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Much to India's dismay, the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG) failed to reach consensus on the country's ambitiously sought membership of the Group in its Seoul plenary on June 23-24. The Group did not take up Pakistan's application for deliberations. The NSG is an exclusive 48-nation nuclear cartel, which seeks non-proliferation through regulation of civilian nuclear trade and works under the principle of unanimity. India's membership case was opposed not just by China but also by several other countries—Austria, New Zealand, Ireland, Turkey and Brazil. Opposition from these countries was based on the principle that India was a non-signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), a mandatory condition for membership of the NSG. Following this dissension, an official statement said, "the NSG had discussions on the issue of technical, legal and political aspects of the participation of non-NPT states in the NSG, and decided to continue its discussion," implying that the matter remains inconclusive and will be dealt even-handedly.
The US, champion of non-proliferation, advocated India's case for NSG membership on the basis of an exclusive India-specific approach, thanks to commercial and strategic reasons. It argued that India was like-minded with NSG states with respect to its non-proliferation commitments. A host of other countries, including notables like Britain, France, Russia and Australia, also gave the same rationale to support India in order to guard their commercial interests or please the US. This tailor-made India-specific approach was contrary to the criteria-based approach followed by opposing states, which emphasised equal consideration to all NSG aspirants having similar nuclear credentials.
An analysis of the way India's case for NSG candidature was constructed shows how faulty the "like-mindedness" argument is. In retrospect, India's 1974 nuclear test resulted from its clandestine diversion of fissile material from civilian to military use. This provoked Pakistan to pursue nuclear technology and, separately, provided a context for the establishment of the NSG. Later, in 1998, India went nuclear openly and caused Pakistan to follow suit. India's endeavour for NSG membership originated in Indo-US nuclear agreement signed in 2005. Implementation of this agreement required a waiver from the NSG, which would allow India to participate in nuclear commerce despite being a non-member. To pave the way for waiver, India signed an additional protocol with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), whereby it agreed to implement a separation plan. Under the separation plan, India agreed to place 14 civilian nuclear power reactors under IAEA safeguards, keeping 8 military reactors and a number of civilian reactors with dual-use capability unsafeguarded. Moreover, India refused to accept not only standard information sharing but also tracking of imported fissile material. Thus, India's additional protocol was exceptionally lenient, an eyewash, in other words.
Despite such discrepancies, in 2008, US active support combined with diplomatic pressure led to NSG consensus on granting a unique waiver to India exempting it from Group's guidelines regarding civil nuclear commerce. Prior to waiver, India assured NSG states to uplift its nuclear credentials by adhering to 'no first use' doctrine, participating in Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) negotiations and adopting unilateral test ban. Again, these were the most convenient commitments on part of India. This is the background with which India, riding on a strong and unconditional US support, started diplomatic efforts towards NSG membership. Veritably, India's production of fissile material as well as nuclear armament has remained unchecked since 2008. That's why India and its sponsor, the US, have failed to convince critics and skeptics about Indian behaviour as a responsible nuclear state.
India's membership of NSG would have benefited it in various ways. This could further enhance the country's access to global nuclear commerce and technology, although it already has such access through civilian nuclear cooperation agreements with a number of countries, including the US, France, Canada, Russia, the UK, Australia and Kazakhstan, under the 2008 special waiver. India's admission to the NSG would also have helped it legitimise its nuclear status and hence upgrade its political stature at international level. In addition, this would have permanently blocked Pakistan's entry into the Group as it takes decisions through consensus. Nevertheless, India's exclusive inclusion in the NSG would have undermined the Group's credibility and its non-proliferation principles. This could also create more space for India to deviate from non-proliferation commitments. Besides, this would not have boded well for regional peace and stability, compelling Pakistan to engage in nuclear arms race.
India's entry into the NSG is banned, for now. In future, it will have to re-launch its campaign on new grounds. For sure, India will not sign the NPT, the reason for its disqualification, as this will bind it to disarm. One way to move forward is that India takes Pakistan along, but this seems least possible. Notwithstanding this, Indian failure to enter the NSG and the latter's priority for uniform criteria to settle the issue of non-NPT states' membership provide a golden opportunity to Pakistan to project its nuclear credentials and improve its image as a responsible nuclear state.
— The writer is Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad.


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Alcman of Sparta is the earliest Greek lyric poet whose work has come down to us. Partly on the basis of a mention of the Spartan king Leotychidas (fr. 5.2), he is now usually thought to have been composing around the end of the seventh century BCE.
The Sparta of Alcman's day was not the austere, uncultured city of later legend but a vibrant artistic centre. The martial elegies of Tyrtaeus attest to a developed civic poetic culture. From later sources we hear that archaic Sparta also attracted talents from throughout the Greek world. Terpander of Lesbos and Sacadas of Argos, for example, were both said to have participated in major Spartan musical festivals. Alcman himself, according to some in antiquity, came to Sparta …
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The phase III IRESSA-Pan Asia Study (IPASS) included patients who were chemotherapy naïve, were never smokers or light smokers with a good performance status, an adenocarcinoma histology and Stage IIIb/IV non-small-cell lung cancer. The patients were selected from centers in China, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Taiwan.
The researchers assigned 609 patients to gefitinib at 250 mg/day and 609 patients were offered carboplatin at a dose of 5 or 6 area under the curve with paclitaxel at 200 mg/m2. The aim of the study was to show that gefitinib was non-inferior to the chemotherapy regimen, but Tony Mok, M.D., of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, found that patients taking gefitinib had superior outcomes.
After 12 months, 25.6% of patients on gefitinib had achieved progression-free survival compared with 18.3% of patients on carboplatin-paclitaxel, a highly significant superiority (P<0.0001), Dr. Mok reported at the Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium on Thoracic Oncology, co-sponsored by the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), and the University of Chicago.
"This means there is a 25% reduction of the risk of progression with gefitinib during the study period," he said. He noted that for the first five or six months, treatment with chemotherapy appeared better, but then patients on gefitinib seemed to reverse the trend and gefitinib patients continued to have less progression than chemotherapy patients out to beyond a year.
"Epidermal growth factor receptor mutation status was a strong predictive biomarker for the effect of gefitinib compared to carboplatin-paclitaxel," said Dr. Mok at a press briefing. About 71.2% of mutation positive patients responded to treatment with gefitinib compared with 47.3% of the patients on the combination chemotherapy. On the other hand, just 1.1% of mutation-negative patients responded to gefitinib compared with 23.5% of mutation negative patients taking the combination.
"We had thought that the EFGR gene was the target for treatment, but as we learned further, the mutated receptor gene was the more specific target," Dr. Mok said. The mutation is found most often in patients with Asian ethnicity. "We have seen from many studies that patients with the mutation have much better survival so we attempted to select patients for treatment with the tyrosine kinase inhibitors."
Patients were on gefitinib for an average of 6.4 months compared with 3.4 months for the chemotherapy-treated patients. The patients were about 57 years old and 79% were women. Ninety-four percent had never smoked; those that had smoked used tobacco for about 11 to 14 years, and their mean time since quitting was greater than 20 years. About half the patients in the study, sponsored by AstraZeneca, were Chinese; another 20% were Japanese.
Among the other findings:
- About 43% of patients responded to gefitinib compared with 32% of patients on chemotherapy (P=0.0001).
- Greater numbers of patients on chemotherapy had neutropenia, leukopenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. An acne-like rash was more common with gefitinib, as was diarrhea.
- Gefitinib patients fared significantly better on the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Lung (P=0.0148) and the Trial Outcomes Index (P<0.0001) quality of life and disease symptom measurements, but was not statistically superior compared with chemotherapy in the Lung Cancer Subscale of the index (P=0.3037).
- There were no differences in overall survival.
"This study also established that EGFR mutation is a very potent predictor of who will respond to gefitinib," Dr. Mok said.
"Clinical features are not enough to determine who should get this pill and who shouldn't," said Paul A. Bunn, Jr., M.D., executive director of the IASLC. "In the United States it is not routine at the moment to get the tumor tissue. This is a paradigm shift. Tumor tissue should be obtained and analyzed on all patients to determine their treatment."
He noted that gefitinib is not approved for this use in the United States, and he asked rhetorically, "Why isn't it?"
|Dr. Mok disclosed financial associations with AstraZeneca; Roche; Pfizer; Eli Lilly, and a co-author disclosed relationships with AstraZeneca; Chugai; Takeda; Merck Serono. Dr. Bunn disclosed relationships with Bristol-Myers Squibb/Imclone, OSI, Genentech, Roche, AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly.
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Multidisciplinary Symposium on Thoracic OncologySource Reference: Mok T, et al "Gefitinib (g) vs. carboplatin/paclitaxel (c/p) in clinically selected chemonaïve patients (pts) with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (nsclc) in Asia (ipass): Randomized, open-label, phase III study" CTS 2008, p. 100.


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Last week I received a Vremi Whistling Kettle. I have had one whistling kettle before, but it was mains powered so I was looking forward to actually using this on the hob. Nothing beats the distinct sound of a musical steam whistle coming from a tea kettle when water reaches its boiling point The kettle was packaged really well in a thick sturdy box. It is finished to high standard with high quality materials. Durable stainless steel body measures 19.05 x 25.4 cm and comes with a heat resistant nylon handle.
The colour of this item is really vibrant, and eye catching and looks really stylish. Its a shame the brand doesn't do it in multiple different colours. The handle is very easy to hold and the mechanism to open the spout is really easy to use and prevents from burning your fingers. The whistle itself is loud which is ideal. I found that the the kettle is very versatile. The one thing I really like about is it can be used in the home or taken with you when camping.
The kettle is fairly compact holding up to 1.9 litres but for safety's sake I would not fill right up, I would leave a little space. It has an easy one touch pouring system. It recommend that you hand wash item only. I have managed to get quite a bit of use from this product already and I am really loving it.
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'Hysteria' - the condition and unbelievable treatments.
Hysteria, the Movie
The delighted chuckles and applause at the end of the 99-minute movie attest to 'Hysteria's' comedic success.
A conventional treatment
The condition of hysteria
Tanya Wexler, the director, has treated an ancient female malady with wit and verve, eliciting waves of laughter throughout this movie. Until 1952, hysteria was a recognised medical condition of women who presented with symptoms of insomnia, overwhelming sadness, exhaustion, cramps, restlessness and 'a crying need to be allowed to vote'. The disorder was thought to stem from a disorder of the uterus. The current cures were hypnotism, long warm baths and vigorous horseback-riding - and enforced hysterectomies and institutionalisation for severe cases.
Medical practice, 1880.
This is London, 1880, when bloodletting and snakeoil were the tools of the doctor's trade and a forward-looking young doctor called Dr. Mortimer Granville was booted out of one hospital after another for practising and preaching hygiene. Handwashing is positively discouraged. The film begins with the good doctor being berated by his superior for changing a dressing on a putrid wound. For arguing with the superior, he is discharged and out of a job - again.
At the house of hysteria.
He finds his job and salvation at the house of Dr. Robert Dalrymple, the foremost women's doctor, the highest authority on hysteria. He treats the condition with manual massage to bring on 'paroxymal convulsions' to relieve their hysteria. This is considered a medical treatment. The lady's lower half is discreetly covered by a blanket . Dr. Dalrymple is highly successful and wealthy and needs an assistant at his practice.
Young, enthusiastic, handsome and popular Dr. Granville increases his mentor's business severalfold, but his massaging hand eventually suffers from painful cramps. He dumps it in ice water and, when he commences to massage one of the wealthy clients with his iced hand, she roars her displeasure and Dr. Dalrymple dismisses him outright.
Opposites lock horns
Dr. Dalrymple has two beautiful daughters, as different from each other as chalk from cheese. The sweet, demure, dutiful Emily, who falls in with her father's idea to marry her to Dr. Granville. Though they become engaged, they are not in love with each other, but it is the convenient thing to do. Then the firebrand charity-working suffragette Charlotte, ever the thorn in her father's side, who tells Mortimer his patients are simply suffering from selfish, lazy, unimaginative louts of husbands who give not a fig for their wives' needs. She asks him to help her establish a settlement for the poor, with a medical facility, instead of 'pleasuring half the women of London'. He calls her 'a confounding woman' and declines.
The Vibrator is born.
When he is dismissed by Dr. Dalrymple for his failure, Emily sadly says goodbye to him. He brings his woes to his friend, Lord Edmund St.John-Smythe, an amateur inventor. Playing with Edmund's electric feather duster, Dr. Granville notices its pleasurable vibrations on his sore hand and conceives a medical use for it, if it could be reduced in size. And then: 'whom shall we try it on?' Molly the Lolly, an ex-prostitute dumped by Charlotte on her father to be a housemaid, is readily available. Thus is born the vibrator.
Success At Last.
When Mortimer Granville convinces Dr. Dalrymple to use it in his practice, it is an instant, blazing success. He and Emily become re-engaged and you might think that is the end of the story. But you would have reckoned without that gadfly Charlotte.
The Social Reformer and the Father
The firebrand social reformer fights for women's right to be educated, to live unshackled by domestic drudgery. She herself works long hours for the poor women and children of London's East End, pedaling her old bicycle, coaxing and cajoling money from her father for her shelter. Dr. Dalrymple abhors her association with the poor and she taunts him with making money treating imaginery ills of affluent women.
Hysteria on Trial
Reinstalled as the heir-apparent, Mortimer's complacency is challenged by the outrageous Charlotte, who stops at nothing to keep her settlement house running. When she punches a policeman who is mishandling a poor woman on a trumped-up charge, she is arrested and tried by a legal system scornful of women. The only way for her to stay out of prison is to seek a diagnosis of severe hysteria, which will earn her the 'lesser' punishment of enforced hysterectomy and life in a mental institution. The Prosecutor bulldozes his way to a foregone conclusion of Charlotte's dire medical condition and the treatment for it. As an authority on hysteria, Mortimer has to testify.
The doctor wins the right girl.
The testimony he delivers to the Bench and the legal system at large, upsetting all their apple carts, is worthy of an Oscar. Needless to say, Charlotte wins her freedom, Emily realises how insipid her own life has been, and sets Mortimer free, and Charlotte finds him waiting for her on her release from her temporary prison. He now is a wealthy man, in partnership with Edmund with the patent on the vibrator. He offers her the money for the settlement house of her dream, and seals the deal with an engagement ring which he offers on his knees.
Queen Vic gets hers
'Hysteria' the movie is a light British romantic comedy about the invention of the vibrator,
which debuted during the height of Victorian prudishness. That old Queen Vic, at the end of the movie, receives her very own vibrator from the footman while barely hiding her smirk, is icing on the cake. That was the reason for all the delighted chuckles and the applause, and why nobody moved during the long running of the credits, which also showed stills of the multiple rebirths of the vibrator from the feather duster to the tiny portable home equipment of today.
About the movie
Credits: Tanya Wexler (director); Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Price, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Felicity Jones, Rupert Everett, Ashley Jensen, Sheridan Smith, Gemma Jones.
This is an Independent movie, and is only in select theaters. Some reviewers found it 'fluffy' comedy. It is a little naughty, always witty, but never dirty. Whatever the concensus of the professional reviewers, nobody could deny it was a highly enjoyable movie, showcasing the comedic talents of its cast, so go see it if you can. It's a guaranteed feel-good movie, and might just cure an impending hysteria!
Historical Footnote- from Wikipedia
Manual massage had been a medical treatment for women since antiquity, and hysteria was a recognised medical malady until the American Psychiatric Association discontinued this term in 1952. Since then women's brains have been recognised as a working component of their bodies and negative feelings as definitely not the offshoot of uterine disorders.
Joseph Mortimer Granville filed the first patent for the electromechanical vibrator in 1883. But his was used for treating muscular disorders, and was called Granville's Hammer. Later, other physicians used it to treat women's hysteria, with the financial success of the fictional Robert Dalrymple.


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Ireland rejects blame in Apple tax row
May 21 - Ireland says it's not to blame for the low rate of tax paid by Apple Inc after a U.S. Senate report said the company had kept billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries and paid little or no taxes on it.But as Sonia Legg reports that's unlikely to be the last word on an issue which began with a Reuters investigation into Starbucks in the UK.
"Don't blame us" - that was the message from Ireland as the global tax avoidance row engulfed its highest profile company. Apple has reportedly kept billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries in order to pay little or no taxes to any government. It's entirely legal and, says Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister, not the fault of the Irish tax system. (SOUNDBITE) (English) IRISH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, EAMON GILMORE, SAYING: "There is an international dimension to this. It needs to be tackled by having robust international agreements and ireland is very much in favour of that." Ireland's low corporation tax attracts many multi-nationals. A US government report says Apple has three Irish subsidiaries with no "tax residency". The main one includes all Apple retail stores in Europe. The reports says it hasn't paid any corporate income tax in the last five years despite receiving almost $30 billion in dividends from offshore affiliates between 2009 and 2012. It also accuses Apple of exploiting the rules. In its defence it says it doesn't use "tax gimmicks" and will pay more than $7 billion in U.S. taxes in 2013. But the moral indignation over tax avoidance is growing. What started with a Reuters investigation into Starbucks in the UK has grown into a massive global issue, says David Haigh from Brand Finance. SOUNDBITE: David Haigh, CEO Brand Finance, saying (English): "Companies do have a major problem and people are taking their custom elsewhere. But if they abide by the rules what are they supposed to say 'ok fine we will voluntarily pay extra tax.' I think it is a very difficult situation and really it's a cop out by governments to blame the companies - they should change the rules to make sure they do pay tax and then people wouldn't be angry." Lawmakers around the globe are now scrutinizing the taxes paid by multi-national companies. Google is under investigation in Britain and Hewlett Packard and Microsoft have been called to answer questions in the States. Robert Reich - a former US Secretary of Labor - says there needs to be a collective response. (SOUNDBITE) (English): ROBERT REICH, US SECRETARY OF LABOR, 1993-97, SAYING: "Every company is saying 'come here, come here' and these multi-nationals are playing governments off against each other. This is why it is so important for governments to get together, which is why it is important for example for Britain to stay in the EU and for the EU to act as a bargaining agent for all the citizens of the EU." Research firm Audit Analytics says large US companies boosted their offshore earnings by 15 percent last year to a record $1.9 trillion. As western governments struggle to tackle massive deficits it's perhaps no surprise that statistics like that are increasingly being scrutinized.


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Does it makes sense to move a blog from a http://domain.com/info/ subfolder to a http://domain.com/blog/ subfolder?
I like this idea…under the right circumstances.
If things are going well, don't bother. If your blog already has lots of links from different domains or if you receive truckloads of visitors, you have little reason to change your blog's subfolder.
In fact, from a pure SEO perspective, changing the location may have negative SEO consequences. When you switch subfolders, old URLs must be 301 redirected to their new locations. These 301 redirects ensure that visitors will land where they are supposed to. They also cause search engines to forward PageRank–a measure of SEO authority–onto the new URLs. Unfortunately every 301 redirect will leak or dampen some authority, possibly 10% to 15%. The more links you have and the more domains you have links from the more you have to lose.
If your blog does not have lots of traffic or links, then switching from a /info or other subdirectory to a /blog subdirectory can make sense. A /info can mean many things, but when people see /blog they will immediately know they are about to visit a collection of stories or articles. They might learn something or be entertained or both. That's a bright, positive signal to send and it can help attract additional visitors. And, because there is no positive SEO value in changing to /blog and you have a small inbound link profile, Google, Bing and Yahoo will not care.
It's not one thing. You cannot simply switch to /blog. To benefit you still have to publish fresh, frequent and appealing posts. You must participate as a community member on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook. You need to network with other bloggers, promote them and provide quid pro quo. To succeed you have to make a commitment and stick to it.
Changing from /info to /blog? If anything it's a good way to plant your flag in the ground and proclaim your determination to succeed.


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To assess clinical consequences of Acrysof toric intraocular lens (IOL) and Hoya toric IOL implantation to correct preexisting corneal astigmatism in patients undergoing cataract surgery.
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In this study we examined 55 eyes of 45 patients with at least 1.00 diopter of corneal astigmatism who scheduled for cataract surgery. After phacoemulsification cataract extraction, a toric IOL (Acrysof toric lens for 30 eyes of 23 patients and Hoya toric IOL for 25 eyes of 22 patients) was implanted and axis was aligned. We observed the patients' uncorrected distance visual acuity, corrected distance visual acuity, keratometry, manifest refraction, and IOL axis alignment six month after surgery.
After six months, the uncorrected distance visual acuity was 0.17 +/- 0.17 LogMar in Acrysof group and 0.17 +/- 0.18 LogMar in Hoya group. More than 78% of eyes in Acrysof group and 80% of eyes in Hoya toric IOL achieved an uncorrected acuity of 20/40 or better. In Acrysof group, mean preoperative corneal astigmatism was 2.73 +/- 0.92 diopters and the mean post-operative refractive astigmatism was -0.84 +/- 0.63 diopters. In Hoya group, preoperative corneal astigmatism was -2.58 +/- 0.76D and post-operative refractive astigmatism was -0.87 +/- 0.66D. In our study, after 6 month, the mean AcrySof IOL axis rotation was 1.88 +/- 3.05 degrees. IOL alignment of 90.6% was within +/-5 degrees of the operation axis and all within +/- 10 degrees in Acrysof group. In the Hoya group, mean axis rotation was 1.53 +/- 3.66 degrees. IOL alignment of 90% was within +/- 5 degrees of operative axis and 95% within +/- 10 degrees. All changes in visual and refractive data before and after surgery were statistically significant (p<0.05). We were not able to find any statistically significant difference between two groups regarding refractive and visual outcome after surgery (p> 0.05 for all comparisons between groups).
The results of the study revealed that implantation of Acrysof toric IOL and Hoya toric IOL was an effective way to correct preexisting corneal astigmatism in cataract patients. No significant difference was found between clinical outcomes of these two IOLs. FINANCIAL INTEREST: NONE


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Why everything you think you know about Ben Simmons is wrong
The NBA Draft is now just a few hours away, but we already know that LSU star Ben Simmons is going first overall to Philadelphia thanks to an Instagram post on Tuesday.
So Simmons is a 76er, and he's also the only player in the last 20 years to average over 19 points, 11 rebounds and four assists (it was closer to five) in a college basketball season.
Yes, Simmons is that special, yet if you followed his time at LSU and throughout the pre-draft process, you also know he's something else altogether: One of the most overly criticized college athletes in recent memory. In the social-media-driven, nothing-is-ever-good-enough society we live in, most of the commentary on Simmons didn't surround his historic numbers, but instead what he didn't do at LSU.
It's patently absurd, patently overblown, and in a lot of cases, patently false. It's time to go "Myth Busting on Ben Simmons."
Myth No. 1: Simmons 'can't shoot'
Reality: It takes lots of players time to develop as a shooter. Including LeBron James.
Of all the myths about Simmons, this is the weirdest one.
Sure, he only shot 33 percent from behind the three-point line as a freshman, but if you were 6'10, bigger, faster and stronger than your opponent, and able to get to the rim any time you wanted, would you worry about working on your jumper? Of course not! You'd use every physical gift you had, and well, go to the rim every chance you got. Which is exactly what Simmons did. Yes, he only shot 33 percent from three as a freshman, but he also shot 56 percent from the field. That was by far the best number of any LSU player who averaged more than 10 minutes per game.
Isn't the oldest cliché in basketball that "a consistent jumper is one of the few things you actually can teach a guy once they get to the NBA?" That you can't teach height, you can't teach size, hand-eye coordination or athleticism. But you can teach an inconsistent shooter to become consistent if the player is willing to put in the work?
Does anyone remember when LeBron James broke into the league? How he couldn't shoot a lick, and how early on, he relied on athletic ability and beating his man off the dribble to create his offense? And didn't he eventually become a more consistent jump shooter?
The answer is "yes" and the numbers back it up. According to Basketball Reference, LeBron shot just 41 percent from the field as a rookie in the NBA, but quickly went up to 47 percent the next year, and 50 percent in seven of his last eight. His three-point field goal percentage began at a paltry 29 percent as a rookie, before eventually peaking at 40 percent a few years ago.
Myth No. 2: His team didn't win enough
Reality: It takes more than one great player to win. It also takes a semi-competent coach
LSU coach Johnny Jones should be blamed as much --- if not more --- for the Tigers' struggles this year. Again, Simmons averaged nearly 19 points, 11 rebounds and five assists per game... and did it as a freshman! What else was he supposed to do? Diagram his own plays? Only pass to himself? Kidnap his coach and lock him in the broom closet?
Actually, that last one isn't a bad idea, but since it could never happen (since it would probably constitute some weird, secondary NCAA violation), here's the simple truth on Johnny Jones' 2015-2016 season: It was the single worst coaching job in modern college basketball history. Jones had a team with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft (Simmons), another projected lottery pick in the preseason (Antonio Blakeney) and a handful of others with NBA talent and didn't even sniff the tournament.
Even a young Mozart couldn't have reached his potential if he had the village idiot teaching him how to play the piano.
By the way, if you want full details on just how awful Jones' track record is, read this article from earlier in the season.
Myth No. 3: Ben Simmons 'quit' on LSU
Reality: Ben Simmons 'quit' on Johnny Jones.
To say he "quit" on the team is not only stupid, it's ill-informed. During the stretch run (when Simmons supposedly "quit" on his team) he tallied seven double-doubles in LSU's last nine games, and scored at least 20 points in five. If he quit, it's the worst quit job ever.
So again, let's not say Simmons "quit," but even if, to some small degree, he didn't "give it his all" the final few games of LSU's season, could you blame him? We've seen it before from other LSU teams.
Remember it was just two years ago that LSU was cruising to an NCAA Tournament berth, before losing three of their last four games (including an embarrassing first round SEC Tournament loss to Auburn... yes Auburn!) and after eventually limping into the Big Dance was eventually knocked out in the first round.
That team didn't have Ben Simmons, but they "quit" on the coach just as much that season as they did in 2016, and it's not like they didn't have talent either. Actually, that team was arguably more talented with a future first round pick (Jarrell Martin) and a second rounder (Jordan Mickey), along with a healthy Keith Hornsby.
Point being, you can't blame Ben Simmons for LSU's struggles, and when it comes to the pre-draft attention surrounding Simmons it's much more myth than reality.
Enjoy the Ben Simmons era, Philly fans. You got a good one.
Aaron Torres covers college basketball for FOXSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @Aaron_Torres or Facebook. E-mail him at email@example.com.


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John Krasinski might appear in Colin Trevorrow's Jurassic Park IV as a "dinosaur tamer"
Hot on the heels of yesterday's comments by director Colin Trevorrow about JURASSIC PARK IV comes word from Movieweb that John Krasinski might star in the film as a dinosaur tamer.
In June, plot details surfaced from Jurassic Park IV that indicate the actual theme park is up and running. Now we're hearing that The Office star John Krasinski is up for a role as one of the theme park workers in charge of 'taming' some of the dinosaurs.
You can check out the plot details mentioned above right here. Movieweb also says Krasinski's role is similar to Dennis Quaid's Mike Brody in JAWS 3-D. If the rumors about the theme park are true I can see why they would compare the two roles, but hopefully the quality of the two films won't be same. I haven't watched that much of The Office (the American version anyway), but I've enjoyed Krasinski in most of the films he's starred in (especially AWAY WE GO), and I think he would be a good fit for JURASSIC PARK 4.
JURASSIC PARK IV should be in theaters sometime in 2015.
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|Maybe one of the dinos he tames in JURASSIC PARK IV will be named Dwight.


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It isn't essential that you have an outcome goal, but you should set two weeks away. We are consistently ranked number one in diet meal delivery, and have been named the Trilogy: Healthy Body, Healthy Mind, and Healthy Finances. At Take Shape For Life, we know that Optimal six-month maintenance program (not including meals). What percentage of people have to maintain your healthy weight. She and I work conflicting schedules, odd hours, and weekends - so being structured meal-replacement programs and medication, if appropriate. What results do people in the customer. Are there other costs, such... Read more


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Giving Back Through Art! Kerry James Marshall's 100-Foot-Tall Chicago Mural
We are captivated by fantastic art, and today we get a look at a new piece that can be found at the Chicago Cultural Center. Today we get our first look at Kerry James Marshall's 100-Foot-Tall Chicago Mural. This eye-catching and massive mural is the artists largest to date and celebrates 20 influential women in Chicago's arts and culture scene.
Among the ladies honored are poet Gwendolyn Brooks, AfriCobra co-founder Barbara Jones-Hogu, first Commissioner of Cultural Affairs for the City of Chicago Lois Weisberg, and more. The artwork was "commissioned as part of Chicago's Year of Public Art, a citywide program that represents a $1.5 million USD investment in artist-led community projects," according to Hyperallergic, while the artist was paid just $1 USD for his work. Have a look at the new design in the image up top and speak your mind on it after the jump. Stay tuned for much more from Kerry James Marshall coming soon.
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Carl Buell interview25 Jan 2006
DarkSyde at Unscrewing the Inscrutable has done an interview with paleo-artist Carl Buell, which has some of Buell's great illustrations, along with his experiences as an illustrator. A quote:
[T]he bones don't exist in a vacuum. Even if you don't have a full skeleton (you seldom do and the farther back you go in geologic time the less likely it becomes), you have animals living today that are either your subjects descendants, relatives or ecological equivalents. Missing bones can then be scaled and fit in with adjustments made for relative size and mass. After all these years, I also have enough contacts that if I don't personally know an expert on a certain creature, I know someone who does. It's always wonderful to have advice from the people whose lives are in the fossils.
Some great pictures of Ambulocetus, along with a couple of hominids and a tribute to Jay Matternes.
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I found a quick fire way to check that all the links in your HTML/XHTML etc are actually going somewhere. It is a great little tool by the name of DeadLinks (go figure) and is available here :
It is actually instesting to see that some big sites don't pass the test, like :
www.ebay.com.au (however when clicking on the links ebay manages to correct them)
www.xe.com e.g. http://www.xe.com/xebranding/gen/shortcut.php
www.news.com.au - sorry guys...you had heaps :(
Over the next few days I will try develop a bit of code that can run as a service on my server and automatically modify dead links to be either removed or at least make sure they redirect to the home page, so come back.
Hope this helps....it obviously hasn't helped the sites above :)
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November 6, 2010
From Tokyo to Kuala Lumpur
5 comments:
- Axiao said...
tot of going on the opning day, but after checking twitter status n such, taknak layan the queue la. my sis went though, most of the items already gone. i'll go during the long haji break then..post up what u bought there...:)
- Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 9:44:00 AM GMT+8
- June Malik said...
i am going soon, its MY store when we stayed in japan, just around the corner from my place hehehe
- Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 2:56:00 PM GMT+8
- rara said...
axiao: haha ur sis so semangat. i didn't shop much ler.. bcoz to many people. only bought the fleece jacket and the leggings :D
kak june: dah pergi dah? i went again yesterday tapi tak boleh masuk.. diorang tak bagi masuk dah after 7pm.. sebab ramai sangat orang.
- Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 1:31:00 PM GMT+8
- My name starts with M said...
Like Malaysia has Autumn wtf. <--- hahahhaha gelak guling2 baca ayat ni hahahha
masa baca paper psl store ni nak bukak, teringat kau psl ko penah mention dlm blog kan before. hehe.
- Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 3:49:00 PM GMT+8
- rara said...
mas: hehehe.. takpe lah. buat2 la macam autumn. now baju dia jual pon banyak for autumn/winter..
- Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 8:07:00 AM GMT+8


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Humanity has a deep love for the automobile, as it has revolutionized entire industries, society and even the way we build our cities. This being said, automobiles have a dark side - used in the wrong way they can be incredibly destructive, not just to the environment, but also to other humans. Read our list below of 4 of the most destructive and dangerous cars inhabiting the world right now!
1. Hummer
What do you get when you take a car designed for a Cold War battlefield, and then market it to civilians? The Hummer. This car no better than any other sums up the massive levels of waste and conspicuous consumption in our modern society. Not only does this car produce huge amounts of of CO2 pollution, it's also horribly-suited to metropolitan roads, causing congestion, crashes and all kinds of other problems.
2. Toyota Hilux
While the makers of this car could never have realised it, the Toyota Hilux truck has risen to become the car of choice for terrorist groups the world over. Often combined with a rear-mounted machine gun, creating a vehicle known as a 'technical', this car has become an object of fear in many countries. In Syria alone, these vehicles have lead to thousands of deaths.
3. Tata Nano
Building a car which can be bought for just $2000 seems like a great idea at first. As the cheapest car in the world, the Tata Nano, built in India, is definitely innovative. The problem is this, allowing hundreds of millions of people to have access to their own cars, is a great way to increase carbon emissions, and cause more harmful global warming.
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A new chief administrator has been hired on an interim basis for Xenia Community Schools. He brings 17 years of experience in public education, mostly from serving as an administrator in Cincinnati.
Gabriel Lofton is a former assistant superintendent for Cincinnati Public Schools, where he began his career in 2000 as a middle school teacher.
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The Xenia school board hired Lofton to serve as an interim superintendent on a one-year contact at an annual salary of $145,000. Based on a recent Dayton Daily News' analysis of area superintendent salaries, Lofton is in the list of top 10 paid public school administrators in the region, as was the previous superintendent, Denny Morrison, who resigned this summer.
Lofton's contract includes bonuses for targeted goals, the reward amount to be determined by the school board, and stipulates that he receive the same wage increases as teachers receive through collective bargaining.
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Lofton shook hands and greeted community members after school board members voted to approve his contract during a special meeting Wednesday.
Lofton, who starts work Sept. 11, said one of his first priorities will be getting to know the families, students, teachers and staff members.
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"It's a great community," he said. There are "lots of great things happening in terms of student achievement and I want to be a part of that to continue the great work that has occurred and to move that work forward. I'm excited to be here."
The Xenia school board received 17 applications for the position. From that, board members narrowed the pool to six for first interviews and selected Lofton from three who were chosen for follow-up interviews.
Xenia Board of Education President Pam Callahan said the board is pleased with its decision and confident in Lofton's leadership.
"We are positive that Dr. Lofton is going to move this district forward and keep up the momentum that we've already built," Callahan said. "He's very qualified. He's got teacher experience. He's got experience as a principal … We just know that he's going to be great."


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I am participating with a group of early elementary teachers to make one letter of the alphabet for classrooms across the US and Canada. That's why I was so excited to get the letter F from a school in California. It wasn't just any school. This school is home to students who have parents serving in the US Navy. These are the children of parents who have dedicated their lives to keeping our country safe and free. They spend six months at a time out at sea patrolling our waters and keeping us safe from harm. I want to say thank you to those students for their amazing letter f and to the teachers dedicated to teaching these special kids. I saw this picture on a friends facebook page and want to share it
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Touch the Soil News #492 (feature photo: John Novotny CC 2.0)
It is official, Monsanto has accepted an offer – by Bayer of Germany – to acquire Monsanto. Normally, mega companies often trade or exchange stock when merging. However, this deal is totally in cash – the biggest cash deal in human history.
We got our hands on the official press release from Bayer (a German company famous for the Bayer aspirin). A large portion of Bayer's operations are, however, in agricultural chemicals. The boards of directors of both companies have agreed to the deal – now it needs stockholder approval and the approval of regulators in Germany and the U.S.
The deal is so big and complicated, that it is estimated to take till the end of 2017 to get it all wrapped up. If something should happen to the deal in the interim, Bayer has agreed to pay Monsanto a $2 billion "break" fee – compensating Monsanto for all its trouble.
Werner Baumann (left), CEO of Bayer AG and Hugh Grant, CEO of Monsanto. The two men are celebrating their meeting of the minds that has led to an acquisition plan that now needs regulatory and stockholder approvals (Photo courtesy of Bayer AG).
The financing (debt) that Bayer must take on is staggering. Most notable is perhaps one of the largest credit-lines ever assembled in global commerce. Bayer has a financing commitment from Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and JP Morgan for $57 billion. Additional funds will be raised through the sale of Bayer stock.
The purchase price of Monsanto represents a 44 percent premium over its stock value prior to the agreement on the deal. One of the things that make it difficult to understand is why Bayer AG would pay so much for Monsanto. Monsanto is one of the world's most hated companies with global sentiment against GMO seeds, GMO foods and the heavy chemical use these crops require showing no signs of weakening. Even the German public has strong feelings against GMO foods.
Bayer AG has expressed concerns that the ongoing mergers of their competitors (Syngenta with Chem China and Dow with DuPont) makes the merger with Monsanto imperative in order to survive. The combined company will be the world's largest supplier of seeds and agro-chemicals. Certainly fear is not a good driver of taking on monumental debt loads. Bayer AG also states that within a couple of years of the merger, it will enjoy annual savings of $1.5 billion (affectionately called synergies) from consolidation of operations and trimming employee numbers. How would you like to be working for Monsanto right now?
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It' supposed to be below zero in temperature and windchill today. It's also my busiest day. My mission (whether or not I want to accept it), is to get to all classes without frostbite to my tender toes. I also realize that having class today will be incredibly interesting. Is my body ready? Yesterday wasn't the best of pain days.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Big Big Spender
So, let me get right to the point,
I don't pop my cork for ev'ry guy I see.
Hey, big spender, spend...
A little time with...me...me...me!
Do you wanna have fun?
The lyrics of the Shirley Bassey song sung by strippers to taunt their customers comes to mind when this blog read about Brendan Howlins spending binge in todays Wexford Echo.
Just what processed the Minister for public reform to spend a small fortune on stationary and office comforts while people across this island struggle to survive.
Today we learned that the government is to introduce a new household charge of €100. The already under siege people of Ireland are facing water charges and a property tax too. The grime spectre of public service cuts hangs in the air. From recent comments by Joan Burton, its clear that all benefits will be targeted in the next budget.
Meanwhile tax breaks are costing the country about fifty times the revenue which the new household charge will generate. Exact figures on the revenue lost to tax breaks cannot be presented as successive governments have failed to identify the figures. Some of these tax breaks serve a social cause but many are being misused to allow a wealthy elite to avoid paying fair taxes.
What is the Minister with responsibility for reforming the system worrying about?
A sign for the door of his private toilet of course.
Thats right folks, Minister Howlin decided it was a good idea to spend nearly fifty euro on a sign for his private toilet.
What Scrooge McHowlin spent YOUR money on...
New Furniture charges supply and delivery of filing cabinets EUR4,781.44
New Tea Station charge from OPW EUR7,638 incl. VAT
Plus EUR4,368 for Plumbing and Electrical Works incl. VAT
Shredder for Constituency office in Wexford. EUR592.9 euros incl.VAT
Fax machine for Constituency office in Wexford. EUR317.02 euros incl.VAT
Dictation Transcriber for Constituency office in Wexford. EUR675.18 euros incl.VAT
Photo Copier for Constituency Office in Wexford EUR3,015 plus VAT = EUR3,648.15
Key cut for Minister's toilet EUR47.67 Euros incl. VAT.
T.V. in room 1.20 appox EUR289.95 (Invoice not in as yet).
Power points/TV brackets in room 1.20 EUR84 euros plus VAT = EUR95.34
Room 1.23 install two TV Units EUR42 euros plus VAT = EUR47.67
Room 1.19 Hang notice board EUR21 euros plus VAT = EUR23.84
Room 1.19 install digi lock on door EUR204.55 plus VAT = EUR232.16
Room 1.23 Install digi lock on door EUR204.55 plus VAT = EUR232.16
IPhone for Minister Howlin EUR359.37
Sign for Minister's toilet incl. VAT EUR47.67 Euros.
Hang three notice boards for staff member EUR42 euros plus VAT = EUR47.67.
Elevate desk in room 1.24 EUR84 euros plus VAT = EUR95.34.
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Agrarian socialism is a socioeconomic political movement which seeks to combine an agrarian way of life with socialist (or semi-socialist) economic policies.
When compared to standard socialist systems which are generally urban/industrial (thus often focused on centralization and a comprehensive state), internationally oriented, and more progressive/liberal in terms of social orientation, many agrarian socialist movements have tended to be rural (with an emphasis on decentralization and smaller government), locally focused, and traditional/conservative.
One modern example of an agrarian political party with socialistic tendencies, is the former Agrarian Party of Russia and the current Australian National Party
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Kevin, here. Holly was supposed to go next, but Allison gave me the floor since Jesse decided to publicly bust my butt. He's such a dork. You have to take him with a grain of salt. Don't get me wrong, he's a freakin' genius, but he's like a walking After School Special. Seriously. If his life were a movie it would be an independent foreign film from
or something. One time I was giving him you-know-what for being an idiot, yet again, and he actually got me to use the phrase "melodramatic angst" in a conversation. Can you believe that? I don't even think I know what that means and there I go spouting off his psych crap right back at him. He thought it was hilarious. Ok, maybe it was. Anyway, my point is, he's actually a cool guy, he just freaks me out sometimes. He's funny and charming on the outside, but his head is going to explode one of these days if he doesn't just chill out and take life down a notch. Uzbekistan
Oh, and don't let him tell you I'm a player. I'm not. I love Katie. I'm just friendly. He's only jealous cuz he's a loser.
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The Worst Night Ever(2016)
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A novel by Dave Barry
Last year, Wyatt Palmer was the hero of middle school, having foiled a plot against the president of the United States. But now he and his friends are in Coral Cove High School - home of the Fighting Conchs - and Wyatt is no longer a hero: He's just another undersized freshman, hoping to fit in, or at least not be unpopular. Things start to go wrong when Matt Diaz, who is Wyatt's best friend but also unfortunately an idiot, decides to bring his pet ferret, Frank, to school. Through an unfortunate series of events Frank ends up in the hands of the Bevin brothers, who are the most popular boys at Coral Cove High, but are also, as Matt soon discovers, the nastiest. When Wyatt and Matt try to get Frank back, they concoct a plan to attend a party for the cool clique at the Bevin's waterfront mansion and stumble onto the Bevin family's dark and deadly secret. That's when Wyatt learns that some things are worse than being unpopular in high school. MUCH worse.
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To the editor:
Isn't it just wonderful that we can now give a sigh of relief, that we finally waited long enough and now they found a reason for the increase in gas prices. Don't you just love it?
JoAnn Eutin
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Nokia music not download any songs said U R phone is unlimited subcribation ( activation problem ) =[
I find this phone to be a nice one. Bought it last year. the performance is nice. No hang screens or memory less kinda errors. Camera is ok, sound quality is ok. Some nice apps emulating Flashplayer are nice to watch videos. internet browsing is nice. Installed many useful apps.Nokia Map Navigation is awesome to say the least. I could impress my friends with it.
On the downside, the windows live phonebook entries keeps on multiplying somehow. You have same entry so many times in one phonebook contact. No way to send user content through whatsapp. you cant attach music n all which is irritating. Cant use it freely as usb drive because it can only be accessed through zune. Messaging needs some more tweaks to delete individual messages in a thread. Many users may be find these flaws irritating. I mostly bought it to watch videos and it does its job pretty well. Overall I have had a nice working experience.
I using dis mob since 1 year dis mob hv lot of problem internet speed is too low in 2g netwrk can't download anything,low lyt photography is too bad compared to Samsung otherwise camera is good,file sharing problem,it doesn't lyk other simpl phon we have to download apps for al things lyk speed dail,voice recording etc n also setting options lyk other phone Nokia sucks... ....
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I always used Nokia cellphones. I bought this one, hoping no to be dissapointing. The telephone is great (as always), but Windows phone is really awful. Can´t do almost anything in the phone. Luckly, I can change it (bought it 4 days ago). I´ll get the Motorola RAZRi.
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Local Conservatives Rt Hon David Evennett, MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford, and Bexley Councillor, Don Massey, attended and spoke at the Public Inquiry into the Boundary Commission's Draft Proposals for Bexley Parliamentary constituencies on Thursday afternoon (20th October).
At the Inquiry, which was held in Bromley town centre, Mr Evennett spoke forcefully for St Michael's ward to be put back into a Bexley Parliamentary seat on community, historical and geographical grounds. He commented: "St Michael's is an integral part of Welling and Bexleyheath, and has no community interest with the Woolwich Parliamentary seat". He also strongly argued that Thamesmead Town should not be split across two Parliamentary constituencies.
Mr Evennett urged the Boundary Commission to make changes to ensure that "community links, which are strong in Bexley Borough, are maintained".
Cllr Don Massey, who spoke on behalf of the local Conservative Associations (Bexleyheath and Crayford, Old Bexley and Sidcup, Erith and Thamesmead), as well as the Conservative group on Bexley Council, presented the Conservative Party alternative to the Draft Proposals in detail.
Rt Hon James Brokenshire, MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup, who also strongly supports the changes presented by local Conservatives, will speak at the public inquiry today (21 October).


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Tone of Voice Mistakes That Are Killing Your Marketing
To be successful, you must act big, think big and talk big.
– Aristotle Onassis
The way you use your words is the way you are shaping your business; just as first impressions count in all spheres of life, whether we are talking business endeavors or personal engagements, so does word manipulation in all-things-business. In a clearer tone, in order to translate your message to the consumer in a way they understand it, you need to approach writing as branding; following, know that the tone of voice guidelines matter just as much as the logo and typeface you choose do.
What's killing businesses?
Younger companies that are just starting off tend to disregard their tone of voice as irrelevant. Often, a particular pattern is followed, a praxis proven right by their competition or someone before them. Copying or imitating, in 99% of the time, ends in failure. Other brands' voices can't be compatible with your product as each branding voice should be unique and personalized.
Unfortunately, the inexperienced are lacking acceptance of word branding as one of the primary marketing strategies which is what's getting their marketing killed in the long run. The smart ones are already a few steps ahead and thriving.
To prevent your brand from failing, you need to act smart.
Let's discuss.
Writing and branding merged
Writing is branding. When you think about the companies you admire, they all have a distinctive vision and a voice that's backing up their actions; Google, Virgin, First Direct, the BBC, Innocent, etc – they all have very clear, characteristic voices that offer the customer something they haven't experienced before. Their word manipulation is impeccable and their brand idea perfectly communicated.
Everyone who is looking to get their business to flourish needs to think about the tone of voice they are adapting in order to become different, powerful and respected in the word of business.
Content marketing teams, why?
Being a successful entrepreneur doesn't automatically mean you are a successful advertiser. In fact, praxis has shown that business moguls often lack the subtlety of marketing and advertising which is why their products/services don't get the immediate attention they deserve; well, not until they decide to advertise, at least. To get your business noticed and booming, you should hire an experienced content marketing agency with an outstanding line of successful clientele that raves about their services. Opting for the right marketing strategists will get your product the immediate attention it deserves.
The tone of voice necessities
Unlike your hired "brand police" enforcing style guidelines, the tone of voice strategist is a marketing mogul who operates as a coach, pushing writers to escape the land of boredom and use your brand's distinctive tone of voice to get your sales rising.
To make progress, every serious marketing agency will make you take these several steps:
Decide who you are
While your product/service may be amazing, if you span through way too many directions, you'll burn out and fail. This is why you need to be a 100% on the goal of your product and what you are offering. Consequently, the tone of your voice should follow in a direct, friendly, vibrant, confident or sassy manner – whichever you are comfortable with. The point is to find a voice that feels natural and agrees with the product you are offering.
Differentiate from the competition
It is burning with competition out there and you need to be better. Staying safe will only brand you "boring" or "common" and those attributes do not make a successful business. Use your tone of voice to break out from a category and connect on another level, be it on a personal, cultural, sexual or any other level. Embrace good jargon and follow through. Be weird. Be captivating. Be intriguing. Be different.
Choose three base notes
Depending on the line of business you are in, it would be smart to pick a short list of base notes.
- Simple, friendly and silly
- Enthusiastic, positive, helpful
- Serious, focused, committed
Fashion your own three-base-notes-branding so it agrees with the aura of your business.
Add accents where needed
Adapt your voice/content to the situation, target audience and context. You'll talk to the consumers differently on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter… and in person. Shoot for "consistent variety" where consumers will recognize a common personality that crosses everything but sticks to the same base notes that ooze consistency.
A force multiplier for your content is nothing more and nothing less but the tone of voice you are using. Amplify the impact of your content marketing efforts by using it properly, and rely on the advice above for help. Good luck.


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5 All-Time agencies Touch Screen Kiosks that is using systemsNumerous industries are experiencing the benefits that touch screen kiosks bring. Also various areas of governments use the solution they delivers to people that are many. Nowadays, the entertaining kiosks perform a big character in item offers, customer care, and understanding to present occasions. Truly, these systems have tremendously set the weight off from info desks and company employees.
To show exactly how these kiosk techniques bring significantly aided the world that is modern highlighted in this essay tend to be five biggest enterprises, which specially use them. Let us read these companies, to see just how touch screen kiosks include used.
Fast Food Joints
Point-of-Sales terminals were used as an alternative to conventional cash registers, exactly what made them much better today would be that touch screen innovation took aside the mess and saved area inside the cashier counter. The program with this style of kiosks also produced the POS a whole lot friendly, more than just debunking the key that is different on a consistent POS terminal. Currently, some take out chains were enabling men order upwards through the kiosks and simply line up to obtain wages and obtain their unique sales.
Finance Institutions
Banking institutions are primary organizations having benefit of these kinds of entertaining kiosks. Folks back in the time, dislike going to banks only to inquire about treatments for the reason that very long traces. Today, goods data is just a point of a fingertip away from obtaining the info that's needed by litigant or customer. This also applies to insurers which display items and treatments in a customer kiosk.
Utility Organizations
Most of us have practiced having to pay costs in a convenience store, and that is exactly what these kiosks techniques is focused on. In place of browsing a far expense installment heart, you need to choose a convenience that is nearby and spend your company's bills easily.
Office Buildings/Malls
Inquiring a desk that is front for guidelines, can you check here need to be a hassle especially when they are active along with other facts. Nevertheless, an interactive kiosk just conserves time and energy by containing a building/mall index. Also informative data on different services can be organized.
Marketing Enterprises
Touch screen kiosks bring supplied just one more revolutionary strategy to advertise or promote products. Usually, providers holders employ marketing organizations to greatly help bring connected with different advertising methods, and it's also a better solution to evoke step to consumers in once you understand a product or solution through the help of interaction.


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Nat King Cole & Dean Martin
The Two Greatest Male Singers In History
This is a fascinating photo since Nat King Cole & Dean Martin are probably the two greatest male singers in history. Of course there are many other famous crooners like Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra who also had great voices, but in my opinion, Nat King Cole and Dean Martin have the two smoothest singing voices in history. Since we are on the subject, I think the greatest female voice is Ella Fitzgerald.


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An article in the Daily Mail Australia calling an Aboriginal student an extremist for protesting against controversial senator-elect Pauline Hanson is gaining attention online, with thousands of Aboriginal community members slamming it as "unethical" and "irresponsible".
There are now concerns the article will incite racial hatred toward the young man, Birrugan Dunn-Velasco.
The headline on the article, which was published online yesterday, read:
"Thought Pauline was a bit extreme? Meet the Aboriginal student leading the protests against her - who blames the 'white Australian populace' for electing her and wants the 'genocidal government' dissolved."
After seeing the article Dunn-Velasco wrote on his Facebook "all lies", saying he "can't deal with this atm [at the moment]".
The article featured provocative screen grabs of the Sydney University student taken from a video of a speech he made outside the ABC studios in Sydney while Hanson was inside taping an episode of Q&A.
"I'm sick to my stomach, not because I despise this person of Pauline Hanson - I do -but she is indicative of something much larger and more rampant of something we all face every day," an emotional Dunn-Velasco says on the video.
Dunn-Velasco says he was never contacted by the journalist who wrote the article and was never asked for an interview.
Furious Aboriginal community members took to Facebook to express their anger over the article and defend Dunn-Velasco.
Hanson has a tense relationship with the Aboriginal community. In 1998, when she was first elected to federal parliament as the member for Oxley, Hanson ran on a platform opposing Indigenous-specific programs or funding.
"This nation is being divided into black and white, and the present system encourages this. I am fed up with being told, 'this is our land'. Well, where the hell do I go? I was born here, and so were my parents and children," Hanson said in her maiden speech.
Responses to the article on the Daily Mail's Facebook page include people calling Dunn-Velsaco an "Abbo" and suggesting he was angry because he ran out of cigarettes and alcohol.
Formerly with BuzzFeed News, Allan Clarke is a NITV reporter based in Sydney.
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
The Meter Maids- Open for Business
Okay, let us start out by telling you what we are not going to do. We are NOT going to teach you about basic meter. Why? Because that information is readily accessible all over the internet. Why reinvent the metronome? I mean, the wheel.
What we are going to do is share the subtle secrets of writing in rhyme. The little tricks of the trade that other people don't tell you about. Why won't you find these tips anywhere else? Maybe because skilled rhymers use them so intuitively that they don't even realize they are doing it.
In any case, our goal is to help you turn run-of-the-mill stanzas into rhyming extravaganzas!
We'll demonstrate how to effectively use internal rhyme, alliteration, word play, etc, citing lots of examples so you can see these techniques in action.
We'll even take submissions from you... but more on that later!
To kick things off, we are giving away a signed ARC of Tiffany's debut picture book, THE MONSTER WHO LOST HIS MEAN.
Just follow us and you are automatically entered to win!
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Hi Corey and Tiffany, I'm looking forward to learning lots and lots from you guys! I'm in need of rhyming help badly. The Monster Who Lost His Mean looks adorable btw :)ReplyDelete
Corey and Tiffany your new blog looks amazing. Tiffany, I love the monsters in your book.ReplyDelete
Fantastic idea Corey and Tiffany! Looking forward to your posts. And Tiffany - love the art in your book! (also the rhyme of course - that goes without saying :) - but I hadn't seen the art before!)ReplyDelete
This sounds like it's going to be a classroom full of fun! I see you already have two amazing ladies here! Hey Rena and Jennifer. The book looks like it is such a fun read!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 21, 2012 at 1:23 PM
Cool. Looking forward to your posts!ReplyDelete
What a great concept for a blog. I'm also obsessed with rhyme--both reading and writing it. Looking forward to your blog, and congratulations on its launch!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 21, 2012 at 2:42 PM
Will your rhyming make the grade?ReplyDelete
Ask the experts! METER MAIDS
Do you need prosody aid?
Check it out with METER MAIDS!
If you've fretted, stomped and prayed,
They're here to help. The METER MAIDS!
OK, please DON'T check the meter on that as I just wanted to playfully congratulate you on the blog launch. Yep, stooped to near-perfect rhyme too. Best wishes!
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Ha, Cathy, LOVE IT!!! You're the best :)Delete
Wow, I can't wait to see what you guys are going to do here. Fun!ReplyDelete
What a fantastic idea and adorable blog name!! I'm so jealous of you two rhyming maids!! I wish you the best of luck!!ReplyDelete
I agree, The Monster Who Lost His Mean does look adorable!!
How exciting--I can't wait to see more!!ReplyDelete
Congrats on the start of your new blog Corey and Tiffany. I'm sure I will earn frequently flyer miles visiting your blog. Look forward to your post!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 21, 2012 at 7:51 PM
Yea!!! I am so excited about this. I can't wait til your next post :-) I love, love, love your name! Meter Maids is just perfect. THE MONSTER WHO LOST HIS MEAN looks awesome!ReplyDeleteReplies
Cathy Mealey coined the name last year during Write on Con! We are eternally grateful :)Delete
- AnonymousJune 21, 2012 at 8:09 PM
I love your Meter Maids illustration and idea. I can really use this help. The book looks fun,too!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 21, 2012 at 8:27 PM
WOW! You guys are ingenious! Just tweeted this and posted to Facebook and am following as fast as I can. :) Sounds like lots of fun with lots to learn.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 21, 2012 at 10:24 PM
This is GREAT! I cant wait to read your blog posts..... Nicky :)ReplyDelete
Thanks so much, everyone!! We are really excited to get rolling with this. Looking forward to interacting with all of you!ReplyDelete
Hurray for rhymers!ReplyDelete
Amazing! As was the workshop... Definitely a blog to follow. :-)ReplyDelete
I'm looking forward to following your blog post!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 5:17 AM
As a fellow writer who is passionate about good rhyme and meter, I'm looking forward to following your blog. I love your blog's name and mission! And Tiffany's book looks fantastic!ReplyDelete
Sounds fabulous...cannot wait to learn new tips and tricks, girls!ReplyDelete
I LOVE LOVE you new blog ladies! I can't wait to learn more!ReplyDelete
So excited to find you....via Tara Lazar's wonderful blog. Good luck with this fabulous idea of a blog.ReplyDelete
I look forward to learning and sharing. And the book looks like great fun too.


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Our Krafty Country Adhesive Labels are perfect for the Country Christmas Queen when it comes time to wrapping presents! These Kraft Country Adhesive Gift Tags feature a rustic kraft paper with ornaments, candy canes and snowflakes in a red, green, and white color palette. Send gifts with a handmade presentation when you use these festive holiday gift labels!


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Most well flow testing is done for Real Estate transactions. They require four hours of continuous testing and two different kinds of meters – one measures the output of water in gallons per minute (gpm) and the other measures the water level in the well.
Outcomes of Well Flow Testing
- The water level will drop to the intake of the pump. A true well production by the flow meter can be determined.
- The water level will stop dropping. The maximum output of the pump does not exceed the well's capacity.
- The water level will be dropping too slowly by the end of the 4th hour. Cannot determine the maximum well or pump gallons per minute.
- Well Flow Testing with All Well & Pump Service
Well flow testing is important in making sure your well or pump:
- Has not lost productivity
- Meets your irrigation needs
They also determine the true gallons per minute of your new well.
Before your driller leaves, they typically do an air tests to give you an indication of your well's gpm. To get a true reading of your well's gpm, you will want to have a test pump installed.


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Six Cambodian women were convicted by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court and sentenced to seven years in prison each for conspiring to traffic three Cambodian girls to be sold as brides in China.
The victims, aged 18 to 22, came from poor families in Kratie province, and were told that they would work in garment factories or beauty salons in China or Singapore. In reality, the traffickers planned to send them to marry Chinese husbands.
"Based on real evidences and their confessions, the court has found that they are guilty," said presiding judge Svay Tonh.
The convicted women told the court that they were promised $100 in commission for each Cambodian girl they delivered.
Four of the defendants – Hong Vy, also known as Hong Chea, 38; Ol Yong, also known as Dy, 40; Bouy Samon, 50; and Kert Phuon, 54 – are currently in custody.
The other two, Bouy Savun, 26, and Yaing Samean, 32, managed to escape to China.
Police intercepted the four traffickers in custody when they brought the victims to the capital to prepare their travel documents for China.


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Chicken and Spinach Crepes
Spinach and chicken mixed with mushroom-cheddar sauce make the filling for these elegant crepes that are topped with more sauce before baking.
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- Combine flour, milk, egg, and salt. Beat until blended. Spray a 6-inch skillet with nonstick spray coating. Preheat skillet; then remove skillet from heat. Pour in 2 tablespoons batter. Lift and tilt skillet to spread batter. Return to heat; brown on one side only. Invert skillet over paper towels; remove crepe. Repeat with remaining batter.
- Combine mushrooms, carrot, leek, and water. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 5 minutes. Do not drain. Combine milk, cornstarch, salt, and pepper. Stir into vegetable mixture. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Stir in sherry and 1/2 cup of the cheese until melted.
- Combine spinach, chicken, and 1 cup of the sauce. Spoon 1/4 cup filling onto unbrowned side of each crepe. Roll up. Arrange crepes, seam side down, in a 3-quart rectangular baking dish. Spoon remaining sauce over crepes. Cover; bake in a 375 degree F. oven 25 minutes or until hot. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, 5 minutes more. Makes 6 servings (2 crepes each).
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Cool crepes. Stack crepes, placing 2 sheets of waxed paper between them. Wrap and freeze up to 2 months. Thaw before using.
Nutrition Facts (Chicken and Spinach Crepes)
- Per serving:
- 318 kcal ,
- 11 g fat
- 111 mg chol. ,
- 370 mg sodium ,
- 26 g carb. ,
- 27 g pro.


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text: The mechanistic study of inflammatory or autoimmune diseases requires the generation of mouse models that reproduce the alterations in immune responses observed in patients. associated Mouse monoclonal to IL-6 with amyloid plaques in vivo. In macrophages we observed that mBSA disrupted the lysosomal compartment signaled along the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway and activated caspase 1 which led to the WYE-687 production of IL-1β. In vivo mBSA triggered rapid and prominent immune cell infiltration that is dependent on IL-1β induction. Taken together these data demonstrate that by mimicking amyloidogenic proteins mBSA exhibits strong innate immune functions and serves as a potent adjuvant. These findings advance our understanding on the underlying mechanism of how aberrant immune responses lead to autoimmune reactions. WYE-687 Introduction Antigen-induced arthritis has been widely studied in animals as a model of rheumatoid arthritis. This chronic inflammation of the joints can be induced by immunization of animals with an antigen and intraarticular re-challenge with the same antigen in the presence of complete Freund's adjuvant several days later [1]. Methylated bovine serum albumin (mBSA) is by far the most effective antigen at inducing prolonged inflammation in different strains of rabbits mice and other rodents [2]. The addition of positive electrical charges by methylation of the anionic native BSA has been speculated as the determinant factor in the chronicity of the inflammation induced [3]. In particular the cationic mBSA was found retained for a longer time in articular connective tissues than negatively charged antigens leading to a delayed release of antigens and favoring the in situ immune complex formation and deposition [3]. Interestingly mBSA has also been used as a carrier protein for the induction of anti-DNA antibodies in other autoimmune disease models [4]-[9]. DNA is poorly immunogenic by itself and immunization of mice with nucleic acids fails to induce detectable anti-DNA titers. However mice receiving denatured single stranded DNA from different sources complexed to mBSA develop anti-DNA antibodies approximating the serology observed in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients [4] [10]. In these models it was thought that the increased adjuvancy of mBSA is responsible for breaking tolerance to nucleic acids yet the WYE-687 precise mechanism by which it is achieved is unknown. Nevertheless mBSA was included as a carrier protein to obtain high titer antibodies in other studies [11] [12]. Adjuvants are substances that are included in vaccines to critically enhance the magnitude and modulate the quality of the protective immune responses. Not until recently the mechanism WYE-687 how adjuvants fulfill such function has been revealed. Among different types of adjuvants used in clinics or in experimental animals they universally show strong capacity to trigger inflammation and activate different aspects of the innate immune system which prime the adaptive immune system to induce antibody or cellular responses. In particular the oil-based aluminum adjuvant has been shown to exert a direct effect on inflammasome action and IL-1β production a key mediator of inflammation. The application of adjuvants and their principle of action are not limited to vaccines to prevent infectious diseases but are increasingly tested in cancer immunotherapy where anti-tumor specific response is intentionally induced. Amyloid fibrils are stable insoluble aggregates of terminal misfolded protein products with extensive beta sheet structures [13]-[15]. These misfolded particulates participate in inflammatory responses in both central nervous system and peripheral organs mainly by activating inflammasome and inducing IL-1β secretion [16]-[19]. Recently we observed that the precursor form of amyloid soluble protein oligomers can efficiently bind DNA converting them into amyloids [20]. Strikingly these nucleic acid-containing amyloids could initiate inflammation and their injection to non-autoimmune mice lead to a broad anti-autoantigen response with the generation of anti-DNA autoantibodies [21]. Here we show that mBSA shares properties with both oligomeric amyloid precursors and fibrous amyloid. mBSA is able to activate the inflammasome in macrophages and induce profound immune cell infiltration in vivo. Thus the.


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Are Bots Legal?
Comparison-shopping sites say they make the Web manageable. Critics say they trespass
For a fee, Bargain Network Inc. lets subscribers search its site for the lowest price on all sorts of merchandise, from cars and electronics to Pez dispensers. But how it gets those pric es has put it on the front lines of an Internet legal war.
To provide subscribers with its custom-made bargain basement, Bargain Network deploys automated search robots -- known as bots, crawlers, spiders or scrapers -- to hundreds of online retailers and auctioneers. The bots collect the information and return it to be posted on the company's...