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Do 63% of girls really want to be glamour models? No.
2:21 pm - April 23rd 2012
Zombie stats are numerical factoids that just won't quit, however dead they get. There's a special pang in seeing their rotten heads pop up in a debate you know and care about, so this week, I am going to bust the mouldering brain pans of feminism's favourite zombie stats.
63% of young women would rather be glamour models than nurses, doctors or teachers
What an indictment of the grotesque aspirations we feed our girl children this one is: raised in a culture that prizes fame, individualism and female sexual availability above all else.
This one appeared yesterday in a very interesting article by Terri White, who formerly worked as associate editor of Nuts and deputy editor of Maxim.
For her, it demonstrated the damage done by the culture she helped perpetuate.
This dread percentage shows up in Kat Banyard's 2011 book The Equality Illusion. It lurches its way through the 2009 NUS Women's Campaign Policy (PDF), where we're told that "the glamorisations [sic] of lap dancing clubs is linked to 63% of girls surveyed saying they would rather be glamour models than doctor or teachers".
It's in Object's FAQ on lad mags: "We find these findings alarming as it says a great deal about the kinds of aspirations that are being held out for women in our society," says the campaign group.
From a certain feminist perspective, this is evidence that women are trained by a sexualised media to see success in purely sexualised terms.
But it isn't particularly flattering to women. It suggests is that young women are grossly impressionable and deeply selfish. By this account, we're all just boobed blank slates, waiting to be imprinted by our first encounter with a newsstand.
That doesn't sound very plausible. Well, surprise! Nor is the survey. It's from 2005, was done for a "mobile entertainment company" which now doesn't exist (meaning the zombie stat has outlived its creator), and its methodology was deeply dodgy. For one thing, it's intent was always to secure publicity rather than uncover the secret truth of Britain's female psyche: with a little googling, you can find the company's spokesman expounding on the equally scientifically sound subject of "shag bands".
For another, the study didn't ask girls whether they wanted to be glamour models. It asked 1,000 girls aged 15-19 whether they'd rather be like "Abi Titmuss, Germaine Greer or Anita Roddick", and 63% picked Titmuss – who as well as being a glamour model is also a qualified nurse, unlike Roddick or Greer, so there's a confounding factor to think on.
As Dr Petra Boynton pointed out when the statistic was first published, the survey was both a badly designed and hideously unethical (unless we're all OK with asked 15-year-olds if they want to go topless), but that may not matter anyway because Boynton has learned since that it's possible the research was never conducted anyway.
The survey (if it happened) was a shoddy and shady thing. Its repetition over the last seven years (seven!) is down to plain lazy churnalism on the part of news media, coupled with a strong feeling on the part of certain feminists that it fits so neatly with their understanding of a harmful, sexist media that it simply must be true.
It's not true. Repeating it is insulting to young women – and insulting young women was never part of feminism's mission statement. And, as people learn what a stinking piece of numerical meat it is, it makes feminism look stinky by association. Next time you see that 63% come towards you, rotting and groaning, look it in the eye and smash it in the head.
A longer version is at Sarah Ditum's blog
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So in short, young women would rather be Abi Titmus than Germaine Greer – who in the eyes of any 15 – 19 year old is frankly ancient, and Anita Roddick – say no more.
Can't say I'm really surprised, I've just asked my wife which one of the three she would rather be… her reply "Isn't it bloody obvious, Anita Roddick's dead, and Germaine Greer's old".
Nuff said.
The survey (if it happened) was a shoddy and shady thing. Its repetition over the last seven years (seven!) is down to plain lazy churnalism on the part of news media, coupled with a strong feeling on the part of certain feminists that it fits so neatly with their understanding of a harmful, sexist media that it simply must be true.
…which is why both groups will keep using it. The same thing happened with 'snuff' movies in the 1980s during the 'feminist sex wars.' File somewhere between confirmation bias and 'cargo cult science'.
PS: using 15-19 year-olds also overlooks that the ones in the 18-19 bracket are adults, and legally able to choose glamour modelling as a job (they could choose to be feminist activists or international arms dealers as well or instead, but clearly we're meant to get het up about the choice of the sex/entertainment industry).
When asked which of three women they would most like to be like, most girls went with the one they'd actually heard of.
Excellent article, this. If statistical rigour is one of your strong suits, I hope you decide to write for LC often.
Thanks for this, Sarah: great stuff.
Just to supply a bit more factual detail: the story (or, perhaps better, press release) was reported, mostly in the regional press, on 6 June 2005.
I've just glanced into the Nexis database, and I can see reports on that day in the Belfast News Letter, Birmingham Evening Mail, Birmingham Post, Daily Record, Daily Post, Daily Star, and the Western Daily Press. These are short articles, 77-267 words long, which repeat some of the detail Sarah provides here (though one detail she passes over is that apparently girls don't want to be J. K. Rowling, either). So it really is churnalism: regional papers filling up space by uncritically reproducing commercial press releases.
The next day the "story" was also picked up by the Aberdeen Evening Express (which ran the longest report, over 500 words, bolstered by an interview with former Miss Scotland Nicola Jolly), the Lincolnshire Echo (owing to the Abi Titmuss, "Lincolnshire glamour girl" angle), and The Morning Star (who reported the "findings" and then carried comments by Mary Davis of the TUC Women's Committee saying how dreadful this all was).
And then, the following week, Jordan had a baby–so the papers had something else to write about.
I wish feminists were above falling for this kind of stuff, but unfortunately we're no better than the rest of the world at identifying and unmasking bad science. Saying that, I'm instinctively sympathetic to the approach: combining scepticism with feminism can only lead to goodness. 🙂
Are people so academically illiterate that they attach ANY importance to such a whimsical bit of fluff?
If other commentators or authorities are perpetuating the, err, 'findings' of this so called research then it just goes to show how much dreck can pass for serious analysis.
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Good piece, Sarah. A warning always to drill down when you're deploying statistics, but only 17.5% of opinionators ever do that.
I remember these stats being touted by Charlotte Raven in a pain-in-the-arse piece about how women in media, by getting jobs by being glamorous and sexy, had let other women down .
In a recent study of 1,000 British girls (admittedly by a mobile entertainment company), quoted in Walter's book, 60% said glamour modelling was their preferred career. A quarter said they would consider becoming lap dancers. By all measures, the value map has shifted in Price's favour.
With that caveat Raven then went on to denounce the media women for ushering an age of women being judged only by appearance by not being good role models themselves and over-doing the stylishness.
I'm sorry to say that we are culpable. Thinking women have turned their backs on feminism. This might not have been a disaster if we had remained neutral.
I wore Chanel's Night Sky at meetings with editors, aware that much was at stake. Large contracts were being handed to women displaying attitudinal oomph. I hoped my nail colour would convey my capacity for reckless candour and a readiness to say the unsayable.
I thought when I read it that Raven was over-stating this (not to mention being full of herself). The HR department (female staffed mostly) in my work hires women of varying appearances by their ability to work in IT or accounts. I guessed the glamour seeking was part of a bit of frivolous dreaming that an otherwise hardworking woman at a normal job would allow herself, a kind of update to the Barbara Cartland fantasy of marrying a duke.
@ a&e
"Are people so academically illiterate that they attach ANY importance to such a whimsical bit of fluff?"
If they want it to be true? Yes. Definitely. This is why we ought to be teaching children about the scientific method and cognitive biases in schools.
@ 7 Paul
"I cannot help but notice that not only are left wing women rather male, but left wing men are somewhat effeminate.One thinks of straggly beards and thin arms hanging limply from short sleeved buttoned shirts ,often holding baby at a drama class with one of those murals ..you know the ones ..racial mix Hackney , location South Wales."
I love the way you've "noticed" this trend based on a sample of stereotypes straight out of your own disordered brain.
It's a shame really. You actually had a point in the first paragraph, but then went and wrecked your own efforts with one of your habitual hate rants.
"I cannot help but notice that not only are left wing women rather male, but left wing men are somewhat effeminate"
ladies and gentlemen we are dealing with a true intellectual heavyweight. Stay tuned and he'll be outlining details of how we can cut deaths on the road by requiring women to pass tougher driving tests.
[9] "If they want it to be true? Yes" – implying that preconceived bias in the eyes of the observer outweighs the strength of the actual evidence – strongly agree, Chaise?
@ 12 a&e
Hell, yes. Confirmation bias. Plus a lack of understanding about weighting of evidence. People pick a "fact" they like and run with it, deliberately not trying to falsify it and ignoring counter-evidence. I'm sure I've done it hundreds of times.
@ 11 Planeshift
"ladies and gentlemen we are dealing with a true intellectual heavyweight."
And you didn't even mention his biting satire at the end there!
Excellent work. Tim Harford has been blazing a similar trail on his brilliant radio show. You should team up.
It should also be said that the survey question is awful in its own terms. It is not at all clear what the respondents are thinking about when they say they would rather be like one or the other examples. Physically? In terms of occupation? In personality?
@ Paul
"Heres a question ,what sort of role playing games would a left wing couple spice up their sex life with?"
I play a character called Mr Newman, who's a typical Tory basically – you know, ex-military type, tweed jacket, 'tache, Express tucked under the arm. Then my wife blacks up, puts on dungarees and a CND badge, and makes me read out all the stupid comments I've made that week on left-wing blogs while she slowly crushes my testicles between two hardback volumes of Das Kapital. Hurts like hell but she seems to enjoy it.
@ 15.
That's a fair comment. At the end of the day, there's no way that journalists can be considered as being much more beneficial than lap-dancers. In fact, in the wake of the Leveson Inquiry, many would argue that lap-dancing is a far more socially benign profession.
There is also the simple thing that nobody has mentioned – money. That a site riddled with marxists fails to spot the gaping hole (excuse the pun) of economic determinism that's just waiting to be filled. Laws of economics – and drooling men – dictate that a woman who doesn't wish to spend several years of her life in further / higher education can earn bigger bucks for removing her clothes for a few hours than she can earn through far more hours of work in other "respectable" jobs.
@ Sunny
Why was Step Left's comment deleted? Hardly a trollish commenter, and the one response specifically says it was fair comment.
@ 19.
•Abusive, sarcastic or silly comments may be deleted.
•Misogynist, racist, homophobic and xenophobic comments will be deleted.
Also comments deemed insulting to the journalistic profession.
[20] churnalists don't like bloggers, or at least Rod Liddle doesn't – remember this "Mr Staines is Bloggsville incarnate — the very essence of that vast network of talentless and embittered individuals tapping away at their keyboards in the intellectual vacuum of cyberspace, only occasionally leaving their computer screens to heat up a Tesco microwave-ready mini filled garlic and coriander nan bread with Indian dip selection (mango chutney, pickle, cucumber raita) before returning to spew out some more unsubstantiated bile. This is anti-journalism, and nobody takes any notice of it" – that still makes me chuckle.
@20 Splat
Based on your reply at 18, I suspected that Sunny had interpreted (or chosen to interpret) an honest comment about the relative badness of journos and lap-dancers as random trolling. If so I can see merit in the argument Step Left hypothetically made…
@ 21 a&e
"that still makes me chuckle."
Because of the hypocrisy, the apparent richer-than-thou snobbery, or the fact that he's taking notice of them to say nobody's taking notice of them? Don't get me wrong, if Staines is who I think he is then I'm all for people taking the piss, but that's still a breathtakingly arrogant quote by Liddle.
>Are people so academically illiterate that they attach ANY importance to such a whimsical bit of fluff?
Often, yes.
They may know anything about the mechanics of online surveying, or not have a numerically based qualification beyond GCSE Maths and still think they can write about anything. It gets the Guardian Readers' Editor very frustrated :-).
>I wish feminists were above falling for this kind of stuff, but unfortunately we're no better than the rest of the world at identifying and unmasking bad science.
In addition to the other places quoted I note that Dr Linda Papadopolous gave the stat prime billing in her report alleging Child Sexualisation problems, and various campaign groups have it on their 'facts' pages.
An effective way of liquidating credibility.
Agree that the problem is not any one group, but a whole lot of people (not the author of this piece!) being idiots.
Surprised my comment was deleted, is there really no room for a little amiable banter any more ? Imagine the sort of country these people would make, that's all I say, just imagine the horror
Anyhoo on the supposed mind bending effect of a diet of pink clad Barbie dolls , I am not convinced . I bought the prevailing wisdom that little girls and little boys were the same thing until evil society started with its toy guns and ovens but there is one problem. Its crap.
Few of you lot will have children but I can promise you that when you do you will be amazed at how not true the whole feminist construct turns out to be .
The tragic fact is that at little Party after little Party what you see is girls drawing and glueing glitter whilst boys use the same implements to stick in eachothers ears or as death ray stand ins.
I have come to the conclusion that slugs and snails and puppy dog`s tail`s are not imposed by society any more than sugar and spice and all things nice . Thats just what they are made of
Try instead:
Men produce twice as much saliva as women. Women, for their part, learn to speak earlier, know more words, recall them better, pause less and glide through tongue twisters.
Put aside Simone de Beauvoir's famous dictum, "One is not born a woman but rather becomes one." Science suggests otherwise, and it's driving a whole new view of who and what we are. Males and females, it turns out, are different from the moment of conception, and the difference shows itself in every system of body and brain.
But it doesn't follow that most girls have a secret longing to be glamour models.
"Girls have increased their lead over boys in top-grade in GCSEs, in another record-breaking year of results. The performance gap between boys and girls has now reached its the widest ever – 6.7 percentage points – at the top grades of A* and A." [BBC website 25 August 2011]
On the other hand:
Kinky books: Erotic fiction is having a steamy renaissance and its hottest authors are women
It might be more interesting if the question was asked of young men.
@ 25 Paul
"Surprised my comment was deleted, is there really no room for a little amiable banter any more ?"
If you ever manage to produce any amiable banter, we'll find out. As it is, your rants about how much you hate lefties (or rather the strange beasts you've invented in your head to stick the label "lefty" on) aren't relevant to the discussion. If you want to indulge in moronic whining, why not set up a blog so we can all be sure not to read it? 🙂
I real;ly honestly don
It wasnt a troll comment at all, I think there is a startling snobbery amongst middle class professional and the media set towards people who desire to make money in and achieve fame in an easy fashion. The rest of the article was fine, I didnt contest on its points. However, there is something a bit hypocritical and worrying that its people who have achieved a level of fame and success bashing other people for wanting the same things, albeit in a different context.
Might as well and just come out and say 'stay in that mcjob kids!'
@ 31 Step Left
In terms of lap-dancing and glamour models and the like, I think a big part of the problem is that a lot of people find these thing morally objectionable (for reasons I personally reject), which, as you say, leads to them effectively telling young women to stay in a McJob rather than taking a job that would pay better and they'd probably enjoy more. For their own good, of course!
Basically it's when feminism goes off the deep end and starts dictating to women how they can live their lives, which *ought* to be at odds with what feminism was about in the first place.
Shouldn't we men complain about the better grades girls are getting in their GCSE and A-level exams? It's been going on for years. One result is that the majority of undergraduates at university are now women – sadly, it wasn't like that when I was a student. Within a few years, the majority of GPs will be women. Isn't there now a strong case for positive discrimination on the part of universities towards applications for places to read for degrees from male school-leavers to compensate for their weaker performance in school leaving exams?
I concur, I also think an unthinking class prejudice informs the discussion too. Journalists, irrespective of their background are middle class, they may have and most likely did work hard to achieve their career, and all power to them. However, being a journalist is quite a nice life, you are paid to write, reasearch and think about things for a living, thats pretty appealing and cosy. Not to mention the status and extra benefits associated with the job, such as being around important people and perhaps, for the lucky few, some measure of fame. Theres nothing wrong with this at all. There is something wrong when a journalist, who sought out this rewarding career acts all sniffy about working class kids saying they want to play football for england, be a pop singer or a model instead of be a teacher or a nurse. Because its not as if the journalists themselves decided to muck in with the rest of us and do a more socially useful job, they chose something more appealing and rewarding (money, lifestyle, status etc). So it smacks of utter middle class and elite hypocrisy to be disappointed that kids want to be famous or make loads of money in an easy fashion.
Let me see if I can get my head round this….
Heterosexual men find good looking women sexually attractive. They don't, on the other hand, find ugly women attractive.
Am I doing OK so far?
Many heterosexual women would like to be good looking so that heterosexual men will find them attractive but the author of this post finds such attitudes in some way reprehensible and tries to imply that it is no longer the case.
Have I got it?
"So it smacks of utter middle class and elite hypocrisy to be disappointed that kids want to be famous or make loads of money in an easy fashion."
The trouble is that many may aspire but few get chosen as premier professional footballers or A-list models. Meanwhile, school work gets neglected because of unrealistic career ambitions although girls are now less gullible than boys, which could be one explanation as to why girls strive for those good GCSE and A-level results to get to uni. Recall that old Noel Coward ditty: Don't put your daughter on the stage, Mrs Worthington.
A local council housing estate with a troubled historic reputation has a substantial community centre – great. The featured activities include a gym and sports opportunities – great. The publicity also features adult learning and discussion group opportunities – whenever I've inquired: regretfully, nothing. On the opposite side of the road there is a "Football Academy" – the promotional banner mentions starting with 6 year-olds.
Btw I'm not a journalist, just a social observer.
@ 35 pagar
That's a very selective interpretation. The insulting implication of quoting the false data is that young women are less interested in doing something cerebral like teaching or doctoring. Now, you could call that intellectual snobbery and would probably have a point, but it's not the same as saying "It's bad to want to be found attractive".
In any case, shouldn't we all support an attempt to debunk poor statistics, regardless of what they claim?
When was very young most boys would have said, if asked by a survey (which didn't exist at the time) that they wanted to be an engine driver when they grew up. In the 18560s thousand of boys bought guitars, in the 1970s Minis said they wanted to be Rolls-Royce when they grew up. Now we have some girls saying they want to be glamour models.
So what is new?
How many girls actually expect to become glamour models – how many Minis actually expect to become Rolls-Royces?
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Irene Cruz(Madrid. 1987) is a photographer and video-artist, living and working in Berlin.She studied Advertisement & Public Relations and also Audiovisual Communication at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. After this, she took part at the International Masters at EFTI, specializing in Conceptual Photography and Artistic Creation and participated also in the course about Narrative effects of light (Cinema photography direction). Light is indeed a very important part of her work which makes her explore and experiment in the Northern Europe countries.
She has in her CV more than 300 exhibitions, video installations and festivals, all over the world (in important places like Palais de Tokyo - Paris-, Project Art Space -NYC-, Kunsthalle – Deutsche Oper Berlin-, Círculo de Bellas Artes -Madrid-, MUA Alicante, Da2 Salamanca Museums, etc.). She also participated in important Art Fairs such as ARCO or Art Madrid, Positions (Berlin), Art Basel... In April 2017, Irene Cruz will be the invited artist of La Quatrième Image art fair in Paris. She has won several prizes, including a second prize in Fototalentos(organized by the Banco Santander Foundation in 2010), the second prize in AENA Foundation Photography Contest and the first prize in Iberdrola Photography contest in 2014. Irene Cruz was also awarded by the International platform Elmur.net for the best video art of 2014. She has participated in the festival Photoespaña several times since 2012 in different galleries and art spaces, being the youngest artist that has taken part in this festival. She was also rewarded as the emerging artist with the most international renown by the art specialist jury of Why on White, composed by the most important gallerists and cultural managers of the moment. Her artworks are also part of important international collections.


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"Every piece of furniture that you have made for our 2nd Floor at Tiffany & Co.'s Fifth Avenue store is a real jewel. How fortunate we were to meet and work with you."
Robert Rufino,
Vice President, Tiffany & Co.
Our capabilities with regard to complex areas of furniture making are limitless. Frequently, our clients will call us because they are looking for a technique or material that cannot be found anywhere else. Essentially, we do everything the old fashioned way, by hand.
Many rare materials such as shagreen or galuchat (stingray skin), goatskin parchment, sheepskin vellum, and other leathers demand specialized procedures that are not necessarily typical in other areas of our craft. Pollaro uses only certified hides and legal antique ivory, and bleached wooly mammoth ivory. We pride ourselves on bringing the highest standards of craftsmanship to every material that is suitable for use in our field. We maintain an elaborate library of books that contain information on little known techniques. We also stay in close touch with the Department heads of several museums where we can obtain answers to questions regarding the historical methods which were employed in various areas of our craft.
Much like Thomas Edison's original laboratories, we maintain just about every material that was ever used in the production of furniture on our shelves at all times. Our inventory of rare materials is matchless. See our Brazilian Rosewood.


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Rebels in southern Syria have confirmed the renewal of surrender talks with Russian military officers.
A rebel spokesman said on Tuesday that the discussions are about a rebel handover of weapons in return for Russian military police, rather than regime forces, enter opposition areas in Daraa Province along the Jordanian border.
The talks broke down last Saturday over those conditions, but by Monday sources said Jordanian mediation had brought a resumption.
"Today [rebels] are carrying their response to the terms presented by the Russian officers," spokesman Ibrahim Jabawi said. He said talks will also cover neighboring Quneitra Province, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Pro-Assad air and ground forces launched an offensive on June 19 to regain territory including Daraa city, where the Syrian uprising began in March 2011. Russia, breaking a de-escalation zone it declared alongside the US last July, began bombing a few days later to enable advances in eastern Daraa Province. Other towns in the west of the province have signed capitulation agreements.
More than 270,000 people — one-third of the province's population — have been displaced, moving to the Jordanian border or near the Golan Heights. More than 200 people have been killed.
See Syria Daily, July 3: 270,000 Displaced in 2 Weeks from Daraa Province in South
Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi will speak with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Wednesday about implementation of the surrender.
Sweden and Kuwait have requested that the UN Security Council is briefed on Thursday on the "deteriorating humanitarian situation in South West Syria".
The US, which had issued four warnings from late May that it would take "firm" steps in response to a pro-Assad offensive, has said nothing this week about the defiance of the de-escalation zone.
Meanwhile, the pro-Assad blog Al Masdar is complaining that the surrender talks have led to a suspension of bombing, "As long as the Russian and Syrian air forces are inactive, the government troops on the ground will likely find it difficult to crack the lines of the well-armed Free Syrian Army forces."
The site, an outlet for the regime's military, admits the dependence of Assad's force on the Russian attacks, "Much of the Syrian Arab Army's recent gains in east Daraa have come as a result of reconciliation deals. They have not really scored any major military advances against the enemy forces."


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By now I assume most of you have read the recently released final rules for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use – or at least the plethora of synopses available online. (It wouldn't hurt to read what Lynn Scheps wrote about meaningful use stage 2 over at EMRandHIPAA.com.)
Whatever level of knowledge you may possess about these rules and how near or far they deviate from those proposed, I think we can all agree that the EMR industry (developers and end-users) is suffering immense growing pains as vendors and physicians adjust to the Meaningful Use scheme. (I use that term in the British sense, by the way.)
Julie McGovern, CEO of Practice Wise, cleverly equated implementation of an EMR to being pregnant in a recent blog:
"In the beginning, you are tired and often feel like you have morning sickness. The first trimester is the hardest. In the second trimester, you start to get your legs under you, your energy starts to return, and you feel less beaten down by the EHR. By the third trimester, you start to see the light at the end of the tunnel, it's starting to be second nature, the product is making more sense (hopefully), you've got good workflows and everyone is starting to forget how hard the first trimester was."
I'll go one step further and equate utilization (i.e. the regular use of an EMR after go-live) as relates to the various stages of Meaningful Use with bringing up that baby. I might even disagree with her – pregnancy is often the easy part (provided you've had no complications along the way, of course, be they IT, managerial, administrative, cultural or otherwise). You've got the PR-friendly ribbon-cuttings, parties and press releases that hospitals often initiate around their go-lives. Well-deserved events, to be sure. But then come the hard parts, when you and your colleagues integrate that new bundle of joy into your daily lives (i.e. workflows).
Eventually the EMR will develop its own personality, form bonds with its users, bring joy to many for the clinical outcomes it improves, and hopefully not cause too many tears of frustration along the way. Hopefully it will gossip with its peers at other hospitals, and even aspire to interoperate in the same circles as its distant cousin – health information exchange. You can bet that it will end up costing more money than you had anticipated – upgrades, add-ons, etc.
The years will go by – 2014 and 2016 will be here before you know it. Hopefully, the EMR that caused so much joy when it was first brought into this world shiny, new and virus-free will still bring a smile to the face of its users, and better care to the patients whose information it so closely guards.


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Marc Kruskol sent word about an interview Scott Fishman conducted with former WWE star (Scotty Goldman) and current ROH star Colt Cabana talking about CM Punk name dropping him on Monday Night Raw this past week during his worked shoot promo.
"This is his way of helping me out. By him doing that, the Colt Cabana name recognition gets a little higher. Now people are able to see what I'm all about. I'm not asking for any free handouts. I believe in my abilities 100 percent and think I've done a lot of great things. It's not at a level of a CM Punk, so now more people start Goggling me and have the opportunity to check me out. I was trending on Twitter worldwide. Paul Hayman wasn't. Brock Lennar wasn't. In saying that, I have a lot of friends who literally called, e-mailed me and texted me, thinking I had died."
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The latest Outlook Report 2016 of the Asian Development Bank predicts that Asia's fastest growing economy this year will come from… Myanmar. ADB Repot "Asian Development Outlook 2016" indicates that the country's economy is expected to grow 8.4% in 2016 -four points more than Southeast Asia's average growth. It would be a strong acceleration from 2015 which was partially affected by a cyclone and massive flooding and landslides. Natural catastrophes cost the country an estimated US$1.5 billion, equal to a staggering 3% of the country's GDP as one fifth of the country's farm land was devastated.
GDP growth still managed to reach last year 7.2%. According to the ADB report, the storm had little effect as the rest of the economy continued to boom. Myanmar economic strength is largely based on garment and natural gas exports as well as tourism. Garment exports were up by 28% last year while gas exports increased also slightly.
Foreign Direct Investments reached over US$23 billion over the last five years during the transitional military government. In fiscal year 2014-2015, FDI reached alone US$8 billion. Alone in tourism, total investments reached US$1.2 billion during the five year tenure of the transitional government. Investments were mostly directed into the construction of new hotels. The trend is likely to accelerate as the country has seen a mostly peaceful transition to full democracy.
A star in Myanmar skies continues to be tourism. Tourism was also a major driver of the economy with 4.7 million arrivals in 2015 with about 70% of visitors entering overland from neighbouring countries. Spending by tourists rose by 19% to $2.1 billion in 2015.
Despite the strong growth, Myanmar is facing significant economic challenges particularly with deficient infrastructure. Myanmar's transport infrastructure, after decades of under-investment, provides poor access to markets and services, perpetuates poverty and regional inequality, and hampers business development. ADB estimates that $60 billion is needed through 2030 to upgrade transport systems to a standard seen in other countries at a similar stage of development.


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Dr. Michael B. Bragg, Frank & Julie Jungers Dean of Engineering, joined the University of Washington in July 2013. In that capacity, he serves as the chief academic officer of the college and provides leadership to over 240 faculty and more than 6,800 students. The College of Engineering at the University of Washington is a top ranked engineering college with annual research expenditures exceeding $127 million.
Prior to joining UW, Dean Bragg held numerous leadership positions in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, including head of the aerospace engineering department, associate dean for research and administrative affairs, executive associate dean for academic affairs, and interim dean.
Dean Bragg earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in aeronautical and astronautical engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University.
He is an international expert on the effect of ice accretion on aircraft aerodynamics and flight safety. Dean Bragg has been nationally recognized for his research and teaching. He has authored over 200 technical publications, and continues to maintain an active research program. Under his guidance more than 60 graduate students and five post-doctoral researchers received their advanced degrees.
He is a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics and has received the AIAA Aerodynamics Award and Losey Atmospheric Science Award. Dean Bragg currently serves on the NASA Advisory Council Aeronautics Committee.
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The ultimate cause of suffering is random chance. Every time a person is subject to Chance there are a large number of possible outcomes - but there is only one "best case outcome". During a lifespan, a person is subject to Chance numerous times, and the mind subconsciously recognizes that life could have turned out much, much better if the odds hadn't been against it. This yearning for the unfulfilled possibilities is the cause of all suffering. Free Will doesn't come into the equation whether a being is happy or not - in fact, Free Will is just a subconscious justification of the mind, since all choices a person makes are ultimately just random Chance.
At least, that's what the Perfect World Sect teaches. And their solution is simple: To remove all suffering from the world, Chance must be eliminated. Once no more Chance exists and everything is predetermined, no one will suffer any more - a Perfect World.
In the Hamajan Mountains, where the Sect originates, the monks of the Sect attempt to achieve that goal by turning prayer wheels while chanting mantras over them. Each time a prayer wheel is turned, they say, one source of Chance is removed from the world. They realize that it will take a long time to remove all sources of Chance from the world, but that doesn't seem to deter them.
Other members, especially those who have spread to other lands, take a more militant approach and attack especially prominent sources of Chance - including any chaotic forces. Some might attack casinos and gambling houses, while others try to prop up faltering governments (whether good or evil) against rabble-rousers who would tear them down. Others act in fairly mysterious ways - killing lone individuals who seemingly haven't done anything yet to warrant such attention while donating money to others who later on become strong stabilizing forces for Order.
It is rumored that these Sect members are directed by strange, crystalline entities they can summon, which claim that they come from the Perfect World of the future to ensure that this future actually comes as predicted.
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I think Chaos gets an undeservedly bad reputation. Why shouldn't the forces of Order be a threat to the world once in a while?


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Quick Facts Of Tiffani Thiessen
Celebrated Name Tiffani Thiessen Age 45 Years Nick Name tiff Birth Name Tiffani Amber Thiessen Birth Date 1974-01-23 Gender Female Profession Actress Birth Nation United States Place Of Birth Long Beach, California Father Frank Thiessen Mother Robyn Height 1.65 m Weight 59 kg Eye Color Dark Brown Hair Color Dark Brown Body Build/Type Slim Sexual Orientation Straight Nationality American Ethnicity White Religion Christianity Horoscope Aquarius Marital Status Married Spouse Brady Smith Children 2 Net Worth $13 Million Debut Movie Son in Law (1993)
One of the American actress is Tiffani Amber Thiessen who is well-known as Tiffani Thiessen. She is famous for her appearance on the two series known as 'Saved by the Bell' (1989–1993) and 'Beverly Hills 90210' (1994-1998) which was of great success. She also appeared on several films.
Tiffani's Early Life
Tiffani Thiessen's full name is Tiffani Amber Thiessen. She was born on 23 January 1974 at Long Beach, California, U.S. She was born to Robyn who is a homemaker and Frank Thiessen who is a park designer and landscape architect. She also has a brother named Todd Thiessen. She attended Cubberley Elementary and Marshall Junior High School in Long Beach. In 1992, she graduated as valedictorian at Valley Professional High School in Studio City.
Tiffani's Body Features
Tiffani's height is 1.65 m and weight is 59 kg. She has dark brown eyes and dark brown hair color. Her body type is slim. She has the balanced and healthy body.
Tiffani's Career
- In 1987, she was crowned as 'Miss Junior America'.
- In 1988, she appeared on the cover of Teen magazine, having won the magazine's 'Great Model Search'.
- In 1989, she was named Cover Girl magazine's 'Model of the Year'' and got her first role on NBC's television sitcom 'Saved by the Bell' until its end in 1993.
- In 1993, she made her film debut in the film named 'Son in Law'.
- In 1994, she got the role of Valerie Malone in Fox's hit teen-drama 'Beverly Hills, 90210' until 1998.
- In 1995, she got dramatic leading roles in television films named 'The Stranger Beside Me' and 'She Fought Alone'.
- In 1996, she got the role in television film name 'Sweet Dreams' and 'Buried Secrets'.
- She appeared in a number of films including 'Speedway Junky' in 1999, 'From Dusk till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money' in 1999, 'Love Stinks' in 1999 and 'The Ladies Man' in 2000.
- She also guest-starred on 'News Radio' in 1999, 'Two Guys and a Girl' in 2000, 'Just Shoot Me!' in 2001 and 'Good Morning, Miami' in 2003 and 2004.
- In 2000, she also featured in the music video for 'You're a God'.
- In 2000, he starred in parody film named 'Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth'.
- In 2001, she was in a television movie named 'Everything but the Girl'.
- In 2002, she was in Woody Allen-directed film named 'Hollywood Ending'.
- In 2002 and 2003, she starred in action drama series 'Fast lane'.
- In 2003, she launched her production company Tit 4 Tat Productions.
- She starred in television movies 'Stroller Wars' in 2006 and 'Pandemic' in 2007.
- In 2007, she joined the cast of ABC's drama 'What About Brian' for its last five episodes.
- In 2008, she starred in the science fiction film 'Cyborg Soldier'.
- In 2008, she made her second music video appearance in "American Television".
- She appeared with her husband Brady Smith on the September 6, 2009, episode of season four of the reality show 'HGTV Design Star'.
- From 2009 through 2014, she appeared in the USA Network crime series 'White Collar as Elizabeth Burke'.
- In 2015, she appeared in 'Saved by the Bell sketch' with Fallon.
- In 2015, she started hosting her own show on Cooking Channel called 'Dinner at Tiffani's'.
Tiffani's Nominations
- In 1990, at Young Artist Awards she was nominated for 'Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast'.
- In 1992, at Young Artist Awards she was nominated for 'Best Young Actress Starring in an Off-Prime-time or Cable Series'.
- In 1993, at Young Artist Awards she was nominated for 'Best Young Actress in an Off-Prime-time Series'.
- In 2003, at Teen Choice Awards she was nominated for 'Choice TV Actress – Drama/Action Adventure'.
Tiffani's Personal Life
Tiffani is married. Before her marriage, she has dated her co-star Brian Austin Green from 1992 to 1995. Later she dated actor David Strickland. She also dated actor Richard Ruccolo and got engaged to him in 2001 but they broke up in 2003. Then she married Brady Smith who is an actor on 9 July 2005. They have two children named Harper who was born in 2010 and Holt who was born in 2015. they couple are living happily.
Net Worth
Tiffani's net worth is estimated to be $13 million.
Did You Know?
- In 2001, she was the first choice to replace Doherty in popular series named 'Charmed'. But she refused.


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This month we featured J. Hilburn, a custom menswear company we recently discovered. As we mentioned in our newsletter, we really love the quality, convenience, and customer service J. Hilburn provides. Marcy Silbert is one of the company's stylists in the D.C. area and she is absolutely wonderful to work with! We wanted Marcy to share more details about J. Hilburn in her own words so we sat down with her for a Q&A on some commonly asked questions about her and the company. If you have any questions or are interested in J. Hilburn email Marcy at firstname.lastname@example.com and visit the J. Hilburn site, www.jhilburn.com…
Q: What do you think sets J.Hilburn apart from other custom menswear companies?
A: There are many differences between J. Hilburn and our competition. Our certified stylists have extensive training in all aspects of the menswear business. We buy from five mills in Northern Italy that have been in business anywhere from 110 to 350 years. Our fabric selection is unsurpassed in the industry, with many of our suiting fabrics having 140 and 150 thread count. One of the most important aspects of J. Hilburn is the customer service our stylists provide. We meet our clients at their office or other convenient location, which saves them time and money. And we offer one hundred percent satisfaction.
Q: Most custom suits range between $2-3K, how do J. Hilburn's prices compare?
A: Our prices are substantially lower than those at retail, up to 50% to 60% less. We are able to do that for two reasons: we are one of the largest purchasers in the world and we sell our product without a retail store.
Q: What is the timing like on orders and what happens if it doesn't fit right?
A: Our turn around time is very efficient. Our shirts come in about 2 to 3 weeks and our suits and tuxedos come in about 3 to 4 weeks. If, after the first Fit Appointment something needs to be altered slightly, we do that at a local tailor, at no charge to the customer. If, however, the shirt or suit does not meet our expectations, J. Hilburn simply remakes them at no charge.
Q: Describe the shopping process and in particular, a client's experience with you?
A: The client's first experience is a Measuring Appointment. We take sixteen measurements to start our customer profile. We discuss the type of fit they prefer and the style that they like. We then go through our fabric books and help them select the fabrics they like best, that work with their body type, complexion and build. Then, we customize the various aspects of the shirts, suits or tuxedos they select, including contrasting collar and cuff, contrasting stitching on buttons and button holes, pic stitching, working buttons, custom buttons, and hand sewn linings. When the shirts and suits are delivered, we present them to the client at their Fit Appointment, to ensure that everything is completed to their satisfaction.'
Q: What is your favorite part of your job?
A: I love working with men and fitting them for their first custom shirt, personalized suit, or tuxedo. It's a great feeling when my clients look at themselves in the mirror and see how good they look in our clothes. And they always comment how good they FEEL, too.
Q: What advice would you give prospective clients about ordering custom?
A: My advice would be to try it! Not only do you look AND feel better in custom clothes, it's an easy process, it's convenient, and it saves you time AND money.


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RECO USA, America's leading supplier of water heating and storage equipment, is pleased to announce Daniel P. Krebs, P.E. as our new Engineering Manager effective June 4, 2018.
Dan holds a Master of Science degree from Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR and a Bachelor of Science degree from Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA – both in Mechanical Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer in SC, PA, and GA with a strong background in engineering management and in the areas of ASME code vessels and heat exchanger products.
"I couldn't be happier to have Dan joining us," Bob Platt, President of RECO USA said. "He brings a direct, transparent, and pro-active approach to engineering that will fit in very well here, and he will be very instrumental in helping us maintain our standing as the market-leading innovator for products and solutions in our field."
Dan comes to us from Westinghouse Electric Company, where he worked at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant for the past four years – most recently as their Design Engineering Manager. He lives in the greater Columbia, SC area with his wife and three children.


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A few weeks back, I drove the kiddo to The Bubble and Turtle Creek for a Sunday-morning walk along Lakeside Drive -- well, it was either that or Bachman Lake, and we'd already spent the previous weekend collecting used condoms. And whilst back among the concrete teddy bears on the other side of the creek from Lakeside Park, we came across former Texas Rangers' co-owner Edward "Rusty" Rose's $8.1-million sprawling bunker.
Hadn't been back there in a long, long time, and when we emptied out on Willow Wood we noticed a bunch of other wrong-side-o'-the-tracks interlopers like ourselves gaping at the recent Rose addition -- the former Turtle Creek Pump House, which now looks sort of like a cross between a hipped-up downtown industrial space and a Mexican restaurant, only much, much cooler. Not HP at all, in other words. So it's funny that today, on a blog called Perfect City that I skim very occasionally, there's mention of the 2-year-old Pump House: "a place for the arts, a space for intellectual discussion, a temporary apartment, a playground.'
Some of the text is lifted from MESA Design Group's site -- they did the Pump House, in addition to NorthPark Garden and NorthPark Center, Southlake Town Square, the new Park Lane multi-use development and so on. But the point is, on a Web site devoted to "discussion about the future of our cities," we're again reminded that buildings from the past are capable of transitioning into the future -- if you have the dough, sure, but also foresight. As it says on the European-based Perfect City: "While normally in Dallas, the new is seen for the better, here historic traces were saved and revitalised." Course, we're not in Dallas. --Robert Wilonsky
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Fibroids are abnormal growths that develop in or on a woman's uterus. Sometimes, these tumors become quite large and cause severe abdominal pain and heavy periods. In other cases, they cause no signs or symptoms at all. The growths are typically benign (noncancerous).
Fibroids, also known as uterine fibroids, leiomyomas, or myomas, are firm and can vary from the size of a bean to being as large as a melon. Fibroids are usually round or semi-round in shape and grow in the muscle layer of the womb (uterus).
Types of Fibroids
Fibroids are described based on their location within the uterus.
- Intramural Fibroids – grow within the muscle wall of the womb
- Pedunculated Fibroids – grow from either the outside or inner wall of the womb and are usually only attached to the womb by a narrow stalk
- Submucosal Fibroids – grow from the inner wall into the womb (uterus cavity)
- Subserosal Fibroids – grow from the outside wall of the womb into the pelvis
Some fibroids can exist as combinations, for example, pedunculated submucosal or pedunculated subserosal fibroids.
Symptoms and Causes of Uterine Fibroids
Often, fibroids do not show any symptoms and are only discovered during routine check-ups. But around one in every three women with fibroids will experience some symptoms which will interfere with daily life.
If you have any of the following symptoms then it's possible you have fibroids.
Heavy periods
Heavy periods do not necessarily mean something serious or wrong, but they can have an emotional and social impact on daily life and lead to iron-deficiency anaemia, tiredness and shortness of breath.
You should be able to tell if your periods become very heavy if you need to use an unusually high number of pads, or experience bleeding through your clothes or bedding.
Irregular bleeding
This can happen because fibroids irritate the lining of the womb (the endometrium) and disturb the reproductive cycle.
The average menstrual cycle lasts around 28 days, but anything between 24 – 35 days is considered normal. Irregular bleeding is when your periods last longer than seven days, there are less than three weeks between the start of one period and the next, you have bleeding between periods, or bleeding after sex.
Frequent urination and constipation
Needing to go to the toilet more often than normal can happen if fibroids press on the bladder so you may have to get up in the middle of the night or go to the toilet more frequently during the day.
Fibroids may also press on the large intestine, which can cause constipation and pain during bowel movements. Constipation means you are not able to pass stools regularly or are unable to completely empty your bowels.
Painful periods
Fibroids can cause heavy or painful bleeding during periods as they can irritate the womb (uterus) and make it bigger.
Pelvic pain and feeling of pressure in the stomach
Fibroids can cause pain or swelling in the pelvis (below your belly button), especially if they are large. They may also cause some pain in the lower back and legs.
Pain and discomfort during sex
If fibroids are growing near the vagina or the neck of the womb (the cervix), some women can experience pain during sex, which can have an impact on relationships and marriages.
Difficulty becoming pregnant or infertility
Occasionally, fibroids can lead to problems with becoming pregnant or infertility (the inability to become pregnant).
For most healthy couples, 95% of women will become pregnant within two years of having regular unprotected sex. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a couple is said to be infertile if the woman has not managed to become pregnant after 12 months of regular unprotected sex.
Infertility can happen if fibroids are very large or submucosal, where they grow into the cavity of the womb. Depending on their type and size, fibroids can sometimes prevent a fertilised egg from attaching itself to the lining of the womb, or they may block the fallopian tube, making pregnancy difficult.
In some cases, fibroids may also lead to complications during pregnancy for both the mother and child, increasing the risk of miscarriage and can cause problems during labour, which may lead to caesaerean section.
So What Causes Fibroids?
There are several risk factors for developing fibroids. There is likely to be a combination of factors at play, and we know that the hormones oestrogen and progesterone both promote the growth of fibroids.
Age: Fibroids become more common as women get older, until they reach the age where they go through the menopause.
There seems to be a large increase in the number of fibroids diagnosed in women in their 40s.
Number of Children: Women who have given birth have a lower risk of developing fibroids than those who have had no children.
This risk becomes lower as a woman has more children and also if there are shorter gaps between each birth.
Having children could lower the risk of fibroids because pregnancy limits the time a woman is exposed to high levels of a specific hormone called oestrogen.
High Blood Pressure: Women with high blood pressure or a risk of heart disease have a higher likelihood of developing fibroids.
One study showed that high blood pressure is linked to a higher risk of developing fibroids, even when medical care and treatment with blood pressure medications was taken into account.
Menopause: Women who have gone through the menopause have a lower risk of developing fibroids.
Existing fibroids tend to shrink in postmenopausal women because oestrogen levels in the body are very low, and when deprived of oestrogen, fibroids shrink.
Family History: The development of fibroids appears to be more common if there is a family history; women with fibroids are more likely to have a close female family member, such as a sister or mother, with the same condition compared to women without fibroids.
Obesity: There is a higher risk of fibroids in overweight women and the risk seems to increase consistently the more overweight a woman is. This could be due to hormone changes associated with obesity.
Ethnicity: Fibroids are 2-3 times more common in Afro-Caribbean origin women and tend to be larger, more numerous and develop at an earlier age.
Exercise: Women with active lifestyles who get plenty of exercise have a reduced risk of developing fibroids. One study showed that the risk could be reduced by as much as 40%.
Age of First Period: The age of the first period varies greatly depending on regions, race, genetic factors, etc, but a rough average age is 13 years. There is a slightly higher risk of developing fibroids if the first period happened at an early age.
The early onset of periods can slightly increase the risk of developing fibroids because the womb (uterus) wall (the myometrium) goes through more changes; called cell divisions, increasing the chance of an error being introduced into the process of cell divisions.
How to Cure Fibroids
There are different fibroid treatments used by orthodox doctors and we will be talking about them, plus an alternative medicine (use of herbs) for shrinking fibroids which your doctor will never tell you.
Orthodox Treatment Options
Option #1: Medicine
The following medicines are sometimes prescribed by medical doctors;
- GnRH-analogues
- Levonorgestrel intra-uterine devices
- Oral contraceptives & progestins
- Selective progesterone receptor modulators (SPRMs)
However, it should be noted that these medicines only fight the symptoms, and does not remove the fibroids.
Option #2: Non-Surgical Procedures
There are a number of non-surgical options for the treatment of uterine fibroids, ranging from the noninvasive to the minimally invasive. They are;
- MRI-guided focused ultrasound intervention
- Uterine artery embolisation
- Myolysis
Option #3: Surgical Procedures
This is the most popular in this part of the world, though it should be the last option after all other treatments have failed and symptoms are severe.
A hysterectomy is a surgical procedure that removes the entire womb (uterus). After a hysterectomy, it is impossible to get pregnant or have periods, regardless of age.
A myomectomy is an umbrella term for surgical procedures that remove fibroids with minimal effect on the womb or a woman's fertility. There is however a small risk of rupture of the womb (uterus) during future pregnancies.
Hysteroscopic or Vagina Myomectomy
Hysteroscopic myomectomy utilises a hysteroscope, which is a viewing instrument with a camera and a light attached to it. The hysteroscope is inserted through the cervix, the neck of the womb (uterus), to see inside of the womb.
Once the fibroids are located, another instrument called a resectoscope is used to cut fibroids into small pieces. The pieces are then removed through the cervix.
Laparoscopic Myomectomy
A laparoscopic or robotic myomectomy is used to remove subserosal or pedunculated fibroids.
Abdominal Myomectomy
Abdominal myomectomies are done when fibroids grow too big or when there are too many to use other treatments. The surgeon makes a cut on the abdomen and then on the womb to get inside it and remove the fibroids. Once the fibroids are located, they are peeled away from the womb wall. This method causes very little bleeding or scarring.
Using Herbs to Cure Fibroids
The alternative option of shrinking fibroids that I am going to discuss with you is the best way to cure any type of fibroids permanently. Your doctors will not tell you this because of reasons best known to them. But this option has been proven and tested by hundreds of women out there.
And the option is the use of HERBS.
Yes, there are thousands of natural solutions out there that promised to cure fibroids and probably you have used some of them but yet you still have these tumors inside of you. Today, I will tell you the best herbs that is very effective against fibroids.
These set of herbs are produced by Greenlife Group, a Chinese company that focused on how to use ancient Chinese herbs to cure ailments such as fibroids.
To learn more about these herbs and where to get it, click here.
Remember, the best option for orthodox is total removal of the womb. This means there's no chance the person will conceive ever again. And the second best option is still surgical operation which might even have your womb damaged. And to top it all, it is very expensive and there is 80% possibility that the fibroids will grow back again after few years.
But you can use natural solution given to us by Almighty God to cure yourself of these fibroid tumors once and for all, which is even less expensive, less painful and not dangerous.
The natural solution is called Fibroid Care Program and it has cured a lot of women in over 176 countries. Learn more about this program on their website here.
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Expect an improving economy and higher rates in 2014, says BlackRock's Koesterich
2013 proved to be a year when most major risks were avoided, according to Russ Koesterich, BlackRock's Global Chief Investment strategist.
2013 proved to be a year when most major risks were avoided, according to Russ Koesterich, BlackRock's Global Chief Investment strategist.
2013: A Year of "Missed Risks"
This year began with many focusing on what could go wrong. We had just gone through the "fiscal cliff" debacle, investors were worried about the European debt crisis, and the outlook for US and global economic growth looked uncertain.
Instead, however, 2013 proved to be a year when most major risks were avoided and the table was set for a strong investing year. The economic recovery continued (if unevenly), inflation remained low and, notwithstanding a mid-year jolt, interest rates rose (but not disruptively).
In this environment, equity markets enjoyed an impressive year, with US stocks up more than 25% and the major indexes hitting new records along the way. International markets also notched solid results, with the exception of emerging markets, which struggled with uneven growth and structural imbalances. Fixed income markets were choppy in 2013, with a long-awaited rise in interest rates finally occurring. As Treasury yields advanced nearly a full percentage point, bonds experienced a rare negative total return for the year (prices move in the opposite direction of yields).
Expect an Improving Economy and (Slightly) Higher Rates in 2014
So what should investors expect in the New Year? From a broad perspective, many may feel a sense of déjà vu, since we expect most of the macro factors that existed in 2013 to persist: improving (but still relatively slow) economic growth, very low inflation and slowly rising interest rates.
That said, we do expect growth to pick up modestly, both in the United States and globally. Although the Fed has begun its long awaited taper, policy remains accommodative and supportive of the economy. Lower energy prices and an improving housing market also represent tailwinds. In 2014, we expect the US economy will edge past the 2% growth rate in which it has lived for the past couple of years and come in at around 2.5% to 2.75%. Global growth should accelerate from 3% in 2013 to around 3.5% next year.
Another important theme we expect to see in 2014: Slightly better growth should lead to an increase in real interest rates. We do not believe rates will rise rapidly or dramatically, partly because the Fed will likely keep the fed funds rate anchored at close to zero through 2014, but we do think yields will climb modestly. We would look for an increase of around 0.5% for the 10-year Treasury over the course of 2014.
Investment Themes for the New Year: Stick With Stocks; Focus on Credit in Fixed Income
Against this backdrop, we would advise investors to continue overweighting stocks in their portfolios. Equities may not be as inexpensive as they were a year ago, but they remain more attractive than bonds and cash. There are some important caveats to this view, however: We do expect more volatility in 2014 than we saw in 2013, and we think investors should be more selective. In particular, international stocks are worth investor attention, as they appear more reasonably priced than US equities. We would also encourage investors with longer-term time horizons to consider emerging markets despite their recent underperformance, as they too offer compelling value.
There are few bargains in fixed income markets. With rates likely to rise and inflation still low, we would avoid both long-dated Treasuries and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS). Instead, we advocate sticking with fixed income credit sectors, including high yield bonds. Additionally, we believe municipal market fundamentals are sound and that muni bonds look attractive-especially as investors complete their 2013 tax returns and feel the impact of higher taxes.


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You are truly blessed if you have a sibling in your life. Your life would not have been so happening, good, and fun without your first best friend at your home. To celebrate this eternal bond of sibling-hood, we celebrate the pious occasion of Raksha Bandhan every year. On this day, brothers and sisters unite to celebrate the love they hold for each other. In India, this occasion is respected and celebrated with great fervor almost in every states and cities. Similarly, in the city of Karnal located in the state of Haryana, this festival is celebrated with utmost dedication. So, if your sibling resides in Karnal and this Raksha Bandhan you could not manage to meet him/her, then send rakhi gifts to Karnal via our online gift portal and bring a beaming smile on your sibling's face.
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3 Reasons Why Your Sellers Should Be At Their Open House | #TomFerryShow Episode 13
In Episode 13 of the #TomFerryShow, Tom give you 3 tips on how your sellers can help you put on the best open house and get more listing leads along the way!
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Ads Can Now Be Targeted Toward Children Under 13
A change in the Child Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) means that children under the age of 13 can be shown ads targeted toward them when they're online. This could lead to Facebook lowering its age of admission.
A change in the Child Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) means that children under the age of 13 can be shown ads targeted toward them when they're online. This could lead to Facebook lowering its age of admission.
Drafted in 1998 — well before MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks burst onto the scene — the Federal Trade Commission updated COPPA Wednesday. The amendments work to protect children online, noting that certain information cannot be collected without parental consent, such as geolocation information and photos.
However, the act also notes that it's now OK to advertise to children under the age of 13 (which is Facebook's minimum age requirement):
The definition of personal information requiring parental notice and consent before collection now includes "persistent identifiers" that can be used to recognize users over time and across different websites or online services. However, no parental notice and consent is required when an operator collects a persistent identifier for the sole purpose of supporting the website or online service's internal operations, such as contextual advertising, frequency capping, legal compliance, site analysis, and network communications. Without parental consent, such information may never be used or disclosed to contact a specific individual, including through behavioral advertising, to amass a profile on a specific individual, or for any other purpose.
Contextual advertising is the key phrase in that statement.
Facebook has been pushing for changes to COPPA for a while, despite opposition from privacy groups. We've reached out to Facebook for its response to the changes to COPPA, and we'll post a statement when we get one.
Readers: Do you think the minimum age on Facebook should be lowered?
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Æther, the final frontier...
These are the voyages of Her Majesty's Æther Ship Dauntless. Our mission, to explore romantic new worlds, seek out life, and expand civilization, to boldly go where no gentleman has gone before.
Welcome to the Universe of STEAM-TREK.
Where Steampunk and Star Trek become one.
Steam Trek combines the interaction of a Play-by-Email game and the creativity of a Story Writing message board. The goal is to generate stories of Science Fiction and Scientific Romance, playing the role of one of the main characters onboard the HMAS Dauntless. These penny-dreadful stories should contain humor, suspense, action or what ever the group wishes to write.
Commodore A.R. Maxby K.C.M.G. of Ætherfleet Command invites all of you to peruse the site where you can find all manner of Steam-Trek background and information.
To those special few who would care to contribute to the Steam-Trek universe and explore the solar system aboard the HMAS Dauntless, I present this special invitation to audition to become one of the lucky few who will conquer the æther in the name of her Majesty, Queen Victoria. May she reign forever.
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New K Manga! K -Lost Small World- Announced
The K -Lost Small World- original novel by GoRA and GoHands will be made into a manga. The next installment in the stories, which started as an anime TV series in 2012, will begin its serialisation in Kodansha's new magazine Katsu Kiss.
The story of the original novel with the same title focuses on the lives of Misaki Yata and Saruhiko Fushimi before the events of the 2012 TV series. If you've ever wondered how Yata-kun and Fushimi-kun got to know each other, when did it happen and how they ended-up in the two opposing clans – this is the read for you.
The manga will be made by Yoru Oukita. Chapter one will come out on 13th June.
Source: Kodansha
The story's continuation will come in the form of a movie in July. The question is – can this quite huge franchise bring something new to the table?


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1. Let's start with this: Don't apologize! Growing tomatoes in containers is a great idea. Perfect drainage, an earlier harvest, mobility and efficient use of space are all good reasons to use containers every season.
2. Use large pots. A tomato plant will not thrive and fruit successfully in a tiny container. 15" x 15" is minimal. A wine barrel or large pulp pot? Excellent, especially since those materials won't heat up excessively.
3. Fill the container with a premium potting soil, planting mix or a combination of the two. Add worm castings? Compost? Yes and yes. Rich soil is key to your success.
4. Container varieties are bred to be short and stocky so they will be perfect in your pot. Smaller-fruiting and short season tomatoes will generally be more reliable. Plant the big ones in the ground if you have the space.
5. How many plants in a container? One. That's right, one. Plant it deep so some of the stem is buried. Yes, it may look a bit silly but not for long.
6. Set your pots in a place that will get 6-8 hours of sun a day. Move them at will as the season progresses to ensure the proper amount of direct sunlight.
7. Add stakes or a cage as the plant grows, just like you do in your garden. Or set your pot near a fence that can support the plant. Just hold it up!
8. Water regularly and be sure to soak the root ball. In the hottest part of the season you may be watering every day. Your pot drains much more efficiently than your garden soil, which is an asset.
9. Fertilize every 10-14 days. Because of more frequent watering, the fertilizer you apply will be washed out quickly. Stay on top of this. Foliar feeding (applying liquid food to the leaves) is a great idea as the season progresses.
10. Mulch the top of the soil to protect the roots. Or, wrap the entire container in burlap or canvas to help keep container temps consistent. Overheated pots just fry roots all summer!


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The two below paintings are by Margaret Tarrant and show Mary meditating on the birth of Jesus. I wonder what she, a young woman who was probably in her teens, would be thinking about the most important birth in history, and her part in it.
Have a great day everyone. It was a pleasure to read everyone's Christmas greeetings! 😉
Some politicians are saying that the Holy family's flight into Egypt is like the illegal aliens illegally coming into our country, but that is not so.
1 – They did not illegally go into Egpyt breaking laws
2 – They had the wise men's gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to support themselves.
3 – This is the birth of Christ and people directed by God, not people ignoring law, and what is offered to them in their own and other countries to just get handouts here.
Plus, Egypt at the time was part of the Roman Empire, as was Judea. Though Mary and Joseph were not Roman citizens, they could still travel to other parts of the Empire and not be considered "illegal."
Joseph, being a carpenter, could find work anywhere, too, and would not be a drag on any community.
242 Years Ago, Today—The Battle That Saved the American Revolution
242 years ago, today, December 26, 1776, General George Washington and his army crossed the howling, ice-covered, Delaware River and in the Battle of Trenton, New Jersey, defeated the Hessian mercenaries hired by the British. Washington's audacious action saved the American Revolution.
Washington was facing a British Army, which was well clothed, and well-equipped, while his army was still in their summer uniforms, many without shoes and short of supplies. His army as well as the colonists were demoralized because of the many defeats and desertions. The Second Continental Congress retreated from New York to Philadelphia. Many colonists had serious doubts about winning the war. Nevertheless, Washington fought on.
In his surprise attack that morning, Washington's forces captured 1,000 prisoners and seized much-need munitions. 22 Hessians were killed and 98 wounded. Only three Americans were killed and six wounded.
Sensing the importance of his actions, Washington's password for that day was "Victory or Death."
But even more importantly, it was reported that a day before the Delaware River crossing, Tom Paine's new pamphlet, The American Crises was read to Washington's army. The opening words lifted their spirits, "These are the times that try men's souls . . . but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman."
As you know, today, America is facing another crisis. We are a house divided. Our Nation's religious and moral foundations are being destroyed by the Radical Left. And our national security is being threatened by Muslims waging a "stealth campaign" to destroy America from within.
Many politicians pander to race and nationality for votes. As a result, America is caught-up in a tangle of squabbling special interest groups.
The sacrifices of our Founding Fathers and patriots, like Washington's army crossing of the Delaware, and the generations of patriotic Americans that followed them, gave us the gift of freedom. It's up to you and me to make sure their sacrifices were not in vain.
This is your moment in history. It is our turn to preserve for future generations the gift of a free nation based on the Judeo-Christian values on which it was founded.
From Richard Thompson, Esq.
President and Chief Counsel
Thomas More Law Center
Merry Christmas in a time of persecution of Christians
December 24, 2018 by Robert Spencer
In many countries today, Christians are being kidnapped, imprisoned, wrongly arrested, beaten, and murdered — not because of anything they have done, but because they have dared to have beliefs that are considered blasphemous in authoritative Islam.