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Like many people, I'd taken a few business trips to Las Vegas, Nevada before. I'd already experienced the sore legs, spent too much on cabs, revelled in the antics of the inebriated throngs and handbill distributors - but this was the first time I'd ever attended the Olympia.
Meet & Greet
My first taste of what the 'O' is all about came on Thursday night, when I attended the "Meet The Olympians" meet and greet event at the Orleans Arena Concourse.
Having spent the past few weeks working with the bloggers on the Olympia group blog, I noticed them first thing as I ascended the escalator. Photographer SecondFocus (sometimes known as Ian L. Sitren) was there at the concourse entrance talking to BodySpace supergirl Crissy King and her fiancé and fellow photographer, Bryan Mylius.
After shootin' the bull with them for a few minutes, I made the rounds with Ian while he snapped shots of all the pro athletes.
In the process, Ian introduced me to Lonnie Teper, Ron Avidan (from Get Big), and Ken "Flex" Wheeler, among others.
Of course, I also had the pleasure of seeing and meeting some of the female competitors (grabbing a photo with Tanji Johnson, catching a smile from the elegant Mary Elizabeth Lado, and talking shop with the lovely Valerie Waugaman), and basking in the glow of the gargantuan Olympian monsters themselves, such as Jay Cutler, Günter Schlierkamp, Dexter Jackson, and Ronnie Coleman, to name a few.
I also spent some quality time with noted author and supplement guru, Vince Andrich, and fellow Olympia blogger Jeff Beck, conversing about our anticipations of the days ahead.
The Expo: Pro's & Personalities
Friday morning had us (Webmaster Will and I) getting up early and heading over to the Orleans to pick up our press passes, spying some of the Olympian ladies boarding the athletes' bus, and then heading on over to the Las Vegas Convention Center ourselves.
You know you can't wait to see this super high-quality, ultra-exciting video of the amazing bus ride from the Orleans to the Convention Center:
See, wasn't that amazing?!! LOL.
The full two-day experience of weaving in and through the expo booths was pretty darn sweet, as I got to meet and talk to even more familiar faces and manage to have my photo taken with a few of them, too, as you'll see throughout this article.
One special treat I experienced was getting to meet Mike Summers, a Bodybuilding.com Amateur of the Week from a few months ago. He told us about how whenever he goes to the beach now, women flock to him and for some strange reason, he ends up picking them up - literally, not euphemistically.
We thought he was kidding, of course, but then it happened right in front of our eyes at our own Bodybuilding.com booth:
Besides the booths and the industry personalities, there were also other events going on which were entertaining, such as the arm wrestling contests, the bench press competition, the "most reps" on a Smith Machine contest (benching), some MMA demos in a boxing ring, some UFC fighters signing autographs, Lou Ferrigno selling autographs (LOL), the little people representing Xyience, and much more!
Not to drop names, but - well okay, yes, I'm dropping names - here's a representative yet not exhaustive list of some of the more famous people that I talked to whilst meandering around over the weekend:
Mr. O: Top 15
On Friday night, the time finally came for the Men's and Figure finals, at the Orleans Arena. I got there a little late, so I missed the Figure one-piece judging. When I found my seat, Ronny Rockel and Dennis Wolf were just exiting the stage - and then it was time for the Men's Top 15.
The intro videos during this part of the show were excellent - and really brought character to the competitors, giving some personality and voice to what otherwise might've been a somewhat repetitive chunk of the show. The music sound quality was also notably good, and gave the event that excitement that made me say, "This is awesome, I'm glad I'm here."
Victor Martinez and Troy Alves posed first, introduced as they came on stage by the wonderful emcee duo of Masters World Champion, Bob "Chick" Cicherillo, and IFBB Pro "Sugar" Shawn Ray.
Then "Marvelous" Melvin Anthony stole the spotlight with his bright yellow posing trunks and his awesome breakdancing moves. It's true what they say, Melvin never ceases to deliver entertaining routines!
Mr. Anthony was followed by "The Freakin' Rican" Gustavo Badell in his sparkly red posing trunks and his 4 points of bodybuilding:
- Density
- Symmetry
- Posing
- Challenge
Next up was Johnnie O. Jackson in his purple posing suit that appeared blue on the big screens, and the people's favorite underdog, the jolly green giant Günter Schlierkamp. Günter seemed to me to be a little lacking in his abs, but his hamstrings were very impressive, easily beating those coming before and after him.
Toney Freeman was next on the roster, repeating his routine from the 2006 Europa with his hood and battleaxe and red & black posing suit. Very scary, ooooh.
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Random Body Parts: My Back And The Expo Entrance
& My Arm With The BB.com Supplement Awards.
Toney was followed by Dexter Jackson in his yellow sequin trunks, Branch Warren, and Darrem Charles, who apparently thought that a little ballet and a love ballad would make a great routine. Ummmm... no. Feeling very in-touch with my feminine side, I then witnessed Dennis James come out in what looked like a red rubber Speedo, which only added to the weirdness.
At this point, there were only four (4) competitors left to pose, and they were:
- Jay Cutler
- Marcus Ruhl
- Vince Taylor
- Ronnie Coleman
When Jay "Cuts" Cutler took the stage, the crowd, who up until now had been disappointingly silent and apparently asleep, actually jumped to life and cheered wildly! Until that moment, it honestly felt like I was at a silent movie instead of a sporting event. Zero, I mean zero, crowd participation - until Jay came out.
Jay's routine followed a car analogy, where a salesman's voice was introducing the all-new 2006 model Cutler Supreme with a brand-new bronze finish (tan), precision detailing (striations), incredible ABS system (abdominals), all-wheel drive (quads), and hatch back (lats). Jay, of course, would flex and highlight the areas of the body that the voice was describing - which made for a fun and entertaining presentation. Very cool.
And then it was time for RRRUUUUHHHHHHLLLLLLLLL... Marcus Ruhl, the genetic freak, stole the spotlight to the low rumbling chant of "Ruuuuhhhhllll". He looked absolutely huge, very impressive - and the crowd loved him.
Vince Taylor "The Quiet Storm" followed Ruhl, talking first on his video segment about how he is now 50 years old and still competing in the Olympia. His "Transformer" routine was a big hit, and especially nostalgic to this 80's cartoon buff (yours truly).
And last, but not least by any stretch of the imagination, was the king himself, Ronnie Coleman - whose relatives in the stands erupted with applause when he made his entrance. Speaking of his entrance, however, it was a little confusing, though.
He started out jogging through the crowd, down the main aisle of the arena, like Rocky Balboa or Apollo Creed, with a black boxing robe covering everything but his eyes, and the "Eye of the Tiger" theme music (or something very similar) playing over the loudspeakers. He was surrounded by a small horde of bodyguards who jogged in front of and behind him.
Thus being prepared for a boxing themed posing performance, he appears on stage just moments later dressed up as Moses descending Mount Sinai with the two stone tablets containing the 10 Commandments. I'm talking the long grey beard, the desert-like robe and everything.
I wasn't alone in feeling confused by the mixed metaphors - the crowd went silent with the whole Moses thing, and I actually felt bad for him, as it obviously was a horrible flop.
To add insult to injury, he seemed to struggle getting the costume robe off (it seemed to get stuck on his shoulder), and then he forgot to take his beard off, so several poses were completely covered by the fake beard. Whoops. Once all the gimmick was removed, the rest of his routine went well, but wow - what an awful way to start.
The more familiar Ronnie we all know and love emerged moments later as he donned his signature black shades, as we all tried to forget the whole Rocky/Moses fiasco.
Figure Results & The Sandow
Ben Weider and Rob Wilkins took the stage next and brought out all 21 of the Figure Olympia competitors, in nearly perfectly alphabetical order, from Michelle Adams to Latisha Wilder, including a little twist from the mouth of Bob Cicherillo when he introduced Jessica Paxson as Jessica Putnam (she got married on Sunday to Peter Putnam, but was still technically Paxson on Friday night).
As the Figure two-piece judging was occuring, I couldn't help but remark again on what a really tough crowd this was - not a single female competitor got any applause (except from me - I clapped for everyone) - it actually made me mad. Here are these athletes (both men and women) who all worked their glutes off to be here at this sporting event in a stadium filled all the way up to the nosebleed section with 8,000 people, and nobody cheers??
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Me With Fitness Model, Christina Lindley
& Masters World Champion, Bob Cicherillo.
I then remembered that this was Vegas, and many of the people in the crowd probably didn't know anything about bodybuilding and fitness at all, they just got tickets as part of their travel package or thought it was an interesting alternative to Celene Dion, those blue dudes, or the magicians who get bitten by tigers.
The Top 6 ladies were then announced and awarded their medals and prize monies:
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- 5. Mary Elizabeth Lado
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- 2. Amber Littlejohn
1. Jenny Lynn
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The crowd surprised me again, however, when Monica was named as #3 - the boo's for the ranking was definitely heard, followed by some supportive applause when she accepted the medal and check and waved to the audience.
After the Figure awards were finished, Shawn and Bob spoke briefly to 8-Time Mr. Olympia, Lee Haney about his predictions on whether or not Ronnie would be breaking the tie tonight or not. Bob nailed it right on the head when he said that either way, tonight would make history.
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The Top 10 awards were then presented, starting with a $14,000 USD check going to #10... Günter Schlierkamp. Boo's and hisses erupted from the crowd, as no one expected Big G to place so low. Claps and supportive applause were offered, however, as Günter accepted the award, smiled, and waved to his fans.
Dennis James placed 9th, earning $16,000; Markus Ruhl took 8th for $17,000; and Big Toney Freeman ranked seventh and was awarded the $18,000 check.
The Top 6 competitors were then invited out for some judging and the infamous posedown round. Emcee Shawn Ray noted after the fact that this was one of the longest posedowns in the history of bodybuilding. And for good reason - the crowd was suddenly very alive and very much into what was happening onstage.
Chants of "Ron-nie, Ron-nie..." erupted like a wave, circling the stadium, as Gustavo, Melvin, Dexter, and Victor all competitively posed, but the real action was obviously happening in the battle for the Sandow between Jay and Ronnie.
And this is where the champion was born in my mind. Jay Cutler was a step ahead of Ronnie in every aspect of this posedown. Jay was alive and on fire, and actively playing to the crowd. At the split second I remember thinking that Jay lacked Ronnie's massive traps, something absolutely amazing and utterly unexpected happened... Ronnie started copying Jay.
At that second, Jay cemented his win, and took absolute command over the entire show. When Jay started pumping up the crowd, two seconds later Ronnie started doing the same thing. Jay then jumped off the stage and down onto a lower platform and started flexing for different sections of the crowd, followed two seconds later by Ronnie doing the same exact thing.
Jay hopped back up onto the stage and ran from side to side eliciting roars from the seats below, followed by a half-hearted attempt to replicate him by the former Mr. O. It was like watching a game of cat and mouse, and honestly, was a bit pathetic on Ronnie's part. (No offense, Ronnie, but it just came across that way to me.)
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Me With NPC Competitor Ginger Redeker
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For what seemed to stretch on for a lifetime, I sat dumbfounded and utterly amazed as I watched Ronnie Coleman fall from the throne, to be replaced with a much better showman, that of what I would find out a few minutes later was the new Mr. Olympia, Mr. Jay "Cuts" Cutler.
The next four final checks were then awarded, going to Gustavo Badell in sixth place, winning $30k; Melvin Anthony in fifth, winning 38 grand; Dexter Jackson in fourth, snagging 48 grand, and Victor Martinez ascending into the third spot for a cool sixty-thousand dollars.
At this point, there were only two competitors left, and the tension in the air was so thick, you could cut it with a knife. Bob then explained that the next name we would hear would not be the #2 ranked competitor, but the winner of the Sandow Trophy, and the one who would be this year's Mr. Olympia, earning for himself the top prize money of $155,000 U.S. dollars.
Dramatic pause... Seconds passed... And then...
Immediately, 8,000+ people all jumped to their feet and Las Vegas erupted with a roar so loud, it was deafening. Despite the overwhelming cacophany, cellphones lit up instantly and were yelled at, laptop keys were being trampled by furious fingers, and Blackberrys were mangled by thumbs texting the results to unknown parties obviously not in attendance.
As swiftfooted photographers lit up the stage with hundreds of millions of extra lumens and footcandles, Jay received not only the Sandow Trophy but armfuls of hugs and a handful of microphones and the opportunity to express his feelings to the eagerly-awaiting masses.
Ironically, I actually missed Jay's victory speech, as I was one of those cradling a cellphone, barking news of the upset into the ear of someone ready to post the results online as soon as they were available. But, wow - what a rush! Someone obviously not feeling the rush, however, was Ronnie - seemingly cast aside by everyone onstage - sulking in the background, obviously disappointed and looking quite sad.
The weird thing was that I didn't even see them give Ronnie his medal or a check - everyone was so focused on Jay that I think the IFBB reps kind of botched how they handled treating the second place contestant. If I were Ronnie, I would rightly feel that I deserved an apology from the contest officials.
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The buzz and excitement in the arena didn't die down for a long time, until restless security guards started to get rude trying to convince people to start exiting the venue.
I left with a smile, with Bob's parting sentence ringing in my ears, "Pizza and beer, see you next year!"
After Party & Conclusion
Later that night - much later - so much later, in fact, that it was technically well into the next day, Webmaster Will and I briefly attended the Official BSN & Bodybuilding.com After Party, held at Club Risqué in the Hotel Paris.
I got to see and talk to once again a few famous faces, such as Fawnia Mondey-Dietrich, Christina Lindley, Bodybuilding.com Writer Isaac Hinds, Get Big's Ron Avidan, and IFBB Figure Pro, Mercedes Khani, who had flown over from Amsterdam (a 10-hour flight!) just to attend the Olympia.
In conclusion, I had a great time at the 2006 Olympia weekend, and felt that I really learned a lot about the fitness industry as a whole, and also about the live competition aspect of bodybuilding as a sport. The Expo was fun, and the Mr. 'O' finals were electrifying (toward the end, at least).
If you've never been to the Olympia yet, and are actually still wondering if you should consider going next year... Go! You won't regret it! =)
P.S. Yes, I know, after getting back and seeing all of these photos, I now realize that I really need a tan - badly!


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This article provides information on how to differentiate Systems Management protocols and test for connectivity of Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).
Windows Management instrumentation (WMI) is one of the extension sets for client server communication. To make this as simple as possible, it is enough to say that WMI is a Windows expression of Web based Enterprise Management (WBEM). The infrastructure for the Common interface model (CIM), is the schema that acts as the skeleton, upon which WMI operates. For the purposes of simple testing, WMI, CMI and WBEM are all being tested when we perform the steps below.
WMI is a way for Windows servers to allow management information to be collected and shared in the environment. WMI finds applications in Systems Management, Windows Server client server polling, Small Business Server Console communications, and many others. If this function is blocked by firewalls and antivirus, you may see specific problems with reporting on those client machines that are blocked. This article familiarizes you with the tools to test underlying protocols.
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Microsoft also has a good document on how to carry out the testing. This information can be found at the TechNet Performance Team blog located here: Basic WMI Testing
WBEM Test is a way to connect to the WMI namespace. With the minimum amount of complexity , you can test the connection to the most basic namespaces to verify a connection to the server and to the client machines. In this example, the test is limited to the root namespace and Dell namespace. Consult your vendor documentation for your specific needs to determining if they use a defined namespace.
Namespace examples are illustrated by these connection strings:
To connect, simply to to the start menu in Windows and go to start->run->wbemtest. "Wbemtest" is a graphical user interface used to connect to the five namespace types above. The service should run as a local system account. However, the logged in user account may be used as credentials to connect to certain names spaces. Experiment using different logins to test permissions using wbemtest.
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Jay Baruchel is Hollywood's affable geek du jour, having plied his unique trade recently in the animated blockbuster How to Train Your Dragon and the considerably less successful rom-com She's Out of My League. His gangly frame, twitchy visage, and nasal drone make him perfect for movies in which awkward, self-effacing underdogs triumph against enormous odds to achieve great feats, like saving a Viking tribe from certain destruction or getting laid by a really, really hot blonde chick.
Movies like The Sorcerer's Apprentice, a live-action CGI-fest directed by Jon Turteltaub (the National Treasure films) and inspired by a famous sequence from Fantasia, Walt Disney's groundbreaking collection of animated shorts. Fantasia debuted in 1940, long before Disney subleased its animation work to Pixar and ''Fantasia'' became more commonly known as a popular name among exotic dancers. My, how things have changed.
Baruchel plays Dave, a hapless NYU physics nerd unwittingly cast into the middle of a centuries-long good-versus-evil battle between powerful sorcerers who wield an infinite array of supernatural powers. Representing the good guys is Balthazar (Nicolas Cage), a wide-eyed eccentric whose all-black goth-pimp ensemble draws nary a suspicious glance on the eclectic streets of Manhattan. Dave, it turns out, is no ordinary college student but the Prime Merliner, which sounds like an underwater number divisible by only one and itself, but in actuality is a sort of wizard messiah destined to rid the world from the likes of the sinister Horvath (Alfred Molina) and his imprisoned overlord, Morgana (Alice Krige). That is, if he can take time off from his bumbling courtship of a pretty co-ed (Teresa Palmer) to actually learn the tricks of the sorcerer's trade.
"Disposable" and "formulaic" are terms commonly applied to both of Turteltaub's National Treasure collaborations with Cage, but I submit that those films are at least fun, if ultimately forgettable. The Sorcerer's Apprentice is far less fun and far more forgettable, its formula followed so perfunctorily that it ultimately comes off as an elaborate exercise in corporate cynicism, one unlikely to inspire the string of sequels it so transparently hopes to conjure. Which is a shame, because the film shows intermittent signs of promise, and Cage, despite his distracting perm, is oddly charming as a sort of desperate weirdo.
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http://www.euronews.com/2012/02/14/moody-s-threatens-uk-and-french-credit-ratings/ About Moody's Corporation Moody's is an essential component of the global capital market.
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The Corporation reported revenue of $2.3 billion in 2011, employs approximately 6,700 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 28 countries Moody's Credit Ratings and the Subprime Mortgage Meltdown Corporate Social Responsibility What Did Moody's Do Wrong, If Anything? Legally, Moody's committed no crime or infraction Moody's did observe a trend in the declining quality of mortgage-backed securities as early as 2003 Moody's stated that its not their role to serve as the "gate-keeper" of the securities market and that their ratings were merely opinions A corporation should act in a way that enhances society and its inhabitants and be held accountable for any of its actions that affect people, their communities, and their environment.
Moody's stood back and watched the market crash and did not do anything about it. When the issue came back to them they, claimed not to have had anything to do with it and took no blame. The Subprime Market The market for lenders and borrowers of subprime credit. This is a credit that is lent to people of questionable or limited credit histories
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Subprime borrowing comes with a higher interest rate than for borrowers with good credit ratings. The risk of default is much higher. The Subprime market defined: Public Policy By definition: Ethical Relativism Ethical Principles should be defined by various periods of time in history, a society's traditions, the special circumstances of the moment, or personal opinion In many cases, borrowers knew they were getting in over their heads -- So they should be at fault and be held accountable.
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The banks are as much as fault as anyone, because they were pushing the loans onto people who could not afford to pay for them. a plan of action undertaken by government officials to achieve some broad purpose affecting a substantial segment of a nation's citizens. References Elijio, Jason C. "The Crisis of Conscience." Case Study of Moody's Corp and Subprime Mortgage Meltdown, 3 Feb. 2012. Web. 05 Dec. 2012.
Lawrence, Anne T., and James Weber. Business and Society: Stakeholders,
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LuckyDog Investing. "Subprime Mortgages Explained." YouTube. YouTube, 06 Nov. 2010. Web. 05 Dec. 2012. Public Policy Role
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Golar LNG ship to become FSRU
Golar LNG has signed a final Memorandum of Agreement for the sale of the Golar Frost to OLT Offshore LNG Toscana S.p.a ("OLT-O") for EUR 160 million, or approximately $231 million.
The 2004-built, 137,000 cu.m Moss-type LNG carrier will be converted to a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit for the Livorno (Italy) FSRU project (Italy) for which OLT-O is the project company/
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New gadget lets you practice karaoke without anyone hearing
I have arguably one of the worst singing voices in the history of mankind, so the idea of being the only one able to hear myself sing scares me a little, but in the end, I think it's better for the world. Ok I'm probably being a little dramatic, but we all know how awkward it is to be out at karaoke when someone is singing painfully out of tune. So that's why this Japanese invention called Hitori de Karaoke DX, which translates to "Karaoke by Yourself Deluxe," is truly genius.
The product works by placing a circular mic that looks a bit like an oxygen mask over your mouth, which is then connected to your computer, TV, smartphone or stereo. You can then hear yourself sing through headphones, and from there, you can make adjustments to the volume and pitch of your voice.
The "Karaoke by Yourself" is available on Amazon in Japan and costs around $44.
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Grease splattered Spun is one of the more elusive, wild and aggressive Underbiters.
She lives mainly in the basement (at least at my house, though I suppose if I had a garage, she might venture there too). She likes loud noises and movement. Some of her favourite playgrounds are the inside of the furnace or washing machine. She chomps on wiring, slip-slides through grease, and gets a thrill from catching a gust of air into your ducts.
She also likes work benches - knocking over bottles and snarfing up WD40 like it's mother's milk.
Though she won't escape unscathed, she can withstand a jolt of electricity. If you have a bulb suddenly burst, or your new fuses give up the ghost before their time, Spun might be at fault.
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The BALKAN SOCIETY FOR PEDAGOGY AND EDUCATION and UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH-EAST EUROPE LUMINA are honoured to invite you to the 15th International Conference which takes place in Bucharest, Romania from June 28 to June 30, 2012.
Education is like a living organism, if it does not grow and develop (if there is no evolution) it dies. The life and the progress of education are provided by reform and innovation. Without being wrong, one can say that the history of education is the history of reforms which gave it a modern look.
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We know what you're thinking — give up my beloved coffee? Really? — but hear us out. While many studies suggest that a moderate amount of coffee has numerous benefits, many of us tend to overdo it, relying on several cups of java to get through the day. The fact of the matter is caffeine is addictive and may disrupt our sleep patterns in the long run.
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A morning yoga exercise routine, on the other hand, may be just as effective at waking you up as your daily cup of coffee (or even more so). A study published in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research showed that yoga can help decrease cravings in addicts, while a pilot study published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine suggests yoga sessions can increase brain GABA levels, which can dramatically help with mood disorders.
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Begin by kneeling with your knees hip-distance apart and your big toes touching just behind your body. Take a deep breath. As you exhale, lower your upper body over your thighs, lengthening your spine by pulling your ribs and tailbone away from each other and your neck by drawing the top of your head away from your shoulders. Extend your arms in front of your body. Hold for 10 deep breaths.
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With your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor, lie on your back in neutral position. Notice how the natural curve in your back keeps your lower back lifted slightly off the floor. As you exhale, move your hips toward your head.
Instead of lifting your butt, you should feel your lower back pressing into the floor. Keep exhaling deeply, then inhale as you return to neutral. Repeat for a total of 10 breaths.
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6. Tree Pose Yoga Pose
Stand with your feet hip-width apart, your toes spread wide and your hands on your hips. As you inhale, put the sole of your right foot on your calf or thigh. As you exhale, reach your arms straight to the sky. Hold for five breaths. When you're ready, exhale as you return to the starting position. Then switch legs and hold for another five breaths.
7. Warrior I Yoga Pose
Begin in Downward Facing Dog. Step your right foot forward, between your hands, as you rotate your left foot so that your heel is in, perpendicular to your body. Press into your feet as you raise your torso. Now lift your arms up to the sky directly above you and press your palms together. Roll your shoulder blades down toward your hips as you look up at your hands. Hold for five breaths. Return to Downward Facing Dog and begin again with your left foot stepping forward. Hold on this side for five breaths.
Benefits Of Daily Yoga
Yoga workouts benefit your physical and mental health in a variety of ways. When it comes to your physical health, numerous studies have shown that yoga that it can better cardiovascular health, ward off metabolic syndrome, lower blood pressure, and aid in maintaining one's weight. But it's not just about the outside, either. Practicing yoga regularly can help decrease anxiety, fight depression, promote better sleep patterns, and contribute to an overall greater quality of life.
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Many voters may see only a replay of gaffes and the zingers. Romney is more gaffe prone and his unforced errors may be the big news when replayed tomorrow. But President Obama needs to avoid gloating or following up with condescending or testy comments because a series of zingers strung together in a recap will make Obama look mean and petty. Obama must follow Romney missteps with careful steps of his own. Look at this debate as you would a tennis match: Obama will have no trouble with his serve but difficulty returning a poor volley.
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Late Senate Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen (R-Ill.) once remarked that "the real citadel of strength of any community is in the hearts and minds and desires of those who dwell there." Dirksen spoke of the United States Congress as a "community." What would he think of that community today?
Of course, Dirksen served in very different times. He was in the House from 1933 to 1949 and the Senate from 1951 till his death in 1969, becoming minority leader in 1959. He once remarked that he served with two Texans who were both experts at using the levers of government to advance their causes, but in very different ways.
He served in the House with legendary Speaker Sam Rayburn (D-Tex.). Rayburn encouraged bipartisan discussions with late afternoon "bourbon and branch water" gatherings in his office. Congressmen of both parties put aside their differences and discussed whatever they wanted, including what they had in common. An Illinois congressman told of having a furious argument with Rayburn on the House floor. Later the same afternoon, he joined the gathering in Rayburn's office and the earlier bitterness vanished. He and Rayburn reached agreement on a bill of mutual interest to Texas and Illinois.
In the Senate, Dirksen worked with Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson (D-Tex.) and they formed a close friendship. They respected each other and shared a low opinion of the work habits of a dashing young senator from Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy. After the tragedy in Dallas, Dirksen and LBJ began working together again and in 1964, Dirksen looked past divisive obstinacy on both side of the aisle as he and the new president worked together to provide Republican votes in the Senate to pass the Civil Rights Act. Most Southern Democrats would not - perhaps could not - support that bill. Later, asked how he and LBJ secured the last few votes, Dirksen never mentioned LBJ's iron will. Instead, he pointed out that "we knew we couldn't get it done state-by-state, city-by-city. It was the right thing to do and long overdue."
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people should not be out traveling
Jenny Demaris
Trees were down and roads closed on the Oregon coast Tuesday after an unusual storm dumped as much as 8 inches of snow.
U.S. 101, which runs along the coast from Washington to California, was shut down in at least two places The (Portland) Oregonian reported. Major roads connecting the coast to the interior were also closed.
"At least 10 trees are partially in the highway. You see power lines down in several areas," said Lincoln County Emergency Manager Jenny Demaris, who spent an hour stuck on U.S. 20. "People should not be out traveling. It's not frozen, but there's definitely a lot of slush. Until this melts off, it's pretty much a mess."
The National Weather Service reported 8 inches of snow in Tillamook, 6 in Newport and 5 in Florence.
Ann Rakosi, the emergency manager in Coos County, said there were places where downed power lines and debris were buried under the snow. She said no one should drive unless absolutely necessary.
Accuweather.com predicted continued stormy weather for the northwest in the next few days with heavy rain along the coast from Washington to Northern California and snow in the Cascades and Sierras.
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Voyaging in Strange Seas The Great Revolution in Science David Knight
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In 1492 Columbus set out across the Atlantic; in 1776 American colonists declared their independence. Between these two events old authorities collapsed—Luther's Reformation divided churches, and various discoveries revealed the ignorance of the ancient Greeks and Romans. A new, empirical worldview had arrived, focusing now on observation, experiment, and mathematical reasoning.
This engaging book takes us along on the great voyage of discovery that ushered in the modern age. David Knight, a distinguished historian of science, locates the Scientific Revolution in the great era of global oceanic voyages, which became both a spur to and a metaphor for scientific discovery. He introduces the well-known heroes of the story (Galileo, Newton, Linnaeus) as well as lesser-recognized officers of scientific societies, printers and booksellers who turned scientific discovery into public knowledge, and editors who invented the scientific journal. Knight looks at a striking array of topics, from better maps to more accurate clocks, from a boom in printing to medical advancements. He portrays science and religion as engaged with each other rather than in constant conflict; in fact, science was often perceived as a way to uncover and celebrate God's mysteries and laws. Populated with interesting characters, enriched with fascinating anecdotes, and built upon an acute understanding of the era, this book tells a story as thrilling as any in human history.
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(This post is part of the 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Art | People} blog salon curated by Caridad Svich.)
The following includes excerpts from a presentation delivered at the Flying High With Autism Conference in Pensacola, FL, organized by Anita Lesko.
For three years now my wife Anushka Paris–Carter and I have been writing a play about living on the autism spectrum, under the nurturing umbrella of Tectonic Theater Project. Through our own life experience and meeting with other autism families and many, many people on the spectrum; speaking to clinicians, psychiatrists, therapists and researchers; going to autism research conferences and reading countless books, articles and blogs; a very complicated and perpetually moving picture of autism has begun to form. The challenges of autism are well documented; the successes and triumphs somewhat less so. As the saying goes, "If you've met one person on the spectrum… you've met one person on the spectrum." So how to share the active discovery of a single concept, with as many variables as stars in the sky?
Autism is one of those things in life which, if it isn't pointed out to you, you may never recognize its existence; but once you are introduced to it, you not only never forget it, you recognize it everywhere. Autism is defined by innately human behaviors, only in clusters, more or less. It is in the nature of autism to exist as an internalized experienced. Much of the disability part is language-based. So words do not come easily. Even on the speck of the spectrum which concedes an aptitude for learning and repeating words, so often the pragmatic "let me explain this to you so you can understand it" side is obscured, or blurred—perhaps by prosopagnosia (face blindness), or lights that look as bright as the sun, or an annoying sound that only you can hear occupying your mind like a migraine to the point of not being able to articulate anything at all much less something as complicated as a need and in a manner that is clear or dare I suggest polite. So in working to conveying the arc autism has taken over the years, and the effect in those diagnosed and those that are near and dear to them, we have come to realize that language, though necessary to some extent, falls short; that words, in the world of autism at least, are just as arbitrary and slippery a concept as well—autism.
So how to cross over? How to involve and appreciate and externalize the internal complexities of a body and a mind we claim to know the nuts and bolts of, but are in reality set apart from its energy, and the true nature of how we know what we know, and how we stay alive, thinking all our subconscious thoughts and replicating and replicating our DNA all the time all the time. Cell replication is a tricky business it turns out. Anything can happen. Our little protein-making genes, with all their (computer modeling metaphor coming!) programming and data collection and transfer, and sometimes… mutating.
And all this means to us really, on the outside… is that the 24-year-old who's flapping in the corner, who is thirsty but can't ask for a drink of water or is desperate but too angry or anxious or disregulated to go to the bathroom, may simultaneously be devising a system of organization that will revolutionize the way information is stored. Or she may be merely hungry. Or not thinking anything at that particular moment. Or tired. Or just desperate to use the toilet. And her parents? Her parents are desperate too in a way, and happy, and sad, and striving, and grieving, and so proud. Always guessing at… what's going on in there? What is she seeing or hearing or feeling? What does she desire and care about?
Does the theatre and the artistic community have a role to play in the global dialogue surrounding autism? Autism, as a concept, is relatively new and currently evolving in its construction. It is a complex, individualized experience. And we are still learning its language and physicality. It is unclear to me how much the scientific community is able to connect with the general public in terms of being able to relate the complexity of its findings. Everything seems to me to become boiled down and oversimplified. Many people have taken to the modern airwaves in the form of social media. This has had its successes. Word spreads fast and there is the possibility of a daily presence, if you can reach enough Twitter followers and invite enough 'friends.' But social media has its pitfalls. It cannot successfully avoid the sound bite mentality that can limit the discussion surrounding autism. Also, social media mirrors some of the social misunderstandings that occur around autism, in that the subtleties of human interaction become blurred in the cyber-sphere; misinterpretations, miscommunications, misunderstandings, and sometimes downright offensiveness all play a role in social media on a minute-to-minute basis.
I am not a professional scientific researcher. But theatrical research is not bound by many of the same rules as scientific research. Many people– autistics and non-autistics alike (if one cares to distinguish)– talk about autism as if it is one thing, a singular condition of existence, able to be defined. And yet the definition of autism has changed so much and the parameters continue to be fluid. What would it mean then, to take a live performance that presents truthfully a tapestry of different lives on the spectrum and their experiences, to every community in America: a performance in which some of the stereotypes are broken down, where the conflicts amongst autistic and between the autistic and neurotypical communities (if you care to distinguish them) are played out in all their glorious complexity? What would it mean for all people to have everyone's radar perked for autism?
We will be working for three weeks in July with a team of designers and performers all locked into the Gym at Judson, continuing to work toward externalizing some of what we've known and discovered. What we find will premiere in September of 2015. If not before.
Andy Paris has made a career of developing new works for the stage and screen, including THE LARAMIE PROJECT:10 YEARS LATER, THE LARAMIE PROJECT (EMMY nomination), GROSS INDECENCY: THE THREE TRIALS OF OSCARWILDE, by Moises Kaufman, OR,, by Liz Duffy Adams, Lucie Tiberghien's THE QUIET ROOM, INNOCENTS, by Rachel Dickstein, The Talking Band's THE NECKLACE, Matthew Maguire's PHAEDRE and Deb Margolin's INDELIBLE FLESH. As a writer/director: LARAMIE: 10, GOING PUBLIC, an original play about our education system; THE AMERICAN FAMILY at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival; THE FANMAKER'S INQUISITION, co-adapted with his lovely wife Anushka Paris-Carter from the novel by Rikki Ducornet; GOLDSTAR OHIO, which he directed at The Cleveland Public Theatre; MIGRATION at the Experimental Theatre Wing at NYU; Faith Pilger's THE STAGES OF BURNING; and THE CORPORATE CARNIVAL, for The Women's Project, in which he also performed at the Winter Garden in the World Financial Center. Currently he is co-writing SQUARE PEG ROUND HOLE, also with Ms. Paris-Carter, a play about living on the autism spectrum. Andy has performed in countless other plays in New York, regionally, and in Europe. Regionally, he has been seen at Denver Center, The Huntington, Playmaker's Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse, Rep. Theatre of St. Louis, Hartford Stage, Theatre Virginia, Berkeley Rep and La Jolla Playhouse. Favorite roles include Berowne in LOVE'S LABOURS LOST, Keppler in Richard Goodwin's TWO MEN OF FLORENCE, directed by Edward Hall, and all of the male roles in A SLEEPING COUNTRY, by Melanie Marnich, directed by Mark Rucker. FILM/TV credits include LARAMIE (HBO) and LAW & ORDER (NBC). He has also been the recipient of two AUDIE Awards for his audiobook narrations. Andy was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio and is a graduate of NYU.


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"Yes, he died of natural causes, he attacked civilians in the US, and the natural repercussion of that was Seal Team 6 showing up in his bedroom!"
Originally posted by karen61057
Excellant point. Kind of like taking a picture of yourself holding a newspaper with the date right on it.
Originally posted by michael1983l
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The ones that did the raid wern't on the helicopter that went down.
Originally posted by karen61057
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Explain why we needed the wars to continue. Wars only cost us money. There is no revenue in war making.
Originally posted by morder1
Gadaffi beat to death on tv, but OBL is dumped at sea and never any photo/video evidence at all
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o have no doubt navy seal members where sacrificed but they did not die looking for a man who died years prior. come on now you seen the bombing campaign that was set forth. further more how could he hide with the medical issue he had. if Saddam could not he couldn't either.
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Mr. Bubble
Mr. Bubble is a brand of bath products made by The Village Company. The brand is the #1 brand of bath products in the United States according to AC Nielsen Data.[1] The brand's slogan is "Makes Getting Clean Almost as Much Fun as Getting Dirty!". In 2011, Mr. Bubble celebrated its 50th birthday.[2]
Mr. Bubble was invented by Harold Schafer and the Gold Seal Company in North Dakota, USA, in 1961. Gold Seal manufactured and distributed Mr. Bubble (and Snowy Bleach) until 1986 when it was sold to Airwick Industries, which was soon purchased by Reckitt & Colman. R&C sold the brand to J. W. Childs Assoc. as a part of their Personal Care Group, Inc. Ascendia Brands, Inc. purchased Mr. Bubble in 2005 from Playtex Products, which had acquired the Personal Care Group in 1997. In August 2008, Ascendia Brands, Inc. filed for bankruptcy.[3] The Village Company LLC, a supplier of brand-name bath, shower, and personal care products in Chaska, Minnesota, purchased the Mr. Bubble Brand from Ascendia Brands in October 2008. [4]
In March 2009, a new Mr. Bubble Foam Soap was introduced, available in both Original and Extra Gentle varieties. In 2010, Mr. Bubble Moisturizing Hand Soap was introduced, and in 2011, Mr. Bubble Body Wash was introduced. In addition, the bubble bath products have been reformulated to be "tear-free" and "hypo-allergenic".
Current products[edit]
16 ounce Liquid Bubble Bath:
- Original Bubble
- Extra Gentle
36 ounce Liquid Bubble Bath:
- Original Bubble
- Extra Gentle
Foam Soap
- Original Bubble
- Extra Gentle
Moisturizing Hand Soap
- Original Bubble
- Extra Gentle
Body Wash
- Original Bubble
- Extra Gentle
Original Liquid Bubble Bath:
- Purified water (vehicle)
- Disodium laureth sulfosuccinate (foamer, lime soap dispersant)
- Sodium laureth sulfate (foamer, lime soap dispersant)
- Cocoamide MEA (foam stabilizer, liquid thickener)
- Aloe barbadensis Leaf Juice (moisturizer)
- Hydroxyethylcellulose (liquid thickener, foam stabilizer)
- Fragrance (esthetic, masking)
- DMDM hydantoin (antimicrobial)
- Tetrasodium EDTA (preservative, mfg. aid)
- Citric Acid (esthetic, dispensing aid)
- Red 33 (esthetic, dispensing aid)
The powdered version, which was introduced in 1961 and replaced by the liquid in the late 1970s, is based on sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate. Circa 1970 the powdered version had its phosphate removed and its total surfactant reduced, with modified starch added as a diluent, and fragrance and (temporarily) coloring added. For a time the powder included a taurate-based surfactant.
Appearances in other media[edit]
- In the Family Guy episode "If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin'", the Griffin family is being cursed with the plagues. This includes the tub water being blood, to which Stewie Griffin comments, "How positively delightful! It's as if someone stabbed Mr. Bubble!"
- In The Simpsons episode "My Sister, My Sitter", Lisa tells Bart that he can use Mr. Bubble to wash his hands and says "It's like giving your fingers a bubble bath."
- Eddie Murphy mentions it on his 1983 TV stand up show Eddie Murphy Delirious.
- It is also mentioned in the 1987 film Gold Through the Fire.
- It is conspicuously placed sticking out the top of a grocery sack as it is being carried in the house in the 1996 comedy film Ed starring Matt LeBlanc.
- Powder version can be seen in Everybody Loves Raymond, Season 3 Episode 17, while Frank is in the hot tub.
- Mr. Bubble makes a cameo behind the head of Navin Johnson (Steve Martin) during a bathroom scene in the movie The Jerk.
- Mr. Bubble can be seen behind the Dude (Jeff Bridges) in The Big Lebowski.
- Mr. Bubble is the subject of a segment in the season 9 episode of Robot Chicken "Why Is It Wet?"
- ^ Source: Nielsen Data Total U.S. FMD 52 weeks ending 12/25/10 (excluding Walmart data).
- ^ [1] Mr. Bubble Celebrates 50 Years.
- ^ Stempel, Jonathan (2000-08-05). "Mr. Bubble maker Ascendia Brands files bankruptcy". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ http://www.mrbubble.com/history/
External links[edit]
- Official Website of Mr. Bubble
- The Village Company LLC, maker of Mr. Bubble
- Mr. Bubble Facebook Page
- Article: Mr. Bubble Moves to Minnesota
- HAPPI Magazine: Mr. Bubble Gets a Makeover & Celebrates 50 Years
- Classic Mr. Bubble commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmUnqrZI4qE
- Mr. Bubble Entry in the Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep Cosmetic Database


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An effective marketing strategy is essential for business growth and does three main things for a business:
- Captures attention
- Builds trust
- Creates customers
There is a wide spectrum of activities that can move the needle in each of these three areas and they can be boiled down into three quantifiable metrics: traffic, leads, and sales.
By getting more traffic, leads and sales you will achieve more attention, trust, and customers.
As you develop your marketing strategy I recommend creating a plan to take actions that will maximize your performance in these three areas.
To ensure you improve in these areas you should track your optimization efforts with Google analytics so you can see what is working best.
You can start by writing down a list of actions you can take to move these three core areas forward and then create a calendar where you execute on those activities on a weekly and monthly basis.
On this blog all posts are put into the Get More Traffic, Get More Leads, and Get More Sales categories that they apply to so referring to our content in the area you are focusing on can help you flesh out your action plan and calendar.
Traffic Generation Strategy
A strong traffic generation strategy involves creating and sharing content that is highly shareable and optimized to rank on page one of Google.
Some aspects of an effective traffic generation strategy might include:
- Blog post publishing
- Infographic creation and curation
- Video marketing
- Social media marketing
- Facebook page management
- Link building
- SEO activities (meta tag optimization)
Lead Generation Strategy
The more compelling your lead magnet the more leads you will acquire.
Once your lead magnet is developed there are many ways that you can
- Lead magnet creation
- Email opt-in form implementation
- Landing page development
- Link building to landing pages
- Adding annotations to YouTube videos
- Watermarking images
- Guest posting
- Joint venture promotions
Customer Creation Strategy
A customer is not just someone you just make a sale to one time. The type of customer you should strive to create is someone who is so happy with your product or service they make a custom of buying from you again and again.
Toward that end I recommend making your core offer of the highest possible quality. Once you have that there are several actions you can take to ramp up your sales online and here are a few:
- Work on your sales page. The more you tell the more you sell.
- Turn a written sales page into a VSL. Video Sales Letters typically convert better.
- Do limited time offers with countdown timers.
- Leverage email marketing often. Daily emails are ideal.
- Have open lines of communication with your prospects and encourage them to contact you.
- Host webinars and set up evergreen webinar funnels.
- Set up an affiliate program so other people can refer customers to you for a commission.
Although there is nothing stopping you from developing a Marketing Strategy plan of your own I recommend working with a mentor to help develop a powerful plan since it will help you determine the best actions you take, and the actions you take will directly determine the success you achieve.
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These contributions discuss a number of important developments over the past decade in a newly established and important field of economics that have led to notable changes in views on governmental competition policies. They focus on the nature and role of competition and other determinants of market structures, such as numbers of firms and barriers to entry; other factors which determine the effective degree of competition in the market; the influence of major firms (especially when these pursue objectives other than profit maximization); and decentralization and coordination under control relationships other than markets and hierarchies. The contributors are Joseph E. Stiglitz, G. C. Archibald, B. C. Eaton, R. G. Lipsey, David Enaoua, Paul Geroski, Alexis Jacquemin, Richard J. Gilbert, Reinhard Selten, Oliver E. Williamson, Jerry R. Green, G. Frank Mathewson, R. A. Winter, C. d'Aspremont, J. Jaskold Gabszewicz, Steven Salop, Branko Horvat, Z. Roman, W. J. Baumol, J. C. Panzar, R. D. Willig, Richard Schmalensee, Richard Nelson, Michael Scence, and Partha Dasgupta. Joseph E. Stiglitz is Professor of Economics at Princeton University. G. Frank Mathewson is Professor of Economics at the University of Toronto.A similar analysis can be applied to relative value scales and other multiproduct pricing formulae. ... For example, a car repair shop might set an hourly rate and apply a standard job completion time table from a private or trade association publication (a a#39;flat rate manuala#39;).33 In this case, the ... services.34 Hay (1979) notes the similar effect of the a#39;price simplificationa#39; scheme used by GE and Westinghouse.
|New Developments in the Analysis of Market Structure
|Joseph E. Stiglitz, G. Frank Mathewson, International Economic Association
|MIT Press - 1986
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