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Consorcio de Turismo de Córdoba
- Selvstyrende region: Andalusien
- Provins/Ø: Córdoba
Verdensarv: udpeges af UNESCO.
Córdoba, der ligger i hjertet af den selvstyrende region Andalusien, er en blanding af fortid og nutid. Denne tusindårige gamle by, der er erklæret for verdenskulturarv, er et levende testamente for de forskellige kulturer, der har boet her i tidens løb. Meget få steder i verden kan sige prale af at have været hovedstad i den romerske provins Hispania Ulterior og hovedstad i umayyadernes kalifat. Denne pragt kom desuden til udtryk i den intellektuelle atmosfære, som fandtes i dette center for viden og kundskab, og som frembragte personligheder såsom Séneca, Averroes eller Maimónides. Når man spadserer gennem den historiske bydel, finder man et smukt net af stræder, pladser og hvidkalkede patioer rundt om Moské-Katedralen. Dette bygningsværk afspejler byens betydning i middelalderen og er Córdobas symbol.
Córdoba er i dag en moderne by, der har forstået bevare sin glansfulde fortid, og tilbyder den besøgende de mest moderne faciliteter og tjenesteydelser samt et bredt udbud af overnatningsmuligheder. Byen har gode forbindelser til de øvrige andalusiske byer og er forbundet med storbyer som Sevilla og Madrid via højhastighedstog (AVE) samt et udstrakt vejnet. Inde i byen har den besøgende et tæt net af busser ogtaxaer til sin rådighed, der gør det muligt at komme hen til det ønskede bestemmelsessted på få minutter. Córdoba er også ensbetydende med kunst, kultur og fritid, takket være en lang række kulturelle begivenheder, som finder sted i løbet af året.: flamencofestivaler, koncerter, ballet, mm. Disse arrangementer kompletteres af talrige museer og et livligt natteliv. I provinsen findes betydningsfulde vidnesbyrd om den mauriske arv. Her fremhæves især de arkæologiske udgravninger Medina Azahara, der ligger lidt uden for Córdoba. Provinsen har imidlertid også noget særligt at byde på for naturelskere. Naturparkerne Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro i Los Pedroches, Sierra de Hornachuelos og Sierras Subbéticas giver mulighed for at udøve alle former for friluftssport, samtidig med at man kan nyde provinsens naturrigdom.
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With the imprint of the old splendour of the Caliphate of Cordoba
The historic quarter in Cordoba, declared a World Heritage Site, still has the imprint of the old splendour of the Caliphate of Cordoba, which turned this city into one of the most cultivated and refined in medieval Europe.
In the 10th century, under Abderraman III, the Medina (town) had 1,000 mosques, 800 Arab baths, and an advanced street lighting system. The urban layout was almost as impressive as Constantinople, Damascus and Baghdad. And the Great Mosque dominates the view. It became rapidly famous because of the brilliant way in which it was built and because of its rich details. The "forest of columns" (there are about a thousand), built on a Visigoth basilica, is one of the most attractive parts of the building. The first mosque has a quadrangular floor plan with nineteen naves, divided by double arches, combining horseshoe arches with semicircular arches. The decorative elements include brick alternated with stone, red and white, as well as sculpted marble, stuccowork, mosaics and plasterwork. The Cathedral and the Mosque are a single architectural space because after the Reconquest the idea was to build a Gothic cathedral inside the Mosque. Over the years Plateresque and Baroque elements were also included. Barrel vaults and Baroque ornamentation blend in with geometrical motifs and verses from the Koran. The Jewish Quarter also dates from that period. It spreads out from the Mosque to the walls and the Almodóvar Gate. It is made up of network of narrow streets with white-washed façades adorned with tiles and grilles. In this district you will find the Plazuela de las Flores, the house of the Dukes of Medina Sidonia, and the Synagogue, the only one that remains in the city.
Cultural Cordoba
In the 13th century under Ferdinand III the Saint, defensive structures such as the Alcázar fortress of the Christian Monarchs and the Calahorra Tower were rebuilt. The Alcázar is a defensive construction next to the Guadalquivir River, with magnificent gardens, fountains and irrigation channels behind its walls. On the other side of the San Raphael Triumph monument and the Roman bridge, you'll find the tower, which was part of castle walls.The city of Cordoba is built around many squares. El Potro, Corredera and Capuchinos squares, the latter being where the Christ of Los Faroles (the lanterns) sculpture is found, are three beautiful examples of meeting points in Cordoba. Amongst the numerous buildings in the historic quarter, the highlights include the churches of San Pedro, San Andrés or La Compañía.If you like museums, in Cordoba you will find the Bullfighting Museum, the Archaeological Museum, the Fine Arts Museum, and the Julio Romero de Torres Museum.The Archaeology Museum with its Iberian, Roman, Visigoth, Muslim, Mudejar and Renaissance items, can be found in the Renaissance Palace of the Páez family.The Fine Arts Museum, situated in the old La Caridad Hospital, houses an interesting collection of work mostly by Andalusian artists. Highlights include drawings by Valdés Leal, Zurbarán, Murillo, Palomino, Antonio del Castillo and Juan de Peñalosa, and sculptures by Juan de Mesa and Mateo Inurria.The Museum of Fine Arts shares its courtyard with the Julio Romero de Torres Museum, which houses the work by this Cordoba-born painter, who became very popular thanks to his paintings full of customs, symbolism and a certain halo of mystery.The Diocesan Museum of Fine Arts, in the old Episcopal Palace, dedicates a room to artists from the province. Another important room is the one dedicated to medieval art, and the collection of tapestries and choir books from the cathedral also stands out.Casa de las Bulas (16th century) houses the Bullfighting Museum, which has a bullfighting-related collection, and many of the items are closely connected with the bullfighting tradition in the city.Cordoba also has major art centres including La Merced Palace, housing the regional government, and Viana Palace, also known as the Patios Museum. Its rooms, as well as rich furniture, contain important collections of paintings, tapestries, china, tiles and firearms.No less important are the many exhibition spaces in the city, such as the Sala Capitulares.
Consorcio de Turismo de Córdoba.
Protected spaces with a high ecological value
People who love nature and sports with a low impact on the environment will find protected spaces with a high ecological value in the province of Cordoba. Some of them are the nature parks of Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro, Sierra de Hornachuelos and Sierras Subbéticas.
These spaces have many hiking routes and the chance to practise climbing, caving, mountain biking and paragliding. Routes along the banks of the Guadalquivir River and the Cordoba countryside will enable you to discover the natural treasures in this province. Cordoba is great for hunting, especially in the Sierra Morena mountains. There are several controlled hunted areas - more than 200 private reserves and 1,300 small game reserves. The Guadalquivir Reserve and its tributaries, as well as the reservoirs, offer ideal places for pole fishing. Golf lovers will also be able to enjoy the excellent facilities that the Cordoba Country Club and Pozoblanco Golf Club offer, both with 18 holes.
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A wide variety of inland products
The year-round orange colour and smell of orange blossom in spring provide the ideal setting to try a wide variety of products (Iberian cured meats, cheese, fish and mainly excellent stews) served in almost all the bars and restaurants in the city, washed down with a large glass of wine, which has a special taste in Cordoba. The old quarter and districts like San Andrés, San Lorenzo and Santa Marina are full of traditional taverns where you can enjoy delicious tapas: go from one bar to another and enjoy delicious wine from Cordoba (the best is the Montilla-Moriles Designation of Origin) and small and varied portions of typical dishes which are often free with your drink. You can try pickled anchovies or the typical flamenquín (fried serrano ham roll). Tipping is not obligatory, although it is common practice. If you are looking for elaborate cuisine, you will find magnificent restaurants in the historic quarter and in the city centre. When ordering, bear in mind that some of the most typical dishes of the area are salmorejo (a type of cold tomato soup with bread, garlic and olive oil), bull's tail or pastel cordobés (puff pastry filled with candied pumpkin).
For young people
A wide range of activities for young people
Cordoba is a cheerful, lively city, which is why it makes such an easy connection with young people.
One of the main customs is to spend the evening at the terraces and ice-cream parlours or to make the rounds of the best of the traditional inns and taverns. Many of these have a particular look and some, such as the famous "Pepe el de la Judería" ("Pepe of the Jewish Quarter"), now belong to the living history of the city. Other experiences you can't miss in Cordoba are the shows in one of the flamenco clubs (look for them in the Jewish Quarter) or one of the guided night tours that start in Plaza de las Tendillas. Later in the night, when its discotheques, pubs and fashionable nightspots open, Cordoba becomes a party town where you can enjoy music and dancing into the early hours of the morning. You'll find these places in the centre and the area surrounding the Town Hall, as well as in areas such as El Arenal, Ciudad Jardín or Polígono Chinales. Or if you prefer, the city and its surroundings have great leisure centres, with shops, restaurants and multiplex cinemas, such as Cines El Arcángel, Zoco Multicines and Guadalquivir Cinemas. Student Card holders enjoy big reductions on the admission price. This ID will also give discounts on admission to the majority of the city's museums and exhibitions. Cordoba's calendar of leisure events includes an attractive range of festivals covering different fields of the arts: music, theatre, cinema, etc. Some of them have a long tradition in the province, as in the case of "Pop-Zoblanco", a summer festival open to upcoming young pop and rock artists. In July and August Cordoba organises the "Noches de embrujo" (Nights of Enchantment) festival, where horse and flamenco shows take place every night; as well as music, dance and theatre festivals; performances inside the monuments, recitals… Film lovers will head for the Audiovisual Creation Competition of Cabra, which focuses of the world of short films. Other very attractive festivals include the Theatre Fair of the South, held annually in Palma del Río, and Sensxperiment, which gathers the latest trends in multimedia and experimental art. There is also a cultural theme park recreating the ancient splendour of the Caliphate of Cordoba, called Ciudad Al Mansur. This space includes a faithful reproduction of a medieval Hispanic-Moorish city, with gardens, a mosque, a palace and typical Arab street markets.
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With children
Fun for all the family
In Cordoba there are many green spaces around the city, where you can go for a stroll, and for children to have fun. The Botanical Gardens, situated on the right side of the Guadalquivir River, are one of the main places for this.
This place has an Ethnobotanical Museum, the only one of its type in Spain and teaches about the relationship of the human race with plants. Most of it is outdoors, with large wooded areas. It has a greenhouse divided into different microclimates. Opposite the Botanical Gardens is Cordoba Zoo, which is designed as a garden with abundant vegetation. Here children will be able to discover a little about the local fauna. However, in the capital there are also many other charming spaces, such as the Moorish-style Alcázar gardens, with pools, water jets, hedges and aromatic plants; the Paseo de la Victoria, together with the Diego de Rivas and the Vallellano gardens, a beautiful urban green area; or the Ribera Gardens, situated in the Guadalquivir riverbed, with islets, waterfowl and old mills, as well as the Albolafía waterwheel. Like any large city, Cordoba has a good number of cinemas. Most of them screen films in special children's matinees on weekends and public holidays, with special prices for children.
Córdoba con niños
The rest of the province of Cordoba also offers many activities for children. In the town of La Carlota, surrounded by nature, youngsters will be able to visit the Fuente Redonda Educational Farm and to learn first-hand about the rural way of life. The facilities include, among others, a stable, an orchard, a swimming pool, and other recreational areas. During the summer, Aquasierra opens its doors to combat the heat with water and many cool rides. This water park, 25 kilometres from Cordoba city, will provide unforgettable days of fun days for people of all ages.
The cobbled streets of the old quarter of Cordoba are filled with small shops selling quality craft products. Ornately carved silver, leather repoussé work and food produce are the most popular souvenirs of the city.
From the typical souvenirs and craft work from the shops and workshops of the Jewish Quarter, to the fashion, books and CDs from the shops in the pedestrian precinct in the centre of the city or the shopping centres on the outskirts, the city of Cordoba offers the visitor a wide range of products.
Other useful information
Opening times: some shops, especially the major franchises and the shopping centres, are open from 10am-9pm. Traditional shops open from 10am-1.30pm and from 5-8.30pm approximately. Sales: the winter sales generally begin in the second week of January and go on until the end of February, and the summer sales begin on 1 July and run until the end of August. How to pay: most people pay in cash or with a credit card, when you must show your passport or identity card. Tax free: residents from outside the European Union are entitled to have Value Added Tax (IVA) refunded on purchases of more than €90.15.
Modern facilities for trade fairs and conventions
Cordoba, a traditional melting pot of different cultures, stands today as an important business centre. For this purpose, the city offers the most modern facilities, which can host all kinds of trade fairs, conventions and forums, both national and international.
Quick and easy access to the city is possible thanks to the location of Cordoba Airport, a few kilometres away from the city centre, and the Madrid-Sevilla high speed train (AVE). The IFECO, the Cordoba Institute of Fairs and Exhibitions, organises exhibitions and shows at the San Carlos Trade Fair Centre, located beside the N-IV motorway. The Congress and Exhibition Hall, equipped with versatile rooms, auditoriums, press rooms and other facilities, plays host to many conferences, seminars, and business meetings. Cordoba also has an excellent network of accommodation to meet visitors' needs. The city boasts a varied selection of four-star hotels, in exceptional locations to the north of the capital on the slope of the sierra, and in the historic quarter, within walking distance of all the main monuments. Among these, the Parador de Córdoba, located on the slopes of the mountain, gives wonderful views of the countryside and the city. In addition, the city provides wide range of three-star accommodation. Cordoba's many tourist attractions include numerous cinemas, museums, restaurants, pavement cafés, and so on. All this goes along with the Andalusian charm of the area around the Mosque-Cathedral, by day or by night.
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Since I've had three of these lovable scamps, I've learned that ferrets are smart, which makes training easy! Since ferrets back into corners to "do their business," provide a triangular litter pan with a high back and enough space to fit all four paws in. Fill the pan with UNSCENTED litter. Litter with a strong smell or a lot of dust particles can cause harm to a ferret's lungs. Avoid any wood-chip, clay or corncob litters. Pellets, pearls and select clumping mixes are the best.
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January 10, 2011
A memorial service for long-time Lewis & Clark College coach and faculty member Fred O. Wilson is scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, in Agnes Flanagan Chapel. Fred passed away Dec. 27, 2010, in Portland, at age 85. Fred coached football for 20 years and baseball for 11 years, as well as wrestling and golf during his 32-year tenure at the college. He served as athletic director for 17 years before his retirement in 1989. Fred is survived by his wife, Virginia; sons, Daniel and Terry; grandchildren, Lily, Henry, Brady, and Kelsey; and sister, Marion Krebs of Encinitas, Calif. Remembrances may be made to the Fred Wilson Endowment Fund at Lewis & Clark College.


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The Post
When it comes to a perfectly calibrated film going experience, "The Post" more than delivers. Steven Spielberg's swift and stirring retelling of how the Washington Post published the Pentagon Papers and how it changed contemporary journalism in the process has both intellectual and emotional heft.
It has a felicitous feel for its period -- mostly 1971 -- and the political contentiousness of its time: Nixon is in the White House and the Vietnam War plods on while the streets are filled with protestors in love beads. It's a time when everyone smokes cigarettes, covert communications are made on pay phones and the sleek caftans worn by Katherine Graham (an impeccable Meryl Streep), the Post publisher, reek of the things Elizabeth Taylor wore in her films.
But beyond the fashions, what Spielberg and screenwriters Liz Hannah and Josh Singer do extraordinarily well is pinpoint the moment when the American post war bubble burst -- America was losing a war and didn't know how to cope with it. It is the moment when chaos seeped into all corners of the culture, even Graham's elegant townhouse, where she is seen giving dinner parties to such politicos as Robert McNamara, the former Secretary of Defense who is a prominent player in the events found in the Pentagon Papers.
Graham had became the publisher of the Post after her husband's suicide eight years before. To keep the paper solvent, she's agreed to letting ownership go public; the only caveat being that in the first week of the offering, prospective buyers can opt out if there's some sort of extraordinary event. It will never happen, Graham is told, by one of her confidantes.
But such an extraordinary thing happens when the New York Times publishes a front page expose about how America became involved and persisted in Vietnam, despite the fact that it was a losing proposition. On the same day the Times report breaks, the Post leads with a story about Tricia Nixon's wedding -- a turn of events that made Post editor Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) envious of its New York rival. But when the Nixon administration prosecutes the Times for publishing top secret material, the Post picks up the battle, but only if Graham agrees.
Spielberg tells this story with a terse urgency, yet there's nothing showy about the direction, which has the feel of a good HBO film. What may be most satisfying is how sober and observant it is, and how well it builds to its emotional catharsis. It also helps to have a cast like this one. Everyone, from Hanks and Streep to Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Carrie Coon and Matthew Rhys is letter-perfect. Especially funny is Michael Stuhlbarg's foppish portrayal of Bradlee's counterpart at the Times, Abe Rosenthal.
It's great to see Tom Hanks in a role that allows his acting to breathe. Far more volatile than Jason Robards, who won an Oscar playing the previous onscreen Bradlee in "All the President's Men," Hanks appears to be having fun playing this now legendary inside-the-beltway personality. (To learn more about the real-life Bradlee, catch the HBO documentary "The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee" currently airing.)
Streep skillfully embodies Graham's cultured demeanor, but also digs into her ambivalent personality, which gives her character (and the story) a tension. How she deals with the great changes occurring around her and comes into her own in the process gives the film its emotional pull.
It also underscores the subtext of feminist empowerment that is skillfully woven into the narrative, most pertinently in a missive that Tony Bradlee (Paulson) tells her husband in explaining the gravity of Graham's decision. That Streep makes her moment of choice resonate so emotionally is (again) testament to her greatness as a film actress.


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Things to Consider…
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- On September 21, the Senate failed to pass a bill that included the repeal of 'Don't Ask Don't Tell.' They were four votes short, despite the Democratic majority.
- On September 22, gay college student Tyler Clementi jumped from the George Washington Bridge to his death after his roommate Dhuram Ravi twice posted videos online of him making out with another man.
- On September 9, Billy Lucas, a 15-year-old high school freshman hung himself in his family's barn after intense bullying for his perceived sexual orientation from his classmates. In interviews, his principal, the person that's supposed to have the best interest of all students at heart, said that Billy sometimes created "that atmosphere [of teasing] around him… Kind of like a little tornado because he went around doing things that made dust fly, I guess." After Billy's suicide, hateful and accusatory remarks were posted on his memorial page.
- The cases of Tyler Clementi and Billy Lucas are not anomalies.
- Andrew Shirvell, Michigan's Assistant Attorney General, has decided to take a voluntary leave of absence after getting nationwide attention for creating a website devoted to the shaming and bashing of University of Michigan's openly gay student assembly president, Chris Armstrong. Despite the fact that Shirvell has clearly expressed his bias against a significant group of people–not to mention an oppressed minority that is in need of defense–when a large part of his JOB DESCRIPTION is to uphold the rights that everyone is granted by the constitution, Attorney General Mike Cox has refused to discipline or dismiss him.
- According to a ten-year study by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, 9 out of 10 LGBT students are harassed in school. 72.4% of students hear homophobic remarks such as "faggot" or "dyke" frequently at school. In the last month 29.1% of LGBT students missed a class at least once and 30% missed at least one day of school due to safety concerns.
Have I depressed you enough? The list goes on and on and on.
What, if anything, can we take from all this? America has a serious problem. A problem of heteronormative expectations about sexuality and gender expression and a problem of viciously attacking those who don't fit into these norms. While this problem is damaging to everyone, it predominantly affects young people. From the White House to the playground the message is clear: You're icky, you're different, you're wrong, you're not like us. We wish you'd go away.
So what do we do? Do something! Do anything! Post on Dan Savage's It Gets Better youtube channel. Attend an upcoming event. Start a Gay-Straight Alliance at your school. Support GLSEN, The Trevor Project, Matthew's Place, Angels and Doves and Stomp Out Bullying! Participate in Ally Week.
Be active, be kind, and be hopeful. Hope is what we need more than anything. To use the eternally relevant and powerful words of Harvey Milk: You've gotta give 'em hope.


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Shahadah: declaring there is no god except God, and Muhammad is God's Messenger
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Sawm: fasting and self-control during the holy month of Ramadan
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I think the SUPER SIZE ME movie has a huge impact on public health relating to the obesity epidemic. SUPER SIZE ME shows a real subject who eats MacDonald's for 30 days, becomes overweight and suffers bad health effects. A lot of health problems are caused by eating MacDonald's such as massive headaches, depression and exhaustion, mood swings, heartburn, liver damage, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and reduced libido. It also shows that there is a dose-relationship between eating Mac Donald and health consequences. Fast food is revealed to be addictive. The actor has massive cravings for Mac Donald. People should not want to try it if they dont want to become dependent on it. SUPER SIZE ME provides convincing information about the effect of eating Mac Donald on health on a real person.
In addition, the SUPER SIZE ME presents the perception of health experts about the effects of eating Mac Donald. The interviews with 100 nutritionists show that 95% of them agree that Mac Donald contributes to obesity. It uses images of stars that change soft drink into lettuce, and Mac Donald into orange. (????) It may have a good impression on the population about the value of information and motivation to change their behaviors. School food is also mentioned here. The author shows two schools, one has healthy food and another one has unhealthy food. They point out that healthy food costs the same amount of money as unhealthy food. The schools would have no reasons not to change their school food policy when the cost of healthy food is similar to that of unhealthy food. This campaign also gets involvement of parents who may influence on changing food policy in schools. One school in Illinois has a recreation center funded by fund raising and parents contribution. This may be a lesson for other schools to apply.
Although the movie has a good advocacy for obesity prevention, It emphasizes much on Mac Donald but neglects to mention other reasons for obesity such as other fast food, and especially lack of physical activity. It may make people misunderstand that only Mac Donald causes obesity, if they dont eat Mac Donald they will be fine, and it will be fine to eat small size.
Furthermore, they report that Mac Donald accounts for 40% of fast food in the US but they dont provide information about it in other countries with low prevalence of obesity. People in other countries may eat Mac Donald as much as American do but the prevalence of obesity is not as high as it is in the US. For example, in the Netherlands people eat Mac Donald everywhere, many of them eat Mac Donald for breaskfast. They go to the train station and get Mac Donald then eat on the train. Mac Donald contributes to obesity but its role is not clearly compared to other reasons.
SUPER SIZE ME brings out the role of physical activity with obesity but not much. It takes New York as a good example but not say really little about it. Only walking is implied as physical activity.
Experimenting on human beings is an ethical issue. The impact of the movie is really large (efficiency) but its cost-effectiveness should be considered. Finally, the movie doesnt come up with concrete recommendations which population can follow in term of diet and physical activity, so the impact on obesity epidemic is partly limited.
- Provide information about causes of obesity in the US and in some other countries as references.
- Provide more information on kinds of foods and amount of eaten foods causing obesity
- Provide information about alternative foods
- Provide a variety of physical activities which are appropriate to target groups.
- Give out regulations/law about components of Mac Donald
Tam, I haver had a quick look through- please change it always to MacDonald's and done say 'the' with the film title.


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Dementia wreaks havoc in the life of its victims as well as their families. Diminished cognitive, learning abilities and the tendency to forget things easily are the first warning signs. Anything that can help prevent the incidence or slow down and reverse the progress of the disease is a great boon. That is exactly what Walter Bailey�s �Great Brain Secret � claims to do. It is a well-known fact that the best way to keep your brain in good shape is to keep using it. The Great Brain Secret is an e-book that gives you simple tips and tricks to sharpen your cognitive abilities and a step-by-step program to use them.
The product is very affordable and comes with four other bonus products. So, does the program really help improve your brain abilities and reduce the risks of dementia? Read on to find out whether it is worth buying this package. Before that, let�s recognize the common symptoms to watch out for.
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As we grow older, our ability to remember things gradually declines. To some extent, this is to be expected and is not a cause for worry. However, if the problem starts to bother you and starts getting noticed by others, it could be a sign of abnormal decline in cognitive abilities. For example, forgetting the names of people and places that you are very familiar with is definitely a cause for concern. Another sign is forgetting what you told someone a day or even a few hours ago. This could soon reach a point where you start getting frustrated with yourself because the problem starts interfering with your life and work. Your spouse, family members, and colleagues may also start losing patience with your failing cognitive abilities. Confusion and brain fog are the other symptoms of declining cognitive abilities.
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Studies have proven that meditation puts the brakes on the progress of diseases like Alzheimer�s. People who do it regularly seem to have better control over stress and are less prone to dementia. The book gives you 15 proven techniques for effectively reducing stress. This prevents the build-up of the stress hormone cortisol, which increasing dementia risks.
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Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700–1915
Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915 celebrates the museum's groundbreaking acquisition of a major collection of European men's, women's, and children's garments and accessories. The exhibition tells the story of fashion's aesthetic and technical development from the Age of Enlightenment to World War I. It examines sweeping changes in fashionable dress spanning a period of over two hundred years, and evolutions in luxurious textiles, exacting tailoring techniques, and lush trimmings.
Highlights include an eighteenth-century man's vest intricately embroidered with powerful symbolic messages relevant to the French Revolution; an evening mantle with silk embroidery, glass beads, and ostrich feathers designed by French couturier Émile Pingat (active 1860-96); and spectacular three-piece suits and gowns worn at the royal courts of Europe.
The exhibition is curated by Sharon S. Takeda, Senior Curator and department head, and Kaye D. Spilker, Curator, LACMA's Costume and Textiles department. This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Image: © 2010 Museum Associates/LACMA
Vogue Magazine Shoots Fashioning Fashion
Lisa Love, senior editor at Vogue Magazine, visits LACMA for a photo shoot featuring some of the costumes in Fashioning Fashion. The photos appeared in the September issue of Vogue.
Fashioning Fashion Debuts in Paris at Les Arts Décoratifs
Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700–1915 explores the changes in European fashionable dress spanning two centuries. Originally on view at LACMA in 2010 as one of three inaugural exhibitions commemorating the newly opened Resnick Pavilion, Fashioning Fashion opened in Paris on December 13, 2012, the final destination of a two-venue European tour...
A Dancer Responds to Fashioning Fashion
As we bid adieu to Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700–1915, we have one more noteworthy tribute to the sleeper hit of the Resnick Pavilion inaugural season. Jean Claude Wouters, a dancer and artist who once took part in a ballet in Brussels in which he wore a crinoline very much like those that give structure to some of the garments in our exhibition...


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The No. 3 Nebraska volleyball team (8-2, 0-1) fell to the No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions 3-1 (25-23, 26-28, 17-25, 24-26) Wednesday at Rec Hall in State College, Pa. In the first Big Ten showdown of the season, the Huskers pushed Penn State to the edge, but could not come away with the road victory.
Gina Mancuso led the Huskers with 12 kills on the night. Meghan Haggerty notched 11 kills, as Hayley Thramer recorded 10 kills and Hannah Werth tabbed eight of her own. Lauren Cook had 44 assists as the Huskers hit just .209 as a team. Werth led Nebraska with 16 digs. Penn State notched a .315 team hitting percentage.
The Huskers and Nittany Lions came out fighting for every point. Mancuso helped Nebraska take a 7-6 lead early in the first set, while a kill from Werth put NU up 11-9. Morgan Broekhuis posted a kill, giving Nebraska a 15-13 advantage before a timeout. NU came out of the timeout scoring two consecutive points on a kill by Mancuso and another by Haggerty, as PSU was forced to call a timeout of their own. The Huskers went up 20-16 after Thramer notched a kill, while Paige Hubl served an ace, putting NU ahead 21-16. Penn State went on a 4-0 run to cut the Huskers' lead to 23-22, but the Huskers closed out the Nittany Lions in the first set as they won 25-23.
In the first set Thramer led the Huskers with five kills, while Broekhuis and Haggerty both had four. Cook tabbed 15 assists as the Huskers hit .395 as a team. Penn State notched a .412 hitting percentage and three team blocks, compared to NU's two.
Penn State went up 5-2 in the second set, as Cook and Haggerty teamed up for a double stuff block to cut PSU's lead to 7-5. The Nittany Lions went up 9-5 and forced Nebraska to use a timeout. Haggerty ended a 5-0 run by Penn State to make it 11-6, Nittany Lions. NU and PSU would trade runs, as Werth cut the Penn State lead to 20-18. Mancuso punched a kill through to put Nebraska within one at 22-21. Back-to-back kills by Haggerty made it 23-22, NU and gave the Huskers their first lead of the set since going up 1-0. The two teams would trade points until PSU edged NU 28-26 in the second set, tying the match at one set apiece.
Mancuso recorded six kills for the Huskers in the second set, while Werth and Haggerty both had four apiece. Cook tabbed 13 assists as NU went on to hit .186 in the set. Penn State notched a .324 hitting percentage and out-blocked Nebraska 5-3 in the second set.
Penn State came out to a 3-2 lead in the third set before Mancuso tied it up. Haggerty and Cook teamed up for a block to make it 7-6, PSU, but the Nittany Lions took a 9-6 lead and forced NU to use a timeout. Penn State went on a 5-0 run to go up 13-6. Nebraska would never be able to muster much of a comeback as PSU went on to take the third set 25-17, leading the match 2-1.
Cook, Mancuso and Thramer all recorded two kills in the third set. The Huskers hit .259 in the set, while PSU notched a .376 hitting percentage.
Aided by an ace from Mancuso, the Huskers took a 6-1 lead in the fourth set and forced Penn State to use an early timeout. Nebraska went up 9-1, before Penn State posted eight consecutive points to tie the set at 9-9. Penn State surged ahead to a 14-11 lead before Nebraska used a timeout. Thramer put NU within 17-14, as Thramer and Mancuso teamed up with a block to make it 19-18, PSU. Penn State committed a service error, cutting their lead to 21-18, while a block by Cook put NU within 24-23. Nebraska tied the match at 24-24, but could not complete the comeback and fell 26-24 in the fourth, losing the match 3-1.
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Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Patients With Severe Psoriasis Treated With Biologic Agents
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01356758
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : May 19, 2011
Last Update Posted : December 21, 2015
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Psoriasis is a common inflammatory disease of the skin and joints with a prevalence of 1-3% in the caucasian population of Northern Europe and the US. Similarly to other inflammatory diseases there is now substantial and accumulating evidence that psoriasis has a systemic inflammatory component.
It is known that patients suffering from psoriasis have increased prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypertension, dyslipidaemia, obesity, tobacco use and diabetes mellitus. This would logically explain an increased rate of cardiovascular events, but even when adjusting for theses risk factors, psoriasis carry an independent risk for developing cardiovascular disease.
Recent large epidemiological studies have shown a strong correlation between psoriasis and myocardial infarction.
Atopic dermatitis has been linked to ischemic stroke in one study, but besides this, the disease has not been associated with cardiovascular disease.
In conclusion, convincing and increasing evidence is supporting that psoriasis induce accelerated atherosclerosis and hence cardiovascular disease and mortality. In particular, this is seen in young patients with early disease onset.
Psoriasis is believed to be driven by cytokines produced by Th1 and Th17 lymphocytes. A number of these cytokines are suggested to be atherogenic. In contrast, another chronic inflammatory disease, atopic dermatitis, is predominantly driven by Th2 lymphocyte derived cytokines, some of which may inhibit atherosclerotic processes. It is therefore, of interest to compare the presence of cardiovascular disease in these two inflammatory skin diseases.
Hypothesis: That the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and especially coronary artery disease is increased in psoriasis patients and that this process can be influenced by treatment of psoriasis with biological treatment.
|Condition or disease
|Psoriasis Atopic Dermatitis Atherosclerosis
|Drug: biological treatment
|Study Type :
|Actual Enrollment :
|126 participants
|Observational Model:
|Case Control
|Time Perspective:
|Official Title:
|Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Patients With Severe Psoriasis Treated With Biologic Agents
|Study Start Date :
|March 2011
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|September 2015
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|November 2015
Psoriasis topical treatment
Psoriasis topical treatment. No systemic drugs.
Psoriasis biological treatment
Psoriasis biological treatment. Anti-Tnf and anti-il12/23.
Drug: biological treatment
patients treated with anti-psoriatic biological agents
Other Names:
Severe atopic dermatitis
Severe atopic dermatitis
No intervention. No inflammatory skin disease.
- Change in coronary calcium score (CAC score) [ Time Frame: baseline: 0 months, and follow-up: approximately 12 months ]Psoriasis groups evaluated at 0 and approximately 12 months. AD group and controls at baseline only.
- Repeated Coronary CT Angiography (CCTA) [ Time Frame: 0 and approximately 12 months ]
Assessment according to the 18-segment model (as suggested by AHA): Changes in number of coronary plaques, stenosis, severity, composition. Changes in coronary plaque volume index.
Psoriasis groups evaluated at 0 and approximately 12 months. AD group and untreated controls at baseline only.
- Cardiovascular risk markers [ Time Frame: 0, 3 and 12 months ]hs-crp, homocystein, SBHG, apolipoprotein B, MBL, PAPP-A.
- interleukines in blood [ Time Frame: 0, 3 and 12 months ]selected cytokines (amongst: TNFα, IL-1, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, IL-13, IL-15, IL17A, IL-19, IL-20, IL-23, IFN, ICAM-1, E-selectin)
- traditional cardiovascular risk factors [ Time Frame: 0, 3 and 12 months ]monitoring of blood cholesterol levels and blood glucose.
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Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males and females aged 18 years or above.
- Intervention group: Severe plaque psoriasis with indication for biological therapy according to national guidelines. Psoriasis Control group: Patients with similar disease activity who for personal reasons decline systemic treatment and only receive topical therapy. Atopic dermatitis group: Patients matched regarding sex, disease duration, body surface involvement, BMI and smoking habits.
- Signed informed consent form prior to initiation of any study-mandated procedure.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Significant arterial hypertension, unless well controlled with anti-hypertensive medication for at least 1 month before inclusion.
- Lipid-lowering treatment, unless well controlled for at least 1 month before inclusion.
- Congestive heart failure (NYHA group III and IV).
- Reduced kidney function (eGFR below 60).
- Oral methotrexate, ciclosporin, acitretin and fumarate esters within 1 month before inclusion. In the intervention group, patients receiving oral anti-psoriatic treatment for at least 6 months before the study start can be included, if they are maintained on the same dose during the study period.
- UVB phototherapy and PUVA photochemotherapy within 1 month prior to study start.
- Prior treatment with infliximab, etanercept, adalimumab or ustekinumab unless less than PASI-50% reduction have been observed during this treatment.
- Investigational biological agents within 6 months prior to inclusion.
- Any other investigational drug within 1 month or 5 half lives prior to inclusion, which ever is longer.
- Concurrent immunosuppressive or anti-inflammatory treatment for immune diseases other than psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01356758
|Dep. of Dermatology
|Aarhus C, Denmark, 8000
|Principal Investigator:
|Kasper F Hjuler, M.D.
|Aarhus University Hospital
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|University of Aarhus
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01356758 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
j-nr 20100249
|First Posted:
|May 19, 2011 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|December 21, 2015
|Last Verified:
|August 2014
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Dermatitis, Atopic
Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous
Skin Diseases
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Skin Diseases, Genetic
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Skin Diseases, Eczematous
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Immune System Diseases


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China Quashes Censorship Protest
Protesters were taken away in vans after Chinese officials reached a deal with a newspaper embroiled in a scandal over censorship. The WSJ's Paul Mozur in Guangzhou witnessed police moving in on demonstrators near the Southern Weekly's offices.
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I ... the ... the the the the the ... the ... the the ... one ... advantage it dispute in southern China has heated up after protesters were carried away by police ... joining me now is ... reporter Paul danger from Goong to ... a cave Pauline Yuen they're out of this it seemed to have kind of that ... officials in June had enough of this protests ... were physically caring people awful waiting to see exactly yes Durata Shu Qi him yesterday night ... gently used AP courses for the movie theater after the deal was announced ... two p m ... to three protesters showed up toppling of signs on for more media freedom ... and only last year about fifteen minutes before a pimple that end up in front of the national median domestic media ... basically the menu includes got out and wrestled I'm one of them into that and know them in wheelchairs not dead steel chair the chair holding down the street sweepers second kinda calm and European and ... in the third man was actually taken away while I was talking didn't I he told me that he calls for ... friends and their phones out working is worried that they were also in danger of recently cleared out because this is a danger Syria ... answered declined to do that and then a minute later on in in in the central bank is granted this third person ... to wrestle into another Dan ... and what have I was struck by a call is that in a protest in time that I knew they are really allowed to happen and if they do ... they're certainly not allowed had to take place for three days or so as as these have been going on for several days ... what do you make about what you make of the fact that the ... really at authorities didn't mean an end to this protest I'm from the beginning you when you do is actually some wiggle ... room that approach ... that's often times I ... noticed that ... used to purchase the year in China and a ... new sometimes these things are allowed to go on the ... it Gets or the style ... of the recent high-profile situation ... I'm you know it's where the Nikkei slipped one in Hong Kong there's a little bit more I'm you know getting his audience ... than in other places up and these are the government was negotiating with the newspaper so I think the fear that allowing this to go on ... quality Gucci shoes were acting is ok ... aam what we saw ... all on Wednesday was an agreement was actually in their teaching to an agreement and after that the crackdown very quickly so I ... choose they're willing to tolerate while there's still something up their little bit then issues either government is still continued and even a little bit then there's no more ... no more runs out in pieces ... ok and I'm you is that that that agreement what what what in particular did at you know obviously this all started because ... of people were upset that a government I'm afraid editorial ran in the place and ... I'm the one that was ... a bit more outspoken and so what were the agreement and any and ... he previously allows journalists and readers would be protesting for not the keeper on this Thursday to go back to work without getting any kind of trouble and on top of that ... to mean is that we cannot directly interfere I'm content and use cheaper in the future ... the protests ... speaking on the government was that people out there when one more I became very ideological protests that was more than seventy Clean was about democracy in China it was about more rights is about to media freedom ... I it's all those demands very quickly gains increased wasn't in ... the protesters ... anything that kind of thing really worries the government and so and so after that deal was struck that was enough I think in the government's perspective ... the cayenne is this the end I mean does it look like I'm of the issue is over or or anyone you expect to see more protests today ... I'm not sure a lot of the corporate users may be talking with David STDs ... when the word that we're going to be Anderson chanting slogans in the Chinese tensions a number of them were to Kenya I yesterday ... and so it seems likely that he's been quite down ... that this issue so ... the EU treaties with the bigger issue is to ... increase rates increased respect the Constitution in China which which no guarantee certain things ... I'm in a freedom of expression is that I think the shares that that's not nearly enough salt ... the people over the course of the past few days this was much more about ... this in greater system the greater problems in China ... not ... just about seventy three I there were signs on for Chinese democracy people are one of more rates ... I'm you know it seems that's actually shows some degree that ... it appears bigger ideological problem here and has won support ... in key areas ... that it's not often that we see ... kind of freedom of speech raised our ... SEO publicly in China ... thanks very much Paul Mozur Joe inning as from Comcast Time app for more on that story indebted Des beest dot com and ever ...