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SkyAngel Files Program Access Complaint — Has Media Bureau Really Changed, Or Will They Again Sit On Sidelines?
Harold April 11, 2010 - 8:12 pm April 5, 2012 Cable, Tales of the Sausage Factory cable industry, cable operators, cable satellite, fcc, proceedings, video programming
Some people wonder why I remain so down on the Media Bureau. "Harold," they say. "Why do you keep saying the Media Bureau are in the pocket of the cable industry? Aren't they just all fired up and rarin' to go on the upcoming cable set top box proceedings?"
Perhaps I am allowing the experiences of the past to cloud my vision of a hopeful tomorrow. Perhaps, despite an utterly abysmal track record on cable matters, the cable folks in the Media Bureau have now turned over a new leaf. Perhaps now they will at least process complaints in less than three years, so that companies other than cable operators might feel they get some due process — if not actual justice — at the FCC. Who knows?
Which is why I shall watch the developments around the Sky Angel program access complaint with considerable interest. Sky Angel used to distribute programming by satellite, making it eligible for the "program access" rules that require cable operators with affiliated programming to make that programming available to rivals. (I've written about these rules at length before here.)
From what I can tell from the limited data available, Sky Angel is now a "Christian IPTV distributor." It resembles a cable/satellite-like service (or "MVPD" for "multichannel video programming distributor") in every way except for the fact that it does not own its own facilities. It distributes its programming online. We generally call these things "over the top" video distributors. According to the Broadcasting and Cable story (since I haven't been able to find a copy of the complaint), the Discovery Channel has decided to terminate its distribution contract with Sky Angel four years early — apparently because Sky Angel has switched its distribution model to become a pure over-the-top distributor.
My problem is, that this looks very similar to a complaint a company called VDC ("Virtual Digital Cable") filed three years ago. The Media Bureau has yet to process that complaint, but there's no rush — since the company went bankrupt and shut down while waiting for Media Bureau action.
D.C. Circuit Affirms Inside Wiring In Fairly Broad Opinion. Terrestrial Loophole Next? And What About Time Warner's TV Anywhere?
Harold June 9, 2009 - 2:32 am January 22, 2013 Cable, Tales of the Sausage Factory cable companies, cable industry, cable market, cable operator, cable operators, comcast, communications act, fcc, fios, kevin martin, michael powell, ncta, vendetta
While folks in the suburbs sometimes forget this, a lot of people live in what we call "multiple dwelling units" (MDUs) — which is a fancy way to say things like apartment buildings and condos. One of the problems for people trying to switch from one provider to another for cable (for example, from Comcast to RCN) is that a cable operator may already have an exclusive deal with the landlord to provide cable services to everyone in the building. Competitors asked the FCC to ban such practices. In 2003, under Michael Powell, the FCC refused to ban such exclusive deals because "regulation is always bad, mmmmkayyy." In 2007, as part of Kevin Martin's attack on cable market power evil vendetta against the helpless cable industry, the FCC reversed this determination and found that under Section 628(b) of the Communications Act (47 U.S.C. 548) it needed to prohibit cable operators from entering into or enforcing such exclusive deals because Verizon can't sell FIOS w/out being able to offer triple play. Predictably, this was widely denounced by the cable companies and their cheerleaders as not merely unwarranted, but a violation of law and certain to be overturned on appeal.
Turns out, not so much. In fact, in a rather broadly worded opinion, the D.C. Circuit affirmed the 2007 Order. Indeed, the language affirming the decision opens the door to the FCC tackling other cable issues, such as the terrestrial loophole (which Verizon wasted no time in pointing out to the FCC). Mind you, it remains unclear at this point whether the new FCC will have any interest in cable market power or not.
Still, there are a number of important aspects about this case, especially its implications for the FCC to regulate Time Warner's TV Anywhere strategy, aka "how cable operators plan to preserve their existing business model and fight off Netflix." I discuss this in more detail below . . . .
The Fragmentation Games Continue: Cable Has a Plan So Cunning Even THEY Can't Figure It Out.
Harold March 8, 2009 - 5:23 pm January 22, 2013 Cable, Tales of the Sausage Factory cable industry, cable operators, cable programming, directv, financial sector
So back in September '08, when ESPN.com cut a deal with Verizon and AT&T to lock out subscribers to rival ISPs, I predicted the cable guys would try to lock up content of their own. and, indeed, the cable guys have proven uniquely ambitious. As reported at DSL Reports and elsewhere, the cable guys want to lock in all cable network programming. But subsequent reports, and a lack of object from competitors like DIRECTV, make it look more like a cable programming network play and less like an incumbent cable ISP play.
One way or another, I expect this to keep getting interesting over time.
More below . . .
Cable Industry Flips Off FCC, Fines To Follow? Expect Other Industries to Tell FCC To [Fleeting Expletive] Off Too.
Harold November 14, 2008 - 2:15 am January 22, 2013 Cable, Tales of the Sausage Factory boatload, cable companies, cable industry, cable operators, consumers union, fcc, franchise authorities, ups, wireless microphone
I clearly missed a class in law school. Not once in my Administrative Law class did my professor ever tell me that you could respond to a federal investigation by telling the agency "We know you have authority, but we'd rather not answer these questions because you are a great big meany." But then, I'm not working for the cable industry, which has repeatedly shown it has trouble with the concept that federal law really applies to them and that the FCC is supposed to be a regulator not a lap dog.
Today's episode of "I Can't Believe The Chutzpah" comes from the ongoing investigation by the FCC over whether cable operators are using the confusion around the DTV conversion to push users into buying digital tier service, and rent new digital set-top boxes in violation of the rules on set-top box interoperability, or just generally violating the law by changing channel line ups without notice to either subscribers or local franchise authorities, migrating stuff off basic tier without warning, or charging for additional tiers to get channels required by law to be available on the basic tier. Mind, I'd also like them to explicitly ask whether the cable guys are unfairly migrating unaffiliated channels to digital in violation of Section 616, but that's just me.
Anyway, after getting a bunch of consumer complaints and reading Consumers Union's letter to Congress (or at least hearing about it on NPR), the FCC sent out a bunch of letters of inquiry to the named cable companies and Verizon asking them to provide a boatload of information which would allow the FCC to determine if the consumer complaints were, ya know, true. Given that this is lots of people being potentially ripped off big time, the agency told the everyone that got a letter they had two weeks to reply.
Mind you, this is hardly an original process or unique to the cable industry. I should know. The FCC did the same thing in response to my complaint about the wireless microphone guys back in August. The FCC (also under Martin I should add) acted with similar swiftness and intensity back in 2006, when Verizon and BellSouth tried to keep charging USF fees on DSL after they were phased out. The phone companies, apparently under the same misconception that I was that even if you are a big company you actually have to obey the law, backed off. The cable companies have other ideas. And, if they get away with it, I'm sure the Bells, broadcasters, and every one else will follow suit.
So yesterday, NCTA,the trade industry for the cable guys, sent a lengthy letter to the FCC explaining that the FCC is not allowed to investigate the cable industry. They recommend that the FCC rescind the letters of investigation and, instead of having the Enforcement Bureau actually act on consumer complaints, the FCC should hold a nice, quiet Notice of Inquiry instead. Then, if Martin gets all the other Commissioners to agree, and the FCC asks nicely and without any legal compulsion to answer honestly or completely, cable operators might consider responding.
Now I just know, KNOW that there are people out there who hate Kevin Martin so much that they will decide that it is really O.K. for cable to tell the FCC to "fleeting expletive off and die," because it is the poor helpless widdle cable guys and the evil Kevin Martin (I cannot help but observe that Verizon does not seem to have any problems complying with this request, but of course they are an evil minion of Kevin Martin, or the other way around. Besides, Kevin Martin hates the cable industry, so there!)
As what is often called a "consumer advocate," I'm a little alarmed that we will now have a new doctrine that says "consumers can complain, but the FCC can't protect them if we think the FCC Chair might enjoy it." And while I would flippin' think that the idea that the cable companies need to obey the law like everyone else would be bloody self-evident, not to mention that the consequences of letting industry dictate to the federal watchdog agency what it will and won't respect on enforcement go well beyond the poor picked on widdle cable guys to whatever industry you don't like (in my case, wireless microphone manufacturers — I can hardly wait for Shure to refuse to cooperate with the FCC next), I long ago learned that even bloody obvious things need explaining when it comes to the cable industry and their rabid defenders.
So I address the actual legal issues below . . . .
D.C. Cir. to Comcast: "Making You Obey The Law Is Not A 'Vendetta.'"
Harold May 19, 2008 - 4:11 pm May 19, 2008 Cable, Tales of the Sausage Factory boatload, cable industry, cir, comcast, fcc, hilary clinton, insistence, kevin martin, public interest groups, vendetta
When an industry challenging agency action loses the sympathy of the D.C. Cir., it is a good sign that someone overreached just a tad. In apparent preparation for the The Big Cable Show in New Orleans this week, the D.C. Circuit issued this opinion denying Comcast's insistence that it deserves a waiver of the FCC's cable set-top box interoperability rules.
The case actually has an interesting precedential aspect I shall discuss below, but the primary reason I am noting it is because this is the first in a series of cases in which Comcast and the rest of the cable industry have actually pleaded that they should be excused from the law because enforcement is all part of an evil vendetta by Kevin Martin against the cable industry. Really. Because while people may accuse Hilary Clinton of having a "sense of entitlement" about the Democratic Nomination, she has the humility of a saint with zero self-esteem compared with the ravening sense of entitlement of the cable industry.
Mind you, the cable industry won won so much for so long at the FCC that a Chairman willing to enforce the law against the cable industry, with 2 other Commissioners willing to vote with him, is quite the shock to the system. And of course, when you have a paid chorus of wholly owned subsidiaries in Congress and captive industry press (combined, I'm sad to say, with a boatload of easily manipulated public interest groups that should know better but hate Kevin Martin for other reasons), it becomes easy to believe your own press releases. Which is why not merely the cable industry, but their allies as well, have started to put some genuinely stupid and insulting things in their filings that make you shake your head and go "whoa! I can't believe they actually said that!"
And neither could the D.C. Cir. Not only did the panel hearing the case dryly reprimand the cable industry a few times, but they gave Comcast 'n friends a very thorough bitchslap in the opinion.
More fun details, and the actual useful legal point, below . . . .
The Consistency of Kevin Martin and the Faith Based FCC
Harold December 14, 2007 - 4:38 pm April 4, 2012 Life In The Sausage Factory, Tales of the Sausage Factory c block, cable industry, cable system, commerce committee, dc circuit, kevin martin, media ownership, shill
So many people are mad at Kevin Martin these days, but for so many different things. He is either a "tool of industry" or "interfering with the market," depending on whom you ask. And no one seems more confused about this than the ranking member of the House Commerce Committee, Joe Barton (R-Tx).
Mr. Barton understands all bout de-regulating. That's what good Republicans do, after all. But he cannot understand why Mr. Martin is making such trouble for the "highly competitive" cable industry. As reported in this article:
"It's been said that consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds," said Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, the committee's senior Republican. "If that's the case, we could use a few hobgoblins at the FCC."
Barton complained that Martin plans to ease the cross-ownership ban while doing little on other media ownership restrictions and is attempting to limit the number of subscribers one cable system can reach.
"It baffles me how the same FCC can appropriately eliminate regulations for some segments of industry because of increased competition, and at the very same time refuse to deregulate or even impose more regulation on segments of industry that are creating that very competition," he said.
Democrats, of course, accept that Mr. Martin as a Republican should be a tool of industry. To the extent they wonder about any apparent inconsistencies, they attribute it to Martin being a shill for the telcos. This, of course, does not explain why Martin denied Verizon's request for deregulation in six major cities or why Martin told Verizon to bugger off on modifying C Block. But if he isn't an industry tool, why did he ram through the sale of Tribune and waive FCC regs so that Tribune could appeal in the DC Circuit and try to get the entire newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership ban repealed?
While armchair psychology and analysis based on shreds of available information is always a perilous past-time, I will argue below that Kevin Martin is actually extremely consistent in his decisions and his management style. I say this neither as a criticism or as praise. But pivotal to understanding the actions of the FCC and therefore to exercising my stock in trade of effective advocacy is trying to make some guess on what actually drives the current FCC Chairman in making decisions. Feld's Second Law of Public Policy states: "Public policy is made by human beings." (OK, I know Clausewitz said it first about war, but the principle still holds.) So understanding the human beings making policy is a critical step in influencing policy — even if we understand them poorly.
Besides, it's fun.
Guesses below . . .
Nothing Like Biting Industry On The Ass To Get Republicans Hot For Process
Harold December 5, 2007 - 3:00 am December 5, 2007 Life In The Sausage Factory, Tales of the Sausage Factory adelstein, cable industry, fcc, fcc staff, media access project, public interest community, republicans
OK, color me cynical, but I find this recent bipartisan interest in the fairness of FCC processes a source of some considerable eye rolling on my part. Not because the issue isn't timely, important, etc., etc. But because it wasn't until the cable industry started bleating their little heads off that this amazing bipartisan consensus suddenly emerged.
For some background here, I wrote my first major paper on how badly the FCC processes suck rocks back in 2003. I and my employer, Media Access Project, have complained about the crappy way the FCC behaves going back to when the Democrats ran the show and the Media Bureau routinely issued "letter opinions" and developed "street law" that eventually became binding agency precedent. The whole business of how stations could circumvent the ownership limits by engaging in local marketing agreements (LMAs) and joint sales agreements (JSAs) which sold everything but the actual license was bitterly fought by MAP and goes back to the Bush I administration. And yes, I fully agree with the recent GAO Report about how FCC processes favor industry over the public because the long-standing relationships between FCC staff (including career staff well below the Commissioner level) and industry become back channels for critical information and influence.
But it sticks in my craw no end to see Republicans come alive to this issue for the first time because it bit the cable industry on the rear end instead of sticking it to the public interest community.
Nor am I overly thrilled with my friends and colleagues in the movement who seem to believe that Martin invented this mess. Certainly Martin has used every procedural device and negotiating tactic available to him. He is, as I have observed on more than one occasion, a hard-ball player. And his hrdball negotiating tactics — a huge list of agenda items, last minute negotiations, everything Adelstein complained about in his concurrence at te last meeting — have clearly generated ill-will and suspicion among his fellow Commissioners.
But when I think about all the crap that Powell pulled as Chairman with nary an eyebrow raised and compare it to the conduct of this FCC, I could just weep. Martin met with us in the Public Interest Spectrum Coalition (PISC) on multiple occasions when Senate Democrats wouldn't even invite us to testify. And I still remember back in 2003 during the Comcast acquisition of AT&T Broadband that it was Martin who insisted that Powell issue a written denial of our motion to get access to certain agreements so that we would have a basis for appeal.
So while I normally am in full agreement with my friends at Free Press, I must vehemently dissent from their apparent insistence that Martin has debased the FCC's processes to new depths. Martin's FCC is such an improvement over the pro-industry/anti-public interest/don't bother us because we pre-decided it cesspit that was the Powell FCC that these allegations can arise only because Free Press did not exist when Powell was running the first dereg show. As George Will noted, Michael Powell met a total of twice with public interest groups (once with my boss, Andy Schwartzman, and once with Consumers Union's Gene Kimmelman) and conducted exactly one public hearing outside of DC before issuing his ownership order — in far off Richmond Virginia.
And as for the recent Tribune merger — please! I certainly disagreed with the result, but Martin has nothing on Powell's former Media Bureau Chief Ken Ferree. Ferree twisted FCC law and process like a pretzel to give Tribune a waiver extension it didn't deserve. This is the same Ken Ferree, btw, who informed the public interest community that the FCC would hold no public hearings on media ownership because the FCC didn't need "foot stomping" to make a decision. Indeed, the list of the sins of Ken Ferree — whose arrogant disregard for process remains unsurpassed in the annals of the FCC — could fill several more pages of blog postings.
And while all this crap was going on, we had nary a peep from the Republicans in Congress. But as soon as Martin made it clear he intended to actually enforce the existing law against the cable industry, SUDDENLY Congressional Republicans woke up to due process issues and beagn to fret about "abuses of power" and Martin being "out of control."
I can forgive my colleagues in the movement who weren't around the first time. And I understand the Congressional Democrats, who were either out of power when Powell was running the show or simply not yet arrived on the scene. Certainly Markey and other Congressional Democrats were equally loud in their complaints about process when Powell sprang a spanking new "diversity index" on the public with no warning as they have been n recent weeks against Martin — but being in the minority their protests amounted to little. But when I hear Republicans like Barton and Upton, who positively applauded sticking it to the public time and again, rush to the defense of the poor beleaguered cable industry on process grounds, I have to say something. Even for the self-serving cynicism and hypocrisy that passes for principles in the Republican party these days, this is just too much.
I certainly hope the concerns of Mr. Boehner, Mr. Sunnunnu, and the other Republicans that have suddenly become obsessed with process persist after their master in the cable industry get what they want.
Cable Ownership Limits: This Is The Jonathan Adelstein I know
Harold November 30, 2007 - 3:38 pm November 30, 2007 Cable, Tales of the Sausage Factory broadcast ownership, cable company, cable industry, cable market, cable satellite, do the right thing, jonathan adelstein, kevin martin, michael copps, stephen colbert, video programming
OK, first, as our Great Hero and the real Favorite Son of South Carolina, Stephen Colbert would say: Martin as a true set of huevos grande. On Tuesday, when it looked like he was going down in flames, I opined that Martin wouldn't risk touching cable again with a ten foot pole and wondered whether he would be relegated to the status of a "lame duck" Chairman. Boy was I wrong. Not only did fight his way back from a total loss to a partial win against the massed might of the cable lobby, but he has emerged determined to go on for another round in bringing cable market power to heel, and this time with no distractions about a la carte.
This time, it's a vote on the proposed cable ownership limit. Under Martin's proposal, a cable company may control no more than 30% of the total number of cable, satellite, or other "multichannel video programming distributor" (MVPD) subscribers. As usual, we in the media reform/diversity community have been pushing this for years and, as usual, the cable industry insists it is totally unnecessary, ilegal, fattening, and will mean that the terrorsts win.
So I take a moment to appluad Kevin Martin for his continued courage and willingness to do the right thing on cable, even while making a huge mistake on broadcast ownership. But perhaps more importantly, Jonathan Adelstein has jumped on this puppy and run with it. After the bitter disappointment of this past week's cable vote, it is a much needed shot in the arm to see Adelstein back in his usual form as a defender of diversity and an opponent of market power. Not to take anything away from Michael Copps, mind, who as usual has a track record of opposing consolidation in cable and has worked with Martin on a host of issues limiting cable market power. I'm just saying that seeing Adelstein act decisively on this one restores my faith that while we may have disagreed on 70/70 (and as usual when these things happen, I'm the one whose right), it was an honest disagreement and not something more nefarious. So while I remain disappointed, I am no longer dismaly disillusioned or dismayed.
GOP To America: All Well In Cable-Land! Skyrocketing Rates and Lousy Customer Service All In Your Mind! Forget What We Said Last Summer About Needing COPE!
Harold November 20, 2007 - 10:50 pm November 20, 2007 Cable, Tales of the Sausage Factory cable companies, cable industry, cable market, cable operators, cable service, electorate, iraq war, kevin martin, republican party
I must applaud the Republican House Commerce Committee members for their willingness to stay bought. Why else would 23 of the 26 Republicans on the House Commerce Committee send this letter celebrating the perfection of the cable industry in the United States and opening a can of whoop-ass on Kevin Martin for daring to suggest otherwise? Because if that letter came in response from hundreds of constituents complaining that their cable service costs too little and the service is too good, I'll eat my lap top.
God knows, with the number of issues on their plate and with their party's standing plummeting in the polls, you'd think Republicans would decline to publicly defend the cable industry. What with rates consistently rising faster than inflation (and despite increasing profits-per-subscriber until the last quarter or so), cable operators have raised rates every year – whether they need to or not. As if that were not enough, the customer service records of the major cable companies are abominable (or why would Mona "The Hammer" Shaw have attained folk-hero status?). So with us heading into an election, and the Republicans weighed down by all the baggage of the Iraq War, corruption scandals, accusations of cronyism and mismanagement, and a general anti-special interest sentiment in the electorate, you wouldn't think the Republican party would rise up en mass to defend the cable industry from one of their own?
And yet that is precisely what 23 Republican members of the House Commerce Committee just did. Upset that Kevin Martin has proposed several items for the next FCC meeting that limit cable market power, the Commerce Committee Republicans have leaped to the defense of the cable industry. "Shame!" They have cried to Kevin Martin. "All is well in cable-land! The industry is intensely competitive, prices are low, service is wonderful, and consumers are bursting with happiness! How can you even think of regulating the cable industry?"
Mind you, these are the same Republicans who in the summer of '06 were so gosh darn concerned about the lack of cable competition that they were all set to completely rewrite the Telecom Act to help phone companies get into video. Because God knows if we didn't deregulate phone companies we couldn't get any competition for cable, and Lord knows we needed competition for cable. But when you are a member of the Republican Party and you see a special interest and regular campaign contributor in need, you don't worry about such fiddlin' details as consistency with your past positions. Either that, or we should assume Mr. Barton, Mr. Upton, and the rest that championed the "we must deregulate the phone companies to bring competition to cable" bill in 2006 believe that the whole competition thing worked itself out, so that is now — in the words of the 23 Commerce Committee Republicans — "significant competition in the video programming marketplace."
So now we see the delightful sight of Mr. Barton, Mr. Upton, and the rest of the Republican Cable Commerce Cheering Squad, who last summer couldn't vote fast enough to deregulate because we needed cable competition, taking FCC Chairman Martin out to the woodshed for daring, DARING to suggest that cable has market power and that therefore the FCC should take steps to address this problem, or at least bloody recognize the reality. (Apparently, flip-flopping is not a problem if it is bought and paid for flip-flopping.)
So rest assured America, in the fight between your personal well-being and the profit margins of GOP campaign contributors, you can always count on the Republicans to stay bought and stand up for special interests.
The 77% Solution, or Even with Three Different Methods You Still Get a Take Rate Greater than 70%
Greg November 17, 2007 - 6:30 pm November 17, 2007 Econoklastic, General cable industry, cable operators, cable systems, fcc, fcc regulation, footnotes, threshold
There has long been reason to suspect the data which the cable industry provides to various reporting services like Warren Communications News, Kagan Research, and Nielsen Media Research for U.S. cable coverage and subscribers precisely because the cable industry has considerable incentive to lie about it. Specifically they have incentive to under-report both coverage and subscribers so as to avoid a finding that the 70/70 limit – that seventy percent of American homes are passed by cable and that seventy percent of homes subscribe to cable – has been reached, thus triggering additional FCC regulation of the industry. The numbers have danced around the mid- to upper-60% range reported in these sources since 2004, only tipping over in Warren Communications News' Television and Cable Factbook, which recently reported a 71.4% take rate to the FCC.1 When it became clear that the FCC was prepared to take action to invoke the 70/70 rule on the basis of the Warren data, the managing editor of Warren Communications News' Television and Cable Factbook immediately called its own data into question in an interview in Communications Daily:
The figures from the Television and Cable Factbook aren't well suited to determining whether the threshold has been met, said Managing Editor Michael Taliaferro. Taliaferro said Factbook figures understate the number of homes passed by cable systems — and the number of subscribers — because not all operators participate in its survey. "More and operators are just not giving up" those numbers, he said. "We could go with two dozen footnotes when we start to report this data." Cable operators participating in the Factbook survey said they passed 94.2 million homes and had 67.2 million subscribers.
The FCC official who asked him for the cumulative figure didn't say how it would be used, Taliaferro said. If he had known, he would have provided a list of caveats, he said. "It would have been a very lengthy email," he said. Taliaferro said he did point out the shortcomings in a phone conversation with the FCC official but didn't put it in writing because he wasn't asked to. "I had no idea what they were doing with it."2


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Ellipticals and treadmills are just about the most popular cardio machines in gyms. They both offer a fast, effective workout but with a few subtle differences. There is some discussion among fitness buffs about which machine offers the best workout, which burns more calories or gives the most complete workout.
Ellipticals versus Treadmills, which is the best – of course there is no definitive answer, only personal preference matters in the end. They do have significant differences though, which may sway your preference depending on your workout goals. Here, we offer some benefits and weaknesses to each machine in five different areas.
Elliptical machines have a lower impact on the joints and back of users. Those in physical therapy or another kind of recovery find the elliptical to be more comfortable. If you are looking to avoid or prevent injury, ellipticals are probably the best option. The low impact exercise also suits older users worried about aches and pains.
Treadmills have an impact similar to that of running on an indoor or outdoor track. As with all running, most people have no problems but with a high level of use there can be an increased risk of injury. The impact caused by regular, intense running has long been associated with repetitive type injuries such as "shin splints" and can also cause damage to the joints – particularly knees and ankles.
Treadmills don't offer much in terms of upper body workout other than the normal running motion. Ellipticals, however, have arm poles that allow users to exert extra force while they exercise. They simulate a skiing type motion with your arms – with resistance on good quality elliptical machines. This allows a more complete body workout. So, if you are looking for a good upper body workout and increase your strength while you do your cardio, the elliptical is the best option.
Work out quality and intensity really depends on the level of effort you put in, regardless of the type of equipment you use. Due to the lower perceived exertion elliptical machine users have, those using them tend to work out harder for longer. No one piece of exercise equipment will work every muscle group but the elliptical trainer comes close.
The treadmill can provide an intense workout but covers limited muscle groups compared to an elliptical. If burning calories and working most of your body is your goal, the elliptical is perfect for this.
Treadmills have been popular for use in the home for many years but ellipticals are providing a challenge. Ellipticals are now out selling treadmills for the home use market. As their popularity rises this market share is likely to increase.
Both can be great for a home gym but space can be an issue. Some of the latest ellipticals have been designed for smaller spaces – with a minimal footprint. Both machines require similar sizes to work in. If space is tight look for smaller models or ones which are easily moved (some have wheels or fold down). I know quite a few people make use of the garage or outside sheds for a home gym space.
Elliptical machines have very innovative fitness programs. Even cheaper elliptical models have varied automatic workout programs allowing you to follow pre-programmed routines with varying intensity. The modern elliptical has really embraced technology with all sorts of clever innovations from internet connectivity to heart rate monitors and everything in between!
Treadmills are usually less technically advanced although most now have pre-programmed routines to choose from. It really comes down to the kind of workout the user wants and needs. Some interfaces for both treadmills and ellipticals even come with entertainment consoles. They offer people a more dynamic workout than any track can provide.
Elliptical vs Treadmill – The Winner?
There is no real winner! Both ellipticals and treadmills offer different things to users and both are great ways to work out. It's important to assess your fitness needs properly. Seriously think about your goals – is it for regular intense training or just some gentle keep fit. At the gym – use both regularly to see which you personally prefer.
In my opinion the elliptical offers a more complete solution for all around general fitness and training. Of course if you are a serious runner, the treadmill will be your weapon of choice.
When buying a machine for the home it can be a significant investment and more deliberation is needed. Try both regularly over a period of time before committing to one or the other. Really consider your use and how you can benefit from either an elliptical or treadmill. Better still – buy both!
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Wethersfield är en ort (CDP) i Hartford County, i delstaten Connecticut, USA. Enligt United States Census Bureau har orten en folkmängd på 26 668 invånare (2010) och en landarea på 31,9 km².

Den 8 april 1971 respektive 8 november 1982 inträffade två olika meteoritnedslag i trakterna kring Wethersfield.

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Externa länkar
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Orter i Connecticut
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William Painter ist der Name folgender Personen:

* William Painter (Schriftsteller) (um 1540–1594), englischer Schriftsteller
 William Painter (Erfinder) (1838–1906), US-amerikanischer Erfinder
 William Rock Painter (1863–1947), US-amerikanischer Politiker


Ellen and Pat. Pat and Ellen. A discerning and sophisticated couple with a sense of style that's so effortless lovely and so seamlessly chic. In under 12 weeks, their industrially inspired, simplistic wedding was pulled together and executed so beautifully you would think it took years to dream up. Springtime blooms in a natural palette, fresh magnolia leaf garlands, raw muslin linens, and copious amounts of texture came together to set the scene for 150 of the couple's friends and family. As the couple took the to dance floor to Beyonce's "Love on Top" that night, there was quite literally nothing on the top of the world in that moment except two very in love and newly married people. Sometimes less is best. Rather, sometimes less means the very most.
See more of Ellen and Pat's wedding here along with a complete vendor list.


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Q: Dynamic JavaScript Select All CheckBoxList I have the following code to do select all on an ASP check box list:
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $('.myCheckBoxList :checkbox').eq(0).click(function () {
                var cbl = document.getElementById('<%=cbl_list1.ClientID %>').getElementsByTagName("input");
                // If Checked
                if (this.checked) {
                    for (i = 0; i < cbl.length; i++)
                        cbl[i].checked = true;
                }
                // If Unchecked
                else {
                    for (i = 0; i < cbl.length; i++)
                        cbl[i].checked = false;
                }
            });
        });
    </script>

        <asp:CheckBoxList ID="cbl_list1" runat="server" AppendDataBoundItems="true" CssClass="myCheckBoxList" >
            <asp:ListItem Text="Select All" Value="Select All" />
            <asp:ListItem Text="1" Value="1" />
            <asp:ListItem Text="2" Value="2" />
            <asp:ListItem Text="3" Value="3" />
        </asp:CheckBoxList>

I would like to add multiple check box lists that use the same code.  How can I inherit the client id with out hardcoding it into the js (ie: getElementById('<%=cbl_list1.ClientID %>')

A: You can use this to refer to the current element, as you did in your code, and traverse to the other elements:
$('.myCheckBoxList :checkbox:first').click(function() {
    $(this).siblings().prop('checked', this.checked);
});

A: For multiple check box lists you can use each function this way you don't need to use id.  Then find it's checkbox elements using find and update them
Example:
$('.myCheckBoxList').each(function() {
    var el = $(this);
    el.find('input[type="checkbox"]:eq(0)').change(function() {
        if (el.prop('checked')) {
            el.find('input[type="checkbox"]').not(':eq(0)').prop('checked', true);
        } else {
            el.find('input[type="checkbox"]').not(':eq(0)').prop('checked', false);
        }
    });
});

A: I've written a blog post on how to tackle "Check All Checkboxes". You want to use the property "checked", not the attribute "checked".
By using "data-" attributes and jQuery selectors, you can tie a group of checkboxes to a "select all" checkbox. You can then have as many groups like that as you want. This script also manages checking and un-checking the "select all" based on the state of the related group of checkboxes.
Loop over the group of checkboxes (#i# is your variable):
<input type="checkbox" id="foo_#i#" name="foo" value="#i#" data-select-all="sa_foo" class="checkme" />
The "select all" ("data-checkbox-name" specifies which named group it controls):
<input type="checkbox" id="sa_foo" name="sa_foo" data-checkbox-name="foo" class="selectall" />
The JavaScript:
$(document).ready(function(){

    $(':checkbox.selectall').on('click', function(){
        $(':checkbox[name=' + $(this).data('checkbox-name') + ']').prop("checked", $(this).prop("checked"));
    });
    // Individual checkboxes
    $(':checkbox.checkme').on('click', function(){ // 1

        var _this = $(this); // 2
        var _selectall = _this.prop("checked"); //3

        if ( _selectall ) { // 4
            // 5
            $( ':checkbox[name=' + _this.attr('name') + ']' ).each(function(i){
                // 6
                _selectall = $(this).prop("checked");
                return _selectall; // 7
            });

        }

        // 8
        $(':checkbox[name=' + $(this).data('select-all') + ']').prop("checked", _selectall);
    });

});

A: I was able to get this working with the help of a few of the suggestions here.  Working code is:
       <script type="text/javascript">

            $(document).ready(function () {
                $('.myCheckBoxList').each(function () {
                    $(this).find('input[type=checkbox]:first').addClass("SelectAll");

                $('.SelectAll').click(function () {
                    // If Checked
                    if (this.checked) {
                        $(this).closest('table').find('input[type=checkbox]').prop('checked', true);
                    }
                        // If Unchecked
                    else {
                        $(this).closest('table').find('input[type=checkbox]').prop('checked', false);
                    }
                });
            });
    </script>

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Introducing Cinderella: Iona wins the MAAC for the fourth straight year
By Rob DausterMar 12, 2019, 12:01 AM EDT
AP Photo/Hans Pennink
There were just two seconds left on the game clock when Davauhnte Turner stepped to the free throw line in the MAAC quarterfinals on Friday night.
Turner had scored 23 points on the night. He was the leading scorer for No. 9 seed St. Peter's, and if he hit both ends of a one-and-one, the Peacocks would be advancing past top-seeded Iona to get to the semifinals of the MAAC tournament in Albany, N.Y.
Turner, an 80 percent free throw shooter on the season, missed the front end, and the Gaels never looked back.
On Monday night, Iona dispatched No. 6 seed Monmouth, 81-60, behind Asante Gist, who led five scorers in double-figures with 22 points. It capped off a wild turnaround for Iona this season, as the Gaels lost nine of their first 11 games and say at just 5-6 in league play as of Feb. 10th. But they reeled off seven straight wins to close out the regular season — taking down the MAAC regular season title in the process — before three wins in four days sent them back to the NCAA tournament.
And at this point, we should just assume that this is always going to be what happens with this group.
It's the fourth straight trip to the NCAA tournament for the Gaels.
It's the sixth time in nine seasons as the head coach of Iona that Cluess has been to the NCAA tournament.
And you thought the Warriors were a dynasty …
CONFERENCE: MAAC
COACH: Tim Cluess
RECORD: 17-15, 12-6 MAAC (1st)
KENPOM: 206
NET: 208
PROJECTED SEED: As of the latest NBC Sports bracket projection, Iona is headed directly for a play-in game. Given their record, their ratings and the fact that the MAAC is way down this season, I can't imagine that they climb off the 16 seed line.
NAMES YOU NEED TO KNOW: The two best players on the Iona roster are E.J. Crawford and Rodney McGill. Both guards were named all-MAAC first team, and McGill finished top four in league play in scoring, assists and steals. Tajuan Agee is an all-league big man, and Gist is good enough to lead the team in scoring in the biggest game of the season.
BIG WINS, BAD LOSSES: Iona not only does not have a win over a team that's ranked in the top 185 of the NET, they only played three teams that rank in the top 170. They were blown out at VCU, they lost at Providence by 12 and they lost at Yale by 15. They have just two Q3 wins — Hartford on a neutral and at Rider — and sit at a cozy 15-8 against Q4 opponents.
Gross.
STATS YOU NEED TO KNOW: At the very least, you know what you are going to get out of Iona. They're going to run, they're going to score a lot of points and they might even pretend to try and play defense on a few possessions. In Cluess' nine years at Iona, there has been just one season where his team did not finish the year as the most efficient offense in the conference. There have been exactly zero seasons where the Gaels finished top 130 in adjusted defensive efficiency.
HOW DO I KNOW YOU?: The Gaels have been to the NCAA tournament six times in the last nine years, but they've never been seeded higher than 13th and they've never won a game. So you know them as the team you always pick to lose.
FINAL THOUGHT: At some point you have to figure a bigger program is going to come sniffing around Tim Cluess, right? He coaches an entertaining brand of basketball, he knows how to recruit, his teams win regular season titles and he clearly knows how to coach in a tournament setting. What else is there to succeeding as a college basketball coach?


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The 511 Parachute Infantry Regiment - When Angels Fall The Pacific Theater's Band of Brothers
MacArthur's Angels: Mac & the 11th Airborne Division
With the anniversary of General Douglas MacArthur's death (January 26, 1880 – April, 5, 1964) approaching, I thought I would share a fascinating, yet abbreviated history of Mac and my grandfather's 11th Airborne Division which was a favorite "secret weapon" for The Napoleon of Luzon in World War II (a full review of MacArthur's relationship with The Angels can be found in my book, "When Angels Fall: From Toccoa to Tokyo, The 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II" - Amazon $14.95). The Angels were associated with or touched by several of the war's most historic moments, including some that would thrill military historians and enthusiasts around the world.
A Meeting of the Generals - May 1944
As the 11th Airborne Division sailed for Dobodura, New Guinea in May of 1944, their commanding general Major General Joseph May Swing was was headed for Australia to meet with General MacArthur. Swing was widely recognized as one of America's most qualified airborne commanders having been artillery commander for the 82nd Infantry Division when it was converted to the 82nd Airborne Division where Swing quickly became a disciple of airborne tactics.
After forming the new 11th Airborne Division at Camp Mackall, North Carolina in November of 1942, Swing had flown to North Africa to advise his old Westpoint roommate General Dwigh D. Eisenhower on the airborne operations in Sicily. After returning home General Swing chaired the famous Swing Board at Camp Mackall which published the training circular which became known as "Employment of Airborne and Troop Carrier Forces" which General Douglas MacArthur certainly received and studied. After Swing's 11th Airborne Division performed so admirably during the test known as The Knollwood Maneuvers in December of 1943 the War Department changed its tune regarding the future of airborne divisions, another victory that MacArthur surely noticed about the 11th Airborne as he himself was more than happy to stick it to Washington.
While I have been unable to uncover any requests made by MacArthur to have General Swing's division sent to his theater, I imagine it was with some satisfaction that he received word that the 11th Airborne Division was being sent his way. To that end, in May of 1943 General Swing headed for 77-79 York Street in Syndey, Australia to meet with General MacArthur and his staff for several days of briefings to learn what role his beloved division would play in the Pacific. For now, the Angels would undergo several months of theater training on New Guinea, though the fresh division would remain in reserve for ongoing operations around Hollandia to the island's north.
After that the Angels would mostly likely be used heavily during the invasion of Luzon (with a bloody and grueling stop on Leyte first).
Eager to lead his division into combat, General Swing told his men, "Think, eat and dream of war. We're fighting a desperate enemy."


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Q: How I can get all colors in OxyPlot? I have a one question. I use OxyPlot in WPF, C#. I need to have all colors to MarkerType and MarkerStroke for series. How I can get all colors?

A: Green, IndianRed, etc are static fields in static OxyColors class. use reflection to read all of them
var colors = typeof(OxyColors)
             .GetFields(BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public)
             .Where(f => f.FieldType == typeof(OxyColor))
             .Select(f => f.GetValue(null))
             .Cast<OxyColor>()
             .ToList();


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More than one million children interested in joining sporting clubs
Australia's sporting clubs have the potential to recruit over 1.1 million Australian primary school aged children in sport if they can address the key barriers to their sport participation, according to a new research report released today.
On 29 May – the now former Minister for Sport Senator Kate Lundy said the report – Market Segmentation for Sport Participation: Children 5-13 years old – identified the key motivators, needs and barriers that underpin Australian children's participation in sport.
"Young children tend to be fans of sport, and we see large numbers of primary-school aged children getting involved in club-based sport," Senator Lundy said.
"But, this research tells us that older kids often see sports clubs as competitive and overly focused on performance. These things are taking the fun out of sports participation for some kids.
"The challenge for clubs is to remember that kids just want to have fun, and kids will leave club-based sport if they stop enjoying themselves."
Key findings from the research include:
52 per cent of primary school children are currently engaged in club sport
retention is a key issue for sporting clubs with 25 per cent of Australian children reporting that they were once members of a sports club but have let their membership lapse
older children aged 11-13 years are more likely to view sports clubs as competitive and overly focused on performance
this perception of sports being overly focussed on competition coincides with an age when children (often teenagers) have greater feelings of self-consciousness while also becoming exposed to other entertainment options.
The research identifies the following six segments, including those that represent the greatest potential to grow and maintain sport participation:
Social loyalists: Highly engaged, love being part of a sports club and enjoy all facets of sport;
Sport driven: Sport provides a strong sense of identity and means of achievement through meeting personal goals;
Apathetic clubbers: Only a small majority consider sport to be a key interest and join clubs for general enjoyment and socialising rather than skill advancement;
Thrifty enthusiasts: Very positive about sport but participate through other organisations, schools or courses rather than clubs;
Ponderers: Relatively positive attitude toward sport but view clubs as being too authoritative and competitive; and
Sport resistant: Do not understand the benefits of sport and strongly feel that clubs are not for them.
"Sport is only one of children's many interests," Senator Lundy said.
"This research can help sports clubs understand how to not only grow but also how to better retain children who want to stay active, but just aren't enjoying traditional sporting clubs."
One possible approach to keep Australian kids engaged in sport is the Playing for Life (P4L) philosophy, which is based on the concept of game play and uses games rather than traditional drill training to promote sports participation.
The P4L philosophy was developed by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) as a means to engage children of all abilities in junior sports and to provide positive sporting experiences.
Today the Minister has also released new research that validates the P4L philosophy with children aged from 5 to 12, with P4L to be effective at creating fun and inclusive environments for sport participation.
The Children's Market Segmentation and the P4L validation research are complementary tools that can help sports understand and better retain children within their clubs.
The research follows on from the Adult Market Segmentation study released earlier this year. Both are key parts of the Australian Sports Commission's leadership role in guiding sport through the provision of evidence-based support, tools and investment to increase participation.
More information regarding the Children's Market Segmentation and P4L research is available at ausport.gov.au
Children's Market Segmentation: http://www.ausport.gov.au/information/nsr/market_segmentation
Playing for Life: http://www.ausport.gov.au/information/nsr/playing_for_life_validation_study


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HomeResearch & Opinion60% Women Prefer Cash; UPI, QR & Cards Next In Line: PayNearby...
60% Women Prefer Cash; UPI, QR & Cards Next In Line: PayNearby Study
NEW DELHI: More than 58 percent of female consumers who used PayNearby's retail locations for basic banking services chose Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS) to access their bank accounts, according to PayNearby, India's leading digital payments provider and largest branchless banking network. Cash continues to be the preferred method of payment among women, with more than 60% preferring it over UPI QR and cards, in that order.
The information was revealed as part of a comprehensive survey dubbed 'PayNearby Women Financial Index (PWFI)', which is an annual Pan-India research demonstrating women's financial consumption at retail outlets. The yearly report, now in its second edition, was based on a Pan-India survey done by the company among 3,000+ retail locations across the country, which recorded financial transactions of women consumers as observed in those stores.
According to the poll, more than 75 percent of retailers stated that women between the ages of 21 and 30 were the most technologically savvy, with more than half of this age group owning a smartphone and accessing digital content through it. The age group 31-40 years was quickly followed by the age group 31-40 years.
Over 60% of women clients, particularly in cash withdrawal markets, were between the ages of 31 and 40, with facilitated digital access to their accounts via AePS being the most commonly used banking service.
In remittance-driven metropolitan and metro areas, 20-30 year-olds accounted for approximately 25% of female customers, demonstrating the growing trend of young women entering the labour force.
While cash remained the most favoured means, UPI and cards were also popular among female consumers, with preferences varying from 5 to 15% across age groups. Prepaid cards and digital wallets were also mentioned as a use case for accessing digital content/e-commerce among the digitally savvy, smartphone-owning client class.
The top three services used by women customers at retail touchpoints were cash withdrawal, mobile recharges, and bill payments. Money remittances were also popular in urban and metropolitan areas. The majority of the transactions were carried out by young working women aged 21-30 years (45 percent) and 31-40 years (45 percent) (25 percent).
In the withdrawal market, which is mostly driven by Tier III and rural regions, the bulk of transactions were made by women between the ages of 31 and 40. (65 percent ). Approximately 78% of women in Tier III and rural marketplaces took advantage of cash withdrawals. Overall, women across the country favoured a withdrawal range of Rs 1,000-2,500.
According to the report, while more than 75% of women operated their own bank accounts, they were primarily used for cash withdrawals and deposits. Surprisingly, more than 20% of the women acknowledged to having their husbands manage their financial accounts instead of them.
Following the pandemic, there was an increasing awareness among women to save for medical crises and rainy days, with more than 40% of those polled selecting "Bachat" as a top priority. Formal savings tools, on the other hand, continue to be underutilised, with less than 15% of those polled aware of them. Penetration of advanced services, such as insurance, remains low (less than 5%).
Commenting on the findings, Anand Kumar Bajaj, Founder, MD & CEO, PayNearby, said, "India is at the forefront of digital revolution globally. However, there is a real danger of widening the digital gap that exists today, if all segments of our society are not integrated in this journey. Whether it is our women force or the large underserved rural economy, it is important for us to measure the digital index across segments, to put in place appropriate actions wherever necessary.
It is heartening to see a growing trend of young women in the age group of 20-40 years, actively consuming digital financial services across retail stores in the country. Though the journey today is largely assisted, from here to a self-service mode will require us to work harder in creating a more empowered ecosystem around them.
This means ensuring easy availability of digital content, digital education and digital banking products that can break tech and cost barriers and be easily assimilated across all segments of society. As our youth and women get more and more integrated into the digital way of life, it will lay down the foundation for a more evolved and empowered society."
According to the report, about 35% of women who visited Kiranas and retail establishments for financial transactions utilised cellphones and actively used WhatsApp. Adoption rates in cities were as high as 50-60%. Rural Bharat had strong adoption as well, with double-digit adoption rates practically everywhere in the country. This reflects an increase in the use of digital services by women who visit Kirana stores for financial transactions.
When asked about their top three saving goals, women ranked kid education first, followed by a medical emergency,' a 'house purchase,' and a 'gold buy.' Women chose a monthly savings range of Rs 500-750, according to 55% of those polled.
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Goosebery was established with the aim of producing quality and highly fashionable clothes for Men and Boys. We know that quality is a key factor that will help us sell our brand which is why we have but in place competent quality assurance teams that will ensure that all our clothes meet and even surpass our customers' expectations. We will work hard to ensure that Goosebery Clothing Line is not just accepted nationally in India, but also in other parts of the world.
Our mantra – "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." – has been, still is and will always be the foundation of our thinking, even as we continue to pursue our dream of becoming the biggest Apparel brand in the world.
We are having stores in India, Middle East and websites our products are also availble in Amazon and Flipkart . We have dedicated ourselves to designing and producing the highest quality clothing for Men & Boys.
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Man fatally shot on Treasure Island in SF's 22nd homicide this year
SAN FRANCISCO (KTVU/BCN) - A man was fatally shot on San Francisco's Treasure Island on Wednesday evening, according to police.
The shooting was reported at 5:29 p.m. in the 900 block of Avenue B.
The victim, a man in his 30s, was pronounced dead. His name is not yet being released by the medical examiner's office.
No arrest had been reported in the case as of this morning and no suspect information was immediately available.
Several residents said they were shocked to find homicide detectives at the corner duplex home.
"We approached the cops and asked them if we should be worried about anything and they said no," Talia Mole, who lives in the neighborhood, said.
On Thursday, a restoration crew arrived to clean the house and investigators returned to question neighbors.
"I'm from a much smaller town so I'm not used to being around this sort of stuff happening," Leah Cooper, another resident, said. "San Francisco is a big city and these sorts of things happen."
This is San Francisco's 22nd homicide of the year, but the first on the island in recent memory.
Anyone with information about the shooting is encouraged to call the Police Department's anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or to send a tip by text message to TIP411 with "SFPD" in the message.


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Survey: How do podiatrists in the UK promote foot self-care and support positive behaviour change in patients with diabetes?
My podiatrist got me to the start line - the rest is up to me!
Diabetes is a disease that develops from high blood glucose levels which can cause damage to the nerve systems in your body by stopping important messages getting to and from your brain. The nerves most likely to be affected are the longest ones – those that reach all the way down to your legs and feet. This nerve damage is sometimes called neuropathy.
High blood glucose levels can also damage your blood vessels and thereby circulation to your feet and legs, due to less blood getting to your skin, muscles and tissues.
Any injury or hard skin has the potential to develop into something more serious if you have diabetes. When the skin is damaged, it may not heal so easily and sometimes this can cause an ulcer to form on your foot. Additionally, if you have lost feeling in your feet then it is possible that you may unknowingly damage your feet. You may stand on sharp objects like a nail, piercing the skin even down to the bone without realising it. If not noticed and not treated appropriately this can have potentially serious consequences and could lead to an amputation. Such an outcome is less likely if you seek expert advice from your multidisciplinary foot care team.
Anyone can suffer from Diabetes and you are more likely to if your close relatives have the disease. Other risk factors include obesity, high cholesterol and blood pressure as well as physical inactivity and your chances also increase as you get older.
How do I know I have it?
Diabetes may affect your feet in a number of ways. One of the early changes can be loss of sensation (peripheral neuropathy) in your feet, often starting at the toes. Your chances of losing feeling in your feet (neuropathy) increases with the number of years that you have diabetes and research suggests that up to one in three people with diabetes have some loss of sensation. The onset of neuropathy is gradual and often people who develop this complication are unaware of it at the start. Often it occurs between 7 and 10 years of having diabetes, although in some cases it can occur sooner where blood sugar levels have not been so well controlled. Very occasionally pain or a burning sensation may accompany loss of feeling (painful neuropathy).
Additionally, when the nerves in your feet are affected, other changes may follow, for example, your toes may start to claw and the bones in your feet can become more susceptible to fractures.
Another change that can occur is reduced blood flow to your feet. Diabetes may also affect your ability to heal and reduce your natural ability to fight bacteria. Consequently, you should take particular care of any scratches, cuts or blisters on your feet.
Preventing foot problems involves managing your diabetes well, controlling blood glucose levels (along with your cholesterol and blood pressure) and leading a healthy active lifestyle. Your chances of doing this will be great increased if you do not smoke. By adopting these measures, you can prevent or slow down any changes to the nerves and blood vessels that supply your legs and feet.
In addition, regular foot care is important from preventing the build-up of hard skin to moisturising your feet in order to keep the skin supple and always wearing the right shoes and socks that fit properly.
Everyone who has diabetes should also have their feet checked regularly with a healthcare professional (podiatrist, nurse or doctor) and at the very least once a year at their annual review. However, if you are at increased risk of complications, these inspections may be done more frequently.
If you have Diabetes, you can expect your healthcare professional to see you regularly throughout the year along with ideally other members of a multidisciplinary foot care team. However, if you are at increased risk of an ulcer, these inspections may be more frequent and carried out by a Podiatrist. The Podiatrist will normally check both the blood supply to your feet and any evidence of loss of sensation in your feet.
Blood supply will be checked by looking at the colour of the skin, checking the pulses in the feet and by asking questions about certain kinds of pains in your feet and legs. Normally people have two pulses in their feet: one on the top (dorsalis pedis) and one on the inside of the ankle (posterior tibial). Most often the podiatrist will check these pulses by feeling the pulse with their fingers or they will use a small hand held scanner (called a doplar) to listen to the pulse.
Sensation will most commonly be checked with a monofilament and tuning fork. The monofilament is a plastic probe that is designed to buckle at a given pressure and is a good indicator for loss of feeling.
The podiatrist will also be looking for any foot deformity or signs of excessive loading that may warrant either footwear advice or in some cases an insole.
When should I see a podiatrist about it?
If you experience any form of neuropathy or pain or discomfort, it is advisable to consult your Diabetic Clinic or Podiatrist, since it is possible in many cases to alleviate these symptoms.
If you experience any foot care issues which do not resolve themselves naturally or through routine foot care within three weeks, it is recommended to seek the help of a healthcare professional such as your GP to refer you to your local NHS trust for free treatment but if you do not qualify for this, or need urgent attention, you should contact a private podiatrist.
To talk to a podiatrist (also known as a chiropodist) about the options available regarding treatment, you can contact an NHS podiatrist or a private practice podiatrist. In both cases, always ensure that any practitioners you visit are registered with the Health Professionals Council (HPC) and describe themselves as a podiatrist (or chiropodist).
To contact an NHS podiatrist, please contact your GP practice for information on an NHS referral (in some areas you can self-refer).
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American Adobo is the latest, um, dish in the seemingly endless string of food-themed melodramas that have stuffed the indie marketplace since Ang Lee delivered Eat Drink Man Woman. Less appetizing than Tortilla Soup but nowhere near as shrill as ABCD, American Adobo keeps the food on the backburner, letting wounded Philippine-American hearts simmer before a magical-realist vision of New York. Vincent R. Nebrida's story is likeable in spite of the mawkish emotional predicaments of his characters: Mike (Christopher De Leon) itches for politicized times of yore at the risk of losing his family; the vain Marissa (Dina Bonnevie) lets her studly boyfriend get in the way of her happiness; the womanizing Raul (Paolo Montalban) gets an HIV test; Gerry (Ricky Davao) owns up to his sexuality at the risk of alienating his traditionalist mother; and Tere (Cherry Pie Picache) must confront her inner-old maid. Nebrida implies Gerry's closet-homosexuality via the character's references to "Torvill and Dean" and his frustration over Forrest Gump having won the Oscar (coupled with his desire to be a creative director). So, there are enough clichés and Three's Company-style sucker punches here to stink up Tere's American adobo, but after a Magnolia-style chaos linker (no singing here, just some letter reading), director Laurice Guillen begins to home in on the individual panels of her broad tapestry. Declarations of love are made, tears flow in sync with a winter's snowfall and Guillen stages an uncomfortably brave "coming out" ritual inside the hospital room of Gerry's dying lover. New Years resolutions are made and emotions are nakedly purged before a skyline that is made all the more surreal by the presence of the World Trade Center in the background.


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For his contribution to hematology in defining the genetic basis for G6PD deficiency and thalassemia, and discovery of an approach to control cancer cell proliferation with new inducers of differentiation.
Development Of Treatment(s) To Inhibit Growth Of Cancer Cells
Paul A. Marks' interest in clinical research began when he was a college student at Columbia University. Mark's roommate at the time was working with Francis Ryan, a prominent genetics professor. "I started working on a problem in Ryan's lab and really got hooked," Marks said in an interview. "I loved the idea of finding answers to questions for which we didn't immediately have an obvious answer."
Early in his career, Marks devoted his research to uncovering the genetic and molecular defects responsible for hematologic disorders, such as thalassemia and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. After reading a paper on the chemical properties of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), Marks shifted his research to investigating how DMSO and other chemical compounds are capable of inducing cell cycle arrest, with the hope of identifying novel therapeutic anti-cancer agents.
Marks research led to the development of vorinostat, an anti-cancer drug that is in clinical trials to test against a wide range of cancer types. He continues his pursuit of new anti-cancer therapies, and furthering the fields of fields of genetics and oncology.
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With Social Media Week well behind us, we've been spending a lot of time the past week exchanging thoughts and ideas from the various sessions we attended. On Friday, I went to a panel at the Tribeca Grand whose subject matter was a lifestyle vertical that I am very interested in exploring: Travel and Tourism. Travel has been a passion since exploring the American west for months on end with my family in our 30-foot Jayco RV as a kid and still ranks among the top culprits in the consumption of my discretionary income (I'd returned from Vancouver and Whistler the day before the panel). However, as passionate as I am about travel, I haven't had many opportunities to work professionally in a social media capacity for clients and brands within this industry. What I learned at the panel was a great start.
Moderated by Julie Schwietert Collazo, Managing Editor of the travel webzine Matador Network and lead faculty of the travel writing course at new media university Matador U, the panel covered a social marketing activation for the Belize Tourism Board. While a press trip as a promotional tool for a destination is certainly nothing new and blogger outreach is a common staple in many social media programs, the Road Warrior program was designed to tackle the unique challenges and opportunities faced in tourism promotion for a small nation that has yet to be included in many bucket lists. The program seeded talented American travel writers (including Megan L. Wood, who also shared her experiences on the panel) in Belize for an extended period in order to create and share digital content inspired by their cultural experiences. Each writer had a 'beat' to cover, some of which included food, cultural diversity, architecture, photography, and family travel.
The program faced a number of logistical challenges from its outset last April. Internet access in Belize is scarce which caused the Road Warriors to rely heavily on pre-written blog posts as opposed to sharing real-time content. The consulting firm that had originally conceptualized the program had intended for the blog posts to be written by locals but quickly discovered that an infrastructure of digital influencers simply did not exist. Since the bloggers maintained editorial control, stakeholders in the Belize Tourism Board who sponsored their trip were at times confused and dissatisfied when the bloggers either neglected to cover certain attractions or wrote something that might be perceived as negative (like when the panelists were horrified to discover an uninvited guest in their Presidential suite: a live and very poisonous snake). Also, in contrast to market competitors such as Costa Rica, flights from the U.S. to Belize are limited in number and can be expensive. A quick search on Kayak.com shows an average flight cost of $700 round trip from NYC to Belize City.
One of the most interesting points made by Ms. Collazo was the criterion used in the selection of the Road Warriors. She stated that it was much more important for her to identify and select talented storytellers as opposed those deemed as more 'social media savvy'. Many of the bloggers, for example, came from writing and journalism backgrounds but did not have active Twitter accounts. Interestingly, she also noted that many of the travel bloggers who could have brought a built-in online audience to the table are often more interested in receiving a free trip than in creating engaging content. For my own programs I'd normally never consider working with an influencer who didn't have a strong social channel following, but I think that it made perfect sense in this particular scenario. Unlike many big brand activations, the client's goal was not to spark a 'quick hit' of engagement and awareness around a particular topic, but to develop a rich and diverse library of evergreen content to serve Belize Tourism for the long-run. This also served the individual Road Warriors well, who like Megan L. Wood were able to establish themselves as experts in the field of Belize tourism and continue to reap the benefits professionally long after their participation in the program ended. The Road Warriors maintained ownership of their content and accommodated the client's requests to repurpose their blogs and images following their commitment. All in all, I'd say that everyone got their money's worth.
My only point of constructive criticism is that with the heavy emphasis on travel writing, the program was a bit blog-centric for my personal taste and may have missed opportunities to connect with consumers who are more comfortable exploring destinations and collecting information through other mediums. I can't speak for everyone, and blogs are great, but quite honestly many consumers do not have the bandwidth to read extensive blog posts no matter how fascinating and beautifully written. I would like to have seen a greater emphasis on developing video and photo content which is easier to discover and digest than written blog posts. After all, Youtube is the #2 search engine in the world; at present, no blogs appear on the first page of Google search results for Belize Tourism.
The panel reported that the client was very pleased with the overall results, though in a program like this, Ms. Collazo admitted that the results were abstract and difficult to measure. Since social engagements were not a priority and blog posts don't generally inspire large numbers of comments, I'd be interested in seeing how many views the blog posts received and if each was well-optimized for search engines and for social media sharing.
Overall I really liked the program concept, particularly with regard to the selection of the influencers as well as the strategy of developing a content library before embarking on other digital programs that would not have resonated as well without it. Belize Tourism could have pumped their budget into a digital ad buy or promotional videos, neither of which would have been as personal or impactful as the authentic memoirs of those embedded in the culture and experiencing it with fresh eyes. The program will no doubt cause other emerging travel destinations to sit up and take notice.
Really thought it was the biggest waste of time and effort ever. Sillyness, if not worse. Only the biggest resorts got any kind of benefit, and since the road barriers didn't write reviews on Trip Advisor, they surely lost in the long run.


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Having pioneered implantation of Medtronic's Reveal Linq outside cath lab's in the private sector in the UK, I implanted the first Linq for a patient at The Harley Street Clinic's Diagnostic Centre today at 13-18 Devonshire Street, London. They have fantastic facilities and the procedure was finished in under 2 minutes. These devices communicate wirelessly with monitors in a patient's home and send information to me securely via the internet 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. There is nowhere to hide for heart rhythm problems anymore!
First Reveal Linqs outside a cath lab in UK!


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Laboratorijska diagnostika ali laboratorijska medicina je veja medicine, ki se ukvarja z laboratorijsko preiskavo bioloških vzorcev človeškega izvora za ugotavljanje zdravstvenega stanja preiskovanca (za potrebe določitve diagnoze bolezni, nadaljnjega zdravljanja, spremljanja učinkovitosti terapije, ali preventive).

Na tem področju delujejo specialisti anatomske patologije, klinične mikrobiologije, transfuzijske medicine in medicinske biokemije.  Programi prvih treh specializacij so namenjeni zdravnikom in jih določa Zdravniška zbornica, naziv specialista medicinske biokemije pa lahko pridobi zdravstveni delavec ali sodelavec, ki ima zaključen univerzitetni študij farmacije, biokemije, kemije ali medicine . Program specializacije medicinske biokemije določi Zbornica laboratorijske medicine v sodelovanju s Katedro za klinično biokemijo Fakultete za farmacijo in RSK za laboratorijsko diagnostiko.

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Andrej Longo (* 1959 in Ischia) ist ein italienischer Schriftsteller.

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Andrej Longo wuchs in Neapel auf. Sein Vater gab ihm seinen Namen in Anlehnung an eine der Hauptpersonen aus Krieg und Frieden von Leo Tolstoi. In Neapel arbeitete Andrej Longo als Pizzabäcker, Kellner und Bademeister. Er begann seine schriftstellerische Tätigkeit als Opernschreiber und Radioredakteur. Heute arbeitet Andrej Longo als Drehbuchautor in Rom, doch sein Lebensthema bleibt Neapel. Die Menschen, die italienische Familie und die südländische Gemeinschaft nehmen großen Raum in seinem schriftstellerischen Werk ein. Seine Erzählungssammlung Zehn wurde in mehrere Sprachen übersetzt, unter anderem ins Deutsche. Sein Roman Sarahs Mörder ist in Italien ein Bestseller.

Werk
Prima o poi tornerò (1992), Guida.
Più o meno alle tre (2002), Meridiano Zero.
Adelante (2003), Rizzoli.
Dieci (2007), Adelphi.
Zehn, dt. von Constanze Neumann, Eichborn, Frankfurt/M. 2010. ISBN 978-3821861128
Chi ha ucciso Sarah? (2009), Adelphi.
Sarahs Mörder, dt. von Constanze Neumann, Eichborn, Köln 2011. ISBN 978-3821861081
Lu campo di girasoli (2011), Adelphi.
Das Sonnenblumenfeld, dt. von Constanze Neumann, Suhrkamp, Berlin 2012.

Auszeichnungen
Premio Nazionale Letterario Pisa (2003)
Premio Bagutta (2008)
Premio letterario Piero Chiara (2008)

Weblinks
Maike Albath: Neapolitanischer Dekalog, Neue Zürcher Zeitung vom 22. September 2010.
Jobst-Ulrich Brand: Das Mafia-Buch, Focus Magazin vom 23. April 2010.
Christine Westermann: , WDR 2 vom 24. April 2011.

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The origins of College Station date from 1860, when the Houston and Texas Central Railway began to build through the region. Eleven years later, the site was chosen as the location for the proposed A&M College of Texas, a land-grant school. In 1876, as the nation celebrated its centennial, the school, (now Texas A&M University) opened its doors as the first public institution of higher education in the state of Texas.
The population of College Station grew slowly, reaching 350 in 1884 and 391 at the turn of the century. However, during this time period transportation improvements took place in the town. In 1900 the I&GN Railroad was extended to College Station (the line would be abandoned by the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company in 1965), and ten years later Electric Interurban service was established between Texas A&M and the neighboring town of Bryan, Texas. The Interurban would be replaced by a city bus system in the 1920s.
In 1930 the community to the north of College Station, known as North Oakwood, was incorporated as part of Bryan. College Station itself did not incorporate until 1938 with John H. Binney as the first mayor. Within a year, the city established a zoning commission, and by 1940 the population had reached 2,184.
The city grew under the leadership of Ernest Langford, called by some the "Father of College Station", who began a 26 year stretch as mayor in 1942. Early in his first term, the city adopted a council-manager system of city government.
Population growth accelerated following World War II as the non-student population reached 7,898 in 1950, 11,396 in 1960, 17,676 in 1970, 30,449 in 1980, 52,456 in 1990, and 67,890 in 2000. It is estimated the population for the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area will range from 250,846 to 271,773 by 2030.
College Station is located at WikiMiniAtlas 30°36′5″N 96°18′52″W (30.601433, -96.314464).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 40.3 square miles (104 km2), of which 40.3 square miles (104 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.10%) is water.
Area Lakes cover 180,000 acres (730 km2) and include Somerville Lake, Lake Conroe, Gibbons Creek Reservoir, Lake Limestone, Lake Bryan, and many others.
In the city the population was spread out with 14.4% under the age of 18, 51.2% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 9.4% from 45 to 64, and 3.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males. The ratio of white people has downward trend corresponded to the ratio of white students at A&M which has been dropped from 77.15% in Fall 1999 to 64.2% in Spring 2013 (See A&M Office of Registrar's reports).


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ABOUT TL
The Portrait Project
I wanted to start 2018 with a project that challenged me as an artist but also shared my values as a Democrat. 2017 was such a difficult year, we spent all our time lurching from one crisis to another. I wanted a project that was hopeful and celebrated our strengths. Too often we disparage people who sacrifice to work in the public sector. So the goal of the Portrait Project was to celebrate these people and remind us all of the folks who are fighting on the frontlines of the Resistance.
Over the course of the project it became clear that because of the times we live in, this venue provided me a unique way to express what was going on in society. If something happened in the news I could paint a portrait and have it still be in the news cycle. It was a very gratifying way to have my art be part of the conversations of the day.
To that end, I've decided to continue with the portrait project. I will keep painting figures of the day as topics come up, but I will also paint other portraits interspersed with them. Be it athletes are characters from film, and some historical figures.
I hope you all join me as I continue with the portrait project.
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Growing Up in Working Class Youngstown — Thomas G. McDonald
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Thomas G. McDonald, Photo from Youngstown Vindicator, July 13, 1930 (via Google News Archive)
He oversaw the development of Carnegie Steel's (later U.S. Steel) Ohio Works and the construction of the McDonald Works which were named after him, as was the village that grew up around these mills, McDonald, Ohio. He was Thomas G. McDonald, who was described in an editorial in the Youngstown Vindicator of July 14, 1930 (two days after his death) as "one of the old type of steel men who began at the bottom and by mastering every detail of the industry gradually worked their way up to the top." From all I can find out about him, this is a fitting summary of his career.
McDonald was born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania November 11, 1848. He learned to work hard on his father's farm. Then, after public schools, he enrolled at the Iron City Commercial College, graduating to the carpenter's trade in 1868. His first job was as a carpenter working on the construction of Carnegie Steel's Edgar Thompson. He never left the company. He worked his way up in the company, learning all the details of manufacturing steel. In 1880, he became night superintendent at the converting department of their plant in Braddock. Then, in July 1880, he was assigned night superintendent at the Allegheny Bessemer Works in Duquesne, Pennsylvania. It was probably during this time that he became a close confidant of Andrew Carnegie, with whom he was a lifelong friend.
The company brought him to Youngstown in 1893 as general superintendent of the Ohio Works. Based on his advice, the plant decided to increase their equipment beyond the two 8 ton converters they had originally intended. He oversaw the instruction and the first heat in 1895. By 1897, monthly output exceeded 30,000 tons every month. Eventually, it would exceed 50,000 tons.
In 1906 Carnegie Steel promoted McDonald to general superintendent of the Youngstown District which included the Ohio Works, Upper and Lower Union Mills, Greenville Mills, and the Niles Furnace. Then in 1909, Carnegie Steel acquired land across the river from Girard for a new mill. In 1916 the new mill, whose construction was overseen by McDonald produced its first steel. Recognizing his leadership, Carnegie named the mills the McDonald Works. As it turns out, McDonald not only built the mill, he built the town of McDonald, building housing for the workers. The Village of McDonald was incorporated December 12, 1918. When it became apparent that workers with families would not come without schools, the company built schools, opening McDonald High School in 1929. It is still in use, having been renovated by Ricciuti, Balog and Partners in 1990.
He retired in 1921 but continued working as a consulting manager. He was involved in a number of civic causes in the Youngstown area including service as a vice president of the Youngstown Chamber of Commerce and director of the Youngstown and Northern Railway Company. He served several terms on the Board of Education and as a director at First National and Dollar Banks.
He celebrated his 50th anniversary with Elizabeth on November 27, 1928. On July 1, 1930, in his 82nd year he was hospitalized at North Side Hospital in critical condition with a kidney infection. He died on July 12, 1930. He is buried in Belmont Park Cemetery.
From all I can read, everything McDonald built, he built well with a vision for the future. In fact, a portion of the McDonald Works is still making steel as McDonald Steel. The complex of plants he oversaw outlasted him by nearly fifty years until U.S. Steel ended operations in 1979. One wonders "what if" the area's steel industry had enjoyed leadership like his throughout its history. What he did do is contribute to the capacity that helped make the Steel Valley the third largest steel maker in the country. That is no small thing.
To read other posts in the Growing Up in Working Class Youngstown series, just click "On Youngstown." Enjoy!
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4 thoughts on "Growing Up in Working Class Youngstown — Thomas G. McDonald"
mary ann rauschenberg
My great uncle William C Emmerling was mayor of McDonald when it was named for Mr. McDonald
Thanks for adding this piece of history!
Jerry Haddle
I worked at both of these Steel Plants. Were the best times along with the Worst times when they closed all the Steel Mills and abandoned the Mohoning Valley leaving the people without jobs and having to fined new employment that led too many people having too leave Youngstown and their families too fined new employment. The Steel Mills destroyed Yo. By abandoning their employees by closing their doors. Leaving Youngstown with only Lordstown and Packert electric the only good paying jobs left in the Community. It was devastating too a lot of families and the Steel Mills didn't care.
Yes. Hope Youngstown will never give its soul to companies like this. A crime that they lost sight of the value of their workers and took money out of the Valley without reinvesting.