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One of Charlize Theron's handlers is placing an urgent food order.
"We need organic fruit," she tells Four Seasons Hotel room service, which is run off its feet these days. "Apples, bananas, berries and some fresh, organic orange juice."
After a day of non-stop interviews to promote her upcoming drama, North Country, it's been made clear that the Academy Award-winning actress is in dire need of some rest and sustenance. Given that, I walk into the hotel room for a chat with the Monster star almost apologetically.
But, as is often the case with these things, it turns out the publicist is more of a diva than the celebrity she represents. Sure, Theron is tired. Her blue eyes are red. She's kicked off her shoes. And her Dior-clad, five-foot-10-inch frame is draped over the sofa (feet up).
But she's still raring to talk about the new Niki Caro film, a tale of human survival set in Minnesota's hard-knocks Iron Range. Theron dons a hard hat and unflattering overalls in an Erin Brockovich/Norma Rae turn -- only this time the female heroine, the fictional Josey Aimes, is fighting sexual harassment in the workplace, a grimy, stench-filled mine dominated by men who are incensed that women are being allowed to work there -- and steal their jobs.
To prepare for the role of Aimes, South African-born Theron, 30, and her cast-mates (fellow Oscar-winners Sissy Spacek and Frances McDormand, along with Woody Harrelson, Richard Jenkins and Sean Bean) travelled to frigid mining towns such as Eveleth, Virginia, Hibbing and Chrisholm. For three weeks, they hung out with the locals, listening to them, drinking in bars with them and learning their stories.
"We were pretty much everywhere, all over town," chuckles Theron. "We did it all. We'd have dinner with them. We'd bowl. We went snowmobiling and ice fishing.
We were lucky enough to be invited to a lot of these women's homes. We got to interact with them and their families. And I think that was the most important thing because we all started bonding very quickly," says Theron, who adds that Spacek learned to make a mean strudel.
"They started trusting us. And we felt the responsibility. We wanted to tell the story right. They really wanted us to tell it right. So it was a great collaborative thing." The movie re-enacts the working conditions for women in the Iron Range that led to the nation's first class-action sexual-harassment lawsuit.
It was an experience, Theron says, she'll never forget. She loved the people, admired their grit. In most of the film, Theron is wheeling around town in a beat-up pickup truck -- a vehicle, she adds, that she has a long history with, having grown up on a farm in Benoni, a community just outside Johannesburg. It was in South Africa that Theron's mother shot her father in self-defence, after he returned drunk and abusive one night, waving a gun and threatening to kill his wife and daughter.
In North Country, Theron is the first to insist that all the men aren't villains. The males in that community, she adds, were threatened by change, and they reacted. "But not all the guys felt this way," Theron says. "Ultimately this is a story about the universal right to work with some kind of dignity."
Theron's Aimes is a single mom of two kids who returns to her hometown after a failed marriage and needs a good job. She decides to work at the iron mines after her old friend Glory (McDormand), one of the few female miners in town, tells her the job is tough but pays well. The more Aimes fights the harassment, the more it escalates. Theron's character finally quits, but then decides to fight back.
Unlike Monster, in which Theron transformed herself into an overweight, extremely unattractive Florida serial killer, in North Country, Caro lets Theron's natural beauty shine through (albeit under major layers of dirt).
"When people heard about North Country," the actress recounts, "they said, 'Oh, you're doing another ugly movie.' " That kind of simplistic interpretation -- where so much emphasis is put on physical attributes rather than the heart of a film -- clearly rankles. Monster's Aileen Wuornos was unattractive, Theron admits, but not without some virtue.
"Aileen took responsibility for her actions. She never tried to blame anyone else for what she had done. She never tried to drag her girlfriend in, who was very much an accomplice," says Theron, who also starred in The Cider House Rules and The Italian Job.
"With people like her, we tend to forget they have dignity as well. And I think she really walked away with some dignity. She sabotaged her appeal because she made the decision that she wanted to die, that she wanted to leave this place that wasn't very nice to her. A lot of people would look at Aileen and just see failure. I don't. I think that there was a very uplifting story there of someone who was incredibly hopeful."
Aimes is a different kettle of fish. "She is somebody who has never been an individual in her entire life. When she was in high school, she was very popular, and then through certain events, it [life] just broke her down one time after another, one bad relationship after another. I think she became this completely introverted person who lost who she was . . . because she had no other means of surviving.
"But she wins in the biggest way," Theron continues, "because she becomes a strong individual, and not because she walked away with a big settlement or anything like that, but because she stood up for what she really, truly believed in."
New Zealand-born Caro (Whale Rider) picked Theron to play Aimes after watching her riveting performance in 2003's Monster. Theron had also recently seen Whale Rider, which Caro wrote as well as directed, based on Maori author Witi Ihimaera's acclaimed novel of the same name. They started a mutual-admiration club. And within five days of having met, they agreed to team up to do this project, inspired by the book Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law, by Clara Bingham and Laura Leedy Gansler.
"The great thing about the whole process of this film is that it was very organic, nothing felt manipulated," said Theron. "Niki's just a great communicator. She asked me very early on how I felt I functioned best, which is something that very rarely happens. Usually the director kind of says, this is how we're going to do it," adds Theron, who dates Irish actor Stuart Townsend.
"I told her I really need to talk constantly. That's what I consider rehearsal. I don't really like putting scenes up [full rehearsals]. I don't really like reading them out loud until the day we shoot them because I think it's like milking a cow. It just kind of gets dry after a while."
Having the talent around of McDormand (whose Oscar came from Fargo) and Spacek (whose Oscar was for Coal Miner's Daughter) raised the performance bar, adds Theron.
"It really keeps you on your toes," says the actress with a grin. "It's great to be surrounded by people you feel will push you to a level that you might not be able to go by yourself. It forces you to be really aware of what's happening around you."
The only thing, however, that Theron says she wishes she wasn't so "aware" of on this film was the rancid smell of the water in the mines, which has to be doctored with chemicals to keep down the poisons (and rodents).
"One of the women who lived there saw me struggling with the smell," she says, "and said, 'That's just the smell of money.' From then on, I just tried to focus on that."


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Textures & 3D Projects
Treasure Chest
A small project for handpainted texturing practice.
The War-Ka
My mount creature for the 2016 Blizzard Character Contest. "Although WoW has many beautifully designed mounts, I've always hoped to see more amphibious mounts like the Azure Water Strider. I took the opportunity to make this fella, designed to run across the beaches of Timeless Isle or paddle through the waters of Azeroth's oceans!"
Woodcutter's Axe
Realistic Apple Crate
Practicing more realistic texturing. Not intended to be a low-poly or game-ready model.

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text: You couldn't say the UK has baseball fever. Heck, FIFA sits atop our charts all the year round and we've even got our own version of the sport, only we call it 'rounders' and play it during summer at school. We don't do home runs, big leather gloves or the Elephant Walk. And, because we do none of this, it might be why MLB 13: The Show is so compelling to play for a newcomer to baseball. It also helps that it's one of the most complete and comprehensive sports games out there, supporting everyone who has dreamed of hitting a home run right down to those who have never witnessed a game.


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Philly.com Sports is looking for an intern to start immediately.
The candidate will be expected to work on production of the site, make important editorial decisions and contribute original content.
Previous experience in the field of sports journalism is strongly preferred.
Knowledge of Photoshop, Final Cut and/or an online content management system a plus.
The candidate will be expected to start immediately and stay on board through the summer.
Evening and weekend hours likely to be required.
Philly.com Sports, the home of the Inquirer and Daily News was recently named one of the top 10 newspaper Web sites by the APSE.
Current college students and recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
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Bruins fans who don't know about Bobby Robins got a pleasant surprise if they attended Tuesday night's scrimmage or caught the live stream online at the Bruins' website.
Robins, a self-described hard-nose scrapper, has been dropping his gloves all year in the AHL with the Providence Bruins, and he was just as edgy on Tuesday night during the P-Bruins' scrimmage with the real B's.
After minding his p's and q's in the first period, Robins got under the skin of captain Zdeno Chara when he took a couple of extra shots at a puck underneath goalie Tuukka Rask after the whistle. Chara gave the young Robins (well, younger, as Robins is 31) a shove and a stern talking-to, but he wasn't alone. One of the NHL's best enforcers, Shawn Thornton also got in on the action, grabbing Robins and giving him an earful as well.
That carried over into the third period when Adam McQuaid took exception to what he thought was some unnecessary after-the-whistle activity from Providence's Lane MacDermid. McQuad shoved MacDermid a couple of times, at which point Robins felt the need to step in. He came to the defense of his teammate, and before long, the gloves were gone and the fists were flying.
Robins has logged more than 20 fighting majors already this season, and he showed that he was in midseason form in the spirited scrap with McQuaid.
See the fight below.
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text: I'm considering getting into futures trading for the low comissions and liquidity. Say I paper traded for a few months and then wanted to open an account. What is a the minimum amount I would need to give myself a chance at being successful?What are most minimum requirements? Thanks in advance for any advice.


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Sri Lanka beats Bangladesh by 2 runs in 1st T20
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AP) — With Bangladesh needing three runs off the last ball to win, Thisara Perera caught and bowled Anamul Haque for Sri Lanka to win the thrilling first Twenty20 by two runs on Wednesday.
Victory didn't look possible for the Bangladeshis until the last balls.
They needed 29 off the last two overs, then 17 off the last over.
Haque edged a boundary past the wicketkeeper off the first ball, and scored two off the second. Next ball, Farhad Reza was run out when Haque wanted to retain the strike and sent him back too late. Haque hit the next two deliveries through cover to the boundary, leaving one ball left and three to win and two to tie.
With the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium crowd roaring, Perera bowled a full toss but Haque mishit it straight up, and Perera was underneath to catch him out.
Bangladesh finished on 166-7 in reply to Sri Lanka's 168-7.
Bangladesh's openers made a decent start of 52 in seven overs but Sri Lanka's bowling was disciplined. Haque top-scored with 58 off 45 balls, including seven boundaries.
Perera and Nuwan Kulasekara picked up two wickets apiece.
Kusal Perera kept Sri Lanka's innings together with 64 off 44 balls after seasoned fellow opener Tillakaratne Dilshan was out for a duck in the first over.
Kulasekara finished what Thisara Perera started with 31 off 21, hitting one four and two sixes, while Perera was not out on 19.
For Bangladesh, debutant Arafat Sunny, Shakib Al Hasan and skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortoza claimed two wickets each.
The second and last match is on Friday.


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1960s Philicorda organ (Clinic/The Coral) for sale
I'm selling my Philips Philicorda GM 751 organ, which was probably made in the late 1960s. Philicordas have been used by a number of bands like Clinic and The Coral, so if you know what the organ sounds like on their records then you'll recognise the sound. In fact if you look at Clinic's latest video you can see some shots of a GM 751, or you can have a look at these two webpages:
or listen to some samples of the very similar GM 754 on this page:
My particular example isn't in perfect condition - it's a German model, and had a rough journey over the channel to me when I bought it. In particular, its reverb unit has never worked for me, and there are some chips out of the woodwork. It's also missing the original volume pedal, music stand and the legs, though I'll throw in a sturdy keyboard stand to make up for the latter.
If anyone reading this is interested, I'm open to offers before I eBay it. However, it'd need to be picked up from my house in East London as I'm not keen on couriering it and I don't have a car.


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Composing queries in F#
In our ICFP 2013 paper last year, we introduced a formal model of Microsoft's "Language-Integrated Query", as implemented in F#. The basic idea is to allow programmers to write queries in a way that more closely resembles ordinary code, can be typechecked alongside ordinary code, but still (hopefully) generates reasonable SQL queries. For example, in F# one can write something like
query {
for student in db.Student do
where (student.Age.Value >= 10
&& student.Age.Value < 15)
select student
to select all students with ages in the interval $[10,15)$.
Observe that the above query does not depend on any data in the F# host language. There's a single SQL query that we can generate to answer this query on the database:
SELECT student
FROM Student student
WHERE student.Age >= 10 AND student.Age < 15
(here, I'm glossing over differences in SQL syntax between Microsoft SQL server and other DBMSs).
Dynamic queries
The ability to write (and typecheck) these simple, "static" queries is useful, but would be fairly limited if that is all it allowed. Most programs that access a database need to do so in a more dyanmic way, where the query depends on some data only available at run time. A simple example is a query that is parameterized by lower and upper bounds:
fun range lower upper =
query {
for student in db.Student do
where (student.Age.Value >= lower
&& student.Age.Value < upper)
select student
Thus, there is not a single SQL query, but rather a set of possible instances of a more abstract query template, and we need to be able to select the right one at run time. The lower and upper bounds could be provided by the user, in which case there is no way we can know what their values will be in advance.
The way LINQ handles this is to treat the code inside the query brackets as a quotation (after desugaring from F#'s "Computation Expressions" to a more primitive API). The query operator then processes this quoted code and transforms it into SQL. (Technically, what happens is that the F# standard library transforms the F# Expr values into C# Expression values, which are in turn translated to SQL by the C# LINQ-to-SQL query provider. But we'll treat that process as a black box - we are only going to be interested in what happens before F# takes over.)
Already, this is a win - since F# knows that lower and upper are supposed to be integers, they will automatically be converted to SQL strings representing integers, and we don't have to do this conversion explicitly ourselves; similarly, any string parameters will be safely escaped so that special characters used in SQL injection attacks will be escaped correctly. In other words, the explicit templating and parameterization step needed in a library like JDBC to avoid SQL injection attachs is unnecessary here.
Higher-order query parametersNow let's ask what happens if we want to parameterize a query over something other than an integer or a string. F# is a higher-order language; can we parameterize a query over a function? For example, suppose we want to support lots of different predicates on students, not just ranges. Can we do this?
let satisfies p =
query {
for student in db.Students do
if p student then
yield student
satisfies (fun s -> s.Age.Value >= 10
&& s.Age.Value < 15)
The answer is "yes", but it's not quite as simple as the above. The problem is the lambda-abstraction over $p$. This is a function value, and we are using it inside a query expression, which is quoted. At run time, we have no way of turning the function value bound to p into a quotation corresponding to the code for $p$. For values of base type, this conversion is straightforward (i.e., F# does the "cross-stage persistence" for us) but for function values, we're out of luck.
To make F# happy, therefore, we need to quote the lambda-abstraction:
let satisfies =
<@ fun p -> query {
for student in db.Students do
if p student then
yield student
} @>
query { for x in (%satisfies) (fun s ->
s.Age.Value >= 10 && s.Age.Value < 15)
yield x }
Here, we define satisfies to be a quotation of a function that takes a student and returns a boolean. (The <@... @> notation is F#'s syntax for quoted code.) Subsequently we write a query that returns all of the elements of
(%satisfies) (fun s -> s.Age.Value >= 10
&& s.Age.Value < 15)
(here, % is F#'s notation for antiquotation). The above code splices in the definition of satisfies, and applies it to a function. But since this function is itself inside a quotation, its code representation will be available at run time. Therefore, we can use it to generate a query.
NormalizationYou're an alert reader, so you've certainly already noticed a potential problem with this. Suppose we evaluate the above parameterized, quoted query; we should wind up with something like:
query { for x in (fun p -> query {
for student in db.Students do
if p student then
yield student
} ) (fun s -> s.Age.Value >= 10
&& s.Age.Value < 15)
yield x }
Note that the code inside the query{} brackets is essentially a value: it's as evaluated as it's going to get (as far as F# is concerned). In particular, the $\beta$-reduction arising from the anonymous function applied to the predicate is frozen. This code contains a $\lambda$-abstraction, and $\lambda$-abstraction is not a feature available in SQL. How are we going to translate this code at run-time to equivalent SQL?
The answer is a normalization algorithm for query expressions that can remove incidental uses of features that go beyond SQL. In this case, all that is really needed is to do a beta-conversion and substitute in the parameter for $p$, as follows:
query { for x in for student in db.Students do
if (fun s -> s.Age.Value >= 10
&& s.Age.Value < 15)
student then
yield student
yield x }
We can further simplify the query expression as follows:
query { for student in db.Students do
if student.Age.Value >= 10
&& student.Age.Value < 15 then
yield student }
However, in general, things can be a little more complicated (e.g. we may need to do some transformations that depend on the fact that we are working with a query language, not just pure lambda-calculus reductions.)
A simple version of this algorithm (which would suffice for this example) dates to Wong's work in the mid-1990s on Kleisli; later, Ezra Cooper (one of Phil Wadler's students) generalized Wong's algorithm to the higher-order case in the context of the Links programming language. Our ICFP 2013 paper gave a variant of Cooper's approach that is technically a little more lightweight, but is based on the same basic idea; the main novelty was the application to the F# context.
Introducing FSharpComposableQuery
Our paper was primarily based on the F# 2.0 version of LINQ, which was distributed as part of the F# PowerPack rather than as a fully-supported language feature. We did test our approach to some extend on F# 3.0, and in particular showed thatour library did not interfere with other F# 3.0 operators such as grouping and aggregation.
However, as is fairly typical for reserach-driven code, our approach was a proof of concept and not in a form that would have been easy for someone else to reuse. In addition, as noted above it was developed originally against the F# 2.0 version of LINQ, and we expected some updating would be needed to adapt to F# 3.0.
Later in 2013, the F# team was kind enough to help us to set up a F# community project called FSharpComposableQuery containing our code, and we did indeed run into some subtle issues in adapting our approach from F# 2.0 to F# 3.0.
Over the past month, with support from an LFCS internship for Edinburgh undergraduate Yordan Stoyanov, we have solved these problems and generally improved FSharpComposableQuery to the point where we believe other reserachers or F# programmers will be able to use it. The most recent version can be downloaded from NuGet here and the source code (including test programs and examples) is available here.
Why is this useful?As we argued in more detail in our paper, the combination of quotation and normalization provides a significant boos to expressive power. It means that abstraction features of the host language (e.g., lambda-abstraction in F#) can be used to organize and simplify database query code, as well as ordinary code meant for in-memory execution. Queries can be decomposed into smaller, more reusable (and more comprehensible) units, as already illustrated above. In addition, we can leverage the normalization property to write queries over virtual "views" of a database; as long as the end result is flat, and the query uses a simple subset of SQL, normalization will yield a single query. Even more, we can build queries by traversing in-mempory recursive data structures; for example, we can write a simple XPath query evaluator that translates path expressions to SQL queries over a relational representation of XPath.
This post is already getting long, so I refer the interested reader to the paper, or to the tutorial examples accompanying FSharpComposableQuery. More advanced features might be the subject of a future post.
[EDIT: Updated the links to the project pages, since the project has been renamed to remove the word "Experimental".]
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Two Months LeftI've been working hard. I've been proud of, even pleasantly surprised by, my progress. But when I realize I still have two months until the marathon, I feel apprehensive. That seems like such a long time. Can I maintain this momentum and progress? How do I keep from peaking too early, from burning out?
Some of my training friends look at the situation another way: there's only two months left?! That's not enough time! It all depends on your perspective, doesn't it? And I'm sure there must be people out there thinking that two months is exactly the right amount of time, but that isn't the kind of comment that ends up on Facebook, is it?
[post-script note: my brother reminded me that there aren't 8 weeks of maximum effort left. There are 5 weeks of hard effort and 3 weeks of taper. Thanks for the perspective, Josh! That sounds so much better!]
|The Marine Corps Marathon Facebook Page posted this 4 days ago
Practicing Race Pace
Our long run this week was a mix of alternating "easy" and "marathon" paces. Specifically, we were looking at: 2 (miles) easy, 2 marathon, 1 easy, 2 marathon, 1 easy, 2 marathon, 2 easy.
We run out and back on a trail, so for a 12 mile run it would seem logical to go out and back 6 miles. However, we have a rule in our training group to not go out more than 5 miles. It limits the distance a coach would have to cover to find you if something were to happen to you.
I mapped out a strategy for Debbie, Natalie, and me that respected the 5 mile distance, allowed us to end at the coolers (our start/finish point - we don't like to get back to the coolers and still have another couple miles to cover), and kept us from having to turn around in the middle of one of our pace segments.
|I wrote our plan on my hand so I could still remember it
when most of my blood was in my legs instead of my brain
Week 11 Statistics
I ran 4 times for a total of 25.9 miles.
Onward to Week 12!
- Track: 4x2000 at threshold (T) w/ 3 minutes rest (5.7 miles)
- In week 10 we ran 1600s and called them "grinders" because they are such long intervals. Susan & I dubbed 2000s "mega-grinders."
- The high school band has started practicing on the field during our runs. They played "Mr. Sandman" this week. It's nice to have music.
- Easy runs: 3 and 5.2 miles
- A big "thank you" to Marian who ran the extra distance with me for the 5.2 mile run, even though she had to get home and pack.
- Long run: 12 miles
- Alternating between the easy and marathon paces helped break the run into small chunks and made it go by faster.
- We had a "luau" themed run which was great for our spirits. We especially appreciated Coach Mike wearing a tutu to entertain us all.
- Strength training: 2 times (my routine)
- Yoga: 1 yin yoga class
|Michelle, Sallie, & Coach Mike
photo courtesy of Laurentina Photography
|Post-run celebrations
photo courtesy of Laurentina Photography
|Festive coolers mark our start/finish spot
photo courtesy of Coach Mike
|It is still dark out when we meet at the PR store
photo courtesy of Sallie
Onward to Week 12!
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OK all you MC romance lovers, here is a pretty good one for you. Apparently this is going to be part 1 in a series about the Devil's Keepers MC. The first installment is Merritt and Greely's story. This is kind of a second chance romance. Merritt and Greely first have a super hot relationship the summer before Merritt is set to leave the state for law school. Greely wants Merritt to stay with him in their small bayou town. Merritt has her sights set on becoming a part of "the big city" and not just being some small town girl. As intense as her relationship with biker bad boy Greely is, she still heads off to law school at the end of the summer.Greely is hurt/pissed and completely closes himself off after Merritt leaves. Merritt eventually returns to the small town when things go severely left in the big city. She got everything she wanted but left behind everything she needed.
Merritt is the reason this book was not 5 stars for me. Greely is a bad ass biker who grunts and growls and would do anything to protect his woman. I instantly loved Greely and that didn't change as the book went on. But that Merritt....on the one hand, I really got where she was coming from. I could empathize with her wanting to live a more urban chic life. The thing that was really interesting was that she never really lived the life that she yearned for. She was in the big city, she had become a lawyer but she was dishonest with herself and everyone around her. As a result Greely became isolated and fell victim to a sociopath who claimed to love her. OK, so none of that made me dislike Greely. All of that made the book interesting. What did me in was how long it took Greely to figure out that it was ok to embrace her roots and to love them. While she was living in denial she came across as being unnecessarily snobby. It was interesting reading but it made me want to throw my Kindle at the wall several times. I kept screaming 'ughhhhh, get over yourself.'
The chemistry between Merritt and Greely is off the charts from the first scene. The sex scenes are outstanding and you feel the connection between the characters. I thought it was a good twist that there were issues inside of the MC that Greely was dealing with. I can see how that is going to develop in future books and I will definitely be following the series to see what happens. I also like Greely's best friend. I don't know who she had at her house at the end of the book but I hope its something we get to read about in future installments. Despite the moments where you might want to throat chop Merritt, this is a good book. I recommend this one and I double recommend it for you MC romance fans.
**ARC provided by Publisher**


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Clear Line Floats were designed with the Pike and Carp angler in mind but they make an excellent sea float. Its 30 gram cocking weight makes this one ideal for slinging out from a harbour wall or rock station and being clear it is not so visible to the fish as a standard painted float when fishing a bait near to the surface.
Its red dayglo tip is highly visible from a distance.


text: Went on a test drive yesterday and the car was an dream to drive. Never spent that kind of money on a car, but my wife and I are definitely interested. Anyways, I thought of two questions that I'd love the answer to. 1) When you put in a destination on the map which is outside of your vehicle's remaining range, will it automatically route you through a charger? Will it account for the time it adds to the trip as far as the extra distance and/or the time spent charging? 2) During the drive they brought up the map with the superchargers marked. Does the map only show superchargers or does it also show other equipped charging areas (such as grocery stores, hotels, parking garages, etc). Whether or not the car does, is a map like this available online anywhere? I'd be curious to see what is available in my area.


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The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.
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Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He needs to escape and find the person who put him behind ...
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A comedy about a zookeeper who might be great with animals, but he doesn't know anything about the birds and the bees. The man can't find love, so he decides to quit his job at the zoo, but his animal friends try to stop him and teach him that Mother Nature knows best when it comes to love.
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The Expendables
Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert, heavy weapons specialist, demolitionist, and a loose-cannon sniper. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee visit the remote locale to scout out their opposition and discover ...
When governments fail to act on behalf of captive missionaries, ex-Green Beret John James Rambo sets aside his peaceful existence along the Salween River in a war-torn region of Thailand to take action. Although he's still haunted by violent memories of his time as a U.S. soldier during the Vietnam War, Rambo can hardly turn his back on the ...
Rocky Balboa2006
Rocky Balboa
When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder, Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging Rocky to a nationally televised, 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son and friends, Rocky agrees to come out of retirement and face an opponent who's faster, stronger and thirty years his junior.
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Carmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker. It's up to Juni to save his sister, and ultimately the world.
Talented rookie race-car driver Jimmy Bly has started losing his focus and begins to slip in the race rankings. It's no wonder, with the immense pressure being shoveled on him by his overly ambitious promoter brother as well as Bly's romance with his arch rival's girlfriend Sophia. With much riding on Bly, car owner Carl Henry brings former racing star ...
Get Carter2000
Get Carter
Remake of the British classic. Jack Carter, a mob enforcer living in Las Vegas, travels back to his hometown of Seattle for his brother's funeral. During this visit, Carter realizes that the death of his brother was not accidental, but a murder. With this knowledge, Carter sets out to kill all those responsible.
Cop Land1997
Cop Land
Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls "Cop Land" — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he's long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town's peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a massive, deadly conspiracy among these local residents, he is forced to take action and make ...
A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks transporting toxic waste. The spectacular explosion that follows results in both ends of the tunnel collapsing and the handful of people who survived the explosion are now in peril. Kit Latura is the only man with the skill and knowledge to ...
Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then return to civilian life. But finding his way out of the world of contract killing grows ...
Judge Dredd1995
Judge Dredd
In a dystopian future, Dredd, the most famous judge (a cop with instant field judiciary powers) is convicted for a crime he did not commit while his murderous counterpart escapes.
The Specialist1994
The Specialist
May Munro is a woman obsessed with getting revenge on the people who murdered her parents when she was still a girl. She hires Ray Quick, a retired explosives expert to kill her parent's killers. When Ned Trent, embittered ex-partner of Quick's is assigned to protect one of Quick's potential victims, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues.
Demolition Man1993
Demolition Man
Simon Phoenix, a violent criminal cryogenically frozen in 1996, has escaped during a parole hearing in 2032 in the utopia of San Angeles. Police are incapable of dealing with his violent ways and turn to his captor, John Spartan, who had also been cryogenically frozen when wrongfully accused of killing 30 innocent people while apprehending Phoenix.
A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who are looking for boxes full of money.
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
A tough cop's (Sylvester Stallone) seemingly frail mother (Estelle Getty) comes to stay with him and progressively interferes in his life. She buys him an illegal MAC-10 machine pistol and starts poking around in his police cases. Eventually, the film draws to a denouement involving the title of the film and the revelation that even though she seems frail and ...
Rocky V1990
Rocky V
A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky's career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training and takes on an up-and-coming boxer.
Tango & Cash1989
Tango & Cash
Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are narcotics detectives who, while both being extremely successful, can't stand each other. Crime Lord Yves Perret, furious at the loss of income that Tango and Cash have caused him, frames the two for murder. Caught with the murder weapon on the scene of the crime, the two have no alibi. Thrown into prison with ...
Lock Up1989
Lock Up
Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.
Rambo III1988
Over the Top1987
Over the Top
Sylvester Stallone stars as hard-luck big-rig trucker Lincoln Hawk and takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship. Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to rebuild his life by capturing the first-place prize money, and the love of the son he abandoned years earlier into the keeping of ...
Rocky IV1985
Rocky IV
After iron man Drago, a highly intimidating 6-foot-5, 261-pound Soviet athlete, kills Apollo Creed in an exhibition match, Rocky comes to the heart of Russia for 15 pile-driving boxing rounds of revenge.
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Tamarind Kernel Powder is derived from the plant Tamarindus Indica. Tamarind is an evergreen tree.
The cotyledon or kernel in tamarind seeds is considered as a waste. However, the kernel contains starch and gum which is processed under different steps to transform into powder form. Tamarind Kernel powder has excellent water absorption property and high viscosity as well. It is applied as thickening agent in sizing process of textile industry and printing industry. It is also applied in pharma industry for its binding property.
Various grades are delegated to Tamarind Seeds following which these seeds are methodically ground to powder conserving their nutritious properties, than these seeds are roasted and decorticated. The kernels of these seeds are separated by color sorter to obtain, rich tamarind kernel powder.
Tamarind pulp is one of the souring agent in Indian curries. For the reason that of sugar and acid contents the tamarind pulp is used in kitchens for curries, sauces, syrups and other food beverages. Tamarind kernel powder-deoil and tamarind kernel powder-oil supply by Altrafine Gums.
Tamarind Seeds consist of
- 35% Husk
- 65 % White Kernel
The white kernel obtained of tamarind seeds are utilized for producing Tamarind Kernel Powder.
Tamarind kernel is rich in Protein, Carbohydrates, Fibers and Oils.
Tamarind Kernel Powder is the combination of
- Galactoxyloglucan polysaccharide (55-65%),
- Lipids (6-10%)
- Proteins (18-20%)
- And a little amount of Fibers, Sugar etc.
The white kernel obtained of tamarind seeds are utilized for producing tamarind kernel powder.
Tamarind kernel is rich in protein, carbohydrates, fibers and oils.
Properties of Tamarind Kernel PowderTamarind Kernel Powder consists of
- D-mannose and D-galactose
- This Powder is odorless and is creamish white in color
- Moisture Content : 06 to 12 %
- Crude Fibre : 01 to 02 %
- Protein : 10 to 20 %
- Viscosity : 2800 CPS in 3% solution
- Color : light creamy
- pH of 5% slurry : 6.0 to 7.0
- Sieve Value : 100 mesh 100% w/w passing
- Sieve Value : 200 mesh 99% w/w passing
- Sieve Value : 300 mesh 99% w/w passing
- Ash content : 01 to 03 %
- Tamarind Kernel Powder has a high water absorption capacity.
- And high viscosity over a broad range of pH
Tamarind Kernel Powder consists of
- In textile industry as textile thickener and textile sizing
- For sizing in dyeing industry
- In printing industry
- Jute sizing
- Cotton wraps
- Paper & explosive industry
- Soil stabilizer.
- Manufacturing of plywood's
- In the production of wood works
- Mining industry
- Cosmetic industry
- Oil drilling and gas industry
- Tobacco industry
- Manufacturing of paints
Due to its rich content of carbohydrates and protein Tamarind Kernel Powder is also used in producing adhesives
Tamarind Kernel Powder is also used in various food processing industries and applied largely in Ketchups, Ice creams, sauces, sherbet, baked food, pet food, meat product and instant noodles. Tamarind kernel powder for textile industry is used for different types of dyes, fabrics and textile printing applications.


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At this point, I'm basically using wristcomm as an extended bookmarks menu for myself. Whenever I see something cool and geeky and I don't want to embarrass myself by posting it on facebook I come here. And I know that until blogger.com goes out of business, I'll always be able to find it.
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The Win in the Video Never Stops Coming
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This was a large event with lots of the adults and children coming to see the interactive booths and demonstrations. Mechatronics, RC cars from physics and manufacturing and 5th graders showing their Lego robots were all incorporating STEM ideas and sharing it with the community in one of the gyms.
Throughout the event a lot of community members stopped to look at our robot and ask questions about the team. This event also helped us recruit some new sponsors and team member for next year!
The children at the event had fun watching Guido stack totes, drive around the gym and sometimes controlled the stacking of totes themselves. We only came across a couple of problems during the event, but we were able to keep going till the end of the event.
Hopefully we will come back again next year and show off our new 2016 robot and spread the word of FIRST to the community!


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Well it's nearly May, so I thought I better post the April Show n Tell!
It was our first meeting at the new venue, so things were a bit crowded, and I managed to miss taking photos of several things. Sorry about that but here's the items I did photograph.
Dawn Dahlberg made these lovely dolls for her twin Grand Daughters.
Jane Robinson made this quilt using a pattern by Jacqui Karl,
which she then added more blocks to make a larger quilt.
Maureen Gray started this bag before she broke her arm,
and finished it after the plaster came off. Glad your arm is better now Maureen.
Hexagonal table mat and 'Dunny' embroidery made by Ann Field
Table runners, Shasiko (brown) made by Pauline Schon, started in a class on Norfolk Island.
And the blue one made by Gaylyn Barclay in a class with Diane Fussell.
Made by Dawn Dahlberg for her youngest Grand Daughter. Pattern from the Apple Basket.
Crazy quilt made by Chris Cook following a class at The Country Yard.
She has included her Mothers embroideries and Grand Mothers tatting.


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The Armitage Files
Health is your ability to sustain injuries, resist infection, and survive the effects of toxins.
Unlike most abilities, your Health pool can drop below zero. Once it hits zero you must make a Consciousness Roll. The Difficulty Number is the absolute value of your Health Pool after you take damage. For example, if your Health is 1 and you take 6 points of damage the Difficulty Number of you Consciousness Roll is 5, so you would need to roll a 5 or a 6 to remain conscious (1 – 6 = -5; the absolute value of -5 is 5). Every time you take a point of damage below 1 you must make a Consciousness Roll.
Unlike other abilities you can spend Health points even if you have zero. Points spent in this manner reduce your Health Pool. Every point you spend is added to your Consciousness Roll.
Consciousness Roll Example
An Investigator has 1 Health. He takes 6 points of damage which drops him to -5. He has to make a Consciousness Roll with a Difficulty Number of 5. He decides it is worth removing 2 more points from his Health Roll to remain conscious; after the Consciousness Roll, regardless of the outcome, his Health Pool will be -7. The 2 points are added to his die roll which means he only needs a 3 on his d6 instead of a 5.
If your Health Pool is between 0 to -5 you are hurt. You have not suffered any permanent injuries, just some bumps, cuts, and bruises. The pain caused by being hurt makes it impossible to spend points on Investigative abilities. It also increases the Difficulty Number of any tests or contest, including opponents Hit Thresholds, by 1.
First Aid on Hurt Investigators
A character with the First Aid ability can refresh your Health pool by spending First Aid points at a cost of 2 Health points for every one First Aid point spent. If you are using First Aid on yourself Health points are bought at a one-to-one ratio. First Aid can only refresh a Health pool to what it was at the start of the Scene.
Seriously Wounded
If your Health Pool is between -6 and -11 you are seriously wounded. You must make a Consciousness Roll, but whether or not you maintain consciousness, you are no longer able to fight. Unless you receive First Aid you will lose one Health point every half hour.
First Aid on Seriously Wounded Investigators
First Aid may be used to stabilize a Seriously Wounded Investigator at a cost of 2 First Aid points. No additional Health points my be gained by the Seriously Wounded Investigator. Instead they must find a hospital and rest for a number of days equal to the absolute value of your Health pool. For example an Investigator with -8 Health points would need to stay 8 days in a hospital. On the 8th day the Investigator would gain back half of his Health pool and on the 9th day his Health pool would be back at its maximum value.
Once your Health pool drops to -12 you are dead. Time for someone to attempt to solve the mystery of your death!
Natural Refresh Rate
Your Health pool refreshes naturally over time at a rate of 2 points per day or restful activity.
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White kitchen: Brush your way to perfection following these ideas and tips
Have you ever thought about obtaining a white kitchen? If so, I guess you already know that white color is the most popular and used color for kitchens. You may wonder why people go for white color theme. Well, there are many reasons why white color is considered to be the main theme for most of people's kitchens like it's bright and cheerful, besides it enables you to work easily in your kitchen. Imagine if you use a combination of other accent colors in your kitchen, the result will be stunning.
Here are a few major tips and ideas that will definitely help you add color and style to your white kitchen:
If you are suffering from having a dull look in your kitchen due to having light shade or white cabinets, as possible try to remove it by including variety of styles and desired flavors. You can replace it with any other bright and colorful hardware. First, choose a color that fits almost anywhere in the kitchen. At that time, you can go for any cabinet door which can mix with any color in the room.
Do you know what's the major factor that works on enhancing your white kitchen them? In case you don't know, it's to add textures. They are available in different and charming textures to add the desired look in your kitchen.
Believe it or not, white kitchen provides the house with a light feel and spacious atmosphere. You can easily enhance this feeling by adding other colors and some beautiful colored plants. Plants also will add lots of style and fashion to the overall view if you put some of them on top of the cabinets without consuming too much space.
Adding different tiles simply boosts the whole look of your white kitchen theme. If you already have countertops tiles, you can add other different tiles to the whole room. For your kitchen table, you'd better go for colorful ceramic tile on its top. Also, you can use decorative hanging tiles or wall arts for kitchen decorating purposes.
Do you want to add another practical and functional factor to your white kitchen? Kitchen islands are the answer. They are just perfect when it comes to maximizing your kitchen storage space. white and black islands fits perfectly with any kitchen decor.


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Los Angeles: British comedian Russell Brand was embarrassed to meet footballer David Beckham.
When he came face to face with the footballer, Brand, 37, became conscious about his comment in which he had said he could eat food off Beckham`s body.
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The Keys of the Righteous is set along a lonely stretch of the U.S.-Canadian border, which for nearly two decades has served as the residence of heroine Mary Manning (Enid Bennett). Frustrated and lonely, Mary is unable to leave her home because she must care for her invalid mother. Nor is she able to shake off the belief that her birth was the cause of her clergyman father's fall from grace. Not having seen her father in years, Mary becomes convinced that a ragged stranger (Josef Swickard), who has come to her door seeking shelter from the cold, is her long-lost daddy. It turns out that Mary's instincts are correct, whereupon she promises her dying mother that she will take care of her indigent father. Alas, despite Mary's best efforts, her dad returns to his old hedonistic ways, bringing further shame upon his family. Following her father to the local village's red-light district, Mary is arrested on suspicion of soliciting, a charge which she does not dispute, hoping to protect her father from further disgrace. But a kindly judge sizes up the situation and orchestrates a reconciliation between father and daughter -- and extracts an iron-clad promise that the father will <I>immediately</I> clean up his act.
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Posted by Press Release on February 23, 2018
Bishop Fleming is celebrating a significant leap up the prestigious Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies to Work For list after being ranked 26th in 2018, and the highest professional services firm in the South West.
The rise up the list this year follows a coveted three star accreditation in the annual Best Companies survey, up from two stars in 2017. This rating reflects 'extraordinary' levels of workplace engagement and represents organisations that truly excel.
The firm, which delivers accounting, tax, corporate restructuring and advisory services to businesses and private wealth advice to individuals, has 29 partners and over 340 people. This is the third consecutive year that it has featured in the prestigious list of best employers in the country, having previously been ranked nationally as 49th in 2016 and 42nd last year.
Ian Smith, Chair of Bishop Fleming, commented: "Our 16-place rise in our ranking is fantastic news for the firm, and is a clear reflection of the hard work that we put in to making sure our business remains a great place to work. We are committed to recruiting the best people and then helping them to grow and this is reflected in our continuous improvement up the rankings over the last three years."
He added: "The fact that the Sunday Times top ranking reflects what our own people think of us as an employer is one of the accolades I am most proud of. Nearly 90% of our people participated in the survey – a fantastic level of engagement."
Each year, Bishop Fleming has improved on its performance for staff wellbeing.
The Sunday Times rates Bishop Fleming as an "outstanding" employer, with a clear commitment to workplace engagement and with the determination to strive for continuous improvement. The accreditation is based on employee feedback and acknowledges those employers that regard people development as a key element of their success.
Andrew Sandiford, Managing Partner at Bishop Fleming commented: "We have always maintained a culture that is focussed on our people. We ensure there is positive team culture with a family spirit, and our working environment ensures that every person has the opportunity to achieve his or her fullest potential. We invest heavily in personal training and development, and this enables us to deliver the best team for our clients' needs".
Having previously been listed as Britain's fastest growing accountancy firm, Bishop Fleming is also ranked as a Top 30 practice in the UK's national league table of accountancy firms.
For more information is available on the Sunday Times Best Companies website.
Bishop Fleming is one of the UK's leading accountants to the academy school sector.
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Wow that dog portrait is absolutely fantastic, amazing job on that. Really, really well done. I'm assuming it's based off of a picture, if so, can we see the actual picture?
These blew me right the fuck away. Amazing work you have here, Dodds. You could pursue a career in this.
btw, could you draw me a lion? :3
I expected something really good, but this is mind blowing. I actually said "holy shit" out loud.
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Holy. Motherfucking. Crap!
Those are amazing O_O!
I'm in loss of words here, you blew me away, and I'm used to people drawing realistically, you just did it awesomely, I bet you could easily get your bread of this. Damn, all the patience to draw that too.
I'm seriously amazed here.
This man. Is just fantastic see such a perfect drawingYou're absolutely and utterly brilliant. I am lost for words.
Doddsy, you need definitely more attention.
You. ARE. AWESOME.
Thanks for the positive comments! I am uploading another drawing in the next few days, about 9 hours into it so far. About half done.
As for the drawings holy shit dude did you take classes or pure skill?


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Hong Kong
All the way to Hong Kong for 7 days – feat. a busy city, island getaways, delicious dim sum, and friends who took pretty photos of me.
All the way to Hong Kong for 7 days – feat. a busy city, island getaways, delicious dim sum, and friends who took pretty photos of me.
A visual love letter to the places and faces that made my six months in Western Australia so incredible – feat. our lives in Perth + road trips north and south.
Near the end of our semester abroad, six of us jetted north to Indonesia to escape the cold weather and final exams weighing us down in Australia.
Spent a quick weekend in the middle of the semester flying north to explore Singapore. It pays to have friends in exciting places – especially when they'll let you sleep on their floor, show you around the city, and introduce you to all the best food.
When you haven't seen someone for 7 years, there's no better way to reacquaint yourselves than backpacking together for two weeks. A photo series of old friends on new adventures along the Southern and Eastern coasts of Australia.
After three months of living at home, I was impatiently counting down the days until my next great adventure. What better way to start a six month journey through Australia than with a week wandering around Sydney with my mom.
What better way to spend a few weeks in July than running around Europe making your friends share their beds with you. A collection of images from my time spent in Amsterdam, Paris, and Barcelona – it never hurts to have friends in warm places.
Throwing a bunch of college kids who don't know each other into the middle of nowhere for a long weekend is always bound to be an exciting time. And the music is never bad either. Featuring the first set of images from my Canon 35mm camera.
The day before Spring Break, Mom and I realized neither of us had plans but wanted some sun. Turns out rental companies need people to drive cars from Vegas to LA, I just don't think they intended us to take a 2,000 mile detour on the way.
Sometimes the depths of a Pacific Northwest winter get the best of us and you just need a weekend away in the sun with your best friend. Memories of bike rides to the beach, midnight public transportation adventures, and too many photos in front of street art.


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I'm grateful to Marc and Ava (Mr & Mrs Garbanzo) for a great many things. They were the ones who allowed my writing to appear in Garbanzo Literary Journal and then again in Good Morning. So when they asked me to help judge the 2016 Art Young Memorial Award for Poetry, I felt honored.
When I received the poetry packet, however, I found the task to be rather difficult.
I had stumbled upon a pool of talented poets and now had the monumental task of voting for the entry that seemed to "deserve" the prize. I read each poem carefully—studying each word, each punctuation mark, each space, each sensory detail, etc. I was very impressed with the entries. After much painstaking effort and consideration, I offered my votes, which would be added to the votes of the other judges.
I have been on the other end of this process too. I have been the writer submitting work to contests, winning few and losing many. That's why I so meticulously read and analyzed each poem—because I would want any judge in a writing contest to do the same for me.
January 15, Marc and Ava announced the winners:
The 2016 Art Young Memorial Award for Poetry goes to Terry Severhill for "Beneath the Shadow of the Sun". An honorable mention goes to Emily Vieweg for "Shadows". Thanks to all the storytellers who were a part of this event.
Both pieces will appear in the March 1st 2016 issue of Art Young's Good Morning.
Congratulations to Terry and Emily, and thanks to those who allowed me to read their wonderful poetry submissions.


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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Let's Play Catch Up....
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That cheddar bread recipe sounds awesome. Thanks! And I love the quilting you did on that gorgeous quilt.....again, awesome! And thanks for that funny at the end.....just what I needed! lolReplyDelete
Oh my gosh, that ecard you ended with slayed me!!! Love it! I am putting that book on my list. I love historical novels!!!! The lotion is something I will have to try too. Yummy foods.....such a great post!ReplyDelete
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Glad you liked my bread recipe! :)ReplyDelete
Morning girl...loved that quilt in your post!!!! Thanks so much for coming by...you ask about hanging things on the porch...yes the front porch is vinyl...the house is like 80% brick and 20% vinyl...I live with what I love and it doesn't bother me one little bit to put a nail or screw in the vinyl to hang things on the porch...lol lol I know alot of folks would faint to hear that but hey...this is real life here in Picketville...lol Thanks again for the visit...have a great week sweetie...PicketReplyDelete


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What a rush-about these past three days, trying to get the house in order, ready for some friends who will spend next week here, and then the rental agency's clients. Winding down various projects. Seeing all my friends for the last song of the migrating swallow. Summer has returned and is glorious. Since I missed it before (it was in April!) am enjoying it now.
And of course suddenly several editors are sending me last-minute revision questions.
Book stuff:
I worked on the revisions and layout stuff for Bug Off: Creepy, Crawly Poems, Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs, wrote a new chapter on the first book of The Seelie Wars, new poems for my poem-a-day project, discussed where everything is and what needs to be nudged with my-ever wonderful agent Elizabeth. I also challenged two young Scottish artist/illustrators to send stuff to three editors whose names I gave them. Am reading a friend's page-turner mss. Finished reading Jaques D'Amboise's I Was a Dancer, useful if I ever actually write that ballet novel or do a memoir that's longer than 30 pages.
Am afraid to get stuck into something longer until I'm back home. So I dither and bumble about and feel half-alive as a writer.
Other stuff:
Had a lovely lunch with Deb and Bob, my farewell lunch with them, at a Thai/Japanese restaurant in town we all love. Bento boxes–just saying! Went to the Hepburn Gardens Assn annual meeting, spent a last afternoon in Christine's sitooterie discussing art and literature, and the passage of time.
Here's a poem that I wrote about how I am feeling these days:
The Swallow Says Farewell
Like a strange migrating bird,
I leave at the tag end of your cool summer,
winging my way across the ocean
to a far colder winter than you will ever know.
It defies intuition, this reversed snowbirding,
but since my mind does not work, nor my imagination,
once the temperature soars into the 80s,
this backward migration is what I have to do.
The young readers of the world
will never know how I suffer for my art.
© 2011 Jane Yolen, all rights reserved


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This home is ONLY rented by the month. Multiple months preferred.
Enjoy this very comfortable, renovated, recently furnished, beautifully decorated fully air conditioned 3000 sq ft home located on a quiet cul-de-sac in the exclusive sailboat section of Punta Gorda Isles. Most rooms overlook the water or golf course. There is an additional 1200 sq ft screened in lanai area with a HEATED POOL overlooking the canal.
Dock, and just a 10 min boat ride to Charlotte Harbor and out to the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Enjoy the sunset from the lanai and the master bedroom. Lanai includes a large table with chairs, a gas grill and lounge chairs. It has lighting to allow you to enjoy it in the evenings while you watch the sunset over the canal.
There are ceiling fans throughout, sliding glass doors open to allow the the greatroom and the lanai to become one big open living space.
The master bedroom has a king bed, cable TV and a large walk-in closet. The master bath has two sinks, shower and a separate large Jacuzzi tub. One guest bedroom has a queen bed and the other bedroom has bunk beds with a full size on the bottom and a twin on the top.
The master bedroom and guest room both have recessing sliding glass doors that open to the lanai and pool.
The fully applianced kitchen with granite counter tops overlooks both the canal and the pool area. There is a dining area for four as well as a bar height counter top with three stools. After all your outdoor activities, relax in the comfortable living room with the large 40" TV. Cable TV and high-speed INTERNET service provided.
Laundry room with washer and dryer, all linens are provided including beach towels.
Large two car garage and ample parking in driveway.
AIRPORTS: Less than 45 minutes to Regional South West Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers or 1 hour and 45 minutes to the Tampa International Airport (TPA). Fly Allegiance into Punta Gorda Airport 10 minutes from house.
RENTAL CAR: Enterprise and Hertz are located on Tamiami Trail in Punta Gorda, Enterprise with free pick up service. If you prefer to have your own car, several companies will drive it down for you.
GREAT LOCATION: This home is one hour north of NAPLES and one hour south of SARASOTA. Busch Gardens in TAMPA is less than 2 hrs away. Unlimited shopping, antiquing, and cultural activities available within an hours drive.
SHOPPING: Less than 10 minutes to Fisherman's Village and lots of charming local shops in town or many major shopping malls about a half hour drive. Several Grocery Stores, Drug Stores, Banks, Wal-Mart and Home Depot within 2-5 miles.
BOATING: Bring your sailboat or power boat or rent one nearby. Dock just steps outside this house on canal. Only a 10 minute boat ride to Charlotte Harbor with no bridges.
GOLF: Closest is a private golf course St. Andrews South Country Club & Golf course less than 5 minute walk from house and long term guests can obtain memberships.
RESTAURANTS: Fisherman's village and lots of great restaurants in town within 10 mins. List of nearby restaurants available.
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For previously issued drought statements see the archived status reports.
The drought is officially over for all South Carolina counties according to the S.C. Drought Response Committee. The committee via a conference call meeting on April 24th downgraded the drought from moderate to no drought for 22 counties and from incipient to no drought for the remaining counties.
Chris Bickley, Executive Director, Lowcountry Council of Governments and representative from the West Drought Management Area stressed, "The Committee usually avoids downgrading the drought two levels, but in today's decision there was consistent and overwhelming support from all the drought indicators combined with a high probability for above normal precipitation in the upcoming weeks."
According to Hope Mizzell, SC State Climatologist, "Most stations across the State reported 100% to 225% of normal rainfall over the past 60 days (see table). The most important factor ending the drought; however, has been the State's adequate rainfall for an extended 5-month period, which coincided with the hydrologic recharge season."
* Stations from Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network
Joe Gellici, State Hydrologist, reported that normal to above-normal rainfall during the crucial recharge season has greatly improved streamflow conditions statewide. In December 2012, 12 out of 17 monitored streams were in severe or extreme drought. Only one stream at this time is in drought according to the Drought Regulations criteria and that is North Fork Edisto which is in incipient drought.
Reports from agriculture were positive with the USDA Farm Service Agency reporting only 2% of the State with inadequate soil moisture to start the growing season. The presentation from SC Forestry Commission was also encouraging with reports of below average fire activity during April and no drought-related fire control issues.
Drought Response Committee Chairman Ken Rentiers said, "The last time the State was drought-free was June 2010 with only 10 total drought-free months going back to July 2006. Drought episodes since the late 1990s have highlighted the importance of South Carolina's coordinated state and local drought response. The time and effort of each Drought Response Committee member has been vital to the process and greatly appreciated. After enduring these multi-year droughts we have learned to be vigilant and we will continue to monitor the situation closely."
DNR protects and manages South Carolina's natural resources by making wise and balanced decisions for the benefit of the state's natural resources and its people. Find out more about DNR at the DNR Web site.
Find out more about the State Climatology Office at http://www.dnr.sc.gov/climate/sco/ or by calling (803) 734-9100.


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I was just wondering your go to snacks are when your craving something sweet, I been having the craving lately, but sometimes I just get tired of fruit…Any suggestions?? Thanks :)
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Here are some yummy recipes, hope you like them . Banana slices with Nutella or You can coat the bananas with choc & freeze. Banana with cocoa powder, haven't tried this one yet. Sliced apples with cinnamon & sugar, or u can cook the apples w/ the cinnamon, little sugar, & warm water. Then sprinkle top with oats or granola
Try blue berries,strawberries,and 1/2 cup fat free milk in blender put in fre.and u got something sweet.
I love pickles too ;)
I keep hershey's kisses in the fridge and eat one or two when I feel the need. I also eat one or two cookies or a small candy bar. I keep my numbers under pretty good control so I basically eat what ever I choose to eat.
On occasion I'll treat myself to a Yoplait Light Black Forest Cake yogurt. 90 cals, 16g carbs, zero fat. If you can handle a slightly higher carb load the Yoplait whips Chocolate Mousse is really good too. 160 cals, 25g carbs, 4g fat.
I love the Yoplait Light Orange Creme Yogurt. I eat that all the time for a snack.
If I HAVE to have chocolate I go the store and buy ONE individually wrapped Reese! That satisfies me! I don't recommend buying them & keeping them in your house though! I also love Nature Valley protein chewy bars peanut, almond, & dark choc!! Keep my blood sugars level & YUMMY!!!!!!
I keep hershey kisses in my fridge year round. The problem is the person has to be able to control urges to eat a lot of it. I stopped worrying about the food I eat unless it is high in carbs. I know what will cause me to spike and what won't. I worked hard to get my diabetes in enough control that I don't have to count every carb that goes into my mouth. I just eat in moderation. I have a spike once every couple of months but the spike isn't high enough for me to worry about.
For instance yesterday, I didn't have time to eat breakfast because I had something to do. I left the house around 10 and did what I had to do and treated myself to a bear claw and a large coffee. I didn't even feel the sugar from the bear claw which is odd because I knew it would spike me.
I recommend perhaps maybe broccoli with small dabs of low fat ranch or bleu cheese? Or maybe just a boiled egg, or a small salad? That's what I do. It's very hard to eat healthy without carbs and feel fulfilled I know. :(
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This workshop is a thorough introduction to the delightfully versatile carbon printing process, developed in 1855.
Carbon prints are capable of a wide range of image characteristics. They can be virtually any color or tone, and the final image can be placed on a wide variety of surfaces, including glass, metal, paper, as well as various kinds of synthetic surfaces.
Students will learn how to make carbon tissues by hand from gelatin, glycerin, sugar, and watercolor pigment. The carbon tissue is sensitized and exposed under a U.V. light source, then transferred to a base. Unexposed areas are washed away in warm water leaving a raised exposed image, which is a highly unique quality of the carbon print. Students should bring large format or digital negatives for contact printing.
LISA ELMALEH's work is an exploration of rural America. Using a portable darkroom in the trunk of her car, Elmaleh photographs using the nineteenth century wet collodion process. Elmaleh received the Silas Rhodes scholarship to attend the School of Visual Arts, and obtained a BFA with honors. She is a recipient of the Tierney Fellowship, the Everglades Artist Residency, the Camera Club of New York Darkroom Residency, and the Goldwell Artist Residency. She has been included in various group shows such as the 2008 New York Photofest (Powerhouse) and Landscape: Voyage (KMR Arts). lisaelmaleh.com


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Last week I went to the Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery, London. There is a huge wall of The Saturday Evening Post covers and many original finished paintings and studies to compare them with. I was slightly surprised by the variation in scale, which had nothing to do with his age or time-line of artworks: some were very small and incredibly detailed, going right through to a single life-sized figure painted relatively crudely on a coarser canvas. A interesting show on the whole, which runs until March 27.
Rockwell's paintings were recognized and loved by almost everybody in America. The cover of The Saturday Evening Post was his showcase for over forty years, giving him an audience larger than that of any other artist in history. Over the years he depicted there a unique collection of Americana, a series of vignettes of remarkable warmth and humor. In addition, he painted a great number of pictures for story illustrations, advertising campaigns, posters, calendars, and books.
As his personal contribution during World War II, Rockwell painted the famous "Four Freedoms" posters, symbolizing for millions the war aims as described by President Franklin Roosevelt. One version of his "Freedom of Speech" painting is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
1943 Freedom of Speech
Rockwell left high school to attend classes at the National Academy of Design and later studied under Thomas Fogarty and George Bridgman at the Art Students League in New York. His early illustrations were done for St. Nicholas magazine and other juvenile publications. He sold his first cover painting to the Post in 1916 and ended up doing over 300 more. Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson sat for him for portraits, and he painted other world figures, including Nassar of Egypt and Nehru of India.
1960 John F Kennedy
In 1957 the United States Chamber of Commerce in Washington cited him as a Great Living American, saying that..."Through the magic of your talent, the folks next door - their gentle sorrows, their modest joys - have enriched our own lives and given us new insight into our countrymen."
The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts has established a large collection of his paintings, and has preserved Rockwell's last studio as well.
1943 Freedom of Worship
1943 Freedom from Fear
1943 Freedom from Want
1929 The Doctor and the Doll
1943 Rosie the Riveter
Girl with a Black Eye
1964 The Problem we all Live With
After the Prom
Homecoming Marine
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- No showers at this location
How is a Live Cycle Delight (LCD) cycling class different from a gym cycling class?
- At LCD, we go beyond physical movement. We'll move you musically, emotionally, and maybe even spiritually. You'll depart with a newfound connection to your body and its' ability. No matter where you position yourself on the fitness scale, you are honored and welcomed.
What class should I take if I've never taken a cycle, yoga, or a TRX class before?
If you're just getting started or if you want to get back to the basics, you've come to the right place. Take any class you like—we'll make sure you get the extra attention you need to build your confidence and prepare you for the next level of instruction.
If it's cycle, we'll teach you how to set your bike up properly, help you with your form on the bike, and provide an introduction to the basic rhythmic moves that make a class fun and productive.
If it's yoga, you will be happy to know that we feature restorative yoga at our studio. The focus is on the breath, relaxation and increasing flexibility.
If it's TRX, the certified trainer will gauge where you are and help you reach your fitness goals.
How many calories can I expect to burn in a 50-minute cycle class?
An average cyclist can expect to burn 500-700 calories. Calorie burn depends on several factors, including your weight and how much you put into the ride. Come take a class to find out for yourself!
If I haven't worked out in a while, how do I pace myself in class?
Just go at your own pace. Lessen the resistance level on the bike, pedal at a rate that works for you, and opt out of any arm movements. Keep pushing yourself and you'll find that your abilities will improve with every ride.
How do I book a class?
Go to the Classes drop-down menu, choose the day and class you'd like, then follow the prompts to reserve your space.
If I'm going to a class with friends, do we all need to book separately?
Each person must sign up for their first ride and complete a personal profile. Once you have established an account, you may, of course, show your friend a little LCD love and book a class for her/him.
Do you offer discounts if I buy more than one class at a time?
Yes, you save money when purchasing class packages. If you are senior or college student, please inquire about our discount options in person.
Do you offer a monthly membership?
Yes. We offer a variety of packages and membership options; one will certainly meet your needs.
New Student Special: First-time class takers are eligible for our Introductory Special offer—5 classes for $50 (classes must be used within 30 days of purchase)
Annual Unlimited: Unlimited classes all year; one time payment of $999 (per year)
Automatic Unlimited Monthly: $130/month; minimum 6-month commitment, automatically renews, requires card on file
Unlimited Monthly: $150; no commitment, does not renew
Ask about our student (college) & senior discounts; must show valid id.
Do you offer reserved lockers?
No. We have showers, secure cubbies for belongings, and a private changing room.
What should I wear to class?
Something comfortable that allows you to move is best. You're going to work it, so wear lightweight clothing that keeps you cool.
We recommend cycling shoes. Our bikes offer clip-on pedal options. They are equipped with pedals compatible with SPD shoes. We do not offer shoe cages and do not recommend riding with tennis shoes for safety reasons. You will get the most out of your workout by wearing cycling shoes.
For classes taking place in the TRAIN room (i.e. TRX), we ask that you wear an indoor studio shoe (shoes that have not been outside) to preserve the space.
Bring a towel and water to class.
Is there any way I can make my seat more comfortable?
Try padded cycling shorts or a gel seat cover. The more you ride, the less you may want either.
What is the minimum age and height to take a cycle class?
Anyone 12 years old and up can ride with us. We ask that riders be at least 4'11" to best fit on our bikes and ensure rider safety and comfort.
Do you offer a class on setting up a bike and how to ride?
We have a friendly LCD team who will help you get set up on your bike and ensure that you have everything you need. We also offer a LOVE 101 class that is for beginners and for those who prefer a slower pace.
If I'm pregnant, can I take a class?
We'd love to help you stay fit during your pregnancy. Please do check with your doctor and discuss his or her recommendation before you join us in a class. Also, check out our prenatal yoga classes and workshops!
Can I hang out before or after class?
Sure! In fact, we recommend that you arrive 15 minutes prior to class to change and set up the bike.
Where do I park?
There is free parking on Agnes, Van Dyke, and Parker, as well as in the rear of the building.
Additional Information
Students can mix-and-match classes with class packages and monthly memberships
Parents are welcome to accompany their child to yoga classes
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We offer mat rentals for yoga classes at $3.
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Future Polestar Volvos Will Use Electric Motors, Diesel Engines
The future of performance isn't big thirsty V8 engines, but electric motors and turbodiesel motors, at least according to Volvo tuning shop Polestar. Head of Polestar Hans Baath says that electric motors perfectly compliment the lower torque of small displacement engines…and there's no reason to look back.
Polestar became famous for its touring car efforts, and has been an increasingly influence on production Volvos. With the Swedish-Chinese brand focusing on a new line of small displacement E-Drive engines and hybrid drivetrains, Polestar pretty much has to follow suit. But the latest batch of green racing technologies means that making a fast car no longer requires a massive engine.
"Power output [of the smaller engines] is not a problem – there's so much 'green' technology that is from racing, such as low friction and roller cams – and electrification is logical because low-end torque is the weak spot in downsized engines," Baath told AutoCar. "It's also interesting that we can use electrification to produce four-wheel-drive Volvo models."
Electric motors, all-wheel drive, are on tap from Polestar. But what about diesels? "We absolutely see a performance diesel Polestar in the future," says Baath. Sounds like somebody is already making a case for the Polestar Volvo V60 plug-in hybrid.
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New Source of Clean Energy - Power-Generating Floors
The revolutionary Power-Generating Floor, works by converting physical pressure into electricity and has a wide range of potential applications. Part of the appeal of this device is that it emits no greenhouse gases or other pollutants. It consists of tiles that convert vibrations caused by people or automobiles passing overhead into electricity. Within each roughly 50-centimeter-square tile is a crystalline substance called a piezoelectric element. When outside pressure is placed on these elements, electrical polarization occurs and generates an electric potential in proportion to the amount of force applied. While output varies depending on the number of tiles, two steps by a person weighing 60 kilograms normally generates 0.1 Watts of power.
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Chichester Christmas Market
December 8th-16th 2018
Our Chichester Christmas Market in December is spread over nine days and features carefully selected top quality crafts, decorations, festive food and unusual, individual gifts for all your friends and family.
We are very pleased to be returning to Chichester City Centre for the tenth year with our incredibly popular Chichester Christmas Market. The 2017 Christmas Market saw many thousands of extra visitors enjoying the festive atmosphere and making the most of the lovely things on offer at our Christmas Market stalls and in the shops. We are very grateful to the wonderful shops, businesses and restaurants in the city who support and welcome our Christmas Market and enter into the added "buzz" of the event.
As the sponsors of the 2017 city fireworks display, we were proud to see so many people enjoying themselves and bringing extra life to this delightful city centre. It was, as always, a great start to the festive season and in 2018 we are looking forward to something even better!
In 2018 we will once again be lining both East Street and North Street with a huge array of wonderful festive stalls for nine days in December. This is a fabulous opportunity to find a spectacular range of carefully selected top quality crafts, decorations, festive food and unusual, individual gifts for all your friends and family. And it's perfectly timed for Christmas!
This event and location form a fantastic combination of all good things when it comes to Christmas shopping. You'll find an enormous variety of unique and interesting crafts and gifts on offer at superb prices direct from the makers, designers and distributors. All with the reassurance of quality and service you can expect at a Woodland Crafts event.
When it comes to Christmas shopping, what could be easier? Why not make Chichester your destination this year? As well as the Christmas Market, you'll find some of the country's finest shops, cafes and restaurants in this beautiful historic city. Many of your favourite major stores are here, alongside some fascinating and varied independent shops all around the area.
The Woodland Crafts Chichester Christmas Market is organised and managed entirely by Woodland Crafts Events Management with much-valued co-operation from Chichester District Council and the Chichester BID team.
2018 dates and details:
8th-16th December
(Nine days)
Thursday (Late Night Shopping):
Friday & Saturday: 9.00am-5.30pm,
Sunday: 10.00am-4.30pm
There is parking available close by, in various city centre car parks (charges apply)
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LEGO Star Wars Chess Set
Check out this STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI Chess set. The 3rd and final installment in a series of three LEGO chess sets that Brandon Griffith built in celebration of the Original Star Wars Trilogy.
Check out the other two sets; A NEW HOPE and THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.
Star Wars Villains As Little Kids
$110 set or $20 each.
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Dental Technology
Intraoral Camera
At Schultz Center for Cosmetic Dentistry, we want you to be well-informed about every facet of your dental care. An intraoral camera is an advanced tool that we utilize regularly for dental diagnoses. Roughly the size of a pen, this piece of invaluable technology allows us to view broken or cracked fillings, potential periodontal or gum problems, small tooth imperfections, and many other potential issues. An intraoral camera even provides a comforting and non-invasive way for us to view the back of your mouth.
An Enhanced Understanding with the IRIS HD Intraoral Camera
Our dentist, Dr. Jeffrey L. Schultz, recently added one of the finest intraoral cameras available to our practice: Digital Doc's IRIS HD USB 3.0. This camera is nothing less than state-of-the-art, and it gives you and Dr. Schultz the ability to see specific areas of your mouth in high-definition on a nearby video monitor. The IRIS HD intraoral camera makes it possible for you to have a very clear idea of what's going on with your teeth and gums.
With the IRIS HD intraoral camera, you and Dr. Schultz can view a tooth magnified to many times its normal size and basically take a "tour" of the inside of your mouth. Dr. Schultz can show you exactly what he sees, so you have a better understanding of your needs and treatment options.
Early Detections and Treatment
The intraoral camera is critical in detecting a problem at the early stages, which is always a positive and generally allows for easier treatment. The full-color, HD images provide you and Dr. Schultz with a detailed assessment, allowing you to make educated decisions about treatment options and care.
Sirona Panoramic Digital X-rays
Recent advancements in technology now allow our team to take x-rays digitally. In the past, our only option for obtaining oral x-rays was to position an uncomfortable film packet in your mouth and use a conventional dental x-ray machine. The exposed film packet would then take up to 10 minutes to develop. With digital radiography, the process is computerized, giving patients a more comfortable process and instant results. The digital images also allow Dr. Schultz to make the most accurate diagnosis.
Less Radiation
The benefits of administering x-rays with digital radiography technology are twofold. Aside from collapsing the timeframe to complete the process, digital radiography can also be much safer as your radiation exposure is reduced by up to 90%. A sensor is placed next to your tooth and, within a few moments, your x-ray is shown on a computer screen in concise, high-definition detail.
The x-ray image can be enhanced or magnified once it has been displayed on the computer monitor, ultimately allowing Dr. Schultz to make a very accurate assessment and diagnosis. The images are also saved digitally on our computer, which allows for instantaneous retrieval. We can easily send the images to specialists or insurance providers, if necessary.
DIAGNOdent – Laser Cavity Detection System
By utilizing the KaVo DIAGNOdent laser cavity detection system, Dr. Schultz can recognize tooth decay easier and earlier than ever before. Catching tooth decay as soon as possible is critical to preventive dental care and preserving oral health. The DIAGNOdent is also extremely accurate, which aids Dr. Schultz in the diagnosis and ultimately creating the best treatment plan.
The Process and Function
Patients love this technology because it is easy, quick, and completely painless. A pencil-like instrument is placed on the tooth to scan the surface. It essentially uses a reflection of fluorescent light and an acoustic signal to identify the slightest signs of tooth decay. There is no x-ray or radiation exposure with the DIAGNOdent process.
If you would like more information on our dental technology, or if you would like to schedule an appointment with Dr. Schultz, please contact us today.