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In this course, search engine optimization (SEO) expert Peter Kent walks step-by-step through the process of reviewing the content and markup of an existing web site to improve its ranking in search engine results. This course offers a consultant's take on how to analyze each component—from keywords to content to code—and determine what improvements are necessary to become more visible to search engines like Yahoo!, Bing, and Google.
This course was updated on 10/12/2012.
Keywords are the very foundation of SEO. If you don't understand your keywords, you can't effectively promote a site through search engine optimization. What do we mean by keywords? They're the woods that people type into the search engines, in response to which the search engines return a page of search results, which may include your site, but if you haven't thought of that keyword, probably won't. The keyword can be a single word or can be multiple words. I sometimes use the term 'keyword phrases' to mean multiword phrases typed into a search engine, but often we simply call the typed term, either one word or five, the keyword.
It amazes me how often I run into people who've been promoting their sites from months or even years without ever doing a real keyword analysis. You really must spend some time, a few hours perhaps, playing around with keywords, trying to figure out what people are actually searching for. It's keywords that connect customers to your site. So if you get this wrong, you are making a big mistake, like a shoe store putting a pizza parlor sign outside. It's the shoe store sign that lets the customers know what you do. So using the wrong keywords in your site is like putting the wrong sign outside a brick-and-mortar store.
Years ago I did some work for an online university. There was a conflict within the organization between the web people and the academics. The academics had banned the use of the term 'online degree' from the web site, because they felt the term was degrading. Problem was, people who wanted to study for a degree mostly used the term 'online degree' in combination with the subject. This is a classic case of a disconnect, a rupture between the web site and terms the target audience was using in the search engines. Everyone assumes they know the keywords that are important. What I've learned over the years though, is that nobody knows the important keywords unless they have done an analysis.
If you don't do an analysis, two things will happen: First, you'll miss some really important terms, terms that people are using in the search engines but that you simply hadn't thought of. Second, the some of the words you think are important are not. So you'll be wasting time on terms that people are not using. How do you begin a keyword analysis? The first step is to guess. Write down the words you think are important, ask everyone on the project what terms they think are important, look at competitors' web sites, look at their source code, to the keywords meta tag for instance.
You'll end up with a list of terms that will act as the basis for your full keyword analysis, using a keyword analysis tool, a service that digs through actual search data to tell you what people are really looking for. We'll look at this in the next video. Let me reiterate. Do not skip the keyword analysis step. It's a shame to see people wasting so much time and energy going in the wrong direction when just a little keyword work can make all their efforts much more effective.
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Chicken Kabobs With Peanut Sauce
|Boneless skinless chicken breast halves
|3⁄4 Pound
|Reduced-sodium soy sauce
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Lime juice/Lemon juice
|2 Tablespoon
|Garlic powder
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Green pepper
|1 Cup (16 tbs), cut into 1-inch pieces
|Nonstick spray coating
|Skim milk
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Reduced-sodium soy sauce
|1 1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Bottled hot pepper sauce
|1 Dash
|Peanut butter
|2 Tablespoon
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Plain low-fat yogurt
|3 Tablespoon
Rinse chicken; pat dry.
Cut into 1/2-inch strips.
Place chicken strips in a plastic bag set in a bowl.
Set aside.
For marinade, stir together 1/4 cup soy sauce, lime or lemon juice, and garlic powder.
Pour over chicken; close bag.
Refrigerate for 3 to 24 hours, turning bag occasionally.
Drain chicken strips, reserving marinade.
On four 10- to 12-inch skewers, alternately thread chicken, accordion-style, and green pepper pieces.
Spray the unheated rack of a broiler pan with nonstick coating.
Place skewers on the rack.
Broil 4 to 5 inches from the heat for 6 to 8 minutes or till chicken is tender and no longer pink, turning once and brushing frequently with marinade.
Meanwhile, for peanut sauce, combine milk, 1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce, and hot pepper sauce; set aside.
In a small saucepan stir together peanut butter and cornstarch.
Cook and stir over medium heat just till softened and mixed.
Stir in yogurt and milk mixture.
Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
Cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
Pass peanut sauce with chicken kabobs.

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By Ed Owen, marketingmagazine.co.uk, Monday, 12 March 2012 12:00PM
M&S plans to display the QR codes of items that are not available in-store, which will guide shoppers to the mobile site, where it can be purchased. The free Wi-Fi will be supplied by The Cloud.
The trial will be run in a clutch of stores. Sienne Veit, head of mobile development at M&S, said: "We know customers research online before they buy and we want to help them to continue doing so when they are in our stores.
"By integrating QR codes into our decor we hope to make it easier for customers to choose the right products and help us better understand how they use mobile devices in our stores."
Retail analyst Nick Bubb said the trial would be part of a wider strategy to increase mobile shopping.
"It is amazing how many people already do shop on their mobiles. M&S want to get into that, but have to think about how to display the products.
"M&S will be looking at John Lewis, who has had up to 20% of products sold online, and wanting some of that, and they also have to reduce their reliance on Amazon, who hosts their retail website.
"This type of mobile selling is still small scale but accelerating rapidly."
Tim Watson, strategy director at OgilvyAction, said: "The M&S multichannel store format is another example of a retailer understanding the changing nature of shopping driven by shoppers' adoption of mobile technology.
"As shoppers become more and more at ease with using QR codes and image recognition services to research products on the go, they will demand these services and shop at stores which provide these additional added value services.
"One disadvantage of this technology is that we will become one handed shoppers unless retailers start to look at the complete shopper journeys that include offering trolleys and baskets that hold mobile devices.
"The real power for the retailer in the future will be offering applications that use customer insight and apply this insight to promote to shoppers with relevant, timely and geo located offers.
"This insight will be gained from joining up data from online visits, mobile access and in-store journeys to give excellent customer experiences and services to enable shoppers to buy through the channel they want, when they want it and have the product delivered to their desired timescales."
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Sweeties Cookies
12 Nov 2010
|Sifted cake flour
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|Granulated sugar
|3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs)
|Liquid honey
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|1 , unbeaten
|Ground blanched almonds
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Grated lemon peel
|1 1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Cut up mixed candied peel
|1⁄3 Cup (5.33 tbs) (Lemon And Orange Peels)
Make 2 to 4 weeks ahead:
1. Sift flour with salt and nutmeg.
2. In medium bowl, combine sugar, honey, and egg. Stir in almonds, grated lemon peel, and lemon and orange peels. Gradually add flour mixture, stirring until well blended. Wrap dough in wax paper or saran; refrigerate at least 1 hour, or until easy to handle.
3. Start heating oven to 350°F.
4. On lightly-floured surface, roll out dough to Ms-inch thickness. Cut into 2-inch rounds and/or 3-by-1 1/2-inch rectangles. Place on greased cookie sheets.
5. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until done.
6. Cool on wire racks. Store in tightly-covered container for two to four weeks before serving. They keep well. Makes about 5 dozen.
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Elegantly written by a distinguished culinary historian, Food Is Culture explores the innovative premise that everything having to do with food--its capture, cultivation, preparation, and consumption--represents a cultural act. Even the "choices" made by primitive hunters and gatherers were determined by a culture of economics (availability) and medicine (digestibility and nutrition) that led to the development of specific social structures and traditions. Massimo Montanari begins with the "invention" of cooking which allowed humans to transform natural, edible objects into cuisine. Cooking led to the creation of the kitchen, the adaptation of raw materials into utensils, and the birth of written and oral guidelines to formalize cooking techniques like roasting, broiling, and frying. The transmission of recipes allowed food to acquire its own language and grow into a complex cultural product shaped by climate, geography, the pursuit of pleasure, and later, the desire for health. In his history, Montanari touches on the spice trade, the first agrarian societies, Renaissance dishes that synthesized different tastes, and the analytical attitude of the Enlightenment, which insisted on the separation of flavors. Brilliantly researched and analyzed, he shows how food, once a practical necessity, evolved into an indicator of social standing and religious and political identity. Whether he is musing on the origins of the fork, the symbolic power of meat, cultural attitudes toward hot and cold foods, the connection between cuisine and class, the symbolic significance of certain foods, or the economical consequences of religious holidays, Montanari's concise yet intellectually rich reflections add another dimension to the history of human civilization. Entertaining and surprising, Food Is Culture is a fascinating look at how food is the ultimate embodiment of our continuing attempts to tame, transform, and reinterpret nature.
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Forty-one years ago, my uncle Hector said he was hitchhiking to Spokane, walked out the door, and disappeared. I was only seven years old and he was my favorite relative. He'd be seventy-two now. He left as a randomly employed blue-collar reservation alcoholic, but, if he hadn't vanished, he probably would have sobered up and become a tribal elder. Indian men live wild-horse lives, running beautiful and dangerous, until some outside force—some metaphorical cowboy—breaks them. I imagine that Hector, in his senior years, would be the Head Man Traditional Dancer at every third powwow. He'd probably be as fat as I've become. Indian dudes come in two sizes: the slender, androgynous boys who make the girls go crazy and the aging men who, with their big bellies, skinny legs, and fossilized feet, look like overfed chickens.


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Level 43 - Sword of Sodan - A side-scrolling hack-and-slash for the Sega Genesis.
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Minimum days to complete from 0%: 35 days The Old Levling Guide
Another level has been completed. Last time one March 3. It is now May 10. Took me a lot longer then the supposed 34 days. :P
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Level 42, Name: Karnov
Level 42 -An arcade game (also on the NES) in which you played as a bald-headed fire-breathing brute. Karnov was a Muslim prince in the original arcade version, but possibly to avoid causing offense to Muslims, he became Jiborav Karnovsky, a Russian circus strongman, for the NES version.
Max Cap: 3%
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Well, it's been awhile since my last level update. That was back in January 8, where Thunder Force was expected to be passed in 33 days. Well, not so much. It's been approxmately, 63 days since then. Talk about my inactivity or what then!
Karnov also sounds pretty cool, pretty Russian to me.
Updates about self: None really besides the fact I should try in school even though I have decent grades.
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Joyous occasions and such winter fun! The Blizzard of 2011 has hit upon the lands of the USA once again!
Now, me being serious. So, yesterday was the start of a blizzard that hit most the center USA. I live in the Chicago area, aright around the heartland of the USA. Now Chicago is usually on top of this sort of weather, but not this time. They failed, leaving that Lake Shore Drive, one of the most important streets in the city closed, which meant anyone on it, was stuck and many people had abandoned their cars to get the hell away from the freezing hell they would be crept up by.
We got around 20 inches of snow, maybe even more. What is even more crazy, we had thunder, lighting, freezing rain and snow...all at the same time! I found it crazy. No pictures or videos of this from me sadly. :(
Power went out 3 times, none of them lasting that long anyway. Doesn't matter anyway since I use a laptop now, thank god for the battery.
Now here, is even a crazier thing, the high school I go to, is known for the rarity of snow days it gives out. I think out of the 50+ years it's been around, it gave out only 2 snow days. Until this year. Not only did we get a snow day today, but we apparently get another one tomorrow, only because there are still problems with snow removal and that it's gonna be around -30 degrees fahrenheitbecause of the wind chill. Crazy stuff.
I had a fun day today really. I mean, going outside at 9am, shoveling the pathway, driveway, backyard patio, my grandma's driveway, sidewalk, backyard and some other people's driveways to around 5pm was swell! -_- At least I got some decent money out of it.
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Another level has passed by. 8)
It's been awhile since the last level blog, November 6 in fact. It was told 31 dats to pass...well, more like 51 days! :P This time it's saying 31 days again, knowing me though, that is not the truth anymore. :P
Got my grades back for the semester, I gotta tell you, I'm not that happy about them... but I tried hard this time.
In German 2, I got a C on my final but a B in the class. Intro to Java Programming, C on final, B in the class. Chemistry, C on final, B in the class. Geometry, C on final, B in the class. World Literature Honors, D on final, C in the class. World History AP, A on Final, B in the class. And finally, Psychical Education, A on Final, A in the class.
I am really disappointed with all my final grades besides the last two and really disappointed of my grade in Chem, and Geometry but most of all in World Lit. Honors. :( My current GPA overall right now is A 4.2857 out of a 5.0 scale. The 4.2857 is weighed though, my "real" GPA is 4.0476 My GPA for the semster was a 4.0.I also rank 219 out of 712 of the graduates of 2013 at my school. The 219 is also weighed so my "real" rank is 267 out of 712. They are both on the good half, but it has to be on the great quarter!
What else...well I got Burnout Paradise for free because of some deal on EA for the British people. Thank you proxies and the PC board here telling me about it. :P Now, I'd go and buy a whole **** load of games off Steam this holiday season, but the cash I have from family and the few singles I had left over, are gonna go towards my fund of getting a car and paying for it's insurance and gas. I think it's the smarter decision since I won't always have time to play video games anyway.
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Happy Holidays To You All!
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Happy holidays to all of you people! A Happy Festivus to the rest of yous, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Hanukkah, and Merry Christmas!
I for one celebrate Christmas and had a great time with my uncles, aunts and cousins. I wish I was able to spend more time with my parents on Christmas but they went to my step-mom's relatives, I didn't go because a) I don't know them, b) I hardly like my step-mom and c) I'd rather spend the holiday with people I know and love.
So, for Christmas I got a good amount of stuff. I got $70 (which is being saved for a car from now on, no Steam sales for me. :( ), I got a new sweater from Calvin Klein and a new long sleeved shirt from Aeropostale. I also got a bunch of new shirts as early gifts from my oldest cousin. I also spoiled myself a bit, buying a new laptop on Black Friday. :P
So, what did you guys get, but more importantly, what did you do for the holidays and who did you spent it with?
EDIT: Went to step-mom's parents and got an Ipod Shuffle, a new sports bag, and some cologne: Oxygene Homme Lanvin. :?
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PROMEDICAL, a national healthcare revenue cycle management company that provides third-party liability solutions including workers' compensation and motor vehicle accident billing has announced the appointment of Ms. Helen Chiasson as PROMEDICAL's Chief Operating Officer, a newly created position in the company. Helen Chiasson joined PROMEDICAL in the spring of 2014 and will assume responsibility for sales, marketing, operations and client service. She brings more than 25 years of leadership experience to her new role.
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Terry Johnson of Sanborn was uninjured when his semi-truck struck a guardrail and entered the ditch near Interstate 94 in Valley City Wednesday afternoon.
According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, around 1 p.m., the 54-year-old was traveling eastbound on the interstate near mile marker 293 when, for reasons unknown, his Red 2000 Freightliner ran off the right side of the roadway and struck the guardrail on the bridge over 12th Avenue in Valley City.
The semi came to rest facing southeast in the south ditch on its wheels, spilling some of the barley it was hauling in the ditch.
Workers from Border States Paving on Tuesday place a new layer of asphalt on Third Avenue Southwest in Valley City. Providing weather cooperated, plans were to also finish paving Fourth Avenue Southwest and a small portion of road near Washington Elementary School on Tuesday.
The third annual Valley City State University Rendezvous will feature a Beatles tribute band Friday, Oct. 17 at the Valley City Eagles Club.
Doors for the 21-and-older show open at 5 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by calling the VCSU Foundation Office at (701) 845-7203. More in Wednesday's Times-Record.
Doreen Sayler, owner of the Central Avenue Health Mart Pharmacy, said Tuesday of Measure 7, the initiative which would change North Dakota Pharmacy ownership rules, would increase costs of prescriptions and harm the state's economy. More in Wednesday's issue of the Times-Record.
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When a painting could be worth $100 million, what happens to the experts who have to say whether the work is authentic? Lately, they get sued. A few years ago, scholars at the Andy Warhol Foundation expressed doubt about a Warhol self-portrait belonging to the filmmaker Joe Simon-Whelan. Defending itself in court cost the organization $7 million. The threat of these suits has begun to affect the state of available scholarship. A Parisian curator, whose work was challenged in court by an angry owner, gave up his project of making a complete catalogue of Modigliani drawings. And, earlier this year, the State Hermitage Museum held a conference about a group of newly discovered plasters, which some believe should be attributed to Degas, and which might produce castings worth as much as $500 million. When the museum invited the top scholars in the field to participate, however, they turned out to be busy. It has become common for scholars and curators simply to refuse to discuss an attribution that might risk a lawsuit. The situation is an ironic one. Prices could not have risen so high—$250 million, for a Cézanne, is the current record—without confident, credible attribution. Now these astronomical sums are driving away the specialists who made them possible in the first place.


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Extreme measures have extreme disadvantages. After 9/11 pilots were given the ability to lock their cabin to prevent terrorists from taking a plane. The Germanwings incident show this locks out the good people as well. Preventing encryption will be celebrated by terrorists, they could gain much more knowledge from plain data in transmissions.


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Endless hours later, it's ready. Maybe not endless but it sounds better. She got the Vario cases, hand guards and the Touratec engine guard. She wanted a black guard to blend in with the bike. Not like my 800's shiny OEM ones. Women. Took her 30 secs to decide to buy it and over half an hour to decide what colour. Women.
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-pick up all those staples removed earlier unless tire changing is your thing
-install front wheel, windscreen, mirrors, connect battery, farkleize per WO.
-check all fluids, adjust free play in controls, adjust chain (9/10 too tight), deflate tires to spec, check spokes/rims for trueness (shipping damage, stunting), test lights n stuff, check steering head bearing adjustment (1/50 too something) etc. etc.
-hook it to the computer, tell it what day and time it is, check for programming updates or recalls (might have been in storage awhile) and ask it how it's going
-road test and fill tank*
-allow to cool, wipe off greasy mechanics fingerprints and shoe horn it into the showroom where an awaiting crowd gasps
-YMMV depending on your Dealer and his love for you
The bikes usually come with 8 or so kms on them from the factory testing it on a dyno device. The dealer puts on a few more during the road check. Like I said...YMMV.
* The bikes come with a litre or so of some preservative chemical solution that thinks it's gas. Smells very strong and volatile. High octaney even. Best fill the tank lest the new owner runs out on the way home requiring his first roadside assistance experience. "Your bike is not on file sir. Please check the VIN and call again". Oh boy.
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BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Chindex International, Inc. ("Chindex") (Nasdaq: CHDX), a leading independent American provider of Western healthcare products and services in the People's Republic of China, today announced results for the second quarter and first half of fiscal 2010, which ended September 30, 2009.
Financial Highlights: -- Revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2010 was $38.1 million, flat on a year over year basis; -- Net income in the second quarter of fiscal 2010 was $538,000, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to net income of $862,000, or $0.05 per diluted share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2009; -- Revenue in the first half of fiscal 2010 increased 19% to $83.5 million from $70.2 million during the first half of fiscal 2009; -- Net income in the first half of fiscal 2010 increased to $3.8 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, from $700,000, or $0.04 per diluted share, in the year over year period;
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hi, been following and cooking from your videos and books, you had a kimchi recipe that used Korean Pear and apple in the sauce??? was that you? it was almost a year ago+ before the cook book. I made that recipe and everyone went crazy for it, neighbors and friends, I thought I had written it out, if I did, I can no longer find it, then I was in a bad car accident and now.. I can no longer find it and would love to make it again. I just made a batch from the cook book to hold the Kimchi cravings away and to make Kimchi Fried Rice and some Kimchi soup. TIA.
I've just made my first kimchi so I'm no expert… I was sure I saw the recipe with the pears and apples on Maanchi's website too, but a few days later I couldn't find it! I went ahead anyway, just substituted the rice flour porridge with two smallish ripe sweet pears and two small red apples which I cored, peeled and blended. I then left out the sugar in the recipe. Follow everything else in Maangchi's Mak Kimchi recipe and it should be great!
@Edelweiss, that recipe was so delicious, it just added something else to the Kimchi. The recipe still called for the porridge though. I wish she would post that recipe again. I made 10 pounds of cabbage kimchi that way and everyone I gave it to, including the clerks at my local Asian Market said it was very good. All my friends loved it. I made a new batch with the new recipe and I find it a little more sour/hot. than I like it to be.
By the way if you remember the recipe, let me know. I think she had added 1/2 an Asian/Korean Pear and 1/2 an apple to the food processor. lol
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner hopes to make a second attempt to become the world's first supersonic skydiver with a 23-mile free fall over New Mexico on Sunday or Monday.
Athlete looking at Sunday for supersonic skydive
Baumgartner aborted his mission Tuesday due to high winds, and his team had hoped the weather would allow him another try Thursday. But now they're looking at the next window being Sunday or Monday.
Baumgartner is hoping to become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier by jumping from a capsule floated more than 120,000 feet into the stratosphere by an ultra-thin, 55-story helium balloon.
The jump was postponed due to wind Monday, then aborted at the last minute Tuesday because of wind gusts. The balloon is so delicate that it can take off only if winds on the ground are 2 mph or less.
Baumgartner is disappointed "like the rest of us" but taking a couple of days of critical downtime, his high-performance athletic trainer, Andy Walshe, said Wednesday.
Team meteorologist Don Day noted during a media briefing at the Roswell launch site that weather delays are common in stratospheric ballooning.
"It takes a lot of patience," said Joe Kittinger, a former Air Force captain whose free-fall record Baumgartner is trying to break. Kittinger is a lead member of Baumgartner's team, and will be the only member of mission control who will communicate directly with Baumgartner during his nearly three-hour ascent in a pressurized capsule.
Kittinger said his 1960 jump, the first attempt to break the sound barrier, also was delayed by weather. He leapt from a helium balloon-floated, open-air gondola from an altitude of 19.5 miles.
"I was ready to go and had to wait," Kittinger said at the briefing. "It's frustrating. But you have to go through it. What you see is what you get."
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Most of the study volunteers were taking blood pressure medications known as beta blockers or angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, two commonly used classes of drugs for lowering blood pressure.
The researchers found that people taking blood pressure medications had a 23 percent reduced risk of stroke, a 29 percent reduced risk of congestive heart failure and a 15 percent reduction in the risk of a combination of cardiovascular events. In addition, the risk of cardiovascular mortality was reduced by 17 percent, and the risk of all-cause mortality dropped by 13 percent in those taking these medications compared to those who weren't on the drugs.
Thompson said the researchers don't know exactly how blood pressure medications lowered the risk of cardiovascular events, because this wasn't a study designed to look at the mechanism behind the effect.
He and the other researchers reported no conflicts of interest.
Dr. Mario Garcia, chief of cardiology at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, said the findings were "not surprising or unexpected. These drugs all have beneficial effects beyond lowering blood pressure. These drugs have already been shown to prevent events in patients with heart attacks or heart failure."
Dr. Hector Ventura, director of cardiomyopathy and heart transplantation at the Ochsner Health System in New Orleans, said, "This study is kind of novel because they looked at people treated with blood pressure medications without hypertension. And, even in people without so-called hypertension, there might be a benefit from these medications," he said.
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2014 Volkswagen Passat — a German alternative to the ubiquitous Camrys and Accords.
Think of it as a German Camry (or Accord or Altima.) We're speaking of the 2014 Volkswagen Passat – in this case, its top-of-the-line model, the SEL Premium. It's a bit uncanny, this similarity to the Japanese cars, but it's clear that VW is taking specific aim at the midsize sedan segment – the bread-and-butter […] [Read More]
The Goodguys West Coast Nationals — up to 4,000 hot rods, classic wagons, cool customs.
It's that time of the year — August seems to be the month for the hottest concours/car shows/exhibitions, whatever you want to call them. The one that arguably has the most originality, the most individually artistic cars, is the Goodguys show held annually at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, Calif. I've covered it several […] [Read More]
Monterey Motor Week — an August feast for the car buff.
It happens for one week each August. California's placid Monterey Peninsula turns into a stomping ground for all manner of car — classics, antiques, hot rods, and more Ferraris and Lamborghinis in one town at the same time than you've seen. (Look for the "11-99 Foundation" license plate frames on many of these cars. The […] [Read More]
2014 Toyota Corolla — latest version of the all-time best seller.
Let's start off with an absolute, a fact that is stunning when you think about it. The Toyota Corolla, that little workhorse that has garnered a reputation as the VW Beetle of its day, is the best-selling car in history – 40 million of them, as of one year ago, and going strong. Toyota has […] [Read More]
Mini Cooper Countryman — sturdiest small car in safety group's front end crash test.
The Mini Cooper Countryman, a four-door version of the popular Mini Cooper coupe, was the only one of 12 small cars to be awarded the top safety rating after a series of crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The IIHS test results, released yesterday (July 30, 2014), showed that of […] [Read More]
Hot new trike from Polaris — you're five inches off the ground
Motorcycles are fun, way fun. But things can happen on two wheels that probably won't if you're in a four-wheel car. A car has bumpers to fend off the world. A friend once watched me get on my bike (Honda ST1100) and said, "just remember — your legs are the bumpers." In between, there's a […] [Read More]
Hot Wheels unveils life-sized Darth Vader car
There's just something about the ominous breathing of Darth Vader, and now everyone's favorite villain has been reincarnated into one seriously Sith-worthy ride. The Hot Wheels Vader Car made its debut at Comic Con over the weekend and marks a cool new collaboration between the Star Wars franchise and Mattel's Hot Wheels. As Star Wars […] [Read More]
2015 Acura RDX — compact luxury SUV.
Acura, Honda's upscale line, has apparently learned that there's little profit in changing a good thing. The good thing, in this case, is the Acura RDX, the company's luxury compact SUV that bowed in the 2013 model year and has gone on to be a successful feather in Acura's cap. The car reminds me of […] [Read More]
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Opening Day of the San DIego County Fair, City Heights teenager Veronica Flores was the first person give up a five dollar bill at the Bank-a-Ball booth. As her 15 friends looked on, her three tossed balls bounced out of the wicker basket, failing to score a large stuffed animal.
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Brian Patterson is the CEO of Wedgwood, the venerable pottery and
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text: In this made-for-TV crime melodrama, Robert Wagner plays a handsome ex-GI determined to wreak vengeance on millionaire Peter Lawford, who caused Wagner to suffer public humiliation. Getting himself invited for a cruise on Lawford's yacht, Wagner dallies with the millionaire's bikini-clad daughter Jill St. John before returning to the matters at hand. It turns out that Lawford has been involved with an international political conspiracy, all evidence of which is destroyed by coconspirator Walter Pidgeon, to whom Wagner has been relating his story in flashback. The story ends with the destruction of Lawford's yacht, followed by a closeup of Robert Wagner winking at the audience. The film was released theatrically in Europe as Deadly Roulette. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi


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In a brief arraignment John R. Riems was brought before the court Wednesday morning -- inside Erie County jail.
Security issues were cited as the reason for the off-site arraignment, said Erie County Common Pleas Court magistrate Patrick Quinn, who presided.
Riems, wearing a green jail suit, appeared calm and did not say a word as his attorney, Troy Wisehart, spoke on his behalf and entered a not guilty plea to the charges.
Riems, 49, is charged with one count of gross sexual imposition and three counts each of rape, sexual battery and patient abuse. The victims are two men who resided at Concord Care and Rehabilitation Center, where Riems worked as a nursing supervisor until last month.
One victim is a 55-year-old blind and partially paralyzed man; the other is a man in his 80s, said Kevin Baxter, Erie County prosecutor.
Investigators say more charges against Riems could still come. During questioning Riems recalled abusing nearly 100 patients during his 22-year career, police said.
Riems' bond remains at $500,000, but that could change. Wisehart has filed a motion asking for a bond reduction.
"He has family that want to help him make bond," Wisehart said, adding that being incarcerated in small solitary confinement cell has been "difficult" for his client.
The solitary confinement is for Riems' own safety and the safety of other inmates, jail officials said.
Riems' family was prepared to post his bond Monday just before it was increased fivefold, Wisehart said.
"This is a very respected family in this community," Wisehart said. "They're standing behind John."
Riems has no criminal history and his family, including his parents who have lived in Sandusky more than 50 years, fully support him, according to the motion.
"Further the defendant is married, and his wife and he own a residence within Erie County," the filing states, adding Riems is not a "flight risk."
Meanwhile Wisehart and Baxter will meet on their own to discuss the case, and they will only appear in court if input is needed from a judge, Quinn said.
It's not uncommon to conduct criminal proceedings in that manner if counsel asks to do so, he said.
During the brief hearing Wisehart also asked to reserve his right to oppose the indictment charges if there are any errors.
"I've had very little opportunity to review the indictment," he said. "I have just read it myself."
Baxter was present on behalf of the victims. He remained quiet during the arraignment, saying only that he had no questions about it.
"We're going to review the discovery and see if their case is as strong as they say it is," Wisehart said. "We're going to ... leave no stone unturned."
A jury trial is set for March 31 in Erie County Common Pleas Court.
"It will probably be difficult to get the case ready," Wisehart said of the short time frame.
Three civil lawsuits are also pending against Riems and Concord Care. The suits allege Riems physically and mentally abused residents.
Wisehart said he will not represent Riems in those cases, but a colleague from his law firm may do so.
Both local and corporate Concord Care officials have repeatedly declined to comment.


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Not unless you consider, say, warren Buffett "partisan" or "ideological."
Few journalists have been closer to and more supportive of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford than warren Smith.
Also on the list: Henry Kravis, Rupert Murdoch, warren Buffett, and George and Barbara Bush.
late 14c., "piece of land enclosed for breeding beasts and fowls," from Anglo-French and Old North French warenne, Old French garenna "game park," possibly from Gaulish *varenna "enclosed area," related to *varros "post." Or the Old French forms may derive from the present participle of Old French warir "defend, keep," from the Germanic root *war- "to protect, guard" (source of Old English warian "take care;" see warrant (n.)). Later especially "piece of land for breeding of rabbits" (c.1400), which led to the transferred sense of "cluster of densely populated living spaces" (1640s).
Warren War·ren (wôr'ən), John Collins. 1778-1856.
American surgeon who gave the first public demonstration (1846) of the use of ether as an anesthetic for a surgical procedure.


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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:Opera abandons Greek gods for contemporary plots
with flesh-and-blood characters. The story becomes as important as the music.
Every note of music helps tell the story.
The Marriage of Figaro:Clever servants outwit their philandering master.
A joyous masterpiece of comedy, sentiment, and-on the eve of the French
Revolution-liberal politics.
Don Giovanni:The story of a man who loves then leaves every woman he meets.
Hilariously un-PC and terrifying at the same time.
The Magic Flute:A prince tries to steal a princess away from a wizard, but
winds up joining the wizard's brotherhood of light and truth. A fun-filled fairy
tale as well as a profound allegory about the Age of Enlightenment.
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Title: Aged People Tend to Live Alone
Recent years have seen a tendency that more and more aged people prefer living alone. In the past, aged people would like to live with children and grandchildren while you people would like to show their respect and gratitude to those who brought them up. Aged people nowadays hope their married children would move to other places if possible. Why do aged people tend to live alone?