Shaw Announces Launch of the Ultimate Network with SHAW EXO

Published: February 06, 2012

Enhanced network creates world of possibilities for Shaw customers

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Shaw is proud to announce the launch of its upgraded network - SHAW EXO?. The network provides customers with the best in entertainment and technology offerings and brings a wealth of possibilities for the future.

With great new services like stunning 1080p High-Definition quality on the Shaw Gateway, On Demand television content from Global, CTV and Citytv, and SHAW EXO WiFi coming soon, the enhanced network delivers the latest in technology to customers.

"SHAW EXO is a promise that we will continue to innovate, lead and provide the latest in technology and entertainment offerings to customers," said Peter Bissonnette, President, Shaw Communications Inc. "With SHAW EXO, the power of our network allows us to continue delivering the products and services that our customers are looking for."

With SHAW EXO On Demand, you don't need a PVR to catch up on your favourite shows. Thanks to partnerships with Global, CTV and Citytv, Shaw customers can now catch up on programs like Glee, Hawaii Five-O, Criminal Minds, The Big Bang Theory, 30 Rock and The Bachelor On Demand - whenever they want.

SHAW EXO also brings full HD in stunning 1080p quality to the Shaw Gateway. Many titles, including new releases like Contagion, are now available On Demand with the Shaw Gateway in the best quality HD available for broadcast.

Accessible through the On Demand button your Shaw remote or at WWW.EXO.SHAW.CA, SHAW EXO On Demand gives customers access to more than 7,000 titles, with 1,200 in High-Definition and many for free.

Outside the home, SHAW EXO is adapting to the ways people use technology to bring lightning-fast Internet speeds to people on the go. With SHAW EXO WiFi, customers will soon be able to experience their Broadband Internet at Shaw WiFi locations available across Western Canada.

For more information about SHAW EXO, please visit WWW.SHAW.CA/EXO.

About Shaw Communications Inc.

Shaw Communications Inc. is a diversified communications and media company, providing consumers with broadband cable television, High-Speed Internet, Home Phone, telecommunications services (through Shaw Business), satellite direct-to-home services (through Shaw Direct) and engaging programming content (through Shaw Media). Shaw serves 3.4 million customers, through a reliable and extensive fibre network. Shaw Media operates one of the largest conventional television networks in Canada, Global Television, and 18 specialty networks including HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, History Television and Showcase. Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges and is included in the S&P/TSX 60 Index (TSX:SJR.B) (NYSE:SJR). For more information about Shaw, please visit www.shaw.ca.

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M.I.A. flips bird during Super Bowl halftime show (AP)

For all the pomp and excess of Madonna's Super Bowl halftime extravaganza a single extended middle finger by guest singer M.I.A. is likely to be the most remembered piece of the show.

The gesture, accompanied by a barely disguised expletive, came during a performance of Madonna's new single, "Give Me All Your Luvin.'" At the end of her lines, M.I.A. appeared to sing "I don't give a (expletive)," although it was hard to hear clearly.

The incident was reminiscent of Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction" eight years ago -- a surprise risque moment in front of tens of millions of unsuspecting viewers. The brief exposure of Jackson's nipple during the 2004 halftime show raised a storm of controversy and put CBS in hot water with the Federal Communications Commission.

The Super Bowl, shown on NBC this year, is routinely viewed by more than 100 million people, the biggest TV event of the year. The screen briefly went blurred after M.I.A.'s gesture in what was a late attempt -- by less than a second -- to cut out the camera shot.

"The NFL hired the talent and produced the halftime show," NBC spokesman Christopher McCloskey said. "Our system was late to obscure the inappropriate gesture and we apologize to our viewers,"

The NFL blamed a failure in NBC's delay system for allowing the gesture to be seen. Spokesman Brian McCarthy said M.I.A. did not do anything similar during rehearsals and the league had no reason to believe she would pull something like that during the actual show.

"The obscene gesture in the performance was completely inappropriate, very disappointing, and we apologize to our fans," McCarthy said.

The British singer M.I.A. is best known for her 2007 hit "Paper Planes," a Grammy nominee for record of the year that memorably features a sample of the Clash song, "Straight to Hell." It was featured on the soundtrack to the movie "Slumdog Millionaire."

Madonna had admittedly been nervous about her performance, hoping to position herself as the queen of a new generation of pop stars with an opulent show and a sharp performance that mixed her new release with more familiar songs. She seemed like Roman royalty when muscle-bound men carried her extravagant throne across the football field to the stage for her opening song, "Vogue."

Guests Cee Lo, Nicki Minaj and dance rockers LMFAO also appeared with Madonna. The singing and dancing on "Vogue" was smartly choreographed, as Madonna moved more deliberately -- she is 53 -- but still adroitly. She briefly appeared to stumble at one point while trying to make a step on the stage set, but recovered in time.

She let a tightrope walker make the more acrobatic moves during a performance of "Music."

Madonna carried gold pompons for a performance of her new single. Twitter was alight with questions about the vocals being lip synched or augmented by tapes, particularly during this song.

The best guest was clearly Cee Lo, who joined Madonna for the final song, "Like a Prayer." They were joined by a robed chorus in the show's most soaring performance. With a puff of white smoke, Madonna disappeared down a trap door in the stage, and lights on the field spelled out "World Peace."

The performance was also carried live on SiriusXM Radio, giving Madonna the biggest single audience of her career. For all the elaborate choreography and flashy effects, the finger incident is the more likely headline from the event.

Earlier, Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert offered some pregame patriotism. Shelton and Lambert did a twangy duet on "America the Beautiful" and Clarkson, in a simple black dress, sang "The Star Spangled Banner" without a hitch after last year's performer, Christina Aguilera, flubbed a line.

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'Birth defect risk' for diabetics

5 February 2012 Last updated at 21:10 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News

The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, researchers say.

The study, published in the journal Diabetologia, analysed data from more than 400,000 pregnancies in the north-east of England.

The risk of defects such as congenital heart disease and spina bifida were increased.

National guidelines already recommend having good control over blood sugar levels before trying to conceive.

Both Type 1 diabetes, which tends to appear in childhood, and Type 2 diabetes, largely as a result of diet, lead to problems controlling the amount of sugar in the blood.

This is known to cause problems in pregnancy, such as birth defects, miscarriage and the baby being overweight due to too much sugar.

There is concern that rising levels of diabetes, particularly Type 2, could make the issue worse.

Researchers at Newcastle University analysed data from 401,149 pregnancies between 1996 and 2008 - 1,677 women had diabetes.

The risk of birth defects went from 19 in every 1,000 births for women without pre-existing diabetes to 72 in every 1,000 births for women with diabetes.

Their report said that sugar levels in the run-up to conception were the "most important" risk factor which could be controlled.

The lead researcher, Dr Ruth Bell from Newcastle University, told the BBC: "Many of these anomalies happen in the first four to six weeks."

She said the number of pregnancies with poor sugar control were "more than we would like".

"It is a problem when the pregnancy is not intended or when people are not aware they need to talk to their doctors before pregnancy," she said.

Guidelines from the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence say women should reduce their blood sugar levels to below 6.1% before trying to have a baby.

Sugar levels at conception	Risk of birth defect
6.1%	One in 34
7%	One in 26
8%	One in 17
9%	One in 12
10%	One in nine

Dr Bell said: "The good news is that, with expert help before and during pregnancy, most women with diabetes will have a healthy baby.

"The risk of problems can be reduced by taking extra care to have the best possible glucose control before becoming pregnant."

The charity Diabetes UK funded the study. Its director of research, Dr Iain Frame, said: "We need to get the message out to women with diabetes that if they are considering becoming pregnant, then they should tell their diabetes healthcare team, who will make sure they are aware of planning and what next steps they should be taking.

"It also highlights the importance of using contraception if you are a woman with diabetes who is sexually active but not planning to become pregnant."

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16873489

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3 Highly effective Methods To Use An Autoresponder | Blog Asep ...

How Using an Autoresponder Can Help You Boost Your Online Business Every internet marketer should know that the secret to success is building an email list. If you?re marketing online but not building your list then you?re not building an asset. One prime reason why people just starting out internet marketing don?t build lists is because they think they?ll have to do loads of work. But the fact is, if you?re using an autoresponder service to automate your email marketing needs then it?s not at all difficult. You need to work smart here, not hard. We are about to learn about a few great ways you can use an autoresponder to get the most out of your email marketing efforts.

1) A great way to maximize your results of your autoresponder is to pre-program it with articles that will give your subscribers information they find useful and then you should send them out daily, weekly or bi-weekly. The reason your subscribers are on your email list is because they are looking for unique information. And when you deliver those emails as articles, your subscribers will love it. You can do this in a number of ways, but one great way is to find another person to create the articles and then you can have them sent out by using your autoresponder.

The relative impact of autoresponders on your situation can be dramatic and cause issues of all kinds. At times there is simply way too much to even attempt to cover in one go, and that is important for you to recognize and take home. That is really a good deal when you think about it, so just the briefest moment to mention something. This is important information that can help you, and there is no questioning that. As usual, we typically save the very best for last.

2) It?s also a good idea to distribute reports for free that go along with your target market. People will have no problem downloading a free report that gives them knowledge they can apply right away. These reports can have simple 10-15 pages of content that offers really, meaty value to your prospects. You should first ask your prospects for their email addresses if they haven?t already given them to you, and then you will give them the initial part of your report, whereby you will send out the rest of the report through your autoresponder. It?s not uncommon for these reports to be spread around in a quick manner as people give them to friends or give them to their own traffic, and that?s when you?ll see your own traffic levels explode. The more reports you create and give to your subscribers, the more of a chance you?ll have of getting even more traffic.

3) Another thing you can do to get a lot of subscribers is to offer visitors to your site a free trial to a product, and then you can give your prospects instructions for that trial using your autoresponder service. When the free trial ends, you can get a hold of your prospects to close the deal now that you have possession of their email addresses. This is one of the easiest ways to turn a prospect into a customer, so go ahead and give it a try.

In conclusion, you should now be very aware of how creativity is a must when using autoresponders. There are many internet marketers who don?t reach their full potential because they don?t realize that their autoresponders can be used in a number of different ways, not just one or two. If you want to stay ahead of your competitors, you should try to use an autoresponder in your email marketing ventures. Even if one task seems like it will take forever and be near impossible, look at that situation creatively and see how an autoresponder can be used to make things simpler. Remember, the more time you save, the more money you make.

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11 injured in massive crowd for band LMFAO

People crowd the streets through Super Bowl Village on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Indianapolis. The New England Patriots are scheduled to face the New York Giants in NFL football's Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

People crowd the streets through Super Bowl Village on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Indianapolis. The New England Patriots are scheduled to face the New York Giants in NFL football's Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? Overwhelming "human gridlock" in Indianapolis' Super Bowl Village was causing police to rethink crowd control Saturday on the eve of the big game.

Eleven people were injured Friday night as an estimated 50,000 people flooded downtown streets for a free outdoor concert by the band LMFAO. Two other people were injured Friday separate from the concert-going group. Indianapolis Public Safety Director Frank Straub said none of the injuries were serious, most involving shortness of breath or scraped knees.

Officials were still tweaking their downtown plan Saturday as they prepared for more concerts and activities before kickoff, and they seemed to be pleased with the early results.

"The crowd, everything is great," Indianapolis Department of Public Safety Capt. Kevin Givens said Saturday night. "We've not having any problems with overcrowding."

The less-favorable weather conditions Saturday might have had something to do with that as mist changed to drizzling rain, with temperatures in the 30s. There was bumper-to-bumper traffic on some streets heading into downtown, but as of 10 p.m., police had not reported any injuries or arrests.

Police made a total of 22 arrests Friday night, mostly for public intoxication. One police car was damaged after concert-goers climbed on top of it to get a better view of the stage.

To make more room for people downtown, police closed down some streets completely and others just to inbound traffic. Additional officers were stationed near Super Bowl Village.

Rumors of stampedes, stage collapses and gunshots abounded on social-networking site Twitter as crowds grew Friday, and Straub said Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officers investigated them all and found no problems. He said reports of officers using pepper spray, Tasers or force of any kind to control the crowd were all false.

Super Bowl Host Committee spokeswoman Dianna Boyce said despite its overwhelming size, the crowd was good-natured and caused few problems.

"It looked like a lot of people having a good time," Boyce said. "When you have 200,000 people, you have to continue to keep everyone safe."

Kaitlyn Blacha of West Lafayette and her friends went downtown to see LMFAO Friday night, but Georgia Street was already so packed that they couldn't even see the stage. She said the crowd trying to get to the stage was mostly young, drunk, college-age kids. In the span of an hour, she was able to move about a block and was pushed from behind several times.

"At times, I was pinned so tightly I didn't even have to hold my body up," Blacha said. "Nobody could turn back. We were just stuck."

About an hour after arriving, she said security officers began ushering crowds down nearby alleys to alleviate some of the pressure on Georgia Street. She went down an alley and tried to return to Super Bowl Village but entrances were blocked off. She and her friends instead headed for a nearby bar.

"I never felt scared for my safety," she said. "It was Friday night and we were going downtown. We got what we deserved."

In preparation for free outdoor concerts from the bands Umphrey's McGee and O.A.R. on Saturday, Straub said between 650 and 700 officers will be on duty in the downtown area, 50 more than originally planned. Officers were prepared to close off access to the Super Bowl Village if crowds became too unruly.

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Associated Press Writer Jim Suhr contributed to this report.

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Introduction To Dental Insurance | New Health and Fitness

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Paper cuts are pretty painful for being such a small thing, but the same can be said for a toothache. Your paper cut will quickly heal, but that toothache is going to give your wallet a workout before you can forget all about it. Dental care is a vital part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but it has become cost prohibtive for many people.

Let?s look at the evolution of dental insurance. Although dental insurance is now considered a necessary employment benefit, it was not that long ago, that dental insurance was considered a luxury, only available through large companies. Dental insurance is now available from the majority of smaller size businesses, as it is used as a leveraging point to attract and keep employees. When calculating the cost of complete medical coverage, dental coverage accounts for under 10% of these costs, and the preventative measures that are provided, such as cleanings, reduce the amount of time that employees miss from work, enhance their productivity, and help to maintain the good health of employees.

Currently, there are a number of dental insurance programs to choose from and there will be differences among the coverages. Take your time when examining the various alternatives, so that you can ensure that you make the best decision.

Pricier Plan Options:

Direct reimbursement dental plans

Of all of the available dental plans, this type will cost the most. These plans utilize a pool of money that has been designated for this express purpose, by the company, and that is where the money for the employees? dental insurance comes from.

There are no complicated calculations necessary as deductibles, co-payments, etc., are not used, but instead a basic formula is used, making this plan the most straightforward and productive. It may be difficult for smaller businesses to make reimbursement dental coverage fit in their company budget, although the ADA is an avid proponent of this plan.

Least expensive plans:

Plans through Managed Care

Managed dental care plans work much the same as a medical HMO, where you select a dentist from a designated list of participating dentists, and payment for treatment is paid for by normal co-payments. Smaller businesses may find these types of plans more financially manageable, as managed care plans employ a variety of practices to control costs.

Each dental procedure will have it?s own co-payment amount. You can expect to pay the highest co-payments for the most complicated, intricate procedures, utilizing the latest technologies, while most preventative dental procedures will typically not require a co-payment.

Ultimately, the choices for dental coverage will be up to the company, their finance people, and the HR department, but all parties involved should give careful consideration before settling on a choice.

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Electric Home Cinema Chairs | New Health and Fitness

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After you have finished planning the layout of your home theater, the next step is to decide on the accessories. Things like floor covering, illumination, decoration, drapes, and fixtures, like a small fridge, some small tables and chairs. If you are designing your home cinema just for yourself, then maybe you can afford to really splash out on a really top end home cinema chair.

After a hard day?s work or exercise, your muscles can become taut, especially in your neck and shoulders. The best way of relieving this is some distressing exercise like yoga or a massage, but most people do not want to take up yoga postures after work, so they would opt for a massage.

This is all well and good, but then you would have to shower, get changed and drive down there and sometimes you just can not be bothered. You could phone a massage parlour and have them send someone round! That sounds great, but no, you are not going to do that either.

So, why not go for the next best thing. Get yourself an electric massage chair for your home theater? You could kill two birds with one stone. You could spend an hour and a half watching a film, while getting all those aches and pains gently worked away.

A massage chair can never totally replace a masseur or masseuse, but many regular massage parlour goers say that it is a good second best. The point is though, that you can have a soothing massage every day of the week, which some people say is preferable to one heavy massage once a week. You masseur or masseuse right there in your own home cinema willing to work for pennies a massage any time of the day or night and while you are at the movies too! Think of it!

Using an electric massage chair as your home cinema chair (or one of them) is a fantastic idea. While your mind is being taken off your daily troubles and worries, so your body is being relieved of the tensions that have built up there too. You can recline in your home cinema chair and have the head rest massage your neck, while the back rest massages your lumber region, soothing away those aches and pains in a gentle, but efficient manner.

The vast majority of these electric massage chairs come with a remote control, so it is very easy to switch cycles on and off or repeat them at will. Some are programmable too, so that you could build up your own massage sequence, once you get used to what your new home cinema massage chair can achieve.

Imagine having it start at your neck and calves at the same time with the two massage points slowly converging on the small of your back. Or beginning at the small of your back and then radiating up and down your body at the same time. You would need two masseurs to do that and all while you are sitting in your home cinema chair watching a movie.

Owen Jones, the author of this piece, writes on many topics, but is currently involved with the Home Theater Chair. If you are interested in a Home Movie Theatre, please click through to our site now.

Source: http://newhealthandfitness.org/2012/02/03/electric-home-cinema-chairs/

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