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But is a difference of 0.014 mm clinically significant?
The niacin versus ezetimibe findings come from the ARBITER 6-HALTS trial, a late-breaker reported at the American Heart Association and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The trial, which involved 208 patients, has become a flashpoint in the continuing debate about the use of surrogate endpoints in clinical trials, and the hot topic here.
The margin of victory was the change in CIMT from baseline to eight months, and finally at 14 months. During that time, patients were taking either two grams of niacin or 10 mg of ezetimibe in addition to standard statin therapy.
Niacin-treated patients achieved that 0.014 mm regression. Ezetimibe-treated patients showed no evidence of regression, and in those who achieved the greatest reduction in LDL cholesterol, CIMT paradoxically increased.
Niacin led to a significant increase in HDL compared to ezetimibe, while ezetimibe decreased LDL significantly compared to niacin. Both drugs significantly decreased triglycerides.
For weeks leading up to the meeting, ARBITER was the focus of both speculation and skepticism -- focus that evolved to frenzy as events unfolded.
The results were embargoed for release at 8 a.m. Monday morning, but that plan was scuttled Sunday afternoon when an Associated Press story with the results was briefly posted on a TV station Web site -- long enough to be aggregated by Google.
That snafu caused a stir among the more than 200 journalists covering the meeting, and near panic by Abbott, which makes Niaspan and sponsored the trial, and Merck/Schering-Plough, the makers of ezetimibe.
The "embargo break" led the AHA to hastily assemble a press conference (recalling the lead author from a theme park where he was enjoying a day with his family) in order to officially lift the embargo at 6 p.m. Sunday.
The AHA then repeated the briefing -- with all the same players -- at 8 a.m. Monday, which was the originally scheduled time. (Both briefings were streamed live by MedPage Today and are now available on-demand.)
The plenary session at which the results were formally reported didn't occur until late Monday morning -- long enough for the correct interpretation of the results to finally emerge, said Mariell Jessup, MD, who chaired the scientific program for this year's AHA meeting.
Jessup, a professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, pointed out that "this was not a trial with clinical endpoints and so it cannot be interpreted as a clinical endpoint trial."
In the rush to report the "news" Jessup said, that distinction, while not subtle, was often lost.
And that, according to Jessup and others, is a common affliction when the primary endpoint of a study is a surrogate.
Stephen Kopecky, MD, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minn., said there was no doubt that "surrogate endpoints are being overused. In cardiology trials, the most important endpoints are the 'hard' major adverse cardiovascular events, which include cardiovascular death and nonfatal heart attack and stroke, among other things."
The difficulty arises, he said, when clinicians overinterpret the results of a study based on surrogate markers.
"The best endpoints are living long and living happy," said Anthony DeMaria, MD, editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Hard endpoint trials, especially survival trials, require thousands -- not hundreds -- of patients and extend over years, not months. More patients and more time means more money.
In 2009, neither time nor money is available in abundance.
Surrogate endpoints, on the other hand, give researchers a way to answer narrowly focused research questions using fewer patients over shorter periods of time.
But surrogate endpoints, whether they are findings from imaging such as CIMT, or intravascular ultrasound or biomarkers such as highly sensitive C-reactive protein or even lipid measures, don't necessarily translate easily into clinical endpoints.
"You can end up with a dead patient and nice lab results," said Harlan Krumholz, MD, of Yale University.
For many the textbook example of this problem is torcetrapib -- an investigational HDL-boosting drug that looked exceptional until excess mortality emerged in Phase III studies. The problem was later determined to be an off-target toxicity, something that was not detected by HDL measurements.
Despite that concern, DeMaria said that some surrogates are, in his opinion, better than others, and he would put CIMT in that category because it does provide a measurement of the arterial bed.
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, director of the Cardiovascular Institute at Mount Sinai in New York, disagreed.
"The disease [atherosclerosis] is too diffuse for a measurement taken in one area. This is not a good marker," Fuster said.
Other imaging techniques, MRI for example, provide more valuable information, according to Fuster, who has been a champion of cardiac imaging and is currently conducting a study that compares the predictive value of different imaging technologies.
Allen J. Taylor, MD, a Walter Reed Army Medical Center cardiologist and principal investigator for ARBITER, rejected broad stroke characterizations of CIMT.
He noted that the technology for this imaging has improved from primitive -- with studies that relied on two images from 7-10 megahertz machines involving two measurements -- to precise, with the 13 megahertz scanner used in ARBITER to collect eight images and 16 measurements.
That's not precise enough to guide clinical decisions, said Kopecky.
"CIMT has been shown to be beneficially affected by estrogens and thiazolidinediones, but these drugs have not been shown to reduce major cardiovascular events; in fact, they have increased events in some studies," he noted.
"On the other hand, other agents such as rosuvastatin (Crestor) have shown decreased major cardiac events, but have not caused regression of carotid intima-medial thickness in some studies."
Krumholz, who serves on a committee drafting an Institute of Medicine report on surrogate markers, said, "My focus at the end of the day has to be on clinical results."
Krumholz said he personally remains highly skeptical of using surrogate endpoints to approve drugs: case-in-point being ezetimibe, which was approved on the basis of its demonstrated ability to achieve significant reductions in LDL.
Ezetimibe has yet to demonstrate a clinical benefit, he said. For that reason, Krumholz said current clinical practice -- an estimated nine million Americans are taking the drug -- is "overly exuberant for the amount of evidence available."
However, the same criticism can be leveled against niacin, said Rory Collins, MB, BS, an epidemiologist in the clinical trials unit at Oxford University in England.
Collins, who is chairman of the steering committee of an ongoing trial of ezetimibe, said there is no "evidence that raising HDL improves outcomes, whereas there is abundant evidence that there is benefit in lowering LDL."
Raymond Gibbons, MD, of the Mayo Clinic agreed with this point. "That is why HDL is not included as a target in current guidelines," he said.
As currently written, the cholesterol guidelines have as a secondary target management of non-HDL cholesterol to less than 130 mg/dL, he said.
Moreover, Collins said, it's inappropriate to use a surrogate such as CIMT to guide clinical practice.
But Collins told MedPage Today that the bigger problem with ARBITER was that it asked a question that was "scientifically insignificant and irrelevant."
His reasoning was simple: ezetimibe and niacin were not mutually exclusive, since they could be used in combination, so testing them as opposing strategies would not provide useful clinical information.
Sidney Smith, MD, of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, said that while there may be problems with the ARBITER trial, he did not believe that it asked an irrelevant question.
The question, which drug to add when a patient is maxed out on statin therapy, "mirrors what is happening in clinical practice," he said.
Unfortunately, he said, a surrogate endpoint can't provide the answer. "We need clinical data to answer the question and we don't yet have that data," he said.
The trial was supported by Abbott.
Taylor reported receiving lecture fees from Abbott.
Krumholz had developed and maintain risk-standardized mortality rates for acute MI under contract with the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care, and he chairs a scientific advisory board for UnitedHealthcare.
Jessup reported no conflicts of interest.
DeMaria reported no conflicts of interest.
Collins reported reported being paid by the British Heart Foundation and UK Biobank, and having received research funding from Merck/Schering-Plough, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Bristol Myers Squibb, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, European Union, Kadoorie Trust, the Medical Research Council, Roche, Sanofi, and Solvay.
Gibbons reported potential conflicts of interest with KAI Pharmaceuticals, TherOx, King Pharmaceuticals, TargeGen, and Radiant Medical.
Smith said that he had no relationships with industry such as research grants, honoraria, stocks, consulting or any others which are considered reportable or which should be listed as disclosed.
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How To Hump Someone
If you are a human of breeding age, then you should already know how to hump someone. It is your prime directive and the point of existence. But in this age of robots, zealots and visual bastardization, some of us need guides to do anything. This one is for you my friend.
To hump someone, you will need:
- Someone
- Fresh breath
- Maybe booze
- Maybe a lot of booze
- Presentation. To hump someone, you have to have all your ducks in a row. Proper hygiene is a must because if you reek like an unwashed street hippie, then your chances of humping decreases exponentially. An often overlooked area is your genitalia. If you have to comb back thick brush to make out anything, perhaps it is time for a trim. When you lean in close to shout your mating call in clubs with loud music, you should always have fresh breath. Unless you are paying to hump, you have to look and smell like a winner in the game of natural selection.
- Selection. A good hump can happen anywhere, but realistically, your chances improve if alcohol is involved. This means you will have to go out. If all you require is to hump someone without any sort of emotional investment, you are in luck. The sheer numbers of your species put the odds in your favor. While making use of technology to find humpable partners greatly increases your chances, you also have to polish your personal skills for the physical mingling of the flesh.
- Approaching hump. Once your partner has found you acceptable, it is time to get down to brass tacks. If you happen to be male and you are whipped up to a state of maddened, sexual frenzy, think of something else. Food is too close to screwing so try sports or trigonometry. Remember, humping includes everyone. There is a lot of preparation involved, so if you barely last two minutes, you are not doing your partner any favors.
- Anatomy. To hump someone is something your species has been practicing for more than 100,000 years. It should be fairly obvious, but here is the technical explanation. The female species stimulates the male's fireman. She will rub the fireman's helmet with her various body parts until the fireman is standing upright at attention. In this position, the fireman is also referred to as the Little Colonel. After begging and making many false promises, the Little Colonel eagerly dives into the female's vertical smile. If the female is lying on her back, aim for the top hole. If you attempt to enter the bottom hole, the hump could end before it ever starts.
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Keeping mothers alive in Africa
HIV-positive mothers are four to eight times more likely to die during childbirth. Globally, HIV accounts for 61,000 maternal deaths every year. Kenya, South Sudan, Uganda and Zambia all have a particularly high burden of HIV and maternal mortality. Our 12-month project during 2011 set out to reduce maternal deaths in these countries.
The project reached over 100,000 people, resulting in better-informed communities and an increase in safer deliveries. This is in countries where it is widely believed that death is all too often an inevitable part of giving birth.
The heightened awareness also resulted in more women accessing prevention of mother-to-child transmission services and more women opting to deliver at health care facilities. This has substantially increased their chances of delivering their baby safely and HIV-free. When prevention of mother-to-child transmission services are used the chance of a baby born to an HIV-positive mother becoming infected is less than 1%. Without these services there is a 20-45% chance.
Local knowledge
Knowing what gives a mother and her baby the best chance for health and successfully communicating this are two different things, as the advice often contradicts traditional norms. In all four countries community champions and peer educators have been key to engaging tribal, religious and community leaders who are the entry point to the rest of the community.
In Kenya, community radio aired talks with policymakers and community members and this helped get the message across to larger audiences in local languages.
When men recognise the value of maternal health services it can make it easier for women to access them, so in Zambia male-only community dialogues took place. Father of two, Amon Banda, says, "I went with my wife Mwenzi to the clinic. I always go. I want to know and care that my child will be born safely."
Actually getting to a health facility is a big issue in rural areas. So in South Sudan rakshas (tuk-tuks) and moto-ambulances are being used to get women in labour there safely. Action for Rights Relief and Development (ARRD) is one of the community-based partners supported by the Alliance that implemented the programme in South Sudan. The organisation serves around 23,000 people, including Margaret Oleyo, 30, who has six children.
Margaret's youngest, Juma, is three weeks old. Margaret says, "I've always had complications giving birth. Thanks to ARRD I could deliver Juma in hospital. Before I had to pay for and find transportation to go to hospital. I don't think I could have afforded it this time."
Initiatives like this across all four countries made a difference to the number of HIV-positive women coming through the doors of health facilities. Since the start of this project health facilities that were seeing five mothers a week for delivery are now seeing more than 20.
"I went with my wife Mwenzi to the clinic. I want to know and care that my child will be born safely."
— Amon Banda


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That assumes the deal closes-no slam-dunk, given mounting investor skepticism and antitrust hurdles.
If it fails, HP's reputation would be tarnished. But Compaq Computer Corp. would have the bigger problem: Beleaguered Compaq last week effectively became an orphan brand when HP signaled the merged enterprise would be built on the HP brand.
It adds up to a lot of uncertainty-precisely what business buyers and consumers don't want from tech suppliers. That's a problem for Compaq and HP, and a marketing opportunity for rivals such as Dell Computer Corp., IBM Corp. and Sun Microsystems.
The proposed merger, announced Sept. 3, would create an $87 billion colossus rivaling IBM in size. But skeptical investors drove both stocks down to mid-'90s levels, cutting the deal's value from $25 billion to $19 billion.
Given the hurdles, it's conceivable the pact could go the way of General Electric Co./Honeywell International: When GE in July aborted the much-hyped acquisition after European antitrust regulators refused to approve the deal, Honeywell was left at the altar, its prospects limited.
Even as Compaq's stock sunk last week amid the uncertainty, Compaq ran an ad in The Wall Street Journal showing frantic stock traders. The text asked: "What does Compaq give the world's largest stock markets?" The ad's headline: "Stability."
Challenges for Compaq and HP go beyond investors and regulators. The companies would meld business divisions and sales forces, cut costs along with about 25,000 workers, pare product lines and brands and eventually consolidate marketing. HP would remain the master brand, while a few Compaq brands likely would live on as sub-brands, though one consultant who has worked on the Compaq business doesn't think much of the Compaq brand would survive.
HP Chairman-CEO Carly Fiorina said she expects the combined companies to have the same marketing budget as they did individually-a bold claim given HP's resolve to cut the two companies' expenses by $2.5 billion.
"We have to position the combination effectively," she said. "We will be spending at least as much [on marketing] as the two companies spent individually."
HP would be the "surviving brand" and the merged company would use the "sub-brands of Compaq smartly," Ms. Fiorina said.
Most industry insiders and agency executives say agency consolidation is all but certain if the merger is completed by its mid-2002 target. HP spent $160 million in the U.S. on measured media in 2000 and $55.5 million from January to May 2001, according to Taylor Nelson Sofres' CMR; Compaq spent $149 million in 2000 and $50 million for the first five months of this year. Meanwhile, HP reported spending $1.1 billion on global advertising in the year ended Oct. 31; Compaq said it spent $370 million on global advertising in 2000.
Omnicom Group's Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco, handles HP's global brand and consumer advertising and media planning. Publicis Groupe's Publicis & Hal Riney, San Francisco, handles business product and services ads; sibling Optimedia, London and San Francisco, does media buying.
Interpublic Group of Cos.' Foote, Cone & Belding Worldwide, New York, won Compaq's global account more than a year ago. One agency executive steeped in the tech business predicted a free-for-all between Publicis and Omnicom for the consolidated account. Goodby enjoys a close relationship with HP and Ms. Fiorina. FCB and Interpublic also are expected to mount a challenge.
Brand and review consultants are already circling the business. WPP Group's Landor Associates, San Francisco, a longtime HP partner, likely would play a role in branding the merged company. Landor, New York, also has worked with Compaq for four years. Landor executives did not return calls.
An HP spokeswoman declined to comment on marketing and agency issues, including the potential of an interim cross-company marketing team, citing premature timing. A Compaq spokesman also declined to comment on marketing plans. Riney and Goodby executives said they knew of no ads planned to tout the proposed union.
Insiders are skeptical about the marriage of the two ailing tech powers, intended to compete against No. 1 IBM and feisty Dell. Rob Enderle, research fellow at Giga Information Group, noted HP and Compaq face big challenges in managing their businesses during the transition. "HP's e-services business is a mess," Mr. Enderle said.
Dell, which started a consumer PC price war this year, is poised to steal share in the enterprise market, picking off plum accounts while Compaq and HP are preoccupied.
"This is all about cost-cutting," said a West Coast consultant. "It's time to circle the wagons if you're selling hardware these days. Michael Dell is killing everybody."


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Previously, YouTube channels have been popular in providing the audience with entertainment contents like music, shows, etc. Then other specialized channels came up like food channels, news channels, channels that teach you CBD oil health effects, etc. Now the fitness and workout channel has joined the pack. Here you will find lots of fitness and workout routines. Each channel has its unique approach. You can surely find something to match your style. The fitness and workout YouTube channels are quite popular now. Here are the major reasons for its success.
Customized workout plans
The videos are useful for everybody. The channels meet the health and fitness needs of a particular audience. You can choose a plan that works for you best.
Many channels offer an unlimited supply of videos at a very low price. If you go to a gym, you will have to pay a lot in membership fees every month. So, working out by viewing YouTube channels is more affordable.
Keeps you going
According to a recent report, more than 54 million Americans go to a gym. However, they cancel their gym memberships after some time because of the high membership fees. As a result, they stop working out. If you are working out by viewing fitness videos from YouTube channels, then you won't need to quit as you are paying a lot less. So, you will be able to continue your fitness regime. This is a much desirable alternative to gyms.
Get trained by celebrity instructors
The owners of many fitness YouTube channels are celebrities. So, you get the chance to workout with a celebrity in your living room. This can be a real inspiration, as you will always be focused to get a body like the celebrity. So, you will work harder and stay motivated all the time. The same celebrity will charge a lot of money in their brick and mortar gym. So, you get to subscribe to their channel at a very low cost.
By viewing fitness YouTube channels, you can workout in your living room. Also, you no longer require buying fitness DVDs. You can just subscribe to YouTube channels and get access to unlimited workouts. So, your living room won't be messed up with DVDs anymore.
Workouts are easy to follow
The instructor in this fitness YouTube channels makes it very easy to finish the entire workouts. Each move is described elaborately. The instructor explains the moves very carefully so that the viewers can follow. As you won't be able to look at the screen while exercising, the voice of the instructor will guide you through the steps. There are important aids displayed on the screen, like the name of the exercise, duration, how many repetitions, etc.
Can connect with the audience
The instructors of fitness YouTube channels try to build rapport with the viewers. They try to grow the community by interacting with the viewers directly. There are a live question and answer hangouts. You can also email the instructor to get answers to specific workouts.
The fitness YouTube channels are immensely popular now. They have revolutionized the fitness and workout market. More people now feel encouraged to start a workout regime at home. There are hundreds of options to choose from. There are specialized channels for different types of workouts, like bodybuilding, perfect legs, flat abdomen, yoga, Zumba, cardio, and more. Most channels provide free promotional videos of 10 minutes or so to see how the video is like. Some workouts are free, whereas you will need to subscribe to the other channels. The free channels are also not entirely fee. The free video is very small. If you like the video, then you need to subscribe to view the whole workout routine. By joining a fitness YouTube channel, you will be joining many other like-minded people. You can connect with them on and get motivated. You can also talk with them on social networks.
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Jayco Inc. Honors Top Dealers at Annual Meeting
July 13, 2009 by Bob Ashley · Comments Off on Jayco Inc. Honors Top Dealers at Annual Meeting
Mike Regan, second from right, general manager of Crestview RV Center, holds the award honoring the dealership as the top Jayco Inc. dealership for the 2009 model year. In the center is Paul Krauss, Crestview RV sales manager. The dealership, with stores in Buda and Selma, Texas, received the honor at the recent Jayco annual dealer meeting. Presenting the award were, from left, Derald Bontrager, Jayco president; Jim Jacobs, Jayco vice president of sales and marketing; and Wilbur Bontrager, Jayco chairman of the board. The Jayco Founders' Award for 2009 for ownership and management who consistently reflect a dedication to outstanding sales and customer service and who embody the spirit of Jayco's founders, was presented to Terrell Camping Center, Terrell, N.C. Jayco's "Star of Stars" award for being the No. 1 Starcraft dealer was presented to Payless Auto and RV Sales, Phoenix, Ariz., and the "Starcraft Pinnacle Star" for having the No. 1 single location dealership for 2009 went to Colerain RV Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. About 140 dealers attended the meetings June 22-26 in Middlebury, Ind.
Camping World Tops Stat Surveys '08 Rankings
March 18, 2009 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Camping World Tops Stat Surveys '08 Rankings
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Statistical Surveys Inc. ranked Camping World Inc., with 77 stores nationwide, the No. 1 dealer of motorhomes, towables and combined towables and motorhomes in the U.S. for calendar year 2008.
The Top 5 dealers in each category, for the most past, were represented by the same companies as 2007 with some changes in ranking. Crestview RV Center in Buda, Texas, was the only newcomer, moving to fifth spot in the trailer group.
The top five retailers in trailers, motorhomes and combined categories for 2008 are:
• Combined trailers and motorhomes: Camping World, Lincolnshire, Ill.; General RV Center, Detroit, Mich.; Lazydays RV Center Inc., Seffner, Fla.; Fun Time RV Sales, Keene, Texas; Giant RV Montclair, Calif.
• Motorhomes: Camping World, Lazydays, General RV, Giant RV, Mike Thompsons RV, Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
• Trailers: Camping World, General RV, Fun Time RV, Giant RV, Crestview RV Center.


text: Have you ever wondered what is it that create success stories in the people's lives, and how big part of the success is the mindset? Let me introduce to you the law of success, which is basically the law of success attraction but it sounds better. There is the guy who completely de-cyphered the code of success and now it's been presented to you. His name is T Harv Eker and he is coming up with his new training called Zero to Multimillionaire, and it's been having success ever since it was released to the public.


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One of the things that made me excited about 2016 is my new journal. I'm currently using The Giving Journal by The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and I really couldn't wait to use it last December! At long last, 2016 has arrived.
One of my favorite pages is dedicated to a life that overflows. What are the simple acts that you commit to do to live a life that overflows this year? Here, I came up with mine.
- Be thankful everyday. Write a weekly thankful list.
- Always delay judgment.
- Make time for people who matter.
- Watch your words.
- Aim for wholeness and progress, not perfection.
- Take care of yourself.
- Dare to dream.
- Take more adventures.
- Learn to let go.
- Cherish more memories and experiences.
- Love unconditionally.
- Seek first to understand.
- Capture more photos and write more stories.
- Give.
- Be confidently beautiful with a heart.
- Get real.
- Do it scared.
- Read more.
- Know your priorities and limits.
- Smile. But cry if you must.
- Explore freely.
These are truly simple acts that require no pressure at all (READ: I don't want to be pressured at all). I feel that they're fit for my theme this year which is EXPLORE.
And yes to the Ms. Universe 2015 reference right there! Woot, wootttt!! #ConfidentlyBeautiful
So how will you commit to a life that overflows? ;)


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How to add muscle is one of the questions I get asked on a regular basis.
Bodybuilding, for me, is about building quality muscle. Ask any hardcore bodybuilder and you will get the same answer. Everything starts with building a foundation with the tried-and-tested exercises. Compound movements that build the most muscle are the following:
The Squat
You won't find a bodybuilder on this planet with massive leg development who is not a big proponent of this exercise. Former 8x Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman did not get his enormous wheels by doing lunges! When you perform squats you will definitely build more size. Start by doing traditional back squats when you are a beginner. When you get stronger and more experienced you can alternate between back and front squats. After 15 years of training I still squat for between 6 and 10 sets per session and perform reps ranging from 6 to 20. I always go ass-to-the-grass and I don't lock out my knees at the top of the movement but try to squeeze my quads, hamstrings and glutes to keep constant tension on these muscle groups for the maximum muscle growth and stimulus.
The Deadlift
If your goal is to build a big, thick and dense back – from the traps all the way down to the lower back – you have to do deadlifts. Even your hamstrings and calves will grow from doing this old-school movement. I attribute my hamstring size to years and years of heavy deadlifts. I shoot for between 6 to 10 sets per session and reps ranging from 6 to 20 with plates just touching the floor. Don't bounce the weight but keep full muscle contraction in your back to prevent injury. Don't lock out your knees at the top but squeeze your quads, hamstrings and glutes. Also, when you are at the top of the movement don't lean too far back but just pull your shoulders back to improve thickness in your traps.
The Bench Press
This exercise was integral part of Arnold's routine to build an awesome chest. If you want to build a solid foundation of mass for the chest you need to do flat barbell bench presses religiously. Don't allow your triceps and shoulders to take over and very important, don't perform half reps. Touch the bar to your chest with each rep you do and don't lockout the elbows at the top to keep constant tension on the target muscles. I recommend doing between 6 and 10 sets per session with reps ranging from 6 to 20 reps. Only add incline bench presses to your routine when you have managed to build a significant amount of mass.
The Shoulder Press
You don't get big, cannonball delts from doing front raises but from heavy shoulder presses. Heavy means pressing your own bodyweight with good form overhead. In the off-season I do seated barbell shoulder presses averaging between 140 and 170kg for reps.
Don't be scared to push heavy-ass weight with good form all the way down to below your chin level and stop just short of lockout when you return back to the top of the movement. Try and keep all the stress on your shoulders and don't allow other muscle groups from taking over. Shoot for between 6 and 10 sets per session with reps in the range of between 6 and 20.
There you have it! If you focus on these basic exercises you will grow! Remember, when you lift heavy you still need to be in total control of the movement and resist on the negative part of each rep for maximum growth. Happy lifting!
By John 'The Terminator' Leslie


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You've self-published your book and hold the brand-new, fresh from the box, manuscript in your hand for the first time. After years of living off beans on toast it's the realisation of a lifelong dream: your book, in print, ready for the entire world to see.
Now comes the hard part.
If the world is to see the book, then you need to let them know it exists. Without the backing of a large publisher, and an even larger advertising budget, you may need to do this alone. A local book launch and signing can be an ideal place to start, and organising one could be easier than you think if you follow these five simple steps.
First Contact
Start with a local bookstore. Phone them, ask who arranges events, and then find out the best time to call in and see them. If you're a regular customer and known to the staff, just pop in and ask who you need to speak to. You may be pleasantly surprised at how eager they are to have you. Most bookstores love to work with local writers, and, even at the large chain stores, author signings can prove very popular, earning extra publicity and sometimes a mention in the local papers.
Timing can be important here. Calling during a busy lunch period, early on a busy Monday morning, or just after closing time when shop workers are hurrying to get home won't earn you any popularity points. Try mid-morning and if you're asked to call back, find out the best time to do so.
The same applies when choosing a time for your event. You might be dreaming about a glamorous evening launch party but, if you are in a small town, a simple signing event during a busy period of the day can prove far more productive. You will have a steady stream of potential customers, ready to be persuaded that your book is the must read title of the week.
If you are given a choice of times, then choose the busiest period, over lunch and into the afternoon. If asked how long you want to stay, then ask how long they will have you. If you have the time to spare, then four hours are better than two, though you might find that business tails off towards the end of the day.
Setting Up
Now that you have your space, you need to consider what you are going to do with it. You can turn up with a few leaflets and a nervous smile, and hope the book will sell itself, but remember that it's competing with a whole array of half-price bestsellers, and thousands of pounds worth of advertising. Make an effort to personalise your space, whether it's a small table near the entrance, or a pokey corner in the sci-fi section, and stand out from the rest.
After checking with the bookshop, you can prepare posters, bookmarks, a coloured tablecloth or ribbons, balloons, and anything else that you think will draw the attention of shoppers. Some sort of freebie to hand out can be a useful icebreaker: attractive bookmarks with your name and book details are perfect for this. An eye catching outfit and some practised sales-patter can work for some, but only if you are comfortable with it, otherwise if can appear contrived and fake.
A Family Affair
The big day is looming and you're feeling nervous. Your supportive partner offers to drive you, your mother calls and promises to drop in and buy a copy or two, and three friends assure you that they'll be there to help.
This is great! The more you sell, the more likely that the bookshop will invite you back again, and a few admiring fans can't help but make you look popular and take the edge off your nerves. But be very careful not to overdo it: seeing the author surrounded by a small chattering 'in-crowd', who are exchanging stories about mutual friends, can be very off-putting to the potential customer who would like to ask for a dedication. This is a book signing, not a tea party. Once you've set up and settled in encourage your friends to go shopping and meet them later to celebrate.
Self-promotion is difficult for all but the most confident. If you prefer the company of a cat and a computer while you're plugging away at your writing, then public appearances can be a scary prospect. It is tempting to set yourself up at your table, accept the offered mug of tea, and sit quietly, waiting for your first customer to approach you. You could be waiting all day.
If you really want to make a sale, make the first move. Get up, make eye contact and start selling. Greet each person as they enter the shop or approach your area. Introduce yourself, hand them a copy of your book and then move away. Hovering hopefully while a customer examines your book can appear desperate. Be available to continue the conversation and sign the book if they want you to; smile and thank them if they don't.
Remember that many people who enter bookshops are browsing, passing time during a lunch break, or idly searching for their next read. A personal approach and book recommendation at this point could make a sale.
The End
You've launched your book and, hopefully, you now have a few sales to celebrate. Congratulations! Now, before you retreat to the closest pub with your nearest and dearest, there are a just a few more things to take care of.
Whether you think the event went well or went badly, whether you've sold two copies or two hundred, now is the time to put on your smile one more time and heartily thank the shop staff and manager for their help. Don't forget that, in your absence, these are the people who will be selling your book.
Offer to leave some signed copies and ask them to put your promotional materials on the counter. Bookmarks are best for this as there's more chance that customers will take them and less chance they'll end up in the bin. If you're local to the shop, and have had some success today, then feel free to ask about another possible event in the future. Perhaps a follow up signing in a few months to coincide with the holiday season or other event would work well. You can call at another time to arrange the details.
That's it. You're now a published author with a few sales under your belt, and the confidence to move forward with organising more events. In between writing your new bestseller, that is!


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Leaf by Niggle
Presented by: Puppet State Theatre
Wed 15th Nov 2017
Price: £9.00 - £12.00
Running time: 75 minutes
Ages: 10+
Niggle is a painter. Not a very successful one, partly because he has so many other things to do. For some time he has been obsessed with one particular canvas – a curious picture of a tree with a vast landscape stretching out behind it. The painting keeps getting bigger and bigger, but Niggle has a journey to make. He doesn't want to go, but he cannot get out of it…
In 1939 Tolkien was despairing of ever bringing his great work The Lord of the Rings to a conclusion. One morning he woke up with Leaf by Niggle complete in his mind and wrote it down. Surrounded by ladders, bicycles and heirlooms, Richard Medrington (Jean from The Man Who Planted Trees) recounts Tolkien's miniature masterpiece, with soundtrack by Karine Polwart and MJ McCarthy.
'Enchanting one man show' ****
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The treatment of brain tumor is that of cytpreduction through multimodality therapy, including surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and biolgical response modifier.We studied the biological and histological characteristics of brain tumors and tried the new managements of brain tumor using local radiotherapeutic methods. In our chinic, focused radiation to the intracranial lesion is delivered by two different systems, a collimated cobalt-60 source (gammaknife) and a new interstitial radiation source (soft X-rays). The photon radiosurgery system (PRS) device is a lightweight, handheld, battery-powered photon generator. The tip of the probe is 3 mm in diameter and 10cm in length. The energy of X-rays generated decreases sharply with distance from the probe, carrying the potential to effectively irradiate a lesion as large as 3.0cm in diameter at a time. This system can be used without any special radioprotective shielding in an operating theater or a ward [61. We treated 45 patieats with cerebral lesions with a single fraction of interstitial irradiation by PRS after surgery including stereotatic biopsy and partial removal of the tumor. Doserates of 200 cGy per minute are possible, allowing for the administration of 15 Gy to a lesion 3 cm in diameter in less than 20 min. All patients tolerated the procedure weii. No neurological deficits were noted after surgery and irradiation. The clinical efficacy of PRS is now under investigation, but it appears quite promising.
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ROME -- Alessandro Blasetti, an innovative movie director and a pioneer of Italian neo-realism, died during the night at age 86, his family said Monday.
Mr. Blasetti was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of San Giacomo Hospital on Jan. 27 after falling at home.
His 35 films ranged from monumental epics to social comedy and included 1860, considered the best Italian movie of the fascist period. Issued in 1933, it dealt with a young soldier who joins the campaign of patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi for a united Italy.
Mr. Blasetti's 1942 film Quattro Passi Tra le Nuvole (Four Steps in the Clouds) helped inspire the post-World War II neo-realistic films of such directors as Vittorio De Sica and Roberto Rossellini.
In 1952, he directed the first film of a series of episodes, Altri Tempi (Other Times), and in 1958 he invented the documentary of spectaculars with the film Europe da Notte (Europe By Night), which had a box office equivalent of $3 million.
Born in Rome in 1900, he received a law degree and wrote film criticism before becoming a director. He worked for the newspaper L'Impero and then founded the monthly magazine Lo Schermo (The Screen), which in 1928 became Cinematografo.


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The persuasive power of religion over those who would accept it without question is seen in this mystical Polish drama set in an isolated village where miracles regularly occur. When the handsome young rookie priest Jakub arrives to take over his first parish, he is not prepared for the strangeness of the town. The longtime resident priest, Andrzej, is already close to madness from it all. Things begin happening soon after Jakub arrives. First a two-ton statue turns 180 degrees overnight, then Grazynka, a local waitress, begins experiencing stigmata, bleeding palms. The almost hysterical religious fervor of the townsfolk is catching and soon Jakub finds himself slowly lured into it. In an impassioned moment, he even sleeps with the waitress. When the palms of another resident begin to bleed, the passion reaches a fevered pitch and bloody mayhem ensues.
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I was seeing this when I was limiting the current in my power supply. But I think at 700 mA it worked fine.
Can you publish a PDF with the mechanical dimensions of the kit, including the mounting holes? Thanks.
Wow, this thing is so stupidly hard to get started with. SparkFun, you've really failed miserably with this product.
This is awesome. Only difference I see from the springs of youth is that those were tapered, so they could "screw" into the cardboard panel that held everything in place.
Hobby stores are dying in my area (San Jose, CA). There's one catering to electric cars (and a bit of general R/C hobbying), and one catering to electric flight. There's definitely a cultural difference between the two markets. But it's hard to find places any more.
Around here we have three Techshop locations. They each have a retail store. You should try to get into those. They're open 7 days a week, like 9 am to midnight.
Radio Shack is not a bad idea, given their recent push into the Maker space. Not exactly "little box," though. There's also Fry's. I've seen Parallax stuff in Fry's, and I thought I'd seen SparkFun things there, too.
Locally, there's also Anchor Electronics to consider.
I'd sure like to know, too! Eagerly awaiting mine. Also, my order status is a bit confusing. It says "shipped," but the details still offer me a button to settle the balance. I hope I have one forthcoming…
I love that you guys are so generous, and generally awesome, but it really kinda sucks to get up, sit down, try to load the home page at 8:00:05, and completely fail to get anywhere. I've been a customer since 1/2006, and I'm not about to stop, but this is more of a random drawing than anything I really have control over.
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Part 1: Why change?
- – Opportunities and challenges of globalization. Change or "die"
- – Importance and impact of change
- – Change and get off the track
Part 2: Analyze the environment that leads to change
- – Macroscopic environment analysis
- – Operation and microscopic environment analysis
- – Categorize changes
- – Orientation for the future
Part 3: The process of change
- – The objectives of change
- – Action plan and deploying
- – Media and train employees for changes
- – Standardize the new application during change
- – Conduct and apply new culture
- – Supervising and evaluating changes
- – Adjusting the plan properly
Part 4: Barriers
- – The reason why we don't change
- – Classify employees during change
- – Barriers and how to overcome
Part 5: Truth about change
- – What is happening in reality?
- – Why do companies fail at changing?
- – Precious lessons regarding change
Part 6: Maintaining the change
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Part 7: Post-course action plan
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Today, when every aspect of our lives is continuously developing, change is persistent and essential. This course was designed to help participants understand and adapt with changes in work as well as in life. At the end of the course, participants are expected to be able to:
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Have you ever been driving down the street on a gorgeous summer day, windows down, hair blowing in the wind, your mind at ease when all of a sudden it's rudely interrupted by a gut twisting stench of a dead animal protrudes your nose? This can be a frightening experience. Imagine this stench in your backyard or even worse in the walls of your dwelling. This problem may be a huge head ache, or even better, vomit inducing, but it's important to correctly handle this dilemma and contact Lakeland Animal Control.
The most important step is to find the location of this odor. This odor is a result of the gases: sulfur dioxide, methane, benzene derivatives, and hydrocarbons which are given off during the decomposition procedure. The dead animal will give the disgusting odor until it's completely decomposed or until all of the body fluids are completely eliminated, dried. If you're not completely positive what this odor smells like it's possible to look for other signs besides the odor. Such as flies. Flies and maggots are generally in or around this decomposing animal. Although the best instrument to use is the nose. You will need to look everywhere. Search both indoors and outside. Look at your attic, basement, crawlspace, cabinets, garden, and anyplace you think possible or impossible for an animal to reach. You might be surprised at which you might discover it.
Once you've found the decaying animal you then need to pour liquid bleach over top of it. Then proceed to eliminate the carcass. Put the carcass in a bag, use gloves and tie the bag tightly so the odor cannot leak out. For the best results place the bagged carcass into a different bag and also tightly tie it. When the carcass is removed from the area pour more bleach onto the place the carcass was found. This will get rid of the odor left from decomposition. If you're outside you can use gasoline to get rid of the odor also, instead of bleach.
When it comes to gut clinching scents there is nothing worse than the odor of a dead animal carcass. You have to care for the odor as soon as possible. The odor will not get better . The carcass has to be eliminated and the odor treated. There are many professional services out there to assist people with this problem. Just look one Cocoa Raccoon Removal.


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For me dry shampoo has been a life saver, particularly when I've overslept leaving me no time to wash my hair, only to look in the mirror to see oily roots! I've used Batiste for years, even before they introduced the coloured range. Back then I would have no greasy hair after using but my roots would look dusty and....*whispers* a bit grey. So the coloured range was a welcome new innovation for me, and cheaper than the super expensive brands sold in Space NK.
After running out of my usual Batiste dry shampoo I decided I would give the Superdrug Chocolate Brownie Dry Shampoo a try. This is 150ml can for £1.99 so its half the price of Batiste which is £3.99 for 200ml.
So initially the main difference is the price, cheaper but also a smaller amount of product. When I first used the Superdrug one I had washed my hair the previous day, so it wasn't exactly greasy but needed a lift volume wise. The Batiste one is great for adding a bit of volume and I use it even when my roots aren't greasy. I found with the Superdrug one it didn't give any lift or volume which I was surprised with but as it's not intended for volume I didn't think I should expect too much. A few days later I used it again to tackle my roots as they were teetering on the edge of needing a wash. There I was again with my Superdrug Chocolate Brownie and......nothing! It actually left my hair feeling a bit coated with something, but not in a good way :(
Very disappointing as I thought basically a dry shampoo would give results like any others?! Sadly not the case with this one. The only plus point was that it was true to its word and it does deliver a very dark colour to the roots and doesn't leave any dusty look to the hair. The smell is also very generic and isn't all that pleasant or refreshing to the hair.
I knew this was a bit of a test and it wouldn't necessarily work out that the cheaper one was better but it was surprising to see how differently they worked to one another. The Batiste one I use is for dark and deep browns, this doesn't deliver the same deep colour as the Superdrug one but it does give instant freshness and completely banishes oily roots as well as giving a bit of oomph to flat hair. It also smells quite nice which the Superdrugs own doesn't.
In future I'm going to stick with what I know works best - the Batiste range. Sorry Superdrug, this isn't a winner in my books!
What's your favourite dry shampoo?


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April 12 was an important day for rare analogue cameras collectors all over the world. More than 200 rare and unusual cameras were sold in the most important auction of this sort in the U.S., organized by none other than Tamarkin Photographica.
In 1971, Stan Tamarkin started to collect and sell Leica Cameras; this was the beginning of what is today "America's Premier Leica Specialist". Apart from selling a wide range of photographic equipment, Tamarkin Photographica organizes the most important rare camera auctions in the United States. They have been doing so since 1996, auctioning more than $2.500.000 worth camera gear. Their latest auction took place on April 12 and was a huge success, earning almost $250.000.
More than 200 rare and unusual cameras were sold to buyers from all over the world. Highlights from the auction include an unused black Leica M2 sold at $25.000, a chrome Leica MP sold at $22.000, and a black Nikon SP sold at $16.000.
Other interesting cameras auctioned are: Leica "72" 18×24 sod at$21,150; Nikon SP Black sold at $18,400; Leica B Dialset Compur sold at $10,575; Leica MP LHSA Grey Hammertone sold at $4,025; Nikon S4 sold at $3,565 and Leotax "Original" sold at $9,987.
Apart from these rarities all sorts of camera accessories were auctioned. You can see the complete list of the equipment presented, including auction prices, descriptions and photos here: http://www.tamarkin.com/?page_id=26940.
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text: $5.5 Million Awarded to Transvaginal Mesh Patient Posted By The Maher Law Firm || 31-Jul-2012 FDA report found vaginal-mesh to be a "high risk" product for patients. On July 20th jurors in state court in Bakersfield, California concluded that Christine Scott – a women who received an Avault vaginal mesh implant by Dr. Tillakarasi Kannappan in 2008 – is to be awarded $3.6 million in damages from C.R. Bard Inc (the maker of the vaginal mesh) and $1.9 million from Dr. Tillakarasi Kannappan for medical expenses, pain and suffering. According to court filings, Dr. Kannappan (who was not a defendant in the trial) is not responsible for paying the $1.9 million in damages. Scott Lowry, a Bard spokesman, said in an email, "While we empathize with the complications suffered by the plaintiff, those complications are not the fault of any conduct by the company, we believe the evidence establishes that our Avault mesh products, cleared by the FDA, are safe and effective and provide significant benefits to patients." Bards officials also said, they were disappointed with the jury's decision to hold the company liable over the implants and would appeal. U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin in Charleston, West Virginia, is overseeing consolidated federal suits against pelvic mesh makers, including; Bard, J&J, Boston Scientific Corp. and the American Medical Systems unit of Endo Pharmaceutical Holdings Inc. If you believe that you or a loved one has suffered injury or death due to a defective or dangerous pharmaceutical, you may have a right to compensation for your injuries. The Maher Law Firm would like to help. We invite you to contact our trial-tested dangerous drug attorneys today. Categories: Defective Products, Transvaginal Mesh Share This Post: Blog Home


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Welcome to BrainStorm Cool Tips. New tips will be posted regularly to help you more effectively use GroupWise. If you have any suggestions for tips, please feel free to let us know by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
By default, Home View panels show a summary of your message or appointment information. That means they list the subject, sender, date and time all in one block instead of putting this information in columns. Although this is a great way to see all the information you need at once, it can also takes up more screen space. So, if you want to get back to seeing your message information in columns and therefore see more of your messages at once, all you have to do is follow these steps:
1. Click the arrow in the top right-hand corner of the Home View panel you want to change.
2. Select Edit.
3. Click the Display tab.
4. Select the Columns radio button.
5. Click Edit Columns to add any other columns of information you want to see.
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|Larnaca Today
Known to be the oldest city in Cyprus, Larnaca today stands solid on its 6000 year history, along with its modern developments to be one of the main cities in the south of Cyprus today. Larnaca has the second largest seaport in the island and the largest international airport in the country, the Larnaca International Airport. Larnaca has achieved steady economic growth since the mid 1970's, especially with a lot of international income coming in from the extensive tourist population it boasts. Majority of Cyprus' tourist offices and agencies are based in Larnaca, and had helped boost the t
|Larnaca Back Then
Originally known as Kition, Larnaca is the oldest city in the island of Cyprus. Its ancient history traces back almost 6000 years, with the Mycenaean Age around 1400 BC. It established itself as the main seaport with the arrival of the Greeks during the 13th Century BC. With attacks, revolts and invasions from many different people like the Turks, Greeks, Persians, Egyptians, Romans, French and the British, the influences over the culture of Larnaca is very strong and varied. The most important era in Larnaca history can be the Byzantine period, which left behind a number of noteworthy monumen
|Crown Resorts
This is a very popular hotel resort in Larnaca, and is strategically situated only 6km away from the
|Golden Tulip Bay Beach Hotel
Overlooking the Larnaca Bay, this beachside hotel is one of the most luxurious venues to enjoy the b
|Grecian Park Hotel
Truly living up to its name, the Grecian Park is distinctly designed in a ancient Greek tradition, w
|Palm Beach Hotel and Bungalows
This trendy and chic getaway destination strives to provide guests with a completely unique stay. Th
|Sandy Beach Hotel
Located on one of the most beautiful beaches of Larnaca, Dhekelia beach, the hotel is a beach goer�
|Amorgos Boutique Hotel
Located in a very convenient spot by the sea closest to the city, Amorgos is a unique boutique hotel
|34the Shop
A very popular store on Ernau street, 34the Shop is unique in items as it is with its name. It is th
This is another big UK departmental store which is popular in Cyprus. There are 10 branches of Deben
|Indian Treasures
Originally starting business in Saudi Arabia, selling Bedouin handicrafts and ethnic items, Indian T
|Leonarte Jewellers
This is a quaint and modern jewellery store which offers exceptional quality in custom made jewelle
|Marks & Spencer
One of the leading world-known brands in fashion and household items, the Marks & Spencer stores in
|Fabulous Jewellers
Customers can spend hours going through the huge collection of fine jewellery at this store. All pie
|Green Monday
The festival Green Monday marks the start of the Lenten season. Since the island is still in the car
|Anthestiria Festival
The Anthestiria Festival is a celebration of the beginning of spring and flowers, and the connection
The carnival celebrations in Larnaca start about 50 days before Easter, and go on for two weeks. The
|Feast of Pentecost
Also known as The Flood Festival or 'Kataklysmos', the feast of the Pentecost is celebrated all
|Village Festival
In the month of August, most of the southern villages of Cyprus like the ones in Larnaca participate
This is the most important festival for the Greek Orthodox community of Cyprus. Known as 'Kalanda�
|Nippon Restaurant
Cuisine - Japanese
Nippon is a very popular Japanese restaurant that gives great quality and
|Kalifouthkia Tavern
Cuisine- Cypriot/Continental
This friendly and casual tavern is a good choice for those looki
|Habibi Lebanese Restaurant
Cuisine- Arabic
Habibi Lebanese Restaurant is the most popular Arabic joint in the city
|Cambanella's Steak Restaurant
Cuisine - Cypriot/Continental
This family run business was first opened in 2002, and has grow
|Hobo's Steak House
One of the best steak houses in Larnaca, Hobo's Steak house is a non-vegetarians paradise. The res
Cuisine - Continental
This is a very modern styled café and restaurant, which has become inc
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The Larnaca District is one of the six districts of Cyprus, and is situated on the southern coast of the country. It has the largest airport in the country, the Larnaca International Airport, and also one of the four main ports of entry, the Larnaca Marina.
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Hospital Information - 1400
Air / Sea Rescue - 1441
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Larnaca 24 hour pharmacy – 00357 90 90 1414
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Minka Kelly: Beverly Hills Busy!
Minka Kelly rocks three different cute and casual looks as she does some running around on Tuesday and Wednesday (June 12 and 13) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 31-year-old actress hit the gym and then stepped out wearing a colorful striped skirt.
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Minka tweeted about a feature in The Coveteur about her friend, super stylist Brad Goreski – "Love this!" she said. "The bright happy colors match the happy positive lovely person that he is!"
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Mar 21, 2013 - Ben Willis - PV-tech.org
Falling module prices and system costs will help propel global PV deployment to 500GW by 2018 as the industry returns to profitability, new analysis suggests.
According to market research firm NPD Solarbuzz, the steady growth in PV end-market demand in 2012 and 2013 will gather pace over the next five years, with annual deployment expected to reach 100GW by 2018.
Over the same period, Solarbuzz also predicts a correction in the trend that saw module revenues dip over the past two years, with revenues forecast to reach US$50 billion a year by 2018.
Michael Barker, senior analyst at NPD Solarbuzz, said: "Solar PV module prices declined faster than the end-market grew in 2012, leading to a dramatic decline in revenues.
"This imbalance was corrected during 2013. Over the next five years, end-market growth will exceed forecasted price declines, resulting in a strong rebound in module revenues."
Solarbuzz predicts module average selling prices to decline "moderately" over the next five years, reaching US$0.51 per Watt by 2018. Cost reductions in balance-of-system costs and improvements in economies of scale by developers will also drive down overall PV system prices over the same period.
"Solar PV suppliers are benefiting from a less volatile pricing environment, compared to previous years," said Finlay Colville, vice-president of NPD Solarbuzz. "The industry will soon transition to a phase of profitable growth, with solar PV competing directly with traditional forms of energy."
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Newport Beach residents Madison Browning and Haley Atkins won gold medals at the So Cal South State Championships for the compulsory levels 4-5-6 in girls' gymnastics last month.
Competing in Level 4, Atkins won gold medals on the balance beam, floor exercise, and the all-around gold medal in the 8-year-old division.
Browning won a gold medal on the floor exercise in the 7-year-old division, and finished 10th in the all-around competition.
Atkins' team, Wildfire Gymnastics in Tustin, won the first-place trophy for the Level 4 team competition.
Browning and Atkins are in second and third grade, respectively, at Newport Heights Elementary School in Newport Beach.
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Aim High wins title
The Aim High Hoops Basketball Club boys' 12U team won the Game Point Holiday Classic title in its division last weekend led by Coach Daniel Lim at Otay Ranch High School in Chula Vista.
Aim High dominated the competition with aggressive defensive to beat San Gabriel Valley, 28-24, PBC, 50-23, San Diego Mambas, 45-18, and host team Gamepoint, 41-20, in the championship game, to win its first tournament of the season.


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Sometimes, the toughest health issues are those where the risks are suspected, but unconfirmed. Electromagnetic fields are classic example.
If electromagnetic fields, or EMFs, do cause cancer, we are all in trouble. EMFs are generated by everything from overhead power lines to electric can openers. Whatever risk they carry must be measured against nothing less than our way of life.
EMFs have been an issue in Annapolis for the last two years, ever since the Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. tried to expand its Tyler Avenue substation to meet demands for power on Annapolis Neck.


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Car hire at Casablanca Airport is made easy with Europcar. Friendly service, new cars and low prices are part of our every day offer. Whether you are hiring a car for business or pleasure, or you need a car or van, Europcar has the right hire car at Casablanca Airport for you. Europcar is looking forward to serving you at its car hire branch: Casablanca Airport. Remember to always bring your driving license, valid credit card and additional proof of identity (such as a passport if you are hiring abroad). Hire a car with Europcar today. Europcar's Green Program: At Europcar, we understand the environmental impact of car hire. That's why we have wholeheartedly embraced a sustainable development program, and are proud to be the first car hire company at Casablanca Airport with certified commitments. After all, what's good for the earth is good for our drivers.


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Worldspan Names Howard Kress VP, Consumer E-Commerce
, the leading global
distribution system and e-commerce provider for the travel industry, has
announced the appointment of Howard Kress to the newly created position of
vice president-Consumer E-Commerce within the Company`s Worldwide Travel
Distribution group.
In this new position, Kress will oversee all aspects of sales and
marketing for Worldspan`s consumer e-commerce initiatives. Based in Atlanta,
Kress will report to Mike Parks, senior vice president and general manager-
Worldwide Travel Distribution for Worldspan.
"Howard`s unique understanding of the e-commerce travel environment, as
well as his comprehensive knowledge of distribution strategies, make him the
ideal person to lead Worldspan`s efforts," commented Parks. "His combination
of experiences will be instrumental in serving our current consumer e-commerce
customers, and in establishing strategies for future market development."
Parks added, "Our e-commerce team has worked hard to achieve our
significant online leadership position, and we are proud of the results. Now
it is time to invest even more in the important consumer e-commerce sector.
We will maintain our leadership position, and grow the business aggressively
as more opportunities are created."
Kress has more than twenty years of travel industry experience, including
executive positions at both traditional and e-commerce travel distribution
companies, and extensive skills in technology and customer service
Kress joins Worldspan from Atinera Americas, where he served as Vice
President of Sales. In that role, he had responsibility for sales and
business development programs. Previously Kress held positions with Whiplash,
Inc., SatoTravel, and Galileo International.
Kress earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in
Ann Arbor, and a Masters of Business Administration from the Kellogg Graduate
School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
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3 August 2012 (Cervantes Other Side, Denver CO)
The crowd was pretty thin when Irie Still took the stage, even though they started a bit late. By the end of the set, things filled out nicely, though. DJ Uplifter offered some high volume, bass heavy reggae tracks between sets. The tunes were fine, but the sound didn't fit the vibe.
Sister Carol made it all better with her set -- two hours of her reggae medicine was exactly what we needed.
Frontman Ronny Noel was a natural performer. He had that gifted ability to draw the crowd's total attention with confidence but still leave room for the rest of the band to shine. That allowed Irie Still to maintain a balance that was fully dedicated to the music over individual personality. Even though Noel stood out, percussionist Ray Cruz also brought his own charisma to the stage, adding shout outs and whistle bursts to keep the energy strong.
The heartbeat of the band, the rhythm section, laid down a solid reggae drive. That trio of tight punchy drums, a grounding bass lifeline, and tastefully syncopated percussion were locked down into the deepest of pockets. Noel occasionally joined in with his djembe and added his beats.
The keys meshed in perfectly, whether weaving in a bubble chank or tossing in melody. The guitarist was good, but he tended to focus more on fills. Being low in the mix didn't help: even when he laid in a chank, it didn't pop like it should. His fills on the soca were stronger, though.
While Noel drove the lead vocals, Celena Otero provided some sweet harmonies and backing lines. She had a clean voice that showed some depth. Irie Still should get her singing more leads and developing a more active stage presence to broaden the band's energy.
The songs kept the crowd dancing. While the focus was on reggae, Irie Still tossed in some ska, dancehall, and soca grooves to stir the pot. I especially liked their darker, moodier cover of Get Up, Stand Up. This Denver band was a great opener for Sister Carol.
When I first heard Isis - "The Original Womb-Man" (review), I was drawn to Sister Carol's charisma and energy. Her woman-worship, conscious lyrics were strong and positive. But most of all, the music was tight and grounded in a roots style. Even though Isis is from 1999, I hoped she'd bring the same edge to her show at Cervantes. I just needed to remember the unofficial Jamaican motto, "Don't worry" -- Sister Carol has developed like a fine wine over the years.
Her voice was darker and richer, but she still brought in some of the sassy attitude of her younger days. Perhaps in honor of her earlier recording with the Hi Life Players, her backing band had the same name, although they seemed too young to have played with her back in 1984. Unlike Irie Still, the Hi Life Players were primarily there to provide the perfect setting for Sister Carol's larger than life presence. But that didn't stop them from showing off some phenomenal playing while they anchored the grooves. Soaking in the rhythms, it was easy to take them for granted as Sister Carol sang, but then they'd surprise us by standing out with a flashy fill, a soulful vocal line, or a pumping bass.
The Hi Life Players opened the set by themselves to warm up the crowd. Their four piece (drum, bass, keys, and guitar) had a full sound and their guitar player offered some strong vocals and good stage presence.
After their single song warmup, they brought out Sister Carol's daughter, Nakeeba Amaniyea, for a short, four song set. Like her mother, Amaniyea had a strong stage presence with a positive, joyful vibe. Her vocal sound was rooted in R&B, but she showed off her chops in several styles. On My Jamaica, the dramatic lighting set up a mellow, soulful start. As the song picked up strength, Amaniyea laid down a smooth flow of rap lyrics. On her newer single, Roots Rasta, the music had a faster ska beat and a dancehall energy. The high point of her set, though, was a freestyle rap. She laid down a nice East Coast cadence, but with some of Michael Franti's conscious flow.
After Amaniyea left the stage, Sister Carol took the stage like it was her home. Introduced as an empress, she was draped in a Rastafarian flag and her regal style showed. With her strong posture, her panther poise, and wicked sunglasses, she had the allure of Grace Jones.
The set kicked off with an uptempo version of For the Conquering Lion, which showcased Sister Carol's strong voice. It was a joy to see her work the stage, whether it was connecting with the crowd at the edge of the stage or projecting to the back of the room.
She hit lot of older songs, like my favorite Rasta Girl, as well a new tracks, including the crowd pleasing Medical Marijuana. It was particularly nice when she brought her daughter back out so they could perform together. Sister Carol tossed in her backing vocals while Nakeeba took the lead.
Over the years, she's clearly settled into her Mother Culture role. Even so, things never got too serious as her warm personality came through. She wrapped up the set with her iconic cover of Wild Thing, which gave the guitarist a chance to show that he could rock out. Then she settled in at the merch table to graciously greet her fans and sign autographs.
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Gartner: Vista PatchGuard Changes Will Take Years
Research firm Gartner on Thursday said that Microsoft's proposed changes to Windows Vista security, particularly plans to create APIs that will let security vendors access some aspects of the operating system kernel, will take years to implement.
Microsoft's concessions, which were announced last week as part of a multiple-move effort to avoid new antitrust charges or fines leveled by the European Union's Competition Commission, included changes to PatchGuard, technology to deploy in the 64-bit version of Windows Vista that walls off the kernel. PatchGuard is meant to stop malicious code from making changes at the kernel level, and has been touted by Microsoft as a defense against rootkits and other malware. Gartner: Vista PatchGuard Changes Will Take Years - News by InformationWeek
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Have you been to York in England? Have you heard about Clifford's Tower in this city? I guess it is time to share something about York and the famous Clifford's Tower. York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. This city is full of history as you can see the historical remains through its buildings and architecture. One of this is the Clifford's Tower where you can see a picture below. I took this picture during my visit last November 2008. Some information about this castle remains can be found below.
As one of the most important cities in England, and an important base for holding and administering the north, York was the site for two of the castles William the Conqueror built in the years immediately following his conquest. The principal castle was begun in 1068, as part of a campaign to subdue anti-Norman sentiment in the north. Its wooden defences focused around and atop the motte; they were destroyed during a local rebellion the following year, but rebuilt by the Normans after suppressing the rebels and taking harsh reprisals on York.
In 1190 the wooden keep was again burned down, during a siege by citizens of the Jewish community which had taken refuge there. This was one instance of a continent-wide persecution stimulated in part by the emotionally-charged and propagandized environment of the Crusades. At and following the accession of the crusading king Richard, successor to Henry II who had been careful to protect England's Jews, there were a number of violent outbursts against them in various English towns. In York, a violent incident was quickly followed by most of the Jews there seeking protection within the castle. However, when there fear became so great that they refused even the constable of the castle admittance, an attempt by royal authorities to regain access deteriorated into a mob assault on the castle. Rather than fall into the hands of the mob, many of the Jews committed suicide and set the keep afire. The survivors emerged the following day, only to be massacred by the besiegers. As punishment for this terrible act, the king's Chancellor dismissed the sheriff and constable, imposed a heavy fine on York's citizens (who claimed not to have been involved), but the ringleaders had fled and could not be brought to justice.
In the latter half of the thirteenth century, the keep was rebuilt in stone. It was given a quatrefoil plan, of which there is no other example in England. The keep later became known as Clifford's Tower after Roger de Clifford, who was hanged there in 1322. cliffordstower


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BIOI have a Ph.D. from UNC Chapel Hill in Curriculum and Instruction focusing on science education. I have served as the Associate Director of the Center for Mathematics and Science Education, directed NSF-funded "North Carolina Leadership Network for EArth Science Teachers," evaluated numerous science and mathematics programs and have taught high school biology, chemistry and computer programming.
Field-based professional development
Evaluation of curriculum kits
Evaluation of science professional development
The Rock Cycle: A Science Model for Grades 3-5. (2008) NCSMTEC Publication.
Smith, P.S., Hounshell, P., Copolo, C., Wilkerson, S. 2006. The Impact of End-of-course Testing in Chemistry on Curriculum and Instruction. Science Education, 76(5), 523-530.
West, N; Roberson, M; & Copolo,C. (2002). Taking EArth Science Outdoors in North Carolina, Englewood, CO: Morton Publishing Co.
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Seed – UAI sources seed for its crops from recognised international and Ukrainian seed producers. Maize and sunflower crops are grown from F1 hybrid seed that is purchased every year. Hybrid seed consistently gives yield and quality advantages over open-pollinated seed varieties. In addition to maize and sunflower, hybrid seeds are available for oilseed rape. Wheat, soy and barley crops are grown from elite seeds that are bought in from plant breeders then multiplied on four of the Group's farms that have certified seed production status for these crops.
Fertiliser and crop protection chemicals– The use of mineral fertilisers is an important part of the Group's production model. Fertilisers are applied according to the needs of the crop to produce the harvest, and balanced against the natural soil fertility, which is measured in laboratory analyses of soils on a regular basis. Fertilisers used by UAI are produced in Ukraine and Russia. The main fertiliser elements are Nitrogen (N), which is applied in the form of ammonium nitrate or urea; phosphorus (P), applied in various forms of phosphate; and potassium (K), applied in various salt forms. Minor nutrients like sulphur (S), magnesium (Mg) and boron (B) are usually applied by sprayer in a solution mixed with crop protection chemicals.
UAI has an integrated pest-management policy aimed at minimising the use of crop protection chemicals, given the detrimental effects they can have on the environment, by using alternative, non-chemical methods of controlling crop pathogens. The company uses the minimum of prophylactic treatments against weed, disease and pest damage, and only when from experience and knowledge of good practice a prophylactic treatment is economically and environmentally justifiable.
Crop rotation – UAI's crop rotation includes a range of shallow- and deep-rooted crops, which improves the soil structure. Cropping rotation capitalises on synergies that stem from succession planting of one crop after another. For example, the nitrogen that is fixed from the atmosphere by soybeans is beneficial to following cereal crops especially wheat and maize. Crop rotation also forms an important part of non-chemical pest control, breaking the lifecycles of pests, and by not allowing the multiplication of weeds which may accumulate in a monoculture situation.
Crop mix – UAI designs its crop mix by consolidating cropping recommendations provided by individual UAI farms with business plans developed by the central management team. Priority is given to crops with the highest profitability – short-growing-cycle crops are favoured as they provide for more efficient use of capital. Accumulated experience assists in deciding which crop mix is best suited to individual farms; trends in input prices are monitored. The regional suitability of crops and resulting rotation effects are also taken into account. Currently UAI focuses on corn which accounts for 35% of its cultivated land bank. Other key crops are winter wheat (23%) and sunflowers (24%).


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Cleaning Time Savers
Most of us hate to clean, but love a tidy home. We are always looking for ways to clean the house as fast as possible, so we can move on to more fun activities. Over the years, we have developed our own cleaning routine that allows us to save time.
Cleaning Time Savers:
- Multi-task: It feels good to complete two tasks simultaneously. Some household chores require waiting, so while you wait you can spend the time completing another task. For example, while the laundry is washing or drying, the house can be vacuumed.
- Take Laundry Out as it Dries: Within a load of laundry, some of the clothes dry faster than others. Therefore to save time, start removing the dry clothes while the other clothes are still drying. By the time all the clothes are dry, almost all the laundry will be folded. Taking out the clothes while they are still warm results in a lesser chance of them needing to be ironed.
- Wash Dishes as you Cook: The kitchen can get disorganized and messy pretty fast when cooking. We enjoy having a clean kitchen when the meal is ready to be served. When dinner is cooking, if you spend the extra 10 minutes cleaning up the kitchen and washing the dishes, you wouldn't have to worry about who will clean the kitchen after dinner.
- Room By Room: Start in one end of the house and clean each room throughly before moving on to the next room. It helps to stay focused and we enjoy the feeling of accomplishment as we finish a room.
- Clean Throughout the Week: It is never a good idea to let laundry to household chores stack up. Cleaning becomes manageable and maintenance when a little is done each day.
- Clean Food Stains Immediately: It is much easier to wipe up food stains in the kitchen and microwave before they dry.
- Checklist: Create a checklist of the cleaning tasks and stick to the list. If you want to take it a step further, set a time for the tasks to be completed. It helps you stay on track and focused.
What are your cleaning time savers?
(Images: Flickr member Ivan Cabrera via Creative Commons, Flickr member Zieak via Creative Commons)


text: Idol group Big Bang has been chosen as the official endorsement models for Jeju Airlines. A representative from Jeju Air stated that they wished to portray a more global image, and decided that Big Bang would be the perfect endorsers to help achieve that goal. The company officially signed with the group on April 18th KST. The representative stated, "The fact that a top-class K-pop star such as Big Bang is now endorsing Jeju Air will spark a lot of interest in Asia. We anticipate them to be a great help in raising the corporate value of Jeju Air to visitors from Japan and Southeast Asia." Big Bang will endorse the airline's international routes to Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, and other destinations. The boys will be featured on Jeju Air's official homepage, newspaper advertisements, magazines, online ads, and the airline's overseas counters. Jeju Air will also be sponsoring an airplane wrapped in Big Bang images for their upcoming tours in Japan starting next month, and Asia, starting in October.


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Celebrating God's beauty through fashion and style.
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