3 Ways To Use This Effective Homemade Flea Killer!
When we were battling fleas, we tried everything! Then I heard that vinegar kills fleas, and I had to give it a try.
There are different ways you can use vinegar, such as in the bath, applying directly to your pets fur or skin, or even in their drinking water (dogs only - more info on that below).
PS: One of these methods I found to be much more effective than the others!
I was hoping that the vinegar would kill the fleas upon direct contact. But if that were the case, the flea product industry would be out of business! We'd all just get a bottle of vinegar at the local supermarket and our troubles would be over!
If vinegar kills fleas, it's in a more subtle way. This is a homemade flea killer everyone should know about.
Vinegar is very acidic and sour, and fleas just hate it. So mostly it just repels them. The theory is that a flea would starve before it would go near a pet who smells like vinegar. So this is how vinegar kills fleas.
One of the ways vinegar kills fleas on pets is to add it to their drinking water. Some say that a bit of apple cider vinegar in their water will alter their skin, making it unpalatable (acidic) to the fleas.
Pros: There are many fans of this method, who swear that doing this with their dog really helps get rid of fleas. It even seems to repel the fleas so well that it's used a preventative maintenance.
Cons: It's not a good idea to try it with cats. A cat's ph should be between 6.0 - 6.5. Vinegar is very acidic. Adding vinegar to their diet can lower it below 6.0, causing serious health issues.
But that doesn't mean you can't use vinegar to repel the fleas. Applying it topically will have the same effect. The cats coat will be acidic, and just plain yucky to fleas. They will go away and stay away.
Our dog hated the taste, even when we used cider vineger (which should taste better than white vinegar) and we added just a little to her water bowl. So she ended up drinking less than she should, during the heat of the summer. We gave up on this method and just used it topically.
We've found two measures that work well. The first involves giving a cat a bath. As many folks know, Dawn dish soap is a gentle way to bathe a cat and help with fleas. It must be left on for at least ten minutes. And even then, you may end up rinsing and drying a cat who still has lots of live fleas in his fur.
Try filling a couple of large cups with plain white vinegar (if you're out, cider vinegar could be substituted) and taking them to the bath with you. When lathering, mix with a bit of the vinegar. Let it sit if you can. Rinse with water and alternate with a small stream of vinegar. Repeat.
This method works much better than washing with dish soap alone. The difference is noticeable. The fleas will fall off into the bath easily, instead of clinging to the fur and hiding in the whiskers.
This is, by far, the closest I came to seeing vinegar kill fleas, and the most effective vinegar method we used. It didn't get every one, but there was a marked difference once I added it to the bathing ritual.
For the next few days, the fleas will find him quite repulsive! And your pets fur will probably be softer than you have ever felt it.
Fill a squirt bottle with half water (with a couple drops of soap) and half white vinegar. Drench your poor cat or dog. Let him air dry, if it's warm enough. He will once again feel clean and fresh, and the vinegar really is wonderful for conditioning the coat. So soft!
If the bottle won't work, some find success with a bowl and a washcloth. Some pets come to really enjoy this "rubdown."
If you have landed on this page about how vinegar kills fleas, you are probably trying everything to get rid of the fleas. This is a difficult battle, but one that can be won!
Although we found using vinegar helpful, we didn't find that vinegar kills fleas on it's own. We succeeded in getting rid of flea by using multiple products. The quickest and surest way to victory is by treating pets, home and sometimes even the yard.
You can visit our page on Top Pet Flea Products to see some best-sellers and compare pet flea products.


Much has been written lately about the Chinese government's stated desire for religion in China to serve the needs of the state by supporting socialism. These are often highlighted in conversations and writing about the "new normal" in China. In fact, we have done so here on this blog.
But is this rhetoric really new?
Trying to adapt religion to a socialist society does not involve a demand that religious professionals and believers give up their faith. But it does demand of them to love for the country, support for the socialist system, and abide by laws and regulations. It requires that they engage in religious practices in accordance with and in service to the highest interests of the state and the overall interests of the nation; that they interpret religious doctrines for social development; that they, working together with all ethnic groups, oppose illegal activities using religion as a tool to jeopardize interests of our socialist motherland; and that they contribute to cohesion among ethnic groups, social development and national reunification. We encourage and support religious groups to keep their good traditions of being loyal to the country and their religions, making joint efforts for development, and serving the society. We hope that religious groups can adapt well to a socialist society.
I hope that every religious group sturdily establishes a sense of calling, responsibility and urgency for promoting harmony [hexie] as the important content in the work of religious groups, and that it is merged organically with the adaptation of religion to socialist society, one step further exploring the ways and means that religion can serve society and the masses, and that in the process of serving the promotion of social harmony also will promote other aspects of harmony in religion and society. Serving development should be made the important task in the work of religious groups, from beginning to end consciously merging one's own work closely with the general situation of national economic development, maximally uniting the great believing masses and within one's power share the burdens of the nation, going all out to exert oneself for development.
So the rhetoric isn't really that new; we've heard this stuff before.


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Golf Season Comes to an End at Regionals
MSJC > Athletics > Golf Season Comes to an End at Regionals
Athletic Training & Sports Medicine
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Date: May 10, 2010 Host: So. Cal. Regional Championship Site: The Golf Club at Rancho California (SCGA) Weather: Sunny Cool with Moderate Winds
The best 10 teams from the three Southern California conferences and the 18 qualified individuals came together to play a 36 hole match at the newly renamed Golf Club at Rancho California. At the end of the day long competition the top four teams and six individuals would move on to the California State Championships to be played at the Oak Valley Golf Club on Monday the 17th.
Individual Play:
Mt. San Jacinto's Joey Eckles was MSJC's only representative and was playing as one of the 18 individual players with COD, Mt. SAC, and El Camino representing the Foothill Conference in the Team Competition. Joey's day started out fine he teed off on the tenth tee and completed the back nine just one over par. He got through holes one and two up an additional stroke and then hit the wall on the Par 4 387 yard third hole. With a huge drop in elevation to a narrow tree lined fairway and water in front of the green, number 3 is the most difficult hole on the course. Joey had problems with a balls out of bounds, in the trees and in the water before he finished the hole and ended up a devastating 8 over par. Joey hung on and finished the round well, but would end up with a score of 81 for the first round. Joey's second round was plagued with bogeys and he finished with a second round 81 for total of 162 for the day.
Riverside City College's Nick Paez 72-70 and Ventura's Paul Misko 71-71 would tie for first with a 142. Saddleback's Cole Fisher 72-71, COD's Paul Lim 70-73 and Santa Barbara's Albert Corral 69-74 would tie for second with a 143. In a tie for third place with a 144 was Ryan Knapp Orange Coast 73-71 and Sejun Yoon Palomar 69-75.
Team Play:
Santa Barbara (Western States Conference) took charge from the beginning and won the first round with a 370 and would continue on with a 374 in the second round to win the tournament. Orange Coast College (Orange Empire Conference) hung on for second place with a 372-377 total 749. Riverside City College (Orange Empire Conference) finished just four strokes behind in third place with a 374-379 total 753. Cypress College (Orange Empire Conference) finished in fourth place and was the last team to make the State Finals with a 373-382 total 755.
Foothill Conference Teams
COD would finish in 7th place with a 379-387 766, followed by Mt SAC in 8th with a 387-394 total 781 El Camino would finish in 10th with a 803
Individuals going to State Finals:
1. Paul Misko Ventura 2. Paul Lim COD 3. Sejun Yoon Palomar 4. Rich Gilkey Bakerfield 5. Conner Covington Santiago Canyon 6. Cole Fisher Glendale

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Men's Nordic Skiing
Men's Nordic Skiing Wins 7.5K Classic USCSA National Championship
WILSON, Wyo. – Placing three racers inside the top 15, the Castleton University men's nordic team placed first overall – winning the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association National Championships – in the 7.5-kilometer classic on Tuesday afternoon at the Trail Creek Nordic Center. It is the first such championship in program history.
Winning by 11 points, Castleton placed its top 3 skiers in second, third and 12th place overall to total 17 team points. Coming behind Castleton in the money was Western State Colorado University (28) and Clarkson University (30).
Posting times just over one second apart, Andrew Doherty (22:33.2) and John Paluszek (22:34.8) placed second and third overall after the final results were tabulated. One of the earlier skiers, Paluszek led the field for a large portion of the race as he posted the second-fastest time during the first and second laps of the course. Doing the opposite, Doherty started with the eighth-fastest time during the first lap, but closed out with the third-quickest split on laps two and three to finish second overall.
David Harvey (24:30.2) mocked Paluszek's performance, starting slow and finishing with a strong close to get inside the top 15.
Devin Perry (24:59.2), Alex Williams (28:14.6) and Jared Wheeler (29:20.3) followed the top three Spartans, placing inside the top 43 skiers.
Men's nordic returns to action at 9 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time on Wednesday to take part in the freestyle sprint.
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The University of Alabama Trombone Studio and Tuba Studio is thrilled to host the members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Low Brass Section for a Recital and Masterclass on December 3, 2017.
Tickets for the Recital can be purchased at the door.
The Masterclass is free and open to the public!


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Jan Baan (Rijssen, 9 maart 1946) is de oprichter van het voormalige Nederlandse softwarebedrijf Baan.

Loopbaan
Jan Baan is de oprichter van Baan Company (1978), zijn broer Paul Baan werd in 1982 medeaandeelhouder. De onderneming was actief in de markt voor enterprise resource planning (ERP), bedrijfssoftware. In de jaren negentig groeide de onderneming snel en concurreerde succesvol met bedrijven zoals SAP, Oracle en Peoplesoft. In 1993 stapte de Amerikaanse venture capitalist General Atlantic Partners (GAP) in. Een jaar later haalde Baan Company een groot contract binnen met Boeing. In 1995 brachten Jan en Paul Baan het bedrijf naar de beurs, waarbij het ook een notering op de Amerikaanse Nasdaq kreeg. Het was dat jaar na Netscape de meest succesvolle beursintroductie. Voor de beursgang hadden de gebroeders Baan hun aandelen ondergebracht in de stichting Oikonomos en waren ze dus geen directe aandeelhouders meer. Op het hoogtepunt (begin 1998) was Baan Company meer dan USD 10 miljard waard.

Nadat hij enkele maanden daarvoor al de ceo-positie had overgedragen aan Tom Tinsley, trad Jan Baan op 16 juli 1998 ook terug als chairman. De inzakkende wereldeconomie en geruchten over boekhoudfraude zorgden daarna voor forse koersdalingen. Aan het einde van 1998 was de waarde van de onderneming 85% gedaald. Tom Tinsley werd opgevolgd door Mary Coleman, maar ook zij slaagde er niet in het tij te keren. Uiteindelijk werd Baan Company door haar opvolger, Pierre Everaert, in 2000 verkocht aan het Britse Invensys. Dat bedrijf is op haar beurt opgegaan in Infor. Wereldwijd werken duizenden bedrijven met ERP-software van Baan.

Na de ondergang van Baan Company spande een groep van ruim vierhonderd beleggers een rechtszaak aan tegen Jan Baan, omdat hij zich schuldig zou hebben gemaakt aan misleiding en aandelenhandel met voorkennis. Op 17 oktober 2007 bepaalde de rechter dat er geen boekhoudregels waren overtreden en werd de naam van Jan Baan gezuiverd.

Na zijn vertrek bij Baan Company investeerde Jan Baan samen met zijn broer Paul in enkele tientallen bedrijven. Twee van die investeringen bleken succesvol: Toptier werd in 2001 voor €350 miljoen verkocht aan SAP en Webex in 2007 voor USD 2,9 miljard aan Cisco. De opbrengst investeerde Baan in het bedrijf Cordys, dat hij in 2001 oprichtte. Anders dan bij Baan Company stapten klanten er niet meer zo makkelijk in. In augustus 2013 werd het bedrijf verkocht aan het Canadese OpenText. De overnamesom bedroeg €25 miljoen, terwijl Baan er sinds de oprichting meer dan €100 miljoen in had geïnvesteerd.

Een deel van zijn vermogen heeft Jan Baan via de stichting Oikonomos gedoneerd aan goede doelen in een tiental ontwikkelingslanden. Vooral in India, waar hij enkele weeshuizen en scholen voor kansarme kinderen heeft opgericht, is zijn aanpak succesvol gebleken. Ook zakelijk heeft Jan Baan belangen in dit land. De ontwikkelingsafdeling van zijn bedrijf Vanenburg Software bevindt zich in Hyderabad.

Reformatorisch
De ondernemer uit Lunteren ging als christen en zakenman creatief met zijn principes om. Het verbod op arbeid op zondag heeft de ondernemer weten te combineren met vrijwel ongehinderde dienstverlening aan klanten, door te werken in verschillende tijdzones. Ook toen Baan in Nederland honderden werknemers had, was het reformatorische karakter van het bedrijf onmiskenbaar. In reformatorische kring gold Baan als een boegbeeld en velen kochten aandelen in het bedrijf. De koersval van het bedrijf in 1999 was aanleiding voor de oprichting van Stichting De Keursteen die financiële misstanden in reformatorische kring bestrijdt.

Externe links
 NRC: Cahier Baan
 Business Week: The Fall of Baan

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Annu Rev Plant Biol. 2005;56:353-74.
Shoot branching.
McSteen P1, Leyser O.
Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA. pcm11@psu.edu
All plant shoots can be described as a series of developmental modules termed phytomers, which are produced from shoot apical meristems. A phytomer generally consists of a leaf, a stem segment, and a secondary shoot meristem. The fate and activity adopted by these secondary, axillary shoot meristems is the major source of evolutionary and environmental diversity in shoot system architecture. Axillary meristem fate and activity are regulated by the interplay of genetic programs with the environment. Recent results show that these inputs are channeled through interacting hormonal and transcription factor regulatory networks. Comparison of the factors involved in regulating the function of diverse axillary meristem types both within and between species is gradually revealing a pattern in which a common basic program has been modified to produce a range of axillary meristem types.
10.1146/annurev.arplant.56.032604.144122
Meristem/growth & development
Plant Development*
Plant Shoots/growth & development*
Plants/classification


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McDowell County Board of Elections
McDowell County, North Carolina
Upcoming Election Information
Absentee by Mail Voting
November 6, 2018 General Election
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5:00 p.m. Voter registration deadline
5:00 p.m. Last day to submit an absentee ballot request
5:00 p.m. Absentee ballots delivered to the Board of Elections must be received by 5:00 p.m. If mailing your ballot, it must be postmarked on or before Election Day.
Who is qualified to vote absentee by mail?
Any registered voter may vote an absentee ballot.
How do I request an absentee ballot?
State law requires that you submit the North Carolina Absentee Ballot Request Form.
May I request an absentee ballot for someone else?
You may request an absentee ballot for a near relative, defined as a spouse, brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, stepparent, stepchild, or as a verifiable legal guardian.
A person in possession of a Power of Attorney for an individual is not granted the authority to request an absentee ballot for the individual.
May I hand-deliver another person's absentee ballot to the Board of Elections office?
A near relative or verifiable legal guardian may hand-deliver a voter's absentee ballot.
Do I have to submit a new absentee request for each election?
Yes. You must submit a new absentee request for each election.
How do I confirm that you received my absentee ballot request and my voted absentee ballot?
You may track the status of your absentee request and returned ballot online.
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No. Hand-delivered absentee ballots may be submitted to the Board of Elections office and must be received by the 5 p.m. deadline on or before Election Day. McDowell County Board of Elections, 60 E Court St., Second Floor, Marion, NC 28752
May I mail my voted absentee ballot in the same envelope as another person's envelope?
No. The envelope is specific to that voter and must contain only that voter's ballot.
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On August 9, 2010 SciClone Pharmaceuticals made an FCPA-related disclosure.
This post discusses what has happened since.
Shares of SciClone plunged, at one point down 40% from the previous day's close, closing down 31.9%. (This is clearly in stark contrast to the recent situation involving Schlumberger discussed in yesterday's post - here).
Levi & Korsinsky LLP announce that it is investigating SciClone on behalf of shareholders for possible violations of state and federal securities laws.
The Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announce that it is investigation SciClone on behalf of shareholders for possible violations of federal securities laws.
The law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC announces the commencement of an investigation into SciClone to determine whether it has violated federal securities laws.
Roy Jacobs & Associates announce that it is investigating SciClone for potentially violating the federal securities laws.
Pomerantz Haudek Grossman & Gross LLP announce that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of SciClone to determine whether it has violated federal securities laws.
The law firm of Statman, Harris & Eyrich, LLC announce that it is investigating SciClone for potential violations of state and federal law.
Goldfarb Branham, LLP announce that it is investigating SciClone for shareholders who purchased stock of the company and preparing a possible derivative lawsuit against company executives.
Finkelstein Thompson LLP announce that it is investigating potential shareholder claims concerning SciClone.
Robbins Umeda LLP announce that it commenced an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of the law by certain officers and directors at SciClone.
The law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti announce that the firm has filed the first securities fraud class action lawsuit against SciClone in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of the Company between May 11, 2009 and August 10, 2010.
Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer & Check, LLP announce that a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of purchasers of the securities of SciClone.
Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, announce that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of SciClone.
Kendall Law Group announce an investigating of SciClone for shareholders.
Ryan & Maniskas, LLP announce that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of purchasers of SciClone.
Roy Jacobs & Associates (again) announce that it is investigating SciClone for potentially violating the federal securities laws.
The Shuman Law Firm announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of anyone who purchased or otherwise acquired SciClone common stock between May 11, 2009and August 10, 2010.
Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP announce that it has filed a class action suit against SciClone alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on behalf of purchasers of SciClone's common stock during the period May 11, 2009 and August 9, 2010.
The law firm of Strauss & Troy announce that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against SciClone for potential violations of state and federal law.
The law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP announce that class action lawsuits have been brought on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of SciClone.
Given the above, you are probably wondering, geez, what did SciClone disclose - how extensive were the disclosed FCPA violations? Did the company's CEO or CFO resign? Is the company still in business?
Well, not exactly.
On August 9th, SciClone disclosed (see here) as follows:
"On August 5, 2010 SciClone was contacted by the SEC and advised that the SEC has initiated a formal, non-public investigation of SciClone. In connection with this investigation, the SEC issued a subpoena to SciClone requesting a variety of documents and other information. The subpoena requests documents relating to a range of matters including interactions with regulators and government-owned entities in China, activities relating to sales in China and documents relating to certain company financial and other disclosures. On August 6, 2010, the Company received a letter from the DOJ indicating that the DOJ was investigating Foreign Corrupt Practices Act issues in the pharmaceutical industry generally, and had received information about the Company's practices suggesting possible violations."
During SciClone's August 9th earnings conference call Friedhelm Blobel (President and CEO) stated that SciClone "intends to cooperate fully with the SEC and DOJ in the conduct of their investigations, and has appointed a special committee of independent directors to oversee the Company's efforts." Blobel noted that "as far as timing is concerned, the lawyers tell us that these investigations typically are long lasting." In response to the question - is the investigation disrupting day-to-day operations or ongoing sales, Gary Titus (CFO) said that "it is business as usual for SciClone, and we continue to focus on all of the priorities that we have set for the Company ..."
All of the above occured because the SEC initiated a formal investigation of SciClone and issued a subpoena to the company and because SciClone received a letter from the DOJ as to an industry-wide investigation suggesting possible improper conduct by the company.
You be the judge.
Are the above referenced investigations and lawsuits a rational and value added exercise for shareholders of SciClone or rather indicative of an FCPA feeding frenzy where everyone, it seems, is trying to get a slice of the pie?
Has this all gotten a bit out-of-hand?
Yesterday, SciClone (see here) announced "continued topline growth and strong cash position in the Third Quarter of 2010."
Labels: China, Collateral Effects, FCPA Inc., Pharmaceutical Industry, SciClone Pharmaceuticals


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Dutch right-wing bishops sabotage Pope Francis I
Posted on March 11, 2018 by petrel41
This video from the USA says about itself:
Conservatives Rage Against Pope Francis
Pope Francis has been extremely open and outspoken on a number of different issues that touch on society, values, and politics. This is not sitting well with the right wing, who value the opinions of the owner class over religious leaders. Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola (Think Tank), hosts of the The Young Turks, break it down.
"Pope Francis quietly but forcefully made his priorities clear during his first full day in the United States on Wednesday, urging in a pair of speeches a renewed emphasis on tackling global poverty, confronting climate change, caring for migrants and providing a welcoming church that is pastoral rather than doctrinaire.
President Obama welcomed the spiritual leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics with the fanfare of trumpets and a show of solidarity, escorting him onto a red-carpeted stage at the South Portico of the White House and praising his moral authority that "comes not just through words but also through deeds.""
Translated from Dutch NOS TV today:
Francis, loved by the people, controversial to the church leadership
by Robert Chesal
Foreign affairs editor
He is still very popular. In five years time, Pope Francis has won many hearts for his humour and social engagement. But his unorthodox style has also sown division within the Roman Catholic Church. In the Netherlands too. …
But the high expectations that Francis has raised now threaten to turn against him. The last few months there has been a lot of criticism from the victims of sexual abuse by priests. In January, Francis got much criticism when he accused Chilean victims of slander. Before that, there were already writings on the wall when two victims, a Briton and an Irishman, resigned from the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
For Raymond Lelkens, himself a victim of the Jesuit-based Canisius College in Nijmegen, enough is enough. "Initially, the pope seemed to be different, but gradually it became clear that little has changed, beautiful words are spoken, but transparency is still lacking and protecting the organization remains priority number one."
Though women's rights activists are milder about Pope Francis, their patience may be near its end as well.
"I would like to say to him: give women leadership positions in the Vatican." Laetitia van der Lans, theologian and communication advisor for Dutch parishes, is still enthusiastic about Francis. But according to her, he has to put his money where his mouth is.
"He's talking about female genius, so go ahead in practice, and I'm not even talking about female priests, let women co-manage, not just in communication and culture." With a more feminine church, the church may tilt the whole picture."
'Heresy'
Others in the church community want the pope to be less carried away by social pressure. The retired Brabant parish priest Cor Mennen even went so far as to accuse Francis of spreading heresies. He did so as co-signer of a letter to the pope by conservative clergy and theologians.
"Francis gives the impression of leaving the door ajar for gay marriage, and he translates his love of the poor into a left-wing political course, with support for Cuba and negotiations with the communist regime in China. Instead, he should maintain unity and spread Christian doctrine", says Mennen.
So, according to Mennen, apparently the task of popes is to enforce unity based on the 'Christian doctrine' of Cuba-hating, China-hating and poor people-hating Donald Trump.
Fiery opposition to Francis also comes from the church leadership itself. Led by Cardinal Wim Eijk, the Dutch bishops' conference keeps the Pope literally at a distance. Attempts to organize a papal visit to the Netherlands, which started in 2013, have been stopped by Eijk. With great tensions as a result.
Why the Dutch church leadership hates the idea of a visit by Francis is not certain. But sources within the church think it has to do with a difference in vision about the direction of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinal Eijk, and many Dutch bishops with him, are said to be advocates of a church where everyone strictly adheres to the rules, even if that leads to a smaller church. That is in contrast to Francis, who has a vision of an open and hospitable church where everyone is welcome.
From 1970 on till Pope Francis, conservative popes filled vacancies in Dutch dioceses with right-wing bishops; still prevalent in the Dutch hierarchy. Quite some of these bishops practiced and/or covered up clerical child abuse. The most notorious one of these conservative newly Right Reverend gentlemen was the late Bishop Gijsen; the church admitted his child abuse only after he had died.
Vatican investigator meets Chile abuse victim in New York
Catholic church should apologize to LGBTQ people, pope says
Dutch pedophile priest working with Brazilian children
Boy raped by priest, then castrated
'7% of Australian Catholic priests are child abusers'
Ecuadorean Catholics against far-right bishop
Tony Blair converts to Roman Catholicism
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Branagh produce, dirige, e interpreta a William Shakespeare, en esta película con guión de Ben Elton. Judi Dench interpreta a Anne Hathaway, la esposa del bardo, e Ian Mckellen, quién interpreta a Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton.
Patrick Doyle compone la música.
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At the very fringes of The Fringe comes a unique journey – not only into the mind of a performer but also into the audience's own. Inspired by the works of John Cage and Marina Abramovic, this is powerful, immersive and unforgettable experimental performance at its experimentalist!
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"Thinking through life can detract from life itself but each of the songs within your performance was clever and thought provoking."
"Challenged the audience to leave their preconceptions behind and go into the unknown. It made an exhilarating change."
"Refreshingly original... the excitement and discomfort of the silence... and the audience having the chance to fill in the gaps. This is real theatre"
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When we go to a show or concert, what are our expectations? To what extent do we, the audience, create the performance? How does the space affect us? How do other audience members impact on our experience? 'Think of a Song' sets out to explore these and other questions in a unique, collective, experimental-theatre experience.
Singer-songwriter Brian Madigan (AKA a Band named Brian) is famed for his lengthy, spoken intros. Indeed, during a previous Fringe Festival performance, he brought the house down when he introduced his last song but ran out of time to perform it.
So what if he were to remove the songs altogether – only thinking them 'out loud' as the audience were invited to imagine them? Would that be deeply uncomfortable? Transcendental? A brief moment of sanity amid the cacophony of everyday madness? Or an evening wasted? There is, of course, only one way to find out.


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A., a water and mining company, constructed in 1853, over public land in California, a canal, and its right, which it has ever since exercised, to use the water for mining, agricultural, and other purposes has been uniformly recognized by the local customs, laws, and the decisions of the courts of that State. B. is now the owner of lands through which the canal runs. He acquired title to one portion of them by a preemption settlement made after the passage of the act of July 28, 1886, 14 Stat. 251, and to another portion under the grant made to the Central Pacific Railroad Company, by the amended Pacific Rail road Act of July 2, 1864. 13 Stat. 358. In his suit against A., B. seeks the recovery of damages, and also prays that the canal may be declared a nuisance, and as such abated.
1. That B.'s title under the preemption laws is subject to A.'s right of way under said act of 1888.
2. That said act expressly confirmed to the owners of such canals a preexisting right, which the government had by its policy theretofore recognized. A. had, therefore, within the meaning of said act of 1864, a "lawful claim" to the continued use of the water, which was not defeated or impaired by the grant of the lands to said railroad company.
through which they ran was the public property of the United States. A portion of it is included in the grant made by that act to what has since, by change of name and consolidation of corporate franchises, become the Central Pacific Railroad Company, and the plaintiff in error, by proper conveyance from said company, has become the owner of it. A small part of it is traversed by the canal, and he brought this action in the proper court of that state against said water and mining company, to have the canal declared a nuisance and abated, and to recover $12,000 damages on account of its maintenance on his land.
The case was submitted to the court, which found the facts we have stated, and others that will be referred to.
"That wherever, by priority of possession, rights to the use of water for mining, agricultural, manufacturing, or other purposes, have vested and accrued, and the same are recognized and acknowledged by the local customs, laws, and the decisions of courts, the possessors and owners of such vested rights shall be maintained and protected in the same, and the right of way for the construction of ditches and canals, for the purposes aforesaid, is hereby acknowledged and confirmed."
As to the canal of the defendant, so far as it ran at that date through the land of the United states, this act was an unequivocal grant of the right of way, if it was no more. As the plaintiff's right to the lands patented to him and his brother commenced subsequently to this statute, he took the title subject to this right of way, and cannot now disturb it.
whether the right was so far vested in that company before the passage of this act of 1866, that the latter would be ineffectual as regards these lands. But we do not think that the defendant is under the necessity of relying on that statute.
It is the established doctrine of this Court that rights of miners, who had taken possession of mines and worked and developed them, and the rights of persons who had constructed canals and ditches to be used in mining operations and for purposes of agricultural irrigation, in the region where such artificial use of the water was an absolute necessity, are rights which the government had, by its conduct, recognized and encouraged and was bound to protect, before the passage of the act of 1866. We are of opinion that the section of the act which we have quoted was rather a voluntary recognition of a preexisting right of possession, constituting a valid claim to its continued use, than the establishment of a new one. This subject has so recently received our attention, and the grounds on which this construction rests are so well set forth in the following cases, that they will be relied on without further argument: Atchison v. Peterson, 20 Wall. 507; Basey v. Gallagher, id., 670; Forbes v. Gracey, 94 U. S. 762; Jennison v. Kirk, 98 U. S. 453.
"Any lands granted by this act, or the act to which this is an amendment, shall not defeat or impair any preemption, homestead, swamp land, or other lawful claim, nor include any government reservation or mineral lands, or the improvements of any bona fide settler on any lands returned or denominated as mineral lands, and the timber necessary to support his said improvements as a miner or agriculturist."
exercise its liberality at the expense of preexisting rights, which, though imperfect, were still meritorious, and had just claims to legislative protection. See Wolcott v. Des Moines Company, 5 Wall. 681; Williams v. Baker, 17 Wall. 144; Leavenworth, Lawrence, & Galveston Railroad Co. v. United states, 92 U. S. 733.
In construing the grant to the Pacific railroad companies this principle is eminently applicable. The lands were vastly greater in extent than those embraced in any previous grant, and surrounded by much more varied circumstances. The number and diversified character of the interests which might be affected largely exceeded any with which Congress had theretofore dealt.
Hence we have in the clause of reservation a much more liberal and extended protection of preexisting rights than in the reservation clause which had become a formula in previous grants.
Not only are prior reservations made by the government, and rights of preemption excepted, but the improvements of bona fide settlers on land returned or denominated mineral lands, and the timber necessary to support the miners' improvements, and any other lawful claim, are unaffected by the grant. Of course, this means any honest claim evidence by improvements or other acts of possession.
The defendant had been in possession of the claim in question for twelve years when this act was passed, and had expended $200,000 upon it. It was of great utility, nay necessity, to a large agricultural and mining interest, and we cannot doubt that it was of the class which this section declared should not be defeated by the grant which Congress was then making.


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In order to Strengthen Security in Its Cloud Computing Offerings, IBM has acquired security software provider company, CrossIdeas for an undisclosed amount. The other terms and conditions are still undisclosed. Post this acquisition, CrossIdeas extends IBM's leadership in delivering innovation, services and software for securing enterprises.
CrossIdeas already allows IBM customers to deploy integrated access governance and user lifecycle management technologies leveraging IBM's Security Identity Management (ISIM) portfolio. This integration will help ISIM customers rapidly introduce access governance capabilities with minimal changes to their existing environment.
Rome, Italy-based, CrossIdeas helps organizations to manage identities and application access by bridging the gap between compliance, business, and IT infrastructure to help reduce the risk of fraud, conflicts of duties, and human error in business processes. Launched in 2011, It is expected to deliver next generation identity and access governance capabilities to help mitigate access risks and segregation of duty violations.
IBM has now made more than a dozen acquisitions in security over the past decade and invested extensively in dedicated research and development in the security space. IBM monitors 15 billion security events per day in more than 130 countries and holds more than 3,000 security patents.
More from Press Release: CrossIdeas addresses the business requirements of auditors and risk and compliance managers with innovative role analytics, intuitive visualizations for better insight into user access, and alignment with compliance and access risk requirements. This Identity Intelligence is delivered via centralized compliance dashboards for auditors to evaluate access risk and activity-based segregation of duties across enterprise-wide applications. These dashboards are populated using a broad array of identity and access repositories including IBM Security Identity Manager.
For more information Check www.ibm.com/security, or visit the IBM Security Intelligence blog.


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Data can be stored in many ways and with such a variety of formats, it can be difficult to compare one data set to another.
providing a simple wrapper and basic structure for transportation of data that significantly reduces the friction in data sharing and integration, supports automation and does this without imposing major changes on the underlying data being packaged.
A good analogy for this concept is shipping containers.
Before their creation and standardisation, there was no guarantee of the size or shape of goods and so it was difficult to come up with any standardised approach to loading or unloading them.
Once the size and shape of containers was standardised, people knew what size and shape to expect, so new innovations were possible, such as the use of cranes.
In terms of how it actually works, frictionless data packs up a dataset's metadata into a file named datapackage.json in a standardised format.
By putting this together with the data, it makes it much easier to compare varied datasets by having everything set up in the same format.
By standardising the metadata, we provide it in one form for our entire dataset.
We might even be able to automate the creation of our metadata, if we have a specified scheme to work to and new tools and APIs can make use of the metadata file.
If more places pick up the frictionless data format, it could make it much easier to add other datasets to our own (such as data in countries we don't currently have). It could also mean that our tools can access these packages to perform automated tasks more easily.
One such example of the use of data packages could be taking one of our census datasets and comparing it to a dataset from another census data provider in a country we don't currently store data census data for.
Without frictionless data, this comparison could prove to take a good amount of time and effort, translating the metadata of one dataset to the format of the other.
Using frictionless data packages, this problem is completely avoided as both datasets would be using the same format.
For more information on frictionless data, including the specifications, case studies and documentation, you can head over to their website here.
Here is an overview of the whole system as told by open knowledge international's president Rufus Pollock.
Cameron Hurst is an early career full stack developer working with aggregate data for the UK Data Service.


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The power of Latinas' leadership can move beyond pandering by brands and politicians.
What do a vice presidential candidate, lipstick and a Disney princess have in common? They're all being used to pander to Latino communities.
Latino consumers' dollars are abundant—an estimated $1.8 trillion dollars by 2020—and have been sought after for years in the form of advertising and crossover music, food and comedy. More recently, those dollars have expanded to votes—27 million votes, mas o menos.
It is little surprise that no party is more interested in those votes than the Democratic Party. Billionaire George Soros and other Democratic donors will be investing $15 million in Latino-focused voter mobilization efforts. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has promised to make comprehensive immigration reform a top priority if elected. And in the days leading up to Clinton's big announcement of her pick for vice president, the names of several prominent people of color were floating around like dreams, including Housing Secretary Julian Castro, a Chicano who grew up organizing in San Antonio, Texas.
The larger issue is that the Latino vote is important when there is someone to elect. But for the remainder of the time, our community is not tapped for leadership opportunities. Nor are we taken seriously as power players.
In terms of our buying power, there are 55 million Latinos in the U.S. from various backgrounds (Mexican, Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, etc.) who work in different industries. That means collectively, we have a lot of money to spend. Latinos spent an estimated $1.3 trillion in 2015.
I remember visiting my grandmother on Saturday nights as a child. She had the TV on Sabado Gigante, a variety show on Spanish-language television. After the comedy bits or musical acts, the host, Don Francisco, and a glamorous model would advertise American products: Colgate toothpaste, Mazola vegetable oil, McDonald's.
I always enjoyed hearing them speak about the products in Spanish but pronounce the product name in perfect English; it felt as though I was in on a joke that American television didn't understand. Since then, there are various Mexican and Latin American products available in the U.S.: Fabuloso (cleaning product), Pan Bimbo (bread and cookies), Jaritos (soda) as well as anything Jennifer Lopez is selling (currently, her brand of clothing for Kohl's).
Lopez, a Puerto Rican dancer-turned-actress-turned-singer-turned-pop culture icon, got her big break portraying slain Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla. Selena, who had a huge following across the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, was a singer who was murdered just as her crossover career was beginning. A role model for thousands of young Chicanas like myself, Selena was everything we wanted to be—beautiful, talented, with a handsome husband and impeccable style. Her style was classic mid-90's Chicana: long dark hair, black liquid eyeliner and dark red lipstick. I felt robbed when she was murdered and have always kept a spot for her in my heart.
When MAC makeup announced its Selena line, after a fan petition gathered 37,770 signatures, at first I was ecstatic. But then I learned that MAC had released a line of shades a few years ago that were named after Juarez, a city on the U.S./Mexico border. The names, which were highly offensive ("factory" "del norte" "quinceñera"), were criticized and eventually pulled by the retailer. This was a reminder that companies targeting Latinos are focused on profit, not culture.
Likewise, Disney's newest princess, Elena of Avalor, is being hailed as a breakthrough for diversity. But we must pause and consider the fact that Elena, as beautifully as she is drawn, is from a mythical "Latino kingdom" that seems to mirror Spain, and her story predates European invasion of the Americas. That makes her European, not Latina.
Soon there will be Elena backpacks, dolls, t-shirts, tea sets and beach towels, marketed to young brown girls and their parents, hungry for any kind of representation in mainstream media. Putting all the obvious problematic aspects aside (including princess culture and its effect on young girls), Elena of Avalor represents the expectation that Latinos are one, big culture and our origins are unimportant.
To be sure, Latino communities deserve to see ourselves represented in mainstream media, and our stories are important—in any language. The problem is why and how Latino engagement is pursued. The goal is to sell us something—a candidate, a lipstick, a princess—without taking our history, diversity and modern issues into consideration. And the tactics mimic pandering.
Rather than view us as a desirable demographic only with dollars to spend or votes to cast, we need at all times an equal space to lead, create, build and discover the intersections between our own communities.
This column originally ran in TIME.
Andrea Serrano is Deputy Director at OLÉ and a Ms. Foundation Public Voices fellow through The Op-Ed Project.
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Parameters of lung function (main cause of death in ALS is declining respiratory function) have not benefited after creatine supplementation, and when quality of life is measured, there is no benefit either. Despite one study failing to find any significant differences in mortality risk, two other studies have suggested that creatine may reduce the risk. The results were nonsignificant, but due to all treatments being well tolerated it is thought that creatine may still play a role as an adjuvant.
The type of exercise performed also depends on the individual's goals. Those who seek to increase their performance in sports would focus mostly on compound exercises, with isolation exercises being used to strengthen just those muscles that are holding the athlete back. Similarly, a powerlifter would focus on the specific compound exercises that are performed at powerlifting competitions. However, those who seek to improve the look of their body without necessarily maximizing their strength gains (including bodybuilders) would put more of an emphasis on isolation exercises. Both types of athletes, however, generally make use of both compound and isolation exercises.
A typical creatine supplementation protocol of either a loading phase of 20 to 25 g CM/d or 0.3 g CM/kg/d split into 4 to 5 daily intakes of 5 g each have been recommended to quickly saturate creatine stores in the skeletal muscle. However a more moderate protocol where several smaller doses of creatine are ingested along the day (20 intakes of 1 g every 30 min) could be a better approach to get a maximal saturation of the intramuscular creatine store. In order to keep the maximal saturation of body creatine, the loading phase must be followed by a maintenance period of 3-5 g CM/d or 0.03 g CM/kg/d. These strategies appear to be the most efficient way of saturating the muscles and benefitting from CM supplementation. However more recent research has shown CM supplementation at doses of 0.1 g/kg body weight combined with resistance training improves training adaptations at a cellular and sub-cellular level. Creatine retention by the body from supplementation appears to be promoted by about 25% from the simultaneous ingestion of carbohydrate and/or protein mediated through an increase in insulin secretion. This combination would produce a faster saturation rate but has not been shown to have a greater effect on performance.
Another study demonstrated that females receiving 4 days of high-dose creatine intake (20 g/day) followed by low-dose creatine intake (5 g/day) during 10 weeks of resistance training (3hours/week) increased muscle PCr concentrations by 6%. Also, maximal strength of the muscle groups trained increased by 20-25%, maximal intermittent exercise capacity of the arm flexors increased by 10-25% and fat-free mass increased by 60% [11].
What kind of exercises? Work all major muscle groups, starting with the larger muscles. Always include exercises for opposing muscles: for example, work the biceps and triceps of your arms, and the quadriceps and hamstrings of your thighs. Avoid above-the-shoulder exercises if you have arthritis in your upper body, and talk to your doctor before using leg press machines if you have arthritis in your knees or hips.
Polyethylene glycol is a non-toxic, water-soluble polymer that is capable of enhancing the absorption of creatine and various other substances [66]. Polyethylene glycol can be bound with CM to form polyethylene glycosylated creatine. One study [67] found that 5 g/d for 28 days of polyethylene glycosylated creatine was capable of increasing 1RM bench press in 22 untrained young men but not for lower body strength or muscular power. Body weight also did not significantly change in the creatine group which may be of particular interest to athletes in weight categories that require upper body strength. Herda et al [68] analyzed the effects of 5 g of CM and two smaller doses of polyethylene glycosylated creatine (containing 1.25 g and 2.5 g of creatine) administered over 30 days on muscular strength, endurance, and power output in fifty-eight healthy men. CM produced a significantly greater improvement in mean power and body weight meanwhile both CM and polyethylene glycosylated form showed a significantly (p < 0.05) greater improvement for strength when compared with control group. These strength increases were similar even though the dose of creatine in the polyethylene glycosylated creatine groups was up to 75% less than that of CM. These results seem to indicate that the addition of polyethylene glycol could increase the absorption efficiency of creatine but further research is needed before a definitive recommendation can be reached.
Though weight training can stimulate the cardiovascular system, many exercise physiologists, based on their observation of maximal oxygen uptake, argue that aerobics training is a better cardiovascular stimulus. Central catheter monitoring during resistance training reveals increased cardiac output, suggesting that strength training shows potential for cardiovascular exercise. However, a 2007 meta-analysis found that, though aerobic training is an effective therapy for heart failure patients, combined aerobic and strength training is ineffective; "the favorable antiremodeling role of aerobic exercise was not confirmed when this mode of exercise was combined with strength training".[36]
A: Let your symptoms be your guide. A slight sore throat or runny nose may require you to back off for a day or two but don't confine yourself to your bed and assume the worst. However, you must also remember that prolonged, intense exercise can decrease immune function and make you more susceptible to bacterial and viral based sickness so it's equally as important to listen to your body and respond accordingly.
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So, for example, with the moves above you'd do 15 squats followed by 15 push-ups. Take a little breather then repeat that two more times. Then you move on to your walking lunges and lat pull-downs (and repeat those three times total, too). You can really do anywhere from eight reps to 15 (and even just two sets, if you don't have time for three), but "it's not a bad idea for beginners to start with a 15-rep range to get comfortable with the exercises," says Davis. And while there's some debate over whether three sets of an exercise is really best, "it's a great beginner model," says Davis. Don't overcomplicate things when you're just getting started.
I get lost every time I walk into my neighborhood GNC… the people who work there know their stuff, but nobody knows my body better than me and that's where it all falls apart, but I'm working on that. I agree, I rather have grass-fed and more natural options as opposed to anything containing GMO in the products… The point is to become healthier, not go the other way…. But I also don't want to get too much soy in my diet either… My wife is doesn't want it for me and it's given me headaches too, so I'm not really one for those. I guess small amounts of soy should be okay, right? Could someone be allergic to soy? There's tons of other options though and I'm going to have to really look more into these here coz it has everything I've been looking for! Thanks for putting this together!
Using too much weight, too soon; always start lower than your expected ability and work your way up that first workout. If your form suffers, you are swinging the weight, or using momentum, this indicates you may be using too much weight. Greater momentum increases the potential for injury and reduces the effectiveness to the muscle group being targeted.
If you stop getting the results you want after several weeks of working out, it's time to mix things up. You need to challenge or "confuse" your muscles often to keep them growing. You can do this by putting a twist on your basic moves. Do a biceps curl with a reverse grip, for example. Or find a bench for the step-up move shown here. Change up your workout at least every 4 to 6 weeks for the best results.
Other human studies have yielded mixed results concerning creatine's influence on triglyceride levels. In healthy male football players, creatine supplementation (5g monohydrate daily) over eight weeks did not influence triglyceride levels[324] but in martial artists given approximately 3.5g daily, a statistically significant increase in triglycerides was found despite no changes in total cholesterol.[325] In people with cardiovascular complications, given an exercise program and creatine, no significant change in triglycerides was noted relative to a placebo control group, which was also exercising.[326]
This basic form of creatine comes in two forms, one of which involves the removal of the monohydrate (which results in creatine anhydrous) that converts to creatine monohydrate in an aqueous environment,[66][67] but due to the exclusion of the monohydrate it is 100% creatine by weight despite creatine monohydrate being 88% creatine by weight, as the monohydrate is 12%. This allows more creatine to be present in a concentrated formula, like capsules.[68]
Unfortunately, it's hard to significantly increase levels through food alone. That's where supplementation comes in. For instance, in one 12-week study of resistance-trained individuals, taking HMB in tandem with a high-intensity lifting routine significantly improved muscle strength and size compared to lifting alone. Plus, in the off-chance that you push yourself too hard, HMB helps prevent the effects of overtraining—including muscle loss.
You may have heard hardcore lifters talk about things like "leg day," but when it comes to a beginner strength workout that's only a few days a week, a full-body workout is often the way to go (rather than splitting your days up by body part). "Full-body workouts maximize your caloric burn and the muscles worked each session," says Davis. The best way to do this is to pair one upper body exercise with one lower body exercise. "This way, the lower body has time to recover while the upper body works and vice-versa," says Davis. You should also aim for a balance between movements that feel like pulling and ones that feel like pushing. For example, Davis suggests pairing these exercises together:
This muscle-building, power-enhancing supplement has an extremely high safety profile and a plethora of evidence to support its efficacy. Creatine supplementation works by increasing the availability of creatine and phosphocreatine (PCr) within the muscle, helping to maintain energy during high-intensity exercise such as weightlifting. Furthermore, increasing the availability of PCr may help speed up recovery between sets.
Another category of muscle-building supplements that lifters and bodybuilders use to improve their results are branched-chained amino acids (BCAAs), or BCAAs. Of the 20 amino acids that make up protein, just three are referred to as BCAAs: leucine, isoleucine, and valine. These are the specific amino acids that have been shown to stimulate protein synthesis and help regulate protein metabolism.
Some protein powders are loaded with junk. We recommend this grass-fed protein isolate because it is a non-GMO product and contains no artificial sweeteners. It is a US-based product, and the whey protein is cultivated from American cows. With 28 grams of protein in one scoop, one spoonful of this powder may provide the equivalent protein profile of a whole meal. What's even better is that one scoop is only 120 calories. This powder gives you quite a bit of protein for minimal calories, keeping you lean.
If you have been training properly for at least three years, you'll find that advanced pump-enhancing techniques like rest-pause sets, drop sets, and some of the other old-school bodybuilding techniques you've no doubt heard of can be effective when used sparingly. Just be sure not to overdo the use of them. And never get away from the most important rule: setting PR's to get stronger.
Anti-depressive effects have been noted in woman with major depressive disorder when 5g of creatine monohydrate was supplemented daily for 8 weeks in combination with an SSRI. Benefits were seen at week two and were maintained until the end of the 8-week trial.[253] The improvement in depressive symptoms was associated with significantly increased prefrontal cortex levels of N-acetylaspartate, a marker of neuronal integrity,[254] and rich club connections, which refers to the ability of nerons to make connections to one another.[255]
At the same time, this also doesn't mean that primary compound exercises can never be done for more than 8 reps, or that secondary compound exercise can't be done for 5-8 or 10-15 reps, or that isolation exercises can't be done for less than 10 reps. Everything can be done in every rep range. However, these are the rep ranges that each type of exercise is best suited for, and where it should ideally be done most of the time.
Creatine is an organic acid naturally occurring in the body that supplies energy to muscle cells for short bursts of energy (as required in lifting weights) via creatine phosphate replenishment of ATP. A number of scientific studies have shown that creatine can improve strength,[32] energy,[33] muscle mass, and recovery times. In addition, recent studies have also shown that creatine improves brain function.[34] and reduces mental fatigue.[35] Unlike steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs, creatine can be found naturally in many common foods such as herring, tuna, salmon, and beef.
Don't make the mistake of trying to bulk up when you should be on a diet. While you might have muscle on your mind, most people need to get leaner first. If you're fat and you start eating for size, you're only going to get fatter. Get rid of the excess blubber first, to the point where you can see some abs, and then worry about getting big. You should be as low as 12% body fat before you change your diet up to focus on mass gain. That will ensure that your insulin sensitivity is high. When it is, you can eat more carbs and your body won't store them as fat.
Having a spotter nearby is particularly important when using free weights. Even someone in great shape sometimes just can't make that last rep. It's no big deal if you're doing biceps curls; all you'll have to do is drop the weight onto the floor. But if you're in the middle of a bench press — a chest exercise where you're lying on a bench and pushing a loaded barbell away from your chest — it's easy to get hurt if you drop the weight. A spotter can keep you from dropping the barbell onto your chest.
This suppression of creatine synthesis is thought to actually be beneficial, since creatine synthesis requires s-adenosyl methionine as a cofactor and may use up to 40-50% of SAMe for methylation[35][36][122] (initially thought to be above 70%, but this has since been re-evaluated[122]) though the expected preservation of SAMe may not occur with supplementation.[487] Reduced creatine synthesis, via preserving methyl groups and trimethylglycine (which would normally be used up to synthesize SAMe), is also thought to suppress homocysteine levels in serum,[37] but this may also not occur to a practical level following supplementation.[487]
In fact, in one new study comparing the effects of aerobic exercise versus resistance training on the psychological health of obese adolescents, researchers found that people in the resistance group experienced significantly greater self-esteem and perceived strength over four weeks. But what's most interesting is that the feeling of getting stronger — rather than any measurable gains — was all it took to give them a boost.
Creatine is known to occur in highly concetrated levels in chicken photoreceptors, relative to other parts of the eye (10-15mM[466]) alongside high levels of creatine kinase.[466] The creatine transporter in human eyes also seems to be concentrated in the photoreceptors,[468] which are known to be susceptible to hypoxic cellular death[471][472] which, for humans, usually means retinal detachment.[473]
In today's extra-large society, we tend to focus on the admirable guys who train hard and switch up their diet to transform their bodies by losing weight. We highlight their quests to lead healthier lives every chance we get — but there's another side of the wellness scale that can be just as difficult, depending on your body's makeup: Gaining mass and muscle.
Mercimek-Mahmutoglu, S., Stoeckler-Ipsiroglu, S., Adami, A., Appleton, R., Araujo, H. C., Duran, M., Ensenauer, R., Fernandez-Alvarez, E., Garcia, P., Grolik, C., Item, C. B., Leuzzi, V., Marquardt, I., Muhl, A., Saelke-Kellermann, R. A., Salomons, G. S., Schulze, A., Surtees, R., van der Knaap, M. S., Vasconcelos, R., Verhoeven, N. M., Vilarinho, L., Wilichowski, E., and Jakobs, C. GAMT deficiency: features, treatment, and outcome in an inborn error of creatine synthesis. Neurology 8-8-2006;67:480-484. View abstract.
Most people require around 20 calories per pound (or 44 kcal / kg) of bodyweight to gain muscle mass. Using a 180-pound (82kg) male as an example, the required daily calorie intake is 3600 calories (20 kcal x 180 lb = 3600 kcal). When it comes to gaining weight, it is likely that you may put on a few pounds of fat along the way, but if you do find your body fat increasing, either increase the amount of aerobic exercise (moderate intensity) you are doing or slightly reduce the total number of calories you are consuming. Remember you can't force feed muscle gain!
While it''s okay to chow down on the occasional fast-food choice for convenience, a mass-gain program isn''t an excuse to gorge on pizza and chocolate sundaes. ""Rebuilding muscle tissue broken down by training requires energy -— in other words, calories,"" says bodybuilding nutritional guru Chris Aceto. ""But many people, including many nutritionists, overestimate the energy needs for gaining mass, encouraging extreme high-calorie intakes. This often leads to an increase in bodyfat, making you bigger, for sure, but also leaving you fat." In general, aim for 300-500 more calories every day than your body burns through exercise and normal functioning (multiply bodyweight by 17). And that''s divided among six meals a day.
A great analogy that I like is that the balance between training and recovery is like digging a hole. Each time you lift, you dig yourself deeper and make it harder to climb out of the hole. To get back out again, you have to fill in the hole to return to ground level, and the only way to fill it is with food and rest. If you overdo it in the gym by pushing too hard, you won't be able to train as often or at a high capacity. Eventually, you'll get injured.
These terms combine the prefix iso- (meaning "same") with tonic ("strength") and plio- ("more") with metric ("distance"). In "isotonic" exercises the force applied to the muscle does not change (while the length of the muscle decreases or increases) while in "plyometric" exercises the length of the muscle stretches and contracts rapidly to increase the power output of a muscle.
Retinol (Vitamin A) B vitamins: Thiamine (B1) Riboflavin (B2) Niacin (B3) Pantothenic acid (B5) Pyridoxine (B6) Biotin (B7) Folic acid (B9) Cyanocobalamin (B12) Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) Ergocalciferol and Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D) Tocopherol (Vitamin E) Naphthoquinone (Vitamin K) Calcium Choline Chromium Cobalt Copper Fluorine Iodine Iron Magnesium Manganese Molybdenum Phosphorus Potassium Selenium Sodium Sulfur Zinc
To meet the demands of a high-intensity exercise, such as a sprint, muscles derive their energy from a series of reactions involving adenosine triphosphate (ATP), phosphocreatine (PCr), adenosine diphosphate (ADP), and creatine. ATP, the amount of which is relatively constant, provides energy when it releases a phosphate molecule and becomes ADP. ATP is regenerated when PCr donates a phosphate molecule that combines with ADP. Stored PCr can fuel the first 4-5 seconds of a sprint, but another fuel source must provide the energy to sustain the activity. Creatine supplements increase the storage of PCr, thus making more ATP available to fuel the working muscles and enable them to work harder before becoming fatigued [1].
The right amount of workout: It is highly possible that the protein powder you are taking doesn't work on your body. Supplements should only be taken if you have a rigorous workout schedule or else, it will turn out to be of no value. Most people just purchase a box of supplements without really doing the math, which is very important. Unless you find out the dosage that suits you, the amount of time you should dedicate for the workout and so on, you must not expect daydream the results.


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La Chapelle-Monthodon era una comuna francesa situada en el departamento de Aisne, de la región de Alta Francia, que el 1 de enero de 2016 pasó a ser una comuna delegada de la comuna nueva de Vallées-en-Champagne al fusionarse con las comunas de Baulne-en-Brie y Saint-Agnan.

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Los datos demográficos contemplados en este gráfico de la comuna de La Chapelle-Monthodon se han cogido de 1800 a 1999 de la página francesa EHESS/Cassini, y los demás datos de la página del INSEE.

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I am not kidding that I have worn this dress 4 times and I have only owned it for a little over a week! Oops! Maybe because I am pregnant when I find something that is cute and comfortable I just keep wearing it. I am doing the same thing with the Free People dress.
Do you guys have anything fun planned for the weekend? I am so excited because I am getting my hair done on Sunday! I don't know why getting my hair done makes me so happy! But I am going to change it so maybe thats why! You can follow along on Snapchat, Jadealisonscott.
I've been looking at this dress, looks even prettier in your pictures!
Such a pretty dress, love the floral print and the off shoulder!
This dress is too cute! I love the cold-shoulder look lately!
Looking absolutely stunning in this gorgeous dress! It suits you 100%! Enjoy your weekend!
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I am loving all the floral and off the shoulder dresses lately! Such a gorgeous momma!
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Koh Samui is one of the most popular Thai destinations for tourists, with a variety of beautiful sandy beaches to choose from for sightseeing and relaxation. Traveling there is easy. Tourists may choose to fly directly to the island or travel by land and then take a boat from Surat Thani, where many different types of boat offer ferry services. Four or five days should be spent unwinding on this island.
The best time to visit Koh Samui and its surrounding islands is February to April, as the weather is good, the skies are clear, the waters are still and there is very little rain. These are suitable conditions for diving, swimming, boat trips around the islands and visiting view points to take pictures. You'll be witness to indigo seas, blue skies and pure white beaches, a most dazzling sight.
If you would like to stay in comfort, with shopping, entertainment venues and a wide range of accommodation to choose from at a variety of prices, you should consider Chaweng and Lamai beaches, as they offer everything that a tourists could need. On the other hand, if you would like to experience the local way of life and untouched nature of the island, which would be a little less expensive, Bo Phut beach is an interesting option.
If you prefer luxurious accommodation and an intimate peaceful atmosphere close to nature, Taling Ngam, Choeng Mon and Maenam beaches are recommended, although looking for accommodation around Laem Set beach may not be very convenient, as there are very few places to stay. The beach is short and full of stones and dead coral, and not suitable for swimming.
Jomtien Beach is located just a short distance from the southern end of Pattaya Beach. It takes about 15-20 minutes to walk from South Pattaya to Jomtien Beach. Or you may take a Song Thaew from Beach Road. When taking a Song Thaew, it's better to ask about their route or tell them your destination first. The atmosphere at Jomtien Beach is calmer, and this place is well-known for its water sports, as well for leisurely sun bathing. There are shopping areas, bars, hotels with private beaches, bungalows, and restaurants. Compared to Pattaya Beach, Jomtien Beach is better suited for family leisure, due to its serenity, fewer nightlife activities and, especially, the Pattaya Park Amusement Complex. The complex consists of a amusement park, a water park, and a restaurant, and is open daily from 11.00 A.M. to 10.00 P.M.
Though Jomtien Beach is quiet and has less nightlife than Pattaya Beach, its rapid growth in the number of hotels and resorts in the past few years shows that this area is gradually become more popular among the tourists.
and Nusa Playa Hotel and Spa.
South Pattaya features a crescent-shaped beach. There is an area called "Walking Street" filled with many retail shops selling goods such as clothes, sportswear and accessories, jewelry, and souvenirs. Lots of entertainment venues, karaokes, pubs and bars can also be found here. There are a few seafood restaurants, most of them extending into the sea to create a special atmosphere. Arthachinda Road is the border identifying the end of South Pattaya. Strolling through the soi will lead you to Pratumnak Road at the back of Pattaya and take you to Pattaya 2nd Road, where more hotels and nighttime entertainments are located. Tourists wanting to travel to Koh Lan can take a ferry at the Pattaya Pier. It is a one-hour ride to reach Koh Lan.
As this area offers a full range of tourist facilities, the accommodations in this area are quite satisfactory for many travellers. South Pattaya is full of hotels and resorts offering a choice of quality for your budget, from economy to luxury. Most of the 5-star hotels are located on the beautiful scenic points of the beach. Some hotels even have their own private beach.
Sheraton Pattaya, Royal Cliff Beach, Royal Cliff Terrace, and Royal Cliff Grand Hotel.
Grilled Food Restaurant offers over 20 items on a Japanese menu. Recommended is the Salmon in Miso Soup.
A restaurant at Siam Bayshore Hotel. You can admire the scenic view of the Pattaya Pier and the Walking Street. Recommended on the menu is Fried Salmon in Herb Sauce.
Located on the Walking Street.
Located on South Pattaya Road.
Located on the Walking Street, open until 1 A.M.


Parkinson's Disease is a progressive disease that affects the central nervous system and the ability to coordinate movement in the body. Since Parkinson's Disease affects many areas of the brain, symptoms can vary in individuals and progression can be either mild, moderate or aggressive.
Parkinson's Disease typically affects one's ability to walk as they demonstrate slower movements (bradykinesia) and difficulty with initiating or stopping movements. In addition, movements tend to become slower along with tremors that typically occur in the hands. Muscles can become rigid, leading to loss of motion, strength and poor posture. A dangerous symptom is called retropulsion, where the tendency of an individual is to fall backwards with little to no ability to protect oneself. Speech can also be affected with Parkinson's Disease becoming slurred and slow due to poor activation of the mouth, tongue and throat muscles.
Physical therapy has been shown to help those with chronic conditions like Parkinson's disease. Sessions will focus on improving mobility, coordination, and strength. In conjunction with Physical therapy, speech and occupational therapy are very beneficial to address all impairments and improve or maintain current function.
The field of neurological therapy and physical therapy work together today. It gives patients who suffer from a neurological condition the best of both worlds. Do you suffer from a neurological condition? Is this condition impacting your lifestyle? If so, be sure to contact Johnston Physical Therapy in Johnston, Des Moines or contact Elevate Physical Therapy in Ankeny, IA today for a one-on-one consultation and comprehensive assessment. Our skilled and knowledgeable physical therapists can help you manage the symptoms of your neurological condition. Each patient has unique needs, and our physical therapists will provide you with an individualized treatment plan for success.


BAR HARBOR — Staff at Allied Whale, the marine mammal research organization at College of the Atlantic, entered the image of the 8,000th humpback whale into its photographic database recently.
The milestone is the latest in a groundbreaking program that uses photographs of natural markings and patterns to identify and track marine mammals. The effort has led to incalculable advances in the study of the behavior and migratory patterns of North Atlantic humpback whales, as it allows researchers to identify and track them in their natural habitat using the unique tail patterns on the whales' flukes.
In 1977, students and faculty at College of the Atlantic published a slim volume containing the black-and-white photographs of 120 humpback whales collected by researchers from around the North Atlantic, according to Peter Stevick, PhD., senior scientist at Allied Whale.
In creating this North Atlantic Humpback Whale Catalog (NAHWC), they showed how the natural markings on humpback whales could provide information about the lives and movements of whales in their natural environment.
When students, faculty and staff gathered to mark the entry of the 8,000th individual whale into the NAHWC database, "it would have seemed inconceivable to that first group who got the catalog started," Stevick said.
Best estimates available in 1977 suggested there likely were fewer than 2,000 humpbacks in the North Atlantic at the time. Work conducted since using NAHWC has shown that there are many times more than that, and the catalog continues to grow.
The collection is unique in scope, with about 32,500 records of whales that have been photographed from all areas of the North Atlantic Ocean, some with sighting histories spanning almost 40 years. It's one of the largest catalogs of its kind in the world.
"It is a massively collaborative venture," Stevick said. "About 700 individuals and groups have contributed their photos and data to the effort. In addition, hundreds of staff, students and volunteers have kept the effort going over the years.
Observers said the catalog has become the premier tool for understanding humpback whale movements, abundance and ecology across the North Atlantic, and it has played a key role in informing conservation and management efforts and in documenting and understanding recovery.
Frederick Wenzel of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center – a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that responds to strandings and other marine mammal emergencies from Woods Hole, Mass. – said researchers use the catalog "to monitor migration patterns, determine age at sexual maturity, longevity, regional movements, residency and so on." Such analyses "are needed to monitor long-lived marine mammal populations," Wenzel said.
The newest addition to the catalog provides an object lesson in the value of the Allied Whale database.
The 8,000th whale is quite distinctive, Stevick said, with a strong white marking running diagonally across the center of the tail. "It has been photographed twice, both times a long way from Maine," he said.
It was first photographed in April 2010 swimming in the warm waters off the small island of Petite Terre, near the recently established Agoa wildlife sanctuary located off Guadeloupe in the French West Indies.
The whale was next seen in November 2013. "Rather than being in the tropics, it was photographed off Musvær Island, Norway, 5,000 miles away in the Arctic. While it was known that humpbacks feed on schools of herring off that coast late in the year, until the past few years, few whales were known to migrate there from these waters.
Meanwhile, Allied Whale has been stepping up marine mammal conservation efforts in the North Atlantic recently, using the database to help identify a rescued humpback whale ensnared in fishing gear off Bar Harbor in September while also responding to seal strandings, such as one in Castine in October.