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Effective Investor Relations: Lessons from the Trenches
Public companies are engaging with shareholders in dramatically different ways these days, and demands from stakeholders are high. Meanwhile, regulatory scrutiny has intensified, as has shareholder activism. Against that backdrop, investor relations (IR) departments must continually strive to serve the interests of their organizations, as well as shareholders.
But what does it take to have a truly effective IR team, and how can IR provide value to CFOs and management, as well as investors?
To answer those questions, we've asked five leaders of large-company IR departments to share their views on some of the most difficult aspects of IR. And in this issue of CFO Insights, those leaders—Rob Binns, former VP of IR at Hewlett-Packard (HP), who currently serves as CFO and VP of HP Software; Dexter Congbalay, VP of IR at Mondelez International; Chris Jakubik, VP of IR at Kraft Foods; Regina Nethery, VP of IR at Humana; and Charles Triano, SVP of IR at Pfizer–discuss IR excellence in the following areas: working with the C-suite, addressing "value gaps" between management and analysts, communicating strategic changes, disclosing bad news and dealing with activist shareholders.*
Working with the C-suite
"One of IR's most valuable roles is demystifying Wall Street for our executives. We spend a lot of time internally with different groups talking about what the value drivers are in terms of how shareholders are viewing Pfizer. We explain what the investment community measures, what they are most interested in, their criticisms and the areas of the business where we think the company is least understood. It helps our executives in the business understand how their day-to-day work connects to the Street's perception of shareholder value, and what we do in IR to make sure investors really understand our story."
Charles Triano, Pfizer¹
"IR's responsibility is [also] to triage the many requests received from investors, analysts and others. The CEO and the CFO have a tremendous number of responsibilities on their plates, so it's important that IR engages them only when we need to so that they can most effectively use their time. At the same time, we have to ensure that they stay in close touch with the Street, and that they're still available for investors on a regular basis—although perhaps not daily."
Regina Nethery, Humana²
"With respect to new CFOs and finance professionals, I've found that unless you make a conscious effort to understand the shareholder perspective, it doesn't always align with what you might think. For instance, business finance people tend to focus on the P&L and the balance sheet as they support their business. However, investors can often focus on other things, such as cash flow and capital allocation, and so it is key to address these issues. For example, some of our investors gave us feedback on HP's return on invested capital. Working with the CFO and the finance teams, a lot of work has been done on improving the process around return on invested capital."
Rob Binns, HP³
Addressing "Value Gap" Issues
"As a former analyst, I know that dialogue is key, but it's the type of dialogue you have that makes the difference. For example, management arguing valuation with analysts is like analysts telling management how they should change the way they run their business; it generally falls on deaf ears. Instead, a dialogue that focuses on identifying the gaps in perspectives on fundamentals and opportunity sets—the things that drive valuations—and discussing them directly, in a fact-based, well-supported manner, is very effective. There are appropriate guardrails from the SEC, such as Reg FD [Regulation Fair Disclosure] on how far you can go, but I think engaging analysts and investors on the subject is wholly appropriate."
Chris Jakubik, Kraft⁴
"To the extent there is a gap, we try to proactively address it in the prepared remarks during the earnings calls or in any other kind of forum where information is publicly disseminated. When we don't fully understand what we're hearing back in terms of the view from the Street, we will proactively do outreach to the sell side. If we have a major shareholder that has a question or a concern, again, we will proactively reach out to better understand the view. We may not agree with it, but we're at least trying to see where they're coming from."
Regina Nethery, Humana
"It can be hard to avoid a value gap because management is working with much more complete information than analysts on valuing the company. Some value-creating actions the company is taking may be too nascent to communicate externally. IR can, however, point investors toward those nascent areas by saying, 'Here's what we're looking at in terms of the broad opportunities.' It's a balancing act, because you have to make sure you don't cross that material disclosure line."
Dexter Congbalay, Mondelez International⁵
Communicating Strategic Changes or Initiatives
"If you're introducing a change in corporate strategy, think about the company's ability to deliver consistently against that plan and execute on it. Be realistic about nonlinear progress; if it's going to be three steps forward, two steps back, say so. Then help investors understand how you're measuring your progress against your goals. Explain the metrics and signposts investors should use to monitor your progress against the plan. You build credibility first with transparency and then by consistently delivering and executing."
Rob Binns, HP
"The key is having clear, straightforward answers to their questions queued up, and being able to succinctly explain the context behind the shift: 'Here's why we did it, here's why we think this creates more value, here's who has ownership of the strategy, here's how we're measuring ourselves.' It's important to understand the background and thought process behind the shift: Did the facts change, did the markets change, were we counting on a new product that didn't work? If IR is at the table when these discussions are occurring, the team can contribute to the discussion by explaining to leadership how shareholders and the Street might react to the shift before it's out there, and whether that merits an adjustment."
Charles Triano, Pfizer
"Number one: you have to provide context for your audience, whether it's the analysts who generally look within your industry for a benchmark, or for your ultimate audience, the portfolio managers, who look across industries. It also comes back to doing a lot of listening. We listen to what our broader consumer-staples peers say and how they define themselves. We listen to analysts and investors to understand how they define what they're seeing as good or bad, or value-building or valuedestroying. Number two: you've got to provide a thread of logic over time. So you map things out based on what you know or expect to unfold over the coming months and make sure that the construct of your communications and presentations today can accommodate the future."
Chris Jakubik, Kraft Foods
Disclosing Bad News
"CEOs and CFOs work with investors best when they come in with a mind-set of transparency and realism. It allows them to clearly and concisely define the topic and ensure that each external constituent understands what we're going to do about it—with bad news especially, but good news as well. More than anything else, there needs to be a consistent and seamless message across the organization. It's not just what IR or the CEO or CFO says to investors, but what our communications team is saying to the media and how we're conveying news to employees, what the sales and business units are saying to customers and vendors, etc. That takes a great deal of coordination and great partners in other functions of the company."
Chris Jakubik, Kraft Foods
"One of (HP CEO Meg Whitman's) leadership principles is 'run to the fire': If you've got a tough message to deliver, don't shrink from it. Address it head on, with a frank assessment of the issue, the reasons behind it and what's being done to address it. You've got to have a plan and really think through the implications of what you're telling people, and make sure that message is consistent across all the audiences you're trying to address. You need to be aware of prior public commentary from the company to bridge any gaps between what you said before and what you're saying now."
Rob Binns, HP
"When we've had issues in the past, we've tried to be very clear with investors about what happened, why it happened and how we are addressing the issue, rather than simply saying that we had a problem. We really try to be expansive in terms of ensuring investor understanding and building their confidence that when these things happen, the management team has a plan to get things back on track."
Regina Nethery, Humana
Dealing with Activist Investors
"Just like any other investor, the key is dialogue. If you study the history of the most contentious situations between activists and companies, more often than not, problems arose because management declined to engage in the type of frank, open discussion that they would normally have with a traditional investor. When you look at the people on the investment side, it would be rare to find investors or even activists who truly believe that they know your business better than you do. They may come to the table with some very strong views and convictions; that's understandable because if you think about those on the other side of the table who might be investing billions of dollars in one company, they'd better have conviction. I think the more you embrace and educate activists and others with differing views, the more successful you'll be in pacifying a lot of those views, particularly the ones that are misinformed or off-base."
Chris Jakubik, Kraft Foods
"First, you've got to engage with them at some level, whether through IR or management, depending on prior interaction or relationships. A mistake many companies make is to ignore activist shareholders for as long as possible. Instead, try to have a discussion with them as soon as possible, to understand how they perceive the company, what they are looking to have the company accomplish that the company isn't doing or is not communicating well to shareholders, and why. If you put off engaging with the activists, it gives the impression you're stonewalling, that you're entrenched and not open to new ideas. Perception becomes reality in a lot of cases and that just emboldens the activists."
Dexter Congbalay, Mondelez International
—Produced by Chris Ruggeri, principal, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, and Richard Rorem, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP
* Adapted from a series of interviews published in the Deloitte Module of the CFO Journal between July 9, 2014, and October 21, 2014
1. Effective IR: Becoming a Trusted Proxy for Management, October 21, 2014, Deloitte module of CFO Journal, CFO Program, Deloitte LLP.
2. Effective IR: Maintaining a Responsive Dialogue with the Street, September 2, 2014, Deloitte module of CFO Journal, CFO Program, Deloitte LLP.
3. Effective IR: Building Trust with Clarity, Candor and Consistency, July 9, 2014, Deloitte module of CFO Journal, CFO Program, Deloitte LLP.
4. Effective IR: Know Your Audience and 'Tell It Like It Is', September 23, 2014, Deloitte module of CFO Journal, CFO Program, Deloitte LLP.
5. Effective IR: Engage with Investors, Get Honest Feedback, August 13, 2014, Deloitte module of CFO Journal, CFO Program, Deloitte LLP.
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Value Killers: What You Can Do to Understand and Prepare for Them
How CFOs Can Close the Gap Between Management and Investor Views of Company Value
Three Leading Practices to Help Address Shareholder Activism
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Freya's debut… and of course she had to do it in the most leisurely fashion, now that she has the luxury of doing so.
Lovely tummy though, don't you agree ?
Other glorious fluffy tummies can be admired at LisaViolet's Dairy.
It was déjà vu all over again: the Mistress enjoying a quiet meal at her computer, and suddenly one of the Feline Denizens enters the House of Chaos whilst emitting plaintive and clearly distressed yowls and meows at the top of his lungs. It was the same sound Zorro called out just hours before his death. But this time it was his black brother Loup-Garou. Who was swaying on his feet and panting visibly. Not a good sign that. Not a good sign at all.
It being Saturday morning and the usual market taking place on the square where the Man In White has his office and home, it was impossible to drive the poor kitty there. The Mistress wrestled Loup-Garou into the travel-basket, put on her shoes and coat, grabbed her purse, and set off a-foot. Now, walking through the streets with a howling basket is not something you will enjoy on any morning, but on a Saturday morning, when many simians are still trying to sleep off the result from the previous night's reveling, it does not exactly make you popular. Still, it had to be endured. And to make matters even more interesting: The Mistress suffers from ME and Fibromyalgia. Carrying loads -especially a 5-kilo load of distressed kitty- is not easily done when your muscles scream out in searing agony after just 30 seconds. The walk would take 10 minutes.
We did arrive safely and timely at the MIW's office though. But we had to wait there at first. He had been called away on an emergency himself and because of the ongoing market the poor man had to go on foot too. But when he came back, arms and hands covered with fresh scratches, his immediate and undivided attention was all Loup-Garou's. Who was still howling and panting. Which made the Man In White grab for his stethoscope. "Panting," he said, "is usually the sign of a heart condition".
He listened.
And listened.
Then listened some more.
But the slow onset of a relieved smile on his face was enough for The Mistress to start breathing again. No, the heart did sound well and good. No sign of a valve-failure which he had dreaded. No fluttering or rustling. Just the normal thumpity-thumpity heart-beat of a cat stressed out by this impromptu outing. But the swaying and panting had to come from somewhere, and Loup-Garou was still howling as if the world was coming to an end and the very Heavens would come crashing down on his little bewhiskered head. There had to be a reason for this strange behaviour. "Does he make that sound often ?" No, it was the first time I heard it coming from him. "Clearly a distress-call. But for what ?"
Upon closer examination the feline's inner and outer systems seemed to be in fine working order. The mouth was opened (which provoked a silent warning from one paw showing a formidable array of claws – but a warning only, a trait all of my furry babies seem to develop and which endears them enormously to our MIW), the eyes were examined, the temperature was taken… everything normal. There was -though- a bloodied scratch on his nose-bridge. A clear sign that he had been fighting again. The Mistress is used to that. Loup-Garou has them all the time. But to the Man In White the story became more clear now: "He has been fighting. The other must have surprised him somehow, and caused a huge adrenaline-rush. His body can't cope with that. And so he panics. Pants. Howls. It's just stress."
Hyperventilation, feline style.
With a smile, because he loves kitties who don't try to gouge his eyes out or disembowel him when he's administering tender care, the MIW reached for a syringe and deftly jabbed something into the black cat's buttocks. "That will do for a week, that stuff," he grinned. It turned out to be some kind of a mild tranquilizer. It did put an immediate stop to the howling, which was a great relief. But then we had to wrestle Loup-Garou back into the travel-cage, no mean feat with a 10-year-old feline who knows all the tricks and how to use his body-mass. Fortunately the Man In White is an experienced veterinarian, he has his own tricks too.
Loup-Garou was meowing during our walk back home. But this sound was clearly just a complaint, the big cat whining about the unfamiliar confinement, and no longer the horrifying howl of utter terror.
And now The Mistress is aching all over. The price a ME/Fibro-mite pays for sudden and gross physical excertion and stress.
But would you let the kitty who softly snores on top of your head during the night possibly die on you ?
Hellooooo pain…. old friend….
Picture below: sauntering by, at ease… more or less…
Is it weekend again ? Wow.
That means we're having an appointment again over at the Friday Ark, and The Carnival of the Cats hosted by Cats in Maryland, Weekend Cat Blogging done by CatSynth and the Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos which takes place over at the Pet's Garden Blog.
Isegrim is surely hogging the ultimate spotlight again. That is, the Sun. But oh, how he deserves the attention !! And how he revels in it !!!
Other feline stomach fluff can be admired over at LisaViolet's Dairy.
Oh my. Oh dear. The whole year the river runs empty and suddenly there's a deluge. Scarcely had Freya and Isegrim wormed themselves into the House and Hearts of Chaos, then there are more feline kitties coming a'knocking. A whole tribe no less.
It seems that Not-Franky and Almost-Franky (or maybe Frankemie) have been breeding, and their brood consists of at least 2 lovely more-white-than-black kittens. And somehow Rataplan Frankenstein The Mobile Disaster Area must have left his mark upon the local feline population as well before his sudden, unfortunate and ultimately fatal confrontation with Mr. Electricity several years ago, because a young tomcat -looking very much like him- is roaming the neighbourhood now. And for some unfathomable reason the youngsters all converged in the Garden of Chaos, and played and frolicked here.
Which makes Hrimnir ecstatic with joy: so many playmates, so many interesting games. And none of the new kitties bigger than he is so that easy victory is ever ensured. He lost no time at all and started to caper around with the young ones. Clearly the Peacemaker has not lost his magic touch !
But it leaves The Mistress with a hopeless task, for she is wont to name each and every kitty in the neighbourhood, and the sudden influx of no less than 3 new kittens doth sorely stress her creative abilities. Oh well. And thus the naming begins…
We don't know the gender yet of the two siblings, so neutral names are called for. I'd settle for Dash and Flash, because these kitties are rather swift when spooked. But the brown tabby tomcat… hmmm… Conkers should do. After all, he clearly has two of them, and the name sounds like "conquers", which he surely attempts.
So suddenly the Garden of Chaos resembled a big flea-circus (and I'm -alas- not speaking metaphorically here) with all them kitties a-dashing and a-smashing. There was lots of incredible pounces to be admired, and many a cunning plan being executed. Fur flying everywhere. Not to mention bits and pieces of kitty. But none of it in anger, to be sure. Only when Bean Sidhe tried to join the fun did the little ones hiss and cringe, for in their eyes he resembles a giant and they don't yet know he's gentle.
How gentle ? Freya found out the same day. She's ever anxious when that huge cat approaches her only-begotten son, but on that day she only had to sit back and enjoy the scenery because Bean Sidhe has discovered a kitten-safe method of play: Obsidian's armour.
Obsidian is a Fighting Robot that we're repairing and rebuilding. We took the armour off, which looks like a big black shell, put it on the ground in the Garden of Chaos, and the feline friends have noticed that this can play an excellent role in their games. Bean Sidhe hides within the shell, and in front of it little Isegrim will sit ready. Then Bannikins will reach with a paw underneath the shell and Isegrim will cheerfully attack it. No harm possible, and the concerned dam really did have the leisure to sit back and enjoy the view.
The keen observer of feline activity surely knows this: kittens can play without so much as a sound. They don't screech, they don't yap at each other like woofies do. They stalk and creep and pounce in a hunter's silence and the only part of them that shouts "AHA !" when they do spring an attack is the body. And after that they jump and bounce and roll. They disperse again, go lie in hiding, and the game begins anew.
It's restful to observe kittens at play. They spend so much energy..
Picture below: Conkers joins the fun but Isegrim has his doubts.
Isegrim discovers The Hidden Paw, you can see it too… slightly to the left above his left ear !
Weekend again ? My… time does fly doesn't it ? We're happy to see our furriends again over at the Friday Ark, the Carnival of the Cats hosted by Life From A Cat's Perspective, Weekend Cat Blogging at Cat's In Maryland, and the Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos done by Diamond's Lair.

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Deviant Art is a great place to find Photoshop actions, as this example from BlackLaceStock demonstrates. Included here is a set of actions that add a classic lomo-look to your images, akin to running an instagram effect.
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Chris Spooner is well known for his excellent Photoshop tutorials and giveaways, and he doesn't disappoint with this new selection of 10 free retro-style Photoshop actions. Each of the effects is inspired by 35mm film and processing techniques, and includes some lovely gritty options as well as colour treatments.
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How it started: Dentistry meets design
Famous Kurfürstendamm is still one of the most vibrant boulevards of the german capital - which is why you can't miss our practice. The extraordinary spirit of the building at No. 64 has been known for decades. Since the summer of 2005, this spirit has been revived by a committed team of dentists who have established their practice on the two upper floors. To commemorate this historic location, they chose the clear and simple name "KU64 - The Dental Specialists" for their dental enterprise. However, Kurfürstendamm's classy heydays started many days earlier.
Only a few months after the end of WWII, the city, which in the Roaring Twenties had been viewed by the world as a vibrant cultural centre, again became a hotspot of fashion and design: The first fashion shows were staged and already five years later four big couture houses had already opened on Kurfürstendamm. So one could see in the 1950s the fashion industry re-establishing itself in West Berlin. In the building at No.64/65, the ECO House became home to various ready-to-wear fashion companies with over 1,000 employees. This couture boom, however, was rather short-lived and gave way to the "Bonbonniere" movie theatre in 1954.
When the theatre opened its doors, ushers in elegant uniforms showed the audience their seats, blending perfectly with the ambience of the building. Nowadays, this is known as "corporate identity". Even more remarkably, passers-by on the boulevard could watch the film projectionist at his work through a large window. In 1961 this remarkable movie theatre changed its name to "Hollywood".
The cinema's interior design was amazing as well. The walls of the auditorium displayed emblems of famous Hollywood movie studios. Here, the audience could watch then-popular films while reclining comfortably in romantic double seats behind a small table. After a complete rebuilding at the beginning of the 1990s, the foyer glowed in the style of a French Art nouveau café. Even today, this expressionistic ambience is still emphasized by oranmental Art deco skylights.
2004 - After the "Hollywood" at Kurfürstendamm 64 had closed its doors forever, the building was rededicated to other uses when dentist Dr Stephan Ziegler discovered this eye-catching location. He had the vision of uniting a whole team of dental specialists under one roof, and he didn't want his idea realised in the form of a standard dental practice. In every respect, he wanted an extraordinary practice which opened up a new dimension, not only in dentistry, but also in interior design...
At the same time, the creative masterminds of an architectural firm were spending a creative time-out in the vast dunes of Leba, a Polish seaside resort on the Baltic coast. They called their architectural team "GRAFT" and were refining a concept to conquer Beijing, the capital of China. Since 1998, they have been investing their potential successfully into far-out, offbeat projects in Germany as well as in New Zealand and Mexico. In Europe and the US, where the GRAFT team opened a branch in Los Angeles, they have won numerous awards. Today, the GRAFT architects are simply "hot", especially with people who know that "heads are round so that our thoughts can change direction", as a southern german hotelier and enthusiastic customer of GRAFT's put it in the words of the french writer Francis Picabia. More recently, GRAFT has worked for Brad Pitt and other celebrities. In the company's profile, their philosophy is stated in a nutshell: "GRAFT is an architectural firm for architecture, urban construction, exhibition design, music, and the 'pursuit of happiness'."
Happiness - who doesn't dream of that? Dr Stephan Ziegler is no exception. In fact, it was by chance that the dentist found the Hotel Q!, a GRAFT project, in Berlin. "That's exactly what I want!," he thought. At that moment his vision became a reality. So the dentist with an avant-garde spirit met the creative "young guns" of architecture. Did they know just how much their cooperation would change the aesthetic concepts, the design, and the functionality of a dental practice? Perhaps we'll never know, but we can marvel at the brilliant result.
Wolfram Putz, Lars Krückeberg, and Thomas Willemeit, GRAFT's masterminds, had just returned with refreshed minds from the beaches of the Baltic Sea. For his part, dentist Stephan Ziegler had developed the idea of a relaxed, anxiety-free atmosphere for his patients and visitors. He wanted to combine feelings of wellness, security, and transparency with an unpretentious functionality - elements which had not been well-represented in "classic" dental practices before. Summertime, sand, sunny beaches, and spectacular views of water and waves were the underlying theme. In the end, the new concept of the "dentist on the beach" was born. Consequently, the KU64 dental practice was fitted with a unique and fascinating installation which brings to mind a design studio, rather than the next dental visit. One thing is clear: this dental practice is anything but ordinary! In short, KU64's history and philosophy have found a perfect home.


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Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard talk about the terrible world we live in using Roseanne as a jumping off point. In a now-deleted tweetstorm, Roseanne Barr blamed her racist tweet on her use of Ambien — and the drug's manufacturer is not happy.
The actress, 65, caused the cancellation of her eponymous show after she posted a racist tweet on Monday night about former Barack Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett. She came back early Wednesday morning to apologize, and said the Ambien — a sedative often used for insomnia — is what led to the offensive tweet.
Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard finally get to talk about Joshua Holt, who was arrested in 2016, and landed in Salt Lake City on Monday to a crowd holding signs saying: "We never gave up" and "Let Freedom Ring". Mr Holt and his Venezuelan wife, Thamy Caleno, were greeted by his grandmother and seven-year-old daughter. The couple returned to the US on 27 May and met President Donald Trump. Plus, Ethan has a new camping life-hack to improve the old Hobo Dinners when camping. Hint, its just Trader Joes.
Jaywalking the 600 South off ramp on I-15. That's how people get killed.
Ethan witnessed that just this morning. A homeless guy on a bike stopped traffic to cross. It was crazy.
Ethan and Alex also cover a Zen Headline, a PSA for residents of Hawaii.
With the volcano erupting all over the place, the USGS is asking residents to stop roasting marshmallows over the lava. It's dangerous and the vents emit dangerous gasses.
Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry sit down to watch a trailer for a new TV show. Fast And Furious director Justin Lin has directed a pilot for a reboot of Magnum P.I.and the trailer looks, uh, very destructive.
It seems like everybody and their mother has some sort of fond associations with the original Magnum P.I. show so I doubt I need to explain the backstory, but basically, it was a series in the '80s starring a mustache'd Tom Selleck who was a private investigator named Thomas Magnum (title make sense now?) cruising around Hawaii in a Ferrari 308 looking good, making witty quips and ostensibly solving mysteries. Will Ethan's love for Thomas Magnum be ruined?
A Portland, Oregon, couple says their Amazon Echo recorded one of their private conversations and emailed the audio to a random contact more than 170 miles away in Seattle, according to a report.
A woman named Danielle told KIRO7 exclusively that she and her husband wired every room in their home with Amazon devices, relying on Alexa to control the home's security system, heat and lights. But Danielle said the system did more than that about two weeks ago, when the couple got a shocking phone call that their conversation was sent to a friend, unknown to them.
Can you beat Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry when it comes to their weekly newsquiz on NewsMasters of the Universe on KSL Newsradio with Brian and Amanda and Utah's Morning News? From topics ranging from the Royal Wedding, the Sugarhouse Fireworks show being cancelled or the value of BitCoin, Who will win the Megaplex Gift Card to go to the opening of 'Solo' this weekend?
As dozens of families peacefully protested with thousands others across the country on Saturday, at least one person passed by the crowds in Steamboat Springs "rolling coal." The people who were rolling coal were found after pictures nabbed them. Utah and Colorado Laws now make it illegal to roll coal but people are still doing it.
Detergent Scientists Say not to rinse plates before cleaning.
Many swear by rinsing off excess food before loading the machine to avoid rewashing a dish after it's gone through the dishwasher and is left crusted with food remnants — but it turns out they might be going about it all wrong.
"Believe it or not, it's actually more beneficial to not rinse your dishes before putting them into the dishwasher," Morgan Brashear, Cascade scientist with Procter & Gamble
Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard discuss Fortnite – the open-world, co-op survival video game – may eventually be a footnote within baseball's zeitgeist. Right now, however, it has a hold on the game that stretches from college dorms to the basements of minor league host families, to the clubhouses and private jets and luxury hotel rooms of the major leagues. Everyone agrees they could probably play it less and baseball more. Plus, a zenheadlines story update of the poop train that has been in the train yards of Parrish, Alabama containing the fecal sludge from New York. They have finally gotten the stink out of there.
Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard begin the episode lamenting the fact that Ethan's barber is no longer going to barb for a living and Ethan doesn't know if he can commit to someone else like that. Plus, Alex relates a story from this week having to return to a kids' haircut place for them to fix a terrible haircut on his son.
Then a #zenheadlines story as Alaska Airlines made history by flying a plane captained by two female African American pilots for the first time ever on the same flight.
It was with style and honor that Tara Wright, the captain of Flight 361 from San Francisco to Portland introduced herself and first officer Mallory Cave to passengers as the first black women to fly a plane in Alaska Airlines' history. The Boeing 737 took off on Mother's Day after applause from passengers following Captain Wright's announcement which was captured on video and went viral for its historic connotation.
Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard get judicial in a real-life case of "Failure to Launch," where an upstate New York judge this week ordered a 30-year-old man to move out of his parents' house after they went to court to have him ejected.
Michael Rotondo told the judge he knows his parents want him out of the split-level ranch they share. But he argued that as a family member, he's entitled to six months more time. Plus, officials in Lake Worth, Fla., a city next to Palm Beach, are trying to find out who sent out a cellphone alert warning of a zombie attack.
Lake Worth spokesman Ben Kerr told the Palm Beach Post that an independent investigation is underway to determine who was behind the message sent to some 7,880 customers during a 27-minute power outage early Sunday.
Alex Kirry gets a much-deserved parking ticket from Salt Lake City parking enforcement and Ethan Millard shows no sympathy to start off the episode. Plus, the 4th of July Fireworks Show at Sugar House Park is in Jeopardy.
The Sugar House Park Authority announced Sunday that the annual Fourth of July fireworks display faces cancellation unless private funds become available. Both guys agree its probably for the best and our own loose firework laws no make for a pretty fun show around the neighborhood.
According to a press release from Sugar House Park Authority, the annual display has been privately funded and organized since 2010, but the private organizer of previous years' displays has chosen not to organize a display for this year.
The press release cites cost and environmental concerns and says that as the event has grown in popularity, more requirements and permits have become necessary to hold a safe and successful event.
Ethan Millard describes to Alex Kirry the feeling of using laughing gas or Nitrous Oxide for the first time ever at a Dentist office during an appointment. Hilarity ensues. Plus, a #zenheadline...
A monkey drove airport officials bananas Monday after escaping its crate as cargo was being transported at San Antonio International Airport.
The monkey led officials on a wild chase through a baggage area in Terminal B where animals are taken after getting off a flight. The animal, later identified as a rhesus macaque named Dawkins, was tranquilized two hours after initially escaping and transported to a sanctuary
The San Antonio Police Department and San Antonio Zoo & Animal Care Services cornered the creature Monday afternoon and are working together to capture and safely transport him to his new home at Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary in La Salle County
With the royal wedding now only a day away, many details concerning the occasion are being kept firmly under wraps but Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry are chatting about some of the finer points of the royal wedding cake.
However, the royal family has granted the public a sneak peek of the wedding cake that's being made to celebrate the union of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
The cake is being made from 200 Amalfi lemons, 10 bottles of Sandringham elderflower cordial, 20kg of butter, 20kg of sugar and 500 organic eggs from Suffolk.
The inside consists of layered lemon sponge that's been drizzled with an elderflower syrup and sandwiched using buttercream and lemon curd, while the outside will be decorated using a white buttercream made from elderflower Swiss meringue.
Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry chat about the firey debate on Laurel vs. Yanny audio that is floating around the internet. The White House has even had to respond like the killjoys that they are. Finally the New York Times has given us the real audio as to how people are hearing the two different sides. Take a listen to see if you can settle the debate, at least within yourself. The internet erupted in disagreement on Tuesday over an audio clip in which the name being said depends on the listener. Some hear "Laurel." Others hear "Yanny." Plus a great zenheadlines story,
James Harrison, 81, has an antibody in his blood that is used in the production of Anti-D, a medication that prevents Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn. The potentially fatal condition can cause anemia, liver and spleen enlargement, brain damage, heart failure and even death in newborns. Plus, it was right under Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry's Noses... two new Coca-Cola flavors will grace store shelves in the United States: Coca-Cola Georgia Peach and Coca-Cola California Raspberry. These delicious, specially crafted beverages will be available in premium 12-oz. glass bottles and made with cane sugar. Coca-Cola Georgia Peach and California Raspberry will provide a local twist on the timeless taste of Coca-Cola.
Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry are in a heated debate with this recent news...The head of the Argentine Football Association has apologized for the publication of a 2018 World Cup manual that included advice on how to woo Russian women. The advice, which has been condemned as sexist, was part of a course entitled "Language and Russian Culture", "Thinking of the World Cup" and included the tips "Be clean, don't be negative and don't treat women as objects". Plus, a 10-year old is okay in South Carolina after being attacked by a shark.
A 10-year-old boy was bitten by a shark while splashing in waist-deep water along the South Carolina coast, according to the boy's mother.
Tonya Turrell told the Island Packet of Hilton Head that her son Jei was bitten in the right forearm while he and his brother were playing Sunday on Hilton Head Island.
Ethan Millard heard some noises at his house the other night that made his dogs react strangely so Alex Kirry gave him some advice about weapons he could store under his bed to defend his house with if he needed to. Since Ethan doesn't want a gun accessible to his kids, the guys found the tactical baseball bat. Amazing. Plus, teens busted stealing guns from the Sportsman Warehouse in South Jordan Utah and Utah Governor Gary Herbert won't let UTA change its name.
Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard try more snacks fresh from the land of the Rising Sun, Japan. Thanks to Unky Ben and his great wife Chicka, the guys get to try the Japanese Oreos to see if they have us beat at our own game, Oreos. From Tiramisu and Vanilla Creme Oreos to Cheesy Onion Pringles, Japanese Treats are the best. If there's one single cookie that makes us think of childhood, it's definitely the Oreo. Known as "milk's favorite cookie," these creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies are considered the best-selling cookie brand of the 21st century, making $1.5 billion in worldwide revenues. Whether you "twist, lick and dunk" them or just eat them as they are, Oreo cookies have been a part of Americans' lives for 100 years — and March 6 happens to be Oreo's 100th birthday (Oreo is celebrating with its new birthday cake-flavored version). But did you know Oreos are popular around the world? And they come in some pretty intense international flavors.
After trying their Coke Lemon and Peach Flavors, Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry try some of the most trendy Japanese Kit Kats, Hi Chews and Mentos candies. Alex also tries a pickled plum that doesn't make him vomit, but it almost does. Tokyo Banana brand Kit Kats, Grape Mentos and Grape Hi Chews are the best way to go if you're into the grape flavors of candy. Stay tuned for more Japanese treats. There's a brand new Tokyo Banana Kit-Kat that's only available via Tokyo Station as of Nov. 15, and customers have been falling all over themselves to try one of the special treats. The Tokyo Banana is more than just a banana, but a bite-sized banana flavored cake with banana custard. It's a souvenir that people typically buy at Tokyo Station. The Kit-Kat version features both milk chocolate and banana cream between the yummy wafers, and the chocolates themselves are stamped with the distinctive Tokyo Banana ribbon and logo.
The first reviews of Solo are out... But Ethan Millard starts up the conversation with Alex Kirry lamenting a very fresh text message he had just received from his barber, who told him he wouldn't be cutting Ethan's hair anymore. Devastation ensues. Also, Alex says the New Star Wars Story "Solo" is too much for him to handle. A new film from the Star Wars (Disney) family every 6 months for the rest of my life is too much. That being said, Donald Glover as Lando is an amazing situation.
Some Star Wars aficionados were annoyed by how much The Last Jedi subverted their expectations. Even Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill, admitted in interviews that he wasn't too pleased by the way his character had changed since the 1980s.
Police were able to catch three suspects and get a statue of the Virgin Mary returned to St. Mary's Catholic Church in Wausau, WI. It's all thanks to an unusual clue, corn dogs. In surveillance video, one of the suspects carries the statue with its head facing the ground as another person follows behind. In another clip it appears a suspect is pushing the statue on its head down the sidewalk. Plus, Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry try Black Ants at Cucina in Salt Lake City.
Alex Kirry and Ethan Millard invite their pal Unky Ben back to the station to try the latest of Japanese Coke products, Peach Coke and Lemon with Vitamins.
Coca Cola Japan releases a lemon version almost every year but this limited edition version pumps up the Vitamin C content to the equivalent of 20 lemons! This is exclusive to one chain store in the Japanese market and will surely be a huge hit.
An interesting collectible for the avid cola fan! But not even close to as good as the Peach Flavored Coca Cola.
Burger King has come up with some pretty crazy stunts in its time to drum up publicity in places where it doesn't have many restaurants -- for example, helping people in France to move house in order to be nearer a Burger King.
Its latest campaign, in Romania, is perhaps the most ridiculous yet--it persuaded people to book flights but deliberately miss them in order to eat a Whopper.
So the stunt went like this: The country's only Burger King outlet is in Bucharest airport, beyond the security check. So in order to get a meal there, you need to be flying somewhere. Plus, Ethan Millard tells Alex Kirry that he's not going to keep his beard in any kind of good shape because he wants to lead the life of a homeless man.
Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry do their darnedest to beat the heck out of one another in the name of winning prizes for some listeners.What do you know about how much mom's fake being excited about mother's day? What about your mummified monkey knowledge or Starbucks trivia? Brian and Amanda on KSL Newsradio and Utah's Morning News bring you the "toughest" questions in the business.Can you top them?
Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry debate a school's decision to let everyone on the cheer squad who wants to try out. Instead of having tryouts and making cuts, cheer coaches at Hanover Park High School have decided to let everyone participate. The school's athletic director said they changed the policy as a direct result of the mom's complaint. When asked to do away with the new rule, officials threatened to scrap the 10-member squad altogether — telling parents and students that everyone makes the team, or nobody does. In response to the outrage, the school board released a statement saying: "In order to facilitate a more inclusive program, the alignment between the various cheerleading squads would be modified to allow all interested students to be able to participate. This decision was made in the best interest of all students and was made to be as inclusive as possible."
Party on dudes: Almost three decades later, "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" is getting a new sequel.
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter will reprise their roles as Ted "Theodore" Logan and Bill S. Preston Esq. in a third "Bill & Ted" adventure and the first in 27 years. The project was announced Tuesday at the Cannes Film Festival, with MGM's Orion Pictures set to release the film, titled "Bill & Ted Face the Music," in the U.S.


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Are you stressed? Who isn't, right? It seems that our levels of stress (for various reasons) keep increasing and so do the problems associated with stress…including the effect stress has on your skin. Now, Kiehl's has introduced new Skin Rescuer, a daily facial moisturizer that breaks skin's stress cycle. Read on for more…
I know when I've had periods of being under alot of stress, I didn't only experience physical symptoms like anxiety and sleep problems. It showed in my skin, too, which generally would look awful. That's why I was so pleased to see Kiehl's Skin Rescuer cross my desk. How can you tell if your skin is showing the effects of stress? Stressed skin might look red, dull, blotchy and/or show signs of premature aging.
Skin Rescuer is formulated to calm and hydrate the skin, while limiting the inflammatory response, which helps break the stress cycle. It also helps protect the skin barrier, which enables skin to be less vulnerable to the effects of stress going forward. And Skin Rescuer can be used by both women and men, because stress doesn't discriminate.
I've tested Stress Rescuer and I love this product. It's non-scented and non-irritating. It provides excellent hydration (the most common issue identified in my skin when I get a facial) and with use, helps to soothe, comfort and revitalize skin. Another thing I like is that once applied, your skin feels like velvet and it stays that way–even hours later. A sure sign that skin is retaining the moisture you've given it.
Kiehl's Skin Rescuer retails at $40 for 2.5 ounces. Find it in department stores including Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus and at kiehls.com. Does your skin need some "skin zen"?


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Forget all the tornadoes, earthquakes, revolutions, civil wars, and nuclear meltdowns that have been ripping the world apart – for our card-sharp friends over in America, the worst disaster of 2011 occurred on April 15th: the day online poker died. The FBI arrested heads of the three largest online poker websites on a slew of charges that included money laundering and fraud. The sites' domain names were seized and they banned US players from playing. There's a thread on TwoPlusTwo, the popular online poker forum, where you can see the crisis unfold in real time. At first people were incredulous, then confused, then angry, then slowly they realised that the era of free money is over.
The story of the "poker boom" has been told several times already, but the Cliffs Notes version goes like this: In 2003, American sports network ESPN televised the World Series of Poker, an event obscure outside of the gambling world, and millions of people watched as Chris Moneymaker – an amateur who made some boneheaded mistakes but got lucky again and again – won the tournament, and $2.5 million. A bunch of people saw Moneymaker and said, "Hey, I could do that!" and the legal-at-the-time poker websites were flooded with new members, most of them "fish" who could barely read the symbols on their electronic cards. As a result, it suddenly became possible – even easy – for someone with basic maths skills and card-playing experience to become a professional or semi-professional gambler. While the vast majority of new players were losers in the most literal sense (their winning days never covered their losing ones), there was a substantial number of people – mostly young men – who discovered that sitting at home in front of a screen, keeping track of nine to twelve games at a time, for several hours a day, paid better and was more rewarding than any other job they could get.
I knew a lot of these guys: slightly geeky 20-somethings – usually college grads – who were smart, good with numbers, and focused enough to pay close attention to details for long periods of time: qualities that would probably have led to a solid career in the pre-recession days. But the way the American job market looked, they decided, rightly, there was more money in poker. You could set your own hours, work from wherever you wanted, and there was a thrill in taking money from the pockets of those donks who didn't have half the poker-brain you did. Even after online poker became technically illegal in 2006 – much as torrenting music is 'illegal' – and casual players started to drop out, there was still money to be made. It was like a nerdy gambling gold rush.
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Well, the rush is over now. I imagine the players who became relatively famous and earned millions of dollars off of the game aren't hurt too badly by the FBI's clampdown. If you are successful enough and really dedicated to the game, there's always the option of moving over here to Europe where online poker is still completely legal. But the small-timers – the guys who were winning players but never broke into the high-stakes games or scored sponsorship opportunities – have very few options.
One of my friends has been playing poker professionally since he graduated from college in 2009. He'd been paying rent on his New York City apartment with his winnings (he had to carefully explain what he did for a living to the landlord), but now he's burning through his savings with no job, no opportunity to collect unemployment, and barely any kind of resume. "I don't have anything going for me," he told me at the bar the other night. "I've really had to think about life." He never wanted to be a poker player forever, but he took pride in being skilled enough to be successful at something. He would probably have to get a job at some point, but "the idea of a job just to get by makes me want to die."
Some players are migrating to smaller, less-reputable sites, which will probably be shut down or close their doors to US players in the coming months. A few are trying to make a living playing live games at casinos, which is more difficult and requires different skills. Others have simply quit: one fella who was grinding his way up from small stakes games is now packing boxes for minimum wage. If I was still relying on poker for my primary income source – like I was for a few months after college – I honestly have no idea what I would do. Young pros thought they had this "making a living" thing more or less figured out, and now they don't.
I just got a long, ranty email from a friend who was lucky enough to win six figures playing in the World Championships of Online Poker and is in no danger of living on the street. He called the shutdown "fascist" and then described how online poker saved his life.
He had been a student at an Ivy League school before suffering a nervous breakdown and being locked up in a mental hospital for a time. He went back home to the West Coast to live with his parents. There he played poker while he was too damaged to find a real job. He won a large tournament, cashed in some other ones, and found his way back to mental stability through the mathematics of card-playing. "It was the most effective therapy for a sick and despairing soul," he said. "Therapy that I was very happy to call my career for over a year after I convalesced.
"Online poker is a terrific living because you don't need anyone's help. You learn self-reliance. The independence is exhilarating. It's all on you to make your own way. In my life and my job, there was a concrete connection between effort and reward, and that's the most precious thing the government took away from us when they deprived us of our livelihoods."


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The desert regions of Nevada, including the Las Vegas and Henderson areas, may experience extreme weather conditions. While the months with the greatest amounts of rain are typically December through March, August can also produce heavy rain. Rain averages nearly a half an inch per month during these five months. Moisture usually arrives in the form of winter rainstorms, but occasionally the precipitation comes in the form of an ice storm or snowstorm.
Pack clothing for a variety of weather conditions including extremely hot weather, if traveling during the summer months. Temperatures in the high deserts from June through September routinely hit 100 degrees during the peak daytime hours. The months of February, March and April offer the most moderate temperatures, averaging 70 to 80 degrees. Lightweight light-colored clothing reflects the sunlight and helps in keeping cool. Avoid packing dark clothing, even when traveling to Nevada in winter months. Nevada means "snow-covered" and the winter months feature snow sports. Pack gloves, boots and a warm hat for cold weather use.
Scarves and hats are necessary items, if any outdoor activities are planned. Large golf umbrellas assist in keeping ultraviolet rays from the face and arms, even when off the course. Packing at least one UV-blocking cloth hat, with a wide brim, is also recommended.
Regardless of the season, sunblock and sunscreen are recommended items. Lotions with a minimum rating of UV-15 to protect the face, ears, and exposed limbs should be packed.
Pack sunglasses with extremely dark lenses to protect the eyes. The reflected sun from the sand in remote areas and from pavement in the urban centers can be intense. If participating in summer water sports or winter skiing, sunglasses are a necessary item.
The winter weather in Nevada is dry. Lip balm will keep lips from chapping. Select a balm with protection against ultraviolet rays for additional safety.
With the exception of evenings during the summer months, the night temperatures frequently require a light jacket for comfort, even when the weather during the day is warm. The temperature tends to drop quickly in the desert, so bring a jacket, even if it doesn't seem like you will need it.
Most services in the cities of Nevada operate using plastic, even the slot machines. Research discounts offered to out-of-state visitors in Nevada. Hotels and casinos frequently provide discount coupons good for lodging, food and gaming.
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The company launches a pilot project of cooperation with oil and gas companies with modern technologies of intensification of oil production.
The company to increase gas extraction pilot project cooperation with oil and gas companies with modern technologies of intensification of oil production in Mature and depleted fields. On Thursday, October 11, said the press service of the company.
In particular, the company offers potential partners the cooperation by concluding RES-contracts on intensification of the production group of fields (Complex improvement of the gas production / PEC production enhancement contract).
As noted in the company, this type of contract in Ukraine is still not concluded, therefore the company is a pioneer in this field. According to the plans, contract or several contracts will be concluded for a period of 10 or 15 years with possibility of extension for another 10 years.
The company evaluates the existing in Ukraine the deposits of the main indicators, which include modern production, proven reserves, depth, IRR drilling, ratio of production/inventory stocks of liquid hydrocarbons, etc.
In particular, using statistical methods of the field was divided into more or less homogeneous clusters, among which were elected the ones that can be of interest for cooperation.
Earlier it became known that the cost of a full cycle of gas production state-owned company Ukrgazvydobuvannya, the largest producer of natural gas and gas condensate in the country – varies from 180 to 250 dollars per thousand cubic meters.
It was also reported that the company opened a third this year a new field in the Kharkiv region.
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Pete Chehayl
Pete Chehayl is the company's Chief Financial Officer. Pete enjoyed a 30-year career in increasing financial positions, culminating as chief financial officer of Centennial Communications, which he helped build from a $250 million company to a $700 million company in less than three years. His previous experience includes Coopers & Lybrand, The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company and Sprint Corporation. He served on the board of directors of Madison River Communications, a $200 million rural local telephone company, as chair of the audit committee. He currently serves as chairman of the board of trustees of Sterling College, Vermont.
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Seattle International Raceway (SIR) was and is a hot spot for drag racing. From 1997 to 2009, Jeff Dykes was the official track photographer for SIR. He captured hundreds of drag cars, motorcycles and racers. As part of our Faces, Places, Races series, help us identify content in some of these photos or just scroll through the impressive photo collection.
Faces, Places, Races #1: 1930s-1950s Racing @ Portland Speedway
The World of Speed Archive receives many photos into its collection. While some may include partial information, many do not include names, locations and/or dates. With the help of viewers near and far, we may be able to add to these images, building the stories that these images capture. So scroll the images and if anything or anyone looks familiar, add your knowledge into the submission forms and we will add it to the image captions here and into our collection catalog.
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PNW Community Racing Timeline
The Pacific Northwest Community Racing Timeline shares moments in local motorsports history. Experience firsthand accounts and historical moments of early tracks, those behind the wheel or in the stands, clubs and cars, local heroes and all those that make up the Pacific Northwest's rich motorsports experience.
The PNW Racing Timeline is generated from material included in the World of Speed Archive as well as submissions provided by visitors to the Museum during American Archive Month (2017) as well as through our online submission form. To be part of the experience, contribute at http://www.worldofspeed.org/pnw-community-racing-timeline.
Driver Seat Stories– Recording Your First-Hand Racing History
The best way to understand what happened, how it happened, or even why it happened, is to ask the people who were there. Driver Seat Stories is all about asking those who were there and took part in making motorsports history to share their story; and so WOS Archive is reaching out to you, our community, to share your story whether how it felt to be behind the wheel, what is was like to build or ready a car or motorcycle (or even boat) to race, what part you played in the world of motorsports, or even the experience of watching a pivotal moment as a fan.
Adventures of World of Speed Archives Intern Amanda Stowell
One the most fascinating experiences for an archivist is the discovery of a unique, obscure, or rare object. At World of Speed, with the intake of many especially varied donations, locally and nationally, the Archive has the opportunity to experience such instances any time we meet a potential donor or open a donor shipment [...]


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American Heart Association
New Blood Pressure Guidelines Classify 30 Million More Americans as Hypertensive
New Blood Pressure Guidelines Classify 30 Million More Americans as Hypertensive
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If you've been putting off a visit to the GP, now more than ever is the time to head to the doc. The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology just lowered the threshold for high blood pressure to 130/80 millimeters of mercury, and now 46% of Americans — up from 32% — fall in the danger zone.
The previous benchmark stood at 140/90 mmHG, but recent research revealed that cut-off didn't give patients a good indication of the threat hypertension presents. Readings even below those numbers — previously called "pre-hypertension" or "high-normal blood pressure" — signify serious risks too.
"We now know that a blood pressure level between 130-139/80-89 doubles your risk of cardiovascular complications such as a heart attack compared to people whose blood pressure is under 120/80," says Paul Whelton, M.D., lead author of the guidelines and a professor of global public health at Tulane University.
Doctors often call high blood pressure the "silent killer" because it's second-leading cause of preventable death in the United States, behind cigarette smoking. Normal blood pressure is still considered under 120 mmHG for the systolic (top) number and 90 mmHG for the diastolic (bottom) number.
If you're one of the 30 million Americans who now fall in the extended range, don't worry too much. In the vast majority of cases, your doctor will likely recommend lifestyle changes, not a prescription, to get you back on track.
"If you already have a doubling of risk, you need to know about it," Whelton says. "It doesn't mean you need medication, but it's a yellow light that you need to be lowering your blood pressure." Losing weight, exercising more, drinking less alcohol and eating more fruits, veggies and whole grains can all make a positive difference and reduce your risk of other chronic diseases too.
While some people may have some devices to check their blood pressure at home, make sure you go to the doctor at least once a year for a reading, and more often if you have elevated or high blood pressure. To get the most accurate number, be still for five minutes before the test and don't talk during it. The cuff should be at your heart level as you're sitting up. The AHA also recommends getting multiple readings and averaging the results, since they can fluctuate significantly.


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Thomas Ellenson is a 21-year-old actor who has appeared in several Off-Off Broadway productions, including his own one-man show, and a network TV episode. Aside from having talent and ambition, Thomas also has Cerebral Palsy. Due to his CP, Thomas uses a power wheelchair to get around and speaks with an iPad.
In May of 2017, Thomas performed his one-man show, It Is What It Is, at NYC's One Festival and won First Prize. The show was then produced for a successful five night run at the Flamboyan Theater.
Tom also participated in the acclaimed mentoring program, Broadway Dreams. His number, "Invisible" was chosen as one of those to be performed in the NYC Showcase.
Over the years, Tom has appeared in 10 shows with Creative Arts Team (CAT), an inventive student theater group associated with City University of New York. He starred in a stage adaptation of the novel, Out Of My Mind, mounted by the graduate program at City College of New York and appeared in an episode of ABC's sitcom Speechless.
Thomas is a Broadway fanatic who has seen over 70 shows and whose passion was covered by CBS Local News. He has been given the privilege of meeting many performers, from Daniel Radcliffe to Lin Manual Miranda to Bernadette Peters, to ask them about their craft and share insights on performing.
Thomas says, "I wrote my own one man show because I know people might not hire me otherwise." However, his ambition might be best defined by his friend, the Tony-winning actor Jefferson Mays, who wrote, "Tom is capable of achieving great things. His passion for performance, his positive approach, the extraordinary way he lives his life, his wheelchair never confining him, but rather acting as a foundation for his strength and bold flights of imagination, affect everyone with whom he comes into contact."


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Thai Airways cancels bid for government loans – for now
Last month, Thai Airways revealed plans to approach the ruling military junta's "superboard" for financial assistance over what it described as an "anticipated liquidity problem"; the sums being discussed amounting to around THB7bn.
Today, according to Thai media, those plans have been cancelled.
Thai's acting chairman Areepong Bhoocha-oom said on Wednesday that the national flag carrier had previously anticipated a liquidity problem this month, but its financial status – including its liquidity – had improved sufficiently that it would no-longer need any special borrowing this year.
The improvement is attributed to cost-saving measures, a reduction in capacity by way of a reduction in the number of services, the postponement of delivery of two new aircraft from this year to the middle of next year, and increasing income from ticket sales from Thailand's tourist high season.
Areepong said the airline's normal cash flow and credit lines would now be sufficient to maintain its operations until March 2015, but he also admitted that the aircraft deliveries now delayed until 2015 would raise expenses next year. Areepong also said he hoped that Thai could turn a profit in the fourth quarter of this year.
This news comes as yet more evidence of the ongoing strengthening of the industry in the APAC region, which stands in contrast to the turmoil in the EU, what with Lufthansa's third industrial action within a fortnight taking place today, and multiple, previously-issued profit warnings from the legacy carriers, and massive internal restructuring imminent in AFI-KLM as well as several others. With Ryanair's massive 737 MAX order this week, the evidence suggests only the EU's LCC sector will enjoy any future stability. This week's renewed rhetoric from the Russian government over the potential closing of its airspace to Western aircraft will certainly not help matters.


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If you missed the description on my LinkedIn, basically what I'm doing is assisting the Vice Head Associate Partner's Social Media Assistant at Tommy Hilfiger.Read More
Sexiled in the City
"I mean, I'm very socially progressive and pro-sex and everything," Carrie's roommate Charlotte explains, "but come on, I need to get into my room sometimes to change my shirt or take my gummy vitamins.Read More
Open Letter: I Would Care More About Your Problems if They Were Funny
I was trying to listen when you talked to me about your grandmother's tragic passing from pneumonia, but frankly, it just didn't draw me in.Read More
The Person Underneath the Canada Goose
You wear Goodwill; I wear Canada Goose.
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Catalia Health
Roles: Product Lead, Research Lead
Catalia Health brings together artificial intelligence, psychology, and medicine to deliver lasting change for patients with chronic illness through patient engagement to generate unique data, which is valuable to their customers. They engage in personalized conversations with patients to help address their ongoing healthcare issues with their interactive robotic coach, Mabu.
In a randomized, controlled clinical trial, patients using the Mabu platform were engaged for 40% longer than patients using a computer. Years of psychological studies have confirmed that people are more likely to trust, remember, and form bonds with people when they're interacting in person than over a mediated interface. The same holds true for technology. And we've built our technology to increase this effect.
I'm an effective, scalable technology platform and Mabu's AI-driven conversations are tailored to each patient.
extending mabu's functionality
While the benefits of Mabu's patient interaction is proven, it is a physical object and not portable enough to keep in a purse or backpack when the patient is out of home or traveling. With this constraint, how can a patient engage with Mabu outside of their home and continue to follow their care plan or get input from their providers?
To extend Manu's capabilities for data input and to deliver increased interactivity to the patients, we were asked to create a health portal. This would allow patients to not only input their medications and health data points, but also track their progress over time.
We leveraged Catalia Health's existing patient research and built upon it with a patient survey, card sort, 1:1 interviews and industry research. The insights we gained validated the opportunity a health portal would create for patient care.
Patient Insights
We learned through our qualitative and quantitative research that patients fell into two distinct groups:
The Independent Skeptic doesn't want to be fussed over and is very DIY. They don't want to become friends with their care team and are more likely to access their information via desktop or laptop. They are unlikely to have a smart device because they think it's "too much." They would like to have their medical records and appointment information within easy access when needed.
The Open-Minded Explorer enjoys trying new things and is more likely to own a smart phone or a tablet (or both!). They are often casual gamers, as long as it's fun and doesn't take much thought. They are open to trying new things and see their healthcare as a collaborative effort between they and their care team.
Survey Insights
We had 77 respondents all suffering from some form of chronic disease. The survey ran for 7 days.
89% take multiple medications per day
31% forget to take their medication as directed
45% already communicate with their care team via email or a healthcare portal
Quotes from 1:1 Interviews
The ease in communication was cited as a benefit to a portal, but they caution that it must be timely and relevant.
"…I don't believe I've ever received a call from my pain management doctor, unless you count the robo call to remind me of an appointment"
"…I have a lot of stress and remembering my pills adds to that stress, and being stressed makes my...condition worse"
"…best case scenario is that my doctors share my records from office to office, but that doesn't always happen"
"…usually once a week or so I will forget my second dose of medication."
"...do they call me? Actually they don't. It's up to me to call if anything has changed. They don't call to check on me."
"…occasionally I've written notes about pain I was experiencing. I tried to describe the pain at those times because it can be very hard to describe certain type of pain..."
The Recommendation
The desire to be inclusive to both patient groups, we recommended a responsive web approach over creating an app-based experience. This would reach the largest number of users while being device and platform agnostic. From a content standpoint, it also serves from a single codebase, which creates content parity across all breakpoints.
Design Ideation
Based on meetings with Catalia Health, we went through several rounds of iterative design from low to high fidelity.
Usability Testing
We used a remote, unmoderated protocol through usertesting.com to conduct our usability study. Overall, the feedback was very positive. All the participants described the experience as 'simple, clean and easy to use.' The constructive feedback centered around nomenclature and suggesting the addition of a dedicated "test results" section.
One pain point across all six users was the inability to create a "new" message on the "connections" page.
MVP Design Solution
In its current state, what we've designed has been well-received by users as 'easy to use' and refreshingly 'clean and simple.' It's a welcome departure from the cacophony that's encountered with other portal-type experiences.
The next steps would be to further build-out what we've provided as a functional prototype, test with actual Catalia Health patients and use those insights to further refine the tool for their needs.
Either in parallel or separately, depending on resources, the provider side of the experience will need to be crafted and the process we embarked on six months ago will repeat.


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Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor and Deepika Padukone's look from Sanjay Leela Bhansali's much-awaited movie Padmavati has been unveiled by the makers of the film and the audience cannot stop talking about it. Filmmaker Karan Johar, who loved the look of all three characters from the film, told news agency PTI that Mr Bhansali's aesthetics and visualization are 'always beautiful.' "There's no doubt that Padmavati looks exceptionally beautiful. All the three looks, even Ranveer Singh's look, were exotic. Deepika is always eternally beautiful but I think Bhansali makes her look more beautiful," PTI quoted the 45-year-old filmmaker as saying.
- Mr Bhansali's aesthetics and visualization are 'always beautiful': KJo
- On Tuesday, posters featuring Ranveer as Alauddin Khilji were unveiled
- Deepika Padukone features as Rani Padmini of Chittor in the film
On Tuesday, the makers of Padmavati unveiled posters featuring Ranveer Singh as ruler Alauddin Khilji and it was amongst the top trends on the Internet through the day.
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SULTAN ALAUDDIN KHILJI #Khiljipic.twitter.com/DNtht5bHcQ— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) October 2, 2017
SULTAN ALAUDDIN KHILJI #Khiljipic.twitter.com/Ls2IznAq1c— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) October 2, 2017
Padmavati posters featuring Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor have been revealed earlier. Deepika Padukone features as Rani Padmini of Chittor in the film while Shahid Kapoor will portray the role of her husband Rawal Ratan Singh.
Padmavati also stars Aditi Rao Hydari and Jim Sarbh in pivotal roles.
Padmavati marks Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh's third collaboration with filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali after Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela and Bajirao Mastani.
Last month, Padmavati posters featuring Deepika as Rani Padmini were burnt by an outfit of the Rajput community Shri Rajput Karni Sena outside Rajmandir Cinema Hall in Jaipur in protest, reported news agency IANS.
The outfit claimed that Sanjay Leela Bhansali promised to the have the movie cleared by them first but had not followed up. "While shooting in Jaipur Bhansali had promised to show the film to us and historians before releasing it. But since then no one has contacted us, nor has the film been shown to us," said Narain Singh Divrala, the district president of Karni Sena, reported IANS.
Padmavati will release in theatres on December 1.
(With PTI and IANS inputs)
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General Description An architect designed 5 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom villa with exceptional views over the Sir Francis Drake Channel, a large swimming pool and set within 6.1 acres of gardens.
The living room is light spacious and airy.
The formal dining room can easily seat 10 people and the kitchen is fit for a professional chef.
The swimming pool was designed with a family in mind; there is a safe paddling area at one end for small children and deep water suitable for the springboard at the other end with a channel joining the two circular areas enabling laps to be swum.
The master bathroom is sumptuously finished with the bath set in a marble surround.
The house has several outbuilding for storage, water pumps and include an the air-conditioned wine cellar. Considerable thought has gone into all aspects of the property. A huge water catchment area feeds the cisterns that hold a total of approx. 140,000 gallons.The gardens which have been carefully planned and planted with many different fruit trees, has drip irrigation and a covered potting area and includes a chicken-run designed along the lines of a Buddhist temple.
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Vlog 4 - Vietnam
By the way: The second episode from my Vietnamese adventures has been finished and uploaded while I was busy on many more crazy experiences here in New Zealand. But all the action here is nothing compared to what I did in Vietnam. Here everything is tested and safe but this scooter...I was genuinely scared. Well see for yourself, like, comment and subscribe.