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While age 34 may seem like a long time to wait, consider that college grads also earn considerably more than individuals with only a high school diploma – about 67% more, says The College Board. In addition, the unemployment rate for individuals age 25 and older with at least a bachelor's degree is consistently about half of the unemployment rate for high school graduates. That means you will not only recoup the costs of college and time "lost" in the working world while you attend school, but your degree will continue to help you earn more money over the course of your career.
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Let these positive New Beginning quotes help you to have a positive attitude toward life, and to think positively.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
- Anonymous
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When It's Darkest, Men See the Stars.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Another Sunrise, Another New Beginning.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Celebrate endings - for they precede new beginnings.
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When one door closes, another opens.
But often we look so long, so regretfully,
upon the closed door,
that we fail to see the one that is opened for us.
- Helen Keller
We must become the change we wish to see in the world.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
Good Endings precede Good Beginnings.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Do you feel stuck?
Whether in a project, a job, a relationship,
or some other situation,
there is a time for perseverance,
and a time for letting go and moving on.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
No one is in control of your happiness but you;
therefore, you have the power to change anything
about yourself or your life that you want to change.
- Barbara De Angelis
Let every day be the first day
of the rest of your life,
but especially let today be a new beginning.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A big part of letting go is recognizing
when it is time to stay in a situation
and when it is time to move on.
- Darren L. Johnson
With every rising of the sun
Think of your life as just begun.
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Re-examine all that you have been told...
dismiss that which insults your soul.
- Walt Whitman
Know that you cannot create great new beginnings
until you sincerely celebrate the endings that precede them.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
USE this time of fresh beginnings.
Use it as an impetus, the force or energy toward change.
Become stronger, a better leader, more focused in your thoughts.
Exert more influence over your dreams
by bringing them closer to your thoughts, every day.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
You can learn how to let go of the past.
Whether you have experienced a break up
with someone you cared for deeply,
whether death has taken a loved one,
whether you have had a feud with a friend or family member,
whether you have lost a job.
Move on and let go.
Life can be joyful and rewarding again.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
So long as you have courage and a sense of humor,
it is never too late to start life afresh.
- Freeman Dyson
Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.
- Henry David Thoreau
Every day is a new beginning -
a day for a new plan and new action.
If today, in conscious awareness, you choose
the same plan as yesterday, you are wise.
If you choose a different plan, you are equally wise.
Whatever you choose, choose with intention.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Oh yes, the past can hurt.
But, you can either run from it or, learn from it.
- the movie The Lion King
Every day is a new day -
a day for new beginnings, new dreams, new action -
a day for challenge, adventure, and discovery.
TODAY, what is your goal?
What is your dream?
What action are you taking to further your goals and dreams?
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Forgiveness ... is the finishing of old business
that allows us to experience the present,
free of contamination from the past.
- Joan Borysenko
Begin your life today, and again tomorrow.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Stop holding on to the past.
Release your regrets about whatever you may have done
or failed to do that turned out poorly.
Forgive others for whatever they may have done
or failed to do that cause you harm.
Declare today to be a new beginning.
Let go of the past and move on with creating
a joyful new future for yourself.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The ending of a job or a relationship
may appear as the darkest night,
but it is merely the Winter season -
the time of renewal and rebirth
that precedes the new planting -
the beginning of the next great cycle.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Before moving on, you have to clear away your cherished beliefs.
- Dick Raymond
Consider a new beginning with your family -
choose to take them less seriously.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Endings: sometimes a season of sorrow and grief.
Endings: what must precede new beginnings.
Life is an endless cycle of endings and beginnings.
Renewal and rebirth cannot occur without endings -
as the new year's crop can only be planted and flourish
in the decay of last year.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Careers and relationships also have their cycles
of birth, growth, and death -
to be followed by rebirth and the renewal of the cycle.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Though no one can go back and make a brand new start,
anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.
- Carl Bard
If you have been divorced, you know it hurts -
especially if your marriage had lasted many years.
Whatever the circumstances of your relationship,
and whatever the nature of its ending,
there is always grief and regret -
perhaps regret over the ending,
or perhaps regret over not ending the relationship sooner -
or perhaps both.
Nonetheless, move past the grief and regret.
No matter how painful, divorce, like all endings,
opens the door to new beginnings.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Today is a day to choose a different path.
Enjoy the unknown way - one step at a time.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Have your new year's resolutions been a new beginning for you
or have they just been different words on the same old beginning?
Maybe now's the time to establish
a new pattern of viewing your life fresh.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Living in the present moment requires discretion toward memory.
Without memory we'd have amnesia. What good would there be in that?
Offer discretion and discernment for our past
with a broad spectrum of forgiveness.
As for our present moment, delight.
And dedication to remain fully present to all the possibility.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
With the advent of spring and beginning of the new
harvest season the creators of abundance,
our peasants, come out to the fields to sow with good aspirations and hopes.
- Islom Karimov
Some of the French surrealists at the beginning of
the war had come over to New York and they brought out this magazine.
It was a big, glossy magazine full of surrealist things.
- Kenneth Koch
I'm still at the beginning of my career.
It's all a little new, and I'm still learning as I go.
- Orlando Bloom
Every day is a good day to make a resolution
for beginning a new way of living,
but the New Year's Day holiday provides a good focus
for reviewing our lives and resolving
to live each day with conscious attention.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
As New Zealanders, we've been in on the United Nations from the very beginning,
played a role in the drafting of the charter -
it means a lot to us that those processes are followed.
- Helen Clark
A new baby is like the beginning of all things -
hope, a dream of possibilities.
- Eda J. Le Shan
So many have been growing with us from the very beginning of our career.
Others are brand new to us.
- Eydie Gorme
Much as we may wish to make a new beginning,
some part of us resists doing so as though we were
making the first step toward disaster.
- William Throsby Bridges
It is in revolutionary periods that the culmination
of previous trends and the beginning of new ones appear.
- C. L. R. James
This is just the beginning of a new era for America's workers.
- James P. Hoffa
I think it's good for the composer to teach because
you always have new students and you have to begin
at the beginning and make things clear.
- John Corigliano
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.
- Seneca
He will be beginning a brand new chapter in the Michael Jackson legend.
- LaToya Jackson
The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.
- George Eliot
In the beginning Remo is a very New York street cop
who changes and is changed as he moves along.
- Fred Ward
It seems to me that in our lifetime we have passed
from the wreck of liberal humanism to the beginning
of a new recognition of dogma:
isn't it rather tremendous?
- Ruth Pitter
When we dream alone it is only a dream,
but when many dream together it is the beginning of a new reality.
- Friedensreich Hundertwasser
I got out of the Army - in my world -
I came to New York,
for instance, when the civil rights movement was just beginning,
and that created a certain energy, a certain rumble,
a certain impetus for black actors.
- James Earl Jones
At the beginning of the new century,
it is the common aspiration of the peoples of the two
countries to deepen mutual understanding,
enhance trust, develop friendship and strengthen cooperation.
- Li Peng
I think the varied backgrounds in the beginning were a plus.
It took a while for people to understand what they
were trying to do and get started,
but it did provide for a lot of new ideas.
- Jack Kilby
We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people -
a belief that out of the ashes of war,
a new beginning could be born in this cradle of civilization.
Through this remarkable chapter in the history of the United States and Iraq,
we have met our responsibility.
Now, it's time to turn the page.
- Barack Obama
The story was such that I couldn't make a graceful
ending and then make a graceful new beginning.
I could have, but I didn't want to.
So, it isn't the most graceful way of writing a story.
This new story is, I think, is pretty good stuff.
I'm pleased with it anyway.
- Jack Vance
As I came to New York, it was for me a new beginning.
To discover what people are living here.
What do they need, what do they expect,
what would they like to be the image and the performance
of the New York Philharmonic?
- Kurt Masur
I call on everyone of goodwill both in Ireland and
abroad to join now in ensuring that the beginning of peace becomes a reality,
before this year is out.
Let us together open a new era in our history.
- Albert Reynolds
Very often, if I know the orchestra doesn't know a
piece or it's a new piece,
I have main ideas about it.
But then we start to play and I never talk about places
where they played so beautiful and so clear in the
beginning that there is nothing to say.
- Kurt Masur
I thought that my movie career was finished.
I was quite happy to dedicate myself 100% to the theater.
Surprisingly enough, I've never gotten so many work offers.
It's so exciting, this feeling of a new beginning after 40.
- Amy Irving
Of course for many years directors have had to go on
the road with their movies and promote them and I've
done that since the beginning.
So that's not new but the forms of it are different
such as with the internet.
- David Cronenberg
Sometimes I feel an obligation to be accessible as a personality,
but for me the driving force since the beginning has always been good work,
taking risks, trying new things.
If the door opens, go through it.
Always go forwards.
- David Soul
I believe that the profits will come from the quality
of your creative products.
Since the beginning, I've always wanted to develop
a self-feeding circle of creative productions:
the positive financial returns from one show would
be used to develop and create a new show,
and so on.
- Guy Laliberte
We are beginning a new era in our government.
I cannot too strongly urge the necessity of a rigid
economy and an inflexible determination not to enlarge
the income beyond the real necessities of the government.
- Andrew Jackson
Time has no divisions to mark its passage,
there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets
to announce the beginning of a new month or year.
Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals
who ring bells and fire off pistols.
- Thomas Mann
Furthermore, we believe that health care reform,
again I said at the beginning of my remarks,
that we sent the three pillars that the President's
economic stabilization and job creation initiatives
were education and innovation -
innovation begins in the classroom -
clean energy and climate,
addressing the climate issues in an innovative way
to keep us number one and competitive in the world with the new technology,
and the third, first among equals I may say,
is health care, health insurance reform.
- Nancy Pelosi
You are never too old to set another goal
or to dream a new dream.
- C. S. Lewis
With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Try a new perspective on diversity.
Across the country and around the world,
we are all one.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned,
so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come.
- Joseph Campbell
Take time to play!
Ask for what you want.
Live loudly.
Be avid.
Learn a new thing.
Be Yourself!
- Mary Anne Radmacher
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Author Notes: This is a really smooth, very fruity ice cream. The original recipe is to be found in David Lebovitz's "The Perfect Scoop". I gave it my own slight twinges.
By the way, the book is a great inspiration for any ice cream lover!
The taste: if you know it's caramelized, then you can taste it subtly.
If you don't know, you couldn't really put your finger on the slight other taste.
I was fascinated that this ice cream REALLY tastes like a soft, ripe pear. You know the kind that already has some soft spots and that you bite into and you drool and dribble because it's so juicy? Yeah, that's the stuff!
I think the cooking and caramelizing of the pears brings out the flavor and makes it so smooth.
Why did I make this ice cream? Well, no. 1., it's the perfect start into the new autumn season. No. 2., I love pears. No.3., they were on sale in my local supermarket. Hihi. I can't resist a good deal!
If you prefer another fruit (as long as it has enough of it's own fruit juice!) you may substitute it. You may also submit goat's milk for regular milk to give it a unique taste! —marie-poirier
Serves: 2
small ripe pears
ounces granulated sugar
pinch coarse sea salt
drops of lemon juice
milliliters heavy cream
milliliters full-fat milk
- Peel pears, de-core them and dice them into small cubes.
- In a cast-iron pan (or another solid pan) heat sugar.
- Wait for it liquefy, stirring not at first, only when you see patches of liquid sugar. Stir until smooth and amber colored. This should just take a few minutes.
- Add the pears. The caramel will seize up and solidify, but keep on stirring and boiling the mixture. Try to dissolve and clumps. this will take around 10 minutes.
- Then remove from heat, add milk, lemon juice and salt.
- Stir in the cream.
- Blend in food processor, until smooth.
- Chill, then freeze in your ice cream maker according to your manufacturer's instructions.
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The trend of companies adopting recurring revenue surged in 2013, with brand names ranging from Adobe and Amazon to Target and Toyota using new billing and pricing models to grow sales and deepen customer loyalty. This surge will continue this year as more companies adopt recurring revenue models because of their flexibility and convenience for customers. Today, recurring revenue expert Aria Systems issued a projection on the industries poised for further disruption via recurring revenue in 2014 and beyond.
"Businesses large and small, across many sectors, are adopting the flexibility of recurring revenue," said Tom Dibble, president and CEO, Aria Systems. "It's not a fad anymore; it's the new way to do business."
"From ordering produce from local farmers to leasing appliances and cars, the way we connect with products and services will be transformed by new pricing and billing models," added Dibble. "This will present unlimited market opportunities for those businesses, large and small, across virtually every industry. Innovations in recurring revenue management are making this possible for businesses and paving the way for continued disruption across all market sectors."
According to Incyte Group, nearly half (47%) of U.S. businesses have adopted or are weighing adoption of recurring revenue models. This will force new innovations that could include those highlighted in this slideshow.
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Check out my Slide Show! October 21, 2008
In the States/ Progress for RCC/ Iseta film for Sundance 2009 October 19, 2008
ISETA: The Road Block
A film by
Juan Rein
Eric Kabera
During April 1994, on quiet road in Kigali a group of neighbors in Rwanda were filmed. This was the opening days of the Rwandan Genocide, and even though almost one million people were slaughtered, remarkably there is only one known segment of footage showing any actual killing.
This movie is about the extraordinary journey of that evidence as the original photographer returns to Rwanda, revisiting the people and events that he by chance caught on film. As the footage returns to the community, friends and family relive the tragic events as they work with the photographer to identify the victims, and then eventually the killers.
The film discovers a witnesses, a school master who survived because his ethnicity was written wrongly on his ID card as he stood with the killers at the roadblock, helpless; the mother of a victim hiding in the house, just
feet away, waiting endless minutes to be told her daughter is finally dead; the brother beaten senseless and lying in the ditch told kindly by his
friend, "let me beat you, but I will not kill you" while his sister dies beside
him; the looter who removed the doors from the victims houses as they were left
to die – and most remarkably, the wife of the killer, who secretly carried two babies through the front line to save them before returning to her murderous husband.
Finally the search for the killers leads to the local court where on the last day a new arrest brings in the laughing militia leader and killer, caught on camera beating his neighbors to death.
Eric Kabera
Rwanda Women Celebrating Achievements-2007
Rwanda Renaissance -2006
Rwanda Re-united :A video focusing on the reconstruction and building of Rwanda /1998-99
Producer,100 DAYS movie : A feature film recounting days ensuing the start of Genocide on Rwanda/ 1999
Producer, Changing Times in Challenging Times. (Avega)\ 1997
Producer /Director, Kist at a Glance: A documentary highlighting the introduction of ICT in Rwanda through Kist/ 2000
Producer, KIST Towards a Brighter Future: A documentary highlighting the progress of Kist in the last 5 years since its commencement/ 2003
Producer, Ramp Historia :A Swedish TV youth Program that reflects on history through the eyes of the youth. /2003
Field Producer, Keepers of Memory, a documentary commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda. /2004
Producer / Director, Through my Eyes,
in collaboration with the Rwanda Cinema Centre (RCC): A documentary film on Rwandan youth reflecting on their past, present and future perspectives./2004
Vivid Features
co producer
Nick Hughes
Director of photography
Nick Hughes (b. 1961, London) graduated in electrical engineering from Bristol University, but beginning in 1989 worked as a cameraman in Africa (mainly for the BBC). He captured events in Ethiopia, Somalia, Congo, and Afghanistan and, of course, in Rwanda. In this way he participated in the making of fifty documentaries, but was also openly involved in various operations connected with African armed conflicts.
As a director he made the television drama Ndoto ya Daudi (1993), the documentaries Provence (1995), and Big Fish, Small Fry (1996) and the feature 100 Days (2001).
He has also shot commercials (Colgate, Mercedes, Tetra Pak, and Raid). He lives in Africa and owns Vivid Features Ltd. (with headquarters in Kenya and Nigeria), a production company that cooperates with CNN.
Nick Hughes was cameraman for over ten documentaries covering different aspects of the Genocide including: – Witness: 'The Betrayal'. Channel Four UK – Panorama:' The Bloody Tricolour'.BBC UK – News night: 'Women who kill'. BBC UK; Director/Producer/Writer of the Feature Film, 100 DAYS. The first feature film about the Genocide of Rwanda. Shot in Rwanda, with Rwandan actors, producers, at actual sites of the Genocide in Kibuye, Rwanda.
Nick Hughes has been news cameraman during:-Genocide April, 1994 -Pacification 1995 -Camp clearance,Goma,Congo, 1997 -Congo war 1998- Channel Four Documentary Key Interviewee 'The Hunger Business'. Aired UK 2000
Mr. Hughes General Professional Experience includes work as a Director on:IUCN – 'Big Fish, Small Fry'. Documentary 1996 European Union – 'Ndoto ya Daudi'. Drama 1993 – Minerva Vision – 'Commission du film du var, Provence', France
He has been cameraman on over 100 Documentaries and features for International Broadcasters:BBC,Channel Four Dispatches,BBC Panorama
Nick Hughes corporate experience includes:
Managing Director & Owner of Vivid Features Ltd., Nairobi, Kenya. Vivid Features is the foremost Facilities Company in East Africa and is privileged to manage, staff and equip the CNN bureau for East, Central and West Africa. He was also Director of Minerva Vision, UK
Director's statement:
"…the genocide is revisited through this picture with our crew embarking on journey where they trace the relations to the victims in this picture. The cameraman revisits and finds people he never knew, preserved only in this work, revealing the compelling and dramatic story of the death of someone's daughter, someone's father, and someone's mother's.
Nick Hughes who recorded the atrocious last moments of their life, reveals to the families for the first time the perpetrators – neighbors of theirs, people they knew too well.
The event startles memories and wrath as the survivors relive how people died on spots only marked by their vivid recollection and memory.
As these families come together for the very first time to witness how their loved one's died, memories emerge from the evident color of their clothing, small clues such as shoes and the people's height, and from the crude implements used with astonishing speed and spirit to exterminate."
Rwanda Film Festival just around the corner!! October 15, 2008
Festival preparations!!
It has come to that time when the air in Emillienne and Pierre's office changes quality. Morphing from its the thick plentiful quality, its has marked the beginning of what one would call Festival Mania. If not from the thinning air, these signs can be read on Emillienne's face and on the wall covered with red markings (festival preparation notes) behind her desk.
There is alot of work that goes into preparing the Rwanda Film Festival, to give details would mean typing for a couple of days. There is also no doubt that it take several Red Bulls to get through a typical festival day(as explained by Emillienne)but like light to darkness, working on and attending the Film Festival is an amazing experience. However, I will not spend any more time trying to convince any one of the MAGNIFICENCE of the RWANDA FILM FESTIVAL, but rather encourage every one to look it up and discover for themselves. And also just to mention that we have now started selecting films to be featured in the festival…if you are a film maker or film lover check out the Rwanda Film Festival website for more information on entering your film or on the festival in general!!!
Til we meet in March!!!!


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Reduced Price for Quick Sale! 32990€ +1-year or 2-year deferred payment! Sea view studio apartment for sale in year-round enclosed complex Mojito Club in absolute tranquility only 70 meters from the white sandy beach in Lozenets beach resort, Bulgaria. Finishing with colours according to buyer's desire. 1-year or 2-year deferred payment possible. Superb for year-round living, holiday home, second home, beach home and rentals.
Mojito Club is situated in Lozenets, a popular tourist destination for the wealthy Bulgarians. It is a well-developed Black Sea resort benefitting from soft and warm climate, clean beaches and a number of restaurants and shops
Mojito Club, Lozenets, Bulgaria. is located on a 1 805 m2 plot and includes 3 buildings with 74 apartments suitable for year-round residence. It has essential infrastructure, such as:
1 - Fenced area under security surveillance the whole year round
2 - Video-monitored and access-controlled parking
3 - Minimarket
4 - Restaurant
5 - Outdoor swimming pool with children's area
6 - Children's playground
7 - Fitness Centre
8 - Massage room
Advantages of complex Mojito Club, Lozenets, Bulgaria:
- Panoramic sea view from most apartments
- Year-round functioning
- Lifts in each building
- Plastered brick walls and partitions without gypsum boards
- Raw-space planning – possibility of uniting and rearranging
- High-quality turnkey finishing in every apartment
- Option to select your finishing
- A wide range of services and individual approach of Management Company
Maintenance 10€/m2 per year
Typical schemes of payment
Plan "A"
Without installments.
1. € 2,000 - Reservation fee
2. 30% within 1 month after the reservation
(with substruction of the reservation fee)
3. 70% at the closing of the deal
(3-4 weeks after payment of 30%, or immediately if the apartment is ready)
Plan "B"
1-year deferred payment without any interest.
Accommodation is possible only after payment of 70%.
1. € 2,000 - Reservation fee
2. 30% within 1 month after the reservation
(with substruction of the reservation fee)
3. 20% within 2 months after previous payment
4. 20% within 3 months after the previous payment.
From this moment accomodation is possible
5. 15% within 3 months after previous payment
6. 15% within 3 months after previous payment
Plan "B"
2-years deferred payment without any interest
Accommodation is possible after 100% payment.
1. € 2,000 - Reservation fee
2. 30% within 1 month after the reservation
(with substruction of the reservation fee)
3. 10% within 2 months after previous payment
4. 3 payment of 10% every 3 months
5. 3 installments of 10% each quarter
More apartments for sale in in complex Mojito Club, Lozenets, Bulgaria


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This small veined butterfly plunger cutter is ideal for use with a range of edible and non-edible materials including:
Simply press into your flowerpaste, mexican paste or fondant and remove to reveal a ready to use, cut and embossed butterfly.
Create simple to produce butterfly shapes, ideal for Birthdays, Fun and Celebration Cakes.
Size of the butterfly is 30mm
Dispatch Time & Price
Orders which are placed before 4pm (3:30pm for edible images) will be dispatched on the same working day (Monday - Friday). Please note that this does not include Bank Holidays.
3 Days (Mon-Sat)
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Pre 10:30am (Mon - Fri)
Pre 12:00pm (Mon - Fri)
Saturday or Sunday Delivery*
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International Delivery Pricing
*Weekend deliveries are only possible for orders placed Mon-Fri before 4pm.
Please note, there may be additional postage charges if your order consists of unusually large or heavy items. If this is the case, you will be contacted prior to dispatch.
Next Working Day Delivery (UK)
Any order placed before 4pm (3:30pm for edible images) Monday - Friday, with the Next Working Day Delivery option selected, will be dispatched for delivery the following business day (Monday - Friday), between the hours of 8am - 9pm. A signature is required for this method, so you will need to be at the delivery address to sign for it. Please allow an additional 24 hours for any order to be delivered to the Scottish Highlands.
If delivery cannot be made, DPD will try again on the next working day. If this is unsuccessful, it will be held at the depot for an additional 5 working days. After this, the parcel will be returned to us, at a surcharge of £5.
Please Note: None of our services are a guaranteed service. DPD have a 98% success rate on next day deliveries.
Any order containing a product that is listed as a preorder, will be held until the preordered item has arrived in stock. Orders containing a preorder cannot be split, if other items are needed before the expected delivery date, these items should be ordered separately.
Weekend Deliveries (UK)
Any order placed before 4pm* on Friday, with the "Saturday Delivery" or "Sunday Delivery" option selected, will be dispatched on the same day for delivery between the hours of 8am - 6pm on the selected day. A signature is required for this method, so somebody will need to be at the delivery address to sign for it. If the order is placed after the 4pm cut-off on a Friday, the order will be dispatched for delivery on the following weekend.
Please note we are unable to guarantee any order being dispatched to the Scottish Highlands to arrive within the quoted time frame.
*Orders for edible images have a cut-off time of 3:30pm – orders placed after this time will be dispatched for delivery the following weekend.


text: It is important for a business to use webinars to interact with audiences and engage them with their brand. Most brands and businesses leverage webinars as part of content marketing strategies. A webinar can be educational, entertaining and engaging. Here are some useful tips that can be embedded into your marketing strategies to make webinars more successful.


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Valley Irrigation has added a variable-rate irrigation option to its lineup for 2010. The new technology, Farmscan Variable Rate Irrigation, is the first to be offered by a major irrigation equipment manufacturer in the U.S., according Jake LaRue, Valley product manager.
The Farmscan system uses section-control technologies similar to those offered on agricultural sprayers, although applied to center-pivot booms that typically are 1,300 ft. long. The system, which is available with up to 48 sections, can turn nozzle zones off and on, or vary application rates by zone.
"This could be the next quantum leap forward in mechanized irrigation," LaRue says. "This technology allows producers to control how much water, fertilizer and other crop management products are applied to areas as small as one square meter."
Important uses will include turning water off over drainage ditches, coping with water restrictions and making variable-rate fertilizer and crop protection chemical applications based on productivity zones.
Farmscan Variable Rate Irrigation is marketed under an agreement with Computronics Holdings Ltd., its developer and manufacturer.
For more information, contact Valley Irrigation, Dept. FIN, Box 358, Valley, NE 68064-0358, 402/359-2201, www.valleyirrigation.com.


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NEW YORK– On Opening Day at Camden Yards, Oriolesstarter Jake Arrieta talked about setting the tone for the season with a quality start.
A month later at Yankee Stadium, it was Arrieta continuing to follow the lead of his rotation-mates, throwing eight shutout innings in a 5-0 win over the New York Yankees in what has become an impressive and, frankly, unexpected run of starting pitching.
Surprising, apparently, to everyone but those wearing orange and black.
"Those guys have great stuff and great ability," said Orioles catcher Matt Wieters, whose fourth-inning homer gave his team all the offense it would need. "And now they are starting to...


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A conference call with Frans van Houten, Chief Executive Officer, and Ron Wirahadiraksa, Chief Financial Officer, to discuss the results, will start at 10:00AM CET (see dial-in numbers below). A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available through the link below. This audio webcast will remain available for replay for 1 year, accessible at approx. 12:00PM CET. Furthermore a transcript of this call will be published here the following day.
The conference call dial-in numbers are:
Netherlands: +31 20 794 8485
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It's that time of year again! Time to break out the light layers, and trade sipping frosty lemonade on hot afternoons for savoring hot cocoa on chilly mornings. Best of all, it's that time when Mother Nature dresses her very best.
If your fall spirit is kicking in and you're anxious to take in some glorious autumn foliage before it's gone, consider bringing along your favorite four-legged friend. He'll enjoy seeing the sites, but most of all he'll love getting some fresh air and exercise with his favorite human! From Alabama to Maine to Oregon, we've rounded up some of the best places to experience fall with your pet.
Southern Region
The south is a surprisingly great place to peep at some leaves, and Alabama's Oak Mountain State Park is a great spot to enjoy the onset of fall. From Oct. 19 through the first few days of November, you and your (leashed) dog can surround yourself in this huge, uncrowded park's lush and brilliant vegetation, which makes a lovely contrast with its dark pine peaks and green valleys.
Mid-Atlantic Region
Famous for its spectacular fall leaf show, the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia draws thousands of tourists each year. One of only a few national parks that allow dogs on its trails, Shenandoah National Park offers some of the nation's most stunning views in any season. However, it's especially beautiful in mid- to late-October, when the foliage blankets the mountains in a tapestry of red, gold and orange. Dogs are allowed on almost every trail in the park, but they must be on a leash no longer than 6 feet at all times.
Just a hair farther northeast, the U.S. Arboretum in Washington, D.C., welcomes visitors with the opportunity to experience fall in a far-off land, without setting foot out of the city. The arboretum is home to the Asian Collection, which features gardens abundant with plants and trees native to Japan, China and Korea. Dogs are allowed in the arboretum, but they must be well-controlled on a leash at all times, and must be kept out of garden beds.
Northeastern Region
When we think of fall, we often think of those iconic images from New England. One of the best places to see the northeast in all its autumn glory is Acadia National Park in Maine. There are a full 100 miles of pet-friendly trails in this park, traverse diverse landscapes, including tranquil sea islands, craggy mountains and lush forests. The park lights up with color beginning in about mid-October. To make sure you don't miss it, plan to come between Oct. 5 and Oct. 21.
If you're headed west this fall, make the Kootenai National Forest in Montana a stop on your trip's itinerary. You and your pooch will enjoy the beautiful and rugged wilderness setting, which is replete with vibrant fall colors from around late September through early October. A variety of dog-friendly trails will take you across gorges, valleys, meadows and tranquil forests.
Pacific Northwest
The towering trees and grandiose landscapes of the Pacific Northwest make its fall foliage particularly dramatic. One incredible (and incredibly dog-friendly) place to leaf peep here is the Columbia River Gorge. The gorge sits about 25 miles from Portland and features spectacular views of the Columbia River, which are highlighted in mid- to late-October by brilliantly colored foliage. Along with the river, you'll be treated to views of cascading waterfalls, historic bridges and cliffside railways. Hiking trails in the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area allow you to leaf-peep at your own pace, and your leashed pet is welcome to tag along.
Rules and Regulations
It's important to note that even the most dog-friendly parks and hiking trails have strict pet rules. Dogs can frighten wildlife, disrupt nesting birds or feeding animals, and disturb other hikers. For this reason, parks typically ask that dogs be kept on leashes 6 feet or shorter, and don't allow them to roam in wilderness areas. To prevent damage and mess, most parks prohibit pets from entering buildings.
As in every other public area, you must clean up after your dog, keep him reasonably quiet, and prevent him from doing any damage. Remember that your dog will be in an unfamiliar setting and may not behave as he usually does. It's important to keep him under your control at all times.
With a little planning, you and your pet can find the sweetest spots to welcome fall together. To find out when leaf-peeping season begins near you, consult this year's Farmer's Almanac. Happy fall, and happy trails from TripswithPets.com!
About TripsWithPets.com
TripsWithPets.com is an online resource for pet travel. Named best pet travel site by Consumer Reports, TripsWithPets.com's mission is to offer resources that ensure pets are welcome, happy and safe while traveling. The website features a directory of pet-friendly hotels and accommodations across the U.S. and Canada, as well as airline and car rental pet policies; pet-friendly restaurants, beaches and events; a user-friendly route search option; pet travel tips; pet travel supplies; and other pet travel resources.
Author Kim Salerno is the president and founder of TripsWithPets.com. She founded the pet travel site in 2003 and is an expert in the field of pet travel. Her mission is to ensure that pets are welcome, happy and safe in their travels.


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Month-long social media contest awards weekly winners with a case of Essentia Water; winning images will be Essentia's inspirational photo on social media
(Bothell, Wash.) Oct. 7, 2013 – Essentia® Water, innovator of the first functional bottled-water brand in the United States, kicks off its Create A Better You contest on Monday, Oct. 7, 2013. The four-week online promotion that runs through Saturday, Nov. 2, is hosted on Essentia's Facebook page, where contestants over the age of 18 will share photos that illustrate what inspires them to be happier and healthier.
Essentia's Facebook community will have the chance to vote for their favorite images and select the weekly People's Choice winner. Essentia will also select one weekly winner. Both winners will receive a case of Essentia Water, and their images will be used as the brand's weekly inspirational post on its Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Images can include the contestant practicing yoga, running, hiking or taking part in another favorite fitness pursuit or sport. They can also show the participant taking part in volunteer work, attending a course, or enjoying a favorite hobby like painting, cooking, traveling or spending time with family, friends, pets and pastimes. Contestants can submit existing images and are not required to include a bottle of Essentia in the photo, although the brand encourages its fans to
incorporate their favorite size of Essentia into new photos created for the contest.
"Our community members, whom we affectionately call disciples, are passionate about health and fitness, and they seek out information on how to lead a richer life," said Paul Curhan, who heads up Essentia's marketing efforts. "Playing a role in helping to keep people healthy and hydrated is our priority. Though we also want to be a part of helping them to restore and achieve a balanced lifestyle. Our goal with this program is to create a forum where people can share ideas and inspire one another based on our corporate principals of Hydrate, Restore, Balance."
Essentia is on track to book its 10th consecutive year of growth. According to Uptain, velocity, rather than new distribution or increased levels of merchandising, is driving this growth. And word of mouth from a growing social network certainly plays a part in this growth.
About Essentia
Essentia Water, Inc. launched its super hydrating water™ in 1998. The innovator of the first functional bottled water, today it is the No. 1 selling bottled water brand in the natural channel and the fastest growing top 10 premium bottled water brand in the grocery channel. Headquartered in Bothell, Wash., Essentia's proprietary process results in an electrolyte-enhanced water with optimum alkalinity and an ideal pH of 9.5 that is more easily absorbed into the body than other waters. Essentia Water hydrates, restores and balances the body, promoting optimal health.
Available at natural foods markets and grocers throughout the United States, Essentia is also available online at Amazon.com.
To learn more about Essentia, please visit www.essentiawater.com. Or connect with Essentia on Facebook.


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Cooking Goat Recipes
Indian Stew with Okra
Mutton meat stew is one of our family's special occasion dishes whenever one of my husband Lulu's relatives come from dinner. I've shared several other versions in the past, but this week, I made the gravy with freshly ground poppy seeds. It gives the dish a pleasant nutty aroma that pairs perfectly with steamed jasmine rice.
The okra vegetables are added at the last minute and provided a nice contrast of color to the meat. Once cooked, they have a slimy quality that blends with the gravy. I've probably mentioned in the past but if you've never tried this unusual vegetable, okra is one of those foods you either love or hate. I personally love them!
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Coconut Goat Curry Recipe
We had guests over Tuesday evening from India. I wanted to impress them with the Indian cooking skills I learned from Baji (my husband Lulu's late grandmother). I made one of my favorite Indian curry dishes called korma. It's a spicy curry in which goat meat is slowly stewed in coconut milk.
The key to the dish is the freshness of the meat. I buy my goat meat from a local Indian specialty market. Goat meat is popular in Indian cuisine so there are always fresh, tender cuts available.
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Korma Curry Recipe: Goat Meat with Okra
Goat korma with okra is a spicy Indian curry dish. We usually serve it when my husband Lulu's family comes over for dinner as the rest of his family isn't vegetarian. To the Western palate, goat meat and okra wouldn't be an obvious choice of ingredients but they're very complementary.
To certain people, goat meat can have a strong taste, but I find that the meat at my local Indian market tastes wonderful and is very tender. Okra has a bad reputation as well due to its texture once boiled. I personally love this dish and could eat it by the pound, dipping rotis (Indian flat bread) in the spicy gravy sauce. At the very least, it's a dish that will broaden your horizons.
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University Traditions
Three annual events provide all members of the Saint Xavier University with opportunities to remember, reflect on and renew their engagement with the mission and heritage of the institution. Sponsored by the Office of University Mission and Ministry through the Office for Mission Integration and Mercy Heritage, these special observances integrate prayerful, academic and festive aspects of University life into programs that involve all SXU constituents -- students, staff and faculty; trustees, administrators and alumni; Sisters of Mercy, donors and special guests. All three events enrich the University community by attending to the essentials of SXU's educational mission, Catholic identity and Mercy heritage.
Spirit of Mercy Day
Celebrated each September, Spirit of Mercy Day blends two traditions common to Catholic and Mercy educational institutions. One is the Mass of the Holy Spirit, traditionally celebrated at the start of each school year to invoke the blessing of the Spirit of Wisdom upon the academic community. The other is Mercy Day, the patronal feast of the Sisters of Mercy whose educational work began in September 1827 in Dublin, Ireland, and continues today at SXU and other institutions around the world. Spirit of Mercy Day events regularly include the special Eucharistic liturgy for the entire SXU community, the commissioning of campus leaders -- sponsors, trustees, administrators, faculty, staff, students and alumni -- for the service of leadership, and opportunities for conversation with a variety of Sisters of Mercy guests.
Founders' Day
Founders' Day is dedicated to Saint Xavier's founding personalities and educational commitment. Attention focuses on the founding Sisters of Mercy, most specifically Mother Frances Xavier Warde, and on Saint Xavier's enduring commitment to the liberal arts and sciences as the foundation of its academic program. Celebrated on the feast of St. Francis Xavier each year, Founders' Day also honors the University's two namesakes -- St. Francis Xavier and Mother Frances Xavier Warde. Observances generally include a special Eucharistic liturgy as well as a program centered on the liberal arts and sciences and featuring members of the Saint Xavier University community and occasional guest speakers.
Mission Day
Saint Xavier University educates students so that they might "serve wisely and compassionately in support of human dignity and the common good." Mission Day, celebrated on a selected March date each year, highlights this aspect of the University's mission statement. Central to the day are three mission awards -- the Mother Paulita Morris, R.S.M., Student Mission Award; the Sister Isidore Perrigo, R.S.M., Staff Mission Award; and the Saint Xavier University Faculty Mission and Service Award -- each presented to persons selected by their peers for their exemplary adherence to the University's core values. It is a day when those values -- especially service, excellence and hospitality -- are much in evidence.


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Hack Hotbot! (Or don't even bother)March 11, 2003
The old Wired search engine, HotBot, recently made news by switching to an all–CSS design. Now they're rippling the waters again with their latest news:
Hack HotBot is a unique design contest. We are asking our users to "HACK" HotBot's look & feel by creating their own customized skin.
Serious Designers Wanted. Faint at heart need not apply. Knowledge of CSS technology is necessary to enter. This must be your own design work. Copyright and trademark rules will be enforced. Winning entries may be offered to all HotBot users to select as their skin. Your design will be shown to the HotBot world.
Now this is a design contest I'd love to enter. The prizes are great (52" TV? iPod? I'm so there), and the recognition would also be sweet.
…except that they've completely failed to recognize the "World–Wide" part of the Web, and limited entrants to United States residents only. No such luck for this po' boy from Vancouver, CANADA.
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Those stupid, self-centered… do they think the only good designers live in America? Sheesh.


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An Irish concert promoter is being forced to cancel two of Garth Brooks's five upcoming concerts at Dublin's Croke Park stadium following a decision by the Dublin City Council on Thursday (July 3).
Brooks had been scheduled to perform July 25-29 at the 82,000-seat sports stadium, but the council refused to issue licenses for the last two performances because of objections raised by local residents, The Guardian newspaper in London reports.
"The cumulative effect on residents and on some businesses would lead to an unacceptable level of disruption to their lives and livelihoods," the council said in a written statement.
According to the BBC, 373 submissions had been received from residents, residents' groups and local businesses.
No act has ever played five shows in a row at Croke Park, the country's largest venue. A total of 400,000 tickets were sold for Brook's five-night run.
In an interview with RTE News, Ireland's national public service media organization, Peter Aiken of Aiken Promotions said Brooks is devastated by the decision and feels it's unfair that 160,000 people will not be able to attend the two shows. Some 70,000 of the 400,000 tickets sold were purchased by fans who live outside Ireland.
Aiken said two shows were initially planned in Dublin. Because of projected ticket demand, it was extended to a five nights with a larger production.
Brooks began a hiatus from touring in 2001 and said he would not embark on a major tour until his youngest daughter graduated from high school. In 2013, he indicated he would launch a world tour this year.
Earlier this week, his official website posted a message saying, "The wait is over … 7/7," creating speculation he could be announcing the tour on Monday (July 7).


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Monarch Butterfly Mobile
Baby will love watching Monarch Butterflies flutter softly in the gentlest breeze. A beautiful mobile for your little one's room with two little butterflies perched on a flowering branch, and two in mid-flight.
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product code: NZMB01
- made from cardboard - 300gsm
- suitable for all ages
- made in New Zealand
- non-toxic and sustainable materials
- assembly required
- made from cardboard - 300gsm
delivery and returns
Free shipping on all orders over $150 (excludes oversized items)
For more information about our flat rates and delivery, please see our delivery page.
You are welcome to return online purchases within 30 days, click here to view the full Returns Policy.


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An Act of Congress established the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) as part of the Department of the Navy on August 31, 1842. BUMED is the central administrative organization of the Medical Department, located in Washington, D. C. The first Naval Medical Center occupied the site from 1931 to 1942, when it was moved to Bethesda, Maryland. BUMED has liaison activities with other bureaus and offices with respect to the design, sanitary conditions, and medical facilities aboard ships and in hospitals.
Review Date: Friday, March 30, 2012
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The Division of Oral Health (DOH) serves as a national resource for activities to prevent oral diseases and to improve oral health. DOH can provide information on fluoridation, dental sealants, activities being conducted by state oral health programs, and statistics on oral disease and use of dental services. DOH also provides technical assistance to State public health agencies and works with the professional dental community on issues related to the promotion of oral health and infection control in dental offices.
Review Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2014
The CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) consists of nine divisions that support a variety of activities that improve the nation's health by preventing chronic diseases and their risk factors. Program activities include supporting states' implementation of public health programs; public health surveillance; translation research; and developing tools and resources for stakeholders at the national, state, and community levels. The Center's surveillance activities provide data and statistics relevant to each of its program areas.
Review Date: Tuesday, August 09, 2011
The purpose of the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) is to respond to the needs of states and communities in addressing current and emerging public oral health issues. OHRC supports health professionals, program administrators, educators, policymakers, and others with the goal of improving oral health services for infants, children, adolescents, and their families. The resource center collaborates with federal, state, and local agencies; national and state organizations and associations; and foundations, to gather, develop, and share quality and valued information and materials.
Review Date: Wednesday, July 06, 2011
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) was established in 1948 to improve oral, dental, and craniofacial health through research, research training, and dissemination of health information. NIDCR's National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse (NOHIC) is a resource for information on oral health topics and publications related to NIDCR research. Trained information specialists are available to respond to inquiries Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, EST.
Review Date: Wednesday, February 06, 2013
The Office of the Surgeon General, under the direction of the Surgeon General, oversees the operations of the 6,500-member Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service and provides support for the Surgeon General in the accomplishment of her other duties. The Office is part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Surgeon General serves as America's Doctor by providing Americans the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and injury.
Review Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2011
The Academy was founded in 1983 as a forum for dentists, physicians, trainers, coaches, dental technicians, and educators interested in exchanging ideas related to Sports Dentistry and the dental needs of athletes at risk to sports injuries. Activities include the collection and dissemination of information of dental athletic injuries and the encouragement of research on the prevention of dental injuries to athletes.
Review Date: Thursday, March 17, 2016
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) is the only organization exclusively dedicated to serving the needs and interests of the general dentist. The AGD's mission is to serve the needs and represent the interests of general dentists, to promote the oral health of the public, and to foster continued proficiency of general dentists through quality continuing dental education in order to better serve the public.
Review Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Created in 1991, the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) is an international network of researchers and clinicians representing the leading edge approach to oral appliance therapy in the treatment of sleep disordered breathing. The Academy's mission is to: improve the treatment of patients with sleep disorders through the involvement of dental practitioners and the utilization of oral appliances; and facilitate a coordinated synergistic approach with the medical community for research, treatment, education and professional development.
Review Date: Monday, October 17, 2011
Founded in 1951, the Academy is the professional organization for dentists specializing in implant dentistry (implantology). The Academy holds annual meetings for members, publishes an academic bi-monthly, promotes and supports research projects (including financial support), and informs the public of the advantages of implant dentistry when performed under strict, ethical standards imposed by the Academy on its member dentists.
Review Date: Friday, January 23, 2009
The AAPD's 8,000 members serve as primary care and specialty providers for millions of children from infancy through adolescence; provide advanced, specialty-level care for infants, children, adolescents and patients with special health care needs; and are the primary contributors to professional education programs and scholarly works concerning children's dental care. The AAPD offers many programs and resources including: advocacy, oral health brochures, finding a pediatric dentist, oral health policies and clinical guidelines, online store, meetings and events, publications and much more.
Review Date: Monday, December 05, 2011
The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) is a 7900-member association of dental professionals specializing in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the gums and supporting structures of the teeth and in the placement and maintenance of dental implants. Periodontics is one of nine dental specialties recognized by the American Dental Association.
Review Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009
The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) is the organization of endodontic specialists and other dental professionals worldwide with an interest in endodontics. The Association was founded in 1943 to promote the interchange of ideas, to stimulate research, and to encourage the highest standard of quality care in the practice of endodontics (performing root canals). Endodontics was recognized by the American dental Association as a dental specialty in 1963. Endodontists' advanced surgical and non-surgical skills make them uniquely qualified to treat routine as well as complex root canal cases. The care they provide is supported by intensive education on how to perform the very best endodontics. After completing dental school, endodontists complete a two- or three-year advanced dental school program that focuses only on endodontic science and procedures. The Association provides continuing education courses for practicing endodontists, so they can continue to be knowledgeable about state-of-the-art research, clinical procedures, and technology. Through this advanced knowledge, they can reward patients with the very best of endodontic care. The association sponsors the AAE Foundation, a charitable organization promoting the advancement of the science of endodontics through education and funding of quality research in the field of endodontics and pulp biology. The Association also sponsors the American Board of Endodontics, the national board responsible for certifying members as Diplomates through rigorous oral and written exams.
Review Date: Friday, January 30, 2009
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is defined by the American Dental Association as the specialty of dentistry which includes the diagnosis, surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries and defects involving both the functional and esthetic aspects of the bone and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region.
Review Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008
The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) is a professional association of educationally qualified orthodontic specialists dedicated to advancing the art and science of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, improving the health of the public by promoting quality orthodontic care, and supporting the successful practice of orthodontics. Eight constituent organizations exist throughout the United States and Canada. AAO members must meet the educational requirements of the Council on Dental Education of the American Dental Association in order to become a specialist in orthodontics. AAO members must have at least two academic years of advanced education in an accredited program. Inside its national office, the AAO maintains the Charles R. Baker Reference Library, which is exclusively devoted to orthodontics. In addition, the AAO provides orthodontic referrals to the public through its toll-free number 1-800-STRAIGHT and its Web site, www.braces.org, an orthodontist locator service.
Review Date: Thursday, July 09, 2015
This specialty board in dentistry offers a certification program for orthodontists. Certification, which is a voluntary process, provides an extensive review of the orthodontist's basic education, as well as an intensive assessment of the orthodontist's clinical expertise. The Board was established on July 16, 1929.
Review Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009
The American College of Prosthodontists is the professional association of dentists with advanced specialty training who are the experts in creating optimal oral health, both in function and appearance including dental implants, dentures, veneers, crowns and teeth whitening.
The American Dental Association (ADA), through its Catalog Sales Department, develops and distributes educational materials on dental health. Other services include workshops and seminars and sponsorship of National Children's Dental Health Month.
The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) was formed in 1923 to develop communication and mutual cooperation among dental hygienists. Today, ADHA is the largest national organization representing the professional interests of the more than 150,000 registered dental hygienists (RDHs) in the United States. The mission of the American Dental Hygienists' Association is to advance the art and science of dental hygiene by ensuring access to quality oral health care; increasing awareness of the cost-effective benefits of prevention; promoting the highest standards of dental hygiene education, licensure, practice and research; and representing and promoting the interests of dental hygienists.
Review Date: Thursday, December 15, 2011
Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) is a non-profit organization representing the directors and staff of state public health agency programs for oral health. ASTDD assists state dental programs in the development and implementation of programs and policies for the prevention of oral diseases. The Association builds awareness and strengthens dental public health professionals' knowledge and skills, providing information on oral health to health officials and policy makes, publishing a quarterly newsletter, and conducting conferences for the dental public health community.
Review Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Dental Lifeline Network is a national nonprofit organization that provides access to dental care and education for older adults, people with disabilities, and medically fragile individuals who otherwise could not afford care.
Review Date: Thursday, September 17, 2015
This organization provides an innovative forum for collaborative partnerships of public and private organizations, employers, policymakers and consumers to promote and improve culturally and linguistically appropriate, community based services that foster healthy mothers, healthy babies and healthy families. From its inception, HMHB has focused attention on raising public awareness of the basic components of prenatal care--early care, good nutrition, avoidance of drugs--including not drinking and not smoking, and promotion of breastfeeding.
Review Date: Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Oral Health America (OHA) is a national, non-profit organization founded in 1955 and headquartered in Chicago. OHA is an umbrella organization comprised of four key programs: Smiles Across America, Wisdom Tooth Project, NSTEP and Campaign for Oral Health Equity. Oral Health America's mission is to change lives by connecting communities with resources to increase access to care, education, and advocacy for all Americans, especially those most vulnerable.
Review Date: Monday, October 05, 2015
The mission of this organization is to promote dental infection control and related science-based health and safety policies and practices. OSAP supports this commitment to the dental workers and the public through quality education and information dissemination. OSAP's membership comprises individual dentists, hygienists, assistants, physicians, nurses, students, researchers, educators, policymakers, industry representatives, and agency and association staff members with an interest in dental infection control, occupational health, and practice safety.
Review Date: Thursday, August 19, 2010
The Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation (SSF) is a nonprofit organization established to educate patients and their families about Sjogren's Syndrome, increase public and professional awareness, and encourage research into new treatments and a cure. The SSF sponsors nearly 100 support groups throughout the U.S. and Canada. These groups, run by volunteers, provide members with the opportunity to share advice and tips for living more comfortably with Sjogren's. SSF Patients seminars, offering educational opportunities with expert speakers, are offered throughout the year and are open to the public.
Review Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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Take-Two Interactive's 2K Games publishing label is unveiling more hunter characters in its 4-on-1 monster-hunting title Evolve today that show how diverse the gameplay can be. In advance of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in June, 2K Games and developer Turtle Rock Studios are showing more hands-on gameplay that makes me believe that this will be one of the year's big titles when it ships on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on Oct. 21.
This is one of the most entertaining new next-generation titles coming, with beautiful graphics and enthralling gameplay mechanics that inevitably lead to a lot of shouting among the nerve-racked players.
Aside from the launch date, 2K Games is also announcing four new hunters that you can play in the game. They include Hyde, an assault class soldier with a flamethrower and a mini-gun; Maggie, a trapper who has a monster pet of her own named Daisy; Bucket, a mech-like machine who serves as a high-tech support soldier; and Lazarus, a medic who can actually bring characters back from the dead.
In the cooperative multiplayer-only title, you can either play as one of four hunters or as a monster. It's a twist on Left 4 Dead, the zombie-shooting game that Turtle Rock's founders previously created for Valve. Cofounders Phil Robb and Chris Ashton started Turtle Rock in 2002. They did a lot of work with Valve, creating Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Counter-Strike: Source, and Left 4 Dead. The latter game was about four human players who teamed up together to fend off hordes of fast-running zombies.
Robb said that game taught the developers a lot about cooperative multiplayer, including boss battles. Such battles are usually scripted and repetitive since they're based on computer-controlled bosses. (See our interview with Robb and Ashton about the story here and their views on co-op games here).
In this case, the monster is a badass known as Goliath. It wanders through a living, open world full of lush jungles and ambient animal life. Goliath tries to eat the smaller animals, so it can evolve into a stronger monster and beat off the hunters. But instead of being a dumb artificial intelligence character controlled by the computer, a more crafty human player controls Goliath. In Evolve, you can be the boss — one that is big enough to toss the characters around as if they were rag dolls.
But the world can betray Goliath. If it walks into a flock of birds, they may fly off and warn the hunters of Goliath's location. Once the hunters trap Goliath, they can employ technologies such as a giant force field that will trap Goliath in a smaller, containment area. The hunters include trackers who can spot Goliath's footprints, but the Goliath can erase footprints by walking in a slower stealth mode or by just walking into a stream. Based on my second hands-on preview of the game, I think that Evolve is an enormously fun cat-and-mouse game with infinite replayability.
You can chase after Goliath in a forest on a planet called Shear, but 2K Games is also showing a desert environment at E3. Each environment has different types of wildlife, and you have to learn how to use that wildlife to your advantage. The game will have multiple monsters, hunters, and game modes and more than a dozen maps.
Goliath gets a headstart on the ground, and can seek out a good hiding spot. But the world is not so huge that he can hide forever. Goliath has to aggressively seek out wildlife to eat and, at some point, has to go on the offensive to take out a big facility on the ground. At that point, the hunters become defenders.
Before you enter a match, you get some points to spend on your character to customize his or her weapons or protections. Generally, you can focus on more mobility or more firepower.
In a couple of matches, I got to try out the new characters. In one match, I played Hyde. Once the trapper tracked down the monster, my job was to constantly attack with either my mini-gun or flamethrower. But I had to beware of Goliath's charge, which can be activated by the monster player with a single button push. So I stayed close and stayed out of Goliath's way. By and large, that worked, and I was able to bring it down with the help of my colleagues.
In another match, I played Bucket, who can deploy auto turrets. Those auto turrets can wreak havoc on Goliath, adding multiple new shooters at a time when Goliath is trapped within a dome.
In the map, there was a big new wildlife creature that is like a giant spider. The spider will attack the hunters if antagonized, and it is like a boss unto itself. But the spider will also compete with Goliath to eat smaller wildlife.
Maggie's Daisy, dubbed a Trapjaw, works a lot like a blood hound. She can find the Goliath more easily than the hunters can. But Goliath can attack Daisy too. Once we had Goliath tracked and trapped, I set up some robot auto turrets, which did a lot of damage to Goliath. But we really depended on the firepower from others to finish off the monster.
When it became my chance to play the monster, I had a plan. I was able to quickly find some wildlife to eat. Once I ate three of the little critters, I was able to evolve to the next stage. That made me a lot stronger.
I was looking for more things to eat when I got spotted by the trapper. I tried to turn and fight, but then the trapper sprung the dome over me, and I couldn't escape. I tried to move around as much as possible and stay out of the crossfire of the different hunters. If a hunter was isolated on the edge, I would charge. But my powers didn't last forever, and I had to wait for them to recharge. I bought some time by jumping up to a rock. The hunters couldn't reach me, and they tried to snipe at me. But I just pulled back from the edge. Eventually, they used their jetpacks to fly up and dislodge me from the rock. After that, I didn't last long.
One of the minor problems I have with Evolve is that you have to pay attention to indicators like meters. If you don't watch yourself, your Goliath's health will drain away and you won't realize just by looking at him. You'll only know if he's really hurt by looking at the small health meter. But in the middle of combat, when you're being attacked from four sides, that's not easy to do. Similarly, when you're dealing out the blows, you won't know if you're really bringing down the hunters. They have meters, for sure, but you may smite them nine times and they might not die until the tenth blow, particularly if someone is actively healing them.
If you could really just smite a hunter and get a kill, that would be much better feedback. But it would make the game too easy for the Goliath. By the same token, if you have characters like Lazarus who are too powerful in bringing back characters from the dead, then it becomes too easy for the hunters. Turtle Rock is aware of that and is carefully balancing the strengths and weaknesses.
Lazarus, for instance, can't heal people as a medic. He has to wait until they are incapacitated or dead. Then he can revive them. That helps, because you then don't have to wait a couple of minutes for a drop ship to bring you back in and respawn you.
2K Games announced today that everyone who preorders Evolve from retailers will receive the Monster Expansion Pack, which includes the Savage Goliath skin as well as a new monster character that will be available after the game is released. Over time, Turtle Rock will add refinements and new characters to the game.
The game has been in the works for more than three years, but it looks beautiful because it is targeted at next-generation hardware. The forest has a lot of foliage where the monster can hide, thanks to the graphical horsepower of the PS4 and the Xbox One. Take-Two bought the rights to Evolve after now-defunct publisher THQ went under. It paid $10.8 million for Evolve, and right now, it's looking like a bargain.


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Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
I am 48 years old and have been diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast, Stage 2B, ERPR negative. My oncologist feels that I need 4 rounds of AC chemo followed by 12 rounds of Taxotere followed by radiation. I went for a second opinion. That Doctor said I need 4 rounds of AC followed by radiation. He explained that Taxotere is not a drug that would benefit me, nor would Taxol. I gave this info to my oncologist here at home and he is insisting that I need the Taxotere.
What should I believe? Can you help?
Kevin Fox, MD, Assistant Director, Clinical Affairs and Associate Professor of Hematology/Oncology at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, responds:
There is some general disagreement as to the effectiveness of the drugs Taxol and Taxotere as part of chemotherapy in early stage breast cancer. Results from clinical trials have been mixed.
Although I have not reviewed the pathology and it is beyond the scope of this service to give medical advice, assuming the limited clinical information given here is correct, I would generally agree with the patient's first opinion. We tend to treat patients like this with Taxol or Taxotere depending on the preferences and experience of the treating doctor.


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WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The bruising fight in Congress over President Obama's Affordable Care Act -- Obamacare -- may spill over into the U.S. Supreme Court where a challenge to the act's contraception mandate is finally on the horizon.
The odds are good the justices will rule on the challenge late in the new term, which begins on the first Monday in October.
The Obama administration, which filed its own petition to the Supreme Court, says contraception insurance coverage is a basic right for women in the United States, where nearly half of all pregnancies are unplanned. Some business owners say providing contraception coverage violates their consciences and religious rights.
Churches, their "integrated auxiliaries," and conventions or associations of houses of worship are exempted from having to provide their employees with the contraception coverage. Religious institutions not affiliated with a house of worship, such as hospitals, charities or schools, are not exempt, but under a compromise offered by the administration do not have to pay for contraceptive coverage. Their insurers have to pay for it.
The White House has posted a white paper online breaking down the mandate, which begins Jan. 1:
-- Churches and other houses of worship are exempt from the requirement to offer insurance that covers contraception.
-- "No individual healthcare provider will be forced to prescribe contraception: The president and this administration have previously and continue to express strong support for existing conscience protections. For example, no Catholic doctor is forced to write a prescription for contraception."
-- No one will be forced to buy or use contraception. The regulation applies only to what insurance companies cover. "Under this policy, women who want contraception will have access to it through their insurance without paying a co-pay or deductible."
-- "Drugs that cause abortion are not covered by this policy: Drugs like RU486 are not covered by this policy, and nothing about this policy changes the president's firm commitment to maintaining strict limitations on federal funding for abortions. No federal tax dollars are used for elective abortions."
The latest petition to reach the high court is from the Obama administration asking for review of a lower-court ruling. The appeals court decision allows Oklahoma City-based owners of for-profit businesses, who say they have moral objections, to reject contraception insurance coverage for their women employees and escape the heavy fines levied for not doing so.
The justices tend to grant review when the U.S. solicitor general asks for it.
Even more important, there is a split among the U.S. appeals courts on the issue, one of several prime criteria for Supreme Court review. More than 40 suits have been filed so far against the mandate across the country by for-profit businesses whose owners say they can't support contraception.
The American Civil Liberties Union, which keeps tabs on the fight, points out two of the three major challenges to the contraception mandate have failed so far.
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based in Cincinnati rejected a request from a company, which filed suit in Michigan, seeking protections from the mandate. Lawyers for the company said they would ask the Supreme Court for review.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals headquartered in Philadelphia ruled against a Pennsylvania furniture maker, owned by Mennonites, also seeking such protection. The appeals court said the company challenge was unlikely to succeed.
But the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based in Denver ruled for two Oklahoma companies, Hobby Lobby, an arts supply chain, and Mardel, a Christian bookstore chain. Both companies are secular, for-profit entities.
"A new government healthcare mandate says that our family business must provide what I believe are abortion-causing drugs as part of our health insurance," Hobby Lobby founder David Green said last year in a opinion piece in USA Today. "Being Christians, we don't pay for drugs that might cause abortions. Which means that we don't cover emergency contraception, the morning-after pill or the week-after pill. We believe doing so might end a life after the moment of conception, something that is contrary to our most important beliefs. It goes against the biblical principles on which we have run this company since Day 1. If we refuse to comply, we could face $1.3 million per day in government fines."
The Greens are Baptists.
The U.S. Supreme Court last December refused to issue the Greens an emergency stay of the mandate, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who oversees the 10th Circuit, saying the stores don't meet the extremely high standards required for an emergency injunction, but "may continue their challenge to the regulations in the lower courts."
"Following a final judgment, they may, if necessary, file a petition" for the Supreme Court to hear the case, she said.
The full 10th Circuit earlier heard the case and issued its ruling in favor of the owners.
"Their owners, the [Green family], run both companies as closely held family businesses and operate them according to a set of Christian principles," the opinion from the appeals court said. "They contend regulations implementing the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act force them to violate their sincerely held religious beliefs. In particular, the plaintiffs brought an action challenging a regulation that requires them, beginning July 1, 2013, to provide certain contraceptive services as a part of their employer-sponsored healthcare plan."
The July 1 date has since been postponed by the administration to Jan. 1.
Among those services "are drugs and devices that the plaintiffs believe to be abortifacients, the use of which is contrary to their faith," the opinion said.
So-called morning after pills are actually taken immediately after intercourse to disrupt fertilization or ovulation.
"We hold that Hobby Lobby and Mardel are entitled to bring claims under [the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act], have established a likelihood of success that their rights under this statute are substantially burdened by the contraceptive-coverage requirement, and have established an irreparable harm," the appeals court said.
A five-judge appeals court majority agreed the businesses were likely to win on the merits, though the judges agreed or disagreed with bits and pieces of the opinion.
Earlier this month, the administration filed its own petition to the U.S. Supreme Court asking for review of the Hobby Lobby ruling.
The administration petition points out Hobby Lobby actually supplied contraception coverage for its employees until the mandate was issued -- then suddenly reversed itself for Obamacare in a corporate version of "oops."
"'[T]he Greens believe that human life begins at conception,' that is, 'when sperm fertilizes an egg,' and they therefore oppose certain contraceptives on the ground that they prevent implantation of a fertilized egg," the administration petition said.
"After learning about the contraceptive-coverage requirement, Hobby Lobby 're-examined its insurance policies,' discovered that they already covered certain [Food and Drug Administration]-approved contraceptives to which the Greens objected, and proceeded to exclude those contraceptives from the Hobby Lobby plan."
In a rundown of what the Affordable Care Act requires, the administration said Congress was responding "to a legislative record showing that 'women have different health needs than men, and these needs often generate additional costs." Women "'of childbearing age spend 68 percent more in out-of-pocket healthcare costs than men.'"
And "women often find that co-payments and other cost sharing for important preventive services 'are so high that they avoid getting [the services] in the first place.'"
In forming guidelines for the federal act, the Department of Health and Human Services went to the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences, "a 'semi-private' organization Congress established 'for the explicit purpose of furnishing advice to the government.'"
Among other preventive measures, the institute "recommended coverage for the 'full range' of 'contraceptive methods' approved by the Food and Drug Administration, as well as 'sterilization procedures' and 'patient education and counseling for all women with reproductive capacity,'" the administration said.
"FDA-approved contraceptive methods include oral contraceptive pills, diaphragms, injections and implants, emergency contraceptive drugs and intrauterine devices. ... In making that recommendation, the Institute noted that nearly half of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended and that unintended pregnancies have adverse health consequences for both mothers and children."
The administration petition asks the justices to consider the following question: "The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 ... provides that the government 'shall not substantially burden a person's exercise of religion' unless that burden is the least restrictive means to further a compelling governmental interest. ... The question presented is whether RFRA allows a for-profit corporation to deny its employees the health coverage of contraceptives to which the employees are otherwise entitled by federal law, based on the religious objections of the corporation's owners."
In language that probably will be echoed if and when the administration argues the case before the Supreme Court, the petition said the divided opinion in the appeals court "warrants review by this [Supreme] Court. The [appeals] court did not cite [and the government is not aware of] any other decision of this [Supreme] Court or a court of appeals that has ever accepted a claim that RFRA enables a for-profit corporate employer to exempt itself from generally applicable employment regulations."
The petition adds: "RFRA provides that the federal government 'shall not substantially burden a person's exercise of religion' unless application of that burden is 'the least restrictive means of furthering [a] compelling governmental interest,' and [Hobby Lobby and Mardel's] challenge to the contraceptive-coverage requirement fails to satisfy this statutory standard in multiple respects. First, the for-profit corporate respondents are not 'person[s] exercis[ing] religion' within the meaning of RFRA. ... Second, there is no indication that Congress, in enacting RFRA, intended to disregard fundamental tenets of corporate law that distinguish between the rights and responsibilities of a corporation and those of its owners. Third, the particular burden of which [the companies] complain is too attenuated to be 'substantial.' ... Finally, even if [the companies] could surmount those threshold obstacles, their claim would fail because the contraceptive-coverage requirement is the least restrictive means of advancing compelling governmental interests. ...
"The court of appeals erred by deeming the ... corporations to be 'persons' engaged in the 'exercise of religion' within the meaning of RFRA."
The administration petition then brought out the big guns, arguing: "The court of appeals held that the religious beliefs of the Greens [which the court imputed to the corporations] trump the rights of the corporations' 13,000 full-time employees and their family members to receive the health coverage to which they are entitled by federal law. The [appeals court] majority found it unremarkable that, under its interpretation of RFRA, for-profit corporations could obtain religious exemptions that come 'at the expense of their employees.'
"The majority dismissed that concern by declaring that '[a]ccommodations for religion frequently operate by lifting a burden from the accommodated party and placing it elsewhere.'"


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Homestead put the final touches on a perfect regular season last week and captured the boys tennis championship in the El Camino Division of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League.
The Mustangs won two of four singles matches and two of three doubles contests to secure a tough 4-3 victory over visiting Los Gatos on April 24 and wrap up an undefeated 12-0 division campaign.
It was the fourth win of the week for the Mustangs, making their overall record 16-0 heading into the Central Coast Section team tournament, which begins on May 7. Prior to the showdown with second-place Los Gatos, Homestead came off of spring break with wins on consecutive days against Fremont, Mountain View and Harker.
Freshmen Adit Kishen and WooJae Kim were winners in the top two singles matches against Los Gatos. Kishen won 6-4, 6-2 while Kim rallied from a first set defeat to score a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory.
In doubles, sophomores Cyrus Miremadi and Andy Hou won 6-0, 7-5 at No. 1, while junior Ryan Cheng and freshman Austin Bi teamed for a 7-5, 7-6 triumph at No. 2.
With the team victory, coach Vanessa Bogenholm's Homestead squad earned the El Camino Division's automatic entry into the 24-team CCS championship tournament. Los Gatos could get an at-large spot after finishing second in the division with a 10-2 record and an overall mark of 13-7.
Swimming finals
Monta Vista tuned up for next week's SCVAL De Anza Division swimming and diving finals by competing in the Section Challenge at Palo Alto High on April 26.
Competition included top boys and girls teams from the Central Coast, North Coast and Sac-Joaquin Sections.
Junior Qianvi Pang captured the 1-meter diving event with 468.55 points and senior Carly Reid placed second in the 50-yard freestyle (24.16) and the 100 free (53.42), helping the Monta Vista girls finish third in the team scoring behind San Ramon Valley of the NCS and Davis of the SJS. Senior Sarah Kaunitz took third in the 50 free in 24.32.
On the boys side, Monta Vista was fifth in the team scoring, behind San Ramon Valley, Palo Alto, Davis and Bellarmine. The Matadors' top placer was Lucca Martins, who touched the wall second in the 500 free. His 4:41.35 clocking was just 1.2 seconds off the winning time.
Dalton Miner of Homestead finished third in diving with 332.45 points.
Both the Matadors and Mustangs will compete in the De Anza Division trials and finals May 7-9, 2:30 p.m., at Gunn. Boys varsity and frosh-soph trials are set for Wednesday, followed by girls varsity and junior varsity trials Thursday, and all championship finals on Friday.
Athletes from Fremont, Cupertino and Lynbrook will compete in the El Camino trials and finals May 7-9, 2:30 p.m., at Lynbrook.
Track and field
Fremont, Homestead, Cupertino, Monta Vista, Saratoga and Santa Clara will join host Wilcox for the El Camino Division trials on May 5 and finals on May 7.
Lynbrook will be among the teams that travel to Gunn for the De Anza trials on May 6 and finals May 8. The Vikings will compete against athletes from Los Gatos, Gunn, Mountain View, Milpitas, Los Altos and Palo Alto.
Each division meet will begin at 3:15 p.m.
Santa Clara will host the top placers from each division meet at the SCVAL's CCS Qualifier on May 16.
Lynbrook's boys finished their De Anza dual meet schedule in first place after beating Milpitas 78-49 last week. The Vikings improved to 5-1, just ahead of Los Gatos (4-1), which was to square off against third-place Gunn (3-2) this week.
Los Gatos beat Lynbrook earlier this season, earning a tie-breaker for the dual meet standings, but the division team champion will be determined on a combination of dual standings and points earned at league finals.
Gunn and Los Gatos both were 5-0 and tied for first in the De Anza girls standings, going into a May 1 meet on the Wildcats' track.
In the El Camino Division, Wilcox was 5-0 and in sole possession of first place, heading into its final dual meet May 1 at Santa Clara.
Cupertino and Fremont split a pair of one-run decisions in an El Camino Division series last week, each team winning at home.
The Pioneers won 2-1 in nine innings on April 22, and the first-place Firebirds won 5-4 two days later.
Fremont's Alex Bernauer, who gave up one run and struck out five in seven innings of pitching duty in the opener, helped the Firebirds win later in the week with a double, single and three RBIs.
Nick Del Rosario and Abe Arias also had two hits apiece and Cole Duerr added a double for Fremont, which finished the week 8-2 and tied with Milpitas for first place in the El Camino Division.
Cupertino, which won the first game of the series when Josh Longabaugh singled home Anthony Pozzetti in the bottom of the ninth inning, was in third place at 5-5.
Lynbrook and Monta Vista were tied for fourth at 3-6 and Santa Clara was sixth at 2-8.