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US treasury secretary Jack Lew will repeat calls for Germany to stimulate demand in order to drag the eurozone out of recession, according to US government sources.
Speaking with reporters in Washington on Wednesday (8 May) ahead of the meeting of G7 finance ministers in the UK on Friday (10 May), a senior US Treasury official commented that Lew's main message would be to urge the eurozone to "reinvigorate growth and domestic demand."
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The official added that "Europe's surplus countries hold the key" to kickstarting the eurozone economy and increasing employment, highlighting the reduction of Germany's 7 percent export surplus.
Meanwhile, the eurozone should "recalibrate fiscal consolidation programmes" and avoid "excessively sharp consolidation."
European leaders in the G7 are keen to focus the informal discussions on automatic exchange of information on foreign-held bank accounts as part of wider talks on combating tax evasion and avoidance.
The US, meanwhile, has made it clear that its priority is bolstering Europe's fragile economy.
The US stance is likely to meet resistance from the German government, which is reluctant to increase wages and stimulate domestic spending, preferring instead to keep wages low to encourage manufacturing and exports.
But Berlin is under pressure to reduce its 7 percent export surplus. In April, Lew used his first trip to Berlin as Treasury Secretary to urge counterpart Wolfgang Schaueble to put in place measures to stimulate consumer spending.
For his part, Schaueble commented that neither the US or Germany should try to give "lessons" or "grades" to each other.
Last week the EU's Economic Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn, regarded as one of the bloc's leading hawks on deficit cutting, indicated that France and Spain would be given an additional two years to reduce their deficits to the 3 percent threshold laid out in the EU's budget rules.
Rehn has also in recent weeks sought to underline that the pace of deficit reduction will slow in 2013 to an average of 0.75 percent of GDP, down from 1.75 percent in 2012.


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Jehoash Left Jehovah Because of Bad Association
IT WAS a terrible time in Jerusalem, the city where God's temple stood. King Ahaziah had just been killed. It is hard even to imagine what Ahaziah's mother, Athaliah, then did. She had Ahaziah's sons
However, one of Athaliah's grandsons, the baby Jehoash, was saved, and his grandmother did not even know about it. Would you like to know how?— Well, the baby had an aunt named Jehosheba, who hid Jehoash in God's temple. She could do this because her husband was High Priest Jehoiada. So together they made sure that Jehoash was kept safe.
For six years, Jehoash was secretly kept in the temple. There he was taught all about Jehovah God and his laws. Finally, when Jehoash reached seven years of age, Jehoiada took action to make Jehoash king. Would you like to hear how Jehoiada did this and what happened to Jehoash's grandmother, wicked Queen Athaliah?—
Well, Jehoiada secretly called together the special bodyguards that kings in Jerusalem had at that time. He told them how he and his wife had saved the baby son of King Ahaziah. Then Jehoiada showed Jehoash to those bodyguards, who realized that he was the rightful ruler. And a plan was made.
Jehoiada brought Jehoash out and crowned him. At that, the people "began to clap their hands and say: 'Let the king live!'" The bodyguards surrounded Jehoash to protect him. Well, when Athaliah heard all this rejoicing, she ran out and objected. But at Jehoiada's command, the bodyguards put Athaliah to death.
Do you think Jehoash continued to listen to Jehoiada and to do what was right?— He did as long as Jehoiada was alive. Jehoash even saw to it that people gave money to repair God's temple, which had been neglected by his father, Ahaziah, and his grandfather Jehoram. But let's see what happened when High Priest Jehoiada died.
By then Jehoash was about 40 years old. Rather than continue keeping company with those who served Jehovah, Jehoash became friends with those who worshipped false gods. Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada, was Jehovah's priest by that time. What do you think Zechariah did when he learned about the bad things that Jehoash was now doing?—
Zechariah told Jehoash: "Because you have left Jehovah, he will, in turn, leave you." Those words made Jehoash so angry that he ordered that Zechariah be stoned to death. Just imagine
Can you see lessons for us to learn from this account?— Well, we never want to be like Athaliah, who was hateful and cruel. Rather, we should love our fellow worshippers and even our enemies, just as Jesus taught us to do. (Matthew 5:44; John 13:34, 35) And remember, if we start out doing what is good, as Jehoash did, we need to continue to make friends with those who love Jehovah and who encourage us to serve him.
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I really have my doubts on the authenticity of the post. It really reeks of a poop starter to me.
But in case SSMCJON is real and really posted it I will take my time to respond.
SSMCJON, if you read the entire thread, I know it is long but there really is some great stuff there. You will find that everyone has spoken their mind on the POR subject. Some very knowledgeable people have said everything there is to say about the good and bad of POR and similar products. A sales pitch is truely worthless at this point.
To ride on AdtKart's comments I have to say that it is a damn shame that the words "Lifetime warrantee" mean NOTHING because of a lot of companies like POR, PEP boys, Harbor Freight, and many others. POR does have a product that is useful, so do these other companies, there are uses for these cheap products. However, because they have thrown the words "Lifetime warrantee" on everything in sight, it no longer means QUALITY like it did years ago.
You are a salesman for them huh? Well, can you authorize a refund to someone for his "warrantee"? Can you, without so much as calling a supervisor hand someone a credit for $2,000.00? I am assuming you are a "distributor" of POR and not an employee of the company. You simply buy it at whole sale and then sell it at suggested list. Well I was an employee of a respected paint company. I was a regular old rep, a "salesman" if you will. I could make that $2,000.00 credit to a customer if I felt our product had done them wrong or failed in some way. Now, $2,000.00 isn't much when you are talking about paint on a fleet of trucks or something. But it would handle most jobs and I had the authority to make the payment. And if it involved more, I made a phone call, WHAM, five or ten thousand if I wanted. I never had to do that, but if I needed it, I could do it.
So when I call you up and say I scubbed the loose rust off my boat trailer and brushed on some POR
as it says in the instructions, you are going to cut me a check when it starts to fail and rust continues? That is a "warrantee" as far as I know. What does POR pay me for? My trailer? My labor? Or do I get a quart of POR after some lab tests?
No, there was a time when "Lifetime warrantee" meant something. You
you were getting a quality product. SnapOn tools, that is a LIFETIME WARRANTEE that means something. I walk onto the truck and hand him a broken tool and he hands me a new one. No asking what happen, nothing. But of course you would have to seriously abuse a SnapOn tool to break it. But they would still hand you a new one, no questions asked. They not only will replace it if broken, they replace it if it is just worn a little. This past friday I walked on the truck and handed the guy my phillips screw driver, just handed it to him. I didn't say a thing because he was helping someone else. He turned around and handed me new one, and I walked off the truck. That my friend is a REAL "Lifetime warrantee". Now mind you, you don't even need this warrantee. The tools last so long you get your moneys worth. I have SnapOn tools that I bought 30 years ago that I use every single day!
One of the apprentices where I work went to Harbor Freight last week and bought an air ratchet. It broke the first day he used it, he brought it back, sure they handed him another, it lasted two days. He is now on his third in ONE WEEK. Is it a "lifetime warrantee"? I guess so, but it sure as heck isn't a product that I would call "Lifetime warrantee" quality!
No, the whores have taken that time honored phrase that meant quality and drug it down into the gutter. It means NOTHING now, what a shame.
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text: A workers compensation overhaul bill that Republicans say brings Maine's law into line with other states has won initial House passage.Representatives voted 75-71 on Thursday along party lines, with majority Republicans saying the bill makes reforms in a program that's too generous and subject to abuse.Democrats say the bill is a bad deal for workers. They say it caps benefits for almost all injured workers at 10 years, even if their injury still prevents them from returning to work. It also makes it harder for injured workers to qualify for benefits.The bill faces further votes.


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Stars, hide your fires!
Let not light see my black and deep desires.
I try to watch Shakespeare plays whenever I get the opportunity, which isn't as often as I'd like. When I saw the ad for this production of The Scottish Play, starring the lovely James McAvoy, I knew I needed to see it. I was gutted to have missed out on Patrick Stewart's rendition of the same play (though I did manage to see him all bare-chested in The Tempest), so I got really excited about this opportunity to see McAvoy on stage again (saw him in Three Days of Rain a few years ago).
By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes.
That said, I ummed and ahhed about tickets, debating with myself about ticket prices and whether to go without my friend who couldn't justify the expense. So then it got sold out. Shit. Started looking on gumtree and eBay, but missed out on a gumtree deal when my hotmail account went on strike for a couple days. Then the crazy prices started appearing on eBay, £100+ per ticket. Even I couldn't really justify that. Kept an eye out still, and was rewarded for my perseverance. I managed to find a couple of 5th row seats for £85 each, snapped them up, then sold one on eBay for £150! Naughty, I know. I sold the spare to a lovely girl from Belgium, she was coming here for the weekend and was hellbent on seeing the play. I met her at the theatre just before to give her her ticket.
It will have blood; they say, blood will have blood.
So anyway, the play itself was marvellous. This production was set in a dystopian future where everything was filthy and discoloured. Blood everywhere. Banquo first appears with blood all over his face, and it was still there later when he greets the king in the castle (me wondering, when will he wash his bloody face). Despite my distaste for bloody faces, it was a good visual foreshadowing of his murder later in the play.
I also found it interesting that the witches pronunciation of 'fair' in their chant 'fair is foul and foul is fair' made it sound more like 'fear', a subtle but powerful change which for me really brought that theme to life in the rest of the play. It was fear that led Macbeth to betray his friend Banquo once he'd murdered the kind king for his crown, and fear that fed his tyranny.
Those he commands move only in command,
Nothing in love.
I studied Macbeth for my GCSE English way back in my youth, and I'd watched the bonkers Polanski movie and another theatre production of the play last year, but I'd never before really appreciated the sense of conflict between the Scottish and the English that runs through the play. Even an amusing gesture, such as a servant spitting as she mentions the English, helps to makes this a prominent theme of The Scottish Play. The future dystopian setting of the play also brought to my mind a consideration of the recent Scottish moves towards independence from the UK, and where this could lead if unchecked. The play also brings to mind all those dictatorships of recent history and the current time.
McAvoy himself was as splendid as ever. At times he portrayed Macbeth as a force of nature, a creature whose physicality had him bounding around the stage from his entrance in which he slid on his knees across the stage floor to halt just before a lucky audience member, to his dramatic downward slide down a high ladder. His character was also very physical with his lessers, slamming servants into walls and using his axe to intimidate others. The only thing that I didn't really like about his performance was the tremulous vocal tone which he used in his soliloquies. Plus all the unnecessary spitting, but I didn't mind all the manly chest beating.
Come, you spirits
That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,
And fill me from the crown to the toe topful
Of direst cruelty!
I've heard that a lot of critics didn't like Claire Foy's version of Lady Macbeth, but I really liked her in that role. There was also a great deal of chemistry between her and McAvoy, and you could really imagine them as a couple in love and in grief. They made much of the hint of their miscarried baby, with Macbeth caressing her stomach at every opportunity, leading you to wonder whether their grief was a key element in their murderous intentions. The horrifying conclusion to this line of thought was the appalling moment when Macbeth finds Macduff's hidden child and murders him. A woman in the audience hid her face in her hands as Macbeth peers into the the boy's hiding place before pushing his sword into the child.
Methought I heard a voice cry "Sleep no more!
Macbeth does murder sleep
All in all it was a great play, and I'm so glad that I went to see it. I'm hoping to see Othello starring Adrian Lester at the National Theatre soon.


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"It's a contrast that's so stark you can see it from space, as the brilliant lights of Seoul give way to the utter darkness of the North."
Obama said North Korea can receive help from the world if it lives up to international obligations, including a renunciation of its nuclear weapons. He also warned the North Koreans that the U.S. will not stand for aggression against the South.
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The president also paid tribute to those Americans who fought in Korea from 1950 to 1953.
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Raising the fuel flowage fee would be counter-productive and would cost the airport revenue. The fuel flow fee is already not competitive with State-owned airports and White Plains. The Airport have solid recent knowledge from Net Jets that they are happy to land here to drop off or pick up passengers, but they arrange things so they do not have to gas up here because it is too expensive.


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American negotiators placed blame for many global warming issues as stemming from failure of governments to do their job. They cited excessive bureaucracy, government corruption, instability, and poor legal and economic structures as major factors in hurting the ability of nations to develop plans dealing with climate chang.
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by TheeTFD, Oct 14, 2009.
RealGM • View topic - so i guess we all agree that darko should start, right?? here is a link to what people that actually watch the games think of darko instead of just looking at stats. roscoe did i break a rule posting a link to another forum?? my bad if i did.
Nah, that's no problem Jay. Nice to see you around!
Living in NY, I'll get to watch all 82 of DMC's games this year. I'll try to be nice to the rest of the forum, and keep all my comments in this thread. Saw the game tonight, Darko should be starting, and probably will pretty soon. Knicks got blown out, but Darko and Gallinari were the only two Knicks to play well. DMC will be starting not because he is that much better than David Lee, but because the Knicks current 3 sucks, and starting Darko will allow Harrington and Lee to shift down to their natural positions, while losing nothing at the 5. With the current lineup, the Knicks get abused defensively at the 3,4, and 5 spots. DMC highlights, started off with a nice lefty hook, came back with a spin move, fake and RIGHTY hook! After the righty hook, he gave a right handed "talk to the hand" gesture to the crowd, blew a kiss at his hand, then ran down the court holding his right hand out in the air at the crowd. Truly a classic Darko move. In 17 minutes, Darko only Knick positive at +3, scored 4 pts, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. He would have played more, but left with a bruised knee.
New team, same old ****. Came in and made is first two shots, and promptly everybody started ignoring him when he was open and in good position. Still had a positive effect on the game. But, I am more P.O.d because of the injury. We could have done without that.
Man, the Knicks' roster is even more ridiculously unbalanced than the Pistons' roster. The Knicks only have 3 guards on their active 12 man active, and all 3 are PGs. Not only that, they start 3 PFs, a SF and a PG. Starting Darko would help balance the starting line-up, at least slightly.
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Darko plans European return as he can't get off Knicks bench - NYPOST.com Looks like a frustrating chapter in many Piston (and Darko) fans lives will soon be coming to an end. Any of you guys have Euroleague Pass? Every time I think of Darko I think of the opportunity lost, but I don't blame the man for simply just not being that good of a player. Good luck in your return home big fella, but don't bother sending me a postcard.
I'm not a fan of Darko, but I don't hate the guy.. Some players do it right in FIBA Basketball.. And some Others do it Right in the NBA (And some do it great in both) LEt's see.. Jennings in Italy was looking really bad.. I mean.. Turnovers, bad shots, bad chocies when took shots.. BUT In the NBA he is playing like a pro. Von Wafer was CUT for the European team that he was playing at (I can't remember which team was).. but Last year in Houston he played right.. not outstanding but he didn't sucks.. so.. regular NBA Player. And Some European players who were beasts in FIBA Basketball didn't play good enough in the NBA. Rudy FErnandez had his games, yes, but in Europe he was outstanding. (But I still think that we should wait to see what can he brings in the next few years..) Juan Carlos Navarro (another from Spain) Was not the big player that he was in the Spanish league.. Walter Herrmann was a little bit old for the NBA.. but he played great in FIBA (Olympics games, World Cups..) I Think that Darko can do it better in Europe.. it'll be better for him too.. becouse he'll get bigger contracts and much more minutes.
This guy is nuts. Someone should just ask him this, 'SIR, do you think you need prove something at practices and probably get some minutes in a real ball game before the team can run the offense through you? And SIR, before everything else just said, maybe playing some defense can help in getting you in uniform in a game instead not dressing at all. And also SIR, playing with some heart may also help in not getting DNP-CD situation'.
He was a loser from Day One. I knew it then and now...he's history!
This story can't end soon enough for me. Nice to see you Sir JZ!
Re: DINKO the future Doorman Dinko the long tormented shooting guard with the passers touch fires a shot over the bow of the NBA. Is there a strategy here to leverage some playing time out of the Knicks with his "leaving on a jet plane" declaration? Or has he come to the conclusion that Europe is need of 7'1 SG? Is he sensing that with the flashy passing big guard Rubio's soon to be leaving the Euro field, an opening presents itself? Or is he bound for a Monte Carlo casino to glad hand the incoming ala Joe Louis the doorman? Or will even his future stint glad handing go the way of forgotten Kit Lave, the 50's Tongan boxer? (The Tongan Torpedo 78-9) "Dinko points out a tourist spot, February 2013"
Darko was named by Sports Illustrated as one of the 10 biggest sports flops of the decade: 1. The overzealous attempts by Duke basketball players to draw fouls, called "flopping." 2. The 2004 U.S. Olympic basketball team, which won a bronze medal in Athens. 3. Barry Zito, who earned a $126 million contract with the San Francisco Giants and has posted a 31-43 record in three seasons. 4. Monday Night Football announcers 5. Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis 6. Darko Milicic 7. Steve Spurrier, who had a 12-20 record as coach of the Washington Redskins 8. Former Florida and current Illinois coach Ron Zook 9. Matt Millen 10. The NFL Network Ex-Piston Darko Milicic named a top flop of decade | detnews.com | The Detroit News
Ouch! Above Matt Millen? I wish we would have drafted the 2004 US Olympic Basketball team instead of Darko!
Wow. Talk about not letting the door hit you on the way out.
Why does the state of Michigan has to own 2 out of the 10 flops? Did any Piston played on the 2004 Olympics? Oh yeah, the coach was coaching the NBA championship team, Larry Brown. Ouch! 3 out of 10.
Who was a bigger disappointment this decade: Darko Milicic or Matt Millen? (Sports Illustrated rated Darko No. 6 and Millen No. 9 on its list of the decade's biggest flops.) I never thought it was possible to insult the legacy of Darko Milicic. But that question is an insult to the legacy of Darko Milicic. Darko Milicic can't hold a candle to Matt Millen's awfulness | freep.com | Detroit Free Press
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It was rather fitting that a man called Thomas lifted the Youth Cup last night.
As you may have noticed, Tuesday's game fell on the 20th anniversary of Arsenal's dramatic title win at Liverpool, clinched by Michael Thomas' famous stoppage-time strike. This time around Jay Emmanuel-Thomas didn't need to "charge through the midfield" with a trophy "up for grabs now" - it was pretty much sewn up after the first leg - but he took centre stage after the final whistle as the Under-18s captain hoisted the silverware high into the Merseyside sky.
Emmanuel-Thomas and his talented team-mates secured their own piece of history with that 6-2 aggregate victory, taking the Youth Cup back to Arsenal for the first time in eight years. The significance of the Gunners' triumph was not lost on their skipper.
"It's a great feeling to win today," Emmanuel-Thomas told Arsenal.com. "We've been waiting for this for a long time. We've been talking about it all year and it has finally happened.
"We will go down in history now. I think the last time we won it was 2001 - quite a long time ago - so it's good to have our name on the trophy again. It's a great thing to have at your training ground, knowing you have won the FA Youth Cup in the first year that your full team has tried to win it together.
"Obviously we knew in our heads that we had a good lead on Liverpool from the first leg but you can never take it for granted. We've seen things happen in the past with the number of goals teams have come back from so we had to make sure that we won the game today.
"You have to be very focused and you have to prepare for the game as you would any other cup game. Even though we had a 4-1 lead we had to treat it the same.
"Neil Banfield, Steve Bould and the other coaches have helped us a lot," the 18-year-old added. "The training and preparation for this has all been great so I have to thank all the coaches at Arsenal for making this day come true for us.
"I want to thank the fans too. Our families and friends are here and there are people who have travelled from London who are just natural Arsenal fans so I want to thank them very much for making the journey, supporting us and helping us win this trophy."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Over the long weekend, the tales grew in the telling. Miles heroically crossed on foot. Eons trapped in the subway. A night on the sidewalk. Flights of stairs like Everest.
So when many New Yorkers finally saw their co-workers yesterday for the first time since the blackout, it was time to brag -- and complain.
Anthony Leone, 45, an MCI engineer, was still aching because of his five-hour march from his Park Avenue office to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
''I never did that walk before, and I never want to do it again,'' he said, adding that sharing stories from the blackout was the first item on the agenda at work. ''You talked all weekend about it with your family, but I haven't seen these guys since, so it all starts again.''Continue reading the main story
Stephanie Tucker, 41, of Coney Island, was the one with bragging rights in her office. An employee of the city's Probation Department, she was stuck inside a subway train in downtown Manhattan when the power died. It took her about an hour and a half to get to the street, then she walked to Brooklyn and waited three hours to catch a bus home. Nobody at the office could top that story, she said.
The city began to return to its normal rhythms yesterday. The subways were running again. The commuter rails were on time. Traffic was moving down Ninth Avenue. And the blocklong line was gone from the Dunkin' Donuts on 42nd Street.
But the city was a different place, if not permanently, at least for the day. People moved a little slower. Some limped, nursing sore hamstrings. Some strutted, proud with how they had coped.
Sair Babury could see that his customers were a bit more cranky, a bit more sluggish, but also feeling a bit better about themselves and their city than on a typical Monday.
''How you doing?'' Mr. Babury called out from his coffee cart on West 50th Street yesterday morning as his regular customers walked up. ''How'd you get home? I didn't see you Friday.''
Mr. Babury has been working this street for four years, greeting the same faces on most mornings. While his observations are certainly not scientific, they are based on years of watching people before their morning cup.
''Oh please, my legs are still tired,'' Carol Williams shot back at him. ''We walked and walked and walked. I am so tired.''
Of course, Ms. Williams was also proud, in fact, so proud that she had walked home to Queens (after a ''nice lady'' gave her a ride through the Queens-Midtown Tunnel), that she pulled out her driver's license to prove her age: 65.
For others, the blackout's message was less flattering. It took four hours for Juan Hernandez, a 44-year-old cabdriver, to walk from 48th Street to his home in Inwood. ''I do need exercise,'' he said he had discovered. ''I am too fat. The job is not helping.''
Message received: for lunch, Mr. Hernandez had a salad and a Diet Coke.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg had his own message, declaring on the morning news shows that New York was still not normal -- not in the conventional sense -- but that it was back to its ornery self.
''Well, this is New York, so everything is never normal,'' he said on ABC's ''Good Morning America.'' ''But in the context you are asking, yes, subways, traffic lights, power, air-conditioning, people complaining about things, New York is back to normal.''
Though the electricity was back, there were still things that needed to be ironed out, the aftereffects of a power failure that had left tens of millions without electricity in much of the Northeast and experts scratching their heads as to exactly how it had happened.
Telephones in many firehouses were still not working, though that apparently did not interfere with emergency service. Some businesses said they were having problems with e-mail systems and Internet access. Thousands of new city schoolteachers, who were in Manhattan for a weeklong mandatory training course, were told that their materials had not been printed, attendees said. Clocks all over the city had to be reset. Delivery schedules had to be changed to make up for the lost workday on Friday.
And employers had to accommodate a certain day-after syndrome, an ailment whose symptoms included a desire to gossip and a sense that the blackout was a license to slide into the week.
''People can't get enough of it,'' said Marc Harris, 32, a broker for a securities firm in downtown Manhattan. ''Talking about the blackout has replaced people talking about Iraq.''
Around noon, Hector Sanchez, 31, and Craig Bradshaw, 42, who work in the shipping department of the New York Public Library, sat on a stoop on 39th Street and traded war stories. ''It wasn't a big deal,'' Mr. Bradshaw said with a touch of machismo and a drag on his cigarette.
But it would be, soon: every package and letter that did not get delivered on Friday was about to land in the shipping department all at once, they said. ''We're going to be pounded,'' Mr. Sanchez said.
Kevin Thomas, 26, was already getting pounded. He and his assistant manager, John Degroff, 40, were unloading 800 cases of food, drinks, batteries, flashlights and other supplies that had sold out almost instantly from the CVS near Columbus Circle.
But they, too, found time to pause and trade tales of adventure. ''It was crazy,'' said Mr. Thomas, who added that he had walked all the way from the West Side over the Brooklyn Bridge to Flatbush, holding his 11-month-old daughter, Kamyla, for more than half the way through the dark, crowded, humid streets. ''It was like Judgment Day,'' he said. ''My legs still hurt.''
Many New Yorkers, like Christine Nowakowski, 49, said they came away from the blackout feeling better about the city and its people. There was a renewed sense that New York was not the every-man-for-himself jungle that it is often thought to be.
Ms. Nowakowski, a social studies teacher in Mount Vernon, had come to the city for the first day after the end of summer school to visit a museum and Central Park, then discovered that there were no trains back home to Westchester.
She ended up spending the night in the street with a group of men who were also stranded.
''I just lay in the gutter next to these six guys,'' she said. ''They looked out for me. I never felt safer in the city. These guys were next to me. They were all calling their families -- the amount of 'I love you's' was amazing.''
She added, ''This city is wonderful if you give it the chance.''Continue reading the main story


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You've heard: "Eat plenty of yogurt if you have a yeast infection."
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Terry Harrison Says Results-driven Procurement Requires Strategic Reevaluation
Procurement is becoming a strategic part of the supply chain process over the past few years. Executives have realized how valuable it is to the company as a whole. The main component of strategic sourcing is that the methods by which companies obtain goods and services need to be just as carefully planned for operational excellence as any other aspect of the business. Recently, a project undertaken by a group of Smeal MBA students provides a clear example of how reevaluating procurement can provide a key starting point for boosting the effectiveness of an organization, increasing its profit margins and keeping costs down.
In an effort to take control over sustainability and social innovation in the Smeal College of Business, Professor Terry Harrison and students began working with the institution's procurement services departments to get hands-on experience in implementing sustainable, cost- effective sourcing practices while also promoting green logistics within the university.
The procurement department had never before undertaken the effort to evaluate suppliers based on a clearly defined list of sustainability criteria, Harrison noted. The students chose new vendors and fostered these relationships. Since then, other procurement areas within the university have moved toward sustainability.
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Check out this video by "DrCoolSex", which parodies the original "A Conversation With My 12 Year Old Self" video, but with Darth Vader talking to his younger self via hologram (not VHS, sadly). With a cameo by Jeremiah himself.
I'm sure we'll start to see more "conversations" like this one, there's a bunch of other pop culture trends that video makers can capitalize on (Avengers, Game of Thrones, Doctor Who, etc.).
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With temperatures way above average today, it might not seem like flu season is anything to think about. But it's here, and it began early.
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While I was working on the latest update of my Money Design plan for financial freedom, I noticed a troublesome trend:
• The majority of my savings was going to accounts where I wouldn't have access to them until after age 59-1/2.
• I was under-funding accounts that I would have access to before age 59-1/2 which would help me to achieve early retirement.
This situation posed a dilemma for me: Would it make sense to divert at least some of the money I was using for our 403b plan contributions to fund more high paying dividend stocks?
If I did so, that would definitely make more money available to me before age 59-1/2 because the dividend paying stocks would be in a taxable account that I could access anytime.
But that would also mean giving up the benefit of not having to pay taxes on the contributions to my wife's 403b plan. So which is the better choice?
Unimpressed With Our 403b Plan Returns:
For anyone who doesn't know, a 403b plan is U.S. employer retirement plan that is very similar to a 401k plan where you pick from a group of mutual funds to invest in for the long haul. The difference between a 403b plan and 401k is that a 403b plan is sanctioned for government employees (among a few other small differences).
Over the past 12 years that my wife has contributed to her 403b plan, the performance has been somewhat lackluster. Despite its tax sheltered benefits, there are a few major issues that could make other investment options more appealing:
1) The hidden and administrative fees are very high compared to other commercially available mutual funds such as Vanguard.
2) The long term returns from the non-index funds have made sub-par returns.
3) Her employer makes no contributions to the 403b plan.
However in fairness to the 403b plan, there would be quite a few benefits that should not be ignored:
• The 403b plan is tax sheltered until withdraw
• I'd really be sandbagging the golden years. Between the 401k, IRA's, pension, and Social Security, the addition of the 403b funds would just be yet another bucket of money to draw from.
• The deductions into the 403b plan are automatic, so it would be hard to cheat the system or use the money for something else.
• The 403b plan does have the option to annuitize the balance, which may provide for a better effective rate over remainder of our lives as opposed to running out of money with a regular account.
Why Dividend Paying Stocks May Be Better:
In terms of an investment, there are a few things which make me think that high paying dividend stocks may be better suited to my needs:
• Whether you invest in stocks or mutual funds in your 403b plan, the market will go up and down, and that will dictate what your investment value will be. BUT with high paying dividend stocks, you are guaranteed at least some small rate of return (usually 3 to 4%). In the bad times, it would be nice to know that you at least get something rather than nothing!
• If you use a strategy like Dogs of the Dow to buy high paying dividend stocks, then you'll be reducing your risk because you'll be investing in some of the largest and best ran companies available.
• Expenses would be a lot lower. Say you build a portfolio of $100,000. To just trade up or buy more high paying dividend stocks would cost less than $100 (0.1%). The 403b plan is eating up between 1% and 3% of our returns with expenses would could cost between $1,000 and $3,000.
• For now (Fiscal Cliff pending), income and capital gain from high paying dividend stocks is taxed at a lower rate (about 15%). As has been shown in other posts, your money grows at the same rate no matter if you pay the taxes now or later. So all things considered the same, why not take the lower tax rate?
Stick to the 403b Plan or Buy More Dividend Stocks?
To the average investor, I would probably recommend to stick with the 403b plan on the principals of tax sheltering and trying to find the cheapest, best performing mutual funds.
But for me, my family's motivation goes beyond financial means. Our desire to achieve financial freedom early and have money available to fund this endeavor makes me lean towards making the switch. Plus the fact that we already have so many other income sources available post age 59-1/2 makes me confident that this plan could work.
Shortly it will be a new year and new start. I believe I will start by lowering at least a portion of our contributions to our 403b plan and automatically having them transfer to our brokerage account for purchasing more dividend paying stocks. We'll see how this strategy works out and evaluate changing course if need be.
So my financial savvy readers – Between these two options, which one would you choose? Do you define your needs simply in terms of financial, or do you also have goals that take priority in your decisions?
Related Posts:
1) My Money Design for Achieving Financial Freedom – November 2012 Update
2) Will Dividend Stocks Help Me Retire Early?
3) Using the Dogs of the Dow to Buy the Best Dividend Paying Stocks
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Yeah, I pretty much came to a similar conclusion in the last 10 minutes or so.. Is the _load_docs API on the roadmap or is it just conjecture at the moment? Chris Anderson wrote: > On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Chris Anderson <email@example.com> wrote: > >> On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 11:31 AM, Tom Wright <email@example.com> wrote: >> >>> Is there a way (or is a way planned) for the documents to be optionally >>> attached to a view's result rows via a query string argument? >>> >> We were just discussing this on IRC the other day. It should be a >> relatively simple patch to make. >> > > I thought about this some more, and even started writing some tests > for it. Now I'm pretty convinced that this is not the way to go. > > Because map functions can emit() many times per document, you'd often > end up transferring much more data than you need to - if a document > maps to 5 keys in your key range you'll get the same document over the > wire 5 times. > > The better course of action would be to use the (non-existent) > _load_docs API to load multiple documents. Then you'd do 2 requests > from PHP - one to load the view results, and one to request the > (unique) set of documents associated with the view rows. > >
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Paulie Ayala's Parkinson's Fundraiser is a Huge Hit
By Jeff Zimmerman
Photos by Robert Hughes
Although this past Saturday night was full of world title fights in the ring, an inspirational night outside the ring and with bigger fights at stake, took place at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas at Meet The Champions II benefiting Paulie Ayala's Punching Out Parkinson's (www.punchingoutparkinsons.org). A full house of Parkinson's sufferers and non-sufferers alike gathered together with the sole purpose of raising funds for this dreaded disease. The theme of the evening that was echoed throughout was "never give up."
The Punching Out Parkinson's boxing program is the brainchild of former 2X World Champion Paulie Ayala that began about two years ago with four patients suffering from the disease to 50 plus currently. Ayala uses the same boxing fitness program that he teaches his amateur and pro fighters and calls these fighters "his champions."
"These are my champions. You have to know who you are and believe in yourself. It's all about perception and these are my fighters, my champions," Ayala told the packed room overlooking the racetrack.
Ayala added, "I try to change their way of thinking and they change how they are able to perform. They go from not believing to performing without tremors and instability. The first change is in their mind and after that everything else falls into place. Most people's perception is their reality and when they change their perception they change what they can create out of themselves."
Ayala brought in some heavy hitters to help bring attention to his cause including 4X World Champion and Hall of Famer Terry Norris and Dewey Bozella who spent 26 years behind bars for a murder that was finally proven he didn't commit. Norris lives with Parkinson's symptoms and not the full blown Parkinson's disease, a distinction he made in his speech but doesn't fully understand the difference.
"They say I have Parkinson's symptoms but not the disease, I am not sure what that means. Whatever, it's pretty much the same thing."
This was the first public speaking engagement for Norris who was admittedly nervous to speak and for a long time left it to others to speak on his behalf. "We would go through a drive-thru and my 4 year old daughter would place the order for us." Norris also got an assist from his wife Tanya who joined him on stage for a short period to discuss the challenges of living with someone with Parkinson's.
Norris did an amazing job and got more comfortable along the way as displayed when he removed his jacket and showed off his bulging biceps to the delight of the crowd. Even though his speech was over and his wife had left the podium, Norris wanted to keep going and entertain the crowd. He made sure everyone understood how he won his first world title against John "The Beast" Mugabi, a story he had told earlier. Everybody loved it.
Norris got one of the biggest laughs of the evening when he shared his story about his first love, baseball, when he was in high school and had many scholarship offers, but ended non-ceremoniously. In a game with Norris on first, the first baseman intentionally spiked him in the face multiple times on head first slides back to the base.
"I told him if you do it again, you are going to be in trouble. I meant it. I slid in head first. He spiked me right in my face, it hurt, it really hurt. I came up swinging and I knocked him out. Another guy came in, I knocked him out. A guy from left field came, I knocked him out. And then I looked at my team looking at me in the dugout and I looked at the other team coming towards me and I had to defend myself so I was swinging. And by now out of their best players, 4 guys were down."
Norris added, "My baseball career was gone, that was the end of my baseball career."
Bozella, although he does not have ties to Parkinson's, gave a powerful speech about not giving up on life and to continue fighting, something that all Parkinson's sufferers deal with everyday. Bozella used the platform to tell his riveting life story beginning with his troubled childhood including the murder of his brother, to the murder of a 92 year old woman that led to his imprisonment at Sing Sing Correctional Facility and his last ditch effort for freedom that started with contacting the Innocence Project that eventually led to the proof of his innocence and eventual release in 2009. He also shared his ties to boxing as he became the Light Heavyweight Champion of the prison and got the opportunity to fight as a pro earning the win in 2011.
Gary Schmitz, one of Ayala's "champions" and the Chairman of the Steering Committee for Paulie Ayala's Punching Out Parkinson's weighed in on the impact the fundraiser should have on the program and was also impressed by Norris.
"The impact of last night (Saturday night) was great for our program and all that are fighting this disease, to have the boxing community to show up at our event was huge in so many respects. Awareness is key to helping others and last night we took a big step forward with help from Mike Doocy, Dewy Bozella and especially Terry Norris. Terry's story was moving and I had no idea of his Parkinson's struggles. It just once again proves it can happen to anyone, you just never know, but together we can learn how to fight this disease."
The World Boxing Council added a nice touch to this already spectacular event that also included dinner, a raffle and silent auction. They donated signed gloves by Mike Tyson and Canelo Alvarez. PR Director Deborah Hawkins was also on hand to pay tribute to Ayala, Norris and Bozella for their work outside of the ring and honored each of them with a WBC plaque.
"The World Boxing Council was very pleased to participate in the Punching Out Parkinson's event last night in Texas. Paulie Ayala is doing an outstanding job helping so many in his Fort Worth Gym (University of Hard Knocks) as they fight this insidious disease. Paulie Ayala and Terry Norris had brilliant careers as boxers. Dewey Bozella was an inspiration for his courage and determination in and out of the ring, and now the 3 of them deserve to be recognized for their good works. They are the best in boxing has to offer as they spend their lives helping others. We humbly salute them and proudly call them friends."
Ayala was appreciative of the support from the WBC.
"Once the WBC heard about this event, they were really excited to be involved. And for them to donate to the program and foundation, that right there spoke highly of them. I was grateful for them to be involved in this program and present the plaques and they also wrote the foundation and gave a check."
Overall, Ayala could not be more thrilled about how the event turned out.
"We had more than double in attendance from our first event last year. We had about 450 people compared to 200 last year. Everyone spoke from their hearts and really inspired the group from their own adversity."
Ayala continued, "It was a hit, a good night. It was great to see Terry, I hadn't seen him since 2004, and it was a great reunion. It was also great to meet Dewey. He has a real inspiring story and unbelievable determination. It really spoke about him as a person and his moral character to not confess to something he didn't do, stand up for what you believe and the truth will set you free. Everyone needs to hear his story."
Ayala is already looking ahead to next year with hopes to duplicate the success of this one plus more.
"I want to do the same thing next year, continue this reunion with these fighters and speakers. I hope to book them again next year and try to incorporate a 2 night event. One night will be the speaking engagement and one night a fight night. This is what I would like to see happen in the future and continue this reunion with these guys and continue with this program and watch it explode."


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Well, how do you fare compared to the Zeitgeist?
Chat up your fellow wooters and let us know how lame this poll was or what obvious choices we missed.
For example: Was this poll a) STUPID, b) DUMB, c) POINTLESS or d) ALL OF THE ABOVE?
I do not have kids.
I get dinner ready. Chopped, sautéed, assembled, everything but cooked. Saves time and hassle later, because none of the kids have ever slept around dinnertime. If I have a few minutes, THEN I nap.
No kiddos here, I just hang out at kids.woot for sweet stuff to buy my niece.
Jesscah wrote:No kiddos here, I just hang out at kids.woot for sweet stuff to buy my niece.
me too!
Of course, sometimes they have stuff that cats would like for toys.
No kids of my own, but when I'm watching the nieces/nephew, and they nap, it's PlayStation time.
Have toddler twins so I use nap time to take my shower and clean the house
We don't do this with our kid but when our neighbors children take a nap or sleep for the night, sometimes the parents are either in the street drinking or going to someone else's house on the block to drink....but some do have a baby monitoring app on their phone......
I run errands usually. My husband studies a LOT, so I usually have the kids, and it's a lot easier to run errands without them, so when they sleep I leave them home with him and run out to get some stuff done.
I chose "Other" because I'm usually at work wishing that I could nap. I do make a point of napping with my son at least once on the weekend.
break out the sharpies for some shaming
(no, not really)
V is for Vasectomy. No kids! :D I nap whenever I want!
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I don't believe so. It sounds like he wants to control you maybe because he is insecure and by knowing what you are doing, he feels more secure to go ahead hurt you by cheating and treating you badly.
As is the case with most people who are insecure, they tend to feel ok hurting others but they cannot accept being hurt themselves. So he may not be interested in other women because he senses you pulling away. He is worried about getting hurt probably. So he backs off hurting you because you no longer seem to accept it and he may be fearful that you are getting ready to leave him.
You really can't mentally prepare yourself for his mean comments. Those are always going to hurt because you are human and no person wants to be treated that way. But you can walk away when he does those things. There is no rule that you have to stay and listen. What he is doing is considered emotional abuse and you don't have to stay for that type of treatment.
You are on a good path with this. Keep ignoring his behavior and developing a social life apart from him. Keep your private life to yourself and don't share. The more he has to hurt you with, the more he will probably use it.


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2006 BMW 325xi Purchase
I am a newbie to this forum. I am possibly purchasing a 2006 BMW 325xi tomorrow for around $13k. It has 87,000 miles and looks like a solid ride. The CarFax looks clean and the car seems to be in beautiful shape (from the pictures). Does this seem to be a good deal? Should I expect a lot of maintenance issues in the near future? Sorry to seem so green, but I haven't purchased a BMW before.
If it's a 2006, it's likely an E90, not an E46.
Does the front end look kinda like this (E46):
or like that (E90):
Read the wiki at the top of the E46 / E90 page for detailed info about these cars, common issues, and reasonable maintenance guidelines.
Assuming the car has been maintained per BMW guidelines, you will need to spend some $$$ on bringing it up to snuff for long term use. BMW maintenance is a complete joke. Hopefully you got lucky and found one that had extra TLC from an enthusiast, but that is the exception. They're fantastic cars, but they need TLC and none of it is cheap unless you do the work yourself.
13k could be a steal if the car was maintained and has never had body work, or you could just be buying somebody else's trouble if you have no history on the car.
Read the wiki, get caught up on maintenance, and enjoy the car.
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Traditionally, hygienists identify and treat periodontal disease, provide preventive care instructions, and administer chemotherapeutic agents such as fluoride, locally administered antibiotics, and other antimicrobial agents. However, the role of hygienists is now expanding to include identification and enrollment of restorative needs. With the aid of technology such as intraoral cameras and digital radiographs, patients and hygienists can work together to identify needed treatment and pre-frame the doctor's diagnostic exam. The keys to success are identifying patient actual and perceived needs, communicating and clarifying the need back to the patient, and understanding how to present necessary treatment and the various payment options available.
What does this patient need? Before you read further, take a moment to look at Figure 1 and make a few notes regarding your perception of patient needs.
Did you reply "Replace filling on No. 13"? Or perhaps expand that to replace all leaking amalgams?
Progressive clinicians look at images like these and ask, "What does the mandibular dentition look like? I wonder what the bone support looks like on radiographs. What is causing the anterior wear?" Adopting a thought process that stems from curiosity opens up many possibilities for care. Let's take a closer look at Figures 2 to 5.
With 4 simple photographs, it becomes apparent that this patient needs more than "filling replacement." One underlying factor in this patient's disease is occlusion. Here's what I see when I look at these images:
- loss of vertical dimension
- uneven anterior wear
- crowded anteriors
- inadequate canine rise
- abfractions
- traumatic occlusion
- bulbous tissue
- high dental IQ—considerable investment in previous dentistry
Figure 1. Pretreatment view of maxillary arch.
|Figure 2. Pretreatment smile.
|Figure 3. Pretreatment, retracted view.
|Figure 4. Pretreatment, side view.
|Figure 5. Pretreatment, mandibular arch.
|Figures 6. Treatment completed.
In order to provide comprehensive treatment plans, there must be a commitment to identifying underlying factors and a willingness to share these findings with the patient. We often evaluate patient needs based on available insurance coverage. This is a great formula for doing one crown per year. The downside to this type of treatment is that it may not rectify the underlying cause of the broken fillings and bulbous tissue.
What does this mean to the hygienist? In the prediagnostic stage of evaluation, hygienists are required to gather information that will facilitate a complete examination by the doctor. Expanding our education to include restorative needs supports the examination process and provides insight into periodontal health.
Systematically evaluating patients' needs must include identification of infections (both periodontal disease and decay), function, and aesthetics. Technology affords a variety of tools for this type of comprehensive evaluation. Use your current protocols, such as visual examination, radiographs, and photography, in unique ways. For example, when evaluating the temporomandibular joint, listen for clicking and popping; also look for wear facets, group function, and signs of traumatic occlusion. Radiographs, particularly digital, are the cornerstone of diagnostics. Read each film 4 times, representing specific clinical areas within dentistry.
First, read them from the standpoint of periodontics, then endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and restorative dentistry. When utilizing an intraoral camera, provide the patient with a laser pointer and ask them to point to anything on the screen they find unusual. Freshening your examination protocol to provide a more interactive experience for the patient will instantly boost enrollment.
A picture is worth a thousand words. This rings true when discussing treatment needs with patients. A primary barrier to care is patient perception of need. Most dental diseases do not hurt, are not urgent, and can be postponed if needed. Creating a compelling reason for action can be a difficult task. Gaining patient buy-in of his or her disease must be the goal.
Utilize digital photographs or intraoral cameras to convey the message. With either method of photography, it is helpful to have full-arch images and photographs of the patient's natural and retracted smiles. These 4 photos will tell the story.
Walter Haley once said, "If you want to sell, ask don't tell." Once the images are on the monitor, start asking questions. This is the time to create curiosity for the patient. Appearing to be the "expert" too soon in the communication process will defeat the enrollment process. Here are some great questions you can use:
- These are your upper teeth. Tell me what you see.
- What do you notice about your smile in this picture?
- I see the gums are red and puffy. Have you noticed this?
- You have several crowns. Why did you need these?
- If we could do one thing for you, what would it be?
Asking open-ended questions encourages people to see their oral health in an entirely new light. You will often get comments such as these:
- I think the black fillings are ugly.
- My front teeth are crooked and have always bothered me.
- That puffy area must be where my gums are bleeding.
- I wish I could have a prettier smile.
Make note of what the patient sees and the comments made. This will help you feed back his or her concerns during the presentation. Simply state to the patient, "Bob, if I've heard you correctly, you'd like to replace the black fillings with a strong material that looks nicer, and you are concerned with the way you are wearing the teeth. Do I have this right?" (Pause.) "Is there anything I've missed?" Asking open-ended questions keeps the conversation moving and allows the patient to participate actively.
Now that you and the patient have identified his or her highest priorities and possible treatment needs, you must follow through with support to remove all obstacles to care. The primary factors that delay treatment are time, money, and fear, not necessarily in that order. Many clinicians mistakenly think that "finances" is a conversation to be had after the patient leaves the operatory. It has been my experience that with every treatment plan presented, two questions will arise in the patient's mind: "Can I afford this?" and "Do I trust this office (doctor) to deliver care?"
Progressive offices realize that the cost of dentistry often exceeds the ability to pay in full at the time of service. It is helpful to become familiar with financial options so that you can open a dialog regarding the investment. Partnering with a lending institution to create a dental credit line will massively improve enrollment.
The hygienist plays a critical role in easing patients' tension regarding finances and quality of care. These topics typically arise naturally with patients. Having a ready response to common questions positions you as the patient's advocate and helps him or her to focus on clinical needs. When patients ask the clinical team, "Will my insurance cover this?" or "This sounds expensive," be prepared to respond: "Nine out of 10 times our business office can help you find a way to work this into your budget. Assuming we can work this out, what other questions about your needs can I answer?" This type of response refocuses the conversation to the treatment plan and keeps the dialog open and nondefensive.
The second question in patients' minds is, "Is this the right office (doctor) to deliver care?" This offers you the opportunity to praise your doctor. Use key words such as trust, gentle, conservative, and progressive. Share any continuing education, advanced degrees, and honors your team has achieved. This is the time to shine and provide social proof for the quality care provided.
Maintaining career vitality means constantly stretching boundaries and exploring new territory. Incorporating prediagnostic skills to aid in the doctor's proper diagnosis of decay, traumatic occlusion, periodontal disease, and aesthetic options greatly enhances career satisfaction.
So how did the case we've been studying turn out? See for yourself. Comprehensive care has delivered beautiful, long-lasting results (Figure 6).
The author thanks Dr. Jim Ed Watson for the photographic contributions and the beautiful dentistry he provides patients in Jackson, Miss.


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