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Cellular shades are best known for their energy-saving properties but also offer a wide array of customizable options. Cellular shades get their name and insulating power from their honeycomb shape that traps air between the window and the room, buffering against heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer. Double cell shades offer maximum insulation. Light filtering or blackout fabrics provide privacy and light control choices in a wide array of colors, textures and even patterns. Customize your honeycomb shade with convenient lift options including cordless, top down-bottom up , and motorized remote control.
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It is amazing how much writing can help somebody to unlock their potential and turn their life around. All some people need is an outlet for their creativity in order to get onto the right track. One of the best examples of this is a friend who I shall refer to as "Stevie." When we were growing up, Stevie was a pleasant, happy kid. He was nice and polite to everyone and never put a foot out of place. Nobody would ever have expected that he would become a criminal in later life.
Stevie continued to be personable and affable into his late teens. When he was eighteen, he learned to drive and we would cruise about together, enjoying the excitement that was to be gained from having a set of wheels at our disposal. He was a typical adolescent driver, honking at girls and turning his speaker system up to full volume.
However, as is the case with many younger drivers, Stevie's lack of experience soon led to an accident. He hit the back of a truck one day and went straight through the front windscreen, leaving him with significant scarring on his face.
Scarred for life
The injuries that Stevie sustained were not life threatening but damaged his self-confidence. He developed a condition known as social anxiety disorder, which is characterized by fear of social situations.
The Stevie that I once knew was now a thing of the past. He spent most of his time indoors and struggled even to talk to his closest friends, stuttering and stammering his words and obviously struggling. The accident had stripped him of his ability to socialize.
Descent into crime
Stevie's condition left him feeling useless. He completed a university degree but felt that inability to muster up the courage to speak during job interviews would prevent him from ever finding meaningful employment—so he embarked upon a life of crime instead. He started off selling marijuana and soon progressed to cocaine, using his newfound edginess as a mask for his anxiety. Stevie was still just as scared of meeting people as ever but covered it up with fake aggression and attempted to be somebody that he was not. When he was twenty-three, Stevie sold drugs to an undercover police officer and received a prison sentence.
Discovering his talent
Stevie expected his time inside prison to be a living hell, but it was in there that he discovered that he had a talent. In order to pass the time behind his cell door, he would write about his experiences and soon realized that he had a gift.
Everybody he showed his writing to remarked upon how well he captured the details of prison. He soon had prisoners approaching him to help them put their lives into words.
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Stevie left prison knowing exactly what he wanted to do with his life. He was still very socially phobic despite having been locked up with other people 24/7, but decided that it was not going to hold him back from making something of himself. He set out to become a writer. He sent articles to magazines and newspapers and soon had regular slots in several publications. Nowadays he makes a living from his work. Although he is yet to cure himself of his condition, he no longer needs to rely upon crime for his income. He is now a full-time freelance writer.
Although he committed immoral acts in the past, Stevie is by no means a bad person. He is somebody who made mistakes and allowed the trials and tribulations that cropped up in his life to drive him to partake in illegal activity.
Writing was his savior. It not only provided him with a living but also gave him an outlet to express his feelings so that he did not keep them bottled up and grow depressed about them. His story is a testament to the rehabilitative powers of putting pen to paper. By tapping into people's talent for the written word, we can unleash their true potential and help then to become valuable members of society.
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An Oklahoma man accidentally shot himself in the groin, and getting help made matters worse.
Tavares Donnell Colbert, a convicted drug dealer, told officers he intended to sell a gun at a convenience store after buying it in Kansas, NewsOK.com reported.
While testing the gun to ensure it functioned properly, the 36-year-old shot his groin, and immediately drove to the hospital, police said he told them.
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He was arrested for illegal firearm possession after treatment because he wasn't allowed to carry a gun as a convicted felon, the paper reported.


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The lofty tower of Roch Castle, perched on a rock outcrop just off the A487 Haverfordwest to St Davds road, is visible from high ground all round the county.
It has recently been given a facelift and a coat of light limewash, which make it stand out even more clearly on the flat landscape overlooking St Brides Bay.
Of late 13th century origin, probably built for a descendant of the Norman knight Adam de Rupe or de Roche, there are the remains of an earlier fortification in the grounds.
The castle was ruinous at the turn of the 20th century and was made habitable for Sir J. W. Philipps, later Viscount St Davids, in 1902-5, with further renovations in 1910 and after World War One.
The modern castle is described as a single keep square building with a curved south-west side and angled south-east walls joining a slightly projecting square tower.
It was built on a rock for a good reason. The legend goes that Adam de Rupe was told by a seer that he was destined to die from the bite of a viper, so he built the castle on the bare rock to avoid this fate. But an adder was, in fact, brought into the castle inadvertently in a basket of faggots for the fire, and he succumbed to his predicted fate.
In 1601 the castle was bought by a wealthy Haverfordwest shoemaker and merchant, William Walter, in a deal that included the advowson of the Church of St David near the castle and a quarter share in Dale Castle and the manor of Eweston, near Brawdy. William Walter was the father of the infamous Lucy Walter, mistress of Charles 11, both of whom were born in 1630, and who it is claimed married her in St Thomas-a-Becket Church. Haverfordwest. but this was never proven. Lucy was one of several mistresses of the future King, who had 11 illegitimate children but not one legitimate heir, his marriage to Catherine of Breganza being childless.
In 1665 Richard Walter mortgaged the castle to the local landowner Anthony Stokes and in 1735 Joseph Walter's sister Bridget married Anthony Stokes and it eventualy passed to John Rhys Stokes of Cuffern, who held it until the Philipps family acquired in the 1890s. They sold it to Lord Kenswood in the fifties, and for a brief period in the sixties it fell into American hands, when Hollis T. Baker, President of the Baker Furniture Corporation of Grand Rapids, Michigan, bought it on a whim for £15,000 after seeing it advertised in a Real Estate magazine. He renovated it, introduced some replica four-poster beds and flew the Welsh flag during his holiday visits, before tiring of his new toy and selling it to a local man who turned it into a holiday let managed by Hoseasons. Now owned by a St Davids-born millionaire businesman, it has been renovated as a high-class holiday apartment facility.


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Today's lightning fast business climate presents companies with a choice: you can either disrupt or be disrupted. The explosion of social media, mobile, big data and cloud technology is sending shockwaves through every industry, and companies that fail to get out in front of this wave will be swamped by those that do. These technologies - many of them simple, low cost, or free - have leveled the playing field, allowing lean businesses to sprint up the field and do end runs around more established rivals. Consider Spotify.
The music streaming service recognized that with the growth of online music access, the traditional model of purchasing music no longer applied. So the company gave consumers a freemium business model that has changed the way we listen to music and breathed new life into the ailing music industry. Not every company is born on the Internet, and plenty of traditional businesses have reinvented themselves for the digital age. But from startups in stealth mode to Fortune 500 enterprises, those that have succeeded share the seven disruptive traits described in the following pages.
Whatever their size or industry, companies that have succeeded at harnessing the power of digital technology to reinvent their business have one overriding characteristic in common. They all put their customers first. They recognize that in the era of social media, consumers rule. So they use social media in concert with other digital technologies (mobile, cloud and big data) to maintain two-way relationships with their customers.
Take Warby Parker. In the four years since its launch, the eyewear company has disrupted the optical market, a business known for its price mark-ups, with an innovative flat-rate pricing plan.
The firm's pricing structure grew out of a decision to sell directly to customers online, significantly undercutting the competition and making eyewear more affordable. (1)
Speaking at Social Media Week in New York this past February, Warby Parker Co-founder Jeff Raider explained that it was customer input that drove the decision. "As a team, we feel strongly that we need amazing relationships with customers, so we spend a lot of time talking to them and we use the voice of the customer to drive innovation across the company."
Putting the customer at the heart of the business builds loyalty, which is crucial at a time when competition for attention is more challenging than ever. And loyalty leads to growth; last year, Warby Parker grew 500 %.
Remember Facebook's Places, Credit or Sponsored Stories? Perhaps not. They're some of the many products Facebook launched and killed over the years. But rather than pretending they never happened out of fear of negative PR, Facebook wears its ability to identify failure and swiftly move on as a badge of honor. The product failures cleared the way for even greater successes.
Like Facebook, digital disruptors cultivate a "fail fast" culture, recognizing that the risk of doing nothing is far greater than experimenting, learning, and sometimes failing.
"You carve out space to experiment, have fun and see what happens," says Linda Boff, Executive Director of Global Brand Marketing at General Electric. She describes how, despite its mammoth size, GE was nimble enough to become the first major brand to use Vine, Twitter's six-second video app.
This is the second characteristic shared by digital disruptors. By signaling that it's okay to fail and refusing to linger over the failure, digital disruptors encourage a culture of innovation at all levels of the organization.
There is no shortage of data for companies to collect these days. While many organizations are hesitant when it comes to utilizing big data, digital disruptors are quick to seize on all the data they can to measure, evaluate, and learn.
"Having the best data that we can get and optimizing it in a precise and targeted way is key," says Wendy Hoekwater, VP of Marketing and E-commerce at Marriott. (2)
The hotel chain has assembled a consumer insight department, which focuses on how to best allocate its marketing resources to reach the right audience with the right message, at the right place and the right time.
"It's exciting to use predictive analytics to determine what we need to do to reach customers," Hoekwater says of Marriott's media planning and digital strategy.
Digital disruptors use online communities to tap the knowledge and stoke the enthusiasm of their customer base. Crowdsourcing is a powerful form of market research that generates new product ideas, provides important product feedback and helps companies forge closer connections with their customers.
LEGO offers a prime example of how this works. A decade ago the 82-year-old toy manufacturer almost went bankrupt. But under a new CEO, it turned to crowdsourcing to foster innovation and community, which became the basis of its turnaround strategy. The toy company calls on its passionate fan base to submit ideas for new products through its Cuusoo platform. According to Peter Espersen, LEGO Group's Head of Online Communities, this has delivered significant business benefits.
"Not only does championing our fans help us reach people outside of the company; it creates coherence inside the company," he says. A crowd sourced product idea gets developed if it receives 10.000 votes from the community. A recent suggestion based on the Minecraft video passed this mark inside of 48 hours. Another toy set was based on the film Ghostbusters - also voted for by the LEGO crowd. This strategy has led to a reversal of fortune: this February, LEGO announced its year-over-year sales increased 10 % to $4,7 billion, outpacing rivals Mattel and Hasbro.
Using customers to generate ideas effectively expands a company's workforce. The crowd provides a window into consumer preferences and tastes, allowing marketers to keep tabs on them in real time.
Digital disruptors elevate the role of IT in the business. To augment their IT departments and gain access to the resources they need, they invariably employ outsourcing and look to forge close working relationship with one or more technology partners.
Research (3) indicates that 80 % of IT departments' budgets are "dead money," spent on day-to-day operations and "keeping the lights on." That leaves just 20 % to experiment and innovate with new digital initiatives.
To improve that four-to-one ratio and free up more resources, disruptors turn to service providers who "get" their vision and can help them master new technologies, while lowering their run-ofthe-mill operating costs. Key technology partners already specialize in optimizing the eCommerce and web content management technologies that power digital customer experiences.
Using flexible cloud infrastructure that supports managed application services, the right partner also helps disruptors create stable, scalable foundations and offload tactical day-to-day tasks, so they can seize new opportunities as they arise.
"Consumers will judge you by your digital channels. Through outsourcing you can optimize the customer experience, free up resources and set new goals," observes Darnell Fatigati, Senior Manager, CenturyLink Business, a global provider of managed services on virtual, dedicated and colocation platforms.
Choosing the right strategic partners makes the business more nimble, helping it to shorten development cycles for new technology initiatives.
"This removes a lot of obstacles and bottlenecks for the marketing department," Fatigati notes, "by providing it with the technology and resources it needs to pursue its digital-centric vision."
Frodo had Sam. Batman had Robin. If a company aims to become a digital disruptor, its chief marketing officer (CMO) needs to team up with its chief information officer (CIO) to forge a technology-driven marketing strategy.
"It takes a champion within a company to be disruptive, and a lot of the time this starts with the marketer," says Kimberly Whitler, an Instructor at Indiana University and former CMO for David's Bridal. "But the CMO cannot do it alone and needs to partner with the CIO," she points out. "The CIO needs to be a businessoriented thinker and not a parochial tech person."
When the right chemistry is there, Whitler says, the CMO and CIO problem-solve together, integrating their respective teams to drive the business forward.
But at many non-disruptor companies, the opposite sort of relationship exists and,according to a survey from market researcher Forrester, the CIO and CMO are "still in need of couples' therapy."
The Forrester survey, based on 300 interviews with marketing and IT professionals, showed that fewer than half (45 %) of marketers believe that their company has a strategy in place to use technology to help drive marketing. And while 68 % of IT respondents are confident they understand marketing's priorities, only 49 % of the marketers are confident they understand IT's priorities.
"The CIOs are the ones that need to be bringing the technology and applications to the marketers," observes Kevin Conway, Global Director of eCommerce at CenturyLink. "They need to bring things that marketers aren't even thinking about, because that's how they will help them drive revenue."
Where will your next generation of customers come from? Disruptor firms have closely pondered this question and have concluded that - especially for brands that target younger consumers - they will be reached online through their mobile and handheld devices.
But "mobile first" isn't just a strategy for digital brands like Spotify and Facebook. Regardless of the industry, any business desiring a strong online presence needs to consider how to make it accessible to its mobile-first customers.
Wells Fargo CMO Jamie Moldafsky brings home this point.
She recently discussed how the San Francisco-based bank has transformed itself into a digital business, where technology is paramount. "Our biggest opportunity - but also challenge - is how to get the organization to think mobile first," she says. (4)
"Historically, when people have asked us, 'Who are your competitors?' we would answer Chase or Bank of America. Today, however, we would answer Google or Amazon."Reaching the next generation of consumers with mobile banking will be central to Wells Fargo's future growth, Moldafsky says. "We've always been an innovative company, but we realize that the speed with which the world is changing and where our customers are headed requires us to get ahead of them."
"Going digital" can no longer be treated as a standalone, or "bolt on," strategy. Being competitive in today's globally connected, mobilized economy means your business must put mobile technology, social media, big data and the cloud at the core of everything it does. Companies that become digital disruptors will survive and thrive; those that seek to be followers may find themselves quickly overrun.
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CenturyLink hosts mission-critical, high-traffic consumer-facing websites and eCommerce sites, including for 30 percent of the Fortune 100. It creates the agile, high-performance digital consumer experience that marketers and eCommerce teams seek, with the control, stability, security, and predictable cost that IT teams demand.
Lead through innovation; "fast following" is no longer fast enough
Maintain a razor-sharp focus on the customer at all times
Create a "fail fast" sustainable culture of innovation
Use data and crowdsourcing to invigorate innovation
Forge external partnerships to sustain a technical edge
Align marketing and IT to drive the business forward
To reach the next generation of customers put "mobile first"
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For those of us who are crazy about early American history, there aren't many places better for spending a few days than Virginia's Historic Triangle. Jamestown and Yorktown—the two places where England's colonial experience in the future U.S. began and ended—are right there within a short distance of each other, with Colonial Williamsburg in between.
I just visited the triangle for the first time in over a decade, where I kicked things off with a stroll around Yorktown. Here are a few highlights.
British redoubt #10, captured by a party under Alexander Hamilton on the night of October 14th and incorporated into the Americans' second parallel:
Redoubt #9, assaulted by the French on the same night:
Grand French Battery:
The Moore House, where officers from both the Allied and British armies met to negotiate the terms of surrender:
Surrender Field, where the British laid down their arms:
Site of the French artillery park:
An untouched earthwork that survived the siege:
The Victory Monument:
One side benefit of visiting the battleground is getting some spectacular views of the York River:
In the town, a few structures that were present during the siege are still standing, such as Gov. Thomas Nelson, Jr.'s house:
Nelson's home took fire during the siege. The cannonballs embedded in the walls are twentieth-century additions…
…but the effects of the originals are still evident:
Before the war, Yorktown was an important tobacco port. Here's the custom house:
Grace Episcopal Church dates from the 1600s and is still in use:


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Do you know how much your home loses in terms of energy efficiency? There are many people who are not even aware of how this works, or why it happens. The type of windows that you have at home could help you reduce your consumption of energy or increase your consumption a great deal. What you need to do is make sure that you understand the ramifications of the energy consumption in your home, and how you can change this through the proper installation of Broomall window film. In most cases, you will need to discuss the statistical details with an expert. They will have to come over to your home and assess the type of windows that you have, and then from there, help you make the right choice.
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When you are planning on the installation of window film in Broomall, you will also need to look at the cost of getting these services. Many people do not have the slightest idea how this would work. The main reason for this is because they have never really given it much thought. The type of window film that you choose affects the cost. After the assessment by an expert, they will recommend a variety of window films to work with. You can choose from the least expensive to the most expensive of them all, just as long as you can get the desired outcome.
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Pay attention to your budget. It is very easy to get carried away with the prospect of Broomall window film installation. The reason for this is because it is only natural for any homeowner to want to get proper window films that will allow them significant savings on their expenditure on energy bills each month. Do not let the excitement cloud your judgement. You can actually get the window film that will effectively meet your needs without necessarily having to pay a lot. This calls for some discipline in the way you go about your purchases. If you do not hold your horses, you might actually be tempted to purchase an overly expensive window film to reduce your spending on energy bills without proper advice, while you could have done better with something much cheaper.
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750 g (6 cups) pastry flour
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- Mix flour with butter or margarine using a pastry cutter or finger tips until coarse.
- Add in sprite, mix and knead slightly till soft dough is formed.
- Chill in refrigerator for an hour.
- Divide and shape dough into 48 equal size balls.
- Assemble: Roll out each ball into a 10cm circle, wrap in a heap tablespoon of potato filling then pinch together edges to seal. Refer to clip appended below on how to pleat a curry puff.
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Last week, I had the opportunity to attend a reunion of sorts for last year's trip to Japan (http://audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=12157)that was part of the Everest launch. A highlight of that trip was a side journey to the small Japanese city of Ichinoseki (http://audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=12206), around 400km north of Tokyo. Our destination was the famous jazz bar "Basie" that is owned by jazz drummer Shoji Sugawari; better known to his fans as Swifty. In return for his hospitality, Swifty was invited to visit the US this September, and in particular, visit JBL's facilities at Northridge. Joining Swifty was his wife and daughter and he was escorted by Ken Yasuda (president of Harman Japan) and Koji Onodera (chief editor of Stereo Sound magazine). The first series of pictures were taken at our first meeting at Northridge. The image immediately below is of Swifty and Greg Timbers at the Northridge front entrance. The second picture was my revenge for being ribbed for acting like a sterotypical Japanese tourist in the number of pictures that I take. At least I'm usually draped with only one camera, unlike Koji below. The last three pictures were taken from a guided tour of Northridge's main manufacturing floor. The fourth picture has the group examining the disassembled drivers from the Everest.


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When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger used the initiative process to pursue his agenda forcefully, he was accused of a dictator-style "power grab."
So what then do we say about Gov. Jerry Brown?
Brown is pursuing his own initiative with a fervor, and lead-pipe style, that makes Schwarzenegger's approach pale in comparison.
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Indeed, the governor has made significant changes to the initiative process in service of his political goals -- most notably his desire to pass a temporary tax in service of his budget plans. Together, these changes represent the most significant reform of the initiative process that the state has seen in a generation.
Some of the reforms are improvements to the process. Some aren't. Let's have a look:
1. PIling up initiatives all in November general elections.
This was probably the worst of Brown's ideas. He signed legislation ending votes on initiatives in first-round primary elections. Instead, all initiatives will be piled onto November general election ballots. This means that voters will have to consider more measures in one sitting -- and that means there will be less time for deliberation on each measure.
One of the ironies of this move is that it has caused potential problems for Brown, whose own temporary-tax initiative is scheduled to be on this November's ballot.
2. Speeding up title and summary process.
This wasn't a formal legal change--but an informal precedent. Somehow -- we don't know how -- Brown got Attorney General Kamala Harris to produce a title and summary for his initiative in less than two days. The process had previously taken six weeks. Future initiative sponsors will be able to rely on that precedent in pushing for speedier service. Of course, faster doesn't mean better in such matters.
3. Expedited service -- Verifying signatures well ahead of existing deadlines.
Another precedent: the signatures on Brown's initiative were verified well ahead of time -- in some counties, even before signatures on other measures that had been turned in more than a week ahead of the governor's. It may be useful for future initiative sponsors to know that expedited service is possible.
4. Giving constitutional amendments greater prominence on the ballot.
This week, a key amendment to the initiative process was proposed in the budget, in a way that benefits Brown. The new change, if approved, would place constitutional changes higher up in the list of measures on the ballot -- before statutory changes. It's generally thought that appearing first on the ballot gives a measure a higher chance of passage.
This is actually a good idea. Constitutional amendments should be prominently listed and placed separately from other measures. But making this change now is likely to draw suspicions and maybe even protests from sponsors of measures competing with Brown's. Two other tax measures are statutes -- which means they'll have less prominent ballot placement than Brown's constitutional amendment.
Brown's determination to bend the system to his own interests is noteworthy, and in some sense admirable.
But there are two problems. The first is that his changes are so narrow and self-interested that they may discredit other attempts to fix the process. The second is that they don't amount to the kind of broad initiative reform -- which would involve integrating initiatives with the legislative process and the budget -- that the state desperately needs.
Imagine if Brown worked as doggedly to redesign the initiative process -- and to pursue broader governance reform -- as he does to tilt the initiative rules to his advantage.
Lead Prop Zero blogger Joe Mathews is California editor at Zocalo Public Square, a fellow at Arizona State University's Center for Social Cohesion, and co-author of California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It (University of California, 2010).
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Unsafe cosmetics face few limits
Hair stylist Natalija Josimov combed the straightening solution through her client's hair.
She snapped on the blow dryer, and the heated hair sent up a plume of white vapor that wrapped them in a toxic cloud. Next came the 450-degree flat iron, letting loose another sharp stink of embalming fluid that burned her eyes and made her nauseous.
Every day for months, Josimov performed three or four chemical straightening treatments at a New York salon until she fell so ill she couldn't even stay in the same room.
Josimov is accustomed to odors of peroxide, nail polish and permanent wave solution.
But this is different: It's Brazilian Blowout, and its secret ingredient is formaldehyde, a carcinogen linked to nose and throat cancers, leukemia, respiratory problems and other health effects.
Brazilian Blowout is a dramatic example of how little authority federal and state governments have over the estimated $30 billion annual cosmetics industry - even when there is compelling evidence that ingredients are dangerous.
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Under federal law, cosmetics companies don't have to disclose chemicals or gain approval for the 2,000 products that go on the market every year. And removing a cosmetic from sale takes a battle in federal court.
"I thought this wouldn't be on the market if it was dangerous," Josimov said. "I really didn't understand there was no protection."
Brazilian Blowout's Acai and Original hair-smoothing products contain high concentrations of methylene glycol, the liquid form of formaldehyde, according to government testing. The chemical helps alter the protein structure of hair strands so they remain smooth and straight for months.
Despite federal and state efforts to get rid of the product, it remains in salons across the country. The Food and Drug Administration has not prohibited it, and without the federal government's lead, no state can easily get it off the market. California tried unsuccessfully for two years, and finally used antismog regulations to win a judgment last week that could stop sales in the state until the product is reformulated.
Health alerts
GIB LLC, the North Hollywood company that manufactures Brazilian Blowout, was cited last year by the FDA for adulteration and misbranding of its Acai solution.
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a health alert about formaldehyde in hair straighteners and fined some salons where the air violated workplace safety limits. California, New York and several other states also have issued health alerts to stylists.
In January, California Attorney General Kamala Harris won a $600,000 settlement against GIB for deceptive advertising and failure to disclose a known cancer-causing ingredient. And a review panel of health experts, established by the cosmetics industry, recently called the hair-smoothing products unsafe.
Representatives of GIB LLC declined interview requests. In court documents, the company called California's enforcement action "baseless litigation" and said Harris' lawyers hadn't proved irreparable harm to stylists.
Federal law does not require FDA approval before a beauty product is sold to the public, nor does it give the agency authority to recall a harmful product, Michael Landa, director of the agency's Food Safety and Applied Nutrition branch, testified before a congressional subcommittee.
Michael DiBartolomeis, chief of the safe cosmetics program at the California Department of Public Health, said Brazilian Blowout is an example of a product that never should have gone on the market.
"Cosmetic products that contain known human carcinogens or chemicals that impair human reproduction or development are marketed and sold without adequate safety tests because the existing law allows it," DiBartolomeis said.
Brazilian Blowout is in high demand, and Josimov knew she'd lose dozens of clients if she quit using the product. She liked the results on her own frizzy, coarse hair, and satisfied customers told her Brazilian Blowout was "really life-changing."
Common symptoms
Josimov's progression of symptoms mirrored hundreds of other stylists - burning eyes and sore throats followed by chronic runny noses. Respiratory infections settled in for months, accompanied by scabby nose blisters, and, with prolonged exposure, asthma-like wheezing.
"The last straw was one night when I went to bed I was wheezing and gasping for air. I thought I was going to have to call 911," Josimov said.
In Oakland, Anthony Scardino said he did the treatments for a year but now turns down requests. "I felt this burning in my throat," he said. "Even the other stylists were complaining about the smell."
Good money
Money is a huge incentive for many stylists - clients pay up to $350 a treatment. Health insurance is almost nonexistent in the salon business, and worker protection is scarce.
"Everyone is so scared to speak up, it's ridiculous," said Larissa Tanev, who works at a salon in Bellevue, Wash. "Look how far we've come with cigarette smoke. How can this be happening?"
Billions of pounds of formaldehyde are produced every year, and thousands of factory and funeral home workers have been subjects of studies worldwide that have linked it to health effects.
A National Research Council panel of scientists concluded last year that there are "inconsistencies in the epidemiologic data" linking formaldehyde to leukemia. But it also said "there is sufficient evidence of a causal association between formaldehyde and cancers of the nose, nasal cavity, and nasopharynx."
In 2011, OSHA sent out a worker hazard alert - which is rare for a cosmetic - about hair-smoothing products containing formaldehyde. OSHA identified Brazilian Blowout, Cadiveu, Copomon/Coppola and Marcia Teixeira as brands that have some products that could expose people to formaldehyde.
FDA officials told GIB to ensure its product was safe or they would pursue an injunction in federal court and seize it. But a year later, the agency has taken no further action. Agency spokeswoman Tamara Ward said she couldn't comment because it is "an open case under review."
Unlike drugs and medical devices, cosmetics are not subject to premarket approval or notification. A manufacturer may use any ingredient provided it doesn't adulterate the product and it is properly labeled - except for 10 types of ingredients, including chloroform and mercury, according to FDA regulations.
Halyna Breslawec, chief scientist at the industry's Personal Care Products Council, said pre-approval of products is unnecessary.
"If you look at the safety record of cosmetics, you will see the existing controls are sufficient because cosmetics have a record of being very safe," Breslawec said. For example, in August, Johnson & Johnson announced it was voluntarily removing some chemicals, including formaldehyde, from products.
Some stylists and consumers have sued GIB. In a class-action suit, 10 plaintiffs negotiated a preliminary $4 million settlement with GIB in March. They estimate that 15,700 U.S. stylists had purchased Brazilian Blowout and about 100,000 customers had paid for the treatment.
Insurer to pay
Michael Brady, Brazilian Blowout's chief executive officer, told the New York Times that the settlement would be paid by his insurance company.
"We get to sell the product forever without reformulation," he was quoted as saying. "In my eyes, that's the acquittal we've been waiting for."
Ironically, antismog rules rather than concern for stylists' health may force Brazilian Blowout to reduce its formaldehyde content in California. This month, Los Angeles County Superior Court granted Harris' request to stop sales of Acai Professional Smoothing Solution until the company reformulates the product to meet state limits on smog-forming chemicals in consumer products.
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Dunn ignites offense, and maybe a debate
Hubert Mizell,
The St.Petersburg Times
, published 4 December 2000
It's touchy. When a knee injury felled 248-pound Tampa Bay bull rusher Mike Alstott, it cleared the Bucs stage for Warrick Dunn, a toy-sized tailback who weighs a mere 178. Little guy big hit.
Eight days ago, Dunn scooted and even slammed for 106 yards against the Buffalo Bills, triggering a vital Tampa Bay win. But that Warrick, he's no one-trick pony. Sunday, opposing the fabled but faded Dallas Cowboys, the sans- Mike wizardry of No. 28 would only multiply. Alstott watched in blue jeans, limping the Bucs sideline as his Tom Thumb sidekick scorched the NFL's lousiest rushing defense.
Dunn, on his first carry, dashed 70 yards for a touchdown. Then, for three extraordinary hours, the small stud from FSU perpetuated the solo sizzle, sculpting a 210-yard masterpiece. "What's different is that I'm now the main ball carrier," said Dunn, a delightful chap from Louisiana known for low ego and high generosity. "I can stay patient, even if things don't immediately open up."
Left alone, for glory. That was where Warrick strained to be careful. Working at diplomacy. With a tongue nowhere near the outrageous league of a Warren Sapp or Keyshawn Johnson, while embracing his afternoon of runaway heroism, Dunn strained to not sound selfish. "Mike will be back, we're just not sure when," he said. "Alstott will play when he's healthy. I will adjust, doing whatever is asked. But, no, I will not ever want to just be a third-down back."
You wonder, with Dunn now afire, repeatedly proving ability as well as durability, will new thoughts now perk in the personnel- savvy minds of Bucs coach Tony Dungy and general manager Rich McKay? Any way they become comfy enough with a 178-pound workhorse to consider (gulp!) seeing what they might obtain in a trade for Alstott? Oh, yeah, it's touchy.
Always, critics have questioned Dunn's durability. Downgrading him due to the squatty, smallish frame. "That will never change," he said, "but it really should be clear by now that I'm pretty good at avoiding the nasty hits."
Seven years ago, during Warrick's early seasons with the Seminoles, the same queries arose. FSU coach Bobby Bowden explained that Dunn has a knack for folding his body when being tackled, giving a tiny target for overzealous tacklers. He's been lucky. But it is a skill.
Dunn scored a second touchdown against the Cowboys, flying a mere 4 yards near the end of a 27-7 success. This gentle bachelor who, to sweeten holidays, makes down payments on homes for single mothers, twice took it to the house against Dallas. Tampa Bay opted for a late-game numbers thing, keeping Warrick on the job until the 200-yard plateau was achieved. Dungy then ordered a stop, not allowing Dunn to chase James Wilder's 17-season-old franchise record of 219.
"Why needlessly risk injury?" asked the coach. "It would've been nice," Dunn said, "but what's the point? Making 9 more yards could've easily happened, but (backup runner) Rabih Abdullah has worked hard and deserves chances." Warrick departed to a Raymond James Stadium standing, victorious ovation.
As he approached Tampa Bay's bench, the first fellow to burst forth with a hug was Alstott. They are buddies. Mutually admiring. But the hard facts are that Dunn, in No. 40's absence, is accomplishing spectacular numbers. Will it become an issue? "What great blocking I received from our offensive line," said the thoughtful Baton Rouge fellow. "Those guys are now hitting me up for gifts; saying I should at least take them out for dinner."
Frank Middleton, a 334-pound guard, had posed to Dunn that another 100-yard game, like against Buffalo, should motivate the tailback to treat his blockers to a fancy feed. "Since he got 200 this time," said the comical Middleton, "we're looking for two dinners."
NFL running backs with big stats, in recent seasons, have treated their OL mates with expensive steaks, fancy clothes and Rolex watches. Dunn, despite his attitude of giving when the needy are involved, has a reputation among fellow Bucs for being frugal. "I was thinking about McDonald's, or one of those all-you-can-eat buffet places - you know, Golden Corral," Dunn said with an elfish grin. Asked if he'd heard of Shula's or Bern's or other high-stakes restaurants, Warrick shrugged and said, "I don't make that kind of money."
Then, an idea blossomed. "Back at Florida State, when I experienced a big game, but had absolutely nothing in my pockets," Warrick said, "I would call my grandmother in Baton Rouge and have her package up some home cooking for my linemen."
Willie Wheeler may be getting a call. Facing an all-time takeout order. She's the kitchen-ruling Dunn grandmom. "That's what I think I'll do," Warrick said. "It will be better food, and a lot cheaper." Little fellow not big spender.


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With an expressive face and active lifestyle, the rhesus macaque is a charismatic species. Its coat is pale brown above and fades on the underside, but the naked face and rump are bright red in adults (2). It has large cheek pouches which it uses to store food when foraging (4). Audebert, who named the rhesus macaque, did so after the Greek King of Thrace, Rhesos, but emphasized that it had no special relevance. Since, the name rhesus has been extended to the hereditary blood antigen 'Rh-factor' which was discovered on the red blood cells of rhesus macaques and was also found to be present in humans (5).
This adaptable species is highly promiscuous and both males and females mate with as many members of the opposite sex as possible. They travel in groups of between 8 and 180 individuals, usually with two to four times as many females as males. Breeding takes place whenever the seasons permit, with no defined period in non-seasonal areas. Females undergo a regular oestrus cycle of 26 – 29 days, but unlike many other macaques, the genital region swells and darkens in colour only slightly during the fertile period, and only in younger adult females (5). Gestation lasts around 165 days, and females give birth to a single young or, rarely, twins. The young is fed milk for a year, first clinging to the mother's belly, but riding on her back when older. After weaning, female juveniles may remain with the same group whereas males often disperse to another. Females become sexually mature between 2.5 and 4 years and males between 4.5 and 7 years. Females who reach ages of more than 25 years go through the menopause, eventually becoming infertile (6).
The rhesus macaque shows dominance hierarchies in both sexes, but more so in males. The status of each individual is inherited from its mother. There may be confrontations between groups, but these are rare as weaker groups actively avoid stronger groups. Females within groups can be very loud, but rarely fight as they are usually closely related (5). All members of the group practise social grooming for pleasure, health and as a form of submission and appeasement. Appeasement is also shown by the fear grimace in which the lips are retracted to reveal the clenched teeth. Staring with the mouth open signifies threat and putting the tail vertically upwards indicates aggressive confidence. Infants attract their mother's attention by cooing, and adult females will also coo to attract a male. Males respond by lip-smacking as an invitation to mate (4).
The diet of the rhesus macaque varies by region. They are omnivorous opportunists, feeding mainly on roots, herbs, insects, crop plants and small animals. They are good swimmers and will cross water to find food (5).
Still widespread across southern Asia, the rhesus macaque has nevertheless become locally extinct in some of its former range. It has been introduced into Florida, USA as well as to Cayo Santiago Island near Puerto Rico, and is kept in captivity in large numbers worldwide due to its common use in research (5). This species has even been a participant in space travel (5).
The rhesus macaque occupies an enormous range of habitats and climates, ranging from snow-covered mountains through dense forests to semi-desert and urban areas (1).
Whilst the rhesus macaque is threatened in the wild, a large captive population is maintained around the world for use in biological, psychological and medicinal research, especially for studies into perception, learning and behaviour. In the wild, the rhesus macaque is a generalist with great adaptability, allowing it to make the most of changes in land use. In India they are known for crop-raiding but their status as sacred animals in the Hindu religion prevents persecution by humans (5). Interspecies breeding is known to occur but appears to have no effect on the offspring's fertility, as other interspecies crosses usually do (6).
Continued research and monitoring of this species' behaviour, population status and range is necessary to foresee declines as a result of land use change across southern and Southeast Asia (1).
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Oprah Winfrey's latest project as both producer and actress continues her exploration of religion and spirituality.
The media mogul unveiled the first episode of her new series, "Greenleaf," on Wednesday night at a private screening at Soho House in West Hollywood, California. The show, which follows the personal dramas and questionable ethics of a family at the center of a Memphis, Tennessee, megachurch, is set to premiere next month on Winfrey's OWN network.
After taking a documentary approach to faith in her "Belief" series that aired on OWN last year, Winfrey sees "Greenleaf" as "another platform to really offer the message that we are more alike than different; to offer the message that being grounded in knowing what you believe is important. I'm not trying to tell you what to believe or how to believe."
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She developed "Greenleaf" with the show's creator, Craig Wright. It focuses on the title family, led by Bishop James Greenleaf (Keith David), a charismatic preacher who lives in a palatial estate with a full-time staff. His riches may have unscrupulous origins, though, because he starts sweating when a local politician says he's looking into churches' tax-exemption claims. All the bishop's adult children have gone into the family business except Grace (Merle Dandridge), who left Memphis for a new life in Arizona and stopped going to church.
Winfrey plays Mavis, an outspoken bar owner estranged from her sister, Greenleaf family matriarch Lady Mae (Lynn Whitfield). Winfrey said she based the character on her late friend and mentor Maya Angelou.
"If Maya had a bar, she would be Mavis," Winfrey said.
Wright, David, Dandridge, Whitfield and producer-director Clement Virgo appeared alongside Winfrey for a panel discussion after the screening.
While "Greenleaf" examines how righteous or corrupt these church leaders might be, Winfrey and the other panelists say the show remains respectful of church traditions.
"I, Oprah Winfrey, am going to do nothing ever that disrespects the church," she said. "I am who I am, where I am, sitting here today, because of the black church. But there are some people within the church with some flaws."


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Top U.S. spots for family fun
By Katia Hetter, CNN • Updated 20th March 2013
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Spread across nearly 3,500 square miles and home to some 60 animal species and almost half of the world's geysers, visitors could explore
Yellowstone National Park
for weeks and not see everything in the country's first national park.
Parents seem to agree the park in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming is a don't-miss spot in the United States: Yellowstone was named the top "favorite family destination" and top "nature escape" in
magazine's first travel awards.
FamilyFun surveyed some 2,000 U.S. moms with children ages 3 to 12, asking the adults to rate 360 popular destinations. The destinations were divided into regions (West, Midwest, South and Northeast) with parents voting within their respective geographic area. Fun, accessibility and affordability were key elements of the survey.
"Most families only have a few weeks of vacation each year, so the choice of where to go and what to see really carries a lot of weight," said Ann Hallock, editor-in-chief of FamilyFun magazine. "The great thing about our list is that the winners in each region are chosen by families who actually live there, so you know you're getting the real scoop on what's going to be fun."
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Favorite family
It's not just Yellowstone. Parents are focused mostly on nature, according to their Top 10 picks. Coming in second place is Acadia National Park in Maine; third place is Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico and fourth place is Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.
Rounding out the top 10 are Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota; Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan; Yosemite National Park in California; Disney's Magic Kingdom Park in Florida; Glacier National Park in Montana; and Pearl Harbor Visitor Center/USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii.
The magazine also announced winners in other categories. Here are the top three spots in those areas:
Top nature
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Top tourist
Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center/USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii and the Statue of Liberty National Monument in New York.
Top tourist towns
: Mackinaw City, Michigan; Monterey, California; and the Lake Tahoe region in California and Nevada.
useums, zoos and aquariums:
Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington; Omaha, Nebraska's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium; and the Saint Louis Zoo.
Top amusement
: Disney's Magic Kingdom Park in Florida, Disneyland in California and Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Indiana.
Top family
: Walt Disney World Resorts hotels; Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach in Hawaii; and Loews Coronado Bay in California.
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The map shows details about each sausage sizzle, cake stall, arts and crafts stand or other fundraiser on 24 March 2012 - QLD state election day.
If you know of a sausage sizzle or other fundraising activity at your local school, scout hall, or other location please add it to the map by
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Snagvotes began just two days before the August Federal election when a few connected individuals on social media (Twitter and Facebook)
realised how important a part of the election day experience eating a sausage before or after voting has become for many Australians.
Schools and community groups – including parents' clubs, dance schools, sporting clubs, church auxiliaries – whose facilities are used for
polling booths often take advantage of the occasion to raise funds for their activities.
With a view to acknowledging this community spirit and having some fun, we created the Twitter hashtag #snagvotes and a Twitter account
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of their sausage sizzle experience. We were joined by an IT consultant, Dr Grant Castner, who rapidly created a Google Maps-linked
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Our hastily-organised "grass roots" campaign was surprisingly successful, with hundreds of mentions of the #snagvotes hashtag on Twitter and
mainstream media coverage on radio and on the Ten Network's "7PM Project" (see attached screenshot).
For the Victorian election on Saturday 27 November, we have revived the #snagvotes hashtag and created a Snagvotes group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_142030962515820
We are once again encouraging people to post photographs of their sausage sizzle experience. And people have already posted details of
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Google Drive 2.1.495.05.35 (Android 2.3+ / SDK 9)
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- ROM name - "Android Revolution HD", "Android Revolution", "Revo HD", "AR HD" etc.
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- Other parts of my work that are not supposed to be used by others without proper permission.3. Support
If you have any issues or questions, please feel free to post them in the respective thread. Due to my commitments in real life I can't answer every PM, tweet or facebook post.
If you want to get the fastest and the best answer - ask the question in the thread. Every month I need to remove about 1.000 new messages from my XDA inbox. I'm sure it's better if I spend this time cooking new ROMs.4. Signature banners for users
Due to the increasing number of users flashing my ROMs we introduced some time ago 3 special groups of members.
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- Android Revolution HD Recognized User – every user might get this rank with proper banner by being active in my thread (or threads).
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- Android Revolution HD Advanced User – every user might get this rank with proper banner by doing some amazing modification, application, theme etc. for Android Revolution HD.
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What we can use is minimum 20 GB of space and 10 Mbit upload speed. If you want to donate some server space to us, please contact me via private message.
Finally, thanks for using my work! I hope you will enjoy Android Revolution HD!
XDA:DevDB Information
[ROM] Android Revolution HD 53.0 • High Quality & Performance • I9300XXUGNK2, ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S III I9300
ROM OS Version: 4.3.x Jellybean
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x
Version Information
Status: Stable
Created 2013-10-11
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the baby with the pitbull is a really cool idea, very uncomfortable!
keep it up, great progress
the baby with the pitbull is a really cool idea, very uncomfortable!
keep it up, great progress
FatherO , MattSkinny . Thanks! It's very encouraging to hear so.
Here are few sketches I did latelly. I do many of them but those are my favs.
I try to practice as much I can, to learn better anatomy, but I lack of time so have not as much time as I would want or need.
The girl is great, love it!
On the second study you really need to revisit the shoulder area.
Santis Thank you, I'm very gald you like 'my' girl Also you have right with shoulders of the 2nd. I always try to keep in mind such remarks.
To keep the thread alive hera are few sketches of mine. Everything started as a sphere to evolve later one. Quick sculpting sesions
from 30min trough 1 or , like weith the last one containg two characters, few hours.
I have no time for more serious thinkgs now.
Anyway, please leave a word or two. Thanks
I had to reinstall the ZBrush and I lost all my MatCaps, so here is the Fast Shader.
Hey nebular, very nice studies, and you are often learning more doing those then with bigger projects.
And you are really improving fast, so keep doing those!
I especially like the pair, good character and mood!
MattSkinny Thank you! I am very happy to hear this from such skillfull person like you, really
I was asked how to make low poly from highress DynaMesh model and I thought some folks here could find it usefull too, so I creataed a short guide how to do this.
[Clik the Image to see the whole tut]
Thanks for the Tutorial, it will really help.
Awesome work.
InkySpot - I'm very glad !
Here are some quick nad studies and a quick doodle of toonish character.
First and last hands are especially good! So cool to see people progressing!
website: www.matthiasduerr.weebly.com
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I'm really impressed with your stylized work.
I do much the same (not as well) in my illustration and in my digital sculpts.
Thank you for the inspiration!
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...I love the textural clay tubes sculpts.
Your characters look like strange marionettes.
I can see your work is evolving.
The brush strokes are more expressive and energetic in some of the later scupts.
Keep pushing forward.
many cool works here, i like your art.
What material are you using in the images of the studies of the toonish character?
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Cool studies Nebular! Those hands are really nice. You're showing good progress every time you post... makes me realize I need to quit being so lazy!
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Hello, cool studies, i like.
MattSkinny, thanks man, always great to hear your approval! Your sculpts and skills are very inspiring.
Nate Owens, just keep working and you will get better. More you will study, better you become
Shellac, thank you! I have no time or need to 'polish' my sculpts right now and I also like to see the strokes on sculpts (and paintings)
Tarum, thank you I was looking for material rightnow for it but couldn't find my source.. I thought it was made by ZBro
but it's not. Maybe someone will point you because these material pack is preety famous here I think. It's from forum for sure.
Every material is called z[number]. The one I used for hands and head is z3 I belive.
FatherO, Thank you! Hope I wont 'fail' you this time
Philuxius, Thanks, I'm really glad you like it
Whew, so many replies Very encouraging. While wisiting my thread I will leave some recent sketches - everything started from sphere I belive.
(ps. hope I don't ahve to introduce the first character to you )
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