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Blood Vessel News and Research
Blood Vessels are tubes through which the blood circulates in the body. Blood vessels include a network of arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins.
Fat cell transplantation benefits systemic sclerosis patients with non-healing digital ulcers
Digital ulcers (DUs) are a frequent, painful, and quality of life altering complication for patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), a connective tissue disease causing a progressive loss of small blood vessels and resulting changes in organs and tissues. DUs on the fingertips of SSc patients are slow to heal, if they heal at all, as many are unresponsive to any therapies.
Researchers generate mature, functional skeletal muscles using new approach
A team of researchers from Italy, Israel and the United Kingdom has succeeded in generating mature, functional skeletal muscles in mice using a new approach for tissue engineering. The scientists grew a leg muscle starting from engineered cells cultured in a dish to produce a graft.
Targeting pericytes and ANG2 signaling may help treat certain breast cancers
Tumors require blood to emerge and spread. That is why scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center believe that targeting blood vessel cells known as pericytes may offer a potential new therapeutic approach when combined with vascular growth factors responsible for cell death.
Henry Ford physicians suction cancerous tumor from vein in metastatic kidney cancer patient
Physicians at Henry Ford Hospital successfully suctioned a cancerous tumor from a major vein in a patient with metastatic kidney cancer, clearing the way for him to undergo a minimally-invasive kidney removal. This allowed him to participate in a clinical trial using genetic material from his tumor to produce a vaccine to help fight his metastatic disease.
Research finding could lead to new therapeutic target for treating hypertension in males
Higher levels of a "danger" molecule may be one reason males tend to become hypertensive earlier and more severely than females, scientists say.
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Scientists from NTU Singapore, the world's No. 1 young university, have developed an antibody which boosts the survival chances for patients suffering from influenza and pneumonia.
Scientists find that treating the uninjured side of brain can maximize stroke recovery
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Henry Ford physicians use AngioVac device to remove tumor in kidney cancer patient
Physicians at Henry Ford Hospital successfully suctioned a cancerous tumor from a major vein in a patient with metastatic kidney cancer, clearing the way for him to undergo a minimally-invasive kidney removal.
Endovascular treatment can improve patient outcomes after acute ischemic stroke
Canadian researchers have completed an international randomized controlled trial showing that a clot retrieval procedure, known as endovascular treatment (ET), can dramatically improve patient outcomes after an acute ischemic stroke. The study, led by researchers at the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI), shows a dramatic improvement in outcomes and a reduction in deaths from stroke.
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Studies show neurointerventional surgery reduces stroke mortality rate by 50%
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Researchers develop tri-layered artificial blood vessels
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(AP) Black voters look to leverage their loyalty
By SUZANNE GAMBOA
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When black voters gave President Barack Obama 93 percent support on Election Day in defiance of predictions that they might sit it out this year, black leaders breathed a collective sigh of relief.
That encouraged those leaders to try to leverage more attention from both Obama and Congress. Although they waver over how much to demand from the president _ particularly in light of defeated GOP challenger Mitt Romney's assertion that Obama gave "gifts" to minorities in exchange for their votes _ they are delivering postelection wish lists to the president anyway.
"I think the president heard us loud and clear. The collective message was, `Let's build on where we already are,'" the Rev. Al Sharpton told reporters after a White House meeting last week with a collection of advocates representing largely Democratic constituencies.
Specifically, Sharpton said, that means keeping the brunt of the looming "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts off the backs of the middle and working class.
NAACP President Benjamin Jealous aimed that same message at Congress, especially on where tax relief is extended.
"We need Republicans to think hard and to pull back from the cliff 98 percent of our families, who make up the bulk of this nation, from seeing our taxes being raised," Jealous said.
Blacks made up 13 percent of the electorate this year, about the same as 2008, while participation among whites shrank slightly to 72 percent and Hispanics increased to 10 percent, national exit polls showed. Black leaders point to that minority participation as they sharpen their calls for initiatives to address black unemployment, which was 12.7 percent when Obama took office, peaked at 16.5 percent roughly a year later, and stood at 14.3 percent in October. The overall unemployment rate is 7.9 percent.
National Urban League President Marc Morial acknowledged in an interview that "we sweated turnout all the way to the end," because the country's underlying economic conditions made it tougher to mobilize black voters. Within days of the election, Morial sent to Obama, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., an "urgent petition" asking that Obama's second term focus on economic opportunity and income inequality.
A jobs program should emphasize infrastructure and public works, broadband technology and energy "with a special focus on those communities where unemployment is and remains stubbornly and persistently high," Morial's letter said.
"We who represent the nation's urban communities will demand a seat at the table in these discussions," he wrote.
African-American voter samples in national exit polls are not useful for providing turnout measurements. Census surveys and other analyses eventually will provide turnout numbers for specific racial groups. But exit polls can be used to examine different groups as shares of the overall vote. And there, experts say, is where the evidence can be found of how much black voters delivered for Obama.
Nationally, Obama's share of the black vote was down slightly from four years ago. But in some key states, turnout was higher and had an impact, said David Bositis, an expert on black politics and voting at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
Blacks made up 15 percent of the electorate in Ohio, up from 11 percent in 2008. And 97 percent of those votes went for Obama, leading Bositis to say Obama's margin of victory in the state came from black voters.
In Michigan, the black share of the vote grew from 12 percent in 2008 to 16 percent in 2012, according to exit polls.
"Michigan was one of the states the two parties jostled around, and eventually Republicans decided they were not going to win, and one of the reasons was the big increase in the black vote," Bositis said.
In Missouri, a state Obama lost in both elections, the black vote went from 13 percent to 16 percent of all voters.
Bositis said the black share of the vote remained roughly the same at 23 percent in North Carolina, which Obama narrowly won in 2008 but lost in 2012, and 13 percent in Florida, which Obama won both times. In Virginia, which Obama won in both elections, black voters were 20 percent of all voters, he said.
Women and people from ages 18 to 29 had the strongest participation levels in the black community.
In 2008, black women had the highest turnout rate, 69 percent, of all groups. Their 2008 record created a sense of obligation among some black female leaders to take an active role against new state voting laws they said threatened to curb black voter participation. Black women made up 60 percent of the black vote this year and voted 95 percent for Obama.
The enthusiasm of black women was demonstrated in Florida when more than 250 churches marched their congregations to the polls as part of the "Souls To the Polls" early voting campaign, said Melanie Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation. A large percentage of the marchers were women, Campbell said.
"Countless women stood in line for hours to vote early so they could volunteer to work at the polls to help in the fight against voter suppression," Campbell said.
Black voters ages 18-29 made up 26 percent of the black vote nationally, a turnout close to what it was in 2008, according to the national exit poll. They voted 91 percent for Obama.
Republicans had reached out to black voters in 2004 and saw their share of the black vote increase in that election, Bositis said. But he said that in 2012, the outreach was nonexistent.
Michael Steele, former Republican National Committee chairman, said the GOP had an opportunity this election to connect with black voters on unemployment, health disparities, incarceration and other issues.
"How the heck do you win if you don't engage in the conversation?" Steele said.
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I am looking for this saliva. Does anyone know where I can get it?
I was surprised that you haven't yet received a response, Ellix, so I did a search. There have been seed exchanges for Yvonne's salvia on GW, but it looks like it might be too late in the year to obtain seeds now. They were a hot item! There is also info on the history.
Lorna, I am surprised as well. I did do a search and contacted a few people. One has some. I know it is late in the year but I am going to try them anyway. I will plant some in pots as well and bring them in in the winter so they will get a good heard start next year.
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The basic ideology of Cloud Optimized Storage Solutions, as noted in the three previous installments, is to ingest significant amounts of both structured and unstructured content and, operating within the confines of SLAs and tiering, provide this data back to users with acceptable performance.
In the previous three Cloud Optimized Storage Solution (COSS) articles in this series, I've discussed the content being stored, the method of storage, as well as principles derived from data tiering. Today, I want to jump ahead a bit and discuss how neural networks and heuristics can impact the processing of object and file data for the cloud.
One of the more recent advancements within computing has been the application of heuristics and neural networking. Heuristics is defined as being "…an educational method in which learning takes place through discoveries that result from investigations…" While heuristics has historically been used in such products like anti-virus software, it provides an incredible wealth of capability and technology for the COSS solution. Similarly, neural networks provide capacitive understanding of processing layers and optimizations that learn patterns based on underlying statistical data. How do these two technologies apply to COSS?
The basic ideology of COSS, as noted in the previous parts of this paper, is to ingest significant amounts of both structured and unstructured content and, operating within the confines of SLAs and tiering, provide this data back to users with acceptable performance. While fairly reductionistic in nature, it is how the data is allocated to storage that provides the greatest insight into the impact that neural nets and heuristics can potentially have. To illustrate this point, here is a graphical example of file placement within COSS without using heuristics.
As seen below, data is submitted to COSS by API or other integration point, meta data is calculated for said object based on pre-defined categories of content understanding (i.e. "Movies") and content is placed in Tier 1 for faster access and greater availability. Policy is enacted on this movie object such that it is automatically moved from Tier 1 to Tier 2 after a fixed period of time and again to Tier 3 based on similar time constraints. Globally, policy is additional set for compression, encryption, deduplication, and optimizations and this is applied for content at rest as well as incoming data. Once data has been moved from tier to tier, there is no really process for retrieving that data and promoting it to a different tier based on access or usage patterns.
While this example is extremely reductionistic, it highlights the particular areas where neural nets and heuristics can be applied to approve both the way that data is ingested but also how it is maintained across its lifespan (i.e until delete). In essence, COSS, under this particular model, is administrator-enforced. Here, then, is an example of data ingest to COSS with neural nets and heuristics enabled:
Almost immediately, it becomes apparent that COSS is taking a more active role in the ingest and storage allocation for the file data. Instead of having a global category created (i.e. "Movies"), COSS applies bit-patterning and packet inspection to the data being ingested to determine file composition. Such inspection has several significant implications: less time spent applying policy enhancements such as deduplication/encyption (storage processor intensive) and more time optimizing content layout and placement within tiers (default becomes Tier 2: accessibility and performance). Once the data is inspected, it is determined to be of a certain type (i.e. application/x-octet stream) and placed in a default tier (Tier 2). COSS recognizes that this data is already in a compressed state and rules out compression and deduplication policies and potentially, depending on source/API mapping, rules out encryption policies. Once data is at rest on Tier 2, COSS watches file access patterns to determine when and how it is being accessed. If statistical trending against that file starts showing increased access, COSS will promote the file to a higher tier for more adequate performance and access. If the trending notices a decline in traffic to that file, it can demote it to Tier 2, Tier 3, etc. without affecting surrounding data.
Implications for Global Implementations
The examples above highlighted policies and actions on a single file or object but when it is extrapolated out to the COSS system on a global level, it becomes a much more powerful tool. In essence, the heuristic database and neural network capabilities can be applied to linked COSS systems for global replication and file/object processing. As patterning is completed against file types and categories are created or designed by the engine, the resulting database can be asynchronously updated to other members of the larger COSS network. This replication would make use of recursive heuristic database updates to ensure consistency against the other COSS members and to ensure that data residing across all COSS members was categorized and tagged appropriately. Additionally, since one of the mechanisms for data protection with COSS is to utilize multiple data replicas for redundancy, it serves the additional purpose of spreading the database for protection purposes.
Implications for Heuristic Processing and Control
The additional processing overhead that heuristic analysis brings to the fore an added layer of complexity in implementation and design. Given that COSS is designed to utilize commodity hardware with the differentiating feature being the actual software "brains," the added performance burden of a heuristic model might seem untenable for basic implementations. However, as recent research has shown, the simple addition of a General Purpose Graphical Processing Unit (GPGPU) to the COSS hardware to offload these more complex routines would fit within the paradigm of commodity hardware. By coding to specific GPGPU routines (as evidenced by the research into WPA key decode, for example) based on nVidia's CUDA specifications, for example, the heuristic branch paths could be removed from the general storage operation paths handled by the storage system processor. Since each GPGPU typically has ownership of a local, low latency cache (e.g. GDDR4) and has multiple programmable vector units, the ability to process large sets of data is assured.
One area that would need to be addressed with the use of GPGPUs for heuristic programming is the issue of redundancy. Given that no methodology currently exists to maintain GPGPU functionality across two discrete units in a single system, either the programming path would need to account for multiple GPGPU engines within the general I/O complex or it would need to be designed into the heuristic path. In a clustered front end I/O stack (a la EMC's Atmos), it would be a simple matter of having a GPGPU per individual node member with the overall software stack to process the heuristic path in a parallel fashion.
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]]>It's beginning to feel as though spring is never actually going to come this year. All over the US, cities are experiencing the coldest temperatures on record and spring is supposedly a scant three weeks away. So, what's a stir-crazy family to do? First of all, we keep referencing those free ways to beat the winter blues to keep our spirits lifted. Plus, it's time to get determined and creative and forge ahead with some activities that welcome spring anyway!
Here are 3 ways to welcome spring (when it still feels like winter):
You had to know this would be at the top of the list of ways to welcome spring. Cleaning is one of those activities that has therapeutic qualities. In the winter months, everything becomes more difficult, including cleaning. Bad weather means we aren't washing windows or dusting nearly as regularly as we would on prettier days. Why bother with mopping when dirty boots keep coming in from the snow? Yet, if we can dig deep and just get started, most of us feel incredible afterward. If you still doubt, read this article before you get going. Then, grab your mop bucket at get to work because this is practically guaranteed to get you ready for spring.
Tips for your spring cleaning:
Sure, maybe you are stuck with weather that demands boots and sweaters for now, but shorts and t-shirts are soon to come. It can lift your spirits to go ahead and start thinking about a spring wardrobe update. Hitting the mall may not be an option, but you can always shop online and find some terrific deals that help you welcome spring whenever it does finally get here.
Tips for your spring wardrobe update:
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It's been a long, cold winter but with a little motivation and some creative thinking, we are ready to welcome spring already! How about you? Any tricks or tips for welcoming spring during the last of these winter days?
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]]>Remember all the tricks to help beat the winter blues, and how one idea was to go ahead and plan a vacation of some sort? Well, if you are like me, you may have spent more time daydreaming than planning. Since I'm one of the millions stuck under piles of snow these past few weeks, I've been particularly drawn to daydreaming about beaches and warm weather. But I haven't pulled the trigger on any real plans yet, which means I'd better move on planning my spring break trip!
You too? If so, here are 10 tips to save money on your spring break trip:
Finding frugal deals for a spring break trip can be a tricky business. You will need your best investigation hat, and possibly a partner, to ensure you snag the best possible prices for your spring break trip. Also, be sure you:
Time to put your thinking cap on as well. Sometimes the best spring break trip is the one a bit off the beaten path. For example, we've found most of these tricks have granted us incredible and interesting adventures for very little cost:
The ever-popular staycation can be a whole lot of fun for frugal families. Just because you aren't traveling to an exotic location doesn't mean you can't have an incredible week. These ideas from Living Well Spending Less are a great way to get started on planning your own fun-filled week at home.
And, are you a beach or ski person when it comes to spring break?
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For those of you struggling to get through this Valentine's Day, never fear. I have created a really easy Valentine's Day gift round-up that's sure to score you some points with your sweetheart. And by sweetheart, I mean anyone special in your life that should know you care.
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Truth be told I feel for the fellas on Valentine's Day. There's a lot of pressure on them to come through with some kind of great gift for the ladies, but not that many terrific options for guys. In fact, there could even be an argument against giving guys a gift at all. Unless you scope out Uncommon Goods, who have created some truly creative gifts (like those Bad Dog Tumblers above) for our guys that are both witty and useful, thus making them less awkward to both give and receive on Valentine's Day.
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No date, no problem! Who says your someone special can't be yourself this year for Valentine's Day? Go ahead, indulge a little and treat yourself to a lovely piece of jewelry like this gorgeous rose quartz ring from Tiffany's.
Don't let the pressure, the build-up, or the stigma of Valentine's Day stop you from showing a little emotion this year. Go ahead and let someone know how much they mean to you, or treat yourself to a little decadence just this once!
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]]>Is anyone else starting to find winter a little overwhelming already? While not officially diagnosed with SAD, I'm not much for grey days and limited outdoor activities. Since we still have nearly two months of winter, I need to find ways to beat the winter blues. And let's face it, they need to be free ways to beat the winter blues because we're still motivated on our financial New Year's resolutions.
At first glance, finding free ways to beat the winter blues might seem like mission impossible, but it's not. In fact, the possibilities are endless – but they do involve using some creativity and a willingness to fight the urge to just curl up and watch TV…again.
So, let these 10 totally free ways to beat the winter blues be your initial jumping off point or inspiration. Mix it up with your own options, and you might find yourself pleasantly surprised by how quickly spring arrives this year:
My number one complaint with winter is the drastic reduction of my physical activities. Maybe some of us are just born to move more than others, but I absolutely need a physical outlet to stay mentally sharp. That shot of endorphins does far more for me than anything else, and winter really puts a damper on that.
Now that research has shown that even exercising can't undo the damage from long periods of sitting, let's just say I'm more dedicated than ever to increase the amount of physical activity I can get in during any day. Here are some of my new methods – all totally free:
Normally in the summer, when out and about, you have several interactions a day with other people. Hiding out in the house all day during the winter diminishes (or at least shortens) those lovely encounters. Fight back by creating new opportunities to engage with others in person. After all, social support curbs the sense of isolation that can creep in during these long winter days.
Sounds crazy, but by even cleaning out closets or doing a large re-organization of your garage your sense of achievement can be enough to beat the winter blues. Make a list of all your to-do items around the house and tackle them one by one. Every time you cross one off your list your spirits will lift.
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]]>How's everybody else doing with the whole New Year's resolution thing? Since we aren't even out of January yet, I'm doing okay. I'm making it to the gym frequently which is a huge first step. Of course, EVERYONE is at the gym right now, so I'm fighting for my place on the mat just to get the most out of my workout. The other part of the whole healthy equation is the diet. Oh dear, the diet.
I often feel like this:
I mean, I know I can't literally lay in bed and eat cookies each night and expect to lose weight, but I'm just not a fan of the "diet." My goal is to make better food choices so I will feel better, have more energy and get more out of my workouts. And guess what? Whether you change your eating to feel better or look better, most professionals offer the same basic advice on food choices: lots of greens and little processed foods.
This is where cooking comes into the picture: When you prepare your meals, you have more opportunity to make good choices. It helps you limit the fake stuff and cater to your own preferences. When we go out to eat, that's when we eat too many chips or rolls or knock back an extra cocktail. Just a couple of nights eating out can start to add unwanted pounds.
Another huge perk from keeping it in your own kitchen? Cooking at home is far, far better on the budget too. So, here's what I've found the be the 3 best cookbooks to help you lose weight:
For most people, opting to eat less meat brings an initial immediate weight loss. It also sounds impossible for those of us who still have lingering doubts about the taste of an all meat-free menu all the time. Here's where Angela Liddon's Oh She Glows Cookbook enters, bringing major flavor to every one of the incredible meals she presents. Even my very, very carnivorous husband, is willing to hop on board (at least for awhile) to try these recipes!
At the other end of the meat eating spectrum is the paleo diet. For every person that argues against eating meat, you will also find another cross-fit loving paleo fan. For some interesting posts on the paleo diet, read these. The fact remains that the very basic gist of paleo still falls in line with most other healthy diets- eat more veggies and avoid all processed food — like the plague. However, there are a lot of other foods on the NO-list too, like beans and dairy (for many). I like paleo cookbooks because they keep cooking really simplified and basic, which makes a lot of dishes easy to make. And the Paleo Recipe Book is definitely where to get started.
Some of us recall the not so long ago past when food companies were loading foods up with aspartame and other non-sugar sweetners. Now those are considered bad for you, and it turns out almost all of our store-bought pre-packaged foods have lots of sugar hidden in it. A lot of scary studies have linked high sugar intake to a significant altering of brain function, and increase of appetite.
No wonder Sarah Wilson's I Quit Sugar Cookbook has been hugely successful. A word of warning with this one – getting started will cost more at first, as you need a lot of new ingredients if you aren's used to cooking this way. However, as you see the difference in your waistline, it tends to take away from any reservations about the financial concerns. Plus, as you build up your pantry, you will notice each trip to the store costs less.
What do you think? Ready to give some healthy eating habits a go and see if these cookbooks help you lose weight? You find them at Amazon and no matter which one you choose, you are already headed toward that goal!
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]]>Remember how we said that most New Year's resolutions were related to losing weight, job goals, or money? Well, everyone is still talking about them this week so we thought we'd jump in there too.
By now, if you've been on Facebook for even five minutes you've surely run into someone posting the 52-Week Money Challenge on their page. If not, check out this great post from The Budgetnista, who can get you started on it. Don't worry – you've still got time to hop in there.
Anyway, at first glance the 52-Week Money Challenge sounds terrific. It's a simplified way to set money aside for Christmas. I mean, just look at week 1, with a $1 deposit and then week 2 with a total of $1,378 saved. Let's be honest though. We all see posts like this each month (if not weekly) and yet we never really do anything with them. So, should you jump on the 52-Week Money Challenge bandwagon or not? Let's look at some pros and cons for it and then you can decide.
The 52-Week Money Challenge sounds a wee bit gimmicky. Like a fad diet of sorts. And it could be for people who aren't completely disciplined in money habits. The challenge encourages you to keep the money in a jar because you're just dropping small amounts in each week as you build up to that $52 deposit. Here's the catch though – if that cash is staring at you and you suddenly need to send in $16 for school pictures, what are you going to do? Raid the jar. Every time.
Also, why not just set aside $26.50 each week or $115 per month to get the same amount?
Since we are all about budgets and frugality here, the truth is we find way more pros to the 52-Week Money Challenge than cons. It's a great fit for anyone new to budget planning and for people who might have tight financial constraints today but expect more money coming in later (job changes, raises, etc). The fact is, we've had moments of living from check to check and times where setting aside an extra $26.50 just wasn't an option. So, this system can at least get you on track, with a much smaller initial commitment.
Bottom line: There's not much downside to setting money aside, not matter how you get started!
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]]>New Year's resolutions are a tricky thing. Lots of people love them, many avoid them at all costs, and most of us that do make them, break them within a shockingly short period of time. In fact, a recent study suggests that less than half are able to stick it out a full month!
Rather than let that turn you away from New Year's resolutions, let's look for the opportunities to make them stick. The most common New Year's resolutions revolve around weight loss, financial goals, and jobs. So, with these three categories in mind, here are some specific tips to keep your New Year's resolutions this go around!
It's no surprise weight loss is the top New Year's resolution each year. My holidays have been an unstoppable eating frenzy that started with Thanksgiving and will end around January 3rd. By this point, most of us are carrying a few extra pounds, or at least carry a lot of guilt about our unhealthy holiday food choices. The tricky part is breaking the cycle of poor eating habits, once you commit to getting healthier and losing weight. It doesn't have to be difficult though if you are willing to:
Just like food and drink hangovers, many of us look at our bank accounts in January with a "what-have-we done" expression. Of course, we vow to never eat out again and quit buying $3 coffees from Starbucks. We may or may not stick to those promises though, unless we also do this:
With all the time off from work that comes around the holidays, many of us start to question if we ever want to return. No wonder a job change makes for one of the top 3 New Year's resolutions. Some employees just want a pay raise, while others are looking for a whole new career. Lots of people fall into an entirely different category where the job is okay, but has lost it's initial luster. In any case, or if you are somewhere else completely with your career goals, this is all you need:
Personally, I find that New Year's resolutions are easy to make and even easier to break. However, I also enjoy the constant desire to improve my own personal situation, which is why I still enjoy a good New Year's resolution or two. I've already signed up at the gym and started a financial plan for 2015. How about you – any goals set this year? If so, I absolutely wish you the best of luck in getting there!
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]]>You gotta love this time of year – before the Christmas spirit really has a chance to disappear, it's already time for the next big event – New Year's Eve! New Year's Eve is particularly fun as it's a time to both reflect on the past and look ahead eagerly to the future. Somehow even the young are caught up in sentiment during this time. Just check your Facebook feed and you can see everybody's year in review.
Naturally, there's also a big debate about g0ing out or staying in for New Year's Eve. We've already made that choice early this year, and plan to have some people over to our home. We will have a mash-up of ages and interests, as well as a tight budget (hello Christmas spending hang-over!), so I needed party ideas that would work with these factors.
Thankfully, the general jubilance of the season is pretty much all that's needed for these fun and frugal New Year's Eve parties — as they cost almost nothing to host:
My family relies on potluck parties. They are just so easy to pull together, and don't wind up costing as much as traditional dinner parties; yet, everyone gets to eat great food. Potluck also announces a more laid-back tone for the whole event too, which makes it perfect for families to mix and mingle, and serve themselves buffet style. This means we have one serving area in the kitchen, with multiple dining areas throughout our house. We plan to assign seats at each one with a wide variety of ages. Since everyone pitches in with the food and beverages, no one is out of pocket very much either.
Here are 10 Potluck Themes to try (and keep foods from clashing).
Believe it or not, there is etiquette for potluck too; so, follow these tips to be sure you aren't too tacky!
Let's face it, you've been so busy for the last two weeks the last thing you want is to plan a "big" event…then don't do it! Opt for an incredibly easy and super frugal New Year's Eve party based on pizza and games. If you are ambitious and have double ovens, you could do a "make your own" pizza party. If not, just call up your local pizza parlor and have them deliver a big order. Split the cost among guests and ask everyone to bring a game. This way each family pays under $20 for New Year's Eve!
Here are 20 party games to play with all ages!
Another super fun and frugal New Year's Eve party idea is to have a breakfast for dinner event. Let everyone come in pjs (no money spent on fancy cocktail dresses) and make pancakes for all. Guests will love the change up in menu, and the cost is minimal. Have everyone gather to talk about their resolutions or offer their predictions for the new year. Then, serve champagne in mimosas at midnight to stretch out cost!
Here are Alternatives to The Classic Mimosa and some pancake recipes to try.
Whether you go out or stay, keep it safe and have a Happy New Year! (And be sure to check out these interesting New Year's Eve traditions from around the world.)
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]]>Can you believe Christmas is literally around the corner? As in next week? While I may have the perfect gifts picked out this year, I still feel somewhat disconnected from the holiday season. My plan for the next week is to make some rich cocoa, blast only Christmas tunes and watch all of the Christmas movies. Oh, and I'm learning about how other countries celebrate Christmas as well. The traditions vary greatly, but these destinations are all incredible places to celebrate Christmas:
Lapland, Finland may just deliver the world's most magical Christmas. If you have your doubts, just check out this webpage and then tell me your heart didn't skip a few beats over the possibility that the REAL Santa lives there! Finland has the snow, the reindeer, and Father Christmas all rolled into one enchanted experience for the whole family. Traditions include eating rice pudding on Christmas Eve morning, followed by a sauna bath, a trip to the cemetery to honor loved ones and a real visit from Santa that night.
For those looking for the ultimate Christmas Eve service, how could it be better than in Rome, Italy? The focus in Rome is not on the decorations, but on the spiritual heart of Christmas, and there are over 600 churches there. To celebrate Christmas in Rome, arrive a day or two early to start by shopping at the Piazza Novona Christmas Market, famous for its hot roasted chestnuts and toys for sale. Then, get ready for the life size nativity scene revealed on Christmas Eve. The traditional Christmas Eve service, called Midnight Mass, is usually held at 10 pm in St. Peter's Basilica and presided over by the Pope himself. Finish off the evening with ice skating and fine dining, though book early as the restaurants fill quickly on Christmas Eve.
For those who wish to celebrate Christmas with warm weather and a Santa Claus in shorts, it's time to head down to Melbourne, Australia. In Australia, this time of the year has everyone flocking to the beaches and sunshine, and it's possible to catch Santa riding a surfboard rather than a sleigh. Never fear, though, the spirit of Christmas is alive and well, and the city goes to great lengths to provide light shows, a Magical Kingdom and free public transportation on Christmas Day. Many Melbourne residents and guests will also sing carols by candlelight on Christmas Eve.
Finally, if a trip out of the US isn't in the travel budget, try New York. Long favored in movies and commercials, there truly is something wonderful about this city at Christmas. Visitors and residents alike enjoy the famous window displays, ice skating at Rockefeller Center near the Christmas tree, and catching any number of incredible live performances. From lights to trains to singing, New York offers every possible American Christmas tradition to try out; just peek at this list for some ideas.
So, what are your traditions? How will you celebrate Christmas this year?
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]]>Here's what it looks like: the top 10 Christmas gifts for 2014:
Sure, Apple's iWatch isn't coming out until next year, but the market is suddenly flooded with other smart watches, like the Pebble Smart Watch. With a price point just under $100, it's bound to thrill the techie in your family that just can't wait to be first with this trend.
Another bestseller this year is the FitBit. These handy products are tracking everyone's fitness as well as sleep patterns and people just can't seem to get enough of wrist bands. The Fitbit Flex is still the most popular option, but I'm sensing a lot of people will be sporting the Fitbit Charge come December 26th.
Just about every runner, biker, hiker, and walker is looking to add the Garmin Forerunner to their sport gear. Garmin's been killing it for years with their running watches, and now the new Forerunner is sleeker and waterproof. These sport watches track time, distance, speed and routes for multiple activity workouts. The only downside? Having to look at every runner's workout with them once it's complete!
This shouldn't be a huge surprise but dolls are big for the girls. American Girl dolls and Barbie are selling more than ever right now and in high demand for younger girls all over. But don't think you can get off with buying just a doll. Part of the appeal for these is the multitude of accessories that come with them.
If you haven't seen the Netflix documentary Inside Lego yet, please go watch it now. It really is fascinating to see how genius this product is as well as how the company was able to turn things around when business was sluggish. Anyway, Legos are bigger than ever these days with special editions focused on Star Wars, The Hobbit, Marvel, Minecraft and more.
It goes without saying, last year and this year were all about the XBox and PS4. Consoles, packages and games are huge sellers right now, with absolutely no signs of slowing anytime soon. Here's my break down of where the best deals were on Black Friday, and I'm sure those are still the best bets for these next two weeks as well.
If you haven't noticed, I'm cheating with calling these things "toys" because, well, teenagers don't want toys basically. What they do want: phones, phones, phones. Truly, any child over 13 seems to feel utterly lost without one, and who can blame them? All of their peers have one and that is where they are chatting, texting, watching videos and (shocking though it seems) even learning.
Each year there are a few gifts that will only make sense for the year in which they are given. They represent the trendiest of trends and are sure to be stuffed in a closet and forgotten about in years to come. Who can explain the whims and rationale of how these things get popular? Like moonboots and the Koosh ball, these are gifts are already on their way out- they just don't know it yet. Regardless, they are in the top 10 Christmas gifts of 2014.
This one was a surprise, but everyone seems to want a Ouji board this year. Bizarre and retro all at once, this board promises to deliver "strange and mysterious" experiences. Personally, I don't think this trend will even make it until 2015, but it's an inexpensive and fun gift to give.
If you didn't already order a pair of LL Bean's duck boots for someone you may just be out of luck. Inexplicably, these have become one of the hottest fashion moments for this winter and are now sold out. It's completely baffling and funny at the same time, but will also give LL Bean an opportunity to suddenly become hip again.
Yoga pants are almost out, leggings are still acceptable, but what everyone really wants this year is the sweat pant. Now that exercise clothing is officially in style and worn virtually everywhere, sweat pants have become the newest version to wear. Whether any actual sports are performed while wearing these is irrelevant; these are worn because absolutely nothing will ever be as comfortable as sweat pants. And, just in case you think they are all too sloppy and casual for you, here's a fascinating look at the "dressy" sweat pant.
That's my round-up of the Top 10 Christmas gifts for 2014. What do you think? Any surprises or have you already purchase most of these too? If not, there's still time! Most of these are available through Amazon or at big retailers like Walmart and Target. Just be sure you use your coupons to keep costs down!
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Home Page Advertising Mixed In Q3, YouTube Has Best Showing
Mark Walsh
, October 10, 2013, 2:36 PM
Home page ad performance for the major portals was mixed in the third quarter, with YouTube turning in the strongest results and Yahoo showing continued weakness in its display business.
That's the overall takeaway from the latest report from Macquarie Securities tracking display ad sales across Yahoo, AOL, YouTube, Amazon and MSN, based on the quality and quantity of advertising appearing on the home page.
The Macquarie study found oversized/custom ad units -- typically the most lucrative -- represented 32% of the ads on the Yahoo home page, down from 32% a year ago -- excluding house Fantasy Football ads. Furthermore, Yahoo sold out its login page on 53% of the days in Q3 -- down from 73% a year ago, although up from 44% in the second quarter.
After building momentum the last three quarters, AOL saw a slowdown in the third quarter. Sales of oversized/custom ads were flat with a year ago at 32% of home page ads, but down from 51% in the previous quarter. Purely brand-focused ads fell to 37% from 55% a year ago, but were improved from 29% on a quarterly basis.
Macquarie analyst and report author Ben Schachter suggested that both Yahoo and AOL are suffering -- at least partly as a result of Facebook taking some display dollars from more traditional home page ad sales. Google will account for 17.6% of U.S. digital display ad spending this year, followed by Facebook at 15.5%, and Yahoo at 7.7% (down from 9% in 2012), according to eMarketer.
The picture was brighter for YouTube, which sold out its high-impact masthead unit nearly three-quarters (74%) of days in the quarter, with sponsored video units accounting for 26% of the total. That compares to a 79%/21% split in the year-earlier period. The advertiser base also continued to diversify on a yearly basis, with media advertising slipping to 46% from 52%.
Still, media remains by far the driving ad vertical on the YouTube home page, and was the largest category overall in the third quarter because of promotions for new fall TV shows. Media accounted for 21% of total home page ads observed, followed by financial services and auto, each at 14% each.
At MSN, the share of oversized/custom ads increased to 38% from 31% a year ago, although well below the all-time high of 56% reached in the first quarter. While purely brand-focused advertising fell to 28% from 36% in the quarter, this was mainly the result of a larger share of ads combining branding elements with a call-to-action, according to the study. These combination units rose to 46% from 38% a year ago, while direct-response ads remained at 26%.
For Amazon, the latecomer of the bunch to display, the quarter brought signs of improvement. House ads no longer made up the majority of home page advertising, at 42%. That level is still well above the 18% a year ago, but substantially down from 65% and 79% in the first two quarters of 2012. Oversized/custom units doubled to 8% from the prior quarter and 3% a year ago.
But there was also a sharp rise in direct-response ads, at 51% of the total -- up from 26% a year ago.
Conversely, brand-focused ads dropped to 18% from 23% a year earlier. "We continue to believe that, over time, Amazon has meaningful plans to ramp its display advertising business (not only on its own sites, but on third-party properties as well)," stated Schachter in the report.
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@Info.Policy: Are e-gov act's privacy reviews a hollow demand?
By Robert Gellman
Jan 09, 2003
Robert Gellman
So much legislation with information policy implications passed at the tail end of the 107th Congress that it will take a long time to digest it all. I thought I would start with the E-Government Act of 2002.
Many sections of this law are worthy of discussion, but let's focus on the privacy provisions in Section 208. The core requirement is that agencies must conduct privacy impact assessments before developing or procuring information technology that collects, maintains or disseminates identifiable information.
A privacy impact assessment is also required for any new information collection that uses IT and that includes information in an identifiable form that could permit physical or online contact with a specific individual.
Note right away that this key clause uses two standards of identifiability in the same sentence. And both standards differ from the definition in the Privacy Act of 1974. Identifiability is a difficult enough concept. Having multiple approaches does not help at all.
The legislation directs the Office of Management and Budget to provide guidance to and oversight of the privacy impact assessment process. Congress used that model in the Privacy Act of 1974, too.
If we've learned anything after all these years, it's that OMB does not care about privacy. Repeatedly Congress has asked OMB to focus on privacy but has been disappointed. Privacy implementation and oversight by OMB seems doomed to failure.
The substantive content of a privacy impact assessment must await guidance from OMB. But the statutory requirements do not go beyond what the Privacy Act already requires.
Will OMB add real meat to the bare bones of the new law? If you think it will, then you probably skipped over the previous paragraph.
Even more troubling, the privacy impact assessment process misses a vital step. An agency must conduct an assessment and have the agency CIO review it. Then, and only if practicable, must the agency make the assessment publicly available.
There is no role for the public during preparation and no requirement that the agency solicit, wait for or consider public comments.
Finally, the law does not require an agency to do anything with a privacy impact assessment. An agency need not consider the assessment, respond to its findings or conclusions, or take it into account in any formal way. Just assess, publish if practicable and send a copy of the assessment to OMB. But then, an agency is free to continue doing what it wants without regard for the privacy assessment.
Nevertheless, I welcome the requirement. Privacy impact assessments really can help agencies address privacy issues in a constructive way. The basic policy is good, but I am mystified about the poorly written statutory language. Still, a privacy impact assessment will help if an agency embraces the spirit of the law.
The law just passed, and already I am asking for miracles, first from OMB and then from agencies. This isn't starting out very well.
Robert Gellman is a Washington privacy and information policy consultant. E-mail him at
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