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Abby George, Ellie McQueen, John Swann & Laurie Waite from Bristol University along with George Nash and Adam Stanford from Archaeology Safaris made a new discovery during the weekend of 25 – 27 June 2004.
Archaeology Safaris runs field trips and field schools for anyone interested in Archaeology, with the aim raising the funding required to conduct original research, as well as providing an educational and outreach service. On some of the field trips there is an opportunity to carry out field work, particularly when there is a need to survey areas for rock-art. In many areas of the British Isles there is still a significant amount of Rock-Art which is yet to be recorded or indeed where already known, needs to be recorded in more detail. This field work and the resulting data is part of a wider analysis and understanding of the Rock-Art phenomenon, within its north west European context.
During a field trip to Anglesey in 2004, with some of the part-time Prehistory Diploma students from Bristol University, a panel of previously un-recorded cup-mark style rock-art was discovered. Due to the important nature of this new discovery a research plan was drawn up and the Anglesey Rock-Art Project was set up. The project members and volunteers have returned to Anglesey on a number of occasions since June 2004 and have discovered other panels elsewhere on the island. The project has also drawn on the expertise and knowledge of other rock-art specialists in order to gain comparisons from similar panels in other parts of Wales, the Isle of Man and Cumbria. Therefore acknowledgment and thanks should go to the following: Dr George Nash (Bristol University) Tim Darvill (Bournemouth University) Jenny Woodcock (Liverpool University) Kate Sharpe (Durham University) and the members and participants of the British Rock Art Group Conference 2005. The ARAP members are as follows: Students at Bristol University; Abby George, Ellie McQueen, John Swann & Laurie Waite, George Nash , Adam Stanford and various other volunteers who take part in the field work.
Evidence from the field trips to various concentrations of Neolithic and Early Bronze Age (EBA) monuments within the British Isles (including, Jersey and the Isle of Man) and Ireland it was clear that there is an association with the monuments for the dead and the cup-mark rock-art tradition. Either with their ornamentation on the monuments while still in use or later additions to special places by the descendants of the monument builders, who had moved on in beliefs and ritual activity, or indeed were a tradition which was practised throughout the Neolithic and Bronze Age.
It was our previous experience of looking at Burial Chamber and other megalithic monuments, with cup-marks on or near them, which led us to suspect there was a possibility of finding them where they were previously not known. During the 2004 field trip to Anglesey, our aim was to visit a number of the monuments on the island and in particular the catchment areas of Neolithic burial chamber monuments. On the first afternoon and we were able to visit Plas Newydd (ANG 9) and Bryn yr Hen Bobl (ANG 8). While at the last site of the day; Bryn Celli Ddu (ANG 7), we decided to have a closer look at one of the nearby standing stones in the next field and then proceeded to the large natural rock outcrop which is also located in the same field and is 200m west of the passage grave. We decided to have a closer look at the outcrop because of its similar size and landscape position as the main monument and that it seemed a very likely location for rock-art. We checked around the sides which were almost vertical, but nothing was visible. Abby George was the first to clamber to the top 3 metres up, where-upon a number of shallow cup-marks could clearly be seen. This was an exciting moment for us all as we searched the fairly flat top of the outcrop and slowly counted up to 27 cup-marks.
On further investigation during that field trip and another research trip a few months later; we looked in more detail at the 27 cup marks on the natural rock outcrop. This was an important discovery both in their isolation – being the only cup marks on Anglesey then known on a natural feature – and in their proximity to one of the most important Neolithic monuments on Anglesey. The cup-marks and the natural feature on which they were pecked can be considered one of the most important late Neolithic/EBA features, within the monuments catchment of Bryn Celli Ddu.
· We conducted a more thorough walking survey of the area.
· A detailed, measured drawing of the cup marked panel on top of the rock outcrop.
· GPS positioning of key points within the catchment and on the rock outcrop itself.
· A detailed survey of the cup marks, where each was described, measured and numbered. We designed a classification system A B or C – A being the most distinct and clear. Most of the 27 cup marks fell into the A & B catagories.
Anglesey forms a large island off the north west coast of Wales, which has a large concentration of Neolithic monuments, consisting of at least 14 burial chambers, numerous standing stones, etc…
The Bryn Celli Ddu monument, is one of two known passage graves on Anglesey, it can be considered one of the most important Neolithic monuments on the island. Located on a low ridge of a glacial moraine at around 33m AOD and close to the Menai Straits, it has extensive views of the Snowdonia peaks.
Within the catchment of BCD, there are;
· 2 standing stones
· a cairn, now destroyed
· a henge
· findspots of flint, polished stone axes and a bronze palstave
Also many rock outcrops, although smaller than the cup marked one and a couple of areas with field systems and the remains of circular huts.
All in all – 12 sites recorded on the SMR and RCAHMW, 8 of which are confirmed as late Neolithic or EBA in date.
There are good examples of other forms of rock art both at BCD, with the pattern stone at the centre of the henge, behind the mound. A replica of the original now stands in its place, but the extensive decoration is clearly visible. Also at Barclodiad-Y-Gawes. Five decorated stones can be found in the passage and chamber area, preserved under a concrete canopy and reconstructed mound. The passage-grave art such as that found on Anglesey.
As part of this ongoing project to find and record rock-art evidence on Anglesey, comparisons could be made with similar sites on the Isle of Man and elsewhere on Anglesey. To this end during the field trips to Anglesey, Isle of Man and Cumbria there is the opportunity for all to take part in field work activities such as: field walking surveys, measured drawing and assessment of the cup marked panels and GPS positioning.
However the cup marks at BCD are placed onto a natural feature in the landscape, as are many in other parts of Britain. Yorkshire to the east for example where many are being found on a weekly basis, by local enthusiasts.
A few examples from the west and perhaps within the communication/trade area of Anglesey during the Neolithic and EBA:
· Beckstones in Cumbria – On a natural glacially smoothed outcrop of rock and partially quarried away. This site is possibly a marker along a prominent route along the side of the valley.
· The Caldetsone in Liverpool – Although these are part of a now destroyed burial chamber, many of the highly decorated stones (now housed in a geenhouse) display random cup marks.
· Cashtal yn Ard on the Isle of Man – At the entrance of the passage from the fourcourt are 5 or 6 cup marks which form an arc – faint but definitely present and can be seen with the right light. A site we will be looking at each time we visit the Isle of Man.
Details of this field work will follow soon...


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Superior performance: Phoenix Racing had no less than three reasons to be cheerful in round 4 of the VLN Endurance Championship at the Nürburgring. After achieving the best time in the qualifying session in their Audi R8 LMS ultra, Frank Stippler/Marc Basseng went on to secure a convincing victory in the actual race. Meanwhile, their teammates Luca Ludwig/Christopher Haase rounded off the hat trick of good results by finishing third on one of the world's toughest racetracks.
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The only difference between the two is the caliber. A G26 is 9mm & G27 is 40 S&W. Both guns are the same size. They are actually considered "subcompact" Glocks.
I currently own a G27. Personally I prefer the 40 S&W round over the 9mm, but find the G27 does have more recoil than the G26. By the way, I would go to another gun shop.


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One of the most talked about features in Windows Vista is the new Aero Glass interface. Aero Glass requires at least a DirectX 9 enabled video card with WDDM drivers and either AGP 8x or PCI-E. Now, don't be turned off by those big terms. All you need to do is download DirectX 9.0 and you can do so for free right on this Web site.
First of all, the Windows Vista Display Driver Model (WDDM) allows for the visual effects seen on a user's desktop to scale relative to the available graphics hardware. Now, not all graphics cards have the capability to run Aero Glass, but for those that do, the effects are fantastic. In addition to the transparent Window borders, running Aero Glass also enables the Flip 3D function Erin talked about last week and some very nice animation effects.
Aero Glass also comes with a new panel for adjusting the visual appearance. To customize your Aero Glass appearance, just right click on a blank area of your desktop and from the pop up menu, select Personalize. You may also access this by going to Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Personalization, Personalization.
That will open the "Personalize appearance and sound effects" panel from which you can customize many aspects of your Vista appearance. Next, click on the Visual Appearance link to open the "Change your color scheme" panel. From that panel, there are a number of predefined color schemes you can choose from to apply. There is also a checkbox to Enable/Disable the transparent glass. Along with that, there is an option to open the Color Mixer, which will allow you to highly customize the displayed color of your Vista computer. With the Color Mixer, you can adjust the color, saturation and brightness of your window borders. At the very bottom of this panel, there is also a link to open the Classic appearance properties if you'd like to do that.
Note: In the latest builds of Windows Vista, some users who have Aero enabled have not been able to use the transparent glass. If that happens to you, it is sometimes possible to get it by lowering your screen resolution.
Vista's Aero Glass ushers in a new and updated look for Microsoft Windows, as well as, some very nice visual effects. It should also be noted that the Aero Glass interface may still undergo some changes in the next releases of Vista, but either way, it's still a joy to use, so check it out today!
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by Joseph Smith Sr.
Nine short of one thousand entrants paid their $1,500 buy-in for a seat in World Series of Poker Event #48, Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better. A study of the pay-out sheet revealed a former Main Event Champion, Joseph Hachem (43rd), a poker superstar, Phil Ivey (30th), plus Vitaly Lunkin (98th) and John Cerunto (42nd) among the 117 top finishers receiving some prize money from the $1,337,850.
The final table also included additional poker royalty. Two former WSOP Players of the Year were present. Jeff Madsen took the award in 2006 and Tom Schneider received the honor in 2007.
Jeff Madsen was for most of the day the final table chip leader but the cards turned against him in the late afternoon and his stacks disappeared. Madsen disappeared in 4th place and received $76,150 for his one and a half thousand investment. Fellow WSOP Player of the Year Tom Schneider preceded Madsen's exit when he was eliminated in 6th place and collected $42,142.
Heads-up play lasted just under an hour before Tyler Patterson's river flush ended Scott Clements' quest for his third bracelet. Patterson joins the WSOP gold bracelet owner club and pockets $270,992 in cash.
Clements receives $167,686 for his runner-up finish and some 'close but no gold' memories.
The following lists the nine final table players' order of finish and the prize money awarded to each.
Tyler Patterson ------ $270,992
Scott Clements------- $167,686
Cody Crawford ------ $104,914
Jeff Madsen ---------- $76,150
Gary Kosakowski-----$56,216
Tom Schneider-------- $42,142
Deyek Raymond ----- $32,054
J.R. Flournoy ----------$24,710
Dylan Wilkerson-------$19,305
Congratulations to Tyler Patterson for winning his first WSOP gold bracelet and the winner's share of $270,992 in cash.


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From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 31 at Bluebonnet Park, festivities will include a variety of special musical acts. Families are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs and a picnic lunch for a family outing, and food and drinks will be on sale and available through at least one attending organization.
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Associated Press | Last updated September 11, 2013
Patrick Roy stopped by a local coffee shop recently when a friendly stranger approached him for a casual conversation. ''They said, `Hey coach, how are you today?''' Roy recounted. ''I was like, `Oh, yeah, that's me.''' Indeed, and the Hall of Fame goaltender hopes to bring as much fiery passion to the Colorado Avalanche bench as he did to the net. Should the head coach ever get too amped up, well, at least he has his former teammate to keep him in check with Joe Sakic handling the day-to-day hockey operations this season. As players, Roy and Sakic teamed up to lead the Avalanche to a pair of Stanley Cup titles. Now in charge, Roy and Sakic will try to turn around a franchise that's missed the playoffs three straight seasons. ''We're going to have a Stanley Cup attitude,'' Roy pledged Wednesday as players reported for physicals a day before the start of training camp. ''In my years here, we were not perfect every night. But we gave ourselves a chance to win every night. When you pick that up as a player, you become a strong team.'' Unlike when Roy was wearing an Avalanche sweater, this squad has fallen on lean times. So much so that they had the second overall pick in 2011 (taking captain Gabriel Landeskog) and the top pick last June (selecting forward Nathan MacKinnon). Their confidence is a little bruised these days. ''We've learned how to lose,'' forward Matt Duchene said. ''Now, we have to learn how to win.'' That's where Roy enters the picture. ''I'm here to win,'' he said. ''It's not an ego thing. In my years in Denver, we all put our egos aside, and I'm going to put my ego on the side. There might be some nights I'm going to be upset, but I'm going to try and have it under control.'' He suddenly laughed. ''No, I will be under control,'' Roy quickly added. As a kid, Duchene grew up with posters of Roy and Sakic adorning his bedroom wall. Now, they're in charge of the team's resurrection. ''It's going to be cool,'' Duchene said. ''It's going to be special, for sure. I'm still getting used to it. But I'm excited to sit down and talk hockey with them. ''I've never been more excited for a season in my life. Everybody has so much confidence with these two guys at the helm. The buzz around the boys is way different. It's pure excitement.'' Landeskog couldn't agree more as he enters his second season as captain. ''We've had enough of losing and we're tired of losing and we want to change that,'' Landeskog said. ''We all know (Roy and Sakic) could've been on any golf course around the country playing right now. But they want to be here helping this team. It's up to us to respond. It's up to us to deliver.'' The Avalanche didn't make many splashy moves in the offseason, but they did orchestrate a trade with Calgary, sending David Jones and Shane O'Brien to the Flames for Cory Sarich and Alex Tanguay. For Tanguay, this is a return to the city where he helped Sakic and Roy win a Stanley Cup title in 2001. ''Knowing Patrick, he's got one thing in mind: Win hockey games,'' the 33-year-old Tanguay said. ''I know his personality as a player, and I'm sure that hasn't changed for him being a coach. He's going to look for ways to push this team moving forward and winning hockey games and take this team to where he wants to.'' This also helps: Steve Downie was just cleared to return to the ice after missing most of the lockout-abbreviated season with a torn ACL. He brings a toughness to the ice, not to mention leadership. Downie will be on the same line as MacKinnon, who turned 18 on Sept. 1. ''We don't want Nathan to come here to be our savior,'' Roy said. ''We want Nathan to be the (best) player he can be.'' Even though Roy is one of the best NHL goaltenders of all time, he doesn't plan to interfere that much with the development of Semyon Varlamov. He will leave that to Francois Allaire, the longtime goaltending guru who's worked with such notable names as Jean-Sebastien Giguere - who will also mentor Varlamov this season - and Roy. Over the summer, Allaire worked with Varlamov for two weeks in Montreal and another week in Switzerland. They changed Varlamov's style, although the player nicknamed ''Varly'' wouldn't say what precise modifications were made. So far, Roy likes what he sees from his young goalie. ''Varly is putting in a commitment that makes me believe he deserves a chance to prove himself,'' Roy said. ''We will give him that chance.''
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Direct composite resin is today the "go to" material for the restoration of both anterior and posterior teeth. Its wear properties and aesthetic appearance allow us to utilize it as a final restoration with lasting results. Additionally, the placement of resin composites utilizing an adhesive allows for the use of the material where minimal retention and resistance form can be developed. The combination of these properties has opened up the opportunity to phase treatment for patients who need extensive restorative dentistry that did not exist previously. In the early years of my practice, if a patient presented with significant restorative needs coupled with time or budget constraints, my options were limited. We might have tried to utilize a long-term acrylic provisional, managing the nuisance of recementing provisionals and preventing recurrent decay until the indirect restorative work could be completed. Often, this resulted in some teeth being restored while others suffered further breakdown. Currently, the gift of composite resin allows me to eliminate caries, restore occlusions, and return the patient to aesthetic harmony quickly; then transitioning to indirect restorations over time, in a way that meets the patient's circumstances.
Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
A 35-year-old female presented for a new patient exam and hygiene visit. A local dentist, whose practice is limited to temporomandibular joint disease (TMD), referred her to our office aware that she had significant restorative concerns. The patient was currently wearing a mandibular appliance, and had been doing so 24 hours a day for the last 10 years in an attempt to manage joint and muscle pain. Having recently moved from the East Coast to Arizona, she sought out a dentist to continue her TMD therapy. At her first appointment, she had inquired about the breakdown and appearance of her teeth.
The patient's medical history included Sjögren's syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis, for which she took multiple medications each day, resulting in significant xerostomia. The clinical and radiographic exam revealed generalized moderate-to-severe caries, along with generalized severe decalcification (Figures 1 to 5).
|Figure 1. Lips at rest, pre-op.
|Figure 2. Lips retracted, pre-op.
|Figure 3. Upper occlusal, pre-op.
|Figure 4. Lower occlusal, pre-op.
|Figure 5. Lower right quadrant, pre-op.
To help her gain optimal periodontal health, although her bone levels and sulcus depths were within normal limits (Figure 6), we recommended a full-mouth debridement and localized scaling and root planing to remove any deposits. From an occlusal perspective, the goal was to resolve her current symptoms and to find an occlusal position from which to restore her. This can take an extended period of time to determine, so her preliminary occlusion was created based on her existing intercuspal position.
Clinical Protocol
The patient received a full-mouth debridement and localized scaling and root planing over the course of 2 appointments to resolve her gingivitis and to create an optimal restorative environment. A rigorous protocol for the control of high caries risk was implemented; this included application of chlorhexidine varnish (Cervitec Plus [Ivoclar Vivadent]) at her 3-month recall appointments, prescription-strength toothpaste for home use twice daily (Clinpro 5000 [3M ESPE]), and once-a-week tray deplaquing with 10% carbamide peroxide whitening gel.
The restorative phase of care began on the lower right posterior. First, local anesthetic (Lidocaine HCl 2% 1:100,000 [Cook-Waite Anesthetic]), was delivered using a 2-stage technique. Following the application of topical anesthetic, plain carbocaine (Carbocaine 3% plain [Cook-Waite Anesthetic]), the local anesthetic was delivered, injecting ahead of the needle penetration to anesthetize the site of the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) block. Allowing about 45 seconds for anesthesia, lidocaine with epinephrine was then used to perform the IAN block on the right side. In an effort to manage the patient's TMD, she had been premedicated with 5 mg of Flexoril, and her restorative appointments were divided up to limit the time she had to have her mouth open.
Once anesthesia was profound, operative isolation was achieved using a dryfield illumination device (Isolite [Isolite Systems]). This device allowed the patient to rest her jaw, created adequate isolation and improved visibility for the adhesive placement of the composite resin, and was easily removed so the patient could take breaks to rest her jaw.
Prior to tooth preparation, teeth Nos. 18 and 19 were prewedged. Prewedging allows for ease of creating tight interproximal contacts by maximizing compression of the periodontal ligament during the preparation phase. In addition, it prevents injury to the interproximal papilla when cutting the box form. Initial preparation was done using a 245 sabre cut carbide bur (Brasseler USA). These burs also easily remove any previously placed composite restorative material. All infected and soft dentin was removed, secondary dentin and discoloration was left as it was firm to probing. The margins of the preparation and the peripheral decalcified enamel was beveled and included in the tooth preparation. The intention was to overlay as much of the damaged enamel and protect it from further breakdown until the indirect restorative phase could be completed. This part of the preparation was completed with a fine mosquito diamond (Figure 7).
The teeth were filled independently to allow proper closure of the interproximal contacts. The prewedge was removed; a Composi-Tight 3D clear sectional matrix (Garrison Dental Solutions) placed; the wedge returned to the gingival embrasure and a ring placed to add tension to separating the adjacent teeth. The purpose of the matrix is to recreate the form of the teeth interproximally, and around the labial and lingual line angles. The wedge seals the matrix against the gingival floor of the box, preventing the leakage of composite material and aiding in separating the teeth enough to compensate for the thickness of the matrix. The ring seals the matrix against the buccal and lingual walls of the tooth and assists the wedge in tooth separation. The 3-dimensional clear sectional matrix system has a very natural shape, holding the form of the tooth on the buccal and lingual, as well as rolling over the marginal ridge and preventing composite flash that has to be trimmed interproximally.
|Figure 6. Bite-wing radiograph showing bone levels.
|Figure 7. Initial preparations with decay present.
|Figure 8. Composi-Tight Matrix (Garrison Dental Solutions) for tooth No. 31.
|Figure 9. Composite placement tooth No. 31.
|Figure 10. Matrix for distal of tooth No. 30.
|Figure 11. Final composite resin (SonicFill [Kerr]) restorations.
With the matrix system in place (Figure 8), the tooth was prepared for composite placement. The first step is placement of phosphoric acid gel to increase etching and bond strengths to the enamel tooth surfaces. One of the leading reasons for postoperative sensitivity when doing adhesive procedures is over-etching of the dentin. Self-etching dentin adhesives are a great way to prevent this postoperative sensitivity as well as avoid the complication of rinsing and over- or under-drying the dentin. This "selective" etching technique allows the benefits of phosphoric acid on the enamel and the benefits of a self-etching product on the dentin. The gel was rinsed off, and then the tooth was dried to remove any pooled water. OptiBond XTR (Kerr) was used to prepare the dentin surfaces and to create an adequate hybrid zone. The primer/etch component was applied to the dentin with a microbrush and agitated for 20 seconds. This step was air-dried to evaporate the excess solvent prior to application of the resin. The resin layer was coated into the prep for 15 seconds, air-dried, and finally light-cured (Bluephase Elite [Ivoclar Vivident]).
Shade A1 composite resin (SonicFill [Kerr]) was placed in a single increment. The tip was placed at the depth of the interproximal box form and composite injected. The tip was lifted to the occlusal slowly as the composite filled around it so as not to create a void in the material. Once the prep was filled beyond the occlusal margins, the material was shaped using a series of gold tipped composite hand instruments. The SonicFill composite shapes and sculpts easily due to the consistency change over time. Following initial placement, the material was lightly condensed (although the delivery method creates a solid fill). Excess composite beyond the margins was removed with the end of the condenser. As the material reached a more firm consistency, occlusal form was created with an acorn burnisher and bladed plastic instruments. My goal when placing composite is to have very little sculpting to do with high-speed instrumentation. Once the composite was shaped and formed, it was light-cured for a full 20 seconds.
Once cured, the separator ring, matrix, and wedge were removed (Figure 9). Next, the composite resin was trimmed with a friction grip brownie point running at half speed. The brownie easily cut through the composite without damaging the tooth structure, allowing the creation of perfect marginal interfaces. Occlusal anatomy was created and defined using a friction grip white stone and an acorn diamond. Then, the interproximal margins were trimmed using a mosquito diamond and then polished. With the interproximal contour of the first tooth created, a new matrix band, wedge, and separator ring were placed to allow the second tooth to be filled (Figure 10). Following the same procedure, the teeth were filled moving from posterior to anterior (Figure 11).
Once both teeth were completed, the Isolite device was removed and the occlusion was checked (AccuFilm II [Parkell]). The interproximal contacts were flossed to confirm that they were of sufficient strength to prevent food impaction. Finally, the restorations were polished using an intraoral polishing system where the last step employs a diamond-polishing paste on a brush (Dialite [Brasseler USA]).
The phase one treatment plan was to restore and repair all of the teeth using a direct composite resin, breaking the mouth into sextants to minimize the appointment length and stress on the patient's TMD condition. Once her dentition was stable and the gingivitis resolved, maintenance would be provided while she worked through appliance therapy to resolve her TMD symptoms. Phase 2 therapy would include indirect restoration of the anterior and posterior teeth that had been previously treated with large multisurface composites.
With advanced adhesive techniques and materials, as part of the first phase of care, clinicians can restore patients to optimal health and function both easily and economically. The durability of utilizing composite resin materials for this process offers the ability to feel confident in these preliminary restorations while the next steps of the treatment plan are completed, which may include TMD, surgical, or orthodontic modalities. In addition, this permits the patient to choose to phase the transition to permanent restorations allowing for personal financial and time considerations.
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Flury S, Hayoz S, Peutzfeldt A, et al. Depth of cure of resin composites: is the ISO 4049 method suitable for bulk fill materials? Dent Mater. 2012;28:521-528.
Frankenberger R, Lohbauer U, Roggendorf MJ, et al. Selective enamel etching reconsidered: better than etch-and-rinse and self-etch? J Adhes Dent. 2008;10:339-344.
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Van Meerbeek B, De Munck J, Yoshida Y, et al. Buonocore memorial lecture. Adhesion to enamel and dentin: current status and future challenges. Oper Dent. 2003;28:215-235.
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Disclosure: Dr. Brady reports no disclosures.


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On-line version ISSN 1678-9946
Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo vol.45 no.2 São Paulo Mar./Apr. 2003
A retrospective study of histopathological findings in 894 cases of megacolon. What is the relationship between megacolon and colonic cancer?
Um estudo retrospectivo dos achados histopatológicos em 894 casos de megacólon. Qual é a relação entre megacólon e o câncer de cólon?
Sérgio Britto GarciaI; Alexandre Luis AranhaI; Fabio Rogério Brosci GarciaI; Filipe Volpe BasileI; André Péra Marques PintoI; Enio Chaves de OliveiraII; Sérgio ZucolotoI
IDepartament of Pathology, FMRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
IILaboratory of Chagas Disease Universidade Federal de Goias, Goiania, GO, Brazil
Patients with megaesophagus (ME) have increased prevalence of cancer of the esophagus. In contrast, a higher incidence of colorectal cancer is not observed in patients with megacolon (MC). MC is very common in some regions of Brazil, where it is mainly associated with Chagas disease. We reviewed the pathology records of surgical specimens of all patients submitted for surgical resection of MC in the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto (HC-FMRP), from the University of São Paulo. We found that 894 patients were operated from 1952 until 2001 for MC resection. Mucosal ulcers, hyperplasia and chronic inflammation were frequently found, while polyps were uncommon. No patients with MC presented any type of colonic neoplasm. This observation reinforces the hypothesis that MC has a negative association with cancer of the colon. This seems to contradict the traditional concept of carcinogenesis in the colon, since patients with MC presents important chronic constipation that is thought to cause an increase in risk for colon cancer. MC is also associated with other risk factors for cancer of colon, such as hyperplasia, mucosal ulcers and chronic inflammation. In ME these factors lead to a remarkable increase in cancer risk. The study of mucosal cell proliferation in MC may provide new insights and useful information about the role of constipation in colonic carcinogenesis.
Keywords: Megacolon; Megaesophagus; Chagas disease; Colon cancer.
Pacientes com megaesôfago (ME) possuem incidência aumentada de câncer de esôfago. Em contraste, há poucos relatos na literatura de associação entre megacólon (MC) e câncer de cólon. O MC é muito comum em algumas regiões do Brasil, e na maioria das vezes, está associado à Doença de Chagas. Nós reavaliamos os arquivos de patologia de peças cirúrgicas de todos os pacientes submetidos à ressecção de MC no Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (HC-FMRP), da Universidade de São Paulo. Encontramos o número de 894 pacientes que foram operados de 1952 até 2001 para a ressecção do MC. Úlceras da mucosa, hiperplasia e inflamação crônica foram frequentemente encontrados, enquanto pólipos foram incomuns. Nenhum paciente com MC apresentou qualquer tipo de neoplasia do cólon. Essa observação reforça a hipótese de que o MC tem uma associação negativa com câncer de cólon. Isso parece contradizer o conceito tradicional de carcinogênese do cólon, uma vez que pacientes com MC apresentam constipação crônica importante, a qual é tida como uma causa que aumenta o risco de câncer de cólon. MC também está associado a outros fatores de risco para o câncer de cólon, como hiperplasia, úlceras da mucosa e inflamação crônica. No megaesôfago (ME), tais fatores aumentam o risco de câncer esofágico. O estudo da proliferação celular da mucosa no MC pode fornecer informações úteis sobre o papel da constipação na carcinogênese colônica.
Chagas disease is caused by the hemoflagellate Trypanosoma cruzi. The infection has an acute phase that lasts for two months and the patient may present a few non-specific symptoms. Afterwards the patient goes into chronic phase of the disease that is defined by positive serological tests. Most infected people remain asymptomatic for life. After a period of one to two decades in chronic phase, usually, 7-10% of patients will show digestive manifestations. Megaesophagus (ME) and megacolon (MC) are the most important disturbances of the digestive form of Chagas disease. Physiopathology of ME and MC is attributed to the destruction of neural cells of the enteric plexuses of the digestive tube5 and the process of neurons destruction is related to nitric oxide8. Motility disturbances and achalasia of internal anal sphincter lead to latter enlargement of the colon and constipation. The rectum and the sigmoid colon are the most compromised segments. Clinically patients with chagasic megacolon present severe and prolonged constipation of many days (up to 60 days) for decades. Literature has reported constipation as an important factor in the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer because it prolongs the contact of carcinogens in the stools with the mucosa13,14,16. Conversely, a higher incidence of colorectal cancer is not observed in patients with megacolon. In fact there is a long-standing observation among many Brazilian physicians that carcinoma of the colon is unlikely to occur in chagasic MC. Recently it has been published one case of association between colon cancer and MC2; in this article the authors also report a large review of the literature that confirms a low frequency of this association. There is also a recent report of two patients with chagasic MC that presented adenocarcinomas, but in these cases the tumours were not actually located in the dilated segment of the colon23. Furthermore, none of the few other retrospective studies on complications of MC mention cases of cancer9,10,15,18. These studies report a small number of cases and, for this reason, it is difficult to gather enough collective information to produce meaningful data on this issue. In order to provide additional data and to contribute to a more comprehensive assessment and understanding of the association between cancer and MC, we reviewed the pathology records of surgical specimens of all patients submitted to colectomy due to the presence of MC in the Hospital of the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto (FMRP), University of São Paulo. This is a major reference hospital for patients with Chagas disease, and is located at the centre of an old and heavily endemic region for Chagas disease.
We reviewed the pathology records of surgical specimens of all patients submitted for surgical resection of MC in the HC-FMRP from 1955 to 2001 in the HC-FMRP. The data recorded until 1998 were: number of cases, causes, sex, age and histopathological findings. From 1999 to 2001 we performed a study for the number of cases of MC and a search for the presence or absence of cancer in then.
A total of 802 patients were operated for MC resection from 1955 to 1998 at our Institution. Of these patients, 95.4% were chiasmic, 1.2% had congenital MC and 3.4% had unknown causes of MC. The patients ranged in age from 1 month to 80 years, but 70% of them were older than 45 years (Table 1). Men were less often affected than women (42% against 58%, respectively). In the present study no patients with MC presented cancer of the colon. Histopathological alterations frequently found were: mucosal hyperplasia (found in 54.8% of patients) ulcers (12.0%), chronic inflammation (28.3%) and atrophic mucosa (2.6%). Intestinal polyps were uncommon and found in only 3 patients (0.4%).
Ninety-two patients were operated for MC resection from 1999 to 2001. None of them presented any type of colonic malignant neoplasm.
The study of the association between cancer and acquired MC may provide useful data to clarify the pathogenesis of colonic cancer17. Our observation reinforces the concept that MC has a negative association with cancer of the colon. It is also in accordance with our previous experimental observation of reduced frequency of colon tumours in rats with MC treated with carcinogens7. This seems to contradict the traditional concept of carcinogenesis in the colon, since patients with MC have various risk factors for colon cancer. First of all, they have important chronic constipation that has been considered as a risk factor for cancer, as it provides a longer contact of dietary carcinogens with the mucosa3. Furthermore, most of the cases of MC are located in the distal portion of the large bowel9, where the cancer of colon is more commonly found, and most of the patients are over fifty years old, and, therefore, belong to a age group of major risk for colon cancer. Finally it is considered that mucosal hyperplasia, ulcers and chronic inflammation are factors that increase the risk for cancer in many organs. In ME these factors, associated with luminal stasis, lead to a remarkable increase in cancer risk29. Since the nineteenth century the literature has demonstrated a significant positive association between esophageal cancer and ME that has been extensively confirmed in more recent studies25,28,29. There is also a report of a patient that presented leiomyosarcoma of the esophagus with chagasic megaesophagus1. In a review in the FMRP, we found a frequency of 3.1% of esophageal cancer in 364 patients operated for ME resection (unpublished data). Interestingly it has been recently observed that there appears to be a positive association between Chagas disease and uterine leiomyoma19.
Thus, the relationship between T.cruzi infection and cancer incidence is rather complex. It is known that T. cruzi produces persistent chronic inflammatory process along the digestive tube with uneven distribution27. Some chronic infections by viruses, bacteria and parasites are well known as risk factors in human cancers11. Why chronic infection by T.cruzi does not behave similarly? Molecular mechanisms involved in carcinogenesis related to chronic inflammation are not well understood. Recent data suggest a possible role of the nitric oxide6 in the multistep carcinogenesis mechanism6 that may be also shared in some way by chronic T. cruzi infection7,21. It has been reported that rats chronically infected with T. cruzi have a lower incidence of 1,2-dimethylhydrazine-induced colon cancer22 and infection by T.cruzi can cause important tumoricidal effect4. Similarly, it has been reported that some protozoans such as Toxoplasma gondii and Besnotia jellisoni may increase resistance against tumor12. Thus, a striking possible role of T. cruzi infection against the development of tumours by increasing the immune resistance is stimulated by our study.
The apparent negative correlation between human MC and colon cancer needs to be confirmed by further larger studies, preferably prospective and multidisciplinary. It also highlights the necessity for more research on the role of constipation in increasing colon cancer risk, which remains controversial, with some studies dismissing it13,24 and others supporting it16,20,26. Our data add weight to the view that constipation is at least not always related to increased risk of colon cancer. Since constipation is highly prevalent in many countries and many clinical and nutritional attitudes are based in accepting its role as a risk factor for colon cancer, this aspect deserves more attention in basic and clinical research.
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Hudson -- Think kids in August. Mayor William Currin proclaimed August as "Kids Month" at the July 16 Council meeting.
The city of Hudson recognizes the importance of early childhood care, education, health, behavioral health, family support, special needs and early intervention. By ensuring kindergarten readiness, the city and its schools are investing in the future prosperity of its community because high quality, early childhood education is a critical component of K-12 success and is instrumental in cultivating a skilled workforce, according to the proclamation.
The city's announcement is in conjunction with the county's proclamation that August 2014 is "Kids Month" with plans for a different theme each week. Kindergarten Readiness week is Aug. 3 - 9; Child Wellness week is Aug. 10-16; Family week is Aug. 17-23; and Child Safety week is Aug. 24-30.
Health and wellness programs strive to ensure that comprehensive physical and mental health needs of children in Summit County are being addressed, Currin said.
The Summit For Kids Professional Day Symposium "Cradle to Career" is Aug. 1 at the Akron-Summit County Main Library from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Derran Wimer, who accepted the Hudson proclamation, is the executive director for Summit Education Initiative and will be a speaker at the symposium. Matthew Deevers, PhD, senior research associate for Summit Education Initiative, will be the other speaker. Registration, which is due by July 25, is $50 and includes lunch and parking.
The 5th Annual Summit for Kids Expo is Aug. 2 at the John S. Knight Center, 77 E. Mill St. in Akron. The Expo is for families with school-age children. They can enjoy fun and educational activities, receive free back-to-school supplies and obtain information on programs and series in Summit County.
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The White Sox haven't had many bright spots in 2013, but one of those has been young closer Addison Reed. While he's been fantastic all season long, it's quite possible that he's pitching his best baseball of his career right now, as "Automatic Addison" has saved all five games on the current win streak. He's allowed just three base runners (two hits, one walk) in that span, throwing five innings in six days. That may not sound like a big deal to the casual fan, but it's very atypical for a closer to throw this often. In fact, this marks the first time in White Sox franchise history a pitcher has saved five straight games, and also the only pitcher in the MLB to accomplish that feat this season. Reed's save on Wednesday night was his 33rd in 38 chances this season. For the month of August, he's converted all seven of his save opportunities and allowed just one run and ten total base runners in 13.1 innings (0.68 ERA). He also earned a win back on August 13, tossing two scoreless innings against the Detroit Tigers. As it stands, Reed is on pace to finish the season with just a tick under 43 saves on the season, while the White Sox are on pace for about 66 wins. That's 65 percent of the team's wins. To put that in perspective, the last time the Sox had this bad a season was in 1976, where they finished 64-97. The team leader in saves was Dave Hamilton, who finished with 10 saves. Really, the only thing close to this in White Sox history wasn't too long ago back in 2007, when Bobby Jenks saved 40 games for a team that went 72-90. We can spew out stats all day at you about Reed's season, but what's the most impressive is how he's been able to have success despite not getting large opportunities. While he's been able to get out there a lot recently, the team's spent most of the season on losing streaks, hence making it hard for a closer to find his groove. Aside from two straight blown saves at the end of June, Reed's been consistent all season. Heck, one of those saves was because Gordon Beckham came in and tackled Conor Gillaspie when he was about to catch a game-ending pop-fly, so you can even discount that game as well. Given the heavy workload Reed's put in over the past week and the Jekyll-and-Hyde nature of the White Sox in 2013, his streak will likely come to an end very soon. However, it's another thing Reed can say he's accomplished at just 24 years of age. At this rate, he'll have plenty more to brag about by the time his career is over.
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Te neighboring country is, like Dubai, the beneficiary of expansive natural resources. And while it is investing in some big-name architecture, its leaders are taking a more reserved course than Dubai.
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CANNES (Reuters) - A trip to space with Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio raised 1.2 million euros ($1.5 million) for charity at a glitzy fundraiser at the Cannes film festival on Thursday.
At the 20th annual event organized by amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, DiCaprio emerged as the mystery guest to accompany the winner on a Virgin Galactic flight into space. DiCaprio stars in the film "The Great Gatsby," which opened the 66th Cannes film festival.
Actress Sharon Stone said the winning bidder would spend three days in training with DiCaprio in New Mexico before blast-off.
"You don't get to go to outer space every day with a handsome movie star," said Stone, dressed in a tight-fitting white dress with a gold snake trim down the back.
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Purple-Haired Katy Perry Talks "Part Of Me" with MTV
Spending the evening tending to media duties, Katy Perry was spotted exiting the Hotel Gansevoort in New York City on Thursday (May 24).
The 27-year-old showed off her famous figure in a studded black velvet dress while rocking purple locks as she headed over to MTV studios to promote her upcoming 3D movie "Katy Perry: Part of Me".
The outing comes after Miss Perry took part in the Pepsi Fleet Week Katy Perry "Part of Me" Concert, during which she made time to chat with MTV about her new theatrical offering.
"There's lots of moments. I love making music videos and I like them to be jam-packed visually, and I want there to not be a dull moment in this film. There's really high-energy moments," she dished. "Of course, there's the concert. If some people didn't see the show — which a lot of people haven't seen the show because really I've done 124 shows — but a lot of people couldn't get a ticket or they just couldn't make it out that night, so I cut together the best of the show."
Continuing on about the film - which is set for a July 5th release, Perry revealed, "There's a lot of background of how I got to where I am, but such a huge emotional palette in the movie, and it's going to be really exciting. It's the most intimate I've ever been. I mean that in a non-sexual way ... I mean it in a vulnerable way. And so I'm not scared of it because I think it's important for me, and important these days, for people to not think people in my position are perfect and that if they want to achieve this type of dream or achieve a goal that they have to be flawless, they don't."
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On Sunday, October 27, 2013, delegates voted (72%-28%) to elect Sandra Roberts as president of the Southeastern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
Roberts had served since 2004 as executive secretary of SECC. Previously, she worked as a teacher, chaplain, youth director, and pastor. She received her masters degree from Andrews University in 1984, and received a Doctor of Ministry degree in 2006 from Claremont School of Theology.
In her new role, Roberts took the opportunity to recognize the new conference officers and to thank the delegates for their involvement in the constituency session. In her address, she expressed her desire and challenged the audience to follow Jesus in the work that needs to be done throughout the territory of SECC. [...] Prior to the election of Roberts, delegates had the opportunity to speak to the motion on the floor. Many delegates lined up to share their views. There were some opposing opinions, but most people expressed their support for Roberts as president.
Ricardo Graham, president of the Pacific Union Conference, reminded delegates that the General Conference does not endorse women's ordination, and he passed on a message from Ted N. C. Wilson, president of the world church, clarifying that the election of a woman as president would not be recognized by the General Conference.
But Graham continued by stating that because delegates to the Pacific Union Special Session voted in 2012 to authorize the ordination of women, that the recommendation of the SECC nominating committee is in harmony with conference and union bylaws and policies ... ► Read the full Southeastern California Conference News Release
Pastor Roberts' election comes more than a year and a half after the SECC announced its intention to ordain female pastors. The Conference's decision was made despite world church leaders repeatedly asking its regions to refrain from moving independently on women's ordination. The Church is currently engaged in an in-depth study into the practice and parameters of ordination, with a report on the subject to be presented at the 2015 General Conference Session.
Constituents of the Southeastern California Conference (SECC) voted today directly contradicting the global position of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA). The SDA Church does not accept Women's Ordination or the placement of women in the conference presidency. But today, October 27, 2013, the SECC made Sandra E. Roberts its president. The vote occurred during the Quadrennial Constituency meeting held at the La Sierra University Church in Riverside, California. The SECC has been a subsection and interlocking unit of the world SDA Church.
The president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Pastor Ted N.C. Wilson phoned Pacific Union president Ricardo Graham Saturday evening and stated that such action, if voted, was out of policy, and that the General Conference would not recognize her as president. (SECC is part of the Pacific Union.) This information was shared with the delegates. During the meeting, several delegates spoke in opposition to the action and in support of the world church. But eventually, the majority voted to elect Roberts.
Southeastern California Conference is a part of the 18 million member Seventh-day Adventist Church. The Church has been carefully organized as an interlocking community. Local members are joined in their local church congregation; these congregations are organized together as conferences; conferences are organized together into unions; unions are organized into divisions of the General Conference. The whole in combination make up one united Seventh-day Adventist Church ... ► Read the full article in OrdinationTruth.com│Council of Adventist Pastors
|Pastor Sandra Roberts, center, praying with other officials from the Southeastern California Conference during the meeting at La Sierra University Church of Seventh-day Adventists.Gerry Chudleigh│Courtesy Pacific Union Conference
Corona's Sandra Roberts on Sunday, Oct. 27, became the first woman to lead a Seventh-day Adventist conference, a controversial move the worldwide church says it will not recognize.
Roberts, who last year became one of the first women ordained as an Adventist minister in the United States, was elected president of the five-county, Riverside-based Southeastern California Conference by a 72 to 28 percent margin. A conference is similar to a diocese.
Delegates at the meeting in Riverside's La Sierra University Church of Seventh-day Adventists stood up and applauded loudly after the result was announced.
"I think this is an idea that's past its time," said Robert Edwards, former pastor of San Bernardino's All Nations African Church of Seventh-day Adventists, after the vote. "I'm grateful she can be the first, and she won't be the last."
The vote puts the Southeastern conference at odds with the worldwide Adventist Church, which does not recognize the ordination of women.
Ricardo Graham, president of the five-state Pacific Union Conference, to which the Southeastern conference belongs, said worldwide church president Ted Wilson called him Saturday night to say the election of Roberts "would put the Southeastern conference and Pacific Union Conference in direct confrontation" with the world church.
Graham told delegates that Wilson asked him to convey to them that the election of a woman "would not be recognized by the world church."
Sandy Roberts' presidential nomination to Southeastern California Conference passed, 72 percent to 28 percent. Just prior to the voting process, Pacific Union Conference President Ricardo Graham said General Conference President Ted Wilson called him at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and asked him to pass on a statement to the delegates, which read, an election of a woman to conference president would not be recognized by the world church, and to elect a woman would be in direct confrontation with the world church.
There was an audible murmur of disapproval after Graham read the statement from GC President Wilson.
Senior pastor of the Loma Linda University Church Randy Roberts later expressed his disappointment that the GC president had not attended the meeting to convey the message himself, and stated that Wilson had put Graham in an awkward position, making Graham read that statement. There had been rumors GC President Wilson would be in attendance, but he was not ... ► Read the full article by Shane Hilde in ADVindicate


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In this posh, well-cooked utopia, these are the kinds of jaw-dropping flights of fancy that I imagine show up under one's 23-foot tall Christmas tree / Swarovski crystal-studded menorah. Behold, the luxury gifts that are out and about for 2012's holiday gift-giving bonanza:
Imagine rolling into your local mani-pedi place with this killer polish set tucked under your arm. Said daydream gets even sweeter if you also picture yourself joyously yelling out "Free Ford manis for everyone, on me!" to the entire shop (ideally in a faux British accent), and perfectly nailing all the enthusiastic high-fives that would follow.
*As I told the gents at GQ.com, Hermes playing cards ($85 at usa.hermes.com, above) and poker set ($6,100 at hermes.com, below) are perhaps the only way to get a proper young lady to consider playing the *au naturel *version of the classic card game. Seed that idea as you see fit. Or, just use lulls in holiday party conversations to bring up the fact that there's a Hermes poker set in existence, like I've been doing. (I'm a total blast at parties, can't you tell?)
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Just the thing for the woman who likes long walks on the beach of her private Caribbean compound.
If espresso is the nectar of the Italian gods, this is surely the only way to serve it. (Bonus points if there's a leopard-print pot holder in your gilded kitchen.)
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For Suri Cruise-inspired stylish tots, nothing else will do. (You just know little Alia Wang has like 17 of these in her room.)
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Clean, lined pages by Alber Elbaz: guaranteed to glam up the ol' grocery list.
Something about this bag--namely, the whole futuristic hologram aspect--makes me think the imaginary unicorn in my Lisa Frank-inspired fantasy would approve.
Shoes don't get anymore regal than this unless they're on the Queen Elizabeth's pedicured tootsies.
An instant, disco ball-like upgrade to any vanity. (Bonus: the canister can be used afterwards to store loose diamonds, secret notes or paperclips.)
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You might ask yourself "Who would carry a glittery cat clutch?!" and the answer would be at least 11 Glamour staffers and all 72,000+ people who posted this story to Facebook.
And while we're on the subject of pets, it may interest you to know that Gucci has come out with a baseball hat for dogs, complete with ear slings so that it sits just so. (Understandable, since off-kilter canine chapeaus don't exactly make you popular in the #dogsinhats feed.)
This spiffy bit of arm candy makes all the "I'll be there with bells on!" black-tie RSVPs all the more enticing.
Because the only thing better than sitting at home on the couch eating Chinese take-out and watching a Homeland marathon is doing so under a Missoni blankie. It'd beg the question: WHY WOULD I EVER LEAVE HOME AGAIN?!
Likely meant less for Heineken-popping and more for grandly opening things like Bling H20, a.k.a. the $40 bottled water.
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Another hostess with the mostess treat, although after taking in everything above, a $75 designer candle seems like an incredibly sweet and modest gesture.
Because the keys to the proverbial (and imaginary) castle can't be simply slung onto a "Whatever happens in Cancun, stays in Cancun" keychain from spring break '02. No, no: They must be ever so gently tucked into a key holder, like the snazzy one from casa Miu Miu.
These limited edition wheels come with a St-Germain bottle holster, thus defying any boozing-while-biking rules out there.
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And finally, how else would you secure your decadent, boozy bike than with a designer lock?
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Phew! For anyone interested in playing out a particularly high-octane game of "would you rather," tell me: Which one of these designer treats would you want most, in money-is-no-object and world-hunger-has-already-been-solved dream world scenarios? (And if you're on the hunt for some more, ahem, actionable gift guide inspiration, head right over here.)


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Sometimes the humblest objects have a surprising amount to tell about the history and culture around us. A modest trapping boat, for instance, became a focal point for a recent Winter Term course titled, "Vermont Waters: Maritime History and Aquatic Culture of the Champlain Valley." The deceptively simple boat offers a window into the lives of Vermont dairy farmers who once built them to generate trapping income during the spring months.
In the classroom, Prof. Dan Brayton, a specialist in maritime literature, introduced works of environmental, cultural, and material history, as well as works by environmental novelists—all focused on the waters of Vermont. After class, students built a replica of one of the trapping boats under the guidance of Vergennes-based boat builder Douglas Brooks.
So how does a boat built by novices in four weeks hold up in water? Well, it's tough to find open water in January, but fortunately there was space for a launching ceremony at the College pool…


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Necole Bitchie Gives Touching Speech At Weblog Award Ceremony
Necole Bitchie attends the 2013 Black Weblog Award ceremony in Houston, TX. After getting the Blogger of the Year award, Necole Bitchie takes a few moments to provide a touching speech.
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