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Alopecia Areata
Fight Against Alopecia Areata
Fight Against Alopecia Areata
There are a variety of different reasons why men and women suffer from hair loss. If you are suffering from sudden hair loss you should see your doctor immediately. This could potentially be a sign of a serious medical condition. Hair loss also might be a side effect of taking a prescription drug. Hair loss is usually caused by hereditary factors. The term male pattern baldness is often used to describe this type of hair loss.
Alopecia research ranges from the most basic studies of the mechanisms of hair growth and hair loss in mice to testing medications and ways to apply medications to help regrow hair in people. Both the National Institutes of Health and the National Alopecia Areata Foundation support research into the disease and its treatment. There are some researches that are promising.
Development of an animal model is a critical first step toward understanding the disease, and much progress has been made. Researchers have identified an inbred strain of mice that spontaneously develops a condition similar to the adult-onset form of alopecia areata. This mouse model has already allowed researchers to identify some genetic factors that are involved in development of the disease. By studying mice with a disease similar to human alopecia areata, researchers hope to learn more about the mechanism of the disease and eventually develop immune system treatments for the disease in people.
Scientists are studying the possible genetic causes and mechanism of the disease both in families that have one or more people with the disease and in the general population, so they can map the genes that may be the cause of hair loss. An understanding of the genetics of the disorder will aid in disease prevention, early intervention, and development of specific therapies.
Studying hair follicle development in mouse embryos will help in gaining a better understanding of hair cycle biology that may lead to treatments for the underlying disease process.
Epithelial stem cells are immature cells that are responsible for regenerating and maintaining a variety of tissues, including the skin and the hair follicles. Stem cells in the follicle appear to be spared
from injury in alopecia areata, which may explain why the potential for regrowth is always there in people with the disease. By studying the biology of these cells, scientists hope to gain a better understanding of factors that trigger the disease.
While there are proven drugs that help with the treatment of hair loss some people would rather not deal with the potential side effects of prescription drugs. There are many different natural options out there for people looking for alternatives. However, you should understand the causes of your hair loss before trying any of these hair loss products. You should consult a doctor if you're experiencing hair shedding because it might be a sign of a more serious medical condition.
Marbo Hair is a very popular supplement for people looking for a natural alopecia treatment . This product can be effectively used for loss of all body and facial hair. Using regularly Marbo Activator stimulates new hair growth on thinning scalp and bald regions, while your hair becomes firmer and healthier.


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Showcasing the numerous ways that seafood can be prepared in a foodie-type atmosphere is the key to seafood sales for Schnucks, a chain of 106 grocery stores based in St. Louis. Over the past year, the retailer has placed more emphasis on presenting high-end food in its new stores and on teaching customers how to prepare that food at home.
For example, its newest store in Des Peres, Mo., which opened last fall, features Shnucks' first cooking school as well as the Fresco Island open-grill area with counter seating. Cooked-to-order seafood is a prominent feature of the Fresco Island menu, which also features Mediterranean fare and pizza.
The restaurant-quality meals are designed to be affordable, says Paul Simon, a spokesperson for Schnucks. For example, the grill's farmed Atlantic salmon dish with pecan-panko breading is $5.99, while Fish and Chips with house-made tartar sauce sells for $6.49 and Fresh Calamari with Lemon Aioli for $5.99.
"We offer three to four rotating fresh-seafood items daily, prepared in a variety of styles," says Melissa Bunch, director of deli and food bars. The most popular seafood items have been sea scallops, salmon, fish and chips and calamari, she adds.
In addition, the professionally trained Fresco Island chefs let customers know that the meals they are enjoying are available in the store's seafood department, says Steve Disko, director of seafood.
Schnucks' Des Peres unit has the ambience of a gourmet store with new lighting, upgraded décor and wider aisles than other Schnucks locations. Other in-store features designed to appeal to foodies include a cheese room with wine displays, more than 1,500 wine selections throughout the store, an aged-beef cooler and a walk-in "beer cave" cooler.
Meanwhile, a cooking school was added to the 74,000-square-foot Des Peres store to help shoppers learn how to prepare all types of meals, including those with seafood.
Daily classes in March included a "Lunch and Learn South of the Border" class, featuring Fish Tacos with Cilantro Cream, and a "Living Well: Menus for a Healthy Heart" class that showed shoppers how to prepare Grouper with Tomato-Olive Sauce.
The 760-square-foot "Schnucks Cooks" cooking school is unique to the Des Peres store, and company executives are considering expanding the school to other locations in the future, according to Simon.
Schnucks carries the culinary theme throughout all of its stores with its "Schnucks Cooks" demonstration stations, where store associates show shoppers how to prepare seafood meals and send them home with four-color recipe cards.
"Our customers are sometimes afraid to cook the items that are not familiar to them. Our coaches, as we call them, show our customers, step by step, how easy it is to make right before their eyes," says Disko.
In addition, seafood recipes and photos are regularly featured in the retailer's culinary magazine, Schnucks Cooks.
All Schnucks locations can also bake or grill customers' fish to order, a custom service that is increasing in popularity.
"Some of our new customers are amazed that we even offer such a service and that we have a variety of rubs and marinades we will apply at no charge," says Disko.
Seafood also plays a primary role at a recently opened Schnucks concept called Culinaria. The 21,000-square-foot store in downtown St. Louis features numerous prepared foods cooked fresh daily, a grilling station, a full-service meat and seafood department and a premium line of Culinaria-branded products. The eatery is popular around lunchtime with office workers in surrounding buildings, says Simon.

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+Those who rely on automatic log-in features may get in trouble when they have to actually remember what resides behind those asterisks. This concept for KRyLack Password Decryptor offers help for those situations, but we ran into problems with its functionality in our tests.
The program launches a tastefully designed, easy-to-use interface that's simple to comprehend. Each button and field is carefully labeled to explain the steps for using this tool. We liked its look and feel. Unfortunately, it just didn't perform well in our tests.
By dragging an icon from its interface over the asterisks in a password field, KRyLack should display the actual password in its Recovered Password pane. However, it only works with Internet Explorer, so if your default browser is something else, you may as well skip the rest of this review. Second, KRyLack didn't reveal any of our passwords in any of our tests. Third, during the fifth time we attempted to use the tool, it wouldn't function at all: a message box popped up and said, "Out of memory."
The trial version only displays the first three characters of the password, a common restriction for this type of program. Of greater concern were the functionality issues we encountered. Although we like the premise for this app, we can't recommend it as it stands. Perhaps an upgrade will solve its problems. Till then, keep those passwords tucked securely in your memory!
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+Asterisk Password Decryptor is a powerful tool to recover lost or forgotten passwords. It allows you to reveal the hidden passwords on password dialog boxes and web pages that are hidden by the row of asterisks (*****). You can simply drag the icon to any password box to find the real password hidden by the asterisks. Asterisk Password Decryptor instantly recovers lost passwords from most Windows applications that store passwords hidden behind the asterisks. It easily recovers passwords for e-mail accounts in Microsoft Outlook, Windows Mail and many other e-mail clients, FTP accounts in CuteFTP, FlashFXP, FileZilla and other FTP clients. Asterisk Password Decryptor also allows to see the hidden password on web pages in Internet Explorer. Asterisk Password Decryptor is password a recovery tool that allows you to view passwords hidden behind the asterisks in password fields. It uncovers hidden passwords from password dialog boxes and Windows Internet Explorer web pages. Works on Windows 2000, XP, 2003 Server, Vista, 2008 Server, 7, 8 (x86 and x64 editions).
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Ctrl-Alt-Del Key Cups, Not Key Caps
You won't be able to type very fast on these keyboard-inspired ceramic cups, but you will be able to enjoy your favorite beverage in them.
Created by Taiwan's MOD Design, Reset Cups are larger-than-life versions of the "Ctrl-Alt-Del" keys, typically used to reboot or login to your Windows PC. Each set of three key cups ship with a matching circuit-board embossed tray (which sort of reminds me of TRON for some reason). MOD will be making them in both a white-on-black and black-on-white version, so you can match them with the color of your keyboard.
Other than the fact that MOD showed off the Reset Cups at the recent Maison + Objet design show in Paris, there's no further information on when or where you'll be able to buy these yet. I guess for now, you'll have to settle for pressing the Ctrl-Alt-Del keys on your PC over and over agin.
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Wow those are awesome!
I am seriously excited about these, what a genious idea. Fingers and toes crossed that they come out as I have plenty of friends who would bite my arm off for these geeky gifts!
This post has stuck in my mind as a cool gift to give a geeky tea-loving friend; I've had it bookmarked for over a couple of years now… every so often, I'd check around to see if these exist.
Yesterday, I found them (and ordered them for a friend) on Amazon under "Ctrl-Alt-Del CUP SET" [ http://amzn.com/B005ENAJIQ — I have no affiliation with the seller other than now being a customer] … I just noticed, though, the ones I ordered are plastic, not ceramic.
Thanks for this posting, Technabob for sharing this oh-so-long-ago!
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The values showcased below are all considered for the final GFP ranking recognized as the "Power Index" (abbrv: "PwrIndx"). PwrIndx scores are judged on a perfect value of "0.0000" which is realistically unattainable due to the number of factors considered per country. Bonuses and penalties are added to each nation (as needed) while landlocked countries (ex: Austria) are not penalized for lack of a standing navy.
A total of 106 countries make up the GFP ranked list.
Going beyond military equipment totals and perceived fighting strength is the actual manpower that drives a given military. Wars of attrition favor those with more.
Total Population: 174,507,539
Available Manpower: 72,319,838
Fit for Service: 40,707,659
Reaching Military Age Annually: 3,455,147]
Active Frontline Personnel: 130,000
Active Reserve Personnel: 32,000
Tank value includes Main Battle Tanks, light tanks and tank destroyers, either wheeled or tracked. AFV value includes Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) and Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs).
Tanks: 363
Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs): 1,450
Self-Propelled Guns (SPGs): 29
Towed-Artillery: 680
Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRSs): 21
Includes both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft from all branches of service. All aircraft types accounted (UAVs, gunships, special mission, naval/carrier, trainers, etc).
Total Aircraft: 96
Fighters/Interceptors: 10
Fixed-Wing Attack Aircraft: 0
Transport Aircraft: 36
Trainer Aircraft: 40
Helicopters: 36
Attack Helicopters: 8
Aircraft Carrier value does not include dedicated "helicopter carrier" vessels. Total naval strength includes all known auxiliaries as well.
Total Naval Strength: 75
Aircraft Carriers: 0
Frigates: 1
Destroyers: 0
Corvettes: 0
Submarines: 0
Coastal Defense Craft: 51
Mine Warfare: 2
Despite the advances made in battlefield technology, oil remains the lifeblood of any fighting force.
Oil Production: 2,530,000 bbl/day
Oil Consumption: 280,000 bbl/day]
Proven Oil Reserves: 37,200,000,000 bbl/day
War is as much a battle of logistics - moving man and machine from points all over - as it is direct combat. Labor Force reflects possible wartime industry strength.
Labor Force: 5,500,000
Merchant Marine Strength: 89]
Major Ports and Terminals: 3
Roadway Coverage: 193,200
Railway Coverage: 3,505
Serviceable Airports: 54
FINANCIAL (in USD)
Regardless of military strength in numbers, war is still driven by financing as much as any one leader or weapon.
Defense Budget: $2,330,000,000
External Debt: $13,400,000,000
Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: $46,410,000,000
Purchasing Power Parity: $444,300,000,000
GEOGRAPHY (in km)
Geographical values primarily figure into a defensive-minded war (i.e. invasion).
Square Land Area: 923,768 km
Coastline: 853 km
Shared Border: 4,047 km
Waterways: 8,600 km
Partial Sources: CIA.gov, CIA World Factbook, wikipedia.com, public domain print and media sources and user contributions. Some values may be estimated when official sources are lacking.


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The South Texas GEMS Summer Camp is an intensive, one-week, day camp that will target young females between the ages 14 and 21.
The South Texas GEMS Summer Camp will provide scholarships to young girls between the ages of 14 and 21 to participate in hands-on scholarly and research activities at the college level. The key purpose behind this camp is to provide them with an opportunity to become familiar with the various science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields available at TAMUK.
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Directed by Joe Johnston. Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson, Omar Sharif, Louise Lombard, Adam Alexi-Malle. Disney.
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Content advisory: Sometimes fatal action violence; mild innuendo; fleeting pop American Indian spirituality.
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A National Catholic Register "Video/DVD Picks" capsule review.
By Steven D. Greydanus
Like the bald-faced whoppers of cowboy Frank Hopkins on which it is based, Hidalgo is fitfully entertaining hokum as long as it isn't taken too seriously. Hopkins' wild claims — that he was half-Sioux, that he witnessed the massacre at Wounded Knee, that he starred in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show, and most spectacularly that he participated in and won a non-existent thousand-year-old Arabian long-distance horse race across three thousand miles of desert — have been thoroughly debunked, but Hidalgo is Hopkins' version of his own story, and he's sticking to it.
Viggo Mortensen, back in the saddle in his first post-Aragorn role, is entertaining as the laconic, disarmingly soft-spoken cowboy hero called "Far Rider" by the American Indians in honor of his fleet-footed mustang Hidalgo. Remarkably, Disney doesn't whitewash the more politically incorrect elements of Hopkins' tale: The Arabs Hopkins meets are sophisticated and well-bred but also imperious, condescending to non-Muslim "infidels," slighting to their women, callous to slave trade, and in some cases duplicitous and murderous — though others are loyal and honorable, and there's also an explicitly identified "Christian" (i.e., European) character who's a villain.
The film is too slow getting started, but picks up after the long first act, livening up the desert race with attacks by raiders, a swashbuckling rescue mission, a Mummy-style sandstorm, and a harrowing assassination attempt involving deadly snares and wild animals. In the end, while this trip may not have been really necessary, it's not a complete waste of time either.
P.S. Like Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, also written by horse lover — and self-professed "honorary Oglala-Lakota tribe member"! — John Fusco, Hidalgo ends by suggesting that horses are wild things that really want to run free. Fusco's got 22 mustangs on his New England farm; when's he going to open the corral gate and let them run into the sunset?
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A Tool for Accountability in a Pornified Culture
In this Gospel Coalition discussion, D. A. Carson comments about the use of Covenant Eyes for accountability in the battle against Internet pornography —
(Watch on YouTube.)
Today, 72% of kids have been exposed to pornography on the Internet. At colleges,
62% of men and 17% of women spend time online every week for sex-related amusement.
Covenant Eyes provides an accountability forum that monitors every website visited and rates the content. This information is compiled into easy-to-read reports which are sent regularly to anyone you choose. This helps friends, spouses, and parents have ongoing conversations about responsible and pure Internet use. Fleeing sexual temptations means we must flee the alluring anonymity of the Internet. We must choose to be accountable.
Free Educational Resources from Covenant Eyes:
- Sign up to watch Covenant Eyes' free seminar online about Internet safety.
- Get two free e-books for parents and pastors.
- Listen to Covenant Eyes' interview with Al Mohler about the danger of digital distractions.
- Get the free e-book, Internet Pornography: A Ministry Leader's Handbook.
Related Resources by Pastor John:
- How does unbelief contribute to the need I feel for pornography?
- "This is the Will of God for You: That You Abstain from Sexual Immorality"
- Sex and the Supremacy of Christ, Part 1
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Throwback Boston Red Sox, Current Toronto Blue Jays Among Ugliest Major League Baseball Logos Ever
4. Toronto Blue Jays (2004-2011). As exciting as it is to see Falco Lombardi of Star Fox immortalized on a baseball uniform, Falco's head is just about the only blue to be found on the entire uniform. Maybe it's outlandish to expect a team called the "Blue" Jays to be predominantly blue, not black and silver. Maybe. (Flickr/LI Phil) |


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NCRA Late Models at the Belleville High Banks This Sunday Night!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Park City, Kansas – August 27, 2013 - The National Championship Racing Association of Park City, Kansas presented by Precise Racing Products late model kicks back into action this coming Sunday night as they make their annual Labor Day weekend appearance at the Belleville High Banks in Belleville, Kansas
In the last tour event held at the track back over the 4th of July weekend it was Jimmy Segraves getting the best of the big half mile and seventeen other drivers to score his first career feature victory with the series.
Current G&G Dozer rookie of the year leader Jacob Magee also leads the current tour point standings in a two car battle for the championship with Segraves. Magee has yet to taste victory lane in 2013 and the Caney, Kansas driver looks to improve on his sixth place finish at the track back earlier this season.
Gates open at 5:00 PM with race time slated for a 7:30 PM start time. It will be a full plate of NCRA racing as the late models will be joined by the series 360-ci sprint, modified and mod-lite divisions.
The Belleville High Banks is located 2.0 miles north of US 36 on US 81, then 0.4 mile southeast on M St. to 7th St., then 0.1 mile east (near the water tower, at the North Central Kansas Fairgrounds).
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UPDATED 8:55 AM CDT Aug 04, 2014Pro sports teams across the country are using a product made in Lincoln to give them an edge.
Video TranscriptROB MCCARTNEY. PRO SPORTS USING A PRODUCT MADE IN LINCOLN, TO GIVE THEM AN EDGE. IT MIXES HIGH TECH COMPUTERS AND WITH OLD FASHIONED WEIGHT LIFTING.. FOR SOME IMPRESSIVE RESULTS. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S JULIE CORNELL REPORTS. JUST HOW STRONG ARE YOU?(click) AT THE TECH START-UP THE RACK.(Skip Cronin; there's kind of a wow factor in what we do.) THIS PLACE IS A MARRIAGE OF COMPUTER MUSCLE.(clank.) AS IN DEAD LIFTS AND SQUATS. THEY'VE CREATED A WAY TO SCIENTIFICALLY MEASURE AN SCIENTIST SKIP CRONIN EXPLAINS. (skip Cronin; when we know how fast you're moving the bar and how much weight is on the bar we can calculate the power at which you're moving the bar.) AND MAXIMUM POWER IN THE WEIGHT ROOM, MEANS BETTER PERFORMANCE.. OUT HERE.(nsot game day.) THE SYSTEM USES 3-D CAMERAS, A VIDEO PLAYBACK SYSTEM..AND ADVANCED COMPUTER PROGRAMMING TO MEASURE SPEED, DISTANCE, AND TIMING. THE COACH SIMPLY PUNCHES IN THE WORKOUT.(julie cornell; so think of it as an athlete inside a video game like x-box COMPUTERS DO ALL THE MATH. AND ATHLETES GET INSTANT LIFTS.. CREATING COMPETITION IN WEIGHT ROOMS EVERYWHERE. (skip Cronin; we just installed with the Orlando Magic, we went into Notre Dame football..Texas A and M..) THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES TRAIN WITH THE SYSTEM TOO.. ALONG WITH THE NAVY SEALS.AND OF COURSE..NEBRASKA FOOTBALL. (literally.. right here we can see who's worked out in the last 30 minutes.) REAL TIME DATA GIVES COACHES A READOUT ON THE POWER OF THEIR PLAYERS ..AND HOW HARD THEY'RE WORKING. TAKING THE GUESS WORK.. OUT OF WORKOUTS.(skip; One coach jokingly said this needs to be knuckle-head proof.That's what we tried to do.) SO IF YOU'RE SERIOUSLY LIFTING A BOARD--WILL KNOW.(squat up, pretty good ..) IN LINCOLN, JC NEWSWATCH 7. ELITE FORM STARTED JUST OVER TWO YEARS AGO. THEY'RE A PROJECT OF THE NEBRASKA GLOBAL VENTURE CAPITAL GROUP. BASIC UNITS WITH SOFTWARE START AT ABOUT 13-THOUSAND
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From Digital to Fulfillment
April 2008Not that we're turning our backs on offset lithography, mind you. It's not being thrown under the technological bus. But it stands to reason that web and sheetfed offset printers need as many guns in their arsenal as possible to remain competitive in a congested marketplace, and the good folks who bring you Offset and Beyond have rustled up a few ancillary offerings to provide added firepower. Day-long programs on selling fulfillment and digital printing highlight the newest offerings at the 2008 Offset and Beyond.
The following is a brief rundown on some of the new programs at this year's conference, which is running concurrently with the Binding Industries Association (BIA) Mid-Management Conference.
Selling Fulfillment: Tom Quinn, director of fulfillment services for the Mailing & Fulfillment Service Association, will be proctoring the session on how to sell fulfillment and make money at it. The fulfillment session, which is aimed at graphic arts salespeople, will be held on April 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Among the topics he will be covering: the categories and types of fulfillment, and the marketing value chain. Quinn will explore the five basic fulfillment applications, as well as the importance of workflows. He will cover both transactional/one-off sales and establishment/contract deals.
Quinn will also provide an overview of the sales model for fulfillment, prospecting tools and proposals. The importance of quality service in providing new business is another area of focus.
He will introduce a fulfillment sales model and provide a framework for understanding the fulfillment industry, adding a new dimension for the printing salesperson in need of an overall value proposition tutorial. Quinn will also stress the differences between selling printing, mailing and fulfillment.
Go Beyond with Digital: This will be a crossover event with focus on the Digital Printing Council (DPC). The one-day program, held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 27, is ticketed as a digital printing business brief and networking event. The aim of the event is to help focus and enable members to profit from digital printing work. The program will be directed by PIA/GATF's Julie Shaffer, with input from Clemson University's John Leninger and Brad Lina from PIA/GATF. DPC sponsors and its steering committee will also be participating.
"We're looking at it as the digital print business you can afford and can't afford to miss," notes Mary Garnett, executive vice president of PIA/GATF. "Attendees will be able to network and hear what is the latest in the digital printing area. It will have a lot of energy focused on sharing information about profiting in digital printing."
The program will cover the infrastructure of a digital printing business along with the selling process. The DPC will discuss its compensation studies, of interest to the ROI-conscious, and discuss their findings. Printers will provide their success stories, and future trends will also be examined. Sponsors will host breakout sessions for attendees to talk about specific technologies.
"We saw the (Offset and Beyond) program as offering everything that's important in offset, but we realize that offset printers are going beyond just offset lithography," Garnett adds. This one-day program will immerse participants in the digital business."
Green Showcase: The PIA/GATF has invited roughly a half-dozen printers to share exhibits touting the success they've enjoyed with environmental initiatives. Each printer will showcase, on a 3x4-foot freestanding bulletin board, a display detailing their green initiative. The three-part display will include: 1.) A specific area of "green" the company has set as a goal; 2.) What the company did toward that end; and 3.) The results of their efforts. Printers will be on hand to discuss their projects with conference attendees. The showcase will be set up near the resource center, not far from the suppliers, sponsors and tabletop exhibits.
For instance, a company's display may feature a paper/aluminum/plastic recycling program and how it has saved hundreds of dollars a month on Dumpster rental fees and reduced the number of disposal units, thus saving space.
"This reflects the Offset and Beyond Conference's encouragement of green practices," says Garnett. "Our role is to encourage green practices and encourage printers to showcase what they're doing so others can develop their own ideas, big and small, regarding green initiatives within their companies. It's part of the journey of becoming a sustainable green printer."
The Green Showcase is being sponsored by Adobe Systems and Printing Impressions. Garnett hopes to use this first-year showcase as a springboard to even bigger projects at future conferences.
Student Outreach Program: With the printing industry fending off claims that it is a mature profession, the WOA is reaching out to college students who represent the future of printing. The students chosen have demonstrated a strong interest in graphic arts at their respective schools.
Backed by the PGSF scholarship fund, the students—from Chicago area schools—will be invited to the conference and assist in the overall program. This will allow them to network with conference attendees, familiarizing them with the inner circle of key players from both the printer and vendor sides.
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High Blood Pressure Fact Sheet
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Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries that carry blood from your heart to other parts of your body. Blood pressure normally rises and falls throughout the day, but it can damage your heart and cause health problems if it stays high for a long time. High blood pressure is also called hypertension.
High Blood Pressure in the United States
- Having high blood pressure puts you at risk for heart disease and stroke, which are leading causes of death in the United States.1
- 67 million American adults (31%) have high blood pressure—that's 1 in every 3 adults.3
- About 1 in 3 American adults has prehypertension—blood pressure numbers that are higher than normal—but not yet in the high blood pressure range.3
- Only about half (47%) of people with high blood pressure have their condition under control.2
- High blood pressure was a primary or contributing cause of death for more than 348,000 Americans in 2009—that's nearly 1,000 deaths each day.1
- High blood pressure costs the nation $47.5 billion each year. This total includes the cost of health care services, medications to treat high blood pressure, and missed days of work.1
Rates of High Blood Pressure Vary by Geography
High blood pressure is more common in some areas of the United States than in others. Below is a map showing the self-reported rate of hypertension by state in 2011. However, this likely underreports the true effect of hypertension in each state. About 1 in 5 adults is unaware of having high blood pressure and would not report having it.2
Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Risk Factors for High Blood Pressure
Having certain medical conditions can increase your chances of developing high blood pressure. These conditions include
Unhealthy behaviors can also increase your risk for high blood pressure, especially for people who have one of the medical conditions listed above. Unhealthy behaviors include
- Smoking tobacco.
- Eating foods high in sodium and low in potassium.
- Not getting enough physical activity.
- Being obese.
- Drinking too much alcohol.
Signs and Symptoms of High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure usually has no warning signs or symptoms, so many people don't realize they have it. There's only one way to know whether you have high blood pressure: Have a doctor or other health professional measure it. Measuring your blood pressure is quick and painless.
What Blood Pressure Numbers Mean
Blood pressure is measured using two numbers. The first number, called systolic blood pressure, represents the pressure in your blood vessels when your heart beats. The second number, called diastolic blood pressure, represents the pressure in your blood vessels when your heart rests between beats. Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg).
The chart below shows normal, at-risk, and high blood pressure levels. A blood pressure less than 120/80 mmHg is normal. A blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg or more is too high. People with levels from 120/80 mmHg to 139/89 mmHg have a condition called prehypertension, which means they are at high risk for high blood pressure.
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Normal | systolic: less than 120 mmHg diastolic: less than 80mmHg |
At risk (prehypertension) | systolic: 120–139 mmHg diastolic: 80–89 mmHg |
High | systolic: 140 mmHg or higher diastolic: 90 mmHg or higher |
Controlling High Blood Pressure
Keeping your blood pressure levels in a healthy range usually involves taking medications, reducing sodium in the diet, getting daily physical activity, and quitting smoking.
CDC's Public Health Efforts Related to High Blood Pressure
State Public Health Actions to Prevent and Control Chronic Diseases
CDC-funded programs in state health departments promote changes to policies and systems in health care, work site, school, and community settings to prevent and control chronic diseases. Programs in all 50 states work to identify and monitor chronic diseases and to put into action basic strategies to improve health, such as promoting physical activity in schools and work sites. CDC funds enhanced efforts in 32 states—such as improving access to healthy food—to build on the basic activities funded across all states.
Million Hearts®
Million Hearts® is a national, public-private initiative of the Department of Health and Human Services to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017. Co-led by CDC and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the initiative brings together communities, health care professionals, health systems, nonprofit organizations, federal agencies, and private-sector partners to improve care and empower Americans to make heart-healthy choices.
CDC funds 21 WISEWOMAN projects with 19 states and two tribal organizations. WISEWOMAN helps women with little or no health insurance reduce their risk for heart disease, stroke, and other chronic diseases. The program helps women aged 40–64 years improve their diet, physical activity, and other health-related behaviors. WISEWOMAN also provides blood pressure tests and other chronic disease screening.
Web Sites with More Information About High Blood Pressure
For more information about high blood pressure, visit the following Web sites:
- Go AS, Mozaffarian D, Roger VL, Benjamin EJ, Berry JD, et al. Heart disease and stroke statistics—2013 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2013;127:e6–e245.
- CDC. Vital signs: awareness and treatment of uncontrolled hypertension among adults—United States, 2003–2010. MMWR. 2012;61(35);703–9.
- Egan BM, Zhao Y, Axon RN. US trends in prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension, 1988–2008. JAMA. 2010;303(20):2043–50.
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the Mexico border in Columbus NM, or Sullivan City TX, or Lukeville
AZ - without a protection detail - then try to spout that bullshit.
As for who is worse, well, these days I think its a tie...BOTH of them are
idealistic political hacks.
On Mar 25, 2011, at 12:53 PM, Fred Burton wrote:
I don't know who is worse? Her or Obama. She will run for Senate in
AZ once run off from her job by the GOP. She doesn't want to piss off
the Mexican vote in AZ.
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Napolitano: US border towns with Mexico are safe
Thursday, March 24, 2011 | Borderland Beat Reporter Gari
Associated Press
EL PASO, Texas * U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano
said Thursday that security on the southern U.S. border "is better now
than it ever has been" and that violence from neighboring Mexico
spilled over in a serious way.
Napolitano spoke at the Bridge of The Americas border crossing, after
meeting with the mayors of the border towns of El Paso, Nogales,
and Yuma, Ariz. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade
Francisco Sanchez and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner
Alan Bersin also were present.
Napolitano said the Department of Homeland Security will deploy 250
border agents and expects to have 300 more under their next budget if
it's approved. She stated that Homeland Security is investing
of dollars in the side of commerce and trade" to improve
and technology along the border.
However, she added that there is a need to correct wrong impressions
about the border region. Napolitano said border towns are safe for
travel, trade and commerce. She noted that the total value of imports
crossing the Southwest border was up 22 percent in fiscal year 2010,
"There is a perception that the border is worse now than it ever has
been. That is wrong. The border is better now than it ever has been,"
she said.
The perception that the violence in Mexico has spilled over to
U.S. cities is "wrong again," Napolitano said. Violent crime rates
remained flat or decreased in border communities in the Southwest, she
said. However, she recognized that "there is much to do with (their)
colleagues in Mexico in respect to the drug cartels" that are largely
responsible for the unprecedented wave of violence in that country.
El Paso Mayor John Cook said his city has been ranked the safest city
the country of its size, despite being across the border from Ciudad
Juarez, which is at the center of Mexico's drug cartel violence.
"The lie about border cities being dangerous has been told so many
that people are starting to believe it, but we as border communities
have to speak out," Cook sad.
Napolitano cited a reduction of 36 percent in the number of illegal
immigrant detentions, a key number to estimate the total of illegal
border crossings, and the increase in trade as reasons to believe the
situation along the border has improved.
"Numbers are in the right direction and dramatically so," she said.
Still, she stressed that she didn't come to El Paso "to run a victory
lap" and that there "is much work to do."
Victoria Allen
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It's imperative to offer a wide range of enticing and attractive items in your retail area. In Part I of this column, which appeared in the September issue of Skin Inc. magazine, useful strategies were offered for selecting product assortments. Following are answers to commonly asked questions about how to identify the best strategies for your skin care facility's retail offerings.
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You cannot future proof a panel, only guess at it. If you need the room now, upgrade but if you don't, just leave it untill you do. 3 yrs ago we were running 4x60 watts in 2 kitchen light fixtures. Now we are running 4 fixtures with 8x13 watt bulbs. That went from 240 watts to 104, more than 50% reduction. Our frig, freezer, dehumidifier and window air conditioner went the same way. We are actually using less electricity now than we did when we bought the house 6 yrs ago. |
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At the yearly Heritage Dinner on Thursday, the society will honor Jim and Ruth Erickson with the Heritage Award for their outstanding work with the WCHS. This is the first time the society has chosen a couple to be honored. The Ericksons have devoted their lives to volunteerism and Winonas historical preservation. It is this dedication and love of their town that has allowed them to stay busy long after retirement.
Jim and Ruth Erickson are lifelong Winona residents. Despite a brief stay in the Twin Cities, the Ericksons always remained loyal to their river town. In the early 1970s, the couple resettled in Winona and immersed themselves in the volunteer community.
While working at Winona State University, Jim, a biology professor, became involved with the adult continuing education program on campus. Through his work in the classroom, Jim and Ruth started the Learning Club on campus, a program dedicated to adult lifelong learning.
We wanted to expand the project to the community and let people know that you dont need an official connection to the university to want to learn, Jim said. I mean, why not learn for the fun of it? Weve been offering this to the community through the university and thats the way it still operates today.
Ruth helped advance the Learning Club, too. She was also a dedicated employee at ORC and the Minnesota Job Service and Workforce Center.
When the couple retired in 1996, their passion for volunteerism only increased.
We wanted to continue to be a part of making the community a better place, Jim said. Neither of us sat around for very long.
Jim, a longtime WCHS member, began giving regular museum tours and is still involved in museum tours and step-on bus tours of Winona. He occasionally revisits the classroom by bringing history events to area schools.
Ruth is a reliable volunteer at society events and often helps with organization publications. She has excellent fundraising skills and has raised many dollars, which helped complete the WCHSs recent addition.
Both have remained active members and volunteers with many organizations, the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona Health Auxiliary, Sauer Home, Learning Club, Cedar Valley Lutheran Church, Commonweal Theater, the Great River Shakespeare Festival among them.
There is so much character here in our old river town and we want to preserve that, Jim said. Winona is very important to us and it is one of the most beautiful places in the nation and we want everyone to know that.
For the Ericksons, volunteering is not only a means to stay active, it is a way to give back to a community that has given so much to them, Jim said. Shock and disbelief were her first two feelings Ruth said, when she found out they were going to be honored at the Heritage Dinner.
I had to ask why us, Ruth said. The historical society is our prime place so we felt pretty special. But we are just two of the many great representatives for Winona. We arent standouts but we feel so very honored.
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Adolf Georg Wilhelm Busch was born into a musical family that included his older brother, conductor Fritz Busch. Trained on the violin from age 3, Adolph Busch entered the Cologne Conservatory at age 11. He studied conducting and composition with the school's director, Fritz Steinbach, and pursued further composition training with Hugo Gruters. Busch began a long performing association with composer Max Reger in 1907 and received his first major orchestral appointment in 1912 as leader of the Viennese Konzertverein. Following an attempt at organizing a performing group in 1913—which fell apart amid the turmoil of WWI—he co-founded the Busch Quartet in 1918. During the early '20s, with Gosta Andreasson, Karl Doktor, and Paul Grummer in the group, the ensemble achieved international renown for its performances and in 1930, Busch's younger brother Hermann Busch succeeded Grummer as their cellist. Throughout the late '20s and the early '30s, he achieved renown throughout Europe in a dual career, as a member of the Busch Quartet and as a soloist, celebrated for his performances of the Beethoven and Brahms violin concertos, while the quartet was particularly successful with the Beethoven quartets. He was also noted as a teacher and his students included figures such as Yehudi Menuhin. Busch composed as well, very much in the mold of Reger, but his recognition rests upon his work as a re-creative musician. During the mid-1930s, he founded the Busch Chamber Players, whose stripped-down interpretations of such Baroque works as Bach's Brandenburg Concertos achieved great popularity in their time and marked an important early step in removing the layers of Romantic-era bombast that had been applied to them. The group's subsequent recordings in England of these pieces and the suites for orchestra, and works such as the Handel Op. 6 concerti grossi, were unique in their time and remain highly prized. Busch also organized a piano trio with his brother Hermann and pianist Rudolf Serkin, who also served as his accompanist and subsequently married Busch's daughter. Busch moved to the United States in 1939 and the Busch Quartet was re-formed by 1941. He remained active as a soloist, as well as a member of the chamber group for the remainder of his life, and he also conducted orchestras. In 1950, two years before his death, Busch founded the Marlboro School of Music.
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PAI is a founding member of the Caucus for Evidence-Based Prevention.
As the eyes of the public health community turn toward Mexico City, Mexico, for the XVII International AIDS Conference, HIV prevention will once again take center stage.
The Caucus for Evidence-Based Prevention–composed of more than 50 nongovernmental organizations and their international partners meeting throughout the conference–is eager to learn from new prevention research, incorporating a breadth of biomedical, behavioral, and social interventions. The caucus was created for the specific purpose of promoting HIV prevention supported by sound science at the International AIDS Conference.
The caucus will monitor the use of evidence in HIV prevention programs
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I have been over wintering fall bearing rasps and flouricane blackberries in pots in an unheated garage since the extremely cold temps about a month and a half ago. The garage is under and adjacent to house so i dont know how cold it stays. They were planted last year. Should I pull them out of the garage now or just keep them inside? I am concerned that they lost their cold hardiness after being in there for so long. 2) should I wait until spring to cut down the rasps or can i just cut them down now? I plan to prune for fall crop only. 3). Should the blackberries lose all of their leaves over the winter? They seem to have lost about half before they were moved into the garage. Thanks |
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1. As long as temps aren't too frigid, I'd be inclined to move them back outside. 2. Now would be fine. 3. That's not unusual. Of the five varieties that I grow, only one routinely drops all of its leaves in the fall. |
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- Posted by franktank232 z5 WI (My Page) on Mon, Feb 25, 13 at 22:34
I'd pull them back out... |
- Posted by larry_gene USDA8b-OregonPDX (My Page) on Mon, Feb 25, 13 at 22:38
The cold-hardiness has not been lost unless they have started sprouting (new roots, or buds on canes). Roots are more of a concern that the rest of the plant for being exposed to below-freezing temperatures. Spelling is "floricane". |
- Posted by queenskitchen 6B/7 (NYC) (My Page) on Tue, Feb 26, 13 at 8:39
Thanks. I actually looked up the spelling and then somehow spelled it wrong. I'll pull them out tonight. Same with strawberries? Do I cut off the leaves to give a new start? |
- Posted by gator_rider2 z8 Ga. (My Page) on Tue, Feb 26, 13 at 9:12
All Blackberry plants in your zone will take care the leaves on there on they drop as some they start new growth. |
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NEW DETAILS: Wednesday, October 12th, President Obama to Deliver Remarks at
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WASHINGTON, DC-On Wednesday, October 12, the President will deliver
remarks at an American Latino Heritage Forum being hosted by the White
House and the U.S. Department of the Interior to celebrate the past and
ongoing contributions of American Latinos who have helped shape America's
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"Our country thrives on the diversity and ingenuity of its people," said
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Latinos have contributed to all aspects of our society and our culture.
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WHO: President Barack Obama
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric
Members of Congress & Latino leaders
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WHAT: White House Forum on American Latino Heritage
WHEN: Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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WHERE: Department of the Interior
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1849 C Street NW
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8:45AM Welcome Remarks
Secretary Ken Salazar, Department of the Interior
Jon Jarvis, Director of the National Park Service
Presentation of Colors
United States Park Police
National Anthem
Belva Fletcher
Father David Garcia, Director, Old Spanish
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"The Diversity of American Latinos"
Representative Charles Gonzalez
"The Importance of Education in Understanding
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Linda Alvarado, President of Alvarado Construction
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in the
American Economy
Moderated by Secretary Hilda Solis
President and CEO of the American Latinos' Financial
United States Hispanic Influence in the American
Javier Palomarez Chamber of Commerce Economy
Co-founder and First Vice American Latinos' Contributions
President Emeritus of the to the Labor Movement
United Farm Workers of
Dolores Huerta
President of Cabrera Celebrating the Strengths of
Capital Markets the American Latino Business
Martin Cabrera Community and the American Jobs
10:40AM Break
11:00AM "American Latinos Achieving the American Dream"
Senator Robert Menendez
"An Inclusive America - Recognizing the Nation's
Diverse Heritage"
Secretary Ken Salazar
Introduction of the President
Sergeant Leroy A. Petry, Medal of Honor Recipient
Remarks by the President of the United States
12:00PM Lunch
12:30PM Media Avail / Photo Opportunity with Panelists
1:30PM Panel 2 Keynote: "Honoring the Contributions of the
American Latino in
America's Wars"
Secretary Eric Shinseki
2:30PM Panel 2: Honoring the Contributions of American Latinos
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Commander of the Fighting for
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Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez of Texas
Director of Manpower
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Major General Angela Manpower and Reserve Fighting Terrorism:
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Marine Corps The 9/11 Generation
2:40PM Break
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American Culture"
Ray Suarez, Senior Correspondent for Newshour
3:00PM Panel 3: Celebrating the Contributions of American Latino
Heritage in
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Maria Lopez de Leon Executive Director, The Celebrating the Artistic
National Association of Influence of American
Latino Arts and Culture Latinos
Dr. Estevan Rael-Galvez Vice President of The Importance of Place
Historic Sites for in Understanding the
National Trust for American Latino
Historic Preservation
Founder of Iguana Films, Preserving American
Writer, Director and Latino Heritage for the
Maria Agui Carter Producer Next Generation
4:00PM Readout with American Latino Heritage Historians
4:05PM Move to Breakout Sessions
4:15PM Breakout Sessions with American Latino Heritage Historians
5:15PM Breakout Sessions End
5:20PM Closing Statement
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
5:25PM Closing Remarks
Secretary Ken Salazar
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