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In this article…
1. Garlic – Why It Is Good For Dogs…
1.1 Time to Put Myths and Misnomers to Rest
– The debate
– A common substance shared
– What those that do not know miss out on
2. History of Garlic
3. Health Benefits of Fresh Garlic
4. Active Medicinal Ingredients in Garlic
5. Activating The Medicinal Properties of Garlic
6. Forms of Garlic You Should Not Use
7. How to Include Garlic In Your Dog's Daily Diet
– Safe Daily Dosage
8. Cautions
9. Drug Interactions
10. Other Uses for Garlic
– Insect and Parasite Replant, Treatment and Preventative
– Topical Treatment for Ear Infections
1.0 Garlic – Why It Is Good For Dogs…
The photo just above is of me walking some members of my own dog pack. Everyone of my dogs eats fresh garlic with one of their daily meals – they have done so for years. As you can see from the photo above my dogs range in breed, age and obviously size. They are all very healthy and are not on chemical-based insect and parasite preventatives (veterinarian prescribed or off-the- shelf), antibiotics etc. I build their health from the inside out and garlic is one of those herbs that help me to keep them healthy!
|My Happy, Healthy Boxer x Pit Bull 'Robbie'
The debate about whether garlic is good or bad seems to have arisen from confusion with its close cousin, the onion. And that question has been furthered by people – professionals and public alike – who do not inform themselves about the actual properties of these foods prior to pronouncing their opinion…
Which means that their pronouncement is an OPINION and an uninformed judgement based on lack of information rather than an evidence-based fact.
A Common Substance Shared
Both garlic and onion contain thiosulphate, the substance responsible for causing 'Heinx Factor' anemia in dogs and cats. The amount of thiosulphate found in garlic is much lower than in onions, in fact the amount in garlic is barely traceable and when garlic is provided in proper daily dosage the thiosulphate is not sufficient to cause harm to dogs (it can cause harm to cats) and the health benefits garlic offers to dogs is enourmous.The fear of garlic is a new one – propagated by rumor on the internet and not proven by any facts or study. To see an extensive list of foods that dogs should truly not be consuming and/or should be consuming with cautionyou can read here.
Garlic is a powerful, natural broad-spectrum antibiotic. Garlic is also an antioxidant, anti-allergen, antibacterial, anti-fungal, anti-protozoan, anti-viral and anti-carcinogen. Garlic contains germanium, an anti-cancer agent and an anti-protozoan. Garlic can also be used topically to treat specific ailments – for example ear mite infestation and ear infections.
|Abby and Jordie – my German Shepherd x Malamute and my
German Shepherd x Belgian Shepherd eat garlic on a daily basis
- Anti-bacterial;
- Anti-biotic (broad spectrum);
- Anti-carcinogen, garlic contains germanium – an anti-cancer agent;
- Garlic helps to prevent a variety of cancers such as: bladder cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer; rectal cancer, stomach cancer.
- Garlic is also used to treat some forms of cancer such as bladder and prostate cancer.
- Garlic helps to regulate blood pressure;
- Heart health support to prevent:
- Heart disease;
- Heart attack;
- Hardening of the arteries;
- Helps strengthen the body's defenses against allergies;
- Helps regulate blood sugar levels;
- High cholesterol reduction;
- Garlic is high in vitamins, minerals and nutrients:
- Calcium, Potassium, Zinc;
- Protein;
- Vitamin A, B, B2, C;
- Garlic is an aid to fighting and treating:
- Asthma;
- Environmental allergies'
- Diabetes;
- Diarrhea;
- Fatigue;
- Liver, heart and kidney disease;
- Maintenance of healthy liver function;
- Ear infections and ear miteinfestations;
- Stress.
- Garlic is a natural:
- Chop, crush, mince or press/bruise the fresh garlic, and then;
- Allow to sit at room temperature for at minimum five (5) minutes and better ten (10) to fifteen (15) minutes;
- This gives the allinn and alliinase sufficient time to undergo the enzymic reaction that creates allicin – the medicinal ingredient in garlic;
- Mix the garlic into your dog's food in his/her bowl and its now time for your dog to eat;
- The medicinal properties remain active for up to one (1) hour after you have activiated them;
- After one hour has passed the medicinal properties begin to degrade which is why it is improtant to use fresh prepared garlic.
6.0 Forms of Garlic You Should Not Use
Dry, Dehydrated, Powdered, Mixed Garlic, Supplement
- Do not add garlic in a mixed form to your dogs diet – i.e. garlic steak spice
- May contain fillers, sugar, salt and herbs or spices, food colouring and other additives that are not safe for dogs to consume;
- Dehydrated, powdered garlic, or preserved minced garlic intended for culinary use has been degraded from processing and it's medicinal qualities are lost – it's only remaining purpose is to please the human palate – don't give these forms of garlic to your dog as they offer no benefit.
- Fresh always refrigerated preserved garlic – much like fresh sauerkraut that has been pickled/preserved/fermented in pure water (not in wine and with other additives) and has been kept refrigerated after the initial curing period will have beneficial probiotic properties but may not have the other medicinal qualities offered by fresh garlic.
- Cooked garlic does not retain the medicinal properties found in fresh garlic.
When I refer to 'garlic' I mean garlic in its pure, fresh form.
Daily Diet
|More of my garlic eating dogs…
Add the properly prepared fresh garlic to one of your dog's daily meals.The safe daily dosage is as follows…
Safe Daily Dosage for Dogs
- 1 clove fresh raw garlic per every:
- 30 pounds of body weight
- 13.6 kg of body weight
- 30 pounds of body weight
- For dogs less than 30 pounds:
- 20 pound dog – 2/3 of a clove
- 15 pound dog – 1/2 of a clove
- 10 pound dog – 1/3 of a clove
- 5 pound dog – 1/6 of a clove
- 1 teaspoon (tsp) fresh, raw minced/finely chopped garlic per every:
- 30 lbs of body weight
- 13.6 kg of body weight
- 30 lbs of body weight
- For dogs less than 30 pounds:
- 20 pound dog – 2/3 of a tsp
- 15 pound dog – 1/2 of a tsp
- 10 pound dog – 1/3 of a tsp
- 5 pound dog – 1/6 of a tsp
8.0 Cautions
- Pregnant and Lactating Dogs
- When used in the dosage provided above, garlic is safe for pregnant dogs;
- The only caution around garlic for pregnant dogs is that if ingested in large quantities it can flavor the milk of lactating females (human and canine).
- Puppies
- As a general guideline for puppies…
- Don't give garlic to puppies that are 6 months of age or younger.
- Garlic From China
- Some garlic from China has been found to be contaminated with high levels of arsenic, lead and added sulfites.
- If your dog has IBS or Colitis
- Garlic is high in insoluble fibre and sulfur compounds – as a general rule it is best not to give fresh garlic to dogs that have IBS or colitis.
- If your dog is on cyclosporine:
- Garlic may increase the rate at which cyclosprine is broken down by the body, and;
- Might decrease the effectiveness of cyclosporine;
- So, do not give your dog garlic if he/she is on cyclosporin.
- If your dog is on any medication that is changed by the liver.
- If your dog is on a blood thinner:
- Consult your veterinarian before giving your dog garlic;
- Garlic can slow down blood clotting – garlic may increase the efficacy of the blood thinner;
- The dosage of the blood thinner would need to be adjusted for intake of garlic.
Garlic is a natural dewormer and can also be used in combination with other herbs and nutraceuticals to treat repel and avoid the development of parasite infestations – you can read about that here.
Garlic is a natural insect repellant and can also be used topically in combination with other herbs and nutraceuticals to treat and repel insects – you can read about that here.
10.2 Ear Infections
Garlic can be used topically in combination with other nutraceuticals as a topical treatment for ear infections – you can read about that here.
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Adam's Music MountainPosted: February 25, 2012 Filed under: Articles, Bands, The Wednesday Club | Tags: adam john miller, Built To Spill, Elf Power, galaxie 500, guided by voices, Julian Cope, Kevin Ayers, Mercury Rev, music mountain, neutral milk hotel, pavement, Pere Ubu, the flaming lips, the magnetic fields, The Mountain Goats, The Sea and Cake, The Velvet Underground, Tortoise, Unicorns, Yo La Tengo Leave a comment
In response to my Music Mountain, the enigmatic Adam John Miller has done his first piece for the 'Club site.
He says
"So, this is my "Music Mountain" The idea: Pick your favourite band that has released 1 album, 2 albums, 3 albums etc. I got to 18. I tried to ignore Live albums and Compilations and stick to Original Studio Albums. Make your own!"
John's Music MountainPosted: February 20, 2012 Filed under: Articles, Bands, Picture | Tags: anthropology, boards of canada, captain beefheart, Dinosaur Jr, guided by voices, husker du, music mountain, neutral milk hotel, number of albums, pavement, R.E.M, Radiohead, sonic youth, the beatles, the flaming lips, the magnetic fields, The Mountain Goats, the smiths, young marble giants 1 Comment
According to some anthropologists, it is our ability to group things that makes us human. We can differentiate and distinguish things not only by a single feature ("a cat", say) but by many. We can even group disparate things. Both a bear and a chocolate bar are brown; a steak and a chocolate bar are both foods. Apparently this gives us a massive evolutionary advantage over the other animals, the poor saps, as we can then use this information to make well informed decisions.
With this in mind I am exercising my humanity by pointlessly cataloguing bands I like! Woo!
I've made a "Music Mountain" (patent pending).. – where I've put my favourite band who've made one album* on the top, favourite band who made 2 albums second and so on.
I did nine bands originally and then I thought, "that's not enough, there's barely even insane." So I upped it to 17. And yes there are some shitty albums in there. Out of the 153 albums….
*by album I mean studio or all live album with previously unrecorded music on it.
The bands in order are:
1 album – Young Marble Giants
2 albums – Neutral Milk Hotel
3 albums – Boards Of Canada
4 albums – The Smiths
5 albums – Pavement
6 albums – Red House Painters
7 albums – Husker Du
8 albums – Radiohead
9 albums – Dinosaur Jr.
10 albums – The Magnetic Fields
11 albums – The Beatles
12 albums – Captain Beefheart
13 albums – The Flaming Lips
14 albums – The Mountain Goats
15 albums – R.E.M.
16 albums – Sonic Youth
17 albums – Guided By Voices
"Heavy Bones" – Glaciers' coverPosted: February 15, 2012 Filed under: Songs, The Wednesday Club | Tags: covers club, glaciers, Heavy Bones, music video, Nicolas Burrows, The Wednesday Club Leave a comment
As part of an ongoing, occasional series we're recording covers of friends songs. The plan is a "we scratch your back, you scratch ours" – so if we cover your song, cove rours! We're hopeful Mr Burrows'll get on this!
John and Adam recorded this one on Valentines Day. Max unfortunately being stuck working like a chump.
Here's a download (right click, save as):
Heavy Bones
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Boards Of CanadaPosted: February 6, 2012 Filed under: Articles | Tags: boards of canada, in watermelon sugar, kasabian, last.fm, richard brautigan, weird numbers Leave a comment
Some times I feel like I'm the only one who likes Boards Of Canada. This, I know, is bullshit – Last.fm shows they've got almost a million listeners, and that's only people who use Last.fm. People in the electronic music world love them… even terrible Leicester rockers Kasabian bang on about them in interviews.
So why do I feel like I'm on my own with them? Well firstly none of the people I chat about music to care for them particularly. Yep, that'd make me feel like I'm the only one that cares.
The second thing is the music itself.
There's a bit in Richard Brautigan's In Watermelon Sugar where he talks of his characters going into a place called The Forgotten Works; they go to pick up strange things, strange things that have been buried there for a long time, things that resemble every day objects warped out of true recognition by being buried for a long time in this strange place.
That's what Boards Of Canada's music sounds like to me.
To expand on this, it sounds like childhood filtered through your unconscious, coming up murky and skewed. With the achingly beautiful melody's floating just out of reach. A bit like My Bloody Valentine I suppose.
I might sound precious but this is really how I feel about them
It's not that BOC don't play on this sense of mystery. They haven't played live since the 90's, they've given about 5 interviews in their lives, they lied about them being brothers (in a reverse White Stripes move), they have blurred childhood science program images on their front covers, they call their songs things like "The Smallest Weird Number"
Most people's most beloved BOC album is "Music Has The Right To Children". Now, I do love this album, but some times with the samples they put in it feels like they're trying too hard to do the warp(ed)-childhood thing. They use actual vocal samples from 70's children's science programs and well.. It feels like someone trying to be Boards Of Canada to me, just not subtle enough compared to some later work. The most succesful tracks feel like they just exist, that they were never made at all.
So I've waxed lyrical about Boards Of Canada, two Scottish brothers, who love a mystery and haven't released an album in 7 years.
Enjoy the empty ache.
The Sound Of One Hand ClappingPosted: February 3, 2012 Filed under: Articles, Cod-Philosophy | Tags: dead putting society, one hand clapping, pretentious, Simpsons, zen buddhism, zen flesh zen bones 2 Comments
In my life I've found it very useful to muse upon Zen Buddhist koans. No bear with me. Please, don't go…
I know it sounds wanky and/or pretentious but these little, seemingly nonsensical riddles can be very good for you. Today, children, I'm going to discuss one of the two most famous ones (it's there in the title).
The other being: If a tree falls in the forest and there's no one to hear it, does it make any sound?
Some people think that these koans are deliberately nonsensical. You muse upon the contradictory nature of the question to clear your mind of daily troubles and thus reach a clear headed "zen" state. This clear minded state is shone above in the classic Simpson's episode "Dead Putting Society"; the one where Lisa gets Bart to play golf perfectly with the profundity of the tree-falling koan.
So is this what koans are for? To clear your head, make you do stuff better? Partially, maybe. I'm no expert but I think they do have actual answers, and have read as such. But they're ones you have to find yourself.
So, that being said I'm going to share my understanding of the sound of one hand clapping.
Firstly, ask any class of children this question (I have) and someone will bring their fingers down to their palm in a kind of mini wave. Case closed. One hand claps.
An answer, which seems flippant, but may be in the actual spirit of the question. It used to really irritate me when people would say this but it's a valid answer as any other. And what's more it's actually practical. You can hear the sound of one hand "clapping". There's a zen saying that when a monk is asked how to live one's life to achieve enlightenment you should 'first, get up; second wash one's bowl; third make breakfast…'
But there must be more to it than that? For a long time I was struck by the paradoxical nature of the question. It is understandable, we all get what it's saying, but it's impossible in reality. One hand is always involved in clapping but makes no noise on it's own. So muse upon this and get the Bart Simpson Clear Head (BSCH).
This lead me to the idea that what the koan was really saying was that the sound of one hand clapping was defined by the other hand. Taken as a metaphor it would say that we ourselves are defined by what is around us; how we relate to others and the world. That we are not a single hand making a noise but a hand reacting to another…
The more I thought about this the more I felt a sense of wellbeing, an endorphin rush perhaps. I found it very easy to think about this subject but very hard to express clearly. As the above paragraph probably show.
So I figured I had it worked out… But something bothered me.
In the book, Zen Flesh Zen Bones, this koan is not presented as a simple sentence but as the tale of a simple monk who is asked the question and goes to find the sound. Just before he dies he finally hears every sound in the world and achieves enlightenment.
This seemed to be the exact opposite of my understanding of the question! The sound of one hand clapping can't actually exist so why tell the tale of the monk trying to find it? And why the hell would he become enlightened after listening to all the sounds that couldn't possibly be the sound of one hand clapping? But they said he understood and became enlightened. And this was written thousands of years ago. By real zen people.
I considered this for a long time.
I eventually decided that one explanation is that the act of considering the koan was the important thing. To question and to look. The monk carried on searching for meaning in the koan, turning over every possibilty, and finally "got it". Just like when me and Bart considered them and felt at peace with the world.
I'm sure that there's far more in the koan than that and lots of that I may understand but not be able to verbalise. That's fine. I'll just carry on considering the question, turning it over in my mind and hopefully it will carry on being good to me.
Even when it seems done, it probably isn't. I can always ask more questions… "why do people clap?", "why does every society do it?", "how can so much be contained in one sentence?", "does every sentence contain so much?", "why are so many people happy with the flippant answer?", "Am I wasting my time considering such things" and on and on and on…
Another zen saying,
"If something seems boring for 10 seconds, do it for 20…"

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The feeling you describe is really strong and the picture will always remind you of that moment.
As I Brit all I can say is "Oh dear never mind."
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A drop of solar stuff, not a sign of wet stuff and more than a bit of lack of cold stuff at the Castle this last of the summer wine morn.
Finally managed to drive dahn to the "recycling centre", unloaded the Honda, made it back to the Castle and spent the rest of the day 'resting' on the four-poster watching some of the sporty thing up in the Smoke and catching up on some kip.
Just got back from the stale bread, gruel and his Maj's food run dahn Tesco, his fave Whiskas meat in jelly has gorn up from three squids to three squids and 39p's-robbing bastards...
Allegedly the Student Loans Company (SLC) has taken a lesson from the Piss Poor Policies Millionaires Club Coalition math prowess and managed to take tens of millions of pounds extra from graduates.
Tens of thousands of people have been advised to apply for refunds from the Student Loans Company (SLC) after it emerged that the firm had collected an additional £36.5m from them in 2010-11 alone.
More than 63,000 former students carried on repaying from their salary, often for months, after they had paid off loans taken out to fund university education.
The average amount overpaid was £577, although several graduates claim they paid out several thousand pounds more than they owed.
And of course it is "someone else's fault".
According to the SLC the problem is caused because HMRC only tells it how much has been paid by each borrower once a year, usually a few weeks after the financial year ends in April. The time lag means graduates who settled their loans during the year may not have their direct payments stopped until several months later, when the SLC has received confirmation of how much they have paid.
The Royal Mail has promised to paint a post box in Olympic cycle champion Laura Trott's home town gold, after first painting one in the wrong place.
Trott, with cyclists Dani King and Joanna Rowsell, won a gold medal in the Olympic team pursuit contest.
The Royal Mail decided to paint a post box in Harlow, where Trott was born.
But after Trott tweeted that her hometown is Cheshunt, Herts, the firm said it would paint one there also.
All the employees of the Royal Fail have to be able to do one thing-read, and they can't even do that properly, still maybe things will improve once it becomes privatised....
It seems that Le French are not chuffed with Blighty's doings at the big sporty thing.
France's cycling chief, Isabelle Gautheron, said she is 'perplexed' by the dominance in the Velodrome by the likes of Victoria Pendleton and Sir Chris Hoy.
And journalists across the Channel have cast aspersions over what they might be 'missing' that has propelled British athletes to triumph.
Last week French president Françoise Hollande taunted Britain over his country's early success before Team GB's first gold, saying London had 'rolled out a red carpet for French athletes to win medals'.
But after the tide turned, Ms Gautheron said of British cyclists: 'They have not dominated the last four years – they were among the best teams with Australia, Germany and France. Here, they crush everyone. Girls, especially, are four seconds ahead in the pursuit.
Ouest France journalist Thierry Vautrat posted on Twitter: 'Ennis? She's a bit unreal. Wonder how she could win the 800m so easily, with no pain. Surprising.'
Oh dear what a shame-Na-na-na-na-na....
Three giant billboards used in a road safety campaign have apparently caused offence, informing Australian motorists 'not to drive like a knob/ w-anchor or a cock'.
The signs, placed prominently on a motorway running between South Australia and Victoria, have attracted a host of complaints from residents.
It prompted independent MP Bob Such to write a letter to road safety minister Jennifer Rankine, on behalf of his constituency, calling for their removal.
However the removal demand has been rejected by South Australia officials, with Ms Rankine arguing that the results of the campaign 'vastly outweigh it being labelled as irresponsible'.
The campaign has shown encouraging results, with a reported reduction in drink driving, speeding and seatbelt non-compliance.
Apart from the wankers, knobs and cocks of course....
Kids at the Uruti School in New Zealand hosted an annual fundraising pig hunt which is a bit odd, but as part of the pig hunt festivities students participated in a contest that involved dressing dead possums in bizarre costumes -- including, a boxing possum, an artist possum, and a dead-possum bride.
While New Zealand's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals were not amused, the school raised over $8,000 -- twice what it had hoped to bring in.
And the Barby went down like a dead possum….
And finally:
A woman was left shocked when she discovered that what she thought was a banana in her bathroom was actually a 4ft long boa constrictor.
Stacey Way, 28, was cleaning the bathroom floor when she noticed a yellow object next to the water pipe.
She assumed it was a banana her toddler had shoved down the side, and went to fetch her gloves to pick it up, but forgot about it.
A few days later she was bathing her two daughters and wiped the floor again when she suddenly saw the object move.
On closer inspection, she realised that the 'banana' actually had a mouth - and that it was a snake.
She went to a nearby reptile centre to ask for help but they were forced to call the RSPCA, who told them the floorboards would need to be removed to rescue the beast.
But as the property was rented, the officer advised her to leave a tub full of water on the bathroom floor to entice the snake out.
When Stacey checked a few hours later the creature had fully emerged and the reptile centre were able to collect it from her home in Parkstone, Dorset.
Banana; Boa close…..
That's it: I'm orf to have a look at virtual reality
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The Crazy, Stupid, Love team wants to get the band back together. Directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa just made a deal with Warner Bros. to direct their script Focus, and Deadline reports that they want to reteam Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling from last year's successful dramedy. The new project is called Focus and centers on a veteran con man who becomes romantically involved with a newcomer to the business. Expectedly (in a business based on deceit), things don't exactly work out and the complications of their previous encounter "haunt them when they meet up again in the future." Hit the jump for more.
I really liked the first 2/3 of Crazy, Stupid, Love (before it devolved into a farce), and I'll see Gosling and Stone in literally anything. I think they made a great romantic duo and would love to see them tango once more as con artists. Deadline notes that it's still early days so Gosling and Stone haven't yet been officially approached, but they are the desired leads of Ficarra and Requa.
Gosling is set to film two Terrence Malick films later this year, and is still developing a Logan's Run remake with Drive director Nicholas Winding Refn. He recently wrapped Only God Forgives, also with Refn. As for Stone, she's apparently one of the top contenders to star opposite Johnny Depp in The Thin Man remake and she'll star this summer in The Amazing Spider-Man. Whether Stone and Gosling reteam for Focus or not, they'll be see onscreen together again later this year in the period crime drama The Gangster Squad.


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There are all kinds of memo holders (yes, even in this allegedly paperless era) but if you really want to make a statement about your business acumen or at least about your love for all things Japan, the Ki-Gu-Mi Wooden Kabuto Memo Holder is just the thing. This stand with a detailed replica of a samurai helmet like those worn by Japan's famous medieval warriors will mean your desk makes a very distinct impressive.
Fun to assemble with just your hands (no need for glue or tools), the Ki-Gu-Mi Wooden Kabuto Memo Holder is made of thin but durable slats of wood, laser-cut with precision to fit perfectly. The result is stable and will not loosen with time, making it ideal for a children's toy or for an ornamental piece on your "I Love Japan" shelf. As for assembly instructions, the video below will help you do it even if you don't read Japanese.
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Todays FF is a 6" square card that is decorated with a cameo and flowers.
There is lots of interest on this card that does not show up in the photograph
The sentiment says to To My Friend but if you wanted to use the card then you can always change this if you wished
It is in shades of pale pink and delicate green with lots of sparkle.
Would you like to have this card ??? Then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post and come back tomorrow to check
A name will be chosen at random so you will need to come back and check if it is YOU.
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Changes to the buy-to-let tax regime are squeezing landlords' margins, yet many are thinking about exiting the private rented sector not due to lower profits, but because of negative portrayals of landlords on TV.
Private landlords play a crucial role in providing homes to millions of people in this country, and yet two thirds of landlords say the bad name they are getting is making them question if it is worth continuing to rent out their properties.
Fresh research by MakeUrMove shows that that 65% of landlords feel that TV shows, such as 'Landlords from Hell' and 'The Week The Landlord Moved In', are providing the British public with a warped and unbalanced view of private landlords as a whole.
The study found that while most landlords agree it is justified to expose rogue operators in the sector, they believe more balance is required to show the bigger picture and represent landlords more fairly, rather than the "sensationalist" reporting that the media often portrays, especially in the "worst case scenarios".
Research by the online letting agent reveals that most landlords have a good relationship with their tenants.
Alexandra Morris, managing director of MakeUrMove, commented: "These figures demonstrate that 'rogue landlords' are really in the minority, yet the portrayal in the media is leaving good, honest landlords feeling hugely undervalued.
"We've found that a majority of landlords are happy for their tenants to make changes to the property, with 71% allowing them to make alterations, and many also try to do the best for their tenants even if it impacts their margins, with 46% saying they will keep their tenants rents the same despite rising costs, which is the complete opposite of the TV image of landlords.
"With more than half of landlords also feeling the government afford them little to no value, it's having a real impact on a vital part of the UK's housing sector, risking crucial landlords leaving the market."
In contrast to TV portrayals, many landlords have experienced problems with tenants, with almost half - 47% - having previously had to chase late rent payments.
Morris added: "Given the heavily saturated nature of 'rogue' landlord TV programming, these findings may come as a surprise to many and hopefully provide a sense of perspective.
"TV paints a picture of nightmare landlords running amok in Britain, when in reality, the majority of landlords are genuine, hard-working people who want to maintain good relationships with their tenants."


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Oranges and Sunshine | Review
By Don Simpson | July 2, 2012
Director: Jim Loach
Writers: Rona Munro, Margaret Humphreys (book Empty Cradles)
Starring: Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Tara Morice, Aisling Loftus, Lorraine Ashbourne, Stuart Wolfenden, Richard Dillane, Molly Windsor, Russell Dykstra, Geoff Morrell
Set in Nottingham circa 1986, Oranges and Sunshine follows Margaret Humphreys (Emily Watson), a social worker who uncovers a secret past in which Great Britain deported orphaned children — approximately 10,000 over a span of 20 years — to Australia. Humphreys begins to work with the deportees, who are middle-aged adults at this point, to help uncover their lost histories.
Of course the Great Britain and Australian government are not very happy about Humphreys' persistent prying, so they try their darndest to make her research as difficult as possible. All the while, we observe as Humphreys struggles to reconcile the guilt she feels for enjoying her own happy and stable life. Additionally, Humphreys seems to absorb the inner torment and grief of her clients, which begins to fester inside of her like a cancer, thus plaguing her with recurring emotional breakdowns.
The film is at its strongest when Humphreys travels to an Australian orphanage that was built by the slave labor of many of her clients. The Christian Brothers who once beat and raped her clients are still there, enjoying their tea; otherwise the estate is like a ghost town. While she is there, Humphreys is haunted by the harrowing stories of her clients. This happens to be the one section of the narrative where the talking head testimonials (which are shown in flashbacks) are actually effective; otherwise, director Jim Loach's over-reliance on Humphreys' interviews seems like a lazy way to communicate the past to us.
Coming from the son of Ken Loach, it is somewhat surprising that the younger Loach would opt for such a clunky narrative approach to this story. This content is much too complex to rely solely upon talking heads to restate the past events. I am typically not a fan of prologues or flashbacks, but this is one instance that a more cinematic narrative strategy could have helped the film. It all just leaves me wondering what would Ken Loach have done?
Jim Loach does share one commonality with his father, and that is his sympathy for the struggle of the working-class. But that makes it all the more confusing once we realize that he never addresses one of the principal motives for the migration of the children: Australia wanted to increase its white population to alleviate the risk of its native population taking control of the government. That right there seems like something Loach's father would have really wanted to address.
Oranges and Sunshine is now available in the United States on Blu-ray and DVD courtesy of New Video.
Rating: 5/10
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AMC has greenlit a Walking Dead spinoff, and a Web spinoff of that spinoff. Now they're going further down the rabbit hole and greenlighting a reality show about Norman Reedus and his motorcycle.
Ride With Norman Reedus stars the fan favorite actor who plays Daryl Dixon on The Walking Dead as he bikes around to different destinations across the US. "I'm incredibly excited and thankful to AMC for giving me the opportunity to share a passion of mine with our fans, and hopefully a whole new audience," Reedus said. "I had a lot of fun filming and exploring, and I hope it shows."
According to AMC each show will feature a different "riding companion — a fellow actor, musician, friend, or local chopper fanatic who shares his passion for motorcycles." The first season will be six episodes long, and probably filmed in three days.
It's at this point when you have to ponder if AMC is leaning on The Walking Dead a little TOO much. They're airing that nutty ninja show soon, so I guess they're not playing things TOO safe, but still. Ride With Norman Reedus airs in 2016 on AMC; an exact premiere date has not been decided on.


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Hi guys,
I'm noticing that I'm having a lot of problems at debug time in Javascript. I recognize that I'm not that comfortable developing at the client side as I am at the server side. But I started to work with ExtJS and, amazed with everything it can do, that thought was put a side and I did my best to learn a lot about developing in Javascript, using Firebug, etc. I've been using ExtJS for a couple of months now, but I'm still getting lots of issues to figure it out where I did something wrong and why.
I use Firebug, I set breakpoints, I look at the stack, and I try with Chrome when non of the Firebug tools help, but sometimes they only show cryptic errors that are in no way close to where the real error is.
As an example, let's say I forgot to register a dependency in the "requires" property of a class. When I run the app, I receive some error about a namespace, or that "c" is not a constructor. Now I recognize what it means because I've fixed lots of this type of errors, but yet it's a pain to find the spot where the dependency is not registered, because in the stack there's no reference of any class of mine, and if I point to the variables in the left panel of the "script" tab of Firebug, I try to see if anyone contains a value that I can recognize (for instance, one class of mine that needed to be instantiated), but I don't find anything.
So, the point is that, after 15-30 minutes (sometimes a lot more) I find the issue, but I feel frustrated, because the error was so little and the debug tools couldn't help me.
Before the question, I'd like to summarize some of the things I do to debug:
Now my question: Can you give me some tips or pointers about this? what am I missing when I debug my apps? is there any good books that talk about this topic?
- As I said, I use Firebug, setting breakpoints where the error was thrown, looking at the stack if there's a known place (my classes), and looking at the left panel of the script tab so I can see if I recognize a value of some of the variables that appear there.
- I tried to use extjs-debug.js instead of extjs-all-debug.js but, at least in version 4.0.2, if I added the locale for the spanish language it was throwing errors, so I had to use extjs-all-debug.js instead.
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A major new research venture that will focus solely on advancing scientific knowledge about brain diseases–such as Alzheimer's disease, HIV-associated dementia, and stroke–was inaugurated today in San Francisco.
The new center is the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, operated by The J. David Gladstone Institutes in partnership with UC San Francisco.
Research will be directed at greater understanding of the biology of neurological disease with the goal of speeding development of new treatment for some of the most prevalent and incapacitating disorders.
Alzheimer's disease affects some four million Americans and is the fourth leading cause of death among adults in the United States. Dementia also afflicts a significant number of AIDS patients, and the National Institute on Aging estimates that Americans suffer nearly 700,000 strokes each year. The new venture brings together six principal investigators and thirteen additional scientists from multiple disciplines who will pool their expertise. The new institute will be located at the UCSF-affiliated San Francisco General Hospital.
"We are in an excellent position to increase our understanding of the processes that result in neurological disease and to hasten the development of therapies for these devastating conditions," said Lennart Mucke, MD, UCSF associate professor of neurology and the institute's director. "I am very excited about the future."
The new institute will build on a 1992 discovery by Gladstone researchers that apolipoprotein E (apoE), a protein involved in cholesterol metabolism, also has profound effects on the growth of nerve cells. Since then, other investigators have found that the inheritance of certain variations of the apoE gene is a significant risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.
"The establishment of this institute reflects the astonishing scientific momentum that has already been achieved under Dr. Mahley's and Dr. Mucke's leadership," said Haile T. Debas, MD, dean of the UCSF School of Medicine and vice chancellor for medical affairs. "UCSF is pleased to have this opportunity to expand an already fruitful collaboration with the Gladstone Institute."
The seed for the new institute was planted in 1996, when Mucke came to UCSF from the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., to direct the newly created Gladstone Molecular Neurobiology Program.
The program, a collaborative effort with the UCSF Department of Neurology, made such rapid progress in studies of Alzheimer's disease and HIV-associated dementia that the decision was made to significantly expand the effort and create an entirely new enterprise, according to Robert W. Mahley, MD, Ph.D., UCSF professor of medicine and pathology and president of the Gladstone Institutes.
Supported by a combination of outside resources and Gladstone funds, the new institute will join the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease and the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, also located at SFGH. "This marks a significant step in the evolution of the Gladstone Institutes," said Mahley.
The Gladstone researchers have worked closely with their neuroscience colleagues on the UCSF Parnassus campus and already have formed a Bay Area Alzheimer's Disease Study Group that brings researchers from leading academic institutions to monthly meetings at UCSF and SFGH.
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Under the University's current plans, the new institute will be relocated to UCSF's future Mission Bay campus. This move would allow close collaborations between the Gladstone researchers and other neuroscientists at UCSF. "Our program will contribute to the critical mass of scientists focused on brain research and should form a vital link between basic and clinical neuroscience on the new campus," Mahley said.
The investigators joining forces in the new institute have already made a number of important discoveries:
1. They have found, together with colleagues from other institutions, that so-called "amyloid proteins," which accumulate in brains of Alzheimer's patients in the form of spider web-like deposits, can damage connections between nerve cells that are important for normal brain function.
2. They have observed that molecules involved in brain inflammation after strokes and head injury can increase the accumulation of amyloid proteins in the brain.
3. Most recently, a team of Gladstone neuroscientists have demonstrated that apoE4, a protein that strongly increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in humans, impairs memory and learning in mice. Study results were published September 1 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The animal models used in this research and others developed by Gladstone investigators can be used to test the effectiveness and safety of new treatments before they are used in human patients.
4. In the AIDS field, Gladstone neuroscientists have shown that specific HIV proteins can disrupt the normal function of nerve cells and that, at least in animal models, these effects can be blocked with medications that make nerve cells less excitable.
5. The researchers showed that the human CD4 receptor, the entryway for HIV into immune cells, also may play a role in the degeneration of brain cells in AIDS patients.
The new institute was inaugurated with a one-day scientific symposium today (September 11) featuring distinguished neuroscientists from UCSF and around the country. Among the speakers were Zach Hall, PhD, UCSF vice chancellor for research and former director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the NIH, and Nobel Laureate Stanley Prusiner, MD, UCSF professor of neurology, who won the coveted prize in 1997 for his work on prions, particles responsible for some forms of dementia.
"The diseases we study rob people of their memories and of the ability to share thoughts with loved ones. These conditions are so frequent that, sooner or later, almost everybody is touched by one of them, either directly or indirectly through an afflicted relative or friend," Mucke said. "The new Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease will greatly strengthen UCSF's fight against these illnesses."
The J. David Gladstone Institutes are named for a prominent real estate developer who died in 1971. His will created a testamentary trust that reflects his long-standing personal interest in medical education.
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Perhaps the best known and loved passage of scripture, Psalm 23 paints an image of the God who cares for us, gives us life, protects us and blesses us generously. Jesus' declaration as the Good Shepard is unsettling in that through it he claims his own divinity and foretells his sacrifice on behalf of all of us.


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I cut down a spare heavy weapon from em-4 miniatures and then built a little handle rig for it. I then added a shield from Scotia Grendel (it's from the old Void second edition boxed set) as a shield for the gunner. The paint job is very simple -- basic black and a load of weathering. I painted the skull-and-swords logo on the hood; it's a little off-centre, but whatever. The design is inspired by the flag of golden age pirate Calico Jack Rackham. The hourglass symbol in the shield is another pirate flag/gravestone motif.
As you can see, a gunner fits neatly on the step, although it might be hard to fit another model in there. I don't know if this miniature is widely available, but technicals are super-easy conversions.


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Wednesday, Nov 2, 2016
Every year, the Arcaid Architectural Photography Awards competition scopes out the sharpest shooters in architectural photography, in recognition of expertise and challenging norms in the artistic medium. An esteemed jury evaluates the photos based on composition, sense of place, atmosphere, and use of scale. Last year, Fernando Guerra won with his vibrant shot of EPFL Quartier Nord designed by Richter Dahl Rocha & Associés. Hufton + Crow received the award in 2014 for their interior photo of Zaha Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Centre.
This year's jury (listed below) shortlisted 20 photos in four categories: Buildings in Use, Exteriors, Interiors, and Sense of Place. You'll find buildings designed by the likes of Wiel Arets, Peter Zumthor, Coop Himmelb(l)au, and Lina Bo Bardi captured in refreshing perspectives.
Get a glimpse of this year's shortlist below.
See the shortlisted photos in person at the upcoming World Architecture Festival in Berlin on November 16-18. One photo will then be crowned the Arcaid Architectural Photographer of the Year during the WAF Gala Dinner.
The 2016 jury members are Emily Booth, Executive Editor, The Architectural Review; Amy Croft, Artist and curator of Sto Werkstatt, London; Katy Harris, Communications Director, Foster + Partners, London; Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Partner at BIG; Fernando Guerra, Architectural Photographer, Portugal; and Ulrich Müller, Photographer and founder of Architektur Galerie, Berlin.
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Need for Registry cleaning – Overview
As we know Windows registry is the core part of our computer system, cleaning and optimizing Windows registry becomes a primary objective for maintaining a stable computing environment. The frequent installation and uninstallation of program files tend to create voids in your registry and when there is insufficient storage, then your system starts displaying system or registry errors. Due to these large registry files, your system becomes unstable and your computer starts running slow. Therefore, in order to keep our computers running fast and work efficiently, technicians recommend going for registry cleaning and optimization regularly.
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a severe form of acute lung injury characterized by sudden and progressive pulmonary edema, increasing bilateral infiltrates, hypoxemia unresponsive to oxygen supplementation, and the absence of an elevated left atrial pressure.
Risk Factors
The occurrence of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) depends on several factors. Infectious diseases, which can result in ARDS, vary widely by geographic region. For example, malaria is the most frequent cause of ARDS in some parts of the world but does not exist in most of North America.
People at risk for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) are those with or at risk for the underlying diseases associated with the syndrome. The most common of these is sepsis, a severe infection that spreads throughout the body via the bloodstream. Victims of trauma and those who aspirate stomach contents into the lung are also at high risk for ARDS. A less common cause of direct injury is the inhalation of high concentrations of toxic gases, which can occur with severe smoke inhalation and in industrial accidents.
Direct & Indirect Injury
The cause of the acute lung injury can be either direct, with the injurious agent reaching the lung through the airways or by trauma to the chest, or indirect, with the injurious agent arriving at the lungs through the bloodstream. The affected areas in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) are the alveoli (air sacs), where oxygen enters the blood and carbon dioxide leaves it (gas exchange). The thin wall between the blood and air is made up of the blood capillary and the alveolar wall (alveolar-capillary membrane). The alveolar-capillary membrane is extremely delicate, less than 0.5 micrometers in width at its thinnest segment where gas exchange takes place. (For comparison, an average human hair is about 100 micrometers in width.) In ARDS, both the capillary and alveolar cells are injured, whether the initiating process is direct or indirect. Injury to this membrane allows fluid to spill into the lung, thus hindering or preventing gas exchange.
The aspiration of stomach contents into the lung or the inhalation of toxic gases are examples of direct injury causing Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Indirect lung injury, however, is a more common cause of ARDS and is usually associated with severe infections or severe trauma. Regardless of the initiating event, an inflammatory chain reaction is set off. Molecules released by infected or injured cells signal white cells from the blood to enter the affected area. The incoming white blood cells combine with resident cells to produce more chemicals (called cytokines and chemokines), which induce a variety of actions involved in the in inflammatory process. Inflammation is usually beneficial, in that it promotes killing and containment of infectious agents and clearing of the debris created by the infection or injury. Occasionally, however, exuberant inflammation can spread beyond the originally damaged organ via the bloodstream to injure other organs and tissues at distant sites. This systemic process is called sepsis when the initiating insult is an infection, but a similar, if not identical, process can occur when the original insult is traumatic injury.
Sepsis-like Syndrome
Sepsis or sepsis-like syndromes can cause injury and failure of many organs. When they affect the lungs, they most commonly cause Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). In patients with sepsis or sepsis-like syndromes, the lungs are often the first organ to be injured. They are often the most severely injured organ, and they frequently represent the only organ failure that is recognized clinically. This association may be because the lungs are the only organ to receive all the blood of the body. Although all the blood flows through the chambers of the heart, only a fraction of the blood supplies the heart tissues themselves. Thus the lungs receive the full brunt of the injurious cytokines and other molecules. The leakage of fluid through the alveolar-capillary membrane and flooding of alveoli interferes with oxygenation and causes shortness of breath and respiratory distress. The excess alveolar fluid mixes with the normal lung surfactant and can destabilize the alveoli, allowing them to collapse and thus not be available for breathing.
The microbes causing sepsis leading to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) vary widely in type and geographic distribution. In developed countries, bacterial infections are the most common, often with organisms partially or highly resistant to antibiotics that are common in hospital environments. Viruses that cause pneumonias can cause ARDS. In fact, most of the deaths in the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and H1N1 influenza epidemics were due to ARDS.
Clinical Manifestations
• Rapid onset of severe dyspnea, usually 12 to 48 hours after an initiating event
• Intercostal retractions and crackles may be present
• Arterial hypoxemia not responsive to oxygen supplementation
• Lung injury then progresses to fibrosing alveolitis with persistent, severe hypoxemia
• Increased alveolar dead space and decreased pulmonary compliance
Prevention of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) can be accomplished by preventing the infections and injuries that cause it. Even if trauma or infection cannot be prevented, early aggressive treatment may avert ARDS. Promptly hydrating persons in shock or administering antibiotics to persons with pneumonia may correct the underlying process enough to prevent ARDS from developing.
Medical Management
• Identify and treat the underlying condition; provide aggressive, supportive care (intubation and mechanical ventilation; circulatory support, adequate fluid volume, and nutritional support).
• Use supplemental oxygen as the patient begins the initial spiral of hypoxemia.
• Monitor ABG values, pulse oximetry, and pulmonary function testing.
• As disease progresses, use positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP).
• Treat hypovolemia carefully; avoid overload (inotropic or vasopressor agents may be required).
• There is no specific pharmacologic treatment for ARDS except supportive care. Numerous pharmacologic treatments are under investigation to stop the cascade of events leading to ARDS (eg, surfactant replacement therapy, pulmonary antihypertensive agents, and antisepsis agents).
• Provide nutritional support (35 to 45 kcal/kg daily).
Nursing Management
• Closely monitor the patient; frequently assess effectiveness of treatment (eg, oxygen administration, nebulizer therapy, chest physiotherapy, endotracheal intubation or tracheostomy, mechanical ventilation, suctioning, bronchoscopy).
• Consider other needs of the patient (eg, positioning, anxiety, rest).
• Identify any problems with ventilation that may cause an anxiety reaction: tube blockage, other acute respiratory problems (eg, pneumothorax, pain), a sudden decrease in the oxygen level, the level of dyspnea; or ventilator malfunction.
• Sedation may be required to decrease the patient's oxygen consumption, allow the ventilator to provide full support of ventilation, and decrease the patient's anxiety.
• If sedatives do not work, paralytic agents (used for the shortest time possible) may be administered (with adequate sedation and pain management); reassure the patient that paralysis is a result of the medication and is temporary; describe the purpose and effects of the paralytic agents to the patient's family.
• Closely monitor patients on paralytic agents: ensure that the patient is not disconnected from ventilator and that all ventilator and patient alarms are on at all times, provide eye care, minimize complications related to neuromuscular blockade, anticipate the patient's needs regarding pain and comfort.


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On a recent April afternoon, at the suitably hip offices of AppNexus over 200 agency and marketing folks came together for the IAB Social Media Agency Day. Susan Borst, Director, Industry Initiatives, IAB opened the event titled "Social Media. What can Twitter, American Airlines and Jane Jetson teach Us About Social Media Planning For Real Time?" It provided a rare chance for marketers and technologists to commune about the practical challenges of successful social media for brands.
The agenda included an impressive set of panels covering Politics, Sports, HBA and Auto discussed by a mix of tech folks, brands folks and agency folks. Each panel had something unique to share with the group - about what success meant or how to execute great social concepts.
But in listening to all the panels, I also noticed many of the panelists expressed a "wait and see" attitude about social media; reflecting the reality that social media is still in its infancy. No doubt with maturation comes standardization but in the meantime, the session seemed to repeat certain key themes - growing pains as it were - about the business of social media. As I listened to panel after panel, these themes kept surfacing:
1) Operational practicality. There are many many social media platforms jewels. Some share content, others find content and yet others focus on shared social experiences. The problem is that the dizzying array of networks and platforms makes it hard to execute "rinse and repeat" campaigns. Nearly all the brand panelists lamented this issue in various ways.
2) Scalability. For social marketing, this translates to mean brands can reach quality audiences with higher levels of brand receptiveness because of the role trust plays in social media. Nice idea but today's architecture which detaches platforms from the network these platforms must operate on creates a Grand Canyon sized crater making it hard to reach these quality audiences predictably.
3) Measurement. A biggie that came up a lot. Everyone agrees that measurement is key but there isn't even consensus on what should be measured! While today this is a gap, everyone remained optimistic that many great companies are working on this. We'll have to wait and see how this shakes out.
4) Platform fragmentation. This drives a lot of other issues. As I mentioned above, the underlying architecture where platforms are detached from networks is a fundamental barrier to industry adoption. It's not uncommon to see posts like: "15 content syndication strategies that work" or "Top 20 video optimization platforms" And on and on and on. It's virtually impossible to stay abreast of all the companies, approaches and methodologies. Connecting the platform and network dots is often overwhelming.
5) Social integration with mainstream media. This makes so much sense and was expressed as a need but the industry hasn't really even tackled this opportunity yet. So far there's some experimentation going on between TV and social media but that's still pretty dicey.
6) Tech platforms built by technologists not marketing domain experts. This issue is a big part of the overall lack of business maturity and came up subtlety. A few panelists noted that for every new social media platform that they found and liked, they were disheartened to learn that they not really designed to be practical for agencies to monetize or brands to operationalize.
7) Talent to execute. Another big issue right now as there is a dearth of people with multi-format marketing strategic depth and tech chops to go along with it. It'll take some time to train the next generation of marketing leaders but in the meantime, you have a Venus/ Mars thing going on between the younger digital ninjas and traditional marketers.
8) Saturation. The jabberwocky of content sites, blogs, social content feeds is ever growing. Add onto that another layer of advertising that comes along for the ride and it all spells major clutter for consumers.
The result, we now know, has been catastrophic for advertisers. In five years, Click through Rates (CTR) has plummeted 5x. In 2008 CTR was ½ of 1% and by 2012, CTR fell to 1/10th of 1% (Source: DoubleClick). Worse, according to Nielson's, "Advertising On Social Media" study, 33% of consumers agree that ads on social networking sites are more annoying than other online ads. Sobering stats.
9) Terminology. The lack of consistent terminology around measurement, success, tool sets and even what "native" meant was a humorous but persistent reminder that the basic terms and definitions are far from settled.
10) Lack of a business model to support agencies. I saved this for last because it is probably most important. The simple reality is as money gets redistributed from high profit, high billing traditional media into high labor, low billing social media - the profit squeeze is on for agencies. There are no good options really - at least not yet. Alas, this is probably the toughest "pain" the industry has to wrestle with.
Taken in total, this is a pretty intimidating list of growing pains the industry has to get through. Truth be told, if the upside of social marketing wasn't so huge ... I wonder if it would be worth all this growing pain. Happily it is.
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12 Ways to Engage Employee Advocates
Employees are some of your company's greatest brand advocates.
Employee advocates can drive big results:
- Increase website traffic by 5x and generate 25% more leads (Inc)
- Increase content engagement by 700x and brand awareness by as much as 24x (Inc)
- 64% of advocates in a formal program credited employee advocacy with attracting and developing new business (LinkedIn)
B2B companies are now creating advocacy programs to help drive ongoing employee advocate engagement. Employee advocacy programs are a fun way to engage employees and reward them for their hard work and brand advocacy.
Many companies are now using VIP Crowd to boost employee engagement in their organizations. Here are some fun ways companies are engaging with employees and driving more advocacy.
12 Employee Challenges for Your Advocacy Program
- Encourage Employee Wellness
Share a wellness article with your employees to increase their health and happiness in the office. For example, lunchtime walks boost employees' moods and help them deal with stress. Why not encourage your employees to take a lunchtime stroll?
- Update LinkedIn Profile
Chances are the majority of your employees are on LinkedIn which means they are representing your company. Share some LinkedIn tips and having them clean up their own profiles.
- Boost Thought Leadership
Encourage employees to share industry news with their social networks. You can even offer them 3-4 resources for finding relevant content to share.
- Celebrate Milestones
Is someone in the office about to become a first-time parent? Have your employees share their best advice for first-time parents.
- Go Green
Challenge employees to go green by not printing for a week or riding their bike to work. Every little bit helps!
- Share Company News
Releasing a new product or have some major company news? Have employees share your press release or news brief with their social networks to get the word out.
- Make It Facebook Official
Encourage your employees to follow your company on social media. Staying up-to-date on company social posts help them know what's being shared with your customers.
- Acknowledge & Celebrate Innovation
Challenge employees to nominate their co-workers when they find an innovative solution to a challenge at work. Award points to both the nominator and the nominee.
- Capture Company Culture
Have a fun annual event coming up? Or maybe just want to capture your company culture around the office? Encourage employees to snap pictures that tell the story about your company's culture and have them share it on social media under a dedicated hashtag.
- Preview the New Release
When you have a new solution, feature, or service being released, put together a small training video or presentation for your employees to watch.
- Capture Employee Suggestions
Move your suggestion box to your advocacy program. Award points when employees make suggestions on how the workplace can be improved, and even offer bonus points if their idea is implemented.
- Work Better Together
Challenge employees to take a DISC assessment to help them better understand their personalities and the personalities of their co-workers.
How does your company encourage employee advocacy?


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The American Pride, berthed at the Red Lion Inn, Portland, OR
We're off: First sight: Huge grain silos on the Columbia River.
A swing bridge opens to let us by as we leave Haydn Island.
A fine view of Mt. St. Helens, minus her top
What is this? A boat has lost its owner.
The paddle wheel is just for show. But it's fun to watch.
The 39,000-gross-ton Ourania Luck is loading grain.
Two more unloaded bulk carriers make their way upstream.
A huge wood particle factory at Longview
We pass the Longview Bridge, last Columbia River crossing until before Astoria.
High voltage transmission towers line the River, carrying power from the many dams.
The first evening: We dock next to a Coast Guard vessel, just East of the Astoria Bridge.
Nightfall behind the 4-1/2 mile Astoria Bridge
Next morning: Eight empty carriers waiting to go upriver to load.
Low hanging clouds just East of us, Wed. morning
A small naval vessel passes us on the way to the Portland Rose Festival.
Small tug boat: Large wood-chip-filled barge
John and Carol await a friend. Off to see Ft. Clatsop.
The Harry Flavel House is a museum and Astoria landmark.
A large hollowed log canoe at the Ft. Clatsop Visitor's Center
Statue of Sacagawea and her son Jean-Baptiste
Can anyone identify this large tree near the Ft. Clatsop replica?
Replica of Ft. Clatsop where Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery wintered over
Inside Ft. Clatsop
Lovely wetlands on the nearby Lewis and Clark River.
Unidentified wetlands flower
I love the green-gray wet forests of western Oregon.
Back in Astoria, we meet this hippie at a local restaurant.
A large schooner replica has now berthed next to our boat.
That afternoon we ride over the bridge to Cape Disappointment. We pass a very odd store.


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Sit back, relax and enjoy a personal recital by award-winning violinist Joshua Bell. Performing Brahms' "Hungarian Dance No. 1", Joshua is accompanied by classical pianist Sam Haywood to deliver a truly unforgettable virtual reality experience.
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For the die-hard foodies, you guys should have heard of this recent development in Manila's food scene - the recent opening of Bon Chon Chicken at the Ayala Triangle Gardens. For the unfamiliar peeps, here is a little introduction about Bon Chon Chicken.
Bon Chon Chicken is actually a South Korean based fried chicken franchise which is a food favorite of the New Yorkers. Bon Chon Chicken differs from the typical fried chicken dish because it has been marketed as the healthy fried chicken which has been double-fried which gives it a lighter and more crispy skin on the outside and moist chicken meat inside plus the fact that it has ginseng as an ingredient in its secret sauce. They say it is healthier than the usual fried chicken but I'm not sure to believe this marketing hype because of the fact that I know it's double fried. :) How healthy can you get?! But regardless, this merited a visit from me and friend V.
Already, the diners were piling up when we got there. We were afraid that the seats were all taken up but we grabbed a corner table and finally we got to try this Korean fried chicken wonder. The restaurant gives off the ambiance of a classier fastfood but it is still a fastfood joint.
Already, the diners were piling up when we got there. We were afraid that the seats were all taken up but we grabbed a corner table and finally we got to try this Korean fried chicken wonder. The restaurant gives off the ambiance of a classier fastfood but it is still a fastfood joint.
We ordered their Drumstick platter (3 pcs. of drumstick with their soy garlic sauce) at Php185.00. It was as it claimed to be. The chicken skin was super crispy and it seemed like they didn't even use flour for the coating. Super thin and super crispy. I liked this aspect of it. I wanted more sauce though on it because for me, the sauce was quite lacking and I wanted more.
We also got their chicken wings platter (3 pcs. of chicken wings with the hot & spicy sauce) at Php 130++ ( I can't remember the exact price, my apologies). The 3 pieces of chicken wings were quite little so I do suggest that you order the 6 pcs small-sized wings so you won't feel dejected. Heheheheheh! :)
I wasn't able to try out any of their side dishes as we were in a hurry to catch our movie at nearby Glorietta so I will definitely go back to eat some more Bon Chon Chicken. I wasn't satisfied with that 1 visit. I need a few more! Hehehehe!
In Bisaya, "pagkanipis sa panit sa ilang manok uy, mura man wala gibutangan ug harina sa pagprito. Mubalik pa jud ko para mutilaw nasad usab" (Their chicken skin was so thin and crispy that it feels like it wasn't coated with any flour during frying. Will definitely go back to taste some more.)
Happy Christmas meals everyone! 'Tis the season to eat and be merry! Diet is suspended for the time being! Yey!
Bon Chon Chicken is located at Ayala Triangle Gardens beside Banapple!


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What To Expect When You Are Expecting (2012)
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|Shauna Cross, Heather Hach
|Friday, May 18, 2012
|110 minutes
|Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
The challenges of impending parenthood turn the lives of five couples upside-down. Two celebrities are unprepared for the surprise demands of pregnancy; hormones wreak havoc on a baby-crazy author, while her husband tries not to be outdone by his father, who's expecting twins with his young trophy wife; a photographer's husband isn't sure about his wife's adoption plans; a one-time hook-up results in a surprise pregnancy for rival food-truck owners.
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What To Expect When You Are Expecting Theatrical Review
First published in 1984, Heidi Murkoff's book was peer-driven pregnancy information based on actual experiences at a time when Dr. Spock had cornered the child-care market. The book remains a classic; four editions later, it's spawned a host of related titles and copycats.
No surprise, then, that Hollywood finally came calling, especially after "He's Just Not That Into You" made the successful leap from page to screen. "What to Expect" is the latest in slick packaging: Take a popular, high-concept title, weave together a limp tapestry from various loosely connected narrative strands, and embellish the project with a full roster of marketable stars (most of whom didn't have to commit to a lengthy shooting schedule).
The pic makes much of the unexpected pregnancy. Celebrity fitness guru Jules (Cameron Diaz) is stunned to learn she and dancer b.f. Evan (Matthew Morrison) are pregnant. Likewise, food-truck manager Rosie (Anna Kendrick) is surprised that a one-night stand with her hunky rival, Marco (Chace Crawford), leaves her pregnant. No one is more amazed than lactation specialist Wendy (Elizabeth Banks), who nearly threw in the towel after two years of trying with her husband, Gary (Ben Falcone). Always looking to overshadow his son, Gary's dad, Ramsey (Dennis Quaid), announces at a family brunch that he and trophy wife Skyler (Brooklyn Decker) are also expecting.
Photographer Holly (Jennifer Lopez) and husband Alex (Rodrigo Santoro) become parents through adoption. After discovering a baby is coming their way from Ethiopia, Holly is thrilled; Alex, terrified. That leads Alex to solicit the advice of a "dudes group," a roving quartet of Baby Bjorn-outfitted, stroller-toting dads including Chris Rock and Tom Lennon. Though they warn Alex he may never have fun again, the guys also show a tender side to fatherhood. Thanks to Rock's deft delivery, these scenes also generate the films few big laughs.
Director Kirk Jones ("Nanny McPhee") does a solid job negotiating the material and managing the few tonal shifts when an occasional dark moment emerges, miscarriage and a perilous delivery among them. Given what it might have been, it's a bit of a shame that "What to Expect When You're Expecting" isn't much more than a light-hearted, star-studded infomercial for pregnancy. Films like these are a dime-a-dozen and rarely make much of an impact other than to spur Hollywood on to making more of them. So don't expect too much from this movie; other than the fact that everyone is expecting.
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The $85K Start-Up Challenge is entré's premier competition in which $85K worth of prizes are up for grabs. Entrants go through the process of developing a business idea, whether it be a product or service, for-profit or a charity, and receive business world experience as well as invaluable guidance and mentoring from industry professionals.
The $85k start-up competition is for everyone and anyone. No matter what you study or how much experience you have in entrepreneurship, this competition will help you develop your personal and professional skills in more ways than you can imagine!
Want to know more about the competition or to enter? Head along to www.entre.co.nz/85kchallenge or drop into the UC Centre for Entrepreneurship located on the 6th floor of the Rehua building.
We will also be holding a drop-in information session on Wednesday 29th May from 9-10am in the Undercroft.
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Amino Acid Transport
The transport and metabolism of amino acids is a normal function of all cells. Proliferating cells, such as cancer cells, need to build cellular protein and are likely to have a higher amino acid demand. Regulation of amino acid transporter expression and activity in cancer has also been linked to cancer promoting molecular signalling pathways, such as those mediated by m-tor(1).
Fluciclovine (18F) is transported across cell membranes by amino acid transporters, such as LAT-1 and ASCT2 which are known to be upregulated in many cancers. Oka et al explored the uptake mechanism of fluciclovine (18F) into prostate cancer cell lines in vitro(2) and found that internalisation was mediated predominantly by system ASC transporters (such as ASCT2) or LAT1, depending on availability of Sodium Na+ (Figure1). The same authors also showed in similar experiments that the uptake of fluciclovine (18F) was stimulated by the presence of androgens and could be inhibited by drugs targeting the androgen signalling axis(3).
Figure 1: The Amino Acid Transport mechanisms relevant to fluciclovine (18F)
- Fuchs and Bode; Seminars in Cancer Biology 15 (2005) 254–266
- Oka et al; Nuclear Medicine and Biology 39 (2012) 109–119
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If you're looking for accommodation in Newcastle, NSW, then Crown on Darby Pty Ltd is the perfect base from which to strike out and explore the city and surrounding areas.
Our complimentary WIFI is one of the fastest in town available for use. In addition to our apartments Crown on Darby features a state of the art conference room available to book for your next function or meeting.
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3 Places To Take Your Ideal Date In Sydney
Finally you've snagged a first date with 'the one' but can't seem to find the perfect place to go out and get to know each other. Make sure you pick a location which you will both enjoy, but also something fun and unique that will make a lasting impression. We have narrowed our picks to just three Sydney based locations which offer a fun vibe and mixed with good company will surely be a match made in heaven.
1. Eau de Vie, Darlinghurst
This intimate little bar is almost hidden away on Darlinghurst Road but if you find it, there's a reason why it's been voted bar of the year multiple years in a row. With light jazz music setting the ambience and expert bartenders on hand to create award winning cocktails, the date will prove to be anything but boring. Order the Noble Experiment which is an ice cold martini made using liquid nitrogen.
2. Franco Franco, Surry Hills
If you're craving some authentic Italian cuisine, head to Franco Franco for their wood-fired pizza, pasta and so much more. Located on bustling Crown Street, the restaurant offers authentic recipes from southern Italy, with techniques and ingredients which have been used for centuries. There is a large menu to choose from including breakfast, lunch, wines and specialised set menu's as well.
3. Ms.G's, Potts Point
Ms.G's is a mixture of traditional Asian cuisine with a pinch ofmodern taste which everyone can enjoy. Executive chef Dan Hong and Head chef Paul Donnelly create specialised dishes using traditional Asian ingredients and adapt this to a contemporary taste palate. The restaurant is intricately detailed as you would expect all Merivale restaurants to be, and is very modern and functional. If you just want to pop in for a drink, head to the bar upstairs where there is always a variety of beer, wine and sake on offer. Open for both lunch and dinner.
These are just a few suggestions which combine tasty food and drinks in busy metropolitan areas, where there is always something close-by if you wanted to pop into a bar afterwards. Be sure to do your research and find a place (and cuisine) which you will both enjoy, (and won't be struggling to hear each other over the music!).
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LOSS 10k report by Nisha Jacob
A massive contrast to the bright sunny start to Southend 10K two weeks ago, I woke up to a steady pattering of raindrops the morning of Leigh 10K. Having only done one 10K race with the Flyer family, I was very excited to register for the Leigh 10K. I woke up nice and early to get over my pre-race nerves, […]Read more


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Cal Orey, once dubbed a "health and pets writer," is not just an author. A native Californian, this sensitive animal lover spread her wings in 2004. Orey wrote the book, The Man Who Predicts Earthquakes. The author knew her late pets sensed the Oct. 17, 1989 World Series Quake, a 7.1 monster that geologist Jim Berkland predicted and coined. But through her research for the book, she has discovered that she, too, can sense imminent shakers. She is one of the countless "earthquake sensitives" -- humans who have shown an ability to detect precursors that signal an upcoming quake.
These days, the popular national and international journalist-author continues to pen a garden variety of books and articles. Why? It's her mission to be a spokesperson for preventive health, science, relationships and animals. Another of Cal's books, The Healing Powers of Vinegar, Revised and Updated is now available (translated into four languages). Plus, her upcoming sequel, The Healing Powers of Olive Oil is an extraordinary treasure about "Nature's Liquid Gold." Her topics of choice tie in together and are tailored to make a difference on this planet.


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In the irreverent spirit of fun that made "The LEGO® Movie" a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble – LEGO Batman (Will Arnett) – stars in his own big-screen adventure. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker's (Zach Galifianakis) hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up.
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