Mike Stanton?s birth name is actually Giancarlo Cruz Michael Stanton and apparently the 22-year-old Marlins slugger wants to be called Giancarlo from now on.
Steven Wine of the Associated Press writes that the Marlins now list Stanton as ?Giancarlo? rather than ?Mike? on their roster and also display ?Giancarlo? on his locker and his paychecks. Of course, Wine also notes that Stanton?s own father still calls him ?Mike.?
I don?t think there?s any doubt that Giancarlo is a much cooler name than Mike, and if nothing else the left-handed reliever who pitched from 1989-2007 would probably be happy to reclaim his spot atop the ?best Mike Stantons in baseball history list.?
As for why he switched from Giancarlo to Mike in the first place, Stanton told Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post that teachers consistently mispronounced his name in grade school and ?it got really annoying having seven classes having to correct seven different people every single day.? He also has a brother named Egidio and a sister named Kairice, so ?Mike? was never really a great fit.
Using genome sequencing and household surveillance, National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists and their colleagues from Columbia University Medical Center and St. George's University of London have pieced together how a newly emerging type of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria has adapted to transmit more easily among humans. Their new study underscores the need for vigilance in surveillance of S. aureus.
A methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strain known as livestock-associated (LA)-ST398 is a cause of severe infections in people in Europe who have close contact with swine, but the bacterium does not transmit well from person to person. More recently, a variant of LA-ST398 that presently is susceptible to methicillin has emerged as a significant cause of community-associated infections in several countries, including the United States, Canada and China. The new strain primarily infects the skin and soft tissue, but it can cause more severe disease.
Based on samples from 332 households in northern Manhattan, New York, scientists have determined that this new strain, named ST398-NM, efficiently transmits from person to personin contrast to the transmission characteristics of the livestock-associated strain.
By analyzing and comparing the genomes of LA-ST398 and ST398-NM, the study, led by Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, M.D., Ph.D., at Columbia, charted several ways in which the bacterium has adapted to its hosts. For example, they learned that the human-adapted strain (ST398-NM) contains human-specific immune evasion genes, whereas the livestock-adapted strain does not. They also found that ST398-NM adheres well to human skin, thus increasing its ability to colonize and infect people.
The study authors say it is possible that the ST398-NM strain emerging in northern Manhattan could acquire genes making it resistant to methicillin. Scientists at the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and their colleagues plan to continue global surveillance of ST398, paying close attention to its molecular adaptations. Their work promises to inform the development of new diagnostic and surveillance strategies against this emerging pathogen.
This study on the human-adapted variant of ST398 strain complements a study that a different group of scientists published in mBio on Feb. 21. That study, also supported by NIH, focused on the evolution of the ST398 strain in livestock, including the effect of antibiotic use. Lance Price, Ph.D., and Paul Keim, Ph.D., at the Translational Genomics Research Institute in Flagstaff, Ariz., led that study with colleagues from around the world.
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A-C Uhlemann et al. Identification of a highly transmissible animal-independent Staphylococcus aureus ST398 with distinct genomic and cell adhesion properties. mBio DOI:10.1128/mBio.00027-12 (2012).
L Price et al. Staphylococcus aureus CC398: Host adaptation and emergence of methicillin resistance in livestock. mBio DOI: 10.1128/mBio.00305-11 (2012).
Frank DeLeo, Ph.D., Acting Chief, Laboratory of Human Bacterial Pathogenesis, NIAID. Dr. DeLeo is an expert in host innate immune interactions with bacteria and is one of the study authors.
To schedule interviews with Dr. DeLeo, please contact Ken Pekoc, (301) 402-1663, kpekoc@niaid.nih.gov.
NIAID conducts and supports researchat NIH, throughout the United States, and worldwideto study the causes of infectious and immune-mediated diseases, and to develop better means of preventing, diagnosing and treating these illnesses. News releases, fact sheets and other NIAID-related materials are available on the NIAID Web site at http://www.niaid.nih.gov.
About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit http://www.nih.gov/.
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Using genome sequencing and household surveillance, National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists and their colleagues from Columbia University Medical Center and St. George's University of London have pieced together how a newly emerging type of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria has adapted to transmit more easily among humans. Their new study underscores the need for vigilance in surveillance of S. aureus.
A methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strain known as livestock-associated (LA)-ST398 is a cause of severe infections in people in Europe who have close contact with swine, but the bacterium does not transmit well from person to person. More recently, a variant of LA-ST398 that presently is susceptible to methicillin has emerged as a significant cause of community-associated infections in several countries, including the United States, Canada and China. The new strain primarily infects the skin and soft tissue, but it can cause more severe disease.
Based on samples from 332 households in northern Manhattan, New York, scientists have determined that this new strain, named ST398-NM, efficiently transmits from person to personin contrast to the transmission characteristics of the livestock-associated strain.
By analyzing and comparing the genomes of LA-ST398 and ST398-NM, the study, led by Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, M.D., Ph.D., at Columbia, charted several ways in which the bacterium has adapted to its hosts. For example, they learned that the human-adapted strain (ST398-NM) contains human-specific immune evasion genes, whereas the livestock-adapted strain does not. They also found that ST398-NM adheres well to human skin, thus increasing its ability to colonize and infect people.
The study authors say it is possible that the ST398-NM strain emerging in northern Manhattan could acquire genes making it resistant to methicillin. Scientists at the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and their colleagues plan to continue global surveillance of ST398, paying close attention to its molecular adaptations. Their work promises to inform the development of new diagnostic and surveillance strategies against this emerging pathogen.
This study on the human-adapted variant of ST398 strain complements a study that a different group of scientists published in mBio on Feb. 21. That study, also supported by NIH, focused on the evolution of the ST398 strain in livestock, including the effect of antibiotic use. Lance Price, Ph.D., and Paul Keim, Ph.D., at the Translational Genomics Research Institute in Flagstaff, Ariz., led that study with colleagues from around the world.
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A-C Uhlemann et al. Identification of a highly transmissible animal-independent Staphylococcus aureus ST398 with distinct genomic and cell adhesion properties. mBio DOI:10.1128/mBio.00027-12 (2012).
L Price et al. Staphylococcus aureus CC398: Host adaptation and emergence of methicillin resistance in livestock. mBio DOI: 10.1128/mBio.00305-11 (2012).
Frank DeLeo, Ph.D., Acting Chief, Laboratory of Human Bacterial Pathogenesis, NIAID. Dr. DeLeo is an expert in host innate immune interactions with bacteria and is one of the study authors.
To schedule interviews with Dr. DeLeo, please contact Ken Pekoc, (301) 402-1663, kpekoc@niaid.nih.gov.
NIAID conducts and supports researchat NIH, throughout the United States, and worldwideto study the causes of infectious and immune-mediated diseases, and to develop better means of preventing, diagnosing and treating these illnesses. News releases, fact sheets and other NIAID-related materials are available on the NIAID Web site at http://www.niaid.nih.gov.
About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit http://www.nih.gov/.
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LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - FX will kick off its summer comedy slate with a packed night on June 28, starting with back-to-back episodes of Charlie Sheen's new venture "Anger Management," the network said Monday.
On the same night, Russell Brand's new talk show "Strangely Uplifting" will debut, and the new seasons of "Wilfred" and "Louie" will premiere.
"Anger Management" will air two new episodes at 9 p.m. and 9:30, after which the show will run Thursdays at 9:30, with the previous week's episode airing at 9 p.m. The adaptation of the Jack Nicholson-Adam Sandler movie stars Sheen as Charlie, a non-traditional therapist who specializes in anger management. Selma Blair, Shawnee Smith, Daniela Bobadilla, Michael Arden and Noureen DeWulf co-star.
Season two of the Elijah Wood comedy "Wilfred" will bow at 10 p.m. with an episode guest-starring Robin Williams, followed by the Season 3 premiere of Louis C.K.'s "Louie" at 10:30.
At 11 p.m., the network will unveil "Strangely Uplifting," featuring Russell Brand offering his rapid-fire take on politics, pop culture, and whatever else crosses his mind. The six-episode season will be filmed in front of a live audience, and marks the first television deal for Brand's production company, Branded Films.
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Reuters - Iran said Sunday it had not blocked an oil shipment to Greece, denying earlier reports it had done so in retaliation to the EU phasing in a ban on its key export, the Iranian Student's News Agency (ISNA) reported.
"Lord, as I reflect on loving and listening to my daughter(s), I ask You simply to assist me in listening to You as I read. You take what I read and use it to continue building a deep and meaningful relationship her. In Your Name I pray, Amen!"
A Brief Preview...
1. Listening does not just happen.
2. Listening can be thought of as an act of faith for dads of faith.
3. Developing the art of true listening means learning to listen from the inside out.
Insight Number One
The basics win the game in so many areas of life, and in the art of listening one of the basics that helps us to win may be said this way:
It simply does not "just happen."
Why?
Because at its core, true listening is a heart to heart practice.?
It is a practice from the heart,
By design,
For all of the right reasons before the Lord.?
Tip Number Two
Think of the practice of true listening to the daughters you love as...
An act of faith.
In faith we bow before the Lord,
In faith we commit to loving the daughters committed to our care,
And in faith we commit to listening as a part of the love process.?
"And the tip is?"? Answer: Decide to make it happen before the Lord.
Listening constitutes one of the many aspects of commitment relative to caring as a Christian dad for the daughters entrusted to our care.?
Please, dad: take in what I say.? Engage in the listening process.?
Make the commitment. Pray in sincerity to make it happen. And take action.?
Today.
Tip Number Three
However you pause on the inside when you encounter something that can be a game maker or breaker for you, please settle a bit to reflect on this third tip:
"Pause from the inside out."?
In other words, make it evident that you have disengaged on the inside from the various nuances of your world long enough to engage in the compassionate art of listening to the one communicating with you "on the outside."?
Hint: Little or no mental multi-tasking allowed.?
Many times the seriousness of an issue goes unheard because the senses lie dormant on the doormat of the heart due to:
Little use, Too little valued too late, Or complete unawareness cloaked in a deceptive disguise of busyness.
Questions For Growth
"Do I make it my practice to pause long enough on the inside to truly hear my daughter?
"Am I listening heart to heart?"
"As I read, where did the Lord lead me?"
"My personal insights from reading are...?"
? Lee Wise All rights reserved. You may freely distribute this article. The copyright and this resource box must be included. http://personal-spiritual-growth.blogspot.com
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Setting Compatibility Mode In the avast! 7 Beta, a new type of installation in compatibility mode. It will install avast! together with other anti-virus, which is already in use on the computer. It will be possible, as in compatibility mode, not all functions will be established antivirus avast!.
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High-tech features: ? The scanner operating at system initialization - Scans your computer for infection even before the OS will be able to activate any viruses contained in it (now supported in Windows 7 and Windows Vista). ? avast! SafeZone - Opens new (empty) desktop so that other applications are not "see" what is happening - the perfect solution to carry out banking operations or secure ordering and purchasing goods. Following the closure does not leave "footprints". ? AutoSandbox - Offers users to run suspicious applications in a virtual environment "sandbox." ? avast! Sandbox - Provides an extra layer of protection for your PC and its applications in a virtual environment in which no attacks will not go unnoticed (instead of a real PC). ? Intelligent Scanner - Reduces the number of inspections required for 80% of files with "white" list of safe applications. Files identified as safe, not re-scanned, unless they are changed. ? Mode "without notification / game" - Automatically detects and disables full-screen applications, "pop-up" windows, and other notifications without compromising security. ? ?Green? Computer - consumes a minimum of computer resources through effective and efficient technology.
Displays real-time protection avast! - Protection 24/7: ? Display a file system - Scan the open / executable files in real time. ? Screen-mail - Checks all incoming and outgoing mail for malicious software (for MS Outlook uses a special plug-in). ? Web-based screen - Scans all web pages viewed, downloaded files and java-script. With intelligent stream scanning the web screen will not slow down your online experience. ? Screen P2P / IM screen - Checks files downloaded using P2P-programs, the use of instant messaging programs or chat rooms. ? Firewall - Provides protection against network viruses from two components: Blocking URL-addresses to block malicious URL and undemanding to resources of the intrusion detection system. ? The screen scripts - Detects malicious scripts hidden in Web pages, not letting them take control of your computer and cause potential harm to him. ? The screen behavior - Blocks threats of "zero day" and unknown malware even before the virus definitions.
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In the long run all of the work that you have done to build your business network will have been worth it. You might have to wait a little bit, especially if you are a beginner, to see your business network building efforts pay off but in the long run you will see that the work?if it was consistently paid out?was worth it. So much can happen for you and your business once you master finding the right contacts and using them effectively. So what?s holding you back? Get out there, put these ideas to use and build a business network that will help you get the job done.
Arthur Christmas is a beautiful and fun Christmas movie that is sure to be a holiday classic. The story follows Arthur who is the son of Santa Clause, his brother Steve is a smart but at times inconsiderate role model who is second in command to Santa, and when a little girl has a gift that did not get sent Arthur does everything he can to make sure this girl has a Merry Christmas. The plot of the movie is funny and a great lesson to be told about Christmas and children, and what i learned from this movie if anything is that every child needs to believe in Santa, because there is nothing better than believeing that there is somebody who loves you that whill bring you a present on Christmas day, and the characters of the film were good but i found the characters to be a little selfish at times besides Arthur who was a incredibly kind and good charcater and he saved the film in a way from being just a bunch of selfish men wanting to be a star. The voice cast was great, James McAvoy was perfect for the character, Hugh Laurie was also was a well done choice as Steve, Jim Broadbent was good as the voice as Santa, and Bill Nighy was also a great choice for his role, what else can I say for voice actors other than I liked them. The animation was incredible, I could really tell they worked hard to make a beautiful Christmas film and it really payed off big time, I loved the beauty in this film. Arthur Christmas had some few problems that kept it from being a perfect Christmas film, but those were minor compared to the things that they got right that made it a great Christmas film and that will make it remembered for years to come.
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Goa Travel and leisure ? The Trip to Seaside Paradise
Goa is the tiniest condition of Indian, located along the european shore of the peninsula, along the Arabian Sea.? Though little in dimension, Goa appeals to a lot of vacationers from far and huge. Goa Travel and leisure grows on its peaceful seashores and wonderful scenery. Goa Travel and leisure market is more or less reliant on its several seashores that are well-known all over the community. But Goa Travel and leisure also features the Colonial relationship of Goa. It was a Italy community for over 450 decades. The Colonial relationship is obvious in the Structure, chapels, homes and the areas of Goa.
Goa is a aspect of the bigger place of lower Indian known as Konkan, and as such it stocks the typical topography of the location ? seashores, paddy job areas, grape hands and breathtaking ocean.Goa Travel and leisure encourages not only its seashores but also the several chapels like Basilica of Bom God, Se Church, Religious of St.Francis of Assisi, Nunnery of Santa Monica, St.Cajetan Religious and Religious of Our Woman of Rosary among others.
Designed in the Sixteenth millennium, the Basilica of Bom God is the most well-known and well known of all the chapels in Goa. The human continues to be of St. Francis Xavier are kept in a gold coffin here. This Baby God church is now a World History Monument and appeals to Catholics from all over the community.
Goa Travel and leisure offer pilgrimage not only to Churches, but also brow and mosques like Shree Bhagavati, Brahma Temple, Shree Chandranath, Datta Mandir, Jama Masjid and Safa Masjid among others.
Goa Travel and leisure encourages eco traveler with creatures sanctuaries like Bhagvan Mahavir Wildlife Haven, Mollem Nationwide Playground, Bondla Woodlands, Cotigao Wildlife Haven and Dr. Salim Ali Chicken Haven, to name a few. Other well-known points of interest that determine in the schedule Goa Travel and leisure are the normal destinations like Arvalem Caverns, Dudhsagar Falls, Carambolim Pond, Mayem Pond, Netravalli Pond - Budbudyachi Tali and the Pomburpa May (known for its healing values). Turtle nestling locations are a exclusive fascination of Goa Travel and leisure world.
The Morjim, Galgibag and Agonda seashores offer the biggest nesting locations of the huge Olive Ridley turtle. This awesome yearly event of characteristics is also a style for preservation these days.Some other exciting locations marketed by Goa Travel and leisure are Kajur (rare Diamond Age mountain carvings), and fortifications like? Aguada Ft, Cabo De Rama Ft, Chapora Ft and Mormugao Ft, to name a few.Calangute, Baga, Vagator, Sinquerim, Candolim and Palolem are some of the seashores that determine plainly in Goa Travel and leisure world.The best a chance to check out Goa is from Nov to March ? especially during the New Season's Eve. Progress making your reservation for is suggested as Goa Travel and leisure actions are at its excellent type during this interval.
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Reuters - Hepatitis C has surpassed HIV as a killer of U.S. adults, and screening all "baby boomers" could be one way to stem the problem, according to two new government studies.
Personal insurance is a valuable investment, as it is designed to protect your assets from loss. There are many types of personal insurance, such as homeowners insurance, umbrella insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and health insurance. Unfortunately, with so many policies and insurance companies to choose from, deciding on the right type of personal insurance for your needs can be a difficult task. Make the process easier on yourself with these tips on choosing personal insurance coverage:
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Home gym machines gives you the ability to reproduce conditioning physical exercise in a very gymnasium without paying fees each month as well as leaving your house. Numerous waste gymnasium home gym equipment distributed with regard to home use enables you to physical exercise various areas of our bodies. What this means is any particular one machine in the home may fulfill the needs associated with about three distinct machines you?d probably employ in a very health and fitness middle. Space-saving styles along with flexibility tends to make a few kinds of home fitness equipment quite effective to lose weight along with increased conditioning along with well-being.
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Moscow Times reports that gay-rights activists spray-painted a rainbow and the words ?We cannot be banned? on the facade of the United Russia party headquarters in Moscow on Sunday evening, to protest a St. Petersburg law that effectively outlaws gay-pride parades and other displays or discussion of gay and lesbian sexual orientations. They also painted a rainbow and the same slogan on a Moscow patriarchate building to protest homophobic remarks made by Russian Orthodox Church spokesman Vsevolod Chaplin.
United Russia had a leading role in advancing the highly controversial St. Petersburg law introducing fines for advocating gay and lesbian relationships in the presence of children and for promoting pedophilia. The law has drawn outrage among gay-rights activists and liberal lawmakers in Russia and elsewhere.
In India, there has been greater societal acceptance and decrease in police harassment of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community after the Delhi High Court?s landmark verdict of banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The Jindal Global Law School found that the High Court?s judgement of July 2009 led to ?increased self- confidence? of LGBT members.
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SoSo Gay note that British Supermarket Sainsburys is covering up certain adult magazines. They are Gay Times, Attitude, Loaded, Zoo, Nuts and Bizarre.
They placed a modesty cover over an issue of Attitude Magazine dedicated to tackling young people?s issues and homophobic bullying at Sainsbury?s Dalston Junction store. A spokesman told SoSoGay, ?Following feedback from customers we introduced modesty covers several years ago across a wide variety of magazines. This is to ensure no offence is caused to customers who may object to the images or the content on the covers of some magazines. The titles that do have modesty covers do so for every edition so no particular cover is ever singled out.?
Gay rights campaigners are urging an Enfield politician to change his opposition to same-sex marriage and disassociate himself from a far-right Christian charity. Enfield Southgate MP David Burrowes (Conservative) joined other politicians to launch the Coalition for Marriage, which opposes the Government?s plan to legalise same-sex marriage. But just last month the same David Burrowes admitted that the issue was not something ?people are hammering us on the doorstep to do something about?.
Hold them all to account. That is what they are paid for.
The Friends of Clapham Common have apologised to the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender community for initially opposing a gay festival. Park group members commented in a Lambeth Council report that the Pride House event would attract ?undesirable elements of that community.? Author John Amaechi branded the group as bigoted and outdated in their views.
Lambeth Councillor Christopher Wellbelove said the comments were offensive, whilst Wandsworth LGBT forum criticised their phrasing. But a meeting between FCC chairman Melanie Oxley and Coun Wellbelove has calmed the storm, and the park group have agreed to get involved with Pride House.
The advertising regulator is to investigate a TV ad by Irish bookmaker Paddy Power that asks viewers to spot the ?transgendered ladies? among a crowd of racing fans at the Cheltenham festival. The Advertising Standards Authority received 360 complaints that the campaign is offensive towards transgender people.
Forty years ago, your Activist was attending a college in Central London. On the tubes and buses was an advertisement for a doorknob shop called Knobs and Knockers which featured examples of the styles on offer, including ?Danny Le Knob. It looks like a knob, but it?s really a knocker.?
In swift response to Obama?s State of the Union address, James Pethokoukis, a columnist for American Enterprise, characterized Obama?s housing proposal as ?a housing policy bombshell? for the real estate and banking industries.
The President was sketchy about the details but talked about giving every responsible homeowner an opportunity to refinance at today?s historically low interest rates. He said on average each homeowner who refinances would save about $3,000 a year that could be spent on other needs, thus bolstering the economy. A small fee on the largest financial institutions was also proposed to ensure the mass refinancing plan would not add to the deficit and would give banks that have been rescued by taxpayers a chance to repay a deficit of trust.
Pethokoukis quoted analyst Jaret Seiberg of Guggenheim Washington Research Group as saying such a mass refinancing could harm holders of mortgage-backed securities when prepayment of mortgages accelerate. Also he said the move could permanently drive housing financing costs higher because burned investors are likely to demand a higher premium in the future. Seiberg said he believes the President?s plan would help more than 20 million borrowers refinance their mortgages regardless whether their loan is backed by the government and whether they owe more on their mortgage than their house is worth.
Seiberg also surmised that the Obama?s plan, which Congress would have to approve to become reality, would apply only to borrowers who have been current on their loans for at least six months, possibly as long as a year. So it is meant for borrowers who can afford their mortgages.
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So, when buyers are considering buying noni juice, exactly where can they go? Nicely, there are various sources for this juice. A number of the greatest sources might be the fine nearby wellness food retailers. Numerous health food stores will carry the noni juice and will be sure to have the most effective qualities readily available available. Shoppers should really check the yellow pages for wellness food retailers in the area exactly where they live. Beyond the nearby wellness food markets there are several online sources and affordable prices to be located.
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Hypertension sets up countless Americans in peril for cardiac arrest, kidney disease and stroke; even more upsetting is the reality that large numbers don't realize they have it. Hypertension commonly occurs with subtle warning signs.
Therefore, when it is diagnosed, individuals are frequently administered with prescription medicines that possess a multitude of objectionable side-effects, including dizziness and dehydration. Fortunately, a lot of people can regulate their high blood pressure by natural means by making style of living modifications that include approved exercise and taking in the proper kinds of foods and nutrients.
What is high blood pressure (hypertension)?
Simply put: your blood pressure is the force or pressure your blood applies to your blood vessel walls.
Every single time your heart beats, it forces blood into your blood vessels. The pressure is highest when the heart is pushing blood (systolic pressure), and the pressure is smallest between each heart beat (diastolic pressure).
What are the target levels for blood presure?
When you visit the doctor's office, a registered nurse typically gets your blood pressure by assessing both your systolic and diastolic pressures. Most often, one is placed over the other to provide a general "reading."
If your reading is situated at 120/80 or lower, you are said to have normal pressure; if it is above 140/90, your pressure is judged elevated; if your systolic pressure sits between 120 and 139 and/or your diastolic pressure falls between 80 and 89, you could have prehypertension.
What corrective measures may be taken to treat hypertention?
Despite the fact that many view high blood pressure to be a disease, it is actually a symptom of a greater issue.
To provide more oxygen to our body, our bodies increase blood pressure when important. Oftentimes, this is prompted by poor lifestyle practices that detrimentally affect our overall health.
If you want to drop your blood pressure naturally, you must reduce your body mass, take in a more desirable diet and do more exercise. However, not everyone knows what they should and shouldn't be eating.
If you have hypertension, you should cease consuming or significantly lessen your intake of fast food, processed food, junk food, sodas, sugar and unhealthy oils. Not only do these foodstuffs stop up your vascular system, they raise weight gain, which ultimately increases blood pressure.
You can certainly also reduce hypertension by eating foods and herbs that organically lower hypertension. Among these are, bananas, cinnamon and garlic. Additionally there are some terrific all-natural dietary supplements obtainable at your local health food store; nonetheless, before you take any type of herb, you really should consult a physician.
By Ken Y-N ( February 20, 2012 at 06:25)
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Apologies for the 10 or so days off, but I?d been quite busy at work in the run-up to a business trip, but I?m back now and all ready to go with this survey from goo Ranking looking at what actions of one?s partner makes one suspect them of having an affair.
Demographics
Between the 22nd and 23rd of December 2011 1,034 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 50.2% of the sample were female, 34.6% in their twenties and 65.4% in their thirties. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.
I cannot really comment on this too much, but I notice that three of the top six are related to mobile phones. I do remember recently seeing a survey on having one?s affair outed through a mobile phone, so I must try to find it again for next week!
Ranking result
Q: What actions of your partner would/do make you suspect them of having an affair? (Sample size=1,034)
Rank
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Score
1
They more frequently email someone when we?re together
100
2
Coherency of their story decreases
85.3
3
They hide, won?t show me their mobile phone
83.3
4
The times I can?t get in touch with them increase
75.1
5
They start locking their mobile phone
66.1
6
They start taking their mobile phone to the toilet
59.0
7
They call me by the wrong name
57.9
8
They more often say they can?t meet me because they are off out with friends
53.8
9
They more often return home late saying they had overtime, went drinking with coworkers
50.2
10
They more often won?t meet my eyes
29.4
11
The times they don?t listen to me talking increases
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It is likely that massage has existed in every country for thousands of years. You can just picture a caveman coming back from a hunt and his wife massaging his shoulders and similarly when his wife had been up all night with a crying baby.
However, not each country is well-known for a massage technique. Here is a list of some of the most well-known massage techniques.
The most popular kind of massage in the USA, and presumably Sweden, is Swedish massage. This is probably because it is soothing and relaxing. It means gently massaging oil into the body with the hands.
Related to Swedish massage is aromatherapy or using scented oils for the massage. Lavender oil is very common for this type of massage because it is good for the relief of stress.
Some massage techniques use warm stones or pebbles. The masseur puts the warm pebbles on various points to relieve muscle pain and stress. Often the pebbles are put on the spine. Another variant of hot stone massage involves a gentle massage with the hands or the stones.
Deep tissue massage involves massaging slowly with strong pressure across the grain of the muscle. Deep tissue massage is particularly useful for those with tight muscles, postural problems and repetitive strain injury. This sort of massage is quite rough and may make you ache for a day or two afterwards before you begin feel better.
Shiatsu is one of the Japanese forms of massage therapy. It involves using the finger tips to apply pressure to acupuncture meridians. The pressure is applied for between two to eight seconds and is done on the same lines as acupuncture. It is soothing but does not cause soreness.
Thai massage is a bit like Shiatsu in that pressure is applied to pressure points but it varies in that joints are alternatively compressed and stretched in a comparable manner to yoga, but the masseur does all the work, the client just has to supply a compliant, non-resisting body. Thai massage is quite strong and many customers hurt for a day or two after a two hour session, but it is able to cure a bad back.
Far more gentle forms of massage are those types intended for babies and pregnant women. It is meant to relieve stress and anxiety rather than cure aching bones, joints and muscles. It is quite safe when practiced by someone who has been taught.
Reflexology is foot massage. Advocates of reflexology believe that areas of the foot are related to internal organs and so massaging a part of the foot is the same as massaging, say, the heart.
On top of these are various types of sports massages and back massages which are specialized in that they just work on the region that is likely to have been injured in a particular sport. There are other types of massage too, like scalp and head massage, but these are the most popular.
Owen Jones, the author of this article, writes on numerous topics, but is currently involved with the massage therapy school online. If you have an interest in massage, please go over to our web site now at Classes For Massage Therapy
Jon Heyman is still doing his best to find Johnny Damon a job, but it won?t be with the Yankees.
General manager Brian Cashman told George King of the New York Post that Damon contacted the Yankees looking for work and ?I told him the truth ? he is not the No. 1 option if and when I turn to DH options.?
Or as Damon put it: ?We both are looking at other options now.?
Damon is no longer an impact hitter, but neither is the guy the Yankees are said to be pursuing, Raul Ibanez. In fact, last season Ibanez hit .245 with a .707 OPS in 144 games for the Phillies and Damon hit .261 with a .743 OPS in 150 games for the Rays. Damon is also two years younger, so either he?s looking for significantly more money than Ibanez or the Yankees simply don?t want anything to do with a reunion.
This article will examine what Double Tax Treaties (DTTs) are and evaluate how they can be of great assistance in reducing or in some cases even eliminating tax. Double Tax Treaties are created to prevent double taxation as the name suggests. Double taxation would be a huge disincentive to business activities in a particular country if that business were to be taxed in both the country of residence and the country of source. However, these treaties open up a vast array of legislation that can be used in tax planning for tax avoidance and are used by the World's best Tax Experts in devising tax plans.
Most UK DTTs follow the same OECD format but can be quite difficult to follow, however we will now look at some of the elements of UK DTTs and very briefly look at some of their uses.
Article I - Taxes Covered
This determines what actual taxes are covered in the treaty. For example the UK Cyprus treaty covers only income tax and corporation tax in the UK and just income tax in Cyprus. Usually Inheritance tax (IHT) is covered in separate treaties and is known as "Estate and Gift Tax". These particular treaties determine where IHT will be charged, what exemptions there are and the rules for determining where the IHT will be charged. Article IV - Residence
Article IV covers where you as an individual will be resident for tax purposes. This is important when you could fall into the residence of two or more countries based on their domestic rules. Article IV determines what are called the "tie breaker rules" to determine where you will be considered tax resident. For a British citizen who lives overseas, these treaties usually make the citizen exempt from UK tax apart from UK sourced tax. UK sourced taxes are often from property portfolios or UK businesses that were left behind after emigration. A UK business will usually incur corporation tax, but dividends will be tax-free.
Tie Breaker Rules usually look at where your permanent home is and what determines your permanent home for determining tax residence. Another aspect covered is the "Centre of Vital Interests", which looks at a person's personal and economic ties to a particular country to determine tax residence. Habitual Abode is another test that is used when residency cannot be determined through the other 2 criteria already listed. An individual's Habitual Abode is where that person spends most of his time. If a Habitual Abode exists for both countries, Nationality is then used to assess treaty residence based on the country of citizenship.
Article V - Permanent Establishment
This looks at the definition of a permanent establishment. This is crucial to international traders as it will dictate the extent to which overseas trading activities will be taxed in an overseas jurisdiction. This is a very important aspect for tax planning one's business affairs and is used to great effect in significantly reducing tax on trading profits. Article VI - Income from Real Property Real Property is usually considered to be land and property. As already stated this is quite a common factor for UK citizens who moved abroad leaving a property portfolio behind. Most tax treaties give the right of taxation to the country of source - where the property is located. Tax credits are then issued to ensure that double taxation does not occur. In the UK, withholding tax is required to be taken by the managing agents on rent to ensure that tax is not lost, however an exemption can be gained in certain circumstances. Article IX - Interest
This determines where tax on interest will be paid on foreign bank deposits. The tax treaties usually aim to reduce withholding tax or exempt tax in the country of source. In recent years this has made headlines with attempts at making tax on interest in Swiss bank accounts sent back to the European countries of the account holder. The manner in which this is now done, in order to still preserve anonymity is to send the withholding tax back, but not to say whom it came from. This would otherwise destroy or seriously impact on Swiss banking. The interest is not the main issue here but more so the origins of the lump sum that has incurred the interest in the first place.
Article XIII - Capital Gains
This article is of great interest to those who have emigrated abroad and then wish to sell property or share portfolios. This article usually has a "catch-all" clause where the proceeds of these sales are taxed in the country of residence. This is except for land, which is usually taxed in the country where the land is located. British citizens who move abroad and then sell their portfolios will usually escape UK capital gains tax by being non-resident from the UK for 5 tax years after the sale. However tax treaties need to be examined to see if the person's gains now fall under the tax regime in their new country of residence.
Article XIV - Independent Personal Services
This article looks at the taxation of income earned by self-employed people. If that person has a fixed base in another country, that country will usually be given the right to tax that income. For a person that has emigrated from the UK but still works in the UK for 90 days or less per year, he or she will be taxed in their country of residence. If the person were to work for more than 90 days a year in the UK, that person would then be considered tax resident in the UK and be liable for UK tax. Where this gets interesting would be if that person was resident in a tax haven like the Isle of Man his tax would be significantly less than if he were resident in the UK. If he were resident in Andorra, his income tax would be zero.
Article XV - Dependent Personal Services
Article XV covers taxation of employed income. This becomes important when someone may be working in the UK but employed by a foreign company or a UK citizen working in a foreign country but employed by a British company. If an employee is not present in the UK for more than 183 days in a given tax year, the income will only be taxable in the employee's country of residence. Article XXIV - Elimination of Double Taxation This allows what is already incorporated into UK tax law: the foreign tax credit. This article is a "catch-all" to prevent double taxation with respect to income that is not addressed above. Article XXVII - Exchange of Information
Exchange of information is an agreement between tax authorities to prevent tax evasion. There has been a lot of discussion about this in recent years as many tax havens are now required to exchange information with the HMRC in the UK. This however is not a catastrophe as it only affects those individuals who have been participating in illegal tax evasion, as opposed to those who have utilised intelligent and legal tax planning. As can be seen above, DTTs cover a plethora of subjects and their interpretation is best left to professional tax experts. However a good working knowledge of which tax havens can offer what particular tax avoidance advantages is useful to you when considering using international tax planning to reduce or eliminate your tax bill. With this in mind an excellent book, The World's s Best Tax Havens by Lee Hadnum is a simple to read but highly informative book on the subject. Professional assistance cannot be emphasised more in creating international tax plans as there is no sense in escaping UK tax law, only to fall under the unfavourable tax law of another country.
Jason Russell is a consultant with The Tax Experts, a UK based firm that specialises in UK Tax Avoidance Schemes and Tax Planning. The firm demonstrates to clients on a daily basis that tax in the UK is totally optional and is legal to avoid. The firm offers income tax planning, capital gains tax advice, corporate tax planning, inheritance tax planning and avoiding stamp duty and land taxes on house purchases and commercial properties.
Some of the methods used are the Employee Benefit Trust, film partnership schemes, Employer Funded Retirement Benefit Schemes, offshore company structures and numerous other legal mechanisms. To learn more about The Tax Experts please visit http://www.thetaxexperts.co.uk.
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This article will examine what Double Tax Treaties (DTTs) are and evaluate how they can be of great assistance in reducing or in some cases even eliminating tax. Double Tax Treaties are created to prevent double taxation as the name suggests. Double taxation would be a huge disincentive to business activities in a particular country if that business were to be taxed in both the country of residence and the country of source. However, these treaties open up a vast array of legislation that can be used in tax planning for tax avoidance and are used by the World's best Tax Experts in devising tax plans.