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My Everyday Skincare
29 July 2008
2008 marks 10 years of my no facial cleanser lifestyle!
Little did I know that the simple decision to give my poor, broken-out skin a short break from cleanser/soap was just the first step on my road to simple and natural body and skin care.
A former cosmetics-counter girlie-girl, I've become one of those people who believe that, in beauty, less is more, and the more natural the ingredients, the better. Let your natural beauty shine through!
See this picture of me? I get compliments on this everyday look, but I do so little to achieve it. And I firmly believe others can have the same results too!
Now, for those who asked, and for posterity, here's what I do - from head to toe - to look like this...
In the shower:
Everyday, I clean my hair with just water and a comb. Every other week, I use baking soda. I scrub my face with a wash cloth and nice warm water. Then I lather the rest of me up with Desert Essence Organics' Green Apple & Ginger Body Wash, the smell of which still reminds me of those martinis my girlfriends and I use to drink! I also use one of those rough body mitts to exfoliate.
As soon as I step out of the shower, I slather on the Aubrey Organics Ultimate Moist Unscented Body Lotion. Anti-perspirant? Dove Unscented.
At the sink:
I brush with Tom's of Maine Toothpaste. Then I scrub my face with water and a wash cloth. I find it too dry to live without facial moisturizer up here in Canada, but I'm still on the lookout for a natural and organic one. So, until I find one I like, I'm using the Aubrey Organics on my face too.
This is the same routine I use at the end of the day.
At my makeup case:
I just use Almay One-Coat Mascara in Black and Aveda Liptint SPF15 in CocoPlum. I haven't been using foundation or concealer lately. It feels uncomfortable using it in the summer, and I'm too lazy/rushed to use it in the winter, so I've just decided not to use it anymore.
I'm thinking of switching to the Black Mascara by Dr. Hauschka. My favourite organic food store just started stocking it, so I'll be trying that out.
So, that's 6 products in total, more or less natural and organic.
What's your everyday skincare? Share with me!
Here are some all-natural beauties... just so you know I'm not crazy... :)
Picnic in the Livingroom...
26 July 2008
With the sofa finally out of the livingroom, Mini decided it was time for a picnic.
She spread the blanket and laid out the food. She even brought out her little Blue's Clues radio for some tunes to dine to.
To her delight, her entire family came to partake, even her too-cool-for-school brother. We drank pretend lemonade (with a real plastic lemon in it), sipped pretend soup (with a noodle that looked suspiciously like an ice cream cone), and ate pretend cake (with asparagus and watermelon in it).
We were polite and cordial, even drinking with our pinkies up. I do declare I think we're ready to dine with the Queen. Do you think she likes asparagus-watermelon cake?
My Natural Hair: The Continuing Saga
25 July 2008
I'm still loving the No Shampoo thing. I think I'm totally hooked.
But I've had to make some changes after a couple of weeks.
You see, when dry, my hair felt soft and full, but in the shower, it felt... greasy, like I wasn't getting it clean enough. Water doesn't move grease, and I felt like I was wearing a wet helmet.
So, I stopped using my conditioner. Didn't help.
Determined not to reach for shampoo again, I once again turned to Sarah's no-poo saga. I also found some great information at Babs' Babyslime, who also gives great solutions to specific no-poo problems, such as dandruff, dry hair, etc.
So, armed with some new info, I hopped in the shower with a tablespoon of baking soda in 1 cup of water and another cup with a tablespoon of lemon juice in 1 cup of water.
Feeling doubtful and more than a little dopey, I poured the baking soda mixture on my head and massaged. Lo and behold, the grease washed away! It was all gone leaving light clean hair. I then rinsed it out with water.
Next, I poured the diluted lemon juice on my hair as a conditioner. It felt really good on my scalp. I combed it through then rinsed.
I let my hair air dry.
Conclusion? Well, the photo speaks for itself. My hair looks good and feels good. Very shiny. The waves are nice and full.
I think I'll be doing the baking soda/lemon juice thing once a week or every 2 weeks. Or maybe just when it needs it.
Have any of you tried the no-poo thing yet? How'd it go? Let me know!
Livingroom Makeover: Phase 1
24 July 2008
"How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time." Well, this livingroom is my elephant. No, I'm not going to eat my furniture, but I am moving them around in an attempt to give my livingroom a whole new less-crappy, less-cluttered look. This is my first bite.
The above picture shows my living in its original state. Note the following offenders:
This weekend, we tackled Phase 1. Check it out in the photo above. Now, note:
- the crapload of boxes everywhere brought up from the basement and from Roomie's mother's home.
- the sofa, under the window on the left, that constantly moves and must be pulled out to close the curtains.
- the sheer curtains on the left that allows us to give the neighbours a peep-show ever night.
- the bookcases to the right that crowds the room and brings in the walls.
- the lamp on the left that's way too low and small.
The next step - Phase 2 - will entail tackling more boxes and the movement of the two bookcases on the right to the blue feature wall. They'll be flanking the loveseat. Stay tuned!
- the lack of boxes under the bookcases - actually, note that there are fewer boxes overall... gone to Goodwill.
- the trunk... or future coffee table.
- the sofa is gone... moved to the familyroom after the futon that was there was moved upstairs (thanks to Roomie and mr. harmzie).
- the addition of the round white clock on the blue feature wall.
1000th Update on Twitter!
23 July 2008
Guess what my 1000th Twitter update will say...
Give up?
"new blog post: 1000th Update on Twitter!"
Okay, if you haven't been totally turned off by my awesome nerdiness, follow me on Twitter. Just click... HERE!
10 Useful Numbers I've Put in My Cell Phone
22 July 2008
I like to be prepared for anything. When I'm out with my kids, my big bag is always loaded with stuff I'll need just in case.
First aid kit, camera, emergency snacks, tissues... they've all come in handy.
But by far, the most invaluable item for my peace of mind is my cell phone, which I always keep well-charged.
Inspired by Marc & Angel, I've just loaded it with all the super-important, emergency numbers I may need just in case.
Here are those numbers - in no special order - and why I think they should be in your phone too:
1: Home
Say you lose your cell phone. The kind soul who finds it can now contact you to arrange to have it returned to you.
2: Credit Card Hotline
As soon as you realize your wallet is lost or stolen, you'll want to report it to your credit card company ASAP. Go and get your credit cards. Look for the 800 numbers on the back of each. Program them into you cell phone. Do it now.
3: Friend with Your Extra Home Key
Cheaper than a locksmith. Be sure to actually give the key to a trusted friend first.
4: Autoclub (CAA/AAA) or Towing Service
Who wants to go searching for a phone book when you're in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night in 3 feet of snow with your kids in the backseat? No, that's never happened to me - oh, wait, it has! And we were half in a ditch too.
5: In Case of Emergency (ICE)
Say you've had an accident, a stroke, or something else that renders you unconscious or otherwise unable to communicate. Thanks to the ICE program, many first responders (paramedics, police officers, firefighters) are now trained to look for an "ICE" entry on your cell phone list to identify you or to contact next of kin or physician.
6: Taxi
Handy to have anytime, especially for Don't Drink & Drive situations! Since I don't drink, I'd be happy to have it in case the car breaks down, and I'd like to get the kids home and out of the cold, traffic, etc.
7: Car Insurance
One of the first numbers to call after being in or witnessing an accident, after 911, of course.
8: Physician/Pediatrician
Especially good when you have kids. When we're out and one of them suddenly develops some sudden pain, weird cough, or unusual mark or blemish, I can call Dr. C in an instant.
9: Kids' school
If you're somewhere across town and won't be at your kids' school on time to pick them up, you can call the school up to let 'em know. If you're lucky, like we are, they'll have an after-school program to keep your kids' occupied and happy 'til you get there.
10: Home Insurance Company
The house has just burned down in the middle of the night. With the family safely out and cell phone in hand, you can get your family in the warmth of a hotel room and start getting your life sorted out immediately.
Bonus Numbers
11: Sushi Takeout
When you just have to have it!
12: Hair Stylist
Having a bad hair day? Call your stylist to see if she/he has an immediate opening.
13: Booty Call Number
Again, when you just have to have it! Kidding. No, this would not be considered an ICE number.
What are your cell phone must-have numbers? Am I missing any you think I should have? Let me know!
lightsabers smash & crackle...
21 July 2008
While playing Lego Star Wars II, the 4yo and 6yo argue again...
Lam: Hey, it's Darth Maul!
Mini: No, that's Darth Sidious.
Lam: Darth Maul.
Mini: Sidious.
Me: Actually, that's Darth Vader.
Lam: Oh.
Mini: *looking doubtful* Vader?
nenette vs. lawnmower man
20 July 2008
We've been having a particularly wet summer this year, which means long grass more often. That also means me out mowing the lawn more often. Crap. Why did I choose this year to relieve Roomie of lawn mowing duty?
Okay, he's a wonderful man who shovels the walk and rakes the roof of snow every winter, builds playhouses from the ground up, keeps the kids occupied when mommy needs "alone time", and all sorts of other family-man-with-house hazards. I should just mow the lawn and keep my trap shut, right?
Oh, I'll still complain, because I know that Roomie isn't just saving himself the misery of lawn-allergy symptoms - he's saving himself from looking like this:
Ooooh, sexy.
Laundry World...
19 July 2008
Ever since our washing machine bid us a fond farewell, we've been going to Laundry World to wash our clothes.
I'd say it was a bother to wash outside the home, but it really hasn't been.
I have a system worked out. The night before, I sort the clothes into separate bags, so the next morning, I just load up the car and head off. I throw each bagful into a separate machine - I choose the front-loading ones. Washing, drying, and folding takes about 1-1/2 hours... 2 tops... enough time for me to sit and pound out some ideas for the blog.
Family-owned Laundry World is further away from my house, but I like it there. They have over 70 machines, so there's always a machine at the ready. They're always clean and in good repair. And the owners are so friendly and available for any assistance.
The kids enjoy their time there too - the video games, kids' books and pinball machine are a rare treat. They especially love that we can buy chips there.
Buying chips there always gives me a giggle. It always reminds me of the time my sister and I were on a train to Vancouver, and we decided to buy chips for breakfast because the vending dude was so cute.
No, that's not the real reason why we do laundry there.
share & win: the biopic edition
16 July 2008
Images from wikipedia.org
Ever imagine being so famous (or infamous!) that Hollywood decides to make a movie of your life?
I have. My movie would be a romantic-comedy, focusing on my fun and fabulous love affair with Roomie. I'd throw in a bit of erotica for some spice, but I'm sure our RL friends would think that's just too big of a creepy-assed window into their friends' lives and not watch the movie!
I'd be played by the beautiful and multi-talented Tia Carrere (can you see it?), and my love interest would be played by Gerard Butler (purely for the hotness, of course!).
What would the movie of *your* infamous life be like? Share it!
Just answer the following 3 questions in a comment here or in a post on your own blog:
1: Who would play you in your movie?This is purely fantasy, friends, so get creative!
2: Who would play your love interest/romantic partner? (have fun with this one!)
3: What genre would your movie fall in? (Musical? Comedy? Spy mystery? Action adventure?...)
If you're writing a post on your blog, be sure to leave a comment here with the link so I can count your entry.
Deadline: July 31, 2008 at 11:59pm CDT
Win one (1) book of your choice from the erotica & romantic fiction section of the lifecandy shop!
You must be 18 years of age and older. For Canada and US residents only. No purchase necessary.
The winner will be announced here on August 1, 2008.
Can't wait to hear from you! Good Luck!
(This contest is my contribution to Shai's 52WoC: Hold a Contest/Blog Raffle.)
back in the saddle again...
14 July 2008
Yesterday, we attended what was the last in a wave of kids' birthday parties that Lam and Mini were either invited to or had hosted for themselves.
A whopping 6 in total. Yeah, my kids are little party animals - they're getting fitted for a toga party next week. Kidding.
Anyway, our grand finale event was for LG, who is 11 days younger than Lam and #2 in my friend harmzie's brood.
LG invited her friends to celebrate at Miracle Ranch, where they had the opportunity to ride a horse led around a trail, roast weenies and marshmallows, and of course, pig out on cake and ice cream.
Lam and Mini loved it all! Mini especially enjoyed making new girl friends - a change from her brother's buddies, who are all guys.
I too indulged in a hot dog, complete with mustard and ketchup, and a couple of roasted marshmallows for dessert. My mostly-veggie tummy didn't complain as much as I'd thought it would. :)
As you can see, I had a chance to sit in the saddle too. The beautiful horse you see in the picture with me is Fudge. Very gentle. The last time I was on a horse was almost 30 years ago on my last visit to the Philippines, but as Fudge and I rode a circuit around the room, it was as if no time had passed.
All in all, it was a great afternoon spent with great friends. Thanks for a wonderful party, guys - It was a special honour to celebrate with our LG!
high-heel-a-thon in nyc
11 July 2008
Image from HQ-Celebrity.com
How many sprained or broken ankles arose from this event I wonder...
This past week, 500 women from 35 states gathered at New York's Central Park to run in the High-Heel-A-Thon to raise money for the March of Dimes.
Kelly Ripa, pictured here, was one of the 500 women willing to sprint 150 yards in their 5-inch stilettos to the finish line. Good for her! I like her... and when I can't button up my jeans after a bread-binge, I secretly hate her.
The winner received $25000... and immediately, went out and blew it all on new Manolos. Just kidding. Maybe she did - I don't know.
Now, I understand that for some women, this may just be a cake walk, no-brainer, been-there-done-that kinda situation, but for me, I'd fall and take down everyone else.
Would I do it anyway? For a good cause, of course. Hey, I'll try it once.
How about you? Would you risk your ankles for a good cause?
plurk me, tweet me, if you wanna reach me...
10 July 2008
For me, it all started with Facebook. Of all the features on that social networking site, I found - and still find - the Status feature most enjoyable and most useful. My friends get a quick glimpse into my daily life, I learn what's up with my friends that day, and if I'm lucky, my hastily typed "I'm jonesing for sushi!" will result in an impromptu girls' nite at Wasabi on Osborne.
Then, I found Twitter thanks to Shai, and let me tell you, I dang near wet myself! This is basically "All Status, All the Time". My latest tweet, or twitter update, is what you see here in my top sidebar beside my profile picture.
In just 140 words, I can greet my twitter-friends when I first wake up, tell them what I'm making for dinner, or share my latest blog post to a whole new audience. Through Twitter, I've made new friends, gained new readers (hi, tweets!), and grown my feed reader with a load of funky new blogs from fellow-twitterers.
Now, I don't even have to log in to Facebook to update my status, because I've enabled it to show my Twitter updates automatically for all my FB friends to see. I *love* that!
And then, there's Plurk. Each of your updates is called a plurk, and you can see all the responses to each plurk grouped together as a conversation. The more active you are, the higher your karma points enabling you to use more cool stuff like fun emoticons, etc.
I find that, with Plurk, I get sucked into a lot of conversations and end up deleting responses just to keep up.
Reviews are mixed for both. Some prefer Twitter, others prefer Plurk. Twitter has been plagued with severe server problems over the past couple of months, interrupting service, pissing people off, and resulting in a major migration to Plurk. And with Plurk, you need to stay active to keep your karma up... and don't think I can handle that kind of pressure!
I don't know, I still like Twitter. You can reach out, but with less commitment, which, for me, makes it much easier to unchain myself from my computer to feed my kids, bathe, and go to the bathroom.
Wanna connect? To follow me on Twitter, just click here, and to be my Plurk friend, just click here.
just me & my girl... the old and the new...
08 July 2008
I found this picture of me (on the left) yesterday while looking for a picture for Mini's birthday post. It struck me that I'd taken a similar picture of Mini when she was about that age, so I went looking and found it! That's her on the right.
My picture was taken in the hot/dry season of the Philippines, and hers was in the cool Fall season of Canada.
Mini has such beautiful sleek shiny hair and pretty rosy cheeks, while I look like Don King's long lost lovechild.
No doubt about it - when it comes to cuteness, I don't come anywhere close to my daughter.
Mini's 4th Birthday Party...
07 July 2008
This is me holding my brand new beautiful baby girl on her actual day of birth 4 years ago. Hard to believe Mini was ever that tiny and shmooshy. She's now such a big active girl who can do basic math. Seriously - she still has some trouble with her alphabet, but she can add.
Anyway, to celebrate her 4th birthday this weekend, we had a Moms and Girls Only party at U-Puttz Black Light Mini-Golf. It was loads of fun! Mini loved having her friends to celebrate with, a place to run around and be crazy, and of course, her Dora cupcake birthday cake. It was great!
To our favourite little princess...
Daddy, your big brother, and I love you so much. We hope your birthday party was all you wished it would be! :)
My "Natural Hair" Secret...
03 July 2008
Yes, this is another post about my hair.
As many of my friends can attest to, my hair is a big part of my image, my Island Girl look.
So, when I got so many compliments on my hair in my video post, I was overjoyed, over the moon, over so many things I was literally floating on air and dusting the top of my cupboards. No, not really - I hate dusting - but I was happy. Thanks again, y'all! *winky-wink*
And now, at the risk of freaking out my friends, I will tell you my gorgeous-hair secret: I don't use shampoo.
Yes, you read right. No need to re-read. I sport a No 'Poo 'Do. How's that for minimalist/low-maintenance hair?! :)
Why No Shampoo?
For the same reason why I stopped using facial cleanser. Facial cleanser, like shampoo, cleans too well.
Shampoo can be too harsh for your hair and scalp. It strips away all the sebum (natural oils), leaving your hair and scalp dry. So, in response, your scalp then produces more sebum, resulting in greasy hair fast.
Thus begins the vicious cycle: Your hair is greasy, so you shampoo, which leads to more grease.
Besides, it's more natural to clean the body mechanically (scrubbing action) rather than chemical (grease-cutting of soap). And I like to use the natural approach.
How Did I Do This?
So, I broke the shampoo-grease cycle about 6 weeks ago, I think it was, after reading about it first at Sarah's no 'poo adventures posts.
Now, when I hop in the shower, I - with water, my fingers, and a good wide-tooth comb - scrub my scalp to clean it, and comb my hair to redistribute the natural oils. I then rub conditioner into the ends.
From various sites, I was told to expect really bad greasy hair for anywhere from 2 weeks to 3 months until the oils normalize. And for about 2-3 weeks, it was really gross.
Imagine what it feels like to have a large lump of clay moulded around your head... for 3 weeks. Yeah, like that. Sexy, eh? I seriously contemplated doing a Brit. Nasty.
After the GTP (Gunky Transition Period)...
My perseverance paid off beyond my wildest expectations. I noticed the following things start to happen post-GTP:
- My hair has more shine, natural bounce and volume... even when I air-dry!
- My waves are fuller (more curly than straight).
- More good hair days... even after just rolling out of bed.
- Less hair in the shower drain catcher.
- The dandruff problem that plagued me since my teens started calming down - less itching, less flakes.
And I'm not pouring toxic, unnatural chemicals down the drain and into our lakes and rivers. Sweet.
The Future...
As soon as my conditioner is used up, I'll start looking into using coconut oil instead. I've read that it prevents product build up, yet provides good moisture for those of us with flaky/dry scalps.
Oh, I may even add some ylang-ylang essential oil to get that pretty, 'just showered' smell.
Tips for Those Interested...
Some No 'Poo people use baking soda and/or apple cider vinegar to clean their hair, so if you're apprehensive about going cold turkey, you can try that in the interim.
Some great info can be assimilated at The No-'Poo Do, so check it out!
Any questions? Hit me, baby! :)
Happy Canada Day!!!
01 July 2008
I wish all my fellow proud Canadians a fun-filled Canada Day!
There will be festivities happening all across the country, and here in Winnipeg, we do our own share of celebrating our nation's birthday.
As we do every year, Roomie, the kids, and I will be heading over to check out the happenings at the Osborne Village Canada Day Street Festival. And when it starts to get dark, we'll stroll over to The Forks Market for fireworks at 11pm.
It promises to be really hot - albeit with a 60% chance of showers (yipes!) - so we'll try to stay cool with slurpees and maybe an iced green tea lemonade for me! It'll be a fun day!


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On 5/9/05, Matt Brown <matt at mbrown dot co dot uk> wrote:
> On 9 May 2005, at 21:31, Chris Buechler wrote:
> > On 5/9/05, Matt Brown <matt at mbrown dot co dot uk> wrote:
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The San Francisco Chronicle reported on Wednesday, September 3, 2008:
"The last several months have seen a series of changes for Copia: The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts in Napa. Now there's another one...
"Celebrity TV chef Tyler Florence will become the center's dean of culinary studies, responsible for all food and nutrition education and culinary instruction. He'll come on board with the organization within the next few weeks, according to Garry McGuire, Copia's CEO."
Copia has also anounced other changes in services and programs, like their restaurant, Julia's Kitchen, named for the late television personality and culinary inspiration, Julia Child.
About Copia:
From Copia.org:
In 1988, vintner Robert Mondavi, his wife Margrit Biever Mondavi and other leaders in the wine community began to explore the idea of establishing a small institution to educate, promote and celebrate American excellence and achievements in the culinary, winemaking and visual arts arenas.
Named after the goddess of abundance, COPIA is a non-profit discovery center whose mission is to explore, celebrate and share the many pleasures and benefits of wine, its relationship to food and its significance to our culture.


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This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (
PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10) is a dual-specificity lipid and protein phosphatase. The loss of PTEN was originally discovered in numerous human cancers. PTEN inhibition by bisperoxovanadium (bpV) reduces neurological damage after ischemic brain injury. The purpose of this study was to identify the optimal neuroprotective dose of bpV when administrated after focal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in rats. Focal I/R injury was induced using the middle cerebral artery occlusion method. bpV at doses of 0.25, 0.50 and 1.0 mg/kg were injected intraperitoneally just after reperfusion, with saline serving as a vehicle control. A maximal reduction in brain injury was observed with 1.0 mg/kg bpV. This dose of bpV also significantly blocked apoptosis in the penumbral cortex of rats. This beneficial effect was associated with the increasing levels of Akt phosphorylation in the penumbral cortex. These results demonstrate that the pharmacological inhibition of PTEN protects against I/R injury in a dose-dependent manner and the protective effect might be induced through upregulation of the phosphoinositide-3 kinase/Akt pro-survival pathway, suggesting a new therapeutic strategy to combat ischemic brain injury.
Stroke remains a major cause of long-term disability and death in adults [
PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10) is a tumor-suppressor gene localized to chromosome 10q23. Loss of PTEN is common in a large number of human cancers, including glioblastomas, melanomas, and endometrial and prostate carcinomas [
To evaluate the protective effect of bpV on cerebral I/R injury, we treated rats with 0.25, 0.5, and 1 mg/kg bpV. None of the animals was dead within 24 h after reperfusion. At 24 h after reperfusion, the rats were sacrificed and TTC staining for infarct volume assessment was performed. The relative infarct volume in saline-treated animals was 42.81% ± 8.07%. Administration of bpV at doses of 0.25 mg/kg (infarct volume, 32.17% ± 7.99%,
Neurological deficits were assessed 6, 12, and 24 h after reperfusion (evaluation system presented in Section 3.4). The groups treated with bpV exhibited remarkably reduced neurological deficit scores compared with the saline-treated group at 12 h after reperfusion (
Induction of apoptosis was quantified by assessing TUNEL-positive cells in penumbra 24 h after reperfusion, as shown in
To investigate whether PI3K/Akt is involved in the neuroprotective effect of bpV, we performed Western blot analysis to assess the phosphorylation of Akt (p-Akt, Ser 473) in penumbra area. bpV significantly increased p-Akt (Ser 473) compared with the saline group (
In this study, our results indicate that administration of bpV at doses of 0.25, 0.50 and 1.0 mg/kg effectively reduced brain damage by 24.85%, 36.84%, and 40.29%, respectively. However, there was no significant difference between the 0.5 and 1.0 mg/kg groups (
The optimal dose, 1.0 mg/kg bpV, produced a neuroprotective effect that resulted in reduced cell apoptosis and significantly increased p-Akt activity in the penumbral cortex. bpV treatment also improved neurological scores at 12 h, but not at 24 h, after reperfusion. This result is congruent with previous studies demonstrating reduced infarct volumes and improved functional outcome [
The majority of delayed neuronal degeneration is due to apoptosis. Results showed fewer TUNEL-positive cells in bpV-treated than in saline-treated rats. Activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway is critical for neuroprotection from ischemia-induced apoptosis. To determine whether Akt activation contributes to PTEN inhibition against apoptosis induced by I/R injury, we investigated the phosphorylation of Akt by Western blot. Treatment with bpV significantly increased p-Akt (Ser473), compared with the saline-treated group. Further immunohistochemistry staining showed that p-Akt (Ser473) in the penumbral cortex was markedly increased.
Most cells undergoing apoptosis were located in the penumbral cortex, and it is likely that apoptotic neurons are responsible for successive injury. By salvaging these apoptotic neurons, the pathological outcome could be improved. Activated Akt blocked apoptosis by phosphorylating and thus suppressing most of its substrates, such as Bcl-associated death protein, forkhead transcription factor, and glycogen synthase kinase 3 [
PTEN is a dual-specificity lipid and protein phosphatase extensively studied in cancers. Recently, there has been increasing interest in the role of PTEN in cellular function, particularly in neurons. Studies suggest that PTEN regulates cell viability and susceptibility to apoptosis by negatively regulating the PI3K/Akt pathway [
All animal experiments were approved by the Ethics Committee of Laboratory Animal Welfare at Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China. Middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) surgery was performed using the monofilament suture method [
Rats were completely randomized into groups. A total rats of 39 were subjected to MCAO surgery and 3 rats were excluded due to the lack of contralateral paralysis. Immediately after reperfusion, 36 rats (
In subsequent experiments, 36 rats (41 rats were subjected to surgery and 5 rats excluded for the reason mentioned above) were treated with the dose of bpV that produced a maximal reduction in cerebral infarction or saline to study neurological deficits, neuron apoptosis, and activation of signaling pathways. Rats were completely randomized to different treatment and tests. The animals were sacrificed 12 or 24 h after reperfusion.
All of the evaluation including infarct size, neurological deficits, neuron apoptosis, western blot and immunohistochemistry were performed by an investigator who was blind to the experimental groups.
Brains were removed immediately after sacrifice by an overdose of chloral hydrate and rapidly transferred to −80 °C for 4 min. Each brain was sliced into 2-mm coronal sections. The slices were incubated with 2% 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) solution (Sigma, Shanghai, China) for 15 min at 37 °C and fixed in 10% buffered paraformaldehyde. The unstained areas, which appeared pale, were defined as infarct regions, and areas that appeared red were defined as normal. TTC-stained slices were photographed separately using a digital camera (Canon, Tokyo, Japan) and analyzed using Photoshop (CS3 Adobe, San Jose, CA, USA). The relative lesion volume was calculated as described previously [
Evaluation of neurological deficits was performed 6 h, 12 h and 24 h after reperfusion by using a five-point scoring system described previously [
To detect spatial distribution of stroke-caused DNA fragmentation, a TUNEL staining protocol was employed with minor modifications [
At 12 h and 24 h after reperfusion, 5 rats in each goup were sacrificed for western blot. Penumbra cortex samples for Western blot analysis were prepared as described previously [
Three rats in each group were sacrificed for immunohistochemistry 12 h after reperfusion. Tissue sections were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde, as described above. Sections were incubated with primary antibodies against p-Akt-Ser473 (1:1000, Cell Signaling) at 4 °C overnight. Sections were washed with PBS and incubated with Alexa Fluor 488 goat anti-rabbit IgG for 2 h at room temperature and protected from light. Fluorescence was detected with a fluorescence microscope.
The data are presented as means ± standard deviation (SD). One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with post hoc test (LSD test) were used to assess differences among multiple groups. Comparisons between two groups were assessed using Student′s
Our study demonstrated that the PTEN-inhibitor bpV provided dose-dependent neuroprotection in rats following I/R injury. The underlying mechanism might be reduced apoptosis in penumbral area through the PI3K/Akt pathway. Additional studies will be required to fully understand the biochemical mechanisms underlying PTEN-mediated pathways in cerebral ischemia disease.
This work was supported by grants from the National Nature and Science Foundation of China (Grant 81271383) and the Shanghai Science and Technique Committee (Grant 10JC1412500).
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Neurological deficits scores of both bisperoxovanadium (bpV)- and saline-treated animals 6, 12 and 24 h after reperfusion. Neurological deficits were significantly ameliorated in rats treated with bpV compared with saline-treated controls at 12 h after reperfusion, but not at 6 or 24 h after reperfusion.
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On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 11:31 AM, Benjamin Black <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > ... > How frequently do you want to write SSTables? How much memory do you > want Memtables to consume? How long do you want to wait between > Memtable flushes? There is an entire wiki page on Memtable tuning: > http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/MemtableThresholds . There is a > thorough discussion on the various tuning parameters around buffering > and writing here: > http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/StorageConfiguration . I'm confused about the relevance of these numbers to read iops. About the only place I can find a description of "compactions" is here: http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/MemtableSSTable "To bound the number of SSTable files that must be consulted on reads, and to reclaim space taken by unused data, Cassandra performs compactions: merging multiple old SSTable files into a single new one. Compactations are triggered when at least 4 SStables has been flushed to disk. " > Do you understand you are assuming there have been no compactions, > which would be extremely bad practice given this number of SSTables? What do you mean by "bad practice"? The document above implies that it is nearly impossible. It implies that you will have between 1 and 4 SSTables. Does the administrator have a choice in this matter? I am probably being totally naive, but is the answer to the question "worst iops on read" just: 3 reads per SSTable * 4 SStables * ReplicationFactor ? = 3 * 4 * 3 = 36? Paul Prescod
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Excursions were a different matter. we found them to be grossly overpriced, and, having been to all the ports before, decided to go independent. It's easy to get to Florence, Pisa or(our choice)Lucca by train - take the ship shuttle to Piazza Grande, buy a bus ticket from a paper kiosk, get Bus No 1 to station and repeat on return from where you've been. It's equally easy to go to Rome or Capri(from Naples- the ferry terminal is 200yds from the berth), and Istanbul is very easy too - you can buy jetons at the end of the bridge near the berth, cost 2Lira, for the tram to the main sites and walk back to the ship. Don't bother with the shuttle in Mykonos, if you can walk - the town is only 25 minutes walk along a fairly level road. Venice has a "people mover" for 1 euro per journey to Piazzale Roma from the edge of the dock and from there you can follow the yellow wall signs to St Marks and the Rialto. If you like exploring, give it a go.probably changing to anytime dining and trying to find either a large table or one for two. Beware the portion size - they cater for American appetites, so you may find portions a bit large sometimes - I was given a 4 egg omelette for breakfast and had to leave half of it - shame.
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The first step in claiming your North Node in Virgo is to embody the highest expression of Pisces (opposite to Virgo). Pisces represents your karmic past. So definitely appreciate — but! Don't make your Pisces qualities the centre of your life.
Celebrate your spirituality, compassion and sensitivity. Enjoy your love of music, dance, poetry (or other creative expressions), and be a gentle friend to those who need one. Be the intuitive, the artist, the mystic and share your visions with the curious.
Study Pisces to understand its highest potential, and choose to live that, holding its flowing energy ever so lightly.
This is your first step to consciously attracting your soulmate.
With a North Node in Virgo, your karma is around the pursuit of spirit, compassion and emotion, at the expense of your emotional health. In the past you may find it difficult to discern what's good for you – and what's not. Do you have trouble saying no? Do you fall for hard luck stories? Bingo!
In past lifetimes, you were an empath or a psychic healer, a dancer, an artist, a musician, or an addict. You might have also have been a martyr, who was sacrificed or persecuted by others – think an early Christian, or a witch. You may have been a very sensitive woman whose sensitivity was too much to bear, or a devoutly religious figure, living in solitude.
The shadow side of North Node in Virgo is a tendency to sacrifice yourself and your own needs, over another. It also means having an overdeveloped capacity to absorb another's sorrow, and blur personal boundaries.
Virgo takes what it believes in, and makes it into a tangible profession or plan. Discriminating, and industrious, Virgo wants to practically serve others, especially in the area of health or healing. Virgo is physically fit, and health-aware, and has a refined sense of aesthetics. She loves neatness and organization, and immerses herself in the details, until everything is as perfect as it can be.
In past Pisces lifetimes, you didn't develop a separateness from others. You were able to connect to the unseen, extend unending compassion, and sacrifice your life for your faith. With North Node in Virgo, it is imperative that you take care of your physical health, establish good boundaries and mind the details.
A Virgo soul mission tends toward service to others (without sacrifice). So hold back a bit, when you first meet someone. When you do meet someone who fills you up with energy and protects your gentle ways (first), don't hesitate (then!) to find things to do that delight them.
You are not to sacrifice yourself to anyone for love. Learn how to say no and make sure that your beloved knows and respects your limits. Funny thing, the more you put Pisces aside in favour of your own needs, this is when you will have the energy you need to help others.
The house where your Virgo soul mission expresses itself, is the area of life through which your innate Divine Essence, will be crystallized in material reality.
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Upon the conclusion of the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe competition Thursday, the halfpipe workers formed a heart and skied down one last time.
The poignant moment was in honor of the late Sarah Burke, the Canadian freestyle skier who was a pioneer for women's halfpipe and championed its inclusion in the Winter Olympics.
Sadly, women's freestyle skiing halfpipe made its Winter Olympics debut without her. Burke died from injuries sustained in a crash while training in the halfpipe in 2012.
But her peers made sure she was not forgotten, honoring her in various ways, the most obvious being the 22 "slippers" who formed a heart and skied down the halfpipe, much to the delight of Burke's parents, who attended the event.
"Far beyond what I thought it would be," Burke's father, Gord, told the Associated Press. "I never really imagined so much love for one person. So much passion and energy."
In fact, each of the medal winners in the inaugural event was impacted by Burke in some way.
Gold medalist Maddie Bowman of the U.S. called meeting Burke "the coolest moment of my life."
"Sarah saw that she [Maddie] was by herself and brought her over, introduced herself and brought her into the group," Bowman's mother, Susan, told AP. "It was pretty amazing."
Silver medalist Marie Martinod of France had quit the sport seven years ago but returned at Burke's urging.
"I'm thinking of Sarah every day," said Martinod, who painted snowflakes on her fingernails to match the tattoo Burke had on her foot. "I think I didn't say goodbye to Sarah yet and I still have to do it, and now I feel I'm able to do it because I did what she asked me to do."
Bronze medalist Ayana Onozuka of Japan was an alpine skier before Burke helped get freestyle skiing halfpipe into the Winter Olympics. "I decided to take up a new profession," Onozuka said.
In the crowd at the bottom of the halfpipe, Jan Phelan, Burke's mother, wore a bright purple jacket over an aqua T-shirt that read, "Dream Without Fear," a motto the family uses to promote the Sarah Burke Foundation.
"It was Sarah's dream to be here, so, we're here," Phelan said. "The halfpipe is opening for the women and I miss her like crazy. It really hasn't been too hard until right now. The moment."
To honor Burke, Martinod pointed skyward and made a heart symbol with her hands after her second run.
Canadian Rosalind Groenewoud bowed her head and pointed to her helmet after her first run. The helmet was devoid of the "Celebrate Sarah" sticker she normally wears (and points to) but couldn't at the Winter Olympics because of IOC rules. Also, her family held up a banner that read "Celebrate Sarah."
And celebrate Sarah they did.
"The spirit here was so good," Phelan said. "Sarah would've loved it."
More Winter Olympics stories on GrindTV
Maddie Bowman wins women's halfpipe gold
Torin Yater-Wallace surprised by Taylor Swift
John Teller's Olympic dream cut short
Heidi Kloser featured in ad despite mishap
Snowboarders, freeskiers see injury disparity between genders at Sochi
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Arabic Influences in Various Languages
Place names | Agriculture | Government and Culture | Mathematics and Science | Military | Home and Family | Miscellaneous
In the table below, several words are compared between Romance languages. While Spanish is rather obviously a Romance (Latin derived) language (as shown in the first four examples), it has been heavily influenced by the Arabic language.
The following tables show Arabic words borrowed by English, French, and Spanish in various fields. Note that, in general, words borrowed into Spanish kept the Arabic definite article (al- and its variants which mean "the ") while English and French generally dropped the article.
(Examples taken from research conducted during the National Endowment for the Humanities' National Arabic Language and Culture Institute at The Ohio State University during the summers of 1994 and 1995).
Place names
1 وادٍ wadin actually means valley, not river.
2 This is a hybrid between the Arabic وادٍ wadin (valley) and the Latin lupum (wolf)
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ARROMANCHES-LES-BAINS, FRANCE – A French plan to set up wind turbines near the site of the D-Day landings has enraged many who say it desecrates the memory of the World War II liberators.
The proposed wind park off the Normandy coast would entail 75 windmills, each 100 meters high, and would span the areas where British and Canadian forces landed in 1944. The closest windmills will be only about 10 km from shore.
Meetings are being held across the area to discuss the issue.
"These beaches belong to history. It's from here that the liberation of the world began. If you allow the comparison, I don't think the Germans would permit the construction of a wind park next to the ruins of a concentration camp. These are sacred areas," said Karel Scheerlinck, a Belgian who lives in Arromanches-les-Bains, where British soldiers landed.


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In fact, it's completely hideous: "Did I tell you about the time I achieved something brilliant? Actually, that . . . → Read More: Twitter: Being smart is great but you don't have to prove it all the time


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On IRC joe suggested doing this by changing RasterImage::RequestDecode from only doing a decode synchronously if the image is under some size to always decoding synchronously for $CONSTANT ms, and then posting the rest of the task to event loop if the decode did not finish in under $CONSTANT ms.
Making this change should be easy for the case where we're not already in a size decode, and I think we can probably get away with ignoring that case.
The only part of this that seems hard to me is continuing to ensure that we satisfy consumers expectations (if there are any?) about async notifications. Does SyncDecode notify asynchronously? If not, this should be pretty straightforward, I think.
Fwiw, this sounds like a great solution to me in terms of UX.
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Remove the pref from all.js too, and make sure it's not used in mobile's default prefs.
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> // If we've read all the data we have, we're done
> if (mBytesDecoded == mSourceData.Length())
> return NS_OK;
> + // If we can do decoding now, do so. Small images will decode completely,
"If we're able to decode now, do so."
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> + if (!mDecoded && !mInDecoder && mHasSourceData)
> + return mWorker->Run();
You should be able to call mWorker->Run() unconditionally here. We return early if we're fully decoded, called from inside the decoder, or don't have any data to decode. If we make it this far, our preconditions for decoding should already be true.
(In reply to Robert Lickenbrock [:rclickenbrock] from comment #5)
> Comment on attachment 560643 [details] [diff] [review] [diff] [details] [review]
> Patch
> > + if (!mDecoded && !mInDecoder && mHasSourceData)
> > + return mWorker->Run();
> You should be able to call mWorker->Run() unconditionally here. We return
> early if we're fully decoded, called from inside the decoder, or don't have
> any data to decode. If we make it this far, our preconditions for decoding
> should already be true.
Lets do that in another bug please.
Backed out for Android reftest failures:
Per IRC conversation with joe, the root problem here is that drawWindow doesn't seem to cause sync decoding of CSS images.
I've spent the last two days trying to get to a point where I can run reftests on android under a debugger without success, so I'm giving up here.
Ok, I finally managed to get this under a debugger. The reftest harness is just broken for the multiprocess world. Still tracking down exactly what's wrong.
Presumably we can now land this, as we don't care about multiprocess images.
B2G will care, and I'd rather not land stuff that's known to be broken.
Also, after thinking about this a bit more, if we land this as is we'll be landing a nice random orange timebomb.
Marking as Snappy P1: Right now, if we have a bunch of near-150KB images on a page, when those images come in from cache or are discarded and re-decoded, we'll decode each image synchronously. It's bad. (Perhaps this should be P2; I'm not sure how often we hit this case. But 150KB *compressed* is pretty big.)
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Disable failing Android XUL tests
After several days of attempting to debug and reproduce, we've decided to disable the offending tests. We couldn't reproduce this on desktop with reftest-ipc, or even on Android XUL on multiple phones/tegras.
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Disable failing Android XUL tests
I'd like this to be random-if(somethingBetterThanAndroidetc) so that we can revert all of these later if we stop testing this configuration.
Disabled background-size-body-percent-percent-overflow.html; rs=khuey
And test disablings:
Some of these disabled tests might have caught bug 783355 ...
Mark more as random:
(Bug 769975 & bug 783182)
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Four Wildcats Move to Round of 32 in Kansas Amateur
Four Wildcats Move to Round of 32 in Kansas Amateur
July 25, 2013
MISSION HILLS, Kan. – Four Kansas State men's golfers advanced past the opening round of match play in the 2013 Kansas Amateur Championship at the par-70, 6,501-yard Indian Hills Country Club on Thursday. David Klaudt, Connor Knabe, Hank Simpson, and Kyle Weldon all moved into the round of 32 and will look to continue their run through match play on Friday morning.
Klaudt, the 53rd seed in match play, upset No. 12 seed Travis Mays of Overland Park, Kan., 3 and 1. Fifth-seeded Knabe knocked off Raytown, Mo., native Steve Groom, 1-up. Simpson, the 54th seed, upset fellow Wildcat and 11th-seeded Alex Carney, 1-up. Second-seeded Weldon outlasted Don Kuehe, the oldest competitor in the field, 7 and 5.
Match play from the 2013 Kansas Amateur Championship will continue on Friday morning beginning at 7:30 a.m., and will run the entirety of the weekend with the finals scheduled for Sunday morning. Match-play pairings and results will be available at kansasgolf.org, while recaps and results will be available at kstatesports.com at the conclusion of each day's action.


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There's a very good reason why investors should listen to whatever
As Pimco's Mohamed El-Erian notes: regardless of who's in charge, the US Fed and its money printing program is without doubt the best friend financial markets can ever have. Thanks to the Federal Reserve, the benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 Index is up about 25 per cent so far this year and if that pace of gains can be maintained, then stocks are in line for their best year in a decade.
And, unlike the local sharemarket, it's not just the big names doing the heavy lifting. About 450 stocks in the S&P 500 are in positive territory for the year – making it the broadest rally in at least 20 years. (When it comes to the S&P ASX 200, there's about 125 stocks in the black.)
And in the US investors aren't as fussy as they used to be.
Goldman Sachs has an index that looks at a company's balance sheet; those that rate poorly have seen their stock price rise 42 per cent so far in 2013. In contrast, companies that are in better shape are up about 22 per cent.
It might all end in tears one day – but not just yet. So whether it's Bernanke or incoming chief
Easy money continues for a 'considerable time'
It's also worth remembering that since 1993, the All Ordinaries index, once dividends have been included, has risen on average by 11.5 per cent a year, while the S&P 500 total return index has, on average, gained about 10 per cent a year.
And those wondering when the easy money is going to end would have been happy to know that Bernanke, who gave a speech in Washington on Wednesday, said that US interest rates were likely to stay close to zero for a "considerable time" – even after the unemployment rate falls below the Fed's threshold of 6.5 per cent.
"In particular, the target for the federal funds rate is likely to remain near zero for a considerable time after the asset purchases end, perhaps well after the unemployment threshold is crossed and at least until the preponderance of the data supports the beginning of the removal of policy accommodation," he said.
His comments came ahead of the release on Wednesday night of the minutes from the latest meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee.
So, although there seems to be a lot of talk about when tapering will begin, it looks like interest rates aren't going anywhere any time soon.
And when the Fed does slow down its asset purchases, "it will likely be because the economy has progressed sufficiently" for policymakers to rely more on their rate policies, Bernanke said.
For many fund managers that can't come soon enough. For while Wall Street has been rejoicing over what the Federal Reserve has been doing, the reality confronted by those on Main Street, where earnings and data are way behind the sharemarket gains, has many questioning whether the US economy can grow enough to back up the rise in shares.
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ARLISS (A Rocket Launch for International Student Satellite) was proposed by Dr. Twiggs at Stanford University as a worldwide project of space studies. It started in 1998 originally to give graduate students a chance to experience the satellite design. Now however, ARLISS Project gathers a wide range of participants from undergraduate students to junior high school students.
In this project, the handmade satellites we have worked hard to complete (it is called "CanSat" because of its size) are launched to a height of 4`5km under cooperation of the amateur rocket team. And we try various missions until it falls to the ground.
Besides University of Tokyo, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kyushu University, Nihon University, Tohoku University, and Soka University are going to participate in ARLISS2002 Project from Japan. From USA, Stanford University, California State University, Kennedy Middle school, Wilcox High school and other educational institutes are going to take part. Launch is planned to be held on August 2 and 3 at Black Rock, NV.
We will have a Come Back Competition this year again. In this competition, how near we can fall the CanSat down from the target point is tested. Last year, we the team of University of Tokyo fell it to the place 650m apart from the target. We and the members of other universities aim the point much nearer from the target this time.
"Special Lecture on Spacecraft Design", the lecture for graduate students is given in this year. The students are divided into 3 groups, and each group is going to make one CanSat. What the mission of the CanSat is and how it falls down to the ground are not restricted at all, so the team members discuss it, manufacture it by way of trial, experiment it, improve it, and complete one "Satellite".
In July, three CanSats each team made are fallen from a balloon at Watarase Yusuichi (the very large area with no buildings near the Watarase River). We also have the Come Back Competition here among 3 teams, and the CanSats with excellent results are going to be launched in the USA.
And in October, we again have the Come Back Competition at Watarase Yusuichi. This time it is the national competition and the universities which joined ARLISS are going to participate.
You can go to the page of each team from here. The overview of the CanSat they are making and to what extent they have done their work are shown.
ARLISS 2002 has ended. The universities which participated in the Come Back Competition were University of Tokyo Team 1, 2 and 3, Tokyo Institude of Technology, Nihon University, Tohoku University, Kyushu University, and Stanford University.
The champion of the competition was the University of Tokyo Team 1!! Amazingly, the record was 45m, which broke the record of last year's champion (650m). The runner-up was Kyushu University (750m), and the University of Tokyo Team 2 followed (3010m).
Team 1 won the championship with the great gliding performance of its parafoil and the control method through trial and error. The small CMOS camera on its structure took some beautiful pictures of the unfolded parafoil and the Black Rock Desert from the sky. Team 2 controlled its parafoil properly, but the gain of control was too small and could not overcome the strong wind. The CanSat of Team 2 was carried downstream and landed at the point of 3 km away from the target. It had 2 motors, and they proposed unique control method. Unfortunately, the CanSat of Team 3 had the accident in the power line probably by the vibration of launch or the impact of release. It could not be controlled, but the performance of its parafoil was wonderful. It glided for 4 km! Landing pose was so beautiful as well as its structure.
University of Tokyo's parafoils showed us great unfolding and gliding performance. We hope further approach to the target next year.
(Notice) The team number in this page and that in the PowerPoint file are NOT the same because of an alteration of the launch order. Please regard Team 1 in this page as Team 3 in the PowerPoint, Team 2 as Team 1, and Team 3 as Team 2. Sorry to confuse you.


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Amazon and Android game development
Venture Beat is reporting that Amazon is putting a lot of resources into Android game development.
Amazon won't say if it will be making an Android-based gaming device beyond its Kindle tablets. But it is certainly pushing hard to create tools for game developers so that they can be successful on the company's various app platforms.
At the recent 2014 International CES, the company rolled out a redesigned portal for app and game developers. Aaron Rubenson, director of the Amazon Appstore for Android and Kindle Fire, told GamesBeat in an interview that the company continues to invest heavily in tools that developers can use to publish their Android games and promote them on its platform.More at Venture Beat
Android game developers are no doubt very happy about Amazon promoting game development on its tablets. One of the big knocks about Android is that some people think Android users are less likely to purchase games and other apps than their iOS counterparts.
But Amazon's customers are used to paying for content and already have accounts established with the company. So they are arguably much more likely to pay for an Android game than other users that are outside the Amazon ecosystem.
This is a very good thing for Android game developers, and it might help encourage more developers to produce high quality games (and other apps) for the Android platform. Amazon is certainly acting in its own interest, but in doing so it is also helping to shore up and promote the Android platform as a whole
Is Amazon working on an Android game console?
The article above also had a link to another article from back in August that contained rumors of an Android-based gaming console from Amazon.
GamesBeat has also independently heard rumblings of an Amazon game console. One developer told us that Amazon showed off a version of the system recently and that Amazon is seeking content, particularly casual games, to run on the device.
Amazon is known to have a number of top-secret projects under way. Another one that has been long rumored is an Android-based smartphone. But the company hasn't announced such a device yet. We really don't know if Amazon is going to pull the trigger and release either a phone or a gaming console.More at Venture Beat
We're past the holidays so clearly the article above was early in speculating that an Android-based Amazon console would be released by then. But this doesn't mean that Amazon isn't cooking up something in the background.
If they do one I suspect that their model will be the Apple TV. Amazon had no problems following in Apple's footsteps by releasing the Kindle Fire tablets, which certainly owe a lot to Apple's iPad. So it makes sense for Amazon to emulate the Apple TV, but with an emphasis on gaming (an area that Apple has lagged far behind in on the TV).


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How to download and install the message counter plug-in?
1. For this application to work , you need to have the LATEST version of GO SMS Pro app in (Search "GO SMS Pro" to download).
2. To apply the theme within GO SMS Pro,download it from Menu->Settings->Appearance Settings->Theme shop(or Plug-in UI->Theme shop). After finished with downloading, it will be displayed in "Installed themes" Tab, click and apply it.
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Ralph Reed: Conservatives Can Win Minority Votes
Ralph Reed: Conservatives Can Win Minority Votes
Why the GOP Has Failed: Substance Versus Style
Why the GOP Has Failed: Substance Versus Style
Mickey Edwards: The GOP No Longer Stands for America
Mickey Edwards: The GOP No Longer Stands for America
Was George W. Bush a "Centrist" in the GOP?
Clip: Laura Ingraham argues against the motion "The GOP Must Seize the Center or Die."
Is the GOP for liberty, or for restrictions on liberty?
Clip: Ralph Reed argues against the motion "The GOP Must Seize the Center or Die."
Debate Details
2012 was a disappointing year for Republicans. The failure to win key swing states in the presidential election and surprising losses in the House and Senate have prompted some reflection. Was their embrace of small government, low taxes, and a strong conservative stance on social issues at odds with shifting American demographics? Or did the GOP embrace the right platform, but the wrong candidates?
The Debaters
For the motion
David Brooks
David Brooks became an op-ed columnist for The New York Times in September, 2003. He has been a senior editor at The Weekly Standard, a contributing... Read More
Mickey Edwards
Mickey Edwards, a former Republican congressman from Oklahoma, is a vice president of the Aspen Institute.Read More
Against the motion
Laura Ingraham
Laura Ingraham is the most-listened-to female talk radio host in the United States. The Laura Ingraham Show is ranked in radios TOP 5, heard in... Read More
Ralph Reed
Ralph Reed is founder and chairman of the Faith & Freedom Coalition. Reed served as a senior advisor to George W. Bushs presidential campaigns... Read More
Where Do You Stand?
- The GOP has alienated key demographic groups—women and minorities—with uncompromising conservatism on issues like immigration and women's rights.
- Young Americans are more liberal-leaning. Millennials have grown up in a much more culturally diverse environment and tend to be supportive of progressive domestic issues.
- The GOP must embrace pragmatism over fiscal purity.
- American's are tired of the political gridlock that prevents us from moving forward.
- The reason GOP candidates fared poorly in 2012 is not because they were too conservative. The problem was that they were too moderate or waffled on core issues, lending doubt to their allegiance to conservative ideals.
- Rather than change its message, the GOP needs to change its delivery. Candidates need to be more engaged, and new media and technology needs to be embraced.
- Liberal values permeate media and entertainment.
- The GOP must expand its focus to all aspects of society.
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I just had Mixto Micro Fractional Laser treatment yesterday. I'm using Aquaphor, but it's very greasy. I'm wondering, how long should I use it, and what other similar products would you recommend post treatment that are not greasy? Someone wrote about Regen de Peau; can I try this now, or should I wait until the peeling has begun or stopped?
Aquaphor Substitute for Post Mixto Laser Care?
Doctor Answers 4
Post Op Laser Resurfacing
Congratulations on choosing a terrific treatment, Mixto fractional laser resurfacing. The first few days, it is important to have a good coat of lubricant like Aquaphor on your skin.
I recently performed the procedure on my own wife and she too was hopeful that she could use a "thinner" lubricant on her face. We use ELTA post laser. What I like about this ointment compared to Aquaphor is that it thins out on its own and allows heat from your face to dissipate. My wife even went out tot he store and dinner with this on her face both day 1 and 2. Most others are not that daring.
By the third to Fourth day, she was using a thinner ELTA UV shield. Others I have using pure jojoba oil; this is dependent upon the depth of the treatment and each patent's ability to heal. Speak with the doctor who performed the procedure and ask them when you can change over to the next step in lubrication. By the way my wife's skin looks GREAT and she consistently get compliments!
Aquaphor for Post Op MIXTO Care
In my opinion, Aquaphor is better than Vaseline which is more likely to clog pores. While it can be useful, I prefer less greasy moisturizers designed for post procedure that also contain other active ingredients that can assist in the healing process.
Laser ointments after Mixto laser
There are many different oitments use after CO2 laser resurfacing. Aquaphor, Vasoline, Crisco are a few of the most popular choices. The reality is grease is grease. Hydration of the skin is what is important. The skin gets very tight and swollen after laser resurfacing for the first 3-4 days. It needs water and some sort of grease to keep the skin hydrated. Admittedly this is very messy, but it is worth it , because the final smoothing and tightening can take 3 to 10 years of of how you look.
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Aquaphor substitute
I agree with you about the greasiness of the Aquaphor. I often tell my patients to use either it or vaseline ointment in the first 2-3 days post mixto. Although it is not comfortable, it is important to use a bland emollient without much risk of allergic reactions. I would ask your doctor for recommendations of substitutes. But remember, it's only for a few days! I will then switch my patients to a light lotion such as Cerave or Cetaphil.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.