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What a pleasure to see the hard work pupils and teachers put into their end of year show pay-off. I have to say, the live music (drums, piano and singing) really made it a special evening. There were tears of sadness as the P7 pupils said good bye to go to High School.
Great production. Well done Broomhill Primary! Please let us come again.

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While many in the press still wonder about the leaking of some parts of the Manifesto and others focus narrowly on the detailed costings, there is no doubt that this Labour Party Manifesto represents a clear alternative to the austerity policies of the Conservative government. Abolition of university tuition fees, nationalisation of rail, water and postal services, more money for the NHS and all paid for by higher taxes on the rich, this is a radical programme for social justice.
Thursday, 25 May 2017
The Labour Party Manifesto 2017 – a clear alternative, worth fighting for!
Friday, 12 May 2017
Greek Solidarity Co-ops: disruption of austerity beyond the electoral terrain.
Thursday, 11 May 2017, George Kokkinidis, Leicester University, gave a seminar in the Nottingham Sumac Centre on the objectives and principles of Greek Solidarity Co-ops in the ongoing crisis. While Greece was bullied into accepting the restructuring demands by the European Union (EU) in the summer of 2015, George made clear that resistance and the search for alternatives on the ground is alive and well today. In this blog post, I will draw on George's presentation in an assessment of the state of the Left and ongoing possibilities of resistance.
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In 1439 the Byzantine Emperor John Palaeologus an the eight-year-old scholar Gemistus Pletho came from hard-pressed Constantinolple to plead of help against the Moslem Arabs, and initiat debate on the schism between the churches of the East and the West. Pletho gave a vertiginious display of erudition lecturing on Aristotle. The audiance listened with rapt attention, but they were much less happy with his second lecture on Plato and the Neoplatonist Plotinus. Plato was considered a spewer of demons …."
Chroma – A Book of Colour (1995) von Derek Jarman, p.57
Palaeologus is a video game that was performed in a live situation. It was developed with Alfredo Bautista on an one week workshop for the Music Days in Kassel. The interactive and sound reactive video game was performed during three compositions of classical music by the composer Helmut Lachenmann A children's game – seven little compositions for piano (1980). It was presented to an audience at the Brüderkirche Kassel.
The pianist Ji-Youn Song backed the video game on the piano. The music defined the course of the game.
The title "Palaiologos" is symbolically associated with the story from the book Chroma by Derek Jarman. It is the basis for the game.
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Virtual Companies Keep Running Through Irene. Is That Good?
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As Hurricane Irene breaks NYC rainfall records, attention seems to be turning to what its final cultural and economic impact may be. An interesting little lesson, which many of us who work from home will already know, is the role telecommuting can play in creating a more resilient, stable economy. In fact that is one of the reasons cited on the radio this morning for why markets seemed relatively buoyant, despite Irene shutting down much of NYC. Many folks were simply able to work from home.
But if you're working from home temporarily, and would like to make it permanent, how do you make that shift? And, on a wider note, should keeping our economic machine rolling through every storm even be a goal of ours? Snow days are kind of important too...Virtual Organizations Keep Running
From telecommuting reducing emissions and saving money to 5 innovations that make working from home even greener, we've given telecommuting a lot of love over the years. And it's not surprising. Most TreeHugger contributors work from home at least some of the time, and while we don't get to play hooky on snow days, we do rest safe in the knowledge that we can avoid traffic jams or inclement weather hazards, and our well-oiled green machine keeps running despite what Mother Nature may throw at us.
Telecommuting Creates a more Resilient Economy
The fact is that while our age of hyper-mobility may have left us more vulnerable to inclement weather, we are also living in an age of virtual mobility. Those of us who work from home anyway may take it for granted, but today there will be thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands, of workers who can carry on as normal while never having to leave their houses. Take this report from a fellow Treehugger when I broached the subject at our virtual water cooler:
On the anecdotal side, we've got a full house here of people working from home, as downed trees have shut down trains running into Manhattan.
So while in days gone by we would have seen many days of lost work until travel was once again possible, many companies and organizations today find themselves reluctantly thrown into a virtual organizing world—and the chances are they will do just fine in it.
Forced Telecommuting as Teaching Moment?
This isn't just a powerful stabilizer for our economy—it has the potential to be a teaching moment for reducing our environmental impact too. So if you happen to be a regular commuter forced to work from home for the day, why not start thinking about how you can make it a regular occurrence? It may be that you yourself were nervous to take the plunge, or your boss was reluctant to let workers telecommute. Whatever the barriers were, look on today as a test day—pay attention to how well you work from home, and draw attention to that fact when you get back into the office. And then think about how much better it would work if you had systems already set up to do so.
But Forced Downtime is Important Too
There is, of course, a word of caution to be had too. Because economic productivity is not everything. About a year back a realtor friend/client of mine sent me an email about snow days. In response to a "what you can do to remain productive on a snow day" email that was circulating realtor listserves, my buddy and his colleagues had compiled a list of "what you can do to get maximum enjoyment from your snow day." From day drinking to sledding to building snowmen, the list was as fun as it was important. Just as workations risk derailing our already limited downtime, losing our snow days and hurricane days to telecommuting means losing an occasional, temporary and in some ways healthy forced pause on our juggernaut of "productivity".
I suspect the secret lies in embracing the best of the virtual economy—but also adapting our working patterns to fit the modern environment. In a world where we can be reached by our bosses 24/7, year-round, it becomes increasingly important to ask whether we should be so accessible. By all means let's learn how temporary telecommuting can free us up from the hideous daily commute, and make our companies and organizations better able to cope with disruption. But let's not forget that we all need to play more too. After all, slow business is good business.
More on Telecommuting and Work-Life Balance
Slow Business: a Manifesto for Reclaiming Our Lives
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November 2014
Where do we stand on the topic of light? How are companies reacting to technological change? At the md Light Symposium, a professional event at the Stuttgart House of Architects, the focus was on these and other exciting questions. Axel Meise of Occhio along with Dietrich F. Brennenstuhl (nimbus group), Andreas Richner (Ribag) and Carlo Urbinati (Foscarini) contributed to the program of the event which was attended by close to 180 interested interior designers and architects.
Axel Meise's presentation of current and upcoming new Occhio products found an enthusiastic audience. The Sento LED system instantly convinced participants with its universal modularity, its unique operating features and precise light imaging. A wide range of projects illustrated that Occhio is excellently suited for professional and private environments and offers the perfect solution for every requirement with lighting systems in LED and halogen.
The evening was a great success. After the papers and panel discussion a large number of interested visitors sought more information about Occhio and its application diversity at the product displays.


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I see many patients with hepatitis C (HCV). None of them are under treatment and they all feel quite well. Why don't I treat them? After all, potential consequences of HCV include:
--hepatocellular carcinoma, or liver cancer,
--end-stage liver disease with all the trimmings,
--liver transplantation, and/or
One would think that a portentous list like this would justify any treatment, even hazardous therapies. But, I've never seen it this way, and my hepatitis C patients are all doing well under periodic observation.
Yes, I know that the disease can be serious. I recall one patient with advanced disease whom I referred for consideration of a liver transplant many years ago. There may have been a few others along the way who received treatment for the disease also.
The vast majority of HCV patients I see in my community practice feel entirely well and the diagnosis is discovered by accident. In other words, these patients did not exhibit symptoms or abnormal findings on the physical examination that led a physician to suspect a liver condition, which then led to testing for HCV.
Some of them were picked up by the blood bank when their gift of life was declined after HCV infection was discovered. Sometimes, a life insurance company makes the diagnosis during their health assessment as they try to cull out from their enrollees those destined to ascend skyward prematurely.
In most cases, patients are diagnosed with HCV when physicians like me order diagnostic HCV blood test to evaluate abnormal liver blood tests. Nearly all of these patients have no symptoms of liver disease and the abnormal liver blood tests may not even be a HCV manifestation.
What should we advise patients with HCV who feel perfectly well? Of course, patients should make the call after they have been informed of the risks and benefits of treatment. In my experience, after this discussion, none of these patients wants to proceed. Hopefully, I try to meet my obligation to present the issues to them fairly. I am certainly aware of my bias, and do my best to compartmentalize it.
I think that there has been a rush to treatment with these patients. Academic centers tend to be more enthusiastic about racing for the HCV cure with toxic medicines, although in fairness, their HCV population is very different from mine. Their patients are much more ill, so the risk/benefit analysis of treatment may calculate out differently. Nevertheless, academicians in writing and on the speaking circuit tend to extol the virtue of treatment, which they regard as the default response.
Watchful waiting just doesn't have the red meat appeal for liver gurus. They argue that eradicating the virus will prevent the dire consequences I listed at the top of this post. However, when there was only treatment available 20 years ago, injectable interferon, academics were gaga over this it, which had a full page of side effects and was effective in less than 20% of patients treated. I'm amazed that interferon slid by the FDA. Now, HCV can be cured in a majority of patients, according to data from two drugs approved in 2011 to treat the disease, although there remains substantial toxicity from the medications.
Even experts acknowledge that only a minority of HCV patients will develop serious complications. I'm not persuaded that we have a reliable method to determine who will progress and who won't. And if we did, how firm is the evidence that treating a patient who is destined for cirrhosis will avert this outcome? Those who believe in HCV treatment will find data to support their view and practice. And those of who are skeptics will do the same. That's the beauty of medicine. There's always conflicting studies to choose from to support any view.
Many of my HCV patients can date with some precision when they contracted the virus. The event may have been a blood transfusion decades ago or from intravenous drug use during a youthful period of hard times and bad judgment. Many of these patients, therefore, have had the virus for decades and are not suffering any ill effects. While I cannot guarantee a sanguine outcome, I view this in Newtonian terms: An HCV virus that is asleep tends to remain asleep.
Other physicians don't share my approach and may be dismissive of my nihilism. I wonder how many of them would accept a treatment with enormous toxicity and cost for themselves as readily as they prescribe it to others? This question applies to all physicians, including me, who prescribe medicine and advise patients. Remember, we physicians discuss the risks of all treatments with patients in advance. But, we don't suffer the complications.
HCV patients, get informed. Make sure the treatment won't be worse than the disease.
This post by Michael Kirsch, MD, FACP, appeared at MD Whistleblower. Dr. Kirsch is a full time practicing physician and writer who addresses the joys and challenges of medical practice, including controversies in the doctor-patient relationship, medical ethics and measuring medical quality. When he's not writing, he's performing colonoscopies.
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Stability is the key ahead of China's Communist Party Congress
Stability is the key ahead of China's Communist Party Congress
China has adopted varying policies to maintain the economic momentum and keep everything stable ahead of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party — sometimes tightening, sometimes easing.
Focusing on stability
The Chinese economy has been experiencing divergent trends in policy over the past year, and different sectors have responded with varying performance. There were numerous stimulatory measures: the government provided a fiscal boost by accelerating its spending from 8% to 18% between late 2015 and the end of 2016, and the People's Bank of China (PBoC), China's central bank, lowered banks' deposit and lending rates until November 2016. At the same time, the authorities eased lending standards for mortgages and cut auto sales taxes from 10% to 5%. However, domestic credit growth in China has slowed abruptly from 25% to 17% year-on-year over the past year. The auto tax was raised again to 7.5%, and since November, the PBoC started again raising interest rates, lifting the three month Shanghai interbank offered rate (Shibor) and three-month repo rates by almost 200 basis points since the start of the year. In part the PBoC has been closely following the Fed to prevent the Chinese currency from depreciating; in part they have been keen to curtail a renewed surge of house prices. House prices in Tier 1 cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou had increased by 28% year-on-year last September and had slowed to 13.5% by May 2017.
The main explanation for these seemingly contradictory policy moves is that the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party will be held in Beijing during the autumn. This is widely seen as a key opportunity for President Xi Jinping to consolidate his power, reshuffling the members of the Standing Committee of the Politburo and other key decision-making bodies, and nominating his loyalists to the top posts. Ahead of this Congress, the political imperative is to keep everything stable, and above all to maintain the economic momentum of the economy. This has necessitated a series of moves — sometimes easing, sometimes tightening — to prevent short-term problems from developing into full blown crises.
Growth insufficient for world trade
Domestically the growth of real GDP was reported at 6.9% in the first quarter, marginally higher than the 6.7-6.8% growth reported during the four quarters of 2016. However, the Li Keqiang estimate of real GDP — named after China's premier and based on readily available data — has surged since late 2016, reflecting a temporary recovery of a number of basic industries such as steel, coal and electricity. On the external side, China's exports have also recovered from -7.4% year-on-year (on a three-month moving average basis in US$ terms) in October 2016 to 11% in May. Imports have recovered even more sharply to a peak of 25% in March, and slowing to 15.6% in May. Given that the recent upswing in imports may be associated with base effects stemming from commodity price weakness in late 2015 and early 2016 and currency movements over the period, we should be cautious about drawing any strong conclusions, but based on these data points, it does seem that the prolonged slump in world trade may at last be easing.
Since China is by far the largest emerging market and the biggest buyer of commodities on world markets, the growth — or lack of growth — of China's imports matters immensely to a large number of commodity exporters, both developed and emerging. If China can engineer a steady domestic recovery over the next year or two, the outlook for those commodity-exporting economies will improve considerably. However, in light of the continuing sub-par recovery in the developed western economies, it may not be possible for China alone to act as a global locomotive for all commodity-producing economies. For the year as a whole, I expect 6.5% real GDP growth and 2.1% consumer price inflation.
East Asia relies on the West
Turning to the smaller, manufacturing economies of East Asia which are heavily involved in regional supply chains that include China, their outlook will depend far more on export improvements that result from the on-going business cycle upswings that are under way in the US and Europe than on a turnaround in the domestic Chinese economy. Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong are only expected to grow at 2-3% this year, while the ASEAN economies are expected to grow at 4.8%. These real GDP growth rates are generally below past trends, reflecting the challenges faced by all export-oriented economies in a world of slow global trade growth.
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The reason why The Power by Naomi Alderman is such an influential book in the media right now is because of the excitement is has generated, mainly in women. This is because books of this nature have never been written before, and if they have been written then it hasn't been written with such skill and have been confined to the whimsical areas of Young Adult fiction. Admittedly there might be a seed of an original idea somewhere within the text, but it's overpowered with dramatic yet uneventful scenes of badly written romance.
The interesting thing about the success of The Power is that it is almost an oxymoronic parallel to The Handmaiden's Tale, that obviously has recently been in the mainstream media's attention with the new TV series that just come out and all the press and interviews which following that release. It strikes me though, that these narratives are capturing people's attention at the same time because they are the inverse of each other and yet are starting very similar conversations.
Clearly one of attractions of The Power for many readers is the idea that they can induce lightening. It's exciting in the same way that when you read Harry Potter you first adore it, and then hope that you will receive a letter announcing your place there. Unlike the Harry Potter series though, it's the feeling that anyone, of any age, has the potential to ignite the Power within themselves, whereas with the Potter saga once you're past having an 11 year old's mentality, your hopes of becoming a wizard fade too. Also, it's the near-plausibility of something like the awaking of the lightening within you which creates an even more vivid story. One doesn't have to have a particularly active imagination to see something like this feasibly taking place with genetic modification being so visit pervasive in our lives: only one yield of crops could go 'wrong' and a whole chain of mass DNA altering could be set off. Yes, it's never been proven before in biology, but that's because humans are changing things globally at such a phenomenal rate that there isn't time to stop and do long-term effects research. All this comes into effect as sowing the idea into people, giving them hope that maybe they have something like a skein inside them, that can be awoken in 5, 10, 25 years and change the status quo forever.
The Power offers an unusual approach to crime. Firstly, in most books a murder, burglary, or act of fraud will act as the centre piece of the book. The book might even be a murder mystery or called "The Grand Heist of George Ned" or something like that. Here, crime actually serves as a catalyst in the plot, instead of as a show-piece, which is strange and yet refreshing. Allie kills her adoptive father early on in the book: the rest of the novel isn't about her internal demons (although perhaps that might've been interesting and accurate to feature, as killing someone would have a psychological effect on you even if you did despise them). Instead of dwelling for chapters on the murder, it's treated as a necessary event but not a predominant one. Most writers feel like a mugging in their novel needs a thesis from each of characters about it before they can move on, which means that crime is rarely used as an effective tool in literature (except in detective/ mafia style stories) and that is why The Power is so interesting.
One of the crucial literary-based things Alderman has done is that she has made the characters – if not relatable – then at least understandable and has given us a way for the reader to be sympathetic with them. The scene where Roxy kills a man in his pool, in normal society, would be seen as horrific and shocking. But the reader can understand why Roxy feels like she needs to kill the man, and many wouldn't feel like his death was inappropriate or uncalled for, whereas in a real-life context no-one would necessarily condone that same murder. (Don't write in a say that readers feel sympathetic to Roxy because they know it's not a real life situation. Obviously, they subconsciously know this, but if your heart has ever raced whilst reading a book, then you should know words can trick you into thinking they're reality.) An example of this is that you don't view Allie or Roxy as murderers. You don't think to yourself as Roxy speaks, you are a serial-killer, because even though it's accurate, that language is reserved for people in society who are portrayed as violent, distasteful and unlawful. All very interesting stuff.
As for the characters, Alderman employed the classic multiple point of view. It was used skilfully, and one could notice the various speaking styles the characters had, without it appearing too overbearing or obvious. Often writers read in books or on blog-posts that you need to have clear voices that distinguish each character, and whilst this is true, the result is often unnatural with each character speaking in wildly different stereotypical dialects. In this respect -given that many before her have tried and failed with multiple POVs- she strikes a great balance between differentiating the characters and having read the prose seem natural and not like it fabricated from behind a desk or a computer screen.
One of the essential components of this book was seeing the characters, particularly Roxy and Ali, grow up. All bestselling books or series will tend to share this component of age within their work because, for the most part, the readers will tend to be of an older age and it's a classic tool which creates more engagement. This engagement is created when the reader, even if they're not a criminal, sees Allie turning up at the convent with no friends. They remember their first experiences at school. Or when they get into a fight with their parents, or there's trouble going on at home, and this doesn't have to be as dramatic as having your own brother rip an organ from you but that sense of betrayal and disappointment can be the same. Yet as the characters grow more mature they come across different situations- which they wouldn't if The Power was set when they were in their 20s across a 3-day-peroid. You wouldn't be able to witness the creation of the NorthStar camps, the riots in the Middle East and the creation of Bessapara. Roxy wouldn't be able to be both the clueless yet eager teenager and the dominating dealer that she was. Yet all these moments evoke priceless emotion in the reader, so not only are they able to relate to them in some way to each part of their lives, but they're able to see the characters mature and develop to enrich the narrative.
In books giving advice about writing, they often say that the readers want more than anything to see development in a character. In the Hunger Games, seeing Katniss go from a selfish, hard girl to a steely and emotionless to a romantic and sly one is fascinating. Yet in real life this is hardly the case. When people tell you in high school that the bullies are jealous and will grow out of throwing food at you and spreading rumours, it's true that whilst the methods will evolve, the motivation will remain the same. Whilst ordinarily this character transformation is implausible, the way Alderman artfully went from each time-frame meant that each quirk of each character could be exposed, and that a believable and subtle change over time could be seen.
Now for the characters themselves; there was diversity within the characters, which is important to me but not necessarily for all the reasons in which diversity is important for most people. So often in modern literature you do find this eagerness to over-compensate for the lack of diversity in the past, and I have spoken about this topic at length in my other posts. To this extent, I find that The Power has the perfect balance. The character Tunde is one of these, as he does add new perspective, being male, which is crucial for multiple reasons. It's important because although it's a female-centric novel, the impact of The Power is on everyone, so to be able to explore how a man feels not only adds variety but is vital to give the reader the full experience of the revolution that the world is going through.
I recently went to a screening of Journey's End and I asked the producer afterwards if they were worried about what people would say about the lack of diversity in the film. I have studied WW1 to a great extent and I understand the context that the film has, but many people won't, and it could potentially cause some backlash because in society at the moment people feel so passionately about this topic. He replied that the board had considered including multiple ethnicities, but ultimately felt like it wouldn't be true to reality. This is a line that I completely support, because I was genuinely curious and (unlike my friends' firm beliefs) didn't ask simply to make the producer feel uncomfortable.
To that extent, I'm glad that Alderman wasn't trying to address all the problems in society in her novel. She focused very clearly on the female role within modern society, allowing that theme to take precedence instead of including lots of random characters and rogue traits which you often feel like are only included in books so that they can win some obscure prize based on the issue on the character has. The Power is revolutionary because it asks what if women did have more power, what if the tables had turned and they represented more than angry feminists and people who couldn't vote just over 100 years ago. Alderman's not trying on top of that to address alcoholic parents, abusive relationships and mental disorders.
This book should be on a pedestal for all others for the fact alone that Alderman took one problem, turned it on it's head, and made a best seller. You don't have to include the entire LGBT+ community and organic vegetables to create a conversation.
Overall, though, the success of The Power is cannot be attributed to the great writing, the vivid use of crime, the development of characters nor the sustained focus on the original problem if one does not consider the timing. Now clearly this book has been in the making for years; yet the timing of its release could not have been better planned. Why? With the recent Hollywood scandals and the whole #metoo campaign, the conversation about women in society has been generated again and this means that The Power is going to be read by people who have this topic already on their mind by simply scrolling through their tweeter feed, meaning that they're much more likely to be perceptive to the ideas that Alderman is grappling.


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Faith Fellowship Church has been honored to establish a growing partnership with Catherine T. Reed Elementary School in Lanham, MD. We work together with the staff to develop opportunities and organize events that will be effective in helping teachers, students, and families in the surrounding community.
The diligence, dedication, and enthusiasm demonstrated by the Catherine T. Reed's staff has been outstanding and we look forward to what God has in store for this partnership!


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Alayna Withers relationship with Hudson Pierce has tested both her and his ability to trust. They decide that the only way they can move forward together is with open doors and transparency. It won't be easy for the scarred lovers, but they're committed to each other more now than ever. Alayna, in particular, has grown through their trials, and has emerged more confident and faithful to the man she loves.
But while the pair is focused on the future, their past shows up again to threaten their fragile bond. Promises that were made are broken, and Alayna learns that Hudson still has very potent secrets—secrets that will tear them both apart. As much as she feels for him, her ability to forgive and forget is tested beyond her limits.
Even though she found the only man who could fix her, a forever with Hudson seems more and more out of reach.
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Another Trilogy I am sad to see end! Another couple that have cemented themselves as favorites of mine. I love a book that you cannot put down, I was trying to read every chance I get, at work, when I stopped at the traffic lights and definitely did not sleep that night trying to finish it! Yup I was it's bitch!!!
It was amazing, certainly outdid the previous two books in terms of angst, drama, steam, plot twists and had moments of humor that made me laugh ( I am definitely in love with Jack, Hudson's father)…
"Jack, I have a personal question for you, if you don't mind." "About six and a half inches . But it's not size that matters; it's what you do with it."
Jack cocked his head. "Did he just growl?"
Alayna and Hudson are one couple that should not be together yet they are the best thing to have happened to each other. In 'Forever With You', the plot does not drag, no boring bits that are there to fill pages. We finally get closure and learn all of Hudson's secrets, some of these did not endear him to me but he does make up for it at the end and redeems himself in a big way. so all is forgiven! Alayna's vulnerability, raw emotions and struggle not to slip into old habits were hard to read, felt her pain and who could blame her for acting up, Hudson's mysterious actions would have driven anyone into going crazy!
Alayna- I loved Hudson Pierce with every fiber of my being. Even his flaws and imperfections attracted me to him. They made him who he was. And I wanted all of him. I wanted to give him all of me.
We also get a chapter from Hudson's POV, loved it!
Hudson- Whatever it was, there was a definite recognition of her soul by mine. An awareness of something greater that tied us to each other upon first acquaintance.
He was protective, sweet, tender and loving and at times a complete asshole but most of all he was still the same sexy insatiable Hudson!
Hudson- It will be easier to keep her naked on a private beach than at the site of an ancient ruin or in an art museum.
The epilogue was PERFECTION, I'm going to miss these two, Highly recommend!


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Blog - Nathaniel Harrington
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Nine Star skate shop.
Such a dope lil skate spot. Nine Star killing it with this indoor mini ramp set up. I met one of the team riders today, 13 year old max, and this kid shreds. He's got some smooth talent for that age.
... He asked me what I wanted to take pics of. I asked what he wanted to ride. So he dropped in on the spine and left it for dead.
Starting things out right. Adam Mejia. Cross St. Surf.
Its going to be a beautiful day...
Today started for me at bright and early 6am. I jumped on my bike and headed down to Cross St. in Laguna Beach. I met up with Adam Mejia, local killa shredder. The waves were big there.. but a little to unorganized. Jumped outa the water and went north a few blocks to Thalia St. where the surf was sick! A few more local shreds sprung on this lovely morning and scored some waves of their own.
I think I got about 2 1/2 hours of shooting in today on the beach. That felt great, its been to long. Glad to be back here, glad to be shooting with Addam again!
... Cross St. to Thalia St...
It was clean faces all morning.
... Almost so good...
pretty stoked on my first day back to shoot surfing! I think I might start a habit of long bike rides in the morning and shooting for a few hours before I have to take on real life. Its an amazing way to start a day.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Venice Beach.
Starting things out right. Madison Goodman taking care of business on wavey 1/4's. Venice Beach, Ca.
Such an interesting, strange, legendary place. Upon my return visit to Venice Beach I realized that the second look was far better than the first. As a skater it is paradise. No one would dare tell you to quite skating on a busy sidewalk, rather they will step aside and give you room. The history of Venice Beach is skateboarding, surfing, lounging on and off the beach and not caring about anywhere but there. Here is a landmark of California style.
Seeing old school skaters that have been living their lifestyle since the day they were born into it was tight. Sitting outside of a Mexican taco joint talking to a man in his 40's.. telling stories of Dog Town and Z-boys and among numerous other names out of the skate industry, of which any skater would recognize. He says, "today I get paid 20$ an hour to scrape pigeon shit, back then i just skated with my bro's. But i tell you what, its the life!" As he sat smoking a bowl outside at the table.. no fear, no regret.
What I thought was funny is its such a crack head town. Bums fill the streets, playing guitars, dressing funny, all trying to beg a dollar. In front of Muscle Beach was a man who looked to be in his fifties. He was black with skin that looked as if it had seen the sun for 5,000 days straight, an old body that looked as if it had spent as many days in the gym as it had the sun. He stood there with an heir about him as if fame and fortune were all he knew at one point, now age and the changing of times took there toll, leaving him and crowds like him alone on the beach.
this is one way to earn a dollar... ?
The first time I ever saw this guy was about five years ago in the skate film "contrast" He tells a few jokes, makes people laugh... earns his dollar. It was sweet seeing him though, a strange icon in my perception of skating.
Still, at an amazing skate park less than one year old a new generation awaits their time for the beach cities to send them its love; Fame and Fortune. In the mix of skaters at the park are old dogs still claiming their territory, watching and inspiring the multitude of youth skating bowls with them. As I look at Venice Beach I see a training grounds for skating, and its been that way from the beginning. It seems that Venice has had its time, but, that it will see many more times. The old and sometimes crazy mixed in with the new and surely crazy, yet talented as ever.
We had a great day in Venice.
Skate day!
Bowls and Flow = Cruising.
A bro of mine Nick.
The above two pics are pretty sweet to me. As a photographer i see a lot of faces and maybe pay more attention to things going on around me than most people. These kids were cruising around top the waves having an obvious blast.
Possibilities at this park go on and on....
haha. only in cali. Hash bar.
this guy walked out of Muscle Beach. Madison made fun of him, now i am. laaame!!!
the Beach.
What better way to end the day... lets drive through Hollywood in rush hour! dumb. ha.
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Indirect vs direct bonding of mandibular fixed retainers in orthodontic patients. Which one is better?
Posted on 13th April 2017 at 17:23
After a long planning, patient education, careful follow-up and a lot of patience, an orthodontic treatment is finally completed. The patient is happy because his teeth are going to be set free of all the wires and braces. However another phase of the treatment is about to begin, to maintain the orthodontic results for the long-term. A lot of questions come to our mind, which retainer is going to be used?. When it's about the fixed retainer we also have to wonder: Which technique are we going to use to bond it? direct or indirect ?. Here's an interesting study that's going to help you to answer these questions.
Quoting Dr. Alpern DDS, MS: "How long should we retain?" many notable orthodontic teachers have replied, "How long do you want the teeth to stay straight?" This implies permanent retention is the best way to go. Because the patient won't have to feel the need or the responsibility to use another kind of device inside his mouth. The fixed retainer is always going to be there doing its job. But why is this necessary?. The answer is very simple, alveolar bone, muscular system, and periodontal ligaments require more time to remain stable in time. Some people call this "periodontal memory".
The fixed technique consist in bonding all the anterior teeth with a wire in their lingual surface. A mandibular fixed retainer from canine to canine is the most used and accepted method for long-term retention, as described by Zachrisson in 1977. Although a wire retainer bonded on the lingual surface of mandibular canines only, is described as solid and easy to place. Some authors have reported that it does not prevent relapse of the incisors. This was mainly related to the boding method.
The direct bonding method requires the construction of a retainer on the patient's cast, subsequently bonded and light-cured in the mouth, after using a transfer key to keep the retainer wire in the right position.
The indirect bonding method relies on the preparation of composite pads on the patient's cast to be bonded using a transfer tray covering the retainer and composite pads. Indirect bonding of a mandibular fixed retainer is a clinically faster procedure than direct bonding.
A systematic review about fixed retainers reported a wide variety in protocols, including numbers of bonded teeth, in their conclusion they indicate that most fixed retainer failures occur during the first 3 to 6 months, whereas the probability of failure significantly drops after a year. So many differences in protocols and different laboratory and operators can offer different results. This inspired a different study with a more right methodology conducted by Fabienne Egli, Efstathia Bovali, Stavros Kiliaridis and Marie A. Cornelis from the University of Geneva, Switzerland and Aarhus University of Denmark. They've conducted a parallel randomized controlled trial. The same operator was used for both direct and indirect bonding technique, same laboratory and results were evaluated by a different investigator who didn't know which bonding technique was used in each patient.
Patients were reviewed after 1, 2, 4, and 6 months, and impressions and lateral cephalogram were taken after 6 months and 2 years. 60 patients were initially distributed randomized in 2 groups in blocks of 4 (using an online randomization service) to either the direct or the indirect bonding method (30 for each). The following measurements were made on dental casts: 1)Inter canine and inter premolar distances and 2) Changes in torque and rotations of the mandibular teeth.
A, Mandibular cast at pretreatment; B, immediately after treatment and C and D, occlusal and frontal views, respectively, at the 2-year follow-up. The arrow shows the lingual displacement of the canine. The double arrow indicates the displacement of the contact point between the left lateral incisor and canine. Taken from Fabienne et al (2017).
After 2 years follow up their hypotheses were confirmed: (1) there is no difference in the risks of failure 2 years after bonding mandibular fixed retainers with indirect or direct bonding, and most debondings occurred within the first year after bonding; and (2) there seem to be fewer unexpected post-treatment changes (failure of stability) with the indirect compared with the direct bonding method.
If you want to check this study detailed findings, you can download the original article by clicking here. Also don't forget to leave your comments below.
Egli F, Bovali E, Kiliaridis S, Cornelis M. Indirect vs direct bonding of mandibular fixed retainers in orthodontic patients: Comparison of retainer failures and posttreatment stability. A 2-year follow-up of a single-center randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Orthodontics & dentofacial orthopedics. 2017; 151(1):15-27.
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A pay rise for local libraries staff is well overdue - and a local MLA is asking for an explanation.
SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone has asked the Minister for Communities Paul Givan when the one per cent pay increase will be implemented adding that Libraries NI workers have yet to be told.
Mr McGlone pointed out, "Library staff should have seen this modest increase in their pay earlier this year, but we are now into December the promised pay increase has yet to materialise.
"As with the long-delayed pay increase for Health and Social Care workers, the Minister responsible has yet to allocate the necessary funds.
"It is time for the Minister for Communities to move on this issue and urgently progress the agreed pay increase for library staff. That is why I have tabled this priority question."
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All are welcome to the Church of St John Baptist, set on the top of Danbury ridge. Three services are held each Sunday and there is one mid-week service on a Thursday morning.
We are a lively church with lots going on!
The church has a strong musical tradition and a robed choir. Most Sundays there are activities for children and a creche, and refreshments are served in the Meeting Room after the main Sunday morning service.
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Pay attention to Eric Holder's law firm and Gitmo detainees
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[A]s nearly 100 of the remaining detainees are Yemenis, reflecting that country's refusal to assure security for repatriated Yemenis, note that AG nominee Eric Holder is a senior partner with Covington & Burling, a prestigious Washington, D.C. law firm, which represents 17 Yemenis currently held at Gitmo. From the C & B website:
The firm represents 17 Yemeni nationals and one Pakistani citizen held at Guantánamo Bay. The Supreme Court will soon review the D.C. Circuit's ruling that ordered the dismissal of a number of habeas petitions filed by Guantánamo detainees; some of our clients are petitioners in the Supreme Court case. We expect to play a substantial role in the briefing. We also plan to petition the Supreme Court to hear our Pakistani client's appeal from the D.C. Circuit's order dismissing his case. Further, we are pursuing relief in the D.C. Circuit under the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 for all of our clients. On a separate front, we filed amicus briefs and coordinated the amicus effort in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld in which the Supreme Court in the summer of 2006 invalidated President Bush's military commissions and in which we have obtained favorable rulings that our clients have rights under the Fifth Amendment and the Geneva Conventions.
Covington & Burling's Gitmo bar roster has included some of the most radical detainee advocates; see David Remes, who peeled down to his underwear at a press conference in Yemen to draw attention to his clients' plight and Marc Falkoff, who published a book of detainee poetry and who, in the book's intro, compared their heroic struggle to the Jews held in concentration camps and Japanese Americans held in internment camps during WWII. [One of Falkoff's "gentle, thoughtful" young poets–a Kuwaiti "cleared for release" and repatriated in 2005–blew himself up in a truck bomb in Mosul last March, killing 13 Iraqi army soldiers and wounding 42 others.]
The fact that Mr. Holder, while Deputy Attorney General, pushed for the release of 16 violent FALN terrorists against the advice of the FBI, the US Attorneys who prosecuted them and the NYPD officers who were maimed by them, suggests that he was perfectly willing to put politics before the national security interests of the country. He is not suited for the job of attorney general, which is central to the issues surrounding the disposition of war on terror detainees.
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14, Hamoir Road - 4500 HUY (The Sarte) South of Huy.
Located on the road to Huy-Hamoir (N66), 1500 m from the "Mount Mosan" fun park and the "Wall of Huy" summit and 200 m from the CADO fuel pump.
Circuit signposted about 2 hours from the rental point.The trail of the traffic (trails, dirt roads and RaVel) descends through the Bois de Barse along the Hoyoux to the grand'place of Huy and go back by the inevitable "wall of Huy walk .... or bike for the beefy.
If you have a phone with internet access you can also use the following as a guide along the way.
First you have to enter the garage ...
... to cross the garden ...
... choose a bike ...
.... get out the barrier ... then follow the arrows.
We start "easy" by 2 km in the countryside on the plateau "La Sarte" at 260 m altitude.
A castle farm and its pond
On the old Roman road of Modave - Tongeren
.... there at the bottom ... soon the technical descent into the woods ...
The strategic place where in the slight bend you have to turn left and plunge into the descent into the wood ... there is real mountain biking.
The descent into the wood of "Barse" on the slippery pavement of the Roman road.
At the bottom of the descent, turn left and cross the N 698 Huy - Modave
The little path following the arrow on the ground ... We are in the valley of Hoyoux until Huy.
Oblique right (arrows on the ground and on the stake) to join the RaVel
The little bridge over the Hoyoux
The old station of Vierset barse and on the right the RaVel that we will take until Huy
The Hoyoux, the longest (28 km) fast river in Belgium.
Source at Havelange
Slope> 3%
Series of thresholds on the limestone rock then a dozen dams between Marchin and Huy
Régissa car park
We are on the old railway line of Huy - Ciney (line 127)
Here an old gantry unloading or tarpaulin.
Follow the indications on the sign.
If we continue straight, we will have to share the road with cars.
A droite...
Region with exceptional flora and fauna.
The connoisseurs distinguish the digitalis.
The puddings of Régissa.
The puddings are sedimentar rocks.
This place is the subject of many geological excursions.
..... Light rise direction ... nothing to do with the wall ...
We temporarily leave the banks of Hoyoux for a climb (light) in the woods
At the top of the climb ...
.... we see the buildings of the former Delloye Mathieu sheet metal now Arcelor Mittal.
Here we galvanize the plates of German cars especially.
After the climb ....... the descent ...
Always Arcelor.
The bucolic part is over.
We enter the more industrialized and urban suburbs of Huy - Marchin.
We joined the banks of the tumultuous Hoyoux
A secret entry ???
....in a park...
To the left of this path ....
... a strange building.
This is a filter tank for washing paper.
(an individual bought it to live there)
The paper industry was well represented in Huy. (Godin)
The "Pré à la fontaine" beautifully decorated with its stone houses and its ....
... fountain ..
Still the Hoyoux
Always the Hoyoux.
The penultimate climb.
Before the most terrible ....
Railroad Crossing .
2 trains / day transport galvanized steel coil at Arcelor.
Chinet Bridge
The place of the Italians.
Huy and Marchin were very industrious.
The old Thiry factories (paper machines)
The new hospital
Rue des braseurs.
Many streets carry trade names.
Medieval city very prosperous, Huy took advantage of the benefits of Hoyoux.
(dams- driving force- cleaning.)
We find in particular the names of the streets of tanners, roasters, brewers, .....
The main square ....
In its center Bassinia.
In Huy there are 5 wonders.
The pontia (bridge)
Castle Tchestia - strong)
The rondia (stained glass window of the collegiate church)
The basinia (fountain of the grand'place)
And me...
Griange Street at the SE corner of the square.
This is where you have to continue the journey.
Rue de Esses
Street of the Friars Minor
The uncomfortable but pretty cobbled streets of old Huy.
At the end of this street on the right the municipal museum and the convent of the Friars Minor
The convent of minor brothers which houses the municipal museum.
Absolutely go around the inner courtyard.
We prepare ourselves mentally ...
Certains ne viennent à Huy que pour ça.....
Tribute to the one who climbed victorious times this "monument of international cycling
The "wall of Huy" is called the path of the chapels (there are 7 of the foot up.
At this point of the second bend, it is worth stopping, turning and gazing at the city.
We distinguish on the right the fort and far more the bridge "worst" cable and then "Biowanze"
One last effort, the last chapel is in sight.
Soon the summit ...
And the arrival of the cable car unfortunately damaged by a helicopter in 2012 (reopening 2017)
The church of Sate.
A visit to cool off after the climb.
On the plain of "La Sarte", Mount Mosan an amusement park for the "little ones".
Another 1500 m and we came back


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The waterfall sometimes gets out of sync with the panadapter on my Maestro. When this happens, the signal in the panadapter is not aligned with the waterfall. Can anyone think of what might be causing this? Here is a video showing the issue https://goo.gl/25bBxo .
Thanks in advance for your help!
-John AF3K
Thanks in advance for your help!
-John AF3K
I recently posted a similar experience but with SSDR, not with Maestro. It occurs often but not always when I change the frequency with the FlexControl knob. The cursor reaches the right edge of the window and snaps back to the middle. The waterfall seems to snap with it but the spectrum is looking at something else.
Maybe related, maybe not. In my case, I could recover by just moving the spectrum display a little with the mouse.
Maybe related, maybe not. In my case, I could recover by just moving the spectrum display a little with the mouse.
John - were you using SDR-Bridge and CWSkimmer?
Tim - Yes. I was using SDR-Bridge and CW Skimmer, as well as FRStack, Amateur Contact Log, N1MM, S-Meter app, DXSpotter.
This is a known issue. We have it in our bug tracker as defect #4278. There seems to be an interaction between SmartSDR and SDR-Bridge that is causes this issue to manifest itself. W2RF and the engineering team is working on it.
Thanks Tim! Appreciate knowing that it is a known issue and that its in the queue. BTW, also noticed that the transmit waveform was sometimes misaligned as well.
I've noticed other strange interactions with CW Skimmer/SDR-Bridge, particularly when using the Maestro. Clicking on a Skimmer spot when operating Split often ends with the 2nd slice far away from the intended spot. I don't see it as frequently on SSDR, but it has happened there too.


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Memphis, TN, April 01, 2014 -- The Hartwell Foundation today officially announced the winners of 2013 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Awards, which offer support for three years at $100,000 direct cost per year. Eleven individuals representing nine institutions were selected as Hartwell Investigators; one institution received multiple awards:
The Hartwell Foundation is pleased to provide financial support to these exceptional scientists and engineers who are pursuing biomedical research to advance childrens health. The twelve award winning research proposals in 2013 represent innovative and cutting edge technology from research areas that include Cancer, Medical Diagnostics, Medical Devices, Imaging, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology and Tissue Engineering.
Each year The Hartwell Foundation invites a limited number of institutions in the United States to hold an internal open competition to nominate candidates from their faculty who are involved in early-stage, innovative, and cutting-edge biomedical research that has not yet qualified for significant funding from outside sources. Based upon the Nominees submitted by participating institutions, the Foundation selects the top candidates to receive a Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award. Notably, in the 2013 Class the University of Virginia received three Awards and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center received two Awards. Northwestern University received an Award in its first year of participation.
"In the 2013 competition it was evident once again that Nominees who achieved success were well prepared as a result of leveraging the internal support and guidance of their participating institution, as well as the experience of other Hartwell Investigators," said Fred Dombrose, President of The Hartwell Foundation.
"The Hartwell process is very competitive. While the benefit to the individual researcher is evident by significant early-stage funding, participating institutions also share recognition by receiving Hartwell Fellowships," he said.
For each Nominee selected for a Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award the sponsoring participating institution receives a Hartwell Fellowship to fund one postdoctoral candidate of their choice who exemplifies the values of the Foundation. Hartwell Fellowships offer support for two years at $50,000 direct cost per year to support scientists in the early stages of their research careers by enabling them to pursue further specialized training as part of professional career development.
The Hartwell Foundation seeks to inspire innovation and achievement by offering individual researchers an opportunity to realize their professional goals. In selecting awardees, The Hartwell Foundation takes into account the compelling and transformative nature of the proposed innovation, the extent to which a strategic or translational approach might accelerate the clinical application of research results to benefit children of the United States, the extent of collaboration in the proposed research, the institutional commitment to provide encouragement and technical support to the investigator, and the extent to which funding the investigator will make a difference.
2013 Hartwell Investigator Ed Gong, MD, Northwestern University
2013 Hartwell Investigator Erin Foff, MD, Ph.D., University of Virginia
2013 Hartwell Investigator Sarah Kucenas, Ph.D., University of Virginia
2013 Hartwell Investigator Shayn Peirce-Cottler, Ph.D., University of Virginia
2013 Hartwell Investigator Roberto Galán, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
2013 Hartwell Investigator Mary Jo Harbert, MD, University of California, San Diego
2013 Hartwell Investigator Judy Van de Water, Ph.D., University of California, Davis
2013 Hartwell Investigator Jennifer Kohler, Ph.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2013 Hartwell Investigator Vineet Bhandari, MD, D.M., Yale University
2013 Hartwell Investigator Ariella Shikanov, Ph.D., University of Michigan
2013 Hartwell Investigator Scott Snyder, Ph.D., St Jude Children's Research Hospital
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McKeesport Councilman Sentenced In Mon Valley Gambling Ring CaseMcKeesport City Councilman Daniel Carr pleaded guilty to allowing gambling devices in his bar, the Viking Lounge, and was sentenced to 10 months of probation plus a $300 fine, similar to the sentence for other defendants in this case.
5 Plead Guilty In Alleged Mon Valley Gambling RingInvestigators called it Operation Pork Chop.
Westmoreland Co. Man Accused Of Illegal Gambling Headed To TrialJohn Caccamese, 62, waived his preliminary hearing Thursday in Youngwood, Westmoreland County, choosing instead to go directly to trial.


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Though the Pulse Nightclub tragedy occurred only four months ago it will be forever marked as the deadliest mass shooting in American history. As we mourn the deaths of our fallen brothers and sisters, we must continue the work to make our LGBTQ Latina/o community safer and stronger.
Join The Wall Las Memorias Project & the Building Healthy Communities-Boyle Heights Collaborative this Friday, October 14th as we welcome two survivors from Pulse Nightclub to reflect on the fateful night, discuss the necessity for responsible gun control legislation, and the possibility to change our country for the better of all its citizens.
This is a free community event, light food and drinks will be provided by Antigua Bakery.
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The Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) has issued a warning this week following the worrying results of a UK survey on MP3 player use. {ad}
The survey found that 66% of MP3 player users were listening to the devices at over 85 decibels. If that level is maintained over a long period of time it is thought permanent hearing damage will occur putting a significant number of people at risk of suffering from hearing loss in later life.
Checks were also carried out by the charity Don't Lose the Music where they stopped 246 MP3 listeners from eight cities around the UK and found out what their player volume was. The results showed 54% of listeners had their music playing loud enough to cause damage.
In extreme cases some listeners were found to be subjecting their ears to over 100 decibels, with one case where it was 118 decibels.
The RNID are suggesting we all take the following steps to protect our hearing while still enjoying music:
- Take a 5 minute break from the music every hour
- Invest in sound isolating earphones if you can to stop outside noise forcing you to turn up the volume
- Don't stand right next to the speakers in social venues and take a break from loud dance floor music on a regular basis
- Wear earplugs in very loud environments such as at music events
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Matthew's Opinion
I think it's difficult to know what the right volume is when you use earphones that slot directly into your ears. If you have it too loud there is no real pain and it's not until you remove the earphones and realize your hearing is slightly dulled that you consider the music was too loud.
The RNID suggestions make sense, but some of them are either difficult to remember to do or just embarrassing for younger music listeners. Going to a music concert with friends and sticking in earplugs may not go down too well with those around you, and is probably viewed by most as taking away from the experience.
Losing your hearing can be a very gradual process, so it's hard to know it is happening until there is a big difference in your ability to hear sounds. Take the time to check the volumes you use on your music equipment and adjust or invest in new headphones if necessary.


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How to Grow Your Reputation as a New Dentist
Dr. Bianca Velayo, PDS®-supported owner dentist, authored the article "How to Grow Your Reputation as a New Dentist" that was recently published by the American Dental Association's New Dentist Now blog.
In her article, Dr. Velayo shares her experiences as a new dentist and reflects back on what helped her grow her reputation in her community. She shares tips about interacting with patients and gaining referrals as a new dentist.
As a new dentist who achieved practice ownership within 18 months of dental school graduation, Dr. Velayo worked diligently on her reputation and hopes other new dentists can use the tips in her article to help build their own reputations.
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I got two ReadyMadeRC RMRC-700VXP cameras from a clearance sale with 50% off. The cameras were announced to have issues while running at 5V and causing sync problems when the supply voltage just dropped to 4.95V or below. Tested both and the issue was present.
Luckily, this issue can be easily fixed by replacing a chip ferrit bead on the cameras board. Obviously the manufacturer chooses one with unsuitable high DC resistance that causes a significant voltage drop when the camera is operated at 5V. I replaced the ferrit bead by different one, known to have a low DC resistance. Now both cameras running fine down to 4.6V.
Well, two cameras for the price of one + 30min additional work = nice deal. 😎 By the way, these cameras are one of the best you can get. Have them already running on my Skywalker and Fascination.


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Archive » fiscal stimulus
Obama's SOTU: Nothing I'm proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime
Not one dime
Transparency update: Administration legally required to release quarterly stimulus report hasn't done so since June of 2011
Paging Sheriff Biden!
House Republicans make counter offer to Obama's fiscal cliff non-starter
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Obama's Layoff Bomb
Obama's Layoff Bomb by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2012 In June, a diffident and self-deluded President Obama claimed that "the private sector is doing fine." Last week, the private sector responded: Speak for yourself, buster. Who needs an "October Surprise" when the business headlines are broadcasting the imminent layoff bomb in neon lights? The […]
Update: Bankrupt green crony A123 gets a last-minute lifeline
Hmmmm. We told you yesterday about stimulus-subsidized eco-boondoggle A123's debt default announcement bankruptcy filing. Turns out it was elaborately orchestrated to induce a rescue by another big green energy interest: Fisker Automotive's roller-coaster ride took another few steep turns Tuesday when the manufacturer of the battery pack that powers its electric cars filed for bankruptcy […]
Clean-energy Obama crony A123 announces debt default; Update: files for bankruptcy
I told you about $250 million stimulus-subsidized battery maker A123 back in March. Recap: While President Obama was busy lambasting Big Oil tax breaks on Thursday, yet another one of his environmental welfare recipients (the very kind he wants to redistribute oil subsidies to) was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Who needs to win […]
Missing in Action: Stimulus Sheriff Joe Biden
Photoshop h/t Radio Patriot Missing in Action: Stimulus Sheriff Joe Biden by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2012 Remember when President Obama bragged about Joe Biden's fiscal discipline cred in 2009? "To you, he's Mr. Vice President, but around the White House, we call him the Sheriff," Obama warned government employees. "Because if you're misusing […]
Huge budget deficit be damned: California Gov. signs funding bill for $68 billion high speed rail project
Stimulus assisted bankruptcy accelerator
Nobel Prize-winning economist still pushing idea for 'fake space alien attack' stimulus
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Inevitable: Obama Surpasses Bush in Debt Increase


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UFO Sightings Tumble
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 at Tuesday, April 11, 2006 | Posted by Richman
Sightings seem to be way down in Canada these days but some sightings just can't be explained.
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Recently I began to experience problems with my gum and teeth. No, it wasn't because I was eating too many sweets or not brushing my teeth. In fact, I brushed at least twice a day and flossed every night. Despite that my gum was in terrible shape and the pain very uncomfortable. I tried everything. Visited the dentist for deep cleaning, I tried natural toothpaste because I discovered that most toothpaste are loaded with chemicals harmful to your health. My situation worsened and nothing seemed to help. The news my dentist gave me was that I was going to lose all my teeth soon. Of course, I didn't believe him. I knew that God had a healing for me or He would provide another way somehow.
Then one day I had to travel to North Carolina for a conference. My wife and I stayed in a beautiful cabin in the mountains, we had a great time there. Two days later, I realized my mouth felt pleasant and the pain wasn't there. To make a long story short, throughout my stay in NC, I had no gum problems or mouth pain of any kind. However, when I came back home, everything started coming back slowly. I started to ask myself, "What was the difference between here and NC?" I recalled reading a piece of paper on the fridge of the cabin where we lodged. It was a note about the natural water of the territory and how good it is for you. Mind you, we didn't drink it because it had sulfur in it. But we had to shower with it and, get this, brush our teeth with it. Immediately I realized, that was it! The water is the key.
The bad news is, the waters where I life in Miami are not alkaline or mineral and as a result my mouth problems returned.
I did lots of research myself, because I refused to believe that the only solution was a big dentist bill. No, God had a different plan. So I looked closer into the water issue and learned that water can be acidic, alkaline and neutral. My tap water is neutral and that's OK, but not good enough. Cities put chlorine in it to kill bacteria but not all bacteria gets killed, and that's what I brushed my teeth with. We would never drink tap water, but we all brush with it. That's the problem.
I discovered that the human body had to be pH balanced for optimum health, that makes sense since our bodies are 75% water. So, if water isn't healthy, your body will suffer unhealthy consequences if you drink it or brush your teeth with it.
So I begin to search for a way to get alkaline water in my home. That's when I discovered alkaline water ionizers from Alkaviva. I began to drink that and brush my teeth with it instead of tap water. Now my teeth and gum feel 100% better.
What we eat and drink affects dental health, especially the enamel that covers our teeth and keeps them strong and hard. If you brush with tap water or drink acidic soft drinks and eat acidic foods, it will gradually erode the tooth enamel covering leading to tooth sensitivity and even decreasing your gum line. Your saliva can fight off acids and bacteria to some degree but not if there's too much acidity. Brushing your teeth with alkaline water may help give your saliva a boost to neutralize acidity and promote tooth and gum health.
A study carried out in Tokyo showed that ionized, alkaline water reduced the incidence of secondary dental caries that occur around teeth that have already been restored. In this study, it also reduced progression of dental caries.
In my case, in the North Carolina mountains I noticed immediate dental health benefits from the natural mineral alkaline water there. The closest thing to it to me is ionized alkaline water from Alkaviva.


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FTI Consulting Named the 2016 Global Turnaround Consulting Firm of the Year for the Second Consecutive Year
WASHINGTON, May 26, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:FCN), the global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance their enterprise value, today announced that FTI Consulting was recently named Global Turnaround Consulting Firm of the Year for the second consecutive year and was awarded four Turnaround Atlas Awards by the Global M&A Network for excellence and outstanding achievements in the global restructuring community.
FTI Consulting was recognized in the following categories:
- Global Turnaround Consulting Firm of the Year
- Turnaround of the Year
NII Holdings Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization
- Private Equity Turnaround of the Year (Middle Markets)
Versa Capital Management acquisition of The Wet Seal
- Insolvency of the Year
RadioShack Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization, including sale of stores to General Wireless, affiliate of Standard General and Sprint; and liquidation of remaining assets
- Pre-Packaged Restructuring of the Year
Chassix Holdings Restructuring and Recapitalization
"We are honored to be named this year's Global Turnaround Consulting Firm of the Year for the second year in a row," said Michael Eisenband, Global Co-Leader of the Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment at FTI Consulting. "This recognition highlights the exceptional talent of our professionals across the globe, who work relentlessly to deliver industry-focused and best-in-class turnaround and restructuring expertise to our clients."
The Turnaround Atlas Awards honor excellence from the global restructuring and turnaround communities. Winners are selected independently based on deal performance criteria via performance benchmark index.
About FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting, Inc. is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance enterprise value in an increasingly complex legal, regulatory and economic environment. With more than 4,600 employees located in 28 countries, FTI Consulting professionals work closely with clients to anticipate, illuminate and overcome complex business challenges in areas such as investigations, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory issues, reputation management, strategic communications and restructuring. The Company generated $1.78 billion in revenues during fiscal year 2015. For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Twitter (@FTIConsulting), Facebook and LinkedIn.
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Kids climbed tires, walls and through mud pools
COLUMBIA - Today kids got dirty while getting a workout at the fourth annual Splat mud run.
Columbia Parks and Recreation public information specialist Tammy Miller said there are several obstacles for the children to go through along the course. About 1,100 children participated in the mud run at Gans Creek, she said.
The run length and number of obstacles varied depending on the child's age. Four-year-olds went through 12 obstacles and ran three-quarters of a mile. Fifteen-year-olds had 20 obstacles and ran a mile and three-quarters.
"We have different waves throughout the morning," Miller said. "The kids are grouped by age, so they're doing appropriate waves and obstacle courses."
Participants climbed through pipes, up walls, over tires and through a mud pool.
"There's all different kinds of things," Miller said. "There are some wooden obstacles. There are obstacles made totally with mud. There's a mud hill. They'll slide down that."
The course ends with a large pool of mud called the "Big Splat" for the kids to cross.
Participant Elliot Utterback said she wanted to get dirty and was looking forward to one obstacle in particiular.
"Go through the water," Utterback said. "Jump in it and go through the tubes because you get to get wet. It's really hot outside and it just makes you really feel good."
Miller said the course is a great way to get kids moving in the summer.
"They're having fun and their being active at the same time," she said. "It's a great way for them to have fun and get muddy, do some sweating and be physically active."


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