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Decorating By countrygal7782 Updated 29 Apr 2010 , 9:30pm by countrygal7782
Ok so this bride gave me this picture of a cake that she wants. The cake itself is simple enough, however I am not exactly sure how to get the look on the sides of the cake that she is wanting. I have a few ideas, but since this is a new technique for me I thought I might ask you all and see if anyone has done something like this before and if so what is the best way to get it to look right.
Thanks in advance for all your help.
we need to see a picture!
where is the picture?
Sorry I thought the photo attached but guess not. I added it though. Thanks
I can't help but I see the picture. Good luck.
For me is new too , like you have different ideas but i'm not sure how is made . I hope somebody knows
It's kind of hard to tell because the picture is a little out of focus, but it looks like it's just royal icing piped on top of fondant. At first I thought it was a mold of some kind, but that would be a huge and unnecessary mold.
Maybe a textured rolling pin
It looks like piping to me too!!! Sort of like a grapevine going round & round the cake.
Gorgeous cake. Good Luck!!
I'm thinking maybe the RI piping is underneath the fondant? Not sure.
It does look like royal icing piped onto the cake.
Very beautiful, btw good luck!
Of all the ideas I had for this Royal icing piped on fondant was not one of them. Thanks guys. I am going to make the bride a sample cake next week because she is not sure this is what she wants, so I told her I would make her a small layer so she can see what it will look like in real life rather than just a photo.
When I get the finished cake done I will post the photo.
Thanks again.


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"Cops wanna knock me, D.A. wanna box me in. But somehow, I beat them charges like Rocky." - Jay-Z
gmail chat?
(I like using the word "this" for things unfamiliar. I got it from my mother. I like it when she uses "this internet." As in, "I heard you can use this internet to buy airline tickets, but I can't figure out how." I always want to say, "That internet? Wait, which internet are you using?")
Anyway, about this gmail chat... I currently have two gmail accounts: a blondejustice account, and a less anonymous account.
Interestingly, only the blondejustice account has chat activated, for some reason.
Anyway, if you see me on there, feel free to send me a message. I want to see how this works.
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I have it on my un-anonymous account but not yet on my blog one, which is sort of disappointing, because that's the one I'd chat with more often. It seems like a really good idea or a really bad idea (like if it just ate up all my time).ReplyDelete
I am so behind the technological times. Didn't even know you could chat on gmail! I just got my first AIM account, woohoo.ReplyDelete
I have my account, and then there's my husband's account. He has chat. I don't. I think it's a big ole conspiracy.ReplyDelete
I think gmail chat can possibly rule. However, I share e. mcpan's fear - that it could eat up all my time. And that's bad since I have this AIM habit going on all the time already.
I have it on my account. I'll be looking for you!ReplyDelete
I have one. whee. mesawyouReplyDelete
I do too. It just rolled out on my account, so I'll give it a try.ReplyDelete

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Insulin-mediated glucose disposal is dependent on the vasodilator effects of insulin. In type 2 diabetes, insulin-stimulated vasodilation is impaired as a result of an imbalance in NO and ET-1 production. We tested the hypothesis that chronic voluntary wheel running (RUN) prevents impairments in insulin-stimulated vasodilation associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes independent of the effects of RUN on adiposity by randomizing Otsuka Long Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats, a model of hyperphagia-induced obesity and type 2 diabetes, to 1) RUN, 2) caloric restriction (CR; diet adjusted to match body weights of RUN group), or 3) sedentary control (SED) groups (n = 8/group) at 4 wk. At 40 wk, NO- and ET-1-mediated vasoreactivity to insulin (1–1,000 μIU/ml) was assessed in the presence of a nonselective ET-1 receptor blocker (tezosentan) or a NO synthase (NOS) inhibitor [NG-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME)], respectively, in second-order arterioles isolated from the white portion of the gastrocnemius muscle. Body weight, fasting plasma glucose, and hemoglobin A1c were lower in RUN and CR than SED (P < 0.05); however, the glucose area under the curve (AUC) following the intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test was lower only in the RUN group (P < 0.05). Vasodilator responses to all doses of insulin were greater in RUN than SED or CR in the presence of a tezosentan (P < 0.05), but group differences in vasoreactivity to insulin with coadministration of l-NAME were not observed. We conclude daily wheel running prevents obesity and type 2 diabetes-associated declines in insulin-stimulated vasodilation in skeletal muscle arterioles through mechanisms that appear to be NO mediated and independent of attenuating excess adiposity in hyperphagic rats.
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insulin resistance is characterized by decreased sensitivity to the metabolic actions of insulin (glucose disposal) and is a hallmark of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Further, cardiovascular diseases characterized by endothelial dysfunction, including hypertension, coronary artery disease, and atherosclerosis are common morbidities associated with insulin resistance (34, 46). In the endothelium, insulin stimulates at least two signaling pathways. One produces the vasodilator nitric oxide (NO), while the other stimulates production of endothelin-1 (ET-1), a potent vasoconstrictor (15, 34, 37). Insulin-stimulated vasodilation enhances skeletal muscle perfusion and increases delivery of glucose and insulin to target tissues and is responsible for as much as 40% of insulin-stimulated glucose disposal following a meal (25). An imbalance in the vasodilator and vasoconstrictor actions of insulin has been described in obesity and type 2 diabetes and is proposed to contribute to diminished microvascular perfusion and skeletal muscle glucose delivery (8, 25, 26). Although improvements in skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity and blood flow responses to hyperemia or acetylcholine (ACh) in response to aerobic exercise are widely documented, the effects of exercise on insulin sensitivity of vascular endothelium are not fully understood.
Lifestyle modifications, including exercise, caloric restriction, and weight loss, are associated with improvements in insulin sensitivity and endothelial function (12, 18, 19). Exercise also enhances endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) expression in vessels that experience increases in blood flow during exercise (27, 31), an effect that is associated with improved endothelium-dependent dilation (EDD) (10, 11).
Although EDD is typically assessed by measuring blood flow responses to ACh or flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD), multiple redundant pathways mediate EDD (13, 40, 44). These pathways are often differentially affected by disease, and selective EDD dysfunction in response to specific signals may be compensated for by parallel pathways (39, 47). For example, ACh-induced vasodilation may be influenced by hyperpolarizing factors sometimes overexpressed in animal models of obesity and type 2 diabetes, whereas insulin-stimulated vasodilation is thought to be entirely NO dependent (7, 15). Further, recent evidence suggests FMD of conduit arteries is not a reliable measure of global endothelial function in type 2 diabetes (17, 32). Therefore, blood flow responses to FMD and ACh may not accurately reflect blood flow responses to insulin (2, 3). This is an important distinction given the critical role of insulin-mediated blood flow in insulin-stimulated glucose disposal and the strong association between type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether chronic daily physical activity (voluntary wheel running) enhances vascular reactivity to insulin in skeletal muscle arterioles of a rodent model of hyperphagia-induced obesity and type 2 diabetes [Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats]. We also sought to determine whether these effects were exercise specific or the result of an exercise-induced attenuation of adiposity. This was accomplished by including a group of rats that were calorie restricted to match the body weight and composition of the rats given access to running wheels.
OLETF rats possess null expression of the cholecystokinin receptor 1 (CCK1) and are widely used to study interactions between obesity/type 2 diabetes and exercise (28, 36, 50). OLETFs develop obesity and display insulin resistance by 16 wk of age and develop overt type 2 diabetes by 28–30 wk of age (23); however, when given access to a running wheel, OLETF rats will voluntarily run, preventing the onset of obesity and type 2 diabetes (5). Our hypothesis was that daily wheel running and caloric restriction would prevent impairments in insulin-mediated vasodilation by attenuating adiposity and preventing whole body insulin resistance. We also hypothesized that daily wheel running would further enhance vasoreactivity to insulin through exercise-specific effects.
Protocol approval.
All experimental protocols were approved by the Animal Care and Use Committee at the University of Missouri.
Animals and housing.
Male OLETF rats (n = 24; Tokushima Research Institute, Otsuka Pharmaceutical; Tokushima, Japan) were obtained at 4 wk of age and were individually housed in cages maintained in temperature-controlled (21°C) animal quarters with 0600–1800 light and 1800–0600 dark cycles.
Experimental design.
At 4 wk of age, rats were randomized to one of three groups: 1) voluntary wheel running + ad libitum fed (RUN); 2) sedentary + caloric restriction (fed ∼70% of ad libitum-fed SED animals) (CR); or 3) sedentary + ad libitum-fed controls (SED) (n = 8 per group). Cages of the animals in the RUN group were equipped with running wheels connected to a Sigma Sport BC 800 bicycle computer (Cherry Creek Cyclery, Foster Falls, VA) for determination of daily running distance. All rats were provided with standard chow (Formulab 5008, Purina Mills, St Louis, MO) with approximately 26%, 18%, and 56% of energy derived from protein, fat, and carbohydrate, respectively. The SED and RUN groups were given ad libitum access to food, while the food provided to the CR group was modified weekly to ensure the mean body weights of the CR and RUN groups were closely matched. At 40 wk of age, rats were anesthetized with intraperitoneal administration of pentobarbital sodium (100 mg/kg). Tissues were harvested, and the animals were killed by exsanguination. Food was removed from the cages, and the wheels of the RUN group were locked 5 h before death.
Serum markers.
On the day animals were euthanized, whole blood was collected in EDTA tubes for analysis of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) by the boronate-affinity HPLC method (Primus Diagnostics, Kansas City, MO) in the Diabetes Diagnostics Lab at the University of Missouri. Additional blood was collected in separate EDTA tubes and centrifuged at 3,000 g for 5 min. The serum was removed and stored at −80°C until it was later analyzed for fasting glucose [glucose oxidase reagent kit (Sigma, St. Louis, MO)], insulin [radioimmunoassay (Linco, St. Charles, MO)], and ET-1 concentrations [radioimmunoassay (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN)].
Intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test (IPGTT).
One week before animals were euthanized, rats were given 2 g glucose/kg body wt ip following a 12-h fast. Blood was collected from a tail vein at 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, and 120 min and centrifuged at 3,000 g for 5 min. The serum was separated, stored, and analyzed as described above. The glucose area under the curve (AUC) was calculated using the trapezoidal method.
Body composition and adiposity.
The body mass of the rats was measured to the nearest 0.01 g and body composition was determined using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (Hologic QDR-1000/w DEXA calibrated for rats) under anesthesia on the day animals were euthanized. Following the DEXA, epididymal fat pads were removed and weighed to the nearest 0.01 g.
Vasoreactivity to insulin.
The medial head of the gastrocnemius muscles were excised and pinned to a dissecting dish containing cold (4°C) MOPS-buffered physiological saline solution (PSS) containing, in mM, 145.0 NaCl, 4.7 KCl, 2.0 CaCl2, 1.17 MgSO4, 1.2 NaH2PO4, 5.0 glucose, 2.0 pyruvate, 0.02 EDTA, and 3.0 MOPS (pH 7.4). Second-order arterioles (2As) were isolated from the white portion of the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle, cannulated, and mounted on a pressure myograph containing MOPS-PSS (37°C) as previously described (1, 27). Continuous measurement of intraluminal diameter using a video camera mounted on a microscope was used to ascertain the effects of vasoactive substances added directly to the MOPS-PSS to attain desired concentrations. Vessels that did not develop spontaneous smooth muscle tone (<70% maximal diameter) were preconstricted with phenylephrine (PE; 10−8–10−4 M). Endothelial and smooth muscle integrity were assessed by measuring vasoresponses to ACh (10−8–10−6 M) and KCl (80 mM), respectively. Vessels that did not respond to ACh or KCl were considered unviable and discarded. Vasodilatory and vasoconstrictor responses to four concentrations (1, 10, 100, and 1,000 μIU/ml) of bovine insulin (Sigma, St. Louis, MO) were determined following incubation with tezosentan (3 μM), a nonselective ET-1 receptor blocker, or NG-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME; 0.1 mM), a NOS inhibitor, to assess vasoresponsiveness to insulin when ET-1 or NO are inhibited, respectively. The insulin was dissolved in 0.01 N HCl and diluted 1:10 with PSS containing 1% BSA. Maximal vessel diameter was determined following incubation of the vessels in calcium-free PSS containing 30 μg/ml papaverine for >30 min.
Sections of the white portion of the gastrocnemius muscle were dissected and immersed in neutral-buffered 10% formalin for ≥24 h using standard techniques (21). The sections were processed to paraffin embedment, and 5-μm sections were cut with an automated microtome (Microm, Thermo Fischer Scientific, Bellefonte, PA), floated onto positively charged slides (Thermo Fischer Scientific, Bellefonte, PA), and deparaffinized. The slides were then steamed in citrate buffer at pH 6.0 (Dako target retrieval solution S1699, DAKO, Carpenteria, CA) for 30 min to achieve antigen retrieval and subsequently cooled for 30 min. Next, the slides were stained manually with sequential Tris buffer and water wash steps performed after each protocol step. Sections were incubated with avidin biotin two-step blocking solution (Vector SP-2001, Vector Laboratories, Burlingame, CA) to inhibit background staining and in 3% hydrogen peroxide to inhibit endogenous peroxidase. Nonserum protein block (Dako X909, DAKO) was applied to inhibit nonspecific protein binding. Immunostaining was performed using mouse anti-human eNOS (1:800 dilution, BD Transduction Laboratories, San Diego, CA), mouse phospho-specific anti-eNOS (1:800 dilution, BD Transduction), or rabbit anti-human porcine ET-1 (1:800 dilution, Penninsula Labs, Belmont, CA) incubated with the tissue sections overnight at 4°C. Sections were examined using an Olympus BX60 photomicroscope (Olympus, Melville, NY) and photographed with a Spot Insight digital camera (Diagnostic Instruments, Sterling Heights, MI) at 20× magnification. Image Pro Plus software (Media Cybernetics, Silver Spring, MD) was used to quantify the positive area of staining. The staining was specific to the endothelium of vessels within the muscle (expressed as percent of total slide area, shown in red).
Statistical analysis.
One-way ANOVA was used to detect significant group effects for body weight, body composition, fasting insulin, glucose and triglycerides, glucose responses to the IPGTT, and heart-to-body weight ratio. Repeated-measures ANOVA was used to detect group effects for percent relaxation in response to graded doses of insulin in the presence of either tezosentan or l-NAME. Where significant group effects were detected, univariate analyses were performed to detect specific between-group differences, and Tukey-Kramer post hoc comparisons were performed. All analyses were performed using SAS Version 9.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, NC). Data are presented as means ± SE, and significance was set at P < 0.05.
Daily running distance.
Animals given access to running wheels progressively increased daily running distance between weeks 4 (3.9 ± 0.2 km/day) and 10 (10.9 ± 4 km/day), after which running distance gradually declined to 3.6 ± 0.2 km/day at 40 wk (Fig. 1). Voluntary wheel running provided sufficient stimulus to produce exercise training adaptations as evidenced by the greater heart weight-to-body weight ratio observed in the RUN group (3.2 ± 0.1 mg/g) relative to the SED (2.55 ± 0.1, P = 0.001 vs. RUN) and CR (2.7 ± 0.1, P = 0.01 vs. RUN) groups.
Food intake, body weight, and body composition.
Average weekly food intake was significantly higher in the SED group (220.6 ± 5.3 g/wk) than the CR group (150.8 ± 0.1g/wk; P = 0.001), and greater in the RUN (237.3 ± 5.0) than SED (P = 0.007) or CR groups (P = 0.001). The mean body weights, percent body fat, and epididymal fat pad mass of the RUN and CR groups were similar, and were significantly lower than the SED group (P = 0.006; Fig. 2, A–C) at 40 wk of age.
Insulin sensitivity.
Consistent with previous reports, the 40-wk-old sedentary, ad libitum-fed OLETF rats studied here displayed characteristics of overt type 2 diabetes, including two-fold higher HbA1c levels and reduced fasting insulin levels (43). Additionally, both daily wheel running and caloric restriction protected against the development of type 2 diabetes. Fasting blood glucose and HbA1c were significantly higher in the SED group than either the CR or RUN groups (P = 0.001; Fig. 3, A and D). The glucose AUC following the IPGTT was significantly higher in the SED group than the RUN group (P = 0.006; Fig. 3C). Although the glucose AUC was 40% lower in the RUN than the CR group, this difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.09). Conversely, fasting insulin concentrations were higher in the CR and RUN groups relative to the SED group (P = 0.05; Fig. 3B), suggesting pancreatic β-cell function was severely impaired in the SED animals at 40 wk of age.
Circulating ET-1.
Fasting plasma ET-1 concentrations did not differ between groups (3.22 ± 0.22, 2.88 ± 0.12, and 3.2 ± 0.80 pg/ml for SED, CR and RUN groups, respectively).
Vessel characteristics.
In second-order arterioles taken from the white portion of gastrocnemius muscles of OLETF rats at 40 wk of age, maximal vessel diameter was not different among SED, CR, and RUN groups (116.4 ± 6.4, 110.1 ± 10.4, and 131.2 ± 13.4 μm, respectively). The number of vessels requiring preconstriction also did not differ significantly among groups (n = 6, 7, and 6 for SED, CR, and RUN, respectively), nor did the concentration of PE used for preconstriction (1.35e−6 ± 2.17e−6, 1.60e−7 ± 2.51e−6, and 4.48e−6 ± 2.32e−6 M for SED, CR, and RUN groups, P for group effect = 0.46).
Vascular function.
Group differences were not detected in response to any dose of ACh (10−8–10−6 M) (P for group effect = 0.60; Fig. 4). These data provide evidence that ACh-induced endothelial dependent vasodilation is not impaired in the SED compared with RUN and CR animals.
Vasoreactivity to insulin.
In the presence of the tezosentan, insulin-stimulated vasodilation (NO-mediated) was greater in the RUN group at all doses of insulin (1, 10, 100, and 1,000 μIU/ml) relative to the CR (P = 0.01) and SED groups (P = 0.02; Fig. 5A). Conversely, in the presence of l-NAME, vessel diameter did not differ among the groups in response to any dose of insulin (P for group effect = 0.47; Fig. 5B). Collectively, these data suggest daily voluntary wheel running enhances insulin-mediated vasodilation in second-order arterioles of the white gastrocnemius muscle through mechanisms that appear to be NO mediated and not reproduced by CR, i.e., these effects are exercise specific and not due to reduced adiposity.
Observations in sections of white gastrocnemius muscle stained for eNOS, phospho-specific eNOS, and ET-1 support our findings from the functional studies (vasoreactivity to insulin) described above. Percent staining for eNOS and ET-1 did not differ among the groups (P for group effect = 0.12 and 0.13, respectively; Fig. 6, A and C); however, staining for phospho-specific eNOS was significantly higher in animals from the RUN group than the SED (P = 0.03) and CR groups (P = 0.01; Fig. 6B). These data indicate elevated basal levels of phospho-eNOS may contribute to the enhanced NO-mediated vasodilation observed in response to insulin in animals given access to running wheels and provide further evidence that these effects are exercise specific and independent of the attenuation of adiposity.
Here we report novel findings that daily voluntary wheel running enhanced insulin-stimulated vasodilation in skeletal muscle arterioles of hyperphagic rats prone to obesity and diabetes, an effect that appears to be NO mediated and specific to exercise. Daily voluntary wheel running and caloric restriction resulted in a comparable attenuation of body weight and adiposity and similarly maintained several measures of insulin sensitivity (fasting blood glucose and insulin, and HbA1c) compared with sedentary OLETF rats. However, only voluntary wheel running produced a glucose AUC in response to the glucose tolerance test that was significantly lower than that of sedentary animals. Furthermore, in the presence of an ET-1 inhibitor, insulin-stimulated vasodilation was greater in second-order arterioles from white gastrocnemius muscle of animals given access to running wheels than those with restricted food intake, suggesting daily physical activity exerts specific insulin-sensitizing effects on the arterioles of skeletal muscles likely recruited during exercise that are independent of attenuating adiposity.
Second-order arterioles isolated from the white gastrocnemius muscle of OLETF rats given access to a running wheel exhibited enhanced vasoreactivity to insulin when treated with an ET-1 receptor blocker, indicating that NO-mediated vasoreactivity to insulin is increased by daily wheel running. Although it is possible that these findings are the result of an increase in insulin-stimulated production of or sensitivity to alternative vasodilator substances or decreased responsiveness to ET-1, treatment of the same arterioles with a NOS inhibitor abolished the vasoactive response to insulin, suggesting the effects of exercise on insulin-mediated vasodilation are likely NO mediated. Further, these observations coincided with higher concentrations of phospho-specific eNOS in the white gastrocnemius of the animals given access to a running wheel relative to their sedentary counterparts.
Insulin-stimulated vasodilation accounts for ∼40% of the increase in skeletal muscle glucose disposal during postprandial conditions by enhancing delivery and clearance of circulating insulin and glucose (8, 25, 41). This process is impaired in obesity and type 2 diabetes (4, 9, 25, 26) due to an imbalance in the NO and ET-1 branches of the insulin signaling pathway (14, 16, 29, 30). Interestingly, despite similar body weight and adiposity as well as fasting glucose and insulin levels in the CR and RUN animals at 40 wk, the glucose AUC in the RUN animals was 40% lower than that of the CR animals, a difference that approached significance (P = 0.09). Although not directly tested in these experiments, it is plausible that the greater insulin sensitivity of skeletal muscle arterioles in the RUN group played a role in the more favorable IPGTT glucose and insulin responses in the RUN animals.
Contrary to previous reports of enhanced ACh responses in thoracic aortas of exercise-trained OLETF rats (33), we did not observe greater vasodilation in response to ACh in second-order arterioles from the white gastrocnemius muscle of OLETF rats given access to a running wheel relative to sedentary or weight-matched animals at 40 wk of age. While these data should be interpreted with caution given our small sample size for this measure, our data suggest sedentary OLETF rats do not display global dysfunction of endothelial cell signaling pathways but rather impairments specific to insulin signaling in the endothelium of skeletal muscle arterioles.
Systemic factors linked to obesity and insulin resistance, including lipotoxicity, glucotoxicity, and inflammation, are often implicated in endothelial dysfunction, including impairments in insulin-stimulated vasodilation (6, 20, 45). Although food restriction significantly abated lipotoxicity and glucotoxicity in the OLETF rat, unlike voluntary wheel running, food restriction did not improve insulin-stimulated vasodilation in skeletal muscle arterioles over that observed in the sedentary animals, suggesting physical activity may play a more powerful role in modifying vascular reactivity to insulin than dietary modification (food restriction).
Nonetheless, outcomes relating to the effects of caloric restriction in this study should be interpreted with caution. The purpose of the CR group in this setting was not to test the effect of caloric restriction per se, but rather to differentiate the effects of daily physical activity from those of attenuated adiposity on insulin-mediated vasodilation. Accordingly, the food intake of the CR group was restricted to ensure the mean body weight and adiposity of the CR animals were closely matched to those in the RUN group. It is possible that a "true" caloric restriction may produce effects different from those described here.
An additional limitation of the present study is the absence of data examining vasoresponses to insulin alone, leaving uncertainty as to the aggregate effects of insulin stimulation of the ET-1 and NO pathways. Preliminary work in our lab (data not shown) supported previous findings from others suggesting that vasoresponsiveness to insulin alone is modest in isolated microvessels, and assessments of the aggregate effect of insulin may best be explored using in vivo methodologies.
Despite overwhelming evidence that a sedentary lifestyle and low cardiorespiratory fitness are positively associated with risk of developing insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, independent of body mass index, the majority of Americans fail to meet national physical activity guidelines (22, 24, 48), and individuals with type 2 diabetes report lower levels of leisure time physical activity than their nondiabetic counterparts (35). Alarmingly, projections indicate that rates of both physical inactivity (38) and type 2 diabetes (49) will continue to rise. While others have demonstrated improvements in insulin-stimulated capillary recruitment and glucose uptake in response to exercise training in previously sedentary, lean rats (41), little work has been done to specifically assess the effects of daily physical activity on NO- and ET-1 mediated vasoreactivity to insulin.
Consistent with previous reports from our group, daily exercise in the form of voluntary wheel running was associated with favorable metabolic outcomes in the hyperphagic OLETF rat (36, 42). Here we report that daily wheel running is also associated with improved insulin-stimulated vasodilation in the presence of an ET-1 receptor blocker in skeletal muscle arterioles from a rodent model prone to obesity and type 2 diabetes. Maintaining or enhancing insulin-stimulated vasodilation and the resulting increase in blood flow may be one mechanism by which daily exercise preserves or improves insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and cardiovascular health. Future work is needed to definitively determine the effect of physical activity on microvascular responses to insulin and the role of these processes in the protection against the development of type 2 diabetes.
This work was supported with resources and the use of facilities at the Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia, MO. This work was supported by the College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, and Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences at the University of Missouri, the Department of Veterans Affairs (Career Development Award, J. P. Thyfault), and National Institutes of Health Grants T32-AR-048523 (C. R. Mikus), HL-36088 (M. H. Laughlin), and F32-DK-83182 (R. S. Rector).
No conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, are declared by the author(s).
We thank Pam Thorne, Grace Uptergrove, Jennifer Casati, and Alexa Bermudez for technical assistance and Whitney Collins and Aaron Bunker for help with animal husbandry. We also thank the Diabetes Diagnostics Lab at the University of Missouri for performing hemoglobin A1c measurements.
The OLETF rats were a generous gift from the Tokushima Research Institute, Otsuka Pharmaceutical (Tokushima, Japan).


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Family Time Goes Digital
Seven in ten parents turn to social networks to communicate with their children as Twitter and Facebook replace kitchen table chats.
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* One in ten admit not having meaningful chats in person with children
* Average Brit has just six face-to-face conversations with family per week
* Over a third of parents rely on social media to understand their children
Family chats are becoming a thing of the past as the majority of parents now communicate regularly with their children through social network sites, according to a new report out today.
A staggering seven in ten parents have admitted to now using social sites such as Facebook and Twitter as a regular channel of communication in their family.
And more than one in ten admit they didn't have meaningful chats in person with their children at all throughout a typical week.
It has been revealed that the average Brit has just six face-to-face conversations with others in their family each week – that's less than one a day.
Instead, we send five emails on an average week, post on walls three times a week and comment on photos twice a week via social networking sites.
Furthermore, over a third of parents claim to rely heavily on other social websites such as Pinterest and Instagram to really understand what makes their child tick.
An overwhelming 62 per cent of those parents quizzed revealed that they checked what their children were 'liking' or 'wanting to be seen in' at least once a day.
80 per cent of those parents who keep an eye on things that their child has shown an interest in online - whether it's a hobby or an item of clothing or a place to go to - say it has significantly helped their relationship with their child.
However, nearly all (98 per cent) admitted to not really wanting to be 'friends' with or 'followers' of their children, but felt that they needed to as this was the only way they would get the quickest response.
Andrew Hewitt, co-founder of Iam150/, who carried out the research, said: 'It's definitely a sign of the times that parents are using social tools as the main way to communicate with and understand their children.
'Who would have thought ten years ago that the web would play such a big part in a family's everyday life?
'Our research clearly shows that it's these technically adept parents who are the smart ones as they've realised that children can hide the majority of content in their Facebook feed from them so their "friendship" with their child can be meaningless.
'Instead they have turned to things like Pinterest to understand what their children are really about.'
Professor Karen Pine, Psychologist at University of Hertfordshire added: 'As children develop and are able to spend more time away from their parents it leaves mothers and fathers ignorant of what their children are doing, and also feeling they know them less well.
'This survey reminds us that it is vital that parents keep up with technology and become familiar with the social tools used by the younger generation. This way the tech savvy parents will be better able to keep tabs on their children.
'By being able to see what their child likes and dislikes online they may also gain better insight into their child's behaviour. This will not only enhance the parent-child relationship but may also help ensure child safety on-line.
'Although face-to-face communication is important for healthy family functioning, we also all have to accept that we live in a digital age and need to adapt to new ways of interacting.'


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2014 exemplified our personal motto of "See it big but keep it simple". Charleston Laboratories succeeded in reaching several key milestones by maintaining its focus on delivering benefits to both patients and our shareholders in 2014. In 2015, we've set our sights on the "big" by developing products that are poised to revolutionize the pain management market, but we will continue the "simple" by maintaining our focus on developing cutting edge products, making the right management hires and developing key strategic partnerships.
Our lead asset, CL-108, completed a Phase 3 clinical trial, demonstrating its ability to treat moderate to severe pain and the reduction of Opioid-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (OINV). We're excited to be filing for FDA approval for CL-108, as we think it will not only change how patients manage their pain, but also change the economics of the hydrocodone market.
Also on the clinical front, we submitted an IND to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for CL-H1T, our novel treatment for patients suffering from migraine pain and migraine induced nausea or vomiting. We were also granted our request for a Type B Pre-IND meeting to discuss CL-AT-313, our novel treatment for the relief of cough and other symptoms associated with upper respiratory allergies or a common cold.
I'm proud to say we fulfilled our goal of identifying a strategic partner that shares our passion for the discovery and commercialization of novel pain therapies. We entered into a strategic collaboration with Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. for the development and U.S. commercialization of CL-108 and other novel hydrocodone products. This partnership showcased Charleston's tenacity and its potential to be a preeminent company in the pain management space. I'm looking forward to seeing how this collaboration develops and expands Charleston's profile in the United States.
A key focus in 2015 will remain our commitment to the development of cutting edge, industry-changing second generation products. We'll also look to continue to drive innovation in our product pipeline and identify opportunities where we can increase shareholder value. Additionally, we're focused on building out our commercial infrastructure to support the commercialization of our products. As always, we want to thank our shareholders for their commitment and continued support of our company and its vision.
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Hurricanes right wing Sebastian Aho, Wild center Mikael Granlund and Kings goaltender Peter Budaj have been named the NHL's "Three Stars" for the week ending Feb. 5.
FIRST STAR – SEBASTIAN AHO, RW, HURRICANES Aho tied for the League lead with four goals (4-1—5) including two game-winning tallies as the Hurricanes (24-20-7, 55 points) won all three of their games.
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My name is Hugo and I used work at SPCC as a English/Spanish teacher and all my professional life has been in education, training, coaching, and management. Currently I have several students that I'm working with and they have given me reviews, please feel free to review them.
First step is to do an assessment of current Spanish level.
Second step set goals and a plan to accomplish them.
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Cake is the best...
My name: Just this time! Aeris James
A very big and special day: May 1st
A tour anyone?
Hobbies: I love reading books, wine tasting, listening to music, playing games, making stories, reading mangas too! Eating and a lot more stuffs!
A little about me: I have fluffy yellow-brown hair, with brown eyes, and colorful glasses! I'm wearing glasses, but I'm not a nerd, or a geek! I love Korean music, Japanese music and English, not much in my country though...I have a cousin! She's fat, but she's really cute, well, in some way...I'm slim, not to tall or short, my aunt, loves my thighs and yes, bums, I don't know why, though...I love to cook and draw! My art is better now! Currently, I'm studying how to dance. I love making friends, somehow I have a small feeling I will make a lot of friends in my new school, that's right! I'm changing school next year, my friends are really sad, they always said don't change school..., I feel a bit sad too!
Me and my cousin: We are a good team, yes, we are, we've always been together since kindergarten, we are good friends too! But when we on phone, we chatting and keep saying 'I hate you' for like an hour. She's good at grammar, but I'm good at writing and spelling, that's why we're a good team! She doesn't have anyone to love yet, so do I! But we have so many things we are not alike, she's fat, I'm thin, she loves to eat, I'm not! She hates music I love and we are cousin!! Yes! We are!
When I'm happy: Eat..., listening and reading at the same time, not studying!! Cooking, watching my all time favorite show! Mom and dad's happy!! Bothering my big and little sister, lip-sync, check out arts of many artists, yes, I love art!
When I'm sad/upset: Mom and dad's scolding, homework! Studying, being wake when sleeping, people makes fun of my hair, I'm very sensitive so a joke about physical can makes me cry, I'm not a cry-baby!!
Motto: That's me!; Eat before die!!
Music types: Korean, Japanese, English, Pop, Rock, Classical, not much of Heavy Metal, Love songs, Sad songs, Heart-thumping songs,...
What am I: I'm not a fully mama's girl or papa's girl, so, it's optional about me being that.
My routine (not like anybody): Chewing bubblegums, eating sweets, sitting on my computer all day, being a stupid girl,...
What I usually wear: A simple short and a t-shirt, it's usually small, but sometimes I wear big and tomboy's clothes, I want to be a boy and a girl! So I have two personalities, speaking of that!
A girl: Fun, cheering, very loud, hyper, active, love making friends, being cool and spicy, I'm not a slut or whore, I don't want to have a boyfriend too, but I like to making boys love me!
A boy: Active, like to competing, play with boys, running, ignore girls, always killing boys when play! A pervert, ask my cousin why.
Talent: My cousin said that I have a good voice, but I need to learn to hit the right note! My drawing is bad, I only draw good when I'm sad, upset or when I like to draw. I speak English very well, a little of British and a tint of magical voice! Like witches!! And I memorize of songs very good!
A little of Manga/Anime?
Favorite anime/manga:
-Shugo Chara
-Gakuen Alice
-Hana To Akuma
-Yakitate, Japan!
-Fullmetal Alchemist
-Shaman King
-Daa! Daa! Daa!
-Princess Tutu
That's all I remember!
Favorite TV/ movies/books:
-Twilight Saga
-The Princess Diaries
-Surviving my mother
-Pixar's cartoons
-Whose line is it anyway?
-Drew Carey Show
-Two and a half men
That's all I remember
My chara: (In Shugo Chara!)
Name: Ruruko
Form: Long, dark, hair with blue highlight, a black cat clip, goes with sapphire gem earrings. Clothes are blue boots, raven fur miniskirt, a black tank-top with a blue fox scarf. (With violet, blue-ish eyes!)
Personality: Quiet, calm, doesn't smile very often, but cute when smiles. Not active much but still cute and powerful! Rarely going out of egg during the day, when night comes, go around the town
Chara-nari form: The black cat clip turns into a black katar with eyes on it, boots became hard and the tip is a pointer, hair tied into a bun, with fur in the miniskirt turns into needle and hold the bun, scarf turns into sleeves for the tank-top.
Chara-nari: Sapphire Assassin!
The second one
Name: Nanako
Form: Shoulder-length, blonde, shiny hair, also black cat clip, goes with ruby gem earrings. Clothes are golden boots, yellow cream fur miniskirt, a red tank-top with a yellow fox scarf (With crimson eyes!)
Personality: Shiny, fun, kinda stupid, very smart even though a little stupid, usually smiles! Skies turns into storm when cry. At night is very evil and mean, usually seen when full moon.
Chara-nari form: Red tank top and miniskirt turns into a ninja suit, the tip of golden boots gone and turns into a sharp katana, hair grow long a tied in a high pony-tail, fur of miniskirt turns into a yellow shuriken to hold the hair, scarf turns into a bunch of kunai and shuriken.
Chara-nari: Ruby Ninja
I've always wanted to be a Ninja or Assassin!! I have five charas!
My kind of manga/story: I love M-rated, mainly romance, shoujo and comedy. And about M-rated, romance are the first, second is rape. I also like gender bender. Ehehe...My cousin said I'm a pervert, and I'm a girl! My boy personality did it!!


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Where: SOTA High School Track
What: The Rooftop Run is a long-standing tradition where the community gathers and raises important funds for our children. It is styled as a walk-a-thon where friends, relatives and co-workers sponsor our students as they jog around a quarter-mile track.
11:00-12:00 Registration
1:00-2:00: Students have their laps recorded and receive their certificates, music and picnic!
Our Fundraising Goal: The donations you make in support of your proud runners will directly benefit Rooftop students this school year and in the years to come. If every student raises $150 we will raise a combined total of over $60,000.
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Multilingual options are available in order to help those who do not have English as their first language be more involved with their children's education.
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The mistakes of a novice, everyone makes them and even crafty old veterans can fumble the ball every once in a while. In the field of data security, however, small mistakes can result in really big problems.
Recently, university student Dan Farrall reported that the job application website which GCHQ, one of the UK's intelligence agencies, sends plain text passwords to applicants via email.
There are plenty of reasons why this is a ridiculously bad practice and can expose very sensitive information to the wrong people. It's not just password security that's susceptible to oversights or laziness or miscommunication, or whatever it is that exposes vulnerabilities. Often, we're just an angle bracket away from SQL injection or a right-click away from global access.
The lesson here is that we cannot take security for granted. Even the organisations you would assume are most equipped to secure your data may not have visibility of everything they manage.
It's certainly not the case that password encryption is beyond the grasp of the partner of an intelligence agency like GCHQ. In fact, in the majority of cases, there is a known solution for the security challenges we face. But the volume of data we manage, the interconnectedness of our systems, organisational bureaucracy and, frankly, people make security much harder than it seems. This case in particular highlights the need to do a thorough check of your third party providers and their business practices, especially in the area of security.
We have to focus on the basic "blocking and tackling" if we stand a chance of becoming a culture of data security and privacy.
Here is a list of the top 5 things that can help both individuals and organisations begin to practice defensive driving in today's world.
1 Without the ability to access and share information securely, almost every business process will be impaired. For individuals it's not much different—imagine losing control of your Gmail account.
2 Once we learn to recognise the value of our information, we need to understand where it's stored and how it's shared. Information can easily be copied and replicated on many systems and in many formats.
3 Wherever we have assets that need to be protected, we need basic controls around them such as authentication, authorisation, auditing and alerting. These controls won't stop all attacks but they'll certainly stop most of them.
4 Once you've got the right controls in place for secure collaboration, people need to stick to them. Unsanctioned public cloud services or plain text password resets by third party providers are examples of what not to do. Unfortunately, services that the organisation doesn't know about or approve of are entirely outside of organisational control and so is the information stored in them.
5 When information can't be shared it has little or no value. When it's available to too many people or the wrong people, it's a liability. Information is most valuable when it's available to the right people and only the right people.


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Butter-soft leather along the waist, pockets and sides adds luxe and luster to these tapered trousers of fine stretch wool. Waistband with belt loops. Zip fly with hidden tab. Side and back welt pockets. Rise, about 9" Inseam, about 30" Leg opening, about 10" Wool/Lycra. Contrast: Leather. Dry clean by leather specialist.
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The Mazda Verisa was subcompact Hatchback car based on the jointly engineered Mazda DY platform. It was launched in 2004 by Mazda was only available in Japan. The Mazda Verisa was considered either a tall hatchback or a low mini MUV and the relationship between the Mazda Verisa and the more popular Mazda Demio was similar to that of the Ford Fusion and the Ford Fiesta. Its height of 1,530 mm was similar to other Japanese boxy subcompact cars and lower than European mini MPVs like the Fiat Idea and Opel Meriva.
According to Mazda the name Verisa was created by combining the Italian word verita and with the English word satisfaction, and the intended result was term Verisa is to signify true fulfillment. The car is built with the watchwords simple, quality and compact and is targeted towards couples in their 30s with individual style and values. There is a Japanese website that shows the Versia factory and shop options.
The Verisa received updates in 2006 and 2009. Then Two special editions of the car have been released, the Brown Collection in 2005 and the 'Stylish V' in 2007. A second generation is expected to be released in 2011. The car has gained international admirers who question why it has not been made more widely available.
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This tutorial teaches how to create a Product Display Interface in Flash. The Actionscript in this lesson is used to click and drag an image, and setup a zoom and pan interface for hovering over a small product image, which will then effect a larger, more detailed product image. This technique can be used for more than just product images though. An ebbok, map, online coming, even .flv could be incorporated into the Flash interface.
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Updated January 28, 2017
In this EpicGifts review, we will be discussing arguably the best water filter on the market, the Berkey. Over the past few years, Berkey has been making a name for itself as one of the highest quality and most cost efficient water filters on the market. Easy to assemble and disassemble, this setup uses carbon and fluoride filters to remove harmful toxins, chemicals, and bacteria from your drinking water, and is perfect for emergency situations or for general use in your home. The high quality filtration capabilities, ease of setup, and high capacity tank makes the Berkey an extremely attractive option for those interested in an effective home water filter system.
What Does Berkey Filter?
The Berkey stands out amongst other filters in that it actively removes the following from your everyday drinking water.
Purported to prevent tooth decay, Fluoride is being consumed by approximately 64% of the United States population every day via tap water, despite being highly toxic.
Chlorine is a highly toxic substance that has been used to disinfect swimming pools and is put into drinking water to wash out bacteria. However, no attempts are made to remove the chlorine from the water, meaning millions of people consume it each day.
Bacteria is most commonly found in outdoor water (rain, streams, lakes etc) and can cause sickness for days or even weeks if not properly filtered out.
Recently, news stations have been reporting that pharmaceuticals (including hormones, antibiotics, and mood stabilizers) have been found in the water supplies of an alarming number of cities in the US.
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Plumbing can be difficult to maintain, especially in older cities or towns where budgets are spent elsewhere. Because of this, old pipes (both outside and inside your house) can become corroded and minuscule pieces of metal can find their way into your water cup.
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The Berkey is perfect for those who like to be prepared for the worst. In the event of an infrastructure meltdown, where utilities are shut off or resources become contaminated, this filter will be the most effective way to acquire safe water.
It is also perfect for the more health conscious among us, who do not like the idea of drinking all of the filtered items listed above.
Pros & Cons of the Berkey
- Removes harmful pollutants in water that other filters do not
- Can produce 6,000 gallons of purified water before filter change
- Easy to assemble and disassemble
- Comes in various sizes to fit individual needs
- Filters can be cleaned (carbon filters need replacing after 4 years)
- Minimal cost given the products lifetime value
- Plastic faucet may leak at the connection point between the tank and nozzle
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- Head over to a Berkey vendor
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Log on my Trip to Beijing and Kuala LumpurAbout a month ago I travelled to Beijing and Kuala Lumpur on a study tour organized by our student association the FMF. A few days ago I finished my personal log about the trip. If you're interested, check it out!
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- Publisher: Lions Gate Films Inc.
- Release Date: Mar 22, 2012
- Summary: May the odds be ever in your favor…Play as Katniss Everdeen of District 12! Defend against the evil Capitol's tracker jackers with your hunting bow! Leap through treetops with intuitive touch controls! And help Katniss find her way back home in District 12!In The Hunger Games:May the odds be ever in your favor…Play as Katniss Everdeen of District 12! Defend against the evil Capitol's tracker jackers with your hunting bow! Leap through treetops with intuitive touch controls! And help Katniss find her way back home in District 12!In The Hunger Games: Girl on Fire, players take the role Katniss Everdeen, a young woman helping her family survive by hunting for food in the woods near her home in District 12. With the 74th Hunger Games only weeks away, Katniss disobey's the Capitol's orders and ventures beyond the fence outside District 12… only to find a forest infested with Tracker Jacker hives!Guide Katniss's desperate escape with simple touch controls: Tap on Tracker Jackers to shoot them down, swipe up to leap up into the tree tops and avoid enemy fire, and swipe down to leap back down to the ground to avoid shots aimed too high. Compete for high scores against friends on GameCenter, but remember: the most important thing is to survive the dangers of the woods and make it back to District 12 alive!Presented by Lionsgate and created by an indie game dream-team including Adam Saltsman, Danny Baranowsky and Paul Veer!… Expand
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Mar 23, 2012Girl on Fire didn't blow us away. Marginal improvements don't hide the fact that it plays almost exactly like its competitors. We can say with confidence, though, that it's without question one of the best runners on the App Store, as well as a cool companion to the books and movie.
Mar 28, 2012Great for a little challenge and easy enough for quick plays on your break time, or while waiting in line for the movie.
Mar 23, 2012Of course, this is a free movie tie-in game, but it is a darn good one.
Mar 23, 2012As movie tie-ins go, Hunger Games: Girl on Fire keeps things simple, but original and fun, making it the perfect companion for wasting your time if you haven't already seen it on the big screen.
Mar 23, 2012Hunger Games: Girl on Fire is a fun little adver-game that's well worth your time.
Mar 23, 2012The developers have great history, the presentation is exceptional, and gameplay can be intense. It offers no more than half an hour of gameplay, which will likely be the time it takes you to complete the game or give up on it in frustration. With zero replay value, we can't help but feel it's a shame that the adventure is cut off so soon.
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Do you have your calendar handy? How about a red pen? No? Well, I'll wait a minute while you grab one. Got one? I hope so because this is a RED LETTER DAY...as in Letter "J." Studio J that is!
I am here to announce the customer release date of Close To My Heart's AMAZING new digital scrapbooking program, Studio J. The 2 layouts you see here were made by little old me during our consultant testing period. Trust me, you're going to LOVE this! Our tagline is: Real life. Real scrapbooks. Real time.
You are going to want to carefully read this whole post. It will be worth every juicy little tidbit!
To answer a few commonly asked questions:
Q: Well, get on with it Kim. When is the dang release date?
A: TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2010. 7 AM PST. Just go to my website (stampnscrapkim.myctmh.com) and there will be a tab added that day for Studio J. Click there and you can begin playing...for FREE! You pay NOTHING unless you order some layouts. Putting them together is TOTALLY FREE! I love free! In the meantime, if you haven't watched the Studio J introductory video yet, click here to do it!
Q: I LOVE traditional scrapbooking. Will Studio J take away from that?
A: Absolutely NOT! There is room for both in your life. I am living proof. I love them both for totally different reasons. I love the artistic feel of hands on paper and embellishments. I love the speed and ease and professional look of Studio J. Plus, you can always order Studio layouts and then add a few traditional embellishments of your own once they come if you have a serious need to do the tactile thing.
Q: I am not a traditional kind of scrapbooker. I have been scrapbooking digitally for years. Is Studio J something that I will like?
A: No doubt about it! I have looked at and tried several different digital offerings out there, and in my opinion, NOTHING can compete with Studio J in quality, concept, cost or beauty!
Q: So seriously, how much does it cost?
A: There is NO COST to use the program. You have no software or hardware to purchase or download. Unless you make a layout (defined as a two page 12 x 12 layout) and decide to purchase it, there is absolutely no cost. Once you decide to purchase, each 2 page layout is introductory priced at $12.95. That is WAY below the industry average! And, if you purchase 5-9 two-page layouts at a time, CTMH will throw in 5 free page protectors. 10 or more and you get FREE SHIPPING, as well as a package of 5 page protectors for every 5 layouts in the order. Cool beans! Once ordered, Close To My Heart prints your layouts on high quality photo paper (I wish you could see the quality of my photographed layouts above in person) and sends them to you. Mine arrived within days of when I ordered them.
Q: What if I make a layout and want to save it and purchase it with a group of layouts at a later date?
A: No worries, girlfriend! That is actually the smart way to do it anyway. CTMH will save your projects for 90 days. And, every time you make a purchase your 90 days start over. So, say you make several layouts and then purchase them on day 80. Your 90 day clock starts over. They are saved again. On top of all of that, CTMH even emails you periodically to remind you where your project clock is.
Q: In a nutshell, how does this "Studio J" thing work?
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• upload some of your favorite photos
• choose from one of the 54 awesome kits (including most of your faves from our Idea Books plus some that are exclusive to Studio J).
• choose a layout pattern. There are MANY to choose from. They are like the patterns you'll find in our wonderful "how to" books like Cherish, Imagine, Reflections. The possibilities are endless because all the patterns you can choose from can be rotated 3 ways and flip flopped.
• now personalize! You get to drop your photos in, add text, choose cardstock and background and texture papers from the kit, add accessories (just about every accessory item you can imagine!), distressing, titling, MyStickease, and so much more.
• save and/or buy your layout(s).
Q: If I'm not the techiest of techies, or even techie at all, will I be able to do this?
A: YES! This program is great for techies and non-techies alike. The program is VERY intuitive. I only had to refer to the user's guide/help document one time while I was creating my layouts.
I am SOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED about this program. I know you are going to love it too. So, take that red pen I made you run and get and mark Tuesday, April 27 at 7 am PST on the calendar. You won't want to miss it!
If you have any questions, I am MORE than happy to answer them. Email me at email@example.com. If you have lots of friends who love digital, you might even want to consider signing up to be a Close To My Heart Consultant with your own website so that you can make money (cha-ching) while they fall in love with Studio J! You can do that right now while you are waiting for Tuesday. Just click here, then on "Your Opportunities" and then follow the prompts. You can become a Close To My Heart Consultant for as little as $99!


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So I've been using dating sites and on okcupid, I'll find lots of girls with common interests and I'll ask them about it as well as what they're wanting to do with their degree or what they're doing in their work field and more often than not, they'll see the message and not respond but not even look at my profile.
Now it's worked on some, but is talking about common interests considered boring nowadays? It's almost like I don't even know what to say because obviously they're fed up with guys hitting on them let alone dirty messages and dick pics. Not that I was thinking of doing that anyway, but it's like some of them are so sensitive to what you say that you gotta scrutinize everything.
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I was on OkCupid for a little bit and I had dozens of men message me with questions just like that. Here's how I approached many of the situations:
-If I went to his profile it didn't mean i thought he was attractive, it meant I wanted to see more since those pics are really small.
-If he tried asking more than two questions in the first message I was immediate uninterested because it came off as too desperate.
-If a guy was not attractive to me, I would not respond no matter what.
-Sometimes out of laziness I would not respond even if he was attractive. (so dont take it personally)
-I preferred to be asked interesting things or to be teased playfully, haha. I hardly ever got teased but its a fun way to flirt with someone. Dont ask about degrees, thats too common. Ask stuff you dont think they get asked a lot. Shows you're creative and above boring small talk.
-I hated to be called beautiful, cute, or anything of that nature in the first few messages we shared. I immediately deleted those guys because it shows they're more interested in looks than personality.
-And if we had a good conversation for a day or so I expected them so ask me on a date. If they didn't I lost interest and moved on because there's so many options out there I wasn't willing to sit around and wait.
But now I have a wonderful boyfriend whom I met on that website. I messaged him first though, haha. You might have better luck if the girl goes to you first. Shows they're actually interested despite all the attention they get from others.00|00|0


text: Net income was $8.5 million, or $0.38 per diluted share based on weighted average shares of 22.1 million, in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to a net loss of ($1.0) million, or ($0.05) per diluted share based on weighted average shares of 21.9 million, in the fourth quarter of 2012. Included in the 2013 results are $0.1 million of non-cash purchase accounting adjustments related to the TrynEx acquisition.The Company reported Adjusted EBITDA of $19.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $4.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2012. Full Year Results For the full year 2013, net sales were $194.3 million, representing a 38.8% increase from 2012. This increase was primarily driven by increased sales of both equipment units and parts and accessories, plus the addition of the TrynEx products. Sales of parts and accessories increased 78.5% year-over-year to $29.9 million for the full year 2013 from $16.7 million in 2012. Sales of $12.9 million related to TrynEx products also contributed to the increase in sales revenue. For the full year 2013, cost of sales increased 33.9% from $96.1 million in 2012 to $128.7 million in 2013. This increase was driven primarily by higher unit volume. Net income was $11.6 million, or $0.51 per diluted share based on weighted average shares of 22.1 million shares, for the full year 2013 compared to net income of $6.0 million, or $0.26 per diluted share based on weighted average shares of 22.0 million shares, for the full year 2012. The full-year 2013 results include certain non-cash purchase accounting adjustments attributable to the acquisition of the TrynEx business in May 2013, which negatively impacted earnings per share in 2013 by ($0.20). The adjustments of $4.5 million, net of tax, are primarily reflected in the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses of $12.0 million due to the $4.0 million in earn out compensation expenses recorded in conjunction with the acquisition. As previously disclosed, the TrynEx acquisition is expected to be accretive to earnings per share on a full-year basis in 2014 and free cash flow positive on a stand-alone basis in 2014.


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Ever since the Apple Watch was unveiled back in September, there's been a lot of discussion surrounding how the device might withstand water. In the months leading up to the actual Apple Watch release, there were a few reports indicating that the device was not waterproof, but rather water-resistant. Which is to say, getting a few splashes of water on the device won't ruin it, but it's not something you'd want to go swimming with.
Now that the Apple Watch is on store shelves, or available for pre-order to be more exact, the inevitable wave of amateur Apple Watch durability testing has begun. And, as luck would have it, Apple Watch users will be glad to know that their new wearable is much more water-friendly than most initially assumed.
Upon receiving the Apple Watch, the brave testers over at FoneFox submerged the Apple Watch Sport under water for 15 minutes. And, as luck would have it, the device still worked!
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text: Kyle Geiger & Bobby Dowell - Close Encounter (Soma 357d) by Soma Records published on 2013-01-21T13:54:55Z Kyle Geiger/Bobby Dowell [Soma 357d] Restore - Close Encounter 1- Restore 2- Restore (Soundown Edit) 3- Close Encounter Kyle Geiger releases another top quality EP on Soma. January sees the American native bring out the Restore EP featuring a collaboration with Bobby Dowell, which makes an explosive start to the New Year's releases. Restore is an imposing track with booming bass and an expansive, epic onslaught, which ebbs and flows throughout to create a powerful sound. The dynamic shifts of the tracks and the layered production are all balanced perfectly to hit hard. The sumptuous echoing backdrop and crisp, direct percussion blend with vocal lines and instrumentation, which create a full and bold representation of Geiger's style. The drops come in waves and everything pulses with energy and style. The Sundown edit of Restore takes the strong foundations of the track and injects after-dark urgency with whirring electronic pressure and deep momentum. The sounds of sundown are brilliantly projected with a sense of distinctive sonic elements all bustling together to produce a heady track. There is just the right amount of tension in the production, which makes this track another unique release. Close Encounter rounds off the EP with consummate style and extends the musical highs of the release. Geiger collaborates with fellow American Bobby Dowell, who has created some notable releases outside of Soma, to produce a similarly potent sound touched with an element of darkness. The beats and synths build a hard, immaculate output with cycles of big sound and smooth restraint. There is a spacious, ethereal sound subtly enveloping the track which enables this towering EP finale to rise and fall out of its own musical foundations at will. This is an attention-grabbing, infectious release that will provide the soundtrack to many a boisterous night and concentrated mix. Genre Techno Comment by _Pinion @mauxuam: To be fair the excerpt of "epic onslaught" was directly targeted at Restore. Not entirely sure if that phrase fits the description of the track. Nonetheless, it's always nice to meet a fan...... 2013/09/04 22:59:37 +0000 Comment by mauxuam sorry...I should avoid stupid comment but reading the presentation of this made my Trolling insticts take over any logical reason... so this is what u define as "epic onslaught" ???? ... this kind of techno quantized on the 8th note was already BAD back then when was a novelty ...now sounds just "ignorant". 2013/01/30 18:14:01 +0000 Comment by Monica Soldan verygood ! 2013/01/23 13:40:08 +0000 Comment by patricklevar nice traxk 2013/01/22 03:48:10 +0000 Comment by johnny allen nice work kyle ;0 2013/01/21 18:01:53 +0000 Comment by EDM, House, Electronic...Free4you Network Favorite in the set! 2013/01/21 17:32:58 +0000 Comment by Jorge Escar Pueyo goooood track!! 2013/01/21 17:26:40 +0000 Comment by Dario Sorano yeahhhh 2013/01/21 16:10:05 +0000 Comment by patricklevar cool track (^_-) 2013/01/21 14:57:20 +0000 Comment by patricklevar nice (^_-) 2013/01/21 14:56:42 +0000 Comment by TrueBrit Awesome! 2013/01/21 14:29:35 +0000


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Atlantic Octopus
By Jamie Olijnyk
Atlantic Octopuses live in an aquatic environment. They have a few pressures when living in the water like being eaten. The octopus can be sensitive to things like temperature and their optimum body temperature is 16–21 °C. They can survive in very different habitats and can live up to 200m under the water.
Octopuses use cross- fertilization and reproduce externally. The males arm is called a hectocotylus; it is where all the sperm is held. To carry the sperm from the male to the females oviduct, the male can either insert his arm into her oviduct to transfer the sperm or he can take off his arm and the female will keep it in her mantle until she is ready to lay her eggs and once she does she just takes the arm out and spreads the sperm across the eggs she has laid to fertilize them. The female octopus can produce high numbers of eggs ranging from 100,000-500,000 per female but they can only reproduce once. A disadvantage of this type of reproduction process is that if the eggs do come under any harm, then they will all die not just 1. The octopuses can also not reproduce again so all this is a huge amount of waste. The benefit of reproducing externally is that the octopus can lay many eggs. If she reproduced internally, she would only be able to carry a limited amount of offspring.
The embryo develops externally. The Atlantic octopus uses a oviparity type of reproductive system. They create many offspring but their survival rate is not particularly high. This strategy is used because it requires less energy from the parent. It is common in sea animals and may mean there there is a better chance of some offspring surviving. The eggs also have a gestation period of 11 months, which would require a lot of energy and nutrition from the parent if they didn't develop externally.
The picture below is of a 16 day old embryo
The Atlantic octopus gives great parental care before the offspring are born but once they are, the parents disappear. What the octopuses don't realize until after mating is that they will both shortly die, the male a few months after mating and the female shortly after the eggs hatch. Until the eggs do hatch, the female will care for them by blowing currents across them to keep them clean and protecting them from any potential threats. They even go without food for 2-10 months before they hatch. r selection is the type of reproduce system it uses. This type of strategy has the disadvantage that once the eggs are hatched, they can not be protected by their parents but the advantage is that because they produce so many eggs, it is likley for some to survive.
interesting fact: Not many people know the plural of octopus, is is octopuses, octopi or octopodes?
Around the mid 17 hundreds was when the word octopus first turned up. Like most other English words the word octopus was given the English ending, octopuses. But around that time there was a grammatical change and English was make to be more like Latin therefore making it octopi. But the thing is that octopus is a Greek word. The word octopus was then made to have the Greek ending, octopodes. The thing that was missed was that when you transfer a foreign word to English you give the word a English ending so the correct plural for octopus, it octopuses.
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