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Introduction | Part 1: Hierarchy of Evidence | Part 2: Case Reports | Part 3: Cross-Sectional Studies | Part 4: Case Control Studies | Part 5: Cohort Studies | Part 6: Randomized Controlled Studies | Part 7: Meta-Analysis | Part 8: Systematic Reviews
Related: The Curbside Consultation | The Focused Clinical Question
Status: Draft (this section includes both RCT's and Cross-Over studies)
A Randomized Controlled Study (also: experimental study, controlled clinical trial, random controlled trial or RCT) is an investigation where the researcher assigns subjects to both study and control groups through the process of randomization. The study may be further refined by blinding (alt: masking) the subjects and/or the investigator (single vs. double blinding) to the type of intervention. An additional and distinct process of concealment involves a separate investigator who allocates subjects and who is unaware of which group each study participant is assigned.
The RCT is evidence based medicine's most powerful strategy to establish evidence regarding the treatment of patients. As in the cohort study, controlled clinical trials are prospective; first stating a hypothesis and then following patients forward in time.
As mentioned previously in cohort and case-control studies, the inclusion of a control group into the study is fundamental to reducing or eliminating the effect of bias on the interpretation of outcome. In clinical trials, once the hypothesis is explicitly stated, a group of treatment and control or comparison cohorts are selected. And, to further improve the reliability of the study, subjects are randomly (by chance alone) allocated to study and control groups. The overall probabilities about allocation to a group are known, but no one subject is assigned to a group through an overt or occult bias (or at least that is the goal). The random allocation (by chance) also doesn't necessarily mean that subjects are allocated equally. Randomization is performed by using a pseudo-random number algorithm generated by computer (more common) or historically by random number tables. The fact that distribution may not be equal can be illustrated by the examples at the end of this page.
The process of assigning patients to a group, even when using a random number scheme, must be carefully planned. Subjects must first be evaluated to determine their eligibility in the trial. Past and concurrent co-morbid illness, medications and potential allergies to the class of medication being studies are some examples of selection criteria which should be considered prior to assignment. For some patients, allocation to an observational only group may simply be unethical (e.g. epileptics). Also, if the investigator handling the enrollment knows ahead of time which group a patient belongs to there may additional bias. The process of concealment involves additional masking of the enrollment decision investigator from who is allocated to which group.
Since clinical trials may be undertaken over a considerable time, patients may drop-out of the study, never fully complete the intervention, or deviate from the protocol within their group (e.g. 10% of control patients who may be doing poorly could switch to an alternative treatment outside of their group assignment). Because of the nature of random allocation, there is an inherent bias to the loss of these subjects - their loss disrupts the basis of comparison and the study is no longer considered random. Intention-to-treat analysis is a strategy designed to analyze all original subjects, including those who did not complete the intervention or those who were non-compliant in the group to which they were originally assigned. Noncompliance is a real-world phenomena and inclusion of an intention-to-treat analysis is more realistic when compared to the somewhat artificial completed treatment analysis. However, there is a difference between those who did not complete the intervention and drop-outs. The latter group may no longer even be present to be evaluated and these subjects may make analysis more difficult if not impossible.
The control or comparison group should receive, in an identical fashion to the treatment group, either:
- Observation alone (see Hawthorne Effect): Patients are aware they are being observed.
- Nothing at all: Subjects may not be aware they are being observed.
- Placebo: See placebo effect
- Gold Standard Therapy: This is unquestionably the current best measure used to define a disease. This does not mean however that the gold standard is 100% accurate in diagnosing a disease (few tests reach sensitivity or specificity of 1.0) nor does it mean that there may be potentially different gold standards to define a disease within different clinical scenarios or within individual species.
Once a hypothesis is stated treatment cohorts subjects are randomized and allocated, the test may proceed in one of three ways:
- Open-label: Subjects and investigators are aware of who has been assigned to a group
- Single-masked (blinded): Patients blinded to their group assignment
- Double-masked (blinded): Patients and investigators both blinded to group assignments
Trials are focused on the effectiveness of treatment as well as other outcomes such as side-effects, adverse events, etc. Although a majority of clinical trials make a comparison between two treatment interventions, they may also, additional treatments are evaluated concurrently with an expected increase in the complexity and interpretation of the results.
While adverse event reporting has gained momentum in human medicine, structured and reliable capture of adverse event information is rather negligible in veterinary medicine. Controlled standard terminologies or ontologies are used for pharmacovigilence such as MedDRA (Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities) and CTCAE v.4 (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events used on oncology clinical trials). CTCAE 4.0 uses MedDRA terms with the addition of a qualitative grading scale to record severity. The Veterinary Cooperative Oncology Group has adopted CTCAE for creation of a terminology unique to the veterinary domain for reporting adverse events following chemotherapy or biological neoplastic therapy.
The term efficacy when used to describe an outcome from a trial, essentially describes the reduced probability of experiencing an adverse outcome or the extent it provides a benefit within the environment of a clinical trial. Effectiveness however is distinctly different; it describes the ability of treatment to produce a benefit under normal clinical conditions and not within the artificial environment of a controlled clinical trial. This may seem like an uneccessary semantic exercise, however it is is important because your target patient may not fall under the same conditions as the research subjects given the presence of co-morbid diseases, other concurrent medications, patient type, etc.
Representation: Journals |
From 2000-2010, meta-analyses were reported most often in Poultry Science (280), Journal of Animal Science (278), JAVMA (270), American Journal of Veterinary Research (215), Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia (197), Veterinary Record (185), Journal of Dairy Science (173), Veterinary Parasitology (145), Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (142), Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine (125). |
Representation: Concepts |
Top concept representation (MeSH Terms), excluding randomized-controlled trials, were dogs (physiology), cattle (physiology), animal feed (analysis), dog diseases (drug therapy), diet, treatment outcome, animal nutritional physiological phenomena, horses (physiology), chickens (growth and development), and time factors. |
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A randomized double-blind comparison of ondansetron and metoclopramide in the prophylaxis of emesis induced by cyclophosphamide, fluorouracil, and doxorubicin orepirubicin chemotherapy. Bonneterre J, et al. J Clin Oncol 1990 Jun;8(6):1063-9 In this study, 75 breast cancer patients participated in a double-blind crossover study to compare the efficacy and safety of ondansetron and metoclopramide. The authors noted a"period" interaction in the "analysis of emetic response in the first 24 hours". This required a parallel analysis of cohorts for the first treatments alone. It was also noted that there was a significant patient preference for ondansetron over metoclopramide (63% v 26%). |
Cross-over trials:
This is a paired design method where the same study subject is exposed to both the target (or sequence of treatments) as well as the control and individual outcomes are assessed for each. The advantage is patients already enrolled in a study can be used to evaluate outcomes on both sets of cohorts and thereby eliminate some of the administrative and financial costs of testing a larger number of individuals. And, by having patients exposed to a series of treatments, patient preferences, such as the preference for ondansetron over metoclopramidein the study mentioned above, can be assessed as well. However, inherent to patients being subjected to multiple treatments, they are in the trial longer which increases the chance patients will drop-out before the completion of the trial . And because subjects are the target for more than one intervention, cross-over trials are generally not appropriate for studies involving surgery, critical-care illnesses (e.g. ARDS), cancer, infectious diseases, etc. Cross-over trials are better designed for diseases that tend to be chronic such as osteoarthritis, allergic bronchitis, hypertension, etc.
Cross-over trails can exhibit the phenomenon of carry-over where the effects of one treatment on a patient persists into the next treatment period. This relationship of carry-over effects is often expressed as a period interaction. Investigators may not even be aware of the influence on outcomes on the same subject between each intervention. When the period effect is considered, a simple analysis can still be considered if it is feasible to assume a negligible effect of the carry-over and the patients are randomly allocated to each sequence as well. One method to eliminate carry-over effects into the next intervention is to implement a 'washout-out' period.
Representation: Journals |
From 2000-2010, cross-over studies were reported most often in the American Journal of Veterinary Research (137), Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics (128), Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia (55), Equine Veterinary Journal (49), Journal of Animal Science (45), Journal of Dairy Science (38), Equine Veterinary Journal Suppl (37), Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine (37) and Veterinary Record (30). |
Representation: Concepts |
Top concept representation (MeSH Terms), excluding cross-over studies, were horses, dogs, injections (intravenous), random allocation, area under curve, administration (oral), dose-reponse relationship (drug), time factors and heart rate |
Example (prospective, randomized, cross-over trial) |
Warming with a forced air warming blanket minimizes anesthetic-induced hypothermia in cats. In this study, 8 cats were anesthetized and were subjected to 4 separate trials. Each trial consisted of a 90-minute anesthetic period separated into two consecutive 45 minute periods. A forced-air warming blanket was either activated or inactivated to create the four trials (off/off, on/off, on/on, off/on). |
Additional resources:
Random controlled trials: A users guide | Alejandro R Jadad | BMJ Publishing
Further reading:
Importance of clinical trials in evaluating therapy of renal diseases. Polzin DJ, Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 1996 Nov;26(6):1519-25. Review.
Veterinary randomized clinical trial reporting: a review of the small animal literature. Lund EM, J Vet Intern Med 1998 Mar-Apr;12(2):57-60
This series has been loosely organized from a set of lectures given by the author within graduate courses in Biomedical Informatics beginning in 2002. Content is being edited to improve organization, depth, correct inaccuracies as well as updates with new information during Winter/Spring 2012. Feedback is greatly appreciated. © 2011, Stuart Turner.


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5:40pm Friday 13th July 2012 in News
A HAMPSHIRE mum broke down in court as she described the day she bludgeoned her mother-in-law to death with a rolling pin.
Rajvinder Kaur sobbed uncontrollably as she was being crossexamined over the death of 56- year-old Baljit Kaur Buttar, who had been staying with the family in Southampton for six months.
The 37-year-old admits killing her mother-in-law but denies murder claiming it was manslaughter as she had been provoked in to her actions through unkindness, threats and name calling.
At one point the 37-year-old clasped her hands together as she faced the jury at Winchester Crown Court, saying through an interpreter: "I plead with you, I have made a big mistake."
Kaur told the court how she thought Mrs Buttar had fallen while taking a shower on the morning of February 25 last year and walked in to check on her.
At this point, she said, Mrs Buttar "swore" about her parents before lashing out with a broom handle.
Kaur told the court how "it all happened when I lost lost my temper".
She went on: "I was afraid that she was going to hit me more and carry on being violent to me.
"I don't know where the blows landed – I was angry, I don't know."
During cross-examination, prosecutor Bill Mousley QC said to the mum-of-two: "You are being as vague as you can. You knew that by taking the rolling pin into the bathroom suggests that you had a violent intent."
Through tears, Kaur replied: "I had no intention of the sort. I had never even talked back to her."
The court had already heard how the grandmother, who was due to return to India two days after her death, suffered multiple head, neck and body injuries in the violent and sustained attack.
Afterwards, the jury was told, Kaur washed the rolling pin and items of her own clothing before emergency services arrived on the scene.
She told jurors: "I just realised I was thinking 'what's going to happen now?' I was not even thinking about the fact that I would have to go to court or that the police would come or that I would go to prison."
The court heard how there had been "tension" between her and Mrs Buttar who, she said, had insulted her parents and accused her of being "idle" around the family home.
Some of the insults, Kaur said, would score "ten out of ten" in terms of how offensive they were.
Again weeping uncontrollably, she said: "She was going to go back after two days and I always think about this.
"Just for the sake of two days I have ruined my life and the life of my children."
Earlier in the case, Mr Mousley said Kaur had originally pleaded not guilty to murder in court and a trial date was set in October 2011.
The first trial almost reached the end of the prosecution's case when "it was indicated on her behalf that she was changing her story and admitting the killing."
Mr Mousley said the trial was stopped so expert psychiatric opinion could be sought.
As she came to the end of her cross-examination yesterday, Kaur added: "I have not felt sorry for myself, I know that I have done something very wrong. I have not taken any medication. I am not going to forgive myself."


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OK so I have Noticed that after the First game of the season many fans are one of two mindsets. A. despite the loss you are sort of encouraged by what you saw from the team. Or B. You have decided that Scott Pioli and Todd Hailey are horrible and have failed in there jobs. To the people who are in the B area why lets look at what we have seen so far from the new management of the chiefs.
First the Chiefs while losing games yes are not just sitting pat. Even yesterday you saw the Chiefs make a signing of a WR an area of need. That if nothing else is an improvement from the past few seasons. Pioli and Hailey will not take failure and that is a good thing.
To those who say all Pioli has done is sign former Pats Players that is a step up from what the chiefs have. Add to that that it is really the safe thing for Pioli to do. You have to go with players that you KNOW can get the job done. Yes the Pats let them go but the Pats are in a much better position then the chiefs at this point so just because they were let go by the Pats does NOT mean that they can not help the chiefs in some way.
Now for Hailey. Yes he has not won a game yet as a head coach but look at what he has. He came into a Bad football team. Did anyone in there right mind RELAY think that the Chiefs could Win in Baltimore. Hailey did pretty much all he could do as a head coach. He coached his team to be in a position to win the game the Chiefs were tied late in the game at 24. Yes he did not wow anyone with the play calling but i will say again that he was in a bad spot. Not having the guy YOU have chosen to be your starter at QB of course you are going to tone things down.
Simply put while the Chiefs have not won a game including the preseason the signs are if anything good for the chiefs. There has defiantly been a change in the way that the chiefs go about things. Pioli has proved that he will continue to do anything that he can to help this team at anytime. Even after the season has began. Its still a wait and see on both but I don't see why many have already given up on the pair of Scoot Pioli and Todd Hailey. Its far to early for that.


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Fable: The Journey Review
Developer: Lionhead Studios / Publisher: Microsoft Studios / Played on: Xbox 360 / Price: $49.99 / ESRB: Teen [Mild Blood, Mild Language, Violence]
There's nothing more tragic than wasted potential. It's absolutely heartrending when you can tell that a game tried everything it possibly could to achieve a vision, only to be stunted by a lack of budget, early release date, or flawed hardware. Fable: The Journey is one of the most tragic games I've played. It does nearly everything right, but in the end can't account for the raw inaccuracy of the Kinect.
The story and characters in Fable: The Journey are almost good enough to warrant playing despite the aggravating Kinect issues (more on that later). From a plot perspective, the game picks up after the events of Fable 3 and provides more insight into The Corruption (that ultimate evil black sludge that popped up halfway through Fable 3). From a plot perspective, The Journey is a great continuation of the larger Fable storyline and even sets up the next step in the series. As someone who's followed the series from the beginning, I love that Lionhead didn't treat The Journey as an inconsequential offshoot.
The characters and smaller storylines in The Journey are equally well executed. In typical Fable fashion, the characters come as a mix of idyllic archetypes mixed with terrible dark streaks that give them both storybook charm and believability. My favorites include the tragically endearing Fergus who lost his wife to balverine attacks and eventually redeems himself in a scene that filled my eyes with manly man-tears. There's also Bob and Finley, two disembodied spirits that guide you through a temple bickering with each other all the while. My time in Albion with The Journey would be an utter delight were it not for all those pesky gameplay problems.
Though I like to believe in the potential and the promise of the Kinect, The Journey all but proves it's impossible to develop a Kinect game based on accuracy and responsiveness. There are two main modes of play in The Journey: horse riding and on-foot monster bashing. Horse riding is typically slower-paced, affording you the opportunity to pick up experience orbs and listen to conversations between main protagonist Gabriel and other characters as you meander down the road. It's not the most stimulating play in the world, but it's entertaining to watch the countryside roll by and learn more about the world. Control issues aren't as vexing in this mode either, as the worst that can happen is your horse bonks into a rock or tree.
Monster fighting sends you through caves and temples, slinging different spells by pulling your right or left hand to your shoulder and then extending it outward. A lot of smart ideas went into refining this combat — for instance, shield-sporting enemies must first have their armor pulled off with the "push" spell before you can blast them to death with "bolt." Throwing spells around and killing enemies with the motion of your arms is genuinely cool… when it works, which is rare. More often than not, all the Kinect headaches apply. It's inaccurate, unresponsive, and unpredictable. I'd do the exact same motion five times in a row (which I measured by visually lining up my hand with the bezel of my television) and got five different results. If a game behaved this way with a traditional controller, it'd be unforgivably broken, and I can't hold The Journey to any less of a standard.
I can tell the developers tried everything in their power to compensate for this. There's a flash on-screen showing exactly where the game registered your spell's aim, which would theoretically help you fine-tune it, and a generous auto-aim generally helps you hit obvious targets. I especially liked "aftertouch," which lets you yank spells you've already fired back in the direction of monsters if you were off. Regardless, the fundamental input lag and inaccuracy is unavoidable. In the end, you'll just end up flailing at the television with a very tenuous link to the game's actions.
I attempted jumping through the game's numerous hoops to make the Kinect work as well: move your coffee table, sit on the edge of your seat, uncross your legs, make sure your kinect is at eye level. Even then it doesn't behave as it should, and furthermore technology should not need such coddling.
The Journey's presentation is solid with a few exceptions. Visually, the game realizes the world of Albion with more personal charm than in other Fable games, though part of that is thanks to playing the game from a first-person perspective. Characters and monsters exude the trademark storybook charm that usually accompanies the Fable series as well. My only complaint is that the frequent videos that punctuate the story are thoroughly compressed, which makes the switch from in-engine to video` visually jarring. Voice work in The Journey is some of gaming's best, however. Every character absolutely nails their roles, imparting the little notes of charm and humor that only masterful acting can.
I have no vendetta against the Kinect, but after playing games like The Journey I can't help but be a little bitter. Everything about this game is fantastic except the parts where you have to actually play it. That's what makes recommending this game really tough. Devout Fable fans will enjoy the check-in with the world as well as promises of what's to come, and some children may be indiscriminate enough to not care about perfect accuracy in controls. Everyone else should avoid the heartache.
- Kinect controls don't work
+ Charming story and setting
- Wonderful (but futile) innovations from Lionhead
6 / 10
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Tried the demo. It's definitely a good game (gameplay wise). It's just held back by the horrible Kinect issues. I give props to Lionhead for doing this much for Kinect.
Oh, that's so sad…
I have played every Fable game to-date,even Fable heros. I loved every one. I REALLY want this game,but this Kinect only bullshit is..well bullshit. Taking a loved series and OFF THE BAT alienating half of your fans from even playing the game is just stupid. You can tell where the developers tried to compensate for the obvious Kinect problems too. They can only fix so much in game. This is a clear case of micosoft trying to force the kinect down our throats…. "What you want to play the next game in a series you have been a dedicated fan of for almost a decade? Cough up $150 for a bugged piece of hardware on top of the $60 for the game. MUHUHUH!!!!(insert evil Mr. Burns laugh here.)" Resist the kinect my brothers!! RESIST!
I own kinect, and don't regret the purchase. ME3 voice commands with kinect it boss. And i love the kinect voice commands for Skyrim. Kinect is good at enhancing good games. Just don't look for a good experiance entirely occupied by the peripheral.
I don't have a problem with Kinect per-say,I do have a problem with this type of forcing you to buy it to play a game. Don't take this the wrong way,I have no problems with kinect games,but if you want a kinect game,make a kinect game. Don't take the next instalment of a series that has been a controller only game for 8 years and make it a kinect only game. I agree the voice commands on mass effect was cool,and games like binary domain. If you want a game to have kinect support,let it have kinect support. But for the love of the Great Cheeseburger eating Buddha,don't fuck with a established and loves series like this.
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MOffY announced that its new social Facebook game, Cupid Jeweled, has made its debut.
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If you skate and live in England you'll know about Slam City Skates, meaning you'll probably be familiar with their bear (safe) t-shirt. Even if you don't skate, Colin Greenwood from Radiohead wore it on TV, so you have no excuses. Arran Gregory is the artist behind that bear, as well as a multitude of other animal inspired clothing for some awesome British companies. He also just completed designing a board in conjunction with Coca Cola for the run-up to the 2012 Olympics; this man's got shit going on.
Arran tells us, 'I've skateboarded since I was about eleven and I was always a pretty creative kid, in to drawing and making things. I started studying in London when I was 18, which is when I got heavily in to graphics and visual art.'
A recent graphic design graduate from the Chelsea College of Art & Design, Arran is working freelance on a series of sculptures, his first being the life sized bear you see above. He explained, 'I wanted to create a 3D sculpture of the mirror animals I'd designed and chose the bear because I find bears really visually powerful. I like my work to always have an impact on the viewer and evoke some sort of emotional response.'
He plans on turning the original in to a series; a mirror wolf next and eventually a run of mirror-ball trophy heads, 'like the kind that hunters mount on shields.' Until then though, 'The Mirror Bear' is being exhibited at the Electric Blue Gallery up to February 2010, so go and check it out!
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"Stairway" was designed, hopefully with a Fluxus sense of humor, by 20-year-old Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design student Arthur Analts. Analts' other projects include "Tit," a silicone flashlight that you squeeze to turn on, and "Choco Poo," which is chocolate shaped like poop. Maybe someone was trying to impress a girl with some dreamy, acoustic fumbling in a dorm common room when this idea Robert-planted a seed in his mind?
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People everywhere are trying to show renewed respect for our military service men and women.
After the Vietnam War, many people lost respect for the military but came to realize that was a bad mistake. Even though many people, including me, think that starting the Iraq War was a disgrace, nobody is blaming the military for that war, and people recognize the great sacrifices that military families are making and want to honor them for that.
Both my parents were WWII vets, and I can still remember my mother going white to the lips when my dad was called out of reserves during the Cuban missle crisis, but said not one word.
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Very good food. Some dishes are not available at lunch time =( So we will come one more time. Highly recomending this place. Be prepared for the cue at luch time.
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We we taken here by our ski guide because she got free food here. It has goats. That's it you have usual Austrian food, and can look at goats. Not bad, not good. If you like goats great, if you arenn't that bothered about goats, go some where else. Baaaaa, or whatever goats say.
This is the place to go for Après ski in Hinterglemm, just on the end of the runs down to the Reiterkogelbahn about 100m up. If you partake too much there is actually a tunnel underneath to the road so you can walk.
Like your usual hutte but with more muscle! Brilliant for apres and popular with everyone. Attracts all types and all nationalities. Worth a visit
Lunch or après ski, a great place with a great ski atmosphere. Stopped by for a quick drink and meet up at the base of one of the main runs into Hibterglemm one lunchtime. Great whatever time of day. And make sure you check out the goats.
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London Olympics: Opening Ceremony
The technological wizardry, choreographed precision and sheer grandeur of everything on display during last night's Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games kept me in such shock and awe that I was staring at the TV even during commercials.
("Opening Ceremony of Beijing Olympics," The iPINIONS Journal, August 9, 2008)
Granted, expecting London 2012 to emulate the awe Beijing 2008 inspired worldwide is rather like expecting Paul McCartney to emulate the excitement Justin Bieber creates among teenage girls. And to his credit, it appears nobody appreciated this fact more than Danny Boyle, the man organizers of the London Games tapped to direct their Opening Ceremony:
Beijing was beyond compare. It was on a scale that was unimaginable almost anywhere else in the world. So you go, fine … all hail Beijing! That's the peak.
(NBC TODAY Show, July 26, 2012)
Boyle, of course, is the Academy Award-winning director of Slumdog Millionaire. He evidently set out to portray – in the form of a "live film" – the dynamism that characterizes the history and cultural development of Great Britain. And sure enough what he produced stood in animated contrast to the robotic performances by thousands of seemingly cloned precision drummers, marchers, and dancers that were featured in Beijing.
In fact, so intent was Boyle on this contrast that what played out in the London Olympic stadium tonight (in live skits on the field as well as in cinematic vignettes on jumbo screens) evoked more joy and sorrow than shock and awe.
Truth be told, I think he made his fellow Britons proud with his Olympian tribute to Britannia – highlighting such things as the idealized days of agrarian life, the lasting influence of William Shakespeare, the rising and setting of the sun on the British Empire, the industrial revolution, World War I, the social revolution symbolized by sex, drugs, and rock & roll, the age of technology, the polyglot tensions that make London today 'A Modern Babylon,' and the UK's notoriously dreadful weather, just to name a few of the themes he covered.
(The way Boyle glorified Britain's National Health Service, with its universal healthcare for all citizens, President Obama would've been wise to hire him to direct the PR campaign for his Obamacare….)
As it happened, though, the most intriguing thing about this Opening Ceremony was the way all of Britain conspired to keep Boyle's script top secret. Hell, one could be forgiven for thinking that MI5 deputized the thousands of performers and crew involved as British agents on Her Majesty's secret service.
Apropos of which, it was really quaint to see Daniel Craig (aka James Bond 007) whisking the Queen from Buckingham Palace, soaring over London in a helicopter, and parachuting with her into the Olympic Stadium to make her royal entrance.
Mind you, this stunt would have been a little more entertaining if one imagined Helen Mirren playing the Queen. Come to think of it, maybe that was Helen…. But I suppose this was Boyle paying cheeky homage to his profession.
My favorite bit, however, was "Mr. Bean" as guest pianist for the London Orchestra's performance of Chariots of Fire – the instrumental theme for the eponymous 1981 film. It had him becoming so bored with hitting the one note required of him that he began fantasizing about being in the movie itself. His Forrest Gumpian dream sequence that followed evoked sidesplitting laughter.
This easily upstaged the Bond bit. But let's face it: Bond is far more Hollywood than London these days.
On the other hand, we could have done without more Harry Potter mania. But leave it to the preternaturally irreverent Boyle to have the dainty Mary Poppins tame the evil Voldemort: talk about artistic license. And no disrespect to J.K. Rowling, but J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is more my idea of high-fantasy children's literature.
According to the hype, over one billion would have tuned in. But truth be told, the vast majority of us would have done so – not just to enjoy the show but to take jingoistic pride in the few seconds the members of our national team were on display during the traditional parade of nations.
In my case, I waited for this fleeting moment to see The Bahamas, my country of birth. But I was also eager to see Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Brunei make Olympic history by including at least one woman on their respective teams. No less noteworthy though is that the mighty Team USA included more women than men for the first time in Olympic history.
Indeed, with all due respect to Boyle, these historic firsts for gender equality alone made watching this Opening Ceremony worthwhile.
It did not go without notice that Michael Phelps, the undisputed star of these Games, did not march with Team USA. But this was only because the qualifying heats for the most challenging of his seven events, the 400m Individual Medley, are scheduled for the morning after the Opening Ceremony. And the final is later that same day.
Phelps is clearly sensible enough to realize that he has to skip the parade and rest to be in the best possible condition to win. Moreover, I suspect he fears, and I predict, that if he were to lose this first head-to-head matchup with team rival Ryan Lochte, his confidence and aura of invincibility would be so sapped that he'd be lucky to win gold in half of his remaining events. Understandably, he's not taking any chances….
(Regarding the second-biggest rivalry of these Games, I heard Usain Bolt say on the BBC today that he's only "95%" fit. Frankly, this struck me as a preemptive excuse for being upset by team rival Yohan Blake. At least Phelps seems mentally prepared to take on his would-be usurper mano-a-mano. I hope someone prevails upon Bolt to understand that it's better to lose after being fully prepared and giving all he had than to lose because he couldn't be bothered to get 100% fit for the biggest race of his life. But it would not surprise me if he false starts at these Games the way he did at the World Championships last year to avoid the ultimate challenge against Blake in the 100m.)
I gather they're planning to feature Paul McCartney in the Opening Ceremony. But I think his Beatles nostalgia act is not only way overrated, but way overexposed – as his performance at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee just last month clearly demonstrated … on both counts. Instead, Her Majesty should commission Roger Waters and David Gilmore to reunite as the real Pink Floyd for this occasion – to make Britons truly proud and give the rest of us the experience of a lifetime.
("Gone fishing," The iPINIONS Journal, July 24, 2012)
Alas, my source was right. There was McCartney warbling out Hey Jude. Thankfully the obligatory crowd participation was such that it drowned out his voice for the most part. Mind you, I would not be so critical if this were the Closing Ceremony, when relatively few people tune in … for obvious reasons.
Finally, the lighting of the Olympic Flame is usually a very special moment, if not the highlight, of Opening Ceremonies. And, with all due respect to Muhammed Ali – who did the honors in Atlanta in 1996 and who for some sad, incomprehensible reason was propped up in Weekend-at-Bernie's fashion to be a part of this year's – my favorite lighting was when an archer lit the Olympic cauldron from about 1,000 meters away in Barcelona in 1992.
But it came as something of a letdown when Boyle ended this bang of a spectacular with a whimper by having David Beckham – who famously failed to make the UK's Olympic soccer team - deliver the torch along the River Thames by speedboat to Sir Steve Regrave, a relatively unknown five-time Olympic champion in rowing, who in turn handed it over to seven kids who set the cauldron alight. The children are our future, but this is our time. WTF!
Anyway, notwithstanding my mild criticisms and opening caveat with respect to Beijing 2008, Boyle succeeded in showcasing Great Britain in all its glory before the world tonight in a manner worthy of the way Shakespeare regaled the Mother Country in this famous homage 400 years ago:
This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars…
This happy breed of men, this little world…
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.
(John of Gaunt, Richard II, Act 2. Scene 1)
A jolly good show. But memorable? I don't think so.
Let the Games begin!
NOTE: Yes, I managed to circumvent the blockade NBC executives imposed on all Internet streaming of this Ceremony to maximize viewership of its delayed broadcast. What pettifogging, nickel-and-diming jerks!
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And if things continue to roll "as is" well the pick is going to end up mighty low in the first round. After yesterday's 30-7 thrashing of the 'Aints, the Panthers sit with a 5-2 record, with the conference's #2 overall record.
The Panthers were able to survive, better yet, thrive during the suspension of Steve Smith. Jake Delhomme looks like the old Super Bowl Jake. And the Panther's D, well it looks like your typical dominant John Fox coached D.
So as the season progresses last year's draft day trade is looking anything like a steal. The Eagles traded away the 19th pick in last year's draft for second and fourth-round picks in the 2008 draft plus a first-rounder in 2009.
But hey, there is always a positive. With the 2nd rounder we received from the Panthers, the Eagles did select DeSean Jackson. He is definitely first round talent and Banner doesn't have to pay him like one!
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Activists in Seattle slam working conditions at Amazon warehouses
A group of people rallied outside Amazon headquarters in Seattle's South Lake Union area on Thursday, demanding better working conditions inside the company's warehouses.
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More than 50 people joined a labor-organized rally Thursday outside Amazon's South Lake Union headquarters Thursday, hoping to draw more public attention to working conditions inside the company's warehouses.
Conditions at Amazon warehouses in Pennsylvania and Kentucky have come under scrutiny in news reports where former employees describing workers collapsing in the summer heat, getting fired after injuries and other problems.
"Overnight, they can turn these bad jobs into good jobs," said John Scearcy, president of Teamsters Local 117 of Tukwila, to those who attended the noon rally.
"Does anyone out there think Amazon can't afford it?" he yelled, prompting a chorus of "No!" from the crowd. "But they're not motivated, right?"
The rally was organized by Working Washington, a union-backed organization that has developed an Amazon.com warehouse-workers bill of rights. The document includes a call for Amazon to limit the use of temporary agencies and "recognize that freedom of association and collective bargaining are an essential ingredient for a produce workforce."
Echoing the Occupy Wall Street movement, some people at the rally carried signs that said, "Hello Amazon, you're accountable to the 99%" and "Amazon, see you May 24," a reference to the company's upcoming shareholder meeting at the Seattle Art Museum.
Many of the remarks were directed toward Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder and chief executive officer.
"Jeff, where I worked was above 115 degrees on certain days," Karen Salasky, a former temporary worker at an Amazon fulfillment center in Pennsylvania, told the rally. "Because of us, you're successful."
Salasky said she lost her job after she fell ill during a hot June day, and was sent home from work to recuperate.
In an interview, Scearcy told a Seattle Times reporter that the time is right for a union-organizing campaign at Amazon, though he didn't mention any specific plans.
"How much worse does it have to get," he said.
Sage Wilson, a spokesman for Working Washington, said he is not aware of any current organizing efforts at an Amazon facility.
While the rally was under way, Amazon employees from the Seattle headquarters, easily distinguished by blue badges worn around their necks, listened while eating lunch bought from nearby food trucks. Others peered out their office windows.
When approached for comment, numerous employees declined to talk.
As Salasky spoke about feeling overworked and underpaid, an employee in the audience said, "I sure am!" before being shushed by a co-worker.
Amazon officials also did not respond to a request from The Seattle Times seeking comment.
The rally ended after about 40 minutes without incident. A Seattle police officer was seen shortly afterward taking photos of an "Occupy Amazon" sign scribbled on the side of a wooden-construction shelter — evidence, he said, of graffiti.
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The same people who make love to their guns and want armed officers in schools are also the ones who do not want their taxes to go up one penny.
This is the defiintion of stupidity.
If we put one armed cop in each school in the nation the cost is over 5.4 BILLION per year.
I'm sure those who make love to their guns aren't up for tax increases....are they?
Well, maybe they'd pay for gunzzzzz, since their entire identity is wrapped up in being some sort of macho tough guy.
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What's in a name? Plenty, when referring to the protests that are becoming increasingly violent in the Asian country being referred to as both Myanmar and Burma. Governments around the world are condemning the actions of the military junta, which started cracking down on protesters, killing at least nine people and arresting more than 100 Buddhist monks.
While some are calling the country Myanmar, others are using an older name, Burma. The BBC explained that the military junta renamed the country Myanmar in 1989 after a wave of similar uprisings a year before. The United Nations and other countries like France and Japan recognize this government; however, both the United Kingdom and the United States do not. Thus, this explains the BBC's and President Bush's usage of Burma and the U.N.'s use of Myanmar.
By refusing to call the country Myanmar, Bush is showing his distaste for the military junta that is using force against nonviolent protesters who have for 10 days taken to the streets of Yangon to express dissent for the military government's rule. The protests originated from the government's decision to hike fuel prices and have spiraled into a larger call for democracy.
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This scrumptious recipe from Bob Guiney takes your basic asparagus to a whole new level of delicious!! These aren't your mom's boiled asparagus...they're grilled, crunchy and smothered in parmesan! The perfect summer side dish.
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• 1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste
• salt to taste
Wash and trim asparagus and place in a Ziploc bag
Pour olive oil and parmesan in the bag and massage all over the asparagus
Place on a hot grill for a couple minutes until they are brown and crispy
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We've noticed lately that our comments threads are starting to get back to the way they used to be in our indie heyday—smart, chock full of info (and tips!), earnest, and most of all, respectful.
This is great news. Frankly, one of my favorite things about PubliCola when we first started out were the nerdy civic debates that would blow up in the comments threads.
As the mayoral election heats up, we hope this trend continues.
A couple of quick things about some of the recurring, off-the-wall, name-calling comments we seem to get.
Neither Erica nor I are what you might call "hipsters." In addition to spending our weeks reading bill reports, going to Transportation Choices Coalition Friday brown bags, and going to bed at nine and waking up at five to write Fizz every morning, we're old enough to be Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon's parents (at least I am.) About the hippest thing I do is watch HBO's Girls.
As for Erica. Hipster? I don't know what to say. Even I'm cooler than her. She's currently reading the third installment in Robert Caro's LBJ series and gets really wild by listening to Terry Gross. Last Friday night she was giddy to be going to see Joel Hodgson speak at SIFF; Hodgson was the star of Mystery Science Theater 3000. I dropped Erica off there on my way to eat dinner at home and go to bed so I could wake up and go to my weekly old guys' basketball game in ... Ravenna!
More important: We are not "in the bag" for any of the mayoral candidates. With the exception of Charlie Staadecker (who Erica met for the first time this month) and David Ishii, we've been reporting on all of these guys for years and think they're all brainy, high-quality candidates. (It's the race that should have happened in 2009.)
We like McGinn's 21st century green agenda. We like Tim Burgess' thoughtful, thorough approach to legislation. We like Ed Murray's track record in the state house and senate. We like Bruce Harrell's commitment to race and social justice. And we like Peter Steinbrueck's deep knowledge of city issues. We also look forward to hearing from one long-shot candidate, dogged neighborhood activist Kate Martin, who, admittedly, we think should be running for council instead of mayor.
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I can't look at this longer than five seconds without wanting one! I took this at a "Pet Parade" held in Geneseo over the weekend. Residents were invited to bring their furry loved ones to Highland park for a parade, games and to enjoy the beautiful weather. This little one was getting all of the attention.


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Consuming more than 75 percent of the world's energy, and producing around 80 percent of its greenhouse gases, the role of cities is an important nexus in the climate change debate. Their populations and infrastructure are immensely vulnerable to the damaging effects of increasing temperatures, sea level rise and extreme weather events. Additionally, cities are well positioned to anticipate climate change due to their enhanced understanding of local conditions and needs.
Driven by a common belief that city governments play an important role in reducing global carbon emissions, a group of large cities (known as the C40 Cities) have come together to create an effective forum to support collaboration and information sharing between cities and demonstrate leadership. This year, the C40 Cities collaborated with the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) on a research to measure the climate impact of each participating city as well as their plans for action. An impressive 72 percent of the C40 Cities responded to the survey, representing over 1,200 million metric tons of CO2-equivalent, a figure roughly equivalent to the total emissions of a country like Japan or Germany. The survey shows that a number of cities have pioneered extraordinary approaches to GHG reduction and climate resilience.
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Sainsbury outshines Tesco with profit rise
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LONDON (Reuters) - J Sainsbury (SBRY.L), Britain's No. 3 supermarket, beat forecasts with a 5.4 percent rise in first-half profit, helped by the development of its online and convenience stores business, the two fastest growing grocery channels in the UK.
The group, which has enjoyed 31 consecutive quarters of underlying sales growth, is continuing to outshine industry leader Tesco (TSCO.L), which last month posted a 12.4 percent fall in first half UK trading profit. No. 2 player Asda is due to update on its third quarter on Thursday.
Sainsbury said on Wednesday it made profit before tax and one-off items of 373 million pounds ($593 million) in the 28 weeks to September 29.
That compares with analysts' consensus forecast of 371 million pounds, according to a company poll, and 354 million pounds made in the same period last year.
First half sales rose 4 percent to 13.37 billion pounds as Sainsbury's outperformed the market, increasing its share to 16.7 percent, the highest for nearly a decade.
Last month the firm posted better-than-expected second quarter underlying sales growth.
Sainsbury's said online sales grew at over 20 percent and it opened 49 convenience stores during the period.
"Certainly if you compare our performance with all our major competitors we're doing the best both in sales and profit," Chief Executive Justin King told Sky News.
Industry data has shown Sainsbury sustaining market share gains from rivals into the second half as it also benefits from the success of its "Brand Match" pricing initiative, higher penetration of own-label food ranges and increased sales of non-food products.
The group has also enjoyed a boost to its profile from its sponsorship of the London Paralympic Games.
"Whilst the wider economic situation remains challenging, we are well positioned," said King.
Though Britain is out of recession many retailers are still finding the going tough as consumer spending is held back by wage increases below inflation, which hit a five-month high in October, and government measures designed to cut national debt.
Grocers traditionally cope better in tough economic times thanks to their focus on essential goods, but some of them have also struggled.
Last week an industry survey said British retail sales slowed sharply in October, while Morrisons (MRW.L), the UK's No. 4 grocer, posted a 2.1 percent fall in third quarter underlying sales, highlighting high levels of promotional activity. Earlier this month electrical retailer Comet collapsed into administration, threatening 6,600 jobs.
Sainsbury's shares are up 14 percent over the last year, partly buoyed by the return of speculation regarding a possible renewed bid attempt from its 26-percent Qatari shareholder. The stock closed Tuesday at 347.2 pence, valuing the business at around 6.56 billion pounds.
Sainsbury's is paying an interim dividend of 4.8 pence a share, up 6.7 percent.
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(Reporting by James Davey; additional reporting by Mo Abbas; Editing by Hans-Juergen Peters)
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It's frustrating to see girls with crazy-potential buried under crazy layers of fat. It's so unnecessary. Not that weight management is simple and everyone who isn't at their ideal weight has only their laziness to blame or anything, but with all the dedication I keep seeing "would-be-super-hot-if-only-thinner" girls put into pure vanity aspects of their appearance like eccentric makeup, nails and accessories – it just becomes frustrating to see that energy not put toward something that could actually benefit their self image, life in general and of course health.
Naturally, fat chicks with the "fat chick mindset" will read this as having implications that arent present (mainly, some form of "you want everyone to be thinner than the rails of coke they do at their Hollywood model vomit parties but we're strong and independent and dont need to fit no societal standards of beauty you pigggg!) but i'm only saying it to help…
For all the emphasis girls put on weight, I don't understand how so many of them still fail to see exactly the magnitude of how much improvement can really be achieved with some weight loss.
Don't wanna lose weight or don't wanna look any hotter? Then don't. I'm not asking you to. You won't be lonely (more guys like a thick girl than a 'rexy one, so chill out on that front) and unless you're "FUPA hitting the floor" levels of fat, the health effects will be minimal. However: if you wanna reach your optimum level of attractiveness while you're under 50… lose some friggin LBs, yo.
I think some of the discouragement is that that it's a lot of work and effort for not that much gain.
So wrong.
Look at Kate Upton's body type and you'll see all the signs of a chubby girl – and yet, she isn't chubby. She's Marilyn Monroey in her full-figuredness and regarded as pretty much the hottest thing alive right now. So what's stopping your fat ass from being the same?
Kate Upton is basically just a fat chick who lost 10 pounds and did her hair real nice. Remember that, ladies… Not tryin to make you feel fat and gross.. just reminding you that you prolly dont even know what a smokin hott bombshell you maybe could be if you really tried.
For that matter – Kim Kardashian is just a fat girl who is *still* fat but has a pretty face and dresses nice.
It aint that hard to be a sex-commanding vixen, ladies. You can do it! *She* did…


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Super Easy Dry Laundry Soap
1 1/2 C. Borax
1 1/2 C. Washing Soda
1 bar of Fels Napatha Soap
I found all three ingredients together at Wal Mart. I bought a box of Borax, a box of Washing Soda and 2 bars of Fels Napatha and the total with tax was $8.87. That's a double batch and next time all I will have to buy is the Fels Napatha because I still have a lot of the Borax and Washing Soda left and they're just $0.97 a bar!! Pretty darned cheap!!! Oh and a double batch makes about 7-8 cups of laundry soap. Each load only needs a tablespoon so I imagine it'll last a long time. There are 16 tablespoons in a cup and if you assume it's 7 1/2 cups that is 120 loads of laundry!!!! Just by buying 2 more bars of soap I'd say you could make another double batch. That's a lot of laundry (240 loads) for just $11!!
Of course I documented this process because I'm a good little blogger. Here is the photographic proof!!
All the supplies you'll need for a double batch! |
These are the tools you will need. Measuring Cup, Grater and a Large Bowl. |
This is the Fels Naptha soap out of the wrapper |
This is about 2 cups of the grated soap. Each bar makes about 3 cups. |
This is the finished product. Actually this is one of 2 1/2 large jars full!! |
I have made this before with just regular bar of vegetable gylcerin soap that I get from T.rader J.oe's. You can use any regular soap you like. If you use a smaller bar of soap though use 1 C of Borax and Washing Soda. I converted it to 1 1/2 C. because the bar I used was about 1 1/2 the size of a normal bar of soap. The reason I switched to this bar is because I thought since it's for laundry maybe it would work better. We shall see! Not that I had any problems before. I really liked it. Plus it is easy to use and goes a long way. Try it yourself!!
I've used it on several loads now and I can say that it does work very well. Even on diapers and family cloth. It has a very clean smell too! I'm pleased.
I've used it on several loads now and I can say that it does work very well. Even on diapers and family cloth. It has a very clean smell too! I'm pleased.


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As reported widely today in the British media, the High Court has ruled that the British National Health Service was wrong to remove organs from dead children without the consent of their parents. More than 2000 families have been affected by this NHS scandal. Of course, what do you expect from a state that believes even a citizen's body is communally owned? Private ownership — no matter what form it takes — just isn't cool in Europe.
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Get ready to have some family fun in downtown Jacksonville at Veterans Memorial Arena.
The Ringling Bros. And Barnum and Bailey Circus begins on Thursday.
Elephants, tigers, acrobats and aerialists from across the globe will join together to form one great show.
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Thursday, January 17- 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 18-7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 19- 11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m., and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 20-1:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m.
Monday, January 21-1:30 p.m.
Tickets for Thursday and Friday performances are: $74 (Circus Celebrity), $45 (Front Row), $37 (VIP), $27 (Lower Level) and $15 (Upper Level). Tickets can be purchased at www.ringling.com or www.ticketmaster.com, at any Ticketmaster Outlet by calling 800-745-3000, or at the Veterans Memorial Arena Box office.


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I am leading 2 special classes on Christmas Eve & New Years Eve where I'd like to open it up for guests to workout with me for $10 a class. I know lots of people are off of work, or in town visiting during the holidays, so why not extend you a great workout before the festivities begin? Just let me know if you plan on coming so I have an idea of who to expect by calling 862.248.0880 or clicking the link below to reserve your spot! (then pay when you get here!)
Monday, December 24th, 9:30am: Holiday HIIT ~ This workout is bound to give you a healthy dose of holiday cheer! It's HIIT training at its best with fun & funky holiday tunes to keep our spirits up just when the burn kicks in. Bring your friends & family for free this Christmas Eve workout & burn off the calories before indulging in all the merriments.
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100% solid ceramic styler with 1.5 inch floating plates allows you to straighten, curl and create all types of styles with one tool.
Far infrared technology and the highest quality ceramic make this styler much gentler on hair than conventional flat irons
The amika? ceramic styler is a powerful professional tool that can be used to create straight, wavy and curly styles. The high quality materials and advanced technology make it gentle on the hair and incredibly easy to use.
The styler features 100% ceramic plates. Ceramic radiates a different type of heat called far?infrared heat. Far?infrared heat is much gentler on the hair, preserving moisture in the hair shaft and protecting the hair cuticle from damage. Ceramic is also the ideal heat conductor and maintains even temperature.
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