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One of the most popular techniques in portfolio design is to have a computer monitor or screen to display your works. While you can try to find a free stock image to use, raster graphics tend to be lossy and lower quality, so it's a better option to use Adobe Illustrator to design your own.
In this tutorial you will learn how to design the Macbook line for your portfolios! Haven't you felt the need for a good realistic design to help you preview your works? Well this tutorial is just what you need then! With more emphasis on screen space, you'll be able to show your works in style!
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Final Image Preview
Macbook White
1. First of all let's create the Mac book white model. So to start off, create a rounded rectangle with The Rounded Rectangle Tool and fill in the shown measures.
2. Now, fill in the rounded rectangle with a linear gradient. With the gradient panel (Window>Gradient) or the Gradient Tool (G) fill in the shown measures.
3. Now with the shape selected go to Object>Path>Offset Path and enter 2pt in the popup box. Now with the new shape selected, go to Effect>Stylize>Inner glow and enter the shown measures.
4. Now with both shapes centrally aligned, duplicate the grey rectangle and fill it with the shown gradient [Gradient Panel or Gradient Tool (G)]
5. Now with both the Rectangle Tool (M) and the Rounded Rectangle Tool create two shapes (measures in image), then align them as shown (First centrally align them, then move the bigger rectangle up 1.5pt), Then with the Pathfinder Panel (Window>Pathfinder) and with both the shapes selected, click on the "Minus Front" button.
6. Now fill in the newly created shape with the gradient shown. (The location of all the "upper" handles is 50).
7. Now align this shape with the main screen like shown (Make sure you have Smart Guides turned on). This is our main body, now we'll be adding more shapes to make it look more realistic).
8. Now duplicate the shape we just created (Ctrl + C to copy and then Ctrl + F to paste in front) and then with the transparency panel (Window>Transparency) set it on overlay and reduce the opacity to 50%. This intensifies the main shape and gives nice contrast.
9. Now we'll be making apple's "Magnetic Opener" (I'm not so sure what they call it) so first create the two shapes shown and centrally align them and then move the upper rectangle up 1.5pt. (The measures don't matter for the rectangle as it is being used only as a temporary shape). So now with both the shapes selected, go to the Pathfinder Panel and click on "Minus Front".
10. Now to add realism to the shape, so first fill the shape with white and cancel off any stroke and then select the Mesh Tool (U) and click on the shapes three times (shown in the image), then with the Direct Selection Tool (A), holding down Ctrl select the highlighted points and change their color to something gray.
11. Now just align the "opener" with the main body as shown. (It looks good, doesn't it?).
12. Now time to make "power" or "sleep" shower (Again don't know exactly what they call it). So first with the Line Segment Tool () make a line of 12pt everything else at default. Now cancel the fill and give it a stoke of color #383838 and then with the stroke panel change the weight to 2pt and click on the round cap button and finally align it to the main shape.
13. Now time to make the screws which appear on the bottom of the macbook, so first make an ellipse with the Ellipse Tool (L) [measures in image] and then fill it with #494949 and give it a stroke of #2C3235 and with opacity of 50%.
14. So now make 3 more copies of the screw and then align them at the bottom as shown.
15. In this step we'll be using the appearance panel (Window> Appearance) to add multiple strokes to make the webcam on top of the macbook. So first with the Ellipse tool (L) make a circle of width and height 2pt, and then give the following strokes and fill shown in the image (To add multiple strokes click on the appearance fly-out menu and click on "Add New Stroke).
16. Now just align the webcam as shown in the image (at the top).
17. Now let's make a temporary screen for our macbook, so first with the Rectangle Tool (M) make a rectangle (measures in image) and then simply align it to the main body as shown.
18. Now let's make the famous reflection of the screen, so first duplicate the screen (Ctrl + C and then Ctrl + F) and then with the pentool, roughly create the shape as in the image. Then select both of them and with pathfinder click on "Minus Front", voila you have the shape!
19. Now give the newly made shape a white-to-transparent gradient and at a slanting angle then align it to the screen. After aligning just reduce it's opacity to 75%.
20. We are reaching the final stages! Now add some text at the bottom of the screen and fill it with a slightly darker grey than the body itself. Now to simulate a illusion so that it looks like it's sitting on something, so let's make a reflection! Duplicate the lower part and go to Object>Transform>Reflect and with Horizontal selected click on OK. Now just align it and fill it with grey to transparent gradient.
21. As the image says, Plant in a screenshot and you're macbook is finished!
Macbook Pro
22. Now let's make the awesome MacbookPro that everyone uses! So first of all with the Rounded Rectangle Tool create a rectangle with the measures shown in the image.
23. Now again with the same tool, create another rectangle with the measures shown and then give it a inner glow by going to Effect> Stylize > Inner Glow and fill in the shown measures.
24. Now centrally align both the shapes to get a similar looking figure in the image.
25. Now let's make the camera, so first with the Ellipse Tool (L) create a circle of width and height 12pt, then fill it with a radial gradient like shown in the image and then align it to the top of the body we just made.
26. Now let's make the temporary screen, so with the Rectangle Tool (M) create a rectangle with the measures shown and fill it with #OCOCOC and then align it to the main body as shown.
27. Now add a reflection like the way we made previously for the macbook white and then add some text at the bottom, now our screen is complete, so let's move onto creating the base.
28. Ok so now let's create the base, so to start off, select the Rectangle Tool (M) and create a rectangle with the measures shown, then fill it with a metallic gradient (measures in image).
29. Now make 2 copies of the "base" and then select the first one and go to Effect>Texture>Grain and fill in the measures shown, similarly do it for the second one also and then finally align them on each other. This is done to add a realistic metal feel.
30. Now, just align them to the screen like shown. Align them in such a way that the "base" overlaps the screen a bit.
31. With the Rectangle Tool (M) create a rectangle of width 875pt and height of 14pt, then fill it with a linear gradient (measures in image) and then with the Direct Selection Tool (A) select one-by-one the top corners of the rectangle and move the 25pt to right and left respectively, then go to Effect>Stylize>Round Corners and type in 10pt.
32. Now make a copy of the shape we made previously and go to Effect>Stylize>Texture and type in the measures in the image shown. Then align both the shapes on each other and then align then to the bottom of the "base" as shown in the image.
33. Now, add the final details (Gradient mesh opener, the power shower and the screws) like we did in the macbook. Then similarly again add a reflection at the bottom.
34. Again plant in a screenshot and you are good to go!
Macbook Air
35. Similarly with the same effects and gradients, you can create the Macbook Air also!!
Final Image
Why and where should I use it?
These have a lot of uses; they can be used for portfolios, marketplace previews and even for icon sets! In web design, when you need to show your client your work these are great for showing them, they enhance the design, these are awesome for portfolios to show your latest work, it gives a sense of professionalism to the viewer and they can also be made into icon sets! The great thing about these is that they can be practically used in any kind of design and since they are vector, these are scalable. There are endless possibilities for which you can use these for. And since the MacApp store is opening soon, these will be just the thing you'll need for previewing those apps! And with the main focus on the screen and not other details like keyboard etc. it gives the maximum space for previewing your great websites and portfolios!!
By using simple shapes and gradients, You can make possibly anything!.


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Josh Mays1236 Glenstone Place Moody, Alabama United States of America
Josh Mays Josh Mays is trying to rip me off for $850 dollars. I sold a kitten to his wife, not Josh Mays and not his Mother. Holly Mays signed the contract for the kitten. Mr. Mays stated that the kitten die Moody, Alabama
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They supplied no autopsy report as required from the contract that Holly Mays read and signed. Althought I have no proof that the kitten actually died, I was extremely nice and gave them a FREE kitten and then when they took that kitten home, they state that the second kitten died---still no vet paperwork for the first kitten or the second kitten, no autopsy report and no vet reports or no vet bills to prove that the first or second kitten died. How do I know if the kitten really died and if the kitten really did die, then the kitten could have gotten a hold of chocolate from the very small children, could have gotten hold of plants, could have gotten outside or a number of things could have happened. When breeders send home a precious kitten, we can only pray that the the consumer will take care of the kitten. We can also only pray that the consumer will follow the contract that they signed.
When Josh Mays was not happy by me dealing with his wife who actually signed the contract and purchased the kitten from me, then he not only sends me ugly emails that I have copies of; he also sends BBB (Better Business Bureau) a letter stating resolution of $850 dollars although the kitten has been replaced, but yet his wife Holly signed the contract that states "No Refunds" and that it is required to have an autopsy performed to prove the death of the kitten. I have no idea if the kitten even died and definitely do not know what the kitten died from since they refused to get an autopsy done on either kitten.
While I have had absolutely no dealings whatsoever with Josh concerning his insurance company (Farmers Insurance Company), I would not personally purchase insurance from Josh Mays just from the sheer the fact of the content in his emails and also because he does not allow his wife to follow any contract information that he signed. Josh Mays and also his Mother-in-law do most of the talking for Holly. I do have a lot of text from Holly and feel that Holly and I could have worked everything out. Holly stated in a text, which I have that "it sucked being put in the middle". Holly also stated that "some things were better to not accept money from when she accepted money from her Mother-in-law as a gift for the kitten---this may not be the exact wording, but I have the text from Holly that can be forwarded. Even with purchasing any type of insurance, there are certain things with the Agent and the buyer that has to take place. I wold want to be first and foremost comfortable with my Agent and kow that they would follow a contract. Also, the buyer has to have faith in the Agent to purchase the insurance and I personally would not have faith in purchasing any type of insurance from Josh Mays.
It is all right with me that Josh Mays does not want another kitten from me since they have claimed that two kittens have died and they have provided me with no vet proof whatsoever and no autopsy reports to prove what the kitten died from. I have no vet bills, no autopsy performed as to if the kitten really died. I would never allow one of my most precious and beautiful Ragdoll babies to go into a home to where the kitten could end up dead (again). Evidently, there is something going on about the kittens. I can honestly understand one kitten dying because they are an animal and things can happen, which is why a contract is put in place to protect the Breeder and the Buyer. Of course, Josh Mays took a replacement kitten then wants to rip me off for $850 dollars.
Breeders need to be totally aware of these customers if they have any intention of selling a kitten to them. They will supply you with no vet reports, they will have no autopsy report done nor are they willing to following any contract that they sign.
I have responded to the BBB Report. I have replaced the kitten, but Josh Mays who did not even purchase nor sign the contract is trying to rip me off for money that is not due to him in my opinion. I could have sold the replacement kitten for money so that is money that has been taken out of my pocket. Josh actually received replacement kitten and wants the $850 replaced so double his money for purchasing a kitten from me. Unless you want this customer to be vindictive to you, try to rip you off of your precious kittens and money; it is my personal opinion to be careful and not sell to someone such as this customer.
Should anyone have questions, please feel free to call me if you would like to see the contract that was signed between Holly Mays and myself. I cannot show you any vet reports, no vet bills nor any autopsy report since none have been given to me. I guess they think that I am just suppose to trust them with their statements and not have any paperwork supplied to me as a breeder.
Like I said, there is something going on when two kittens die. I can totally understand one kitten, but I do not and will not understand two kittens supposedly dying.
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Misti Alpaca Pima Cotton & Silk Worsted is a beautiful blend of cotton and silk in a worsted weight, and at an incredible closeout price! Knit up this loosly plied cotton/silk blend into garments that will feel great next to the skin. Create a warm shawl with a light sheen or a soft garment like a sweater or vest. Made in Peru.


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Garlic in plastic bag with egg and tea — oil on maple panel, 10 x 10 inch (25 x 25 cm), 08/16/2010 Garlic in plastic bag with egg and tea — graphite on mylar, 5 x 7 inch (13 x 18 cm), 08/12/2010 … [Read more...]
Drawing resumes after work in December was disrupted in part by replacing -- three times -- a ten year old mac G4 with a shiny new malfunctioning i-mac. A peek behind the flawless curtain of brand image can be a shock, whether it's Apple, Tiger, or the mesmerizing decorative wrappings torn off another holiday season. The desire to believe in appearances persists. "Fancy thinking the Beast was … [Read more...]
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Weakened environmental regulations and the construction of a massive new power line have helped at least 10 large-scale mines move forward in northwest British Columbia — a region that is quickly becoming one of the largest mining districts in the world.
These mining projects are located in transboundary watersheds of key salmon rivers—the Taku, Stikine and Unuk—that originate in B.C. and flow into Southeast Alaska. These existing and proposed mines are likely to produce acid mine drainage that could harm Southeast Alaska's lucrative fishing and tourism industries, the traditional practices of Alaska Natives, and the way of life for Southeast Alaskans.
The Solution.
Alaska's congressional delegation, and several dozen Alaska municipal governments, tribes, commercial and sport fishing organizations, NGOs and businesses have called on the U.S. Department of State for action under the Boundary Waters Treaty to protect the water and ecosystems—and the cultures, fisheries and way of life dependent on them—in the Taku, Stikine and Unuk watersheds.
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When fishing guide/filmmaker Mark Titus learns why wild salmon populations plummeted in his native Pacific Northwest, he embarks on a journey to discover where the fish have gone and what might bring them back. Along the way, Titus unravels a trail of human hubris, historical amnesia and potential tragedy looming in Alaska – all conspiring to end the most sustainable wild food left on the planet.


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"As a martial arts teacher, I am very impressed with the clarity and reach of this book. Gaku Homma Sensei illuminates each technique in three contexts, showing us its nuance and value in different fighting situations. Any martial artist, no matter what style he or she practices, will be captivated by the originality of his approach and the practicality of his teaching."
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The Insect in Winter: Snug as a Rugged Bug
By JANE E. BRODY
Published: January 6, 1998
THERE are good reasons that insects, not people, are the dominant form of multicellular life on earth. Not the least of them is the ability to survive extreme environmental stress, particularly the harsh winters in the temperate and polar regions.
While humans have only a limited number of options for keeping warm in winter -- donning extra clothing, staying in heated buildings and heading for hotter climes -- insects have evolved myriad strategies to survive winter's frigid conditions, including the ability to greatly lower their freezing points and, for some, to tolerate being frozen solid.
On Ellesmere Island, 500 miles from the North Pole, for example, an Arctic woolly bear caterpillar lies frozen for 10 months of the year, capable of surviving temperatures as low as 126 degrees Fahrenheit below the freezing point of water. With only two frost-free months each year to develop, this insect can take as many as 20 years to get through its life cycle, from egg to adult moth.
Another cryogenic wonder, the larva of a fly that forms a spherical gall, or tumor, on goldenrod, can survive with 70 percent of its body water frozen, even when temperatures dip to minus 90 degrees Fahrenheit, 122 degrees below freezing.
Why don't their delicate larval cells rupture when their body water turns to ice, and how do they avoid freezer burn? The answer, say entomologists who specialize in how insects make it through the winter, lies primarily in their ability to stoke their bodies with protective compounds, like the ones used to preserve sperm, embryos and blood cells when they are stored frozen in liquid nitrogen.
Unraveling the mysteries of how various insects cope with winter is giving researchers new handles on the biological control of insect pests, including ways to foil the cold-hardiness of crop-damaging pests while reducing agriculture's dependence on toxic chemicals. For example, Dr. Marcia Lee, a microbiologist at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, said a number of laboratories were studying the bacteria and fungi that raise the freezing point of insect pests. The goal is to cause the insects to freeze to death during winter temperatures they would normally survive. The bacteria and fungi are the same ice-seeding microbes used to make snow on ski slopes.
Other researchers are cashing in on how the predators of crop pests get through the winter. Drs. Maurice and Catherine Tauber, husband-and-wife entomologists at the New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, have shown that they could provide farmers with a ready supply of a valuable predator, the common green lacewing, a devourer of destructive aphids and caterpillars. By understanding the basic biology of lacewing dormancy, the Taubers devised a way to induce dormancy at will. They keep mass-cultured lacewings in cold storage in the off season, then artificially break the dormancy and have the insects produce as many eggs as they would have if they had not been stored.
Dr. Maurice Tauber said, ''Even with those insects that don't undergo a classic hibernation, we've learned how to induce cold hardiness and store them for months'' so they can be released over a field at the right time to attack an insect pest.
As cold-blooded creatures, arthropods that breed in the temperate and arctic zones have one all-consuming winter task: to find some way to keep from freezing to death. Dr. Marcia Lee's husband, Dr. Richard Lee, an insect physiologist at Miami University in Ohio, explained that most insects avoided freezing by behavioral adaptations. Some, like the monarch butterfly, migrate long distances to warmer territories, using the ever-shorter days of late summer as their clue to head south before the fall chill makes flying too difficult for an animal that gets sluggish in the cold.
Many others burrow deep into the soil or head for the bottom of a lake, below the frost line. Ants, for example, may dig down six feet, then form a tight huddle at the end of the tunnel to keep warm.
Crickets often hide out in a quiescent state in beetle burrows. Dr. Gilbert Waldbauer, author of ''Insects Through the Seasons'' (Harvard University Press, 1996) said the cecropia, a giant silk moth, ''just sits in a tough-walled silken cocoon with its metabolic rate about one-tenth that of normal, which allows it to survive 10 times longer'' while living off stored fat.
Many leaf-eating moths survive winter as eggs on the stems of plants that provide food for their larvae when the eggs hatch in spring. Thus, the eggs of gypsy moths can be found in felt-like clusters on tree trunks, and tent caterpillar eggs are found clustered around twigs, covered with a shiny brown varnish that helps protect them against the ravages of winter weather. Honey bees conserve body heat by clustering in a ball that keeps stirring all winter; bees on the outside keep warm by migrating toward the center of the ball.
And, as many a dismayed homeowner has discovered, cluster flies often come indoors in the fall, then spend winter as adults in nooks inaccessible to swatters. The American cockroach, known euphemistically as a ''water bug,'' stays warm by living in sewers in winter, while the smaller German cockroach thrives in heated kitchens.


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Why would we have used "int(rand(" rather than "rand("?
So tonight I was reading through the code, trying to remind myself of how the model uses each fragment's score and Perl's random number generator to decide whether or not to accept the fragment for recombination (or, in this case, for printing). The logic is simple, but its implementation surprised me.
Here's the logic: First choose a random number from the range between zero and the maximum possible score. Then compare it to the fragment's score. If the score is lower, discard the fragment. If the score is higher, accept the fragment. So a fragment with the best possible score will always be accepted, and a fragment whose score is 50% of the best will get accepted half the time.
But the code the simulation actually used added a step. When it got each random number, it converted it to its integer value (instead of rand($max) it did int(rand($max). This didn't create a problem with our fake matrix, because the preferred bases at each of its 10 positions all had value 10, giving the total matrix a maximum score of 10^10, and taking the integer values just stripped off irrelevant decimal points. But the Gibbs matrix has true probabilities in its elements, so its maximum score is only 1.9 x 10^-7. This means that all the random numbers will be ≤ 1.9 x 10^-7, so their integer values will all be zero. And this means that all the scores will be larger than the random number, so all the fragments will be accepted.
I don't know why the int function was included in the original program, but we tried deleting it and the program still ran fine. And now the program works as it should with the Gibbs matrix, preferentially accepting fragments with higher scores. So I used it to collect the positions of 200 preferred fragments from each of the forward and reverse-complement strands of the first 50 kb of the H. influenzae genome, and an equal number of control fragments (with the program set to accept every fragment it scored.
As a bonus, solving this problem may also have solved the problem I was having with the real version of the simulation - the one we are using to model the evolution of uptake sequences. In the past I couldn't see any evolution of uptake sequences when I used a Gibbs-derived matrix, only with the fake matrix. At the time I though this must be because the Gibbs matrix didn't incorporate strong enough selectivity, and that was worrisome for my understanding of how uptake sequences evolve. But now I suspect that the problem may just have been that int function!
But I still would feel better if I knew why the student who did the coding for us included the int step. Did we discuss it and decide that this was the right thing to do, or did he just do it on his own initiative? I've checked the old versions of the program and it's there from the beginning. Maybe it's some sort of Perl good-practice thing.
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I can't think of a good reason to do int(rand()) in your case. It could be based on the programmer's assumption that the maximum score against which the result is compared would consistently be some large power of 10, as in your test matrix. But even then, I can't think of a good reason to remove the decimal part because the comparison is still (I assume) between floating-point numbers, for which presence/absence of digits right of the decimal point doesn't matter. So use of int() here just wastes a little runtime in addition to (as you found) creating a range-dependent bias in your accept-reject criterion.ReplyDelete
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This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding our business strategy, investment priorities, product plans, goals of targeted pricing actions, trends in consumer demand affecting our products and markets, our current or future revenue mix, our competitive position, and the impact of new product introductions and product innovation on future performance or anticipated costs and expenses. Forward-looking statements also include, among others, those statements including the words "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "predict," "should," "will," and similar language. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual performance to differ materially from that anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the section titled "Risk Factors" in Part II, Item 1A of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. You should carefully review the risks described in other documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K that we file in fiscal year 2012 and our fiscal year 2011 Form 10-K, which was filed on May 27, 2011, which discuss our business in greater detail. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to the forward-looking statements or reflect events or circumstances after the date of this document.
Overview of Our Company
Logitech is a world leader in products that connect people to the digital experiences they care about. Spanning multiple computing, communication and entertainment platforms, we develop and market innovative hardware and software products that enable or enhance digital navigation, music and video entertainment, gaming, social networking, audio and video communication over the Internet, video security, and home-entertainment control. We have two operating segments, peripherals and video conferencing.
Our peripherals segment encompasses the design, manufacturing and marketing of peripherals for PCs (personal computers), tablets and other digital platforms. Our products for home and business PCs include mice, trackballs, keyboards, interactive gaming controllers, multimedia speakers, headsets, webcams, and lapdesks. Our tablet accessories include keyboards, keyboard cases, earphones, wireless speakers and speaker stands. Our Internet communications products include webcams, headsets, video communications services, and digital video security systems for a home or small business. Our digital music products include speakers, earphones, and custom in-ear monitors. For home entertainment systems, we offer the Harmony line of advanced remote controls, Squeezebox wireless music solutions and, in the United States, a line of Logitech products for the Google TV platform. For gaming consoles, we offer a range of gaming controllers and microphones, as well as other accessories.
Our peripherals research and product management teams are organized along product lines, and are responsible for product strategy, industrial design and development, and technological innovation. Our global marketing and sales organization helps define product opportunities and bring our products to market, and is responsible for building the Logitech brand and consumer awareness of our products. This organization is comprised of retail and OEM (original equipment manufacturer) sales and marketing groups. Our retail sales and marketing activities are organized into three geographic regions: Americas (including North and South America), EMEA (Europe-Middle East-Africa), and Asia Pacific (including, among other countries, China, Taiwan, Japan, India and Australia). In addition, we recently established an organization focused on developing and selling products for enterprise markets, including peripherals for
unified communications applications. This group combines product management and sales personnel for enterprise products, including our OEM sales team, into one organization.
We sell our peripheral products to a network of distributors and resellers and to OEMs. Our worldwide retail network includes wholesale distributors, consumer electronics retailers, mass merchandisers, specialty electronics stores, computer and telecommunications stores, value-added resellers and online merchants. Sales of peripherals to our retail channels were 84% of our net sales for the six months ended September 30, 2011 and 85% of our net sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. The large majority of our revenues have historically been derived from sales of our peripheral products for use by consumers. Our OEM customers include the majority of the world's largest PC manufacturers. Sales to OEM customers were 9% of our net sales for the six months ended September 30, 2011 and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.
Our video conferencing segment encompasses the design, manufacturing and marketing of LifeSize video conferencing products, infrastructure and services for the enterprise, public sector, and other business markets. LifeSize products include scalable HD (high-definition) video communication endpoints, HD video conferencing systems with integrated monitors, video bridges and other infrastructure software and hardware to support large scale video deployments, and services to support these products. The LifeSize division maintains a separate marketing and sales organization, which sells LifeSize products and services worldwide. LifeSize product development and product management organizations are separate, but coordinated with our peripherals business, particularly our webcam and video communications groups. We sell our LifeSize products and services to distributors, value-added resellers, OEMs, and, occasionally, direct enterprise customers. Sales of LifeSize products were 6% of our net sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 and 7% of our net sales for the six months ended September 30, 2011.
We seek to fulfill the increasing demand for interfaces between people and the expanding digital world across multiple platforms and user environments. The interface evolves as platforms, user models and our target markets evolve. As access to digital information has expanded, we have extended our focus to mobile devices, the digital home, and the enterprise as access points to the Internet and the digital world. All of these platforms require interfaces that are customized according to how the devices are used. We believe that continued investment in product research and development is critical to creating the innovation required to strengthen our competitive advantage and to drive future sales growth. We are committed to identifying and meeting current and future customer trends with new and improved product technologies, partnering with others where our strengths are complementary, as well as leveraging the value of the Logitech and LifeSize brands from a competitive, channel partner and consumer experience perspective. We believe innovation and product quality are important to gaining market acceptance and maintaining market leadership.
We are developing new categories of products, such as tablet accessories, expanding in emerging retail markets, such as China, Russia and Latin America, and entering new product arenas, such as hosted video conferencing as a service, and peripherals and services for UC (unified communications). As we do so, we are confronting new competitors, many of which have more experience in the categories or markets and have greater marketing resources and brand name recognition than we have. In addition, because of the continuing convergence of the markets for computing devices and consumer electronics, we expect greater competition in the future from well-established consumer electronics companies in our new categories as well as future ones we might enter. Many of these companies have greater financial, technical, sales, marketing and other resources than we have.
Our peripherals and video conferencing industries are intensely competitive. The peripherals industry is characterized by platform evolution, short product life cycles, continual performance enhancements, and rapid adoption of technological and product advancements by competitors in our retail markets, and price sensitivity in the OEM market. We experience aggressive price competition and other promotional activities from our primary competitors and from less established brands, including brands owned by some retail customers known as house brands, in response to declining consumer demand in both mature retail markets and OEM markets. We may also encounter more competition if any of our competitors in one or more categories decide to enter other categories in which we currently operate.
As we address the current and future market challenges we face, we plan to continue to align our resources and prioritize our investments so that we may develop promising new opportunities and seek to optimize profitability on our current product portfolio. We plan to increase our investments in emerging geographic markets and new categories, including tablet peripherals, video communications, business-to-business, digital home products, and UC. Although we primarily broaden our product lines organically, we also seek to partner with or acquire, when appropriate, companies that have products, personnel, and technologies that complement our strategic direction.
We continually evaluate our product offerings and our strategic direction in light of changing consumer trends and the evolving nature of the interface between the consumer and the digital world.
Summary of Financial Results
Our total net sales for the six months ended September 30, 2011 of $1.1 billion were approximately the same as the total net sales for the six months ended September 30, 2010. Retail sales increased 1% and units sold increased 2%, while OEM sales and units decreased 17% and 14%. Retail sales in our Asia Pacific regions increased 25% in the six months ended September 30, 2011 compared with 2010, while weak demand in our EMEA region decreased retail sales by 6% , and inventory management actions by our direct channel partners decreased retail sales in our Americas region by 2%. If foreign currency exchange rates had been the same in six months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the percentage changes in our constant dollar total net sales would have been an increase of 21% in Asia Pacific, a decrease of 1% in the Americas, and a decrease of 14% in EMEA.
Gaming was our best-performing retail product category during the six months ended September 30, 2011, with sales increasing 43% over the same period in 2010 based on strong sales of our steering wheels. Retail sales of keyboards and desktops increased 20%, driven by cordless keyboards and our initial launch of iPad specific keyboard products. Our weakest performing product category in the six months ended September 30, 2011 was Digital Home, as sales of our Harmony remotes declined 44%, with sales falling significantly in EMEA and the Americas.
Our gross margin for the six months ended September 30, 2011 was 30.3% compared with 36.4% in the six months ended September 30, 2010. The decline in gross margin was primarily due to a $34.1 million valuation adjustment during the quarter ended June 30, 201, reflecting the lower of cost or market on our inventory of Logitech Revue and related peripherals on hand and at our suppliers, and a shift in product mix to lower-margin retail products, offset by increase LifeSize sales and the positive effect of foreign currency translation. Operating expenses increased 7% in the six months ended September 30, 2011, due to investments in our LifeSize division, B2B (business to business) and China sales and marketing, and the impact of foreign currency exchange rates. Net loss for the six months ended September 30, 2011 was $12.2 million, compared with net income of $60.7 million for the six months ended September 30, 2010.
Trends in Our Business
Our sales of PC peripherals for use by consumers in the Americas and Europe have historically made up the large majority of our revenues. The increasing popularity of smaller, mobile computing devices such as tablets and smartphones with touch interfaces and the declining popularity of desktop PCs has rapidly changed the market and usage models for PC peripherals. Consumer demand for PCs is slowing in our traditional, mature markets such as North America, Western and Nordic Europe, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, and we believe sales of our PC peripherals in mature markets will decline in fiscal year 2012 and potentially beyond. In response, we intend to increasingly differentiate our approach to PC peripheral categories and markets. We also believe our future sales growth will be significantly impacted by our ability to innovate in our core peripherals business, grow sales in emerging markets, to increase our sales of products for enterprises, to grow our LifeSize video conferencing division, and to develop sales and
innovations for our emerging product categories, such as our products for tablets, digital music, and the digital home.
We believe there are continued growth opportunities for our PC peripherals outside the more mature markets of the Americas and Europe. We are investing significantly in growing the number of our sales, marketing and administrative personnel in China. We are also expanding our presence and our sales in Russia, India and Latin America. We believe these markets offer high potential for us, but growing and conducting business in these markets will continue to require significant investment and management focus, and our return on investment is not certain due to, among other things, the challenges presented by potentially entrenched local competition, higher credit risks, and cultural differences that affect consumer trends in ways which may be substantially different from our current major markets.
We also believe there are opportunities to sell products to consumers to help make their tablets and other mobile devices more productive and comfortable. We launched our iPad specific keyboard products during the quarter ended June 30, 2011, which contributed to the sales growth in our keyboards and desktops product family in the three and six months ended September 30, 2011. This new tablet accessories product line includes the Keyboard Case for iPad2 and the Tablet Keyboard for iPad, with additional products planned for launch in future quarters. However, consumer acceptance and demand for peripherals for use with tablets and other mobile computing devices is still unproven.
We are focusing more of our efforts on creating and selling products and services to enterprises, including for use in UC. We believe the preferences of employees increasingly drive companies' choices in the information technologies they deploy to their employee base, and that this consumerization of information technology has made the business market open to embracing consumer technology and design. While our LifeSize division has extensive experience in developing and selling products for enterprises, we are still in the early stages of our B2B efforts for our peripherals and related services, and growing our enterprise business will continue to require investment in product marketing and sales channel development.
Our LifeSize video conferencing segment represented 7% of our net sales for the six months ended September 30, 2011 and 6% of our net sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. On July 18, 2011, Logitech acquired Mirial S.r.l., an Italian company that is a leading provider of personal and mobile video conferencing solutions. Mirial will be integrated into the LifeSize division, and we expect that its technology will be used to enhance video connection capabilities on a variety of mobile devices and networks. While we expect sales from the LifeSize division to continue to grow faster than our overall sales, we also expect the division will require significant continuing investments in product development and sales and marketing to stimulate and support future growth.
Sales of video products represented 12% of our total retail sales in the six months ended September 30, 2011 and 13% of our total retail sales in the year ended March 31, 2011. Logitech's video products category consists primarily of webcams, with a smaller, growing line-up of Logitech Alert video security systems. The long-term growth potential for webcams is unclear, as the embedded webcam experience appears to be sufficient to meet the needs of many retail consumers as the quality of embedded webcams improves.
In the digital home, we invested significantly in developing and marketing our Logitech Revue and related peripherals for the Google TV platform in the United States. As a result of poor initial sales of these products, we reduced the retail price of Logitech Revue from $249 to $99 in the quarter ended September 30, 2011. This action resulted in a $34.1 million valuation adjustment to cost of goods sold in the three months ended June 30, 2011. We expect our inventory of Logitech Revue products will be fully depleted in the quarter ended December 31, 2011. We do not plan to build a successor to Logitech Revue. However, we plan to take advantage of future peripheral opportunities around the Google TV platform as such opportunities arise.
Sales of our OEM mice and keyboards have historically made up the bulk of our OEM sales. OEM sales accounted for 9% of total revenues during the six months ended September 30, 2011 and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. In recent years, the shift away from desktop PCs adversely affected our sales of OEM mice and keyboards, which are sold with name-brand desktop PCs. We expect this trend to continue and for OEM sales to comprise a smaller percentage of our total revenues in the future.
Our balance sheet includes goodwill of $239.6 million related to various past acquisitions which are part of our peripherals reporting unit, and $320.7 million related to our video conferencing reporting unit. We evaluate goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level annually during our fiscal fourth quarter, and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may exceed the fair value of the reporting unit. Events or changes in circumstances which might indicate potential impairment in goodwill include, among other key factors described in our Form 10-K, volatility in stock price, a sustained decline in market capitalization relative to net book value, and lower than projected revenue, market growth, or operating results. Based on the impairment analysis performed in fiscal year 2011, the fair value of each of our reporting units exceeded the carrying value of the reporting unit by more than 50% of the carrying value. During the quarter ended September 30, 2011 and after the quarter-end, we experienced volatility in our stock price and market capitalization. During this period, the Company's market capitalization was greater than its net book value. In September 2011, we reduced our projected fiscal year 2012 consolidated operating results, based on the current economic environment in mature western markets and the Company's current product offerings. As our consolidated operating results are projected to be profitable for fiscal year 2012, management determined there were no triggering events requiring the review of goodwill for impairment as of September 30, 2011. Management continues to evaluate and monitor all key factors impacting the carrying value of our recorded goodwill, as well as other long lived assets. Further adverse changes in the Company's expected operating results, market capitalization, business climate, or other negative events could result in a non-cash impairment charge in the future.
We continue to evaluate potential acquisitions to enhance the breadth and depth of our expertise in engineering and other functional areas, our technologies and our product offerings.
Most of our revenue comes from sales to our retail channels, which resell to consumers, retailers and distributors. As a result, our customers' demand for our products depends in substantial part on trends in consumer confidence and consumer spending, as well as the levels of inventory which our customers, and their customers, choose to maintain. We use sell-through data, which represents sales of our products by our retailer customers to consumers, and by our distributor customers to their customers, along with other metrics to indicate consumer demand for our products. Sell through data is subject to limitations due to collection methods and the third party nature of the data and thus may not be an entirely accurate indicator of actual consumer demand for our products. In addition, the customers supplying sell through data vary by geographic region and from period to period, but typically represent a majority of our retail sales.
We also use a metric of channel inventory, which are estimates of the inventory levels of our products held by or in-transit to our retailer and distributor customers, to indicate aggregate supply of our customers to meet demand by their customers and the potential for future sales by our customers. Channel inventory includes data compiled by Logitech from data supplied by our customers, as well as our estimates of inventory in-transit to our customers. The customers supplying this data vary by geographic region and from period to period, but typically represent a majority of our retail sales. Channel inventory data is subject to limitations and possible error sources, and may not be an entirely accurate indicator of actual customer channel inventory. The data supplied by our customers may not be indicative of inventory held by our customers as a whole. Reliability of the data depends on the accuracy and timeliness of the information supplied to us by our customers, and the processes by which they collect their data, which are largely outside of our control. The data is generally based on POS (Point of Sale) electronic data, the availability and accuracy of which varies by geographic region. Where POS data is not available, the data is collected primarily through manual processes, which are subject to typical human errors, including errors in data entry, transmission or interpretation. In addition, our interpretation of the data, and our estimates of in-transit inventory may be subject to errors in assumptions, calculations or other unintentional errors.
Although our financial results are reported in U.S. dollars, approximately 41% of our sales for the six months ended September 30, 2011 were made in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, such as the euro, Chinese renminbi and Japanese yen. Our product costs are primarily in U.S. dollars and Chinese renminbi. Our operating expenses are incurred in U.S. dollars, Chinese renminbi, Swiss francs, euros and, to a lesser extent, 29 other currencies. To the extent that the U.S. dollar significantly increases or decreases in value relative to the currencies in which our sales and operating expenses are denominated, the reported dollar amounts of our sales and expenses may decrease or increase.
Our gross margins vary with the mix of products sold, competitive activity, product life cycle, new product introductions, unit volumes, commodity and supply chain costs, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, geographic sales mix, and the complexity and functionality of new product introductions. Changes in consumer demand for our products affect the need for us to undertake promotional efforts, such as cooperative marketing arrangements, customer incentive programs or other pricing programs, which also alter our product gross margins.
Logitech is incorporated in Switzerland but operates in various countries with differing tax laws and rates. A portion of our income before taxes and the provision for income taxes are generated outside of Switzerland. Therefore, our effective income tax rate depends on the amount of profits generated in each of the various tax jurisdictions in which we operate. For the six months ended September 30, 2011, the income tax benefit was $4.7 million based on an effective income tax rate of 27.7% of pre-tax loss. For the six months ended September 30, 2010, the income tax provision was $3.5 million based on an effective income tax rate of 5.4% of pre-tax income. The change in the effective income tax rate for the six months ended September 30, 2011 compared with the six months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily due to the mix of income and losses in the various tax jurisdictions in which the Company operates, and a discrete tax benefit of $7.2 million in the six months ended September 30, 2010 from the closure of income tax audits in certain jurisdictions.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America) requires the Company to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, net sales and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.
We consider an accounting estimate critical if it: (i) requires management to
make judgments and estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain; and
(ii) is important to an understanding of Logitech's financial condition and operating results.
We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Although these estimates are based on management's best knowledge of current events and actions that may impact the Company in the future, actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has discussed the development, selection and disclosure of these critical accounting estimates with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
There have been no significant changes during the six months ended September 30, 2011 to the nature of the critical accounting estimates disclosed in the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2011, the FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) issued ASU
(Accounting Standards Update) 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820):
Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. ASU 2011-04 provides a consistent definition of fair value and ensures that the fair value measurement and disclosure requirements are similar
between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. ASU 2011-04 also changes certain fair value measurement principles and enhances the disclosure requirements particularly for level 3 fair value measurements. ASU . . .


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Inhibition of the reactions brought about by dioxygen (O2) or peroxides. Usually the antioxidant is effective because it can itself be more easily oxidized than the substance protected. The term is often applied to components that can trap free radicals, thereby breaking the chain reaction that normally leads to extensive biological damage.
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a chaperone protein, a class of proteins that bind to nascent or unfolded polypeptides and ensure correct folding or transport.
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with copper (Cu) ions.
Any molecular function by which a gene product interacts selectively and non-covalently with DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a drug, any naturally occurring or synthetic substance, other than a nutrient, that, when administered or applied to an organism, affects the structure or functioning of the organism; in particular, any such substance used in the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of disease.
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with fatty acids, aliphatic monocarboxylic acids liberated from naturally occurring fats and oils by hydrolysis.
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with oxygen (O2).
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with any protein or protein complex (a complex of two or more proteins that may include other nonprotein molecules).
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with pyridoxal 5' phosphate, 3-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl4-pyridine carboxaldehyde 5' phosphate, the biologically active form of vitamin B6.
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a toxic substance, a poisonous substance that causes damage to biological systems.
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of deprivation of nourishment.
The cytolytic destruction of red blood cells, with the release of intracellular hemoglobin, in the host organism by a symbiont. The host is defined as the larger of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction.
Any process in which a mitochondrion is maintained in a specific location within a cell and prevented from moving elsewhere.
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of cell death by apoptotic process.
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of programmed cell death, cell death resulting from activation of endogenous cellular processes.
A tissue homeostatic process involved in the maintenance of an internal equilibrium within the retina of the eye, including control of cellular proliferation and death and control of metabolic function.
The directed movement of substances (such as macromolecules, small molecules, ions) into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, or within a multicellular organism by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore.


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Many people think that all surgeons are the same and that if they have to get a procedure done, any one of them will do. This is the worst possible way that you could be thinking when approaching a surgery, due to the fact that surgeries are very serious. Although the majority of the time, since we have developed such great technology, surgeries go perfectly, there are a lot of surgeries that fail. In fact, each specific surgeon has a failure rate that you can likely find online. When you are going into surgery, you are literally putting your life in the hands of the surgeon, so you are going to want to make certain that you know a great deal about the individual that is going to do the operation.
When it comes to actually picking a surgeon, you are going to be limited by which provider you have selected. If you know that you are going to have to have a surgery in the future at some point but it is not imminent, you should look ahead of time for the best surgeon out there and then get a plan that coincides with the insurances that they accept. However, you may have to select a surgeon in your network, which is fine as well. You should also keep in mind that you do not have to get your surgery in the general area that you live. There are plenty of places where the surgeons and the overall quality of medical services are just not up to par and if you live in one of these areas, you might want to consider making travel and stay arrangements to a location with better rated surgeons.
Nearly every single surgeon has information in the form of reviews and ratings from tons of different people, so you should absolutely look up your options. The best way you can go about selecting a surgeon is doing a database search, which you can find by doing an online search, as well as calling your health care provider. They will get you a long list of surgeons that can do your surgery and you should take this and individually research each and every doctor. Once you find a doctor that has gotten stellar reviews across the board, you can be certain that you have made a good pick, due to the fact that you made a well-researched and informed decision.


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Complaint Review: Dr. Sherri Worth
Dr. Sherri Worth1401 Avocado Ave Newport Beach, California United States of America
Dr. Sherri Worth REVIEW: Center for Reconstructive Dentistry comitment to customer satisfaction. Dr. Sherri Worth approach to business is focused on providing the highest quality of Reconstructive Dentistry and customer satisfaction in the industry. Newport Beach, Californa
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EDitors UPDATE: Positive rating and recognition has been given to Dr. Sherri Worth, Center for Reconstructive Dentistry for its commitment to excellence in customer service.
Ripoff Reports discussions with Dr. Sherri Worth, Center for Reconstructive Dentistry, have uncovered an ongoing commitment by the practice to total patient satisfaction.
Our experienced team specializes in aesthetic and reconstructive dentistry, dental implants, and general dental services. Since 1995, we have been providing excellence in dental care, technology innovation, and expert results to celebrities, full-time moms, professional athletes, business professionals and models.
Dr. Sherri Worth is best known for her exceptional work in cosmetic dentistry. She has an impeccable eye for aesthetics and is passionate about creating her beautiful smile transformations. Dr. Worth's passion for reconstructive dentistry and helping people achieve a beautiful smile began when she was very young. Born with two of her front teeth missing, Dr. Worth experienced some of the embarrassment and discomfort that comes with being different.
Dr. Worth is the featured cosmetic and reconstructive dentist for Fox's hit reality show, "The Swan," where she has finished two seasons of smile transformations on over 40 different women. She has been interviewed on Larry King Live, Dr. Phil, Access Hollywood, Inside Edition, Fox News, VH1, The Tyra Bank's Show, How Do I Look, The Today Show, Good Day LA and many other TV shows. Dr. Worth was termed, "the best of the best" by Dr. Phil when she was on his program. Dr. Worth has also been featured and interviewed in Vogue, In Style, Elle, Marie Claire, Variety, Riviera,In Touch, Movieline's Hollywood Life, US Magazine, Men's Health, Salon City, Woman's Day, Consumer's Digest, Woman's Day, Her Sports, Cosmogirl, 944, Details, Coast and Orange Coast magazines.
Dr. Sherri Worth takes patients opinions and concerns very seriously. Customer feedback and surveys reveal all positive comments such as "I should have done this years ago. It was the best thing I ever did. One employee told Ripoff Report, as it states on our website Your beautiful, bright smile and healthy teeth are our first priority. They also take the time to listen and communicate with patients to find out what is most important to make them look and feel good about themselves. Ripoff Report was pleased to learn that Dr. Sherri Worth and the Center for Reconstructive Dentistrys past and current approach to business is focused on its pledge to total commitment towards their patients satisfaction.
Dr. Worth received her Bachelors of Science degree and Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from University of California at Los Angeles. She attended the UCLA Center for Esthetic Dentistry where she received advanced education in general dentistry. Dr. Worth is a member of the American Dental Association, Orange County Dental Society, Association of Women Dentists, Academy of General Dentistry and Academy of Osseointegration. Also, she regularly attends meetings of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry and Esthetic Professionals.
Dr. Sherri Worth, Center for Reconstructive Dentistry recognizes that complaints posted on Ripoff Report (whether true or not) are issues that need to be addressed, not ignored. If handled correctly, complaints can be valuable learning opportunities. With the feedback generated by Ripoff Reports Investigation, Dr. Sherri Worth is committed to allowing patients a more streamlined approach to problem resolution and a commitment to a great patient experience.
In summary, after our review, which included discussions with Dr. Sherri Worth, Ripoff Report is convinced that Dr. Sherri Worth, Center for Reconstructive Dentistry is committed to quality delivery of services resulting in total patient satisfaction.
Dr worth on larry king live http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4jVo_eoDVg&feature=plcp
Dr worth on good day LA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWU_IwAKJlY&feature=plcp
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Dr. Sherri Worth Newport Beach Cosmetic & Reconstructive Dentist | Dr. Sherri Worth well know dentist for reconstructive and cosmetic dentistry procedures. Sherri Worth is AKA Dr. PSYCHOPATH -- according to her peers Dr. Sherri Worth is a FAME, POWER, & MONEY HUNGRY, Ruthless, Greedy, Evil, Unethical, Vicious, Arrogant PSYCOPATH & Nasty B*tch Newport Beach, California
Dr. Sherri Worth, DDS -- the celebrity doctor from the TV show the Swan is the Most Ruthless, Greedy, Evil, Unethical, Vicious, Arrogant PSYCHOPATH & Nasty B*tch.
I went to Dr. Sherri Worth to get 2 teeth that were chipped veneered. She insisted that I need to be put to sleep in order to do this. When I awoke all the enamel from ALL of my top teeth were removed. Plus, Sherri Worth had an endodontist who works in the building next to hers come over & give me 4 root canals. While I was still under the influence of anesthesia, Sherri Worth insisted that I predate & sign consent forms that I never agreed to. She knew who my husband was (he was successful), & she felt entitled to milk his money.
Dr. Sherri Worth, DDS is the most Unconscionable, Greedy, Nastiest Witch. Dr. Sherri Worth transitions from Jekyll to Hyde at the blink of an eye. Dr. Sherri Worth lies like she breaths, & almost (if not all) all her positive ratings are fake. Sherri Worth treats people worse than sh*t. Sherri Worth IS the most arrogant, unethical WITCH/ NASTY, EVIL B*tch.
SHERRI WORTH MD HAS MAJOR PERSONALITY DISORDERS & NEEDS SERIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP. Sherri Worth is EXTREMELY fame & power hungry & takes MAJOR pleasure in HURTING & violating people. Dr. Sherri worth displays no sign of a conscience & she does not feel sympathy, empathy remorse or guilt. Sherri Worth should be locked up behind Bars & the keys should be thrown away.
Going to Dr. Sherri Worth, celebrity dentist, was my absolute WORST nightmare, & my teeth now look SO extremely fake. Sherri Worth RUINED MY SMILE. So many people ask me, "What happened to your teeth? Are those dentures?
Going to Dr.Worth of Newport Beach, CA on Avocado was the BIGGEST mistake of my life. WHAT SHERRI WORTH DID TO ME IS BEYOND MY WORST NIGHTMARE. I SUFFER FROM SEVERE POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER EVER SINCE SHERRI WORTH MUTILATED MY MOUTH -- almost 2 years ago.
Dr. Sherri Worth Pays Publicists to Make her Famous so she gets more clients to rip off & mutilate. Please Protect yourselves & your family & friends from Dr. SHERRI WORTH, AKA DR. PSYCHOPATH. I HOPE & PRAY KARMA EXISTS BECAUSE IF IT DOES DR. SHERRI WORTH IS GOING TO ROT IN HELL FOR ETERNITY.
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Complaint Review: LifeTime Fitness
LifeTime Fitness3100 Churchill Drive Flower Mound, Texas United States of America
LifeTime Fitness 30 day contract cancellation notice Flower Mound, Texas
*Author of original report: RE: Are you bored?
*General Comment: Are you bored?
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AUTHOR: William - (Virgin Islands (US))
SUBMITTED: Saturday, February 06, 2010POSTED: Saturday, February 06, 2010
So... You mean to tell me that notifying by certified letter takes more than 5 days (mailed in the same town) to process? I have USPS tracking verification that the letter was received the next day. Case closed.
I won't go into detail, however, from the several phone calls I received, I realized that it was SOP for LTF is to continue billing the credit card long after contractual obligation. Furthermore, I believe, it's just not good practice to victimize your customers with inequitable terms. I guess that's why the class action attorney's do so well these days.
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Are you bored?
AUTHOR: Daniel323 - (United States of America)
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And your a victim? If you cannot read the relatively simple paperwork they give us then perhaps working out should not be at the top of your list of things to master.
Find yourself a hobby.
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Adelaide sex offender Stephen David Andrews was a committed teacher, court hears
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- March 14, 2014
A FORMER Adelaide teacher being sentenced for child sex offences was a committed teacher, a court has heard.
Stephen David Andrews, 55, pleaded guilty to aggravated possession of child pornography and using a carriage service to access child pornography.
Andrews also pleaded guilty to 11 counts of using a carriage service to procure sexual activity with a person under the age of 16.
The offences occurred between January and November 2011.
Today in sentencing submissions, lawyers for Andrews told the District Court their client recognised the seriousness of his offending.
Kris Handshin said Andrews knew he "has to be punished for what he has done".
Mr Handshin said Andrews' offending was out of character for him.
"Your Honour can see from the time Mr Andrews completed his teaching qualifications in 1991 until he left in 2011, he had been a committed teacher," he said.
"He had been a contributing member of our society and a law-abiding member of our society until he commenced accessing this unlawful material."
Mr Handshin said Andrews was able to draw a dichotomy of what he was doing in his personal life against his professional life.
"He is a man full of remorse and contrition for what he has done," he said.
"He talks about being deeply ashamed with his conduct. He spent 50 years of his life being a committed and law-abiding man.
"He will endure the rest of his life having convictions for this. He will never again teach and he acknowledges that is the natural consequence of what he has done."
Mr Handshin said since Andrews' arrest, he had sought treatment.
Prosecutor Scott Henchcliffe said although Andrews had for many years been of good character, the offending was not committed impulsively or in isolation.
"Whilst it is certainly to his credit that he is seeking treatment and getting some treatment, it seems fairly clear the offending would have continued except for his detection and arrest," Mr Henchcliffe said.
Judge Geraldine Davison will sentence Andrews next month.Originally published as Sex offender a 'committed teacher'