do you know where you should be looking off the tee in order to have your ball get to that point? Are you aware of not only the best places to approach a particular hole location from - but also the worst place on the green for that same putt?
More than likely, you're not able to hit multiple shots off a tee box or take several practice putts on each green. (Hey, "While We're Young!") But you can still take a yardage book and make notes indicating these type observations so when it's crunch time, you are as prepared as can be.
Speaking of crunch time, I have to give a quick tip of the cap to Merion's PGA Head Professional Scott Nye, Merion's General Manager Christine Pooler and Matt Shaffer, our Director of Golf Course Operations. Their dedication to this event and to Merion was a big reason this U.S. Open will go down as one of the all-time great championships. And as anyone in golf knows, the members and volunteers were critical to hosting this championship. No matter what Mother Nature threw at them, everyone stepped and did what needed to be done. As a whole, we were ready for any and every variable. In short, we, like Justin Rose, were prepared.
This coming week, I'm preparing for the 2013 PGA Professional National Championship, the ultimate championship for PGA Professionals. I will be arriving in central Oregon early enough to get plenty of practice rounds - and I know that my notes will include additional preparations that I learned while watching the Tour's top players this week. It will only benefit my game, I'm sure it will benefit yours.
Finally, I have to make a quick note about my experience with champion Justin Rose. When Justin came in two weeks ago for some practice time, as noted, he spent the majority of his time on tee boxes and greens. He also spent significant time with the assistant professionals and staff here. Not to ask questions, not to ask for favors - but simply to say, "Thank You." He even went out of his way, would not leave, until he had a chance to show his gratitude to those who were helping conduct the championship. Every golfer from Tour player, club professional, aspiring collegiate golfer or weekend warrior - could learn from Justin Rose.
Mark Sheftic is a PGA Teaching Professional at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, PA. Sheftic was the 2012 Philadelphia Section Teacher of the Year and is an accomplished player, having earned his way into two PGA Championships. You can learn more about Mark at his website: markshefticgolf.com


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Delicious local food, soft organic linens, Acadia National Park—welcome to Bar Harbor's Acacia House Inn. Tucked away in the heart of town, the Acacia is affordable, friendly and a little bit funky. Walk to shops, Bar Harbor's oceanside path, restaurants, bike and kayak rentals, and the town pier for a cruise. Come back for afternoon hors d'oeuvres: Maine cheeses, homemade crackers and chutney, or fresh-baked shortbread and tea.
We love food and all the fresh, healthy ingredients available in Maine. We also love to host. You've come to play in Acadia, and it is our mission to make your down time truly comfortable.
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Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a balance problem that makes you feel like you're spinning or tilting if you move your head a certain way. It happens when infection or inflammation keeps tiny stones in your inner ear from moving the way they should.
A vertigo attack usually lasts less than a minute. A doctor can move your head in ways that adjust the stones so they don't affect your balance. But even without treatment, the attacks will usually go away on their own in a few weeks.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 86 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
Site owner is Helen Schoenhals Hart, a psychotherapist and psychoanalyst, she is looking for a clean and professional looking design for her new website
People looking for her mental health services from her local region, Marin County, CA.
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Well integrity is paramount over the life of the well. At AFGlobal, our crushable foam products use precision-engineered syntactic foam designed to reduce annular pressure. Backed by our extensive history and track record in the field, these proprietary products help preserve the environment, increase drilling safety by protecting the crew and by mitigating casing collapse due to thermal expansion of trapped fluid in the casing annulus.
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The Seahawks lost 31-year-old defensive end Chris Clemons to an ACL injury in Sunday night's game at Washington's green-painted dust bowl. 22-year-old rookie sack specialist Bruce Irvin will replace him in the starting lineup at the "Leo" position unique to Seattle's defense. Replacing him on the roster, though, will be someone much less familiar to Seahawks fans: 33-year-old Patrick Chukwurah.
Chukwurah isn't just old. (Although he is. See him, up there, sacking Aaron Brooks? Aaron Brooks hasn't played since 2006.) He's also been out of the league for a long, long time. His last NFL game, per Pro Football Reference, came in 2007 for the Bucs. (He appeared on the Bucs' roster at points in 2008, but he never played in a game.) His last career sack was of Carolina Panthers quarterback David Carr. In 2009 and 2010, he played for the UFL's Florida Tuskers. During those dark years, he spent plenty of time working out, which is how we wound up with this poorly lit, out-of-focus video of him working out to a lesser Rihanna track. Indispensable stuff, that.
After 2010, the Florida Tuskers left Florida, but Chukwurah stayed. He became a personal trainer. He maintained the figure you see in the poorly lit, out-of-focus, Rihanna-scored video. And he presumably kept in loose touch with a few of his Buccaneers coaches. One, Gus Bradley, had taken over as the Seahawks' defensive coordinator. I suppose that's how the Seahawks knew to bring in Chukwurah for a tryout this week. In his tryout he beat Ray Edwards, and Aaron Maybin, and Travis LaBoy. Fat chance they had to overcome the singular fury of a man the game ditched. If you still needed a reason to love the Seahawks's defense—if the Legion of Boom's chirping didn't do it for you—now you've got one.


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Welcome to UWF Faculty ADVANCE
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Dr. Eman El-Sheikh, ADVANCE Principal Investigator; Director, Center for Cybersecurity; Associate Dean, College of Science and Engineering; and Professor of Computer Science
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The University of West Florida (UWF) is working to build a program for adapting the best practices for Enhancing a Supportive and Inclusive Culture for Recruiting, Retaining, and Advancing Women Faculty in STEM--a university-wide, systemic, and sustainable approach for advancing faculty women in STEM fields, with special attention to women of color and leadership positions. UWF Faculty ADVANCE is supported by the National Science Foundation.
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The third volume of the Wenner-Gren Symposium series, published through Current Anthropology has been mailed alongside the regular April issue. It is also availabe as an open access issue on the CA website here. The special issue, edited by Damani J. Partridge (University of Michigan), Marina Welker (Cornell), and Rebecca Hardin (University of Michigan) is the result of a Wenner-Gren International Symposium held at the School of American Research, Santa Fe, New Mexico August 21-27, 2008.
February marks the Wenner-Gren Foundation's 70th anniversary. The Foundation (then known as The Viking Fund) was incorporated in 1941 at the behest of Axel Wenner-Gren with a donation of $2 million dollars. Today the Foundation provides over $5 million dollars each year in support of Anthropology worldwide.
The Wenner-Gren Foundation's "Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Statement for Reviewers"
The Foundation will be sponsoring several different events at the 109th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association in New Orleans, November 17-21, 2010.
We hope you will be able to join us!
The first Barbara Metzger Prize has been awarded to Jan Blommaert, professor of language, culture, and globalization at Tilburg University, The Netherlands, and professor in African linguistics and sociolinguistics at Ghent University in Belgium.
The second issue of the Wenner-Gren Symposium Series, published through Current Anthropology will be mailed alongside the regular October 2010 issue. Engaged Anthropology: Diversity and Dilemmas is edited by Setha Low (CUNY) and Sally Merry (NYU). The Foundation is now publishing the output of its symposia through the journal. This allows symposium articles to be available for worldwide distribution and access
The Lecture series from the Anthropology Section of the New York Academy of Sciences returns to the Wenner-Gren Foundation for its third year. Find out more about the dates and line-up planned for this year's Monday night talks.
Roberto Abadie, (Ph.D Graduate Center, CUNY 2006) is a recipient of the Wadsworth International Fellowship from Wenner-Gren Foundation from 2000-2006. The grant enabled him to come from Uruguay and pursue his doctoral studies in anthropology in New York City. After completing his Doctorate he received a Wenner-Gren Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship to support the writing and publication of his dissertation into a book. The book: The Professional Guinea Pig: Big Pharma and the Risky World of Human Subjects has just been published by Duke University Press and has been featured on Time Magazine's website among other places .
Working Memory: Beyond Language and Symbolism is the first volume of the Wenner-Gren Symposium Series to be published by Current Anthropology. The Foundation has recently begun to publish the output of its symposia through the journal. This allows symposia articles to be available for worldwide distribution and access. Working Memory, mailed alongside the June 2010 issue of Current Anthropology, is edited by Thomas Wynn (University of Colorado) and Frederick Coolidge (University of Colorado).
Dr Yohannes Haile-Selassie, Curator and Head of Physical Anthropology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History headed an international team of scientists that has announced the discovery of a 3.6 million-year-old partial skeleton of "Lucy's" species. The initial analysis, published this week in the Early Online Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), confirms that "Lucy" and her relatives were as as proficient as ourselves as walking on two legs. Read more about the findings and the press release here.


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Cespedes' amazing assist stands after review
ANAHEIM -- The Angels won the game -- on Collin Cowgill's walk-off homer, which capped a 14-inning thriller -- but no one will forget the throw from A's left fielder Yoenis Cespedes.
"A guided missile," Angels manager Mike Scioscia called it after his team's 2-1 win at Angel Stadium Tuesday night.View Full Game Coverage
ANAHEIM -- The Angels won the game -- on Collin Cowgill's walk-off homer, which capped a 14-inning thriller -- but no one will forget the throw from A's left fielder Yoenis Cespedes.
"A guided missile," Angels manager Mike Scioscia called it after his team's 2-1 win at Angel Stadium Tuesday night.View Full Game Coverage
With the score tied, 1-1, in the eighth inning and Howie Kendrick on first with one out, Mike Trout shot a line drive into shallow left field that bounced off Cespedes' glove and rolled into foul territory, prompting third-base coach Gary DiSarcina to waive Kendrick home for what the Angels were certain would be the go-ahead run.
"After he bobbled it and it bounced off the wall, the way Howie that can run ... I didn't think it would be anywhere near where it was," DiSarcina said.
"When the ball rolled to the corner," Scioscia added, "I thought Howie was going to score standing up."
Kendrick never stopped running hard, but it didn't matter. Cespedes retrieved the ball near the fence, barely took the time to establish any momentum towards the plate and air-mailed a throw home that traveled at least 300 feet and landed snuggly into the glove of A's catcher Derek Norris, who applied the tag for the stunning out.
"You don't expect something like that," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "There aren't that many guys able to throw it that far on the fly."
Scioscia convinced umpires to conduct a crew-chief review, looking to replay to see if Kendrick was safe and to see if Norris violated Rule 7.13. Umpires ruled that the call stands, prompting another six full innings of baseball and leaving many to wonder if they've ever seen a throw that impressive.
Melvin said it was as good as he's ever seen.
"With everything involved with it, definitely," the A's skipper added.
Scioscia immediately chalked up memories of former Angels right fielder Vladimir Guerrero.
"I mean that was a special play," Scioscia said of Cespedes' throw. "You just tip your cap on that one."
DiSarcina thought back to June 5, 1989, in Seattle, when Royals outfielder Bo Jackson retrieved a liner off the left-field wall by Scott Bradley and fired all the way home to gun down Harold Reynolds and keep the score tied at 3 in the 10th inning.
"This one, for lack of a better word, he just winged it," DiSarcina said of Cespedes. "And his arm strength and his accuracy made it happen. You don't see that happen often, somebody with that arm strength and that ability to be accurate from the foul pole. Tremendous throw by a great player."
Two innings prior to Cespedes' throw, Albert Pujols ran through DiSarcina's stop sign and was easily thrown out at home by A's right fielder Brandon Moss, who also threw Erick Aybar out going first to third in the sixth inning on Monday.
Cespedes' eighth-inning throw was his third outfield assist against the Angels this season, having also thrown out two runners at home plate in the second inning at O.co Coliseum on May 31.
"It's not going to deter us or stop us from running," DiSarcina said. "You can't do that. You can't shut down you running game. He's out there. You just acknowledge his talent, and you marvel at the throw he made. It's tremendous."
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez.


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Really happy colurs haven't gone away.
Do we like the shade of grey? I think it'd be better if it was just a wee bit darker (contrast the white writing better).
The software does have that feature built in, and we are likely to craft a light theme after this one is done being tweaked. :)
I prefer chronological posts, vs newest first. Feels wrong, especially when posts are like conversation or narrative....


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Defending champ Xue and Xia stunned by Japanese qualifiers at FIVB Beach Volleyball Fuzhou Open
Fuzhou, China, April 24, 2014 - Japanese qualifiers Takemi Nishibori and Sayaka Mizoe pulled off a big upset at the FIVB Beach Volleyball Fuzhou Open on Thursday when they beat defending champion Xue Chen and Xia Xinyi of China in straight sets (21-18, 29-27) in the Women's Main Draw.
In the first set the teams played point by point until Japan created a gap at 20-18 and then took the set through a powerful spike from Nishibori.
Stung into action, Xue and Xia set the pace in the second set, building a 3-1 lead. But with the Chinese pair struggling with their attacks, Japan fought back to level at 11-11. Trailing by 20-18, the Japanese took no notice of the huge crowd cheering for Xue and Xia as they saved two set points before earning their first match point at 22-21.
China then procured six more opportunities to grab the set and level the match, but it was Japan who prevailed on their second match point when Nishibori hit a spike to the sand.
"I feel very, very happy. This is a big win, and very good experience for us," said an elated Nishibori, who gave her partner a bear hug after winning the last point to celebrate.
"They (Xue/Xia) are one of the strongest teams in the world, so we didn't have pressure at all. In the match we just played our own game and had fun."
Xue, who won bronze in the 2008 Olympics and finished fourth in London 2012 in partnership with Zhang Xi, blamed poor teamwork for the defeat.
"To be frank, I didn't expect to lose in our first match," said Xue, a Fuzhou native who started to team up with Xia last season. "But we made too many errors. We need to work harder."
The top-seeded Chinese pair made hard work to escape a second defeat in the afternoon. They went down in the first set against Gemany's Teresa Mersmann and Isabel Schneider before eventually winning their second pool match 2-1 (13-21, 21-14, 15-12).
In another upset of the day, Germany's Chantal Laboureur and Julia Sude, who made it to the Main Draw through the Qualification Tournament, stunned second seeds Talita Da Rocha Antunes and Taiana Lima of Brazil in a thrilling three-setter (22-20, 18-21, 25-23).
Set points were going back and forth in the first-to-15 third set until finally the Germans grabbed the set when Taiana Lima's spike landed wide of the sideline. The match lasted for 61 minutes, the longest so far in the tournament.
"We missed some serves at the end of the game. That's so important," said Talita. "They (Laboureur/Sude) played better than us, and they deserved to win."
Sude and Laboureur also paid tributes to their Brazilian opponents.
"The Brazilians have beach volleyball in their blood. They are very good players, very experienced. We had to play very hard to beat them," said Sude.
"It was a very hard game. They made good points, and we made good points. It was very fun to play against them. I think, both teams played very good level," said Laboureur.
Earlier in the morning, Laboureur and Sude started their Pool play with a 2-0 (23-21, 21-14) win over Tatyana Mashkova/Irina Tsimbalova of Kazakhstan.
Kerri Walsh and April Ross from the USA also went off to a perfect start in Fuzhou, winning a pair of matches to top Pool D. They overcame compatriots Hochevar/Carico 2-0 (21-14, 21-14) in the morning, before easing past Martina Bonnerova/Barbora Hermannova of Czech Republic 2-0 (21-15, 21-16) in the afternoon.
Other unbeaten teams so far in pool play are Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst (Germany), Georgina Klug/Ana Gallay (Argentina), Maria Clara Salgado/Carol Solberg Salgado (Brazil), Victoria Bieneck/Julia Grobner (Germany), Madelein Meppelink/Marleen Van Iersel (Netherlands), Evgenia Ukolova/Maria Prokopeva (Russia), Menegatti-Orsi Toth (Italy) and Wang Fan/Yue Yuan (China).
Pool matches continue on Friday, and 32 teams are playing a single round robin in eight groups with top three finishers from each group to advance to the 24-team knock-out stage.
Fuzhou, capital of the Fujian province lies on the southeast coast of Chinese mainland and hosts the Open event for the second straight year.
In addition to the Fuzhou Open, two other stops are scheduled in China in 2014 on the FIVB international schedule: the FIVB Shanghai Grand Slam (April 29 to May 4) and the FIVB Xiamen Open (October 7 to 12). All three are double-gender events.
2014 Beach Volleyball Media Guide


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In many areas of the country springtime means ideal temperatures. Sure it may be rainy but in general temps are not too hot and not to cold, meaning brides can really choose from any style of dress without worry. If you have your sights set on a short sleeve, long sleeve or strapless gown you should be just fine. You can always carry a beautiful pashmina or other type of wrap or arm coverings but chances are pretty good that you won't need them.
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