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I'm obsessed with Huge Lips & RED SOLE!
Being obsessed with Huge Lips!
My hubby is a little jealous. I've fallen in love and it has become a bit of a problem. You see, I am "in love" with a lip gloss. Actually, it's more than a lip gloss - it is a lip plumper infused with Hoodia, the appetite suppressant. I am in love with "Huge Lips, Skinny Hips" from Purple Lab NYC. I know that you might think that I'm crazy, but my life truly has changed since just before the product hit the stores.
As an LA Lady, I like to be on the forefront of style and trends, especially affordable ones like lip glosses (each shade is only $20) but this was different because this lip gloss was not only going to have lip plumper (full gorgeous lips, here we come) but would also contain the ingredient Hoodia. How perfect--a lip gloss that would help keep the tray passed munchies away! Created by Purple Lab NYC, a company and product that was inspired by Karen Robinovitz (a Manhattan Fashionista who has been a style guru and role model to me since her days of 'topless journalism' writing for Marie Claire) the product "Huge Lips, Skinny Hips" was exactly the item my makeup bag and vanity needed.
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It was just after 6pm, when I approached the counter. First I saw the purple hand held mirror, and then there they were the first 6 shades of Purple Lab NYC's Huge Lips, Skinny Hips. I recognized the shape of the tube already as I had seen them repeatedly in various forms of media. As I got closer to the counter, I saw Geoff and he saw me. A smile grew on both of our faces--mine because of the impending glory and joy had finally reached a crescendo and Geoff's smile I assume was because he works on commission. Soon, I would be experiencing Huge Lips, Skinny Hips for myself!
As soon as I fingered the testers I was in love, I had fallen hard. I loved Worship Kate (a yummy berry shade with a slight shimmer) immediately and Kitty Poledancer was a close second. I have a cat (though I insist I am not a "cat person") and I love S Factor, which is the female empowering exercise/dance class that inspired the hue name. (In case you were wondering, Kate Moss adoration is how Karen came about the name for Worship Kate!) So after deciding which shades I was going to get that day, I had chosen three shades-- the aforementioned Worship Kate, Kitty Poledancer and No Panty Lines (everything that is awesome about HL, SH without color, a clear gloss to enhance any lip product.) I told Geoff which shades to get me and he said that I got the last Worship Kate. WHAT?! You just called me, he said he had a list and I was lucky to get what I wanted. I knew he was right.
Something amazing happened to me when I put on the lip plumper. First thing, I noticed was the stinging sensation that comes with most plumpers was MIA, no stinging (or buzzing for that matter)--this was cool. Then I realized it was cool, actually the gloss seemed to cool my lips. I finally had a cool pout. The smell and taste were delish. The real test of course came later - when I kissed my husband, he said "Yum!" Unlike most lip sticks or glosses, with Huge Lips, Skinny Hips I didn't leave his lips sticky.
In the next two days, I went back to Bloomingdale's twice. Once I had to have Lychee Martini, a coral shade that would go perfect with the outfit I had planned for the weekend. The next time I returned, I accepted my fate and bought Love Your Thighs, a super rich luxurious shade of pink and the knock 'em dead perfect shade of red RED SOLE. Saving the best for last? I have worn my RED SOLE all summer long and usually red glosses make my lips look gloppy and gross. Purple Lab NYC's RED SOLE is bright, bold and bodacious! Like I said, I'm in love with (more than) a lip gloss.
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Unfortunately, I have been having a lack of questions, or I guess I have been getting bigger questions that I am reluctant to ask. It seems like before when I had a constant wonder about my God I asked questions all the time. I need to remember to get back into the mindset of ask questions and never conclude. I have concluded or brushed my tough questions under the rug.
"Ask and you shall receive", It's been hinted that that verse is about asking for something physical and you shall receive it, but it actually talks about seeking, searching and finding. When we have tough questions we should ask, that is when we really start not only receiving answers but also humility, a realization that we don't have everything figured out, also it shows those around us the same, it gives them the confidence to ask their deepest questions.
I think sometimes that if you are a leader or if people look up to you for advice you shouldn't ask questions because it makes you seem like they shouldn't learn from you, which certainly should never be the case. Hundreds looked up to John the Baptist and that didn't stop him from sending messengers to ask Jesus if he really is the messiah. Thinking about it, I can't imagine this being a impulsive question, where he just brought it up, but I bet he thought about it all day and night in prison, I mean he sent messengers, not to say "how are things" or "prison sucks" but he actually was willing to use his 'phone call' to ask Jesus if He really is Lord.
Sometimes in the church when we see someone with a question we think they are a weak leader or 'weak in the faith'. Ironically, after John the Baptist's question, his open doubt about Jesus, Jesus began to tell the crowd that there is not one born of women that is greater than John. I think I can learn that Jesus has a tremendous respect for honesty and questioning. What better place for doubt than the church? A community of people that are all trying to understand the un-understandable.
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*Matthew 7:7
*Matthew 11:1-19

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Why Casual Relationships Found Online Are Better
While casual relationships can be incredible, a casual relationship started online can be even more fulfilling.
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Who wants me to spoil Life of Pi?The animals are all representative of people: The Zebra is a Chinese sailor, the Hyena is a canibal, the Orangutan is his mom, and Pi is the Tiger
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Did you mean "The Shining by Stephen King"?
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I was refering to Jurrasic Park,which I first read when I was eight.
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- Correspondence
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- Open Peer Review
Furthering patient adherence: A position paper of the international expert forum on patient adherence based on an internet forum discussion
© van Dulmen et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2008
- Received: 12 July 2007
- Accepted: 27 February 2008
- Published: 27 February 2008
As the problem of patient non-adherence persists and a solution appears hard to be found, it continues to be important to look for new ways to further the issue. We recently conducted a meta-review of adherence intervention studies which yielded a preliminary agenda for future research, practice and theory development in patient adherence. The objective of the present project was to find out to what extent adherence experts consider this agenda relevant and feasible.
The thirty-five corresponding authors of the review studies included in the meta-review were invited to join the International Expert Forum on Patient Adherence and to participate in a four-week web-based focus group discussion. The discussion was triggered by the points on the preliminary agenda presented as propositions to which forum members could react. Two researchers analysed the transcripts and selected relevant phrases.
Twenty adherence experts participated. Various ideas and viewpoints were raised. After the closure of the web-site, the expert forum was asked to authorize the synthesis of the discussion, to list the propositions in order of priority and to answer a few questions on the use of the web-based focus group as a tool to obtain expert opinions. Their ranking showed that the development of simple interventions is the most promising step to take in fostering patient adherence, preferably within a multidisciplinary setting of medical, pharmaceutical, social and technical science and, not in the least, by incorporating patients' perspectives.
For enhancing adherence, the development of simple interventions originating from a multidisciplinary perspective including patients' input, appears most promising. Disclosing patients' perspectives requires open communication about patients' expectations, needs and experiences in taking medication and about what might help them to become and remain adherent.
- Adherence Intervention
- Patient Adherence
- Forum Discussion
- Simple Intervention
- Forum Member
Not taking medication as prescribed – taking either too little, or too much, for too short, or too long a period, at the wrong time or in an ineffective way – can have negative consequences for patients, healthcare and economy [1]. This non-adherence problem grows even more important as the burden of chronic diseases is growing worldwide [1]. Due to the scale of the problem it has been claimed that studies examining the effectiveness of adherence interventions should have priority over studies on new medical treatments [2]. Numerous interventions have been developed and implemented but the problem of non-adherence appears difficult to solve [3]. Given the weak theoretical underpinning of many adherence interventions, a fruitful step might be to find the most promising theoretical mainstreams.
Mindful of this aim we recently conducted a meta-review of high quality papers on patient adherence with the aim of identifying theoretical perspectives in successful adherence interventions [4]. In short, the meta-review revealed that most interventions are eclectic in nature and not strictly representative of one theoretical mainstream. In addition, there are effective adherence interventions, e.g. technical solutions, without an explicit theoretical explanation of the operating mechanisms; effective adherence interventions, e.g. incentives and reminders, which clearly originate from behavioral theories; theories which seem plausible for explaining but less powerful in improving adherence behavior; and a scarcity of comparative studies explicitly contrasting theoretical models or their components. These conclusions were summarized in six propositions reflecting a potential research agenda for future directions in research and theory development in patient adherence. The next step in furthering patient adherence was to find out how experts in the field valued the agenda, first by inquiring about each expert's current opinion of the agenda and the viewpoints being put forward by other experts, and next about the priority they would assign to the different points on the research agenda. The experts were asked to participate in a focus group discussion. In this position paper we present the synthesis of this discussion which was authorised by all participating experts and, subsequently, their priority assignments. In addition, the participants were asked to complete some questions about their experiences with the web-based discussion tool.
All thirtyfive corresponding authors of the review papers included in our recent meta-review on patient adherence [4] were invited to join the International Expert Forum on Patient Adherence and to give, in that capacity, their expert opinion on the future of research and theory development in patient adherence by participating in an Internet discussion. Initially, 25 review authors indicated their willingness to participate and of these, 20 actually did find time to do so.
Internet forum discussion
The experts were approached by means of a focus group discussion triggered by the six propositions which resulted from the meta-review. Focus groups are often used to generate opinions and ideas about a specific topic [5]. Given the international character of adherence-research, Internet group discussions were held. The proposed methodology allows participants to join discussions in a rapid and convenient manner and evades logistic problems such as distance and transport. So, there are no time nor place constraints to join the focus group. In addition, in comparison with face-to-face group discussions, a web-based discussion has the advantage that participants feel free to present whatever information [6].
Number of experts1 agreeing with each meta-review proposition and the priority scores assigned by 18 of the 20 participating experts listed from high to low
Meta-review propositions
Agree N
Partly agree N
Disagree N
Priority score2 Mean (sd)
Focus on simple interventions workable and feasible in (busy) clinical practice
2.7 (1.2)
Progress in adherence theories is to be expected from conjoint efforts of medical, pharmaceutical, social and technical scientists
3.29 (1.8)
Patient groups should (help to) develop adherence interventions
3.35 (1.5)
Adherence interventions should be limited solely to non-adherent patients
3.35 (1.9)
Current adherence theories are more successful in explaining than in improving adherence: theory development should focus on improving adherence
3.65 (1.8)
To improve adherence, changing the situation is more promising than changing the patient
4.5 (1.5)
As the forum members were free to bring in whatever they wanted to the discussion, not every expert reacted to every proposition. The number of them who did is shown in Table 1. After the closure of the website, key arguments within each expert's reactions were selected. Two authors (ES and SvD) each read the transcripts and highligthed essential elements. Disagreements were discussed until consensus was reached about what to include in the synthesis. The forum discussion was triggered by the propositions that resulted from our meta-review [4]. For that reason, the propositions, and not the key arguments or topics raised, were used to structure the results described in this paper. As the experts may have presented a similar argument in response to different propositions, some doubling of information is inevitable. It was decided not to delete every overlapping phrase, because we thought it to be important to stay close to the experts' line of reasoning and wanted to show that some solutions, e.g. the importance of doctor-patient communication in case of reaching and maintaining adherence, were mentioned as being relevant in response to different propositions. In the last section, the overall key aspects are presented and discussed. The synthesis of the Internet forum discussion presented below includes the arguments mentioned either in favour of or against the proposition by the participating experts. Similar arguments mentioned by different experts are grouped and counted, individual remarks are marked by the expert's initials.
Synthesis of Internet discussions
Simple interventions
The first proposition the forum members were asked to react to was: "Focus on simple interventions workable and feasible in (busy) clinical practice". Simple and down-to-earth interventions are badly needed, because "if the intervention is more complex than the problem, it has poor chances of offering a solution (MI)". The experts furthermore argue that the regimens patients nowadays have to follow are becoming increasingly complex, time-consuming and costly, "for example as a result of co-morbidity especially in the chronically ill (MvdW)". "The growing complexity merely points at the lack of understanding of adherence (EV)". Interventions should not only be simple for the professional but for the patient also (LT). In the experts' viewpoint, technical approaches should be used wherever possible, for example telephone reminders (MvE). These may reduce clinical load over time (JC). Nine experts think that usual care should be improved, for instance "by upskilling clinicians (JC)". The reason they give for this is that good communication and collaboration is "free" – except for the required additional time and effort – fits within daily clinical practice and should already be part of any clinicians' basic practice (MW). It is thereby considered to be important to "look at the existing trade-offs between effectiveness and costs (e.g. monetary, time, effort, etc.) both for the service provider and the patients (AG)". "In the field of mental health simple strategies, such as meeting the outpatient staff before hospital discharge, may improve adherence (CB)". Addressing adherence must be a routine part of the visit, just like taking blood pressure (LT). "We need a framework in our healthcare system to address adherence as we do with referring a patient to a specialist, or sending a patient to get blood work done. The assessment of adherence should be expected by the patient as well as the physician (LT)". The experts add to this that improvements of adherence should not only be part of the physicians' work, but should be the work of a multidisciplinary team. They state that there will always be patients who require more intensive (and expensive) guidance and support. Therefore, the experts consider it particularly important to identify suboptimal adherence in the earliest stages. Predictors of non-adherence and screening tools to identify groups at risk for non-adherence are therefore highly needed.
Conjoint efforts
In response to the second proposition "Progress in adherence theories is to be expected from conjoint efforts of medical, pharmaceutical, social and technical scientists" fifteen out of the 20 experts argue that a multidisciplinary approach of the adherence problem is vital and definitely the way forward. "Technology plays a large role in improving adherence by designing simpler and more effective treatments with fewer behavioral demands and fewer adverse effects. In addition, human engineering and ergonomics might provide manufacturers with guidance concerning dosing, packaging and scheduling treatments (BH)". Five experts believe that technical solutions or innovations may provide universal interventions that remove barriers for all. In their opinion, new technologies can support healthcare providers to monitor (non-)adherence and provide opportunities to discuss it with the patient. However, nearly all experts also argue that technical solutions are "just one part of the puzzle (LT)". Psychosocial issues must be addressed as well because "the main hurdles to adherence remain behavioral and humanistic in nature (MI)". Many more factors are involved in adherence: healthcare providers, systems of care, treatment modalities, social environment and so on (TV). Asking about adherence in a non-threatening manner and monitoring it should be universally adopted (JC). One way to do so is by discussing possible treatment choices with the patient and the logic behind them (AY). The experts believe that it is more often the psychological variables that will ultimately determine lasting change. Four experts bring forward that technical solutions may differ between clinical areas. In mental healthcare, the emphasis is on psychotherapeutic strategies, such as the application of motivational strategies, which have shown at least some effect in improving adherence. Special attention should be given to, for example, vulnerable elderly people (MvE). In some clinical areas – for example type 2 diabetes care – biotechnical solutions are not immediately at hand. The emphasis is on the motivational and personal side of persons living with (such) health problems to support and empower them (HvD).
Patient groups
All sixteen experts that responded to the third proposition "Patient groups should (help to) develop adherence interventions" agree unanimously that focusing on patients is crucial to improve adherence. They feel that time has come to consult individual patients or patient groups about their needs and wishes in relation to adherence. Patients or patient groups should help develop adherence interventions. One of the experts argues that, "for too long, we have tried to squeeze clinical populations into our existing models. Patients should be informing our models. This will surely lead to the most environmentally valid theories and solutions (MW)". In addition, it is important to inquire about the patients' reasons for non-adherence (TV) and the barriers to adherence (MvdW). Besides, certain interventions developed by certain patient groups may only be effective in a certain population (LT). Therefore, many different patient populations should be consulted and represented: patients from different backgrounds, age, gender and other socio-demographic characteristics (KS).
Another idea would be to let experienced patients help healthcare providers with their own 'tips and tricks' that helped them to adhere (MvdW). The experts furthermore argue that there is much we already know about what patients want. Patients who forget want simplified regimens and a reminder system, patients who get side effects want them to disappear, and patients who think the medication won' t help, don't want to take them after all (JC). Increasingly, reasons for non-adherence are being discussed, but so far adherence interventions are seldom tailored to the patients' wishes. Perhaps the best way to proceed concerns the adherence-experiences of the professionals themselves. Most of them have experienced (adherence to) self-administered treatments. Perhaps we should require the treatment developers to take the treatment (or facsimile/placebo) themselves for a period of time (BH).
Non-adherent patients
Because of the complexity of identifying non-adherent patients, many experts disagree with the fourth proposition that "Adherence interventions should be limited solely to non-adherent patients". Although the experts do acknowledge that it is more efficient and affordable to focus on patients who need help, it is their opinion that providers cannot reliably distinguish adherent from non-adherent patients. One reason they give for this is that, due to the weak correlation between adherence and outcome, failed clinical progress is not a reliable indicator (BH). In addition, it is as yet unknown how much adherence is enough. "For certain drugs, sticking closely to the treatment regimen is very important, whereas for others the timing and frequency of dose taking may be much less crucial to achieve the desired treatment effect (KS)" Seven of the experts argue that there is not a clear distinction between adherent and non-adherent patients: it is a continuum. Four experts also mention that adherence fluctuates over time, so "adherent patients are also at risk of becoming non-adherent down the line (MI)". This indicates that one must also pay attention to the prevention of non-adherence (MvE), for instance by increasing patients' knowledge about disease and treatment (LM).
According to some experts, a distinction can be made between interventions which should be universally applied, for example technical solutions, and more individually tailored interventions. Especially for long term regimens, it remains important to put adherence permanently on the agenda of the doctor, even if the patient seems to be adherent (MvdW). Adherent patients should not be ignored (MI). Eight experts point to the importance of the doctor-patient communication in adherence. They consider communication "an essential piece of this puzzle (KH)". Respect for the patient and collaborative treatment goals are services which have no financial costs attached and should anyway be part of basic clinical practice (MW). Four experts add to this that the communication requires patients to feel comfortable discussing with their providers difficulties they may be having with a regimen, so that the regimens can be modified as needed. Therefore, the clinicians' awareness and practice of monitoring non-adherence should be improved (JC).
Improving adherence
Eight experts disagree with the fifth proposition that "Current adherence theories are more successful in explaining than in improving adherence: theory development should focus on improving adherence". They notice that as yet there is hardly a sound theoretical basis for explaining adherence behaviour. Besides, five experts argue that adherence theories hardly explain the variance in adherence. They don't see "great strides forward in this area (DR)". More than half the group of experts agree that most current adherence interventions are not very successful in improving adherence either. They do acknowledge that there are a number of theories and constructs that have furthered our understanding of, for example, the cognitive processes underlying (non-)adherence (MW). However, the many theories have not led to efficacious standard interventions improving adherence nor necessarily translate directly into easy implementable effective clinical strategies (LM). So far, "researchers are only scratching the surface and shaking their heads at how complex adherence behavior really is (DR)". What is more, a lot of theories focus on cognitive processes but not on barriers (MvE). Six experts raise the issue that non-adherence is a complex phenomenon and that it is in general "notoriously difficult to change health behaviour (NB)". Non-adherence may have many different causes. The factors and barriers vary between patients or patient groups in different situations and there are many differences at individual level (MvE). Besides, many forms of non-adherence exist (LM). There is, for example, a significant distinction between intentional non-adherence (actively deciding not to follow prescriber's recommendations) and unintentional or non-planned non-adherence [9], which is not even considered in most theories (ED). These different forms of non-adherence require corresponding situation-specific interventions and an individually tailored approach (ED).
Seven experts state that theories are needed to understand the non-adherence phenomenon and interventions should be based on findings from theories explaining adherence. They, however, do acknowledge "the danger of re-focusing research efforts on purely intervention based theory, without in first instance fully understanding the primary problem (MW)". Ideally, there should be a two-way interaction between the development of theories and effective interventions (MvE).
With respect to the focus of future theory development, the following items were mentioned by more than three experts: Different forms of non-adherence; physician-patient communication; individual's specific adherence problems and perspectives. Three experts would encourage a more fundamental shift in focus. "Non-adherence should not be conceptualized as analogous to a pathology within the patient, and therefore needing to be 'cured' (NB)". Questions they would like to be answered include: What do patients want from healthcare and how well does professional care respond to this patients' perspective? To what extent does professional care really support and empower patients to find their way in healthcare, in self-care and in life? Finally, the experts ask for better studies and developing standardized definitions of adherence and reliable measurement instruments, together with conducting more multidisciplinary studies and well conducted qualitative studies for a better understanding of adherence. And, "the gap between behavioral science and biomedicine should be bridged (TV)".
Change the situation
Some experts argue that it may be too early to agree to the sixth and last proposition that "To improve adherence, changing the situation is more promising than changing the patient". So far, neither (interventions) are doing very well and it is necessary to change both patient and environment (BH). This can, for instance, be done by providing equipment that makes it more easy to take medication or by strengthening patients' motivation to use their medication in a proper way, respectively. One of the experts remarks: " 'What makes it easier for patients to adhere' is a good starting point, but by itself it is unlikely to be sufficient to assure adherence. Those patients at high risk of nonadherence due to other factors, e.g. 'can't afford it', 'too many side effects', and those not inclined may need additional interventions or a change in the prescription (ED)".
The experts furthermore argue that technology has much to offer regarding the manipulation of the environment and other treatment factors. Reducing technical and environmental barriers to adherence is important, but some patients need additional measures. Psychological variables have been shown to be of at least equal importance in adherent behaviour which indicates that there is a place for behavioral and educational interventions (MW). "Technical solutions apply more universally whereas psychological factors are more individual and require individual assessment and targeting (LM)". In addition, at the population level, characteristics of the healthcare system may affect adherence (the way clinicians are trained, packaging or dosage regimen, costs). These causes need to be approached at system level (JC). At an individual level contributing causes vary between groups and individuals. Five experts argue that it is important to distinguish patterns or types of non-adherence to tailor interventions; for some patients, non-adherence is a rational choice, some may benefit from removing (situational) barriers and others need to be educated.
A number of experts address the provider. They argue that from the patients' point of view, "changing the situation may need to include changing the prescriber's behaviour (JC)". Prescribers should discuss (non-)adherence more openly with their patients and ask patients about adherence routinely (JC). "It is also important that health care providers change their own behavior to discuss this subject more open with the patient (MvdW)". Changing the situation also includes considering changing treatment guidelines, because "it may be more realistic to adjust treatment to the patient than to adjust the patient to the treatment (BB)".
Prioritization of the propositions
Eighteen of the 20 experts that participated in the forum discussion prioritized one or more of the six propositions about the future of research and theory development in patient adherence which had formed the basis of the forum discussion (Table 1). The highest mean priority score was assigned to the effort that has to be put in exploring and developing simple interventions that can be easily implemented in everyday practice. The second highest priority was assigned to joining the knowledge of medical, pharmaceutical, social and technical sciences for enhancing adherence research and practice. Priority number three indicates that many experts believed that it is important to include patient perspectives in developing adherence interventions. Asking patients what could help them to become more adherent and tailoring interventions to these patients' wishes could be important steps to accomplish this objective. Limiting interventions to non-adherent patients only or focusing more on improving than explaining adherence scored a lower priority ranking. Finally, changing situational factors had the lowest priority for the experts. Not that environmental factors are considered irrelevant, but, according to the experts, because solely focusing on these factors engenders the risk of overlooking relevant patient-related (psychosocial) factors. An open eye to all contributing factors is warranted by most.
Overall, the priority rankings did not coincide completely with the extent to which the experts agreed to the propositions (Table 1). For instance, the proposition to which most experts disagreed, i.e. to apply adherence interventions solely to non-adherent patients, did not receive the lowest priority ranking. Likewise, the proposition related to initiating conjoint efforts was agreed upon by less experts than the proposition about including patient groups for developing interventions, yet did receive a higher priority ranking. This suggests that our way of gathering data allowed to distinguish between eliciting expert opinions about certain adherence-related themes and their viewpoints about what is needed to move adherence research, practice and theory a step further.
Evaluation of the Internet expert forum discussion
Evaluation questionnaire about the Internet forum discussion
For the purpose of evaluating the applied web-based method of raising expert opinions, please complete the following questions.
1. Did you participate in the Internet forum discussion?
□ No
□ Yes, I accessed the website once to enter my comments
□ Yes, I accessed the website more than once to enter my comments
2. Did you react on the comments put forward by other forum members?
□ No
□ Yes, in one or two propositions
□ Yes, in every proposition I reacted upon
3. How did you experience the use of this web-based discussion as a way to dig up international expert opinions?
□ No better than using an individual written format
□ No better than a face to face discussion
□ Better than using an individual written format
□ Better than a face to face discussion
4. How did you experience the amount of time (4 weeks) to enter your comments?
□ Too long
□ Enough
□ Too short
5. How did you value the instructions on the website?
□ Clear and understandable
□ Need some improvements
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6. Do you have any comments that could help us in planning future web-based discussions?
This position paper presented experts'opinions about the steps that need to be taken for furthering patient adherence. The development of simple interventions seems the most promising, preferably within a multidisciplinary setting of medical, pharmaceutical, social and technical science and, not in the least, by incorporating patients' perspectives.
Patient adherence is the outcome of a process in which many people are involved. This multifaceted character of adherence might explain why many experts agreed in joining the knowledge of medical, pharmaceutical, social and technical sciences for enhancing adherence research and practice. To quote one of the experts: "Medicine and pharmacy research and development identify new treatments; social science theories identify barriers to use the new treatments (i.e. explain non-adherence) and; technical sciences (e.g. ergonomics, human engineering) are important tools to remove such barriers and improve use of and adherence to the new treatments (AG)". Surprisingly, the potential for joint interventions at different levels, e.g. organizational, clinician and patient, is not mentioned by any of the experts, although this is a common approach to quality improvement in many healthcare settings.
The theoretical underpinning of developing simple interventions – priority number one in the eyes of the experts – is not straightforward. From a cognitive theoretical point of view, simpler regimes may simply be recalled better or, following economical cost-benefit principles, cause less discomfort. Within this line of research and practice biomedical models, behavioral theories as well as educational perspectives seem to come to the fore [4]. Yet, so far it has hardly been examined what specific elements underlying each theoretical perspective account for the most effectiveness.
The experts furthermore stress the importance of making the assessment of adherence routine business in clinical practice. This asks for the development of effective communication strategies that can be applied in discussing medication use and patient adherence in a non-threatening and open way. Identifying missed opportunities and best practices could be the first step. Another way could be to listen to what the patients themselves consider worthwhile interventions. After all, the meaning of 'simple' in relation to adherence interventions can only be deciphered by listening to the patient. Patients are the experts when trying to establish what constitutes a simple intervention, e.g. as being not too intrusive or invasive nor time-consuming or costly.
For enhancing adherence, the development of simple interventions, a multidisciplinary perspective as well as the use of patients' input appear most promising. Eliciting patients' perspectives requires an open discussion of patients' expectations, needs and experiences in taking medication by the care providers involved and to pay attention to what patients might help to become and remain adherent. This is just as much a challenge for patients as it is for health professionals.
We wish to thank the members of the international expert forum on patient adherence, Corrado Barbui (CB), Bruce Bender (BB), Nicola Byrne (NB), Jennie Connor (JC), Elizabeth Devine (ED), Antonio Giuffrida (AG), Kelly Haskard and Robin DiMatteo (KH), Brian Haynes (BH), Michael Iskedjian (MI), Lars Merinder (LM), Debra Roter (DR), Knut Schroeder (KS), Liza Takiya (LT), Henk van Dam (HvD), Martje van der Wal (MvdW), Monique van Eijken (MvE), Ton Vergouwen (TV), Etienne Vermeire (EV), Matthew Wild (MW), and Aysegul Yildiz (AY), for their valuable input and enthusiastic participation in this project. The study was funded by Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMw).
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the lament does not produce a document but simply inscribes, in a neutral register, the absence of documentation…if the lament can be said to produce anything at all, it would be only the deferral of production…it is '[a]s if suspicion of the letter in its regulated sense wanted, through innovative tension, to precipitate the course of the shattering and the flagrant diversion of the forbidden.' (Duffy, "Emergency Poetics"
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Hi Dale'icious
Sorry it's been a while but you've been temporarily dumped for a vampire! (Speaking of which, you looked very fetching all in black this morning. Just needed a touch of red somewhere and I'd have been well away in fantasy land over my morning coffee!!)
Back to the plot then. I've finally got round to doing something I've been meaning to do again for ages for pleasure. No, not that Daleo …… focus, focus!!! READING of course!! I used to love reading a good book but got out of the habit some years ago mainly cos I have to do that much reading at work. On a friends recommendation, I started reading the Twilight book series a couple of weeks ago and have got through three books in just over two weeks. Have you seen the films? They're great but the books are something else. Just one more to go then I'll be back here in full swing …. well almost, I think we have to cut down on 'the sauce' a bit Gail. Where are you missus?
Really glad Toby's ok Dale. I've had the same worry twice with my little tiger and fatty lumps. I guess some animals are just prone to them.
Well another busy week at The Q. I launched a fab Gem Day with JR (Julia Roberts) and then presented the finale with Jill – I hope you enjoyed the labours of our gem buying team !
I mentioned last blog that Toby had visited the vets – well I'm delighted to report that all went very well. He had 3 nasty lumps removed from his back, had a troublesome dew claw removed and other things removed that still make a grown man wince!
So all in all he went through it a bit. The good news is that our vet did a wonderful job and Toby healed very quickly and the results regarding the lumps were all clear. The picture is of Toby after the op – he's now back to his bouncing best!
I was in Devon and Somerset last weekend as I caught up with Jack's rugby tour – I was a very good boy and hardly touched a drop of anything alcoholic, as I had obviously driven down myself and I wanted to keep my mind clear for the gems!
It sure knows how to rain in the West Country but that never detracts from the beautiful scenery. We stayed at the surfing stronghold of Croyde and the surf didn't disappoint. I say that as I could see the boys freezing in the water whilst I stood with other heroic parents cuddling a warm mug of coffee. The pic, by the way, is of Saunton Sands, taken from the road to Croyde Bay.
I was delighted to present an hour from the Real Pie Company on Thursday and viewers on the day would remember that I enthusiastically ate my way through the hour until I was rudely interrupted by the fire alarm! I'm sure viewers could hear the bell, even over my chomping, but when the bell didn't stop we started to realise our minutes on-air were numbered.
It's not unusual for us to regularly test the systems and the bell stops after a short time but on Thursday it didn't – so we hurriedly left the building and amassed safely outside, yes that's right the whole building, buyers, planners, engineers, camera ops, floor staff, the whole lot, even a group of bemused ladies who were attending a customer event with bareMinerals !
It was a false alarm, but QVC always takes such things very seriously, as they should. I later spoke to Pipa, who was hosting the customer event and we had to laugh – as hosts we go through the usual health and safety details during our intro and we usually finish with a "don't worry it's never happened before!!" comment. Oooops! Famous last words!
Have you surfed or visited Croyde? Would love to hear if you have.
Stay happy and well,
Dale x
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Hi Dale'icious
May 6, 2012 at 1:15 pm -
Hi Dale, My son, Adam is an avid surf dude! He's always off down south for a surf break. He loves all of it, the sea, the lifestyle, the people. We are hoping to take our c'van down this year and go watch him. I do worry, after all he is still my baby. Only 27!!! It's a parent thing!
Glad Toby is recovered. Willow sends a sloppy lick.
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Hi Marian, good to hear frm you – I havent read the books but I've seen the first 2 films – they are much better than I was expecting! As a kid I was always frightened of Dracula, but Twilight is, well lighter!
Hi Fiona, theres a lot to be said about the surf scene. It's like a huge group of athletic, daredevil hippies rolled into one! Wish I was 21 again! Toby says Thanks for your kind wishes – Love to both Dale x
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Kemi Nelson denies collecting N75m from Remi Tinubu to organize a protest against Dino Melaye
Yesterday Dino Melaye shared a post on his Facebook wall alleging that his colleague, Remi Tinubu had given Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Kemi Nelson N75million to organise a rally against him. Reacting to the report, Kemi Nelson said it was false. In a statement she personally signed and released today July 18th, Nelson said she doesn't need to collect money from Remi Tinubu or her husband, Bola Tinubu whom are her mentors, to stage a protest.
She however confirmed that she and a group of women will be staging a protest in Abuja tomorrow against Dino Melaye
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South Korea's presidential office says it considers North Korea's abrupt cancellation of the high-level inter-Korean talks as pain for better results in the long run.
In a message sent to reporters on Wednesday afternoon, President Moon Jae-in's chief press secretary Yoon Young-chan said the situation has changed slightly in light of the North's surprise news, but said it's part of a very difficult process for the two Koreas to paint the same picture for the future of the Korean Peninsula.
Since Wednesday morning, the presidential office has been trying to figure out why North Korea suddenly pulled out of the meeting.
A senior official at the top office told reporters that presidential aides in charge of national security were in close contact with related government agencies, including the Unification, Foreign Affairs and Defense ministries.
President Moon Jae-in also held a closed-door meeting with his top aides on Wednesday to discuss how to handle the situation and attended briefing sessions throughout the day on updates related to Pyongyang's move.
Shortly after midnight, North Korea notified South Korea of its decision to "indefinitely postpone" the high-level talks that had been scheduled for Wednesday morning to discuss follow-up measures to the Panmunjeom Declaration.


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I want to start by reminding you all that RAPHAEL is currently being discussed in the Cellie Book Club at THE CELL, which is the Fan Board for J. R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood. You need to register if you want to participate, and I'll be dropping by for a few days at the end of the week to answer questions.
Also, THIS FRIDAY, August 31, I'll be doing a LIVE CHAT in the GoodReads Group GOTTA HAVE PARANORMAL ROMANCE WITH A KICK. I'll be there for a live, TWO hour Q & A session, beginning at 7:30 pm Eastern (4:30 pm Pacific). That's THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 31!
And now for what has become my weekly TV report … There was no LONGMIRE (sad DBR.) But GRIMM is continuing its improved format this season. The pace is better, no more whiny Juliette (although it looks like she'll be back, but since she doesn't recognize Nick, maybe she won't be around much. One can hope.) Nick's Mom (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) is an excellent addition to the lineup, and I like that we're not entirely sure whose agenda she's following. Speaking of which, Captain Renard (Sasha Roiz) is a very fine looking man, especially with his shirt off, and a consistently interesting character. I'll be curious to see how his agenda changes, given his already evident sympathy with Nick's activities and now with the difficult relationship with his family. Anyway, good season so far.
And then, of course, the TRUE BLOOD season finale … and it couldn't come soon enough. I think it says something when the best line of the whole show happens only four minutes in. It was a great line, though, and uttered by the scrumptious, and sometimes adorable, Eric Northman (i.e., Alexander Skarsgard.) MAJOR SPOILERS FOLLOW!!!! When Eric stakes Russell and Russell explodes, Eric gets this happy/thoughtful look on his face and says,"Well, that felt even better than I thought it would." THAT'S Eric from the books, and it was the best line of the whole show. And it was pretty much downhill from there. First of all, if I never see another vampire explode in a gush of blood and squirmy guts, it will be too soon. ENOUGH! We get it, okay? Every time I turned around in this episode, another vampire was gushing. Ick. And then we get more naked Sam and a return of all the naked people from Season Two, which was the all-time worst season of any show ever. The only difference is these people were in cages and they didn't have all black eyes, and (thank God) they weren't humping each other like crazy. Double Ick. I was talking to a friend the other day, and we realized that Sam and Luna have spent almost this entire season naked. Nice job for the actors. Not. But at least Emma was finally rescued.
But, okay, so we move on to idiot Jason who, for some reason is still talking to his dead parents, and those dead parents have, for some reason, become insidious whisperers urging him to kill vampires. The writers had finally permitted Jason to be something other than a total boob, and now they've taken that away and put him right back in the boob category. Gosh. I can hardly wait to see how THAT turns out. Double not. And let's not forget Alcide and his Dad having a cookout, Alcide gets juiced up on V and goes and beats JD to death before … what? Ripping his heart out? It wasn't clear to me what he did, but it was something gushy, so I was just as happy not seeing the details. Can't imagine why the writers left that out, though. I mean, everything else explodes, why not show Alcide ripping out the bloody heart and raising it over his head like some monkey from 2001? (The movie, I mean.)
Wait, I almost forgot (that should tell you something right there) about Lafayette's Cajun margueritas and Andy's six new babies, delivered from his fairy lover who had an orgasm with each baby she popped out. What a moronic story line. What's the point of that? Maybe the six are going to be the key to defeating Waldo? And speaking of Waldo, his name wasn't even mentioned in the finale, although I'm quite certain he'll show up next season. Gosh, I can hardly wait. (yawn) But on to the big finale of THIS season, and the second best line of the show. Tara and Sookie are about to free Jessica and Pam from their silver cages, and Sookie needs to open the cage doors because they're silver, but Tara goes ahead and opens Pam's, and Sookie starts to protest, but then Tara and Pam go into a MAJOR liplock, and Sookie looks at them and says … "Oh. Okay." Anna Paquin's delivery was perfect. Second best line of the show. And then the big cliffhanger finale scene and what a shocker it was, huh? Bill drinks all of Lillith's blood and he (predictably) gushes, but then (wait for it) he bubbles back!! Kind of like the new and improved Terminator guy in Terminator 2 (and why not, because Robert Patrick was in both of them – Whoa! Freaky, huh? ::sigh::) Anyway, Bill comes back. Were you amazed? Were you shocked? Nah, me neither. Just one more blood and guts dripping naked vampire. So … the season's over. And, you know what? I don't care. I won't miss the show, won't be on pins and needles for its return, although I'll keep watching to see what they do with Eric, who's the only character I care about anymore.
Huh, that review went on a bit longer than I expected, but it's the season finale, so, it's the last one. I'm now waiting for Criminal Minds new season, and the Mentalist. And then there's Once Upon a Time, which seemed poised at the end of last season to begin the same thing all over again … which would be boring, but we'll see.
Moving on! BOOKS. That's right, I actually don't spend all of my time watching TV! I write books (yes, I do!) and I read books! And lately, I've been reading a lot of books that don't do much for me. They go into the DO NOT REVIEW folder on my Kindle, and I move on with hope in my heart. Good news! My hope was not in vain. There are a couple of books I've just finished which I'll be reviewing, and since I only "review" books I liked, that means … uh, that I liked them. :} Hopefully, I'll get those reviews posted later this week.
On my personal book front, the reviews of BETRAYED continue to be excellent! I confess I'm relieved, because of the ending. Those of you who have read it know what I mean. I was a little worried, but you all seemed to appreciate what I was going for, so … thank you! And LUCAS isn't that far away! LOL
Okay, I've taken up a lot of your time already, but this week's post wouldn't be complete without mentioning the loss of a truly courageous man who literally changed our view of the universe. Neil Armstrong died this week from complications of heart surgery. Rest in Peace, sir. You opened the universe for so very many of us.
See you next week, my fellow readers.


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Although I'm pretty sure you've read a hundred thousand reviews and seen bazillions of swatches of these eyeshadows already, I couldn't resist the temptation to do another one. Ever since I started researching the field of makeup I've only heard a lot of positive comments on the Sugarpill eyeshadows but until now I haven't tried them out myself. It was last month when I finally decided to order the Sugarpill Burning heart palette, and my copy of it has spent about three weeks traveling from California to Gothenburg. :) Today it finally arrived and I was jumping up and down in excitement!
The package was a cute little white box with the Sugarpill logotype printed on it in blue and when opened it revealed a pink fluff in which my very own Burning heart palette was residing. The palette itself is a robust, yet utterly pretty structure, held shut by a strong magnet (or super powers, maybe...).
On the backside of the palette you can find the names of the eyeshadows inside. Neat! :3
The most exciting part is of course the insides of the palette, which consists of four fabulous eyeshadows. These are Flamepoint, Buttercupcake, Love + and Poison plum.
Flamepoint is a burning hot orange with a matte finish. On my skin it turns out like a brick red color, which was a bit of a disappointment since I really wanted to have true orange. :/ Nevertheless, it is a very pretty color and I'm sure I will find use for it! :)
Buttercupcake is probably the most delicious yellow color I have ever seen. It also has a matte finish and the pigmentation is crazy good!
I had high hopes for Love + since I'm very fond of red eyeshadow and yet haven't found one that is opaque and gives an even result. Without a white base, Love + didn't apply very even either, though it's by far the most pigmented red eyeshadow I've ever tried. With the white base it gives an even result, though, and looks as bright and vibrant as one can wish. :)
Poison plum is my favorite of the lot! (Duh, it's purple...). It is a beautiful vibrant purple with tiny, tiny sparkles that shows up when we put the shadow over a white base. How could I not love this eyeshadow? :)
Overall impression
So, my overall impression of the Sugarpill Burning heart palette is that the eyeshadows are vibrant and crazily pigmented. Lovely combination of colors! :)
I hope this review has been helpful or at least a little bit fun to read. :) Have a lovely day everybody!
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text: China successfully sent its first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1 to space. The Tianzhou-1 lifted off aboard a Long March-7 Y2 carrier rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan province on the evening of April 20. The cargo ship will dock with and refuel the orbiting Tiangong-2 space lab. Over the next five months, the cargo ship is expected to rendezvous three times with Tiangong-2.


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30min Video Tour of ZAP in Santa Rosa, California with CEO Steve Schneider
A delegation of Japanese business people came to ZAP in early June from Usami Co., a chain of gas stations throughout Japan. This is part 1 of a 3 part series about what's happening at ZAP with special clips of the Volkswagen, Worldcar, Smart Car, Sam Cree and Xebra with shots of our CEO talking about his background and how he joined up with ZAP. The tour includes our dealer showroom in downtown Santa Rosa. Thankz for watching!
Samyang Optics Takes Delivery of First ZAP Jonway Electric SUV for Korea Taxi, Fleet Market
SEOUL, South Korea, July 14, 2010 — Electric vehicle pioneer ZAP (OTC Bulletin Board:ZAAP.ob – News) and Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. Ltd. delivered the first electric taxi produced through their China venture, ZAP Jonway, to Korean distribution partner Samyang Optics (Kospi: 008080.KSE). Several new ZAP electric vehicles will be on display at the automotive engineering technology expo EV KOREA July 14-16, 2010 at the Coex exhibition center in Seoul.
Samyang Optics and ZAP Jonway will showcase new electric vehicles (EVs) they are planning for Korea. The ZAP Taxi will be on display, an electric SUV based on the Jonway A380 with an electric drivetrain designed and integrated by ZAP. The Alias will be on display, a futuristic-looking electric car designed by ZAP and finalist for the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, a competition of 100MPG or energy equivalent vehicles with the final taking place July 19-29. ZAPPY3 personal electric transporters will be scooting around the exhibit.
Samyang Optics and ZAP Jonway have formed a business venture to distribute electric vehicles in Korea as part of the government's push to commercialize EVs and capture 10 percent of the global market for zero-emission plug-in cars by 2015 with the target of having all-electric vehicles comprise 10 percent of domestic sales of small-size cars by 2020.
Samyang Optics and ZAP Jonway are the official sponsors of EV KOREA, with support from the Korean Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Presidential Committee on Green Growth, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Korea Transport Institute, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Korea Electronics Technology Institute Korea, Automotive Research Institute, Korea Electric Vehicle Industry Association and others.
EV KOREA was created to harness the growing interest in electric vehicles by bringing together all the key players in the global EV market. The event is being held concurrently with the New & Renewable Energy and Battery Expo 2010, to create more synergies and maximize business. EV Korea expects over 100 exhibitors and up to 25,000 attendees. More information is available at http://www.evkorea.kr.
ZAP is one of the world's oldest and most experienced electric vehicle providers, having delivered over 117,000 of a broad range of electric vehicles to more than 75 countries since 1994. Additional information is available at http://www.zapworld.com.
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Video, Slide Show of Zhejiang Jonway Auto Manufacturing
Clips from a recent tour of the factory for the Jonway A380 SUV. Jonway Automobile of Sanmen, China is subject of a recent business agreement for majority acquisition, 51%, by ZAP electric vehicles of California. For details on the transaction, click the link below:
Cathaya Invests $11 Million in ZAP for Jonway Acquisition
SANTA ROSA, California (July 12, 2010) – Cathaya Capital, L.P. is investing US$11 million in ZAP (OTC BB: ZAAP) to finance the 51 percent majority interest acquisition of Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. Ltd. upon final closing of the transaction. The new company combines ZAP's 15 years electric vehicle experience with Jonway's ISO 9000 quality auto manufacturing capabilities to accelerate electric car production while opening new markets in China's growing auto industry.
Cathaya invested in ZAP last year with the objective of realizing this opportunity. Since then ZAP has been focused on developing electric vehicle (EV) products for the partnership with Jonway, and also in finalizing this acquisition. Cathaya Capital is a cross border fund aimed at accelerating growth opportunities in China by combining international companies with technologies or global market presence to enhance the competitive edge of high growth potential Chinese companies. It is founded and managed by Dr. Priscilla Lu, a 30-year international technology and manufacturing veteran who now serves as Chairman of the Board of ZAP.
"Together these two companies with their complementary strengths form a new company reinforced by EV technology, mass production manufacturing skills, a strong sales presence in China, and access to international markets," said Dr. Priscilla Lu. "The new team is focused on delivering revenues and profits while expanding international market presence with quality products aimed at addressing new market demands for alternative energy vehicles. We are pleased with China's commitment to reduce pollution and the incentives being put in place that encourage adoption of EVs. With our new company ZAP Jonway, we are well positioned to address this stimulated market."
China has resolved to continue the retooling of China's industries to reduce pollution, according to a July 4 New York Times article. China's goal is to reduce carbon emissions by 40 to 45 percent in 2020 compared with 2005. China's rapidly growing economy has ambitious plans to control pollution and invest in energy efficient technologies like EVs.
About Cathaya Capital, L.P.
Cathaya Capital, L.P. is a cross border fund focused on investing in technology based growth opportunities in China by combining international companies that bring technologies or could give global market presence to high growth potential Chinese companies. The fund works with the ventures to leverage complementary strengths to create global companies with market strengths in China, matching international companies with technology or global market access.
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ZAP Acquires Majority Stake in China's Jonway Auto
New Company Combines EV Expertise with Mass Auto Manufacturing in China
SANTA ROSA, Calif. and Zhejiang, CHINA—July 8, 2010 (PR Newswire)—
- Agreement is US$29 Million in Cash for 51 Percent
- Debt-Free Jonway Boosts ZAP's Shareholder Value
- ISO 9000 Certified Modern Factory
- ZAP Jonway – a New International Automobile Company with Extensive EV Experience
- 141 Acres, 3.6 Million Sq. Feet Factory Opened in 2009, Capacity of 30,000 Vehicles per Year
- Jonway 2009: US$40 Million Annual Revenues; Jonway Q1 2010: US$20 Million Revenues
- 850 Employees Quality, Technology Focused
- 80 Factory-Direct and Hundreds of Factory Authorized Dealers in China
- China Auto Manufacturer Meets EU Standards
- ZAP Jonway EV is Exclusive Provider of EVs for the U.S. Pavilion at
- Shanghai Expo (World Fair)
ZAP (OTC:BB ZAAP) and Jonway Group today announced they have signed definitive agreements according to which ZAP will acquire 51 percent of Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. Ltd. as part of a strategy to capitalize on the growing automotive and electric vehicle (EV) market in China. ZAP is a 15-year-old California EV company and Jonway Auto is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jonway Group, a 20-year-old Chinese vehicle manufacturer. According to the terms of the definitive agreements, ZAP will acquire 51% of Jonway Auto for US$29.03 million in cash. The boards of directors for ZAP and Jonway Auto approved and signed the merger agreement on July 2, 2010.
Jonway Auto reported annual revenues of approximately US$40 million in 2009 and approximately US$20 million for the first quarter of 2010. According to the terms of the transaction, Jonway Auto will be debt-free upon the closing of the transaction.
According to the terms of the definitive agreements, ZAP has the right to acquire the remaining 49% of Jonway Auto at the same valuation by March 30, 2011 or at a then current valuation after that date. ZAP and Jonway intend this transaction to be phase one of a two-phase acquisition, whereby the two companies will combine their complementary expertise, leveraging ZAP's EV technology and Jonway Auto's quality ISO 9000 certified mass production capabilities to address the new alternative energy vehicle market. ZAP intends to acquire the remaining 49 percent of Jonway Automobile following completion of the first phase and following final regulatory approval.
The ZAP Jonway merger accelerates cost-effective manufacturing of ZAP's electric vehicles and gives ZAP access to the Chinese market through Jonway's distribution channels of more than 80 factory direct dealerships that feed into hundreds of factory authorized dealers. Jonway's volume manufacturing capacity gives ZAP a strong manufacturing base with the means of commercializing its innovative EV technologies.
"By combining ZAP's experienced team of EV engineers with Jonway's manufacturing capabilities, the combined ZAP Jonway will be able to scale up with the fast-growing worldwide market for affordable electric and fuel-efficient vehicles," said Steve Schneider, CEO of ZAP Jonway. "The new entity will leverage ZAP's extensive intellectual property and international market access with Jonway's current China distribution channels and revenue base, for enhanced shareholder value. The new company creates an integrated worldwide sales and manufacturing operation."
According to Dr. Priscilla Lu, ZAP Board Chair: "As originally planned when I joined ZAP in connection with the Cathaya Funds' investment in the company, the Jonway transaction was formulated to give ZAP the complementary facilities and automotive manufacturing expertise to position itself as a worldwide EV and automobile manufacturer. Jonway's management continues to lead and expand its product line of traditional vehicles and will begin to build the production line for ZAP's EVs in the coming quarters. ZAP will enhance its operations management team to focus on delivering the opportunities at hand."
Jonway Automobile, with approximately 800 employees, is currently manufacturing approximately 1,000 vehicles per month and has a capacity to produce up to 30,000 vehicles per year at its modern, 3.6 million square foot plant in Sanmen on approximately 141 acres of land. Focused on quality, Jonway is ISO 9000 and China Compulsory Certification (CCC) certified. Jonway distributes through a nationwide network of auto dealerships in China and distribution partners in Europe and Egypt. Jonway's 3-door SUV has been CE approved in Italy by its European partner for the European market.
"ZAP's engineering enables us to expand into the EV market and position our company to be one of the leaders in China's EV market," said Alex Wang, CEO of Jonway Automobile. "The ZAP team also brings us international market access and automotive distribution channels for the new models that we are designing, and ZAP will help us meet the required international standards for these new markets."
Earlier this year, ZAP integrated electric drive systems into several Jonway vehicles through its joint venture ZAP Hangzhou. These vehicles are now being showcased and used as electric taxis at the Shanghai Expo. Jonway has also agreed to produce the ZAP Alias electric car, which is now one of the remaining 15 finalists in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE competition. ZAP is also one of the five companies selected by the United States Postal Service to engineer and retrofit a gas powered delivery van with a 100 percent electric power train.
Dr. Priscilla Lu added, "The new ZAP Jonway combined company enhances the complementary strengths of each, and uniquely positions the company in the EV market. Jonway Automobile has quality mass production manufacturing as well as access to the Chinese automobile market. ZAP can now apply its in-depth experience in EV technologies and engineering integration know-how to produce a new line of EV models for Jonway Automobile and provide access to worldwide international distribution channels. Jonway, with physical asset value assessed at around US$60 million in land, buildings and modern manufacturing facilities, is cash flow positive, debt-free, has growing revenues, and offers shareholder value for ZAP. ZAP Jonway has now become a significant automotive manufacturer/distributor worldwide".
About ZAP
ZAP is one of the world's oldest and most experienced electric vehicle providers, having delivered over 117,000 of a broad range of electric vehicles to more than 75 countries since 1994. ZAP supplies electric trucks and vans to military, government and corporate fleets and is an innovator of electric motorcycles, scooters and ATVs. The Santa Rosa, California based company offers some of the only electric city-speed cars and trucks in production today and is leveraging its accrued technology know-how in developing a cost effective high-speed electric car called the ZAP Alias. Further information is available at http://www.zapworld.com.
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TEKB 14 results: Wamba KO's Kocjan, takes intercontinental belt
The fourteenth edition of "Trophy of Ephebe" was held on Saturday May 12 in Agde. Promoter Christophe Dragole presented his annual event at the Palais des Sports. The eleven-fight program featured French favorites up against international opponents.
In the main event Nicolas Wamba of France faced off Lukasz Kocjan of Poland. The contest was for the WKN Intercontinental super heavyweight title. The scheduled for three rounds championship bout ended prior the final bell. "The Junior" stopped his vis-a-vis out of Poland in Round 3.
In the semi-main event Jeremy Ragazzacci of France took on Vahid Mahdavi of Iran. The three-round bout was for the WKN International middleweight title. The representative of the country-host earned a decision, consequently claiming the belt.
Also on the main card Mickael Lopes Da Veiga defeated Bernard Tavernier by TKO in Round 2 of their super middleweight encounter. As well, Mohamed Alloune KO'd Yoni Mazeau in Round 1 in the heavyweight clash. In addition, Adam Ghaleb scored a decision against Matthieu Bernardet in the light heavyweight match.
TEKB 14 Agde results
Main card
Super heavyweight: Nicolas Wamba (France) def. Lukasz Kocjan (Poland) by KO R3
Middleweight: Jeremy Ragazzacci (France) def. Vahid Mahdavi (Iran) by decision
Super middleweight: Mickael Lopes Da Veiga vs. Bernard Tavernier by TKO R2
Heavyweight: Mohamed Alloune def. Yoni Mazeau by KO R1
Light heavyweight: Adam Ghaleb def. Matthieu Bernardet by decision
Light heavyweight: Yannis Karabournalis def. Zakaria Laaouatni by KO R1
Super lightweight: Malika Seyah def. Clara Asensio by decision
Middleweight: Ruslan Kupchik def. Olivier Imbert by TKO R2
Super welterweight: Yann-Alexis Milosevic def. Elyess Bakir by decision
Featherweight: Lou Solves def. Lyn Imbert by decision
Super welterweight: Steve Bourdel def Dylan Antoine by decision


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