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" City: Chessington / Address: Leatherhead Road / County: Great Britain / Geographic coordinates: latitude: 51.35198, longitude: -.31276 / Postal code: KT9 2NE / Airport Code: LHR "
OK - so following on from my other review about the theme park - I thought I'd write seperately a little about the hotel.
As we were having 2 days in the park itself, it seemed like a sensible idea to stay in the hotel that is right on the addmission gate (pretty much).
We arrived at Chessington WOA for the morning, and although we couldn't check in to the hotel until about 1pm, they were happy for us to be able to park in the hotel car park - which made things a lot easier as the car park to the theme park is manic!
When we checked in, it was easy enough. Gave our name only and they found the booking very quickly with no problem - you have to let them scan either a debit or credit card for any bills you might runup, and then you get your key.
So, off to our room. We booked a family room as there were 4 of us in total - 2 adults a 7 year old and a baby.
The room was very spacious and lovely. The main part of the room had a double bed for the adults, and about 2 minutes after getting into the room, a porter arrived with the cot we had reserved.
There was enough room for the cot next to the bed, and enough space to still walk all the way around it.
The room was equipped with a lovely wide screen flat TV, which you could also gain access to the internet on. It had some standard Sky channels, and also movies on demand.
The movies on demand though, are the same price as it costs to buy the film in the shop so it may be worth taking a portable DVD player if you have one - there is room on the screen to put it in.
The bathroom was also very spacious, bath and a shower.
Now, this is the bit I really liked. From the main part of the room, you head down the hallway, past the bathroom and then to the left, the rooms goes off a little bit. Now, in this little section is two single beds and another flat screen TV on the wall. This is the kids bit, and the TV has a seperate link up the TV signal, so hey don't have to watch what you are and visa versa.
This is lovely as our eldest was so taken back by a TV in his own room we hardly saw him!!
We enjoyed our days in the park, and the evening retired to the hotel for dinner.
Now, this is the only bad thing I have to say about the hotel. The evening buffet was not nice. It cost around £17.99 per adult and £11.99 per child. At first, I was overjoyed by this as I am a buffet king. For some reason, it takes aruond 6 plates of buffet food to fill me up - so I was happy to pay the money.
However, the food was not nice. What wasn't overcooked was undercooked and as for the taste, I can only assume that they had mistaken the dog food for the human food and put the wrong lot out. The other problem was when we complained, we were met with a very arrogant manager who clearly was too big for his own boots, and we complained in the morning to the hotel manager, he was a lot nicer and very apologetic. We weren't there to make a scene, we just wanted to make it clear that it wasn't nice.
So, in the end I ended up having mainly burgers and chips from the buffet.
Hopefully it was just bad luck, beacuse everything else in the hotel was excellent.
After our dinner, we made our way to the bars balcony section, from which you are at the back of the zoo and can see it over the way - which is quite relaxing.
The hotel is also equipped with a swimming pool, which is easily accesable and a good swimming pool with good changing facilities.
The hotel is defnately a very nice place to stay and good value for money. It (mostly) has very friendly staff, who never make you feel like any request, how small or silly, is unwelcome.
My star rating would have been more if it were not for the night manager, but hopefully he has now had the operation to remove the stick from somewhere special...
During my weekend away in London, we stayed in the Holiday Inn at Chessington. The hotel is a fairly new build, being opened in July 07. It's situated right next door to Chessington World of Adventures, and even from the back garden in the hotel you can see through to the zoo in the park.
We had booked this hotel as part of our weekend package so didn't actually choose it ourselves, but the stay was both pleasant and comfortable.
A standard double room will cost you in the region of £100 per night. The best way I can describe a Holiday Inn is to call it a posh Travelodge. The room layouts are almost identical, but done up to a better standard, with extra features.
The hotel has leisure facilities attached which is available for guests to use. Sadly we didn't get time to use the pool or Jacuzzi but other members or our party managed a quick swim and said it was lovely. There are also beauty therapies available, a bar, wii fii access and pay per movies available as standard.
A continental breakfast is also available included in the price of the room.
Checking in was easy, just the surname required, and we were handed our envelopes with key cards. The hotel is situated on four floors, and of course we were on the third floor at the top. The lifts were easily accessible however and there wasn't a wait for them even at peak times.
The whole of the hotel is decorated minimalistic, with animal print decor. It was tastefully done however, and there was a fantastic wire sculpture of a giraffe in reception which towered up through the floors.
All rooms are accessed with key cards, and the card will also activate your lights. Again the rooms are decorated with minimalist animal print design, carrying on the theme.
A standard room consists of the usually bathroom with disabled features as standard, a wide screen TV with wii fii keyboard and access to pay per view music and movies on demand. A table and chairs, desk and small wardrobe space is also provided. It's nothing more than you would expect to see in a hotel room, yet it's done in a nice manner.
The cleanliness of our room was perfect and we couldn't fault them. We came across a problem when we entered the room to find we only had twin beds, and we'd booked a triple room. This was rectified quickly and efficiently with a call down to reception and an extra bed was brought up about half an hour later
On first inspection I found the bed to be quite hard and I was worried about sleeping on it. The duvet also seemed paper thin and I thought that if it was going to be a cold night I wouldn't sleep well. Both my worries were squashed when it came to actually going to sleep. The bed was very comfortable and the duvet ample. I did discover some self service heating controls in the room so I could have activated the heating should we have been cold.
Our check in time which was standard for all guests was 2pm, with a check out time of 11am. This gives you ample time in the mooring to have breakfast which opens from 6.30am. I was quite happy with our continental breakfast, however some of our party were grumbling at the hostess, as she was checking and double checking you were eating what you were supposed to be and not helping yourself to the full English buffet.
The continental breakfast consisted of self service toast, juice, coffee, tea, croissants, and jam rolls. My only quibble here was that the toaster kept burning the bread and the staff weren't overly keen on rushing to fix it all the time. Apart from that the food was fresh, tables laid out beautifully and the atmosphere was bright and friendly.
Room service was also available via our room, but the prices whilst not overly expensive for room service, we though the £5 tray charge was a bit steep so stayed away from this. The bar area was also quite expensive and the prices reflected on the hotels star rating which I believe to be a four star.
Overall we had a pleasant stay and the staff were all helpful, the rooms comfortable, and it's a perfect position to be in if you want to visit Chessingtons and stay overnight. You really couldn't get any closer.
The hotel is 12 miles away from central London, so would take you approx 45 minutes in traffic to get into London.
Holiday Inn Chessington
Leatherhead Road
I would recommend this hotel as a place to stay for anyone looking for something a bit more luxurious than a travel lodge.
Reservations can be made online at holidayinn.co.uk
Location: close to Horton Park Children's Farm, within close proximity of Rainbow Leisure Centre and Surbiton Raceway / Location: close to Horton Park Children's Farm, within close proximity of Rainbow Leisure Centre and Surbiton Raceway / Number and type of rooms: 150 air-conditioned guestrooms. High-speed (wired) Internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include safes and desks, as well as direct-dial phones with voice mail / Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities: Pamper yourself with onsite massages and facials. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find an indoor pool, a spa tub, and a sauna. This hotel also features wireless Internet access (surcharge), an arcade/game room, and shopping on site / Dining: Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, or stay in and take advantage of 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge / Business, Other Amenities: business center, audiovisual equipment, and currency exchange. Event facilities at this hotel consist of banquet facilities and exhibit space. Free parking is available onsite.


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Earlier research showed that low-fat, high-complex carbohydrate diets don't necessarily reduce blood fats, and some actually increase them. To address this, doctors in one study added omega-3s to a typical low-fat diet. In the study, 117 people with metabolic syndrome ate a low-fat, high-complex carbohydrate diet, plus took 1,240 mg of EPA and DHA (eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids) per day, or a sunflower oil placebo. Two other groups ate a high-saturated-fat diet or a high-monounsaturated-fat diet.
After 12 weeks, those on the high-saturated fat diet had not improved. Those on the low-fat diet with placebo had higher triglyceride and LDL cholesterol levels, while those on the low-fat EPA/DHA diet had lower levels. Those on the high-monounsaturated fat diet also had lower blood fat levels.

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SANTA CLARA -- Jim Harbaugh was scheduled for a minor procedure to address an irregular heartbeat Thursday, prompting what players were told would be a one-day absence for their head coach.
"Coach Harbaugh always tells us he's tougher than a $2 steak. We know he's going to be all right,'' linebacker Patrick Willis said.
Harbaugh, 48, spent Thursday at Stanford Hospital a day after experiencing what ESPN.com reported were chest pains.
In a statement, the 49ers did not disclose the type of medical procedure being performed, saying only that the coach missed practice "under doctor's orders" and adding that "we anticipate he will be back at the facility (Friday)."
Without last year's NFL coach of the year on hand, Brad Seely led preparations for Monday's pivotal NFC showdown against the Chicago Bears at Candlestick Park.
Seeley, the 49ers' the assistant head coach and special teams coordinator, broke the news of Harbaugh's health concerns to players during a morning walk-through practice.
"Our prayers are with him,'' defensive lineman Justin Smith said, shortly after the announcement. "They said it's no big deal, and everything should be fine."
"Hopefully everything goes well," punter Andy Lee said. "We have good doctors in this area and I'm sure he'll be fine and be back here tomorrow."
By all accounts, Harbaugh looked and sounded fine during practice Wednesday. Willis said the coach sat behind him during defensive player meetings and there were no apparent signs of trouble. "I didn't know anything was wrong,'' the linebacker said.
But later that evening Harbaugh reported not feeling well. That's when the Palo Alto resident made the short trip to Stanford Hospital.
Harbaugh, who turns 49 on Dec. 23, becomes the latest sports figure to have been treated recently for an irregular heartbeat, following Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker, Raiders defensive lineman Desmond Bryant, and University of Alabama athletic director Mal Moore.
The 49ers stressed that this appears to be a minor issue.
We know he's going to be all right," Willis said. "We know we have a bunch of great coaches here that keep everything on track, and we're going to practice today as if he was here."
Harbaugh is 19-5-1 since taking over as head coach last season. The 49ers (6-2-1 this year) lead the NFC West heading into Monday night's showdown against hid old team, the Bears (7-2).
Quarterback Alex Smith also has health concerns after sustaining a concussion during last Sunday's game against the St. Louis Rams. Smith practiced again Thursday and all indications are that, barring a setback, he will start against Chicago's formidable defense.
Now, the 49ers are rooting for an equally speedy recovery for their head coach.
"It's unfortunate something happened to a guy like that,'' free safety Dashon Goldson said. "I know he's a strong person and he'll be back tomorrow. Our prayers are with him and his family, and it'll be good to see him tomorrow."
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HIV Risk Reduction in Youth in the Bahamas
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Wayne State University
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Bonita Stanton, Wayne State University
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First received: October 16, 2008
Last updated: June 2, 2015
Last verified: June 2015
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This study will examine whether pairing a grade 6 in-school HIV education program and a parent training program will reduce prevalence of behaviors that present high risk of HIV infection in youth in the Bahamas.
In a continuation of this study, we shall examine whether an in-school HIV prevention program delivered to grade 10 students reduces HIV risk behavior and the impact of both the grade 6 intervention and the grade 10 intervention compared to the grade 6 intervention alone.
|HIV Infections
|Behavioral: FOYC Behavioral: Goal for it (GFI) Behavioral: Wonderous Wetlands Behavioral: Caribbean Informed Parents and Children Together (CImPACT) Behavioral: Bahamian Focus on Older Youth (BFOOY) Behavioral: Health and Family Life Curriculum (HFLE)
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Adolescent Risk Reduction in the Bahamas-Peers and Parents
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MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDSU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Bonita Stanton, Wayne State University:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Reduction of high-risk behaviors [ Time Frame: Measured at baseline and after 6, 12, 18, 24, and 36 months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Intentions concerning high-risk behaviors [ Time Frame: Measured at baseline and after 6, 12, 18, 24, and 36 months ]
|Study Start Date:
|September 2004
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2018
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
Focus on Youth in the Caribbean (FOYC) plus Caribbean Informed Parents and Children Together (CImPACT)
Behavioral: FOYC
FOYC is a face-to-face, eight-session, group behavioral intervention based on protection motivation theory and emphasizing skills and decision-making.Behavioral: Caribbean Informed Parents and Children Together (CImPACT)
CImPACT is a parent intervention addressing parental monitoring and communication with youth. It consists of a 20-minute video, a condom practice, and role play simulating a parent-child discussion.
Experimental: 2
FOYC plus Goal For It (GFI)
Behavioral: FOYC
FOYC is a face-to-face, eight-session, group behavioral intervention based on protection motivation theory and emphasizing skills and decision-making.Behavioral: Goal for it (GFI)
GFI is a one-session parent intervention consisting of a 20-minute video followed by a discussion regarding the process of setting and reaching goals.
Active Comparator: 3
Wonderous Wetlands plus GFI
Behavioral: Wonderous Wetlands
Wonderous Wetlands is an eight-session, group intervention for youth. It includes field projects and discussions based on ways to save our environment.Behavioral: Health and Family Life Curriculum (HFLE)
Standard Grade 10 curriculum
Other Name: Standard grade 10 health curriculum
Experimental: Grade 10-BFOOY+CImPACT
Youth receives HIV intervention; parents receive parental monitoring intervention
Behavioral: Bahamian Focus on Older Youth (BFOOY)
10 session HIV prevention program
Experimental: Grade 10 BFOOY+GFI
Youth receive HIV prevention intervention and parents receive attention control intervention on career planning
Behavioral: Bahamian Focus on Older Youth (BFOOY)
10 session HIV prevention program
Experimental: BFOOYand no parent intervention
Youth receive HIV prevention intervention; parents receive no intervention
Behavioral: Bahamian Focus on Older Youth (BFOOY)
10 session HIV prevention program
Placebo Comparator: Health and FAmily life
Youth receive standard of care (current curriculum); parents receive no intervention
Behavioral: Health and Family Life Curriculum (HFLE)
Standard Grade 10 curriculum
Other Name: Standard grade 10 health curriculum
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Attends 1 of the 15 participating Bahamian elementary schools
- Enrolled in grade 6
- Participation of at least 1 parent
In second study:
- Attends 1 of 8 participating government highschools
- Enrolled in grade 10
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00774592
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00774592
|United States, Michigan
|Wayne State University School of Medicine
|Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48230
Sponsors and Collaborators
Wayne State University
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
|Principal Investigator:
|Bonita F. Stanton, MD
|Wayne State University
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Keywords provided by Bonita Stanton, Wayne State University:
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Deveaux L, Stanton B, Lunn S, Cottrell L, Yu S, Brathwaite N, Li X, Liu H, Marshall S, Harris C. Reduction in human immunodeficiency virus risk among youth in developing countries. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 Dec;161(12):1130-9.
Deveaux L, Lunn S, Bain RM, Gomez P, Kelly T, Brathwaite N, Russell-Rolle G, Li X, Stanton B. Focus on youth in the Caribbean: beyond the numbers. J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic). 2011 Sep-Oct;10(5):316-25. doi: 10.1177/1545109710397367. Epub 2011 Mar 23.
Chen X, Stanton B, Gomez P, Lunn S, Deveaux L, Brathwaite N, Li X, Marshall S, Cottrell L, Harris C. Effects on condom use of an HIV prevention programme 36 months postintervention: a cluster randomized controlled trial among Bahamian youth. Int J STD AIDS. 2010 Sep;21(9):622-30. doi: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.010039.
Chen X, Lunn S, Harris C, Li X, Deveaux L, Marshall S, Cottrell L, Stanton B. Modeling early sexual initiation among young adolescents using quantum and continuous behavior change methods: implications for HIV prevention. Nonlinear Dynamics Psychol Life Sci. 2010 Oct;14(4):491-509.
Stanton B, Deveaux L, Lunn S, Yu S, Brathwaite N, Li X, Cottrell L, Harris C, Clemens R, Marshall S. Condom-use skills checklist: a proxy for assessing condom-use knowledge and skills when direct observation is not possible. J Health Popul Nutr. 2009 Jun;27(3):406-13.
Stanton B, Chen X, Koci V, Deveaux L, Lunn S, Harris C, Brathwaite N, Gomez P, Li X, Marshall S. Effect of a grade 6 HIV risk reduction intervention four years later among students who were and were not enrolled in the study trial. J Adolesc Health. 2012 Mar;50(3):243-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.06.012. Epub 2011 Sep 3.
Yu S, Deveaux L, Lunn S, Liu H, Brathwaite N, Li X, Cottrell L, Marshall S, Stanton B. At greatest risk: pre- and early adolescent Bahamian youth experiencing anal intercourse. Int J STD AIDS. 2007 Jun;18(6):396-401.
Yu S, Marshall S, Cottrell L, Li X, Liu H, Deveaux L, Harris C, Brathwaite N, Lunn S, Stanton B. Longitudinal predictability of sexual perceptions on subsequent behavioural intentions among Bahamian preadolescents. Sex Health. 2008 Mar;5(1):31-9.
Gong J, Stanton B, Lunn S, Deveaux L, Li X, Marshall S, Brathwaite NV, Cottrell L, Harris C, Chen X. Effects through 24 months of an HIV/AIDS prevention intervention program based on protection motivation theory among preadolescents in the Bahamas. Pediatrics. 2009 May;123(5):e917-28. doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-2363. Epub 2009 Apr 20.
Chen X, Lunn S, Deveaux L, Li X, Brathwaite N, Cottrell L, Stanton B. A cluster randomized controlled trial of an adolescent HIV prevention program among Bahamian youth: effect at 12 months post-intervention. AIDS Behav. 2009 Jun;13(3):499-508. doi: 10.1007/s10461-008-9511-0. Epub 2008 Dec 31.
|Responsible Party:
|Bonita Stanton, Professor of Pediatrics, Wayne State University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00774592 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
R01MH069229 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
DAHBR 9A-ASPC ( Registry Identifier: Division of AIDS and Health and Behavior Research )
|Study First Received:
|October 16, 2008
|Last Updated:
|June 2, 2015
Keywords provided by Bonita Stanton, Wayne State University:
Adolescent Risk Reduction
HIV/AIDS Prevention
Behavioral Change
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
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Arencibia gets to know his new pitching staff
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- One of the first items J.P. Arencibia received after signing with Texas in December was a hard drive containing video of every Rangers game from 2013.
It didn't collect much dust. Arencibia got right to work watching the pitchers he'd be catching in a few months in order to prepare himself for camp.
"We definitely have a lot of tools available in watching film," Arencibia said. "I've watched a lot of these guys pitch, the way they attack hitters. As soon as I signed this offseason, I got a hard drive of every single game, so I just watched all the games, and I watched the pitching."
Still, for all the work as Arencibia did to prepare, as the old saying goes, nothing can prepare you for the real thing.
"I could watch as much film as I want, but the biggest thing is that in-game relationship -- knowing what they want to throw, knowing what they want to do and keeping a good pace going," Arencibia said. "It stinks sometimes when you put down a sign, and you're not on the same page. It'll take you a little while to get on the same page."
Geovany Soto -- Arencibia's competition for playing time behind the plate -- is out of his walking boot, but he is still inactive after having surgery on Feb. 22 to remove a small bone in his right foot.
That means a bit more time for Arencibia to familiarize himself with the pitching staff, a process that he said has been so enjoyable, "it doesn't even feel like it's work."
"It's just fun to be in a different atmosphere," Arencibia said. "Everything here has been awesome. It's been a lot of fun. The coaching staff, players, they put a good group together. The overall process, it's a fun process."
AJ Cassavell is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @ajcassavell. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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It's easy to remember the most infamous episodes involving fans who read enough mock drafts to become really dangerous booing selections made by their favorite teams: Eagles fans losing their minds over Donovan McNabb joining their team instead of Ricky Williams in 1999, Pacers fans jeering the selection of Reggie Miller back in 1987.
The fans aren't always so terribly wrong, though. Jets fans went a little nuts when their team picked Ken O'Brien over Dan Marino way back in 1983—but apparently not as nuts as the people who actually picked O'Brien over Marino.
MORE: Bobcats fans boo pick of Cody Zeller at No. 4 | Picks from surprising first round | Tracking NBA draft trades | Holiday traded for Noel | Harden laughs at Thunder pick, then denies it
So it's impossible to know how all those furious fans, captured on videotape at Thursday night's NBA Draft party for the Charlotte Whatever-you-call-thems will feel when Cody Zeller has completed a few seasons in the league.
Foolish? Empowered? Angrier than they were when Zeller's name was read by David Stern in lieu of Nerlens Noel or Ben McLemore?
Those fans have no particular reason to trust the Charlotte management. In Michael Jordan's time as an executive, they've drafted Adam Morrison, Brandan Wright (who was dealt to the Golden State on draft night), Alexis Ajinca and D.J. Augustin. That only goes back seven years, and none plays for the team any longer. Reportedly they were itching to trade last year's first-rounder, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, apparently a bit of a disappointment because he can't shoot—something anyone who ever saw him play knew before he became the No. 2 overall pick in the 2012 draft.
Even the most clueless organizations can get one right, though, or Joe Thomas wouldn't have been stuck in the Cleveland Browns' O-line for the past half-dozen years.
Zeller's offense on draft night was cutting in line ahead of Kentucky shot-blocker Nerlens Noel and Kansas scorer Ben McLemore. If Charlotte had been choosing eighth or ninth and Zeller were available, he'd have been greeted warmly. But the team was too terrible to fall that far down the draft ladder, and so the Whatever-you-call-thems were invited to choose fourth. When Cleveland, Orlando and Washington all made cautious picks and left Noel's wounded knee and McLemore's character questions on the board, Charlotte had an opportunity at something extraordinary.
And passed.
Zeller is not the player many apparently think he is. He commonly is described as weak or soft. He did 17 reps of 225 pounds in the NBA's bench-press test at the Chicago scouting combine, one of the best figures there, so that's just nonsense. He battled routinely with little physical support against some of the nation's most rugged frontcourts in the Big Ten. So, yeah, that whole "soft" tag is garbage.
He's also not a true center, though he stands more than 7 feet tall in his sneakers and played the position during each of his two seasons with the Indiana Hoosiers. Zeller doesn't fit the pivot because of his awkward style in the low post; he cocks the basketball at shoulder height and releases directly from there. Blocking that shot is almost too easy for opposing bigs. Zeller shot 56.2 percent from the field, but an uncommonly high number of his misses were swatted away by opponents.
What Zeller does best is move. He has excellent lateral quickness for a player of his size and virtually unmatched ability to change ends in advancing his own team's fast breaks or retreating on defense to cover the rim. He has a 36-inch vertical leap that will help him in defending and rebounding. He's also a very capable jump shooter, something he wasn't able to show for the Hoosiers because they had a big man who was a better shooter: Christian Watford. It was more prudent for Zeller to keep defenders occupied on the inside and create room for Watford, Victor Oladipo and Jordan Hulls to shoot from 3-point range.
If Zeller is given the opportunity to show that face-up game, either as a Sikma-style center or as a power forward, he can be a successful NBA player regardless of whether some players chosen after him achieve greater success.
That's the thing, though. No team in any draft chooses its players in a vacuum. There's always someone taken later, or not taken at all, who might have filled that particular slot and perhaps filled it better. Jordan in particular should understand this, because his own drop to No. 3 in the 1984 NBA Draft was among the most outrageous decisions any sports executive ever made.
Presuming Noel is on course for a 100 percent recovery from surgery to repair a torn ACL, he has the ability to significantly alter the direction of his NBA team. Zeller is good enough to play minutes successfully; Noel can be a team-changing defender. ESPN analyst Jay Bilas called Noel a defensive "savant," and that's exactly the right way to put it. Noel's quickness off the floor, his length, his timing, his nose for the ball—these are hard qualities to measure, but they're obvious in the destruction of so many opposing offenses.
Noel is a poor offensive player. He can't shoot, has no post moves and is not a very good free throw shooter. He wills the ball into the goal from time to time, but that's been about it. He's not physically powerful and needs to add strength. But in a different way from former Detroit Pistons bruiser Ben Wallace, Noel has the ability to completely rearrange how an opposing offense operates.
It wasn't Zeller that Charlotte fans were booing. It was the absence of Noel. A decade from now, it is possible the clip of their reaction will be replayed on television for laughs. Hey, remember that time the Charlotte fans blasted their draft pick? It seems more likely, though, that Philly fans, so ornery they once booed Santa Claus, will smile at their good fortune and chuckle at the team that made it possible.
The Charlotte franchise will have a permanent nickname by then. But it won't have Noel.


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'Vanek had his first two-goal game since Dec. 30 and was named the first star while Afinogenov scored the other marker on a pretty feed from Ro
y. "That line had a real good night," coach Lindy Ruff said. "They didn't give up a lot going the other way. That's a step in the right direction."'


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Transfer news: Birmingham boss Lee Clark eager to keep Man Utd's Jesse Lingard
Birmingham City manager Lee Clark is hoping to keep Manchester United loanee Jesse Lingard for "as long as possible".
Last Updated: 24/09/13 5:50pm
Lingard, who initially joined the Blues on a one-month loan, made a dream debut in front of his new home crowd on Saturday, scoring all four goals in their 4-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday.
The 20-year-old attacking midfielder completed his hat-trick on the half-hour mark before netting a fourth six minutes into the second period as he left the Owls defence in disarray.
Following the exceptional start, Clark is eager to extend the deal so that Lingard can continue to play a pivotal role as the Midlands-based side look to climb from 18th in the Championship standings.
"What we have got to try and do is continue to win games and for Jesse to enjoy his football to make the stay longer," Clark told the Birmingham Mail.
"That's what we aim to do because, you know, we certainly don't want him here just for the short term. We want him here for as long as possible.
"The month will be up quite quickly. Manchester United need to see that he is developing as a player and is enjoying the environment where he is playing."
Clark did also confirm that he has been in contact with United manager David Moyes regarding Lingard's opening display.
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For 14 years, Cvent has been transforming the meetings and events industry by providing businesses with the technology they need to plan better events more efficiently. Now, along with our core business-to-business products, Cvent's surging consumer event products present an even greater opportunity to take the estimated $565 corporate meetings and events industry by storm. We're looking for a marketing campaigns lead â€" a trailblazer â€" ready to help pilot our rapidly growing marketing efforts.
The marketing campaigns lead will be responsible for developing strategic marketing plans and corporate initiatives for our consumer event solutions, which include ticketing technology and mobile event apps. In this role you'll deploy primarily online and email marketing campaigns that raise awareness for Cvent's consumer solutions among prospects, compel them to get engaged with our sales events, and eventually funnel them down to our consumer sales division â€" qualified and ready to buy.
The ideal hire will be a high-impact, tactical leader who fits right in with our bustling marketing operations team. He or she should be ready to work in tandem with our sales and marketing leaders to perfect our lead nurturing and scoring programs, while proactively boosting campaign performance through testing, tracking, monitoring, and analyzing current effectiveness.
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Progressive dairy producers try to do the best jobs they can in all areas of management, yet while they know that it is best practice to measure colostrum quality before feeding it to their calves, for a number of reasons, they are just not actively doing it. Does this sound like a familiar theme for some of your clients? Practitioners help to reinforce colostrum monitoring best practices by making recommendations during regular visits and when dealing with calf-related issues on the farm. Often, our persistence (+/- a wreck or two) eventually gets them to take action. They get inspired to change, purchase a colostrometer, integrate its use into the colostrum harvesting process and we give ourselves a pat on the back for helping to optimize calf health. Then, when we walk through a month or so later, the colostrometer is either broken or sitting on a shelf collecting dust. What gives?
Obviously, there are a lot of factors that can cause protocol drift, but chief among them for measuring colostrum quality are the difficulties that we all know to be associated with colostrometers themselves – fragile equipment that has to be used under very specific temperature conditions. Recently, researchers have reported on an alternate method for estimating colostrum quality that will likely make monitoring colostrum quality much more practical for the average farm to do. This method utilizes a Brix refractometer to estimate total solids, which correlate with IgG content. Basically with one drop of colostrum on the instrument, at any temperature, the producer can make a decision whether to use that colostrum to feed neonates for optimal passive transfer, or use it for other purposes, such as feeding during the first few days of life.
Brix refractometers, also known as sugar refractometers, are commonly used in the food and wine industries to estimate sugar content. Several studies published in recent years have supported the validity of using Brix refractometers to measure total solids in colostrum, which is then correlated to IgG content. The latest research suggests a cutoff point of 21 percent solids for first calf heifer colostrum and 22 percent for higher lactation animals to correlate with a colostral IgG cutoff point of 50g/L. Brix refractometers come in both optical and digital models, with recent work showing good correlation in measurements between the two devices. They are cost effective for a farm to buy, with a price range of $50-$75 for simple optical models, to upward of $150 for some of the higher end digital models. Units are easy to use, calibrate, clean and maintain.
It is important to note that while the Brix refractometer significantly helps us measure colostrum quality, we are still lacking a reliable, easy, cowside test to measure the level of contamination in colostrum. High bacterial counts in colostrum may interfere with passive transfer of immunity, and pose a risk of making the calf sick directly from the colostrum, despite having high levels of IgG.
Colostrum that is clean but does not make the cut on IgG levels can be fed to older calves for the first few days of life, and calves will benefit both from the nutritional content of colostrum and the high IgG levels, which help to protect the gut locally. If not enough high quality colostrum is available for their calves' needs, or if colostrum contamination is suspected, producers should consider using a colostrum supplement or colostrum replacement product as appropriate to the situation. Colostrum supplements contain less than 100g IgG and are designed for the calf that is getting at least some maternal colostrum already. Colostrum replacers are defined as containing over 100g of IgG and are designed to be used in place of maternal colostrum. They are also a great choice when cleanliness of colostrum is suspect.
An evaluation of Brix refractometry instruments for measurement of colostrum quality in dairy cattle. V. Bielmann ,*1 J. Gillan ,* N. R. Perkins ,* A. L. Skidmore ,† S. Godden ,‡ and K. E. Leslie * J. Dairy Sci. 93:3713–3721


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Maintenance Business Manager, Portuguese Fluency
Alpharetta or St. Paul, preferred
Infor delivers fully integrated enterprise solutions for a wide range of industries, as well as best-in-class, stand-alone products that address the essential challenges its customers face in areas such as enterprise resource planning, supply chain planning and execution, customer and supplier relationship management, asset management, product lifecycle management, financial and performance management, and business intelligence. With 12,000 employees and offices in over 100 countries, Infor provides enterprise solutions to more than 75,000 customers. For additional information, visit
The Maintenance Business Manager's (MBM) primary responsibility is to sell, renegotiate and renew customer Maintenance Agreements within an assigned territory. They must be skilled in communicating the maintenance value proposition, negotiations, writing proposals, and closing sales and renewals. Each Maintenance Business Manager will be assigned a quarterly revenue quota that must be achieved for the company as a whole to achieve its revenue goals. In addition, this position will also be responsible for achieving specific renewal rates; selling rates and cancellation rates within their assigned territory. Maintenance Business Managers will also work as a team with License sales personnel on maintenance agreement proposals for new customers. This is a highly responsible revenue generating position. Develops proposals with assistance; may seek help in negotiations.
§ Achieve annual and quarterly revenue targets within the assigned territory as well as help ensure the overall success of the team in achieving company forecasts.
§ Manage a revenue quota and participate in frequent forecast reviews of assigned territory.
§ Deliver basic negotiations when confronted with challenges on uplifts and requested discounts; escalate on a timely basis.
§ Develop effective customer relationships and satisfaction during the maintenance renewal process through resolution of account problems and addressing customer concerns/suggestions.
§ Drive maintenance renewal activities according to defined processes and procedures.
§ Use the annual uplift strategy given to you for your territory.
§ Follow the approval matrix for all exceptions.
§ Ensure timely and accurate renewals are in place for all open agreements.
§ Assist in completing effective tracking and reporting of customer renewal and retention data as instructed.
§ Effectively communicate company messages, value propositions, etc. verbally and in writing.
§ Gain and maintain appropriate industry and business knowledge.
§ Consistently accomplish all assigned work in a timely, accurate and quality manner.
§ Consistently communicate effectively internally and externally.
§ Learn and use the required Infor systems required to complete the renewal, track progress, forecast and report results.
§ Develop effective relationships and tactics with other Divisions of Infor.
§ Demonstrate an effective ability to work within a team; give guidance to new hires and less experienced MBMs.
§ Fluent in Portuguese
§ 4-year degree in business, accounting, finance, marketing, etc. or equivalent work experience
§ 1-3 years of Software or technology industry experience
§ 2-5 years of proven work experience in the software industry
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Does content spun by making use of a software do any good to a business website? Do search engines approve of such spun-content laden websites? Do you have any such experience before?
No it is not good. If your void of fresh ideas then just read 5 articles on the subject. Peice them all together. And in your own words. Spun software will just get you spammed
This is how it works.
If you're spinning your articles to high PR directory, you have to be very particular about their guideline, where copied content is a strict no. Therefore you end up spinning your articles multiple times. However, you can submit the same articles to low PR directories, to save on money and time. These articles get approved instantly and thus give is advantageous.
A website full of spun-content websites is not going to do well in the search engines (well, at least not in the search engines that really matter).
If you want to do well, do the work and create something that has your own flavor and style.
The short answer is - no.
The long answer is that any effect that spun content will have will be the exact reverse of what you intend. The search engines are now smart enough to recognise spun content as junk and at best will ignore it completely. If they do pay any atention to it then it will be to apply a penalty for displaying junk.
No. of course not! I think people are misunderstanding what "SEO" is all about in the first place. It is not supposing to be some magical thingy to make your website popular fast by spamming links, stealing content, spinning content or whatnot!Firstly a Search Engine should help people find the content they require, thus the crawlers need to "act" like humans. It is the job of the search engines to filter out low quality content and instead give people the high quality content, which would help them the most. Therefor the content must be unique, well written and comprehendible. If you are searching for a specific article, then you want to be able to read it, don't you?Now SEO comes in place in order to make the work of the crawlers less painful. You basically "guide" them through your website and tell them exactly what each specific element represents. That is basically all there is to SEO. Especially Google loves organic growth. I won't be explaining an awful lot to organic growth, as you can read some articles concerning that topic on other websites as well, which have covered the subject thoroughly.On the side there are some websites who have never done anything concerning SEO and have nevertheless a high rating as well as are receiving significant traffic due to their quality content.
So if you want to get a good rating on the web, then work on the quality of your content.
It actually depends on the quality of your spun content. The truth is that if you are meticulous enough to ensure that the synonyms that you add to your original document to "spin" it are actually in the right context, you can create multiple 100% human readable articles.
So my answer to your question is "Yes" depending on "how well" the content is spun.
The only way to spin it well enough to get a yes is if you get an actual person to do it. Deleting the original can also help in making sure that the new content is unique.
Believe it or not, there actually is an artificial intelligence spinner which emulates human spinning and works extremely well. I know because I use it myself.
Lets be honest. Everything has already been written 1000 times over and put on the web. Whatever it is you write about is spun to begin with. Human or not.
I hope you know about Google Panda which not allow duplicate or spun content in Google Search. Content is King today and everyone know this. So don't make any mistake which drop your site ranking on search engines. Once site is gone from search engine due to poor content then it is very difficult to get ranking again on Google or more Search Engines. So only use unique content in your website.
I've heard of some SEO companies that 'super spin' content and post to the varying content directories, super spinning being spinning a document 3 times so the writing is truly unique... probably easier just to write fresh.
NO NO NO. that's three big no's. i did that before and my websites got hit by Panda terribly.
Many of the answers seem to point at the disadvantages of spun content for sure. It is always better for the budding Internet marketer to rely on the services of a good writer to get fresh content written for his or her website.


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People of all ages interested in what the night skies have to offer are invited to enjoy a free 'astromeet' in Lothersdale this month.
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BWF rescued over 7,500 rabbits in the City of LA, ranging from un-weaned baby bunnies from Santee Alley to adult bunnies from the over-inundated city shelters. In the past year alone (2016), BWF took in over 400 "Red" and "Blue" rabbits from the SIX City Shelters. In addition, BWF housed, provided medical care, promoted, and found permanent and loving homes for more than 700 spayed and neutered rabbits.
BWF is proud to celebrate the NINE-year voyage which begun with the fierce struggle to bring to light illegal animal sales in the LA Fashion District. In terms of global outreach, BWF grew to be the largest Rabbit Rescue & Educational Service in the world. With 150K fans on Facebook, BWF's posts are shared by millions of BWF members worldwide.
BWF was featured multiple times in LA Times, Huffington Post, LA Business Journal, KABC News, and NBC's EIGHT-piece Investigation by Ana Garcia Team. BWF voice was heard on KSWD/100.3FM The Sound, 89.3 KPCC, and 102.7 KIIS FM/570 KLAC AM/98.7 KYSR FM. Santee Alley Baby Bunnies *WON* the Genesis Award at the Humane Society of the United States and the Emmy Award at the 65th LA Area Emmy Awards Nominations & Winners. In 2014, BWF was featured by CBS as one of the FIVE "Best Volunteer Opportunities for Animal Lovers in Los Angeles" and made it into LA Times (April 2015). Recently (March 2016) BWF was featured on ABC7 in FABlife episode promoting "Bunnies & Tragedy of Easter!"
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STUART Heath has revealed that Dorchester Town's players will start work on giving the club a new "identity" when they return for pre-season training today.
The Magpies' assistant-manager and boss Phil Simkin welcome the squad back after their summer break, six weeks before the start of the 2014/15 campaign.
After relegation from the Conference South last term, Heath insists that the club "can't have two bad seasons in a row".
And to combat the possibility of another poor showing, the Magpies' management have worked to formulate a fresh approach for taking on the challenges that lie in store.
"We're trying to make things as organised as possible so we can get the best out of the players for when the season starts on August 9," said Heath.
"Near the end of last season we felt the club, from the first team down, needed a clearer playing approach.
"We are hoping to get a clearer identity of how Dorchester Town teams play.
"If we have that and implement it in training then it makes for players playing with confidence and conviction.
"We'll be working on that in pre-season and hopefully it will give us a chance next season.
"It's something that the players have to buy into. It won't work overnight, it takes time, and it needs players to commit to it."
He went on to add: "The management have worked hard in the off season and it's up to us to get across to the players what we want.
"It's a clear indicator of how we want our team to play, how to approach games and how to play in certain positions.
"We have been looking at what players we have got and what style suits us best, and what we think will get us results.
"We need to do the same with the reserves and Under-18s so we have that continuity."
Heath added that the club will be looking to make more signings before the Southern Premier League season commences.
But, whoever joins the club, Heath knows there can't be a repeat of last season.
"Everyone at the club needs to step up to the plate and there can be no excuses when the aim is to have a better season," he said. "We can't have two bad seasons in a row.
"You don't deserve to be at the club if you do, everyone knows that, and the aim is to get the club back on track and start making Dorchester value for money to watch."


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Light-Scattering Spectroscopy for Detection of Breast Cancer
This study is currently recruiting participants.
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This pilot clinical trial studies light-scattering spectroscopy in finding disease in patients with stage II-III breast cancer. Diagnostic procedures, such as light-scattering spectroscopy, may help find and diagnose breast cancer
|Healthy, no Evidence of Disease Stage II Breast Cancer Stage IIIA Breast Cancer Stage IIIB Breast Cancer Stage IIIC Breast Cancer
|Procedure: light-scattering spectroscopy
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|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
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|Light-Scattering Spectroscopy for the Detection of Stage II-III Breast Cancer: A Pilot Study
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Accurate classifications of women with or without breast cancer [ Time Frame: Up to 1 year ]Exact binomial probabilities will be used.
- Utility of optical markers in distinguishing cancer involved breasts from normal breasts [ Time Frame: Up to 1 year ]Multivariate analyses will be used.
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Experimental: Diagnostic (light-scattering spectroscopy)
Patients undergo light-scattering spectroscopy of the breast in addition to standard of care as it relates to screening for breast cancer or treatment of breast cancer.
Procedure: light-scattering spectroscopy
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate whether light-scattering spectroscopy can reliably distinguish between two subject groups: those with clinical stage II or stage III breast cancer and those without breast cancer.
OUTLINE: Patients undergo light-scattering spectroscopy of the breast in addition to standard of care as it relates to screening for breast cancer or treatment of breast cancer.
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- Participants who are breast cancer free (mammogram "negative" within 1 month of testing) with the absence of clinical suspicion of breast cancer on physical exam or with clinical stage II or stage III breast cancer. PLEASE NOTE: Recruitment for this study is only limited to patients who are scheduled for a mammogram at USC. There is no compensation to participants.
- Provision of informed consent prior to any study-related procedures
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- Females with tattoos on either or both breasts
- Females with nipple piercings on either or both breasts
- Females with skin piercings (aka microdermal anchor surface or microdermal piercings) in either or both breasts
- Females unable to provide informed consent
- Females s/p treatment for breast cancer
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With an election certain to be called and held this year, voters can expect to see much of the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader and their hardy bunch of frontbenchers.
But apart from the usual suspects - the Bill Shortens and Christopher Pynes of Parliament, who will be used by their parties to sell positive policies to voters - expect to see a lot more of lesser-known players. These up-and-comers will be increasingly tasked with taking the fight to their political foes, according to the Liberal strategist Mark Textor.
He says apart from the ''established players'' (Tony Abbott, Joe Hockey, Scott Morrison, Julie Bishop, the finance spokesman, Andrew Robb, and the communications spokesman, Malcolm Turnbull), we might see more of some junior talents this year, ''while the lead group focus on communicating positive policy''.
These politicians include Paul Fletcher, the member for Bradfield on the north shore, and Josh Frydenberg, the member for Kooyong in Melbourne's east.
The South Australian Liberal senator Simon Birmingham is bright and engaging, and will be used a lot in his home state, particularly for pressing local issues such as the Murray-Darling Basin plan.
The Coalition adviser also named the West Australian senator Mathias Cormann as a good communicator familiar to West Australian voters.
A Labor insider said the true muscle for this year's campaign would be borne by the NSW secretary, Sam Dastyari, and the national secretary, George Wright. If the duo manage to retain crucial seats in western Sydney, the insider said, they would go down in Labor history as the men who saved the election.
The Treasurer, Wayne Swan, was hesitant to name ''stars'' but mentioned Peter Garrett in education and Jenny Macklin and Tanya Plibersek in the families and health portfolios. Mr Swan said the Climate Change Minister, Greg Combet, ''had a really good year last year''.
''There will be pretty strong involvement right across the front bench, particularly from Shorten in industrial relations … I think [Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's] modern equivalent of WorkChoices will be flushed out as the year goes through and I think Shorten will do that.''
The managing director of the Labor-aligned government relations firm Hawker Britton, Justin Di Lollo, said if the ALP lost the election, Bill Shorten would most likely be voted in as leader.
Consequently, he would be used during the 2013 election campaign ''around the base'', Mr Di Lollo said.
''He will be pounding the streets at street level rather than being on television too much.''
He also nominates Mark Butler, the Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, as ''one to keep an eye on''.
''This guy's destined for bigger things and will likely be the next poster-child of the Left,'' Mr Di Lollo says. ''Keeps a low profile but is increasingly influential.''
The Hawker Britton director Simon Banks nominated Ms Plibersek, Mr Garrett and Mr Shorten.
Mr Banks expects the Coalition will run with a tighter team - Mr Abbott, Mr Hockey, Ms Bishop and Mr Morrison.
John Wanna, a professor of politics at the Australian National University, has what you might call a dim view of any potential political ''stars'' of 2013.
''The Labor and the Coalition frontbench are buffoons,'' he says.
''There is so much celebrity politics, the Chris Pynes and Craig Emersons. Bill Shorten could be good but he tends to speak without being briefed.''
In the vein of celebrity politics, expect to see a lot of Bob Katter. The irascible maverick MP's Australian Party will run a candidate in every seat at the federal election but he will be the party's focus, with most of his candidates virtual unknowns.
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"India Accident and Health Insurance: Market Update" presents detailed data on market growth dynamics for the accident and health insurance market in India. It also provides data on market drivers and indicators, along with leading companies in India accident and health insurance market.
Furthermore the report enables readers to examine the components of change in the industry by looking at historic and future growth patterns broken down by segment.
It should be noted that a number of sections in this report will link clients to Timetric's Intelligence Centre's (ICs). The information provided in the ICs is for subscribers only and therefore comes at a set cost. With this in mind, the given links should only be treated as references used in order to provide a better data interactivity.
This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the accident and health insurance market in India. It contains detailed data on market dynamics along with latest industry happenings and industry players in India. "India Accident and Health Insurance: Market Update" provides a top-level overview and detailed insight into the operating environment of the accident and health insurance market in India. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Indian insurance value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.
"India Accident and Health Insurance: Market Update" provides you with the following:
• Insurance Industry Highlights
• Market Growth Dynamics by Sector
• Market Growth Comparison
• Key Market Drivers and Indicators
• Leading Insurance Companies
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• Enhance your understanding of the accident and health insurance market in India.
• Promote growth in your business with detailed market growth dynamics by sector, as well as by market comparison.
• Identify the future pattern of market trends, from winners and losers to market dynamics; and thereby quickly and easily indentify the key areas in which they want to compete in the future.
• Familiarise yourself with the companies active in India accident and health insurance market.
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It was a wonderful holiday weekend here in Asheville, with surprises around every corner and it started with an unexpected Friday night snowstorm. Just enough more than the predicted half inch to make sure the entire city was once again painted in white. My daughter, Emily, and her boyfriend, Dan flew in from Chicago to spend the holiday with us and they were amazed. After commenting that it looked more like they were in Minnesota than Asheville, North Carolina, they made plans to try out one of our local ski slopes. They choose Wolf Ridge, which is just thirty minutes from Asheville and in spite of being seasoned Northerners, they had a great time and were impressed by the amount of snow and the facilities.
Meanwhile back at the inn, Sara and I were putting the finishing touches on our Valentine's celebrations. We put roses in each of the rooms, along with hand-dipped chocolate covered strawberries. There were special lemon shortbread cookies with raspberry filling to put out in the evening and our breakfast included an explosion of fresh fruit over bread pudding and started with a Mimosa toast to the day. But the most exciting part of our holiday came in the evening when two of our guests returned from a visit to the Biltmore with the announcement that they were engaged! Our congratulations are sincere and heartfelt and we were so happy that the Carolina Bed & Breakfast was able to be a part of this momentous weekend.


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NEW ORLEANS — Sometimes even Santa can't deliver what you want. For residents of Who Datville, that means no Saints in the playoffs for the first time since 2008.
The Grinch stole whatever remote postseason opportunity existed at 3 p.m. Sunday, when Minnesota defeated Houston. That was about the time the Dallas Cowboys rallied with two late touchdowns to force overtime, during which Jimmy Graham's hustling fumble recovery set up Garrett Hartley's field goal that gave the Saints a 34-31 victory.
So there was one nice present for the Black & Gold Nation. But no more.
"No one with a white beard's going to come down the chimney and hand us a divisional championship," interim coach Joe Vitt said Monday.
Or even a wild-card berth.
But, Vitt emphasized, the Saints (7-8) have plenty to play for in Sunday's finale against Carolina (6-9).
"We can't look in the past," he said. "But we can say to ourselves, 'We have one more chance to get better' because we won't be playing football after this week."
The Saints will try to close with a three-game regular-season winning streak, which would be their longest since the 2004 team won its final four, and to finish in sole possession of second place in the NFC South.
While 8-8 might not sound like much considering the franchise's recent success, it's worth noting that 27 of the previous 45 seasons ended with losing records.
"I think 8-8 sounds a lot better than 7-9," linebacker Curtis Lofton said. "For everything we've gone though and every situation that's come up and arisen this entire season, to get back to 8-8 would be very important to us and getting us rolling into next year."
Even with an uncertain future. Vitt refused to address suspended coach Sean Payton's contract situation, saying, "I'm not thinking one thing about that. My sole focus is on winning this football game. We have no long-term strategic plan from the coaching standpoint. That's for another day and time."
Plus, Carolina presents a challenge. Not only did the Panthers beat the Saints 35-27 back in Week 2, but they've won four of their past five, including a 17-6 victory Sunday against Oakland.
It's not clear whether that will be enough to save second-year coach Ron Rivera, but Vitt said he expects the visitors' best effort.
"They're going to come in here and play as long as they can and as smart as they can," he said. "They're a team that's full of pride, and Ron Rivera is a prideful coach."
Vitt said the Saints will play their starters throughout instead of taking another look at some of the backups. And regardless of the outcome, Vitt called this team "one of my all-time favorites" of his 33 years in the NFL.
Still, Vitt would not speculate on how the Saints might have fared had they won one or two more games and made the playoffs, even as the No. 6 seed.
"I'm not going to deal with hypothetical questions," he said. "If my aunt had a beard, she'd be my uncle."
Or Santa.
Vitt said cornerback Jabari Greer, who left Sunday's game with a possible concussion, was "better than we thought." ... Drew Brees needs 219 passing yards to reach 5,000 for the third time in his career. There have been only three other 5,000-yard seasons in NFL history. ... Brees leads Detroit's Matthew Stafford by 86 yards for most in the NFL (4,781). If he wins the yardage title, it would be his fourth, tying him for second with Sammy Baugh, Johnny Unitas and Dan Fouts, one behind Sonny Jurgensen and Dan Marino…. Brees' 39 passing TDs also are tops in the league, four more than Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers. If Brees wins that title, it would be his fourth, tying him with Unitas, Len Dawson, Brett Favre and Steve Young for most in league history. … Punter Thomas Morstead carries a 44.4-yard net punting average into the final game. The NFL record is 43.99.


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SAC gets:
TJ Ford 2 yr, $17M
Troy Murphy 2 yr, $23M
POR gets:
Andres Nocioni 3 yr, $21M
IND gets:
Kenny Thomas 1 yr, $7.5M
Andre Miller 3 yr, $21.8M
Portland - This deal is with the assumption that Portland wants to get rid of Andre Miller. They get a bigger body in Nocioni, and with the injuries to their front court and wings, they could really use the bigger body. This would make them more versatile in their front court and Nocioni is a tough-nosed player that would complement Roy on the wing as well. This is all of course, based on the Blazers feeling confident with Blake and Bayless as their PG's, which I think they are.
Sacramento - They get a ton of value here, because they get two more talented veterans to backup their young starters. They give up Nocioni and Thomas, who are two guys that don't really have much of a role on the team. (Or I would love to pull off a Thomas for Murphy deal). This deal for Sacramento is not something they would have to do and the amount of money for them might be a hang-up, but they are clearly getting a talent upgrade.
Indiana - Well, we alleviate our 2010-2011 LT issue by getting an expiring for a two year deal. We get rid of two players that do not fit our core roster. We get one tough PF who can just fill in for us for the year, and we get a veteran pass-first PG who is a good decision maker. Yes he has three years left but the third is only partially guaranteed just in case. I think Miller is the perfect type of veteran that AJ Price can learn from and he can step into the backup role next year. Miller would be able to set up wing players much better by PASSING the ball to the wings where they can do something with it. Rush, Dunleavy and Granger would benefit tremendously from having him. Also, this would allow us to be more effective in feeding the post because not all of our offense would be ball-domination from the top of the key. I like Andre Miller's game for our roster. And maybe he is the guy that brings stability to our young guys. We also save some money in this deal to have the flexibility to trade next year.


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tiltbillings wrote:The praise is rendered meaningless by the ongoing negativity of what you are saying.
Can you be more specific about this ongoing negativity?
tiltbillings wrote:Also, you really did not respond to mindyourmind; you, again, offered another justification for what you are doing. There is no dialogue in that.
I felt that I did respond, and very respectfully.
I'd suggest, Tilt, that if you are serious about having a dialogue, we continue this by PM, as you suggested to me. Most people probably aren't interested in our quibbles. Thank you.


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If your mortgage is owned by Bank of America, you may get a pleasant surprise in the mail in the next few days.
The bank has started reaching out to more than 200,000 borrowers who may be eligible to receive partial loan forgiveness. Those who qualify will save about 30 percent on their monthly mortgage payments.
The first letters have been mailed this week, the lender says.
So here is the fine print
To be eligible for this principal reduction program, a borrower must:
- Owe more on the mortgage than the home is worth.
- Have been at least 60 days behind on the mortgage payments, as of Jan. 31. (I don't get it either but that's the rule.)
- Have monthly housing expenses of more than 25 percent of gross household income. The expenses include mortgage principal payments, interest, property taxes, homeowners insurance and homeowner association fees.
- Have a loan that is owned and serviced by Bank of America, or serviced for an investor who has given the bank the authority to do this type of modification.
Who's not eligible
If your mortgage is owned by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, you're not eligible. Why? Because the acting director of the agency that oversee the two entities, Edward DeMarco, says it shouldn't be done.
Federal Housing Administration and Veterans Affairs loans are not eligible for this program.
Details on what you may be offered
Bank of America's initiative resulted from the recent $25 billion national mortgage settlement.
Bank of America says it will help "qualified underwater" borrowers by reducing their mortgage balance to as low as 100 percent of the home's value. Many of these borrowers owe significantly more than what their homes are worth. The lender will then modify the mortgage to reduce the interest rate to make the borrower's payment more affordable. If needed, the bank can offer additional payment forbearance on part of the principal.
But if the lender or the investor that owns your mortgage determines that it's more profitable to foreclose on your home than to offer you a loan modification, you may not get the deal.
According to Bank of America: "The settlement terms require a final calculation to determine that the cost incurred by the mortgage investor to modify the loan does not exceed the expected loss to the investor if it goes to foreclosure instead, commonly known as positive net present value."
Think taxes and credit
One more factor you should consider before accepting this or any other loan modification and loan forgiveness offer from any lender: How would this deal affect your taxes and credit score?
My story will walk you through some of the potential implications and questions you should ask before accepting these generous offers.
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A pair of key announcements looming in the week ahead has the potential to drive the financial markets and the economic outlook. They are a Federal Reserve meeting and the monthly report on the job market from the Labor Department.
Among key events on tap this week:
- Consumer confidence index for July from The Conference Board, Tuesday at 10 a.m. (all times Eastern)
- Second-quarter gross domestic product from the Commerce Department, Wednesday at 8:30 a.m.
- Federal Reserve statement on monetary policy, Wednesday at 2 p.m.
- Institute for Supply Management manufacturing index for July, Thursday at 10 a.m.
- Monthly employment report for July from the Labor Department, Friday at 8:30 a.m.
Will the Fed signal tapering?
The Federal Reserve has said that a decision to raise short-term interest rates is a long way off. What will be watched most closely at this week's meeting involves the central bank's monthly asset purchases.
A survey of economists taken by Bloomberg News indicates that the Fed will trim monthly bond buying to $65 billion in September from the current level of $85 billion. If the prediction is accurate, then the Fed might want to announce the move at the July meeting, because there is no meeting in August.
The Fed's path after that
Among those looking for so-called tapering is Scott Anderson, chief economist for Bank of the West. Anderson thinks the Fed will adjust to $60 in monthly asset purchases in September and likely end the program next year. "It is all conditional on the unemployment rate continuing on their forecast path," Anderson says. "And if we start to deviate from that path, or we see more weakness in the labor market, then things could change. But at this point, it seems like the markets are ready for this sort of schedule and the Fed's ready to take action and pull the trigger."
Job market steady?
The job market has been picking up momentum this year, despite the headwinds of federal budget cuts and the expiration of the payroll tax cut. Economists expect the July reading to be similar to what was seen the month before, when the unemployment rate was 7.6 percent and 195,000 jobs were added to payrolls. The Fed has said it will continue asset purchases "until the outlook for the labor market has improved substantially." If the report contains a big surprise, it could affect the Fed's decision-making.
Worries about momentum
Less upbeat about the outlook is economist Nayantara Hensel, professor of industry and business at National Defense University in Washington, D.C. Her biggest concern is that federal cutbacks are now affecting the economy. "I think that we're going to see some stalling in job growth, partially because of the impact of defense spending on the economy," she says. "And the continuing need to continue to cut back, you know we are experiencing significant furloughing, and sequestration cuts between July and Sept. 30, which is leading to some cutbacks."
GDP, manufacturing
This week's first snapshot of second-quarter growth will also be closely watched. Economists think it will come in somewhere above 1 percent. That's compared to an increase of 1.8 percent in gross domestic product for the first three months of the year. Taken together, they paint a picture of subpar growth for the first half of the year. The June ISM manufacturing index stood at 50.9, just above the level of 50, which indicates growth.
This week in business history: Telephone inventor
On Aug. 2, 1922, Alexander Graham Bell died. He has been credited for inventing the telephone. In modern-day parlance, we refer to that technology as a landline. Wouldn't it be interesting to have a chat with him to gauge his reaction to the technology of more-portable smartphones?
The Scottish-born inventor was tied to the Bell Telephone Co., based in Boston, beginning in 1877. From it would spring the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, better known as AT&T.
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