ORLANDO, Fla ? The Orlando home market isn?t nearly as cold as the weather up north according to Orlando real estate agent Jonathan de Jesus of Dominium Realty Group.
De Jesus says that although the National Association of REALTORS? (NAR) has adjusted the home sale statistics downward for the last five years, the market is not as bad as the headlines sometimes indicate.
?There are still plenty of homes being bought and sold, particularly in a market like here in Orlando where we have plenty of warm weather and international tourism to keep things interesting.?
He says that part of what?s keeping the Orlando real estate market hotter than other parts of the country is simply the year-round nice weather, but he says the proximity to Disney World is a big help.
?We definitely have an advantage here in Orlando, because Walt Disney World is a big attraction for tourists around the world. Many come here, fall in love with it, and immediately notice the real estate bargains available.?
He says that the weak U.S. dollar in relation to the Euro helps as well, because it keeps the prices lower for international buyers.
?With the current exchange rates, European buyers can get as much as a 23% discount on Orlando property, even with the weakening Euro. In fact, a wise European investor may actually protect their Euro cash by investing it in dollar denominated real estate assets right here in Orlando.?
About Dominium Realty
Dominium Realty Group is a leader in residential real estate brokerage services in Florida with expertise helping U.S. and international clients navigate the Orlando real estate market. Through its experienced team of real estate professionals and their commitment to exceed their clients? expectations, Dominium is able to confidently deliver solutions to meet the needs of any real estate client.
Included in the company?s extensive array of specialized offerings are Dominium?s expert property management services. With licensed specialists working close with investors, clients get the most effective property management possible for their real estate portfolios. Dominium agents are experts in the Orando market, including Downtown Orlando homes, Windermere Homes, Dr. Phillips, Maitland, Winter Park, Lake Mary, Baldwin Park, Metro West, Longwood, South Orlando, Kissimmee, Winter Springs, Oviedo, Lake Nona, Waterford Lakes, Altamonte Springs, Mount Dora, Sanford, Apopka, Winter Garden, and Ocoee.
Jonathan De Jesus Dominium Realty Group 6236 Kingspointe Parkway #10 Orlando, Fl 32819 407-588-7828 http://www.florida-real-estate.pro/
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Martha Marcy May Marlene (2012)
Writer/director Sean Durkin?s debut feature has built up incredible word of mouth since it played at Sundance last year and now it?s finally received a UK release. Martha (Elizabeth Olsen) calls her sister Lucy (Sarah Paulson) in tears from a payphone. The sisters haven?t seen each other in years, and Lucy takes Martha to her beautiful holiday home in the woods with her husband Ted (Hugh Dancy). But as Martha?s behaviour grows increasingly inappropriate and erratic, they realise that she?s not telling them the whole story, and Martha remembers her time spent in a commune with the charismatic but dangerous Patrick (John Hawkes).A film like this depends heavily on its lead and Olsen is superb as Martha, giving a nuanced, emotional performance. The flashback structure allows us to see how Martha has arrived at her current unstable state. When she arrives at the commune, she is relaxed and friendly. But as the darker sides of Patrick and the community are revealed her behaviour around Lucy and Ted becomes unpredictable. From swimming in front of them with no clothes on and being occasionally rude, she begins to lose all sense of boundaries and suffers full-blown panic attacks. She slips in and out of dreams and it gets harder to tell what?s happening when. It?s a fantastic performance that showcases Olsen?s considerable talent.The conversations between Martha and the brittle but concerned Lucy hint at a difficult childhood but it?s important to note that Martha isn?t the perfect all-American teen before she arrives at the commune. She?s a girl looking for support, guidance, a little rebellion, and purpose, and that?s what Patrick seems to offer. Everyone has a job to do; everybody shares their possessions and responsibilities. And while it?s quickly apparent to us that all is not right, it?s important that Martha is fragile enough to be convinced to stay as long as she does. Durkin has a remarkably steady hand and things progress with a horrifying plausibility.Olsen aside, Paulson (The Spirit, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) and Dancy (The Big C) are excellent as the couple trying to be supportive but reasonable, and Brady Corbet (Funny Games) is effectively threatening as Patrick?s right hand. There?s also a magnetic turn from Hawkes (Winter?s Bone) as Patrick, whose softly-spoken, encouraging, loving facade masks a dangerous predator. There are plot holes to be found and there are moments which will prove divisive but this is a carefully-drawn character study with excellent, award-worthy performances from Olsen and Hawkes, and shows that Durkin is a filmmaker to watch.Verdict: A superbly unsettling drama and a highly assured debut from Durkin.
Hamilton, ON (Feb. 1, 2012) - Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a brief 10-minute massage helps reduce inflammation in muscle.
As a non-drug therapy, massage holds the potential to help not just bone-weary athletes but those with inflammation-related chronic conditions, such as arthritis or muscular dystrophy, says Justin Crane, a doctoral student in the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster.
While massage is well accepted as a therapy for relieving muscle tension and pain, the researchers delved deeper to find it also triggers biochemical sensors that can send inflammation-reducing signals to muscle cells.
In addition, massage signals muscle to build more mitochondria, the power centres of cells which play an important role in healing.
"The main thing, and what is novel about our study, is that no one has ever looked inside the muscle to see what is happening with massage, no one looked at the biochemical effects or what might be going on in the muscle itself," said Crane.
"We have shown the muscle senses that it is being stretched and this appears to reduce the cells' inflammatory response," he said. "As a consequence, massage may be beneficial for recovery from injury."
Crane said the McMaster researchers are the first to take a manual therapy, like massage, and test the effect using a muscle biopsy to show massage reduces inflammation, an underlying factor in many chronic diseases.
The research appears in the Feb. 1 issue of Science Translational Medicine.
For their study, the researchers followed 11 men in their twenties.
On their first visit, the men's exercise capacity was assessed. Two weeks later, the men cycled on a bicycle for more than 70 minutes, to a point of exhaustion when they couldn't cycle any more. They then rested for 10 minutes.
While resting, a massage therapist lightly applied massage oil to both legs, and then performed massage for 10 minutes on one leg using a variety of techniques commonly used in rehabilitation.
Muscle biopsies were done on both legs (quadriceps) and repeated 2.5 hours later. Researchers found reduced inflammation in the massaged leg.
Crane admits being surprised that just 10 minutes of massage had such a profound effect. "I didn't think that little bit of massage could produce that remarkable of a change, especially since the exercise was so robust. Seventy minutes of exercise compared to 10 of massage, it is clearly potent."
The results hint that massage therapy blunts muscle pain by the same biological mechanisms as most pain medications and could be an effective alternative.
Dr. Mark Tarnopolsky, professor of medicine for the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, oversaw the study.
"Given that mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with muscle atrophy and other processes such as insulin resistance, any therapy that can improve mitochondrial function may be beneficial," he said.
Crane said this study is only a first step in determining the best therapies for promoting recovery from a variety of muscle injuries.
He said that surprisingly the research proved one oft-repeated idea false: massage did not help clear lactic acid from tired muscles.
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For further information and to arrange interviews, please contact:
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Media Relations
Faculty of Health Sciences
McMaster University
905-525-9140, ext. 22169
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Hamilton, ON (Feb. 1, 2012) - Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a brief 10-minute massage helps reduce inflammation in muscle.
As a non-drug therapy, massage holds the potential to help not just bone-weary athletes but those with inflammation-related chronic conditions, such as arthritis or muscular dystrophy, says Justin Crane, a doctoral student in the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster.
While massage is well accepted as a therapy for relieving muscle tension and pain, the researchers delved deeper to find it also triggers biochemical sensors that can send inflammation-reducing signals to muscle cells.
In addition, massage signals muscle to build more mitochondria, the power centres of cells which play an important role in healing.
"The main thing, and what is novel about our study, is that no one has ever looked inside the muscle to see what is happening with massage, no one looked at the biochemical effects or what might be going on in the muscle itself," said Crane.
"We have shown the muscle senses that it is being stretched and this appears to reduce the cells' inflammatory response," he said. "As a consequence, massage may be beneficial for recovery from injury."
Crane said the McMaster researchers are the first to take a manual therapy, like massage, and test the effect using a muscle biopsy to show massage reduces inflammation, an underlying factor in many chronic diseases.
The research appears in the Feb. 1 issue of Science Translational Medicine.
For their study, the researchers followed 11 men in their twenties.
On their first visit, the men's exercise capacity was assessed. Two weeks later, the men cycled on a bicycle for more than 70 minutes, to a point of exhaustion when they couldn't cycle any more. They then rested for 10 minutes.
While resting, a massage therapist lightly applied massage oil to both legs, and then performed massage for 10 minutes on one leg using a variety of techniques commonly used in rehabilitation.
Muscle biopsies were done on both legs (quadriceps) and repeated 2.5 hours later. Researchers found reduced inflammation in the massaged leg.
Crane admits being surprised that just 10 minutes of massage had such a profound effect. "I didn't think that little bit of massage could produce that remarkable of a change, especially since the exercise was so robust. Seventy minutes of exercise compared to 10 of massage, it is clearly potent."
The results hint that massage therapy blunts muscle pain by the same biological mechanisms as most pain medications and could be an effective alternative.
Dr. Mark Tarnopolsky, professor of medicine for the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, oversaw the study.
"Given that mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with muscle atrophy and other processes such as insulin resistance, any therapy that can improve mitochondrial function may be beneficial," he said.
Crane said this study is only a first step in determining the best therapies for promoting recovery from a variety of muscle injuries.
He said that surprisingly the research proved one oft-repeated idea false: massage did not help clear lactic acid from tired muscles.
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A photo of Justin Crane can be downloaded at: http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/media/media_20120131.html
For further information and to arrange interviews, please contact:
Veronica McGuire
Media Relations
Faculty of Health Sciences
McMaster University
905-525-9140, ext. 22169
vmcguir@mcmaster.ca
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Today's ordinary clothing has the untapped power to become tomorrow's wearable electronics. A Canadian lab has tested special fibers that can help make soft, flexible touch screens and batteries woven directly into the fabrics of modern life.
Turning rigid electronic parts into stretchy, smart clothing material has not proven easy. But early ideas have already hinted at practical uses beyond just wearing glowing "Tron" jumpsuits as fashion accessories. People may swipe a finger across a car's upholstery to turn down the heat or brush at their coat sleeves to adjust the volume of a connected music player ? experiences that seamlessly blend "hard" gadget functions with "soft" objects.
"We don't want humans to be aware of what they are wearing," said Maksim Skorobogatiy, a physicist at Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal in Canada. "It has to be self-contained piece that can charge itself, store energy and perform useful functions. Otherwise, it's an extra burden that nobody needs in our lives."
That philosophy has driven Skorobogatiy to assemble a diverse team of researchers focused on making the soft versions of electronic gadget parts, including multitouch screens, batteries and even microchip transistors. Those technologies could lead to smart clothing that monitors a person's health signs, or even acts as a wearable computer.
"The problem with most of the soft electronics ? the few examples that exist nowadays ? is that people mostly just put chips or widgets onto textiles and try to enable interesting textile functions," Skorobogatiy told InnovationNewsDaily. "Most of the electronics are not designed for soft interfaces."
Some labs have tried embedding tiny nanoparticles inside ordinary cotton thread so that they can conduct electricity. But they must wrestle with problems in making the material last a long time, as well as needing to use chemicals to bind the nanoparticles to the cotton.
By contrast, Skorobogatiy's lab turned to the manufacturing process used to create the optical fibers that carry TV and Internet signals. The technique allowed the Canadian team to make new polymer-based fibers based on melting the preformed material to pull out a long, thin fiber shape. Such fibers can conduct electric signals.
The researchers wove the fibers into an experimental touchpad that showed off partial multitouch capability similar to what smartphones or tablets possess. That work appeared in the January issue of the journal Smart Materials and Structures.
Next, they made flat sheets of batteries by combining typical lithium battery materials with thermoplastic binder material. Skorobogatiy's lab cut the battery sheets into thin strips and wove the strips into typical clothing textiles ? an achievement detailed in the January issue of the Journal of the Electrochemical Society.
The technology of smart clothing may seem imminent, but psychological barriers remain because textile manufacturers are hesitant to work with completely new fibers. The Canadian researchers have begun working on toppling such barriers by providing fibers for designers to try out.
One big challenge remains ? creating the soft textile version of the transistors at the heart of all modern devices. If Skorobogatiy's lab can pull off that trick, they could enable extraordinary pieces of smart clothing that act like gadgets but easily fit in with ordinary wardrobes.
"We're moving toward a self-contained textile battery, electronics and sensors ? all made with textile thread," Skorobogatiy said. "At this point, we're only missing the electronics."
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Here?s the good news for Uncle Sam: The vast majority of Americans still believe that you should never cheat on your taxes?? or,?at? least, that's what?they tell the pollsters representing the?Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board.
The bad news: The percentage of people who say you should cheat on your income taxes ?as much as possible? hit 8 percent in 2011, double what it was in 2010. That?s also higher than any other recent year in which the question was asked.
Another 6 percent of those surveyed said a little cheating here and there is OK.
The oversight board this week released its annual survey of taxpayer?s attitudes about the IRS. The survey was conducted by an outside research firm in August.
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For the most part, despite our grumbling, Americans seem to at least accept that taxes are a necessary part of life. Almost everyone surveyed agreed that it is every American's civic duty to pay taxes, and most people said they thought tax cheats should be held accountable.
Still, that doesn?t mean we all feel the need to be the tax police. About six in 10 people said people have a personal responsibility to report tax cheats.
Americans also seem to think we should pay our fair share of taxes because it?s the right thing to do. Most people said their ?personal integrity? had a great deal of influence on whether they report their income honestly.
Other factors, such as a fear of an audit, seemed to have less influence.
A curse that began with Laurie, my best friend, and younger sister.
Now, this curse will end with me."
Summer Heights High school is an average little school nestled in the damp, rain soaked little town of Karry. Most call this town cursed, because of the tight knit community and the secrets that always seem to stay where they are. Karry is the home of dangerous things, that even the local Police cannot seem to crack the case on.
In June of 1992 a woman called Ethel Forsythe joined the community with her two daughters, Esther, and Laurie. Two years later Ethel was murdered in cold blood, her mangled body found deep in the surrounding woods. Local news said it was animals, a bear, or Cougar most likely. But Esther Forsythe knew the truth, and so did her little sister.
Six months later Laurie dissapeared, two days after that, Esther was found dead in her home, throat slit. The only evidence was a suicide note, donning the words, "Melium Mutari" The deaths and dissapearance of the Forsythe family was never recorded, and the case was closed immediately.
To this day nobody knows what Melium Mutari was supposed to mean. Until Summer Heights gained two new students. They seem harmless enough, but the truth of their origins is beyond what anybody could ever understand.
The Curse: Though I am not too big on Supernatural things, I got the idea of the curse from a book series I read recently. It was very inspiring, and so I twisted it to my sick and twisted horror filled needs, changed some stuff up a bit, slapped on a band-aid and created this.
The curse is lycanthropy, though in a different form. The werewolves in question are subject to changing every night, instead of the full moon, and cannot control their changes. Although, they do become actual wolves instead of weird beasts. Their wolf forms are stronger, and somewhat smarter, but very few can hold coherent human thoughts. There is always a pack hierarchy, and because of their difference to regular wolves must stick together or be killed by the real wolves.
The Change can either be painful and slow, or easy and painless depending on the wolf. If you were cursed at a young age, and have been cursed since you were that age you would have control over it, your change would be painless. But newborn wolves have painful changes, and stick to their wolf bodies for at least two years before being able to become human again.
The pack Hierarchy consists of an Alpha, Beta, Omega, Peacekeeper, and those in-between those lines. There can be an Alpha female, but as they cannot reproduce in either human or animal form they are unable to truly mate.
As a human, you become stronger, your senses sharper, and your sense of mind more cannibalistic, you may even like eating raw meat.
There is a way you can hold of the curse though, Monkshood, also known as the herb Aconite, can keep the curse at bay making you unable to turn until you know what you are.
The plot: The kids in the town are born Werewolves, meaning, their fathers were werewolves, while their mothers were humans (This is possible as long as the mother is human) their change has been stopped momentarily by aconite shots administered every year, but with the appearance of these new students, the kids beggining to find out through murder and death what has been going on in their little town.
(Melium Mutari=To Become A Better Person. Also somewhat of a way of saying, To change ones lifestyle, or become something else. In this case, it was used to describe the change.)
If your interested, just post below, or message me. I'm still working at ten posts, but should get that soon enough :D
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