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Adobe Launches Creative Cloud
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SAN JOSE, CA — Adobe announced Adobe Creative Cloud, a radical new way of providing tools and services that will change the game for creatives worldwide. A subscription-based offering, Adobe Creative Cloud is a hub for making, sharing and delivering creative work and it is centered around a powerful release of Adobe Creative Suite 6 software, packed with innovation across its industry-defining design, Web, video and digital imaging tools.
Adobe Creative Cloud Highlights
- Creative Cloud membership provides users with access to download and install every new Adobe CS6 application announced today and two new HTML5 products, Adobe Muse and Adobe Edge preview.
- Creative Cloud integrates Adobe's creative tablet applications, such as Photoshop Touch, into everyday work - seamlessly synchronizing and storing files in the cloud for sharing and access on any device.
- Creative Cloud members will be able to easily deliver mobile apps to iOS and Android marketplaces and publish, manage and host websites.
- Adobe Creative Cloud members will have access to application upgrades, including new CS point-product features, before they are launched as part of major CS updates, as well as inventive new products and services as they emerge.
- Adobe Creative Cloud membership is US$49.99 per month, with an annual contract. A special introductory offer of US$29.99 per month for CS3, CS4, CS5 and CS5.5 individual customers is also available.
"The urge to be creative is universal, and harnessing the creative spark – in everyone from school children to creative pros – has never been more important," said Shantanu Narayen, president and chief executive officer, Adobe. "Wherever and whenever inspiration strikes, Adobe will be there to help capture, refine and publish your ideas."
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- CS6 includes landmark releases of industry icons such as Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe InDesign CS6, Adobe Illustrator CS6, Adobe Dreamweaver CS6, Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, Adobe After Effects CS6, Adobe Flash Professional CS6 and more. With Creative Cloud membership, creatives can download and install all of the 14 new Adobe Creative Suite 6 applications.
- Creative Cloud membership also includes access to Adobe Muse and Adobe Edge preview, new tools for HTML5 design and development that demonstrate Adobe's commitment to the latest Web standards.
Creative Cloud Links Adobe Touch Apps to CS6 Desktop Tools
- Adobe Creative Cloud integrates Adobe's line of creative touch tools with CS6 desktop applications.
- Adobe Touch Apps bring professional-level creativity to tablet devices and address multiple areas of the creative process: image editing, ideation, sketching, mood board creation, website and mobile app prototyping, and the presentation of finished work.
- Photoshop Touch and Adobe Ideas have already proved runaway hits on the iPad and Android tablets. Three additional tools, available on Android today, will be coming to iPad soon: Adobe Collage, Adobe Debut and Adobe Proto.
- A new desktop app, Adobe Creative Cloud Connection, enables the syncing, sharing and storing of files across mobile devices and desktop.
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Joico • K-Pak Reconstruct Shampoo for Dry or Damaged Hair • Shampoo
(169 reviews)
Average Rating. | 3.8 |
Would buy this product again. | 71% |
Package Quality | 3.9 |
Price | 3.5 |
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amk1095 on 11/16/2013 2:10:00 PM more reviews by amk1095
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Blond Eyes: Blue
I head great things about this shampoo but it just did not work for me. It makes my fine hair very oily, and the conditioner does not condition my hair. It kind of smells like rotting bananas, but its a scent that you get used to. The shampoo and conditioner are both very liquidy, I prefer a thicker consistency. It does not leave my hair feeling nice at all, no-name drugstore brands make my hair feel a lot smoother and softer than this. It leaves a lot of residue and my scalp around the front of my head feels heavy with oil and unclean after using this shampoo, while the back of my head feels dry, as it has dried out my ends. Definitely would not recommend this, try a sample before you spend the money. Fortunately I bought mine at Ulta in a bundle of shampoo and conditioner and deep conditioner for a lot less than its actual price.
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Ilove2shop21 on 8/26/2013 3:58:00 PM more reviews by Ilove2shop21
Age: Unknown Skin: Combination, Tan Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
I don't use heat styling or blow dryers and since using this (two months), my split ends are getting split ends. Literally.
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*TOP REVIEWER* goddessintraining on 8/2/2013 5:58:00 PM more reviews by goddessintraining
Age: 36-43 Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool Hair: Brunette, Fine Eyes: Blue
I have fine hair that is not exactly what you would call abundant. It is extremely fragile & colour treated. This shampoo has been working really well for me. I use it in conjunction with the matching conditioner & the K-Pak Revitaluxe. I really like them all.
I used the same shampoo & conditioner for many years & over the past 2 years, after some extreme stress, my hair was just looking worse than ever. Really damaged, dry, brittle, frizzy...all bad pretty much all the time no matter how I tried to style or hide it. I bought these joico products & noticed a difference from the first use (I believe most of the credit goes to the revitaluxe though).
This shampoo doesn't ruin my colour. Gives a nice, rich, creamy lather. I have never used it all on it's own, so I can't comment on that.
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Reality9 on 6/28/2013 3:29:00 PM more reviews by Reality9
Age: 19-24 Skin: Normal, Olive, Warm Hair: Brown, Curly, Medium Eyes: Brown
I tried this in the past and it was amazing, made my hair curlier and much softer. An effect I have never seen with any other products, even high end ones.
The downside is how expensive these are! They're like £20 per bottle so I don't think I will be buying it. Don't trust sites like Ebay which are full of fake and used ones. I had a look on the official site and you have to buy it from hair salons only. I'll like their Facebook page and maybe enter into competitions as long as I don't seem like some desperate vulture who can't even afford a shampoo lol. It's brilliant anyway but if it's a bit out of your reach I'd say stick to Tresemme with Aussie conditioner for the ends and maybe some organic macadamia oil for hair after it's dried.
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Aso89 on 6/16/2013 3:36:00 PM more reviews by Aso89
Age: 19-24 Skin: Dry, Olive Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel
I gave Joico 4 lipsticks because I have never used shampoo that was above £1-3 or for damaged hair so I don't know what it can do compared to others. However, it does do what I expected it to so I was happy to give it 4 lipsticks.
First off, I want to start by saying I am a highly rational and logical woman so this whole 'it will thicken your hair/ it will change your life' crap doesn't work with me.
The only reason I even (surprisingly) decided to pay more than £3 for a shampoo was because of the good reviews I read online, on here and other websites.
A bit about my hair: I don't have a lot of hair but my strands are thick and overall quite dry; just like my skin.
What did this shampoo do for me? Well, I've been using this shampoo for about 3 weeks now and what it doesn't do is, it does not thicken your hair or give it added strength; nothing can do that. A shampoo cannot change your genes or hair follicles, those are the only things that determine it. I think everyone should accept that and stop making false advertising.
The only reason why some people may witness more strength or thickness in their hair, is because they probably damaged their hair before and its now growing out and the original strength and thickness is coming back.
What this shampoo DOES do, and the reason why I will buy this again is, when I wash my hair and blow dry it, it usually ends up really wire-y and frizzy and it will take me a day to sleep on it to have it nice and silky looking. With this shampoo, I wash, blow dry and my hair looks silky without it looking weighed down and oily. It feels like there is a lot more moisture in my hair and it has this permanent (very very mild) dampish feeling (without it actually looking or being damp)
This is why I will buy this shampoo again.
As for the package; its nice and professional. My only complaint is that it is hard therefore you are not able to squeeze out the last couple of drops.
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tdawgz on 6/12/2013 8:34:00 PM more reviews by tdawgz
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Dry, Fair, Cool Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Blue
First off, I have thick, dry, damaged, frizzy hair. I find it sooo hard to find products that make it silky,shiny, smooth and managable, but the K-PAK range is amazing! Joico is my favourite brand when it comes to hair care and it's the only thing I use now. K-PAK is my absolute favourite so far and I'll always come back to it. I got a set of the Shampoo, Conditioner and K-PAK revitaluxe treatment (which is literally the best thing I've ever tried on my hair) and now i'm so in love. Plus the K-PAK range smells AMAZING, all Joico products do which is always important in hair products to me. But anyway, I highly reccomend the Shampoo, it's the only shampoo which doesn't make my hair feel super tangly and weird after I've used it, and it obviously works best using the K-PAK conditioner as well :)
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anomicfille on 5/31/2013 7:25:00 PM more reviews by anomicfille
Age: 19-24 Skin: Acne-prone, Medium, Warm Hair: Blond Eyes: Hazel
After bleaching my hair myself one too many times last summer, my hair was brittle and snapped like crazy, leaving me with a layer tiny blonde shreds of hair all over my shoulders by the end of the day (and lucky me, I wear a dark colored uniform at work, so there is no hiding it). After realizing that I now have what is considered damage hair, I knew my hair routine needed a re-vamp. I watched a few YouTube videos on haircare for damaged blonde hair, I decided to try the Joico K-Pak line, which was fortunately on sale at my local beauty supply.
The first time I used it, I toweled my hair off expecting a miracle. I didn't get one. My hair looked and felt exactly the same, and I was worried my purchase was a bust. But I kept on trucking, using the shampoo and conditioner every other day, and the deep penetrating reconstructor treatment once a week.
Sure enough, my patience paid off, because after about 4-6 weeks of using the shampoo and conditioner I noticed that my shoulders were not speckled with as much breakage as before. 6 more weeks, and there was no breakage at all! Hallelujah! This line has kept my hair attached to my head, and it really does work to rebuild your hair. I am truly amazed, and will continue to use this shampoo every few times I wash my hair, alternating with a moisturizing shampoo so I don't get overdosed on protein.
So if you don't get instant gratification, keep up using this product - it can save your hair if you give it a chance! Also worth noting is the cost - it's definitely more than your average drugstore hair product, but it lasts! I just ran out of both the shampoo and conditioner, and I have been using it for about 4-5 months. So the cost is not too steep considering how long it has lasted me. So give the Joico line a shot! I also reviewed their Restorative Styling Oil, which is awesome. I might be a little fanatical about this brand now..
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FeenFeenFeen on 5/8/2013 7:41:00 PM more reviews by FeenFeenFeen
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
I have always dyed my hair and straightened, blow dried the works. And when i recently went to go blonde again, I got a full head of foils and i knew my hair would be utterly destroyed. So i prepared by getting this and the matching conditioner. WOW! my hair is amazing now.
After I got my hair done my hair was literally flaking off its broken ends like no tomorrow. I couldnt wait to wash my hair with this stuff to see if it worked. I used this and the conditioner, and for once in my life my hair was in the best condition ever! i have always had dry ends and i havent found anything to fix it, i have tried so many products i was going crazy. After using this i couldnt wait to wash my hair again and see it transform. After about 5 washes my hair was definitely not falling out, its was not breaking, its definitely not dry at the ends anymore and its clean and shiny still.
It lathers up nicely, you dont waste product, it smells like creamy banana kind of it so yummy. The bottles dont make you waste too much product, and it feels like your hair is always clean and healthy.
Definitely buy this if you have any form of damage to your hair. You will not regret it, its the best thing you can buy and its not that expensive. I got mine here in New Zealand for $30 for the shampoo and conditioner, which is super cheap for salon products and it will last ages if you dont waste it!!
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lolitas on 4/29/2013 7:28:00 AM more reviews by lolitas
Age: 19-24 Skin: Sensitive, Fair Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
This is the worst shampoo/conditioner I have ever used.
Immediately after washing my hair I know something is not right.
My hair feels matted, dry and my hair seems to be shedding!
Naturally I freak out. I actually had to blow-dry my hair right then and there (which is something I never do.)
My hair has never felt so dry, limpless and even my colour seems to have faded after just one use!
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*TOP REVIEWER* xxtine1 on 4/23/2013 7:33:00 PM more reviews by xxtine1
Age: 25-29 Skin: Very Dry, Fair, Warm Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium Eyes: Brown
I bought mine of strawberrynet on sale (and on a whim).
Love this stuff. I get lots of compliments when I wash my hair with it so it has almost become my regular shampoo. I find using too many treatments that have protein in them can make your hair look like straw after awhile, but this somehow repairs your hair without doing that (I guess cause you wash it out :P). It also smells really good. If I can get it on sale (it was like $11) then I will definitely buy this again.
For reference - I have medium length type 1 hair that has been permemantly dyed.
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This month sees the arrival of two daring new musicals on the London
stage. It's about time somebody bucked the trend for candyfloss Hollywood reheats and tried-and-tested Lloyd Webber or Sondheim favourites. Old chestnuts have a place but unless the
musical genre continues to evolve, it risks becoming a glossy pastiche
of itself. So it's great to see a few shows inviting audiences to
broaden their horizons.
Spoonfed tracked down two people
involved with these new musicals to find out about the process involved
in putting on an all-new show, their hopes and fears for their newborn
productions, and what drove them to buck the trend and try something
Beth Trachtenberg is one of the producers of Imagine This.
This has to be the most daring musical project ever. They've gone all
out, with a big budget and corresponding West End ticket prices, trying
to draw audiences in their thousands to a brand new show about a doomed
theatre troupe rehearsing in the Warsaw ghetto on the brink of Nazi
Lisa Forrell, meanwhile, is the director of Rue Magique.
This musical is at the Kings Head for Christmas. The subject? Child
prostitution and a 13-year-old girl introduced on her birthday to 'the
next level' i.e. the next pay grade – for sex with sadists.
SPOONFED: Beth, you have a strongly commercial background. What is it about Imagine This that made you feel it would win audiences despite a bleak Holocaust setting?
BETH: It
has been many years since a musical of this quality has come along. It
has an important message… despite the bleakness of the setting... it is
a celebration of the human spirit.
SPOONFED: Lisa, you have a strong indie background. Does Rue Magique's prostitution theme make it the most challenging subject matter you've seen put into a musical?
LISA: Without a doubt, although classic musicals such as West Side Story and Carousel contain strong social and psychological themes.
SPOONFED: Why should everyone go and see your show?
BETH: For
an unforgettable evening. Laugh, cry, and be inspired... fall in love
with the characters and get swept away by spectacular music and lyrics.
Phenomenal performances and music; but ultimately a moving story that
will open people's eyes to the hidden and desperate world around us.
SPOONFED: Will audiences enjoy Rue Magique in the conventional musical sense? Or is it tough?
LISA: Rue Magique has a very classical structure familiar to audiences who enjoy
musicals, but they'll have the new, exciting experience of a show with
heart, soul and important revelations.
SPOONFED: Which were you most drawn to? The score, the premise or the characters?
LISA: The opportunity to create a show about people who live below the radar.
BETH: That's
an impossible question since they are all so intertwined. I suppose
that the music is what first made me want to bring the project to the
SPOONFED: Beth, you've organised entire TV series. How does this challenge compare?
BETH: Theatre
is very different [and] far more personal both in the creative and
financial sense. Creatively, it is incredibly rewarding to work closely
with the relatively small group of people. Financially... theatre tends
to be underwritten by individuals, people who themselves fall in love
with a show and are willing to support it... [TV shows are]
underwritten by corporations.
SPOONFED: Will audiences have to work hard to enjoy Imagine This or will it carry them along?
BETH: They won't have to work hard at all. If anything, it will be hard work for them not to.
SPOONFED: How did the cast and crew react to the subject matter of your shows?
I have never experienced such total commitment. The entire company
sense that they are doing something of importance beyond just a 'show'.
have never, ever worked with a group of people more committed to a
project. With the exception of the authors and myself, no one working
on Imagine This is Jewish and yet, our cast and crew understand
their responsibility to the integrity of the material, the characters
they're portraying and the creative excellence of the show in way that
defies any experience I've ever had.
SPOONFED: Musicals have dealt with exploitation before but tend to have a glamorous veneer. Is Rue Magique deliberately gritty?
We are determined not to glamourise child prostitution as it is hardly
a glamorous subject, but I believe it's the first musical that deals
with the 'game' in a serious way.
SPOONFED: Rue Magique tested brilliantly in a reduced format, whereas Imagine This is going for broke by opening in the West End. How long have the total development processes been?
LISA: It's taken us an unrelenting 9 years to get Rue Magique right!
BETH: 10 weeks rehearsal but a decade of planning.
SPOONFED: Have you found in rehearsals that the show retains emotional impact for crew members despite constant re-treading?
BETH: All
I can tell you is what I've witnessed. I don't believe the material has
lost one iota of its impact on any of the crew despite how painstaking
and even tiresome the process can be.
LISA: Absolutely. Every night we all laugh and cry and the actors have remarkably bonded - which helps their sanity.
SPOONFED: Does having no previous performances to reference inhibit or liberate performers and producers?
It is very nerve-racking. We had no idea how an audience would take to
this subject in a musical. But having no previous benchmarks is also
very liberating.
BETH: I think that it is a thrill for everyone working on Imagine This that they are creating the production by which any others will be measured. It's a rare experience and a gift.
SPOONFED: Lisa, what are your hopes for Rue Magique?
That is will have a long life on tour and in London so that we can
introduce audiences to a new form of musical – but also so that the
children of our show are not forgotten.
SPOONFED: Which is the most important factor in a musical's success – audience word of mouth or critical reception?
BETH: It's
really hard to say. Musicals have gone on to resounding success on the
basis of word of mouth despite negative reviews – [for instance] Wicked.
Every creative person always hopes to receive critical recognition. In
today's world – especially for a new, original musical – a combination
of respectable critical reaction with word of mouth is essential... and
certainly what I'm hoping for.
LISA: That's something I can't be sure about. But famously Les Miserables had a terrible critical response to its first outing.
SPOONFED: Do you have a place in your heart for nakedly commercial ventures like Dirty Dancing? Have you been to see any of these shows recently?
BETH: I love musical theatre of all kinds. What does worry me is that I think
musical theatre's future is in peril if there is only room for
revivals, or songbook or "jukebox" musicals. The most unforgettable
musicals of our age – the ones that last 10, 15, 50 years – all have
sprung from the creative minds of composers, lyricists and writers and
if new generations don't believe there is a place for them, we will all
be the poorer.
And yes, I've been to Dirty Dancing and Hairspray and Billy Elliot and The Sound of Music and Chicago and pretty much everything that's out there.
SPOONFED: Have these kind of 'pop' musicals made it harder for entirely new shows to win audiences?
LISA: There are not enough producers willing to take risks.
BETH: Yes
but I hope it's a trend that can be bucked. If the only way to get
audiences into a theatre is with a star name or with a reality show
winner or with a recognizable title, we will never see the next
generation of great new, original musicals and, ultimately, it's an art
form that will disappear.
Not if those two have anything to do with it! We're really excited about both these two shows. Rue Magique is already open and getting good notices, and Imagine This opens this week. The third crazy show out this November (although it has already been for an outing in New York) is Wig Out! Written by sensational young playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney this is a
drama about fashion wars and torrid love affairs in the New York
headquarters of a drag queen troupe. It's not a full scale musical, but
there is a chorus line and you won't enjoy it without a taste for hip
hop and disco.
Good to see producers on both sides of the pond
taking up arms against a sea of indifferent revivals and Hollywood
adaptations. Not that we don't enjoy them, but you have to grow to
survive and the two most interesting musicals in the world this month
are both here in London – lucky old us.
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The Staten Island Ferry: A Daily Adventure
Posted on 31. Oct, 2009 by Michael Cohen in Beats, Sandeep Junnarkar, Urban
With 20 minutes or so to kill floating across the New York Harbor on the Staten Island Ferry, the ways that people spend the ride are as diverse as the people themselves. As a swamped grad student I cant imagine doing anything other than reading but some people just take in the view, grab a bite to eat, play games on their phone, catch some shut-eye or beg for money.
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BINTULU – Two Kenyah longhouses of Uma Sambob and Rumah Nyalang Tahe, Long Koyan yesterday erected a blockade against an oil palm company, Ekran Plantations Sdn Bhd, 7km from the junction to the Sungai Asap Resettlement Scheme, reports Mark Bujang.
The Kenyahs are claiming that their native customary rights (NCR) lands located at Sungai Selakau and Sungai Unan, Belaga have been encroached upon by Ekran since 1998 for the purpose of setting up an oil palm estate.
Since then, the two communities have incurred damages to their crops and properties because of Ekran activities and no compensation for damages has ever been paid to them.
Their spokeperson, Andrew Lasah of Uma Sambob, said, "One of the company's representative did at one point in their briefing in front of the community of Uma Sambob and Rumah Nyalang to officiate the opening of the estate, tell us that if the company failed to pay compensation or lie to the landowners, the landowners can claim back their land as well as the oil palms that have already been cultivated."
"We have waited for 14 years, and yet not a single sen has been paid to us", said the visibly upset Lasah.
"We are now exercising our rights to claim back our NCR lands from Ekran," said Andrew.
Brimas will continue to monitor the situation and will provide updates from time to time.
Mark Bujang is executive director of Brimas
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
Blogging with a Purpose & a RAK
8 comments on "Blogging with a Purpose & a RAK"
- Dawn Easton on 10:29 AM CDT said...
Congrats on the award! Your RAK from Rose Ann is adorable...what patience she had to cut those little legs...ack! LOL
- Lee (LuvLee on SCS) on 4:57 PM CDT said...
CONGRATS!!! You are soooo deserving of this very cool award!!! Just look at how much you are loved and appreciated!! That RAK is beautiful!! So soft and made with love!!! Hugs to you my friend!!
- Charmaine (CharmWarm) on 7:09 PM CDT said...
You CERTAINLY deserve this award! I am honored that you would award it to me! WOW! Thanks!
- Charmaine (CharmWarm) on 7:10 PM CDT said...
P.S. I LOVE Rose Ann's card! You lucky gal!
- Julie Masse on 10:16 PM CDT said...
What a nice thing Donna - and so deserved! Your RAK from Rose Ann is wonderful! That set is just so cute! :) Hope you had a great day!
- Marilyn on 10:35 AM CDT said...
Wow Donna - thanks for the award, but you are the one who definitely deserves it - your blog is so amazing - I've posted the award on my site - thanks again for thinking of me - you must be getting so excited about your trip to California!
- Rose Ann on 2:10 PM CDT said...
Congrats on your award, Donna!!! You deserve it so much, and thanks for passing it on to me! You're sooo sweet!! Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad you like the card!!
- Mel M. M. M. on 10:46 PM CDT said...
Sheer Delight! Love everything about it, :0) mel


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Title: | A qualitative research of motivation factors of Russian Christian men for regular voluntary church ministry |
Author: | Libuda, Klaus |
Abstract: | The religious freedom introduced to Russia in 1989, due to perestroika, gave new opportunities for Christianity to expand. People accepted Christ and new churches were founded. Nevertheless after 16 years of transformation the evangelical churches in Russia are diminishing in growth. There are probably several reasons for this. One major reason which is suggested here, is that only a minority of Russian Christian men are willing to take up regular voluntary church ministry: like being a home group leader, taking care of the church building, having a part in Sunday school teaching, helping with the youth group or any other kind of service. As a result, not only are pastors often overloaded with administration work and can not find time for people but also ministry opportunities are not started, developed or expanded. Therefore this research aims to find out which factors are important to Russian Christian men in order for them to engage a regular voluntary church ministry. |
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Fayetteville benefitted from a lingering breeze overnight, which kept the low temp this morning to a chilly, but (for protected plants) survivable 28 degrees. Most of the area stayed above freezing until about 1 am. and above 30 until about 4 a.m. We briefly skidded to 26 at the airport right at sunrise. In Harnett County, Lillington and Dunn benefitted from a light breeze as well, with a resulting low of 27 at sunrise.
Much of the Sandhills fared far worse for plants. In many spots, particularly to the north and west, the wind went calm at about midnight, with chilling results. At Sanford, temps dropped to a record low of 21 just after sunrise. In much of Moore County, temperatures slipped below freezing before midnight, dropping to 18 (another record) just after sunrise.
Other lows around the Sandhills: Laurinburg 23; Raeford 24; Pope Field 22; Lumberton 26; E'town and Whiteville 29; and Clinton 24. Essentially, if you kept a breeze, you fared much better.
Temperatures will rebound nicely off this morning's lows around the area. Look for highs in the mid 50s – or anywhere from 30 to 35 degrees warmer than the lows. If your plans include Fourth Friday in Fayetteville, a nice jacket will suffice. It'll be a bit cool, but very nice.
Clouds begin building later in the evening, courtesy of a low pressure system to the north. The clouds and light wind will keep out lows in the mid to upper 30s, well above plant danger. Light rain chances increase Saturday, with most of us seeing a drizzly sort of day. highs will linger in the mid 50s with lows of about 40.
A second shot of rain moves into the area on Sunday. This is the storm that models indicated could bring wintry weather, but given the low pressure placement and abundance of moderate air coming with it, I wouldn't look for meaningful snow south of Virginia. Highs will stay near 50, and we should see between a quarter and half-inch of precip. Rain chances end overnight, with lows dropping into the upper 30s.
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SUMMIT COUNTY —Although many climate models suggest that warming over the Arctic will inexorably melt the region's ice, Danish scientists say it may be too early to proclaim the end of the Greenland ice sheet.
Their study is based on a combination of satellite daya and old aerial photographs of the ice sheet in northwestern Greenland, one of two hotspots for ice sheet thinning and heavy glacial melt runoff. It suggests that the ice sheet has previously experienced rapid melting and thinning, and then stabilized, perhaps independently of external influences like regional air temperatures.
"That air temperatures have increased and melting has intensified is relatively well-understood. On the other hand, the UN's climate panel, the IPCC, has for many years called for greater knowledge in relation to the other major effect on the Greenland Ice Sheet – the 'thinning of the ice sheet' which is the effect of the largest glaciers in Greenland flowing faster into the ocean than previously measured," said professor Eske Willerslevs, of the Centre for GeoGenetics at the Natural History Museum of Denmark. "It turns out that the ice sheet, in relation to this point, behaves more dynamically and is able to more quickly stabilise itself in comparison to what many other models and computer calculations otherwise predict," he said.
The study, published in Science, concludes that, based on existing data, it's not possible to predict the demise of the ice sheet.
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The Danish study suggests that the Greenland Ice Sheet is more robust than researchers have otherwise been able to predict using models and computer-based calculations.
"We've used a combination of old aerial photographs from the 80′s to construct a digital elevation map and recent satellite data," Willerslevs said. "In this way we've been able to gain an overview of the thinning of the ice sheet over the last 30 years in northwestern Greenland. We are the first who have been able to show that the Greenland Ice Sheet was on as a dramatic diet at the end of the 80′s as it is today. On the positive side our results show that despite a significant thinning in peripheral regions from 1985-1992; the thinning slowed and then died out."
Associate Professor Kurt H. Kjær, of the University of Copenhagen, had the idea to create new and comparable elevation models of the ice sheet along a 700 km long stretch of the northwestern Greenland coast using the old photos. This provided researchers with a relatively simple way of revealing more of the ice sheet's secrets in comparison to other new methods.
"Our results show that the thinning of the ice sheet at the end of the 80′s and beginning of the 90′s eased over a 4-8 year period, after which a period of stability occurred until 2003. Our conclusion is therefore, that if we judged against longer periods of time, the current thinning of the ice sheet is likely to ease within an 8-year period," Kjær said.
"These variations in the amount of thinning that we are able to document since the 80′s make it difficult to predict how much the world's oceans will rise over a longer period of time — a century for instance — as a result of Greenland glacial melt-water runoff.
"However, it is certain that many of the present calculations and computer models of ice sheet conditions that built upon a short range of years since 2000 must be reassessed. It is too early to proclaim the 'ice sheet's future doom' and subsequent contribution to serious water problems for the world.
"In this context it should be mentioned that the Greenland bedrock rises as the ice sheet in the peripheral regions and especially near the coast is in retreat and becoming thinner. This highlights the enormous forces that are at play in Greenland and of how difficult it is to predict what it means for Greenland as well as the rest of the world," Kjær concluded.
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Cloudy with rain... mixing with freezing rain late. Some icing possible. Low 29F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precip 90%.


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September 13, 2013, 04:13 PM | #1 |
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Cane-Fu canes as a weapon
I'm old, and after a heart-attack last year I need, at times, to use a cane. I've looked into geting certified in the Cane Fighting Martial Arts - but over $100 for a "fighting cane"? Seriously? Plus I have to pay to fly out and back and pay for hotel, etc. the nearest "certified" Sensei? Sorry ... I think not. LOL
I have a sword cane for that price from Cold Steel (longest blade I've seen for the price: http://www.coldsteelarizona.com/p/1/...uty-sword-cane ), a Stockman's cane http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.h...2-00b0d0204ae5 I got mine for $8 +S&H, but I lost that link. I also have an exercise cane - Indonesian hardwood, not oak, but $24 not $100 - same grips as the Cane-Fu cane - but mine is 38 in. long with a 1 in. diameter (special order). |
September 13, 2013, 04:21 PM | #2 |
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In most states the CS sword cane amounts to a novelty since it can't be legally carried.
A search through NFW will find a wealth of discussion on using canes as defensive tools. I've customized hickory livestock canes for a few people and they're a great bargain IF you can look through them to find the ones with good grain and structure. I find that you have to open up the crook a bit and a contractor saw puts a very nice "tooth" on the crook when you cut it at the right angle.
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September 14, 2013, 01:22 AM | #3 |
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As a retired martial arts sensei the cane was one of the many weapons I trained with. Now I must use a cane when I venture out of the house. A livestock cane cut to your length works great; I have several that I use. They are made of oak, are very strong and sturdy. The hook doesn't need to be opened nor does the terminus need to be re-cut. You can do these things, of course, but it's wasted time. The hook will go around most necks and if a neck is too large for the hook to encircle, it puts the sharp edge in position for inflicting pain and for throwing.
Forget the colorful swinging figure "8s" on videos and in books; learn to deftly attack pressure points and do locks and throws with it.
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September 14, 2013, 01:30 AM | #4 |
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I just use TSC stock canes .
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September 27, 2013, 05:51 PM | #5 |
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Found the source: (S&H additional )
$8.95 36" stockman cane, 7/8" octagonal (That'll leave a mark! LOL) $12.95 36" "elephant" cane 1-1/8 " octagonal Straight sticks: 54" octagonal $7.85; 66" $10.05 eNasco.com/farmandranch |
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If you actually need a cane to walk at times, you may want to rethink using it as a weapon, and concentrate on practicing fighting one-handed while using the cane for support.
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3 years in martial arts (not really much compared to some others) but I did use a can and had to be able to use one proficently before I was allowed to train with the hook swords.
A downward strike with a slicing motion (this is with the old wooden grandpa canes) will DESTROY someones shoulder, the initial impact will most likely break/fracture the shoulder and the pull will dig the point into the very tender muscle on the back of the shoulder (thats a pressure point by the way) even with a foam training weapon you will still loose feeling in your arm for the rest of the day. Dont want the full crook, then something with a verticle handle would work. (smacking someone in the neck with something hard even with a rounded tip will cause the body to spasm/clench up) I'd rather be punched in the face by a professional boxer then punched in the neck by a 120lb high school student who knows where to aim. Also note the side of the wrist (behind the thumb) is a very sensitive/delicate area. A hard blow will cause the hand to loose feeling and most of the grip strength. (think of one of thoes shock gag flashlights but x20)
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Hey it's a piece of wood with a hooked in. There's no reason that wouldn't be a useful ad hoc weapon. I know a fellow who's done some "Baritsu" revival courses and he's shown me a few nifty tricks an old man can perform. It's no .357 magnum but it could help someone escape a bad situation. Training is almost always worth it. Even if it's bad training, it still shows you what not to do.
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The elephants look great as do the extra heavy canes.
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Get an aluminum folding Walker, and a hickory bent cane!! Even an old man can knock somebody's dauber off with no training, if he can still lift it. PS: Check your local antique malls and stores. Usually a 10 gal crock full of old & very high quality oak & hickory bent canes setting around for not much more then the price of a Big Mac & a Coke. rc
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Cool to find them in the stores.
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Interesting timing. Just watched an old flick "the trial of billy jack". In one scene he is shown using a cane against a master of its use and of course puts the master down. But remember, it's only a movie.
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Actually, with my web research on Canes as Martial Arts weapons, a lot of the cane work is very similar to my Sjambok work - The Ancient Art of the Sjambok http://www.cafepress.com/meijin3.651778457 My first cane was bought in Virginia at "The Old Country" Busch Gardens - "England". Its a three piece (which I've crazy glued together since then). It came painted with black gloss enamel - stripped that off to show a wonderful oak shaft which I refinished to a high gloss clear finish - has a heavy brass "duck" head handle ... which can easily take out a windshield or headlight, break a shin bone, crush a skull - >shudder< or other nasty stuff that I would never even consider! That stick was only $25. But in a life-or-death situation, I can break a gun toting wrist in a nano-second. |
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Zelo, a sophisticated new Italian cafe, is the latest entry in a very crowded field of upscale dining establishments on Nicollet Mall. The last two years have brought us Oceanaire, Aquavit, Merchants, the Local and (a short distance away) the Capitol Grille, all stylish and elegant venues where dinner for two can run into three figures.
Is there room for one more?
When it is this good-looking and this versatile, the answer is yes, there will always be room for Zelo. (OK, OK, they pronounce it Zay-lo, not Zell-o, but at least I tried.)
Zelo is the newest creation of Rick Webb, owner of the popular Ciao Bella in Bloomington. If the new venue looks and tastes familiar, that's because Webb's menu consultant on both restaurants is Rossana Bewick, who was also executive chef at the late lamented CocoLezzone. Sirny Architects and Duffy Design, who also designed Ciao Bella, have transformed the former Albrechts clothing store into a romantic cafe and bar with vaulted ceilings and a cosmopolitan feel.
The menu is compact but versatile, with options ranging from pizzas, pastas and salads to chicken, pork, beef and fresh fish specials. The lower-priced lunch menu omits the appetizers and most of the entrees, but adds panini and sandwiches.
For the adventuresome, there's the battuta di tonna ($8.95), finely diced cubes of raw tuna tossed with wasabe-coated peas, presented on a bed of finely shredded daikon and garnished with crisp white prawn crackers. And there's the tartufata ($8.95), a thin-crusted pizza topped with thin slices of sublimely aromatic white truffles.
If you prefer more familiar fare, Zelo offers calamari fritti, Caesar salad and spaghetti marinara. Even meat and potato fans will find something to like -- a choice of a New York strip ($24.95) or bone-in tenderloin ($26.95), with Yukon crispies.
You can dine elegantly -- and expensively -- at Zelo if you want to, but you don't have to spend a lot of money to have a good time. If your budget or appetite is limited, you can get by nicely by sharing a pizza and a salad.
Or you could split an appetato misto ($15.95), an enormous appetizer plate topped with salami, prosciutto and other meats and cheeses, olives, roasted peppers and marinated vegetables, plus six slices of toasted bruschetta. The menu says it serves two to four, but if you order it for two, it's really a light supper. (You probably could still find room for the dessert sampler platter [$9.95], which includes a rich and creamy blueberry flan, fresh fruit tart, chocolate nocciolato and the lightest, most delicate tiramisu I have ever tasted.)
My favorite of the pastas was the spaghettini al fresco ($10.95), an utterly simple preparation of fresh diced tomatoes and chopped fresh basil, olive oil and garlic, tossed with perfectly al dente noodles. The other pastas I sampled, including the cavatelli with broccoli, bacon, raisins and three cheeses ($12.95), the fusilli with grilled chicken, tomatoes and artichokes ($13.95) and the trofie with pesto, potatoes and green beans ($10.95) were also quite delicious -- especially the pesto -- but too heavy to enjoy in a full portion.
A better bet would be to request a half order, then split one of the generous entrees, such as the savory chicken paillard -- three big slices of boneless chicken breast in a piccata sauce ($14.95), or the equally tasty filletini, slices of pork tenderloin in a brandy cream and green peppercorn sauce.
A special menu insert lists the fresh fish specialties, which on recent visits have included grouper, halibut, Atlantic salmon and walleye. The grouper, served over porcini mushrooms and fresh spinach ($18.95), was a bit overdone, but still a wonderful piece of fish, as was the seared Alaskan halibut ($18.95), whose topping of artichokes and minced olives offered strong flavors applied so carefully that they did not overwhelm the delicate flavor of the fish.
Service was friendly, attentive and personable, except for one manager-type who had the impertinence to accuse me of being Jeremy Iggers. I denied it, of course.
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Education: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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Those who use the ridiculous argument about the vote being suppressed act like the only ones who were being held back were certain groups. What about all of the years in SLC when south county precincts were overcrowded with voters standing in long lines to vote? There was no early voting. There were not any corrections made then, but the Supervisor didn't seem to care. One election after another was held with very long lines. Was she "suppressing the vote"?
Common sense dictates that there are voters of all parties in most precincts, just like common sense dictates that no particular group was hindered from voting in November. Another option is to just vote absentee ballot.
Early voting days is not the issue anyway. St. Lucie Co.citizens are concerned about the lost votes, missing votes, votes being counted twice or not at all. No more excuses! Clear up the problems!
If there is to be a vote in March about a possible tax increase for the school system, then voters want to be assured their vote is being counted correctly. Currently, many have no confidence in the elections office.
These things were answered. Not liking the answer and crying about nonexistent fraud won't change facts.
There is a system in place. In spite of West's best attempts to circumvent it the system did what it was designed to do. If you don't like it petition your rep. If you're so concerned and believe St. Lucie is the victim of some grand conspiracy by the dastardly SOE, then get off your butt and organize a movement to have election reform instituted. If it moves you so much, if you have evidence of actual fraud(note: your inability to understand the process doesn't count), if you believe St. Lucie is in imminent electoral danger, DO SOMETHING.
Or keep crying about it on here whenever you are given the opportunity.
Greer made it very clear they were trying to "hold back" certain groups. Couple this with actual fraud from Strategic Allied Consulting and well, it's clear your anger and concern is, at best, misguided.
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We have had a large bear in our neighborhood (Highland Lawn) since late June. For weeks this bear appeared Monday night to throw people's waste cans, left out for Tuesday morning pickup, around the alleys. Numerous communications with the city resulted in better enforcement of laws against nuisance trash attracting bears.
Recently "our bear" treed at 5th and University. In addition to the awed neighbors and walkers, a Division of Wildlife person showed up. He insisted this bear's behavior was "unusual." I disagree. Boulder has a long history of bears, lions, etc. in and around its urban boundary. Rather than DOW tagging these bears (second tag, they are killed by the DOW) -- it is reasonable to insist people respect what living in bear territory means.
Want to drive a bear crazy in the early fall? How about a late night barbecue with roasted meat and sauce wafting past his nose. Or the large kitchen plastic sack -- the last resort for all food waste -- left in the alley for a few days to rot. Bears come to town to eat anything they find. Bears eating fallen apples is different behavior than a bear on a junk food diet of Chinese food, and more left in a trash can. Bears will always come to town, unless they are all gone. Problems with "nature" is a misnomer-- it is a people problem, not a "nature" one. Learning to co-exist with nature is not any different than learning any other cultural norm. Open Space staff and volunteers are justly frustrated at the repeat of "bad habits" of people disregarding their connection to food nuisances and bears.


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Mayor Issues Fitness Challenge to Residents of Prattville | Health
During Mayor Gillespie's administration, he has promoted health and wellness throughout our community. We have approached health and wellness with fun in mind through events such as National Kids to Parks Day and Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play. These types of events not only engage our youth, but also their parents as we strive to make healthy activity a daily part of our lives here in the City of Prattville.
We have added a "Health & Wellness" menu to the Residents section of our city website (www.prattvilleal.gov), which includes tips to eating better, bike routes and fitness trails/routes.
Taking this initiative a step further, we have launched the "Mayor's Fitness Challenge" to bring our citizens together to get healthy and fit in the coming year. We have created a Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MayorGillespiesFitnessChallenge) for this challenge and are providing tips, a place for people to congregate and get encouragement, resources, and ideas that work. We will include fitness-related events and have also linked a Pinterest health and fitness board to the Facebook page.
"Focusing on health and wellness is significant because it affects us in our daily life," said Mayor Bill Gillespie, Jr. "A physically and mentally fit community is attractive to prospective employers of this region. It creates a more tight-knit community and strengthens the family unit. Please join me in this challenge and submit any ideas or challenges you might have."
We are issuing an invitation to area businesses to get involved. We challenge each of you to come up with some healthy menu options, post on our Mayor's Fitness Challenge Facebook page and engage our citizenry. We want all of our Partners of Prattville to get involved for optimum success!
Set your goals for the new year, bring them to the Mayor's Fitness Challenge page on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MayorGillespiesFitnessChallenge) and let's see how much we can all achieve by May 18th, this year's National Kids to Park Day!
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Determine if enhancing MafA is sufficient to ameliorate beta cell dysfunction
General Research Subject: Both Type 1 And Type 2 Diabetes
Focus: Islet Biology, Islet Biology\Beta Cell Growth and Differentiation, Islet Biology\Beta Cell Transcription Regulation
Type of Grant: Basic Science
Project Start Date: January 1, 2012
Project End Date: December 31, 2014
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Diabetes results from an inadequate functional amount of pancreatic b-cells: in type 1 diabetes b-cell amount is reduced by autoimmune attack, while in type 2 diabetes the amount of b-cells is insufficient to meet increased demand for insulin. b-cell replacement therapy works but we do not have a reliable method to produce mature b-cells that respond appropriately to glucose. In this proposal we will analyze how b-cells mature/acquire glucose-responsiveness and test if we can overcome inadequate amount of b-cell mass and development of diabetes by increasing the functional capacity of b-cells. Increasing evidence suggests that a regulatory protein, MafA, plays an important role in how early insulin producing cells acquire their glucose-responsiveness and how they become mature b-cells. Other results show that a lack of MafA results in the development of diabetes. Using genetically modified mice in which we can regulate the amount of MafA in their pancreatic b-cells, we will directly test whether increasing MafA in non-responsive b-cells converts them into glucose-responsive b-cells. We will also test whether increasing MafA in b-cells of normal adult mice increases their ability to resist development of diabetes or even reverse preexisting diabetes. This study will evaluate MafA as a potential therapeutic target capable of overcoming b-cell dysfunction and diabetes; this will set the stage for developing novel therapies for diabetes based on enhancing MafA levels/activity in b-cells.
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What area of diabetes research does your project cover? What role will this particular project play in preventing, treati or/curing diabetes?
In type 1 diabetes a significant proportion of beta cells are destroyed by autoimmunity, while in type 2 diabetes the beta cells are not sufficient to maintain blood glucose levels in normal range. This study will help both individuals with type 1 or type 2 diabetes by enhancing the ability of their beta cells to normalize their blood glucose levels. However, as the amount of remaining beta cells are higher in individuals with the type 2 diabetes, this study will lead to approaches to prevent the development of diabetes, as well as to treat/cure type 2 diabetes.
If a person with diabetes were to ask you how your project would help in the future, how would you respond?
We identified a regulatory gene called MafA and showed that increasing the amounts of MafA protein in beta cells improve their function. In this study, we will examine whether increasing the amount of MafA protein can prevent the development of diabetes in mice. Additionally, we will determine the ability of this protein to reverse diabetes by increasing the amount of this protein after the beta cells have lost their ability to function properly. Similarly, we will determine if increasing MafA in animal models with small numbers of beta cells will increase their function capacity to match the capacity of a larger number of beta cells, i.e., can we make a small number of beta cells replace the function of larger numbers of beta cells. Such studies are required to establish that increasing MafA levels is a potential therapy for diabetes. A successful demonstration of MafA as a potential therapy for diabetes will lead to development of ways to increase MafA levels in beta cells resulting in novel treatments for diabetes.
Why is it important for you, personally, to become involved in diabetes research? What role will this award play in your research efforts?
Diabetes is a major health problem in the world today. Current trends indicate that in the developing countries, which constitute a majority of the world population, there is a significant rise in the prevalence of diabetes. Hence, in the absence of concerted efforts to prevent, delay or cure diabetes, the changes in the life style and socioeconomic conditions in the developing countries is resulting in a worldwide epidemic of diabetes. Since, I was born in a developing country, I would like to do my part in this fight against diabetes.
In what direction do you see the future of diabetes research?
From a perspective of a scientist working in the field of basic research, I believe researchers will work towards finding newer therapeutic approaches to treat diabetes. Currently, new findings have led to developing novel strategies for overcoming insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes, and ways to enhance insulin secretion. I presume that in the near future, we will continue to have newer therapies to overcome insulin resistance and circulating glucose levels. However, it will be important to develop new therapies to overcome beta-cell dysfunction while at the same time developing strategies to restore their normal capacity and function. Hence, I think that developing therapies that can restore normal beta cell functional capacity will be a key strategy to cure diabetes.
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