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Attorneys for the family of seven-month-old girl who died in 2015 accuse city of stonewalling
Dorian Hargrove 8:12 p.m., March 28
Scott Peters, former city councilmember and current port commissioner, officially announced his candidacy for the newly drawn 52nd congressional district on Monday.
Peters, a self-described "common-sense democrat" will be running against conservative congressman Brian Bilbray, former State Assemblywoman Lori Saldana, businessman Bob Nascenzi, and John Stahl in the new district which extends from Poway to Coronado, including parts of La Jolla, downtown, and Coronado.
"The American people, especially San Diegans, don't care as much about party politics as they care about their jobs, quality of life and their children's futures. They are embarrassed and worried that our national representatives can't put personal politics aside and put the people they represent first," stated Peters in the announcement.
Peters pledged to create jobs, reform energy policy, and rein in national spending.
Aargh. Eeeeh. Yeeech. That's as polite as I can get about this guy.
Might I add, from the U-T: "In the announcement Monday, Peters touted his record as a port commissioner and city councilman in San Diego, where he supported small businesses and redevelopment projects such as the construction of PETCO Park."
Not a winning beginning with most voters.
And then: "as was the case when he unsuccessfully challenged City Attorney Michael Aguirre in 2008, Peters will be forced to answer questions about past votes, including a 2002 decision to underfund the city's pension plan."
Worse start! And did the U-T reporter ask any questions? Nope.
But someone did comment: "now is a very good time to remember that when Scott Peters was President of the City Council, one of his first moves was to attempt to move the non-agenda public comments from the begining of city council meetings,... Which meant that public could wait all day, far into the night, and likely speak to council members who may or may not have elected to stay after all the Official "business" was concluded. That's the type of representation Peters has to offer.
No sale."
Well said.
As Council President Scott Peters treated many regular Non-Agenda Public Comment speakers with distain. He was mean and arrogant even to the most selfless persons, homeless, and people looking for help and justice. Just watch the City Council videos online when he was Council President and chaired all City Council meetings for years.
Our new Council President Tony Young makes it clear that all are welcomed downtown, and actually shows respect for the speakers.
Scott Peters is the reason why the Navy plans to build their West Coast Headquarters on an assumed Active Fault of the Rose Canyon Fault Zone (RCFZ) adjacent Port of San Diego Tidelands. The Navy's hearing on their Environmental Consistency Determination will be heard at the November 2, 2011 Coastal Commission hearing in Oceanside.
If San Diego votes for Peters instead of Democrat and independent-minded Lori Saldana, we are doomed to failure and deserve the government we elect.
You had me...until you mentioned the illegal alien promoting, give my taxes to illegals for schooling, Lori Saldana.
No thanks. I'll take Bilbray anyday over those two.


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For me, the thing is that T/L still had the option to inform the rockers what had happened to their money as opposed to going along with the twinnies' plan. Sure, the Twinnies would probably have gotten upset with them, but that's what happens sometimes when you make a choice to do what you believe to be right. And, on the other hand, they would have gotten the total respect of the Rockers and probably other teams, once they found out. I suspect some viewers would have cheered them on as well.
For me, you have to do what lets you sleep at night. But that's just me. For all I know, the Twinnies and T/L's sleep isn't bothered in the least by what they've done.


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Renegade's HORSEPOWER Review
Renegade's HORSEPOWER Review
HORSE-POWER by Ultimate Nutrition
I haven't seen this product much on AM, but I hope this review will open up some testers and bring in more feedback. The feedback I have seen on other boards is quite positive.
First Impressions
First I wanted to thank Island Supplements for sending me a free-sample of this product. If it wasn't for the free sample I would've possibly looked over and missed this product. I ordered it a few days after trying.
The name is what initially attracted my attention. "Horse Power" brought to mind not only muscle cars, but fast, strong stallions. Proof that there's something in a name.
The packaging and label is professional, clean. This is creatively different than most of U.N.'s other labels.
But what really hooked me in was all of the stuff they put in here. 3 types of creatine including CEE and the new Kre-Alkalyn. Plus it contained almost 4g of Arginine for pumps, MCT's, Glycerol, Taurine, Ornithine, it seemed like a pretty complete product.
This exciting new formula combines a stack of twenty essential ingredients that work synergistically to increase strength, stamina, recovery and blood-flow-vasodilatation. Horse Power acts to increase Nitric Oxide production in the body for remarkable benefits. Nitric Oxide creates an anabolic environment in your body by increasing blood flow to working muscles to promote muscle growth, dilation of blood vessels, increased strength, and faster muscle recovery. Dilation of the blood vessels helps to increase blood flow to your muscles, bringing with it much-needed nutrients, oxygen and hormones.
Serving Size: 1 Scoop (20g)
Servings Per Container: 50
Amount Per Serving:
Calories 12
Total Carbohydrate 3 g
Sugars 2 g
Kre-Alkalyn 1.5 g
Creatine Ethyl Ester 1.1 g
Tri-Creatine Malate 1.5 g
Betaine Hydrochloride 2 g
Taurine (micronized) 2 g
N-Acetyl-L-Glutamine 1.1 g
NO Power Blend 4000 mg
(Arginine Alpha Ketoglutarate, Arginine Ethyl Ester Dihydrochloride)
HorsePower Blend: 5800mg
(Beta-Alanine, Glycerol Monostearate, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Citrulline Ethyl Ester Malate, L-Norvaline, Guanidinopropionic Acid, Gynostemma Pentaphyllum, Ornithine Alpha Ketoglutarate, Arginine Ketoisocaproate, R-Alpha Lipoic Acid, Rutaecarpine, and Glycocyamine)
Directions: Take 1 serving (1 scoop) with a 8 oz. glass of water 2 times daily. When cycling horse power we recommend using it for no longer than a twelve week cycle.
Disappointed in the mixibility of this product, it seemed a bit chunky. Nothing too serious, but with all of the ingredients that are in here I would expect it to not mix well. It was in fact, drinkable. I used a cup, water and spoon.
Taste - 3.5/5
This is for the Fruit Punch flavor. It was a bit strong, but it tastes relatively the same as other products with 20+ ingredients in it. I've tasted better and tasted worse. I actually ordered the Lemon Lime flavor, and I'm really looking foreward to trying that.
Workout - 4/5
Taken about 20 minutes pre-workout, I did chest + triceps. Energy was alright...I wish this product had a stimulant version! The pumps however were quite nice. I had my shirt off doing dips, and my chest was very vascular. The pumps in my triceps doing skullcrushers were very tight. And strength seemed to be increased on a small level. More stamina.
Overall - 4/5
This product has me very impressed. A good amount of ingredients, varying from MCTs to 3 kinds of creatine to arginine ethyl ester and glycerol, this product is one of the best on the market. If you take this product pre-workout with a stimulant I think you will be pleasantly surprised. Pumps were really good, and the strength/stamina seemed increased also. They recommend you take it twice per day, but that would leave 25 servings to the product. I recommend once per day, or as I do it, pre-workout only.
Overall, this has been one of the best pre-workout mixes I have tried. - 08-07-2006, 08:43 AM
Solid review, have some points.
My The 1 LOG: http://anabolicminds.com/forum/steroids/254164-my-one-log.html - 08-07-2006, 10:36 AM
It looks really good on paper, and from my few workouts so far it has shown a big increase in stamina and muscle fullness.
Originally Posted by jjohn - 08-07-2006, 12:25 PM
Originally Posted by ECTOmorph - 08-07-2006, 04:30 PM
yea I purchades both flavors, the reason for the mixability issue is that they use gms, and if I am correct does not dissolve in water that well but its there to help with fluid retention. both flavors are fine a little on the smoothie side like those snapple thingys. I give it a 4/5 as well, I use a stimullant at least 1-1.5 hours before I take hp, cause I dont want to constrict my blood flow 2 much, but my all time fav is shock therapy.
Originally Posted by BigNemo - 08-08-2006, 09:55 AM
as far as price goes I got mine for under $30 I felt at that price it wasa a excellent bargain, as well as the stimI take b4 I take my hp is trimethylean, good energy and it already contains small amounts of argine ethyester and citulline ethyl ester, my guess is to prevent viens from contricting and causing headaches.
Originally Posted by BigNemo
I got mine for about $40 including shipping, which is a good price for 50 servings. - 08-08-2006, 07:18 PM
I take it mostly on w/o days, but somtimes since I have weights at my job I may take a serving with me 2 work to get pumped up. I think its as good if not better than most of the no supps on the market, but they should ad some vinpocatine 4 mental alertness and focus, but my pumps have been great, the only prob is the clumping but I ain't complaning. And I have been taking hp 4 about 2 weeks now.
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Intravitreal Bevacizumab and Triamcinolone Associated to Laser Photocoagulation for Diabetic Macular Edema(IBeTA) (IBeTA)
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Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Diabetic Macular Edema |
Procedure: Laser photocoagulation Drug: Intravitreal triamcinolone Drug: Intravitreal bevacizumab |
Phase 3 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Intravitreal Bevacizumab and Intravitreal Triamcinolone Associated to Laser Photocoagulation for Diabetic Macular Edema(IBeTA) |
- Best Corrected Visual acuity [ Time Frame: One Year ]
- Macular Mapping Test [ Time Frame: One Year ]
- Multifocal Electroretinogram [ Time Frame: One Year ]
- Central Macular Thickness [ Time Frame: One Year ]
Enrollment: | 12 |
Study Start Date: | October 2009 |
Study Completion Date: | November 2011 |
Primary Completion Date: | November 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Active Comparator: Laser Group
Focal / grid Laser photocoagulation in diabetic macular edema
Procedure: Laser photocoagulation
Focal / grid photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema according to ETDRS guidelines
Experimental: Triamcinolone group
Intravitreal triamcinolone associated to laser photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema
Drug: Intravitreal triamcinolone
Intravitreal preservative-free triamcinolone (4mg) associated to focal photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema on baseline; Re-treatment at weeks 20 and 40 if CMT>275um
Other Name: Triancinolona (Ophthalmos)
Experimental: Bevacizumab group
Intravitreal Bevacizumab associated to laser photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema
Drug: Intravitreal bevacizumab
Intravitreal bevacizumab (1.5mg) associated to focal photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema at baseline; Re-treatment at weeks 20 and 40 if CMT>275um
Other Name: Avastin
Detailed Description:
Macular edema is a leading cause of decreased visual acuity in patients with diabetic retinopathy1,2.
Laser photocoagulation is the standard of care treatment for diabetic macular edema, based on ETDRS and recent clinical trials findings3,4. However, because visual acuity improvement post-laser is observed infrequently, and because of the frequent recurrence or persistence of DME (refractory DME) after appropriate laser treatment, particularly in eyes presenting with angiographically diffuse macular edema5-9, there is a need for alternative treatments for the management of DME. In addition, for some patients with significant cataract, precise visualization of posterior pole structures may not be possible, so that pharmacological therapy with intravitreal agents may be preferable over laser treatment.
Recent studies have shown promising results of pharmacological therapies for Diabetic macular edema. Triamcinolone has shown similar results when compared to ranibizumab and deferred focal/grid LASER in pseudophakic eyes (DRCRnet, prompt versus deferred). Ranibizumab associated with deferred LASER or as monotherapy has also shown promising results (RISE and RIDE). However, there are several concerns regarding long-term intravitreal injections therapies that include economic feasibility for the public health system, risk of endophthalmitis and patient acceptability. For these reasons, the present study decided to check associations between LASER and drug therapy, in an attempt to improve focal/grid laser outcomes with reduced number of intravitreal injections.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinically significant DME - by biomicroscopic evaluation with generalized breakdown of the inner blood-retina barrier with diffuse fluorescein leakage involving the foveal center and most of the macular area on fluorescein angiography
- Snellen logarithm of minimum angle of 20/40 or worse
- Central macular thickness greater than 275 µm on optical coherence tomography (OCT)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Glycosylated hemoglobin rate above 10%
- History of glaucoma or ocular hypertension
- Systemic corticoid therapy
- History of thromboembolic event (including myocardial infarction or cerebral vascular accident)
- Major surgery within the prior 6 months or planned within the next 28 days
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- Severe systemic disease
- Any condition affecting documentation or follow-up
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00997191
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Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto | |
Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil |
Study Chair: | Maria L Paccola, MD | HC FMRP - USP |
Study Chair: | André M V Messias, PhD | HCFMRP - USP |
Study Director: | Bianka Y N Y Katayama, MD | HC FMRP - USP |
Principal Investigator: | Rodrigo Jorge, PhD | HC FMRP - USP |
Study Chair: | Rogério A Costa, PhD | HC FMRP - USP |
Responsible Party: | Rodrigo Jorge, Professor, University of Sao Paulo |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00997191 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
6826/2009 |
Study First Received: | October 15, 2009 |
Last Updated: | February 28, 2013 |
Keywords provided by University of Sao Paulo:
Bevacizumab Diabetes Intravitreal |
Macular edema triamcinolone VEGF |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Edema Macular Edema Signs and Symptoms Macular Degeneration Retinal Degeneration Retinal Diseases Eye Diseases Bevacizumab Triamcinolone hexacetonide Triamcinolone Triamcinolone Acetonide Triamcinolone diacetate Angiogenesis Inhibitors |
Angiogenesis Modulating Agents Growth Substances Physiological Effects of Drugs Growth Inhibitors Antineoplastic Agents Anti-Inflammatory Agents Glucocorticoids Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |
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Balearic Islands with total area of 5,014 km consist of four islands which are 2 by Formentera, 11 by Eivissa, 14 by Menorca and 73 by Mallorca (Bull 1997, 140). Mallorca is the largest island of the Balearic archipelago with 555km of the total coast length of the island (Garcia and Servera 2003, 288) which covered for nearly three quarters of the land with approximately 3640 km² in Balearic Island.
The climate of Mallorca is typically Mediterranean with moderate average temperatures. During the summer, the dry and warm season takes place. The average annual rainfalls are 625 mm, with average temperature 16°C and 17°C except in the high mountain (Guijarro 1986). With its favorable climate, extensive coastline and beautiful beaches it have lured visitors coming over for many centuries.
In 1950s the development of tourism increasingly creates an opportunity to the local in generating additional jobs and income. On the other side it has resulted in a large flux of immigrants from Iberian Peninsula to Mallorca. At the same time when the tourism industry developed, the local economy became dependent on this source of revenue. Consequently, in 1955 there is 30 of the population was working for the sector however in 1996 it was almost 76 (Garcia and Servera 2003, 288).
The development of Mass Tourism (Mallorca)
Definition of Mass tourism
Burkart and Medlik (1974, 42) states "Mass tourism is essentially a quantitative notion, based on the proportion of the population participating in tourism or on the volume of tourist activity". However, in the context of Bramwell (2004) relate it to tourism industry's large-scale replication of standardized holiday packages combining accommodation and transport to cater large numbers of people from diverse social groups.
Basically both definitions have pointed out the key element of mass tourism that is all about large volume and large scale of replication production with local participation involvement to cater vast numbers of visitors. Since 1950s tourism in Mallorca has closely aligned with a standard mass holiday package aimed at a very price-sensitive of European tourist (Aguilo et al. 2005, 221). Having such characteristic of the climate, sun and beach is perfectly match with the mass tourist who in search of hot weather and suntan within the framework of a rigidly packaged holiday.
Butler's life cycle of Mallorca
Exploration & involvement stage-1930s
The butler's lifecycle model (1980), describes a tourist destination from the exploration to development up to stagnation and decline phases can be best apply in the destination of Mallorca from the growth stage to post-stagnation stage. In the period of "exploration and involvement" stages tourism takes place in Mallorca act merely "as an instrument for stimulating cultural and intellectual activity" (Bull 1997, 141).
Early development stage - 1955s
When it comes to 1955 Mallorca Island is in development stage where mass tourism started to grow during that period. There was a re-establishment of the tourist board that have significantly change the tourism on the island whereby the tourism become more very much linked with the development of package holidays and mass tourism from the growing markets in western and northern Europe (Pearce 1991 and Williams 1997). However in 1959, Spanish government took the initiate to simplify the procedure of visiting the country in order to modernize the economy by gaining overseas revenue through (Stabilisation Act of 1959). The numbers of visitors started to growth constantly in early 1960s, majority of the visitors were dominated from UK and Germany in large volumes concentrated especially during summer season (Clark 1988) (Figure 1).
Consolidation stage-1980s-1990s
Between 1960s-1980s the consequences from the boom of international tourism to Mallorca, it led to an increasing resort development along the coastline. Most of the island began from the rapid growth of inexpensive package holidays in the 1960s. However in the late of 1970s, many buildings, resorts and apartments were built in order to cater large numbers of visitors and growing number of the populations. Majority of these early resorts were portrayed by standard apartment building architecture, short of appropriate infrastructure and lack of planning, which lead to the consolidation stages. Buswell (1996, 321) described the growth of tourist resolution on Mallorca as "unplanned and piecemeal, even chaotic". Later, stricter planning laws was set up in 1980s and 1990s against the problem that arisen. Subsequently Mallorca managed to maintain its good reputation with tourists, particularly from UK and Germany moreover constantly attracts about 10 m visitors per year (Buswell 1996 and Government Balear 2003)
Stagnation and Decline stage-1990s-2000s
In late 1990s, environmental pressures begin to emerge in Mallorca regarding to the issue such as water shortages, climate change, overcrowding, and over commercialization as well as anti-social behavior by its visitors. This eventually causes an overall of decline in number of visitors arrive to its destination. In provisions of destination life cycle dynamics, the tourism product of Mallorca was beginning to 'stagnate' and 'decline' and required management planning and policy intervention to bring about its 'rejuvenation' (Butler, 1980).
Development of Mass tourism in Calvia, Mallorca
Calviá is a municipality of Mallorca which is also one of the largest tourism receiving areas. It accounted about one third of the total flow of tourists to Balearic Islands. It covers 145 km² and has a coastal strip of 56 Km of beaches and cliffs which caused it absolutely suitable destination for mass tourism. It offers accommodation for 120,000 bedspaces and with approximately up to 1.6 million visitors a year (Aguilo, Algere and Sard, 2005). Furthermore, with its location in tiny distance from the airport of Palma creates an easily accessible to the visitors. The population of the resident increased from 3000 in habitants during 1960 up to 30,000 in the late nineties (Dodds 2007).
Since 19th century, tourism began to be as main economic activity of its island (Ministerio de Economia y Hacienda, 2005). Tourism development in Calviá boomed in the 1960s and has been based on short-term economic gain. As Aguilo et al. (2005) states, it was one of the first municipalities to experience negative effects of mass tourism. Lack of planning regulations resulted in urban sprawl and lack of environmental regard, similar to many Mediterranean resorts.
The model of tourism development in Mallorca has been "based on short-term interest, unlimited building out of tune with local conditions, and an unsustainable exploitation of exceptional natural resources". Tourist development took place in 1960s to 1980s and was hasty and unplanned.
In economic point of view, tourism is important as it create job opportunities, infrastructure development as well as foreign exchange. The unemployment rate is much lower than national average (Ministerio de Trabajo 2005) as there are about 31,793 people employed in restaurant-bars, 2057 involved in transportation rental, 483 in supermarkets, 398 people employed in souvenir shops and with 1,684 works in other tourist facilities. Meanwhile 1,402 involved in beach business and 18,003 are involved in providing tourist activities. In Calviá it was estimated about 61749 vacancies in terms of providing tourist activities (Molz 2004). It has 30 higher income per capital of national and 5 higher of E.U. levels (Ministerio de Economia y Hacienda 2005). Looking at these figures it becomes absolutely obvious 85 of Balearic Island's GNP is from tourist industry, and tourism is the main source of income for the city of Calviá whereby economy is completely reliant upon it.
From the statistics numbers given, it can be conclude that there is high number of labour force joining the labour market, the tourist monoculture especially during the peak seasonal pattern, labour with a low salary system, and pressure of work during high season (Local Agenda 21 2001).
Socio culture impact
While tourism provides certain economic benefits to a region in any case in the short term, however it does causes annoyance to the local way of life. To the locals the concerns may derive due to the unfulfilled promises, disruption of a traditional way of life, insufficiency of employment opportunities or frustration with the economic changes which came with mass tourism development.
Before tourism takes place, Calviá was fundamentally a poor and rural area with little outside contact and general history of emigration with its own language and culture of Catalan roots (Ruzza 2004). However tourism has wholly altered these features; a vast number of immigration from the Spanish peninsula arrived to fulfill the demand for labour created by the growth of mass tourism, particularly in the building industry and the hotel business. Consequent to that the temporary immigrant population, has gradually turn into resident, eventually this causes the loss of cultural identity, conflict over language issues, and lack of social integration within local and immigrant population and tiny participation in local social life.
Although Calviá is Spain's richest municipality and one of the richest in Europe, it has the lowest level of education in Spain which itself the lowest in Europe (Ayuntament de Calviá 1995). Besides, most of employments given for waiters and house cleaner which did not trained by a professional skilled.
Consequences of too many visitors
Reason tourist choose Calviá as holiday destination
The persistence of the sun and sand model (2005, 222), describes that the reason induces tourists to choose the particular sun and sand destination include the climate of 76.2, the beaches (51.2), the price (36.4), and the quality of the hotels (22.2). Among all, climate is the fundamental reason followed by the beaches which induces tourists for choosing such destination. As a result Calviá received a growing number of visitors who travel to a mass tourism holiday destination attracted by the climate, sun and beaches. Calviá were seen as a model based on value, in terms of price competition it has lure many visitors especially from UK and German with it standardization of the holiday experience (CIITIB, 2002).
Social impact
For the local point of view, visitors seem to utilize the physical environment from the local however the profit that generated from the visitors are not share with the local community. Thus it creates undesirable impacts on livelihoods without sharing benefits with the local people who bear the cost of both human and natural environment. Eventually conflicts arise among local populations with vast number of visitors as they need to compete for limited use of resources such as water, sanitation, energy and land uses.
In point of tourist view it is frequently recapitulate with the statements with "this used to be a paradise but now it is ruined" because of overcrowding, over commercialization or overdevelopment. The "mass tourism" tackiness and the variety of problems experienced in Calviá have too often formed blemish alongside beautiful natural scenery; crowded with vast numbers of tourists as if they were many cattle; ruined traditional cultures and occupational patterns by creating a insidious tourism industry portrayed as low paying jobs service and manipulative values; without concerning the needs of local citizens and the community values that were inconsistent with pragmatic economic requirements of the tourism industry.
Environmental impact
The risen numbers of visitors and residents have immense environmental pressure in Calviá. As mentioned in butler's life cycle, Mallorca was in the period of 'stagnation' in 1990s may lay on the line by rising of environmental pressure mainly due to water shortages and climatic change.
Inadequate water supply
The issue of inadequate water supply especially during peak period and summer season, water supplies is aggravated by visitors' flows for use in hotels, swimming pools and golf course. According to the statistic documented in 1995, the water consumption by visitors amounted of 160 liters per day whereby resident is only 130 liters.
High demand in energy consumption
The annual consumption of primary energy in Calviá amount to 72,000 TEP per year of which only 2 is renewable. However, the consumption per day was 6.47 kwh and visitors stay one night in hotel the consumption amounted to 2.14 kwh (Dodds 2007).
Pollution by Transports
Of 1,400,000 tones emission of carbon dioxide, 58 is due to transporting tourist in and out of Mallorca. In Calviá 1995 statistic, visitors are the major causes of traffic congestion where of 70 million journeys 50 million were from visitors.
Urban waste
In 1995 Calviá produced 41000 tons of urban waste with roughly 1.25 kg per day by the resident however 1kg per visitors a day. Moreover there is a limited option for disposal. The production of wastewater and solid waste in visitor areas often surpass the carrying capacity of local infrastructure due the high seasonal demand.
Deterioration of the Land use
Building development in Calviá has been excessive with mass occupation of sandy beaches and important enclaves along the rocky coastline (Pappas 2007). With over 60 of Calviá region was caused by soil erosion. However land area was reducing drastically because of urbanization. Furthermore, as a result of urbanization, quarries and waste dumps were increasing. Forest fires also sparked further destruction of the land. According to an accounting of the distribution of the entire area of Calviá made by Schmitt (Molz 2004) in 1991 the build-up-area has quadrupled in the years from 1968 to 1991 (+311.6). However 57 of archaeological heritage were at high risk of deterioration.
Overcrowded beach
Almost 80 of the analyzed cases show overcrowding despite an urban beach or natural beach. There is a strong seasonal concentration of visitors between June and September because of the demand for sun and beaches. Subsequently this led to overcrowded beach with less than 6 m² of beach surface per person with increasing anthropogenic pressure over the coastal zone (Garcia and Jaume 2003, 287).
Calviá is an example of a mass tourism destination which, from a result of tourism pressure in the late 1980s, faced significant economic, social and environmental decline. As mentioned by Butler (1993) "tourism is an activity because of its reliance upon the maintenance of natural environment and natural processes, should lent itself toward sustainable development." Therefore, sustainable development must always be tourism's main objective. Without natural environment and natural processes there would not be any tourism activity at all. In the case of Calviá the decrease of tourism numbers and Balearic Island as a whole driven regulations and efforts to move towards addressing the problems of the degradation of the environment, deterioration of social systems and facilities and the threat of further tourism decline.
Definition of Planning and Policy
Mass tourism is a key issue in the global tourism industry, may it be in Mallorca or Brazil or Iceland. The word "MASS" alone brings about one fear: mass-destruction. Without careful tourism planning, it brings about unseen consequences that can make "tourism destroying tourism" become a reality and nightmare.
By looking at the definition of planning is extremely ambiguous and difficult to define. Chadwick (1971, 24) states that "planning is a process of human thought with an action based upon the thought - in point of fact, forethought, thought for the future, nothing more or less than this is planning". Meanwhile Hall (2008, 90) supported Chadwick's ideas to conclude that "most important aspect of planning is that it is directed towards the future". However, planning cannot be accomplished without policy because it is closely related terms. Wilkinson (1997) linked planning and policy by stating planning is a course of action, whereas policy is the implementation of the planned course of action.
Planning and policy in the case of Calviá
Calviá Plan for tourist Excellent - 1990
The plan was developed in 1990 as to target the threat of decline. It comes along with the Balearic Autonomous community in cooperation with the municipalities as to modernize, improve and diversify the tourism. This plan included building clearance to regain open space, try to counterbalance the seasonal nature of tourism and training and employment. However this plan is mainly focused on the industry supply side instead of sustainability of the destination and host community did not involve at all. As a result, it did not attempt to overcome the growing issues that have arisen.
Calviá Local Agenda 21 (LA21) - 1995
At the end of 1994, the Town council of Calviá, together with a range of working groups, drew up the "Local Agenda 21 for Calviá" as a long term strategies integrated with economic, social, territorial and environment actions. In formulating LA21 in 1995 and Action Plan in 1997, the Municipality of Calviá actively involved the support of local community, all the stakeholders, NGO as well as national and EU governments.
The key objectives for LA21 Calviá concentrating on entering a new way of life based on sustainable and participatory urban and tourism planning; emphasize environmental management of the destination, look for for agreement and consensus with social representatives, control development and act for more stable employment in the area. (Calviá Agenda Local 21, Mallorca, Spain 2004).
In 1998 New Balearic Law in Calviá was set out as to limit accommodation growth, restore existing hotels and to protect 40 of natural areas. The objectives of the LA21 comprises of 10 strategic lines of action and 40 initiatives.
Key results that have been achieved since the implementation of Calviá's 1997 plan
The LA21 Action Plan which were set out in 1997 were seems to have improvement in a general movement toward sustainability within the region and as Calviá is fairly autonomous, it was able to adopt and implement many initiatives without the need for collaboration from higher government. Among those key results that have been achieved since the implementation of the LA21 action plan are stated below:
Planning and Regeneration
Decline of 200 bed without raise in number of hotels and apartments
1993-2002-about 30 building clearance plan actions including actual building demolition and purchase of urban plots as to prevent further construction were carried out
Demolished buildings on more than 13,500m² of the total surface area
Upgraded area in Magaluf & Palma Nova tourist area with pedestrian zones and planting tree as to improve quality of the area.
In Paseo de Calviá 32 km cycling and walking path was built
Environmental instruments
Tax was imposing on water consumption for conservation with awareness campaigns on promoting its use.
The recycling & urban waste reduction plans successfully separated 70 of the urban waste at origin, assisting by reducing cost of recycling effort, minimizing land fill.
Sea dredging which used to generate beaches has been terminated while measures on environmental friendly were put in place to minimize erosion.
New regulation for limiting anchor damage & harbor congestion cause by boats
Protect wild life & ecosystems with the establishment of Marine Park & terrestrial protected areas.
Economic instruments
Impose an eco-tax in 2002 by Balearic Government as to carry out Calviá council rehabilitation and regenerative projects.
Voluntary instruments
Renovation programmes for hotels, tourist accommodation and tourist facilities established to upgrade quality and attract a higher yield tourist
Socio cultural instruments
Programmes to combat crime, housing and other social issues
Multi-cultural and social programmes such as dance, underwater photography and language classes established to help integrate immigrants into Mallorquin culture.
Calviá has been recognized internationally for its efforts
2.0 The development of mass tourism in Calvia, Mallorca.
2.1 Definition of Mass Tourism


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Nick at Nite lands a berth on Broadway with the new revival of "Bells Are Ringing." Tina Landau's production pays affectionate homage to the breezy, bright musicals of the 1950s, the kind in which grouchy subway riders burst into song at the suggestion of a smile from the ingenue.
Nick at Nite lands a berth on Broadway with the new revival of "Bells Are Ringing." Tina Landau's production pays affectionate homage to the breezy, bright musicals of the 1950s, the kind in which grouchy subway riders burst into song at the suggestion of a smile from the ingenue. A lively, competent staging of a sweet but creaky show, "Bells Are Ringing" will need all the gumption of its energetic heroine to stand out amid the season's competitive musical roster.
Although it boasts an alternately warm and bouncy score with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, the 1956 "Bells Are Ringing" has been a tough show to revive due to the singular nature of its original star, Judy Holliday. In Faith Prince, Holliday has at last found a soul sister. As Ella Peterson, the answering service operator with a yen for meddling in her customers' lives, Prince is suitably quirky and adorable. She may lack Holliday's natural vulnerability, but her expressive face and deft gift for physical comedy add their own seasoning to the show. Her performance is more in the style of Lucille Ball, in fact, than Holliday (the carrot-colored wig, however, is a singularly unattractive one). At times the performance is a little strenuous, but it's effective. The show's Silly String plot has Ella falling for playboy playwright Jeff Moss (Marc Kudisch), who can't seem to get his first act together until she descends upon his bachelor pad to deliver a playful nudge. Ella, who today would probably set up in business as a life coach, also tugs her other clients toward self-fulfillment: the dentist who wants to be a songwriter (a gleefully zany turn from a persistently airborne Martin Moran), the Brando wannabe who needs to lose the marbles in his mouth (Darren Ritchie). Meanwhile her boss at Susanswerphone (a crisp Beth Fowler) gets involved with a vaguely European fellow named Sandor (David Garrison) who's secretly running a bookie joint. While we wait — and wait, truth to tell — for the carefully assorted kinks in the plot to become unkinked, Comden and Green's book cues a series of nifty songs. Kudisch, a standard-issue, square-jawed romantic lead, boasts a lovely baritone that does full justice to "Just in Time," the best-known standard from the score. Other highlights are the lilting duet "Long Before I Knew You" and Ella's trio of solos: "The Party's Over," the mocking "Is It a Crime?," to which Prince's slightly nasal voice adds a comically plaintive wail, and the rousing closer, "I'm Going Back." Landau's staging skips along as briskly as possible, given the episodic contortions of the plot; the idea seems to be to evoke a 1950s coloring book come to life. Men in gray flannel suits cavort with girls in capri pants, beat cops and street sweepers have plenty of time on their hands to join in the antic Comden and Greenery spreading cheer across pavement and park. Jeff Calhoun's choreography draws on standard period styles, as do David C. Woolard's costumes. Both could use a little more personality, as could the clinical set of Riccardo Hernandez, which encases the show in an antiseptic metallic frame. (The whole thing seems to be taking place in that dentist's office.) "Is it a crime to end each day with a laugh and a smile and a song?" sings Ella, to which the answer, then as now, is a resounding no. But winning over Broadway audiences with those humble attributes isn't the sure shot it once was, and the nostalgia this production enthusiastically retails is hardly a rare commodity these days either. All of which means that busy signals may not be a problem for "Bells Are Ringing," while long-distance service is a distinct long shot.Bells Are Ringing
Plymouth Theater, New York; 1,022 seats; $85 top
A Mitchell Maxwell, Mark Balsam, Victoria Maxwell, Robert Barandes, Mark Goldberg, Anthony R. Russo, James L. Simon presentation, in association with Fred H. Krones, Allen M. Shore and Momentum Prods., of a musical in two acts with book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Jule Styne. Directed by Tina Landau. Choreography, Jeff Calhoun.
Sets, Riccardo Hernandez; costumes, David C. Woolard; lighting, Donald Holder; sound, Acme Sound Partners; video, Batwin & Robin Prods.; musical direction and vocal arrangements, David Evans; orchestrations, Don Sebesky; musical coordinator, Seymour Red Press; production stage manager, Erica Schwartz; incidental music, Evans, Mark Hummel; dance music arrangements, Hummel. Opened April 12, 2001. Reviewed April 10. Running time: 2 HOURS, 35 MIN.
TV Announcer/Joey - Shane Kirkpatrick
Telephone Girls -Emily Hsu, Alice Rietveld
Sue - Beth Fowler
Gwynne - Angela Robinson
Ella Peterson - Faith Prince
Carl - Julio Agustin
Inspector Barnes - Robert Ari
Francis - Jeffrey Bean
Sandor - David Garrison
Jeff Moss - Marc Kudisch
Larry Hastings - David Brummel
Louie - Greg Reuter
Ludwig Smiley/Paul Arnold - Lawrence Clayton
Dr. Kitchell - Martin Moran
Blake Barton - Darren Ritchie
Paddy - Roy Harcourt
Telephone Girl/Mrs. Simms/Mrs. Mallet/Bridgette - Joan Hess
Telephone Girl/Olga - Caitlin Carter
Maid - Linda Romoff
Man on Street - Josh Rhodes
Madame Grimaldi - Joanne Baum


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The penultimate release in Valery Gergiev's acclaimed Mahler cycle features the composer's Symphony No.5, recorded at the Barbican in September 2010. The work marked a new direction in his compositions and a step away from the choral elements of the previous three symphonies. Despite the opening funereal trumpet solo and march, the work was completed during one of the happiest periods of Mahler's life and the symphony showcases virtuosic orchestral playing, an exquisite love song without words for his wife Alma and a jubilant finale.
Gramophone Magazine
In some ways this is the most interesting of Gergiev's Mahler to date... [he] is mindful of Mahler's continuing quest for a sparer and purer kind of music... Gergiev clearly takes his cue for the opening of the symphony from Mahler's "Little Drummer Boy" - quiet, desolate, and sad.
International Record Review
This is a magnificent performance of Mahler's Fifth Symphony in every respect. The orchestral playing is consistently of the highest quality, individually and collectively, the musicians clearly inspired by the insight and total conviction of their conductor... No one can afford to ignore this record.
Classic FM Magazine
There are no gimmicks in Gergiev's pacing, just clarity and sense in some of the music's most treacherous corners; you do get some nicely pushed/pulled speeds and sculpted details, but they never trespass on the symphony's line.
Recording information: Barbican, London (09/24/2010/09/26/2010).
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Mahler, Gustav : Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor- Conductor: Valery Gergiev
- Notes: Barbican, London (09/24/2010/09/26/2010)
- Running Time: 70 min. 4 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Orchestral
- Written: 1901-1902


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Today there are hundreds of new-age non-carbonated teas, vitamin-enhanced waters, and herbal supplement-filled beverages on convenience store shelves. But it wasn't always thus.
Back in the 1990s, John Bello was looking to make a difference in the growing non-carbonated beverage market. John had already spent a successful career as a marketing and strategy planner for General Foods, Pepsi-Cola, and the National Football League. He was one of those people for whom product differentiation had become habit. He was pretty good at making product improvements people love. As he watched the soft drink industry slowly evolve away from being sold only at grocery stores and enter a new era of distribution in convenience stores (and as the success of a few companies like Snapple and AriZona Iced Tea caught his eye), John saw a whole new opportunity to make a difference. And seized it.
When we talked with John, he explained how he had learned from his years at Pepsi that beverages are fashion. "And fashion is all about keeping things new," John explained, "fresh packaging, bold flavors, fun names." So when John set out to create a new startup in the soft drink world, he named his company South Beach Beverage Company, hoping to tap into the then-popular Florida lifestyle image. They made up new combinations of flavors, brainstormed a few clever names and, in 1996, South Beach drinks hit stores in Connecticut and Florida. The Teas and Juices sported a bright lizard and flashy names like Boca-Berry Grape and Palm-Peach Mango. The product/brand mix was new. The products were good. But as John and his team took their new products to market, they quickly realized their drinks weren't exactly all that different from everything else on the market. "Soon sales, shelf space, and money began to run low," John explained. South Beach beverages were liked, but not loved. They thought their products were different. But the market did not.
The only bright spot was the company's healthy-sounding orange/carrot juice blend, Orange Elixir, which was getting some fairly positive consumer feedback. It was a useful hint that John and his partners followed to discover how to truly differentiate their products in a crowded category.
Curious at the success of Orange Elixir, and keenly aware of the rising interest in herbal supplements, John wondered if adding more health-promoting ingredients to the mix would reverse South Beach's fortunes. "If beta-carotene was somehow magically selling juice," they thought, "what other magic potions might be out there?" Acting on a bright idea for a new ingredient from a company executive's son (and evolving the product name to SoBe), John's team had discovered a great new mix that looked like this:
The team remodeled and fine-tuned their products and launched SoBe 3G Black Tea in December 1996. The "3G" stood for ginseng, ginkgo, and guarana— herbs that were purported to improve energy, concentration and endurance. The bottle also adopted a new Asian slant (a yin-yang Lizard logo designed by John's daughter).
Adding herbal supplements to juices and teas was an instant hit. SoBe 3G Black Tea flew off shelves. Customers everywhere gave the new mix a huge thumbs up—proof that the best, and simplest way to achieve product differentiation is not to "reposition" it, but to actually improve the mix, do something different, make a change that people love. If you find your product, service or work product looking, sounding, tasting, or performing exactly like everyone else, go after improving your mix. Add something unexpected to it or remove something from your mix that people don't love about it.
After the success of 3G Black Tea, SoBe began rolling out teas and juices with exotic ingredients like echinacea, selenium, and bee pollen, along with other herbs, vitamins, and minerals. In 1998, drinks like Zen Blend, Wisdom, and Dragon Tea hit the shelves. SoBe had made such a difference that in 2001 the company was bought by Pepsi for a few hundred million dollars.
Adding herbal supplements and vitamins to beverages was a brilliant idea. People flocked to it. Competitors copied it. The world loved it. And that's something that usually happens when we embrace the idea that products actually need to be different to make a difference people love.
David Sturt, with the O.C. Tanner Institute, is the author of the NYT Bestseller book Great Work: How to Make a Difference People Love, from McGraw Hill.


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Desk Ergonomics
Posture at Work.
Following is a nice article which explain how to set up your desk and little things to help you change you habits Here is a computer prompter that will remind you to move every 20 minutes.
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How to Ergonomically Optimize Your Workspace
We spend a lot of time sitting at our desks every day, and while it may not look like it, it can wreak havoc with our bodies. Here's how to set up a healthy, ergonomic workspace to keep you comfortable and injury-free.
Some of you may not realize how unfriendly your workspace is to your body, while others of you have already started experiencing repetitive strain injury (RSI) from an improperly set up desk. A number of different factors can cause injuries (yes, even at a desk), and they may not always be obvious—for example, slouching and keeping your shoulders tense can not only cause pinched nerves in your shoulders, but even hurt your wrists. If you haven't given a lot of thought to the comfort of your workspace, it's probably time to give it an ergonomic makeover. Here are the most important things you'll want to go through and change—both in your office hardware and in what you do when you're working.
For the purposes of this guide, we're going to assume you're using a sitting desk. If you really want to go all-out, many people have found standing desks to be an incredible boon to their comfort, and there are tons of great DIY solutions out there. If you're looking for a big change, I'd recommend reading up on that too—though for now, we're going to focus on the more traditional sit-down workspace.
What Your Hardware Needs to Do
While you could go all out and build a custom ergonomic desk, all you really need to do is make a few changes around your workspace. Here's where you want all your hardware positioned, and why.
Your Chair
People have been talking about ergonomic office chairs like the uber expensive Herman Miller Aeron line for years now, but there's no need to go plop down a bunch of cash just to be comfortable. Nowadays, you can grab much cheaper ergonomic chairs from a place like Staples or even upgrade your old chair with some DIY fixes. Note that some things are DIYable; some are not. Here are the things you need to make sure your chair has:
A comfortable cushion: One of the most basic and obvious things you need is a comfortable place to sit. A hard chair isn't going to do you any good; a proper office chair with a cushion is going to keep you much more comfortable. After all, you are spending hours at a time in this chair. Breathable fabric is great too, if possible.
Arm rests: Again, this is something you probably can't DIY, but you should have some arm rests on your chair for when you aren't actively typing. They should be low enough that your shoulders stay relaxed and your elbow bends at around a 90 degree angle.
Adjustable seat height: It's a lot easier to adjust your seat height than it is adjust your desk height. You want to be able to adjust your seat so that your thighs are parallel to the floor and your feet are flat on the floor. You also want to have your arms at the height of the desk (or the part of the desk containing your keyboard or mouse).
Adjustable back rest height: This is one of the first things to go in the cheaper office chairs, and it was one of the biggest mistakes I was making in my own setup at home. You should be able to adjust your chair's back rest not only up and down, but its angle as well. Generally, you want the angle to be pretty far forward to keep your posture up—the further back you put it, the more likely you'll be to slouch. You'll also want the back rest of your chair to have...
Lumbar Support:
You have probably heard this term a lot, but may not even know what it means. Essentially, our backs are slightly curved inward, meaning the backs of our chairs shouldn't be directly vertical. Instead, they should support our lower backs by coming forward. The graphic to the right illustrates the idea well: the left half is a chair with no lumbar support, the right image has this $10 support added on. Of course, you could just as easily strap a rolled-up towel or something similar on your chair, but you need that support if you don't want to mess up your spine.
The ability to swivel and/or roll around: It's hard to DIY this particular feature, but a chair with wheels and the ability to swivel is actually more of a necessary feature than you may think. When you need to reach for items on your desk, you can put strain on your body—so widening the area you can easily reach (and see without turning your head) can do wonders.
Your Desk
Just plopping your mouse, keyboard and monitor on your desk is not going to give you a healthy working setup. Here's how to make sure everything's set up in the right position.
Mouse and Keyboard Placement
You want your mouse and keyboard to be as close together as possible, with the alphanumeric part of the keyboard centered on your desk. This means you want to pay attention to the keys, not the keyboard itself—most keyboards are asymmetrical, with the number pad on the right. Instead of putting the whole keyboard in the center of your desk, keep an eye on the "B" key. You want that to be directly in front of you and in the center of your desk (or, rather, where you'll be sitting at your desk).
Whether your desk has a sliding keyboard tray or not shouldn't be much of a problem, as you have both an adjustable seat (right?) that can put the keyboard and you can adjust your monitors in a myriad of ways (see below). If you do have a keyboard tray, make sure your mouse is on the tray with it, not on the desk itself. You want your keyboard and mouse to be at the height where using them causes your elbows to be bent at or near a 90 degree angle, so you aren't bending your wrists to type.
While most monitors aren't super adjustable on their own, we've featured numerous DIY monitor stands that are ridiculously easy to build. I'm using the door stopper monitor stand myself, and it works perfectly. You want the point about 2 or 3 inches down from the top of the monitor casing to be at eye level. You also want the monitors to be about an arm's length away from where you're sitting.
The trickier half of the equation is to eliminate glare on the monitors. While some monitors can tilt, many can't, and you're likely going to solve this problem with strategic lighting placement instead of monitor tweaks.
Desk Height
As you're setting up all your hardware, you may want to take a look at this previously mentioned workstation planner. It will help you measure out the proper seat height, keyboard height, and monitor height for your setup, so you can double-check and make sure you've done everything right.
Everything Else
The last thing you'll want to make sure of is that the most important objects at your desk are easily reachable. You shouldn't have to reach for anything often, so use the space you have to store the things you need access to (note in the photo of my keyboard and mouse above, my Droid is the next closest thing). Everything else can go in drawers or other parts of the office. The swivelling and/or rolling chair helps with this: if your chair swivels, you have a larger space for which things are in direct reach.
You Need to Make an Effort
It doesn't matter how "ergonomic" your hardware may be, you still need to be pretty mindful of your body when you work or you'll never reap the benefits of your properly set up workspace. Here are the things you'll want to pay attention to every day to make sure you're being nice to your body.
We've talked about good posture before, and if you've done everything right up until now, you're in a fairly good position: your keyboard is directly in front of you and the right level for a 90 degree bend in your arms, and your monitor is at eye level so you shouldn't be craning your neck up or down to see. In addition, you should always make sure that you:
Don't slouch: this is an obvious one, but is pretty hard for some of us to remember. I found the biggest problem for me was that my seat back was much too far reclined. You want to be sitting up, with your back at about a 100 degree angle to your legs. By setting my seat back all the way forward and making sure I lay back against it, I'm finding it much, much easier to avoid slouching.
Keep your elbows close to your body and keep your wrists straight. This means you can't be reaching for stuff, as I mentioned before—if you find your wrists or elbows aren't playing nice, it's probably because your mouse or keyboard is in the wrong position.
Keep your shoulders and back relaxed: tense shoulder and back muscles will cause all sorts of problems. Make sure they're relaxed, which is probably going to require you not using the armrests when you're typing. Your keyboard should already be at the right level where you don't need to use the armrests, even if it goes against your instincts.
Take Frequent Breaks
It's no secret that sitting in one place staring at the same screen all day is bad for you. You want to generally take at least a five minute break away from your screen every half hour to hour. You'll also want to take some time every 20 minutes or so for the 20-20-20 rule: Every 20 minutes, take 20 seconds to look away from your screen and at something 20 feet away from you.
The best way to make good use of your breaks (and remember to take them) is with the previously mentioned Workrave and AntiRSI, for Windows/Linux and Mac OS X, respectively. Both apps will notify you when its time to take a break, and Workrave will even suggest some good stretches to do to keep your body loose and RSI-free (though we've shared some of those with you as well).Previously mentioned EyeDefender will also help schedule some quick breaks that'll ease the strain on your eyes. It's something extremely simple you can do that will make a world of difference.
Avoid Eye Strain
Taking those breaks will help your joints and your muscles, but also help relieve some of the eye strain you get staring at your computer all day. Minimizing glare with correct monitor placement will also help, but there are a few tweaks and pieces of software that might help you out. The first thing to do is make sure you have ClearType turned on in Windows, and increase your monitor's refresh rate. I'm also a huge believer in programs like Flux, which will keep your monitor much more eye-friendly at nighttime (if you tend to work later into the evening).
These are but a few of the most important tips to creating a healthy, comfortable workspace. They may seem simple or inconsequential, but they'll make a world of difference. Got any of your own tips for an ergonomic workspace? Share them with us.
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Friday, March 22, 2013
Marin Software Hits Market
San Francisco-based Marin Software hit the markets this morning, after pricing at $14.00 per share last night, above its initial estimated IPO range of $11.0 to $13.00 per share. The firm, which is now trading on the NYSE as MRIN, was trading as high as $19.95 in morning trading. Marin Software is venture backed by Temasek, SAP Ventures, Benchmark Capital, Crosslink Capital, DAG Ventures, and Triangle Peak Partners. The company develops online advertising management software.


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It's the question they dread most: What did you do on your summer vacation? Not because Phil Carlitz and Andrew Hudis, both 16, spent their time slacking off or honing their Guitar Hero skills. No, the problem is conveying the magnitude of what they accomplished: Organizing a marathon in a remote province in Thailand, more than 8,000 miles from their homes in southeastern Pennsylvania, to raise money and awareness for a group of Myanmarese refugees. "I took a driving lesson the other day, and the instructor asked me what I did for the summer," says Hudis. "I thought to myself, oh no. Even by the end of the lesson I don't think he understood." The boys' transformation into running humanitarians began in the summer of 2008, when they signed up for Rustic Pathways, a global community service program for students. While traveling along the border of Thailand and Myanmar (formerly Burma), they met Karen people, a minority group persecuted by Myanmar's dictatorial government and forced to flee into Thailand where many are trapped in refugee camps, with little hope of an education, a job, or a future. Hudis and Carlitz were moved by the circumstances they saw Karen kids their own age facing: Many live in bamboo huts. With no money, they're forced to make their own clothes and grow their own food. And with their parents dead or stuck across the border, they basically raise themselves. "In America, kids always complain about school," Hudis says. "But these refugees told us, 'All we want to do is go to university and learn.' You realize that we have it a lot easier than we think." While still in Thailand, the passionate runners discussed running a marathon to raise money for an orphanage in Mae Sariang. But when they presented their notion to Rustic Pathways' founder, David Venning, he pushed them to think bigger. "Don't just run a marathon," he told them. "Run a marathon—right there in Mae Sariang." It says something about the teenage mind—or at least about these particular teenage minds—that they didn't need any other encouragement than that. The boys started laying the groundwork for a race they would hold the following summer. They returned to the States for their sophomore years and continued their race preparations between student-council and debate-team meetings. Finally, this past July, they traveled back to oversee the Rustic Pathways Tribe-to-Tribe Marathon. They had hoped for a few dozen runners, but 500 people—including people from Australia, Japan, England, and the United States—raced in the marathon, half, and 5-K. About $10,000 was raised for the orphanage. "In a country where a shirt costs 60 cents and you can eat for a quarter, that money goes pretty far," Hudis says. "We are putting 25 teenage refugees through high school." Just as important, the race raised awareness about the plight of the Karen people. And they are going to do it again—Carlitz and Hudis have committed to the event for a decade, and hope to turn Tribe-to-Tribe into a destination race that raises $250,000 annually for the refugees. Of course, the two are not too young to realize they themselves may be the biggest beneficiaries. "It showed me how helping people really makes you feel," Carlitz says. "If I could do that for a living, you know, that's the job for me."
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