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- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup apple cider
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- Salt and pepper
- 1 pound carrots, peeled and sliced on bias 1/4 inch thick
- 1 pound parsnips, peeled and sliced on bias 1/4 inch thick
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
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Step 1
For a vegetarian version, you can substitute vegetable stock or water for the chicken broth.
1. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in large Dutch oven over high heat. Add shallot and cook, stirring frequently, until softened and just beginning to brown, about 3 minutes. Add broth, cider, thyme sprigs, bay leaves, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; bring to simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Add carrots and parsnips, stir to combine, and return to simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, 10 to 14 minutes.
2. Remove pot from heat. Discard thyme sprigs and bay leaves and stir in cranberries. Push vegetable mixture to sides of pot. Add mustard and remaining 2 tablespoons butter to center and whisk into cooking liquid. Stir to coat vegetable mixture with sauce, transfer to serving dish, sprinkle with parsley, and serve.
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When 1 - 30 September
How Cut refined and added sugars from your diet
Why Give sweet opportunities to kids living with the challenges of progressive muscle wasting conditions such as Muscular Dystrophy
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5/5 Grand-dad Vic 'We managed to buy this in an Argos sale when it was advertised in an Argos leaflet on the run up to Christmas. It is a good idea to browse the Argos leaflet-booklet,as a bargain can always be found. The doll is now the granddaughter's favourite doll. Always read those Argos leaflets!'
5/5 Natty 'Nieces have loved these good quality'
5/5 Saz 'Beautiful doll and well made in a lovley box with tissue paper and Childs charm bracelet. The charms can be collected seperatley with each different outfit. This is the second doll to my daughters collection. Lovley accessories and outfits to choose from & the bedtime onsie is a must !! highley recommend!'
5/5 Chloe Mo 'My daughter loved her emily doll highly recommended'
5/5 Tracey 'My girls love these dolls. The packaging is lovely and makes opening the gift extra special.'
5/5 Skins 'I cannot comment on the durability of this product as I purchased this for Christmas. She loves this and the accessories that you can buy too'
5/5 Luvbug 'My partners daughter has had hours of fun with this doll. Well worth the money.'
5/5 Dmb 'Ordered this for a Christmas pressie for my daughter of 9yrs old , she was so excited about it and looking forward to getting her new clothes'
5/5 Minnie 'Excellent Christmas present'
4/5 Yvette 'My Grandaughter received this for Christmas & wss so happy with it. The only thing is she wanted to brush & comb her hair & on box it advises to finger comb hair only.'
5/5 Al 'My daughter loves it. The doll is soft, easy for her to dress, and very cute.'
5/5 Kim 'My granddaughter loves this doll and enjoying choosing new outfits definitely recommend this product'
5/5 Nanny P 'My grandaughter loves this doll and loves playing with it and doing her hair'
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4/5 Jozza 'My granddaughter was very pleased with her doll, and its still in one piece so must be quite durable! Only complaint was that hair cannot be brushed, only gently combed'
5/5 Loulou87 'Brought this for my 6year old, she absolutely loves it spends hours playing with and takes it everywhere she goes, it has lots of outfits, accessories you can buy and my daughter loved the charm bracelet she got aswell, very good quality doll at a low price'
5/5 Lili 'My niece loves it would buy more'
5/5 Denisey 'Great product, well made, and great price'
5/5 Claire 'My daughter loves these dolls and has hours of fun playing'
5/5 Rach 'Bought for my niece for Christmas. Great value as bought in 3 for 2 offer so have 3 dolls. Great quality she will love them.'
5/5 Baz1 'Granddaughter thinks its fab'
5/5 Ant 'Goods were available the same day for collection. Very pleased with the quality and my granddaughter is over the moon.'
4/5 Kat 'Have got this as a Christmas present for a 4 year old, looks like a lovely doll and sure it will be played with lots.'
5/5 Jo37 'Bought this for my daughter on her 7th birthday, she was over the moon with it , she already has one other doll from the collection and has non stop played with them both and the best thing is the doll has the same name as her(Emily)..'
5/5 Netty 'My 10 year old Grandaughter loves these dolls, she has a few of them. She can swap their clothes about & plays for hours with them. She loves the little bracelets that come with them. I would recommend these dolls.'
5/5 Mandy8 'Would recommend highly'
5/5 Fun Mum 'These dolls are like the girl's version of 'build-a-bear' (although the bears are good for either gender, I think the dolls seem a little more grown up for older girls). They look beautiful and have lovely outfits, I just wish there were more to choose from. Because of the different styles of clothes (sleepwear, party wear, ski/snow outfits etc), they encourage imaginative play. Lovely gift for Christmas too.'
4/5 L D 'Wee girl loves these dolls and loves dressing them'
5/5 Snaphappy 'Bought for my 4 year old daughter for Christmas. I can't wait to see her face as she opens the box and unwraps the tissue to reveal this doll. She is so beautiful!'
5/5 Sky 'My daughters love these dolls. Very good quality and lovely dolls to dress and play with. Love all the other designer friend products'
5/5 Becca 'These dolls are stunning. Beautifully made and packed so lovely with tissue paper wrapped around them. My daughter haven't stopped playing with them, they really encourage imaginary play!! Couldn't recommend more!!'
4/5 Gilbert 'Lovely doll with good quality hair for my daughter to style. These dolls are enjoyed by both my 3 and 8 year old and provide hours of fun, imaginative play. I'm very happy with my purchase and the accessories available.'
5/5 SharleneR 'This is a fabulous doll for young girls! My daughters (5&8) have it and spend hours playing with her. The quality is great and it's not too big. Definitely recommend'
5/5 Liz 'My daughter who is ten loves this doll and will be buying some more for Christmas for her. Excellent quality for the money'
5/5 Mitchell 'Granddaughter loves this doll takes it everywhere with her grew looking doll'
5/5 Amy 'My daughter loves playing with this doll, very reasonably priced.'
5/5 Babski 'These dolls are adorable my six year old great granddaughter already has a brunette doll and several outfits her mother purchased and a blonde with an extra outfit for for her birthday and I have the red head for her birthdays with extra out fit. The clothes are a lovely selection of styles and lots of fun. I'm sure there will be a list for Christmas of accessories to go with the dolls. I'm also sure my granddaughter and I will have as much fun with them as my great granddaughter.'
4/5 Hayles84 'Great fun doll. The larger size, similar to size of most babies that you get, makes it more practical for play and pretend, especially for practising hair styles as this was one of the intentions for it for my kids. Good quality although would have liked more enduring hair to make putting it up easier.'
5/5 Spicym 'I have bought 3 of these dolls as gifts for family members and they are brilliant! Keeps the children entertained and they never seem to get bored with them, constantly wanting another one and to collect clothes! Totally worth it.'
5/5 Hazel 'Daughter absolutely loves it'
5/5 Adelle 'My daughter loves them and I will be getting the full Collection'
4/5 Bfee 'My daughter loves this doll, has had hours of fun with it, would recommend.'
5/5 Mum07 'I bought this doll for my daughter and she adores it, very pretty and moveable and the curly hair is beautiful and also comes with a charm bracelet for the child which is lovely.'
5/5 Shaz 'I bought this design-a-friend Chloe doll for my 7 year old daughter and she absolutely loves her. She is beautifully made and has long luscious red hair. The outfit is very pretty and modern. My little girl takes her everywhere and is now looking to have a lovely friend for her, in the near future. xxx'
5/5 Nikadimus 'The doll comes in a box with crepe paper and looks lovely. I've bought it for my daughters 4th birthday along with two other outfits, that also come boxed and wrapped in crepe paper. I can't wait to see her face! Very good value for money. Highly recommend.'
4/5 Snowy 'Very happy little girl now has a second doll to play with the first. Head band came apart a little too quickly, but easily glued back in place.'
5/5 Mum78 'Great my daughter loves it second one bought'
4/5 Ju 'Good quality brought as a present but not her birthday til but I'm sure she will love it as daughter us wanted to collect them all'
5/5 Sue 'I have two girls that absolutely love these dolls, they are well made and have really soft hair that my girls love combing .'
4/5 Kirst 'These dolls are life like and great for kids to play with.'
5/5 Stephers 'We bought one of these dolls for our 5 year old daughter and she loves it. However our 10yr old also enjoyed playing with it so have now bought the Chloe doll for her. Lots of different outfits to choose from. Great buy, especially if bought in the sale!'
5/5 Jimbob 'I brought the doll for my daughter an she loves it she sits an plays for hours doing het hair an dressing her up an when her cousins come round with there desigan a friend doll they all have hours of fun swapping clothes an shoes so I think its a fab gift for any little girl'
5/5 LoonyRosy 'It was a supersize to me when the truck arrived at 9:00am. she was a perfect doll for my collection.'
5/5 Flash 'Great looking doll and plenty of different style of clothes to pick from which make more fun play role'
5/5 Margaret May 'Good quality soft- bodied doll .'
5/5 Kit 'My daughter really wanted this for her 6th birthday. The doll hasn't been left alone. Everything you could wish for in a doll for older girls'
5/5 Teapot 'This inspires my granddaughters imagination'
4/5 Rach 'My daughter rely likes her doll thankyou'
5/5 Cbear '3rd doll my daughter has now from the collection, loves changing outfits and looks!! Great new feature with Journal. Daughter is 8'
5/5 Nel10 'Brought this for my niece and was so fascinated with how it looks and its size. I so love the hair and it is cuddly as well. I am even thinking of not giving this to my niece anymore and keep it for myself :)'
5/5 Fifi 'Another lovely doll from this range. My 7 yr old loves these. Very happy'
5/5 Lisa 'Good qaulity,value for money. Just as expected. Daughter loves it and she wants all the collection now.'
5/5 Giggles 'Got this doll for my daughter, she loved it and comes in a great box'
5/5 Em 'Bought doll for daughter & she loved it. The doll looks great - hair of doll beautiful. Daughter previous got one of set for Christmas & I can see me purchasing more. This doll was in sale at £19.99 & I was delighted with price.'
5/5 Molly08 'My granddaughter collects these dolls and accessories. This is her favourite one.'
5/5 Heapy16 'These dolls are beautiful. This Is my daughters third and counting! They are made so well, they wear lovely clothes, oh and mustn't forget the shoes. They come with a bracelet which is all lovely added touch. Separate outfits can be purchased so the doll gets her own wardrobe of outfits. My daughter absolutely loves these and spends endless hours playing and talking to them. We have even bought the matching onesie so the friend and her can wear the same outfit to bed....perfect.'
5/5 Jan 'Bought this for my granddaughter s birthday and she was over the moon with it , a work mate recommend it as she had bought it for her daughter.'
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The third time was indeed the charm-- we had so much fun! We made a lot of new friends and welcomed back plenty of familiar faces. The concerts were amazing, the food exceeded all expectations and once again, we were so thrilled to be able to share our little town with all of you.
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Configuring a calculated time value customization
You can configure a calculated time value to indicate the age of work items.
Before you begin
Confirm that the process attachment scripts configuration is enabled on your server. You must be a member of the JazzAdmins repository group to modify server properties.
- Point your browser to the following URL: https://JazzTeamServerName:9443/ccm/admin
- On the Application Administration page, click the Advanced Properties tab and scroll to the Work Item Component section.
- Set the Enable Process Attachment Scripts property to true.
- At the top of the page, click Save.
About this task
This task calculates the age of a work item. The task uses a JavaScript script to retrieve the creation date and the built-in attributes for the current time to compute the age of the work item.
Create an instance of an attribute customization.
- Open the Attribute Customization page.
- In the Work Items perspective, in the Team Artifacts view, right-click the project area and click Open.
- Click the Process Configuration tab.
- Expand Attribute Customization. , and then click
- In the Attribute Customization aspect editor, add a new calculated value definition. Select Calculated Values, and then click Add.
- In the Add Configuration dialog box,
complete the fields.
- In the Name field, enter a name for the script.
- In the Type field, select Calculated Values.
- In the Provider field, select Script
Based Calculated Value.
- Click OK. The new customization
is displayed in the types section under Calculated Values.
- If you previously created a script function that subtracts
the current time from the creation date and returns a value, load
the script. In the Configuration section, next to the Local
File Path field, click Browse to
find and load the script. Alternatively, you can click Fill
in example to download a sample script that you can customize.
The following sample is a JavaScript function that subtracts the current time from the creation date (in milliseconds) and returns the value.
// The script name must be the same in lines 1 and 8. dojo.provide("org.example.calculated.AgeValueProvider"); dojo.require("com.ibm.team.workitem.api.common.WorkItemAttributes"); dojo.require("dojo.date.stamp"); (function() { var WorkItemAttributes = com.ibm.team.workitem.api.common.WorkItemAttributes; var fromISOString = dojo.date.stamp.fromISOString; dojo.declare("org.example.calculated.AgeValueProvider", null, { getValue: function(attribute, workItem, configuration) { var creationDate = fromISOString(workItem.getValue(WorkItemAttributes.CREATION_DATE)); if (creationDate) { var ageInSeconds = (Date.now() - creationDate.getTime()) / 1000; var days = parseInt(ageInSeconds / 86400); var hours = parseInt((ageInSeconds-days * 86400) / 3600); var minutes = parseInt((ageInSeconds-days * 86400 - hours * 3600) / 60); return days + " d, " + hours + " hr, " + minutes + " min"; } return ""; } }); })();
Associate the new customization with an attribute.
- Expand Types and Attributes., and then click
- In the Types and Attributes aspect editor, select the work item type, such as Defect or Task, that contains the attribute to customize.
- Scroll to the Attributes section. Select the attribute
to customize, and then click Edit. Alternatively, click Add to add a custom attribute to apply the customization to, select it, and then click Edit.
- In the Edit
Attribute or Add Custom Attribute dialog
box, in the Calculated Value field, select
the new customization that you created.
- Scripts that are associated with an attribute customization
for a calculated value run only when a dependent attribute changes.
Because you want to track the age of the work item, edit the new attribute
that you applied the customization to.
- Next to the Dependencies field,
click the Add button and
select the Modified Date attribute.
- Click OK. In the Types and Attributes aspect editor, in the Attributes section, the dependency for the attribute is displayed.
- Next to the Dependencies field, click the Add button and select the Modified Date attribute.
Add the new attribute to the Editor Presentation.
- Expand Editor Presentations. , and then click
- In the Editor Presentations aspect editor, in the Editor Presentations section, select the tab section to display the new attribute on and click Add Presentation.
- In the Add Presentation dialog box, complete the fields.
- Select Attribute-based Presentation.
- In the Attribute field, select the custom attribute that you defined in step 8.
- In the Kind field, select a definition for the presentation.
- In the Read-only field, select true to
configure the new calculated value field to be read-only.
- Click OK.
- To save your changes to the project area, at the top of the Project Area Configuration page, click OK.
After you save your project area configuration, all new work items of this type will contain the new attribute. The calculated time value script runs and the new attribute is updated in the new work items in following instances:
- Each time the new work items are saved
- Each time the dependent attributes that are associated with the new attribute are updated


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Designing for Understanding: Helping Older Adults Understand Over-the-Counter Medication Information
Posted on Thursday, July 3, 2014
Speaker: Aqueasha Marie Martin, School of Computing, Clemson University
Wednesday, July 9, 2014, 11:00 am
Hosted by Amy Hurst
Location: ITE 404, Department of Information Systems, UMBC
Abstract: Each year, thousands die or are injured due to adverse drug events due to medication. Technology such as health records and other consumer-based health applications have been shown to be beneficial for helping individuals manage their health. Despite this growing body of work, little to no research has been conducted to gauge the possible effectiveness of technology created through a user-centered process to assist consumers in understanding over-the-counter medication information.
In this talk, I will discuss research that explores the implications for the design of interactive technology to help older adults understand the possible risk of adverse drug events resulting from taking over-the-counter (OTC) medications. I will briefly discuss three studies that are part of an Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study that was designed to identify current practices and challenges, identify opportunities for technology integration, and examine usable and effective ways to present over-the-counter medication information to older adults.
Bio: Aqueasha Marie Martin is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in the School of Computing at Clemson University. She is working towards a Ph.D. in Computer Science with a specialization in Human-Computer Interaction. She is a member of the Human-Centered Computing Lab under the direction of Dr. Juan E. Gilbert. She received a B.S. in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics in 2005 from Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, MS. She received an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Alabama, Birmingham in Birmingham, AL in 2007. In addition, she completed one year of graduate study toward Ph.D. in Computer Science at Auburn University in Auburn, AL in 2008 before transferring with her advisor to Clemson University to continue her Ph.D. studies.


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The best way to get started with Pure Pilates Chicago is to begin with an Intro / Success Session.
Meet The Team
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Near the turning of the eighteenth century and in the predawn hours of European engagement with the Maori people, a mighty battle was fought: possibly the largest known conflagration of arms these islands have ever witnessed.
The Battle of Hingakaka, fought in around 1792, involved close to 14,000 warriors: gathered from multiple Hapu and Iwi throughout the central and lower North Island.
The complex narrative of allegiances and enmities which had built up prior to this event had largely settled down and had begun to diffuse until an argument erupted one day during the allocation of a fish harvest.
Pikauterangi was a big man on the coast around Raglan way and he took understandable exception to his inland neighbours?taking advantage of and disrespecting his hospitality and standing amongst his own people.
Both Hapu involved came from the same Waka (Arawa) and?the interior and more numerous Tainui?protected their coastal cousins from foreign aggression and so naturally each year they expected their fill of the pantry. This constant tribute had begun to bite into the coastal people's food stores and questions about the need for such payments were bubbling to the surface.
Pikauterangi was a patient man however and held his tongue and once his arrogant cousins had left he headed south. He spoke with Tainui?s arch enemy: Te Atiawa and also other Iwi further south and east: Ngati Kahungunu and Ngati Porou to name only a few. Everywhere he went he made a great many promises and also a great many new friends.
Come time for fighting season, two massive Taua, each numbering around five and a half thousand warriors, began to make their way up through the volcanic belly of the northern island and eventually descended into the valley of the Waikato,?joining up into the largest fighting host ever assembled.
But Tainui had friends also and among these were Wahanui of the Ngati Maniapoto from what we now know as the King Country, who stumbled across one of the Tauas near Otorohonga and ran to sound the alarm. What he did not know however was that he had only viewed one half of the true force that was moving northwards intent on total plunder and enslavement of the Waikato.
Tainui were only able to field a relatively paltry sum of perhaps three thousand at most but these were seasoned warriors and they were led by good generals.
Te Rau-anga-anga was the big leader. He could trace his direct male lineage back fifteen generations to Tama-te-kapua: the leader of the Arawa canoe. No one would dare question his mana.
Not knowing the true size of the invading force coming against him he still surmised that even six thousand warriors would not veer much from a straight path.
He, therefore, chose to face this aggressive invading horde in the wetlands and lake area of Ohaupo, just south of what we now know as Te Awamutu, on?a low ridgeline of a narrow strip of land between two lakes: Ngaroto to the west and Rotopiko to the east.
In order to deceive the enemy, Te Rau-anga-anga ordered his men to disperse feathers in the reeds around his left flank, so as to mislead the invading force about his true strength and position.
He made sure to leave a noticeable gap between these ?decoy? feathers amongst the reeds on his left and his true strength which lined up further west, along the high ground bordering Lake Ngaroto which afforded a natural barrier against his right flank.
His enemy, facing north, could only see a wide array of feathers blowing in the wind and clashing with the undergrowth of reeds and ferns, creating a hypnotic dazzle effect of green and red fringed crouching menace.
On the eve of battle, Pikauterangi made a speech in front of his troops. In it, he spoke of his story and what was to happen come the following day to the proud Waikato and the vain Maniapoto.
Listening to this was Te Rau-anga-anga and noticing a false note in his enemy?s song he made a chance remark to those around him:
?If he is unduly elated this evening, then our battle plan tomorrow will surely confound him?.
In the early hours of the coming day, various exchanges took place between Te Huahua on the western high ground and Tiriwa, making his presence heard far to the east of Rau-anga-anga?s actual central position, amongst the reeds and decoy feathers:
?You apply the wedge and I will open a crevice?? was Te Huahua's directive to his supporting counterpart.
The response was heard from Tiriwa:
?Apply your own Wedge! I will open up a crevice of my own.?
This interplay was to continue with the occasional eruption of laughter causing some degree of indecision in the mind of Pikauterangi but no matter, he knew where to strike.
His strength was such that?a massive?punch into?the middle of his enemies ranks?would surely suffice.
However, the command for the attack was not given from the menacing invading southern horde but from the much smaller defending few and was heard in the time honoured tradition of ?Te Kawau-marau? or ?The Strike of the Cormorant? which Te Rau-anga-anga asked Wahanui to let loose.
Wahanui of the Maniapoto stepped forward and called out to his?first born son Te Huahua who heard this and duly took flight.
Te Rau-anga anga?s right flank, commanded by Te Huahua of the Maniapoto, attacked down the hill in a wedge formation and?battered itself into Pikauterangi's left flank: driving into this horde of humanity to such a sharp degree that absolute chaos and confusion began to take hold.
The ruse had been sold however and Pikauterangi?s massive force was intently focused on the supposed ?gap? in the belief they were breaking through the middle of the?ranks arrayed before them.
As this commitment of forces surged forward, the wheeling motion of Te Rau anga-anga?s main body began to swing further westward and reinforce the initial strike into Pikauterangi?s left flank.
This?envelopment soon began to wrap itself around the rear of Pikauterangi?s army, further pushing this teeming mass of twelve thousand onwards and towards the ?gap? which ultimately led into a small area of solid land, bordered only by marshland and lake.
This area of dry land soon narrowed to such a point that the warriors in the vanguard, sensing the coming trap before them, began to attempt to fight back against their comrades' overwhelming momentum behind them.
It was at this point that Pikauterangi is said to have fallen.
The resulting?carnage amid this swampy trap, turned the water red with blood and gave its name to the battle as it?would be?remembered: Hingakaka, the place of the fallen feathers.
The?slaughter continued into the early evening as those of the invading southern horde who had not been drowned in the lake were?systematically bludgeoned to death?amongst the reeds on the far side.
No quarter was given.
Not much remains now of these events. The?land has been drained for farming and the blood has long since been soaked up in the soil of the Waikato.
Only the odd story is still told, passed down from one generation to the next, as?most?travel through the land at high speed. Maybe stopping?only for a quick break?or petrol perhaps, all the while?thinking of more pressing concerns and?unaware of where they are.
NB: This article would not have been possible to write without sourcing information from parts 1 and 2 of "Te Wherowhero" by Pei te Hurinui.
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The Fifth Annual Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture. May 2, 2010. Christopher Hitchens speaks on Crucibles: Past and Present followed by a conversation with PEN World Voices Festival Chair, Salman Rushdie. Play All 8 Videos.
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Where were the laughs for the "she pisses like a race horse" Marylin Munroe joke? CLASSIC HITCH
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Stone Coated Roof Tile Machine with Slitting Line
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Stone Chip Coated Roof Tile Machine with Slitting Line
Stone chip coated roof tile machine also named stone coated machine or stone coated roof machine.Stone chip coated roof tile is a modern environmentally friendly roofing material .Covering color vermiculite surface which carried under the high temperature.
Stone chip coated roof tile is formed by 0.4mm Al-Zn plating panel and color stones. It is modern,environmental and nice appearance. stone coated roof is a new advanced roof material which adopt the high and new technology,use the non-corrosibility Al-Zin steel as the basic plate,use the acrylic resin which has the good weather resistance as the adhesives,use the colorful natural sandy gravel as the surface.Because of its nice appearance,lightweight,durable and environmental,it is becoming the major product in the international roof materials in recent years, and it is also used in the high-grade building in domestic,it is enjoying a great popularity all over the world.
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Component and production process of Stone chip Coated Roof Tile machine
Decoile ---slitting and cutting part--- 200T Press profile machine---Lace shearing machine---Stone coated machine(Auto bottom glue spraying section---Auto stone coated section---The first time drying section---Auto face glue spraying section---The second time drying section---Mixer of sand)
The main parameters of Stone chip Coated Roof Tile machine:
Main raw material : 0.4mm aluminum plate,or as customer requirement.
Normal feeder width:914mm (change by profile)
Material of mold: D2/GCr12MoVo
Slitting speed:10m/min
Total power: 250kw
Productivity: 3-6m/min Calculate as 1.2m per piece, eight hours,
produce 1500pcs every day
Machine weight: 35T
Production condition: need plant area 2000 square meter(25m*80m)
Container need: two 40 GP and one 40 HQ
Detailed information of Stone chip Coated Roof Tile machine:
1.slitting and cutting line
Shaft material: 45# steel,
outer diameter 85mm
Number of shaft:1 step of feeding, up: 5 pieces, down: 6pieces
Gear transport
Forming speed :10m/min
Main motor power:3kw
Mini slitting width:150mm
Max slitting quantity:6 Pieces
Width tolerance: ±1mm
Slitting Speed 10 m/min
Slitter distance can be adjusted
Slitter material: 9CrSi
the slitting and cutting can work separately.
Auto bottom glue spraying section for stone coated machine
Outside Dimension:800*1350*850mm(L*W*H)
structure:Channel steel ,welded Transmission:2.2 kw Variable-frequency
adjustable-speed motor 0-32R/Min
Conveying device: Reciprocating chain conveys
Automatic glue spraying assembly with motor:0.06kw
Adsorption of dust removalequipment:1 set
Air compressor:1 set 0.09m³
Airless spray glue pump:1 set
Automatic glue spraying gun: 1 piece
Fill glue gun: 1 piece
5.Auto stone coated section stone coated machine
Outside Dimension :3000*1850*700mm(L*W*H) Structure:Channel steel ,angle steel ,welded
Transmission:With glue spraying equipment compound chain transmit
Conveying device:Compound chain transmit
Automatic sand hopper:1 set(dimension 550*600*500mm)
Automatic rising machine:1 set(Rising height:1.9m Power:300kg/h)
6.drying section for stone coated roof machine
Outside Dimension :25000*800*1200mm(L*W*H)
Structure:carbon steel welded Frame type heat preservation wall:fill up with heat preservation material which is bended with 1mm carbon steel
Automatic temperature controller:2 sets,Range of adjustable temperature:0-160°
Infrared fluorescent tube:50 pcs
Conveying device: Reciprocating chain conveys
Cool device:1 set
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Zhongtuo Roll Forming Machinery Co., ltd
Cangzhou ZHONGTUO roll forming machinery is a professional manufacturer and exporter which is concerned with the design, development and production of cold roll forming machines. The company cooperates with several production factories and associated enterprises.
Engineers and technicians are rich in experience of designing, developing, and manufacturing of machines. We pay close attention to new trend of technologies. All products comply with international quality standards and are greatly appreciated in markets throughout the world.
Company Info
- Company Name: Zhongtuo Roll Forming Machinery Co., ltd
- Representative: Xu Lianxing
- Product/Service: roof tile making machine , steel deck roll formin machine , Steel Frame Forming Machine , Welded pipe Making Machine , roller shutter door making machine , stud track roll forming machine
- Capital (Million US $): 5000000 USD
- Year Established: 2006
- Total Annual Sales Volume (Million US $): US$2.5 Million - US$5 Million
- Export Percentage: 91% - 100%
- Total Annual Purchase Volume (Million US $): US$2.5 Million - US$5 Million
- No. of Production Lines: 10
- No. of R&D Staff: 11 -20 People
- No. of QC Staff: 5 -10 People
- OEM Services Provided: yes
- Factory Size (Sq.meters): 50,000-100,000 square meters
- Factory Location: Traffic Street, Fuzhuang Industrial Zone, Botou, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, China.
- Contact Person: Mr. Cary xu
- Tel: 0086-0317-2191158
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Venn Partners LLP ("Venn" or "the Firm") Pillar 3 Disclosure – 31 December 2018
The Firm is classified as a Collective Portfolio Management Investment Firm ("CPMI") and as a BIPRU Firm as a consequence of it being permitted to undertake Additional Activities. Therefore, it is subject, as a BIPRU Firm to BIPRU 11, and, therefore, must make a Pillar 3 Disclosure at least annually.
In the United Kingdom, firms, such as Venn, which are Authorised and Regulated under the provisions of AIFMD are required to meet the provisions set out in the FCA's Handbook IPRU(INV)11. The Firm, being a BIPRU CPMI, is also subject to FCA Handbooks GENPRU and BIPRU as a consequence of IPRU(INV)11.6.4. As a consequence, it is subject to the 3 Basel Prudential Pillars.
The Basel Pillars are, in summary:
- Pillar 1 – which sets out the Minimum Capital Resources that the Firm must meet at all times. In Venn's case this is the sum of its Credit and Market Risk Capital Resources Requirement or its Fixed Overhead Requirement if higher;
- Pillar 2 – requires the Firm to assess whether its capital and liquidity resources and its risk management processes, strategies, systems and controls are adequate in order to meet the impact of risk the Firm might be subject to. The Firm should determine whether it should hold additional capital and liquid assets to cover risks not met adequately at, or not met at all, at Pillar 1; and
- Pillar 3 – requires disclosure of specified information about the Firm's risk management controls and Pillar 1 capital position to encourage market discipline.
The AIFMD adds further capital and liquidity requirements based on the Alternative Investment Fund ("AIF") it Manages in the form of the Assets Under Management and Professional Negligence Requirements and the minimum Liquid Asset Requirement which run in parallel with the Firm's BIPRU Pillar 1 Capital Requirement.
The rules in BIPRU 11 set out the provisions for Pillar 3 disclosure. This document meets Venn's Pillar 3 Disclosures.
The Pillar 3 disclosure document has been prepared by Venn in accordance with the requirements of BIPRU 11 and is verified by the Firm's Partners.
Venn re-issues its Pillar 3 disclosures at least annually, it is lodged on the Firm's website. The information contained in this disclosure is accurate as at 31 December 2018. This disclosure is not required to be audited by Venn's external auditors and does not constitute or form part of the Firm's financial statement.
Certain information relating to BIPRU 11.5 may be omitted on the basis that it has been deemed to be immaterial, commercially sensitive or would constitute a breach of confidentiality. The Firm regards information as material in this Disclosure if its omission or misstatement could change or influence the assessment or decision of a user relying on that information for the purpose of making economic decisions. The Firm regards information as proprietary/confidential if sharing that information with the public would undermine its competitive position. Proprietary/confidential information may include information on products or systems which, if shared with competitors, would render the Firm's investments therein less valuable. Further, the Firm must regard information as confidential if there are obligations to customers or other counterparty relationships binding the Firm to in order to meet its legal confidentiality obligations.
Background to the Firm
The Firm is a UK Limited Liability Partnership and is authorised and regulated by the FCA and as such is subject to minimum regulatory capital requirements. The Firm is categorised by the FCA as a Collective Portfolio Investment Firm ("CPMI") BIPRU Firm for capital purposes. The Firm is not subject to Prudential Consolidation and is not, therefore, required to prepare consolidated reporting for prudential purposes.
Risk Management
In accordance with the GENPRU, the Firm has an established risk management function, to ensure that it has effective systems and controls in place to identify, monitor and manage risks arising in the business.
The Firm's Governing Body ('the Board') is ultimately responsibility for the monitoring of any risk management issues at the Firm. Whilst maintaining overall responsibility for monitoring risk management, the Board has delegated the day-to-day risk management to the Firm's Risk Committee and managing partners, a sub-committee established by the Board to support it in achieving its objectives and responsibilities by providing advice on all risks associated with the Firm's business. The Risk Committee meets at least on a quarterly basis and reports to the Board on whether the Firm remains within its risk appetite.
Both the Risk Committee and the Firm's Board discuss current projections for profitability, cash flow, regulatory capital management, business planning and risk management. The Firm's Senior Management (the Partners), engage in the Firm's risks though a framework of policies and procedures and robust internal control systems, having regard to the relevant laws, standards, principles and rules (including FCA principles and rules) with the aim to operate a defined and transparent risk management framework.
The Firm has engaged independent compliance consultants to monitor its compliance arrangements, based upon a risk-weighted methodology, to assess the effectiveness of the Firm's compliance framework, in accordance with the Firm's risk-based compliance monitoring programme. The monitoring programme is executed, and actions taken when necessary over the course of each calendar year.
The Risk Committee, the managing partners and the Board which is
ultimately responsible, have identified that credit, market, operational and
franchise risk of the Firm are the main areas of risk, to which the Firm is
exposed. The Risk Committee, the managing partners and Board regularly review
the risks, controls and other risk mitigation arrangements and assesses their
effectiveness. Appropriate action is taken where risks are identified which
fall outside of the Firm's risk tolerance levels or where the need for remedial
action is required in respect of identified weaknesses in the Firm's mitigating
controls. Further information on the identified risks is as follows.
Pillar 1 Own Funds Requirement
Credit Risk Requirement
The Firm has de minimis exposure to credit risk. The Firm's Exposures include its cash held at HSBC Bank Plc. The credit risk to the Firm's own invoices is also de minimis and all Clients are going concerns with minimal risk of default in the short or medium term. Given the nature of the Firm's exposures, no specific policy for hedging and mitigating credit risk is in place. The Firm uses the simplified standardised approach detailed in BIPRU 3.5.5 of the FCA Handbook when calculating risk-weighted exposures on its cash in the bank as 8% of 20% of the value of cash at Bank and 8% on Exposure Values in respect of its other Exposures, e.g. Debtors and Fixed Assets.
Credit Risk Requirement summary
|Credit Risk Exposure
|Percentage weighting (%)
|Pillar 1 requirement (£)
|Debtors (<1 year)
|Cash at bank < 3 months
|Fixed assets
|Intercompany debtors
Market Position Risk
The Firm, as a BIPRU Firm is limited to only the Foreign Exchange Market Position Risk, i.e. its exposure to foreign exchange fluctuations of its assets and liabilities, denominated in a currency other than the Firms Reporting Currency. Non-GBP bank accounts balances are maintained only to the extent that it is required to match USD or EUR denominated liabilities.
The Firm calculates its Foreign Currency Position Risk by reference BIPRU 7.5.1 of the FCA Handbook and applies an 8% risk factor to the absolute value of its net foreign exchange exposure on a currency by currency basis.
|Market risk exposure
|Percentage weighting (%)
|Pillar 1 requirement (£)
|Foreign currency assets
Other Risks considered at Pillar via the Firms Risk Management Process
Operational Risk
The Firm places strong reliance on its robust operational procedures and controls that it has in place in order to mitigate this risk and seeks to ensure that all its staff are aware of their responsibilities in this respect.
The Firm has identified a number of key operational risks to manage. These relate to the loss of key staff, failure of its and its third-party providers' systems, failure of a third-party provider; a serious regulatory breach, market abuse and administrative errors. To mitigate against these risks, the Firm has implemented appropriate policies and procedures, which includes the Firm having in place a sufficient level of professional indemnity insurance.
Franchise/Reputational Risk
Reputational risk is the risk of failing to meet stakeholder expectations as a result of any event, behaviour, action or inaction, either by the Firm, it's employees or those with whom we are associated. Any material lapse in standards of integrity, compliance, client service or operating efficiency may represent a potential reputational risk. Stakeholder expectations constantly evolve, and so reputational risk is dynamic and varies between geographical regions, groups and individuals.
Capital Resources
The Firm is a Limited Liability Partnership and its capital arrangements are set out in its Partnership Agreement.
The main features of the Firm's capital resources, funded entirely by Eligible LLP Member Capital, for regulatory purposes, are as follows:
|31 December 2018 (£000)
|Common Equity Tier 1
|Additional Tier 1l
|Tier 2
|Deductions from Tiers 1 and 2
|Total Net Eligible Own Funds
Fixed Overhead Requirement
The Fixed Overhead Requirement ("FOR") is calculated, in accordance with FCA rules, based on the Firm's previous year's audited fixed expenditure(i.e. net of variable costs deducted, which includes discretionary bonuses paid to staff.) The Firm monitors its expenditure on a monthly basis and considers any material fluctuations in order to determine whether the FOR has not materially changed (20% either way) which would result an adjustment made mid-year. This is monitored by the Financial Controller and reported to the Chief Operating Officer (senior management) on a regular basis.
The Firm's Pillar 1 Capital Resources Requirement has been determined by reference to the sum of the market & credit risk requirements as this exceeds the base capital requirement and the FOR.
Remuneration Disclosure
The Firm is authorised and regulated by the FCA as a full scope UK AIFM and categorised as a BIPRU CPMI firm. As such, it is subject to the AIFM remuneration principles ("Principles"). These are contained in the AIFM Remuneration Code and transposed in SYSC 19B of the FCA Handbook. The Firm is also subject to SYSC19C, as a BIPRU Firm, but as Venn is subject to SYSC19B, per SYSC19C.1.1A being in compliance with SYSC19B is deemed that Venn is compliant with SYSC19C.
Enshrined in the European remuneration provisions is the principle of proportionality. The FCA has sought to apply proportionality in the first instance by instituting two tests. Firstly, a Firm that is significant in terms of its size must disclose quantitative information referred to in BIPRU 11.5.18R at the level of senior personnel.
The In line with FCA guidance, and following the Firm's own assessment, the Firm has opted to disapply certain rules under the remuneration principles proportionality rule relating to deferral, payment in shares or other instruments and ratio between fixed and variable remuneration.
Under the FCA's Remuneration Code, the Firm is required to identify staff who are subject to the Code ('Code Staff'). Remuneration Code staff comprise categories of staff including senior management, risk takers, staff engaged in control functions and any employee receiving total remuneration that takes them into the same remuneration bracket as senior management and risk takers, whose professional activities have a material impact on the Firm's risk profile. All of Venn's Code Staff fall into the "senior management" category of Code Staff (rather than the "risk taker" category) for the purposes of the Remuneration Code.
|Remuneration code staff
|Total remuneration (£)
|Senior management
The Firm's Remuneration Policy is designed to ensure that the Firm complies with the Principles and its compensation arrangements which:
- Is consistent with, and promotes sound and effective risk management;
- Does not encourage risk-taking which is inconsistent with the risk profiles of the instruments constituting the funds of the AIFs managed;
- Is in line with its business strategy, objectives, values and interests and that of the AIFs and the AIFs' Investors and includes measures to avoid any conflict of interest.
We are required to disclose certain information on at least an annual basis regarding our Remuneration policy and practices for those staff whose professional activities have a material impact on the risk profile of the firm. Our disclosure is made in accordance with our size, internal organisation and the nature, scope and complexity of our activities. The Firm's full Remuneration Policy is available at the request of investors.
Venn Partners LLP Commitment to the UK Stewardship Code
Under Rule 2.2.3R of the FCA's Conduct of Business Sourcebook, Venn Partners LLP (the "Firm") is required to include on this website a disclosure about the nature of its commitment to the UK Financial Reporting Council's Stewardship Code (the "Code") or, where it does not commit to the Code, its alternative investment strategy. The Code is a voluntary code and sets out a number of principles relating to engagement by investors with UK equity issuers. Investors that commit to the Code can either comply with it in full or choose not to comply with aspects of the Code, in which case they are required to explain their non compliance. We have detailed below the reasons why the firm has chosen not to commit to the Code.
The Firm is an investment manager in several European private debt markets excluding publicly traded equities. The Code is not therefore relevant to the Firm's trading. While the Firm generally supports the objectives that underlie the Code, the Firm has chosen not to commit to the Code.
For further information on the Firm's approach contact:
Luke Venables, Chief Operating Officer & Partner
Tel: 0044 207 073 9350
Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD II)
SRD II aims to promote effective stewardship and long-term investment decision making, in respect of shares traded on EEA regulated markets and comparable regulated markets outside the EEA. It came into effect on 10 June 2019.
The rules require asset managers, who invest in shares traded on a regulated market detailed above, to:
- Publish their shareholder engagement policy (or explain why they don't have one) – COBS 2.2B.5R.
- Make annual public disclosures relating to the implementation of their shareholder engagement policy, from 10 June 2020 – COBS 2.2B.5R.
- Make disclosures to asset owners, including how their investment strategies contribute to the medium to long term performance of their assets – COBS 2.2B.9R.
Venn Partners LLP does not manage investments in shares which are traded on an EEA regulated market, or on a comparable regulated market outside the EEA, and so the SRD II rules do not apply to it. Therefore, we have not developed a shareholder engagement policy and nor are we required to make the disclosures outlined above.


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Test PrepNY/SF Improving Test Scores Through Mindfulness And Yoga For The Mind
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Bara Sapir, a former Princeton Review instructor and a 20+ year veteran of the test prep industry founded Test Prep New York nine years ago. She earned a Masters degree in Education from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, an MA in Art History and a BFA from the University of Michigan. She is certified in NLP, Integrated Life Coaching, Reiki and Hypnotism. At TPNY, they first identify each test-taker's comfort zone and patterns of error. They then customize a program for each student and then address their issues with anxiety, stress, or concentration. Relaxation and visualization tools are used to tap the subconscious mind, which can help clients reach scores they were unable to attain after training with big name test prep companies.
"At Test Prep New York, we've seen clients whose scores improved 30 percent when they addressed their anxiety issues," says author Ms. Sapir. "The hard science research indicates a student's score can be compromised anywhere from 12 to 35 percent as a result of test anxiety. This means the difference between a disappointing score and a solid, high score and between rejection and acceptance."
Congressman Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) described mindfulness as "Being in the zone. You can train your mind to be in the present moment through these practices.This is really powerful stuff to help school kids who we yell at to pay attention, but we never teach them how to pay attention." TPNY shows test-takers how to pay attention and enter "the zone" in order to achieve their highest scores in the 23 (and counting) educational and admissions tests.
This Spring, http://testprepny.com releases the new book Full Potential GMAT Sentence Correction Intensive (Nova Press), featuring the most detailed review of Sentence Correction questions, necessary for students aiming to score 700+. The book focuses on what students will see on the GMAT, based on extensive research of real GMAT questions. There are more than 200 examples illustrating key grammar rules and hundreds of practice questions to build mastery of concepts, as well as over 30 exercises drawn from sports psychology, mindfulness, and holistic health to optimize test day performance (visit http://testprepny.com/
TPNY/TPSF is a boutique test prep and academic tutoring company. They are the only company to fuse traditional academic and test preparation training and strategy with positive mindset techniques. They are to students what sports psychologists and trainers are to athletes.
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An innovative technology to understand how well a home holds temperature. Unobtrusive Onsite-Insight devices yield powerful feedback to help improve energy-efficiency outcomes.
Smart Onsite-Insight modelling of internal and external data, with comparison to similar homes
Expected gains from improvement options, plus coaching in methods of assessment, Feedback on upgrades, with time-period comparison
Traffic light ratings to communicate outcomes and data reliability, At a glance analysis and recommendations
Onsite-Insight is new technology designed and developed by Empower Energy Systems. Onsite-Insight combines energy-harvesting batteryless sensors with a central hub and uses cloud-based software to convert large volumes of data from the house and the outside environment into robust and elegant feedback on the home's heat retention performance. For easy understanding, outcomes are graphically displayed using traffic light ratings (for good, moderate and poor) by comparison to the Heat Loss Parameter for both that specific house and also a typical UK house of that era and type.
Onsite-Insight will be of particular interest to the social housing landlord, who wishes to remotely monitor housing stock heat retention performance. Assurance that effective insulation and airtightness are being delivered will go a long way to fulfilling the social landlord's responsibility towards combatting fuel poverty. In addition, the ability to assess performance robustly enables future upgrades to be planned for greatest effect (e.g. which is the worst performing 20% of the housing stock?), as well as to monitor the improvements that have resulted from recent investments
Installation and maintenance could hardly be easier; it really is plug and play. The wall monitor devices are lightweight PV-powered devices, using radio comms, so no cables and no batteries to worry about. The hub is a low-power device, plugged into the mains and connected to the client router. Critical data on the property attributes will be input to ensure that the data is correctly categorised and analysed, and if not already known by the landlord, this can be input via installer app during the installation visit.
Nearly, but not quite. Empower is currently fine-tuning the technology and will be recruiting up to 20 social housing providers to collaborate in large-scale trials over winter 2017, with a view to commercial roll-out in autumn 2018.
The primary user is the social housing provider managing a high volume of properties, seeking to get robust objective feedback on home energy-efficiency performance.
EPC ratings are essentially a design-based approach, indicating what a building's performance in theory. By contrast, Onsite-Insight uses real world data to determine actual performance. Because the outcomes can be compared to the expectation from EPC, Onsite-Insight is fundamentally complementary to EPC, closing a feedback loop, and providing clients with robust data that prompts action. Feedback to SAP, the procedures underlying EPCs, may also be a useful side-benefit in due course.
In volume the Onsite-Insight solution will be less than £100, plus annual licence of £15 per dwelling.
This is an area for future development. The potential benefit in enhancing performance and upgrading standards is promising.
There are potential gains for occupant in getting on-line temperature and humidity data, for carers and relatives of elderly relatives and friends to check home comfort levels, and also for landlords in receiving alerts for items such as mould risk (caused by combination of low temperature and high humidity).
The Onsite-Insight system works by analysing large volumes of data over an extended period. Clever algorithms have been developed to compensate for a wide range of factors, such as external weather conditions, unusual heating patterns etc, and these work best if data is gathered for an entire winter season. So the design solution is necessarily a long-term one, and robust results will usually take a full winter to derive.
Interesting question! As a topical analogy the diesel car emissions scandal over the past few years has highlighted the risk of over-relying on one-off data, however carefully measured. The beauty of Onsite-Insight lies in its real-life basis, providing evidence of what the occupant experiences. And because weather, homes and occupant behaviour are each complex and variable, it is especially important to measure outcomes to best understand on the underlying property performance. Doing this in a cost-effective and robust way is the biggest challenge that the Onsite-Insight solution is designed to overcome.
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Legal steroids, otherwise called multi-fixing pre-exercise supplements (MIPS), are over-the-counter (OTC) supplements. They are intended to help in fitness or bodybuilding and improve exercise stamina and performance.
However, do they really work? Also, can we assume they are protected?
Yes and no both. Some are consummately protected and viable. Yet, others can have lethal outcomes.
Let's talk about how to identify a legitimate steroid from an unlawful one. What safeguards to take on if you intend to utilize legal steroids, and what other demonstrated methods you can use to develop strength and muscle.
What are legal steroids?
"Legal steroids" is a trick-all term for muscle-building supplements that do not fall under the classification of "illegal."
Illicit steroids, or anabolic-androgenic steroids, are engineered (manufactured) variants of the male sex hormone testosterone. Healthcare services suppliers recommend these hormone supplements to individuals who have muscle squandering or testosterone creation disorder.
In any case, a few competitors and weight lifters wrongfully utilize these steroids to support mass or performance. Some legal steroids do have science on their side and aren't entirely hazardous. Yet, others might be totally inadequate or even cause harm.
Here's a short review of which steroid product might be OK to use in little dosages and which ones to stay away from.
Creatine is one of the most notable of the lawful steroids. It's an organically happening substance found in nourishments like fish and meat. It's likewise sold in numerous stores as a muscle-building supplement.
Creatine has various archived benefits:
A 1999 study found that weightlifters who utilized creatine demonstrated almost thrice the amount of development in muscle filaments and doubled overall weight than the individuals who didn't take creatine.
A 2003 study discovered that utilizing creatine when you are weight training can help get strength in your legs and increase your overall mass.
A 2007 study of muscle-building supplements showed that creatine is the best steroid for expanding muscle mass.
Research has likewise discovered no long-term health impacts of utilizing creatine.
Pay special attention to any additional ingredients in supplements that may cause unfavorably susceptible responses.
MMP is a mix of creatine, betaine, and dendrobium extricate that is frequently sold as Craze or other names.
This supplement is generally safe to consume. In any case, it doesn't result in the muscle-building claims this drug's advertising may persuade you to believe.
Likewise, with other OTC enhancements, pay special attention to extra fixings that can cause allergic reactions or long-term health impacts.
DMAA has been found in various muscle-building and weight reduction supplements, yet it's unsafe. Any item that contains it and markets itself as a dietary enhancement is unlawful.
Steroids, whether legal or illegal, always demands extra caution. They can help you to build muscles but may also threaten as regards to health consequences.