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Cassidy's study of AfPak COIN: A review
By LTC Kevin D. Stringer, Ph.D., USAR Best Defense guest book reviewer Robert Cassidy's War, Will and Warlords, (PDF will soon be made available for free), a study of counterinsurgency in Afghanistan and Pakistan, is a must read for all scholars, policymakers, diplomats, and military practitioners seeking to understand the Afghanistan-Pakistan nexus. Cassidy provides a ...
By LTC Kevin D. Stringer, Ph.D., USAR
Best Defense guest book reviewer
Robert Cassidy's War, Will and Warlords, (PDF will soon be made available for free), a study of counterinsurgency in Afghanistan and Pakistan, is a must read for all scholars, policymakers, diplomats, and military practitioners seeking to understand the Afghanistan-Pakistan nexus. Cassidy provides a number of salient points concerning uneven U.S. involvement in the region, the contradictions of Pakistan, and the counterinsurgency (COIN) approaches implemented on both sides of the porous region between the two states.
For the United States, Cassidy offers insights into how short-term and ill-advised American policies — the support of the mujahedeen and Pakistani President Zia to name just two — created the conditions that spawned Al-Qaeda and provided the Taliban on both sides of the Pashtun frontier a popular support base. Cassidy further demonstrates how U.S. financial aid underwrites Pakistan's military expenditures against India, which destabilizes the entire region.
Concerning Pakistan, the author explores its security policies, and how they contradict American strategy. Pakistan is Janus — one "face" grudgingly supporting the United States with the Pakistani Army conducting operations against the Taliban on its side of the border, while the Pakistani intelligence service "face" promotes and supports the Afghan Taliban as a proxy against the Karzai government and India on the other side.
In his discussion of counterinsurgency, Cassidy illustrates that both the American and Pakistani militaries struggle in these operations because of embedded institutional and structural propensities for conventional war. For legitimacy, the insurgents challenge the Afghan and Pakistani administrations in the outlying tribal regions given low governmental presence and high levels of endemic corruption. For this theme, I would have liked to see the author engage in a more detailed critique of the quality of Afghan forces being trained by the United States for pacification efforts — are they "shake and bake" or competent troops? Similarly, Cassidy's sober assessment of the capacity building projects executed to date would have added greater insight to campaign progress. These omissions left me with an uneasy feeling that Coalition and Afghan government efforts may not be as positive as described in the text.
The book is well-researched, and the author's soldier-scholar credentials are impeccable. Colonel Cassidy is a military professor at the U.S. Naval War College with both scholarship and experience in irregular warfare and stability operations. With a PhD from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, he has served as a special assistant to two general officers, a special operations strategist, and published two previous books, one on peacekeeping and the other on counterinsurgency.
My one major concern with the book is the chosen publisher, the Marine Corps University Press, whose marketing capacities may limit its wider dissemination. This book definitely deserves a broad readership given its relevance to U.S. policy-making in the region and future military campaigns.
Kevin D. Stringer, PhD, is an associate professor at Webster University, Geneva campus, and a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve.


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How Does Cost-Sharing Affect Drug Purchases? Insurance Regimes in the Private Market for Prescription Drugs
NBER Working Paper No. 10738
Insurance for prescription drugs is characterized by two types of cost-sharing: flat copayments and variable coinsurance. We develop a theoretical model to show that refill purchases of preventive drugs (compliance) are lower under coinsurance due to the consumer's exposure to variation in drug prices. Coinsurance creates countervailing incentives. Consumers who never comply under flat copayments might find it optimal to comply if they drew a relatively low price under coinsurance. In contrast, consumers who always comply under flat copayments might stop complying if they drew a relatively high price under coinsurance. Our theory shows the second effect dominates under certain distributional assumptions about health states. Empirically, we derive comparable models for compliance behavior in the two regimes. Using claims data from eight large firms, we focus our analysis on diabetes, a common chronic condition that leads to severe complications when not continuously treated with medications. Propensity score methods are used to create matched samples for the two insurance regimes. We find that when coinsurance and flat copayments have the same expected out-of-pocket of $9, at least 34% of patients under copayments would fully comply and refill their medication over the next 90 days, compared to only 24% under coinsurance. Similarly, under copayments, moving from the 25th percentile to the 75th percentile of cost sharing results in a significantly lower shift into the non-compliance state compared with coinsurance. Thus, the empirical results confirm the main theoretical predictions. This research is a substantial revision and extension of our earlier 2004 NBER working paper no. 10738.
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Discover the tips utilized by Professional Roofing Contractors near Deatsville Alabama
The telephone rang at 2:00 in the morning. When the telephone rings at this time, it generally suggests trouble, this time, it was exception. The frantic voice at the other end was claiming that his home ceiling was falling – literally. All the rain that had actually fallen for the last 2 days had actually turned a little roof leak into a water fall. The customer was asking for emergency situation roof services, at 02:00 AM, to drop in the middle of a rainy morning. He was not pleased when I explained that it would not be safe to take on the roof in the darkness. The lesson in here is "do not wait for rain to fix your roof leakage!"
Common Places Leaks Occur in Roofing
This short article will offer the essential knowledge to locate a roof leak It will likewise inform you the best method to obtain your roof repaired. Portions of the roof susceptible to leakage are the joints in between the roof and the roof installed structures, such as the chimney. The joint between the roof and a vertical wall; and the joint between two slopping sections – valleys.
While roof leaks prevail in lots of houses, the standard areas are the skylights, ice dams, wall step flashings, missing out on shingles, pipes vent flashing, chimneys, fields of shingles, and heating system or B-vent flashings. As common areas, numerous homeowners battle to find the precise area when it concerns roof repairs.
Leaks can happen anywhere on the roof and for any variety of reasons. Severe weather which brings rain, snow, wind and hail are difficult on the roofing systems. Some roofing systems leak because they are plain worn.
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Tips to discover the source of the roof leak.
People typically observe the roof leakage after the water begins to leak through the ceiling. Nevertheless, the source of the leakage is hardly ever straight above the water stain. These suggestions will help you find the sources of a roof leakage:
In the attic, begin above the ceiling leakage and follow the water discolorations on the deck to the prospective source. Expect a ray of sunshine to indicate a nail hole.
Have a good friend hose pipe down the roof while you enjoy the leakage from the inside of the attic.
If you find a hole, mark the area by using a wire hanger through the hole. Ensure your friend is able to find the wire wall mount on the top of the roof.
When you search for leak on asphalt shingles, start by searching for worn shingles with dark spots in them. This suggests loss of surface granules. Look also for curled and damaged shingles.
Look likewise for damaged or missing shingles.
For those in Deatsville, on a roof with a valley, clean out all debris accumulated in the valley. Search for damaged or missing flashing product.
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A recognizable stain is the mold or moisture around the vents, chimneys, and skylights. These are the crossways in which water links. After finding the leaking areas, it is essential to move perishable items such as electronic devices, furnishings, and other home devices as well as catching the leakage in a bucket. We have actually seen the films in which pails lie every other foot in the house; do not let this happen to your roof. Determining the stains and locations are the primary steps to saving your home from damaged products by easy leaks. Your roofer will explain the required requirements to ensure your ownerships are safe while examining the condition of the ceiling prior to repair.
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Taking preventive steps will conserve you money in costly roofing repairs. Think about checking and fixing basic problems if your roofing contractor notices leakage from your shingles, fractures in your chimney, or broken down flashings. Fix roof leaks right away. It is not advised that you do the roof repair yourself due to its intricacy and the needed knowledge of its repairs – besides, it threatens. Call a certified and insured roofer who will provide the best insight of looking after your roof as well as explain the procedures that are used to remove leaks and secure your investment.
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If you are not scared of heights and are handy with tools, you can do some short-lived roof repairs. A little bit of tar, couple of roofing nails, and some flashing can get rid of little annoying leakages. Some cases such as the one discussed below is a simple, easy-to-do repair you can complete to eliminate persistent leaks.
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Take a small lever to get rid of the shingle in concern then layer a thick hint of tar across the area. Nail the shingle back down then cover the entire shingle in tar. If you can not utilize the exact same nail holes, location tar within and on top of the holes to avoid leak through the deck. Before you are done, place another thin layer of tar on the underside of the shingles simply for safe-keeping. You must see a modification in the location and the leakage need to end after the tar is applied appropriately.
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PARIS — Andreas Sperl, the former CFO of Airbus and current head of the EADS Dresden plant in Germany, was detained by French police on Wednesday as part of an insider trading probe, his lawyer Christian Curtil said.
Sperl is the fourth person to be detained in the probe of Airbus parent EADS, and the first who still works for the company.
French authorities have filed preliminary charges against former co-CEO Noel Forgeard, Jean-Paul Gut, a former deputy chief executive who oversaw strategy, and Gustav Humbert, a former Airbus president.
Investigators are looking at share sales at EADS before a June 2006 announcement of delays for Airbus' A380 superjumbo that sent shares of European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. NV tumbling.
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Decline in Cardiovascular Mortality: Framingham 1950-1984
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00005222
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Cardiovascular disease mortality has declined more than 30 percent in the last thirty years. Almost two-thirds of this decline occurred between 1970 and 1980. Despite this decreased mortality, cardiovascular disease is still the leading cause of death. It is also the disease category associated with the most rapidly rising health care costs. Secular trends in lifestyle, self-care, improved access to medical care, and improvements in diagnostic and curative medicine have all been implicated. An understanding of the mechanisms contributing to this decline is necessary in order to develop a scientific basis for palliative and preventive care. Also, the dramatic decline in cardiovascular disease mortality has raised the issue of the quality of life among the survivors. The question is raised whether more people are surviving but with worsening health in terms of increased incidence and prevalence of disease as well as increased levels of functional limitation.
Five hypotheses were tested to address the issue of secular trends in lifestyle, self-care and medical care which may have influenced cardiovascular disease mortality. These were: differences in risk factor levels among similarly-aged birth cohorts influenced mortality by lessening the severity of disease or by improving recuperative capacity; mortality among the later birth cohorts declined due to less comorbid disease at the time of the disease event; long-term case fatality declined because the progression of disease was slower as evidenced by a reduction in disease recurrence; medical intervention reduced mortality by eliminating lethal sequelae in the later birth cohorts; decreased mortality resulted from medical innovations in diagnosis and therapy. Three hypotheses were tested to address the issue of worsening health among the survivors in the later birth cohorts. These were: although more individuals in the later birth cohorts survived 13 years of follow-up than did members of similarly-aged birth cohorts in earlier periods, they had higher rates of morbidity and were hospitalized more often; survivors in the later cohorts exhibited more disability in functional limitations; more survivors in the later cohorts were institutionalized in chronic care hospitals or skilled nursing facilities. Data on risk factors, co-morbidity, and recurrent cardiovascular disease in the three birth cohorts were already computerized. Data on medical interventions, improvement in case management, and the use of various technological innovations were abstracted from medical records and linked with the data on disease events. Data on functional limitations were available both by type and extent of disability from the Disability Analysis of Health Data, a study supported by the Social Security Administration. This data file was merged with the file for disease events to determine if general differences in functional health existed among the three birth cohorts at intake, and if between-cohort differences existed among survivors.
The study was renewed as a Shannon Award in Fiscal 1991.
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The archipelago of South Georgia represents one of the largest, most isolated land masses in the Southern Ocean. The combined factors of early separation from a continental land mass, a large shelf area, a high degree of geographic isolation and its proximity to nutrient rich currents all represent important catalysts in the evolution of a biologically rich and distinct island and identify South Georgia as a potentially important locality for marine biodiversity.
SGMarBase was created as a repository to establish baseline data on the macro- and mega-benthic biodiversity of the South Georgia shelf and slope, enabling the identification of key endemic species and biodiversity hotspots. It marks the first attempt to map the biogeography of an archipelago south of the Polar Front and integrates biological data with physical data layers such as seabed topography and physical oceanography.
Ultimately it is intended that SGMarBase be utilised to formulate management strategies for the conservation of biodiversity across the South Georgia Maritime Zone.
Prior to the development of SGMarBase considerable biodiversity data already existed for South Georgia, but the majority of this data was scattered across literary sources in different institutes and languages. Much of this data may not have been checked taxonomically and most was not georeferenced in databases. By collating, checking and standardising this information into one repository, SGMarBase has now grown to over 24,500 records, yielding 1,445 species from the South Georgian shelf alone.
Based on the data available in open access databases prior to the launch of SGMarBase our collated data increased the number of South Georgian records >5 fold, species 4 fold and sites, for which there is some information on biodiversity, by 90%. Furthermore recent publications directly resulting from the SGMarBase dataset identify South Georgia as the most speciose region of the Southern Ocean recorded to date supporting large numbers of endemic and geographical range-edge species:
Phase 1 of the SGMarBase project has involved the collation and verification of existing sample collections. Through a series of comprehensive field studies we now aim to reduce the paucity in our spatial and taxonomic knowledge of South Georgia's benthos, providing a more complete understanding of South Georgia's marine biodiversity.
So far this year, this has involved sampling along South Georgia's northern coastline by the Shallow Marine Survey Group (SMSG). With the collection of over 4300 benthic specimens, this expedition represents the most comprehensive sampling of South Georgian benthos since the Discovery Expeditions over 85 years ago (SMSG survey of South Georgia report). In addition benthic biodiversity scientists joined the 2011 BAS Groundfish Survey to collect bi-catch data from 87 trawls across the South Georgia and Shag Rocks shelf. Over the coming months samples from both surveys will be processed making a valuable addition to the SGMarBase dataset.
The 2011/2012 Antarctic field season will see a BAS lead cruise to South Georgia on RRS James Clark Ross. With cross disciplinary expertise from a number of institutions including BAS, SMSG, Alfred Wegner Institute and Ruhr University Bochum this cruise will target areas of low or no sampling effort.
A current assesment of South Georgia's biodiversity will be presented at the world conference on marine biodiversity in Aberdeen in September 2011. Ultimately however It is intended that all information from SGMarBase will be made freely available to view through the SGGIS website and to download through SCARMarBIN.
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Without reliable internet, some students from low-income households are unable to participate in any type of digital classroom learning.
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Pyaar Ka Dard Hai 7th January 2014 Written Episode Update
Pyaar Ka Dard Hai 7th January 2014 Written Episode, Pyaar Ka Dard Hai 7th January 2014 Written Update
Episode starts with the same drama where sheila was showing exasperating/dandering/irritancy towards Payal , while at the same time Kushal [Rohit] enters in Deewan house with Kaira. Payal is weeping while she goes to Rohit and tightly Slaps him , while Rohit is shocked that why he got this slap? Ruble also comes there and Slaps Rohit……Payal says that why you were making all these situations? Ruble is also angry over him but PaYa stops him. Shiela is very angry . Adi informs Police and Police comes to arrest Rohit at right time. Rohit says that he did all this with Kaira because Payal told me to do it. Payal and others are shocked. Payal says that nope, he is lieing…please do not believe him…
Police takes Rohit with them while he keeps murmering that it was Payal who asked him to do this and that…
Shiela is again very angry. Shiela says that why all this happen with his ruble…and then she force payal to go from there. Payal says that please give me one more chance…Adi and Pankhuri make all of them realise that Payal was confessing about her Love with Rohit and All have a flashback where Payal and Pankhuri tell all of them that after shiela comes they will tell one important thing to them. All realise that its correct. Avantik says to shiela that we should give one more chance to Payal. Anuj also have same views but he is doubtful over Payal's intentions. Shiela is broken and says that yeah you will have same opinion as your sister , right Anuj.
Shiela says that okay, that from today onwards I will not talk to both Payal and Pankhuri and will assume that they are not here , they are not visible for me here. Pankhuri is broken. Ruble realises that he should give one chance to Payal . Rubel says that he also did many mistakes and hence I'm ready to forgive Payal for her mistake. Payal says that I agree that I loved Rohit but now I started Loving you Ruble[Yeh Kab Hua?] and all other members here…and in real, I think that Your Family's Love defeated me.
Shiela is very dissapointed by this and tells that she knows that nobody Love nor Respect her here and today all are against her and her opinions…she is totally broken and starts weeping and goes in to her room.
Govardhan mama tell Anuj that Pankhuri was not aware about Payal's truth before marriage with Ruble. We told this to Pankhuri after marriage of Ruble-Payal.Ambika says that she will talk to shiela ji about this. Avantika asks Govardhan that why they messed up whole situation? they could have told this earlier. They are speechless.
Shiela in her room , is weeping alot…while she feels lonely and calls her Brother in Dholpur that she is alone here and she is remembering her brother very much today. Episode ends here.
PRECAP – Shiela opens almirah where she finds a file in which all the cash memo are there where Anuj paid all bills of City Hospital , where Avantika is donating her kidney to Preeti. Sheila says that why Anuj did not told me? Shiela is very angry.
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'Need to strengthen e-commerce platform' - Commerce MinistryWednesday, August 27, 2014 l Source: PTI
The Commerce Ministry today sought specific suggestions from the industry to strengthen e-commerce platform for enhancing trade and reducing transaction cost. "Let us come out with very specific agenda as what needs to be done by various ministries...we have a huge potential but we have lot of gaps on legal side, infrastructure side and on the taxation side. We need to address these," Joint Secretary in the Commerce Ministry Sudhanshu Pandey said.
He was speaking at a CII function on transaction cost and e-commerce here. He said that movement of goods from one state to other in the country face several problems which lead to increase in transaction cost. According to industry experts, the quantum of transaction cost is 7-10 per cent of the total value of Indian exports.
This amounts to a significant USD 15 billion. The Ministry has announced several steps to reduce the cost which include 24x7 customs clearance facility on airports. The official also said that increasing protectionist measures in some economies under the garb of 'technical barriers to trade' too is pushing transaction cost of traders. These barriers are mainly related with procedures and processes.
As per estimates, the market size of e-commerce stands at USD 3-5 billion and is expected to increase to USD 80-100 billion by 2020. E-commerce helps in marketing products by MSME sector which do not have the financial muscle to go in for big advertising blitz.


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Apr 9, 2016
Greetings AaA Fans and welcome back to your recurring Amps and Axes experience. In this episode the guys give a nod to yet another musical icon to leave this rock, Mr Merle Haggard. Then there's a bit of talk about another Hendrix guitar that has surfaced and been auctioned and then it's on to the guest of the week. He has played and toured for decades and is one of the "bassists to the famous", none the less of which was Les Paul, so kick back, or pour your favorite, or drive on (don't pour your favorite here), or whatever you choose to do and please welcome Mr Paul Nowinski. Enjoy!


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When : Always the Monday after Easter
Dyngus Day is very popular in Poland, and in Polish communities across America. After the long Lenten holiday, Dyngus Day is a day of fun. And a little romantic fun. It is always celebrated on the Monday after Easter.
Dyngus Day Tradition:
There are all sort of ways for boys to meet girls. But, this one takes the cake.
Guys, on this day you get to wet the ladies down. Sprinkling or drenching with water is your goal. Chase after the ladies with squirt guns, buckets, or other containers of water. The more bold and gallant boys, may choose to use cologne. Hitting (gently, please) the ladies on the legs with switches or pussy willows is also common.
Yes ladies, you can strike back. Ladies , you get your revenge on Tuesday, when tradition has it that you throw dishes or crockery back at the boys. It has become increasingly popular for the ladies to get their revenge on Monday, tossing water back at the boys.
Note: Dyngus Day is also called Wet Easter Monday. Hmmmmm, I wonder why!?
Origin of Dyngus Day:
When exploring the roots of Dyngus Day, Historians point to the baptism of Polish Prince Mieszko I in 966 A.D. Baptism with water signifies cleansing, fertility, and purification.
Somewhere along the way, the tradition of tossing water on the girls and hitting them with pussy willows evolved
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There are many things in this world that are left to chance, but the cost of an auto insurance policy is not one of them. Although auto insurance rates may seem quite arbitrary, your personal rate is a carefully calculated based on a number of factors.
Insurance agencies use algorithms based on your personal information in order to determine how likely you are to file claim, or in other words, how much you could cost potentially them. The riskier you seem, the higher your car insurance policy rate will be, while customers that appear safer will pay less.
Some factors, such as your driving record, are pretty obvious and most people are aware of their impact. But there are a number of other seemingly unrelated factors, backed by statistical data, that play an important role in determining how much your car insurance policy will cost. Here are just a few of them.
Your marital status
Did you know married couples generally pay less for car insurance due to their martial status? Research has indicated that married couples are a less of a risk to car insurance providers than those who are single, divorced, or widowed. Studies have shown that married couples are less active and have safer driving habits, which in turn results in fewer accidents and therefore fewer auto claims.
Your gender
It's easy to see how a driver's age might affect their car insurance policy rate based on the fact that young drivers are usually inexperienced and therefore more likely to have an accident. But how does gender affect your car insurance policy?
Car accident data has statistically proven that male drivers, especially those who are young, not only drive more miles but are more likely to engage in riskier driving behavior such as speeding, aggressive driving, driver under the influence, and not wearing a seat belt. This doesn't mean that male drivers will always pay more, as statistical gender differences level out at about age 30. For senior drivers however, policy rates tend to be higher for men. It's important to note that not all states use gender as a determining factor, but the majority do.
Your credit history
Yes, you read that right: your credit history. Although this is often considered a controversial practice, research has indicated that drivers lower credit scores are more likely to file claims that are either inflated or completely fraudulent. A low credit score can result in a hike in your car insurance premiums, and it may also affect how a car insurance agency allows you to pay for your policy. Insurance agencies may ask customers with low credit scores to pay a larger portion of their policy upfront, since research has shown that those with low credit are more likely to miss payments. Some states, such as California, do not use credit score or history as a factor.


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MOGPA Supports Widows And Students
The Moment of Glory Prayer Army (MOGPA), a renowned prayer ministry at Adum, with its headquarters in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region has feted over 1,000 people during the Christmas.
The beneficiaries of the treat were mainly widows across the society and needy students under the sponsorship of Reverend Isaac Osei Bonsu also known as Reverend OB, the Founder and Leader of the ministry.
Pastor Nicholas Badu Frimpong of the MOGPA speaking with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) said about 900 widows and 200 students were given the special Christmas treat for them also to feel the season.
He said the gesture was an initiative started six years ago by Reverend OB in fulfillment of the biblical scriptures in the Book of James chapter 1 verses 27, which described true religion as taking care of orphans and widows.
Pastor Frimpong said the event is replicated in all branches of the ministry across the country.
A cross-section of the beneficiaries of the programme interviewed by the GNA were all full of praise for Reverend OB for his benevolence and wished him God's blessings.
Madam Elizabeth Achaa, a widow, said: 'I have been a widow for the past 17 years and have consistently enjoyed this Christmas bonanza from Reverend OB for the past three years, something I don't get from my church and my family.
'May the Lord continue to bless Reverend OB and his ministry and make him a blessing to many more people in the world.'
The MOGPA prayer ground at Abrankese, near Kuntenase in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region, is thronged on Fridays with more than 100,000 pilgrims from all walks of lives coming to pray to God for their needs and also intercede for the nation.


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It's been a rough few games for UNC freshman Nassir Little. The Wooden and Naismith pre-season watch lists member averaged just 4.6 points on 5-17 shooting in his first three ACC games. It was admittedly a tough stretch for the the Heels' top recruit. But it only takes one shot…one game to end a slump.
Tuesday night, the Tar Heels looked to bounce back after suffering one of the worst losses in Dean Dome against Louisville. Notre Dame was threatening to send Heels fans into a full blown panic as they lead by as many as six points in the 2nd half of play. Then it happened. With 11:37 remaining and the Heels in a 1-point battle with the Irish, Little checked into the game. Notre Dame would take a one-point lead on a tip-in basket by Mooney and then nasty Nas took over. Baseline drive – dunk! Drive – dunk! Tip-in! 3-point play! The Heels outscored the Irish 12-6 over the next five minutes. Little scored 9 of those 12 points – putting UNC up for good.
"His shot hasn't been going in for him," Coach Williams said after the game. "He took it to the basket and made good plays. I think he was probably the key to the game. 11 points, and if I'm not mistaken, I didn't even put him in the first 6 minutes of the 2nd half. I thought he was huge for us."
Like Coach said, the key to Nassir's impressive stretch was not settling for outside shots. The quick and athletic forward is tough to guard when he's driving and making plays at the basket. When your shot isn't falling, it's important to find other ways to get involved in the game offensively. But to Little, it's simpler than that. The freshman said he wasn't enjoying himself and getting back to doing that was key for him.
"I wasn't having fun the last few games. Everybody is all worried and stuff, but at the end of the day I just had to find that fun I had coming in. When you're not playing well you tend to stress things too much and overthink. I was playing really hesitant, so I just had to get back to myself and be confident and do what I do."
As the grind of league play continues, Little's increased confidence will be key to a Tar Heel team with Final Four aspirations.


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KAMLOOPS - A local man says he was going through a 'very traumatic year' before he went on a bizarre crime spree which involved playing chicken with fellow drivers and setting a man's truck on fire.
Kamloops Provincial Court Judge Chris Cleaveley sentenced David Kevin Moen, 46, to roughly four months in jail after he pleaded guilty today, Nov. 26 to dangerous driving, arson, uttering threats and being unlawfully in a dwelling.
On Oct. 27, around 5 p.m. Moen was reported by several drivers after he was purposefully blocking traffic on Shuswap Road near the LaFarge cement plant.
Crown prosecutor Mike Wong said the first call to police was about Moen revving his engine and blocking people from crossing the bridge.
"He wouldn't hit anybody, just race up to them," Wong said.
At one point, fellow drivers approached Moen to see if he needed help, but he responded "go away you can't help me; it's too late," Wong said.
Police came to the scene, but by the time they arrived, Moen had already re-located to a home on Shuswap Road. Wong said Moen entered the house and told the man who lived there he 'you have a crazy person on your hands' before running back outdoors and lighting the man's pickup truck on fire.
"As police arrived, (they) observed the victim hunched over. He was scurrying around trying to douse various items on fire," Wong said.
Wong said Moen approached officers and was taken down by a K9 dog before his arrest. On the way to the detachment, Wong said Moen was mumbling incoherently and claimed he planted a bomb in the truck.
"He appeared to be in some sort of medical distress. He was subsequently discharged from the hospital after receiving some stitches," Wong said. "It appears that he took an eight-ball of meth and had been drinking. He had taken the meth in hopes that it would kill him."
Both Wong and Moen's lawyer, Jay Michi, asked Cleaveley to sentence Moen to 120 days in jail since he had no criminal offence before the incident.
Michi said Moen was a recovering alcoholic dealing with several stressors in his life before the incident.
"He essentially cracked and had what he describes as a nervous breakdown," Michi said. "He is focussed on treatment. He recognizes that's going to have to be the first step."
Cleaveley was satisfied with the proposed sentence put forward by the Crown and defence.
"The circumstances are truly bizarre, but they're very serious," he said.
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Airspeed's Editorials – Avatar, Korra and Filler
Back after a long break, assuming I get some good suggestions for posts I will try to get one out every week.
Avatar, Korra and Filler
My topic this week is about Filler Episodes in Avatar and Korra. It is a topic that is often talked about in our fandom. Is ATLA good because it has filler, is there too much, does Korra need filler? and so on. There is a lot of mention of the word filler. In many ways this post may very well be my fight for the correct use of the term.
I think it is important to first define what filler actually is when you are talking about a tv show. For an episode is filler when it has no plot development or link or character development of note. It quite simply is just an episode to fill in between episodes that have plot and character development. Many people would define it without mentioning character development and that only plot episodes are not filler, but I make that distinction here because of episodes like "Zuko Alone" which is super character focused which is Zuko's plot in Book 2 really.
So lets first start off with ATLA and ask the question does ATLA have any filler episodes?
For me it doesn't, because many episodes that some would call filler by my definition would be character focused episodes that are still important even though they have little plot. So let me go through some episodes that would be considered filler.
Book 1 Water
The problem with using filler as being anything without plot is that it then means that most of Book 1 Water is filler because Book 1 as a whole is light on plot. 101, 102, 108, 112, 113, 117, 118, 119 and 120 would really be the only non filler episodes under a definition like that. That means 11 episodes are technically filler!!!!
The Great Divide
The shining beacon of filler to many Avatar fans, and episode that defines the term they scream. I disagree. The Great Divide is not filler. Does it advance the plot? Yes it does, the group crosses the largest canyon in the world that is a significant part of their journey to the Northern Water tribe and that journey is the plot of Book 1. It has character development because it is the first episode where Aang really is called to settle a dispute between people and learns about the loneliness of being neutral. Sure it is not the most exciting episode of the show, but it is not filler in the same way that the Pokemon Anime has filler or the anime Bleach has filler episodes.
I could type for hours explaining the development and plot of nearly every episode, the point is that many fans have a tendency to call episodes that are not as good as other filler just because not as much happens.
For me the only episode that I think in any way can be called filler is 309 Nightmares and Daydreams. Even saying that it has plot importance as it is the episode that Team Avatar reaches the invasion meet up point and it has character development with Aang struggling with his nerves. The problem is that it is light in terms of taking up an episode slot in this show, it feels less like it is a filler episode and more like they had a few minutes in this episode to fill. Hence why a majority of the episode is Aang having dreams littered with anime references and the various cures for stress that the others have for Aang. Also Zuko has important plot and character stuff happen here too making it not a filler episode.
The Painted Lady
I know some fans like to call this one filler too, but it is a very important episode for Katara as a character and it plays and important role in the theme of the early episodes of Book 3 Fire. That being that they show us as the audience that our heroes are not fighting the fire nation on the whole, but just the truly bad people there: Ozai and his military. The Painted Lady shows us that the Fire Nation treats some of their own people just as badly as they treat the other nations and Katara's actions show that the group is willing to help people on their journey even if they are fire nation. This group changes things as they go on their journey.
I feel like I have made my point with regards to ATLA.
So lets move into Korra. Many people feel like Korra needs some of these so called "filler" episodes to bring it up to ATLA's level. With what I have already said in mind, that ATLA has no filler, what is it that people want in Korra? Quite simply the answer is time. We want more time with these characters, we want more episodes, not filler episodes or plot episodes, just more time with the characters we love because as fans we want to know them inside and out. What Avatar fan does not want every single story about Aang and Katara, from the proposal, to the marriage to them raising kids together. We have a connection to these characters or in some cases we want to have that connection. Korra is a fairly fast paced show that always keeps the plot going, I personally feel like it manages to get the characters across well while also keeping the pacing fast, but for some it is not working.
How about we get a bit analytical now, in terms of numbers, the main reason I think that people are finding it difficult to connect with the Korra characters is just that ATLA had longer Books than Korra has. Comparing their opening Books we get 8 extra episodes in ATLA to know our characters. Look at where we are in Korra right now we are 2 books, 26 episodes in, while with Avatar we were 40 episodes in by Book 2's end. The important way to look at it is the overall amount of episodes ATLA is a complete show and has been since 2008 it had 61 episodes during its run, Korra so far has had 26 of its full run of 52 episodes. We are just half way through Korra's run, I think we know a good bit about many of our characters and a lot has happened, we have the same amount of episodes for more to happen. Our ATLA characters were not fully developed by the half way point at 210, in many ways the big plot only gets going in "The Library", we have only just met Toph as of a few episodes ago and the same applies for Azula. So when people say that Asami badly needs development as does Bolin I always remember that there are 26 episodes to go for that to happen, we do not need Book 3 to be extended to 20 episodes and have 7 additional episodes of "filler" to give them development.
Korra and Avatar while in the same continuity have different formats as shows. ATLA was a 61 episode journey with 1 main plot that really was never deviated from, Korra by the end will be 4 complete stories (1 in each Book) with the characters and their development being the things carrying through between Books. ATLA had a pacing where because it had a long journey style of story, they could have episodes where they slow things down and visit a town here or there, Korra while it could definitely do that, doesn't because it would be pretty jarring for the pace to suddenly slow down. Adding in "filler" episodes would require Korra to become a different type of show.
I appreciate that Korra is so fast paced it shows the flip side of the coin to ATLA. Sometimes I wish ATLA was a bit faster paced at points, with Korra I get my faster paced Avatar stories, sometimes I wish Korra would slow down and have some more mundane episodes, for those I have ATLA at points. Not to mention with the Dark Horse Comics we have the potential to get basically any story we want as a comic.
It is a balance that is very difficult to perfect, hence why I enjoy both shows pretty much equally. Perhaps if we get a new Avatar show after Korra that will perfect the balance. For now I think rather than begging for Korra to get "filler" we need to just have hope and trust that Mike and Bryan know what they are doing with Korra and that we will get to know the character more in the remaining 26 episodes.
I feel like I have not really made one specific point in this post, but if I were to focus in on the main thing with this post. It is that it is easy to get bogged down when talking about and using a fandom buzzword like "filler (Other terms I see often used as buzzwords that are often used not in the proper way are "cliche" and "Exposition"). Look at the confusion even presented in the opening paragraph of this post, is filler on the whole a thing people like or hate. It is used to put down episodes like The Great Divide, yet it is also used a a big positive when talking about ATLA and apparently something that will improve Korra. To get a bit mathematical here
The Great Divide = Filler = What's good about ATLA = What Korra Needs to be a better show
So Korra to be a better show needs its own version of The Great Divide. That is why "Filler" is a weird thing to talk about in this fandom. Even if you then say "Wait, but there is good filler and bad filler" it just confuses things. In short as I said we just want more quality time with the characters and universe that we love, the characters of the Avatar Universe.
Thoughts on this startling conclusion?
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Airspeed Prime Said:
In short. Someone please slap me if I ever misuse the term filler, slap me hard and link me this article. If I do it I deserve that punishment.
Dagash Said:
I wish you guys could continue with Aang's the last air bender instead of korra…the characters are incomparable, sokka, toff, zuko, azula, fire lord ozai etc. every single of these characters were so unique i could relate to them but for the korra characters, i find none of them intersting at all.
Airspeed Prime Reply:January 24th, 2014 at 5:45 am
Wait, Ozai is a unique and compelling character more so than Korra, Tenzin, Mako, Bolin, Amon, Tarrlock, Unalaq and so on.
I like him as a villain, but not including the comics he is pretty light as a character.
I would also argue that while Toph is a unique and interesting character, who I really like, she was very light in terms of character development and her development was left incomplete at the end of the show.
I think you are giving ATLA way to much credit and Korra not enough here. I love ATLA too, but the characters are not levels above those in Korra.
Also Avatar The Last Airbender has a continuation, the comics which continue right where the show leaves off. We have already had 2 full stories and another starting soon.


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Top Summer Garden Games for Rental Properties
If you have a rental property that comes with a garden, you are not going to want to waste the space this summer Whatever it is that you have decided to use it for, from a place for the kids to play to a bbq with the neighbours, family and friends, the garden is a great place to have some outdoor fun.
We have therefore come up with some great ideas for you to use and take advantage of your outside space
Do It Yourself Twister
With some cut out circles of coloured card or plastic, it's easy to create a twister game for the garden. All you need is four rows of six coloured circles, a board with a pointer you can twirl around and enough space in the garden to set up. If you have a lawn area, you can also get water based paints that can be used to decorate the grass.
Outdoor Skittles
Again, you don't have to spend a good deal on setting up – all you need are some plastic bottles, put in a little water to weigh them down a bit and find yourself a ball. The more space you have, the bigger distance you can put between contestants and the skittles. This is a brilliant game that kids can set up themselves during the summer months.
Scrabble for the Backyard
If you want to create a game that's a little more intellectual and gets your kids or guests to use their brains, with a little endeavour you can create a backyard scrabble game. For this you simply need several squares of card with letters on them. You can then fill the whole patio if you want with your game of scrabble.
Limbo Magic
Another great game that can be lots of fun for people of all ages is limbo. All you need is a couple of poles with pins along their length and a horizontal beam that your guests can limbo under, getting lower and lower as the evening wears on. It's fun for kids but even more enjoyable for adults, especially if you are having a barbecue. What's more, it's an excellent spectator sport.
Throwing Games
Along with skittles, one of the most popular games in the garden involves throwing at a target. This can be anything like setting up a mini horseshoe tossing contest or simply using mini-beanbags to hit a target. You can decide to make your own – perhaps by sticking spikes in the ground and making rings from sturdy cardboard – or buy something from your local shop.
Obstacle Courses
When it's a nice day and you want to give the kids a little exercise, designing an obstacle course in the garden is another great idea. You can get the children to help you set it up and use things from the home to create stuff they can climb over and crawl under.
The Old Favourites
Don't forget some of the time-honoured favourites for outdoor games, especially when it comes to kids. Hopscotch is one that will appeal to children but also to some adults who want to recapture some of their youth. Next time you want to liven up your barbecue, try introducing a game of musical statues into the proceedings and see what happens.
With a little imagination and a few things from around the house, it's easy to come up with games for the garden, whether it's for adults or children. Simplicity usually works well and can keep everyone occupied for hours.


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Tune in to Exploring the Islands, an engaging and entertaining distance learning television series for fourth graders. The programs teach students about Hawaiian geology, geography, native plants and animals, Hawaiian culture and human interaction with the environment.
The series of 14 shows have been taped in beautiful locations including Kilauea Volcano and rainforests on the island of Hawaii, the southeast shoreline of Oahu, fishponds, streams, taro patches, and beaches.
Each show is hosted by MGF staff with fourth graders who describe the DOE Standards the program helps them to meet, answer Mystery Minute and Mind Power Minute questions, conduct experiments and demonstrations, and provide the program summary. The 14-part series features puppets, fantasy sequences, and hands-on activities as well as guest scientists, artists and specialists in Hawaiian culture. Video footage of unique and rare Hawaiian ecosystems and their inhabitants brings our special island home into the classroom.
The series is supplemented by the Ohia Project Curriculum, an environmental education curriculum about Hawaii produced cooperatively by MGF, Bishop Museum and the Department of Education with units on geology, geography, native plants and animals and humans and the environment.
Exploring the Islands instructor, Norbert Larsen, received a 3rd Place award for Excellence in Distance Learning Teaching for Grades K-12 from the United States Association for Distance Learning in 1999.
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Delicious Summer Treats | Chocolates & Chai
Something you may not know about me is that I spent a good part of my childhood in France. And I have many fond memories of Paris — studying there, working there, constantly forgetting the French word for "duck" (it's "canard" by the way), exploring cobbled backstreets so full of personality, and of course, the food. Man, I miss the food!
The following recipes are based off two of my favourite French foods. They're easy to make, delicious to taste, and perfect for serving at summer brunches. Bon appétit!
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- 2 Croissants
- 2 Large Eggs
- 2 tbsp Whole Milk (3%)
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon, or to taste
- 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- Butter, for frying
- Maple Syrup, for serving
- Strawberries, for serving (optional)
- Icing Sugar, for dusting (optional)
- Slice the croissants in half through the middle.
- In a bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Soak each croissant half in the mixture for a minute or so; make sure it's fully coated. Set pieces aside.
- Heat a large non-stick pan over low-medium heat, then melt a small amount of butter. Fry the croissants (cut side down), adjusting heat accordingly. Cook for 3-4 minutes (until golden brown) before flipping and cooking the top side for 1-2 minutes.
- Serve top and bottom pieces together with maple syrup and strawberries; dust with icing sugar.
- ¾ cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Sea Salt
- 2 Large Eggs
- ⅓ cup White Sugar
- 1 tbsp Brown Sugar
- 1⅓ tbsp Honey
- 1 tbsp Lemon Zest
- 1 tsp Water
- 6 tbsp Unsalted Butter, melted
- 1 tbsp Poppy Seeds
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a small bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, white and brown sugar, honey, lemon zest, water, and poppy seeds until a smooth mixture is produced. Whisk the dry ingredients in until just incorporated, and then add the butter, whisking until the mixture is smooth and sticky. Transfer to a plastic bag or a pastry bag (that is, if you're planning to pipe the batter. Otherwise just cover your bowl with cling film), and chill in the refrigerator for at least one hour, ideally overnight.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly coat mini madeleine pan with butter and dust with flour, tapping out any excess. Pipe or spoon (it doesn't affect the shape of the madeleine) the batter into the pan, filling ⅔ of each madeleine well. Bake for 5 minutes (about 8-10 minutes when using a full-sized madeleine pan), until edges are browned slightly and spring back when pressed lightly.
- Tap to release the madeleines. Dust with icing sugar. Serve warm.
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Apple cider vinegar is known for its plethora of health benefits. For many years, people have praised its effects on weight loss, blood sugar, immune health and more. This recipe is a great way to introduce apple cider vinegar into your diet. This tasty beverage combines the fantastic flavors of apple, cinnamon and ginger. Enjoy it cold or warmed up for a cider-like feel. With zero calories or fat, you can be sure you're feeding your body something great!
"The ginger drink would be delicious hot or cold. Great way to sweeten up Apple Cider Vinegar." –Rebecca B.
Time: 5 minutes
Serves: 2
Serving size: 1 cup
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 5 teaspoons stevia
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ginger
- 12 ounces cold water
1. Combine all ingredients in a 16 oz. glass bottle or mason jar. and shake well.
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Some mad-cap leftists are protesting to force Pres. Trump (that sounds so much better than what could have been – Pres. Hillary Clinton) to release his tax forms. The no longer funny Sarah Silverman got into the act over the weekend at an anti-Trump rally:
"Show us your f*cking taxes, you emotional child."
She, the true emotional child, went on to say, "I was raised to know that it's an honor to pay taxes and it's important to pay taxes. It's part of being an American citizen, and helping each other."
Silverman may have been raised that way, but it neither makes what she says about paying taxes right nor constitutional. Where is it formally written that it's an "honor to pay taxes"? There is no honor in being forced to pay taxes for unconstitutional programs like killing preborn babies. In fact, it's an honor and duty to do whatever we can to stop these types of taxes and the unconstitutional and immoral programs they fund.
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Silverman needs a history lesson. It wasn't that long ago that people protested the Vietnam War by refusing to pay taxes. If it's an honor to pay taxes, maybe it's time for Silverman to talk to these folks:
"Some Americans are reportedly planning to withhold their federal tax payments in protest of President Donald Trump's policy agenda.
"Their reasons include adamant opposition to the president's proposed Mexican border wall along with fears that their federal tax dollars will contribute to the 'destruction of the environment' and an expansion of the country's nuclear arsenal, according to a number of interviews conducted by the Guardian.
"High-profile names like Mia Farrow and Gloria Steinem have voiced their support for the tax resistance. Citing her 1968 tax protest of the Vietnam War, Steinem told the Guardian that she's 'going to do this again by sending what I think should go to Planned Parenthood, deducting it from my Federal IRS return, and including a letter saying so.'"
California is said to be considering to become an "organized non-payer" state. There's no hypocrisy among leftists when they refuse to pay taxes because leftist causes are always the right causes.
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Sleep Apnea
Snoring and OSA
Snoring and OSA are common problems that can affect your sleep, health and have significant impact on your quality of life. Often snoring is a symptom of OSA, caused by changes in your upper airway while you sleep. Your airway may narrow, limiting air flow as you breath. Your soft tissue may vibrate (this is commonly known as snoring), or it may completely collapse, causing you to stop breathing. Collapsing of the soft tissue is called an Obstructive Apnea, and may last for 10 seconds or more. Your airway may even move through all three stages during the night.
Symptoms of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Loud snoring
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Depression
- Fatigue
- Reduced resistance to infection
- Choking or Gasping for breath
Almost half of all adults snore, and the problem may be worse with overweight people.
Snoring occurs when there is a partial obstruction to the free flow of air through the mouth and nose. The sound occurs when loose structures in the throat, like the uvula and soft palate, vibrate as air passes over them. Snoring can get worse when the muscles in the back of the throat are too relaxed either from drugs that induce sleep or alcohol consumption. Snoring can also be caused by a large uvula, soft palate, nasal congestion, a deviated septum or other obstructions in the nasal and pharyngeal airways.In children, large tonsils and adenoids can be the cause of snoring. Pregnant women snore because of a narrowing of the airway and increased weight.
Did you know?
- 90% of stroke victims also suffer from OSA.
- People with OSA are 4 times more likely to have a heart attack
- If you have OSA, then you are twice as likely to die in your sleep and 7 times more likely to have a motor vehicle accident.
- OSA patients are 40% greater risk of having depression.
- Individuals with OSA are more likely to have sexual impotence and develop diabetes.
Sleep Apnea Symptoms and Risk Factors
Snoring and obstructive sleep apnea can be serious medical problems. Improperly treated obstructive sleep apnea can increase the risk for heart attack, stroke, diabetes and other serious illnesses. Choosing a sleep-disorders dentist who is qualified to work with your physician is essential to your health or the health of a loved one.
Treatment of Sleep Apnea and Snoring
Dr. Huke is a certified dentist for the SomnoDent oral appliance therapy. He works closely with sleep centers to diagnose your sleeping disorder and develop treatment options:
- Lifestyle Changes
- Weight Loss
- Over the Counter Medication: Nasal steroids and Sleep aids
- Oral Appliance Therapy
- SomnoDent MAS therapy - The comfortable, effective, custom made treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
- The SomnoDent MAS is a Mandibular Advanced Splint(MAS) that treats Obstructive Sleep Apnea by moving the lower jaw slightly forward. This movement tightens the soft tissue and muscles of the upper airway, which prevents obstruction while you sleep.
- CPAP is worn at night while sleeping and is applied through a tube and mask the covers the nose. The tube and mask is attached to a pump that generates air pressure which splints the structures in the back of the throat, holding the airway open during sleep.
- Many patients find this treatment uncomfortable and seek an alternative treatment method such as the SomnoDent MAS therapy.
- Laser surgery to remove some excess tissue from the uvula and soft palate
- Somnoplasty - a radio frequency signal used to reduce volume of tissues in the soft palate or tongue
Strips implanted in the soft palate to stiffen it
Helpful Hints To A Better Night Sleep
- Go to sleep and wake up the same time every day.
- Establish a relaxing bedtime routine such as soaking in a hot bath, reading or listening to soothing music.
- Ensure your bedroom is dark, quiet, comfortable & cool.
- Sleep on a comfortable mattress & pillows.
- Use the bedroom only for sleep & intimacy; no TV.
- Finish eating at least 2-3 hours before bedtime.
- Exercise regularly.
- Avoid caffeine(e.g. coffee, tea, chocolate, soft drinks) within 6-8 hours before bedtime.
- Avoid nicotine-when used close to bedtime can lead to poor sleep.
- Avoid alcohol close to bedtime.
Will my insurance pay for this treatment?
Most insurance companies pay for a custom fitted oral appliance like the SomnoDent MAS, this treatment is billed under your Medical insurance and not Dental. You may check your policy benefits for the custom- fitted oral appliance therapy. (Code EO486).
Call our office today to hear how Dr. Huke can help you to sleep better and change your life.