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THE BIG CLIMB
By Stephen Norman
Smiths Hall Publishing, 2019
isbn 978 1 9162489 0 8
Reviewed by Steve Dyster
With Columbian cyclists turning in so many great performances in the big races, it is handy to have a new book to help explain the background to their success. I've really enjoyed The Big Climb, and can recommend it to anyone who wants to be introduced to a fascinating, exciting, history of one of the world's toughest mutli-day road races, and just why it is so important to so many Columbians. There are times when you have to remind yourself that this is fact and not fiction, but the roller-coaster is thoroughly researched, well-presented, and timely.
Stephen Norman wanted to know more about Columbian cycling and cyclists; finding nothing much, in English, to help, he decided to write about it himself. In fact, he's done more than write about it: the book is full of fab photos and links to video, too – just scan away at the QR codes. The latter come courtesy of Pamela Gowland, an Argentinian film-maker and TV executive. The result is an informative, inspiring, pacey introduction to the Vuelta a Columbia, pro-cycling in the country, and, very pertinently, why Columbians are producing such great performances in the big tours.
Packed full of photos does not mean that this is a coffee table book. However, on initial glance through, it was the images that took my eye. Labouring cyclists slogging along dirt roads lined by fans, winners wading rivers, Bernard Hinault dressed as a cowboy, and, drug-magnate, Pablo Escobar, to mention but a few, feature among many others.
This is a colourful book, in more ways than one. Many of the cyclists and other people are even more colourful than the photos – yes, I know many of those are black and white, but there are plenty in colour, as well as maps and diagrams. Interviews, mini-features, and stories, bring the race descriptions to life. I love the nicknames given to the star riders, including "the flea" and "the tomato". A shame it is, in my opinion, that the modern-day riders are known by their real names.
Race descriptions of each edition of the Vuelta a Columbia provide the core stability of the book. Conceived in 1950, with the first edition in 1951, the race caught the imagination of the Columbian people. The participants rapidly became heroes. Quite right, too. Massive climbs, treacherously rapid descents, fickle weather, plenty of dirt roads, and incredible mountain scenery, made the Vuelta a Columbia a spectacularly arduous affair.
Many of the race descriptions are accompanied by single-page profiles of the leading riders. Others expand on other aspect of the race. The whole is interspersed with a broad, thoughtful mix, of explanatory features and interviews. There's a taste of Geography and an explanation of how living and training at altitude impacts of the physical condition of athletes. Fancy having a bash? Well, there are some hints at the best climbs, and some businesses that will help you experience the best of Columbian cycling.
A race is not just about the riders, though they take centre stage. So, alongside an interview – originally in the newspaper, El Tiempo – with Rafael Antonio Munevar, nick-named El Nino, come features, on the photographer Horacio Gil Ochoa, amongst others. The first, describes the tough route to the top for a great champion, the second the evocative photos combining Columbian life with the excitement of cycle racing,
Then there's a fascinating chat with pro-team doctor, Carmilo Poveda: impact of altitude, the dangers of cycle racing, and, of course, doping, are given some coverage. Without going into depth, there's enough to intrigue, but also a feeling that there's more to be said.
There's no way of avoiding the terrible times of the Colombian drug wars. Pro-cycling could not avoid involvement. Drug Lords wanted to find ways to use their fortunes. What better way than to use legitimate businesses to sponsor pro-racing teams. The infamous Pablo Escobar's elder brother was an elite rider, too. The outcome was not good.
I like the political and social contexts included by the author. I'd like to know more, but, in fairness, that is not within the intended scope of the book; nor easy to do in this format. Even so, current developments in women's cycle sport, and cycle tourism, amongst others, are introduced. With those, and the way those Columbian guys are going, there's likely to be scope for additions in future editions.
The Big Climb grew out of the authors research for a novel set in a major tour. I wish him luck with that, but hope he will find time to tell us more about the fascinating subject of the Vuelta a Colombia - a race that despite numerous doping scandals, continues to inspire Columbians and produce so many leading pro-cyclists - and Columbian cyclists and cycling.


"But plants have feelings, too!" is a common argument against veganism which defends eating meat.
If gift price is tied to meal price, it seems there should be a sliding scale.
Inverse Performance Art Fest is set to host to 21 different performances from 29 artists throughout Northwest Arkansas.
The final corner of Netflix's Defender universe was filled in last Friday with the lackluster release of Iron Fist.
Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent, the Charleston, S.C., married musical duo that is Shovels & Rope, have been through a lot in the past few years.


Russian Treadmill Failure: The БД-2 rubber shock absorbing belt was torn, rendering the treadmill non-operational as no spare is available onboard. Russian crew members will receive training on the T2 treadmill on the U.S. Segment for regular training until spare parts can be delivered to ISS.
Depressurization of Kibo Airlock in preparation for Robotic Refueling Mission Ops: Retrieval of Task Board 4 from ELC-4.
EVA Preparations – Resizing of EMU #3008 for Tim Peake and #3011 for Tim Kopra in preparation for next Friday's Sequential Shunt Unit Replacement EVA.
Robotics: The Dextre Robot continued reconfiguring tools and adapters on Robotic Refueling Mission Task Board 4 which was then removed from the RRM payload in preparation for its transfer to the Kibo Airlock Slide Table along with SPDM Robot Micro Conical Tool 1 to be returned to Earth.


As part of its advocacy role, the Energy Coalition participates in the legislative process. There are hundreds of bills proposed each year in the New York State Senate and Assembly that could have an impact on energy companies, their customers and shareholders. On behalf of its members, ECNY monitors such legislative activity and provides information to policy makers and the public regarding the impact of some of the bills. Important energy issues are also often addressed in the State budget.
ECNY communicates the positions of its member companies formally through memos in support or opposition. There are usually numerous formal memos issued during each session. However, the absence of a memo should not suggest that the Coalition has no position on a legislative proposal.
ECNY member companies also issue their own support/opposition memos that generally focus on the specific impacts on their businesses.
Bill text can be retrieved at either the NYS Senate or NYS Assembly home page. These sites can also provide the sponsors' bill memos and current status.


Enjoy creating unique and innovative projects and quilts with templates from June Tailor. Various template designs for quilting, embellishing and even home décor will make it easy to create a one-of-a-kind treasure. Made from high quality materials, these templates are designed to be used over and over again.


Making the decision to attend a function can alter the fate of a small business. In 2006, at the onset of our business, we had to learn very different skills than those required by a corporate day job. Driving down a major highway on our way to a networking event, we saw a sign.
Actually it was a billboard that said, "Entrepreneur Expo - Where Business Gets Done." As brand-new entrepreneurs, we made a mental note to attend; that decision would directly impact the direction and success of our merchant service business.
Attending the expo was free. The City of Fort Worth sponsored the event to help drive the growth and success of small businesses. There was also a lunch you could attend for a fee that was expensive to a new startup. But others who had attended said it was well worth the money, and we decided to upgrade to the lunch and speaker program.
The expo was like any other tradeshow, with one major exception: attendees were from all facets of industry, from small-business start-ups to Lockheed Martin Corp. and the U.S. Department of Defense - a very diverse group.
We spent the entire day walking the aisles, handing out business cards and meeting our local competitors. We learned about organizations that were there to help grow new start-up businesses. Then lunch came, and that was when the interesting stuff started.
In the banquet hall, an agenda had been placed at each seat. Within the agenda was a list of nominees for various awards, including the Mayors Award, Small Business Award and others. Following lunch, the award ceremonies began. Each nominee was recognized on giant screens, and with biographies and business descriptions within the agenda. When the Small Business Award was announced, my heart stopped and I said, "That will be me next year."
In 2007 we were announced as the Star Telegram Small Business of the Year - just one year after we started our business. We won $10,000 in advertising, and our name was splashed all around the Dallas-Forth Worth metropolitan area, in various papers, e-mail blasts and Web sites.
The application for the award itself was a short five questions, which took less than a week to complete. In return we received instant credibility among the thousands who saw our award.
A close competitor of ours stopped by and commented that he had never seen a merchant service provider win an award and that it was time we start to show the business community how we add value to the communities we live in and serve.
It seems that ISOs and merchant level salespeople (MLSs) are starting to gain more recognition. Henry Helgeson, President and co-Chief Executive Officer of Merchant Warehouse, was a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 Award in New England. Also in 2009, Merchant Warehouse was awarded ISO of the Year at the Electronic Transactions Association's Annual Meeting & Expo.
In 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, Authorize.net received the Achievement in Customer Excellence (ACE) award from CustomerSat, a division of MarketTools Inc. ACE awards validate an organization's effectiveness in serving customers and building loyalty. Who qualifies is determined by regular customer satisfaction surveys.
Fast Transact Inc. (co-founder and President Anna Solomon is a frequent contributor to GS Online's MLS Forum under the moniker FastTransact) has won many awards. In 2008 the company picked up The Association of Washington's Better Workplace Award and made the Inc. 5000 list. Fast Transact was also a finalist in the Business Examiner's 2007 Top Places to Work for Washington State's South Puget Sound area.
In 2009, Vanessa was nominated for a Stevie Award for Best Young Entrepreneur, which can be characterized as the Oscars for business owners. Many very well known businesses, such as Constant Contact Inc., have been recipients of Stevie Awards.
Out of hundreds of nominations, 888QuikRate.com was a finalist. While we did not win, just the nomination and the buzz it created resulted in increased visibility and credibility. The point is ISOs and individuals are being recognized for their achievements, and so can you.
In many ways, the opportunity to write the Street Smarts column in The Green Sheet was an award. We are very new to the industry compared to past Street Smart authors, but The Green Sheet staff saw us giving a presentation at an acquirers meeting and approached us with this opportunity.
It was another situation where simply attending a function and networking delivered an unforeseen bit of good fortune. We have named just a few of the more prestigious awards for payments industry businesses. Opportunities for awards are around every corner and can be found through research or word of mouth. A great place to start is at your local chamber of commerce.
Awards like Member of the Month or Best Volunteer of the Year can help increase the number of prospects you gain and give you an edge over competitors. Local clubs like Lions or Kiwanis clubs have annual awards as well. Most recently, a very strong referral partner we work with was nominated as one of the Great Women of Texas, an award offered by a well-respected local business publication. It was Vanessa who nominated the partner, who ended up winning. There is a reciprocity associated with awards. Don't just think of receiving or being nominated. Go out and nominate people you think deserve the recognition, and the karma will come back around.
Once you receive an award, the next step is getting the word out in a positive way. Social media is a very powerful tool for spreading the word about company achievements.
Also, make sure to notify industry publications like The Green Sheet, which will often write about such awards. One of our longtime customers, and author of a book about how to attain free publicity, does this for his clients every day. He knows that when something is in print people tend to assume it is true. Using awards and achievements offers instant credibility and can help increase the number of accounts you land per month.
While winning an award or being recognized for an achievement will not guarantee success, it can be an inexpensive way to create buzz around your company. Talk to your peers in the industry, to local chambers of commerce and other associations you work with to find out what award opportunities are awaiting your business in 2010.


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Vote on Which New Twitter Word to Put in the Dictionary
By Arika Okrent
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The editors at Collins English Dictionary need your help. They want you to vote for which new Twitter word should be included in their next print edition of the dictionary.
Have you found adorkable ("dorky in an adorable way") especially useful? Are you a fracktivist ("an activist who protests against fracking")? Or are you more concerned about fatbergs ("a large mass of solid waste, grease, etc. clogging a sewage system")? An active and productive form of wordplay has emerged on Twitter in the last few years, and while most terms will come and go, some are bound to hang on.
While none of us can control the future of any particular word, in this case we can at least decide what gets committed to print. In 1000 years, when there's no more electricity to run our devices and our descendants want to see what we talked about in 2014, what will they learn about us from an old hardbound copy of the dictionary? Vote for your favorite at Twictionary.

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The number of commuters is one of the main determinants of traffic and pollution problems. In a growing city like Bergen, the number of commuters has been increasing dramatically. A simulation model has been built to explain the system structure behind commuter problem. This model includes intra-urban migration and job change process. The structure of this model explains how the distribution of dwelling vacancies and job vacancies influence the number of commuters. It also shows that the first time buyers are the reason why land-use policies have little effect on reducing existing commuters. This system dynamics model can be used as a tool for policy makers to understand the dynamic problem of commuter change. The simulation and projection function can also be used for policy testing when this model is joined together with a land-use model and a transportation model.


The Colorado Industry Liaison Group (ILG) hosted the 2014 Southwest and Rocky Mountain (SWARM) ILG Conference in Denver, Colo. at the Omni Interlocken Resort from Tuesday, April 29 to Friday, May 2, 2014.
The revised regulations, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act, are in effect, making it a pivotal year for EEO/AA compliance. Human resource professionals across the country will gather with OFCCP, EEO, and industry experts to learn how to navigate the revised regulations by attending the 32nd Industry Liaison Group (ILG) National Conference in Washington, D.C. Don't delay - make plans to attend today. Learn more here.


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Tonia from The Sunny Patch has a free bonus for her email subscribers – a 5-day unit study that compares Frozen and Hans Christian Andersen's story, The Snow Queen.
You and your kids will compare the two stories, choose projects, work on vocabulary, do some writing, and even discuss the stories (writing prompts & guided literature discussion questions included!). There's lots of room for choosing how much you'd like to do.
This Snow Queen unit study is a great way to spend a fun week with your 3rd-6th grade students.


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EISAI LAUNCHES NEW MOBILE WEBSITE TO SUPPORT REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS PATIENTS IN TAKING THEIR MEDICATION
Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, President & CEO: Haruo Naito, "Eisai") today launched "GYAKUSHOKU NAVI", a new mobile website to support reflux esophagitis patients in taking their medication.
GYAKUSHOKU NAVI (http://navi.gyakusyoku.jp)is a free members only program targeted at reflux esophagitis patients. By signing up to the site, patients are able to keep a daily record of the medication they are taking and their physical condition as a proactive means of continuing their treatment with peace of mind. Patients can confirm physical condition-related data in graph format, which allows them to see at a glance changes in their medication-taking behavior and state of health. By using these features, patients are able to continue to maintain good health and are provided with greater motivation to continue treatment.
The new website employs the nationally-renowned cartoon character Tetsuwan Atom (Astro Boy), who serves as a mascot to raise awareness of reflux esophagitis. This combined with the inclusion of a selection of stomach-friendly recipes developed in cooperation with Tanita Corporation, a publisher of best-selling recipe books, helps provide patients with a more enjoyable environment to continue their treatment.
Reflux esophagitis is a condition which causes inflammation of the mucosal lining of the esophagus due to the back flow of stomach acid. The condition has become increasingly prevalent amongst Japanese people in recent years, with patient numbers having doubled in the last ten years. Factors thought to have contributed to this increase include the westernization of the Japanese diet and subsequent increase in obesity, the aging of society, and the reduction in the Helicobacter pylori infection rate.
Reflux esophagitis is most commonly treated with drugs designed to suppress the secretion of stomach acid. As reflux esophagitis frequently recurs, it is important to continue to take medication for the entire treatment period in accordance with instructions given by your physician or pharmacist, even when symptoms have temporarily subsided.
Eisai hopes that GYAKUSHOKU NAVI will provide patients with an environment in which they feel more at ease about receiving treatment for their condition and that the new site will help to improve patient drug compliance and quality of life.
[ Please refer to the following notes for an outline of GYAKUSHOKU NAVI and information on Eisai's efforts to raise awareness of reflux esophagitis ]
< Notes to editors >
1. About GYAKUSHOKU NAVI (http://navi.gyakusyoku.jp)
GYAKUSHOKU NAVI is a free members only program targeted at reflux esophagitis patients that provides useful information about treatment and the disease itself via a mobile website (only for cellular phone/smartphone).
Main Site Features
30 Days Self-check
Enables patients to keep a daily record of the medication they are taking and their physical condition as well as confirm physical condition-related data in graph format. This self-check encourages patients to become more aware of how they can treat their own condition and to proactively continue with treatment.
Stomach-Friendly Recipes
A selection of recipes developed in cooperation with Tanita Corporation for people with reflux esophagitis, gastritis and gastric ulcers. All recipes are stomach-friendly and low in calories.
Training Tool "Stomach Friendly Restaurant" (Service scheduled to commence from June)
"Stomach-Friendly Restaurant" is a quiz-based tool that allows users to make and gather recipes developed by Tanita Corporation using ingredients they have collected for each correctly answered question. The feature provides patients with a fun means of learning about reflux esophagitis through answering a quiz.
2. Eisai's Efforts to Raise Awareness of Reflux Esophagitis
Eisai has continued to raise awareness about reflux esophagitis since 2009. In order to encourage potential patients to learn about the condition and seek treatment, Eisai has undertaken a diverse range of information provision activities, including creating TV commercials and newspaper inserts, establishing the dedicated reflux esophagitis information website "gyakushoku.jp," displaying banners on portal sites, and working in partnership with hospitals and clinics to display posters and distribute information leaflets. Since then, public awareness of reflux esophagitis has risen from 27.1% (June 2008) to 59.1% (March 2011) (Research Organization: Macromill).


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HomeUncategorizedProfessional Microcredit: Definition and Functioning
Professional Microcredit: Definition and Functioning
The microcredit activity is part of the broader microfinance framework that includes other financial services such as insurance or savings. It allows a population excluded from the banking system to benefit from loans of generally small amounts .
In addition to operations intended to finance the creation of a business, social microcredit, as proposed by the Red Cross, is mainly used to help people in situations of great precariousness.
The reasons for the bank exclusion
While many microentrepreneurs find it difficult to finance their professional activity with the traditional banking network and too often face funding refusals, it is primarily because the latter considers that the risk is too great .
On the one hand, the bank considers that business contingencies are more important for a new company and, on the other hand, that at the start-up stage, it lacks visibility on the sustainability of the business.
This situation is even more glaring in poor countries where the means of control are sometimes non-existent and there is often no accounting register to assess the risk.
For those who do not know the origins of microcredit, the story of MUHAMMAD YUNNUS deserves to be told. In the sixties, this young Pakistani student in the United States. Back in Bangladesh in 1972, he first taught economics at a university in the country.
It was then that he met a woman whose business was to make bamboo chairs. It was forced every day to borrow from a usurer the amount needed to buy the raw material it needed. The chairs were then resold to his lender for a profit of barely two cents a day. Muhammad Yunnus then realizes that the whole economy of the village lives in this way.
He then decides to lend all the women of the village the necessary sum, without interest . The result was immediate. The daily profit finally allows them to live with dignity. Thanks on the one hand to the economy realized on the interests that they do not have anymore to pay to their lender, but mainly because they are free to sell their production on the markets at a cheaper price than they do not sold it to the usurer. The microcredit was born.
The Grameen Bank
In 1977, with the help of a banker friend and his students. MUHAM® YUNNUS then decides to create a bank in his village. The Grameen Bank will soon spread to the whole region and then to the whole country. Today it has 7 million customers, employs 24,000 people and its model has spread to all emerging countries of the planet.
In May 2011, 70-year-old Muhammad Yunnus, in conflict with the Bangladeshi government's 25 percent stake in the bank, was forced to resign.
The United Nations has declared 2005 the international year of microcredit , proving that the activity is now an instrument to fight against exclusions.
The Role of Associations
Microcredit associations are at the heart of the system. These are most often non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that rely on partnerships with the traditional banking network, but also public authorities across the state and local communities.
Banks benefit from a network of analysis and monitoring of loan applications that allow them to make significant savings and better understand the risk.
To date, there are about 10,000 institutions serving 120 million customers worldwide. In France, the number and importance of the associations involved in this type of financing show how dynamic this activity is, but also that it has finally found its social and economic benchmarks.
Maria NOWAK, who initiated micro-credit in France, founded ADIE in 1989. The association currently handles between 10,000 and 13,000 cases per year through 130 agencies. It has been recognized as a public utility since 2005 and supports micro-entrepreneurs excluded from the traditional banking network.
But the work of the 450 employees of the association and 1700 volunteers is not limited to analyzing the file and to transmit it to the bank. It also involves providing advice and monitoring micro-entrepreneurs. This role is essential to give maximum chance to the success of projects. It is part of the European Microfinance Network.
France Active
Created a little over twenty years ago, the France Active association is chaired by Christian SAUTTER. It works with people in difficulty, wanting to create their own business and usually excluded from the banking network.
But, like ADIE, its role is not limited to transmitting loan files. It offers support and follow-up capable of giving every opportunity to the project of the entrepreneur. It operates through a network of about forty "territorial funds" with 500 advisers and more than 2000 volunteers. It benefits from the support of the State and the local authorities, but also from the Caisse de Dépôts et Consignations.
The nave
Created in 1988, La Nef presents itself as a solidarity finance cooperative. It also develops a solidarity savings activity and benefits from the approval of the Banque de France, which allows it to directly grant loans to micro-entrepreneurs and associations. With its 31,000 members, La Nef plays a important role in microfinance in France. It is part of the European Federation of Finance and Ethical Banks and Alternatives and participates in the establishment of an Ethical Bank at European level.
France Initiative
The France Initiative association is present throughout France through 230 structures. With a very large network of volunteers (more than 14,000), she brings her expertise and support to entrepreneurs who are excluded from the banking system. Chaired by Louis SCHWEITZER, she has forged strong partnerships with local communities . Each local platform enjoys a real independence and is federated within the association.
Some organizations, such as the Red Cross, offer a social microcredit, that is to say a personal loan, of up to 3,000 euros. It is mainly intended to help people in precarious situations.
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I've been loving your blog! Your tutorials are fabulous! Now, don' forget - we have a date for you to be at my house for Christmas! Remember?
Can you post your peppermint patty recipe? This has been one of my consistant pregnant cravings so far... lol... and I'd love to make them when I have some energy!
I know we have posted a lot of recipes but I thought I would post some great sites I have ran across with craft and gift ideas.
Hope these help someone out with some gift ideas!
Okay here is my peppermint patty recipe. The ingredients are simple but they can be a little tricky to make.
In a bowl, combine first four ingredients. Add milk and mix well. Roll into 1-inch balls and place on a waxed paper-lined cookie sheet. Flatten with a glass to a 1/4 inch thick. Cover and freeze for 30 minutes. In a double boiler or microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips and shortening. Dip patties; place on waxed paper to harden.
One suggestion is to just take a few patties out of the freezer and dip them then go back and get a few more. Kind of a pain but if they get soft they will be a pain to dip. Everyone I made them for loved them. Good luck!!
Can you ladies help me out???? Funds are very very very low this year and I'm going to have a hard time buying gifts. Any ideas on FUN toyish gifts that I could make for my 2 nephews and 1 niece (she's not even born yet, due next month). I am at a loss for boys handmade gifts. They are 4 and 2. thanks ladies!
I liked that craftbits site! Thanks for the link!
I am trying been trying to come up with something because I know how hard it is when funds are low. I thought of making teddy bears or some other types of stuff animals.
You could make file folder games, like matching numbers, animals or colors. Take a file folder and inside stamp images of different things (or paste cutouts from coloring books), color images and then lamtate the file folder. On a seperate sheet of card stock stamp the same images, colors, laminate, and then cut these out. Put them in a ziploc bag attached to the file folder and they have a quick and easy matching game. (Hope that made sense.) I know my son loved these when he was in pre-school. It helped him learn his colors, alphabets, etc.
I am sure there a lot more ideas I am just stumped at the moment. Does anyone else have ideas for 2 to 4 year old boys that don't cost lots of $$?
lillibet, your recipes sound yummy!! could you post the apple cake and the cookies w/ strawberry preserves?? Thanks! I could make some for Thanksgiving!
Yes, Lillibet they all do sound good. We make the Russian teacakes and Hershey Kiss cookies as we call them- (you're Mexican sombreros) frequently. I would love to have the apple cake recipe! Thanks!
I hope this doesn't sound tacky, but you know what kids love? Boxes. How about going to Lowes and getting a large box and cut openings for windows and a door and decorate it like a playhouse?
Another idea for the kids... maybe decorate a paint can for each of them... they always turn out sooooo cute! For the boys get some cheap coloring books/ crayons or toys from the dollar store to throw in there. For the baby, get some baby supplies... powder, wash... not sure, really, but the dollar store will save you a lot of money. I was REALLY broke last Christmas and bought 50 cent fun pads for my (adopted) 9 & 11 yr old brothers. I then personalized homeade ornaments for them. They really enjoyed a break from the clothes and could bring those fun pads on the long car ride with them to our grandma's.... cause they didn't take up a lot of room like most toys.
Thanks for the peppermint patty recipe, I can't wait to try it!!!!!!!!
Tacky? No way!!! How many of you have experienced a Christmas morning that the kids played with the silly boxes instead of those gifts we took forever to pick out? My girls are 7 & 9 and still, to this day LOVE big boxes. Maybe you could give them each a box and a package of crayons or markers to decorate their boxes. Perhaps some of your paper scraps to glue on would be fun too. You could even buy a flashlight for each of them at the dollar store so they could have their own little reading areas.
Amy - Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect. It means you decide to see beyond the imperfections.
Oh, for the box idea... show them how to make a basket (basketball) in the top of the box. Last year I bought a huge outdoor planter basket and left it in the living room for a couple of days. My girls were not pleased with me when I took their basketball hoop away to put my plants in it. To make it harder for my girls to get a basket I gave them an old tennis ball (we found on the street) that kept bouncing out of the planter. It took them a good half hour before they were able to find the right angle to get the ball to stay in and not bounce back out.
We've done the basket(ball) thing with beach sand pails too. Although I'm not sure how lucky you would be in finding a sand pail this time of year. With the sand pail they've carried toys (inside & out), put picnic lunches in it and (I hate to admit it) last winter used one of them as a spur of the moment sick bucket. We love our sand pails. Sooo handy.
I just kept copying and pasting.
Thanks so much for doing this!!! I appreciate the time you took to assemble it and will be using it this holiday season!!
Subscribing. Thanks so much for all the great ideas and receipes!
Well, they live in a small house, so I think my brother and SIL would hate me for giving the boys big boxes to play with. I have an idea that I will post after I see if it works. Thanks all!
O.K. How about going to a second hand store and picking up something you can clean, paint and fix up like a tri-cycle, etc.
I have really enjoyed this blog and I have a recipe to add. This is for carmel corn. I am making it for my son's 4th grade Halloween party and it is great for Christmas gifts.
Place popcorn in large pan or roaster. Combine brown sugar, butter, syrup and salt in saucepan. When mixture comes to boil and butter is melted, allow to cook over low heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and soda. Beat till foams. Pour over corn. Mix with wooden spoon till corn is covered. Place pan in oven on 250 degrees and heat for 1 hour. Stir every 15 minutes. Pour out on foil. Cool and store in tight container.
First, thank you so much for all the great ideas and recipes. I have copied many of them down on my index cards and can't wait to try many of them. I'm going to give edibles away to many this year.
Toys - I do like the paper, coloring books idea. What about those blocks you can buy and decorate? I know Emilymomto3boys got hers at Hobby Lobby, I don't have one in CA. If you could use coupons, it would be inexpensive, with modge podge and some paper.
I made these cookies for the girls at work last fall and they still talk about them. I made some today and now I remember why the girls talk about them so much.
Cream shortening, white sugar and pumpkin. Add eggs and mix well. Sift together baking soda, cinnamon, salt and flour. Add to pumpkin mixture and mix well.
Drop from spoon to cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Cook butter, milk, and brown sugar until dissolved. Cool and add confectioner's sugar and vanilla. Spread over warm cookies.
They come out very soft and cake-like. They're so yummy.
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Can someone help me out. I want to make the Strawberry Milk Bath but cannot find the Strawberry essentials oil. I looked at Body Works, Bath and Body also a health food store. No one has it. Where can I get it? Appreciate any info. Thanks.
You wont be able to find essential oils at places like bath and body works or the body shop, they arent natural places.
find one near you and go, the essential oils are in the body and natural care department.
I was not able to find strawberry, I ended up using raspberry. (I am the original poster, even though the recipe is called strawberry I changed all the labels to raspberry on my gifts) You may not be able to find either, that's fine too. You can use pink grapefruit, lavender, lemon.....whatever scent you want.
But it has to be essential oils, otherwise you risk an allergic reaction to chemicals.
How about homemade activity books? There's plenty of sites on the internet where you can get printable activity pages for preschool ages. You could maybe laminate them so they could be used over and over.
Another idea would be to make a book about them. With such young ages you wouldn't need to have a lot of story line or make an alphabet book including them in it.
Felt books are also fun, if you sew. If you don't sew, hole punch the felt pages top and bottom on the left and run string, ribbon, twine through them and tie them.
As for the online sites, I did a google search for preschool printable activity pages and came up with tons. Here's a link to just one.
Oh, also thought of something else. What about a homemade bean bag toss? You could use ply wood or I really don't see what you couldn't use a stury bog and cut holes in it. But paint it (either form - box or wood) in fun colors or make it a shape. Make some bean bags for them to toss. Given their ages, the holes should be nice size. Just another thought.
Sometimes I use this helpful site for handmade gift ideas! In the top left "contents" box, you will see a category for crafts. Click on the word crafts to find lots of inexpensive ideas for children as well as adults. On the right side of the page, recipe categories are listed. Look here for recipes to make and share.
Here's another of my favorite sites for recipes, the Land o' Lakes Butter site.
If you click on the recipe finder, or type a category like "microwave candy" into the search box, you'll find many fabulous choices for candies, cookies, breads and much more. I've made the microwave fudge recipes several times with great success and also make the truffles candy recipes using different flavors and coatings. They are so easy to make and people always seem to enjoy receiving them as gifts!
Here's another easy and inexpensive idea which I've used a few times. Make your favorite cookie dough recipe and package it in a plastic holiday container with a lid . Tie a few cookie cutters and the recipe to the handle of the container if it has one, or to ribbon which you tie around the container. Sometimes, I include sprinkles or a can of frosting. Of course, this gift has to be refrigerated until it's used and you can't make it too far in advance.
Something else I've done in the past is baked cookies (chocolate chip are always good) and then used them to make ice cream sandwiches, wrapped each one in plastic wrap and given them to our neighbors in a metal holiday tin with a lid. These are nice because you can make them in advance and keep them in the freezer. When I give these away, I take them right after dinner, just in time for dessert!
On the Holiday Packaging thread, I shared the giant sugar cookie "pizza" cookies which I made one year in case you are interested in that idea.
Here are a few more recipes, my daughter calls me the brownie and fudge queen!
Bars: In a medium bowl, whisk together melted butter, sugar, cocoa, salt, jam and flavoring. Stir in the flour, eggs, and chips. Pour batter into a lightly greased 13 X 9 inch pan, spreading till level. Bake in a pre-heated 325 degree oven for 28 to 32 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean. The brownies will look slightly wobbly in the middle. Cool them for 1 hour before glazing.
Glaze: Combine all the glaze ingredients, cook over low heat, or in the microwave, until the chocolate and butter are melted. Stir until smooth, and spread over the bars. Cool for several hours before cutting the brownies with a knife that you have run under hot water.
Maple Walnut Fudge: Substitute butterscotch chips for the chocolate chips, maple extract for the vanilla, and use walnuts for the nuts.
Peppermint Fudge: Sprinkle � cup coarsely chopped peppermint candies (broken candy canes?) over the top of the warm fudge in the pan, press in a little and let cool.
Fancy Fudge: Substitute � cup toasted chopped almonds and � cup finely chopped candied mixed fruit for the pecans or walnuts.
Cranberry White Chocolate Fudge: Substitute white chocolate chips for the semisweet chips, almond extract for the vanilla and add � cup to 1 cup dried cranberries instead of nuts. You can also use less cranberries and add toasted almonds to this fudge.
Peanut Butter Fudge: Substitute peanut butter chips for the chocolate chips.
Double Decker Fudge: Make one recipe of chocolate fudge and pour it into a 13 X 9 inch pan, let cool. Make one recipe of Peanut butter fudge and pour it over the top of the regular chocolate fudge.
Coconut Fudge: Spread 1 cup of flaked, toasted coconut on the bottom of a buttered 8-in square pan. Pour warm fudge over the top. Let cool, turn over and cut. Serve it upside down with the coconut showing.
Fudge Rolls: Spread 1 cup chopped nuts (or bright colored candies, etc.) on waxed paper. Pour warm fudge mixture over nuts. As mixture cools, form into a roll; cover with waxed paper or plastic wrap. Cool and cut into slices.
Note: If you misplace this recipe, the basic one is usually on the back of the gigantic bag of Nestle semisweet chocolate chips!
In a saucepan, bring sugar and milk to a boil, boil hard for 3 minutes. Add peanut butter and marshmallow cr�me, mix well. Quickly pour into a buttered 8-in square pan, chill until set. Cut into squares.
Thanks for sharing,can't wait to try.
One year when our funds were low, I bought clear plastic containers with lids & handles (the ones about the size to hold file folders). I decorated them & stamped my kids' names on them. Then, I put art supplies in it. The whole thing cost me about $6 a kid.
on .recipezaar.com there is a pepermint meltaway cookie that is out of this world!
Heat oven to 350�F Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into 1-inch balls.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
Let stand 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.
FOR GLAZE, combine 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons butter, 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract and enough milk for desired glazing consistency in small bowl.
Stir in food color, if desired.
(I have found it is easier to put the crushed candy in a bowl and"dip" the top of cookies in them right after I frost them).
These were a huge hit at my house last year. I put the unwrapped candy canes in a large freezer bag and covered it with a kitchen towel and beat it outside with the side of the hammer to break it up.
We make those pretzels and kisses/hugs too, but we use the small twists.
I haven't had a chance to read the whole thread. Did anyone suggest, dipping plastic spoons in chocolate and wrapping them in pretty celophane paper for coffee drinkers?
Ok, Whew Wee, I have purposly avoided this thread cause I just knew if I opened it up I would be gone. I started at 5:30 this morning and it is now after 9. But I made it threw and want to say thank you to all. I have a few to share.
Melt per package directions the choc. add about 1/2 tsp peppermint stir it up. Dip a Ritz cracker in it and cover. I use a fork. Place on wax paper to harden. These are the Peppermint cookie you buy from the Girl Scouts only better. SHHHHHHHHHH don't tell a Girl Scout.
I just sent out and am so proud: (to sisters) The Christmas organizer folder. And I made up snowman soup things, A Christmas gift card holder, and the candy bar wrapper. I told them these were things I could make up for them to give to those people they have to give a little something to. Teachers, church groups, neighbors. I told them to do the planning and let me know how many of what they needed. It is part of my gift to take on that for them.
I am working so hard this year to be organized and be ahead of the game. So far, so good. This thread will help big time.
I am also looking for a Holiday recipe hope someone has this. Years and years ago my SIL bought this from a lady and then the lady moved. I have missed it every year. It was a ceral mix that had all the cereals in it and the nuts were pecans. It was a sweet kinda thing with cinnamon for sure. It also had a bit of not garlic, but something not so sweet. Does this ring a bell with anyone, if so could you share.
I also found in Southern LIving the other day a recipe for Funnel Cakes. These are a huge family favorite and I always figured they would be hard to do. I am making everyone Funnel Cake Kits.
Mix 1st 7 ingredients until smooth. Cover bottom of 3/8 inch opening funnel with finger and pour in 1/4 cup batter into funnel. Drizzle batter into hot oil takes about one minute per side. Drain onto paper towel and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Makes about 8, 5 inch cakes.
Life is Way to Short NOT to be QUEEN. side note: IF YOU ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO PLACE THE TIARRA ON YOUR HEAD... DON'T!!! Get your own and be Queen.
I would have never thought of making homemade funnel cakes! And those brownie recipes sound delicious! I love brownies... especially the fudgy kind!
I have a new recipe that is SO simple and to die for ladies!!!
It is like candy, almost fudge, so super rich but oh my - so goooooood. Keeps well for shipping as long as you ship from a cold zone to a cold zone.
I don't have a microwave so do it on the stove and it works fine.
1-1/2 minutes, then stir. Microwave for an additional 1-1/2 minutes.
completely, then cut into squares.
I'm going to have to try those Thin Mint cookies.


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Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Pôle de Pharmacologie et de Thérapeutique
Jean-Luc Balligand
Jean-Luc Balligand and his team developed the core of their research projects in the biochemistry and cellular biology of nitric oxide synthases (NOS) including their regulation in cardiovascular tissues. His group initiated the research on the role of NOS in cardiac myocyte contractility which is being extended in the context of myocardial remodelling and regeneration, e.g. in response to neurohormones and adrenoceptors. His lab has recognized expertise in cell signalling and cardiovascular pharmacology using in vitro and in vivo models. JL Balligand is Head of the FATH Pole within IREC and also practicing Physician at the Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, UCL and teaches cardiovascular physiology and pharmacology at UCL Medical School.
More recently, JL Balligand has developed these research directions as associated partner of a Leducq Foundation-funded transatlantic network of excellence in cardiovascular sciences and of the FP6-EUGeneHeart consortium that laid the ground for innovative research in therapeutics for heart failure. He also coordinates several collaborative programmes (Concerted Actions, Interuniversity Attraction Pole) funded by the Politique Scientifique Fédérale.
The FATH Pole has a strong track record in pharmacology and signaling, particularly through nitric oxide synthases (NOS) in the heart and vessels. In particular, FATH has expertise in physiological and in molecular regulation of membrane receptors and downstream effectors, including NOS, in animal and human myocardium, cardiac myocytes and vascular cells (e.g. through kinases -PI3K and Akt-dependent phosphorylation, chaperone interaction such as hsp90, calcineurin and caveolin binding).
It has access to various transgenic mouse strains and human cardiac tissue samples. The lab is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment for biochemistry (including Seahorse platform for high-throughput metabolic phenotyping), molecular biology, cell physiology (including IONOPTIX platform for measurements of sarcomere shortening and calcium fluorescence) and animals phenotyping (e.g. with implanted telemetry).
Interested in collaborating on
We seek collaboration with groups that have expertise in phenotype-genotype correlations, based on registries of specific cardiovascular diseases with tissue/blood/DNA collections, genotyping and bioinformatic analysis.
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Grab a morning coffee, take a look at the map and get ready to explore the island. There are villages everywhere, in every mountainside, on each stream. The road is long and complicated, you might get confused as all is "hidden" with meticulous care, just like Aphrodite's Eros. Do not hesitate to ask the locals for assistance, they'll be happy to provide you with all the information you need.
Kythira, or otherwise Tsirigo is the island of Heavenly Goddess Aphrodite and Eros. Located in Southern Greece between the southern Peloponnese and Crete. It is a mountainous island with many valleys into the sea to form beautiful beaches. They have an area of approximately 280 square kilometers. The vegetation is rich, especially in northern and western parts of the island. The climate is Mediterranean, with enough humidity and strong winds especially in winter. In several parts of the island there are sources that flow throughout the year.
Kythera has a population of three thousand inhabitants, the villages that remain are many and small, scattered throughout their geographic area. The island is administratively organized into a municipality with the community of Antikythera, the eponymous neighboring island, under the Province of Kythera, which belongs to the Prefecture of Piraeus.
The people engaged in agriculture, trade and tourism. The main agricultural products are oil and renowned quality honey. Travel the island is rapidly expanding in recent years and brings the attention of many visitors and tourist enterprises. The cultural heritage of Kythira is rich because so many people stepped on the land. The monuments bear witness to history. The architecture of the island rests in the styles and especially the Venetians, Crete and Mani. The Historical Archive of Kythira, the castle is now the capital is the second most important after Corfu, keeping records of the 16th century. The Byzantine monuments and British buildings adorn each side of each peak of the island. Archaeologists with organized groups bring to light important details. The myth of Aphrodite revives people, the stones and the sea. In Kythira nature improved by culture. The visitors fall in love easily and become familiar with the island. The story has just started!


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Two council-run gyms to welcome back members as part of phased reopening
Published: Monday, 30th November 2020
Gyms at Shapes Health and Leisure Club at Fenton Manor and Dimensions Leisure Centre will reopen for members only after national lockdown restrictions are lifted - with Covid-secure measures in place,
Two city council-run gyms are due to reopen with strict Covid-secure measures in place after national lockdown restrictions are lifted.
Shapes Health and Leisure Club at Fenton Manor and Dimensions Leisure Centre will welcome back members only from Wednesday, December 2.
The 3G artificial grass pitches at Northwood Stadium and Dimensions will also reopen from that date.
The return of these services will be part of a phased reopening of leisure centre facilities.
This will be in line with Government tier restrictions, as well as the need for some sport and leisure staff and facilities to be redeployed as part of the council's frontline work to combat coronavirus in the city.
The Wallace Sport and Education Centre, New Horizons Leisure Centre and Stoke-on-Trent Gymnastics Centre will remain closed for the time being.
Exercise and fitness classes, swimming sessions and other indoor activities will also remain closed at all leisure centres for now. The potential for these activities to return will continue to be reviewed.
Since council leisure centres closed their doors for the second national lockdown, all memberships and subscriptions have been frozen.
As a thank you to existing members, the gyms that are reopening will be free to use throughout December.
During December, members will also receive 'global' access, so they can use either of the gyms at Shapes or Dimensions.
Fees will then be capped at £10 for January, with a view to membership packages returning to normal after this period.
To ensure the gyms are Covid-secure, the council's teams have followed guidance from the Government, Public Health England and national governing bodies for sport and leisure.
Safety measures include signage and one-way systems, individual cleaning equipment for each member to collect at reception, hand sanitising stations, extra cleaning by leisure centre teams between sessions, and socially-distanced equipment in the gyms.
Visitors must:
• Pre-book sessions via the ActiveStoke app, stoke.gov.uk/leisure or by calling Shapes: 01782 233222 or Dimensions: 01782 233500.
• Not have any Covid-19 symptoms in the past 14 days;
• Arrive on time - no more than five minutes early;
• Follow queues, one-way routes and social distancing;
• Sign in with a membership card and support track and trace information;
• Sanitise their hands on arrival and before/after activities;
• Wipe down and sanitise equipment or items used.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council leader Councillor Abi Brown said: "We're delighted to be able to reopen two of our gyms in a Covid-secure way so residents can enjoy the huge physical and mental health benefits that they bring, which is essential at this time.
"As part of our phased reopening, some facilities cannot return yet because of the Government's tier restrictions. We're also having to keep some services closed for now so our sport and leisure teams can continue to support vital work linked to the pandemic as they have already done so in recent months.
"These staff have been at the front line of the council's coronavirus response throughout the year, with many colleagues redeployed to critical services including welfare calls and contact tracing. More recently, our leisure facilities have been used for community coronavirus testing.
"As we move out of this second national lockdown, we will have to retain some of these resources as part of the city's huge effort to bring the number of coronavirus cases down. During December, three quarters of our sport and leisure service staff will still be redeployed in critical Covid-related services. Our leisure centres will also play a central role in increasing our community testing programme in the coming weeks – with strict Covid-secure measures in place to keep all visitors safe.
"As a result of this and the Government's tier restrictions, there are some activities that will not take place for now. If the current situation improves, we expect to restart more of our sport and leisure services from the New Year."
The gyms at Shapes and Dimensions will be available only for existing members for the time being.
Showers and changing rooms will not be available. Members are asked to give two hours' notice if they cannot attend a pre-booked session.
Dimensions' gym will be open from 6.30am to 7.30pm, Monday to Friday and 7.30am to 5.30pm, Saturday and Sunday.
Shapes' gym will be open from 7.45am to 8pm, Monday to Friday and 8am to 4pm, Saturday and Sunday.
Leisure centre parking permits that lapsed during the temporary closure can be extended on request before December 20.
Customers have the option to freeze their membership for a further three months if required.
The ActiveStoke app is available for Apple and Android. For more details about services, becoming a member or booking sessions, visit stoke.gov.uk/leisure or call a centre.
Some leisure centres will continue to be used for our community coronavirus testing programme. Separate parking spaces, different entrances and routes, deep cleans and other measures will ensure this does not affect customers' use of the sites and they can still visit the buildings in a safe and Covid-secure way.
Indoor markets will welcome back all traders only from Wednesday, December 2. Residents can support a local, independent business by choosing to shop at indoor markets across the city for all their essentials ahead of the Christmas break.
Hanley indoor market
Open Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm.
Stoke indoor market
Open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 9am to 5pm.
Longton indoor market
Tunstall indoor market
Customers are asked to adhere to the social distancing measures in place when they visit. Visit www.stoke.gov.uk/markets for more information about our city wide markets.
Cllr Brown continued: "We're working hard to support businesses through this period and it's a continued challenge balancing public health and the economy. I'd urge residents to shop local and support businesses in their community wherever they possibly can. It makes a huge difference and we want to do all we can to help. Businesses can also access a range of support including funding and advice at stoke.gov.uk/coronavirus."
Meanwhile, libraries will continue to stay closed while Stoke-on-Trent is in tier 3 restrictions, however they will still be offering the Click, Call and Collect service. For more information and to use the Libraries Online service, visit www.stoke.gov.uk/clickcallcollect.
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A special exhibit now showing at downtown Mount Horeb's Driftless Historium (100 S 2nd St) commemorates the Prairie Ship, a 95-foot tall art installation that still stirs the imagination four decades after it dropped anchor on the Richard and Carol Losenegger farm. The Prairie Ship was the vision...
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1 Mt. Horeb AlAnon Family Group, 12 noon, Chamber of Commerce conference room, Third and Main Street Senior Citizens Line Dancing, 6:00-7:00, RSVP to 608-437-6902, Mt. Horeb Senior Center Winter Parking goes into effect tonight. Call 608-437-5522 , 8am-4:30pm for...
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Wisconsin has had wild turkeys scratching out a living for centuries. In the late 1800s these birds were common in southwest Wisconsin but then started to wan due to several factors including unregulated hunting, loss of specific habitat, and diseases tolerated by domestic fowl but not wild birds...
Santa Claus is coming to town (on December 3)
The Mount Horeb Village Board last week unanimously approved the 2023 budget with no changes. No citizens spoke at the public hearing prior to passage on Wednesday, Nov. 16. The overall tax levy increase will be 1.75 percent. The budgeted change in the mill (tax) rate is projected to decrease by 11...
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The Village of Mount Horeb's economic development work has been ramping up in recent weeks as a new consultant brought in to evaluate and streamline local government's efforts to grow the economy has met regularly with village staff and elected officials. The village board earlier this year hired...
District could go back to referendum in spring
At their November 7 meeting, the Mount Horeb Area School Board met with a School Perceptions representative to discuss a survey aimed at gauging taxpayers' appetite for a capital referendum on the April 2023 ballot. Unlike the operational referendum that was just passed in November and will...
Springdale 4-H club members decorate Mount Vernon gazebo
On a very cold and snowy Saturday in November the Springdale 4-H club set up the Christmas tree and holiday decorations at the Mt. Vernon Gazebo. This community service project was taken over by the Springdale 4-H club many years ago from the Legler family that honors the family. It is enjoyed by...
Youth Apprentice Spotlight
Student Name: Maddie Swiggum Area of Apprenticeship: Agriculture Place of Employment: Mount Horeb Animal Hospital Mentor Name: Dawn Seymour Goals/Plans after Youth Apprenticeship/Has this experience changed any of those plans? My goal is to attend a veterinary technician program, preferably...


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Home » [Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Drugs] » Testosterone & Other Steroids » Will steriods screw someone like me up?
Will steriods screw someone like me up?
17 years old is WAY too young. And at 140 lbs. (10 stone) and 6 feet, you don't have a solid base to work with and you will lose EVERYTHING you gained immediately after you come off a steroid cycle. As well, considering you don't have much (if any) training under your belt so far, your connective tissue, ligaments, and joints are not strengthened enough. That means your body wouldn't be able to handle the massive rapid gains and you will be highly likely to rip and tear muscles from their joints due to the massive force output increases in such a short time (100 lbs. on your bench in 3 weeks is NOT good for someone with no training experience).
Is this all true? It makes sense but i am so desperate to see immediate results and i will do and spend anything i can to see a decent improvement in 4 weeks.
Yes that quote is true. tbh you sound like the typical teen these days. You want everything and you want everything now. Reality check mate. Things DON'T happen in 4 weeks, in our sport you count in terms of years. Bodybuilding is a LIFESTYLE not a quick fix to get "buff"
Yes it will screw you up, dont even think about it.
Your Growth plates are still active and AAS would close those, meaning you wont grow any more, and at 17 you have significant growing to still be done.
Join a gym, sort out your diet and get a decent routine.
With that you have almost everything you need to build muscle at a decent rate without major problems you would have with gear.
If your hell bent on spending your money things that make a difference look at supplements, Whey Protein will help but dont base your diet on this, also Creatine may be an option.
There are a lot of people on here who will be happy to help you, but a quick fix for long term detriment would not be an option any of us would encourage.
Ok, thanks for all your input. Im not going to touch them now. Im going to eat like a pig (the right stuff though), ive brought myself some 90% protein powder, it tastes like **** butit will help with the intake i guess and im heading off to the gym tomorrow.
M8 before you buy anything you should ask on here. Ive been trainingfor six years and four years now with roids. That's classes me as a beginner around here.
Everyday at my gym i hear of a new kid that on gear (usually an oral of some sort which is even worse). Yesterday i got the heads up a 15year old just started a dbol cycle and his "friend who is huge" told him if he takes milk thistle he'll be fine. I wish everyone went to MT so they were not so misinformed.
Not only that Blite but its nice to get a yougster such as spadz who acctualy listerns and takes advice on board.
Spadez, even if you took steroids, nothing would happen in 4weeks mate.
I understand your self conscious, but thats a good thing. Why do you think everybody else here got into bodybuilding?
Also, your only 17 so you havea lot of lessons to learn about girls.
Imagine if I told you get a maori tattoo across your face like Mike Tyson will impress the girls. Thats fine for the 2 week holiday, but what about afterwards?
Are you prepared to go through your life paying for some stupid fcuk up when you were only 17.
I didn't think so mate.
Start training now, naturally, and you will have great gains, and an excuse to eat yourself silly.
Training itself should give you quite a good ego boost just after 4 weeks IMO. I went down to florida at the beech for a week just a few weeks after i started training and i had loads more confidence!
Oh ****, looks like i brought 454g of "the best fart powder on earth", good job it was only cheap. I went to Holland and barrett since i have one 5 mins down the road (before i saw your post), the guy in there was a total moron and wouldnt even sell me whey protein because i wasnt 18, so i brought this 90% protein powder which tastes so damn nasty.
I know girls dont think the world revolves around big muscles, but id like to be able to lie out on a sunbed without being ashamed of my body. Well, i wouldnt say im ashamaed, i mean im lucky i have no deformaties or anything like that, but being 2 stone under weight does show. As far as im concerned im more determined to have a body im proud of than anything else.
Im going to order some supplies from myprotein.co.uk tonight, can you recommend anything i should be looking at?
M8 when I was 19 I was a skiny as a rake!! Im now 34 and around 18 stone. I carry some fat but mainly its muscle.
If you want to bulk for cheap you need to do this. Serious!!
By a huuuuuge bag of Oats. Porridge oats. Not ready break or any crap like that just rolled oats.
Now, from Myprotein mail order some protein power only. No other fancy bull**** in it like sweetener just raw protein powder. Now get your fav milk shake powder.
OK, 3 times a day a cup of oats a scoop of milkshake and a scoop of protein. Drink it down, **** spoons and eating it, takes too long. If you haven't much of an appetite eating can seem hard work where if you drink you have swallowed it before you can think.
Also, no matter what roids or whatever you do in the future you may well stay lean. This is no bad thing. Lean = ripped like on the front of mens health. Im a bigger frame all together. I could cut for years and I still wouldnt be the right shape for the mens' health front page (Or back page for that matter :] ) Then again, put a mens health model in a strong man competition and I will lift him and the weights he is lifting if you see my point.
What Im trying to say, is nature makes you a certain shape. You get to change it a little with alot of hard work. But what is possible even with the best diet and best training is allready wrote in your DNA.
Also, until your in your mid 20's (as late as that) I dont think anyone can say what shape your ment to be. When your young everyones skinny m8. trust me.
Seriously m8. When your a 34 year old crusty like me, if you can remember this thread and look back to how much power you had before you at 17!! Then you will understand.
Oh one more thing m8.
If you go to my protein use the link from the MT forum home page. Don't mean to sound like a fan boy but hey, MT has given me lots and kept me safe over the years. The least we can do is click the adds we use. Not like were fiddling it. Your actually gonna buy right?
Alright, thanks alot for all the advice buddy, im going to follow it word for word. Might even start a log on here to keep me going. Trouble is, im at a loss which pure protein powder to get, there are ****loads on the site. I was thinking Whey Protein Isolate (NZ) (CFM) but im probably wrong. Also where can i pick up those rolled oats, are they common in health food stores?
p.s Yeah ill click on the myprotein link, its only fair since you guys have helped me get on my way.
Go for whey concentrate 80 (NZ) spade, its cheaper than isolate. Choc smooth flavour is nice if you're getting it from myprotein. You can get a big bag of oats from the supermarket.
I always get this one m8.
It too will taste like ****e, that's what the milk shake powders for :] Rolled oats or Scottish oats (same thing) I always get from ASDA or Tesco's. Cheap as chips too m8. 75p for 1KG I think. Just wish they made a 50KG bag. Look daft at the check out with 20 1KG bags lol.
As for milk shake powder I like nestles.
EDIT - just realised PartyBoy has replied. I always get isolate but Partyboy knows his stuff. Go for the concentrate and save your cash. Ive never tried the choc flavour from myprotien. If you get it mate let me know what you think. It may work out cheaper than the seperate milkshake.


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March 22, 2019 March 22, 2019 Blog post, Louis XIV, Medals, Uncategorized Leave a comment ancien régimeAntiquarianismCameoCollection historyEngraved GemEngravingsLouis XIVOrléans collectionPortraiturePrintsQueen Christina of SwedenWarin
Mistaken identity: Bourdon's portrait of Warin in the Orléans collection.
I'm slowing beginning to unravel the mystery of a lost portrait, supposedly of the medal maker and sculptor, Jean Warin (1604-72), attributed to Sébastien Bourdon (1616-71), which once hung in the Palais Royal as part of the famous Orléans collection.
The painting is illustrated in the third volume of a 1786 publication of the Orléans collection: Galerie du Palais-royal… by the abbé de Fontenay. The inscription of that print names the sitter as: Jean Warin secretaire du Roi, Intendant des Bâtiments, Directeur général des Monnoies de france et l'un des plus célébres Gravure du XVIIeme Siècle…
Jean Warin was extraordinarily enterprising man. Born Liege in 1604, he arrived in Paris in 1626 and ingratiated himself with the Bourbons via Louis XIII's famous premier ministre Cardinal Richelieu for whom he engraved an extraordinary medal in 1631. By 1636 Warin had negotiated a controlling share in the moulin de monnaies in Paris, and in the years that followed, he held a near monopoly on the production of coins, jetons, and medals for Louis XIII and Louis XIV.
Jean Warin, Mens sidera volvit [his intellect makes the stars revolve], 1631, bronze medal. Collection, BnF.
An extant portrait of Warin instructing the young Louis XIV in history by coins and medals suggests that he became close to the young king. Perhaps it was the bond he formed with his royal patron at this tender age that led to the king's life-long passion for collecting and commissioning medals.
François Lemaire (attrib.), Jean Warin instructing the Young Louis XIV in the appreciation of medals, ca.1645. Collection Musée de Monnaie, Paris.
Not only was Warin the greatest medallist of the age, he was also an accomplished sculptor in marble. The portrait bust that Warin carved in 1665 in direct competition with Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) led his French contemporaries to call him the new Praxiteles.
Jean Warin, Louis XIV, 1665, Marble. Collection: chateaux de Versailles et de Trianon.
Since I found that print of a portrait of Warin by Bourdon in routine web searches for an artist who has occupied my thoughts for the last decade, I have been puzzled as to why Warin is shown holding the so-called "Gonzaga Cameo" (now in the Hermitage Collection, St Petersburg).
Detail from abbé de Fontenay's Galerie du Palais-royal… 1786. vol. 3.
Cameo. Portraits of Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II (The Gonzaga Cameo)
Egypt, Alexandria, 3rd century BCE. Collection, The Hermitage, St Petersburg
As Nancy Grummond persuasively argued in her 1974 article "The Real Gonzaga Cameo," the engraved gem in the Hermitage collection, held by the figure in our print, is not, in fact, the Gonzaga Cameo after all.
The double portrait cameo once hailed by the painter and avid engraved gem collector Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) as the finest double portrait of its kind to survive antiquity, is more likely to be the one now held in the Kunsthistoriches museum in Vienna.
Ptolemaic Cameo, 278 BCE – 269 BCE, ten-layered agate. Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna.
The cameo illustrated in our portrait is a Ptolemaic gem carved in the 3rd century BCE, and once belonged to Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-89), who took it with her into exile in Rome in the 1650s. Christina bequeathed the cameo to her favourite, cardinal Decio Azzolino 1623-89), and it was then acquired along with the rest of her collection by the Duke of Bracciano, Livio Odescalchi (1652-1713).
By 1794 the gem was in the collection of Pope Pius IV (1717-99), from whom Napoléon seized it for his own collection at Malmaison. After Napoléon's defeat, Joséphine de Beauharnais gifted the gem to Tsar Alexander I of Russia (1777-1825) in thanks for the kindness and assistance he had offered her. The cameo has remained at the Hermitage ever since.
Where in the story of that remarkable Ptolemaic cameo does it come to rest in the hands of the gentleman in our print? With no evidence to connect this famous ancient gem to Louis XIV's medal maker, I'm increasingly confident that abbé de Fontenay was wrong, and this is not a portrait of Warin after all.
The hairstyle and clothes worn by this figure date the portrait to between 1650 and 1660. It does look very much like the portraits produced by Bourdon around that date, but the man in this picture looks much younger than 45 to 55 years old, as Warin was then. Neither does he look much like the portrait of Warin engraved by Gérard Edelinck (1640-1707)—the only labelled portrait of artist from the seventeenth century.
Gérard Edelinck, Jean Varin, c. 1670, engraving. Collection: chateaux de Versailles et de Trianon.
Granted, it's hard to match distinguishing features in portraits from this period, with wigs and clothes that have a tendency to obscure evidence of age and the idiosyncrasies we look for in a good likeness. So let's suppose that Fontenay was right, and this is Warin. How then did he come to be holding a prized cameo from the collection of Queen Christina of Sweden?
Had Warin met Christina, it would have been after her abdication from the Swedish throne in 1654, and during her two sojourns in France from 1656-58. In that period, Warin was fully occupied with his work for Louis XIV at the Moulin des monnaies, and as his preferred engraver of medals, so it seems unlikely that he would have left France to meet with Swedish Christina. But no matter if and where they would have met, it's very unlikely that Bourdon would paint Warin holding a cameo in the collection of a foreign princess.
Sébastien Bourdon, Queen Christina of Sweden, ca. 1652-54, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.
Bourdon's portraits of artists and writers of that period tend to show the sitter with the tools of their craft. For example, a fascinating portrait of an engraver attributed to Bourdon, sold by Christie's to a private collector in 2003 shows the engraver with a hammer in one hand and a repoussé punch in the other, about to set to work on a silver portrait.
Sébastien Bourdon, anonymous engraver, c.1662, private collection.
The man in our print holds the cameo, but there are other objects in the picture too—a tray of medals, the bust of a philosopher (perhaps Socrates) looking upon them, and mercury gesturing to the heavens behind (perhaps a copy of Giambologna's famous bronze). On the table next to the tray of coins is a quill sitting in a pot of ink, strongly suggesting that the sitter's craft was writing. I would argue that this is a portrait of an antiquarian scholar.
If we accept abbé Fontenay's attribution of the painting to Bourdon, there is another reason to connect this lost picture to Queen Christina, as Bourdon was her principle painter from 1652.
Could this be a portrait of a friend or advisor to Queen Christina painted for her by Bourdon that she took with her to her exile in Rome? Was he an antiquarian in Christina's circle who drew inspiration from her collection? If so, that portrait may very well have been one of the many paintings from Christina's collection purchased by the regent Philippe II, duc d'Orléans from the heirs of duke Odescalchi after the latter's death in 1713.
That painting, along with the rest of the famous Orléans collection, was sold en masse by the regent's heir, Philippe Égalité in 1792. The collection was kept together and passed through various hands until in 1798, twelve years after abbé Fontenay published his three-volume catalogue of the paintings at the Palais Royal, when the collection went on sale in London at two venues. A catalogue for the paintings displayed at the Lyceum in the Strand in December 1798, lists six portraits by Bourdon. Queen Christina is the only one of those six sitters named. Annotations to one copy of that catalogue suggest that our painting was one of the five anonymous portraits by Bourdon that sold for 10 guineas a piece.
All evidence points towards an error made by Fontenay in his catalogue of paintings at the Palais Royal. In reattributing the portrait as an antiquarian in the circle of Queen Christina of Sweden, we are losing one of only three known portraits to survive of a great artist who helped to form in the image of Louis XIV in the eyes of posterity.
It is my hope that further research into Queen Christina's circle, and the Orléans collection will help to name this sitter and to shed more light on the life of the extraordinary Ptolemaic Cameo that he holds.
Robert Wellington, 2019
February 8, 2018 February 15, 2018 Blog post Leave a comment ColonialJetonsLouis XIVMartiniqueNew France
Jeton, Louis XV, Sub Omni Sidere Crescunt, 1751. Collection: The American Numismatic Society.
Today I became aware of a fascinating jeton (a small medal-like token) from the reign of Louis XV. The reverse carries the image of what was thought be a First Nations Person of New France (Canada). This 'Amerindian' has plumes in his hair, he carries a bow, and gazes over his shoulder to look at an crop of giant lilies (the fleur de lys of France). The inscription—Sub Omni Sidere Crescunt [under every constellation they grow]—a reference to the lilies of France (her colonies) that grow simultaneously in lands across the globe.
I was excited to find another numismatic image of what I believed to be an indigenous warrior from New France. The only other numismatic representation of that kind is found on the Honos et Virtus [honour and virtue] medal awarded to Amerindian warriors who collaborated with the French colonists.
That medal depicts the First Nations warrior in classical garb, wearing the toga of an ancient Roman, and in a comparative state of undress compared to the centurion-like figure (the representative of France) with whom he shakes hands.
In comparison, the figure from the jeton is dressed in what appears to be traditional costume. It is, nevertheless, a rather generic and fictionalised version of what an indigenous person from the New World ought to look like.
The exergue beneath the feet of our warrior bears the words Col. Franc. De LAM. 1751. Numismatists, have assumed that this text is a contraction of 'Le colonies françaises de l'Amerique' [French colonies in America]. This is the meaning given by Charles Wyllys Betts, whose catalogue American Colonial History Illustrated by Contemporary Medals (1894) is the standard text for citations of medals that relate to the history of North America and Canada:
Betts took his reading, it seems, from a notice published in the American Numismatic Journal in 1879:
George Parsons wrote a longer article for the American Numismatic Journal on the 'Colonial Jetons of Louis XV' in 1884. He makes the following interpretation of the jeton in question:
That jeton, with its wonderfully evocative image of a native in the colonies gazing upon the lilies of France, is indeed ripe for such an interpretation. In the copy of the jeton described by Parsons there's even an alligator climbing from the water – presumably a reference to the native fauna found in the southern parts of the French territories in the New World.
Sadly, it seems that these worthy American numismatists of the nineteenth century had not found any contemporary French descriptions of that jeton. Had they done so, they would have learnt that it was, in fact, intended to celebrate the French colony in Martinique, as a description from the Mercure Galant of April 1751 confirms.
In an article title 'Devises pour les jettons du premier de janvier 1751' [Devises for the jetons of the first of january 1751], our jeton is described as:
"Une Sauvage, & des Lys plantés auprès de lui. Légende: Sub omni sidere crescunt; ils croissent dans tous les climats. Exergue, Colonies Françoises de la Martinique, 1751."
[A savage, & some lilies planted next to him. Legend: sub omni sidere crescunt; they grow in every climate. Exergue, French colonies of Martinique, 1751.]
So it seems that this image of a First Nations warrior from Canada was intended to be an indigenous man of Martinique. There is something to be said here about the generic way in which native people of colonised territories were depicted in the ancien-régime. It is true that this image of a 'noble savage' among the lilies could just as easily have represented any number of the many peoples whose lands were occupied by Europeans in the early modern period.
This is an example of the kinds of misconceptions that have been passed down from nineteenth-century descriptions of coins, medals, and jetons that have been take up uncritically by the dealers and collectors of American numismatics who have sought them out. To be sure, a connection with the colonial history of America and Canada has made this jeton highly collectible in those countries. Where an average Louis XV jeton might be sold for US$50-100, copies of this piece have sold for over US$1,000.
Contracted inscriptions can lead to confusion and lasting misconceptions. This was the very opposite of what the designers of medals and jetons had intended. These miniature monuments carried inscriptions that were supposed to preserve historical information for posterity – to provide clarity about historical details that might otherwise be lost.
For me, this is a timely reminder to return to the archive, and to render my own readings of artefacts from the ancien-régime, rather than relying on what has come before.
Robert Wellington.
8 February 2018.


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sysdescrparser
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Sysdescparser is a utility tool for network operators.
This module parses SNMP sysDescr(OID: 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1).

Recent IP equipments are implemented useful API.
However connection method is different with each vendor.
In case of multi-vendor environment,
we have to check each target node's information such as vendor name and os name.
I think checking of SNMP sysDescr is a very efficient as a unified method for pre-filter.
This module parses sysDescr value with vendor name, model name, os name and os version as far as possible.
However, the sysDescr is free format.
It does not guarantee that these information always exists. Unknown value, assigns the UNKNOWN.
If you have any need to handle the equipment that this module does not support,
then please send the sysDescr value to this package author.
Or, please contact using function of the such as github pull request.

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   :target: http://travis-ci.org/mtoshi/sysdescrparser
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   :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/sysdescrparser/
   :alt: Latest Version

Requirements
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* Python2.7, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, PyPy.

Instration
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* PyPI or Github. ::

    $ pip install sysdescrpaser

    or

    $ git clone https://github.com/mtoshi/sysdescrparser
    $ cd sysdescrparser
    $ sudo python setup.py install

Using example
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* Example for Juniper Junos sysDescr ::

    >>> from sysdescrparser import sysdescrparser
    >>> sysdescr = sysdescrparser('Juniper Networks, Inc. ex2200-48t-4g internet router, kernel JUNOS 10.2R1.8 #0: 2010-05-27 20:13:49 UTC')
    >>> sysdescr.vendor
    'JUNIPER'
    >>> sysdescr.model
    'ex2200-48t-4g'
    >>> sysdescr.os
    'JUNOS'
    >>> sysdescr.version
    '10.2R1.8'

* Example for Cisco CiscoIOS sysDescr ::

    >>> sysdescr = sysdescrparser('Cisco IOS Software, c7600s72033_rp Software (c7600s72033_rp-ADVIPSERVICESK9-M), Version 12.2(33)SRC5, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)')
    >>> sysdescr.vendor
    'CISCO'
    >>> sysdescr.model
    'c7600s72033_rp-ADVIPSERVICESK9-M'
    >>> sysdescr.os
    'IOS'
    >>> sysdescr.version
    '12.2(33)SRC5'

* Example for Brocade VDX sysDescr ::

    >>> sysdescr = sysdescrparser('Brocade VDX Switch.')
    >>> sysdescr.vendor
    'BROCADE'
    >>> sysdescr.model
    'VDX'
    >>> sysdescr.os
    'NOS'
    >>> sysdescr.version
    'UNKNOWN'

Parsing logic and Support Vendor and OS
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* About parsing logic and support of vendor and os.
    Of course you are able to see this python code and also see how it works easily from sample data.
    https://github.com/mtoshi/sysdescrparser/blob/master/samples/sample_data.json
    It will be able to understand almost.
    (Sometimes, using hard code. And also using UNKNOWN values.)
    This sample data is also used directly by code test.

* About uncovered vendor and os.
    If you have any need to handle the equipment that this module does not support,
    then please send the sysDescr value to this package author.
    Or, please contact using function of the such as github pull request.

* If you already enabled SNMP daemon, then you can get sysDescr value with below. ::

    % snmpwalk -Os -v 2c -c your_community_string localhost 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1
    sysDescr.0 = STRING: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    % snmpget -Os -v 2c -c your_community_string localhost 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0
    sysDescr.0 = STRING: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Syngeneic mouse models of breast cancer offer the researcher an important tool with which to investigate the molecular mechanisms of cancer. These models generally arise through the isolation of breast cancer cells from spontaneous breast tumours in mice. As the cells have originated from a spontaneous tumour, they are immunologically and genetically compatible to a more clinically relevant breast cancer model. The aim of this study was to characterise newly isolated Spontaneous Mammary Tumour (SMT1) cells and its matched lung metastatic cells (SMT1L) from a spontaneous mammary tumour that arose in a 2 year old female BALB/c mouse.
SMT1 and SMT1L cells were cultured in DMEM High Glucose supplemented with 10% FBS. Western blot analysis using cell lysates from SMT cells was used to confirm that cells were of epithelial origin, to characterise the cells for biomarkers of breast cancer subtypes: oestrogen receptor , progesterone receptor, ErbB2 (Her2) and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) expression and to verify expression of the Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) pathway (the IGF receptor (IGF-IR) and Insulin Receptor (IR)). RT-PCR was used to confirm if SMT cells express Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein A (PAPP-A), a regulator of IGFBP4. The growth rates and effect of IGF-1 on growth of both SMT cell lines were compared by SRB proliferation assay.
SMT1 and SMT1L cells are of epithelial origin. SMT cell types expressed HER2, EGFR, and PR suggesting a more aggressive phenotype. The lack of ER positivity confirms this is not the main pathway of signalling in SMT cells. SMT cells express features of the IGF pathway including IR-β, IGF-1Rβ and PAPP-A. SMT1 and SMT1L proliferation rates in vitro were similar, with both cell lines responding to IGF-1 stimulation showing increased growth compared to untreated controls.
Based on expression of common biomarkers of breast cancer subtypes, SMT cells may be more aggressive cell line. Expression of members of the IGF pathway and response to IGF-I stimulation indicates that inhibiting IGF may be of value in inhibiting growth of SMT tumours, and It may offer another preclinical syngeneic model of breast cancer.
TC Wong, Y Smith contributed equally to this work.