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SaltShaving Salt, Saving Lives
by Bonnie Liebman, April 2010
In 2005, high blood pressure was responsible for one in six deaths in the United States," says a new report from experts at the Institute of Medicine.1 That's because hypertension boosts your risk of dying of a heart attack or stroke more than smoking, high cholesterol, obesity, or any other risk factor does. And excess salt is a major cause of high blood pressure.
What's more, salt may damage the heart, kidneys, and other organs above and beyond its effect on blood pressure. "Salt is costing us too many lives and too many dollars," says physician Stephen Havas.
Here's why you—and, more importantly, the food industry—should hold the salt.
1. Less salt means lower blood pressure and less disease.
It's no surprise that cutting salt lowers blood pressure. That has been shown in studies that compare higher- versus lower-salt diets in both adults and children. 2,3
And a recent meta-analysis of 13 studies found not just lower blood pressures, but a lower risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular events among people who cut their salt intake.4
For example, in the Trials of Hypertension Prevention studies, some 2,400 people with pre-hypertension were randomly assigned to either cut their sodium by roughly 750 to 1,000 milligrams a day or to follow general guidelines for healthy eating for 1½ to 4 years.5
Ten to 15 years after the studies ended, researchers found a 25 to 30 percent lower risk of heart attacks, strokes, or other cardiovascular events in the group that cut salt.
"A decrease in sodium in the diet, even among those with only modestly elevated blood pressure, lowers risk of cardiovascular disease later in life," says investigator Nancy Cook, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.
2. Nearly everyone gets high blood pressure.
Why worry about salt if you haven't been diagnosed with high blood pressure? Odds are, you will be.
"Over time, 90 percent of people in this country develop hypertension," says Havas, a former Vice President of Science, Quality, and Public Health at the American Medical Association.
That's because—unless you live in a society where people eat very little salt—blood pressure rises as you age. In the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study, which followed more than 15,000 Americans aged 45 to 64, average systolic blood pressure (the upper number) jumped five points in five years.6
"Blood pressures drift upward as people get older and they're exposed to longterm excess sodium," explains Havas. "That's why almost all adults are going to get blood pressures that put them at higher risk for heart disease and stroke."
3. Risk rises before your blood pressure is "high"
Doctors consider prescribing drugs when your blood pressure is high—that is, it's at least 140 over 90 (see "How High Is Too High?"). But it's a threat to your blood vessels before it crosses that line.
"People don't realize that blood pressure higher than 120 over 80 is associated with increased risk," says Havas.
"Between 'normal' and 'hypertension' you have a huge number of heart disease and stroke deaths attributable to excess blood pressure," he explains.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) calls those in-between blood pressures "prehypertension." Roughly one out of three American adults has it. Another one out of three has hypertension.
Researchers aren't sure how elevated blood pressure raises the risk of heart attacks and strokes. One possibility: it may accelerate the clogging of arteries.
"The progression of atherosclerosis is much higher in the face of hypertension," explains hypertension authority Norman Kaplan of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
"The heart beating at a higher pressure may lead to damage in the blood vessel wall, and that could allow cholesterol and inflammatory cells to enter."
4. Hypertension harms the heart, brain, and kidneys.
High blood pressure doesn't just raise the risk of heart attacks and strokes. It also boosts the risk of heart failure, which affects 5.8 million Americans.
"It can mean that the heart's pump has deteriorated and can't push the blood out," says Kaplan, author of Kaplan's Clinical Hypertension, a reference for physicians.
And high blood pressure is a leading cause of chronic kidney disease, which strikes one out of nine Americans. Also troubling is the growing evidence that hypertension raises the risk of dementia.
For example, in the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study, which took MRI brain scans of 1,400 women over age 65, those with high blood pressure had more abnormal brain lesions eight years later.7
"Even moderately elevated blood pressure is associated with silent vascular disease in the brain that contributes to risk of dementia," conclude the study's authors.
5. Drugs haven't solved the problem.
So what if you get high blood pressure? Can't you just take a drug to lower it?
"You don't want to wait until your blood pressure crosses that magic threshold of 140 over 90 because by that point you've already done a fair amount of damage to your heart, vascular system, kidneys, and brain," says Havas.
What's more, 42 million Americans have uncontrolled hypertension. That's because 28 percent of those who have hypertension don't know it, 11 percent know they have it but aren't being treated, and 26 percent are being treated but not enough to get their blood pressure below 140 over 90. That means 65 percent of Americans with hypertension don't have their blood pressure under control.8
Why? "Hypertension is a chronic condition that doesn't make the patient feel anything," explains Kaplan. "If people with, say, rheumatoid arthritis don't take their medication, they hurt. So they'll take that medication. But people with hypertension don't experience anything obvious." So they stop.
"A number of surveys have shown that if you put 100 people on treatment, in a year's time only half will still be taking their medication," Kaplan notes.
Doctors may also share some of the blame. "Some physicians will put patients on anti-hypertensive medication, and then say 'Okay, I'm done,' without monitoring to see if the patients' blood pressure is still elevated," says Kaplan.
But eating less salt would make blood pressure drugs more effective in those who need them. "With lower sodium intakes, you see a greater fall in blood pressure," says Kaplan. "That's particularly true for diuretics, but it's been shown with other drugs as well."
In fact, researchers recently tested the impact of a lower-salt diet on 12 people who had resistant hypertension—that is, their blood pressures were still high even though they were taking an average of 3½ different drugs every day.
When doctors told them to not just take the drugs but to also eat a lower-salt diet (1,050 milligrams a day), their blood pressures were dramatically lower (by an average of 22 over 9 points) than when they were on a high-salt diet (5,750 mg a day).9
The authors' conclusion: "High dietary salt ingestion is an important cause of resistant hypertension."
6. Assume that you're sensitive to salt.
"For certain individuals who are salt sensitive, excessive consumption of sodium can increase blood pressure," says the Salt Institute, which represents the salt industry. 10 Certain individuals?
"Some people react to sodium more quickly than others," says Havas. "But 90 percent of people in this country develop hypertension and the principal cause is exposure to excess sodium, so most people over time don't do well with high salt loads."
What's more, "there is no predictor or test of salt sensitivity," he adds. "So one has to assume that almost all of us are sensitive to long-term sodium exposure."
That's why expert panels recommend no more than 1,500 mg of sodium a day if you're middleaged or older, are black, or already have high blood pressure. Everyone else should shoot for 2,300 mg a day. But "everyone else" turns out to be just 30 percent of U.S. adults.
7. Other factors are no excuse to ignore salt.
Cutting excess salt isn't the only way to lower blood pressure. Getting more potassium also helps, and Americans average far less than the 4,700 mg daily target. Eating a DASH diet—which is rich in fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy foods— knocks down blood pressure (see Nutrition Action, Oct. 2009, cover story). So does staying trim, daily exercise, and limiting alcohol to no more than two drinks a day (for men) or one drink a day (for women).11
"All of those factors affect blood pressure," says Havas. "I don't think anyone would argue that you should only work on one front." But cutting salt is still key.
Sometimes, he adds, other factors are "a smokescreen that the food industry throws out to confuse everybody." In fact, it may be easier to change the population's salt intake than anything else.
"We can't get people to lose weight and maintain the weight loss over time, though we should try because some people will do it," notes Havas. "We can't get people to exercise regularly and maintain it over time, though it's worth trying because some people will do it."
And it's not easy to get people to eat more fruits and vegetables. "Consumption has been going up very gradually," says Havas. "If the average American eats 3 or 4 servings a day and we need to get to 8 or 9 or more, it's going to take a long time."
In contrast, the government can stop companies from dumping so much salt into packaged and restaurant foods. "Getting sodium out of the food supply is the easiest because you can engineer that," explains Havas. "You can't engineer more fruits and vegetables, greater weight loss, and more exercise."
8. Salt's harm goes beyond blood pressure.
Salt appears to damage the heart and blood vessels above and beyond its impact on blood pressure.
"With most animals, if you give them a high intake of salt, their blood pressure will go up, they develop cardiovascular disease, and they die prematurely," explains researcher Norm Campbell of the University of Calgary in Canada.
"But if you genetically breed animals so you can feed them salt and they have no increase in blood pressure, they still develop cardiovascular disease prematurely. That suggests that salt has direct toxic effects on the heart and blood vessels."
And there's evidence that salt is toxic to humans. "By and large, these human studies show increased cardiovascular event rates on typical high-salt diets independent of blood pressure," notes Campbell.
How might salt harm the body beyond its impact on blood pressure?
- Left ventricular hypertrophy. High
blood pressure can thicken the muscle
in the chamber of the heart that pumps
blood throughout the body.
"The presence of left ventricular thickness is a very-high-risk situation because it contributes to most cases of heart failure," explains Kaplan. But some studies suggest that a highsalt diet worsens the damage caused by high blood pressure.12 And cutting back on salt may reverse the muscle thickening, he adds.
- Stiff arteries. Stiff arteries are often
an early sign of heart disease. When
researchers put overweight or obese
people with normal blood pressure on a
diet with a typical sodium intake (about
3,500 mg a day), their arteries were stiffer
than when they ate a lower-salt diet
(1,150 mg a day).13
"These findings suggest additional cardioprotective effects of salt reduction beyond blood pressure reduction," conclude the researchers.
- Kidney disease. High blood pressure
damages the kidneys. But salt may make
it worse. In some studies, people who
consume more salt excrete more protein
in their urine.14 That's a sign that their
kidneys are under stress.
"The presence of protein in the filtering surfaces of the kidneys is associated with inflammation and damage," notes Kaplan. For people who have kidney disease, "a reduction in sodium can reduce protein in the urine."
- Osteoporosis. High-salt diets increase calcium losses in urine. "When there's excess salt in the kidney's tubules, it draws out the calcium," explains Kaplan. But only a few studies have looked at salt's impact on bone.15 Stay tuned.
9. Cuts in salt can save lives and dollars.
"The average American woman consumes roughly 3,000 milligrams of sodium a day. The average man consumes more than 4,000 mg. What would we save by cutting those intakes by 1,200 mg? That's what the University of California's Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo and colleagues estimated.16
"We modeled small reductions in salt across the whole U.S. population—not getting everyone to recommended levels, but to eat just slightly less salt," she explains. Recommended levels are less than 1,500 mg a day for most people.
"We found that lowering salt would result in many fewer heart attacks, strokes, new cases of heart disease, and deaths each year. Even small changes in blood pressure across the whole population would have very dramatic health benefits."
Cutting salt by 1,200 mg a day "would save more lives than lowering the body weight of all obese people by 5 percent, which is difficult to achieve and maintain," notes Bibbins-Domingo. Trimming salt would save about as many lives, heart attacks, and strokes as "treating everybody who's already hypertensive with blood-pressure medications."
Cutting salt would also cut costs "because of money not spent on hospitalizations for heart attacks and strokes," notes Bibbins- Domingo. "We would save lives and health care costs."
And the true savings may be even greater. "If salt raises the risk of heart attacks and strokes above and beyond its effect on blood pressure, it could have a gigantic impact," says Havas. "It's a double whammy."
10. It's tough to cut salt on your own.
"I'm a physician," says Bibbins-Domingo, "and it's always striking to me how hard it is for my patients to cut salt."
That's because 75 to 80 percent of the sodium we consume is added to food before we open a package or walk into a restaurant. So unless you make everything—including breads, crackers, cereals, soup, pizza, spaghetti sauce, salad dressing—from scratch, you can't easily avoid the salt.
"You can take all the salty snacks out of your diet—the nuts and the chips and everything else, but much still remains," says Bibbins-Domingo. "So many patients come to me thinking they've made healthier choices and they're oftentimes consuming the same, if not more, salt."
And restaurants make supermarket salt levels look low (see "Salt on the Menu"). "People eat more and more in restaurants," says Havas. "They have no idea how much sodium is in those foods."
Like the governments of the United Kingdom and Finland, Washington could pressure—and, if necessary, require—companies to cut salt and could require warning labels on high-salt foods.
The food industry isn't going to trim salt on its own, says Havas. "It's been eight years since the American Public Health Association called on food companies and restaurants to cut sodium levels in half. If they had, we could have saved 150,000 lives a year—that's at least 1.2 million lives since 2002.
"We can't just keep saying, 'Let's try a voluntary approach.' Too many people are dying or becoming disabled."
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As long as the food supply stays salt-laden, the easiest way to reach target sodium levels is to make your own.
Okay, it's not easy to bake your own raisin bran, but you can easily whip up your own salad dressing and season your own rice, couscous, or pasta. You can also buy no-saltadded canned beans (try Eden), tuna (try Bumble Bee), and tomatoes (try Pomì). And you can dust off your old copies of Nutrition Action and rediscover Kate Sherwood's amazing Healthy Cook recipes, which trim sodium but not taste.
But on days when there's no way you're going to make your own, try this: add salt-free vegetables, beans, or grains to high-sodium packaged or restaurant foods.
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Dr. Don,
I'm 51 years old and have about $400,000 socked away in 403(b) and
Roth IRA accounts. Right now I have about four months' salary as
an emergency fund. I read in a lot of places that a six-to-nine
months "buffer" is better. Can I tap into my Roth account
principal (contributions net of earnings) just in case?
-- Kuko Cache
I'm in the three-to-six month camp when it comes
to sizing an emergency fund, and I base that on monthly expenses,
not monthly salary. After all, it's having the liquidity to meet
your current expenses that's the goal here.
People whose income varies a lot from month-to-month
or year-to-year should have a larger fund than people with a steady
income. Other factors would include your health, job security, equity
in your home and the size and composition of your investment portfolio
-- including your retirement accounts.
Having a home equity line of credit (HELOC) in place
can reduce your need for an emergency fund; so can the ability to
borrow against the cash value of your life insurance policy, access
to 403(b) plan assets or original contributions to your Roth IRA
Withdrawals of your original contributions to
a Roth IRA aren't taxable, but withdrawing investment earnings may
be both taxable and subject to a 10 percent penalty tax if the distributions
are made prior to age 59½ and aren't used for a qualified
purpose such as a first-time home purchase, higher education expenses,
qualified medical expenses, health insurance expenses during a period
of unemployment, disability or death. The tax issues surrounding
withdrawal of earnings from a Roth IRA are such that you should
consult a tax professional prior to taking those distributions.
Over time most people gain a measure of financial
flexibility that allows them more than one alternative in meeting
a financial challenge. The more flexibility you have with your finances,
the less important it is to have a large emergency fund. For readers
who don't have an emergency fund in place, a CCH
calculator will help you size your fund.
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text: Dec 10, 2013 00:29 Saints list no surprise inactives v. Panthers Saints list no surprise inactives v. Panthers New Orleans Saints line up for the National Anthem in the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in New Orleans, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) by ramon antonio vargas| email@example.com Dec. 8, 2013; 6:15 p.m. Comments The Saints did not list any surprise inactives ahead of their kickoff against Carolina at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday night. DE Glenn Foster (ankle), DE/OLB Keyunta Dawson (calf) and S Rafael Bush (ankle) will miss the game with injuries, the Saints (9-3) said. All three missed practice this week and were listed as questionable. No. 3 QB Ryan Griffin, backup CB Trevin Wade, backup T Terron Armstead and backup WR Nick Toon are healthy scratches for the Saints. For Carolina (9-3), WR Tavarres King, WR Marvin McNutt, CB Josh Norman, RB Kenjon Barner, LB Jordan Senn, G Chris Scott and DE Frank Alexander are inactive. Scott was ruled out with a knee injury. Senn had been doubtful with a hurt hamstring. Whichever team wins the contest Sunday night will take a one-game lead in the NFC South with three dates left to play. The Saints face Carolina on the road on Dec. 22. Get The Advocate in your inbox Subscribe


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Recording Audio from WMP Stream
I'm sure the quality will be pretty low, but there's some music I just have to have.
How do I record streaming audio on Windows XP?
I'm sure the quality will be pretty low, but there's some music I just have to have.
How do I record streaming audio on Windows XP?
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This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
If you have a Stereo Mix option, you can use that along with Audacity (a free audio editor) to record anything that is coming through your speakers. There are also some pay solutions.
Many of the modern manufacturers of audio cards have removed that option specifically because you are able to record streaming music.
Its actually really good quality.
Record the "Stereo Mix" channel (you may have to make it a visible recording option).
Another option if you can't get "stereo mix" available to you:
Get a male-to-male stereo cable, and a stereo splitter dongle (one male to double female).
Splitter into Stereo line-out on soundcard, speakers and one end of cable into splitter, other end of cable into line-in on the card.
Then record "line-in".
Not elegant, but gets around most audio DRM, which is often why 'stereo mix' is not available to you these days.
Also, the quality should be fine if you're not expecting digital perfection. :)
There are also guides out there for XP and Vista (and probably other operating systems) to turn Stereo mix option back on.
You mean, like, with a microphone ?
(this is as simple as they come) :: Plug the mic in, open sound recorder in windows (talking XP here, there should be something in 7 and Vista as well) - it's in Accessories/Entertainment, and click Record.


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Mississippi State's basketball team is apparently going to play UCLA in the Wooden Classic on Dec. 12, according to multiple reports. MSU would not confirm it.
That would mean finding another date for the Gardner-Webb game that was set for Dec. 12. State has two other dates still to fill.
The Wooden Classic is a four-team, two-game event held at the Honda Center in Los Angeles. UCLA is already a confirmed participant, but a worker in the Honda Center ticket office said no other teams are confirmed. A call to UCLA's basketball office has not been returned.
The trip would come two days after MSU's visit to Tampa for the SEC/Big East Challenge, where it will face DePaul.


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This Day In Music History
August 3rd
1966 – The Beatles are banned by the South African government and can no longer be played on the radio. The decision stemmed from the controversy surrounding John Lennon's remarks on his band being "more popular than Jesus."
1974 – Jeff Baxter of Steely Dan leaves to join The Doobie Brothers. It was a decision made with the knowledge that Steely Dan would soon quit touring and work only with session musicians. It was Baxter who would introduce Michael McDonald to the Dobbies and convinced them to add him permanently to the line up. McDonald's vocal and songwriting contributions, as well as Baxter's jazzier guitar style, marked a new direction for the band.
1985 – Tears for Fears starts a 3 week run at number one on the singles chart with their hit 'Shout'. At the height of the song's popularity, band member Roland Orzabal described the meaning of 'Shout' as being "concerned with political protest. It came out in 1984 when a lot of people were still worried about the aftermath of The Cold War and it was basically an encouragement to protest."
2003 – About 50 local anglers gather at a stream on Huey Lewis' property in Montana for a "fish-in." The locals are upset with Lewis for putting up a fence and no trespassing signs in an attempt to keep people from fly fishing on his property.


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Franchise Index: Previous Season / Next Season
Record: 4-12-0, Finished 5th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 243 points (15.2/g), 24th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 332 points (20.8/g), 20th.
Differential of -89 points (-5.6/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 5.2-10.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -14 (-0.9/g), 26th.
Simple Rating System: Total -3.1, Offense: -2.9, Defense: -0.1, SoS: 2.5, versus averages of 0.0.
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While the Plains are dealing with a huge tornado outbreak, Hoosiers are drying out after a soggy Saturday. We picked up 1″ or more in some parts of Central Indiana. We were lucky, though. No severe storms developed, only rain, heavy at times. Here's a look at our WeatherBug rain totals for Saturday:
It's a very different story for parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa where 103 tornadoes were reported as of midnight. Among them, a tornado which caused damage to the south and east sides of Wichita, Kansas. Here's a look at Preliminary Storm Reports from the Storm Prediction Center:
We should be dry, warm, and windy (gusts 30+ mph) Sunday with a high of 80 degrees. That will come close to the record of 84 set in 2002, and well above the average of 63.
If you're heading to Victory Field, the Indianapolis Indians will be hosting a double-header (since Saturday's game was postponed due to rain). First pitch is 12:35 and temps should soar through the 70s reaching 80 by 4pm.
We should stay dry until the wee hours of the morning Monday. That's when a line of strong storms (maybe an isolated severe?) is likely to develop ahead of a cold front as shown on FutueTrak13. The rain may slow the morning commute, but it dries out for the rest of the day.
There's a slight chance of showers/storms late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning, then more storms possible Friday. At this point, it looks like rain should end early Saturday morning…hopefully before the Race for the Cure!
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On a personal note, outbreaks like the one in the Plains are part of why I decided to pursue a career as a meteorologist. I grew up in the heart of Tornado Alley in Oklahoma. Instead of being afraid of storms, I decided to face them head-on and learn all that I could about them. But as we see time and time again, even with the best technology and better warnings, it's impossible to stop a tornado. What you can do is be prepared to seek shelter and stay safe. Have a weather radio. Subscribe to email weather alerts. Get weather warnings via facebook, twitter, or your smart phone. Learn what to look for on radar so you know what a tornadic supercell looks like. And above all things, don't ever become complacent. My sister's yard was in the path of Friday's tornado that hit Norman, Oklahoma. Her backyard is a mess, but her house is fine and she is fine…thanks to heeding the tornado warning. There's no better reminder than when a tornado strikes a little too close to home that safety is the biggest priority. Here's a pic from her yard:
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Maybe the Haute Habitat Doormat ($35) is less impressive than its real life counterparts, but that makes it waaay less dangerous to encounter, too. We can't say the same thing for the inside of your apartment, though. The I've-been-so-busy-I've-had-no-time-to-clean mess is starting to become a real hazard. Who knows what wild things lurk under that pile of discarded towels on the bathroom floor!
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Dear Christie,
You sent me an Extract from Ludlow's unpublished Mss. concerning some pretension on the part of Ashley Cooper to have married one of Cromwell's Daughters; a rumour, which from other indications, I judge may have had some foundation.1 I have unfortunately lost the Extract; and if it would not trouble you too much, should be very glad to see it again. No danger of loss by neglect, this time; for tomorrow evening I shall be at the place for using it, if it is ever to be used by me. Pray help if you can.
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I dont know about everyone else but I believe if we are too silent and sit and wait to see or make it look like we will even accept any gun laws which we know only enables criminals and hurts law abiding.
This video is saying that we are in the process of being tested to see how far we can be pushed.
I dont wanna seem to be trying to incite any violence, But I do think its time to make known that we wont stand for unlawful laws. I think though we want to show ourselves as cool calm and collected and non violent folks, THIS TIME we might have to go on an offensive and really be vocal and even take to the streets in anger because they dont want to understand what the 2nd Amendment is about or they know what it is about but want to have full control.. Not a real powerful video but I do think we are being tested to see how much courage we have and how far we are willing to stand for what is right!
Senator Dianne Feinstein: All Gun Owners Should Be Registered, Fingerprinted - YouTube


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Father-of-seven Mohammed Saleem was stabbed three times in the back as he returned from a mosque in a "swift, vicious" attack.
15:57, UK, Thursday 02 May 2013
The killing of a 75-year-old man stabbed to death yards from his home could have been racially-motivated, police have said.
Mohammed Saleem was knifed in the back three times as he returned from his local mosque in Birmingham on Monday night.
The father of seven, who walked with a stick, was attacked with such force that the blows penetrated the front of his body.
The possibility that the attack was racially motivated is "a significant line of inquiry", said Detective Superintendent Mark Payne of West Midland Police.
Mr Saleem had no defensive wounds after what Mr Payne called a "swift, vicious" and "cowardly" attack.
Officers want to trace a white man, aged 25 to 32, of medium height and build and wearing a beanie-style hat, spotted running near the scene of the attack just before 10.30pm.
They also want to track down a seven-seat people carrier captured on CCTV driving near the mosque.
The two white male occupants in their 30s are considered "significant witnesses", said West Midlands Police.
In a family appeal on Thursday, two of Mr Saleem's daughters - Shazia Khan, 45, and Nazia Maqsood, 44 - called for the attacker to hand themselves in.
They tearfully described Mr Saleem as a "widely respected member of the community" and "much-loved father".
"We can't express our feelings of sadness and devastation," they added. "It's hard to accept that our beloved father and grandfather has been taken from us in such a brutal way."
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Arsenal's Mesut Ozil feels Borussia Dortmund are one of the favourites to win the UEFA Champions League.
Ozil's side travel to Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday to meet last season's runners-up in Group F of the competition, with both teams on six points along with Napoli.
Dortmund ran out 2-1 winners in the reverse fixture at the Emirates Stadium last month, and Ozil feels that victory proves Jurgen Klopp's men have the quality to go all the way in the tournament in 2013-14.
When asked by Bild whether Dortmund could go one better than their 2-1 defeat to Bayern Munich in May's final this time around, he said: "Sure, why not?
"A team that wins in London is of course one of the favourites. Dortmund was already a strong team in the past season and my impression is that they are better than ever."
Arsenal sit top of the Premier League by five points following their 2-0 victory over Liverpool at the Emirates on Saturday.
The Germany international went on to back his side to maintain their domestic form and challenge for the title, explaining his happiness at playing in the English capital after his September switch from Real Madrid.
Asked whether Arsenal could win the league, he responded: "Why not?
"Whoever, after ten games, is five points ahead, also has the potential to stand in front at the end of the season.
"To be honest, at Arsenal everything is fun. The coach, the players and life in London - I really feel comfortable."
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Matter in Motion: The educational materialism of Gilles Deleuze
Version of Record online: 14 APR 2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-5812.2010.00745.x
© 2011 The Author. Educational Philosophy and Theory © 2011 Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia
Educational Philosophy and Theory
Special Issue: The Future of Educational Materialism
Volume 44, Issue Supplement s1, pages 3–17, May 2012
Additional Information
How to Cite
COLE, D. R. (2012), Matter in Motion: The educational materialism of Gilles Deleuze. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 44: 3–17. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-5812.2010.00745.x
Publication History
- Issue online: 11 APR 2012
- Version of Record online: 14 APR 2011
- Abstract
- Article
- References
- Cited By
- Materialism;
- Deleuze;
- transcendence;
- immanence;
- empiricism;
- education
This paper critically examines the materialism that Gilles Deleuze espouses in his oeuvre to the benefit of educational theory. In Difference and Repetition, he presented transcendental empiricism by underwriting Kant with realism (Deleuze, 1994). Later, in Capitalism & Schizophrenia I & II that were co-written with Félix Guattari (1984, 1988) and that they named Anti-Oedipus and A Thousand Plateaus, Deleuze's philosophical approach is realigned into what I term here as transcendental materialism, and latterly as immanent materialism; that I claim effectively eliminate phenomenology as perceptual input. This essay takes this transformation seriously as a way of understanding educational data, research and practices. The proposition that is central to this paper is that transcendental and immanent materialism give us a means of dealing with educational phenomena without the interference of perception or a stable category of experience, by connecting data with theory and circumventing subjectification. It is argued that this proposition has important consequences for educational research, and the construction of educational arguments that will be illustrated in this essay. Deleuze's debt to French Marxism and in particular to the work of Louis Althusser are also recognised through this writing.


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There have been many recipes out there lately for making cookies from cake mix. Why not? Cake mix has every ingredient you could possibly need except for eggs and fat. You can add anything else you want from nuts to candy, or just leave them plain.
Here is a basic recipe. Some used more oil - up to ½ cup or a stick of softened butter. All used two large eggs.
- One box cake mix (any flavor or kind)
- 1/3-cup vegetable oil
- Two large eggs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Using a spoon, mix ingredients until completely blended. Spoon dough onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes. Allow to cool pans for five minutes, then transfer to cooling rack.
To form uniform cookies, weigh one ounce of dough and form balls and flatten slightly on the cookie sheet. Place two inches apart as they will spread. This made exactly 21 single three-inch cookies.
Never one to leave well enough alone, I used the cookies to make a favorite childhood treat. Village Bakery, our old neighborhood bakery formerly located near the top of 3300 South in the old Canyon Rim shopping center in Salt Lake City, made the best sugar cookies, sweet rolls, breads and cakes. They also made a cream filled chocolate cookie that put anything you could buy at the grocery store to shame. They were about three inches across, soft and delicious. Two big cookies filled with luscious creamy goo.
Considering cake mixes are loaded with soft low protein flour, they produce a soft and chewy cookie. Add to that a half-recipe of my favorite filling you can find by clicking here, and you have something very much like those childhood treats - if not a few steps better. I used Betty Crocker's Triple Chocolate Fudge cake mix.
The only problem is, the filling is a lot more work than the cookies, and they stand pretty well on their own. It would be easier to throw in a cup of chocolate chips or just leave them plain. Some of us just keep looking for those delicious memories of cookies gone by. Do what works for you, but whatever you do, enjoy and share them with people you love. That makes the best kind of memories.
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Could This Be the Next Mama Mia? Viva Forever by The Spice Girls
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The Spice Girls, the famous 90's girl band, are turning their music into a West End theater production called "Viva Forever"; just like ABBA did with their hugely successful musical "Mama Mia". "Viva Forever" will start showing in London this December.
I never was a fan of the Spice girls, but considering their impressive and successful musical history, it's easy to predict that the new musical will be a smash hit:
- The Spice Girls sold more than 75 million albums.
- Hold the title of best selling female group of all time.
- Has the most successful album by a female group.
This is a promo of the musical and the people behind it, like the producer of Mama Mia and comedian\writer Jennifer Saunders.


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Nov. 6, 2008
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TUCSON - --Jordan Hill's 23 points led a quartet of Wildcats in double figures as the Wildcats dropped University of the Incarnate Word, 97-83, in an exhibition game to open the 2008-09 men's basketball season in McKale Center.
"Overall the guys played hard, especially in the second half," said interim head coach Russ Pennell. "Players we were counting on stepped up and did what they were supposed to do."
Jamelle Horne and Nic Wise added 16 points apiece and Chase Budinger scored 15. The Wildcats, who led 40-39 at the break, pulled away with some more determined play in the second half.
Wise, seeing his first game action after sitting out the team's intra-squad scrimmage on Saturday, gave the 12,447 in attendance a scare in the first half after colliding with UIW's Tamas Cseh and opening a gash above his left eyebrow, which took five stitches to close.
The Cats had a chance at the century mark, but turned the ball over several times in the closing minutes. UA shot 52 percent from the floor but also showed some impatience with 18 turnovers to 11 by the Cardinals, who hit 47 percent of its shots.
Hill posted a double-double, leading all players on the boards with 13. Budinger and Horne came close, with nine rebounds each, and Fendi Onobun grabbed seven to help Arizona outrebound the smaller UIW squad by a huge margin, 54-22.
That likely was a key difference in the game. UA failed to cash in on its free throw shooting, hitting only 26-of-46 from the stripe against 16-for-23 by Incarnate Word.
"We were a bit shaky at first, but clearly in the second half we became more out-going on the court," said Hill. "The tempo of the second half was a big factor. We wanted to jump right in because we knew they could shoot."
UIW's Pierce Caldwell, the Heartland Conference Player of the Year last season, was the high point man with 24 for the Cardinals, who also showed some balance with 17 from Tracy Robinson, 15 by Deleon Hines and 13 from Garrett Bell. Eric Nuncio dished out a game-high 10 assists. Arizona was led by eight assists from Wise.
"After the first half we felt pretty good and everyone was playing hard," said Caldwell. "In the second half, Arizona just went off. Hill was having his way and we couldn't body up."
Hill and Wise did not start the game for Arizona due to tardiness at the morning shoot-around prior to tonight's game.
UA concludes its exhibition schedule on Wednesday, Nov. 12, when it hosts Sonoma State at 7 p.m. MST. The game will not be televised, but fans can call (520) 621-CATS or log on to www.arizonaathletics.com for tickets.


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The Cosmic Story: Virgo New Moon, September 15-16, 2012:
Healing, Service and Our Authentic Talents
This above all – to thine own Self be true.
And it must follow, as the night the day
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Hamlet, William Shakespeare
This month's new Moon in Virgo initiates another few weeks of intense change. So ready or not, here it comes!
On September 17th, Pluto turns to direct motion, intensifying its transformative energy. Pluto, the planet of evolution, retrograde since April 10th, is now ready to continue transforming our lives and our world. Then on September 19th, Pluto forms its second square to Uranus, marking another turning point in our collective evolution out of patriarchy and into true citizenship and grown-up responsibility.
This Virgo new Moon is a perfect time to check in with yourself to see how far you've come in your journey of self-knowledge and self-actualization.
Virgo's lessons and initiation involved alchemy, the union of opposing energies and the transformation of those energies through self-knowledge into a new sense of wholeness and Self-consciousness. Virgo is the sign where we work to perfect ourselves, not by being perfect but by coming to understand how we see ourselves, what we value, how we process life, what our emotional body feels like and where our creative impulse lies. We weave ourselves together in Virgo, discerning what is us and what is not us.
Mercury's energies unite with this new Moon, emphasizing the ability of the Mind to encompass new insights about ourselves and our world. And on September 20th, Mercury will form what we call a T-Square with Uranus and Pluto, opening the Mind to accept our responsibility for transforming our own life and our world.
Virgo's earthy Mercury allows the rational mind to shed light on our dark unconscious motives so we can embrace our shadows without fear. He helps us bridge spiritual insights with physical needs, healing through sympathetic magic and the focused use of the imagination. Merlin is an aspect of this magical Mercury; friend, counselor and healer to the Self. Merlin's birthday is in September (Virgo's month) and he became the archetypal image of the guide and guru. If we follow the guide, Merlin's energy can help us hone our mental sword of discrimination. We create our life by our choices, and Virgo's mental energies can either heal or disrupt our lives. Our minds can help us accept the Truth and make the best of it or flood us with fears so we obsess over our problems, leading to stress and self-criticism. Merlin's guidance helps us be true to our Self.
Virgo is also known as the Virgin
of Life, gathering in the harvest of our creations. The Egyptian goddess Isis was associated with
Virgo because the end of summer is the time of year when the Nile floods and
new life returns to the land. This
aspect of Isis is not the lover, but the mother who carries her child in her
lap, symbolizing the manifestation of the potentials of life. A new creation occurs! New insights are born and new solutions
That is the magical side-effect of Virgo's initiation into meaningful service. Something new emerges, something deep and true. A problem is solved, a wound is healed. Virgo's ability to discern what's happening in the moment and to find a solution that works is the backbone of being of service to others. There is a joy to this work, a flexibility that is open to incorporating each experience into a new whole. Virgo concentrates on doing her job well and is humble enough to offer her mastery to the world. Being of service gives us the opportunity to perfect ourselves and our craft.
Virgo New Moon 2012
This Virgo new Moon occurs on September 15 at 7:11pm PDT/ 10:11pm EDT/ and on September 16 at 2:11am GMT. It's in an opportune relationship to the North Node in Scorpio, facilitating necessary mental breakdowns that need to occur for rebirth.
The Sabian symbol for the Sun and Moon at 24* Virgo is: Mary and her little lamb. This childhood rhyme reminds us to protect our innocence in the midst of the tests we're all undergoing. Stay true to your ideals. It is past time that we stopped thinking that being idealistic was being impractical and naïve.
The Sabian symbol for Mercury at 29* Virgo is: A seeker after occult knowledge is reading an ancient scroll which illumines his mind. We have to keep our Mind centered on the eternal Truth of life, rather than on the corporate message that we are merely consumers. We have to stand in our Truth to get past Fear. And we have to use our 'higher' Mind, our intuition, to come up with real solutions to our problems.
Jupiter has reached 16* Gemini, the degree of Venus' transit over the Sun on June 5th. The Sabian symbol: A woman activist in an emotional speech dramatizing her cause. How synchronistic! As the Dalai Lama has stated: Western women will save the world. Jupiter bestows luck and curiosity upon those who look with the eyes of spirit. Isn't it time to see how our passionate beliefs can help us take a stand? Women, especially, are called to service right now – not a service that asks for self-sacrifice, but service to the world that rejects self-denial and too much humility. (See my emerging archetypal themes movie blog on Mistress of Spices.)
Pluto at 7* Capricorn squares Uranus at 7* Aries for the second of seven times. The first time was on June 24th and the next five will continue through 2015. It will obviously take that many crossroads to get this new revolution born! For an in-depth look at the meaning of this meeting of two titans, see my Gemini newsletter. The second time 2 planets meet we end up examining our inner feelings and beliefs as opposed to something big happening outside that wakes us up. What have you been feeling about your life and the world since late June? How are you becoming more like the archetype you feel called by? What have you done lately to move our collective mind toward the future good?
The Sabian symbol for Pluto at 7* Capricorn is: A veiled prophet speaks, seized by the power of a god. This image tells us that if we turn within (being veiled) we can connect to the Wisdom of life to show us the way forward. In this time when patriarchy is (finally) dying, those of us who can go within to touch the Source of Life will have new visions to share with the world.
The Sabian symbol for Uranus at 7* Aries is: A man succeeds in expressing himself simultaneously in two realms. Here the alchemical lesson is that we can unite our spiritual nature with our material life. If we do, our visions will be True.
Venus has moved into Leo and is squaring Mars in Scorpio. Our Love nature and our Desire nature meet at the crossroads of change. With help from Uranus, Venus shines from the heart of the Sun and demands that our desires fit the times. We have to get over our adolescent, superficial longings and discover our deepest, adult desires. Only then will our hearts be satisfied.
Plant this Virgo seed in rich soil, because whatever you plant down will bear fruit in the years to come.
Blessed Be!
1. Kathleen Burt, Archtypes of the Zodiac, (St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1997), p. 190.


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As if the Who Dat Nation needed further validation that they hadn't been living a seven-month dream, they got definite confirmation Thursday night in the minutes before their beloved New Orleans Saints kicked off the NFL season against the Minnesota Vikings.
To a boisterous roar of 70,051 at the Superdome, the Saints' first-ever Super Bowl champion banner was unveiled, proving once more the Saints were indeed the best team in the NFL last season.
"It was an amazing experience to witness the jubilation of the fans during the unveiling of the championship banner, " said Saints owner/executive vice president Rita Benson LeBlanc. "It was a wonderful moment during a great course of events that was put on by the Saints with the help of our NFL partners and the National Football League. It will forever hold a special place in our club's history."
In a script that could have been taken from any Mardi Gras parade, the Southern University marching band led a float carrying Saints owner Tom Benson, his wife Gayle and LeBlanc. The ownership group entered the Superdome playing field with a shiny prize in tow -- the Lombardi Trophy, awarded by the league to the Super Bowl champion.
Grammy Award-winning singer and New Orleans native Harry Connick Jr. also was a member of the float and serenaded the crowd with a quick rendition of "When the Saints Go Marching In."
And just when the crowd was revved up, Connick Jr. called for the banner, a black fabric with white letters, a gold fleur de lis and an orange Super Bowl XLIV logo, to be revealed.
The crowd quickly went into a frenzy, setting the stage for quarterback Drew Brees to further ignite the fans, before directing them into a sing along of the Who Dat! chant.
This was the night many Saints fans had awaited since watching the team score a stunning 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in February to capture the first Super Bowl in franchise history.
Hanging in the rafters of the Poydras Street end zone, the "World Champions" banner, sticks out from the other five Saints banners hanging nearby.
Also in the rafters are a pair of banners, signifying the Saints' 2009 NFC championship and NFC South Division title, all won a season ago when the Saints finished the regular season 13-3.
The Saints also swapped out their old banners at the Dome, including the ones commemorating the 1991, 2000 and 2006 division titles, to match the new ones unveiled Thursday.
All the banners except the Super Bowl banner are gold with white letters and numbers bordered with a black trim. The banners also featured a black fleur de lis and the New Orleans Saints printed in black.
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An insider in investing is someone who officer, director, or more than 10% owner for the company being discussed.
Expanded Definition
The term "insider" comes up in finance most often in discussions of insider ownership or insider trading.
Insider Ownership
One of the things that many investors look for in a company is high insider ownership. This seems to indicate that insiders, those who probably know the company best, are confident of its future success. While not a perfect indicator, it often is a characteristic of stocks that become 100-baggers or better.
The flip side of this is that companies where the insiders own less than 10% of the common stock are liable to be poor long-term investments, though profitable short term trades are not impossible.
Insider Trading
This is the practice of buying or selling shares of a company's stock (or some other security) based on knowledge that was acquired as an officer of the company, and that is not available to the general public. This is illegal.


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Women's Basketball Tops Saint Peter's, 52-49
Nov. 25, 2002
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Senior guard Ebony Pegues (Columbus, Ohio) scored 12 points in the second half leading the University of Massachusetts women's basketball team (2-0) to a 52-49 come-from-behind win over Saint Peter's (0-2) this evening at the Yanitelli Center.
The Minutewomen used a 24-9 run spanning 8:23 in the second half to overcome a 10-point deficit. Pegues' lay-up with 5:07 left tied the game at 37. After a Peahen free throw, senior Amber Sneed (Cincinnati, Ohio) hit a lay-up to give the Minutewomen the lead for good.
Pegues and sophomore Katie Nelson (Ellicott City, Md.) converted clutch free throws down the stretch to secure the victory for the Minutewomen. After being held scoreless in the first half, Nelson had eight points in the second half. Pegues and senior Nekole Smith (Ann Arbor, Mich.) each had a team-high 14 points for the Minutewomen. Senior center Jen Butler (Brooklyn, N.Y.) had eight points and a game-high 20 rebounds. Nelson had three assists to go along with her eight points.
After being out-rebounded 24-16 in the first half, Massachusetts pulled down 15 more boards in the second frame. Massachusetts shot .750 from the free-throw line, converting on 14 of its 18 second half attempts.
Anna Barthold had a game-high 16 points for the Peahens.
Saint Peter's used a 12-0 run mid-way through the first half to turn a three-point deficit into a nine-point lead at 22-13. Junior Judit Zsedenyi (Budapest, Hungary) drained a three-pointer at the 2:29 mark to stop the run and send the Minutewomen into the locker room trailing by just six points. The Minutewomen did not score for 9:42 during that stretch.
The Minutewomen continue their season-long three-game road swing on Friday, Nov. 29, at Michigan. Tip-off at the Crisler Arena is slated for 7:00 p.m.
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Today Tiger Woods is attempting to start the repair of his brand image. No one knows the state of his personal life and that is not relevant to this discussion. Tiger Woods is a man and athlete, but he is also a brand. His brand has been worth hundreds of millions of dollars for himself and his sponsors, so he should take a cue from other companies who have had to deal with negative press to learn how to revitalize his image.
Be the first to tell your story. Unfortunately, Tiger didn't do this and chose to remain quiet for several days. By not speaking out immediately, he let other people determine how the story would play out. To stay in command of your personal brand image or your company's image, you need to put your version out to the media as quickly as possible. Otherwise, the vacuum created will be filled by speculation and your silence will appear as guilt or lack of concern.
Be contrite. Whether the "transgression" was personal as was Tiger's, a product design flaw as in Toyota's current situation, or something out of your control like the Tylenol contamination in the 1980s, take full responsibility for the issue, show deep remorse, and tell the public how you will fix the problem. We are a forgiving society, and we are very generous about giving second chances, IF the person or company in question appears honest in asking forgiveness and makes a genuine attempt at redemption.
Introduce a new and improved product. No one doubts Tiger's amazing abilities in golf. He has always been driven, intense, and focused. The question now is whether or not he can remain as focused the next time he plays in front of a possibly-jaded crowd. If he is heckled, how will he deal with it? The sure way to really prove his brand worth is to play well, stay in control, and win. Other companies, such as McDonald's, can show Tiger the way to remain a top brand after bad press. When the movie "Super Size Me" debuted, McDonald's revamped its menu by taking all Super Size offerings away, developed healthier options, and now promotes itself as healthful option for fast food. McDonald's brought out new and improved items, and if Tiger can show that he has improved as a human being and can remain disciplined, he will win in the end.
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Tips for Non-Profit Online Communities
Posted on Feb 13, 2010 by Peter Ellis in News, Social Media, Web Design
From Mashable, view original post
So much conversation about social networking revolves around Twitter and Facebook, but in actuality these networks are just the tip of the iceberg. From general networks like Wiser Earth and Care2, to cause specific networks like PickensPlan and the Sierra Club's Activist Network, there's a hotbed of social activity occurring in private communities. Non-profit oriented networks use a wide variety of social tools to foster community, including their own white label communities.
Non-profits use white label platforms like Ning to connect with their communities. Ning serves 1.6 million networks (see Mashable's Six Ways to Use Ning post). "What we're seeing organizations and non-profits use Ning for is to develop a deeper layer of conversation and engagement with their supporters and advocates," said Ning's Morgan Seal. "Their memberships are those that are looking for a more contextual social experience around the things they care about most."
Here are five tips for non-profits considering their own white label community.
1. The Cause is the Purpose
The cause is the purpose of the network. Don't build a network for your organization's website. The mission of the site needs to revolve around the general common bond a non-profit has with its stakeholder community.
"I feel we may be successful because we deeply believe in the importance of community and what it does to people touched by diabetes," said Manny Hernandez, president of the Diabetes Hands Foundation, which runs the 13,000 person TuDiabetes network. "We have seen so many people come back to us and say: 'I have had diabetes for X many years. I felt so alone. I never knew there were SO many people who felt exactly like me.'"
2. Listen
Listening to your community remains a core social media principle. When considering building a cause or organization-specific network, listening can be critical in driving community requirements for function and content.
"I think it's imperative to have a good 'listening and monitoring' plan in place to see what their stakeholders are doing online in public spaces — basically to figure out what their audience's capacity is for collaboration and collective action online in general," said Maddie Grant, Chief Social Media Strategist for Social Fish. "They should then be able to figure out whether that activity could translate to engagement in their own community site."
3. Choose a Platform that Serves Your Community's Needs
Some networks enable privacy; others integration with larger networks. Still others offer great information sharing via wikis. When considering the many white label community options avalaible, try to understand what your community's needs are before setting up shop.
"Our community had a unique need for a secure and private space where Iraq and Afghanistan veterans could connect with one another, share stories, offer support, and know that the people they're interacting with share many of the same life experiences," said Chrissy Stevens, Communications Director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). "We spent months assessing our options for starting a white-label social network, and Ning was the only platform that offered the right combination of privacy controls, quality user experience, easy administration and customization, and ongoing support."
4. Offer Great Value to Your Network
The classic community mistake is to use a network to drive information out into the public as opposed to creating a compelling experience for members. Sometimes that means getting out of the way. Providing value includes a dynamic environment where members interact and drive conversation, participate in activity they can't find on general social networks, and receive acknowledgment.
"A social network needs to deliver value. I don't think that you should be sending the members links to your research and reports 5 times a day," said Holly Ross, Executive Director, NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network. "A theater company may be able to serve its patrons by providing a social space for the patrons to discuss play writing, set design, and/or the latest shows from the company. A health organization may serve its clients by giving them a space to talk to and support one another privately."
5. Use the General Networks as Beachheads
It's smart to include Twitter and Facebook functionality in your general strategy. In many ways, there's a larger conversation occurring and the general networks can serve as beachheads to bring people back to your network. Conversely, integrating Twitter and Facebook allows for people within your network to talk about your activities in the larger context.
"Even though we run our own niche social network, we are heavily engaged on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn," said Steve Ressler, founder of GovLoop. "Plus, we speak a lot at in-person events where lots of government folks attend. This draws a lot of our membership and engagement."
"They are in a way their own communities, but we are OK with the fact that not all conversations that start through our Twitter account or our FaceBook page end up on TuDiabetes or EsTuDiabetes," said TuDiabetes' Manny Hernandez. "Put another way, people will have conversations where it's most convenient to them and groups creating online communities need to be mindful of this."
Google Buzz is released
Posted on Feb 10, 2010 by Peter Ellis in Social Media
A few days ago, Google announced their latest attempt to crack into the social media market with their own social network, Google Buzz.
Google Buzz is a new way to start conversations about the things you find interesting. It's built right into Gmail, so you don't have to peck out an entirely new set of friends from scratch — it just works. If you think about it, there's always been a big social network underlying Gmail. Buzz brings this network to the surface by automatically setting you up to follow the people you email and chat with the most. Google focused on building an easy-to-use sharing experience that richly integrates photos, videos and links, and makes it easy to share publicly or privately (so you don't have to use different tools to share with different audiences). Plus, Buzz integrates tightly with your existing Gmail inbox, so you're sure to see the stuff that matters most as it happens in real time.
This is the official view from Google's Blog showcasing the new social network standard from Google:


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My amazing client lives across the road to one of Australia's most iconic Adelaide beachside towns, Henley Beach. Their beachside home features breathtaking ocean views with a gorgeous balcony that spans the whole view. In keeping with this relaxed vibe one gets from the balcony, I suggested an ice-cream theme with a very fresh and modern palette. The birthday girl, Maya who was turning 11 was thrilled with my ideas but adamant that she have chocolate ice cream with LOTS of toppings to choose from.
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genre: Action Strategy
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release date: Mar 14, 99
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Use the following steps to select a mission without having to complete any others. Go into the "Mission Start" screen for either the Black Dogs or the Red Storm. Type iamadirtycheater at that screen. A list of files will appear in the upper left box with the planet. Choose the desired mission and begin game play.
Steal enemy Reycler
The following trick is useful in missions where you do not have access to a Recycler or Factory. Ask the Armory to equip you with a MAS grenade. The MAS grenade leaves a holographic imprint of a friendly ship on what usually is an enemy. After doing this, you get a good geyser source for the Factory that you are going to steal. Then, replenish your friend's heath and ammo with the Armory. Then, lead them to any other base, preferably the Northwest. Destroy anything that can kill you, but keep the Recycler alive. If your team destroys the Recycler, you have to risk taking another base without any reinforcements. After you have destroyed everything that can kill you or your team (including pilots), move your team out of target range from the Recycler. Make sure you have a large amount of ammunition. Shoot the Chinese Recycler with a MAS grenade. It, as usual, will turn good. But, you can open a comm channel with it. With this, order it to construct scavengers, a Factory, a Constructor, Turrets, etc. Make sure that the Recycler is still good before it completes building something -- if it turns bad when it completes something, the object that it creates will be also be bad. After you pump the Recycler for resources, destroy it as necessary. Let the Constructor build a Silo, so the scavengers will have a place to store scrap. Set up the Factory to replace any lost units, and continue playing, taking out bases as you please.
Defeating Chinese Walkers
Note: A tank equipped with two SP-Stabbers is required for this trick. First, use the hills for cover and wait for the Walker. Then, when it is close, run and jump and hit it while firing. If you are lucky enough, the Walker will fall. Once on the ground, the Walker will immediately try to get up again -- waste no time in killing it. When the Walker is on the ground, it cannot shoot you. Another technique is to use the thumper device on Walkers. They will be spinning around so fast that they become easy tank fodder.
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