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The proper ratio of effort is about 75 percent lower body and 25 percent upper body. Ensure you're hitting that by driving through your legs and keeping your hands relaxed. Posture plays a big part, too. Concept 2 recommends imagining your upright profile at noon and tilting from the 11 o'clock position (drive) to the 1 o'clock position (recovery).
* While there is nothing to adjust from row to row on the WaterRower, it is possible to increase or decrease the level of resistance by changing how much water you put in the drum. The monitor is pre-calibrated to match 17 liters of water, but you can change that if you want. More than 17 liters = more resistance, up to the max fill line. This is not something you'll want to change frequently, it's more of a set-it-and-forget-it thing.
Rowing whether competitive and recreational is unique compared to most sports because this type of aerobic exercise gives all your major muscle groups a beneficial workout. Everything from your legs, back, and arms are engaged while rowing. This is a low-impact sport, the rowing stroke is a fairly safe motion, providing little room for the serious injury often found in contact and high-impact sports.
From a fitness perspective, the WaterRower Classic works 84 percent of your muscle mass, helping tone and strengthen your muscles while burning far more calories than most other aerobic machines. The exercise is also low impact, as it removes all the body weight from the ankles, knees, and hips, but still moves the limbs and joints through a full range of motion--from completely extended to completely contracted.
Do you want pre-set workouts? Are you one of those people who can't go for a run without an app, a training plan, and a corresponding diet worksheet? Even if you don't take it that far, pre-programmed workout routines can really enhance your rowing machine experience by varying your workouts and guaranteeing you a challenging session. If you're trying to decide between two machines, you could do worse than to choose one with a good range of built-in workouts.
The most commonly damaged piece of rowing equipment is the skeg, which is a metal or plastic fin that comes out of the bottom of the boat to help maintain stability, and to assist in steering. Since the skeg sticks out below the hull of the boat it is the most vulnerable to damage, however it is relatively easy to replace skegs by gluing a new one on. Hull damage is also a significant concern both for maintaining equipment, and for rower safety. Hull damage can be caused by submerged logs, poor strapping to trailers, and collisions with other boats, docks, rocks, etc.
Open water rowing is an ALL-BODY SPORT, toning your arms, legs, chest, back, and abs. Rowing is also recognized as a COMPLETE CARDIOVASCULAR WORKOUT which is highly aerobic and burns calories quickly. What most people don't realize is that rowing IMPROVES JOINT HEALTH through a wide range of motion. In addition, open water rowing RELIEVES STRESS and allows you the opportunity to remove yourself from the world around you, to connect to the calm and quiet of the water, and to meditate through the rhythmic, repetitive motion of your stroke.
Noise level is another large factor that tips the scale more towards water rowers. Air rowers make a fairly loud "whooshing" noise every stroke, which makes them bad for people who like watching TV, have sleeping children, live in apartments, or like working out early in the AM. Water rowers do make some noise but the splashing of water in the tank is a lot quieter and more soothing than the fan noise produced by air rowers.
The Verified Sustainable Hardwoods used for the WaterRower are sourced from the Appalachian Mountain region of the eastern United States, where planting rates exceed harvest rates by an average multiple of 2.29. The Appalachian Hardwood Timber resource includes more than 65.4 million acres in the eastern United States and provides the world with a bounty of the finest hardwood species.
In deep water the speed (or velocity) of a water wave depends only on its wave length. Specifically, the speed is proportional to the square root of the wavelength. Thus, the longer the wave length, the faster the wave, or vice versa. The speed of a single wave is called the phase speed. Amazingly, the speed of a packet of waves (the group speed) is often not the same.
It's time for the next Rough Water Clinic! DATE: Saturday, August 11th from 9a-12p at OWRC COST: $95, includes use of club boat REGISTRATION: Sign up on our new registration system Rough Water Clinic Registration ABOUT THE CLINIC: For experienced OWRC rowers the Rough Water Clinic is an exciting step into the wider and wilder part of open water rowing.… Continue Reading
This affordable rowing machine is streamlined, simple to use, built well, has a comfy seat with a realistic rowing movement, and especially good for a newbie. Because the cost of this machine is less than $150, it is popular on the net. As it has a hydraulic rower, resistance is provided by just one piston under the main key column. Along with a comfy cushioned seat, LCD screen, this machine provides 12 hydraulic cylinder resistances.
Performance is meaningless if you can't or don't want to use the equipment, and that's why the Wave Water rower was built for comfort and convenience. With a wide, molded seat to accommodate users of all sizes and a padded, textured rowing handle, you can build your strength and endurance in ease. When setting up the rower, the leveling endcaps with a dial ensure stability. After your workout, storing your Wave Water rower is easy – just fold the frame and roll the rower into a closet or corner.
By charter, the Schuylkill Navy's object is "to secure united action among the several Clubs and to promote amateurism on the Schuylkill River."[23] Over the years, the group has had a role in certain ceremonial and state functions.[24] The success of the Schuylkill Navy and similar organizations contributed heavily to the extinction of professional rowing and the sport's current status as an amateur sport.[25]
This piece of finely tuned, hand-crafted, water-resistance workout equipment also sits at the top end of the rowing machine spectrum. Employing a water flywheel that helps to mimic the feel of rowing in actual water, the natural wood WaterRower Rowing Machine will bring you a smooth, yet challenging workout that is as tough as you want it to be. If rowing is one of the best exercises you can do for your body as far as natural motion with low to no-impact, then the WaterRower is one of the best machines to do it on.
Wood has been chosen due to its marvellous engineering properties, primary amongst these is its ability to absorb sound and vibration enhancing the WaterRower's quietness and smoothness of use. The WaterRower's patented WaterFlywheel has been designed to emulate the exact dynamics as a boat moving through water; the objective of the exercise of rowing.
There are various air rower or water rower techniques, but the most basic one is by starting at the back stroke, the knees should almost be completely straight prior to squeezing the shoulder blades together. Then you pull its handle to the sternum. The back of your body should naturally stay in its arched position when doing the whole movement. Do not forget to take a record of the distance you have made after every session. Some people even take it as far as uploading their results online and see how they are ranked from other people who are also doing the same. You clean learn more about rowing machine technique on this page.
Row your way to fitness with this water rowing machine from WaterRower. The A1 S4 Natural is a low-maintenance exercise machine th...at's constructed from high-quality ash wood with aluminum mono rail. Engineered with the patented WaterFlywheel resistance method, it provides life-like water rowing experience while the low noise level and minimal intrusion along with the unique self-regulating resistance with infinite variable allows suits any user without the need for adjustments. With its no impact and non-load bearing, this gym equipment is also perfect for users with joint problems. Exercise all major muscle groups like the arms, legs, back, shoulders, core, etc. and see how great you're doing with the help of the S4 monitor that comes with the package. It monitors time per 2 or 500 kilometers, watts, calories burned per hour, distance, and the total time of workouts. This exercise machine also boasts minimal maintenance with no lubrication needed. You simply need to add purification tablet every 3-6 months (tablets come with the package). Storage is easy and hassle-free as well. Simply tip the machine vertically and you can easily lean it against a wall or hide it inside a closet. Moreover, enjoy 1 year manufacturer warranty (can be upgraded to 3 years parts and 5 years frame warranty for free with registration) read more
Meticulous care is taken in the creation of each rowing machine, ensures the WaterRower ethos of elegant design and American craftsmanship is evident whether in use or in storage. The soothing sound of our patented water resistance is both blissful and motivational. Creature-comforts can be found throughout, from the ergonomic handle, remarkably comfortable seat cushion and user-friendly performance monitor, you will find yourself searching out reasons to "sneak in" an added WaterRower workout into your day. When finished, the WaterRower stores with ease, while blending seamlessly into any environment, ensuring your design and décor values are never compromised by your fitness lifestyle.
The distinction between rowing and other forms of water transport, such as canoeing or kayaking, is that in rowing the oars are held in place at a pivot point that is in a fixed position relative to the boat, this point is the load point for the oar to act as a second class lever (the blade fixed in the water is the fulcrum). In flatwater rowing, the boat (also called a shell or fine boat) is narrow to avoid drag, and the oars are attached to oarlocks ( also called gates ) at the end of outriggers extending from the sides of the boat.[8] Racing boats also have sliding seats to allow the use of the legs in addition to the body to apply power to the oar.
Other details include dual rails with four corner wheels that increase seat stability and reduce the amount of sweat buildup; a frame that flips upright for handy storage; and a weight capacity of up to 1,000 pounds. The WaterRower Classic measures 84 by 21 by 22 inches (W x H x D), weighs 117 pounds (with water), and carries a one-year warranty on the frame and components (WaterRower will upgrade the warranty to five years on the frame and three years on the components with the completion of a registration form).
The Classic Rowing Machine is designed is extremely easy to use. Additionally, it has a lot of comfort features in its design. It has an ergonomically shaped handle and padded heel rests that accommodate nearly everyone. Everything on the machine can be adjusted quickly. Because there are no movement parts, maintenance is minimal. Even the computer has a lot of one button operations, so the minute you have the rower assembled, you can get to work.
For a third option, you can look to hydraulic machines, which use pistons to generate resistance. Hydraulic rowers are quiet, and they also tend to be smaller and cheaper than other kinds of rowing machines, but you won't get the same smooth rowing feel, or the consistency of resistance, that you would get with an air or water rower. What's more, reviewer after reviewer has found them unreliable and high-maintenance.
The table on the left gives the speed of waves of different wave lengths in deep water. "Deep" in this context is not an absolute value, but is relative to wave length. The simple relationship starts to to breakdown when the depth of the water is less than 1/4 th the wave length. At that depth the bottom exerts sufficient drag on the wave to slow its motion and thus decrease the wavelength [equations and more about wave speed].
Unlike traditional rowboats or kayaks, sliding seat rowing shells are quality fitness tools that allow you a low-impact, all-over body workout. Our versatile shells are simple to operate, stable in open water conditions, and effective in providing you with a fun, safe workout, whether you are a novice or an experienced rower. Our unique folding riggers and long Delta keel make our boats portable and easy to launch.
Con's: Super bummed that for $1160 they couldn't include an internal ANT+ transponder and Heart Rate strap(sub $100 package). The foot straps are crap! Within the first 1000m of moderate rowing they loosen to the point of being able to pull foot out on Recovery of stroke(Yes, even with ball of foot down). I really wish the WaterCoach F.I.T. software for the S4 Monitor was macOS compatible. It'd be nice to able to customer program workouts on my MacBook Pro or iMac.
From a fitness perspective, the WaterRower Natural works 84 percent of your muscle mass, helping tone and strengthen your muscles while burning far more calories than most other aerobic machines. The exercise is also low impact, as it removes all the body weight from the ankles, knees, and hips, but still moves the limbs and joints through a full range of motion--from completely extended to completely contracted.


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Why do so many people spend so much time researching SEO and page rank? Its really not that hard to figure out, (I am speaking in a nice tone by the way =) – all you should need to be focusing on is advertising and building your website in a manner that is ethical, operational and practical for the content and industry that your website is in/about. If you are not up-to-something, then google will know it, and they will rank you accordingly. If you spend so much time trying to figure out how to get to the top, I bet you google spends triple that time figuring out how to figure out how your trying to get to the top. So and and so forth…and your not going to win. Have good content not copied, stay away from to many out bound links especially affiliates, post your backlinks at places that have something to do with your site, etc etc… Is it an American thing, I don't seem to see it as bad in other places of the world, that is "always trying to figure out an easy way, a quick fix, a way to not have to put in the effort…" anyway… Thanks for letting me vent. Please not nasty replies. Keep it to your self = )
Pay per click (PPC) advertising, commonly referred to as Search Engine Marketing, delivers targeted traffic and conversions and will yield results faster than organic search engine optimization. Successful PPC marketing programs offer incredible revenue and brand-building opportunities. However, without a thorough understanding of how PPC works, it is very easy to mismanage valuable advertising budgets. That's where we come in!
World Wide Web, or "the web" for short, is a network of web pages connected to each other via hyperlinks. Each hyperlink connecting to a new document adds to the overall growth of the web. Search engines make it easier for you to find these web pages. A web page linked by many other web pages on the similar topics is considered more respectful and valuable. In the above example, John's article gets the respect for sparking a conversation that resulted into many other web pages linking to each other. So backlinks are not only important for a website to gain respect, they are also important for search engines and the overall health of the entire world wide web.
3) Some people don't believe things have changed. In fact, if things really changed substantially a year ago, you'd think a few of the advanced SEOs out there would have noticed this and talked about it. But nada. There are lots of reasons why the change could have happened and not been spotted. Sculpting might really have been a second or third order factor, as Matt calls it — not helping things as much as some have assumed. SEOs that spotted it might have stayed quiet. Or, it didn't change — and still hasn't changed — and sculpting does work even better than Google thought, so it wants to put out a message that it doesn't, in hopes of putting the genie back in the bottle. That's probably the major conspiracy theory out there.
Online marketing can also be crowded and competitive. Although the opportunities to provide goods and services in both local and far-reaching markets is empowering, the competition can be significant. Companies investing in online marketing may find visitors' attention is difficult to capture due to the number of business also marketing their products and services online. Marketers must develop a balance of building a unique value proposition and brand voice as they test and build marketing campaigns on various channels.
A Web crawler may use PageRank as one of a number of importance metrics it uses to determine which URL to visit during a crawl of the web. One of the early working papers[56] that were used in the creation of Google is Efficient crawling through URL ordering,[57] which discusses the use of a number of different importance metrics to determine how deeply, and how much of a site Google will crawl. PageRank is presented as one of a number of these importance metrics, though there are others listed such as the number of inbound and outbound links for a URL, and the distance from the root directory on a site to the URL.
Another excellent guide is Google's "Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide." This is a free PDF download that covers basic tips that Google provides to its own employees on how to get listed. You'll find it here. Also well worth checking out is Moz's "Beginner's Guide To SEO," which you'll find here, and the SEO Success Pyramid from Small Business Search Marketing.
By using Internet platforms, businesses can create competitive advantage through various means. To reach the maximum potential of digital marketing, firms use social media as its main tool to create a channel of information. Through this a business can create a system in which they are able to pinpoint behavioral patterns of clients and feedback on their needs.[30] This means of content has shown to have a larger impingement on those who have a long-standing relationship with the firm and with consumers who are relatively active social media users. Relative to this, creating a social media page will further increase relation quality between new consumers and existing consumers as well as consistent brand reinforcement therefore improving brand awareness resulting in a possible rise for consumers up the Brand Awareness Pyramid.[31] Although there may be inconstancy with product images;[32] maintaining a successful social media presence requires a business to be consistent in interactions through creating a two way feed of information; firms consider their content based on the feedback received through this channel, this is a result of the environment being dynamic due to the global nature of the internet.[29] Effective use of digital marketing can result in relatively lowered costs in relation to traditional means of marketing; Lowered external service costs, advertising costs, promotion costs, processing costs, interface design costs and control costs.[32]
It helps to improve your ranking for certain keywords. If we want this article to rank for the term 'SEO basics' then we can begin linking to it from other posts using variations of similar anchor text. This tells Google that this post is relevant to people searching for 'SEO basics'. Some experts recommend varying your anchor text pointing to the same page as Google may see multiple identical uses as 'suspicious'.
Hi, Norman! PageRank is an indicator of authority and trust, and inbound links are a large factor in PageRank score. That said, it makes sense that you may not be seeing any significant increases in your PageRank after only four months; A four-month old website is still a wee lad! PageRank is a score you will see slowly increase over time as your website begins to make its mark on the industry and external websites begin to reference (or otherwise link to) your Web pages.
9. Troubleshooting and adjustment. In your first few years as a search optimizer, you'll almost certainly run into the same problems and challenges everyone else does; your rankings will plateau, you'll find duplicate content on your site, and you'll probably see significant ranking volatility. You'll need to know how to diagnose and address these problems if you don't want them to bring down the effectiveness of your campaign.
I was exactly thinking the same thing what Danny Sullivan had said. If comments (even with nofollow) directly affect the outgoing PR distribution, people will tend to allow less comments (maybe usage of iframes even). Is he right? Maybe, Google should develop a new tag as well something like rel="commented" to inform spiders about it to give less value and wordpress should be installed default with this attribute 🙂
While there are several platforms for doing this, clearly YouTube is the most popular for doing this. However, video marketing is also a great form of both content marketing and SEO on its own. It can help to provide visibility for several different ventures, and if the video is valuable enough in its message and content, it will be shared and liked by droves, pushing up the authority of that video through the roof.
In this new world of digital transparency brands have to be very thoughtful in how they engage with current and potential customers. Consumers have an endless amount of data at their fingertips especially through social media channels, rating and review sites, blogs, and more. Unless brands actively engage in these conversations they lose the opportunity for helping guide their brand message and addressing customer concerns.
Cross-platform measurement: The number of marketing channels continues to expand, as measurement practices are growing in complexity. A cross-platform view must be used to unify audience measurement and media planning. Market researchers need to understand how the Omni-channel affects consumer's behaviour, although when advertisements are on a consumer's device this does not get measured. Significant aspects to cross-platform measurement involves de-duplication and understanding that you have reached an incremental level with another platform, rather than delivering more impressions against people that have previously been reached (Whiteside, 2016).[42] An example is 'ESPN and comScore partnered on Project Blueprint discovering the sports broadcaster achieved a 21% increase in unduplicated daily reach thanks to digital advertising' (Whiteside, 2016).[42] Television and radio industries are the electronic media, which competes with digital and other technological advertising. Yet television advertising is not directly competing with online digital advertising due to being able to cross platform with digital technology. Radio also gains power through cross platforms, in online streaming content. Television and radio continue to persuade and affect the audience, across multiple platforms (Fill, Hughes, & De Franceso, 2013).[45]
We combine our sophisticated Search Engine Optimization skills with our ORM tools such as social media, social bookmarking, PR, video optimization, and content marketing to decrease the visibility of potentially damaging content. We also work with our clients to create rebuttal pages, micro-sites, positive reviews, social media profiles, and blogs in order to increase the volume of positive content that can be optimized for great search results.
What is Search Engine Optimization (also known as SEO)? A broad definition is that search engine optimization is the art and science of making web pages attractive to search engines. More narrowly, SEO seeks to tweak particular factors known to affect search engine standing to make certain pages more attractive to search engines than other web pages that are vying for the same keywords or keyword phrases.
Baseline ranking assessment. You need to understand where you are now in order to accurately assess your future rankings. Keep a simple Excel sheet to start the process. Check weekly to begin. As you get more comfortable, check every 30 to 45 days. You should see improvements in website traffic, a key indicator of progress for your keywords. Some optimizers will say that rankings are dead. Yes, traffic and conversions are more important, but we use rankings as an indicator.
Outreach to webmasters should be personalized. You can list reasons why you like their brand, think your brand would partner well with them or citing articles and other content they published are great ways to make them more receptive. Try to find an actual point-of-contact on professional sites like LinkedIn. A generic blast of "Dear Webmaster…" emails is really just a spam campaign.
For the purpose of their second paper, Brin, Page, and their coauthors took PageRank for a spin by incorporating it into an experimental search engine, and then compared its performance to AltaVista, one of the most popular search engines on the Web at that time. Their paper included a screenshot comparing the two engines' results for the word "university."
When Site A links to your web page, Google sees this as Site A endorsing, or casting a vote for, your page. Google takes into consideration all of these link votes (i.e., the website's link profile) to draw conclusions about the relevance and significance of individual webpages and your website as a whole. This is the basic concept behind PageRank.
Thanks for the article (and lead-off links as they were good info too) but I did not quite get – if there was a penalisation by Google for sculpting – from the article or whether it was just bad practice? And also to echo what someone else asked 'is it WORTH actually undoing this type of work on websites SEO's have worked on' or simply change the way we work with new sites?
Companies that employ overly aggressive techniques can get their client websites banned from the search results. In 2005, the Wall Street Journal reported on a company, Traffic Power, which allegedly used high-risk techniques and failed to disclose those risks to its clients.[15] Wired magazine reported that the same company sued blogger and SEO Aaron Wall for writing about the ban.[16] Google's Matt Cutts later confirmed that Google did in fact ban Traffic Power and some of its clients.[17]
I agree that the more facts that you provide and if you were to provide the complete algorithm, people would abuse it but if it were available to everyone, would it not almost force people to implement better site building and navigation policies and white hat seo simply because everyone would have the same tools to work with and an absolute standard to adhere to.
Online marketing is the practice of leveraging web-based channels to spread a message about a company's brand, products, or services to its potential customers. The methods and techniques used for online marketing include email, social media, display advertising, search engine optimization, and more. The objective of marketing is to reach potential customers through the channels where they spend time reading, searching, shopping, or socializing online.
A way to build backlinks by providing value to other sites is through branded badges. A branded badge is an award that a brand creates and gives out to other sites as a status symbol. For example, you could create a list of the top sites or best brands that are published on your site, and then give badges to each brand on the list so that they can show the status on their site. You include a link back to the article on the badge to create the link.
In this illustration from the "PageRank Citation Ranking" paper, the authors demonstrate how webpages pass value onto other pages. The two pages on the left have a value of 100 and 9, respectively. The page with a value of 100 has two links that point to the pages on the right. That page's value of 100 is divided between the two links, so that each conveys a value of 50. The other page on the left has three outgoing links, each carrying one-third of the page's value of 9. One link goes to the top page on the right, which ends up with a total value of 53. The bottom right page has no other backlinks, so its total value is 50.
Start Value (In this case) is the number of actual links to each "node". Most people actually set this to 1 to start, but there are two great reasons for using link counts. First, it is a better approximation to start with than giving everything the same value, so the algorithm stabilizes in less iterations and it is so useful to check my spreadsheet in a second… so node A has one link in (from page C)
According to the U.S. Commerce Department, consumers spent $453.46 billion on the web for retail purchases in 2017, a 16.0% increase compared with $390.99 billion in 2016. That's the highest growth rate since 2011, when online sales grew 17.5% over 2010. Forrester predicts that online sales will account for 17% of all US retail sales by 2022. And digital advertising is also growing strongly; According to Strategy Analytics, in 2017 digital advertising was up 12%, accounting for approximately 38% of overall spending on advertising, or $207.44 billion.
Any definition of internet marketing needs to come along with a definition of things associated with it such as affiliate marketing, network marketing, multi-level marketing and so on and so forth. Some of these are less legitimate than others. For example, affiliate marketing is a tough nut to crack unless you have a massive following or you understand how to build excellent squeeze pages and effective sales funnels.
Another disadvantage is that even an individual or small group of people can harm image of an established brand. For instance Dopplegnager is a term that is used to disapprove an image about a certain brand that is spread by anti-brand activists, bloggers, and opinion leaders. The word Doppelganger is a combination of two German words Doppel (double) and Ganger (walker), thus it means double walker or as in English it is said alter ego. Generally brand creates images for itself to emotionally appeal to their customers. However some would disagree with this image and make alterations to this image and present in funny or cynical way, hence distorting the brand image, hence creating a Doppelganger image, blog or content (Rindfleisch, 2016).
Online reviews have become one of the most important components in purchasing decisions by consumers in North America. According to a survey conducted by Dimensional Research which included over 1000 participants, 90% of respondents said that positive online reviews influenced their buying decisions and 94% will use a business with at least four stars. Interestingly, negative reviews typically came from online review sites whereas Facebook was the main source of positive reviews. Forrester Research predicts that by 2020, 42% of in-store sales will be from customers who are influenced by web product research.
With this change, I can still get the $4 if I simply don't allow comments. Or I show comments, but I use an iframe, so that the comment actually reside on a different page. In either case, I'm encouraged to reduce the number of links rather than let them be on the page period, nofollow regardless. If I'm worried my page won't seem "natural" enough to Google without them, maybe I allow 5 comments through and lock them down after that.
First, it's important to know that not all backlinks are created equal. Those published on PR0 ("PR" stands for "page rank"—the "0" means the lowest value) sites offer very little weight in search; those published on PR9 (the highest page rank) sites offer very great weight in searches (in fact, a single backlink on a PR9 site might be enough to deliver top-three rankings for a keyphrase in some cases). Examples of high page rank sites include Wikipedia, the BBC, The New York Times, Mashable, etc.
A press release can serve double duty for marketing efforts. It can alert media outlets about your news and also help your website gain backlinks. But it can only build links effectively if executed properly. Only write and distribute press releases when a brand has something newsworthy or interesting to share Click & Tweet! . This strategy can gain links on the actual press release post as well as on the stories that media outlets write about it.
Now, back to that webmaster: When reaching out, be friendly and introduce yourself. Tell this individual that he or she is linking to some resources that are no longer available. Always provide the exact location of the broken links, so they can be easily found. Give some alternatives to replace those links, including your own website. Try to be helpful, not greedy to get a backlink. Often, this method will work, but there will be cases when the webmaster will refuse to link back to you.
When would this be useful? If your site has a blog with public commenting turned on, links within those comments could pass your reputation to pages that you may not be comfortable vouching for. Blog comment areas on pages are highly susceptible to comment spam. Nofollowing these user-added links ensures that you're not giving your page's hard-earned reputation to a spammy site.
The Nielsen Global Connected Commerce Survey conducted interviews in 26 countries to observe how consumers are using the Internet to make shopping decisions in stores and online. Online shoppers are increasingly looking to purchase internationally, with over 50% in the study who purchased online in the last six months stating they bought from an overseas retailer.[23]
In an effort to manually control the flow of PageRank among pages within a website, many webmasters practice what is known as PageRank Sculpting[65]—which is the act of strategically placing the nofollow attribute on certain internal links of a website in order to funnel PageRank towards those pages the webmaster deemed most important. This tactic has been used since the inception of the nofollow attribute, but may no longer be effective since Google announced that blocking PageRank transfer with nofollow does not redirect that PageRank to other links.[66]

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A dragonfly trundles under the sun
breaking the moment of stillness,
burning the halt of its own sound
germinating the chrysalis.
"A Dance" Napo April 18, 2019
A dragonfly trundles under the sun
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"Embroidered in Memory" Napo April 17, 2019
An image is silent in water,
a silence that cannot revolt.
My fingers hold a golden thread with a swan
intertwining under the sun and flying.
"Pernicious Angels" Napo April 16, 2019
My widowhood is protected by the tree's shadow,
I'm winter at one stroke
with my tree illuminated in the field.
Night and blood in tribute,
tree and night always illuminated in the field.
"Deadly Pupils Born without Day" Napo April 15, 2019
He wears a mourning
of broken vessels.
A revelation that never stops
into night without his fingerprints.
A bottomless voice denies displaced gods.
A stealthy recreation
in an invisible reality.
"Icons from Other Shores" Napo April 14, 2019
I'm stunned by
your sudden crying and difficult fetishes.
A nudity that travels only
by fingers with the color of light.
Your dreams within dreams
with arms that go along the road yet do not penetrate.
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"A Nude Rose" Napo April 13, 2019
I went back to see
the shadows on the wall where
the dark ivy rises with the light.
I noticed amongst the leaves
a nude rose like a heart alone in the sun's rays.
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"Floating Villages" Napo April 11, 2019
You were my first shadow.
An omen.
The angel's slow destruction,
a face with two faces,
howling contrary winds.
You were my last window,
the last eyes of fire's light in a dirty night
sick with coughs throughout the streets.
You were yourself and doubled back like a spy.
"The Moment I Cannot Rebel" Napo April 10, 2019
There's a nakedness in the world
with many unsatisfied wishes.
A memory that sticks in my eyes
and doesn't let me see the clean air.
Sometimes I feel nailed on the table like a butterfly,
but the moment passes.
I know it's too late for an objective dialogue.
No more speaking of pastels, places, and dresses.
"Teaching" Napo April 9, 2019
I call them "the little ones."
They barely know their own language,
yet gradually they understand mine.
They amaze me.
The little ones love;
They're all different
and as perfect as the universe has made them.
"Bistro in Sonata" Napo April 8, 2019
A glass of wine,
A bowl of risotto.
And our smiles of happiness.
I don't want to miss these conversations again, Annie.


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Coldplay has never failed to touch the chords of one's heart with their music as well as lyrics. From making us introspect to giving us the hope of a brighter tomorrow to simply put a smile on our face, it has almost touched every human emotion. We have curated a list of tracks that will give you the much required hope at your darkest hour. Whether you are going through a difficult breakup or any other low phase in life, these 10 Coldplay lyrical passages will give you grace and strength to move on from that situation which is keeping you down.
"and you can say what is, or fight for it
close your mind or take a risk
you can say it's mine and clench your fist
or see each sunrise as a gift
we're going to get it get it together right now
going to get it get it together somehow
going to get it get it together and flower"
Give me strength, reserve control
Give me heart and give me soul
Wounds that heal and cracks that fix
Tell me your own politik
"Where do we go nobody knows?
Don't even say you're on your way down, (when)
God gave you style and gave you grace
And put a smile upon your face, ah yeah"
"When you thought that it was over
You could feel it all around
And everybody's out to get you
Don't you let it drag you down."
"And high up above or down below
When you're too in love to let it go
But if you never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you"
"Just because I'm hurting
Doesn't mean I'm hurt
Doesn't mean I didn't get
What I deserved
No better and no worse"
"Everything you want's a dream away
Under this pressure under this weight
We are diamonds taking shape
We are diamonds taking shape
If we've only got this life
This adventure, oh, then I
And if we've only got this life
You get me through"
"So you can hurt, hurt me bad
But still I'll raise the flag"
Time came a-creepin'
"Oh and time's a loaded gun
Every road is a ray of light
It goes o-o-on
Time only can lead you on
Still it's such a beautiful night"
"You can climb a ladder up to the sun
Or write a song nobody has sung
Or do something that's never been done
Do something that's never been done"
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And it depends on you how soon it will be developed
A New York state lawsuit is renewing longstanding questions about where some members of the billionaire Sackler family have invested the wealth they amassed from Purdue Pharma LP, the drugmaker accused of helping ignite the U.S. opioid epidemic.
AstraZeneca Plc will pay up to $6.9 billion to work with Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd on a hotly-tipped experimental treatment for breast cancer, in a direct challenge to the world's biggest cancer drug maker Roche.
Guided by computer simulations, an international team of researchers has developed an adhesive patch that can provide support for damaged heart tissue, potentially reducing the stretching of heart muscle that's common after a heart attack.
In new report, Harvard Med, Google scientists outline the promises and pitfalls of machine learning in medicine


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"...I'm a Wonderbolts Reservist an' have medals an' all from helping save Equestria, I really do not feel like a 'Ditzy' just because I have a problem with straight lines. And 'Muffins' is just... weird. Like, it's a nice snack and all? Mrs. and Mr. Cake are always happy to see me coming, but it's not an identity. I'm not a cook or a baker or anything, I work at the Post Office and some delivery companies 'cuz I can fly with huge piles of heavy stuff. I guess 'Bubbles', maybe, that's my cutie mark on account of the flying with heavy stuff thing, but there are already two other Bubbleses in Ponyville, the yellow one with the tail bow and the one with the big head who sounds like Princess Twilight for some reason? The Whitetails call me 'Bright Eyes See Every Direction' whenever I go to their village in the woods, that's pretty neat and they treat me nice 'cuz they say I have 'the wisdom of always finding the path of joy' or whatever, but it's kinda clunky. Anyway you can just call me Derpy 'cuz my friends call me Derpy an' I wanna be friends! Hey-- wanna go check out Sugarcube Corner?"
Tumblr version here.
I always thought both names would fit her rather well. I think it rolls off the tongue, Derpy Ditzy Doo.
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Nice comic
"Love me, love my bubbles!"
EDIT: personal sad moment was when the Secret Author of the Daring Doo books turned out to be A.K. Yearling and not Ditzy Doo. That had been my headcanon for quite a while...
makes me feel a bit sad for her


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THE OPENING | Surah Al-Fatihah
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In the name of Allah
The Most Merciful
The Entirely Merciful
All praise is due to Allah
Lord of the worlds
The Entirely Merciful
The Especially Merciful
Owner of The Day of Judgement
It is You we worship and
You we ask for help
Guide us to the straight path
The path of those whom you have
Bestowed Your favour
Not of those who have evoked
Your anger or of
Those who are astray
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Suffering from migraine pain?/
Do you suffer with migraine headaches?Read More
Do you suffer with migraine headaches?Read More
ClinPoint Trials is seeking individuals who suffer from migraine headaches for a clinical research study.
Throughout the course of the study, your health will be monitored by the study doctor and the study team. Qualified participants will receive study-related physical exams, lab tests, and investigational study medication at no cost.
Compensation may be provided for time and travel.
Please contact the ClinPoint Trials office at (972) 937-1640 to speak with a Study Coordinator for more information.
ClinPoint Trials is seeking fussy, formula-fed infants for a research study.This is a study for a commercially available infant formula intended for full-term infants 0-12 months of age.
If your infant is formula-fed and fussy, he/she may be eligible to participate.
To qualify to participate in this study, your infant must be:
Full-term at birth (not premature)
14-60 days old
Not on any medications
For more information or to see if your infant is eligible to participate in this study, please contact ClinPoint Trials at (972) 937-1640.
Principal Investigator: Peggy Linguist, M.D.
More information coming soon!
If you'd like to see if you qualify to participate in this study, please click here to contact us.
By Marisa Sibley, MS, CCRC
Marisa is the Lead Clinical Research Coordinator at ClinPoint Trials, a clinical research site in Waxahachie. Learn more about ClinPoint and opportunities to participate in clinical trials at www.cptrials.com.
Originally published in the May/June 2018 Issue of Ellis County Living Magazine
The experience of participating in a clinical trial is often misunderstood. When I talk to people unfamiliar with clinical trials about participation, the first response I usually receive is, "You want me to be a guinea pig?" Being a human lab rat is the most common stereotype associated with participating in a clinical trial, unfortunately due to historical bad examples. Today clinical trials are highly regulated and monitored to assure that research is ethical and that the safety of the participant is protected to the fullest extent. So let's clear the air. What is it really like to participate in a clinical trial?
Volunteering for a clinical trial will always start with informed consent. Informed consent is the process by which you learn the details about a clinical trial in order to make an informed decision about whether participating is right for you. We start with the informed consent document. This document provides an in-depth look at the purpose of the research study, information about the medication or product under investigation, the study procedures, your responsibilities as a volunteer, risks, benefits and more. The consent document is not a contract, but you must sign it to state that you have read and understand the information in order to participate in a clinical trial. Through the duration of a trial, you can ask questions to the Investigator (Doctor) and his/her study staff at any time. The important thing to remember is that your participation is voluntary, and you can choose to withdraw from the study at any time and for any reason.
Once you have agreed to participate in a clinical research study, you will be asked to come to the research clinic for a number of visits. Depending on the length of this study, this could be only a couple of visits up to several over a long period of time. At each visit, you will receive the study medication, laboratory tests (for example, HbA1c for Type 2 Diabetes studies), ECGs and vital sign assessments, and physical examinations/visits with the doctor at no cost. Participating in a research study may also involve keeping a diary or completing questionnaires about your health. Your health is followed very closely during a research study, perhaps in more depth than you would receive as standard care. Once a study is over, follow-up care is also provided. This may include alternative treatments that are available, learning more about your condition, and any other information about your participation in the study that may be available (for example, results of the trial).
At the end of the day, our thoughts and perceptions of clinical trials tend to stray far from the reality of what it is like to participate. Our physicians at ClinPoint Trials, Dr. Ledbetter, Dr. Pickens, Dr. Linguist and Dr. Haque, are passionate about seeing medicine advance and call on our community to learn more about how they can be involved in advancing medicine for the future generations. If you are interested in learning more about clinical trials or participation, contact or visit the ClinPoint Trials offices.
If you have been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, you may qualify for a clinical research study. Call the ClinPoint Trials offices at (972) 937-1640 for more information about upcoming studies for Type 2 Diabetes.
ClinPoint Trials is seeking adults who have been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and are currently taking Metformin for a clinical research study.Read More
Anemia is a medical condition characterized by a short or low supply of red blood cells. Red blood cells are responsible for carrying oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body. This gives you the energy you need for all sorts of daily activities.
There are several symptoms associated with anemia.
You cannot rely on symptoms alone to know if you have anemia. Not everyone experiences symptoms. A great way to find out if you have anemia is to have your doctor perform a simple blood test to measure your hemoglobin level. This should be done at least once per year. Hemoglobin is the part of the red blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of your body. Low hemoglobin levels often determine a diagnosis of anemia.
The way anemia is treated depends on what it is caused by, which can vary person to person. If anemia is caused by chronic kidney disease, treatment options usually include drugs called erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESAs) and extra iron supplementation. ESAs assist in the production of red blood cells and are usually injected under the skin. If you have low iron levels, your body doesn't have adequate resources to make red blood cells. Low iron levels also cause ESAs to not be as effective as they could be. Iron supplements may be provided in pill form or as an infusion directly into a vein.
The kidneys are responsible for making a very important hormone called erythropoietin (EPO). Hormones act as messengers that help you to stay healthy. EPO drives the body to make red blood cells. Someone with kidney disease doesn't make enough of the EPO hormone. As a result, the red blood cell count drops and anemia is developed. It is an extremely common issue for individuals with kidney disease. Anemia can develop at any stage of kidney disease, and is especially common in individuals that have diabetes, are African-American, have moderate or severe loss of kidney function (stage 3 or 4 chronic kidney disease), have kidney failure (stage 5 kidney disease), or are female.
If you have been diagnosed with anemia due to chronic kidney disease, you may qualify for a clinical research study. Call the ClinPoint Trials offices at (972) 937-1640 for more information.
By Marisa Sibley, CCRC
Originally published in the January/February 2018 Issue of Ellis County LIVING Magazine
I was introduced to Type 2 Diabetes as a young child. Not because I struggled with the condition, but because I had family members who did. I watched them take daily medication, check their blood sugar throughout the day, and eventually perform insulin injections before they would eat their meals. Unfortunately, all of these things were necessary to help manage their condition and help their bodies function properly.
In 2015, 30.3 million Americans, or 9.4% of the population, had diabetes. This is a number that has only continued to rise. However, what is perhaps even more staggering is the number of individuals with pre-diabetes (i.e. blood glucose levels higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed with diabetes). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 86 million Americans age 20 and older (37% of the population) have pre-diabetes.
This equates to 1 out of every 3 people. Of this group, 90% don't know they have it.
"Diabetes can lead to potentially serious health complications. Generally, the effects of high blood sugar are separated into vascular complications such as blocked arteries in the heart, legs, and brain leading to heart attack and strokes, as well as damage to the kidneys, nerves in the feet, and blindness. Individuals with pre-diabetes still have the opportunity to change the course of their health through prevention efforts." – Dr. Thomas Ledbetter, Medical Director and Principal Investigator
Prevention of diabetes starts with understanding how our bodies function and how the condition develops. When we eat, our bodies break down the carbohydrates in our food into a sugar called glucose. Our pancreas releases a hormone called insulin, which acts as a key to let this glucose into our cells to use for energy to function. For individuals with pre-diabetes, the cells don't respond normally to insulin. That is, the body develops a sort of resistance to insulin. In effect, the pancreas attempts to make more insulin to try to keep up with the amount of glucose in the blood and get the cells to respond to insulin's message. Eventually the pancreas cannot keep up with the demand, leading to the amount of glucose in the blood to rise and setting the stage for Type 2 Diabetes down the road.
So what can we do to prevent developing diabetes?
I am 25 years old. I want to believe that I have a long, healthy life ahead of me. This may be out of my control. For example, a contributing factor to the development of Type 2 Diabetes is genetics. Diabetes runs in my family, so I am certainly at risk. However, regardless of outcomes, I believe that my choices today matter. All of us, but especially my generation, have the opportunity to engage in an exciting victory against pre-diabetes, avoiding the battle all together through efforts of prevention, potentially changing the health of our population for generations to come.
If you have been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, you may qualify for a clinical research study. Call the ClinPoint Trials offices for more information about upcoming studies for Type 2 Diabetes.
Marisa is the Lead Clinical Research Coordinator at ClinPoint Trials, a clinical research site in Waxahachie. Learn more about ClinPoint and opportunities to participate in clinical trials at www.cptrials.com.
ClinPoint Trials is seeking individuals who have been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease for a clinical research study.
You may be eligible to participate in this study if:
Throughout the course of the study, your health will be closely monitored by the study team and the study doctor. Qualified participants will receive study-related physical exams, lab tests, and investigational study medication or placebo at no cost. Participation is voluntary.
Compensation may be provided for time and travel.
Contact us at (972) 937-1640 for more information.
By: Marisa Sibley, CCRC
Originally published in the November/December 2017 Issue of Ellis County LIVING Magazine
I remember sitting in my undergraduate neuroscience class listening to my favorite professor explain the intricacies of the human brain. As the most complex organ in the human body, it produces our every thought, action, memory, feeling and experience of the world. It was ironic to even consider wrapping my mind around its complexity. As medicine and technology has advanced over time, we have been able to study more and more about certain areas of the brain, how they function, and how they affect other parts of the body. Yet, there is still a great amount of information about the brain that is unknown. We have questions that we do not yet have answers to, which can be frustrating for individuals and families that are affected by neurological diseases like Alzheimer's.
According to the Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, which is a general term for the loss of cognitive abilities, like memory, that negatively impact an individual's daily life. An estimated 5.5 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's disease. It is not a normal part of aging, although the greatest risk factor for the disease is increasing age. Alzheimer's is a progressive disease with symptoms of memory loss and the lack of ability to carry on a conversation and respond to the environment. These symptoms worsen as time passes, which can be extremely frustrating for individuals and families that are affected.
Alzheimer's disease is one of the most complex diseases clinical researchers have ever studied. Just as the brain is complicated, the disease is complicated. Current treatments for Alzheimer's only help to slow the worsening of symptoms, such as memory loss and confusion, and improve the quality of life for those with the disease and their family or caregivers. There are no current medicines that treat the underlying cause of the disease. However, clinical researchers are going boldly in their efforts, seeking to pinpoint what causes Alzheimer's and working to develop better ways to not only treat the disease but to prevent it from developing.
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias are estimated to cost the United States health care system over $259 billion by the end of 2017 with costs projected to increase into the trillions of dollars by 2050. The research industry is therefore racing to develop new treatments for the disease. PhRMA, an organization that supports the search for new treatments and cures for disease, reports that there are 87 potential new treatments in clinical trials regulated by the Food and Drug Administration for Alzheimer's disease. Researchers are currently focusing on developing treatments that, for example, target the immune system to enable it to fight the disease or help to lower inflammation in the brain, which has been found to be associated with Alzheimer's disease.
"For years, research has been focusing on the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. We are on the edge of discovering the root cause of this terrible illness. Investing in research now will cost our nation far less than the cost of care for the rising number of Americans who will be affected by Alzheimer's in the coming decades." – Dr. Thomas Ledbetter, Medical Director at ClinPoint Trials
The number of new treatments being studied in clinical trials for Alzheimer's will continue to rise as we learn more about the science of the disease. Since 1998, here have been 123 potential treatments halted in clinical trials while only four treatments were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Despite the frustration of these setbacks, the knowledge gained about the disease and about what treatments show promise versus those that don't is critical to the advancement of medicine for Alzheimer's.
"The number of treatments in the research pipeline for Alzheimer's alone is hope enough that there will one day be a cure for the disease. It is exciting to consider that our very own neighbors may soon be able to have an opportunity to take part in finding a cure by participating in clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease." – Sherry Johnson, BSN, Site Director and Research Nurse at ClinPoint Trials
It is crucial for all of us, as we all know individuals affected by Alzheimer's, to keep watch of opportunities to participate in clinical trials for the disease. ClinPoint Trials hopes to provide these opportunities to participate in finding the cure for Alzheimer's to individuals in the Ellis County and surrounding areas in the near future.
November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month. Visit www.alz.org and www.PhRMA.org to learn more.
Marisa is the Lead Clinical Research Coordinator at ClinPoint Trials, a clinical research site in Waxahachie. Learn more about ClinPoint and opportunities to participate in clinical trials at www.cptrials.com.
Do you suffer from pain after shingles?
The symptoms of PHN (post-herpetic neuralgia) can be debilitating. The deep burning pain and extreme skin sensitivity can greatly impact the quality of your life.
ClinPoint Trials is seeking individuals suffering with pain after shingles for a clinical research study.
You may be eligible to participate in this study if:
You are at least 18 years old
You are suffering with moderate to severe pain after shingles
Throughout the course of the study, your health will be closely monitored by the study team and the study doctor. Qualified participants will receive study-related physical exams, lab tests, and investigational study medication at no cost. Participation is voluntary.
Compensation may be provided for time and travel.
Contact us at (972) 937-1640 for more information.
By: Marisa Sibley, CCRC
Originally published in the July/August 2017 Issue of Ellis County Living Magazine
I met Laura for the first time in the summer of 2015. She came to my office for her first visit as a volunteer for a clinical research study for migraine headaches. "How are you today?" I asked. "Not great," she said. "I've had a migraine for three days. None of the medications I have used have helped my pain." As we continued to discuss her condition, she informed me that she experienced a migraine headache nearly 20 days each month. Her condition was debilitating. It hindered her ability to work, to enjoy quality time with her family, and to perform normal, day-to-day tasks.
Laura was far from alone. According to the Migraine Research Foundation, 38 million people in the U.S. suffer from migraine headaches, with three times as many women experiencing symptoms than men. Migraine headaches are more severe than typical headaches. Besides being associated with costly healthcare, the condition also takes an economic toll, costing the U.S. an estimated $13 billion annually. During a migraine attack, an individual experiences pain that throbs or pulses, usually on one side of the head. They typically cause individuals to have sensitivities to lights and sounds, and may even cause blocked vision or dizziness. In addition to the pain, moderate to severe nausea and vomiting are common.
There are several different over the counter and prescription medications that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use by individuals with migraines. These may include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), triptans, or other non-migraine treatments. Despite their common use, these treatments are only designed to treat pain after symptoms of a migraine start.
Investigational new treatments that block calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), a protein found in the body to be in high levels during inflammation, are making their way towards likely FDA approval for the treatment of migraine headaches. Treatments of this class are being developed to stop migraines before symptoms start. In clinical trials, these treatments have shown to have positive safety profiles and be effective in reducing the number of days each month an individual experiences a migraine headache.
At ClinPoint Trials, we were able to work with Eli Lilly and Company and patient volunteers from the community on a clinical trial for a treatment called galcunezumab, a CGRP antibody developed to prevent migraine headaches. In a recent press release, Eli Lilly revealed positive results in Phase 3 clinical trials for patients who experienced migraine headaches. These studies compared galcunezumab to placebo, an inactive substance. While the treatment did not completely stop patients from experiencing migraines, those that received it did experience significantly fewer headaches per month compared to patients that received placebo.
"Migraine prevention will be significantly improved with the emergence of treatments such as galcunezumab," says Dr. Thomas Ledbetter, Principal Investigator at ClinPoint Trials. "While we were blinded to what treatment group the patients were assigned, we had several patients in this study who were so excited to have their migraines finally under control after years of suffering using traditional therapies."
There is indeed hope for people like Laura that live with migraine headaches and cannot find a treatment that works for them. While it may be a few more years before we see new treatments for migraine headaches receive FDA approval and hit the market for use, we can hold onto hope that we are on the edge of a breakthrough.
Children who are constipated may complain of abdominal discomfort or pain, have infrequent bowel movements, and when their bowels do move, it might be hard or painful.
The POLO Clinical Research Study will evaluate the investigational use in children of a study drug that has already been approved by the FDA to treat adults with symptoms of constipation.
To qualify for the POLO Clinical Research Study, your child must meet these criteria that are consistent with Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation (IBS-C):
Study participants will receive study-related exams, lab tests, and investigational study drug at no charge. Your child's health will be monitored by the Study Nurse and Doctor.
If your child participates in the POLO Research Study, he/she will visit ClinPoint Trials approximately 6 times in 12 weeks. The study will last approximately 9-12 weeks. Your child will be asked to complete a simple eDiary two times each day. If your child is not able to complete the eDiary, you can complete the diary for your child instead. The study staff will teach the both of you how to use the study diary.
Don't miss the boat! Call ClinPoint Trials at (972) 937-1640 or visit www.marco-polostudies.com for more information on the POLO Clinical Research Study.
Children who are constipated may complain of abdominal discomfort or pain, have infrequent bowel movements, and when their bowels do move, it might be hard or painful.
The MARCO Clinical Research Study will evaluate the investigational use in children of a study drug that has already been approved by the FDA to treat adults with symptoms of constipation.
To qualify for the MARCO Clinical Research Study, your child must meet these criteria that are consistent with Functional Constipation (FC):
Be between 6 and 17 years old
Have 2 or fewer bowel movements a week and may
Actively try to stop their bowel movements or
Do what doctors call "retentive posturing". They stand straight, on their toes, or may have a red face as they try to stop their bowel movements.
Have painful or hard bowel movements
Otherwise, be in relatively good health
Study participants will receive study-related exams, lab tests, and investigational study drug at no charge. Your child's health will be monitored by the Study Nurse and Doctor.
If your child participates in the MARCO Research Study, he/she will visit ClinPoint Trials approximately 6 times in 12 weeks. The study will last approximately 9-12 weeks. Your child will be asked to complete a simple eDiary two times each day. If your child is not able to complete the eDiary, you can complete the diary for your child instead. The study staff will teach the both of you how to use the study diary.
Don't miss the boat! Call ClinPoint Trials at (972) 937-1640 or visit www.marco-polostudies.com for more information on the MARCO Clinical Research Study.
Originally published in the ClinPoint Trials November Newsletter – Subscribe here.
According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes mellitus affects nearly 30 million children and adults in the United States. Another 86 million Americans have pre-diabetes and are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. For a condition that is so common, many still ask…
What is Diabetes Mellitus?
Diabetes mellitus refers to what is actually a group of diseases that affect how your body processes blood sugar, also known as glucose. Glucose is the brain's main source of fuel and a very important source of energy for the cells that the body is made up of.
There are several types of diabetes mellitus, including type 1 and 2, pre-diabetes or gestational diabetes. One important factor involved in diabetes mellitus, regardless of the type, is insulin. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that regulates the amount of glucose allowed to enter the cells of the body. Although the variable types of diabetes mellitus may have different causes, the nature of the diseases is the same; there is too much glucose in the bloodstream, which can lead to serious health problems if not adequately controlled.
Pre-diabetes and Gestational Diabetes
Pre-diabetes is a condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not yet high enough for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy and can be passed onto the newborn baby.
Type 1 Diabetes
In type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks the cells that produce insulin in the pancreas. In turn, your body is left with little or no insulin, allowing glucose to build up in the bloodstream. The cause of type 1 diabetes is unknown but is thought to be contributed to genetic and environmental factors. Type 1 diabetes appears most often in childhood and is treated primarily by insulin injections.
Type 2 Diabetes
In type 2 diabetes, the cells of the body become resistant to insulin. The pancreas becomes unable to produce enough insulin to overcome the resistance. Therefore, glucose builds up in the bloodstream instead of moving into the cells of the body to be used for energy. The cause of type 2 diabetes is not clearly known, but similar to type 1, genetic and environmental factors are thought to be contributors to the development of the disease. Type 2 diabetes appears most often in adults over the age of 40, although it can develop in younger individuals. It is treated by primarily by monitoring blood sugar, oral medications, insulin injections or both.
Risk Factors
There are several risk factors for the different types of diabetes mellitus. An individual is at an increased risk for developing type 1 diabetes if a parent or sibling has the disease, if there Is a presence of damaging immune system cells, called autoantibodies, or if one is not consuming enough vitamin D. Type 1 diabetes is the only type of disease that cannot be prevented. However, it is often encouraged for individuals to follow similar lifestyle habits of those working to control the other types of diabetes mellitus.
Risk factors for pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes include excess weight, a sedentary lifestyle, family history, being of African American or Hispanic race, increased age, poor eating habits especially including increased intake of refined carbohydrates and refined sugars, having gestational diabetes while pregnancy and other medical conditions such as PCOS, high blood pressure or high cholesterol or triglycerides.
Gestational diabetes can be developed in any woman that is pregnant, but some women are more at risk than others. Risk factors include increased age, family or person history, being overweight or being of African American or Hispanic race.
Symptoms of diabetes can include increased thirst, frequent urination, extreme hunger, fatigue and irritability, blurred vision or presence of ketones in the urine. If you feel you are experiencing symptoms or feel you may be at risk for diabetes, you should see your doctor. He or she will be able to perform the necessary tests for diagnosis of diabetes mellitus or be able to tell you if you are indeed at risk.
Here is the good news!
Type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes can be prevented. If you have already been diagnosed, the disease can be reversed. The best prevention measure to take if you are at risk or if you have been diagnosed with diabetes is to embrace healthy eating habits. A healthy diet for anyone is one with increased intake of fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, whole grains and legumes and limited intake of refined carbohydrates (think white bread) and refined sugars (think cookies, cakes and processed foods). Another prevention measure is making physical activity a part of your daily routine. Exercise helps to lower blood sugar levels by moving sugar into the cells of the body where they are used for fuel. Exercise also increases sensitivity to insulin. Choose activities that you enjoy such as walking, yoga, strength training or dance classes. Both a healthy diet and physical activity can promote the loss of excess weight. If you are overweight, losing even just 7 percent of your body weight can reduce the risk of diabetes and other health conditions.
Remember – it's not about perfection. Small changes can produce big results!


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Eternal Red
Eternal Red is a combination of strategy and action game. Use the mouse to shoot the creatures and access to the menu in order to buy things. Move with W,A,S,D. Change weapon pressing E.
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A nice sidescroller of multiple weapons and a bunch of enemies to shoot. Watch your ammo supply! Move with A,S,D,W. Point and shoot with the mouse and make click with the right button of the mouse to change the weapon.
Super goo
Choose your favourite character and the car that you like, getting ready to hit the opponents. You can make improvements and unlocking things as you go forward on it...
Wild Wreck Wheels of Wrath
Action game with cool and origial background music. Move with the mouse, aim and shoot with the mouse.
Help the ninja protect the blind girl from the enemies. Don't let them come any closer or you'll die. Use arrow keys.
Ninja and Blind Girl 2
Bomb the Pirate Pigs
He can be good and stop Black Cuervo activating the alarm system before she steals a piece of art. If you decide to be bad, you must steal the piece of art before Black Cuervo. If you succeed in either of those, your karma meter moves towards one of the sides. If you reach one of the extremes you get special abilities.
The good the bad and el tigre
Original game in which one you will have to get rid of your enemies and also gladiators with your sword
Gladiator of glory
A shootin game where you have to help a robot survive the attack of evil robots. Move fast and aim well. Use WASD keys to move, mouse to shoot.
Droid Assault
Take the sword and crush the enemies in these dark and gloomy scenarios, ending with all the enemies that you find... Move with the arrow keys, attack with A, defend yourself with D and use the special power with the S.
Rearmed Trials
Help this super grandma put some order in the city. She's tired to see the police doesn't do anything about it and she decided to catch the criminals herself and turn them into good people. Use the arrows to move, space bar to jump.
Rasta Gran
Help this strange fish to run away the cave where it's prisoner. Destroy the creatures you see and collect the aid to survive. Press W,A,S,D to move, your mouse to shoot and spacebar to to special attack.
Ronald The Fish
Adventures of brave bob
Wiju España
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This listing is for a pair of antique Eastlake style thumb latch plates in what appears to be the Ceylon pattern. These are absolutely stunning solid brass pieces with a bold, crisp pattern and nice solid handles; perfect for a retail store entryway.
Please see all of our pictures for details. The only notable wear is on the thumb latch itself where years of use have polished and worn the pattern.Handles can be unbolted and switched directions for different door "swings" as well. Each plate is approx 2 1/4" wide by 12 1/2" tall. The item "2 Antique Eastlake Ceylon Brass Thumb Latch Pattern, Barn Door Entry Plate" is in sale since Thursday, November 8, 2018. This item is in the category "Antiques\Architectural & Garden\Hardware\Door Knobs & Handles". The seller is "peoriaarchsalvage" and is located in Peoria, Illinois. This item can be shipped to United States.


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