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According to a recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), St. John's Wort is ineffective in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents. Moreover, hundreds of newspaper articles, Internet postings and TV/radio news reports have parroted these findings, widely sounding the death knell for this particular herbal remedy in ADHD. But a critical look at the research publication in JAMA leads me to conclude that the study actually adds little to our understanding of whether or not St. John's Wort is effective for ADHD.
There are at least four major flaws with this study, namely: it was small, it was short, it used subpotent test "drug," and one of its researchers is widely known to be on the payroll of big pharma. Let's take a further look.
A grand total of only 27 subjects received the study "drug," while another 27 received placebo. Most research of this size would be called a pilot study providing preliminary findings requiring much larger confirmatory studies before firm conclusions were drawn. Certainly that would be the case had the results been positive, meaning that no one would accept positive results from a study of this size as providing definitive data.
Next up, these 27 subjects received the study "drug" for a grand total of only eight weeks, just two months. For all we know, that length a study period may well be just too short to see an effect on behavior. The paper's authors acknowledge both the small size and short duration of their study and state, "Finally, the relatively short duration (eight weeks) and small sample size of this trial are limitations." These important nuances, however, are lost in the media blitz.
One of the strangest limitations of this study is the use of subpotent study "drug." The researchers planned to use a product standardized to contain 0.3 percent hypericin, the active ingredient in St. John's Wort. (The plant's botanical name is Hypericum perforatum.) But at the study's end, testing showed that it contained only 0.13 percent hypericin (due to a chemical degradation process called oxidation). That's a big difference. (How'd you like to go to the store to get three of something and walk away with only one?) Moreover, more recently, research attention has shifted from hypericin to another chemical called hyperforin, which is being recommended at concentrations of 3 to 5 percent (in this study the hyperforin was only 0.14 percent at the end). As the authors note, "It is possible that a product standardized to at least 3% hyperforin could benefit children with ADHD symptoms if it were delivered in a method that limits oxidation."
Last, we must, unfortunately, examine the monetary relationships between one of the study authors, Dr. Joseph Biederman, and the pharmaceutical industry. Since St. John's Wort is an herbal product, it could easily be argued that anyone with a vested interest in pharmaceutical drug products might have an inherent bias (either conscious or unconscious) against it, a bias that might influence the study results. And other recent headlines have shown that Dr. Biederman has quite a vested interest in the pharmaceutical industry. Here's a quote about Dr. Biederman from the June 8, 2008 edition of the New York Times, "A world-renowned Harvard child psychiatrist whose work has helped fuel an explosion in the use of powerful anti-psychotic medicines in children earned at least $1.6 million in consulting fees from drug makers from 2000 to 2007, but for years did not report much of this income to university officials, according to information given congressional investigators."
While Dr. Biederman may have hidden some of his pharmaceutical industry funding, he did disclose quite a bit in the current JAMA paper:
"Dr Biederman reports that he currently receives research support from the following sources: Alza, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, McNeil, Merck, Organon, Otsuka, Shire, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; that he is currently a consultant/advisory board member for the following pharmaceutical companies: Janssen, McNeil, Novartis, and Shire; that he is currently a speaker for the following speaker's bureaus: Janssen, McNeil, Novartis, Shire, and UCB Pharma; and that in previous years, he received research support, consultation fees, or speaker's fees for/from the following additional sources: Abbott, AstraZeneca, Celltech, Cephalon, Eli Lilly, Esai, Forest, Glaxo, Gliatech, the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, New River, Novartis, Noven, Neurosearch, Pfizer, Pharmacia, the Prechter Foundation, the Stanley Foundation, and Wyeth."
What this basically says is that one of this study's researchers, whose work is at least in part responsible for much of today's psychiatric drug prescribing for children, has an extraordinarily deep relationship with a wide variety of pharmaceutical companies who would not profit from positive findings on an herbal remedy for ADHD. This is by no means proof of any malfeasance. But bias in medical research, whether intended or not, can lead to incorrect conclusions and must be rigorously guarded against.
In summary, contrary to the widespread media reports stating that St. John's Wort is ineffective in ADHD, I conclude that the jury is still out. Results of a small, short study using subpotent "drug" product and a researcher on the payroll of nearly every pharmaceutical company making psychiatric drugs should not be the final word on whether the herb St. John's Wort is or is not effective in ADHD. It may very well be completely ineffective, but I don't think we know that just yet.
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Next Steps, New World
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In ongoing efforts to test these devices for potential real-world use, we are collaborating with the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (NCGG) in Japan to feature the Stride Management Assist device in its new program to examine what NGCC calls "elder independence solutions." Established to research the needs of people whose walking ability has declined because of aging, the NCGG program will operate from the Elder Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Center in Obu, Japan.
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By collaborating with these organizations and projects, we are working toward potentially putting these devices into everyday use, bringing Honda one step closer to realizing our dream of enriching people's daily lives.
Jeffrey A. Smith is assistant vice president, Corporate Affairs, at American Honda Motor Co., Inc., in Torrance, California. Smith served as the North American project leader for the ASIMO program and currently oversees corporate communications for American Honda, including Honda Robotics, in North America.
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Yes, yes, yes. I would be the test dummy for them any day. Pretty please I would love to walk without agonizing.


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In reply to Teddy Perkins • 10:15a, 1/30/19
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HtownAg92
Going down a rabbit hole recently I rewatched this scene. Not only is it totally bad-A, I submit that no woman in the series looked hotter than Cersei here.
In reply to HtownAg92 • 11:19a, 1/30/19
HtownAg92 said:
Really? Of all the hot naked girls we've seen in the show, none of them looked hotter than Cersei here?
Highly disagree lol
Ol Jock 99
One wonderful thing being of a certain age is that I can appreciate those younger chicks while still thinking Cersei is the hottest.
In reply to Ol Jock 99 • 11:27a, 1/30/19
Ol Jock 99 said:
me thinks you like a strong woman to boss you around...and that makes her hotter to you.
she's hot but not the hottest on the show by far.
I'm with Ol Jock. The show is full of hot chicks, but I appreciate the mature birds a bit more than the younglings. That said, I think Cersei's looks have become way more severe (by design, I'm sure, to match her character arch), but back then, this scene, is it for me.
The power, confidence, smirks and putting LF in his place all add to her sexiness.
In reply to HtownAg92 • 1:57p, 1/30/19
If you like hot powerful blondes - this has to be the best - Season 4 Ep 7 Mother of Dragons. Post coitus.
In reply to Phrasing • 2:07p, 1/30/19
I agree with Clinker.... nobody hotter than Dany. period.
And the Cersei/LF scene is great - a little bit because we know LF so well
But nobody is as hot as aqueen that commands and rides dragons.
Here she emasculates 3 other lords/rulers.
Starting about 3:30 "we obviously failed to communicate clearly; we're here to discuss your surrender, not mine"...then "my reign has just begun".. followed by DROGON!!!!!
then she mounts the dragon, destroys their armies and ships, and actually has 2 of them killed (vie Tyrion/Greyworm) and spares the third just to spread word and fear.
Don't get me started on how hot it is (literally) to walk out of a burning temple.....naked.
Dany and Margaery are the obvious top choice. But this Sand Snake is so hot. In my personal top 5 for sure. Great set of knockers.
My top three are Dany, Sand Snake chica, and Cersei.
I just wish they would have cast Arianne Martell and Lady Merryweather. Some of the best passages of all the books involved those two. Like medieval Penthouse forum letters.
Didn't we do a best boobs bracket around S5?
Does it bother anyone else that Rhaegar and Elia's youngest child was Aegon Targaryen, and then he and Lyanna named their kid Aegon Targaryen?
In reply to Hello there • 3:15p, 1/30/19
Hello there said:
bother....no not really. curious. maybe.
there were a lot of Aegon's in the history of the Targaryens.
And I guess Rhaegar wanted his son that might rule to be another King Aegon. Maybe he told Lyanna that was his wish.
Rhaegar died before Lyanna and the other Aegon and Rhaenys were killed but had the marriage annulled of course. It is possible that Lyanna was aware of both his death and the other Aegon's death before she told Eddard that the child's name was Aegon.
So it does not strike me as too odd if that is the case. If she knew his other child was dead she might have done it knowing his wishes or simply as a tribute.
It definitely struck me as odd. Curious to see if they address it in the show, but if not, I think Zombie's explanation is as good as any!
Who knows - Rhaegar could be just another George Foreman and wanted to name all his kids the same
aTmAg
What is interesting about Dany is that with her normal hair color, she is merely meh.
Belton Ag
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aTmAg said:
Meh?
That's a very beautiful woman, no matter the hair color.
In reply to Belton Ag • 5:17p, 1/30/19
Belton Ag said:
Her fake blonde hair puts her at a whole new level though. And I'm not usually a blonde kind of guy..
To me, this:
aren't on the same planet.
(And by "meh" I mean by Hollywood standards. Either way she's top 1% by general population standards.)
Speaking of Shae. Currently rewatching season 2 and I just can't stand her character. So annoying.
Tyrion takes her to KL and all she does is ***** and moan. He should've hit it and quit it. That ****-up ends up costing him big.
I mean, at least his choice in woman didn't end up getting everyone in his entourage killed during supper
I mean ok.....even I admit she might be a bit hotter blonde (which is weird cuz I like brunettes usually)....but you have chosen kind of an on the street more natural photo of her as brunette to comapre to one completely made up and in character as Daenerys.
Try these on for her brunette hotness:
You picked a pretty terrible picture for the comparison. It's not really fair to put a candid photo up against a full set production photo. Let's try this one...
Something about great minds
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Brunette dany >>>>>>>> blonde dany in my book.
I think comparing a frame from a show/movie to a magazine spread is unfair in the other direction. Let's compare her GoT frame shot, to another movie shot where she is made up and in character:
I think The Daenerys version is hotter. (of course it's all opinion)
I'm early in a re-watch, but so far the hottest one I've seen on this go-round is this person:
This thread "reeks" of creepiness
astros4545
I thought we were in 100% agreement
Fake Sansa
Although I do like Ramsay Bolton's side piece
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Doreah was hot af. Fake Sansa is tops for bit characters. Robb's dead wife right behind her.
Emilia, as she's matured a little since season 1, is bar none the hottest on the show (And she was always up there). Give me Daenerys in that winter garb all day e'rry day.
I don't remember fake Sansa. My google searches produce the real Sansa. Any help?
We've reached the point where the lack of Natalie Dormer is becoming alarming.
Bianca was the character's real name. She played Sansa in the Bravos theater group.
Fake Sansa had certain attributes that set her apart from some of the rest.
Even with this follow-up explanation for describing her as "meh", I still won't allow it!
I have suddenly become a lot more interested in this thread for some reason.
coastsrs
This thread has taken a much appreciated turn. Keep arguing and comparing please.
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Like dominos they fall: Boys school blown up in Charsadda
In a separate incident, girls school destroyed in blast in Bannu.
Our Correspondents February 05, 2014
In a separate incident, girls school destroyed in blast in Bannu. PHOTO: BASEER QALANDAR/EXPRESS/FILE
SHABQADAR/ BANNU: The veranda and a room of a primary school for boys was destroyed in a bomb blast on Tuesday morning in Sro Kallay, Shabqadar tehsil of Charsadda district. A five kilogramme (kg) bomb was defused from the same site after the explosion.
According to police official Kausar Khan, unidentified people had planted five kg of explosives in an oil canister along the school's boundary wall and detonated the explosives at 3am.
"As a result of the blast, one room of the school and a veranda were completely destroyed," said Khan.
He added the police rushed to the site and upon inspection found another homemade bomb with similar specifications, close by. The bomb disposal squad (BDS) was called and the device was defused.
A search operation was launched in the area, however, no suspects had been arrested till this report was filed.
A dozen or so Mohmand Agency schools are functioning in Sro Kallay – located along the border of Charsadda district and Mohmand Agency.
Demolishing education
A government-run girls primary school was destroyed when one of two bombs planted by unidentified militants exploded near the building in Miryan, Bannu.
According to DSP Headquarters Sanaullah Marwat, the incident occurred in the early hours of the morning. Militants had planted two bombs near the boundary wall, Marwat added. One of the devices was detonated by remote, creating panic in the area.
After the explosion, Miryan police rushed to the site, surrounding the school. The BDS was called in; they confirmed at least five kg of explosives had been used in the bomb. BDS defused another explosive device which had been planted towards the back of the school.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 5th, 2014.
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Hopefully "No School" is not on the up-coming Taliban-Pak Govt meeting agenda, besides the Nifaaz-e-Shariat and Old Bedouin punishment methods!
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Indie Studio Noirtainment to Screen Lifelines, A Noir-Psychological Drama on Mental Health at Cannes MIPCOM 2021
The new indie production studio, Noirtainment founded in 2019 by writer/director Miranda Spigener-Sapon, has been busy during these pandemic times and is pleased to announce the screenings of 3 projects that include the much anticipated international premiere of Lifelines.
Noirtainment, like most production companies, took a definite hit during the pandemic/lockdown of Covid-19, but that didn't stop its founder, President of Production and writer/director Miranda Spigener-Sapon, from finding a way and a light in the darkness, and by the way, "Finding a Light in the Darkness" is the Noirtainment motto.
"When the pandemic hit and we were put on stay at home orders, my team and I were inspired to find ways to pivot our business while staying productive…it was devastating that not only our new series pilot production was put on hold, but also my directorial debut in the feature Lifelines, was delayed as it's Cannes Director's Fortnight screening was canceled, and it's limited theatrical plus release had to be rescheduled; however, it opened us up to get creative on our next steps," states Spigener-Sapon.
Creative is what they are. Noirtainment will be screening 3 projects at the MIPCOM Film/TV Market in Cannes during the week of October 11th. Lifelines, a neo-noir psychological drama about mental illness, will be the directorial narrative feature film debut for Miranda Spigener-Sapon who also wrote the script. The film will be released in a limited theatrical release and on streaming platforms, December 2021.
Lifelines tell the fictional story of Ethan Grayson, portrayed by newcomer Ross John Gosla and his battle with mental illness and bipolar and after over 10 years of being estranged from friends and family, he returns to Los Angeles to reconnect with his adopted younger and successful surgeon sister Emily, played by Fern Lim. Veteran actor Lew Temple (Corsicana, Unstoppable, The Walking Dead) stars as Cooper Grayson, their mentally abusive father. The film also stars Jeremy Denzlinger (Birds of Prey, The Upshaws, True Blood), Jeanine Harrington (The Insurrection, Haisley, The Mick), and Laurie Foxx (The Open Road). M3 Literary Management's Will McPherson Executive Produces along with Noirtainment's DeVonna Prinzi, Pete Freeland, Felipe Sapon also executive Produce and psychologist and founder of the global Making Good Men Great movement, Gunter Swoboda serves as the psychological consult and as a producer. Elly Kaye, Andrew Flores, Ross John Gosla, and Lew Temple also serve as producers.
Miranda adds, "I wanted to create a film that not just entertains, but raises awareness on something that affects so many people, but many do not fully understand. The film takes the audience on a journey through the mind of Ethan Grayson, a young man who has battled Bipolar Disorder his entire life. Then we meet Emily, his younger adopted sister who has looked up to him no matter what and the effects on his family and friends."
Noirtainment Production's Development team is headed by DeVonna Prinzi as the VP of Development and Creative Affairs. DeVonna was educated in film/television production and acting at The University of Tampa. She is known for her stellar performances in 3 of Miranda Spigener-Sapon's early films: True, a Paris/L'Entrepot Cinema screened the short film as the Narrator; Eat Art, a PBS series as Field Reporter and Copy Café a thought-provoking film where she landed the lead. Prinzi has coordinated and produced several major events and festivals as well as worked as a promoter. Her breadth as a creator can be seen in her dynamic body of work, for example in her film "Yellow Belt", where she shows that even when things are severely difficult there are uplifting solutions to be had through exploring the advantages of martial arts training for students with behavioral disorders. DeVonna is a highly motivated, conscientious, and tenacious individual with innovation as a creator. Prinzi is to Executive Produce several of Noirtainment's production slate that includes The Kaizen Tropical Wellness Institute documentary series, Gunter Swoboda's Crisis of Man and an educational/entertaining children's series. These 3 projects will have their proof of concept reels screened at MIPCOM as well.
Noirtainment will also screen the pilot Haisley, their first animated sci-fi mixed with live-action children's series, and The New, a sci-fi/post-apocalyptic new series that stars Bernard Robichaud (known as "Cyrus" from the cult hit Netflix Original Series, Trailer Park Park Boys)
Miranda Spigener-Sapon is a showrunner and multiple-award-winning writer/director. A graduate of UT/Austin with a BFA in Film/Television, Miranda's student short True was purchased and screened by L'Entrepôt Cinema in Paris, France (1997). She later directed an art magazine episode for the show Eat Art on PBS. In 2001, she Executive Produced/Wrote/Directed Marisa Romanov, a short that debuted that year at the International Venice Film Festival Official Shorts Selection and received Audience Choice.
The short also screened that year at Berlin Film Festival in the Alternate Selection. Spigener-Sapon's play The Flame, in which she directed in 1997, received praised by The Village Voice during it's Off- Broadway run at the former Bleecker Street Theatre in NYC and also by The Houston Press at the NY Deli Theatre in Houston, Texas. Later, in 2017, Miranda directed the 20th anniversary short-run of The Flame in Los Angeles, gaining praise from The Los Angeles Times and several blogger influencers.
Miranda has produced and directed a number of local, regional, and national commercial spots for television as well as documentary projects as a producer at Discovery Networks that included Walk On, about equine/hippotherapy for the disabled. In 2018, Miranda directed the stage adaptation of her WCOP award-winning, time-travel/sci-fi/romance short story, Coffee with John, which received a glowing mention in The Los Angeles Times and Broadway World. Miranda directed the documentary feature Masculinity That Inspires Change created by Gunter Swoboda for Amazon. In Addition to her work in TV/film/theatre, Miranda was signed by Winterwolf Press to write a 4-book prequel series to her Marisa Romanov TV series project that is development. The first novel, Charles: A Marisa Romanov Story, to debut later in 2021. She also produces a nationally syndicated podcast on iHeartRadio, Audible, Spotify, and Apple that is in its third season: Inspire Change with Gunter. Miranda currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband Felipe.
Noirtainment is a WGA/SAG signatory independent production company based in Los Angeles and is planning to open a state-of-the-art soundstage and production studio in Pasadena, Texas. that creates projects that find the light in the darkness and have a noir aesthetic.


They say TV kills the party so we killed the TV and partied.
Since 2005 I have not had broadcast television. At first it was a bit of a shock, having to do other things to entertain but I adjusted. We replaced broadcast with on demand solutions like Netflix which remains to be a nice solution for watching a film, documtary and select shows.
For sometime now I wanted to remove TV altogether but my wife being a person of reason suggested that we move the TV to another room and make the living room into a place where we can visit with friends and do creative stuff like write so we replaced the TV with one of Vals Technics 1200 MKII, a Pro-Ject preamp and powered JBL speakers.
Now as we get ready for a day at the Blanton museum we can jam a bit and it feels right.


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LONDON, 2017-Feb-27 — /EPR Network/ — CrossVerify, a leading Biometrics and blockchain start-up focused delivering verified KYC & AML and any sensitive documentation through a combination of Facial and Iris Biometric Authentication and Blockchain Technology; today announced that it is participating in the Dubai Future Accelerators program.
Launched under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, The Crown Prince of Dubai and the Chairman of Dubai Future Foundation, the Dubai Future Accelerators is a historic and unprecedented program. The program pairs top companies and cutting-edge entrepreneurs with strategic partners in Dubai to collaborate on and create breakthrough solutions.
The program is designed to identify emergent technologies and businesses with the potential to address the world's most pressing challenges and opportunities, and then to support them in developing solutions and prototypes for rapid deployment across Dubai, and across the region where applicable.
CrossVerify will be working closely with General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFAD) who is focusing on developing a security system that has 100% biometric identifying capabilities and decreases processing time during passport control by implementing facilitating software to reduce the need for human intervention. The innovative solutions are also looking to achieve a 50% reduction of illegal residencies and incorporate international standards of a seamless payment process.
Commenting on the milestone, Carl Weir, CEO and Co-Founder of CrossVerify, said "CrossVerify is humbled and honoured to be one of only a handful of technology companies selected for this historic opportunity. This program is unique as the objective to hand-select 35 of the most cutting-edge technology providers from around the world, bring them together to find solutions to particular government challenges, and rapidly deploy those solutions into society. People will be surprised how quickly what now is considered to be far-off futuristic technology will be real, thanks to the vision of the leadership of Dubai and the Future Foundation".
CrossVerify is reinventing how Biometrics and Blockchain technology are used in an array of sectors from security, to insurance, to defence, to business development. CrossVerify provides biometric authentication in combination with blockchain technology to create a utility which digitally stores verified key corporate and personal sensitive information, including AML and KYC documentation, for access by permission led CrossVerify customers, enabling an individual's identity to be unequivocally proven far more securely than at present.
The Dubai Future Accelerators is an intensive program that pairs top companies and cutting-edge entrepreneurs with powerful partners in Dubai to create breakthrough solutions. Launched by Sheikh Hamdan, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Future Foundation, in line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the program explores and develops the technologies of the future and employs them to resolve the challenges of the 21st century. It aims to create a global platform to attract the brightest minds from around the world to find creative solutions for the challenges of the future and implement them in the city of Dubai. The inaugural program, which finished in December 2016, created $33m in commercial partnerships and pilot programs.
For information about Dubai Future Accelerators, please visit www.dubaifutureaccelerators.com.
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We worked with Georgia Junior Golf to create a user-friendly, responsive website for parents of junior golfers. We created a lightning-fast website that ranks well in search engines and brings in more visitors for Georgia Junior Golf. By working with Trajectory, Georgia Junior Golf now:
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About Georgia Junior Golf
Georgia Junior Golf, based in Atlanta, Georgia, is an organization managed by the official Georgia State Golf Association. They provide membership to junior golfers between the ages of 7 and 18. Georgia Junior Golf members can participate in many local, state, and national tournaments through the organization.
As an organization with a target demographic of golfers under the age of 18, Georgia Junior Golf's needed to target the key decision makers of the household: the parents of these junior golfers. Their website needed to answer parents' questions, ease their concerns, and make it simple for them to find information about membership with the organization.
Prior to working with Trajectory, Georgia Junior Golf faced three main challenges in their web design needs:
Ranked #1 for 2/5 target keyword phrases.
Georgia Junior Golf's five target keyword phrases included "atlanta junior golf," "junior golf georgia," "junior golf tournaments atlanta," "junior golf tournaments georgia," and "junior golf membership atlanta." Though they ranked #1 in Google for two of these keyword phrases, Georgia Junior Golf knew they would see increased site visits if they could rank #1 for all five phrases.
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With each second that a web page takes to load, that site can see fewer visits and even lower rankings in search engines. Since 47% of users expect pages to load in less than two seconds, the 2.4-second loading time could lead to higher bounce rates and fewer conversions for Georgia Junior Golf.
Didn't function well on smartphones and tablets.
More searches are conducted on mobile devices than on computers. With a site that was designed only for desktop devices, Georgia Junior Golf was missing out on opportunities to connect with users on smartphones and tablets.
The original Georgia Junior Golf website was an alright place for their current members to get information, but it needed improved search engine rankings, faster loading times, and functionality on all devices in order to attract new users to its organization.
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We were committed to helping Georgia Junior Golf overcome these challenges, and we followed a strategic approach to make it happen:
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There were several instances of Georgia Junior Golf's targeted keyword phrases throughout the site, but simply including keywords throughout the site content isn't enough. We audited their site structure to provide a more user-friendly experience and to improve the URL structure of each of their pages. This, in combination with new, keyword-rich headings throughout the site, added their target keywords to the key places Google uses to determine search engine rankings.
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Two of the biggest factors that determine page speed are file size and HTTP requests. The original Georgia Junior Golf website was handling 40 HTTP requests, which we knew was one of the reasons it took 2.4 seconds to load. Our team looked for opportunities to reduce these requests by compressing images, combining files, and removing JavaScript elements.
We created a 100% responsive design.
The solution to a website that's only designed for desktop is not to create separate mobile-friendly and tablet-friendly versions — it's to create a responsive design that adjusts to any screen size. Our professional web designers and developers crafted a 100% responsive website that will stand the test of time and function perfectly on any device and any screen size.
Georgia Junior Golf's redesigned website empowers them to expand their reach, strengthen their online identity, and attract new members to their organization. We addressed each of their three key challenges, and Georgia Junior Golf has experienced the following results:
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Now ranking in the first result on the first page for all five of their target keywords, Georgia Junior Golf can attract more Georgia parents who are looking for a junior golf organization for their kids. Whether they're searching for junior golf tournaments or junior golf membership specifically, Georgia Junior Golf's new website shows up first in their search results.
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Archpriest Peter E. Gillquist, well known evangelist, author, teacher, preacher, and lecturer, fell asleep in the Lord surrounded by his beloved Khouriya Marilyn and family members here Sunday, July 1, 2012, the Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian.
According to Archdiocese's web site, Father Peter had been diagnosed with and survived stage 3 melanoma in 1999, facing a second bout in 2010. On June 14, 2012, it was reported that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic melanoma—a very aggressive form of cancer. Six days later, an update on the same web site stated that, while still hospitalized, "it was discovered that his cancer [was] moving even more quickly than anticipated, and [had] spread to some of his vital organs."
Born in Minneapolis, MN to Parker and Louise [Blitsch] Gillquist on July 13, 1938, Father Peter married his high school sweetheart, Marilyn Grinder, in 1960. After being long-term residents of Santa Barbara, CA, they moved in 2009 to Bloomington, IN, where their son, Priest Peter Jon, is pastor of All Saints Antiochian Orthodox Church.
Father Peter earned a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota. He pursued graduate studies at Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, TX, and Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL. He served on the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ, was Director of Development at the University of Memphis, and later became Editor of Christian Books at Thomas Nelson Publishing Company.
Father Peter was instrumental in leading 2,000 formerly-Protestant Christians, members of the Evangelical Orthodox Church, into canonical Orthodoxy in 1987. Thereafter, he was appointed Director of the Department of Missions and Evangelism of the Antiochian Orthodox Christan Archdiocese of North America—a position from which he retired in January 2012. A recent Ancient Faith Radio retirement interview with Father Peter, Khouriya Marilyn, and Father Peter Jon is available here.
In addition to his beloved wife, Khouriya Marilyn, Father Peter is survived by and their six children and their spouses, Priest Peter Jon Gillquist, Greg Gillquist, Ginger Gillquist, Wendy Braun, Terri Speier, and Heidi James, and 20 grandchildren. He is also survived by his stepmother, Marion Gillquist, four siblings, a niece and four nephews.
On Thursday, July 5, beginning at 5:00 p.m., Father Peter will lie in state at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 3500 West 106 St., Carmel, IN. A Memorial will be celebrated at 7:00 p.m., followed by the reading of the Psalter throughout the night. On Friday, July 6, His Grace, Bishop Anthony, Auxiliary of the Antiochian Archdiocese's Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest, will preside at the Divine Liturgy at 9:00 a.m and the Funeral Service for a Priest at 11:00 a.m. A mercy meal will follow. Interment will take place at 3:30 p.m. at All Saints Cemetery, Bloomington, IN.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Robert Hall, 42, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine, was sentenced to serve 87 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Adler, who handled the case, stated that on May 13, 2016, law enforcement officers seized three packages containing cocaine that were shipped from Texas to Buffalo to various recipients. The cocaine was hidden inside air purifiers. Officers seized two of the packages before they were delivered and set-up controlled deliveries to addresses on Tyler and Custer Streets in Buffalo. The three packages contained a total of five kilograms of cocaine. Hall paid the recipients of the packages in money or crack cocaine so they would receive the packages for Hall and co-defendant Clarence Adams.
Adams was previously convicted and sentenced to serve 250 months in federal prison.
Today's sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge James J. Hunt, New York Field Division; the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Police, under the direction of Chief George Gast; and the Cheektowaga Police Department, under the direction of Chief David Zack.


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The long-awaited James Turrell light installation has finally launched at Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art.
The gallery threw the switch on the Night Life 2018 last night. It will now illuminate the eastern and southern façades of GOMA every evening, with shifting patterns of coloured light from sunset to midnight.
Almine Rech opened its doors on April 1st, 1997 in the 13th arrondissement in Paris. The gallery was founded on a minimal and conceptual axis, representing artists such as James Turrell, John McCracken and Joseph Kosuth. In addition to its stable of internationally recognised, mid-career and emerging artists, it has always been the gallery's mission to continually seek out and include new artists in its programme. The gallery has held longstanding relationships with artists like John McCracken and James Turrell and has since started working with and representing artists such as Günther Förg, Alex Israel, Jeff Koons, Richard Prince, Julian Schnabel, Taryn Simon and DeWain Valentine, among others. In 2006 the gallery moved to a larger two-floor space in the Marais district and in 2008 inaugurated a second 1,000 square metre exhibition space in Brussels. In March 2013, Almine Rech launched its new Paris space at 64 rue de Turenne. In June 2014, Almine Rech opened a gallery in London on Savile Row, Mayfair. In October 2016, the gallery moved from Savile Row to a larger space on Grosvenor Hill, Mayfair. The 400 square metre gallery opened with a solo exhibition by Jeff Koons. Almine Rech Gallery also opened in Manhattan's Upper East Side—the gallery's first exhibition space in the US—at the end of October, 2016. The New York gallery's inaugurating exhibition was Calder and Picasso.
Informed by three generations of art and market knowledge, Kayne Griffin Corcoran was founded in Los Angeles in 2011 under the creative leadership of Maggie Kayne and the primary and secondary market expertise of Bill Griffin and James Corcoran. The gallery embraces characteristics unique to Los Angeles in both its program and physical space, representing artists such as James Turrell, Mary Corse, and David Lynch. The gallery also has a strong historical foundation, which acts as the backbone for all curatorial programming decisions, including artists pivotal to major movements of their time, such as: Jiro Takamatsu, Mary Obering, and Beverly Pepper.
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Under the leadership of President and CEO Marc Glimcher, Pace is a vital force within the art world and plays a critical role in shaping the history, creation, and engagement with modern and contemporary art. Since its founding by Arne Glimcher in 1960, Pace has developed a distinguished legacy for vibrant and dedicated relationships with renowned artists. As the gallery approaches the start of its seventh decade, Pace's mission continues to be inspired by our drive to support the world's most influential and innovative artists and to share their visionary work with people around the world.
Pace advances this mission through its dynamic global program, comprising ambitious exhibitions, artist projects, public installations, institutional collaborations, and curatorial research and writing. Today, Pace has ten locations worldwide: three galleries in New York; one in London; one in Geneva; one in Palo Alto, California; one in Beijing; two in Hong Kong; and one in Seoul. Pace will open a new flagship gallery in New York, anticipated for completion in fall 2019. In 2016, Pace joined with Futurecity to launch Future\Pace—an international cultural partnership innovating multidisciplinary projects for art in the public realm.
The Queensland Art Gallery is Queensland's premier visual arts institution. The Gallery's driving philosophy is to connect art and people.
The Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) opened in December 2006. Designed by sydney-based Architectus, and situated only 150 metres from the Queensland Art Gallery building, GoMA focuses on the art of the 20th and 21st Centuries.
GoMA's flagship project is the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, established in 1993 this is now a major event on the international arts calendar. The gallery is now regarded as a world leader in presenting contemporary art from the region and in 2002 established the Australian Centre of Asia-Pacific Art (ACAPA). The centre's objectives are to: further further the research, documentation, publication, acquisition and exhibition of Asian and Pacific art; support residencies, internships and other professional development opportunities for artists, scholars and museum professionals in the field of Asian and Pacific art; establish partnerships and alliances with similar organisations to attract sponsorship for the Gallery's Asian and Pacific activities.
The Gallery is also committed to profiling Indigenous Australian art and strengthening relationships with Queensland's Indigenous communities.


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Amylin in the periphery II: An updated mini-review
Wookey, P J; Lutz, T A; Andrikopoulos, S (2006). Amylin in the periphery II: An updated mini-review. The Scientific World Journal, 6:1642-1655.
Amylin is a polypeptide that is cosecreted with insulin from the beta cells of the pancreas. Therefore, in states of diabetes in which the beta-cell mass is largely depleted or dysfunctional, insulin and amylin secretion are also lost or dysregulated. While the soluble monomeric form of amylin acts as a hormone that alters physiological responses related to feeding and acts as a specific growth factor, there has been renewed interest in the less-soluble oligomeric and insoluble polymeric forms of human (also monkey and cat) amylin that may contribute to the establishment of a pathophysiological pathway to overt diabetes. With this discovery has grown the hope of minimizing, with appropriate therapy, these toxic forms to preserve the functional (c) not-cell mass. Human beta cells may also be more vulnerable to these forms and one risk factor, a higher fat diet, may promote toxic forms. The generation and utilities of transgenic rodent models, which express enhanced levels of human amylin, have been accompanied by strategies that may lead to the reduction of toxic forms and associated risk factors. The successful definition and faithful expression of the physiological receptors (and complexes) for amylin that may differ for each target organ is an important development in the field of amylin research generally. Besides the heuristic value for the understanding of the molecular biology of receptors, the opportunity to screen and identify nonpeptide analogues that bind the physiological receptors has important implications for biomedicine and clinical practice in relation to treatments for diabetic complications, bone diseases, and eating disorders. In particular, in their capacities to mimic the effects of amylin as a growth factor, amylin analogues may prove useful in the stimulation of beta-cell mass (in conjunction with other factors), reduce the activity of the osteoclast population, and stimulate the regeneration of proximal tubules following toxic insult (and thus avoid the development of renal insufficiency).
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Relief Efforts Accelerate in Flood-Hit Province
Alertness Against theUnmanly Enemy's Plot, Need of the Hour
Renowned Vocalist Ghorbani Lauded at Akademia Music Awards
Iran to Participate at 2020 Paralympics Under Name of Gen. Qassem Soleimani
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Zionist MKs Slam U.S. House for Backing 'Two-State Solution'
WEST BANK (Dispatches) – A group of the Israeli parliament (Knesset)'s members have criticized the U.S. House of Representatives for approving a resolution against a global boycott campaign against the Zionist regime, which endorses a so-called two-state solution to the decades-long conflict with Palestine.
House Resolution 246 was passed by a 398-17 margin, with five abstentions on July 23.
It opposes the international movement known as the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS), but also backs the so-called two-state solution. The measure further reaffirmed strong support for "a negotiated solution" to the Zionist-Palestinian conflict resulting in "a viable, democratic Palestinian state."
In a letter sent to four U.S. Congressmen who co-sponsored the resolution, 21 Israeli lawmakers argued that the measure contains a "grave error" and that the "two-state" bid is "far more dangerous" than the BDS.
"Israel is grateful to all our wonderful friends in Congress who stand with us on so many fronts. However, we would like to express to you our concern regarding the anti-BDS resolution (H. Res. 246)," read the letter.
"We believe it contains a grave error because it expresses, among other things, support for a so-called 'Two-State Solution,' meaning the establishment of a 'Palestinian state'… We would like to make our position clear that the establishment of a Palestinian state would be far more dangerous to Israel than BDS," it added
The BDS movement was initiated in 2005 by over 170 Palestinian organizations and later turned international. It is meant to initiate "various forms of boycott against Israel until it meets its obligations under international law" and end its occupation of the Palestinian lands.
In a bid to force the Tel Aviv regime to withdraw its claim from the Palestinian territories, many countries have banned the sale of goods produced in the illegal settlements.
Elsewhere in their letter, the Israeli lawmakers said that the push for the establishment of a Palestinian state contradicts U.S. President Donald Trump's position on the matter.
They also claimed that creating a sovereign Palestinian state would "severely damage" both Israel's and America's national security.
The Israeli legislators further urged their American colleagues to refrain from endorsing the "two-state solution" in the future.
"The affirmation of support for establishing a Palestinian state is so dangerous that we respectfully request that you take that into consideration," they added.
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Patrick Swayze almost didn't star in 'Dirty Dancing' because he was advised not to
It is hard to imagine Dirty Dancing without Patrick Swayze, but that was almost the case.
In an interview with Barbara Walters in 1988, the actor revealed that he wasn't initially inclined to join the movie. "I was advised not to do it," he revealed to Walters. "In the reading of it, if you didn't really look between the lines it was a cutesy little movie."
While the film is a classic dancing movie that revolves around an adorable romance, there is much more to Dirty Dancing. In the movie, Swayze's character, Johnny Castle, is the dance instructor at the resort Baby Houseman is staying at. He begins teaching Baby dance lessons and a romance blossoms between them.
The movie takes a look at class divides — Baby comes from a very affluent family and Johnny does not. It causes a riff between them when he's misunderstood and ridiculed by her family for being lesser than. Ultimately, Johnny proves himself and proves everyone else wrong.
The movie also deals with the subject of abortion. Johnny's original dance partner before Baby, Penny, is pregnant and decides to get an abortion. The plotline was so controversial then, it was almost entirely excluded from the film. Including heavier topics like abortion and class division gave Dirty Dancing more weight than expected.
Swayze was attracted to Johnny's struggle and passion and felt like he could do something with the character. "Then why did you do it?" Walters asked. "I felt something for Johnny, a guy from the streets," Swayze revealed. "Fighting to like himself. To believe in himself. To believe he can be something more than what society will allow him to," he said.
As a result of the massive success of the movie at the time, Swayze became an instant heartthrob. When asked what he wanted his new fans to know about him, Swayze just wanted people to know he was a good actor and hopes audiences were inspired by his performances.
"I can give people something through my work that they can see. That makes their lives lighter for a moment. Or inspired. Or passionate about who they are and feeling good about themselves," he said. He also added, "And I can definitely swing my butt."
ABC aired their remake of Dirty Dancing on Wednesday with newcomer Colt Prattes taking over the iconic role of Johnny Castle. Abigail Breslin starred alongside Prattes as Baby Houseman.
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package com.kifi.lda

case class LoggerLevel(detailLevel: Int) extends Ordered[LoggerLevel]{
  def compare(that: LoggerLevel): Int = this.detailLevel.compare(that.detailLevel)
}

object LoggerLevel {
  val OFF = LoggerLevel(0)
  val INFO  = LoggerLevel(1)
  val DEBUG = LoggerLevel(2)
}

class Logger() {
  private var _level: LoggerLevel = LoggerLevel.INFO
  def setLevel(level: LoggerLevel): Unit = { _level = level }
  def info(msg: String): Unit = if (_level >= LoggerLevel.INFO) println("INFO: " + msg)
  def debug(msg: String): Unit = if (_level >= LoggerLevel.DEBUG) println("DEBUG: " + msg)
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L'agència Cover va ser una agència de fotografia espanyola fundada el 1979 per Jordi Socías i Aurora Fierro. La seva finalitat era oferir fotografies d'actualitat als mitjans nacionals i internacionals. El 2006 va ser comprada pel grup Jupiter Images, que va ser absorbit dos anys després per Getty Images, cosa que va suposar la liquidació de l'agència.

Just després de començar va esdevenir una agència per fotògrafs independents que trobaven una manera eficaç de comercialitzar les seves fotografies. Entre els col·laboradors de l'agència es trobaven Gervasio Sánchez, Juantxu Rodríguez, Luis Valtueña, Iñaki Arteta, Alfredo García Francés, Xurxo Lobato, Ricky Dávila, Paco Elvira, Quim Llenas, Benito Román i molts altres. Va arribar a disposar d'un arxiu propi amb més d'un milió i mig de fotografies i a representar més de dos-cents fotògrafs. Va adquirir gran prestigi els anys 1980 i 90 i va col·laborar de manera habitual amb altres agències com Corbis, Sygma o Rapho. Tot el seu arxiu es trobava digitalitzat.

Luis Valtueña va ser assassinat a Ruanda el 1997, quan col·laborava amb Metges del Món (MdM). Des de 1998, MdM convoca el Premi Internacional Luis Valtueña de Fotografia Humanitària.

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Buildings are exploding left and right, smoke is rising from every corner, and soldiers are scampering across streets.
A Russian drone provided unbelievable footage of war-torn Damascus, and, after four years of civil ar, it looks like a giant ghost town.
Russia entered the Syrian war in September, and the violence has escalated since. In 2009, Damascus' population was 1.7 million, but that number seems impossible to imagine today, especially considering that more than four million people have fled Syria since the war began in 2011.


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Reps. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) (left) and Paul Hodes (D-N.H.) made their request to the OCE in a letter sent Thursday.
Lawmakers press for PMA docs
By JONATHAN ALLEN
Two House members have asked the outside Office of Congressional Ethics to release all of the information it received in investigating seven House appropriators in connection with the now-defunct PMA Group.
The lawmakers investigated were later cleared by the internal House ethics committee, which has greater authority to punish members of Congress.
Rep. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican, and Rep. Paul Hodes, a New Hampshire Democrat, made their request to the OCE in a letter sent Thursday.
The investigation centered on whether lawmakers inappropriately earmarked money for clients of the PMA Group, a lobbying firm whose employees and clients made campaign contributions to them. In February, the ethics committee reported finding no evidence that any of the seven lawmakers — Reps. Jim Moran (D-Va.), Norm Dicks (D-Wash.), Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), the late John Murtha (D-Pa.), Bill Young (R-Fla.), Pete Visclosky (D-Ind.) and Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) — broke the law or House rules in their dealings with the PMA Group.
The OCE had looked into the matter first and recommended the dismissal of the complaints against Moran, Dicks, Kaptur, Murtha and Young. But the office urged the ethics committee to continue investigating Tiahrt and Visclosky. In the end, the ethics committee, formally known as the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, cleared all seven lawmakers at once.
Flake has tried several times to get the House to force the ethics committee to release all of its documents pertaining to the investigation. But he has been rebuffed in each case.
Earlier this week, the ethics committee issued a statement explaining its position in refusing to release more information than it did in February in a 305-page report that consisted almost entirely of OCE's own report on the matter.
"Disclosing specific investigative steps taken in the PMA matter could compromise any ongoing criminal investigations; harm the ability of the committee to investigate any additional allegations of wrongdoing in this or related matters, discourage those who might bring credible allegations to the committee in the future from doing so; and chill the voluntary cooperation of those called before the committee in various investigations," Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif) and Alabama Rep. Jo Bonner, the top Republican on the panel, said in a joint statement aimed at Flake.
On Thursday, Flake and Hodes appealed to another possible source of information, citing the need of members to have guidance on how to ensure their earmarking comports with ethics rules. They argued that this should be done in light of an ethics committee finding that "there is a widespread perception among corporations and lobbyists that campaign contributions provide enhanced access to members or a greater chance of obtaining earmarks."
"Making public all of the collected documents would ensure that members have an opportunity to familiarize themselves, through the actual source of the conclusion, with the nature and full extent of the 'widespread perception' by corporate entities and lobbyists that contributions are in fact linked to earmarks. In addition, from a practical standpoint, making the information public will enable members to be aware of at least those specific corporations and lobbyists that construe campaign contributions as influencing earmarking decisions," Flake and Hodes wrote. "Simply put, releasing the collected documents would be a crucial step toward transparency and would provide members with critical assistance in navigating the muddied ethical waters of the earmarking process."
The OCE had not yet received the letter as of early Thursday afternoon.
"We haven't yet received their request. When it comes in, the board will likely take it up at their next meeting," OCE spokesman Jon Steinman said.
Paul Hodes
PMA Group