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I met a lovely reader today, who responded to seeing my blog post yesterday on accessbility. I wrote about the topic not as expert, but as a student. It's a role I'm more comfortable with. He showed me a project he's passionate about. It's a website built for visually impaired and the blind, either using a web browser reader or a braille setup.
I could learn from it I wanted to. But mostly, it mattered more to me that he could sense I'd like to see it.
Such a small act. It made today a good day.
As someone who is always learning, it can sometimes hurt when someone blasts me publically for not knowing what I'm talking about. Like a guy recently who posted about my arrogance because my UsabiltyEffect was ugly. He had every right to share his opinion. The old site design was horrendous, but it was pulling in business anyway. I attributed this not to design of the website, but to the integrity of my work and word of mouth.
Sadly, he chose to pubically humiliate me in a place where my kids went to see their mom on video. He would have no way of knowing what that milestone meant to my kids. Nor will he know how he ruined it for them.
Nor would someone like him care.
There are always going to be people like Aaron Wall's When Someone is a Jerk…, and someone else who harrassed a friend of mine by stealing website copy after cozying up to her first, to gain her trust.
A few minutes ago, someone kindly emailed me to tell me a link on the new UE site was broken. I quickly repaired it and thanked her. Part of me feels stupid for not catching it before a visitor did. But this is what owning a web design is all about. Or part of it anyway. We put up our babies and hope they work.
As I said in the video interview, we look at our pages a million times and can't see the obvious in front of us. When I'm hired to conduct usability audits, I'm a hired new pair of eyes, trained in a specialty that's helpful in website development. I consider it my duty to be fair, helpful, positive and just as passionate about the success of a client's website as they are. There are things they may not have known to do.
I'm not a judge or jury. I don't tell them something is "ugly". I consider that rude and completely unproductive. What I do offer are suggestions on how to improve something to avoid common usability issues. In most cases, a site design is attractive and tolerable. It isn't until I try to do something on the site that it "breaks".
A break is not the end of the world. The sky isn't falling. This broken thing may have worked last year. But habits change. Preferences change. Visitor demands change. As people become familiar with websites that work really well, they expect ALL websites to. If your's doesn't, well. This is something that can be fixed.
And hold your head high while you fix it.
That Word, "Expert"
Another thing that struck me in the video was my discomfort at the interviewer's introduction, where he referred to me as a "foremost authority". I didn't reply. I didn't agree. I really wanted to disappear underneath the table. So I did the shy giggle thing and prayed he'd ask me a question and change the subject.
I don't have the ego to be an expert. It's a scary place I don't want to go to. Other people can have that role. Some of them have don't have fancy websites either. Experts are expected to be perfect. I will never be perfect because I don't want to finish learning and I don't want to stop making mistakes.
Or, finding new mysteries. The new UE site has no doc type because no matter what one I use, the pages break in Firefox and Netscape. I've never heard of this happening before. It won't validate until this is fixed, so I'm sure somebody will harrass me about that.
The new Cre8pc site is not going to be anything fancy, though the new logo will be. This is because I've hired help for it. It's unusual for me to have anyone do something for me. I'm afraid that if I stop doing, I'll stop learning.
I'll show my mistakes, if you show me your's.


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- 5 pound(s) Beef Ribs
- 1/2 cup(s) White Sugar
- 1/2 cup(s) Brown Sugar
- 2 tablespoon(s) Cornstarch
- 1 cup(s) Ketchup
- cup(s) Cider Vinagar
- 1/2 cup(s) Cold Water
- Place ribs on a rack in a large shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 1-1/2 hours.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the sugar, brown sugar, cornstarch, ketchup, vinegar and water until smooth.
- Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened.
- Remove ribs and rack from pan. Drain and discard fat.
- Return ribs to roasting pan; drizzle 1-1/2 cups sauce over ribs. Bake 30 minutes longer. Cut ribs into serving-size pieces; brush with remaining sauce.
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It's really hard to eat cleanly and stay vigilant to Whole 30 during the summer. Waaaah, right? But wait! Summertime is when I come out of teacher hibernation and become social again. Here's my stumbling block … social to me means eating and drinking. I apparently don't do much with my friends besides eat and drink. Even when we plan something else, at some point, we land on eating and drinking. Going Whole 30, going Whole MaryAnna during summer vacation has been much harder than I thought. I truly thought that summer would be the perfect time to focus on me. To focus on eating well! Instead, it has been a much larger hurdle than I anticipated. Instead of using my (well deserved * cough, cough *) summer vacation to plan, prep, cook, walk, sleep, I have instead wanted to brunch, lunch, drink, and sleep.
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This week I will be traveling to Maine for two weeks. This year's vacation is a mixed bag. In the past, Maine has been a refuge, a place to hole up and feed the introvert that lives inside of me. This year, my trip revolves around a celebration of life, a service to honor my Uncle Phil who passed away last fall. My Uncle Phil, of whom I was his favorite eldest goddaughter. See what he did there? I am scared to go to a place where he was such a presence, and for the first time, truly come to the realization that he is gone. I am scared that my coping mechanism of eating will overpower my desire to feel well – that the emotions of the two weeks will overshadow my forward momentum. The two weeks will be filled with family, love, laughter, music and mosquitos. I am afraid my priority of putting myself first will slowly fade into the background and my old habits of putting everyone else first will reemerge. But putting myself first is essential. It is needed. Don't tell my mother, but she is right. If I don't put my oxygen mask on first, I won't be able to help all the people I care about. Putting myself first isn't selfish; it's necessary.
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Penne with Salmon and Roasted Vegetables
Reprinted with permission from Dr. Janet Starr Hull's newsletter, November, 2004, http://www.janethull.com
This healthy recipe is from Prevention Guide: Outsmart Diabetes Cookbook
Serves 6
Ingredients |
12 oz penne pasta |
¼ c pitted kalamata olives |
1 salmon fillet (1/2 lb), skinned |
2 Tbsp lemon juice |
1 Tbsp Ellyndale Organics™ Extra Virgin Olive Oil |
2 tsp dried thyme, crushed |
1/4 tsp freshly ground black or red pepper |
1 yellow summer squash, halved and cut into ¼" slices |
1 red bell pepper, cut into strips |
1/4 cup chicken broth |
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
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Brand sponsors, however, have tread lightly this year to court attendees. That's because the US National Shooting Sports Foundation's Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show, better known as the NSSF SHOT Show, has had a rough go of it in the past year. Indeed, its 2013 trade show took place just a month after the tragic 2012 shooting at the Sandy Hook school in Newtown, Conn.
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Kid Rock is working with promoter Live Nation Entertainment to price most tickets for his summer concerts at just $20 and make them available for purchase at Walmart. He hopes the good old-fashioned price discount will spur buying and, so far, he told the Wall Street Journal, that is exactly what has happened at his concerts.
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SXSW epitomizes how the cutting-edge becomes the status quo and eventually (but not yet) borders on the edge of passé. This year, "the event has a different feel, nearly as much a marketing event as it is about tech," notes Digiday.
The week-long festival in Austin, Texas is ever more a breeding ground for flashy campaigns, giveaways and concerts, a far cry from the festival's roots as a geeky tech meet-up. Brian Solis, principal analyst at Altimeter Group told CNET, "The original posse is probably aghast at what [SXSW] has turned into." While there is still plenty of tech and start up presence, the event is now, more than ever, a joint digital venture between the marketing teams of the biggest brands and emerging tech stars peddling cool products and innovations.Continue reading...
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Hot dog carts are icons of the American entrepreneurial spirit. And two that are roaming the streets of New York this week fit that spirit in a bold new way.
Instead of being filled with firm, all-beef dogs, however, these carts will be filled with (cough!) vibrators. Thanks to the folks at Trojan Vibrations, 10,000 of the things will be handed out gratis from the carts this week, according to the New York Times. Talk about good vibrations.
The carts will feature the company's brand as well as the inevitable hot dog puns such as "Relish the moment" and "Getcha vibes here!" You can be sure joy-seeking New Yorkers will be lining up at the so-called pleasure carts on Wednesday and Thursday when the largest vibrator giveaway ever is scheduled to take place.
According to the press release, "The carts will hit hot spots around Manhattan and will be giving away free Trojan Tri-Phoria (MSRP $39.99) and Trojan Pulse Intimate Massagers (MSRP $29.99) to thousands of New Yorkers seeking a little pleasure pick-me-up." The two-day NYC vibe-a-thon gets rolling at 11am at 6th Avenue at 48th Street.
For those who need to know where the carts are as they continuing roaming the Big Apple, info will be posted continuously on the Trojan Vibration Facebook page. This isn't the first promotion for these products, either. Last summer, Trojan embarked on a mobile "Vibe truck tour" to share the love.Continue reading...
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The Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan has a sweet-sounding name, but it is just an incredibly massive furniture fair that is held each April in one of the world's design capitals.
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Tropicana UK's new TV commercial, "Awake to Alive," shows how the world wakes up to a brighter morning with Tropicana. The PepsiCo-owned brand, the top-selling juice in the UK, is also giving away 1,000 litre cartons of Tropicana on its Facebook page — and used the ad as the inspiration for an eye-opening event: an artificial sunrise in London's Trafalgar Square on January 23rd. Watch below.Continue reading...
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Vending machines, long the home of candy and sodas, are changing rapidly. Technology is now allowing for credit- and debit-card enabled machines to offer fresh fruit, yogurt, and other such healthy alternatives instead of just the sugarfests of old.
So consumers across the land can take a gander at this new generation of vending machines, the National Automatic Merchandising Association is taking 20 newfangled machines to six major cities to show 'em off, according to Crain's New York Business.
NAMA's "The Gratitude Tour" started in Boston, stopped off in New York and is due to finish up its travels in Madison, WI, today. Along the way, it also stopped in Atlanta; Austin, TX; Phoenix, and Minneapolis.
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The lure of free espresso and gelato, bocce ball, music and a drive-in movie experience — thirty Fiat 500 sedans and cabrios arranged, drive-in style, to watch movies on the Times Square jumbotron as dusk fell — wooed passersby to check out the "Simply More by Fiat" experience, where they could chat with Fiat product specialists (including Fiat North America head Laura Soave) and check out the 2012 Fiat 500 and Fiat 500 Cabrio.Continue reading...
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In this age of fad and crash diets, it can be difficult to find a way to lose weight that is effective and healthy. Adding green tea to your diet can be a healthy -and safe- way to make a beneficial lifestyle change and to help you in your weight loss adventures. Studies show that green tea can be an effective weight loss aid, and this type of tea has become more popular in recent times due to its tastiness and health benefits.The nutrition of green tea Green tea is loaded with nutrients and antioxidants, and polyphenols, and has been consumed for centuries in many countries. It has a plethora of health benefits. It has compounds that may fight cancer and heart disease, and it may even improve your metabolism. Improving your metabolism means that you will burn off the food that you consume, which will help you in your quest for a slimmer waistline.Weight loss Loose leaf green tea also helps to lower high cholesterol, and may even prevent your cholesterol from ever getting too high. This is a wonderful benefit, especially for those who are trying to lose weight. Even by helping you to lose weight, this may help to get your cholesterol back down to a healthful level. A high cholesterol can lead to other health risks, including a higher risk of heart attack and stroke. There's no need for diet pills and crash diets. Drinking loose leaf green tea every day can help you to lose weight and improve your overall health.EGCG Loose leaf green tea also contains a certain type of polyphenol called epigallocatechin gallate, which is also referred to commonly as EGCG, and studies show that this compound may help to lessen the appetite and may also help to burn off fat. This is a far healthier way of suppressing the appetite. Diet pills may make the same types of claims of suppressing the appetite, but they can actually cause more damage than improvement. Actually, there are some "green tea diet pills" that now exist, as this drink truly does produce significant results. Another reasons that loose leaf green tea work include, surprisingly, the caffeine content. Caffeine is known to have a small effect on suppressing the appetite, but research also supports that caffeine can help burn off fat. Caffeine may speed up thermogenesis, which is the process in the body that leads to burning off fat cells. Drinking a few cups of loose leaf green tea may help you to see marked improvement in your weight loss journey. Loose leaf green tea is said to be able to lower LDL cholesterol, the bad type of cholesterol. Some research also supports the idea that the EGCG in loose leaf green tea may help to regulate blood sugar levels, which would inhibit the absorption of carbohydrates. It's important to maintain a healthy lifestyle while on any type of diet. Drink lots of water and get lots of exercise. And while drinking green tea is beneficial to your health, it isn't a cure all for everything.
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Trying to lose weight? Add a few cups of tea to your day, and it may help. Loose leaf tea has many health benefits, it is packed with nutrients and antioxidants. There are four different types, which consist of green, white, black, and oolong teas. They are each unique and contain their own creative flavors and aromas.Only men? And now, new studies show that drinking two cups of tea may help men to lose weight in their waistline. The study did not yield the same results in women. Weight loss in the abdominal area is important, as it reduces other health risks such as diabetes and heart disease. But the weight loss associated with tea can also help women, though not specifically in their waistlines.Weight loss improves your overall health Weight loss in general produces many health benefits. Getting down to a healthy weight is one of the easiest ways to reduce LDL cholesterol, which is the bad type of cholesterol. Maintaining a healthy weight can help tremendously with a multitude of health problems. It can reduce many health risks by preventing them from forming.Heart disease, stroke, diabetes Being at a healthy weight can prevent you from developing high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and it can help prevent you from developing cardiovascular diseases. Maintaining a healthy weight can also help prevent heart attack and stroke. A healthy diet with daily amounts of exercise can truly be an answer to a number of health risks, and green tea can help.Self-image and self-confidence People who are overweight or obese may face other types of problems. This condition can interfere with their self-esteem and self-confidence. It may impact their lives to the point where it is difficult to feel that they are living life to the fullest. Weight loss is an important step in fulfilling life goals and may help to alleviate social anxiety, and stress about self-image.Options other than tea But with all the products being marketed these days, who knows what really works? The truth is, crash diets don't work. They may help you lose a lot of weight very fast, but it's weight that's easy to, and usually will be, put back on. Diet pills have inimical side effects and harmful chemicals. Drinking tea is a healthier, natural way to improve your health and to get down to a healthy weight.Improve your metabolism Loose leaf green tea can help to improve your metabolism, which will in turn help you to increase the amounts of calories you will burn off. It also has the ability to help you burn fat at a quicker rate and prevent fat from staying in your body.Add tea to a healthy lifestyle There is no miraculous panacea that will answer all your weight loss woes. There's no magical spell that can vanish away pounds. But loose leaf tea has been scientifically studied to have a positive impact on weight loss. Of course, having a well balanced and healthy diet and getting daily exercise are vital to living a full, healthy life. But adding tea to your day can help you on your way.
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Diabetes is a condition that affects the way the body processes glucose, a type of blood sugar. Studies show that drinking tea may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes, though how and why this works is unknown and merits further research.Type 2 diabetes Type 2 diabetes is a type that can be developed, and research says that the rates of people with this type of diabetes will most likely increase. Type 2 diabetes already affects millions of people worldwide. It even effects children, and those who are overweight are at a much higher risk of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Fortunately, in addition to helping with some of the complications caused by diabetes, certain types of tea can help to promote weight loss. Loose leaf green tea is known to boost your metabolism, which helps with weight loss in general. Compounds in some teas can help burn off fat, and so green tea can help, over time, to promote weight loss.How diabetes affects the body Diabetes is a chronic condition and it affects the way the body uses glucose. Glucose a type of blood sugar, and is what the cells in our bodies use for energy. In a body not affected by diabetes, glucose in the blood will trigger the production of a hormone called insulin, which will be added into the bloodstream. Without insulin, the glucose in the blood doesn't go to the places it needs to go. And in people with diabetes, the body doesn't create insulin, or doesn't use it properly. This leads to an increase in blood sugar levels, which can lea to many other health concerns and issues. Diabetes can impede upon your life. When blood sugar levels drop this can lead to irritability and dizziness and even loss of consciousness. When blood sugar levels get too high this can lead to fatigue, weight loss, irritability, and sometimes changes in vision.Tea and how it can help Fortunately, regularly drinking tea lowers the risk of developing this type of diabetes. Loose leaf tea is packed with nutrients and antioxidants, and has many health benefits. Drinking more cups per day will lower the risk of diabetes even more. The tea may have a direct biological effect that lowers the risk of this type of diabetes, but further studies are needed to determine which compounds in the tea are causing this.Other benefits of tea Beyond that though, loose leaf tea can improve your health in a myriad of other ways. It can help you to lose weight, give you more energy, prevent Alzheimer's disease, improve memory, prevent tooth decay, prevent kidney stones from forming, boost your metabolism, help with sleep disorders, alleviate allergies, along with many other health improvements. It's an incredibly tasty way to enjoy improving your health. Add some cups of loose leaf tea to your day and enjoy the overwhelming plethora of benefits it will give to your life. Of course, drinking tea is not a panacea. Adding a few cups of loose leaf tea to your day would be an addition to a healthy diet and exercise.
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As you probably know, tea has numerous health benefits. Green tea especially is loaded with a plethora of health benefits. It's a powerhouse for your body and your immune system. And one doesn't have to drink hot tea. You can have it iced, and it's just as delicious, with many health benefits. Nothing is more satisfying on a hot summer day than a delicious, tall glass of iced tea. And iced tea is still one of the healthiest drinks you can enjoy. It's healthier by far than sugary, processed soda pop or fruit drinks, and it's quite tasty.Adds To a Healthy LifestyleMaintaining a healthy lifestyle is important to maintain a strong immune system, a healthy weight, and to help boost your metabolism as well. Exercising regularly and eating healthy are all a part of it. But tea can add to a healthy lifestyle. Adding some brewed tea, hot or iced, to your daily experience is a very easy way to add a glass of health to your life. It can have a huge impact on improving your health in many ways, as tea is packed with antioxidants and vitamins and minerals. It's a delicious drink that's just loaded with health benefits such as boosting your immune system, giving you energy, and helping to fight off illnesses and even cancer.Loose LeafBuy and brew some loose leaf tea. Loose leaf is by far superior to flavorless tea bags. Loose leaf tea has been maintained in its natural state, and in the brewing the water is able to circulate around the leaves. This brings out the flavor of the tea. Loose leaf tea has also been processed naturally most of the time, which means that it has retained the naturally occurring antioxidants and vitamins and minerals. It's healthier by far as it is still packed with nutrients. There's really no competition between loose leaf and tea bags. Loose leaf is the way to go.Have Iced Tea All WeekThere are also many flavor pairings that can enhance the natural flavor of the tea as well. After brewing some tea leaves, wait for the tea to cool off and you can even refrigerate it for days and have delicious iced tea all week long. Just add some ice and drink up. Iced tea is delicious and is a far better choice than soft drinks or concentrate juice. It's absolutely delectable, and yet also has nutritional value and health benefits.Health BenefitsCertain types of tea, such as green tea, have a myriad of health benefits. It can help fight off cancer, improve your memory, help with those trying to lose weight, and can even help to prevent cavities. It has been shown to lower cholesterol and increase the "good" cholesterol, which improves heart health. And tea helps fight off infections and illnesses. It reduces inflammation and also gives you energy and boosts your metabolism. Avoid using sugar in your tea. There are alternatives such as stevia or xylitol which are much healthier to add to iced tea.
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Green tea has a reputation for having tremendous positive effects on your health but what are the reasons behind it? This article will help explain the reasons. What are the compounds included in green tea that makes it so good for you? Below is a list of what the most significant ingredients are, and how they benefit your health: Polyphenols - a powerful-acting antioxidant, which is naturally occurring and most responsible for the color, flavor, and taste in fruits, vegetables, seeds and types of plants. The benefits include lowering the risk of heart disease, cancer and other types of diseases. The properties in polyphenol can be such that they serve as an anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory and anti-allergenic. Catechins - a class of polyphenol, commonly in high doses in green tea. Benefits include anti-carcinogenic, lowering of cholesterol and LDL levels, prevention of high blood pressure, prevention of red blood cell clots, prevention of allergies, anti-biotic acting functionality, and improvement of digestion and elimination of body odor. Flavonols - another class of polyphenol with anti-oxidant properties. Benefits include the trapping of free radicals and peroxides, and the prevention of destruction of body tissue. Works in conjunction with vitamin C, helping to strengthen the walls of blood vessels. Glycosides - complex sugar. Prevents blood sugar increase. Carotene - compound which is organic and found in most orange and yellow vegetables and fruits. Helps to make body produce vitamin A. Benefits include prevention of oxidation, improves immunity and has anti-carcinogenic properties. Flouride - mineral which helps strengthen tooth enamel, thereby preventing tooth decay. Caffeine - diuretic. Benefits include speeding of nervous system, prevention of asthma, increase in metabolism. Vitamin C - vitamin which helps fight against infections and helps the immune system. Vitamin E - vitamin which helps in prevention of breakdown of body tissues. Also helps with infertility and is anti-carcinogenic. Vitamin B - vitamin which helps in metabolism, maintenance of healthy skin and muscle tone, enhancement of immune and nervous system, promotion of cell growth, and reduction of certain cancers. Zinc - mineral which helps in prevention of skin inflammation and helps in maintenance of immunity level. Selenium - mineral which helps in prevention of oxidation and heart muscle deterioration. Magnesium - mineral which helps in prevention of oxidation, prevention of heart-related diseases, and maintenance of bodily nerves, muscles, and bones. Also helps in the synthesis of protein and cellular metabolism.
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It is well known that herbal teas promote overall health and well being. However there are lots of herbal teas out there and you might have a hard time choosing the right one to gain the most health benefits. You might be trying to make up your mind between Wuyi Cliff, Oolong or Wu-long, Pu-erh or Sencha teas. Well, wake up and smell the tea, because although you are not wrong, the answer is in the mix. To be specific, it is in the mix of herbal teas Wuyi Cliff, Pu-erh, Sencha and Oolong. By itself each of teas pack fantastic health benefits, then just imagine what the benefits would be when you combine all these teas. A few of the most important health benefits of this tea mix are in promoting healthy dieting, supplying your body with more natural energy, boosting your immune system and helping to calm the mind. 1. Healthy Dieting Solutions that Work: Having a cup of the herbal tea mix made from mixing together the whole leaves of the different types of teas, rather than just having just a cup of tea with tea dust helps in ensuring quick and effective weight loss. Insulin is produced in your body, when you consume carbohydrates or sugary foods, which aids in storing fats in the body. The herbal tea mix works by reducing the amount of insulin produced and directly affects the amount of fat stored. Having a cup of herbal tea mix after each meal will work wonders by helping you stay off the calories effectively.In addition to reducing the amount of fats stored in the body the tea also helps in speeding up the metabolism of the body. Metabolism is the rate at which your body burns up calories, so consuming this tea regularly will help your body able to keep off the weight easily. Also, the tea mix reduces food cravings and suppresses your appetite. Even with all these benefits, the tea mix does not have any side effects unlike diet pills and supplements available on the market.2. Stronger Immune SystemImmune system defense is the ability of your body to fight against external infections. Out of numerous important benefits of the herbal tea mix is that it boosts the natural ability your body has, of fighting off bacteria. Moreover, the tea mix increases your chances of living a longer, healthier life. 3. More Pep in Your Step!Feel energized and revitalized by just having a cup of the herbal tea mix! An important benefit of this herbal tea is that it helps to decrease harmful amounts of cholesterol, thus improving cardiac function. Lower cardiac function helps to noticeably energize, and increase your mobility, and desire to get out and move around more. 4. Soothes and RelaxesFeel more relaxed and sleep better! Having a cup of this herbal tea mix will relax you, both mentally and physically. Given all the above benefits of having herbal tea, are you now convinced and ready to try this herbal tea mix?
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Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)Malnutrition hovers over half a million Nigerian children
By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
August 5th, 2013 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) Unrest
equals hunger and malnutrition in Nigeria, a troubled West African
nation who has dropped off the world's radar due to ongoing conflicts in
other countries. Ongoing armed conflict between insurgents and
Nigeria's security forces in 11 northern states have forced untold
thousands of Nigerians to neighboring countries in search of food,
shelter and livelihoods. Humanitarian organizations are finding it hard to reach the millions who remain. Only four international relief organizations have been able to attend to the needs of the estimated 55 million people at risk. "If this was happening in other African countries, the world would sit up and pay attention," Choice Okoro, Head of Mission in Nigeria for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says. "We tend to forget that we're talking about people, not percentages. Just five percent of the Nigerian population is equivalent to a quarter of the population of any other West African country," she told journalists in a telephone interview. Severe acute malnutrition or SAM hangs heavy in the air in northern Nigeria. SAM is defined by the World Health Organization as a very low weight for height, visible severe wasting, or the presence of nutritional fluid retention or edema. "To put things into perspective, Niger, which usually has the worst malnutrition in the Sahel, is expected to have 290,000 cases of SAM by the end of this year. Nigeria will have almost double that," Cyprien Fabre, Head of the Regional Support Office at the Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department of the European Commission says. "Only 60 percent of the children affected by severe acute malnutrition will receive treatment. A further 900,000 children will suffer from moderate acute malnutrition this year, a loose indication of the level of food security in the region," he added. A growing humanitarian crisis was evident as far back as five years ago, around the time of the 2008 Sahel Food Crisis. In the south of Niger, where ECHO was running malnutrition programs, many of the children seeking treatment were coming from northern Nigeria, relief workers said. "It was clear to see that things were bad across the border, but there were no international aid agencies in northern Nigeria, so nobody could assess the situation," Fabre says. Part of Nigeria's crisis is political in nature. "There is the notion that Nigeria has the capacity in terms of financial means - it's an oil producing country. That's true, but what is needed is technical assistance to ensure effective intervention when emergencies happen," Okoro says. Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) |


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Birmingham's NEC Arena hosts a top event for all motor vehicle enthusiasts. The Classic Motor Show presents a huge line-up of vintage, Edwardian, veteran, classic, prestige and rare vehicles.
The show includes practical demonstrations (such as MIG welding and metal polishing), trade opportunities, seminars and cars for sale. One of the highlights is the chance to go for a ten-mile ride in a beautiful vintage car. Named Dream Rides, this special event gives car connoisseurs the rare opportunity to travel in their fantasy car in return for making a donation to charity.
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Poverty, racism underlie Lawrence riots.
Lawrence, Mass.
Tensions that ignited two days of rioting in a Hispanic and French-Canadian neighborhood last week may have less to do with racial bigotry than with poor living conditions, unemployment, and a lack of recreational programs, say Hispanic leaders and local officials.
Although street fighting and rock and fire-bomb throwing appeared to be racially motivated, the root causes of the violence ''have been brewing for more than 10 years,'' says Nunzio DiMarca, director of a local education and job-service program that serves Hispanics.
''Any time you have a large group of people who are disadvantaged and isolated from the mainstream, you have a potential for a problem like this,'' he says.
Problems did arise on a warm Wednesday night as two families - one Hispanic, one white - began fighting after the Hispanic family discovered its car windshield had been smashed. The two families reportedly had been feuding for weeks, and this incident touched off a neighborhood-wide melee that involved 150 people and 154 state and local police, according to police reports.
The rioting along Oxford Street, in one of the poorest sections of town, worsened Thursday night when 250 to 300 people took to the streets, police reports say. State Rep. Keven P. Blanchette (D) of Lawrence said this second disturbance might have been prevented if there had been more police protection.
But Representative Blanchette also acknowledged that a larger police presence , which could have helped in the short-term, will not solve the neighborhood's deep-seated problems.
''Look at these streets - they're terrible. And city services in this area are almost nonexistent,'' Blanchett said. ''What the area needs is to have the city enforce housing codes and provide stronger civic leadership as well as recreational programs.''


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The almost too perfect story of how James Cameron plucked Sam Worthington from obscurity to star in December�s Avatar (potentially the most expensive film in history), causing Hollywood to christen the 32-year-old actor �the next Russell Crowe,� begins with Sam wandering his way across Australia as a 19-year-old bricklayer. As teenage drifters tend to do, he met a girl. A girl who wanted to try out for the National Institute of Dramatic Art, the renowned school that trained Mel Gibson and Cate Blanchett. Worthington went along for what he calls, ahem, moral support. �I didn�t even know that Chekhov wrote plays,� he says. �I thought he was on the Starship Enterprise.� He got in; she didn�t.
And that lucky break turned into a steady stream of acclaimed performances in Australian indies and, in 2005, an audition for a secret Hollywood project. �I got a call that Jim [Cameron] wanted to fly me to America,� says Worthington. His response: �A�right, no worries.� It took six months to convince Twentieth Century Fox that an unknown could carry Avatar (a special-effect-heavy film years in the making). They succeeded, and freshly anointed by Cameron, Worthington has been ratcheting up high-profile roles ever since.
In this month�s Terminator Salvation, he goes toe-to-toe with Christian Bale, a man who, audio evidence suggests, should not be messed with. �Look, making movies is volatile,� Worthington says, downplaying his co-star�s now infamous blowup. �Jim calls it going to war. I�m glad they didn�t get anything that I said. I would�ve been a hundred times worse.�
So we should ask: What became of the Aussie girl from the audition? �I dunno—she dumped me a week later,� he says. �She�s probably taken up my place bricklaying.� Ouch.


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Developer | Lear Siegler |
The ADM-3A was one of the first computer terminals manufactured by Lear Siegler, first produced in 1975.[citation needed] It had a 12 inch screen displaying 12 or 24 lines of 80 characters.
Originally priced at $1195, a DIY kit later sold for $995. The original model, the ADM-3, only displayed capital letters; this was quickly supplanted by the more advanced version with both lower and upper case.[clarification needed] Versions of the terminal were available where the display showed only twelve (rather than twenty-four) rows of eighty characters. [1] In those days RAM was expensive, and halving the display size halved the RAM requirement (and likewise all uppercase required only six bits per character to be stored rather than seven). Further optional add-ons included a graphics card enabling it to emulate a Tektronix 4014[citation needed] and an extension port which would allow daisy chaining several ADM-3As on a single RS-232 line.[1]
The ADM-3A's overall setup was controlled by 32 DIP switches under the nameplate at the front of the machine, beside the keyboard, including speed from 75 to 19,200 baud. The advanced configuration options allowed split speed connection, sending at one rate, and receiving at another.
Compared to the ADM-3, the ADM-3A was also much more controllable. It supported control codes to move the cursor around on the screen, and directly position the cursor at any point in the display. It did not, however, support "clear to end of line" or "clear to end of screen", or other more advanced codes that appeared in later terminals, such as the VT52 and VT100.
The 5×7 dot matrix characters were displayed in amber, green, or white phosphor on black (the cursor was 7×9). The keyboard had 59 keys. The 12-inch monochrome CRT was mounted in the top half of the clamshell case, and was typically made by Ball Brothers.[citation needed]
Unlike later terminals, such as the VT100, the ADM-3A did not use a microprocessor in its implementation, but instead used TTL.[2] It did, however, use RAM chips, rather than the Circulating Memory used by earlier terminals, such as the Datapoint 3300.
The use of the HJKL keys for moving the cursor in the vi editor and its descendants stems from the ADM-3A; it had the cursor-movement arrows printed on those four keys.[citation needed]
Both the arrows and the "home" correspond to the functions of the corresponding control characters Ctrl-H, Ctrl-J, Ctrl-K, Ctrl-L, and Ctrl-^ (identical to Ctrl-~) when sent to the terminal, moving the cursor left, down, up, right, and to the "home" position in the upper left-hand corner of the terminal, respectively.[3] (The Ctrl-H and Ctrl-J functions were standard, but the interpretations of Ctrl-K, Ctrl-L, and Ctrl-^ were unique to the ADM-3A.)
Finally, the control key was located above, not below, the shift key—in the same place where most modern PC keyboards put the Caps Lock key.[4] Many standard Unix key combinations were designed with the QWERTY layout and the ADM-3A's original Ctrl key placement in mind.[citation needed] Many of those key combinations are still in use today, even on non-Unix operating systems. Seasoned computer users familiar with the original layout often claim that the different position of the Ctrl key on modern PC keyboard layouts makes the use of Ctrl key combinations more cumbersome.[5][6][7][better source needed] Solutions exist for many operating systems to switch around the Caps Lock and Ctrl keys in software,[8][9] thus making the PC keyboard layout more closely resemble the ADM-3A's keyboard layout.
- ^ a b Computerworld: S/3. Jul 30, 1975. Missing or empty
(help) - ^ ADM-3A maintenance manual.
- ^ Tenth Anniversary ADM 3A Dumb Terminal Video Display Terminal User's Reference Manual, p. 1-5 (13 of 54).
- ^ Very early PC keyboards also had the Ctrl key located above the shift key, just like the ADM-3A's keyboard.[citation needed]
- ^ http://capsoff.org/history
- ^ http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?RemapCapsLock
- ^ http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/MovingTheCtrlKey
- ^ http://www.manicai.net/comp/swap-caps-ctrl.html
- ^ http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?RemapCapsLock
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That issue contained a new column called "1 Herald Plaza" and a cover story called "The Secret Script." The column was made up entirely of true facts. The cover story was simply made up.
What better way to relieve the Miami summer doldrums than to have a little fun with a light-hearted spoof? Much of "The Secret Script" was based on fact. A new CBS sitcom called Dave's World, drawn from the writing of Miami Herald humor columnist Dave Barry, will in fact debut September 20. Most all details bore close resemblance to the truth: Fred Barron did create and write the pilot, he did visit Barry in Miami, the Herald did decline to allow the program to use its name or film its offices, and the pilot's plot does center on Dave coaching his son's soccer team.
But did we actually receive an anonymous CBS envelope containing a script, a memo, and a letter from Herald publisher Dave Lawrence? Of course not. Our staff wrote everything and art director Brian Stauffer created the documents. We hope everyone who saw it had as much fun reading it as we did putting it together. And we hope it fooled a few people. At least for a little while.
Apparently it did. No less an authority than Hal Boedeker, television critic for the Herald, wrote, "After a close reading, insiders might realize the package is a parody, but other readers might not." We couldn't fake out Dave Barry, though. He saw right through it. Just goes to show that it's difficult to pull a prank on a prankster. In any case, the man who has become famous for poking fun at people failed to see any humor in our humble efforts. As he told Boedeker, "This isn't remotely funny." What a sourpuss!
But Dave can be forgiven if he assumed we were trying to be "funny." The fact is we weren't. We were only doing our best to re-create television's idea of humor, which, of course, usually isn't very funny. Usually it's just banal. The fake script was banalin a realistic way.
Same with Dave Lawrence's fake letter to a CBS attorney. The fake memo from Dave's World creator Fred Barron was banal (though Dave might have thought otherwise). It's possible that after reading the script, Dave realized that his TV show, like most TV shows, isn't likely to rise above mediocrity, and that millions of Americans will come to view him and his writing that way, too. Now that would be enough to put anyone in a bad mood.
Humorists, however, are notorious for being cranky characters in real life. So maybe Dave's reaction was predictable. But boy, were we surprised to hear about the response of a certain unnamed executive ensconced at 1 Herald Plaza. We have learned that at least one honcho, after perusing last week's issue, was so livid he could hardly contain himself. He ranted. He raved. He wanted to squish us like insects.
Eventually a message was conveyed specifically to me, though it arrived indirectly: I should talk to an attorney.
Think of it. Someone in a position of power at Miami's media giant threatening to drag this poor little free weekly into court over a good-natured lampoon. Now that is funny.
But what high-ranking executive could possibly be so dumb and so hilarious at the same time? Who would have the authority to instigate legal action? Only three people come to mind: Jim Batten, Dave Lawrence, and Roberto Suarez. I doubt it would be Knight-Ridder chief executive Batten. Given his corporation's lackluster performance recently, I assume he's got better things to do than obsess over some trifle we'd print.
Herald publisher Dave Lawrence was on vacation and incommunicado this past week. But his sidekick, Roberto Suarez, was in town. Suarez, president of the Miami Herald Publishing Company and publisher of El Nuevo Herald, is best known for standing tall alongside Lawrence during last year's battle with Jorge Mas Canosa. In a soul-searching rumination over the controversy, Suarez addressed freedom of the press. "Ah...freedom of the press. Perhaps it is this right that has some people worried," he wrote on January 26, 1992. "It was one of the first freedoms we lost under the Castro tyranny. Is it possible that we Cubans have learned nothing in this great nation?" Ending with a flourish, Suarez declared, "I will not be intimidated."
Bravo! With such lofty principles so dearly held, how on earth could Suarez be considered as a suspect in the threats against New Times? What force at the Herald could possibly cause him to abandon his ethics? Who might wield enough influence to intimidate the man who won't be intimidated? I can barely imagine the scene:
DAVE STOmpS INTO PUBLISHER DAVE LAWRENCE'S OUTER OFFICE, A TATTERED COPY OF NEW TIMES CLUTCHED IN HIS HAND. HE IS BREATHING HEAVILY AS HE POUNDS ON THE DOOR. NO ANSWER. HE POUNDS AGAIN.


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"We wouldn't be in the cattle or hay business without baleage," says Jonny Harris. "We make our money off square-bale hay and feed the baleage to the cows."
This Screven, GA, producer and his father, Winton, run 400 Polled Hereford and Braford cattle and have a booming market for horse-quality hay.
While the square bales generally come from bermudagrass pastures, much of their baleage is from 450 acres of an oats-ryegrass-clover mix.
"That's our favorite," says Harris. "That's what we give our heavy lactating cows and first-calf heifers."
He starts the baleage process when the forage is at the same stage he cuts dry hay — prebloom or early bloom.
"You can put up baleage under most any weather conditions," Harris says. "You never have to put up old hay with a silage operation."
That's where baleage shines, says retired University of Georgia forage specialist Robert Morgan.
"The quality difference between baleage and very-good-quality hay harvested at the same time is very little," says Morgan. "Plus, the cattle have to eat more baleage because of the higher moisture content. But the quality difference between baleage and hay that has been rained on can be tremendous. One rain on dry hay will take 20-25% of your quality out. The quality also drops dramatically if the hay is cut three weeks later than it should be cut."
Even though baleage doesn't have to be dried down like hay, Harris believes that the moisture content is a key factor.
"I like to have it at 60% moisture, but I'd rather have it at 70% than below 50%," he says. "If you put it up too wet, especially with legumes, you'll have problems. If it's too dry, it won't ensile."
He adds, "I would like to wait two hours between cutting and baling. If I did, the first I cut would be right but the rest would be too dry. So I start baling right after I cut it. The first I cut will be too wet and the last might still be too dry, but 75% of it will be just right."
He usually gets 12-14 tons/acre of the oats-ryegrass-clover baleage and around 8 tons/acre of bermudagrass.
Harris uses an in-line wrapper to enclose the bales in plastic.
"The manufacturer says to put on $1.80 worth of plastic," he says. "We put on $2.50 worth. We get a better seal with an extra two layers and have less bird and rodent damage."
Harris estimates that he has $27.50-30/ton of dry matter in producing and feeding the baleage, with another $10-15 for the equipment cost. But he says it's worth it.
"The oats, ryegrass and clover baleage has tested as high as 21-22% protein on a dry matter basis. The cows will lick the dirt where it was. There's no waste and our cows have body condition scores of 5½ to 6 or better. We don't have to feed dry hay at all, even when the cows are grazing winter pasture."


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MK Dons boss Karl Robinson is worried by his side's drought at home following their 1-0 loss to Gillingham.
The Dons missed out on the chance to draw level on points with sixth-placed Peterborough after going down to the Gills.
It was the fourth game in a row at stadiummk where they have failed to trouble the scorers.
Robinson said: "I thought our build-up play and our style was excellent - we got into some great areas.
"They've then had one shot on target and beat us 1-0.
"We've not scored at home since Oldham four games ago.
"It's basic. We were the better team by far - we've played with energy and we've played with hunger.
"The players put their bodies on the line and they got into some key areas.
"We changed the system two or three times from 4-3-3 to 4-2-3-1 to even three at the back with two up front.
"We changed a number of things and we were constantly dominant, but we can't score.
"Don't think I'm not looking for someone to do that or players to do so - I'm looking everywhere to try and find them.
"We need it because we were just not good enough in the final part of the pitch."


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Newsgames: Journalism at Play | By Ian Bogost, Simon Ferrari, and Bobby Schweizer | The MIT Press | 208 pages, $24.95
In the summer of 2007, one of the hottest debates in America centered on immigration. Every pundit and politico had an opinion on the merit-based system proposed in the McCain-Kennedy Bill, either criticizing its rejection of family ties or heralding its standardization of the path to citizenship. In an effort to cut through the noise and give people a deeper understanding of the bill, Ian Bogost of Persuasive Games created a "newsgame" called "Points of Entry," which debuted on the op-ed section of The New York Times's website. The game asked players to construct hypothetical immigrants—specifying their clothes, education level, English proficiency, and more—in order to literally "out-qualify" another candidate.
The immigration bill never passed—in fact, it never even came to a vote in the Senate. Yet "Points of Entry" allowed players to grasp potential pitfalls of the bill that had seldom been conveyed by the traditional media. In Newsgames: Journalism at Play, Bogost and his coauthors make a broader case for such games, arguing that they allow people to experience news in novel ways. "There is nothing medium-specific about journalism," writes Bogost, "no reason that its output must take the familiar form of text, image or video."
Bogost, an associate professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, is a pioneer when it comes to the confluence of journalism and gaming. His games invariably deal with real-world political and social issues. Some of his more provocative titles include "Killer Flu," about the mutation and spread of pandemic influenza, and "Fatworld," which lets players choose diet, exercise habits, and socioeconomic constraints (KFC may be the only joint within walking distance), then cope with the consequences (obesity or heart disease).
In their book, Bogost and his colleagues, Simon Ferrari and Bobby Schweizer, address the advantages and challenges of newsgames in a variety of forms, including infographics, puzzles and documentaries. Some examples of newsgames are modern-day twists on cultural mainstays, such as "Scoop!"—a crossword puzzle that downloads headlines to form clues and answers. Others take traditional journalistic methods, such as data collection, to the next level. "Budget Hero," produced by American Public Media, allows players to balance the federal government's budget instead of merely looking at such data in a bar graph.
"The sheer number of possible priorities that arise from replay may make the game's most important statement about the national budget: it's complex and riddled with conflict," notes Bogost. In his view, games don't have to be built around a single, conclusive news story. In fact, he argues, they are actually are more successful when they are as dynamic and open-ended as the news itself.
Bogost is quick to point out the controversial nature of certain "real-world" games, and their struggle for legitimacy. Two such games are "JFK Reloaded," which restages the assassination of John F. Kennedy from the perspective of the gunman, and, most notoriously, "Super Columbine Massacre RPG!" The latter was created to help those affected by the massacre. Yet it struck most viewers as insensitive and inappropriate. In these situations, Bogost concedes, "game developers might not yet have proven themselves as responsible commentators on public issues."
Many of the ideas put forward by the authors are intriguing. Still, it's hard to ignore the fact that creating newsgames requires time and money—things many media outlets don't have much of these days. Bogost insists that software subsystems, which enable developers to forgo writing code from scratch, can greatly speed up the development process. With such systems in place, goes the argument, the venerable Mario character can easily become the victim of, say, insurance fraud or spousal abuse.
But Bogost's own experience at The New York Times is perhaps the best index of the challenges faced by newsgames. In the spring of 2007, Persuasive Games inked a deal to create one editorial game per month for the paper's online op-ed section. The initial contract was to run for six months, and the company would be paid at the standard columnist's rate of $1,500 per item.


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Ye Sons of Freedom, Wake to Glory!
TUNE -- "Marseille's Hymn."
Song performed by : Chad Sheridan (vocals) and Tara Dirst (banjo). Recording engineer: Matt Dotson.
Ye sons of Freedom, wake to glory!
Awake, and in your manhood rise!
Your country, famed in martial story,
A prey to her oppressor lies,
No foreign foes its shores approaching
Spread desolation o'er the land,
Of her own sons a worthless band
Upon her rights are now encroaching.Arise! Arise, ye true!
In all your might arise!
Redeem from the oppressor's hand,
Your country's liberties.The fire of liberty is burning
In every honest patriot's heart,
The bribes of office holders spurning,
Each dares to act a freeman's part.
The manhood of the land is waking
To claim its rights so long denied,
And in its hardihood and pride,
Van Buren's galling chain is breaking.Arise! Arise, ye true!
In all your might arise!
Redeem from the oppressor's hand,
Your country's liberties.The freemen of the West are rising,
The WESTERN STATESMAN leads the band,
They come all selfish thoughts despising,
To rescue a devoted land.
From every mountain, hill, and valley,
Firm in the cause true patriots stand,
And joined together heart and hand,
For Freedom's battle proudly rally.Chorus. --- Arise! Arise, ye true.


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CVS/pharmacy has launched Just the Basics, a new store-brand line of value-priced essential household and health and beauty care items.
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. – CVS/pharmacy has launched Just the Basics, a new store-brand line of value-priced essential household and health and beauty care items.
CVS Caremark Corp. said Wednesday that Just the Basics currently has nearly 100 items, spanning such product categories as household, beauty care, baby care and personal care. The drug store chain added that it plans to expand the line, which it described as offering "the lowest prices and highest value when compared to store- and national-brand options with equivalent sizes and quantities."
According to the retailer, Just the Basics builds on the convenience that CVS/pharmacy already offers shoppers with its more than 7,100 stores nationwide by providing "the best value on basic items each time they shop." Backed by the CVS/pharmacy brand 100% satisfaction guarantee, the new line serves up "wallet-friendly alternatives to higher-priced national-brand products without the added bells and whistles many customers do not want or need," the company stated.
CVS said Just the Basics products start at 67 cents and can be found at its store locations nationwide as well as online at CVS.com. Everyday home goods in the line range from paper towels and sandwich bags to cleaners, laundry detergent and light bulbs, while essential family items include a broad assortment of groceries, beverages and snacks as well as baby care products, such as diapers and wipes.
Meanwhile, personal care offerings in Just the Basics include "a product for every daily routine," covering such areas as hair care, skin care, oral care, shaving and hosiery, according to CVS.
"We know our customers want the option to save where they can so they can spend where they want," Grant Pill, vice president of merchandising for CVS/pharmacy, said in a statement. "Just the Basics offers smart simplicity with a full line of basic products that customers need to get them through the day with even lower prices and the added convenience of shopping at CVS/pharmacy."
CVS' introduction of value-oriented, store-brand essentials reflects overall efforts by chain drug retailers to revitalize front-end business, increase the shopper basket size and spur more shopping visits — in turn enticing customers to purchase other, higher-margin items.
The debut of Just the Basics also comes in the wake of stepped-up store-brand programs by rivals Walgreen Co. and Rite Aid Corp.
Last June, Rite Aid unveiled what it dubbed as a new "price fighter" private brand called Simplify, offering an assortment of household items and consumables. The introduction is part of a multipronged private-label rebuilding program at the drug chain.
Then in August, Walgreens announced that it began rolling out the DR Delish private-brand line of premium snacks and beverages — obtained in the company's acquisition of Duane Reade — in Walgreens stores nationwide. The chain has since expanded the selection of DR Delish items in Walgreens stores.


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Canada has enjoyed very good relations with Morocco since the latter gained independence in 1956. Canada has an embassy in Rabat, while Morocco has an embassy in Ottawa and a consulate general and a tourism office in Montreal.
The Embassy of Canada in Rabat offers a number of services to both Canadians and other citizens. In addition, the embassy covers the country of Mauritania.