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NEWPORT County boss Justin Edinburgh says it's increasingly difficult to complete a transfer due to chairman Les Scadding's well documented wealth.
Second in the Conference, County have boosted their ranks with the signings of Christian Jolley and Robbie Willmott in recent days, but have so far been unsuccessful in attempts to snare a central defender.
Edinburgh wants at least one more addition to his squad before the end of the month and last week saw a move for ex-Newport player Chris Todd hit the skids because Forest Green wanted a large transfer fee.
The Exiles have also been rebuffed by another target, believed to be Northampton defender Anthony Charles – who is set for a League Two club.
"It's nigh on impossible at the moment," said Edinburgh.
"We've got some enquiries in and we've contacted some clubs but to be honest the quotes we are getting are ridiculous. I think it's the Les factor. People see we have money and they are taking the Mickey."
County hope not to have to sell any players this month but the Argus understands that there continues to be interest in teen ace Lee Evans.
Two Premier League clubs watched Evans at Lincoln and the Argus understands Championship outfit Wolverhampton Wanderers have scouted him extensively for the past few weeks.
- Lenny Pidgeley, Byron Anthony, Lee Minshull, Danny Crow, Ben Swallow, Connor Washington and Ryan Charles all played in Tuesday's friendly with Swindon Youth, County winning 3-2 with Luke Rooney and Alex Ferguson the Swindon scorers.
Washington, who scored for Newport, was said to have caught the eye in a man of the match turn.
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By popular demand — which is a polite way of saying yes, I heard about this, for the love of God stop sending me emails about it — it's time to talk about KlearGear, an online company that sells "desk toys" and gadgets and tchotchkes and such. Tim Cushing at Techdirt has the story.
KlearGear is not having a good week in the social media. That's because KlearGear attempted to enforce a jaw-droppingly repulsive and unethical fine-print-condition-of-sale to retaliate against a customer who complained about bad service.
The customer is Jen Palmer. She and her husband bought some bauble from KlearGear. It never came. They tried to reach customer service, and never could. So they left a negative comment about KlearGear on a gripe site. Three years later, KlearGear threatened them, saying they had violated a non-disparagement clause buried in those terms of use you never read before clicking "yes" when buying something online or using a website:
Non-Disparagement Clause
In an effort to ensure fair and honest public feedback, and to prevent the publishing of libelous content in any form, your acceptance of this sales contract prohibits you from taking any action that negatively impacts KlearGear.com, its reputation, products, services, management or employees.
Should you violate this clause, as determined by KlearGear.com in its sole discretion, you will be provided a seventy-two (72) hour opportunity to retract the content in question. If the content remains, in whole or in part, you will immediately be billed $3,500.00 USD for legal fees and court costs until such complete costs are determined in litigation. Should these charges remain unpaid for 30 calendar days from the billing date, your unpaid invoice will be forwarded to our third party collection firm and will be reported to consumer credit reporting agencies until paid.
The link to that language is from a web archive, because KlearGear has now sent it to the memory hole upon public scrutiny. Tim Cushing at Techdirt points out that, according to the Internet Archive, the clause didn't even exist when Jen Palmer clicked "yes" and bought her bauble from KlearGear. That suggests that KlearGear made a demand for money to Jen Palmer based on a contract she never signed. There's a word for that: fraud.
Could Jen Palmer defend a lawsuit on the basis that KlearGear can't prove that she agreed to the non-disparagement clause, because it wasn't on the site when she clicked "yes"? Yes she could. Could she also defend a lawsuit based on a variety of doctrines and defenses available when companies attempt to enforce bizarre hidden clauses in form contracts — sometimes called "contracts of adhesion" — against consumers? Yes. But a lawsuit isn't at the heart of KlearGear's despicable tactic. Ruining the credit of its critics is:
The clause goes on to say if a consumer violates the contract they will have 72 hours to remove your post or face a $3500 fine. If that fine is not paid, the delinquency will be reported to the nation's credit bureaus.
Once again — if KlearGear asserts falsely that someone accepted a contractual term, and asserts a debt based on that false statement, and reports that debt to credit agencies, that's fraud. It's not just a civil wrong, it's a crime.
I tried to get a comment from KlearGear. I tweeted their Twitter account. I left a message on their Facebook page. I repeatedly called "Rob Key," their "Media Relations" person, at the number they provided; it was constantly busy over two days. I called the main number on their website; the recording always says that a customer representative is unavailable on this time and to check the website. It's almost as if Jen Palmer's online criticism — that it's impossible to talk to a live person at KlearGear — is true.
KlearGear's non-disparagement clause is probably an effort to salvage a reputation hammed by bad results like an "F" grade from the Better Business Bureau in 2010, earned through shitty service.
Kleargear.com claims to offer products to "make your home and desk more fun with our desk toys, cool gadgets, stress relievers, games, cube decor, geek toys, and unique computer accessories." However, consumers across the country tell BBB that dealing with this company is anything but fun. BBB has issued an F rating to San Antonio-based Kleargear.com for failing to respond to consumer complaints. Click here to view the company's current BBB Reliability Report™.
Consumer disputes received by BBB allege Kleargear.com does not deliver products purchased online in a timely manner and, in some cases, fails to deliver any product at all. Consumers further allege that attempts to contact the company go unanswered. In the past three years, 95 of the 123 disputes forwarded by BBB staff to Kleargear.com have gone unanswered, though some consumers later notified BBB they did eventually receive their products.
KlearGear's BBB rating has since improved. However, the Western Michigan Better Business Bureau reported in 2012 that KlearGear was falsely displaying a positive BBB rating on its web site:
As of November 28, 2012, the BBB became aware that the company's website is displaying a BBB Accredited Business logo and BBB Rating A+; however, the comapny is not a BBB accredited business and the BBB rating is not A+.
The BBB contacted the company regarding these issues and this matter is pending the company's response.
As of November 28, 2012, the BBB discovered that some pages of the company's website display the BBB Accredited Business Logo and state "BBB Rating A+", when neither is true.
The BBB contacted the company at the Michigan mail drop address instructing the company to immediately remove the incorrect BBB logo and reference from their site.
This matter is currently pending.
Companies, through the people who run them, can make errors of judgment. They can correct those errors, and consumers can make rational decisions that the company is again worthy of their business.
This is not such a situation.
KlearGear's non-disparagement clause is a contemptible, unethical, and un-American. I say that whether or not KlearGear is defrauding customers by citing the clause to customers who didn't even agree to it. You should not — you cannot — trust a company that hides in its small print a clause saying you can't criticize it for bad service. Only a dishonest and amoral company would insert such a clause into its terms of use. Only amoral and dishonest people, deserving of our contempt — owners, officers, employees, and company lawyers — would create and attempt to enforce such language.
KlearGear has begun to reap what it has sown. Techdirt, Simple Justice, Consumerist, and more sites have written about it. KlearGear deserves to fail as a business based on this conduct, and hopefully will. But that's not enough. Somebody needs to use public records to identify the owners and decision-makers behind KlearGear who countenanced this conduct, and any lawyers who participated in the threats to consumers. Their identity should be published, and they should suffer social consequences. Their communities, and their future potential employers or customers, should see them for what they are: scum.
Do you think KlearGear should suffer consequences for its actions? You can help by spreading the story.
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PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Flyers say captain Chris Pronger will miss the rest of the season with a concussion.
General manager Paul Holmgren released a brief statement Thursday saying that Pronger has consulted with doctors and that he's suffering from "severe post-concussion syndrome."
Holmgren added that the doctors recommended that the bruising defenceman not return to action this season.
Pronger has been out of the lineup with a knee injury since late November. He also took a stick in the eye from Toronto's Mikhail Grabovski in late October that resulted in facial trauma and caused him to miss six games.
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Hi Tauni...
First and foremost, congratulations on both counts!! You deserve a cruise! <grin>
Do not worry about your accomodations. You will be fine and have a wonderful vacation. You will not be spending a lot of time in your stateroom anyway. Typically, the deals are better on the inside cabins, and many chose those and invest the difference in other activities.
There has been much written about room location. In my opinion, there is very little difference, particularly on a ship as huge as the Grand. We were in the last cabin aft last year and almost all the way forward this year, and I could tell no difference in movement.
Have a fanastic voyage. I look forward to your observations when you return.
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No matter how hard some might try, the concept of income equality has been an unachievable goal throughout history. There are reasons for this. The following story illustrates my point:
One afternoon, a friend asked me to watch his business booth at the Sacramento Boat Show. While I was not thrilled at giving up a large portion of my Saturday, I was more than willing to help a buddy. It turned out to be an important lesson in life.
To the left of me, two attractive ladies in their late 20s had a "revolutionary" product to sell. They were well-dressed and obviously enthusiastic about the prospects of their business venture. The item in question was some sort of aerosol fire extinguisher that put out oil and grease fires instantly. The compact size made it a perfect companion for boats and other vehicles.
I asked them how much the product cost, and what was their cut? One replied $3, and the other revealed a profit of $1 per can.
To the right of my booth was a middle-aged man. His feet were resting on a table while he read the Wall Street Journal. He was selling boatlifts for lakefront homes. I asked this "sales consultant" the same two questions. The lifts were $36,000 and his commission was also one-third of the retail price.
As the day wore on, the ladies barked in several customers. They demonstrated their product by squirting lighter fluid in a metal tray and setting it ablaze. A spray of "Insta-Out" quickly extinguished the small fires — thus proving the veracity of their sales pitch.
But soon, things began to change. Fumes from the lighter fluid and several combustions began to take their toll. Expensive hairdos went from fluffy and full to droopy and dull.
The ladies' voices changed from radio-announcing quality to scratchy and hoarse utterances — resembling extreme examples of singer Kim Carnes.
Clothes now smelled like lighter fluid, and initial enthusiasm was gone. The women were dragging to the finish line in hopes that their personal misery would soon end.
At the close of my shift, I asked the exhausted ladies how many cans of extinguisher had been sold. They told me it was a good day with a sales total of 85 units.
I quickly did the math. That was a profit of $85 — minus the cost of the booth, which was $35, as well as transportation costs amounting to another $10. These figures do not include the 10 cans used for demonstrations. That left a net profit of $20, which, split equally, left them $10 apiece.
Meanwhile, the boatlift guy had spent most of the day reading newspapers and staring at the crowds. He did not look any worse for wear. I asked how many lifts were sold.
He replied "one," which provided a nice commission of $12,000. His boss had paid for the booth, as well as transportation costs.
This experience made me realize that there was no way these folks in their chosen occupations could ever achieve income equality. A $3 can cannot match the commission of a large boatlift. Only volume could do so, and it would have taken 12,000 cans sold that day in order to equal the sale of one lift.
However, there were two theoretical possibilities for "equality": One was to raise the price of the extinguisher, and the other was to heavily tax the boatlift guy and forcibly take much of his commission for the ladies.
In the first possibility, each can would have to sell for $360. Despite the probability of no takers at that price, the women would still have to close on 100 cans in order to make an equal commission of $12,000.
What about the other option? How about forcing Mr. Lift-A-Boat to give $6,000 of his commission to the ladies? Now things would be "equal."
No doubt the hard-working women would have liked that. But I'm sure Boatlift Guy, after "sharing" his wealth and giving up another 50 percent or more in taxes from the remainder of his commission, would eventually throw in the towel. After all, why should he spend years developing specialized networking and other business skills — only to have the fruits of his labor confiscated for the benefit of someone else? He might as well get on the gravy train too, until there is no "someone else" left to pay the bills.
The dream for income equality may remain in our country for years to come. However, there are universal truths as to why this quest will never succeed. Summarily, the two primary reasons are basic economics and human nature.
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3. Henry HARDIN2,9,10,11 was born in 1712.4 He served in the military in 1776 at Signed Oath of Allegiance; Pittsylvania Co VA in Revolutionary War. He died in 1797 at the age of 85 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.4,12
Both Henry and his wife Judith are said to be DAR Revolutionary Patriots. Either his birthdate is estimated wrong or his marriage date; I doubt that he was 12 when he married! And actually, I believe his son Henry was the Rev War soldier.
He is stated to have been born in Prince William County, but that county did not exist until 1730.
The children here would seem to stretch the possibility that Judith was the mother of all, or children of two generations have been confused. If Judith was born abt 1711, she would have been 50 years old when the youngest daughters were born.
Deed Abstracts of Prince William Co VA 1740-41
Prince Wm Co Order Book 1756-7, p.273
Here's another deed that indicates John Ashby lived near the Hardins.
VIRGINIA'S COLONIAL SOLDIERS; Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck, 1988, Genealogy Publishing Co., 3rd Printing 1998.
There is one serious problem with Henry & Judith. The book SOME HARDIN, HARDING, AND RELATED FAMILIES states the following on p.3: ...Prof. Jones of the University of W.VA after diligent research concluded that the Henry Hardin who lived in Pittsylvania Co VA was not the son of Mark & Mary. This item had come from the papers of the collaborating author George Harding and no further explanation is given. The data I have found seems instead to reinforce this as being the same Henry Hardin as the man who lived in Pittsylvania Co.
Pittsylvania Co was not formed from Halifax until 1766:
PROPERTY LINES FROM AN OLD SURVEY BOOK: Halifax Co VA 1741-1901 by Roger C. Dodson shows this survey:
Found online; presumably Halifax Co VA
Surveys were often completed sometime before the patents were granted and sometimes assigned to someone else and no patent issued.
Oath of Allegiance, Pittsylvania Co, 1777
26 Oct 1779 Virginia Land Patent Book A, p.27.
Rockingham Co in NC is just across the state line from the western half of Pittsylvania Co VA
Was the Mark Hardin of Surry Co NC who patented land in Pittsylvania Co Henry's brother who had married Elizabeth Ashby, or was he Henry's son Mark? Henry seems to have arrived first based on his 1000 acres in Halifax and his survey in Pittsylvania Co both in 1762. Mark's survey not done until 1769, but it is obviously his first patent of 7 Dec 1774.
A list of Tithables in Pittsylvania Co, done by Theophilus Lacy, 10 Jun 1767:
Mark Hardin actually had two patents in Pittsylvania Co
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15 Feb 1782 Theoderick Carter of Antrim Parish, Halifax Co sold 740 acres in Pittsylvania Co on Sweetings fork of Sandy Crk adj lands of Thomas Chambers, Robert Williams, Richard Kerby, and himself, to Thomas Burgess, Senr of Camden Parish, Pittsylvania Co for 1000£.
Pittsylvania Land Tax Lists
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Pittsylvania Co DB 8, p.105
Pittsylvania Co DB 9, p.116
Will of Henry Hardin, 25 May 1796; probate 16 Oct 1797
Pittsylvania Co DB 14
Henry HARDIN and Judith LYNCH were married in 1732 in Virginia.13 Judith LYNCH was born about 1711. She died after 1804 at the age of 93 in Kentucky.13
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I've been turning my brain into jello by spending about four hours every day writing exercises to go along with Learning Perl. It's surprisingly tough to come up with something for a student to do when they only have the first two chapters of Learning Perl.
I thought I'd get around the mind-numbing boredom of writing Perl programs using only scalars by working from both ends of the book, but after a couple days of that, I've completely lost track of what the students know. I may have just done some exercises for chapter 16, where they can use sort() because they saw it in chapter 15, but then I flip back to chapter 10 and completely mess myself up by using more than they should have seen. I ended up re-writing a lot of exercises for regular expressions because I forgot that the
Randal estimates that it takes him one full work day to create one printed page. I think I'm trying to do double that to meet the deadline. Two more days and this will all be over. I'm not sure how many pages this thing is because I don't think MS Word (not my choice) is paginating correctly. It's been the same page count for a couple of days.
No matter, after this it's all POD writing for the next month on the next big writing project.
Having people to tell you what to do is good, but I still think it would be challenging to juggle what the audience has seen of your character up to the current scene and what you've physically acted in the last week or two.
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I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday! In class we have created a video for you:Felices Fiestas de la clase de Sra Lester. It shows your students singing all the songs to date in Spanish! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
So far we have covered simple greetings, colors, common animals, popular sea animals, numbers 0-20 and 0-100, body parts, introduction of infinitive verbs, "I like", some school supplies, two Fall rhymes, earth vocabulary, introduction of oneself and asking what the other person's name is, definite articles, the most common irregular verbs in the first person, and of course Feliz Navidad!
In the next half of the year we'll look forward to learning about simple subject pronouns, descriptions (adjectives), clothing items, more school supplies, days of the week, months of the year, the difference between 'usted' and 'tú' (the formal and informal you), conjugation of regular tense verbs, telling time, more seasonal songs, weather, more popular sea animals, etc.
Still so much fun to be had!!
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East Lake coach Terry Small said Friday that he has resigned as the volleyball team's head coach and barring an unforeseen turn of events will coach the Eagles for the last time against Stuart Martin County Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in the Class 5A state title game.
Small, in his 14th season, had been removed from his coaching position before a Sept. 9 match against Clearwater and watched that Eagles victory from the stands. He was reinstated a day later by principal Bob Poth.
Small said he resigned roughly a week after that, effective at the end of the season. Small said he would like to continue coaching but he hopes his resignation gets the East Lake program out of the crosshairs of the Florida High School Athletic Association. Spokesman Seth Polansky confirmed Thursday its investigation of Small and the East Lake program had been suspended at the time of Small's initial removal -- an unusual but not unprecedented step -- but will conclude shortly after the volleyball season is over.
Polansky also said any violations the FHSAA had uncovered prior to Sept. 9 weren't anything that would cause East Lake to be ineligible for the playoffs or be stripped of a state title should they win one. But he did not rule out such punishment if further violations had been discovered since then.
Small and his players got emotional after the semifinal win over Lakeland Friday. Setter Rachel Reed brought up what she called "the drama of the season" and decried all the "bad things said about him.'' Reed said the Eagles mission this season has been to win a "title for Terry."
"I love you Terry,'' she said, reaching out to Small, who was fighting back tears. Small, Reed, sophomore Brooke Burkett and junior Jackie Wegner then shared a group hug.
"I don't know if they know this will be my last game,'' Small said privately afterwards. "They don't want to hear it. They don't want to think about it. They just want to play volleyball. They know something is going on, but they don't ask and I really don't want to say.''


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Calvin Pace said "a little birdie" told him he should come out and clarify some remarks he made on Sunday after a 23-20 win.
Namely, this one about Dolphins running back Reggie Bush, who was knocked out of the game in the second quarter with a knee injury: "I guess he was doing his thing for a quarter or two," Pace said. "We had to put him on out. We didn't see him again."
Pace, though, put any controversy to rest by saying "No bounty, I didn't mean it like that."
"Before I answer any questions about any game stuff, apparently, I said something about Reggie Bush trying to get him out of the game," Pace said. "I wasn't trying to say it as if we were trying to hurt him. I'm sad to see him get hurt. We aren't running any kind of bounty system or anything like that and actually, looking at that play, someone just fell on his knee.
"That's all I have to say. I guess I need to say things in a different manner and I'll do a better job of it next time."
Pace said that the Jets didn't play with any extra malice or intent to harm in regards to the Dolphins running back.
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Mount Popa is a volcano 1518 metres (4981 feet) above sea level, and located in central Burma (Myanmar) about 50 km (31 mi) southeast of Bagan (alt: Pagan) in the Pegu Range. It can be seen from the River Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) as far away as 60 km (37 mi) in clear weather. Mount Popa is perhaps best known for the nearby stunningly picturesque Popa Taungkalat monastery atop an outcrop. The Popa Taungkalat (Taung Kalat) Shrine is home to 37 Mahagiri Nats, or spirits. Statues depicting the Nats are at the base of the Shrine.
The main edifice of the volcano is composed of basalt and basaltic andesite lava flows, along with pyroclastic deposits and scoriaceous material, originating from strombolian eruptions which are thought to have made up the later stages of the volcano's growth. The volcano also contains a 1.6 km (0.99 mi) wide and 0.85 km (0.53 mi) deep caldera that is breached to the northwest and is thought to have formed due to failure of the volcano's slopes. A 3 km3 (0.72 cu mi) debris avalanche can be found to the north of the caldera's breach. It covers an area of 27 km2 (10 sq mi).
Southwest of Mount Popa is Taung Kalat (pedestal hill), a 737 metre (2,417 ft) sheer-sided volcanic plug. A Buddhist monastery is located at the summit of Taung Kalat. At one time, the Buddhist hermit U Khandi maintained the stairway of 777 steps to the summit of Taung Kalat. The Taung Kalat pedestal hill is sometimes itself called Mount Popa and given that Mount Popa is the name of the actual volcano that caused the creation of the volcanic plug, to avoid confusion, the volcano (with its crater blown open on one side) is generally called Taung Ma-gyi (mother hill). The volcanic crater itself is a mile in diameter.
From the top of Taung Kalat, one can enjoy a panoramic view. One can see the ancient city of Bagan; behind it to the north, the massive solitary conical peak of Taung Ma-gyi rises like Mount Fuji in Japan. There is a big caldera, 610 metres (2,000 ft) wide and 914 metres (3,000 ft) in depth so that from different directions the mountain takes different forms with more than one peak. The surrounding areas are arid, but the Mt Popa area has over 200 springs and streams. It is therefore likened to an oasis in the desert-like dry central zone of Burma. This means the surrounding landscape is characterized by prickly bushes and stunted trees as opposed to the lush forests and rivers Burma is famous for.[5] Plenty of trees, flowering plants and herbs grow due to the fertile soil from the volcanic ash. Prominent among the fauna are Macaque monkeys that have become a tourist attraction on Taung Kalat.
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The Carlsbad school board Wednesday evening unanimously decided to certify an environmental impact report for a new high school scheduled to open in 2012.
The vote came despite the objections of several Carlsbad residents who said the $95 million project, at College Boulevard and Cannon Road, will bring excessive noise, traffic and pollution to nearby Calavera Creek and its surrounding wetlands – one of the last undeveloped areas of the city.
Much of the controversy focused on plans for a lighted sports field and track, which at one point was being designed to accommodate 4,000 spectators. The environmental report approved last night calls for seating for 3,000, but trustees said they want administrators to lower that number.
The high school is expected to enroll about 1,500 students. Carlsbad Unified School District is designing the school so it can expand to house up to 2,400 students.
Wednesday night's report included a handful of changes that administrators said will address some objections that have been raised in the past. They included:
Revising the elevations of a private drive to the school to accommodate a potential extension of Cannon Road in the future.
Allowing residents of the adjacent Rancho Carlsbad neighborhood to gain access to their development from the school's private drive.
Realigning the high school's stadium so that it creates a buffer of 110 feet between bleachers and the eastern bank of Calavera Creek.
Installing animal crossing signs along the high school's private drive.
Reducing parking spots in the school's parking lot from 1,000 to 850 to 900.
Some critics said the school district didn't adequately study potential traffic effects associated with the school, while others said more study was needed to examine noise issues – particularly in an area where the natural landscape amplifies sounds.
Some residents urged the district to preserve a 100-year-old oak that stands where the parking lot is planned. Administrators suggested that the tree will have to go.
Carlsbad resident Don Christiansen said he wanted to see the new school use open space on campus to teach students about agriculture and other aspects of the area's history.
"I personally can't understand why the district can't get by with just one stadium," Christiansen said, referring to the stadium at Carlsbad High School.
Board President Nicole Pappas said the plans for the high school, and the environmental review associated with it, will not please everyone.
"Nothing is ever really perfect – (but) the time to act is now," Pappas said.
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Ringu is a cult 1998 Japanese horror film directed by Hideo Nakata and adapted from the novel by Koji Suzuki. The film begins with an enjoyably spooky prologue of sorts as two teenage girls - Masami (Hitomi Sato) and Tomoko (Yuko Takeuchi) - lark about at home discussing an urban legend about a cursed videotape that everyone is talking about at school. The tape is said to kill anyone that watches it within seven days with the victim receiving a telephone call immediately after it ends to signal/confirm they are now to die. "A grade school boy was on holiday down in Izu with his family. He wanted to go out and play, but there was a TV show he didn't want to miss, so he recorded it on a VCR. But the channels in Izu are different from Tokyo. No channel there uses the channel he set to record, so the tape should have been blank, but when he played it back at home there was a woman on the screen. You will die in one week she said. The kid stopped the tape and then the phone rang - You saw it! said a voice. A week later he died."
The jovial aura is punctured somewhat when Tomoko nervously reveals that, along with three of her friends, she watched this notorious videotape a week ago and then received the dreaded phone call. The girls soon discover that the curse is very real and a terrified Masami is witness to the death of Tomoko. Tomoko's aunt, reporter Asakawa Reiko (Nanako Matsushima), has already heard about the stories circulating of strange deaths amongst teenagers - they are found with their faces grotesquely frozen in fear - after interviewing some school children for a piece about urban legends. The death of her niece motivates her to investigate further and she discovers the three friends Tomoko watched the tape with all died on the same night as her and that Masami was so traumatised she ended up insane and in an institution. Asakawa works out that Tomoko and her friends stayed in a rental cabin in Izu and travels there, finding a copy of this notorious tape. She decides to view it for herself...
On the whole, the very best horror films are rich in atmosphere and ideas more than anything else. I don't personally understand the appeal of many modern horror films which seem to be largely made by idiots and obsessed with people being tortured. Ringu is a film that understands the importance of atmosphere and a lingering climate of dread and unease. The opening shots of dark water in Ringu establish the otherworldly aura integral to the film and indicate a great unknown force that is about to intrude on the real world in the form of something completely ordinary on the surface - the humble video cassette. While it might possibly be a trifle languid for some tastes, Ringu works very nicely as a stylish ghost story/mystery and contains some very enjoyable riffs on urban myths and legends. The film has a genuine plot and story that you have to pay attention to and one that becomes very absorbing as you quickly become as eager as Asakawa to see this video for yourself and unravel the source of the mystery behind it.
The bizarre images that appear on the tape when it is viewed with the crackly static and strange sound effects are suitably odd and unsettling - reminiscent slightly of David Cronenberg's Videodrome. We see a hooded figure, a woman brushing her hair, a circle composed of clouds on a black background, a well in a wooded area, and more weirdness besides. It's sort of like an hallucinogenic Ingmar Bergman film! The cursed videotape makes a great central (high) concept to spin this ghostly yarn around and the film takes full advantage of the possibilities it offers to create some spine-tingling moments of incoherent strangeness.
The prologue with the giggling teenage girls larking about as they talk about the tape is like a Japanese riff on a Scream film and unsettling because something very strange and unknown gradually intrudes onto what seems an innocuous domestic setting. That the death of Tomoko occurs offscreen of course leaves it all to our imagination and makes it all the more effective. Ringu's strengths are its absence of straight ahead horror shocks and gore - instead preferring to develop at its own pace and keep the viewer both intrigued and slightly off balance. The restrained music, cinematography, and the bleak isolated locations all add to the eerie mood and ambience with empty rooms and an altogether subtle approach. Asakawa enlists the help of ex-husband Ryuji (Hiroyuki Sanada) to get to the bottom of the tape and there are some interesting scenes here when technology is used in an attempt to analyse this cursed artifact. This clash between technology and the supernatural, the sort of stuff that Nigel Kneale used to do, is always interesting and intriguing when deployed for horror purposes.
What I like about Ringu is the way it plays for a time like a very stylish extended Japanese version of The Twilight Zone or Hammer House of Horror with a terrific central spooky idea providing the motivation for the characters and the shivers. Another nice touch is that after Asakawa watches the tape we get a frequent reminder of the date onscreen to stress that she is running out of time to find the source of the mystery and save herself. This is something that The Amityville Horror also did and it's interesting that Ringu contains several moments that remind you of western horror films like Scream and Poltergeist. These influences are given a thoroughly Japanese twist and the end result is very effective and enjoyable. Ringu's most famous moment shares Poltergeist's obsession with a particular household staple and is certainly creepy although - and this probably goes for the film as a whole - not quite as scary as the critics would have you believe. Ringu is an interesting and rewarding cult Japanese favourite that I'd have no hesitation in recommending to horror fans looking for something creepy to watch late at night.
Ringu, the original movie based on the 1991 novel, came out 7 years before the American version and yet in those 7 years the Americans couldn't help but make a worse version of the same film, how, I'm not sure but this movie is definatly the superior of the 2.
The film has been done many times now in various countries such as South Korea and has unlimited number of sequels and prequels to go along with it, me, I am only interested in the original story, the same one as told in Ringu and The Ring. For the sake of most people I will compare the 2 since I am sure most people have watched The Ring.
The story of Ringu is slightly different to that of the American version, there's no horses, no small little house in the barn, the first 50 minutes of the story is identical to the American version (or should that be the first 50 minutes of the american one is identical to this), then the 2 split ways, the US version goes along the story about the horses mysteriously dying and keeping the child awake at night. Ringu takes us on a tale of a woman, Sadako's mother, who was able to predict things and see into peoples minds and a volcano that erupted 40 years ago...Sadako can kill people with her mind.
The story I thought was better than the American version, originals usually are, it's very strange how the first 50 minutes of the film are almost identical, scene by scene and then all of a sudden the 2 turn completley different, once they had got onto the island of Sadako's birthplace the story unraveled rather quickly, compared to the American one which took a while to get going.
For me the Japanese Sadako is much scarier than the American, the famous TV scene and the no fingernails as she's crawling across the floor is horrible and freaky, as so many people know the Japanese are all about tension and making the audience feel scared rather than actually be scared, which I personally think is the best kind, tension and suspense are better forms of horror than gore and jumpy moments in films, I never watched this alone, in the middle of the night so personally I didn't think it was AS bad as alot of people make out, I can however tel lyou that had I watched this film in the middle of the night, at home (which is a tiny village) I would have been leaving the light on all night, it's a very creepy film, Japanese music and acting makes it all so tense and makes people want to hide behind something before anything has even happend. Much in the same snese that rollercoasters are horrible, the wait is terrible, then you get on them and it's no big deal...the Japanese are great at this kind of horror.
The actors, for me are very very unknown, not having seen many Japanese films (only 3/4 actually) and with them obviously not being in any American/British stuff it means the actors are completley unknown, although I think this is for the best, it adds another sense of mystery to the film, and to be honest the acting for me is of a higher calibre than that in the US version. The film isn't perfect in terms of shooting quality and everything seems a little less clear than hollywood films which gives this film another edge, another sense of something different which is useful every once in a while.
Overall, this film is much better than the American version, I must say I do think the American one is more watchable on a rainy night, it obviously requires no need to read subtitles and it's a bit more actiony than the Japanese version which is very much a have to be in the mood movie, but this version is still the definitive, definatly worth a watch and next time I am at home alone, at 1am in the morning, I may just have to see HOW scary this film really is...
For me personally, this is one of the most enchanting, spine-chilling films ever made. This is the film that started the recent wave of Asian horror movies entering the commercial consciousness (And one which has become completely saturated now) - This is the film that started the remake frenzy which we have seen in the past few years.
In typical Asian horror style, Ring is incredibly sedately paced - This allows the tension to build steadily throughout, without the use of the cheap, shock tactics which so many modern horror films use. There is little gore throughout, director Hideo Nakata relying on a all-encompassing fear of dread, achieved by not revealing all of the valid plot points right at the start of the film - The viewer has to piece things together as we go along.
The premise of the film (Haunted videotape which when watched causes the viewer to die within a time period) sounds like the stuff of poor quality, 90's American horror - But there is so much more to this film that the admittedly thin plot. This is the sort of horror film that your mind brings back when you close your eyes at night, it makes you hear noises in the dark that arent even there.
The ending is the real trump card here, and without giving anything away, its a real surprise that will live very long in the memory.
This film introduced me to the world of Asian Horror, and its a genre that has very rich rewards - Ring is the forefather to the greatness that followed on.
This definitely one of my favourite horror movies, but the strange thing is that if it was not for one particular scene this would have just been any old horror movie and not anywhere near my favourites. I think everyone who has watched this film of even the American remake with Naomi Watts will know which scene I am talking about, if not then do not worry, I am not going to spoil anything. Hideo Nakata directs here in a film released on the 18th August 2000.
Nanako Matsushima as Reiko Asakawa
Miki Nakatani as Mai Takano
Hiroyuki Sanada as Ryuji Takayama
Yuko Takeuchi as Tomoko Oishi
Hitomi Sato as Masami Kurahashi
Yoichi Numata as Takashi Yamamura
The storyline is based around a mysterious video. The video tape is cursed and as always happens the main character Reiko who is investigating the video also views it. She has a son Takashi who unfortunately also watched the cursed tape. They are now on a race against time as the video states that they only have one week to live. That is the great thing about this horror; they are not given a solution to this problem. Reiko then teams up with her ex husband and she is now in a race to save her life and her sons. They track the origins of the tape to a strange island with a mystery around a little girl called Sadako. There are some memorable scene here that are integral to the plot, but for your own benefit I can not ruin these scenes for you.
As started earlier on in this review there was one scene for me that made this movie. I highly recommend not to watch the trailer for this movie or the American version named 'The Ring', as if you do then unfortunately as with most horror trailers these days, they show this scene. It really vexes me that trailers show the best parts of films and this should really not be allowed. Not I just check the IMDB rating for films before deciding if I want to watch it, instead of checking out the trailers. A good aspect is that the film is shot in a documentary style with lots of shaky camera scenes. There were many very freaky scenes here and I was truly scared, especially in the one scene that I unfortunately can not mention. The climax is heart stopping and I suggest that anyone looking to watch this movie should watch it on their television at home, as this is the way I did and makes for the best effect. Do not watch it with friends if possible, for the best scares.
A horror film that everyone should be looking out for. Americans usually ruin the Hollywood remakes, however the Naomi Watts version is actually not too bad. However it is a PG-13 movie so evidently will not be as terrifying, so I do recommend watching Ringu over The Ring.
The extra features on the DVD are great and whilst flicking through I am sure everyone will come across the cursed video clip itself which is mesmerizing as well as terrifying. There are many people that will be scared to watch this, just in case it is true. After all you should not mess with what you do not understand. One curse, one cure, one week to find it.
Main Cast:
Nanako Matsushima .... Reiko Asakawa
Miki Nakatani .... Mai Takano
Hiroyuki Sanada .... Ryuji Takayama
Yuko Takeuchi .... Tomoko Oishi
Hitomi Sato .... Masami Kurahashi
Yoichi Numata .... Takashi Yamamura
Yutaka Matsushige .... Yoshino
Katsumi Muramatsu .... Koichi Asakawa
Rikiya Otaka .... Yoichi Asakawa
Masako .... Shizuko Yamamura
Rie Inou .... Sadako Yamamura
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In 2002, a movie called 'The Ring' was released, spawning prank-calls and urban legends galore.The film was a hit at the box office , and with me.
I didn't know there was an original Japanese version until a few days a go, when my boyfriend came back from his friends house with a selection of DVD's for us to watch.
Now, his friends a strange fella. He's the sort of person who carries nunchucks around with him to make the walk from his house to ours, but, to give him his dues, he has some top notch horror movies, and this is one of them.
The Ring (or Ringu) is based on a 1991 novel written by a Japanese author named Koji Suzuki. It tells the story of single mother Asakawa Reiko (played by Nanako Matsushima) who works as a reporter.
She is working on a story about an increasingly popular local urban legend about a mysterious videotape that somehow causes the sudden unnatural death of whoever watches it a week later.The legend becomes personal when she finds out that one person who died through watching it is her recently dead niece Tomoko (Takeuchi), as well as five friends with whom she spent a holiday in a secluded cabin retreat precisely seven weeks before her sudden death.
Reiko then develops photographs taken by Tomoko on the holiday , and manages with a lot of clever investigative work, to trace not only the cabin where they stayed, but also the tape, which she then watches....
....Only after she does so, she recieves a chilling phone call, telling her that she will die in one week.
All scepticism swept away, she recruits her ex-husband, a psychic, to help her, and with only seven days to do it in before she becomes the tapes next victim, time is of the essence.
And thats as far as I'm taking you with the plot, I wouldn't want to ruin it for those of you who havent seen it.
Several things combine to make this film one of the most chillingly wonderful films I have seen in a long time.The complete and total absence of music throughout the entire film seems to make it feel more 'real', and without music, the twists and turns and scary moments are all the more surprising and unexpected, as you don't have the 'Scary music, somethings going to happen!' warning you do with so many other movies.
The movie is shot with simple, shaky camerawork which makes it all the more chillingly believeable. The fear this film instills comes from the long, slow build up, the waiting. It keeps you on your toes,alert and guessing.Unlike THE RING, Ringu avoids cheap scares.No chasing,no bathtub electrocutions, no gore, no physical battles and no mad suicidal horses in this version.
While the remake was big on swish camera action, strange noises, and scary psychiatric assemssment videos, Ringu is much more simple, streamlined and uncluttered.The tape in the original is shorter than in the remake, with much less yuck in it. No fingers pierced on nails, maggots, or centipedes. Just some strange seemingly random images accompanied by a strange creaking noise which in my opinion MAKES the tape scary. It's all in the noise.
What really makes the movie in my opinion, has to be the character behind all the deaths, Yamura Sadako.Never have I been so terrified of a small child, even more so because she's on screen for so little time. Her american counterpart Samara might have been an abused child with a terrible past seeking revenge,but Sadako is just inherently evil.
The ending is much better in the original. Not wanting to ruin it for those of you not watching it, I can only go so far as to say the absense of hi tech camer trickery makes it so much scarier and more believeable.
But RINGU is not without it's flaws. Not so much the movie itself, but in the subtitling. White subtitles on top of Matsushima white clad bosom? It may be a nice bosom indeed, but for five minutes I had no idea what she was saying!
RINGU is a far superior horror/psychological thriller than the ring, for all the reasons above. The casting shines, the acting is believable, and the tension is palpable.Definately well worth the watch.
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A major box office hit in the Far East, Hideo Nakada's Ring is a subtly creepy Japanese ghost story with an urban legend theme, based on a series of popular teen-appeal novels by Susuki Koji. Far less showy than even the restrained chills of The Blair Witch Project or The Sixth Sense, Ring has nevertheless become a mainstream blockbuster and has already been followed by Ring 2 and the prequel Ring 0. A Hollywood remake is in the works. Investigating the inexplicable, near-simultaneous deaths of her young niece and three teenage friends, reporter Asakawa (Nanako Matsushima) learns of a story about a supernaturally cursed video-tape circulating among school kids. As soon as anyone has watched the tape, allegedly recorded by mistake from a dead TV channel, the telephone rings and the viewer has exactly a week to live. Those doomed are invisibly marked, but their images are distorted if photographed. Inevitably, Asakawa gets hold of the tape and watches it. The enigmatic collage of images include a coy woman combing her hair in a mirror, an old newspaper headline about a volcanic eruption, a hooded figure ranting, people crawling and a rural well. When the phone rings (a memorably exaggerated effect), Asakawa is convinced that the curse is active and calls in her scientist ex-husband Ryuji (Hiroyuki Sanada) to help. He watches a copy of the video a day after Asakawa is exposed and willingly submits himself to the curse. Even more urgency is added to their quest when their young son is unwittingly duped, apparently by the mystery woman from the tape, into watching the video too, joining the queue for a supernatural death. On the DVD: For a film made in the digital era, the letterboxed (16:9) print is in mediocre state, with a noticeable amount of scratching, though the Dolby Digital soundtrack is superb, making this a film that's as scary to listen to as it is to watch (the squeamish might find themselves covering their ears rather than their eyes in some scenes). Otherwise, there are trailers for the first two Ring films and Audition, 10 stills, filmographies for the principals, a review by Mark Kermode, blurb-like extracts from other reviews and the ominous option of playing Sadako's video after a solemn disavowal of responsibility from the distributors! --Kim Newman


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A couple who turned their house into an animal sanctuary where pets should have been given a home from home allowed it to become a hellhole of death.
A court heard there were dead dogs in their kitchen and annex, a dead lizard in a vivarium in one of their bedrooms, dead pet mice in the sitting room and a dead rabbit in a hutch in their garden.
Claire Strong, 22, and Paul Wilson, 44, who operated the Wiltshire Animal Rescue and Sanctuary (WARAS) from their home in The Severalls in East Grafton, were each convicted at Salisbury Magistrates Court on Monday of 13 charges of animal cruelty, which they had denied and contested during an 11 day trial.
Strong's best friend Shirley Oakey, who lived close by in Hungerford Road, told the court: "She said she had turned into the kind of person she had always had a grudge against...she told me she had made herself into a monster."
Strong and Wilson both face the possibility of going to jail because each of the charges they were convicted of on Monday carries a maximum six-month prison sentence.
The pair claimed they had been lovers but had parted and were living in separate rooms when the RSPCA and police raided the house in July 2009. They employed the country's top specialists in defending RSPCA cruelty allegations, Sussex-based Robert Weller and Co, paid for by legal aid.
Wilson, an IT worker, claimed that although he lived in the house that was rented in his name he had nothing to do with running WARAS and that it was entirely Strong's responsibility He told the court that he went through the front door and straight up to his bedroom and was not aware of the carnage downstairs that RSPCA Inspector Will Hendry and PC Ivor Noyce. They went to the house on July 9 last year in response to calls from a neighbour who had looked in a window and seen the carcasses of dogs lying uncovered on the floor in a ground floor annex.
Mr Weller argued that the RSPCA had no rights to enter the property without being invited and said Strong, who was home at the time of their visit, had not invited them into the house.
Insp Hendry and PC Noyce, however, both testified that Strong had told them they were welcome to look around the house.
The dead animals were not the subject of any of the charges because there was no evidence that their death was the result of suffering. A video of the sights that greeted the two officers was shown to the three women magistrates.
The charges on which Wilson and Strong were convicted involved dogs, rabbits, mice and reptiles and related to their poor living conditions, bad diets, failing to protect them from pain, injury and suffering and failing to provide veterinary care.
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Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens bones, increasing the risk of sudden and unexpected fractures. Literally meaning "porous bone," osteoporosis results in an increased loss of bone mass and strength. The disease often progresses without any symptoms or pain.
Many times, osteoporosis is not discovered until weakened bones cause painful fractures usually in the back or hips. Unfortunately, once you have a broken bone due to osteoporosis, you are at high risk of having another. And these fractures can be debilitating. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to prevent osteoporosis from ever occurring. And treatments can slow the rate of bone loss if you already have osteoporosis.
What Causes Osteoporosis?
Though we do not know the exact cause of osteoporosis, we do know how the disease develops. Your bones are made of living, growing tissue. An outer shell of cortical or dense bone encases trabecular bone, a sponge-like bone. When a bone is weakened by osteoporosis, the "holes" in the "sponge" grow larger and more numerous, weakening the internal structure of the bone.
Until about age 30, a person normally builds more bone than he or she loses. During the aging process, bone breakdown begins to outpace bone buildup, resulting in a gradual loss of bone mass. Once this loss of bone reaches a certain point, a person has osteoporosis.
How Is Osteoporosis Related to Menopause?
There is a direct relationship between the lack of estrogen during perimenopause and menopause and the development of osteoporosis. Early menopause (before age 40) and any prolonged periods in which hormone levels are low and menstrual periods are absent or infrequent can cause loss of bone mass.
What Are the Symptoms of Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is often called the "silent disease" because initially bone loss occurs without symptoms. People may not know that they have osteoporosis until their bones become so weak that a sudden strain, bump, or fall causes a fracture or a vertebra to collapse. Collapsed vertebrae may initially be felt or seen in the form of severe back pain, loss of height, or spinal deformities such as stooped posture.
Who Gets Osteoporosis?
Important risk factors for osteoporosis include:
- Age. After maximum bone density and strength is reached (generally around age 30), bone mass begins to naturally decline with age.
- Gender. Women over the age of 50 have the greatest risk of developing osteoporosis. In fact, women are four times more likely than men to develop osteoporosis. Women's lighter, thinner bones and longer life spans account for some of the reasons why they are at a higher risk for osteoporosis.
- Ethnicity. Research has shown that Caucasian and Asian women are more likely to develop osteoporosis. Additionally, hip fractures are twice as likely to occur in Caucasian women as in African-American women. However, women of color who fracture their hips have a higher mortality.
- Bone structure and body weight. Petite and thin women have a greater risk of developing osteoporosis in part because they have less bone to lose than women with more body weight and larger frames. Similarly, small-boned, thin men are at greater risk than men with larger frames and more body weight.
- Family history. Heredity is one of the most important risk factors for osteoporosis. If your parents or grandparents have had any signs of osteoporosis, such as a fractured hip after a minor fall, you may be at greater risk of developing the disease.
- Prior history of fracture/bone breakage.
- Certain medications. The use of some medications, such as the long term use of steroids (like prednisone) can also increase your risk of developing osteoporosis.
How Do I Know if I Have Osteoporosis?
A painless and accurate test can provide information about bone health and osteoporosis before problems begin. Bone mineral density (BMD) tests, or bone measurements, are X-rays that use very small amounts of radiation to determine bone strength.
A bone mineral density test is indicated for:
- Women age 65 and older.
- Women with numerous risk factors.
- Menopausal women who have had fractures.
How Is Osteoporosis Treated?
Treatments for established osteoporosis (meaning, you already have osteoporosis) include:
- Hormone therapy.
- Medications such as alendronate (Fosamax), ibandronate (Boniva), raloxifene (Evista), risedronate (Actonel), and zoledronic Acid-Mannitol-Water (Reclast)
- Calcium and vitamin D supplements.
- Weight-bearing exercises (which make your muscles work against gravity).
- Injectable teriparatide (Forteo) or PTH to rebuild bone.
- Injectable denosumab (Prolia) for women at high risk of fracture when other drugs don't work.
Should I Consider Hormone Therapy?
Hormone therapy [estrogen] is believed to be useful in preventing or alleviating the increased rate of bone loss that leads to osteoporosis. However, using hormone replacement therapy for prevention of osteoporosis alone -- not to treat menopausal symptoms -- is not recommended by the FDA. While some women and their doctors may choose to use it for this reason, it is generally recommended for postmenopausal women who:
- Undergo an early menopause.
- Have a low bone mass, as measured by a bone density test and/or symptoms of menopause.
- Have several other risk factors for osteoporosis, such as: a petite, thin frame; family history of osteoporosis; or a medical problem associated with osteoporosis.
- While all of the risks associated with hormone therapy are not yet known, studies have shown that some types may increase your risk of developing:
- Breast cancer
- Gallbladder disease
- Blood clots
- Stroke
- Heart disease (recent studies suggest this may be more relevant to women of advanced age).
If you are using hormone therapy only for osteoporosis prevention, be sure to talk to your doctor so you can weigh the benefits of hormone therapy against your personal risk and consider other medications for your bones. If needed, your doctor can prescribe different treatments to help prevent osteoporosis.
Is There a Safe Alternative to Hormone Therapy?
For those women who cannot take hormone therapy for health reasons or choose not to because of personal reasons, there are alternatives, including:
- Bisphosphonates. This group of medications includes the drugs Actonel, Fosamax, Reclast, and Boniva. Bisphosphonates are used to prevent and/or treat osteoporosis. They have been shown to slow bone loss, increase bone density and reduce the risk of spine fractures. Actonel and Fosamax have also been shown to reduce risk of non-spine fractures.
- Evista. This drug is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) that has many estrogen-like properties. It is approved for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and can prevent bone loss at the spine, hip, and other areas of the body. Studies have shown that it can decrease the rate of vertebral fractures by 30%-50%. It may increase the risk of blood clots like estrogen.
- Forteo is a type of hormone used to treat osteoporosis. It helps rebuild bone and increases bone mineral density. It is given by injection and is used as a treatment for osteoporosis.
- Prolia is a so-called monoclonal antibody -- a fully human, lab-produced antibody that inactivates the body's bone-breakdown mechanism. It is used to treat women at high risk of fracture when other osteoporosis drugs have not worked.
How Can I Prevent Osteoporosis?
There are multiple ways you can protect yourself against osteoporosis, including:
- Exercise. Establish a regular exercise program. Exercise makes bones and muscles stronger and helps prevent bone loss. It also helps you stay active and mobile. Weight-bearing exercises, done at least three to four times a week, are best for preventing osteoporosis. Walking, jogging, playing tennis, and dancing are all good weight-bearing exercises. In addition, strength and balance exercises may help you avoid falls, decreasing your chance of breaking a bone.
- Eat foods high in calcium. Getting enough calcium throughout your life helps to build and keep strong bones. The U.S. recommended daily allowance (RDA) of calcium for adults with a low-to-average risk of developing osteoporosis is 1,000 mg (milligrams) each day. For those at high risk of developing osteoporosis, such as postmenopausal women, the RDA increases up to 1,500 mg each day. Excellent sources of calcium are milk and dairy products (low-fat versions are recommended), canned fish with bones like salmon and sardines, dark green leafy vegetables, such as kale, collards and broccoli, calcium-fortified orange juice, and breads made with calcium-fortified flour.
- Supplements. If you think you need to take a supplement to get enough calcium, check with your doctor first. Calcium carbonate and calcium citrate are good forms of calcium supplements. Be careful not to get more than 2,000 mg of calcium a day very often. That amount can increase the chance of developing kidney stones.
- Vitamin D. Your body uses vitamin D to absorb calcium. Being out in the sun for a total of 20 minutes every day helps most people's bodies make enough vitamin D. You can also get vitamin D from eggs, fatty fish like salmon, cereal and milk fortified with vitamin D, as well as from supplements. People aged 51 to 70 should have 400-800 IU daily. More than 2,000 IU of vitamin D each day is not recommended -- without first talking to your doctor -- because it may harm your kidneys and even lower bone mass.
- Medications. Actonel, Evista, Fosamax, and Boniva are some of the drugs available to help treat and/or prevent osteoporosis.
- Estrogen. Estrogen, a hormone produced by the ovaries, helps protect against bone loss. It is used as treatment for the prevention of osteoporosis. Replacing estrogen lost after menopause (when the ovaries stop most of their production of estrogen) slows bone loss and improves the body's absorption and retention of calcium. But, because estrogen therapy carries risks, it is only recommended for women at high risk for osteoporosis and/or severe menopausal symptoms. To learn more, talk to your doctor about the pros and cons of estrogen therapy.
- Avoid certain medications. Steroids, some breast cancer treatments (such as aromatase inhibitors), drugs used to treat seizures (anticonvulsants), blood thinners (anticoagulants), and thyroid medications increase the rate of bone loss if not used as directed. If you are taking any of these drugs, speak with your doctor about how to reduce your risk of bone loss through diet, lifestyle changes and, possibly, additional medication.
- Other preventive steps. Limit alcohol consumption and do not smoke. Smoking causes your body to make less estrogen, which protects the bones. Too much alcohol can damage your bones and increase the risk of falling and breaking a bone.
How Can I Get the Calcium My Body Needs If I'm Lactose Intolerant
If you are lactose intolerant or have difficulty digesting milk, you may not be getting enough calcium in your diet. Although most dairy products may be intolerable, some yogurt and hard cheeses might be digestible. You can also eat lactose-containing food by first treating it with commercial preparations of lactase (which can be added as drops or taken as pills). There are also lactose-free dairy products you can buy. You can also eat lactose-free foods high in calcium, such as leafy green vegetables, salmon (with bones), and broccoli.
What Are Weight-Bearing Exercises and How Do They Help Strengthen Bone?
Weight-bearing exercises are activities that make your muscles work against gravity. Walking, hiking, stair-climbing, or jogging are all weight-bearing exercises that help build strong bones. Thirty minutes of regular exercise (at least 3 to 4 days a week or every other day) along with a healthy diet may increase peak bone mass in younger people. Older women and men who engage in regular exercise may experience decreased bone loss or even increased bone mass.
What Can I Do to Protect Myself From Fractures If I Have Osteoporosis?
If you have osteoporosis, it is important to protect yourself against accidental falls, which may result in fractures. Take the following precautions to make your home safe:
- Remove loose household items, keeping your home free of clutter.
- Install grab bars on tub and shower walls and beside toilets.
- Install proper lighting.
- Apply treads to floors and remove throw rugs.


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Kumar virtually launched campaign for polls by starting series of "Sankalp rally" JD(U) has planned across the state to press for its demand of special category status and caution people against "divisive" forces led by BJP.
The series of 12 Sankalp rallies planned by JD(U) across Bihar till February next year started from East Champaran as party leaders said Mahatama Gandhi had launched his satyagraha against British government from here.
The series of 12 Sankalp rallies planned by JD(U) across Bihar till February
Keeping distance with Congress which was seen reaching out to Nitish Kumar after his parting company with BJP, the chief minister criticised the UPA government for not taking decision on special category status for Bihar.
"There is every possibility to grant special category status to Bihar after report of Raghuram Rajan committee giving fresh definition of backwardness but the government sitting in Delhi is not taking a decision," Kumar said at Changhara village on Indo-Nepal borders in East Champaran.
Kumar has said on numerous occasions that special category status demand would be JD(U) main poll agenda in 2014 Parliamentary elections and he would seek strength from voters to achieve this.
"I and my party leaders have come to take a 'sankalp' (pledge) that we will continue our struggle to achieve special category status for boosting the growth in Bihar,"he said.


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Police have arrested a woman in the fatal Dec. shooting of Anthony Rice of Northwest Washington.
Claire Rice, 65, was arrested Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder in the Dec. 17 shooting on Fort Lincoln Drive NE.
Anthony Rice's body was found behind Marshall Elementary School around 11 a.m. Further investigation showed he suffered from several gunshot wounds.
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Sigmund, 31, had one year left on his existing contract but his new deal adds two years on to take him through to the end of 2015.
"I could have looked at other options, but honestly there is nowhere else I wanted to be," Sigmund, winner of the Phoenix Player of the Year award for the past two seasons, said.
"My family is here and I love this club so why move if they want me to stay.
"They have looked after me with an improved contract and it being for three years gives me security for the family."
Sigmund originally joined the club in 2008 on a one-year contract, but has gone on to become one of the first names on the team sheet each week.
"Ricki (Herbert) recognised my potential and gave me the opportunity to play in the A-League for which I was grateful," Sigmund said.
"Six years on I am still enjoying playing for Ricki and I am proud to say that I've made a career out of football in New Zealand.
"Hopefully New Zealand kids can look at that and realise there is an opportunity for them to do the same."
Head coach Ricki Herbert said he was delighted Sigmund had extended his stay at the New Zealand-based club.
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It's Called "Video Commerce" for a Reason!
Video commerce is not a buzzword. Video commerce is the act of selling online with video. With an economy on the rocks and marketing budgets in many organizations taking a hit -it's more important now than ever that each dollar of marketing spend be held accountable. And while online video is relatively new to the online marketing party, it doesn't deserve a free ride.
Hence, I've decided to blog a new 6-part series called: "Video Commerce: Don't Forget the Commerce Part!"
This new blog series, beginning tomorrow, will take a critical look at online video as a persuasive sales medium for e-commerce. It will help online marketers, merchandisers, and product managers understand video commerce applications in the context of overall site and marketing objectives:
PART 1. Boost Conversion Rates.
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The goal here is to help marketers reach their e-commerce goals using concrete tips & tricks, with actual video commerce examples. We'll share ideas and strategies with online marketers, product managers, and merchandisers who are interested in video commerce applications, but don't know exactly where to get started.
I hope you enjoy the series. And, as always, if you have knowledge to contribute or different experiences than the ones I've outlined, please comment on the blog, or, better yet, join the private members-only video commerce consortium where you can share your ideas and best practices with the most influential group of video commerce professionals around. Also, if you have examples from your own company you'd like me to blog about, shoot me an email at justin [a t] video – commerce [d o t] org. Video commerce is still relatively new, and while I've now spoken with scores of online retailers now about their experiences with video, by no stretch have I even scratched the surface of video commerce innovation. Enjoy!


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IRVINE, Calif. – Irvine based Mission Landscape Companies, (www.missionlandscape.com), announced that Paul Wong has advanced to the position of Vice President of Mission Landscape Architecture.
Mission Landscape Companies provide an integrated suite of sustainable landscape services including landscape architecture, landscape development, landscape maintenance, tree care and environmental resources. As vice president, Wong's responsibilities will include managing the daily operations, developing business, creating alliances and assisting in the strategic direction of the company.
Wong was one of the founders of Landarcwest, of Irvine, Calif., a landscape architectural and land planning firm, which was acquired by the Mission Landscape Companies.


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Thank you very much for sending us your question. We hope the information presented here will be of help to you. Dr. David Geldmacher, who is part of a team at the University Alzheimer Center, has responded. `I don`t expect that a web site will be able to answer your question. The reason: each person responds to donepezil (Aricept) a little differently. If the donepezil is benefiting the treated person, the most common reactions to stopping the medicine are a rapid worsening of language skills, memory/repetitiveness, and/or daily functional ability. These changes are usually evident within the first week or two. If this happens, the person should generally resume treatment and contact the prescribing clinician. However, if the donepezil has `run its course` and is no longer providing meaningful benefit to the treated person, then stopping it will have no observable effect. There is no useful way to predict who will show this drug withdrawal decline and who will not. Contrary to popular opinion, the duration of treatment is not a good predictor of how an individual will respond to discontinuation. The most common misperception is that these medicines `only work for six months` or `a year.` There is data that some people continue to show a relative benefit for as long as three years.` If you have any further questions, please don`t hesitate to contact us again.
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- Rupert Everett hooked up with an old flame this past weekend when he visited New York City. He hooked up with gay porn czar Michael Lucas. [Gatecrasher]
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- Richie Sambora is claiming that he's single. I'm sure Denise Richards is just heartbroken to hear that. [Starpulse]
- Football player Jeremy Bloom becomes a Philadelphia Eagle. Just look at the pretty pictures. [Towleroad]
- Sixty-year-old actress Diane Keaton has been lauded for her enduring good looks after securing a contract with make-up giant L'Oreal. The star has signed on to front the L'Oreal Paris Age Perfect range. [Starpulse]
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A Better Holiday: A Concert & Art Benefit for the Ali Forney Center
Sunday Dec 16, 2012 7:00pm-10:00pm in New York
In efforts to make this holiday season a little brighter, a benefit concert will be held for the Ali Forney Center at XL Nightclub on December 16 from 7pm – 10pm. This concert will feature guest host Sunday Morning Mimosa and talented performers such as Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Ryann Redmond, Monica Raymund, Max Von Essen and many more names to be announced. The night will kickoff with a cocktail party from 7pm to 8pm where photographer Victor Haim's art will be showcased and sold. Fifty percent of the art sales from the night will benefit the Ali Forney Center, which was destroyed during Hurricane Sandy. The Ali Forney Center is an unfunded support network for homeless or displaced LGBT youth in New York City and the flooding from Hurricane Sandy has left thousands of vulnerable children without shelter.
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