More women are concerned about how they look for a job interview than for their wedding!
The recent “Grapefruit Guide to Glamorous Moments Poll” by the Florida Department of Citrus revealed that 75% of women surveyed consider job interviews to be the most important moment to look good, followed by wedding day at 69%.
Other days that women want to look their best include: weddings of friends, first dates, class reunions, holiday parties and a night out.
The most common goal, cited by 83% of women, was having great hair at a “glamour event.” The survey participants included 1,050 women ages 25-54. The research was conducted by Richard Day Research, Inc.
Beauty or Money?
It seems that the women surveyed chose beauty. Are you surprised?
Almost half of the women would rather lose $5,000 of income than gain 20 pounds, and 81% would rather lose two dress sizes than meet an admired celebrity. Plus, 38% of women would chose wrinkle-free skin over a new car.
Short-term Dieting
Almost all of the women surveyed considered diet and nutrition important for preparing for special events, but most of them opt for short-term fixes instead of long-term goals. While more than half of the women dieted for special events, 64% stopped the diet shortly after the big event.
Carrie Latt Wiatt, nutrition consultant to Hollywood’s elite, recommends a different approach:
“By maintaining a healthy lifestyle which includes physical activity and choosing the right mix of foods day-to-day, you can increase your chances for success in achieving benefits like a healthy weight, reduced risk for disease, shiny, healthy hair, and smooth skin. This lifestyle also helps you sustain results over time.”
Wiatt recommends eating fiber-rich foods (like grapefruit) which help you feel fuller. She also praises the grapefruit’s ability to support more youthful skin through collagen production. For snack time, Wiatt suggests pairing a favorite fruit or veggie with a serving of walnuts, which add protein, omega-3 fatty acids and a nice crunch!
I have begun a new treatment from a German company that has begun to give me relief from my horrible neuropathy, IF YOU HAVE NEUROPATHY PLEASE READ THIS POST!
AFTER TAKING 3 YEARS OF EVERY PILL AND NARCOTIC FOR PAIN AND INCLUDING THE DELON DECOMPRESSION SURGERY. A SPINAL STIMULATER, SPINAL BLOCKS MY FATHER WHOM LIVES IN GERMANY HAS COME ACROSS A MACHINE THAT WORKS OF SOUND WAVES AND STARTED TO GIVE ME RELIEF 2 DAYS AFTER I BEGAN THE TREATMENTS, THIS MACHINE IS NOT FDA APPROVED AND HAD TO PURCHASE FROM GERMANY, PLEASE IF YOU HAVE POLY NEUROPATHY OR ANY KIND OF NEUROPATHY ESPECIALLY DIABETIC RELATED PLEASE READ ABOUT THIS AMAZING MACHINE, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF GETTING MY NERVES KILLED BY DEHYDRATED ALCOHOL INJECTIONS AND FOUND THAT IN GERMANY THIS METHOD IS NO LONGER EVEN USED, PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU WANT TO LEARN WHAT I AM LEARNING, I DO NOT SELL THESE MACHINES AND THIS IS NO SCAM, BELIEVE ME I HAVE BEEN ON MORE FORUMS THAT TRY TO SELL YOU **** THAT I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING TO HELP, RESEARCH THIS INVENTION AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS FROM ME YOU WOULD LIKE, I HAVE JUST STARTED THIS HITOP 109 ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND NOT ONLY DO I FEEL RELIEF ALREADY BUT IT HAS HELPED WITH MY BLOOD SUGARS.HERE IS A LINK.
Has anyone noticed that pain makes their BG values higher overall? I have frozen shoulder in both of my shoulders now (which is why I’m awake in the middle of the night and posting because they hurt too much to sleep), and they cause me lots of discomfort and pain–mainly at night, but often in the day too. I wonder if on the days where my BG readings are high without an obvious explanation if pain might be contributing to the highs? I read in Pumping Insulin that pain can affect overall control. I had my first frozen shoulder treated really aggressively–PT, cortisone (boy was that a mistake!), manipulation under anesthesia, exercises at home, which made the pain worse. It’s been 3 years and it still bothers me but is considerably better than it was, so I’m trying to wait the other shoulder out, which I realize make take several more years. Just wondering if anyone has noticed a relationship between pain and highs. I wonder if raising my basal rates on days where I’m having a lot of pain would help? Does anyone do that? I’m using 8 basal rates/day so I’m not sure where I’d start. Just curious.
With only a few weeks left in 2009, it’s time for our team of CMS Watch analysts to reveal our 2010 predictions, where we make our best guesses as to what the Content Technology industry will hold for you in the new year. This is our fourth year in a row trying to read the future, and like most predictors, our track record is mixed. If you’d like to see how we’ve done, you can view past predictions here: 2009, 2008, and 2007.
On a whole, we think 2010 will be characterized by a movement by "back to the basics" among technology vendors. This includes a renewed focus on internal content technology applications as we describe in today’s press release. While some of these changes may seem modest, oftentimes recessionary times are the catalysts for necessary changes to be made.
(One prediction we can guarantee is that 2010 will bring lots of new and exciting changes coming to CMS Watch, so keep watching this space!)
Without further ado, here are our 2010 Content Technology Predictions. Read the predictions below, or my colleague Alan can lead you through a video rendition:
1) Enterprise Content Management and Document Management will go their separate ways
ECM as a marketing and technical concept has great validity. But the idea of having a single overarching platform to manage all sources of content management only works well in those enterprises that follow a unified and services-oriented architectural approach to IT. Instead, most firms keep their focus on specific business processes such as accounts payable, customer acquisition, case and matter management, and so on. The need for similarly specific software solutions has not abated, and document management vendors fill this requirement well. The maturation of integration approaches (e.g., REST) and standards (e.g., CMIS) will help spur the development of these business applications, since they typically need to tap other enterprise systems. Therefore, in 2010 we will see more vendors returning to core document management and workflow requirements, and becoming bolder about their lack of interest in embracing broader ECM functionality (DAM, WCM, Collaboration, and so forth) — at least not in an integrated platform.
2) Faceted search will pervade enterprise applications
Full-text search is of little value when trying to mine corporate document silos. Most firms continue to rely upon good electronic filing systems (information architecture). However, most don’t correctly file business documents, and become over reliant on search engines to magically sort and find chaotic information piles. In this environment, faceted search (logically chunking large search result sets) will enjoy a revival, sparked in large measure by the growing adoption of Lucene Solr by other software vendors.
3) Digital Asset Management vendors will focus on SharePoint integration over geographic expansion
Most if not all DAM vendors will debut a SharePoint "connector". ADAM was first, Open Text followed, more will come. We will see continued adoption / use of SharePoint as a front-end to DAM. At the same time, DAM vendors will struggle to meet the proliferating demand for DAM technology in Europe. Some DAM vendors are already declining to respond to RFPs because they know they can’t support clients on the continent.
4) Mobile will come of age for Document Management and Enterprise Search
Does your ECM package come with its own mobile app store? In 2010, it might. Smarter phones, more bandwidth, and an increasingly mobile workplace will push the traditionally more staid document management and search vendors to develop richer mobile interfaces. Meanwhile, major enterprises (and vendors) will need to adapt their search and information access strategies in the face of mobile application search, with a new emphasis on precision over recall, and a fresh look at faceted results (see #2, above).
5) WCM vendors will give more love to Intranets
Intranet managers have had to take on greater responsibilities in the past year, especially for internal collaboration and community services. But they frequently tell us that their Web CMS vendors have turned their attentions slavishly to the needs of public website marketers. Amid a crowded market for e-marketing-oriented WCM solutions, in 2010 some opportunistic WCM vendors will renew their focus on the specific needs of Intranet scenarios.
6) Enterprises will lead thick client backlash
Some content technology vendors are rolling out thick clients at a time when IT has not forgotten the headaches around user provisioning, security, and version control they experienced when Java applet technology was all the rage. In particular Adobe Flex — as a content-app development and deployment framework — will fail to reach critical acceptance. To be sure, Flex can work well for some one-dimensional applications, like Twitter clients. Yet, the negatives around Flex are various and sundry, ranging from its unfamiliarity and the difficulty of finding Flex-capable developers who have enterprise software experience, to unresolved issues around memory management and performance. It won’t take CMS vendors long to figure out that Flex is no substitute for AJAX and especially HTML 5. Similarly, DAM vendors that continue to support a rich / desktop client (Extensis, Canto) will finally abandon it for web-based interfaces.
7) Cloud alternatives will become pervasive
A majority of the 200+ content technology vendors we cover will come out with optional, cloud-based storage, archiving, and processing services. Big candidates for processing services are episodic but server-intensive tasks like publishing, indexing, and transcoding. And before year’s-end we will see the first wave of backlash as well, as vendors unfamiliar with running (or brokering) such services stumble noticeably in early attempts, and customers become more savvy about security, SLAs, network performance, and other vital considerations. This will slow, but not halt, the rise of cloud-based supplemental services across nearly all the technologies we cover.
8) Document Services will become an integrated part of ECM
Document Services (Document Composition, Document Output Management) will attract increased attention from vendors as well as customers. Most of these technologies are not new (and indeed, some, like COLD, are quite old). But enterprises will discover huge potential of verticalized applications by integrating document services into existing ECM systems. Examples include electronic billing, statement/policy generation, and presentation. Many vendors already have some offerings here and we will start seeing better integrated solutions in 2010.
9) Gadgets and Widgets will sweep the Portal world
Lightweight technologies like Gadgets and Widgets have become increasingly popular on the public web. In 2010, enterprises will more intently use them to build tactical solutions ("quick wins") and then slowly migrate to more strategic options. So portal vendors will not only support these frameworks but also will start providing a roadmap for moving from Gadgets to Portlets, and vice-versa.
10) Records Managers face renewed resistance
There is a fight already brewing between records managers and business managers, but in 2010 the battle will join in earnest. Throughout much of the past decade, records managers succeeded in getting more executive attention in the wake of scandals and stiffer legal/regulatory requirements. Today, though, the RM profession is perceived as being behind the times and focused on paper documents; sadly there is some truth to this. At a time when enterprises have fallen behind the curve in dealing with e-mail as a primary source of records, the potential for Cloud Computing and new viral collaborative technologies raise further questions about the RM profession’s ability to adapt and deal with changing times. As a result the movement for simple retention rather than detailed RM practices will continue to gain ground.
11) Internal and external social and collaboration technologies will diverge
Many collaboration and social networking vendors are struggling to support internal ("behind the firewall") and external community scenarios off the same codebase. In 2010, most will give up the struggle and acknowledge that these business scenarios have fundamentally diverged. We will see more separate offerings from the same vendor, with increasingly different user experiences, security models, performance goals, and so on. At the same time, vendors will add and promote integration hooks as more customers seek to "move" discussions and collaboration across enterprise boundaries.
12) Multi-lingual requirements will rise to the fore
Many firms are now recognizing the need to localize applications and content across cultural and geographic boundaries. Though the technology has been around for while to enable this, a mindset shift is propelling this requirement forward. For some firms it is the perceived or actual threat of competition from countries such and India and China. For others it is the recognition that employees and partners operate more effectively in their native language rather than using English as a second language. For others it is the potential to sell outside of saturated English-language market. Many collaboration and social computing vendors in particular will get caught flat-footed in their assumption that application interfaces need only support English.
Casting is a very important part of film production, used to attract movie goers into theaters. Similarly, BioWare is hoping to achieve this same kind of effect by casting big names into their upcoming title, Mass Effect 2. Sure, they are also hired to bless the game’s characters with talent, grace and—in some cases—even mannerisms. Names such as comedic actor Seth Green, Chuck stars Yvonne Strahovski and Adam Baldwin, Star Trek’s Michel Dom, Battlestar Galactica’s Tricia Helfer, Carrie-Anne Mos, and even Martin Sheen are part of this all-star game cast. If the Mass Effect series never tickled your fancy, these names will surely spike your interest, even if it’s just curiosity.
We were pretty shocked when a judge ordered doll maker MGA to hand over pretty much everything having to do with Bratz dolls to Mattel, the maker of Barbie — one of the key products Bratz competes against. While some of the facts are disputed by various parties, it does seem pretty clear that a Mattel designer was working on the concept of Bratz and then went to MGA to make the dolls instead. Mattel claims that it owns the entire concept because its contract with the designer included all rights to things he worked on while under their employ. Even if you accept all that, it seemed to go too far to not just provide monetary payments and/or an injunction, but to tell MGA to hand over the entire line of dolls including future plans for the dolls. That seems to go well beyond the scope of what’s reasonable — and it seems like the appeals court might agree. It has lifted the original deadline for when MGA had to transfer stuff over to Mattel and seems to be considering whether itself goes too far, saying that handing all of that over to Mattel seemed “draconian.”
Even if we grant that the designer created the dolls while he worked at Mattel, it takes more than just an idea to be successful. Yet this ruling seems to put the entire value of not just the Bratz line of dolls, but every forward thinking innovation in the Bratz line, into that single idea. That’s going way too far. Sure, perhaps there should be some sort of sanctions or punishment, but MGA did a lot more than just see this idea, snap its fingers and have a success on its hands. The execution was what made it work, and it seems silly to ignore all of that and assume that the entire value is in the idea — and everything else needs to be handed over because the guy had the idea while still at Mattel.
The Clean Energy Council reports that voters realise that renewable power is far superior to the nuclear alternative – Renewables trounce nuclear in Newspoll.
A Newspoll survey commissioned by the Clean Energy Council (CEC) has shown overwhelming public support for the government to focus its support on renewable energy – such as solar and wind – over nuclear power.
Given a choice between supporting the development of renewable energy sources and nuclear power, four out of every five people polled favoured the government giving greater priority to the development of renewables.
CEC chief executive Matthew Warren said the results show Australians want to see the development of renewable energy ahead of contentious options like nuclear. “This confirms what we have thought for some time – you need to exhaust every other alternative before talking about nuclear energy as a climate change solution for Australia. The answers in this poll show that some people may express support for nuclear power in principle, but four out of every five people would prefer to see an effective renewable energy strategy as a priority.
“We need to see what renewable technologies can achieve over the next decade. Renewables have enormous potential, but we still have a lot of work to do to find out how much energy they can deliver and at what cost,” he said.
Eco Factor: Low-emission supercar designed to be powered by a gas/electric hybrid engine.
Kepler Motors has announced the development of a hybrid supercar, which will be unveiled at the 2009 Dubai International Motor Show. Dubbed the Motion, the hybrid car features Ford’s new Ecoboost engine, which uses a twin-turbo direct injection 3.5-liter V-6 engine to power the rear wheels, and an electric motor that drives the front set.
The idea of gender-specific shaving cream or shampoo was probably cooked up by advertising agencies in the 1940s. I’m taking a wild guess, but that sounds about right to me. The lovely feminine packaging sells us on products. And can you blame men for choosing a more masculine-looking package of soap?
All this may matter. Consumer Reports found that women are often charged more than men pay for similar products like shaving cream, pain relievers, body wash, antiperspirants, eye revitalizers or razors. They discovered that products directed at women by packaging or name often cost up to 50% more than similar products for men.
Consumer Reports concluded that you should try ignoring gender labels on personal care products and go with the cheaper version. I think that may work for things like shaving cream and maybe even razors and body wash. However, I’d probably not use a lot of the manly smelling antiperspirants out there. After all, that smell stays with you, unlike the scent of body wash. Plus, do you want to smell like your boyfriend?
Let’s back up a minute though. Why are women being charged more? I believe it’s because women are willing to pay more, and companies know that. You can protest silently by buying products that aren’t aimed at a men or women. For example, Aveeno shaving cream is about as gender neutral as you can get. It’s what I use. For razors, I use Preserve, which are also gender neutral.
Read more about the brands studied by Consumer Reports in their article: Men win the battle of the sexes, appearing in the January issue.
Eco Factor: Ecofriendly lamp designed to run on pedal power.
Industrial designers Ignacio Ojanguren Alvarez, Christina Perdikaki, Hafsteinn Juliusson have unveiled the “Ride it to Light it Bike Lamp,” which doesn’t consume electricity from the grid, but has all the systems that can convert your unwanted calories into precious watts.
Good news for you survival horror fans (jeez, is that ever a trite opening line): EA has officially announced Dead Space 2 for you to speculate over until they release more information. According to the press release, the game will star Issac Clarke from the original game as he continues to kill more horrifically deformed Necromorphs, frolic in zero gravity, and generally do more of what you loved from the stellar first installment. It’s being developed by Visceral Games, the folks behind the first game, and will hopefully feature the same amazing audio as before.
Anyways, all the pictures I could find from the first game were terribly violent, and as you know, my first and only concern is the children; So, enjoy this picture of an upside-down dog from upsidedowndogs.com. Fuzzy wuzzy!
Hit the jump for the full release and some high hopes.
Hi again,
Eri’s bgl’s are crazy, no matter what, and DKA just hits so quickly with her.
The docs have said that she is one of the most sensitive they’ve seen, which isn’t really comforting.
We’ll be talking to the docs later this morning to see about a referral to Joslin, although a couple docs suggested either Orlando or the hospital in Miami.
We’ll see.
They have to put a port in bc they got the last vein in her arm and the other IV is in her neck.
They have her chart from her CGMS, and she’s been keeping it going even after taking it off yesterday. The docs can see how she fluctuates no matter what is done. It’s beyond frustrating for her…not to mention my husband and myself.
Eco Factor: Fuel-efficient car to run on a hybrid engine.
After Rolls Royce and Ferrari, Nissan might also be dreaming about a hybrid car. According to rumors a hybrid version of the GT-R might be somewhere in the pipeline for Nissan. Supposedly, the plan is to drop the current 480hp twin-turbine V6 by 40hp and add a 160hp electric engine, bringing the total output to about 600hp.
Baked Brie is a favorite special treat in our household. I love it , my young kids love it, and it’s always a hit with guests. My go-to recipe is the “Apricot Baked Brie” that appears in our cookbook, but I haven’t yet met a variation of melted Brie that I haven’t liked. I’ve had it topped with preserves (apricot and raspberry are my favorites), nuts, wrapped in puff pastry, topped with chutney or a sprinkle of curry powder, sweet or savory. Served simply with crackers, crusty bread, or apple slices, it truly must be one of the world’s easiest and tastiest appetizers.
Trader Joe’s has a wonderful selection of soft and creamy Brie cheeses. This time of year they also have their Brie wheels in addition to their usual wedges. If you like the idea of brioche-wrapped Bries with near-zero-effort, Trader Joe’s has three variations ready to go: En Croute (plain); Cranberry, Apricot, Almond, & Brandy; and a savory Mushroom & Chive. Experimenting with your own baked Brie variations is almost as easy!
The recipe featured here today comes from one of our readers, Stephanie, and it has become one of our new favorites. Stephanie says “It’s divine and a snap to put together! Sometimes my husband and I make this just for ourselves to enjoy with a chilled bottle of white wine or champagne.” Thanks Stephanie! My husband loved it as well. He commented that the lightness of the pear chunks was a terrific contract to the richness of the Brie.
Cinnamon-Pear Baked Brie
1 Brie wheel 1 jar of pears in juice 1 baguette or any crusty bread loaf from Trader Joe’s fresh baked bread section 1/4 tsp cinnamon Hazelnuts or pecan bits (optional)
1.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2.) Slice off the very top rind of the Brie and discard. Place Brie inside oven-proof casserole dish or on top of a cookie sheet, face up. 3.) Cut up 3-4 pear halves into big chunks and scatter overtop of Brie. 4.) Sprinkle cinnamon over top of pears, and a couple hazelnuts or pecan bits if desired. 5.) Bake in oven for 25-30 minutes or until Brie is starting to melt (ovens may vary). 6.) Remove and serve with sliced crusty bread.
Eco Factor: Limestone caves used to naturally cool data centers to save energy.
Of the total amount energy used by data centers, a major percentage goes into power hungry cooling systems. Iron Mountain is thinking of the possibility to stack data centers in underground limestone caverns, because by nature limestone can absorb 1.5 BTUs per square foot without using any energy in the process.
A reboot of the “true Hong Kong action flick” was announced and unveiled by Activision at the recent Video Game Awards 2009 last weekend. Today, the publisher releases some more information about this hot new action game.
It is fitting that the city hosting important climate talks would move towards powering one its most famous attractions with wind power. Tivoli Amusement Park has been open since 1843, and now an offshore wind turbine will power the park. Eco Friend reports:
The park has already made strong efforts at recycling and energy efficiency, and is now looking for ways to go carbon neutral.
Tivoli Amusement Park has partnered with Danish Oil and Natural Gas, and the partnership has resulted in an agreement to install an extra wind turbine off Copenhagen’s coast. The turbine is undergoing final tests now, and when installed next year, it will be able to provide all the electricity the park needs.
Earlier this fall, the idea to turn a closed Ford plant in Michigan into an amusement park was scrapped in favor of renewable energy manufacturing plant. Perhaps the park would have won favor if it had been powered by wind like Tivoli Gardens.
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Hello all i have question. If i eat a snack after 7pm,take humalog.take lantus at 10pm,bed at10;30with BG @ 85-110 most mornings BG is around 190-240.if i do not eat snack 50% time i will drop in the night sometimes down to 48 any suggestions?
Went to establish with a general practitioner and was told me due to having such a low A1C to try taking half of my normal ammount of Glipizide for a few days and if my numbers stay the same I can get off of it. It may not be like a big deal but to not have to take an extra pill from what I normally take is great.
Other days that women want to look their best include: weddings of friends, first dates, class reunions, holiday parties and a night out.
Casting is a very important part of film production, used to attract movie goers into theaters. Similarly, BioWare is hoping to achieve this same kind of effect by casting big names into their upcoming title, Mass Effect 2. Sure, they are also hired to bless the game’s characters with talent, grace and—in some cases—even mannerisms. Names such as comedic actor Seth Green, Chuck stars Yvonne Strahovski and Adam Baldwin, Star Trek’s Michel Dom, Battlestar Galactica’s Tricia Helfer, Carrie-Anne Mos, and even Martin Sheen are part of this all-star game cast. If the Mass Effect series never tickled your fancy, these names will surely spike your interest, even if it’s just curiosity.
All this may matter. Consumer Reports found that women are often charged more than men pay for similar products like shaving cream, pain relievers, body wash, antiperspirants, eye revitalizers or razors. They discovered that products directed at 
