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As new risks multiply, the audit committee has become the "kitchen junk drawer" for many corporate boards, expanding their workloads sharply beyond their core role of overseeing a company's financial reporting. Read More »
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As new risks multiply, the audit committee has become the "kitchen junk drawer" for many corporate boards, expanding their workloads sharply beyond their core role of overseeing a company's financial reporting. Read More »
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Technological advances are changing the risk modeling business, allowing firms to create models with more complexity and sophistication than they could in the past, also thanks to their ability to use big data when contemplating risks from hurricanes to terrorist attacks. Read More »
CFOs are feeling more confident about the economy and plan to do more hiring, according to a survey by FEI and Baruch College, which found that 61% of CFOs plan to hire within the next six months.
THE WEEK AHEAD: Fed policy, Dodd-Frank and retail earnings take center stage this week. Today, President Obama talks Dodd-Frank implementation with a slew of regulators. And on Wednesday, economists will be scouring the minutes from the Fed's policy meeting last month for clues on its plans for tapering off its bond-buying program. Read More »
Multinational companies are struggling to cope with the political upheaval in Egypt. In sectors from transportation to tourism, multinational companies in Egypt have been forced to deploy their own emergency strategies to protect their employees, supply chains and bottom lines, write CFOJ's Maxwell Murphy and James Willhite in today's WSJ. Read More »
CFOs are looking for insurance against cyber threats. In the past few years, cyber-risk coverage has become one of the fastest-growing businesses for insurers, writes CFO Journal's James Willhite in today's Marketplace section. Data breaches have been on the rise after a dip in the past two years, and experts say the publicly disclosed breaches of computer networks may be only a fraction of the total. Businesses, government agencies, hospitals and schools in the U.S. reported 343 data breaches this year through July, reports CFOJ's Maxwell Murphy. That exceeds the number reported in all of 2006 and puts 2013 on pace for 588 breaches, the most since 2010. Read More »
Just over 40% of the top 35 banks are in compliance with Dodd-Frank Act requirements to have a qualified risk-management expert on their board and a separate risk committee, according to a survey by executive and search, board consulting and management appraisal firm Egon Zehnder. Read More »
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As information moves faster and faster around the world, boards of directors are increasingly concerned about "reputational risk" that could damage an organization's ability to conduct business. Read More »
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The organization that designs internal controls used in most public companies updated its 20-year old framework on Tuesday to better adapt to changes in technology, governance, and risk assessment over the past two decades.
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), developed an internal controls system in 1992, that was adopted by most companies as their framework when the corporate overhauls from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 went into effect.
The group, which includes the American Accounting Association, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Financial Executives International, Institute of Management Accountants and Institute of Internal Auditors decided to begin updating the framework in 2011, to bring it into the 21st century.
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The relative cost of what companies would have to pay to offload pension obligations to insurance firms dropped over the course of 2012, according to consulting firm Mercer. Read More »
Christa Davies has an enviable position. As CFO of Aon, she has at her disposal a global advisory firm focused on risk, health care and pensions – three of the biggest issues facing finance chiefs today.
Since the 41-year-old Australian joined in November 2007 from Microsoft, where she was the CFO of its platform and services division, Davies has been instrumental in shifting the firm from capital-intensive insurance underwriting to a cash flow-focused service model. In particular, she's overseen the largest mergers in Aon's history – the $1.4 billion deal for Benfield Group in 2008 and the $5 billion acquisition of Hewitt Associates in 2010. Read More »
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text: Socks&Heels 12.10.10 Thoughts??? ~Kierst Filed in: Powder RoomTagged in: accessories | clothing | Fashion | Trends « O' Christmas Tree Quote of the Day » by kiersten + - 8 comments December 11, 2010 - 12:07 am angela hardison - i adore the socks w/ heels look. it really doesn't look good on me, but i love it still. December 11, 2010 - 2:43 pm Barb - It has been ingrained in me NOT to wear sock and open toed anything…so I'll have to give it a thumbs down – but then again its a trend. I did wear leg warmers the first time around… December 11, 2010 - 4:11 pm Kiersten - Angela- Big thank you for your comment You could not have said it better! I love the look on some people, but I don't know if I could pull it off. Barb- You're right, it is a bit tainted after seeing too many old men wear socks with velcro sandals. Those two things don't even belong in the same sentence. Yikes! I bet your leg warmers were cute. ~Kiersten December 11, 2010 - 4:14 pm kiersten - And BIG thanks to your comment too Barb! I love getting them. December 11, 2010 - 4:14 pm kiersten - And BIG thanks to your comment too Barb! I love getting them. December 12, 2010 - 12:01 am Alexa - Not a chance- sorry! December 13, 2010 - 5:22 am Plum Pretty Sugar - so sweet! December 15, 2010 - 1:24 am Crystalish - Gosh, I've never been brave enough, or in a trendy enough place, to try this. I just don't think it'd fly here in AZ at, say, church. Your email is never published or shared. Required fields are marked * Name * Email * Website Comment


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Over the last ten years there has been a significant decline in malaria cases in Bhutan - from 5,935 cases in 2000 to 433 in 2010. While portions of the country are malaria free, the southern foothill region bordering India is considered malaria endemic, and migrant populations are a major risk group.
In 2010, the Global Health Group's Malaria Elimination Initiative, through its partnership with the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN), provided assistance to the Bhutan Ministry of Health and Vector-borne Disease Control Programme in the development of the Round 10 Global Fund grant for phased elimination of malaria. The Global Health Group also collaborated with Bhutan, World Health Organization (WHO), and other partners in the region to produce a case study of its malaria control and elimination program, which documents progress as well as the enabling and challenging factors Bhutan faces in its elimination goals. An academic paper highlighting some of the case study's findings was published in the Malaria Journal in January 2012, and the full case study will be available in 2013.
In the past half century, China has dramatically decreased malaria incidence. Prior to 1949, malaria affected most parts of the country and there were approximately 30 million cases per year. Today, large parts of the country are malaria-free with only 26,868 reported cases in 2008. Given these dramatic successes, China's malaria program is shifting from control to elimination.
In 2009, the Malaria Elimination Initiative provided intensive technical support to the development of China's Revised National Malaria Strategy for 2010-2015, as well as a successful Global Fund National Strategy Application (NSA).
The Malaria Elimination Initiative is also working with China to help share its knowledge and expertise with the greater global malaria community:
Confirmed malaria cases in Malaysia have declined by 91.0% since 1991, indicating substantial success in malaria control over recent decades. Nationally, caseloads have decreased from a high of 59,208 cases in 1995 to 5,306 in 2011. The Sabah State on Borneo has traditionally contributed the most number of cases nationally. However, due to intensive control efforts, the state's dramatic declines over the past 16 years have substantially reduced national incidence, despite significant technical, logistical and geographic challenges.
Malaysia was designated with WHO pre-elimination status in 2011, declaring its intent to eliminate. The country currently has a staggered goal of achieving zero local transmission in West Malaysia by 2015, and in Sabah and Sarawak States by 2020. A strong emphasis on robust surveillance and vector control and early detection of cases has been instrumental in helping to decrease incidence. Further, regional networks like APMEN and the Asian Collaborative Training Network for Malaria (ACTMalaria) have been critical to developing innovative approaches to the challenge imported cases from higher-endemic countries.
The Global Health Group has worked closely with the Malaysia malaria control program, both through APMEN and a collaborative case study on malaria elimination with WHO. This case study will add to the growing evidence base on malaria control history and elimination strategies in the Asia Pacific region, and will be published in 2013.
In 2007, the governments of Australia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu launched a bold initiative to eliminate malaria from Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands, one province at a time. The Pacific Malaria Initiative (PacMI) was launched with initial four-year, AUD $25 million funding from the Australian government, followed by an additional USD $21 million Rolling Continuation Channel grant from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Technical support for the Initiative is provided through the Pacific Malaria Initiative Support Centre (PacMISC), a consortium of partners in Brisbane, Australia, including the University of Queensland, the Queensland Institute for Medical Research, and the Australian Army Malaria Institute. PacMI is guided by the Malaria Reference Group (MRG), which is chaired by Global Health Group Director Sir Richard Feachem.
The Solomon Islands is now working to eliminate malaria in the provinces of Temotu and Isabel, and Vanuatu is working to eliminate malaria in Tafea Province. Large-scale entomological and parasitological baseline assessments have been conducted in these provinces and comprehensive scale-up of interventions is underway.
Dr. Jimee Hwang, a medical epidemiologist with the US Centers for Disease Control Malaria Branch who is based at the Global Health Group, supported the design and implementation of the 2011 Malaria Indicator Surveys (MIS) in Vanuatu and Solomon Islands.
The Philippines has experienced a substantial reduction in its annual malaria caseload in the past decade, decreasing from over 36,000 cases in 2000 to fewer than 15,000 in 2011. As of 2010, 20% of the population was living in malaria-free areas and 73% in areas of low transmission. The National Malaria Control Programhas set goals of achieving zero malaria deaths by 2014, and countrywide elimination by 2020.
Since 2012, the Global Health Group, the Infectious Diseases Office (IDO) of the Philippines Department of Health, the WHO Global Malaria Programme, the WHO Philippines Country Office, and APMEN have collaborated to fund and conduct a case study on the Philippines' malaria elimination activities. To further understand the strategic and programmatic needs for malaria elimination, retrospective program expenditures are also being collected in selected provinces to document the financial inputs needed to shift from malaria control to elimination to prevention of reintroduction and to understand how financing needs vary across different eco-epidemiological evironments and governmental/non-governmental program partner configurations. The study will be published in 2013.
Malaria in Sri Lanka has been dramatically reduced over the past decade. Cases have declined 99.9%, from approximately 265,000 cases in 1999 to just 124 local cases in 2011. Achieving such success despite ongoing conflict is rare in the history of disease control; however, Sri Lanka was able to reduce its malaria burden by adapting its program to conflict conditions and ensuring consistent implementation of key interventions throughout the country.
In 2009, the Sri Lanka Anti-Malaria Campaign requested the Global Health Group to support them in conducting a case study of the country's malaria program, to characterize the program's progress toward elimination and identify the key factors that led to the sustained decline in malaria. The case study was published as part of a joint series with the WHO in October 2012. A peer-reviewed paper on Sri Lanka's malaria control program was also published in PLOS ONE in August 2012, and was deemed as one of the journal's 'most influential' articles since January 2011.


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I've been updating my list.. I just keep marking stuff off!
Here's the mission: Complete these 30 tasks before I turn 30.
1. finish a 1/2 marathon
2.run, without walking, an entire 1/2 marathon
3. finish a sprint triathlon
4.learn how to swim properly
5. reach a goal weight
Family Life:
6. decide if we are finished having children <—-still unsure
7. have a somewhat successful photography business
8. have a date night once a week for an entire month with hubs
9. be in a bigger house <—Not going to happen
10.learn how to make homemake cupcakes and decorate them
11. finish the girls baby books
12. organize my desk and keep it organized for one month
13. grow an herb garden and hopefully use it
14. Live on a budget for two months
15. Donate my hair to locks of love <—-Having second thoughts on this one…
16. take Addison to an Alabama gymnastics meet
17. Adopt a child from an Angel Tree at Christmas
18. Cook dinner every night for an entire week (0/7)
19.Take both girls to Disney World
20. go to Chicago
21. wine tasting in Napa Valley
22. go to a Pro football game <— Not going to happen.
23. See every SEC Stadium (4/12) <— Not going to happen.
24. go to Vegas
25. meet a bloogy friend
26. do a complete blog makeover on my own
27. go to a Blog conference
28. Sky Dive
29. Make John homemade Tiramisu
30. Take a Girl's Only trip


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So our "holiday vacations" are mostly over. Welcome back to the 5-day work week. Gross.
To make myself feel better about this, I baked. Yes I did. After Mon and my baking extravaganza for Christmas, I was exhausted. Hung up my apron and said it was retired until the new year.
It's 2011 now. We're good to go.
One of my closest guy friends who lives in St. Louis was a little more than miffed when he found out I was mailing cookies out for Christmas and he was not one of the recipients. I assured him something would come his way soon. Such a good friend I am.
The only problem is… well… he's a boy. And not all guys are like this. Some guys will try anything once. But my guy friends, specifically the ones from college, are picky and will question anything before they eat it. Since I want to surprise him, I clearly can't ask if he'll eat one thing or another.
I thought about repeating the samoas recipe. That was mostly because I wanted to eat a few, but it's the coconut issue. Some people are strongly against it. What about walnuts? Will he eat them? Not so sure… Pumpkin? I won't even bother giving much more thought to that. Peppermint? Probably not…
After all the searching, I decided to do a repeat of some cookies that had some pretty good male (just to be safe) reviews in the past.
Enter my Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies.If my friend doesn't like white chocolate, we probably shouldn't have been friends in the first place.Oopsies… looks like a few of the cookies got camera shy and had a little toffee accident on my new pampered chef cookie sheet (thanks mom and dad!).
No worries, this did not affect the overall taste of the cookies. I checked to make sure. A few times.
Do some of your friends/family get picky when it comes to baking and such? It's always amusing what people will and will not eat. I have some family that doesn't eat coconut in things. Friends who don't like marshmallow. Then there's always me with the dislike of most things "fruity" (I can't really judge without admitting that- otherwise, I'm just a hypocrite).
Moving on…
How did I spend my last day of freedom from my desk?
Pretty quietly. While at the grocery store, I decided another Red Box would be a good idea.
And I was correct. Easy A was probably one of the funniest new movies I've watched recently. Because Drew Barrymore and Justin Long's Going the Distance definitely wasn't. Emma Stone was great. And I am positive I will one day be like the parents in this movie- slightly kooky and eccentric (in a good way, of course).
I made it to the gym for a 2-mile run and 15 minutes on the stairmill. My pace for the run was 8:25. Woo hoo! Finally feeling the urge to push my speed again. I think it must be the race I just signed up for. Gotta love a little kick in the butt.
All this cardio came after I had another go at "No More Trouble Zones" with Jillian. It seems, when running and climbing, the fact I had done NMTZ earlier in the day was lost. This morning, however, my body remembered. Because I'm a wee bit sore.
There's no doubt in my mind that today will probably be a rest day. It's time.
It's probably time to go. Actually, it really is. Duty calls. Good luck getting back to the full 5-day work week, everyone!
If you need me, I'll be the one hiding under her desk…
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First-quarter earnings from JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase are due out April 12, and ahead of the number Evercore Partners Evercore Partners analyst Andrew Marquardt is upping his view on the banking giant with an overweight rating and a $55 price target.
The crux of the argument: JPMorgan is the cheapest of the large-cap banks, but looks the best from risk/reward standpoint, and it should work as an offensive or defensive play. Even for all its headaches – the bank and senior management did not come off particularly well in the Senate's London Whale hearing last month – Marquardt thinks a combination of improved results and some more credit from the market will lift JPMorgan.
The bank, Marquardt writes in a report ahead of next Friday's earnings report, has "healthy fundamentals, levers to pull if the environment toughens [and is] well-positioned if capital markets continue to improve."
Perhaps most importantly, JPMorgan's lagging valuation – it is the cheapest large-cap bank at just 8.6 times Evercore's 2013 estimates – should insulate investors from downside "if sector expectations are reset with earnings" or provide upside if multiples expand and the bank can play a bit of catch-up to its rivals.
Market watchers got a fresh reminder of the downside threat Friday, after a weak March jobs report slammed stocks to the tunes of near 1% declines for the major averages. And there may be something to Marquardt's view that JPMorgan could be the sector's haven during storms. Its stock was down 0.5% in morning trading, but Bank of America Bank of America (down 0.7%), Citigroup Citigroup (1.4%) and Wells Fargo Wells Fargo (1.6%) were all in rougher shape.
Heading into the earnings report JPMorgan has been lagging the group though, down more than 4% over the last month (see chart below), but its results are also likely to catch a tailwind from the very activity that lifted the market in the first three months of 2013.
Marquardt notes that trading and investment banking accounts for around 30% of JPMorgan's revenue, considerably higher than peers. The analyst warns that results may still be "choppy" and that management will likely sound a cautious tone given the echoes of the Whale trades, but thinks the capital markets exposure is likely to produce upside should macro conditions stabilize and corporate activity pick up.
Also worth noting: Marquardt doesn't expect a slowdown in the mortgage origination recovery to hit JPMorgan nearly as hard as the likes of Wells Fargo which is tilted more towards making loans than servicing them.


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The Black Cats, who have added 14 new players to their squad this summer, have picked up just one point so far this season.
Their latest loss came at the hands of Arsenal at the Stadium of Light on Saturday, but the Italian is not worried by their plight.
"To be at the bottom isn't very good but I am not worried. That might sound strange but it is only the fourth game, not the 20th," said Di Canio.
"The performance made me more confident. If we don't light this fire we will have a problem. We have to be more angry with ourselves.
"We need to fight more at West Brom otherwise we will have problems. We have still not gelled completely. They haven't got the confidence to scream at each other but at this stage of the season I can't be angry.
"In 20 games time, if we are still at the bottom, we lose, then I am angry. Now? No.
"The fans might be thinking, "What is going on?" but we are going to win more games than last year and, if we do that, we stay up. If we win 12 games we are up - 36 points - and then we will draw some games as well - that's 43, 44 points.
"Once we win three, four games in a row, listen to me now, we will play good football, we need to keep going and work together, maybe keep the same team for three or four games.
"We are going to get some points I am sure. We will have John O'Shea and Emanuele Giaccherini back, and I have many options to choose from to get the right subs.
"We'll get enough points and another three games will make a big difference for us and then, after the international break, we have 31 to play."
Sending off
Di Canio himself was sent to the stands after clashing with referee Martin Atkinson.
Di Canio was unhappy with a number of Atkinson's decisions, with the major talking point being the referee's failure to play an advantage which would have seen Sunderland level the game at 2-2 through Jozy Altidore. Bacary Sagna was also only booked in the same incident when he could easily have seen red.
"I wasn't happy that their player was taking two minutes to walk 40 yards from the middle of the pitch," added the Italian. "The referee told me, 'if you keep going with your manner, I'll send you up to the stand.'
"My mistake was that I said to him, 'if you want to complete a perfect job, you only have to send me off.' He said, 'Go off'."


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Former Switzerland international Ramon Vega has told GiveMeSport that his fellow compatriot Xherdan Shaqiri would be a great addition to Liverpool this summer.
The Reds, who have been heavily linked with a £15m move for Shaqiri this summer, have been interested in the Swiss ace since the end of last season, as Brendan Rodgers looks to strengthen his already-potent attacking force.
The 22-year-old Bayern Munich star recently admitted that he may have to look elsewhere to get more playing time, with the Premier League among potential destinations. However, the German champions have offered Shaqiri a new deal for him to stay at the Allianz Arena.
Even with this, the playmaker is still contemplating his future, with a transfer to Anfield a possible outcome.
Former Spurs and Switzerland defender Vega believes it would be a great choice.
He told GiveMeSport: "He's already at a great team in Bayern Munich, and you can't forget that. But, there is no doubt he would be a great addition to the Premier League if a club like Liverpool manage to sign him.
"They are a top club, and he he has a great attitude to succeed whenever he plays."
Vega also believe Shaqiri can become one of the best players in the world very soon and has proven this with his exceptional performances at the World Cup, before Switzerland were consequently knocked out by Argentina last tuesday.
The 43-year-old retired footballer continued by addressing that although he has attracted great interest by top clubs, it would effectively mean that his price-tag will dramatically soar.
He added: "After his performances at the World Cup though, his price tag is going to have increased.
"He's shown he can play at the very highest level against the world's best players, and that is what clubs want in a player."
Shaqiri has poetically been given the nickname 'the Alpine Messi', because of his unpredictable nature on the ball, as well as being adept with both feet and clinical in front goal.
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Restoring from a Lion Time Machine backup onto a MacBook running Leopard
So, this seems like the type of question that gets answered with lurking and good google-fu, but I can't find an answer and it's been getting late...
The Full Story: This morning I marinated my 2008 MacBook in coffee. After a 12 hr dis- assemble dry the screen and the HDD were borked. I need a computer but I was perfectly happy with late Bush era technology and had no money so I bought a used 2008 MacBook from Microcenter.
I had regular TimeMachine backups.
I had recently upgraded to Lion, and my last dozen or so back-ups were while I was running Lion.
The Microcenter MacBook runs OSX 10.5 Leopard.
THE QUESTION: Should I reinstall snow leopard and lion first? Should I try and restore from the Time Machine first? Can I used my old Snow Leopard disc to install, or is it going to try and tell my I already used my individual liscence?
You can try to use Migration Assistant on whatever OS X discs you have to restore, but I don't think it's going to work. It won't hurt to try though.
You're probably going to need to get ahold of a copy of Lion. There are an abundance of tutorials online showing how to create a bootable Lion USB drive or a bootable Lion CD. With a bit of Googling, I believe you can figure out how to skip the Snow Leopard step in your upgrade.
yeah, Migration Assistant cannot restore from a backup made from a newer operating system, e.g. my new Leopard 2008 MacBook cannot access the backup from my dead Lion 2008 MacBook.
I already reinstalled Snow Leopard and updated it to the current version [10.6.8] and tried the internet recovery. No dice, my Mac (I guess since it's never had Lion on it) didn't respond to my command-R hold. I didn't have the foresight to create a bootable USB from my old MacBook, so I'm not sure what my options are now, as I found no online tutorials telling how to do this without buying a copy of lion as the first step.
So... am I stuck buying a new copy of Lion?
If so, that sucks, seeing as how I just bought it like, 4 weeks ago, for the exact same machine.
Thanks Jaygray,
I thought I had logged into the Appstore already and was having difficulty finding the re-download option and was scared by all the buttons saying it would cost me $30 USD to download it.
Problem solved. In summary, yes, you have to upgrade to OSX 10.6.8 (made easy for me as I still had the disk from my previous upgrade) then login to the Mac App Store, then re-install OSX 10.7.1, then update, and then, and only then, was I able to restore my old files from my Time Machine backup.
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A skin protective composition for exhibiting enhanced water repellency and conditioning effects containing aliphatic waxes and hydrophobic silicones in a nonallergenic, non-toxic, cosmetically acceptable carrier. The composition is useful to protect mammals from solar radiation and in the treatment of diaper rash.
1. A method of treating an infant with an area of diaper rash comprising applying to said area of diaper rash a preparation containing, in weight percent, from about 1 to 10 percent C18 -C36 aliphatic wax, from about 1 to about 20 percent anhydrous hydrophobic silicone, and a pharmacologically acceptable carrier, said wax and said silicone being dispersed in said carrier.
This application is a divisional from United States patent application Ser. No. 245,660, filed Sept. 16, 1988 now pending.
The present invention relates generally to a water resistant cream conditioner and more particularly to a novel skin protective composition containing aliphatic waxes and hydrophobic silicones admixed into a nonallergenic, nontoxic cosmetically acceptable carrier. This combination exhibits surprisingly enhanced water repellency and skin conditioning effects while substantially eliminating the greasy appearance and tacky feel normally associated with water barrier products. Unexpectedly, the composition also enhances moisturization at a level that is far superior to conventional diaper creams.
In an attempt to improve product substantivity on skin surfaces, the prior art has traditionally used cationic fatty derivatives, quaternary ammonium salts, resins and gums as additives in cream/lotion bases. Little work has been done to improve the emulsion base itself apart from routine product stability adjustments. In recent years, raw material vendors flooded the market with these additives to further complicate the dilemma. Indeed the formulation of good pharmaceutical preparations, such as hand creams, lip balm, facial cosmetics, diaper creams, ostomy creams, medicinal creams and the like. Thus, a preparation is herein described which possesses many positive attributes including superior water repellency, resistance to being washed off, physiological mildness, and a pleasant feel which enhances user comfort and hence, user compliance.
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical/cosmetic preparation form in a base containing a synthetic aliphatic wax, that is, a high molecular weight C18 -C36 saturated synthetic wax fatty acid admixed with one or more hydrophobic silicones. The preparation when topically applied to human skin exhibits surprising enhanced water repellency and skin conditioning effects while substantially eliminating the greasy appearance and tacky feel normally associated with water barrier products. The preparation is uniquely adapted for use as a diaper cream in that it combines moisturization with water resistance thereby substantially reducing incidents of diaper rash.
Accordingly, it is a prime object of the present invention to provide a new and improved water resistant cream conditioner.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a unique skin protective composition providing enhanced water repellancy and skin conditioning properties without a greasy appearance or a tacky feel.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a novel and unique cream conditioner especially useful in mitigating the effect of diaper rash on newborns and infants.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved water resistant composition into which conventional sun blockers can be readily incorporated to provide a non-greasy, non-tacky sunscreen material.
These and still further objects as shall hereinafter appear are fulfilled by the present invention in a remarkably unexpected fashion as will be readily discerned from a careful consideration of the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments thereof.
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical/cosmetic preparation and more particularly to a cream/lotion base containing a synthetic aliphatic wax, that is, a high molecular weight C18 -C36 saturated synthetic wax fatty acid such a Syncrowax� or an equivalent thereof developed for such use, admixed with one or more hydrophobic silicones, such as, cyclomethicone, dimethiconol, dimethicone, phenyltrimethicone, and the like.
The foregoing mixture forms a film when it is topically applied to a surface. The film thus formed is resistant to wetting by moisture. Further, as will appear, the base composition of the present invention far superior water barrier properties than can be obtained with the quaternaries; cationic polymer resins and gums heretofore employed as waterproofing agents. Further, no flaking or leaching of the product occurs even during extended use. An important factor of this new combination of ingredients is that it provides a silky and non-greasy lubricant which enables the active ingredient disposed therein to be spread evenly and smoothly upon the skin.
The amount of C18 -C36 aliphatic saturated and hydrophobic silicones used in this composition can, as will appear, vary greatly depending on the degree of waterproofing and skin feel desired for a particular product.
Preferably, the synthetic aliphatic wax will range from about one to about ten percent by weight of the total composition and the hydrophobic silicones will vary from about two to about twenty percent by weight.
A number of film-forming agents, polymers, and cosmetic resins can be employed in combination with the present base formulation when product design considerations warrant their inclusion. Such agents, polymers and resins include: polyvinylpyrrolidone; PVP/eicosene copolymer; vinylpyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymers in which the monomer ratio ranges from 70/30 to 30/70; vinyl acetate/unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymers, for example 90% of vinyl acetate and 10% of crotonic acid; terpolymers of methyl methacrylate/stearyl methacrylate/stearyl methacrylate/dimethyl-aminoethyl methacrylate which have been completely quaternised with dimethyl sulphate, the monomers being used particularly in the ratio 20/23/57; a terpolymer of vinyl acetate/allyl stearate/ allyloxyacetic acid, especially in the ratio of 80/15/5; maleic anhydride/methyl vinyl ether copolymers such as "Gantrez AN" and the ethyl, isopropyl and butyl esters thereof; and maleic anhydride/butyl vinyl ether copolymers. Another unexpected advantage of the present invention occurs when those polymers which are known to produce a sticky or tacky feel in conventional cream bases are used in the present invention, they create a smooth and silky composition which is neither tacky nor sticky.
For pharmaceutical preparations, a number of medications may be employed as an active ingredient when uniformly dispersed throughout the cream-conditioner of the present invention including steroids, such as, hydrocortisone, betamethasone and the like; antibiotics, such as bactimycin, erythromycin, and the like; antifungals such as, tolnaftate, clotrimazole, and the like; and other popular topical reagents such as benzoyl peroxide for the treatment of acne; diethyltoluamide for insect repellency and the like.
A prototype water barrier cream embodying the present invention to provide water repellency and conditioning can be formulated as follows:
______________________________________Ingredient % (w/w)______________________________________Mineral Oil 67-87Syncrowax � HRS-C 1-2Syncrowax � HGL-C 1-4Hydrophobic silicones 5-20(Q2 1401)Silica 6dl-alpha tocopherol .1-1______________________________________
To prepare the cream conditioner base of the present invention for sunscreen application, several ultraviolet absorbing sunscreen agents can be incorporated therein with good product stability. The agents include oxybenzone (2-hydroxy-4-methoxy-benzo-phenone); dioxybenzone (2,2'-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-benzophenone); amino benzoic acid; cinoxate (2-ethoxyethyl-p-methoxycinnamate); diethanol-amine-p- methoxycinnamate; digalloyl trioleate ethyl 4-bis (hydroxypropyl) aminobenzoate; 2-ethylhexyl-2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylate; ethylhexyl-p-methoxycinnamate; 2-ethylhexyl salicylate; glyceryl aminobenzoate; homosalate (3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl salicylate); triethanolamine salicylate; 2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid; sulisobenzone (2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone5-sulfonic acid); Padimate A (amyl-p-dimethylaminobenzoate); Padimate O (octyl dimethyl para aminobenzoate); 4-t-butyl-4'-methoxy-dibenzoylmethane; the combination of 2-hydroxy-1, 4-naphthoquinone with dihydroxyacetone; and menthyl anthranilate.
In one practice of the present invention, a suitably sized stainless steel tank is charged with mineral oil and the dual mixers (the sweep rotating at about 10 RPM clockwise while the turbine rotates at about 12 RPM counterclockwise) are activated.
Next, the batch is heated to 110� C. and, while heating, Syncrowax� is added (sweep at 14 RPM and turbine at 24 RPM) until it is completely and homogeneously dispersed. When desired for formulation purposes, other waxes or fatty alcohols will be added at this time while turbine rotation is maintained.
Next, the silica or other thickener such as stearalkonium hectorite, propylene carbonate and the like is added to the batch while the mixers are maintained at the higher speed and the temperature is maintained above 78�-80� C. for one hour. Thereafter, with continued stirring, a suitable antioxidant, such as dl-alpha-tocopherol, is added to the batch and blended therethrough.
The batch is then cooled at a rate of about 0.5� C./minute. When a temperature of 40�-50� C. is reached, the hydrophobic silicone (Dow Q21401) is added with continuous mixing until the batch reaches room temperature, i.e., from about 10� to about 25� C. The batch, subject to Quality Control approval, is now ready for packaging.
To further aid in the understanding of the present invention and not by way of limitation, the following examples are presented.
A suitably sized stainless steel tank is charged with mineral oil and the dual mixers (the sweep rotating at about 10 RPM clockwise while the turbine rotates at about 12 RPM counterclockwise) are activated.
Next, the batch is heated to 110� C. and, while heating, Syncrowax� is added (sweep at 14 RPM and turbine at 24 RPM) until it is completely and homogeneously dispersed. When desired for formulation purposes, other waxes or fatty alcohols will be added at this time while turbine rotation is maintained.
Next, the silica or other thickener such as stearalkonium hectorite, propylene carbonate and the like is added to the batch while the mixers are maintained at the higher speed and the temperature is maintained above 78�-80� C. for one hour. Thereafter, with continued stirring, a suitable antioxidant, such as dl-alpha-tocopherol, is added to the batch and blended therethrough.
The batch is then cooled at a rate of about 0.5� C./minute. When a temperature of 40�-50� C. is reached, the hydrophobic silicone (Dow Q21401) is added with continuous mixing until the batch reaches room temperature, i.e., from about 10� to about 25� C. The batch, subject to Quality Control approval, is now ready for packaging.
Using the foregoing procedure of Example I, a lip moisture stick embodying the present invention was prepared having the following composition (in weight percent). The ingredients, other than the synthetic aliphatic wax and hydrophobic silicones which are key, are shown as representative and known equivalents may be substituted for any of the listed non-key ingredients throughout these Examples.
______________________________________Lip Moisture Stick % (w/w)______________________________________Syncrowax � HGL-C 12Hydrophobic silicones 15Stearyl alcohol 20Castor oil 25Cetyl Alcohol 3Mineral Oil 25______________________________________
Using the procedure of Example I, a water proof sunscreen cream was prepared having the following composition (in weight percent):
______________________________________Mineral Oil 39.5-78Octyl methoxycinnamate 1-7.5Syncrowax � HRS-C 5-10Benzophenone-3 1-5Silica 2-10Hydrophobic silicone 5-15Stearalkonium hectorite and 1-6propylene carbonate______________________________________
Using the procedure of Example I, a medicated cream was prepared having the following composition (in weight percent):
______________________________________Medicated Cream %______________________________________Hydrocortisone 0.5Mineral Oil 62.5Syncrowax � HRS-C 2Syncrowax � HGL-C 4Silica 6Hydrophobic silicone Q21401 15Hydrophobic starch 10______________________________________
Using the procedure of Example I, a water barrier cream was prepared having the following composition (in weight percent):
______________________________________Water Barrier Emulsion______________________________________Water 80.50Syncrowax � HGL-C 3.5Glyceryl stearate and 2PEG 100 stearateSorbitan stearate 2Polysorbate 60 2Hydrophobic silicone Q21401 10______________________________________
Using the procedure of Example I, a prototype diaper cream formula was prepared and thereafter clinically tested at the Pediatric Clinic of Paris Hospital in France. The test formula (in weight percent) consisted of:
______________________________________Mineral oil 59.66Aliphatic waxes 5.34Hydrophobic silicone 14.00PVP/eicosene copolymer 2.00Dry-flo starch 13.00______________________________________
All cases tested showed surprising improvement or suppression of symptoms related to dryness, itching and redness of the buttocks of the babies. This was only after five days of application.
______________________________________ Number of patientsFormula # tested Improvement______________________________________276-2 6 >75% 2 >95% 2 >50%75-5 6 >75% 1 >95% 2 >50%77-1 5 >75% 2 >95% 1 >50%79-1 6 >75% 2 >95% 1 >50%______________________________________
A sun screen cream was prepared according to Example III and tested according to the procedures and the criteria outlined in the "Proposed Monograph for OTC Sunscreen Drug Products" issued by the F.D.A. on Aug. 25, 1978 (43 Fed. Reg. 166 at 38206-38269).
The purpose of the tests was to determine the Sun Protection Factor (SPF) efficacy on the skin of human subjects, before and after a total of 80 minutes of water immersion.
The wet control test material, Johnson & Johnson SUNDOWN™ moderate (SPF=4), and the static control, 8% Homosalate, were prepared according to FDA specifications (Fed. Reg., Ibid at 38259). The test product was prepared according to Example III.
The light source was a Solar Ultraviolet Simulator, Model 10S (Fed. Reg., Ibid at 38260) consisting of a 150 watt Xenon arc lamp with all required optical elements and a regulated power supply.
A total of five fair skinned subjects (all female, age range 28 to 60) with skin types I, II, and III were placed on test.
Testing was performed using the following procedures.
The physical examination determined the presence of sunburn, suntan, scars, active dermal lesions, and uneven skin tones on the areas of the back to be tested. The presence of nevi, blemishes or moles was acceptable if they would not interfere with the study results. Excess hair on the back, if present, was shaved.
A test site area served as an area for determining the subject's Minimal Erythema Dose (MED) after application of either the sunscreen product or for determining the subject's MED of unprotected skin (control site). The subject's MED is the time of exposure that produces the minimally perceptible erythema at 16 to 24 hr post-exposure. The area to be tested was the back between the beltline and the scapulae (shoulder blade) and lateral to midline. The test site areas were horizontal or vertical, and rectangular or square. Each test site area for applying a product or standard control was 50 cm sq. These test sites were outlined with gentian violet while the person to be tested was in an upright position.
Each test site area of the test was divided into seven subsite test areas that were at least 1 cm sq. For both the test product and the control product, two test site areas were used--one for before water immersion and one for after 80 minute water immersion. Placement of test site areas were randomized among the subjects. One additional test site area was used for 8% HMS SPF determination on each subject as per FDA Proposed Monograph.
To insure standardized reporting and to define a product's Sun Protection Factor (SPF) value, the application of the product is expressed on a weight basis per unit area which establishes a standard film. The test sunscreen product and the sunscreen standard application is 2 mg/cm sq or 2 μl/cm sq. The 50 cm sq test site area requires 100 mg of a product or 100 μl (assuming a specific gravity of 1) to obtain a standard 2 mg/cm sq test application. For the test product, a cream, the viscosity is such that the material was weighed and applied to the appropriate areas by spreading with a finger cot.
Before exposing the test site areas after applying a product, a waiting period of at least 15 minutes was employed.
A series of UV light exposure (units of time) were administered to the subsites on each subject with the solar simulator. One series of exposures was administered to the untreated, unprotected skin to determine the MED. The MED is the time of exposure that produces the minimally perceptible erythema at 16 to 24 hour post-exposure. The MED of the subject's unprotected skin was determined prior to the test day, then again on the test day.
Each of the protected test sites (controls and/or test sunscreen product) were also exposed to UV light. The standard time intervals selected are a geometric series represented by (1.25)n, wherein each exposure time interval is 25 percent greater than the previous time. (The reason for using the geometric sequence of UV exposure is to maintain the same relative uncertainty, expressed as a constant percentage), independent of the subject's sensitivity to UV light, regardless of whether the subject has a high or low MED). The exact series of exposures to be given was determined by the MED of the unprotected skin.
After UV irradiation of one test site each for both the test sunscreen and the above-cited control sunscreens, each subject entered the whirlpool for 20 minute; whirlpool agitation was at a moderate level. This was followed by a 20 minute rest period, followed by a second 20 minute period of activity in the whirlpool, followed by a second 20 minute rest period, followed by a third 20 minute period of activity in the whirlpool, followed by a third 20 minute rest period, followed by a fourth 20 minute period of activity in the whirlpool. Care was taken and each subject was continuously monitored to insure that the "after" test site areas were untouched. At the conclusion of the 80 minute water tests, the test sites were air dried without toweling. The second protected test site of both the test sunscreen and the above cited control was then exposed to UV light, using the identical method and series of exposures as were used for the "before" UV light irradiation.
Each subject reported back at 16 to 24 hours postexposure, at which time each test site area was read to determine the Minimal Erythema Dose (MED) of both the unprotected and the protected skin.
For both the test sites irradiated prior to water immersion and the test sites irradiated after 80 minute water immersion, the SPF of the test sunscreen is then calculated from the exposure time interval required to produce the MED of the protected skin, and from the exposure time interval required to produce the MED of the unprotected skin (control site), i.e., ##EQU1##
No adverse reactions were observed in any of the subjects who were tested as per the testing procedures described above. The Sun Protection Factor (SPF) value for the sunscreen, as well as for the controls, are as follows:
______________________________________ SPF LabelingProduct SPF Category______________________________________95-90-03Before Immersion 16.70 15.00 or greater (Ultra)After Immersion 16.70 15.00 or greater (Ultra)______________________________________
______________________________________J&J SUNDOWN Moderate______________________________________Before Immersion 5.00 4.00 to 5.99 (Moderate)After Immersion 4.60 4.00 to 5.99 (Moderate)8% Homosalate 4.40 4.00 to 5.99 (Moderate)______________________________________
From the foregoing, it is apparent that new and useful water resistant composition has been herein described and illustrated which fulfills all of the aforestated objectives in a remarkably unexpected fashion. It is of course understood that such modifications, alterations and adaptations as may readily occur to the artisan confronted with this disclosure are intended within the spirit of this disclosure which is limited only by the scope of the claims appended here.
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The Lamar University cross country team will run at the 2006 Cougar Classic beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday, September 1, 2006 at the Buffalo Bayou Park, just northwest of the University of Houston campus.
The men and women's race will begin at 6:30 p.m. The men's teams will run an eight-mile race with each team member running two miles twice. The women's teams will run a six-mile relay with each team member running 1.5 miles twice. Each "team" will consist of two runners from a school, with each member running two, two-mile legs, for the men and two, 1.5 mile legs for the women.
This will be a non-scoring meet and the results will be completed immediately following the meet. The top three teams for both the men and women will receive t-shirts. The entry fee will be $10 per team.


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Walking through the desert is a lonely pursuit. There's virtually nothing around you save for sky, too big to take in all at once, dunes, and a heightened sense of self-awareness. For Oakland's Date Palms, the desert – near the Yuba River in California, particularly – is instead the source for creative impulse and sonic experimentation.
With their fourth studio album, the bleak The Dusted Sessions, Date Palms transcend into a realm of sonic and spiritual intensity. It's one that expands on the prospect of sound within an endless space, and encapsulates a world honed by a thick influence of Indian classical music and sparse minimalist compositions.
The Dusted Sessions is such a rich, apocryphal work that you'd think it was created by many minds. Date Palms is amazingly a duo, Gregg Kowalsky and Marielle Jakobsons. The two deftly balance an array of instruments — including flute, tanpura, violin, and ample electronics — to conjure a world of dunes and dust out of the air and into an immersive set of hypnotic sounds.
"Yuba Source Part One," birthed from a venture to the desert of the same name, invokes both wonder and that eerie sense of calm that washes over after a disaster has struck. Mogwai fans will enjoy the doom-soaked "Dusted Down", roaring with jagged guitars. The post-apocalyptic "Night Riding the Skyline" rumbles with a tremolo hum, the basslines thick and looping through Jakobsons' violin crescendos.
The album's closer "Exodus Due West" is the most ambient track on the record, and undoubtedly the eeriest. With oscillating analog synthesizer bloops over gentle bass strums and a flute, it wraps up an album that feels both distant and near. The Dusted Sessions leaves you unsure of what you've just heard, like seeing a natural wonder for the very first time and feeling like a speck in the vastness of it all.
Essential tracks: "Night Riding the Skyline", "Yuba Source Part One", and "Dusted Down"


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Dougga - Tunisia
Dougga is one of Tunisia's premiere, 65 hectare, best preserved archaeological site of Roman ruins in North Africa. This was originally a Berber town called Thugga. Later, then it served for Numidian king Masinissa. Romans occupied the city in the late 2nd century BC.
Earlier it served an important military site but with the arrival of the Romans it became a regional administrative centre. It is located 550 meters above sea level. Its estimated that at its peak about 25,000 people lived here and there were several temples, baths, cisterns, theaters, market, wash room and gymnasiums and much more. The Capitol was built in 166 or 167 AD, and dedicated to the gods Jove, Juno and Minerva. It rises high above all the other buildings. A well-preserved theatre was built around 168 AD, it is in such good condition that it is used to stage concerts during the Dougga Festival held every summer. Another spectacular site is Triumphal arch, which was set up to greet visitors climbing the hills to the city. Many of the better artifacts and mosaics have been transported to the Bardo Museum in Tunis.


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|The 2009 MOMO Pinot Noir is a blend of fruit from four Marlborough vineyards with varying soil characteristics. The grapes for this wine were hand-picked, hand-sorted, de-stemmed and then cooled before a a pre-fermentation soaking period. After a natural fermentation in open-top fermenters the wine was transferred to French barriques to mature over a period of eleven months. Bouquet: Aromas of cherry, mocha, new leather and hints of spice Palate: The palate is concentrated with succulent dark fruits layered over smoky oak and fine mouth-coating tannins Food Pairing: Delicious with most red meats, mushroom dishes, or hearty fish like Salmon Cellaring: This wine has the potential to improve over the next five years


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Hmm, I'm thinking of writing a post on the DAF 'sex machine'…
Particularly in lieu of the 1985(ish), more explicitly 'camp' version of the group…
Hmm, I'm thinking of writing a post on the DAF 'sex machine'…
Particularly in lieu of the 1985(ish), more explicitly 'camp' version of the group…
Huggy Bear's super rare 1994 live cassette For Every Wolf That Roams features, as I was reminded just the other day, the very best version of Pansy Twist ever.
The Ranald MacDougall authored screenplay of Mildred Pierce diverges from the 1946 Joan Crawford film in its underscoring of class. The Mildred of the screenplay lacks the glamour and sophistication of Joan Crawford, and it is the lack of these very qualities that inform Veda's hatred. Veda makes this hatred blatantly apparent in scene 260, with the words: "You still don't understand, do you? You think new curtains are enough to make me happy. […] No. I want more than that … I want the kind of life that Monte taught me. And you won't give it to me. The way you live isn't good enough for me" (MacDougall 211-212). The point is that Mildred of the screenplay cannot give Veda the kind of life that she wants because it is not predicated on material goods and consumerism, but on social standing and the entitlement that come from having been born into money. It is simply not possible to work one's way up the social ladder in this reality, something that Veda underscores further with the words: "You think now you've made a little money you can get yourself a new hairdo and some expensive clothes and turn yourself into a lady, but you can't, because you'll never be anything but a common frump, whose father lived over a grocery store and whose mother took in washing" (MacDougall 201). In MacDougall's screenplay, origin is destiny. The film, however, effaces this reading. The Pierce family of the film are positioned on a higher-rung of the class ladder in the first place and thus, for them, there is less at stake and less of a schism between where they start the film and where they end up.
It's hardly noteworthy to remark that within the traditions of Gothic novel and the horror film the site of terror shifted over time from being one of exteriority to one of interiority.
In the Gothic novel the move is away from the disruptive force being located or associated with an alien/demonised religion or culture, such as the Catholicism of Southern Europe (The Monk), or the racial other (Vathek). Replacing this fear of the 'other' there is instead a focus on the instability of the self (Jekyll & Hyde), or a meditation on madness and anxiety about the collapse of the nation state (Dracula).
A similar parallel can be seen in the horror film. Horror moves from something located in a castle in Europe (Dracula and Frankenstein's monster in their filmic incarnations) to something connected to madness (Psycho), day to day life (Halloween), the social (Dawn of the Dead), or the body itself (Shivers, The Brood etc).
In contrast, the move within the musical Gothic seems to have run in the other direction. Joy Division and Siouxsie and the Banshees, as progenitors of the genre (although not necessarily part of it), were concerned with the horror of the interiority and the lacerating qualities of the dominant social order. Their followers, on the other hand, proceeded to once again to link horror to a castle in Europe (Bela Lugosi's dead) and the 'Orient' (Orient).
Suburban Relapse
She's Lost Control
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Crash is a novel that is as much concerned with images, and the specific kinds of focalization that accompany them, as it is with car crashes. Throughout the text we are presented again and again with images. Vaughan's room is covered with "hundreds of photographs"; Renata flicks through a copy of Paris-Match containing a photo of a "bloated corpse"; James visualises an accident "filmed in slow motion". Not only are the characters within Crash unable to think or perceive without reference to images, the insinuation is that they are only able to act in a manner mediated by the images they have consumed. Thus we read that: "Catherine's mock-grief was a mere stylization of a gesture – I waited for her to break into song, tap her forehead, touch every second temperature chart around the ward, switch on every fourth set of radio headphones". In this sense, not only is the external landscape of the motorway and the airport car-park mediated and reconstructed by technology, but so are the inner lives of the characters. They are simply unable to conceive of any event without thinking of it in terms of a (mediated) image. In this regard it could be argued that the car crash is simply a metaphor for the 'car crash' of images that confront us in the multi-media landscape of modern life.
Now this is tasty. A whole Live Skull show from 1989.
I wonder if those reissues will ever see the light of day?
A nice retrospective on Nico's best three albums can be found over at The Quietus.
And here is the video for Morning of Light which I never knew existed until this morning.


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It doesn't sound bad, does it? In fact this world already exists and is called Facebook Insights.
Unfortunately too few marketers realise the full potential of these tools and are clinging to third-party engagement scores, a single number that attempts to show how well they are connecting on the world's biggest social network.
Such numbers might have been useful 12 months ago – a lifetime in social media – but today they are as likely to confuse as illuminate.
Engagement scores really took off in 2011 as marketers realised the importance of Edge Rank; Facebook's fabled algorithm, which ranks social interaction based on engagement history.
The problem was that measuring Edge Rank was not easy. Engagement instead became the key measure but even this was not a simple proposition.
But while this is a step up from counting fans – the key metric pre-2011 for most brands – it is still a flawed approach. The problem with these scores is that they are very often generated by third-party algorithms that are every bit as mysterious as Edge Rank itself.
It's hard to understand how and why a Facebook page has been a success and to apply such engagement scores to the every day management of social media strategy is almost impossible.
Relaunched in late 2011, Facebook Insights offered a range of new practical metrics that could be used every day, including "Talking About This" and "Engaged Users" and the more general terms "reach" and "impressions".
A massive step forward from Facebook Insights 1.0, this new tool has truly upped the ante in relation to analysis of social media strategy. It offers a huge source of data and operational information.
It enables us to assess success via both traditional media-buying metrics like reach and frequency as well as new social media metrics such as engagement, virality and likes (still a somewhat important number at the end of the day).
The strength of this approach is that it is based on Facebook's own figures. We can accurately analyse the status updates that have created the most enthusiastic users and which have created most viral spread and combined with reach and frequency metrics it allows us to constantly optimise Facebook pages based on real, clear (and free) data.
Facebook Insights has become a powerful and professional tool in the on-going battle to understand Facebook performance. We have given up engagement scores in favour of an understanding of what creates engagement and virality -and why it is created.
Martin Lund is a social media specialist and researcher at Mediacom Denmark
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Recipe by MARGARET CARR
"This is one of my favorite meals: pork tenderloin medallions atop crisp steamed greens, drizzled with a robust olive oil and lime juice dressing. It is wonderful served with brown rice on the side and the white or blush wine of your choice."
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limes, juiced
1 cup
olive oil
2 teaspoons
dried cilantro
1 teaspoon
cracked peppercorns
1 teaspoon
garlic salt
1 (1 1/2 pound)
pork tenderloin
1 pound
kale, stems removed and leaves coarsely chopped
First, about the fat content-the calculation was based on 4 srvgs. When I read the nutrition info I was shocked and then did a little investigation. This is enough pork to feed 6 generously. One cup of olive oil has about 225 grams of fat! So if you use all of the dressing and serve four, the fat and calories ARE correct. That being said, no need to dump all the dressing on, DRIZZLE it as suggested and reduce the fat and calories by a HUGE amount to about 22 grms fat per serving if you use just half the dressing.
Second, this is absolutely delicious, so fresh tasting. Thanks for posting, I have never used kale before and am glad to have found this recipe! And most of the fat is the heart healthy kind anyway!
I cook lowfat so I only put about 1/3 c of olive oil in the dressing. I was only cooking for two so instead of the tenderloin I used a boneless loin chop. The chop was only okay, but the kale was very tasty. Next time I think I will broil the chop with the marinade.
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The best pork tenderlion I've made thus far. This recipe is great, because I've been trying to eat kale twice a week because its one of the healthiest vegetables. I subsctituted garlic salt for about three cloves of fresh garlic and I used fresh cilantro. I also zested one of the limes. I whirled everything in the cuisinart. I also seared the tenderloin before I put it in the oven. AWESOME! SO TENDER AND TASTY. And for those who don't like cilantro, the lime kills the bitter cilantro taste.
This looks like a wonderful meal. I do have a question for Margaret before I prepare it as I try to eat helthy. It doesn't seem possible that one serving would have 722 calories and 61g of fat. Is this an error? Thanks
Fantastic!! I made 2 changes: 1st -Grilled the pork outside. 2nd - Used only 3 tsp EVOO and replaced the difference with fresh squeezed OJ. Fantastic and MUCH healthier than written. Thanks so much for the recipe!!
I didn't make the tenderloin, but I used the sauce with the kale, and I thought it was really wonderful. The dressing was wonderfully savory and really complemented the meal.
My family loved this dish! The dressing was yummy! I used fresh minced garlic instead of garlic salt and used a hand blender to mix the dressing. I had enough left to use as a salad dressing! Yummy!
I loved this meal. I rarely make a recipe that I don't think requires changes, but this was one...and my husband loved it too.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Pork Tenderloin with Steamed Kale
Serving Size: 1/4 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 695
Calories from Fat: 530
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DevilDriver -- Denver, CO -- January 16th, 2010
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Here's the setlist from DevilDriver on Saturday, January 16th @ The Gothic Theatre in Denver, CO. Opening bands were They Will Be Done, Goatwhore, Suffocation.
My friends and I arrived a little late to the show, missed Thy Will Be Done. Got in a little after Goatwhore started. Not familiar with their songs, but I thought they were the better of the two supporting acts I got to see. Pretty solid set, I might look into them a little further.
Suffocation was decent as well, not quite my cup of tea. I respect that they are legendary and very influential to death metal. Amazing musicians, but they didn't really leave a lasting impact on me. Compared to the last time I saw the Bound By The Road tour in '08 when Napalm Death, 36 Crazyfists and Invitro opened, I just didn't get as into the support bands.
Then DevilDriver! Before they started things off, they played "Cry Little Sister" over the PA (the song from the Lost Boys, the Gerard McMann and Michael Mainieri version and not the new Seasons After version). Not just a snippet, but the whole song. Decent way to kick things off going straight into End of the Line. Their set is as follows:
1. End of the Line
2. Before the Hangman's Noose
3. Pray for Villains
4. Back With A Vengeance
5. Clouds Over California
6. Fate Stepped In
7. Grinfucked
8. Hold Back the Day
9. These Fighting Words
10. Not All Who Wander Are Lost
11. I Could Care Less
12. I've Been Sober
13. Meet the Wretched
Which is the same set as the other two previous dates posted here on the site except no The Mountain AND no Cat Scratch Fever cover.
Not sure why neither made it into the setlist. With no encore either. Maybe time was an issue and they were running a little behind.
The show did end around 11:30, 11:45ish.
My friends and I are big fans of the first album, kinda bummed to see only two songs remaining in the setlist from that album. Still have yet to see them play Swinging The Dead in the 3 times I've seen them. I would've preferred to hear a DevilDriver rarity or cover then the Cry Little Sister intro (which would've been more epic if the Seasons After cover wasn't all over active rock radio right now). Bottom line comes down to me not being in the band so I get what they give me and I am glad to see them anytime I can.
It was a standard and solid DevilDriver show. Dez is a great frontman as he has been for years now. Someone told him to start a Wall of Death before Meet The Wretched and he replied "We don't do the Wall of Death, that's another band..." John Boecklin is one of the most underrated metal drummers out there today. Bassist Jon Miller looked like he was truly having fun up there, as the rest of the band did. This was my 3rd time catching them live and hopefully not my last. Not the most memorable DD show for me, but any DD performance is better then a lot of other bands out there.
(Sorry the review is pretty lengthy, I usually get beat to the punch on this site for Denver shows I go to. Had to soak it up and go in-depth)
Last night at the show in Pittsburgh Dez said that the drummer John Boecklin has a pinched nerve in his neck so they couldn't play as long as planned. So that would explain why they're not playing as long now.
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COLUMBIA CITY — Indian Springs Middle School's boys and girls track teams ended their season this month.
The boys 8th-grade squad took first place in the Northeast Lakes Middle School Conference meet, downing Whitko, Lakeview, Edgewood, Lincoln, Riverview and Crestview.
ISMS barely edged Lincoln, by five points, to earn the title.
Many tracksters placed higher in their events than they were seeded.
The girls took third in the NELMSC conference meet, and Whitko's girls won.
Results for Whitko's athletes were not available.
Jake Matteson led the Eagle Stars with two wins, in the mile run and the 800-meter, as well as a sixth-place finish in the 100-meter dash.
Matteson was also part of the 1,600-meter relay team that placed first.
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