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It’s been exactly a week since I started taking this new course of medications from a Chinese doctor and I’m really thankful that I’m feeling alot better Though the traditional chinese medicine doesn’t have the most pleasant taste, I’m so thankful that my nose is no longer blocked like before. My sense of smell has improved so much and it feels good to smell the aroma of food before eating it!

This weekend will be another busy one on the home front. I’ve got so much to do after a week of neglect due to the heavy work load and workshop. DH will be busy with his new air tools and my little boy should be keeping himself occupied with some disney movies. I’m just so glad that the weekends is here… it’s time for some rest before moving forward into another busy week ahead.

Local members of the Women’s Dermatologic Society (WDS) conducted free skin checks and provided sun safety outreach to LPGA Tour players, caddies, fans and sports writers at recent LPGA Sybase Classic in Clifton, New Jersey

To promote sun safety and skin cancer prevention among golf enthusiasts, who face heightened risks of developing skin cancer due to prolonged sun exposure, dermatologists representing the Women’s Dermatologic Society (WDS) provided free skin cancer screenings and sun damage assessments at the recent LPGA’s Sybase Classic Presented by ShopRite in Clifton, New Jersey. This event marked the debut of a 3-year community service campaign geared for outdoor enthusiasts, supported by L’Oreal USA.

WDS member and New Jersey dermatologist Naomi Lawrence, MD hosted the “Play Safe in the Sun” outreach event. Dr. Lawrence, board-certified in dermatology and dermatopathology, is Director of Procedural Dermatology, Cooper University Hospital. The WDS volunteer team provided free skin cancer screenings, sun damage assessments, sun safety educational materials and free sunscreen to tournament spectators over the weekend. In addition, volunteers conducted private skin cancer screenings of LPGA Tour players, a record number of male caddies and several members of the media.

The following local dermatologists volunteered for the skin cancer screenings and sun safety outreach: Naomi Lawrence, MD, (event chair), Cheryl Ackerman, MD, Adrian Connolly, MD, Ellen Cunningham, MD, Jason Marquart, MD and Suzanne Sirota-Rozenberg, DO.

Other volunteers who provided support during the outreach included: Suzie Davidowitz , Paul Fehn, Kelli Rodriguez, and Paul Rubino (all from L’Oreal USA); Thomas Moog (Canfield Imaging Systems); Vanessa DiSalvo, Joe Mamola, Mike Pinto, Blair Shepard and Sean Wilson (all from Medicis).

Highlights from the event include:

• 90 sun damage assessments provided to the public, resulting in a majority of people who said they would change their habits after viewing their sun damage with the ultraviolet reflectance camera unit.
• 15 LPGA Tour Players and 20 male caddies (a record number) participated in the skin cancer screenings.
• One caddie’s story of a suspected melanoma led to a New York Times article about the importance of skin cancer prevention for golfers. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/19/sports/golf/19golfsun.html
• 17 members of the Media underwent sun damage assessments and skin cancer screenings.
• 69 golf fans were screened during the rainy golf weekend.
• 35% of all people screened were referred to dermatologists for further diagnosis/biopsy of suspicious sites presumptively diagnosed as skin cancer.
• Despite inclement weather, 22,000 samples of broad-spectrum sunscreen were distributed to the public with the message, “use on sunny or cloudy days!”
• Clifton, New Jersey Mayor James Anzaldi presented WDS with a proclamation in recognition of the organization’s effort to promote skin cancer prevention and sun safety awareness in the community through “Play Safe in the Sun.”

In addition to funding support from L’Oreal USA, product donations for the public, players and members of the media were provided by several of L’Oreal USA’s brands, including Garnier, Kiehls, SkinCeuticals and La Roche Posay.

The WDS national campaign, is co-chaired by WDS members Adrienne Stewart, MD (Denver, CO) and Michel McDonald, MD (Nashville, TN). The service effort draws from the Society’s 1,500 dermatologist members to provide volunteer support in local communities to heighten sun safety awareness and promote healthy skin practices among outdoor sports enthusiasts. WDS will next present Play Safe in the Sun at the upcoming McDonald’s LPGA Championship in Havre de Grace, Maryland, June 6-8, 2008 and later this season in Portland, Oregon and Half Moon Bay, California. WDS will premiere its sun safety outreach in the world of professional tennis at the Pilot Pen Classic in New Haven, Connecticut in August. For further information, please visit: http://www.playsafeinthesun.org/ or http://www.womensderm.org/.

The Women’s Dermatologic Society supports the careers and professional development of women dermatologists. The mission of the Women’s Dermatologic Society is to help women in dermatology achieve their greatest personal and professional potential by striving to: foster, promote, and support women’s issues in dermatology; identify, train, and recognize women leaders in dermatology; and provide a forum for developing relationships.

Source: The Women’s Dermatologic Society

Web site: http://www.womensderm.org/
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Well, in case you thought I had forsaken this blog again - NO, I haven’t! I just returned from a 2-day workshop and prior to that, I was busy with lots of preparation and another upcoming project in July. It has a very busy week for us in our home business and I’m really glad that the 2-day women’s workshop is over.

This second image asset management workshop saw a turnout of 14 enthusiastic ladies from all walks of life and I was truly glad that they had enjoyed their learning session with the speaker. Dressing strategy is so crucial in every woman’s personal and work life yet not every one thinks has a good understanding of what image management really is. Some think it’s just about looking good and beautiful while some think that it’s just about personal grooming. But the truth is not image asset management is about learning HOW to manage your body. Wearing the right clothes, combining the right colours to suit your skin tone and the occasion say alot about who you are and what you represent.

While I’m not an expert in this area, I’ve learnt alot over the last few months about how dressing and image can affect my personal life and work success. It can affect my relationship with others and can influence many outcomes in my life. As much as it is important to dress well for your clients and colleagues, it is equally important to dress well for your husband, children and yourself.

Well, in case you thought I had forsaken this blog again - NO, I haven’t! I just returned from a 2-day workshop and prior to that, I was busy with lots of preparation and another upcoming project in July. It has a very busy week for us in our home business and I’m really glad that the 2-day women’s workshop is over.

This second image asset management workshop saw a turnout of 14 enthusiastic ladies from all walks of life and I was truly glad that they had enjoyed their learning session with the speaker. Dressing strategy is so crucial in every woman’s personal and work life yet not every one thinks has a good understanding of what image management really is. Some think it’s just about looking good and beautiful while some think that it’s just about personal grooming. But the truth is not image asset management is about learning HOW to manage your body. Wearing the right clothes, combining the right colours to suit your skin tone and the occasion say alot about who you are and what you represent.

While I’m not an expert in this area, I’ve learnt alot over the last few months about how dressing and image can affect my personal life and work success. It can affect my relationship with others and can influence many outcomes in my life. As much as it is important to dress well for your clients and colleagues, it is equally important to dress well for your husband, children and yourself.

Ladies that Crunch to convene at Warwick Castle

Blitz Games Studios today announced its sponsorship and positioning as a key partner and supporter of the UK’s annual Women in Games (WiG) conference.   This year’s event, co-organised with Rare Ltd. will take place at Warwick University from the 10th-12th September.

As part of its sponsorship Blitz is providing a fabulous conference dinner at historic Warwick Castle on the night of 11th September for all attendees.

Kim Blake, Education Liaison Manager for Blitz commented, “We’re proud to be one of the trail-blazing developers working closely with academia to promote the industry to a wider range of potential recruits.  Teaming up with Women in Games is one of a number of initiatives that we have planned for this year and one that we feel particularly strongly about.  While we have a relatively high number of women at Blitz we are looking to increase that figure for ourselves and the industry as a whole.”

Blitz Games Studios’ talented workforce employs 12% percent of women at its HQ in Leamington Spa across a variety of positions in game development as well as the more traditional HR/admin roles.

Jane Sinclair, an organiser of Women in Games and Associate Professor at the University of Warwick added, “We’re delighted to have the support of Blitz as one of our key sponsors.  Women In Games continues to grow as a thought provoking and educational event for both the games industry and academia – we hope to announce an especially strong line up for this year very soon.”
The Women In Games conference encourages research and seeks to promote careers for women within the games industry. Making this career path attractive from a female perspective doesn’t just make good business sense, it’s vital both commercially and artistically.
A major theme of Women in Games 2008 is exploring ways of encouraging more women to enter games and increase their prominence across the industry, ultimately demonstrating how the female perspective can provide a rich new angle on the gaming experi

ence. Other themes will focus on the latest game research with a particular emphasis on areas that affect, or are affected by, women.

Men are welcome too! Although this conference is concerned with women and games please note that men are also very welcome to attend. The industry needs a meaningful dialogue between the sexes as it moves forward.
For further information, to submit a paper or an idea for a session and to register please visit:  http://www.womeningames.com/

Most Haunted’s Yvette and Karl Launch New 24×7 Dedicated TV Viewing

Paranormal purveyors of scariness Yvette Fielding and Karl Beattie will launch a new TV phenomenon on Monday 9th June 2008 - The Paranormal Channel. The Channel will first broadcast from 18:00 hours on 9th June and show a petrifying mix of original programming shot on location, exclusive re-runs of British science-fiction author, inventor and futurist Arthur C Clarke’s Mysterious World, through to sci-fi and horror movies.

The Paranormal Channel is the brainchild of Fielding and Beattie, with a high proportion of the original programming being made by their successful Manchester-based production company, Antix.

Executive Producer and face of The Paranormal Channel Yvette Fielding says: “Karl and I have worked towards launching this channel for many years. Our Most Haunted devotees have told us in person and online, that they’ve always wanted a dedicated channel for all things paranormal. From ghosts, UFOs, aliens, mythical monsters to doppelgangers and poltergeists, The Paranormal Channel will cover every possible phenomenon.”

Fellow Executive Producer and Presenter Karl Beattie adds, “The Paranormal Channel is a light look at the dark side: we’ll use drama, documentaries and even comedy to explore anything and everything that is unexplained. But viewers shouldn’t underestimate the scariness rating: The Paranormal Channel will take them to unparalleled heights of fear -they’ll be scared witless.”

Original and interactive programming includes “Whines and Spirits”, which will take viewers on a hunt for the most haunted pub in Britain, with Beattie as chief ghost hunter, giving them the casting vote for the winner. Viewers will be invited to submit ten minute VTs of their paranormal experiences, while budding and fearless-film-makers encouraged to create and air their own scary movies on the Channel. And “Three Screaming Banshees” will follow the paranormal perils of Fielding, Cath Howe and Lesley Smith up and down the country in a less-than-luxurious camper van; as dictated by a controlling, ghoulish and ghastly voice emanating from a 1960’s reel-to-reel tape recorder.

Major sponsorship deals for The Paranormal Channel are in the final stages, and further details will be published once confirmed. Although, says Beattie, additional sponsorship opportunities will always be open for discussion.

So far, celebrity presenters include Paul Ross who will be telling the scariest-ever stories before bedtime in “Big Black Book of Horror”, and viewers can also expect to see many famous - and terrified - faces being taken through their paranormal paces over the coming months. Occasionally, the channel will feature guest mediums.

Beattie concludes: “We’re formidably taking the paranormal into unchartered territory, but equally, in close collaboration with our industry regulator Ofcom. So is there something out there? You bet. Tune in 9th June.”

How to view

The Paranormal Channel will be available through Sky TV receivers.

Additionally, The Paranormal Channel web site will be available online from 9th June at http://www.theparanormalchannel.co.uk.

Source: The Paranormal Channel

Your friend has decided that you need help with your social life so she sets you up with a blind date….a friend of a friend of a friend.

You, foolishly, accept. Now there you are. It’s less than one hour since you were introduced. You are sitting in a Thai restaurant and you hate Thai food.

The entrée has not yet been served. His idea of enlightened conversation is who will be in the final four…you aren’t into sports. He knows the weekly TV schedule verbatim….you haven’t sat through a movie in months because you run marathons and volunteer at the local food bank.

He says, “Volunteering is a waste of time because you can’t help ‘those people’ anyway.” You look at your watch; see that it’s only been 10 minutes since you last looked at it the last time and wonder how long it is before you can gracefully remove yourself from the situation. Been there?

Now imagine a date with someone you met through internet dating and have been chatting online with and exchanging emails with for quite some time. First, you don’t need to be introduced. You already know this man. You are sitting in an Italian restaurant enjoying a delightful meal because you both know that the other’s favorite is Italian. The conversation flows easily as you discuss common interests. He runs marathons and loves history just like you do. You happily discuss the volunteer work that each of you is involved in. You look at your watch and discover that it is late…very late…where Has the time gone.

There is a big difference between a well-intentioned friend “setting you up” and choosing a man for yourself who shares your interests and tastes, isn’t there? Now which one would you rather have?

Breast cancer runs in my family so when I saw this in our paper I wanted to pass it on. I have a teenage daughter too. New research shows exercise during the teen years - starting as young as age 12 - can help protect girls from breast cancer when they’re grown. Middle-aged women have long been advised to get active to lower their risk of breast cancer after menopause.

Researchers tracked nearly 65,000 nurses ages 24 to 42 who enrolled in a major health study. They answered detailed questionnaires about their physical activity dating back to age 12. Within six years of enrolling, 550 were diagnosed with breast cancer before menopause. A quarter of all breast cancer is diagnosed at these younger ages, when it’s typically more aggressive.

Women who were physically active as teens and young adults were 23 percent less likely to develop premenopausal breast cancer than women who grew up sedentary, researchers report today in the Journal of National Cancer Institute. The biggest impact was regular exercise from ages 12 to 22.

The women at lowest risk reported doing 3 hours and 15 minutes of running or other vigorous activity a week - or for the less athletic, 13 hours a week of walking.

The theory is that in youth physical activity itseff lowers estrogen levels.

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Avon Products, Inc. today announced a collaboration with the James Bond entertainment franchise, property of Danjaq LLC and Eon Productions, to create a new signature Bond Girl 007 women’s fragrance, bringing the confident allure of cinema’s sexiest icons to Avon consumers worldwide. British actress Gemma Arterton, who plays the role of Agent Fields in the upcoming Bond film, will be the face of the new fragrance. She will appear in TV and print advertising when Bond Girl 007 launches globally in October 2008 in conjunction with the worldwide release of “Quantum of Solace,” the 22nd film in the Bond franchise, which is the largest and longest running movie franchise in history.

“I’m thrilled to be working with two such iconic and established brands,” said Gemma Arterton. “The Bond Girl 007 fragrance embodies everything a Bond Girl represents — intelligence, sexiness and confidence.”

“As part of our on-going alliance strategy, we strive to bring unique equities to Avon and James Bond provides an unparalleled partnership opportunity. The iconic Bond girls are one of the most widely known aspects of the films — they’re empowered, feminine and glamorous, so we’re extremely pleased to capture that essence in our newest fragrance,” said Geralyn Breig, Senior Vice President and Brand President for Avon.

Tracy Haffner, Vice President, Global Marketing added, “Our strategy in the fragrance category is to build a strong portfolio through unique and exciting partnerships. Aligning with the James Bond franchise gives us such a great platform to develop a beautiful fragrance and connect with women worldwide.”

Keith Snelgrove, Sr. Vice President of Global Business Strategy at Danjaq LLC stated, “This was the perfect collaboration for two globally recognizable companies. By partnering with Avon to create a fragrance, we’re able to bring a piece of the Bond Girls represented in our movies into the lives of women all over the world.”

The fragrance, created by Firmenich, evokes the glamour, confidence and sensuality of the famous femmes fatale of the Bond franchise. The scent is a sexy cocktail of velvety florals, cool freshness and warm woods. It features top notes of velvety white peach and orange blossom followed by mid-notes of jasmine, calypso orchid and freesia. The drydown consists of amber, cashmere wood and patchouli. Bond Girl 007 is housed in a sleek, seductive bottle reminiscent of a woman’s body. The cap is a stealthy homage to a Bond spy gadget.

The fragrance will be featured in the Avon brochure, which is distributed through over 5 million Avon Representatives around the globe, as well as on the company’s website. It will be supported by print and TV advertising in Avon’s top markets throughout North America, Europe and Latin America.

About EON Productions

EON Productions/Danjaq, LLC, is owned by the Broccoli family and has produced twenty one James Bond films since 1962, including CASINO ROYALE. The James Bond films, produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, make up the most successful franchise in film history and include the recent blockbuster films GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough and Die Another Day. EON Productions and Danjaq, LLC, are affiliate companies and control all worldwide merchandising of the James Bond franchise.

About Avon

Avon, the company for women, is a leading global beauty company, with $10 billion in annual revenue. As the world’s largest direct seller, Avon markets to women in more than 100 countries through 5.4 million independent Avon Sales Representatives. Avon’s product line includes beauty products, fashion jewelry and apparel, and features such well-recognized brand names as Avon Color, Anew, Skin-So-Soft, Advance Techniques, Avon Naturals, and Mark. Learn more about Avon and its products at www.avoncompany.com.

Source: Avon Products, Inc.

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This has been a tiring week for me. I haven’t physically well and in fact, I was fighting fever for a few days and thank God it was over. I find myself sleeping a little earlier and taking things a little lighter. Work has been rather stressful so it can add up the physical burden I was dealing with. For whatever reasons, my ankles was hurting and I even had trouble putting on my Naot shoes.

I spent the entire afternoon visiting a Chinese Physician to address my long term post nasal drip problem. How many people fancy the idea of visiting doctors? No one likes to hear what the doctor has to say about your health, especially if it’s something negative. I have alot to do to get well. It’s about time to take a retrospection of what had happened in the first half of the year before moving forward to another new chapter of 2008.