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Benefits Of Bokek® Dead Sea Salt
Healthy skin and physical and mental well being is dependent on the correct sodium and potassium or fluid balance in the body. This is regulated by the Adrenal gland, which in turn affects healthy function of the kidneys. The kidneys are responsible for controlling 28 chemicals in the body. An imbalance of these chemicals or electrolytes can result in certain skin conditions or other symptoms, and over an extended period of time result in various illnesses. Assisting to replace or remove electrolytes enables the body to maintain a good fluid balance thereby improving feelings of relaxation, health and well being. Although Dead Sea salt is known for its medicinal qualities, it is strongly recommended that you consult your physician before using our products for treatments of Psoriasis, Arthritis, Atopic Dermatitis, Eczema or any other skin disorder.
Below you'll find our recommendations on the correct use of Bokek® Dead Sea Salt.
How is Bokek® Dead Sea Salt different from regular sea salt?
1. Bokek Dead Sea Salt contains 10 times more minerals than ordinary sea salt, minerals which assist in cleansing, detoxifying and restoring a healthy status quo to the body, especially the skin and muscles.
2. Bokek Dead Sea Salts are very dry and absorb essential oils with ease, enabling the oils to be easily released into the bath water as the salts dissolve. This is beneficial for those wishing to experience the benefits of Dead Sea salt and aromatherapy in the privacy of their own home.
Sulfur is necessary for the secretion of bile from the liver and for converting toxins into non-toxins. Sulfur is found in the amino acids cysteine, and methionine; as well as in cells, hemoglobin (of the blood), collagen (of the muscles), keratin (required for skin), insulin, heparin, biotin and co-enzyme A (required for healthy hair, skin, nails, among many other biological structures). Sulfur is necessary for synthesizing collagen. It is required for the adequate digestion and absorption of carbohydrates and a number of vitamins e.g. thiamin, biotin and pantothenic acid; It is also essential to enable cells to breathe.
Chlorine is necessary to maintain the correct balance of alkaline and acid in the body, together with being vital for cell metabolism
Iodine is necessary for the production of the hormone thyroxin, and is also vital for both energy and cell metabolism
Potassium is necessary to maintain the water balance in order for cell metabolism to take place, assisting the cells to absorb nourishment and expel waste products. An imbalance in potassium often leads to water retention. Potassium also plays a vital role in regulating muscle contractions and the nervous system.
Sodium, like potassium, plays a vital role in assisting the cells to absorb nourishment and expel waste.
Calcium is necessary in strengthening cell membranes and cleansing the pores. In addition it is vital for production and maintenance of healthy teeth and bones, together with regulating the heart muscles and nerves.
Magnesium is necessary in assisting the body to utilize other essential nutrients and in cell metabolism.
Bromine helps with the natural repair of the body together with cell metabolism and can be used as a natural antibiotic.
Skin conditions and Bokek® Dead Sea Salt:
Acne is a skin condition involving inflammation due to excess oil or sebum (produced by the glands) mixing with dead skin cells and clogging the pores. This inflammation results in whiteheads or blackheads on the skin. If the inflamed or clogged pore runs deep into the skin, a cyst may form on the area. The cyst typically is only painful or colored when it becomes infected by bacteria. There are many causes of acne, but most fall into four categories: clogged pores, bacteria, hormones, and/or hereditary factors.
Acne typically affects 80-90% of adolescents and is usually more common in males than females. The sebaceous glands secrete oil naturally in response to an increase of testosterone in both men and women at puberty. Acne can also develop later in adult years. Acne can also be found in infants due to the activation of sebaceous glands in utero. Acne can be a chronic problem or may resolve itself spontaneously after 4-5 years, as noted in 70% of acne sufferers. The incidence of acne at age 40 years is about 1% for men and 5% for women.
Acne is not caused by dirt or a diet with too much sugar or caffeine, although these factors can aggravate the situation. Other factors include over exposure to certain weather conditions, stress, hormonal changes, oily skin, endocrine conditions, or certain medications or drugs. Acne usually affects the face, chest, back and sometimes the upper-arm.
Acne Treatment: Since acne is often hereditary it can not be prevented, but good skin care can improve the condition by reducing further lesions. Certain medicinal ointments and cleansers are recommended when the condition becomes uncomfortable or unsightly. These include sulfur, amongst other chemicals. Since Bokek® Dead Sea Salts have a high sulfur content, they are useful in the cleansing required to purify the skin of acne sufferers.
Antibiotics and hormonal or steroid medications are prescribed in severe cases. However other management is always advisable first as these medications have negative side effects.
Acne can have adverse psychological effects, as one's body image is greatly determined during puberty and adolescence. It is possible to assist the body in restoring a healthy balance with exercise, plenty of water, rest and a balanced diet, as all these assist in helping the body remove toxins and enhance spontaneous recovery from this condition.
Up to 20% of people over 70 years of age experience three to five skin problems that require medical attention. Some of these problems may be caused by a chronic illness such as diabetes, where poor healing and reduced sensation can adversely affect the condition of the skin, especially in the legs and feet. Diseases affecting or involving blood circulation also affect the skin. Certain medications prescribed for maintenance of chronic conditions (e.g. cortisone) also affect the skin, leading to thinning and dryness of the skin. Maintaining healthy skin involves regular exercise, a healthy diet with a low fat and sugar content, a balanced lifestyle and avoiding exposure to the sun.
There are 1,000 or more different types of arthritic or rheumatological conditions known today. Of these some are inflammatory in nature and some are acquired (e.g. osteoarthritis is linked to mechanical overuse of certain joints). Some of the conditions include rheumatoid arthritis, poly arthritis, psoriatic arthritis (a combination of psoriasis and arthritis) ankylosing spondylosis, systemic lupus erathematosis, and more. The cause for these conditions is as yet unknown and there is no known cure for them using conventional or allopathic medicine.
Various studies have taken place at the Dead Sea using treatment programs combining the atmosphere of the Dead Sea with the Dead Sea mineral baths (Balneotherapy) with good results. Of particular interest is that heating the mud and applying it to sore or inflamed joints has proven to eliminate stiffness and pain. This is due to the minerals improving blood circulation necessary to reduce the inflammatory response, together with the detoxifying agent and general muscle relaxant. When the salt has been heated, the ability of the elements to penetrate and be absorbed into the system is increased.
Patients with atopic dermatitis (neurodermatitis or neurodermitis) form the second largest group of people who use Bokek® Dead Sea Salt for dermatological treatment.
Atopic dermatitis is chronic skin disease of unknown cause with the following main characteristics:
1. Severe itching. This is an inherent aspect of the disease. Most of the visible skin changes are due to the persistent scratching.
2. Frequently starts in early infancy. In the early stages the lesions are usually acute, "weeping" and crusted. Later, the skin becomes thickened with an exaggeration of its natural lines ("lichenification"). This occurs especially in the folds of the knees and elbows, and on the wrists, ankles and neck.
3. A sensitive, reactive skin. The skin is dry, easily irritated by mechanical or chemical stimuli and tends to become allergic to external, ingested or inhaled substances (e.g. pollens, bee stings, house dust, foods, drugs). It is more prone to some bacterial, viral and fungal infections. Psychological and climatic factors sometimes play a dominant role in exacerbating or soothing the disease.
4. A family history of Atophy. Atophy is a genetic susceptibility to certain diseases, which include atopic dermatitis, asthma and hay fever. The blood of atopic individuals usually has high levels of an antibody called immunoglobulin E, or IgE.
Results of Dead Sea Salt Treatment: Clearing is usually good to excellent, and for many sufferers undoubtedly exceeds that achieved by other therapies. The severe itching frequently subsides relatively early, even if the skin has not yet shown much response. The process is usually slower and less dramatic than with psoriasis, and for many patients treatment for 6 rather than 4 weeks may be more effective.
Cellulite is experienced by 90% of all women over the age of 20 years. The appearance of cellulite is typically described as a dimpled, cottage cheese-like appearance, due to lumpy deposits of fat below the skin on the thighs, hips and buttocks of women that cause it. Since the fat becomes trapped in compartments of the tissue where there is poor circulation, cellulite is a condition that is difficult to eliminate.
Although exercise is recommended to improve muscle tone and circulation to the area, and a good diet to remove toxins and provide the necessary nutrients, these do not cure cellulite. Bokek® Dead Sea Salt can assist in detoxifying, which can improve circulation in and suppleness of the skin. The bath salts can also assist in general cleansing of the skin, which is necessary to remove impurities that are otherwise trapped within the tissue.
Shedding of dead skin cells is a natural part of the daily regeneration of the skin, which is shed every 24 days. An excessive shedding of the skin cells of the scalp resulting in white flakes, and sometimes itchiness is known as dandruff. Dandruff, although a natural growth process of the skin, is caused by excess oiliness of the scalp and is therefore seasonal. Contrary to common belief that it would be more severe in summer due to sweating or dryness, dandruff is worse during the winter months. There is no known cure for dandruff.
Dandruff is affected by:
- Use of hairspray and gels
- Overuse of chemical hair treatments
- Use of curling irons and curlers
- Exposure to cold dry weather or dry indoor air
- Tight fitting hats or head scarves
- Stress, anxiety, trauma and tension
- Personal hygiene
Since dandruff is part of the natural growth process of cells, it can not be cured but only managed. There are various shampoos are on the market that claim to reduce or eliminate dandruff. They contain various chemicals, including sulfur. Bokek® Dead Sea Salts contain sulfur in a natural form. In addition, the other minerals assist in detoxifying and cleansing which is vital to restore the balance of cells to reduce the oiliness of the scalp.
Dry skin is a common aspect of the aging process and is seen in most people over the age of 70 years. As skin ages, the physiological changes leading to dryness result in itching and flaking, especially when the weather is cold and dry. This is due both to a decrease in secretions from the oil glands and a reduction in the skin barrier leading to quicker skin irritation.
Other than aging, severely dry skin can indicate various condition such as psoriasis, diabetes, liver or kidney disease, or an overactive thyroid gland. Itching can also indicate a reaction to a number of medication or drugs, including anticancer drugs.
As one ages, our skin also becomes more susceptible to irritation from contact with various materials, a condition known as contact dermatitis. This could indicate an allergy has developed to any substance including: wool, lanolin (the oil in wool), soap, detergent, or bleach used in the wash. Prevention of contact dermatitis includes wearing loose fitting clothing, changing your laundry detergent and washing new clothes before wearing them.
Regular soaking with Dead Sea bath salts and then applying a moisturizer recommended by your doctor can also alleviate uncomfortable symptoms. This is due to the high mineral content in the Dead Sea salt, which helps both in cleansing and replacing required electrolytes necessary for healthy skin.
Stress has become one of those buzzwords typical of the modern times we live in. It is typically seen as being a negative conjuring up images of difficulty, chaos etc. Stress in actual fact is the body's response to any situation that necessitates change of one form or another, both negative and positive. It is the trigger or motivator to move forward, act or react to a given set of circumstances. Without stress our lives would stagnate.
So if we need stress in order to progress in life, why the focus on the negative impact of stress on our lives?
When in a situation requiring change, our body prepares itself for what is known as a fight or flight response. A common example used in stress management is that of facing a lion. If one were to see a lion in the jungle, your immediate reaction would be of impending danger necessitating a decision to stay and fight or to run for your life. The same is true for any situation requiring change, you need to decide how to continue or respond to the given facts presenting themselves to you.
The body reads each new situation as impending danger and thus sets up a hormonal response to ensure that your body will be in a state ready to react quickly, to be alert and obtain the result necessary to keep you out of danger. This includes an outpouring of adrenaline, a stimulant hormone, into the blood stream. This begins a chain reaction within your body, together with certain other stress hormones, which are intended to be protective. the changes include an increase in heart rate and blood pressure (to get more blood to the muscles, brain and heart), faster breathing (to take in more oxygen needed by the brain and muscles for quick reactions), tensing of muscles (preparation for action), increased mental alertness and sensitivity of sense organs (to assess the situation and act quickly), increased blood flow to the brain, heart and muscles (the organs that are most important in dealing with danger) and less blood to the skin, digestive tract, kidneys and liver (where it is least needed in times of crisis). In addition, there is an increase in blood sugar, fats and cholesterol (for extra energy) and a rise in platelets and blood clotting factors (to prevent hemorrhage in case of injury).
Utilizing these changes within your system at the correct time for the desired response is positive. For example fleeing from impending danger. More positive examples include giving a lecture, a presentation, getting married, moving etc.
When looking at the physiological changes that occur in the body in response to the body's concept of danger or the stress or, it makes sense why repeated stress will lead to physical changes which if occurring over an extended period of time results in illness.
The physical changes or symptoms resulting from stress include but are not limited to: increased heart rate; pounding heart; elevated blood pressure; sweaty palms; tightness of the chest, neck, jaw and back muscles; headache; diarrhea; constipation; urinary hesitancy; trembling, twitching; stuttering and other speech difficulties; nausea; vomiting; sleep disturbances; fatigue; shallow breathing; dryness of the mouth or throat; susceptibility to minor illness, cold hands, itching; being easily startled; chronic pain and dysponesis.
Emotional signs and symptoms of stress, including but not limited to: irritability, angry outbursts, hostility, depression, jealously, restlessness, withdrawal, anxiousness, diminished initiative, feelings of unreality or over alertness, reduction of personal involvement with others, lack of interest, tendency to cry, being critical of others, self-deprecation, nightmares, impatience, decreased perception of positive experience opportunities, narrowed focus, obsessive rumination, reduced self-esteem, insomnia, changes in eating habits and weakened positive emotional response reflexes.
Cognitive/perceptual signs and symptoms of stress, including but not limited to: forgetfulness, preoccupation, blocking, blurred vision, errors in judging distance, diminished or exaggerated fantasy life, reduced creativity, lack of concentration, diminished productivity, lack of attention to detail, orientation to the past, decreased psychomotor reactivity and coordination, attention deficit, disorganization of thought, negative self-esteem, diminished sense of meaning in life, lack of control/need for too much control, negative self-statements and negative evaluation of experiences.
Behavioral signs and symptoms of stress, including but not limited to: increased smoking, aggressive behaviors (such as driving), increased alcohol or drug use, carelessness, under-eating, over-eating, withdrawal, listlessness, hostility, accident-proneness, nervous laughter, compulsive behavior and impatience.
From the above lists doctors have now found a link between continued stress or stress symptoms and illness or diseases e.g. heart disease, diabetes, asthma, mental problems, lack of sleep, loss of resistance to illness, and even allergies, amongst others. For this reason it is important to learn to manage our stress and to reduce our stress symptoms.
Some of the methods or reducing stress and the effects it has on our health include: relaxation, exercise, diet, forming a healthy sleep pattern, developing good communication and inter personal relationships, balanced lifestyle, amongst others.
The bath salts and mud packs offer wonderful relief of the symptoms by increasing circulation and detoxification necessary to remove the by products from the stress cycle thereby freeing your cells from these toxins. They also moisturize the skin and enhance relaxation of the body, which in turn enables one to obtain adequate sleep, necessary for regeneration of the body.
Hair loss is a common occurrence of daily life with up to 100 hairs a day being regarded as normal. However, when the quantity increases it becomes an understandable cause for concern. The incidence of hair loss is as much as 4 out of 5 people as some stage of their lives.
There are many causes listed as to why hair loss occurs, including: heredity, stress and trauma, local scalp infection, certain diseases or infections which result in a high fever e.g. flu, pneumonia or typhoid; certain mediations e.g. antibiotics, contraceptives, blood thinning drugs, certain antipsychotic drugs; thyroid medication or strong drugs, chemical therapies e.g. those used for cancer treatments; thyroid problems; emotional or environmental stress; hormonal imbalances; following child birth as the hormones change; menopause. Iron deficiency anemia and lupus can also cause hair loss.
In the body, a compound called dihydrotestosterone (DHT), made up of water, cholesterol, testosterone and an enzyme can have an adverse effect on the growth receptors in the hair follicle. It can cause the tiny blood vessels in the papilla to shrink, restricting food and oxygen to the matrix that produces hair protein. DHT also blocks certain receptors in the sebaceous gland, which then can produce a heavy sebum that later hardens in the follicle to form a hard deposit. The hair restricted in both areas atrophies and falls out prematurely. The cycle repeats itself until the follicle is only capable of producing a short hair, that falls out and the follicle itself atrophies. This is then the sad state, which we term as baldness. It is important to note the pattern of hair fall and quantity over what time period to assist in determining if there is an illness causing the hair loss. Typically hair loss is preceded by an excessive production of sebum from the glands known as seborrhea. Sebum is secreted naturally by the body from the ages of 16 or 18, however when the quantities of sebum secreted become excessive, the hair follicle has difficulty breathing and producing healthy hair, resulting in the hair falling out.
Baldness in men is noted to be as high as 30 million males in the USA. Female baldness is less common and usually occurs centrally on the head. Women usually only develop balding after cancer treatments, when experiencing hormonal changes as in during adrenal or ovarian growths, menopause or after crash dieting or fasting over an extended period of time.
By using Bokek® Dead Sea Salts in cleansing the scalp, it improves the hair follicles ability to allow hair to growth. This in turn helps reduces hair loss.
There are a number of sleep disorders of which insomnia, described as an inability to sleep or to obtain satisfactory sleep, is the most common, experienced by 25% of Americans. There are different forms of insomnia from difficulty falling asleep, to difficulty staying asleep, to waking early, to sleeping at inappropriate times, to not sleeping deeply enough, which is imperative for REM sleep. Insomnia or restless sleep is experienced by most people at some stage of their lives, but is only considered a problem when this pattern becomes chronic or when it interferes with daily functioning. Prolonged sleep disturbance can lead to disease or illness as it results in an inability of the body to restore or replenish itself, which takes place during sleep. It also interferes with or leads to hormonal changes, which if experienced over a long period of time can lead to disease.
To assist with relaxing in order to fall asleep and to remove toxins from hormonal changes, the Dead Sea bath salts and also mud packs can be very beneficial.
Some causes of sleep disorders or insomnia include:
- Pain experienced at night following injury, trauma or certain conditions e.g. arthritis.
- Stress
- Emotional trauma or mental anguish
- Ineffective diet including over use of nicotine, caffeine and other stimulants
- Reduced exercise
- Environment including noise and light levels
- Geopathic stress
- Jet lag
- Aging
- Nightmares and other dreams that interfere with adequate sleep
- Over excitement
- Too many electrical appliances in the bedroom
Prolonged sleep disturbance can lead to reduced energy level, irritability, disorientation, dark circles under the eyes, poor posture, memory and concentration difficulties and fatigue.
Some recommendations for dealing with sleep problems include: obtaining counseling or dealing with whatever psychological issues are involved, work with any dreams together with a professional who is experienced in dreams interpretation and therapy. Relaxation and good exercise program, be careful not to do aerobic exercise the hour before bedtime. Developing a regular sleep pattern and bedtime routine, balanced diet, eliminate caffeine, nicotine and other stimulants especially at night. Avoid emotional upset or confrontation especially just prior to bedtime. Refrain from watching or reading scary films or the news in the last hour before bedtime.
Make sure the bedroom is sufficiently ventilated, the temperature is appropriate and there is reduced noise and light.
As part of the bedtime routine, specialists often recommend hot baths to relax the muscles, de-stress and prepare for bed. Adding the Dead Sea Bath Salts to these baths will be beneficial due to their added properties of detoxifying and enhancing a state of general relaxation. Be careful if taking a hot bath to drink water while soaking in the bath to prevent dehydration or dizziness.
Saunas often use Dead Sea salts to evaporate the bromides thus creating and environment similar to the Dead Sea. Having a hot bath with Bokek® Dead Sea Salts and allowing the steam to collect in the bathroom will have a similar effect. Other than the benefits listed below for bath salts, steaming and using these salts in the bath can be beneficial for respiratory conditions such as asthma.
Psoriasis is a common skin condition affecting 3% of the world population.
The nature of psoriasis is to afflict the sufferer with scaly areas of the scalp, palms, soles of the feet, knees, elbows and other areas sustaining repeated trauma. The condition is unpleasant to look at and embarrassing for the sufferers. Psoriasis is hereditary and there is no known cure for it.
Treatments include various ointments usually containing corticosteroids, or injections into the dermis of the skin. Medications used to control the condition are not always successful and usually have adverse side effects.
Studies carried out at the Dead Sea have showed positive results in lengthening the duration of remission and has been recommended as an alternative treatment for the condition. The studies have included both exposure to the environment and subdued UV rays at the Dead Sea itself together with soaking in Dead Sea mineral baths. Although it is not possible to take the Dead Sea into ones home, Bokek® Dead Sea Salts do offer a good home therapy simulating the Balneo and Peloid therapies. In this way, the skin is assisted in eliminating toxins, regenerating new cells, increased circulation and general body purification.
It is important to note that contact with one's doctor is still imperative.
The skin is the largest organ of the human body, forming a protective covering from the harmful effects of the sun's rays, pollution, weather extremes of seasonal changes. In addition the skin enables the body to store or hold in its body fluids and provides the elasticity required for every movement we perform. If that is not enough, the skin enables us to communicate with the outside world through the vital sense of touch. Since this vital organ carries out so many important functions we need to respect it by providing good cleansing, replenishing fluids and electrolytes and avoiding harmful environments or reducing the harmful effects.
A range of factors, including, age, stress, illness, chemicals and others, causes allergies on the skin. The high magnesium and bromine content in the Dead Sea Salt is beneficial for anti allergic due to its cleansing, detoxifying of the skin together with providing smoothness and relaxation. Using Bokek® Dead Sea Salt is recommended for relief of allergic symptoms affecting the skin.
Skin problems are a common aspect of the aging process throughout the spectrum of human development. Certain skin problems affect people at different stages of development and for each it is important to support and nurture the skin in order to restore health and enhance general function.
Skin disorders include acne, dermatitis, blackheads, psoriasis, eczema, dandruff, scabies, scaled head, seborrhea, vitilago; Rheumatological conditions include alkalosis, arthritis (cysteine patients with arthritis), rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, back pain, bursitis, neuralgia, fibrosis, osteoarthritis, polyarthritis, spondylosis, and tendonitis, as well as hair falling and balding, breast firming, constipation, diarrhea, dyspnea, insomnia and fatigue, impotence, intestinal parasites, stress, sciatica, sluggishness, tinea, worms.
Wrinkling is the result of a number of factors: accumulated exposure to the sun, heredity, and a weakening of elastin and collagen, which is part of the aging process. Elastin is responsible for the skin's flexibility. The protein fibers known as collagen provide physical support for the skin. (Loss of collagen is more common in women than in men. The skin's natural fatty layer also reduces with age, causing the skin to sink inward. Added to all these factors is the constant pull of gravity, which increases the sagging of the skin.
Research into the benefits of minerals from the Dead Sea Salt has shown a 40% reduction in the depth of the wrinkling.
Information on this page was obtained through my supplier at http://www.saltworks.us/salt_info/si_BenefitsOfBokek.asp


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Jonathan Woodgate reflected on his Carling Cup winning header and beamed: "What a feeling - one of the best ever!"
Jonathan Woodgate reflected on his Carling Cup winning header and beamed: "What a feeling - one of the best ever!"
The 27-year-old capped a fine display at the heart of our defence alongside Ledley King by heading home the winning goal against Chelsea in the fourth minute of extra time at Wembley.
Jermaine Jenas whipped in a free-kick from the left and 'Woody' got in front of the advancing Petr Cech, his header coming back off the Chelsea keeper and rebounding home.
Named man of the match, Woody was outstanding alongside Ledley and two of 14 heroes that gave everything in defending our 2-1 lead as Chelsea piled forward in extra time.
In the end, his header was enough to land our first trophy since 1999 and secure a place in the UEFA Cup next season.
"I don't really go up for set-pieces but I took a chance, was able to get my head on it and luckily it went in," said Jonathan afterwards. "What a feeling.
"We were tired but we're a fit side and we showed that throughout the game.
"We have a great team spirit, that's what gets you through games sometimes and the work ethic and hard work we put into training has paid off.
"Chelsea are a top side and they showed that but we did it. It's the best feeling ever to win a trophy, you can't better it. It's our first and I hope there will be many more."


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PHOTO: Woman leaves 'single mom sorry' tip on $138 bill
A photo of a receipt allegedly left by a single mother at a restaurant has gone viral after it was posted on Reddit.
The bill, which shows a charge of $138.35, has a note that reads "single mom sorry" on the tip line – implying whoever signed the bill did not have enough money to tip the waiter or waitress.
The caption with the photo on Reddit reads: "I'm sure $140 could have gotten you and your kids a week worth of groceries, but instead you spend it one one meal?! For shame!"
Do you think the 'single mom' was in the wrong? What are your thoughts about tipping in restaurants? Post your comment below and vote in the poll.


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Understanding Contemporary Chin State: Reflections from a Human Rights Trainer
During the last decade, the world has witnessed many unprecedented major political shifts and the collapse of States due to large-scale civil mobilization and political movements that have demanded full civil, political, and fundamental human rights. The most significant one can point to is known as the "Arab Spring" in the world political record which spread to many countries in the Arab League and led to political transformation in Tunisia. However, relatively few people are aware of peaceful political movements in a country like Burma which was under military dictatorship for more than half a century.
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Rays turn to rookie pitchers for Yankees, Red Sox series
The Rays have set their rotation for the three-game series in Boston that begins with Tuesday's doubleheader.
Chris Archer is slated to start the first game of the day/night doubleheader. Jake Odorizzi will come up from Triple-A Durham and pitch the nightcap. Jeremy Hellickson is scheduled to pitch Wednesday.
Adding Odorizzi and eventually Alex Colome, who is expected to replace Alex Cobb's spot in the rotation and start Friday against the Yankees in New York, means the Rays will start three rookie pitchers (Archer included) during this seven-game trip through Boston and New York.
Archer's next turn is set for Yankee Stadium on the final day of the trip, meaning four of the seven games will be started by rookies.
The Rays will not have to clear a roster spot for Odorizzi, who will be added to the roster through MLB's 26th man rule for doubleheaders.
This will be Odorizzi's third tour with the Rays. He was originally called up to replace David Price in the rotation when Price went on the disabled list. Odorizzi lasted two starts, allowed nine runs in nine combined innings and was sent back to Durham and replaced by Archer.
Odorizzi was recalled again last week to replace Cobb, who was placed on the three-day bereavement list because of the death of his grandmother. Odorizzi made one relief appearance, pitching 3 1/3 innings against the Royals during the first game of the recently concluded four-game series.
Colome made one start this season, pitching 5 2/3 innings without allowing an earned run in a win at Miami.
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Please don't forget to take a gander at the Wolverines Kerry sent my way on this evening's TMM post. Meanwhile, here's the excellent baseball portion:
First up is what looks like a team set of 2015 Topps Tigers:
There were 10 cards so I gave the team card its own scan. I'm curious if this image is from either of the games I attended this year, one where the pictured Davis defeated Oakland with a walk-off slam, or the season finale when Detroit beat Minnesota to win the AL Central.
I do like the player selection here on the assumption that guys like Verlander, Avila, J.D. Martinez, and a couple of the offseason additions appear in Series II. The inclusion of prospects McCann and Farmer was nice. That design still melts my eyeballs, though!
It's time to get EXTREME with Topps Chipz! Market research has determined that "Z" is way more extreme than "S" when making a word plural. Kidz will definitely Facetweet their Chipz on their InstaTunez and MyTube accountz! I did speak to a guy at a show recently who said his young kids do enjoy playing with these, though, so kudos to Topps for making something youth-friendly in an adult-heavy hobby.
Here's a bunch of Tigers favorites, including another Miggy from 2015 Topps (yay Triple Crown!) and a Cobb insert from the same product. The Fryman card takes me back almost 20 years to the 1996 thorn-in-my-side Bazooka set (and the 90s Tigers). Next up is a couple pairs of former Detroiters in Carlos Guillen from UD and Austin Jackson from Chrome products, including a Refractor, one of the best inserts known to man. Then we head further in the past with two of three Kalines Kerry sent my way, including a 2013 Topps sticker, which reminds me of the fun I had filling up my Panini sticker books of the early 90s.
More Tigers, picking up where we left off with Kaline, this time an Archives reprint that includes Elston Howard, Jimmy Piersall, and former teammate "Stormin'" Norman Cash. From a newer Archives product, 2013, comes 30-game winner Denny McLain in the form of an SP from that set. This trade adds a couple more pairs of recent Tigers in Magglio Ordonez, including a Sweet Spot numbered insert, and 2B Placido Polanco, a couple guys that helped bring the Tigers back to respectability. Finally, we end with a couple members of the last few seasons' rotations that moved on, Porcello and Scherzer.
I split up everyone else in the package as they go towards my PCs. Kerry was very generous here and certainly didn't disappoint. He hit four of my Tigers guys, starting with Gibby, Granderson and Trammell. The Granderson is one I was close to picking up online recently until I landed it here, and it's from 2002 Upper Deck Prospect Premieres, making it one of his earliest issues. Tram comes from the 1995 SP set and includes a very nice photo.
Four many Verlanders! Kerry managed to spit in the face of the Toppsopoly with a sticker from Panini's kid-focused Triple Play sticker set. Everything else was Topps, including JV's 2014 flagship base card, a 2014 Heritage Chrome (still love those!) numbered to 999, and the third Topps Chipz of the package!
He didn't forget my non-Tigers PCs, either! Here's a pair of Gwynns from 1995 Sportflix and 1998 Fleer SI. While I have the '96 Sportflix set, I never chased the previous year's reboot so I loved getting this one. The SI card is one of a few Gwynn has in the cool glossy set Fleer produced a few teams in the late 90s.
Keeping with the HOF theme is Greg Maddux with one of his more notable clubs--his second stop with the Cubs--plus a more obscure short-term stop with the Dodgers. The 2005 Opening Day card was new to me while the '07 flagship saved me from having to scan one from my complete set!
Finally, eight is the correct number of cards of #8 to send in a given package, unless you'd like to send more, in which case that number is also correct. These Ripkens are, in order: 1989 Fleer Heroes of Baseball, 1995 Sportflix, 1996 Zenith, 1997 Donruss Update info card (more below), 1997 Stadium Club, 1999 Pacific, 2000 Fleer Focus, and 2001 Fleer Game Time.
Here's a closer look at the Donruss Update card:
Unlike normal card stock this is very thin, but the front still shares the image of one of Cal's cards in that set while the back talks a bit about the set, one I enjoyed busting quite a bit almost 20 years ago!
Thanks a ton for the amazing package, Kerry, and I'm happy to report that I've got a nice start on a little envelope to send back your way before much longer!


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The latest sports documentary to come to DVD is "Facing Ali", based on the book by Stephen Brunt. Muhammad Ali defeated almost every top fighter of the golden age of boxing. Facing Ali turns the cameras on some of Ali's biggest rivals including George Chuvalo, Sir Henry Cooper, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, Ron Lyle, Ken Norton, Earnie Shavers, Leon Spinks and Ernie Terrell. They take you inside the ring and provide an impacting perspective on the 3-time champ.
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Kill It Kid have just announced more UK dates for February March in-between Midem & SXSW appearances, at which they will be previewing songs from their soon to be recorded second album. Touring with key festival appearances, such as Hop Farm, over the summer writing and demo-ing material for album number two - to be produced by fast rising star Leo Abrahams who's recent credits and collaborations include Brian Eno, Brett Anderson, Paloma Faith and Florence & Machine.
Meanwhile co-vocalist Steph's has also developed a sideline of sorts, modelling for Burberry's "Face Of The Future"
Kill It Kid is: Adam Timmins (bass guitar/guitars), Stephanie Ward (lead vocals/piano), Marc Jones (drums/percussion) and Chris Turpin (lead vocals/guitars/harmonica).
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For The Hollywood Reporter's latest cover story, the magazine gathered a few of the best women on TV — Viola Davis, Taraji P. Henson, Jessica Lange, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lizzy Caplan, and Ruth Wilson — for a roundtable interview. In it, the A-list actresses had a frank and eye-opening conversation about playing polarizing women, why actors are making a mass exodus from movies to TV, sexism, and their dream roles. ("I want to play a superhero. I want to be a Bond girl. I want to play a man. I want to play a white woman," Taraji declared.) One of the most revealing moments in their lengthy discussion revolved around the topic of how each actress is redefining sexuality onscreen, particularly in how they approach sex scenes. For her first sex scene ever, in Baby Boy, Henson says she "went home and stripped down naked, stood in front of the mirror and looked at every morsel of my body, and I dealt with it. The next day, I was so free. I was so ready." Wilson says that for her sex scenes with Dominic West in The Affair, she wants the sex to feel reciprocated. "There are assumptions that women are always the focus of titillation," she says. "And I wanted my contract to say: 'For every female orgasm, there had to be a male orgasm.'"
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Madison Street Capital is the 2017 Annual M&A Advisor Awards
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Getting From Transactional to Long-Term: A Relationship Imperative
BOSTON — It's springtime at last in the northeast, a time when our fancy lightly turns to … relationships. Through the corridors, keynote halls and session rooms at the Salesforce World Tour last week, talk centered on improving customer relationships, specifically. The growing trend —evident in the news and buzz from the SaaS CRM giant's event — is to transcend the boundaries of marketing, sales and service to develop a seamless engagement with the client at every stage of the partnership.
In his keynote to the 2,000 World Tour attendees, Salesforce president and vice chairman Keith Block bemoaned the persistent "customer gap" that divides what clients want and what companies are delivering to them. According to Block, nearly three quarters of consumers fail to engage fully with the companies they do business with, mostly because those companies see the relationship as transactional rather than as a rich, long-term proposition.
If they can solve that conundrum and improvement engagement, they can boost revenues per customer "by 23 percent or more," Block said. "It's all about consistent customer engagement."
Never ones to introduce a challenge without suggesting a solution, Salesforce officials spent much of the Hub event detailing the vendor's roadmap for bolstering the capabilities of its cloud platform to offer greater visibility into every step and action in the customer relationship.
For the Boston event, much of the focus was on the marketing and sales portion of the customer affair. Salesforce trotted out its new Intelligent Engagement Studio and Sales Cloud Engage, part of the vendor's next-gen Sales Cloud B2B powered by Salesforce Pardot. The solution delivers sophisticated adaptive lead nurturing, visualized campaign testing and cutting-edge mobile marketing tools.
"With the next generation of Sales Cloud B2B marketing automation, we're making it easier than ever for marketing and sales to work together and leverage insights about prospect behavior to sell smarter," said Adam Blitzer, senior vice president and general manager for Salesforce Pardot. "Marketers now have the ability to help sales nurture their own pipelines and engage with prospects in real time, and this is driving the amazing customer momentum we are seeing with B2B marketing automation."
This data and analytics-driven focus on the front end of the sales cycle meshes nicely with similar strategies for services outlined by Salesforce last month when it unveiled its new Service Cloud Intelligence Engine. The offering adds a layer of intelligence in Service Cloud aiming to fuel smarter customer service strategies back by actionable data science.
"The Service Cloud Intelligence Engine harnesses the power of data science to improve workflows, business processes and deliver seamless customer service across any channel," said Mike Milburn, senior vice president and general manager of Service Cloud at Salesforce. "Now companies are prepared to exceed their customer's increasingly high expectations for smarter service."
If the cloud-based, intelligence-powered sales and services approaches sound like two sides of the same coin, that is not by accident. The concept of a holistic CRM platform has been top of mind at Salesforce for some time.
"We've got a complete, trusted Customer Success Platform built from the ground up on cloud," Salesforce CEO and Chairman Marc Benioff told investors last month. "[We've covered] the social, mobile and data science world… and with six world-class apps, we have six engines for growth."
"We see customers not only embracing but evangelizing our vision for the Customer Success Platform and more and more CEOs are realizing how this can help drive growth and customer success," added Block. "It's every CEO's dream to put analytics in the hands of every employee [and] connect any data set, whether it's SAP, Oracle, Microsoft or any other legacy technology right into the metadata layer."
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Bad highway design is partly to blame for a Bronx bus crash that killed 15 people, National Transportation Safety Board investigators said today.
In a dramatic computer-generated animation, the NTSB recreated the final moments of the accident, showing how a highway sign post sliced off the top of the bus.
The sign post was just 15 feet away from the travel portion of the roadway.
Usually, such obstacles are at least 30 feet from the roadway, the NTSB says.
But the state Thruway Authority, which operates the New England Thruway, chose to put the sign post inside the 30-foot "clear zone" and shield it with a standard guardrail.
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The board today officially blamed driver fatigue for the accident, and said the bus company, World Wide Tours of Brooklyn, didn't provide enough oversight of the driver, Ophadell Williams.
World Wide Tours hired ex-con Williams despite a disastrous driving history that included 18 license suspensions.
His bus, traveling at 78 mph, swerved and skidded onto its side at 5:45 a.m. on March 12, 2011 on the southbound side of the New England Thruway near Exit 14. The signpost sliced off the bus's roof.
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Federal authorities are investigating Emeritus' Medicaid billings, ProPublica reportsFebruary 28, 2014
Federal investigators have been looking into Medicaid billing practices at senior living giant Emeritus Corp. for more than a year. Investigative journalism outlet ProPublica first reported the story Thursday, and an Emeritus spokeswoman confirmed to McKnight's that the probe is occurring.
How to handle sexual assault allegations in long-term careFebruary 27, 2014
In the most comfortable of circumstances, it can be difficult to discuss sexual assault. Mention it as an issue in long-term care, and even seasoned administrators wince.
Emeritus settles $2.2 million lawsuitAugust 27, 2013
Emeritus Senior Living has agreed to settle a $2.2 million lawsuit in which workers claimed they were routinely underpaid at the assisted living company's California facilities, according to a ProPublica report.
Emeritus will respond vigorously to 'sensationalized' Frontline documentary, company leaders sayAugust 05, 2013
Emeritus Senior Living is focused on increasing communications to address concerns raised by a critical Frontline documentary that aired last week, according to Granger Cobb, the company's CEO, president and director. "We were disappointed by the report, which focused on very tragic, but rare and isolated incidents, that occurred several years ago at our communities," Cobb said during an earnings call last Thursday.
Frontline presents skewed picture of assisted living, ALFA leader saysJuly 31, 2013
Incidents of resident harm are "rare and isolated" in assisted living communities, and providers work closely with regulators and support transparency, the leader of the Assisted Living Federation of America said in response to a critical Frontline report.
Frontline, ProPublica slam assisted living sector in documentary airing tonightJuly 30, 2013
Loose regulations are endangering the growing number of assisted living residents in the United States, according to a new Frontline documentary that focuses on Emeritus Senior Living facilities. The program airs Tuesday at 10 P.M. EST, and is accompanied by a series of reports published this week on ProPublica.
Long-term care physicians respond to report on antipsychotic over-prescribingMay 22, 2013
The top professional association of long-term care physicians and medical directors has reiterated its commitment to reducing the use of antipsychotics for dementia care. It did so Tuesday, in response to a recent report that criticized prescribing practices.
Providers respond to report of inadequate government oversight of antipsychotics prescriptionsMay 14, 2013
Long-term care organizations have responded to a report that physicians are prescribing antipsychotic medications for seniors without proper oversight from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This is hampering efforts to reduce off-label antipsychotic use for dementia care in nursing homes, according to ProPublica, which compiled the report based on a review of Medicare Part D claims.
Good news, for lawyersFebruary 01, 2013
We journalists tend to get all warm and tingly when previously guarded information is finally made public. It must be in our DNA.
The truth can set you free — or put your long-term care facility out of businessJanuary 11, 2013
Journalists generally get all warm and tingly when previously guarded information becomes available. It must be in our DNA. So I should probably be cheering ProPublica's announcement that the government is now releasing unredacted write-ups of problems found during nursing home inspections.
Healthcare's dirty secretNovember 20, 2012
If there's one topic where I feel that healthcare publications tend to repeat themselves, it's around infection control.
Who is ready for 2016?November 06, 2012
I imagine, no matter their political affiliation, there's one thing that vendors in long-term care and politician operatives can agree on: This fall has felt like a marathon. Only the well energized survive, as they either jumped to swing states, set up conference booth after conference booth, or, in the case of the American Health Care Association conference in Florida and LeadingAge Convention in Colorado, did both.
Nursing Home Inspect adds 16,000 deficiency reports to databaseAugust 30, 2012
The developers of the online Nursing Home Inspect updated its database this week to allow consumers to comb through 134,602 nursing home inspection deficiencies.
New app lets users search nursing home deficiencies by keywordAugust 15, 2012
A consumer-targeted Internet tool unveiled Tuesday allows users to search the federal nursing home inspection reports and deficiencies by keyword, city and facility name.


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The Gandhi Group of Institutions has a thriving and vibrant population of students on its campuses in the Odisha state of India that has created a unique community atmosphere encouraging serious study and personal development. With the able support of its experienced full-time faculty members and several visiting faculties to give students the vital global edge, GIET is steadily moving towards fulfilling its vision, that of becoming a global leader in technical and professional education. Whose mission is to impart futuristic and comprehensive education of global standards with a high sense of discipline and social relevance in a serene and invigorating environment.
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Skrillex has consistently pulled out all the stops for his new OWSLA Radio series each week and his 6th and most recent episode is no different. Sonny has made a habit of premiering brand new music in weeks past and this time around he drops off a brilliant mash-up from his personal vault. Tying together Drake's unavoidable lyrics from "Hotline Bling" with Rihanna's equally catchy "BBHMM" atop his own song "Summit", Skrillex has created the ultimate mash-up.
On top of airing the exciting new mash-up from Skrillex himself, the OWSLA head honcho brought on Jersey club stand-outs DJ Sliink, Uniiqu3, and Nadus to celebrate Jersey's influence on the electronic music scene. And as per usual, each producer showed off some of their best tracks. Check out the track list for yourself after the jump and enjoy Skrillex's "Summit vs Hotline Bling vs BBHMM" mash-up as well as episode 6 in full.
Skrillex - Hotline Skrill Better Have My Money
OWSLA Radio Episode 6
OWSLA Radio Tracklist after jump:
- Vindata feat. Anderson Paak - Own Life
- Manolo Rose feat. Fame School - Run Ricky Run (DJ Sliink & Nadus Remix)
- Saint & Uniiqu3 - Yo (I'm Lit)
- Getter & Ghastly - 666!
- Kanye West - Send It Up (Nadus Remix)
- Valentino Khan - Deep Down Low (G-Buck Remix)
- Dillon Francis - I.D.G.A.F.O.S. (DJ Sliink Remix)
- DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine - Middle (4B Remix)
- Boaz Van De Beatz - Flippo
- Big Grams feat. Skrillex - Drum Machine
- Flosstradamus feat. Casino - Mosh Pit (Uniiqu3 Edit)
- Getter - Head Splitter
- Jack Ü feat. Justin Bieber - Where Are Ü Now (Marshmello Remix)
- Jack Ü feat. Kai - Mind
- Bibi Bourelly - Riot (Vince Moogin Remix)
- Skrillex & Ellie Goulding vs. Drake vs. Rihanna - Summit vs. Hotline Bling vs. Bitch Better Have My Money (Skrillex Mashup)
- Hundred Waters feat. Chance The Rapper & Moses Sumney & Robin Hannibal - Show Me Love (Skrillex Remix)
- Tory Lanez - Say It (DJ Sliink Remix)
- Wiwek & Skrillex feat. Eliphant - Killa (Cosenza Remix)
- Nadus - Nwxrk (DJ Sliink I Run New Jersey Remix)
- G-Buck - B.O.B.
- Kill The Noise & Feed Me - I Do Coke
- What So Not & GANZ ft. JOY - Lone
- K-SHiZ - Enter Tha Warzone
- Yogi ft. Pusha T - Burial (Skrillex & TrollPhace Remix / G-Buck Edit)
- Nadus - Nwxrk (RL Grime Edit)
- DJ Sliink ft. Elijah Blake & MNDR - Bed
- Benny Benassi & Skrillex vs. Rustie & Flume - Cinema Slasherr (Benzi & Elephante 2k17 Edit)
- Baauer ft. Novelist & Leikeli47 - Day Ones
- Nadus - Nwxrk
- Skrillex & MUST DIE! - VIP's
- Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl (Stevie G Remix / DJ Sliink VIP Edit)
- Skrillex ft. Diplo & G-Dragon & CL - Dirty Vibe
- Autoerotique & Hunter Siegel - O.T.F.
- DJ Sliink ft. Fatman Scoop - Higher
- DJ Rashad ft. Earl - I'm Too Hi
- DJ Rashad & DJ Manny - R House
- Skrillex & Team EZY ft. NJOMZA - Pretty Bye Bye


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Had the privilege and honour of being a part of John's proposal to Jacintha which happened on the 30th of June. :) It was supposed to be John's birthday dinner... but we put a twist in the plans and surprised Jacintha with a marriage proposal from John!
John came over earlier in the day to pass me the engagement ring, Tatty Teddy, and flowers. We took a while to figure out the best way to present the ring using the bear. I love love love the ring that John bought for Jacintha. It is so her and is such a unique engagement ring. They'll prolly wait till the wedding dinner to tell the funny back story about the ring so I won't mention it here. ;)
I baked and designed the cupcakes that John wanted to use for the proposal. Took me a while also to figure out how to arrange the cupcakes with the bear. haha. We purposely placed the cupcakes into a "present" box to disguise it and make Jacintha think it's just a birthday present for John. Yay for sneaky plans. :D
NeroFico wasn't our original place for dinner. We wanted to go to Secrets of Louisiana but unfortunately it was booked for a function that night. So after hours and hours of panicking and re-planning (for those of us who were helping John plan the proposal) we ended up going with NeroFico...which is an Italian + Jazz restaurant.
Meet the ones who were scheming with John behind Jacintha's back. :D We went there super early to prepare, set things up and Gary (our official photographer that night) took some test shots. I had told Jacintha that I was gonna "surprise" John with a birthday cake and would be going earlier to the restaurant to hide the cake in the kitchen. Which I did, but John already knew about the cake. muahaha.
Paul and Lydia... I think they were the most surprised that night. haha. They had no idea whatsoever about the proposal. Sorry guys. John didn't want everyone to know. :p
Finally, after the cake cutting, John popped the question. :) We have a video and photos of the proposal... but the engaged couple has requested for the video to only be shown during their wedding dinner. :) Photos are still with Gary so I don't have much to show.
The happily engaged couple. ♥
To my precious friends, John and Jacintha, thank you so much for letting me be a part of this special event. Looking forward to your wedding and to see the both of you grow old together. Congratulations! ♥
♥ Di


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YouTube is nothing new, but it has impacted our generation so much that even some of the biggest stars owe their careers to it. Whether you're dropping original singles or covers, the billions of views the site racks up monthly amounts to a pretty powerful potential audience. You really never know who could end up watching your video.
Tori Kelly and James Bay are proof positive. The artists both made it big on YouTube, and were paired up for a special duet at the Grammys this year. These artists may be super talented, but not too long ago, they were just like anyone else fighting to make their dreams come true. Watch the humbling throwback videos below and see how far your favorite singers have come — we guarantee you'll love them that much more!
5 Seconds of Summer developed their following organically on Facebook and Twitter, but it was their YouTube that got them signed. This led to the bromance that changed their lives: a tour with One Direction (sigh, back when there were still five members of the group). Louis even backed them up with a simple but sweet tweet.
Remember when you had "Call Me Maybe" on repeat? Apparently so did Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez. Carly released the song on September 2011 in Canada. A few months later Justin found it, made a lip syncing video, and tweeted it out to his fans. Aside from the song going insanely viral, Scooter Braun couldn't resist the strong recommendation from Justin and signed Carly right away. Solid proof that all it takes is one amazing video to help launch a career.
3. Tori Kelly
Despite the strong criticism Tori Kelly took on American Idol, she didn't let the negativity get her down. Instead she did her own thing, and in true YouTube fashion, began making music right in her bedroom. Her viral videos eventually reached none other than Scooter Braun. Now she's performing at the Grammys and playing ping pong with the Biebs himself.
4. Shawn Mendes
Can you believe there was a time when Shawn was entering cover contests?! He's won so many hearts in the short time since then. The singer's OG fans really lived on Vine, where he'd nab up to 10,000 likes in just one day. He also opened for fellow YouTuber Austin Mahone and then eventually joined the T-Swift tour squad on her 1989 tour.
5. James Bay
James is a low-key artist, but there's no denying the strong impact of his music. Before getting signed, he was your average musician playing gigs 5 to 6 nights a week. With his modest social media following, it's clear that he was never about anything else but his music. This raw passion is definitely what got him to where he is today.
6. Alessia Cara
Though she kept it to herself for a while, Alessia's after-school activities consisted of posting stripped-down, acoustic covers of her favorite songs. EP Entertainment's founder was shown an Alessia video by his daughter. It led to the opportunity for her to record demos, so her entire senior year was entirely focused on her music. Now with her chart-topping debut album, it's refreshing to see that not much has changed. The way she lights her official music videos are still reminiscent of how she staged it nearly 4 years ago.
Undoubtedly the most famous YouTube star of all time, even Justin had to start somewhere. This was the very "So Sick" video of Justin in a local singing competition that Scooter Braun accidentally clicked on. Thus, "Bieber Fever" was born. To this day, there's no questioning Justin's bond between his first Beliebers, Scooter and Usher.
8. Charlie Puth
This very video led to Ellen's discovery of Charlie and rightfully so. Taking on Adele is no easy feat! Prior to releasing Nine Track Mind, the singer-songwriter was your typical college kid...sort of. He studied at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, which naturally put him in tip top shape for YouTube video making.
9. The Weeknd
The Weeknd's name and music were an enigma at first — only static images were featured throughout all of his music videos in his earlier days. (His account is still named "xoxxxoooxo.") Meanwhile he was still able to develop impressive following, proving that his infamous climb up the charts was based solely on his signature voice. He totally earned it.
10. Austin Mahone
If Justin could make it, we should've known Austin was on to something with his Biebed-out look and swag. This cover must've made his first Mahomies swoon and we bet some of you still have it saved in your queue.
11. Pentatonix
Pentatonix's beyond creative mashups are total game changers. Their arrangements of hit singles makes music that's already so special even better. With two Grammys under their belt, the group has made it clear that this genre of music isn't going anywhere.
12. Ed Sheeran
All Ed did was try to be the most relatable musician ever. Both his backyard and bedroom covers are an inspiration to all aspiring artists.
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Pay deals averaged 2 per cent in the past year, lower than the previous 12 months and lagging well behind the rate of inflation, according to a new study today.
Inflation is currently 4.6 per cent, as measured by the Retail Prices Index, which includes housing costs. The Consumer Prices Index, the Government's preferred measure of inflation is 3.1 per cent.
If wage increases fail to keep track with pay increases, workers are in effect suffering from a salary cut because their disposable income will be lower.
One in six settlements involved a wage freeze, with many workers suffering a second successive year with no pay rise, said the Labour Research Department, a trade union based research organisation.
Pay freezes affected one in four workers in the past year, more than in the previous 12 months.
Only a minority of deals kept pace with RPI inflation, which peaked at 5.3 per cent in April and these mainly involved long-term agreements with a built-in inflation link.
The research group said its study of 700 deals showed workers had lost ground in up to four out of five cases after accepting below-inflation increases.
Some deals in private firms were worth at least 5 per cent, but public sector workers face pay freezes and moves to "undermine" wage bargaining in sectors including agriculture, schools and health, said the report.
Lewis Emery, LRD's pay and conditions researcher, said: "In these conditions, the labour market could easily become divided between those able to push for a pay deal at least close to the level of inflation and the rest, where job security and minimum standards become the overriding priorities."
The figures broadly confirm the pattern being tracked by Income Data Services, a widely-respected research body that supplies data to many Government bodies. In its latest report it said that pay deals were worth between 2 per cent and 3 per cent in recent months, with public sector workers at the bottom end of this scale.
Fewer than one in five of the 69 settlements studied by IDS was worth 3 per cent or more, with a similar number of pay freezes in the three months to September.
Average rises in the public sector were worth 2 per cent, although recent settlements were part of long-term deals agreed before the announcement of a pay freeze for workers. Pay growth in the public sector is expected to fall to close to zero on average.
The Trades Union Congress has argued that pay freezes in the public sector are undermining any chance of economic recovery.
However, the most recent official jobs figures indicated that the number of people unemployed in Britain fell by 20,000 to 2.45 million in the three months to August, confounding many experts who believed that the total would be approaching 3 million by the start of next year.
One leading jobs expert, John Philpott, the chief economist at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has predicted the private sector will need to create 1.6 million extra jobs by 2015-16 to offset the full impact of the coalition's spending cuts and the rise in VAT.


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KDDI Creative Partnership
KDDI Agile Development Center is responsible for creating numerous services for its brand. ZEPPELIN was invited to partner with KDDI teams in order to recognize bottlenecks and improve their methodology. We have enhanced design thinking across members as well as fostered customer-centric approach. Above components are now point of departure for every new project that we collaboarate on.
KIRIN UX Prototype Event
The event has nurtured a relationship between KIRIN brand and its customers. We could hear numerous stories, empathize with consumers expectations and learn about their ambitions for the upcoming decades. Refining a clear and compelling value proposition was key for KIRIN team.
goo UX Branding
goo is a digital pioneer of Japan. They launched its portal together with search engines 20 years ago. The industry has matured and teams have changed over time. After two decades, goo leaders have expressed a desire to re-focus. ZEPPELIN's unique branding process has helped to re-discover partner's strengths and qualities. goo members re-gained their enthusiasm and joy when creating new services.
NTT docomo dPoint
dPoint offers a smooth and hassle free experience of users' loyalty card, store coupons as well as numerous discounts and promotions. We designed device agnostic service that is available on iOS, Android and PC. Its clarity and ease of use elevate docomo's corporate vision of "creating natural life".
NESCAFE Barista
Enjoy your coffee through the application that cooperates with Nescafé Gold Blend Barista machine. Coffee connoisseurs can use a menu-based interface for fine-tuning their preferred taste. Alarms and social features add an extra layer of joy to a cup of their favorite cappuccino.
NIKON UX Branding
The project clarifies Nikon's fundamental idea, discovering the way to confront future; culminating in a strategy for business and new product development. ZEPPELIN synthesized company philosophy, vision and delivered brand new imaging experience for Nikon users.
SoftBank SIMPLE SMARTPHONE
Simple Smartphone is a device dedicated to senior citizens. ZEPPELIN together with SoftBank team have created the UX/UI of a great clarity and integrity. We have designed Information Architecture and revamped Android OS flows. The product is a convincing and easy to operate device for less tech-savvy users.
docomo dMenu
ZEPPELIN has planned, designed, and developed dmenu news Application. It helps users daily by answering the questions - "Which information sources can we trust?" and "What kind of information is most relevant?". We followed agile development process, Core UX was followed by value enhancement features.
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Imagine a dedicated tablet device for your handwritten notes. Toshiba TruNote delivers on the promise. It is simple yet capable of taking and managing everything that you scribble. TruNote and its dedicated stylus keep users focused on a task; no distractions, no notifications, just pure note taking experience.
By rethinking complexity of car dashboard interfaces, ZEPPELIN planned, designed, implemented UXUI and developed voice/touch controlled automobile dashboard. Users' past choices, routine behavior and daily destinations were recognized and delivered at the right time.
"Recommended Movies" is a TV experience that introduces number of useful services together with exciting video content to enjoyed on Sony's BRAVIA TV. This service was released as Sony's first Android Application for a Smart TV lineup. Planning, design, and development.
The event gathered music lovers of different backgrounds. For most of us it was the 1st session with an instrument. Supported by professional musicians we explored limits and stepped beyond ones comfort zone. We could improvise, learn and as a result perform John Coltrane's "My Favorite Things" together.
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Many of you probably haven't heard of Norma Shearer, a common fact that makes her one of the biggest Hollywood stars who few people remember today. Known as the "Queen of MGM", she reigned as that studio's top attraction throughout the 1930s, before permanently retiring from the screen in 1942. Today, she is best known less for her films than her role as the widow of the legendary film mogul, Irving Thalberg - a brilliant wunderkind who died from pneumonia at the age of 37 and subsequently inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald's final, unfinished novel, The Last Tycoon.
Having inherited Irving's estate and his share of the profits of all the films he made, Norma retired a wealthy woman and married a former ski instructor named Martin Arrougé. In 1946 his enthusiasm for the slopes took them to a small Californian resort in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It was an otherwise uneventful vacation until the moment Norma noticed a photo of a pretty young woman displayed in a frame at the registration desk.
She asked the man at the counter - Fred Morrison - who the gorgeous girl was. He told her it was his daughter, Jeanette. Norma studied the photo and told Fred that she believed Jeanette was beautiful enough to be a movie star.
Now most folks would have left it at that, but Norma took her role as the widow of Irving Thalberg very seriously. When she declared that someone should be a movie star, she did something about it. In this case, she asked Fred to give him a copy of the photo she admired. Fred agreed and gave her several more for good measure.
It was a charming anecdote and Jeanette was flattered by the attention she received from the glamorous star, but she didn't believe anything would ever come of it. But four months later she received a letter from an agent named Levis Green. Two days after that she found herself walking through MGM's studio gates. There the studio's talent developer, Lillian Burns Sidney, asked her to spend two days preparing a short monologue. Jeanette memorized the piece—fortunately for her it came from a film she'd seen more than once—and stunned everyone when she proved she was as talented as she was beautiful. She was immediately offered a 7-year contract and found herself cast opposite Van Johnson in The Romance of Rosy Ridge.
She was 19.
Most fairy tales end after that, but Jeanette's story was just beginning. They changed her name to Janet Leigh after her co-star Johnson decided he didn't like the sound of either Jeanette Morrison or her married named, Reames. She was put through the studio acting school and then thrown into the system upon graduation, appearing in 6 films in 1949 alone (including the role of Meg in Mervyn LeRoy's classic adaptation of Little Women).
Two years after that, Janet made the studio's publicity department ecstatic when she married fellow movie star, Tony Curtis, making them one of Hollywood's most beautiful and celebrated star couples. Right from the start it was a marriage that looked better in newspapers and magazines than it did in real life - Curtis was a serial philanderer and their busy careers kept them apart for long periods of time. Together they starred in such hits as Houdini and The Vikings, but these did little to help save a marriage doomed from its start.
But as her personal life suffered, Janet's career took a new turn in 1958, when Orson Welles cast her in Touch Of Evil, his tale of corruption in a Mexican border town. Having spent most of her career playing the beautiful ingénue in period fantasies, this represented her first real chance to sink her teeth in a real, gritty drama. But it would take another film to truly cement Janet's status in the annals of movie history - one that not only turned her into a permanent icon, but also changed the very rules of cinema and film exhibition itself.
The dream child of a scriptwriter named Joseph Stefano, it was the kind of gimmick that director Alfred Hitchcock adored - kill off the main character of your movie 1/3 of the way in and then send it careening in a totally different direction. It was a perverse trick and "Mr. Hitchcock" (as Janet always insisted on calling him in interviews) understood that for it to truly work, he would have to cast a famous star in this unexpectedly abbreviated role.
Psycho's legendary shower scene had the cultural impact it did for many reasons - it was completed unexpected and flawlessly executed to name two - but one of the major factors was that for all of Marion Crane's failings (she is, after all, an impulsive thief who steals from her boss' wealthy client in the hopes the money will solve the financial problems her lover gives as the reason why he can't marry her) we always remain on her side and are thus devastated to see her story end before she can earn her redemption. It's Janet's performance that makes this possible. No matter what Marion does, we ultimately believe she is a good person making a mistake rather than a genuine criminal, because Janet herself is such a sympathetic screen presence.
The Academy agreed and gave Janet Psycho's only acting nomination (Anthony Perkins was snubbed for his performance as Norman Bates, easily one of the most shocking omissions in Oscar history). She didn't win and had to instead settle for being the face of what is often sited as the most famous scene in movie history. C'est la vie.
Following Psycho Janet had one other masterpiece to add to her collection (making three in total for everyone counting), when she played the part of Eugenie in John Frankenheimer's The Manchurian Candidate. It's a strange role that could have easily felt tacked on just to add a sympathetic female face into the mix, but George Axelrod's script gives her character weight by allowing her to speak in beguiling non-sequiturs that make you adore her at the same time you question her innocence. In another performer's hands it could have been a disaster, but Janet made it work beautifully.
After that, though, Janet's career fell into the same trap so many actresses were prey to. She grew older and Hollywood grew less interested, forcing her to accept parts in increasingly unfortunate material - her career reaching its nadir with a film that featured her being menaced by hordes of giant bunny rabbits. (We apologize in advance for the presence of the bearded fellow in the embedded video link.)
Despite this professional low, Janet's career went to amazing places considering how it all started back in 1946, when a framed photo caught the eye of a well-connected retiree. Like a lot of performers who achieve icon status, there seems to have been an element of destiny in her rise to stardom. Janet Leigh had a face that lit up the screen, but even more importantly, she had a presence and personality that gave her the kind of depth that still resonates with audiences today.
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graduation is a great way to get you to review your time with your kids in the past 18 years...it's a fun way to remember all the great things you have actually done with them along the way.
i loved prepping for the open house...getting all the pics together and the house ready. i just really wanted to completely honor paiger, admiring all the amazing accomplishments of a great young lady.
so here's a few shots of just that...honoring a great woman of character, a woman of God, a daughter that is worthy of praise. thanks, pig, for being a perfect role model for your younger sibs.