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Published: Jan 22, 2008 5:31 p.m. ET

Norfolk Southern boosts profit 4%

(5:17 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Norfolk Southern Corp. NSC, -2.92% reported late Tuesday fourth-quarter net earnings of $399 million, or $1.02 a share, up from $385 million, or 95 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue for the three months ended Dec. 31 rose nearly 5.8% to $2.45 billion from $2.32 billion. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had predicted the Norfolk, Va.-based railroad would earn 90 cents a share on $2.33 billion in revenue. The company also announced it is raising its dividend to common shareholders 12% to 29 cents a share, to be paid March 10. Norfolk Southern shares rose 2.1% to close at $45.07 ahead of the report.

Apple reports 58% profit increase

(4:34 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Apple Inc. AAPL, -1.89% on Tuesday reported a first-quarter profit of $1.58 billion, or $1.76 a share, on revenue of $9.6 billion. During the same period a year ago, Apple earned $1 billion, or $1.14 a share, on $7.12 billion in sales. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial had forecast Apple to earn $1.62 a share on revenue of $9.47 billion. Apple said that during the quarter ended Dec. 31 it sold 22.1 million iPods and 2.3 million Macintosh PCs. For its second quarter, the company estimates it will earn 94 cents a share on $6.8 billion in revenue.

Ambac says it's not considering 'runoff'

(11:32 AM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- An Ambac Financial Group ABK, +0.00% executive told analysts and investors during a conference call on Tuesday that the bond insurer is not considering going into "runoff." Some investors have suggested recently that the company goes into runoff, in which an insurer stops taking on new risks and slowly shuts down, allowing current policies to expire while paying any claims. No one at Ambac has spent any time considering runoff, the executive said. The company is also planning on trying to continue operating as a AAA rated bond insurer, he added.

Ambac talking to 'very credible' parties, interim CEO says

(11:07 AM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Ambac Financial Group ABK, +0.00% is talking to "very credible" parties and "pools of capital" about strategic alternatives, interim Chief Executive Michael Callen said during a conference call with analysts on Tuesday. The bond insurer has also been in close communication with regulators, which are conducting "active oversight," Callen added. Ambac has seen further declines in new business in January and could see more declines after Fitch Ratings downgraded the insurer to AA from AAA, Chief Financial Officer Sean Leonard also said on Tuesday. Ambac shares surged 37% to $8.56. Rival MBIA Inc. MBI, +0.39% jumped 44% to $12.34.

Financial-services shares fall

(10:13 AM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Financial-services stocks fell on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates and overseas markets plunged on Monday. Citigroup Inc. C, -0.56% fell 3.9% to $23.50 and Goldman Sachs GS, -0.35% slipped 1.4% to $184.60. Bank of America BAC, -0.41% slipped 1.3% to $35.52 and Wachovia Corp. WB, -2.92% declined 4.7% to $29.35. Bank of America reported a 95% drop in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday. Wachovia said quarterly net income slumped 98%.

Ambac jumps; CEO says insurer mulling strategic alternatives

(10:04 AM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Ambac Financial Group ABK, +0.00% shares jumped 23% after interim Chief Executive Michael Callen said the struggling bond insurer is considering "strategic alternatives with a number of potential parties."

Monster Worldwide backs 2007 outlook

(9:14 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Monster Worldwide Inc. MNST, +0.86% backed its 2007 outlook. In July, the New York online recruitment company predicted full-year revenue of $1.35 billion to $1.37 billion. The company also said Steve Pogorzelski decided to step down from his role as executive vice president, global sales and customer development, effective as of Jan. 18. The company said Pogorzelski will remain with Monster in an advisory capacity over the next three months.

Aaron Rents sees 4Q EPS 27-28c

(9:04 AM ET) CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Aaron Rents Inc. RNT, -1.52% said Tuesday that it expects fourth-quarter earnings to be 27-28 cents a share on a revenue increase of 14% over the same quarter a year earlier. On average, analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial had been expecting a profit of 31 cents a share. Aaron Rents Chairman R. Charles Loudermilk Sr. said conditions in some of the company's markets are "currently challenging." Revenue at company-owned stores open at least a year fell short of Aaron Rents' expectations.

UAL Corp. narrows fourth-quarter loss

(8:52 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- UAL Corp.'s UAL, -3.06% fourth-quarter loss narrowed to $53 million, or 47 cents a share, from $61 million, or 55 cents, a year earlier, due in part to rising fuel prices. Analysts, on average, projected a loss of 89 cents a share, according to a Thomson Financial survey. The Chicago carrier said operating revenue rose to $5.03 billion from $4.59 billion a year earlier. Total passanger revenue from United Airlines was $4.56 million. The company cut its balance sheet by $2.3 billion in 2007, including debt reduction of about $700 million in the fourth-quarter. UAL Corp. ended the year with unrestricted cash and short-term investments of $3.6 billion and restricted cash of $8 million. UAL Corp. said in order to offset inflationary cost pressure, it is starting a $200 million nonfuel cost reduction program in 2008. The company also said as of Jan. 21 it has hedged 16% of 2008 forecast fuel consumption. The company expects first-quarter consolidated capacity to increase by up to 0.5%, and 2008 consolidated capacity to range from a decrease of 0.5% to an increase of 0.5%.

AK Steel Q4 earnings 95 cents per share vs 45 cent loss

(8:47 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- AK Steel AKS, -4.17% said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit totaled $107 million, or 95 cents per share, up from a loss of $49.3 million, or 45 cents per share, in the same quarter a year before. A survey of analysts by Thomson Financial had shown expectations for earnings of 59 cents per share. The West Chester, Ohio, firm said fourth-quarter net sales totaled $1.69 billion, compared with the year-ago quarter's $1.58 billion. For the full year 2007, AK Steel said it saw record-high sales of $7 billion on record shipments of 6.48 million tons. The company also said it expects shipments in the first quarter of 2008 to be comparable to those of the fourth quarter of 2007, and that its first quarter 2008 average per-ton selling prices will be 5% to 6% higher than in the fourth quarter of 2007.

JMP Group files $173 mln blank check IPO

(8:29 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- JMP Group Inc. JMP, +0.90% on Tuesday filed to raise up to $173 million in an initial public offering for Opportunity Acquisition Corp., a new blank check company. The money will be used to buy one or more businesses. "Our efforts in identifying a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry," the company said in its prospectus. "We will target businesses that we believe will provide opportunity for growth."

Ambac says liquidity position 'strong'

(8:23 AM ET) BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Ambac Financial Group Inc. ABK, +0.00% Chairman Michael Callen on Tuesday said current perceptions of the company's business by financial markets and ratings agencies underestimate Ambac's strengths and potential. Callen said as of the end of 2007, Ambac had claims-paying ability of $14.5 billion. "Ambac's liquidity position is similarly strong," the interim CEO said. The troubled bond insurer's ratings have been downgraded or placed on review by the major ratings agencies. "Notwithstanding these actions, management remains confident that Ambac's capital position and claims paying ability remain strong," Ambac said in a statement. "Management is equally confident in Ambac's insured portfolio and the company's ability to support policyholder liabilities."

CORRECT: Waters Corp. net income grows, but misses target

(8:14 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Waters Corp. WAT, +0.38% said Tuesday fourth-quarter net income rose to $98.94 million, or 98 cents a share, from $80 million, or 79 cents a share in the year-ago period. GAAP net income rose to 96 cents a share from 78 cents a share. Revenue rose to $437 million from $387 million. The Milford, Mass. liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis firm was expected to earn $1.06 a share on revenue of $437.2 million, on average. "Our fourth quarter financial results were less than our expectations primarily as a result of a higher than expected tax rate for 2007 and weaker sales in Japan," the company said. (Corrects figure for net income.)

Ambac says exploring strategic alternatives

(8:13 AM ET) BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc. ABK, +0.00% Tuesday said it is evaluating strategic alternatives with a number of potential parties. "We are exploring the attractiveness of these alternatives as we look for opportunities that will grow shareholder value and enable us to build on Ambac's fundamental strengths," said Michael Callen, chairman and interim chief executive, in the company's fourth-quarter earnings release. "At the same time, we would expect that over the longer-term, as the market normalizes and perceptions correspond more closely to reality, the market will more accurately assess our assets and strengths." Ambac reported a quarterly net loss of $3.26 billion, including a $5.21 billion mark-to-market loss on credit-derivative exposure.

Northstar Neuroscience's Everest trial falls short

(7:53 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Northstar Neuroscience Inc. NSTR, +0.02% said Tuesday its Everest trial did not meet its primary end point. "The Everest study did not confirm the positive results of cortical stimulation therapy for stroke motor recovery observed in prior feasibility studies," the company said. "We are obviously very disappointed that the study missed its primary efficacy endpoint." The company said it'll work with its clinical collaborators to analyze the larger Everest data to evaluate its future potential.

Tellabs fourth-quarter net income falls 78%

(7:39 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Tellabs Inc. TLAB said fourth-quarter earnings fell 78% to $6.3 million, or a penny a share, from $29.1 million, or 7 cents, a year earlier. Excluding pretax charges, earnings would have declined to 4 cents a share from 10 cents a share. The Naperville, Ill. telecommunications networks company said revenue rose 3.2% to $469.1 million from last year's $454.7 million, due to higher revenue from its access and data products in the broadband segment, partially offset by lower revenue in the transport segment. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial, on average, had been expecting earnings of a penny a share on revenue of $460 million. Tellabs said it expects to achieve $100 million in savings by the end of 2008, including future workforce reductions of about 225 employees, in addition to 125 employees who were affected by the September restructuring. Tellabs said it will take charges of $12 million to $14 million in 2008, including about $8 million in the first quarter of 2008. Shares of Tellabs closed up 3 cents at $6.38 in trading Friday.

BJ Services profit falls on harsh weather, flat rig count

(7:12 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- BJ Services Company BJS, +0.00% on Tuesday said first-quarter net income fell to $172.2 million, or 58 cents a share, from $207.1 million, or 70 cents a share in the year-ago period. Revenue at the oil services firm climbed to $1.29 billion from $1.18 billion. Analysts expected earnings of 59 cents a share and revenue of $1.26 billion, on average. The Houston firm said revenue in the U.S. and Canada increased both sequentially and year over year, despite a relatively flat North America rig count, harsh winter storms in a number of areas in the U.S. and lower pricing in the U.S. and Canada pressure pumping operations.

Regions Financial profit drops 80%

(7:10 AM ET) LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Regions Financial RF, -0.42% said its fourth-quarter net income dropped 80% to $70.6 million, or 10 cents a share, after increased loan-loss provisions, merger costs and other charges. From continuing operations, it earned 24 cents a share, compared to Thomson Financial-compiled analysts estimates of 29 cents a share. Provisions for loan losses were $358 million.

Wachovia net income down sharply on $1.7 bln valuation loss

(7:06 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Wachovia WB, -2.92% said fourth-quarter net income declined sharply to $51 million, or 3 cents a share, from $2.3 billion, or $1.20 a share in the year-ago period. "Lower earnings largely reflect the effect of continued disruption in the capital markets," the Charlotte, N.C. lender said. Wachovia reported net valuation losses of $1.7 billion as well as a provision for credit losses of $1.5 billion, which exceeded net charge-offs by $1 billion. Analysts expected Wachovia to earn 33 cents a share, on average.

Target sees January sales at low end of guidance

(6:57 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Target Corp. TGT, +1.98% said it sees January sales coming in at the low end of its previous expectations. On a recorded message Monday, the retailer noted that its updated forecast was based on Target's actual sales for the first two weeks of January and its prediction for the remainder of the month. Target had expected January same-store sales to come in within a range of a 1% decline and a 1% increase. Shares of Target closed Friday at $50.10.

Fifth Third Bancorp's fourth-quarter net drops 42%

(6:47 AM ET) WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Fifth Third Bancorp FITB, -0.15% reported fourth-quarter net income of $38 million, or 7 cents a share, down from $66 million, or 12 cents, earned in the final three months of 2006. On an operating basis, the Cincinnati-based holding company said, quarterly earnings would have been $260 million, or 49 cents a share, down from $357 million, or 64 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. The mean profit estimate as compiled by FactSet Research had been for Fifth Third to earn 33 cents a share. "Operating results continue to be relatively strong," said Kevin Kabat, Fifth Third's president and chief executive. "However, the credit environment remains challenging, and we expect credit conditions and the performance of our loan portfolio to continue to deteriorate in the near term." In particular, higher loss reserves on loans and leases -- $284 million in the latest quarter, up 166% from a year earlier -- are to be expected in the short run, he said.

Regis' profit slips, comes in at low end of company's view

(6:15 AM ET) LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Haircare industry giant Regis Corp. RGS, +1.06% said second-quarter profit fell 16% to $22.6 million, or 51 cents a share, from $26.9 million, or 59 cents a share, a year earlier. The results came in at the lower end of the company's forecast for earnings of 51 cents to 57 cents a share. Revenue, as reported on Jan. 11, climbed 4% to $682 million. The company said it has seen a "disappointing" holiday shopping season and that as a result same-store sales came in below its expectations. Looking to the third-quarter Regis said it expects earnings in the range of 48 cents to 54 cents a share and sales at $675 million to $685 million.

DuPont net down 37%, but earnings up on adjusted basis

(6:08 AM ET) LONDON (MarketWatch) -- DuPont DD, +0.19% on Tuesday presented its fourth-quarter earnings after outlining estimates earlier this month, reporting that its profit fell 37% to $545 million, or 60 cents a share. On an adjusted basis, it earned 57 cents a share, up 27% from last year. Revenue rose 11% to $6.98 billion. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected earnings of 49 cents a share on revenue of $6.67 billion. The chemicals giant expects 2008 earnings between $3.35 and $3.55 a share and first-quarter earnings of $1.12 to $1.17 a share. Analysts expected 2008 earnings of $3.43 a share and first-quarter earnings of $1.15.

London Scottish submits capital plan to U.K. regulator

(2:54 AM ET) LONDON (MarketWatch) -- London Scottish Bank(UK:LSB)said Tuesday that it's submitted a plan to the Financial Services Authority to remedy the shortfall in its regulatory capital. One element of the plan involves reduced lending volumes, though the bank said it continues to lend and has redirected its resources to those units with the highest returns. The company said it expects to hear back from the regulator shortly and added it's also preparing a revised assessment of the amount of capital it needs to hold. London Scottish said the additional impairment provision for the year ended Oct. 31 will be 21.6 million pounds. It had previously said the provision would be up to 22 million pounds.

Schneider Electric quarterly sales rise 25.2%

(2:47 AM ET) LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Schneider Electric(FR:012197)said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter sales rose 25.2% to 4.59 billion euros, with all regions contributing to the growth. The manufacturer of electricity and automation management equipment said organic growth for the quarter was 13.9%. "repositioning of our business portfolio has allowed us to develop unique positions in businesses experiencing structural growth, such as energy efficiency, and to diversify our exposure by enhancing our presence in promising markets that are less sensitive to economic cycles," said CEO Jean-Pascal Tricoire. The company reaffirmed its organic sales growth target of 6% to 8% for 2008.

JD Wetherspoon comparable sales drop 3.2%

(2:37 AM ET) LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.K. pub operator JD Wetherspoon(UK:JDW)said Tuesday that comparable sales for the 11 weeks to Jan. 13 fell 3.2% as a decrease in bar sales following the U.K. smoking ban outweighed rising food sales. The firm said operating margin for the fiscal first-half is likely to improve slightly from the 0.6 percentage point fall seen in the first quarter due to lower energy and repair costs. "We continue to remain cautious regarding the outlook for this financial year. We are confident that a non-smoking environment will result in growth in both bar and food categories in the medium and long term," the company said.

Land Securities property sales total 507.8 mln pounds

(2:33 AM ET) LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.K. real estate investment trust Land Securities(UK:LAND)said Tuesday that it sold 507.8 million pounds ($997 million) of investment property in its fiscal third quarter. The sales were 4.7% above the march 2007 valuation and showed a net profit on sale of 17.7 million pounds. Acquisitions during the quarter were 178.3 million pounds and development totalled 103.9 million pounds, giving a net disinvestment of 225.6 million pounds for the quarter. "In the quarter, we maintained our programme of property sales through the sale of good properties at good prices in line with our plans for the year," said CEO Francis Salway.

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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Federal regulators on Monday told three large foreign banks to resubmit their "living wills" by the end of the year, saying the submissions for 2014 were not credible. The three firms are: BNP Paribas BNP, -0.77% HSBC Holdings HSBC, -0.59% and The Royal Bank of Scotland Group RBS, -1.04% While the plans of each bank had its own shortcomings, the common features included unrealistic assumptions about the behavior of customers and counterparties and inadequate analysis about the interconnections within firms, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said. The "livings wills" are plans to allow the banks to enter bankruptcy without sparking another financial crisis if they fail. Regulators are giving the three banks another try to meet the standards. They said that if the resubmitted plans do not meet the standards, regulators have threatened to take whatever supervisory action the regulators deem appropriate, even forcing divestiture or simplification.

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U.S. retail gasoline prices now average $3.98

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The average retail price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline in the U.S. rose about a penny on Wednesday to $3.98 a gallon, according to the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge report. Gasoline has risen about 10 cents, or 2.6%, in the past week. A month ago, retail gasoline prices averaged $3.66 a gallon and a year ago, gasoline cost $2.90 a gallon. The highest recorded average price of $4.11 a gallon took place on July 17, 2008.

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Venus Williams ousted in Wimbledon first round

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CHICAGO (MarketWatch)-- Venus Williams was eliminated at Wimbledon in the first round Monday in a 6-1, 6-3 match against Russian Elena Vesnina. It is the first time Williams, a five-time Wimbledon and seven-time Grand Slam champion, has been eliminated in the opening round competition in 15 years. Since being diagnosed with Sjogren's syndrome, an autoimmune disorder, she has been unable to train consistently and has fallen to 58th in world rankings. While eliminated from singles competition at Wimbledon, it is expected that she and her sister Serena Williams will compete as a doubles team, and she is also expected to compete at the London Olympics later this summer.

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Walgreen increases quarterly dividend 22.2%

Published: July 8, 2009 4:51 p.m. ET

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Walgreen Co. wag said late Wednesday its board raised the quarterly dividend 22.2% to 13.75 cents from 11.25 cents. The dividend is payable Sept. 12 to shareholders of record as of Aug. 21.

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Wells Fargo fires worker for alleged misconduct

Published: Sept 15, 2009 9:16 a.m. ET

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Wells Fargo & Co. said it fired a senior vice president, who was accused of improperly using a foreclosed home in Malibu, Calif., for violating company policies.

After a couple who lost money in Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme surrendered their oceanfront home to Wells Fargo, neighbors saw one of the bank's top executives spending weekends in the $12 million beach house and hosting parties there, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.

Wells Fargo WFC, -0.36% said late Monday that it concluded its internal investigation with the dismissal of Cheronda Guyton, senior vice president of Wells Fargo Bank and head of commercial ORE, or owned real estate.

An operator at Wells Fargo's main phone number said Guyton is no longer with the company. Guyton did not immediately respond to an email message.

On Friday, the bank said it took possession of the property, in the gated Malibu Colony neighborhood, in May as part of a private agreement with the prior owner. The agreement called for the property to be withheld from the market for a period of time.

"We deeply regret the activities that have taken place as they do not reflect the conduct we expect of our team members," a statement from the bank said.

Wells Fargo's shares were at $27.87, down 0.2%, in after-hours trading. The stock has fallen about 20% in the past year.

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Zions downgraded at Macquarie

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Zions Bancorp shares ZION, -1.16% declined Wednesday after Macquarie downgraded the bank to neutral from outperform. The stock has reached the brokerage firm's adjusted price target and is appropriately valued at 1.2 times projected tangible book value, given the remaining risk, Al Savastano and Jonathan Elmi, analysts at Macquarie, wrote in a note to investors Wednesday. "We have concerns with the credit trends as it seems like the Nevada, Colorado, and Arizona franchises are improving but California, Texas, and Utah are becoming more stressed," they added. "With a weak economic recovery, this could mean that credit costs will remain elevated longer than previously anticipated." Zions shares declined 2.5% to $23.59 in morning trading Wednesday. The stock has jumped more than 80% so far this year.

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Understanding hyper-local activity space is the key to successful destination marketing strategies

Understanding hyper-local activity space is crucial to developing destination marketing strategies that bring visitors back again and again.

At regional levels, marketers need to think about destination advertising. At local scales, marketers need to treat opportunities as integrated components of hyper-local, neighborhood economies. Here are four keys to understanding and exploiting rich hyper-local markets.

Key 1: Understand Activity Space

While a DMO is obligated to market an entire region, visitors build activity spaces around things as small as a favorite hotel or a street corner festival. Visitors don’t see destinations the way destination marketers do. In fact, visitors don’t even see destinations the way that other visitors do. Each activity space is unique in that it comprises a collection of personal discoveries emanating outward from a geographic or psychological hub.

Moreover, activity spaces grow, but rarely change at their epicenters. Over time, the epicenter becomes a home away from home—a place from which a traveler ventures out toward an ever-growing activity perimeter. Destination marketers cannot grow the perimeter by force. Perimeters grow through serendipitous exploration. What the destination marketer can do is seed the perimeter with glimpses of landscapes outside the visitor’s mental map. That is to say, build-out from the known into the unknown. She can also inform the visitor of opportunity depth within the visitor’s existing activity space. This is the promise of fee-for-marketing technology—to allow visitors to build their own activity containers and then pour informed content into their bowls.

Key 2: Build-outwards by Thinking Hyper-locally

The future of successful destination marketing won’t be involved with promoting destinations at a single large scale. Successful marketers will inform visitors with content and technologies strategies that build-out from intimate geographic hubs as they simultaneously build-in from areas outside the visitor’s hyper-local activity space.

Key 3: Think Beyond Memberships

A war is raging between fee-for-marketing services vs. membership pricing. Even if a DMO isn’t part of it yet, it will come to find them because irresistible market forces like Google and OTAs (gorillas in the room) are drawing lines in the sand that put DMO interests and theirs in separate quadrants. Gorilla fee-for-marketing activities will prompt reappraisals of the DMO value proposition in that businesses will start to ask how they can justify paying for organizational memberships when the fee-for-marketing gorillas offer better and more nimble capacities for free.

The battle will surround very simple issues like how to differentiate local businesses in ways other than listing them, among all other businesses of their kind, on page 87 of a typical DMO website. Fee-for-marketing service providers bring the battle to the street corner vis-à-vis local and targeted advertising that engages visitors in self-defined activity spaces. If the destination marketer can’t replicate this sense of engagement, offering members a chance to be a footnote listing in a large regional awareness strategy may not justify a hefty membership commitment.

Key 4: Emphasize Performance

The new marketing battle between fee-for-marketing services and membership pricing won’t be won. It will be negotiated. The optimal marketing model will be a mix wherein the marketer continues to inspire travelers to come to a destination while facilitating them at the hyper-local level through technology and informed spontaneity. At the larger scale, traditional performance models like web traffic will still predominate as demonstrations of marketing value. At local-levels, market technologists will rely on hyper-local mobile and analytical frameworks that demonstrate value to members that pay to be seen as valuable opportunities within activity spaces. These hyper-local frameworks will not be based on shear volume. They will be based on locally calculated ROIs that reflect pinpoint geographic targeting. For example, a local pizza shop printed a QR-code offer on the back of a hotel door key card. Within a week, the pizza shop went from 10 to 300 pizzas sold in the hotel. This is an example of pure hyper-local marketing within an activity space. There are hundreds of similar strategies involving single and/or neighborhood business groups.

Give me a holler if you would like to know more. Until you do, the main take away is this. Hyper-local marketing is real and there will be winners and losers. The only question is who will benefit from marketing to hyper-local destinations? Will it be the gorillas in the room or will it be traditional destination marketers that have come to grasp and embrace the concepts of hyper-local activity space.

This is a guest article from Mark Mattson of TravelTools. Mark  is a developer of agile destination and product software. His company is Cartonova.


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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Kronut Kraze

Here in Manila, specifically in Chatime, it's called Kronut. Because Dominique Ansel, the man who invented Cronut, has already trademarked his croissant/doughnut hybrid creation. So expect to find more name variations for this popular pastry, surely one (or two more) will be surfacing soon enough with names bordering on ridonkulousness hee.

The taste? I was never good in describing food so here goes! It was good. It reminded me and my friend so much of our very own Napoleones. The sweetness of custard was just enough for me, not too sweet, not too bland. It's a deep-fried goodness but the one that I won't make a habit of eating haha.

Kronut by Chatime

Kronuts are available in Chatime Pioneer Branch, beside PC Supermarket. I read they're only offering it in this branch for now but surely they will heed the people's demand and pretty soon offer it to their other Chatime branches.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Spent My 29th Name Day at The Mind Museum

Since I wasn't near anywhere fun on my birthday, I bought one for myself (ano raw? labo!). Hindi na ko nagpatumpik-tumpik pa after seeing/reading about The Mind Museum sale in my email, I immediately bought two tickets for JC and I. Thank you Deal Grocer for that great deal!

My birthday fell on a Saturday, which was really fitting for a trip to the museum. God knows I love museums. We took the train to Ayala station then walked towards the The Fort bus terminal that would take us to BGC. We bought 2 tickets (12 pesos each) and hopped inside the West-route bus then alighted at the second bus stop, Net One as the driver bellowed. From there we walked a block until we got to the Mind Museum's entrance. I love commuting in The Fort area, it reminds me a lot of Singapore. Parang wala ka sa Pilipinas kasi in order ang lahat hehe.

I totally squealed when we got inside. Ang saya-saya lang! :))

The Mind Museum at Taguig, Philippines

These are some of the first few things that you will see when you get inside.

The Mind Museum at Taguig, Philippines

The Mind Museum at Taguig, Philippines

Then we crossed the bridge of light...

The Mind Museum at Taguig, Philippines

and wowed to what we saw on the other end. I just turned 29 that day but it felt like I was 6. Umm...

The Mind Museum at Taguig, Philippines

The star of the museum though is hands down, none other than, Stan the T-Rex. AMAZING lang talaga. This was the second T-Rex I saw this year but the first one I saw was made of Lego bricks. This one looks really legit.

Stan the T-Rex, The Mind Museum

Of course we had to make these faces. Closest Jurassic Park experience we'll ever get :))

Stan the T-Rex, The Mind Museum

Okay this static ball we kept coming back to was turned off when we got inside. Bubuksan daw muna ng guard pero ang tagal! Nakapanood na kami ng show at nakarating kay Stan the T-Rex tsaka lang sya nagbukas. But in fairness to Ate who took our photos, galing umanggulo at magpa-pose.

The Mind Museum at Taguig, Philippines

Meanwhile on the second floor are more cool things to tinker and ogle.

The Mind Museum at Taguig, Philippines

This is such a classic, JC's competitive side came out in a game of basketball. The kid he was playing against looked like 12-13 years old to me but it didn't stop him to smash the kid and be super proud of it. Unfortunately, the kid won on their second game at hindi nya matanggap ng slight hahahaha.

The Mind Museum at Taguig, Philippines

The Mind Museum at Taguig, Philippines

When we got to the butanding installation, I forgot that Stan the T-Rex was the star of this museum because personally, this one should be the star of the museum! Siguro dahil I came from Sorsogon and have already encountered them in Oslob so may hugot factor sa heart. Tsaka maganda talaga sya guys!!

The Mind Museum at Taguig, Philippines

We just can't get enough.

The Mind Museum at Taguig, Philippines

Here's an installation reminding us of main parts of our brains. Ano ang madalas na pinapagana mo?

The Mind Museum at Taguig, Philippines

Ooooh cells!

The Mind Museum at Taguig, Philippines

The Mind Museum at Taguig, Philippines

There's a museum shop outside and much as I want to buy a souvenir I can't. I really like the kids' shirt we saw! Di bale, dito naman ako nakatira sa Pilipinas and I can always come back kapag may budget na ko for souvenir[s]. (pampalubag-loob).

The Mind Museum Store

The park outside can automatically make a kid out of any adults. Kasi ganun ang naramdaman ko! Lahat pinakialaman namin lalo na yung human bubbles (I don't know what it's called though medyo fail sya samin kasi ayaw mabuo-buo!).

And these. I had fun kahit medyo kadiri yung tutubi up close.

In conclusion, isn't it obvious enough how I loved every minute I've spent inside The Mind Museum? Maybe because it was still fairly new or maybe because it's something different from the other museums we have in the metro. It's interactive and we all know what interactions can do to one's brain - it makes it even sharper!

I can proudly say that The Mind Museum is at par with other international museums I've been to. Kudos to Ayala Property Management Corporation for bringing and maintaining this museum for all Filipinos to enjoy. I hope a few years from now they too will participate in the International Museum Day festivities. That's free entrance to anyone and everyone who wants to get inside para naman those people who can't afford the entrance fee can experience the joy and fun this museum has to offer.

Thanks pardner for spending the day with me, as if you have any other choice. Simpleng birthday lang pero rock :D Thank you Lord for another year, I can't wait to be 30!

Monday, June 10, 2013

George R. R. Martin on Conan

I loved when he said "...they would've known it if they read the books!" Makes all the sense in the [Westeros] world. Imagine the reaction of the series' first followers after waiting for a long time (10 years!) for book 3 to come out. Imagine how they must have felt when they got to the part of Red Wedding.

Must be terrible! The same reaction I got after finishing book 3. George R.R. Martin probably killed off a lot of great characters (spiteful and non-spiteful alike) in that book than books 1 and 2 combined.

PS: How could you hate on this fluffy, nerdy guy? Let's all be patient guys, Winds of Winter will be coming soon. Let's have faith with GRR Martin, he knows what' he's doing. He is not our bitch, as Neil Gaiman once put it off. :)

Thursday, June 06, 2013

Singapore 2013 Series: IKEA Alexandria and Botanic Gardens

I was set that day for an IKEA visit in Alexandria. I've nothing to do and no one to meet that day so I decided to pay IKEA a visit. I usually plot my IT before I leave the house. What train to take, where to stop, bus locations, etc. From Bukit Batok, I changed from red to green train and got off at Commonwealth station.

I looked for the bus stop, waited for the correct bus number before getting on it. I took the correct bus, unfortunately on the wrong direction. haha. I didn't panic though. I had a map and I knew I could easily find my way back.

I love the neighborhood where I got lost. So peaceful and as always, clean.

And so, I retraced my steps, got into the correct bus and arrived at IKEA Alexandria. Wow. This one's definitely bigger than the one I've been to in Hong Kong. Bodega level lang :))

I didn't get to order the chicken nor the meatballs meal because the servings are best to be shared. In Tagalog, mahal kapag walang ka-share so I had to make do with these salmon wrap (and free water) in the mean time. Okay naman sya.

I had so many things - important and unimportant ones - that I wanted to buy but I held back because my friends promised that we'd come back here to shop on our last day. (past forward: we didn't get to shop!).

I really loved the curtain design hence this photo below.

I think it was past 2pm when I went back to Commonwealth area, Tanglin Halt Market to be specific. I've been there twice already looking for the original peanut butter pancake stall that Tony went to when he was in SG but alas, I just can't seem to find it (it was probably closed when I went on a Monday) so I settled to the next best thing (that was also highly recommended) in Tanglin Halt: Tian Shui Chicken Rice. I've read that Tian Shui chicken rice always make it to the top best chicken rice in SG. I think I only paid SG$3 for the whole meal which could actually feed 2 persons! I tell you, Hawker Centers are the place to be when in Singapore.

After that late lunch, I knew I still had time to kill so I decided to pay Botanic Gardens a visit. It's so easy to get there as there's a direct MRT station that serves the park.

The Singapore Botanic Gardens is super huge as in mahihiya ang Luneta Park and Ninoy Aquino Parks & Wildlife level. I wish there were more parks in Manila than malls or condominiums. More room for kids (and grown ups alike) to roam around freely and just be crazy. I can imagine myself hanging out here whenever I have a free time, probably a book on my hand.

Philippine government, can we please, please, PLEASE have more parks in the city?

The Healing Garden is located on the far side of Botanic Gardens where I noticed very few people roamed. This area generally showcases a wide variety of plants with medicinal values from all parts of the world. If you take time to read all the texts, you'll learn a lot especially on identifying common house plants and of how they can be used to treat common maladies.

Based from personal experience, the Healing Garden indeed heals! I noticed there are benches scattered around the area, and so, uncooperative humid weather and a tired me resulted to a siesta session hahaha. I could imagine people combing the area casually looking at plants then seeing me napping on a bench lol. It was like I was part of the plant exhibit. I did not care, I loved my siesta there! I woke up feeling refreshed and ready to do another miles and miles of walking!

There's a lake in the middle of the garden.

With these pigeons and a duck (seen here being photographed by a very zealous tourist).

The lone duck is a character in itself and I reckoned, from the looks of it, she liked the attention.

That's it for this day's adventures!


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Allpass filter for lowpass to N-point transformation

[AllpassNum,AllpassDen] = allpasslp2xn(Wo,Wt)
[AllpassNum,AllpassDen] = allpasslp2xn(Wo,Wt,Pass)

[AllpassNum,AllpassDen] = allpasslp2xn(Wo,Wt) returns the numerator, AllpassNum, and the denominator, AllpassDen, of the Nth-order allpass mapping filter, where N is the allpass filter order, for performing a real lowpass to real multipoint frequency transformation. Parameter N also specifies the number of replicas of the prototype filter created around the unit circle after the transformation. This transformation effectively places N features of an original filter, located at frequencies Wo1,...,WoN, at the required target frequency locations, Wt1,...,WtM. By default the DC feature is kept at its original location.

[AllpassNum,AllpassDen] = allpasslp2xn(Wo,Wt,Pass) allows you to specify an additional parameter, Pass, which chooses between using the "DC Mobility" and the "Nyquist Mobility." In the first case the Nyquist feature stays at its original location and the DC feature is free to move. In the second case the DC feature is kept at an original frequency and the Nyquist feature is movable.

Relative positions of other features of an original filter are the same in the target filter for the Nyquist mobility and are reversed for the DC mobility. For the Nyquist mobility this means that it is possible to select two features of an original filter, F1 and F2, with F1 preceding F2. Feature F1 will still precede F2 after the transformation. However, the distance between F1 and F2 will not be the same before and after the transformation. For DC mobility feature F2 will precede F1 after the transformation.

Choice of the feature subject to this transformation is not restricted to the cutoff frequency of an original lowpass filter. In general it is possible to select any feature; e.g., the stopband edge, the DC, the deep minimum in the stopband, or other ones. The only condition is that the features must be selected in such a way that when creating N bands around the unit circle, there will be no band overlap.

This transformation can also be used for transforming other types of filters; e.g., notch filters or resonators can be easily replicated at a number of required frequency locations without the need of designing them again. A good application would be an adaptive tone cancellation circuit reacting to the changing number and location of tones.

Frequency values to be transformed from the prototype filter

Desired frequency locations in the transformed target filter

Choice ('pass'/'stop') of passband/stopband at DC, 'pass' being the default

Numerator of the mapping filter

Denominator of the mapping filter

Frequencies must be normalized to be between 0 and 1, with 1 corresponding to half the sample rate.

Cain, G.D., A. Krukowski and I. Kale, "High Order Transformations for Flexible IIR Filter Design," VII European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO'94), vol. 3, pp. 1582-1585, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, September 1994.

Krukowski, A., G.D. Cain and I. Kale, "Custom designed high-order frequency transformations for IIR filters," 38th Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS'95), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 1995.

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The multidisciplinary research focus of Betty Y.S. Kim, M.D., Ph.D., is the characterization of the microenvironmental cues that regulate the initiation, growth and progression of brain tumors.

Utilizing recent advances in nanotechnology and high-resolution molecular imaging, Dr. Kim's research group aims to identify essential players within the tumor microenvironment that support tumorigenesis. The identification of cells and molecules necessary to sustain tumor growth is leading to the development of effective, targeted approaches toward individualized therapy.

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  • Tumor immunology and the microenvironment. The goal is to understand the mechanisms behind tumor immunosuppression and develop strategies to promote anti-tumor responses via modulating the tumor milieu.
  • Nanotechnology for brain tumors. Dr. Kim's lab has a history of conducting leading-edge research in biomedical nanotechnology. Using different types of novel engineered nanomaterial constructs, the objective is to produce complex nanostructures that utilize the innate molecular processes to combat brain tumors.
  • Intravital microscopy. Using high-resolution imaging, the group is creating sophisticated optical imaging platforms that allow labeling, imaging and tracking cancer stromal cell interactions in vivo. This approach helps identify the exact cellular and molecular processes involved in tumorigenesis.
  • Personalized medicine. A key research focus is identification of novel immunological biomarkers that enable the development of personalized cancer immunotherapy. As a co-principal investigator of the central nervous system tumor biobank at Mayo Clinic in Florida, Dr. Kim's goal is to find unique tissue and blood biomarkers to predict a patient's response to new classes of targeted immunotherapy.

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As a neurosurgeon specializing in primary and metastatic brain tumors, the ultimate goal of Dr. Kim's research is to provide more effective, selective and less toxic therapies to drastically improve the survival and quality of life for brain cancer patients.

Utilizing novel nanotechnology platforms and armed with a better understanding of how tumors function, new therapies are being developed that mimic and complement the human immune system to fight cancer. Ultimately, these treatment strategies will be tailored to an individual patient's genetic profile, disease severity and environmental factors for maximum clinical benefit.

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  • Scientific Advisory Council, Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research, 2013
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  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Graduate Study Award, 2006-2008

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  1. Clinical Fellowship - Cranial Base Surgery (Franco DeMonte, MD) University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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  3. Clinical Residency - Neurosurgery University of Toronto
  4. PhD - Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering University of Toronto
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Since we were formed in 1983 as the Marine Conservation Society, our campaign to protect the UK’s seas, shores and wildlife has achieved so much. Our supporters have helped us to campaign, lobby, record, clean, advise and influence, ensuring that every year our UK coasts and seas are in a better state for future generations.

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If you’ve looked at medical transcriptionist online courses much at all, you know there are a lot of them available. There’s a lot of information out there, and it’s hard to sort through it all to decide what’s worth signing up for and what’s going to waste your money.

There are many hints that you should avoid a particular medical transcriptionist online course. Some are in plain sight while others take a bit more research to figure out.

Sign 1: Extravagant Promises

What are they promising you when you graduate from their program? Do they go on and on about earning up to $50,00 a year as a medical transcriptionist without solid statistics to back that number up? Do they rave about the flexibility you will enjoy as you work from the comfort of your own home?

It’s true enough that some medical transcriptionists earn that much a year. Some. Big emphasis on some. Most by far do not.

That doesn’t mean you don’t earn good money. The pay is still pretty good, with the median hourly rate being about $15.

It’s also true enough that you may end up working a highly flexible position from the comfort of your own home. Many medical transcriptionists do. But you can’t always get a home based position right away, and even if you do, you will be expected by most employers to keep to the schedule you’ve written or to set deadlines.

I have to admit, the scheduling thing isn’t that bad. Just don’t think the life of a medical transcriptionist at home is one of near complete leisure with just a bit of work to do. You’ll probably be paid on production, and the work is not always all that easy. You may even need to pay for childcare if you have kids who are too distracting while you work. Sure nice to avoid the commute, though.

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A good education in medical transcription online isn’t going to be just a few hundred dollars. The education may be virtual, but any online course worth taking has experienced medical transcriptionists involved in the learning process. They have other expenses as well.

While costs do vary, expect a good program to run over $1500 at the very least. That’s not a bad cost at all if you think about it, and not too hard to make up once you get a job and really start working.

Never go for a free medical transcription course or with a company that promises on the job training if you’ll just buy their software. It’s not going to work out. These aren’t legitimate offers.

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For medical transcription, the one that matters is AHDI Approval. That one is specific to medical transcriptionist training. It’s not a bad thing for a school to have other accreditation, but it doesn’t mean as much if the medical transcription course hasn’t been specifically reviewed.

A bit of caution goes a long way when you’re looking into becoming a medical transcriptionist. Don’t pay for an medical transcriptionist online course until you’re sure you’re picking a good one.

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Thrifty Thursday: Teaching young kids to save

Since we started our Dave Ramsey class, we have learned to look at a LOT of things in a different way! One of the things he focused on in one of the classes was commercialism and how the retailers start early in convincing kids that using “plastic” (otherwise known as credit cards) to pay for things is a GOOD thing. He showed examples of various toys that came complete with your very own credit card.

My daughter’s birthday was on Saturday. We joined the Toys ‘R Us birthday club several years ago which means she gets a $3 off any $3 purchase gift card for her birthday along with a phone call from Geoffrey the Giraffe. She was SO excited when she got this and went around waving it saying “Yay! My very own credit card!” We quickly explained to her that credit cards were not a good thing and that when you use a credit card, you are actually borrowing money from someone else and then you have to pay that money back plus extra money to someone else. She caught on pretty quickly but now feels the need to inform anyone who uses a credit card that they are “bad things.”

Another thing that Dave Ramsey focuses on is giving your kids a “commission” for jobs that they do beginning at a very young age. So, we gave our daughter (she just turned 5) a list of jobs that she can do each week and at the end of the week, she gets paid for the jobs she has completed. The benefits of this are that we are teaching her about saving and she’s actually excited about doing chores!

Someone in our class donated these banks for all of the kids.

We explained how the bank works, and our daughter is so excited to split up her “commission” money each week into the various sections.

Today when we were at Target, she was looking at some Crayola sidewalk art stuff that was on sale, and I told her that she would have to see if she had enough money saved at home to buy them if she really wanted them. When we got home, and she took the money out of her bank to count it, she wasn’t so sure she actually wanted to spend the money that she had worked so hard to earn. I love seeing her learn these great lessons about money early on and hope that the last into her teenage years and beyond!

Kids learn not only from the examples that we set for them, but by doing things themselves. I never thought about teaching preschool-aged children about money before I took this class, but even my two year old gets the basic concept and gets excited to deposit money in his bank.

If you’re looking for more ideas and resources for teaching your kids about money, check out these Dave Ramsey resources:

*Why Should We Teach Our Kids about Money?

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  1. What a great article, Melissa, about teaching kids to save money. I saw this piggy bank somewhere before, cannot for the life of me remember, and thought about purchasing one for the kids, but didn’t, but now I think I’m going to because it really is a good idea to teach them while they’re young. Thanks!

  2. We did the Dave Ramsey classes a few years ago in San Antonio, they are great! I think I need to go through the classes again. I love how he emphasizes the importance of teaching children about money at an early age. I love the piggy bank. I need to find one like that!

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    Here’s a link to the piggy bank if you’re interested in getting one:


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When you think of Kevin Hart, you probably think of movies like Central Intelligence or his comedy special, Kevin Hart: What Now?. Or maybe you think of his hilarious Saturday Night Live monologue. You may even think of his athletic prowess in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. What you probably don’t think of is running. But, you should. In case you didn’t get the memo, Kevin Hart has been running (literally) 5K runs since June—along with thousands of his fans. “I’m not a runner. This is something I’ve just picked up in the past year. First of all, it’s a relaxing thing to do—it clears your mind,” says Hart.

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The runs started in Boston, and he’s hosted them in other cities since such as Philadelphia and Atlanta. Today, he went for a run in New York City—and we joined him. “Today’s run was not my best. Hitting that cold weather—my lungs—it takes you to a point where your breathing gets really deep. So basically, it got tough for me at one point but I still pushed through because I don’t quit,” Hart says of his 21-minute 5K time (hey, we’re impressed…). “My best is 00:20.03. I have to break the twenty mark—that’s the overall goal. To break it, you really have to pace. But I’m going to do it—there’s not a doubt in my mind,” he says.

Perhaps he’ll do it overseas, since that’s where his tour—and his runs—are headed. “My plan is basically to place the runs alongside my tourdates. My domestic side of my What Now tour is almost complete. We did history making events all throughout this tour, so now that were going international, we want to follow suit so Autralia, Berlin, Oslo, Norway, Amsterdam..."

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And it makes sense that Hart wants to embrace the international running community since the sport itself knows no boundaries. “We want to be global, we want to show that running can bring people together all over the world, and regardless of where you are, you can do it,” says Hart. “To do it in a group makes it even better.”

So, how did Kevin Hart pick up running and quickly dominate the 3.1-mile distance—running an almost sub-20-minute 5K? Here are the top three tips he gave us this morning—just for MEN’S FITNESS readers. Plus, of course we had to ask what he thinks is funny about running—and what he'd say about it if he incorporated it in to a show. Click through to find out.

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Tip #1: Go to the bathroom first

"Before you do it, if you’re running over a mile—go to the bathroom. Get whatever is in your system, out. You don’t want to get out there and get hit with [it]—it’s a situation that you can’t get away from. I don’t think any body wants that problem—I’ve been the guy that’s had that problem. To those that do not understand, take that serious. It’s a real thing."

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Tip #2: Get great gear

"Running gear makes you feel better. When you look good, you feel like a runner, even if you’re not a runner. You get out there and you’re in proper running apparel and it gives you a different pep in your step. It makes you not only look the part, but feel the part. So dress appropriately. What runners do and what they wear is... you should follow suit. I’m a big Nike Pro guy. I love the ¾  tights with the matching tops with the sleeves cut off that you can wear under whatever it is that you’re wearing. Now that it’s cold, the Therma-Sphere—love that. It keeps you warm and it keeps you snug. You know, I don’t wear drawers with mine. I go in there loose caboose!"

"I’m also a big reflective guy now that I run at nighttime. It’s pretty dark so it’s good that you see me. So, I throw on reflective hats, bands, jackets—I kinda look like a blur in traffic—it’s just like a blur of lightning running by."

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Tip #3: Download great tunes

"The biggest tip: You need music. Music is a great motivating factor, you know. When you run—I don’t care who you are—there’s a certain point that you reach that you go you know, 'I’m ready to break down,' and just stop for a second. Music pushes you through. [My playlist is the] most confusing playlist you’ll ever hear in your life. It’s an assortment of songs that make no sense at all. From the mixture of Rocky’s theme song to Justin Bieber, then it goes to rap music that’s life-threatening, and after that when you’re coming home close to the finish line, it’s probably a country song about how your boots kick. I’m a universal person. I keep anything I do universal—I like to be all over the board."

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MF: If you were going to talk talk about running during a show, what would you say?

"I would talk about the different running strides that you see. That makes me laugh. You have the ultimate runner whose stride is almost the stride of a gazelle—it’s so fluid. Like wow, look at that guy’s stride, look at the woman’s stride. Then you have the non-breather—the person that can’t breathe [does a breathing demonstration]. Then you have the run-walker who thinks they’re running, but it’s just walking at a fast pace. That’s what makes me laugh."

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Kelly offers this advice to our members like Amanda who have been unable to keep their weight up.

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Ladies, while you each are blessed by the fact that you do not have an obesity problem, your problem is no less real to you. I recommend calling around in your area (universities, or bariatric physician) and see if a professional can test your resting metabolic rate. If this is not a possibility, get with a registered dietitian or an exercise physioligist that has experience with weight management, so they can estimate your metabolic rate. Next, based on your activity level they can estimate the number of calories you use up in a day (resting metabolic rate, activities of daily living, and exercise). This will give you the estimated number of calories that you use up in a day. Wtih this number, you add 500 to 1000 extra calories per day and you will gain 1-2 pounds per week. It is best to add weight training with this routine so most of the extra weight is in muscle and not too much fat. You will get some of both though. You should get good dietary counsel so you do not get too many calories from unhealthy sources. Also, you do not want to develop bad eating habits. Eventually with your weight gain and added muscle mass, your metabolic rate will increase and your weight gain will stop and you will be at a new, healthy, higher weight. Good luck.

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    Hi Kelly,

    Great advice. Thanks for providing this.

    It is really important to include weight training in any weight gain, or loss, program. We oftentimes can get caught up in the numbers that we forget just how different muscle mass and fat mass are.

    Thanks again,
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    i just cant figure out why im not gaining any weight eventhough i eat the most in the family

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Despite congestion fears for the first full weekday of the games, many Londoners found underground trains and main stations were quieter than usual — not least because transit planners issued dire warnings of possible long lines. For the full story, click here.

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese carmaker shares have underperformed their peers in the United States so far this year as investors fret over U.S. President Donald Trump's protectionist stance, ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe later in the day.

With Trump branding Japan's auto trade as "unfair" and accusing Tokyo of using monetary policy to devalue its currency to boost exports, Japanese car makers are seen as likely to take the brunt of any flare-up in trade friction between the two countries.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange's transport equipment makers index <.ITEQP.T>, which largely consists of car makers, has fallen 2.3 percent so far this year, with Mazda Motor Corp <7261.T> falling 16.9 percent and Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> 6.3 percent.

That compared with gains of 1.4 percent in the Nikkei average share price index <.N225>.

"It is hard to buy the sector with mid/long-term uncertainties," said Ryoma Sugihara, director of equity sales at Societe Generale Securities.

Japanese automaker shares fared worse than their U.S. competitors even as Trump bashed U.S. car makers for having production operations in Mexico.

The hit stems from fear that Trump's "America First" policies might put Japanese firms in difficult positions.

"There are expectations that U.S. auto shares would perform better than their overseas counterparts, as Trump is putting pressure on Japanese and European automakers," an analyst at a Japanese securities firm said.

General Motors Co <GM.N> has risen 0.7 percent, while Ford Motor Co <F.N> has gained 2.1 percent. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV <FCAU.K> has soared 18.5 percent.

Trade experts note, however, that World Trade Organization (WTO) rules should give Japan some protection, unlike in the 1980s when Japan agreed to voluntarily curb car exports to the United States.

"Given the rules and procedures by the WTO, it would be difficult to impose measures similar to those taken during the 1980s, as long as the U.S. remains a WTO member," said Hiroshi Mukunoki, professor of economics at Gakushuin University in Tokyo.

After a trade war in the 1980-90s, Japanese car makers expanded U.S. production and their U.S.-bound exports declined to 1.73 million vehicles in 2016 from 3.13 million in 1985.

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TV personality Esther Rantzen was at Yamaha’s Milton Keynes head office to show her appreciation for the Childline Rocks campaign, started by Yamaha music schools.

Rantzen, who founded Childline is backing the fundraising initiative, which is offering free music lessons in exchange for a small donation to Childline. The campaign has already attracted a number of famous artists, including The Enemy, Carl Barat and Reverend and the Makers, who recently sold out a Childline Rocks gig at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire. Legendary drummer Steve Gadd is also supporting the campaign on Zildjian’s Mission From Gadd European tour.

Gary Seeney and Gail Dallali, owners of Birmingham and Derby Yamaha music schools, each presented Rantzen with a £1,000 cheque raised for the charity. Seeney stated that this is just the first donation and that more funds will be raised for Childline in the future.

Yamaha’s Ricci Hodgson said: “We are really proud to be involved with Childline Rocks, recognising the hugely valuable work that the charity undertakes. We’d like to think that this partnership will allow the more fortunate to help the less fortunate in our community.”
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Vasquez was later revealed to be an experienced con artist with a criminal record who was in jail in Columbia at the time of the supposed jungle meeting. Poleo remains charged with the crime, however. Now, El Nuevo Herald informs us that Giovanny Vï¿½squez has been arrested for illegal weapons possession.

The state government official who nabbed him said there's no explaining "how a person who has been questioned for false testimony can walk around freely with a gun and a false license."

Vasquez was arrested in the state of Zulia, governed by ex-presidential candidate Manuel Rosales. A popular choice among Venezuelans living in Miami, he failed to uproot Chavez in December's presidential election.

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When the weather warms up, wedding season isn't the only thing that gets kicked into high gear.  Engagement parties, bridal showers and baby showers are also often planned around this time to take advantage of the nice weather.  While these events are often not as dressy as a wedding, they are still great excuses to put on your favorite dress & a great pair of heels.

This dress is actually my sister's and as soon as she got it, she came into my room and was like "I have a dress that you NEED to share on your blog."  Boy, was she right!  I am in LOVE with the flutter sleeves and watercolor floral print of this dress.  My black mesh heels dressed up this piece perfectly and with flat black sandals, it will be the perfect dress for a summer date night.

Attending a shower/engagement party/etc is usually more lenient when it comes to attire.  You can get away with more casual styles, prints and even adding the color white into your outfit like I did with this dress. Maxi dresses & floral prints are great for these occasions!
Style Tip: I would however avoid wearing all white - that shade should still be reserved for the bride!!

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Dungannon kickboxers all set for big show

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As the local kickboxing clubs, flow into full swing after their summer breaks, the fighters start to focus on the many competitions ahead, Saturday 17th etched in many diaries.

But already the Dungannon and KCAM kickboxing clubs have fielded fighters on a top semi-pro boxing show in the Devenish Hotel, South Belfast.

Dungannon’s Mark Kerr continued his venture into semi-pro boxing with a convincing win over a tough Lurgan based opponent, while Coalisland’s Claire McCann showed her usual resolve in gaining a clear win over a Newtownards boxer.

Next on the calendar is the Gathering X annual show in the Seagoe Hotel in Portadown next Saturday.

This mid-Ulster fight night has a heavy Dungannon flavour, local Stuart Kirk acting as head official for the event.

KCAM kickboxing has four confirmed fighters matched, with another possible two making it onto the hugely popular twenty fight show.

Making her return to the Seagoe, Killyman mum of three Emma Greenaway is looking for a first competitive boxing win against a similar lady fighting out of Causeway Combat based in Coleraine.

Emma started kickboxing training as simply a means of getting fit, but training alongside fighters meant she got the competition bug.

Old favourite Claire McCann is entering the squared circle for her 22nd outing. Claire faces the same opponent she did in Belfast as they believe a rematch is required. Claire, as always, is quick to oblige and it’s sure to be an all-action bout when the bell tolls.

This may well be Claire’s last outing before she emigrates to the USA and the club hope to send her off in style, as one of the most dedicated and loyal people ever to cross the door of any gym anywhere.

Coalisland resident Daniel Balan is making a move from kickboxing to orthodox boxing as a means of further testing this tough and skilled competitor.

Danny Boy is taking on a seasoned amateur boxer from Newtownards, who is also making the move to semi-pro boxing after this last bout.

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Football: Cookstown U15 victorious over Coleraine in cup

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On a wet and windy morning at the Sports Arena in Cookstown, Coleraine were the visitors in the U15 Knockout Cup.

The two had locked horns two weeks previously, with Coleraine coming out on top by a score of 2-0.

Cookstown were confident that revenge would be extracted given how easily they penetrated the Coleraine defence and had numerous attempts on target.

The wind was a torture on Saturday and it was instantly clear that little football was to be played by two teams who loved to do exactly that. Cookstown had the wind in the first half and were on the front foot all the time, with Arrell, Dingley, Rocks and Young coming close to breaking the deadlock.

The coaches had predicted this to be a 2 goal wind; it was that strong, so the longer the half went the more the coaches became anxious for an opener. It almost came after 25 minutes when a brilliant through ball by Arrell found the on rushing Dobson who took a touch and sent his lob just wide of the left post.

However, it wasn’t long before Cookstown got their rewards. A lovely touch from Keane set up Arrell who turned sharply and finished it brilliantly on the half volley into the top corner of the net.

A few half chances came and went but it was 1-0 at half time, possibly meaning Coleraine we the happier of the two teams. O’Hare, Larmour, Wilson and Donnelly were to be tested after the break, as was Ben Young, whose kicking and decision making was key to the eventual victory.

Everything Coleraine threw at Cookstown they defended well and confidently and almost doubled the lead when Dobson rolled his man on the edge of the box before placing just wide of the goal.

However, the sting came when the big substitute for Coleraine picked it up from 30 yards and, with the wind at his back, he unleashed a shot which flew into the top corner, giving Young no chance.

But if something was to give in this cup tie it was something out of player control. The sun came out and the wind died down and suddenly Cookstown were well on top and could have won the game on several occasions with Jake Young, Stevie Arrell and Ryan Rocks, who was having a superb game, narrowly missing the chances to go in front.

Matthew Kelly came on for Adam Keane and shortly after Cookstown got the winner. Ben Young’s kick found Dobson who played in Arrell and when he seen the keeper coming he perfectly weighted a lob into the back of the net for the winning goal.

Coleraine kept coming at Cookstown but they stood tall and won the game deservedly. Huge credit go to the players who played brilliantly despite the atrocious weather conditions, in particular to Ben Young whose kicking into the wind was as a good as it could have possibly been.

His distance gave the defence a breather from the constant pressure at times due to the wind.

Man of the match this week was Ryan Rocks who gave everything on a tough day for football. His ability to break up the play and distribute accordingly was a great sight. Well done Rocko!

Cookstown started the match brilliantly creating a great passing combination between midfield of Devlin, O’Neill and Donnelly.

The youth side showed there progression when they took the game to Dromore and scored a bag full of goals with Terry Devlin getting a hat trick and goals from Ben McNally, Eunan O’Neill and Paul Monaghan .

Dromore had a few breakthrough chances but for a solid backline on the day of Sean Monaghan, Caleb Robb and Joshua Turkington and the outstanding Matthew Gibson in nets who gave another great performance.

The Cookstown side travelled well on a miserable day to Portadown pitches and came away with another win and gave the coaching staff plenty of thought for positions with players being played in different roles due to injuries, but another great show of quality from the U12 side.

Man of match: Terry Devlin

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Our ever popular Development Centre continues at the Mid Ulster Sports Arena this Friday 31th January 2014. Coaching sessions will start at 6.30pm sharp , and players are asked to attend MUSA from 6pm to facilitate registration. The sessions will finish at 7.30pm.

The cost for the ten weeks is £25 to be paid on the first night , or £3 per night for the duration of this incoming Development Centre term.

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