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Apple held their annual Worldwide Developer's Conference this week. Most of the internet is abuzz, everyone with an opinion of their own. They released details on new versions of OS X (now called Mavericks) and iOS 7. As well, the released new versions of their MacBook Airs, they released details on a completely re-designed Mac Pro. Apple's new designs won't be coming to every product. OS X 10.9 will come to most Apple products post 2007, and the new iOS 7 will fragment depending on your device (see this Gizmodo article, here).
New MacBook Airs
These were quite iterative updates. They incorporated the new Intel silicon, which will make both the 11" and 13" MBAs stronger contenders in the ultrabook field. Ultrabooks are becoming popular items for all types of users, and OEMs prefer them because the margins are much larger than lower priced machines. Apple has a good control of the Ultrabook market, and are solidifying their control with a quality refresh.
New Mac Pro
The new Mac Pro has an unreal design. It looks like a mix of a bullet cartridge, a trash can and a race car. The device also uses some neat engineering to look good but still maintain connectivity, and should be able to power a host of monitors (3 4k at least). However, the shape might be less than useful for some (it sure won't stack well). This might be another situation where Apple has sacrificed function for form, to their detriment. It is a nice upgrade, though I believe fewer and fewer people need such beastly workstations (and most OEMs are finding this to be true).
Upgraded OS X to 10.9 "Mavericks"
Apple's OS X will be available to most post-2007 Apple machines. It comes with improved battery life, some new applications, and improved performance. Two key applications that will be improved are Safari (their web browser) and their Maps capability. The Safari application is using a new engine, which should improve performance and memory usage. The Maps application will be tied deeply into Apple's OS, enabling mapping integration into calendar and other applications as well. It seems that Apple is making a more unified platform of their "PC" experience, to keep users in Apple applications more and more.
A new vision of iOS (7)
Apple has completely re-designed their mobile operating system. Some key terms to describe it have been "flat," or "flattened" and "with depth." To be honest, the design matters very little to me. I was hoping iOS 7 would give something back to the power users, and I feel it has failed, though there are some neat improvements. One new feature, the "Control Center" allows users to swipe up to find it, it's basically the quick settings from Android, just going up instead of down. I think this feature will be a nice addition, making it far easier to make those little changes you need. iOS 7 will add "full multi-tasking" (yeah, well, we'll see) and battery improvements (which I believe). Apple added AirDrop, which will enable file-sharing across select devices.
iTunes Radio
The iTunes Radio capability was debuted to compete with Google's Play Music streaming service, and the incumbents in the space; Pandora and Spotify. It is a streaming music application that is ad-free with an iTunes Match subscription, or ad-supported for the rest. iTunes Radio will be available across the breadth of Apple devices.
So anything fuss-worthy?
Most of the internet believes a re-design on a marginal device important (see Gizmodo's article on the new Mac Pro here), but I do not. It is a niche device, with a niche group of users, and not worthy of much mention. The updates to iOS are important, the design just because it will change the way 200M plus interact with their phones. The other additions make iOS more robust, I still do not believe they have addressed the fact that Google's apps are better, but new versions of Apple applications may trickle out.
One of the more interesting articles I've read about the event actually covers what Apple didn't talk about, and it's at Read Write Web, here. I'm especially sorry to see the iPod Touch fall by the wayside, because it is the best device for non-iOS types to get into the ecosystem.
And the fuss? Not much if you ask me. I guess they are holding out new iPads and iPhones for another event.
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Bank manager Job Description
Bank manager Job Profile and Description
A bank manager is the head of the organization and supervises the activities of all the branch banks. He works with a number of assistants and who help him coordinate activities among different branches all over the country and also contribute towards policymaking. There are different departments in a bank and every department and branch has a manager.
Duties and Responsibilities
- A bank manager looks over the activities of one branch or more than one branch
- He is indirectly responsible for bringing in new customers and boosting the bank's profits.
- He has to set targets and ensure they are met
- He must motivating and train his staff to keep up with a high standard and positively deal with customer complaints
- He needs to create and analyze management information and reports, which are sent to branch staff and also to the head office
- He must interact with local chambers of commerce, development agencies, solicitors, accountants etc
- He must be involved with business planning and formulate bank policies by regularly following the different changes in the financial regulations
Skills and Specifications
- Bank managers need to have good leadership qualities and must possess decision-making ability
- They must be aware of the latest rules and follow government regulations during the formation of their policies
- They must be organized, able to work under pressure and do overtime when necessary
- They must be very good with numbers
- They must also have good communication and network skills and must be cordial towards customers
- They must be discreet and understand the importance of client confidentiality
Education and Qualifications
One interested in banking needs to have a bachelor's and preferably a master's degree in business administration, accounting, or finance. Since managerial positions are senior level positions, one needs to have adequate experience to reach this post.
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I took today off work, so I spent it running errands and looking for Revlon's Whimsical nail polish. Whimsical is supposed to be a dupe for Deborah Lippmann's Glitter in the Air. I searched a few stores and was unable to find it. However, while at my local Walgreens, I found something that made me equally as excited. I found Revlon's 261 Sparkling, which I believe is a dupe for Deborah Lippmann's Some Enchanted Evening!
Some Enchanted Evening is described as a pink salmon shimmer. Like her other glitter polishes, Some Enchanted Evening is comprised of Lippmann's iconic hexagonal glitter and micro-glitter. I was curious to see how close Some Enchanted Evening matched up to Sparkling. When I returned home, I realized I had another similar color to compare! Essie recently came out with a top coat called A Cut Above. It is from the new Luxeffects Holiday 2011 line out in stores now.
Deborah Lippmann retails for $18 and can be purchased on QVC.com, Deborah Lippmann's website, and fine retail stores like Nordstrom's. Essie retails for $8 and can be purchased at drug stores and retail stores. Revlon retails for $4.99 at drugstores and retail stores. I purchased mine at Walgreens and the cashier used a $2 off manufacturer's coupon, dropping the price to $2.99.
Below are the three polishes:
In the bottle I hardly see a difference between Some Enchanted Evening and Sparkling. The difference with A Cut Above is very obvious, however. A Cut Above looks much darker and is comprised very heavily of hexagonal glitter.
I immediately swatched all three polishes on my nails. Below you will see all three with one and two coats. With one coat, the differences are subtle. Essie has the most clear base, Deborah Lippmann had a lot more micro-glitter, and Revlon seemed to be somewhere between the two. Revlon is more similar to Lippmann than Essie.
Once I applied the second coat, the difference with Essie became the most apparent. It is heavy with hexagonal glitter. I would say it is not very similar to Some Enchanted Evening, definitely not a dead on dupe. Revlon on the other hand, was still very similar to Some Enchanted Evening. If you look at the swatch below, you'll even notice that the placement of the large glitter was more evenly spread out among the nail than the Lippmann polish. I would attribute this to the brush. A criticism I read often about Deborah Lipmann polishes is that the brush is too small.
I have to mention that I do not like the formula for A Cut Above. I find it too thick and goopy. I am also not a fan of a top coat so heavy on large, chunky glitter. The formula for Sparkling is a tad on the thin side, but it is still easy to work with. One perk I found is you will not have any trouble using the brush to re-position the glitter. The formula for Some Enchanted Evening is just right, in my opinion, not thick or not runny.
In my opinion, Revlon's Sparkling is as close a dupe that you will find to Deborah Lippmann's Some Enchanted Evening. Essie's A Cut Above is not a close dupe. Which polish you should purchase all boils down to your personal preference on formula, finish, and price point. Essie would be my last choice, but I can't choose a favorite between Deborah Lippmann and Revlon.
Which polish would you choose?
Source: http://judixo.blogspot.com/2011/12/dupe-alert-dupes-for-deborah-lippmann.html


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A couple of friends and I went to Walker Valley Off road park to have some fun. We hit about 3 trails and even though my Jeep was stock it stayed up there with the big boys and didn't get stuck once. However one of my friends driving a Cherokee with a 4 inch lift got stuck after trying to go up a difficult section of the trail. I was the only one who stayed behind to help. His rear axle was sitting in the dirt so we jacked it up stuffed a lot of rocks under the tires and after an hour and 10 minutes I pulled him out. Stern that he thought it would be a good idea to "drift" the corners and ended up flipping it in its side. Again it was my Jeep to the rescue and I pulled it back over. Everyone was ok. The jeep wasn't though on the outside but it started right up. Jeep Carnage!
lol reminds me of a friend with a waggy who thinks he can drift... one of these days.
Real nice. :thumb:
I need scenery like that to play in.
Wicked ..
Thanks it was a lot of fun!
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Lamborghini is updating its flagship, the Aventador a refresh with the debut of the Aventador S. Lamborghini calls the Aventador S a new generation, but its actually more of a facelift with some styling updates and a more powerful V12.
Lamborghini has confirmed that it is going to build a new SUV, which was originally previewed by the Urus concept in 2012.
Lamborghini has unveiled the new Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce, which will be a killer on the track with its 750 horsepower V12 and lighter weight.
Last week Lamborghini unveiled the Asterion hybrid concept at the Paris Motor Show and if you were hoping to hear about future production plans, you'll be disappointed to hear that it isn't going to happen.
As a platform to showcase Lamborghini's new plug-in hybrid technology, the Asterion LPI 910-4 combines the style and performance that we expect from Lamborghini, but with a plug-in hybrid powertrain that can travel up to 31 miles in electric mode.
Lamborghini has released a teaser sketch of a new model that is going to debut next month at the Paris Motor Show.
Earlier this year Lamborghini confirmed that the Urus SUV will enter production in 2017 and now it's been revealed that it will be produced at Volkswagen's plant in Slovakia.
Lamborghini's CEO has revealed that the production version of the Urus SUV concept will arrive in three years.
Lamborghini has officially taken the wraps off its newest supercar, the 2015 Huracán LP 610-4, which is the successor to the Gallardo.
Lamborghini has unveiled the over the top Veneno Roadster, which is the open top version of the Veneno coupe that debuted earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show.
Lamborghini has unveiled the new Lamborghini Egoista, which celebrates Lamborghini's 50th anniversary.
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Lamborghini has built the Lamborghini Veneno, which Lamborghini describes as "a racing prototype and road-going super sports car."
Photos of Lamborghini's next supercar, the Lamborghini Veneno have leaked online ahead of its debut this week at the Geneva Motor Show.
Lamborghini has unveiled the Gallardo GT3 FL2 race car, which starts at 320,000 euros.
Lamborghini has announced that the 2013 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster will start at $445,300 in the U.S.
VW may put its new Bentley and Lamborghini SUVs on hold, according to information from company sources.
Lamborghini has officially unveiled the Urus SUV concept, which is debuting this week at the 2013 Beijing Motor Show.
Yesterday a teaser of Lamborghini's new SUV concept showed up on the internet ahead of the concept's debut at the Beijing Motor Show. Now we have the first official photos of the Lamborghini Urus concept.
Lamborghini is going to unveil its upcoming SUV this month at the Beijing Motor Show. In preparation for its newest model, Lamborghini has sent out invitations to the event, which includes a sketch of the new SUV.
Lamborghini has taken the Aventador supercar and created the roofless Aventador J that you see here. But before you label it as a radical concept car that will never be produced, think again. Lamborghini has created this one-off convertible...
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Media ignored Bush administration's machinations on Commerce Dept. outsourcing report
Research ››› ››› RAPHAEL SCHWEBER-KOREN
The news story that the Bush administration may have defied a June 2004 deadline and delayed a congressionally directed report on outsourcing until well after the 2004 elections, then edited the final report to generally support the practice, has largely failed to gain any media attention. The circumstances surrounding the scrubbed report were initially reported in an October 12 article in Manufacturing & Technology News (MTN), a trade publication (via blogger David Sirota), and also appeared separately in an article in the October 17 edition of Business Week (according to the online version of the article, the initial story was finished on October 5). According to these reports, the Commerce Department finally released its report on the outsourcing of information technology (IT) and high-tech service jobs to other countries on September 8, more than a year after the June 2004 deadline that was written into the conference committee report of the 2004 consolidated appropriations bill (House Report 108-401) funding the study and six months after MTN had filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking the report.
Outsourcing was controversial during the 2004 elections, and by not releasing the report upon the deadline directed by Congress, the administration avoided a possible election-year discussion regarding its findings. In addition, MTN and Business Week found that the final report, in contrast to the original government staff's six months of research, had almost entirely edited out the possible disadvantages of outsourcing, often using data from groups that support outsourcing. This entire incident, however, has largely gone unnoticed by the news media, being picked up thus far only in a single segment on CNN and three print media stories since the initial reports.
According to MTN and Business Week, after Commerce Department Technology Administration staff members completed the report -- by the June 2004 deadline -- it was reportedly withheld by the "White House and the Republican-controlled Congress" because of "the controversial nature of the subject." "Political appointees at the Commerce Department and the White House" subsequently rewrote the report to highlight only the benefits of sending IT jobs overseas while downplaying possible concerns:
According to those who have tracked the report's whereabouts, it was completed well before the November 2004 presidential election but was delayed for clearance by the White House and the Republican-controlled Congress due to the controversial nature of the subject. Outsourcing had become a contentious campaign issue, particularly in the swing states.
After the November election, a draft of the report prepared by a "braintrust" of Technology Administration analysts went into a vetting process among political appointees at the Commerce Department and White House. It never resurfaced. The analysts never received any feedback on their work, which is unusual, say those who have written similar reports.
The final report says that government data "can offer only very limited insight into the extent and impact of workforce globalization," and that "it was not possible to determine whether the shift of U.S. work to non-U.S. locations resulted in jobs losses for U.S. workers ..." The report then spends one of its 12 pages describing research conducted by McKinsey Global Institute highlighting "opportunities" for U.S. firms and workers.
But two Technology Administration analysts involved in writing the IT services and software section of the report made a public presentation to the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in December 2004 describing their findings. The 43-page PowerPoint presentation, provided to MTN by those attending a meeting of [Association for Computing Machinery]'s Job Migration Task Force, offers a detailed analysis of the trend, including charts on the growth of Indian outsourcing firms and strategies adopted by IBM, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Google and Yahoo. It also describes the IT jobs that will likely remain in the United States and notes that most overseas IT companies are not doing research. It states that "knowledge work can move offshore more quickly and cheaply than manufacturing," and notes that "companies are moving up the off-shoring learning curve."
The analysts say that there is a "surplus of low-cost, technically skilled labor in other countries" that is taking advantage of the "digitization of work" and standardization of software platforms such as Oracle, Peoplesoft and SAP. Foreign workers have benefited from the "development and adoption of standard IT training programs and skill certification." A large Indian-American IT business community is "tapping [the] low-wage Indian workforce ... Offshoring destination nations [are] expanding technical workforce skills training." They noted that venture capitalists are encouraging IT start-ups to use offshore software developers to reduce their cash burn rates. And that there is "growing pressure in corporate America to offshore IT work." There is also "political pressure to stem the flow of jobs."
Little of that work made it into the final report.
Business Week reported: "The staff researchers' presentation gave both the pros and cons, comparing factors that favor U.S. high-tech job growth with those that favor offshoring. The official version dispenses with most of the disadvantages. Instead it points to pro-offshoring studies done by McKinsey Global Institute and uncritically cites data from a lobbying group that represents the U.S. subsidiaries of foreign companies."
But the story of this report -- in which it appears that the administration defied, for possible electoral advantage, a deadline of June 2004 directed by Congress in agreeing to appropriate money for the study and then, when later pressed, released a final version of the study that supported the administration's position, often using data from sources with an interest in the report's findings while removing unfavorable analysis produced by the department's staff -- has garnered almost no media attention, even though such skewing of government reports to support Bush administration policies is not an isolated incident. A Media Matters for America search of the Nexis news database* and The Wall Street Journal** revealed only a single television report -- the October 14 edition of CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight -- and only scant print coverage. Aside from the reports in MTN and Business Week, the only other news reports Media Matters found were an October 10 Cox News Service report by Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Tom Walker, reprinted in the October 11 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and an October 13 San Jose Mercury News editorial, also reprinted in the October 15 Wilkes-Barre Times Leader.
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Monday, May 9, 2011
TrueCar Adds Black Book Used Car Values
Santa Monica-based TrueCar, the automotive pricing website headed by Scott Painter, has added "Black Book" used car values to the site. According to the company, the new values come via an agreement with National Auto Research, a division of Hearst Business Media. Financial details of the deal between the firms was not announced. Black Book is one of a number of competing sources for used car valuation, and competes against Kelley Blue Book and NADA. TrueCar said the prices will be available on Clearbook, the firm's used vehicle pricing website.


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CWA product of the week – GARLIC
04/02/2013 , 9:45 AM by Sarah McConnell
The Country Women's Association (CWA) of New South Wales celebrated its 90 birthday in 2012 and as part of this celebration at ABC Broken Hill, we have commenced a fortnightly segment looking at the CWA Product of the Week, which features Australian grown produce
Chris Jeremy and Sarah McConnell are joined each fortnight by Annette Turner of White Cliffs who will provide some information about the product chosen and a recipe
This week we look at GARLIC
Garlic is the root of a plant from the allium family, which also includes onion and chives. This humble vegetable is rich in protein, vitamins A, B and C, and essential minerals including iron, calcium and selenium.
Garlic is considered "in season" in the summer months although it is available all year round and if stored properly, will last around six months.
Store garlic bulbs in a cool, dry, dark place - but not in the fridge. The exception to this rule is for garlic oils: it's important not to store garlic in oil at room temperature, as this can encourage the growth of the Botulism toxin (which causes stomach illness and paralysis). Therefore any garlic in oil (either as an infusion or part of a marinade) should be refrigerated.
Garlic is easily grown at home, in the garden or in pots. It comes in a huge number of varieties suitable for different climates, tastes (mild through to hot) or garden schemes, and is decorative as well as functional. Garlic is also used by keen gardeners as a companion plant - which means it's put alongside other certain plants to discourage pests and promote healthy growth.
Garlic Prawns cooked in the oven or on top of the barbecue have great flavour and gusto.
1 kg green king prawns 500ml (2 cups) oil
125g butter 8 cloves garlic
2 small red chillies 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
salt & pepper
Shell prawns, leave tail intact. With small, sharp knife make a slit down back of prawn, carefully remove back vein as shown. Wash prawns, pat dry.
Put ½ cup of oil into 4 individual heatproof dishes. Add 30g butter to each dish. Crush 2 cloves garlic into each dish. Remove seeds from chillies, wash and pat dry. Chop chillies finely, divide evenly among dishes. Season with salt and pepper.
Put dishes on oven tray. Put at 180°C for 10 to 15 minutes or until butter has melted and oil is very hot.
Remove dishes from oven on tray. Divide prawns between dishes. Return to oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until prawns are cooked. Cooking time depends on prawn size. Serve immediately, sprinkled with chopped parsley.
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MDA D-Dimer / Recurrent DVT Study
This study has been completed.
McMaster University
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: September 7, 2005
Last updated: July 25, 2011
Last verified: October 2007
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To determine whether treatment and further investigation can be safely withheld in patients who present with suspected recurrent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and have either a (i) negative D-Dimer or (ii) a positive D-Dimer with normal serial compression ultrasound.
|Deep Vein Thrombosis
|Procedure: various diagnostic measures for DVT (e.g., CUS)
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
|Official Title:
|A Cohort Study Evaluating the Safety of a Diagnostic Strategy Involving D-Dimer and Compression Ultrasonography in Patients With Suspected Recurrent Deep Vein Thrombosis
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MedlinePlus related topics: Blood Clots Deep Vein ThrombosisU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by McMaster University:
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 or older
- Currently suspected for recurrent DVT
- Has a prior history of objectively documented DVT or PE
Exclusion Criteria:
- Comorbid condition limiting survival to less than 3 months
- History of hypersensitivity to contrast medium
- Renal dysfunction with a creatinine of > 150 mcmol/L
- Treatment with full-dose therapeutic unfractionated or low molecular weight heparin that was initiated 24 hours or more prior to eligibility assessment
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Symptomatic for pulmonary embolism
- Absence of symptoms within five days prior to presentation
- Participation in another trial precluding the use of the diagnostic algorithm in this study
- Geographically inaccessible for follow-up
- Compression ultrasound, venogram, IPG, or D-dimer performed PRIOR to assessment
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00157599
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00157599
|Canada, Ontario
|Hamilton General Hospital
|Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8L 2X2
|McMaster University Medical Centre
|Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3Z5
|St. Joseph's Hospital
|Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 4A6
|Henderson Research Centre
|Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8V 1C3
|Canada, Quebec
|Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General
|Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1E2
|Academic Medical Centre
|Amsterdam, Netherlands
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McMaster University
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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|Shannon Bates, M.D.
|McMaster University
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|NCT00157599 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|September 7, 2005
|Last Updated:
|July 25, 2011
Keywords provided by McMaster University:
deep vein thrombosis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Venous Thrombosis
Embolism and Thrombosis
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Fibrin fragment D
Antifibrinolytic Agents
Fibrin Modulating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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At the beginning of the year, President Bush informed America all that was required to gain "victory" in Iraq was dispatch of an additional 30,000 troops. Of course, this is the same men who rejected the suggestion of Chief of Staff, General Shineski, in 2003 that an additional 200,000 troops were needed to not only defeat Saddam Hussein, but created conditions for peace.
We are six months into the "Surge" and the only thing surging is the number of dead Americans and Iraqis. The problem which our beloved president fails to acknowledge, is that he doesn't have the faintest idea what this "victory" would look like, even if it actually happened. The only logical "surge" that would make any sense if bringing together political factions and having them agree on a political solution to the Iraq debacle. Bush continually will not accept the reality that no military "victory" is attainable in a people's war against an outside industrail power.
The essential problem is that his surge makes chances for seeking a political resolution every so unlikely to occur. Every people's war has ended in defeat for the industrial power and every such conflict ended with some type of political resolution. I hate to tell the president, but he must include Iran in any discussions if his famous "victory" is to be achieved. He doesn't realize "victory" is creating conditions for peace which allows America to leave Iraq.


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Here are some Portland charities and social service agencies that offer help with food, clothing, housing and energy, and rent assistance:
• William Temple House provides groceries, rent and energy assistance, free professional counseling; 503-226-3021.
• Catholic Charities offers a number of social services; 503-231-4866.
• Oregon Food Bank collects and distributes food to food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other social service agencies; 503-282-0555.
• Human Solutions, the largest provider of energy assistance in the Northwest, provides food, clothing and other services; 503-988-5200.
• JOIN helps homeless people find permanent housing; 503-232-9336.
• Northwest Pilot Project offers services for older people in downtown Portland; 503-227-5605.
• Solutions, a nonprofit corporation formerly known as Consumer Credit Counseling, offers a variety of information on managing and understanding credit; 503-462-2876.
• Transition Projects Inc. provides shelter and services for homeless single adults in downtown Portland; 503-823-4934.
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I'm at work so I haven't had time to read the Yahoo and e-how answers, but here's what we did in my last job.
First of all, we had an HR dept. which you don't have, but I cleared what action to take with them first.
Is there a senior admin. type in your organization or an office manager? S/he should send around a memo about personal hygiene to everyone so that the person doesn't feel singled out.
Another idea (which we didn't have to do) is to have someone put a bar of soap and deodorant on the offending person's desk. In lieu of that, you can print out something from yahoo or e-how and leave it on the person's desk so that s/he will get the message.
You shouldn't have to put up with that. Please let us know how you handle it. Even in US prisons the inmates shower twice a week and are given deodorant to use.
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Princess Diana's absence will be felt in Abbey
By Mike Collett-White
LONDON (Reuters) - Elton John was last at Westminster Abbey 14 years ago when he sang the haunting "Candle in the Wind" at the funeral of his friend Princess Diana.
On Friday, the British singer will be back as a guest at the wedding of her elder son Prince William, a happier occasion at which his mother's absence will nonetheless be keenly felt.
More than one million people lined the route of Diana's cortege in 1997 to pay their respects to a woman who was a royal outcast by the time of her death aged 36 in a Paris car crash but a hugely popular figure with the public.
For many, the abiding memory of William is still as a 15-year-old boy, head bowed, following his mother's coffin through the packed streets of London watched by hundreds of millions more people around the world.
"The last time we were in Westminster Abbey, my heart sank when I saw those two boys walking behind the coffin," Elton said, referring to William and his younger brother Harry.
"I can't imagine at that young age having to walk in public following your mother's coffin," he added in an interview with U.S. television host Barbara Walters.
"And the next time we are in the Abbey it's to see him walking up the aisle with a beautiful woman and the love of his life," said Elton, who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth for services to music and charity, adding:
"I think it's the most joyous result and I'm sure Diana would be very, very happy about it." Continued...


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My 17 year old brother in law said we couldn't claim him on our taxes even though he lived with us for 8 months and we supported him the whole 8 months. He did work full time and i believe he made any where between $7000-$10000 for the year. Can we get into trouble for claiming him without his permission?
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If this apparent ingrate resided in your household as a dependent for more than
180 days during the tax year at issue and you contributed during this period
to more than 50% of his support, you should be entitled to claim him as a dependent deduction whether it's with or without his permission and
irrespective of whether he falsifies his own return in failing to
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I broke down and purchased a Lares Hybrid last night. I've done lots of reading about them and I have some questions.
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Bernard Goldberg, an accomplished and award-winning journalist and writer, eviscerated Fox News host Shannon Bream, who attempted to defend the discriminatory Arizona anti-gay bill last week.
Goldberg appeared on Fox News to discuss Jan Brewer's veto of the controversial Arizona bill that would have allowed businesses and individuals to discriminate against gays and lesbians if it burdened their religious beliefs.
Goldberg began by saying, "I understand the concern of social conservatives, religious people, I understand that." Then he continued, "But if you open a shop on Main Street, open to the general public, then you really have to serve the general public and you can't say well I'm not going to serve these people, but I will serve those people."
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Need Photinia Help
I have a hedge of Photinia fraseri along the alley. And, yes, know hedge is not good with these plants. However, they were here and over 10' tall. Can't bring myself to chop them down until there is a good reason.
My problem started about four or five years ago with 1 plant. Then skipped over 3 plants. Then another one or two next to the original problem. No more have gotten involved in the last 2 years, but the problem still exists.
Symptoms: yellowing leaves turning to white (and I mean really white). Tried Ironite, Tried Epson Salts, Tried Miracle Grow, Tried Muracid, Tried slow release iron products, Tried high nitrogen. Seemed like it was getting better, but I was mistaken.
And it is not fungus Entomosporium. But I sprayed Benomyl for the first year as soon as 1st yellowing showed up since it's highly contagious and is a problem in Dallas, but not so much in my neighborhood.
No spots, no falling leaves. It's only on 1 side of the row, about 3 plants out of about 20.
Brand new leaves are coming out chlorotic, yet there are still a lot of branches on the same bush that are green.
Any thoughts?
I'll have to ponder on this. But I'll share this with you.
I planted 28 hanging baskets. Pink wave petunias and light and dark sweet potato. Almost all the petunias went out one by one. Two in each basket (22 inches) and potatoes are doing fine, one petunia fine and the other gone. Then, both petunias gone. One petunia is fine on his side but as he grew across the basket, that side of the plant began to decline. I think an autopsy is in order. But enough of that.
I'm thinking something site-specific. Maybe a soil problem, soil contamination, etc. The white part is throwing me- not had that before. Isn't learning fun? More fun when someone else is paying for it though.:thumbup:
Good luck pondering. It is outside the fence along the alley, so something could have been poured out there. The possibility of that is kinda slim since I know the habits of all my neighbors. It would have to be an outside source. I had considered that and when I weed out there, I do look for bugs, oily areas, etc. The soil, if you can call it that, is about 2" of actual soil and then there's the collichi. That would be a calcium carbonate on top of limestone. However, except for azaleas and other acid lovers, most plants do pretty well. I'll try to get a picture posted.
Thanks for adding different perspective, I do landscaping, as well as remodeling, and I have always been able to solve clients odd problems, but this has got me stumped and now it's almost becoming an embarrassment.
When you say white leaves, I suppose you mean the leaf itself and not possibly powdery mildew? Just a thought that crossed my mind.
Nope, no mildew, although with the rains we have had lately...
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As an Aug. 31 deadline for legislative action neared, proponents of account wagering in California were busy trying to hammer out a compromise with union officials. Account wagering and the unionization of backstretch employees are linked through two separate pieces of legislation.Though account wagering has widespread support in the racing industry, the unionization issue has been problematic. "There will be a major effort to defeat it when it hits the (Senate) floor," said Bob Fox, lobbyist for the California Thoroughbred Trainers. Assembly Bill 2760 would pave the way for backstretch unionization and mandate that trainers submit payroll records to the state labor commissioner for annual audits. Another provision would require trainers to act as a group in collective bargaining with the proposed union.State records indicate there are more that 800 licensed horse trainers in California. A union would benefit from consolidation as it would only have to negotiate for its workers with one entity.Lobbyists for racetracks and the TV Games Network, which has a major stake in California should account wagering become legal under Assembly Bill 1405, have been shaking the bushes for support. TVG president and chief executive officer Mark Wilson said his company hasn't taken a position on the unionization issue—it just wants a compromise."To get account wagering, some sort of agreement will have to be reached," Wilson said Monday. "All we're suggesting is that the affected parties get together quickly and work it out. Otherwise, we'll lose the opportunity to have new revenue associated with home wagering. "We're simply saying (unionization) is a horsemen's issue, but let's get the best deal we possibly can. Unions and account wagering are linked."Thoroughbred Owners of California president John Van de Kamp couldn't be reached early Monday afternoon for comment.
The legislative push to regulate backstretch areas in California follows a series of published stories that alleged substandard living and working conditions in barn areas at California racetracks, Santa Anita Park and Fairplex Park in Southern California, and Golden Gate Fields in Northern California.Due to procedural rules, it is unlikely the account wagering bill will be voted on before the unionization bill makes it to the Senate floor, officials said."We desperately need account wagering," trainer Sandy Shulman said, "but as far as the other bill, I don't see unions being the answer. The constant surveillance recently has been very good. It keeps everybody on the up-and-up, paying proper wages to the people who earn them."
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This is the picture of the first cake I decorated in Course 1 of Wilton's Cake Decorating Courses. You can see that I need a lot of practice, but I'm sure that it will also give you (beginners) the confidence that it's easy and you can definitely do it. I have been receiving a couple of mails since my earlier post on cake decoration, requesting me to update more information on how-to's. The hardest part for me now is to give all the necessary information in an organized manner to the followers of this series. I feel that compiling this series is going to be difficult than actually taking the course and decorating the cakes.
I would say that the easiest thing to do is to enroll for the classes if it's nearby your place and if you have the time for it. It's a very nice experience. If not, check www.wilton.com. They have a lot of pictures, videos and tips etc. The only drawback is it's a lot of information to take and without direction it's difficult to follow. So I'll provide some links here, following the course's pattern. So it would be like you are taking an online class.
What happens in the first day of Course 1? A student manual is handed over to all the students. It has the recipe for Buttercream Icing, information about the tools you will be using, the designs you will be working on in the 1st course and a lot of other stuff. This book is available only for those who are attending the class. Then instructor gives general tips about baking a cake, how to level it, torte it, fill it and frost it. She brings a cake and shows you how it is done. I'm going to do a pictorial post on this topic shortly. Until then watch this video.
So you will not be requiring any materials for the first class, but you will be needing a whole bunch of stuff from the second class onwards. Now is the time for decision making. What are you going to buy? This purely depends on the level of interest you have. Are you going to bake and decorate just 3 cakes in a year or are you thinking of making it a career. If you fall in the first category or cannot decide which, I would suggest you to buy Wilton's Course 1 Student Cake Decorating Kit available in Michael's and other cake decorating supplies stores. It will have the basic tools you would be requiring to use in Course 1. If you are very serious about cake decorating then go for the 101 Piece Tool Caddy Collection. Actually I bought the set thinking that it will be having the materials for course 2 too, but it didn't. So I had to buy Course 2 kit separately. So I think it's advisable to get the appropriate course kit as and when you are enrolling. Empty tool caddies are available too. So later you can buy that and fill it up with materials you got with the kits.
The Course 1 kit comes with a flower nail no.7, tip brush, standard couplers (2), decorator brush, featherweight decorating bags (2), disposable decorating bag (1), tips 3, 12, 16, 21, 104, 67 and 2D, a small straight spatula and a practice board set.
Now that you have decided what to buy, you would have to bake a cake, torte it, fill it and frost it and take it to the 2nd class. Recipe for eggless buttercream icing. You would be practicing with tips 16, 3 and 2010. Tip 2010 is not included in the kit, so you would have to buy it. In this rainbow cake I have used only tip 16 for the stars (in the rainbow) as well as the clouds.
Check this video to know how to fill a decorating bag:
Watch the following video to see how to work with tip 16 to make stars
Check here to see how to use tip 16 to make clouds.
Check here to see how to transfer the rainbow pattern on the cake.
Medium consistency icing is used for both the stars and clouds. If you decide to get the tips alone, practice on a vegetable cutting board or plastic sheet or an inverted cake pan. Tips 3 and 12 are also used apart from tip 16 in the first class. Check the following links to start using those tips.
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Now shall we go to the recipe for eggless vanilla cake I have used here? I think that I have found 2 perfect eggless chocolate cake recipes. One is the eggless chocolate cake with silken tofu and the other one is the vegan chocolate cake using vinegar. I hadn't tried my hands on egg free vanilla/white cake. Now I'm in the search of a perfect recipe for that too. (So if anyone has such a recipe please let me know). Since I was short on time, I decided to bake a vanilla cake using cake mix. I bought an organic cake mix because we can definitely identify all the ingredients in the list unlike the other cake mixes which has a lot of unidentifiable chemical names and sometimes animal fat too. I had a lot of sour yogurt in the fridge, so I used it as egg substitute. I used 3/4th cup of yogurt in place of 3 large eggs.
Eggless Vanilla Cake Recipe
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- 1 pack Organic Vanilla Cake Mix (I used Organics Biologique 460g)
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 3/4 cup Yogurt
- 2/3 cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Preheat oven to 350F/180C for metal pans and 325F for dark non-stick pans. Line an 8-inch cake pan and a muffin tin with parchment paper and paper liners.
- In a large bowl blend cake mix, yogurt, milk and oil at low speed until moistened.
- Beat at medium-high speed for 2 minutes. Scrape bottom and sides of bowl. Continue beating at medium-high speed for 2 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
- Bake according to the instructions give in the pack. Mine was done in 25 minutes. The cupcakes even sooner. Cake is one when toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
- Cool in pans on rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely before frosting.
- The cake came out very good but I felt that it was very sweet. It had a nice airy texture. Since the cake was very sweet, I reduced the quantity of sugar while preparing the buttercream icing. The cake was perfect together with the icing.
- Has my search ended for the best egg free vanilla cake? No. This cake was good, especially very easy to put together and simple procedure. Still, I'm going to keep looking.
Good evening. How are you I love your vegan eggless receipes. Thank you.
How to prepair vanilla egg less cookr cake mix at home?
I have been trying eggless cake from a mix (and on my 6th this week and very frustrated)….. my cakes are fine and rise great in the oven… after taking them out, I put them on the rack (in the pan) for about 10-15 and then try to flip them on the rack… they have crumbled every single time. I have to bake a cake for my son's bday this week….. please help!
Hi, I have been trying your recipes and other cake recipes for a while…loved all the ones I have tried so far.
I was wondering if you could put up a recipe for a rainbow cake, eggless of course… My daughters birthday is this Saturday June 22 (I know short notice…) and I really want to try a rainbow cake.
Take care
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where is the recipe for the beautiful cupcakes done in different colors would like to make them
Where is the cake in the picture for the links? What happened to the big beautiful 6 layer rainbow cake? I do not see it on this page? That is what I wanted to know about and how to make, where is it?
I do generally bake cakes and a huge fan of you. I do icing but do not have all the required stuff. Is 101 Piece Tool Caddy Collection
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In the 18 years I managed a dental practice, I never once heard a patient who walked back into the reception room after his or her appointment say to a waiting friend, "Can you believe the anatomy of this crown?" or "Wow, look at the carving of this filling!"
What words does a patient use to inform you that your injection is painless? When I ask this question of dentists in my seminar, I usually receive the following answers: "Doctor, I did not feel a thing," "That didn't hurt," or "That was much better than my last dentist!" My problem with these answers is that it shows me that the patient knew they were receiving the injection. The answer I am looking for—and I am always thrilled when I hear it—is "Doctor, when are you going to give me the injection?" or "Doctor, I am ready now, let's get the injection over with!" The doctor's answer to both of these patients is "Mrs. Patient, I have already given you the injection!"
This item covers all services provided at the chair. From the assistant placing the bib to the hygienist providing a cleaning, "does not hurt" denotes a practice where the patients have no fear of pain. You may ask why this would not cover the injection, and my answer would be that there are many dentists who provide painless dentistry but a less-than-painless injection.
Kind, professional, caring, warm, helpful. The list goes on and on. In the mid 1990s in the United Kingdom, a national newspaper did an in-depth survey of the British dental consumer to find what causes them to remain with, leave, or choose a dentist. The role of the staff was the No. 1 reason, far ahead of No. 2. Nothing gives your patients more comfort than to return to your office on an ongoing basis and see the same smiling faces greeting them in the reception room and in the clinical area. Staff retention tells the patients everything about the dentist.
Today, we are a world without patience. From road rage to not wanting to queue up for a service, we want what we want when we want it. I regularly poll my audiences to find the practices where staff have gone to the reception area only to find that the next patient has walked out because the patient perceived he or she has waited too long. The ultimate happened recently when a practice told me it had sat the next patient in the treatment room, returned to the current patient next door to complete the treatment, and upon return to the "recently seated" patient, found the patient had left! A practice that regularly keeps to its planned schedule will find the undying gratitude of patients. This is such a key management concern. Let me share with you 3 quick tips from my in-depth scheduling program to give you a start on solid time management techniques.
(1) Build in weekly flexibility by blocking the last afternoon of each work week. Do not begin to schedule in this block until the Monday of that specific week
(2) Create a daily schedule with long mornings and short afternoons, allowing you to provide the majority of complicated services in the morning when physicians tell us the vast majority of us are at our best.
(3) Give the patients an appointment card with a time, which is one unit (10 minutes) prior to your schedule. This allows a buffer of time for a patient running late, getting lost, handling or updating the paperwork, visiting the bathroom, and chatting at the reception desk. Your goal is to seat the patient 5 minutes after they walked in and 5 minutes before their scheduled time. What a wonderful feeling it is to run ahead of schedule.
It is not enough to provide a thorough and comprehensive examination; the patient must understand the quality of the service provided. In training terms it is called "show and tell." During a program I gave in London some years ago, I was stressing the importance of both showing and telling patients when the dentist is doing the oral cancer check. A dentist in the audience shot out of his chair, and in no uncertain terms, took me to task on this issue. He identified himself as the head of the clinic of the local dental school. He said, "How can you scare the patient by talking about oral cancer?" "Oh," I said, "it is OK for patients to smoke and get oral cancer, it is just not alright to talk about it to them?" He glared at me and sat down. At the end of the program, I invited anyone in the audience to share with us something they would take home from the program and incorporate into the practice, which they never had considered before that day. To my amazement, the same dentist shot out of his seat for a second time, but this time he apologized to me and said he would be instructing his students, as of the following week, both to provide and inform the patient of the cancer screening.
Today's patient is highly informed as to what treatment might or might not be available in dentistry. Whether surfing the net or reading health magazines, patients are certainly doing their homework before coming to the practice. Every single article that I have read in the past 4 to 5 years that focuses on helping the consumer choose a physician, dentist, surgeon, or any of the wide range of specialists, always begins with one caveat. Find a health provider who will give you quality time in which you are encouraged to ask questions, and answers will be provided. To the dentist reader, I need to distinguish between quality and quantity time. I find practices where a new patient examination appointment can take 2 hours, of which as much as an hour can be with the dentist. But on further investigation, I found the quality of the one-on-one conversation time between the dentist and new patient during this hour was pretty sparse and ineffective. Communication is definitely a matter of perception and expectations and is a 2-way street.
(1) How may I (we) help you? or How can I help?
(2) What caused you to pick up the phone and make an appointment?
(3) What is your No. 1 concern about your teeth (smile, mouth, dentistry)?
This one always fascinates me. Patients have not been to dental school, but they are running around town telling the world what a marvelous dentist you are. However, while it might sound like a clinical endorsement, the patient as a consumer is the one who is speaking. So, what does he or she mean? The comment refers to one of 3 areas—2 of which are clinical but do not require the patient to have a dental degree to judge the quality of clinical service received.
(1) Function: The patient came into the practice with missing teeth and an inability to eat steak and French bread. Since the bridge was placed, eating has become a joy.
(2) Aesthetics: The patient hated the way he or she looked and worked hard not to smile and show the world an ugly smile or teeth. Now he or she cannot stop smiling.
(3) Feedback: Plastic surgeons in particular tell us this is a major area of referrals. Your patient leaves the practice after receiving the new bridge and finds friends and co-workers remarking on the patient's well-being. "Susie, have you been on vacation? You look great!"
8. Prompt emergency service
One can grow or kill a practice by the way emergency patients are handled. This is such a key area of effective scheduling and excellent customer care. I spend 20 minutes on this subject alone in my scheduling program. The basis on which one schedules emergency patients must be predicated on the following core belief: there is a moral, legal, ethical, and logical need to recognize that one cannot schedule emergency patients to the detriment of your regularly scheduled patients. Today's patient of record may have waited anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks for a long appointment during which you are going to prepare a 6-unit bridge. Helping a patient in pain who has been walking around town for 6 weeks with a tooth hurting "off and on" and 3 weeks with it "hurting constantly" is not accomplished by "pinching" time from this scheduled patient. Helping emergency patients in a caring and efficient way without compromising your quality time with scheduled patients requires a practice to take a firm and logical approach to scheduling emergencies. Space does not allow for expansion on this subject, but if I were asked to limit my tips to 3, then they would be the following:
(1) Schedule emergencies during the long mornings your daily schedule is designed around.
(2) Direct emergency patients to a specific morning time, chosen by the clinical staff in the morning meeting.
(3) Request that emergency patients arrive 30 minutes prior to doctor time. This allows for the paperwork, seating patient, examination of problem, necessary x-rays and diagnosis, informed consent, and any injection. It is essential that one never says to the patient, "Come on down early to get the paperwork done." Rather, "Dr. Brown is very committed to being of service to patients in pain. It sounds as if you are in need of immediate attention. Our special time this morning is 9:30." A genuine emergency patient says, "Thank you."
On this subject I am really quite brutal. All new patients calling in for a new-patient exam need to be seen within 7 days of the call. Patients are really quite funny on this subject. They have not been to a dentist for 15 years, yet they wake up today and for whatever reason want to see a dentist. They call around, get your name, and call for an appointment. Patients want to be seen the day they call…yesterday would have been better. Your schedule is full, you are backed up, and so they are given a time 5 weeks ahead. The chances of the patient keeping the appointment are not good. Monitor your new-patient exam show rate. It should be 100%. Why would it not be? The patient called requesting help. If you are unable to schedule to this rule, then the schedule has lost its flexibility, and it will definitely compromise the quality of your life in the practice as well as getting you a name in town as "great doctor, great practice, but don't bother calling, you have to wait weeks for an appointment."
Sterilization not only has to be done, it has to be seen being done. I was visiting a practice in England recently, and it was fun to see the dentist playing this little game. He puts his new glove on his left hand, has his right glove almost but not quite on, and then he waits. He does not complete putting on the second glove until the patient has been seated in the treatment room and he stands in front of the patient and completes the action. A picture is worth a thousand words. Patients' antennas are scoping a 360º circle looking for gloves, masks, etc. Along these lines, therefore, the patients' bathroom becomes a key part of sterilization. There is absolutely no point going through the full OSHA setup if the patient walks into a filthy bathroom.
If the reader has ever heard me speak, you will know my mantra is "Inform before you perform…no surprises." I believe in being proactive, not reactive. I do not believe patients should have to ask questions. For every patient who does, there are 20 who are too scared to ask. The practice needs to provide all the information a patient needs to make an informed decision before the patient can even think of the questions/concerns they have. I think most dentists, because of their clinical training, do a pretty good job in the clinical area of treatment explanation. If anything, they do too good a job, going into details that most patients don't need, want, or understand (unless the patient is an engineer).
This ties in with the research patients are doing before they walk through the door. Patients know what an intraoral camera is; they understand high tech, and to them high tech equals high quality of care. We know this is not necessarily true; but again, it is all about perception and expectations. Please make sure that your Yellow Pages display ad, if you have one, truly does reflect the environment and standards of your practice.
Even my veterinarian personally calls after my German shorthaired pointer has had surgery. Dental patients now expect their physicians and dentists to do the same. This service has to be one of the biggest practice builders of all times. When I poll my audiences I find a pretty even split between the call being made by the dentist or the administrative staff. To me, administrative staff never make post-op calls. The reason has nothing to do with having or not having clinical knowledge. It has to do with personalization. "Mrs. Patient, this is Jenny from Dr. Smith's office. I am calling to see how you are feeling and if you have any questions about your post-op treatment I can help you with." "Yes, Jenny. When I was in doctor told me …" "Oh, Mrs. Patient, I am so sorry, I am not sure what doctor meant. Let me run down the hall and see if I can find out what doctor meant." How much better would it be for the dentist to make the call personally at the end of the day in the car on a cell phone from a list the staff provided? Patients absolutely love it. Should the dentist, for whatever reason, find making this call tough, then the call is made by the clinical staff member who assisted the doctor with this patient and can therefore represent the doctor in a way that the administrative staff would not be able to.
These are a must for every practice. Years ago, one could not find any written post-op instructions for sale. So, like other practices at the time, we had to sit down and compose and print our own. Today, one can find such instructions for sale in mail catalogs. Ideally, each procedure is printed on different colored paper, so one does not even have to think which one to give; one just reaches for the yellow sheet for the "after extraction post-op." Be sure your name and during-hours and after-hours phone numbers are available.
I could write a chapter on this, but I will limit myself to a paragraph! Whether or not a dentist and staff have negative feelings toward third-party providers is not the patients' problem. The practice that takes a positive approach to working with insurance patients will reap the benefit. Remember this: it is harder to collect money from patients with insurance than patients without insurance. Therefore, the team needs to slow down and increase communication with insurance patients. It benefits everyone when that communication is positive rather than negative.
If we love garlic, it would be nice to love garlic on Friday and Saturday nights only.
I realize that to most dentists and staff, when reading this item you are shaking your head in disbelief. However, when I look out into the audience and see someone in dentistry with missing teeth or a dentist who has not seen a hygienist for several years, it does confirm the need for all of us to walk the talk.
In retail, location, location, location is everything. If you are in the process of or have built up a strong referral practice, I don't believe that location is an issue. Please remember that patients who come in because it is convenient will leave you when it becomes inconvenient, unless they have built a relationship with you and perceive the benefit of that relationship. If your practice attracts many patients because of its convenience, and you and the patient do not build a relationship outside that convenience, you will find these patients to be the first to complain about everything and also the first patients to walk when they do not get their way (as they perceive it).
I am aware this subject is definitely a regional and cultural one. On the East Coast, it is quite normal to find practices seeing their first patient at 9 am. On the West Coast, a practice may have started their first patient at 6 am and by 9 am they are already 3 hours into a 6-hour day. Each practice needs to look at the demographics of the practice and the needs of the dentist and team to determine what hours work best for their overall needs. I just ask you to think outside the box on the matter of setting patient treatment hours.
I have saved the least important reason a patient chooses a dentist for the last. I truly believe that a patient only quetions the fee when he or she questions the treatment or service as he or she perceives it. Are there patients who chose a dentist by the fees? Yes. But they are in the minority…..and we don't let the minority rule the majority.
Look to the plastic surgeons. Plastic surgery is expensive and elective (thus not covered by medical insurance), can be painful, may require time off work, does not guarantee results, and in fact, patients have to sign a disclaimer acknowledging that they may be unhappy with the results. Yet, board certified plastic surgeons have their schedules fully booked for months with the antsy patient having to wait 3 to 4 months for the surgery. Oh, and by the way, these patients are required to prepay their surgery fully in advance, and if paying by check, a full 3 weeks in advance. Why are patients lined up around the block? Because they see the benefits of the surgery (as they perceive it) and therefore want the surgery.
A doctor is judged by everything but his or her quality of care. Is this fair? Is this ethical? No, it is not. But it is today's dental marketplace. In our competitive world, where so much of dentistry delivered is elective and the patient is buying this optional dentistry with discretionary income, it has become the norm.


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A Legacy of Innovation: Contextualising an International Creative Practice Project. Kolkata, West Bengal. 2004
Stock, Cheryl F. (2006) A Legacy of Innovation: Contextualising an International Creative Practice Project. Kolkata, West Bengal. 2004. In Vella, Richard (Ed.) SPIN SPeculation and INnovation: Applying Practice Led Research in the Creative Industries, 2005, Creative Industries Faculty, QUT, Brisbane.
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Rabindranath Tagore and Uday Shankar, both 20 th century Indian cultural icons, used tradition as a basis for new theatre concepts and processes, which were innovative yet commercially and internationally successful. As with many innovators, their once fresh ideas now form the basis of a somewhat formulaic approach emulated by dance organisations in West Bengal . Understanding this context was crucial at the 2004 Kolkata International Choreographic Workshop in which three non-Indian choreographers worked with teams of 17-20 Indian dancers trained either in classical traditions or the 'Uday Shankar' style. This paper speculates on differing interpretations of innovation and practice through problematising the expectations, actuality and outcomes of this workshop. Encoded with the cultural aesthetics and movement patterns of their training and beliefs, the dancers also subtly imbued the process and works with the underlying spiritual significance of Indian dance. Analysis of the creative processes of the workshop yields intermittent understandings of their complex cultural, political and social milieu. The paper also examines issues of content creation, form and function in a culture where commercialisation, tradition and spirituality exist side by side within a work, an ethos, a community. In this environment nascent practice-led research approaches seem internalised and problematic, relevant for an individualistic erstwhile global culture, but perhaps not for a communal yet hierarchical context of strong leadership still steeped in a living tradition.
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Now that the whole Return to Forever reunion experience is in his rearview mirror (and unlikely to be repeated ever again), guitar star Al Di Meola is pursuing his own musical vision with newfound conviction via his World Sinfonia. Essentially an acoustic ensemble featuring Fausto Beccalossi on accordion and Di Meola's longtime collaborator Gumbi Ortiz on cajon and assorted hand percussion, along with second guitarist Peo Alfonsi, bassist Victor Miranda and drummer Peter Kaszas, this edition of the World Sinfonia has developed a tightly knit chemistry through frequent touring. This limited-edition release, the first in a series of live recordings being sold initially at World Sinfonia gigs, documents their easy rapport in concerts held in Seattle, San Francisco and Istanbul.
Pioneering Jazz and fusion guitarist hits road in early'09 with worldly new band. With World Sinfonia, Di Meola exhibits a fresh range of emotions in his music in a way that goes beyond pure technique.
Comparing early Al di Meola dates like Land of the Midnight Sun and Casino to his albums of the 1990s, it's clear how much his playing has softened. The exceptional World Sinfonia, an entirely acoustic CD, makes it clear that what hasn't changed is his unpredictable, spontaneous nature. Di Meola's right-hand man throughout this highly introspective date is the soulful bandonean player Dino Saluzzi, with whom he enjoys an undeniably strong rapport. A long-time lover of world music, di Meola incorporates South American, Spanish, and Middle Eastern elements, and makes Argentine tango a very high priority.
Fusion firebrand Al Di Meola continues his passion of the 1990s, compositions written and inspired by Astor Piazzolla. With the virtuosity of his playing, Di Meola is often overlooked as a composer, and The Grande Passion underscores what a fine composer he is. String arrangements color "Double Concerto," the title track, and several other pieces, but Di Meola hardly needs orchestral frills to legitimize his already epic compositions. The guitarist has slipped from critical prominence since the days of Return to Forever, Splendido Hotel, but Di Meola spent the 1990s doing some of his best work with his World Sinfonia group and The Grande Passion starts the new millennium in fine form.


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USC Opens The Second Half Of Pac-12 Play Thursday By Hosting WSU
Feb. 5, 2013
USC (9-13, 4-5) will host Washington State (11-11, 2-7) at the Galen Center on Feb. 7 at 8:30 p.m. USC is 5-5 in its last 10 games and 2-3 under interim head coach Bob Cantu. This game begins the second half of Pac-12 Conference play for USC.
March 3, 2012
Galen Center
USC GRABS OT WIN AT UCLA -- Jio Fontan and Aaron Fuller scored 15 points each and USC defeated UCLA 75-71 in overtime at Pauley Pavilion on Jan. 30 to improve its record to 5-4 vs. the Bruins in the last nine games and 5-5 in the last 10 at UCLA's home. USC led most of the way, but squandered a 15-point second-half lead and needed overtime to pull out the victory. Ari Stewart hit two clutch free throws with 11 seconds left and Fontan put the game away with one of two from the foul line with 3.9 seconds left in OT. Eric Wise added 12 points and 11 rebounds, J.T. Terrell and Byron Wesley each had 10 points for USC, which held the Bruins to 38 percent shooting. Shabazz Muhammad led UCLA with 22 points.
WASHINGTON ON DECK -- USC's next opponent will be Washington (13-9, 5-4) at the Galen Center on Feb. 10 at 7:00 p.m. Washington split last week's games, first falling 57-53 vs. Arizona on Jan. 31 and then defeating ASU 96-92 on Feb. 2. Junior C.J. Wilcox leads the Huskies in scoring with an average of 18.2 points per game.
CANTU'S CARDIAC KIDS AT IT AGAIN -- Four of the first five games in which Bob Cantu has been the USC head coach have been decided by five points or less, with two of them going into overtime. Going back farther, 10 of USC's last 12 games have been decided by eight points or less.
NOT SO FUNNY MATH... -- USC has made 31 more field goals that its opponents this season, yet has been outscored by 30 points. USC's opponents have made 134 three-pointers to the Trojans' 116 and have made 74 more free throws. In 11 of the last 14 games USC has had as many or more baskets as its opponents, yet is 6-8 in that stretch. USC has also had as many or more baskets in six of the 13 losses this season.
OFFENSE CLICKING IN CONFERENCE -- USC has averaged 70.2 points in the first nine conference games this season, fourth-best among Pac-12 schools. Despite scoring just 50 points and shooting 28.1 percent in the loss at Arizona on Jan. 26, USC still ranks third in Pac-12 games in field goal percentage at 44.4 percent. USC has scored 70 or more points in four of the last six games, after scoring 70 points or more just three times in the first 16 games. Also, USC scored 69 or more points in four consecutive games (Jan. 12-24) for the first time since the 2008 season. The 93 points at ASU on Jan. 24 were the most by USC since also scoring 93 in overtime vs. California on March 6, 2008.
FOUL PLAY -- In the nine conference games, USC has been called for 48 more fouls (186-138) than its opponent which has led to 49 more points (104-153).
HEATING UP -- Despite Eric Wise scoring just five points to snap an 11-game double-figure scoring streak and J.T. Terrell tallying three points at Arizona on Jan. 26, the Trojan pair has been heating up on the offensive end. In the last 10 games Wise has averaged 14.5 points (145 total) and 6.4 rebounds (64 total), while Terrell has averaged 13.0 points (91 total) in the last seven games since not playing on Jan. 5 vs. Cal.
IT'S WISE TO DIVERSIFY -- USC redshirt senior Eric Wise has been a stat-sheet stuffer this season for USC, ranking among the Trojans' leaders in most categories while averaging 12.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Among USC players, he ranks first in field goals made (106) and points (274), second in rebounds (121) and free throws made (43), tied for second in steals (19), third in blocks (9) and assists (39). Wise has been USC's leading scorer in 10 of the 22 games and been the second-leading scorer four times. He also has scored in double figures in 18 of the 22 games. He notched his third double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds at UCLA on Jan. 30
?EXPERIENCED YOUTH - USC sophomore Byron Wesley has started every game since he came to USC (54) and has played more games as a Trojan than any player on the team. He is second in minutes played this season and last, and led all Pac-12 freshmen in minutes last season.
RPI OR R.I.P...? -- USC is one of seven teams (Kansas, Louisville, Wisconsin, Illinois, Nebraska, Texas and USC) to have played nine games against the top 50 RPI teams as of Feb. 3.
No 1 IN SCHEDULE STRENGTH... -- USC's schedule is one of the toughest in the country, currently ranked No. 1 by Sagarin, No. 1 in the Basketball Power Index Rankings (BPI) and No. 15 by CBSSportsline. In a seven-game stretch which began vs. Illinois on Nov. 19 in Maui and ended Dec. 8 vs. Minnesota, USC played five teams that for most of the season have been ranked in the top 25 (Illinois, San Diego State, New Mexico, Marquette and Minnesota). Only two of the seven games in that stretch were at home.
THREES ARE THE KEYS -- In USC's 13 losses this season, the opposition has made 95 of 232 three-pointers for a 40.9 shooting percentage from beyond the arc. In nine of the 13 losses, USC allowed the opposition to make at least six three-pointers, Illinois (13), San Diego State (7), Nebraska (11), New Mexico (11), Minnesota (6), UC Irvine (9), Oregon (7), ASU (9) and Arizona (7). In USC's nine wins, the opponents have made 26.2 percent of their three-point shots (39-for-149).
BOOST FROM THE BENCH - Coming off a season where the Trojans were playing most of the second half of their season with just six available scholarship players, the depth of the 2012-13 team really stands out. In the first 22 games of the season, USC has scored 26.0 percent of its points (376 of 1446) and has 33.9 percent of its rebounds (240 of 709) from players coming off the bench (minus deadball rebounds). USC's non-starters also played 30.6 percent of the game (1378 of the 4500 minutes). After 22 games, USC's bench has outscored the opposition 376-340, despite being outscored 33-10 by Marquette's reserves on Nov. 21 and 43-20 by Stanford's subs on Jan. 3.