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As I wrote following the launch of Google's Nexus One phone and its online retail store, Google will be an influential retailer, but isn't today because what they offer isn't different from what's available from carriers or merchants like Best Buy or Amazon — it's only differentiated by its exclusive on a hot device.
Most people who buy phones today want to feel the heft of the device, play with its UI, get a sense of the experience of using it since they're making a long term commitment to it. As a result, most phones are sold at operators' retail outlets or at physical retailers. During the launch event I asked Google's Andy Rubin, the driving force behind Android, whether they felt that they may in the future need to expand to include physical retail (such as a carrier partner's stores). He said no, that consumers are increasingly going to buy their phones online just like they buy digital cameras. He is likely correct, but (again, as I wrote) that time is well into the future.
What wasn't explicit in my question, and which the initial flurry of Nexus One sales experiences has exposed, is the stark reality that being in the retail phone business involves a lot more than the sale itself. Today the news is full of stories of Nexus One owners frustrated at their inability to get access to a human being to help resolve problems or answer questions related to their new phone. (It hasn't helped that the device itself appears to have some problems accessing T-Mobile's 3G network, and that buyers may not have checked the presence of 3G coverage where they live and/or work.)
What lessons should we draw from this?
- A Google customer is very different from that of a physical retailer. Google has hundreds of millions of what it calls customers, consumers who rely on Google for search, communications, mapping, and a wealth of other useful and impressive services pumped out by their talented engineers. But few of these customers pay Google anything beyond their attention, some personal information and a boatload of behavioral data. As a result their expectations for customer service are relatively low and Google's default strategy of providing support via automation is generally deemed adequate (though certainly not by all). The experience of Google customers seeking assistance is diametrically opposite that of, for example, a dissatisfied Nordstrom customer seeking redress.
- Mobile phones are still markedly more complex than other consumer electronics products. While I get Andy's point, the experience of buying a phone differs radically from that of buying a digital camera or other CE product because there are more phone features that are "above the fold" for most average phone buyers than on a camera, the software matters much more since consumers interact with their phones many times every day…and we haven't even touched on the difficulty in comparing mobile service plans.
- Mobile retailers are about a lot more than sales. I once asked a senior person responsible for retail at one of the major carriers "what percentage of customer visits are service-related rather than sales-related?" Answer: more than 90%. A key element of Sprint's effort to improve its customer satisfaction is its "Ready Now" program, which ensures that a customer who gets a new phone walks out of the store assured that all the features of the phone are properly configured and with hands-on experience in how to do everything that matters to them. The result is a significant reduction in customer care calls and returns during the critical first month of service with the new device. And does anyone remember the difficulties early iPhone customers had activating their device? Apple stores were cramped not just with new buyers but with people seeking help. Apple stores…you know, the ones equipped with geniuses.
I expect Google will weather this storm without too much damage. They're wicked smart, and their online resources will anticipate and address many more of their customers' challenges going forward, so that the Nexus One's core audience of skilled and self-sufficient online users will find their path smoothing out quickly over time. And consumers tend to be more forgiving of a device, which may go through hiccups before working well, than of a service provider and their annoying monthly bills.
But I think Andy's vision for mobile retailing will take a lot longer to obtain than he would like.
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- I bought a washer because of what the salesperson said it would do. It doesn't. Do I have any legal recourse?
- Where do I find the warranty for a product I want to purchase online or through a mail order company?
Q: Are there any basic requirements of the Warranty Act?
- A:Yes. Written warranties must:
- Be noted as either "full" or "limited"
- State certain specified information about the coverage of your warranty in a single, clear, and easy-to-read document
- Be available where the warranted consumer products are sold, so that consumers can read them before buying
- Be noted as either "full" or "limited"
Q: Does a manufacturer have to warranty their products?
- A:The Warranty Act doesn't require any manufacturer to provide a written warranty, but allows manufacturers to determine whether to warrant their products in writing. Once a manufacturer decides to offer a written warranty on a consumer product, however, it must comply with the Warranty Act.
Q: Does the Warranty Act apply to an oral warranty?
- A:No. Only written warranties are covered.
Q: Does the Warranty Act apply to products purchased for commercial purposes?
- A:The Warranty Act doesn't apply to warranties on products sold for resale or for commercial purposes. The Act covers only warranties on consumer products. This means that only warranties on tangible property normally used for personal, family or household purposes are covered.
Q: Does the Warranty Act apply to warranties on services?
- A:No. Only warranties on goods are covered. However, if the manufacturer's warranty covers both the parts provided for a repair and the workmanship in making that repair, the Warranty Act applies.
Q: How does a service contract work with a warranty?
- A:A service contract is an optional agreement for product service that customers sometimes buy. It provides additional protection beyond what the warranty offers on the product. Service contracts are similar to warranties in that both concern service for a product. However, there are differences between warranties and service contracts.
Warranties come with a product and are included in the purchase price. In the language of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, warranties are "part of the basis of the bargain." Service contracts, on the other hand, are agreements that are separate from the contract or sale of the product. They are separate either because they are made some time after the sale of the product, or because they cost the customer a fee beyond the purchase price of the product.
If a manufacturer offers a service contract, the Act requires the manufacturer to conspicuously list all terms and conditions in simple and readily understood language. However, unlike warranties, service contracts are not required to be titled "full" or "limited,' or to contain the special standard disclosures. In fact, using warranty disclosures in service contracts could confuse customers about whether the agreement is a warranty or a service contract.
Q: I bought a washer because of what the salesperson said it would do. It doesn't. Do I have any legal recourse?
- A:The implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is a promise that the law says you, as a seller, make when your customer relies on your advice that a product can be used for some specific purpose. For example, suppose you are an appliance retailer and a customer asks for a clothes washer that can handle 15 pounds of laundry at a time. If you recommend a particular model, and the customer buys that model on the strength of your recommendation, the law says that you have made a warranty of fitness for a particular purpose. If the model you recommended proves unable to handle 15-pound loads, even though it may effectively wash 10-pound loads, you've breached your warranty of fitness for a particular purpose.
Q: I feel the product I purchased is wearing out prematurely. Isn't this covered under my warranty?
- A:Implied warranties are promises about the condition of products at the time they're sold, but they don't assure that a product will last for any specific length of time. (The normal durability of a product is, of course, one aspect of a product's merchantability or its fitness for a particular purpose.)
Nor does the law say that everything that can possibly go wrong with a product falls within the scope of implied warranties. For example, implied warranties don't cover problems such as those caused by:
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- Misuse
- Ordinary wear
- Failure to follow directions
- Improper maintenance
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Q: If a product doesn't perform as anticipated, is it covered by any type of warranty?
- A:The implied warranty of merchantability is a merchant's basic promise that the goods sold will do what they are supposed to do and that there is nothing significantly wrong with them. In other words, it is an implied promise that the goods are fit to be sold.
The law says that merchants make this promise automatically every time they sell a product they are in business to sell. For example, if you, as an appliance retailer, sell an oven, you are promising that the oven is in proper condition for sale because it will do what ovens are supposed to do - bake food at controlled temperatures selected by the buyer. If the oven doesn't heat, or if it heats without proper temperature control, then the oven isn't fit for sale as an oven, and the seller has breached the implied warranty of merchantability. In such a case, the law requires the seller to provide a remedy so that the buyer gets a working oven.
Q: If I sue under the Warranty Act, can I recover attorney fees and court cost if I win?
- A:Breach of warranty is a violation of federal law, and allows consumers to recover court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees. This means that if you win a lawsuit for breach of either a written or an implied warranty, you may be able to recover costs for bringing the suit, including lawyer's fees. Because of the strict federal jurisdictional requirements under the Act, most Magnuson-Moss lawsuits are brought in state court. However, major cases involving many consumers can be brought in federal court as class action suits under the Act.
Q: Is a manufacturer responsible if a retailer doesn't provide the warranty information?
- A:As long as the manufacturer has provided retailers with the warranty materials they need to comply with the rule, the manufacturer is not legally responsible if the retailer fails to make the warranties available.
Q: Is a warranty a contract the manufacturer must honor?
- A:Yes. A warranty is a contract that commits the manufacture, manufacturer, to stand behind the product.
Q: Is there any basic warranty coverage that automatically comes with a consumer product?
- A:Customers will always receive the basic protection of the implied warranty of merchantability and the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose. The Act prohibits anyone who offers a written warranty from disclaiming or modifying implied warranties.
Q: Is there any type of warranty for a product I bought from a second-hand store?
- A:An implied warranty of merchantability on a used product is a promise that it can be used as expected, given its type and price range. As with new merchandise, implied warranties on used merchandise apply only when the seller is a merchant who deals in such goods, not when a sale is made by a private individual.
If the store doesn't offer a written warranty, the law in most states allows the business to disclaim implied warranties. However, selling without implied warranties may well indicate to potential customers that the product is risky -low quality, damaged or discontinued - and should be available at a lower price.
In order to disclaim implied warranties, the business must inform consumers in a conspicuous manner, and generally in writing, that the business will not be responsible if the product malfunctions or is defective. It must be clear to consumers that the entire product risk falls on them. The business must specifically indicate that it does not warrant "merchantability," or must use a phrase such as "with all faults," or "as is." A few states have special laws on how the business must phrase an "as is" disclosure.
Some states don't allow businesses to sell consumer products "as is." At this time, these states are Alabama, Connecticut, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. In these states, sellers have implied warranty obligations that can't be avoided.
If a business sells a product "as is" and it proves to be defective or dangerous and causes personal injury to someone, the business still may be liable under the principles of product liability. Selling the product "as is" doesn't eliminate this liability.
Q: The manufacturer is insisting on mediation before going to trial. Can they do this?
- A:The Warranty Act allows warranties to include a provision that requires customers to try to resolve warranty disputes by means of the informal dispute resolution mechanism before going to court.
Q: What is a full warranty?
- A:It is a "full" warranty when:
- There is not a limit the duration of implied warranties
- Coverage is not limit to first purchasers
- Warranty service is free of charge, including such costs as returning the product or removing and reinstalling the product when necessary
- At the consumer's choice, either a replacement or a full refund if, after a reasonable number of tries, the product can't be repaired
- Consumers aren't required to perform any duty as a precondition for receiving service, except notice that service is needed
- There is not a limit the duration of implied warranties
Q: What is a limited warranty?
- A:A "limited" written warranty allows the manufacturer to include a provision that restricts the duration of implied warranties to the duration of the limited warranty. For example, a two-year limited warranty can limit implied warranties to two years. However, a "full" written warranty cannot limit the duration of implied warranties.
Q: What is an express warranty?
- A:Express warranties, unlike implied warranties, are not "read into" asales contract by state law. Instead, the manufacturer explicitly offers these warranties to the customers in the course of a sales transaction. They are promises and statements that are voluntarily made about the product or about the manufacturer's commitment to remedy the defects and malfunctions that some customers may experience.
Express warranties can take a variety of forms, ranging from advertising claims to formal certificates. An express warranty can be made either orally or in writing. While oral warranties are important, only written warranties on consumer products are covered by the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.
Section 2-313 of the Uniform Commercial Code covers express warranties.
Q: What is the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act?
- A:The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act is the federal law that governs consumer product warranties. Passed by Congress in 1975, the Act requires manufacturers and sellers of consumer products to provide consumers with detailed information about warranty coverage. It also affects both the rights of consumers and the obligations of warrantors under written warranties.
Congress wanted to ensure that consumers could get complete information about warranty terms and conditions. By providing consumers with a way of learning what warranty coverage is offered on a product before they buy, the Act gives consumers a way to know what to expect if something goes wrong.
Q: What is the statue of limitations for a warranty issue?
- A:Generally, there is no specific duration for implied warranties under state laws. But state statutes of limitation for breach of either an express or an implied warranty are generally four years from date of purchase. This means that buyers have four years in which to discover and seek a remedy for problems that were present in the product at the time it was sold. This doesn't mean that the product must last for four years. It means only that the product must be of normal durability, considering its nature and price.
Q: Where do I find the warranty for a product I want to purchase online or through a mail order company?
- A:You do have the right to review a warranty before you purchase a product. For warranty information online, look for hyperlinks leading to the full warranty, or to an address where you can obtain a free copy. Reading the warranty before you buy can help you understand exactly what protection you'll get should something go wrong later. If a copy of the warranty is available online, print it out when you make your purchase and keep it with your records.
If purchasing through the mail or by telephone, the catalog or other advertising must include either the warranty or a statement telling consumers how to get a copy. This information should be near the product description or clearly noted on a separate page. If a page references the warranty statement, it should be listed near the product description.
Q: Will I void the warranty if I don't use the recommended manufacturer items?
- A:Generally, tie-in sales provisions aren't allowed. Such a provision would require a purchaser of the warranted product to buy an item or service from a particular company to use with the warranted product in order to be eligible to receive a remedy under the warranty. The following are examples of prohibited tie-in sales provisions.
"In order to keep your new Plenum Brand Vacuum Cleaner warranty in effect, you must use genuine Plenum Brand Filter Bags. Failure to have scheduled maintenance performed, at your expense, by the Great American Maintenance Company, Inc., voids this warranty."
While tie-in sales requirements can't be used, the warranty need not cover use of replacement parts, repairs, or maintenance that is inappropriate for the product. The following is an example of a permissible provision that excludes coverage of such things.
"While necessary maintenance or repairs on your AudioMundo Stereo System can be performed by any company, we recommend that you use only authorized AudioMundo dealers. Improper or incorrectly performed maintenance or repair voids this warranty."


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It's external marketing that gets the phone to ring and new patients are certainly the lifeblood of the practice, but it's the patients of record who refer to you and build your practice with their own personal dental care. Internal marketing is what keeps patients talking favorably about the practice. Once per month have a patient appreciation day where each patient seen that day receives a $5 to $10 useful gift that makes the person know you appreciate them. Your marketing committee (one team member from clinical assistants/one from hygiene/one from admin along with the practice manager) selects and wraps or bags gifts in advance. These can be bought locally, ordered online, or from a novelty catalog. On the last day of each month, pull a number one to 31 from a bowl. Keep pulling a number until you have a workday for the following month and that becomes the patient appreciation day. Patients love feeling special and will hope all their next appointments fall on that monthly lucky day. Cost: $10 in a solo practice with 30 patients each day $300 per month. Return on investment: priceless in good will and continued referrals.
Ask your local bank, drugstore or mall if you can publicize a toothbrush exchange day in 8 weeks. For the person who brings in the ugliest toothbrush, he or she will win a prize (could be a gift certificate toward dentistry in your practice or a gift card from the store that lets you use their sidewalk or lobby). Every person who brings an old toothbrush receives a gift bag with a new toothbrush, floss, lip balm, and a card from your practice with this note: "If you don't have a personal dentist, we invite you to join our family of fine patients."
Make a list of 10 companies within a 5-mile radius of your practice. Personally (doctors) deliver a lovely basket of food goodies and a thank you card to the HR department of that company. Introduce yourself and thank the personnel manager or whomever you talk with for answering questions from your insurance coordinator over the past several years (months). Let that person know you see several (many) patients from their company. Compliment them for having a dental benefit plan. Offer to have you (your insurance coordinator) come and explain in 10 to 15 minutes the clinical dialogue of their plan at their next employee meeting. HR departments receive little recognition in their daily work. Wonder who they will think of dentist-wise when a new employee asks if they know a great family dentist?
Each day that new patients are scheduled the scheduling coordinator should give the dentist the patient's name, telephone number, date and time of their appointment. Each day when the dentist has a 5-minute break, they should phone the new patient, introduce themselves and let the new patient know how much they are looking forward to seeing them on _______(date) at ___(time). No other health care provider extends an introduction and welcome before patients come to their first appointments. Smart dentists who do this report fabulous results in relationship building and pleasantly surprised patients who are impressed with the dentist's gesture of kindness. One doctor reported, "You know this is working well when a new patient who hasn't come in has already referred a patient the day before their own visit."
Telephone techniques
The telephone is the most important instrument in the practice. The person answering the phone can make or break the practice. Getting voicemail during patient hours is the "kiss of death." The second worst greeting is a hurried person who comes across abrupt or stressed. In the first 30 seconds of the telephone being answered, patients determine how patients are treated throughout the practice and during their dental treatment. Four tones of voice must be filtered throughout the conversation: (1) friendliness, (2) knowledgeable, (3) enthusiastic, and (4) empathetic. The best greeting would be: "Thank you for calling XYZ Dental Practice, this is Sonya. How may I help you?" They would not be calling if they did not need to be helped.
For those practices that have dead silence or outlandish music on hold, what a lost opportunity to enthusiastically educate the patients about the practice, the dentist, or the team and to show excitement for the procedures performed or courses taken that set this practice ahead of others. You can also have soothing music in the background. Remember dead silence or outlandish music makes people count up the faults of those who keep them waiting. Patient education actually makes some patients and callers say "put me back on hold for a minute, I want to hear the rest of that message." Know the courtesy of the hold button: Caller No. 1 deserves top priority of your time. If your scheduling coordinator is on line No. 1 and line No. 2 rings, the caller can hear the other line ringing and they know you are the primary phone person. Tell caller No. 1, "I have another call coming in but I promise to be back to you in less than 60 seconds." Answer line No. 2, if it is a simple 30-second response such as "What time is my appointment tomorrow 10 or 10:30?" Answer that question. Any others take the name and number of the caller and phone them back within 10 minutes. Taking numbers and returning calls is much more efficient than having 2 or 3 people at the desk take calls. (In larger group practices this is handled differently).
Too many practices try to run a 21st century dental practice with an outdated phone system. Since the telephone is the lifeline to the outside world, having the right number of phone lines is important. Busy signals make patients go elsewhere. A solo practice must have a minimum of fuve lines. Lines 1 and 2 are patient-ready lines. No one should use lines 1 or 2 for outgoing calls as those are for incoming patient calls. Lines 3 and 4 can be outgoing calls and line No. 5 is the designated fax line. Line No. 3 can also be used as the financial coordinator's line. If on a rollover system, when line No. 3 rings first, your financial coordinator, not your scheduling coordinator answers that line. All statements and insurance forms that leave your practice should have the line No. 3's number on them, not the main patient number which is answered by the scheduling coordinator. From now on, all financial questions are answered by the financial coordinator to prevent any interruptions to the scheduler.
Too many times the scheduling coordinator, hygienist, or clinical assistant (if terminals for scheduling are chairside), think they are doing patients a favor to ask: "You like the 8 a.m. appointments, don't you?" Or they will ask, "What time is most convenient for you?" Those 2 questions are responsible for the "feast or famine" schedule. This means your prime time is scheduled weeks/months in advance and there's 2 to 3 hours of open time tomorrow and the next day. Instead ask only this question: "Are mornings or afternoons best?" If they say mornings, give them two choices of your most difficult morning appointments to fill … get rid of those first. If they prefer afternoons, again offer the two most difficult to fill afternoon appointments. "Doctor can see you on the 14th at 2 p.m. or the 16th at 2:20 p.m. When people are given 2 choices they typically take one or the other. By doing this, the scheduler is in control of the day's schedule versus leaving it up to the patients to pick and choose.
Fees and collections
Even the most timid financial coordinator can have amazing collection results by using positive words, which means positive results. "Your fee today was $475. Will that be cash, check or bank card?" Three YES answers. Asking instead, "Would you like to take care of it today?" or "How would you like to pay?" leaves the door open for patients to say, "I'm not prepared to pay today, can you please send me a statement?" The clinical team can also help with over-the-counter collections by saying at dismissal, "Mrs. Davis, Karen our financial coordinator will be taking care of you now. She will be giving you your receipt for today's visit." A receipt means, we expect to be paid for today's visit. Being proactive versus reactive is the key.
If patients are standing at the counter to pay, the financial coordinator should also stand to present the fees. It is a known fact that the person sitting in a conversation about money is the one that will be compromised with results. One must have eye contact to discuss money. If the patient is seated, the financial coordinator should stay seated. This would be at the dental chair, in the consultation room and some practices actually have a sit-down chair for check out and financials. Eye contact and positive words make a big difference in over-the-counter collections and net profits of the practice.
In calling past-due patient accounts remember kindness brings much better results than demands. Using phrases such as, "I'm sure this is an oversight, Mr. Phillips" or "Mrs. Warren, I understand with the busy lives we all lead how this could have been forgotten." Saying, "Our accountant was in last week to review these accounts. I must report to him the date of each month and the amount we can expect" sounds better than, "If you don't pay within 10 days I'm turning you over to a collection agency." Working with patients through tough times retains the family and also creates lasting good will.
Persistence pays. Financial coordinators who get the best results in accounts receivable management divide the alphabet into 4 parts (6 letters each of 4 weeks) (xyz counts as one letter). They persistently and politely call 6 letters of the alphabet of past-due patients during a 2-hour break in their normal check-out routine each week. Preferably on Thursday mornings from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. as it's a known fact patients are in a better mood on Thursdays or Fridays than earlier in the week. (Larger practices may need more than 2 hours of dedicated time.) When patients make promises but no payments, another call is in order. Note: With patient financing, collection calls become a thing of the past or greatly reduces the need for collection calls. A much better way to manage AR. If more than 4% of the AR is past 90 days there is a collections problem. Remember also: Get rid of the AR and your open chair time goes down significantly. "Patients who owe you money break appointments or no-show."
Chairside communication
Clinical team members can be very instrumental in setting the stage for case acceptance with effective chairside communication. After patients hear the clinical diagnoses and the dentist's recommended treatment, they often look to the assistant or hygienist for verification. If the staff says: "Mrs. Parker, you are making a wise decision not to postpone your treatment as this is what can happen if you don't proceed with treatment soon" or "Many of our patients were hesitant about veneers wondering if it was wise to cover their natural teeth. After their smile was enhanced, their only regret is that they had not done this treatment long ago." And, "Dr. Brown is a fine dentist. I know because she is also my personal dentist," alleviates fear and hesitation for the dentistry patients deserve. Dentists can't toot their own horn and compliment their own skills, but having an enthused team member makes all the difference in case acceptance!
Instead of saying at the end of a clinical procedure, "If you have a problem, give us a call," say instead: "We don't expect any problems but if you have any questions feel free to give us a call." Instead of quoting a fee at the desk for two fillings say: "Dr. Brown restored 6 surfaces of those 2 teeth." (Now the patient thinks 6, not 2.) Go on to say: "You may experience a slight discomfort when you eat something cold. Some of our patients experience this but most never do. If it happens, it could last up to three weeks."
Some dentists and assistants waste valuable chairside time talking about topics that patients don't need to hear. This time could have been used to "talk dentistry." There is such a small window of time that patients are the captive audience. Mentioning CE courses, talking about new technology and how it can make dentistry easier and better are sample conversations. Even though the dentist and assistant have talked about these topics many times the same week, for the patient in the chair hearing about veneers, cosmetic whitening, laser dentistry or implants for the first time, that's incredibly educational. This not only makes the patient more informed but they go out of the office and teach others what they learned. This is a huge practice builder and it doesn't cost a dime.
Communication in the hygiene treatment room can play a significant role in how busy the dentist is the following weeks. Sixty five percent of operative and cosmetic should come from the hygiene patients. Many hygienists hate to be looked upon as a salesperson. They must realize, as must the dentist and rest of the team, that "selling is serving." Talking to patients about the whole health picture and the correlation between heart disease, diabetes and poor oral care is paramount in the 21st century hygiene department. Using terms such as, "What you do each day in the way of brushing, flossing and good nutrition is much more important than what I do for you on each visit. Therefore Mr. Carter, we are a team. I can help you but I also need your help. Together we can see great results." Patient compliance is one of the hygienist's biggest challenges. A hygienist with great clinical skills coupled with team spirit and excellent communication skills is worth their weight in gold to the practice.
Hygiene department tips
A practice needs one hygienist for every 800 to 1,000 active patients. Many practices are only recalling 30 to 40% of their active patient base and the goal should be 85% of the active patient base. Count the number of active charts. Multiply by 2 as patients should be coming in at least twice per year. Divide by 12 months to see how many recare patients should be seen each month. This does not take into consideration the number of new patients monthly nor those patients who are on 3- or 4-month recall intervals. While new patients are the lifeblood of the practice, hygiene is the backbone. Couple a weak recall system with a low new patient number and this spells professional suicide.
If the practice has an effective initial perio program (IPP), hygiene should be one-third of gross production excluding the doctor's exam. Perio procedures should be one-third of that daily hygiene production. In a more established practice, the IPP is greater than in a startup younger practice. Hygiene drives the rest of the practice. When hygiene production goes up $3,000 per month, total practice goes up between $8,000 to $10,000 per month. If hygiene goes up $5,000 per month, total practice sees a $13,000 to $15,000 increase and if hygiene goes up $10,000 per month, total practice increases $25,000 to $30,000 per month. When hygiene plateaus or declines, the entire practice goes flat or declines. Dentists should look at hygiene as an opportunity, not a necessary aggravation.
Approximately 65% of restorative and cosmetic dentistry comes from an effective and efficient hygiene department. Great hygienists know that "setting the stage for case acceptance" is one of the most sought after traits of a 21st century hygienist. Believing in the doctor's dentistry, their fees and sharing their philosophy of ideal dentistry sells a lot more dentistry than having a staff member who says: "If the patient needs something, they need to hear it from the dentist." We have seen a 20 to 30% increase in operative and cosmetic care in those practices where the hygienist believed in the doctor, the dentistry, the fees and the practice vision.
For those hygienists who are great mixers and educators, you cannot put a monetary value on those who wish to get out into the community and market the practice. Speaking at health fairs, having a booth at bridal shows, taking part in relay races, or other community activities is paramount to the doctor's success. From an ugliest toothbrush contest at the mall, to speaking at women's groups or delivering toothbrush baskets to local businesses, it is great when the hygienist or other team members are out in the community marketing the practice to others.


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Feeling down this season, my last Aunt passed last week. Almost 94, in pretty good health until almost the end, passed quickly and didn't suffer much. And then I find this:
NYPD officer says fame over act of kindness "surreal" - CBS News
I know being a LEO is largely a thankless boring job, but thank you for all that you do.


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Orbit Viewer is a Chrome Experiment by Kevin Gill that helps visualise the orbits of comets and satellites. You can watch the famous comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, or see the current position of the International Space Station. It should work with most WebGL capable browsers.
A sort of "Where are they now" for spacecraft and comets: Check out realtime positions, along with historical and projected flight paths of our solar system's trailblazing spacecraft and comets. All in a zoomable/rotatable 3D interface. Using historical and real-time trajectory information for NASA's JPL Horizons system, and in-browser WebGL and Three.js rendering.
Earhorn (GitHub: omphalos / earhorn, License: MIT) by "omphalos" is a library for instrumenting JavaScript. You pass
earhorn$ a label and a function, and then you can view the function as the values change.
The mouse example shows how this works: the source for a jQuery
mousemove listener is displayed, and whenever you move the mouse the integer values for the current coordinates will be reflected in real time.
An iframe is used that loads the
earhorn/index.html page which knows how to display an instrumented version of the function. Internally, Earhorn uses Esprima to generate an abstract syntax tree that is manipulated to allow the code to be observed.
It reminds me a little bit of the Watches feature in Light Table, and some of the recent improvements to WebKit Inspector.


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These maps are provided for general planning purposes only. Students should consult with their academic advisor for complete degree requirements.
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Cameron Low Storage System with Open Bases
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Streamlined forms and a vast array of components allow this well-made collection to organize it all – beautifully.
- Expertly crafted from solid sap gum wood and MDF (medium density fiberboard), an engineered wood that lends exceptional strength to endure over time.
- All wood is kiln dried for added strength and lasting beauty.
- Cabinet equipped with one fixed shelf.
- Our exclusive finishes are applied by hand for exceptional richness, durability and depth of color.
- Open Cubbies are sized to fit the following: Medium & Large Quinn Baskets, Medium & Large Sabrina Baskets, Medium Canvas Storage, Emory Baskets and Small Rope Storage (all sold separately).
- Open Bases are sized to fit the following: (1) Large Rope Storage or (2) Small Rope Stoage), (2) Large Quinn Baskets, (2) Large Sabrina Baskets. (2) Medium Canvas Storage or (2) Emory Baskets (all sold separately).
- 88.5" wide x 21" deep x 39.75" high
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- Anti-tip kit included: comes with safety-tested mounting hardware, instructions and a nylon strap. To prevent injuries from furniture tip-over, this item should be permanently fixed to the wall. how to install anti-tip kits.
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Storage Wall System
- Overall: 88.5" wide x 20.75" deep x 39.75" high
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- Overall: 29.5" wide x 20.75" deep x 15.25" high
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i have tried connecting to my wireless router with two different wireless chips now, one of which was supported in bt3. the one supported in bt3 is a d-link wua-1340, the other is a broadcom built in to my laptop. both turn on (meaning light up) when i put "ifconfig wlan# up" into the shell but the NetworkManager still does not display any networks. However i noticed Kismet does display wireless networks, so i attempted to via the shell using the guide here:
unfortunately when i get to step 4 the shell tells me these cards do not support mac addresses...
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Alma is sharp and funky, just like the scarf named after her. The zigzags remind me of her lively personality and her fabulous Mohawk. The scarf is relatively simple once you've mastered how to increase and decrease. You can vary my design quite easily - make it thinner by increasing to fewer stitches in the increase section, or make it wider by increasing to more.
You will need
275 metres (300 yards) of aran weight yarn
One set of 5.5mm straight needles
Tapestry needle
18 sts and 34 rows = 10cm (4 inches) in garter stitch
The width, if knitted as the pattern directs, is about 10cm (4 inches)
How to
1 CO 2 sts
Row 1: k
2 Increase section
Next row: k1, m1, k to end (3 sts)
Repeat this row until you have 20 sts on the needle
3 Right slanting rows
Row 1: k1, m1, k to last two sts, k2tog
Row 2: k
Repeat these two rows 10 more times (total 20 rows knitted)
4 Left slanting rows
Row 1: ssk, k to last st, m1, k1
Row 2: k
Repeat these two rows 10 more times (total 20 rows knitted)
5 Keep repeating the pattern of 10 right repeats and 10 left repeats until the scarf is 5cm (2 inches) smaller than the desired length, ending with a left slanting repeat. Ten complete repeats of right and left, plus the increase row will be about 130cm (52 inches). With the decrease end, this will make the scarf about 137cm (54 inches) - I think that this is a good length for a ladies' scarf, but of course, it entirely depends on who you are making it for.
To finish
Next row: ssk, k to end
Repeat this row until you have two stitches on needle. Cast off and weave in ends.
Having trouble with increasing and decreasing
These knittinghelp.com videos are excellent, showing you exactly how to, and why, certain types of increase should be used.
The decrease section of knittinghelp.com. Again, really easy-to-follow videos.
Instructions on a handful of basic increases and decreases, with colour photos.


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Ancient Technology Centre (ATC) public events
The Ancient Technology Centre in Cranborne has a range of opportunities for the general public including themed open weekends, history at work days and storytelling events. We also participate in local history events and fairs such as the Chalke Valley History Festival.
Open days
Here is our 2016 programme of open days. (opens in a new window)
Chalke Valley History Festival 2016
This year we will be building a replica World War I trench system near Salisbury as part of the Chalke Valley History Festival (opens in a new window). We will also continue work on our Anglo Saxon enclosure which currently contains two full-size Grubenhausen.
Mailing list
If you would like to be kept informed of events at the Ancient Technology Centre, please contact the Admin, Finance and Marketing Officer and request to be added to our email mailing list.
How to find us
The Ancient Technology Centre is next door to Cranborne Middle School. Please see directions for the centre (opens in a new window).
Contact us
For further information, please contact the centre.
Fairy Tales for Grown Ups - Performance Storytelling at the Earthouse
One of Dorset's best kept secrets, the Earthouse in Cranborne is a 200 seat theatre - lit by lamplight and firelight.


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The play, along with five others, is on the docket for the 52nd summer season and will run through Aug. 31 in the Adams Shakespearean Theatre.
"The Tempest" is what may have been the final play written by the theatrical genius and is part of the USF's Complete the Canon Project – an effort to produce all 37 of Shakespeare's plays over the course of 12 years.
Directed by B.J. Jones, "The Tempest" tells the tale of Prospero and his daughter, Miranda, who have been exiled on an island that is filled with magic, fairies and beasts. When a ship carrying those who banished Prospero from Naples is shipwrecked upon the shore, a love story, a humorous tale and a plot for revenge surface.
Scenic Designer Robert Mark Morgan amazingly transforms the Adams Shakespearean Theatre into a jungle paradise, with palm trees, lush green grass, bushes and vines. As the characters move among the forestation, it is as though they truly are on a deserted island.
Prospero is expertly played by Henry Woronicz and as Jones said in an interview on the USF website, Woronicz's Prospero is "energized, vital, and virile."
In the years since their exile, Prospero has become skilled in the magical arts and gains control over the fairies, sprites and beasts on the island. The audience is just as awed by Prospero's magic as the characters in the play as they see him open a book at his command, hypnotize characters into sleep, bend a sword in half and even levitate above the stage.
Prospero oozes with confidence, but his monologues reveal an internal struggle between revenge and forgiveness.
The spirit, Ariel, played by Melinda Parrett, slinks her way through the play, obeying Prospero's every command and guiding the other characters toward the ultimate ending where Prospero must decide whether he gets his revenge on those who wronged him or he forgives them and moves on with his life.
With a stellar cast and stunning scenery, USF's production of "The Tempest" takes audiences along for a ride through fantasy into reality and a hopefully happy ending.
Tickets for "The Tempest" are available for purchase at www.bard.org or (800) PLAYTIX (800-752-9849).


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Saturday — First Day Of Spring
Urban Agriculture Spring Kickoff Party at the Highlander Charter School, 42 Lexington Avenue (Broad & Lexington in South Providence).
Southside Community Land Trust and the Providence Community Gardens Network will be celebrating the start of Spring at the Urban Agriculture Spring Kickoff. Community gardeners from every neighborhood of Providence will be on hand for food, music, and food growing demonstrations. Some workshop highlights include: Rain Barrels — to save rainwater for your garden; Soil Testing — to test urban soil's safety for growing food; Garden Planning — to map out your garden plot to grow the highest yield of fruits and vegetables; Seed Starting — to ensure that your seeds sprout healthy in the early Spring; and Compost — to make the most of organic fertilizer in your garden.
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In bad economy, TV news turns to average Americans
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a slumping economy, U.S. network news programs are expanding their gaze beyond Wall Street and Washington to mainstream America, heralding projects that give voice to everyday people and their financial woes.
The latest project comes from former "NBC Nightly News" anchor Tom Brokaw, who said last week he would motor down a cross-country highway, capturing stories along the way.
In one segment from the project, Brokaw will show how the credit crisis strained relations between a car dealership and the local bank. Segments will air on NBC news programs as "Dispatches from the Road," beginning this spring.
"People are out there doing some unique things, responding to what's going on, struggling in some cases," Brokaw told reporters in a telephone conference call. "In other cases, they're finding ways to get around economic obstacles that have been thrown in their path."
On Friday, NBC morning show "Today" postponed its travel series "Where in the World Is Matt Lauer" after viewers overwhelmingly voiced opposition to a lavish foreign trip in favor of something local. Instead, "Today's" four anchors will travel to U.S. destinations for a series airing in May.
Rival network ABC has launched a project called "The Kitchen Table Economy" that it says borrows from the Iraq war practice of "embedding" reporters with U.S. troops.
As part of its effort, ABC has embedded producers in Brockton, Massachusetts, as the city cuts jobs, at a Texas cowboy hat manufacturer struggling to stay afloat and with suburban Washington state parents who both lost their jobs.
ABC's "World News with Charles Gibson" recently aired the first report in the series. Continued...


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The Carlton named one of America's 100 best wine restaurants
The Downtown landmark is the only restaurant in Pittsburgh to make the Wine Enthusiast's 2017 list ... again.
Either you love it or you hate it, but it's that time of the year again, friends: Christmas shopping time.
In the interest of lightening my fellow shoppers' loads, I offer here two gift suggestions for the Pittsburgh foodie:
City Dining Cards Pittsburgh: It looks like a deck of cards, but each card is a $10 discount card for a local restaurant (good on checks of $30 or more). Restaurants include Root 174 in Regent Square; E2 in Highland Park; Nine on Nine, Downtown; and Round Corner Cantina and Industry Public House in Lawrenceville. Two wild cards hidden in the deck offer freebies at Church Brew Works and Espresso a Mano, both in Lawrenceville.
The cards are good through Dec. 31, 2013.
The best parts: The deals are only for locally owned businesses, and buying a deck benefits charity. Decks are $20 each; 5 percent goes to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.
For a list of participating restaurants or to buy a deck: citydiningcards.com.
"Food Lovers' Guide to Pittsburgh": The four women who write the popular food blog titled eatPGH.com -- Sarah Sudar, Julia Gongaware, Amanda McFadden and Laura Zorch -- have released a print product, too. (See the PG's earlier story about this book by searching it at post-gazette.com/food.)
Their "Food Lovers' Guide to Pittsburgh" gives readers the scoop on local restaurants, food festivals, Lenten fish fries, farmers markets, breweries and wineries, traditional foods of the region and other tidbits.
The authors have included 12 recipes from chefs at local restaurants (see recipe below for Short Rib Pierogies). And yes, they even toss in a little Pittsburghese.
You can link to eatPGH.com -- and a post about their book -- from the Post-Gazette's new site, pgplate.com.
Priced at $14.95, the book is available from local bookstores or online retailers such as Amazon.com. Or you could get a signed copy at the following book signing events:
• Barnes & Noble, Greensburg, 2 p.m. Saturday.
• VisitPittsburgh Welcome Center, Fifth Avenue Place, Downtown, noon Dec. 12. (First 25 people in line receive a free book. Doors open at 10 a.m.)
• Art on Tap, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 6 to 7 p.m. Dec. 14.
Meanwhile, here are a few additional gift possibilities from local groups and shops:
Shop Local Month: To showcase gift options sold by its 35-plus vendors, Pittsburgh Public Market celebrates "Shop Local Month" now through Dec. 23 with giveaways each Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Gift of the Day could be anything from a pair of homemade earrings to a box of produce. To find out what the day's gift is and how to win it, go to facebook.com/PittsburghPublicMarket.
Pecan sale: Pittsburgh South Hills Delta Gamma alumnae are selling pecans to raise money for the visually impaired. One-pound bags of mammoth pecans are $10; 12-ounce bags of milk chocolate-covered pecans are $8. Pecans are usually gone by early December. Call 412-278-2950 to order.
And another pecan sale: The Smith College Club of Pittsburgh is selling mammoth pecan halves for $10.50 per pound; 12-ounce bags of chocolate-covered pecans are $9. Shipping is extra. For information: Ann Ostergaard, 412-488-8836.
All-Clad seconds sale: Crate in Scott Township holds a seconds sale on this popular cookware from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, 9:30 to 5 Saturday and 11 to 3 on Sunday. 412-341-5700.
Holiday Tea: English-style formal tea with scones, finger sandwiches, trifles and tarts. 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. today and Friday at Phipps Garden Center in Mellon Park. $27. Registration is required: 412-651-5281. phipps.conservatory.org.
Eat, Drink & Be Merry: Women for WineSense holiday party with fine wines and food. 6 p.m. Monday at James Street Gastropub, North Side. $35 for members; $50 for nonmembers. RSVP by today. womenforwinesense.org (click the events calendar to locate this event).
Short Rib Pierogies
Liberally season the short ribs with salt and pepper. Heat a medium-size roasting pan and place ribs in the pan. Quickly sear the short ribs on all sides; remove from the heat. Add the stock and tomato paste; the stock should cover the ribs. Place parchment paper on top; this will keep the ribs submerged. Cover with foil or lid and place in oven at 350 degrees for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until ribs are tender. Remove from oven and cool to less than 41 degrees. After ribs are thoroughly cooled, remove fat from top of the cooking liquid remove the ribs. Reserve liquid. Pull all meat from bones and place in a mixer. Mix the meat on a low speed until it is pureed.
Combine all ingredients, adding water if moisture is needed. Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness. You can use a rolling pin or pasta machine. Using a 3-inch ring mold, cut pierogi rounds.
To assemble a pierogi, place approximately 1/2 to 1 ounce rib meat in center and fold over. Pinch edges closed with the tines of a fork and parboil for 2 minutes, then cool.
Remove green parts from leeks and cut in half lengthwise. Thoroughly clean leeks under cold running water. Cut into thin cross-wise strips. Place in a saute pan over medium heat with a small amount of canola oil. Sweat the leeks for 3 to 5 minutes. Add heavy cream and simmer 5 to 8 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Place wine and braising liquid in a small saucepan and reduce by half over medium heat. Thicken slightly if needed, using a cornstarch and water mixture.
Heat butter in a saute pan over medium heat. Add the pierogies and brown slightly on both sides. Add the pan jus and continue cooking for 2 to 3 minutes. Place a small amount of leeks on the plate and arrange the pierogies around them. Finish with a drizzle of pan jus and chopped fresh herbs.
-- Executive Chef Dean Gress, Braddock's American Brasserie
Rebecca Sodergren: email@example.com. Follow me on Twitter: @pgfoodevents. First Published November 29, 2012 5:00 AM
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CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Eight members of the University of Michigan field hockey team have been named to the Division I National All-Academic Squad as announced by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association on Tuesday (March 5). The Wolverines were also recognized collectively, earning a 2012 NFHCA Division I National Academic Team Award for boasting a combined GPA of 3.0 or higher during the fall semester.
The individual honorees include freshman Emily Ashken (Westport, Conn./Staples HS), freshman Jaime Dean (Marathon, N.Y./Whitney Point HS), junior/sophomore Sammy Gray (Wilmette, Ill./North Shore Country Day School), junior/sophomore Lauren Hauge (Tulsa, Okla./Holland Hall HS), freshman Chris Lueb (Westport, Conn./Staples HS), freshman Taryn Mark (West Vancouver, B.C./West Vancouver Secondary), freshman Lauren Thomas (Aylesbury, England/Aylesbury HS) and sophomore Axelle Wouters (Antwerp, Belgium/Onze Lieve Vrouwe Antwerp).
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Players named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad must have attained a minimum overall grade-point average of 3.30 through the first semester of the 2012-13 academic year.
Michigan, the Big Ten regular-season and tournament runner-up, posted a 15-7 record during the season and qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive season.
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its good bro :P
keep it up
Thanks man and
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to xeberus again.
Good luck with your future articles.
Great article- you are knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and know how to write without being boring or repetitive.
I was a newspaper copyeditor for about five years, and I have a few suggestions that I think will help make your piece enjoyable, professional, and informative as possible. Admittedly I'm American so a few of these might not be applicable to British English which I have little formal education with. Hope this helps at least a little :)
Humoring the crowd by responding to Rogan with;
don't need the semicolon
The electric 02 arena
should be capitalized since its a proper name, happens a couple of times in the article
should not be capitalized
although in many cases this would not be capitalized, as a trademark of Zuffa and thus a proper noun, it should be here
embracing his nick name; The Outlaw.
colon makes more sense than a semicolon
a young, 22 year old street
don't need the comma, and the word young is kind of extraneous since you gave his age and folks can tell he's young by that, you can drop both without losing any meaning
indulging into the pre-fight
the word "into" can go entirely since you can indulge something directly
being the first Englishman
"being" can be just "be"
Joe Silva and co couldn't
co needs to be "co." due to the nature of the abbreviation. might better just to use the full "company"
Carlos immediately established control at the centre of the octagon and engaged with a body kick, Hardy fired back with a series of leg kicks and claimed octagon control.
this is really two separate sentences, separate the two with a semicolon or period rather than a comma.
of course wearing his trademark thuggish bandana and playing to the crowd
a little clunky- might be switched to "wearing his trademark thuggish bandanna and playing to the crowd as usual" (also bandanna is usually spelled with two n)
really rallying behind
really is really ;) kind of a crappy word that is commonly overused. i suggest you replace with something like "rallying" forcefully, furiously, fiercely, energetically, something like that
improved, evolved
substitute an "and" for the comma
the octagon, one man fell.
semicolon rather than comma, for dramatic effect ;)
shark filled tank
could easily be reduced to the more wieldy "shark tank" which means the same thing
out matched and simply out classed
outmatched and outclassed are both single words
arm bar attempts, which would of left many men
"arm bar attempts that would have left many men" is more accurate and less clunky
first round by Condit, which left many fans
"leaving many fans" sounds a little better maybe?
renown for his granite chin
"renowned" is the proper conjugation
Viscous knock outs
"vicious", although viscous knock outs is a funny mental image
tested a fighters true heart, some seem to diminish and fade away
comma becomes a period, start Some as a new sentence.
knocked his lights out, Andre since, has been half the man he used to be.
works better as "knocked his lights out, Andrei has been been half the man he used to be." that line might need even more work though
Other fighters seem to make transformations and return stronger and more motivated than ever, take current Welterweight superstar GSP for example, although not knocked out cold, he was tagged hard by the heavy handed underdog Matt Serra and was forced to tap out due to strikes, losing via TKO.
after "ever", put a colon or a period with a new sentence start to keep this from being a run-on sentence.
by the way, re-reading again even with my own edits, i missed several other things. let me know if you found this helpful and ill give you a few other suggestions. i dont have time to write myself these days, but i still like to edit :)
Actually a very fine read. Like the amount of detail.
arlovskis had his clock cleaned before fedor and id like to learn more about hardys past. thats the two things that stood out critique wise.
other than that excellent article.
I know Arlovski had been KO'd before, but it was after the Fedor one (which was just highly embarrassing) that really seemed to destroy him. Couldn't really think of a better example at the time.
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Spiller, L. C., Jouriles, E. N., McDonald, R., & Skopp, N. A. (in press). Physically abused women's experiences of sexual victimization and their children's disruptive behavior problems. Psychology of Violence.
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Installing a new exterior door.
New to the forum, I don't have a great amount of experience with carpentry, however I can usually turn my hand at most things. Hopefully this works out!!
I am looking at replacing an existing storm / steel door. The Storm door is a pre hung door which has it's own casing.. The steel door was not pre finished with a jamb, rather the door was installed seperate to the jamb..
1st question - So, here is what I need to figure out first. I want to replace the old hardware (Storm / steel door) with a new door entrance system.. If I remove the storm door and the steel door, and remove the existing jamb, I have an width opening of 35 - 15/16" and a height of 80 - 3/8". So my first question is what size door should I ask for, concerning the width and height of a door entrance system?
2nd question - If I measure from the outside of the exterior wall to the finish side of the interior wall, it is approximately 9".. Soo what size jamb should I order for this? Do I need to order a jamb this size? Or do I order say 6 - 1/2 jamb and then fill in the rest of the openeing with a decorative finish wood?
I hope this makes sense to you? Any help will be appreciated.
This sounds like a replacement door that was set into the existing frame. Is the measurement you're referring to the rough opening? Is this the stud to stud measurement of 35 15/16"? If the RO is 35 15/16", what size was the door, 32"? Is this a side or back door? Normally a front door is 36"
How old is this house?
With the current dimensions you will need to special order a door. A standard prehung door requires around 82-83" in height to fit into an opening. Was the height you mentioned, 80 3/8" from threshold on the bottom to header on top?
Go to your local lumber yard & ask for the Pella "Rough Opening Guide" a freebe.
In the book you will find the R.O. for your size door, be it wood or steel.
The door jamb fits inside this opening with room to spare, which means you will shim around the new jamb until the jamb is secure in the R.O.
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8 things I am looking forward to (in no particular order):
1- Going to Chicago in July!
a. It is my favorite US city
b. I get to see my friend Mindy
2- Seeing my nephew Max this weekend
3- My sister moving to Tulsa
4- My sister having her baby!!!
5- Throwing showers for my sister and million friends that are pregnant. (I so love a good party.)
6- Going to dinner at Michael Fusco's tomorrow night with Tommy.
7- Seeing puppies. I have no idea when that will happen but I always look forward to the day I see a puppy.
8- The Griffin cookout on Saturday - laying by the pool, sun, good food and little Max will be there!
8 things I did yesterday:
1- Went to work
2- Girl's night at Leon's!
3- Lunch with my former boss and coworker at Chili's - so fun!
4- Seriously my day yesterday was so lame I am having trouble coming up with something even remotely interesting to fill you in.
5- Oh - Mindy knows Ed on the Bachelorette and I missed the beginning Monday so I watched it online.
6- I think I watched some House Hunters episodes.
7- Brushed my teeth. Twice.
8- Um, yeah. I got nothing.
8 things I wish I could do:
1- Take a Zumba class more than once a week.
2- Take a trip to Italia! I am soooo on a Europe kick. I swear I look up plane tickets daily.
3- Take a nap.
4- Cook. And enjoy it.
5- Find a housekeeper.
6- Work on a TV show. I think I would be good at behind the scene interviews. Except for asking the personal awkward questions. I can already hear the crickets chirping.
7- Go to the set of The Office and be Pam for a day. Well, administrative professional Pam. Not new salesperson Pam. I just want to know what they are really working on behind their computer screen and really, I think it would just be fun.
8- Meet Donny Deustch, the Today Show cast and Joel McHale.
Shows I watch:
1- The Soup
2- The Today Show
3- House Hunters
4- House Hunters International
5- The Bachelor/Bachelorette
6- My First Place
7- Property Virgins
8- Ace of Cakes
And, there are so many more. I love tv.
Favorite Fruits:
1- Pineapple
2- Pears
3- Blueberries
4- Strawberries
5- Honey Dew
6- Kiwi
7- Grapes
8- Blackberries
8 Places I would like to travel:
1- Italy
2- All 50 states...I think I have about 20 to go.
3- England
4- France
5- Australia
6- Greece
7- St. Lucia
8- Scotland
8 place I have lived:
1- Shreveport, LA
2- Tulsa, OK
3- Stillwater, OK
That is awfully boring....
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Since I only have about 3 friends who regularly read this, you guys are the lucky winners:
You are tagged!
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Fun post! And just so you know, I read your blog regularly...I'll try to start commenting more so you know it. :) I'm trying to get better at this blogging thing...slowly but I'm working on it! I never have much to blog about, but I'm trying to get better with that, too. Good times!ReplyDelete
To Sarah M - I am new to the bloggy world to - I can appreciate the learning curve!!!ReplyDelete
To Katie - OMG you seriously crack me up! As for the Zumba class, my gym now offers it. I was interested, after reading your blog - decided to try it and HOW FUN! I had a blast but Pilates is still my favorite, it's my new love. Next time I am in Tulsa you'll have to teach me how to correctly "tag" someone! :)
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Rick's post just reminded me, you still have the 3.08 gears in it,
fair to good chance you can't add enough additional timing with the vacuum advance and 3.08's to make a noticable "peppier" ride before the valves will complain with 10/1CR-3600lbs
put "vacuum advance" on the back burner till you get the (3.55-3.73) gears, then it's time to test
Just to remind everyone. Rear end gearing, camshaft specs., compression ratios, trans type don't matter as far as vacuum advance goes. Chevrolet used vacuum advance on all engines except the very hi hp models both big and small block from 140 to 454 cu.in. with rear end gearing from 2.41 to 4.56 and compression ratios from 8-1 to 10-1 with both autos and manuals.
I have always been an advocate of using vacuum advance on a street driven vehicle. If vacuum advance doesn't seem to make a difference on your combination, then maybe the combination needs more tuning and refinement. In over 27 years of working on cars and building engines, I have yet to see one street driven vehicle that couldn't be made overall more drivable with the use of vacuum advance.
I know some of you might disagree with me and that's fine. All I can say is the vehicle manufacturers spend millions on R&D and if they find they can get by without a part in a given application, they will not use it. A vacuum advance was used for a reason. Maybe some of us should consider this before we take what we have heard or read as gospel. Ok, the soap box is put away. Bring on the rebuttals.
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
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Welcome to Cat Thursday, hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict! Cat Thursday is a way to highlight pictures of cats, little tidbits about what our kitties are up to, or any snippets about cats we've come across. Love cats and love funny pictures, so wanted to share my latest find with you!
You either have the Christmas spirit....
or you don't.
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Oh that first picture looks soooo familiar. Except we had three cats all wanting to 'play'.ReplyDelete
Oh, I love them both! Fabulous....ReplyDelete
Here's my nod to the Christmas Cat Moments....
ROFL! Love it!ReplyDelete
So cute! Love the Bah Humbug one. :)ReplyDelete
I love your cat posts!ReplyDelete
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Oh I like them both! That first one reminds me SO much of my Mom's dog....we had ball ornaments on the tree last year and yeah the opperative word there is HAD. He thought they were like his play ball and kept taking them. Needless to say they were plastic but they did not survive.ReplyDelete
I had to see Cat Thursday, even if I'm late! Love them!! :-)ReplyDelete
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