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Gallup released the following information several months ago. I was familiar with the first finding, but I didn't know about the second one. The first graph below indicates that about 16% of Americans don't identify with any religion. This continues an upward trend away from religious identification that has been tracked in recent decades. I think I've cited this stat in the past few months, either in a post (or two) or some comments around the atheosphere.
The second graph reports a finding that I find very interesting: 28% of Americans believe that religion is old-fashioned and outdated.
I'll begin by noting my assumption that this 28% figure is comprised of the 16% of non-religious-identifiers, plus 12% of others (I'll call them the 12%ers). Since I don't have enough information about the poll to find out for sure, I'll go with that conservative assumption for this post (a more liberal assumption would be that the 28% figure consists of people who are not included in the 16% who aren't religious; I'd love it if that were the case, but I won't assume it simply because it's my preference – I have a hunch that the conservative assumption is more likely to be correct). My question for the 12%ers is this, if religion is old-fashioned and outdated, why do you continue to identify with it at all? Are there specific features of religion that you find irrelevant, but others that continue to make religion attractive to you? If so, what are these features, and why do they repel or appeal to you? I can guess what some of the features are in each category, but I'd like to hear from others who have some thoughts about this topic. In the meantime, I'm content (for this weekend only!) to know that more than 1/4 of Americans don't really take religion – or some aspects of it, at least – very seriously.
— the chaplain
UPDATE: The Gallup post I linked to above reports that "trends on an additional Gallup question indicate that there has in fact been a slight uptick in the percentage of Americans who say religion is not very important in their daily lives — from a range of 11% to 14% through most of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s to 19% over the past two years." It appears that some of the 28% who think that religion is outdated/old-fashioned still consider it to be somewhat important in their daily lives. I'd be very interested in knowing why they feel/think that, as it strikes me as an inconsistency in thought.

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For those of you who thought the age of the "Sensitive Man" was dead, think again. Ryan Seacrest is bringing it back full force. The Americal Idol host went into detail on his radio show Monday morning, describing the blubbering sesh he had while watching Eva Longoria and Tony Parker share their first dance together as husband and wife. And no, he didn't imagine it, he was actually at the wedding – as a guest. Say what? "I am crying," he stated, reliving his reaction to the couple. "Then Tony dipped Eva right then and there, pulled her back up and gave her a kiss."
Who knew guys actually noticed these things? Ah – but all men are not Ryan Seacrest. He continued to describe watching this scene with fellow (female) guests Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman and Jessica Alba: "They are smiling and I am a disaster."
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Joseph Palermo: In U.S.-occupied Iraq, every car bomb, every I.E.D., every suicide bomber, and every sectarian killing that followed that sunny day in May off the San Diego coast made a mockery of Bush's premature spiking of the proverbial football and brought deserved derision from the rest of the world.
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Once Upon a Time Burning Question: Does Regina Know Who Neal Is?
Neal/Baelfire's (Michael Raymond-James) introduction to the world of Storybrooke has huge implications for a lot of characters on Once Upon a Time. We're already starting to see what it means for Emma (Jennifer Morrison), Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle), and Henry (Jared Gilmore), but we've yet to hear a peep from Regina (Lana Parrilla) about the fact that her son's biological dad is back in the mix.
The news that Neal is both Henry's dad and Rumple's son should be big for Regina. It means she has two more people who could pose a threat to her reunion with Henry, and one of them, Rumple, is an old enemy. However, although she's seen Neal, Regina's shown no response to his presence.
What's the deal? Did someone already fill her in on the details? Some fans are worried that we've missed out on a big moment, but based on a new tweet from showrunner Adam Horowitz, that's not the cast.
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Let's follow the advice of Samuel Taylor Coleridge for moment (from his treatise on how to enjoy fiction), suspend our disbelief, and say that he does - he has a lot to answer for.
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A VERY powerful film, and well worth 75 minutes! The most memorable line in the film, for me, was, "God is not good. We pray to him, not because he is good, but because he is on our side."
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Lamas Joins Club Hendricks: Unhappy With UFC's Choice of Pettis vs. Aldo | UFC NEWS
"I'm pretty upset about it. I'm busting my ass, I put in all this work and I'm not being rewarded. I'm just a little dumbfounded by the whole situation."
"I thought I already established I was the number one contender. If Koch would have beaten me, none of this would have happened."
– UFC featherweight contender, Ricardo Lamas, via "UFC Tonight" On Fuel TV.
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I agree it's bs but Pettis kinda got jipped his title shot. After his ko of Lauzon Dana said he was next and instead they rematched Bendo and Edgar. So in a way he got screwed out of a title shot by a guy who previously got screwed out of one before him. So I say fair play.
I'm sorry… but some fighters need to stop whining. Some fighters talk about if winning fights was the end all be all of determining a championship bout. Don't get me wrong… you should be winning your fights and winning decisively. But the reality of the FIGHT BUSINESS is that you have to garner the fans attention. And while I consider myself a hardcore fan, going even to the local shows at the casinos and watching over sea events, hardcore fans make up the minority of the UFC's income. Pettis has the potential to be a serious draw given his style of fighting and is a much more noticeable name compared to Lamas. Plus he's making noise with his interviews and on the internet. Same goes with Chael, Alistair, Nick Diaz, Ronda Rousey, and so many others.
With any business (especially entertainment), you have to promote yourself. There are probably more qualified people that could do my job. But because they don't do a solid enough job at promoting themselves and their skills, they report to me instead.
This isn't the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, or any other sport. There's no seasons. There's no playing to become that year's champion. This is fighting, a year round sport. Anderson Silva doesn't win, they have to fight 4 people to be considered champion again. He's the champ every single day until someone dethrones him. You want to fight the champ? Make noise. Go out, dominate your fights, be vocal about the bouts you want, and keep in touch with Dana White and Joe Silva.
Simply winning a fight doesn't warrent you a championship bout, whether these un-charismatic fighters want to admit or not.
Wow…. should definitely re-read what I write sometimes… some typos in there haha. My bad ya'll….
This guy has no right to complain. Just for the record I hate Anthony Pettis. However he has been screwed over enough since his arrival in the UFC. He has worked his ass off to be in the position he is in and rightfully so. Lamas is an impressive fighter but he will get his chance. Just needs to wait in line like everyone else.
Ya I really have never had a problem with Pettis and anyone who does is just a hater no two ways to go about it. At the end of the the buisness of MMA is pretty much as the will of us; the fans. Besides getting Gsp to fight Anderson, history shows that the fans once we vocal fet what we want. It just makes sense have the most devastating striker at 155 face the same type of fighter at 145, in my eyes Pettis is still WEC champion. Pettis has good ground game and so does also ? Do I see Pettis going for a takedown, possibly. Do I see this getting stopped by ko or tko most definitely. However if these two dudes prepare for 5 rounds also and Pettis are so good that it might end up being a point fest. Not that their trying to but Pettis and also are just so good that more when I think about it I see a decision happening. Oh ya and Bendo>Melendez not really even gonna second guess myself at all. Bendo might be unbeatable at 155. That dude enters the fight at like probably a tich under 170 probably even more. Bendos work ethic is awesome, his body type for 155 is perfect. Who at 155 besides Pettis has even a chance at bendo?
does jose aldo vs lamas even sound interesting? most people will say whos jose fighting? Ill be honest i didnt even know who he was until he fought koch and beat him. Its as simple as that really in the UFC's position. Money comes first in this business as its apparent as of late. Its not about who deserves what anymore. This move still seems fucked considering koch and pettis are training partners and IF pettis is able to get past Aldo, then what?
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In a fascinating interview ex-Apple exec Tony Fadell says Apple seriously considered a physical keyboard and even built an iPod style click-wheel in an early prototype
Apple toyed with the idea of giving the first iPhone a physical keyboard, instead of the full touchscreen that transformed the industry, according to a former Apple executive.
Speaking to The Verge, Nest CEO Tony Fadell, who worked at Apple when concepts were being discussed and prototypes were being build, said the keyboard was a hot subject at Cupertino.
Fadell told the On The Verge web-TV show that, while a BlackBerry-esque prototype was never built, there were camps within Apple for and against a full touchscreen.
He said: "It was definitely discussed, it was a heated topic."
Replying to a question asking whether there were people within the company who were campaigning for the physical keyboard, Fadell said: "Absolutely."
While the former Apple exec says he wasn't exactly in favour of bringing a physical keyboard into play, he was "skeptical" about whether the full touchscreen solution would catch on.
He added: "I didn't know a lot about touch screens and I was skeptical, so I wanted to try it first. I wanted it to work because it made sense to have a big screen and not just a little keyboard."
Fadell also revealed that Apple build three prototypes initially, one of which was a simple extension of the iPod with cellular functionality, called iPod + Phone.
"There were all kinds of different gestations of it. There were three different types of iPhone. There was an iPod + Phone, then there was the iPhone and then there was the next generation iPhone, which was the one that actually showed up.
"The biggest problem with the iPod + Phone was that we had this little wheel… Sometimes you have to try things to throw them away."
The clip is only a preview of the full interview with Fadell, the rest of which will be posted on Monday. If it's anything like the two minute teaser below, we could be in for some more fascinating revelations on the iPhone and more.
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Is cable TV about to go the way of UHF? Data culled by the Pew Research Center estimates that 22 percent of American adults have cut back or canceled cable within the past year, and within that group, 32 percent have connected their computers to their TVs to view Web video. Not surprisingly, cable TV providers such as Cablevision and Comcast have begun to take notice, and are rolling out their own online video services in response.
"I no longer pick between the TV screen or my laptop screen—my computer serves double duty," said Twanna Hines, a 34-year-old, New York City-based relationship writer and blogger, who traded in cable television for online video this past spring. "I don't even own a television anymore." When Hines is in need of a visual diversion, she points her browser toward Hulu or YouTube. In fact, she's considering purchasing a large-screen monitor to recreate the experience of watching programming on TV. And Hines isn't alone.
Time Warner Cable, the nation's second-largest cable operator, lost 119,000 basic video customers in the fourth quarter of 2008, as the economic downturn caused consumers to second-guess the necessity of premium TV. And although cable companies are doing their best to dangle Triple Play discounts (which includes cable, Internet, and phone service for a low price), some customers are just fed up. Lauren Fairbanks, a 25-year-old blogger who writes about budget living, believes that these deals aren't enough to entice her to sign up for paid TV ever again. "It's just too much to pay for TV," she said. "Cable companies are greedy bastards." Unfortunately, thanks to the continuing online ad slump—and the fact that broadcasters are searching for new ways to monetize their content—the free online TV party may not last much longer. Growing Online Audience There's more legitimate television and movie programming available online, and for free, than at any other time in the Web's relatively brief history. You can watch the latest episode of Lost on ABC.com the day after it airs, catch up with back episodes of 30 Rock on Hulu, and follow the adventures of Star Trek's Captain James T. Kirk on YouTube.
Hulu, the 2007 joint project between Disney, NBC Universal, News Corporation, and Providence Equity Partners, has experienced tremendous growth, according to data compiled by Nielsen Online. In April, users streamed more than 373 million videos, a whopping 490-percent increase over the same period last year. Due to this increase, Hulu has become the second most popular online streaming video repository; only YouTube (which displays both studio and user-generated videos) eclipses it. The demographic of online viewers isn't merely comprised of teens and twenty-somethings, either; Nielsen estimates that 29 percent of Hulu's audience is made up of adults—ages 35 to 49—who are looking for long-form content, not just cute kittens and skateboarding mishaps. Hundreds of movies and thousands of TV show episodes have been available on YouTube's Shows and Movies channels since its April launch. Although YouTube wouldn't reveal the exact number of viewers it has, or the number of streams thus far, a representative from the popular video hub gave us a taste of its early impact: The world premiere of Wayne Wang's independent film The Princess of Nebraska was viewed more than 165,000 times during the first 48 hours that it was live; a number that Variety estimated was the equivalent of landing the 15th spot on Hollywood's weekly box office charts. "The business is changing fast," said Graham Bennett, YouTube's strategic partner manager. "We consider ourselves on the forefront. Clearly, online is the future." Hulu and YouTube are pushing the television-on-the-Web movement, but the question must be asked: Is forgoing cable TV, which can cost anywhere between $20 to well over $100 per month, for online television and movies a viable option for entertainment seekers?
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i use my laptop and win7 rc to get my dvr'd network hd tv programmingand hulu desktop on my hdtv. only thing that can save able is a la carte pricing/channel ordering.
the only cable channel that interests me is The Discovery Channel HD. i could care less about QVC or CSPAN or Home and Garden. They need to do this sooner than later or they could end up like the newspaper industry; too many steps behind to come back.
As soon as the addition of the TV (giant flat screen) to your network is as easy as plugging in a cord in the back of the TV – and the picture is as good as cable hi def – cable is dead. That time is very soon
"Can Cable TV Survive the Hulu Era?"
Yes, because Hulu won't play video's outside the U.S.
of course it will. every single time a new thing comes along everyone always says the old thing will fail. we still have books, we still have newspapers, radio, television. I see television becoming more user enabled giving the person the ability to control the programs
Cable TV will survive in the Hulu era, but first they will have to re-position themselves to survive and remain competitive, much to their chagrin over the longer term. Of course they will resist this for a few more years, as they have for many years already. The party is almost over for them, just not completely over yet.
For well over 29 years now the Telco ~ cellular ~ wireless ~ wireline oligopoly has been over controlling and limiting the choices of citizens of the United States of America. Even after receiving American tax dollars in excess of $200 billion and spending money on lobbyists at the rate of $1.8 million per week; they still resist the one thing that could save them in the near (near then they truly understand) future ~ that one thing is Fiber over the last mile to the homes/apts of their subscribers.
Even in 2009, 2010 a couple of short sighted players are ONLY running fiber to the neighborhood and from a point in the neighborhood to the individual subscribers coaxial cable. They can probably milk that for another year or two, which of course they will. History is clear on this, thus its obvious.
They made a business decision to perpetuate the scarcity myth in order to raise subscriber fees, in perpetuity from whatever they were to the Cable Systems ideal of $150 – $200 per month. They did manage to push many people up to over $100 per month, however at what cost, as this article pointed out, in 4th Quarter of 2008, they lost 119,000 basic video customers.
Kind of reminds you the problem the movie theaters are having, push up those ticket prices to three and four times their levels and have half empty theaters and lower concession sales. Obviously they went way too far and some theater chains are starting to suffer for it. The economic recession / depression driven by conservative corporate interests is exasperating the issue further.
This republican driven bubble occurred after Harding~Coolidge~Hoover and now again after Reagan-Bush-Clinton-Bush. When are Republicans going to learn that you can not drive supply without driving demand. Economics 101 and demand is solely driven by workers wages, which they seem hell bent on driving to less than $5.00 per hour. Good luck surviving on that as any person who has worked three minimum wage jobs at rates between $7 – $9 per hour, but still can not afford health care will tell you. WAKE UP!
This business decision, while seeming great, from a Stock perspective at the time, was extremely short-sighted as only an economic recession/depression can bring the deluded powers that be to realization. Of course they will all jump ship with heavy stock options, bonuses and more. Some will even move to other countries and leave the rest of us to clean up their mess. And a mess it will be.
Its humorous to note the same conservative, religious, republican powers that be that demand worker wages drop to the same level as those in other countries…say about $5.00 per hour or less; unrealistically expect the citizenry of the country to continue to have the demand for increased goods and services fueled by higher priced oil, higher priced supply, increased credit rates, increased health care, usury loan rates/fees, predatory banking practices and the general increase in over all prices they need in order to sustain an increased supply to sustain stock prices and maximize share-holder value.
The solution, from a streaming content perspective, is fiber. Only fiber can sate the consumer appetite for content. And the solution will come from private companies that do not have peering (read controlling) agreements with American telcos. There are already two examples of shining lights in the dark, dingy future:
1) Greenlight, Wilson N.C.; invited in by local politicians after the telco/cable cos refused to provide fiber service. Granted the fees for 100 Mbps / 100Mbps are closer to $100 per month, rather than the $40 – $55 per month Japanese rates circa 2000; but at least its synchronous fiber access.
2) User Owned Fiber, like Utopia in Utah, where a customer can pay $3,000 and literally own the fiber link from the local city / community owned telco switching station all they way through the last mile to their home. The providers must negotiate with individual home owners from the community telco point out for service. Thus they are "forced" to compete for customers. Again the users have bi-directional synchronous service.
You (Americans) should ask your local politicians to offer User Owned Fiber in your community!
We must have:
~ Unrestricted (100% of Cable service is throttled, restricted, limited, deep packet inspected to very, very levels, lower then DSL level speeds) access to the Internet.
~ Net Neutrality; This access must be net neutral (i.e. cable companies must not interfere/slow down packets to other streaming content providers (CBS, NBC, ABC, Hulu, Sci Fi, Discovery, etc… websites to stream content). 100% of Cable companies restrict a customer's broadband access to below broadband speeds (currently defined at the over slow/low rate of 768Kbps). Customers, Americans, Politicians, the FCC need to ask themselves, is it broadband if the bandwidth is reduced to less than 768Kbps at all, ever? I would suggest to you that the service is NOT broadband when limited to such low levels.
~ bi-directional, synchronous bandwidth of no less than 100Mbps / 100Mbps. It's 2009, it should actually be higher!
~ Minimum bandwidth level guaranteed for 100% of the time in order to be considered broadband.
If the market is free (it is not) and working (it is not) then explain to Americans why in Japan they went from 100Mbps/100Mbps ($55 per month) in 2000 to 1 Gbps / 1 Gbps ($52 per month) in 2006; while here in America the FCC definition is only 768Kbps. Explain/Justify further that Cable companies routinely throttle/restrict bandwidth to lower than 400Kbps downstream and 40Kbps upstream? If broadband is 768Kbps, that is NOT broadband!
In fact if you use the open source DD-WRT software you will see the throttle/restricting begin the instant the Speed Test (Speakeasy.net) finishes. What is even more disturbing is seeing the upstream "broadband" cable service throttled back to 0 Kbps and your streaming content of course stutter and stop.
Customers need a minimum guaranteed level of bandwidth required for a service to be considered broadband. No Cable company will offer a guarantee of even 768Kbps. And the rate should have been 100Mbps/100Mbps by 2000. Hello, its 2009!
The cable companies can not even approach this without Fiber, they know it, have known it for years, even if you are just learning this for the first time now. You should be pissed off that you have been kept in the dark! No other response is appropriate! Remember they have accepted your tax dollars since 1990 for the sole purpose of building out fiber, as a friend of mine says, "Where's the Fiber?"
I know this type of technological censorship is not what my ancestors fought and died for. Nope, no way.
I have purchased more than 4 homes over the years, I have bought/sold them and only because I had been in the last one for so long have I been able to escape foreclosure thrust down our throats by Republicans and supported by Democrats in bowed down prayer to their banker, financial masters. Too many Americans have not been as fortunate.
Americans need to remember and vote. Never vote Republican again, they put us where we are today. Only vote Democratic until a new "Constitutional" party emerges. At that point, never vote for either of the two parties that seem to want to keep the "corporate-lobbyist-focused-status-quo" that is obviously failing miserable and simply not working. Its time for radical changes to economic, financial, credit, banking, health and insurance related issues. All the barriers, laws, checks and balances that prevented abuse in the past need to be re-implemented and restored to save American families. Its just taken Americans another 20 years (since Reagan) for us to learn what does not work. I mistakenly voted for him as well, we all can learn from our mistakes! Americans need to demand, in the form of more and higher wages, jobs that will economically stimulate demand and give us a chance of digging ourselves out of this mess. A chance to save not only our families but our neighbors as well. We need to follow the money of our purchases and consumptions and be sure that 60 – 80% of it stays here in America, period. Too much has been allowed to flow overseas where it does nothing to help Americans.
Corporations are not, nor have they ever been people. Any politician that suggests otherwise or supports person hood type regulation needs to be removed from office for violating their oaths of office. ("Enemies foreign and domestic) Should they not do the right thing and remove themselves, we the voters, must do it for them. No matter how much corporate lobbyist money see thrown at these politicians, our vote does matter, as we discovered with electing President Obama. Had the turn-out been lower the Republicans could have stolen another election. Only with high voter turn-outs can that be prevented. Do not become apathetic, this plays into their hands and does not serve you well. Always get out and vote! ALWAYS!
Everything we need to save us and fix all the problems exist in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. If we are to be a nation of laws, our leaders, even the President and his cabinet, MUST be held accountable to those laws or the laws mean nothing. This alone will fix much of what the lobbyist are doing, much of which is illegal by many laws already. Getting lobbyist money out of the political process must be pursued along with enforcement of current laws.
All this political and economic comments applies directly to the question, "Can Cable TV Survive the Hulu Era?". Not only will Cable not survive in the long term, but most Americans will not survive without a stimulation of demand, i.e. worker wages that allow individuals to buy goods and services.
When you do not have enough money for food, for gas, etc… forget about Health Care, forget about Cable, those things become nice to haves, not necessities, because you simply do not have the wages to pay for them. The new Health care regulations if passed may force Americans to pay an additional $1000 per month to purchase Health Care. That's an extra $5.81 to $6.25 per hour and at a time when wages are being driven down to less than $5.00 per hour. ($1000/4.3 weeks per month / 40 hours per week = $5.81 per hour) It just economically does not make sense. Also remember that those wages in other countries that are so low, the the powers that be want to drive us to, well those countries have FREE health care, don't they!
How can it be good, to force Americans to buy service from the same industry they have come to despise and hate, the current failed Health Care/Insurance marketplace. There is something inherently un-American about this. I would suggest that we pay enough in taxes already for Single Payer/Universal Health care. And we should all, already be covered. Last time I went to the Doctor, I did not need the Health Insurance executive team, nor do those on Medicare! That saves America more than 30% right off the top.
So they might actually legislate that we MUST purchase health care, but they will NEVER legislate that we must purchase Cable anything (Internet, TV or phone).
From a Phone perspective, my VoIP service costs me only $60 per year and I am constantly told that I pay too much! So much for your triple pay service cable companies. Get a clue!
My next house will have fiber or the capability of me purchasing my own fiber link or I WILL NOT BUY it! A good investment to pass on to my children or the next purchaser of my house.
So yes, Cable TV will Survive Hulu, Hulu is here now.
But consider this, I will be purchasing a new home sometime in the next two or three years, as many Americans hope to as we dig ourselves out of this politically created corporate recession/depression, even if that house has cable, I will not use it, ever. You have so abused my TRUST with your tiered business pricing model. You could offer your cable service for FREE and I would say NO! Yes, I am pissed, have a long memory, never forget and share all of this with family, friends and neighbors. I might not influence them all, but I will influence many, because the logic is sound. The history is obvious to all that care to learn.
Yes, you can survive Hulu, but you will not survive the must-have-fiber-only years that follow, soon after!
Enjoy your gouging Cable Company, the end is near. For Americans, the Fiber light is visible and will be to all eventually, even a house in the middle of no where.


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Exit 28 I-77 Toll Lane Protest
A large crowd of demonstrators lined up at 4 p.m. May 1 along the median of the Catawba Avenue overpass at Exit 28 off Interstate 77 to protest the I-77 express lanes project that will offer motorists a way to avoid traffic by riding a toll lane. The lanes, operated by the Spanish company, Cintra, will span 26 miles from Exit 11 in Charlotte to Exit 36 in Mooresville. The protesters held signs, shouting to motorists and demanding the state do away with the managed express lanes. (Chris Tittel/Herald Weekly photos)


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Here's a new joint from Nicki Minaj. It's got a bubble gum pop feel to it, which doesn't correspond to Nicki's alter ego Roman so I'm not sure if this will be on her upcoming album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. We'll have to wait and see.
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"My teeth look fantastic! I was really concious before of the gaps, uneveness and shade of my teeth - I've quite a wide smile so whenever I saw photos of myself .."
Were you pleased with the treatment? "My teeth look fantastic! I was really concious before of the gaps, uneveness and shade of my teeth - I've quite a wide smile so whenever I saw photos of myself all I'd be able to focus on were my imperfect teeth... you know it's time to sort them out when you start to avoid smiling!Now I think my smile is naturally beautiful - I'll be showing these off as much as I can!Before treatment started I had a pretty good idea of what to expect - Dr Moore made a mock-up of the expected final product for me to approve, and explained how he'd get there. Financially everything was very clear, there were no surpises and I think I had excellent value!" Would you recommend the clinic? "The front desk staff are lovely - really good communication about when my appointments were and super friendly whilst I was in the clinic.Dr Moore himself was charming and professional - very upfront and easy to be in the company of." Would you return for further treatment? "Absolutely." Treatment Received : Teeth Whitening, Veneers, Gum Surgery, Cosmetic Dentist Consultation
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"It went well." Treatment Received : scrape and clean and cat scanTotal Amount Paid : €300
"You really have the feeling that they care. Dr. Browne made me feel nice and relaxed. I have a terrible fear of going to the dentist and it was quite a tricky extraction but but I must say after this experience I would gladly go back and highly recommend this practice for anyone like me who has a fear of dental visits." Treatment Received : 2 extractions surgicalTotal Amount Paid : €425
"My treatment went well." Treatment Received : ExtractionsTotal Amount Paid : €65
"I removed 8 teeth for braces (4 wisdom teeth included - 2 impacted) just in one visit. Sedation was excellent - I remember when doctor with nurse put needle into my vein and then I fall asleep! Then I remember completely nothing but the time when nurse put gauzes into my mouth after extractions. First think - why they do nothing with me?? The reason was that treatment was already done!! I felt bad within 2 hours after treatment - a lot of blood in my mouth (8 wounds so it's not strange), feeling dizzy (normal effect after sedation). I received painkiller from nurse, very effective!! After 8 hours from treatment I feel like nothing happened today - I only feel spaces between my teeth :)Many, many thanks to Dr Ian Wellings - he did fantastic job. He avoided cutting my gum and stitches when he removed impacted wisdom teeth (it was not easy job), my mouth are in really good condition because he removed wisdom teeth without chiselling as well - it was a wonder (I asked to give back all removed teeth - I was shocked when I saw wisdom teeth in one piece). Treatment in this clinic is more expensive than in other clinics, but I am telling you - it is worth every cent!!" Treatment Received : teeth extractionsTotal Amount Paid : €1,640
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"I've been treated at this clinic! I honestly love the staff! They are friendly and make you feel good!" Treatment Received : Restoration of ImplantsTotal Amount Paid : €4,000
"Very well treated, very pleasant surroundings and staff." Treatment Received : free consultation
"I have to thank the doctors there because they saved my life! THANK YOU!" Treatment Received : Cleaning a big infection
Were you pleased with the treatment? "So far I only got a consultation and am awaiting treatment plan so I can't comment really on the price. However, the clinic was very easy to find, the staff very friendly and the consultant very nice and knowledgeable. " Would you recommend the clinic? "I would recommend this clinic, communication prior to appointment was very good and everybody made me feel at ease and less nervous." Would you return for further treatment? "This will depend on the price of the treatment"
Were you pleased with the treatment? "Yes, good advice and explanation of the proceedure." Would you recommend the clinic? "Yes, I would recommend the clinic. In comparison to other dental clinics I found the staff very warm and friendly which helped me relax." Would you return for further treatment? "Yes, would return in the future."
Were you pleased with the treatment? "I was very pleased with the results that I received at the Gate Clinic. The sedation option that they offer when getting implants/extractions is amazing, and well worth the money. You go for a nap and when you wake you are waiting for the treatment to begin, but it's all done!! It's not a general anesthetic, it's safe and brilliant for nervous patients, or those with a low pain threshold." Would you recommend the clinic? "The staff are so friendly and down to earth. They make you feel relaxed and at ease. It doesn't feel like the overly sterile and faceless type of dentistry you normally get in Ireland. I would recommend the Gate Clinic to anyone who is serious about getting their teeth sorted correctly the first time. Although it may seem expensive, the work that Dr Moore does is faultless and worth every penny." Would you return for further treatment? "I wouldn't go to any other dentist now. The staff don't make you feel bad if you have been neglecting your teeth. They are there to help and try to treat your teeth as they would their own. There are no lectures or tut tuts!! There are no nasty surprises with regards to cost. Every appointment is quoted first, so no embarrassment at the reception. The staff are discreet and respectful at all times."
Were you pleased with the treatment? "I have had 2 root canal treatments with Dr Jarleth Loftus at the Gate Clinic and I would not go anywhere else in future, despite the price! :-)My previous experiences with 3 other dentists were not good. In fact the most recent treatment with Dr Loftus was to fix up a root canal job that had been botched by another dentist. Thankfully Dr Loftus managed to properly fill all the canals and saved my tooth in the process." Would you recommend the clinic? "Absolutely. If it is a root canal you need don't let your general dentist talk you into letting them do it. Go to a specialist endodontist like Dr Loftus and get it done properly first time. Saves a lot of time, pain and cash." Would you return for further treatment? "For root canals Dr Loftus is the only person I'd bother with again." Total Amount Paid : €800
Were you pleased with the treatment? "I have had numerous treatments at this dental practice and although I don't live in Galway anymore, I travel for 2.5 hours to go there! Professional, friendly and cutting edge are but a few of the descriptive words I would use when describing the Gate Clinic." Would you recommend the clinic? "I already do and have recommended several of my friends." Would you return for further treatment? "I have to get some more cerec treatments in the new year." Treatment Received : Dental Implants, Root canals
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People have a tendency to evaluate everything that happens, both good and bad. For instance, you wake up in the morning and stub your toe walking to the bathroom. This leads to the analysis, "Ouch! This is going to be one of those days. That is so frustrating! I hate it when I do that."
You spend a good 5 minutes mulling over the event, fitting it into your mental system and having this event impact the success of the day going forward. Now, imagine if you stub your toe and think nothing of it - end of event, no impact on the day ahead.


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Sand volleyball
Sand volleyball or beach volleyball is a variant of volleyball played on sand. It is pretty similar to the other variants of volleyball. Like the other variants of volleyball there are two teams who are separated by a high net. To score a point you must ground the volleyball in the opponents half. Competitive beach volleyball teams consist of just two players each whereas casual beach volleyball can have up to six players on each team. Beach volleyball first originated first in Southern California and is now popular all over the world. Beach volleyball is even an Olympic sport. Like any sport you would need necessary equipment required to play. Here are some of things you would need to play sand/beach volleyball.
- Beach Volleyball: Beach volleyballs are very different from regular indoor volleyballs. The outdoor beach volleyball is slightly larger, weighs less and should always be less inflated than an indoor volleyball. Beach volleyballs like the Baden outdoor volleyball are the most popular ones used on beaches now days.
- Sand socks: The great thing about playing sand volleyball is that you don't have to waste money on volleyball shoes. When the sand is very hot or very cold and you may choose to wear sand socks. These are specially made for beach volleyball players to wear in the sand and protect their feet from harsh weather conditions.
- Beach Volleyball Net: The volleyball net for sand volleyball is the same height as indoor volleyball. The material used also does not change from indoor to sand/beach volleyball
There are a few manufacturers which offer portable volleyball sets which you can carry around when you head out to a beach or a park. So enjoy this game and have a great time on the beach this summer
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