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Ontario, Canada -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/23/2012 -- According to Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines, adults between the ages of 18 and 64 should spend a minimum of 150 minutes each week engaged in moderate- to vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity. This activity should take place in periods of ten minutes or more. Muscle and bone strengthening activities should be added to the workout routine at least twice each week also. Doing so leads to better strength, fitness and mental health. According to Lauren Shuster personal trainer, those who lack the motivation to achieve these goals will benefit from the services of a personal trainer.
"Following the guidelines, a person reduces his or her risk of heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis and many other health conditions," Ms. Shuster explains. "When one is not motivated though, reaching these goals may seem to be an impossible task. With Toronto Boot Camp classes, anyone can easily meet and exceed the recommended guidelines and have fun while doing so. If boot camp classes aren't what one is after, individual sessions are offered along with couple and small group personal training. It's all a matter of what one is looking for and comfortable with."
Ms. Shuster continues, "For older adults, traditional classes may be too strenuous due to existing health conditions. A personal trainer in Toronto modifies activities and exercises based on these conditions to ensure no harm is done. With exercise, many health problems will decrease or disappear completely, leaving the person feeling younger and healthier than he or she has in years." Engaging in moderate to vigorous activity also reduces the risk of high blood pressure, premature death, certain types of cancer and obesity.
One key to a successful workout routine is variety. "When using a personal trainer, clients will find that this is never an issue. If the trainer detects boredom setting in, the routine will be varied. Exercise can be fun," according to Ms. Shuster. "It's all a matter of finding a trainer who will work to provide the motivation and encouragement needed for the client to reach goals he or she has set."
"From Postural Assessment to Pre and Post Natal Fitness, there is a class for each client. All are designed using BOSU, the resistance band and stability ball to create a unique program. All help to improve strength, endurance, posture and overall health," Ms. Shuster says. "No matter what is needed, a program will be developed to help each client reach his or her goal."
About Lauren Shuster-Certified Personal Trainer
Lauren Shuster is a graduate of the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Anthropology and Biology minor. Certified through Can-Fit-Por as both a certified personal trainer and certified fitness instructor, Ms. Shuster works with a wide variety of clients, ranging from pre/post natal clients to clients training for sporting events. Yoga and breathing exercises are incorporated into workouts to improve concentration, release tension and lower stress levels. Core muscles are strengthened to ensure a balanced physique and functional training is offered to assist in day-to-day movements. This overall approach provides clients with a body that works as nature intended.
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Radiant cut diamonds were first developed and patented in 1977 by Henry Grossbard who was the founder of RCDC. The radiant cut diamond was the first diamond to combine the elegance of the emerald shape and the fire and brilliance of a round diamond. When the patent on the radiant cut diamond expired the radiant cut became a fully accepted diamond shape and began to be widely distributed by both wholesalers and manufacturers. In 2002 RCDC launched the Original Radiant Cut diamond brand and the original radiant cut is the only radiant cut that is guaranteed to meet the ideal proportions established by Henry Grossbard.
Much like circular shaped diamonds, radiant cut diamonds allow you to see the deep, natural clarity of the diamond. When you look at a radiant diamond from the front you can clearly distinguish the diagonal cross pattern that is created between the sides of the diamond. It is this stunning cross pattern that helps to make radiant cut diamonds more beautiful than many other types of diamond and makes it the ideal diamond to choose for the centrepiece of a diamond ring.
Traditionally a radiant cut diamond has 62 faces. 25 of these faces are on the crown, 8 on the griddle and 29 on the pavilion. The corners are we trimmed and are considered to be the signature of the diamond. Due to the shape of this type of diamond the proportions and the faces makes the colour of the diamond more visible and this cut of diamond is known for both fancy and non fancy cuts.
Rings that have been set with radiant cut diamonds are some of the most desirable rings as they have such unique style and shape and can also have very unusual colours. This kind of diamond set ring are also available in a number of unique shapes so you do not have to stick with what could be considered a boring round or rectangular shape.
Radiant cut diamonds are also very popular in engagement rings and the tradition of using radiant cut diamonds for engagement rings dates back to the fourteenth century. The diamond is usually the centrepiece of the ring but you can also attach side stones in a number of different ways. If you decide to purchase your diamond ring online you should always check the length and width of the diamond as there are no rules for these measurements. Generally there are two routes you can take when purchasing a ring with a radiant cut diamond, quality or budget. A quality radiant diamond should colour G and the clarity VS2. If you have a smaller budget you can still buy a radiant diamond but the colour would be I and the clarity SI2.
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Oh, Thankgiving. Turkey, mashed potatoes, yam, pumpkin pie, family, friends, football and feasts across the country.
It all adds up to bickering between family members, Friday trips to the gym and ... the biggest day in Instagram history?
According to the popular photo-sharing service's blog, Thursday saw more photo uploads in a single day than ever before.
Instagram users combined to upload over 10 million photos on Thanksgiving including a record rate of 226 photos per second at 12:40 p.m., PST.
It more than doubled the total uploaded using the service, which was officially aquired by Menlo Park-based Facebook in September.
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Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/instagram-sets-single-day-record-photo-shares-1C7226148
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Guest Blogger: Ed Cyzewski
?Publishing a book would be neat.?
I hear that all of the time from people when I mention I?m an author. I rarely tell them what my experience of book publishing has actually been like?except for this one time.
A friend was just starting to explore writing full time with the goal of publishing a book.
?You?re serious?? I asked.
?Definitely,? he replied.
?Are you ready for two or three years of rejection?? I began. ?It could happen. That?s how long it took me to get my first book deal. I?ve heard of successful authors being rejected thirty, fifty, or more times.?
His eyes widened as I continued.
?And then there?s the chance of a contract being cancelled?that?s happened to me and several friends. And that?s just the beginning??
He looked at me with a furrowed brow and a sarcastic smile by the time I finished. ?Thanks for that,? he said.
While he was and still is serious about publishing a book, he wasn?t aware of the hardships tied to publishing a book. I won?t ever downplay the joy of signing a contract, handing in a manuscript, or holding my book for the first time, but authors need to enter the publishing process aware of the challenges and pain ahead of them.
A ?Publishing is neat? level of interest won?t cut it, especially when you start speaking with real agents and editors who can crush your dream in one brutal sentence. You need to love what you?re doing in order to make it. If you don?t love publishing, the pain will stop you cold.
If you love the work of writing and sharing your work with others, the pain can?t stop you. Nevertheless, the pain is coming, and you need to be ready for it:
??Publishing Demands Long Hours
I love going to bed at the same time as my wife so we can chat about our day, to say nothing of simply getting enough sleep. However, when a book deadline is approaching, I have to cut corners on the early or late ends of my day.
??Cutting and Revising
The only way I can write a half decent book is to work through several revisions over the course of months. And when I say ?revisions,? I don?t mean tweaking a word here and there. I usually print out my draft, hack it to pieces with a pen, and then retype the whole thing so I?m not tempted to keep anything that isn?t the best.
I believe that I can write a good final draft, but the process involved in arriving there isn?t pretty.
??Rejection
You had to know this one was coming. Everyone gets rejected. Even legendary author Frederick Buechner?s latest book, The Yellow Leaves, was rejected by his long time publisher. There could be months of waiting with bad news on the other end.
While some authors have the perfect platform or idea, preferably both, there are so many things that have to line up perfectly in order for your book to be accepted, such as the publisher?s interests, current book line up, or financial status. Sometimes it?s not you, it?s them, but either way, a ?no? is tough. At a certain point, the rejections stop hurting quite so much, but the first rejections will come and they will sting.
??Asking for Publicity Help
Even blogging legend Michael Hyatt admits that it?s hard for him to ask for book endorsements (see point #4). If you?re publishing a book, you?ll have to tap your friends, colleagues, and experts for their help with promotion. You?ll need to find early readers, blogs where you can guest post, radio shows where you can be interviewed, and venues where you can hold book events. When promoting my own books, I prefer rejection from an editor over libraries and book stores that didn?t return my calls.
? ?Indifferent ?Readers?
I?ve spoken to a few authors about this, and I think this is the hardest part about book publishing. It?s not so bad if someone reads your book and disagrees. At least they read it. It?s especially hard when I send someone a free book and he doesn?t read it. Rejection is tough, but feeling like people are indifferent is difficult to handle.
Authors will only persevere through these hardships if they make a commitment to their creative passion to publish. If you love it, you?ll create it.
I think there are plenty of people who have what it takes to write a book, but before you take that plunge, make sure you know what awaits you.
While every author has a slightly different publishing experience, there will be plenty of pain.
Do you love the creative work of writing enough that you?ll take a tough day in book publishing over a tough day anywhere else?
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Ed?s latest eBook is available for .99 today:
Creating Space: The Case for Everyday Creativity
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Ed Cyzewski is the co-author of Hazardous: Committing to the Cost of Following Jesus and author of Coffeehouse Theology and A Path to Publishing. His blog about imperfectly following Jesus is www.inamirrordimly.com, and his writing blog is www.edcyz.com.
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Source: http://www.rachellegardner.com/2012/11/are-you-ready-for-the-pain-of-publishing/
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose for a fifth day during a holiday-shortened, thinly traded session on Friday as investors picked up recently beaten-down shares of large technology companies.
Market participants were also encouraged by signs of progress in talks about releasing aid to debt-saddled Greece and piled into U.S. retail shares as Black Friday got the holiday shopping season under way.
U.S. stock market trading ended early and was closed on Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Volume was the lightest of the year, though the session was abbreviated. Shares of big-cap technology companies climbed as investors took advantage of the day's upward momentum to add to positions, helping the S&P 500 rack up its second best week of 2012.
"Anyone that was on the sidelines waiting for a pullback like the one we just had in some of the tech names, they're looking for any glimpse of strong price action for 'permission' to enter into those (stocks)," said Todd Salamone, director of research at Schaeffer's Investment Research in Cincinnati, Ohio
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From mid-September to mid-November, the S&P tech sector <.gspt> shed about 13 percent as the broader market also dropped.
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Greece said the International Monetary Fund had relaxed its debt-cutting target for the country, suggesting lenders were closer to a deal for a vital aid tranche to be paid. But other sources involved in the talks cautioned the funding gap was far bigger than Greece has suggested.
Euro zone finance ministers, the IMF and European Central Bank (ECB) failed earlier this week to agree on how to shrivel the country's debt to a sustainable level and will have a third attempt at resolving the issue on Monday.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.dji> gained 172.79 points, or 1.35 percent, to 13,009.68. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.spx> rose 18.12 points, or 1.30 percent, to 1,409.15. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 40.30 points, or 1.38 percent, to 2,966.85.
The S&P 500 broke a two-week losing streak to rise 3.6 percent. Stocks had tumbled earlier in the month on worries about the impact of tax and spending changes set to take effect from January, but hopes that politicians will reach a deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff helped the market recoup some of those declines this week.
The Dow and S&P 500 both closed above key technical levels for the first time since Nov 6, which could provide additional support. The Dow ended above 13,000, while the S&P broke above 1,400.
The Dow rose 3.3 percent for the week, while the Nasdaq jumped 4 percent. The Nasdaq had ended lower for the previous six weeks in a row.
Volume was about 2.8 billion shares on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq and the NYSE MKT, compared with the year-to-date average daily closing volume of over 6 billion.
Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by 2,407 to 469 on the New York Stock Exchange. On the Nasdaq, advancers had the lead, with 1,775 stocks gaining and 548 shares declining.
The retail sector rose as investors looked for signs of how much consumers are spending as stores lured shoppers with Black Friday deals and discounts.
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, kicks off the U.S. Christmas shopping season for retailers and is often the busiest shopping day of the year. The National Retail Federation expects sales during the holiday season to grow 4.1 percent this year compared with last year's 5.6 percent increase.
If the traffic and sales numbers look strong early on, "it usually gives a sense that the season will be in line with expectations," said Bucky Hellwig, senior vice president at BB&T Wealth Management in Birmingham, Alabama.
"The way that could work against a stronger retail season is if there's no follow-through, there could be discounting on the part of retailers."
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(Editing by Kenneth Barry)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/wall-st-ends-higher-short-session-led-techs-195756642--finance.html
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by Edwin - on November 23rd, 2012
As a gamer, you take the kind of hardware you use very, very seriously. In fact, you rarely switch brands unless the situation is so desperate on your side, that you feel you are unable to move on to the next level in your gaming career until you take that fateful plunge. Well, if you are a gamer with an unlimited budget, then life is a whole lot easier when it comes to making such a decision, but assuming your bank account is not as deep as Scrooge McDuck?s, and you do not have that much greenbacks in your pocket or wallet either, perhaps it is time to set your sights on something that delivers a whole lot of bang for relatively few bucks. Case in point, the ROCCAT Lua Tri-Button gaming mouse from Germany, and to sweeten the deal, it does not matter if you are right handed or a southpaw ? the ROCCAT Lua Tri-Button gaming mouse is an ambidextrous gaming device that offers performance, precision and comfort in a single form factor.
Boasting a classic three-button mouse design packaged in a sleek manner, ROCCAT Studios? latest release is said to pack advanced gaming engineering into a sleek and clean ambidextrous form, delivering a comfortable fit for just about anyone?s hand. Sporting an advanced Pro Optic R2 sensor, you will be able to choose from one of seven DPI settings ? 250, 500, 1000, 1250, 1500, 1750, and 2000 thanks to a dedicated DPI button, allowing you to switch resolution on-the-fly in order to play with the kind of accuracy and speed which matches your style. Heck, if you want, you can even program the button so that it will switch only between the DPI settings which you most frequently use.
Since it sports a perfectly-balanced, ambidextrous V-shaped design, the ROCCAT Lua is capable of delivering supreme comfort to both left- and right-handed gamers. Not only that, with No-Sweat side grips, it ensures a steady hold even when things get hairy in-game, while its soft touch surface will let you play comfortably even during extended gaming marathons. The ROCCAT Lua Tri-Button gaming mouse can be yours for ?29.99 or $29.99, depending on which side of the pond you reside in.
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Source: http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20121123/roccat-lua-tributton-gaming-mouse-2/
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