Fifty Shades of Grey Sparks Rise in S&M, Bondage, Rope Sales

Fifty Shades of Grey is a must-read for women everywhere. Apparently, the EL James novel is also making S&M and bondage gear a must-buy for some.

The buzzed-about book has left unassuming New York women so feverish, they’re snapping up the tools and toys that the hunky Christian Grey favors.

They’re even slipping into stores and asking for bondage material - the very type of natural-filament rope used in the trilogy - the New York Post reports.

“Oh, we’ve been selling rope to women,” says Clifton Kahn, owner of Lexington Hardware on the Upper East Side. “I’d say tenfold more rope than usual."

"The women are definitely buying, and it’s still continuing.”

Apparently tying someone up isn't expensive. The store’s most popular item is soft-cotton “clothes line” rope, which retails at a bargain $5 for 50 feet.

Tarzian Hardware in Park Slope, Brooklyn, has also seen the trend.

“It’s usually men buying rope, but the women, they’ve been coming in the last few months,” a manager told the newspaper. “I’ve actually read the book. So when the women buy rope, it was kind of like, ‘Hmmm, that does seem unusual.’”

While New Yorkers act out their fantasies, casting the movie roles of Christian and Anastasia has become an online fantasy game of sorts this spring.

Some stars, such as Ian Somerhalder, have expressed interest in the film themselves. Who can you see as the two leads? Vote in our polls below!

Who should play Christian?

Who should play Ana?

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Kent State eliminates Florida from College World Series | Baseball

NCAA baseball

Kent State ousts Florida

from College World Series

Kent State beat Florida, the top-seeded team in the 64-team NCAA tournament, 5-4 in a loser-out game Monday at the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.

The Gators had the bases loaded with one out in the ninth inning but Kent State's Josh Pierce struck out Casey Turgeon and got Justin Shafer to fly out to end the game.

Florida went 0-2 at the eight-team College World Series and became the 13th consecutive No. 1 seed to leave Omaha without the title. Kent State scored four unearned runs.

In a later CWS game, Arkansas beat two-time defending champion South Carolina 2-1 to snap the Gamecocks' record NCAA-tournament winning streak at 22.

Soccer

Italy, Spain win matches,

advance in Euro 2012

Antonio Cassano and Mario Balotelli scored as Italy beat Ireland 2-0 in Poznan, Poland, to reach the Euro 2012 quarterfinals by finishing second to Spain in Group C.

Defending tournament champion Spain defeated Croatia 1-0 in Gdansk, Poland, and advanced. Reserve Jesus Navas scored in the 88th minute.

U.S. women beat Japan 4-1

Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan each scored twice to give the United States a 4-1 victory over Japan in Halmstad, Sweden, in the Americans' second-to-last exhibition match before the London Olympics.

U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo, a former Washington Huskies standout from Richland, made one save. Solo and Morgan are on the roster for the Sounders Women.

3 Toronto FC players arrested

Toronto FC players Miguel Aceval, Nick Soolsma and Luis Silva were charged with public intoxication after police said they got in a fight outside a Houston nightclub and argued with officers.

Toronto FC (1-10-0) plays the host Houston Dynamo (5-4-4) in a Major League Soccer match Wednesday.

WNBA

Sky's Prince needs surgery

Chicago Sky guard Epiphanny Prince, at 22.3 points per game the league's No. 2 scorer, is expected to miss from six to eight weeks because of a fractured right foot that will require surgery. She was injured in Saturday's 84-70 loss to Indiana.

In Monday's only game, the Los Angeles Sparks routed the Washington Mystics 101-70 and improved to 5-0 at home.

Golf

TV rating for U.S. Open rises

The U.S. Open's return to prime time boosted its television ratings.

Sunday's final-round coverage of Webb Simpson's victory at The Olympic Club in San Francisco earned a 6.6 overnight rating on NBC. Network officials said that was up 29 percent from last year, when coverage started and ended earlier with the tournament on the East Coast.

But Sunday's rating was down from the previous two U.S. Opens played in California, when play also took place in prime time in some regions of the country. The 2008 Open's fourth round got an 8.5 rating and the 2010 Open's final round had a 6.9 rating.

Tennis

Nalbandian loses money

David Nalbandian of Argentina was fined the maximum $12,560 for unsportsmanlike conduct and placed under police investigation for assault after kicking an advertising board and thus injuring a line judge during the Queen's Club final Sunday in London.

Nalbandian also was stripped of his $57,350 in prize money. He was disqualified in the second set and Marin Cilic of Croatia was awarded the title.

American Oudin triumphs

American Melanie Oudin, 20, won her first WTA Tour title, defeating Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-4, 6-2 in the grass-court final of the Aegon Classic in Birmingham, England.

Notes

? Former boxer Mike Tyson, 45, wants his next knockout to be on Broadway. He will team with director Spike Lee, 55, to bring his one-man show, "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth," to the Longacre Theatre in New York from July 31 to Aug. 5. It will mark both Tyson's and Lee's debut on Broadway. The show had a weeklong run in Las Vegas in April.

? Forbes magazine's list of athletes who were paid the most last year is led by boxers Floyd Mayweather Jr. ($85 million) and Manny Pacquiao ($62 million), followed by golfer Tiger Woods ($59.4 million) and the NBA's LeBron James ($53 million).

? Mike Brey, 53, Notre Dame basketball coach, reportedly has agreed to a 10-year contract extension.

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Physical Therapy: Health and Fitness: Physical Therapy Article ...

Most people in some time in their life will experience some kind of muscular-skeletal pain. Choosing a specialist for treatment can often be quite daunting as there are a wide variety of therapies available. These include but are not limited to: Physiotherapy, remedial massage, Bowen, osteopathy, chiropractic and acupuncture.

While many therapists purport to offer the "best" solution for physical injury, in truth, there is often no one best therapy and pain relief can be obtained from most therapies. Often the boundaries between different therapies can be blurred. For example, both osteopathy and chiropractic have their origins in mobilising restricted areas of the body and specialise in working with the spine. Almost all of the above therapies will probably use some form of massage as part of the treatment process.

What is more important in choosing a particular therapy is the skill and intention of the respective therapist. The 2 primary factors to a successful treatment plan are:

1. Does the therapist have a sufficient skill base to provide an effective treatment within their chosen modality of treatment?
2. What is the intention of the therapist - is it to genuinely offer the best care or to make a fast buck?

Personal recommendation is one of the best ways of finding a good therapist as a good therapist is unlikely to be recommended if the person did not experience at least some resolution to their injury. A personal recommendation also shows that the therapist is amenable, professional and offers reasonable value for money.

In today's digital age, most therapists will have a web site, which will list their qualifications and membership of professional bodies. Membership of a professional body is not always an indication of extensive training as all membership bodies have varying standards of entry. Therefore, it is worth checking out a membership body to determine its entry requirements.

It is worth noting that some therapies are regulated whereas some are not. Regulation, training standards and qualification levels vary from country to country. For example in the UK, massage is not regulated and anyone can offer themselves as a massage therapist with no or very few qualifications.

The main problem is there is not a single register for therapists. For example in the UK, there is the Health Professional Council, General Chiropractic Council, General Osteopathic Council and Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council among others.

Length of a training is an indication of determining the level of skill of a practitioner. However, there is not always a direct correlation between the level of skill and length of training. In the UK at least there has been a push to 'upgrade' healthcare qualifications from diploma to degree level with a corresponding increase in course length. However, having a degree does not necessarily confer greater skills and, often, a degree will contain several peripheral academic subjects that do not necessary equate to greater skills competences. For example in the final two years of my osteopathy training, a large proportion of my time was devoted to research skills and completing a research project. While the process was interesting and worthwhile, it did not necessarily make me a better therapist.

Therefore, when choosing a therapist, it often pays to do your homework first:

1. Ask around for personal recommendations
2. Call the therapist first and confirm that their therapy is a good fit for your particular problem
3. Read their web site and check their qualifications and membership. This info will be readily available on the web.

By doing a little homework first, it should be possible to avoid the "cowboys". Remember it is your body and choosing a good therapist will not only be a good financial investment but will also avoid embarrassing and unpleasant experiences as well as possible injury due to maltreatment.

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AT&T CEO takes $2M pay cut over T-Mobile deal

NEW YORK (AP) ? AT&T Inc.'s board cut CEO Randall Stephenson's 2011 pay by $2.08 million because he engineered the failed deal to buy T-Mobile USA, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday.

Opposition from federal antitrust regulators forced the Dallas-based phone company to give up on the $39 billion deal in December. That meant it had to hand over $4.2 billion in cash and spectrum rights to T-Mobile as a so-called "break-up fee" to compensate T-Mobile for the failure.

Looking at that $4.2 billion charge, AT&T's board cut Stephenson's cash bonus by 25 percent, and cut his stock award by 6 percent, for a total of $2.08 million.

That left Stephenson's 2011 total pay package at $18.7 million, according to the Associated Press formula. His compensation was down from $20.2 million in 2010.

It's unusual for company boards to cut CEO compensation for specific missteps. But the cost of the failed T-Mobile deal was exceptional. It's standard practice to offer break-up fees to get acquisition targets to sign on to a deal, but the one AT&T promised was unusually large.

The AP's compensation formula includes Stephenson's salary, bonus, perks, above-market returns on deferred compensation and the estimated value of stock options and awards granted during the year.

The calculations don't include changes in the present value of pension benefits, and they sometimes differ from the totals that companies list in the summary compensation table of proxy statements filed with regulators.

For all of 2011, AT&T earned $3.9 billion, or 66 cents per share, on $126.7 billion in revenue. That compares with net income of $19.9 billion, or $3.35 per share, on $124.3 billion in revenue in 2010.

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Home Staging Academy

Los Angeles, CA area	The Academy of Home Staging was founded by Kim Kapellusch, owner of the eminently successful Style my Space Home Design Company. Based in the Santa Clarita Valley, Kim serves the greater Los Angeles area, earning praise from Realtors and homeowners alike for her keen sense of style and unique ability to bring out a home?s best assets. The true measure of Kim?s success is found in the hundreds of thousands of dollars she has made for her clients who have sold their homes faster, and at higher prices, than they otherwise would have. Kim is a former real estate agent who has more than 20 years of experience in home staging, model home design, consulting for remodel projects and investment flips, redesign, set design, and art direction. A recognized expert in the field of home staging, Kim has been featured in The Signal, Daily Breeze, and San Fernando Valley Business Journal newspapers, on public access television, SCTV, KCET, and the Jeff Eisenberg radio show. Seeing continued industry demand for skilled home staging professionals, and a lack of effective hands-on training programs, Kim established The Academy of Home Staging with the goal of creating a valuable resource for interested students. With a focus on teaching quality design, along with sound business practices, The Academy is unique among industry training programs.
Tampa, Fla area	Meet Mary Ellen Fortier, Trainer and Vice President of Trainers, Florida Mary Ellen Fortier Advanced Certified Home Stager and Redesign Consultant Certified Home Staging and Redesign Trainer Member of RESA, Florida Chapter of RESA Mary Ellen brings close to 20 years experience in building homes, remodeling existing homes and designing interiors into beautiful and functional living spaces. In addition, she offers a unique service to clients with Consult to Build ??? helping clients through the process of building a new home. And for those clients with rental properties she stages these properties to attract the most renters who want to come to relax and rejuvenate in her client?s vacation homes. Combined with 15+ years in Executive Marketing roles in Fortune 500 companies where she managed over 100 employees world ? wide, Mary Ellen has brought her love of interior design and marketing together to provide a unique teaching experience to The Academy students. She will bring her knowledge of design, marketing, staging and building to the classroom to teach students how to build their next successful and rewarding career in one of the fastest growing design segments today ? Home Staging and Redesign.
Washington DC area	Nicci Parrish, founder and owner of Impress Me! Home Staging, LLC, a premier home staging and redesign company in the Washington DC metro area.She brings over 15 years of experience exceeding client?s expectations and developing creative and innovative learning solutions for Fortune 500 companies and public sector organizations. Nicci has a Master of Science in Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation from Syracuse University.She is an adjunct instructor at Prince George?s County Community College where she has taught hundreds of aspiring home stagers in the Washington DC metro area on the fundamentals of starting a home staging business. Inspired by her students? passion to learn more about the home staging industry, Nicci joined The Academy to provide other aspiring home stagers an opportunity to experience a one-of-a-kind coaching and mentoring home staging program.Nicci is a member of Real Estate Staging Association (RESA) and has been featured in numerous print and on-line publications including the Washington Times Home Guide, Baltimore Home Improvement magazine, and the Washington Post.
Dallas, Texas area	Michelle Lynne?s love for ?all things interior? began as a youth when she would re-arrange the furniture while her mom was at work and would make her brother help her with placement of the heavy sofa. Every week was a new design! As an adult, she received her degree in Marketing & Management and went on to become General Manager for a national restaurant chain where she learned the practice of ?mis en place? which translates to ?all things in their place??fueling her obsession for aesthetically pleasing and organized spaces. She then went on to become the Area Director for one of Dallas? largest recruiting firms, responsible for over 100 employees, including the creation of the practices, procedures, and the profitability of the division.In 2007 she made the decision to pursue her passion and began the process of creating ?by Michelle Lynne?, Dallas? premier resource for home staging, organizing & design. Since then, Michelle Lynne has become a member of the Texas Association of Interior Design, the Real Estate Staging Association, and the National Association of Professional Organizers. She has achieved her RESA-Pro designation, held the position of Vice President of her local RESA chapter, is one of the founders of Showings To Closings, a monthly seminar given to Dallas area real estate agents, and is also a RESA Approved Instructor, providing course instruction for MCE credits to Texas real estate agents.Michelle Lynne currently oversees a staff of five stagers and a warehouse full of inventory. She enjoys sharing her business acumen, sense of humor and experience in the staging industry and has found her niche as an instructor for the Academy of Home Staging.
Kara Woods New York area, New York Boston, Mass	In 2007, Kara Woods founded Staged to Move, one of the first professional home staging companies in Northern Fairfield County, Connecticut. Combining a background in consulting, information technology, and training?with a decided talent for design?Kara offers staging expertise and business know-how.Those in Kara?s classroom find her teaching style personable, comfortable, and approachable. She enjoys figuring out students needs and translating the abstract into practical, on-the-job examples. She appreciates the Academy?s certification course for uniquely offering hands-on experience with all three staging environments (occupied, vacant, and staging consultations). In addition, she is proud to be a member of an organization that believes in providing the best education through the use of project coaching, organizing, and achieving a competitive edge in the staging business.Kara values results from her work and her teaching. ?The seemingly small changes that I make as a stager, and my work as an instructor, affect how people live and interact. That?s a great day of work to me! I feel wonderful helping to make that happen.?Kara has been featured on FOX Television and named the 2010/11 Professional Woman of the Year by the National Association of Professional Women for outstanding leadership and commitment in the staging and design profession. Out of 75,000 applicants, Kara was one of 4,500 honored as a member of the 2011 Presidential Who?s Who Among Business and Professional Achievers. In 2009, Kara?s company won the Designers Challenge Award at the 2009 Association of Design and Education (ADE) Conference. She is trained in design and business management and the North Eastern regional vice president of the Real Estate Staging Association (RESA).

Source: http://www.ciwebgroup.com/2012/02/home-staging-academy/

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