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Now, more than ever, patients are hearing about the "mouth-body" connections between systemic disease and oral disease. Dentists and physicians have known for years that illnesses and conditions of the mouth, gums, and teeth are directly related to illnesses and conditions in the rest of the body. Research is now providing ample evidence to back this up.
Dental treatment for the management of oral disease is finally being recognized as a vital cog in the "total-body health" machine. How can we talk to our patients about the importance of dental treatment to their general health? What might we highlight as a means to support our recommendations for our patients' care? How can we approach the topic so that our patients say "yes" to what they really need?
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Inflammation Is the Connection
Most patients understand the concept of infection and how the body may become infected (germs). Many also understand the basics of inflammation. For example, if you hit your thumb with a hammer, it will usually become red, swell, and get hot (symptoms of inflammation); and it will also most likely hurt. Talking to patients about the relationships between inflammation/infection, oral diseases, and general health can be key to their understanding of the importance of dental treatment. Discuss the fact that studies show that bacterial infection and tissue inflammation are important causative factors in periodontal disease. Bacterial by-products and inflammation in the body can also be major factors in the development of diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and other serious problems. Therefore, inflammation appears to be a significant link between systemic disease and oral disease.1
The literature defines inflammation as the first response of the immune system to injury, infection, or irritation. When an infection occurs, a series of automatic reactions begins which are designed to protect the body as a whole. Blood vessels dilate around the site of an infection, causing redness and heat. Blood vessels may also constrict some distance away from the site, causing swelling, pressure, and pain on nerve endings. All of this blood vessel activity causes white blood cells to move to the affected area, surrounding bacteria and preventing their spread. Therefore, the purpose of inflammation can be explained as a method of isolating and eliminating infection.
The entire body may be affected by the process of inflammation, leaving a patient feeling feverish, achy, or tired. However, patients may be surprised to know that it is possible to have an infection and an inflammatory response occurring, without any general systemic symptoms at all. If the cause of the inflammation goes away, the situation may resolve. If the cause of the inflammation does not go away or becomes worse; harm may occur to organs, blood vessels, the heart, and even joints and nerves. Therefore, since periodontal disease can trigger a systemic (or whole body) inflammatory response if the disease is not controlled, the body can be damaged.
Periodontal Disease: What is It? What Can it Do?
According to the ADA, approximately 70% of the population has some form of periodontal disease, making it one of the most widespread health issues in the United States. We need to help patients understand how this disease can affect them personally. After discussing the fact that periodontal disease is caused by bacteria growing around the teeth, and the subsequent inflammatory response that occurs; it is natural to provide details of periodontal disease symptoms in patient-friendly terminology. Explain to them that the combination of a bacterial infection and inflammatory reaction can result in the destruction of the tissue and bone around teeth. This in turn can cause loose teeth, exposed roots, bad breath, sensitivity, bleeding, swelling, and pain. Patients need to know that it is a major factor in tooth loss. If the foundation is faulty, the building will fall. They also need to know that periodontal disease may exist in the absence of overt symptoms.
Periodontal Infection, Inflammation, and General Health Problems
Even if a patient seems unconcerned about tooth loss, bad breath, sensitivity, bleeding, and pain, he/she may be concerned about how the bacteria implicated in periodontal disease is related to the bacteria found in heart disease. According to a study published in the Journal of Periodontology,2 periodontal pockets may become infected by a specific type of bacteria, and/or combinations of certain types of bacteria, that are related to the development of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). (According to the American Heart Association, ACS is an "...umbrella term used to cover any group of clinical symptoms compatible with acute myocardial ischemia…[which is] chest pain due to insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle that results from coronary artery disease.") The bacteria that were identified from the study as present in both periodontitis and ACS are Treponema denticola, Tannerella forsythia, and Streptococcus spp. According to Stefan Renvert, DDS, PhD, Department of Health Sciences, Kristianstad University, "This might be one of several explanations as to why elevated bacteria and the combination of specific pathogens in periodontal pockets can be linked to a history of ACS. The amount of periodontal bacteria results in an inflammatory response that elevates white blood cell counts and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, which has also been linked in past studies to heart disease."3 What might this mean for patients? Those who receive periodontal examinations, necessary treatment, and subsequent adequate home care, might be able to reduce their incidence of ACS.
Heart disease is not the only condition linked to periodontal disease. Diabetes and preterm, low-birthweight babies have been shown to be related to periodontal disease. In the October 2003 issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association,4 a study revealed that when diabetic patients' periodontal infections were treated, they experienced a "marked improvement" in their ability to manage blood sugar. In 2006, the Journal of Periodontology2 reported that insulin resistance leading to diabetes was higher in persons with periodontal disease. Therefore, controlling a patient's periodontal disease might help control a patient's diabetes.
Additionally, a certain protein, CRP, has been shown to be present in periodontal disease and heart disease, and has also been implicated as having an impact on premature births. In 2003, a Journal of Periodontology5 study followed 366 women with advanced gum disease. Those who received treatment in the form of scaling and root planing in the second trimester showed an 84% reduction in premature births!4
Dental Treatment Can Reduce/Eliminate Periodontal Disease, Thus Reducing the Risks of Many General Health Disorders
Discuss Fees and Insurance While Emphasizing the Long-Term Benefits of Treatment
A few insurers are beginning to acknowledge the connection between a person's oral health and their general physical wellness. While dental ("tooth" related treatments) are still often payable only by dental plans, a few carriers have begun to cover some services under their medical plans. For example, a few carriers stipulate that if a pregnant woman is covered by both the medical and dental programs provided by their company, she will be entitled to 3 rather than 2 adult prophylaxis-D1110 procedures that year. As evidence mounts as to the mouth/body connection in certain diseases, it is possible that eventually more carriers will recognize periodontal services as payable under medical contracts. Until that happens, dental plans are still the primary source of coverage for periodontal treatment; although in most cases, that coverage is quite limited.
In an effort to control plan costs, and because so many people need periodontal services, most contracts contain payment restrictions. This means that for most patients, a good portion of the cost of any periodontal treatment will be their responsibility. Because of this, giving the patient a written fee estimate prior to the commencement of treatment is a must.
It is important for patients to take ownership of their health and the responsibilities that they have in maintaining good oral and systemic health. In order to be able to do this, patients need to understand their oral health conditions; understand and accept the dentist's treatment plan; understand and accept their role in home care and follow-up treatment; and acknowledge and accept the total fee that will be charged.
- Beck JD, Offenbacher S. Relationships among clinical measures of periodontal disease and their associations with systemic markers. Ann Periodontol. 2002;7:79-89.
- Renvert S, Pettersson T, Ohlsson O, et al. Bacterial profile and burden of periodontal infection in subjects with a diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome. J Periodontol. 2006;77: 1110-1119.
- American Academy of Periodontology. New study supports findings that periodontal bacteria may be linked to heart disease [news release]. July 18, 2006. http://www.perio.org /consumer/heart-disease.htm. Accessed April 10, 2009.
- Robertson C, Drexler AJ, Vernillo AT. Update on diabetes diagnosis and management. J Am Dent Assoc. 2003;134: 16S-23S.
- Jeffcoat MK. Hauth JC, Geurs NC, et al. Periodontal disease and preterm birth: results of a pilot intervention study. J Periodontol. 2003;74:1214-1218.
- Tekavec C. Your Mouth Can Make You Sick. Pueblo, CO: Stepping Stones to Success; 2007.
Ms. Tekavec is the author of the Dental Insurance Coding Handbook with all current ADA codes, as well as the designer of a dental chart, endorsed by the Colorado Dental Association and others. She is also the author of a series of patient brochures explaining various dental procedures. Ms. Tekavec practices as a dental hygienist and is the president of Stepping Stones to Success. She has appeared at all major US dental meetings and has been listed in Dentistry Today's Leaders in Dental Consulting for 10 years. She can be reached at (800) 548-2164 or via her Web site at steppingstonestosuccess.com.
Disclosure: Ms. Tekavec is the author of Your Mouth Can Make You Sick.


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The BMW 640i Coupe has been redesigned for 2012. This is the first BMW vehicle in regular production to use the technology of the N55 single turbocharged inline-six engine that was introduced by BMW last year. This two-door coupe has very good fuel efficiency and is one of BMW's highest rated for fuel efficiency on the highway.
BMW of Asheville welcomes you to view the current inventory of the desirable 2012 640i at our dealership. Please plan to visit us soon at our convenient location in Fletcher, North Carolina. We are sure you will be pleased with all the 2012 640i Coupe has to offer.
2012 BMW 640i Coupe Details
The 2012 BMW 640i Coupe utilizes the technology of the N55 single turbocharged inline-six engine that was introduced by BMW last year. This coupe has a smooth eight-speed automatic transmission and a powerful new single turbocharged engine that work together to help it achieve an EPA rating of 23 mpg in the city and 33 mpg on the highway. This vehicle is rated as one of BMW's highest for highway fuel economy.
The 640i Coupe comes standard with rear-wheel-drive, but all-wheel-drive is available. The vehicle is powered by a 3.0-liter DOHC 24-valve turbocharged inline-six-cylinder engine that produces 315 horsepower and 332 lb-ft of torque. The car has a top speed of 130 mph and can reach sixty from a standstill in about 5.4 seconds.
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There's no time to put your thoughts through your 'professional filter' like a politician, you just have to speak plainly and it seems like the right things come out.
I don't know what the point of my thread is except sometimes it takes a face to face to get problems resolved and I feel for the authors who never get to see their 'problem children' in person and hash things out.
Therapeutic Day – Wish you all a Therapeutic weekend
Been dealing with face to face meetings/discussions full time since 2004, so I guess I am used to it Not an easy task with some folks!!


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As its name implies, this trail offers some incredible panoramic views of Yosemite Valley. The trail crosses Illilouette Fall after 2 miles (3.2 km) and continues uphill along the Panorama Cliff. At the top of Nevada Fall, the trail joins the Mist and John Muir Trails to Happy Isles. In the summer, hikers may purchase a one-way bus ticket to Glacier Point ($) and hike down. Reservations required; visit a DNC tour desk for details or call 209-372-1240.
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It's no secret the PlayStation 4 is based on PC hardware. Sony even calls the console a "supercharged PC". It features a standard, x86 8-core CPU, 8 GB of RAM, and a Radeon-based GPU.
According to developer Creative Assembly, creators of the upcoming Total War: Rome 2, the PlayStation 4 is even less of a console and more of a PC. Speaking to Eurogamer, Creative Assembly's Dom Starr said that the PS4 is "an adapted PC", when speaking about the PC's demise in the gaming world. Starr said,
"PS4 seems to pretty much be an adapted PC just goes to show that the platform is strong and [we're] likely to not see the death of it any time soon."
Developer reaction to the PlayStation 4 has been overwhelmingly positive. Sony built the console with developers in mind, and practically all of the console hardware is based on PC parts. It's no coincidence the PS4 is called a "supercharged PC", but we would call it a lot more than just an "adapted PC".
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"Oh, man," he said, "not this world again."
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Click here to watch "The City Limits" by Dominic on the blog.
The spark for this prompt: What if, on some alien world or parallel dimension, you came upon a substance that transferred your consciousness to another sentient being through the medium of a transtemporal network such as Dreamtime?
While we're on that subject, here's a fascinating snippet from Wikipedia:
"[E]very person essentially exists eternally in the Dreaming. This eternal part existed before the life of the individual begins, and continues to exist when the life of the individual ends. Both before and after life, it is believed that this spirit-child exists in the Dreaming and is only initiated into life by being born through a mother."
Between this world and the Tao / Apeiron / Kia / En Soph Aur, how many possibilities exist?
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GENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss voters have approved a right-wing-backed proposal to ban construction of new minarets, initial projections showed on Sunday, a surprise result that could damage Switzerland's economic ties with Muslim states.
If confirmed, the result would be a huge embarrassment for the neutral Swiss government, which had warned that amending the constitution to ban construction of minarets could serve could "serve the interests of extremist circles."
"The initiative would appear to be accepted, there is a positive trend. It's a huge surprise," French-language Swiss television said, 30 minutes after polls closed at midday.
A majority of voters as well as cantons appeared to have approved the initiative, it said, citing exit polls carried out by the Berne-based Institute Gfs.
Both the Swiss government and parliament had rejected the initiative as violating the Swiss constitution, freedom of religion and the nation's cherished tradition of tolerance. The United Nations human rights watchdog had also voiced concerns.
A group of politicians from the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP), the country's biggest party, and Federal Democratic Union gathered enough signatures to force the vote on the initiative which opposes the "Islamisation of Switzerland."
Its campaign poster showed the Swiss flag covered in missile-like minarets and the portrait of a woman covered with a black chador and veil associated with strict Islam.
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Many would prefer a risk-based strategy of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance that would dispense with the ''checklist'' approach and enable them to channel corporate energies toward the most serious problems.
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It is typical of US regulators to go overboard.AS 2 is a clear example.While there is merit in having Internal controls documented and tested ,reliance on "sign and File"has been a dampener.Emphasis should be controls over areas that can be critical and any lapse would result in Misstatement. Rubbishing the Act is also foolhardy. The introduction of SOX has put the fear of God into the Top management and the Auditors.
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Why is this news? The PCAOB and SEC have included risk-based assessments in SOX since AS-2 (at least). And they stressed it again in separate statements last May. How is it that CFOs are now seeking something that is intrinsic to the regulation? Maybe companies wouldn't have so much trouble with SOX if they'd just RTFM.
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'Glee' Starlet Lea Michele Follows Her Instincts When It Comes to Fashion
Earlier this year when 'Glee' star Lea Michele walked the red carpet at the Golden Globes, the actress turned many heads with her gorgeous black gown. But it was a happy accident coming across that dress; she earned raves from fashion critics, who calls the gown one of the "most memorable" dresses of the entire awards show.
"Ryan Murphy had told me, 'Don't wear black [to the Golden Globes]. You should never wear black,'" Michele tells InStyle. "So my stylist pulled floral, beautiful colors [to chose from]."
After looking through several options, Michele took a bathroom break, which turned out to be one of the best timed moments for the actress. "As I'm walking to the bathroom to try them on, I see the Oscar [de la Renta] dress hanging up in [my stylist's closet," she recalls. "I said 'I'm wearing that!' And I called Ryan, and said, 'Ryan, I'm wearing black!'"
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October 19, 2009 By Bill Schrier
In my previous blog entry, I discussed some of the "downswing" trends in IT in local government. This column will be about trends on the upswing - gaining prominence and resources - in cities and counties. Most of this information came from discussions with CIOs of other large cities and counties around the country, held at the Metropolitan Information Exchange (MIX) conference in Albuquerque in September.
On the rise in local government are cloud computing or hosted services, public safety support, geo-location, award-winning websites, social media use (blogging, twitter, Facebook, YouTube), consolidation, hiring chills or freezes, the "greening" of IT and responding to climate change.
MIX members certainly are leaders in online services, as recognized in the Center for Digital Government's annual best of the web awards. We are all driving more services online, but also struggling to make more data available for transparency and accountability. Those governments receiving awards are doing an exceptional job.
"Cloud computing" or hosted applications or software-as-a-service (SAAS) are finding fertile ground in government, although only the seeds have been planted - just a few applications are sprouting. Bill Greeves, CIO of Roanoke County, Virginia, has been a leader in this field in government, especially with his Muni Gov 2.0 initiative. Bill is also a fellow blogger here on Digital Communities.
As the budgets of IT departments are cut, they no longer have the staff or resources to support applications, sometimes even mission critical ones. Many of us are therefore hosting new applications such as job application or payroll systems in the cloud. The City of Seattle will probably implement both applicant tracking systems (although with budget constraints, jobs are few and far between!) and customer relationship management systems "in the cloud". Besides ease of support, placing applications "in the cloud" also results in regular software upgrades and predictable costs.


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Responding to Mitt Romney's choice of Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate, Democratic candidate for Governor Maggie Hassan said that with Paul Ryan on the ticket, Ovide Lamontagne and Kevin Smith have a new partner in their attempts to dismantle Medicare for New Hampshire's seniors.
"Ovide Lamontagne, Kevin Smith and Paul Ryan all share the same goal of dismantling Medicare, a program which is critically important to New Hampshire's seniors," said Hassan. "They want to let the legislature take over Medicare and strongly support Ryan's plan to dismantle the program."
"Medicare provides access to critical health care for tens of thousands of New Hampshire citizens," said Hassan. "I will stand up to the Romney, Ryan and Lamontagne Plan to dismantle Medicare and always fight to protect our seniors and all citizens from any attempts to restrict access to health care."
Ovide Lamontagne has stood with Bill O'Brien and the reckless Tea Party legislature in calling for the state to takeover Medicare. Under the Ovide-O'Brien plan, the legislature would be permitted to increase health care costs on seniors by $6,000 or more a year, change eligibility rules and deny access to services. Our seniors can't afford the Ovide-O'Brien plan for Medicare.
Ovide Lamontagne has said that one of his top priorities as Governor will be to push to get the federal government to "block grant" Medicare and allow the legislature to run it. The House has already passed a bill called for Congress to create an "Interstate Health Compact," which would allow the legislature to run Medicare.
"This legislature has already cut health care for people with disabilities, children and seniors in nursing homes, while Ovide stood by. New Hampshire citizens cannot afford to stand by while Ovide Lamontagne, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan try to dismantle Medicare," said Hassan. "I will stand up to anyone who tries to restrict access to health care for New Hampshire seniors."
In a February op-ed, Ovide Lamontagne said the takeover of Medicare would be one of his top priorities as governor. Lamontagne has also expressed support for U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan's budget, which would make seniors pay more for health care and put private for-profit health insurers in charge of their care. Other advocates have deemed this proposal "revolutionary" -- and that's exactly what it is: a revolutionary change that would take away health care for New Hampshire seniors.
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Kathleen Chalfant was on the Leonard Lopate Show recently to talk about starring in the off-Broadway play "Tales from Red Vienna." She also told us what she's been reading recently. Find out what else Kathleen Chalfant's a fan of!
What have you read or seen over the past year that moved or surprised you?
Lots but especially La Bellezza and American Hustle - and like everyone else The Goldfinch. Also, oddly, Laurence Leamer's The Kennedy Women.
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Mahler and Belle Amie - my granddaughter's band's disk
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Country Music
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The Bard's Tale - Review @ RPG Codex
RPG Codex has taken a stroll down the discount isles to bring readers a review of inXile's The Bard's Tale. There's no score as usual for this site but the intro is pretty clear:
Unfortunately, inXile's The Bard's Tale is literally a Bard's Tale game in name only. Despite carrying the name of the series, Fargo only managed to acquire the rights of the name from Electronic Arts through a legal loophole, but not the rights to the content of the original series. Interesting then, that this was revealed to the public only after months of misleading marketing ploys such as touting the game as a "re-envisioning of the series", and right after the game went gold, by the game's very own lead designer during an interview. Even more unfortunate is that all the things that were hinted at during the game's publicity – the irreverent humor, the entertaining gameplay, the reworking of RPG cliches – were by and large absent as the game ends up being a short and forgettable action romp that handles none of those elements particularly well, while still carrying issues of its own caused by its console origins.
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(This was written for a publication in Transitions in the Lives of Jesuits and Former Jesuits).
One Sunday this past February, Ashish and I went to the English mass at the Basilica of Bom Jesu in Goa. Initially we were steered into the line to pass by the shrine of Saint Francis which is no more than just a small Baroque style side altar with his body encased in glass--during mass people venerating the saint wind through the courtyard of the Jesuit residence.
Once we negotiated our way into the back pew of the church, and began to feel at home with the "Jesuit-ness" of the ceremony, I was able to pay more attention. The priest's sermon was not entirely easy to follow. As he struggled to connect Xavier's religious enthusiasm to martyrdom, something I felt didn't match the facts of his remarkable life nor the current situation of Christians in India, I looked around at the rest of congregation, mostly Indians, Goans I suspect, and certainly, as English speakers, educated. They were also, as far as I could tell, remarkably uninspired, not unlike the Irish American parish of my childhood.
The sermon and the ceremony were also disconnected from what was happening at the side altar. Men, women, and children, Christians, Muslims, and Sikhs, pushed their way forward towards the barely visible body of the saint. Ash and I had seen almost identical scenes at the many temples, mosques, shrines, gurdwaras we've visited across India. What they were seeking was a personal matter, blessing for a new marriage, healing, relief from suffering, forgiveness for a personal transgression, a prayer for a child's good fortune, or perhaps even a superstitious belief that contact with a realized being would produce a child. And to be honest, it also seemed unconnected to the Francis I knew as a Catholic, Jesuit saint. But it was real.
I turned my attention back to the priest at the altar and felt deep compassion, even kinship. He was obviously competent, educated, thoughtful, even a devout, spiritual man who was sincerely trying to connect our messy lives with another dimension. With any luck, I might have turned out like him. In that same moment, I also realized why I'd left the Society.
After I graduated from Dartmouth in 1966, over the objections of my parents, I entered the Jesuits at Shadowbrook, and stayed for more than a decade. When time came for me to be ordained, I took a leave of absence and extended it for 2 years before I signed my exit papers. I realized that I had to confront, and deal with coming out as a gay man, my addictive personality, and, at the time, it seemed that the most effective path was psychological work rather than prayer or meditation.
I had of course done the spiritual exercises of Father Ignatius many times. The experience was rich. When I was trying to decide whether to leave or stick it out, I undertook then again as well as trying to recreate some of that experience through a study of the enneagram, and beginning Buddhist meditation practice. Then for more than three decades, I either wore the designation "ex-Jesuit" as a badge of honor, or disavowed any value in my religious training except on the rare occasion when I ran into someone from that era.
Twenty-five years ago a chance meeting with a Zen priest who was starting a hospice for people with AIDS turned my attention back to meditation practice. It also allowed me to carefully trace the roots of suffering through a spiritual practice that is agnostic with regard to any particular religious system of beliefs.
Today my experience in the Society grows dim, like a series of events in a very ancient land, but what also remains is a sense of intimacy that feels indelible and timeless. I regard things "spiritual" as reflecting on some of the questions that life presents squarely. Most of the puzzlers of my youth--the struggle of coming out in an unaccepting culture, finding a spiritual expression that suited me, etc.--have faded into the background. I no longer seek the kind of answers that I demanded years ago, though I value seeing things through to the end, even things that do not turn out well.
In my view most of the ordinary language of "spiritual" conversation is inadequate. Describing my particular path as as series of "transitions" feels melodramatic. Speaking of a path or a journey sounds like I just bought some nifty running shoes to train for a marathon at my unlikely age. It feels more like just growing up, looking around and realizing that our lives amount to only a brief second, but in that time we can leave things better than we found them, that we are not alone, and that the universe is vast and awe-inspiring.


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Be My Wine
Valentine's Day is just a couple of days away, so it's time to get shopping. Whether it's for yourself, your love, your mom or dad or your Galentine, I suggest you pick up a few bottles of wine before you go forging for chocolates and flowers. There's nothing like getting giddy over sips of a delicious wine. Red, white or pink, velvety, fizzy or bubbly, wine–long the nectar of the gods–has been putting people in the mood for love for ages. Here are some of my recommendations for memorable, reasonably-priced wines for this holiday and always.
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Feasting on Fondue and Raclette in Telluride
Brrrr. Baby it's been cold outside, at least here in the Rocky Mountains. Tis the season to eat lots of warm, hearty foods–calorie-rich meals that refuel you after charging down the slopes all day at Telluride Ski Resort.
And baby do I have a recommendation for you. Book your table at Alpinist and the Goat where you can delight in melted cheese in its most delectable forms: fondue and raclette. Both specialties from the Alps, here these convivial dishes are served with salad, seasoned bread and apples. For the fondue, you can choose from seven different options such as traditional, truffle and Cortina, a twist on the classic recipe blended with creamy gorgonzola. More adventuresome gastronomes will want to try the Basquel, a spicy fondue made with traditional Emmenthaler, Manchego and chorizo or Cajun Fondeaux, a rich blend of cheese finished with crawfish tails and Cajun seasonings. Yum. Leave it to Americans to innovate a centuries-old classic from the Alps.
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Holiday Online Shopping Recommendations 2015
Well, it's that time of year again. Time to think about shopping. Oh wait, you've probably been thinking about it–and even doing some of it–the past week. Good on you if that's the case. Others (like me) haven't even begun to tackle their holiday shopping despite a deluge of offers that have flooded our inboxes.
I recommend keeping it simple and shopping online for those on your list that live a distance from you. Have that something special sent directly to their door, so that you don't have to put up with all the wrapping, packaging and waiting in line at your local post office or shipper. And while you're at it, pick up something for yourself because that's just what we do when holiday shopping.
I showcase a curated list of favorite purveyors at my Online Shopping Page, most of whom offer discounts between 8 and 10% to Bonjour Colorado readers. Go directly there if you want my more lengthy descriptions. Otherwise, check out my highlights and some other add-ons below.
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Grateful for My Friends in France and Belgium
I'm big at counting my blessings year round. As challenging as life can be, I try as much as possible to pause and feel truly grateful for all that I have in my life.
There's so much for which to be grateful, especially when it comes to love. There's nothing like feeling love and appreciation. There's nothing like feeling valued. There's nothing like feeling your heart swell with love–day after day after day.
I was blessed with an outpouring of love during my recent trip to Europe when friends in France went out of their way to meet with me for coffee, organize special dinners, include me in on Sunday lunches and chat with me at great length over leisurely breakfasts and afternoon teas. My friends in Antwerp entertained me all weekend long. And throughout every encounter, I felt a connectedness with my European friends that made it feel as though I had just seen them the week before. (It had, in fact, been many years.)
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Keurig and Company Kill My Coffee, Tea and Me
I'm practically on the eve of departing for a big trip to France and I'm excited about many things: the flakey croissants that taste far superior to most sold in the U.S., the fabulous runny unpasteurized cheeses you can't find stateside (unless smuggled in), slightly chilled red wines such as a good Fleury, rich French stews such as a daube Provençal or a boeuf aux carottes, a savory couscous, the perfect omelet–well, you get the picture. As much as I love France for its beauty and the French for their joie de vivre, I guess I am most looking forward to their food and drink.
Coffee and tea rank tops on that list, too. I'm more of a tea drinker and the French do tea–in my humble opinion–as well as the English. By mid-morning I love a good coffee, whether it's a creamy café au lait or an espresso ladened with lots of sugar. Yes, the French do it right at home, in restaurants, cafés and hotels. It has been a while since I was in France but last time I checked, they still hadn't adapted the American tradition of having a coffee pot in hotel rooms. Mais non, their approach was always far more civilized and if you wanted a coffee or tea–even in small, modest hotels–they'd bring it to you. And it would be delicious, served on a little tray accompanied with cold or hot milk and often un petit pot of hot water.
For breakfast, they always gladly delivered your hot beverages to your room–with or without a basket of pâtisseries, something that is tout à fait normale, or common practice. Having breakfast in bed always has been more the norm in France than not. I'm praying that this tradition has been upheld.
If I enter a hotel room–not to mention more than one or two–and find those stupid personal coffee makers à la Keurig, I think I'll have a fit. Who ever was so stupid to invent those devices? I had a huge experience with them on a ten-day trip this summer where they were proudly displayed at every coffee station inside and out of the rooms. I can't tell you the aggravation I had getting them to work properly–they didn't half the time. And if they worked, often the coffee was cold. I had a few excellent cups of coffee and tea from them but none was worth the aggravation. I even had to call housekeeping a couple of times to help out and they ended up scratching their heads.
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Summer Sipping 2014
Summer is the season for wine festivals throughout much of the United States, especially in Colorado. June is particularly big in our Rocky Mountain state since the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen is taking place this weekend and the Telluride Wine Festival—under new direction—is happening next weekend. They're both long-established events, terrific for sampling and savoring food and libations among the pros. Typically one walks away from these festivals with a go-to list of wines, spirits and restaurants to experience in the upcoming months. They also offer wonderful opportunities for socializing among fellow foodies and wine lovers in beautiful mountain settings.
For me, however, summer sipping feels best outdoors while gazing at a gorgeous mountain vista or inside relishing a delicious dinner of grilled meats and vegetables after having done a big hike. I've also been known to pack a good bottle and snacks and share a near-sacred moment with someone special out in a remote place. These treasured times create memories that last the longest for me.
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Fifty Shades of Grey Wine
"If you spill the wine, I will punish you, Miss Steele." —Christian Grey
Mon dieu. Not only might you not want to be punished (or perhaps you do), but you don't want to lose a drop of Fifty Shades of Grey Wine from acclaimed novelist E.L. James. Who doesn't love white silk and red satin, especially when it comes in the form of wine?
Floral aromatics of lychee, honey and pear lead off Fifty Shades of Grey White Silk, a primarily Gewürztraminer and Sauvignon Blanc blend. Aged in stainless steel, it's both delicate and rich in character.
Fifty Shades of Grey Red Satin, a decadent blend of primarily Petite Sirah and Syrah, fills your mouth with a full-bodied deliciousness of black cherry, cocoa, caramel and vanilla. Hmmm, and you thought Christian was yummy.
No date for Valentine's? How about spending a titillating evening with yourself and the Fifty Shades of Grey book and wine in hand? Or, spice it up with your hunny and surprise him or her with a Fifty Shades of Grey excerpt, accompanied by one of these smooth wines.
The combination of love and wine has never been so bold.
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Selective Sipping: Mark Spivak and His Iconic Spirits
I've always felt that you can appreciate something more when you know the story behind it. This is the premise behind my books The Riches of France: A Shopping and Touring Guide to the French Provinces and The Riches of Paris: A Shopping and Touring Guide. There's always a lot of imbibing during the holiday season, so why not know the history behind some of the world's most beloved elixirs?
I chatted with Mark Spivak, author of Iconic Spirits: An Intoxicating History, during a Travel Fun interview which you can listen to below. He tells some fascinating tales behind the twelve spirits featured in his book. You can learn all about Chambord, gin and tequila, to name a few. He talks about Campari, a bitter concoction formulated by an Italian around 1860, considered to be one of the sexiest beverages on earth as well as the connection between Nascar and moonshine, a surprising association which has remained hidden from the general public over the years. "Most of the early (Nascar) drivers were all bootleggers…Then in 1947 they all got together and formed Nascar," Mark explains.
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The Wright State baseball team scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh and made that hold up for a 6-4 win over Valparaiso Saturday afternoon at Nischwitz Stadium.
Karch Kowalczyk gave the Crusaders a 1-0 lead with a solo home run in the second, only to see the Raiders tie it in their half of the frame as Brad Macciocchi reached second on an error and scored on a RBI single to center by Kieston Greene.
Valpo went back in front with a run in the fourth, but again WSU answered quickly, this time with two in the bottom of the fourth. Sean Murphy walked with one out and, one out later, Greene struck again, this time with a two-run homer to left, his second of the season.
Back came the Crusaders with two in the top of the fifth and Valpo held a 4-3 advantage as Wright State came to bat in the bottom of the seventh. A dropped foul ball with one out extended an at bat by Joe Ford and he took advantage by reaching on an infield single. Pinch-hitter John Brodner also reached on an error, but the next batter flied out to center for the second out.
A Michael Timm hit up the middle, though, tied the game and Jeff Limbaugh followed with a two-run double to right center to give WSU a 6-4 lead.
Valparaiso picked up a double in both the eighth and ninth, but could not drive in a run as Andrew Elliott earned his 13th save of the season with three strikeouts in the ninth. The 13 saves tie Elliott with Joe Smith (2006) and Michael Schum (2009) for the second-most saves in a season in team history, with Mark Squire's 15 in 1999 holding the record.
The win was the 30th of the season for Wright State, marking the eighth time in the last nine years that the Raiders have reached the 30-win plateau.
Following the game, the program helped raise $6,865 for the Vs. Cancer Foundation and Dayton Children's Hospital by having their heads shaved.
Greene finished with two hits and three RBI while Timm had two hits and Limbaugh two RBI for Wright State (30-19, 22-3 Horizon), which wraps up the home portion of its schedule Sunday with the final game of the Valparaiso series, starting at 1:00. Following the game, WSU's six seniors--Taylor Braun, Ford, Greene, Joey Hoelzel, Limbaugh and Jack Murphy--will be honored.


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Published: May 16, 2013 at 8:39 PMIt still baffles me to this day how successful Madagascar is! I did not enjoy those films within an inch of my life. The best park of the entire trilogy was the lemurs dancing and it was recycled in the sequel.
But if it's a decent show then I can accept it. I've been amazed before with a theme park turning a tired movie into something nice. So Move It, Move It Busch Gardens!
Published: May 17, 2013 at 1:01 PMSad Gwazi was a amazing woodie and they take it down for Madagascar!!! YOU GOT ANOTHER THEATER USE THAT ONE!!!
Published: May 21, 2013 at 11:33 AMMadagascar was licensed to many companies that it's almost impossible to keep up. Sands, the gambling company, bought Shrek and Madagascar rights for its Macau property.
Frankly, I think Dreamworks is making a mistake by diluting their franchise. Achieving consistent quality control will be difficult to manage.
This is no different with Snoopy that at least two theme park chains have licensing rights.
While Disney have the most characters, they don't use them enough. They seem to license new characters first. It is weird that they are going with Avatar when Star Wars is staring at their faces. Do a Star Wars Land. Get a hint.


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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Michael Morse is looking to turn the page. That's the refrain he returns to, whenever asked about 2013.
After socking 49 home runs and driving in 157 runs in 2011 and 2012 for the Washington Nationals, Morse returned to the team that drafted him – the Seattle Mariners -- in 2013, and in 76 games, he hit just .226, slugged .381 and hit just 13 home runs.
He started out white-hot, hitting .293 over the first 11 games, with six home runs and nine RBIs, but then, his wrist began to bother him. He developed a bone protrusion in his wrist, which limited his mobility and dropped his trademark power to barely a spark.
From April 19 to the middle of June, his batting average was above .250 for a total of four days. At the end of May, Morse saw his average rise steadily, until the Mariners' series with the San Diego Padres.
"I was rounding third at home against the Padres," Morse recalls. "I missed most of July. I tried to play the rest of the month of June with a torn quad. It was tough. I look back at it, and it's something that I try to forget.
"I tore it a little bit, and I just tried to play through it again, and it got worse, worse, worse, but at the time, Justin Smoak was on the DL, so I thought it would be a benefit for the team if I didn't end up going on the DL at the same time, so I tried to play through it, and it just got worse and worse, and they ended up having to put some cortisone in there and take some of the bleeding out and go on the DL for a while."
Morse won't speculate whether the adjustments he made to his swing to cope with the wrist injury led to his torn quadriceps muscle, but whether it did or not, the numbers tell the story. He couldn't work out, he says, and at the end of August, he was hitting .226. After his hot start, he hit just seven more home runs and drove in just 18 more runs, striking out 68 times to 19 walks with a batting average of .215. He was placed on trade waivers and was dealt to the Baltimore Orioles, where he was even more anemic, hitting .103 in 12 games, with no home runs, no RBIs and seven strikeouts to one walk.
No wonder he wants to forget.
During his first spring training with the San Francisco Giants – who signed Morse to a $6 million, one-year deal in December – he hit .300, and despite not putting a single ball out of the yard, has impressed coaches and teammates alike.
"We're working his swing to where he wants to be, and he's a powerful guy," says San Francisco hitting coach Hensley Muelens. "Hopefully we can regain his form from 2011 and 2012 when he was in Washington. He's an interesting guy, very strong, and he's going to compliment Buster [Posey] and Panda (Pablo Sandoval) very well. He's working hard, asking a lot of good questions. He fits in very well with the guys. He's a hard-working guy, he's funny. We're happy to have him, if he can stay healthy."
Morse grew up in the Mariners organization, and in 2009, was part of the Pacific Coast League Pacific North Division champion Tacoma Rainiers with a player who has been nearly as constant a companion as his own shadow – Giants reserve catcher Guillermo Quiroz. In his youth, Morse idolized Alex Rodriguez, and in Tacoma, Morse was still holding on to the childhood dream of being an infielder. That has since changed, as the Giants signed him to take over the revolving door that has been left field. How is 2009 Mike Morse different from the 2014 vintage?
"Maturity, I believe," Quiroz says. "Experience. He looks bigger, body-wise. He's been working out a lot, I guess. Same guy, though: Humble, easy to talk to."
Bigger is an understatement. In 2009, Morse played at 6-foot-5, 230 pounds. This spring, he measured in at 6-foot-5, 245 pounds of long, lean muscle.
Behind closed doors, the Giants have expressed desire for Morse to return to that 20-25-homer, 100-RBI form he enjoyed with the Nationals, but for Morse, it's all about staying within himself – something he didn't let himself do in Seattle.
"You know what's good about this team, is that I've just got to be me, do what I know how to do," Morse says. "When I play and have fun at the same time, I put up some good numbers. I'm just going to go out, have fun and try and play within my means. Those years, I didn't try to do anything spectacular. I just tried to play ball and help the team win. This is a team that's built for every aspect of the game, and it's a team that you just go out and play well. They don't expect you to do anything absolutely crazy, but if we all play well, we're a championship ball club."
He'll also be playing the outfield, and, lucky for him, another one of his childhood idols is helping him learn the treacherous terrain at AT&T Park: Barry Bonds.
Before Bonds arrived in camp, Morse expressed his excitement about working with the home run king.
"I've got so many questions for that guy," he said. "Head to toe, everything he does, I want to know why. He's an unbelievable player. He's one of my favorite players in this game, and I think it's going to be such an honor to be in the same clubhouse with him."
At least this spring, Morse had no misadventures in the outfield, not tallying a single error in 41.0 innings of work, before two miscues on Thursday night.
"We do a lot of stuff before games. We do a lot of wall drills," he smiles.
Morse took the field at AT&T for the first time as a member of the home team in the annual Bay Bridge Series against the Oakland Athletics, finally – and officially – turning the page.
"I got injured, and sometimes, when you have injuries, it sets you back," he says. "You try and change your approach to the game, because of an injury, so it is what it is. You turn a page and start over."
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Winning BCS will be difficult for USC Trojans
The University of Southern California Trojans football team is installed as 7-2 odds favorites to win the 2008 BCS National Championship according to oddsmakers at online sports wagering giant Sportsbook.com. However, before USC can carry off the Sears BCS Trophy they have some reloading to do and hope it's effective after losing 10 players to the NFL Draft including quarterback John David Booty.
"I think it will be difficult for USC to win it [BCS Championship] this coming year," said Point-Spreads.com College Football Annalist and Handicapper Reno Gold. "Oddsmakers are always going to rate the Trojans a little higher than they should based on past results and for good reason; however, this team has too many question marks coming into the season to expect a championship. From looking at their attrition, they will be lucky to win their league."
The Trojans will have a new quarterback and a new offensive line to deal with in 2008. With the quarterback position in transition, the competition was hot and heavy during Spring drills between junior Mark Sanchez and Arkansas transfer, sophomore Mitch Mustain. While competition will continue once August drills start, it was Sanchez who emerged on top of the depth chart as the No. 1 signal caller.
"He's [Sanchez] a little more resourceful of an athlete than John David Booty was," said USC head football coach Pete Carroll during spring drills. "Mark is quicker to take off and move. His subtle movements are more quicker to slide and bob and weave in the pocket. He's also quicker to take off and run. John was going to beat you throwing the ball. Mark will take off and make some yards with his legs which is a nice attribute to have."
Offensively the biggest challenge will be replacing at least half of the offensive line. Gone is All-American offensive tackle Sam Baker and All Pac-10 guard Chilo Rachel and All-American tight end Fred Davis.
"On the offensive line, we've had a lot of adjustments, a lot of guys moving in and out of spots," Carroll said. "We continue to do that and will continue to do that into the fall when we have the new offensive linemen come in to make sure we are doing the right thing."
Carroll was impressed with left tackle Charles Brown in the spring and said he is capable of being a "big time" tackle. Butch Lewis, who battled injury most of the spring is expected to start if healthy. Carroll expects Jeff Byers to step in and be effective after an excellent spring. Alex Parsons came out of the spring as the starting center.
Anthony McCoy and Rhett Ellison are running one and two on the tight end depth chart.
Defensively, the strong area appears to be at linebacker with the return of Ray Maualuga and Brian Cushing and the secondary could be the best in the Pete Carroll era.
"The defensive can be very solid for us," said Carroll at the end of Spring drills. "We expect them to play fast and aggressive. We'll feature the play of our linebackers and safeties and we should have effective run play and the ability to pressure the passer with those guys. How good I don't know. But I'm really exciting about the group coming back. They play with a lot of energy and are a very physical group. We feel they are experienced. Other than the nose tackle spot, I feel we are coming into the season with a good savvy group that knows what we are doing and gives us some flexibility.
The Trojans will be a very good football team and tested early as the schedule makers have them traveling to Charlottesville, Virg., for a date with the Cavaliers followed by a home game with Ohio State. If the Trojans can win those two early games they will go into the Pac-10 season with some momentum and who knows what will happen.


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Shirley's Shelter Holds Open House
A local shelter unveils its newest addition designed to help those in need of a place to stay.
Shirley's Shelter for the Homeless held an open house Sunday at its men's shelter on South Alexander Street in Toccoa.
Shirley Combs, who runs the shelter, said the open house gave people a chance to see a new apartment constructed at the shelter.
"We just got the apartment, where the carport was, renovated so right now, we are able to do a transition with a small family," said Combs. "Be able to help them out for a few days if they do not have anywhere else to live."
Shirley's Shelter started back in 2007 and the men's shelter has been in place at this location for a couple of years, but work just wrapped up this Spring on the new apartment.
Combs said the new apartment would not have been possible without the help of Foothills Community Church, which did the construction work, and others who donated to the effort.
"I thank God for them," said Combs. "Then, there is a couple that lives in Florida. They are moving here on the lake and you cannot use two houses full of furniture. By the time we got through with the apartment, (the couple) gave us enough stuff to furnish that whole apartment. I just thank God for the blessing.
The new apartment adds to the Men's Shelter, which currently houses four people, and a women's shelter on Diagonal Street.
Combs said the goal is to not just provide a place to stay, but to help change lives and help people make a change in their lives.
She said she loves what she does and appreciates the community's support.
"It just fills me with joy," said Combs. "I really want the people to see what it is all about and see that we are real about what are doing. This is my life. I love what I do."
Shirley's Shelter is a non-profit, 501c3 organization that operate solely on donations.
People can make a donation at her restaurant on Currahee Street or at any First Citizens Bank.


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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-2611?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12902860#action_12902860 ] Steven Rowe commented on LUCENE-2611: ------------------------------------- bq. sounds like we should re-open LUCENE-2398 and fix these test problems so they work from Intellij? Sounds good to me. BTW, unlike Ant, IntelliJ doesn't appear to support forking VM process per test class, so that route isn't available. bq. Can you supply a patch with the fixes to solr.solr.home in tearDown? Will do. bq. Another idea would be to add your clear to AbstractSolrTestCase/SolrTestCaseJ4's tearDown/afterClass to prevent any problems? Yeah, I thought of that, but e.g. DIH's {{TestContentStreamDataSource}} directly extends {{TestCase}} - maybe it wouldn't be a problem to switch, I dunno - I'll look into it. > IntelliJ IDEA setup > ------------------- > > Key: LUCENE-2611 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-2611 > Project: Lucene - Java > Issue Type: New Feature > Components: Build > Affects Versions: 4.0 > Reporter: Steven Rowe > Priority: Minor > Fix For: 4.0 > > Attachments: LUCENE-2611.patch, LUCENE-2611.patch > > > Setting up Lucene/Solr in IntelliJ IDEA can be time-consuming. > The attached patch adds a new top level directory {{dev-tools/}} with sub-dir {{idea/}} containing basic setup files for trunk, as well as a top-level ant target named "idea" that copies these files into the proper locations. This arrangement avoids the messiness attendant to in-place project configuration files directly checked into source control. > The IDEA configuration includes modules for Lucene and Solr, each Lucene and Solr contrib, and each analysis module. A JUnit test run per module is included. > Once {{ant idea}} has been run, the only configuration that must be performed manually is configuring the project-level JDK. > If this patch is committed, Subversion svn:ignore properties should be added/modified to ignore the destination module files (*.iml) in each module's directory. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com
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