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November 22, 2011 - According to news sources, a 22-year-old Healy man was rescued by Alaska State Troopers after trying to walk almost 50 miles out of the wilderness in temperatures of 20 to 30 degrees below zero.
Troopers found the man suffering from frostbite and hypothermia, late Saturday night at an unheated cabin on Healy Creek, about 10 miles east of Healy, a few hours after he hit the SOS button on his SPOT device.
"That Spot Tracker saved his life, there's not a doubt in my mind," said Eric Jeffords, one of the two Alaska State Troopers who found him. "I don't think he would have made it until morning."
August 2, 2011 - The SPOT GPS Messenger first became important to me after a recent trip to Dinky Creek, CA. Dinky Creek is as deep as you can get in the high sierra wilderness. One access trail at the entrance and the only way out is by kayaking the two day adventure of class V whitewater.
We arrived first at the take-out for the river at Balch Camp. Balch Camp is nothing more than a parking lot deep in a canyon hours from your last bar of cell reception. We prepared our gear and went to bed early to feel fresh for our next days adventure. Early that next morning, we were awakened with Helicopters circling overhead and a few minutes later two Italian kayakers were driven down to our site.
The previous evening they had experienced a horrible accident on the river and one of their teammates and good friends died. It was horrific news that hit all of us deep. They had used a SPOT Messenger to send for help as they lost gear and could not continue out on their own.
September 8, 2011 – According to news sources, the U.S. Coast Guard, reported that they, the Canadian Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax, a Canadian Forces CC-130 Hercules and two merchant vessels worked together to rescue four French sailors more than 1,400 miles east-northeast of Provincetown.
The 600-foot tanker Unique Sunshine, an Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System (AMVER) member, and the 250-foot oil rig tender Maersk Chancellor rescued the sailors after their boat, the 36-foot red-hulled sailboat Roule Ta Bille, capsized and the mast broke.
The sailboat was righted, but could not make its way into port.
April 23, 2011 - According to news sources, rescue patrols from the National Forestry Corporation found alive two hikers that had been missing in the mountainside of the Quetrupillán Volcano, in the La Araucanía Region.
According to officials from the organization, the Italian Analissa Lombardo and the Czech Citizen identified as Philip Kunge were found in the Huililco sector, in the Villarrica National Park, with the onset of hypothermia. As a result of this, they were transferred to the San Francisco Hospital of Pucón so that medical personnel could check their health conditions.
The visitors found themselves lost from Thursday night when the Italian activated her emergency satellite device, communicating with the Control Center in Texas, United States, from where they referred the information on to the Chilean Navy, who extended the information on to the National Emergency Office.


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David Manfredi
Age 61
Occupation A founding principal of Elkus Manfredi Architects
Residence South End
With Fan Pier, your firm has basically created an entirely new neighborhood. What's your ultimate vision for the urban design?
My thoughts about the waterfront Innovation District are making it a truly mixed-use environment for a very diverse group. Meaning that it's a place to visit restaurants and shops, as well as the convention center and hotels. It's a place to work. I think what would really make the whole Seaport District come alive is more people living here and as diverse a mix of people as possible. What's incredible to me is that we're participating in the building of a neighborhood almost in the heart of a city that's not a new city.
I was very skeptical when plans stalled. Now it's coming to life. Were you feeling skeptical at any point?
Impatient, I would say. There were many tipping points with highways and the convention center and the ICA that made this happen. One of the most incredible projects in my career was Liberty Wharf. It's a small project but its impact is way beyond what I ever imagined. I thought this would be a nice little project, but what it did was change people's perception about what's close and what's far. What was far now seems so much closer.
How do you feel about being a pioneer of the mustache?
I've had a mustache since I was in college. I don't even think about it, because it's been a part of what I expect to see in the mirror every morning. But I laugh when you say that because I've gone through many different cycles of when a mustache was popular and unpopular. — C.M.
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2008 MotoTour V Lake Chapala (solo)
Each March, for five years running now, I dust the cobwebs off my trusty (+rusty) 1985 Harley Davidson Low Rider (aka The Green Hornet) and take it places angels fear to tread. Namely road trip Mexico way. This year were no different 'cept my usual riding partner (Clayton) would not be accompaning me. This would a solo ride. The Lone Wolf rides again. If you really want to know, click here for a link to the whole story.Read More


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The Small Woman in GreyHD
IMDb: 5.4
90 min
A group of teenagers go for a partying weekend in the woods. Unknown to them the woods they have chosen is home to a legend. ...
Country: UK
Genre: Horror
Actor: Brinke Stevens, Susan Barham, Josh Boden, Aurora Collman, Heidi Dabrowski, Jordan Emmett, Matt Fisher, Alan Harding, Jesse James Reynolds, Heather Russell-Kay, Brett Shepherd, Becca Tizzard, John Turner


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SHAQRAMENTO, Calif. – First things first: This is a lot about show.
For all the attention the purchase is receiving, Shaquille O'Neal may merely have bought a sliver of the Kings, and anyone counting on O'Neal to be the turning point in DeMarcus Cousins' maturing clearly never paid attention to Shaq as a player. Maturity was not exactly his game.
But new owner Vivek Ranadive has wanted big splashes since taking over, and O'Neal in the masthead is definitely that. There will be a new layer of attention, even if it is followed, someday, by the minority owner verbally trampling a player, coach or executive. Ranadive has his latest big splash, and this will be viewed as a great moment in Sacramento's planned NBA's revival.
The real value of the deal, first reported Monday by USA Today, is to O'Neal. This becomes one of the first steps in his move from Hall of Fame-bound center to the front office.
He has been aiming for ownership for years, and not in the usual way of thinking out loud that long ago became the O'Neal norm. This was a specific plan with no less of a partner than the very grounded Grant Hill. The two were game-planning the future when they were Suns teammates for part of 2007-08 and all 2008-09, two Orlando residents talking to other potential investors and thinking about a run at the Magic after retirement. Shaq would have been the general manager with a grander title.
Hill didn't leave the game until after his Suns tenure, and owning the Magic never came close to happening. But O'Neal remained on the lookout. The Kings are an ironic, even humorous, landing spot. Especially for someone who during his Lakers day called out the team as the "Queens" and became an enemy of Sacramento, still probably a fraction behind Rick Fox and Phil Jackson. It has already been said by many others, but is so very true: Shaq will now own the Kings in another way.
Actually, the Kings are an ideal spot. In a lot of other places, O'Neal — never the silent partner type — would have been used for what he spent to buy in and what he could generate as an attention-getter. In Sacramento, he will be heard far more than in a franchise with a front-office structure already locked in place.
In Sacramento, he will have the chance to be part of real change.
"What interested me in this deal is the new vision, the new Kings, the new everything," O'Neal told USA Today. "I've always wanted to be part of something like this … It's going to be great."
Plus, he steps into a win-win role on the court. If the Kings get a new Cousins — one who is focused, one who is not causing locker-room dissension — Shaq will blindly be handed a large portion of credit. And if Cousins remains the eternal problem … well, good try. No one else could reach him either.
"DeMarcus is so excited at just the thought that [Shaq] is going to be talking to him, going to be spending time with him, going to be watching him, on the practice court, that he just can't contain himself," Ranadive told USA Today. "When he first heard that [Shaq] was looking at becoming an investor in the Kings, he just texted me and said, 'Can I please, please reach out to [Shaq]?' "
An ESPN.com report says that Cousins and the Kings are nearing an extension that could be finished by the start of training camp next week.
O'Neal will think about becoming a general manager somewhere, now boosted by the additional background of having been in a front office. He will almost certainly still think about turning this role into a larger ownership stake somewhere else down the line.
This is an attention-getter for the Kings and an opportunity for him.
[Editor's note — A Turner Sports spokesman had this to say about O'Neal's work with TNT and NBA TV and his new role with the Kings: "We have the utmost confidence in Shaquille, as we do with all of our on-air talent, to serve our viewers with objective analysis and opinions when they are on the air. Shaq's role with the Sacramento Kings does not change our expectations."]


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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Connecticut, 12/14/12
I have to write this, because I have to write something.
The facts are well-known by now: a seriously disturbed individual walked into Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, CT and opened fire with two handguns, killing about 30 people—and 20 of them were children. English is a versatile language, but it falls way short in having adequate words to describe something like this. Maybe every language on Earth does. But that doesn't stop the information from flowing constantly, on the best of days as well as the worst.
Social Media is a funny thing. It is, simultaneously, all of these: annoying and inspirational, informative and misleading, shocking and totally predictable. I read dozens of "reports" throughout the morning on various reputable news websites and their Twitter feeds that turned out to be partially or completely false; too many times, being first trumps being right. But the gist was easy to grasp, and the horrible realities sunk in quickly. Many people spoke out about the gun violence problem in this country; their opposition promptly swatted them back with either "this is not the time" or "guns don't kill people, people kill people." Others took the stance that more guns were needed, or they hoped their guns would not be taken away as a result of this nutjob's actions; their opposition knocked them down with labels like "heartless" and, again, "this is not the time." And probably the majority stuck to the middle of the road, offering something to the effect of "please don't politicize this tragedy, this is not the time, let us all grieve and help the victims and their families." I don't have a problem with that in principle, but don't trivialize the issues at hand by calling them political. Gun violence, like all violence, is a societal issue. We have a problem with violence in this country. This is not news. It is also, apparently, "not the time." Well when the hell is the time, then?
Where I sit on this issue is what I would call "medium-left." I'm not really anti-gun, because I just don't care that much about them to have that stance. Frankly, I don't get the fetish—and believe me, that's the correct term to use in too many cases. I'm generally not a fan of concealed carry, simply because I don't think the vast majority of Americans are skilled enough, smart enough, or stable enough to safely carry a loaded gun around all the time. It's not the gun that scares me; it's the fuckup that's carrying it around trying to pass judgment on who might be a thug and who might be just a person wearing a hoodie. You want to talk about freedom? I happen to like walking around town without worrying about being accidentally shot by an untrained citizen who thinks his or her wallet is going to be lifted because they were looked at funny. That's true freedom to me. Now I know the 2nd Amendment humpers will either be getting ready to click over to another website right about now, or are simply readying their vitriolic (yet patriotic, I'm sure) reply for the comments section below. But before you go, let me say I too believe in the 2nd Amendment—especially the part that says "well regulated" at the very beginning. We are not well regulated when it comes to gun laws, not by a longshot. But we need to be.
One of the favorite arguments in debates like this is "Well, how many people kill other people with their car? We gonna ban cars now too?" Listen, Gomer—that's not exactly apples to apples, and you know it. But even if it was, think about what it takes to legally become a driver: months of driver's ed, written tests, road tests, eye tests, registering and ID'ing the driver, registering a vehicle, re-registration of the vehicle yearly, re-registration and ID'ing the driver every five years max, retesting, etc. Is that even close to what a citizen has to go through to legally own and carry a gun in most states? It is far too easy for the wrong people to obtain weaponry and equipment that should be reserved for police and the military: automatic and semi-automatic weapons; extended magazines; thousands of rounds of ammunition; body armor…and on and on. Self-defense? With that? Give me a break.
But I digress—back to social media, and something specific I saw on Twitter that really grabbed me. The same basic idea was tweeted by many in slightly different ways, and I failed to note where I first saw it so I cannot properly attribute this quote. My apologies to whomever said it first. But trying to sift through the more guns/less guns/gun control/CCW for all/let's not talk about it now hullabaloo, I found this simple statement to be the most telling:
Only in America can gun ownership be a right and healthcare be a privilege.
Try to not let your biases cloud your vision while you read that sentence—look at it as just a general statement of fact. Kind of seems like skewed priorities, no? Imagine a society where the reverse of that statement was reality. What if gun ownership was a privilege—not illegal, but tested, registered, retested, the whole lot—and healthcare (including mental healthcare) was a right protected by the Constitution? I know, I know…there's a money issue. Ignore that; just evaluate this idea on principle. Would we as a society—We The People—really be worse off? After all, "guns don't kill people, people kill people." Then why aren't we taking better care of our people–body, mind, and soul? And save your "Obamacare" diatribes; this isn't about that. Bob Costas raised a stink recently after the Jovan Belcher murder/suicide by going on TV and saying they'd both still be alive if he didn't own a gun. Well, here's my stink to raise: would six adults and 20 children in Newtown, CT still be alive if Adam Lanza had no access to his mother's guns? Maybe. Would they all still be alive if he had unimpeded access to mental health professionals who could evaluate, diagnose, and maybe treat him for some of the impulses that led him to commit this unconscionable act? Maybe. If the U.S. had a better handle on both sides of the equation, could this tragedy—along with the numerous others that have occurred in recent years—have been prevented? Yes, I believe so.
Again, this is not just a gun issue. It's not just a healthcare issue. It's not just a political issue, and it's not just a rights issue. It's a society issue, and a priorities issue. Only across-the-board changes will truly prevent things like this from happening again. And it may cost some money, and it may result in uncomfortable nuisances we aren't used to. But the longer we bicker about it without taking action, that prevention will never come. This is something worth working towards. Now really is the time. You know why? Because prior to 12/14/12 should have been the time, but we missed it. We cannot continue to miss it again and again and again.
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A woman was crushed to death by a subway train Monday in New York City after another woman pushed her onto the tracks at the bustling station beneath Times Square, police said.
Authorities said the women were on the platform shortly after 1 p.m. and had been seen having some kind of discussion or argument. Then one woman pushed the other, a 46-year-old, in front of a southbound No. 1 train. She died at the scene.
Police said witnesses flagged down two police officers standing on the platform and the suspect was apprehended within minutes.
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The Lady Bisons were both the regular season and tournament champions in the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2009, including a 22-0 conference record. Winning is always on the minds of the Lady Bisons, but the spring is a time for development.
As major test in measuring how far the team has progressed this season will be Saturday's Southeast College-Junior Invitational at A-Game at 215 Gothic Court in Franklin. The Lady Bisons will play Georgia State at 8 a.m. followed by Tennessee at 10:30 a.m. They will finish the day with a match against Auburn at 1 p.m.
Other teams participating are Austin Peay, Belmont and Southern Mississippi.
"This has given us something to look forward to and prepare for," Lady Bisons coach Brandon Rosenthal said. "We have given our players a lot of reps."
Some of the moves are Kelsey Neumann playing on the right side instead of in the middle. Katie Rose is in the middle instead of playing libero. Transfer Charlyn Ursell is new on the right side.
Amanda Rhein and Kory Honel are playing on the outside with Meghan Hinemeyer sidelined for the spring.
"There are high expectations, but we need to have some other people play and get some experience," Rosenthal said. "All of these people are getting their opportunities. They need as many reps as possible and they have done well.
"Some people would say that we have to win all of our matches this spring. I don't think that is true. If we are doing that then we are not playing matches this spring for the right reasons."
Written by Mark McGee, Senior Publisher/Director of Media Relations.


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Axis v1.x
Common Questions
Development Questions
Which style of WSDL should I use? RPC/encoded, RPC/literal, document/literal? Which one?
What does "wrapped" mean? How is it different from "document"?
How does Axis create my backend service objects? Can I control this?
How do I get access to the MessageContext in my service object?
How do I get access to the HttpServletRequest that called my service?
Which method signatures are allowed for message style service methods?
How do I deploy a service (i.e. update the server-config.wsdd) without a running Axis server?
How do I deploy a service on web application initialization?
What is the relationship between Axis and the IBM Emerging Technologies Toolkit (ETTK) (formerly Web Services Toolkit (WSTK))?
How do I make Axis and my applications to use the same log-system as my servlet engine?
How do I manually supply WSDL instead of returning automatically generated WSDL?
What tools are available for validating or editing XML/WSDL/Schema files?
Where does Java2WSDL pick up the names for method parameters?
Only the top level element has the namespace I expect, or why do I keep seeing xmlns="" in my requests?
How to enable hot undeploying/deploying of WAR files to Tomcat running on Windows
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How do I configure the Axis client to pool connections with Apache Jakarta Commons-HttpClient?
How do I interrupt a thread that is blocked in a remote call?
Why are not my attachments transfered correctly (i.e. problems w/ attachments)?
Development Tool Integration
How do I restart just the Axis webapp using an Ant task (Tomcat)?
What's the difference between style attribute in WSDL is different from the style attribute in WSDD?
Where can I get a list of JavaDoc API differences between Axis 1.0 and 1.1?
Frequently Ask Questions & Samples
Axis Archive - A searchable archive that combines all Axis user and dev mailing lists. Search here to find out if your question has been discussed before.
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We've now had a few encounters with the Aston Martin DB11, and we're not shy about proclaiming our undying love. This is a stunningly beautiful car that drives better than it looks.
In its latest iteration, the Aston Martin DB11 will be released as a convertible, dubbed the "Volante."
For a more complete review of the 2019 Aston Martin DB11 Volante, you can read our full first-look review as we drove through the mountains of southern France, but in brief, here are five things you need to know.
V-8 engine only
Though the coupe version of the DB11 offers both a V-12 and a V-8 engine, the DB11 Volante will only be available with the V-8. Not that this is in any way a ding. We've driven DB11s with both engines, and we actually like the V-8 version better – because of the lighter weight, it's more nimble and more fun to drive.
The V-8 is a 4.0-liter twin turbo, and it's the result of a partnership with Mercedes-AMG. It's made by Mercedes but tuned by Aston Martin to give it that exhaust note we love so much.
It delivers 503 horsepower and 497 pound feet of torque. Top speed in the DB11 Volante will be 187 mph and 0-to-62-mph times ring in at 4.1 seconds.
Endless customization
The Aston Martin DB11 Volante configurator is a dizzying array of selections and choices. It starts with 35 different exterior paint colors that range from vibrant Cosmos Orange to a Blush Pearl pink – and everything in between.
Then you can customize pretty much every item inside and out -- from the type of leather upholstery (three choices) to the color of the brogue inlay (30 choices) to the color of the seatbelts (6 choices).
If you want to go down a rabbit hole, take a trip to the Aston Martin configurator and be prepared to lose an hour or two as you mix and match exterior paint, trim accents and leather seat colors (30 choices).
In one color configuration, I was even able to select yellow (YELLOW!!) leather seats. Yellow.
All-season drop-top driving
There is something to be said for fresh air in the middle of winter when so much air is re-circulated, and the DB11 Volante proves that cold weather shouldn't be a deterrent to driving with the top down.
However, you don't have to be cold. The DB11 Volante is quite warm with heated seats, heated steering wheel and rear windscreen in place.
My drive partner and I had the top down for three hours while driving through chilly mountain air and areas of snow, yet with the windows up and heat on, we weren't really affected by the cold. I kept my jacket on but didn't bother with a hat.
If you do opt to put the canvas top up, you'll hardly be able to tell you're driving a vehicle that becomes a convertible. The top has eight layers for sound and weather proofing – and it does its job well.
Decent top-down trunk space
It's nice to have a convertible and all, but if you can't put things in the trunk or take a top-down road trip, it takes the fun out. While the DB11 Volante's trunk isn't cavernous, it is adequate for most drives.
When you put the top down, it does partially fold into the trunk, reducing some of the available space. But it only loses about 1 cubic-feet of cargo volume, dropping to about 6.4 cubic-feet -- down from 7.3.
This is comparable to a Mercedes-Benz SLK and the Jaguar F-Type Convertible.
With the way the top folds into the trunk, there is more voluminous space closer to the opening, with narrower space available underneath the folded top.
There is certainly room to fit a rolling suitcase and a backpack – but perhaps not too much more.
Available in June
The 2019 Aston Martin DB11 Volante will be available in the United States starting in June with a base price of $216,495. This is about $18K more than its coupe counterpart.


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Even if you've gotten into the customer mindset and you're listening to their complaints on social media (and meeting their needs at every customer touchpoint) you may be missing the boat if you're not paying attention to the numbers behind your efforts.
And when it comes right down to it, satisfied customers are the key to sustainability and growth for any business. The more satisfied your customers are, the more likely your company will be successful–as much as six times more successful, in fact.
So how do you, or for that matter, any business–Fortune 500 or corner store–gauge customer satisfaction? The answer is simple and business owners and managers have been doing it for centuries: Ask. Then, ask again, and ask some more.
You know it as a customer satisfaction survey. Because customer satisfaction is a moving target, you must continually survey your customers to find out what it takes to satisfy them today, tomorrow, and the next day. Then you'll have the data you need to figure out how you're doing–and how you stack up against the competition.
Customer satisfaction is one of many key performance indicators (KPIs) that enterprises–whether for-profit, nonprofit, public, or private–routinely measure. Your customer satisfaction KPI is like a vital sign for your business; improve it and you improve the overall health of your venture.
But the customer satisfaction KPI is itself comprised of several KPIs. Here are some of the customer satisfaction KPIs you need to measure to make sure your customers change their tune:
Basically, NPS is a measure of how many of your customers like your brand enough to recommend (or promote) it to others. If more people recommend you than not, you're score is positive and generally doing well. If an equal amount promote as do not, you've got some work to do to push that needle from neutral into the plus column. If more people don't promote your business than do, you need to find out why. Referrals, after all, are the best form of advertising any enterprise can have. Create an NPS survey to see where you rank.
This score gauges how easy—or difficult—it is for the customer to get a specific issue resolved; which is critical to measure when you consider that 94% of businesses would buy your product again if they cite a low level of effort from working with you!
To calculate your customer effort score, use the multiple choice question: "Overall, how easy was it to solve your problem with our company?" with the answer choices ranging from "Very easy" to "Very difficult." To learn more about using the customer effort score question on your survey, check out our page:"How to use the customer effort score."
The percent of customers who rate their experience with your brand as "extremely" or "very" satisfied is another good barometer of your business's performance. If you can determine why these people are so satisfied, you can apply those lessons to more of your customer base. The importance of satisfied customers can't be understated. They're more likely to be loyal, more likely to tell others about you, and they form a revenue base you can build on.
Every business would like all of its customers 100 percent satisfied 100 percent of the time–but that's not realistic. What's important is that this customer satisfaction KPI should always be rising. If you're overall satisfaction number is going up, you're headed in the right direction. You can track whether or not your rating is going up by setting internal benchmarks. How? Make sure you're repeating the same customer satisfaction survey so you can measure each set of new results against the old. That way, you can set goals, target problem areas, and make improvements to your customer service protocols the smart way. While this approach is super useful, don't forget to look at specific touchpoints to figure out what's working and what's not.
Speaking of benchmarking, it's also important to understand where your brand stands compared to the competition. Even the highest-rated companies only get it 'right' about 88 percent of the time, so everybody has plenty of room for improvement. Get external benchmarking survey data to compare your brand to your closest competitors.
Make sure you and your customers are on the same page when it comes to what they expect from your company. Do customers see your startup company as "unique" and "innovative"? If they don't, but you do, you need to find a way to bridge that gap. Send a brand attributes survey to customers to get a sense of how they view your company—so you can continue to work hard to meet their expectations or work harder to change your brand image. When your company's and your customers' perceptions of your attributes align, you're much more likely to keep customers happy and coming back for more.
That's it! Creating a survey to measure your customer satisfaction KPIs can be as easy as using a survey template or calling on some survey professionals who can guide you through the process to create a survey customized for your needs.
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After a visit to a salon, I follow these steps:
• Let the paint dry. Meditate, breathe deeply or count to 1,000. The goal: Keep your mind active and your hands still. This Zen-like approach to nail polish will preserve a manicure. That's because nothing fades faster than smudged, nicked or dented nails.
• Wear a top coat: a glaze of clear polish will serve as an invisible barrier between your manicure and the world. Clear polish works like slipcovers on a sofa. It's all about preservation. So, beginning 24 hours after a salon visit, I apply clear polish every day.
• Cover up: I clean with gloves, since washing dishes, gardening and other daily activities can crack, scratch and chip our nails. For protection, wear appropriate gloves -- rubber, canvas or cotton -- while completing household chores.
A DIY manicure is also a money-saver. Groom and polish your own hands for less than 50 cents a session, compared to salon visits that typically cost between $10 to $25 per visit, plus tax and tip. Here's how I give myself a manicure:
• Pay attention. Professional manicurists have a variety of tricks for softening, filing and painting nails. Watch and learn.
• Buy the right tools. It's easier to create a salon finish if you have the right tools, including a nail clipper, a pumice stone, files and enamel. Don't forget the cotton swabs and nail polish remover. Those tools make it easier to tidy up whenever you paint outside the lines. There are also great painting kits that make it easy to apply a French manicure.
• Be patient. Painting nails is like meditating. Focus, breathe and concentrate on a small canvas of life. Don't be afraid of making mistakes; goofs can be removed or painted over.
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Watch how to make this recipe.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Melt the butter in a large skillet over moderate heat and cook until it foams. Add the garlic and thyme, and immediately add the bread cubes. Toss to coat well. Add most of the grated cheese and stir. Transfer bread to a baking sheet and sprinkle with the remaining cheese and salt and pepper and gently toss again while still warm to melt the cheese. Bake stirring once or twice, until the croutons are crisp and lightly colored on the outside but still soft within, about 10 to 15 minutes. Set aside and let cool.
Soak the sliced onion in the sherry vinegar and a pinch of salt for about 15 minutes. Set aside.
Toss the squash with 1 1/2 tablespoons of the olive oil, sage, salt, and pepper. Arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake until the squash is tender and lightly caramelized, about 15 to minutes. Let cool.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the quartered Brussels sprouts and cook until tender but retain a touch of crispness, about 1 1/2 minutes, and drain.
Into the reserved red onions and vinegar, whisk in remaining 1/2 cup olive oil. Season with pepper.
In a large bowl combine the roasted squash, croutons, and Brussels sprouts. Add the vinaigrette and toss. Add the parsley leaves and toss again. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Garnish with grated Parmesan and serve immediately.
Chef note: "Soaking the onion briefly in sherry vinegar--sometimes called blooming the onion--mellows the raw onion taste."


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Cocktail blogging has been slow here as I'm currently on break from working in bars and restaurants to focus on writing my beer cocktail book. It now has a publisher and will be coming out early next year from Stewart, Tabori, and Chang, with photography by the extremely talented David L. Reamer. We've completed about half the shots at this point and I can tell you already that the drinks are going to look fantastic.
That means I'm not doing much drink creation at the moment, but here's one from a while back that I've been meaning to post. I got the idea of doing a coffee-infused amaro from Matthew Biancaniello in Los Angeles. I made an infusion of Stumptown Hairbender espresso beans and Ramazzotti amaro, then played around with it in several cocktails that I was never quite happy with. The infusion itself was delicious though, so I ended up just putting it on a big ice cube with a lemon twist. Sometimes easiest is best.
This drink started out on the Metrovino brunch menu, then migrated to the after dinner menu, and finally made it over to The Hop and Vine. I don't think it's available anywhere right now, but it's simple to make at home.
8 oz Ramazzotti
10 grams coffee beans
Lightly muddle the coffee beans to crack (but not pulverize) them. Seal in a glass jar with Ramazzotti. Infuse for 24 hours, strain, and bottle. If you want to make more, just scale the recipe upward.
To serve, pour two ounces in a glass with a big rock and express a lemon peel over the drink. Garnish with the peel.
[Photo by Julia Raymond for The Hop and Vine.]
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The Internal Obliques and Central Zone Core Stabilization
By Perry Nickelston, DC, FMS, SFMA
We often neglect the role of the internal obliques in central zone core stabilization.Why? It takes a backseat to the more trendy and popular research on the transvere abdominis; it rarely, if ever hurts, so people don't consider it a problem; and it's not as visible as the external obliques, leading to the "out of sight, out of mind" factor. That's really a shame, because the internal oblique is a linchpin to core stabilization and force control of the lumbar spine, thorax, pubic symphysis and sacroiliac joint.
Rotation / Force Control and Mobility
Probably the most important role of the internal oblique is eccentric deceleration of contralateral rotation of the spine, otherwise known as "anti-rotation." The ability to decelerate and stabilize the spine against forces that twist it is critical to preventing spinal injury.
The human gait cycle is all about controlling rotation. Dysfunctional gait patterning will occur if the internal and external obliques are inefficient, causing improper generation, absorption, dispersion, and release of force. Altered force control is a catalyst for total-body compensation of tightness, stiffness and decreased range of motion in an attempt to gain stability. The lack of proximal stabilization in the core decreases optimal distal mobility needed for movement patterning.
If you don't own your obliques, you don't own walking. If you don't own walking, you don't own movement. If you don't own movement, you don't own your spine. It's that simple.
Let's take a closer look at some of the important actions and role the internal obliques play in movement. Rotation control is what this muscle lives for. Eccentric control is the movement linchpin. It maintains eccentric movement deceleration of extension of the spine; eccentric deceleration of contralateral flexion of the spine; and eccentric deceleration of pelvic anterior tilt, lumbosacral extension and sacroiliac counternutation. This deceleration function is pivotal in preventing hyperextension and spinal facet joint compression.
What about concentric movement? The internal obliques work with the contralateral external oblique to rotate the spine. Without this co-contraction teamwork, the internal oblique will produce more lateral flexion, altering the vulnerable frontal plane of stability.
Because the internal and external obliques are the primary rotators of the spine, they are the keystones of thoracic spine mobility. The internal obliques are synergists to trunk flexion, working with the external obliques and the prime mover rectus abdominis. They are synergists for lateral flexion of the spine with the same-side external oblique, quadratus lumborum and lumbar paraspinals. A quadratus lumborum muscle spasm may be a result of inhibition in the oblique muscles.
The internal obliques are an integral part of the intrinsic reflexive core stabilization system of the body, which is responsible for maintaining intra-abdominal pressure (IAP). They attach via fascial slips to the diaphragm, transverse abdominis and thoracolumbar fascia, contributing to central zone core stabilization.
Inhibition Clues
If the internal obliques are inhibited, you often see a compensatory facilitation of the thoracolumbar fascia, which may cause an alteration in proper sequencing of the posterior oblique subsystem (gluteus maximus, latissimus dorsi, thoracolumbar fascia). When this system is dysfunctional, people often complain of injuries to the hips and shoulders from lack of force control.
A common, but often-overlooked sign of oblique inhibition is breath holding during simple movement patterns in an attempt to gain stability via a defective intra-abdominal pressure system. When assessing patients with simple movements such as gait, single-leg stance, flexion and extension, etc., notice if they are holding their breath. If so, it is an indication of dysfunction in the intrinsic stabilization subsystem. Adding core stability correctives to your care program is indicated.
Evaluating the Internal Obliques
How can you evaluate the internal obliques? A good baseline is observation of movement and assessing muscle strength. Several options include:
Help Build a Foundation of Core Stabilization
Including internal oblique assessments and correctives into your program can make powerful changes to your clinical outcomes. If you find inhibition in the obliques, add regressed activation and strengthening exercises to your care program at the appropriate time. Pain-free, precise movement patterns are the goal.
It's not about how many repetitions can be done wrong. Two to three quality repetitions are better than 10-15 done poorly. Once your patient can perform a pain-free, symmetrical corrective pattern of movement, you should see a more optimal foundation of core stabilization.
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Suddenly the headlines are filled with talk of an impending "fiscal cliff," a series of tax and budget changes which the news pages say is an impending catastrophe and which the editorial pages are urging Washington lawmakers to prevent.
How would they do that? Why, with the same "Grand Bargain" we keep hearing about, an economically destructive plan in which Democrats betray their principles by imposing benefit cuts to Social Security and Medicare in return for the Republicans' grand concession of raising taxes on – you.
It's a nearly surreal situation: Democrats acting like Republicans, and Republicans acting like Visigoths about to sack every city on the continent. All this surreality raises all sorts of Zen-like questions.
The bottom line is that there has been a determined, thirty-year strategy to co-opt leading Democrats into agreements that would undo or downsize their party's signature achievements while convincing the public that these highly unpopular moves were unavoidable or that the alternative would have been worse.
That's where the "fiscal cliff" comes in.
Big Deal
A lot of Democrats in the White House, on Capitol Hill, and elsewhere have been pushing a package of spending and tax cuts for a long time. The current codename for that package is "Simpson Bowles," but it was being developed long before those two gentlemen failed to guide their Deficit Commission to an agreement and packaged it under their own names instead.
If you're a Washington power player, what's not to like about this kind of deal? Republicans would get 90 percent of what they want, and would score yet another massive rhetorical victory against the idea that government serves a useful social purpose – something Democrats have been decidedly reluctant to defend lately.
Democrats would be able to pursue wealthy campaign contributors and foundation owners (like billionaire Pete Peterson), and would get another talking point for their misguided argument that voters want them to "do something," even if the "something" in question hurts voters.
A a deal like that has got something for everybody – everybody, that is, except you.
Schools, roads, bridges and other infrastructure would suffer. There would be fewer police, firefighters, and teachers. It would become harder and harder to find Medicare providers. And the economy would contract, leaving us all worse off – all, that is, except for the extremely wealthy.
How do you pass a program like that? First, create a plausible outside threat. That's the "Fiscal cliff." Second, convince yourselves and your progressive supporters that this is a masterful political strategy. That's the "long game."
it's too bad that neither the "fiscal cliff" or the "long game" actually exist.
Cliff Notes
The "fiscal cliff" is the Washington term some clever polemicist dreamed up to denote what happens at the end of 2012: That's when the Bush Tax cuts expire. And unless Congress votes otherwise, that's hen the "automatic" across-the-board spending cuts passed during last year's debt ceiling crisis are supposed to take effect.
Newspapers across the country are taking up the cry: Save us from the fiscal cliff! Lawmakers from both parties are pushing for a "Grand Bargain" along the lines of the right-wing Simpson Bowles proposal. That proposal would cut Social Security, encourages caps to Medicare funding, and pushes tax increases that target the middle class while actually lowering tax rates for the highest earners and for corporations.
Politicians in both parties are following their lead. Many of them are citing a Congressional Budget Office report which says that the "fiscal cliff" will have a disastrous impact on our already-wounded economy. They're arguing for deficit reduction, an issue that shouldn't be addressed until we get our economy moving.
House on Fire
(I've used this analogy before, but I'll use it again: Deficit reduction, like water conservation, is a good idea. But if your house is on fire your douse the flames before you start worrying about the water bill. Our economic house is on fire.)
It's bad enough that Democrats aren't pushing back against this misguided focus on deficits. Worse, by using the Simpson Bowles framework they're all making the argument on right-wing terms, since that plan has far more in spending cuts than it does in tax increases (and those increases target the middle class).
Not that any of this is a surprise. Something like this became inevitable when top Democrats, following President Obama's lead, stopped talking about government's important role in the best of times – and its critical role in times like these, which aren't so good at all. Democrats surrendered on the most important political fight of our time: the fight to defend government's role in building and preserving a humane, just, and economically healthy society for everyone.
First question: Since when has it become a faux pas in the nation's Capital to remind people about all the good things government does for them?
Trigger Happy
Everybody acts as if the "fiscal cliff" is an unavoidable emergency, like an asteroid heading toward the Earth. That's the kind of thing that always brings humanity together in the movies, as warring nations collaborate on eliminating their common threat.
But the fiscal cliff was created by the very people who are now using it as an excuse for pushing unwise and unpopular ideas. It's an outgrowth of the "trigger" idea that suddenly became popular in Washington a couple of years ago. "Triggers" are policy changes that are passed into law well in advance of when they're scheduled to take effect – and only then if other, equally extravagant and unpopular policy goals aren't met.
Think of them as political IEDs, set to blow up after the perpetrators have left the scene. Or like that scene in Blazing Saddles (with inappropriate language, or I'd link to it) where Cleavon Little takes himself hostage and threatens to kill himself if his own demands aren't met.
The strategy seems to be working. Everybody's saying we have to pass these terrible bills or even more terrible things will happen. But nobody's arguing for right policies, the ones that would get our country back on track.
Somebody got what they paid for. Billions have been spent to convince Americans that austerity – reductions in government's size and spending levels – is good for the economy.
We're told that the "fiscal cliff" would provide dramatic deficit reduction. The CBO says that if the spending portion of the "cliff" takes effect, "the deficit will drop by $560 billion between fiscal years 2012 and 2013."
But then it hits the fan. "Under those fiscal conditions," says the CBO, " … growth in real (inflation-adjusted) GDP in calendar year 2013 will be just 0.5 percent, CBO expects–with the economy projected to contract at an annual rate of 1.3 percent in the first half of the year and expand at an annual rate of 2.3 percent in the second half.
The CBO concludes that "such a contraction in output in the first half of 2013 would probably be judged to be a recession."
Second question: If deficit reduction is supposed to be good for the economy, why is the deficit-reducing fiscal cliff so bad?
Over a Barrel
So what happens if nothing is done and, like somebody riding Niagara Falls in a barrel, we go over the "cliff"?
First, taxes go up – for everybody. Even the lower tax brackets would be affected, and the struggling middle class would feel the pinch.
On the spending side, the fiscal restraint deal mandates a number of cuts to non-war-related defense spending. (Quick show of hands: Does anybody really believe that Congress won't pass a law increasing defense spending anyway, or that Democrats won't back it and the President won't sign it? Didn't think so. Me neither.)
There will two percent cuts in Medicare provider payments, which will reduce the number of providers who accept Medicare. That will lead in turn to problems with access to medical care for people with Medicare coverage.Other programs that will be cut include farm prices; other affected programs include student loans, vocational rehabilitation, mineral leasing payments, the Social Services Block Grant, and dozens of smaller programs.
Here are the programs that won't be cut because they've specifically been exempted (thanks to Democrats for at least winning these exemptions): Social Security, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), SNAP (f"food stamps")), child nutrition, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit, veterans' compensation and benefits, and federal retirement.[2]
Third question: If Democrats replace a deal that doesn't cut Social Security and these other programs for one that does, why do they think people will celebrate?
The "Long Game" Game
This gets us to what's often called the "long game," that mythical vision of a grand and secret Democratic strategy in which doing a series of bad things will lead to a good outcome.
As the Obama team often does, it's running around these days reinforced the economically misguided rhetoric of the right by boasting that the President has slowed growth more than his Republican and Democratic predecessors did. Take this chart, from the Facebook page of something called the "Obama Truth Team":
That's not something to brag about. Obama increased government spending by an average annual rate of only 1.4 percent, less than the average GDP growth of slightly over 2 percent, during exactly the kind of crisis that calls for more government spending rather than less.
When the President Obama amplifies the anti-government, anti-spending rhetoric of the right, he makes it harder for those around him (and those who will follow him) to press for needed government spending. And he makes urgently-needed government spending much harder to win politically.
The same is true when Dick Gephardt co-authors an editorial with Denny Hastert urging cuts. Or when Sen. Max Baucus talks about his own efforts to craft an austerity deal with Republicans. Or when Bill Clinton attends a misguided "fiscal summit" and parrots the misleading statistics of the Simpson Bowles crowd.
Oh, but don't worry. We've been reassured that all of these Democrats are playing a "long game."
Game Change
You can't believe in the "long game" unless you're prepared to take several cognitive leaps. They're not easy. First you have to believe that Democrats are powerless, and that they were even powerless when they held the White House, Congress, and a 60-vote majority in the Senate. Or, as Brian Beutler writes in Talking Points Memo, you have to accept what he calls "The simple reality … that Republicans have agency here."
I call it the "helpless President" syndrome. Democrats may still hold the White House and Senate, but "agency" rests elsewhere. It always does.
Beutler observes that "In the day to day of legislative politics, it's not always apparent that either party believes there's more at stake than simply appeasing interest groups. But if you ask party leaders directly, they're pretty open about their broader visions." To outline that broader vision he links to a December, 2011 interview he conducted with Nancy Pelosi in which she described a strategy that included, in his words, "keeping entitlement programs ring-fenced from the rest of the budget will keep them from becoming susceptible to conservative plans to scale them back or phase them out."
"On a separate table you have entitlements," Beutler quotes Pelosi as saying "If you want to raise the age or this or that, that's always a fight. But whatever it is, the money should stay in Social Security. They want to address Social Security as a way to unravel it."
"We've got to mobilize the 99 percent," Pelosi told Beutler in December. Then in April she reversed herself and endorsed the Simpson Bowles plan. "I felt fully ready to vote for that myself," said Pelosi, "thought it was not even a controversial thing …"
Good luck mobilizing the 99 percent with that.
"Responsible" Party
Beutler brushes against a more telling point when he says that "there's something deeper going on here, too, and that you can glean most it from the public record. For years and years now, the Democrats have been a much more fiscally responsible party than the Republicans."
That's true, and it's been true since the Clinton Presidency. "Fiscal responsibility" is a euphemism for what used to be called "conservatism" – an ideology which today's conservatives no longer hold. And while there are merits to it as an abstract idea, or as a principle to be applied where appropriate, it's a very bad idea during times of national economic emergency like the ones we're living in now. (See house fire/water analogy, above.)
"Fiscal responsibility" is simply one of several competing values that must be weighed at all times when making public policy.
A better way to describe what's going on with so many Democrats is to say that they've drifted away from their original set of priorities, and have reordered them so that the merits of government expenditure now take a back seat to their "fiscal responsibility." They're not against government programs. In fact, they support many of them. But when push comes to shove, they tend to support "fiscal responsibility" more.
That's a position that's indistinguishable from that of Republicans from Eisenhower to Reagan. But as for the Republicans …
House of Pain
… They've gone off the deep edge. Their latest gambit says it all: They're refusing to extend lower interest rates for student loans, which will have a devastating impact on young people who are already struggling with enormous college debt and worst job market in recent memory.
Why? Because Republicans say they "need to offset the expense" for it somewhere else.
That's even led to embarrassing puff pieces like this one in Politico, which includes the extraordinary (for its servility) sentence, "Lawmakers want to help. They just don't have the money."
Aw, gosh. Well why don't you borrow it?
The truth is, Republicans are opposed to all government programs. Unlike Eisenhower, Nixon, or Reagan, today's Republicans aren't just reluctant to fund these programs with new taxes. They don't want them to exist at all. That's why they want to cut them so aggressively. The "find the money to pay for it" argument, coupled with a refusal to raise taxes, merely provides a convenient cover for their hostility.
The Bush tax cuts for the wealthy expire this year, and the Republicans want to give them a new tax cut. That will require a new bill. The Federal deficit will soar if it passes.
Fourth question: Why don't they have to "offset the expense" for that?
Pay Now, Pay Later
But even the Democrats' "fiscal responsibility" is based on a fundamentally flawed premise. The fact that the government is spending less doesn't mean that Americans will be spending less.
We've learned that every time that Federal support to the states has decreased, and state taxes have increased.
We've learned it every time a Federal program like student loans is privatized and the for-profit companies extract more money from Americans' pockets. (To his credit, President Obama fixed that.)
We'll certainly learn it if and when Medicare is capped and seniors have to pay even more out of their own pockets for medical care.
We learned it again just this week, when news stories came out about state plans to make up for lost Federal highway funds, which includes looking for ways to tax drivers based on the number of miles they travel.
That's a regressive tax, unlike the progressive Federal taxation system, and it penalizes middle class earners who have to commute to work. (It's also similar to the high-tech system that led to riots in Johannesburg when I was there in March.)
The motorist tax idea is a refresher course in a time-tested principle: Pay now or pay later. In many cases cuts to Federal spending will lead to increased costs for Americans elsewhere. They give Washington politicians the chance to brag, pose for photographs, and please donors. But the public pays the bill in the end.
The fiscal policy these Democrats have embraced is absolute madness, especially at this moment in history. Consider this:
Right now international markets are – literally – paying the United States government for borrowing money. The government is, in effect, receiving interest for its loans instead of paying it.
We'll have to rebuild our infrastructure someday. When everything starts collapsing – even more than it is right now – that kind of deal may not be available.
Build, Cut, Teach
What else should we be doing besides rebuilding our country's crumbling physical plant?
We need to cut the military – not just slow the rate of increased spending, as the Obama budget does, but decrease it in hard-dollar terms. That'a money we really can't afford. We can't afford to lose our young troops to injury and death in unnecessary wars, either.
We need to fix our health care system – really fix it. Because you know what we really can't afford? We can't afford to let our runaway for-profit healthcare system force us to pay so much more than other industrialized countries are paying, for worse outcomes and with a much higher rate of inflation. That means real negotiation on drug prices, eliminating greed in billing and overtreatment, and building a public insurance system that's available to everyone.
We need to teach our kids. We need to fully fund education, preschool through grade twelve, and we need to make college affordable again. That means re-financing the public university system and making sure that low-cost loans are available to every student that needs one.
Tax the Rich, Increase Social Security
The richest people in this country have enjoyed an unprecedented run of income appropriation, capturing more of this nation's income than at any time in modern history.
They've lived like kings, queens, Pharoahs, and pashas. They'll still live that way, even when they're paying Nixon-era rates of fifty to seventy percent on the highest levels of income (in the multi-million dollar range).
And we need to increase Social Security, not cut it. Its benefits have not been keeping up with the real increases in living costs faced by seniors and the disabled. That needs to be rectified. And since Wall Street and other cop orate greed has damaged our destroyed the other two legs of the retirement "stool" – real estate and pensions – Social Security has become even more important.
Social Security's benefits should be increased, the payroll tax cap should immediately be readjusted to cover 95 or 100 percent of income, and additional benefit increases could be subsidized with a financial transaction tax that would also discourage a little bit of that reckless Wall Street gambling.
So now what?
Where are the political leaders who will argue for these things? The Democratic Party's been an uncertain trumpet for a long time, but it has gone almost completely silent.
Who will fight for these simple, popular, and fair ideas? And what do we do about those Democrats in Washington? If the Republicans get into power they'll wreak unthinkable havoc on an already-damaged nation. But merely re-electing the same old Democratic crowd isn't going to be enough. We'll need a strategy – one that thinks beyond merely voting for Democrats, one that envisions a bolder movement that isn't tied to a party or ideology.
In other words, yes: We do need a Tea Party of the left.
The left's strategy is the subject of heated debate right now, of course, which allows me an opportunity to introduce a shameless but entirely appropriate plug for the American Dream conference next week (June 18-20) in Washington DC. I'll be there, on a panel with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Heather McGhee of Demos, and MSNBC's Alex Wagner. Paul Krugman will be there too. And Katrina Vanden Heuvel and … well, and a lot of folks, debating exactly these sorts of issues.
The debates won't just be on the stages, either. There will be fierce arguments, as well as the kind of exchanges I like to think of as "being in heated agreement," in the hallways and around the snack tables.
We need a lot more meetings like this one. The Occupy movement has been a great shot in the arm for the economic justice movement. But it's time to take it to the next level.
One thing's for sure: We can't depend on the Democrats or anyone else to do it for us. Their "long game" is taking way too long:
It's too long for the Americans who have been out of work for three years. It's too long for the youth of America, another wave of whom are entering the worst job market in recent memory this month. It's too long for the generations, young and old, who are long on debt and short on hope.
The real struggle isn't between the "fiscal cliff" and radical Republicans up against some self-sacrificing (well, you-sacrificing) Democratic leaders (we'll also give a shout out to some of the great Democrats out there, too). The real struggle is between two visions of our country: One is pragmatic, optimistic, and time-tested over the last 75 years. The other was forged in corporate-funded think tanks and is based on the sacrifice of both time-tested principles and sound economic thinking, by those who would surrender to corporate power and the radical Right.
That's the real budget battle, and it's been decades in the making. That's your "long game" for you. You want a better one? Start it yourself.
(UPDATE: This post has been amended to reflect accurate GDP figures.)


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After covering the animal cell, I'd like to talk just briefly about a few other types of cells. We'll go over plant cells and prokaryote cells.
Plant cells
Plant cells are very similar to animal cells. Major differences are that plants have a cell wall outside of their cell membrane. The cell wall provides structure, support, and protection for the cell. Plant cells also have chloroplasts which are an organelle used to capture sunlight energy and make glucose (food). The chloroplasts are what give plants their green color; chloroplasts are filled with a green pigment called chlorophyll. The last major difference is that plant cells tend to have one large, central vacuole (when present in animal cells, they are smaller) which serves to house waste and add structural support.
Prokayote cells
Prokaryotes, organisms without a nucleus (like bacteria), are even more different from plant and animal cells. They also lack other membrane-bound organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts. Prokaryotes tend to be unicellular, unlike plants and animals. While they do have DNA, it is in the form of chromosomes you are used to seeing; it tends to be in simple circle or tangled-looking loop shape.
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Jana Kramer, 'Why Ya Wanna' – Lyrics Uncovered
It's almost as if Jana Kramer's 'Why Ya Wanna' lyrics were written especially for her, as she has said many times that she has lived every single word of the song. But at the time it was penned, songwriters Ashley Gorley, Catt Gravitt and Chris DeStefano were just getting together for their first tiple co-write to see what kind of magic they could create next.
"We wrote 'Why Ya Wanna' last year," Gorley tells Taste of Country. "It was the first time the three of us had worked together. I love the dynamic of new co-writing combinations … you never know what will happen. I had worked with Chris on some pop projects but this was our first country song … the first of many!"
"Chris started playing a great groove on the mandolin, and it called for an emotional lyric," Gorley continues. "We discussed a few concepts and settled on running into an ex, pretending not to still have feelings for them, wishing you didn't still care for them, but knowing you do."
"Out of all of the places in this little town / Yeah, you had to come walking in here and sit down / I'm hiding and hoping my face ain't too red / Since we been over, been trying like crazy to get you out of my head," they wrote in the opening lyrics to 'Why Ya Wanna.'
"The chorus melody and lyric came fast, and we just rolled with it," notes Gorley. "We thought it painted a great picture and had a great flow to it. At the end of the chorus, we stumbled upon the phrase, 'Why ya wanna/ Make me keep wanting you,' and it worked perfectly for the lyrical hook."
"So, why ya wanna / Show up in a old t-shirt that I love / Why ya gotta tell me that I'm looking good / Don't know what / You were thinkin' / You were doing / Moving in for a hug / Like you don't know I'm coming unglued / Why ya gotta / Why ya wanna / Make me keep wanting you," they wrote in the song's chorus.
"Once we had the idea going, the rest of the lyrics and melody came very fast," says Gorley of the 'Why Ya Wanna' lyrics. "Catt and I finished it up while Chris was working on a demo track, then I had to leave. A couple of hours later they sent me an amazing demo with Catt singing it great, and it sounded awesome. She really had emotion on the demo vocal."
"Soon after we wrote it, Catt said some people were wanting to hold the song for a new artist on Warner Bros., Jana Kramer," Gorley adds. "She told me to trust her … that Jana was amazing and it was going to be a great project, so we never pitched it anywhere else. Thankfully a few months later Jana recorded the song and now it's her first single. I'm glad it's becoming a hit for her. I'm thankful we got the chance to write it. I suppose the three of us should write again!"
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With more than a decade of experience in health club marketing, I've seen a lot of failures and far more successes when it comes to marketing.
Today, the art of health club marketing is far more complex than it once was. However, many of the same basic principles still apply. Too often, health club owners overlook the basic techniques that have separated successful campaigns from those that never turn a profit. Here is my list of—not 10, but nine—effective marketing tips:
1. Know your audience. A campaign becomes successful when you fully understand your prospects' needs, how to help meet those needs and how to create demand. Are you listening to what people think and say about health clubs? They hate long-term commitments, the dreaded enrollment fee and salespeople. They wonder who's going to help me, how am I going to make the time, and will I stick with this? Speak to the consumers' needs in your marketing.
2. Integrate and communicate. Consider the entire user experience before you launch a campaign, including e-mail to website. Are your prospects and your members having a consistent user experience? Your marketing campaign will be most successful if you're delivering the message eight to 10 ways. Integrated marketing communications is a holistic approach to marketing communication. The concept includes online and offline marketing channels. You don't need a big budget as much as you need to make the time for this type of marketing.
3. Market online. Start leveraging e-marketing campaigns or programs, such as search engine optimization, pay-per-click, affiliate, e-mail, banners, webinars, blogs, micro-blogging, RSS, podcasts, Internet radio and TV, Facebook, Twitter, etc. As an example, blogging is a great way to reach your audience, share your thoughts and even help you with your Internet marketing. A number of free services are available that offer free blog services. Some bloggers post comments to their blog each and every day while others post once a week. Regardless of how frequently you post to your blog, the most popular blogs focus on a specific niche and provide valuable information, content and commentary that encourage interaction with blog followers.
4. Market offline. Direct mail is not dead; it's just most effective when integrated with other offline and online channels. Traditional print (newspaper, magazine), public relations, industry relations, billboard, radio and TV are still effective, but success depends on when and how you use them. For example, newspapers still work well for open houses and fitness studies. Billboards are best for grand openings and website traffic. Broaden your fitness club marketing program to include some PR for pennies. Distribute press releases about your opening to local news outlets. Write exercise and fitness articles for the health section of your local newspaper. Some companies can help you distribute your news to consumers and journalists.
5. Focus on the offer. A marketing offer is the driving force of marketing promotions that drive results. In fact, market testing has proven that the offer is the most significant criterion for conversion. Focus on your offer to obtain a direct response if you want to be successful.
6. Don't just sell on price. With the birth of the low-price competitor, I've seen health club operators fail because they sell on price alone, and their price may not be better. This leads to a discounting war, lower profitability and, often, bankruptcy. Rather, focus on creating so much value that the perception of price becomes insignificant.
7. Be a solution. Stop leasing space and offer programs that work. In 1974, approximately 3,000 health clubs existed, but today, approximately 30,000 exist. Despite that, obesity is an epidemic, and health clubs haven't been the compelling solution. Offering and marketing programs with a short commitment and a guaranteed result that is guided by a motivation coach is a winning strategy.
8. Synergize. The most creative ideas come from working with your staff. Many times, health club operators make independent decisions behind closed doors and discount the input of their staff. Don't feel like you need to have all the answers or great ideas. You may start with an idea, but an open dialog with creative individuals will make it better. I often find that the overlooked staff members know more about things such as text, Internet and social marketing.
9. Get data centric. Record and analyze all possible data and conduct a return on investment analysis of your campaign. Provisioning an 800 number and custom URLs to record incoming calls and data is the easiest way to gain a clearer understanding of your return on investment. You can't manage what you're not measuring.
These techniques and tips are applied by successful health club owners on a daily basis. The result is an ever-growing rate of marketing success.
Maria Parrella-Turco is the senior partner of New Paradigm Partners. She can be contacted at 840-870-0704, ext. 707, or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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CONQUERING DYSTOPIA, the project featuring guitar extraordinaires Jeff Loomis and Keith Merrow along with CANNIBAL CORPSE's Alex Webster on bass and drummer Alex Rudlinger, has announced that the vinyl edition of their self-titled debut album will be released via Century Media Records and in stores July 7th in Europe and July 8th in North America. Fans can pre-order the LP now here: http://www.cmdistro.com/Item/Conquering_Dystopia_-_Conquering_Dystopia_-LP-_-Black-_-PRE-ORDER-/47650
The album was originally crowd-funded last year (and exceeded their goal in less than 24 hours) and released this past March. The all-instrumental album was mixed at Audiohammer Studios by Mark Lewis (DEVILDRIVER, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER) and contains 12 tracks that, in addition to Loomis' epic shredding and Merrow's insane riffs, also feature guest guitar solos by Wes Hauch (ex-THE FACELESS) and Ola Englund (ex-SIX FEET UNDER, THE HAUNTED).
The band was put together by Loomis and Merrow; Loomis previously contributed a guest guitar solo to Merrow's second album, Awaken The Stone King, which was released in 2011. They quickly struck up a friendship and had the idea to record additional music together. Webster and Rudlinger soon joined the fold and the songs quickly came together. They decided to self-release the album and seek donations from fans to cover their expenses, thinking it would be a simple, low-key affair. Demand was so high and the reviews so strong that they were asked by fellow instrumentalists, ANIMALS AS LEADERS, to accompany them on their Spring North American tour. Given the strong reaction to both the album and their live show, new music and additional touring is certainly possible. Time will tell...
Conquering Dystopia track-listing:
1. Prelude to Obliteration (4:39)2. Tethys (5:16)3. Ashes of Lesser Men (5:35)4. Doomsday Clock (2:15)5. Inexhaustible Savagery (4:05)6. Totalitarian Sphere (guest solo by Ola Englund) (4:35)7. Lachrymose (3:02)8. Autarch (guest solo by Wes Hauch) (5:07)9. Nuclear Justice (5:51)10. Kufra at Dusk (3:54)11. Resurrection in Black (1:01)12. Destroyer of Dreams (7:36)
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Janitorial Service Company Brooklyn Park MN
Many people struggle to understand what janitorial services do for residential and commercial customers, but it is actually very easy to explain. These services can actually offer a whole range of different things to customers, with most of the work that is done actually depending on the needs and wants of the customer. Some homeowners use these service providers to keep their windows clean, whereas others use them to keep their floors polished, whereas others may use them for a full range of maintenance services. The most extreme packages include full building maintenance, where the external janitorial team will take steps to ensure that they are completely on top of all of the maintenance needs at that property, including monitoring and anticipating future risks which may occur.
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Janitorial Services also take the time to arrange a schedule that fits in with the needs of the customer. Sometimes they are required to attend every single day, and sometimes they are only required to attend a few times per month. These service providers are also flexible about what time they will attend during the day (or night).
This flexibility can help to make them even more appealing to customers, who may want to get services early in the morning, later in the evening, or even during the night, when no one will be around to inhibit the performance of the janitors.
Janitorial Services - Office MaintenanceYou've bought all your cleaning supplies and equipment, told everyone you know that you have started a cleaning business and now you are ready to start bidding on jobs and getting down to work. So your next step is to meet with potential clients and put together a bid for their cleaning services. But how do you know what to charge for cleaning your potential client's building?Start off by remembering that you are in business to make a profit and earn a living. Sometimes the tendency is to price our services low in order to get our foot in the door. Pricing your services too low may mean you will end up working for very little per hour. And more importantly, will have little left over to reinvest in the growth of your company. There are cleaning companies that charge more than others and have all the work they can handle and there are companies that have lower fees yet are struggling to find work! Don't sell yourself short or you will not be able to earn a living off your cleaning business.The rates for commercial cleaning vary widely depending upon the area you live. Hourly rates are anywhere from $15 to $40 per hour depending on the type of services that you provide, whether or not you're doing the work yourself, and your company's overhead and expenses. Monthly square footage rates could run anywhere from $.05 to $.20 per square foot depending on the type of building you are cleaning and the frequency of cleaning. You'll be able to bid a higher square footage price for medical facilities versus office buildings due to more specialized cleaning needs. You'll likely bid a lower square footage price for large buildings versus small buildings. For example, you may bid $.08 per square foot for a 50,000 square foot building versus $.12 per square foot for an 8,000 square foot building. You will most likely be charging your customers a monthly price and you will need to figure that price by estimating how long it will take to perform the services that your client has requested. The more productive you or your employees are, the higher the hourly production rate. If you're able to clean 3,500 square feet per hour, your profit will be higher than if you're only able to clean 2,500 square feet per hour, so adjust your price accordingly.It's also a good idea to find out what the "going rates" are in your area. A few phone calls to competitors may be necessary to get an idea of the basic charges in your area. Use a script when you call so you can compare apples to apples. So what do you say when you call? Try something like, "Hi, I have a small business office that I would like cleaned once a week. It is 3000 square feet and has two small restrooms. Can you give me a rough estimate of what you what you charge per month?" The person may or may not give you an estimate. Most contractors will insist on walking through the building, but it is worth a few phone calls so you have a ballpark figure on what cleaning companies in the area are charging.To estimate what you should charge for cleaning a building, start by doing a walk-through with the building owner or manager. Keep track of the following:* Frequency of cleaning (once a week, three times a week, five times a week). If frequency is one or two times per week, it's best to estimate your time and multiply by your hourly rate. If cleaning 3 or more times per week you can estimate your time by the square foot.* Overall square feet* Types of floor surfaces and square footage of each (carpet, vinyl flooring, ceramic tile)* Types of rooms - general office, break room, restrooms. Also note the number of toilets/stalls and fixtures in each restroom, as well as the types of restroom supplies used.* Any special considerations - heavy traffic areas, elevators, unusual requests, etc.* Make note of the specific services the client is seeking such as emptying trash, dusting, restroom cleaning, mopping and vacuuming.The following services are specialized services and you should bid them separately, and list a per-service charge on your bid:* Stripping and Waxing (.25¢ - .50¢ per square foot)* Buffing/Burnishing (.03¢ - .07¢ per square foot)* Machine Cleaning of Ceramic Tile floors (.12¢ - .21¢ per square foot)* Carpet Cleaning (.12¢ - .25¢ per square foot)* Carpet Spotting ($20 - $40 per hour)* Cleaning appliances (microwave, refrigerator) - $10 - $35 per appliance* Window Washing ($1.00 - $5.00 per pane)Make sure you take enough notes so you can put together a realistic price that is fair to the client and one in which you will make a profit. After your first meeting with the client, go back to your office look through your notes and decide what it will cost you to clean the building. You may have to consult a production cleaning rate chart to determine how long it will take you and your staff to clean the building. Once you have an idea of how long it will take to clean the building you can put your cost estimate together:* Estimate the time it will take by using a production cleaning rate chart or calculator. * Determine your labor cost for cleaning the building one time.* Determine your monthly labor cost to clean the building.* Estimate a monthly cost for supplies. This will be a fairly low figure, perhaps 1 or 2% of monthly sales.* Be sure to add in a profit margin!Add up the figures and you will come up with your monthly cost. If you have access to a bidding calculator you will be able to put in a series of numbers and come up with a price. A bidding calculator will also show what profit you can expect to make. It is also advisable to add a first time cleaning charge. This is usually an hourly rate of perhaps $20 - $25 an hour. The first time you go through a building it will take longer and you may find the previous cleaning service may have left dirt in cracks and crevices that you will have to clean the first time through.Once you have your price established, put your bid packet together. Your bid packet should specify what you are responsible for and what the client is responsible for (buying their own trash can liners, restrooms supplies, etc.). It should also include the monthly charge for cleaning services, how long the agreement is for, and the procedure to cancel the contract if either party is unhappy.It is important to learn how to price your cleaning services so your customers know you are providing a professional service at a realistic price and so that you make a profit. After all, if you do not make a profit you won't stay in business very long!
Janitors are able to carry out work both inside and outside the property, so long as the property that they are attending to is owned or rented by the client. Being able to do both indoor and outdoor work means that they are able to provide a joined up service, to ensure that clients do not need to hire two separate teams of people. When janitors are hired for a package such as this, it is much easier for them to coordinate their efforts, so that the whole area meets your exacting standards.
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When you work for janitorial services, you could work in schools, factories, hospitals, or offices. The job can be hard and does require a lot of stamina. Hazards can also be associated with being a janitor. Working as a janitor for a janitorial service, you are subjected to various chemical and physical hazards. This can include lifting things on a constant basis, using heavy equipment for cleaning, bending, stooping, being on your feet for eight hours a day, using strong chemicals for cleaning purposes, and more. Any of these hazards can lead to a severe injury and could cause life-long injury.To help minimize the risks of accidents and hazards a janitorial service should hold training sessions and go over what a janitor can do to work safely. This includes: • A very common job for a janitor is lifting heavy equipment. To escape muscle sprains and back injuries make sure that you use proper lifting techniques. When lifting heavy things bend your knees and lift from the floor making sure that you avoid turning and twisting your back. • To relieve stress from continuous work take short breaks • If you are working with someone and have to lift heavy equipment ask the person working with you to help so you do not have to carry the entire load alone. It could adversely affect your body and cause an injury. You should also have on a lift belt when you have to lift a heavy load on your own or with someone else. • Make sure that the shoes you are wearing are comfortable and have slip proof rubber soles to get a proper grip on the floor, especially if it is wet because you may have floors to mop. • Most janitors have carts that carry their equipment like mops, brooms, dust rags, cleaners, etc. Make sure that they are in good condition and roll smoothly across the floors. If there is a wobbly wheel or other problems with the cart that you let your janitorial service know so it can be fixed. When pushing them lean forward so it makes pushing them easier. Take time to stretch after pushing the cart so you do not get kinks in your back or cause a back strain from pushing the cart too much. • One of the main duties is cleaning the floors. It can be mopping or vacuuming the floor. Be sure that when cleaning the floor that you maintain proper body posture. When mopping make sure that the handle is held tightly and that it is done in a rhythmical motion to avoid tiring. • When taking out the trash, cleaning the bathrooms, and messing with chemicals and cleaners wear rubber gloves to protect your hands.
Janitorial Services - How to Hire a Quality Cleaning ServiceSome companies that offer janitorial services will refer to their company as office maintenance services because all their company does is clean offices. This can include dentist, medical, real estate, attorney, and other offices. The people who work in these offices are generally too busy to do any office maintenance except keeping the break room clean. This is where these types of janitorial services are needed. The employees of these companies will make sure that the offices are clean and ready for the next day's business. The offices need to be kept clean for health reasons and to make sure that they make a good impression on their customers each day. When you work for a janitorial service that does office maintenance you will generally work five days a week in the evening after the offices have closed for the day. What hours you would work depends on when the office closes. If it is a small office there is normally one person doing the cleaning and they may clean two offices a night. When doing your job you will do the general cleaning tasks such as:• Emptying all the trash baskets • Vacuuming • Wiping off the computer monitor • Cleaning and restocking the bathroom, which includes cleaning the toilet, sinks, and mirrors. • Mopping any tile floors • Cleaning the employee break roomDepending on the type of office you are cleaning, there may be other jobs that you do. In addition to the daily janitorial cleaning services, there may be other office maintenance tasks that you will do less often. For example, many times the office manager will want the windows to be keep clean, especially the ones that people passing by see each day. During your office cleaning you may be required to spot clean the windows inside but the outside may be done before the office opens for the day. This could be done once a week or even twice a week. The janitorial service that you work for may have a special crew that just does window cleaning so you may work one morning doing window cleaning. For some offices, this is a crucial part of office cleaning. When you read the description of office maintenance and the jobs needed to be done you may think working for a janitorial service an easy job but it is not always easy. If you have two or three offices you are assigned to clean each night you have to have a schedule and stick with it so you will be done on time. There is also the strain on your arms as you push the vacuum cleaner, the bending and reaching as you dust and clean. It is important that you be physically fit.
Looking for a Quote For your Janitorial Service Company?When you have a large business and want to ensure that it remains clean, it makes sense to choose a janitorial service as a way to keep your offices and business premises clean. Many owners want to keep their business premises clean while remaining want to be mindful of the costs. Some companies hire a janitorial staff that cleans the building regularly.However, small businesses may not have enough work to justify employing a janitor or a team of janitors. The cost of their hourly salary, as well as benefits can be too much for a small organisation. Large companies also may not want to hire full time janitors also because of the oversight problems.They may also believe that it may be more cost effective to hire those individuals who specialize in janitorial services. Then they may want to contract with a janitorial company who can provide the office with the required level and quality of services. You may want to choose a janitorial service that can provide you with a proper level of service. So whether you only need someone once a week or several times a day, the company should be amenable to your desires.Most janitorial companies will ask you what your desires are and based on your unique needs will then quote you a price. Most people who use janitorial services want their offices cleaned. This usually includes taking out the trash, vacuuming, dusting, wiping down counters and sweeping.If there are high traffic areas the custodian may need to clean these areas more regularly. If you would like more services, then you usually have to specify this. Other tasks they offer may include shampooing the carpet, changing light fixers or other services. These may cost extra and may not be included in the contract.There are thousands of janitorial services out there to choose from so make sure you choose one who can maintain the professional image of your business or firm. The company should employ individuals who have passed a background check and are eligible to work.Depending on your industry, you may also want to employ individuals who wear a daily uniform or dress professionally each day. You will also want to make sure that the company has all the proper insurance papers to insure the company is protected in the case of an emergency. The company should regularly train their employees in terms of professionalism and safety standards. All employees should wear proper equipment to insure that there is not a hazard. They should be trained to react in the case of an emergency.If you work with a company, they should have a point person that you can call at any time, who can address of your concerns or requests. You should also maintain an open relationship with the workers themselves just in case you have to ask them questions directly. If you have a business, why not consider janitorial services. These services can insure that your company maintains a certain level of professionalism in today's business world.