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Lung Cancer Rates Are Now Higher for Women Than Men
Lung Cancer Rates Are Now Higher for Women Than Men
Lung cancer rates are now higher for women than men, according to a recent study. This marks the first time this has ever occurred: Whereas the lung cancer rate in women was 12% lower than the male cancer rate from 1995-1999, from 2010-2014 the female lung cancer rate was 17% than that of men*.
The study was completed and published in May 2018 by researchers from the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute. They examined rates of lung cancer in men and women of Hispanic and white descent born since 1965. Ultimately, the study concludes that while lung cancer rates have declined for both genders, the male lung cancer rate has declined at a faster rate. Head researchers note this signals a major role reversal and a greater need for lung cancer prevention advocacy among women.
Researchers acknowledged that the study's results also beg the question of why the lung cancer rate is suddenly higher for women than men, but this is mostly unanswerable without more data and research. Experts have, however, entertained the idea that smoking affects men and women differently. For example, even though the termination of smoking decreases the chances of a lung cancer diagnosis in both men and women, researchers think the chances decrease at a lower rate each year post-cessation.
For more information or to read the full study, check out the results here.
*Higher Lung Cancer Incidence in Young Women Than Young Men in the United States
- Ahmedin Jemal, D.V.M., Ph.D., Kimberly D. Miller, M.P.H., Jiemin Ma, Ph.D., Rebecca L., Siegel, M.P.H., Stacey A. Fedewa, Ph.D., Farhad Islami, M.D., Ph.D., Susan S. Devesa, Ph.D., and Michael J. Thun, M.D.


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10Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.
11I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor wealth to the discerning nor favor to men of ability; for time and chance overtake them all. 12Moreover, man does not know his time: like fish caught in a treacherous net and birds trapped in a snare, so the sons of men are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls on them.
13Also this I came to see as wisdom under the sun, and it impressed me. 14There was a small city with few men in it and a great king came to it, surrounded it and constructed large siegeworks against it. 15But there was found in it a poor wise man and he delivered the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man. 16So I said, "Wisdom is better than strength." But the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not heeded. 17The words of the wise heard in quietness are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools. 18Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
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The screen below shows 'client centric' research. On the left, 'product centric' research allows unrestricted access to the data for 'look up' purposes (rather than filtering), in this case a summary list of contracts from a Provider, any of which can be accessed as Product Fact Sheets.
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Hi friends! It has been awhile since I did a beauty post! I just wanted to quickly share some new products that I have been loving. I'm not sure what it is about makeup but I freaking love buying it!! I'm sorry Jake.. but I have a serious issue lol. I don't even wear makeup that much. I only put it on for games that I am attending. But for some reason I just love trying new things! Ok enough chatting. Here are my current faves:
NARS Radiant Wear Foundation- y'all already about my dry skin issues. This stuff is SO nice for a full coverage, dewy look. I wouldn't say I love a dewy glow, but I definitely do not like my skin to be matte since I am so dry. I love this foundation for 2 reasons. 1) it is very dewy! and you can leave it dewy, or you can add a loose powder over top to even it out. (this is what I do since I don't want a full dewy look.. just a subtle glow!) and reason #2) FULL coverage! My current breakouts on my cheek are starting to go away (hallelujah) but of course the stubborn red marks are left over. I know this will take time to clear up, but until then.. I will be using this foundation to conceal those red marks and give me an even base!
Tatcha Luminous Dewy Mist- Ok I know I said I don't like a legit dewy glow.. but here I am naming another dewy product so maybe I do lol. I could bathe in this stuff guys!! But it's expensive… so I won't.. But I truly do love it. A little bit goes a long ways. I have been using this to set my face lately instead of an actual setting spray because there is no alcohol in it to dry you out. I also use it on my cheek bones for an extra boost of highlight. I am going to get the mini size to carry around in my purse for when my makeup starts to flake because it does a good job of hydrating the skin. You can also use it on bare skin (no make up) just for an extra boost of hydration!
Mario Badescu Whitening Mask- I have always been a fan of this skin care line. Its genuine, affordableish, and works well. I started using this mask to brighten my face and reduce the red marks left from my nasty breakout. I like to exfoliate and then leave this on overnight on just my blemish marks! The directions say only 20 minutes but… yolo. I do see a difference in my skin when I wash it off! I am doing this about twice a week.
Tarte- I was bored with my old blushes and I also broke, I mean legit shattered, every Becca highlighter I bought.. so I decided to try something new and these are amazing! This blush is shade risqué and it is such a warm, pretty pink with a hint of coral. I almost thought it was going to be too warm but I am so glad I got this shade! Also this highlighter is shade stunner and is so pretty on the skin. It isn't too glittery, but yet it gives you a radiant glow.
MAC Matte Lipsticks- Finally I am a proud owner of multiple MAC shades. I somehow managed to leave all my lip colors in Arizona when we left for the season, so I had no choice but to buy new ones. I have always loved NYX glosses but I wanted something a bit stronger! I love the matte formula of these MAC lipsticks because they are actually very smooth. I would never have thought they were "matte" because they go on very velvety! The shades I am loving are Honey Love, Runway Hit, Velvet Teddy, and Persistence.
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Erils as Heruli 100 to 570 AD
The Erils or Heruli are since long forgotten. One cause is that they had no specified homeland we eventually can refer to as heirs. The other is that they were defeated. This section is just an overlook on the time when Rome used German allies or foedorati
Erils as legionaires, traders and nobility, neck-rings or necklaces, maiden Freya, Heruli, Ek Erilar, Mithra, Hekate, Celts and Erils, twins or fellows, trophy of victory, Beowulf, Jupiter, Odoacar, Teoderic
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The Nydam boat from South Jutland 300 AD is clink build and 23 metres long and with at the middle 3,25 metres. It was suitable for a cargo or 45 men. Generally They seem to have been trading with the Romans at Rhine and the coasts.
Science always needs proof. When I started my studies many years ago there was only this proof and the much smaller Hjortspring boat telling about ancient vessels. In the meantime we have get finds of much older boats telling that they could build them for high seas 4000 years ago … see theFerriby boat that is 52 feet long for 18 paddlers and build of oak planks sewn together with twisted yew branches.
The oldest find in Scandinavia is so far from Valderøy ship 1300 BC and it tell a little about their technique. The boat has been clink-build with sewn boards and tap-holes. The tightening was surely made of bog moss and resin since we have find of that as trading goods.
In short there were skilled sailors long before the Romans and as proof we have also maybe 100000 ships sailing on our rocks. Then we can interpret finds and pictures of cultural influence, as sure since we know they owned ships for the cultural interchange.
In Roman times six legions placed at Rhine needed many supplies and that trade was open for all peaceful traders. Furs, dried fish, meat, corn and Baltic Amber have surely been much of the trade. The silver gathered in Poland could be from the amber trade.
We cannot know for sure how the society was organised as a whole during Bronze and Iron Age in Scandinavia and most of Europe. They belonged to the Swebian league and were just a branch of the German Celts. Normally it is only the top of the iceberg we see and then it is the culture of traders and nobility. The inscriptions at stelae at Rhine confirm this assumption by celebrating Mercurius = god of trade from the North. We cannot immediately tell that his Nordic name was Odin because we have no evidence.
In the Anglo-Saxon law that surely build on old Scandinavian law the forth class of freemen were the "merchants". On Gotland called "farmen" = "going men". The noble law stated that to be a thane the merchant should have made three journeys for own money abroad. This class and trade grew in the Roman Age and we do not know how old it is by this definition. But surely there have been bronze and salt traders.
Scientists studying Minoan culture think nowadays that the rule was ritual implying a priest as ruler. In Scandinavian Bronze Age we see much influence from the Aegean world. The male league came maybe with the Greeks in last millennium BC. Julius Caesar and other Roman writers witnessed only the southern Celts, but for the most they wrote about them like in political pamphlets.
There are few true facts and mostly names we never know whether they are some transcripts in Latin or the Latin names. However it is the only we have and we have to make most of it. We have many names on the tribes of German, Gaelic and English origin. That tells us about a manifold and some of the names are showing kinship between tribes while others may give a hint of their main gods.
Roman sources tell about the Heruli but on our runic stones they name themselves Erils for instance Ek Erilar in some texts. That is why I use the Scandinavian word. Maybe the Roman name should be understood as "heirs" and then understood as heirs of the goddess Eostre or generally Mother Earth.
It seems logic to think the Erils were heirs of the early Bronze Age traders and metallurgists since the metals and skill of working had to be imported. My other books tell about their ancient roots. For the Romans the Heruli were only mercenaries, while in Scandinavia the Erils were the upper class that managed a normal society in the sparsely populated times. That means a kind of old four class Ionian society adapted for Scandinavia.
It is symptomatic for our time that scientists imagine that they were chieftains and enslaved people, however we have no proof of that. Instead we have sign of a world order with different law-rooms. The terms birke and ornum seem to mean special law-rooms in the common farmers land and that was for those working with trade and handicraft.
If there were leaders it seems to have been one, two or three leaders and of either male or female kind. In some case it might have been a pair with a priestess leading rituals and the male as worldly leader, another case were two lawmen. As influence from Rome they might have been influenced of the republic with two consuls, however pairhood is seen much in the symbolism from 2000 BC onward.
It is obvious that the Romans influenced them once they became foedorati and legionaries. Then the male idol was the sun god or Jupiter with an eagle, however it could also be continuity of the Ansur from before Roman Age. Still they have much in common with the Gaelic Celts as for instance the trinity or tri-head and the pig.
This statue is from Marne France, in other places they had simply a pig statue.
The neck-rings and necklaces were old culture and manifestos of the new Moon Maiden as well as the Isis type of Lady of the house. From Beowulf we learn that among nobility it was custom to give all the gains to the Maiden or the Lady of the house. Then she gave some ring as reward for the pains.
For instance in the Gallo-Roman provinces we find names as Salvier, Melvier, Vellavier, Nervier, Lexovier and they are all telling that they had some cult with pigs seen by the suffix -vier and it are also found in place names. In the early carvings in passage graves we find some pictures of a sow and we may believe that behind were very old myths.
Under the Celtic era they made many statues of a pig. However, as ever in a manifold we can never generalise from that kind of facts. They have to be related to the places with finds. The same is case in Sweden where we find pig-symbolism mainly in East Sweden. To the picture belongs that the fertility Maiden Freya sometimes was named the Sow. The trinity is manifested in a couple of tri-heads on the West Coast of South Jutland.
Some may in the old platonic way believe that Scandinavia did not exist before we got maps and names on tribes. This statement belongs to those believing in everlasting ideas once they are created, but not before. Most of the land above the Sarmaticus Oceanus has been inhabited when there was no ice.
The Romans tell also about raids in the Black Sea and Greece. The Goths began their campaign ca 239 AD and the Erils joined them in 262. They sailed with 500 ships from the Black Sea to Ionian coasts. They plundered temples as Ephesus and later Athens. That is why we can ask if there is temple gold in our ritual gold?
The Romans solved the treat by persuading their leader Naulobatus and the Erils to be legionnaires and that should be the solution for more than 200 years. They preferred to be paid in gold and one ancient collector from Fyn Denmark gathered 48 coins from the period 270 to 361 AD.0ptolemei.htm
I am nearly sure that Claudius Ptolemaios created this map so that the Scandinavians got names and "come on the map" as they say today.
The map fit the picture of those One-foot, Cyclopes, Cynocephalus and those with the head in stomach the ancient Greeks believed were inhabitants on the shores of the Sarmatian Ocean. However, the 70000 years old bones of a Finn do not fit that description. I would not giggle about this if not some still today believes more in the old Greeks so to speak.
The people of Gotland are of course proud when they find their name Gutae in Skaane. In east Sweden we find the Favonai, which may mean that they were immigrants to the last province to rise out of the ocean. Many small facts point in that direction as probably people in the German-Romans' areas surely felt uncomfortable with the Roman peace. The place names in Uppland and Viken maybe show that too.
In the middle we have Vaestergautland and the Leviones, whom may have been living at Levene. The word means a "bread-meadow" and the actual were in size 26 hectares and maybe famous at the time. Another source names them Hill-leviones.
On north Jutland we find the Cimbri. As all imperialists the Romans were not too polite with names and they called all Scandinavians Cimbri. In reality they may have lived in Himmerland. Chali and Charaudes may be related to place names as Tjele and Arden maybe. From other facts we know that there lived many people in Himmerland. Fundisi were surely fond of springs and so was the later Catholic Church. A Maiden is understood behind this too. Sigulones may be related to the village Sig north of Varde and archaeologists know about the Iron Age villages in Hodde and another place in the province.
In plain words "The Scandinavians are fools, we can lure them as we wish". Since that many Scandinavians believe themselves that they are barbarians and animals like these.
Nevertheless, the Greek did not know about the real centre of the Erils. Gold had only ritual value to the Celts and Erils, however the Welsh Celts sold much to others. The finds of golden items may tell about their main places. These were the mentioned but north-east Zealand and Odense on Fyn were surely their headquarters. The god Hanno is usually said to have been from Fyn
Maybe Mercurius Rex came from Zealand. Other places were Skaane, Östfold, Bohuslaen, Vaestergautland and of course Auland and Gotland. In most of the places the finds of golden medals tell where they lived. Especially in Vaestergautland finds of the neckrings tells about ritual gold for the leader or the Maiden and perhaps the Twins or Two Fellows.
The Roman Tropaeum.
Waltheow about the dead of Hygelac
Beowulfwas paid:
They bring him a beaker ... he was asked to drink.
Kindly she gave him two bracelets of twined gold,
a battle shirt of iron rings
and the biggest neck-ring I ever heard about.
Nowhere under the heaven I have heard
about a hero having a more glorious jewel
since Hama brought Brisingamen,
the flaming jewel to the shining castle,
when he fled for Jordmunrek's fraudulent violence
and choose never-ending welfare.
From the Snettingham finds in Norfolk England. They think there have been a gold trade to Norfolk from Ireland and maybe Scandinavians knew that trade
That ring wore Hygelac, the geat,
a friend of Swerting on his last journey,
when he under the standard fenced the treasure,
guarded his gain. His fate took him away,
when he in hubris sought the battle
against the Frisians.
He took that jewel, the neck-ring out on the billows,
the mighty sovereign, he fell under shield.
The kings' body was left with the Franks,
and so his battle shirt and neck-ring too.
Simple fighters robbed the fallen.
Geats were left on the field with dead bodies.
A Tropaeum, i.e. a trophy of victory was a helmet, a battle-shirt and the commanders' weapon. They carried it all on a staff in the victory procession.
Surely the ceremonies and trophies in Scandinavia became a mix between the Romans' style and old customs between Erils. They wrote Beowulf after the turbulence in Europe. Perhaps some Eril who had immigrated to Brittany wrote it.
Maybe this is an Eril in normal battle dress in the age before they became legionaries.
However the tattoos are not seen. Germans wore trousers that were a disgrace in Rome. However those who had been in the Alps and north of them perhaps understood that it is a better dress than the tunic in winter. The Romans made many triumphs arches but none about the defeats in Teutoburger Wald and in England. Still we get some pictures telling about the Celtic and German circus. In fact the Germans forced the Romans to stop at Rhine.
Through the ages there have been many symbols for the male "bull" such as bear, ram, buck, cock, stallion (hengest), stag and so on. It is the male need for imposing on girls and even on each other. Surely they needed faith and strength when the first tamed the bull, but after that it became a tradition and that lives still.
The Roman army developed religion of their own inspired from the east.
However the symbolism is as old as the heavenly bull Sumerian Gilgamish fought against ... in Egypt Pharaoh himself was the bull. Here a picture of a Mycenaean bullfighter and at Crete the Minoans just played with the bull. Maybe Minotaurus taught it is fun.
Many animal species can be a playmate but it is not easy to be real friend with an animal since you have to be equal. To know how the animal play is also a good beginning. I think the horse is the best example and some men become a centaur and just one with the horse. It is a question of primary attitude to animals.
This kind of fresco was found in temples of Mithra and usually under earth as the god was given birth out of a rock.
Then it is of course easier to get some mysticism in the rituals too if they are secret. All boys love secrecy and to hide in mystery since it gives some power even to the weak. Time was naturally important to them as we see the zodiac above the bullfighting Mithra.
The Celtic tradition was to prepare for the fight, which was like "going to otherworld". They put fat and ash in their hair and rose furiousity within. It was a kind of trance and mobilising hardness so they would not feel pain and react normally on pain. Battle is always a world with no rules and apart from the world of peace and world order.
Perhaps the Mithraism inspired the Erils too, however in Scandinavia they developed their own symbolism. The hero's fight was to put his hand in the jaws of the Fenriswolf. The symbolism taken from the night sky as the Celtic rite of "Bunnan Addan" where the binding is the line from North Pole over the Dragon Eye and the Hand of Hercules, the hero to the Capricorn.
The complex symbolism was about the circle of life, harvest, end of year and much more. Golden medal with the hero Tyr and Fenrisulven they fettered
The ring of Celts was much more than a neat thing around the neck. Some of them are so heavy that a bull's neck would be needed. A circle is symbol of unity and the leader wore it as symbol for his duty to offer his neck for the community. In secret rings of the male league they swore their oaths holding in the ring.
Smaller arm-rings were given to the members. It was symbol for their giving the arm to the league. The same logic was applied even to the normal society as for instance the doom rings. You sit in the ring as a member. If you are in the middle you are accused or the speaker … you should not be outside.
This is surely an oath-ring belonging to a male league and perhaps a secret society among legionaries of the nobility. This ring together with other costly golden items was found in Pietrosa near Bucharest.
It is supposed to have been at the Roman limes were in this case the Erils maybe had their temple. Perhaps they had to hide the treasure when the Huns came in 378 AD. The interesting part is that there is a short text in runes:
gutan iovi hailagis my translation of the letters. Then it is with Celtic word formation "Sanctified to Jupiter". IOVI was the Roman short name for the god Jov pater. It would be natural that soldiers in the Roman army sanctified Romans gods ... when in Scandinavia on vacations they of course followed old customs.
Irish old tales tell about a Nordic Lochlann. As ever it is hard to know whether they are telling about the other side or about reality. Anyhow there should have been a Queen Schataig's island where they trained the fighters. It is only naturals that the coming elite soldiers have been trained before they left for Rome or limes.
Still in the Middle Age it happened that the soldiers brought a wife with them and that may have been the case in the Roman permanent steady camps too. At Rhine they have found remains after some woman soldier too and they may have called her the Shield Maiden as these words have been spared to us. Emperor Probus "moved" or settled 16000 unspecified Germans to the east-provinces. That means whole families since he wanted to pacify the Germans by taking hostages and place them long way from home. In the big Roman Empire were many tribes and we know only about a few
Their nearest enemy in South-Jutland might have been the Saxons at some time if we shall decide from the finds. That is the older border in south Jutland and in Schleswig they found a chap with runes:
owlthuthewar ... niujamarirwhich I interpret Owl demon ... New Moon Maiden
The Greeks had their Hekate, the Night Queen and the Sumerian Lilith was an owl. She was in the moonless night and stands for the Mights in the night. To ask for her help is to ask for power about the invisible. The new Moon Maiden is her opposite and to pray to her is asking for growth and something newness as it is in Old Norse. Hesiodos tells about Hekate:
... the one she honours and loves,
she favours and gives the victory
with honour and glory.
She is a true friend
when men are going to fight.
Now to the tale about the Argonauts. When searching for the golden skin, Jason, the hero got help from Medea. She is Hekate's priestess and knows about witchcraft and healing and she gives the hero a wonder-working salve. It makes wonder and to that the old imagination to be a phantom ... as still is used in sports today. We know from the rock carvings that even old tales from Greece were known among the Scandinavians long before the Roman era.
This iron spear was found in Kovel Volhynia on the river road Vistula-Bug to Olbia on the coast of the Black Sea.
I read it TILARINGS, however others and I do not understand a bit. The only we may see are that these early runes and symbols are a mix of influence from Greece and Rome. It is supposed to be from the period when they made an own writing system in runes.
The Celts devoted surely Morrigan or the Maiden of Bogs as they always gave back to the bogs what should not be in circulation. No one was supposed to find it. So, broken weapons, sometimes golden pieces and other thing that might tell about changing to a new age all are hidden in the dark waters.


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Ok. So here it is. Trespassers William are confirmed for Friday 2nd October at the Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art. Whilst I'm not one to beg people to come along to a show, I really am hoping for the support of all my freinds and people I know to make this show a massive success for all involved. But I think and hope it's a show that I won't have to sell too hard as it ill sell itself and I wont' need to beg people to come along! Trespassers William are making their way over from Seattle for a UK and European joint tour with the wondeful Glissando, the opening night of which is being run by Trampoline. So I am desperate to make it a night to remember and one that we can all enjoy. If you don't know anything about the band, here's a little press blurb for you:
New to the Gizeh Records family, Trespassers William return with a new EP full of their usual chilling warmth entitled 'The Natural Order Of Things'. A sensory overload of broken, distorted soundscapes, all the while pinned back by Anna-Lynne's unmistakably haunting vocals and words.
Trespassers' first album 'Different Stars' (Bella Union) pushed them into the public eye and the band spent two years touring with the likes of Damien Rice, Stereolab, Explosions in the Sky and Broken Social Scene before recording their second album 'Having' in 2005.
Anna-Lynne has also recorded guest vocals on The Chemical Brothers 'Push the Button' record and the band have featured on such US TV shows as 'The OC' and 'One Tree Hill'.
The new EP is available to pre-order from the Gizeh Records online store or on download from CD Baby.
Some previous press:
"Singer Anna-Lynne Williams has one of those crystal-clear voices made up of shyness, loneliness and quiet despair, while her band dream up the kind of space country that might have sound tracked 'Twin Peaks: The Comedown Years'" – NME.
"….her voice is immediately loveable and her inconsolable world-weariness completely convincing. Moving, even. Each song unfolds through a swathe of reverb and allows Anna-Lynne acres of space to express her woes with quiet dignity. File alongside Red House Painters, another band all too aware of the terrifying beauty of sadness" – Rock Sound.
"If deep, breathy dreamscapes and ethereal, mournful elegance are what you seek, you'll find them hear….Tears will undoubtedly follow, of joy and despair and an overwhelming desire to dwell in this space forevermore" – Logo Magazine.
I have been fortunate enough to have heard the new EP and its simply beautiful and well worth pre-ordering so please go and have a listen. I also have their last album 'Having', which is also a sparkling gem of a record. If you like your music sparse, dark and crackling with distortion and reverb, then this is for you. What makes the show extra special is that support will come from the wonderful Glissando who many of you already know from previous appearances at Trampoline. Its kind of a joint tour of the UK and Europe so its pretty much 2 headline acts at the one show. A local support will also be on show – still to be confirmed but I guarantee they won't disappoint. If you know me, you'll have an idea of who is likely to be playing. It's not the Kays!
SOOO, here is the information that you need to know. This show will be pre-order tickets for the first time ever at trampoline. These can be bought from www.wegottickets.com and cost £7 – there is an option to pay more, with the extra being a contribution to Oxfam. Tickets are on sale NOW!!! Just type Trespassers William in the search box and you should be directed straight to the tickets for this show. Doors for the show will be 7pm and the show will finish as per normal at 10pm. It's a Friday night. The perfect way to start the weekend. And hopefully this post will give enough advance warning to allow folk to make sure they are free and can buy tickets well in advance!
I hope as many people as possible can support me at this show as it's pretty massive for Trampoline and would mean the world to me if we could pack the Wee Red.


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In a nutshell, SpeedBoost is Need for Speed World currency. Usually shortened to SB or Boost, SpeedBoost is the virtual currency used to perform tasks like purchasing items and unlocking features and rewards in NFSW, the world's most popular racing MMOG. SpeedBoost is often purchased using real-world money but can also be gotten for free (legally) through a number of ways.
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1Visit NFSW. Using any web browser on your computer, go to the official Need for Speed World website.
2Log into your account. Click the Login link at the top of the page. Log into the website by typing in your NFSW username and password in the fields provided, and clicking "Login."
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- Type in your Facebook username and password and click "Log in." On the next page, click "Play" now to confirm granting NFSW access to your Facebook account. This will bring up your Facebook friends' list.
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1Visit NFSW. Using any web browser on your computer, go to the official Need for Speed World website.
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4Launch the game and log in. Launch the game from the Start menu (Start button >> All Programs >> EA Games >> Need for Speed World) or the desktop, if you have it there.
- Log in using the information you created during the registration, and you will be taken to the Select a Driver page.
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The Storyteller Cuff in Gold ( a la Rocksbox!)
The Storyteller Cuff in Gold ( a la Rocksbox!)
White H&M Skort (similar, $23!) // Aeropostale Tank Top (now $7.99)
Happy Mother's Day everyone! Today I am so very grateful to celebrate with my lovely Mother while I am home for summer vacation.We are going to spend the entire day together--probably shopping and eating a lot of food for brunch! Wishing you all a fabulous day of love.
This outfit here is a combination of my two favorite color combos (in addition to black & white) -- white and navy. The tank top is from Aeropostale which has been a great place for me lately. The top is on sale now for only $8! It comes in white (last seen here) and also navy--and now I own both colors! I have on my white envelope skort from H&M (get the look for $23) which is trendy and easy to wear. By far my favorite part of this look is the col jacquard-patterned bomber jacket, which I bought in store for only $12.99! The bright blue aztec inspired print is what first caught my eye when I was scouring the clearance racks. The sleeves billow a bit and then tighten at my wrists to complete the bomber style. My hat is from a beach shop and was about $10!
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LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. — The Aircraft Electronics Association released its first-quarter 2014 Avionics Market Report, which shows that in the first three months of the year, total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales amounted to more than $651 million.
That amount shows an 11.2% increase in sales compared to the first-quarter 2013 amount of more than $586 million.
The dollar amount reported (using net sales price, not manufacturer's suggested retail price) includes: All business and general aviation aircraft electronic sales — including all component and accessories in cockpit/cabin/software upgrades/portables/noncertified aircraft electronics; all hardware (tip to tail); batteries; and chargeable product upgrades from the participating manufacturers. The amount does not include repairs and overhauls, extended warranty or subscription services.
Of the more than $651 million in total sales in the first quarter, more than $330 million came from forward-fit (avionics equipment installed by airframe manufacturers during original production) sales and comprised 50.7% of total sales. Retrofit (avionics equipment installed after original production) sales amounted to more than $321 million, comprising 49.3% of total sales.
In addition, the first-quarter 2014 report marked the first time participating companies were asked to separate their total sales figures between North America (U.S. and Canada) and other international markets. According to the companies that participated in this breakdown, 62.9% of the sales volume occurred in North America (U.S. and Canada), while 37.1% took place in other international markets.
"It is encouraging to see total avionics sales in the business and general aviation market grow by more than 11% from the same time period one year ago," said Paula Derks, AEA president. "This report is another positive economic indicator for the general aviation industry, which continues its recovery from the recession.
"The report also noted that sales were split nearly evenly between the forward-fit and retrofit markets during the first quarter. The 49.3% of sales in the aftermarket is up compared to the 2013 year-end report that showed the retrofit market accounting for 46% of total sales. And with more than 37% of avionics sales taking place outside the United States and Canada, it's another indicator that the business and general aviation industry has no boundaries and truly is a significant contributor to the international economy."
To ensure confidentiality, the participating manufacturing companies submit their sales figures to an independent third-party accounting firm retained to produce the AEA Avionics Market Report. The companies currently participating in the report include:
- Accord Technology
- Aircell
- Alto Aviation
- Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing Corp.
- Aspen Avionics
- BendixKing
- Cool City Avionics
- FreeFlight Systems
- Garmin
- Genesys Aerosystems
- Honeywell Business & General Aviation
- Jupiter Avionics
- Latitude Technologies
- L-3 Aviation Products
- Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics
- PS Engineering
- Rockwell Collins
- Sandia Aerospace
- Shadin Avionics
- Trig Avionics
- Universal Avionics Systems Corp.
The number of companies that participate in the AEA Avionics Market Report may change on a quarterly and/or annual basis, and any comparative analysis of the data should take this into consideration, AEA officials note.
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The Bachelor Week 8 Recap: Arie's Hometown Dates
Welcome back, Bachelor Nation! We're down to the final 4 and you know what that means! We're off to hometowns to meet each of the remaining bachelorette's families. This week should be chalk full of concerned mothers, disappointed fathers and if we're lucky, a few pseudo-violent siblings (still trying to live up to Des' brother!). Let's do this!
Kendall's Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
We open up with Arie driving a car (because, did you know he used to be a racer driver?!) and when he sees Kendall they share a passionate embrace. From there, Kendall takes Arie into her "Taxidermy Room".
Nope, Nope, Nope.
I'm super uncomfortable with all of this. I was looking for plastic wrap the whole time because "taxidermy room" is simply a fancy name for your Kill Room. I've seen Dexter and if this chick shows up with donuts, Arie needs to run.
They next stuff some rats and reenact their date in Paris (I'm serious). After this fun/horrific activity, they spend some time talking about who Arie is about to meet at her home. Continuing his Ben Higgins impersonation from last week, Arie lets her know that he's falling for her. For those of you keeping score, we're up to 3 women that he's "falling for".
Kendall's family isn't so sure
Arie and Kendall arrive at her family's home and things immediately get real when Kendall's twin, Kylie immediately sniffs out Arie's bullshit. From her eyes, you can tell she's not buying that Arie is falling for her sister after a couple of weeks and stuffing a few rodents.
Next Arie is off to chat with Kendall's father and he's even less enthusiastic than Kylie. Based on the ominous music in a minor key, it's feeling like this date is going sideways. The date ends somewhat abruptly with Kendall letting Arie know how she feels. She tells Arie that "she can see herself falling for him" which sounds as sterile as a prepared statement from the White House council. We'll see if this comes back to haunt her later.
Tia's Hometown: Weiner, AR
This is the hometown date the producers were dreaming of. No, not because Tia is great and (hopefully) a Bachelorette front-runner but because of all of the weiner jokes.
Tia takes Arie to a racetrack to… oh, for crying out loud. YES, WE GET IT. ARIE USED TO RACE CARS.
We're off to meet Tia's family and after some initial pleasantries, they toast with, you guessed it, weiners. Arie and Tia's (kind of intimidating) brother Jason head outside to chat for a bit. Jason confronts Arie about his nickname of "the Kissing Bandit" and in this moment, Arie may have pooped his pants.
Next is Arie's discussion with Kenny, Tia's dad. He asks if what he reads on the internet is true (that Arie is a playboy – seriously, is this still a contemporary term?) and Arie navigates his way into a blessing from Kenny. However it's worth noting that he let Arie know that if he hurts Tia, he can find him on Google, and that would be bad for him. I would definitely take this threat seriously.
Becca's Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
This date starts off as basic as can be with a trip to an apple orchard. They pick some apples and launch a few with a slingshot. From there, the tide quickly turns with some scary music and shots of Becca's family bad-mouthing this whole process. Arie is in for a long night.
Dinner begins with Arie explaining the experience to Becca's family and let's just say it doesn't quite land. Seeing the looks on her family's faces during a hometown date, he's got some work to do.
Uncle Gary pulls Arie aside and shoots him straight. Since Becca's father passed, him and her uncles have been her "guard dogs" and clearly they take that very seriously. Becca's mom first speaks with her and voices her concerns but then has a good discussion with Arie about what is important in a relationship. Arie asks for a blessing and her mom gives a pretty fair answer. She's not sure about a marriage blessing but she will honor whatever Becca chooses.
Every season, there is one hometown that stands out as "real" – this is that hometown.
Lauren B's Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA
Arie shows up to the beach and Lauren B executes her trademark basic girl jump-hug to greet him. I'm not convinced that these two actually have anything to talk about, so we'll see how this goes.
We arrive at Lauren's home and it's clear that not only do she and Arie have nothing to talk about, but it's a family affair. The amount of awkward silence is truly uncomfortable, Arie and Lauren's dad go outside to talk and I was certain things were not going to go well. Her dad is a former military pilot and a total badass while Arie is "the kissing bandit". In a stroke of total luck, Arie brings up that he was part of a USO tour in 2008 which completely breaks the ice between him and Lauren's dad. Phew.
Arie and Lauren's date ends and honestly I think I blacked out. These two are so damn boring together which means that she's 100% going to win because Arie makes weird choices.
The Rose Ceremony
As the ceremony is about to begin, Arie lets us know that he's fallen for all of them and has no idea who he's going to pick. Way to go, dummy.
Arie pulls Kendall aside to ask her if she's ready for marriage. Her non-commital "seeing herself fall for him" seems to now be biting her in the butt which sucks. She's being normal and being penalized for it; and that's saying something for the girl who made him stuff a rat on a date.
Arie starts handing out roses and it seems like it's a formality given all that has gone down. Becca gets a rose, then Lauren B but, uh, looks like I was wrong. Arie gives Kendall the last rose and sends Tia home. I have no words – Arie officially makes zero sense now. At this point, he could send them all home and say he wants to pursue Krystal and it would not shock me. This is pretty annoying but Tia was always going to go home, she was never going to marry this buffoon. #TiaforBachelorette We'll see you next week!
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Samsung Electronics Co., the world's top maker of smartphones, said Friday its fourth-quarter net profit edged up 3.6 percent on-year on solid sales of smartphones and TVs.
Net profit came to 7.3 trillion won (US$6.79 billion) in the October-December period, compared with 7.04 trillion won a year earlier, the company said in a regulatory filing.
Sales gained 5.74 percent on-year to 59.28 trillion won, while operating profit edged down 5.95 percent to a record 8.31 trillion won. The figures were in line with Samsung's guidance released earlier this month.
Analysts attributed Samsung's weak operating profit to its massive bonuses paid out to its employees last year to commemorate the 20th anniversary of its so-called New Management Initiative, Samsung's key business strategy.
The rising Korean won against other currencies also weighed down on the performance, inflicting foreign-exchange losses and making Samsung less price-competitive in the global market.
The increased marketing costs amid stiffer competition with rivals at home and abroad also limited Samsung's earnings, analysts added.
For all of 2013, Samsung logged a net profit of 30.47 trillion won, up 27.7 percent from the 23.85 trillion won posted a year earlier.
Its operating income came to 36.79 trillion won, up 26.63 percent from a year earlier, with sales also advancing 13.72 percent to 228.6 trillion won.
Samsung Electronics attributed the yearly improvement to higher sales in memory chips and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, which boasted robust performance amid the prolonged economic slump.
The company said it has also maintained more than a 30 percent market share in major markets, with the number of tablet PC sales growing twofold in 2013 from the previous year.
The tech giant also held market dominance via cutting-edge devices such as the Galaxy Gear smartwatch, which features a 1.63-inch screen and a 1.9 megapixel camera on the strap, and connects to Samsung's Galaxy smartphones and other gadgets via Bluetooth technology.
Samsung also had rolled out a handful of state-of-the-art TVs to prove its technological lead.
On the 2014 outlook, Samsung said although it expects economic improvements in advanced countries such as the United States, foreign exchange volatility still remains a concern for the company.
The demand for its mobile DRAM, however, is expected to gather ground on the back of improved smartphone sales, along with other application processors.
Samsung said it plans to expand its TV sales on the back of premium line-ups, including Ultra HD TVs, curved TVs and large-scale models hovering above 60 inches, and roll out customized TVs in respective markets.
For 2013, Samsung Electronics' facility investment came to 23.8 trillion won, with 12.6 trillion won allocated for its semiconductor business and 5.5 trillion won for the display sector.
Separate market data released by Strategy Analytics earlier this month showed Samsung is anticipated to take up 36.2 percent of the world's smartphone market in the first quarter of 2014, widening the gap with their U.S. and Chinese rivals.
Samsung is expected to continue its dominance with its flagship lineup, such as the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy Note phablets, the research data said.
The Galaxy Note 3 reached the 10-million milestone in the global market in only two months after its launch in September last year.
Samsung is slated to launch its next Galaxy line-up, presumably the Galaxy S5, around March or April.
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Marcus Smart Named All-District
Oklahoma State guard Marcus Smart was named All-District VI by the United States Basketball Writers Association on Tuesday.
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The RFS has joined a partnership supporting SilviFuture – an online database promoting and sharing knowledge about novel timber tree species growing in real forestry conditions. It is also backing a UK-wide drive to ask woodland owners to share useful information on the SilviFuture website on more than 60 lesser known or 'novel' tree types, many of which have been growing, almost forgotten, among more popular timber trees in private and public woodlands around the country.
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RFS Development Director Simon Lloyd says: "With increased challenges to forestry from climate change, pests and disease, it is vital that woodland owners share knowledge about trees species which may prove resilient and become the timber crops of the future."
The SilviFuture database, created by The Sylva Foundation, The Silvanus Trust, Forest Research and Forestry Commission England, will be an invaluable tool to foresters looking to decide which species to plant to develop resilient and financially viable woodlands.
The RFS will be entering data from its Coast Redwoods in Leighton, mid Wales; data on some of the 50 trees species at its Hockeridge and Pancake Woods on the edge of the Chilterns, and from young new woodlands at Battram in the National Forest where plantings began in 1999. Forest Research and others are also adding their data.
Simon Lloyd adds: "We are urging all members to do the same, and we are exploring the potential for bursaries that would provide support for forestry students to help private woodland owners add data to the site. This could provide valuable work-experience for students and save woodland owners time and effort to record their data."
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We could all use a little sprucing up occasionally -- and sometimes, even abstract concepts such as recipes could benefit from a makeover. The City of Aurora will host a Recipe Makeovers cooking class from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. tonight at Expo Recreation Center, 10955 East Exposition Avenue in Aurora, where participants will learn how to make healthier versions of various comfort foods. Admission is $46 to $60; for more info, call 303-326-8630 or go to http://auroragov.org/recreation.
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Most high blood pressure happens when arteries get plugged up, a little or a lot, by a waxy plaque. For various lifestyle reasons, high blood pressure is more of a problem than ever as stated in various studies. Blame is mainly put to stress, too much salt, smoking, processed foods, obesity and the side effects of medications. The latest stats are baffling which shows high blood pressure is way up from 10 years ago and 46 percent of people know they have it, most refuse to do anything about it.
Medical research cautions that if left uncontrolled, High blood pressure can not only lead to stroke, and eye and kidney damage, but also dramatically spikes the risk of heart disease, still the undisputed No. 1 cause of death. High blood pressure is also a notorious silent killer, because it has no warning signs or symptoms.
Lower your blood pressure:
Lose weight. Blood pressure increases as weight increases.
Be salt smart. Read labels and reduce anything with high levels of sodium.
Eat healthier. Eating fruits, whole grains, vegetables and low fat dairy significantly lowers blood pressure.
Limit alcohol. Practice moderation.
Quit smoking. Each cigarette spikes blood pressure.
Cut down on coffee.
Reduce stress.
Exercise and be physically active. It doesn't have to be workouts. Walking is fine.
Monitor blood pressure at home, and discuss it regularly with your doctor.
Blood pressure measures are identified as systolic and diastolic. Systolic is the top number and measures the pressure when the heart contracts and pumps blood. Diastolic is the bottom number, when the heart is resting and refilling with blood. Both top and bottom numbers are important, but systolic pressure is more significant for cardiovascular disease.
Men vs. women, younger vs. older, being overweight and other factors cause differences in blood pressure readings. Normal is 120/80. The 139/89 range is a warning. And 140-160/90-100 is time to see a doctor.
Self monitoring is important for both the initial diagnosis and the proper management of high blood pressure. Blood pressure monitors for home use are a reliable way for people to identify their own range of measurements. The ultimate goal with self-monitoring is to reduce a person's risk for heart attack and stroke.
There is much documented proof about the value of tracking one's blood pressure at home. The stats show that only about 52 percent of people with High blood pressure have it under control. That's why self-monitoring is vital.
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Hands On: Google Music, Android Music Market
In his review of May's Google Music Beta, PCMag software analyst Michael Muchmore wrote: "Google tends to make software available to the public before it's fully baked."
With the "release" version of Google Music that Google launched on Wednesday, I have to agree, if only because the mobile component isn't quite finished.
In part, that's not Google's fault. There was a time when Web services could be released as a standalone product, but today, Modern Web services demand a complementary mobile app, and the final version of Google Music will have to wait for a mobile counterpart, which Google said it will deliver shortly. But what Google has delivered stands up well to its competition, despite a few glitches.
Google's key addition to the final version of Google Music is a music store, with 8 million licensed tracks available from EMI, Sony, Universal Music, and a number of independent labels. Over the course of the next few weeks, Google will add additional songs for a total of 13 million. And purchasing music generally works well.
For now, Google Music is only for U.S. users.
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So far, Google has yet to add "Music" to its solar system of suggested sites orbiting the "+Me" link at the top of the Google toolbar. Until it does, users need to manually visit Google Music, at music.google.com, and then download a Music Manager PC application. (If you're an existing user of Google Music, you don't need to download the application again.) If you're new to Google Music, the app suggests you upload your folder containing unprotected music downloaded from iTunes and Windows Media. You can also select other folders containing musicif, for example, you store all of your songs in an "MP3" folder.
Once uploaded, logging into Google Music's Web site presents a nicely organized list of music, which you can organize by song, album, artist, or genre. Google has also added a column showing the number of plays each song received; for whatever reason, this seems to have reset, so that all songs have been zeroed out.
Unlike Apple's rival cloud service, iTunes Match, Google stores a "unique copy" of whatever you upload. This means more to Google than anything else; it simply means that the company pays more in storage costs, as it stores copies of every file a user uploads, rather than a "master" file that users can access. It also means that if you've acquired a file through illegitimate meanswith nonstandard metadata, for examplethose errors will be preserved.
Each day, Google has promised that it will make available several free tracks and some exclusive content; when I visited on Wednesday, for example, I had the option of adding Busta Rhymes' "Why Stop Now" featuring Chris Brown to my music library. While Amazon offers the same capability, that service engages in a bit of song and dance, using popups and download bars. Google simply displays the track in your libraryno muss, no fuss.
Oddly, if you download the track and then the album, Google Music will save a duplicate copy of the song in your library. And there's another glitch/gotcha: each song can be streamed, but only downloaded twice via the Web interface. Google recommends that users use the Music Manager application to download the track to avoid this limitbut I couldn't find an option to download music, only upload it.
Google's "Home" screen displays the most recent tracks you've played. Scroll down further, and a list of recommended tracks appears. It's here that the purchase process begins.
Google's Music Store
Google seems to charge a standard fee of $0.99 per track, and the company has promised that MP3 tracks purchased through it will be at 320-Kbit/s quality, with no DRM, according to record executives. (Execs said nothing about watermarking, however, which would label each track with an imperceptible digital ID.) Album costs seem to be about $9.49 or $9.99 for top hits, which essentially offers a volume discount for those albums with more than 10 songs.
Clicking on a suggested track launches an updated version of the Android Market, with a new tab for "Music." If you arrive there via clicking on a suggested track, you'll see the album it appears on in the background, along with an editorial review. But to peruse that, you'll need to cancel the purchase process and select a track from the Market page.
Google's purchase process is well executed, however. Click "Continue," and the process begins. (You'll need to agree to the terms of service, which still refers to "Music Beta by Google.") If you've previously entered a credit card within a Google property, Google pulls it from the ether as the default payment option. Approving the purchase places the track in your Google Music collection, or there's an option to listen it using the mobile app, which won't be delivered for a couple of days. (After purchasing it, you may have to hunt for the "Close" option to make the window disappear; I initially missed it in the clutter.)
Stop here and click back to the front page of the Android Market's Music section; it's here that you'll find the premium free music and exclusives that Google has paid for: Shakira, Coldplay, the Rolling Stones, and more. There's also a number of top tracks that Google has previously licensed in the free music section, so be sure and check those out.
An inspired touch is Google's decision to allow you to share a full play of each song you've purchased once, with your friends (or the world) via Google+, its social network. (Note that this option isn't available for songs you've uploaded.) It's a canny way to hook friends on the latest earworm.
Google has also added an Artist Hub that will allow unsigned bands to launch their own Web page, complete with a bio and their own music, which Google will sell with only a 30 percent cut. Until I can set up recording equipment in my shower, I'll have to forego testing that aspect.
Mobile questions unanswered
In some sense, developing a Web app for the desktop is the easy part; there's a wealth of processing power and bandwidth aplenty. Developers have to make more difficult choices with Web apps: at what bitrate should apps be streamed? How many songs should be stored? Google's existing Google Music Beta mobile app answers many of those questions, but a final verdict on the entire Google Music experience may have to wait on those other pieces of the puzzle.
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