Backbench revolt over Europe puts Cameron at risk of Commons ...

David Cameron faces a possible defeat in the Commons over Europe today as Labour MPs and Tory rebels join forces to call for a cut to the European Union?s next budget.

Despite misgivings in Labour ranks, senior party sources signalled that Ed Miliband would instruct his MPs to back a Tory rebel motion calling for a real-terms reduction to the budget covering 2014-20.

The vote is a headache for the Prime Minister, who is calling for EU spending to be frozen in line with inflation at next month?s Brussels summit. That would allow for annual increases of about 2 per

Source: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article3584949.ece

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Reference Encyclopedia Dictionary: Learning Has Never Been So ...

Education today is worlds apart from what it was in the past. Even compared to just ten years ago, learning has never been so easy. With the combination of children's encyclopedia software, children's dictionary software and children's thesaurus software, today's students have very powerful research tools, that students could only dream about only a decade ago.

The future is now in better education and digital research tools give some students an advantage in the amount and depth of learning they receive from their classes and teachers. Even if schools do not use these modern educational research tools, parents that provide them for their child will reap the benefits with the children when they see higher grades school.

A quality children's encyclopedia software set allows a student to search on almost any topic imaginable, while receiving cross referenced notes and citations that can be properly used as references in reports and essays. Every subject a student studies and researches has cross references and links to other relevant topics. This type of educational format allows a student to learn more in an interesting and useful manner. Children learn more and learn faster than was ever possible in the past.

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Beaked Whales | Costa Rica Scuba Diving

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Beaked whales are a type of toothed whales that belong to the family Ziphiidae. The cetaceans are well known for their elongated beaks that are somewhat similar to dolphins. They are ultimate divers, considered as the best in the whole world. They can keep diving for very long durations, commonly 20 to 30 minutes, to extreme depths of 1,899 meters and even more! Beaked whales are mysterious mammals and very little is known about them. They have 21 kinds, out of which only 3 to 4 have been studied in details. Beaked whales have a medium size. Their heights can range from 13 feet to 43 feet, and weight can be from 1 ton to 15 tons! Besides having a beak, there a few more characteristics feature that distinguish them from other cetaceans. These include absent notches on the flukes of their tails and a pair of merging grooves under their throats. Male beaked whales have only one to two pairs of tusk like teeth, and the dentition is absent, or fails to erupt, in female whales. Researchers have concluded that teeth in males are secondary sexual trait. Along with differences in dentition, the male beaked whales have enormous bulging foreheads. The whales are sexually dimorphic. All species of beaked whales are almost physically similar and it is hard to distinguish one from other in the wild. They have slight differences in size, color, shape of the forehead and length of the beak, and only a keen observer can tell the difference. Acknowledged as great deep divers, they usually dive below 500 meters in search of prey by echo-locative techniques, and then have a series of dives less deep. They mostly favor living in deep water. Deep diving in mammals means coming across various challenges like holding breathe for long periods of time, and others related to hydrostatic pressure. Beaked whales have adopted certain anatomical changes to overcome the difficulties of prolong deep diving. These adaptations are larger spleen, liver and adequate body shape with small dimples on each side that allow them to have a tight grip on their pectoral fins to speed up streamlining. Aside from anatomical adjustments, physiological changes also occur such as slow heart rate during the dives and changes in blood flow that result in increased oxygen storage. The coinciding pair of grooves on the underside of the throat helps in feeding mechanism which is suction feeding. Instead of using their teeth to grab the prey, they use the grooves to suck food in to their oral cavity. They withdraw their freely moving tongues and stretch their throats which cause the pressure of mouth to drop down and sucking up the food inside. Their diet primarily consists of squids living in deep sea. Other prey includes benthic species, benthopelagic fish and crustaceans that dwell near the oceanic floor. Beaked whales inhabit a wide range of oceans, from Polar Regions to equators; they live in offshore deep regions which are at least 300 meters.

Beaked Whales in Pacific Coast of Costa Rica

Over thousands of people travel all the way to Costa Rica?s pacific side to observe whales. The least known of all cetaceans, beaked whales are a mystery that fascinates people. Thus, their sighting along the pacific coast has caused much fuss. Playa Dominical, located on the southern pacific is popular for arranging successful whale watching tours. Nearby is a town of Uvita which has the amazing Whales National Park, a great place to observe whales like humpbacks, Sei, pilot, Orcas and of course, beaked whales! Osa Peninsula is present on the south-eastern portion of Province of Puntarenas. The place is a natural wonderland with lush vegetation and turquoise aqua. Cano Island Biological Reserve is a park there which is ideal for whale watching and aquatic sports. North to Osa Peninsula is a similarly beautiful Drake Bay, which has an idyllic set up for enticing vacations. The oceans are rich with marine life and in the right months, one might see a beaked whale diving offshore. Other sights on the pacific coast include Nicoya Peninsula, Cocos Island, Tortuga Island and Tambor Bay.

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Patriots London Bound For 'A Business Trip' ? CBS Boston

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

BOSTON (CBS) ? Practices are nearly done, and their bags are all packed.?The New England Patriots will soon be London bound.

After finishing their practice on Thursday afternoon at Gillette Stadium, the Patriots will head to the airport for a 7p.m. red eye to London. ?A Sunday match-up with the St. Louis Rams at Wembley Stadium awaits.

While there will be a little sightseeing along the way, the Patriots have one thing in their mind for this trip across the pond.

?It is a business trip, and that?s what we?re going for. We?re going to play a football game, and that?s our number-one priority,? said tight end Rob Gronkowski. ?It?s a trip where we have to be mentally prepared, for sure. We have to stay focused and make sure we?re there for our objective, which is to play football.?

Read:?Patriots-Rams Preview

?(It?s) no big deal,? wide receiver Deion Branch said of the cross-continental journey. ?The most important thing is we have a good game. The trip will be fun with a victory. Other than that, it?s a big game and we have to take care of business first.?

Even the rookies are holding suit. When asked if there would be any time to soak in what London has to offer, Chandler Jones kept it simple.

?Business trip. Business trip,? he repeated.

The Patriots will arrive in London early Friday morning and get the day off. Bill Belichick and Tom Brady will both speak to the media after landing, but Belichick called Friday a ?transition day? for his team as they get?acclimated?to the time difference and life in London.

?We?re going to do some things and just try to get re-acclimated to our normal body schedule,? Belichick said Thursday morning. ?Try to get back on a Friday schedule if you would, so that Saturday can be a normal Saturday for us.?

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The Patriots took care of their normal Friday preparations on Thursday. The Rams on the other hand have been overseas all week.

New England receiver Brandon Lloyd went to London in 2010 with the Denver Broncos and had the same travel plans as the Patriots. He doesn?t?foresee?any issues from leaving later in the week.

?I had no issues,? Lloyd recalled. ?I?got as much sleep as I felt I needed. The body naturally does what it needs to do. We have some time in case you want to pass out for six hours to get ready for meetings, there is time for that.?

Read:?Mike Hurley?s Week 8 NFL Picks

The Patriots head overseas at 4-3, first place in the AFC East but far from where they expect themselves to be. After Sunday?s game, they?ll have their bye week, a chance to look back on the first half of the season and reflect on what?s gone right, and more importantly, what has gone wrong.

But first up, they have the St. Louis Rams to contend with. Although just 3-4 on the season, they are led by head coach Jeff Fisher, who always has a tough game plan against the Patriots.

That starts in the secondary for St. Louis, who will try to slow down Tom Brady and company.

?They?re aggressive, very athletic,? Lloyd said of the St. Louis secondary. ?They?re a young defense, and they do a great job keeping eyes on the quarterback when balls are up there.?

The last thing the Patriots want to do is head into their bye with a loss, giving Bill Belichick two weeks to break down what would be a 4-4 football team.

?It?s never good going in (to the bye) with a loss, especially with the coach we have,? said tight end Aaron Hernandez. ?I?m sure we?ll be fine as long as we follow the game-plan, work hard, and play Patriots football.?

Tale of the Tape:?Patriots-Rams

Tune in to the Patriots-Rams game Sunday afternoon at 1pm on WBZ-TV and 98.5 The Sports Hub. Pregame coverage beings at 11am on the Hub with Patriots Preview, with three hours of post game coverage following the game. WBZ-TV kicks off their coverage at 11:30am with a special edition of ?Patriots All Access, and full post game coverage with Patriots 5th Quarter.

Source: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/10/25/patriots-london-bound-for-a-business-trip/

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Giles Fraser Challenges Church about Economics at Cork Clergy ...

The London-based philosopher, priest and journalist, the Rev. Dr Giles Fraser gave four challenging and tantalising addresses at this year?s Cork, Cloyne and Ross Clergy Conference last week at Ballylickey.? Giles, a columnist with The Guardian, who famously resigned as a Canon of St Paul?s Cathedral, London at this time last year in the wake of the Church?s response to ?Occupy London?, opted for a topical subject: finance and economics.? His wide-ranging and gripping addresses were on the subjects of Christianity and money, theological reflections on economics and the current crisis, thoughts about Occupy, as well as on the role of the Church in modern society generally.

Canon Paul Willoughby (left), local rector, shares a joke with the speaker at the 2012 CCR Clergy Conference in Ballylickey, the Reverend Dr Giles Fraser.

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Why astronauts experience low blood pressure after returning to Earth from space

ScienceDaily (Oct. 25, 2012) ? When astronauts return to Earth, their altitude isn't the only thing that drops -- their blood pressure does too. This condition, known as orthostatic hypotension, occurs in up to half of those astronauts on short-term missions (two weeks or less) and in nearly all astronauts after long-term missions (four to six months). A new research report published online in The FASEB Journal solves the biological mystery of how this happens by showing that low gravity compromises the ability of arteries and veins to constrict normally, inhibiting the proper flow of blood.

Prevention and treatment strategies developed for astronauts may also hold promise for elderly populations on Earth who experience orthostatic hypotension more than any other age group.

"The idea of space exploration has been tantalizing the imagination of humans since our early existence. As a scientist, I have had the opportunity to learn that there are many medical challenges associated with travel in a weightless environment, such as orthostatic hypotension, bone loss and the recently recognized visual impairment that occurs in astronauts," said Michael D. Delp, Ph.D., a researcher involved in the work from the Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, and the Center for Exercise Science at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. "Although I have come to realize that it is unlikely I will ever get to fulfill my childhood dream of flying in space, I take great satisfaction with helping in the discovery of how microgravity alters the human body and how we can minimize these effects, so humans can safely explore the bounds of our universe."

To make this discovery, Delp and colleagues examined arteries and veins from mice housed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida with blood vessels from groups of mice flown on three of the last five space shuttle missions -- STS-131, STS-133 and STS-135. Mice flown on the STS-131 and STS-135 missions were tested immediately after returning to Earth, whereas mice from STS-133 were tested one, five and seven days after landing. Not only did they find that these mice experienced the equivalent of orthostatic hypotension in humans, they also discovered that it takes as many as four days in normal gravity before the condition is reversed.

"There has been considerable interest in sending humans to the moon, asteroids, and Mars," said Gerald Weissmann, M.D., Editor-in-Chief of The FASEB Journal, "but what we're finding is that extended space missions have their own inherent risks above and beyond the obvious. If we ever hope to visit distant worlds for extended periods of time -- or colonize them permanently -- we've got to figure out how to mitigate the effects that low and no gravity has on the body. This report brings us an important step closer to doing just that."

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Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office West Bank crime report, Oct. 24 ...

This information reflects initial calls for service reported by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office for the west bank of Jefferson Parish. Locations are approximate due to automated location methods and address inconsistencies, the Sheriff's Office says. Burglar alarm calls are excluded.

13th Street and Avenue A - Oct. 24, 8:35 a.m., suspicious person.
2nd Avenue and 7th Street - Oct. 24, 8:01 a.m., vehicle wreck.
1200 block of Aberdeen Drive - Oct. 24, 11:23 a.m., battery.
Acre Road and Ames Boulevard - Oct. 24, 4:03 p.m., battery.
1100 block of Ames Boulevard - Oct. 24, 1:08 a.m., theft.
Ames Boulevard and 4th Avenue - Oct. 24, 7:49 p.m., suspicious person.
Ames Boulevard and East Ames Boulevard - Oct. 24, 12:18 a.m., suspicious person.
Ames Boulevard and Ehret Road - Oct. 24, 4:59 p.m., suspicious person.
Ames Boulevard and Rue Jesann Street - Oct. 24, 6:23 a.m., suspicious person.
Avenue A and Westbank Exp - Oct. 24, 7:53 p.m., disturbing the peace.
1200 block of Avenue D - Oct. 24, 1:47 a.m., battery.
1200 block of Barataria Boulevard - Oct. 24, 2:39 p.m., theft.
600 block of Barataria Boulevard - Oct. 24, 6:54 p.m., business burglary.
Barataria Boulevard and Bergeron Court - Oct. 24, 12:32 a.m., suspicious person.
Barataria Boulevard and Westbank Exp - Oct. 24, 9:04 p.m., suspicious person.
900 block of Beechgrove Boulevard - Oct. 24, 3:20 p.m., suspicious person.
Behrman Highway and South Monterey Court - Oct. 24, 1:15 p.m., suspicious person.
2700 block of Belle Chasse Highway - Oct. 24, 6:28 p.m., suspicious person.
Belle Chasse Highway and Lapalco Boulevard - Oct. 24, 10:06 a.m., suspicious person.
100 block of Blanche Drive - Oct. 24, 7:09 a.m., suspicious person.
1100 block of Blk Candlelight Drive - Oct. 24, 10:45 p.m., illegal discharge of weapon.
500 block of Blk Cohen Avenue - Oct. 24, 10:27 a.m., suspicious person.
2500 block of Blk Lapalco Boulevard - Oct. 24, 1:45 p.m., suspicious person.
3000 block of Blk Lapalco Boulevard - Oct. 24, 8:56 a.m., suspicious person.
1100 block of Blk Medical Center Boulevard - Oct. 24, 1:11 a.m., suspicious person.
500 block of Blk Terry Parkway - Oct. 24, 5:01 p.m., vehicle wreck.
Chenevert Road and South Kenner Road - Oct. 24, 7:48 p.m., suspicious person.
1100 block of Cohen Avenue - Oct. 24, 7:31 p.m., suspicious person.
Crestridge Cir and Ehret Road - Oct. 24, 7:48 a.m., suspicious person.
10 Davenport Street - Oct. 24, 12:53 p.m., suspicious person.
3200 block of Destrehan Avenue - Oct. 24, 7:42 a.m., theft.
Destrehan Avenue and Lapalco Boulevard - Oct. 24, 11:09 a.m., drug law violation.
Destrehan Avenue and Liro Lane - Oct. 24, 12:06 a.m., suspicious person.
Destrehan Avenue and Liro Lane - Oct. 24, 3:47 p.m., suspicious person.
Destrehan Avenue and Sandy Lane - Oct. 24, 4:43 p.m., suspicious person.
Destrehan Avenue and Sandy Lane - Oct. 24, 4:51 p.m., suspicious person.
100 block of Dexter Drive - Oct. 24, 1:09 p.m., theft.
1000 block of Di Marco Drive - Oct. 24, 10:53 a.m., disturbing the peace.
3800 block of Eastview Drive - Oct. 24, 2:26 p.m., suspicious person.
1800 block of Estalote Avenue - Oct. 24, 4:22 a.m., suspicious person.
1900 block of South Forest Lawn Drive - Oct. 24, 5:35 p.m., suspicious person.
700 block of Gladstone Court - Oct. 24, 5:37 a.m., vehicle wreck.
2100 block of Grape Place - Oct. 24, 4:24 p.m., residence burglary.
Hector Avenue and Terry Parkway - Oct. 24, 8:07 p.m., suspicious person.
Highway 90 and Lapalco Boulevard - Oct. 24, 8:23 p.m., suspicious person.
4000 block of Hillcrest Drive - Oct. 24, 3:23 p.m., vehicle burglary.
700 block of Hinyub Avenue - Oct. 24, 9:32 p.m., illegal discharge of weapon.
2600 block of Jean Lafitte Boulevard - Oct. 24, 10:57 a.m., vehicle wreck.
600 block of Jean Lafitte Boulevard - Oct. 24, 11:08 a.m., suspicious person.
200 block of Jeffer Drive - Oct. 24, 9:04 p.m., residence burglary.
5500 block of Jordan Drive - Oct. 24, 9:26 a.m., disturbing the peace.
South Judah Drive and Ames Boulevard - Oct. 24, 7:32 p.m., suspicious person.
2800 block of Keith Way Drive - Oct. 24, 2:05 p.m., suspicious person.
2800 block of Keith Way Drive - Oct. 24, 8:25 p.m., vehicle wreck.
4200 block of Lac Bienville Drive - Oct. 24, 4:15 p.m., residence burglary.
2300 block of Lafayette Avenue - Oct. 24, 10:46 p.m., suspicious person.
900 block of Lamar Avenue - Oct. 24, 9:04 a.m., theft.
900 block of Lamar Avenue - Oct. 24, 1:35 p.m., battery.
800 block of Lander Street - Oct. 24, 7:52 p.m., disturbing the peace.
100 block of Lapalco Boulevard - Oct. 24, 8:25 p.m., disturbing the peace.
1600 block of Lapalco Boulevard - Oct. 24, 6:20 p.m., theft.
1600 block of Lapalco Boulevard - Oct. 24, 7:46 p.m., disturbing the peace.
3600 block of Lapalco Boulevard - Oct. 24, 6:04 a.m., vehicle wreck.
4800 block of Lapalco Boulevard - Oct. 24, 7:48 p.m., suspicious person.
6500 block of Lapalco Boulevard - Oct. 24, 2:16 p.m., suspicious person.
6500 block of Lapalco Boulevard - Oct. 24, 2:23 p.m., drug law violation.
7200 block of Lapalco Boulevard - Oct. 24, 11:44 a.m., disturbing the peace.
7200 block of Lapalco Boulevard - Oct. 24, 12:14 p.m., battery.
Lapalco Boulevard and Behrman Highway - Oct. 24, 1:28 p.m., suspicious person.
Lapalco Boulevard and Berger Road - Oct. 24, 5:19 p.m., vehicle wreck.
500 block of Lester Street - Oct. 24, 10:45 a.m., criminal damage.
Longleaf Lane and Max Drive - Oct. 24, 4:02 p.m., suspicious person.
1500 block of Lorene Drive - Oct. 24, 3:45 p.m., disturbing the peace.
1500 block of Lorene Drive - Oct. 24, 8:45 p.m., disturbing the peace.
Mac Arthur Avenue and Westbank Exp - Oct. 24, 12:08 p.m., suspicious person.
1500 block of Manhattan Boulevard - Oct. 24, 11:42 a.m., theft.
1500 block of Manhattan Boulevard - Oct. 24, 2:08 p.m., theft.
1700 block of Manhattan Boulevard - Oct. 24, 4:29 p.m., suspicious person.
1700 block of Manhattan Boulevard - Oct. 24, 10:51 p.m., suspicious person.
600 block of Manhattan Boulevard - Oct. 24, 8:45 a.m., vehicle wreck.
Manhattan Boulevard and 8th Street - Oct. 24, 12:44 p.m., suspicious person.
Manhattan Boulevard and Lapalco Boulevard - Oct. 24, 12:48 a.m., suspicious person.
Manhattan Boulevard and Lapalco Boulevard - Oct. 24, 6:51 a.m., suspicious person.
Manhattan Boulevard and Pine Street - Oct. 24, 8:10 a.m., vehicle wreck.
Manhattan Boulevard and Westbank Exp - Oct. 24, 1:05 a.m., suspicious person.
2600 block of Max Drive - Oct. 24, 3:44 p.m., suspicious person.
700 block of Morningside Drive - Oct. 24, 8:33 a.m., residence burglary.
600 block of Oak Avenue - Oct. 24, 3:53 p.m., suspicious person.
2400 block of Oxford Place - Oct. 24, 7:39 a.m., theft.
3900 block of Post Drive - Oct. 24, 10:27 p.m., residence burglary.
Post Drive and Deerlick Lane - Oct. 24, 1:52 p.m., suspicious person.
Promanade Boulevard and Lapalco Boulevard - Oct. 24, 3:51 p.m., vehicle wreck.
500 block of Rene Street - Oct. 24, 12:16 a.m., disturbing the peace.
Rene Street and Gwen Street - Oct. 24, 6:58 p.m., suspicious person.
100 block of Rosalie Drive - Oct. 24, 7:50 p.m., disturbing the peace.
7300 block of Runnymede Drive - Oct. 24, 10:06 p.m., battery.
200 block of Senate Drive - Oct. 24, 5:00 p.m., criminal damage.
3000 block of Sienna Drive - Oct. 24, 11:11 a.m., suspicious person.
Sweet Bay Lane and Rivet Boulevard - Oct. 24, 11:13 p.m., suspicious person.
1000 block of Tallow Tree Lane - Oct. 24, 11:52 p.m., suspicious person.
500 block of Terry Parkway - Oct. 24, 8:59 a.m., vehicle wreck.
600 block of Terry Parkway - Oct. 24, 8:21 p.m., theft.
Terry Parkway and Westbank Exp - Oct. 24, 11:26 a.m., suspicious person.
4200 block of Teton Street - Oct. 24, 11:17 a.m., vehicle wreck.
5000 block of Towering Oaks Avenue - Oct. 24, 8:07 p.m., disturbing the peace.
600 block of Wall Boulevard - Oct. 24, 3:33 p.m., suspicious person.
Wall Boulevard and Lapalco Boulevard - Oct. 24, 8:31 a.m., suspicious person.
Wall Boulevard and North Carlisle Drive - Oct. 24, 3:49 a.m., suspicious person.
100 block of Westbank Exp - Oct. 24, 3:28 p.m., theft.
Westbank Exp and Ames Boulevard - Oct. 24, 5:46 p.m., vehicle wreck.
Westbank Exp and Brown Avenue - Oct. 24, 8:40 a.m., suspicious person.
500 block of Westwood Drive - Oct. 24, 9:18 p.m., vehicle burglary.
Wichers Drive and Avenue B - Oct. 24, 11:39 a.m., suspicious person.
500 block of Willowbrook Drive - Oct. 24, 1:08 p.m., criminal damage.
2000 block of Woodmere Boulevard - Oct. 24, 7:39 a.m., suspicious person.
2400 block of Woodmere Boulevard - Oct. 24, 12:25 a.m., suspicious person.
2400 block of Woodmere Boulevard - Oct. 24, 4:26 p.m., suspicious person.
1100 block of Wright Avenue - Oct. 24, 11:54 a.m., suspicious person.
Wright Avenue and Cooper Road - Oct. 24, 2:32 p.m., suspicious person.

Source: http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2012/10/jefferson_parish_sheriffs_offi_1107.html

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Exercise boosts satisfaction with life, researchers find

ScienceDaily (Oct. 25, 2012) ? Had a bad day? Extending your normal exercise routine by a few minutes may be the solution, according to Penn State researchers, who found that people's satisfaction with life was higher on days when they exercised more than usual.

"We found that people's satisfaction with life was directly impacted by their daily physical activity," said Jaclyn Maher, graduate student in kinesiology. "The findings reinforce the idea that physical activity is a health behavior with important consequences for daily well-being and should be considered when developing national policies to enhance satisfaction with life."

The team examined the influence of physical activity on satisfaction with life among emerging adults ages 18 to 25 years because this population's sense of well-being appears to worsen more quickly than at any other time during adulthood.

"Emerging adults are going through a lot of changes; they are leaving home for the first time and attending college or starting jobs," said Maher. "As a result, their satisfaction with life can plummet. We decided to focus on emerging adults because they stand to benefit the most from strategies to enhance satisfaction with life."

The researchers recruited two groups of college students at Penn State. The first group, consisting of 190 individuals, entered information into a diary every day for eight days. The second group, consisting of 63 individuals, entered information into a secure website every day for 14 days. Both groups answered questions aimed at determining participants' satisfaction with life, physical activity and self-esteem. The personalities of all participants in the first group were assessed at the outset of the study using the Big Five Inventory short form.

For the second group (the 63 individuals who filled out questionnaires online for 14 days), the researchers wanted to further investigate whether physical activity was indeed, the cause of participants' increased satisfaction with life rather than some other factor such as mental health, fatigue, or Body Mass Index.

"Shifts in depression, anxiety and stress would be expected to influence a person's satisfaction with life at any given point in time," said David Conroy, professor of kinesiology. "In addition, fatigue can be a barrier to engaging in physical activity, and a high Body Mass Index associated with being overweight may cause a person to be less satisfied in a variety of ways."

By controlling for these variables, the researchers were able to determine that the amount of physical activity a person undertakes in a particular day directly influences his or her satisfaction with life. Specifically, the team found that by exercising just a little more than usual a person can significantly improve his or her satisfaction with life.

The results appeared online this week in the journal Health Psychology.

"Based on these findings, we recommend that people exercise a little longer or a little harder than usual as a way to boost satisfaction with life," said Conroy.

The National Institute of Aging at the National Institutes of Health funded this research. Other authors on the paper include Shawna Doerksen, assistant professor of recreation, park and tourism management; Steriani Elavsky, assistant professor of kinesiology; Amanda Hyde, graduate student in kinesiology; Aaron Pincus, professor of psychology; and Nilam Ram, associate professor of human development and family studies and of psychology.

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Consumer financial agency draws ire by ruling debt-collecting lawyers now under its supervision

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Can I get a cash out refinance for home improvements if I have less ...

My husband and I?want to refinance soon.? We bought our home in 2008 for $311,000 and have made several improvements.? Based on similar local sales, I believe it will appraise for around $320,000 now.??We currently owe about $278,000, so?we do not have 20% equity.??We would also like to finish?the basement, which I am estimating will cost about $20-$25k, or possibly less, because we?are willing to?do some of the simpler work ourselves (painting, etc.).??What are?the options?? Can?we do a cash out refinance???We are?already paying PMI, so what are the pros/cons of?cashing out on?a first?mortgage, if we are eligible?? Do any lenders look at the estimated value after improvements for the refinance?? Would we be better off?refinancing the first, then getting a second for the improvements, or would we even qualify for?a loan like this?? (Our credit scores are in the 750 range,?debt ratio is less than 20% with mortgage, and we have 4 and 18 years with current employers.)

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Sports Birthdays for October 23 ? Pele, Doug Flutie and More

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Here are some of the people in the sports world celebrating birthdays on October 23:

Jim Bunning
Age: 81
Profession: Retired MLB Player
Best Known For: A nine-time All-Star pitcher, Jim Bunning played for the Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers during his career from 1955 to 1971. Bunning led the American League in wins in 1957 and in strikeouts in 1959 and 1960. He led the National League in strikeouts in 1967. He pitched a perfect game on Father?s Day (June 21) of 1964 while with the Phillies. Bunning was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996. After his retirement, Bunning was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives six times and the U.S. Senate twice.

Chi Chi Rodriguez
Age: 77
Profession: Retired Golfer
Best Known For: Winner of 38 professional tournaments during his long career from 1960 to 2012, golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez was a flamboyant showman. As if he were a bullfighter, Rodriguez often pantomimed swordplay with his putter after a made shot.

Pel?
Age: 72
Profession: Retired Soccer Player
Best Known For: Widely considered to be the best soccer player ever to play the game, Pel? ? born Edison Arantes do Nascimento in Brazil ? scored 1,281 goals in 1,363 games. Playing for Santos Football Club from 1956 to 1974, Pel? ascended to legendary status due to his incredible dribbling, passing and scoring skills. He played for the Brazilian national team from 1957 to 1971, winning the World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970. Pele played for the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1977, winning the league championship in 1977.

Doug Flutie
Age: 50
Profession: Retired NFL Player / Broadcaster
Best Known For: Winner of the 1984 Heisman Trophy while at Boston College, Doug Flutie became a starting quarterback in three different professional football leagues. He is often remembered for a ?Hail Mary? touchdown pass he threw to beat Miami 47-45 while at Boston College in 1984. Flutie played professionally for the New Jersey Generals in the United States Football League in 1985 and then with the Chicago Bears and New England Patriots of the NFL from 1986 to 1989. Flutie then played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1990 to 1997 with the B. C. Lions, Calgary Stampeders and Toronto Argonauts, winning three Grey Cups and six CFL MVP awards. Flutie later returned to the NFL to play with the Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers and Patriots from 1998 to 2005, qualifying for the Pro Bowl in 1998. He currently serves as an analyst on football broadcasts.

Alex Zanardi
Age: 46
Profession: Race Car Driver
Best Known For: A two-time CART champion, Alex Zanardi also raced on the Formula One circuit. A 2001 crash resulted in the amputation of his legs, but Zanardi eventually resumed racing on the FIA World Touring Car Championship and in paralympic cycling events.

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My ?Goal? Has Shifted | writingandrecovering

*Warning, this post may be more triggering than the rest of my blog. Proceed with caution*

3 years ago my ?goal? was something like this:

But now it?s something like this:

I have learned enough and gone far enough in my recovery to know that the first picture isn?t the best thing to aim for. I know that I am not built to look like that. I know that for me personally that is physically impossible. I embraced health and fitness, maybe a little too much. My abs do not look like that. I work out a lot, I run now that I have an indoor track (because it?s freezing outside) and treadmills and ellipticals to run on. I do 3 miles every time I run at least. I know I?ve only been here for just over a month but I have been working out for years and my body looks pretty much exactly the same as it did 3 years ago just with more fat and muscle. The number on the scale is higher than it was 3 years ago but I look the same.

I know that my eating disorder isn?t about my weight or body composition but it is so easy to focus on that. I switched trying to become a skinny waif and started trying to look like I was a body builder. Well, not that far, but I wanted more than just being toned.

At my cousin?s wedding over the summer my aunt looked at me and said, ?Aja, you?re looking fit,? and that was the best sentence I had ever heard regarding my body. It meant I was doing something right. All of my hard work was paying off. I was?noticeably fit. It wasn?t just something I had in my head anymore. It wasn?t just something I thought anymore. My body was showing off my hard work and that was awesome.

Since I?m in the dorms this year my Pilates schedule has been all messed up. I have 1 hour every Monday and Wednesday as a class but for some reason that never counts when I think about my workout for the day. I always end up running for another hour on those days. On the others I?m in the gym for an hour or more running and weight training, but not every day. Recently the weather has decided it is winter and even snowed yesterday so I haven?t made it to the gym since I?m still new to the fitness gear thing. All I have now are yoga pants and booty shorts and a few sports bras and tank tops. I bought some running shorts and a new tank over the summer but it?s not enough to work out every day at the rate I sweat. So I?ve missed the gym for a few days now and it is killing me. I know it?s not terrible. I?m walking considerably more here with classes being everywhere and food being a ten minute walk away from my room. But I am still?immensely bothered by the fact that I do not go to the gym every single day and that I do not look like that girl in the second picture. I am so irritated with myself that I bought candy corn at the grocery store today because I love it. I can?t believe I did that. I don?t need that crap in my body but I bought it anyway and, yes, I am eating it. I am so mad that I can?t get myself to eat salads for lunch and dinner because that is the only healthy option my dining hall offers. I am so upset that I can?t get rid of every last ounce of fat on my body.

I know what it all boils down to. I still haven?t adjusted to living here on my own completely. The thought of being married in 8 months with a job and an apartment is frightening. I?m learning that everything I learned in public school was a lie and that I do not know how to write a summary or do math, and that the only tests I can pass are open note tests and then I can?t even take notes. I?m feeling inadequate and worthless. I like that I?m learning, but when it comes to assignments I can?t do much. I have seriously considered dropping out a few times and I?m not even done with my first quarter. I?m thinking things I haven?t thought since freshman year of high school.

I want to lose weight even though I have no way to track that. I want to starve again. I was to hole myself up in my room and only come out for classes. I want to crawl in bed and just stay there because I can?t do anything right. Writing a paper and doing math is hard, but I feel like I should be able to get myself to stop eating shit and work out more. I feel like that shouldn?t be as hard as a summary or math, so since I can?t even do that I?m a complete and total failure. Just because I?m not focusing on being a waif anymore doesn?t mean I don?t have a problem. Just because my ?goal? has changed doesn?t mean I?m better.

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Quantum computing with recycled particles

ScienceDaily (Oct. 23, 2012) ? A research team from the University of Bristol's Centre for Quantum Photonics (CQP) have brought the reality of a quantum computer one step closer by experimentally demonstrating a technique for significantly reducing the physical resources required for quantum factoring.

The team have shown how it is possible to recycle the particles inside a quantum computer, so that quantum factoring can be achieved with only one third of the particles originally required. The research is published in the latest issue of Nature Photonics.

Using photons as the particles, the Bristol team constructed a quantum optical circuit that recycled one of the photons to set a new record for factoring 21 with a quantum algorithm -- all previous demonstrations have factored 15.

Dr Anthony Laing, who led the project, said: "Quantum computers promise to harness the counterintuitive laws of quantum mechanics to perform calculations that are forever out of reach of conventional classical computers. Realising such a device is one of the great technological challenges of the century."

While scientists and mathematicians are still trying to understand the full range of capabilities of quantum computers, the current driving application is the hard problem of factoring large numbers. The best classical computers can run for the lifetime of the universe, searching for the factors of a large number, yet still be unsuccessful.

In fact, Internet cryptographic protocols are based on this exponential overhead in computational time: if a third party wants to spy on your emails, they will need to solve a hard factoring problem first. A quantum computer, on the other hand, is capable of efficiently factoring large numbers, but the physical resources required mean that constructing such a device is highly challenging.

CQP PhD student Enrique Mart?n-L?pez, who performed the experiment, said: "While it will clearly be some time before emails can be hacked with a quantum computer, this proof of principle experiment paves the way for larger implementations of quantum algorithms by using particle recycling."

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BBC faces more fallout on Savile scandal

LONDON (AP) ? The BBC faced growing fallout Monday over sexual abuse allegations against a popular children's TV entertainer, as Prime Minister David Cameron accused the broadcaster of changing its story about why it killed a news segment on the accusations.

The powerful broadcaster tried to stem the damage, saying in a statement that a top editor had stepped down from its BBC Newsnight program after he was found to have given incomplete, inaccurate explanations for the decision to keep an investigation of the late Jimmy Savile from being broadcast in December.

The scandal is one of the worst to rock the BBC, long a key player in British public life and often cited as one of the most trusted sources of accurate, unbiased information.

"The BBC is a public service broadcaster that depends on the public trust, and anything that suggests it hasn't been truthful undermines that trust," Conservative Party lawmaker Rob Wilson told The Associated Press. "That's why this is such an important issue for them."

Police are investigating accusations against Savile and say there may be more than 200 potential victims of the entertainer, the longtime host of the BBC's "Top of the Pops" and "Jim'll Fix It," recognized for his garish track suits and platinum hair.

The BBC's tough statement about editor Peter Rippon deepened the suspicion that there had been a cover-up. It is suspected of pulling the Newsnight segment because of its harsh portrayal of Savile, who was hailed as a popular fixture in children's TV when he died at 84 last year.

Wilson said the BBC has tried to evade responsibility for its long tolerance of Savile.

"They were sidestepping the story, hoping it would go away," he said. "The BBC was saying the cultural issues that led to this were in the past, but when we saw BBC looking at the Jimmy Savile issue and finding out uncomfortable things, they appeared to want to cover it up."

The BBC's backtracking prompted unusual criticism from the prime minister.

"The nation is appalled, we are all appalled by the allegations of what Jimmy Savile did and they seem to get worse by the day," Cameron said, accusing the BBC of changing its story about why it decided not to broadcast the piece.

Tim Burt, a managing partner of the Stockwell Communications crisis management firm, said BBC faces a major blow to its reputation at a time when it is entering delicate negotiations with the government about the terms of its charter.

??????????? "So to have a civil war inside on a matter of editorial judgment and the handling of potentially criminal investigations could not have come at worse time," he said.

??????????? The BBC plans to air its own investigation into its actions on a show Monday night.

Rippon is the first BBC figure directly blamed for the broadcaster's failure to properly report on abuse claims. He is stepping down immediately for the duration of the investigation.

The BBC Trust, the corporation's governing body, conceded there had been "inaccuracies in the BBC's own description of what happened in relation to the Newsnight investigation."

The BBC says Rippon's explanation of his decision in a blog post earlier was "inaccurate or incomplete in some respects."

BBC is publicly funded through its license fees and various commercial enterprises; it enjoys a large degree of independence from government but is subject to legislation passed by Parliament.

In a statement released Monday, the BBC cited three problems with Rippon's initial statements about why the segment was not aired.

The BBC said Rippon's blog indicated that Newsnight staff had no evidence against the BBC when in fact there were allegations that some of the abuse happened on BBC premises.

It also faulted Rippon for saying that all the abuse victims interviewed by the program had told police about the abuse, when in some cases the women had not done so, meaning that police were "not aware of all the allegations" against Savile.

In addition, BBC said Rippon had indicated that there was no evidence that anyone working at the Duncroft school was aware of allegations that Savile had abused girls there, when in fact there were indications that "some of the Duncroft staff knew or may have known about the abuse."

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Associated Press writers David Stringer and Robert Barr in London contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/bbc-faces-more-fallout-savile-scandal-151127792.html

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C40 Talks Cities with AOL Energy ? News Watch

C40 Director Mike Marinello stopped by the AOL Energy studios for a three-part discussion about urban energy and related issues with Peter Gardett, Managing Editor of AOL Energy and Andrew Kinross, Director at Navigant Consulting.

In the first of three sessions, the panelists discuss the top few issues urban areas should plan for as they face increased strains on infrastructure and energy sources. As Marinello points out, there is not a ?one size fits all solution for any city,? but cities facing similar issues can learn from each other via the ?network effect? as they do in the C40.

Watch the first installment above, or read more at AOL Energy.

In the second?installment, Marinello, Gardett and Kinross began to explore the information generated by a ?smart city.?

Increasingly, cities are implementing technologies to streamline their infrastructure and planning systems to make them function more intelligently. From there, the panelists emphasized, cities can use data from these systems to evaluate and make them even more efficient. What?s more, Marinello pointed out, sharing data between cities ? which is done in the C40 ? can allow cities ?to compare themselves with other cities, and then use that data to seek collaboration and conversation about how to do things better,? creating positive feedback and collective global impact in addressing climate change.

Watch the second installment above, or read more at AOL Energy.

In the?final?installment?of the series, the discussion was on the implications of the upcoming elections in the United States for energy and urban policy.

Cities, Marinello said, are where officials should look for solutions that are working right now. He encouraged elected leaders to see what could be done to either support cities? success or remove barriers that make it difficult for cities to innovate.

To see the full exchanges, check out the videos above, or visit?AOL Energy?to read more.

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DNA from phony 'chewing gum survey' solves 1976 murder

A DNA sample from a phony "chewing gum survey" led to the arrest of a man who has been charged with killing a 70-year-old woman in 1976, making this the oldest cold case to ever be cracked in Maine.

Gary Sanford Raub, 63, was arrested on Monday in Seattle and charged with murdering 70-year-old Blanche Kimball in Augusta, Maine.

Kimball was found stabbed to death inside her State Street home on June 12, 1976 after neighbors called police to say they had not seen her for several days. The killer eluded investigators and the case turned cold, but authorities kept at it over the decades.

"In Maine, State Police assign the open homicide cases to a detective. There's always a detective assigned to these cases, which are constantly reviewed, as time permits," Maine State Police spokesman Steve McCausland told ABCNews.com.

Recent DNA work by the State Police Crime Lab on evidence from the crime led them to Raub, authorities said.

"It was last summer that we got some very concrete DNA work on some of the evidence that was seized and made a comparison that brought us to this point," McCausland said. "It was DNA that cracked this."

Raub was tracked to Seattle, where he was living as a homeless transient and police knew him from his lengthy criminal record. Authorities discovered that Raub knew Kimball and had at one time lived at her home.

Augusta investigators coordinated with authorities in Seattle and used a fake "gum chewing survey" to get a new DNA sample from Raub.

"I don't know the exact details, but we obviously needed some up-to-date DNA from him and some bubble gum was the key to getting that," McCausland said.

Three decades later, investigators remained committed to finding justice for Kimball.

"Even though all of her relatives are gone--her house has even been torn down--we continued to work on her behalf and obviously are pleased it's arrived to this point," McCausland said. "This is the oldest cold case cracked in Maine, so there's great satisfaction here."

Two detectives from Maine flew to Seattle on Monday and made the arrest with assistance from Seattle police. Raub now faces a murder charge in Maine and is being held as a fugitive from justice in Washington. His first court appearance to begin his extradition process to return him to Maine is expected to take place this week.

Raub could face life in prison if convicted. Attempts to reach the suspect or his lawyer for comment weren't immediately successful.

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UK plus-size retailer N Brown eyes "huge" U.S. market

LONDON (Reuters) - British home-shopping group N Brown Group Plc said a trial of its brands in the United States had convinced the company it can take a slice of a plus-size ladieswear market worth $35 billion.

The Manchester, northwest England-based group, which targets older and larger shoppers with brands such as Simply Be, Jacamo and Marisota, is seeking business overseas to supplement revenues from a more mature home market.

"We're very encouraged that the U.S. is a good place to be, the market's huge," CEO Alan White told Reuters on Tuesday. "We're still testing what works and what doesn't work but we're convinced there's a big opportunity over there."

White was speaking after N Brown, whose High & Mighty brand offers sizes up to XXXXXL - equating to a 60-inch waist - beat forecasts with a 4.5 percent drop in first-half underlying profit and exceeded expectations for current trading, sending its shares up nearly 10 percent.

N Brown's U.S. sales increased 53 percent to 3.4 million pounds ($5.5 million) in the six months to September 1, while losses reflecting start-up costs narrowed by 100,000 pounds to 1.7 million.

The company has found U.S. customers dress more casually and, for their age, are less fashion-conscious than their UK counterparts.

"Some people (in the U.S.) will look at the Simply Be catalogue and say ?isn't this for a customer in their twenties', whereas actually in the UK it's for someone in their late thirties, early forties," said White.

This has prompted the firm to increasingly market its Marisota brand, which is focused on a 50-year-old customer in the UK, in the United States.

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Pretax profit before one-off items of 42.0 million pounds ($67.4 million) for the six months to September 1 was ahead of analysts' consensus forecast of 40.6 million but down from 44.8 million in the same period last year.

The shortfall reflected a 2 percent fall in ladies' clothing sales due to wet summer weather, losses from opening Simply Be trial stores in the UK and a 1.6 percent fall in gross margin.

Total revenue increased 4.3 percent to 379.3 million pounds, while like-for-like sales were up 3.7 percent, having been up 1.9 percent in the first 17 weeks of the period.

Like-for-like sales have further accelerated to be up 9.4 percent in the first six weeks of the second half.

Britons have been cutting back on non-essential spending as their incomes suffer the worst squeeze for more than 30 years due to higher bills and government austerity measures, but N Brown is "mildly optimistic" that economic indicators will be a little more favorable in the second half.

It will pay an interim dividend of 5.45 pence, up 3 percent.

Shares in N Brown, up 19 percent over the last six months, were up 25 pence or 9.4 percent at 295p by 5.07 a.m. EDT, valuing the business at about 833 million pounds.

"N Brown has strong multi-channel capabilities, good cash generation and growth opportunities. This is not reflected in the current rating in our view," said Investec analyst Bethany Hocking.

Before its latest advance, N Brown stock had traded on a multiple of 10.1 times forecast earnings, against UK sector average of 11.2 times, according to Thomson Reuters data. ($1 = 0.6230 British pounds)

(Editing by Rhys Jones and David Holmes)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/uk-plus-size-retailer-n-brown-eyes-huge-101306023--finance.html

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Study Shows How Obesity Heightens Cancer Risk Your Health ...

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In addition to being a known risk factor for diabetes, morbid obesity causes higher death rates in severely overweight cancer patients, regardless of their diet. Scientists have new evidence that excess fat stimulates and supports tumor growth.

Experts say up to 25 percent of cancer cases occur in morbidly obese individuals. And, for reasons not fully understood, tumors appear to be more aggressive and therapy less effective in patients with excess fat tissue.

But researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston may have found the reason at the molecular level. They say expanding fat tissue cells emit hormones and growth factors, called adipokines, that promote the growth of new blood vessels which nourish and promote tumor growth.

?What we hypothesized is that cells from fat tissue become mobilized and travel to the site of the cancer and become a component of the tumor. And then those trophic factors, the adipokines, start being secreted from within the tumor. And because of that, they are more potent because they are in higher concentration inside the tumor,? said Mikhail Kolonin, an associate professor of stem-cell medicine at U.T. Health?s Institute for Molecular Medicine.

In experiments with obese and lean mice with tumors, Kolonin?s team fed each group of rodents the same diet. The tumors inside the fat mice grew much faster. In addition, investigators discovered the growths inside the obese mice drew in the circulating fat cells. While many of the cells turned into fat inside the tumor, others promoted formation of the blood vessel network, bringing it oxygen and nutrients.

Kolonin says significant weight loss can reduce the presence of these tumor-inducing fat cells. And he believes performing gastric bypass or bariatric surgery in morbidly obese individuals is a fast and effective way to reduce their risk of cancer.

?It is apparent from studies that have been done that treating obesity before cancer onset may be very beneficial because bariatric surgery, for instance, prevents not only the risk of developing diabetes but also developing certain cancers,? Kolonin said.

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Demandbase release offers company-targeted ads - Advertising ...

Called Demandbase Company-Targeted Advertising, the platform is set up to allow B2B advertisers to personalize display ads to the company level - so that ads show to a CFO with a finance brand would be different than ads targeted to the CMO of an internet tech company.

"I see customers wasting more than 90 percent of their ad spend hoping to attract high potential businesses to their web site falling vastly short of those goals. The reality is that there are millions of companies overall, but B2B sales organizations generally know only target a few thousand of those companies have the potential to become revenue. Those are horrible odds," said Chris Golec, founder and CEO, Demandbase. "Our zero-waste approach gives marketers the precision they need to target the exact company or audience segments they want, changing the game for the underserved B2B advertiser."

"Enterprise advertisers have been underserved by digital advertising technologies that rely on cookies and behavioral tracking strategies developed for the consumer Internet. B2B advertising is vastly different than B2C- business marketers aren't selling to one individual and require much higher precision," said Rich LeFurgy, co-founder of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and General Partner at Archer Advisors. "Demandbase's innovation will fundamentally change a company's ability to successfully target and engage other businesses online."

Here's how it works: a B2B company tells the platform what types of companies they'd like to target. Prospect lists can be used or companies can be targeted by lists like the Fortune 500. Once those companies are targeted, only ads to those companies or company profiles will be delivered. Ads can be designed ahead of time or custom ads can be created within the Demandbase platform. Ads can be personalized based on the company, the vertical or industry. Post-launch, campaigns are tracked and analyzed.

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Source: http://www.bizreport.com/2012/10/demandbase-release-offers-company-targeted-ads.html

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