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CDC: Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Lead To 23,000 Deaths A YearSeptember 17, 2013 10:10 am | by Sabrina Tavernise | Comments
Federal health officials reported Monday that at least two million Americans fall ill from antibiotic-resistant bacteria every year and that at least 23,000 die from those infections, putting a hard number on a growing public health threat. It was the first time that federal authorities quantified the effects of organisms that many antibiotics are powerless to fight...
Seeing Surgery From The Inside OutSeptember 16, 2013 3:56 pm | by Bruce Campbell, M.D., Medical College of Wisconsin Otolaryngologist | Comments
The team is poised. The challenges of surgery and teaching remain thrilling; the anatomy remains elegant. "Ready?" I have already glimpsed the surgical procedure's outcome. The knife hovers above the skin. "Let's begin."
Added ProtectionSeptember 16, 2013 3:43 pm | Comments
Lehigh Valley Health Network includes three hospital facilities - two in Allentown and one in Bethlehem, Pa. Terry Burger, RN, the Director of Infection Control and Prevention for Lehigh Valley Health Network and an employee at the institution for the past 35 years, recently spoke about the network's investment, implementation, and use of portable ultraviolet disinfection systems.
Medical Fact Or Fiction?September 16, 2013 11:28 am | by Dr. Stephen B. Shrewsbury | Comments
Medical science is changing so fast that much of what's just down the road seems more like a "Star Trek" episode than something you'll soon find at your doctor's office or local hospital. Let's see if you can separate the fact from the fantasy. Take a few seconds to read through the following seven statements. Which will soon be medical realities and which are pure science fiction?
No Boost In Heart Function With Stem CellsSeptember 16, 2013 9:32 am | by Chris Kaiser | Comments
Autologous stem cells shrank cardiac scar tissue and increased viable heart tissue, but did little to improve functional outcomes, the 1-year results of the randomized CADUCEUS Trial suggested. The 17 patients treated with stem cells saw an absolute decrease of 11 percent in LV scar tissue compared with a 2.2 percent decrease in eight controls not treated with stem cells.
Where There's Smoke...September 13, 2013 5:34 pm | by Mike Schmidt, Editor, Surgical Products | Comments
Hospital administrators and staff are rightfully aware of the need to prevent exposure to surgical smoke due to its potential to negatively affect the health of both the individuals being operated on and those tasked with conducting or assisting with the procedures. However, to suggest surgical smoke evacuation is simply a safety issue is to oversimplify it. There are a number of variables to consider.
Great ExpectationsSeptember 13, 2013 5:18 pm | by Mike Schmidt, Editor, Surgical Products | Comments
A multi-year project by Chicago's Rush University Medical Center to construct two hybrid operating rooms featuring state-of-the-art technology concluded in January of 2012. With one located in the facility's tower and another in its atrium, staff from a number of different specialties immediately began to utilize cutting-edge technology and interact with one another on a number of hybrid surgical procedures.
Q&A: Proper OR SterilizationSeptember 13, 2013 5:07 pm | Comments
Dr. Hudson Garrett is currently employed as the Senior Director, Clinical Affairs for PDI. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology/Chemistry, a dual Masters in Nursing and Public Health, and a PhD In Healthcare Administration. In this interview he discusses methods of OR sterilization, their limiations, and how hospitals can get better results.
Satisfaction GuaranteedSeptember 13, 2013 4:27 pm | by Mike Schmidt, Editor, Surgical Products | Comments
For St. Rita's Medical Center, located in Lima, Ohio, a 2011 emergency department renovation project led hospital administration to develop an initiative to address efficiency concerns, improve wait times, and increase patient satisfaction within and around the emergency department.
Over-ExposedSeptember 13, 2013 4:09 pm | by Anna Schenk, Editorial Intern, Surgical Products | Comments
Managing hospital waste is a complex but important process. Through the use of disposal products, protective equipment, prudent practices, and the implementation of fluid management systems, hospitals and other medical facilities are able to dispose of hospital waste in a way that minimizes the spread of infection. In general, the practices and safeguards are working. But there are still areas where hospitals can improve.
Score Predicts Gastric Bypass Results In DMSeptember 13, 2013 9:28 am | by Charles Bankhead | Comments
A scoring system based on four clinical variables has the potential to pre-operatively identify patients likely to have remission of diabetes after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery, investigators reported. The 22-point, insulin-weighted system had a strong inverse association with diabetes remission, ranging from 88 percent of patients who had scores of 0 to 2 to a low of 2 percent for patients with scores of 18 to 22.
VA Surgeons Use Less Off-Pump CABGSeptember 12, 2013 9:08 am | by Todd Neale | Comments
Surgeons within the Veterans Affairs health system have become less likely to perform coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) without the support of cardiopulmonary bypass in recent years, researchers found. The use of off-pump CABG peaked in 2003 -- when it accounted for 24 percent of such operations -- and fell to about 19 percent by 2011.
Proposed VA Nursing Rule Riles AnesthesiologistsSeptember 11, 2013 10:31 am | by Nancy Walsh | Comments
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) slammed a draft of a new Veterans Health Administration (VHA) nursing handbook that calls for advance practice nurse anesthetists within the system to attain independent status and function without the support, oversight, or supervision of a physician.
New Concerns On Robotic SurgeriesSeptember 10, 2013 9:16 am | by Roni Caryn Rabin | Comments
There have been several lapses in reporting problems with robotic surgical equipment, a new study has found. The equipment, called the da Vinci system, is made by Intuitive Surgical Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif. It has been on the market for more than a decade; more than a million procedures have been performed with it. Between January 2000 and August 2012, thousands of mishaps were reported to the FDA.
Novel Stent Coating May Reduce ClotsSeptember 9, 2013 9:14 am | by Chris Kaiser | Comments
A new stent coating showed promise for limiting restenosis while promoting vascular repair, an animal study suggested. Blocking the expression of CTP synthase 1 (CTPS1) suppressed the proliferation of smooth muscle cells, which cause neointimal hyperplasia -- "one of the major obstacles limiting the long-term clinical efficiency" of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).


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How to make this beautiful necklace made from hardware washers...
(The finished product)
Supplies Needed:
Hardware store washer
Jewelry cording
Any paper with a small motif (wallpaper, scrap-booking paper, etc.)
Craft scissors or knife
Craft glue
Diamond glaze craft medium
Small paintbrush
Here's how to make these washer necklaces:
Step 1: Purchase inexpensive hardware store washers. Make sure the hole in the center is large enough for the cord you choose.
Step 3: Trace the washer onto the back of your paper.
Step 4: With small scissors or craft knife, carefully cut out your paper "donut". With craft glue adhere the paper to one side of the washer.
Step 6: Allow pendant to dry for 24 hours. Now simply thread the cord through itself and you have a beautiful pendant that looks like a stone. (Fun papers can end up looking like funky beads such as the other pendant shown in this photo).
This gift is easy to make and can be customized to fit your recipient.
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As I See it
November 3, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Azher Quader
As the Muslim world wrestles with dictatorial rulers to remove them from power and establish popular democracies, allowing for greater freedoms and greater choices, here in America an aging Muslim community of first generation immigrants are facing their own struggles, as they try to transition power at their mosques. Next to the zoning battles no other issue excites the emotions of the mosque goers more than the issue of choosing its new leaders.
Here in Chicago arguably one of the most mature Muslim communities in the country, the transition of power within our mosques is increasingly threatened with conflict. At the Muslim Community Center (MCC), perhaps the oldest mosque in the country run by an elected board of directors, the electoral decisions had sometimes to be litigated and settled in a court of law. The path for succession is no less controversial in those centers where the transition of leadership is without election. There too the inevitability of the moment and the inadequacy of the system to meet the expectations of the majority is coming to light.
Is it then appropriate to pause and ponder on where we are and whither we are going? Is it right to win an argument within a core group of supporters or in front of a judge and claim victory over the people? Is it right to amend the rules to protect the turf and believe we have secured our future? Is it right to concoct a system where choice is removed to eradicate dissent?
If we are serious about building institutions of trust and leaving a legacy of goodwill, we cannot be happy with these small wins. If we are committed to passing on the baton to the young, we cannot be scared to let go the reigns of power in the twilight of our lives. If we are committed to serving the welfare of the people we cannot be worried about the preservation of our selves. If we are the vicegerents of Him who gave us the freedom to choose in life, we cannot deny to others the same freedoms including the freedom to choose their leaders. Neither institutions nor nations are strengthened when choices are controlled and freedoms are abridged.
A nomination process which delivers no choices is no better than the Egyptian model of Mubarak against which the people ultimately revolted.
It is time we took a harder look at the way we are setting up systems to assure not only the smooth transition of power within our mosques but also maintain the highest traditions of freedom and choice.
May Allah guide us to be humble and fearless in the pursuit of right.
Azer Quader is Executive Director of Community Builders Chicago. ww.mycommunitybuilders.com.
Manipulations in Masajid
November 3, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Dr. Aslam Abdullah
In Southern California, during the last 15 years, in a radius of 3 miles four masajid have sprung at a cost of at least $5 million. Most of them remain empty most of the time and when they are frequented by Muslims in large numbers it is for either the Friday prayers or education of their children, or funeral get together or dinner in memory of some one. Sometimes lectures are offered, but the number of those attending can be counted in fingers. Masajid have yet to offer dynamic to galvanize the community and attract people to its programs and functions.
There are several reasons for the lack of involvement of people. One of the reasons is the way the Masajid are run by organizers. We have different type of models of mosque ownership. Even though all the masajid are built with donation from people but the pattern of ownership reveals their inherent weakness to attract people in general.
1. Mosques donated by people but run by an individual or a family.
2. Mosques donated by people but run by a religious party or group
3. Mosques donated by people but run by an ethnic group
4. Mosques donated by outside religious entities and run by the followers of that entity.
5. Mosques built and run by an individual or a family
There are no standards by laws for the mosque. No one has ever attempted to draw by laws that demonstrated the spirit and dynamism of Islam, Most of the by laws are designed to ensure that the power stays in the hands of those who are controlling the management. The by laws are amended to suit the interests of those controlling power. If it suits them to cancel election, they do so, if it suits them to have election they do so.
By and large, there are not many Masajid and Islamic centers that can claim that their rule and by-laws are not designed to help a particular group of people to lose their grip.
Ironically, this kind of mechanism is played with an institution that is established in the name of the Creator, God, the source of all guidance. The very fact that most of these religious institutions are irrelevant to the needs of the people speak volumes of the divine relations with them.
In other words, most masajid serve the interest of particular group. They are like shops and businesses and their attitude is not different than usual shopkeepers. This is our shop and if you want to come here play our rules, otherwise get out.
Islam offers a different style and functionality than what is being offered. First of all, it builds any institution on the concept of God consciousness. Without being accountable to people in running affairs meant for them, one cannot be accountable to God in real honesty. Wen people manipulated behind doors and use all sorts of means to deceive ordinary people they are not honest to God or people. This is one of the most important problems that our mosque managements face. Most are not honest with people. They manipulated events. Hundreds of examples can be given to substantiate this.
Interestingly, the people involved in manipulation often claim that if they leave the board, the future of Islam will be in jeopardy. They defy the Quran in logic here. The Quran addressing the Prophet (s), the Messenger who delivered the divine message to people, said: even if you leave this world or killed, the Divine guidance would continue. Some of these people think that Islam and God depends upon them for their survival in that masjid. It is a very arrogant claim and obviously, if everyone start thinking this way, there would be no place for any change.
The cruz of the matter is that what is happening in most of our masajid is not demonstrative of Islam. It needs to be changed to serve Allah and His creation better.
The only way is to develop a model based on the values of the Qurn and the life of the Prophet (s) as substantiated by the Quran. Without that it is almost impossible to think of any other ways of bringing about effective chanages.
'Eid in America!
September 1, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By TMO Staff
Most of the mosques in the US celebrated 'Eidul Fitr on Tuesday August 30th, 2011, finalizing the festival of worship and celebration that was Ramadan of AH 1432.
In this issue is a series of reports from around the USA, where TMO reporters describe their own 'Eid experiences.
The Bloomfield Hills' Muslim Unity Center celebrated 'Eid on Tuesday, filled to overflowing and forced to have three separate celebrations (at 8AM, 10AM, and 11AM). These 'Eid khutbas focused on keeping Allah in mind "whatever you do," the imam arguing that if you keep Allah in your mind, that will prevent you from doing wrong. The khutbah also focused on Tawhid.
Children at the center had a very good time, as there were rides and slides, and plenty of good food, and a festive atmosphere permeated the atmosphere of this suburban mosque.
Other reports in this issue of TMO!
Study: Western-Muslim Tensions Getting Better
July 28, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Amelia T.
After Herman Cain's recent declaration that American communities should be able to ban mosques, it would be easy to understand why relations between Muslim and Western countries might be strained. A new study from the Pew Center has some mildly hopeful news: although tensions between Muslim and Western publics are still palpable, they've gotten slightly better in the past five years. While both populations still hold negative stereotypes of each other, Westerners (i.e. US residents and Western Europeans) are less likely to say that they had bad relations with Muslim countries than in 2006. Muslims, however, aren't as optimistic.
Ironically, each population characterized the other as "fanatical and violent." Muslims in the Middle East and in Southeast Asia were likely to say that Westerners were "selfish, immoral and greedy," while Westerners criticized the residents of Muslim countries for refusing to tolerate or respect women.
Even though Westerners think that relations are getting better, while Muslims say that their impressions of Westerners are as bad as they were five years ago, there may be more of a consensus on whose fault it is. Muslims overwhelmingly blamed the West for tensions, and while many Westerners did blame Muslim countries, a sizable percentage were also willing to point the finger at themselves.
In a change that perhaps reflects the general mood surrounding the Arab Spring, "Muslims and Westerners believe corrupt governments and inadequate education in Muslim nations are at least partly responsible for the lack of prosperity." And both Muslims and Westerners are concerned about Islamic extremism.
What the report highlights is the extent to which assumptions about relations between Muslim and Western countries shape the stereotypes that the two populations assign to each other. It's important, also, to break down these monolithic categories into area-specific groups.
For example, Indonesian Muslims are more likely to associate positive traits with Westerners, while Pakistani Muslims (for obvious reasons) have increasingly negative feelings about Western relations.
Identity is also a slippery category. While Muslims overwhelmingly identify with their religion, rather than their country of origin, European Christians are equally likely to say that their national identity is more important than their religious identity. There is a palpable divide in the United States, although 7 in 10 evangelical Christians identify first with their religion. Unsurprisingly, there was a strong consensus among Westerners that Muslims living in the West did not want to assimilate into Western culture. People without college degrees were more likely to "believe that Muslims want to remain distinct from the broader society."
While the report does not provide answers to mending the rift between Western and European countries, it does break down some of the complexities in fascinating ways.


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Pleased to announce the Speaker Information for the Saturday night, February 15th 2014, Wasatch Splitfest event at Canyon Inn:
Utah Avalanche Center forecaster (and splitboard inventor) Brett Kobernik will be giving a talk on the current state of the Wasatch snowpack. We are in the midst of a significantly touchy snowpack at present. Brett will recap our season history and share his insights. Come educate yourself about what we are dealing with out there.
Snowboard Ambassador Kyle Miller will be giving a talk on his remarkable American Alps Traverse. During the first half of June 2013, Kyle completed this 120-mile splitboard traverse of the crest of the North and Central Cascades with partner Jason Hummel. Come hear Mr. Miller regale us with tales of this unprecedented linkup of several classic traverses.
Splitboarding meteorology student and powder aficionado Matt Jeglum will present "What Makes a Place Get a Lot of Snow?" Matt will provide his thoughts on why locations like Japan, British Columbia, and our beloved Wasatch tend to be particularly favored by the white nectar. He'll also share some observations on the relationship between avalanche activity and the last snowfall.
We will get the presentations started at 7 PM, and wrap them up by a bit after 8PM. By 8:30 we will get into our Raffle/Auction, and be finished up around 9PM with the ceremonies.
The Raffle/Auction will consist of a couple splitboards from Voile and Chimera, outerwear from Arc'teryx and Eddie Bauer, layers from Patagonia, a set of custom Afterburners by Spark R&D, gloves from local outfit Hand Out Gloves, rope from Imlay Canyon Gear, and more! Attendance is free. The Canyon Inn is a bar with drinks and cheap eats. You can buy raffle tickets and bid on the Silent Auction starting at 7PM. All raffle and auction proceeds go to the Utah Avalanche Center.
more here: https://www.facebook.com/WasatchSplitfest


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Meteor drops Lehman-backed product judicial review
Meteor is to repay a couple £20,000 they invested in one of its Lehman-backed products after agreeing to drop a judicial review of the Financial Ombudsman Service's decision to award compensation.
The FOS ruled in February that Meteor did not treat the couple fairly when it failed to inform them Lehman Brothers, the counterparty of their Prima Growth Plan 7, had been downgraded by Standard & Poor's from A+ to A.
Meteor disputed the claim and applied for a judicial review of the FOS decision at the High Court in London.
However, this week the case was withdrawn with the consent of both parties and Meteor agreed to pay the couple ex-gratia payment.
A statement says: "As the client had received a final decision implying that they were to receive payment, as a matter of goodwill, Meteor has made an ex gratia payment to the client to conclude this matter."
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Don't just consume - create! Includes all new magical 'trailer' style productions
4 on Demand
Catch up on all the latest from Channel 4 (UK only).
The best movie streaming and rental service out there - UK service is streaming only
TED Talks
Truly inspiration talks with the power to change the world.
Sky News
Innovative way to stream the latest news reports. (UK-only, requires Sky iD or Sky Go subscription)
IMDB Movies and TV
Movie info at your fingertips.
BBC iPlayer
Free HD catch-up streaming from BBC (UK only).
ABC Player
Catch-up for the US channel ABC (US-only).
Air Video
Stream movies stored on your PC or Mac in any format.
iOS client for the PC and Mac Plex Media Server.
Innovative video browser with tons of free content, pulls from various channels and social sources.
HBO Go
Stream HBO content if you're alreadya subscriber. (US-only).
Movie info and aggregate user reviews
OPlayer HD
Stream and save almost every type of video (AVI, RMVB, MKV) to your iPad.
Amazon Cloud Player
Use your iPad to stream your music collection from your cloud drive, wherever you are.
Apple's own superb music making software, now on iPad with full suite of interactive and intuitive instruments.
Pandora Radio
Streaming radio as it was meant to be done (US-only).
Live music identification through the microphone, and lyrics for you to sing along!
LoopSeque Lite
Easy, free, and simple sequencer that makes music accessible.
A great experience for Spotify users; the iPad app really adds a lot, with offline play also available.
A complete, enclosed digital audio workstation complete with polyphonic synth and 16-pad sampler.
Even if you're not based in America, NPR talk shows are well produced and always interesting.
TuneIn Radio
Access over 70,000 live radio stations at your fingertips with this worldwide streaming app.
Browsers and Internet
The ultimate time waster for browsing random websites.
A great way to view this popular auction site, with clear visuals and notifications of auctions ending soon.
Save website pages to read offline anytime.
Alien Blue for iPad
The best way to browse Reddit, ever. Don't touch the website again
Reddit TV
Videos from Reddit, on continuous playback. Like live TV, but good.
All your IM accounts in one handy little iPad app; also on PC and Mac
Google Chrome
Great alternative to Safari. Syncs bookmarks, and allows remote access to open tabs on your desktop and other devices.
Tunnelbear VPN
Access region-locked websites and video on your iPad, completed with 500MB free data per month.
Simple name, but very slick app. Different brushes available through in-app purchase.
A powerful drawing and painting application with layer support an a huge number of brushes.
Bamboo Paper
Another competent handwriting note app - free version limited to 20 books with 100 pages - give it a go
Adobe Ideas
Gorgeous vector-based auto-smoothing drawing tool from the makers of Photoshop.
Draw for iPad
Fabulously simple and feels just like a drawing pad with pencils, perfect for kids.
Sketchbook Pro
The ultimate drawing app for professional artists, with a wide variety of brushes. Results can be stunning, but make sure you have an iPad 3rd gen or better.
Apple's own definitive photo editor iPad app, now on the iPad.
Photoshop on the iPad does exactly what you'd expect it to. Fully featured photo editing!
Guardian Eyewitness
A stunning new image everyday that showcases photography talent and events the world over. A visual smorgasbord.
Photobucket for iPad
Great way to browse and upload to the Photobucket service, focusing on the photos as it should.
Simply the best way to browse Flickr on your iPad, period.
Editing, filters, even tilt-shift. Very positive reviews.
Even edits RAW; various efferects, edit functions and collages.
Web Albums
The best Picasa manager, uploaded and editor on the iPad.
Tons of filters and effects; Instagram on steroids.
Tiltshift Generator for iPad
Use the iPad camera, then apply a variety of tilt shift effects. Awesome.
Add a comic strip effect to your photos complete with speech bubbles.
A beautiful way to simply and easily track your finances.
For US readers, Mint.com is the gold standard in online budgeting; the iPad app is no compromise.
BBC News
The only news worth reading, globally.
Hands-down best Google feed-reader on the iPad, so simple yet feature packed.
Mobile RSS HD Free
A free alternative to Reeder worth considering.
A personalized experience that grabs news from feeds and social connections, and displays it beautifully.
Another personalized news reader that learns your preferences the more you use it.
Similar to FlipBoard in style, but highly customizable news streams.
Comic store and reader, unique guided interface shows you panel by panel action
A must-have for Kindle owners, but otherwise lacklustre.
Pulse News
A visual artboard style RSS reader.
An essential for all iPad owners. Store your MakeUseOf PDF guides in this app easily!
Subscribe to your favourite magazines with Zinio. Check out Magzter as well, though differences are minimal - both are great iPad apps.
Subscribe to your favourite magazines with Magzter. Free content also easy to find.
Mr Reader
An iPad-only RSS news reader that syncs with a myriad of services and looks great to boot.
The evolution of the magazine, Longform provides hand-picked articles and a beautiful interface.
iTunes U
Free courses on a huge variety of subjects from leading universities. Incredible collection.
Notes Plus
A little expensive, but the best handwriting recognition and note taking app for the iPad around.
Handwriting and PDF markup with innovative handwriting zoom function
The de-facto standard for note-taking and organisation. Hundreds of amazing features too numerous to list.
A simple, free to-do list app that syncs with the desktop and web.
Plain text editor that does what it says on the can. Can edit directly from Dropbox.
Apple's own feature rich word processing and desktop publishing iPad app.
Easy and secure access to your Dropbox, on your iPad.
Dragon Dictation
Top quality speech recognition from the industry leaders, at a price you cannot beat.
Nebulous Notes
Simple text writer that edits straight from your Dropbox.
Intercepts everything you copy - text and images - and collates it before sending to Evernote
Google Drive
Access and edit documents stored on Google's cloud storage.
Pushover Notifications
Do you rely on notifications? Pushover lets you set up custom push notifications, and integrates with services like IFTTT so you're always in the loop.
Drafts for iPad
An iPad-optimized version of this must-have notes app, Drafts is designed with speed and utility in mind.
Remote Access
Turn your iPad into a secondary display for your PC - amazing!
Connect My Mac
Simple remote control of your Mac, free.
Parallels Mobile
Free for registered desktop users, this lets you access your virtual machines anywhere.
TeamViewer HD
The choice of technical support professionals everywhere due to ease of use on both ends of the connection.
Splashtop Remote Desktop
Performance so good you can stream graphically intense games from your PC, no problem.
Mocha VNC Lite
Free, cross-platform standard client for open-source VNC-based connections. Reliable, but slow.
Messaging app for basically every platform around. Essential!
The official Twitter client for the iPad does it best.
If you're a Pinterest fan, there's absolutely no question that you need this app; it's beautiful.
Skype for iPad
Take advantage of that Facetime camera with free video chat over Wifi and 3G
Another free video caller, the one works with GTalk.
The best combined Facebook and Twitter client, with both games and chat chat too.
Innovative friend-stream mode gives you live updates in a photoframe style.
The swiss-army of social iPad apps: chat on multiple networks, checkin with FourSquare, and status updates all over. Phew!
Social check-in for movies, tv and books. Collect badges and discover new content.
FlightTrack Pro
Fly a lot? Use this to track your flights and keep informed with helpful notifications.
Google Search
For iPad 2 and better, Google Goggles can help you identify places and buildings.
Google Earth
Zoom to your current location and see what's around, with user photos.
Ask a Nomad
Get advice from locals and travellers about any part of the world.
London Cycle Deluxe
Map of London's cycle hire scheme with stations and live updates. UK-only.
Comprehensive local directory from Yellow Pages, UK-only.
Find somewhere great to eat with this no-nonsense iPad app.
Hand-picked restaurant and bar reviews for London and various US cities. Innovative carousel interface.
Complete medical reference on your iPad, for free.
iPeriod Free
Period and fertility tracker with community site access.
Pampers Hello Baby Pregnancy Calendar
Track your baby's development from week 4 to 40.
Fitness HD
Details 700 exercises to target those troublesome areas exactly.
Real Racing 3
Stunning graphics, beautiful cars. Race against friends at your leisure thanks to time-shifted multiplayer feature
JetPack Joyride
Mindless fun with simple controls, yet incredibly addictive
Quote Unquote
Fun word puzzles, yet suprisingly addictive and not too difficult
Flight Control HD
An addictive game that sees you landing aircraft in an ever increasingly packed airspace.
Harbor Master HD
Similar to Flight Control, but free, and with boats.
Hunters: Episode One HD
Top-down turn-based action/RPG. If you liked X-Com you'll love this.
Hunters 2
Superb sequel to this turn based roleplay top-down strategy shooter
Pocket Legends
Free to play massively multiplayer online RPG for when you fancy a break from World of Warcraft.
Fruit Ninja
Slicing fruit has never been more satisfying. Multiplayer too!
Angry Bird Rio HD Free
Catapult birds at the pigs and try to topple their house. What doesn't sound fantastic about this game?
Air Hockey Gold
The reason touch interfaces were made! To play Air Hockey!
Plants vs Zombies
Be prepared to lose a week to this game - it's that good.
This game sees you release a flurry of metal balls to hit all the pegs. Supremely satisfying.
Geometry Wars: Touch
The hit console game feels just as great on the iPad
Labyrinth 2 HD Lite
Tilt and rotate your way out of the maze. Great for kids and adults alike, and free.
iStunt 2 HD
Snowboarding platformer, free.
Frisbee Forever
Frisbees on the iPad? You bet!
Cut the Rope
Cut the rope to deliver candy to the little monster. Not as easy as it sounds!
Words With Friends
Multiplayer/social scrabble, basically
Atari's Greatest Hits
Retro gaming at it's best. In-app purchases.
World of Goo HD
Iconic game of structure building with goo. Better than it sounds.
SNOOD for iPad
Casual puzzle game, rated very highly. Similar to puzzle bobble.
San Juan
Well made digital version of this accessible famous card game sequel to Puerto Rico
Best boardgame conversion yet for the iPad, with fantastic multipler options.
Catan HD
The gateway game for many board gamers, this will open a new world to you.
Magic 2013
If you're a Magic the Gathering Fan, likely you'll want to play this.
Diner Dash
Mindless clicking, but people seem to rate it. Give it a go - free download
Draw Something Free
Draw something, and your random internet partner must guess what it is. The evolution of Pictionary!
Football Manager Handheld 2013
Bury your head in the beautiful game with this mobile football management sim for iOS.
An award-winning atmospheric platformer with stunning graphics that's enjoyed critical acclaim.
Small World 2
A Kickstarter-funded strategy board game with online, single and pass 'n' play modes.
Accuweather Free for iPad
Gorgeous weather iPad app, free - enough said.
Auto Trader
A great way to find your next motor - UK only.
Living Social
Daily deals, with an average rating 4.5 stars it's a must-have for many.
Find my Friends
Keep track of family and friends location (assuming they have iOS devices)
Meme Generator by Memecrunch
Download, make memes, shares memes, become famous. Maybe not the last one.
Easy way to keep an eye of app deals and price drops in the app store. Essential if you love installing random apps everyday.
Paprika Recipe Manager
Clip and save recipes from popular sites; organise them all together in this handy little app.
Sleep Pillow Sounds
Use your iPad to help you sleep with peaceful ambient sounds and mixes that play in the background.
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Seeking to alleviate concerns from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and civil liberties groups over the separation of church and state issues regarding a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives to aid houses of worship damaged by Hurricane Sandy, two U.S. senators have introduced a new measure that would limit the aid to repairs of their physical structures.
U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) and Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) put forward a new version of the bill last week that specifically bars aid to replace religious items used in worship, such as Bibles, Torahs, Korans, hymnals or icons.
"This bipartisan legislation would ensure that we stand by every community center in need of aid to rebuild from structural damage caused by Sandy," said Gillibrand. "It is critical that our faith-based organizations and houses of worship have access to federal resources to help rebuild and recover."
Nine months ago, Sandy caused widespread destruction throughout the tri-state area. Homes, commercial buildings and nearly 200 synagogues, churches and other houses of worship were damaged including many in southern Queens such as the Howard Beach and Rockwood Park Jewish centers, St. Helen and Our Lady of Grace Catholic churches and St. Barnabas Church.
The Senate bill follows the Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act that passed the House in February — a bill championed by Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) in her first few weeks in office. The bill that passed included much of the language she first proposed in January.
But there has been little discussion on the bill since it was sent to the Senate and referred to the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, chaired by Sen. Tom Carper (D-Delaware), who has said he believes the bill is unconstitutional.
"I have carefully reviewed the proposed legislation and met with representatives from organizations supporting the bill as well as those opposed," Carper said in an emailed statement. "I've also reviewed court cases, including Supreme Court and lower court precedents, and spoken with several law professors and legal experts who specialize in church-state issues. After much thought and careful consideration, I have serious reservations about the bill and believe it would likely be unconstitutional."
The American Civil Liberties Union said it is a bedrock principle of constitutional law that taxpayer funds cannot go to construct, rebuild or repair buildings used for religious activities. Lawyers at FEMA expressed concern about possible lawsuits filed by the ACLU and others.
According to a spokesperson for Gillibrand, the House bill did not include a limitation for spaces that are primarily used for religious worship services, but instead would make all religious property eligible for FEMA reimbursement, regardless of its religious character. The Senate bill would fund building renovations, but attempts to address concerns raised by FEMA and civil liberties groups about the potential for federal funds being used for religious books and items. It limits assistance for spaces, such as sanctuaries, that are used primarily for religious worship services, to only cover the costs of repairing physical damage to the structure and systems that support the structure, such as heating and air conditioning, while excluding items that are of a religious character.
According to the bill's authors, under the Stafford Act and current FEMA policy, various types of "private nonprofit facilities" are eligible for federal aid to repair their disaster-damaged facilities. These eligible facilities include: museums, libraries, community centers, performing arts facilities, homeless shelters, senior centers and others. The Stafford Act does not explicitly exclude or include houses of worship, yet FEMA's policy does exclude them from full and equal eligibility to similarly situated nonprofit organizations.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan) had asked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA, to change its regulations without legislation.
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica), a co-sponsor of the House bill, said houses of worship "were integral parts of the daily lives of folks that live in the area and till they get up and running people's lives are not normal.
"Those are vital parts of the community that should be eligible for FEMA money because the community is not whole until they are repaired," Meeks added.


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Bank of the Ozarks Inc. of Little Rock on Thursday announced third-quarter net income of $19.3 million, up 2 percent from $18.9 million in the same quarter last year.
The company (Nasdaq: OZRK) said diluted earnings per common share was 55 cents, unchanged from the same time last year.
"We are very pleased to report our excellent results for the quarter just ended," Chairman and CEO George Gleason said in a news release. " Our net interest margin continued to be among the best in the industry, and non-interest income included record income from service charges on deposit accounts and excellent mortgage lending income.
"We achieved good growth in non-covered loans and leases, giving us our fifth consecutive quarter of growth in non-covered loans and leases. Several of our asset quality ratios reached their best levels in over four years."
For the nine months ended Sept. 30, net income reached $56.4 million, down about 33 percent from the same time last year. Diluted earnings per common share was $1.62, also down 33 percent.
The company's results for the third quarter of 2011 included after-tax costs of $700,000, or 2 cents per diluted common share, related to completing systems conversions for acquisitions. The company's results in the first nine months of 2011 included three FDIC-assisted acquisitions that resulted in a gain, net of acquisition and conversion costs, of about $36.6 million after taxes, or about $1.06 of diluted earnings per common share.
The company said loans and leases, excluding loans covered by FDIC loss share agreements, were $2.03 billion at Sept. 30, up 9 percent increase from the same time last year. Including covered loans, total loans and leases were $2.69 billion, down 1 percent decrease from the same time last year.
"During the quarter just ended, our balance of loans and leases outstanding, excluding covered loans, increased $51 million, and our unfunded balance of closed loans increased $143 million from $554 million at June 30, 2012 to $697 million at Sept. 30, 2012," he said. "The increase in our unfunded balance of closed loans has favorable implications for further growth in the balance of loans and leases outstanding in future quarters."
Bank of the Ozarks report deposits of $2.89 billion at Sept. 30, down 5 percent from the same period last year. Total assets were $3.82 billion, down about 3 percent from last year.


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NEW YORK ( MainStreet) --For professionals in their 30s, a decade-plus spent in the workforce not only means that they've held a number of different jobs at different companies but also that they've held multiple 401(k)s spread across their former employers. But all too often, people have not taken the steps to consolidate these stray pension plan accounts.
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In fact, Lewis says that he recently met with a young married couple who each had multiple old 401(k)s, with roughly $3,000, $7,000, $8,000 and $9,000 in them respectively. Rather than figuring out a way to consolidate those accounts, the couple instead decided to cash them out."They said that they didn't think it was a lot of money," Lewis says. "I said, 'That's $30,000, buddy.'" Steven B. Goldstein, vice president and private CFO at oXYgen, says the chance to have immediate money on hand can unfortunately be too tempting for some people in their 30s to pass up. "For people in this age group there are other cash-flow needs -- maybe they recently bought a home or just had kids and they are cash-flow strapped," Goldstein says. "They see this as a source of money if they cash
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Two former Jackson police officers have pleaded guilty in a federal bribery case.
Monyette Quintel Jefferson, 27, and Terence Dale Jenkins, 25 pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Jackson to charges of taking bribes in 2010 from men they thought were drug dealers, but who were really FBI agents.
The men were charged in March with another officer, Anthony Ricardo Payne. In a six-count indictment, Jefferson is accused of accepting more than $20,000 in bribes and Jenkins and Payne are accused of accepting $10,000 each.
Payne has pleaded not guilty. His trial is set for November.
Jefferson and Jenkins will be sentenced in January. They each face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, court officials said.
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A summer romance filled with danger and lies
Jane is ready for a fantastic summer. In fact, shes pretty sure the universe owes her one.
This past winter, Jane was held at knifepoint during an armed robbery and the specter of that night still haunts her. A summer romance with one of the town bad boys—sexy Handel Davies, who takes her breath away and makes her feel like a bolder version of herself—seems like the universes way of paying her back.
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Directions:Get off of rt 684 at route 35 Katonah, NY. Go east 4.4 miles to rt 121 north. Go left on rt 121 n for 4.5 miles an take right on Hawley road. Follow signs to mountain Lakes Camp. (take the left by the sign and then a left at the fork) Go to the entrance and take a left into the campground.
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Upcoming events:
24th August, Alumni Reunion, Brockwood Park School, Hampshire
15th October, MacLaren Hall, SES, London - More Information
17th October, Christ the Kings College, London
Past events:
8th February at 7pm, MacLaren Hall, Marylebone, London
5th March at 6pm, International Recital Series, Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, London
4th April at 9am, Christ the King College, London
21st May, Russell Square Park garden party, London
7th August at 7pm, Kulturni Dom Krsko, Slovenia
Marimba Masters at RCM
Aristel recently auditioned for a place at the Royal College of Music and was accepted as a Masters student for the upcoming academic year starting in September 2014. He will study with a distinguished Prof. Daniella Ganeva in a specialized marimba Masters of Performance programme. RCM is one of the few conservatoires in the world to offer an advanced marimba course at such a high level.
When are you coming home?
After almost two years Aristel has returned to his home town Krsko, Slovenia, to perform pieces and compositions from throughout his musical journey. Aristel played his first solo recital back in 2007, incidentally held in the same hall.
There was also a conversation type interview going on throughout the concert
TEDx Square Mile event
Last Saturday, 26th October, Aristel performed at the established TEDx event in the Museum of London playing Michi, composed by Keiko Abe.
He was part of an act called The Magic of Words which was a talk given by Leon Conrad on the use of words and language and followed by Aristel's performance to demonstrate the connection between language and music.
Visual Identity of Slovenia at EBRD
On the 3rd of October 2012 Aristel performed at the opening of an important exhibition at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Liverpool Street, marking 20 years of Slovenia's independence. It is now travelling accross Europe and was opened in London by the Slovenian ambassador Mr. Iztok Jarc. Aristel performed a few of his own compositions as well as pieces by J.S.Bach and Keiko Abe at this occasion. You can find more details of the event here: Slovenian embassy website
Interview at Slovenian national radio
Aristel was a guest in night broadcast "Night guest" at first program of Radio Slovenia. Very interesting and entertaining interview enriched with Aristel's music was conducted by Bojana Zevnik.
You can listen to the interview and music on RTV Slovenia website
Marimba and gongs
Aristel had a recital this Sunday ( 16.10 ) in Umag, Croatia at which he was joined by Mojca Morya Malek who played gongs, tibetan singing bowls and sang. First part of the concert was performed by Mojca who enchanted the audience with beautiful sound of gongs, Aristel performed in the second part of the concert.


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Chris Leigh is not your run of the mill Country artist. His music brings a raw, old school blues feel to the pop country scene we see today. The music is straight from the heart and the experience of one man up against a modern world.
With numerous credits from Musicals to National appearances, Olivia Henken definitely has the talent to succeed. Olivia has already accomplished more of her dreams than she ever thought imaginable. She believes looking out at an audience of 22,000 plus was the thrill of her life as she was able to perform on the main stage of the Chow Wagon on Thunder Over Louisville the past three years as the headliner.
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Mixing elements of gospel, bluegrass, arena rock, soul and more than a touch of outlaw country, Blackberry Smoke has earned a passionate fanbase that continues to grow as the band itself evolves. The band is as blue collar as the bandanas its members wear.The band has toured with and befriended idols such as The Marshall Tucker Band, ZZ Top (with Billy Gibbons jamming with the band on a Florida stop), Lynyrd Skynyrd and George Jones.
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Women & Work, Lucero's 8th album, is such an exciting presentation of the band's eclectic explorations that it makes their 14-year meandering path appear to be a straight line to this very record. Integrating horns, pedal steel guitar, all manner of keyboards, and even a full-on gospel chorus, Women & Work is a fully realized musical extravaganza. Drawing inspiration from Delaney & Bonnie's obscure first album, Home, on the Stax label, Lucero's ambivalence about tradition has been replaced by an exuberant embrace. Women & Work is like Arcade Fire baptized in Joe Cocker and Leon Russell's Mad Dogs, then warmed with Don Nix's Alabama State Troopers.
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IPC -- Association Connecting Electronics Industries named John Hasselmann its new vice president of government relations. Hasselmann will start his new position on March 4, 2013 and will be based in IPC's Washington, D.C. office.
Hasselmann will be responsible for development and implementation of the organization's global advocacy efforts and policy agenda. He will work closely with IPC's Government Relations Steering Committee and IPC Washington, D.C. office staff to identify issues and other opportunities where IPC can demonstrate its global leadership in government relations and public policy.
Hasselmann was most recently the senior director of government relations at BSA The Software Alliance in Washington, D.C.
"John's experience and bipartisanship has made him a respected and trusted advocate in Washington," said John Mitchell, IPC president and CEO. "It was impressive to get personal calls from distinguished and highly visible representatives from government and industry in support of John and his work. We look forward to welcoming him to IPC."
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Tears of a Clownby Christopher Michel
Arguing with Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government, By Glenn Beck, Threshold Editions, Simon & Schuster 2009 (October 2009)
Glenn Beck doesn't bother me all that much. My secret: I don't really watch his TV show, and I've only heard his radio show a few times. Aside from other people's rants about him, my only real sense of Beck comes from the occasional mocking YouTube clip where his guests pass out, he screams at his callers, or gets tripped up during interviews on other shows. So, as far as I'm concerned, he's just another talking head. Which is okay because as far as he's concerned, I'm the idiot that his new book, Arguing with Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government is aimed at.
Aimed at, is actually a pretty apt metaphor, as the book declares on the back cover flap that it is intended to help Beck's readers when conversing with liberals and "silence them once and for all with the ultimate weapon: the truth."
Fair enough.
Leaving aside the problems of the "argument as war" metaphor (what does "killing all your enemies" look like?), if the book's goal is to convince liberals of the validity of the "truth" according to Beck, it is a dismal failure. The title starts with an insult and the barbs continue inside, aimed at Obama (Bill Ayers!), Ted Kennedy, Rosie O'Donnell, Martin Sheen, and every other liberal celebrity with an opinion Beck can mock. Beck himself says several times that he's sure no progressives will be able to stomach reading the book. The constant barrage of insults definitely work against his efforts to convince liberals of anything. You just don't want to trust a guy who keeps calling you an idiot.
But that's not Beck's concern, of course. Arguing with Idiots isn't meant to convince liberals, it's meant to shore up, for his fans, the opinions he shares on his television and radio programs, in a fun, readable style, with easily-findable facts and opinions so that his readers a) will not be swayed by the "liberal media" or other sources; b) will feel justified that their opinions are based on facts; and c) can more aggressively berate their liberal coworkers and neighbors, driving a social wedge between them, (which exacerbates his right-wing persecution complex, and also keeps his fans from being swayed by other sources). Again: fair enough.
In this regard, the book is much more successful. It is readable, and fun (sort of). And, although there's nothing close to an out-loud laugh, it's possible to see (also sort of) how it's supposed to be funny, and why the humor might work on people more likely to agree with it. The book itself is styled, oddly enough, on The Daily Show's mock high-school social studies book America: A Guide to Democracy Inaction. It is full-color, glossy-paged, and there are plenty of graphics and side-bars with names like "The Less You Know" and "ADD moment."
Casually flipping through it, you get the impression that it's very wry and ironic (it is, sometimes, but much more often it is earnest). The text is separated into twelve easy-to-follow chapters, with titles such as "Unions" and "The Nanny State." Each chapter is divided into several sections, headed with a purported opinion by Beck's straw-man "idiot" and then the text is Beck's cogent rebuttal. The idiot responds with a related concern/opinion, and Beck rebuts that, until he's fully "defeated" the idiot with his ultimate truth weapon, and the idiot capitulates. The back of the book is filled with references for each page, so that sources, if necessary, can be tracked down.
I found that I shared roughly 1/3 of the idiot's opinions. Generally, the opening statements would make sense, but then when Beck moved into the argument, both Beck and his straw man started to sound absurd. For instance, the chapter titled "Education" starts off with the idiot asking "what's wrong with having a little government oversight of something as important as education?" This is not an idiotic question. Government should support schools, and invest in them, and there should be regulation that ensures all students are getting access to a basic high-quality education. However, later, his idiot supports "throwing money" at schools to solve the problem, teachers' unions (which I think are a problem), and even the No Child Left Behind act (a measure, needless to say, initiated by former President and non-liberal George W. Bush)—which no liberal I know has ever spoken a word in favor of and which has been widely regarded as a wild failure.
Beck isn't always unconvincing. He acknowledges many of capitalism's recent failures (how could he not?) but still makes a strong case that capitalism is not the root of all evil, though very few people over twenty tend to think it is. In his section on "the nanny state" he argues strongly and passionately that many laws and regulations (against public smoking, trans fatty acids, etc) are overbearing and do, in fact, impinge on personal freedom, to our national detriment. Unsurprisingly, he leaves out nonsensical drug laws and laws that impinge on a woman's right to choose, but the crux of his argument still makes sense.
The chapter titled "America's Energy Future" neatly complicates the idea that all we need is enough wind farms and solar panels and we'll be able to stop consuming oil altogether. Beck also properly castigates a number of hypocritical moments where progressive energy plans (solar panels in the California desert, windmills along the coast) have been stymied by liberals because they might make the landscape ugly, or have potential ill effects on local wildlife. There isn't a way to make energy, yet, that doesn't have any negative side-effects, and Beck makes the case that we need to start building these alternative energy sources on a large scale, if they're ever going to become cheap and effective enough.
But Beck believes that what's best for the individual is always more important than what's best for the group. And so his arguments begin with the premise that anything the Federal government ever does impinges on personal freedom and is woefully inefficient, since too many voices have input. His "idiots" therefore take the equally simplistic but opposite side, arguing that government always looks out for the little guy and that it is somehow never inefficient (the "idiot" seems most idiotic here). Thus, Beck's idiot is his opposite: a liberal who believes what's best for the group is always more important than what's best for the individual.
In a way, then, Beck's point of view is useful. We need people to worry about our personal freedoms and to point out inefficiency in federal programs, even if efficiency shouldn't always be the goal (McDonald's is efficient, but it's almost always better to eat where the burgers cost more and take longer to make).
As a reader, even though I found that some of Beck's points made sense, he failed to shake my fundamental belief in the efficacy of the federal government. Our government is still "by and for the people." And though it doesn't always work this way, we are each entitled to have a voice in our government, and we have both the right and responsibility to make that voice heard by the people who are representing us. That is to say: we can, and should expect to be represented by our representatives. But private businesses—which are often but not always more efficient, and are "by and for" no one other than their owners and shareholders—are not a form of government at all. They should not have the final say in services that we cannot choose to be without: education, health care, public and personal safety, etc. And Beck has provided no cogent argument that an education or health care system run by private businesses wouldn't be even more corrupt, or have even less transparency without government intervention.
But Beck's intention to arm his fans with a weapon that will silence liberals once and for all is the biggest problem and the most disturbing aspect of this book. His attempt to shut down contact between liberals and conservatives by encouraging his fans to demean anyone who disagrees with him is saddening and dangerous. Neither conservatives, liberals, libertarians, nor socialists hold all the keys to building a society in which we can all live and prosper together. We may not need to listen to each other's pundits, but we certainly need to listen to each other and to work together if our society is going to succeed. Doing otherwise is sheer idiocy.
ContributorChristopher Michel
CHRISTOPHER MICHEL is a writer and stay-at-home dad. He lives in Brooklyn's secret Chinatown.
What Will Have Been: Interviews on A People's Archive of Sinking and Meltingby Dana Kopel
JUNE 2014 | Art
Amy Balkins A Peoples Archive of Sinking and Melting is an ongoing project in which Balkin invites people living in places that may disappear because of climate change to contribute items from those places. Combined, they suggest the physical, political, and economic implications of climate change. The archive is available online at www.sinkingandmelting.tumblr.com; it is or has been exhibited at the Prelinger Library, San Francisco; Ballroom Marfa, Texas; the Museum für Neue Kunst Freiburg, Germany; and the Rauschenberg Foundation Project Space, New York.
Docs in Sight: Sundance 2014by Williams Cole
FEB 2014 | Film
As part of the Sundance Film Festival has grown into a ridiculous scene of celebrity watchers, Party People, and wealthy producersat least during the first weekendthe non-profit Sundance Institute (which sponsors and runs the festival) still works hard to support the innovative and non-commercial in independent filmmaking. This seems most pronounced in the documentary feature categories where there is a consistent adherence to the role of documentary storytelling around social-political issues and where new works re-engage creatively with perennial themes of human rights, mediated culture, and international chaos.
The Rules of Obsessionby Weston Cutter
APR 2014 | Books
Jaime Clarkes Vernon Downs is a fast-moving and yet, at times, quite sad book about, in the broadest sense, longing. The specifics of the longing, ultimately, revolve around a simple premise: a boy (Charlie Martens) has a crush on a cute British girl (Olivia). He wants to impress her, wants her in the most basic, biological way.
G.T. PELLIZZI with Nathlie Provosty
FEB 2014 | Art
G.T. Pellizzi spent his formative years as an artist with the Bruce High Quality Foundation, of which he was a founding member, before venturing into his own distinct domain in 2011 with his first solo show at Y Gallery. On the occasion of Financial Times, his third solo show and first with Mary Boone Gallery (currently on view in the uptown location), Pellizzi met with Nathlie Provosty to talk about his life, his work, and the interwoven contructions of fantasy and reality.


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Concerns about decay treatment
My two-and-a-half-year-old son has baby bottle tooth decay. We have taken him to two dentists and have been unhappy with the results. The first dentist wanted to extract the four teeth and was unwilling to do any work to attempt to save the teeth. The second dentist wanted to put my son in the hospital under general anesthesia and perform two pulpotomies on each lateral tooth and drill and bond the two central teeth. We were concerned with the treatment and as we asked questions, we did not receive any answers. We are not willing to go forward with any treatment plan if our questions/fears are not addressed.
As parents, we want to do whatever treatment is best for our son, the least traumatic but also the least intrusive. My question is this. How do we find a dentist who is willing to answer our questions, address our fears and do what is best for our child? We would like to, at the very least, save our son's central teeth. These two are the least damaged.Question:
It is definitely important to seek and follow through with treatment for these teeth as your son's permanent teeth will not erupt for several more years. If these teeth are left untreated, he will most likely have pain and/or infections, which could damage the permanent teeth developing underneath the primary teeth.
The extent of the treatment will depend upon the extent of decay in the teeth. If the decay has entered into the nerve chamber of the tooth, the only two choices are to extract the tooth or do a "baby root canal" (pulpotomy or pulpectomy). If you elect to save the teeth by having the pulpotomy done, some type of restoration will need to be placed. The type of restoration needed will depend mostly upon the amount of healthy tooth structure remaining after removal of the decay and the pulp tissue. If a fair amount of tooth structure remains, fillings might be possible; otherwise, stainless steel crowns may be necessary. Occasionally, the removal of the nerve tissue is not successful. If this is the case, or if the tooth is non-restorable due to extensive decay, extraction would be the only option. If the teeth need to be extracted, an appliance with artificial teeth can be placed for esthetics. This appliance will also serve as place holders for the permanent teeth.
Depending on the cooperation level of your son and given his age, you may want to consider some type of sedation or general anesthetic during treatment. In this way, it may be possible to complete it all at once, and your son will have little or no memory of treatment rendered. (The final placement of an appliance with attached teeth may have to be done later, but sedation may not be necessary for this phase of treatment.) Doing the treatment under general anesthetic may sound frightening to you, and it does carry some risks, but it may the easiest for your son in terms of tolerance of treatment and future anxiety regarding dental treatment. I have had some other questions about general anesthetic and they are posted here. Please, check the archive for more information regarding the use of general anesthetic.
If the dentists you have mentioned are general dentists, you might ask one or both for a referral to a pedodontist, or you might ask your general dentist for another referral, if he has not given you one already. If there is a dental school locally, especially one which has a post-graduate program in pedodontics, this would be an excellent source for the dental care of your son. If the school is not conveniently located, you could call the pedodontic department and ask for a recommendation. In addition, the local dental society may be a good resource for locating a pedodontist.
I agree with you -- your questions should be completely addressed so everyone understands the risks and benefits of the procedure deemed best to treat your son's condition.Answer:


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