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Recently got a job in Hamilton so i have been considering moving closer to the area after my probation. (i live 45 minutes from there currently) Most afternoons i find myself in the gym, although on the weekends i enjoy spending time at the beach, going out for breakfast, or having drinks the chicks. I do work full-time so i although i don't mind going out i do need someone who can respect that on week nights. Ideally i would like to move in with someone who i will get along with as a house mate as well as a friend. i do have a partner who would occasionally stay. If you think id be an ideal flat mate hollla at me :)
I'm personable easy going clean neat and tidy not a couch potato recovering from knee surgery and actively job seeking for position in HR and Recruitment
I'm clean and easy to get along with. I don't smoke unless on the odd occasion I drink with friends (which probably wouldnt be at home anyway) I have a kitten/cat that is also clean trained to not scratch at everything besides its posts he knows he is allowed to scratch on, he is also desexed. I'm currently working part time but going into a full time role next year in An early childhood education centre (so I obviously have patience). I am quite happy to keep to myself but I can also be keen to have a good chat and laugh. I love yoga and eat clean so someone healthy would always be ideal, if not, no pressure because that's my lifestyle not yours :)
35 year old male. Like to remain quite. Have 3 year old daughter who would visit during days sometimes (not night). Woking part time as a business analyst and looking for another part time work to get more occupancy. Like to keep place neat and tidy. Am a good handyman. Outside smoker and occasionally like a couple of drinks.
I am a 24 year old male looking for a room to rent. I am currently working part-time, but my hours are that of a full time worker. I am a night filler at Woolworths so I won't be home at night, and I spend my days out with my partner or at the gym. I'm currently renting in Maitland but am trying to look for new accommodation as soon as possible.
Im clean have a 4year old girl says now and then need some where with a shed. Im funnny. I clean up after my self. Im a very good handy man around the house and yard. I like to keep people happy if there down and i have a good ear for listening.
1 x bedroom with wardrobe, glass shelves and smaller shelved cupboard. Bathroom is shared with one other, toilet is separate. Room has ceiling fan. Parking is under a carport. You will share with a 26 year old male and his very old spaniel who roams the house, also a 20 year old female who you will share the bathroom with. There is a large outdoor entertainment area. Laundry is equipped with washer and dryer. Lounge has air conditioning. Bus stop across the road, bus takes you to train station. Walking distance to Greenhills shopping centre.
Across the road from Greenhills shopping centre, George Tavern, next to Doctors surgery and public transport 3 houses down. Reverse cycle AC, veggie garden, quiet street. Must like animals
Fire pit,Pool , spa , BBQ, pool table , aircon , Foxtel ,outdoor bar. Large living areas
40 High school teacher Quiet, respectful and collaborative flatmate. My job requires me to be gone 7am to 4pm. Can and willing to contribute to the household in any manner conducive to harmony and functionality. Varied interests and hobbies.
Easy going, shy at first but i do come out of my shell when im comfortable. Working fulltime mon - fri. Love sport and the occasional beer.
I am an easy person to get along with. I will be working full-time at a winery and am currently studying wine science, part time at university. Im 27 years old and have lived all over the world, looking for a clean place, easy to maintain and somewhere that is fairly quiet.
Quite and keep to myself, Non Smoker, Non Drinker, Like to tinker so would like somewhere with a shed you don't use much, to be honest would spend more time in the shed then the house if it has network because when not tinkering i am my computer doing stuff. Always Always Always Pay my bill on or before time, Usually prepay by direct debit fortnightly. Also have a Mini Foxy pooch so somewhere pet friendly would be great
im clean and tidy, very respectful of others, always pay bills on time, prefer to be by myself and dog, not a party person, quiet, always clean up after myself, am 40 yr old so responsible, looking for a place for me and my playful dog.my dog is everything to me we have travelled australia together, im currently doing a diploma of project management have 3 units left till completion.then i hope to rejoin the workforce in the coming year,love fishing and water sports love watching the afl big hawks fan. i buy my own food, have my own fridge and freezer.like to listen to music not loud but radio on in the background looking for my own place or house share.
I'm an engineer with Boeing working full time. I'm looking to team up with 1 or 2 people to get a decent place around Newcastle. I'm friendly but pretty quite as well. I like to get out an explore Newcastle as much as possible, always good to do it with new people.
My name is Darcy, I'm a 24 year old male looking for a room to rent. My official work title is casual but I work the hours that of a full time worker. I'm very outgoing and active personal so I'm hardly ever home. Also I'm clean, tidy, and very respectful of personal space. I'm currently already renting in Maitland but am looking to move out as soon as possible.
Room for rent for in a fully furnished new modern house with reverse cycle air con (airconditioning). The room has a 2 single beds (can be joined together), table, chair, drawers, built in wardrobe, extra hangers, shelves. The house has a stove, oven microwave, fridge and washing machine. $260 per week ($130 per person you need to find your own roommate or $180 for a single room by yourself) with all utilities and internet included. Bond is one month rent. The house is close to bus stops for routes 181 and 187 that take you to Greenhill shopping centre. Metford train station is a 15 minute walk away. 30 minute train ride to Newcastle. Sharing the house with friendly housemates. Please send a text message if I am unavailable when you ring.
Hi. I have a room for rent in Aberglasslyn. Quiet household and neighbourhood. 5min walk to bus stop, 5min drive to shops. $300 bond and $150 per week (includes gas, water, electricity, internet). The room is furnished with a Queen size bed with a Sleepmaker quality mattress, bedside table, and built-in wardrobe. I am a mature professional male currently working full time as a Sales Consultant. I am a non-smoker and non-drinker. I am a clean, caring, considerate, and tidy quiet person. I respect others privacy and personal space. I am looking for a housemate with similar attributes. I can provide references from both male and female housemates i have lived with previously. Please contact me for more info. Thanks for visiting my listing and I look forward to meeting you :-) Dave
House is fairly new. Room is standard size, built ins with mirrors. Street is quite and neighbors are friendly. We have Netflix and Internet Access. Reasonbily sized backyard. The only thing you are going to need is your bedroom furniture. We are looking for someone who is either a student working part time, or someone who is in fulltime employment. Someone who is tidy and respectful of others when living with them. 20-30 years old and preferably female. If you'd like to know more about the property please let me know.
You can enjoy a good sized unfurnished bedroom with a large built in wardrobe , sole use of main bathroom , big modern kitchen , large back deck great for entertaining , large yard fully fenced , quiet street ,20 mins to Newcastle , 10 from Maitland , 5 minutes to the m1 freeway . Local shopping centre is just around the corner and train station within walking distance . The rest of the house is fully furnished . Prefer someone who doesn't mind living with two dogs who live in inside whilst I'm home. You will be added to the lease and as such need to be approved by the real estate agent :)
Looking for a house to call home I'm very easy going and polite. I am young but I am reliable. Hope to find a home soon !!
Modern 4 bedroom in new estate. Close to Hunter Expressway for 35 min drive to Newcastle. Also bus route just 5 mins walk & 10 min bus ride to Maitland Train station. The bedroom has a single bed available plus a chest of draws. This is a fully furnished home with all Modern conveniences. Room have built in Robes with a shelf above. 2 weeks bond & 2 weeks advanced rent required & rent includes all utilities plus a house cleaner that comes once a week.
My names John, l'm 24 from Newcastle looking to move in with cool people in the area. I'm a disability support worker and am hoping to start studying at university next year part time. The ideal housemate for me is someone who is fun, easy going, clean and social. Get in contact if you think you have a place I'd be interested in 😀
On bus route to newey. Walk to town. Easy going environment.
Quiet, very nice small place.
2 Rooms for rent for 2 strictly clean females in a fully furnished new modern house located in a beautiful suburb of Fletcher. Rooms have a bed, built in wardrobe, study desk and chair. The house has a stove, oven, microwave, fridge and washing machine. The bathroom has a shower and a bath tub. $180p/w for bigger room with double bed and $160p/w for the room with single bed. The price includes gas, water and internet but not the electricity. Bond is 4 weeks rent. The house is close to bus stops for route 260 and 261 however it's only 12min drive to Newcastle university. Sorry, No smokers, No pets. Please contact me on 0427248035.
We have an independent cabin/bedroom detached from the main house. This private room is available for rent. All of the amenities are shared in the main house. This sort of accommodation go quickly. I am looking for gainfully employed male. Its a separate cabin on property with nice open aspect of garden, share facilities in the main house.
This is a large house with a big back yard & free space. The bedrooms are also quite big, with a smaller bedroom renting for only $110.00p/ week. At the present moment there is 2 males in the house 1 is a Uni Student the other a tradie. The house is in a quiet street & is only 5 mins to the Uni & 5 mins to the freeway.


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The Hawaii Tourism Authority's goal for 2012 was to welcome a record high 7.8 million visitors, and all indications point the state reaching, or even surpassing the mark.
"We need to continue the momentum," said HTA president and CEO Mike McCartney. "Tourism brings in $39 million a day, every day to the people of Hawaii, and it provides 166,000 jobs."
Final visitor arrival numbers for 2012 are due the week of Jan. 21, but at the end of November, 7.2 million visitors had arrived in Hawaii. In December of 2011, the state welcomed 683,293 tourists.
The previous high-mark for state's primary industry was set in 2006, when nearly 7.7 million visitors came to the islands. However, with more tourism, also comes more stress on state and county infrastructure.
The situation got so bad on the Windward side of Oahu last year, that the Honolulu City Council passed a bill banning nearly all commercial activity at Kailua and Kalama beach parks.
"I would hate to just deter tourists from going to certain beaches, but I think we also need to be mindful of the residents who live there, and making sure that it's their beach too," said Mayor Kirk Caldwell.
In Waikiki, public restrooms owned and operated by the city are in the process of being renovated. But keeping the facilities clean and in working order is a constant challenge. Caldwell is hoping to team up with the hotel industry to offset the cost for bathroom attendants at Kuhio Beach and Kapiolani Park, two of the more popular stretches along Kalakaua Avenue.
"I think if the visitor industry could pick-up a share of the cost of this, we would have a solution and not have to close bathrooms and say they're locked out to everybody," the mayor told KITV4 News.
Caldwell also plans to lobby the state legislature to increase Honolulu's take of the hotel room tax, or transient accommodations tax, which is currently capped at $41 million. Hawaii, Kauai and Maui counties get a lesser share of the TAT, but face the same issues as Honolulu.
"I mean the counties provide all of the services that our tourists depend on (and) rely on, and if they're not provided, the industry would collapse," said Caldwell.
The booming visitor industry is being sparked by a relatively weak dollar, a near all-time high of 10.1 million air seats, and an HTA marketing campaign that targets areas were economies are strong. In the first 11 months of 2012, visitors spent $12.9 billion in Hawaii, an increase of 19.2 percent. The top visitor markets for the Aloha State continue to be the U.S. West and East, and Japan.
And in another encouraging sign for tourism officials, about 60 percent of visitors who came to Hawaii in 2012 were return customers, a sign that tourists continue to view the destination as unique, enticing and safe.
"That really says that we're successful in delivering the experience, because you can make all of the promises you want in the marketing materials, but when the guest arrives, you really have to deliver the aloha," explains Barry Wallace, executive vice president, hospitality services, of Outrigger Enterprises Group, which owns 32 properties in Hawaii.
Meanwhile, Hawaii's cruise ship industry has already broken highs for overall passengers set in 2007 (130,999) and 2011 (124,456). Through the first 11 months of 2012, the number of passengers taking Hawaii cruises stood at 152,076, an increase of 45.3 percent for the same period a year earlier.
Although the high number of tourists arriving on Oahu has city and state officials concerned about the impact to services and infrastructure, McCartney believes the industry can continue to grow by deflecting some of the traffic to the neighbor islands.
"As we go into the future, what we're talking about is greater distribution to the neighbor islands," said the HTA chief. That's very, very critical to Hawaii's future strategically. "We need to work on opening Kona (Airport) as a continued port of entry for international arrivals to compliment Honolulu."


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In this article, we will walk through marshalling data to and from XML, using a XML data-binding API. The first question is, why? Why not use SAX or DOM? Personally, when I sit down to work with XML, I get frustrated with the amount of code that you need to write to do simple things.
I came across JDOM and found it to be something I was looking for. DOM is built to be language-agnostic, and hence doesn't feel very "Java-like." JDOM does a great job in being DOM, in a way I would like to use it in Java.
For some applications, I don't want to even think about "parsing" data. It would be so nice if I could have a Java object to work with, and have it saved off as an XML representation to share, or store. This is exactly what XML data-binding can do for us. There are a few frameworks to help us do this, but we will walk through Castor, an open source framework from Exolab. Castor is a data-binding framework, which is a path between Java objects, XML documents, SQL tables, and LDAP directories. Today, we will work with Castor XML, the XML piece of the Castor project
We will discover the different aspects of Castor XML as we develop an Address Book XML document. We will create, read, and modify this XML document via the data-binding framework.
All of the code from this article should work with any JVM supporting the Java 2 platform.
We will walk through the following tasks:
Let's get to work, building a "person" for the Address Book, which will sit between an XML representation and a Java object representation.
First of all, let us generate an XML representation of a person:
<name>Michael Owen</name>
<address>222 Bazza Lane, Liverpool, MN</address>
Download the code for this article here. Code includes Person and Addressbook directories, as well as the castor.properties file, and a readme file. For the code to work, you must have either the castor.jar or the castor-xml.jar file.
Now that we have defined a person in XML, we need to generate a Java object that maps to this definition. To make things easy, we can follow a convention and create get and set methods which match the names of the elements in the XML document. If an element name is
name, the corresponding methods in the Java object will be
getName() and
setName(). When elements have hyphens (such as
home-phone), the corresponding method will uppercase the first letter after the hyphen. So,
home-phone becomes
getHomePhone(). With this in mind, let's look at
public class Person {
private String name;
private String address;
private String ssn;
private String email;
private String homePhone;
private String workPhone;
// -- allows us to create a Person via the constructor
public Person(String name, String address, String ssn,
String email, String homePhone, String workPhone) {
this.name = name;
this.address = address;
this.ssn = ssn;
this.email = email;
this.homePhone = homePhone;
this.workPhone = workPhone;
// -- used by the data-binding framework
public Person() { }
// -- accessors
public String getName() { return name; }
public String getAddress() { return address; }
public String getSsn() { return ssn; }
public String getEmail() { return email; }
public String getHomePhone() { return homePhone; }
public String getWorkPhone() { return workPhone; }
// -- mutators
public void setName(String name) { this.name = name; }
public void setAddress(String address) {
this.address = address;
public void setSsn(String ssn) { this.ssn = ssn; }
public void setEmail(String email) { this.email = email; }
public void setHomePhone(String homePhone) {
this.homePhone = homePhone;
public void setWorkPhone(String workPhone) {
this.workPhone = workPhone;
It's pretty simple so far: a simple XML document, a simple JavaBean. Now we will use Castor to read in that XML and return a JavaBean. Here is where we see the power of the framework. We are reading in XML, yet to us, it looks like we are just working with a normal JavaBean.
Here is the code that reads the XML into the JavaBean, and displays information on the
import org.exolab.castor.xml.*;
import java.io.FileReader;
public class ReadPerson {
public static void main(String args[]) {
try {
Person person = (Person)
new FileReader("person.xml"));
System.out.println("Person Attributes");
System.out.println("Name: " + person.getName() );
System.out.println("Address: " + person.getAddress() );
System.out.println("SSN: " + person.getSsn() );
System.out.println("Email: " + person.getEmail() );
System.out.println("Home Phone: " +
person.getHomePhone() );
System.out.println("Work Phone: " +
person.getWorkPhone() );
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println( e );
Related Reading
Java and XML, 2nd Ed.
The magic is in the
Unmarshaller class, and in this example, the
static method unmarshal(). You simply give the method the XML document from which to read, and the Java object that will be instantiated. The framework then automatically goes through the XML, uses reflection to look for methods that match the conventions that we mentioned before, and
set() the values in the instantiated Java object. Then we can talk to the
Person class to call any methods that we wish. Notice that there are no SAX event handlers, and no need to walk the DOM tree. You don't even really know that you are using XML!
We have discussed unmarshalling (reading) XML into a Java object. We can also create XML by simply marshalling a
Person object out to a file. Ever had to go from a DOM to a file? This is a lot nicer!
Here is the code that will generate a person in the file
import org.exolab.castor.xml.*;
import java.io.FileWriter;
public class CreatePerson {
public static void main(String args[]) {
try {
// -- create a person to work with
Person person = new Person("Bob Harris",
"123 Foo Street", "222-222-2222",
"email@example.com", "(123) 123-1234",
"(123) 123-1234");
// -- marshal the person object out as a <person>
FileWriter file = new FileWriter("bob_person.xml");
Marshaller.marshal(person, file);
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println( e );
In this source file we instantiate a person passing in initial values. Then we use the
Marshaller class to write out this person as an XML document to the
bob_person.xml file.
Indentation of XML files
If you run this program and look at the file, you will see that it looks something like this:
This isn't very pretty on the eyes is it? By default, Castor XML does not indent or format the XML representation, as that requires extra resources. For development purposes, you can make the output "pretty" by creating a
We now know how to read in a
person, and how to create a
person. Now we can put these two together to modify an existing
Here is the code that unmarshalls
person.xml, makes a change to the name, and then marshals the Java object back into an XML file:
import org.exolab.castor.xml.*;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.FileReader;
public class ModifyPerson {
public static void main(String args[]) {
try {
// -- read in the person
Person person = (Person)
new FileReader("person.xml"));
// -- change the name
person.setName("David Beckham");
// -- marshal the changed person back to disk
FileWriter file = new FileWriter("person.xml");
Marshaller.marshal(person, file);
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println( e );
Just like that we modify a person, again without having to work with any XML-specific APIs. Now that we have a person, let's move on to setting up an Address Book.
We define the address book as holding a collection of persons. To build this, we will have to create a mapping for the data-binding framework, and we will see how it will be able to set up a
java.util.Collection of Persons. We will also learn about mapping attributes (as in
<foo anAttribute="somevalue">).
Here are the steps we will follow:
mapping.xml file to allow Castor XML to marshal and unmarshal
Our address book will have an
<addressbook> tag wrapping around the
<person> elements that we defined earlier:
<addressbook name="Manchester United Address Book">
<person name="Roy Keane">
<address>23 Whistlestop Ave</address>
<person name="Juan Sebastian Veron">
<address>123 Foobar Lane</address>
Now that we have the address book defined in XML, we need to create the
AddressBook object that represents it. We will make the
AddressBook hold a
java.util.List of Persons:
import java.util.List;
import java.util.ArrayList;
public class Addressbook {
private String addressBookName;
private List persons = new ArrayList();
public Addressbook() { }
// -- manipulate the List of Person objects
public void addPerson(Person person) {
public List getPersons() {
return persons;
// -- manipulate the name of the address book
public String getName() {
return addressBookName;
public void setName(String name) {
this.addressBookName = name;
Now we have the programming interface that we'll use to work with an address book, and we have defined the XML representation. We need to tie these together, and that is where the mapping file comes in.
mapping.xml file to allow Castor XML to marshal and unmarshal
In our simple example of a person, we didn't have to create a mapping file, because Castor could work out what to do based on the JavaBean conventions that we followed.
We have to use the mapping file now, however, as we need to instruct Castor that:
<person> element to contain the name as an attribute
Here is the mapping file (
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE mapping PUBLIC "-//EXOLAB/Castor Object Mapping DTD Version 1.0//EN" "http://castor.exolab.org/mapping.dtd">
<description>A mapping file for our Address Book application</description>
<class name="Person">
<field name="name" type="string">
<bind-xml name="name" node="attribute" />
<field name="address" type="string" />
<field name="ssn" type="string" />
<field name="email" type="string" />
<field name="homePhone" type="string" />
<field name="workPhone" type="string" />
<class name="Addressbook">
<field name="name" type="string">
<bind-xml name="name" node="attribute" />
<field name="persons" type="Person" collection="collection" />
Looking at the mapping file, you will see that it is built from the point of view of the Java class. We have
Person.java and
Addressbook.java, and both have a
<class> element to describe them.
<class> has fields. This is where we tell Castor the name of the fields, their type, if they are an element or an attribute, and if there is one of them or a collection.
The following snippet describes the fact that the given tag has an attribute, of type
String, with the name
name. From this, Castor knows that the XML document will hold
<addressbook name="the value">.
<field name="name" type="string">
<bind-xml name="name" node="attribute" />
The next snippet gives the framework the ability to use a collection (in our case a
java.util.List) of
<field name="persons" type="Person" collection="collection" />
You can model many things in this mapping file, but let's not digress. For extensive coverage of this mapping file, see the Castor Web site.
To display the address book, we will want to unmarshal
addressbook.xml. Unlike the simple
person.xml, we will have to load the mapping file.
Here is the code for
import org.exolab.castor.xml.*;
import org.exolab.castor.mapping.*;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Iterator;
public class ViewAddressbook {
public static void main(String args[]) {
try {
// -- Load a mapping file
Mapping mapping = new Mapping();
Unmarshaller un = new Unmarshaller(Addressbook.class);
un.setMapping( mapping );
// -- Read in the Addressbook using the mapping
FileReader in = new FileReader("addressbook.xml");
Addressbook book = (Addressbook) un.unmarshal(in);
// -- Display the addressbook
System.out.println( book.getName() );
List persons = book.getPersons();
Iterator iter = persons.iterator();
while ( iter.hasNext() ) {
Person person = (Person) iter.next();
System.out.println("\n" + person.getName() );
System.out.println("Address = "+ person.getAddress());
System.out.println("SSN = " + person.getSsn() );
System.out.println("Home Phone = " +
person.getHomePhone() );
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println( e );
The only real difference here is that we are no longer using the static
Unmarshaller.unmarshal() method. Now we instantiate an
Unmarshaller object, and set the mapping to the newly created
Mapping() object. The
Mapping() object loads the XML mapping file that we just created:
Mapping mapping = new Mapping();
Unmarshaller un = new Unmarshaller(Addressbook.class);
un.setMapping( mapping );
We have shown that working with XML doesn't mean that you have to delve into the books to learn SAX, DOM, JAXP, and all the other TLAs. Castor's XML data-binding provides a simple but powerful mechanism to work with XML and Java objects.
Dion Almaer is a Principal Technologist for The Middleware Company, and Chief Architect of TheServerSide.Com J2EE Community.
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Dr. Deepesh
Dental anxiety or the fear of dentistry has been a buzz word for many to ignore and avoid trips to the dental chair unless there's a very strong pain related stimulus to do so.
While going to the dentist has never been perceived as a pleasant predicament to be in, the levels or degree to which they feel this unpleasantness, can vary widely from person to person.
There are those of us who just feel like procrastinating the appointment and then there are those of us who cannot sleep the previous night and pass out or throw up when we actually make it to the appointment.
Scientific basis underlying this is the degree of fear that you associate with the experience, so no matter whether you are just anxious or downright phobic here are a few things that'll help you keep your emotions and fear in check.
All talk no work -discussion based appointment.
If you're anxious or phobic it helps to ensure that you have all your concerns addressed before you jump on to the chair. (and so to speak the unknown)
Help your dentist identify the things that maybe difficult for you. People are usually scared of particular things like for some of maybe the sound of the drill, for others the water in their mouth so ensure you identify and communicate what's most unacceptable to you so that the dentist can be cautious and customize your treatment.
Timing is key
Fix your appointment before pain hits.
Communicate the degree of fear while making the appointment or request a tele consult to discuss your particular concerns.
Try and schedule a time when you can ensure the doctor is expecting you and won't keep you waiting so your anxiety doesn't grow.
Do your research
When choosing a practice ensure you know what their philosophy is in general and how do they manage dental pain, anxiety and phobias.
It would be advisable to ensure you are going to a practice trained and geared to manage your specific issues.
Besides being a great dental clinic with the right team and technology -the doctor needs to empathise with the reality of dental fear and should be trained to treat you in a different way then regular patients who can
Check in advance if the practice is painfree.
If you do end up doing the procedure,
Break your fear into bite sized chunks
Then ensure you choose to start with a smaller treatment and a shorter session like a cleaning or something that you don't attach fear to.
Once you have a rapport with the doctor you tend to build trust and get comfortable you can start coming in more regularly.
Do not do an internet search on your problem or talk to friends or relatives
The worst thing an anxious patient can do is tap the wrong resource for information. Please ensure that you are not self diagnosing and finding things that match your symptoms online. Things appear way more gory than they actually are on the internet! another mistake that people make often is discussing their dental problem with friends and family who further scare you with their bad experiences and your fear is compounded to a point where you now think all their cumulative dental mishaps are sure to happen to you.
Our advice is follow the above steps find the right doctor and then just sit back relax and enjoy your smile!
I have a bleeding gums. Whenever I brushed my teeth. It starts bleeding my mouth is full of blood. Whn I spit its oll red. Most of the time I have smell of it. Suggest me plz.
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Dental implants are surgical fixtures that are inserted into the jawbone to allow fusing over a span of few months. The implant works as a root replacement for a missing tooth. Eventually, this artificially placed tooth root helps in holding the bridge (partial denture) or the replacement tooth firmly. Dental implants are even designed to match your natural teeth, rendering a strong foundation to both the removable and the fixed replacement teeth.
Are you a candidate for Dental Implants?
Dental implants are used to replace a single tooth, several teeth, or all of the teeth. The goal of teeth replacement is to restore function as well as esthetics.
When it comes to tooth replacement, dental implants is of the three options available. Deciding on which option to choose depends on many factors. Specifically for dental implants, these factors include:
location of missing tooth or teeth,
quantity and quality of the jawbone where the dental implant is to be placed,
health of the patient,
patient preference.
A dental surgeon examines the area to be considered for the dental implant and makes a clinical assessment of whether the patient is a good candidate for a dental implant.
Here are a few advantages of getting a dental implant done:
Improved Appearance: Dental implants provide an almost natural look to the teeth. Since they are designed in a way to amalgamate with your bone, they subsequently become permanent.
Enhanced Speech: Dental implants let you speak effortlessly and without the scare of your teeth slipping inside the mouth and meddling with your speech; which is otherwise a common phenomenon with ill-fitted dentures.
More Comfort: Since the implants become a part of you, they do away with the hassles accompanying removable dentures.
Easier Eating: Sliding dentures might pose difficulty while chewing. Dental implants help you with an almost painless eating experience owing to the fact that they function just the way your original teeth would.
Improved Oral Health: There is no need of reduction or alteration of the surrounding teeth in order to support the implants. Hence most of the teeth are left just as they are, improving one's oral hygiene.
Durability: Implants are tough and resistant, and can last a lifetime if taken proper care of.
Convenience: Dental implants spare one the inconvenience that is so common with removable dentures and at the time of fixing them to their place with messy adhesives.
Healthy gums and strong jaw bones are the only two requisites for a dental implant. Maintaining good oral hygiene and visiting the dentist regularly should be at the top of the priority list after getting the implants done. However, one needs to put in the same amount and quality of care (read brushing and flossing) to the dental implants as one would've had to his/her original teeth. A thorough rinse with the help of an antibacterial mouth wash is a must along with periodic dental check-ups.
I am having black area in mouth, inside cheeks, I'm getting worried, but I don't have pain any thing, but why this.
Doctor I have difficulty in opening my mouth. Theres certain kind of pain. I smoke 2 3 ciggrates daily. So it can be a symptom of oral cancer?
How to get a fresh teeth after cleaning them from doctor. Please tell me the best pest and brush and more.
Hi, delivery through c-section ,after 4 months .can women go for dental checkup? And go for treatment of tooth decay?
I am 27 years age and in my lower last teeth has infected and after that half of the part tilted and take triangular shape. Doctor told me need to remove akal jaad and do RCT. Is it fine or how much max amount charged for this treatment.
I am 26 years old. My tongue becomes yellow after I eat but when I brush it cleans. Nd my throat pains sometimes a little.
I am 21 year old, my front teeth broken when I was 11 year old, now it got blackish in color and I get little pain sometimes. Is there any solution so that my half broken teeth become strengthen and white in colour.
Hi sir/madam I am suffering with nerve pain in mouth as I picked up one of my back teeth in dental hospital but it has dine in 8 years back but now I am suffering hardly with that nerve in mouth now I am unable to open my mouth and eat any item sirr please help me I can't bare this pain it was lagging all the day and my face become chubby my hemoglobin rate is 8 percent I can't sleep with that pain that's y I am behaving mental please solve my problem please tell me probable suggestions and medicines and tell me is it related to tooth or nerve can I take pain killer tablets.
I have cavity between wisdom tooth n pre molar tooth. I wish to extract it .will it be safe. Or other suggestions.
Hello! I'm 22 year old, I have undergone root canal treatment for my two front teeth (upper). I have caps on them now. As I am an army aspirant (officer entry), I always have a doubt about my eligibility. I have read about dental parameters. It is said that there should be no artificial dentures. An I eligible? Please let me know.
, I have bad breath problems. Come out to my mouth. I can brush twice a day "but I have problem of bad breath" what is reason I don't know,
My teeth are yellowish. Otherwise I have no problem. Pls suggest how to make them clean. Does cleaning effects enamel part. Pls suggest. Thanks.
There are two teeth of mine In the lower jaw on both tge ends are growing in an inclined position that is is growing that is hurting the neighbouring teeth and some time some puss comes out and makes the mouth smell.
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One More Goat for the Midwest
In the pantheon of sporting goats, none has a more hallowed place than the guy who brings the season to an end. Sometimes it's a team effort (the 2009 Detroit Tigers along with the 2007 and 2008 Mets come to mind) but sometimes a single man takes that entire burden onto his shoulders and says, "Yes, I can and will end this season for myself, my teammates and the fans." Brett Favre is just such a man.
Being a fan of a team in the NFC North, Favre has been a thorn in my side for years now. I was more than happy to see him leave the Packers and I wished him nothing but ill when he made his return to the barren wasteland of the North. However, it warmed my soul to see him end this season the same way he ended the last couple: throwing an interception. He is the career leader after all. It's only fitting.
I guess the only important question left now is not will he come back….again, but rather, would you call him the Bill Buckner or the Brad Lidge of NFL football? Me, I'm going with Lidge.
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preaching to the choir!
I hope he's finally done for real. I'm sick of the crazy media retirement circus every off season.
Indians, Cardinals, and Tigers! Oh my!
Yeah, it was kinda cool seeing FAV-RE throw that INT! And I am not particularly a fan of the NFC North! He did have a very good season, and then, THUD! I'll take Buckner…
Don't believe for a MINUTE the "retirement" crap. He IS coming back.
He stayed true to himself. He went down being Brett. Doing Brett things. Sometimes it's Bretty good. Sometimes it's Bretty bad. Stevie Wonder saw that last pass coming.
great picture. why cant athletes just hang up the cleats in their moment of glory? i would like Brett much more if he graciously retired as a Packer. not in the circus way he did
Who knows what this guy will end up doing. I'm sure it will be drawn out, though. I noticed you never mentioned which team in the NFC North your a fan of. Good idea…
You have to wonder if he will come back in the Fall of 2010 just to get that last image of an interception out of people's mind as to his last moment on the field.
Farve had been a monster on that same field for years, but the "Whodat Nation" mojo had a bit more power that day.
Sorry, not even going to go with my old team in this SuperBowl.
But hopefully I will be dancing on South Beach after the game in my Don Johnson canvas shoes and white sports jacket with the gold shirt with the black collar.
Going to make the 5 hour trip to "do that voodoo that I do so well"….(lol).
Going to be masterful fun in the sun.
Rays Renegade
I'm over this already. I don't even pay attention to the "should Favre retire" talk swirling around me up here. I even stopped writing on the team's official fan site. Not to mention my A.P. jersey is being stored after its run in the laundry.
Is it March, yet?
I, as a Packer fan, always hated when Favre would throw the interceptions a.k.a. 2008 against the Giants among many others. Yet, I took such a great delight to see it against the Saints. We Packer fans tried to tell him to call it a day. Remember Brett, those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.


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Parking Expansion DTF
Parking Expansion DTF
Parking Expansion Disappearing Task Force
- December 8, 1999
- 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Meeting Notes
Attending: Thad Curtz, Michel George, Steve Huntsberry, Mark Lacina, Darren Shaffer, Bill Zaugg, John Carmichael
1. Announcement
Mark said that Wendy is recovering from surgery and asked him to facilitate the meeting in her absence.
2. Survey
Mark said that after further consultation, he has decided to postpone distribution of the survey until winter quarter.
3. Subcommittee reports
Costs and Fees subcommittee. Bill said that he and Steve met to begin the subcommittee's work. Bill said that the cost estimates in the SCA feasibility study are probably the best estimates available. Bill estimates that a fee increase of approximately one-third with subsequent increases to keep pace with inflation would be adequate to cover costs. This estimate is based on several assumptions, including the assumption that current fees are adequate to cover current costs and the assumption that the DTF will recommend one of the less costly alternatives. Still on the table is the idea of charging higher rates for more desirable parking zones or of somehow charging lower rates to those less able to pay. Outreach. Thad agreed to serve on the outreach subcommittee. Darren will work with Thad on this. Commute Trip Reduction. Mark reported that he and Sherry met. Mark said that he hopes that new Commute Trip Reduction efforts can reduce the number of new parking spaces needed to accommodate enrollment growth, but that he does not think that these efforts will affect the number of new spaces the county will require to open Seminar II.
4. Other discussion
Bill asked Michel about the 380 new spaces that the county will require for Seminar II. Must all of these spaces be on campus? Would the county accept a plan that identifies additional parking spaces near campus, for instance at the new St. Michael's parish? Michel said that such a plan might be acceptable to the county, but because the nearest off-site parking is quite remote from the central campus, the college would have to provide transportation to and from the remote lots. The neighbors of St. Michael's are likely to be sensitive to any increase in the use of that lot. A few members of the DTF suggested that the DTF may be beginning to move toward consensus. This perceived consensus includes three points:
- The college should meet the county's requirement for Seminar II by reconfiguring one or more lots to add 380 new spaces.
- The college should not add additional spaces at this time to accommodate the enrollment growth projected through 2010. (SCA estimated that this growth would create a demand for an additional 140 spaces by 2010.)
- The college should pursue other strategies to manage the parking demand associated with enrollment growth. These strategies could include Commute Trip Reduction programs and class scheduling adjustments.
The DTF members present concluded that the DTF has not yet reached consensus on these points. Thad suggested waiting to take up these points until after the winter holiday when more members would be present. Michel said that the DTF should consider several issues. While the DTF can make the argument that parking demand will be reduced so that additional spaces are not necessary, if the college fails to change parking patterns, there will be a lot of people circling the lots looking for non-existent parking spaces. The feasibility of managing this demand through Commute Trip Reduction will depend on the demographic mix of the new students. Regardless of parking expansion, the maintenance and repair required in the existing lots over the next few years will be costly. It would be unfortunate to perform costly maintenance and repair on an existing lot and then decide in a few years that the lot should be reconfigured to accommodate enrollment growth. Michel will provide to the DTF a report on maintenance and repair needed in the existing lots.
The DTF discussed several ideas for reconfiguring the lots on a smaller scale than the options included in the SCA feasibility study. How many spaces would be added by re-striping the lots for diagonal parking? How many spaces would be added by changing the two-way lanes around the perimeters of the lots to one-way lanes so that parking could be added along the curb? Many of the islands in the lots have "knobs," small grassy patches that jut out between two parking spaces. How many spaces would be added by chopping off these knobs? Michel will ask SCA to respond to these ideas.
5. Next meeting
The DTF will meet on Wednesday, December 15 from 1:00 to 3:00 in Library 1507.
- Return to the Parking Expansion DTF Home Page.
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No, carrying your cell phone in your bra will not cause breast cancer, no matter what Dr. Oz says
I don't think very highly of Dr. Oz.
Yes, yes, I realize that saying that is akin to saying that water is wet, the sun rises in the east, and that it gets damned cold here in the upper Midwest in December, but there you go. This year, I've been mostly avoiding the now un-esteemed Dr. Mehmet Oz, a.k.a. "America's doctor," even though his show could, if I paid much attention to it anymore, provide me with copious blogging material, because I've come to the conclusion that he is beyond redemption. He's gone over to the Dark Side and is profiting handsomely from it. There's little I can do about it except for, from time to time, writing about some of Dr. Oz's more egregious offenses against medical science and reason, putting our tens of thousands of readers per day against his millions of viewers per day. It's an asymmetric battle that we don't have much of a shot at winning. However, at least from time to time I can correct misinformation that Oz promotes, particularly when it impacts my speciality. Consider it doing something pre-emptively to help myself. When one of my patients ask about something that's been on Oz's show, I can simply point her to specific blog posts, as I did the last time around when Oz arguably flouted the human subjects protection regulations of his own university and of the Department of Health and Human Services by running in essence a poorly-designed clinical trial to show that green coffee bean extract can promote weight loss. Of course, it showed nothing of the sort.
This time around, Dr. Oz caught my attention about a week and a half ago. I had planned on blogging about it last week, but the case of the Amish girl with cancer whose parents stopped her chemotherapy after less than two full courses, thus endangering her life, intervened. (It also didn't help that I hadn't recorded the show and the segment hadn't shown up on Dr. Oz's website by Sunday night last week.) I figured that I probably wouldn't get back to Oz, but—wouldn't you know it?—a week later I'm still annoyed at this story. So better late than never. (more…)
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You cannot use specific applications like Internet Explorer, Outlook or another application that uses the Internet. When you disable your NSS firewall, the applications react normally again. Obviously, disabling the NSS firewall or virus scanner software entirely is not a safe solution. So we need to change the configuration instead.
When you follow this procedure your problems with the firewall and the denied applications should be solved.
You might want to print this web page for later reuse.
A firewall is meant to block or allow the access to the Internet for applications. The firewall also blocks incoming connections to your computer, made by computers that are connected to the Internet.
If your firewall detects a change in any of the applications, it warns the user about it and asks whether or not to grant the changed application access to the Internet. Many times though, these changes are perfectly legitimate, especially for instance for Internet Explorer or other frequently updated Microsoft Windows components. If a user doesn't know about those necessary changes, the user might choose to deny the connection request just to be on the safe side.
The procedure described below will help you to change the state of denied applications to again allow them to access the Internet.
1. Rightclick the N icon to open a list of actions
2. Choose Norman Security Suite:
3. Click the Personal firewall button, you can find this button at the left hand side of the Security Suite window
4. Click on the big gray Configure button at the bottom of the window (with the: View and modify firewall rules and settings description)
5. Click the Rule editor button.
After clicking the button a wizard will appear
6. Select I want to modify or delete an existing rule radio button
7. Click Next button
8. Select the application that seems to cause the problem
9. Click Next button
10. Select the Change rule to allow radio button, after that click the Finish button.
The selected application is now free enter the Internet.
Keep in mind that you should only accept the applications that you are familiar with. Normally there should not be any issues with e.g. Internet Explorer or Outlook accessing the Internet, especially after installing Windows Updates. However, you may get into trouble if you allow unknown applications access to the Internet.


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Built the house in 1955 and the decorations have grown every year since. The process is all year round with testing and repairing of lights. We start in late Sept. putting up some of the structures before the snow flies. At the present time I have over 20,000 lights on the outdoor decorations and 10,000 on the indoor decorations. Three Christmas trees, 91 lighted house for our snowy village, and countless miles of garland. Kids of all ages enjoy the display and we open our house to any who want to see. Come and be our guest!
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Teachers union outlines 2014 legislative agenda
MONTPELIER The states largest union is hoping to recruit the brightest students to become educators and reform how the profession is regulated and evaluated as part of a success for students push.
The Vermont National Education Association, which represents about 11,500 teachers and education professionals, outlined its agenda at the State House Monday. Union President Martha Allen said legislative changes may be needed to address the unions issues.
The union is looking to ensure that educators are included in the discussion of how to reform the system in Vermont, Allen said.
We know, sadly, what doesnt work: more and higher state standardized testing, cookie cutter curricula that dont take creativity into account, punitive evaluation systems and the endless drumbeat about the cost of public education, she said.
The unions agenda for the upcoming legislative session includes:
Embracing rigorous standards that provide teachers with freedom to teach in ways that are most effective for all students;
Recruiting the best and brightest to become educators;
Encouraging effective, rigorous and fair evaluation of work;
Adopting reforms in how the profession is regulated;
Working with advocates, parents and social service providers to address the effects of poverty in schools.
Vermont teachers are supportive of rigorous standards in the classroom, Allen said. But teachers must also have adequate training in the Common Core state standards.
They also need flexibility to use professional judgment in deciding what material to present to students.
A recent survey of Vermont teachers showed a concern with the amount of professional time teachers have away from students in the school day. Allen said teachers are looking to collaborate with colleagues and have time to assess their students work.
The union will explore ways to create more time for teachers and will even consider an expanded school day, according to Allen.
It could be an expanded school day, depending on how that is done. Some schools have been doing that. I think whats important is that teachers have the time to do their professional work during that day, not necessarily with students, but with their colleagues or on their own, she said.
Most teachers leave the profession within five years. To help recruit and retain teachers the union is proposing forgiveness of student loans for new teachers who remain on the job for more than five years. The union hopes to create more flexibility for teachers, too, by eliminating the reliance on standardized testing and cultivating a culture of innovation and flexibility.
Meanwhile, the union is also looking to implement a fair evaluation of teacher performance. The system should not just rely on test scores to measure teachers effectiveness, Allen said. Rather, it should help detect shortfalls in teachers performance and use the information to help them improve. Teachers who are performing poorly should receive help, and when unsuccessful the system should ensure their exit from the profession.
Allen said the union will be active in the upcoming legislative session as lawmakers discuss education funding. She is hoping that school budgets are not cut, a message that would put her at odds with advocates for cutting expenditures in public schools. Its a simple difference of opinion, she said.
Im really hoping budgets arent cut, to tell you the truth. To educate all of our students is a very expensive proposition, Allen said. How far down are we willing to go before we decide that education funding is low enough? I think its always a challenge. It always will be. But this is a really vital, important part of our states economy.
Allen said the union also wants the ability to add policy issues to collective bargaining. State statute currently limits bargaining to salary and benefits along with terms and conditions of employment. Allen said teachers want the ability to ensure that some policies remain in place in schools even when administrators change.MORE IN Vermont NewsMONTPELIER Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. Full StoryVermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell plans to join the U.S. Full StoryAs Rutland prepares to welcome Syrian refugees to its community, some are continuing to voice... Full Story
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