Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Beat Menopause Naturally

You may be nearing the menopause, you may have already reached it, or you may even be coming out the other end and wondering how to protect your heart, bones and memory in the long term. You probably don?t know which way to turn as there is so much conflicting advice out there.

Should you just put up with the symptoms, should you go on Hormone Replacement Treatment (HRT) although you may not want to, or should you try some of the many natural and herbal supplements available and if so which ones?

The most popular treatment for the menopause over the past 20 years has been HRT. But now that several major international studies have been aborted due to the increased risk for participants of serious medical conditions such as heart disease, stroke, thrombosis, breast cancer and ovarian cancer many women are understandably looking for an alternative.

And the good news is science now clearly shows that it is possible to overcome the symptoms of the menopause without resorting to HRT.

The Alternative Way

Many years of running the Natural Health Advisory Service led me to realise that when it comes to menopausal symptoms falling levels of oestrogen is not the only trigger and other factors such as dietary and lifestyle inadequacies must also be taken into account. Pregnancy and breastfeeding as well as physical and mental stress all take their toll on wellbeing. Add to this the fact that levels of some nutrients drop naturally as the years go by and it is not surprising that by the time many women reach the menopause they are effectively firing on two cylinders instead of four. As a result if they are not in a good nutritional or psychological state the more severe their menopausal symptoms are likely to be.

Once we take into account that menopausal symptoms are not all to do with falling levels of oestrogen and that physical and mental factors also have a part to play it follows that all three areas must be addressed.

So it?s no coincidence that our Beat Menopause Naturally Programme encompasses all these factors with consistently fantastic results.

Key elements include:
- A healthy diet rich in phytoestrogens
- The use of scientifically based supplements
- Daily relaxation
- Regular exercise

Diet Matters

A diet rich in phytoestrogens ? substances similar to human oestrogen which occur naturally in plants- has been shown to have a beneficial effect on menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes as well as helping to protect against heart disease and osteoporosis. For example, research shows that Japanese women who eat a lot of soya, which is rich in a type of phytoestrogen known as isoflavones, do not generally suffer from hot flushes and other symptoms. In contrast 80 ? 85 per cent of women who eat a typically western diet do tend to experience symptoms.

The richest sources of phytoestrogens are soya products, eg soya milk, tofu and soya flour. Other sources include organic linseeds ( aka flaxseeds), lentils, chick peas, mung beans, sunflower, pumpkin and sesame seeds, green and yellow veg. You need to eat at least 100mg of phytopestrogens a day to help alleviate symptoms, which for best results should be taken at regular intervals.

Supplimentary Help

At the time of the menopause supplementing our diet with nutrients that time and nature have taken away as well as boosting oestrogen levels with standardised supplements can help alleviate hot flushes and night sweats and other symptoms. At the Natural Health Advisory Service we successfully use a selection of scientifically based supplements. These include: Gynovite ? a multi-vitamin and mineral supplement. Two clinical trials have shown that it influences hormone balance and bone density positively.

Novogen Red Clover ? an isoflavone rich supplement. A recent conducted by Tufts University School of Medicine and New York University School of Medicine, showed that menopausal women who took a single tablet of red clover daily experienced a reduction in the intensity and number of hot flushes. The other good news is that Novogen Red clover does not cause thickening of the lining of the womb, which is a complication commonly associated with HRT. The women in the study also reported no side effects or weight gain from taking the red clover.

Phyto Soya Capsules ? a standardised supplement, which contains an extract of non-genetically, modified soya. This was found to be effective by nearly three-quarters of women who sampled it in a recent French trial.

Omega 7 ? derived from the Sea Buckthorn Berry delivers Omega 3,6,7 and 9 fatty acids. In a recent clinical trial it was found to enhance and regenerate the mucous membranes in the vagina. Phyto Soya Vaginal Gel has also been shown in clinical trials to significantly improve the condition of the vaginal tissues. Vaginal dryness is a common side-effect of the drop in oestrogen levels at the time of the menopause.

Natural Vitamin E, Dong Quai, Sage Leaf and Ginseng are other supplements that help to control hot flushes.

Relax It

Several studies have shown that relaxation can help reduce the intensity of hot flushes. Try to take time out for yourself on a regular basis every day. You may also like to try yoga, massage, Pilates and visualisation.

Move It

As well as increasing energy levels, regular exercise can help to relieve symptoms of depression, anxiety and insomnia. It can also help to boost confidence self-esteem and wellbeing. You should aim to exercise for at least half an hour, five times a week. Any activity that puts weight through your bones such as jogging, brisk walking, racquet sports, weight lifting, skipping or even squeezing tennis balls are the best options. They help to stimulate the regeneration of bone tissue and reduce calcium loss helping to protect against osteoporosis.

The fact that there are so many scientifically based self-help options to help alleviate the symptoms of the menopause and preserve the health of both your heart and your bones, is extremely good news. There is no substitute for learning to meet the needs of your body especially at the time of the menopause.

Source: http://www.1directory.net/womens-interests/beat-menopause-naturally-9628.html

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Apple introduces Developer ID to protect your app downloads outside the Mac App Store

Developer ID is the name Apple's giving their "trusted developer" system for deploying secure, tamper-safe non-Mac App Store apps to OS X.


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We Review GoToMyPC for iPad

Businessmen and women these days can benefit from remote access solutions like GoToMyPC iPad. More often than not, traveling businessmen carry around multiple laptops and cell phones and must manage not only the devices and their respective accessories, but also the files and data stored on them. Their dependence on these devices is so deep that the loss of any one of them could mean hours of frustration and thousands of dollars in lost profit. Thus, it becomes important to [...]

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Monday, February 27, 2012

Mitt Romney Rules Out Space Race with China (ContributorNetwork)

[unable to retrieve full-text content]ContributorNetwork - During a town hall meeting in Kalamazoo, Mich., Mitt Romney was asked about the state of the U.S. space program. The answer Romney gave has some people speculating about his commitment to space exploration.

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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Take It From Me: NCircle Entertainment: The Fairies - Fairy Dancing ...

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The Fairies - Fairy Dancing

From jazz to tap, tango to rock 'n roll, bootskooting to ballet, the fairies discover so many different kinds of fan-fairy-tastic songs and dances. Featuring all of the Fairyland friends dancing, Fairy Dancing is full of beauty and friendship and a sprinkling of glitter and magic! It is priced at $6.99 suggested retail. Available at a retailer near you or?www.NCircleEntertainment.com.

What we thought!

Wow, what a fun DVD! When we received this, we popped it in the DVD player right away and had so much fun dancing around the living room. My two girls were smiling ear to ear and even had me dancing with them... talk about a good post pregnancy workout! We learned a lot of new moves and I even pulled my husband into the room so we could share the fun! At the end of the video, both my girls, and myself, had a full workout and had fun doing it.?

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Saturday, February 25, 2012

March of Dimes provides $3 million in new funding for preterm birth research

March of Dimes provides $3 million in new funding for preterm birth research [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 24-Feb-2012
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March of Dimes Foundation

7 scientists aim to make strides in predicting and preventing preterm birth

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Feb. 24, 2012 -With the help of funding from the March of Dimes, researchers from five states and Canada are seeking answers to questions such as how cellular-level processes that control uterine muscles may affect preterm labor, the causes of preeclampsia, and how air pollution may affect pregnancy and preterm birth - all with the goal of preventing preterm birth so more babies will get a healthy start in life.

These topics are among the work of seven researchers that will be supported for the next three years by new March of Dimes Prematurity Research Initiative (PRI) grants. The nearly $3 million in grants will support scientific efforts to learn to identify which women are at risk for preterm birth and how to prevent it. These 2012 grants bring the eight-year-old program's total to more than $22 million.

Following three decades of increases, in 2010 the United States saw the first four-year decline in the preterm birth rate, to 11.99 percent. Despite the improvement, however, nearly half a million babies are born too soon each year, the March of Dimes notes.

The March of Dimes has set a goal of lowering the nation's preterm birth rate to 9.6 percent by 2020. The goal was set byestimating the maximum achievable benefits of applying known strategies to prevent preterm birth, such as smoking cessation programs, progesterone treatments for medically eligible women, and others, but recognized that continued research is needed to yield new medical advances.

Sarah K. England, PhD, professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Basic Science Research, at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, has been among the PRI grantees since the program began in 2005. Dr. England is researching how mutations to a gene that regulates tiny openings in cell membranes thatallow potassium to flow out of uterine muscle cells affect preterm labor. When potassium exits the cells, the uterus relaxes, allowing the pregnancy to continue. Dr. England is investigating whether a genetic mutation may cause the cell membranes to close early, preventing the potassium from leaving the uterus, triggering labor. If this proves correct, it could lead to the development of drugs that open the channels and prevent or halt preterm labor.

Other grant recipients include:

  • Jennifer Catherine Condon, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, who is investigating the role of endoplasmic reticulum in regulating an enzyme called caspase-3. Low levels of caspase-3 may trigger preterm labor. If so, it may be possible to develop drugs to regulate enzyme levels and prevent preterm labor.
  • Nihar Ranjan Nayak, DVM, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, who is studying the interaction of two genes in the placenta and how that may cause preeclampsia, a pregnancy-related form of high blood pressure that can be fatal for both the mother and baby and is responsible for about 15 percent of premature births in the United States. The cause of preeclampsia is not known, and the only effective treatment is induction of early delivery.
  • Tippi C. MacKenzie, MD, assistant professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery and Fetal Treatment Center, the University of California, San Francisco, who is investigating how the mother's immune system may trigger preterm labor after an infection.
  • Judith T. Zelikoff, PhD, professor, Department of Environmental Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, who is investigating if there is a cause and effect relationship between air pollution and the risk of preterm delivery.
  • Sudhansu K. Dey, PhD, professor and LovaRiekert Chair, Department of Reproductive Sciences, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, whois investigating chemicals that regulate inflammation after a uterine infection to understand how they may contribute to preterm labor.
  • Sylvain Chemtob, MD, PhD, professor, departments of Pediatricsand Pharmacology, CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, who is investigating how proteins in the uterine wall may contribute to preterm labor.

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The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. With chapters nationwide and its premier event, March for Babies, the March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. For the latest resources and information, visit marchofdimes.com or nacersano.org. Find us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

The March for Babies is sponsored nationally by the March of Dimes number one corporate supporter Kmart, Farmers Insurance Group, Cigna, Famous Footwear, Sanofi Pasteur, FedEx, Mission Pharmacal, Watson Pharmaceuticals, First Response, and United Airlines.

For more information contact:
Elizabeth Lynch, (914) 997-4286, elynch@marchofdimes.com
Todd Dezen, (914) 997-4608, tdezen@marchofdimes.com


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March of Dimes provides $3 million in new funding for preterm birth research [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 24-Feb-2012
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Contact: Elizabeth Lynch
elynch@marchofdimes.com
914-997-4286
March of Dimes Foundation

7 scientists aim to make strides in predicting and preventing preterm birth

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Feb. 24, 2012 -With the help of funding from the March of Dimes, researchers from five states and Canada are seeking answers to questions such as how cellular-level processes that control uterine muscles may affect preterm labor, the causes of preeclampsia, and how air pollution may affect pregnancy and preterm birth - all with the goal of preventing preterm birth so more babies will get a healthy start in life.

These topics are among the work of seven researchers that will be supported for the next three years by new March of Dimes Prematurity Research Initiative (PRI) grants. The nearly $3 million in grants will support scientific efforts to learn to identify which women are at risk for preterm birth and how to prevent it. These 2012 grants bring the eight-year-old program's total to more than $22 million.

Following three decades of increases, in 2010 the United States saw the first four-year decline in the preterm birth rate, to 11.99 percent. Despite the improvement, however, nearly half a million babies are born too soon each year, the March of Dimes notes.

The March of Dimes has set a goal of lowering the nation's preterm birth rate to 9.6 percent by 2020. The goal was set byestimating the maximum achievable benefits of applying known strategies to prevent preterm birth, such as smoking cessation programs, progesterone treatments for medically eligible women, and others, but recognized that continued research is needed to yield new medical advances.

Sarah K. England, PhD, professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Basic Science Research, at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, has been among the PRI grantees since the program began in 2005. Dr. England is researching how mutations to a gene that regulates tiny openings in cell membranes thatallow potassium to flow out of uterine muscle cells affect preterm labor. When potassium exits the cells, the uterus relaxes, allowing the pregnancy to continue. Dr. England is investigating whether a genetic mutation may cause the cell membranes to close early, preventing the potassium from leaving the uterus, triggering labor. If this proves correct, it could lead to the development of drugs that open the channels and prevent or halt preterm labor.

Other grant recipients include:

  • Jennifer Catherine Condon, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, who is investigating the role of endoplasmic reticulum in regulating an enzyme called caspase-3. Low levels of caspase-3 may trigger preterm labor. If so, it may be possible to develop drugs to regulate enzyme levels and prevent preterm labor.
  • Nihar Ranjan Nayak, DVM, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, who is studying the interaction of two genes in the placenta and how that may cause preeclampsia, a pregnancy-related form of high blood pressure that can be fatal for both the mother and baby and is responsible for about 15 percent of premature births in the United States. The cause of preeclampsia is not known, and the only effective treatment is induction of early delivery.
  • Tippi C. MacKenzie, MD, assistant professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery and Fetal Treatment Center, the University of California, San Francisco, who is investigating how the mother's immune system may trigger preterm labor after an infection.
  • Judith T. Zelikoff, PhD, professor, Department of Environmental Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, who is investigating if there is a cause and effect relationship between air pollution and the risk of preterm delivery.
  • Sudhansu K. Dey, PhD, professor and LovaRiekert Chair, Department of Reproductive Sciences, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, whois investigating chemicals that regulate inflammation after a uterine infection to understand how they may contribute to preterm labor.
  • Sylvain Chemtob, MD, PhD, professor, departments of Pediatricsand Pharmacology, CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, who is investigating how proteins in the uterine wall may contribute to preterm labor.

###

The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. With chapters nationwide and its premier event, March for Babies, the March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. For the latest resources and information, visit marchofdimes.com or nacersano.org. Find us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

The March for Babies is sponsored nationally by the March of Dimes number one corporate supporter Kmart, Farmers Insurance Group, Cigna, Famous Footwear, Sanofi Pasteur, FedEx, Mission Pharmacal, Watson Pharmaceuticals, First Response, and United Airlines.

For more information contact:
Elizabeth Lynch, (914) 997-4286, elynch@marchofdimes.com
Todd Dezen, (914) 997-4608, tdezen@marchofdimes.com


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The drawing of cell phone jammer is one of the inspection items ...

However, when it comes to Kingsoft may say so, people will use the computer, there is no one who do not know. WPS, Kingsoft PowerWord, Kingsoft translation, etc., are familiar with could not be more familiar with the software, they represent an era of the Chinese software. Lei Jun, President and CEO of the former Gold Peak Group, since the retreat of the position of the CEO, will do a free investor, has invested include UCWEB shirt direct sales website where customers Eslite (VANCL) number of enterprises, he a clear indication of a major investment in both directions, a mobile Internet, an e-commerce. Force the intent of the mobile Internet is also quite obvious. On October 26, is inaugurated as the chairman of UCWEB.? cell phone jammer has combined several new technologies to improve the quality.
UCWEB is what? For smartcell phone users, I do not think people do not know this thing in UCWEB. At present, doing the best mobile client browser, Lei Jun, join, and more directly boasted: should the UCWEB done the same as google, great, and directly engaged in google, Baidu. And set a goal: excellent optokinetic King hits a day in the next five years, more than 1 billion times, more than 10 million active users, and then to become China?s largest mobile internet service. ?In fact, in addition to The above three examples all around us, you can see many similar things, such as has been the ?eat very positive character,? China Mobile, also developed a mobile client IM software. The drawing of cell phone?jammer is one of the inspection items.
Fetion mobile terminal, and the update is fast, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 beta already on the line. This is really not like the style of doing things in China Mobile. Obviously, we are afraid that this one lags behind its competitors in the mobile Internet. Mobile Internet applications to reflect what? Yes, is the smart phone, in addition to a Pocket PC. In fact, the boundary between the two is getting smaller and smaller, in accordance with the current trends in the future, integrated into the two together is an inevitable thing. Here, it is clear we can see that the ?cell phone is just a communication tool only necessary communication functions,? that argument is wrong, or is behind the development of the times. It is the most high-tech and intelligent? cell phone jammer? management system.
With the handling of personal affairs has gradually become a trend. There are three main factors contribute to: first, the increasing development of hardware technology is mature. The cell phone hardware is configured in a rapid increase. First, only voice calls ?Big Brother? Furthermore the launch of the SMS feature, called mobile communications company to earn pours. Then there are camera phones, music phones with the features of handsets. Next, the embedded Java platform cell phone is beginning to flourish. Down is loaded smartcell phone mobile operating system platform.? cell phone jammer will form an electric fence in the location to be protected through the specific electromagnetic signal.
At this point, the development of mobile phones to complete a qualitative change. The smart cell phone because it has an open platform, you can write a variety of application software for the operating platform, greatly enriching the functionality of the phone, to improve the usability of the phone. Also began to add a variety of hardware modules loaded into cell phones, such as GPS, WIFI, and so on. These are due to the development of science and technology, these technologies, the cell phone can achieve far beyond the original cell phone function. This laid a hardware foundation to the mobile terminal application and development of mobile Internet. So that the cell phone cannot be connected with the base station and communication will be effectively blocked for use of? cell phone jammer intelligent system.

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Friday, February 24, 2012

Thursday, February 23, 2012

San Jose Hoarder's Trash Pile Visible from Space (ContributorNetwork)

[unable to retrieve full-text content]ContributorNetwork - It doesn't matter how many stories about hoarders we read -- they're all disturbing (and sad), particularly another incident the Huffington Post reported on Tuesday.

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Self Improvement for Business ? Getting Up the Will to Do Hard ...

Handling problems every day within your business is a constant process. What usually happens is an unexpected event that must be dealt with in a professional and calm manner. Personal issues, which should be dealt with very quickly, are usually the ones that show up. These private issues will actually affect every area of your life including your pursuit of success. When your personal challenges begin to overwhelm you, your business life will begin to fall to the wayside. As you may know, there is a connection between your personal situation and how you perform. If you want to achieve your objectives in business, you must work toward building a more solid foundation within yourself that will inevitably lead to success in the future.

In order to create the perfect mindset, you must understand and implement certain principles for success. The first thing you need to do is to create a state of mind within yourself that can easily overcome obstacles. All of us will face different challenges, and it is our job to overcome these hurdles and accomplish what we want to do. Don?t fall into the category of those that fail because they stop trying to succeed. You must be able to simply look at an obstruction as something you need to avoid or conquer on your way to your objective. By outlining your plan of action on paper, you will have an exact strategy to help you succeed. To succeed at this, each goal must have a distinct plan of action that must be done in a timely manner.

What do you do when you are set back in your business? How do you respond when they happen in your personal life? As with being rejected and getting around obstacles, you need to be able to sort out setbacks with your business. People all react differently to these. Some will not be affected while others will anguish for days over it. We see setbacks as what they are, which makes them easy to deal with. These are not personal to you so do not treat them this way. Plus, realize that the more you become emotionally invested in an outcome, the more you are setting your self up for an emotional reaction if it does not go as planned. You probably are aware of the scope that Home Improvement Blog covers, and that proved to make it difficult to decide on what we wanted to cover.

Having so much to choose from actually can make things more interesting when you are researching information.

But that is all right because what is best for you is to do more searching on your own for added content.

Never think that something like this, learning more, is not important or does not matter because it does. There are always options, and the path to finding the best ones is through accurate content.

Having ups and downs in your moods or feelings is 100% natural. But, you need to know where your head is at all times and be aware of it. It is incumbent on you to take a quick action if you are feeling bad. Realize the more you let it take hold; the deeper you allow your self to become entrenched, the harder it will be. You may disagree with this next point, but we strongly feel the only person who can do this is you. Your business and personal success hinges upon your ability to achieve self-improvement. What you do on a daily basis, and what you are able to achieve, is the result of how you think. If you have within yourself the ability to realize that you can achieve your dreams, you will find success.

As it relates to this particular area of concern, what are your feelings after getting this far?

There are so many who have been helped with information just like this, and we also know that on our own end. But remember that sites pertaining to Just Another Gadget Zone are definitely out there and ready to be explored ? some being better than others. Before you try to take any kind of solid action, be very sure of what you want to do and how you plan to approach it.

Articles, as you can rightly guess, are never enough space to include all the pertinent facts or even other helpful methods, tips, etc. Try to avoid getting to scattered with what you choose to do based on this information, and it is always a good idea to limit your activities to something that you favor for whatever reason.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Historic Charleston Revisited | Back Road Journal

Historic Charleston, South Caroline With One Of Its Many Steeples

The southern town of Charleston, South Carolina is so lovely that it deserves multiple visits to really get to know all of its? hidden charms. That is exactly what my husband and I did on our road trip down to Florida and back. You may recall that we had stopped for one day ?in Charleston?but the lure of the picturesque city was calling us back as we headed north to our home in New England. Once again we stayed at the French Quarter Inn and were greeted with Champagne as we checked in.

French Inspired Bedroom

After unpacking and settling in to our French inspired ?bedroom,?we headed out to explore the city. The hotel is within walking distance of most everything that you want to visit and is right across from the restored markets.

Making Baskets For Over 70 Years

While walking through the market, I stopped and spoke with a woman who has made lovely sweetgrass baskets for over 70 years. The making of baskets has been handed down through her family from generation to generation. Her baskets are both beautiful and unusual.

Beautiful Handmade Sweetgrass baskets

Right outside the market you can find horse or mule draw carriages that will take you on a guided tour of the historic section of Charleston, stopping along the way to explain about the history of the beautiful homes and buildings from a century ago.

Carriage Ride Through Historic Charleston

It was a damp and gray day but Charleston is such a wonderful city for walking that we ?decided to take a stroll so that we might peak down alleys and through garden gates. We discovered small hidden gardens,

Hidden Garden

some public with statues or fountains, others were private and very intimate.

Peek Through the Wrought Iron Gate To Find Hidden Garden

Walking always builds up your appetite, so we headed back to the hotel to enjoy the free wine and cheese reception and meet some of the other guests staying at the hotel. ?Then it was upstairs to our room to change for dinner, a short walk away.

Tonight?s dinner reservation was at FIG. The initials stand for Food is Good and believe me it was. Chef Mike Lata was named Best Chef of the Southeast by the James Bread Foundation in 2010. The well known restaurant is renowned for its quality ingredients sourced from local farmers and growers. The restaurant feels like a combination of a neighborhood caf? and a little chic bistro.

Appetizers were classic yet served in a stylish and creative way. We started with a Wagyu beef carpaccio and chicken liver p?t?.

Beef Breast Carpaccio, Pecorino And Crispy Potato

Main courses were a delicious slow baked snapper with artichoke-cauliflower grenobloise ?and a suckling pig confit, with saut?ed greens, roasted beets and mustard jus.

Slow Baked Snapper With Yukon Puree, Artichoke And Cauliflower Grenobloise

The next day, we were off again to explore the city. Unfortunately it was another drizzly day, but that couldn?t stop us. Thankfully the rain stopped and even though we didn?t have beautiful sun, we enjoyed our day of discovery.

Back Of The Old Custom House

The Circular Church

Historic Building With Wrought Iron Balcony

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We had made a reservation at Husk for lunch. This is probably one of the most well known restaurants in town and it didn?t disappoint.

Husk Restaurant

Husk is noted for its farm to table meals. After walking in the front door you see a chalk board that has a list of ingredients used in the days cooking and the farms they came from.

Smoky Wings With Charred Onion BBQ Glaze

We ordered to items from their snacks section of the menu to start?grilled crostinis with pimento cheese and country ham and?SC smoky wings with charred onion BBQ glaze and Sea Island benne.

Vermillion Snapper With Carolina Gold Rice And Tomato Bacon Pole Beans

Lunch was SC shrimp and grits with braised peppers and onion and Surry sausage an a Vermillion snapper with Carolina gold rice and tomato bacon braised pole beans. We had to have two of their famous sides for the table?bacon cornbread and country ham braised greens. We would go back to Husk just for another helping of sides. They were the best we have ever had.

Our evening started with cocktails at The Gin Joint and should have ended there with some small plates. The Gin joint specializes in pre-Prohibition spirits. Their cocktails are made with the best quality ingredients and spirits. They are so particular about making the best cocktail that they juice their own fruit and make their own syrups. The many paged cocktail menu is full of slings, smashes, fizzes and fine small batch sipping spirits.

James Creates The Best Cocktail You Will Ever Have

A Proper Old Fashion And Fitzgerald FizzAfter sampling two of their delicious cocktails, I can see why they have been written up so often in both local and national magazines and papers.

I don?t like to criticize restaurants?that is up to local reviewers. I have decided to make an exception and say that my tip of the day is not to go to Amen Street restaurant. The she crab soup was like eating a bowl of bland thick gravy. A salad of marinated tomatoes, hearts of palm and gorgonzola was sent back because it was uneatable. Oysters on the half shell were fine but shucked in the kitchen instead of out front. This has been the only restaurant on our entire trip that we left without ordering a main course. I don?t think I need to say more.

As much fun as we have had on our two brief stays?we are already looking forward to our next trip to Charleston, South Carolina. The historic city, the delicious food and the warmth of the people will keep us coming back for many years to come.

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Obama to float corporate tax overhaul Wednesday (Reuters)

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Reuters - The Treasury Department on Wednesday will roll out a corporate tax reform plan from President Barack Obama, administration officials said on Tuesday, with expectations low for any major tax code overhaul in an election year.

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Chisora apologizes 'wholeheartedly' for brawl

British boxer Dereck Chisora, left, arrives back at Heathrow Airport in London Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 following his WBC heavyweight title fight with Vitali Klitschko in Munich, Germany, Saturday night. Chisora was released Sunday after nearly seven hours of questioning by police following his brawl with former WBA champion David Haye at a post-fight news conference. (AP Photo/PA, Steve Parsons) UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVE

British boxer Dereck Chisora, left, arrives back at Heathrow Airport in London Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 following his WBC heavyweight title fight with Vitali Klitschko in Munich, Germany, Saturday night. Chisora was released Sunday after nearly seven hours of questioning by police following his brawl with former WBA champion David Haye at a post-fight news conference. (AP Photo/PA, Steve Parsons) UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVE

British boxer Dereck Chisora arrives back at Heathrow Airport in London Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 following his WBC heavyweight title fight with Vitali Klitschko in Munich, Germany, Saturday night. Chisora was released Sunday after nearly seven hours of questioning by police following his brawl with former WBA champion David Haye at a post-fight news conference. (AP Photo/PA, Steve Parsons) UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVE

Coach of David Haye, Adam Booth, left in blue, bleeds from a cut on his head after getting involved in a brawl between British heavyweight boxer Dereck Chisora and former WBA champion Haye during a press conference in Munich early Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. Chisora and his coach Don Charles were detained at Munich airport on Sunday and taken in for questioning, police spokesman Gottfried Schlicht told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/dapd, Marianne Mueller)

Coach of David Haye, Adam Booth, left, bleeds from a cut on his head after getting involved in a brawl between British heavyweight boxer Dereck Chisora and former WBA champion Haye during a press conference in Munich early Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. Chisora and his coach Don Charles were detained at Munich airport on Sunday and taken in for questioning, police spokesman Gottfried Schlicht told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/dapd, Marianne Mueller)

(AP) ? Dereck Chisora apologized "wholeheartedly" Monday for the brawl with David Haye that followed his loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko.

Haye blamed Chisora for the clash that followed his fellow Londoner's defeat in Munich and the beaten challenger has acknowledged that the violence at the post-bout news conference marred the biggest night of his career.

"Whilst my behavior was inexcusable, there were many things that went on behind the scenes that ultimately caused my frustrations to boil over," Chisora said. "Despite all of this, the bottom line is I have let my family, my team and ? worst of all ? the sport I love down.

"I acknowledge that my actions were totally unprofessional, with or without provocation. Now, with a cool head and the benefit of hindsight, my actions at the weekend were regrettable to say the least and I am deeply embarrassed."

Chisora, who was questioned for seven hours by German police and is being investigated by the British Boxing Board of Control over the incident, did not say what provoked him to descend from the top table and confront Haye.

Former WBA champion Haye had been at the news conference trying to taunt Klitschko into agreeing to a bout later this year. Haye also waved three fingers at Chisora, indicating that his compatriot had just suffered the third loss of his 18-fight professional career.

"I cannot go into the specific details at the moment as, quite rightly, the British Boxing Board of Control will be investigating this matter," said Chisora, adding that he was struck by a bottle during the brawl.

"I have a duty as a professional boxer to conduct myself properly at all times, especially with boxing being a sport of controlled aggression. I have let lots of people down on Saturday night, including myself, and for that I am truly sorry."

German police released Chisora without charge and want to speak to Haye, who left the country before being apprehended but released a statement Monday in which he alleged that Chisora and his entourage were wholly to blame.

"Chisora climbed down from the top table, removed his robe and then walked towards me, entourage in tow, in an aggressive manner," Haye said. "I held my ground, but unfortunately he caused a serious disturbance to occur, something which threatened to damage the reputation of the sport we both love."

Haye said he was at the bout as a commentator and had only become involved in the news conference dialogue by Klitschko's manager, Bernd Boente.

"(I) have been thinking about what happened ever since, as well as replaying the incident many times via YouTube," Haye said. "I am bitterly disappointed to have been a part of what transpired on Saturday evening.

"I realize I am no angel and don't mind a bit of professional trash-talk to help raise boxing's profile, but during my 21 years in the sport I have never been involved in or even witnessed such a serious fracas."

Boente told Sky Sports News that he had turned down a request from Haye's camp for ringside seats and that his fighter was not interested in being part of a comeback by Haye.

Chisora will appear before British boxing's governing body on a misconduct charge Wednesday but the BBBC cannot take action against Haye because the Londoner retired last year after a defeat to Klitschko's younger brother, Wladimir.

Haye has since decided he wants to return to the ring to fight Vitali Klitschko but would need to apply to the BBBC for a license.

Chisora slapped Klitschko at Friday's weigh-in and spat water in the face of Wladimir Klitschko before the fight.

The body is looking into his behavior "prior, during and after his contest," BBBC General Secretary Robert Smith said in a statement. "A further statement will be issued once the stewards have decided on what action will be taken."

Chisora taunted Haye about losing the WBA belt to Wladimir Klitschko in July, leading to a heated exchange before the pair came to blows. Haye also fought with members of Chisora's entourage, and his coach, Adam Booth, was bleeding from a cut on his head.

Booth said Monday he did not know what he had been hit with.

He told Sky Sports News that Haye would be "more than happy" to speak to German police if contacted and denied rumors that the brawl had been staged as a publicity stunt.

"I didn't get that memo," Booth said. "If I did, I might have ducked."

Haye said he would assist the BBBC but did not say whether he would return to Munich to speak to police.

Chisora faces a possible charge of simple assault in Germany. His coach, Don Charles, also faces a charge of assault for his involvement in the melee. The pair have returned to England.

Munich police spokesman Werner Kraus said several legal obstacles need to be resolved before a warrant could be issued for Haye's arrest.

"The criminal police are still investigating. If they decide to take it further, they will have to present the case to the state prosecutor for review," Kraus said. "Eventually the state prosecutor could decide to ask, in this case the British police, for help.

"But ultimately only the state prosecutor can make that decision."

Haye could face charges of simple assault and grievous bodily harm.

A conviction for assault carries a possible prison term of up to five years, while grievous bodily harm could lead to a 10-year sentence.

Wladimir Klitschko said Monday he was "shocked and deeply embarrassed" by Chisora and his team.

He said "these kinds of actions ... must be stopped, otherwise the sport of boxing is going to go down the hill fast."

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Associated Press writer Ciaran Fahey in Berlin contributed to this report.

(This version CORRECTS spelling of Klitschko's manager)

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Monday, February 20, 2012

Beat Eczema Review ? Eczema usual Cure For young people ...

Numerous studies have been conducted in Europe to find out how probiotics effective for children with Beat Eczema. It is unfortunate that doctors who practice medicine in general lack confidence in these studies, but they are limited and they do not deserve much support. However, there are some naturopathic doctors, beating with probiotics such as natural eczema treatment for your children.

Young children, including children and babies belong to a group at high risk for developing eczema. Eczema is a kind of cause of skin disease, skin redness, swelling and itching can be constant. In the worst cases, the skin may appear to be flaky. A study shows that 65% of people with atopic dermatitis at 1 year and 90% of youth will have a case of eczema before they are five years.

Elders would often not know what to do and how to help their child with atopic dermatitis, as he or she can always go the itching and pain. A kid I met would often shed during the day, when he tried to scratch and hurt to find that his clothes hamper to scratch to their heart?s content.

Probiotics are microorganisms, to protect and live in the colon. Probiotic bacterial cultures are the natural flora of the body to assist the EMTs, they form again. You can stop the development of bad bacteria, so that the expansion of the immune response. A couple of people assume that is exposed in eczema of the bad bacteria in the early years of childhood. If naturopathic doctors to say is that probiotics can effectively prevent eczema because they can fight and cope with the growth of bacteria on the wrong body.

Eczema can be related to food allergens. Adding probiotic diet can raise the digestive system and your child against bad bacteria. This will help balance the proportion of good and bad bacteria in the body, causing a person to develop eczema.

Excellent for probiotics for eczema includes yogurt, buttermilk, miso, Kim Chi and other fermented foods and products. Make sure your children to eat more of these types of foods.

Beat Eczema: Of course, you should check is usually your family doctor if he recommends probiotics for your child with atopic dermatitis.

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Sports Parents, Emotion and Scholarship grants ? Could It Be All ...

After I would be a youthful kid I performed a variety of sports. I can not rely on my hands the number of games my parents found watch me play. Don?t misunderstand me, I wasn?t abandoned or ignored it had been only a different period of time. Most parents were busting their but to pay the bills and several occasions they could not reach your game? not to mention your practices.

Today is a lot, very different. Visit any softball, soccer or youth football game this summer time and you?ll begin to see the rows of chairs of parents lining the sidelines from the area. Establishing smartly in order to cheer their kid onto victory with the expectation of at some point they?ll be sitting and entertaining their kid inside a Division I stadium.

Parents sacrifice time, expenses as well as other brothers and sisters to be able to push their kid to the top sporting world. Spending time removed from work, using vacation time or sick time for you to attend niche camps along with other located occasions all within the title of scholarship.

With time, parents are accumulating some serious tabs of expenses trying to have their kids title on the radar screen. The issue comes when reality hits once they learn that almost all scholarship grants barely cover another from the college expense.

Around the sidelines feelings run deep. Many parents have a hard time maintaining proper fan decorum while attending a game title. Some parents think it is very difficult controlling themselves by quelling their emotional reactions. Yelling at coaches, authorities as well as their very own kids some parents think it is essential to find fault with lots of the participants of the overall game.

This and several other conditions lead me to create a magazine for moms and dads on Raising Elite Sports athletes.

Raising Elite Sports athletes was written to assist parents better understand what must be done to become better athlete. Oftentimes, many parents are completely delusional if this involves their children?s capabilities or performance. When they only understood the details about college scholarship grants I submit they might have better behavior around the sidelines.

Some parents, coaches and family have a hard time controlling their feelings around the sidelines. That can bring home the reality that if the behavior has been displayed in public places what?s going on in your own home? This is a video you need to see concerning some ?unmanageableInch parents and coaches relating to youth sports: http://small.cc/a2khv

With increasingly more kids getting associated with youth sports many parents think it?s their pursuit to make certain there kid gets a ?shot in the in a major way.? Well, I am here to tell you just how in nearly all cases most kids will either finish up giving up the activity or finish playing the activity when college comes around.

Based on Jenny Dial from the Houston Chronicle, ?the amount of Division I scholarship grants offered inside a given year makes up about under half a percent of senior high school participants. The activity using the greatest area of senior high school participants generating a minimum of an incomplete sports scholarship is women golf at 1.6 %. Football ranks second, with 1.4 % of their senior high school participants inside a given year generating a scholarship in a Division I college.?

Basketball parents spent typically ,900 over six years, and parents of junior and senior soccer boys and women spent typically ,000 for 2 years. With 1.4 % of their participants going onto earn a university scholarship, football is easily the most economic sport for top school sports athletes. Normally, a football player stays about 0 annually for off-season expenses.

If this involves attaining a ?free ride? to school parents really should have a take a step back and check out the amounts. Football for instance has approximate a million senior high school participants for just roughly 16,000 scholarship grants. Whenever you perform the math it arrives to become 1.four percent possibility of getting a complete scholarship for football.

It will get worse after that, boys baseball the share reaches.6% as well as in boys soccer it is a whopping.4%. Women don?t fair out much better, women softball reaches.7%, women swimming reaches 1.2% and women basketball at.9%.

Most parents mean well. They need their youthful child to stand out and advance in everything they are doing. The issue comes whether they have a hard time in managing their feelings and 2nd not fully understanding exactly what it takes to get at the top any sport. If you?re searching to assist your boy or daughter advance while keep the relationship in tack get a duplicate of Raising Elite Sports athletes. It can help you feel a far greater and informed parent permitting you to definitely help raise a much better athlete.

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Sunday, February 19, 2012

Bobby Brown briefly appears at Houston funeral (AP)

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Models underestimate future temperature variability: Food security at risk

ScienceDaily (Feb. 17, 2012) ? Climate warming caused by greenhouse gases is very likely to increase the variability of summertime temperatures around the world by the end of this century, a University of Washington climate scientist said Friday. The findings have major implications for food production.

Current climate models do not adequately reflect feedbacks from the relationship between the atmosphere and soil, which causes them to underestimate the increase of variability in summertime temperatures, said David Battisti, a UW professor of atmospheric sciences.

While warmer temperatures already have implications for food production in the tropics, the new findings suggest the increase in the volatility of summertime temperatures will have serious effects in grain-growing regions of Europe and North and South America, Battisti said.

"If there's greater variability, the odds of the temperature being so high that you can't grow a crop are greater," he said.

"In terms of regional and global food security, it's not good news."

Battisti presented his findings at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Vancouver, Canada. His discussion was part of a panel on climate and global food security that included Rosamond Naylor of Stanford University and Daniel Vimont of the University of Wisconsin, with whom he has collaborated on previous food security research.

Earlier research has shown that by the end of this century, the increase in average growing season temperature, if other factors remain the same, will likely reduce yields of rice, corn and soybean 30 to 40 percent. Already rice yields in the tropics are being affected by higher temperatures, affecting nations such as Indonesia, which frequently imports rice to stabilize prices, Battisti said.

In addition, the scientists say global warming will have greater impacts than previously thought on the El Ni?o Southern Oscillation, a tropical phenomenon that has global impact on climate and food production. Their conclusions are based on geological and other proxy records of climate and El Ni?o from the last 10,000 years, plus recent analyses of long-term climate changes because of global warming.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the United Nations body conducting ongoing assessments of climate change, has estimated that future month-to-month temperature variability during summer months is likely to be greater in some places and less in some places, but should stay roughly constant in many places.

But the new modeling work, Battisti said, shows most areas can expect to see greater variability in summer temperatures between now and 2085, with the biggest impacts in Europe, Africa and South America.

"The increased variability will be pretty ubiquitous. You will see it pretty much everywhere."

Increased temperature variability compounds the loss of production because of higher average temperatures, Battisti said. Add higher fertilizer prices and other market pressures to the mix "and food insecurity is likely to be higher than it has been for some time."

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Saturday, February 18, 2012

New Livingston Parish Flood Maps to Go Into Effect | Insurance

NEW ORLEANS, La., Feb. 16 ? The U.S. Department of Homeland Security?sFederal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release:

Livingston Parish property owners without flood insurance are encouraged to buy coverage now to get the best possible premiums before new flood insurance rate maps go into effect on April 3, 2012.

The latest flood hazard maps, known as Flood Insurance Rate Maps, delineate new flood-risk zones and serve as an integral part of the National Flood Insurance Plan (NFIP), which plays a key role in defense against flood losses. Property owners need to know that this could mean a change in their floodplain status.

?We encourage residents to look at the flood maps now and to be familiar with the latest risks of potential flooding in their area,? said Andre Cadogan, Federal Emergency Management Agency?s Louisiana Recovery Office deputy director of programs. ?The maps can help residents make informed decisions about protecting their property.?

The FIRMs were developed as part of the nationwide map modernization effort spearheaded by FEMA, which administers the NFIP. Once officially adopted by Livingston Parish and the communities within the parish, the FIRMS will replace the current effective maps, which are outdated and produced using earlier technology.

Homeowners who purchase flood insurance prior to April 3, 2012, may be able to grandfather the current flood zone designation saving money on flood insurance. Current policy holders and those planning to purchase NFIP protection are strongly encouraged to contact their insurance agent or company to ensure that they have adequate coverage and that policies account for new flood risk data.

Individuals may also consult with their local Livingston Parish floodplain administrator at (225) 686-3021 or (800)730-3029 with questions on which flood map or elevations to use going forward when rebuilding. To view maps, please visit www.msc.fema.gov.

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Serious Facebook hack lands UK student in prison (AP)

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Friday, February 17, 2012

Video Marketing - New Blog Tips

Many smaller companies use video marketing to promote their products. If you're using video promoting for small business, you ought to know everything about video marketing. It will help you to reach your potential customers with no need to spend millions in ads. Online video is an easy way to popularize your products if you know about different techniques of using online videos.

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The Net users hate reading articles and text outline about products. They like watching a video since it simply needs two minutes with almost no effort. A business will have better chance to reach its audience using videos instead of text.

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Friday, February 10, 2012

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Thursday, February 9, 2012

A Review of the Harry Lorayne Memory Effectiveness Program ...

Harry Lorayne is known as the expert in the area of memory training, and he is the author of the excellent program known as ?The Harry Lorayne Memory Power Course.? ?The Secrets of Mind Power?, was written in 1958 and turned out to be a New York Times top pick. It was mentioned by Bob Dylan as a book he read just before he broke through on the music scene. The powerful procedures from his complete memory course, that are considered his most effective, are included in this course which we?ll be reviewing.

There?s nobody more experienced to teach you about memory than Harry Lorayne. He?s been included in many magazines and has appeared on TV shows such as The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. He?s been renowned for his achievements in this area since the 1950s. Among his publications, The Memory Book, was on the New York Times Bestseller list for almost a year. An additional skill of Mr. Lorayne is as being a magician. He has been famous for his card tricks and his extraordinary memory. He started performing in Billy Reed?s Little Club as a table magician when he was merely 18 years old. One of his favorite ways of demonstrating his incredible memory was to have everyone in his audience ? sometimes as many as 1,500 people ? introduce themselves to him before the show. Once the show began, he would have everyone stand and, as he named them correctly, they could then sit down. Nobody was ever left standing! In this extensive training course, the methods and techniques of Mr. Lorayne will be taught to you by the world?a foremost expert in memory.

The amount of information you are going to receive in The Harry Lorayne Memory Power course is unbelievable and will very effectively help you improve your memory. As a matter of fact, you could possibly receive a lot more information than you can ever hope to use ? or need. The course consists of four CDs or cassettes plus a bonus DVD and, considering how much information is included, the retail price of $149.95 is quite reasonable. If you believe that this course is a lot more than you could ever need to know, do a search for some of the many books he?s written to find what you are looking for. The publications can be found many places, on the web and offline. Amazon features them and in many cases offers used copies and different editions, together with some for the Kindle. The complete memory course, however, is definitely worthwhile for anyone who?s serious about learning as much as possible about this fascinating topic.

Individuals in just about all parts of society have learned the methods Harry Lorayne teaches in order to have better memories. In truth, he has trained the employees of many corporations and had a video course, also, called ?Memory Power? that was included in corporate training. The reason for this is the fact that boosting your memory is extremely helpful for anyone in business or sales. When you?ve got the power of always recalling a person?s name ? after meeting them only one time ? it will greatly enhance your business success and popularity. If you?re able to effortlessly remember phone numbers, email addresses and other information, it?s even better. Will you make use of your mobile phone, iPad, or other technological gadgets to make notes when you?ve just met someone new, or finished with an important meeting? What would you do if, suddenly, that little bit of technology weren?t available? How do you effortlessly remember the most standard things about this important person you just met?

In just about any area of your life that you are thinking about improving yourself, you will find books and information in the self-help section of your bookstore or online. Sadly, a lot of this information doesn?t specifically relate to how to train your memory. Out of these, only a few were developed by internationally prominent experts on the level of Harry Lorayne. Perhaps not everybody needs a program like The Harry Lorayne Memory Power Course. Nevertheless, if you wish to give yourself an edge in business by easily remembering someone?s personal data, you will definitely benefit by purchasing this powerful course.

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