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New Studies Show Effect of Weight Loss on Diabetes
Edward C. Geehr, M.D., Lifescript Chief Medical Officer
Published September 10, 2010
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We know that obesity is associated with both pre-diabetes (moderately elevated blood sugar levels) and type 2 diabetes. We also know that losing weight can reduce insulin needs in diabetics and prevent the progression of pre-diabetes to diabetes. A combination of diet and exercise can reduce the risk of developing diabetes by up to 60%. Even losing a few pounds can lower blood sugar and blood pressure, and improve cholesterol levels.
But not everyone responds to weight-loss regimens in the same way, and others fail to maintain an effective weight-loss strategy. Two new studies shed light on why some may respond differently to shedding pounds and how surgery can reverse the course of diabetes in the obese.
In the first study, German researchers examined why some people lose weight and body fat when they exercise and eat less and others don't. The study, which will appear in the journal
, used sophisticated imaging techniques to look at the internal body fat found in the abdomen and liver of study subjects. Those with the same BMI had widely varying amounts of internal fat. And it turns out that abdominal and liver fat are two key factors in predicting whether a lifestyle intervention will be successful.
A total of 243 people were internally imaged before and nine months after a lifestyle intervention that targeted 5% weight loss. The intervention consisted of reduced fat intake and regular moderate physical activity. Study subjects were overweight or obese and considered at risk of developing diabetes either due to an impaired glucose tolerance test or a first-degree relative with the disease.
Imaging studies allowed researchers to differentiate fatty tissue from lean throughout the body and organs. After nine months on the lifestyle regimen, insulin sensitivity improved in 71% of the men and 58% of women.
Those with the least internal body fat who also lost the most internal abdominal and liver fat (in relation to total weight loss) saw the most improved insulin sensitivity. Those starting out with the most internal body fat and who experienced less internal fat loss had the least improvement in insulin sensitivity. Although the study needs to be confirmed by other researchers, it suggests that certain internal imaging techniques can help predict who will benefit most from dietary and exercise regimens and those who may require other types of intervention, such as bariatric surgery.
For those type 2 diabetics who do undergo bariatric surgery, a recent study suggests that over half may be able to discontinue their diabetes medication. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University studied over 2,200 adult type 2 diabetics who had stomach-reducing surgery. Six months after surgery, 75% of patients were able to stop their diabetes medication, and after two years, 84.5% of patients discontinued their medicine. Of note, many patients were also able to discontinue other treatments, such as their blood pressure medication.
An interesting finding: Some patients were able to discontinue their diabetes medication shortly after surgery and before they had lost much weight. This finding lends credence to theories that certain stomach hormones may be altered by bypass surgery. In turn, the patient's body is better able to control blood glucose levels than by weight loss alone.
So for obese patients with diabetes who fail lifestyle interventions, bariatric surgery may be the most effective approach to achieve sustained weight loss and reversal of type 2 diabetes.
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Kumar is professor of marketing and co-director of the Aditya Birla India Centre at London Business School, before which he was professor of marketing at IMD, and visiting professor of marketing at Harvard Business School.
His experience includes working with 50 fortune 500 companies including IBM, Sara Lee and Akzo-Nobel as well as IT companies such as AOL and Siebel Systems.
His new book, Private Label Strategy (authored with Jan-Benedict Steenkamp) takes the lid off the unexplored phenomenon of private label brands. Nirmalya Kumar goes shopping with Stuart Crainer.
Look around in Europe and you see two different types of new private labels. The first is what we call premium private labels, which actually sell at a price higher than manufactured brands, like the Tesco Finest brand.
The other kind of private label, which is also very much a European phenomenon, is what we call value innovative private labels, which go for a very cheap price and the functional quality of the manufacturer brands — think of the Ikeas or the Aldis of the world.
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In contrast, in the United States the manufacturers tend to be very large while the national retailers are very small and cannot utilize the same resources to promote private labels.
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1. Avoid Bulky Winter Clothes. We know you want your little ones to be warm this winter season, but please don't strap your child into a car seat with a bulky coat as it can affect the ability of your car seat to do its job. A bulky coat can compress in a crash and create a loose car seat harness, putting your child at greater risk of injury in the unlikely event of a crash. To properly secure your child, the harness straps must be snug and close to their body.
Make sure your child's harness is adjusted correctly year-round by using the "pinch test," which is the best way to make sure your child is secure. First, remove bulky clothing and blankets. Make sure the harness straps are adjusted to the correct height—they should be at or just below the child's shoulders when they ride rear-facing, and at or just above the child's shoulders when they are forward-facing. Then buckle and tighten the harness straps. Place the chest clip at armpit level. Now pinch the strap at your child's shoulder. If you are unable to pinch any excess webbing, you're good to go.
2. Ensure Comfort and Safety at the Same Time. So how do you keep your little one warm and safe? Remove bulky coats and snowsuits before putting your child in their car seat or opt for outerwear that is not as heavy like a lightweight fleece or hoodie. To keep your child warm and toasty after you remove the bulky coat, you can use a blanket (or even the removed coat) placed over the tightened car seat harness. It also helps to warm the car up before leaving.
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Want to create great memories? This is one of the most famous mansions in South Florida. Personal residence of JW Young founder of Hollywood and Port Everglades. This masterpiece was designed by the renowned architectural house of Rubish & Hunter, with significant influences from famous Palm Beach architect Addison Mizner. Listed on National Register of Historic Places by US Department of Interior. Former presidents of the United States have played pool here. Property has been beautifully restored and featured on HGTV, the mansion boasts 23 rooms with 7 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, with a 8,000 square feet layout this property has a gym, a billiard room, and a huge heated pool (30' X 60') with a cabana surrounded by beautiful gardens. Sitting on half an acre and only 500 meters from Hollywood Beach with the only beachfront boardwalk in Florida! It is also just a short walk to numerous fantastic restaurants. From the moment you enter the mansion you will realize that every detail was carefully thought out. Fantastic hardwood and Cuban tile floors throughout. Adorned with a old world imported Spanish tile roof and hand crafted interior wrought iron Spanish gates. As a guest you will experience beauty, comfort, and attention to detail that will have you coming back year after year.
The mansion is a destination unto itself with almost too many amenities to list: You will feel like you have been instantly transported to Andalusia. Slate billiards table with a Tiffany billiards room light, a exercise room, English pub style bar, outdoor gas grill, televisions and cable in every bedroom including the family room (8 total TVs), beautiful formal dinning room and living room with imported limestone fireplaces for entertaining- formal library, separate attached apartment with it's own kitchen, convertible bedroom at ground level off the family room, sound system for music throughout the house, Jacuzzi tub in marble master bath, commercial grade stainless steel appliances in kitchen, also waffle maker, juice maker, coffee maker, toaster- ect..., 30 ft X 60 ft heated pool with lounge chairs and cabana with full bathroom and a serving kitchen with a refrigerator. Gorgeous formal courtyard with fountain and two additional Moorish fountains. All of this is framed with stunning formal gardens, imported marble statues (five total), with great Moorish limestone fixtures that sets this property apart from all others!
The mansion is ideally located between Fort Lauderdale and Miami. World renowned South Beach is just 25 minutes away. The home is close to both Miami and Ft. Lauderdale airports. Gulfstream Park (horse racing, gaming, dining, and entertainment) is just 7 minutes away. Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is just 15 minutes away. Only 17 minutes to Dolphins Stadium. Famous Ft. Lauderdale Beach is only 20 minutes away and charming Hollywood Beach (with the only beachfront boardwalk in Florida), is a short walk. Also walking distance is charming downtown Hollywood, with great shops, outdoor cafes, wine bars, jazz bars, nightclubs, etc.
Rent jet skis just up the beach, or charter a fishing boat, etc. Most South Florida attractions are within 30 minutes driving time.
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My wife and I were originally from California we fell in love with south Florida and made it our home for years. We purchased the Young Mansion and did a extensive five year renovation to return the house to its former glory. At the time we had two children but as our family grew (now six) we decided to move back to California to be closer to family. We put off the decision for years because it was hard leaving this beautiful home. Living in the Young Mansion was a one of a kind experience, you felt like you were living in a Andalusian or Tuscan villa.
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This house has it all. It is close to the beach and it is a Spanish/Moorish architectural masterpiece. We fell in love with it the first time we saw it. The place is so sophisticated it really gives you the experience of living in another era.
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This lovely mansion just steps from lovely Hollywood beach and is ideally located between Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Ft. Lauderdale airport is approximately 10 minutes away and Miami airport is about 25 minutes away. Gulfstream Park (horse racing, gaming, dining, and entertainment) is just 5 minutes away. Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is only about 15 minutes away. Dolphins Stadium, site of Super Bowl XLI and famous Ft. Lauderdale beach is only a 15 minute car ride, Hollywood Beach just steps away with its great boardwalk, restaurants, shop and the Atlantic ocean. Also within walking distance is charming downtown Hollywood, with great shops, outdoor cafes, wine bars, jazz bars, nightclubs, etc.
From here you can rent jet skis just up the beach, or charter a fishing boat, etc. Most South Florida attractions are within 30 minutes driving time.
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Fujifilm FinePix S3500 review
Fujifilm's new entry-level S3500 looks like an SLR camera but is really an automatic compact digital camera masquerading as one.
The extra bulk is more than just dressing, though. Inside, Fujifilm has crammed a whopping 6x optical zoom lens, which is twice the size of anything found on most digital compacts. Together with a 4-megapixel CCD (2,272x1,704), the result is a very powerful package.
The S3500 is excellent value at £183, but it's easy to see where corners have been cut. The silver plastic casing feels flimsy and the controls cheap. You get standard AA batteries rather than rechargeables in the box. The camera is otherwise well designed, though, and the controls fall within reach when the camera is held in the right hand
The S3500 is easy to use, too. One dial switches the camera between playback and record modes; another puts it in automatic, programmed, manual or movie mode; and just about everything else is accessed through the simple menu. There's a choice of two viewfinders, and the 1.5" LCD on the back of the camera is supplemented by an electronic viewfinder, instead of the usual optical one. A button switches between them, but only one can be active at a time. Electronic, rather than optical viewfinders, are a matter of taste but the S3500's refreshed too slowly for our liking. Both viewfinders also freeze for a short time while the autofocus gets a lock, which makes tracking a moving subject trickier than usual.
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Close encounter for maxis in Sydney to Hobart race
PUBLISHED: 18 Dec 2013 10:18:00 | UPDATED: 25 Dec 2013 05:23:50PUBLISHED: 20 Dec 2013 PRINT EDITION: 20 Dec 2013Sandy Oatley from the maxi yacht Wild Oats says another maxi, Loyal, will be the one to beat in the Sydney to Hobart race this year. Photo: Nic Walker
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A powerful, rebuilt vessel in Perpetual Loyal versus the innovative Wild Oats XI is the riveting duel in this year's Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
Crews in other yachts will fancy their chances, but the two super maxis are likely to go head to head to claim line honours this year after the Boxing Day start.
Neither has been in the Sydney to Hobart in their current configuration.
Rambler 100 has been renamed Loyal after it lost a keel and capsized during the 2011 Fastnet race off the UK. It was extensively rebuilt in New Zealand to create arguably one of the speediest boats in the world. Team boss and leading Sydney business adviser Anthony Bell says it's a thrill to have the speed of Loyal.
"It's the fastest boat I've been in, no doubt about that. We've had good boats before but it is great to have this one's capacity,'' he says.
Bell and his crew won line honours in the 2011 Sydney Hobart.
Their boat, now raced by Syd Fischer as Ragamuffin 100, won a tight tactical duel.
"We did some things which worked out well for us in 2011, which you need.
"But this Loyal is a different kind of boat,'' he says.
Prohibitive costs
Bell says not defending the title after their win roused his and his crew's competitive instincts. Within minutes of watching the Wild Oats XI crew celebrating their 2012 win, he was calling team members to get back on the water.
The cost of building a new super maxi is a prohibitive $20 million or more and Bell and his associates opted to resurrect Rambler 100, which had been very successful before it lost a keel.
It should excel in strong winds and can top 30 knots or more in the right conditions. The challenge for Loyal is for the crew to master the powerful boat with a relatively short preparation.
Wild Oats XI has also undergone a massive change. Sandy Oatley, the chairman of Hamilton Island Enterprises, says they now have a foil which protrudes from the sides of the boat when in use.
The Oatley family, who also own Hamilton Island, energised sailing this year when they announced they will challenge for the next America's Cup.
But first they wanted to upgrade Wild Oats XI. "This innovation is something we implemented after discussions with people in the UK," Oatley says.
"One of the biggest challenges was where to put it on the boat because some of the places we selected initially were not appropriate," he says.
The contest with Loyal is shaping up nicely, Oatley says. "They have a very good boat. So much is going to depend on the conditions we encounter."
Corporate support
The lure of the super maxis attracts big corporate support. Wild Oats XI carries Seven Network insignia. Perpetual chief executive Geoff Lloyd says getting involved with Loyal was a good fit for his business.
"We waited to find the right primary sponsorship for us. If we hadn't found this opportunity, I would have been happy to keep waiting." Lloyd says the extensive charity work carried out by the Loyal Foundation was a compelling factor.
Perpetual Loyal will also have its usual sprinkling of celebrity crew. Former Wallaby Phil Waugh, who is now on an executive development program at CBA, will again be part of Loyal.
"I've really enjoyed the sailing over the past few years," Waugh says. "It's like rugby in that you are part of a team and everyone has to do their part to succeed."
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Want to know where our guides are fishing and how they're catching all these fish? This week Dwayne tells you about a few hot spots and reveals one of our guide's secrets to reeling in a big Chinook. Enjoy!
Anyone with a good pair of binoculars would be able to tell you that the fishing along the west side of Wilby Shoals has been fantastic and the destination of choice for most recreational anglers. So, that's where all the boats are.
Coho fishing continues to be as good as it was back in the Eighties, but what is really surprising is the amount of Chinook being taken in this area. These Chinook are ranging in size from little tiny two year olds up to spawn-ready Tyee sized fish, as proven by Keith Dreiger, who brought in a 32 pounder on Monday morning fishing a 602 plug right on the bottom in 150' of water.
People have been fishing from Dogfish Bay just north of Francisco Point all the way to the Green Can - and fish are being caught at all depths. This area usually fishes best on a flood tide and I seem to get my best results when fishing from north to south, with the tide.
For those of you fishing without the aid of a plotting GPS – a word of warning – the drop off comes up in a hurry. You might be happily fishing away at 150' when suddenly you are in 60' feet of water…your downrigger balls start doing 3 seconds of angry slam dancing on the bottom and then they're gone…and off you go to the tackle shop to spend $100 on new lead and terminal tackle for your riggers.
So, if your only onboard electronics consist of a sounder and cell phone, steal a page out of veteran guide Bruce "The Goose" Aikman's book. Bruce has been having tremendous success fishing well away from the reef in 600 feet of water. He has been watching his sounder like a hawk, looking for balls of suspended bait and then setting his downrigger depths so that he trolls his gear through the bait and, WHAMMO, big Chinook. Give it a try, sometimes thinking outside the box and fishing away from the pack can deliver great results.
Until next week,
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Can we find some kind of answer(s) and explanations behind this ridiculous amount of injuries this football season?
The answer, of course, is probably not. This stuff is usually a byproduct of a handful — or a dozen — different factors; flukiness being somewhere near the top.
Every school goes through this. It's why half of football is about attrition. It's also difficult to decipher whether a majority are of the fluky variety or contact-related calamities.
But what's happened at places like Desert Mountain, Mountain View, Williams Field, Brophy, Chaparral, Highland, Marcos de Niza, Queen Creek, heck, everywhere to one degree or another, is a buzzkill. And those are only ones those outside the teams know about; not to mention all the ones kids are trying to practice and play through.
But during a few conversations with football coaches during the past week, the two commonalities among their opinions revolved around year-round football training, and, curiously enough, "spread"-type offenses.
Are kids overdoing it? Whether it's lifting weights, offseason drills or conditioning, are teenagers' bodies breaking down during their season of actual competition from overuse.
Doctors and science folks have a better grasp of that one. Besides, even if true it's obviously a risk people are happy to take if it means reaching one's full potential and obtaining a college scholarship.
As for football-only, the spread offense is an interesting theory, one which revolves around quantity: More teams playing faster-paced on offense (thereby forcing the defense to do the same), running more plays, creating more opportunities for the wrong things to happen.
This is an ever-lasting question which, at various points, has gone well beyond football (baseball, soccer and softball immediately come to mind), and it'll probably rage on forever.
In the midst (and now latter stages) of a football season with all kinds of excitement and unknowns about to unfold, it's sad to see dozens of teams having to play patchwork lineups (or worse) and trainers working triple overtime, which often determines wins and losses, which sometimes determines coaches' futures.
Mark Heller is the East Valley Tribune sports editor. He can be reached at email@example.com or (480) 898-6576.


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[363] ER, PR, and Her2 Immunocytochemistry on Cell-Transferred Cytologic Smears of Breast Carcinoma – A Study with Comparison to Formalin-Fixed Tissue
Jill A Ferguson, Pierce Chamberlain, Howard H Wu. Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Background: The presence of ER, PR, and Her2 can be used to predict response to treatment in patients with primary or metastatic breast carcinoma. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) can provide cellular material which may be used for such analysis. Formalin-fixed cell blocks (CBs) have been used for this purpose; however, CBs sometimes lack adequate cellularity even when the direct smears are highly cellular. The aim of this study is to assess the reliability of ER, PR, and Her2 status as demonstrated by immunocytochemistry (ICC) on slides made from alcohol-fixed direct smears using the cell transfer (CT) technique.
Design: A computerized search of the laboratory information system was performed. FNA cases diagnosed as primary or metastatic breast carcinoma in which ICC for ER, PR, and Her2 had been performed either on a CB or a concurrent biopsy were identified over an 18 month period (January 2010 through July 2011). All correlating cytology and surgical pathology reports were reviewed as well as selected slides. ICC for ER, PR, and Her2 was performed on alcohol-fixed direct smears using the CT technique. The results were compared to those reported for the corresponding CB or biopsy.
Results: A total of 47 FNA specimens from 46 patients were included in the study. ICC for ER, PR and HER2 were scored as recommended by CAP/ASCO guidelines. ICC results were excluded from the study if the CT smear contained less than 50 cells. Correlation between the ICC on the CT smears and the corresponding CB or biopsy revealed a sensitivity rate for ER, PR, and Her2 of 95%, 90%, and 88% respectively with a specificity of 100% for all 3 markers. There were 4 cases in which the ICC for Her2 on the CT smear was scored as 2+ (equivocal), of which 2 were negative and 2 were equivocal on the corresponding CB or biopsy. There was 1 case in which the ICC for Her2 on the CT smear was scored as 1+ in which the corresponding biopsy was equivocal for Her2. These 5 cases were excluded from calculation of sensitivity and specificity for Her2.
Conclusions: ICC performed on FNA smears using the cell transfer technique is useful in the assessment of ER, PR, and Her2 status, especially when the direct smears are highly cellular and the CB lacks adequate cellularity. The specificity is 100% for all 3 markers and the sensitivity is high with a rate of 95%, 90%, and 88% for ER, PR and HER2 respectively.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012 9:30 AM
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Quiz Night
Following the success of our last Quiz Night, we are having another on the evening of Saturday 1st November to raise funds for the General Election here in Chorley.
The event will start at 7.30pm and there will be hot pot on offer too.
Tickets are £5 per person including hot pot. The quiz will be held at:
Chorley Football Club
Ashby Street
If you would like tickets, please email Steve Holgate.
Buckshaw Village Surgery
A debate was held at Chorley Council's Full Council meeting on Tuesday 22nd July regarding Buckshaw Village Medical Centre.
Given the concern of the future of the medical practice, the Labour Group of Councillors submitted the following notice of motion for approval at the council:
Chorley Council supports the residents of Buckshaw Village and the patient participate group in their efforts to oppose the termination of the contract for Doctor Nimal at Buckshaw Village surgery. The Council believes that an excellent service is provided at the surgery and the decision by NHS England to terminate the contract and tender out the service undermines the good work that has been done.
The Council condemns the Tory led government putting dogma before common sense insisting that all NHS contracts go out to tender. The Council will continue to support the work of the MP, elected representatives and local residents to protect the current service in the interests of local users.
Unfortunately, the Conservative councillors present (including Cllrs Bell, Morgan, Walker and Perks) voted against this motion. Instead they tabled an alternative motion (published below) which expressed support for the patients and residents but would not deal with the issue of why NHS England say the service has to be tendered out. This is based on regulations passed by the current Government in 2013. That is why the Labour Group of Councillors, including local Cllrs Jarnell & Handley (who are both patients of the surgery), Lynch & Danny Gee supported the Motion above but not the one tabled by the Conservatives.
The Labour Group firmly believe in supporting residents in helping to protect our GPs surgery but they do not believe local residents should be misled by local Tories who claim to support the current GPs practice but fail to acknowledge why the contract is due to be terminated.
The Labour Group, including local Cllrs Lynch, Jarnell, Handley & Danny Gee, will continue to work with residents, the Patient Participation Group and our MP to try and lobby successfully to protect Buckshaw Village Medical Centre.
The Tory Motion was:
Chorley Council fully supports the Buckshaw Surgery Patient Participation Group in their efforts to be recognised and consulted on the proposals to change the current GP services arrangements as outlined in their recent statement to NHS England which is as follows:
"To consult with and act in the best interests of the patients of Buckshaw Village Surgery. The Patient Participation Group at Buckshaw Village Surgery is deeply concerned to hear that the contract for Doctor (Nimal) Muttucumaru and his team is to be terminated in 12 months and put out to tender. As patients of the surgery, we do not believe this is in our best interests and we are distressed that this has been done without any patient consultation"
Unfortunately, this Conservative motion which expresses concerns, fails to criticise and hold to account David Cameron's government, who have not only brought in this policy but have failed to allow for the recognition or acknowledgement of resident's demands and that is why Labour proposed the motion that it did and why it was carried by a majority of the Councillors present including the independent Councillors.


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I didn't know what to expect when I was asked to sit on a panel that would throw questions at Miss Montana Christie Hageman, to prepare her for her grilling during the Miss America Pageant. I agreed to participate, figuring I should help a Billings girl trying to hit the big time. Besides, she's a fellow blogger, and we stick together. So I went to the Masonic Center Wednesday night and did my part. I knew a few people on the seven-person panel, including former TV newsman and blog regular Dave Rye, City Clerk Marita Herold and Rimrock Opera President Lucinda Butler, also a former citizen rep on the Gazette's editorial board.
I won't go into all the details, but I will assure you that Montana will be well represented by Christie. She stood up well to our questions, sounding informed but undogmatic on issues like gay marriage and the war in Iraq, and sounding passionate on anything having to do with education and music. She is an aspiring opera singer herself, but I'm afraid last night's session did not include a sample of her talent.
I think it's safe to say that we panelists were a little nervous about our role because the organizer, a woman whose name escapes me, told us to be as aggressive as possible, even to the point of interrupting Christie and one another, and trying to keep her off balance with tough questions on any possible topic. That apparently is the kind of questioning the contestants are subjected to as part of the pageant. I should say, by the way, that I can't remember the last time I actually watched a pageant. And even if I could, being a guy, would I admit it? This year's pageant will air on Jan. 21 on CMT.


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"Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" (M. Steals/J. Steals) Intro [piano/vibes]: Cmaj7 Em9 Am7 G [2X] / / / / / / / / Cmaj7 Em9 Am7 Am7/D / / / / / / / / G/D Cm G/B Cm7 F7 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Verse 1: Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7 Since I met you I've begun to feel so strange Ebmaj7 Am7 Every time I speak your name (that's funny) Em9 Bm7 You say that you are so helpless too Am7 G C Cm7 [Cm7/F during instrumental] That you don't know what to do Each night I pray there will never come a day When you up and take your love away Say you feel the same way too and I wonder what It is I feel for you Chorus: C Em9 Am7 G/B Could it be I'm falling in love (witcha baby) C Em9 Am7 G/B Could it be I'm falling in love (ooh) C Em9 Am7 Am7/D Could it be I'm falling in love G/D Cm G/B Cm7 [1, 2: F7 3: G, to coda] With you, with you with you, with you Verse 2: I don't need all those things that used to bring me joy You made me such a happy boy And honey you'll always be the only one for me Meeting you was my destiny You can be sure I will never let you down When you need me I will be around And darling you'll always be the only one for me Heaven made you specially [repeat chorus] [repeat verse 2, instrumental through lines 1-6] [repeat chorus] Coda [repeat to fade]: Cmaj7 Em9 Am7 G/B Could it be I'm falling in love -- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers Comments
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The Package
Ahhh, Frobot. You've got to love the cool green frog in his robot suit. Like all high-end models from Palit, instead of opting for the standard flat color they use the funky reflective type; and as usual being an NVIDIA card it follows with a green box.
The front of the box gives us the standard run down as usual, we can see the brand across the top left corner along with the top right corner giving us the standard run down of Vista Certification, NVIDIA chipset and of course HDCP ready.
The bottom left corner shows us that a copy of Tomb Raider Anniversary is included in the package, and moving to the right we have more details on the card like the model, clocks of both the memory and core, amount of RAM, connectivity options along with the HDMI inclusion and PCI Express 2.0 support.
Turning the box over, we have some more technical information in a multitude of languages. Across the bottom we also have some more logos along with the Palit website and e-mail address.
Moving inside the package we have a quick installation guide in the paperwork department along with a driver disk and copy of Tomb Raider Anniversary as we saw mentioned on the front of the box.
The cable department is a pretty standard affair; apart from the normal component/RCA out, molex to PCI Express connector and DVI to VGA connector we also have a DVI to HDMI connector included.
The package is pretty standard for a Palit card, everything you need to get up and running without any real drama along with the inclusion of a full version game. In this case we also have a DVI to HDMI connector which is nice.


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.LA gets GoDaddy's marketing power to help brand domain for Los Angeles
.LA to get another push as the domain for Los Angeles.
GoDaddy announced this morning that it has teamed up with DOT LA Marketing Company and CentralNic to help push the ccTLD .la as a domain name for Los Angeles.
The domain name registrar is offering annual .la domain name registrations for $39.99 and will hold auctions for some premium .la domain names as well.
.LA is actually the country code for Laos, also known as Lao People's Democratic Republic, a country in Southeast Asia. Google treats .la as a "generic" top level domain name, meaning the search engine does not assume content on a .la domain is targeted to Laos.
.LA has tried to position itself as a domain for use in Los Angeles for over a decade, as evidenced by this archive.org archive from 2000 for www.la. CentralNic took over as the registry services provider in 2007. .LA has redoubled its efforts to brand as a domain for Los Angeles in recent years, but should finally break through thanks to GoDaddy's marketing muscle and press about city top level domains such as .nyc that are coming soon.
"Expanding to the 'right of the dot' opens up a huge range of naming options for people in Los Angeles looking to get their ideal Internet name and brand themselves from a location perspective," GoDaddy Domains Vice President Rich Merdinger said in a press release. "So, for example, if you're in L.A. and you can't get JimsPizza-dot-COM, JimsPizza-dot-LA is an even better option because it tells people what you do and where you are…and there's a good chance the new name is available."
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Open Mic: IBOC history, part 2
While the HD Radio rollout still qualifies as being in its early phase, the technology itself was first demonstrated as a proof of concept in the early 1990's. The first successful fixed AM IBOC reception test was held on July 9, 1992, on 1660 AM from the Xetron facility in Cincinnati. The fixed mobile FM IBOC reception test was held Sept. 29, 1992, on WILL-FM in Urbana, IL.
In the last issue of Insight to IBOC, we began a conversation with Glynn Walden, currently the senior VP of engineering for CBS Radio. Walden, then of Westinghouse, Tony Masiello, then with CBS, and Paul Donahue, then with Gannet, were part of the team that laid the groundwork for the HD Radio system in use today.
Radio: Looking back over the past 15 years, what could have been done differently to accelerate the digital radio rollout?
GW: Consolidation was a distraction for a few years. There were some internal delays as well, and the merger of USA Digital Radio and Lucent brought some changes in strategy.
The cost of the HD Radio chipset started very high. Siport has independently developed an Ibiquity-based chip, which will help reduce the cost of the chips. This competition will help drive the rollout.
There will soon be more competition in the marketplace. You'll see the quality of reception and the quality of the product improve. There's a struggle to manufacture affordable HD Radio receivers with the current, expensive chipsets and expensive RF front-end.
It takes time to develop a technology. If Major Armstrong's company were still designing FM receivers, we wouldn't be where we are today. It was because of innovation—blend, high-cut, all the things that broadcasters don't like—all made FM listenable in the car. The original Armstrong system didn't work in a mobile environment, but innovation through competition made it better.
Radio: What's the next step in the digital rollout?
GW: People don't understand why it takes so long to introduce this technology. Introducing a broadcast technology is not like introducing an Ipod. The Ipod is a closed system. Nobody cares if an Ipod is not compatible with anything else. But here we have broadcast services that have to be compatible with everything. You can't have radios that work in New York and not in California. Then you have all the dissenting voices and all the supporting voices constantly at odds with each other through the process. When you introduce a product like an Ipod, people can diss it all they want. All that matters is that they buy it.
But here, we have to arrive through a consensus process as something that will be acceptable to all parties before we can get the regulatory bodies to act on it. Radio needs to be ubiquitous, unlike an Ipod. An Ipod only needs to work with Itunes if that's all they want it to. Cell phones are the same way. It's a closed system.
Radio: What is radio's strength?
GW: Radio has to be everywhere. Wherever a listener is, whatever device he has, we have to be there. Radio broadcasting now represents something like 38 percent of all Internet radio listening. We compete against thousands of non-broadcast streamers. Why? Because we have programming expertise. We're good at it.
Radio: We are content producers, and when radio stations understand the division between content creation and content distribution and become distribution agnostic…
GW: We should be distribution agnostic. We should be distribution to whatever means we need to be to get to our listener. I saw this very clearly for TV 10 years ago, and I see it for radio now. TV should look at itself as a program supplier and forget about over-the-air television. It's a different paradigm. TV only reaches 15 percent of its audience over the air. It's going to be a very long time before radio reaches only 15 percent of its audience over the air.
Even the people listening online now are listening to us. 38 percent of Internet radio listeners listen to streamed broadcast radio stations. I think that's going to grow. We're just getting started. When we get our HD2s up in addition to our main channels, that's going to be additional broadcast channel also available on the Internet. I think that we're going to have even greater opportunity there.
Read part 1 of this interview in the May 2007 issue of Insight to IBOC.
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Big First Inning For Curve; Power Win In Extras
Two early games on Wednesday, plus a few more in the evening:
Altoona Curve� 6,� Erie SeaWolves� 3 (box)
The Curve and the SeaWolves played early and scored early this afternoon.� All the scoring was done by the middle of the 3rd inning.� The Curve began the game with 4 runs in the top of the 1st.� SS Chase d'Arnaud went 3-for-4 in the game, and he opened the game by beating out an infield single to short.� He then stole his 19th and 20th bases of the season, then scored from third on 2B Jordy Mercer's sacrifice fly.�� 1B Matt Hague followed with a solo home run over the left-center field wall.� C Hector Gimenez, who had missed a few games due to illness, walked after the homer, and he scored when RF Miles Durham hit the second home run of the inning over the left field wall.
Erie came right back in the bottom of the inning, scoring 2 runs after 2 outs had been recorded.� After a hit batter and a walk, a grounder to third should have been the end of the inning, but a throwing error by 3B Jose De Los Santos resulted in two runs scoring.
Erie did more 2-out scoring in the 2nd inning, and it was even more costly for the Curve.� OF Gorkys Hernandez is already out for the rest of the season with a broken right ring finger, and now another key player, 2B Jordy Mercer, had to be removed from the game after being injured on a play.� With two outs in the 2nd, a pop up into short left field was "deflected" by Mercer, and fell in for a double as Mercer had to leave the game.� Much defensive shuffling ensued — De Los Santos moved to second base, Josh Harrison came in to play third base, Brandon Jones moved from DH to right field, Miles Durham moved to center field, Anthony Norman came out of the game, and pitcher Justin Wilson had to move into the batting order with no more DH.� After all the rearranging, Erie got two back-to-back singles, scoring a run.
The Curve were still up by one run, but they added some insurance in the top of the 3rd.� Matt Hague doubled and Hector Gimenez singled then stole second base, giving the Curve two runners in scoring position.� Miles Durham's sacrifice fly plated Hague, then Brandon Jones doubled, bringing in Durham.
That was all the scoring.� The Curve collected only two more hits in the rest of the game — Chase d'Arnaud singled to begin the 4th and moved to second base on a wild pitch, but was left there; LF Yung Chi Chen singled in the 8th, but was forced out at second.� The 8th inning was the closest the Curve came to scoring again.� After Chen was forced out on Jose De Los Santos' grounder, walks to d'Arnaud and Josh Harrison loaded the bases, but relief pitcher Tom Boleska, in what was probably his first pro at-bat, struck out to end the inning.
Starter Justin Wilson pitched 6 innings and allowed the 3 runs, only one of which was earned.� He allowed 6 hits and 2 walks, with 4 strikeouts.� After the 2nd inning, he gave up only a walk and two hits in the rest of his outing.� Tom Boleska had much better luck on the mound than he did at the plate.� He pitched 3 scoreless and hitless innings, striking out 3 batters.� He allowed only a walk, and immediately erased that runner with a double play to end the game.
Altoona's RHP Derek Hankins has been promoted to AAA Indianapolis today.� He will join the Indians in Syracuse.� Hankins has made 6 starts and 20 relief appearances for the Curve this season and has earned a 5-3 record with 5 saves, and a 1.82 ERA.� Opposing batters have been hitting .215 against Hankins, who has allowed 58 hits in 79 innings of work, with 27 walks and 48 strikeouts.� To make room for Hankins, reliever Brian Bass will be assigned to Altoona, though this might be on paper only.
Colla Moves Up; Long Night For Power
Trenton Thunder� 8,� Altoona Curve� 3 (box)
The Curve stretched their losing streak to 5 games tonight while reliever Mike Colla struggled in his AA debut.� Derek Hankins made the start for the Curve, but didn't get out of the 4th inning.� He gave up a run in the 1st on a hit batter, a stolen base, a ground out, and an RBI single.� A fielding error and a double gave Trenton a second run in the 3rd inning, and a single and a double added run #3 in the 4th.� Colla relieved Hankins and got a strikeout to end that inning, but a solo homer, a double, two singles, and a passed ball gave Trenton 3 more runs in the 5th.� Colla came back out to begin the 6th, but that inning went no better.� A single, a walk, and a hit batter loaded the bases, and a single drove in two runs.
The Curve batters were also getting on base, in every inning but the 6th and 7th, but they were not coming around to score as often as the Thunder were.� They got onto the scoreboard in the 4th, when 3B Josh Harrison singled and stole second, then moved to third on a wild pitch.� 2B Jordy Mercer's single brought Harrison in to score, but Mercer was erased on a double play.� They came up with 2 more runs in the bottom of the 8th, when RF Miles Durham led off with a single.� SS Chase d'Arnaud walked, and Harrison plated both of them with a double into center field.
Harrison, Mercer, and Durham had 2 hits each, and C Hector Gimenez and LF Anthony Norman each had one hit.� Hankins was charged with the loss, his 2nd of the season.� Reliever Mike Dubee relieved Colla to finish the 6th with a double play.� Dubee gave up a single to lead off the 7th, but the runner was thrown out by Miles Durham when he tried to stretch it into a double.� Dubee had a batter reach on a fielding error by Mercer in the 8th, and he walked a batter in the 9th, but both of those runners were also erased with double plays.
Altoona Gets Paid Back; Alderson's Unhappy Bradenton Return; Rojas' Debut
As usual on Sunday, the GCL Pirates were off.� Everyone else played games scattered through the afternoon and evening.
Harrisburg Senators� 13, � Altoona Curve� 4 (box)
Paybacks are… well, you know, and today the Senators got revenge for the Curve having scored 10 runs in the 9th last night.� Harrisburg sent 12 batters to the plate in the bottom of the 8th and scored 8 runs, to give them a total of 13 runs in the game.
Justin Wilson made the start for the Curve, and pitched 6 innings.� He did well for the first 5 of those innings, allowing only one run, on a walk, a single, and a sacrifice fly in the 2nd inning.� Wilson allowed only a walk and a single over the next three innings.� In the 6th, Wilson gave up back-to-back singles to open the inning, then a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly brought in one run.� A walk and a single drove in a second run.� Wilson allowed 8 hits and 3 walks, and struck out 5 batters.
The Curve scored one run in the 3rd inning, when RF Miles Durham reached base on a fielding error, moved to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Wilson, and scored on SS Chase d'Arnaud's double.� 1B Matt Hague added a solo home run in the 4th, to briefly give the Curve a 2-1 lead.
After the Senators took a 3-2 lead in the 6th, Corey Hamman, just returned to the Curve after a stint with AAA Indianapolis, took the mound for the 7th inning.� It was Hamman's first game action in nearly three weeks, so it wasn't a big surprise when Hamman gave up a lead-off single followed by a 2-run homer, to give Harrisburg a 5-2 lead.
Then the wheels fell off in the 8th inning.� Hamman gave up two singles, two walks, another single (with a fielding error), then got a fielding error.� Three runs had come in at that point, and after another walk to load the bases (again), Hamman was relieved by Dustin Molleken. Molleken got a strikeout, then gave up two singles and a double, driving in 5 more runs (3 of which were charged to Hamman), before he struck out the 12th batter of the inning to end the bleeding.
The Curve made a valiant effort in the top of the 9th.� Matt Hague walked, and 3B Jordy Mercer singled.� A wild pitch moved both up one base, so that Hague scored on LF Brandon Jones' single.� Durham bounced back to the mound, and the Senators traded another run for two outs in a double play, as Mercer scored.� A fly out ended the game, with the Curve not even close to catching up.
Other Curve news:� The Pirates and Curve have suspended reliever Diego Moreno for a period of "5 to 7 days" for unprofessional behavior.� The problem occurred while in Altoona on the Curve's most recent home stand.� Pirates' farm director Kyle Stark also hinted that it's possible that Moreno will be returned to the Bradenton Marauders after his suspension.� Moreno had a 3-0 record and a 1.37 ERA in 16 appearances for Bradenton, with 39 strikeouts in 26.1 innings.� Since being promoted to Altoona and working around a month on the DL, Moreno has made 7 appearances for the Curve, but has allowed 6 runs on 10 hits in 7.2 innings, with 12 strikeouts.
Locke Wins Curve Debut; Latimore's Walk-Off Homer
Friday evening's news….
Altoona Curve� 3,� Harrisburg Senator� 0 (box)
Three Curve pitchers combined for a shutout, as starter Jeff Locke earned the win in his Curve debut.� Locke pitched 5 scoreless innings and struck out 5 batters.� He scattered 4 hits, and did not allow a walk.� Tony Watson relieved Locke to begin the 6th.� Watson allowed only one hit and one walk, both in the 6th inning, then retired the side in the 7th and 8th.� Derek Hankins earned his 4th save with a scoreless 9th, as he worked around a lead-off double.
The pitching trio got their first bit of run support before Locke even took the mound.� SS Chase d'Arnaud began the game with a double into center field.� CF Gorkys Hernandez followed with a single up the middle, driving in d'Arnaud.� Hernandez stole second and reached third on a ground out, but was left stranded.� The Curve scored again in the 3rd.� D'Arnaud walked, and his base running blunder was erased by an error by the Harrisburg first baseman.� D'Arnaud was picked off first base and caught stealing, but when the first baseman missed the catch for an error, d'Arnaud advanced to second safely.� 2B Josh Harrison lined a single into right field, and d'Arnaud scored.
One more run scored in the 7th.� Back-to-back singles by RF Miles Durham and LF Brandon Jones put two runners on base, and Tony Watson's sacrifice bunt moved them both into scoring position.� A wild pitch let Durham race home from third with the Curve's final run.
Three Hits For Hernandez; McPherson Strikes Out 9; Avila's Grand Slam
Back to full action in the Pirates' lower minor league organization:
Harrisburg Senators � 9,� Altoona Curve� 7 (box)
The 5 Curve players who participated in the Eastern League All-Star Game didn't have to do any extra travelling after the game, because the rest of the Curve joined them in Harrisburg to begin a series against the Senators.
The Senators jumped out to an early lead, with 3 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning and 2 more in the 3rd inning off Curve starter Jared Hughes. Hughes gave up two walks, a triple, a single, a wild pitch, and an RBI ground out in the 1st inning, and a 2-run homer in the 3rd.� After the homer, Hughes had a batter reach on a throwing error by SS Chase d'Arnaud, then gave up another single.� Then he settled down and retired the next 11 batters in a row.� He pitched 6 innings and allowed those 5 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks, with 3 strikeouts.
The Curve bats were quiet over their first 5 innings, with only a walk to C Hector Gimenez and singles to CF Gorkys Hernandez and RF Miles Durham. They got going in the 6th inning, when Hernandez singled again and 3B Josh Harrison doubled, scoring Hernadez from first base.� 1B Matt Hague blasted a 2-run homer, and the Curve were back in the game, trailing 5-3.
Pinch-hitter Anthony Norman added another 2-run homer in the top of the 7th, after LF Brandon Jones had walked.� With the score tied at 5-5, D'Arnaud walked after the home run, and moved to second base on a wild pitch.� Hernandez's third single of the game put d'Arnaud on third base, and Harrison's sacrifice fly brought him in with the go-ahead run.� One more run came across in the top of the 8th.� 3B Jordy Mercer walked, and advanced to second base on a wild pitch.� Durham singled again, but Mercer had to hold at second base because the ball was just at shortstop.� Jones walked to load the bases, and pinch-hitter Yung Chi Chen's sacrifice fly brought in Mercer.
The Curve were looking good, with a 7-5 lead going into the bottom of the 9th.� Anthony Claggett had relieved Hughes and struck out the side in the 7th.� Mike Dubee pitched the 8th, allowing a single and a walk, but striking out two more batters.� Ramon Aguero took the mound for the bottom of the 9th.� He got the first out… then everything fell apart.� A walk, a single, and a wild pitch put runners on second and third base.� A sacrifice fly brought in the runner from third base, bringing the Senators closer, 7-6.� Another walk put two runners on, and a 3-run walk-off homer gave the Senators the 9-7 win.


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on April 28, 2010Liberals across the nation are freaking out about Oklahoma's harsh new anti-abortion bills. A typical headline: Holy @#$%! New Oklahoma law makes it legal for doctors to lie ...
But few people seem to have dug into the weird details. For example, the first bill says that if a doctor doesn't show a woman her ultrasound and the woman has the baby, she can sue him. Here's the description from The Oklahoman newspaper:
A doctor who does not comply with the ultrasound requirement can be sued by the woman seeking an abortion; the patient's spouse, parent, sibling or guardian; or another health care provider.
But the second law says that if the doctor "omits information," that encourages the woman to refuse the abortion — and then she can't sue him. Here's the description:
Protects a health care provider from a lawsuit if their omission of information about the health or condition of an unborn child "contributed to the mother not having obtained an abortion."
Now, I'm generally sympathetic to law-abiding enemies of abortion. It's a matter of life and death, and they're right to take it seriously. But the level of state intrusion over individual freedom in these new laws is truly startling, and wide-reaching. If you're bleeding to death, for example, in the midst of "a medical emergency," then the state foregoes its demand that you view the ultrasound image — but the doctor is required to place a written certificate detailing the medical emergency in your file and keep it there for no less than seven years.
If I were the kind of blogger who polices hypocrisy — a temptation I try to resist as often as I can — I'd be screaming about a "government takeover" of health care right about now.
Also, as state Sen. Andrew Rice pointed out, Oklahoma just eliminated the budget for prenatal care at an Oklahoma City school for teen mothers. "These girls did what we wanted them to do," he said. "They had their babies. Are we going to find the money to enable them to take care of unborn babies and babies when they're born?"
Fortunately, the chances of these laws surviving legal review are pretty damn slim. In the meantime, another weird detail in the law may give us all comfort: When the doctor shows the woman an ultrasound of her fetus, the state allows a woman to "avert her eyes."
And who says Oklahoma isn't compassionate?
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We are building a pool that has a large tanning ledge spanning the length of the pool (6 by 24) so that we have some water that will warm up when we're in AZ in the winter (we have a heater but may not use it all the time). The question is about the summer - knowing that pools get warm, how uncomfortably warm is the water likely to get on the ledge or will the infloor cleaner move the water enough to keep it cooler? |
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As long as the in floor system is on, the pool and shelf will be the same temperature. I urge a wall return be placed there too as floor systems are often not on more than a couple hours per day. Scott |
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Thanks Scott, according to the builder it's not deep enough for a wall return. I'm not sure how deep it has to be? |
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Mine is only about 8 inches deep. We have a return right in the middle of this 8 inches. It also helps to clean that area, since the water stays moving. |
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There is nothing more comforting than a slice of melted cheese placed between two well-buttered pieces of fluffy toast, which is why the power of the grilled cheese sandwich will never fail. This zesty, melty, oh-so-easy-to-make treat has supported many through all stages of life. As a child, you looked forward to having a gooey slice with your Saturday morning cartoons; in your college years, grilled cheese served as the perfect drunken munchie snack. Chances are you'll be serving some salty-cheesy goodness to your kids, too.
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Lionel Messi's fourth Ballon d'Or confirms player's legendary status
Lionel Messi's status as the planet's finest footballer was further cemented as he won Fifa's Ballon d'Or for an unprecedented fourth successive time.
It is to the eternal misfortune of his closest competitor, Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, that he plays in the time of the great Argentine otherwise he would surely have claimed the coveted crown more than once.
Ronaldo and Messi's Barcelona team-mate Andres Iniesta - a Euro 2012 winner with Spain - were the other contenders and would be fitting and worthy winners in any era. This, however, is not any era - it is the Lionel Messi era.
Messi's brilliance is backed up by a blizzard of compelling statistics, not least his recent feat of breaking German striker Gerd Mueller's 40-year-old record by ending the calendar year with 91 goals for club and country.
The manner in which Messi has individually dominated the game's recent years is only emphasised by the fact that he has effectively made its highest individual honour his personal property.
And at the relatively tender age of 25, and with a recently agreed deal to keep him at the Nou Camp until 2018, he has power and talent to add to his unique collection of Ballon d'Or honours.
The latest coronation will also give fresh impetus to a debate that now rages with more intensity around Messi. Namely - is he the greatest to have played the game?
Record-breaking Messi
- Most goals in a calendar year: 91
- Most goals in a season: 68
- Most goals in a European Cup season: 14 (jointly with Jose Altafini)
- Most goals in a La Liga season: 50
- Most La Liga hat-tricks in a season: 8
- Most European Cup top scorer awards: 4 (with Gerd Mueller)
- Most goals in a single European Cup game: 5
- Most goals scored in Spanish Super Cup: 10
- Most consecutive La Liga matches scored in: 10
- Most goals in Club World Cup: 4 (held jointly with Denilson)
- Barcelona's top goalscorer in all official competitions: 286
- Barcelona's record goalscorer in Champions League: 56
- Most La Liga hat-tricks: 15
He can justifiably take his place alongside other legends such as France's Michel Platini, who won three times in succession from 1983. Johann Cruyff won three times between 1971 and 1974 but his sequence was interrupted when Franz Beckenbauer won in 1972.
Brazil's Pele and Messi's fellow countryman Diego Maradona are inevitably the other names always factored into the equation when working out who is the greatest - but this is a question that is almost impossible to answer definitively.
The argument is shaped by, and in, different generations. The game and players change, which makes the debate even more of an inexact science.
And of course, who is to say Pele or Maradona would not have emulated Messi's feat had they been eligible to win the Ballon d'Or? The award was created by France Football magazine in 1956 to honour the finest European player of the previous calendar year - non-Europeans were only eligible from 1997, a time way beyond that of Pele and Maradona.
Those who support the cases of Pele and Maradona instantly evoke their impact on the highest stage of all, the World Cup, a place where Messi has yet to deliver the brilliance he does on a weekly basis for Barcelona.
Pele's name burst into football's psyche as a 17-year-old when Brazil won the World Cup in Sweden in 1958. Injury curtailed his involvement when Brazil won again four years later and he was effectively kicked out of the tournament as an ageing team faded in England in 1966.
And yet it was a sign of his enduring brilliance that he won another World Cup with Brazil in Mexico in 1970 as the outstanding figure in a team still widely regarded as the greatest there has ever been. He headed a goal in Brazil's 4-1 win against Italy in the final in Mexico City, the crowning glory of his career.
Many may prefer to recall Maradona's infamous "Hand of God" that helped to beat England in the quarter-final, once more in Mexico, but this must never overshadow how he bestrode that tournament and dragged the Argentina team in his slipstream to victory.
He suffered mixed fortunes around that triumph as he was sent off against Brazil in 1982 and sent home for failing a drugs test in the United States in 1994. These are events which have scarred his reputation but nothing can be stripped away from just how glorious, exciting and untamed his talent was.
There is still time for Messi to make one of those showpieces his own but his backers can press his claims by listing his consistent achievements in the Champions League, regarded by many as an even more challenging environment than the World Cup.
Manchester United have felt the pain as Messi scored as Barcelona beat Sir Alex Ferguson's side in two finals. The range of his game was exemplified by a towering header in the 2-0 win in Rome in 2009 then a flashing shot beyond Edwin van der Sar at Wembley two years later.
What is beyond dispute is that these are three names who have stamped their mark indelibly on football.
And for now, in this age, Messi's fourth Ballon d'Or is proof that he reigns supreme.
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9th January 2013 - 22:30While it's hard not to credit Messi's goal-scoring feats at club level, his international achievements remain limited. He could win the Ballon d'Or for the next five years, and I'm not sure what that would really tell us.
Xavi and Iniesta have won everything there is in the game, and it's not as if Barcelona and Spain are carrying either of those two players... -
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9th January 2013 - 22:10Its so boring its is also a deluded human that won't value high what messi achieved @ his †ђξ age if 25,he's got pretty much in him. Hands on deck for the best †ђξ world has seen
Comment number 426.
9th January 2013 - 21:14VoloLako @ 425, it's okay if you don't like Messi. We all have our opinions in life. Doesn't matter where either play, Messi plays deep, Ronnie boy on the wing. Who has the more assists, who doesn't cry like a baby, which one doesn't call himself the best player in the world, which one has class, and is not a snotty little boy. Talent doesn't make a player, attitude counts too. Your boy lost.
Comment number 425.
9th January 2013 - 20:53In my opinion, I think Ronaldo should've claimed this year's Ballon D'Or as he did in fact, have more influence on the outcome of his club's title (Almost every third goal of Real in La Liga was Ronaldo's). Yes, Messi scored and broke the record, however it didn't bring him anywhere except for 2nd place and Copa Del Rey. Plus, Ronaldo is a winger, not a centre-forward like Messi.
Comment number 424.
9th January 2013 - 20:31In this era of athletic robots whose virtually every move is pre-determined by his manager and/or coach Messi is a breath of fresh air. I would love to read in the British media a report on a match or after-match interviews that included such lost words as 'flair', 'imagination' and 'creativity' instead of 'closing-down', 'stopped them playing', 'did a good job', 'pace', 'effort', ref's fault etc
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Field of Work: Informing state policymakers about complex health issues affecting their states.
Synopsis of the Work: The State Forums Partnership Program was a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that enabled seven states to establish health policy forums programs that provided timely, nonpartisan information and analysis to help state policy-makers make informed decisions about complex health care issues affecting their states. Kansas was one of the participating states.
As described in this sidebar, from 2000 to 2004, the Kansas Health Institute enhanced its capacity to help state legislators make more informed decisions about health care by hosting nine forums that provided 414 stakeholders with a neutral setting for balanced, nonpartisan dialogue. Forum topics included children's health insurance and options for increasing access to prescription drugs. The Kansas Health Institute also provided policy information to legislators in other settings, such as informal Brown Bag Health Policy Lunches.


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There has been much debate around the UK about switching off street lights to save energy and costs, but this was not considered appropriate for Westminster, so an alternative, or 'third way', variable lighting solution has been found.
The council says roll-out means an initial £3.25m investment which will be recouped through energy and maintenance savings within seven years, and the technology will go on saving council tax payers £420,000 a year from 2015/16 onwards.
Cllr Ed Argar, cabinet member for city management, said: "This provides people in Westminster with the light they require to feel secure and continue to function safely in a 24-hour city.
"But it also will reduce our energy bill by nearly £1million every two years. A huge saving that we can pass onto the taxpayer."
For the first time in the UK a system is electronically monitoring lights and infrastructure – if a bulb needs changing or a wire is broken the system will be able to detect it so an engineer can be dispatched. The system even has the ability to predict when a lamp is likely to fail.
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When the Samsung DualView TL225 was announced a few months ago, it inspired comments like, "Why didn't anyone think of this before?" The small LCD on the front of the camera takes the guesswork out of framing up self-portraits and group photos via self-timer. Before we get into a full review, we want to share a first look at the camera's touch interface and, of course, that front LCD.
Our first impressions of the TL225 have been fairly positive. The resolution on the rear LCD is incredibly sharp, and the front LCD does everything it promises. As evidenced in our video, the touch panel on the back is fairly responsive, though not perfect.
The question we'd like to answer is whether or not the extra features are worth more cash. The TL225 retails for $350, so you'd have no problem picking up an equally capable 12 megapixel shooter (minus the extra LCD) for much less. And a camera is only as good as the images it produces, so look for a thorough analysis of image quality and performance in our upcoming review.


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Convatec Surfit Natura Drainable Pouch, 12 Inch Opaque, Model No: 401936 -10 / Box
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