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What are overweight and obesity?
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Body Mass Index Table
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Prevalence Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity
Economic Costs Related to Overweight and Obesity
Other Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity
About two-thirds of adults in the United States are overweight, and almost one-third are obese, according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001 to 2004. This fact sheet presents statistics on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States, as well as the health risks, mortality rates, and economic costs associated with these conditions. To understand these statistics, it is necessary to know how overweight and obesity are defined and measured, something this publication addresses. This fact sheet also explains why statistics from different sources may not match.
Overweight and obesity are known risk factors for:
coronary heart disease
high blood cholesterol
osteoarthritis (degeneration of cartilage and bone of joints)
sleep apnea and other breathing problems
some forms of cancer (breast, colorectal, endometrial, and kidney)
Obesity is also associated with:
menstrual irregularities
hirsutism (presence of excess body and facial hair)
stress incontinence (urine leakage caused by weak pelvic floor muscles)
psychological disorders, such as depression
increased surgical risk
increased mortality
Overweight refers to an excess of body weight compared to set standards. The excess weight may come from muscle, bone, fat, and/or body water. Obesity refers specifically to having an abnormally high proportion of body fat.[1] A person can be overweight without being obese, as in the example of a bodybuilder or other athlete who has a lot of muscle. However, many people who are overweight are also obese.
Various methods are used to determine if someone's weight has increased his or her health risks. Some are based on the relationship between height and weight; others are based on measurements of body fat. The most commonly used method today is the body mass index (BMI). BMI is an index of weight adjusted for the height of an individual.
BMI can be used to screen for both overweight and obesity in adults. It is the measurement of choice for many obesity researchers and other health professionals, as well as the definition used in most published information on overweight and obesity. BMI is a calculation based on height and weight, and it is not gender-specific in adults. BMI does not directly measure percentage of body fat, but it is a more accurate indicator of overweight and obesity than relying on weight alone.
BMI is calculated by dividing a person's weight in kilograms by height in meters squared. The mathematical formula is "weight (kg)/height (m²)."
To determine BMI using pounds and inches, multiply weight in pounds by 704.5,* divide the result by height in inches, and then divide that result by height in inches a second time. (You can also use the BMI calculator at www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi or check the chart below.)
* The multiplier 704.5 is used by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Other organizations may use a slightly different multiplier; for example, the American Dietetic Association suggests multiplying by 700. The variation in outcome (a few tenths) is insignificant.
To use the table, find the appropriate height in the left-hand column and then move across to a given weight. The number at the top of the column is the BMI at that height and weight. Pounds have been rounded off.
Source: Clinical Guidelines on Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults, NHLBI, September 1998
An expert panel convened by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) in cooperation with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), both part of NIH, identified overweight as a BMI of 25 to 29.9 kg/m², and obesity as a BMI of 30 kg/m² or greater. However, overweight and obesity are not mutually exclusive, since people who are obese are also overweight.[1] Defining overweight as a BMI of 25 or greater is consistent with the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO)[2] and most other countries.
Calculating BMI is simple, quick, and inexpensive—but it does have limitations. One problem with using BMI as a measurement tool is that very muscular people may fall into the "overweight" category when they are actually healthy and fit. Another problem with using BMI is that people who have lost muscle mass, such as the elderly, may be in the "healthy weight" BMI category (BMI 18.5 to 24.9) when they actually have reduced nutritional reserves. BMI, therefore, is useful as a screening tool for individuals and as a general guideline to monitor trends in the population, but by itself is not diagnostic of an individual patient's health status. Further assessment of patients should be performed to evaluate their weight status and associated health risks.
For more information on measuring overweight and obesity, see Weight and Waist Measurement: Tools for Adults.
The definitions or measurement characteristics for overweight and obesity have varied over time, from study to study, and from one part of the world to another. The varied definitions affect prevalence statistics and make it difficult to compare data from different studies. Prevalence refers to the total number of existing cases of a disease or condition in a given population at a given time. Some overweight- and obesity-related prevalence rates are presented as crude or unadjusted estimates, while others are age-adjusted estimates. Unadjusted prevalence estimates are used to present cross-sectional data for population groups at a given point or time period, without accounting for the effect of different age variations among groups. For age-adjusted rates, statistical procedures are used to remove the effect of age differences when comparing two or more populations at one point in time, or one population at two or more points in time. Unadjusted estimates and age-adjusted estimates will yield slightly different values.
Previous studies in the United States have used the 1959 or the 1983 Metropolitan Life Insurance tables of desirable weight-for-height as the reference for overweight.[3] More recently, many Government agencies and scientific health organizations have estimated overweight using data from a series of cross-sectional surveys called the National Health Examination Surveys (NHES) and NHANES. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted these surveys. Each had three cycles: NHES I, II, and III spanned the period from 1960 to 1970, and NHANES I, II, and III were conducted in the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s. Since 1999, NHANES has become a continuous survey.
Many earlier reports use a statistically derived definition of overweight from NHANES II (1976 to 1980). This definition (based on the gender-specific 85th percentile values of BMI for 20- to 29-year-olds) is a BMI greater than or equal to (>) 27.3 for women and 27.8 for men. NHANES II further defines "severe overweight" (based on 95th percentile values) as a BMI > 31.1 for men and a BMI > 32.2 for women.[4] Some studies round these numbers to a whole number, which affects the statistical prevalence. In 1995, WHO recommended a classification for three "grades" of overweight using BMI cutoff points of 25, 30, and 40.[5] WHO suggested an additional cutoff point of 35 and slightly different terminology in 1998.[2]
The expert panel convened by NHLBI and NIDDK released a report in September 1998 that provided definitions for overweight and obesity similar to those used by WHO. The panel identified overweight as a BMI > 25 to less than (<) 30, and obesity as a BMI > 30. These definitions, widely used by the Federal Government and more frequently by the broader medical and scientific communities, are based on evidence that health risks increase in individuals with a BMI > 25.
BMI cutoff points are a guide for definitions of overweight and obesity and are useful for comparative purposes across populations and over time; however, the health risks associated with overweight and obesity are on a continuum and do not necessarily correspond to rigid cutoff points. For example, an overweight individual with a BMI of 29 does not acquire additional health consequences associated with obesity simply by crossing the BMI threshold of > 30. However, health risks generally increase with increasing BMI.
Prevalence Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity*
Overweight and obesity are found worldwide, and the prevalence of these conditions in the United States ranks high along with other developed nations.
Below are some frequently asked questions and answers about overweight and obesity statistics. Data are based on NHANES 2001 to 2004. Unless otherwise specified, the figures given represent age-adjusted estimates. Age-adjusted estimates are used in order to account for the age variations among the groups being compared. Population numbers are based on estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey.
Q: How many adults age 20 and older are overweight or obese (BMI > 25)?
A: About two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese.[6]
All adults: 133.6 million (66 percent)
Women: 65 million (61.6 percent)
Men: 68.3 million (70.5 percent)
* The statistics presented here are based on the following definitions unless otherwise specified: healthy weight = BMI > 18.5 to < 25; overweight = BMI > 25 to < 30; obesity = BMI > 30; and extreme obesity = BMI > 40.
Q: How many adults age 20 and older are obese (BMI > 30)?
A: Nearly one-third of U.S. adults are obese.[6]
All adults: 63.6 million (31.4 percent)
Q: How many adults age 20 and older are at a healthy weight (BMI > 18.5 through 24.9)?
A: Less than one-third of U.S. adults are at a healthy weight.[6]
Women: 38.1 million (36.1 percent)
Q: How has the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adults changed over the years?
A: The prevalence has steadily increased over the years among both genders, all ages, all racial and ethnic groups, all educational levels, and all smoking levels.[7] From 1960 to 2004, the prevalence of overweight increased from 44.8 to 66 percent in U.S. adults age 20 to 74.[6] The prevalence of obesity during this same time period more than doubled among adults age 20 to 74 from 13.3 to 32.1 percent, with most of this rise occurring since 1980.[6]
Q: What is the prevalence of overweight or obesity in minorities?
A: Among women, the age-adjusted prevalence of overweight or obesity (BMI > 25) in racial and ethnic minorities is higher among non-Hispanic Black and Mexican-American women than among non-Hispanic White women. Among men, there is little difference in prevalence among these three groups [6]. Sufficient data for other racial and ethnic minorities has not yet been collected.
Non-Hispanic Black Women: 79.6 percent
Mexican-American Women: 73 percent
Non-Hispanic White Women: 57.6 percent
Non-Hispanic Black Men: 67 percent
Mexican-American Men: 74.6 percent
Non-Hispanic White Men: 71 percent
(Statistics are for populations age 20 and older.)
Studies using this definition of overweight and obesity provide ethnicity-specific data only for these three racial and ethnic groups. Studies using different BMI cutoff points derived from NHANES II data to define overweight and obesity have reported a high prevalence of overweight and obesity among Hispanics and American Indians. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in Asian Americans is lower than in the population as a whole.[1]
Q: What is the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents?
A: While there is no generally accepted definition for obesity as distinct from overweight in children and adolescents, the prevalence of overweight* is increasing for children and adolescents in the United States. Approximately 17.5 percent of children (age 6 to 11) and 17 percent of adolescents (age 12 to 19) were overweight in 2001 to 2004.[6]
* Overweight is defined by the sex- and age-specific 95th percentile cutoff points of the 2000 CDC growth charts. These revised growth charts incorporate smoothed BMI percentiles and are based on data from NHES II (1963 to 1965) and III (1966 to 1970), and NHANES I (1971 to 1974), II (1976 to 1980), and III (1988 to 1994). The CDC BMI growth charts specifically excluded NHANES III data for children older than 6 years.[8]
Figure 1. Overweight and Obesity, by Age: United States, 1960-2004
Source: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2006
Q: What is the mortality rate associated with obesity?
A: Most studies show an increase in mortality rates associated with obesity. Individuals who are obese have a 10- to 50-percent increased risk of death from all causes, compared with healthy weight individuals (BMI 18.5 to 24.9). Most of the increased risk is due to cardiovascular causes.[1] Obesity is associated with about 112,000 excess deaths per year in the U.S. population relative to healthy weight individuals.[9]
As the prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased in the United States, so have related health care costs—both direct and indirect. Direct health care costs refer to preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services such as physician visits, medications, and hospital and nursing home care. Indirect costs are the value of wages lost by people unable to work because of illness or disability, as well as the value of future earnings lost by premature death.
Most of the statistics presented here represent the economic cost of overweight and obesity in the United States in 1995, updated to 2001 dollars.[10] Unless otherwise noted, these statistics are adapted from Wolf and Colditz,[11] who based their data on existing epidemiological studies that defined overweight and obesity as a BMI > 29. Because the prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased since 1995, the costs today are higher than the figures given here.
Q: What is the cost of overweight and obesity?
A: Total Cost: $117 billion
Direct Cost: $61 billion*
Indirect Cost: $56 billion
*A recent study estimated annual medical spending due to overweight and obesity (BMI >25) to be as much as $92.6 billion in 2002 dollars—9.1 percent of U.S. health expenditures.[12]
Q: What is the cost of lost productivity related to overweight and obesity?
A: The cost of lost productivity related to obesity among Americans age 17 to 64 is $3.9 billion. This value considers the following annual numbers (for 1994):
Workdays lost: $39.3 million
Physician office visits: $62.7 million
Restricted-activity days: $239 million
Bed-days: $89.5 million
Q: How physically active is the U.S. population?
A: Only 26 percent of U.S. adults engage in vigorous leisure-time physical activity three or more times per week (defined as periods of vigorous physical activity lasting 10 minutes or more). About 59 percent of adults do no vigorous physical activity at all in their leisure time.[13]
About 25 percent of young people (age 12 to 21) participate in light-to-moderate activity (e.g., walking, bicycling) nearly every day. About 50 percent regularly engage in vigorous physical activity. Approximately 25 percent report no vigorous physical activity, and 14 percent report no recent vigorous or light-to-moderate physical activity.[14]
Q: What is the cost of physical inactivity?
A: The direct cost of physical inactivity may be as high as $24.3 billion.[15]
Q: What are the benefits of physical activity?
A: In addition to helping control weight, physical activity decreases the risk of dying from coronary heart disease and reduces the risk of developing diabetes, hypertension, and colon cancer.[14]
[1] Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults—The Evidence Report. National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. September 1998. Available at www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_gdlns.htm.
[2] World Health Organization. Obesity: Preventing and managing the global epidemic. Report of a World Health Organization Consultation on Obesity, Geneva, 3–5 June, 1997. World Health Organization. Geneva, 1998.
[3] Flegal KM, Carroll MD, Kuczmarski RJ, Johnson CL. Overweight and obesity in the United States: Prevalence and trends, 1960–1994. International Journal of Obesity. 1998; 22:39–47.
[4] Kuczmarski RJ, Flegal KM. Criteria for definition of overweight in transition: Background and recommendations for the United States. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2000; 72:1074–1081.
[5] Physical status: The use and interpretation of anthropometry. Report of a World Health Organization Expert Committee. World Health Organization: Geneva, 1995 (World Health Organization Technical Report Series; 854).
[6] National Center for Health Statistics. Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans. Health, United States, 2006. Hyattsville, MD: Public Health Service. 2006.
[7] Mokdad AH, Ford ES, Bowman BA, Dietz WH, Vinicor F, Bales VS, Marks JS. Prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and obesity-related health risk factors, 2001. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2003; 289(1):76–79.
[8] Kuczmarski RJ, Ogden CL, Guo SS, et al. 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts for the United States: Methods and development. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 11(246). 2002.
[9] Flegal KM, Graubard BI, Williamson, DF, Gail MH. Excess deaths associated with underweight, overweight, and obesity. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2005; 293(15):1861–7.
[10] Wolf AM, Manson JE, Colditz GA. The Economic Impact of Overweight, Obesity and Weight Loss. In: Eckel R, ed. Obesity: Mechanisms and Clinical Management. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins; 2002.
[11] Wolf AM, Colditz GA. Current estimates of the economic cost of obesity in the United States. Obesity Research. March 1998; 6(2):97–106.
[12] Finkelstein EA, Fiebelkorn IC, Wang G. National medical spending attributable to overweight and obesity: How much, and who's paying? Health Affairs Web Exclusive. 2003; W3:219-226. Available at http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/hlthaff.w3.219v1/DC1.
[13] Lethbridge-Çejku M, Vickerie J. Summary health statistics for U.S. adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2003. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 10(225). 2005.
[14] U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1996.
[15] Colditz GA. Economic costs of obesity and inactivity. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 1999; S663–S667.
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Q: 2 or more keys pressed at the same time Hi guys I have been working with android recently and it's fine until now.
When I want to handle a key down event I just override the onKeyDown method in my activity. The same with the key up event.
The problem is that this just works for a single key, if I press to keys at the same time just one is handle.
For example:
@Override
public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event){
    boolean returnValue = super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
    switch(keyCode){
        case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_A:
            //Do something awesome here
        return true;

        case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_C:
            //Do something even more awesome here
        return true;
    }
    return returnValue;
}

If I press 'A' and 'C' at the same time one is processed first.
My first idea was to set flags with the onKeyDown event to keep the track of what keys are pressed and clear the flags with the onKeyUp event, but this failed when I switch between activities.
Now what I want is something like the following:
@Override
public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event){
    boolean returnValue = super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
    switch(keyCode){
        case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_A:
            if(/* C is pressed */){
                //Do something not so awesome here
            }
            else{
                //Do something awesome here
            }
        return true;

        case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_C:
            if(/* A is pressed */){
                //Do something not so awesome here
            }
            else{
                //Do something even more awesome here
            }
        return true;
    }
    return returnValue;
}

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The problem is that this just works for a single key, if I press to keys at the same time just one is handle.

That is because Android does not support multiple simultaneous keypresses, except with standard "meta" keys (e.g., shift).

A: Multiple keypress detection is often dictated by hardware limitations. Many keyboards are designed using a matrix approach, such that it's not always possible to uniquely detected keys pressed.
If you're on a device that will detect multiple keypresses, you can try storing your keydown flags in a static area, or in an object that you can pass between activities.
But keep in mind that ultimately, your solution's effectiveness will be limited by the hardware keyboard implementation.

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package org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.integration.stomp;

import javax.jms.BytesMessage;
import javax.jms.Connection;
import javax.jms.ConnectionFactory;
import javax.jms.Destination;
import javax.jms.MessageProducer;
import javax.jms.Queue;
import javax.jms.Session;
import javax.jms.TextMessage;
import javax.jms.Topic;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.UUID;

import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.TransportConfiguration;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.config.Configuration;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.protocol.mqtt.MQTTProtocolManagerFactory;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.protocol.stomp.Stomp;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.protocol.stomp.StompProtocolManagerFactory;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.registry.JndiBindingRegistry;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.remoting.impl.invm.InVMAcceptorFactory;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.remoting.impl.invm.InVMConnectorFactory;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.remoting.impl.netty.NettyAcceptorFactory;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.remoting.impl.netty.TransportConstants;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.security.Role;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.ActiveMQServer;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.ActiveMQServers;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.RoutingType;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.jms.client.ActiveMQConnectionFactory;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.jms.client.ActiveMQJMSConnectionFactory;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.jms.server.JMSServerManager;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.jms.server.config.JMSConfiguration;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.jms.server.config.impl.JMSConfigurationImpl;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.jms.server.config.impl.JMSQueueConfigurationImpl;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.jms.server.config.impl.TopicConfigurationImpl;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.jms.server.impl.JMSServerManagerImpl;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.security.ActiveMQJAASSecurityManager;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.integration.IntegrationTestLogger;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.integration.stomp.util.ClientStompFrame;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.integration.stomp.util.StompClientConnection;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.unit.util.InVMNamingContext;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.util.ActiveMQTestBase;
import org.junit.Before;

public abstract class StompTestBase extends ActiveMQTestBase {

   protected String hostname = "127.0.0.1";

   protected final int port = 61613;

   private ConnectionFactory connectionFactory;

   protected Connection connection;

   protected Session session;

   protected Queue queue;

   protected Topic topic;

   protected JMSServerManager server;

   protected String defUser = "brianm";

   protected String defPass = "wombats";

   // Implementation methods
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public boolean isCompressLargeMessages() {
      return false;
   }

   public boolean isSecurityEnabled() {
      return false;
   }

   public boolean isPersistenceEnabled() {
      return false;
   }

   public boolean isEnableStompMessageId() {
      return false;
   }

   public Integer getStompMinLargeMessageSize() {
      return null;
   }

   public List<String> getIncomingInterceptors() {
      return null;
   }

   public List<String> getOutgoingInterceptors() {
      return null;
   }

   @Override
   @Before
   public void setUp() throws Exception {
      super.setUp();

      server = createServer();
      server.start();
      connectionFactory = createConnectionFactory();

      ((ActiveMQConnectionFactory)connectionFactory).setCompressLargeMessage(isCompressLargeMessages());

      if (isSecurityEnabled()) {
         connection = connectionFactory.createConnection("brianm", "wombats");
      } else {
         connection = connectionFactory.createConnection();
      }
      session = connection.createSession(false, Session.AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE);
      queue = session.createQueue(getQueueName());
      topic = session.createTopic(getTopicName());
      connection.start();
   }

   /**
    * @return
    * @throws Exception
    */
   protected JMSServerManager createServer() throws Exception {
      Map<String, Object> params = new HashMap<>();
      params.put(TransportConstants.PROTOCOLS_PROP_NAME, StompProtocolManagerFactory.STOMP_PROTOCOL_NAME + ","  + MQTTProtocolManagerFactory.MQTT_PROTOCOL_NAME);
      params.put(TransportConstants.PORT_PROP_NAME, TransportConstants.DEFAULT_STOMP_PORT);
      params.put(TransportConstants.STOMP_CONSUMERS_CREDIT, "-1");
      if (isEnableStompMessageId()) {
         params.put(TransportConstants.STOMP_ENABLE_MESSAGE_ID, true);
      }
      if (getStompMinLargeMessageSize() != null) {
         params.put(TransportConstants.STOMP_MIN_LARGE_MESSAGE_SIZE, 2048);
      }
      TransportConfiguration stompTransport = new TransportConfiguration(NettyAcceptorFactory.class.getName(), params);

      Configuration config = createBasicConfig().setSecurityEnabled(isSecurityEnabled())
                                                .setPersistenceEnabled(isPersistenceEnabled())
                                                .addAcceptorConfiguration(stompTransport)
                                                .addAcceptorConfiguration(new TransportConfiguration(InVMAcceptorFactory.class.getName()))
                                                .setConnectionTtlCheckInterval(500);

      if (getIncomingInterceptors() != null) {
         config.setIncomingInterceptorClassNames(getIncomingInterceptors());
      }

      if (getOutgoingInterceptors() != null) {
         config.setOutgoingInterceptorClassNames(getOutgoingInterceptors());
      }

      ActiveMQServer activeMQServer = addServer(ActiveMQServers.newActiveMQServer(config, defUser, defPass));

      if (isSecurityEnabled()) {
         ActiveMQJAASSecurityManager securityManager = (ActiveMQJAASSecurityManager) activeMQServer.getSecurityManager();

         final String role = "testRole";
         securityManager.getConfiguration().addRole(defUser, role);
         config.getSecurityRoles().put("#", new HashSet<Role>() {
            {
               add(new Role(role, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true));
            }
         });
      }

      JMSConfiguration jmsConfig = new JMSConfigurationImpl();
      jmsConfig.getQueueConfigurations().add(new JMSQueueConfigurationImpl().setName(getQueueName()).setBindings(getQueueName()));
      jmsConfig.getTopicConfigurations().add(new TopicConfigurationImpl().setName(getTopicName()).setBindings(getTopicName()));
      server = new JMSServerManagerImpl(activeMQServer, jmsConfig);
      server.setRegistry(new JndiBindingRegistry(new InVMNamingContext()));
      return server;
   }

   protected ConnectionFactory createConnectionFactory() {
      return new ActiveMQJMSConnectionFactory(false, new TransportConfiguration(InVMConnectorFactory.class.getName()));
   }

   protected String getQueueName() {
      return "testQueue";
   }

   protected String getQueuePrefix() {
      return "";
   }

   protected String getTopicName() {
      return "testtopic";
   }

   protected String getTopicPrefix() {
      return "";
   }

   public void sendJmsMessage(String msg) throws Exception {
      sendJmsMessage(msg, queue);
   }

   public void sendJmsMessage(String msg, Destination destination) throws Exception {
      MessageProducer producer = session.createProducer(destination);
      TextMessage message = session.createTextMessage(msg);
      producer.send(message);
   }

   public void sendJmsMessage(byte[] data, Destination destination) throws Exception {
      sendJmsMessage(data, "foo", "xyz", destination);
   }

   public void sendJmsMessage(String msg, String propertyName, String propertyValue) throws Exception {
      sendJmsMessage(msg.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8), propertyName, propertyValue, queue);
   }

   public void sendJmsMessage(byte[] data,
                              String propertyName,
                              String propertyValue,
                              Destination destination) throws Exception {
      MessageProducer producer = session.createProducer(destination);
      BytesMessage message = session.createBytesMessage();
      message.setStringProperty(propertyName, propertyValue);
      message.writeBytes(data);
      producer.send(message);
   }

   public void abortTransaction(StompClientConnection conn, String txID) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      ClientStompFrame abortFrame = conn.createFrame(Stomp.Commands.ABORT)
                                        .addHeader(Stomp.Headers.TRANSACTION, txID);

      conn.sendFrame(abortFrame);
   }

   public void beginTransaction(StompClientConnection conn, String txID) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      ClientStompFrame beginFrame = conn.createFrame(Stomp.Commands.BEGIN)
                                        .addHeader(Stomp.Headers.TRANSACTION, txID);

      conn.sendFrame(beginFrame);
   }

   public void commitTransaction(StompClientConnection conn, String txID) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      commitTransaction(conn, txID, false);
   }

   public void commitTransaction(StompClientConnection conn,
                                 String txID,
                                 boolean receipt) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      ClientStompFrame beginFrame = conn.createFrame(Stomp.Commands.COMMIT)
                                        .addHeader(Stomp.Headers.TRANSACTION, txID);
      String uuid = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
      if (receipt) {
         beginFrame.addHeader(Stomp.Headers.RECEIPT_REQUESTED, uuid);
      }
      ClientStompFrame resp = conn.sendFrame(beginFrame);
      if (receipt) {
         assertEquals(uuid, resp.getHeader(Stomp.Headers.Response.RECEIPT_ID));
      }
   }

   public void ack(StompClientConnection conn,
                   String subscriptionId,
                   ClientStompFrame messageIdFrame) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      String messageID = messageIdFrame.getHeader(Stomp.Headers.Message.MESSAGE_ID);

      ClientStompFrame frame = conn.createFrame(Stomp.Commands.ACK)
                                      .addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Message.MESSAGE_ID, messageID);

      if (subscriptionId != null) {
         frame.addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Ack.SUBSCRIPTION, subscriptionId);
      }

      ClientStompFrame response = conn.sendFrame(frame);
      if (response != null) {
         throw new IOException("failed to ack " + response);
      }
   }

   public void ack(StompClientConnection conn,
                   String subscriptionId,
                   String mid,
                   String txID) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      ClientStompFrame frame = conn.createFrame(Stomp.Commands.ACK)
                                      .addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Ack.SUBSCRIPTION, subscriptionId)
                                      .addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Message.MESSAGE_ID, mid);
      if (txID != null) {
         frame.addHeader(Stomp.Headers.TRANSACTION, txID);
      }

      conn.sendFrame(frame);
   }

   public void nack(StompClientConnection conn, String subscriptionId, String messageId) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      ClientStompFrame frame = conn.createFrame(Stomp.Commands.NACK)
                                      .addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Ack.SUBSCRIPTION, subscriptionId)
                                      .addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Message.MESSAGE_ID, messageId);

      conn.sendFrame(frame);
   }

   public ClientStompFrame subscribe(StompClientConnection conn,
                                     String subscriptionId) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      return subscribe(conn, subscriptionId, Stomp.Headers.Subscribe.AckModeValues.AUTO);
   }

   public ClientStompFrame subscribe(StompClientConnection conn,
                                     String subscriptionId,
                                     String ack) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      return subscribe(conn, subscriptionId, ack, null);
   }

   public ClientStompFrame subscribe(StompClientConnection conn,
                                     String subscriptionId,
                                     String ack,
                                     String durableId) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      return subscribe(conn, subscriptionId, ack, durableId, false);
   }

   public ClientStompFrame subscribe(StompClientConnection conn,
                                     String subscriptionId,
                                     String ack,
                                     String durableId,
                                     boolean receipt) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      return subscribe(conn, subscriptionId, ack, durableId, null, receipt);
   }

   public ClientStompFrame subscribe(StompClientConnection conn,
                                     String subscriptionId,
                                     String ack,
                                     String durableId,
                                     String selector) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      return subscribe(conn, subscriptionId, ack, durableId, selector, false);
   }

   public ClientStompFrame subscribe(StompClientConnection conn,
                                     String subscriptionId,
                                     String ack,
                                     String durableId,
                                     String selector,
                                     boolean receipt) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      return subscribe(conn, subscriptionId, ack, durableId, selector, getQueuePrefix() + getQueueName(), receipt);
   }

   public void subscribeQueue(StompClientConnection conn, String subId, String destination) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      subscribe(conn, subId, Stomp.Headers.Subscribe.AckModeValues.AUTO, null, null, destination, false);
   }

   public ClientStompFrame subscribe(StompClientConnection conn,
                                     String subscriptionId,
                                     String ack,
                                     String durableId,
                                     String selector,
                                     String destination,
                                     boolean receipt) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      ClientStompFrame frame = conn.createFrame(Stomp.Commands.SUBSCRIBE)
                                   .addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Subscribe.SUBSCRIPTION_TYPE, RoutingType.ANYCAST.toString())
                                   .addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Subscribe.DESTINATION, destination);
      if (subscriptionId != null) {
         frame.addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Subscribe.ID, subscriptionId);
      }
      if (ack != null) {
         frame.addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Subscribe.ACK_MODE, ack);
      }
      if (durableId != null) {
         frame.addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Subscribe.DURABLE_SUBSCRIPTION_NAME, durableId);
      }
      if (selector != null) {
         frame.addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Subscribe.SELECTOR, selector);
      }
      String uuid = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
      if (receipt) {
         frame.addHeader(Stomp.Headers.RECEIPT_REQUESTED, uuid);
      }

      frame = conn.sendFrame(frame);

      if (receipt) {
         assertEquals(uuid, frame.getHeader(Stomp.Headers.Response.RECEIPT_ID));
      }

      return frame;
   }

   public ClientStompFrame subscribeTopic(StompClientConnection conn,
                                          String subscriptionId,
                                          String ack,
                                          String durableId) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      return subscribeTopic(conn, subscriptionId, ack, durableId, false);
   }

   public ClientStompFrame subscribeTopic(StompClientConnection conn,
                                          String subscriptionId,
                                          String ack,
                                          String durableId,
                                          boolean receipt) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      return subscribeTopic(conn, subscriptionId, ack, durableId, receipt, false);
   }

   public ClientStompFrame subscribeTopic(StompClientConnection conn,
                                          String subscriptionId,
                                          String ack,
                                          String durableId,
                                          boolean receipt,
                                          boolean noLocal) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      ClientStompFrame frame = conn.createFrame(Stomp.Commands.SUBSCRIBE)
                                   .addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Subscribe.SUBSCRIPTION_TYPE, RoutingType.MULTICAST.toString())
                                   .addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Subscribe.DESTINATION, getTopicPrefix() + getTopicName());
      if (subscriptionId != null) {
         frame.addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Subscribe.ID, subscriptionId);
      }
      if (ack != null) {
         frame.addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Subscribe.ACK_MODE, ack);
      }
      if (durableId != null) {
         frame.addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Subscribe.DURABLE_SUBSCRIPTION_NAME, durableId);
      }
      String uuid = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
      if (receipt) {
         frame.addHeader(Stomp.Headers.RECEIPT_REQUESTED, uuid);
      }
      if (noLocal) {
         frame.addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Subscribe.NO_LOCAL, "true");
      }

      frame = conn.sendFrame(frame);

      if (receipt) {
         assertNotNull("Requested receipt, but response is null", frame);
         assertTrue(frame.getHeader(Stomp.Headers.Response.RECEIPT_ID).equals(uuid));
      }

      return frame;
   }

   public ClientStompFrame unsubscribe(StompClientConnection conn, String subscriptionId) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      return unsubscribe(conn, subscriptionId, null, false, false);
   }

   public ClientStompFrame unsubscribe(StompClientConnection conn,
                                       String subscriptionId,
                                       boolean receipt) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      return unsubscribe(conn, subscriptionId, null, receipt, false);
   }

   public ClientStompFrame unsubscribe(StompClientConnection conn,
                                       String subscriptionId,
                                       String destination,
                                       boolean receipt,
                                       boolean durable) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      ClientStompFrame frame = conn.createFrame(Stomp.Commands.UNSUBSCRIBE);
      if (durable && subscriptionId != null) {
         frame.addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Unsubscribe.DURABLE_SUBSCRIPTION_NAME, subscriptionId);
      } else if (!durable && subscriptionId != null) {
         frame.addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Unsubscribe.ID, subscriptionId);
      }

      if (destination != null) {
         frame.addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Unsubscribe.DESTINATION, destination);
      }

      String uuid = UUID.randomUUID().toString();

      if (receipt) {
         frame.addHeader(Stomp.Headers.RECEIPT_REQUESTED, uuid);
      }

      frame = conn.sendFrame(frame);

      if (receipt) {
         assertEquals(Stomp.Responses.RECEIPT, frame.getCommand());
         assertEquals(uuid, frame.getHeader(Stomp.Headers.Response.RECEIPT_ID));
      }

      return frame;
   }

   public ClientStompFrame send(StompClientConnection conn, String destination, String contentType, String body) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      return send(conn, destination, contentType, body, false);
   }

   public ClientStompFrame send(StompClientConnection conn, String destination, String contentType, String body, boolean receipt) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      return send(conn, destination, contentType, body, receipt, null);
   }

   public ClientStompFrame send(StompClientConnection conn, String destination, String contentType, String body, boolean receipt, RoutingType destinationType) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      return send(conn, destination, contentType, body, receipt, destinationType, null);
   }

   public ClientStompFrame send(StompClientConnection conn, String destination, String contentType, String body, boolean receipt, RoutingType destinationType, String txId) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      ClientStompFrame frame = conn.createFrame(Stomp.Commands.SEND)
                                   .addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Send.DESTINATION, destination)
                                   .setBody(body);

      if (contentType != null) {
         frame.addHeader(Stomp.Headers.CONTENT_TYPE, contentType);
      }

      if (destinationType != null) {
         frame.addHeader(Stomp.Headers.Send.DESTINATION_TYPE, destinationType.toString());
      }

      if (txId != null) {
         frame.addHeader(Stomp.Headers.TRANSACTION, txId);
      }

      String uuid = UUID.randomUUID().toString();

      if (receipt) {
         frame.addHeader(Stomp.Headers.RECEIPT_REQUESTED, uuid);
      }
      frame = conn.sendFrame(frame);

      if (receipt) {
         assertEquals(Stomp.Responses.RECEIPT, frame.getCommand());
         assertEquals(uuid, frame.getHeader(Stomp.Headers.Response.RECEIPT_ID));
      }

      IntegrationTestLogger.LOGGER.info("Received: " + frame);

      return frame;
   }
}

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If you want to find out how much our deep carpet cleaning or rug cleaning services cost - contact 020 3404 0500 or send us an online request . We are there for you 24/7.
Excellent Carpet Cleaning provides premium quality, affordable and reliable rug and carpet cleaning in Richmond upon Thames TW, suitable for domestic and commercial properties as well. We are constantly investing in hiring the best cleaners and personnel, as well as in buying the latest and most modern professional cleaning technologies, tools and Prochem certified methods for cleaning, which are perfectly safe and tested for the environment, people and animals. Our cleaners all work in accordance to the safety and quality procedures which we have implemented, as well as the detailed cleaning checklists which we have developed for every professional cleaning service which we provide.
Our cleaners are prepared and equipped to provide you with premium quality steam carpet cleaning or dry foam carpet cleaning, depending on the type of rug or carpet you have. The service includes carpet and rug stain and spot removal for a variety of stains. The deep rug and carpet cleaning service starts with thorough hoovering and inspection of the condition and type of carpeting you have. Any high removable stains and traffic areas are pre-treated with tested solutions. Then, the cleaner proceeds to perform the shampoo carpet cleaning with the help of a powerful hot water extraction machine. If you have a delicate carpet or rug, the cleaner will use a dry cleaning technique instead. If you want, the cleaner will end with Scotchgard protecting and deodorising your rug or carpet. Along with the carpet cleaning, we can offer you professional drapery cleaning, deep mattress cleaning, bed bug mattress treatment, blinds cleaning and curtain cleaning.
Our cleaners begin with an inspection of the type of carpet or rug, its condition and the material it is made of. Then thorough hoovering is done, followed by careful tests of the solutions which will be used on a small inconspicuous spot of your carpeting. Any removable stains are pre-treated, and so are the soiled, high traffic areas. Depending on the type of rug or carpet, either dry or steam cleaning is finished. Steam cleaning is a deep shampoo carpet cleaning process done with a powerful hot water extraction machine. 95percent of the water used is extracted back into the machine, so the drying time is only about three hours. The dry cleaning does not require drying time. After the cleaning, upon request, our cleaners can supply a deodorising or Scotchgard protection treatment for your rug or carpet too.
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For those about to begin repainting their kitchen space, it might seem as if making a choice on the color of the paint is impossible. There is now a never ending selection of paint colors available for homeowners taking on home improvement projects. With a little expert guidance, homeowners can select the ideal tone for their design needs. Within this post we'll provide our expert guide on the best paint colors for your kitchen space.
Many homeowners are now selecting warmer colors such as deep reds and blues within their kitchen areas. Scientists believe these colors could play a role in increasing our appetite and calming our mood, and these characteristics make them ideal for the kitchen space. Reds are especially popular as red is extremely versatile and can be used to make cabinets standout as well as brighten the surrounding walls of a kitchen space.
For homeowners that have recently completed a large scale renovation of their kitchen, the goal might be to highlight their renovation work. In which case, they might consider the use of neutral tones such as greys and light yellows to bring more attention to the elements within the kitchen. Another benefit of neutral colors is they can be combined simply with any other color, and so this presents more options when upgrading furniture and other items within the kitchen space.
Homeowners that are looking to add stylish and dramatic appeal to an older kitchen area might consider the use of darker blues within their home. It's important to consider the impact that dark paint colors will have on the space, however. In smaller kitchens, dark blues can make the space seem uninviting. Used effectively, with the right light colored accents throughout the room, darker blues can add significant style value to the home.
The use of yellow paints within home décor has been shown to offer a soothing feel within the environment. For a more relaxed kitchen area, a brighter yellow might offer the requisite appeal. Yellow is also the ideal option for smaller kitchen spaces, as it can open the room up and make those darker corners feel brighter and more welcoming.
By reviewing the tips in this post, you can get a sense of the type of colors available for your home kitchen painting project. To learn more, contact our décor specialists today!


The Chinese Christian Community Service Centre with support from the Gordon Baptist Church would like to invite you to the Senior Health and Wellbeing Expo 2019.
The expo aims to empower seniors to live healthily and happily and to promote health and well-being for seniors. It is an English/Chinese bilingual event with a theme to celebrate cultural diversity among the senior communities.
We will be sharing our Chinese uniqueness and specialties with our wider senior community.
A light lunch will be provided to all participants.


Compared to the same period the year before. This pace of growth was up from a 29-month low of 2.5% in September.
• Asia-Pacific airlines saw demand for air freight grow by 1.9% in October 2018, compared to the same period last year. This pace of growth was relatively unchanged from the previous month. Weaker manufacturing conditions for exporters, and longer supplier delivery times particularly in China and Korea impacted the demand. As the largest freight-flying region, carrying more than one-third of the total, the risks from rising trade tensions are disproportionately high. Capacity increased by 4.2%.
• North American airlines posted the fastest growth of any region in October 2018, with an increase in demand of 6.6% compared to the same period a year earlier. Capacity increased by 8.2% over the same period. The strength of the US economy and consumer spending have helped support the demand for air cargo over the past year, benefiting US carriers.
• European airlines experienced a 1.4% increase in freight demand in October 2018 compared to the same period a year earlier. Capacity increased by 1.9% year-on-year. Weaker manufacturing conditions for exporters, and longer supplier delivery times particularly in Germany, Europe's largest freight flying country, impacted demand. Seasonally-adjusted international air cargo demand remained deflated in October, which could indicate the start of a broader weakening in demand.
• Middle Eastern airlines' freight volumes expanded 5.0% in October 2018 compared to the same period a year earlier. Capacity increased by 8.8% over the same period. There are signs of a pick-up in seasonally-adjusted international air cargo demand helped by more trade to/from Europe and Asia.
• Latin American airlines' freight demand rose 0.3% in October 2018 compared to the same period last year and capacity increased by 3.3%. International demand slipped by 0.9%, marking the first contraction in 11months. International freight volumes have fallen month-on-month in four of the past five months, reflecting broad weakness in the region's key markets.
• African carriers saw freight demand decrease by 4.2% in October 2018, compared to the same month last year. This was the seventh time in eight months that demand shrank. Capacity increased by 5.4% year-on-year. Demand conditions on all key markets to and from Africa remain weak. Nonetheless, seasonally-adjusted international freight volumes have stopped declining and recovered sharply in recent months.


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LAMB OF GOD's Randy Blythe Announces Special NYC Photography Exhibition
April 6, 2015 Nick
D RANDALL BLYTHE: SHOW ME WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF
LAMB OF GOD Vocalist Announces Special Photography Exhibition
May 2nd – June 30th at Sacred Gallery NYC
D. Randall Blythe – Richmond, Virginia-based author, photographer, actor, music critic, composer and vocalist of Grammy-nominated, chart-topping heavy metal band LAMB OF GOD – is pleased to announce his upcoming photography exhibition, D RANDALL BLYTHE: Show Me What You're Made Of, taking place from May 2 – June 30, 2015 at Sacred Gallery NYC. The opening reception will take place on May 2nd from 8-11pm.
Sacred Gallery NYC is located in Manhattan's SoHo District at 424 Broadway on the northeast corner of Broadway and Canal.
In addition to his work with LAMB OF GOD, D. Randall Blythe is the author of the forthcoming memoir Dark Days (to be published July 2015 by Perseus/Da Capo books in the USA, and Random House in the UK and associated territories), a music critic at the highly acclaimed TheTalkhouse.com, has acted in movies filmed in America and Asia, and periodically composes music for the Richmond Ballet.
"I've been lucky enough to travel literally around the world several times for my job, and for the last few years I have carried a camera with me everywhere I go," states Blythe. "Show Me What You're Made Of will showcase fine art prints of what I consider to be some of the most striking images that I have collected, both at home and during my travels. The body of work is quite diverse, and in an attempt to highlight that diversity, all the photos will be shown in custom made frames made of reclaimed wood, adding to the individuality of each piece. The frames are made by my friend, Richmond, VA musician Greta Brinkman (former bassist for Moby, The Deborah Harry Band, White Cross, and currently with RVA doom merchants Drug Lord). I am especially pleased to have my first exhibit at Sacred Arts, a gallery with such a solid connection to my community- the underground music and arts scene. I hope to see as many of you as possible at the opening, so come on out, check out some photography, and be sure to say hi to me and Greta!"
Sacred Gallery NYC was established in December of 2009 by gallery director Kevin Wilson. The gallery's mission is to exhibit a diversity works and artists. Over the last five years, Sacred has featured graffiti artists, painters, photographers, print makers, comic book artists, documenters, and many other types of artists using a variety of mediums, including blood and live performance graffiti. The gallery prides itself on the accommodations that are provided to the diverse communities of artists that New York City and the world have to offer.
Sacred Gallery and its sister business, Sacred Tattoo, have been featured with the BBC, National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel, MTV, TLC, New York Times, The Huffington Post, The Daily News, various tattoo magazines, and many other forms of news and media.
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Since 2005 Winter Street Studios (2101 Winter Street) has been and continues to be one of the most exciting workspaces for Houston's creative community. An old furniture factory scheduled for demolition has become the home of 65 art studios for over 80 local artists. Winter Street Studios, under the vision of Jon Deal and Avenue CDC, has laid the floor plan for a centralized, thriving arts community inside the loop. They have cultivated a unique and productive space where established artists and emerging artists and organizers and visionaries thrive in what they desire to do—make art.
The Texas Wild Bunch is a 501c3 Non profit organization. They take great pride in their organization and feel they have a unique group of dedicated professional, hard-working Texas artists who contribute immensely to the artistic world of today and to our Texas history and heritage.
Located in the Old Jefferson Davis Hospital close to Houston Ave and Washington Ave, Elder Street Gallery presents local artists in a interesting venue designed to meet your tastes.
"ART IN DIMENSIONS is a platform to promote visual arts and artists across the United States, South America and Europe. With over 14 years of experience working in this artistic field, we proved to have both - an imaginative and commercial eye to identify outstanding talent and excellent art."


If you start earlier (or later) than your group's call time, please check with your pace pals to make sure your team is all starting at the same time. As always, if you start way before the scheduled start times, please take water to cover yourselves for that first water stop (or two) in case you're ahead of the logistical team. We're touring Shoal Creek out and back Saturday.
16 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Cross to southside trail. SS trail over to Mopac. Mopac up to LA Blvd. LA Blvd out to Enfield. Enfield over to Exposition. Left up Expo to 35th. Right on 35th up and over Mopac. Left on Jackson after you cross bridge. Jackson up to Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek up to Hancock. Right on Hancock over to Shoal Creek. Turn around at Shoal Creek. Back Hancock to Bull Creek, down to Jackson, to 35th. Over Mopac to Exposition. Expo down to Enfield. Right on Enfield out to LA Blvd. LA Blvd back to Mopac to southside trail and back to Pfluger footbridge. Cross back to GZLs HQ to finish.
17.6 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Southside trail to Mopac. Veterans up to Lake Austin Blvd. Left on LA Blvd out to Enfield. Right on Enfield back to Exposition. Left on Expo up to 35th. Right on 35th up and over Mopac. Left on Jackson at first light to Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek up to Hancock. Right on Hancock to Shoal Creek. Shoal Creek left up to White Rock. Left on White Rock over to Great Northern. Turn around there, and retrace your steps all the way back to Exposition, skipping the Enfield Triangle on the way back. Take Exposition straight down to Lake Austin Blvd, to Mopac, and take southside trail back to Pfluger footbridge and over to GZLs HQ.
19.8 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Southside trail to Mopac. Veterans up to Lake Austin Blvd. Left on LA Blvd out to Enfield. Right on Enfield back to Exposition. Left on Expo up to 35th. Right on 35th up and over Mopac. Left on Jackson at first light to Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek up to Hancock. Right on Hancock to Shoal Creek. Shoal Creek left up to White Rock. Left on White Rock over to Great Northern. Right on Great Northern up to Carlisle. That's a couple streets north of the baseball fields. Turn around there, and retrace your steps all the way back to GZLs HQ. Exposition down to Enfield, out to Lake Austin Blvd, to Mopac, and take southside trail back to Pfluger footbridge and over to GZLs HQ.
22 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Southside trail to Mopac. Veterans up to Lake Austin Blvd. Left on LA Blvd out to Enfield. Right on Enfield back to Exposition. Left on Expo up to 35th. Right on 35th up and over Mopac. Left on Jackson at first light to Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek up to Hancock. Right on Hancock to Shoal Creek. Shoal Creek left up to White Rock. Left on White Rock over to Great Northern. Right on Great Northern up to Foster. Right on Foster to Shoal Creek. Turn around there, and retrace your steps all the way back to GZLs HQ. Exposition down to Enfield, out to Lake Austin Blvd, to Mopac, and take southside trail back to Pfluger footbridge and over to GZLs HQ.
23.8 Miles: Your map is here. Start at GZLs HQ. Southside trail to Mopac. Veterans up to Lake Austin Blvd. Left on LA Blvd out to Enfield. Right on Enfield back to Exposition. Left on Expo up to 35th. Right on 35th up and over Mopac. Left on Jackson at first light to Bull Creek. Left on Bull Creek up to Hancock. Right on Hancock to Shoal Creek. Shoal Creek left up to White Rock. Left on White Rock over to Great Northern. Right on Great Northern up to Foster. Right on Foster to Shoal Creek. Left on Shoal Creek up to the access road at 183. Turn around there, and retrace your steps all the way back to Exposition, skipping the Enfield Triangle on the way back. Take Exposition straight down to Lake Austin Blvd, to Mopac, and take southside trail back to Pfluger footbridge and over to GZLs HQ.
Feb 25th (Cowtown, Mesa, Tokyo): Taper madness Week The Last. 8-12 miles, with last 4 @ MGP. Start nice and relaxed, and then cruise last 4 miles at honest Marathon Goal Pace. Remember your race is next week, not this Saturday. Easy, boys and girls! Start time 6:00am.
March 4th (Napa, New Orleans): Taper madness Week 2. 12-16 miles, with last 6 @ MGP. Start nice and relaxed, and then cruise last 6 miles at honest Marathon Goal Pace. Check with Coach if you're not sure how fast to go. Start time 6:00am.
March 18th (Big D, LA): 20-24 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 24 mile max. Start time 6:00am.
April 16th (Boston): 18-20 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 20 mile max. Start time 6:00am.
April 22nd (London): 10-14 mile recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week. Start time 6:00am.
April 29th (Eugene): 14-18 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 18 mile max. Start time 6:00am.
May 6th (Colorado): 10-14 mile recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week. Start time 6:00am.
May 27th (M2B, Ottawa): 10-14 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 14 mile max. Start time 6:00am.
June 16th (Grandma's): 9-12 mile recovery long run. Back off a bit from last week. Start time 6:00am.
March 4th (Alamo Half): Taper madness Week 2. 6-10 miles, with last 3 @ HMGP. Start nice and relaxed, and then cruise last 3 miles at honest Half Marathon Goal Pace. Check with Coach if you're not sure how fast to go. Start time 6:30am.
March 10th (Zooma): Taper madness begins. 8-13 miles, with last 5 @ HMGP. Start nice and relaxed, and then cruise last 5 miles at honest Half Marathon Goal Pace. Check with Coach if you're not sure how fast to go. Start time 6:00am.
March 25th (Dallas Half): 5-8 miles recovery long run. Start time 6:30am.
April 29th (Eugene Half): 8-10 miles. Add 1-2 miles to your last longer long run, up to that 10 mile max. Start time 6:30am.


What a wonderful article by Mike Mooneyham on the Charleston Post & Courier website about the late Jay Youngblood. It is both a look at a daughter who never got to know her Dad, a father who died way to young. It is also a great trip back through time looking at the wonderful career of Youngblood, his memorable team with Ricky Steamboat, and their feuds with Don Kernodle and Sgt. Slaughter as well as the Brisco brothers.
"There's not a day goes by that Ricca Jonas doesn't think about her dad.
She was only three years old when her father, the late Steven Nicky Romero — better known as pro wrestling star Jay Youngblood — died on Sept. 2, 1985, in Parkville, Victoria, Australia, a suburb of Melbourne, during a tour of the South Pacific...."


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"The number of prisoners age 55 or older sentenced to more than 1 year in state prison increased 400% between 1993 and 2013, from 26,300 (3% of the total state prison population) in 1993 to 131,500 (10% of the total population) in 2013"1
Older adults in prison often exhibit physical and mental health problems, including dementia, and histories of trauma and chronic stress. Over 3,000 of these men and women will die each year in prison.2
Listed below are resources related to the needs, policies, programs, and legal issues of aging in prison.
1 (Carson & Sabol, 2016) [From Aging Of The State Prison Population, 1993-2013]
2 (James & Glaze, 2006; Maruschak, 2008; Maschi, Kwak, Ko, & Morrissey, 2012). [From Aging Prisoners: A Crisis in Need of Intervention, Fordham University, 2012.]
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Aging offenders
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Everywhere and Nowhere Compassionate Release in the States
https://famm.org/wp-content/uploads/Exec-Summary-Report.pdf
Compassionate release allows prisoners facing imminent death, advancing age, or debilitating medical conditions to secure early release when those developments diminish the need for or morality of continued imprisonment. At FAMM, we routinely hear from prisoners and their loved ones seeking information about how to secure compassionate release. We have listened to heart-wrenching stories of families like Lynn and Bernie's trying to help sick and dying prisoners navigate an absurdly complicated and confusing process for release.
U.S. Sentencing Commission Compassionate Release Data Report (2022)
https://www.ussc.gov/research/data-reports/compassionate-release-data-reports
Pursuant to section 3582(c)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, courts are authorized to reduce a defendant's term of imprisonment based on "extraordinary and compelling reasons." When considering any motion under section 3582(c)(1)(A) (commonly referred to as "compassionate release" motions), the court must find, after considering the factors set forth in section 3553(a), that "extraordinary and compelling reasons" warrant such a reduction and that any reduction "is consistent with applicable policy statements issued by the Sentencing Commission."
Causes of Aging in the Federal Prison Population and a Comparison to States
The unremitting growth of older inmates in prison populations is one of the most pressing concerns in federal corrections today; however, empirical research on the topic says little about the causes of these changes. This article addresses this gap by applying an established methodology to analyze and quantify the contributions of key factors driving the growth of aging federal prison populations.
Research/Reports
Ageing in imprisonment - Summary report
https://www.icrc.org/en/publication/ageing-imprisonment-summary-report
This report summarises the proceedings of the two-day meeting the ICRC organised in December 2016 on the needs of older prisoners. The meeting saw the participation of experts with practical experience of legal, ethical, health-care and management issues concerning older detainees. The experts' presentations and the plenary discussions, as well as a number of recommendations that emerged, are reported in detail.
Exploring the Relationship Between Cumulative Trauma and Recidivism Among Older Adults: Does Race and Offense History Matter
https://www.academia.edu/38043271/Exploring_the_Relationship_Between_Cumulative_Trauma_and_Recidivism_Among_Older_Adults_Does_Race_and_Offense_History_Matter?email_work_card=title
There is a dearth of knowledge on the role of cumulative trauma, stress, and minority oppression on recidivism among incarcerated elder population. The current study fills a gap in the literature by exploring the association between race, trauma, offense history, and recidivism among incarcerated elders. This study used a cross-sectional correlational design with 607 adult males aged 50 and older in a Northeastern state correctional system.
The Health of America's Aging Prison Population
https://academic.oup.com/epirev/article/40/1/157/4951841
Older incarcerated individuals comprise the fastest growing demographic in the US prison system. Unhealthy lifestyles among incarcerated individuals and inadequate health care lead to earlier onset and more rapid progression of many chronic conditions that are prevalent among community-living older adults. There are limited peer-reviewed epidemiologic data in this area; however, there is growing interest in identifying strategies for housing aging incarcerated individuals, delivering appropriate health care in prisons, and coordinating after-release health care.
The Impact of an Aging Inmate Population on the Federal Bureau of Prisons
https://oig.justice.gov/reports/2015/e1505.pdf
In September 2013, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) incarcerated 164,566 federal inmates in 119 BOP-managed institutions. According to BOP data, inmates age 50 and older were the fastest growing segment of its inmate population, increasing 25 percent from 24,857 in fiscal year (FY) 2009 to 30,962 in FY 2013. By contrast, during the same period, the population of inmates 49 and younger decreased approximately 1 percent, including an even larger decrease of 16 percent in the youngest inmates (age 29 and younger).
The High Costs of Low Risk: The Crisis of America's Aging Prison Population
https://www.osborneny.org/assets/files/Osborne_HighCostsofLowRisk.pdf
The population of a prison system is a function of the number of people who enter and how long they stay. Although crime rates are lower than they were 10 years ago, and thirty-six states have reduced their imprisonment rates, extreme sentence lengths and narrow release mechanisms have led to a growing crisis of older adults in America's prisons. By 2030, the population of people aged 50 and older is projected to account for one-third of all incarcerated people in the U.S., amounting to a staggering 4,400 percent increase over a fifty-year span.
Supporting America's Aging Prisoner Population: Opportunities & Challenges for Area Agencies on Aging
https://www.usaging.org/Files/n4a_AgingPrisoners_23Feb2017REV (2).pdf
America's prison population is aging rapidly. Between 2007 and 2010 the number of state and federal prisoners age 65 and older grew at a rate 94 times the overall prison population, making it the fastest growing demographic. The increase can be attributed to a variety of factors including the aging of the overall U.S. population, longer prison terms due to factors such as mandatory sentencing, and an increase in the number of older people committing crimes.
NIC Resources
Losing Time: Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease Behind Bars [Webinar]
Effectively Managing Aging and Geriatric Offenders [Satellite/Internet Broadcast...
Tashima Ricks
Correctional Program Specialist
https://nicic.gov/projects/aging-prison
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Nuggets, Exitmusic, Ashley Monroe, Joshua Hedley, HIRS Collective, Rhino
Friday, April 13, 2018 - 08:00 AM
... with GARAGE ROCK! It's the time of year when I bring out The Standells - "Dirty Water/ Why Pick On Me", but I couldn't stop there. Let's have a dozen Nuggets, like Music Machine - "Talk Talk"; Blues Magoos - "We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet"; The Knickerbockers - "Lies"; The Outsiders - "Time Won't Let Me"; Count Five - "Psychotic Reaction"; The Seeds - "Pushin' Too Hard"; 13th Floor Elevators - "You're Gonna Miss Me"; The Leaves - "Hey Joe"; Electric Prunes - "I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night," the Crazy World of Arthur Brown - "Fire" and The Nazz- "Open My Eyes."
EXITMUSIC advance streams The Recognitions.
ASHLEY MONROE advance streams Sparrow.
JOSHUA HEDLEY advance streams Mr. Jukebox.
THE HIRS COLLECTIVE advance streams Friends. Lovers. Favorites.
MEN WITHOUT HATS: You can dance if you want to.
DEAN WEEN talks to Aquarium Drunkard about chords, album sequencing, and more...
PRINCE delivered about 50 handwritten manuscript pages for his biography before his death... and we're likely to see them.
MANIC STEET PREACHERS Nicky Wire and James Dean Bradfield share their thoughts on nostalgia, Francis Bacon and why they considered splitting up.
COACHELLA is streaming live starting today.
NOW SHOWING:This weekend's wide releases include Rampage, which is currently scoring 49 percent on the ol'Tomatometer; Truth Or Dare, which is scoring 24 percent; and Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero, scoring 86 percent. Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs finally expands wide, scoring 91 percent.
MARK HAMILL talks about how Carrie Fisher's death has tarnished his ability to enjoy more Star Wars.
JOHN KRASINSKI has found his follow-up to A Quiet Place, the surprise hit he directed and stars in with his wife, Emily Blunt.
BRAD PITT: These pieces in People and US Weekly suggest he's much more interested in Angelina Jolie in generating good pub for himself.
KHLOE KARDASHIAN has given birth to her first kid.
REBEL WILSON is expected to have most of her legal costs reimbursed by Bauer Media after being awarded a record-breaking amount of money in damages in a defamation case against the media giant last year.
MAD ABOUT YOU: Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt have signed contracts to reprise their roles, according to Entertainment Weekly.
NETFLIX won't be going to Cannes this year; the festival sent a clear message with a new rule that bans any films without theatrical distribution in France from playing in competition.
A BABY RHINO too little to join the others befriends a goat.
A TIGER RUNNING AMOK IN MANHATTAN is really a raccoon, and who hasn't made that mistake before?
MORE THAN 100 DEAD GEESE plunge from the sky.
LIVE TURKEYS may no longer be dropped over Little Rock. Pour one out for Les Nessman.
Breeders, Superorganism, Tyler Childers, Arthur Buck, Punk Turtle
Thursday, April 12, 2018 - 08:00 AM
BIG COUNTRY are "In a Big Country". But how big?
THE BREEDERS stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic.
SUPERORGANISM stopped by The Current.
TYLER CHILDERS plays a Tiny Desk Concert.
ARTHUR BUCK, new collaboration between Joseph Arthur and R.E.M.'s Peter Buck,shares "I Am the Moment."
OKKERVIL RIVER shares a video for "Don't Move Back To LA."
SHRUNKGROUPS: In the future, classic rock bands will melt into one another.
THE "MUSIC OMNIBUS" BILL moving through Congress has songwriters and streaming platforms sitting on the same side of the table.
HI-DEF VINYL LPs could hit stores as early as 2019.
THE NUMBER ONES looks at the Marvelettes' "Please Mr. Postman" and the beginning of the Motown era.
KEVIN SPACEY: The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is reviewing a sexual assault case against the actor.
KEVIN SMITH has offered to let Stan Lee live with him.
KHLOE KARDASHIAN is having early contractions and her family is jetting to Cleveland to be by her side and lend support in the wake of the Tristan Thompson cheating scandal.
MARIAH CAREY talks aboout her bipolar disorder.
JESICA BIEL talks about her marriage to Justin Timberlake.
MITZI SHORE, co-founder and ownder of the Comedy Store, died in L.A. Wednesday morning after battling an unknown neurological disorder for years.
A PUNK TURTLE that breathes through its genitals is also one of the most endangered.
THE SQUIRREL who Eastered too hard.
GOATS rescued from a bridge beam in over the Mahoning River.
HIGH-PITCHED "DOG SPEAK" to communicate with a dog improves its attention and may help humans socially bond with their pets.
Anna Burch, Low Cut Connie, Rexmanningday, Neco Case, The Damned, Puppy
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 - 08:00 AM
STEELY DAN turn in a spirited "Reelin' in the Years" on the Midnight Special. IIRC, Don Fagen hates this performance tho.
ANNA BURCH plays the World Cafe.
LOW CUT CONNIE stops by The Current for a chat and mini-set, incl. Prince's "Controversy."
REXMANNINGDAY streams their self-titled debut.
NEKO CASE shares her "Bad Luck."
THE DAMNED gets around to sharing their "Procrastination."
CRAIG FINN joins THE WAR ON DRUGS for a cover of Warren Zevon's "Accidentally Like a Martyr."
YVONNE STAPLES -- best known as the baritone voice of The Staple Singers -- has died at her home in Chicago ... according to Chicago's Leak & Sons Funeral Homes.
LEMON JAIL: On the Road with the Replacements.
GUIDED BY VOICES, ranked by Magnet.
ASK AN INDIE VETERAN: What are the best cities to play, and why are hamsters better than rats?
THE NUMBER ONES looks at future sausage king Jimmy Dean's country classic "Big Bad John."
T.J. MILLER was arrested by FBI agents over an Amtrak bomb threat he reported back in March.
STAN LEE could use a superhero.
RACHEL McADAMS is a proud new mother of a baby boy, according to a report.
PRINCE HARRY & MEGHAN MARKLE are keeping politics out of their upcoming royal wedding.
AMAL CLOONEY is profiled by Vogue.
ANGELINA JOLIE: Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl.
THE MEG has a goofy trailer online.
A PUPPY in Texas was rescued on Friday after getting its tiny head stuck in the wheel of a car.
A MAN RAISED BY WOLVES in a cave for 12 years has admitted that he feels disappointed with human life.
A ROGUE CHINCILLA has the run of the Municipal Bldg in Almond, WI.
BOBCAT vs SNAKE: Who You Got?
Monday was Helladay, but I have Things on what was slow "news" anyway
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 - 08:00 AM
ROY ORBISON provides vintage performances of "Running Scared" and "Oh, Pretty Woman" for Twofer Tuesday.
JOHN PRINE advance streams The Tree of Forgiveness.
MARGARET GLASPY visited The Current for a chat and mini-set.
THE BETHS stream their Warm Blood EP.
TALKING HEADS get over two and one-half hours of discussion and analysis on Political Beats with WSJ exec editor Matt Murray.
LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM leaves Fleetwood Mac. Again. Did you know he wrote a song called "Go Your Own Way?" Because he totally did.
EELS: Mark Oliver Everett talks to Fresh Air about falling apart, bouncing back, and fatherhood.
THE NUMBER ONES looks at Dion's "Runaround Sue."
GAME OF THRONES just wrapped a 55-day shoot—for one enormous battle scene.
JOHN CUSACK doesn't have high hopes for a High Fidelity TV series.
BILL COSBY was accosted by a topless protester as he walked into court for his sex assault retrial.
WESTWORLD's showrunners talk Shogun World.
THE SIMPSONS responded to complaints about the Apu character, and people are still complaining.
WEINER DOG WALK in Manchester.
AN ARCTIC FOX charms a fisherman out of his catch.
A CAT that spent three days stranded in a tree was brought back to earth -- only to flee up another tree.
A SNEAKY SEAGULL was caught on camera swooping down on a shopper's cart in a grocery store parking lot and stealing a package of bacon.
Decemberists, Sloan, Bettye LaVette, Matthew Sweet, Chimp Rescue
Monday, April 09, 2018 - 08:00 AM
KURT VILE joins YO LA TENGO on a cover of The Cure's "It's Friday, I'm in Love."
THE DECEMBERISTS play the Palace (in St. Paul)!
SLOAN is streaming 12 at Bandcamp.
BETTYE LaVETTE plays a set of Dylan covers on the Mountain Stage.
MATTHEW SWEET shares "I Belong To You."
THE CONNELLS: " '74-'45. " Read more about this Raleigh, North Carolina quintet at Trouser Press.
BILLY BRAGG has been invited by the Bank of England to lecture City financiers about how to build a better society.
DEREK SMALLS (Spinal Tap) shares his hard-fought wisdom with The Guardian.
JOHNNY MARR: A track-by-track tour of Call The Comet.
THE NUMBER ONES looks at Ray Charles' eternal "Hit The Road Jack."
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: A Quiet Place shocks its way to the top of the chart with a 50MM debut after recent tracking suggested an opning somewhere in the twenties. It's powered by same-day sales, so word of mouth must be through the roof.It's already profitable against a 17MM budget. Ready Player One places with 25MM, on asemi-leggy 40 percent drop, though it's the 294MM from foreign markets that are going to save it against a reported 175MM budget. Blockers shows with 21.4MM, which probably counts as another upset debut. Black Panther takes the fourth slot with another 8.4MM -- enough to move past Titanic to become the third-largest all-time domestic grosser (can it reach 700MM before Infinity War opens? Hmm.) I Can Only Imagine rounds out the Top Five with 8.4MM on a leggy 20 percent drop, even more impressive for a faith-based flick post-Easter.
CHAPPAQUIDDICK, a dissection of the lethal scandal that sunk Sen.Ted Kenedy's ambiitons, is a remarkable indictment, mostly because the screenplay steers away from the more sensationalistic rumors that surrounded the event. Jason Clarke deftly portrays as Teddy as a weak man who labors under his deserved reputation as the black shhep of the Kennedy clan. But Ed Helms and Jim Gaffigan -- chiefly known for comedic performances -- also shine here in dramatic roles as two of Ted's fixers. Kata Mara does what she can with the role of the doomed Mary Jo Kopechne -- a smal role in terms of screen time, but one which required her to give a sense of the moral stakes.
ISLE OF DOGS is a Wes Anderson film, so if you like those, you'll like this -- an animated animal tale in the tradition of his adaptation of The Fantastic Mr. Fox. The ending is a bit of a trainwreck, but the first two and a half acts earn enough goodwill to forgive that.
SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY has a new trailer online.
MOLLY RINGWALD reconsiders the John Hughes catalog in the MeToo era. It's complicated.
RUSSELL SIMMONS now has Luann de Lesseps (Real Housewives of New York) among his accusers.
JENNIE GARTH's husband David Abrams has filed for divorce after nearly three years of marriage.
BROOKE BURKE is divorcing former Baywatch star David Charvet after 7 years of marriage.
MIRANDA LAMBERT & ANDERSON EAST have called it quits after two years together.
KATE HUDSON and musician boyfriend Danny Fujikawa are expecting their first child together, a girl.
HELEN HUNT is up for a Mad About You reboot.
SUSAN ANSPACH, best known for roles in landmark 1970s films like Five Easy Pieces and Play It Again, Sam, has died in Los Angeles. She was 75.
AN ORPHANED BABY CHIMP makes a friend who changes everything.
A CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE rattled an eagle's nest.
SERVICE DOGS visit Disneyland.
A LARGE LOBSTER may be freed by Facebook.


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7 Things You Need to Know About Podcasting!
"7 Things You Need to Know About Podcasting - Right Now!"
CEW was delighted to partner with Global, The Media & Entertainment Group, to present the "7 Things You Need to Know About Podcasting – Right Now!" This special event included several speakers from Global as well as a live recording of the Outspoken Beauty podcast with Nicola Bonn.
David Cooper, Head of DAX Podcasts at Global, began the session by explaining the value of podcasts. "Social media is a filter," he stated, "but digital audio is a mirror. Podcasts are a reflection of who we are." Podcasts can engage when other media cannot: whilst commuting and on the move, carrying out day to day tasks, or just to unwind. At the end of a long day of staring at computer and phone screens, the last thing people want to do is turn on the TV. As a result, podcasts are perfect as they are 'easy on the eyes'.
The audience then heard from Megan Wastell, Product Director at Global who spoke about the elements of a great podcast. Megan emphasised the importance of maintaining audience engagement with a storytelling arc and ensuring your recording environment puts your contributors at ease. Since sound quality is critical to any podcast, the audio and post-production edit can be a make-or-break factor. She said how it is necessary for hosts to recognise that they are in an intimate conversation with the listener, since most use headphones to listen. Finally, creators need to be committed to growing their podcast and allow time for the podcast to become a part of the listener's routine.
Tony McAllister, Head of Innovation, Partnerships & Digital at Global, went on to explain the different marketing opportunities available to brands via podcasts. Brands can choose to create their own podcasts but this provides its own challenges and takes time and commitment to gain traction. Other options would be to create an affiliation with an existing podcast or make guest appearances. Many of the advertisements in podcasts are host-read, so finding the right synergy is essential to success.
Following this, Jo McCrostie, Creative Director at Global, demonstrated the power of audio. "You cannot help but hear," she said, "your reactions are involuntary. People react to sound 17-percent faster than sight." Sound often paints a picture better than images do – it conveys genuine emotion and allows the listener the freedom to interpret things from their own perspective. It is for this reason that audio is considered the lead driver when it comes to brand trust when compared to video and text.
Finally, Nicola Bonn, host of the Outspoken Beauty podcast, completed the session with a live podcast interviewing Jules Von Hep, the founder of Isle of Paradise, and renowned beauty journalist Anita Bhagwandas. The group discussed how beauty products can be triggers for all sorts of memories. Together, these stories showed the audience just how much beauty products can play a part in memories. Find this episode of the Outspoken Beauty podcast on the Global Player app or via outspokenbeauty.co.uk.