1.Now is the right time to deliver a new conversation experience focused on human interactions rather than technology. Conversations are no longer limited to voice and text. They occur in the form of a video call, clicking “like” and “share” buttons on the Internet or a social network status update or posting on Facebook or Twitter.
The new conversation experience provides a unified experience across devices, screens, applications and networks. People can easily connect and share when, where and how it’s best for them — without thinking about the technology they’re using or who’s providing it. And the service provider is ideally placed to make this a service for which users are willing to pay.
Today, technology drives our conversation experience. It’s time to turn that around and let the user experience drive technology. With this approach, service providers can deliver a new conversation experience: one that encourages customers to use more services, spend more time on the network and leverages network intelligence to deliver a user experience that application and content providers (ACPs) struggle to achieve.
Now is the right time to deliver a new conversation experience focused on human interactions rather than technology. Conversations are no longer limited to voice and text. They occur in the form of a video call, clicking “like” and “share” buttons on the Internet or a social network status update or posting on Facebook or Twitter.
The new conversation experience provides a unified experience across devices, screens, applications and networks. People can easily connect and share when, where and how it’s best for them — without thinking about the technology they’re using or who’s providing it. And the service provider is ideally placed to make this a service for which users are willing to pay.
Today, technology drives our conversation experience. It’s time to turn that around and let the user experience drive technology. With this approach, service providers can deliver a new conversation experience: one that encourages customers to use more services, spend more time on the network and leverages network intelligence to deliver a user experience that application and content providers (ACPs) struggle to achieve.
2.Service providers that successfully execute on new go-to-market strategies for converged services can gain new revenue streams and more efficient, leaner operations. They will benefit from third-party innovation, customer-centric strategies and new channels to market. Longer term, they will enjoy enhanced brand value and increased competitive differentiation, leading to sustained benefits for service providers and their shareholders.
To help ensure success: Set realistic goals. Don’t be afraid to fail. Lean on partners. Be flexible. Share risk. Focus on customers.
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
" Chi Onwurah MP Shadow minister for innovation and science"
1.May be in Latvia and India there isn’t the near obsessional fixation with climate change (the real one not the one alluded to in this article), carbon counting and cutting back (both in terms of consumption of ‘stuff’ and financially). It’s not the whole story, but when big bold engineering projects in the UK are not really on the agenda – compared with China especially – and the smaller ones exist with a back drop that it was engineering and ambition and creating a bigger human foot print that caused the (supposed) mess we are in, then low (physical) impact and service type jobs such as marketing, law, design, heathcare, HR and even IT seem more respectable.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with those jobs but when remaking the world through engineering - even if it goes against the grain of nature – is seen as slightly dodgy – then the perception maybe that engineering is no longer as noble a profession as it was,, so young people in general (and the potential expansion of the profession by young women) find it easy to be attracted to activities that go along with what is seen as nature – or fate - rather than the old (largely) masculine trait of attempting to dominate nature.
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Anonymous | 14 Oct 2011 2:38 pm
Fantastic how women are doing. Its a pity that women have the monopoly on our greatest assets .... our children .... who are now dumped on others to bring up because women are out fighting for equality.
2.In the bad old days engineering needed a lot more muscle power than it does now (at least in most cases) and i believe that this was the root cause of it being a male dominated profession.
Now it's not the case and we are losing a wealth of talent by not encouraging women to become engineers.
It's not surprising that engineering in the UK doesn't have the same status as accounting, the law and medicine. Most people think an engineer is someone who mends cars and washing machines.
Not intending to be critical of the men who do these jobs, a lot of them probably earn more than us.
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There is absolutely nothing wrong with those jobs but when remaking the world through engineering - even if it goes against the grain of nature – is seen as slightly dodgy – then the perception maybe that engineering is no longer as noble a profession as it was,, so young people in general (and the potential expansion of the profession by young women) find it easy to be attracted to activities that go along with what is seen as nature – or fate - rather than the old (largely) masculine trait of attempting to dominate nature.
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Anonymous | 14 Oct 2011 2:38 pm
Fantastic how women are doing. Its a pity that women have the monopoly on our greatest assets .... our children .... who are now dumped on others to bring up because women are out fighting for equality.
2.In the bad old days engineering needed a lot more muscle power than it does now (at least in most cases) and i believe that this was the root cause of it being a male dominated profession.
Now it's not the case and we are losing a wealth of talent by not encouraging women to become engineers.
It's not surprising that engineering in the UK doesn't have the same status as accounting, the law and medicine. Most people think an engineer is someone who mends cars and washing machines.
Not intending to be critical of the men who do these jobs, a lot of them probably earn more than us.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
"When you're losing weight, where does the fat go?"" Paulson: China Should Move Faster on Yuan"
1.After losing more pounds, she joined the gym, started dancing in Zumba classes. Then she started jogging.
During her senior year of high school, an adviser at the pep club suggested Boyce try for the title of Miss West Florence, the school's equivalent of a beauty pageant. At first, Boyce laughed it off.
"I was not thin," she said. "I was still chubby, losing weight gradually."
But Boyce gave it a shot.
"I was myself and I won," beating 38 other girls, she said. "That gave me another confidence boost knowing that I could do what I set my mind to."
After graduating in 2007, she went to study theater at Francis Marion University. She competed for the local Miss Florence title and began a winning streak in local beauty pageants until she finally won the state crown in July.
Through the years, Boyce had to unlearn a lifetime of bad habits.
"It's all about learning a process, learning a lifestyle, and so many people think it's an overnight quick fix. And it absolutely is not. It takes time. It took me three years," she said.
Boyce, who couldn't finish a mile in under 11 minutes in high school, can now run that distance in seven minutes. She plans to train for her first marathon once she has time after the Miss America contest.
"You don't have to be rail thin to think you're beautiful and want to be Miss America," she said. "You need to be happy and content with yourself, get your physical activity. That's what counts the most -- not starvation diets and being rail thin."
Boyce meticulously schedules workouts and meals to prepare for Miss America. On a recent day, she cooked breakfast at home in Florence, scrambling eggs and slicing a grapefruit.
"I block out where am I going to eat, how am I going to eat that day," she said.
In the pageant world, where a woman's frame and figure are constantly analyzed, Boyce has heard the critiques: too muscular, too big, not petite enough, not a size 00.
Bree Boyce's Facebook page
"I love my body," Boyce said. "I went from 234 pounds to being comfortable and happy and being content with the way I look. Someone says I'm not a 00 -- that doesn't mean I don't continue to compete for Miss America. We need to give an idealistic role model."
She said she'd rather be on stage looking the way she does now than looking "sick, frail and thin. That's not the message that I'm promoting at all."
2.China should embrace a faster appreciation of its currency but U.S. policy makers should be wary of taking punitive actions to force the issue, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday.
Paulson, speaking during an appearance in Washington, said the U.S. and China could both benefit from Beijing taking on much-needed structural changes to its financial markets. (Read the full speech)
“I believe … very strongly that it is in China’s best interest to reform and move to a market-determined currency that reflects economic conditions,” Paulson said.
He was critical, however, of ongoing efforts in Congress to pressure China to allow its currency, the yuan, to appreciate at a faster pace. The Senate in recent weeks passed a measure allowing U.S. officials to target Beijing’s currency policy through trade penalties and various international organizations.
“I don’t think that an approach that could lead to a trade war … is the right way to go,” Paulson said.
During her senior year of high school, an adviser at the pep club suggested Boyce try for the title of Miss West Florence, the school's equivalent of a beauty pageant. At first, Boyce laughed it off.
"I was not thin," she said. "I was still chubby, losing weight gradually."
But Boyce gave it a shot.
"I was myself and I won," beating 38 other girls, she said. "That gave me another confidence boost knowing that I could do what I set my mind to."
After graduating in 2007, she went to study theater at Francis Marion University. She competed for the local Miss Florence title and began a winning streak in local beauty pageants until she finally won the state crown in July.
Through the years, Boyce had to unlearn a lifetime of bad habits.
"It's all about learning a process, learning a lifestyle, and so many people think it's an overnight quick fix. And it absolutely is not. It takes time. It took me three years," she said.
Boyce, who couldn't finish a mile in under 11 minutes in high school, can now run that distance in seven minutes. She plans to train for her first marathon once she has time after the Miss America contest.
"You don't have to be rail thin to think you're beautiful and want to be Miss America," she said. "You need to be happy and content with yourself, get your physical activity. That's what counts the most -- not starvation diets and being rail thin."
Boyce meticulously schedules workouts and meals to prepare for Miss America. On a recent day, she cooked breakfast at home in Florence, scrambling eggs and slicing a grapefruit.
"I block out where am I going to eat, how am I going to eat that day," she said.
In the pageant world, where a woman's frame and figure are constantly analyzed, Boyce has heard the critiques: too muscular, too big, not petite enough, not a size 00.
Bree Boyce's Facebook page
"I love my body," Boyce said. "I went from 234 pounds to being comfortable and happy and being content with the way I look. Someone says I'm not a 00 -- that doesn't mean I don't continue to compete for Miss America. We need to give an idealistic role model."
She said she'd rather be on stage looking the way she does now than looking "sick, frail and thin. That's not the message that I'm promoting at all."
2.China should embrace a faster appreciation of its currency but U.S. policy makers should be wary of taking punitive actions to force the issue, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday.
Paulson, speaking during an appearance in Washington, said the U.S. and China could both benefit from Beijing taking on much-needed structural changes to its financial markets. (Read the full speech)
“I believe … very strongly that it is in China’s best interest to reform and move to a market-determined currency that reflects economic conditions,” Paulson said.
He was critical, however, of ongoing efforts in Congress to pressure China to allow its currency, the yuan, to appreciate at a faster pace. The Senate in recent weeks passed a measure allowing U.S. officials to target Beijing’s currency policy through trade penalties and various international organizations.
“I don’t think that an approach that could lead to a trade war … is the right way to go,” Paulson said.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Disarm your inner critic with this Jedi mind trick ， TSA deploys 'VIPR' teams throughout Tennessee to set up illegal security checkpoints on interstates
1.The Jedi know better than to fight against criticism, as there are better approaches to verbal attacks, especially when they originate from inner voices that have strayed to the dark side. In fact, a properly trained Jedi understands that there are as many tricks as there are problems, for every problem has an underlying structure that holds it in place. When you know how to deconstruct it, the problem unravels right before your mind.
Here is a mind trick to disarm your inner critic and set yourself free.
First, beware of giving in to hatred of the inner critic or defending yourself. This will only cause greater conflict and bind you to the negativity within. There is good in you! I can feel it. Believe in that goodness more than your inner critic believes in darkness! The inner critic is you and you are its master, even if the critical voice sounds strangely like your father. Embrace it and bring it into the light. This is the source of incredible transformative power.
2.When the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced last year that it would soon begin setting up security checkpoints in places other than just airports, it definitely was not joking. News Channel 5 in Nashville, Tenn., has announced that Tennessee is the official inaugural state for the launch of TSA's new Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) program, which will be setting up security checkpoints along interstates to conduct random (illegal) searches of vehicles.
TSA set up one of its first VIPR checkpoints in Tampa, Fla., last December after announcing to the world its plans to expand illegal searches to all aspects of American life. Presumably a test to see how the public would respond. VIPR teams groped and patted down passengers at a local Greyhound bus station, and they even brought in sniff dogs to add an extra layer of intimidation.And now an entire state has succumbed to the encroachment of the illegitimate US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its unlawful violations of the Fourth, Fifth, and Tenth Amendments to the US Constitution. VIPR teams have already been deployed to five truck weigh stations and two bus stations across Tennessee, with more soon to come.
Random security checkpoints, perpetual paranoia about terrorists around every corner, a rogue government that is pressing citizens to spy on each other and report their activities to authorities -- these are all protocols that took effect in Nazi Germany during the rise of Hitler, and they are all protocols that are now in effect in the US today. Think about it.
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Here is a mind trick to disarm your inner critic and set yourself free.
First, beware of giving in to hatred of the inner critic or defending yourself. This will only cause greater conflict and bind you to the negativity within. There is good in you! I can feel it. Believe in that goodness more than your inner critic believes in darkness! The inner critic is you and you are its master, even if the critical voice sounds strangely like your father. Embrace it and bring it into the light. This is the source of incredible transformative power.
2.When the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced last year that it would soon begin setting up security checkpoints in places other than just airports, it definitely was not joking. News Channel 5 in Nashville, Tenn., has announced that Tennessee is the official inaugural state for the launch of TSA's new Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) program, which will be setting up security checkpoints along interstates to conduct random (illegal) searches of vehicles.
TSA set up one of its first VIPR checkpoints in Tampa, Fla., last December after announcing to the world its plans to expand illegal searches to all aspects of American life. Presumably a test to see how the public would respond. VIPR teams groped and patted down passengers at a local Greyhound bus station, and they even brought in sniff dogs to add an extra layer of intimidation.And now an entire state has succumbed to the encroachment of the illegitimate US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its unlawful violations of the Fourth, Fifth, and Tenth Amendments to the US Constitution. VIPR teams have already been deployed to five truck weigh stations and two bus stations across Tennessee, with more soon to come.
Random security checkpoints, perpetual paranoia about terrorists around every corner, a rogue government that is pressing citizens to spy on each other and report their activities to authorities -- these are all protocols that took effect in Nazi Germany during the rise of Hitler, and they are all protocols that are now in effect in the US today. Think about it.
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Monday, October 24, 2011
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1.A reader asks, "Mike, I recently ran across a book titled 'The Calcium Factor,' authored by Robert Barefoot. He extols the almost miraculous healing powers of calcium, especially coral calcium. And I would like to know what you think about this. The fact that Bob Barefoot seems to have significant financial interest in the promotion of coral calcium causes me to regard with caution research and testimonials and his strong endorsement of coral calcium. Also, if one is supplementing with whole food supplements such as Alive or Juice Plus, is it also necessary to supplement with calcium and other vitamins and minerals?"
Well, first off, I want to applaud you for remaining skeptical of the health claims described in the book, "The Calcium Factor," not because of whether or not they are true, but because the person authoring the book has a significant financial interest in your purchasing calcium.
As you know, I never have a financial interest in the products that I recommend or review on this website. And, I think it is a great conflict of interest for anyone to both write about a nutritional supplement and sell that same nutritional supplement. It doesn't mean that they're wrong. It just means that their information must be taken in context.
I encourage you and other readers to live day-to-day with that kind of skepticism. We should all be skeptics of people who are trying to sell us products, especially if it's drugs or herbs or vitamins, because anything can have an element of hype or exaggeration to it. Just because someone is offering something that seems to be a natural vitamin or mineral supplement doesn't mean it's not being over-hyped.
In fact, there are many hucksters and con artists in the nutritional supplement industry, just as there are in the pharmaceutical industry. So, my position has never been that all nutritional supplements are good and that all pharmaceuticals are bad. It's just that if you're looking for what's truly healthy you're only going to find them from the natural world and never from the world of manufactured, synthesized drugs.
The category of nutritional supplements is definitely where you're going to find those supplemental products that enhance health rather than harming your health in the way that patent medications do. But, getting back to the question of calcium and more specifically, coral calcium, the fact is that Bob Barefoot is very much right about almost everything he says about calcium, but only for those people who are calcium deficient. In other words, the healing powers of calcium are indeed miraculous if you don't have enough calcium, because calcium is so intimately involved in human physiology that a lack of calcium has terrible systemic effects.
Most people tend to think of calcium as only having one purpose, and that is supporting bone health. And certainly, calcium is critical for having good bone density, but calcium is also critical for your nervous system and nerve function, which makes it essential for cardiovascular health. In other words, if you don't have enough calcium, your heart cannot contract in the way it is supposed to. Your brain will not function in as healthy a manner as it could if you had plenty of calcium. Your acid-alkaline balance may be disrupted without calcium. Your immune system function may be off. And certainly, your skeletal system is going to be affected, as well.
There are many systems in the body that need calcium. And, to a person who is calcium deficient, the addition of supplementary calcium can indeed seem quite miraculous. So, there's nothing incorrect about stating that calcium is a miraculous supplement. In fact, I think the human body is a living, breathing miracle all by itself. And the way that nature works is a miracle. So, there is nothing incorrect about using the term "miraculous" to describe the healing effects of some nutritional supplements.
The question becomes: How many people are calcium deficient? That is truly the relevant question in here, because if most of the population had sufficient quantities of calcium, then the claims made by Bob Barefoot on the benefits of calcium might be considered to be exaggerated. On the other hand, if the population were largely calcium deficient, then the claims describing the health benefits of calcium would have much broader application, and would be considered far more accurate.
2.Here are some of the many health-related companies I recommend. This list is not yet complete, as I'm adding to it frequently. None of these companies paid to be listed here. Comments are descriptions are my own opinions, not their claims. I sell no products listed here, nor do I earn any revenues whatsoever from their sale.
If your company has a product that you think should be on this list, mail a single sample, plus literature, to: the Health Ranger Review, 1820 E. River Rd., Suite #115, Tucson, AZ 85718.
Well, first off, I want to applaud you for remaining skeptical of the health claims described in the book, "The Calcium Factor," not because of whether or not they are true, but because the person authoring the book has a significant financial interest in your purchasing calcium.
As you know, I never have a financial interest in the products that I recommend or review on this website. And, I think it is a great conflict of interest for anyone to both write about a nutritional supplement and sell that same nutritional supplement. It doesn't mean that they're wrong. It just means that their information must be taken in context.
I encourage you and other readers to live day-to-day with that kind of skepticism. We should all be skeptics of people who are trying to sell us products, especially if it's drugs or herbs or vitamins, because anything can have an element of hype or exaggeration to it. Just because someone is offering something that seems to be a natural vitamin or mineral supplement doesn't mean it's not being over-hyped.
In fact, there are many hucksters and con artists in the nutritional supplement industry, just as there are in the pharmaceutical industry. So, my position has never been that all nutritional supplements are good and that all pharmaceuticals are bad. It's just that if you're looking for what's truly healthy you're only going to find them from the natural world and never from the world of manufactured, synthesized drugs.
The category of nutritional supplements is definitely where you're going to find those supplemental products that enhance health rather than harming your health in the way that patent medications do. But, getting back to the question of calcium and more specifically, coral calcium, the fact is that Bob Barefoot is very much right about almost everything he says about calcium, but only for those people who are calcium deficient. In other words, the healing powers of calcium are indeed miraculous if you don't have enough calcium, because calcium is so intimately involved in human physiology that a lack of calcium has terrible systemic effects.
Most people tend to think of calcium as only having one purpose, and that is supporting bone health. And certainly, calcium is critical for having good bone density, but calcium is also critical for your nervous system and nerve function, which makes it essential for cardiovascular health. In other words, if you don't have enough calcium, your heart cannot contract in the way it is supposed to. Your brain will not function in as healthy a manner as it could if you had plenty of calcium. Your acid-alkaline balance may be disrupted without calcium. Your immune system function may be off. And certainly, your skeletal system is going to be affected, as well.
There are many systems in the body that need calcium. And, to a person who is calcium deficient, the addition of supplementary calcium can indeed seem quite miraculous. So, there's nothing incorrect about stating that calcium is a miraculous supplement. In fact, I think the human body is a living, breathing miracle all by itself. And the way that nature works is a miracle. So, there is nothing incorrect about using the term "miraculous" to describe the healing effects of some nutritional supplements.
The question becomes: How many people are calcium deficient? That is truly the relevant question in here, because if most of the population had sufficient quantities of calcium, then the claims made by Bob Barefoot on the benefits of calcium might be considered to be exaggerated. On the other hand, if the population were largely calcium deficient, then the claims describing the health benefits of calcium would have much broader application, and would be considered far more accurate.
2.Here are some of the many health-related companies I recommend. This list is not yet complete, as I'm adding to it frequently. None of these companies paid to be listed here. Comments are descriptions are my own opinions, not their claims. I sell no products listed here, nor do I earn any revenues whatsoever from their sale.
If your company has a product that you think should be on this list, mail a single sample, plus literature, to: the Health Ranger Review, 1820 E. River Rd., Suite #115, Tucson, AZ 85718.
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1.At Ola Loa we are dedicated to enhancing your life by helping you realize your Maximum Health Potential with the most advanced supplement formulas available.
Driven by science not by fads, Ola Loa vitamin drink mix products are formulated by nutrition pioneer Richard Kunin, M.D., one of the founders of Antioxidant Therapy. Fifty years of research has led Dr. Kunin to his breakthrough discovery that Methylation is the key to better health, and goes beyond antioxidants. Ola Loa is the world's only product to provide this critical methylation support.
2.Mike: I'm here with Dr. Lindsey Duncan, the founder and CEO of Genesis Today. Thanks for taking a few minutes to sit down and share your thoughts.
Dr. Duncan: Absolutely.
Mike: Can you give people an overview of what's unique about your cleansing products, a little bit about your history and the experience and wisdom you bring to this new line of products?
Dr. Duncan: Sure. I studied with Dr. Bernard Jensen for seven and a half years. He was kind of known as the father of cleansing. He was helping people heal their bodies through cleansing in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. He was really one of the pioneers. I studied with him for seven and a half years, and I learned the deep, deep intricacies of how to cleanse the body. My background is I built up a nutrition clinic called the Home Nutrition Clinics, where I accumulated over 40,000 clinical hours helping people heal their bodies. One of the many things that I used to help them heal was the power of this rudimentary, fundamental technique called internal cleansing. And there are different ways you can cleanse: the right way or the wrong way. A lot of times people cleanse the wrong way.
Mike: So what's the wrong way, and then how do your products approach it from the right way?
Dr. Duncan:Well, the wrong way to cleanse is to cleanse in a harsh way, by overstimulating the bowel, by fasting or depleting the body and not doing it properly. Fasting is good, but if you don't do it properly, and if you don't put the nutrients back in the body, then the body will become depleted. Many people who cleanse become deficient in chi or in heat, and they don't realize what's happening. They overcleanse. A lot of times, cleansing products that are on the market will use things like magnesium hydroxide to cleanse the body. They don't realize that magnesium hydroxide is milk of magnesia. It's the same ingredient that's in Tums, Milk of Magnesia and many laxatives. That's not the right way to cleanse the body.
Mike: So just because you're spending two hours of the day on the toilet doesn't mean you're getting a cleanse.
Dr. Duncan:You're exactly right. And because you're spending two hours a day on the toilet, it may mean that you could be damaging your body. So again, going back, cleansing is critical to healing. It's undoing the past. The Genesis Today method and technique for cleansing is to offer the body 100 percent natural ingredients. Herbal ingredients. No synthetics and no chemicals. Even the capsules are vegetarian. And all 52 ingredients in our cleanser, the 4 Total Cleanse, have one main objective: to give the body the materials that it needs to facilitate its own cleansing.
Mike: This is not declaring war on the body and trying to take over cleansing. This is supporting the cleanse.
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Driven by science not by fads, Ola Loa vitamin drink mix products are formulated by nutrition pioneer Richard Kunin, M.D., one of the founders of Antioxidant Therapy. Fifty years of research has led Dr. Kunin to his breakthrough discovery that Methylation is the key to better health, and goes beyond antioxidants. Ola Loa is the world's only product to provide this critical methylation support.
2.Mike: I'm here with Dr. Lindsey Duncan, the founder and CEO of Genesis Today. Thanks for taking a few minutes to sit down and share your thoughts.
Dr. Duncan: Absolutely.
Mike: Can you give people an overview of what's unique about your cleansing products, a little bit about your history and the experience and wisdom you bring to this new line of products?
Dr. Duncan: Sure. I studied with Dr. Bernard Jensen for seven and a half years. He was kind of known as the father of cleansing. He was helping people heal their bodies through cleansing in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. He was really one of the pioneers. I studied with him for seven and a half years, and I learned the deep, deep intricacies of how to cleanse the body. My background is I built up a nutrition clinic called the Home Nutrition Clinics, where I accumulated over 40,000 clinical hours helping people heal their bodies. One of the many things that I used to help them heal was the power of this rudimentary, fundamental technique called internal cleansing. And there are different ways you can cleanse: the right way or the wrong way. A lot of times people cleanse the wrong way.
Mike: So what's the wrong way, and then how do your products approach it from the right way?
Dr. Duncan:Well, the wrong way to cleanse is to cleanse in a harsh way, by overstimulating the bowel, by fasting or depleting the body and not doing it properly. Fasting is good, but if you don't do it properly, and if you don't put the nutrients back in the body, then the body will become depleted. Many people who cleanse become deficient in chi or in heat, and they don't realize what's happening. They overcleanse. A lot of times, cleansing products that are on the market will use things like magnesium hydroxide to cleanse the body. They don't realize that magnesium hydroxide is milk of magnesia. It's the same ingredient that's in Tums, Milk of Magnesia and many laxatives. That's not the right way to cleanse the body.
Mike: So just because you're spending two hours of the day on the toilet doesn't mean you're getting a cleanse.
Dr. Duncan:You're exactly right. And because you're spending two hours a day on the toilet, it may mean that you could be damaging your body. So again, going back, cleansing is critical to healing. It's undoing the past. The Genesis Today method and technique for cleansing is to offer the body 100 percent natural ingredients. Herbal ingredients. No synthetics and no chemicals. Even the capsules are vegetarian. And all 52 ingredients in our cleanser, the 4 Total Cleanse, have one main objective: to give the body the materials that it needs to facilitate its own cleansing.
Mike: This is not declaring war on the body and trying to take over cleansing. This is supporting the cleanse.
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Friday, October 21, 2011
Wal-Mart's Past Infractions in Chinese City Called Minor , Soul-searching in China after toddler in hit-run dies
In their public statements, local authorities have stressed that Wal-Mart had a record of food-safety and other violations stretching back years. In an interview, Tang Chuan, director of law enforcement at the Bureau of Inspection and Enforcement in Chongqing, said the 21 violations since 2006 were minor, with infractions such as selling substandard lemon candy and expired sesame porridge.
Chongqing authorities fined Wal-Mart 300,000 yuan, or about $47,000, for selling expired duck meat in March. Other infractions include falsely advertised silk blankets, substandard shredded cabbage and substandard honey.
"Past issues were small, involving one or two stores, but this time the problem was different," Mr. Tang said. "It was widespread and highly deceptive."
Wal-Mart spokesman Anthony Rose declined to comment, saying only that the company is cooperating with local authorities.
All 13 of Wal-Mart's Chongqing stores have been closed, while two employees were arrested and 35 were detained at one point by local authorities. Officials alleged this month that the company fraudulently sold ordinary pork as more expensive organic pork. It also faces a 3.65 million yuan ($572,000) fine. The scrutiny has resulted in a big public-relations hit to the company in China.
On Monday, Wal-Mart said its China president and chief executive, Ed Chan, resigned for personal reasons.
The Chongqing municipal government has cited the infractions found by Mr. Tang's bureau as a reason it cracked down on the Bentonville, Ark., retailer, ordering an investigation and the detentions.
Wal-Mart's punishment is considered by many China watchers to be unprecedented, considering the alleged wrongdoings didn't result in the death or physical harm of consumers. It comes as China's consumers grow increasingly worried about food safety amid a spate of food scandals, including a 2008 tainted-milk scandal that led to the deaths of at least six children and caused illnesses in nearly 300,000 others.
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Chongqing's Public Security Bureau, the equivalent of the local police, is leading continuing investigations. A spokesman for the bureau declined to comment.
Wal-Mart's oversight of store managers has led to problems, Mr. Tang said, noting that eight of the 21 infractions occurred at Wal-Mart's store in Chongqing's Jiulong area. The two employees arrested worked at that location, officials have said.
Mr. Tang said he suspects that Wal-Mart executives were aware of its alleged pork mislabeling before the bureau informed the retailer. "Wal-Mart has a very advanced data-collection system," Mr. Tang said. "There would have to have been a severely large loophole in its management."
BEIJING — A toddler who was run over by vans twice and then ignored by passersby on a busy market street died Friday — a week after the accident and after days of bitter soul-searching over declining morality in China.
Two-year-old Wang Yue died shortly after midnight of brain and organ failure, the Guangzhou Military District General Hospital said.
“Her injuries were too severe and the treatment had no effect,” intensive care unit director Su Lei told reporters.
The plight of the child, nicknamed Yueyue, came to symbolize what many Chinese see as a decay in public morals after heady decades of economic growth and rising prosperity.
Gruesome closed-circuit camera video of last Thursday’s accident, aired on television and posted on the Internet, showed Yueyue toddling along the hardware market street in the southern city of Foshan. A van strikes her, slows and then resumes driving, rolling its back right wheel over the child. As she lays with blood pooling, 18 people walk or cycle by and another van strikes her before a scrap picker scoops her up.
Yueyue’s death touched off another round of hand-wringing about society and personal responsibility. Many comments posted to social media sites said “we are all passersby.”
Li Xiangping, a professor of religion at Huadong University, said on a Twitter-like service that it is too easy to blame others.
“What after all prompted such a sad phenomenon? Officials? The rich? Or is it our own cold-heartedness?” Li said on Sina Corp.’s Weibo.
Police have detained the drivers of both vans on suspicion of causing a traffic accident but have not said what formal charges they would face — and if manslaughter could be the charge now that the girl has died.
The people who could be seen on the video passing by the injured Yueyue have recounted being harassed for ignoring her. The respected Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper quoted a man it identified only as Mr. Chen, a hardware merchant, saying that he had been receiving crank calls ever since someone picked him out as the 16th passerby. He said he hadn’t noticed the child.
Some experts said an unwillingness to help others is an outgrowth of urbanization as migrants pour into cities and create neighborhoods of strangers.
“Rapid urbanization not only affects China or Foshan, but anywhere in the world where you have a lot of high-rise buildings, where there is high population density, then the relationship with the neighbors, and with each other is affected,” said Yao Yue, a psychologist and director of telephone help-line for distressed people in Beijing.
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Chongqing authorities fined Wal-Mart 300,000 yuan, or about $47,000, for selling expired duck meat in March. Other infractions include falsely advertised silk blankets, substandard shredded cabbage and substandard honey.
"Past issues were small, involving one or two stores, but this time the problem was different," Mr. Tang said. "It was widespread and highly deceptive."
Wal-Mart spokesman Anthony Rose declined to comment, saying only that the company is cooperating with local authorities.
All 13 of Wal-Mart's Chongqing stores have been closed, while two employees were arrested and 35 were detained at one point by local authorities. Officials alleged this month that the company fraudulently sold ordinary pork as more expensive organic pork. It also faces a 3.65 million yuan ($572,000) fine. The scrutiny has resulted in a big public-relations hit to the company in China.
On Monday, Wal-Mart said its China president and chief executive, Ed Chan, resigned for personal reasons.
The Chongqing municipal government has cited the infractions found by Mr. Tang's bureau as a reason it cracked down on the Bentonville, Ark., retailer, ordering an investigation and the detentions.
Wal-Mart's punishment is considered by many China watchers to be unprecedented, considering the alleged wrongdoings didn't result in the death or physical harm of consumers. It comes as China's consumers grow increasingly worried about food safety amid a spate of food scandals, including a 2008 tainted-milk scandal that led to the deaths of at least six children and caused illnesses in nearly 300,000 others.
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Chongqing's Public Security Bureau, the equivalent of the local police, is leading continuing investigations. A spokesman for the bureau declined to comment.
Wal-Mart's oversight of store managers has led to problems, Mr. Tang said, noting that eight of the 21 infractions occurred at Wal-Mart's store in Chongqing's Jiulong area. The two employees arrested worked at that location, officials have said.
Mr. Tang said he suspects that Wal-Mart executives were aware of its alleged pork mislabeling before the bureau informed the retailer. "Wal-Mart has a very advanced data-collection system," Mr. Tang said. "There would have to have been a severely large loophole in its management."
BEIJING — A toddler who was run over by vans twice and then ignored by passersby on a busy market street died Friday — a week after the accident and after days of bitter soul-searching over declining morality in China.
Two-year-old Wang Yue died shortly after midnight of brain and organ failure, the Guangzhou Military District General Hospital said.
“Her injuries were too severe and the treatment had no effect,” intensive care unit director Su Lei told reporters.
The plight of the child, nicknamed Yueyue, came to symbolize what many Chinese see as a decay in public morals after heady decades of economic growth and rising prosperity.
Gruesome closed-circuit camera video of last Thursday’s accident, aired on television and posted on the Internet, showed Yueyue toddling along the hardware market street in the southern city of Foshan. A van strikes her, slows and then resumes driving, rolling its back right wheel over the child. As she lays with blood pooling, 18 people walk or cycle by and another van strikes her before a scrap picker scoops her up.
Yueyue’s death touched off another round of hand-wringing about society and personal responsibility. Many comments posted to social media sites said “we are all passersby.”
Li Xiangping, a professor of religion at Huadong University, said on a Twitter-like service that it is too easy to blame others.
“What after all prompted such a sad phenomenon? Officials? The rich? Or is it our own cold-heartedness?” Li said on Sina Corp.’s Weibo.
Police have detained the drivers of both vans on suspicion of causing a traffic accident but have not said what formal charges they would face — and if manslaughter could be the charge now that the girl has died.
The people who could be seen on the video passing by the injured Yueyue have recounted being harassed for ignoring her. The respected Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper quoted a man it identified only as Mr. Chen, a hardware merchant, saying that he had been receiving crank calls ever since someone picked him out as the 16th passerby. He said he hadn’t noticed the child.
Some experts said an unwillingness to help others is an outgrowth of urbanization as migrants pour into cities and create neighborhoods of strangers.
“Rapid urbanization not only affects China or Foshan, but anywhere in the world where you have a lot of high-rise buildings, where there is high population density, then the relationship with the neighbors, and with each other is affected,” said Yao Yue, a psychologist and director of telephone help-line for distressed people in Beijing.
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
10GbE has been waiting a long time to transition from being the heir apparent to a ubiquitous replacement for 1GbE. This report provides a forecast for 10GBASE-T—for adapters and LOMs (LAN on Motherboard), and 10GBASE-KR (for backplanes used in blade servers). Here are some of the many reasons behind this forecast.
Optical 10GbE port shipments have finally started to take off: Going forward, SFP+ will be the dominant optical interface. 10GbE SFP+ port shipments with a reach of less than 300 meters that are used in server to switch and some switch-to-switch applications have tripled over the past three quarters, and LightCounting expects the high growth trend to continue.
10GBASE-T for adapters becomes feasible in late 2011: Because the use of 10GBASE-T PHYs, on dual port server adapters (the predominant version of shipping adapters), has not been feasible to date and optical interconnects are much more expensive than copper once these products reach the end user, the market for 10GbE has been stunted. With the newest versions of 10GBASE-T PHYs, developed using the 40nm semiconductor process, the power constraints of 10GBASE-T are finally being overcome, enabling dual-port 10GbE adapter sales to begin in earnest. However, the mass rollout of 10GbE interconnects will not occur until most rack servers are equipped with 10GbE LOMs begin shipping in 2014.
10BASE-KR for Blade Servers has been shipping since 2009: In March 2009, HP announced the first 10GbE LOM in its Blade servers under the BladeSystem brand when it refreshed its blade servers with Intel’s new Nehalem family of processors. HP used Broadcom 10GbE controller chips with 10GBASE-KR PHYs. Once Blade servers offered LOM implementations of 10GbE, 10GbE port volumes grew dramatically. The significance of LOM is huge. Previous to this generation of blade servers, 10GbE could only be enabled via adapter cards.All x86 servers ship with at least one CPU from either Intel or AMD, at least a few gigabytes of memory, and in almost all cases, at least one disk drive. It is hard to differentiate one OEM’s Intel or AMD CPU or memory or disk drive; consequently, the I/O (input and output) peripherals and architecture is where the money is. Over the past ten years, Fibre Channel became a very profitable part of the server OEM portfolio. OEMs do not want to lose the opportunity to upsell I/O hardware and software solutions by quickly commoditizing the I/O by putting 10GbE as the standard (free) I/O solution.
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Optical 10GbE port shipments have finally started to take off: Going forward, SFP+ will be the dominant optical interface. 10GbE SFP+ port shipments with a reach of less than 300 meters that are used in server to switch and some switch-to-switch applications have tripled over the past three quarters, and LightCounting expects the high growth trend to continue.
10GBASE-T for adapters becomes feasible in late 2011: Because the use of 10GBASE-T PHYs, on dual port server adapters (the predominant version of shipping adapters), has not been feasible to date and optical interconnects are much more expensive than copper once these products reach the end user, the market for 10GbE has been stunted. With the newest versions of 10GBASE-T PHYs, developed using the 40nm semiconductor process, the power constraints of 10GBASE-T are finally being overcome, enabling dual-port 10GbE adapter sales to begin in earnest. However, the mass rollout of 10GbE interconnects will not occur until most rack servers are equipped with 10GbE LOMs begin shipping in 2014.
10BASE-KR for Blade Servers has been shipping since 2009: In March 2009, HP announced the first 10GbE LOM in its Blade servers under the BladeSystem brand when it refreshed its blade servers with Intel’s new Nehalem family of processors. HP used Broadcom 10GbE controller chips with 10GBASE-KR PHYs. Once Blade servers offered LOM implementations of 10GbE, 10GbE port volumes grew dramatically. The significance of LOM is huge. Previous to this generation of blade servers, 10GbE could only be enabled via adapter cards.All x86 servers ship with at least one CPU from either Intel or AMD, at least a few gigabytes of memory, and in almost all cases, at least one disk drive. It is hard to differentiate one OEM’s Intel or AMD CPU or memory or disk drive; consequently, the I/O (input and output) peripherals and architecture is where the money is. Over the past ten years, Fibre Channel became a very profitable part of the server OEM portfolio. OEMs do not want to lose the opportunity to upsell I/O hardware and software solutions by quickly commoditizing the I/O by putting 10GbE as the standard (free) I/O solution.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Television Broadcasting Industry , Analysis of the Smartphone Application Storefront Market and its Impact on the Smartphone Ecosystem
Introduction
This report provides a comprehensive view of the global status of Mobile TV. It examines how Mobile TV has evolved to date, reviews its status in major national markets, and discusses the marketing challenges currently being faced by the different players in the ecosystem. It then designs a “go to market” strategy framework that considerably improves the chances of success for a Mobile TV launch.
Features and benefits
* Provides a comprehensive status review of the Mobile TV market, and insight into the marketing challenges faced by struggling Mobile TV initiatives.
* Identify new market trends and understand how to design successful Mobile TV marketing initiatives.
* Analyze where FMCG marketing strategies fail and how high technology marketing science should be applied.
* Address the key critical questions related to the development and roll out of go to market strategies for Mobile TV.
Highlights
Although mainstream Pay TV operators are in the best position to drive the Mobile TV business, most Mobile TV initiatives worldwide have actually been driven by mainstream FTA TV operators or mobile network operators. There is a general lack of appreciation that Mobile TV is a paradigm in its own right that is different from mainstream TV.
Mobile TV is a high technology product that requires high technology marketing techniques to design its “go to market” strategy. Its promoters have altogether ignored this aspect of Mobile TV and have gone about applying FMCG strategies that are typically designed for mass consumer commodities, failing to build up traction in the marketplace.
As a portable “on the go” solution, Mobile TV will be watched in places where viewers are more likely to seek "entertaining companionship". But being of personal nature, it may be watched anywhere and it is foreseen that Mobile TV will also find a place on desks, whether in homes or offices.
Your key questions answered
* What are the key philosophical differences between mainstream “Living Room TV” and Mobile TV?
* How has the global Mobile TV market evolved, and what does the future hold for it?
* What are the key challenges in designing a successful got to market strategy for Mobile TV?
* Why should FMCG marketing strategy not be applied to emerging technologies such as Mobile TV? What is HTM Science and how should it be applied?
* How can free to air and Pay TV business models be synergized to design a Mobile TV "cash cow"? The application storefront market, along with the smartphone market, has been one of the key catalysts in the mobile industry. As voice has become more competitive among carriers, data and messaging have emerged, and the industry participants are looking toward applications for revenue. To date, Apple has dominated the market. However, Android has made a significant push in the space and other competitors like Microsoft, Nokia, and RIM have continued to ramp up their efforts in the application storefront space.
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This report provides a comprehensive view of the global status of Mobile TV. It examines how Mobile TV has evolved to date, reviews its status in major national markets, and discusses the marketing challenges currently being faced by the different players in the ecosystem. It then designs a “go to market” strategy framework that considerably improves the chances of success for a Mobile TV launch.
Features and benefits
* Provides a comprehensive status review of the Mobile TV market, and insight into the marketing challenges faced by struggling Mobile TV initiatives.
* Identify new market trends and understand how to design successful Mobile TV marketing initiatives.
* Analyze where FMCG marketing strategies fail and how high technology marketing science should be applied.
* Address the key critical questions related to the development and roll out of go to market strategies for Mobile TV.
Highlights
Although mainstream Pay TV operators are in the best position to drive the Mobile TV business, most Mobile TV initiatives worldwide have actually been driven by mainstream FTA TV operators or mobile network operators. There is a general lack of appreciation that Mobile TV is a paradigm in its own right that is different from mainstream TV.
Mobile TV is a high technology product that requires high technology marketing techniques to design its “go to market” strategy. Its promoters have altogether ignored this aspect of Mobile TV and have gone about applying FMCG strategies that are typically designed for mass consumer commodities, failing to build up traction in the marketplace.
As a portable “on the go” solution, Mobile TV will be watched in places where viewers are more likely to seek "entertaining companionship". But being of personal nature, it may be watched anywhere and it is foreseen that Mobile TV will also find a place on desks, whether in homes or offices.
Your key questions answered
* What are the key philosophical differences between mainstream “Living Room TV” and Mobile TV?
* How has the global Mobile TV market evolved, and what does the future hold for it?
* What are the key challenges in designing a successful got to market strategy for Mobile TV?
* Why should FMCG marketing strategy not be applied to emerging technologies such as Mobile TV? What is HTM Science and how should it be applied?
* How can free to air and Pay TV business models be synergized to design a Mobile TV "cash cow"? The application storefront market, along with the smartphone market, has been one of the key catalysts in the mobile industry. As voice has become more competitive among carriers, data and messaging have emerged, and the industry participants are looking toward applications for revenue. To date, Apple has dominated the market. However, Android has made a significant push in the space and other competitors like Microsoft, Nokia, and RIM have continued to ramp up their efforts in the application storefront space.
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Video Game Industry in Poland , Analysis of the Smartphone Application Storefront Market and its Impact on the Smartphone Ecosystem
Development forecasts for 2011-2015
IT market in Poland 2011, Development forecasts for 2011-2015 is a detailed compilation of all relevant data and analysis on the current status of Poland’s IT industry. Information is targeted toward businesses with interests in manufacturing and distributing hardware and software and providing IT services in all regions of the country. The report is especially useful to professionals seeking an analytical viewpoint while considering market entry or expansion, evaluating and creating a new business strategy or investment plan.
In addition to supplying recent sales data and value for each of the three largest segments, the 7th edition of this popular PMR report explores and predicts future prospects for the manufacture, sales and distribution of computer hardware components, desktop units, portables and laptops, display terminals, printers and other accessories. Software creation in terms of ERP, CRM, BI and gaming is evaluated in terms of current and future demand, as are the major IT service categories of system integration, maintenance, user training programs and help desk access.
The report supplies information on factors set to influence business growth, such as new legal regulations and legislation, and the costs of doing business - salaries for IT workers and prevailing prices for components, materials and other necessities. It reveals the results of a special survey conducted by PMR researchers featuring responses from high level personnel at work in more than 100 of the top IT products and services companies across Poland.
IT market in Poland 2011, Development forecasts for 2011-2015 chronicles the market's recovery over the past year and presents reliable estimations of the speed and value of its continued progression in the months to come. As small and medium sized businesses claim a larger share of the expansion, the data in this report is invaluable for companies that need to adapt their strategy to a changing market in order to be successful.
The application storefront market, along with the smartphone market, has been one of the key catalysts in the mobile industry. As voice has become more competitive among carriers, data and messaging have emerged, and the industry participants are looking toward applications for revenue. To date, Apple has dominated the market. However, Android has made a significant push in the space and other competitors like Microsoft, Nokia, and RIM have continued to ramp up their efforts in the application storefront space.
continue efforts
IT market in Poland 2011, Development forecasts for 2011-2015 is a detailed compilation of all relevant data and analysis on the current status of Poland’s IT industry. Information is targeted toward businesses with interests in manufacturing and distributing hardware and software and providing IT services in all regions of the country. The report is especially useful to professionals seeking an analytical viewpoint while considering market entry or expansion, evaluating and creating a new business strategy or investment plan.
In addition to supplying recent sales data and value for each of the three largest segments, the 7th edition of this popular PMR report explores and predicts future prospects for the manufacture, sales and distribution of computer hardware components, desktop units, portables and laptops, display terminals, printers and other accessories. Software creation in terms of ERP, CRM, BI and gaming is evaluated in terms of current and future demand, as are the major IT service categories of system integration, maintenance, user training programs and help desk access.
The report supplies information on factors set to influence business growth, such as new legal regulations and legislation, and the costs of doing business - salaries for IT workers and prevailing prices for components, materials and other necessities. It reveals the results of a special survey conducted by PMR researchers featuring responses from high level personnel at work in more than 100 of the top IT products and services companies across Poland.
IT market in Poland 2011, Development forecasts for 2011-2015 chronicles the market's recovery over the past year and presents reliable estimations of the speed and value of its continued progression in the months to come. As small and medium sized businesses claim a larger share of the expansion, the data in this report is invaluable for companies that need to adapt their strategy to a changing market in order to be successful.
The application storefront market, along with the smartphone market, has been one of the key catalysts in the mobile industry. As voice has become more competitive among carriers, data and messaging have emerged, and the industry participants are looking toward applications for revenue. To date, Apple has dominated the market. However, Android has made a significant push in the space and other competitors like Microsoft, Nokia, and RIM have continued to ramp up their efforts in the application storefront space.
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Monday, October 17, 2011
Office Automation
Front-surface mirrors are commonly required for office automation applications such as printers, scanners, copiers, and multifunction devices as well as audio/visual equipment and projectors. Once the domain of commercial offices, this market has blossomed with the growth of the home office. Today's market requires high-quality, consistent products at cost-effective prices. JDSU meets these needs with high-performance front-surface mirrors produced on high-volume equipment in a variety of standard configurations.
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Friday, October 14, 2011
2.67 Gigabit RoHS Compliant DWDM SFP (FWLF1631xx)
Finisar's Dense Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (DWDM) transceivers offer DWDM transport with dramatically lower power and cost in a standard pluggable Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) package. The FWLF-1631 is designed expressly for service providers deploying DWDM networking equipment in metropolitan access and core networks. The transceiver is RoHS compliant and lead free per Directive 2002/95/EC, and Finisar Application Note AN-2038.
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Cat
The cat (Felis catus), also known as the domestic cat or housecat[5] to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests. Cats have been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years,[6] and are currently the most popular pet in the world.[7] Owing to their close association with humans, cats are now found almost everywhere in the world.
Cats are similar in anatomy to the other felids, with strong, flexible bodies, quick reflexes, sharp retractable claws, and teeth adapted to killing small prey. As nocturnal predators, cats use their acute hearing and ability to see in near darkness to locate prey. Not only can cats hear sounds too faint for human ears, they can also hear sounds higher in frequency than humans can perceive. This is because the usual prey of cats (particularly rodents such as mice) make high frequency noises, so the hearing of the cat has evolved to pinpoint these faint high-pitched sounds. Cats also have a much better sense of smell than humans.
Despite being solitary hunters, cats are a social species and use a variety of vocalizations, pheromones and types of body language for communication. These include meowing, purring, trilling, hissing, growling, and grunting.[8]
Cats have a rapid breeding rate. Under controlled breeding, they can be bred and shown as registered pedigree pets, a hobby known as cat fancy. Failure to control the breeding of pet cats by spaying and neutering and the abandonment of former household pets has resulted in large numbers of feral cats worldwide, with a population of up to 60 million of these animals in the United States alone.[9]
As The New York Times wrote in 2007, "Until recently the cat was commonly believed to have been domesticated in ancient Egypt, where it was a cult animal",[10] but a study that year revealed that the lines of descent of all house cats probably run through as few as five self-domesticating African Wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica) c. 8000 BC, in the Near East.[4] The earliest direct evidence of cat domestication is a kitten that was buried alongside a human 9,500 years ago in Cyprus.
Cats are similar in anatomy to the other felids, with strong, flexible bodies, quick reflexes, sharp retractable claws, and teeth adapted to killing small prey. As nocturnal predators, cats use their acute hearing and ability to see in near darkness to locate prey. Not only can cats hear sounds too faint for human ears, they can also hear sounds higher in frequency than humans can perceive. This is because the usual prey of cats (particularly rodents such as mice) make high frequency noises, so the hearing of the cat has evolved to pinpoint these faint high-pitched sounds. Cats also have a much better sense of smell than humans.
Despite being solitary hunters, cats are a social species and use a variety of vocalizations, pheromones and types of body language for communication. These include meowing, purring, trilling, hissing, growling, and grunting.[8]
Cats have a rapid breeding rate. Under controlled breeding, they can be bred and shown as registered pedigree pets, a hobby known as cat fancy. Failure to control the breeding of pet cats by spaying and neutering and the abandonment of former household pets has resulted in large numbers of feral cats worldwide, with a population of up to 60 million of these animals in the United States alone.[9]
As The New York Times wrote in 2007, "Until recently the cat was commonly believed to have been domesticated in ancient Egypt, where it was a cult animal",[10] but a study that year revealed that the lines of descent of all house cats probably run through as few as five self-domesticating African Wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica) c. 8000 BC, in the Near East.[4] The earliest direct evidence of cat domestication is a kitten that was buried alongside a human 9,500 years ago in Cyprus.
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
the history of Royal Geographical Society
The Geographical Society of London was founded in 1830 under the name Geographical Society of London as an institution to promote the 'advancement of geographical science'. It later absorbed the older African Association, which had been founded by Sir Joseph Banks in 1788, as well as the Raleigh Club and the Palestine Association. Like many learned societies, it had started as a dining club in London, where select members held informal dinner debates on current scientific issues and ideas.
Founding members of the Society included Sir John Barrow, Sir John Franklin and Francis Beaufort. Under the patronage of King William IV it later became known as The Royal Geographical Society and was granted its Royal Charter under Queen Victoria in 1859.
From 1830 - 1840 the RGS met in the rooms of the Horticultural Society in Regent Street, London and from 1854 -1870 at 15 Whitehall Place, London. In 1870, the Society finally found a home when it moved to 1 Saville Row, London – an address that quickly became associated with adventure and travel. The Society also used a lecture theatre in Burlington Gardens, London which was lent to it by the Civil Service Commission. However, the arrangements were thought to be rather cramped and squalid.
A new impetus was given to the Society’s affairs in 1911, with the election of Earl Curzon, the former Viceroy of India, as the Society’s President (1911–1914). The premises in Saville Row were sold and the present site, Lowther Lodge in Kensington Gore, was purchased for ￡100,000[1] and opened for use in April 1913. In the same year the Society’s ban on women was lifted.
Lowther Lodge was built in 1874 for the Hon William Lowther by Norman Shaw, one of the most outstanding domestic architects of his day. Extensions to the east wing were added in 1929, and included the New Map Room and the 750 seat Lecture Theatre. The extension was formally opened by HRH the Duke of York (later King George VI) at the Centenary Celebrations on 21 October 1930.
The Society has been a key associate and supporter of many famous explorers and expeditions, including those of:
Charles Darwin
James Kingston Tuckey
David Livingstone
William Ogilvie
Robert Falcon Scott
Richard Francis Burton
John Hanning Speke
George W. Hayward
Percy Fawcett
Henry Morton Stanley
Ernest Shackleton
Sir Edmund Hillary
The history of the Society was closely allied for many of its earlier years with ‘colonial’ exploration in Africa, the Indian subcontinent, the polar regions, and central Asia especially. It has been a key associate and supporter of many notable explorers and expeditions, including those of Darwin, Livingstone, Stanley, Scott, Shackleton, Hunt and Hillary. From the middle of the 19th century until the end of World War I, expeditions sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society were frequently front page news, and the opinions of its President and Council would be avidly sought by journalists and editors.
The early history of the Society is inter-linked with the history of British Geography, exploration and discovery. Information, maps, charts and knowledge gathered on expeditions was sent to the RGS, making up its now unique geographical collections. The Society published its first journal in 1831 and from 1855, accounts of meetings and other matters were published in the Society Proceedings. In 1893, this was replaced by The Geographical Journal which is still published today.
The Society was also pivotal in establishing Geography as a teaching and research discipline in British universities, and funded the first Geography positions in the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
With the advent of a more systematic study of geography, the Institute of British Geographers was formed in 1933, by some academic Society fellows, as a sister body to the Society. Its activities included organising conferences, field trips, seminars and specialist research groups. Its journal, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, is now one of the foremost international journals of geographical research, publishing 'landmark' research from across the discipline.
The RGS and IBG co-existed for 60 years until 1992 when a merger was discussed. In 1994, members were balloted and the merger agreed. In January 1995, the new Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) was formed.
Today the RGS-IBG is a voice and home for geography, both nationally and internationally. It is the largest Geographical Society in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It operates on a regional scale, with eight branches in the UK and one in Hong Kong.
It supports and promotes many aspects of geography including geographical research, education and teaching, field training and small expeditions, the public understanding and popularisation of Geography, and the provision of geographical information. The Society also works together with other existing bodies serving the geographical community, in particular the Geographical Association and the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
In 2004, The Society’s historical Collections relating to scientific exploration and research, which are of national and international importance, were opened to the public for the first time. In the same year, a new category of membership was introduced to widen access for people with a general interest in geography. The new Foyle Reading Room and glass Pavilion exhibition space were also opened to the public in 2004 – unlocking the Society intellectually, visually and physically for the 21st century.
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Founding members of the Society included Sir John Barrow, Sir John Franklin and Francis Beaufort. Under the patronage of King William IV it later became known as The Royal Geographical Society and was granted its Royal Charter under Queen Victoria in 1859.
From 1830 - 1840 the RGS met in the rooms of the Horticultural Society in Regent Street, London and from 1854 -1870 at 15 Whitehall Place, London. In 1870, the Society finally found a home when it moved to 1 Saville Row, London – an address that quickly became associated with adventure and travel. The Society also used a lecture theatre in Burlington Gardens, London which was lent to it by the Civil Service Commission. However, the arrangements were thought to be rather cramped and squalid.
A new impetus was given to the Society’s affairs in 1911, with the election of Earl Curzon, the former Viceroy of India, as the Society’s President (1911–1914). The premises in Saville Row were sold and the present site, Lowther Lodge in Kensington Gore, was purchased for ￡100,000[1] and opened for use in April 1913. In the same year the Society’s ban on women was lifted.
Lowther Lodge was built in 1874 for the Hon William Lowther by Norman Shaw, one of the most outstanding domestic architects of his day. Extensions to the east wing were added in 1929, and included the New Map Room and the 750 seat Lecture Theatre. The extension was formally opened by HRH the Duke of York (later King George VI) at the Centenary Celebrations on 21 October 1930.
The Society has been a key associate and supporter of many famous explorers and expeditions, including those of:
Charles Darwin
James Kingston Tuckey
David Livingstone
William Ogilvie
Robert Falcon Scott
Richard Francis Burton
John Hanning Speke
George W. Hayward
Percy Fawcett
Henry Morton Stanley
Ernest Shackleton
Sir Edmund Hillary
The history of the Society was closely allied for many of its earlier years with ‘colonial’ exploration in Africa, the Indian subcontinent, the polar regions, and central Asia especially. It has been a key associate and supporter of many notable explorers and expeditions, including those of Darwin, Livingstone, Stanley, Scott, Shackleton, Hunt and Hillary. From the middle of the 19th century until the end of World War I, expeditions sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society were frequently front page news, and the opinions of its President and Council would be avidly sought by journalists and editors.
The early history of the Society is inter-linked with the history of British Geography, exploration and discovery. Information, maps, charts and knowledge gathered on expeditions was sent to the RGS, making up its now unique geographical collections. The Society published its first journal in 1831 and from 1855, accounts of meetings and other matters were published in the Society Proceedings. In 1893, this was replaced by The Geographical Journal which is still published today.
The Society was also pivotal in establishing Geography as a teaching and research discipline in British universities, and funded the first Geography positions in the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
With the advent of a more systematic study of geography, the Institute of British Geographers was formed in 1933, by some academic Society fellows, as a sister body to the Society. Its activities included organising conferences, field trips, seminars and specialist research groups. Its journal, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, is now one of the foremost international journals of geographical research, publishing 'landmark' research from across the discipline.
The RGS and IBG co-existed for 60 years until 1992 when a merger was discussed. In 1994, members were balloted and the merger agreed. In January 1995, the new Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) was formed.
Today the RGS-IBG is a voice and home for geography, both nationally and internationally. It is the largest Geographical Society in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It operates on a regional scale, with eight branches in the UK and one in Hong Kong.
It supports and promotes many aspects of geography including geographical research, education and teaching, field training and small expeditions, the public understanding and popularisation of Geography, and the provision of geographical information. The Society also works together with other existing bodies serving the geographical community, in particular the Geographical Association and the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
In 2004, The Society’s historical Collections relating to scientific exploration and research, which are of national and international importance, were opened to the public for the first time. In the same year, a new category of membership was introduced to widen access for people with a general interest in geography. The new Foyle Reading Room and glass Pavilion exhibition space were also opened to the public in 2004 – unlocking the Society intellectually, visually and physically for the 21st century.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe (French: Conseil de l'Europe) is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation. It was founded in 1949, has 47 member states with some 800 million citizens, and is an entirely separate body from the European Union (EU), which has only 27 member states. Unlike the EU, the Council of Europe cannot make binding laws. The two do however share certain symbols such as the flag of Europe. The Council of Europe has nothing to do with either the Council of the European Union or the European Council, which are both EU bodies.
The best known bodies of the Council of Europe are the European Court of Human Rights, which enforces the European Convention on Human Rights, and the European Pharmacopoeia Commission, which sets the quality standards for pharmaceutical products in Europe. The Council of Europe's work has resulted in standards, charters and conventions to facilitate cooperation between European countries.
Its statutory institutions are the Committee of Ministers comprising the foreign ministers of each member state, the Parliamentary Assembly composed of MPs from the Parliament of each member state, and the Secretary General heading the secretariat of the Council of Europe. The Commissioner for Human Rights is an independent institution within the Council of Europe, mandated to promote awareness of and respect for human rights in the member states.
The headquarters of the Council of Europe are in Strasbourg, France, with English and French as its two official languages. The Committee of Ministers, the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress also use German, Italian, and Russian for some of their work.
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The best known bodies of the Council of Europe are the European Court of Human Rights, which enforces the European Convention on Human Rights, and the European Pharmacopoeia Commission, which sets the quality standards for pharmaceutical products in Europe. The Council of Europe's work has resulted in standards, charters and conventions to facilitate cooperation between European countries.
Its statutory institutions are the Committee of Ministers comprising the foreign ministers of each member state, the Parliamentary Assembly composed of MPs from the Parliament of each member state, and the Secretary General heading the secretariat of the Council of Europe. The Commissioner for Human Rights is an independent institution within the Council of Europe, mandated to promote awareness of and respect for human rights in the member states.
The headquarters of the Council of Europe are in Strasbourg, France, with English and French as its two official languages. The Committee of Ministers, the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress also use German, Italian, and Russian for some of their work.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
U.S. Customs Restrictions – What You Cannot Bring Back With You
There are special rules for products made from endangered wildlife. Many wildlife and wildlife products are prohibited either by U.S. or foreign laws from import into the United States, and you risk confiscation and a possible fine if you attempt to bring them into the U.S. when you return. Watch out for the following prohibited items:
All products made from sea turtles
All ivory, both Asian and African elephant, and rhinoceros
Furs from spotted cats
Furs from marine mammals
Feathers and feather products from wild birds
Most crocodile and caiman leather
Most coral, whether in chunks or in jewelry
You may import an object made of ivory if it is an antique. To be an antique the ivory must be at least 100 years old, and you will need documentation that authenticates the age of the ivory. You may import other antiques containing wildlife parts under the same conditions: they must be accompanied by documentation proving they are at least 100 years old. Certain other requirements for antiques may also apply.
All products made from sea turtles
All ivory, both Asian and African elephant, and rhinoceros
Furs from spotted cats
Furs from marine mammals
Feathers and feather products from wild birds
Most crocodile and caiman leather
Most coral, whether in chunks or in jewelry
You may import an object made of ivory if it is an antique. To be an antique the ivory must be at least 100 years old, and you will need documentation that authenticates the age of the ivory. You may import other antiques containing wildlife parts under the same conditions: they must be accompanied by documentation proving they are at least 100 years old. Certain other requirements for antiques may also apply.
Monday, October 10, 2011
How long does it take to forget first love?
Last night, I chatted with my friend who was crossed in love 3 months ago. She said:" it may take only a blink to fall in love with a man, but it takes a whole lifetime to forget the one you have ever loved." I think her words over carefully and agree with her opinion. The first love is the most memorable. To tell you the truth, I can't forget the boy I was in love at high school. Sigh, he had already forgotten my name, I guess. Maybe, we women are not as callous as men. Men are easy to fall in love and also easy to forget love. Usually, women feel emothionally attached to the men they loved first. I don't want to trap in the past. I want to move on but I fail. Can anyone tell me how long it takes to forget first love? Is there a good way to forget the past?
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Sunday, October 9, 2011
Choy San Yeh - The military god of wealth
Choy San Yeh is an ancient Chinese military god of wealth. It symbolizes prosperity and richness, and help people attracting those characteristics to their living or working spaces when being placed at them. Besides attracting wealth, it can assure you of a constancy of income.
This wealth god wears dragon clothes and is usually next to a tiger. He carries a gold ingot and tied coins in his right hand, both of them very important wealth symbols and attractors. He also carries precious symbols in his left arm and his face expression transmits strength.
Usually, there are coffers full of gold and precious objects around Choy San Yeh as well as the objects he carries with himself. Often, he is also depicted with children around him since, according to ancient Chinese traditions; there is no other treasure as precious as them. As you can see, Choy San Yeh is not only a wealth symbol by himself but also carries many other feng shui wealth symbols with him as well, making him be an extremely powerful amulet.
Choy San Yeh is one of the most powerful wealth attractor objects you could find. By having it in a strategic spot, either in your house or working space, you can call prosperity for you as well as for any others who may inhabit it. It can also be a great gift to give, since its power becomes stronger when it is received as a present.
The proper way to place a Choy San Yeh is in front of the main door but, ideally, without directly facing it. He should always be placed in the living room and on a table which allows him to have a prominent position, never on a low level or on the floor. A great place for him to be is in a living room corner that is indirectly in front of the front door.
On the other hand, you should never place a Choy San Yeh in your bedroom since that might attract bad luck instead of wealth. Besides, you should avoid placing him next to other gods or deities since that would lower his power as well as be insulting to him and the other gods too.
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This wealth god wears dragon clothes and is usually next to a tiger. He carries a gold ingot and tied coins in his right hand, both of them very important wealth symbols and attractors. He also carries precious symbols in his left arm and his face expression transmits strength.
Usually, there are coffers full of gold and precious objects around Choy San Yeh as well as the objects he carries with himself. Often, he is also depicted with children around him since, according to ancient Chinese traditions; there is no other treasure as precious as them. As you can see, Choy San Yeh is not only a wealth symbol by himself but also carries many other feng shui wealth symbols with him as well, making him be an extremely powerful amulet.
Choy San Yeh is one of the most powerful wealth attractor objects you could find. By having it in a strategic spot, either in your house or working space, you can call prosperity for you as well as for any others who may inhabit it. It can also be a great gift to give, since its power becomes stronger when it is received as a present.
The proper way to place a Choy San Yeh is in front of the main door but, ideally, without directly facing it. He should always be placed in the living room and on a table which allows him to have a prominent position, never on a low level or on the floor. A great place for him to be is in a living room corner that is indirectly in front of the front door.
On the other hand, you should never place a Choy San Yeh in your bedroom since that might attract bad luck instead of wealth. Besides, you should avoid placing him next to other gods or deities since that would lower his power as well as be insulting to him and the other gods too.
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