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Saturday, March 31, 2012

Santorum hits Romney for joke about firing people

Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks in Hudson, Wis., Friday, March 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum wave as he signs his autographs during a campaign rally in Hudson, Wis., Friday, March 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Karen Santorum, wife of Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, center, talks to supporters as Santorum signs autographs during a campaign rally in Hudson, Wis., Friday, March 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

HUDSON, Wisconsin (AP) ? Rick Santorum says Republicans won't win the presidency by nominating a candidate who jokes about firing people.

Santorum was talking about rival Mitt Romney, who joked earlier this week about his father, the former chairman of American Motors, closing a factory in Michigan and moving production to Wisconsin.

Santorum suggested Friday that the quip is more evidence that Romney doesn't understand the struggles of working people. He says working people are the ones who will decide the outcome of the presidential election in November.

Santorum said Romney's only argument is that he has "the math" to win. Santorum says vision, not math, is the key to victory.

The former Pennsylvania senator was campaigning in Wisconsin for the state's primary next week.

Associated Press

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Aeron Chair Media: The Signs And Symptoms And Reasons For The ...

You are here: Home / Physical Fitness / Aeron Chair Media: The Signs And Symptoms And Reasons For The Manifestation Of Musculoskeletal Problems

As the earth gets busier each day, and with how wobbly the economic climate can become, it?s no wonder that more people today go out of their way to work longer hours to generate money so they can have something to aid their expenditures. What?s sad about this though is that one of the greatest items that individuals tend to ignore if they become really preoccupied with their work is their own physical wellness .

Given that the majority of the work now is done by computers, body pains are surely something familiar to the modern day workforce. But just what leads to them and how can we tell that it?s manifesting? Please read on to know more info on it: There are various reasons why someone would develop musculoskeletal pains.

One prevalent explanation is due to the deterioration of muscles from day to day activities. That?s the reason people who do hard physical work for a job make a complaint about body aches most of the time. Continuous lifting of hefty items from the floor can definitely put plenty of tension on the back muscles. Next, trauma from mishaps can also be one other reason for its symptoms. They include things like cracks, sprains, drops, as well as dislocations.

A single of the most typical reasons though why people always get bone and joint aches and pains is also due to too much contact with one fixated position. Posture is important in terms of better health and fitness. As people commit more hours on a computer system, they take more time stressing their back muscles by sitting in one static situation for many hours every single working day. This is why even the most unsuspecting forms of work like office jobs can nonetheless be damaging to one?s health and fitness if overdone.

To begin uncovering muscular pains, needless to say, you have to be experiencing a specific irritation on your muscles. Additionally, if you notice that you get worn out easier and a lot quicker, it might also be an indicator that you?re just about to encounter musculoskeletal pains. Finally, if you have trouble sleeping during the night frequently. This is another reason to suspect that bone and joint discomfort are possible.

As I have discussed earlier, people who work in offices always have an enormous chance of suffering from this since they commit a great deal of time with their back curved and sitting in unpleasant positions. That?s the reason many physicians, and even people of the workforce, suggest using ergonomic furnishings instead of the common kinds since they do precisely that. One very good illustration of ergonomic furnishings is Herman Miller?s personal invention, the Aeron chair.

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NASA sees Typhoon Pakhar headed for Vietnam landfall

Public release date: 30-Mar-2012
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The first typhoon of the northern hemisphere 2012 typhoon season is headed for landfall in Vietnam. NASA's Aqua and TRMM satellites have been providing forecasters with valuable data on Typhoon Pakhar, that includes rainfall rates, cloud extent and temperature.

The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite flew almost directly over Pakhar when it was a newly formed tropical storm in the South China Sea on March 29, 2012 at 1122 UTC/4:22 p.m. Asia local time (or 7:22 a.m. EDT). The intensifying storm had wind speeds of about 45 knots (~52 mph/~83 kph) and was moving toward the west-northwest when viewed by this TRMM pass. A rainfall analysis used data from TRMM's Microwave Imager and Precipitation Radar (PR) instruments. It showed that moderate to heavy rainfall of about 35 mm/hr (~1.4 inches) was located in an area around Pakhar's southwestern side.

"TRMM's PR was used to create a 3-D image of Pakhar's structure and showed that some of the storms were reaching heights of about 13 kilometers (~8 miles) above the ocean surface," Hal Pierce of the TRMM satellite team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. where the images were created.

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured a true-color image of Typhoon Pakhar on March 30, 2012 at 03:20 UTC/10:20 a.m. Asia local time (March 29 at 11:20 p.m. EDT) moving through the South China Sea toward Vietnam. Bands of thunderstorms are tightly wrapped around the center of Pakhar's center, and there may be an eye forming, but it is covered by dense overcast in MODIS visible imagery.

On March 30 at 0900 UTC (5 a.m. EDT) Pakhar's maximum sustained winds were at Typhoon strength, near 65 knots (~75 mph/120.4 kph). Pakhar is expected to intensify to 80 knots (90 mph/148 kph). Tropical-storm-force winds are occurring about 90 nautical miles (166.7 km) out from the center. Pakhar was located near 9.7 North and 111.0 East, about 260 nautical miles (481.5 km) east-southeast of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Pakhar continues to move slowly at 3 knots (3.4 mph/5.5 kph), which will allow more time for the typhoon to build up strength in the warm waters of the South China Sea.

As Pakhar continues to intensify while moving slowly west towards Vietnam, forecasters at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center expect the storm to peak near 80 knots (90 mph/148 kph) before landfall. Landfall is forecast to occur near Phan Thiet, Vietnam around 1 a.m. Asia/Ho Chi Minh local time on Sunday, April 1 (1800 UTC / 2 p.m. EDT on Saturday, March 31).

For updates from the National Hydro-meteorological service in English or Vietnamese, visit: http://www.nchmf.gov.vn/web/en-US/104/102/12017/Default.aspx; and for a map of warning areas, visit: http://www.nchmf.gov.vn/web/en-US/43/Default.aspx.

Conditions continue to deteriorate in Vietnam as Pakhar moves toward the coast. On March 30, 2012 at 10:26 a.m. EDT (1426 UTC), Phan Theit, Vietnam was experiencing light rain and light easterly winds of 4 mph (6.4 kph).

Typhoon-force winds, heavy rainfall, and very rough coastal conditions are expected as Pakhar nears the coast later today, Saturday and Sunday. After landfall, Pakhar is forecast to move inland and dissipate quickly.

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The first typhoon of the northern hemisphere 2012 typhoon season is headed for landfall in Vietnam. NASA's Aqua and TRMM satellites have been providing forecasters with valuable data on Typhoon Pakhar, that includes rainfall rates, cloud extent and temperature.

The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite flew almost directly over Pakhar when it was a newly formed tropical storm in the South China Sea on March 29, 2012 at 1122 UTC/4:22 p.m. Asia local time (or 7:22 a.m. EDT). The intensifying storm had wind speeds of about 45 knots (~52 mph/~83 kph) and was moving toward the west-northwest when viewed by this TRMM pass. A rainfall analysis used data from TRMM's Microwave Imager and Precipitation Radar (PR) instruments. It showed that moderate to heavy rainfall of about 35 mm/hr (~1.4 inches) was located in an area around Pakhar's southwestern side.

"TRMM's PR was used to create a 3-D image of Pakhar's structure and showed that some of the storms were reaching heights of about 13 kilometers (~8 miles) above the ocean surface," Hal Pierce of the TRMM satellite team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. where the images were created.

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured a true-color image of Typhoon Pakhar on March 30, 2012 at 03:20 UTC/10:20 a.m. Asia local time (March 29 at 11:20 p.m. EDT) moving through the South China Sea toward Vietnam. Bands of thunderstorms are tightly wrapped around the center of Pakhar's center, and there may be an eye forming, but it is covered by dense overcast in MODIS visible imagery.

On March 30 at 0900 UTC (5 a.m. EDT) Pakhar's maximum sustained winds were at Typhoon strength, near 65 knots (~75 mph/120.4 kph). Pakhar is expected to intensify to 80 knots (90 mph/148 kph). Tropical-storm-force winds are occurring about 90 nautical miles (166.7 km) out from the center. Pakhar was located near 9.7 North and 111.0 East, about 260 nautical miles (481.5 km) east-southeast of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Pakhar continues to move slowly at 3 knots (3.4 mph/5.5 kph), which will allow more time for the typhoon to build up strength in the warm waters of the South China Sea.

As Pakhar continues to intensify while moving slowly west towards Vietnam, forecasters at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center expect the storm to peak near 80 knots (90 mph/148 kph) before landfall. Landfall is forecast to occur near Phan Thiet, Vietnam around 1 a.m. Asia/Ho Chi Minh local time on Sunday, April 1 (1800 UTC / 2 p.m. EDT on Saturday, March 31).

For updates from the National Hydro-meteorological service in English or Vietnamese, visit: http://www.nchmf.gov.vn/web/en-US/104/102/12017/Default.aspx; and for a map of warning areas, visit: http://www.nchmf.gov.vn/web/en-US/43/Default.aspx.

Conditions continue to deteriorate in Vietnam as Pakhar moves toward the coast. On March 30, 2012 at 10:26 a.m. EDT (1426 UTC), Phan Theit, Vietnam was experiencing light rain and light easterly winds of 4 mph (6.4 kph).

Typhoon-force winds, heavy rainfall, and very rough coastal conditions are expected as Pakhar nears the coast later today, Saturday and Sunday. After landfall, Pakhar is forecast to move inland and dissipate quickly.

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Once-warring actors unions finally merge

Screen Actors Guild (SAG) National President, Ken Howard, left, and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, (AFTRA) President, Roberta Reardon, shown at podium, announce the merging of their unions after a referendum at the SAG headquarters in Los Angeles on Friday, March 30, 2012. The merger signals an end to years of conflict and division that had long given Hollywood studios the advantage in negotiations.(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? The nation's two actors unions have merged, nearly a decade after their last attempt, bringing an end to years of conflict that had given Hollywood studios the advantage in labor negotiations.

The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the smaller of the two, had tried to merge with the Screen Actors Guild in 1998 and 2003.

Among AFTRA members, 86 percent approved the merger, while 82 percent of SAG members voted in favor.

"In a single day, our future has become brighter," said Ken Howard. The merger made him co-president of the new union, called SAG-AFTRA.

Roberta Reardon, the other co-president, echoed those remarks. "Finally, we are able to speak with one truly unified voice."

The decision to negotiate the prime-time TV and movie contracts separately in 2008 and 2009 caused a rift that allowed the studios to play the unions off each other. That strategic mistake led SAG members to bring in new leaders, who made merging a top priority.

Reardon, who led AFTRA to sign its contract a year earlier than SAG in that round of talks, said Friday's outcome was the best possible from a difficult time.

"We managed to make lemonade out of lemons," she said.

The combined union now has more than 150,000 members. SAG had about 125,000, while AFTRA had about 70,000. About 45,000 actors belonged to both unions and paid dues to both.

In materials supporting the merger, the unions said basic dues would go down for dual card-holders by 20 percent, while they would rise for actors who belonged to just one of the unions.

The combined union aims to keep revenue about $100 million the first year but expects to see savings in subsequent years.

SAG, founded in 1933, and AFTRA, begun in 1952, were created to handle different media. SAG was the union for motion picture work, while AFTRA handled radio and TV. Those distinctions eventually blurred and they became even less important with the rise of cable TV and then the Internet.

Together, the unions can negotiate with Hollywood studios from a position of greater strength. One area of focus is shows that air on pay-TV networks, which are employing increasing numbers of actors in scripted projects, such as "Mad Men" on AMC.

A handful of networks continue to hire non-union talent, including ESPN, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, Fox Sports and Discovery, and the unions are looking to organize those performers.

The unions expect to exercise their joint heft in negotiations on a commercials contract that expires in October. The next prime-time TV and movie contract is up in 2014.

The merger also makes the unions financially stronger. SAG-AFTRA aims to build a reserve fund to enable members to strike for six months if necessary.

The studios' bargaining arm, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which exploited the groups' rift several years ago, acknowledged the merger in a statement.

"The AMPTP looks forward to a cooperative relationship with the new performers' organization as we endeavor to address the challenges of operating in an industry undergoing transformation," it said.

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What Does Attachment Parenting Look Like? | Natural Family Today

There?s a lot of talk in the news media about Attachment Parenting lately, especially with celebrity-turned-PhD Mayim Bialik?s new book, Beyond the Sling, in which she describes her brand of parenting, which does include Attachment Parenting (AP). And there are a lot of questions being asked. As a local Resource Leader for Attachment Parenting International, I?ve been fielding both concern and applause for the various conversations swirling around Mayim and AP. I wanted to give a little clarification.

First of all, what is Attachment Parenting exactly? Technically, it?s a research-backed approach to parenting that promotes securely attached kids. What?s that mean? ?Attachment? is a term to describe the emotional bond between two people. A person with a secure attachment style is able to establish and maintain a healthy emotional bond with other people. A kid who is securely attached to his parent means that the kid and parent share a healthy emotional bond ? with all the give and take of any emotionally healthy relationship. People with secure attachment styles are less affected by stress and generally happier in relationships than those with insecure attachment styles.

Research shows that parents who raise children with secure attachment in mind do two things: They provide consistent and loving care, and they respond with sensitivity. This can look different for different people. For parents who are living the natural lifestsyle, this often takes the form of natural birth, breastfeeding and baby-led weaning, babywearing, cosleeping, stay-at-home parenting and gentle discipline. Of course, there are plenty of parents who do these parenting techniques who are not necessarily living a natural lifestyle, but there are also plenty of parents who bottle-feed and crib-sleep and work outside the home who are still raising their children with attachment-promoting strategies.

There are other parenting practices that are often considered part of AP, such as elimination communication, cloth diapering, not vaccinating, and homebirthing. This are wonderful options available to parents, but in terms of attachment research, they are not part and parcel with AP ? with the consistent and loving care and the responding with sensitivity that is documented by research to contribute directly to developing those emotionally healthy bonds that we?re striving to do. That?s not to say that parents who choose cloth diapering are not doing something really great for their kids; it?s saying that parents who choose to use disposable diapers can still be doing AP.

And this is awesome news ? that anyone can be AP ? because the more people raised to be able to have be able to have an emotionally healthy relationship, the better our world will be.

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Friday, March 30, 2012

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Dell calls it quits in US smartphone market

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Dell is getting out of the smartphone business in the United States -- wait, you mean you didn't know they were in it?

Let's put it this way: Dell entered the U.S. smartphone market quite late with the Aero (at left), launched in summer of 2010. Now, the company is getting out early, before spending more time and money on their poor-selling Android- and Windows-based devices. Dell's latest models, the Venue Pro (Windows) and Venue (Android) will not be sold any longer in the U.S. They will continue to be sold overseas.

"Mobility products typically have shorter lifecycles than laptops and desktops, and we have decided to no longer offer those two on Dell.com in the United States," said a Dell spokesperson in a statement to msnbc.com.

Jack Gold, principal analyst at J. Gold Associates, told?PCWorld?that Dell's move is probably a good one, and that it may allow the company to better focus on other products, such as tablets that use Windows 8, expected out this fall.

Android phones from Samsung, HTC and Motorola have done very well, and a Nielsen report Thursday says that?49.7 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers owned smartphones as of February, up from 36 percent a year ago.?Android-based phones lead the U.S. smartphone market with a 48 percent share, while Apple's iPhone is at 32 percent, and BlackBerry is at 11.6 percent.

Dell's smartphone appeal has not been domestic. The Texas-based company began selling phones first in countries like Brazil and China before the U.S.?

In the U.S. the company's 5-inch Streak smartphone and tablet did get some positive feedback, and Samsung has gone a similar size route with its Galaxy Note.

Dell's larger Streak tablet hasn't been on a selling streak -- especially compared to other offerings from Apple, Samsung and Amazon.com's Kindle Fire -- but with touch-oriented Windows 8, Dell may be able to better compete in the U.S. tablet market.

The company's decision doesn't preclude it from trying at smartphones again domestically.?"We're looking forward to offering new products and concentrating on expanding our growing mobility solutions portfolio in the future," Dell said in its statement.

Check out Technolog, Gadgetbox, Digital Life and In-Game on?Facebook,?and on Twitter, follow Suzanne Choney.

Source: http://www.technolog.msnbc.msn.com/technology/technolog/dell-outsmarted-us-smartphone-market-calls-it-quits-594741

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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Risk Appetite Begins to Fade in Forex Trading | Oakshire Financial

Currency trading on the FX market

Risk appetite is beginning to fade today in forex trading, slowly melting away as yesterday?s enthusiasm fades. Earlier, the euro saw some solid gains, but concerns about the eurozone?s ability to handle the debt crisis are growing.

Additionally, the latest home prices data out of the United States shows that housing market recovery is still limping along. Yesterday, Ben Bernanke indicated that the labor market still has a long way to go to recovery. The result of all of this is that risk appetite is fading.

So far, the euro is the only major showing signs of cracking, although the pound has given up some of its earlier gains. The euro, though, is dropping against the US dollar as forex traders consider the OECD?s indictment of the firewall, and other news.?

5 dramatic moments on '16 and Pregnant'

By Ashley Majeski, TODAY.com contributor

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Tyler Baltierra gives up his daughter, Carly, on the first season of "16 & Pregnant."

A new season of MTV?s incredibly popular docuseries "16 & Pregnant" kicks off Tuesday night.

The show?s fourth season promises to bring even more chaotic situations, with one girl mourning the death of her baby?s father and another who must deal with a baby daddy who has a drug problem.

Still, the new girls will have a tall order to fill if they want their stories to bring the dramatic moments?that the show?s previous subjects have delivered. Since its debut in June 2009, "16 and Pregnant" has seen its share of intense scenes ? from arrests to over-the-top grandparents to complete relationship breakdowns, all of which were captured on camera and served up to MTV viewers.

There have been 35 girls who have appeared on the show to date, and while each of their episodes have included climactic moments, here are five that had "16 & Pregnant" viewers talking for days.

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5. Chelsea gets attacked by her baby's dad (season two)
Future "Teen Mom 2" star Chelsea Houska was not only dealing with the stress of being a new mother, but also trying to keep her crumbling relationship with her baby?s father, Adam, intact, despite the fact that he did little to help with their daughter, Aubree. After Chelsea confronted him for his lack of interest in her and Aubree, Adam went on a text-messaging rampage, firing off multiple hate messages attacking Chelsea?s mothering skills, her post-baby body and even calling their baby a ?mistake.? Unfortunately Adam has not changed much since then. He would later go on to refer to Aubree as ?the little bastard? during the second season of "Teen Mom 2." (Watch the full episode.)

4. Ashley can't let go (season two)
Ashley Salazar struggled throughout her entire episode with her decision to place her daughter, Callie, up for adoption. After giving birth, she signed over parental rights to her aunt and uncle who had agreed to raise the baby. The next day Ashley changed her mind and was overwhelmed with regret, so she went to her aunt and uncle?s house to pick up her daughter. Although Ashley did attempt to parent Callie, she later realized that her original decision to go ahead with the adoption was the best for her daughter and once again surrendered custody of the baby.

3. Allie vs. the drug-addicted grandma (season three)
With her own mother living in another state, Allie Mendoza moved in with her boyfriend Joey?s family after she discovered that she was pregnant. However, not everyone was happy with the arrangement, especially Joey?s mother, Yolanda, whose substance abuse problem made her quite vocal in her hate for Allie. Yolanda exploded on Allie one day, calling her names, telling her to abort her baby and even attempting to fight the pregnant teen before Joey stepped in. After that incident, the couple moved in with Joey?s grandmother. (Be warned: There's a bit of bleeped adult language in the clip.)

2. Jennifer's roadside baby-daddy drama (season three)
Jennifer Del Rio and her baby?s father, Josh, proved to be one of the show?s most tumultuous couples ever. Though they got engaged at the beginning of the episode, things turned ugly after Jennifer gave birth to their twins. The couple got into a heated argument while driving, causing Jennifer to demand that Josh pull the car over and let her and the twins out. However, Josh drove off before she could get the babies out of the car, leaving Jennifer standing on the side of the road, screaming. He came back and, after physically lifting Jennifer away from the car, was arrested. As he was?led away in handcuffs, Jennifer screamed that he would never be allowed to see his kids again.

1. Catelynn and Tyler give up their daughter (season one)
Catelynn Lowell and her boyfriend, Tyler Baltierra, decided to give their daughter, Carly, up for adoption in hopes that she would be raised in a better environment than they were. Despite their parents? objection, the couple was content with their decision. However, when the moment came for them to actually hand over their daughter to her adoptive parents, things got extremely emotional. In what is often called the most?dramatic moment in "16 & Pregnant" history, Catelynn and Tyler broke down as they watched their daughter be driven away to her new life. (Watch the full episode.) Viewers later?followed the young couple as they learned to cope with the adoption?on the popular spinoff "Teen Mom."

The new season of "16 and Pregnant" premieres with back-to-back episodes on? Tuesday, March 27, at 10 p.m. on MTV.

Which episode shocked or brought you to tears? Tell us on our Facebook page.

Ashley Majeski writes about "Teen Mom" and other reality shows on her website, TheAshleysRealityRoundup.com. Follow ?The Ashley? on Twitter at @theashleysrr.

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

How is the market in the Miracle Mile area of Los Angeles, California ...

Miracle Mile

Now really?How is the market?
We get asked all the time, ?How?s the market??, and our response is, ?Well, it depends. Are you looking to buy, sell, rent, or invest??
Quite frankly, it is an awesome market if you are a Buyer ? interest rates are truly at an all time low, and prices are low as well.
And it is an awesome market if you are a Seller ? the good homes get scooped up fast and for top dollar.
And it is an awesome market if you are an investor ? and are looking to either fix up and flip a property or hold it and place a renter in the home.
This past week we have helped clients sell their homes, and we have helped clients purchase new homes! The entire team has had their schedules ?jam packed? with showings, inspections, and presentations. The phones have been ringing nonstop, and our emails are flooded.
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90-day stats for Single Family properties in LOS ANGELES, CA90019 as of March 23, 2012
Median List Price:	$557,338	Average List Price:	$690,867
Total Inventory:	111	Price per Square Foot:	$291
Average Home Size:	1,889	Median Lot Size:	5,922
Average # Beds:	3.37	Average # Baths:	1.95
Homes Absorbed:	8	Newly Listed:	7
Days on Market:	138	Average Age:	88

90-day stats for Condo properties in LOS ANGELES, CA90019 as of March 16, 2012
Median List Price:	$255,442	Average List Price:	$272,343
Total Inventory:	11	Price per Square Foot:	$236
Average Home Size:	1,133	Median Lot Size:	n/a
Average # Beds:	2.04	Average # Baths:	2.09
Homes Absorbed:	1	Newly Listed:	1
Days on Market:	105	Average Age:	25

How is the market in the Miracle Mile area of Los Angeles, California 90019? MARKET UPDATE, a 90 day Market Update & statistics for homes & condominiums for sale & sold in the Miracle Mile areas. Median Price, Inventory, Average Days On Market, Median Price Per Square Foot, Market Action Index.

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Get Intimate | OnlineDatingSites.net - Online Dating Sites

Get Intimate

by admin - Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

What?s the difference between your relationships with your mailman and your relationships with your partner? Intimacy. All fruitful, romantic relationships require it, and more than any other factor, intimacy correlates with the trust, chemistry and overall health of a couple. Unfortunately everyone knows a couple that is dreadfully lacking in this department. For one reason or another the fire has died, the conversations are few and far between, and passion has petered out. Fortunately this devastating problem has a variety of solutions, and all that is required to access them is a little initiative and a quick look at this list of resources for putting the intimacy in your relationship.

Five Love Languages- According to Gary Chapman and Paul White, there are five primary modes that people use to express their love. Learn to understand yours and your partner?s with a trip to Five Love Languages.
Estes Therapy- Estes Therapy is dedicated to helping partners grow individually and together. This article lists ten ways to improve intimacy.? ?
A New Mode- This lifestyle blog includes resources for managing a wide variety of relationship issues, as well as anything related to fashion, beauty and exercise.
Loving From a Distance- This website it dedicated to helping people with the considerable difficulty of maintaining a long distance relationship.
Marriage Gems- Get some research-based insights on how to develop and maintain a healthy marital relationship.
Love Romance Relationship- Go to the experts for advice on how to manage your love and relationships.
The Marriage Bed- For couples who like to keep their faith on the forefront, this website is dedicated to improving sex and intimacy within married Christian couples.
Real Love- Develop your knowledge of love at this site founded to help people learn about relationships, parenting and intimacy.
Love Lectures- For an encyclopedic resource dealing with all aspects of love, relationships and intimacy stop by Love Lectures and peruse their articles.
Be Romantic- An obvious choice for anyone looking for a resource to help him or her conjure up some romance and put a spark in their relationship.
Get Romantic- Romance is the gateway to intimacy, so be sure to stop by the website dedicated to spicing up your love life.
Live Bold and Bloom- This article lays our forty questions intended to heighten the intimacy between couples.
Your Personal Relationship Advice- For advice on every stage of romance, from one night stands to marriage; Your Personal Relationships Advice is your hook-up.
Real Love Coaching- If nothing but an expert will do, hire a love coach at Real Love Coaching and get to the heart of the issue.
Love Sick Love- Don?t let the intoxicating effects of love leave you with a hangover. Love Sick Love is dedicated to helping people avoid having their love life sabotaged by their brain chemistry.
Stay Happily Married- Marriage is a lot of work, so make sure you are working smart with some help from a staff of professional marriage councilors in North Carolina.
Marriage Missions- Learn how to be proactive in developing the skills required to maintain a healthy relationship.
Love Panky- Romance is a tricky thing because it constantly flirts with cheesiness, read this article for a handle on how to walk that tightrope.
Black and Married With Kids- This article about supporting your spouse is aimed at preserving a relationship in the stressful context of raising children.
How to Keep Her- If you?re a man looking to learn something about yourself and be a better partner, How to Keep Her is aimed at addressing common male deficiencies in relationships.
Dating-Sexuality-Relationship-Advice- For some advice aimed at the sexual aspect of the relationship, stop by this site dedicated to helping couples with sexual intimacy.
Dr. Laura Berman- Dr. Berman is an expert on relationships, intimacy, love and sex.
The Intimate Couple- This website is powered by the insights and experiences of two longstanding couples who have seen it all.
The Relationship Spot- Upgrade you relationships to their highest potential with advice from the relationships spot.
I Love You Love Me- Improve you relationship at any stage with help from I Love You Love Me.
ReWire Your Brain- Take advantage of the latest advances in neuroscience and meditation to condition your mind to be receptive to love.
Love Sick Fools- Visit the site that is at home with the fact that love is a fool?s errand, and caters to the multitudes of fools caught in its web.
Relationship Headquarters- For women looking for some insight into men, Bob Grant?s website is dedicated to helping women understand men, relationships, and how to be adored.
Power of Two- The Power of Two relationship blog includes this article about the importance and use of snuggling to make the most of a relationship.
Intimacy in Marriage- This blog is dedicated to helping Christian couples make the most out of their sex lives, as well as finding the right place for it within their faith.
Get a Second Wind- If you have reached midlife and are revving up for another go at dating and intimacy, take a look at Get a Second Wind and gain some valuable insight into the landscape.
Strengthen Your Relationship- Put some effort into buttressing the most important parts of your relationship with some help from this site dedicated to improving communication and understanding a partner?s needs.
Improve Intimacy- Explore Dr. Fran?s message of ?Respect Without Judgment? at her site dedicated to helping partners heighten their relationship.
Healthy and Beloved- If you are looking for a light relationship blog as opposed to a thorough how-to destination for all your relationships needs, healthy and beloved is a fun blog loaded with useful, perhaps essential tidbits.
What Do Men Really Think- For a deep, penetrating glance into the male psyche, stop by this blog for women.
Frequent Foreplay Miles- Improve your relationship, intimacy, and sex using this site to stimulate two key erogenous zones, the mind and heart.

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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Learning best when you rest: Sleeping after processing new info most effective, new study shows

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Nodding off in class may not be such a bad idea after all. New research from the University of Notre Dame shows that going to sleep shortly after learning new material is most beneficial for recall,

Titled "Memory for Semantically Related and Unrelated Declarative Information: The Benefit of Sleep, the Cost of Wake," the study was published March 22 in PLOS One.

Notre Dame Psychologist Jessica Payne and colleagues studied 207 students who habitually slept for at least six hours per night. Participants were randomly assigned to study declarative, semantically related or unrelated word pairs at 9:00 a.m. or 9:00 p.m., and returned for testing 30 minutes, 12 hours or 24 hours later. Declarative memory refers to the ability to consciously remember facts and events, and can be broken down into episodic memory (memory for events) and semantic memory (memory for facts about the world). People routinely use both types of memory every day ? recalling where we parked today or learning how a colleague prefers to be addressed.

At the 12-hour retest, memory overall was superior following a night of sleep compared to a day of wakefulness. However, this performance difference was a result of a pronounced deterioration in memory for unrelated word pairs; there was no sleep-wake difference for related word pairs. At the 24-hour retest, with all subjects having received both a full night of sleep and a full day of wakefulness, subjects' memories were superior when sleep occurred shortly after learning, rather than following a full day of wakefulness.

"Our study confirms that sleeping directly after learning something new is beneficial for memory. What's novel about this study is that we tried to shine light on sleep's influence on both types of declarative memory by studying semantically unrelated and related word pairs," Payne says.

"Since we found that sleeping soon after learning benefited both types of memory, this means that it would be a good thing to rehearse any information you need to remember just prior to going to bed. In some sense, you may be 'telling' the sleeping brain what to consolidate."

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Android Central international round-up - March 24, 2012

Lloyd As we published our definitive review of the Sony Xperia S, many of the week's main stories focused on two highly-anticipated unreleased devices -- the HTC One X and Samsung Galaxy S III.

Earlier reports of an April 5 launch for HTC's new One series were apparently confirmed by news of a launch party in Paris that evening. And we saw a couple more dubious images claiming to show Samsung's next big thing. And towards the end of the week, we got a first look at the Samsung GT-i9300, a buttonless mystery device running Ice Cream Sandwich and TouchWiz.

In software update news, the roll-out of Android 4.0 for the Samsung Galaxy S II continued, and news arrived of an upcoming "premium suite" for the international Galaxy Note, including new stylus apps, ICS and Angry Birds Space.

Check some highlights from past week's Android developments in Europe, Asia and beyond in the list below. And if you've got international news, be sure to tip us at the usual address.

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Saturday, March 24, 2012

Soon, you?ll be able to save and share your Draw Something drawings and chat with partners

Only days following Zynga's purchase of OMGPOP and Draw Something, comes an announcement with an impressive list of features that are coming soon to Draw Something.

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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Oil from Deepwater Horizon disaster entered food chain in the Gulf of Mexico

ScienceDaily (Mar. 20, 2012) ? Since the explosion on the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, scientists have been working to understand the impact that this disaster has had on the environment. For months, crude oil gushed into the water at a rate of approximately 53,000 barrels per day before the well was capped on July 15, 2010. A new study confirms that oil from the Macondo well made it into the ocean's food chain through the tiniest of organisms, zooplankton.

Tiny drifting animals in the ocean, zooplankton are useful to track oil-derived pollution. They serve as food for baby fish and shrimp and act as conduits for the movement of oil contamination and pollutants into the food chain. The study confirms that not only did oil affect the ecosystem in the Gulf during the blowout, but it was still entering the food web after the well was capped.

Oil, which is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons and other chemicals, contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which can be used to fingerprint oil and determine its provenance. The researchers were able to identify the signature unique to the Deep Water Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico.

"Our research helped to determine a 'fingerprint' of the Deepwater Horizon spill -- something that other researchers interested the spill may be able to use," said Dr. Siddhartha Mitra of Eastern Carolina University. "Furthermore, our work demonstrated that zooplankton in the Northern Gulf of Mexico accumulated toxic compounds derived from the Macondo well."

The team's research indicates that the fingerprint of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill could be found in some zooplankton in the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem at low levels, as much as a month after the leaking wellhead was capped. In addition, the extent of the contamination seemed to be patchy. Some zooplankton at certain locations far removed from the spill showed evidence of contamination, whereas zooplankton in other locations, sometimes near the spill, showed lower indications of exposure to the oil-derived pollutants.

"Traces of oil in the zooplankton prove that they had contact with the oil and the likelihood that oil compounds may be working their way up the food chain," said Dr. Michael Roman of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.

The study was led by East Carolina University with researchers from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Oregon State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and U.S. Geological Survey. The paper, "Macondo-1 well oil-derived polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in mesozooplankton from the northern Gulf of Mexico," was published in the February issue of Geographical Research Letters.

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Marketing Company Melbourne- All You Need To Strengthen your ...

Whether you start off a new business or you want to boost the sales of an existing one, getting the tips of an advertising and marketing company Melbourne will help you generate sales more rapidly than you imagined possible. Once you find a reputable marketing firm to work for you, the first thing they can do for you is to create a marketing strategy and come up with a program that will boost your product sales. The firm may provide a brand new marketing and advertising department for you or work with an existing one. The team is designed to offer advertising and marketing support, guidance and direction.

Marketing company Melbourne will work with your firm whether it is modest, medium or big. What you need to do is find one who is willing to work with you and understand the objectives you want to achieve. There are many advertising and marketing companies in Melbourne but before you hire any of them, you should get to know the strategies they are going to use to make your company one of the most profitable enterprises in Melbourne. They should also be able to guarantee results and be accountable to you.

To start off with, a marketing company should recognize your firm in and out. The items and services you sell should be at their fingertips. Once they are conversant with what your business is all about, they will be able to come up with an advertising and marketing strategy to boost your gross sales. fully grasping the products will also make them give you informed recommendation on what works and not doing work with your existing advertising and marketing plan. They will also be able to find new geographical regions to market your services and repackage or re-brand the products to give them a new look interesting to the customers.

A advertising and marketing Company Melbourne should be able to guarantee you at least 33% raise in product sales for the period you have employed them. This should be at least for one year so as you can be able to make informed decisions on what is working and what is not working with the strategies they have put in to place. They should also not work for your competitors. Their strategy should also be incorporated on the net for you to take advantage of this growing gross sales platform. A reputable advertising firm should also not charge you for any ineffective marketing and advertising strategy. You should only pay for what is functioning.

Most advertising and marketing firms in Melbourne teach your gross sales staff on the strategies they have used to boost your business. You For that reason do not have to worry about the sales going down once their time on board elapses. They are also willing to let you talk to their former clients before you belief them you?re your business. If you are not sure of where to get a good marketing company inMelbourne, there are reputable firms that have listed their services on the net. You can check out their websites and see what they are willing to do for you. Get quotations from many of them and work with the ones you think will give you a better service.

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Sunday, March 18, 2012

Your Breast Cancer | HANDSONTHERAPY.BIZ

What is breast cancer? Breast cancer happens when cells in the breast begin to grow out of control and invade nearby tissue or spread throughout the body. Large collections of this out of control tissue are called tumors. Some tumors are not really cancer because they cannot spread or threaten someone?s life. These are called benign tumors. The tumors that spread throughout the body or invade nearby tissue are considered cancer and are called malignant tumors. Theoretically, any of the types of tissue in the breast can form a cancer, but usually it comes from either the ducts or the glands. Because it may take months to years for a tumor to get large enough to feel in the breast, we screen for tumors with mammograms, which can sometimes see disease before we can feel it.

Am I at risk for breast cancer? Breast cancer is the most common malignancy affecting women in North America and Europe. Every woman is at risk for breast cancer. The lifetime risk of any particular woman getting breast cancer is about 1 in 8 although the lifetime risk of dying from breast cancer is much lower at 1 in 28. Risk factors for breast cancer can be divided into those that you cannot change and those that you can change. Some factors that increase your risk of breast cancer that you cannot alter include being a woman, getting older, having a family history (having a mother, sister, or daughter with breast cancer doubles your risk), having a previous history of breast cancer, having had radiation therapy to the chest region, being Caucasian, getting your periods young (before 12 years old), having your menopause late (after 50 years old), never having children or having them when you are older than 30, and having a genetic mutation that increases your risk. Genetic mutations for breast cancer have become a hot topic of research lately. Between 3% to 10% of breast cancers may be related to changes in either the gene BRCA1 or the gene BRCA2. Women can inherit these mutations from their parents and it may be worth testing for either mutation if a woman has a particularly strong family history of breast cancer (meaning multiple relatives affected, especially if they are under 50 years old when they get the disease). If a woman is found to carry either mutation, she has a 50% chance of getting breast cancer before she is 70. Family members may elect to get tested to see if they carry the mutation as well. If a woman does have the mutation, she can get more rigorous screening or even undergo preventive (prophylactic) mastectomies to decrease her chances of contracting cancer. The decision to get tested is a highly personal one that should be discussed with a doctor who is trained in counseling patients about genetic testing. Certain factors which increase a woman?s risk of breast cancer can be altered including taking hormone replacement therapy (long term use of estrogens with progesterone for menopause symptoms slightly increases your risk), taking birth control pills (a very slight increased risk that disappears in women who have stopped them for over 10 years), not breastfeeding, drinking 2 to 5 alcoholic drinks a day, being overweight (especially after menopause), and not exercising. All of these modifiable risk factors are not nearly as important as gender, age, and family history, but they are things that a woman can control that may reduce her chances of developing a breast malignancy. Remember that all risk factors are based on probabilities, and even someone without any risk factors can still get breast cancer. Proper screening and early detection are our best weapons in reducing the mortality associated with this disease. How can I prevent breast cancer? The most important risk factors for the development of breast cancer cannot be controlled by the individual. There are some risk factors that are associated with an increased risk, but there is not a clear cause and effect relationship. In no way can strong recommendations be made like the cause and effect relationship seen with tobacco and lung cancer. There are a few risk factors that may be modified by a woman that potentially could influence the development of breast cancer. If possible, a woman should avoid long-term hormone replacement therapy, have children before age 30, breastfeed, avoid weight gain through exercise and proper diet, and limit alcohol consumption to 1 drink a day or less. What screening tests are available? The earlier breast cancer is found, the more likely it can be treated and cured. For this reason, we use mammograms, clinical breast exams, and breast self-exams. Screening mammograms are simply x-rays of each breast. The breast is placed between two plates for a few seconds while the x-rays are taken. If something appears abnormal, or better views are needed, magnified views or specially angled films are taken during the mammogram. Mammograms often detect tumors before they can be felt and they can also identify tiny specks of calcium that could be an early sign of cancer. Regular screening mammograms can decrease the mortality of breast cancer by 30%. The majority of breast cancer cases are associated with abnormal mammographic findings. Woman should get a yearly mammogram starting at age 40 (although some groups recommend starting at 50), and women with a genetic mutation that increases their risk or a strong family history may want to begin even earlier. Between the ages of 20 and 39, every woman should have a clinical breast exam every 3 years; and after age 40 every woman should have a clinical breast exam done each year. A clinical breast exam is an exam done by a health professional to feel for lumps and look for changes in the size or shape of your breasts. During the clinical breast exam, you can learn how to do a breast self-exam. Every woman should do a self breast exam once a month, about a week after her period ends. If you find any changes in your breasts, you need to contact your doctor. What are the signs of breast cancer? Unfortunately, the early stages of breast cancer may not have any symptoms. This is why it is important to follow screening recommendations. As a tumor grows in size, it can produce a variety of symptoms including: ? lump or thickening in the breast or underarm ? change in size or shape of the breast ? nipple discharge or nipple turning inward ? redness or scaling of the skin or nipple ? ridges or pitting of the breast skin If you experience these symptoms, it doesn?t necessarily mean you have breast cancer, but you need to be examined by a doctor. www.your-breast-cancer.com