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Article: In Vivo and Ex Vivo Inhibition of Spinal Nerve Ligation-Induced Ectopic Activity by Sodium Channel Blockers Correlate to In Vitro Inhibition of NaV1.7 and Clinical Efficacy: A Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Translational Approach[Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Purpose: In vivo and ex vivo inhibition of ectopic activity of clinically used and newly developed sodium channel (NaV) blockers were quantified in the rat spinal nerve ligation (SNL) model using a pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PKPD) approach and correlated to in vitro NaV1.7 channel inhibition and clinical effective concentrations. Methods: In vivo, drug exposure and inhibition of ectopic activity were assessed in anaesthetized SNL rats at two dose levels. Ex vivo, compounds were applied at increasing concentrations to dorsal root ganglias isolated from SNL rats. The inhibitory potency (IC 50 ) was estimated using PKPD analysis. In vitro IC 50 was estimated using an electrophysiology-based assay using recombinant rat and human NaV1.7 expressing HEK293 cells. Results: In vivo and ex vivo inhibition of ectopic activity correlated well with the in vitro inhibition on the rat NaV1.7 channel. The estimated IC 50s for inhibition of ectopic activity in the SNL model occurred at similar unbound concentrations as clinical effective concentrations in humans. Conclusions: Inhibition of ectopic activity in the SNL model could be useful in predicting clinical effective concentrations for novel sodium channel blockers. In addition, in vitro potency could be used for screening, characterization and selection of compounds, thereby reducing the need for in vivo testing.
Article: Phenethyl nicotinamides, a novel class of Na(V)1.7 channel blockers: Structure and activity relationship[Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: The Na(V)1.7 ion channel is an attractive target for development of potential analgesic drugs based on strong genetic links between mutations in the gene coding for the channel protein and inheritable pain conditions. The (S)-N-chroman-3-ylcarboxamide series, exemplified by 1, was used as a starting point for development of new channel blockers, resulting in the phenethyl nicotinamide series. The structure and activity relationship for this series was established and the metabolic issues of early analogues were addressed by appropriate substitutions. Compound 33 displayed acceptable overall in vitro properties and in vivo rat PK profile.
Article: 3-Oxoisoindoline-1-carboxamides: Potent, State-Dependent Blockers of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Na(V)1.7 with Efficacy in Rat Pain Models[Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: The voltage-gated sodium channel Na(V)1.7 is believed to be a critical mediator of pain sensation based on clinical genetic studies and pharmacological results. Clinical utility of nonselective sodium channel blockers is limited due to serious adverse drug effects. Here, we present the optimization, structure-activity relationships, and in vitro and in vivo characterization of a novel series of Na(V)1.7 inhibitors based on the oxoisoindoline core. Extensive studies with focus on optimization of Na(V)1.7 potency, selectivity over Na(V)1.5, and metabolic stability properties produced several interesting oxoisoindoline carboxamides (16A, 26B, 28, 51, 60, and 62) that were further characterized. The oxoisoindoline carboxamides interacted with the local anesthetics binding site. In spite of this, several compounds showed functional selectivity versus Na(V)1.5 of more than 100-fold. This appeared to be a combination of subtype and state-dependent selectivity. Compound 28 showed concentration-dependent inhibition of nerve injury-induced ectopic in an ex vivo DRG preparation from SNL rats. Compounds 16A and 26B demonstrated concentration-dependent efficacy in preclinical behavioral pain models. The oxoisoindoline carboxamides series described here may be valuable for further investigations for pain therapeutics.
Article: Structure and activity relationship in the (S)-N-chroman-3-ylcarboxamide series of voltage-gated sodium channel blockers[Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Recent findings showing a relation between mutations in the Na(V)1.7 channel in humans and altered pain sensation has contributed to increase the attractiveness of this ion channel as target for development of potential analgesics. Amido chromanes 1 and 2 were identified as blockers of the Na(V)1.7 channel and analogues with modifications of the 5-substituent and the carboxamide part of the molecule were prepared to establish the structure-activity relationship. Compounds 13 and 29 with good overall in vitro and in vivo rat PK profile were identified. Furthermore, 29 showed in vivo efficacy in a nociceptive pain model.
Article: Phenyl isoxazole voltage-gated sodium channel blockers: Structure and activity relationship[Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Blocking of certain sodium channels is considered to be an attractive mechanism to treat chronic pain conditions. Phenyl isoxazole carbamate 1 was identified as a potent and selective Na(V)1.7 blocker. Structural analogues of 1, both carbamates, ureas and amides, were proven to be useful in establishing the structure-activity relationship and improving ADME related properties. Amide 24 showed a good overall in vitro profile, that translated well to rat in vivo PK.
- [Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Because ion channel function is a fundamental element of any nociceptive signalling, it is not surprising that numerous channelopathies have recently emerged as likely causes of several inherited clinical pain conditions. For example, numerous missense mutations in the Na(v)1.7 gene SCN9A have recently been linked to a congenital inability to sense pain. Establishing the link between a clinical pain phenotype to an inherited molecular dysfunction of a specific protein has its challenges and requires the collaboration between many specialists. However, once established, such a linkage offers the promise of a powerful and elegant way to mechanistically explain the aspects of the disease studied.
Article: Biophysical Properties of Human Nav1.7 Splice Variants and Their Regulation by Protein Kinase A[Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: The sodium channel Na(v)1.7 is preferentially expressed in nociceptive neurons and is believed to play a crucial role in pain sensation. Four alternative splice variants are expressed in human dorsal root ganglion neurons, two of which differ in exon 5 by two amino acids in the S3 segment of domain I (exons 5A and 5N). Two others differ in exon 11 by the presence (11L) or absence (11S) of an 11 amino acid sequence in the loop between domains I and II, an important region for PKA regulation. In the present study, we used the whole cell configuration of the patch-clamp technique to investigate the biophysical properties and 8-bromo-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (8Br-cAMP) modulation of these splice variants expressed in tsA201 cells in the presence of the beta(1)-subunit. The alternative splicing of Na(v)1.7 had no effect on most of the biophysical properties of this channel, including activation, inactivation, and recovery from inactivation. However, development of inactivation experiments revealed that the isoform containing exon 5A had slower kinetics of inactivation for negative potentials than that of the variant containing exon 5N. This difference was associated with higher ramp current amplitudes for isoforms containing exon 5A. Moreover, 8Br-cAMP-mediated phosphorylation induced a negative shift of the activation curve of variants containing exon 11S, whereas inactivation properties were unchanged. Isoforms with exon 11L were not modulated by 8Br-cAMP-induced phosphorylation. We conclude that alternative splicing of human Na(v)1.7 can specifically modulate the biophysical properties and cAMP-mediated regulation of this channel. Changing the proportions of these variants may thus influence neuronal excitability and pain sensation.
- [Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: The general lack of pain experience is a rare occurrence in humans, and the molecular causes for this phenotype are not well understood. Here we have studied a Canadian family from Newfoundland with members who exhibit a congenital inability to experience pain. We have mapped the locus to a 13.7 Mb region on chromosome 2q (2q24.3–2q31.1). Screening of candidate genes in this region identified a protein-truncating mutation in SCN9A, which encodes for the voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7. The mutation is a C–A transversion at nucleotide 984 transforming the codon for tyrosine 328 to a stop codon. The predicted product lacks all pore-forming regions of Nav1.7. Indeed, expression of this altered gene in a cell line did not produce functional responses, nor did it cause compensatory effects on endogenous voltage-gated sodium currents when expressed in ND7/23 cells. Because a homozygous knockout of Nav1.7 in mice has been shown to be lethal, we explored why a deficiency of Nav1.7 is non-lethal in humans. Expression studies in monkey, human, mouse and rat tissue indicated species-differences in the Nav1.7 expression profile. Whereas in rodents the channel was strongly expressed in hypothalamic nuclei, only weak mRNA levels were detected in this area in primates. Furthermore, primate pituitary and adrenal glands were devoid of signal, whereas these two glands were mRNA-positive in rodents. This species difference may explain the non-lethality of the observed mutation in humans. Our data further establish Nav1.7 as a critical element of peripheral nociception in humans.
Article: Three-Dimensional Imaging of In Situ Specimens with Low-Dose Electron Tomography to Analyze Protein Conformation[Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: We describe a novel three-dimensional (3-D) imaging tool for analysis of protein conformation of in situ samples. Sidec (Sidec Technologies AB, Stockholm, Sweden) electron tomography (SET) uses low-dose electron tomography and a refinement algorithm to reconstruct individual proteins and macromolecular complexes. The approach has successfully reconstructed therapeutic proteins in solution. In this study, we investigate the use of SET to visualize ion channels in cells and tissue samples. SET successfully resolved the volume and structural features of the target complex, showing that it was a tetrameric channel with a central pore. The technology could distinguish and provide 3-D images of the intra- and extracellular domains in the ion channel. In addition, SET was able to show that the channel associates in the form of a tetramer with the four subunits preorganized into dimers. While additional studies using smaller antibody markers are needed to resolve the subunit assembly further, this study demonstrates that SET is a valuable tool for visualization of in situ specimens and can provide important information on the subunit assembly of these macromolecular complexes, and thereby aid in the screening assay process in drug development.


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Well, hello there! Let's start off with my name, shall we? You can call me Serena. I love, love, LOVE to write. I've always got about three to four stories floating in my mind AND to help become a better writer, I roleplay online with other people. It's quite fun, really. Probably my number one source of inspiration is music. I've written tons of stories over the past years inspired by songs.
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This sunrise photograph was taken on the Foothills Parkway looking off to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The whole sky turned orange as the sun was rising and a light fog rolled through the valley below.
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Hartley Corner Surgery and The Oaklands Practice are now Oakley Health Group - the largest practice in the area with 14 GPs, 3 GP Trainees and a nursing team of 14.
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Aishwarya bitten by a leech
A unitwala informs us that Aishwarya Bachchan was bitten by a leech on the first day of shoot there. "The jungle is full of leeches, snakes and other wild animals that director Mani Ratnam had to hire local snake catchers to deal with such problems," we are told. But our Tarzan and Jane Bachchan aren't complaining at all, and are taking every blood sucker in their stride.


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Cancer is a devastating diagnosis," Chalal notes. "By personalizing patient care, I can lessen that fear and anxiety, focus on the positive aspects of treatment, and help my patients live fully through treatment and beyond.
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Bruce St. James and Pamela Hughes
Updated Jun 4, 2012 - 11:54 pm
Bruce St. James tumbles and rolls while racing
On Saturday night Bruce St. James was leading a race at
the "Salute to Indy" held at Canyon Speedway when his car
took a tumble and rolled multiple times before coming to a
rest up against the fence.
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own power.
Sore and a bit banged up, Bruce and his team did put the car
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Apple has been going through a bit of a rough time lately, specially things began to go against them in their partner Foxconn factory in china, following few tragic incidents of workers committing suicides and a factory explosion. Recently this has caused them to face an investigation on their factories including Foxconn china and many other Apple partners. The investigation might have already affected for the company as the Foxconn has already decided to raise the wages of their Chinese workers.
Taiwan-based Foxconn said the pay of a junior level worker in Shenzhen, southern China, had risen to 1,800 yuan per month and could be further raised above 2,200 yuan if the worker passed a technical examination. Reuters
This is the third raise done by the company since 2010, as they are trying hard to reduce the stress of the workers. The wages are already higher than the minimum wage set by all local governments and it will keep getting higher in the future.
"We will provide more training opportunities and learning time, and will continuously enhance technology, efficiency and salary, so as to set a good example for the Chinese manufacturing industry." the statement said.
For more latest infos, follow me on Twitter @nrjperera[Via: iPad maker Foxconn lifts China workers pay again Reuters] [Image Credti: Steve Jurvetson] (All The Images, Trademarks, Logo's Shown on this Post are the property of their respective owners)


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This thread is referring to the error of missing galleries under Gallery >> Manage Gallery list.
If you are experiencing this error, please detail the below needed information + temp. login information in a Bug Report to us here. Thanks!
- WordPress up to date?
- NextGEN up to date? (Did this error begin as of v1.9.10 or v1.9.11Beta?)
- What version of NextGEN Gallery did you have previously installed before you upgraded?
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We will likely have a fix for this in our next upgrade, but to be sure we do - we'll need as much information as possible from those of you who are experiencing this bug.
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Hi, after the plugin update from backend, slideshow is no more visible on-line.
Galleries are still there, and no problems with Pic-lens, image browser or thumbnails, only with slideshow.
Hi, after the plugin update from backend, slideshow is no more visible on-line.
Galleries are still there, and no problems with Pic-lens, image browser or thumbnails, only with slideshow.
please post a link
Well, I have only this one published at the moment, thank you
I just see a error 404 and no gallery, downgrade to the previous version and check if it works ten again
I found the error. Image rotator have to be not only in the uploads folder, but also directly in the plugin folder (only .swf)
This is my first plugin update, and I've had the same problem when I installed the plugin the first time, then I've spend one day before find the solution, but today I didn't remember it.
Remember it at every update it's a bit uncomfortable (and I have also two modified files), there's no other way?
No, I suppose.
Now I'll try to update again.
Thanks for your quick answer
P.S. Anyway, I could see page at well and couldn't see 404 at first 'cause, I can't explain why, I gave you a broken link
No the path to the imagerotator should NOT be set to the plugin folder, otherwise you have the same problem again with the next upgrade...
Yes I know, but when I installed plugin that was the only way to make slideshow work.
Anyway, I updated again, and slideshow doesn't work again.
With the downgrade, and imagerotator.swf in plugin folder, worked.
Strange... so it's better for you to stay on the older version, I will look into this
I noticed a strange thing now
I have a draft post with a gallery, and here in preview slideshow works! Before it didn't work here either.
It's a link problem.
When clicking on 'show slideshow', the right address, that I found is
http://www.bluesreviews.it/castel-s-pietro-in-blues-2004/nggallery/slideshow - is not loaded
I understand it can be a permalink problem, maybe a little thing I omissed, but I don't focus well now
I have tried to update permalink structure (even if nothing as changed in it), and I have updated .htaccess also
Looks strange as I still see no gallery on the page... as I changed the behaviour of the permalinks , this better for to stay at a older version unil I found a reason for this... currently I have no clue ( or you deactive the gallery permalinks inthe settings )
I really apologize for the inconvenience. I had always suspected that something escaped me, and in fact the "problem" is that the page is not published yet.
Since I don't want the page in top menu, I thought that putting gallery link in the sidebar was enough, so I left page in draft, that was my intention until all gallery pages are ready.
That's the reason because you can't see it, and certainly I can't do when I'm not logged too.
Yesterday night I was tired and my mind was clouded, I'm ashamed a bit and I'm sorry for this stupid thing.
The only odd thing that still I don't understand is why, just after the first upgrade, I couldn't see it even being logged (hence the confusion), only the page with gallery but no slideshow.
But it doesn't matter.
Thank for your kind attention and excuse me again for your waste of time.
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Cross Crossin attacks the PM who crossed her
Andrew Bolt
–, Thursday, February, 07, 2013, (6:40am)
A Labor Senator, sacked for not being Aboriginal, says Julia Gillard has lousy judgment and her office spreads lies:
Accusing the Prime Minister's Office of asking her to sign off on a press release that falsely claimed she backed the installation of Olympian Nova Peris as her replacement, Senator [Trish] Crossin ... said her treatment should prompt MPs to think long and hard about the Prime Minister's judgement.
"I do think people are now seriously questioning how she might behave in the future," Senator Crossin told the Daily Telegraph.
"...Of course, it was unfair dismissal… [Labor MPs] are shocked at the brutality of it..."
The next day, Ms Crossin was sent a draft press release by the Prime Ministers chief of staff Ben Hubbard which included a line from Senator Crossin endorsing Ms Peris as her replacement despite her telling the Prime Minister she would not do so.
Senator Crossin instructed the Prime Ministers office to remove the line from the official press release because it was a lie.
Contributors to Crossin's Facebook page seem just as upset with their Prime Minister:
Remember when Gillard hit employers with tough new laws to stop them doing to workers what she's just done to Crossin?
JULIA GILLARD: Yes, we'll repeal the so called WorkChoices Act and we will have a whole new act… I think the sense in the Australian community is the pendulum has gone too far, that we've lost balance in our work places, that there's now too little rights for employees and too much latitude for employers... I think people do want a sense of basic fairness at work and that's what we will be trying to achieve throughout our industrial relations laws, but also in the area of unfair dismissals.
Is Crossin's sense of entitlement common among Labor MPs? She describes her conversation with Gillard:
"I said, 'Is there something for me - a board position, an agency, an ambassadorship'," Ms Crossin said.
"She said, 'I am the Prime Minister, I don't get involved in organising those sort of arrangements'. I said to her, 'Well, that can't be possible you are just about to organise a Senate preselection unilaterally. And surely if you wanted people to go willingly you would arrange for life after politics for them'.
"That's when she said to me, 'I've got nothing to offer you. I am offering you nothing'. People have said to me, what are you getting from this?..."
"I said, 'Is there something for me - a board position, an agency, an ambassadorship'," Ms Crossin said.
"She said, 'I am the Prime Minister, I don't get involved in organising those sort of arrangements'. I said to her, 'Well, that can't be possible you are just about to organise a Senate preselection unilaterally. And surely if you wanted people to go willingly you would arrange for life after politics for them'.
"That's when she said to me, 'I've got nothing to offer you. I am offering you nothing'. People have said to me, what are you getting from this?..."
Well, one thing is a life-time indexed pension, of course.
Have Your Say
A warning to all parties. This is what happens when the ordinary members (or what you have left of them) are ignored.
Thu 07 Feb 13 (06:58am)
"Captain's pick" ? Captain Ahab perhaps....
Thu 07 Feb 13 (07:01am)
.. which included a line from Senator Crossin endorsing Ms Peris as her replacement despite her telling the Prime Minister she would not do so.
What a hide !! Typical authoritarian tendencies that we see time and again from this shrew. If someone tried that stunt on her, you'd never hear the end of it.
Thu 07 Feb 13 (07:01am)
Juliar Gillard and a lie? Never!!!! I bet Alan Jones is sitting back laughing his head off. We all will be soon.
Thu 07 Feb 13 (07:03am)
Crossin is no longer on the gravy train. Does anyone think she would be happy about the situation?
Crossin's attitude reflects poorly on her, not Gillard.
The voters of the Northern Territory will have the opportunity to cast their vote at the election. If Crossin feels so strongly, why not run as an independent?
Thu 07 Feb 13 (07:04am)
How does Labor get rid of Ms Gillard without being accused of sexism and msogyny? The brutality of it all.. Et to, Brutus? Game on..
Thu 07 Feb 13 (07:05am)
The Workers Party - where a PM was unfairly dismissed, and his work place itself was infamous for its high staff turnover and bullying.
Thu 07 Feb 13 (07:10am)
Rest assured Ms Gillard and the ALP machine will now quickly ensure that Ms Crossin is 'encouraged' to go quiet and if not actually support the government, then say nothing against it.
Thu 07 Feb 13 (07:11am)
Andrew, It's been the hallmark of Gillard's tenure
Thu 07 Feb 13 (07:11am)
If Nova Peris hasn't woken up to the fact that Gillard endorsed her for purely selfish reasons – Gillard's "legacy" – then she is dim. It is all about Gillard's enormous ego, nothing else. She is as shallow as Rudd.
Gillard has lost it. Pyne was right when he said it was like a scene from Downfall.
Thu 07 Feb 13 (07:18am)
Of course this was unfair dismisal. Especially under Gillard's moronic IR laws.
Imagine if the ethnicities were reversed? We wouldn't be hearing the end of how 'racist' this move was. Funny how the left are so good at double standards. This is the epitome of racism, by their own definition!
Thu 07 Feb 13 (07:19am)
she is a hypocrite - one rule for her and her faceless man. Other rule for other employers. Julia enjoy till sept 14.
Thu 07 Feb 13 (07:23am)
Gillard sacks a tireless worker to install a token Aborignal into the Senate.
So much for Labour values of protecting the worker.
But after shafting K.Rudd, giving another one a elbow out is nothing.
That's what Dictators do, close rank's and surround themselves with so called friends to protect their Kingdom.
Who out of the Labour M.P's will have the courage, when they find they too have been shafted at the pre-selection, to move to the cross bench's to say enough is enough!
Thu 07 Feb 13 (07:23am)
Great material for the coalition if Labor start workchoices scare ads.
"The coaltion has reaffirmed the workchoices is dead under an Abbott government. . But we pledge to scrap Gillard's workchoices under which Labor Senator crossin was sacked without recourse."
And then show that wonderful picture of Gillard with the smug look and hands behind her head.
Thu 07 Feb 13 (07:26am)
The last two elections were heavily influenced by the Union "Your RIghts at Work" campaign. They will run it as hard as they can at the next election.
The counter strategy should feature Rudd and Crossing who were dismissed with no warnings.
The ALP are happy to make laws that they themselves break.
How many jobs are not created by small business people like myself who will NEVER employ someone for fear of being ruined by an "unfair" dismissal suit?
Thu 07 Feb 13 (07:26am)
Senator Crossin would have gone quietly if Gillard had the sense to give her a 'job for the girls'. (everyone has a price!)
Now Gillard must face the likely event of Crossin taking a wrongful dismissal case to Fair Work Australia.
Thu 07 Feb 13 (07:29am)
Seems like only group left in the country who truly admire Gillard is most of the press.
But, of course, they're there to help, like they said.
Thu 07 Feb 13 (07:30am)
Perhaps we shouldn't feel too much compassion for Senator Crossin. Channel 9 News in Sydney this morning reports that she's holding her hands out for a position on a board or an ambassadorial post, despite the substantial pension she has to fall back on. Of course, this item of news could also have been circulated in an effort to make her a less sympathetic figure.
Thu 07 Feb 13 (07:37am)
In answer to your own question several months ago Julia, I would trust Ralph Blewitt ahead of you as Prime Minister more so than ever after this Crossin revelation
Thu 07 Feb 13 (07:37am)
Emily's 'Hit' List?
Thu 07 Feb 13 (07:38am)
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I am. Blown. Away. By all your sincere and empathetic responses to my last post. To be honest, my finger quivered a bit before I hit the "publish" button. I don't know what I was nervous about: Exposing an image of myself when I was soulless? Sounding too evangelical? Being potentially triggering?
But now, I'm glad I did it. It's not just about exposing the frightening, soul-sucking side of an eating disorder. It's not just about showing the depths to which I've sunk. It's a heartfelt, passionate declaration against all the evil forces that binds and oppresses so many people out there: You. Don't. Own. Me. Not anymore, not ever.
We all have our demons. Mine just happened to take a more physical form. But it pains me, to see so many loved ones around me, right within my own social circle, who struggle so much, each with their own obsessions and oppressions.
In fact, only just recently, two close friends of mine confessed to me about having suicidal thoughts. It scares me, the way they talk about themselves…with such disgust and self-contempt. It reminds me…frighteningly of me. It angers me, that a force beyond their own control can twist their thoughts and perceptions so much as to leech out every ounce of hope and joy in them.
Self-love. I've heard people say, it all starts with self-love. That you have to love yourself, before others can love you, too.
I don't believe that. I believe that in order to be able to love yourself, you need to first receive and accept love from others. You might think, or say to yourself, Oh, but nobody can possibly love me…But you're wrong. Somebody does love you. There is always someone, out there, who loves and thinks about you.
Stop trying to rationalize love. Love is irrational. You can't possibly love anyone if you start being rational, because nobody is lovable. Everyone is flawed. But that's what makes love so freaking beautiful. Because it overlooks all weaknesses and mistakes. It simply is. Because love comes from one source only, and that is God.
That is why I say I could never have come this far without Him. His direct love, and the love He showed through my family and friends, has enabled me to start loving myself, and treating myself the way I should—as someone precious, someone unique, someone worth loving.
If you cannot tell already, I am in a very good mood. I'm 4 hours early and sitting in style at the KAL Lounge:
The best thing about business class…is definitely the lounge. Lovely, peaceful, quiet place to just kick back and enjoy.
And it has INTERNET and FREE FOOD! Always the biggest plus for me! (Well, technically, you pay like double the air ticket for this kind of service, but hey, my dad's mileage paid for this, so it is doubly free for me!)
So I'm about to slip off my shoes, stretch out, and enjoy this whole plate here:
I deserve it. I am just so relieved that everything is over. I finished a whole year of college without any mishaps (kind of). And I've got a hell of a trip waiting for me.
Now, I've already extended an invitation to join me in a feast around Asia. I guess I should let you know that I probably won't be cooking for a long time. I should also let you know that I made this dish awhile ago. A seemingly long time ago, when I was still stuck between final exams and essays.
But I recall every taste and texture of it.
Kabocha Crepe with Creamy Edamame Filling
Kabocha Crepe:
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/3 cup cooked kabocha, mashed
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon oil
Edamame filling:
- 1 cup cooked edamame
- 1 avocado
- 4 tablespoon cream cheese
- squeeze of lime juice (or lemon)
- salt and pepper
- 1/2 apple, thinly sliced
To make the crepe, just blend all the crepe ingredients together. Let it sit for about 30 minutes or so. Then heat up pan with about a teaspoon oil or butter. Ladle in crepe batter and thin it out. Cook on one side; flip, cook the other.
For the edamame filling, blend everything together except for the apple.
Assemble the crepe: stuff each crepe with as much edamame filling as you want, and add the sliced apples.
Ooh. Looking classy. Delicate and simple.
I'm not sure I can say this is so much a crepe than a very thin pancake…it didn't thin out as much as I wanted it to, but then, it does have that dense kabocha in it. The texture was nice, though—sort of chewy, with a delicate kabocha flavor.
The color was lovely, too. A gorgeous pastel orange.
I made this random edamame filling because of Operation Flush-the-Pantry. I just had to use up the last of my bag of frozen edamame, an overripe avocado, and the last of my cream cheese.
It actually worked well in this crepe. Edamame has a naturally sweet and mild flavor, and together with the creamy smooth avocado, made for both a pleasant, light flavor and texture.
I had some of that edamame filling left, which I later stuffed it into a wrap, with a Granny Smith apple and the goat's brie I got from Papa Cristo's, and then grilled:
LOVE! Is anything more delightful than hot, melted brie?
You can pretty much use this edamame filling for anything, other than sandwich filling or spread. Maybe as a dip…or stuffed into a chicken breast…or baked on top of salmon…
But I like sandwiches and wraps. And I had to have my fill, since I don't think I'll be eating much sandwiches and wraps this summer, either.
By the way, Operation Flush-the-Pantry was a failure. I simply couldn't finish everything! I almost wept as I threw out a few frozen bagels, a stick of butter, some frozen meat products, etc. Oh, and half a block of cheese.
Honestly, by the end of the week, I was slathering mayonnaise on toasted bagels, eating a pound of brussel sprouts in one sitting, and having two roasted kabochas for a "snack". I did the best I could. At least I learned that more isn't always better.
So. I guess I was just popping by to share this last dish, and to tell you that I was blown away by your kindness. I'm still here right now, but in 4 hours time, I'll really be blown away.
See you in Korea (or Singapore)!
Question of the day: Tell me, quick— Who loves you?
And another fun question: Let's say you're Dorothy in Wizard of Oz, and you get a chance to be blown away, anywhere. Where would you want to go?


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Bony I have respect for all religions but try telling that to people who are already generalising about this Sheikh taking over Liverpool. All the old prejudices come running out and new ones are created.I would love to see this takeover (should it go ahead) as not just an opportunity for Dubai International Capital to make an investment for marketing the company to the rest of the world (as I understand it to be – the Premiership is watched all round the world and having a team like Liverpool on DIC's portfolio is good for them as well for us), but also for more fans of different cultures to come to the games and not stay away for fear of being victimised. John Barnes coming to Liverpool made the fans re-evaluate their racism towards black players. Perhaps this Sheikh can do the same for us.


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Contestant Robert Macklin was older than the entire mob. A 1 vs. 100 first.
The answer to the unanswered "sneak peak" question was in 1978, Neiman-Marcus sold a $600 Monopoly game made entirely of chocolate.
A question in this episode asked "Which of the following animals is a source of delicious mutton?" While viewers at one were shown the answer choices, the contestant was given only pictures to help her make her choice. This was the show's first-ever question with pictorial answer-choices. The contestant was forced to use a help, Trust the Mob, to answer the question. The correct answer was A.) Sheep.
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Instead another company has taken over and the event will now be held in Los Angeles, California. I was able to afford the Orlando convention because I live around there but now I have to pay to fly out to California! When I asked for my money back I was told that there would be no refunds, only another transfer of funds. I am very upset about this and I know that there are others out there that have been screwed out of money because of this.
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January 8, 2009; After cramming 180lbs of ski gear, cameras, and junk into my packs, I jumped a flight out of LAX to spend the next three months documenting face shots, hot-springs, sushi parties and karaoke, with Sweetgrass Productions in Japan. For their sophomore release, Sweetgrass spent nearly half a year in Japan, shooting full season of backcountry skiing on the northern island Hokkaido.
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Deadlifts work your hamstrings, glutes and lower back, which is the group of muscles often referred to as the posterior chain. They also hit your mid and upper back, core muscles, forearms and traps. You'll often find deadlifts in powerlifting and strength programs, but they're also commonplace in bodybuilding, sports conditioning and fat loss programs. Deadlifts are a very technical lift, however, and need to be performed with perfect form. Lifting with a rounded back will not only limit your strength potential but places you at a high risk of injury, too.
Types of Rounding
There are two areas of your back that can round when deadlifting, notes strength coach Eric Cressey in "Maximum Strength." Thoracic flexion is the rounding of your upper back, and while this shouldn't be excessive, a little thoracic extension is perfectly acceptable. Lumbar flexion, where your lower back rounds, can be extremely detrimental, though, as it places extra pressure on your spine and intervertebral discs, which can lead to serious injury. When starting out, many people don't have the required mobility to maintain back position and automatically round their lower backs, adds Cressey.
Reducing Back Rounding
Generally, your back rounding can be due to two issues -- mobility and strength. If it's the former, then stretching for your tight muscle groups can help. A rounded-back deadlift is usually due to tight hip flexors, adductors and chest muscles, so a 10-minute daily stretching routine for these areas can help fix the problem. A weak upper back and core muscles can also be a cause. Train your core with planks, ab wheel rollouts and reverse crunches. Tony Gentilcore, coach at Cressey Performance in Massachusetts, advises adding more horizontal rowing movements to your routine to build upper-back strength and stiffness. Dumbbell or barbell rows, cable face pulls and chest-supported rows are all acceptable choices.
Other Rounded-back Lifts
If you struggle to maintain back position with regular deadlifts, chances are you may also have difficulty with other full-range deadlift variations, such as snatch-grip or stiff-legged deadlifts. Squats may also pose problems, because many people who deadlift with a rounded back also find that in the bottom position of a squat, their hips rotate forward, the butt tucks underneath and the lower back rounds.
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While working on your strength and mobility in the problem areas, there are plenty of other exercises you can do in the meantime. Trap bar deadlifts are a fantastic alternative to regular deadlifts, according to Gentilcore. A trap bar is a hexagonal-shaped bar with elevated handles that allows you to start the lift from a higher position and makes it easier to maintain a straight back. Box squats are an alternative to regular squats, too. Set a squat box or aerobic step at the height that your back starts to round and squat onto it while holding a barbell across your shoulders. Over time, lower the box height without letting your back round.
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Complaint Review: Marketsource
Marketsource11700 Great Oaks Way, Suite 500 Alpharetta, Georgia United States of America
Marketsource Dont waste your time. No GAS or Travel time paid and they set and change your location on whim without notice Alpharetta, Georgia
*UPDATE Employee: even still latest still inaccurate
*UPDATE Employee: Exaggerated but accurate!
*UPDATE Employee: Mostly inaccurate and lies in original rpt
*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Report was not my experience
*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Original Report Is Inaccurate
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I worked for this company over three years total. The job entails going to Best Buy and other retailers to represent HP by selling to customers, training sales reps, and doing inventory and admin reports. Do not be fooled; You only get gas and travel pay between stores that are on the weekend and they force you to go to your stores during the week for a one hour training session per store and you do not get gas or travel pay.
So here's how it goes; M-F you have to drive at least two different stores for one hour each without expense pay. Sat and Sun you have to spend now five hours at one store each day so they dont have to pay you gas pay since they will not let you work them on the same day. You make 14 per hour, used to be 15 till "the economy", and once you have paid gas you end up making near minimum wage because they decide where you work and they dont give preference to tenured employees. I was jerked around because I complained that I could have worked at stores that where 15 min from my house and there where two Best Buys in that distance, but instead was shuffled around to stores that where at least an hours distance one way. At one point I had three stores all of which where 45 min to one hour away so that makes six trips per week due to the one hour training per store so you can see how much unpaid time and gas makes this job worthless.
They love to change the schedule without notice and there where several times I went into a store and found another rep working and since they didn't provide notice and it was only posted for maybe six hours the rep didn't get paid and I had to be in the position to tell them they had to leave and were not getting paid for the three hours they had already worked.
Ok here is where it gets interesting. HP pays Marketsource to do training and the way they see the training is done is by online quiz completions called IACs. I was advised by Eric Maddox that if I had any more stores with 0 quiz completions I would lose my job. He advised me that I should take down the employees login information and do the quizzes for them so it would show up as complete and do the quizzes for them by logging in to hpinfolab and doing the IAC for them. Furthermore, I was to do anything necessary to get this done as my job depended on it and I'm sure his bonus too. This is fraud and I'm sure HP wouldn't appreciate the program being undermined in the manner. We should provide the info and if the rep doesn't do it it's on the store not the hp rep or in this case me.
Another shady thing was when I first started Eric did a store visit and took me to eat while I was on the clock and asked me about bars in the area and adult entertainment. He kept asking the same question over and over about clubs. I wonder what his wife would think of this. He was like his hotel was right down the street from all the clubs and wanted to know which ones to go to for the best time. I just dodged the conversation and tried to steer it back to work.
Office Max was off the HP visit list for some time and I was required to visit a store whose manager questioned me on why HP had abandoned the program with Office Max. I called Eric and explained what was said and wanted to know what I should say and he said he was documenting our conversation and that this was not the first time I had problems with a manager. He turned the problem back on me instead of helping with a manager that didn't want me in his store or taking to his employees. The other manager that he was referring to was Dustin Wiest to Best Buy in Alabaster Alabama who on my first day in the store after politely introducing myself told me not to piss off any of his employees. I reported this to Eric and he said he would have to make a visit to the store to try to repair HP's reputation because apparently the last rep had done something. Eric never did visit the store and only used this as a tool to document me having a problem with a manager. If you go to him for help he will turn it against you.
I was the only rep for several months because all the other reps quit when Eric was hired so I literally had to cover eight training only stores and the regular base events. They quit because Eric came on and gave them ultimatems that they put Marketsource ahead of there full time jobs and since MS is only intended to be supplementry income the told Eric what he could do with the job. So I got paid 14 dollars per store but had to drive all over Birmingham taking 13 hours and only getting paid for eight and not getting gas or travel time. This was a total rip off and I calculated after expenses from gas alone I was only averaging eight dollars an hour and that not subtracting the travel time I was not getting paid to go between stores. I complained and asked to have it removed for my schedule as all hours are suppose to be voluntary, only to have Eric manually enter these stores on my schedule without allowing me to accept or deny them. After three weeks of being force fed hours I stopped going in and he finally removed them from my schedule.
One important thing to note, there is no job security. If a manager like at Best Buy or one of the other stores doesnt like you all he has to do is ask you to leave. There is not code of conduct or any rules to violate. I called Best Buy corporate and they stated that in the agreement any vender is there at the discretion of the managers and there doesn't have to be legal cause for not allowing a rep to visit the store or any code of conduct violation. So you are not protected by EEOC or anything and youre not covered if you are injured in the store by the stores insurance. I complained on a Best Buy LP rep who upon entering the store yelled at me and said to use the other door because it trips their customer counter. He then said to another employee about me that "there goes the HMFIC." Tylor and the 280 Best Buy store 383 then explained to the other employee he was speaking to that HMFIC meant head m f in charge, of course not abbreviating. That was my last week in that store because I was taken off the schedule apparently for complaining and I was replaced by a school teacher that didn't know anything about computers and was following the Best Buy reps around to learn her job. This is retaliation and Marketsource didn't back me because it would make waves. I wonder what HP would think of this.
There were several times where a new rep would only work a day in the store before being removed from the schedule because the manager didnt like the reps personality. Tad was a rep that was supposed to replace me at one of the stores and because he was on the 0 list I had to go back to the store and replace him within two weeks. He was placed on reserve status meaning they dont want to fire anyone due to the risk of unemployment insurance claims so they simply take away your hours. This would be understandable if you where coached and given a chance to correct whatever issues my be hurting your performance, but time and time again with the two employees that I referred and where hired on and the reps I replaced on a consistent basis no warning or even a indication of a problem was given to the rep before action against them was taken.
I missed one of the weekly conference calls once and was told that missing three calls would result in termination. Well an email was sent out about do the infractions drop off and the answer was after 90 days. Well Eric sent me a message because I called several times and was getting the run around about why one of my stores had been taken off my schedule without any notice resulting in my car being repoed due to the sudden shift of expected income. He finally told me that I was on the removal list and that he had some documentation. I copied the email about the 90 removal of offences and asked what my standing was and if there was a tracker. Two days later my email account was deleted with all my documentation and reset and no response was given to my email. I was removed from the store and lied to by Christen Sposa who said that it was due to a black out period which is where you may not have work for two weeks due to HP not having any sales or what not, so dont expect stable work or adequate notice.
The new hybrid model only makes Christen Sposas job easier and everyone elses hell. You used to be able to set your own schedule and hours. Now you can only work 12-5 sat and sun and you have to schedule two weeks in advance your one hour training visits per store. She is rude and will lie and yell at you for catching her at a lie, i.e. the Blackout lie. She yelled at Tad for working his normal schedule even though she changed the schedule the previous night and did not notify either of us resulting in him working for three hours without pay. This also gives them ammunition for terminating people who ask questions like can I work stores that are closer to my house by saying they were late or off schedule regardless if its due to traffic or your full time job.
I called off maybe four times in the three years of service and each was a very unpleasant experience because now you get a call from the support team, your manager, and if your unlucky Christen Sposas rude self. Each wanting to know why you called of and supporting documentation and if you try to schedule off they want at least a months notice before you can deny the event in Partnersource the scheduling program. Pay attention to this part. Your bonus is based on how many events you complete vs accepted. You are required to accept everything that is sent to you and them email and call to work your way out of it which means it still affects your bonus. So when youre being force fed hours you dont want or cannot work and even if you can get out of them you bonus is screwed! And yes they will put events on your schedule manually so you dont have the chance to accept or deny them so watch out cause they can term you for no call no show by dumping an event on your schedule that you miss and never accepted in the first place.
I loved HP and truly do see value in their products. I hope they will change to another company and retain the reps because it is not their fault that they are not giving coaching or advice and walk into the situation blind and quickly realize when they are put on schedule standby after a week that they didnt do something right. My recommendation is not to take this job if you are offered it. I worked seven days a week for two years and spent more time and grief with Marketsource that I ever did for my fulltime job. They are rude including the emails and especially Christen Sposa whose defense is to yell at the employees for her mistakes and flat out lie. Dont waste your time and health with the job. Its just not worth it!
This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 03/31/2010 11:34 PM and is a permanent record located here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Marketsource/Alpharetta-Georgia-30022/Marketsource-Dont-waste-your-time-No-GAS-or-Travel-time-paid-and-they-set-and-change-you-588144. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year.
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#1 UPDATE Employee
even still latest still inaccurate
AUTHOR: Paul - (USA)
SUBMITTED: Monday, October 31, 2011POSTED: Monday, October 31, 2011
1. First off I get asked to assignments but I have never had mgmt consider what ASR's do to be the major thing in their lives.. and Ive gone thru 6 managers so far..
Yes they want us to do infolab and at times too much even for one such as I who doesnt have other work currently..
Most of the instore stuff im required to do is a nobrainer... and is proper to require.As far as instore people, several want to be friends with me outside of work and have become so.While others hate vendors of all brands and go out of their way to avoid vendors even when required.
Those are the ones I try to not help with either sales or freebies and wont even try to help.Fortunately those are the ones that the stores will fire soon anyway... very high turnover in retail.
Marketsource & HP are retail sales...a lot of how things are handled is typical retail sales .Personally I would never consider insurance sales ever and its 1000 times worse.
Also, I told Marketsource I would never do any assignments that would be outside my main city and never would accept/confirm stores that were outside a very specific range...
Btw, never did get assignmetns outside that range per my request..
Mainoly I told them I required mileage and a extra $5/hr to even consider outside my city.And that i would need to be prepaid for such external events (which is why I dont get them).
weekdday assignments are 1-2 hours max and are flextime (meaning you can go when you want for that hour).. while weekend hours have never been more than 6 hours unless I added a flex assignment to the same day.
Sorry,but they let you work flex assignments anytime during that week and it can be tacked on (before or after) to a regular noflex all the time.. .so that point is inaccurate and always has been.
Also, if you had advised them that only stores in a max range were ones you would do.. they would have done it... I have been in the past the only rep in my main city but currently have me & two others...and yet still no problems.
No marketsource manager would ever advise to do a store employees infolab or iac or other.From what I heard thats grounds for dismissal for both the asr and the manager who advised him.
Marketsource would never do that as they know that most ASR's likley record all communications.A TM that would do that would be banned from working for Marketsource and would actualy jeapordize Marketsource getting any future HP work ever..
Some of the details of the recent rebuttal are invalid as some of it simply doesnt happen.In my own case I have never worked 7days a week ever except whne I was oncall as a programmer and worked thru weekend for a project.
I would only do this job 7days a week if I was $20/hr or better or similar.Or if all hours were flex time ..I might conside it.
You are not force fed hours....as you can 'not accept' assignments..
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#2 UPDATE Employee
Exaggerated but accurate!
AUTHOR: anonymous - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Friday, October 07, 2011POSTED: Friday, October 07, 2011
It sounds as though the complainant did have trouble establishing the store relationships necessary for this job, but that does not lessen the truths about MarketSource. I have been working for MarketSource for over a year and have had my schedule changed at the last minute several times without notice resulting in me working for sometimes as much as eight hours at a time without pay. I have also had events that I accepted changed to different times and days, again with no notice.
My previous manager was intelligent and understanding and he realized the nature of this position. This is a PART-TIME job for supplemental income. Many MarketSource employees are students or retirees, or are otherwise employed. I doubt it would be possible to survive strictly on the income of a MarketSource Area Sales Representative (ASR) for $13/hour when the hours vary so greatly and are sometimes sparse.
My current manager exhibits an extreme lack of leadership skills and views the position as the most important thing in the life of his employees. This job is more important than the health of the ASRs or their families, or their "real" jobs or their education.
Management also seems to view this as an "on-call" position, expecting the ASR to be ready at a moments notice to drop everything and reschedule any plans one may have due to a last minute change. This is NOT an on-call position! We are allowed to request time off as long as sufficient notice is provided, but it will not be granted unless someone can be found to cover your shifts.
We are expected to do many tasks, most of them administrative, off the clock without being properly paid. Granted, we are paid for a small amount of admin time, but it falls far short of the reality of how much time is actually required. This job also requires some resources not provided to us, requiring out of pocket expenses for things like ink and paper.
Almost every communication from this manager feels adversarial including emails broadcast to the entire team.
We are, indeed, expected to accept everything for which we are scheduled regardless of any issues with that schedule. I am constantly scheduled outside of my posted availability and am expected to accept these "events" as they are call ed. I have never received a bonus from MarketSource, though there is a rumor that they exist. Nor have I ever been provided the information as to what is required to receive this bonus.
I have also been placed on warning in the past (which, in the end wasn't that big of a deal, but it is the principle) for not completing a task I was supposed to have completed. The trick is, I completed the task, but, due to a problem with the system, did not receive proper credit. This is not an isolated incident. The training and reporting systems we are required to use are not reliable. HP makes great hardware, but their software is usually not good, this is just an extension of that.
We are also expected to accomplish our duties without being provided the necessary tools with which to do so. Further, the report is accurate about not being paid mileage or travel time regardless of whether we are expected to drive 50 miles to visit a store. Half of my pay each week goes into my gas tank and I have a small car.
It is also accurate that ASRs are primarily graded on whether the sales people in the stores complete the online, IAC trainings and quizes. However, the motivation for the store employees to do so is greatly lacking and they are already busy with their primary tasks within the store. As the motivation offered by HP for the employees to complete these IACs so scorned by the store personnel, they will not bother with them when they are on their own time. And yes, I have heard from HP management, once on a weekly conference call, suggest that we complete the quiz for the employees using the employee's login.
MarketSource could be a great company to work for, but far too many of the current managers are like my current manager and the resources to complete the job are lacking as is the pay after expenses. I am not a screw up. My work ethic is good. I have a great rapport in all my stores and I have been employee of the month several times for my district. My report here is not the ramblings of a disgruntled employee who couldn't do the job. Just the facts, as they say.
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#3 UPDATE Employee
Mostly inaccurate and lies in original rpt
AUTHOR: Paul - (USA)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, May 10, 2011POSTED: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Ive worked for two different outfits who suppled people for HP rep.
in the 90's I did it for 5 years for a different company.
Nowadays with this one, Ive done this since last summer.
And a lot of the original rpt sounds mostly like a disgruntled exemployee.
Fact is, a lot of it was totally bogus and factually inaccurate.
I would say that marketsource is a worthwhile company to work for and is a million times better than other ones who supply reps to other products.
Ive also been a rep for another outfit before I got in with Marketsource and can guaranteee you that other companys are not as flexible.
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Report was not my experience
AUTHOR: VernVT - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Friday, October 08, 2010POSTED: Friday, October 08, 2010
I am a former employee of MarketSource and find the only claim made by the original report that I take no issue with is the lack of mileage reimbursement for excessive travel. My territory was all southwest Florida for awhile and the company found ways to compensate me for excessive travel expense. I enjoyed working with this company enough that I continued working weekends even after I started working a different full-time job for 60 hours a week.
Part of the responsibility of the rep is to foster good relations with store management as well as floor associates. MarketSource and HP management were both consistently supportive and frequent visitors in the field.
It should also be mentioned that HP is not the only account MarketSource services. HP is the cream, but there are many opportunities with this well managed company.
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Original Report Is Inaccurate
AUTHOR: Keith - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Friday, September 24, 2010POSTED: Friday, September 24, 2010
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