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A new report by the Institute of Medicine recommends more funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The report, which was financed by the USDA, comes at a time when a tendency toward austerity rules certain segments of Washington politics, specifically the GOP-led House. Calls for cutting entitlement programs like SNAP, which costs about $75 billion a year, abound.
But the program is responding to an all-too-real need: Americans are going hungry.
Combating issues of hunger and food insecurity with nothing but government assistance is not, of course, a tenable solution over the long term. It's called a social safety net because it catches citizens when they fall; the idea isn't to stay trapped there. But at a moment when so many people are enrolled in SNAP—which hit a record high of 47.7 million people last September, according to the USDA—we have the opportunity to build a supportive community for people receiving food assistance, and to dispel some of the most divisive misconceptions about the program. We want to show the many ways people have managed to overcome the personal and economic hardships that led them to turn to SNAP and to do away with clichéd notions of lives lived on government cheese—and we want your help.
In conjunction with the release of A Place at the Table, a documentary by Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush that examines the hunger crisis in America, TakePart is compiling the stories of Food Stamp Program and SNAP alumni. Was your family on food stamps when you were a child? Have you applied for food assistance as an adult? We want to hear your story. Email firstname.lastname@example.com to share your tale.
The country grappled with historic unemployment during President Obama's first term, and the number of food-insecure households spiked from 11.1 percent in 2007 to nearly 15 percent in 2008 (according to the USDA). In 2008, 28.4 million people were on SNAP. That number has steadily risen over the past four years.
Amy H. Wood, co-executive at The Marcus Foundation, which advocates for both destigmatizing and the continuation of SNAP, tells TakePart that when nearly 50 million Americans are going hungry, change is desperately needed. "People who are now successful, who once needed a moment of government support to put food on the table, can be leaders in making this change," Wood says.
Wood believes the SNAP Alumni project will have a far-reaching impact: "The people on food stamps need to hear their voices today; political leaders need to know that this program generates not moochers, but entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, senators and congressman."
Jonathan J. Halperin, the Foundation's other co-executive, sees how these stories will affect people who are currently enrolled in SNAP. He tells TakePart that alumni "can serve as mentors, role models, and generate a support system to help people find their way off food-stamps and into stable jobs that pay a living wage. The time to speak and act is now."
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• SNAP Hunger Challenge: Trying to Eat on $4.50 a Day
• Newark Mayor Cory Booker to SNAP Critic: 'Let's Try It!'
• 'Invest an Acre' Program Fighting Hunger, Acre by Acre
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Welcome to Teaching with Technology! This series of guest posts asks educators to share how they integrate technology in their classrooms. These posts are written by a very special group, CK-12 Foundation's Champions.
Today's guest post is by Jenny David. Jenny is a Special Education Teacher with the TCSOS Nexus Program in Jamestown, CA.
How do you currently integrate technology in your classroom (e.g., products used, devices, etc.)?
I am a special education teacher for students in 5th-8th grades who have EBD (Emotional Behavior Disorders). Many students are not at grade level. I utilize the CK-12 grade 6 math book for all students, with modifications based on individual levels. I also use Raz-Kids as a supplement to the SRA Corrective Reading Program.
What have been the advantages and disadvantages of using technology in the classroom?
My students seem less threatened by it than by being handed a big textbook. Also, today's math books have a lot of information and graphics on each page, which many of my students find too distracting and overwhelming. The CK-12 math format is more focused without many distractions.
The disadvantage is, although I have been teaching for 24 years, my technology skills need to get caught up to today. I continue to take every workshop that is offered and try using all the latest in technology, but it takes time! Also I don't have a budget to buy some of the items that could be helpful in the classroom, e.g., more up-to-date computers, iPads, and e-readers.
How have your students benefited from technology?
They are able to practice skills at individual levels and get immediate feedback.
If money were no object, what would you like to see happening in your classroom with respect to use of technology?
I would have more computers available, along with e-readers and iPads.
We hear the phrase "21st Century Skills" often with respect to technology and education. What are "21st Century Skills?"
Utilizing today's technology to learn, communicate and create. In a way we are returning to the Renaissance of learning when people had broader knowledge of a variety of disciplines around a common theme of study, instead of intense specialization where people do not see interconnections.
Describe the "classroom of 2040." What's different? What's the same?
Hopefully we do a better job of meeting individual needs so that all students can reach their full potential.

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That's why i switch to snowboarding though i still ski with my grandsons,my knees are not terribly sore after riding hard all day compared to when i used to ski.
|The same is true for me but in summer my knee tightens up again unless I do yoga and hike or bike a lot. Downhill Freeride helps the best of the biking bit is also the most dangerous.....
|That's why i switch to snowboarding though i still ski with my grandsons,my knees are not terribly sore after riding hard all day compared to when i used to ski.
Snowboarding healed me knee - Halleluaja
So I'm 43 and for the past 15+ years or so I've had an ache in my knee. Not really pain, kinda like that feeling you get for an hour after you've locked your knees going down a stair. The result is my right knee became super dominant, on a bike it pedals twice as hard, I kinda hop off it going up stairs so the left doesn't work as hard, etc. All very subliminal as like i said, it's really just a dull ache. I even quit skiing and racing about 8 years ago because I just couldn't hold an edge the way I wanted.
So my son starts snowboarding and I started skiing again. Still ached, but he's a beginner so nothing more than normal following him on greens and blues.
Long story shorter, last week I tried snowboarding. I ride regular, goofy wasn't as successful though I thought it would be because of the knee, and expected some ache. After the first day I really felt nothing. 2nd day comes and I take a lesson and the instructor really gets on my case to keep my weight forward. Which I try really hard to do and am pretty successful.
Since then no pain. I see myself leading with my left leg going up stairs, I find myself not bouncing my knee up and down at work to try to take my mind off that constant little ache it had. It's totally crazy. 3 days riding in a week and zip for pain.
I'm thinking I may be able to take all my new gear off my taxes as a health expense! Not really, but I would have spent more money on an MRI than my stuff cost.
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Russia has been seeking a session of the council since the conflict erupted 10 days ago, but the Americans have blocked it. The US ambassador to Nato, Kurt Volker, has not met his Russian counterpart in Brussels, Dmitri Rogozin.
Today's meeting is the first time the US and European governments have gathered to discuss how to respond to what many see as Russia's challenge to the post-cold war order in Europe. But with Europe split over how to react, the mood at Nato headquarters appears to be one of deciding to do little for the time being in order to prevent a transatlantic rift, and for fear of jeopardising the ceasefire in Georgia and the chances of a full Russian retreat.
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Keith Block, Vice Chairman and President, Salesforce
As Vice Chairman, a member of the Board of Directors and President of Salesforce, Keith Block leads the company's Distribution Organization, which includes global sales, alliances and channels, customer support, and consulting services. With a focus on customer transformation and building long-term relationships, Mr. Block has managed world-class sales, consulting and engineering teams for nearly 30 years.
At Salesforce, he is tasked with driving the company's next decade of growth by expanding Salesforce's high-performing sales organization, growing its market-leading alliances and channels program, extending the company further into international markets, and applying Salesforce's award-winning platform to key industries, such as healthcare, financial services, retail, manufacturing and more.
Prior to joining Salesforce, Mr. Block served as Oracle's executive vice president of North America Sales and Consulting, leading an 11,000-person team and building a multi-billion dollar sales business unit that achieved record revenue and margin during his tenure. He began his career at Booz Allen Hamilton as a senior consultant to Air Force executives.
Mr. Block currently serves on Salesforce's Board of Directors, the Board of Trustees at the Concord Museum, the Advisory Board at Carnegie-Mellon University Heinz Graduate School, the President's Advisory Council and Board of Trustees for Carnegie Mellon University.
Mr. Block holds an Master's of Science degree in Management and Policy Analysis and a Bachelor's of Science degree in Information Systems from Carnegie-Mellon University.
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Alex Dayon is president of Salesforce's products. Dayon, who holds several patents, is focused around creating business value out of technology disruption.
Dayon joined Salesforce in 2008 through the acquisition of InStranet, a leading knowledge-base company where he was a founder and served as its CEO. Prior to InStranet, Dayon was a founding member of Business Objects SA where he led the product group for more than 10 years.
Dayon holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from Ecole Supérieure d'Electricité (SUPELEC) in France.
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David Havlek is Executive Vice President of Finance at Salesforce and is responsible for global financial planning, business analytics and investor relations.
Havlek has more than 25 years of experience in technology. He joined Salesforce in 2005 as Vice President of Investor Relations and is widely recognized by the investment community as an expert in subscription-based business models.
Prior to Salesforce, Havlek spent more than 16 years at Hewlett Packard (HP), serving in a variety of roles including FP&A, pricing, business development, and investor relations. He helped lead HP through one of the biggest and most contentious proxy fights ever, culminating in HP's eventual acquisition of Compaq Computer in 2002.
David holds a bachelor's degree in Business and an MBA from Purdue University.
Mark Hawkins, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Salesforce
As chief financial officer and executive vice president at Salesforce, Mark Hawkins is responsible for leading the company's global finance organization and is a member of the company's executive committee reporting directly to chairman and CEO Marc Benioff. Hawkins has more than 30 years of experience withleading finance organizations at global software and technology companies including Autodesk, Logitech, Dell and Hewlett-Packard.
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Scott McCorkle serves as CEO, Marketing Cloud, Salesforce. His passion for the Marketing Cloud's products and technology, combined with his dedication to customer success have been instrumental in building the world's most powerful 1:1 digital marketing platform.
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Indiana State Among 'Top Universities for Professional Sales Education'
The Indiana State University Sales and Negotiations Center has been recognized by the Sales Education Foundation among the "Top Universities for Professional Sales Education" in the organization's 2017 magazine, "Annual."
Recent research suggests that 60 percent of all business majors and 88 percent of all marketing majors begin their professional careers in a sales-related role. Indiana State graduates are achieving a 100 percent placement rate within three months of finishing their degree.
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Elevator Pitch Competition
The Sales and Negotiations Center would like to say thank you to all who competed in the First Annual ISU Sales & Negotiations Center Elevator Pitch Competition this week. It was a very successful competition that featured very intelligent students with bright futures ahead of them.
Please join us in congratulating the winner of the competition – Taylor Haneline, and the runner up David Kennel.
In addition to these two, the final four of the competition included Kendall Brown and Allison Crick.
Our top 8 semifinalists included the following four additional participants:
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Will Hoffman
Congratulations on a job well done!
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Since its founding in early 2010, the Sales and Negotiations Center at Indiana State University has carved a niche in sales education and enabled the Scott College of Business to achieve national recognition as an emerging leader within this important profession. We have been honored as a "top sales university" by the Sales Education Foundation, and have achieved full member status in the University Sales Center Alliance (USCA).
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About the Indiana State University Sales and Negotiations Center
- The Sales and Negotiations Center at Indiana State is one of only 23 full members in the University Sales Center Alliance (USCA)
- The mission of the USCA is to advance the sales profession through academic leadership: education, research, and outreach. (www.universitysalescenteralliance.org)
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When I arrived in Katine, a year after the project began, I expected to see modest, but significant improvements to people's lives. And I did. I heard no more complaints about dirty water and Amorikot school's mud hut classrooms had been replaced by smart modern buildings. But then I went to the health centre.
I visited not once, but several times, talking to staff and visiting the wards. To my horror, I realised that Tiriri health centre, built and equipped to serve as a small hospital for the sub-county, was in a worse state than when the Guardian/Amref project began, 12 months earlier.
The biggest shock was when I went to the maternity ward, having been told that two women with HIV had given birth the previous night. There is a simple and effective way of safeguarding the baby from infection. The woman is given an Aids drug when she is in labour and the baby is given the same drug in syrup form within 72 hours of birth. The health centre had neither. The women had not been given any drugs. Parents were advised to find the money to transport themselves to Soroti hospital, 14km away, to obtain syrup for the baby. One couple took their baby, but the other did not.
And then I looked in the dispensary. The shelves were bare. There were no drugs at all, save for a few boxes of out-of-date malaria pills. And there had been no drugs at all for the last six months. Local people knew this. The health centre was virtually deserted. Only the morning antenatal clinics were busy.
Other things were shocking too. The doctor resigned for a pleasanter and more lucrative post in a city some time ago, and has not been replaced. Doctors are hard to come by in rural Uganda. In his absence, many things seemed to have fallen apart. The ambulance was not at the health centre, where it is supposed to be, but at Soroti hospital. If it comes at all to fetch a Katine woman needing an urgent caesarean (and it will not unless the family can pay for fuel up front), it will take longer to reach her, increasing the chance that she will be past help when she finally arrives in Soroti for the operation.
I know, and completely accept, that Amref's priority is the prevention of disease - hence clean water and the distribution of malaria nets. But I find it very hard to understand how it is that nobody intervened to do something to get essential medicines on the shelves during the six long months from May, when they ran out, to October.
Amref's staff knew very well there were no drugs. But there was something relatively simple they could have done at least to get Aids drugs to save babies from infection. Tiriri health centre had got its supplies in the past from an NGO, the Aids Information Centre, in Soroti. Every day, all of Amref's staff commute to the Katine office from Soroti. That is where they live. It would not be hard to arrange for somebody to pick up a supply to save a few babies from a lethal virus.
At headquarters in Kampala, it has now been agreed that such an arrangement will be negotiated. I am troubled that it hasn't happened before.
Sorting out the main drug supply is harder, but it does not appear to have been broached at all, as yet, even though the village health teams (VHTs), which are the mainstay of Amref's health programme, have no malaria drugs. One of their main tasks is to give out drugs to children with malaria symptoms to prevent the disease becoming severe.
Amref may well argue that they have been too busy getting the foundation blocks in place - distributing anti-malarial bednets and training VHTs, for example (though ironically the training I saw was on counselling people for HIV tests, only available in Soroti). And yes, there is a lot to do. But this project is for only three years and one of those is behind us. The deficiencies in medical care need to be tackled sooner, not later.


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I've just finished painstakingly glueing on the eyelashes and brows so he's now ready for some hair. I've checked out eBay and a few other places but can't seem to find a decent quality wig that I can cut to the correct style.
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In order to succeed in the highly competitive German, European, and global travel market, it was necessary to strengthen and define the brand architecture, refresh its visual and verbal identity, and identify a forward-looking strategy to differentiate and clarify the brand.
Munich Airport recently released a new brand identity, which includes a new logo, claim, exclusive in-house font, freshened-up corporate colors, an elevated and consistent tone of voice, and visually striking imagery, which uses pairs of pictures to play up the idea of connections and storytelling.
Interbrand was hired to develop a new brand strategy, positioning, and visual identity for the airport in order to unite all company divisions while emphasizing the qualities of the core Munich Airport brand. Interbrand is the world's largest brand consultancy and they were well suited for the task at hand.
While the "M" in its logo was widely regarded as a strong, clearly recognizable and effective symbol, the airport authority realized the brand lacked a clear positioning and needed to raise its profile. No longer resonating with internal or external target groups, the design challenge was to honor yet refresh and evolve the graphic legacy of the original logo.
The new brand design goes back to the logo's roots, taking its original specifications and intent to a more modern and considered space. The basic shape of the new logo pays tribute to the classic "M" but now highlights the idea of connection.
The new brand design is also based on the original specifications of the white airport surrounded by greenery. Clarity, brightness and maximum transparency still play a decisive role, and the focus on people has been further enhanced.
The slant in the connector, inspired by the airport's architecture, plays a vital role in the overall design. A connecting element was added to visualize Munich Airport's new strategy. The right stroke in the letter "M" is the connector that conveys the brand idea in its purest form.
"The new brand identity takes the established design principles to the next level. The elements work in combination with each other, but also represent the theme "Verbindung leben" ('Living ideas – Connecting lives') individually – from the smallest possible format (the "M") to the oversized billboard," explained Jens Grefen, Creative Director at Interbrand Cologne. "This communicates the brand idea in a targeted way, allowing people to experience it at every touch point."
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The modified color palette symbolizes the multifaceted experiences offered at the airport with a sophisticated look and feel. Silver or white can be added to enhance these color accents in order to evoke different emotions.
The primary goal of the nearly two-year process was to establish a shared understanding of the brand internally as well as towards the public. The new brand design, developed in conjunction with the client, aims to strengthen the airport's already successful position among its global competitors, enhance its appeal among customers and partners, and boost its attractiveness as an employer.
Interbrand's new, long-term brand positioning focused on the airport's core qualities of close, reliable cooperation with strong partners, foresight and planning, the development of innovative solutions for the future, and the constant pursuit of more customer-oriented offers and services. These characteristics inspired Interbrand to develop the new brand tagline, "Living ideas—Connecting lives."
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We live in the country on 14 acres in a resort type house with a lake and mountain view. We have miniature horses, dogs and chicken. You can help yourself to the free range eggs. We also have a media room that includes netflix. We prefer you have a job or are attending uni or tafe. We do not tolerate any drugs. No problem with smoking and drinking. You need your own transport as we are 6 minutes away from town.
I'm a male 49 work full time , live with one other male , have a room to rent with all furnishings The house is 5 years old on 2 and half acres 6km from city centre
Hello.. Currently in Sunshine Coast - next stop Hervey bay & surrounds. Im looking to rent a piece of property next to a house, for my small tidy registered caravan. Must have access to power, & wifi (if available). As i will be living in it. Also have use of the bathroom for daily shower and laundry for once a week washing. Preferably parking on concrete or a hard surface. Under cover is a bonus. Also happy to do farm work in exchange for accommodation. Please mail me if you have anything suitable and want to make some extra cash weekly. Working, non smoker. All properties and areas in Queensland considered as I want to travel around. Can pay $50- $100 a week for space & bills. Looking at three months stay, however could be longer. I live a quiet, healthy lifestyle. I like horse riding, hiking and swimming. (pool would be fantastic) .. Thanks in advance everyone 😊
Fustidious about my living conditions I've a good nature get along with anyone within reason. Open and honest. Currently unemployed but i'm no slacker. I love a beer or three a bbq and being around good people.
Tidy, clean, quiet, honest, non-smoker, health-minded.
Close to college and hospitals. Own furnished large room, double bed, fridge, microwave, lounge suite, shower, toilet, private entry (no entry to main house) so totally private. Washing machine at back door to room Rent can be negotiable for the right person.
Hervey Bay professionals share house, is a clean and tidy share house set on 1/2 acre with off street parking for your car, boat or camping trailer. Designed for working professionals that require a quite peaceful location with plenty of room. Close to hospital and shops and only 3min drive to the beach. 3 rooms currently available at present, 2 single and one double room. Lawns, Internet, electricity, water all included. Very tranquil setting.
Sharehouse room available. Modern spacious home, pleasant outlook. Share main bathroom with one mature female. Close to beach. Would suit mature working female looking for a quiet calm environment. No dogs. Smoking outside only. $100 plus $20 utilies (power, internet, phone).
Very easy care free person who dislikes troublemakers/ or drama queens. Clean and tidy likes to have pride in their house, I'm a smoker but am more than happy to smoke outside. I have 2 beautiful staffies their very friendly and excitable. Looking for same in a housemate no drama if this suits please contact me 😀
My name's Shama Gharti Chhetri. I am a Nurse, Midwife to be exact. I'm from Kathmandu, Nepal. I'm frank, jolly, extrovert in nature. I sing. I love dancing and sports too. I'm a music lover. I love cooking. I can cook Nepali and Indian foods. I can drive. I love riding bicycle too. I love travelling and exploring different and new places. I'm single currently. I'm coming to University of Sunshine Coast, Fraser Coast, Hervey Bay to pursue my undergraduate degree in Bachelor's in Nursing Science. I intend to share accommodation with USC students, any stream, strictly female. Interested female candidates looking for flatmates can email me. Thank you.
Down to earth, fun and tidy :)
I'm a car crazy person aND motorcycle.I enjoy football. I'm from Victoria I came up here for a holiday and loved and stayed.
Hey I'm Lydia I'm originally from London and here in Australia on a working holiday. I will be working in the Hervey Bay area from October 2017, my work involves long hours and on call so I require somewhere I can relax. I am an extremely laid back and tidy individual who respects other people's privacy, however I love socialising with my house mates and always happy to go for a drink or head down to the beach.
Friendly professional seeks accommodation until Christmas. Likes sailing and cycling.
My name's Alyssa, and I'll be moving up to HB for work until Feb 2018. Looking for a place with friendly people close to my age, and close to the hospital. And if someone could teach me how to fish, that would be great haha
Very tidy, always pay bills on time. Sociable but also like my own space. Respectful of others privacy and property. I don't drink or smoke, take drugs, but I still like a good joke and a laugh.
Peace and quiet,walking distance to the beach/corner store/supermarket/doctors/pharmacy and PO.Large home with wrap around verandahs catching all sea breezes, rooms are large, queen or double bed, ceiling fans, wifi available if required,may consider small ,well behaved dog, sorry no cats.Large yard, plenty of room for parking, neighbours on large allotments so plenty of room between houses, plenty of privacy.
Easygoing,relaxed, clean and tidy female from Melbourne, love painting and the arts, like to have a social drink and chat, traveled through Europe for a year and loved it , now would like to see the coast of Queensland and meet new people
3 bdrm on the Esplanade. 30secs on the beach. Beautiful unit in very small gated complex with pool, bbq, and other facilities. Very clean very tidy. 2 spare rooms available so can take your pick, with own bathroom. Will not be renting 3rd bdrm, leaving as spare instead. Central to major shops
Simple 3 bedroom house one street back from the ocean.
Nice house in the heart of town, close to everything. Only a 2 minute walk to the beach.


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AOL just released its new branding look—one consistent typography showing "Aol" with different literally hundreds of "reveals" from various artists. We're only seeing a snapshot; the new identity fully debuts when AOL rings the bell to open the New York Stock Exchange Dec. 10. (Images here and after the jump with the release.) For Running Man devotees, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong assures paidContent the icon, which turned 13 this year, isn't having his number retired. "The running man is going to be around the brand. He's a huge part of the culture ... We're setting the running man loose." He says the figure will be popping up in some surprising places over the next couple of years. More from that interview.
An ad industry insider who looked at these first images tells us: "Using lowercase letters for 'Aol.' is too subtle a change to make a real impact on consumers, who may associate the company with the dial-up service. It's just a step. The different backgrounds are the same thing: they haven't made up their minds about what AOL is and what AOL isn't—and what it ultimately stands for." Stuart Elliot talked to the creatives at Omnicom's Wolff Olins who describe it as "all the things the Internet is"—and to Redscout's Jonah Disend, who thinks the AOL brand should be dissolved.


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The following scholarships from other organizations can be used for MSU study abroad. Check the sponsor's site for details.
This list is not exhaustive; it presents only some of the better-known opportunities. Click here for links to other external scholarship resources.
Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) - FEA was created in order to open doors for deserving education abroad students. Starting with the 2011-2012 academic year, FEA will award funds for students planning to study abroad on any academically rigorous program. FEA scholarships are intended to meet the financial needs of students who might not be eligible for government grants or existing funds limited to specific programs or groups of students.
BUTEX North American Scholarships - each year BUTEX awards sixteen scholarships to students studying abroad for either a semester or for a whole academic year. Eight scholarships are available to North American students studying in the UK. The value of each scholarship is £500 and will be paid to the winners once they have arrived and registered at their host university. Applications will be accepted starting in January and the deadline for all applications is in May.
Diversity Abroad - aimed at increasing non-traditional student participation in education abroad in the Asia/Pacific region.
Circumnavigators Club Around the World Grant - $9,000 to develop and carry out a research project involving a minimum of ten weeks of travel to at least five different countries. Applications due November 1 of even-numbered years.
Fulbright Program - Sponsored by the US Department of State, the Fulbright Program provides funding for graduate studies, research and teaching abroad. MSU's Fulbright Advisor is Dr. Frank D'Itri. email@example.com Deadline is late September.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship - $5000 per semester or academic year for students currently receiving federal Pell Grants. Deadlines in late September and early March.
Grand Rapids Community Foundation: Economic Club of Grand Rapids Study Abroad Scholarship (PDF)* - For business majors. Deadline April 1.
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants - designed to help support undergraduates as they seek knowledge and experience in their academic fields by studying abroad. Forty-five $1,000 grants are awarded each year.
The National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships - Merit-based awards vary with program costs and financial aid status. Maximum award for summer is $8,000, $10,000 per semester and $20,000 for academic year. Requires study of less commonly taught languages in all countries except Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. MSU campus deadline is early January (see the MSU National/International Fellowships & Scholarships site).
Sara's Wish Foundation - established to perpetuate the memory of Sara Christie Schewe, killed in a fatal bus crash in India in 1996 while participating in the University of Pittsburgh's Semester at Sea Program.
Go! Abroad Scholarship - Scholarships are awarded each year. The scholarship is awarded based on the creativity and analytical thinking displayed through writing samples and/or video submissions.
Diversity Network Summer Scholarship - Diversity Network, in partnership with STA Travel, offers summer travel scholarships for students from member institutions, including Michigan State University. Eighteen awards of $750 will be granted to students to help offset the cost of travel to their host countries.
Rotary International Scholarship - Multiple awards available with multiple deadlines and in varying amounts.
Tortuga Backpacks Study Abroad Scholarship - $1,000 scholarship awarded twice a year to passionate students who want to explore the world. Winners also receive a Tortuga Backpack. Tortuga's mission is to help people take amazing trips, including students studying abroad. When customers make a purchase they are "paying it forward" by funding scholarships for study abroad students.
Links to more External Scholarship Websites
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A pool designer in New Jersey is using Google's "Search by Image" tool to crack down on photo copyright infringement.
Recently, an intern at Cipriano Landscape Design spent two weeks searching the Internet for images that belong to the firm and uncovered hundreds of Websites, Facebook accounts and blogs illegally reusing its photos.
"We had well over 1,000 photos used," said Chris Cipriano, owner of the Mahwah, N.J.-based firm. "Every page had 10 results, and we were finding 15 to 20 pages of results for a single photograph. That's over 200 Websites for one image."
Google launched the Search by Image tool in June 2011. The feature allows a user to upload an image from a computer or enter a photo's URL from a Website and it will look for Web pages containing that image. The results are displayed similarly to a text search. The tool utilizes computer vision techniques to match the image to other photos on Google as well as other image collections.
From there, Google generates a "best guess" text description of the photo and finds others that have the same content. Even photos that have been manipulated (flipped or changed in size, for example) will be returned on the search. The tool is compatible with the browsers Chrome, Firefox 3.0+, Internet Explorer 8+ and Safari 5.0+.
Cipriano first discovered his images being illegally used by others online last year while working on a marketing project involving search engine optimization. This exercise led him to Google's Search by Image capability and he immediately began looking for his pictures, first by using files stored on his computer, then by the photo's URL, which broadened the results and shed light on the seriousness of the issue. He was shocked at what he found.
"People in India, Europe and all over the world are utilizing our photographs," he said.
Cipriano isn't the first or only contractor to find his images being illegally used by impostors in other countries.
Brian Van Bower and his peers at Genesis 3 Design Group recently have been a target of an India-based firm that went so far as to reuse on its Website the group's educational program title "Water in Transit," along with several photos of Genesis 3 projects.
Genesis 3 sent cease-and-desist letters to the company, and the photos have since been removed from the site. But it wasn't easy to enforce intellectual property rights on a firm so far away that isn't under U.S. legal jurisdiction, Van Bower said.
"Theoretically, someone can find the coolest project out there and put it on their site and until someone does something about it, people are buying from false advertising," he said.
Van Bower said Cipriano's approach is a new and interesting way to track down culprits of copyright infringement.
To combat the offenders, Cipriano will have an intern conduct a search every few months for a two- or three-week period. During that time, the intern sends out notices to the various sites requesting that they remove the photo because they are in violation of International Copyright Laws. At the very least, the site is required to give credit to Cipriano Landscape Design. If the request is ignored, a cease-and-desist letter is the next course of action.
In addition to finding companies using his images internationally, Cipriano also uncovered firms in his own state claiming his work as their own. A pool-building company in New Jersey featured photos on its Website, 90 percent of which were from other contractors, claimed Cipriano. The builder would even use the photos in print advertising, he added.
One of the misrepresented contractors on that site was Kelly Caviness, president of Caviness Landscape Design in Edmond, Okla. When Cipriano found the photo, he informed Caviness of the copyright violation.
As it turns out, the photo was actually of Caviness' personal, award-winning swimming pool.
"It was a picture of my own backyard," he recalled. "It's crazy. I called the guy and asked if it was a pool he built, and he said 'Yes.' Then I asked where it was, and he said 'Oh, it's in this area.' I asked him if he built it, and he said 'Yeah.' And I said, 'No you didn't. I did. That's my pool.' He was stunned."
Caviness eventually sent a cease-and-desist letter to the builder, who is no longer in business.
In terms of preventing the problem, one way to combat copyright infringement is to add a watermark to a photo. But Cipriano doesn't want to do this because it will take away from the image. It's also easy to alter the image and remove the mark, he said.
Another option is to delete project portfolios from his Website, but Cipriano, who heavily relies on his Website for marketing, does not believe that is the best solution for him or any builder trying to land jobs.
"The Internet is so important for us to build our businesses," he said. "You only have two seconds to make an impact and keep someone interested, so how are you going to do that without photos in the pool business?"
In the meantime, he plans to report offenders who refuse to cooperate to Google, which will de-index the site in question until the illegal photo is removed.


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It''s time for another trip around the world searching for the coolest sound of the moment. It''s really a pleasure to compile a new funk album these days, there''s a lot of good stuff coming out everywhere, keep on keeping on guys! The new volume as usual


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That mechanical maid, scurrying across the floor like a hovering robot cockroach. That's a Roomba.
[via BotJunkie via Modern Mechanix]
wow yeah… but i think it's still in the box 😉
I have that chair.
I *heart* Danish Modern!
They even got it right that you can't help standing around watching it work.
Also: kitchen web browser.
We must find this copywriter! Nostradamus has got reborned!
People have a tendency to immediately dismiss mid-20th-century futurism as completely inaccurate, but they often get hung up on the fact that the predictions were made within the cultural constraints of the time period. Technologically, they actually got a surprising amount of things right in their predictions of the times we are currently living in. We may not have flying cars (yet) but the personal computer, the cell phone, the internet and home video cameras and so forth have come to pass, and all were predicted in the 1950s or earlier.
To me roombas are like plastic horseshoe crabs picking through the floor's detritus looking for pant legs to consume.
I think the roomba is a sort of Schrodinger's device… so many books/ tv shows/ movies set in the future depicted little robot helpers that the concept was planted in the public unconciousness until the time that the technology was in place to bring them about. Also see: anthropomorphicizing of robots (Sony's Aibo and Asimo) and self-driving cars (M*B and BMW's adjusting cruise control and autobraking functions).
Essentially, if mankind had not dreamed them up 40+ years ago, we would not be making them today.
And in that spirit… where the hell is my positronic, 3-laws safe robot assistant?
And in that spirit… where the hell is my positronic, 3-laws safe robot assistant?
Plotting to interpret those categorical imperatives in ways you didn't anticipate. Namely, a coup to instill a benevolent robot totalitarian order.
@ZUZU #9 – *sigh* that film depressed me so much. It wasn't a bad watch, for an action flick… it just had basically nothing to do with the book.
Hell, Robin William's Bicentennial Man had more content from I, Robot.
that film depressed me so much. It wasn't a bad watch, for an action flick… it just had basically nothing to do with the book. Hell, Robin William's Bicentennial Man had more content from I, Robot.
Maybe I'm not enough of an "Asimov fanatic", or maybe I wasn't expecting a faithful adaptation to begin with, but standing on their own merits as films, I thought I, Robot was really good (for a summer popcorn movie), while Bicentennial Man was totally forgettable.
I'm also a fan of Alex Proyas as a director, generally, although the latest film he was attached to looks like a stinker. (Maybe it was his "deal with the devil" to be allowed to release a director's cut of Dark City.)
Bradbury had "mechanical mice" But? Despite it's authorship being in some dispute, It's also a concept attributed to Eric Frank Russell- there was a 1941 story featuring mechanical mice of sinister design. Which made me recall Asimov explaining some robotic devices as not needing the laws. Hmn- how many Roomba owners are cat people?
People from the future will cast no shadow, and rectangular tables will cast round shadows.
Something wrong with light physics in the future. Maybe 'cuz light is being sucked by a Large Hadron Collider??? (That's vision)
Greetings form a Roomba (and cat) owner.
If I'm looking at the photo correctly, the "round shadow" is a design on the floor.


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Queen + Adam Lambert Launch 'VR The Champions' Live Experience
WWRY Toronto: 5 More Weeks!5 More Weeks of WE WILL ROCK YOU
David Mirvish has announced that Toronto's longest-running musical, WE WILL ROCK YOU, will run even further! The all-Canadian, Dora Award-winning musical production will extend its run at the Panasonic Theatre through May 3.
"WE WILL ROCK YOU continues to delight and surprise," David Mirvish said. "When I first saw the show in London, I knew that Toronto audiences were going to love it, but that they would still be loving it - and still be coming back to see it again and again - after 93 weeks was something I never would have imagined possible. Through good times and bad, this is a production Toronto has taken straight to its heart."
WE WILL ROCK YOU, a new musical based on the songs of Queen, now in its 32 sensational week at the Panasonic Theatre, moved here after playing 61 weeks at the Canon Theatre.
The all-Canadian cast features Yvan Pedneault as Galileo, Erica Peck as Scaramouche (Breanne Arrigo assumes the role as of March 8 through May 3) , Alana Bridgewater (Menopause Out Loud!) as the Killer Queen, Camilla Scott (Mamma Mia!, Crazy For You) as Khashoggi, Jack Langedijk (Kiss of The Spiderwoman, A Streetcar Named Desire) as Pop, Sterling Jarvis (Disney's The Lion King) as Duff and Valerie Stanois as Oz.
Dora Award-winner for Best Musical, the Canadian production of WE WILL ROCK YOU has been an audience favourite, receiving standing ovations at each and every performance. Originally scheduled to play seven weeks, the show was quickly extended again and again. WE WILL ROCK YOU played 61 weeks at the Canon Theatre, was seen by more than 700,000 people, generated an estimated economic spin-off to the city of $180 million and provided employment to more than 300 Canadian artists, technicians and theatre support staff.
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Halifax Wharf Rats
This Vancouver-based four-piece band of high energy tunes features Brian Flanagan on vocals and acoustic guitar, Michelle Carlisle on keyboards, vocals, flutes & whistles, Brendan Mooney on bass and vocals and Grant Marchand on drums and vocals.
Playing songs from Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, and Irish and Scottish folk and pub tunes - not to mention a wide array of Classic Rock tunes - from Johnny Cash to Eagles to the Pogues and Spirit of the West, just to name a few. Perfect for parties, weddings, restaurants and pubs, outdoor festivals .. and any time you want some fun music to sing along with and dance to for hours! www.facebook.com/halifaxwharfrats
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What an interesting topic. When I was younger, I wasn't really afraid of anything. Now that I am older, new fears seem to creep in more and more often. For instance, I used to love flying. I was in the military and had to travel often, and now I have a fear of flying.
I also used to love heights. I used to live in Arizona, and the first time that I visited the Grand Canyon, I went right up to the edge! What a view, and what a thrill. But now, I am beginning to fear heights as well.
Do you guys find that your fears seem to grow as you get older?
A year ago, I thought it was a bad idea to raise AJ prices. However, after witnessing the demand that exists for royalty free music, I now realize that raising prices would be a good idea. Just look at how AJ and Envato in general has grown over the past year, and the quality of the tracks here just keeps getting better and better. I think it is time to give back to the authors who are supplying the product. As we all know, it's not easy to put out a great product, yet AJ authors keep on doing it. And it is also time to let the World know that AJ is NOT substandard!
Here is one that may work. It is not available yet, but hopefully will be soon.
A Time to Remember – http://soundcloud.com/guitarjock/a-time-to-remember-full-track#share
Hope you like it.
- guitarjock
I just wanted to say thank you to all of the authors and the starter of this thred. I am about to purchase my first real orchestral library in January. I have a limited budget of around $1,000. Last year I became interested in Spitfire's Albion. But as a beginner in the field of orchestral music, I may want to concentrate on a more useful library for somone with very few resources in the genre at the moment. East West Holywood Strings or Symphobia sound like my best bets. I have a feeling that a library with a "finished" sound will serve me best for the time being. Which one do you guys think I should start with?
You might like one of these:
The Haunting – http://audiojungle.net/item/the-haunting/610819
Prelude To Terror – http://audiojungle.net/item/prelude-to-terror/406706
Goodluck and best wishes!
- guitarjock
I made a prediction last year about this time stating that Envato would have over 2,000,000 members by this time, this year. Congratulations Envato!
I see 5,000,000 by October 2013.
This track starts off calm and builds up. The real culmination is in the latter part of the track where the drums pick up. What is cool about this one is that it comes in two flavors. One acoustic band version, and one with some electric guitar and leads.http://audiojungle.net/item/live-each-day/1631976
I hope you like it.
- guitarjock
This track has some different instrumentation, but has a very similar feel to what you are looking for.http://audiojungle.net/item/perihelion/2483706
I hope you like it.
- guitarjock
This track may be what you are looking for. Listen to the jazzy/swingy piano in the "verses."http://audiojungle.net/item/a-walk-in-the-park/535625?
I hope you like it.
Thanks for listening.
- guitarjock
jhunger said
I don't mind them, especially for big milestones. I think it's less about boasting and more about just being excited and celebrating an accomplishment, and also in part to give thanks to staff, the community and buyers. It maybe wouldn't hurt to have a special section of the forums for these announcements, or even a page somewhere that lists a bunch or recent milestones, like a list of authors who achieved various color paw changes in the last week or whatever.


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Street painting adalah salah satu karya seni buatan tangan asli dari sang kreator yang medianya berupa jalan atau lantai. Berikut 5 karya Street painting. 1. Api Lambang Batman 2. Awas Kena Tendang 3. Batman dan Robin menyelamatkan korban 4. Bercermin di Jalan 5. Changi Millionaire Bagaimana? Keren bukan? Sumber : Google gambar read more »
'Water Nymph'
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THE ULTIMATE BLOG CHALLENGE DAY 2How do I pass lazy Sunday afternoons? With some paper and paints -
This post is written for Write Tribe - The Ultimate Blog Challenge - Day 25 read more »
March 2011, my team at office decided to go for a trip to Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh. The trip ended up being on of the most memorable ones I have ever had, of course, because of the tigers we spotted but also because we did lot of pre-planning before the trip. As it was a safari to the jungles which inspired out very own Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, we decided to have a Jungle Book theme for our trip. We started off by choosing a character from the story... read more »
MAG TV NA ATO NI ... SAY NI MAMA segment visited us for a taping on HOW TO DO PLATE PAINTING which will be aired on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Margie, their pretty mom host who is also my schoolmate in college learned a new craft on that very hot afternoon. It was another fruitful experience for me with all the takes, filming, and cuts. Thank you so much for visiting our humble abode and I look forward to teaching moms and kids out there another new and awesome crafts as always! Thanks to Margie and to all ... read more »
oil on '2' canvases
both 45 x 60cm read more »
I had such a great time! It wasnt great because it was exciting (not that it wasnt)it was great because it was so RELAXING. Walking through the festival, looking at all of the wonderful works of art, tends to relax me and really make me thankful for all that God has given me. Its amazing [...] read more »
Mrs. Lola
16" x 20"
Oil On Canvas
Private Collector
Allow me to introduce Mrs. Lola. This is a recent commission for a client that will be opening a restaurant in Oklahoma City. The restaurant will be named in honor of his grandmother, Mrs. Lola and the portrait will be displayed there. I'll let you know when it's open for business!
I've been busy and have a lot of other portraits and paintings to share, but especially wanted to show you this one.
As always - Live Creatively!
Liz read more »
Last week my painting Viola Song became a book cover for an eBook The Ostracism Of Ophelia by Claire Fitzpatrick. I got me a copy of it, you can also support a young author by purchasing it - The Ostracism Of Ophelia. Claire told me that the story of a book actually very similar to the painting [...] read more »
It's time for a change....thought I'd leave the 'figurative landscapes' for a while, try a few nudes.
They are painted in oils on 2 stretch canvases size 45 x 60cm. read more »


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Over the past 40 to 45 years, we have seen a dramatic progression in dental adhesives since Buonocore introduced the technique of etching enamel with phosphoric acid to improve the adhesion to enamel.1 In fact, the first dental adhesives bonded resins to enamel only, with little or no dentin adhesion. Subsequent generations of dental adhesives have dramatically improved the bond strength to dentin and the sealing of dentin margins while retaining a strong bond to enamel. Since patients are increasingly demanding more metal-free dentistry, the use of dental resins as cements or direct restorations will continue to rise.
This article discusses the progression of dental adhesives to the most recent generation of dental adhesives in which all the components are contained in the composite resin restoration.
|Figure 1. Preoperative view showing the existing amalgam restorations which were in need of replacement.
Figure 2. DemoDent patient education model used to educate the patient during the treatment planning process.
Figure 3. Amalgam restorations were removed.
Figure 4. The cleaned-out preparations.
Figure 5. Vertise (Kerr) flowable composite was dispensed onto a microbrush.
Figure 6. Application of the flowable composite into the preparation.
Figure 7. The completed self-etching, self-bonding flowable composite restorations.
There has been an evolution during the past 45 years in the development of dental bonding systems with variations in chemistry, application, mechanism, techniques, and effectiveness. Let us quickly review dental adhesives according to a series of generations allowing us to understand the general characteristics of each group.
The first- and second-generation bonding agents used during the 1960s and 1970s did not recommend etching the dentin, and relied on adhesion to the attached smear layer.2 The
weak bond strength (2 MPa to 6 MPa) to the smear layer still allowed dentin leakage with clinical margin stain.3
The third-generation systems of the 1980s introduced acid etching of dentin and a separate primer designed to penetrate into the dentin tubules as a method to increase bond strength.3 These systems increased the bond strength to dentin (12 MPa to 15 MPa) and decreased dentin margin failure. However, with time, margin staining caused clinical failure.2
The fourth-generation adhesive systems of the early 1990s used chemistry that penetrated both etched/decalcified dentin tubules and dentin substrate forming a "hybrid" layer of collagen and resin. Fusayama4 and Nakabayashi5 described the penetration of resin into dentin to give high bond strengths, as well as a dentin seal. In fact, Kanca6 introduced the idea of "wet bonding" with these systems. Some of the products in this category include: All-Bond 2 (Bisco), OptiBond FL (Kerr), Adper Scotchbond Multipurpose (3M ESPE). These bonding agent systems have the longest track record, as far as research goes, and clinically they have performed very well. In fact, OptiBond FL, an 18-year-old product, even received product of the year from REALITY magazine.7 The bond strengths for these fourth-generation adhesives were in the low-to-mid 20 MPa range, and significantly reduced margin leakage compared to earlier systems.2 These systems were technique sensitive requiring a very exacting and controlled application of an acid etching gel on enamel and dentin, followed by 2 or more components on both enamel and dentin. Because of the complexity presented with multiple bottles and steps, dentists began requesting a more simplified adhesive protocol.
The fifth-generation bonding systems introduced during the mid 1990s combined the primer and the adhesive in one bottle, while still maintaining high bond strengths. Some of the products in this category include: ExciTE (Ivoclar Vivadent), OptiBond Solo Plus (Kerr), Prime & Bond NT (DENTSPLY Caulk), Adper Singlebond (3M ESPE). Unit-dose packaging introduced during the fifth-generation bonding agents provides fresh chemistry for each procedure. However, controlled etching, surface wetness, and resin placement continued to be a clinical challenge for some clinicians.
The sixth-generation bonding systems introduced in the late 1990s and early 2000s also known as the "self-etching primers" was a dramatic leap forward in technology. The separate acid etching step was eliminated by incorporating an acidic primer that was placed on the enamel and dentin after tooth preparation.2 Several variations involved either mixing the acidic primer and adhesive before placement on the dentin and enamel, or leaving the primer on the tooth and then placing the adhesive over the primer. Some products in this class are Clearfil SF Bond (Kuraray), Simplicity (Apex), Adper Prompt, L-Pop (3M ESPE). These systems were also reported to reduce the incidence of post-treatment sensitivity found in previous systems.7 However, the bond strength to dentin and enamel was reported to be lower than the fourth- and fifth-generation systems.3
The seventh-generation bonding systems are the "all-in-one" adhesives that combine etch, prime, and bond in a single solution.7,8 Seventh-generation bonding systems were introduced in late 2002. Laboratory studies show the bond strengths and margin sealing to be equal to the sixth-generation systems.3 Some of the products in this category include i-Bond (Heraeus Kulzer), Xeno (DENTSPLY Caulk), G-Bond (GC America), Complete (COSMEDENT), and OptiBond All-in-One (Kerr).7
A new category of composite resin restorative materials, which include what could be referred to as an "eighth-generation" bonding system, has just become available for use. This new technology features a bonding agent which is contained within the composite resin restorative material. A self-etching, self-adhering flowable composite technology eliminates the need for a separate bonding application step with composites for direct restorative procedures. Utilizing previous adhesive technology (found in the OptiBond system [Kerr]), this new self-etching, self-bonding flowable composite resin system (Vertise Flow [Kerr]), simplifies the placement of direct composite restorations.
Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
A patient presented wanting to change the existing metal restorations in her lower right quadrant. Upon clinical examination, it was evident that tooth Nos. 30 and 31 were starting to break down (Figure 1). The patient complained of slight discomfort on biting hard foods, with occasional sensitivity to cold. Once images of the aging amalgam restorations were captured for review on the monitor, I asked the patient a series of questions: "Mrs. Jones, how long ago were these amalgam restorations placed?" The patient answered that it was hard to remember exactly, but she thought they were placed more than 15 years ago.
Using a patient education model (DemoDent) (Figure 2), I then described the portion illustrating what can happen to a tooth when a restoration starts to fail. "Mrs. Jones, nothing lasts forever, especially when it is subjected to the harsh conditions in the mouth such as hot and cold temperatures, biting forces, chewing, and acidic changes. It appears that your fillings are aging and allowing bacteria to leak underneath the filling. Often, the damage is not seen immediately because there are no major symptoms until the decay reaches the nerve of the tooth. Our experience with replacing these fillings has shown us it is best to remove the filling and clean out the decay before the nerve is affected. If there is enough tooth structure remaining after clean out, then a new filling material can be placed. If there is little tooth structure remaining after clean out, then the tooth may need a core and crown to restore it to proper form and function."
After explaining the situation using the image on the screen and the anatomical model, I have found that patients seem to understand their dental condition better and are very eager to get started. The patient elected to have the restorations replaced with bonded composite restorations.
Treatment Begins
Prior to administration of local anesthesia, the occlusal contacts were recorded to help guide placement of the composite material (to avoid areas of centric contacts). An appropriate shade (A1) was also chosen before beginning the preparation phase.
After anesthetic was administered, a 557 carbide bur (KOMET USA) was used to remove the defective amalgams (Figure 3) and the preparations were further extended to remove any staining or caries in the occlusal grooves (Figure 4). A 37% phosphoric acid etchant (Kerr) was used on the cavo-surface margin. The flowable composite (Vertise Flow [Kerr]) material was extruded on a microbrush in order to accurately place it into the conservative preparation (Figure 5). The restorative material was scrubbed onto the prepared tooth surface (much like one would do with a seventh-generation adhesive) and then light-cured for 20 seconds (Figure 6).
Once the restorations were filled and cured, they were shaped, trimmed and finished using carbides (Q-Finishers, KOMET USA). The occlusion was checked and verified, making sure there were no interferences in lateral and protrusive movements (Figure 7).
The patient was so pleased with the restorations that she had professional tooth whitening on her remaining dentition (Pola-Office [SDI]) to further enhance her smile.
Vertise flowable composite has a relatively low modulus and acts as an elastic gradient between the dentin and the stiffer microhybrid, thus moderating polymerization shrinkage stress at the margins. Its low viscosity also wets the internal surfaces of the prepared cavity and helps ensure a well-adapted first layer, without the fear of over-etching. This self-etch, self-bonding flowable composite technology eliminates the need for a separate bonding application step usually required when placing direct composites. I have personally found that this product simplifies the direct restorative procedure by incorporating the bonding agent into the flowable material.
In the case described above, the material selected for the composite restoration was the enamel form of Herculite Ultra (Kerr). It is slightly more translucent than the dentin or opaque forms, allowing it to blend in with the rest of the tooth surface. Even with these latest generations of composite materials, there is significant stress that is placed on the tooth/resin interface due to shrinkage of the resin, so it was important to place the composite restoration with an incremental technique. It was essential to cure each layer completely for 20 seconds before placing the next level of composite.
Currently, clinicians have a variety of aesthetic and functional materials from which to choose. As dentists, we are always looking for something that is quick and simple to use, yet very effective. The new self-etching, self-adhering composite system, clinically demonstrated in this case report, offers some great benefits; whether it is used as your main adhesive flowable restorative choice or as an adjunctive bonding agent. It is the author's opinion that these newest aesthetic composites will become a proven part of every restorative dentist's protocol.
- Buonocore MG. A simple method of increasing the adhesion of acrylic filling materials to enamel surfaces. J Dent Res.1955;34:849-853.
- Van Meerbeek B. Inoue S, Pedigão J, et al. Enamel and dentin adhesion. In: Summitt JB, Robbins JW, Schwartz RS. Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry, A Contemporary Approach. 2nd ed. Chicago, Ill: Quintessence Publishing; 2001:194-214.
- Dunn JR. iBond: the seventh-generation, one-bottle dental bonding agent. Compend Contin Educ Dent. 2003;24(suppl 2):14-18.
- Fusayama T, Nakamura M, Kurosaki N, et al. Non-pressure adhesion of a new adhesive restorative system. J Dent Res.1979;58:1364-1370.
- Nakabayashi N. Resin reinforced dentin due to infiltration of monomers into dentin at the adhesive interface. J Jpn Dent Mat Devices.1982;1:78-81.
- Kanca J III. Resin bonding to wet substrate. 1. Bonding to dentin. Quintessence Int. 1992;23:39-41.
- Miller MB. Self-etching adhesives: solving the sensitivity conundrum. Pract Proced Aesthet Dent. 2002;14:406.
- Ritter RG. Adhesive Update-Where Are We and Where Are We Going? Dental Economics. 2007:7.
Dr. Nazarian is a graduate of the University of Detroit-Mercy School of Dentistry and completed an AEGD residency in San Diego with the US Navy. Currently, he maintains a private practice in Troy, Mich, with an emphasis on comprehensive and restorative care. His articles have been published in many of today's popular dental publications. Dr. Nazarian also serves as a clinical consultant for the Dental Advisor, DentalCompare, and Catapult. He has conducted lectures and hands-on workshops on aesthetic materials and dental implants throughout the United States. He is a recipient of the Excellence in Dentistry Scholarship and Award. He can be reached at (248) 457-0500 or visit demo-dent.com.
Disclosure: Dr. Nazarian is the creator of the DemoDent patient education model system.


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Lost claim ... Mr Randall. Photo: Brendan Esposito
Former Aristocrat director and chief executive Des Randall, who was sacked in April 2003 for misleading the board and the sharemarket over its unachievable 2002 profit target, yesterday lost his $12 million damages claim for unfair dismissal in the NSW Supreme Court.
Justice Cliff Einstein found that Aristocrat had made its case that Mr Randall had breached his employment contract through not acting with reasonable care and diligence and not acting in good faith and in the best interests of the company - as well as lying to the board, the sharemarket and analysts.
While no order was made on costs, Mr Randall is likely to be paying Aristocrat's legal costs of the action as well as his own. But he will receive his 2002 unpaid bonus of $900,000 plus reimbursement of some relocation expenses incurred when he moved to the US in mid-December 2002.
The court found to be false Mr Randall's statement to the media and analysts that he had no warning of the possibility of a 2002 profit downgrade from the forecast $109 million to $80 million before February 4 or 5, that he had been confident of a strong US profit result at the end of 2002, and that he had not been aware before February that Aristocrat was suffering low margins in the US.
The court also found that Mr Randall knew this was false around the end of December 2002 or January 2003, and failed in his duty by not informing the board and the market of those concerns.
Mr Randall had renewed his contract with Aristocrat in December 2002, around the time Aristocrat says he became aware of the US profit concerns and that there were also major problems with a Colombian poker machine contract that ultimately fell through. Under the terms of his employment contract Mr Randall, who was not in court yesterday, undertook to use his best endeavours to understand and comply with all the regulations applicable to and relevant to directors of Aristocrat, to serve Aristocrat well and faithfully, and to exercise competently all skills as would be normally expected of a CEO and director of a public company.
Yet on February 18, Mr Randall told the media: "We didn't know. Be assured, as soon as Aristocrat knew, the market knew [about the profit downgrade] . . . We could not tell you what we did not know. We were confident of meeting the market expectation at year's end", and "we went to the market two days after we learned the problem."
Aristocrat contended that these statements were false and "were false to the knowledge of Mr Randall".
Aristocrat's core contention was that Mr Randall probably had information in December 2002 from which it should have been clear to him that the company had a substantial problem with profit margins in its North American business.
The stock exchange listing rules require that information materially affecting the profit result or share price must be communicated immediately. After the belated disclosure of the profit downturn Aristocrat's shares plummeted from $4.22 to$2.25.
Justice Einstein noted that the market was disappointed with the belated disclosure partly because the company had given investors the expectation that each year would produce higher profits under Mr Randall's stewardship.
"The . . . board [and hence the company] did not receive performance to the letter by the chief executive officer of those contractual obligations," Justice Einstein concluded.
"Mr Randall's said conduct was indeed destructive of the necessary confidence between the company and himself as employee/chief executive officer and director. This was misbehaviour [and] breach of duty which may detrimentally affect the company within the meaning of clause 5.1(a) of the contract.
"The holding is that in terms of the fundamentals, he had failed. His conduct was simply incompatible with fulfilment of his contractual obligations."


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|DURATEC Ti-VCT Performance (2012-Current) The place to chat about any Duratec 2.0L Ti-VCT engine performance, tuning and exhaust related upgrades.
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Thanks very much! I think this should be close enough to a bolt in to move forward. I should be able to adapt the ITBs and wire in the ECU until more standalone options become available. I'll post progress... It will probably be summer before an update, however.
There are at least an upper engine mount on the right hand side of the vehicle and a rear motor mount next to the transmission on the transverse factory application, these might be different than what was used previously.
The FEAD (front end accessory drive) is on the right hand side of the vehicle when mounted transversely as in the factory location (that would be the front of the engine when mounted longitudinally for a rwd application.
Picture of the engine showing the relative location of the coolant over flow bottle, air intake and other components under the hood.
Clearer side shot of the air intake manifold and plastic intake runners.
Under and to the left of the coolant over flow reservoir is the upper power train / engine mount. The silver metal bracket and the black rubber or similar mounting material to absorb the vibrations.
The upper engine mount looks to be the same basic design/ mounting points per the service manual. The lower mount is basically between the transmission mount and the subframe on the passenger car application of the engine.
It appears that dimensionally the engine block is probably the same, just strengthened up to run at 12:1 compression with the fuel system modifications to put the injectors into the high pressure cylinders as opposed to the atmospheric pressure air intake just outside of the valve inlet.
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Similarities Between Ti-VCT and Previous Generation Duratec
I've been researching this new engine for months and finally decided to join and reach out to the experts.
The sticky above is great but doesn't address some of the areas that I am interested in. My application is to replace the Duratec engine in my Caterham with the new GDI Ti-VCT version.
Is the block of the new engine dimensionally the same as the previous? i.e. motor mount locations, alternator mounting, bellhousing bolt pattern, crank and bearing dimensions, etc?
Would anyone happen to have a clear shot of the intake ports on the head? The exhaust ports appear to be very similar (similar enough to bolt up the previous generation header). However, the intake side looks drastically different and I'd like to better ascertain what all of the differences are.
I came from the MR2 community where I built a high-powered n/a combination of a 3SGTE and 5SFE engine. Has anyone disassembled this engine yet and be able to comment on the ability to bolt the DI head on a previous generation block (if the new block is not dimensionally the same as the previous)? Is the previous generation 2.3l block really taller as some have suggested or is it just the crank stroke that is increase as is normally seen?
Thanks very much in advance,
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Will 330i OEM exhaust manifolds fit?
I need new catalytic converters.
Does anyone know what the actual differences between OE exhaust manifolds for a 330i and 330xi are? They are different part numbers, but I've read that aftermarket headers fith both.
I have some off my xi.. or just do what I did and get headers+sport cats (passes readiness on my 2001, not sure on yours)
You've got a 325xi, right? Oddly enough, 325xi manifolds/cats are the same part number as what's in all other E46's, but 330xi's are a different part number.....
Does anyone with a 330xi that's gone with aftermarket headers have their stock headers and cats they'd be willing to sell?
I might be parting an 04 330 xi if i don't rebuild it but , it will take some time to figure it all out , email firstname.lastname@example.com what are you willing to spend ?
it seems that 330xi for Usa market has something unique :)
330xi for Europe has similar part number as 330i\330ci\325xi and etc
That just makes this more interesting...
Is any of the SAP hardware different between US 330i's and 330xi's? That's the only other hardware difference in that area I can think of...
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