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Filled with cheerful farm scenes and rhyming verse, this perfectly sized board book will become a child' s favorite. Bestselling artist Donald Zolan' s bright and engaging artwork draws little ones into the story about what happens on a farm, what animals live there, and how much fun it is to play with some of the special creatures God made. Colorful pictures depict children feeding the ducks, chicks, and geese, giggling at the pudgy piglets, and snuggling those soft, fluffy barn kittens.
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The high fly was hit to short right in a game last month at Wrigley Field, where the wind can play havoc. Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia and right fielder Darnell McDonald seemed to surround it. At the last moment, Pedroia did not lunge but twisted to put his glove up. The ball hit the center of the pocket and popped out. The Cubs' batter, Starlin Castro, pulled easily into second base and another runner scored.
In the press box, the official scorer, Allan Spear, credited Castro with a double. In the ESPN broadcast booth, two former players, Orel Hershiser and Terry Francona, expressed surprise.
"That's an official scorer that a lot of hitters are going to like," Francona said. It was his not-so-subtle way of saying that Spear had blown the call.
Watching at home in Walpole, Mass., Joe Morgan, another former player and like Francona a former Red Sox manager, also said Pedroia should have been charged with an error.
"Pedroia is the best second baseman the Red Sox have ever had," Morgan said in a phone interview. "But he should have had that one in his hip pocket. To give the batter a hit? The official scorers don't care about the pitchers anymore. Don't the players wear gloves anymore? It seems like everything is a hit."Continue reading the main story
It has been open season on official scorers since Joe Kuhel of the 1930s Washington Senators took a swing at Shirley Povich of The Washington Post, mistakenly thinking he had robbed him of a hit the day before. (The scorer had actually been Bob Considine.)
The two leagues pay the scorers $150 a game to rule on hits, errors, wild pitches, passed balls and other plays. Frequently, scorers' decisions, which can be crucial to the foundation of a statistical game, have received little complaint from managers, coaches and players. But the new collective bargaining agreement between the union and Major League Baseball allows teams and players to appeal the calls. Then a committee headed by Joe Torre, the executive vice president for baseball operations, reviews them.
"Appeals have been allowed for about 8 or 10 years," said Phyllis Merhige, a senior vice president for the major leagues, who supervises the scorers. "But the process has evolved into a much more formal system the way it currently stands."
Baseball does not quantify the appeals, but The Associated Press recently reported that 12 out of 58 contested calls last season were overturned after the committee watched videos of the plays. The scorers are told about appeals only if their decisions are reversed, Merhige said.
Some scorers say they should be part of the review process. But Bill Mathews, a scorer for Tampa Bay Rays games since 2004, says he does not mind being left out during appeals.
"I only know for sure about four appeals of my calls," he said. "Two of them were changed. I'm O.K. with the system. I don't have an ego, and I get second-guessed as a coach all the time, so I'm used to it."
Mathews has been the baseball coach at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla., for 22 years. After the Mets appealed one of his calls in a one-hitter by R. A. Dickey, Mathews found out through the news media. The Mets asked Torre's committee to review the hit, on a slow roller by B. J. Upton that third baseman David Wright failed to field cleanly. The review committee allowed Upton to keep his hit; otherwise, baseball would have been in the awkward position of announcing a no-hitter about 48 hours after it had been pitched.
"That was a no-brainer," Mathews said. "It was a hurried play, and when a player tries to barehand a ball, that pretty much makes the decision for you."
One benefit of the appeals system is that it minimizes direct complaints to scorers by players and managers. Nevertheless, some say the preappeal days were better.
Why hire scorers to make the calls if people who have seen the games only on video have the final word, the critics say? If the committee members — managers and former players — know more, why not hire them as scorers in the first place? Well, what scorers are paid is chump change for many former players, and baseball is smart enough to know that civilians can be more objective.
Scorers have 24 hours after a game to change their rulings. Protests of calls must be filed within 72 hours. Mathews said that he had never changed a call the next day.
Changing calls during a game happens more often. In 1952, Detroit pitcher Virgil Trucks was 5-19, but two of the wins were no-hitters. The second came at Yankee Stadium on a day when John Drebinger of The New York Times was the scorer. Drebinger changed his mind twice about a play before the game ended.
At first, Drebinger ruled that Johnny Pesky, the Detroit shortstop, had erred on a grounder by Phil Rizzuto. Then Drebinger changed his ruling to a hit, but by the seventh inning, he was being lobbied by colleagues in the press box to reinstate the error. He called the dugout, and based on what Pesky said, that the ball stuck in his glove, he made the hit an error again, and Trucks finished the no-hitter.
In the section of the rule book that defines a hit, an operative term that keeps reappearing is "ordinary effort" on behalf of the fielder. Generally speaking, any play that requires more than ordinary effort by a fielder should be called a hit.
"We're told that ordinary effort applies to a player with average major league ability, but exactly what is that?" said Ivy McLemore, the Houston scorer. "There's so much more talent in baseball than there used to be, so the word 'ordinary' takes on a new meaning. We now have the advantage of replay before we make a call, but sometimes, even that doesn't help. There can be angles you need that just don't show up in the replays."
In February, Merhige rounded up at least one scorer from every big-league city and brought them together in New York for a conference. They looked at dozens of plays that were appealed during the 2011 season.
"When we were asked how we would have ruled on all those, it was a 50-50 split, or maybe 60-40 on some," said Ron Roth, a participant, referring to the difference between those who called a play a hit and those who ruled an error.
Roth has scored more than 2,000 games over 33 seasons in Cincinnati. He is a real estate broker who has also been a college coach.
"One of the things we hear is that we're homers, that we protect the team in the city where we work," Roth said. "We all laugh at that. The integrity of the game is on the line, and that's what counts."
Roth was the scorer for the perfect game by the Reds' Tom Browning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988, and was along for many of the home games during Pete Rose's league-record 44-game hitting streak in 1978.
"There was no controversy for me during Rose's streak, and nothing out of the ordinary during the Browning game," Roth said. "A potential no-hitter is a no-win situation for a scorer. If there's a marginal play, you're going to get flak no matter which way you go. You just hope and pray that if there's a hit, it's a clean one."Continue reading the main story


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The Juvenile law which passed on 22nd Dec'16 permits minors between 16 and 18 who committed heinous offences like rape and murder to be tried as adults, this law was approved by President Pranab Mukherjee.
The new law gives Juvenile Justice Board the power to decide if a minor between the ages of 16 and 18 accused of heinous crimes like rape and murder should be tried as adults in a regular court. Under the law, the juvenile board will conduct an assessment of factors including the "premeditated nature" of the offence and "the child's ability to understand the consequences of the offence".
The Board, which will have a magistrate and 2 social workers as members are to conduct an assessment of factors including the "premeditated nature" of the offence and "the child's ability to understand the consequences of the offence". If there is no majority view the juvenile is to be sent for rehabilitation and lodged at an observation home.
No juvenile can however be given death sentence or life imprisonment. Minimum punishment which can be given for heinous offence is 7 years imprisonment. The new law proposed a Juvenile Justice Board and Child Welfare Committee to be set up in each district. It also prescribed penalties for cruelty against a child, offering a narcotic substance to a child, and abduction or selling a child.
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging its constitutional validity Congress leader and Activist Tahseen Poonawalla. The plea said the impugned amended Act is draconian and unconstitutional which instead of providing care and protection to children deems them as adult in cases where the alleged commission of crime by them is heinous in nature.
He says the law is unreasonable, arbitrary and in violation of Article 14 (right to equality) of the Constitution.
He also mentions that the law challenges section 15 of the new Act which says in case of a heinous offence alleged to have been committed by a child, who has completed or is above the age of 16 years, the Juvenile Justice Board shall conduct a preliminary inquiry to determine whether a juvenile offender is to be sent for rehabilitation or be tried as an adult.


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There's a great little tourist stop-over between Dilston and Windermere and I'd like to share my photos with you. The complex includes a shop, an indoor-outdoor cafe, wine tasting, art gallery and gifts. I thought the staff were wonderful.
Windermere: Great Little Tourist Stop!
by Dan Fellow
We've had just the tiniest little hiccup with the Windemere Corner Cafe image files, so we'll come back to this article again later. Very sorry!
The following is an excerpt from the Windermere Corner Cafe newsletter, just to give you a little more information.
Native Point Wines is pleased to announce the opening of our new cellar door at Windermere managed by Kerry Schapel and Maree Wakeling. The new location is listed in the 2010-11 Tamar Valley Wine Route and the Wine Tasmania Wine Route brochures and on their respective websites.
The Windermere Corner Cafe & cellar door is open from 8.00am to 6.00pm; seven days a week, 364 days a year (closed on New Year's Day) and is conveniently located on the East Tamar Highway, 10 minutes north of Launceston on the corner of the East Tamar Hwy and Windermere Rd Windermere, phone 6328 1335.
Come and enjoy a tasting of our award winning Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Pinot Gris; stay for lunch on your way to or from other Tamar Valley vineyards; or visit the Native Point vineyard and meet the owners Sheena & Tim High (please phone ahead on 6328 1628).
The Windermere Corner Café serves all day breakfasts, lunch and gourmet platters, and also features paintings and crafts from local artists. Wines are of course available for sale to take with you, or posted to your home.
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The second phase of the Chelsea Football Club Training Academy Campus at Cobham in Surrey, provides a new purpose-designed pavilion for youth and community use. The scheme features the MX Trame Horizontale curtain walling system.
Developed to complement the adjacent training academy, the contemporary palette of materials helps to harmonise the building in its green belt location, and includes brass cladding to the gables and eaves, subtle ochre-coloured rendering and curtain walling with a horizontal emphasis.
The MX Trame façade system is used on each elevation as high level ribbon glazing to the upper floors, recessed panels or protruding 'boxes' at the gable ends and full height glazing to the entrance and stairwells. This maximises natural light for the circulation areas, gym, offices, dining room and teaching areas.
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The Trame Horizontale option was selected by the architects to accentuate the linear aspect across the glazed areas. This was achieved with Technal's innovative system design – projecting aerofoil caps for the transoms and slender face trim gaskets, which soften the vertical sections. Concealed top hung vents were inserted into the curtain walling to provide natural ventilation where required.
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The first phase of the multi-million pound Cobham development, also designed by AFL Architects, was the world-class training facility for Chelsea FC's first team – one of the most ambitious investments undertaken by a football club. This building was predominantly glazed in Trame Horizontale faceted curtain walling and featured a curved green roof to help it blend into its rural surroundings.
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CANBERRA, Australia, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced Wednesday he would retire from politics at week's end, telling Parliament it was time for him to go.
"This has been the product of much soul-searching for us as a family over the last few months," Rudd said. "The decision that I have made has not been taken lightly. But for me, my family is everything, always has been, always will be, which is why I will not be continuing as a member of this Parliament beyond this week."
Rudd, 56, was prime minister from 2007 to 2010, and again in 2013 after besting Julia Gillard in Labor Party elections before losing to conservative Tony Abbott in the federal elections.
He wished Abbott luck, commenting that the office of prime minister was "hardest job in the land," Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
"I wish Tony, his wife Margie and their family all the best for the rigors of high office that inevitably lie ahead," Rudd said.
Abbott said Rudd's retirement was a significant event in the history of Australia's Parliament.
"To lose someone who has been one of the big figures in this Parliament and one of the big figures in the life, the public life of our country over the best part of two decades," the prime minster said.
On his side of the aisle, Rudd noted fellow Labor member Opposition Leader Bill Shorten when thanking supporters.
"Having served as leader of the opposition myself, this is never a position for the faint-hearted," Rudd said. "There are always long dark nights of the soul but believe it or not, morning does come, often sooner than you think."
Shorten said Rudd's protection of the Australian economy was a key achievement and spoke of his popularity with the Australian people.
"I do not believe that we will see his like again in the Australian Parliament," he said.
However, Shorten noted intraparty feuding cost Rudd and Gillard their positions, but following a poor election showing the party emerged "more united, stronger, and more cohesive."
He said he wanted to remain active in the international community.
"I am passionately Australian and passionately a citizen of the world," Rudd said. "I intend to be active in the international community in areas where I can make a genuine contribution to peace and stability, global economic governance and sustainable development, including climate change."
Rudd closed his remarks with his signature sign-off, ABC said.
"On this final occasion in the Parliament," Rudd said, "and as is now officially recorded in the classics for occasions such as this, it really is time for me to zip."


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It may not have received the media attention that a new Supreme Court justice attracts, but a study was released last week that may be more personally relevant to current law students. According to a post in the Wall Street Journal Law Blog, a new paper, authored by two law professors, challenges the conventional wisdom that to make it big in the legal profession, your grades don't matter as much as the prestige of the law school you attend. Take a look at "The Secret of My Success: How Status, Prestige and School Performance Shape Legal Careers" and judge the authors' conclusions for yourself.
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The Colorado Rockies have agreed to trade Corey Dickerson to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for multiple pitchers, including Jake McGee.
Dickerson will turn 27 this season and was limited to just 65 games last year due to a foot injury. Tampa desperately needs some offensive weapons, as they ranked 6th worst in runs scored last season. Evan Longoria lead the team with 21 home runs, 73 RBI and 74 runs scored.
He should join Desmond Jennings and Kevin Kiermaier in the OF while Steven Souza spends most of his time at the DH. A career .299 hitter, Dickerson has hit .309 over 660 ABs in the last two years. He should have no trouble continuing to SLG over .500 at Tropicana and will get the short porch at Yankee Stadium and Fenway Park as well as the hitter friendly parks in Baltimore and Toronto.
From a broader perspective, it's not entirely clear how Dickerson will fit with the Rays' roster. Tampa Bay already has a wealth of outfielders, with Desmond Jennings slotted into left field, Kevin Kiermaier in center field and Steven Souza in right field. With Brandon Guyer and Mikie Mahtook as possible reserve options and the yet-formally-announced newcomer Steve Pearce also carrying significant corner outfield experience, the Rays didn't have a clear need for an outfield upgrade. Then again, positional depth is a trademark of the Rays, and the team is never shy about adding controllable young talent — especially in instances like this, where the cost of acquisition (at least at the big league level) is a player with just two years of club control remaining. - MLBTradeRumors
Corey Dickerson is ranked 40th in our 2016 Fantasy Baseball OF Rankings
Brad Boxberger saved 41 games for Tampa last season, despite a 3.71 ERA.
Colorado added Gerardo Parra in free agency, opening up a path to trade an outfielder. In return, they will get back Mcgee, who should become their closer. The Rockies also added Jason Motte and Chad Qualls this offseason.
John Axford led the Rockies with 25 saves (4.20 ERA) after Adam Ottovino required Tommy John surgery.


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The Padres followed a 5-1 win on Sunday with a 5-0 win last night. Cashner and Thayer combined for the first Padres shutout of the season, and the first one thrown by San Diego's pitching staff since Casey Kelly's MLB debut on 27 August last year.
I was able to watch the last two games from the stands, so a couple of random thoughts on both games to start your Tuesday.
Apparently major leaguers are just like little leaguers sometimes. How else to explain Cabrera scoring from second on a pop up that landed less than 10 feet from home plate? Point: with two out, the runner goes on contact, and he'll keep running until the final out is made. Counterpoint: major league players catch pop-ups on the infield 99% of the time. Quentin hit that ball sky high, but there was very little wind last night so the ball couldn't have been moving around that much could it? The Marlins could be excused for buying a ticket and watching Brantly try to catch that thing.
Counter-counterpoint: Everth Cabrera loves to run. How else to explain his penchant for trying to swipe third? One would think his aggressive baserunning would have come up in team meetings. Many players would jog from second with two out in the inning on that pop-up, assuming the Marlins will make the play. Cabrera didn't, and good for him. Running hard on contact led directly to the Padres first run.
Whose responsibility was it to cover home? Probably our old friend Wade LeBlanc's. Polanco came down the line from third but he's looking to help out on the pop-up. When the ball landed everyone's first reaction was to try and figure out where Cabrera was. Everth was well down the line and by the time Miami found him, there was no play to be made. 1-0 Padres, on their way to that 5-0 win.
I think sometimes Black gets bored. He wants to challenge his guys in new ways. Last night he put Quentin and Blanks in the same outfield. Can you imagine that conversation with Cashner before the game?
Black: "Andrew I know you're coming off a tough start in Chicago, but you're facing a team with maybe two major league quality hitters in their lineup tonight. I'm putting Blanks in RF."
Champion Deer Dresser Andrew Cashner: "C'mon skip! I've enough to worry about just trying to throw the ball over the plate."
Black: "Don't bitch. Wait until Wednesday when I start Alonso at second and Guzman at third. Heh heh heh."
The Marlins first hit was just out of Blanks' reach, although I doubt either Norf or Venable catch that ball. Black left all three in place until Quentin reached in the bottom of the seventh on a fielder's choice, after which he was pulled for a pinch-runner. For the top of the eighth he juggled his whole outfield. Amarista stayed in to play CF, with Norf moving to RF and Blanks to LF. Two hitters into the inning he brought Venable on to play RF as part of a double switch and moved Norf to LF.
He moved his whole OF around in a similar manner on Sunday, again bringing Amarista in to play CF and moving Norf/Venable to LF/RF, respectively, for the ninth inning. Moving all three men around is only unusual because we don't typically see wholesale changes like that, even in a blowout. One, maybe two guys sure. All three? Not the norm, but certainly not wrong. With Maybin on the shelf that final arrangement is the Padres best defensive outfield. It's always a good idea to get your best defenders on the field late in the game, regardless of the score.*
So the Padres have won 9 of 12. They are within 4 games of .500 and no longer sit in the NL West basement. Craig Elsten tells us they have the best ML record in SoCal, something many didn't think possible just 10 days ago. Since Ron Fowler told the newsmedia he was working on a franchise record extension offer for Headley, the All-Star third baseman is hitting over .380. And Jedd Gyorko has homered on back-to-back nights. Neither one was cheap, either.
The better news is the Padres haven't done all this against the Marlins and Astros. They swept San Francisco and took 2 of 3 from Arizona. They have momentum at the moment. They'll need it, because the schedule gets pretty hard once Miami leaves town. They probably won't continue winning at this pace against the Rays/Orioles/Nationals/Cardinals. Although if Cabrera can score from second on a dropped pop-up close to home plate, anything can happen.
I've been trying to write intelligently about the Padres since 2009. Some days are better than others. For equal parts insightful and inane commentary try following me on Twitter.
*This section was written knowing full well Black's right-handed hitting outfield options were only Blanks and Guzman.


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The introduction of automobiles, and other modes of transportation, launched a global transformation in the movement of both people and goods throughout the world. At the time of its invention, the automobile provided a significant benefit to public health by replacing the horse. In 1900, for example, there were 220,000 horses in New York City; the air was filled manure and urine particulate and nearly 14,000 horse carcasses were removed daily, most of which were dumped into the rivers and bays.
At the turn of the 20th century, there were approximately 8,000 registered vehicles in the United States, but by 2005 there were over 247 million vehicles in the U.S. and over 700 million vehicles worldwide. Since 1970, the number of vehicle miles traveled in the United States has increased 50 percent while our population has only increased by 40 percent. At the current rate of increase, there could be over one billion cars on the road by 2025.
However, the infrastructure necessary—for use, maintenance, and disposal—takes up a large amount of land. In the U.S., on average, one third of a city's land is used for roads and other car-related essentials. The runoff of oil, automotive fluids, and roadway chemicals are estimated to be hundreds of thousands of tons per year and are considered a leading source of water impairment. The combustion of fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, as well as nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and other air pollutants that contribute to poor air quality. In addition, over ten million vehicles are trashed—or disposed of—every year, producing nearly seven billion pounds of un-recycled waste and scraps.
With current trends, automobile use will continue to increase worldwide, and—along with it—the need to further reduce emissions. Therefore, many new research and development efforts are continuously underway to help improve automotive technologies.
Many of the refinements include greater use of lightweight materials, new emissions control technologies, and the advancement of alternative fuels. As a result, average miles per gallon for passenger vehicles has increased significantly since the 1970s, and new types of cars have entered the market—including hybrid electric vehicles and others that can utilize non-petroleum fuels.
Improvements in design and emissions control technologies have reduced the amount of emissions and improved fuel efficiency considerably over the last few decades, but both still remain an increasing concern. Some fuel additives intended to improve the air quality have actually proven more detrimental to other aspects of the environment. MTBE, which does not break down chemically over time, has proven to be a serious water contaminant. With heavy fuel taxes and the tightening of environmental laws and greenhouse gas restrictions, the development of alternate fuels continues to gain strength around the globe. As of 2000, 8 million automobiles were running on alternative fuels worldwide. With increasing automobile use and the wide array of alternatives, research and development will undoubtedly continue to reach for cost-effective and environmentally friendly sources of power for automobile applications.
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According to recently released studies and events there are many, many things you really should think twice about doing – but for reasons you may not have considered.
Here's what I've got for you today.
You should not:
· Eat sweets
· Listen to loud music
· Wear tight jeans
· Watch Fox News
· Shop at Wal-Mart
· Build a home wind turbine
Sweets can make you stupid.
According to study results published in the Journal of Physiology, rats who were fed high fructose corn syrup and standard rat chow had far more trouble navigating a maze than rats who were fed a high Omega-3 diet. "Our findings illustrate that what you eat affects how you think," said Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, a professor of neurosurgery and integrative biology and physiology. "Eating a high-fructose diet over the long term alters your brain's ability to learn and remember information. But adding omega-3 fatty acids to your meals can help minimize the damage."
Tight jeans can cause nerve damage.
Women who jam themselves into very tight jeans run a high risk of a disorder called Miralsha Parasthetica. According to Dr. Karen Boyle of the Greater
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of tingling, numbness and pain in the outer part of the thigh." Wearing
any sort of high heel along with the tight jeans makes the problem much worse.
Dr. Boyle recommends wearing jeans with some stretch to them.
Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll? It's TRUE.
According to a study in the June issue of the journal Pediatrics, young people who listen to loud music through ear buds are almost twice as likely to smoke pot. Those that frequent clubs and live music concerts are six times as likely to go on a binge-drinking bender.
Young people who engage in "risky listening behavior" (defined by the European Commission's Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks as listening to music at 89 decibels for at least an hour per day) are 10% more likely to engage in unsafe sex. They can also suffer noise-induced hearing loss, and increased feelings of isolation, depression, loneliness, anger, and fear,
Fair and Balanced and Wrong.
According to researchers at
watching Fox News makes you less informed about events
than not watching any news at all.
Fox viewers were able to answer an average of 1.8 out of 4 questions on
international subjects accurately. That average dropped to 1.6 out of 5 for
domestic subjects. It got much worse for those whose ONLY news source was Fox –
they scored 1.04 on the domestic questions. People who didn't watch any news at
all scored 1.22 by simply relying on general knowledge. NPR listeners scored
1.51. This is the second recent study showing how damaged Fox News viewers are
damaged by the experience. Farleigh-Dickinson University
"Anti-venom to Aisle 4"
Don't shop at Wal-Mart. There are lots of reasons why you shouldn't ranging from their abuse of their workers and their negative effects on the
economy and to local businesses wherever they set up. But here's a new one from
Idaho where
local marijuana farmer Mica Craig was shopping for mulch. He reached for what
he thought was a stick laying on a mulch pile. It turned out that was no stick
but a rattlesnake that proceeded to bit him on the finger. Craig told MSNBC. "I slung it off and I did a tap dance on it
until it was dead." His hand swelled up to the size of a grapefruit and he
required hospitalization. "As of right now, my little finger doesn't move
at all and my ring finger barely moves," he said according to radio
station KIRO FM. "I'm just hoping that my hand works."
Good thing this didn't happen in
John McNulty decided to get himself some green energy and mounted four small vertical axis wind generators on the roof of his
Newport home. BUSTED!
McNulty failed to get a building permit and, when he tried to make things
right, the Newport City Council not only denied his application but enacted a
moratorium on any wind energy installation until they figure out how to
regulate them. Hey, come to Charlestown
– we're old hands at killing wind energy. McNulty paid a fine of $500 but intends to appeal his case to Superior Court.


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Environmental Studies Research
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Before intersession or summer break, ask for reading material so you will be prepared when you return.
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$750,000 settlement during trial pursuant to a high – low agreement – Cervical Cancer.
A woman had her Pap smear interpreted by a cytotechnologist and pathologist as "Negative for Intraepithelial Lesion or Malignancy." Her next Pap smear was two years later. The Pap smear that day was reported as "Epithelial Cell Abnormality: Squamous Cell Carcinoma." Further workup revealed Stage IVb cervical cancer, invasive and in-situ, with lymph node involvement. In spite of aggressive chemotherapy, the patient died the following year. She was survived by a husband and three children. The case was tried to verdict. During trial, the parties agreed to a high-low agreement. There was a defense verdict and the Plaintiff received the low of the high low agreement, which was $750,000.


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Explore modern designs of bathroom tile
People who need a dramatic change into their bathroom should replace the plain tiles of bathroom with the designed one. This change would bring an aesthetic impact into your bathroom and you will feel like you have entered into a new bathroom. These days, you are able to find many different designs of bathroom tiles.
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Bad Girl (Madonna song)
|"Bad Girl"
|Single by Madonna
|from the album Erotica
|February 2, 1993
|December 1991 – Summer 1992
|Manhattan, New York;
Soundworks Studio
(Astoria, New York)
|Madonna singles chronology
"Bad Girl" is a song by American singer and songwriter Madonna, recorded for her fifth studio album, Erotica (1992). The song was written by Madonna, Shep Pettibone and Anthony Shimkin, and produced by Madonna and Pettibone; the song was released as the third single from the album on February 2, 1993 by Maverick Records. Lyrically, the song describes a woman that is unhappy with her life because she believes she is behaving badly, due to the sadness that has overwhelmed her since the end of a romantic relationship.
"Bad Girl" received positive reviews from music critics, who described it as riveting and tragic, while also applauding the sophistication and overall message of the song. The song was a modest success on the charts, reaching number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number ten on the UK Singles Chart, falling off the chart shortly after. The music video to accompany the single was directed by David Fincher, who had previously collaborated on Madonna's "Express Yourself", "Oh Father" and "Vogue" videos; the clip features Madonna playing a high-powered Manhattan executive who has many one-night stands with a variety of men—ultimately being murdered by one of these men at the end of the video. The video features the American actor Christopher Walken, who plays Madonna's guardian angel.
Madonna has performed the song live only once, during an appearance on Saturday Night Live in January 1993. At the end of the performance, she referenced Sinéad O'Connor's actions of ripping a photograph of Pope John Paul II and yelling "Fight the real enemy" during O'Connor's Saturday Night Live performance in October 1992; the photograph Madonna ripped was of Joey Buttafuoco.
After the completion of filming A League of Their Own, Madonna began working on her fifth studio album Erotica with Shep Pettibone in his apartment studio in New York City, during late 1991.[1] "Bad Girl" – along with the songs "Erotica", "Deeper and Deeper", "Rain", and "Thief of Hearts" – made up the first batch of songs that they worked on together, with Madonna writing the lyrics to the songs as Pettibone worked on the music.[2] The mindset of the sessions was one of "low-tech standards".[3] For example, the vocals to "Bad Girl" were recorded using an older style SM57 microphone because Pettibone felt that "sometimes, older is better".[3] According to Pettibone, the writing of "Bad Girl", along with "In This Life", another track on the album, was the evidence that Erotica was taking a more melancholy turn, instead of just being "up-and-happy music".[4] Pettibone went on to say that at that point Madonna's stories were getting a lot more "serious and intense" and she was definitely driving the creative direction of the songs into "deeply personal territory".[4] Bad Girl was released as the third single off of Erotica in February 1993.
"Bad Girl" is a pop ballad. It was written by Madonna, Shep Pettibone, and Anthony Shimkin and was produced by Madonna and Pettibone. Lyrically, the song is about a woman that is experiencing extreme sadness due to a failed relationship;[5] as she lives her day-to-day life, she masks her pain through debauchery, engaging in self-destructive behaviors such as getting drunk, smoking, and engaging in one-night stands with random men.[5] Throughout the song she expresses remorse for such "bad" behavior. According to the book The Madonna Companion: Two Decades of Commentary, the song highlights the main theme explored throughout the Erotica album, which is "the pain and torment of the heart and the perils of romance."[5] When it was released, the song was a departure from Madonna's highly sexualized image that she had at the time - which was bolstered by the extremely sexual nature of such songs as Justify My Love and Erotica - because instead of celebrating sex, it instead explored the complex emotional intersections of sex, power, and self-confidence;[6] the tone of the song is melancholy and sobering, with Madonna delivering lines such as "Bad girl, drunk by six, kissing some kind stranger's lips. Smoked too many cigarettes today, I'm not happy when I act this way."[6][7] In his book Madonna as Post-Modern Myth, author Georges-Claude Guilbert points out that the song, along with its music video, conveys a traditional moral message, adding that the song actually depicts a "good" girl, who is capable of feeling contrition for her immoral actions.[8]
The maxi-single for "Bad Girl" doesn't include any remixes of the song, only an edit and an extended mix - both of which are almost identical to the original album version.[9] However, the single does include four remixes of its B-side, Madonna's cover of Little Willie John's 1956 song "Fever."[9] The video remix of "Fever" is not one of the four remixes included.[9] Jose F. Promis of AllMusic stated that the single could have been better, adding that although the remixes of "Fever" are "good, sweaty, stripped down, bare-bones deep house versions of the song," the single as a whole could have benefited from including the video remix.[9]
Critical response[edit]
—J.D. Considine from The Baltimore Sun discussing "Bad Girl"[7]
"Bad Girl" received positive reviews from music critics. Rolling Stone magazine called the song a "riveting" ballad which describes "the mind of a girl who'd rather mess herself up than end a relationship she's too neurotic to handle, [and] the characters remain faceless. It's as if Madonna recognizes the discomfort we feel when sensing the human character of a woman whose function is purely sexual. A sex symbol herself, she coolly removes the threat of her own personality."[10] Entertainment Weekly reviewed it as a "lonely-at-the-top, lovesick-victim song."[11] Alfred Soto of Stylus Magazine praised the "sophistication" of the song, stating that it "puts the lie to those fools who (still) think Madonna has no input on her records." Soto goes on to say that the track is Madonna's most "cogent response to the wages of fame," adding that when Madonna "insists that she doesn't want to cause you any pain, you believe it."[12]
J.D. Considine of The Baltimore Sun gave the song a positive review, writing that it "shows the other side of the stereotypical good-time girl." Considine goes on to say that the song's chorus is "as sobering as it is sad," adding that "hearing the quaver in Madonna's voice as she insists 'You'll always be my baby' is enough to break any listener's heart."[7] Scott Kearnan of Boston.com included the track at number twenty-nine on his list of "30 Best Madonna Songs," commenting that many people overlooked the song when it was released, due to the "backlash to her most overtly sexual period" that was occurring at that time.[6] Larry Flick of Billboard gave the song a positive review, calling it "Lyrically daring."[13] Louis Virtel of The Backlot described the song as a "parable about a woman who's sick of walking on the wild side," adding that it's a "classy ballad with a great message."[14] Jose F. Promis of AllMusic stated that the lukewarm commercial reception of the song is not a reflection on its "artistic achievement," speculating that when it was released, the public may have been just growing tired of Madonna's "bad girl" image.[9]
Chart performance[edit]
In the United States, "Bad Girl" debuted at Billboard Hot 100 at number 75 in the issue dated February 20, 1993.[15] In its sixth week of charting, the song peaked at number 36, becoming Madonna's first single to miss the top 20 and breaking her streak of 27 consecutive top 20 hits that had begun with "Holiday", in 1983; the single remained on the chart for 11 weeks.[15] "Bad Girl" performed moderately well on the Hot 100 Singles Sales and Hot 100 Airplay charts, peaking at numbers 36 and 44 respectively.[15] However, it reached the top spot on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart, thanks to the remixes of "Fever", which were included on the maxi single.[15]
The song fared better in the other countries. In the United Kingdom, "Bad Girl" debuted at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart and reached its peak one week later, peaking at number ten on March 13, 1993, it remained on the chart for a total of seven weeks.[16] The song also entered the top 10 in Iceland, and the top 20 in Canada, where it peaked at numbers 3 and 20 respectively;[17] the song also peaked at number 20 In Ireland, spending a total of five weeks on the IRMA singles chart.[18] In Australia, the song reached the top 40, peaking at number 32 on the ARIA singles chart the week of April 11, 1993,[19] it spent a total of seven weeks on the chart.[19] It also achieved top 40 success on the Swiss Singles Chart, New Zealand's RIANZ Singles Chart, and the Netherlands' Dutch Top 40 chart, peaking at numbers 25, 35, and 34 respectively;[19] the song achieved modest success on the German Singles Chart, charting for nine weeks and peaking at number 47.[19] On the French Singles Chart it peaked at number 44, charting for a total of four weeks.[19]
Music video[edit]
After directors Ellen von Unwerth and Tim Burton both rejected offers to direct the music video, it was eventually directed by David Fincher, who worked with Madonna on her videos for "Express Yourself", "Oh Father" and "Vogue." it was filmed on location in New York City on January 12–18, 1993. Besides Walken, the video also features appearances by actors Mark Margolis, Tomas Arana, Rob Campbell, James Rebhorn, and an uncredited cameo appearance from Matt Dillon, who plays a crime scene detective.[20]
The video clip was the first time that Madonna was shown wearing penciled-on eyebrows, after shaving them prior to the filming of the video for her previous single "Deeper and Deeper". Madonna said her idea for the video was influenced by the 1977 American film Looking for Mr. Goodbar – a film in which the main female character lives a rather self-destructive life and is stabbed to death by a one-night stand.[21] It also took inspiration from the 1987 Franco-German romantic fantasy film Wings of Desire – a film which includes invisible, immortal angels populate Berlin and listen to the thoughts of the human inhabitants and comfort those who are in distress.[21]
The music video for "Bad Girl" features Madonna playing the character "Louise Oriole" (Madonna's middle name is Louise and Oriole is a street she once lived on), a high-powered and successful but ultimately lonely and depressed Manhattan female executive who is a chain smoking alcoholic with a penchant for one-night stands with many different men (from affluent yuppies to shady low-lifes),[8] she behaves this way in order to try and deal with her depression and sadness over a relationship with someone she loves deeply, but ultimately has no future. Through her days, Louise gets distracted by cigarettes, cocktails, and random hook-ups, as lamented in the song's lyrics.[8]
Christopher Walken plays her guardian angel who watches over her self-destructive activities.[8] In one scene Louise wakes up alone in her bed after a one-night stand and discovers a hand-written note laying on the pillow beside her, she is clearly upset after reading the note and she crumples it and throws it to the ground. Another scene shows her passed out on an easy chair after drinking an entire bottle of wine in one sitting; the next scene shows her guardian angel reading the note which simply reads "thank you whoever you are." In a later scene her guardian angel delivers Louise with a "kiss of death" before her final encounter with a man, during which it is suggested she was strangled with her stocking.[8] After her death, she reappears as a spirit alongside with her guardian angel overseeing the police taking her body away to the morgue.[22]
Analysis and reception[edit]
Author Carol Vernallis, in her book Experiencing Music Video: Aesthetics and Cultural Context, points out that there are several examples of "iconic imagery" throughout the music video which helps the viewer predict the final outcome of Madonna's character.[23] According to Vernallis, Madonna's black dress, encased in dry cleaner's plastic symbolizes the body-bag she will eventually be carried out in; her cat hissing at her suggests that she is a ghost or a figure that bears a curse; and a doorway that she passes through during the music video looks like the entrance to Hades.[23]
When Scott Kearnan of Boston.com included "Bad Girl" on his list of "30 Best Madonna Songs," he commented that the cinematic music video for the song reinforces the fact that "while Madonna is indisputably sex-positive, her outlook on the complex emotional intersections of sex, power, and self-confidence is not without nuance."[6] In his book Madonna as Postmodern Myth, author Georges-Claude Guilbert describes the video as "a masterpiece of the [music video] genre" which conveys a "conventional moral message" of the possible dangers of a one-night stand.[24] In a 2012 Billboard Magazine reader's poll which ranked Madonna's best music videos, "Bad Girl" was voted in at number nine.[25]
Live performance[edit]
Madonna has only performed the song live once, during an appearance on Saturday Night Live in January 1993. At the end of the performance, she yelled "Fight the real enemy!" as she ripped up an 8–by–10 photograph of Joey Buttafuoco – the alleged lover of Amy Fisher, the Long Island teenager who shot Buttafuoco's wife in the face.[26] This action was a spoof of the actions taken by Sinéad O'Connor when she was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live in October 1992, in which she ripped apart a photograph of Pope John Paul II and yelled "Fight the real enemy!," as a protest against sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church. According to the Deseret News, after O'Connor's Pope-incident originally occurred, Madonna stated that she believed that O'Connor's irreverence had gone too far.[26] However, Madonna's spoof of the incident appeared to be intended in fun.[26] The Huffington Post included the Saturday Night Live performance of "Bad Girl" on their list of Madonna's most "legendary performances", stating that it was the "highlight" of her appearance at the program.[27]
Track listing[edit]
|Chart (1993)
|Australia (ARIA)[28]
|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[29]
|Canada Top Singles (RPM)[30]
|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[31]
|France (SNEP)[32]
|Germany (Official German Charts)[33]
|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[34]
|Ireland (IRMA)[35]
|Netherlands (Tipparade)[36]
|Netherlands (Single Top 100)[37]
|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[38]
|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[39]
|UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[40]
|US Billboard Hot 100[41]
|US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[42]
See also[edit]
- ^ Pettibone, Shep (1993). "Erotica Diaries". ShepPettibone.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ Savona 2005, p. 96
- ^ a b Savona 2005, p. 101
- ^ a b Savona 2005, p. 98
- ^ a b c Benson & Metz 2000, p. 19
- ^ a b c d "30 Ultimate Madonna Singles". Boston Globe. September 9, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ a b c Considine, J.D. (October 18, 1992). "Madonna's 'Erotica' delivers more than just sexuality". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Guilbert 2002, p. 102
- ^ a b c d e "Madonna: Bad Girl Single Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- ^ Berger, Arion (November 26, 1992). "Erotica". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ David Browne (October 23, 1992). "Erotica Review | Music Reviews and News". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
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Paint Type with Color in Adobe Photoshop Elements
Changing the color of text in Photoshop Elements is as easy as highlighting it and selecting a color from the Color Picker. But what if you want to do something a little less conventional, such as apply random brush strokes of paint across the type, as was done in the top image shown in this figure?
It's really easier than it looks. Again, as with applying filters to text, the only criterion is that the type has to be simplified first. After that's done, select a color, grab the Brush tool with settings of your choice, and paint.
In the example, the Granite Flow brush was used, found in the Special Effect Brushes presets. Diameters of 39, 15, and 6 pixels were used and just swiped the type a few times.
If you want the color or gradient to be confined to the type area, select the text by either Ctrl-clicking (Cmd-clicking on a Mac) the layer containing the text or locking the layer's transparency on the Layers panel.
You can also apply a gradient to your type. Here are the steps to follow after simplifying your type:
Select the Gradient tool from the Tools panel.
In the Tool Options, click the down-pointing arrow next to the Gradient Picker to access the Gradient Picker panel.
Choose your desired gradient.
Position your gradient cursor on the text where you want your gradient to start; drag to where you want your gradient to end.
Don't like the results? Drag again until you get the look you want. You can drag at any angle and to any length, even outside your type. In the bottom image, the copper gradient was used and just dragged from the top of the letters to the bottom. The transparent pixels on the layer were also locked to confine the gradient to just the type area.


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DO IT by YOUR.....MUMMY!!! :))))))
One of my best friends is getting married in 2 weeks and
as you know, I have my "own private seamstress": My mummy
I've bought the material for the skirt with my friend `a la place Vandome in Paris, and I'll combine it with this champagne organza tissue for the top.
Red lips, and black eyes and nails....What do you think?


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The Abbey & Gardens
Family Attraction
Events & Exhibitions
Holiday Cottages
The Hartland Abbey Estate as a location for filming, photo shoots and events
Recent Films
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – filmed 2017, release 20th April 2018
Early in 2017 we were approached by location manager, Carn Burton, as a location for the adaptation of this wonderful book written by Mary Anne Schaffer and Annie Barrows. Filming started on the Hartland Abbey Estate, Clovelly and Bideford in early May. Again the Abbey was chosen to have the Unit base on the lawns which is always fascinating for our Abbey visitors who enjoy spotting the film stars! Hartland Abbey estate locations were the beautiful coastline between Hartland Quay and St. Catherine's Tor and in the nearer vicinity of Hartland Abbey and Blackpool Mill. Night filming under the road bridge was very realistic when a Gestapo patrol with searchlights suddenly appeared making onlookers realise how frightening it must have been at the time. Directed by Mike Newell, the film stars Lily James, Matthew Goode, Michiel Huisman, Jessica Brown-Finlay, Katherine Parkinson, Glen Powell, Tom Courtenay and Penelope Wilton.
BBC production of The Night Manager by John Le Carre
In early February 2015 we were approached by Location Manager, Steve Hart, on behalf of the BBC and The Ink Factory, who was looking for a suitable location for the windswept and remote Cornish cottage, the Lanyon. Later in the month a large contingent from Production came down, including Producer Rob Bullock, and the set designers. Always a tense moment when arriving tired after the long journey from London, first impressions are so important and we hoped for a beautiful day to show the cottage in the best light! It was not to be but thankfully they were bowled over by the location having searched much of the coast of Britain.
From 11th – 18th April the car park at Hartland Abbey was used as the Unit Base whilst filming went on in Hartland village and at Blackpool Mill Cottage. Getting the larger winnibagos in was a bit tight but we have done it before and it was all fine. A huge amount of support vehicles filled the whole car parking area; make up, costume, catering, cameras, lighting, props to name but a few, with winnibagos for production and the actors. The caterers did an amazing job with delicious food on offer for the big crew. The BBC, the actors and production could not have been more considerate, especially to the Hartland Abbey visitors who managed to get a peek of the filming.
Starring Hugh Laurie as Richard Onslow Roper, Tom Hiddleston as Jonathan Pine and Olivia Colman as Angela Burr, at the time of writing it has got off to a fantastic start; we are eagerly awaiting the Hartland and Blackpool Mill scenes in Episode 2. It has been an honour for us all in Hartland to have been awarded such a prestigious production but it is thanks to the welcome and help of local people in the past and an abundance of accommodation locally at Hartland Quay, Clovelly and elsewhere that has made Hartland such a popular place to film.
BBC Filming of 'Sense and Sensibility'
During May 2007 the BBC spent three weeks here for the filming of Jane Austen's classic, 'Sense and Sensibility', adapted by Andrew Davies. Janet McTeer, Mark Williams and a star studded cast braved the rain and gales which May so cruelly provided for them! Our car park was the unit base with all the usual paraphernalia associated with filming – huge lorries for make up, catering and costume, actors' Winnebagos, horses, carriages etc; it was very exciting! The donkeys had a particularly good time; the smart horses used in the film arrived with some very special hay most of which was stolen by the very greedy donkeys! Our visitors were amazed to see actors and actresses wandering about in period costume or coachmen buying ice creams; it was certainly an added attraction. At the end of the week all the huge vehicles cleverly departed without leaving a sea of mud for which we are eternally grateful.
Blackpool Mill Cottage was transformed with some beautiful additions and a particularly lovely seaside garden. The BBC screened this in the spring 2008 and it certainly was a wonderful production.
Hartland Abbey has been used not only as a location but also as a production base. It contains many different periods of architecture and decoration from mediaeval to Georgian, Regency and Victorian with a strong Gothic influence.
There is plenty of hard-standing near to the house for vehicles and the Abbey has 24 telephone lines which can be reconnected at any time including Broadband. Helicopters can land within 100 metres of the Abbey.
The Abbey, Hartland Quay, Blackpool Mill and the estate have been used recently by BBC for Sense & Sensibility, BBC Top Gear, Barbour photo shoot, Mario Testino filmed here for American Vogue, German TV for Rosamunde Pilcher's The Shell Seekers, The Dark ( a supernatural thriller 2004), BBC Hercules (2003), BBC A Natural History of Britain with Alan Titchmarsh (2003). BBC Gardeners World, War Zone, The Shout, Water, An Element of Doubt and Treasure Island have all been filmed here in the past. The Hartland coastline became a very convincing St Lucia in Water with Michael Caine, thanks to some well positioned palm trees! And to think it all started with Walt Disney coming here to film his original Treasure Island.
Affeton Castle
Affeton Castle is also part of the estate and lies approx 10 miles south of Exmoor in totally unspoilt, hilly countryside.The small castle and its thatched, Devon longhouse is situated on top of a hill overlooking the a spectacular river valley. Surrounded by 1,000 acres of traditional farmland with wooded valleys, it is in a very peaceful part of the county with virtually no sights or sounds of modern life.
For all enquiries please call Hugh or Angela Stucley
Tel: 01884 860225 or +44(0)1237 441234 or 441496
e-mail: Hugh or Angela Stucley. Email
Dan Stevens filming Sense and Sensibility Hartland Abbey


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This interactive map shows information on waiting times to access public dental care across Victoria as at June 2019.
Move the slider to the right to view waiting times in June 2018. Move the slider to the left to view waiting times for June 2019.
The map is colour coded to highlight the average waiting time for general dental care:
Contact your local Member of Parliament
Our politicians need to hear what impact long public dental waiting times are having on vulnerable Victorians.
Use this map and the fact sheets below to find the public dental waiting times in your local electorate. Write and tell your local Member of Parliament that these long waiting times are unacceptable.
If you are a public dental patient, download this template letter, add your own personal story and email it to your local State Member of Parliament to let them know how you feel about these long waiting times.
If you are a dentist or other concerned person, download this template letter, add your own personal story and email it to your local State Member of Parliament to let them know what impact these long waiting times are having on vulnerable Victorians.
Click on your electorate on the map to find contact details your local Member of Parliament, and don't forget to send us a copy of your letter to firstname.lastname@example.com
The current state of public dentistry in Victoria:
2.5 million people are eligible to access public dental care in Victoria.
Only 400,000 receive care each year.
Average waiting time for general dental care was 20.2 months in June 2019.
The longest waiting time for general dental care was 50 months in June 2019.
The waiting time for general dental care has increased 70% since 2014/15.
Long waiting times for dental care mean existing dental problems worsen, and as a result just over one third of all courses of care are for emergency treatment rather than routine care. People with poor oral health may experience pain and embarrassment, have trouble speaking and eating, miss school, have trouble getting a job, and develop other serious health problems. That's why it's so important that all Victorians have access to regular dental care.
The ADAVB is calling on both the State and Federal Governments to increase their investment in public dentistry, so that vulnerable Victorians are able to smile.
At current funding levels, only 16% of eligible Victorians are able to access public dental care in any given year. Population growth in Victoria is placing further strain on the public dental system. ADAVB is calling on all political parties to support an increase in funding , with a target to double the number of patients being treated on a yearly basis to 800,000 by 2023/24. This would represent approximately 29% of the eligible population.
It is estimated that this would require an additional investment of $40 million each year on top of existing funding for the next five years, lifting the funding from the current $240 million to approximately $440 million. Additional capital funding and partnership with the private sector would be required as capacity growth is required, with a particular focus on growth corridors in Melbourne and areas identified as having a high demand for public dental services.
General Fact Sheets
Download these fact sheets to find out more information about public dental waiting lists, the preventable cost of poor oral health and the case for action.
Public Dentistry Fact Sheet
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Oral Health - The Case for Action
These electorate fact sheets show more detailed information for each electorate, including waiting list trend data for the past 6 years to June 2018. Only electorates with a public dental clinc have fact sheets. For electorates without a public dental clinic, it is recommended to download fact sheets for adjoining electorates. Use the map above to locate the electorates with the closest public dental clinics.
The Australian Dental Association has helped develop the Oral Health Tracker as a national report card on oral health in Australia available here.
Dental Health Services Victoria has developed oral health profiles for local governments available here.
Average waiting time for general dental care June 2019 - 20.2 months
Longest waiting time for general dental care June 2019 - 50 months
Average waiting time for denture care Junel 2019 - 18.8 months
Longest waiting time for denture care June 2019 - 53 months
Victorians eligible for public dental care - 2.5 million
Victorians who accessed public dental care in 2018/189- 387,730
Proportion of eligible Victorians who accessed public dental care in 2018/19 - 16%
Funding for public dental services in 2018/19 - $245.7 million
The Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch (ADAVB) is the peak membership body for dentists in Victoria, and we are committed to the oral health of all Victorians and the professional lives of our members. ADAVB is not party-political, and therefore takes a neutral political position focussed on promoting oral health policies that benefit the Victorian community.
The public dental care data presented in this map was obtained from a Freedom of Information request to Dental Health Services Victoria. The information on the Victorian State Election was obtained from the Victorian Electoral Commission website (www.vec.vic.gov.au). This map uses electoral boundaries from the 2014 State election.
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CEO, ADAVB Inc.
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Electorates shown in red have a waiting time longer than 24 months, amber between 12 and 24 months and green less than 12 months. Electorates shown in grey do not have any public dental clinics within the electorate. The estimated waiting time for people living in that electorate would be the same as that of the closest public dental clinic.
Click an electorate to display information about average waiting times for general dental care in each electorate (as at June 2019). Some electorates have dental clinics operated by different community health agencies – in these instances the map reflects the highest average waiting time for general dental care.
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Click on the clinic icon to display detailed information about each clinic, including the waiting time for general and dental care, the number of people on the waiting list, and the number of patients treated (as at June 2019).
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The Los Angeles Angels are drawing criticism from people everywhere, including some of their own players like C.J. Wilson, for the way they've handled the Josh Hamilton situation.
Hamilton, if you'll remember, self-reported an alcohol and cocaine relapse while rehabbing his surgically repaired shoudler in Houston. He didn't have a locker in the Angels' spring training facility in Arizona, and during the Angels' opening series in Anaheim, Hamilton's locker was occuipied by someone else and all merchandise bearing his name was removed from the shelves at the pro shops in the stadium.
After the relapse was made public and MLB decided not to suspend him as part of the substance abuse policy, the Angels brass called the decision illogical and have gone on record saying the former Rangers slugger and AL MVP might be finished as an Angel.
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Now, with the Angels set to travel to Houston on Wednesday with an off-day Thursday, manager Mike Scioscia has said he plans to meet with Hamilton to see where they stand.
"It just seems like as you try to get more clarity, it seems like it's getting foggier and foggier," Scioscia told reporters. "So we'll see where this is and where this leads and just where Josh is. But first and foremost, we hope Josh is getting the help and support that he needs."
Scioscia wouldn't say if Hamilton would visit the Angels' clubhouse in Houston.
"Everybody has been in touch with him, but we want to connect with him," Scioscia said. "Hopefully, we'll get a chance to see him."


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During the past 10 years, Canada has embarked on a series of ambitious modernisation programmes for its military aircraft fleet. But Ottawa's track record on executing such programmes has been mixed. While some procurement efforts have proven quite successful, others have hit severe turbulence.
Among the successes are Canada's recently procured Boeing C-17 strategic airlifters and Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules tactical transports. But other programmes - such as its efforts to buy 28 Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopters - have proven problematic.
CF-18 refuelling
While the Cyclone programme has been troublesome, it pales in comparison to the woes of Canada's largest and most prominent defence procurement programme, the Next Generation Fighter Capability (NGFC). Intended as an effort to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force's ageing fleet of 78 Boeing CF-18 Hornets, the programme remains embroiled in controversy.
During the past two years, recriminations have been flying over the Canadian government's selection of the Lockheed F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for the NGFC programme. Everything about the procurement process, from the aircraft's selection criteria, cost and abilities, to even the very need for a Canadian fixed-wing combat aircraft capability has been questioned. The challenges faced by the programme are serious enough that Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government has publicly committed to examining alternatives to the stealthy fifth-generation fighter.
Meanwhile, other priority programmes remain stalled. One example is Canada's effort to buy a new Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) aircraft, where little progress has been made after multiple consultations with industry. "The FWSAR Secretariat is continuing its engagement with industry on elements of the request for proposal [RFP]," says Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), the agency that manages military contracts. "We will be in a better position to validate the project timelines following the release of the draft RFP and receipt of subsequent feedback from the industry." There are no indications as to when that might happen, observers say, but there is a chance the draft RFP might be released in 2013.
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Talent is not a trend; musical artists with great talent are classic. Music is at the core of many cultures, shaping ceremonial dance, creating soothing or celebratory atmosphere. Music helps to complete the event. African American, Black, Urban (whichever term you prefer) culture has a musical core. JAZZ, BLUES, FUNK, ROCK, HIP HOP, R&B and pretty much all forms of music have a history that parallels with OUR history.
With so many musical artists débuting regularly, Hip Hop and R&B seem to constantly change. Whomever presents a trend that sticks or connects to the people, stays on top until another trend hits. I'm so glad we have talented timeless artists that keep REAL music circulating.
Infamous for making women holler at the TV screen, begging for the cameraman to inch down just a little lower. This man has been off the scene for years, and released an AWESOME album with ease. Not saying It wasn't hard work putting it together, but this album seems uncalculated. Of course you can listen to the entire thing straight through, and almost get a little disappointed when it comes to an end. He's just one of those artists who won't ever go out of style.
If you are a lover of music, you were pretty anxious to get your ear on this new album, and satisfied when he didn't disappoint the fans. There are numerous artists in rotation on the TV, radio and music streaming airwaves, but only a few have the talent that can breakthrough any trend of today. Artists like D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, Toni Braxton, R. Kelly, John Legend, Lauryn Hill, Jill Scott, Usher and a few others. Even Bruno Mars has impeccable talent (highly underrated), but that's another topic.
The above artists can always drop a single, or a entire album without a single and fans will approve.
Thank you for taking advantage of your talents!
Just a lil of The TRUTH…