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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Phoenix to Lead Buffalo Bisons' "Dog Day" Pre-Game Parade

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) - As part of their Dog Day, the Buffalo Bisons have invited Phoenix to lead the pre-game parade Saturday. On October 29, 2012, Phoneix the dog was hung three feet off the ground, doused with lighter fluid, then set on fire. His story has touched the lives of animal lovers and beyond. He's now nearly recovered and sharing love with the Western New York community. The Bisons host the Indianapolis Indians on Saturday at 1:05 p.m. Fans who purchase and adult ticket may bring their canine companions for free. There will be a special section set up in the Coca-Cola Field Pavilion and Sections 126 and 128 so that you can watch the game with your ?best friend.? Arrive by 12:30 p.m. and you too can be a part of the pre-game parade. For more information, click HERE.

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Schools should provide students with daily physical activity, IOM recommends

Public release date: 23-May-2013
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HOUSTON (May 23, 2013) A new report from the Institute of Medicine says schools should be responsible for helping pupils engage in at least 60 minutes of vigorous or moderate intensity activity during each school day.

No more than half of American youth meet current evidence-based guidelines of at least an hour of vigorous or moderate intensity physical activity daily, according to the report, which was released today.

"Because children are in school for nearly half of their waking hours, the committee recommends a Whole-of-School approach to strengthening physical activity in schools," said Harold W. Kohl III, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology and kinesiology at The University of Texas School of Public Health, part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). "The approach would target physical education, active commuting, before and after-school activities, sports and other opportunities to help children meet the 60 minutes per day of vigorous or moderate intensity physical activity."

Kohl chaired the committee that wrote the report.

The "Whole-of-School" approach would encourage activities such as walking or riding a bike to school while discouraging inactivity. Recess, lunch breaks and frequent classroom breaks should be included and not taken away as punishment, according to the report.

Although many state laws require some physical education, the report urges the U.S. Department of Education to include physical education as a core subject. The report says that quality physical education can potentially influence body mass index (BMI) and other important health outcomes in youth.

"Physical activity is so central to children's health, development and learning that schools should naturally be involved with physical activity for students," Kohl said. "Research shows that physical activity helps children think faster, improves their cognitive performance and helps them reach their academic potential."

An estimated 17 percent of children in the United States are obese. Since 1980, obesity prevalence among children and adolescents has almost tripled. Childhood obesity can lead to hypertension, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and breast and colon cancer.

The report also says education and public health agencies should monitor physical activity and physical education in the schools to provide a foundation to plan, develop and implement physical health policies that could give families and government officials the data and knowledge to help support the "Whole-of-School" approach to physical education.

Parents are the first line of defense to help promote healthy lifestyles for their children, Kohl said.

"Parents can also do many things to help their kids become more active," Kohl said. "First, they can talk to the principal at their child's school to ensure that all children have access to physical education, and they can be a good role model for their children by being active every day with their kids."

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The study was sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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Schools should provide students with daily physical activity, IOM recommends Public release date: 23-May-2013
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Contact: Stephanie Logue
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713-500-3307
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

HOUSTON (May 23, 2013) A new report from the Institute of Medicine says schools should be responsible for helping pupils engage in at least 60 minutes of vigorous or moderate intensity activity during each school day.

No more than half of American youth meet current evidence-based guidelines of at least an hour of vigorous or moderate intensity physical activity daily, according to the report, which was released today.

"Because children are in school for nearly half of their waking hours, the committee recommends a Whole-of-School approach to strengthening physical activity in schools," said Harold W. Kohl III, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology and kinesiology at The University of Texas School of Public Health, part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). "The approach would target physical education, active commuting, before and after-school activities, sports and other opportunities to help children meet the 60 minutes per day of vigorous or moderate intensity physical activity."

Kohl chaired the committee that wrote the report.

The "Whole-of-School" approach would encourage activities such as walking or riding a bike to school while discouraging inactivity. Recess, lunch breaks and frequent classroom breaks should be included and not taken away as punishment, according to the report.

Although many state laws require some physical education, the report urges the U.S. Department of Education to include physical education as a core subject. The report says that quality physical education can potentially influence body mass index (BMI) and other important health outcomes in youth.

"Physical activity is so central to children's health, development and learning that schools should naturally be involved with physical activity for students," Kohl said. "Research shows that physical activity helps children think faster, improves their cognitive performance and helps them reach their academic potential."

An estimated 17 percent of children in the United States are obese. Since 1980, obesity prevalence among children and adolescents has almost tripled. Childhood obesity can lead to hypertension, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and breast and colon cancer.

The report also says education and public health agencies should monitor physical activity and physical education in the schools to provide a foundation to plan, develop and implement physical health policies that could give families and government officials the data and knowledge to help support the "Whole-of-School" approach to physical education.

Parents are the first line of defense to help promote healthy lifestyles for their children, Kohl said.

"Parents can also do many things to help their kids become more active," Kohl said. "First, they can talk to the principal at their child's school to ensure that all children have access to physical education, and they can be a good role model for their children by being active every day with their kids."

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The study was sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/uoth-ssp052313.php
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US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem Thursday, May 23, 2013. The United States and Israel are raising hopes for a restart of the Middle East peace process after more than four years of hardly any talks. (AP Photo/Jim Young, Pool)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Jim Young, Pool)

JERUSALEM (AP) ? The United States and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible progress so far from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's two-month-old effort to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table.

As they met in Jerusalem, Kerry praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the "seriousness" with which he is looking at ways to revitalize peace hopes. Kerry expressed optimism without outlining any concrete strategy for ending a stalemate between the two sides that has seen them hardly negotiate one-on-one at all over the last 4? years.

"I know this region well enough to know there is skepticism, in some quarters there is cynicism and there are reasons for it," Kerry told reporters. "There have been bitter years of disappointment. It is our hope that by being methodical, careful, patient ? but detailed and tenacious ? that we can lay on a path ahead that can conceivably surprise people and certainly exhaust the possibilities of peace."

"That's what we're working towards," said Kerry, who met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas later Thursday in Ramallah.

Netanyahu said his conversation with the top American diplomat would touch on mutual concerns about Iran and Syria. "But above all," he said, "what we want to do is restart the peace talks with the Palestinians."

"It's something I want, it's something you want," Netanyahu told Kerry. "It's something I hope the Palestinians want as well and we ought to be successful for a simple reason: When there's a will, we'll find a way."

The visit, Kerry's fourth trip to the Jewish state since taking office as secretary of state in February, coincides with deepening pessimism from Palestinian officials about the new peace push. They are planning to resume their campaign of seeking membership in key international organizations as early as next month in a bid to put pressure on Israel into offering some concessions.

Without major U.S. pressure on Israel, the outlook seems bleak. The most immediate divide concerns the issue of Israeli settlement building in the West Bank and east Jerusalem ? lands that Israel conquered in the 1967 Mideast war and which the Palestinians hope to include in their state.

Kerry brought "nothing new" to his discussions with Abbas, lamented one Palestinian official familiar with the talks. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak publicly on the private meetings, said Palestinian expectations remain low because they see Kerry "trying to accommodate the Israelis, not pressure the Israelis."

While Palestinians have praised Kerry's efforts, they say there has been little progress ahead of what they believe to be a June 7 deadline for action. They are already beginning work on a "day-after" strategy.

And they say there is no point in negotiating while Israel continues to build Jewish settlements. More than 500,000 Israelis now live in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, making it increasingly difficult to partition the land between Israel and the Palestinians. Israel also captured the Gaza Strip in 1967, though it withdrew from the territory in 2005.

The Palestinians have demanded that Israel freeze settlement construction and accept the pre-1967 frontiers as the baselines of a future border. While previous Israeli leaders have used the 1967 lines as a starting point for talks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin says negotiations should begin without any preconditions.

When President Barack Obama took office in 2009, he took a tough line against the settlements and prodded Israel into a partial construction freeze. But Israel refused to extend the freeze, and a short-lived round of negotiations in 2010 quickly collapsed. Obama similarly tried unsuccessfully to press Israel into accepting the 1967 lines as a baseline for talks.

Fed up with the impasse and disillusioned with Obama, the Palestinians last fall won recognition from the U.N. General Assembly as a nonmember state, an upgraded diplomatic status that gives them access to key U.N. bodies. The U.S. was one of just eight countries that sided with Israel in opposing the bid.

Israel fears the Palestinians will now seek membership in international agencies to promote an anti-Israel agenda. Its biggest concern is that the Palestinians will try to join the International Criminal Court and try to press war crimes charges against Israel.

Israel's chief peace negotiator, Tzipi Livni, said Thursday that Israel must push forward with peace efforts, in a message directed mainly to hardliners in her own country.

"The Palestinian issue isn't something that will disappear and it is not an issue where someone can say, 'There are more worrying things, so let's not deal with it,'" she told Israel Radio.

"I still think that the freeze of the past four years is bad," she said, speaking in Hebrew. "As time elapses, the ability to ignite the negotiations gets more problematic. The price that Israel pays both in the short and long-term are higher. And therefore the freeze does not serve those that want to reach an agreement."

Livni said the Israeli-Palestinian standoff only serves those who believe in mantras like "here we are holding on to the land, here we built another house, here we prevented an agreement."

"This isn't me and I don't believe it represents the mainstream or the basic position of the Israeli public," she said. "And I believe I represent the Israeli national and security interests in the long-term."

Kerry's plan remains opaque, even to officials in the Obama administration.

One element will clearly focus on improving the Palestinian economy by spurring private investment. He also recently persuaded the 22-member Arab League to renew a decade-old peace offer to Israel, with new incentives aimed at making it more attractive to Israel.

But he has yet to wrest any clear overture from the Israelis.

Meeting Israeli President Shimon Peres on Thursday evening, Kerry said the moment was critical "for the region, and particularly for Israel and for Palestine."

"There is an opportunity, but for many reasons it's not on the tip of everybody's tongue," he said. "The people in Israel aren't waking up every day and wondering if tomorrow (there will) be peace because there is a sense of security, and a sense of accomplishment and a sense of prosperity.

"But I think if you look over the horizon," he added, "one can see the challenges. And I think that the importance of trying to resolve this in this moment, where there is willingness for people to look for a way, can't be overstated."

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Associated Press writer Ian Deitch in Jerusalem and Mohammed Daraghmeh in Ramallah, West Bank, contributed to this report.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2013-05-23-ML-US-Mideast/id-c4491ef52a6744eb9c98c5a887fba267

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Google Glass marks paradigm shift in technology

Dubai: The future is here and it?s glass ? Google Glass to be precise.

And this new invention could have a far more profound impact in shaping our world.

If you have arrived late to the party, here?s a bit of info. Google Glass is a computer loaded onto sunglasses. And it can click images, record video, surf the net and do a whole lot more. Except maybe boil an egg.

Technology gurus are already calling wearable computers the next big shift in technology, the same way smartphones marked a leap from computers. And with Apple and Samsung already burning the midnight oil thinking of ways to make wearable technology work in different areas, it could indeed be the next ?in? thing.

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?Wearable technology is the next wave,? said Ashish Panjabi, COO of Jacky?s Electronics. ?We don?t need to watch Iron Man to imagine this, it?s becoming a reality bit by bit.

Ramy Kandil, Google MENA PR, told XPRESS how the new technology works. ?Glass is a new wearable technology that goes beyond what you can do with a smartphone to free your hands and attention, making it easier for you to access the information you want and communicate with the people you care about. The display is up high and can be controlled by your voice, so you can live in the moment without looking down repeatedly or rummaging in your purse or pocket.?

There?s a small screen above one eye (according to Google the display is ?the equivalent of a 25-inch high definition screen from eight feet away?) with motion sensor, camera and microphones that can take pictures and videos, provide turn-by-turn directions through Google Maps (connected wirelessly through your smartphone).

You can also surf the net, access mail, Facebook, Twitter, etc (Glass-enabled Facebook and Twitter apps have already been launched) by connecting through your phone. You can also ?ask? the device to do things and allow networking contacts to see in real time what the wearer sees through the device camera, and retrieve info from the web by connecting wirelessly to a user?s cellphone.

Wait, there?s more. The device can also be used to make phone calls and receive (on the screen) and send (voice command) text messages. ?The potential of Google Glass depends on how innovative app developers get. Who would have thought five years ago that a smartphone which was typically seen as a business device, would be used extensively for gaming, health applications, a music player, an alarm clock or a navigation device?,? says Panjabi.

However, even as Google has won fans across the globe for its standout invention, others are queasy about the potential for misuse, given the fact it can click images and record far less conspiciously than other devices.

Kandil allayed such fears saying protecting the privacy and security of users? data is top priority at Google. ?Central to that is offering easy-to-use controls that allow people to manage information they store with Google. You sign into a Google account when you use Glass, which means you have controls: e.g. photos and videos you take with Glass will appear in your private Instant Upload album on Google+; you can share content with your Circles.

?The privacy and security of the data that users store with Google is central to our approach to handling government requests for their information. This is no different for Glass,? he said.

Panjabi also dismissed such fears. ?Some years ago there was an uproar when mobile phones had built-in cameras. Saudi Arabia banned camera-phones but over time the realisation came that this was the way forward. I expect the same to happen with Google Glass,? he said.

As for the product coming to the UAE, Kandil said: ?The Glass Explorer program is only available in the US. We have no more information regarding its expansion elsewhere,?

He said it?s still early days for the project. ?Glass is still in its early stage. It isn?t the sort of technology you can develop in a conference room - we really need people to take it out into the world and see what they?d like to do with it across a wide range of hobbies, lifestyles, and environments. That?s why we?re working so hard on the Glass Explorer program - the Explorers will be the people who will help us shape the future of this technology and how it will be used.?

The Glass Explorer was unveiled officially at last June?s Google I/O conference and is not expected to be available to consumers until next year (a few thousand early adopters paid $1,500 (Dh5,509) for the device), but the tech world is already looking through the glass at a whole new world of possibilities.

And yes, don?t be surprised if people exchange their goggles for Googles, come 2014!

Source: http://gulfnews.com/google-glass-marks-paradigm-shift-in-technology-1.1187323?localLinksEnabled=false&utm_source=Feeds&utm_medium=RSS&utm_term=Life_RSS_feed&utm_content=1.1187323&utm_campaign=Google_Glass_marks_paradigm_shift_in_technology

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Locate The Right Health Insurance Plan For Your Needs With These ...

Too many people wait until something happens to get health insurance. This occurs often because of neglect in understanding the urgency for it, or because of the fear of the seemingly overwhelming cost associated with it. The following article will provide you with advice that will help you become more knowledgeable about health insurance.

Check with your company?s human resources department to see if you qualify for a wellness program for employees. A lot of employers offer incentives for employees for having their lifestyles and health assessed. By signing up for a fitness program, you can reduce the cost of your health insurance and save money on your premiums.

TIP! If you need glasses, or if someone in you family does, vision insurance should benefit you. A portion of eye doctor visits as well as corrective lenses are covered.

Your choice of health insurance hinges on what it covers. If your medical coverage works for these sorts of events, you may end up with less money to pay for your time out of work.

It is important to review your health insurance policy each year during open enrollment. Your insurance needs can rapidly change as your health changes and your family grows. You can also make changes to vision, dental and other insurance options.

Each year, check to see which prescriptions are covered. Since insurance companies are prone to altering what drugs they will cover, read all the fine print each time you re-enroll. If a regular medication has been dropped and a substitute isn?t acceptable, you may need to find a policy with a different company.

TIP! Don?t expect your health care policy to be straightforward. Learn all the exceptions in your policy so that your insurance company won?t deny you benefits you thought you were entitled to based on a loophole.

Most health insurance plans have loopholes, and yours is probably not an exception. Read the policy through and through, so you know what it does and doesn?t cover. Be prepared in advance to pay out of pocket for things that may not be covered, like certain medications or procedures.

Regardless of the kind of policy you have, choosing generic medications will always save you money. There are a few instances that you won?t be able to get generics, but using them is no different than using the brand name, as studies have shown.

Read your health insurance policy thoroughly to discover which medications are eligible for coverage. The prescriptions that are covered change on a yearly basis, so check the list every time you re-enroll to avoid any unpleasant surprises.

TIP! When you are looking to change health insurance plans be sure to verify that your current doctors will be covered, unless you do not mind having to change doctors. Typically insurance companies have a list of hospitals and doctors that they cover on their website.

You are required to purchase private insurance within the state where you live. Therefore, going to a hospital in a different state may mean that your policy will not cover it. Insurance companies set their own rules, so be sure to find out their policies ahead of time.

Keep in mind that some insurance companies will add a surcharge if a spouse you include on your insurance plan has access to their own insurance through an employer. You need to figure up the costs for either scenario here. You may find that it?s cheaper just to have separate insurance policies through your own employers.

Be careful and pay heed to your bills. You may think that because you have health insurance that the additional costs you have to pay will be low. In some cases though, this can be wrong, especially when the cost of prescriptions are taken into consideration. Some doctors simply write out a prescription without considering the generic version of the medication. In addition, you should check prices at various pharmacies. Generics are generally cheap, but different pharmacies have different prices.

TIP! Doing your homework is key before buying a catastrophic health insurance policy. Make sure that it will cover all of the events that you think it will.

Getting insurance with a group or through your employer is much cheaper than purchasing insurance by yourself. The best way to avoid high individual rates is to join a trade group which offers insurance to members.

Health Insurance

You can find valuable information by reading your insurance policy. When you purchase health insurance, you?ll receive a manual that provides you with in-depth details about your policy. In order to fully comprehend the benefits and limitations of your policy, you need to carefully read the entire booklet. Even though parts of the manual may not be exactly riveting, it?s still important for you to absorb all of the information within it.

TIP! You have a lot more options than you may be aware of when choosing health insurance plans. Prior to meeting your insurance agent, or setting up health insurance through work, know all of your options.

If you consider buying catastrophic coverage for your health insurance, make sure to find out exactly what is and is not covered. As health insurance for a healthy individual, it?s not worth it because you will end up paying all of your own expenses. Once you have selected the policy, you will need a HSA or Health Savings Account where you can make deposits to pay for your deductible should the worst happen.

Even if you?re pet is indoors, you should have pet insurance. Just as people are susceptible to illness and accidental injury, so too are our pets. There is a lot that can happen unexpectedly. Your pet can still break a tooth or bone indoors, and that may need pricey vet care.

Some agencies may deny your enrollment or claim if you do not fill out the forms in the right way. Make sure you review your enrollment form before sending it.

Insurance Policy

You should read your insurance policy to make sure you understand you coverage so there will be no ugly surprises when you need it. The booklet that your insurer sends will cover the ins and outs of your health insurance policy, and reading through the entire book is the best way to get an accurate picture of your coverage. It might seem tedious, but you need to know everything in the book.

Health insurance has a lot of factors to consider, so you must be organized and prepared when choosing a policy. You will ultimately be happier with the policy you choose if you are orderly with reviewing the options, open with discussions about what you need, and check out multiple companies who offer the service.

TIP! Make sure you choose a company that is suitable for you when shopping for health insurance. Preferred Provider Organizations or PPOs have a network of medical professionals you can choose from, and you can see your own choice of doctor for a fee.

When shopping for new insurance, make sure you have a record of all your medical expenses. Be aware of what you can afford to pay for coverage and deductibles, whether it is for you or someone else in your family.

An option you have when getting a prescription from your doctor is to ask him to double the dose he prescribes. Usually, a pill double the size isn?t double the cost, so you can save cash in the long run. The savings will offset the cost of a pill splitter in a relatively short order.

You should not only insure yourself, but also your children. It will likely be very expensive to adequately treat many conditions without insurance. To fully provide for your children?s needs, you will need good health insurance for them.

Health Insurance

The more you know about health insurance, the wiser a decision you can make. Learn all you can so that you can get an affordable health insurance package that meets all your family?s needs. You should not neglect your insurance needs. Health insurance just might be the most necessary purchase that you ever make.

Having a good credit score is helpful in getting the best insurance prices. You may discover that you are paying a higher premium if you have a poor credit score. In fact, a prospective insurer may use that information to deny you coverage. Give serious thought to repairing your credit score before searching for a health insurance plan.

Source: http://lifesecretexposed.com/locate-the-right-health-insurance-plan-for-your-needs-with-these-tips/

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Clayton Home Based Business ? 7 Traffic Techniques For Network ...

Morrisville Network marketing is a numbers game. The more and more people you introduce to your opportunity, the extra money you?ll make. To start generating a steady stream of visitors to your website, try these 7 creative techniques:

1. Write and Distribute Articles, Reports and Ebooks. Internet users are all curious about one thing ? info. Use this to promote your business by creating high quality content and allowing others to reprint it for you. One good way to do this is to distribute a brandable ebook or special report. This is one that a web site or list owner can change to incorporate a reference to their web site. This does not mean that it appears like they?re the publisher, it?s just a way for them to incorporate facts on where the electronic book was downloaded from and (if applicable) to incorporate their affiliate link for your products and services.

2. Participate in Newsgroups, Forums, and Mailing Lists. There are many forums online and you can find one for almost any topic imaginable. Most permit you to add a signature line that will be attached to every message. This is an opportunity for you to advertise your site. Visiting these forums to post thoughtful questions and offer your expertise will mean your signature is believed by others and will bring you free, targeted traffic. Obviously how much traffic you get depends on how often you post and whether your signature makes people want to visit your website. A good approach is to use an ad you?ve had success with elsewhere as your signature.

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3. Join Networking Sites to Constructor your Personal Network. Networking sites are made to make it simple for people to meet others in their industry and to advertise their products and service. Much in-line with offline networking events where lots of people bond for the sole function of meeting people, online networking sites work in an identical way.

4. Use Classified Sites and Traffic Exchanges. Classified ad sites and traffic exchanges have gotten a bad standing, but they really do work if you know how to give them a try. If you are promoting a product or service that advertisers can benefit from then they?re a great place to get traffic. Although not very lots of customers visit this type of advertising sites, lots of website owners do as a way to ensure their ad appears on the site. While there they can?t help but notice other ads and if one catches their attention you more than likely to acquired a visitor.

5. Run a Contest. People love the chance of winning something ? that?s why a contest can sometimes be a great traffic generator. The key is to select a prize that will attract men and women from your target audience. If you make the grand prize a new laptop you?ll be able to get entries from everyone who want to win a new laptop ( which is essentially every computer user globally!). Get more targeted traffic by selecting a thing that your target audience is interested in but wouldn?t mean much to other people. To start promoting your challenge do a search in Google for Contest Directories and you?ll find a great deal of places to list your competition for free.

6. Include a Powerful Signature on all Outgoing Email. On every occasion you send a piece of mail you have the prospect to get a visitor to your website. Simply make a signature that is automatically added to every outgoing message. Use the signature to briefly explain what you do, give your USP or slogan and add a hyperlink to your website. Once it?s set up you don?t have to consider it again!

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7. Try Newsletter Classified Ads. There are a great deal of newsletter publishing firms who give commercials to new subscribers. Although these don?t typically bring a huge response, they can generate some traffic if you offer something with a high perceived value but low price tag. They?re also a great way to test new ads to see which ones get the best response. As soon as you have discovered a victor use it in a PPC campaign, make it your new email signature, run it as a top sponsor newsletter ad or use it as your forum signature.

Source: http://www.icm2010.com/clayton-home-based-business-7-traffic-techniques-for-network-marketers.asp

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Indexes edge higher on Wall Street in early trade

NEW YORK (AP) ? Stock indexes are edging higher in early trading on Wall Street as investors look ahead to the Federal Reserve's next moves.

The Dow Jones industrial average was up 54 points at 15,390 shortly after the opening bell Tuesday, a gain of 0.4 percent.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index was up four points at 1,670, or 0.2 percent. The Nasdaq composite was up three points at 3,499.

JPMorgan rose 77 cents or 1.5 percent to $53.04. Shareholders are voting on a measure that would split the roles of chairman and CEO.

Home Depot rose 3 percent, or $2.25, to $78.98 after the home improvement retailer reported an 18 percent increase in income for its first quarter as the housing market continued to recover.

Associated Press

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Dave Grohl is latest guest to rock with Stones

By Eric R. Danton, Rolling Stone

The Rolling Stones?continued with the high-profile guest performers Monday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., when Dave Grohl joined the rockers onstage to play guitar and sing on "Bitch."

As Charlie Watts lit off the quick fill that starts the song, Grohl strutted out from the shadows between Watts' drums riser and the organ rig. After swapping a quick lick or two with Ronnie Wood, Grohl joined Mick Jagger at center stage, where he played guitar and sang lead on a verse from the 1971?"Sticky Fingers"?tune.

The Rolling Stones offer plenty of surprises in Los Angeles tour kickoff

Grohl, the?Foo Fighters?frontman, is the latest in a string of guests who have joined the Stones onstage on their ongoing "50 and Counting" tour. Gwen Stefani and Keith Urban sat in during the band's?tour opener?in Los Angeles earlier this month, and?Tom Waits?and?Katy Perry?have appeared as well.

The Stones' brief run last year in London, New York and New Jersey also included a roster of all-star collaborators, including?Eric Clapton?and, in a?tour-ending blowout,?Lady Gaga?and?Bruce Springsteen. The 50 and Counting tour continues through June 24 in the U.S. before the band heads to England for a handful of shows at Glastonbury and in Hyde Park in London.

Source: http://entertainment.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/21/18398964-dave-grohl-is-latest-guest-to-rock-with-rolling-stones?lite

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Kershaw pitches 3-hitter as Dodgers beat Brewers

MILWAUKEE (AP) ? Clayton Kershaw scattered three singles in his second complete game of the year and Matt Kemp hit his first home run since April 24, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night.

Ryan Braun managed a pair of singles and Yuniesky Betancourt also singled for the only hits off Kershaw (5-2). The lefty struck out five and walked one.

Andre Ethier homered and tripled for the last-place Dodgers before being ejected by plate umpire Dan Bellino for arguing a called third strike in the eighth inning.

The victory was a respite for Dodgers manager Don Mattingly. He addressed speculation before the game on whether he would be fired this week, insisting he didn't feel as if he was about to be replaced.

Yovani Gallardo (3-4) gave up three runs, including two homers, in six innings. The right-hander lost his third consecutive start and the reeling Brewers have dropped 15 of 18 games.

With the Dodgers' bullpen giving up 12 runs while Los Angeles was swept in a three-game weekend series at Atlanta, Mattingly took no chances. He sent Kershaw out for the ninth, and the ace needed only 10 pitches to retire the Brewers in order.

Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said before the game he thought Kemp's lack of power this season was due to the slugger's offseason surgery on his left shoulder.

The star center fielder hit his second homer of the season, connecting for the first time in a span of 87 at-bats. Kemp's solo homer came in the sixth.

Colletti said his team, second-to-last in the majors in scoring at 3.4 runs per game, needed to hit better in the clutch. The Dodgers went 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position against the Brewers.

Kershaw beat the Brewers for the second time in five starts. He has given up only three earned runs in 39 2-3 innings for an 0.68 ERA in that span.

Kemp, who hit 116 homers the past four seasons, walked to lead off the second and scored easily on Ethier's triple for a 1-0 lead.

The Brewers tied it in the third. Rickie Weeks walked and later scored on a groundout to second by Norichika Aoki.

Ethier's solo homer, his fourth, put the Dodgers ahead in the fourth.

NOTES: Dodgers LHP Ted Lilly was reinstated off the 15-day DL. RHP Matt Magill was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque. Lilly will spend a couple of days in the bullpen and is expected to start Saturday against St. Louis. ... Dodgers INF Jerry Hairston has tendinitis in his left knee.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/kershaw-pitches-3-hitter-dodgers-beat-brewers-031056866.html

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Prenatal exposure to traffic is associated with respiratory infection in young children

May 20, 2013 ? Living near a major roadway during the prenatal period is associated with an increased risk of respiratory infection developing in children by the age of 3, according to a new study from researchers in Boston.

"The connection between in utero and early life cigarette smoke exposure and adverse infant respiratory outcomes is well-established, but the relation of prenatal ambient air pollution to risk of infant respiratory infection is less well-studied," said lead author Mary Rice, MD, a pulmonary and critical care fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. "Our study extends previous findings by showing that proximity to a major roadway during the prenatal period is associated with increased risk of subsequent respiratory infection in children."

The study results will be presented at the ATS 2013 International Conference in Philadelphia.

The study included 1,271 mother-child pairs enrolled during the first trimester of pregnancy between 1999 and 2002 in Project Viva in eastern Massachusetts. The distance from home addresses to the nearest Federal class 1/2A ("major") roadway was calculated using geographic information system software. Respiratory infections were defined as maternal report of any doctor-diagnosed pneumonia, bronchiolitis, croup or other respiratory infection from birth until age 3.

Statistical analyses of the relationship between exposure to a major roadway and respiratory infection were adjusted for gender, birth weight, maternal education, household income, neighborhood income and education, maternal smoking during pregnancy, postnatal household smoking, breastfeeding, daycare attendance, presence of other young children in the household and season of birth. Of the 1,271 mother-child pairs studied, 6.4% lived less than 100 meters, 6.5% lived 100 to 200 meters, 33.7% lived 200 to less than 1000 meters and 53.4% lived 1,000 meters or more from a major roadway. By the age of 3, 678 (53.3%) of the children had had at least one doctor-diagnosed respiratory infection. After adjustment for possible confounders and risk factors for respiratory infection, children whose mothers lived less than 100 meters from a major roadway during pregnancy were 1.74 times as likely as those living 100 meters or more from a major roadway to have had a respiratory infection. Those living 100 to 200 meters from a major roadway were 1.49 times as likely to have had a respiratory infection.

"In our study, living in close proximity to a major roadway during pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of respiratory infection in children, adding to the growing body of evidence linking exposure to traffic with adverse effects on health," said Dr. Rice. "Future research will need to clarify whether the apparent harmful postnatal effects of living close to a major road during pregnancy is due to air pollution from traffic or other exposures related to roads. We plan to further explore this connection using a measure of black carbon, a component of traffic-related air pollution. Using black carbon measures, we also plan to disentangle the associations of pre- vs postnatal air pollution exposures with respiratory infection in early life."

Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/top_news/top_health/~3/m5GcSR10byk/130520142747.htm

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The 5 Types of Ax Everyone Should Know

The forest isn't just going to lay down and stack itself into timber piles because you asked nicely. You'll need to fell, chop, and hew it into submission. Here are the tools to do it.

Felling Axes

First things first, if you want to knock down trees you're going to need a felling ax. These are designed with an extremely sharp, thin blade (or "bit") and slowly tapered head in order to cut across the wood grain as deeply as possible with every stroke. To that end, felling axes tend to have mid-weight heads?about 2.5 to 3.5 pounds?and have a 28- to 36-inch handle. This makes them ideal for creating stumps and lopping off the limbs of downed trees. There are many variations to the basic felling ax design, often bearing the name of the region it was developed such as Michigan or Dayton axes.

Hudson Bay Axes

Fitted with a smaller head and handle than a felling ax, the one-handed Hudson Bay is what's known as a 3/4 ax. Developed in the 17th century by French fur traders working the Hudson Bay trade routes, its 2-pound head and 22- to 28-inch handle make it perfect for trimming limbs and small chopping jobs. You won't take down a Sequoia with it, but a Hudson Bay will quickly turn a pile of medium-size logs into kindling.

Splitting Mauls

Rather than cut deeply across the grain as a felling ax does, a splitting maul utilizes a heavy wedge-shaped head designed to rend logs along the grain. These axes feature a 6- to 8-pound head, which delivers a more forceful strike without becoming stuck in the wood, and a nearly straight handle, which allows the user to lever the maul deeper into the split after the initial strike. Mauls also have a broad butt (the rear face of the head) that can be used to hammer a second splitter through the log.

Broadaxes

Broadaxes, named for their large bits and long beards (the lower part of the bit that hangs down below the rest of the head), have long been used in traditional woodworking for hewing logs into beams. The bits of these axes are beveled on either a single side, giving it the appearance of a very a chisel, or on both sides, which creates a scalloped cut. This allows the user to precisely cut away the rounded edges of a log while creating a relatively flat face. The only drawback is that these axes can only be used as dedicated left- or right-handed tools dictated by the side of the bevel.

Carpenter's Axes

For more delicate woodworking, a carpenter's ax is essential. These single-handed axes are slightly larger than hatchet, with a 1.5-pound head and 10- to 14-inch handle. These axes typically have long beards that allows the user to choke up on the handle for more control.

[Top Image: Paul Maguire / Shutterstock]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/the-5-types-of-ax-everyone-should-know-508726882

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