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Since the mid-2000s, images of nationalist histories, informal urban settlements, provincial indigenous communities, or more recently, affluent Manila youth cultures, have played on metropolitan screens across the globe, winning international acclaim for Philippine cinema as a nationally bounded category.
Edinburgh International Film Festival Artistic Director Chris Fujiwara calls the Philippines "the single most exciting country in the world of filmmaking today," while Singaporean film curator Philip Cheah enthuses that the "Philippines today is THE leading Southeast Asian nation in terms of independent filmmaking and emerging talents."[29]
Brillante Mendoza receives a standing ovation at Cannes for Foster Child (2007).
Similarly, San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts advises viewers of its 2012 Philippine cinema screening series, "You may not have heard yet that the Philippines is happening. It's time you discovered it. This is a showcase of new cinema from one of the most exciting independent film scenes in the world."[30]
Lav Diaz has been one of the most successful independent filmmakers to emerge, though his career started prior to the independent film resurgence with 2001's Batang West Side. His films are aesthetically uncompromising, usually shot in black and white and up to eleven hours long. This trailer is for Norte: The End of History (Lav Diaz, 2013). Loosely based on a Dostoyevsky novel, in color, and only four hours, the film is was able to find an international DVD distributor through art house outfit Cinema Guild. It made several critics "best of" lists for that year.
Despite their international fame, the films associated with the country's filmmaking resurgence have had relatively few opportunities to play for local audiences. This is due partly to state censorship, particularly during the regime of former President Arroyo, as well as a lack of screening venues outside the country's mall multiplexes. As the independent film scene grew in 2007, filmmaker Redd Ochoa noted, "One problem is that only a handful of movie theaters in the Philippines show independent films…Finding a venue to play a low-budget film in Manila is like looking for a needle in a haystack."[31]
Since then, several exhibition venues have opened, hoping to provide distribution outlets for potential local audiences. However, many of these venues' lifespans have been brief. So, five years later, producer Moira Lang maintains that due to the dominance of the SM corporation's mall multiplexes and studio conglomerate ABS-CBN, independent filmmakers are still "like gatecrashers" in local exhibition. Lang describes the need "to improve this marketing and distribution situation" as the most pressing issue facing filmmakers in the Philippines today.[32] As is often the case in countries with few financial or infrastructural resources, local circulation and the implicit vision of a national audience that accompanies it remain a key problem that filmmakers discuss. The high profiles of independent films' success on the international stage only highlight this issue, as prominent works making the rounds in foreign festivals often find their travels stalled on local shores.
Despite this lack of avenues for distribution and exhibition, the numbers of independent films made continues to increase. The proportion of independents went from 24% of locally produced films in 2005 to 34% by 2011.[33] But, although the share of independent films produced has risen, the financial feasibility of the film industry as a whole remains unstable. A Philippine Statistics Authority study released in 2012 states that only two of the top ten highest-grossing films of all time are Philippine produced (The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin [The Unbeatable Private Benjamin], Dir. Wenn Deramas, 2011; No Other Woman, Dir. Ruel S. Bayani, 2011).[34] Both are from commercial studio Star Cinema—the others are Hollywood blockbusters.
30: "Overview: New Filipino Cinema," Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Encounter: Engaging the Social Context, June 2012, http://www.ybca.org/new-filipino-cinema (accessed June 2012).
31: Ruben V. Nepales, "Redd Ochoa is hopeful about RP's indie scene," Philippine Daily Inquirer, 24 August 2007, http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20070824-84554/Redd_Ochoa_is_hopeful_about_RP%92s_indie_scene (June 2012).
32: Raymond Lee, Zombadings question and answer session, Southeast Asian Film Festival, Singapore Art Museum, March 2012. Lee has since changed her name to Moira Lang.
33: "Movie spending contribute 0.06% to GDP-NSCB," Rappler, February 13, 2012, http://www.rappler.com/business/1505-movie-spending-contribute-0-06-to-gdp-%E2%80%93-nscb
34: Dr. Romulo A. Virola, "Now Showing: Panday nag-shake, Ratle and Roll," Philippine Statistics Authority, National Statistical Coordination Board, 2012. http://www.nscb.gov.ph/headlines/StatsSpeak/2012/021312_rav_mpg.asp


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recently, I've been getting messages from an ex.
THE ex,.... my longest relationship ever. the most turbulent and self destructive to date.
from 20 years ago.
and like any relationship that you think you've ended cleanly and amicably,.... one day, out of the blue, you run into them in a dark alley way.
to be honest though, this wasnt the first time running into each other since we parted ways. he shows his face once in a while and I've been lucky enough to have a nice sharp blade in my back pocket every time.
after the initial shock wears off, the frantic reach for the trusty switchblade begins.
grab it, open blade, scream like a banshee and sink the knife right into his goddamned heart before he gets a chance to even say hello. a couple dozen thrusts later and I feel better.
it was survival. a necessary self defense. also though, there was nothing more satisfying than watching him bleed into the gutter and die,... again. until next time.
this photo malarkey though,... this search for something real to photograph in other people,...
it's a double-edged sword. a double-edged sword that at some point you will eventually have to turn around and point at your own jugular.
this time, maybe I was being suicidal or maybe I was just tired,... or maybe this photo malarkey has actually helped me grow,...
I still freaked out when we met again, I still reached for the switchblade,... but this time something stopped me, I paused and then just gave it to him. to old me,... expecting the worst.
but he just closed it back up,... threw it in the river,... and we sat down and had a nice long chat.
"it's time to come home," he said.
I know, I said.
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you should have said, I said.
"I tried, but you wouldn't listen, and you kept getting better with that damn knife," he said.
I know, I'm sorry,... it became a habit,...
"no worries, no harm done, I'm not real anyways, haha." he said.
I know, I said.
it's time to head home,.... the bastard had been looking out for me all this time.


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Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) has been linked to later development of type 2 diabetes in adulthood. Emerging data suggest that epigenetics may be an underlying mechanism. Decreased Pdx1 expression, a key regulator of ss-cell growth and function, plays a pivotal role in the development of diabetes in humans as well as in IUGR animals. One of the earliest molecular events involved in silencing the Pdx1 promoter in fetal pancreas of IUGR animals is the loss of USF1 binding. This is coincident with histone deacetylation, which suggests that in the absence of USF1, chromatin reverts to a heterochromatin conformation leading to transcriptional silencing. We suggest that USF1 binding establishes an active chromatin domain by recruiting histone modifying enzymes which maintain high levels of histone acetylation and methylation at Pdx1 as well as at other genes regulated by USF1 in the ss-cell. In previous studies we identified extensive genomic DNA hypermethylation and hypomethylation in IUGR islets. These alterations in DNA methylation were in highly conserved intergenic sequences and were associated with significant changes in expression of adjacent genes, suggesting that these may represent cis-regulatory sites (distal enhancers). Taken together, these studies and our data suggest DNA methylation and histone modifications interact at intergenic loci to regulate gene expression.
Specific Aim 1 : To test the hypotheses that USF1 recruits histone-modifying enzymes that maintain H3 acetylation and H3K4 methylation, and that loss of USF1 binding initiates chromatin remodeling in ss-cells.
Specific Aim 2 : To test the hypothesis that changes in DNA methylation in combination with histone modifications at intergenic loci (distal enhancers) alter gene expression in IUGR islets.
Specific Aim 3 : To test the hypothesis that the mechanism by which gene expression is increased in IUGR islets occurs through the induction of histone modifications, which in turn drive the loss of DNA methylation.
The studies outlined in this proposal will be the first to directly link epigenetic modifications to a disease state. Determining the mechanisms underlying aberrant DNA methylation and histone modifications will further our understanding of this complex process and will enable us to develop new therapeutic agents to treat diabetes.
|Rashid, Cetewayo S; Lien, Yu-Chin; Bansal, Amita et al. (2018) Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Novel Mechanisms Mediating Islet Dysfunction in the Intrauterine Growth-Restricted Rat. Endocrinology 159:1035-1049
|Rando, Oliver J; Simmons, Rebecca A (2015) I'm eating for two: parental dietary effects on offspring metabolism. Cell 161:93-105
|Jaeckle Santos, Lane J; Li, Changhong; Doulias, Paschalis-Thomas et al. (2014) Neutralizing Th2 inflammation in neonatal islets prevents ?-cell failure in adult IUGR rats. Diabetes 63:1672-84
|Simmons, R A (2013) Programming of DNA methylation in type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia 56:947-8
|Simmons, Rebecca A (2013) Preeclampsia and prematurity as precursors to adolescent obesity. J Pediatr 162:889-90
|Gatford, Kathryn L; Simmons, Rebecca A (2013) Prenatal programming of insulin secretion in intrauterine growth restriction. Clin Obstet Gynecol 56:520-8
|Reid, Mary V; Murray, Kaitlin A; Marsh, Eric D et al. (2012) Delayed myelination in an intrauterine growth retardation model is mediated by oxidative stress upregulating bone morphogenetic protein 4. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 71:640-53
|Pinney, Sara E; Simmons, Rebecca A (2012) Metabolic programming, epigenetics, and gestational diabetes mellitus. Curr Diab Rep 12:67-74
|Simmons, Rebecca A (2012) Developmental origins of diabetes: The role of oxidative stress. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 26:701-8
|Calabria, Andrew C; Gallagher, Paul R; Simmons, Rebecca et al. (2011) Postoperative surveillance and detection of postprandial hypoglycemia after fundoplasty in children. J Pediatr 159:597-601.e1
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Even the Arsenal fans are chanting BAYERN!
Arsenal are just getting out played and out classed. It's as simple as that I'm afraid. Arsene had his time, like 80000 years ago, about the same time Pokerkings started ranting about Wenger not having what it takes. The guys a dinosaur. Move over and let someone else drive.
Even the Arsenal fans are chanting BAYERN!
Oh I got you. Yeah then it was a really weird game!
Bayern 5-1 Arsenal
1-0 Robben 11'
1-1 Sanchez 30'
2-1 Lewandowski 53'
3-1 Thiago 56'
4-1 Thiago 63'
5-1 Muller 88'
Bayern were brilliant tonight and could have scored more than 5 had it not been for Ospina.
I thought Spanish midfielder Thiago was amazing and had his best game ever,Robben was great too.
Arsenal also lost this game 5-1 to Munich last season and there is no way back for them this time either.
He's magic you kno-oow, Mauricio Poch-ett-ino!
Well i have to say i have to be highly critical of Wenger in this game .
I predicted Arsenal to win this 1-3 ,but that was before i saw the line up.
Two key names that stood out for me that i thought shouldn't have been starting were Iwobi and Xhaka . The moment i saw that i pretty much knew we were in trouble . Personally it should have been Walcott instead of Iwobi ,not because Walcott has been tearing it up offensively ,but because he has been tracking back and making some key intersections this season .If he Starts Robben doesn't get that first goal . That being said i cannot believe for the life of me the Coquelin hasn't seen Robben score goals before ,because he should know fully well that he will set up a shot for his left . Coq was leaning right where there were two Arsenal players already ,i think he thought Robben was going to split them .But you go fro the worst case scenario and that is Robben on his left foot because it is deadly if given the chance.
What i said before held true ,that we cannot afford to carry Ozil and again the player never showed me any reason why he should been selected for this game or any game after .His body language form as early as the 10 minute when they scored was terrible shoulders dropped and jogging about the pitch in no man's land .
This man is playing for a new contract ? We should shop him simple as that ,enough is enough . If he can't get motivated out of his slump for a game like this then he is no good for any team looking at success. Iwobi's feet are too slow to mark a player like Robben ,but as soon as Arsenal mad that adjustment Robben was forced onto the left side of the pitch.
Xhaka OMFG if anyone can tell me why tis player desreved to stay on rather than Coq i'd like to know .Becaus there is no way statistically i ma sure that makes any sense . He wasn't more of an attacking threat that was for sure . So if he wasn't intercepting or breaking up more plays than the Frenchman more dangerous going forward WTF was he doing? All i saw was him caught in no man's land ,where Bayern could easily pass around him . And with a team as technically good as them you cannot afford them that space . We were lucky were were not playing barcelona tonight because it would have been 8-0 and only because they took pity on us after the 70th minute.
The Koscielny going off was an absolute disaster ,we won NOTHING in the air . One of the most shocking defensive displays i have ever seen in this competition at this stage . If Wenger doesn't see how exposed those players were tonight and address that win the Summer and they put another performance like that ,he deserves to be sacked quite frankly . I never rated Mustafi but tonight he was terrible ,completely out of his depth. He'd be gone in the summer if i had my way. PLAyers who played well Coq as usual despite that blunder for the first goal ,Gibbs , Oc wasn't bad worse this ass off , other than that i can't think of player that deserved a mention.
The best we can hope for now is holding them to no goals and netting about 3 ourselves .Judging by this performance and that line up we got more chance of winning the lottery. Manager must take ALL the blame for selecting those players ,because they were garbage out there tonight and an embarrassment to the club.
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I think Arsenal was pretty lucky on the ref calls.. in my opinion Bayern could have given 2 or 3 penalties..


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DASH Diet
The Dash diet helps to lower blood pressure by providing more key nutrients, such as potassium, calcium, and magnesium, all of which are associated with lower blood pressure. This diet plan promote low calories and rejects refined and processed foods by promoting diet rich in fruits, vegetables, low fat or nonfat dairy and whole grains like lean meats, fish, poultry, nuts and beans. They discourage the people in this diet to consume saturated fat, sugary beverages, sweets, full-fat dairy and some oils—and they encourage them to eat less salt overall.
Flexitarian Diet
Weight Watchers uses a points system to track food intake. Every food has an assigned number of points, depending on its calorie count and people are told to intake just a total number for each day. Sweet foods has higher points while those foods that are high in nutrients has fewer points, thus they're diet plan are more in nutritious foods than sweets. It promotes a balanced diet, eating in moderation, and eating the foods you want.
MIND Diet
This is short for the Mediterranean-Dash Diet. This Diet is good for the health of your brain. People are encouraged to eat vegetables, berries, nuts, fish and other brain-healthy foods. This diet is designed to promote a healthy mind and lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes Diet (TLC)
Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes Diet promotes cutting down cholesterol level. People can eat specific amounts of different types of foods. Like Saturated fat, Polyunsaturated fat, Monounsaturated fat, Carbohydrate, Soluble fiber, Protein, and Cholesterol with the right amount of it but they recommend to avoid trans fat.
Mediterranean Diet
It is called Mediterranean Diet because it is based on foods and recipes of Mediterranean countries. People in this diet are encouraged to eat primarily plant-based foods, such as fruits and vegetables, whole grains, nuts and legumes. They consume healthy fats like canola oil and olive oils. They limit eating red meats into few times a month only and of course they encourage them to have plenty exercise.
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They discovered that many autoimmune diseases increase the cancer risk, while others, such as rheumatism, are associated with a significantly lower bowel cancer risk. These differing impacts on cancer risk may be attributable to the medications administered.
An association between autoimmune diseases, in which the immune system attacks the body's own structures, and a higher risk of getting cancer has long been suspected. Kari Hemminki, an epidemiologist at DKFZ, has now studied, jointly with colleagues from Sweden, this interrelation between 33 different types of autoimmune disease and 11 different types of cancer of the whole digestive tract (oral cavity, esophagus, gastrointestinal tract, liver, and pancreas). It turned out that most autoimmune diseases increase the cancer risk in those affected.
Thus, in people suffering from pernicious anemia, a particular type of anemia, the risk of developing gastric cancer is four times higher than in the general population. In patients with Myasthenia gravis, a disorder of neuromuscular transmission, there is an increased occurrence of five different types of cancer. For example, the risk of cancer of the esophagus is three times higher in patients suffering from this relatively rare autoimmune disease; their risk of gastric and bowel cancers is about 30 percent higher than in the general population. In people suffering from Crohn's disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, ulcerative colitis (a chronic inflammatory bowel disease) and psoriasis (a type of chronic skin disease), the investigators also found higher risks for several types of cancer of the digestive tract. By contrast, in rheumatism patients, the epidemiologists observed a 30 percent lower risk of bowel cancer.
A possible cause of the increase or decrease in cancer risk of patients with autoimmune diseases is medication: Many of these diseases are being treated by immunosuppressive drugs. Thus suppressed, the immune system is no longer capable of efficiently fighting tumor cells. This results in a higher cancer risk. Anti-inflammatory drugs, however, may lower the risk of getting cancer. Thus, it was shown that aspirin agent ASS, which is contained in many antirheumatic drugs, can prevent cancer.
Hemminki and his colleagues used the data of the Swedish Cancer Registry, which, encompassing 12 million people, covers the whole population of Sweden. The epidemiologists studied the cases of individuals who were treated in hospital due to an autoimmune disease after 1964 and were diagnosed with cancer by the year 2008. For the first time, the group has also studied data of women and children. The enormous scale of the study has made it possible to include very rare autoimmune diseases and to take a very differentiated look at cancer risks. For Kari Hemminki, the most important conclusion to be drawn from the study findings is: "Doctors should advise their patients with autoimmune diseases to participate in early cancer detection programs regularly."
K. Hemminki, X. Liu, J. Ji, J. Sundquist and K. Sundquist: Autoimmune disease and subsequent digestive tract cancer by histology. Annals of Oncology 2011, DOI 10.1093/annonc/mdr333
The German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) is the largest biomedical research institute in Germany and is a member of the Helmholtz Association of National Research Centers. More than 2,200 staff members, including 1,000 scientists, are investigating the mechanisms of cancer and are working to identify cancer risk factors. They provide the foundations for developing novel approaches in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. In addition, the staff of the Cancer Information Service (KID) offers information about the widespread disease of cancer for patients, their families, and the general public. The Center is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (90%) and the State of Baden-Württemberg (10%).


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Spice Girls' 20th anniversary reunion has been pushed back to 2017
Mel B confirmed the news earlier today
The Spice Girls reunion has been pushed back to 2017.
Melanie Brown confirmed the news during an interview on US chat show Live With Kelly earlier today.
Next week marks the 20th anniversary of the release of their debut single 'Wannabe', but the group won't be touring now until next year.
As Digital Spy reports, Brown said: "This is the thing: it's our 20th anniversary this year – this would be the perfect year.
"But places get booked out, so what we're hopefully doing is planning on doing something to celebrate next year."
She added: "It's something that we want to do and it'd be nice to celebrate and give thanks to all the fans. I'm not getting any younger. Let's hurry up and get this done."
It was recently reported that the band were holding auditions to replace Melanie Chisholm (Mel C) and Victoria Beckham.
Beckham has ruled herself out, saying she wants to concentrate on her fashion range. It was reported in April that Chisholm had also declined to take part, leaving just Emma Bunton, Geri Horner (née Halliwell) and Brown to tour for the band's 20th anniversary.


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Whistleblower exposes 25 houses, guns, foreign currencies belonging to former governor's aide
Whistleblower exposes 25 houses, guns, foreign currencies belonging to former governor's aide
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has discovered 25 houses and arms and ammunition belonging to Sanusi Mohammed, an aide to former Bauchi State governor, Isa Yuguda.
An ICPC source said the anti-corruption agency has discovered over 25 houses, arms and other properties allegedly belonging to Sanusi Mohammed a personal assistant to former Governor Yuguda from 2007 to 2015.
An official of ICPC in Bauchi said the agency acted on a tip-off from a whistle-blower, by storming Sanusi's New GRA residence in Bauchi on Friday and other residences within the metropolis on Saturday.
The source said over 20 houses with two and three-bedroom flats at different locations in the state capital were discovered.
He said four sophisticated guns with ammunition, five cars, 20 bales of brocade (Shadda), 25 wrist watches, undisclosed amount of cash in foreign currencies and naira notes and over 25 landed properties, among others, were also recovered.
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A Guaranteed Basic Income? A Proven Failure!
Welfare programs throughout the Western world have never been able to avoid the moral hazard that arises from the fact that when you keep giving people something for nothing, they stop trying to earn it for themselves.
The classic examples are such as welfare programs that immediately create dependency on government handouts – a dependency that all too often becomes inter-generational. Another is the American AFDC program – Aid to Families With Dependent Children – which aimed to help young mothers by giving them a monthly payment per-child.
The result? One of the rules was that if there was a father/husband living in the home, the money was cut off. So … guess what? Poor people are not so stupid. They soon realized that they could get more money by having more babies out of wedlock, and by ensuring their boyfriends were not caught living with them. The unintended, but disastrous consequence was that the AFDC program created more fatherless babies and more dependency on government.
But many Western governments could not – still cannot – resist flirting with the idea of a so-called Universal Basic Income, or a Negative Income Tax (NIT), or what is sometimes coyly called a "basic income supplement." That's a fancy expression for a graduated subsidy, by which recipients receive a cash payment to bring them up to a specified average income level. Theoretically, this is designed to replace all other welfare benefits – as well as the considerable load of bureaucracy that comes along with it. What toying with this idea amounts to is a recognition by governments that welfare doesn't work – "so let's just give them the money!"


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text: How To Keep Motivated to Workout When It's Cold and Dark How To Keep Motivated to Workout When It's Cold and Dark As winter rolls in, and Christmas carols flood the radio, it's easy to sing along to "Baby It's Cold Outside" and use it as an excuse to skip a workout. The same goes for the darkness when you leave the office or when the alarm goes off at 530am. I'm guilty of it. But, I've learned to overcome the lack of motivation when the weather outside is frightful. Aside from the usual "sign up for an event" or "treat yourself afterwards" advice you hear, below are 6 tips that should get you moving because let's face it, you will feel better and be more productive if you kick off the day with a sweat! Just Get Outdoors When my alarm goes off at 515am, I'm tired, it's dark, my blankets are cozy, yet I remind myself that the outdoors will be appealing in a few minutes. Once I get going, and especially with the right cold weather gear , I feel invigorating in nature. While research shows many benefits to outdoor exercise that improve mood, vitality and overall calorie burn, I've learned as a marathoner that that working out in cooler weather stresses my body less than working out in hot and humid weather, which can be taxing. This is why most major marathons are held in November and December. Pump up the volume Music is a proven motivator. Ask the most badass female athletes in the world and they will share some of their favorite songs and playlists. Music is inspirational and whether it helps athletes hone in before a competition, or stay motivated during a long run, there's no doubt that it will help get you out of bed. My favorite Pandora station these days for lifting weights is Katy Perry radio – nothing like walking around the gym singing to "Roar" or "This is How We Do It." Find your jam and go with it! Try a Heated Class If you've been eyeing the local hot yoga or heated barre, now's the time to explore something new. There are many holiday and New Year specials so take advantage of them and make it a commitment. I enjoy morning heated bootcamp classes at my local yoga studio and at the end of the day, a heated power flow is invigorating and cleansing. If you're into the group enviroment, you'll feel extra motivation and accountability from the others in class. Yoga professional and personal growth expert, Katie Brauer, explains how hot yoga offers the benefits of flexibility, mental focus, meditation but adds that "if you embrace the sweat, hot yoga will make you work harder, elevate your heart rate and strengthen and tone your muscles." Sweatwork or Make it a Date You wouldn't wake up and say, "Oh, I'm going to skip that business meeting or team meeting," right? So instead of taking it to the conference room (yawn!), I personally look to meet colleagues or clients for a hike or a conversational run instead. Not only does this make you accountable, but "sweatworking" is a great way to build relationships. You connect with someone on a much deeper level because by getting out of "just work" mode, we open up more personally and also motivate one another to show up and get through the workout. You're accountable to show up and the efficiency bonus is that you've killed two birds (workout and meeting) with one stone. Before you invite your client to sweat with you, make sure you're up to speed on some sweatwork tips and etiquette. Gear Up It's true. A great outfit makes you feel good and is empowering. When I'm lacking motivation, I put on my super bright capris or my NOLA Leggins from tasc Performance. Tasc Performance makes great print and solid capris out of bamboo and organic cotton without the use of chemicals. Their apparel never gets smelly and I always get compliments on this wild print. Be it a camouflage sports bra or tights with flamingos on them, pick an outfit that is comfortable and gets you fired up to sweat in and rock it! Go to Bed Early Easier said than done, but if you hit the sheets at a reasonable time and plan for 7-8 hours of sleep, you'll be more refreshed and eager to get out of bed. Fitness expert and former trainer on NBC's "The Biggest Loser" Kim Lyons, comments, "Sleep affects everything from appetite to glucose metabolism and hormone balance. It also aids in recovery and gives you energy to be more active during the day. Lack of sleep is associated with reduced leptin levels and elevated ghrelin levels. Leptin and ghrelin are "hunger" hormones. When leptin levels are low it's a signal for your body to eat more food. So be sure to turn off the TV and computer and sign off the social media sites and hit the sack early!" It may not happen overnight but once you establish a good morning routine, or even afternoon, you'll find that it's no longer dreadful to get yourself moving. There are days I am sluggish getting out the door, but once I've sweat out my morning lethargy, I leave the gym or an outdoor run feeling refreshed and invigorated. The endorphins are flowing and I am ready to hit the ground running with work, with my kids and with anything else that comes my way. If you're struggling to find the motivation, forgo the snooze button (which you should never hit anyway) and remember how you feel after a workout. "I so regret that workout," said no one….ever. Elisette Carlson Prior to founding SMACK! Media in 2009, Elisette Carlson was the Director of Marketing at Zoot Sports, a global leader in multi-sports products. Elisette's passion for sports marketing started at a young age while assisting her father with World Cup soccer events and athletes. A graduate of Princeton University, Elisette was named NCAA First Team All- American and All-Ivy League in Women's Rowing. As a National Champion coxswain for 2 countries, her competitive drive and determination molded her into a leader and motivator.


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In Dresden, Germany, a court has sentenced a former police officer to eight years and six months in prison for killing a willing victim he met on a website for cannibalism fetishists. Judge Birgit Wiegand said the defendant, Detlev Guenzel, aged 57, was guilty of "murder motivated by sexual lust, and disturbing the peace of the dead."
Guenzel murdered Polish-born Wojciech Stempniewicz, a business consultant, in November 2013. He cut the body into small pieces in a slaughter chamber he built in his cellar, and then buried them in his garden. There was no evidence that he ate any part of his victim. Guenzel has three adult children and was described by neighbours as friendly, generous and polite.
The court heard that Stempniewicz harboured a sexually charged death wish, a line of argument accepted by the judge. A 50-minute video Guenzel made was played during the trial and showed him covered in blood as he mutilated the corpse, muttering, "I never thought I would sink so low."
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Daily Archives: October 27, 2008
ASU report examines new ideas for Phoenix parks, public landscapes
[Source: Arizona State University] — Flying into Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, you become powerfully aware of a suburban landscape dominated by housing subdivisions, by single-family houses with large yards and private pools. You will also see, interspersed throughout the vast expanse of residential tracts, a scattering of public parks and preserves. But what role do these public landscapes play in a city with so many private landscapes, with such abundant opportunities for personalized leisure?
This question is at the center of the latest of Lab Report, an annual journal published by the Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory (PURL), a think tank and research center within the College of Design at Arizona State University. In a series of articles on projects in the United States and Mexico, leading practitioners and academics argue that postwar cities, like Phoenix, test the relevance of the traditional city park, and would benefit from new approaches in which landscapes are defined not only as places but also as large-scale metropolitan systems…
In "Connected Oasis," Christiana Moss describes a proposal developed by the architectural firm Studio Ma, working as part of the design team for the Downtown Phoenix Urban Form Project, to create a "green grid" that would interweave through downtown Phoenix a network of linear parks, plazas, and courtyards with the goal of making the streets shady and comfortable year-round. [Note: To read the full article, click here. To download a copy of the report, click here.]
Arizona among the leanest states
[Source: Strange Maps] — Thankfully Arizona is not #1 in this ranking: the fattest states in the Union. Now step away from your computer and give me ten push-ups! Go, go, go, go, go!
"The Happening" happens to be happening in downtown Phoenix, Nov. 1
[Source: Arizona Republic] — The second annual Happening in Downtown Phoenix is Saturday, Nov. 1 and includes a loft and home tour, a pub crawl, the What's Happening Street Expo, the third annual Parade of the Arts, and the first It's Happening sweepstakes. The festivities begin at 10 a.m. on Fifth Street between Roosevelt and Garfield streets and will continue until 2 a.m. For more information or to purchase tickets for the loft/home tour and pub crawl, click here.
The event is sponsored by the Downtown Phoenix Partnership in conjunction with the Phoenix Community Alliance, the Mayor's Office, and the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. The goal is showcase the growing array of living and entertainment options in the 90-block area that makes up downtown Phoenix. "We're excited about this year's celebration and the opportunity to showcase the energy and dynamism of the downtown scene," said David Roderique, DPP's president and CEO. [Note: To read the full article, click here.]
Business Facilities magazine calls Phoenix "City of the Future"
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Phoenix Rising, a group of individuals interested in promoting a more vibrant downtown Phoenix, will hold its second meeting on Wednesday, October 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. at eye Lounge, 419 E. Roosevelt. Guest speaker is Greg Esser, local arts advocate and board member of Roosevelt Row. Roosevelt Row is the non-profit organization that furthers unique character and assets of the Roosevelt neighborhood, fosters a more walkable downtown Phoenix, and advocates for the continuing role of the arts to downtown's revitalization. For more information about the October meeting or Phoenix Rising, contact Grant Almquist.


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Voluntary Right to Buy FAQs
- What is the Voluntary Right to Buy?
The 2015 Conservative Party manifesto pledged to extend the Right to Buy to people living in housing association properties. The Government tested the principles of the scheme between January 2016 and July 2017 with a small pilot. A large-scale regional pilot of the VRTB was announced by Government in the Autumn Budget 2017. It was confirmed that the pilot would take place in the Midlands, starting at some point in 2018. The pilot will provide more information to housing associations and the Government before the scheme may be launched nationwide.
- Why is it called 'Voluntary'?
In October 2015, the Government accepted a proposal put forward by the National Housing Federation (the trade body for housing associations), on behalf of its members, to deliver its commitment to extend the Right to Buy to housing association tenants by way of a voluntary agreement rather than legislation. This has come to be known as the Voluntary Right to Buy (VRTB). The Housing and Planning Act 2016 only enacted what was necessary to enable the Secretary of State to underpin the agreement.
- When will the Voluntary Right to Buy pilot start?
The pilot starts on 16 August 2018, for a period of 2 years.
- Why is the scheme run as a ballot?
With only limited government funding available to reimburse housing associations for the discount, not everyone eligible will be able to purchase under the scheme. A ballot has been judged to be the fairest way to run the scheme in the light of limited funding.
Other reasons for running a ballot system are to ensure accessibility for customers without internet access at home, or who require assistance with access. That way it provides more time for customers to put such arrangements in place.
- What is a 'unique reference number' (URN) and how do I get one?
Before you apply to Orbit for the Voluntary Right to Buy, you must obtain an URN from the Government's 'Digital Gateway' website.
The URN is allocated by Government. Customers have to apply on the Government website to be entered in to a ballot whereby, once the ballot has closed on 16 September, the Government will allocate URNs to customers on a random basis.
The Government will notify you to let you know if you have been successful in being allocated an URN. If you are successful you can apply through Orbit's website, providing us with your URN. You will need to apply within four weeks of receiving your URN. If unsuccessful in the ballot you will not be able to apply for the Voluntary Right to Buy.
- What if I am unsuccessful in obtaining a unique reference number?
Orbit has no control over the ballot. We are not permitted to process applications without a unique reference number. If you have any questions you should contact the Government's Right to Buy Agents for more information, or call 0300 123 0913.
- I don't live in the Midlands. Is the Voluntary Right to Buy available in other regions?
The pilot is confined to the Midlands region only, so the Voluntary Right to Buy will not be available anywhere else. For the precise geographical coverage of the pilot click here.
- Am I eligible?
The eligibility criteria have been set by Government.
You are eligible for the scheme if you:
- have been a social tenant for at least 3 years and have lived in your current home for at least 12 months. If you only have been with Orbit 1 year but with a different social landlord (council or housing association) for a further 2 years, your total tenancy length will equal 3 years and you will qualify
- currently hold an undemoted secure tenancy, an assured tenancy, or a fixed-term tenancy
- have the right to reside in the UK and can demonstrate that immigration status checks are met
You are ineligible for the scheme if you:
- already have the Preserved Right to Buy or Statuary Right to Buy. You can find more details about those schemes on our website
- have a fixed-term tenancy for less than 2 years, or are have an assured shorthold periodic tenancy.
- have an assured fixed-term tenancy where the original term is longer than 21 years
- are an assured tenant in shared housing
- are a shared owner
- live in designated housing for older people, supported housing, or housing for people with disabilities
- occupy only a room in a shared house or flat
- have any rent arrears at any point during your application
- have legal issues with debt
- are currently subject to the mortgage rescue scheme
- are a resident of almshouses or co-operative housing associations
- have committed anti-social behaviour, and Orbit has initiated legal proceedings as a result of this
- are subject to legal proceedings, such as injunction proceedings or a notice of seeking possession
- already own a property at the point of application
For further details see our Voluntary Right to Buy policy
- Can I make a joint application?
Yes, you can apply with up to 3 family members. They will also have to demonstrate that the home is their main home and has been their main residence for at least the last 12 months. In addition, joint applicants will also need to demonstrate that they have the right to reside in the UK and meet immigration status checks. No joint applicant can be added or removed from the application during the process without voiding the application. Also in the case where any of the joint applicants is ineligible this will void the application. Joint applicants subject to bankruptcy proceedings or unfilled credit arrangements are also ineligible.
- How much discount will I be entitled to?
The discount is calculated on the following basis:
- for each complete year of confirmed tenancy, you are entitled to receive a discount based on a percentage of the open market value of the property. The total periods of qualifying tenancy are added together (years, months, days) and the discount is calculated on the total years. The monetary value of this percentage is then deducted from the market valuation of the property
- for freehold sales you will receive a 35% discount for the first 5 years and a further 1% for each additional complete year of confirmed tenancy, up to a maximum of a 70% discount – or £80,900 whichever is lower
- for leasehold sales you will receive a 50% discount for the first 5 years and a further 2% for each additional complete year of confirmed tenancy, up to a maximum of 70% – or £80,900, whichever is lower
- if you have previously received funding under the Right to Buy, Preserved Right to Buy or Right to Acquire, the discount will be reduced by the amount previously received
Worked example
Ms Smith has been a housing association tenant for 11 years. Her 3 bedroom house in Coventry has been valued at £300,000. She has previously received £16,000 under the Right to Acquire for a property she no longer owns.
35% (5 years) + 1% x 6(years) = 41%
41% x £300,000 = £123,000
Maximum discount = £80,900
Maximum discount £80,900 – deductions £16,000 = £64,900
The Government will pay a discount of £64,900 and Ms X will pay £235,100. Orbit receives £300,000 market value.
- Does my property qualify for the Voluntary Right to Buy?
Housing associations have discretion to exempt properties from the Voluntary Right to Buy. Our Voluntary Right to Buy Property Exclusions Policy sets out our exemption criteria and the reasons for it.
To find out whether your home is exempt from the Voluntary Right to Buy, fill in your details in our property eligibility checker.
Where the property is exempt from the Voluntary Right to Buy you will have the choice of buying an alternative property, subject to availability, and we will offer you a list of alternative properties available to purchase. This is known as 'portability'. Details can be found in the 'Voluntary Right to Buy Portable Discount Policy'. The discount is based on the alternative property you are purchasing.
If we can't tell you whether your property will be included or excluded from sale, we may need to carry out further checks to identify if your home does qualify for Voluntary Right to Buy. In this case you should complete our online application form in order for us to provide you with a decision.
Remember, you can only complete the online application form providing you have been successful in receiving an Unique Reference Number from the Government.
- How long can I expect the process from applying to completion last?
The process to buying your home could take up to 11 months; however it might take longer if you go down the 'portability' route.
Your customer journey to buy your home will be as follows:
- Register in the ballot to obtain a unique reference number from the Government's Digital Gateway. The ballot will be open for one month, closing on 16 September 2018
- Complete our customer and property eligibility checker.
- Complete the Orbit application form, provided you have obtained a unique reference number. You will need to apply to us within four weeks of receiving your 'unique reference number'.
- Pay the £250 application fee (refundable to you upon sale of the property)
- Orbit will carry out eligibility checks
- Attend a face-to-face interview at our Stratford-upon-Avon office. Any joint applicant(s) must be present
- A RICS qualified surveyor will value the property
- Orbit will issue a formal offer of sale to you detailing the sale price and discount
- You accept the formal offer
- The conveyancing process begins
- You successfully purchase your property
- You will receive a refund of the £250 application fee
- I am a shared owner. Am I eligible to buy my home under the Voluntary Right to Buy?
The Voluntary Right to Buy is not open to customers who own a property under Shared Ownership. To purchase your Shared Ownership property outright you must contact Orbit's Home Ownership Services team to enquire about buying more shares in your property.
- Where can I find out more?
The Government's Right to Buy website and helpline 0300 123 0913
The Right to Buy Agents – a free, impartial source of information funded by the Government. You can phone them on 0300 123 0913 or contact them via the website
Your local Citizens Advice Bureau for legal advice
The Money Advice Service, for budgeting and financial advice 0300 500 5000.
- Why are you picking people by ballot?
- The decision to allocate places on the pilot via a ballot was made by the government. The government is allocating places through a ballot because they believe this is the fairest way of allocating the limited number of places available in this pilot project.
- The alternative would have been to allocate spaces on a first come, first served basis. Government felt that this would have disadvantaged tenants with accessibility issues or those who could not get onto the internet in the first few days of opening.
- How many people are going to be let in to the pilot?
- The pilot has a budget of £200m, which is funded by the government. It is for Government to determine the numbers of places it can fund.
- Will the ballot ever be reopened, or is this one month people's only chance?
- There are no plans to reopen the ballot, but the government have advised that they will keep this under review, depending on the levels of demand and drop-out.
- I haven't heard anything about the ballot results. What do I do?
- Government are using a ballot because they believe this is the fairest way of allocating the limited number of places available in this pilot project.
- Firstly, check the timescales on the Government's website to see when you should expect to be contacted about the ballot. Not everyone will be contacted at the same time, and as it takes time to administer the ballot you will not know your result straight away.
- If you have not received an email with your results after you expected to, make sure you check your junk mail folder.
- If you are still concerned, the Government's Right to Buy agents will available to answer any queries, Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm (except bank holidays). They can be called on 0300 123 0913 or emailed at email@example.com
- Why haven't I been selected by the ballot?
- A limited number of places are available on the pilot and not everyone who has entered the ballot will be able to participate.
- Applicants were selected at random by ballot after the Government Gateway has closed. This decision was taken by government, who believed this is to be the fairest way of allocating the limited number of places available in this pilot project.
- I was unsuccessful in the ballot. Can I appeal?
- Unfortunately not. The number of sales in the pilot is limited and URNs were allocated to entrants via a random ballot.
- What if I have lived in housing provided by public sector landlords who aren't Housing Associations?
Public sector landlords whose tenancies contribute to Voluntary Right to Buy eligibility
Note. Your time as a tenant of the following list of landlords may contribute to the eligibility period for calculating the voluntary Right to Buy discount. It does not mean that you can buy your home under the voluntary Right to Buy if you are currently a tenant of one of these landlords. If in doubt, please check that your landlord is a party to the voluntary Right to Buy scheme.
Community councils
Local Authorities
New town corporations
Parish councils
Urban development corporations
Housing Action Trusts
Registered social landlords (but not co-operative housing associations)
Government departments
Ministers of the Crown
Secretary of State (in some circumstances)
Area electricity boards
Fire and rescue authorities
Internal drainage boards
National Health Service trusts and foundation trusts
Passenger transport executives
Police authorities
Water authorities
AFRC Institute for Grassland and Animal Production
Agricultural and Food Research Council
British Airports Authority
British Broadcasting Corporation
British Coal Corporation
British Gas Corporation
British Railways Board
British Steel Corporation
British Waterways Board
Central Electricity Generating Board
Church Commissioners
Civil Aviation Authority
Coal Authority
Electricity Council
English Sports Council
Environment Agency
Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England
Housing Corporation
Lake District Special Planning Board
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Medical Research Council
National Bus Company
Natural England (in some circumstances)
Natural Environment Research Council
Peak Park Joint Planning Board
Post Office
Science and Engineering Research Council
Sports Council
Transport for London
Trinity House (in some circumstances)
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
United Kingdom Sports Council
In Wales:
Countryside Council for Wales
National Assembly for Wales (in some circumstances)
National Library of Wales
National Museum of Wales
Sports Council for Wales
In Scotland:
Development corporations
Housing associations (in some circumstances)
Water authorities
Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board
Scottish Homes
Scottish Natural Heritage
Scottish Sports Council
South of Scotland Electricity Board
In Northern Ireland:
District councils
Education and Library Boards
Registered housing associations
Fire Authority for Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Electricity Service
Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Northern Ireland Policing Board
Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company
Sports Council for Northern Ireland
In respect of housing co-operative agreements
In England and Wales, a local housing authority, new town corporation, or the Development Board for Rural Wales.
In Scotland, a local housing authority.
And any predecessor of these landlords
- If I don't apply to buy my home, will this negatively affect my tenancy?
No it won't. You are under no obligation to apply to buy your home and if you choose not to apply, your tenancy will remain unaltered.
- What alternative properties can I purchase, if my property is excluded?
We will ask you what your property preferences are, such as: the area you would like to live, and type of property you require. If a property becomes vacant because the current customer decides to move out, and this property meets your requirements, we may be in a position to offer you that property.
We cannot guarantee that you will be able to find a suitable alternative property to purchase. If you are unable to find an alternative property within three months from the date of being told the outcome of your property's eligibility, then your application and Unique Reference Number will be cancelled.