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DRAFTED: NYI: 2008-96 overall
Selected by the Islanders in the fourth round (96th overall) of the 2008 National Hockey League Draft. Agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract on March 30, 2011. Accepted a qualifying offer on July 15, 2014.
Scored 16 points (2g/14a) in 52 games during his rookie season with the Islanders...Recorded six power-play points (1g/5a)...Also appeared in 27 games with Bridgeport (AHL), scoring 21 points (7g/14a), including four power-play goals...Broke training camp with the Islanders and recorded his first career point (1a) in the season opener on Oct. 4 at New Jersey...Scored his first career goal on Oct. 8 vs. Phoenix...Returned on loan to Bridgeport on Nov. 28 after appearing in 22 games...Recalled from Bridgeport on Jan. 2 after recording 14 points in 17 AHL games...Returned to Bridgeport on Jan. 27 after 10 NHL games, but was recalled from Bridgeport the next day on Jan. 28...Recorded an assist at Yankee Stadium on Jan. 29 vs. NY Rangers...Loaned to Bridgeport on Feb. 8...Recalled from Bridgeport on Mar. 5...Recorded his first two-point game (1g/1a) on Mar. 27 at Tampa Bay.
2012-13: Tied for the American Hockey League lead amongst defensemen (with Oklahoma City's Justin Schultz) with 48 points (14g/34a) in 75 games during his second season with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers...Finished third on the team in scoring, four points shy of team-leader Brock Nelson...Led Bridgeport in assists and ranked third in goals...Tied for second amongst AHL defensemen in goals...Tied for first on the team with a plus-14 rating...Recorded 112 penalty minutes, fifth highest on Bridgeport...Ranked third on the team with 151 shots on goal...Represented the Sound Tigers at the 2013 AHL All-Star Classic in Providence...Began the month of February with a six-game point streak (2g/5a) from Feb. 1-17...Became the first defenseman in Sound Tigers history to record four points in one game (1g/3a) vs. Worcester on Apr. 4...Recorded three assists at Syracuse on Apr. 12...Scored his 25th career goal as a Sound Tiger on Apr. 16 vs. Portland, breaking Bruno Gervais' record for most goals by a Bridgeport defenseman...Finished the season with 98 points in 153 career games with the Sound Tigers, second most by a defenseman in team history...Ranks ninth in Sound Tigers history with 73 assists and second among defensemen. 2011-12: Led Bridgeport defensemen in scoring and ranked third overall on the team with 45 points (10g/35a) in 72 games during his rookie AHL season...Finished fourth among AHL defensemen in scoring and earned 2011-12 AHL All-Rookie First Team Honors...Made his NHL debut with the Islanders on Apr. 3 at New Jersey and played in the final three games of the season...Led the Sound Tigers in games played with 72, missing only four games (one due to suspension, three due to NHL recall)...Posted two goals and 10 assists in 11 January games.
Helped Team USA to a gold medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships (Saskatoon and Regina)....Earned all-tournament honors for the gold-medal winning U.S. Team at the 2008 World Junior A Challenge in Camrose, Alberta...Also skated with the U.S. Under-18 Select Team that finished fifth in the 2007 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in the Czech Republic.
2010-11: Led University of Denver defensemen in scoring with 32 points (9g/23a), appearing in all 42 games during his sophomore season in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association...Named to the All-WCHA Second Team, the Inside College Hockey All-America Third Team and the All-U.S. College Hockey Online Third Team…Tied for fourth amongst WCHA blueliners in scoring with 21 points (4g/17a) in 28 league games...Led Denver with 64 penalty minutes and 101 blocked shots...Ranked third on the team with a plus-17 rating…Recorded seven multi-point games...Named to the Red Baron WCHA Final Five and NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament teams…Named to the All-WCHA Academic Team...Finished his DU career with 53 points (16g/37a) in 78 games…Signed an Amateur Tryout Contract with Bridgeport and appeared in six games, scoring five points (1g/4a)...Made his professional debut on Apr. 1 at Springfield...Recorded his first pro point (assist) on Apr. 2 at Binghamton...Scored his first pro goal on Apr. 10 vs. Albany. 2009-10: Played in 36 games as a freshman at the University of Denver, tallying 21 points (7g/14a)...Named an Inside College Hockey Freshman All-American, an All-College Hockey News Rookie Team member and an All-WCHA Rookie Team honoree...Led all WCHA rookie blueliners with seven goals...Ranked sixth in WCHA rookie scoring and tied for fifth with 15 points (4g/11a) in 26 league games...Finished second on the team with 49 blocked shots and added 131 hits...Earned Red Baron WCHA Rookie of the Week honors on Mar. 3...Tallied a career-high three points (1g/2a) at Wisconsin on Jan. 23...Recorded five multi-point games...Recorded a plus-9 rating. 2008-09: Played in the United States Hockey League with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders...Named to the USHL All-Star Team after scoring 51 points (19g/32a) in 57 games...Added a team-leading 10 power-play goals and 43 penalty minutes...Played in the 2009 USHL Prospects All-Star Game...Was a two-time USHL Defensive Player of the Week honoree. 2007-08: Led Cedar Rapids defensemen in goals (12) and points (30)...Posted a team-high plus-19 rating...His nine power-play goals ranked second on the team...Earned All-USHL Rookie Team honors...Was a two-time USHL Defensive Player of the Week honoree...Tallied points in eight straight games from Jan. 13 - Feb. 1 (6g/3a).


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Chargers scouting report: Tennessee Titans
Kickoff: 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Qualcomm Stadium
Series: Chargers lead 22-16-1. The Chargers beat the Titans 23-17 in overtime earlier this season for their fifth consecutive victory in the series. The Chargers are 4-0 against Tennessee since the franchise relocated from Houston following the 1996 season.
Player to watch: DE Kyle Vanden Bosch
The seventh-year pro has been one of the top pass rushers in the NFL since joining the Titans in 2005. He has 31 sacks in three years in Tennessee, including 12 this season, sixth most in the NFL. He also has 115 tackles and four forced fumbles and is headed to the Pro Bowl for the second time in his career. The Chargers had trouble blocking him when the teams met Dec. 9 in Nashville, as Vanden Bosch recorded three sacks and had 11 tackles. Vanden Bosch is far from being just a pass rusher, though. Since the franchise began keeping track of tackles in 1980, when the team was the Houston Oilers, Vanden Bosch is the only defensive lineman to record 100 tackles in a season three times. The only other lineman in franchise history to have even two 100-tackle seasons was five-time Pro Bowler Ray Childress, who did so in 1985 and 1986. Vanden Bosch entered the NFL in 2001 as a second-round pick of the Arizona Cardinals after playing college football at Nebraska. He suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee as a rookie and then tore the ACL in his left knee in 2003 and had just five
sacks with the Cardinals before signing with the Titans as a free agent before the 2005 season. He had a career-best 12 1/2 sacks in his first season with the Titans and six in 2006.
QB Vince Young is nursing a quadriceps injury, and his status will be updated later in the week. Young passed for 2,546 yards this season but threw just nine touchdowns while having 17 passes intercepted. He has a 17-11 career record as a starting quarterback. If Young can't play, veteran Kerry Collins will draw the start. Second-year RB LenDale White emerged as the main back this season after a disappointing rookie campaign. White rushed for 1,110 yards and had five 100-yard games. He had 113 yards and a touchdown against the Chargers. WRs Justin Gage (750 yards, two touchdowns) and Roydell Williams (719 yards, four TDs) each caught 55 passes but combined for just six TDs. TE Bo Scaife caught 46 balls for 421 yards. The line is led by six-time Pro Bowl C Kevin Mawae, a physical 14-year veteran. Rancho Bernardo High graduate Eugene Amano is a backup offensive lineman.
Vanden Bosch isn't the only standout on the defensive line. There are few NFL players tougher and more menacing than Pro Bowl DT Albert Haynesworth, who will see a lot of double teams on Sunday. Haynesworth had 69 tackles and six sacks despite missing three games with an injury. DE Antwan Odom had a career-high eight sacks this season. OLB Keith Bulluck had a team-high five interceptions and had 109 tackles for his sixth consecutive season of 100 or more tackles. OLB David Thornton had a team-leading 140 tackles and intercepted two passes. CB Nick Harper intercepted three passes as did rookie FS Michael Griffin, the team's first-round pick out of Texas.
Sunday's game against the Chargers will be the Titans' 10th playoff game since relocating to Tennessee. They are 5-4 in the first nine. … When the franchise was in Houston, it went 3-0 against the Chargers in the playoffs, including two victories in the AFL championship game (1960 and 1961). In 1979, the Oilers defeated the Don Coryell-coached Chargers 17-14 in a divisional playoff game even though QB Dan Pastorini, RB Earl Campbell and WR Ken Burrough were out with injuries. … Eighteen Tennessee players have playoff experience. P Craig Hentrich (42.0 average) leads the way. He will play in his 21st playoff game Sunday, tying him with Indianapolis K Adam Vinatieri for most playoff appearances by an active player. … Tennessee K Rob Bironas is headed to the Pro Bowl after making 35-of-39 field-goal attempts this season. However, he did miss a chip-shot 29-yard field goal against the Chargers last month.

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Bev, everything as a teacher is a really good answer, imo. Once we adopt that stance, we can be OK with all of life. I used to have a neighbor(she died) that would say "why, why, why!!! does everything always happen to me?" as if she were the only victim of everything "bad" in the Universe. It just made me laugh, because I realized that her perspective was so very confined to self. All she had to do was look down the street to find people who had more serious problems than she did.
My biggest annoyance is "stupid people". I have been guilty, too, of extreme stupidity. So, maybe, we are just looking in the mirror when we are annoyed by anything.
Rose Dawn El Bey, it sounds like you are growing and tapping into the collective unconscious all around us. Keep going.
Thank you, Suci and 'Child of God'.
I appreciate those feed-backs. I can see both views.
But I can tell you, it was a rather strange experience seeing in my minds eye the way the Daily Om messages have begun to 'morph' so to speak, for me; and I felt the compulsion to rewrite them as I saw them and the difference in the FEELINGS I experienced as I re-read them.
Strange. Since I have been receiving them daily in my inbox for more than ten years. And I hardly participated in the community for more than four years now as I lost contact with one of the closest friends I have made through Daily OM.
This experience is new. i don't know what it means. But I am starting to make a collection of articles that I have rewritten. I won't share all of them. It may not be appropriate. But I do find it fascinating: like you said Suci, it is someone "else's ideas and efforts"; but it triggers my mind - as if I am continuing the thoughts that began in their mind and laid out by their efforts - now continuing in my mind and an already well written article becomes expanded in some way.
I don't know. For me its just a strange experience and I am glad for you friends in this community to share it with. I myself am becoming like one community member called Eileen, who wrote on this same subject back in 2008, in another discussion at that time:
"Long ago I learned that patience was something lacking in me...
The more I grew spiritually, something different happened entirely;patience was not THE issue.
People, things no longer upset or annoyed me.
As I accepted myself, and learned who I was, a part of the Divine, others became perfect just as they were.
Bad drivers? Cell phones? Long lines?
Can't imagine that ever bothered me.
All is well in my peaceful world.
Yes, I no longer "avoid" the negative people or things.
I recognize what is, and that's fine.
My former negativity has ceased to rule me, so I am not "touched" by anyone else's thoughts.
I can be in the company of annoyance, and just let it be...Negative comments simply roll off me, at the same time allowing me to love the person.
All it took was work! And the willingness to look within for everything....
Now there see? That time is feels right to put her words in quotes, because they are hers not mine. But with those articles I took the author's words made them mine - I truly believe them - but my revision is how I would say them. Sigh! ..... thanks for listening guys. It probably means nothing ... but ...
I think by saying "I appreciate these thoughts, Madisyn. Thank you! " at the end was indeed giving credit. It wasn't a formal rewrite, not getting published LOL
Just a members thoughts :-)
Usually putting the original author's words in quotes to separate it from ones own thinking honors the author's ideas and efforts as belonging to them.
I think you re-wrote your version of it very nicely. I do appreciate all the daily OM's, as I think every one has something to offer us! Nice job!
I have found that some of the Daily Om messages are adaptable to my own daily experiences, like this one. So I rewrite them to make them personal to me. I hope this is ok with the authors and that as I share my versions, my friends here would appreciate it.
I am thankful to Madisyn Taylor for her article, that stirred me to find my own expression on the subject and thereby made me think deeply on it.
Here is what this messages looks like from my perspective:
From a deeper spiritual perspective, irritation can be an important teacher and indicator that we are making progress on our path. Being able to remain centered and awake even when we feel uncomfortable is much more impressive than doing so in an environment where everything is to our liking. No matter how good we are at controlling our circumstances, there will always be factors and people that we do not control. How we respond to these experiences to a great degree determines the quality of our lives. The goal of spiritual development is not to learn to control our environment—which is more of an ego-driven desire. And while having some measure of control over our external reality is important, it is when we are confronted with a person or situation that irritates us and we can choose not to react, but how we respond, that we know we have made progress spiritually. It is when we have mastered our internal reality that we will have become the masters of our lives.
The more we learn to handle annoyances gracefully, the closer we get to developing the qualities that come with spiritual growth, such as patience, tolerance, and acceptance. It is often in the presence of people and experiences we find annoying that we have an opportunity to develop these qualities. Fortunately for most of us, our lives offer an abundance of opportunities to practice and cultivate these traits.
I appreciate these thoughts, Madisyn. Thank you!
Yes, walking and working meditation make life very different.
Most of the things that annoy me may seem innocuous, but in my mind there is a connection to or contribution to things that I think are unhealthy for the earth and life... like trimming trees..leave them alone!!!
I agree with Leslie, in that peace is something we should practice having with us at all times, under all circumstances, no matter where we are, what we are doing or who is in our presence. It is easy to have peace when we are alone, or doing what we enjoy, or with people easy to get along with, and easy when we are meditating with no distraction. It's when we can master being calm and peaceful in all circumstances that it makes a true difference in our lives. it gives us an opportunity to practice controlling our responses, and to finding the peace within us to be applied every moment of our lives.
I had a patient some years ago that had enough money to pretty much buy anything he wanted and to orchestrate everything in his environment to his liking, most of the time. And yet, I saw this very same fellow throw an angry fit, turning red in the face, simply because someone didn't remember to cut the crusts of his bread before making his sandwich.
What does that tell us about irritation, I wonder?
Could it be that we get more sensitive and overly tender by protecting ourselves from or cutting ourselves off from the natural occurrence of putting up with the contrasts that are ubiquitous and ever present in this dualistic world so that tiny imperfections become such a big deal?
This is exactly why I moved from sitting meditation to doing my meditation of watching my breath mid-step within my life. I don't need to isolate myself in order to find peace, as it travels right with me.
Peace and Love,
My husband often asks if I want him to be quiet while I meditate. I usually say no, it rather defeats the purpose of practice. :)
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Lerach Prison Time Debate
How long should Bill Lerach serve in prison? In October, he pleaded guilty to conspiring to conceal alleged kickback payments made by his old firm, Milberg Weiss.
The plea agreement calls for a one to two-year sentence. Within that range, exactly how much is just right is now a source of debate within the federal government.
The U.S. Probation Office has recommended 15 months, but in a court filing yesterday prosecutors asked for two years. Los Angeles federal Judge John Walter is due to sentence the famed securities litigator a week from Monday.
A mere 15 months, prosecutors argue, "does not adequately promote respect for the law, nor does it provide just punishment."
The federal sentencing guidelines, according to prosecutors, actually call for Lerach to serve 27 to 33 months. But two years suffices, they assert: "Defendant, who will be 62 years old upon commencement of his sentence, now stands in disgrace before the profession of which he considered himself a national leader."
The probation office requests 15 months, because it concludes Lerach is subject to an earlier, less punitive, version of the sentencing guidelines than the one used by prosecutors.
John Keker, Lerach's lawyer, said "We obviously think the probation office has it right and [prosecutors] have it wrong."
In other news, Judge Walter yesterday sentenced Seymor Lazar, a former Milberg client who pleaded guilty last year in the kickback case, to six months of home detention. The judge also ordered him to pay a fine of $600,000, on top of the $1.5 million he has already forfeited to the government.


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Issue No.02 - March/April (2000 vol.17)
pp: 33-36
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/52.841603
In accessing the IS manager's view and the academic's view of Cobol's future, this survey found that 95% of its academic respondents and 90% of the IS managers polled want the IS curricula to continue offering Cobol instruction. Also, nearly 90% of IS managers indicate that Cobol instruction in colleges should cover both Cobol's OO and Web-based features.
Donald Carr, Ronald J. Kizior, "The Case for Continued Cobol Education", IEEE Software, vol.17, no. 2, pp. 33-36, March/April 2000, doi:10.1109/52.841603


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Question from a reader --
Dear Sebastian,
I'm a college student majoring in electrical engineering. I only have a little background on entrepreneurship but I always want to be an entrepreneur. How should I begin to learn about entrepreneurship? Which books should I read first? I live in Vietnam, would this make much difference?
Thanks for any advice you can offer.
Hey V, Vietnam is a great place to be right now. I spent six months there a couple years ago, and the country is growing like crazy. You can look at what infrastructure, businesses, and services exist everywhere that aren't in Vietnam, and emulate one of those at some point. The people that made the "24" chain of convenience stores are doing really well, but they're not doing anything crazy -- just standard convenience store business model.
But ok, you're just getting started? I'd recommend you focus on selling something -- anything. With an engineering background, you've already got a mind for logical thinking and systems. Now you'll want to think about distribution and how to get things out there.
I'd worry less about making a large profit, and more about the experience of (1) understanding people's needs and personalities, (2) learning a way to connect with them, and (3) getting them to choose to use your product or service.
You'll probably want to price your first offering way below the market... you don't need to make a huge profit, even doing a first version for free can make sense if it's service-based. I know a lot of people who started by breaking even or losing money, but they got those initial client relationships and proved out their concept.
After you have someone choose you, give them really really great service, and afterwards make 100% sure you ask for a testimonial and for them to refer you to other people who would want your services -- those are the big ones. The testimonials, and permission to use their name and contact info along with it is huge if you're relatively new in a market.
But yeah, new entrepreneur? Market and sell something, anything. The product is less important for now than learning how to understand people's needs, connect with them, and why they'd buy. Good luck, and yeah, being in Vietnam is a huge advantage and offers many possibilities for replicating something that's been very successful already in other countries, so keep your eyes open for that.
I recommend the book featured at http://100startup.com. I'm reading it now... It's the collected stories of people who started something really small and turned it into a micro-business that now supports their lifestyle. Great little read, available on Kindle too.
In my opinion, one of the worst and most destructive trends in Western society is that entrepreneurship has become a lionized mysterious pursuit.
There's nothing magical about it. You get some inputs (your time, knowledge, resources, goods, whatever), you add some value to it by improving or rearranging the inputs, and you sell them for more than it cost you to get them. Profit.
"Oh, but it's so hard! And I have no money! What will I do?"
Okay. Here's a can of Club Soda (actually, two cans of club soda, to be precise):
I got Jason Calacanis for a few minutes today during LAUNCH. I asked Jason what happened with TechCrunch ("different ideas" he said), what LAUNCH is all about (basically, awesomeness for startups) and what he wishes he'd done differently earlier in his career ("think bigger").
You can also see my LAUNCH coverage of Brian with Green Goose, and Adriana with Girls in Tech.
Here's the video with Jason. He committed to responding to comments posted on this blog, so if you have more questions for him, please post them below.
I got Jason Calacanis for a few minutes today during LAUNCH. I asked Jason what happened with TechCrunch ("different ideas" he said), what LAUNCH is all about (basically, awesomeness for startups) and what he wishes he'd done differently earlier in his career ("think bigger"). You can also see my LAUNCH coverage of Brian with Green Goose, and Adriana with Girls in Tech. Here's the video with Jason. He committed to responding to comments posted on this blog, so if you have more questions for him, please post them below. Here's a transcript of the video: Jason Calacanis: That's quite a set up- I like it! Daniel: Thanks, thanks! Yeah, it's actually really inexpensive! J: So its a Kodak? D: Zi8, and it has an external mic- a really expensive microphone. J: I like it! It's a $2000 microphone with a $500 camera. D: It's a $200 microphone with a $100 camera! J: Oh OK, wow! D: So I'm here with Jason Calacanis, and I first saw you at Founder Conference up on stage! I was there and you seemed to be very entrepreneur friendly, also very polarizing. I don't really know you but tell me, what's your story, how did you end up doing this? J: Oh, you know there are a lot of stories of my life and a lot of ups and downs but the launch conference is my view of what a technology conference around launching should be. You have 100 companies here with small tables (????)....compliments 36 companies on stage who are just awesome companies. We had 700 people apply and actually 5 of these launch pad companies will get to be on stage with those 36 so we'll probably end up having 42-43 companies on stage. They each get five minutes to present their product, why they built it, the business model and then a very serious group of judges gives them feedback. Some of the most successful---it's an unbelievable group of people and then there's a grand jury of 15-16 members who will vote on the winners and there's 5 winners in each of two categories: 1.0 category= Brand new company, brand new product, 2.0 category= Existing company with a new product. D: I heard you say that if you guys make a profit you're going to invest that? J: Yeah, any profit from the event- and there looks like there might be $10,000-40,000 in profits for this event- we are going to invest in the companies. I am an angel investor so instead of taking a short-term profit we're taking a long-term worldview. Of course that will be a very small angel investment. Most companies are going to raise one half of a million dollars or $1M or more, but if we can put in $10-20K to a couple of them, we feel pretty good about that! We hope to do this every year, maybe multiple times a year! This is a conference for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. The ticket prices are extremely affordable- $400 for bootstrapping start-ups. If you've raised money, or you're a lawyer, accountant, venture capitalist, angel investor, it's only $1000. And the other demo-like conferences are $3-5K to participate and some of them charge $20K to be on stage. Some of them charge $4K to have a table in the demo pit like this so we want to be extremely friendly, we don't need to make $1M in profit off of this, we just want to put on a great show and have people pay attention to the 140 companies. D: You seem like a guy who's willing to take risks...my audience is people who either are tech- entrepreneurs or want to be. What do you wish you knew 10 or 15 years ago? What mistakes to see you entrepreneurs making? J: The biggest mistake I made in my career is that I didn't go big enough. D: As in market size, or... J: Yeah. The scope of the products I built- I built products that appealed to a small vertical. And they were successful. Silicon Alley Reporter, my first magazine had under 1 million people who would be interested in it. D: And you sold that to Dow Jones. J: Yes. The second company, WebBlogs, Inc. was smaller, appealed to a couple million people, in Gadget Autoblog Joystick they had single-digit millions so maybe as a group, maybe collectively 5 million people. And my latest company, Mahalo, I'm building to appeal to everybody on the planet. A place where anybody can learn anything. Learn how to make a podcast, learn how to use that camera, learn how to do audio engineering, learn how to make vegan food, learn how to play the guitar, learn how to do math. I want to teach everybody everything with Mahalo. And I could have done that with the first two companies; I could have gone bigger. D: It takes the same amount of effort to start a company why not... J: That's what I always say. It takes amount of effort to build a small company as a big company, as a huge company. And what I mean by that is that the entrepreneur will put in the same amount of effort. He'll put in the 70, 80, 90, 100 hours a week regardless of the market size. You might as well swing for the fences. D: How would you apply that to mobile, for example? Mobile has a lot of promise, it feels like we've reached a tipping point, is that a great big space or ...? J: Huge! There are niche apps obviously but there are apps that will appeal to everybody so you have something like Angry Birds which everybody plays, from grandmothers to grandchildren, and everybody in between from rich people to poor people all play that. It's people on welfare playing angry birds and there are billionaires on private jets playing Angry Birds. There's an example of something that appeals to everybody, it's huge and makes 10's of millions of dollars- easily. But then you have niche applications that solve specific problem. Both are virtuous. It's OK to do niche stuff but if you're going to do something that's in a niche, after you get your foothold and you're successful, think "how can I do this for 10 verticals? or 100?" Or, "how can I take this success in a vertical and apply it to everywhere?" Foursquarer only worked in New York and San Francisco but now it's everywhere! The same thing with Yelp! Yelp was a local service for San Francisco foodies and now it's international. You can start in a vertical, that's virtuous and then go big. D: Just don't think small. Don't be thinking small, think big. J: Think big, take small steps. D: Any other last tips? J: Yeah- you miss 100% of shots you don't take. Take your shot. D: Would you be willing to respond to comments if I put this on a blog? J: Yeah! I will tweet it too- send me the URL. D: Awesome, Thanks Jason! . //


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These types of bras feature lower-cut cups, typically with push-up styling to create gorgeous, rounded cleavage. Half-cup bras create great curves, and they're perfect when you want an open and sexy neckline. Halter Halter styles are styles with a strap that comes up the front and fastens around the neck. Halter bras are perfect for backless or low-back dresses, and these bra styles are often convertible bras that can become criss-cross or one-shoulder styles. Light Support Bras with light support tend to have cutaway wings, and little or no band under the cups. They're great for women with smaller busts, but light support bra designs don't provide adequate support for large cup sizes. Lined Cup Bras whose cups are lined are designed to provide additional support, and to prevent the bra cups from being see-through. it's not uncommon to see a partially-lined bra; something opaque on the cup bottom, but with an unlined top to give a hint of see-through sexiness. 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Mastectomy Bra A mastectomy bra is a bra designed for women who have lost one or both breasts to surgery. They typically feature pockets designed to hold a prosthesis in place, and may be lined, padded or molded to provide shaping. A mastectomy bra may also feature special support or design features for women who are recently post-surgery. Medical Bra A medical bra is a bra that is designed to accommodate women who have special medical needs - typically women who have recently had a mastectomy, or a breast reconstruction or breast reduction surgery. These bras typically provide extra support and features designed to accommodate post-surgery breasts, although the specifics may vary depending on the medical bra design. Minimizer A minimizer is a bra that is designed to reduce the look of the bust on large-breasted women. These types of bras may compress or reshape the breast, and they're designed to make the breasts look a cup or two smaller. Molded Bra A molded bra is a bra whose cups are pre-shaped using a machine. Molded bras give the breasts a natural, smooth, rounded look, and they're ideal to wear under form-fitted clothing because they usually don't have seams and they're virtually invisible. Some molded bras are unpadded, while some molded cup bras do feature padding - it varies depending on the design. Nursing Bra A nursing bra is a bra that is designed for a new mother to easily breast feed her baby. Nursing bras tend to have cups that open easily to provide access to the breast, and they feature slings to provide support even when the flap is open. Some nursing bras also feature padding or pockets for pads to prevent leakage. Padded A padded bra is a bra that features padding inside the lining to provide a fuller, rounded shape to the breasts. 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Check the design details to distinguish between a pocket bra designed to hold a cutlet or padding to create a push-up effect, and a pocket bra designed to hold a prosthesis for women who have had a mastectomy. Posture Bra This type of bra is designed to help you sit and stand straighter, with shoulders back, improving your posture. Posture bras feature things like reinforced back, designs that urge your shoulders back, wide or comfort straps and more robust bands to support the weight of the breasts - all of which helps improve your posture. Push Up Bra A push-up bra lifts the breasts and typically places them closer together to create lush, rounded cleavage. Push-up bras are often, but not always, padded on the bottom and sides of the cup to enhance the look of the cleavage. A push up bra may also feature removable padding, known as a cookie or cutlet, that lets you customize your fit. Racer-BackA racer back bra is a bra that forms a Y shape or V shape on the back between the shoulder blades. Racerbacks are great for women who have problem with straps that slip off constantly, as this design prevents strap slippage. SeamlessA seamless bra has smooth cups, with no seams, that vanish under tight or form-fitted clothing. Seamless bras create a natural, rounded shape, and offer great support. They're popular under lightweight fabrics, like T-shirts, and form-fitted clothing. Shelf Bra A shelf bra is a minimal bra, typically a demi cup or even a bra without cups, that is generally worn as lingerie. Alternately, a shelf bra may also describe the bra-like lining that is sewn into some garments, like camisoles, tank tops and swimsuits, that negates the need to wear a traditional bra underneath. Sleep Bra A sleep bra is a bra designed with minimal support so it's comfortable enough even to sleep in. Sleep bras are wire-free and soft, and they're popular among women whose breasts shift or cause discomfort in bed, as they provide just enough structure to help reduce breast movement at night. Soft Cup Bra A soft cup bra is a bra design that does not use an underwire. Some women prefer wire-free designs for comfort, and advances in soft cup design mean that some of our best soft cup bras provide great support even for women with large busts. Sports Bra A sports bra is a bra that is specifically designed to be worn during exercise and in an active lifestyle. Depending on the design, a sports bra may minimize bounce, may wick moisture, and may be tailored toward a specific level of activity. Lower impact sports bras are more comfortable to wear and don't restrict the range of motion, while higher impact sports bras reduce bounce better but may be more restrictive and less comfortable overall. Strapless Bra Strapless bras are bras that are designed to be worn without straps. 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Triangle bras tend to be wire-free designs, and most of the designs in this category feature narrow bra straps. Triangle bras are best for women who have petite to average figures - they may lack adequate support for fuller busts. Underwire An underwire bra features sewn-in wires under the bust in each cup that help provide support for fuller busts. An underwire provides uplift and structure in full-busted bras, and they come in a variety of materials - including nickel and allergen-free wires - to provide a comfortable option for every woman. Introduction Finding the right bra can be such a hassle, but it doesn't have to be! When you're shopping for a bra, you need to think about your body, the clothes you want to wear and how you want to look. All these things vary from woman to woman, and even from workday to hot date night - so it all comes down to finding the right style of bra for you at that particular moment. Ask yourself whether you're looking for a cleavage bra that gives you a sexy neckline under a low-cut top, or a full-coverage bra to provide all day support under your professional work wardrobe - or something else entirely! Not sure what you need? that's where we come in! What are the Different Bra Styles? What are the Most Common Types of Bras? To make your bra shopping as easy as possible, we've put together a guide that explains all the most common bra styles. You can shop for types of bras based on your body, the clothes you want to wear, whether you've got narrow shoulders or broad shoulders and whether your breasts are firm or ample or anything in between! Browse our bra guide to find the best bra style for you, and treat yourself to a hot new bra you'll love that will actually look great on you! Next: Learn the distinctions and highlights between bra cut/style, bra construction, bras by purpose, and bras for body types. What is a Bra? A bra is a undergarment designed to provide support and shaping for the breasts. The word 'bra' is short for 'brassiere,' which was popularized in 1904 when a French ad used the word to describe the latest bust supporter. Vogue first used the word in 1907, and by 1911 it had made it to the Oxford dictionary. Brassiere was shortened to bra in the 1930s. A bra generally has two cups that encapsulate and shape the breasts, and a band that goes around the body that supports the weight of the bust.Most bras have straps that stretch from the cups in the front of the bra to the band in the back of the bra, and these straps provide a little extra structure to the bra, but the band itself should hold most of the weight. Bras come in a huge variety of styles and designs to accommodate every aspect of daily life. Some of these bras are customized based on the purpose of the bra, such as a sports bra or nursing bra, while other bras are characterized by the cut of the cups, like a demi cup bra. 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Women with large breasts who want some relief from the weight of the bust Women whose breasts tissue is loose or 'agging' and want support and shaping from a bra Women who want their breasts to stay put and not bounce or move around when they're working out Women who want to preserve modesty with a bra that prevents nipple show-through and provides smooth, feminine shaping Women who have had surgery and need a bra for medical reasons Women who have aches and pains caused by their breasts, particularly shoulder pain, back pain, or muscle tension headaches Women who have dress codes at work and need to wear a bra as a part of the work wardrobe There's really no-one who shouldn't wear a bra - it's just a matter of picking the right bra for your body type and activity. Why Wear a Bra? Wearing a bra is great for: Better posture To improve breathing (better support for the breasts enables you to open up your shoulders and breathe better) Comfort (supports the weight of the breasts) Relieving aches and pains caused by the weight of the breasts Preventing bounce when working out or being active Fighting gravity by reducing strain on the connective tissue that holds the breasts onto the chest wall Shaping loose breast tissue Supporting sagging breasts Looking fitter and trimmer Creating great cleavage Looking sexy in an intimate encounter There are as many reasons to wear a bra as there are types of bras - so add the right bras to your wardrobe and enjoy the benefits of wearing the right bra for the right activity! When to Wear a Bra With the wide variety of bras, you can wear a bra anytime. All you need is to match the bra design to your activity. Wear a great cleavage bra with your favorite low-cut shirt on a date Wear a flattering molded cup bra under your work wardrobe to look trim, fit and professional Wear a comfortable sleep bra when you go to bed to help keep your breasts from moving, shifting and interrupting your sleep at night Wear a sports bra when you work out to keep your breasts in place while you move Wear a shaping longline bra under a fabulous evening gown to look your best at a special event Wear a bridal bra under your wedding dress to look gorgeous on your big day Wear a maternity bra to provide comfort and support as your body changes throughout pregnancy Really, you can wear a bra anytime - just get the right style to suit the activity, and you'll look and feel great everywhere you go! Avoid These Biggest Bra Mistakes Unfortunately, many women have misconceptions about bra fit and sizing that can lead to major issues - and even medical problems after too long with these mistakes. Avoid these biggest bra mistakes to keep your body looking and feeling great: DON'T expect support from the bra straps - the bulk of the support should come from the bra band. If your bust is sagging, you're wearing the wrong size or the wrong bra for your body type. If you spend too long with straps that dig in to your shoulder to 'provide support' for your breasts, you can experience severe shoulder grooves and disfigurement - don't risk it! The most common fit issue is wearing a band size that's too large and a cup size that's too small. Get fitted to ensure you're wearing the right bra size! AVOID tight underwires across the breast tissue - if an underwire is tight and it's laying directly across your breast tissue, this can lead to grooves on the breasts and permanent disfigurement over time. The underwire in a properly fitted bra should cradle your breast and lie directly against your chest wall. If the underwire is laying directly across your breast tissue, either the breast isn't properly positioned in the bra (try the 'scoop and swoop' to position your breasts inside the cup) or the bra cups aren't the right size - most likely too small. Get fitted ASAP to find the right bra size and prevent permanent disfigurement! DON'T assume you're a certain size just because that's what you're wearing! 4 out of every 5 women are wearing the wrong bra size, mostly because they bought that size once - probably under the guidance of a sales clerk who didn't have the right size in stock or didn't know how to measure - and that sticks forever as 'my size.' Get measured twice a year for size, and check the brand size comparison to see what size you should be wearing in a particular brand. Correct sizing resolves 90% of bra issues - and is WAY more comfortable and flattering - so stop thinking you're a particular size and get sized! Statistics show that as many as 80% of women are wearing the wrong bra size.The biggest bra mistakes are caused by poor bra fit, so see our fit guide to measure yourself and figure out what bra size you should be wearing. Start doing it right from an early age, and get fitted at least twice a year, to prevent problems in the long run!


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Washington Township police are searching for three fugitives who stole items from the Rouzerville Walmart at 12:47 p.m. May 5. One of them displayed a knife at store employees before all three fled the store in a blue Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck.
Dustin Wayne Knight, James Williams Vines III and Corrina Wright face charges of robbery, prohibited offensive weapons, aggravated assault, and retail theft after destroying packaging and stealing three faucets from the store. One of the men displayed the knife before they fled.
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Kiel Solid Brass Modern Privacy Leverset
Emtek's Brass Modern privacy lever set's are the perfect addition to a contemporary home. The Kiel Lever's unique but simple design compliments any house. Available in popular finishes such as Satin Nickel and Chrome, this passage knob set is designed to match any home's décor. See Emtek's other Brass Modern door hardware and cabinet hardware for the complete home solution.
Privacy Function: Privacy Function leversets are lockable from the interior and have an emergency release for the lock on the exterior. Emtek's privacy leversets are locked via a push pin on the interior. Privacy leversets are primarily used on bathrooms and bedrooms.
- Solid Brass Construction
- Available with your choice of Rosette
- Includes Latch and Faceplate
- Privacy Pin located on the interior Rosette with an emergency release on the exterior
- Projection: 2.35"
- Lever Diameter: .75"
- Lever Length: 5.25"
Emtek is dedicated to bringing interesting, well made hardware back into American homes. Until about 1930 there was a proud history of hardware in America. Hundreds of small factories made an enormous variety of creatively designed products. Craftsmen from many disciplines devoted their energies to making locks that provided both function and beauty. Unfortunately, during the depression many of these factories failed, and then during WWII brass became scarce and lock designs were reduced to the bare essentials. In more recent years the emphasis on cheap, high volume building products has discouraged manufacturers from re-introducing well made hardware. But now these ideas are changing, Americans are re-discovering the satisfaction that comes from owning well designed products. Emtek's mission is to make it possible for home owners to apply these higher expectations to door locks. We are striving to provide a broad, interesting range of products that consumers can use as elements of decor, not just as a way to latch a door.
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POSITION: Goaltender
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BIRTHPLACE: Plymouth, GBR
DRAFTED: LAK: 2004-221 overall
Shots: 10 (3-29 vs. DAL)br>Saves: 8 (3-29 vs. DAL)br>Shutouts:
Minutes Played: 20:00 (3-29 vs. DAL)br>
THIS SEASON: Assigned to Reading April 5...Recalled from Reading April 3...Assigned to Reading April 2...Recalled from Reading March 31...Assigned to Reading March 30...Made NHL debut March 29 vs. Dallas...Was the seventh different goaltender to suit up for the Kings this season, which tied an NHL record. The 1989-90 Quebec Nordiques and 2002-03 St. Louis Blues also used seven goalies in one season...Recalled from Manchester March 27...Recorded a 13-5-2 record with a 2.40 goals-against average and .921 save percentage in 23 games prior to his call-up...Had four shutouts with Manchester this season, sixth most in the AHL at the time of his call-up...His 13 wins and 2.40 goals-against average also led Manchester this season...Named AHL Goaltender of the Month in January after he posted a 5-0-0 record with three shutouts in six appearances...Has also appeared in three games with Reading (ECHL), where he went 3-0-0 with a 2.64 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage.
LAST SEASON: Suited up and played for three different ECHL teams (Bakersfield, Wheeling and Texas) during his first pro season...Finished with a record of 7-7-2 in 17 regular season games with Bakersfield...Also went 3-1 in six postseason appearances with Texas.
|2007-08: Made NHL debut March 29, 2008 vs. Dallas, stopping eight of 10 shots after entering the game in the third period…Was the seventh different goaltender to suit up for the Kings during the season, which tied an NHL record…The 1989-90 Quebec Nordiques and 2002-03 St. Louis Blues also used seven goalies in one season...Appeared in 23 regular season games for Manchester (AHL), posting a 13-5-2 record with a 2.40 goalsagainst average and .921 save percentage…Had four shutouts with Manchester, tied for sixth most in the AHL…His 13 wins and 2.40 goals-against average also led Manchester...Named AHL Goaltender of the Month in January after posting a 5-0-0 record with three shutouts in six appearances…Appeared in five regular season games with Reading (ECHL), posting a 3-0-0 record with a 2.63 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage… Also appeared in 13 playoff games with Reading, posting a 7-6 record with a 2.80 goals-against average, one shutout and .906 save percentage.


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Still to drop a set!
Roger matched John McEnroe's record streak of 11 straight-set wins in Grand Slam matches by beating Mikhail Youzhny 7-6 6-4 6-4 to reach the French Open quarter-finals today.
John McEnroe had set the best mark in the Open era in 1984 from the second round at Wimbledon through to the U.S. Open quarter-finals. "It was not easy. But I stayed totally calm," Roger commented and added: "I don't know why, but the fans here are supporting me in a great way".
Roger turned on the style after a sluggish start today to extend to 10-0 his perfect record against Russia's Youzhny, seeded 13th here. "He's dangerous on every surface, he moves well, and I knew I had to be careful. He challenged me at first and I had to stay calm and react, which I did. I'm pleased with my match," Roger said after the encounter, lasting two hours and 25 minutes.
He next meets Spaniard Tommy Robredo, seeded ninth. Roger clearly leads the head-to-head 7-0. He also beat Robredo on his way to the Australian Open title 2007.
Rafael Nadal will play his next round against Lleyton Hewitt – certainly a match to look forward to – on Monday.
Your biggest fan ever, I will go with you al
I spent all day Sunday watching your match over and over again, on network television, on Tennis Channel, network television and then again on Tennis Channel. Can't stop watching your elegant tennis.
Keep up the good work, and make me happy to beat Nadal!
21-0 seems pretty good to me.
Go Roger!!!
Very well done Champ !!!
You played excellent,, and when u didnt, u showed ur true category.. which make you the truly Champ you are.
We, all ur fans i mean, are really proud of you.
Now,,, next round is Robredo.. be careful all the way.
Fantastic match!!!!!!!!! Congratulations>>>>>>
Keep it going and best of luck for the quarters.
I couldn't see your match...that wasn't trasmissed by eurosport.....but what a result!still without dropping a set...just a great perrformance...go on Rog!
Best Regards
Great job! I have a good feeling about this tournament. Tommy is an easy opponet for you, just remain calm and continue to focus. Remember, I am with you all the time, even if I am not online and in the forum. Go get him Tiger GRRRRRRRRRRRR.


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There are now many reasons to watch surprise megahit "Downton Abbey," which recently began its third season on PBS. But before the first episode aired, there was really only one: Maggie Smith.
Some critics and public broadcasting aficionados may have claimed allegiance to creator Julian Fellowes, the actor-turned-writer who had worked with Robert Altman to give us "Gosford Park," or even a nostalgic delight at the return of Elizabeth McGovern. But if we are truly honest with ourselves, the main reason for all the early anticipation and adulation was Smith, a performer of such consistent, elastic and unique fabulousness that, well into her eighth decade, she's practically become her own genre.
Querulous class-sensitive companion? Autocratic aunt? Snobby but possibly sensible duchess/countess/queen? Over the years, Smith has played the dithering and the withering, the brilliant and the mundane. She has Oscars for her unconventional schoolteacher ("The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie"), wry and brittle movie star ("California Suite") and more Emmy and British academy awards than is possibly seemly.
In recent years, she has specialized in sharp-tongued, perpetually appraising women whose implacable gaze and scathingly insightful retorts shield, one suspects, a heart broken young. Even before she began playing the redoubtable Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter series, she could freeze a room with a look, orate in a perfectly timed silence, break your heart by simply squaring her shoulders or settling her shawl.
It was a big year for Smith, even by her perpetually prolific and wide-ranging standards. In "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," she played a chronically dissatisfied former domestic worker without, initially, a kind word for anyone; in the newly released "Quartet," she is an opera diva who brings her outsize sense of self to rest among a group of friends at a retirement community. She's already received six nominations this awards season -- four from the Screen Actors Guild, and two Golden Globe nods.
In "Downton Abbey," she is the dowager countess of Grantham, a woman who says whatever she thinks to whomever she pleases. In Season 1 especially, she was the most formidable, and entertaining, symbol of a class system collapsing under the weight of its own absurdity.
Like Angela Lansbury, whom the multitudes also will watch in anything, Smith is one of those women who has looked essentially the same since she was 20, whom age has burnished rather than diminished. In a face softened and unapologetically lined, those prominent blue eyes, that expressive slice of a mouth are even more arresting.
When she chooses, Smith remains one of an ever-diminishing number of women to whom the term "commanding" can accurately be applied. Americans have always been soft, but the modern relaxation of social strait-lacing has made its way to Britain, where "Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher was replaced by People's Princess Diana and now beloved commoner Kate Middleton.
As middle age expands to encompass pretty much any number between 40 and death, the ramrod stiffness of spine and expectation that once marked the elderly matriarch or dowager are quickly becoming antique, the rigors of posture no longer necessary in a world supported by Spanx. Smith, and a few of her peers, still have enough muscle memory to evoke these female pillars of Freudian nightmare and great literature, women of principle and control, who may actually understand the tyranny and contradiction of their particular social order but who believe that the chaotic alternative will be, in the end, much worse.
For better and worse, they are disappearing. These women ruled families without raising their voices; they ungently tried to prevent the follies of youth and considered snobbery not just a necessary sorting of the world but a sign of intelligence. With her double-edged smiles, quicksilver timing and easy service of backhand compliments, Smith not only keeps them vivid but also offers a master class to a younger generation of performers.
There comes a point in a truly great actor's career when he or she is both utterly immersed in character and instantly recognizable as personal presence. Watching Maggie Smith do just about anything -- and she is also one of the more prolific and varied performers around -- one is compelled to sit up a little straighter; to speak a bit more clearly; to calculate, without appearing to, the melody of the conversation, the mood of the room.
She makes it look so effortless, she always has -- the lift of an eyebrow, the tilt of her chin, and the world cracks open in her hand.
Who doesn't want to watch something like that?
'downton Abbey'
When: 9 p.m. Sunday
Where: PBS


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LAS VEGAS — RingTV.com caught up to four-division titlewinner Juan Manuel Marquez, who was in attendance at The Encore Theater for Friday's weigh-in featuring Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Sergio Martinez.
Marquez (54-6-1, 39 knockouts) and Manny Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38 KOs) will begin a promotional press tour next week for their fourth bout, and will visit Los Angeles, New York and Mexico City on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of next week.
Pacquiao has chosen to face Marquez over a return bout with Tim Bradley (29-0, 12 KOs), whose controversial split-decision in June dethroned Pacquiao as the WBO's 147-pound titleholder and ended his 15-bout winning streak that included eight stoppages.
Marquez lost by disputed majority decision in November to Pacquiao, with whom he has also battled to a draw and lost by split-decision previously.
Marquez was so angry following the last bout with Pacquiao that he nearly retired. Instead, however, he regrouped with April's unanimous decision over Sergei Fedchenko for the WBO's junior welterweight belt.
But after waiting nearly a year, Marquez, who turned 39 in August, told RingTV.com that he finally has the rematch that he has craved.
RingTV.com: What improvements do you believe that you can make over your last performance against Pacquiao?
Juan Manuel Marquez: I've trained very hard. I've trained very hard for another run at this fight with this guy. I look at this as a new challenge. This fight, I'm training very, very hard. This fight, I will try to knock out Manny Pacquiao.
There is no way that I can let this fight be a decision, because if I do, everyone knows what will happen. That's because the judges aren't doing their jobs, so I need to train very hard to get the knockout.
JMM: Yes. I said, if you remember, in the past, in November, that I was retiring from boxing. But my inspiration to continue was that I could fight with Manny again.
I am going to tell you that I very, very badly wanted this fight, and so this is a great thing for me that it's happening again.
RingTV.com: Would you be satisfied with anything less than a knockout?
JMM: No. I'm looking for the knockout. Yes. I'm training very hard, and I'm using the past fights, which I have as experience against Manny.
I'm working very, very hard, and I want to win this fight. It's a tough fight, I will tell you. So, each fight with Manny Pacquiao is very very tough. This is a tough fight for me, again, but I am going to win this time.
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More and more, health conscious people are turning to natural medicine and holistic dentistry for their dental health care needs. In general, holistic dentists try to treat the underlying cause of disease by using the safest and least toxic forms of dental care possible
Holistic Dentistry is essentially an approach to dental treatment, primarily caring for patient's health and safety from both a conventional as well as an "alternative dental care" point of view. In holistic dentistry, the aim is to find bio-compatible materials to use, in order to reduce the toxicity for everyone, especially the chemically sensitive. For instance Amalgam fillings (mercury Fillings) are avoided in holistic dentistry because of concern about possible toxicity problems.
A holistic dental practice is constructed upon few basic principles;
Never treat when you can prevent or heal instead
To Place safeguards to protect against exposure to known toxins like mercury
Use non-invasive dental treatments that stimulate the body's natural ability to heal.
To Place safeguards to protect against exposure to known toxins like mercury
Use non-invasive dental treatments that stimulate the body's natural ability to heal.
The mouth is the primary connection of the "outside" environment with the "inside" environment, and this makes the mouth a unique and very important place regarding general health and should be viewed and approached in this manner.
The health of our mouth, teeth and gums are a vital and essential aspect of general health, and the existence of disease here can contribute to, or even cause other health problems. This is progressively being recognised by all dentists. For example, it is now known that gum disease can be a significant factor in heart disease. Your gums are the foundation for any dental treatment. A holistic dentist will always try to implement a balanced and progressive program for preserving your gums; therefore visiting the hygienist regularly is the optimum chain in holistic dentistry for your periodontal care.
A typical holistic dentist will:
- Use treatment techniques that are conservative and minimally invasive … saving valuable tooth structures and diminishing the need for crowns and root canal therapy.
- Avoid the use of toxic substances such as mercury and metals
- Restore and repair your teeth with non-toxic, bio-compatible, metal-free dental materials like composite resin, porcelain or zirconia
- Use low-dose digital x-rays to reduce your radiation exposure to insignificant levels
- Provide treatments and nutritional advice that stimulate the body's natural ability to heal … gum disease and tooth decay can be healed
- Strictly follow "Mercury Safe Protocols" when they remove or replace mercury silver amalgam fillings.
Holistic dentistry is a great choice for people interested in optimum health. If you have a healthy lifestyle, value good health or use holistic medicine in any form, it makes perfect sense that you would seek a holistic dentist for your dental care. Whether you're ready for replacing your silver fillings or just want your dentist to appreciate your health as much as you do, a holistic dentist is the way to go.
For more information on Holistic Dentistry services please contact your local dentist in Preston at Lane Ends Aesthetic & Implant Centre. Tel; 01772 - 726932


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New England Patriots linebacker Dane Fletcher (52) is tended to on the field during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the New Orleans Saints in Foxborough, Mass. Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Fletcher left the game with a lower body injury and did not return. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)


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Village Vet Winchmore Hill is a large, fully equipped veterinary practice conveniently located between Winchmore Hill, Palmers Green and Enfield with a spacious car park to the rear. We pride ourselves on the relaxed, friendly, caring atmosphere at our practice and would encourage you to call or pop in anytime to gain from the wealth of information we are keen to share with you. Don't forget in case of emergency we have a 24 hour service. We are sure Village Vet Winchmore Hill will meet all of your expectations in treatment and service but if at any time we fall short, please let us know. We hope you and your pet have a long and happy association with our practice.