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Leading health experts are warning Victorians to be wary of store-bought smoothies, frappes and shakes this summer, after a LiveLighter investigation found many contain more kilojoules than a McDonald's Big Mac and are extremely high in sugar.
LiveLighter analysed the kilojoules, sugar and fat in 40 cold drinks sold at six chain cafes and fast food outlets this month. The most shocking findings were:
LiveLighter Victoria Campaign Manager Alison Ginn said some drinks which appeared healthy contained more sugar than the average adult needs in a whole day.
Food outlets use phrases like 97% 'fat free' or 'dairy free' to make their smoothies and frappes sound healthy, but with up to 31 teaspoons of sugar and as many kilojoules as a Big Mac, these drinks can actually do more harm than good," Ms Ginn said.
"The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends that added sugars make up no more than 5% of people's daily energy intake, or 6 teaspoons per day, for the biggest health benefit. You would consume up to five times this amount from just one drink alone.
"Like with soft drinks and other sugary drinks, regular consumption of frappes and smoothies can contribute to weight gain and a build up of toxic fat around your organs, which increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and some cancers."
Heart Foundation Victoria Healthy Living Manager Roni Beauchamp said in addition to being very high in sugar, most milkshakes, thickshakes and iced café drinks were also found to be high in saturated fat.
"Our research found that on top of their high sugar content, milkshakes, thickshakes, iced coffees and frappes, which are laden with cream and/or ice cream, were also alarmingly high in saturated fat – some have more saturated fat than we should consume in an entire day," Ms Beauchamp said.
"For good health we should aim to limit saturated fats in our diet as they can raise cholesterol levels and put us at greater risk of heart disease. The average Australian should not have more than 16g saturated fat per day1".
As the weather warms up, Ms Ginn is warning people to avoid falling for so-called 'healthy' drinks and opt for water instead.
"If you want to give your healthy New Year resolutions a real chance of success, steer clear of the high-kilojoule smoothies and frappes sold in cafes, even if they do sound healthy. You're better off staying hydrated with water and snacking on a piece of fruit instead," Ms Ginn said.
"If you do decide to have one of these drinks, you can limit the damage by asking for skim milk, choosing the smallest cup size available and sharing with a friend. Better yet, make your own version at home so you know exactly what you're drinking. The LiveLighter website has some healthy and tasty smoothie recipes which are easy to make."
For more tips, recipes and advice, visit the LiveLighter website www.livelighter.com.au
LiveLighter is a public health education campaign which encourages Victorians to lead healthier lives by changing what they eat and drink, and being more active. Delivered by the Cancer Council Victoria and Heart Foundation, the LiveLighter campaign is funded by the Victorian State Government. For more information visit www.livelighter.com.au
Note: Findings are based on nutrition information found on various food outlets' website on 11 January 2016.
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To access Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy: A Clinician's Guide to Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking, click here.
The Colorado QuitLine is a free program that provides evidence-based smoking cessation services to Colorado residents including telephone counseling, self help-materials, and free or low cost Nicotine Replacement Therapies (NRT). Colorado Quitline is funded through the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), which is dedicated to providing cost-effective, evidence-based practices in the public health and environmental fields.
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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which both conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs related to cancer. They offer smokers who want to quit LiveHelp Online Chat, providing information and advice about quitting smoking through a confidential online text chat with a specialist from National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service.
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SmokeFree.gov is a website created by the Tobacco Control Research Branch, Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences of the National Cancer Institute. SmokeFreeWomen offers pregnancy specific tips and information.
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BECOME AN EX (www.becomeanex.org) offers pregnancy tailored quit help. The website was created by American Legacy Foundation, a national non-profit working partnership with Mayo Clinic and with support from the National Alliance for Tobacco Cessation (NATC), a world leader in quitting smoking. Legacy developed the EX Plan and BecomeAnEX.org to show people how to re-learn life without cigarettes and quit for good.
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My QuitLine iPhone App is an evidence-based mobile phone application developed by Dr. Lorien Abroms through a grant from the National Cancer Institute and the National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative (NTCC) at The George Washington University's School of Public Health and Health Services (GWU-SPHHS)
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Ever had a dish that melts your heart or brings a big smile?
Is there one dish that hits your soft spot or brings comfort to you?
For me it is the humble curry and it's after many years of living away that I have finally come to realise that curry is my comfort food. It is considered to be a source of comfort to many others too, particularly in the UK, where there is even a national curry week organised annually. The city of Manchester has a street dubbed the 'Curry Mile' where students, locals and tourists head for a quick curry fix.
While I was in Manchester earlier this year for 2 weeks, I ended up there quite often and had curry on alternate nights. While I did not plan on having it as often, I found it helpful to keep warm and it also uplifted my spirits. Upon heading further north to Edinburgh later, friends from the university there had organised a dinner outing and it was in an atmospheric Indian restaurant called Mother India café and it was a curry night!


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These Terms and Conditions (GTC) are to define the rights and obligations between the company SAVEURS DES COLLINES (the
seller) and any natural or legal person (the buyer) wishing to make a purchase on the website - www.saveursdescollines.com . The acquisition of a product implies acceptance by the customer of
these Terms.
They prevail over any other general or special conditions not specifically expressed by SAVEURS DES COLLINES.
SAVEURS DES COLLINES reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time. In this case, the conditions will be those in force at the date of the order by the buyer.
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Products are those listed in the catalogue published on the site www.saveursdescollines.com.
Prices are indicated in euros all taxes included. They take account of VAT at the date of the order. Any change in the applicable rate will be reflected in product prices. These prices do not include shipping costs. SAVEURS DES COLLINES reserves the right to change prices at any time, except that the catalogue price on the day of the order will apply to the buyer. These products are sold in the stocks last. If out of stock, you will be notified when the order is taken if the product is unavailable.
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The risks are borne by the buyer from the time the goods have left the premises of SAVEURS DES COLLINES. Upon receipt of the order, the buyer must ensure compliance of its order and its good condition. If a package appears damaged or defective, the buyer must refuse delivery to the shipper and request that the parcel is returned to us. A new package will be shipped as soon as possible. No return or claim can be made after signing the delivery note which is taken as acceptance of the goods.
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As with any delivery, it is possible that it may be delayed or that the product gets lost. In such cases, we will contract the Post Office to start an investigation. Every effort is made to find this package. In this case SAVEURS DES COLLINES will be indemnified by the Post Office and deliver a new package identical to its costs. SAVEURS DES COLLINES can not be responsible for longer delivery times due to the carrier, including any loss of products, bad weather or strikes.
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If you find that the package received is damaged and that the products inside are damaged, refuse the package or return it to the post office within three working days of delivery. It shall be returned without charge, according to conditions indicated by the Post. The consumer must inform SAVEURS DES COLLINES of this action and may choose between a full refund or delivery of an identical package at no cost. Refund or exchange of any package damaged during shipping can not be offered beyond a delay of three days.
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The buyer must return items that have not been consumed and in their original condition with their packaging intact, along with all original inclusions to the following address:
The products should not have been unsealed for the buyer to exercise the right of withdrawal.
The right of withdrawal gives rise to the purchaser a refund which will occur no later than 30 days after the date on which the withdrawal right was exercised, provided that the receipt by the seller of the product is returned and is accompanied by a statement of account (RIB) on behalf of the buyer.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting a baby in spring 2019, Kensington Palace has announced.
The newly-wed couple arrived in Sydney on Monday ahead of a 16-day tour which will take in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga.
In a statement, Kensington Palace said: "Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Sussex is expecting a baby in the Spring of 2019.
READ MORE: Will the royal baby ever be monarch and will the child have dual citizenship?
"Their Royal Highnesses have appreciated all of the support they have received from people around the world since their wedding in May and are delighted to be able to share this happy news with the public."
Harry and Meghan were wed at Windsor Castle in May and the news was announced on the eve of their first tour outside the UK and Ireland.
The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are said to be "delighted" for the couple.
Doria Ragland, the mother of the duchess, is "very happy about this lovely news" and "looks forward to welcoming her first grandchild".
The baby will be seventh in line to the throne, and the Queen's eighth great-grandchild.
He or she will also be a first cousin of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
But the baby will not be a prince or a princess unless the Queen steps in to issue a Letters Patent ahead of the birth.
Speculation grew that Meghan was expecting when she wore a loose fitting Givenchy coat to Princess Eugenie's wedding on Friday.
Both Harry and Meghan have spoken openly about wanting to start a family.
The topic cropped up in their engagement interview, with Harry, saying: "Hopefully we'll start a family in the near future."
The pair are also known for their warm, caring approach when meeting youngsters on official visits.
Even the duchess's father Thomas Markle, whom she is believed not to have spoken to since her wedding, said he expected children soon.
He told ITV's Good Morning Britain in an interview a month after the duke and duchess married: "She's wanted children for a long time and when she met Harry and she spoke about how much she loves him, there's got to be a child in the making, somewhere soon."
The duchess found fame played Rachel Zane in the US legal drama Suits.
Harry, 34, and 37-year-old Meghan became engaged following a whirlwind 16-month romance after going on a blind date in London.
The prince has told how "all the stars were aligned" when they met.
"This beautiful woman just sort of literally tripped and fell into my life, I fell into her life," he said when their engagement was announced last November.
They wed in a glittering ceremony in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, just five months ago.


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text: Introduction to MIS Chapter 1 Introduction Jerry Post Technology Toolbox: Search Engines Technology Toolbox: Searching Cases: Fast Food Outline How can MIS help you in your job? What is MIS? Why is information technology important? Why do all business majors need to study it? What are e-commerce and e-business? Is e-business increasing or decreasing? Do you know what a manager does? Do you know what a successful manager will do in the future? How is business changing? What will managers need to know in the future? Does technology alone improve a business? How do you break businesses into smaller pieces to analyze them? Why are strategic decisions so difficult? How do you begin searching for competitive advantage? What is MIS? Information ◦ Data that has been put into a meaningful and useful context. Usually to help make a decision. Management Information System ◦ A combination of computers and people that is used to provide information to aid in making decisions and managing a firm. Information Technology (IT) MIS Components Hardware Software Backup data Restart job Virus scan People Procedures Data Goal of This Course How can MIS help you do your job? Understand the technology. Analyze business problems. An introduction to systems analysis. Identify types of problems that MIS can help solve through cases. Ability to classify problems. Know when to call for help. Why is MIS Important? MIS affects all areas of business ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Manufacturing Accounting & Finance Human resources Marketing Top management Performance evaluations—expectations Chapters/Topics 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Introduction Technology Foundations Networks Databases Security Transactions and ERP eCommerce 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Teamwork Decisions Strategy Entrepreneurship Systems MIS Organization Society Productivity Growth: Output per Worker Output per Person 120 100 80 60 40 20 1994-Q1 1994-Q3 1995-Q1 1995-Q3 1996-Q1 1996-Q3 1997-Q1 1997-Q3 1998-Q1 1998-Q3 1999-Q1 1999-Q3 2000-Q1 2000-Q3 2001-Q1 2001-Q3 2002-Q1 2002-Q3 2003-Q1 2003-Q3 2004-Q1 2004-Q3 2005-Q1 2005-Q3 2006-Q1 2006-Q3 2007-Q1 2007-Q3 2008-Q1 2008-Q3 2009-Q1 2009-Q3 2010-Q1 2010-Q3 0 1. Managers need to use technology to increase productivity to be competitive. 2. With a 2.9% growth rate, in a decade, productivity increases 34%. Companies can produce the same output with half the workers. Will you be one of the workers replaced? http://data.bls.gov:8080/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=pr What are e-Commerce and e-Business? Business-to-Consumer (B2C) ◦ Selling retail products to consumers Business-to-Business (B2B) ◦ Selling at the wholesale level to other businesses E-Business ◦ Using Internet technologies to conduct any level of business ◦ E-Commerce ◦ Intranets ◦ Most areas of MIS Retail E-Commerce Statistics Retail Billtion $ U.S. Retail and E-Commerce Sales Retail Ecommerce 1200 60 1000 50 800 40 600 30 400 20 200 10 0 In 2010 EC was about 5 percent of total. Remove autos and auto parts and EC is about 6 percent. Notice the seasonal peak in the fourth quarter. Notice the EC is growing faster than total retail sales. http://www.census.gov/retail/index.html#ecommerce 0 Technology Excesses? Typical Price Declines 800 700 price 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 1 3 5 7 9 time 11 13 15 17 • You can buy a new model item when it is released or wait for the price to drop. • You can keep buying new releases or continue to use an "old" model. • Answers depend on your needs, the features offered, and the reliability of the old items. • Plus the bling factor. What do Managers do? Traditional ◦ Organizing ◦ Planning ◦ Control Mintzberg ◦ Interpersonal ◦ Informational ◦ Decisional Luthans ◦ Traditional 50% ◦ Formal Communication 30% ◦ Networking 20% Meetings Managers and professionals spend considerable time in meetings. Providing support for teamwork and group decisions is an important issues in MIS. Making Decisions Methodology v Ad Hoc Decisions Decision Process ◦ Collect Data ◦ Identify Problems & Opportunities ◦ Make Choices 1 2 3 Traditional Management CEO Commands VP Finance VP Marketing VP Accounting Condensed reports VP HRM VP MIS Analyze data Layers of middle managers Collect data Customers Decentralization Management Team CEO VP Fin VP Mrkt VP Acct VP HRM VP MIS Strategy Finance Team Marketing Team Sales Team Accounting Team Methodology/Rules Customers HRM Team Franchise Corporate Database & Network Business Trends Changing business environment ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Specialization Management by Methodology and Franchises Mergers Decentralization and Small Business Temporary Workers Internationalization Service-Oriented Business Re-engineering Need for faster responses and flexibility Business Trends & Implications Specialization ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Methodology & Franchises ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Increased demand for technical skills Specialized MIS tools Increased communication Emphasis on Teamwork Reduction of middle management Increased data sharing Increased analysis by top management Computer support for rules Re-engineering Mergers ◦ Larger companies ◦ Need for control and information ◦ Economies of scale Decentralization & Small Business ◦ Communication needs ◦ Lower cost of management tasks ◦ Low maintenance technology Business Trend Summary Business Trend Implications for Technology Specialization 1.Increased demand for technical skills 2.Specialized MIS tools 3.Increased communication Methodology & Franchises 1.Reduction of middle management 2.Increased data sharing 3.Increased analysis by top management 4.Computer support for rules 5.Re-engineering Mergers 1.Four or five big firms dominate most industries 2.Need for communication 3.Strategic ties to customers and suppliers Decentralization & Small Business 1.Communication needs 2.Lower cost of management tasks 3.Low maintenance technology Temporary Workers 1.Managing through rules 2.Finding and evaluating workers 3.Coordination and control 4.Personal advancement through technology 5.Security Internationalization 1.Communication 2.Product design 3.System development and programming 4.Sales and marketing Service Orientation 1.Management jobs are information jobs 2.Customer service requires better information 3.Speed Business Trends & Implications Temporary Workers ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Internationalization ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Managing through rules Finding and evaluating workers Coordination and control Personal advancement through technology Security Communication Product design System development and programming Sales and marketing Service Orientation ◦ Management jobs are information jobs ◦ Customer service requires better information ◦ Speed Internationalization U.S. Trade Imports/GDP Exports/GDP 0.2 0.18 0.16 Percent 0.14 0.12 0.1 0.08 0.06 0.04 0.02 0 Year http://www.bea.gov/national/nipaweb/Index.asp International Web Browsers Web Users (Language) Korean, 2 Russian, 3 Other, 17.8 English, 27.3 French, 3 Arabic, 3.3 German, 3.8 Portuguese, 4.2 Japanese, 5 Chinese, 22.6 Spanish, 7.8 http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats7.htm Web Users (Counts) Middle East, Oceania/ Latin 63.2 Australia, Africa, 110.9 America/ 21.3 Caribbean, 204.7 North America, 266.2 Million Users Asia, 825.1 Europe, 475.1 Asia: 30 percent of population North America: 75 percent http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm US Employment Patterns U.S. Employment Patterns 140 120 Million Workers 100 Service 80 Management 60 Manufacturing Farm 40 20 0 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Categories and definitions have changed over time. Management includes professional, sales, and administrative. The key point is that most jobs are information-processing jobs. But the numbers measure number of workers, not the value or sales. http://www.bls.gov/webapps/legacy/cpsatab4.htm Changing Business Environment US History: Farmer Laborer Management Year Farm Mfg Mgt Service 1920 29% 44% 22% 6% 1940 23 38 30 8 1960 9 36 43 12 1980 3 32 52 13 2000 1 16 66 17 2010 1 11 68 20 MIS Organization Strategic Mgt. Tactical Management Business Operations Operations, Tactics,Strategy Sector Operations Production • Machine settings • Worker schedules • Maintenance sch. • Categorize assets • Assign expenses • Produce reports • Reward salespeople • Survey customers • Monitor promotions Accounting Marketing Tactics • Rearrange work area • Schedule new products • Change inventory method • Inventory valuation • Depreciation method • Finance short/long term • Determine pricing • Promotional campaigns • Select marketing media Strategy • New factory • New products • New industry • New GL system • Debt vs. equity • International taxes • Monitor competitors • New products • New markets Decision Levels Decision Level Description Example Type of Information Strategic Competitive advantage, become a market leader. Long-term outlook. New product that will change the industry. External events, rivals, sales, costs quality, trends. Tactical Improving operations without restructuring the company. New tools to cut costs or improve efficiency. Expenses, schedules, sales, models, forecasts. Operations Day-to-day actions to keep the company functioning. Scheduling Transactions, employees, accounting, human ordering supplies. resource management, inventory. Introduction to Strategy Risk & Reward Creativity Porter's External Agents ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Customers Suppliers Competitors Government Strategy/Porter Threat of New Entrants Bargaining Power of Suppliers Rivalry Among Existing Competitors Threat of Substitute Products or Services Bargaining Power of Buyers Baxter/Strategy Typical Supply Relationship Hospital Supply Closets American Hospital Supply Supplier Warehouse Supplier Supply storeroom Supplier Baxter/Strategy AHS/Baxter Computer Link Supplier Hospital Monitor Usage data Supply Closets Deliver Supplies as needed Free space American Hospital Supply Computer Baxter Warehouse Supplier Accurate usage data Supplier An Internet Approach for Hospital Supply Daily Auction Hospital Bid1 Bid2 Bid3 <<purchase Supplier Baxter Supply Closets Internet Supplier Johnson Winning bidder delivers supplies Supplier Strategy/Organization Strength Weaknesses ◦ Source of strength ◦ Effect on company ◦ Value of strength ◦ Possible solutions ◦ How can it be developed? ◦ Cost of solution ◦ What could undermine it? ◦ Result and cost of leaving as-is (do nothing) ◦ Development costs ◦ Additional benefits (opportunities) Cloud Computing As consumers and students, you are familiar with Web-based services. ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ E-commerce, sales News, entertainment Communications Social networks and interaction Businesses can use the same approaches and run software and data on Web servers with applications on laptops, tablets, and cell phones to access this data. ◦ Cloud computing consists of running the main servers, data, and business logic on Web-based servers in the Internet cloud. ◦ Each chapter explores impacts and implications for business of moving more operations into a Web-based system. 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Which celebrities are still alive? Sophia Loren, Harman Killebrew, Phyllis Diller, Nancy Reagan, I.M. Pei. Advanced Searches Boolean searches: And/Or/Not Phrases: "white knight" "white knight" 126,000 "white knight" corporate 12,000 "white knight" corporate –hackers –groups –Australia –resources 5,080 "white knight" corporate merger –hackers –groups –resources 701 "white knight" corporate merger –hackers –groups –resources –history –Australia 655 You can also search by date, domain (company), linked pages, and even reading level (with Google). 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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Grand Opening! Golden Era Art
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I found you via your daughters blog.. I love your work.. It is so stunning. I will keep checking in for new art pieces. Wonderful WorkReplyDelete
WOW!!! Your art is totally fabulous, love, love these.ReplyDelete
I found you through your daughter's blog which I am a follower of. I'ts great to see you get a blog up and going. I hope you find lots of enjoyment in blogland. Love your art.ReplyDelete
Stunning!!! Your work is incredible cant wait to see more, looking forward to following. Sincerely, JonnyReplyDelete
I can't wait to see more art Dad these are so beautiful,I know you will soon have so many orders you won't know what to do! xoxoxReplyDelete
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Didn't your daughter tell you that you are supposed to send a piece of your art to the first 8 followers?? LOL Please let us know when your etsy shop opens, because that's the next step!!! Your work is beautiful!
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I was inspired by your story of how you got into programming. I was wondering if you had any advice for a would-be hobby programmer. I've had some general experience programming but would like to venture into making my own games. Do you have any advice on where to begin?
IE- how did you make the transistion from someone with no experience into someone who is now making games?
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Amount per serving
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|Total Fat 4 g
|Saturated Fat 0.5 g
|Trans Fat 0 g
|Cholesterol 10 mg
|Sodium 210 mg
|Potassium 50 mg
|Total Carbohydrate 4 g
|Dietary Fiber 1 g
|Sugars 0 g
|Protein 21 g
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Curcumin in Turmeric Spice could Enhance Prostate Cancer Treatment
Results of a prostate cancer cell study show turmeric, a component of the Indian spice curcumin, slows growth of prostate cancer cells and could give a boost for treating the disease for men receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT).
For the new study researchers at Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center looked at prostate cancer cells subjected to hormone deprivation with and without curcumin in doses that were "physiologically attainable", unlike past studies that used unrealistic amounts of the spice component.
In pre-clinical studies, researcher Karen Knudsen, Ph.D., a Professor of Cancer Biology, Urology and Radiation Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University and colleagues found turmeric blocks the action of two receptors in the cells that work against ADT - p300 and CPB, also known as CREB1-binding protein).
The two culprits work in concert to promote prostate cancer by helping prostate tumors escape the effect of ADT. In cells, curcumin was found to increase the effect of ADT prostate cancer treatment.
Curcumin in turmeric also inhibited prostate cancer cell survival.
"This study sets the stage for further development of curcumin as a novel agent to target androgen receptor signaling," said Dr. Knudsen. "It also has implications beyond prostate cancer since p300 and CBP are important in other malignancies, like breast cancer. In tumors where these play an important function, curcumin may prove to be a promising therapeutic agent."
The findings showed curcumin, found in the Indian spice turmeric helps prostate cancer cells remain susceptible to treatment with androgen deprivation therapy. The spice component also blocks the growth of ADT resistant prostate cancer.
Cancer Research: doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-11-094
"Targeting pioneering factor and hormone receptor cooperative pathways to suppress tumor progression"
Supriya A. Shah, Shikha Prasad, and Karen E. Knudsen
January 18, 2012
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A bottled water ban at the University of Vermont led to an increase in consumption of sugary, caffeine-filled drinks — instead of the intended increased use of water fountains and reusable containers — according to research published in the American Journal of Public Health this month.
If this is true, eliminating only bottled water is an ineffective and misguided attempt to reduce waste that results in unhealthy beverage choices and little waste reduction. Bottled beverages are essentially bottled water processed to contain flavour, fizz and colour.
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Catan 5th Edition
Trading is a big part of Catan as you likely won't be producing every good you need, especially early in the game. The app allows you to offer up a deal and any opponent can accept, decline, or present a counter-offer to you.
Catan is a classic. Everybody has their take on the game at this point, it is either outdated and stale or the modern Monopoly to a lot of people. Whatever your take on it, the game has stood the test of time for over 20 years now and that has to be respected. The fun comes in the trading, deals will make or break friendships and family bonds.
Barrier to Entry
If you are learning Catan for the first time, the game comes with a tutorial series. It is a series of small tutorials covering one aspect of the game at a time, it does a good enough job of getting the rules across. It is a little annoying that you can't go through them as a series, the app forces you back to the menu to select the next one which includes the same "welcome to the tutorial" screen each time. A minor issue, but an annoyance nonetheless. The game also includes an almanac to provide some text clarification on certain topics. They followed the almanac from the physical rule book, but the difference there is that the physical rulebook contains the actual rules. So the almanac in the app is left feeling incomplete as there is no text to explain many of the basic rules.
Look and Feel
During gameplay, the app looks good and the controls are easy and work well. There isn't a lot of custom artwork here, but that's fine, the game is represented well. The controls are simple and intuitive, exactly as you would hope.
The problem comes in with the menu system. When I was dusting off the app for this review and trying to remember my login for online play, the menus there were often unresponsive to clicks and even switched languages on me a few times. The whole menu system just feels clunky. It's not nearly as important as getting the gameplay right, but it is an issue here. Additionally, the app runs in landscape mode but will only work in one direction. Flipping your phone over won't result in the app flipping upside down to match, another minor annoyance that you'd expect would be fixed. One last quirk I'll mention, when you launch the app you will get a blank screen for a second, then you will return to your phone screen before the app actually launches a few seconds later.
Catan can be played cross-platform in real-time against two or three opponents. You can add in AI opponents to fill out the game if desired. You can play a Custom game which allows you to pick a scenario to play and add AI and/or invite friends. A Custom game can be made public to allow random opponents or kept private for only friends to join. The other online option is a Quick Match which will, as expected, quickly match you with anybody else looking to play a game.
The matchmaking works well, despite the age of the app and other options available (more on that later), I had no trouble finding games to join. Gameplay works well and it is always fun to take on human opponents. The scenarios add in varying map setups and use one or both of the expansions' rules. In order to play any scenario other than the basic Catan set up online, you must purchase expansions.
Catan also offers a pass-and-play option although the logistics of this get a little tricky when you need to have four people working on a trade offer.
Online play is a highlight of this app. It is easy to find matches and they play well. The games are limited to real-time, which we usually aren't a fan of, but in this case with the frequent interaction that comes from trade requests/counters, real-time makes a lot of sense. Especially when a minimum of three players are necessary, an asynchronous game would potentially drag on for a long time.
Single Player
Single player can be played through Campaign mode or Custom Game. Campaign mode is only unlocked through purchasing an expansion, so we won't spend much time on that, but it is a series of scenarios to play through.
Custom Game allows you to select the scenario and which AI (or human) opponents to play against. Most of the scenarios are unlocked through expansions, but a few are available for free to allow you to test the expansion rules. The scenarios offer a variable map setup, changes to the rules and the ability to use the bigger rule changes from the two expansions. You can always play base Catan with the traditional board set up and rules.
There are ten AI opponents and they each have their own ratings in three categories: Expansion, Aggression, and Skill. There is one super easy AI which is bad in all three, but there is no stud AI with five stars in all three. Most fall in between and offer interesting choices for which kinds of opponents you want to play against. One confusing aspect here is that while each AI has different ratings for these skills, there is an additional Easy/Medium/Hard difficulty setting found in the app settings. So you can play a character with five stars in Expansion, but if you put it on easy they won't actually be that good at expansion. It's a weird mix, it works out okay in the end, but it isn't explained anywhere as to how the AI ratings and the overall difficulty tie together.
The Wrap Up
Catan is a mostly well implemented version of the classic game, but it is also overly clunky with some poor design decisions. The app is clunky at times in the menus and the odd choice to make one of the three primary game modes (Campaign, along with local and online games) only available with IAP make this app fall short. The writing's on the wall for the future of this app with Catan Universe currently in development. There's a good chance Catan doesn't make the 64-bit jump in iOS, and Catan Universe becomes the only version available on the App Store once it is released.
The only recommendation we can make at this point is that Catan offers an overall playable version of the game and if you are absolutely itching to play the game digitally from your mobile device, it will scratch the itch. However, for most of the audience, we would recommend waiting until the Catan Universe release. That game will likely be more polished than this version and will also be the version supported going forward.
A Little Note
Board games are a great way to get friends, families, and loved ones together for some good old-fashioned fun. If you're tired of the same classic board games you've been playing since you were a kid, don't worry. We've rounded up some of our favorite board games, many of which you may not have played yet.
Despite our increasingly disconnected, virtual world — or perhaps in response to it — board games are back, and in a big way. We're talking about face-to-face, players gathered together in one room, laughing and joking and moving pieces around an actual board here, not online games, or virtual reality, or video games.
Many of the most popular new games were created in Europe. While old standbys like Monopoly and Scrabble have always sold well, most of the fuel in the board game fire is coming from newer hobby board games that millennials love, such as Catan, Pandemic, and Ticket to Ride. But it really doesn't matter what generation you belong to. A well-chosen board game is a great way to socialize, have fun, and give your brain a strategic workout.
Expansion Opportunities
You should be thinking not just of which placements are valuable starting spots, but also where you hope to expand and how realistic it will be to reach those spots. Which expansion spots are going to best diversify your resource, number, and tile diversity? See more on this below.
Initial Expansion Phase
This can be a considerably stressful part of the game, particularly if you start the game with an immediate face off for a hot spot.
You should always have a goal of what your next expansion goal is for a new settlement, and you need to be wise in your priorities. The two factors to be considered are a) the placement's value to you personally, and b) the vulnerability of the location to other players' expansion.
When is a placement most valuable to you? If it adds additional resources or numbers to your portfolio. If you start the game with no brick, it would be incredibly helpful to reach a brick tile for your 3rd placement. Similarly, if you start the game with no access to "5's", it's nice to get on a soon.
If you've decided on your third settlement goal and it's in hot contention, you need to make a big push toward it. This is a crucial phase that will have a big impact on the game, so it's okay to make some sacrifices for it. I have made some "poor" trades for such placements (cards for 1, or even cards for 1), and they set me early on the road to eventually winning.
Whatever you do, do not get distracted with establishing Longest Road at this point in the game. You will be silently judged by any experienced Catan player at the table. What does the Longest Road card do for your momentum? Nothing. Wiser players will just steal it later when you don't have the resources to sustain it.
If the opportunity to pursue the Longest Road card is there after you have placements, then let's talk.
Don't trade unless it clearly benefits your next goal. Seems like an obvious point, but I see too many newbies disregard it and trade somewhat casually.
Exceptions to Rules and 2
Relative value. If you know you have zero wheat access, for example, and someone is offering you a wheat for one of your excess lumber… it's probably best to take the trade. Even if a wheat isn't immediately needed, or even if you only have a couple cards, one wheat is immensely more valuable to you then one lumber.
Playing your Hand
Sometimes you need to forsake your original plans in favor of what the gods have given you. Even though I would rather build a settlement on a slightly contentious location, if I have ore, wheat, and brick in my hand; then I am most certainly going to make a trading push to build a city.
Sometimes it's important to just build something during your turn, because who knows if your cards will even still be there next time the dice come around.
Knight Cards
Don't forget you can play a knight before your turn. It can be useful for getting the robber off your land before you roll the dice. However, keep in mind that if you proceed to roll a 7, you have kind of "wasted" the knight card, because you would have been able to move the robber off your land anyway. And, you'd have to move the Robber again, onto your "second choice" of where you want it. For this reason, you might consider to wait until you roll. *This effect is more powerful early in the game, before multiple players have Development Cards to dilute your Bulldog effect. It is also more useful early in the game due to the "diminishing returns" of resources (A resource earlier in the game is more valuable than a resource later in the game. Tangent: this is because a settlement earlier in the game is more valuable than a settlement later in the game, since it's lifetime production will be higher). I have played many games where I snagged a Development Card early on, and used the Bulldog Effect to keep my land clear of the Robber during the crucial expansion stage. For this reason I recommend trying to purchase one development card in the first couple of turns, even if the Largest Army is not your primary strategy.
Road Building Card
How useful is it? This card can be incredibly helpful earlier in the game, particularly if you don't have great access to lumber and brick. However, there is nothing more annoying that drawing a Road Building card toward the end of the game when you have nowhere to expand geographically (or no reason to). Then again, if you are trying to steal Longest Road card (or protect it) near the end of the game, this card can be the perfect ingredient for a surprise victory.
Monopoly Card
Timing: A lot of internet wisdom suggests that you should only play this card near the end of the game, but I don't believe you should dogmatically adhere to that. Sometimes this card is your key to claiming a valuable intersection in the crucial expansion phase. It's not necessarily about the number of cards you are harvesting with it, but the value of what you will be able to do with it. Claiming a valuable 11-pip intersection for your third or fourth placement (and keeping other's from having it) can have a lot of payoff for the rest of the game.
Benefits to biding your time: There is also a lot of wisdom in waiting. Later in the game when people have more placements and more cities, resource production is much higher. By then you are also more likely to have a port, which can sometimes make the Monopoly card more versatile. If you time it right, the Monopoly card can launch you ahead multiple points in one turn, getting you to 10.
Psychological effect. In addition, some argue, if you play the Monopoly card too early, all the players will harbor ill will toward you for the entire rest of the game. Keep in mind who you are playing with and how they will react. Most of the people I play with are too smart to let their emotions control their judgment. The Monopoly Card is simply part of the game, just like the Robber, and won't make me hold a grudge.
Pay attention to what's been rolled and what's been spent. It is always awkward to watch someone play the Monopoly card and get ZERO resources out of it. Counting cards is one of the more difficult skills of Catan to master, but it is perhaps the most valuable to develop. You should at least have a good idea of the last four numbers that have been rolled, allowing you to estimate which cards are in people's hands.
Dirty tricks: If you ask around pretending you are looking to do a trade, then play the Monopoly card, you probably will earn ill will from even the more rational people. It's just best to pay attention, then you don't need to use this technique.
Largest Army and Longest Road Cards
It can be difficult to win a game without owning one of these two cards (though it certainly still happens). If you don't have any of them, it usually means your competitors do, and you have that much more catching up to do with regular points.
Which one to pursue? When picking which one of these cards to pursue, keep in mind other players' capabilities to compete with you, as well as their current progress. Don't pour resources into a battle you will never win. Sometimes you need to face reality and change your plan based off of another's clear momentum.
Distinguish between solid points and flexible points. When you are counting victory points on the board and sizing up the competition's progress, don't limit your analysis to strict VP numbers. Keep in mind that the Longest Road card can usually switch hands fairly quickly. The Largest Army card gives you a little more time to see it coming, but it too is vulnerable to be taken.
The "Big 3" Strategies
In the Catanian tradition, you will hear about three main "strategies" that players may choose to set themselves up for victory. Oftentimes, a player may be known to favor one of these over another. But in many cases, the board setup and the Initial Placement phase may choose one for you.
The Middle of the Road strategy
The idea behind Option is that sometimes it's too hard to tell early in the game which strategy is going to be a better pick. Some board setups are not quite conducive to one or the other. The Middle of the Road strategy tries to initially walk the line between those two, and takes into account the changing winds of the game.
Tips to Deflect Attention
Keeping the spotlight off of yourself can be an incredibly important piece of winning, though it does become more difficult the more skillful your opponents are. Brilliant and attentive players are going to be aware of everything regardless of what social tricks you pull. Fortunately for you, not everyone is brilliant and attentive.
Don't broadcast your accomplishments. If you just built a city and people were busy in conversation so they didn't even notice… awesome. The quieter your turn is, the better. Similarly, try not to get too excited when an is rolled and you get to pick up four Ore cards.
Don't take too long on your turn. Not only does this keep everyone's eyes on your activity and plans, it will also drive the other players crazy.
Complement other players on their accomplishments. Not only does this cast you as an amiable and kind settler, it also brings everyone's attention to the fact that this player just advanced one step closer to victory. What's great is that I can genuinely say these things, because I am happy on some level that they're doing well. A game is more fun if your friends are having fun.
Trade Goods – additional city tiles are provided that have Wine, Wheat or Cloth symbols. If you complete that city (whether it's yours or not) you will receive a token for each symbol that is in that city. At the end of the game whoever has the most of each type of token gets an additional points, so overall there are 30 additional points to play for.
Pig piece – You can add the pig piece to any farm you have and you will achieve points instead of for each completed city ion that farm.
Builder piece – you can add this piece to any road or city that you own, when you add another tile to that road or city you can take an additional tile which can be played anywhere.
Cloth bag – This is actually a great addition as it gives you somewhere to keep all of your tiles and allows you to transport the game more easily. I always take my set on holiday now I have the cloth bag.
New features
King and Robber – whoever builds the longest road or largest city wins the Robber or King tile respectively. The Robber gives you an additional point for each complete road on the board at the end of the game and the King tile gives the same for each completed city.
The River – Includes additional river pieces that are used to start the game to spread out the play.
Heretics and shrines – when a shrine is played next to a cloister whichever is completed first gets all of the pints and the other player gets none.
The king and robber are a nice addition and can be used separately when playing any version of the game. They can however drag out the scoring up at the end of the game, especially when combined with the traders expansion.
I don't generally bother with the shrines element as it just overcomplicates things IMHO. The river adds a new element and can help to spread out the play early on, but when combined with the Count it can lead to quite a stretched out game with pieces dispersed over a large playing field. This could be good or bad depending on your point of view.
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Final Word
First of all thanks for reading my article to the end! I hope you find my reviews listed here useful and that it allows you to make a proper comparison of what is best to fit your needs and budget. Don't be afraid to try more than one product if your first pick doesn't do the trick.
Most important, have fun and choose your catan expansion wisely! Good luck!
So, TOP3 of catan expansion
- №1 — Catan 5-6 Player Extension – 5th Edition
- №2 — Catan: Cities & Knights 5-6 Player Extension 5th Edition
- №3 — Catan: Traders & Barbarians
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nice caption! --Milowent 23:27, 14 December 2007 (CST)
- For the record, it's called "Dragosta Din Tei" <.< And 'nu ma' is two words (in the original Romanian, anyways - 'Numa' is jibberish in English). --Fatal Gear 23:42, 14 December 2007 (CST)
- No one would get that but me and you though! XD --Demented Llama 08:52, 15 December 2007 (CST)
I'd just like to say I saw Sarah's treachery coming a mile away. Nancypants 17:56, 16 December 2007 (CST)
- Who said its treachery?? She merely is finding something deeper about herself. She's still quite aware that the HoO is fake and that the Order's behind it (says it herself in this vid). She's just walking a pretty fine line right now. --Pheon 18:38, 16 December 2007 (CST)
- oh quit making corney excuses for her! = platy dec 17
Lol, I know what it's actually called, but I didn't know that "Numa" was actually "Nu ma." I just know that if I had put the actual song title, no one would know what the heck I was talking about. Trust me, there's not enough nerds, like me and you. ;)
So, I'm just defending my intelligence here. :(
...And if Sarah turns HoOner...I'm going to burn the Creator's house.... >:(--free2liv4evr 11:39, 17 Dec 2007 (PST)
- thats a little excessive dont you think? lol... that made me laugh though. the thought. - platy dec 17