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August 26th is National Dog Day and to honor these glorious creatures, I'd like to share an article I published about dogs and how beneficial they are for us, mentally, emotionally and physically.
The obesity rate in America is now nearing 40 percent. There are thousands of diet products offered to those who want to lose weight, yet no one has found a sure-fire resolution to this problem. I think I might have something. What's that, you say?
Get a dog! Or two or three! This will benefit you not only physically but mentally. How, you ask? Read on!
Anyone who follows the Dog Whisperer knows that a happy dog is an exercised dog. Owning a dog is a great reason to get up off the couch and take a walk. Average calories burned per mile: 100. Walking helps to control blood pressure, decreases the risk of heart attack, boosts HDL "good" cholesterol levels, and reduces LDL "bad" cholesterol levels. It lowers the risk of stroke and gallstones, reduces the risk of breast cancer, glaucoma, and type 2 diabetes, and protects against hip fractures.
Walking can prevent depression, colon cancer, constipation, osteoporosis, and impotence. It lowers stress levels, relieves arthritis and back pain, improves sleep, strengthens muscles, bones and joints, lengthens lifespan and elevates mood and sense of well-being.
Having a dog along for the walk enhances the experience, giving the owner and dog a chance to interact and bond. Being pulled along at a fast pace behind an alpha dog who looks at you as part of his pack may be embarrassing but will increase your caloric output as your legs churn while trying to keep up and your arms pull and tug, fighting to maintain control.
Want to burn more calories? Run with your dog. Running fights aging and disease and is one of the top activities for burning fat. Jogging a one-mile distance in nine minutes will burn 580 calories for the average woman, 730 for a man. Running prevents muscle and bone loss that occur with age and promotes the human growth hormone which helps keep you looking young. Like walking, running reduces the risk of stroke and breast cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes and hypertension. Running lowers blood pressure, thus reducing the risk of heart attacks. It raises HDL "good" cholesterol and reduces the risk of blood clots. It improves breathing as running promotes the use of 50% of the lungs that are not normally "used". It boosts the immune system by increasing lymphocytes, the white blood cells that attack disease. Running relieves stress, improves attitude, and releases endorphins which leads to euphoria or a general sense of happiness. Running is used to treat clinical depression and fatigue.
Roller-blade with your dog. Calories burned: 816 per hour for a body weight of 150 pounds. (See the information on running for health benefits.) Bear in mind being pulled behind your dog will burn calories, although not as much. But what fun! So add in a few more calories for smiles and laughs.
Throwing a Frisbee, ball or stick with your dog: 210 calories per hour. Add more calories if you have to chase your dog down to retrieve the "toy" from his mouth. (Refer to running data for health benefits.)
Riding a bike with your dog: 381 calories for a 140-pound person cycling 10-12 miles per hour. (Remember to deduct calories if your dog thinks he's lead dog in the Iditarod and your bike's his sled and you're his musher.) Cycling to the point of heavy breathing but not out of breath reduces the risk of heart disease by as much as 22 percent, high blood pressure, obesity and type-two diabetes. A 15-minute bike ride five times a week will burn off the equivalent of 11 pounds of fat per year. Cycling helps reduce levels of depression and stress, improves mood and self-esteem, and even relieves symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.
Grooming and bathing your dog will burn 230 calories per hour for a 145-pound person. Additional calories are utilized if your dog escapes and you're required to chase him down. Even more if he's so slippery, he gets away and you're off again. (Check running info for health benefits.)
Petting your dog will expend 132 calories per hour for a 145-pound person. Add more calories for laughing and smiling.
This might not appeal to all, and is a bit drastic, but eat while your dog eats and only for so long as your dog chows down. Most dogs devour food at a fast pace. You won't get much in your stomach, thus, less calories.
Companion dogs have a strong, positive effect on our mental state, and if we feel good, we become more active and, thus, burn more calories. A UK study by Dr. Deborah Wells reports that owning a dog is good for your health and improves physical and mental wellbeing. Dog companions help the owner to recover more quickly from illness and give warning of early signs of cancer, seizures and hypoglycemia. Dogs help schizophrenics feel motivated and calmer and help children with chronic illnesses endure painful treatments. Strong evidence links dog owners with having lower blood pressure and cholesterol and being less likely to have minor and serious health problems. The human-dog bond provides a psychological buffer against stress.
Researcher and pediatrician James E. Gern, MD reports studies have shown that kids growing up in a home with furry animals have less risk of allergies and asthma as well as eczema. They also have a stronger immune system.
Dogs aid Alzheimer patients in having fewer anxious outbursts. AIDs patients suffer less from depression and people with high blood pressure experience reduced stress. Heart attack patients who own dogs survive longer than those without.
Playing with a dog elevates serotonin and dopamine levels, the nerve transmitters with pleasurable and calming properties. Dogs provide companionship to elderly people as well as exercise and interaction with others. As part of their medical screening, Midland Insurance Company of Ohio asks clients over 75 if they have a pet. If so, this is considered a positive in regards to good health.
Anyone who owns a dog will attest to the reciprocal feeling they experience when they return home and are greeted at the door by their beloved pet, smiling at them, tail wagging, bouncing with joy that their most favorite person in the world is back with the pack and all is well with their world.
Owning a dog is a responsibility as dogs require maintenance, depending on their owner for food and water and, if a housedog, trips outside for potty breaks and exercise. It is important to research the type of dog you're interested in before committing to ownership in order to have the ideal companion in your life. Think how traumatic it would be for one of these special animals to think he has found his forever home, only to be abandoned or neglected. If at all possible, rescue a dog from your local pound or a rescue group and help save a life.
Interacting with your pet companion in a kinetic and emotional manner can help you lose weight, feel better mentally, and be happier in your life. I guaranty it. And remember, there's a good reason "dog" is "God" spelled backwards.
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Clementine Fields, the Canada-based and Canadian-owned online "natural beauty store" is one of the first retailers that we decided to work with since launching our line less than two years ago. Since then, they have been a valuable partner to us not just in terms of sales but also in spreading the knowledge on ingredient safety and introducing luxurious, effective and clean beauty products from indie brands like ours that are trying to positively change the way women select their daily beauty products. They recently did a double interview story featuring the founders of Hynt and Clementine Fields, Ingrid Doucet and we wanted to share their post with you as well. We think there are quite a number of good honest nuggets in there for any entrepreneurially minded woman (and man!) Here goes:
Hynt's Meryl Marshall and Clementine Fields' Ingrid Doucet talk about their inspiration behind launching their green beauty companies, balancing work and life, and their favourite Hynt beauty tips in this double interview.
1. What is the one thing you love the most about yourself?
The one thing that I love about myself is my resilience. I have been through so many challenges in my life -- some things absolutely surreal. No matter what the situation, I know I can find a way to pick myself up, brush myself off and persevere.
2. What was your motivation behind launching your company?
After my cancer treatment in 2005, I started questioning the many things involved in my daily life like the products I used to clean my house, my food choices, my cosmetics, my health supplements, many things. I was appalled to find that there was no one watching my back, or anyone else's. I had thought that if a product was on the market, there must be regulations in place that deemed the product safe but this was not the case.
I searched stores looking for safer products, in terms of ingredient formulations, and it was not easy to find cosmetics in this category that still had the velvety-smooth textures, well pigmented colours and luxurious packaging that were similar to my prior conventional favourites. I knew that with enough research, partnerships with great labs and designers that I can work with closely and trust, I could create safer beauty products that worked beautifully in terms of colour, texture and finished look, housed in pretty, contemporary packaging.
3. What is your most memorable beauty experience from your childhood?
My mom did not wear that much makeup but she seemed to keep the neighbourhood Avon lady in business! She also liked Max Factor pancake makeup as well as Aziza mascara. She kept the products in the medicine cabinet in the one tiny bathroom we had in our Brooklyn apartment. I remember that I would often lock myself in there "creating."
4. Can you share your favourite tip for healthy eating on the go?
I eat quite a clean diet. I stick to organic veggies, fruits, nuts for protein with the occasional splurges. Recently, I lost 17 pounds on Weight Watchers. I am a big fan of this method of weight loss and maintenance. It is so easy to keep track of my points on their phone app and I look forward to the meetings. I have met the most amazing people and adore my meeting lecturer, Amy. It feels good to have a lean body weight again and I feel much healthier and more energetic now.
My tip for healthy eating-on-the-go is protein which provides a longer, more consistent supply of energy! There are so many tasty protein bars on the market to grab and go. Many times, I pack a small insulated bag with a 100 calorie Greek yogurt and some low sugar fruit. Another staple for my handbag is a snack sized zip bag with some nuts that I'd pre-measured for a serving.
5. What wellness activity do you practice to maintain work/life balance?
I do enjoy a gym workout. Many times, due to my heavy work schedule, my workout end up being very short but I feel that a 40-minute workout is better than none. When the weather is nice, I swap out the gym for a hike to enjoy nature and fresh air.
I also belong to a book club and it forces me to cram in some reading time which is quite relaxing. I do miss knitting and going to the theater with my friends. This year, I am aiming to carve out just a bit more 'me' time which I think will ultimately help with the way I approach my business as well.
6. What have you learned about beauty from engaging with your customers?
I have learned that not every product works for everyone. Sometimes I find it confusing how a product gets so many great reviews, enthusiasm and feedback and then you get a couple that bash the same product with such emotion and disappointment. This disparity, especially from comments that at times can feel like personal attacks, was very confusing to me at first but now, I've learned not to take it personally, approach it logically, and in many cases have found that what the customer was complaining about can be resolved with some application tips or was a result of individual preference and there's not much you can do about that but to listen and provide exceptional customer service. We aim to make our customers happy with products that they feel can be trusted and loved across our entire collection, but I think exceptional customer service is an important part of building that trust, too.
7. What is your favourite Hynt product?
It is difficult to choose just one of my favourite Hynt products but on a typical day, I wear just the basics so for me, it's my DUET Perfecting Concealer, FINALE Finishing Powder as my foundation + setting powder, and a touch of our ALTO Matte Nude Apricot blush, topped with our FORTE High Definition Eye Liner in Brown and of course, our NOCTURNE Mascara. It's simple, quick, safe and lasts all day.
If I had to choose one product, it would have to be our SUN PREP Broad Spectrum SPF 30 that I wear every day. I am a huge advocate of protecting our skin even if we are indoors all day and this one also acts as my AM skin serum and makeup primer, too. It's super light and naturally smells elegant with all the organic botanical extracts and oils that are in the formula. My esthetician, Lillian is always harping her clients on this important step. She always says, "skin cancer is not pretty." And, we all know what she means!
8. a) What makes your Hynt FORTE eye liner unique and special?
Hynt Beauty's FORTE eye liner pencil is uniquely special for several reasons. For one, the ingredients are not only safe but free of ingredients that are known to be irritable on sensitive skin -- and I just love the smudger tip that's in the cap. Not just because it's handy but it works perfectly with this pencil to soften, blend and smudge, as much as you want to create your look. For longer wear time, I smudge a dark eyeshadow and the pencil line together.
b) Can you tell us about creating it?
There are very few cosmetic wooden pencil manufacturers, even less that do it well. Most consumers don't know this but you can't just build your own formula, it just doesn't work that way. So the manufacturers have a 'library' of formulas to choose from and believe me, the more natural the formulations, the slimmer the options. I tried almost as many variations as was available and settled on ours.
The manufacturer gives you a 'one sheet' on the formulation that includes an ingredient deck, levels of stiffness, creaminess, wearing time and blend-ability. A conventional pencil with synthetic stabilizers and fixatives to increase the wear time can offer up to 12, even 14 hours. However, clean formulations can't include them. I tried many, many other "green" pencils on counter, too, and in my opinion, ours is superior.
You can also pick from so many variations of each shade. For example, there are so many shades of black to choose from! A strong black can look fine at night but can be too harsh in daylight so, I opted for a 'wearable' black shade. I like makeup to look natural and not too mask-like.
1. What is the one thing you love the most about yourself?
Oh my.. that's hard! I think I have a big heart but I'm also strong when I need to be. There are a lot of things to stand up for in the world right now. I have a daughter and I want her to grow up feeling strong and secure. We all have opposite attributes, and balance is good!
2. What was your motivation behind launching your company?
I had health issues and adopted a baby. My head was spinning with how to stay healthy and keep my family healthy. I am also very concerned about the environment and what is happening in ou r oceans, the air and wildlife. I love makeup and skincare, it all just kind of made sense. I had been an actress for years and I was becoming increasingly tired of waiting for the 'call'. I wanted to create more stability and security in my life, at the same time establishing a company that was good for the earth and people's health.
3. What is your most memorable beauty experience from your childhood?
My mother was (and still is!) very glamourous so I remember seeing lots of gorgeous colours on her face. My father is in the beauty industry and I was surrounded by images of hair and makeup. There was a lot of conventions and hair shows. It was part of my upbringing.
4. Can you share your favourite tip for healthy eating on the go?
I have a lot of stainless steel to go containers and organic cotton snack bags. I usually keep a few filled with food in my purse as my daughter is a serial snacker. For her I have organic fruit and veggies, gluten free crackers and seaweed, while I enjoy smoothies or tea in a JOCO mug, brazil nuts or rice cakes with almond butter, banana and cacao nibs.
5. What wellness activity do you practice to maintain work/life balance?
I am a bit obsessed with self care right now. I know it's hard and time-consuming but it's so important. Exercise is essential, I either do bootcamp in the park, yoga, elliptical or Zumba. I try to have a massage once a month, get to Body Blitz every few months and do whatever I can to relax and practice mindfulness. I think technology is amazing but a slippery slope. I'm very concerned with its effect on our and our children's sense of empathy, wonderment and personal connection. Because of that I try to create technology free times, especially when I am with my family or in nature. If we need to take pictures for social media, we make times to do that so it's not always about spending time taking the 'perfect' picture.
6. What have you learned about beauty from engaging with your customers?
That people are generally good and lovely and desiring of beauty in their life, and I don't just mean skincare. That's why we try to make our packages special, personal and packed with care. Beauty is way more about how something makes you feel than look. If a product feels beautiful going on your skin I think it subsequently make you look beautiful.
7. What is your favourite Hynt product?
I love (and use!) the Nocturne Mascara, Forte Eyeliner and the Perfetto Pressed Eye Shadows, specifically Sunlit Dune, it brightens the eyes and is a great base for a smoky eye.
8. What is your favourite eyeliner tip?
I love that the Forte Eyeliner has a little brush on it to help you smudge it. I like lining my upper and lower lashes for a subtle smoky effect. It's sexy and easy to do.


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Shiney Ahuja Speaks About His Return To Bollywood
19/08/2015 1:05 PM IST | Updated 15/07/2016 8:25 AM IST
Suprateek Chatterjee Entertainment Editor
The title of actor Shiney Ahuja's upcoming movie, Welcome Back, may well be a message for him. The 40-year-old actor, who spent about three years in jail for raping his domestic help in 2009, will be seen in a Hindi film for the first time since 2012's Ghost , which sank without a trace when it released.
In an interview to Mumbai Mirror, Ahuja said "his family has moved on and has started a fresh chapter in their life". Last year, on the sets of Welcome Back, his co-star Anil Kapoor embraced him and said, "Welcome back, my boy," a gesture that left him in tears. "And that's when I knew I was making a comeback," he told Mirror.
The actor has been missing during the promotions of the film, which he insisted was because he was out of the country for two months with his family. Before that, he said that the camaraderie on the sets of the film, a part of which was filmed in Dubai, helped dispel his nervousness. "It was too hot and everyone was sharing the van. We were a boy gang, making jokes and pulling each other's legs. And I was very much a part of it," he told Mirror.
In the interview, he also claimed he is "flooded with film offers" and is awaiting the release of his long-delayed film with Preity Zinta, Har Pal. Directed by noted Assamese filmmaker Jahnu Barua, the film had been stalled for years because of his legal troubles and will reportedly release by the end of this year.
Once a model who appeared in a number of ad films, Ahuja gained recognition for his role in Sudhir Mishra's critically-acclaimed Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2005), a performance that won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut the following year. He then went on to appear in a number of successful films, such as Gangster (2006), Life... In A Metro (2007), and Bhool Bhulaiyya (2007). However, all that changed after June 2009, when the married Ahuja allegedly forced his domestic help to have sex with him (he initially claimed it was consensual, but then reportedly confessed), completely tainting his reputation and derailed his career.
The details of what actually happened, however, are still murky. While the victim reportedly retracted her statement in 2010, Ahuja was nevertheless convicted by a trial court in March 2011 on the basis of circumstantial evidence. He received a sentence of seven years rigourous imprisonment, but received bail last year.
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The International Business Environment: Challenges and Changes
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This is a guide to understanding the international business environment. It also provides a fundamental building block for the study of corporate strategy, a subject which is included at more advanced levels of the business curriculum.
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After the success of Netflix's Marvel shows Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage, and the anticipated Iron Fist, the series will all conclude with the highly wanted and needed #Defenders mini-series, which will include all the heroes mentioned above teaming up to defeat crime in NYC.
With an amazing cast that is already on board — which, other than #CharlieCox and #KrystenRitter, includes the likes of beloved characters #Punisher, played by #JonBernthal, and #RosarioDawson as #ClaireTemple, and even newcomer legend #SigourneyWeavers — the show seems to be a guaranteed hit. However, even with the killer cast of characters, there are some important heroes that are not yet in the lineup.
Because of that, here are my top 5 heroes that need to at least be hinted in #Marvel's The Defenders.
1. Hellcat
Even though Trish Walker, also known as #JessicaJones' best friend, already appears and is confirmed for two episodes of the series, we have yet to see her dawn her yellow and blue skintight costume.
A natural athlete, Patricia (Patsy) Walker was trained in the martial arts by Beast and Moondragon, and helped out the #Avengers to begin her superheroine days. As everybody knows, Trish has always been fascinated with powers and heroism (as we saw her train in the show), and always wants to be involved.
In the comics, Hellcat is a highly trained, longtime member of the Defenders, and while it is unlikely that we will get to see that in two episodes, I think that at least a nudge at her superhero existence will be truly great.
2. Moon Knight
A long awaited street-level hero, #MoonKnight is probably the single most wanted hero when it comes to joining the Netflix Marvel Universe. Sometimes considered Marvel's much more brutal answer to Batman, Moon Knight's sick vigilante justice is a perfect fit to the series.
In the comics, he is Marc Spector, a strong and skilled combatant who uncovers an ancient statue of the Egyptian moon god known as Khonshu. He is then beaten up and taken to a temple, where his heart stops. Khonshu appears in front of him and offers him a second chance, becoming the god's avatar on earth.
Moon Knight's entire theme perfectly fits into the atmosphere of Marvel's New York. He is dark, ruthless and deadly, and I truly think that the series will not be fully complete without his inclusion.
3. Cloak And Dagger
Even though they are technically two characters, Cloak and Dagger are perhaps the most underrated street-level heroes of all. The live incarnations of light and dark, the crime fighting duo would be a more than an interesting addition to the Defenders universe.
Originally meeting as runaways in NYC, their mutant powers were triggered by an experimental drug that was injected into them. They then took on the mantle of #CloakandDagger, fighting drug-related crimes to defend other runaways.
The inclusion of the due can totally change the face of the defenders universe, adding much flashier powers to the mix. Being set in NY as well, even just hinting and the duo will totally set up to their apparently coming up show in 2018.
4. She-Hulk
In one of my previous articles, I stated that She-Hulk should totally replace Hulk in the MCU one day, however, I now think that she is a much better fit for the Netflix universe than she is to the cinematic one.
Jennifer Walters needed an immediate blood transfusion from her cousin, none other than Bruce Banner himself, also known as Hulk. After the transfer, Walters became just as green and almost as strong as her cousin, but got to keep her intellect and calmness, taking on the mantle of #SheHulk
Considering she is a lawyer, Jennifer Walters would fit much better in Daredevil's universe. It will be a feast to see two of Marvel's best lawyers battling it out at court. Also, adding her to the mix of the small screen has the potential to satisfy all audiences, as Hulk can stay on the big screen while Walters operates on a smaller scale with the defenders.
5. Namor The Sub-Mariner
While he is now impactful in the X-Men stories, #Namor, also known as Sub Mariner, was also one of the founding members of the Defenders, along with Doctor Strange, Hulk, and Silver Surfer. And while his rights have been a bit problematic recently, many Marvel fans have been waiting for him for quite awhile.
Namor is the son of a human investigator and an Atlantean princess. While he maintained his main human features, Namor also maintains his mother's Atlantean abilities, becoming much more powerful when in contact with water. He has superhuman strength, speed, and durability when in water, as well as the ability to fly.
Seeing Namor and his Atlantean army in the show can be a great nod to the comics and a very pleasing move for #MCU fans. Since his dot on the map in Iron Man, many fans have been waiting to see the studio hinting at his existence once again, which can totally be done even with the slightest cameo in the Defenders show.
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Hemodynamic abnormalities have been documented in the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), indicating functional disturbances of the autonomic nervous system responsible for cardiovascular regulation. The aim of this study was to explore blood pressure variability and closed-loop baroreflex function at rest and during mild orthostatic stress in adolescents with CFS. We included a consecutive sample of 14 adolescents 12–18 years old with CFS diagnosed according to a thorough and standardized set of investigations and 56 healthy control subjects of equal sex and age distribution. Heart rate and blood pressure were recorded continuously and non-invasively during supine rest and during lower body negative pressure (LBNP) of –20 mmHg to simulate mild orthostatic stress. Indices of blood pressure variability and baroreflex function (α-gain) were computed from monovariate and bivariate spectra in the low-frequency (LF) band (0.04–0.15 Hz) and the high–frequency (HF) band (0.15–0.50 Hz), using an autoregressive algorithm. Variability of systolic blood pressure in the HF range was lower among CFS patients as compared to controls both at rest and during LBNP. During LBNP, compared to controls, α-gain HF decreased more, and α-gain LF and the ratio of α-gain LF/α-gain HF increased more in CFS patients, all suggesting greater shift from parasympathetic to sympathetic baroreflex control. CFS in adolescents is characterized by reduced systolic blood pressure variability and a sympathetic predominance of baroreflex heart rate control during orthostatic stress. These findings may have implications for the pathophysiology of CFS in adolescents.
The chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a disabling disease, mainly affecting adolescents and young adults (Natelson 2001); recently, the prevalence among 8–17 years olds was reported as high as 1.3% (Farmer et al. 2004). Certain infections (such as mononucleosis) and dramatic life events are considered important precipitating factors (Natelson 2001). The condition usually last for years, but spontaneous improvement is common, particularly among adolescents.
The CFS pathophysiology is unknown, but recent evidence suggests that abnormalities of cardiovascular regulation may play an important role. Various forms of orthostatic intolerance have been demonstrated both in adult (Bou-Holaigah et al. 1995) and pediatric (Galland et al. 2008; Rowe et al. 1995; Rowe and Calkins 1998; Wyller et al. 2007a, 2008b) patients, as well as abnormalities in cerebral (Tanaka et al. 2002), muscle (McCully et al. 2004) and skin (Spence et al. 2000; Wyller et al. 2007b) hemodynamics. Taken together, these observations indicate that CFS is characterized by functional disturbances of the autonomic nervous system affecting cardiovascular regulation.
One direction of investigation has applied variability analyses of heart rate and blood pressure during orthostatic challenge to explore in more detail the mechanisms of autonomic cardiovascular control in CFS. However, CFS studies based on such methodology have yielded conflicting results (Boneva et al. 2007; Duprez et al. 1998; Stewart 2000; Yataco et al. 1997; Yoshiuchi et al. 2004). Two reasons may account for this. First, most studies use an ordinary head-up tilt-test for the orthostatic challenge. However, in an experimental setting, the test may not be ideal due to the varying effects of the muscle venous pump among different participants in some experimental protocols and the high rate of false positives in adolescents (De Jong-De Vos van Steenwijk et al. 1995). Second, the mathematical algorithm used for variability analyses may not be optimal. For instance, when estimating baroreflex sensitivity, most techniques fail to account for the feedforward effect (i.e. the mechanical influence) of heart rate on blood pressure (Barbieri et al. 1996).
The technique of lower body negative pressure (LBNP) is generally considered to mimic orthostasis effectively. Compared to most upright tilt protocols, it provides a more accurate tool for studies of cardiovascular adjustments during orthostatic stress because the subjects do not move, and the effect of the muscle venous pump is eliminated (Stevens and Lamb 1965). Previously, we have reported evidence of altered heart rate variability in CFS patients during LBNP, indicating a predominance of sympathetic heart rate control during mild orthostatic stress (Wyller et al. 2008a). However, the autonomic neurons controlling heart rate are continuously influenced by different sources, including baroreceptor afferents, respiration and central command (Saul 1990). Thus, the aim of the present study was to assess blood pressure variability and one of the factors that influence both RR and blood pressure variability, the arterial baroreflex, both at rest and during LBNP. We hypothesized that indices of blood pressure variability and baroreflex function would differ between CFS patients and controls, indicating a predominance of sympathetic cardiovascular control in the former.
CFS patients 12–18 years old were consecutively recruited from the outpatient clinic at the Department of Pediatrics, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, serving as a national referral center for children and adolescents with unexplained chronic fatigue. Based upon our previous experiences, we assumed that a total number of approximately 15 CFS patient would be sufficient (Wyller et al. 2008a, b) Other disease states that might explain their present symptoms, such as autoimmune, endocrine, neurologic or psychiatric disorders, were ruled out by a thorough and standardized set of investigations. Different case definitions of CFS exist. This study used a slight modification of the definition from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The main criterion of at least 6 months of chronic or relapsing fatigue, severely affecting daily activities (Fukuda et al. 1994), was required in this study. However, the CDC definition also requires patients having at least four of eight specific accompanying symptoms. Since the validity of this last demand has been questioned (Cho et al. 2006), particularly in the pediatric population (Franklin 1998), accompanying symptoms were not required in this study.
Healthy controls of 12–18 years old volunteered from local schools. In line with our previous experimental studies (Wyller et al. 2008a, b), we sought a 1:4 relation between patients and controls in order to increase the statistical power. Through communication with the responsible teachers, a recruiting process was established that assured an equal distribution of age and sex among the two groups. Subjects having a chronic disease (such as allergy) or using any medications on a regular basis (including contraceptive pills) were excluded.
One week prior to the experiments, all participants were instructed not to drink beverages containing alcohol or caffeine, not to take any drugs and not to use tobacco products. They were instructed to fast overnight the day prior to the experiments.
Written, informed consent was obtained from all participants and their parents. The study was approved by the Regional committee for ethics in medical research. The RR variability data from these same subjects were reported previously (Wyller et al. 2008a).
Experiments started at 11 a.m. The participants had been offered a light, standardized meal (1–2 pieces of bread, 1 glass of juice) 2 h before, but were otherwise not allowed to eat or drink. They lay supine with their lower body in a plastic chamber, in which air could be evacuated very rapidly, thus reaching a pre-defined negative pressure within milliseconds (Hisdal et al. 2003). In order to prevent air leak, rubber devices were used to make a tight seal around the subjects' waist. They were lightly dressed; the ambient temperature was kept between 23 and 26°C, and time of approximately 30 min was used for acclimatization prior to experiments. They were familiarized with the test situations in two pilot experiments.
Time of 5 min was used for baseline registration of cardiovascular variables. Then LBNP of –20 mmHg was applied. After 6 min of LBNP, the subjects were asked to perform left-sided handgrip for 1 min with 30% of maximal voluntary contraction force. This procedure was repeated once after a 1-min resting interval. One minute after termination of the second handgrip, LBNP was turned off. The cardiovascular adjustments during combined LBNP and handgrip have been reported elsewhere (Wyller et al. 2008b).
The procedure was performed twice with a 5-min rest period between applications of LBNP. However, in two subjects (one patient and one control), only one complete run of LBNP and handgrip was performed due to dizziness or other unpleasant experience. Two additional recordings were excluded from the analyses due to low technical quality.
Instantaneous heart rate (HR) was obtained from the R–R interval (RRI) of the ECG. Photoplethysmography on the right middle finger was used to obtain a non-invasive, continuous recording of arterial blood pressure (2300 Finapres, Ohmeda, Madison, WI, USA). This method correlates satisfactorily with invasive pressure measurements (Parati et al. 1989) and has also been validated in adolescents and children (Seifer and Kenny 2001). In addition, non-invasive techniques were used for continuous recording of aortic blood flow (bidirectional ultrasound Doppler velocimeter located at the suprasternal notch), brachial artery blood flow (bidirectional ultrasound Doppler velocimeter located at the elbow) and acral skin blood flow (laser-Doppler probe located at the right index finger). These measurements are not reported in this paper. All recorded signals, including the pressure in the LBNP chamber, were on-line transferred to a recording computer running a program for real-time data acquisition (developed by Morten Eriksen, Department of Physiology, University of Oslo, Norway).
Beat-to-beat series of RRI and maximum (systolic: SBP) and minimum (diastolic: DBP) interbeat arterial blood pressure (ABP) values were converted to 3-Hz time series. For each experimental run, segments of 120 s length were selected, respectively, prior to LBNP and during LBNP prior to the handgrip periods, and subjected to spectral analyses using an autoregressive algorithm (Barbieri et al. 2001). Spectral components were decomposed, and power densities were computed in the low-frequency band (0.04–0.15 Hz) and the high-frequency band (0.15–0.5 Hz). For subjects with two experimental recordings, the arithmetical mean for each variable was computed from corresponding experimental epochs.
The 3-Hz time series was also analyzed by a bivariate AR Yule-Walker algorithm (Barbieri et al. 2001), where the bivariate autoregressive model of order p is described by the following vector equation:
When applied to the interactions between SBP (or DBP) and RRI, the matrices are defined as:
The p matrices of coefficients A(k) were calculated by solving the extended Yule-Walker equations. The order p of the model was fixed at 16 throughout the analysis. This was done in order to guarantee a homogeneous, high-order across-all segment. Of note, this order was generally higher than the minimum order required by the Akaike criterion.
The bivariate coefficients were used to simultaneously analyze the gains and phases for the following transfer functions:
the heart rate baroreflex feedback (SBP → RRI and DBP → RRI, or alpha), and
the feedforward from RRI to ABP (RRI → SBP and RRI → DBP, or beta), where
The feedback SBP → RRI gain was taken as a measure of the sensitivity of closed-loop baroreflex modulation of RRI, while the feedforward RRI → DBP gain was taken as the measure of the sensitivity of the closed-loop mechanical coupling between RRI and DBP fluctuations. Phase relationships were also assessed to investigate the delays in the SBP–RRI and RRI–DBP interactions.
Gain and phase values were extracted in the low-frequency (LF) band (0.04–0.15 Hz) and the high-frequency (HF) band (0.15–0.5 Hz), anywhere the coherence between RRI and SBP signals reached its maximum inside each frequency band (Fig. 1). As previously suggested, the α-gain for baroreflex feedback was characterized between SBP and RR, and the β-gain feedforward was characterized between RR and DBP because of the direct effects of changes in the RR interval on DBP (Barbieri et al. 2001). For subjects with two experimental recordings, the arithmetical mean for each variable was computed from corresponding experimental epochs.
Statistical analyses were carried out using SPSS statistical software. Based upon inspection of plots, most variables were appraised not to follow a normal distribution. Thus, results are expressed as median with non-parametric 95% confidence intervals. The non-parametric Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney's test (two-sided) was used to explore the differences between the two groups. Since the research questions did not concern within group differences, statistical tests for repeated measurements were not applied. A p value of ≤0.05 was considered statistically significant. In order to reduce the methodological problem of multiple comparisons, statistical tests were only performed for the cardiovascular variables considered to be most relevant to our hypothesis.
A total of 14 CFS patients and 56 healthy controls were included in the study (Table 1). The two groups were comparable regarding sex, age, weight and height. All were of Caucasian ethnicity, except one control.
Mean duration of fatigue among the patients was 31 months. Their functional impairments were severe. They were physically inactive, did not participate in leisure activities and had a high level of school absenteeism. However, no one was permanently bedridden. HR and DBP were increased, and RRI was decreased both at rest and during LBNP compared to controls (Table 2).
Results from the univariate spectral analyses of blood pressure signals are shown in Tables 3 and and44 and Fig. 1. For SBP, HFabs at baseline was significantly lower among CFS patients than controls. These differences persisted during LBNP. DBP variability indices did not differ among the two groups.
Results from bivariate spectral analyses are shown in Tables 5 and and66 and Fig. 1. At rest, the α-phase HF for the SBP–RR spectrum was more negative among CFS patients than controls. Otherwise, no significant differences were identified among the two groups at rest. However, during LBNP, α-gain HF tended to decrease more, and α-gain LF tended to increase more among CFS patients than controls, leading to a marked increase in the ratio of α-gain LF/α-gain HF in the CFS-patients which was not present in the controls. Also during LBNP, α-phase LF was less negative in CFS patients than in controls. For feedforward β-gain, no significant differences were seen between CFS patients and controls for any of the parameters measured. For all computed bivariate spectra, median coherence values were acceptable in the range of 0.66–0.83.
The most important finding of this study is that the ratio of LF:HF gain for baroreflex feedback increases markedly in CFS patients in response to orthostatic stress, compared to virtually no change in normal controls. The significant increase in the gain ratio was due to a combination of increased LF gain and decreased HF gain in the CFS group, while the controls only had a reduction in HF gain. These findings indicate that mild orthostatic stress leads to a small reduction of parasympathetically mediated heart rate control in both CFS patients and controls (decreased HF gain), but a significant increase in sympathetically mediated baroreflex gain in CFS patients (increased LF gain) which is not observed in controls.
In addition, reduced HF SBP variability was observed in CFS patients compared to controls, possibly reflecting a reduced effect of respiration on RR or SBP in CFS patients.
The mechanical effect of ventilation is a significant source of blood pressure variability in the HF range (Malpas 2002; Zhang et al. 2002). Thus, our findings of reduced HF variability of SBP, which has not been previously reported, suggest either an altered ventilatory pattern or an altered effect of respiratory activity on SBP among CFS patients. There are several reports of reduced heart rate variability in the HF range, both at rest (Stewart 2000) and during orthostatic challenge in CFS patients (Stewart 2000; Wyller et al. 2007c, 2008a). Since respiratory activity is also the primary source of heart rate variability in the HF range (Saul 1990), the reduced HF variability of SBP observed here could be due to a reduced effect of respiration on heart rate (respiratory sinus arrhythmia). However, since respiratory patterns were not controlled and a quantitative respiratory signal was not measured in these studies, the precise origin of reduced SBP variability in the HF range cannot be determined. Future research could focus on possible alterations in CFS ventilatory patterns and the relationships between ventilation and both heart rate and blood pressure in these patients.
No differences between CFS patients and controls were observed for blood pressure variability in the LF range either at rest or during LBNP. An important source of such variability is sympathetically controlled vasomotion (Malpas 2002), which consequently appears to be unaltered in CFS. Although these findings are consistent with previously reported data from our laboratory (Wyller et al. 2007c), they contrast with Stewart's (2000) study of adolescent CFS patients, where increased blood pressure variability was noted in the LF range during 70° head-up tilt. This apparent inconsistency could be entirely explained by different experimental protocols: First, LBNP and upright tilt, although similar in terms of physiological stress, do not result in identical hemodynamic responses. Second, LBNP of −20 mmHg used in this study, corresponding to head-up tilt of 20°–30°, represents a much milder orthostatic challenge than 70° head-up tilt and might have been insufficient to provoke a difference between the two groups.
The baroreflex feedback mechanism includes both sympathetic and parasympathetic neural connections emanating from the brain stem cardiovascular control center to the sinus node (Lanfranchi and Somers 2002; Saul 1990). Because sympathetic heart rate control is relatively slow it only controls heart rate changes in the LF range, whereas the parasympathetic system has broad-band characteristics, operating in the LF as well as the HF range. Previous studies applying the same bivariate technique used here have demonstrated that during upright posture the α-gain decreases in both LF and HF ranges (Barbieri et al. 2002), presumably secondary to parasympathetic withdrawal. With the milder orthostatic stress in this study, we observed a similar decrease for both controls and CFS patients but only in the HF range. Among CFS patients, α-gain LF actually increased during LBNP. The net result was a marked and significant increase in the ratio α-gain LF/α-gain HF, strongly suggesting that in addition to the reduced parasympathetic heart rate control, there was enhanced sympathetic heart rate control mediated by the baroreflex.
The observed increase in the sympathetic component of the baroreceptor feedback with even mild orthostatic stress in CFS patients indicates early sympathetic activation and may reflect diminished baroreflex reserve for more severe stressors. These changes further suggest that the baroreflex may have a diminished ability to buffer a variety of internal and external influences on arterial pressure, but particularly those related to upright activity and ambulation, in line with our previous report on the combined effect of orthostatic stress and isometric exercise in CFS patients (Wyller et al. 2008b).
The function of the baroreceptor reflex has been addressed in two previous CFS studies. In a group of adolescent CFS patients and controls, Stewart (2000) reported significantly lower α-gain in the HF as well as the LF range among CFS patients, both during rest and during 70° head-up tilt. In adult CFS patients, Peckerman et al. (2003) reported enhanced decline in baroreceptor sensitivity upon standing as compared to controls. However, the sequential method adopted in the latter study does not allow separate estimation of LF and HF gain, making it most sensitive for parasympathetic heart rate control. Differences from the current study might be explained by different inclusion criteria, experimental protocols and mathematical algorithms. Taken together, however, like this study, they indicate a sympathetic predominance of baroreflex heart rate control during orthostatic stress in CFS patients.
In agreement with past reports, the findings from this study confirm that CFS patients have functional disturbances of the autonomic nervous system affecting cardiovascular regulation. The underlying mechanism for this disturbance has been disputed.
One possibility would be that CFS patients suffer from absolute or relative hypovolemia, which has indeed been reported previously (Farquhar et al. 2002; Streeten 2001; Streeten et al. 2000; Hurwitz et al. 2009). However, detailed studies of baroreflex function with techniques similar to ours have revealed a reduced LF baroreflex gain at rest following blood donation (Triedman et al. 1993) and furosemide treatment (Iwasaki et al. 2000) and a further attenuation of LF baroreflex gain in hypovolemic individuals during orthostatic stress (Triedman et al. 1993). Moreover, an attenuation of LF baroreflex gain has been demonstrated during experimentally induced hypovolemia by LBNP (Barbieri et al. 2002). Contrasting these results, we found equal LF baroreflex gain among controls and CFS patients at rest and increased LF baroreflex gain in CFS patients during orthostatic stress, making hypovolemia an unlikely explanation.
A second possibility would be cardiovascular deconditioning due to physical inactivity in CFS patients (De Lorenzo et al. 1998). The deconditioning influence on cardiovascular control appears to be partly a consequence of concomitant hypovolemia (Iwasaki et al. 2000), adding to the relevance of the reasoning above. Furthermore, in adults, both sedentary and gravitational deconditionings seem to be associated with attenuated sympathetic responsiveness during orthostatic stress (Levine et al. 1991; Sun et al. 2003), and endurance training in sedentary individuals tends to increase LF baroreflex gain at rest (Iwasaki et al. 2003). In a previous study of healthy adolescents, the degree of aerobic fitness did not predict cardiac autonomic responses during head-up tilt (Brunetto et al. 2005). Finally, no one of the CFS patients in this study was permanently bedridden, and previous evidence suggests that intermittent exposure to gravity during a bed-rest period is sufficient to prevent gravitational deconditioning (Sun et al. 2003; Zhang et al. 2000). Taken together, cardiovascular deconditioning does not seem to explain the results reported in this study.
A third possible explanation is a discrete disturbance of CNS autonomic control, such as temporary central resetting, redefining the homeostatic range of the baroreflex (Goldstein 2001). The smaller negative value for α-phase LF among CFS patients as compared to controls during LBNP suggests a shortened response time within the sympathetic part of the baroreflex, possibly caused by central enhancement of neural transmission. Furthermore, as orthostatic challenge neither altered feedforward β-gain nor DBP variability in the LF range differently among CFS patients, the sympathetic predominance does not seem to be a reflection of blood pressure buffering, further pointing towards a central mechanism. Central resetting is not a common feature of orthostatic challenge, but does occur during aerobic exercise, resulting in attenuation of parasympathetic and predominance of sympathetic heart rate control (Macor et al. 1996; Spadacini et al. 2006), analogous to what we report in this study.
The responses among healthy adolescents to LBNP were similar in all respect to responses among healthy adults in previously reported LBNP experiments from our institutions, supporting the validity of this study (Barbieri et al. 2002). Furthermore, coherence values were well above 0.5 for all computed bivariate spectra, supporting the validity of the calculated gain and phase values.
Blood and/or plasma volume were not measured, leaving the question of hypovolemia unresolved. Finally, respiratory activity has been shown to change during orthostatic challenge and could therefore influence cardiovascular variability (Cooke et al. 1999); however, ventilation was not controlled for in this study.
Our findings of cardiovascular dysregulation point towards a discrete disturbance of CNS autonomic control in CFS patients. This may represent a distinct pathophysiologic phenomenon possibly conceptualized as a mismatch phenomenon, in which sensory input during orthostatic challenge evokes a disproportional or 'untuned' autonomic response. This concept is compliant with recently proposed theories of CFS pathophysiology, such as the theory of central sensitization (Yunus 2007) and our recently proposed theory of sustained arousal (Wyller et al. 2009). On a more general level, such a concept is in line with recent models on the mechanistic link between psychosocial stressors and cardiovascular morbidity (Goldstein 2001; Lucini et al. 2008). Further research should aim at exploring these relations in more detail, both in CFS and other related disorders.
We thank Torun Flatebø, Department of Physiology, University of Oslo, Norway, for technical assistance during the experiments. Vegard Bruun Wyller has received a research grant from the University of Oslo.
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Government Size and Economic Growth:An Investigation of Causality in India
The development literature of the post-war period justified governmental intervention in economic development on a number of grounds such as market failure, trade pessimism and further impoverishment of poor countries through trade. In line with the prevalent mainstream thinking, the Indian government implemented an inward-looking model of growth, and tried to engineer an economic take-off through its direct and indirect involvement. The objective of this paper is to examine whether the government actually succeeded in acting as an engine of growth in India. Taking 1950-1996 as the period of study, this paper finds that a large government size (in terms of investment and total expenditures) has a negative influence on growth in the short term although there is no long-term relationship between government size and GDP.
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Immortalizing a little-known legend
A baseball legend is buried in Hamburg. Until Tuesday, he was virtually anonymous.
He once clubbed 60 home runs in a season.
Another time, the .336 career hitter outslugged the great Ty Cobb. Oh, and he did it in baseball's "dead-ball era" of the early 1900s, when it seemed as if nobody could muster much offense.
But for 50 years, Grant "Home Run" Johnson's grave was unmarked. Buried a pauper, the black baseball hero rested underneath an unmarked patch of grass at Lakeside Cemetery.
Now, after a grave-marking ceremony through the Society for American Baseball Research, or SABR, he has a tombstone and more – a memorial about 30 yards from it with his photo, statistics and biography.
"We are recognizing a good man who made a great contribution to Buffalo history – a man who deserves to be recognized for his baseball skills, who would be in the Cooperstown Hall of Fame were it not for segregation," said Howard W. Henry, the SABR member who organized the grave-marking.
The Negro Leagues Baseball Grave Marker Project helps to locate the graves of former Negro League ballplayers and place markers there. So far, Henry said, more than 30 have been recognized.
Honoring Johnson took some persistence from Henry, a retired social worker and former lecturer at SUNY Buffalo State, but he was passionate about making sure Johnson was recognized for his contributions to black baseball history.
Johnson earned his "Home Run" sobriquet during his days as a semiprofessional player in his hometown of Findlay, Ohio. His stats at the semipro level are gaudy. He cranked 60 round-trippers in 1894 for the Findlay Sluggers.
Johnson "was not a Babe Ruth-type hitter; more a Hank Aaron-type hitter, line drives that carried," Henry said.
There's more.
Most power hitters do not hit for average. For example, Sammy Sosa's career batting average was .273, and Mark McGwire's was .263.
Johnson, though, was one of those rare athletes, such as Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers, who could both drill the long ball and maintain an impressive average.
Johnson hit .291 in the Negro Leagues, but his best batting days happened in his prime at the semipro level, where he routinely hit in the high .300s and low .400s. In his finest season, he accrued a .413 average.
That is not to say Home Run Johnson was a player of the caliber of Cabrera, Sosa or McGwire; he played at a lower level, of course. But it is indicative of the level to which he dominated his competition.
Johnson's feats are more impressive considering he played in the dead-ball era. It earned this moniker because offense in those days came at a premium; most games were exceptionally low scoring – in 1908, major league teams averaged 3.4 runs per game – and home runs were a rarity.
Johnson played in winter leagues in Cuba, where he hit .412 in a 1910 series of exhibition games against the major league all-stars. In that series, Ty Cobb – the legendary outfielder who set 90 major league records – hit .369.
Johnson played for the Leland Giants in 1910. The Giants, who played in an all-white neighborhood in Chicago, had their own ballpark. Led by Johnson's .397 batting average and the play of Hall of Famer John Henry "Pop" Lloyd, Leland finished 123-6 (a winning percentage of .953).
Johnson played and managed until 1932, when he was 58. An outspoken advocate for healthy living – he didn't smoke or drink – the exceptional athlete stayed in competitive playing shape for a remarkably long time.
At the tail end of his career, Johnson moved to Buffalo to play with the Pittsburgh Colored Stars (yes, they played in Buffalo). He later accepted a gig managing the Buffalo Giants in 1923.
After he retired from baseball, Johnson worked for the New York Central Railroad.
Johnson immersed himself in Buffalo culture, performing with the Buffalo Clefs singing group and helping to found the Buffalo Choral Society (not to be confused with the Buffalo Choral Arts Society, which exists to this day). He was also a member of Bethel Baptist Church. "He was at home in a tuxedo on stage just as he was at home in a uniform on the diamond," Henry said.
Johnson died at age 90 on Sept. 4, 1963, nine months before the Civil Rights Act was signed into law.
In 2006, 17 black baseball legends were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Johnson was considered but not admitted. Henry said that publicly marking his grave would help Johnson's candidacy for the Hall.
"I think there's a much better chance now," Henry said. "I think he missed the cut back in 2006 because not as much was known about his background, not as much was known about his history."
Joseph P. Dispenza, president of Forest Lawn, said during the ceremony that a person dies three times: when the family hears of the person's death, when he or she is buried, and the last time someone speaks that person's name.
"Today," Dispenza said, "Mr. Grant 'Home Run' Johnson lives on."
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Orgatec Recap with Scott Hierlinger
On October 22nd, the IIDA's panel at Orgatec in Koln, Germany, discussed how designers analyze the critical factors that affect how the world works. Moderated by the IIDA's CEO, Cheryl Durst, the panel included NELSON's own Scott Hierlinger, Principal and Design Director. Scott is also the 2014-2015 IIDA President Elect.
We recently caught up with Scott to ask him about his experience.
Question: What was your goal in joining this panel and how did you get involved?
Scott Hierlinger: As president elect of the IIDA, it is my role and honor to partake in many exhibitions such as Orgatec and related board meetings throughout my term.
Question: What did you learn from the peer on your panel?
SH: The presentation revolved around "The culture of work" – represented from a global perspective by myself and three other board members of the IIDA. The question does not come down to what I learned, but more so, what the panel discussed. The panel discussion illuminated the similarities that the United States market shares in regards to what clients want, the expression of brand and our approach to those. The European viewpoint is not necessarily the same as ours [United States] in that the European office is built much more on minimal "me space" and much more on collaboration zones and "we spaces." The exhibition made this very clear simply by what was shown and encouraged such as benching systems, collaboration furniture options, acoustical control architectural elements and technological integration into nearly every type of furniture.
Question: What themes will you take away from the discussion?
SH: In addition to the different viewpoints of the European market, I will take away the idea behind the integration of branding in various degrees based on a growing culture. A brand is almost synonymous with design, and that cannot be overlooked!
Question: What were other highlights from the experience?
SH: We were guests at the Vitra Campus and allowed to tour the campus which is composed of buildings designed by some of the pre-eminent architects of our time. We also toured the Alvar Aalto Museum and Vitra House itself in great depth. The great amount of design and compassion related to design history and current progression of the furniture form in the classic style was great to witness.
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An international company is looking for candidates for a position of CASH ALLOCATION SPECIALIST WITH FOREIGN LANGUAGE.
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The total volume of mortgage refinances continued to decline through the first three months of 2014, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) First Quarter 2014 Refinance Report. Total refinance volume for the first quarter topped 370,000 while refinance through the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) stood at just under 77,000. In March, refinance volume dropped to its lowest level since 2008. Mortgage rates have ranged between 4 to 4 ½ percent since June 2013, but increased in March to 4.34 percent.
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Grapple apples are a tricky treat that taste both like apples and grapes. These apples are an adventurous way to encourage family members to consume more healthy food choices each day. Grapples are available in grocery stores across the nation but come at quite a price. They can be replicated at home for much less. Make grapple apples with little more than store-bought apples, grape drink mix, a little sugar and water.
Step 1
Wash the six Fuji apples under cool running water. Remove any labels or stickers on the apple skin. Pull out the apple stems and set the clean apples aside to air-dry.
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Mix together the grape drink packet, sugar, and 1 1/2 qts. of water. Pour the grape liquid into the large bowl. Set the bowl aside.
Step 3
Poke the Fuji apples with a paring knife four times each. Prick the apples twice in the top of the fruit and twice near the bottom. Space the holes evenly to allow the grape flavor to steep in during the soaking process.
Step 4
Place the fully prepared apples into the liquid in the bowl. Place the bowl into the refrigerator on a level surface. Allow the apples to soak for 12 hours.
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Remove each apple from the grape flavoring. Rinse each apple under cool water to remove any sticky residue. Serve the grapple apples immediately, and fully consume within three days. Keep all grapple apples refrigerated.