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We are delighted to be introducing Diagnostic Online Photo Sharing (DOPS) to you. DOPS is a new way for dentists to take, store, and utilize digital images in their practices. Williams Dental Lab has signed on as a partner lab with DOPS because we believe DOPS will enhance your practice and improve our ability to exceed your expectations on cases.
DOPS is a new iOS app that transforms your iPhone into a HIPAA-secure camera, allowing you to take clinical images with your phone. DOPS collects these images, catalogues them by patient and date, and stores them on a cloud-based server, accessible from any device or computer. The images are never stored locally on the phone. It's simple but powerful. The quality and resolution of iPhone camera images are two or three times better than even the most expensive intra-oral cameras, so your patients can see exactly what you want them to see.
Take a quality full arch image with an occlusal mirror, and simply hand the iPhone or iPad to your patient. What happens next? Patients automatically navigate the image, zooming in on anything and everything that looks concerning, ugly, or unhealthy. DOPS allows patients to interact with clinical images the same way they interact with the thousands of photos they view each day. This comfort level increases the trust these patients have with the images and your office, thus increasing case acceptance results.
You can share images you take with DOPS with any lab that is a partner with DOPS – like us at Williams Dental Lab. We can also communicate via a secure messaging system about particular cases.
Here are just some of the advantages of using DOPS:
- See an increase in case acceptance
- Take images in a way that is comfortable to patients
- Never lose an image again
- No more cords
- No more wasting costly server space used by storing images
- Share images with patients, so they can show their spouse or loved ones
- No expensive equipment to buy
- Everyone in your office can be a user – no more searching for or waiting on cameras
Download the DOPS App from the App Store to sign up for a free three-patient trial and check out dopsapp.com too. If there are any questions, please contact Neal Martin at email@example.com.
Williams Dental Lab doesn't have a stake in DOPS other than this: We firmly believe DOPS will increase case acceptance in your office, which will result in more cases coming to our lab.
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Dr Felix Eigenbrod
Dr Felix Eigenbrod (advisor) University of Southampton
Contact details:Life Sciences Building 85
Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences
University of Southampton
Highfield Campus
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Tel : +44 (0)2380597382
Web : http://www.southampton.ac.uk/biosci/about/staff/fe1y09.page#background
Role in MAGLUE: Advisor
Research background: Dr Felix Eigenbrod is an emerging leader in the field of ecosystem service mapping. He was PI of the recent UKERC-funded project 'A Global framework For Quantifying Ecosystem Service Impacts of Oil and Biofuel Production'. Within MAGLUE he will act as an advisor to enable the project outcomes to be considered in the wider ecosystem services framework currently developed in UKERC and EPSRC-funded research.
Anderson, B.J., P.R. Armsworth, F. Eigenbrod, C.D. Thomas, S. Gillings, A. Heinemeyer, D.B. Roy and K.J. Gaston. 2009. Spatial covariance between biodiversity and other ecosystem service priorities. Journal of Applied Ecology. 46:888-896.
Brooks, E.G., K.G. Smith, R.A. Holland, G.M. Poppy and F. Eigenbrod. 2014. Effects of methodology and stakeholder disaggregation on ecosystem service valuation. Ecology and Society. 19
Dearing, J.A., R. Wang, K. Zhang, J.G. Dyke, H. Haberl, M.S. Hossain, P.G. Langdon, T.M. Lenton, K. Raworth and S. Brown. 2014. Safe and just operating spaces for regional social-ecological systems. Global Environmental Change. 28:227-238.
Duguay, S., F. Eigenbrod and L. Fahrig. 2007. Effects of surrounding urbanization on non-native flora in small forest patches. Landscape Ecology. 22:589-599.
Eigenbrod, F., B.J. Anderson, P.R. Armsworth, A. Heinemeyer, S. Gillings, D.B. Roy, C.D. Thomas and K.J. Gaston. 2010a. Representation of ecosystem services by tiered conservation strategies. Conservation Letters. 3:184-191.
Eigenbrod, F., P.R. Armsworth, B.J. Anderson, A. Heinemeyer, S. Gillings, D.B. Roy, C.D. Thomas and K.J. Gaston. 2010b. Error propagation associated with benefits transfer-based mapping of ecosystem services. Biological Conservation. 143:2487-2493.
Eigenbrod, F., P.R. Armsworth, B.J. Anderson, A. Heinemeyer, S. Gillings, D.B. Roy, C.D. Thomas and K.J. Gaston. 2010c. The impact of proxy‐based methods on mapping the distribution of ecosystem services. Journal of Applied Ecology. 47:377-385.
Eigenbrod, F., V. Bell, H. Davies, A. Heinemeyer, P. Armsworth and K. Gaston. 2011a. The impact of projected increases in urbanization on ecosystem services. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences:rspb20102754.
Eigenbrod, F., P. Gonzalez, J. Dash and I. Steyl. 2015. Vulnerability of ecosystems to climate change moderated by habitat intactness. Global change biology. 21:275-286.
Holland, R., F. Eigenbrod, A. Muggeridge, G. Brown, D. Clarke and G. Taylor. 2015. A synthesis of the ecosystem services impact of second generation bioenergy crop production. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 46:30-40.
Holland, R.A., F. Eigenbrod, P.R. Armsworth, B.J. Anderson, C.D. Thomas and K.J. Gaston. 2011a. The influence of temporal variation on relationships between ecosystem services. Biodiversity and Conservation. 20:3285-3294.
Orme, C.D.L., R.G. Davies, M. Burgess, F. Eigenbrod, N. Pickup, V.A. Olson, A.J. Webster, T.-S. Ding, P.C. Rasmussen and R.S. Ridgely. 2005. Global hotspots of species richness are not congruent with endemism or threat. Nature. 436:1016-1019.
Pfeifer, M., V. Lefebvre, T.A. Gardner, V. Arroyo‐Rodriguez, L. Baeten, C. Banks‐Leite, J. Barlow, M.G. Betts, J. Brunet and A. Cerezo. 2014. BIOFRAG–a new database for analyzing BIOdiversity responses to forest FRAGmentation. Ecology and evolution. 4:1524-1537.
Poppy, G., S. Chiotha, F. Eigenbrod, C. Harvey, M. Honzák, M.D. Hudson, A. Jarvis, N. Madise, K. Schreckenberg and C. Shackleton. 2014. Food security in a perfect storm: using the ecosystem services framework to increase understanding. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 369:20120288.
Thomas, C.D., B.J. Anderson, A. Moilanen, F. Eigenbrod, A. Heinemeyer, T. Quaife, D.B. Roy, S. Gillings, P.R. Armsworth and K.J. Gaston. 2013. Reconciling biodiversity and carbon conservation. Ecology letters. 16:39-47.
Thomas, C.D., J.K. Hill, B.J. Anderson, S. Bailey, C.M. Beale, R.B. Bradbury, C.R. Bulman, H.Q. Crick, F. Eigenbrod and H.M. Griffiths. 2011. A framework for assessing threats and benefits to species responding to climate change. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 2:125-142.
For a full list of publications by Dr Felix Eigenbrod click here

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The first two columns in this series looked to the work of political economists Anthony Downs, Bryan Caplan and Mancur Olson to explain why elections, for all their essential goodness, seem to frustrate our expectations of just and intelligent public decision making. This third and final column looks to simple economics to suggest why politicians are sometimes compared with used car salesmen and why they tend to make such frivolous gestures as piano performances and selling novelty eyebrows on the campaign trail.
The first column in this series drew on the work of political economists Anthony Downs and Bryan Caplan to argue that voters are rational to not vote because the cost (time and effort) of becoming informed about voting is greater than the difference their individual vote will make to an election outcome. It came to the logical, if depressing, conclusion that voters find themselves paralysed as a group. Everybody wishes that everybody else would make the effort to become informed, but nobody has an incentive to do so.
Here, we consider the rational response of politicians to such a situation by using the economic theory of asymmetrical information. Asymmetrical information occurs when people on one side of a transaction have less information than the other side about the product on offer.
The classic case of asymmetrical information taught to first year economics students is used-car sales, and it goes something like this. There are several used cars on offer, and to the buyer they look the same. However, the car salesman knows that some have hidden faults and others do not. The good ones are worth $10,000, and the bad ones are worth only $5,000. Not knowing which is which, the buyer is prepared to pay only $7,500 for any car, knowing that over a lifetime of car purchases, their good and bad deals will balance out.
The problem is that car salesmen who really do have cars worth $10,000 find it very hard to convince buyers to pay their true value. In other words, there is a missing market for good cars. This no-man's land of missing consumer information is where used-car salesmen have to operate, trying to convince buyers that unlike all the others, they are the good guys. That simple dynamic probably explains why car salesmen are sometimes maligned for being sleazy and opportunistic.
But what of electoral candidates? The fundamental problem with the used-car scenario is that the consumer does not have enough information to make a proper decision about what he or she is buying. Because voters as a group lack the incentive to become fully informed about voting choices, they fit the profile of used-car buyers who do not know exactly what is really on offer. Electoral candidates, because they tend to be passionately involved in politics and face sizeable rewards for being elected, tend to know more about what they are offering than their buyers do.
If you accept the analogy, then there must be a missing market for good, honest campaigning on public policies. Candidates have little opportunity to develop good policies or sell them to the public just as used-car salesmen have little opportunity to sell the good cars. Like the rational car buyer, the rational voter decides that the good ones just do not exist.
In the world of used cars, salesmen attempt to solve the problem of signalling that they are trustworthy by investing in flashy showrooms, advertising, branding and personality. By doing so, they are sometimes able to convince buyers that, unlike all the others, they can be trusted and their cars really are the good ones. If they are successful, they get the full price for good cars. However, it is a murky process at the best of times because salesmen with bad cars can also send these signals.
To extend the analogy one more time, actions such as the Conservative leader playing John Lennon's Imagine on the piano while sitting beside a little girl (see, he's got a human side) and the Liberal leader selling stick-on eyebrows, which are supposed to resemble his own, (see, he can laugh at himself) are just examples of signalling in a market where the buyer cannot or will not scrutinize the actual product on offer. Actions such as these might seem far removed from the business of running better government, but they are the perfectly logical reaction to the dynamics of the elections we have.


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What little or humungous things do you do, to be environmentally considerate?
Recently, a member of a group posted "I'd love to know what changes you're making in your home / life to help better the planet. I'd love to make changes too so a little push from those who are already making a change will really help."
This gave me the opportunity to think about what I do to be environmentally considerate, as well as, revisit why I do them. I hope that this article helps you do the same.Read More


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By buying local produce and goods at local shops, you are also buying a local relationship. Your community benefits, your economy benefits and your neighbours who have jobs benefit.
This webpage is a hub for central Victorian producers and manufacturers. It's a place for sellers to advertise their produce and for consumers to find out how they can keep their dollars in the community.
For example, when you are having breakfast on the weekend, buy Tip Top bread (produced in Eaglehawk), KR Castlemaine bacon and local free-range eggs from Wholefoods Bendigo.
It's really important we support our small businesses all year round in the best way we can – by shopping at them. Let's keep the local economy ticking over by buying locally.
If you would like your business to appear on this page, please provide a 50-word synopsis of your business, a website link, a photo and information on where people can buy your produce. Please send it through to firstname.lastname@example.com or call the office on 5443 9055.


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If mobile Internet services are available in your location, it's not so easy to convince people to connect to your Wi-Fi public hotspot.
Maybe they subscribed to a flat plan for 4G data and they don't want to authenticate to your Wi-Fi network.
To get these users, you should offer things that they want and they can only get through your Wi-Fi network.
Some ideas:
- Freebies and discounts. After authentication, redirect Wi-Fi clients to a landing page for freebies and discounts. Wi-Fi in a shopping mall? Offer a 10% off coupon for their next buy. Wi-Fi in a café? 3×2 offer on snacks.
- Speed. Provide high wireless speed (at low cost or no cost), to provide an alternative to a slower mobile Internet service. The users will be delighted and they will connect to your Wi-Fi, even if they have a mobile Internet plan.
- Wi-Fi calls. Allow users to make calls over Wi-Fi without disconnections. They will prefer using your service, that consuming data for a call over their mobile connection.
- Location-based engagement. Use the Wi-Fi splash page to promote location-based contents, events, offers, multimedia and promotions. If the users are in a stadium, let them see though the Wi-Fi a video of their favorite football player, in the latest commercial about sporting apparel. If they are university students in a campus, promote courses and training programs through a short presentation video.
- Loyalty points. Let users earn loyalty points if they connect to your WiFi. If they come back to your place frequently, they earn rewards.
Salonguru – loyalty points and marketing campaigns for hair salons through Wi-Fi
Further readings
How to sell WiFi services to event and conference organizers
WiFi in 2015: crucial trends and predictions
How to choose the WiFi splash page
Business models for WiFi public hotspots


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**WARNING!! Loads of photos ahead! Please dont blame me if it slows down your downloads or internet speed! Awful long blog
Update 24/3/06: More photos here!
This is such an experience which is soooo worth to blog about! I've been wanting to Kerachut since I such place exist in penang! My brother and sister had been there before, half of my male friends had been there before, even my mom and dad had been there! The "kiasu" side had the better of me. I vow to get there someday! Always when the chance arise, there will be obstacles preventing me from getting there.
The chance is here. I had to grab it! I nearly forgo it for the sake of beauty sleep. So, 1 fine satuday morning, i woke up at 7am to get ready. Reach infront of my college gate 8am as agreed. The morning silence was broke by the sound of my phone * Lu Kuo Che Jui Shi Aiiiiiiiiii* Donovan called to tell me that he just woke up and he's still at home >.< A rare sight for me
Around 9am, everyone FINALLY got there and we went for breakfast. Yak Yak for awhile and off we go, 5 of us, in Donovan tank car! When we reach End of the World, there are already a few groups of people(which we don't know) gathering there. A bunch of scouts, a group of malay and some backpackers ang moh. Me and Ailing planned to go by boat as we are to lazy to hike. I have not move a limb for the pass 3 months, i'm afraid i'll collapse halfway. Mana tau, the boat rent is RM90 per trip! KNN! The chinese uncle say all the rates are the same if we go elsewhere. So we have to choice but hike with the boys. I thought it will be a ok for me as i used to hike alot (Useless fact: i completed starwalk before!!)
The walk start quite plesant with nice tar road, and even nicer walkways. We saw more malays along the way before we officially reach the start of the hike after walk over the drawbridge thingie. It was a downhill hike for me as it's so GOD DAMN SLOPY!! With stairs!! At first, we ( the girls) were all chatty and laughing all the way, we even sing song..After a while, there's no sound except for the panting and sound of crickets. We were sooo breathless, i thought of turning back and just wait for them in the car. It's was tortureous!
Notice how girls will always pose no matter what condition they are in??
We bump into fellow hikers along the way and Ailing ask one of the them to snap a picture in the middle of nowhere. I was about to faint at that point so the boys had to help me carry my backpack. Thank you Donovan, Tony and Yaw Shiong for being such a nice gentlemen. In order to get to the beach, we had to hike over 3 hills. God knows how long we hike, but we reach a shelter along the way, where we stop to rest.
They had small shelter build along the way and deceiving signboard too. We bumped into several hippies ang moh who was friendly and greeted us and all.
We came to this T-junction where one is where we come from, another is pointing to a lake and another to pantai kerachut. In fact, Donovan say, the one pointing to the lake is a straight hike to kerachut and the one to the kerachut is to the lake then the beach. See how messed up our signboards are. Since we are already there, we choose the one heading to the lake and will reroute back to kerachut. It was a very very slopy staircase we are heading to. There are fallen trees where we have to slide over and narrow bridge full of ants that we had to cross. Finally, we reach the lake!
Yes people! This is the lake! It looks more like a desert to me more than a lake. WTF! It has long dry, brittle grass growing all over it. Stupid! Made the extra effort to walk over to see the lake and all we get is dry land. Bahhhh
Remember the girls are suppose to take the boat instead of hiking? We hike all the way wearing only slippers! Woot! Gurls Rocks! Notice the string on my slippers? It's gnawed on by my dog. Stupid jaz!
Notice there's a strip of blackish stuff in the lake? I thought it was water from the beach. It's actually dead balitong! There must be zillions of them! Since the lake is already dry, we decide to walk across it instead of around it to hasten our journey to the beach. Yes, we did poke poke around with a stick incase there's quicksand. ahahahah
Heaven! I'm in Heaven!! After hiking for like an hour or so, we finally has warm sand around our toes!! Actually its hot like hell ok! But just look at the blue skies, blue sea, lush green hill. The hike is so fucking worth it to see this!
Us, rewarding ourself on the jetty after the hike! The day has a steady nice breeze all the time we were there. There's also alot of jellyfish in the waters, so we couldnt swim in it.
Guess what these 2 are doing? They are catching jellyfish! Yes, the previous blog where i posted a photo of whitish stuff is their catch. We bump into a malay guy who is catching jelly fish, so we helped him. Turns out he is the caretaker for the endangered species, green turtle. In return for helping him, we get to play with the baby turtle that just hatch 3 days ago! We learned alot of stuff from him that day.
We were very lucky to be there. It was the right time, right day. He say USM students had been frequently calling him to asked whether there are sighting of turtles and people normally had to camped there for days to wait for the eggs to hatch. Even better, we get to be in his documentary. We were suppose to act normal, like some ignorant tourist (which we are) and he will record it with his video camera. I get to feed the turtle with the jellyfish. No, i did not get stung. We can actually hold the jellyfish. Only the tentacles is poisonous and dangerous. After sucking at the "brain" part of the jellyfish, the turtles are suppose to swim non-stop for 7 days in the open sea, if it can avoid being others lunch or dinner la.
A group picture of at the santuary. To get there, we actually had to run all the way from the beach up to the shelter. It was blistering hot and we were all barefooted at that time. We had to brave the sea of prickly grass to get there too. But again, it was all worth it.
I like this picture alot! The turtle is actually flapping its fin/hand when we took this photo, so my face and ailing's was splashed with water. It was very cute..looks like mini batman to me.
This is life man…Nothing to do for the rest of the day except chor tai tee, eating lunch, yak yak yak and more cam whoring.
1 last photo from kerachut on the jetty
We manage to hire a boat for just RM10 each person. Infact we got another young malay guy to give us a ride at RM8 only. Fuck you chinese old man! Same race also want to cheat us money! No wonder you don have business la, have to sit at that shabby shade waiting for people who will not hire you! Notice the white plastic bag that Yaw Shiong is holding. Ailing brought a souvenier home with her from that island. And her name is Marie!!! Meet Marie the Jellyfish!!!
In all, it was a very refreshing and rewarding experience. I would love to go back there someday! Maybe i will join my friends to camp there this year if the situation allow. =) I'm a very happy person now~!~!~!~


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Networking is a healthy life skill that's not just for people in management roles. It's for everyone. When I speak with people about networking, some shy away from the concept as it's seemingly daunting. Comments such as, 'Nothing could be worse than going to an event and having to make small talk with people.' I'll pop some resources at the end of this post with useful networking information for people who feel this way or are more introverted. Continue reading "How to Strengthen Your Networking Skills"
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I'm Off to Cowork
When I started working for myself four years ago I set up our spare room for my home office. This room has a PC, desk, chair, filing cabinet, bookshelf and a bed. Whilst the bed may be handy for weekend guests, it's mostly piled high with paperwork – making my office feel not very office-like. Continue reading "I'm Off to Cowork"
Delaying the Inevitable
Ever heard the saying 'Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today'? I recall my mum using this phrase when I was a teenager and watched a lot of television to avoid studying. Now, I'm having those moments (or hours) where instead of doing business stuff, I'm eating chocolate and catching up on the latest episodes of Rake. Yes folks, I'm procrastinating.
I've started thinking about what changes I need to make to improve my business. I've identified that the hard stuff for me is making sales calls. I'm good at the softer side of marketing via social media, posters and paid advertising. I do well with networking as I love getting out in the community. However, when it comes to contacting businesses to talk about what I do, I feel out of my comfort zone. So, how do I change this? Continue reading "Delaying the Inevitable"


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Sunday, February 23, 2003
The bald guy in the middle is Sami al-Arian, the professor at the University of South Florida that has just been arrested for allegedly funding terrorists. And that's Shrub two to the left of al-Arian, and Pickles right next to Shrub. And yes, he used al-Arian, who had allegations about him for that sort of thing since 1995, as a photo op.
Why do GOP presidential candidates hate America?
MORE: The guy in the shades is Abdullah al-Arian, son of Sami al-Arian. Shrub hung one of his nicknames on Abdullah ("Big Dude"), according to right-wing net rag WorldNetDaily. So don't give me no crap that Shrub didn't know who they were.


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The History Channel has announced today that the network has greenlit production of "The Hatfields and The McCoys", a new scripted miniseries to premiere in 2012.
Coinciding with the 150th anniversary of America's most infamous family feud, the story follows the two families who were a part of the first settlers in Tug Valley. The wealthy Hatfields lived on the West Virginia side and mostly fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. The McCoys lived on the Kentucky side and fought with the Union.
The dispute between the families led to several killings between them, peaking with the death of Randolph McCoy's wife and two children in 1888. Kevin Costner will star as "Devil" Anse Hatfield and produce the project along with Leslie Greif's Thinkfactory Media.
The project is not to be confused with the Eric Roth-penned film of the same name in development at Warner Bros. Pictures that had "Crazy Heart" director Scott Cooper and actor Brad Pitt attached to it at this time last year.


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Why authors should adapt publishing graphic arts?
This episode will get you super excited about the odds of altering your work in graphic arts. It became my definite goal after reading the excerpts from the interview of Nathan.
This episode is sponsored by this specific website, which provides the authors a platform to self-publish and captivate readers in the global market. You can subscribe to newsletters and podcasts from this portal.
Nathan Massengill is the author for popular Viscera graphic novel series. Wolverine, X-man, and Batman are his best selling comics. He has also collaborated with authors like Christopher Nolan and Joss Whedon to further optimize his portfolio.
I have added the full transcription of Nathan's video podcasts on why should authors concentrate on graphic arts.
One has to be writer and artist to plunge in to graphic arts
It is a rare combination. Sometimes things are hand drawn and some other times the graphics are computer drawn. As the world is moving more often towards digitalization, authors are more often considering computer graphics as the best mode for drawing graphics.
Although hand-drawn graphics give an organic look; you got to include the computer work to make it more appropriate for the modern era.
To be more precise, graphic art is an integrated process
While putting your drawings on the scanner you may feel many times that there are a million ways to improve the graphics. To make it more immersive for the reader; you need to focus on the simple style. With white paper you can go for mineralization of information. You got to be experimenting a lot at the time of implementing simple style.
Pictorial representation minimizes the narrative description. So, it is an indication of reduction of perseverance.
While thinking about writing something, you can just put a flower in place of a long description. To support your graphics, you just need to put a short narrative piece.
I was surprised with the way Nathan bridged the gap between graphic art and comic writings.
You just need to draw the backdrop; you just need to add few dialogues or no dialogues. Only physical setting says everything that is needed for description.
Graphic arts are like quick shots in an action movie.
Creativity is the key to all graphic arts. These look pretty simple but creativity prevails all over it. When graphics covey the messages; you got to put everything in to that picture.
Graphic art should avoid data dump.
Dialogues supporting the graphics need to be fully immersing. Most of the time creativity of graphics goes beyond boundaries. People rather look at those instead of reading the dialogues. This is known as data dump; Fireside chat sparks the originality of graphic arts.
Nathan emphasizes on graphic arts as these can be turned into movies easily earning a fortune to the author.
This website is a place where authors showcase their talent; as well as share their ideas on the web with global readers. It's more than strings words to make books that are important for an author. Unless you persuade published authors; your graphic arts remain unknown and unread rather than filling your bank account. Here is the agent for you to gather all of your manuscripts collecting dust in your drawer and get you earnings.
Click here to go to the next page about a Book called Petals of the Soul, written by Cathy BeDell Ritter.


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A second suspect in the fatal carjacking of a Middlesex County man from an Atlantic City casino parking garage has surrendered to police.
The Atlantic County Prosecutor's office says 20-year-old Eric Darden of Camden turned himself in on Thursday.
Another suspect, 20-year-old Phillip Byrd of Camden, was arrested at his home Tuesday evening.
A third suspect, Raheem Simmons of Camden, is still being sought.
They are charged with murder, carjacking and other offenses in Sunday's fatal shooting of 28-year-old Sunil Rattu of Old Bridge.
His companion, 24-year-old Radha Ghetia of Sayreville, also was shot but is recovering from her wounds.


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John Nichols wrote a wonderful piece in the Nation. But it was one of the comments to that piece that really said it for me.
The older I get, the more I get Pete Seeger. Never did better walk this Earth, and if you don't understand why, then I suggest that you have become trapped by your own arguments, unable to see beyond the boundaries your rhetoric has defined.
I believe in the equal dignity of all the living, a principle which demands equal respect for, and equal protection under the law of, the natural, common, inherent, and unalienable rights of Life, Liberty, and an equal share in the gifts of Nature, which were never created by the hand of any individual. That is the only kind of patriotism worth having.
Our culture has devolved into abject neoliberal productivist selfishness, elevating self-interest, market worthiness, and acquisitiveness above all. Self-interest is only the lowest form of morality, a foundation, not a goal, upon which we build higher morality. As we form legitimate government powers based upon the sacrifice of certain rights of the people in order to protect others, so do we form higher morality based on the sacrifice of personal self-interest for the greater good of the group, the family, the community, the nation, and all of humanity.
We can choose to pretend that the United States of America is a shining beacon to the world, or we can choose to fulfill the grand dreams of our forebears. My committment to my country can best be described in the words of one of the greatest Americans in history, the Republican Senator from Missouri, Carl Schurz, who in his address on the floor of Senate in 1872 spoke these powerful words, much mangled by those seeking self-serving, jingoistic pablum: "My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right, and if wrong, to be made right."
Also I've been listening to some of Pete Seeger's songs. Here is one I was not familiar with. Such a great epitaph to a great artist, man, and patriot.
My Rainbow Race
One blue sky above us, one ocean lapping all our shore
One earth so green and round, who could ask for more?
And because I love you I'll give it one more try
To show my rainbow race, it's too soon to die
Some folks want to be like an ostrich
Bury their heads in the sand
Some hope that plastic dreams
Can unclench all those greedy hands
Some hope to take the easy way
Poisons, bombs, they think we need 'em
Don't you know you can't kill all the unbelievers?
There's no shortcut to freedom
Go tell, go tell all the little children
Tell all the mothers and fathers too
Now's our last chance to learn to share
What's been given to me and you
One blue sky above us, one ocean lapping all our shore
One earth so green and round, who could ask for more?
And because I love you I'll give it one more try
To show my rainbow race, it's too soon to die
To show my rainbow race, it's too soon to die


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January 1st, 2007 – the first day of business operating as the Nobis Technology Group. DarkStar's office in Dayton, Ohio had already long been packed up and brought to Bloomington, Illinois to join Ubiquity before anyone knew anything of what had happened. With a series of adjoined classrooms in what was once where my grandma went to high school, we found the ultimate plot for expanding all of Nobis' fantastic ideas as our new corporate office. Right near our friends from Cybernautic Design (hey Chad- there's your link), our expansion could now be met by simply opening the door to the next room (not to mention the price was right). Now unless you work for us.. here's something you probably haven't seen…
Hey, everyone needs to start somewhere.
Not much huh? Fresh paint, re-sanded floors.. we put up drywall to create our own rooms within the various classrooms. With just the effort of most of our off-site staff (people not working at the data centers), we took the former school library / office, turned ballet / tai kwon do school, into a real 24/7-staffed network operations center.
By Late Spring
Customer service center, from behind the Ubiquity side of the office.
From the "Conference Lounge"
The deployment lab, where hundreds of our servers were prepared for stocking at various facilities
Things kept on exponentially, and with DarkStar and a wide assortment of other old Ubiquity customers long online at the 3 new data centers in Seattle, Los Angeles, and New York, the announcement was finally made that all Ubiquity service offerings were available. It didn't take long at all for some major clients to see the tactical advantages of consolidating with Ubiquity Server Solutions for all of their company infrastructure. With available classrooms running short and our 1st and 2nd shift staff starting to get a bit overcrowded, it was time to move up once more.
Graduating to a Big Company's Office
Most hosting companies would never show you their tangible existence, be they 1-2 man shows (as 99% of them are) or corporate monstrosities. I can remember years ago when our support line rang to Clint's cell, my cell, and to a few volunteers cells at all hours of the night. That in mind, we definitely weren't ashamed of the old 24/7 NOC, but by August it had simply been outgrown. Everything was moved to our new offices a few blocks away at double the size (excuse the boring empty white walls- we're working on that).
The new 24/7 customer service center.
Office Drama.
Law firm ad pose.
If you want more, we've got a copy of Gallery2 running now on photos.ubiquityhosting.com. I have to thank to all of our awesome staff that have together made all of the great things we've done in 2007 happen. 2008 looks to be interesting, and I'll hope to have a much nicer behind the scenes to add to this timeline next year.


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is the country's latest effort to stimulate a slowing economy which is
heavily dependent on global prices and demand for its commodity
Not good news for a country like Chile. Copper demand (its primary
commodity export) looks set to slow in the upcoming months as demand
from China wanes, which until recently had been stockpiling resources.
This seems to be over and now one of Chile's primary buyers is
sitting on mountains of unused copper. Once again, not good for
Chile, Peru or any other countries that sell their metals to China.
Bloomberg reports:
The currency slipped 1.1 percent to 552.65 per U.S. dollar at 9:15
a.m. New York time, from 546.85 yesterday.
The central bank said in May and June that traders were overestimating
the future path of interest rates. Now it will offer banks six-month
loans that match the new overnight rate of 0.5 percent and cut sales
of its own debt to push yields lower.
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yesterday's statement. "The policy rate will be held at this minimum
level for a prolonged period of time."
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"There are great deals to be had on many new cars under $18,000, but only a handful of them really possess that cool, difficult-to-describe 'it' factor," said Jack Nerad, executive editorial director and market analyst for KBB.com. "Each year the competition keeps getting tougher in this affordable segment, with more personality-filled, amenity-laden, versatile vehicles entering the marketplace."
In the end, KBB.com labeled one car as the coolest new vehicle for less than $18,000 - the 2012 Fiat 500. Nerad said after nearly 30 years of being available, Fiat's 500 takes top billing, thanks to the car's comfortability, affordability and sub-compact build that's seven inches shorter than the Mini Cooper.
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Win an Arathi Basin battleground match and return to an Alliance Brigadier General at any Alliance capital city or Shattrath.
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The reality of fighting on multiple fronts, <lad/lass>, is that we cannot spread our forces too thin or we risk losing it all!
Critical troop deployments are necessary on a day by day basis. Today it is the battle of Arathi Basin that demands immediate reinforcements.
Return to me with news of victory, <name>. We cannot allow the Horde scum to secure the resources that are rightfully ours!
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Everybody better watch their speed going from Alexandria/Pineville to Winnfield. It's 55 through Creola, 45 through Bentley, and 35 through Dry Prong with the construction going on. Other than those places you can let it eat! Speaking of eating, the new Choctaw Pines Casino in Creola has some got food on the buffet. They say the seafood buffet on Friday and Saturday nights is better than Marksville. I haven't tried it. I run over there for lunch from time to time during the work week.
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When you are discouraged, do you know where to turn? Alistair Begg reminds us in this sermon of the unsurpassing kindness of our Lord Jesus. When we feel unable to stand on our own or to persevere in service, Christ comes alongside us and lends us His strength. We can be encouraged as we rely on Jesus, the One who never fails us.


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I spent 4 years at Whitworth University studying Elementary Education and Spanish. In 2009 I graduated and moved back to the Bay Area where I taught First Grade in San Jose, California for 2 years. After teaching First Grade I taught Outdoor Science for 2 years at a camp in the redwoods near Santa Cruz. I got to hike, collect eggs from our chickens, lead danced for our barn dance, go on field trips to the beach (where we would have squid dissections and plankton observations), be silly at skit night, and study stream ecology. I then moved to Grand Junction and taught First Grade at a bilingual school for one year. My friends told me about Fort Collins, and I moved here after getting a job teaching Kindergarten at Harris Bilingual. I love Fort Collins and am so thankful to be teaching Kindergarten at Shepardson!
I grew up in San Jose, California with 3 fun brothers, 2 loving sisters, and 2 wonderful parents. I now call Colorado home and absolutely love the backcountry here and how active I can be!
I LOVE to be outdoors! My favorite activity is definitely mountain biking. Shredding the buttery singletrack trails in Colorado can't be beat! In addition to riding with friends, I have mountain bike raced the past 3 summers in Laramie, WY. Racing on a mountain bike is challenging, scary, and fun! I have also done a few triathlons as well as a couple half marathons and a full marathon.
When it is summer you'll find me mountain biking, racing, camping, hiking, backpacking. When it's fall you'll find me doing the same plus some road biking and staring at all the fall colors! When it is winter you might find me cross country skiing, crocheting, baking, and wishing summer would come soon! :) When it's spring you'll find me itching for warmer weather and getting outside lots!


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The Trump administration has moved to vastly expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans with a plan to open up waters off the California coast for the first time in more than three decades.
The new five-year drilling plan also could open new areas of oil and gas exploration in areas off the East Coast from Georgia to Maine, where drilling has been blocked for decades.
Many politicians in those states support offshore drilling, although the Democratic governors of North Carolina and Virginia oppose drilling off their state coasts.
Florida Governor Rick Scott, a Republican, also opposes offshore drilling near his state, as do the three Democratic governors on the West Coast.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced the plan on Thursday, saying responsible development of offshore energy resources would boost jobs and economic security while providing billions of dollars to fund conservation along US coastlines.
The five-year plan would open 90% of the nation's offshore reserves to development by private companies, he said, with 47 leases proposed off the nation's coastlines between 2019 and 2024.
Nineteen sales would be off the coast of Alaska, 12 in the Gulf of Mexico, nine in the Atlantic and seven in the Pacific, including six off California's coast.
Industry groups praised the announcement, which would be the most expansive offshore drilling proposal in decades.
The proposal follows President Donald Trump's executive order in April encouraging more drilling rights in federal waters, part of the administration's strategy to help the US achieve "energy dominance" in the global market.
"To kick off a national discussion, you need a national plan - something that has been lacking the past several years," said Randall Luthi, president of the National Ocean Industries Association.
A coalition of more than 60 environmental groups denounced the plan, saying it would impose "severe and unacceptable harm" to America's oceans, coastal economies, public health and marine life.
"These ocean waters are not President Trump's personal playground.
"They belong to all Americans and the public wants them preserved and protected, not sold off to multinational oil companies," read the coalition statement, which was signed by leaders of the Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defence Council, League of Conservation Voters and other environmental groups.
They said the "extreme proposal is a shameful giveaway" to the oil and gas industry, which supported Mr Trump in the election campaign.
The proposal comes less than a week after the Trump administration proposed to rewrite or kill rules on offshore oil and gas drilling imposed after the deadly 2010 rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
The accident on BP's Deepwater Horizon rig killed 11 workers and triggered the biggest offshore oil spill in US history.
The Trump administration called the rules an unnecessary burden on industry and said rolling them back will encourage more energy production.
Environmentalists said Mr Trump was raising the risk of more deadly oil spills.
Mr Scott said he has asked for an immediate meeting with Mr Zinke to discuss his concerns, adding: "My top priority is to ensure that Florida's natural resources are protected."


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Dunton Hot Springs may be heaven on Earth. Sara and Austin may be one of my favorite couples of all time. Yes friends, these are big statements. And this perfectly incredible November wedding lived up to them all. I love that Sara and Austin aren't afraid to LIVE their lives. A few months after we started planning their wedding, they decided to up and move across the country and start new jobs. There was no waiting around, no over – analyzing the pros and cons – they just did it. This kind of fearless love of life and adventure is why I adore them so much. And I had heard so much hype about Dunton that I thought there was no way it could live up to the reputation. Instead — the view, the customer service and the food far exceeded the glowing reviews I had heard. It is my pleasure to share these gorgeous photos from Michele Hart Photography . . .
As an event designer, I pretty much won the lottery with this couple. After we finalized the venue, Sara simply added photos to her pinterest board and gave me carte blanche to create. The end result was a soft and oh-so fluffy color scheme of pale pink, ivory, gray and taupe. Sara and Austin wrote a personal letter to each guest – thanking them for their participation in the wedding and telling them why they were so special. A friend of the couple wrote their ceremony. Another friend created the graphic of the wedding chapel to use on their invitations. I proceeded in getting a stamp made of it and going a touch stamp crazy. The entire weekend was a celebration of the couple, their friends and family. It really was about the creation of a community. And it was awesome.
The ranunculus this year in November ABSOLUTELY blew my socks off. I built the bridal bouquet off of a white hydrangea base and accented with ranunculus, cafe au lait dahlias, garden roses, native grasses and astilbe. Love.
Cozy Indian blankets covered the benches at the chapel. Since the wedding was the first weekend of November and an hour south of Telluride, we had no idea what the weather would bring us. We prepared for snow. We were ready for a blizzard. Instead, we got the most spectacularly perfect warm day of late fall (this may be the only time ever I have been okay with global warming. Just saying . . .)
Sara and Austin, all the love in the world to you both. I love your fearlessness. I love your sense of adventure. Can we go back to Dunton for your anniversary?
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Elegantly situated on the shores of the Atlantic, this breathtaking home spans 250 feet of Ocean Front in the private, 2700 acre, gated community of DeBordieu Colony. This 7 bedroom, luxurious home, opens to an expansive great room which highlights the home's seamless design with a superb see through, floor to ceiling fireplace and dining area featuring a beautiful mirrored wall and endless ocean views. Tranquility abounds in the comfortable living spaces tucked throughout. Relax in the architecturally interesting kitchen with the ultimate in space planning featuring a comfortable resting area complete with fireplace. Hints of blue décor, provide a pleasing palette to the neutral understated sand color of cabinetry and islands. A chef's delight, this kitchen is designed for both intimate informal or extravagant formal entertaining. Also, included on this main floor an en-suite guest bedroom, laundry room a lavish wet bar with boundless finesse, powder room & media room. An abundance of natural light breathes life into the master suite with a serene sitting area in a domed turret – perfect for sunrise mornings or afternoon quite reading. Not to be outdone, the second floor, accessed by a spectacular foyer with soaring ceilings and dual staircases, overlooks and captures the essence of the home from the balcony taking in the floor to ceiling windows showcasing the natural beauty of the homes setting. 4 bedrooms on this floor, two en-suite, are exquisitely designed with access to ocean terraces and endless views. This exquisite home is being offer furnished. DeBordieu is truly a resort oasis with the Pete Dye championship designed golf course, 2 swimming pools, an ocean front gazebo, exceptional tennis courts, a new state of the art fitness center and 2 restaurants. Experience a 2 mile beach offering peace and tranquility, enjoy bike paths, walking trails, and the finest fishing in the area.
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Mathieu Debuchy has joined Bordeaux on loan till the end of the season from Arsenal after the two clubs agreed a deal to take the French right back to his home country. Debuchy himself had been linked with multiple clubs such as Aston Villa, Sunderland and Manchester United this window but has instead chosen the south of France as his new destination. This may be because of the upcoming European Championships in France and for him to represent his country he needs first team football. Bordeaux can offer this to him.
The right back has struggled to find first team football at Arsenal since going from Newcastle, after youth sensation Hector Bellerin came through to fight for his place at the North London club and hasn't looked back since. This move to Bordeaux suits all party as Debuchy gets game time, Arsenal lose some of their wage budget that has been added to this transfer window with the signing of Egyptian Mohammed Elneny and finally Bordeaux get a highly rated defensive player.
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NHS negligence claims bill tops £1bn (BBC News)
Mar / 2017
The NHS in England paid out over £1.1bn in 2014/15 to lawyers and to patients who suffered harm, new figures show.
This coming year it will be £1.4bn, said the NHS Litigation Authority.
The body said it would work with other parts of the NHS to reduce costs and improve safety and learning.
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Blood Pressure Response to Exercise in Hypertensive Subjects Exposed to High Altitude and Treatment Effects
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- Published online December 22, 2015.
Author Information
- Sergio Caravita, MD,
- Andrea Faini, MSc, PhD,
- Grzegorz Bilo, MD, PhD,
- Francisco C. Villafuerte, MSc,
- Josè Luis Macarlupu, MSc,
- Morin Lang, MSc,
- Elisabetta Salvioni, MSc, PhD,
- Miriam Revera, MD, PhD,
- Andrea Giuliano, MD,
- Francesca Gregorini, BSc,
- Giuseppe Mancia, MD, PhD,
- Piergiuseppe Agostoni, MD, PhD and
- Gianfranco Parati, MD, PhD∗ (gianfranco.parati{at}unimib.it)
- ↵∗Department of Cardiovascular Neural and Metabolic Sciences, S. Luca Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano & University of Milan-Bicocca, Piazzale Brescia 20, Milan 20149, Italy
Acute exposure to high altitude induces a blood pressure (BP) rise in healthy humans (1). Arterial hypertension is associated both with enhanced BP response to exercise and with increased sympathetic discharge in hypoxic conditions (2,3), which may increase the risk of adverse consequences in physically active patients who are exposed to high altitude; however, there is scant evidence available about BP in these conditions. We aimed to evaluate the BP response to exercise in hypertensive subjects acutely exposed to high altitude and to explore whether an antihypertensive drug treatment maintains its BP-lowering efficacy in this setting.
In the HIGHCARE-ANDES (HIGH altitude CArdiovascular REsearch in the ANDES) study (4), 55 mildly hypertensive subjects (age 57 ± 8 years; 26 females; body mass index 28.0 ± 14.5 kg/m2), who were randomized to double-blind placebo or to a fixed-dose antihypertensive combination treatment based on an angiotensin-receptor blocker (telmisartan 80 mg) and a calcium-channel blocker (nifedipine gastrointestinal therapeutic system [GITS] 30 mg), performed a step-incremental cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) on a cycle-ergometer both at sea level after 6 weeks of randomized treatment with placebo or telmisartan/nifedipine-GITS, and on the second day of stay at 3,260 m altitude (Huancayo, Peru). Arm BP was measured noninvasively at rest, during the last minute of each workload step, and at peak exercise, always with the same device (auscultatory method) and always by the same operator blinded to the individual's treatment allocation. The ethics committees of Istituto Auxologico Italiano and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia approved the study, which was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. All subjects gave written informed consent to participate, and the study was registered in the ClinicalTrials.gov database (NCT01830530). All statistical analyses have been performed using linear mixed-effects models with contrasts a posteriori accounting for repeated measurements. The false discovery rate has been used for multiple post-hoc comparisons.
CPET interruption occurred because of an excessive BP elevation 14 of 16 times and was more frequent in the placebo than in the actively treated group (10 times vs. 4 times) and at high altitude than at sea level (10 times vs. 4 times). Suspected exercise-induced myocardial ischemia (electrocardiogram changes or symptomatic angina) was the reason for interrupting CPET in 2 patients (1 in each treatment group) at high altitude. Going from sea level to high altitude, peak oxygen consumption and workload decreased by 12% and 14%, respectively (from 25.2 ± 5.0 ml/kg/min to 22.1 ± 3.4 ml/kg/min and from 130 ± 39 W to 111 ± 30 W; p < 0.001), without treatment-related differences, likely paralleling the known cardiac output decline at high altitude (5). However, the ventilatory equivalents for oxygen and carbon dioxide increased at each exercise step (p < 0.001), indicating chemoreflex activation. At each exercise step up to 120 W, systolic BP was higher at altitude compared with sea level, whereas diastolic BP at altitude was higher only at rest (Figure 1). At peak exercise, BP values did not show any statistically significant difference between high altitude and sea level. However, given that at altitude maximal exercise capacity was significantly reduced as compared with sea level, when BP was expressed as a function of individuals' peak oxygen consumption (as a surrogate measure of cardiac output), the pressor response to peak exercise was significantly greater at high altitude than at sea level (p < 0.001).
Telmisartan/nifedipine-GITS effectively reduced BP at rest and throughout the exercise test both at sea level and at altitude, as compared with placebo (Figure 1).
In conclusion, mildly hypertensive subjects display a hypoxia-driven enhanced BP response to exercise during acute exposure to high altitude, which may carry some safety concerns, given the increasing number of individuals being exposed to high altitude either for leisure or work worldwide. The combination of a long-acting calcium-channel blocker and a long-acting angiotensin-receptor blocker turned out to be safe and effective in reducing such an enhanced BP response to exercise under hypobaric hypoxic conditions, without adversely affecting exercise capacity.
The authors thank Gian Piero Babbi and Stefano Ariotti (TaoMed) for the technical support given to this study, and Juan Eugenio Ochoa, MD, for the graphic help in figure preparation.
Please note: The HIGHCARE-ANDES project was supported by an unrestricted grant from Bayer Healthcare. Dr. Bilo has received speakers fees from Bayer Healthcare. Dr. Mancia has received speakers fees, consultation fees, or research grants from Boehringer Ingelheim, CVRx, Daiichi-Sankyo, Medtronic Vascular Inc., Menarini International, Merck Serono, Novartis, Pfizer, Recordati, Servier, Siron, and Takeda. Dr. Agostoni has served as a consultant for Menarini International and Bayer Healthcare; and has received speakers fees from Novartis, Daiichi-Sankyo, and Servier. Dr. Parati has received speakers or consultation fees from Bayer Healthcare, Daiichi-Sankyo, Menarini, CVRx, Pfizer, and Servier. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose. Drs. Caravita and Faini contributed equally to this work.
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Hey, guess what? Today I am guest posting on the lovely Miss Kait's blog about my love of rompers and how I plan to wear them all year long. Is love kinda' a strong word to use on something so superficial? Maybe… but I'm doing it! They are like dresses you can do cartwheels in, how can you not love that??
So go check out her blog and then make me some of those Apple Crisp Stuffed Apples she posted earlier in the month!This entry was posted in outfits and tagged guest post, outfits, rompers. ← meet the kitties… latest obsession: elbow patches… →
"they are like dresses you can do cartwheels in.." is the greatest way i've ever heard rompers described. i am also a lover of the romper and need more! :)
I love, love, loooove rompers! They trick me into feeling like I'm wearing a dress and looking classy BUT they also make me feel like I'm 5 again. They ROCK! Love that you're a fan too!
I'm not quite brave enough to rock the romper. But I looooooove your outfit with the knee socks/boots/hat. It's adorable!
I'm OBSESSED with rompers, but I have never found one that fits my 6′ frame! Mass market rompers are not made for tallies.
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When one ventures into sexual activity, it can be daunting to hear about things like the Kama Sutra and tantric sex. In reality, the basic sexual positions have a lot of advantages — otherwise, so many people wouldn't rely on them so much. While there's no "right way" to have sex, a little information can help you understand the pros and cons of the most common sexual positions.
The missionary position is no more than the male-superior position; that is, the man on top, the woman on the bottom.
Advantages of the missionary position include:
It is pretty much unique to humans, and therefore differentiates us from animals.
It puts partners face-to-face during sex.
You can remain under the covers and still enjoy intercourse.
Some men prefer the more aggressive "on-top" position.
Drawbacks of the missionary position include:
The penis may not provide sufficient stimulation to the clitoris for many women to reach orgasm. Additionally, the man is resting on his arms and cannot use his hands for additional clitoral stimulation. (If this is a problem, the woman may want to consider providing that additional stimulation herself.)
The woman's range of motion is quite limited in the missionary position, other than to thrust upward in time with her partner.
If the act of intercourse goes on too long, or if the man is tired or weak for some other reason, the missionary position can be uncomfortable.
Research has shown that if a man is tensing his muscles, as he must do to hold himself up, it affects his ability to control ejaculation, so the missionary position can aggravate problems of premature ejaculation.
You can vary the missionary position through the woman's knee position and through the man's angle (i.e., in a more upright position). Partners may also choose to have the woman lie back on a flat surface while the man stands, which allows for more arm movement by the male.
The female-superior position (woman on top)
The female-superior position is essentially the opposite of the missionary position: the woman on top, the man on the bottom. This has become a more common choice in the last decade or two.
The female-superior position offers several major advantages:
The man can caress the woman's clitoris with his fingers.
The man can both see and fondle the woman's breasts.
Men also report being able to "last" longer in the female-superior position.
The woman can control the depth of penetration and speed of thrust, which can be very helpful in bringing her to a fulfilling orgasm.
Disadvantages of this position include:
It is more tiring to the woman, especially if it takes a while for her to orgasm.
Women are more likely to give in to "spectatoring" rather than enjoying the experience while in this position.
The man must have a strong erection for this to work. For some men, this may mean limiting this position to the morning.
You can vary the female-superior position by having the woman face backward, or even change partway through. She also can lie back with her head at the man's feet, so that she does not have to support her entire weight.
No single position is more moral or normal than another is. If you enjoy one position, that's great. If not, then try something else.


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A GANG war truce in north Liverpool has been shattered by a masked gunman.
Anthony Wright, 26, is fighting for his life after being shot up to four times in the chest.
It is the latest shooting in a drug-based feud in the area which has already claimed the lives of three men.
Mr Wright, whose brother Michael is facing an attempted murder charge, was with his girlfriend at midnight.
As they got out of the car on the driveway of his house on Fonthill Road, Kirkdale, a masked gunman ran towards them.
He fired into Mr Wright's chest and fled.
Paramedics stopped him bleeding and took him to the Royal Liverpool hospital where his condition is critical.
Apart from Mr Wright's girlfriend, the other key witness is a man walking his dog on Fonthill Road. Police want him to come forward.
Superintendent Alan Cooper said: "This was a targeted attack on the man at his home.
"We want to reassure people in the area that we will put on extra patrols and speak to them about what has happened."
The shooting is linked to a feud between two gangs, one based in Everton and the other in Kirkdale.
It simmered for months before spiralling out of control when Craig Barker, 19, was shot dead in a car on Robson Street, Everton, on April 6.
Fellow passengers Ian Gee, 22, and Mark Richardson, brother of pop star Jennifer Ellison's fiance Tony Richardson, were also shot but survived.
The last passenger, Ian Gee's brother Darren, was unhurt.
Days later Michael Singleton, 18, was murdered in a house on Wykeham Way, Kirkdale, when a hitman shot him in the head and body.
The next fatal shooting in the gang war came when father-of-three David Regan, 36, was fired at outside the carwash he owned on Prescot Road, Old Swan.
After these three murders police identified 18 people in the dispute. Most are either in custody awaiting trial or behind bars.
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Grants to Tackle a Difficult—But Unavoidable—Issue: End-of-Life Care/
Remember those "death panels" that supposedly were part of Obamacare and a big government plot to let bureaucrats pull the plug on grandma? We haven't heard much about that canard lately, even though the Affordable Care Act has now been up and running for a while.
But that's not to say the dilemmas of end-of-life care aren't on the minds of healthcare experts in Washington, D.C., and beyond. A grantmaking outfit called the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)—which was created as part of the ACA, with funding from both Congress and insurers—is actively wrestling with these issues.
There's only a limited number of funders who engage the topic of end-of-life care, despite how important it is. Last year, we reported on news that the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona (CFSA) and the David and Lura Lovell Foundation were investing nearly $3 million in this area. Another funder paying attention is the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, which is addressing end-of-life issues through its Serious Illness Care initiative. Moore, along with other funders, including the John A. Hartford Foundation, has been involved in efforts to advance the recommendations made in a 2015 report by the Institute of Medicine titled "Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life." The Cambia Health Foundation is another grantmaker interested in this area.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation used to be an important funder of work on end-of-life issues, but it wound down that grantmaking a while ago. Here and there, though, you'll see RWJF money supporting such work, like its support for "Improving Care at the End of Life: A Report of the Aspen Institute Health Strategy Group," which was published in 2016. The Engelberg Foundation and the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund also backed that study.
The scarce attention to end-of-life care issues reflects a broader shortcoming of philanthropy, which is that aging is not a popular focus for foundations, as we've reported. That's a good reason to keep an eye on what PCORI is doing.
- It's a Coming Tsunami. Which Funders Are Confronting an Aging America?
- End-of-Life Care: Who's Funding This Niche Area in the Southwest?
We haven't written about PCORI before, since its funding mainly comes from government and is thus outside our wheelhouse of private philanthropy. But it's worth paying attention to this place, which has quietly invested $2 billion in more than 400 studies in patient-centered research in just the past five years.
Among other things, PCORI is exploring the kinds of questions likely to arise at some point in everyone's healthcare, like how to decide on a course of treatment when the risks and benefits aren't so obvious, or when any kind of real recovery is not in the cards.
PCORI started funding research in 2012 "to help patients and those who care for them make better-informed decisions about the healthcare choices they face every day, guided by those who will use that information." For example, it's funded studies to illuminate the risk-benefit equation in mechanical pump implants for people with heart disease, studies about chronic pain and opioids, antibiotics for children, and other issues.
A substantial amount of money is coming out of the organization, too, often in the form of hefty grants. In a November 2017 funding round, PCORI committed to $57 million in grants for 14 studies.
More recently, it invested millions into research on end-of-life care—a sensitive, difficult, but almost unavoidable topic. Too often, though, it's one that most people don't think about until it really is too late. The result, as we so often hear, is that deaths can unfold in ways that nobody really wants, including the patient and their family members, who may find themselves divided on care issues. The costs also can be enormous, although there's new research to suggest this issue is overblown. Regardless, with some 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day, the nation has a lot of reasons to help people better manage end-of-life decisions.
One solution that's gotten a lot attention is the creation of what's called an advance directive, the legal document that describes a patient's preferences for medical and other care in the last days, weeks, or months of life. But such directives still have a long way to go in terms of achieving their potential.
Recently, PCORI funded an $8.4 million grant to the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) for research into the creation of advance directives. The UCLA researchers—in collaboration with investigators at the University of California, San Francisco, and University of California, Irvine—will evaluate three planning approaches that could be used in primary care clinics for people with advanced cancer, heart failure and lung disease. The aim is to determine which approach, or approaches, leads the patient to complete an advance directive, according to PCORI.
Ideally, the patient is able to make decisions about their own end-of-life care. That's not always the case. Most people have had, or will have the difficult experience of making decisions for an ailing loved one in their final days. Doctors and other caregivers can recommend, but not decide. Family members want to do what's best for the patient, spare them undue or unnecessary discomfort, and respect the patient's wishes—if known. But of course, the patient should have the final say when it comes to their body and their health. Advance care planning—specifically, advance care directives—benefit everyone in the picture.
Our medical system, whatever its flaws, is an excellent thing to have on your side when you're trying to survive illness or injury. Patients, too, have to play an active role in their care. Both the healthcare system and patients have to be equally informed when the time comes. It's very difficult and often unhelpful for laypeople to interpret results of individual research studies and apply them to their own health situations. Patient-centered research gets directly into the larger questions of what sort of care is really going to help. PCORI shouldn't be alone in this area, especially when it comes to knotty end-of-life issues.
And it's not entirely alone, as we mentioned. The new funding of the David and Lura Lovell Foundation in Arizona in this space is especially notable. Its grants last year for end-of-life planning and care projects amounted to $2.5 million, with recipients receiving between $20,000 and $1 million each. Grantees include the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association, Southwest Folklife Alliance, the University of Arizona Center on Aging, and Tu Nidito Children and Family Services.
In announcing those grants, John Amoroso, executive director of the Lovell Foundation, offered these wise words:
Our collective goal is to fundamentally change the narrative on how we plan for, care for and experience death and dying in Southern Arizona and beyond. Ultimately, we all—individuals, families, caregivers, health systems and communities—bear the responsibility for changing the status quo by helping each other to engage in compassionate, honest conversations about our mortality, the type of healthcare we wish to receive and how it is given across the spectrum of life choices.