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Recently published international research led by Professor Markus Arndt at the University of Vienna, Austria, also shows the diffraction of single, massive molecules at a grating in an unambiguous demonstration of the wave-particle duality of quantum physics. However, unlike the interference patterns created by photons and electrons that are irretrievably lost in the detection process, Thomas Juffmann et al [1] used fluorescent molecules and nanometric detection accuracy to provide clear and tangible evidence of the quantum behaviour of large molecules in real time.
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1. Thomas Juffmann, Adriana Milic, Michael Muellneritsch, Peter Asenbaum, Alexander Tsukernik, Jens Tuexen, Marcel Mayor, Ori Cheshnovsky and Markus Arndt. "Real-time single-molecule imaging of quantum interference" Nature Nanotechnology 7, 297-300 (2012) [http://www.quantumnano.at/far-field-more.3953.html]
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Directions:From Yamacraw Hwy Bridge go on Ky 92 across BSF and take ky 1363 SW. Go 2.2 mile from Yamacraw Bridge and turn S onto Devils Creek Rd, Continue on S across Rock Creek and up to Bald Knob School. You will have traveled 5.8 miles to the School.Fom the school you must walk or take a 4-wheeler and go 2.4 miles toward Kidd Cemetery passing the Stepping Rock knoll and bluffs,turn back W along the N side of the bluff, on a trail that leads you to a Spring.Before you get to the spring go to the Left towards Trace Branch. It is on this flat wooded area that the graves are supposed to be.
Two or Three graves are said to be located off the 1st road to the Right before you get to Kidd Cemetery.

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Gators' Will Yeguete medically cleared to practice, still questionable for Arkansas
Florida sophomore F Will Yeguete has passed his concussion tests and has been cleared to practice today, coach Billy Donovan said. Yeguete suffered a concussion this past Saturday in a game against Tennessee.
"Right now he's cleared to practice today,'' Donovan said Friday afternoon. "He has passed all the tests to be able to practice. Yesterday he did a treadmill work out, did an individual workout, no contact he didn't do anything in practice. "
Whether Yeguete will play on Saturday at Arkansas remains to be seen.
"He's not cleared to play yet, a lot of it is going to depend on practice,'' Donovan said. "So after practice is over with, we travel, how he feels tonight and tomorrow morning is going to have a large impact on whether or not we can play him. If he continues on this path he could be okay. But he's still not cleared. I trust our medical staff. I trust our trainers.''


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|Strange ideas
An homunculus is a 'little man'. It's evident that we don't literally have a small but fully-formed person in our heads controlling what we do, but some explanations of consciousness fail because they include a central observer which itself has all the mental properties a conscious person would have, in effect an homunculus. Explaining such a central person is obviously as difficult as explaining consciousness in the first place, and the hypothesis therefore does not get us very far. The normal argument, in fact, is that homuncular arguments actually fall into an infinite regress, with the consciousness of each homunculus explained by ever smaller homunculini, nested like Russian dolls: but in fact this only applies to the hard-line homuncularist position that homunculi are the only possible explanation of consciousness. One can still believe that there is, as a matter of fact, an homunculus who is responsible for our consciousness, but that his consciousness is explained on some other basis. Most would agree, after all that thereis a central entity inside us which does all the thinking - namely the brain.
Generally, however, homunculi are regarded as evidently absurd, and used mainly as a smear against other people's theories. Daniel Dennett is an unexpected exception here. No-one, in principle, is more hostile than Dennett to the idea of a central observer: Consciousness Explained repeatedly denounces the idea of the 'Cartesian Theatre', whose audience must surely be an homunculus (although the same book proposes a 'Joycean Narrator', and one might question whether the substitution of an Irish novel for a French play makes all that much difference). At the same time, Dennett has claimed that cognitive scientists frequently use homunculi in their tentative theories, and that their practice demonstrates that it is alright to do so. The apparent inconsistency is explained by the loose interpretation which Dennett gives to 'homunculus': he really means something more like a 'black box': part of a process which cannot yet be explained, but which we take for granted for the time being in order to get on with developing the rest of a theory in the meantime. Strictly, to be an homunculus, a component has to be fully conscious in its own right, or at least have a full set of conscious mental abilities, not just a particular narrowly-defined function.
Dualism is the belief that there are two different worlds, or two fundamentally different kinds of stuff, in existence: matter and spirit, for example. In spite of being the received wisdom for hundreds of years, it is actually unsustainable inits strict form. The problem arises when you consider how the two kinds of stuff, or the two worlds, interact.
If they interact directly, they are in effect parts of a single world after all, or different forms of essentially similar stuff. If spirits affect the behaviour of material objects, they can best be thought of as another aspect of the physical world, albeit one which to date remains relatively obscure. Matter and energy, after all, are regarded as parts of the same world. It does not help to postulate intermediary stuff linking two worlds or two substances because the same problems recur for the relationship between the stuff in each world and the intermediary stuff. If, on the other hand, the two worlds don't interact, one of them is effectively null. We, the observers, must exist in one or other of the worlds (or be made of one or other kind of stuff): since the other stuff or the other world cannot affect us, we can never be aware of it and talking about it at all is a waste of time.
For reasons of this kind, and because it has sometimes been a refuge for people who would prefer things to remain unexplained, dualism has become a kind of smear which philosophers sometimes hurl at each other's theories. Most people believe the world is complex to some degree, and most accept that different levels of explanation are required in order to say all that is worth saying about it, which means there is always some hook in anyone's theory on which an accusation of dualism can be hung. There are, in any case, many different varieties of dualism, of differing degrees of radicalism. A distinction is normally drawn, in particular, between full-blown substance dualism, and property dualism, which recognises only one underlying kind of stuff, but asserts that it has two unrelated sets of properties.
In recent years, Descartes has rather unjustly come in for particularly heavy criticism over his dualism, and it seems to have become almost mandatory to start any popular book about consciousness by criticising him for it (while borrowing one of the quaint illustrations from his books). He is often baselessly accused of originating the whole idea or of having invented, rather than perpetuated, the distinction between body and soul. Of course he was a dualist, but in that respect he was merely giving a slightly more secular expression to a belief which was pretty well universal for centuries before (and after) his time. It might be fairer to see him as restricting the role of the spirit; he believed that most actions of the human body were purely mechanical, rather than directly actuated by spiritual influence, so he deserves respect from materialists.
Dualism still has its appeal: the Platonic form which gives numbers and abstract entities a real existence in a world of their own seems to appeal to mathematicians, and physicists talk about other worlds, though in both cases it is often unclear how far this is a metaphor, or a dramatic way of talking about levels of explanation rather than a genuine ontological commitment. Two of the thinkers touched on in these pages - Roger Penrose and John Eccles - advocate theories of three worlds. In spite of the hostility of most (not all) philosophers towards dualism, moreover, discussions of alternative worlds remains a popular method of argument about possibility, identity, and indeed, consciousness. Dualism also remains a basic component of much religious and paranormal theory, and hence an influential part of the intellectual background.
Philosophically, epiphenomenalism is hard to maintain because it makes the person-in-themselves so completely irrelevant. It seems better to locate personhood somewhere in the material process, or even do without it altogether. Epiphenomenalists are faced with the task of explaining how our conscious thoughts and our physical actions remain in such close harmony, which is impossible to do without raising further difficulties. Philosophically, therefore, the idea is generally regarded as untenable (though it has some appeal for David Chalmers, for example): in psychological discussions, a looser sense of the word is sometimes used, to mean a doctrine that people merely have much less conscious control over their actions than they believe.
We could illustrate the distinction between these two readings of epiphenomenalism by drawing an analogy between a human being and a large corporation. A 'corporate epiphenomenalist' would assert that the chief executive actually had no control over the organisation. On the strict philosophical reading, this would have to mean he had no influence on the organisation at all; on this view we should find ourselves forced to admit he drew no salary (because that would affect the balance sheet, however slightly), had no office, and, in fact, was effectively invisible and intangible. On the looser reading, these difficulties would not arise: the chief executive could be a substantial member of the corporate community: he could even write the Annual Report and issue convincing press releases; he just wouldn't normally be able to get any internal memos or instructions acted upon.
Solipsism also functions as a kind of black hole which threatens to draw in other radical and sceptical viewpoints, especially epiphenomenalism. If you're an epiphenomenalist, you must believe that any other conscious entities in the world are incapable of communicating with you, or exerting any influence on the world - so what grounds can you have for believing in them? It would be a more economical hypothesis to believe that they, and the material world, are really just figments of your own imagination.
Ultimately it's impossible to prove that solipsism is wrong; we can only point to the regularities in our experience which are most easily explained by the existence of other entities, some of them conscious. The strongest objection is that, taken seriously enough, solipsism doesn't make any difference. So everything but me is just my dream - so what? Even dreams are entities and require explanation, and to ignore them, while we are dreaming, would be as irrational as ignoring reality while awake.
Equally, if you are one of the people who think real, phenomenal consciousness has no place in the chain of physical cause and effect, why shouldn't everything be conscious? It wouldn't make any perceptible difference, so there's no way you can prove it isn't the case: and if everything were conscious, it might help to make the prescence of consciousness in human beings seem less anomalous. David Chalmers speaks rather wistfully about the attraction of panpsychism, without quite comitting himself to it. Equally, however, there can be no good reason to believe it is the case; and the usual principle, known as Occam's Razor , is not to believe in any additional entities (such as the consciousness of stones and anvils) which aren't strictly necessary.
There are a few issues to deal with, too: if everything is conscious, what counts as a thing? If this stone is conscious, is the left hand side of it separately conscious too? Is the strange but surely valid entity consisting of my left foot and a small portion of Tower Bridge conscious?
But the ultimate problem is that panpsychism does not really revolutionise the argument the way it promises to do. The real issue facing us is to explain the difference between being conscious and not being conscious, and in another form this remains the problem even for those who think everything is conscious. If panpsychism is true, an anvil has a form of consciousness, but one which does not influence its behaviour. My body, which after all is a physical object too, must have this same sort of ineffectual consciousness, but I also have another kind, the kind which causes me to speak, move, and act. Explaining the relationship between these two kinds of consciousness comes down to much the same thing as explaining my consciousness from a non-panpsychist materialist position.
|I'm afraid this won't do at all. Far from being a 'dead end', panpsychism and panexperientialism are enjoying a rising tide of popularity. See this piece and the comments on it for a more balanced perspective...


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How Gianandrea Noseda Plans To Transform The National Symphony Orchestra
A new music director heads the National Symphony Orchestra for its 2017-2018 season. What will his leadership mean for the local institution?
Seven years ago, the U.S. Congress created a new agency with a unique approach to foreign aid: It would only give money to countries committed to good governance. Today, that agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), is working all over Africa. We'll talk with the head of MCC, an Ethiopia native, about how this experiment is working and what it tells us about the effectiveness of U.S. aid.
MR. KOJO NNAMDIImagine if you were sitting on a big pile of cash and your job was to distribute it to your most deserving friends. Who would you give it to and what strings would you attach to make sure they didn't waste it? That, in a sense, is the job that Daniel Yohannes has with the U.S. government. He's head of the Millennium Challenge Corporation or MCC which was created in 2004 as a way to provide aid to countries committed to good governance. And so now that the program has been in place for seven years, we wanted to know is it working? Daniel Yohannes joins us in studio to talk about the role of his agency particularly in Africa and to share his own story of immigrating to the U.S. form Ethiopia as a teenager. Daniel Yohannes is chief executive officer as we said of the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Welcome, thank you for joining us.
MR. DANIEL YOHANNESThank you, Kojo, glad to be here. And also wish you a happy birthday. I understand you had a birthday last Saturday.
NNAMDISomebody spread that news around. I certainly did. Thank you for the birthday wish.
YOHANNESBut before we get into our conversation about development, I just want to express our condolences to the victims and families of the Arizona victim shootings. And sad day for America. I hope it will never happen again. But our prayers and thoughts are with the victims and with the families.
NNAMDIWe join you in that. When your agency was first created it was portrayed as a new and very different approach to foreign aid. Describe if you would the mission of the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
YOHANNESThe mission is primarily to reduce poverty through long term economic growth, working with poor countries, but those countries that are well governed, countries with good governance, countries that have demonstrated commitment to investing in their people and countries that have good economic policies within the countries.
NNAMDIThere are a lot of different kinds of projects that can fall under the umbrella of development. What kinds of projects does the MCC tend to fund?
YOHANNESKojo, all of our programs are country driven. We don't tell them how to invest it or where to invest it. Once countries are selected and they themselves have the solutions for the development, they're responsible in identifying the constraints to economic development just like in a business. First, we do our due diligence in terms of selecting which countries should be participating in our program. And once they're selected, then they themselves identify the projects that need to be funded. We do a very thorough analysis to make sure that the intended projects are going to pay big dividends. And we monitor and evaluate those projects from the beginning to the end to make sure that they have good dividends for American tax payers and for our partner countries.
NNAMDIIf you have questions or comments for Daniel Yohannes, chief executive officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, you can call us at 800-433-8850 or go to our website, kojoshow.org and raise your question or make your comment there. You mentioned that the countries choose the projects. One of the persistent critiques of foreign aid is that it often leaves out the recipient. The aid agencies are running their own programs and the people who live in the country aren't really involved or invested in the efforts. We saw this first hand on our trip to Haiti a few months ago. How do you address that issue at the MCC? How do you make sure that what governments want or what leaders of countries want are exactly what the people for whom the aid is intended want and need?
YOHANNESIn our program we require our partner countries to do a very thorough consultation processes with their citizens, civil society, NGOs, businesses and governments before they submit the intended programs or projects to us. So to give an example, I just got back from Honduras, a country that completed its compact last fall. We had three different administrations in Honduras. We had a major political crisis, but our projects were completed on time, on budget, achieving all the intended results because it was owned by the people. It was not owned by any particular president or prime minister. It was primarily based on their national interest.
YOHANNESThat's why the program was extremely successful. I was there I have seen the progress that was made. In Honduras alone, we trained 6,500 farmers. And in addition to training these farmers to help them become more self-sufficient, you know, we provided them not only the modern technology in terms of farming but also provided them skills in marketing, business skills. We also made credit available to them. We also build roads in their communities so they have access to markets. And many of the farmers I have spoken to while I was there. You know what, in most cases, they have doubled or tripled their income the last five years. So we see results on the ground and the projects are completed because it's their program, it's not MCC's program. It's the peoples program.
NNAMDITo avoid the confusion that may exist in some people's minds. How does your organization work complement USAID? I know that there have been a number of people over the years who were concerned that the MCC would drain resources away from USAID.
YOHANNESWe have a very narrow and specific mission. Our mission is to reduce poverty. We complement USAID. You know they have a wide range of responsibilities in this field, but we have a very narrow field. That is to reduce poverty through long term economic growth working with very select countries.
NNAMDIQuestion for the members of the audience. What approach do you think the U.S. should be taking when it comes to foreign aid for poor countries? 800-433-8850 or you can send us a tweet @kojoshow. Over the years, Daniel Yohannes, Congress typically has given your agency less money than many would like to to achieve its goals. Do you feel like you have the support you need from the Congress?
YOHANNESIn fact when MCC was created in 2004, MCC got a lot of support both from Republicans and Democrats, and we still continue to get a lot of support from the Obama Administration, and let's keep in mind that when MCC was created seven years ago, it was based on the best practices learned from other development agencies around the world.
YOHANNESSo we do enjoy a lot of support from both parties. We also need to understand that we are working in a very constrained budget environment today, so we have to make sure that we spend taxpayer's money effectively and efficiently with projects that have very good dividends.
NNAMDIThe MCC requested $1.28 billion in funding for fiscal year 2011. That's the lowest level since the agency's creation, that -- according to the Center for Global Development. Is that because of the state of the economy?
YOHANNESI think a couple things. Number one, I think there was a year, in 2008 I believe, where the agency received about $875 million. But having said that, I think we want to take funds in which we could deploy them effectively and efficiently, and that's why more so today than any other time in the past that we have to leverage the expertise, and we need to do more in terms of operating with other agencies, both here at home, and also with the private sector to make sure that, you know, we're leveraging our resources in a way that could bring about a tremendous economic growth to many of those countries we work with.
NNAMDII wanted to get back to one of the issues you raised earlier about Honduras, because we all remember the crisis there. What happens if and when the political situation in a country changes dramatically after you have already given it some assistance? Has that actually happened in cases besides Honduras, and if not, what would you do in a situation like that?
NNAMDII don't know if you are currently giving aid to Cote d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, but when one looks at the political crisis occurring there with a president who seems to have lost an election, but refuses to leave office, how does that affect how you operate in that environment?
YOHANNESNumber one, we work with countries that have taken responsibilities and accountabilities for their own citizens. So unfortunately, Ivory Coast is now one of our clients. But...
NNAMDII suspected that, but go ahead.
YOHANNESBut in cases like, you know, Madagascar was one of the first countries, that received our investments, and because of coup d'état we had to terminate our programs. And, you know, there's been some cases whereby the board made a decision to suspend or terminate some of our programs in Nicaragua. In some cases we put a hold on Armenia. So we take action if in fact the countries work with, if they don't abide by the same principles that they have agreed upon, then we have no choice but to terminate or suspend or put on hold. So we are very serious with our principles.
YOHANNESSo we expect our partner countries to behave and act as they were when they were first elected to become a participant of our program.
NNAMDISome would say that good governance is in the eye of the beholder. How do you define good governance, and what do you do to make sure that countries are living up to their promises?
YOHANNESI think that's a very good question. I mean, you have to have very good governance, particularly in this environment if you want to progress economically. But when we talk about good governance as developing democratic institutions we look at civil liberties, we look at the government's commitment to fight corruption, because corruption is a major hindrance to economic development, and the people if you will, they have to participate in their democratic rights.
YOHANNESAnd those countries that have demonstrated and shown the commitment to these processes are those that are making a significant progress in economic growth, whether it be in Africa or in other places.
NNAMDIWe're going to take a short break. There are callers on the line for you. Please hold. We'll get back to your call when we get back from this break. If you haven't called yet, 800-433-8850. What approach do you think the U.S. should be taking when it comes to foreign aid for poor countries? You can also go to our website, kojoshow.org, or send us an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com with your question or comment. I'm Kojo Nnamdi.
NNAMDIWe're talking with Daniel Yohannes, chief executive officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and taking your calls at 800-433-8850. Here is Dennis in McLean, Va. Dennis, you're on the air. Go ahead, please.
DENNISThank you, Kojo. I was a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa in the '70s, and I was in Liberia. And I just wondered if you're supporting Liberia, or if you have any plans to support Liberia, and I'll take your call offline here. Thank you so much.
NNAMDIThank you for your call, Dennis.
YOHANNESIn fact, we just signed a threshold program with Liberia last year. We have an investment primarily in education as well as working with the government to improve their fiscal and (word?) policy.
NNAMDIYou -- Africa has been getting a lot of attention from the Millennium Challenge Corporation. The Economist had an interesting story about Africa recently. According to that magazine, six of the ten fastest growing economies of the last decade are in Africa, which is certainly not the story we tend to hear about that continent to generalize. Where are African economies heading? Do you think we may see a situation soon where many countries are viewed primarily as business partners rather than aid recipients?
YOHANNESIn fact, Kojo, I saw the same article over the weekend, and then not only the countries that made a significant improvement in the last ten years, but if you look in terms of what's projected for the next five years, seven of the countries are in the continent of Africa. And, you know, they've made some significant efforts and significant results in the last decade. And MCC is there to help many of those countries.
YOHANNESIn fact, I was in Ghana at the beginning of last year. In Ghana alone, you know, we trained 65,000 farmers, and I spent time with a number of those farmers that were trained by MCC. And I could tell you, in fact, this resonates in my head all the time. I met with a woman farmer, her name, Mavis, who told me that after she received our training program in terms of how she able to increase her rice production from five bags of rice to 140 rice -- bags of rice in one year.
YOHANNESAnd this woman has now paid her bank debts and is planning to expand her farms and buying equipment. The story goes again and again as you speak to more people. And in Ghana's case also, we've seen a lot of interest from other companies, both from here and then also from regional companies that are relocating or expanding their business opportunities in Ghana to take advantage of the Ghanaian-trained farmer.
YOHANNESSo yes, we are seeing some significant improvement. And the story could be told the same thing in Cape Verde, where Cape Verde for example, through our efforts in partnership with them, have cut down the number of days it takes to start a business from 57 days to less than one hour, improving and creating the conditions in both countries for investment to flow both within the country as well as from the outside. And ultimately replacing aid dollars with private sector dollars, and to get them off of aid to become self sufficient.
YOHANNESSo we are seeing some significant progresses made in Africa, Ghana, Cape Verde, Mali...
NNAMDIEthiopia was one of the countries mentioned in The Economist article that have been doing well. You were born in Ethiopia, but every time we mention Ethiopia on this broadcast, given the number of Ethiopians living in the diaspora in this particular area, we get a lot of calls -- challenging calls, on the issue of good government in Ethiopia. Can you talk about that?
YOHANNESWell, unfortunately Ethiopia is not one of the countries that partnered with the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and I must tell you that I've seen the same Economist report that indicated that Ethiopia had very good growth in the last ten years, and has projected growth of another eight percent in the next five years. But let me speak about Tanzania, a country that I just also came from that's making a significant improvement in that area where we have a $700 million investment in that country primarily to improve the infrastructure area.
YOHANNESWe're building roads Tanga to (word?) eventually to Mombasa, which will create investment and other business opportunities for the country, and also, you know, we have a big project in Mali. Mali, as you know, is a landlocked country and we are building a major airport in Bamako, which would also help to, you know, increase investment tourism and other business activities.
YOHANNESSo the goal of the Millennium Challenge Corporation is really to work with many of our African partners.
NNAMDIWhat is like for you in a personal sense, as someone who grew up in Africa and Ethiopia to now have a role where you're now providing assistance in a very different and specific way to African nations?
YOHANNESIt is an exciting opportunity. I'm extremely thankful to the President for nominating me, and for U.S. Congress for confirming me. You know, I come from one of the poorest countries on earth. I understand poverty better than most people. It's dehumanizing, it creates war, it creates instability, and to be able to work now in an institution where we are trying to make a significant difference in terms of people's lives, particularly in Africa where we have approximately 70 percent of our investments in MCC are in the continent of Africa.
YOHANNESOut of eight billion, about 5.4 billion is really committed to Africa. And I am excited. I am fortunate to be able to see this, and I bring a lot of passion to the job, and also bring in my 30 years of experience in the private sector. I come from banking and finance background, and ultimately the only way we could transform many of these countries are primarily through the private sector engagement. So I want to work with the private sector but within our partner countries as well as from outside to make sure that they consider many of these countries to work with because they have created the conditions, the environments that are extremely conducive for investments from the private sector.
NNAMDILet's go back to the telephones. Here is John in Arlington, Va. John, you're on the air. Go ahead, please.
JOHNHello. To help us understand how you choose countries to invest in, I'm asking why do you not invest in Cambodia, and you do invest in Honduras? Thank you very much. I appreciate this opportunity.
NNAMDICambodia versus Honduras, is...
YOHANNESYeah. You know, we have very strict guidelines. We look at policy performance of the majority of the country -- all countries before they are selected eligible for our program. And they would have to pass three major categories. One is ruling justly which deals with governance. The other one is investing in people. The country's commitment in investing in education, health, and managing natural resources.
YOHANNESThe third one is we look in terms of economic freedom. The country's trade policy, inflation management, fiscal policy, and we get many of these reports from independent agencies like the U.N., the Heritage Foundation, Freedom House and so forth. And the board makes a decision which is the most likely country to work with the Millennium Challenge Corporation. So it's very competitive.
YOHANNESThere is about 95 or so countries that could be eligible, but we only work with 22 countries that have shown the commitment and the accountability and the performance in many of these areas that I have talked about. That is good governance, investing in people, and economic freedom.
NNAMDIYou've been with the MCC for about a year now. Before your arrival, there were some complaints that the agency's projects were talking too long to show results. Has that changed?
YOHANNESYou know, by nature, what we do, approximately 65 percent of our investments are invested in agriculture and infrastructure. I mean, even in this country you can't get a project completed primarily when you deal with airports or expanding, you know, ports like Benin or Cape Verde in one year. It just takes a very long time. And so, you know, having said that, you know, we're still on target.
YOHANNESAnd, you know, Cape Verde completed the first compacts on time within five years. Honduras completed the first project in five years, and we have five countries that are targeted to complete the projects this years, and they're all on target. So it might have been slow at the beginning because you do a lot of the due diligence, but nevertheless, the last three years, that's when you really work hard trying to complete those projects.
YOHANNESSo they are being completed on time showing great results on the ground with Ghana, Cape Verde, or, you know, in Tanzania or Georgia, another country I just came from where it's going to complete the five year program this April. I saw how our investments are helping people on the ground. I met with a trout farmer who increased the production from five tons to about 20 tons in one year after he received our technical training and investment.
YOHANNESThe story goes from place to place, from country to country.
NNAMDIHere is Anna in Washington, D.C. Anna, you are now on the air. Go ahead, please.
ANNAHi. I'm interested in promoting social responsibility in youths, and that's what I do here in the city. And I'm curious if there's any contingencies working with these countries that once they reach a certain level that they would pay it forward or do something to their neighboring countries along the lines. Thank you.
NNAMDIAny such aspect of MCC's aid in investments? Where Tanzania can be used as an example to Uganda or something like that?
YOHANNESIn fact what happens is because a program is extremely popular and everybody wants to be in our list, that there is an MCC impact, if you will, that everybody wants to be on our list. So for example, the case I've given you in Ghana, where the company that moved their operations or expanded were from Kenya. So we are beginning to see some regional movement from one country to another country.
YOHANNESSo in this case, you know, Vegpro, a Kenyan company, expanded their operations in Ghana primarily to grow fruits and vegetables for the outside market, and they're currently utilizing or using MCC-trained farmers in Ghana. So we are seeing American companies like Dole that have expanded their presence in Ghana, and are sourcing Ghanaian-produced pineapples to the European markets.
NNAMDIThat could presumably have a ripple effect on the economy in Kenya also.
YOHANNESIt would have a rippling in Kenya. Also, it would have a rippling effect here at home creating additional jobs for Americans. Not only we are encouraging Americans to participate in our procurement processes, but it also open up markets in the future for American products and services.
NNAMDIAnd I'm afraid that's all the time we have. Daniel Yohannes, this is your first visit with us. We won't let you leave unless you promise to come back.
YOHANNESI will come back, Kojo. Thank you for having me.
NNAMDIDaniel Yohannes is chief executive officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Thank you all for listening. I'm Kojo Nnamdi.
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SHERIDAN — Saturday, The Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library will host one of six statewide events orchestrated to bring together people affected by suicide in an effort to promote healing. The event will feature a broadcast by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention at 11 a.m. Saturday to mark Nov. 23 as International Survivors of Suicide Day, and local counselors will be available to discuss aftermath and coping strategies for those who have lost someone to suicide.
The broadcast will feature a panel of survivors who have lost relatives and friends to suicide along with mental health experts. Locally, Dr. Victor Ashear and counselor Dawn Sopron will be available to facilitate discussion about the grieving process.
"What comes out of that is an explanation that it's not your fault," Community Prevention Specialist Thom Gabrukiewicz said, adding he hopes to provide an avenue for people who might not know how to reach out for the support they need. "They can get guidance on how to cope with the grief and loss about suicide."
Gabrukiewicz said Wyoming has the highest suicide rate in the country, and there have been at least eight self-inflicted deaths in Sheridan County since the beginning of the year.
"It's a big problem and what we're trying to do with the broadcast for the people left behind is give them the help and support they need," Gabrukiewicz said.
For many people, the annual broadcast serves as a platform to reach out for support and share their experiences for the first time. Though not required, pre-registration is encouraged by calling 655-8263.
There are approximately 300 locations around the world participating in the broadcast. Last year, only two towns in Wyoming participated, but this year, there are six: Casper, Cheyenne, Gillette, Riverton, Jackson and Sheridan.
In addition to attending Saturday's broadcast, survivors of suicide can get help via meetings of the local chapter of the National Alliance for Mental Illnesses. NAMI meets at the Methodist Church the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 5 to 6 p.m.
People currently in crisis can call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or 911.


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*Extension Forage Specialist, Extension forage Specialist, and Extension Dairy Nutritionist, respectively.
To be useful, a forage analysis report should be based on a representative sample from a single "lot" of hay. (A "lot" is hay from one field which has been cut, handled, baled, and stored under uniform conditions.) The sample should be a consolidation of cores taken from 15 to 20 bales. Finally, the sample should be analyzed by a laboratory whose accuracy has been certified by the National Forage Testing Association (NFTA).
Forages can be analyzed by two methods. Traditionally, laboratories processed forage samples through a series of chemical procedures to determine the various components important in animal nutrition (protein, fiber, minerals). Recent technological advances allow labs to measure these same components using Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIR). The new NIR techniques use light to quickly determine the nutritive value of hay without destroying the sample. Since NIR is calibrated with data from traditional chemistry techniques, both methods give accurate and similar results.
Forage quality analysis report forms vary from laboratory to laboratory, but usually contain information on moisture (%), dry matter (DM, %), crude protein (CP, %), acid detergent fiber (ADF, %), neutral detergent fiber (NDF, %), total digestible nutrients (TDN, %), and net energy calculations for lactation (NEL, mcal/lb), maintenance (NEM, mcal/lb), gain (NEG, mcal/lb), and relative feed value (RFV) (see Figure 1).
In the analysis report in Figure 1, test results are given on an "As Fed Basis" and "Dry Matter Basis." The "As Fed" numbers reflect nutrient concentrations in the forage as it was received in the forage lab, including all water present. Because water dilutes the concentrations of all other nutrients, all numbers in the "As Fed" column will be less than those in the dry matter column, with the exception of moisture.
Figure 1. — Typical forage analysis report.
Use the "As Fed" values when figuring what weight of actual hay will be needed to supply a given amount of a nutrient. For example, the hay in Figure 1 contains 16.7% crude protein on an "As Fed" basis. If a producer wanted to grind enough hay to provide 1,000 lb of protein for a winter feed mix, it would be necessary to grind 5,988 lb of hay (1,000/0.167 = 5,988).
The "Dry Matter" column reports the concentration of a given nutrient with all water removed. Use the "Dry Matter" values when communicating information about the forage analysis, because the moisture contents of forages vary. (Unlike forages, nutritive values of mixed feeds are expressed on an air-dry basis, equivalent to having 10% moisture.)
CAUTION: Buying hay on dry matter analysis alone can be costly. For example, a dairyman in a neighboring state bought a truckload of western alfalfa at a cost of $135/ton, delivered. The alfalfa had a crude protein analysis of 23% on a dry matter basis. However, the hay also contained 25% moisture. If the load of hay weighed 16 tons, that producer paid $135/ton for 4 tons of water present in the hay, which is pretty expensive water. A question about the moisture content might have led to a lower price for the hay.
Crude protein (CP) is the sum of true protein and non-protein nitrogen. It is calculated by measuring the nitrogen concentration and multiplying by 6.25. (True protein in forages contains about 16% nitrogen, so there is about 6.25 lb of total protein for each pound of nitrogen present.) It is a measure of a forage's ability to meet the protein needs of livestock.
Most protein in forages is true protein, with exceptions for nitrate-accumulating summer annual grasses such as sudangrass and pearl millet. Although high-protein forages are also often high in energy, CP content is of little value in determining energy content. Since protein is one of the most costly supplements for livestock, high protein forages are desirable.
Acid detergent fiber (Acid Det. Fiber or ADF) is the percentage of highly indigestible plant material present in a forage. It contains cellulose, lignin, and silica. Acid detergent fiber is a useful predictor of energy and digestibility in forages. Low ADF values mean higher energy value and digestibility since lignin and silica are not digestible by ruminants. Therefore, low ADF values are desirable. In fact, all of the energy estimates presently used in forage testing are calculated from ADF alone.
Neutral detergent fiber (Neut. Det. Fiber or NDF) represents all of the structural or cell wall material in the forage. The NDF of a forage is inversely related to the amount that a cow or calf is able to consume; thus, forages with low NDF will have higher intakes than those with high NDF. In general, legumes tend to have lower NDF values than grasses.
The energy term you use (TDN, NEL, NEM, or NEG) depends on how the energy needs for your class of livestock are expressed. For lactating dairy cows, energy requirements are expressed using NEL. In beef rations for either lactating or dry cows, energy requirements are expressed most often in TDN and sometimes NEM units. The energy needs of growing livestock are expressed in either TDN or NE units. NEM and NEG units must be used together to evaluate the ability of forages to put weight gain on livestock.
Net energy of maintenance (NEM) and lactation (NEL) are expressions of energy value of forage, in megacalories (Mcal)/lb; they refer to the forage's ability to meet the energy requirements of dairy and beef cattle. Like TDN, NEM and NEL are calculated solely from ADF. Dairy producers generally use NEL to balance rations for lactating cows, and some beef producers are more accustomed to using NEM. For most hays, haylages, and silages, the net energy value for lactation will be very nearly equal in number to the net energy for maintenance.
Net energy for gain (NEG) is the amount of energy in a forage available for growth (and, therefore, weight gain) after the maintenance needs have been met. The value of NEG is always lower than NEL or NEM for a given forage because the forage is used less efficiently for gain than it is for maintenance. NEG is used when estimating the forage's ability to put weight on growing animals.
Relative feed value (RFV) is used to compare one forage to another on an energy basis. It is derived by taking into account the digestibility (calculated from ADF) and the potential intake (calculated from NDF) of a given forage.
For comparison purposes, the RFV of mature, full bloom alfalfa was set at 100. The alfalfa in Figure 1 has an RFV of 124.4; therefore, it contains 24.4% more energy than mature alfalfa. Although crude protein is not included in the calculation, forages high in RFV will almost always be high in protein.
RFV is becoming a very valuable term in describing the overall value of a forage. In fact, Minnesota research found RFV the most important price determinant in their quality-tested hay auctions.
Understanding a forage test is easiest when it is explained in animal performance terms. For simplicity, the forage represented by the analysis in Figure 1 will be evaluated as hay for a 1,000 lb beef cow and a 500 lb medium-frame steer (Figure 2).
The crude protein content of the alfalfa was more than enough for all production levels of the cow, and would support daily gains of between 2.5 and 3.0 lb/day in steers. However, protein would not be the limiting factor in either animal. In the mature cow, 61.2% TDN would supply enough energy for all production stages except heavy milking (>20 lb milk/day). Steer gains would be limited to about 1.5 lb/day if this alfalfa were the only feed available. So this alfalfa is a better source of protein than energy, which is true for nearly all hays and haylages.
It is more difficult to interpret forage reports from a dairy perspective, since dairy rations contain more ingredients and the nutritional requirements of the dairy cow vary with the desired milk production. However, the basic principles still apply.
Lactating dairy cows need rations high in both protein and energy content. The limiting factor in dairy production is often getting enough energy into the cow while maintaining an adequate amount of forage for good rumen function. High quality forages will have a higher energy concentration (lower ADF) and will be consumed in greater quantities (due to lower NDF) than low quality forages. Therefore, high quality forages decrease the amount of energy that must be supplied from the grain mix in the diet of the dairy cow.
A desirable forage for lactating dairy cows will be high in protein (>17%), and low in ADF (<35%) and NDF (<45%). Many dairymen use the 20-30-40 rule of thumb for evaluating hay. That is, they prefer hay for lactating cows that contains 20% CP, 30% ADF, and 40% NDF.
Figure 2. — CP and TDN requirements.
Interpreting forage analysis reports is a two-part process. You must first understand the basic terminology and meaning of the important components of the report. Then you must evaluate each forage's ability to produce a desired level of animal performance when it is consumed.


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Try not to laugh. It's Jabba the Hutt! This costume was made by Shaun Broyls, who calls it, "The WORST Homemade Costume OF ALL TIME."
Don't give up, Shaun! You came so close.
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CROSS Keys moved up to fourth in the league with another impressive bonus-point victory that promises much for the season ahead.
The club's opening-day hammering at home to Pontypridd now seems but a distant memory.
That's because Aberavon's doughty warriors were the latest victims to be put to the sword following the hammering meted out to Bridgend at Pandy Park the week before.
It leaves the visitors – who made the Premiership play-offs last season – winless in their opening three games.
Pundits were predicting a difficult afternoon for Keys against the wounded Wizards, who came into this game on the back of defeats to Newport and Swansea.
And so it proved for the first half an hour when the sides slugged it out in what was a fairly dire opening contest, the two locked in a 3-3 stalemate.
But the game dramatically changed in the ten minutes leading up to half-time.
Firstly, Wizards loosehead prop Neil White was yellow-carded as referee Rhys Thomas lost his patience with the visitors for their constant infringing at the breakdown.
With Aberavon down to 14 men, Keys took the game by the scruff of the neck and outstanding lock Dan Hodge powered over for a converted try on 33 minutes as the hosts began to press home their advantage. Aberavon outside-half Craig Evans did bring it back to 10-6 with his second penalty, but the game seemed to hinge on a refereeing blunder a minute before the interval when Keys were presented with a try from the gods.
It came after skipper and openside Rob Nash knocked the ball on just inside the Wizards' half before the visitors made a hash of trying to clean up the turnover.
Without playing any advantage to the visitors, official Mr Thomas allowed play to go on and Keys' impressive centre Luke Ford took full advantage of the situation to surge through and score Keys' second try.
There was still time for home fly-half Dean Gunter to slot over his second penalty. The tables had been swiftly turned and Keys went into the interval 18-6 up.
With the balance of power now decisively in their favour, Keys upped the ante in the second half and were ruthless once they scented blood.
Ford got his second try after a catalogue of defensive horrors by Aberavon in their own 22 after 54 minutes.
Wizards' replacement No 8 Ben Thomas got a consolation try for his side with just under a quarter of an hour left, but it was only a matter of time before Keys got try number four.
And it came when his opposite number Adam Powell scored from a pushover try with the dominant Keys scrum mercilessly grinding their opponents into the dust.
Ex-rugby league pro centre Aled James added to Aberavon's misery in the last minute with a well-taken try that was converted by replacement No 10 Dorian Jones to wrap up a thoroughly convincing win.
Keys' director of rugby, Jonathan Westwood, was delighted with his side, praising his back row and centre partnership in particular for the win: "I was very pleased – there were a lot of positives. Aberavon are a very difficult side to beat and it's another bonus-point win so we'll take that all day long.
"I think we had the rub of the green, which then meant they had to chase the game and it did get a bit scrappy.
"I thought Rob Nash was outstanding, as was Jamie Sollis, the whole back row, to be honest – Aberavon had an excellent back row on paper with a lot of quality.
"Our back row out-thought theirs and that was the difference at times.
"And our midfield was powerful – Luke Ford and Aled James looked a real handful together."
Cross Keys: G David (E Jones 63), N Williams, A James, L Ford (S Matthews 71), N Trowbridge, D Gunter (D Jones 59), J Lewis (R James 51), R Cornock (J Johnstone 71), G Horrigan (G Price 51), C Gould, D Hodge, O Hodge, J Sollis (R Peebles 59), R Nash (capt), A Powell.
Scorers: Tries – Luke Ford (2), Dan Hodge, Adam Powell, Aled James; conversions – Dean Gunter (2), Dorian Jones; penalties – D Gunter (2).
Aberavon: J Phillips, R Thomas, B John, L Gadd, P Bamsey, C Evans (J Davies 57), D Pritchard, N White (R Jenkins 45), I Davies (G Harvey 62), A Clatworthy (C John 62), G Ronan (H Davies 62), I Moore (capt), M Allen, C Davies (J Tomalin-Reeves 57), R Morris (R Jenkins 29, B Thomas 49).
Scorers: Try – Ben Thomas; penalties – Craig Evans (2).
Referee: Rhys Thomas (WRU).
Argus star man: Jamie Sollis.


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De Smith Stays With NFLPA Until At Least '21 Jones Confirms Involvement In Goodell Contract Talks TV Pundits Tackle Lack Of Excitement In NFL Nine NBA Teams Lost Money in '16-17 After Payouts MLB Breaks All-Time Record For Home Runs NHL Making Inroads In China With Games Overwatch League Season 1 Details Unveiled NASL Hits USSF With Lawsuit Over Division Sanctioning Boston Univ. Releases Report On Youth Football NFL Scoring Down Big Through Week 2
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LPGA Hopes Recent Events Are A Sign Of Brighter Days Ahead
Published November 18, 2009
|Things Looking Up For LPGA Since Acting
Commissioner Marty Evans Took Reins Of Tour
BUZZ FACTOR: GOLFCHANNEL.com's Randall Mell wrote Wie's "breakthrough victory" last week was "all the buzz" yesterday at the LPGA Championship in Houston. Wie: "It's been crazy. It's a lot of fun, but my focus is on this week. I want to play even better." Golfer Morgan Pressel said, "Michelle's created a buzz with her win. You knew it was going to happen. I'm glad for her, that she doesn't have that cloud hanging over her head anymore." Golfer Brittany Lincicome: "The better she does, the more exposure we all get. We are all rooting for her. We are obviously trying to promote our tour to be the best we can be. If that's her playing well, or Paula Creamer, we are rooting for them to do well" (GOLFCHANNEL.com, 11/17). Meanwhile, author John Feinstein said of Wie, "Let's also hope that the LPGA, with all its financial troubles, doesn't start pushing her to do too much too soon" ("Golf Central," Golf Channel, 11/17).
LIFE AFTER GOLF: Retired golfer Annika Sorenstam said of her retirement, "I'm lucky in that if I wanted to come back, I could. But I'm very content with where I am today and what I'm doing and all the businesses and family life. So today I have no plans whatsoever, but things change. ... With all this other fun stuff, there's more to life than golf. I'm glad that I've found other things in life and can enjoy a different chapter" (ESPN.com, 11/17).


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LACMA Rings in Persian New Year with Shorts Fest
The fifth annual Farhang Foundation Short Film Festival will kick off a weekend of events celebrating Nowruz (Persian New Year) on Saturday at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. "With the best…
The fifth annual Farhang Foundation Short Film Festival will kick off a weekend of events celebrating Nowruz (Persian New Year) on Saturday at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. "With the best…
Mark Amin's Sobini Films and Payam Films have set vampire drama "Manhattan Undying," with Iranian filmmaker Babak Payami to direct. Production will begin this fall.
Peruvian helmer Ricardo de Montreuil, who came on Hollywood's radar with his short film "The Raven," has emerged as a contender to direct "Zorro Reborn" for 20th Century Fox.
GRB Entertainment, which up until now has exclusively produced and distributed non-fiction programming, is launching a scripted division.
"Paranormal Activity" helmer Oren Peli has signed on to direct "Eliza Graves" for Sobini Films and Icon Prods.
Sobini Films has launched a TV division aimed at developing scripted and nonscripted programming, with former "Battlestar Galactica" associate producer James Halpern in charge as VP.
Andy Garcia has landed Anthony Hopkins and Annette Bening to star with him in "Hemingway and Fuentes," which Garcia will direct from a script he wrote with Hilary Hemingway, granddaughter of Ernest…
The salad days of film financing are more than over, victim of the imploding economy.
John Stockwell has signed to direct supernatural thriller "Sanctuary" from Stephen Susco's script for Lionsgate and Sobini Films, which are co-financing.
Sobini Films will launch production in mid-July on thriller "Burning Bright," starring Briana Evigan ("Step Up 2 the Streets").
Former Benderspink manager Dave Brown has ankled to launch his own shingle, Sleeping Giant Entertainment, and brought aboard former WMA staffer Scott Halle as a manager.


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TRAINS had to be suspended between Bolton and Salford Crescent stations due to a line-side fire between the two stops.
All lines were affected - but have now re-opened - and many services through Bolton station were cancelled or delayed at short notice due to the blaze.
A spokesman for Northern Rail said: "Our initial feeling was that it was not going to affect services but then a driver reported to control room that it will cause issues so investigated."


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Converse x Jason Jessee
You know it's a good year for skateboarding when Jason Jessee's manhandling a vert ramp on his new board and wearing a pair of red Converse. I'm not talking about the year 1988 (although that was a pretty damn good year also), I'm talking about 2013.
To say Jason Jessee is back is to wrongly assume he ever left. Once a skateboarder, always a skateboarder, and when you're drifting airs to fakie and stalling eggplants like Jessee, your fate is sealed. To celebrate, Converse teamed up with Jessee's longtime board sponsor Santa Cruz Skateboards to produce a shoe inspired by Jessee himself. Dubbed the Converse CONS CTS, the Ox and the rarely dropped Mid come in black and red, respectively, and are built from waxed canvas that hold up in highly abrasive situations. Even the laces are extra tough. The padded collars are a nice touch, making them extra comfortable. And, true to tradition, Converse feel comfy and broken in right out of the box.
No wonder Jessee told XGames.com that "Converse are, were, and always shall be my favorite shoes."
Jessee just wrapped up a stay with teammates Kenny Anderson, Mike Anderson, and Ben Reamers in Berlin, Germany, where the brand transformed an empty warehouse into a two-week exhibition and performance space. Next up, you'll probably find Jessee riding Santa Cruz's 40th-anniversary re-release of his famous Lady of Guadalupe deck, (this version inspired by a Jason Adams stencil rendition), and manhandling that new 10-feet-tall, 24-feet-wide vert ramp somewhere in the Santa Cruz, Calif. hills.
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Sunday, September 24, 2017
Crowns, Bridges, Dentures, Implants
Types of Dentures
My Aunt had a full set of dentures on the top, But it looked like a set of teeth on a bar and the teeth fit into her own gums. She said she got them in Los Angeles,Ca or Hollywood. Where can I get these and who do I contact? It was not made on a Plastic form. I asked my aunt before she died, but she could not remember the dentist. I recently got dentures and this mouth full of plastic is killing me. I can not stand it. I know there is an alternative and my aunt had it since the 70`s or 80`s. Please help me find this dentist or alternative.
Thank you for your question.
The type of restoration/dentures you are asking about is very popular nowadays. Depending on where you live, it is possible for you to find a prosthodontist. A prosthodontist is a dentist that specializes in dentures, crowns, bridges, and implant restorations.
Generally, a prosthodontist will examine you, and determine which treatment alternatives/possibilities are available for you and which can best suit you to restore your esthetics, function, and dental health. These decisions will be based on your specific situation, goals, and desires towards the treatment.
If dental implants form part of the treatment options for your case, the prosthodontist will refer you, after a thorough assessment, to a periodontist for an evaluation for dental implants placement. A periodontist is a dentist that specializes in gum treatment and surgery, dental implants placement, and gum plastic surgery.
During this evaluation, the periodontist will try to determine if the plan(s) proposed by the prosthodontist can be accomplished by determining the existing quantity/quality of bone available in your jaws. This process may require further x-rays, CT scans of the jaws, etc., in addition to previous x-rays taken by the prosthodontist.
Generally, the prosthodontist and the periodontist then form a "team" to approach and treat your case. The prosthodontist presents the best treatment option (that he has agreed on with you) to the periodontist. He indicates what he needs to accomplish with the dentures, crowns and/or bridges, so the implants can be placed in strategic or specific areas or sites in the jaw bones that will enable the best prosthetic result. Precision templates are fabricated to place the implants in the desired and agreed positions.
This form of communication between the prosthodontist and the periodontist is essential for the overall success in accomplishing your goals/desires and the proposed treatment option. The advantages of this type of denture restoration are:
- Bone preservation. Implants will maintain your jaw bone levels because the dentures will not be directly applying pressure to the bone. Pressure will be transferred directly to the bars/implants, and the vibration they transfer to the bone will serve as stimuli for the bone to maintain its shape, form and volume.
- Improved stability and retention. Since the denture will be fixed to the bar/implants, it cannot move as mastication occurs because it cannot be dislodged from its position - even if it is biting down on an apple with your incisors or eating sticky foods like starbusts. No more sore spots or areas.
- Improved food taste. The roof of the mouth is not covered with plastic, therefore it allows your palate to taste food better.
Maintenance and caring of the dentures/implants: Simple! Same as
natural teeth.
I hope the information provided is of help to you. Please let us know if we can be of any further help.
Jose I Arauz-Dutari, DMD
Formerly, Assistant Professor of Periodontics
School of Dental Medicine
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BWW Exclusive: New York Pops Spotlight on Laura Osnes
On Monday, April 29, The New York Pops marks its 30th birthday with a grand gala evening honoring the musical talents of songwriters Frank Loesser and Jule Styne, and the centennial of legendary entertainer Danny Kaye. Paula Zahn, host of NYC ARTS on PBS, will host the evening.
The event begins at 7:00 PM with a concert at Carnegie Hall featuring a spectacular lineup of guest artists under the baton of Music Director Steven Reineke. Performers include Laura Benanti, Rob McClure, Donna Murphy, Kelli O'Hara, Laura Osnes, Anthony Warlow, and more. For additional information, visit: www.newyorkpops.org
BroadwayWorld recently chatted with featured performer Laura Osnes about her upcoming appearance in the special celebration:
What will you be singing at the gala?
I'm singing Jule Styne's "People" from Funny Girl. The song was made famous by Barbra Streisand both on Broadway and in her big-screen debut as Fanny Brice -- It's a longing, sophisticated, and powerful song that I am truly honored and excited (and slightly intimidated!!) to sing, haha!
This year's New York Pops gala honors Frank Loesser, Jule Styne, and Danny Kaye. Do you have a favorite memory of any of the honorees?
The song that comes to mind that is closest to my heart is "Neverland" from Peter Pan, that was written as additional music for the show by Jule Styne. I got to play the role of Peter Pan when I was in high school and that song remains one of my favorite tunes and personal anthems.
Have you worked with The New York Pops before? What are you looking most forward to?
I was fortunate enough to sing "Hopelessly Devoted to You" with The New York Pops five years ago for their 25th Anniversary, honoring the Nederlanders. I could definitely get used to this tradition of singing with the Pops at Carnegie Hall every five years!! It's the most beautiful and prestigious venue I think I've ever had the pleasure to sing in. Steven Reineke has already been a wonderful captain to us as performers, finding arrangements to perfectly complement each voice, and I can't wait to witness how he will lead this sensational orchestra on April 29th!
Students from The New York Pops education programs will also perform during the concert. What was your music education/training like?
I grew up learning to read music through piano lessons, then started taking voice lessons privately when I was 10 years old. I was heavily involved in high school choir and Chamber/Small group choirs, in addition to doing musical theater.
What single piece of advice would you give to any aspiring performers?
Everyone's path to "success" is so different and everyone will hand out different advice based on their experiences... I have learned that it's most important just to be yourself and stay true to who you are. Work hard, prepare, love every part of the process, learn from those around you, keep showing up, but always be yourself, bringing the best of YOU to every new challenge or experience.


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The spontaneous creation of music -- jazz, real jazz -- can be magical. Often what we hear in the jazz clubs is a tightly scheduled series of solos -- first the sax, then the piano, then the bass, then the drums -- bookended by the heads of standards that the band plays in order as prescribed by a set list. Yeah, there's jazz in there, sure, but you can hardly call that spontaneity.
Thursday night at the Regattabar was one of those transcendent evenings that can make one realize how ordinary, how formulaic, so much of the rest of today's music has become. Pianist Marc Copland , bassist Gary Peacock , and drummer Bill Stewart created art out of nothing. They arrived without a set list, and some of the tunes weren't even songs; they were sketches composed on the spot through the art of improvisation. It wasn't clear, either, who was leading the group -- the album the trio recently released is under Copland's name, and the concert gave Peacock (the best known of the three) top billing, but it seemed more likely that these guys don't need a leader. No tunes were announced. There was no chatter with the audience. Songs often began with Copland shrugging his shoulders toward Peacock, as if to say, "What do you want to play?" Peacock returned an "I don't know" look and would say aloud, "Start something."
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Peacock began the concert with a bluesy, facile solo that launched the trio into an exploratory take of Sonny Rollins's "Doxy" that had the musicians thinking and feeling their way through the tune, Stewart driving the train with his propulsive drumming and Copland spiraling further and further from the theme. They followed it with a free, unnamed improvisation that sounded like a light rain turning into thunder -- brushes on cymbals leading to Copland's thick chords and splashing arpeggios. A lovely ballad called "At Night" that centered on a gentle, eight-note figure was pretty without being precious, and the musicians seemed to surprise themselves by abandoning the softness midway through and taking up a funky groove for maybe 32 bars. They ended the first set with a churning, volatile version of "Stella by Starlight." After the set Copland told me he had never played the song in that particular key before. Yes, that's real jazz for you.
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Today was a much more relaxed day. PIC and I just needed a day of extreeme downtime so we put a moratorium on any "extras" today and just stuck to our previous schedule. We started off with a swim. I think the water was the most choppy and crazy today of any of the days I've been out in the water. It was Jen's first longer swim today and the waves were crashing all over the place and it was WILD!
We decided to start off with a coffee boat visit to get the day started off on the right foot. We ran into Brave Mandy at the boat. I only run into Mandy at Kona. She is such a cute little thing, I wish we had the time to sit there and chit chat all morning.
The coffee was good, but the Erin Bakers cookies were even better. Super Yum. I love the people at the coffee boat too, they are just the sweetest, taking photos for us and attending to all the crazy triathletes whims.
Jen, PIC and I then headed out at our seperate speeds, I was headed for the third buoy, PIC a little farther, and Jen was out for 10 more minutes. I used the time to focus on some of the tips from the clinic yesterday. Honestly, I felt the strongest in the water today, I hope to build on that feeling over the next few days!
At the 3rd buoy I had a chat with Regan. He's a retired local and comes out and volunteers in his kayak to make sure the swimmers stay safe. Even though the Ironman says the course is not "lifeguarded" during the days leading up to Kona, they still have 5-10 kayakers out there making sure the swimmers are safe in the morning. Regan is rad!!!
I was too busy chatting with Regan that PIC had turned around and was back at the third buoy. Rah-Roh. PIC was feeling a bit iffy from the chop, and she was feeling like her breaky might come back up. While this was quite a bummer for her, it slowed her down quite and bit and I was able to fight for my life to stay on her feet all the way back. This was definitely the HIGHLIGHT of my day. I've been swimming out here alone all week and it was so unbelievably cool to swim with PIC. It made me want to get faster so that we could do it again. THANK YOU PIC!!
After the swim we hit up the Ironman store, and then headed to the Acai Bar again. Seriously, I'm going to be at this place every day. I so totally love it!
After refueling we had some errands to run at the expo. Both PIC and I needed new compression socks for race day. We also wanted to stop by QR and NUUN to see what they were up to.
We ended up trying out a pair of Yurbuds...and then each buying a pair of Yurbuds. I've been hearing the hype about them on twitter and wanted to try them out. They are cool, your music is really clear and great quality, but they are not noise canceling, so you can hear people talk to you and you can hear if you use them while riding.
After that it was R&R time. We lazed around for the rest of the day
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PIC mentioned that we needed to take some time during this ride to pull over and give thanks to Madame Pele. We found a great spot half way through our ride, gently set the bikes down at the side of the road, climbed up into the LAVA and took some quiet time.
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PIC and I did a bit of slightly peppy but still many many beats away from IM tempo session on the way back. We took turns leading, took turns feeling the wind in our wheels. Sitting on her wheel I was reminded just how strong she is, and how smooth she rides, Michelle is so strong. I couldn't have asked for a better training partner all these years.
As we pulled in to the car, done for the day, happy, thankful, I was starting to get quite a bit of pep in my step. The ants are starting to crawl, I'm feeling the jitters and the nervous energy begin. Thank goodness tomorrow is the underpants run, that should take everything down a level...or five. Michelle and I have REALLY prepared for the underpants run.....but you'll have to wait for tomorrow to see photos.We have a costume of sorts planned, can anyone guess what we are going as?


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#arscloud – twitter messages from the listeners in the room are projected onto a screen. not to be confused with #arschloud.
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davis sasaki preview of todays cloud intelligence symposium
evgeny morozov's talk on slacktivism
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a few thoughts on the cloud intelligence symposium
it was all good, i can't disagree with any of the viewpoints expressed at todays cloud intelligence symposium. but as usual there is not much one can add to preaching-to-the-choir conferences. of course in countries like iran and china where censorship tries to dominate online communication, the power of the internet is undeniable as a tool to share information and to bring people together. but some of the blue eyed enthusiasm that mostly the american speakers expressed struck me as naive. evgeny morozov, who introduced himself as the one having to play the role of the bad cop, actually gave me the most food for thought. he introduced the concept of slacktivism, activism for slackers. clicking yes to join a few causes on facebook does not exactly make for efficient activism. he cited the example of a danish guy who started a bogus cause on facebook and within a few days was able to get 28'000 people to join, before divulging that the whole issue was made up.
one other thing that bothered me has to do with language. it seemed that many people have started to use the expression "cloud" very loosly to cover almost anything that happens online. while this is not too far a stretch content-wise, when used that way the expression "cloud" could get old faster than "web 2.0" was.