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Stroke Patient is designed specifically for patients recovering from a stroke, their families and their friends. It helps to explain strokes, available treatments and the hospital care process. The app, created by a team of stroke specialists, provides easy-to-understand information on strokes and emergency stroke treatments.
– 5 Stage Hospital Treatment Diagram
– Simple information on stroke, its causes, prevention tips and recovery process
– Glossary – medical terms explained
– Easy-to-use step-by-step guide that can be read at hospital or at home
– Designed specifically for patients and the non-medical community
EVERY MINUTE COUNTS IN EMERGENCY STROKE TREATMENT, the sooner a patient can be brought to hospital and start receiving treatment the greater the chance of reducing and even reversing any damage caused to the brain.
Improving understanding of early treatment should help explain the need to act fast and call the emergency services if someone is suspected of suffering a stroke.
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Eight Reasons (Natural) Non Hormonal Birth Control May Suit You
Are you interested in Non Hormonal Birth Control options? And would you consider using lemons to achieve birth control??? And have you heard about Phexxi?
This article looks at natural non hormonal birth control methods with a review of a new drug Phexxi and helps you decide whether it can be suitable or effective for YOU.
Whats On This Page
- Why a Natural Non Hormonal Birth Control Method?
- What is in Non Hormonal Birth Control 'Phexxi'?
- Is Phexxi Non Hormonal Birth Control Suitable For You?
- Other Non Hormonal Birth Control Questions
- Safely Choosing Your Non Hormonal Birth Control
Now, natural health enthusiasts, there's a new form of non hormonal that's been in use in the US for about a year and may soon be on its way to you if it's not yet in your local area.
Known as Phexxi, this method may be the answer for many women. (FDA approval in May 2020).
Why a Natural Non Hormonal Birth Control Method?
Presently, there are many issues with the available contraception.
Even the most effective can have troublesome side effects like heavy bleeding, mood disturbances, acne, headache or weight gain and more.
This creates serious lifestyle problems for many women who wish to delay starting a family till they are physically, mentally or emotionally ready.
Other natural birth control methods do exist – such as the copper coil, condoms or diaphragm etc.
However whether or not you choose a method depends on how effective and convenient you believe it is.
What is in Non Hormonal Birth Control 'Phexxi'?
Phexxi comes as a gel made of 3 ingredients – lactic acid, citric acid, and potassium bitartrate.
Lactic acid is commonly found in dairy products like yoghurt and cheese and citric acid in limes, lemons and oranges.
Potassium bitartrate is also known as 'Cream of tartar', which should be a familiar term for those who cook and are produced from grapes fermenting during winemaking.
Now how is all this related to a birth control method, I hear you ask? Well. Let's go back to basic biology!
Will Lemons work in Natural Birth Control Methods?
Centuries ago, women used sponges soaked in lemon juice inserted into the vagina to avoid an unplanned pregnancy. Alternately, they would remove the pulp and juice and insert the lemon rind which acted as a cap into the vagina to prevent sperm from entering the womb.
This was actually the origin of the cervical cap, an older birth control method used with spermicides.
So there is some precedence for using acid as birth control – although who knows how well that worked??
But what about how it works?
The vagina is naturally acidic, with a pH around 4, while semen is naturally alkaline – with a pH around 7.5.
Usually, when semen enters the vagina, it temporarily makes the vagina pH go up – i.e. more alkaline so that the sperm can survive.
Remember our cheese, grapes and lemons?
The crucial feature of these three components of Phexxia is that they are acidic.
So when you use this gel, it keeps the vaginal ph acidic and stops the sperm and prevents them from swimming up through the vagina to reach the womb opening and fertilise an egg.
The gel also covers the womb opening, which can help keep the sperm from reaching the womb.
How Do You Use Phexxi?
Well, Phexxi is designed to look and feel like you are inserting a tampon. The gel is applied directly inside your vagina via a prefilled applicator. Each applicator comes as a single dose.
The manufacturer states it works immediately and lasts up to 1 hour, but you need to use a separate dose each time you have sex.
One of the critical questions you should always consider with birth control is whether the method you choose is suitable and effective – so let's see how Phexxia lines up.
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Is Phexxi Non Hormonal Birth Control Suitable For You?
Here are eight reasons to consider:
- If you've had problems with BC in the past or do not want to use methods like the pill, patch, injection or coil, then this may be a good option for you.
- It would be best if you were willing to use the gel consistently within an hour of intercourse — every time. This gives you a chance that it works better to prevent pregnancy.
- It does not cause an abortion. If you are already pregnant, Phexxi will not remove the pregnancy.
- It is not suitable for you if you have frequent urine infections. Women who have frequent UTIs or other urinary problems should avoid Phexxi as it may worsen their condition. (Check out my video here to learn how to prevent repeat urine infections naturally).
- If you have a sore or dry vagina for whatever reason, then this gel may not be suitable for you. In this video (15 causes of painful vaginal sex), I share common causes for dryness or irritation in the vagina.
- This product will not suit you if you suffer from frequent thrush infections, bacterial vaginosis, or other abnormal vaginal discharge.
- If you or your partner are allergic to any of the following: alginic acid, xanthan gum (gelling agents), benzoic acid (preservative), glycerin (humectant), sodium hydroxide (to adjust pH), then please do not use this gel.
- 1 out of 10 male partners did get some itching, burning, or pain after their partner used Phexxi.
Is It Effective?
The most effective form of non hormonal contraception is the Copper IUD or Copper coil. Yes, it is more effective than Phexxi. But some women do not want a coil or have had problems with it.
According to studies, when 100 women use the method, 14 fell pregnant, making it about 86% effective.
However, it appears to stack up quite nicely against other non hormonal options like:
natural family planning;
barrier methods such as condoms (if used alone) and diaphragms;
and most spermicides (if used alone)
To get the best from this method and reduce unintended pregnancy as much as possible, use Phexxi with other natural methods.
How is Phexxi different from Spermicides?
They work similarly – both stop the sperm from moving and cover the opening of the womb. However, their ingredients are different.
The main ingredient that prevents pregnancy in spermicide is nonoxynol-9. Nonoxynol-9 is a chemical that makes sperm stop moving, preventing it from joining with an egg.
Other Non Hormonal Birth Control Questions
Below we address some other popular questions that many women have about natural non hormonal methods of birth control:
Does Non Hormonal Birth Control Help with Periods?
Well, period problems can happen for so many reasons. It's often a good idea to be sure what is causing the period problem you have.
A few causes are:
- Sexually transmitted infections
- Abnormalities of the womb and other reproductive organs like Fibroids or Endometriosis
- Period problems from hormonal contraception
- Irregular periods, heavy bleding or other period problem with no known cause.
So from the short list above, you will quickly realise that by treating some of the conditions mentioned, the period problem should get better.
But the most common type may be the last – when there is no obvious problem.
And this is just the case for many ladies, they have an irregular pattern or heavy bleeding, but all tests do not show an abnormal womb pattern or other concern.
Many women whose cycle is just beginning cycle have this problem and we may often use the combined contraceptive pill to help make the bleeding pattern regular.
However, can non hormonal birth control periods help with periods? Let's consider these in different groups:
- Copper Coil/ IUD – The Copper coil is a very effective form of contraception that does not contain hormones. So much, that is is the most effective form of emergency contraception (better than the EC pills).
- However, one of the copper coil side effects is heavy and irregular bleeding which some women may experience.
Other natural methods are:
- Calendar, Withdrawal, Fertility Awareness Methods – these are unlikely to cause any change to your periods before you started to use them.
- So here the anwer is no; as they do not contain the hormones that may affect the periods.
- Phexxi and Spermicides – Neither of these methods has an effect on a woman's bleeding pattern.
- The reason again is as they have no hormones, they will be unable to affect the menstrual cycle.
- Condoms, Female Condoms and Diaphragms – These are devices which do not interfer with your hormones and so they cannot make your bleeding pattern change. They also cannot improve an abnormal bleeding problem.
Is Non Hormonal Birth Control Better than Hormonal Methods?
The answer to this is very individual.
Based on clinical studies, many clinicians prefer to recommend hormonal methods as they have higher (better) effectiveness rates than the non hormonal methods.
And this is an extremely important aspect of any option – after all the reason you use it is to prevent pregnancy with confidence.
But many women either cannot or do not wish to use hormones and will like to balance these two important elements of pregnancy prevention without hormones.
For you, having a method that provides your contraceptive need without affecting your natural hormones may be the best option.
In that case, you will have options like condoms, diaphragms, withdrawal and so on to consider. But you should realise that with typical daily use, these methods are not as effective as the hormone-based ones.
This is why your doctor may recommend combining two or three non hormone methods to provide maximum protection.
For instance, if you choose to use the withdrawal method, apply fertility awareness and use a calendar to identify your fertile period so you avoid having sex then.
There are a big number of women who use the more effective hormonal methods without any side effects, but if you are not one of them, consider chatting with your doctor for the best method – or schedule a chat with us here.
Does Non Hormonal Birth Control Help Acne?
Natural Birth Control Methods do not affect your acne. The Copper coil does not produce hormones that affect your skin.
You may experience acne from using some older combined contraception pills, and find the breakouts stop when you switch to non hormonal methods.
However, even in that instance, the improvement you get happens from stopping the hormones, not necessarily using natural methods.
Is Non Oestrogen Birth Control Better than Other Methods?
When it comes to the combined pill and progesterone-only pill, what is the difference?
First, the combined pill contains two pills – oestrogen and progesterone, hence the name 'combined'. While the progesterone-only pill or POP (and is also known as the mini-pill) only has progesterone – no oestrogen.
Now get this – despite containing different ingredients, both these pill methods have the same effectiveness.
So if you are using the mini-pill, you are not getting a less effective deal.
However, non oestrogen methods also include non-pill formulations which are more effective than the pill.
- the depot progesterone injection (Depot Progestrone and it's subcutaneous forms: Sayana Press, Depo SubQ),
- progesterone intrauterine device (like Mirena, Levosert, Jaydess and Kyleena etc).
- and the Progesterone Implant – Nexplanon
One reason for the non-pill methods being more effective is because they do not depend on you taking them every day to work.
This means they are less likely to fail because of user error. In that way, you can say these non oestrogen methods are better than the pill methods.
How do they compare to non hormonal methods?
Well, again, the comparison lies on the weakness of a method that depends on an individual's reliability.
Errors are more likely to happen when fitting the male or female condom, or using the withdrawal method or relying on your calendar fertile days.
This gives the non-pill non oestrogen methods a little upper hand in terms of how effective they are.
Safely Choosing Your Non Hormonal Birth Control
Makin a decision about what birth control method will work is usually an individual one.
Many times it depends on what you will accept, what is available or affordable, and what puts you at the least risk.
You should schedule a consultation with your doctor or nurse about what methods are available and their risks.
Then this will help you decide what method works best for you.
Not everyone and their partner can use the withdrawal method in the most effective way possible.
Some people struggle to manage their calendars and so on. If you'd like to chat with one of our clinicians for some direction on this topic, contact us here.
Hopefully, this post has been helpful and given you a good idea of natural methods including Phexxi.
Let us know what you think in the comments section below.
More Reading
- Non-Hormonal Birth Control Methods Through History | Natural Cycles
- Phexxi Contraceptive Gel (plannedparenthood.org)
- A different nonhormonal birth control option – Harvard Health
- Hormone Free Birth Control | Phexxi®
- Sex on Demand for Women With Saundra Pelletier (jetpackforthemind.com)
- Review (fda.gov)
Editing by AskAwayHealth Team
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Jack Leach wants to be remembered for spin bowling rather than batting exploits
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Root trusts Archer, Broad to decide own fitness for Boxing Day Test
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Rating England's players in the 1-0 Test series defeat to New Zealand
The good and the bad from England. Mostly bad, it has to be said.
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Jack Leach adds Somerset contract extension to Specsavers deal
England spinner Jack Leach has signed a contract extension with Somerset.
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The illustrated commentary of Jack Leach's trip to Specsavers
They weren't kidding, Specsavers really have sorted Jack leach out with some new eyewear, and the photos are a joy.
The spinners union unites – Leach reveals beer banter with Lyon
Isn't it lovely to see the spinners reunite?
Inside the dressing room: Mutual respect after hard fought Ashes
Jofra Archer and Matthew Wade left their Ashes rivalry on the pitch as they were spotted chatting and laughing in the post-series drinks.
Ashes debutant Jack Leach chimes in on Steve Smith weakness
Jack Leach is England's plan 401635.
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Leg-spinner Rashid was used sparingly by captain Joe Root in the first Test.
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England need to drop Moeen Ali and pick Jack Leach. There, I've said it. It's a taboo subject within the English game, the idea...
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Surrey quick Tom Curran and Somerset spinner Jack Leach combined to spark a spectacular UAE collapse at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.


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There are millions of tips and tricks floating around that you can use to achieve whatever you want in life. But there are a few that are always present.
Acceptance and recognition of the desire to change are where it all begins. Anything less makes your desire only a dream.
Having complete clarity of precisely what you want will separate you from almost everybody on the planet. It will also accelerate your progress. Asking yourself, "If not this, then what?" is an excellent way to begin.
Commitment to success, no matter what gets in the way, is the only way to sure that life doesn't get in your way. Being willing to do whatever it takes is a virtual guarantee that you will get what you want.
Finally, two things are always around: taking as much action and being as flexible as required to reach your goal.
You CAN do much, but success comes faster when you focus on what you MUST do.


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There's a single question everyone's been asking about the 2016 election:
Why is his skin orange um, when will it be over? The last polling place to close will be in Adak, Alaska, and when that closes it will be 1:00 AM Wednesday on the East Coast.
Barring any challenges or manual recounts with hanging chads, we might know the winner of the presidential contest as early as 9:00 PM EST, according to some observers. Or we can wait for those votes from Adak.
So how can we best survive this election night vigil? Here's great advice from MoJo's Jenny Luna:
The Bad Hombre:
1 dash chili bitters
2 dashes chocolate bitters
1/4 ounce creme de cacao (Tempus Fugit brand)
3/4 ounce Cocchi di Torino vermouth
2 ounces Ilegal Reposado
Stir well over ice, pour into a cocktail glass, garnish with a small chili de arbol balanced on the rim and a sprinkling of fresh cinnamon.
The Nasty Woman:
3 Thai basil leaves
1/2 ounce simple syrup
3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
2 ounces Square One basil vodka
Shake, double strain into a glass, and top with about 1.5 ounces Fever-Tree Bitter Lemon soda. Garnish with a spring of Thai basil.
Tom Philpott's out-of-the-cabinet Bad Hombre:
4 ounces mezcal
2 ounces dry vermouth
2 splashes Cointreau
2-4 dashes of orange bitters
A pinch of chipotle powder (or smoked hot paprika)
A teaspoon each of salt and chipotle powder (or smoked hot paprika), mixed and laid out on a small plate
Garnish: two quarter orange slices, dusted on both sides with salt and chipotle powder.
Wipe the edges of two coupe glasses with an orange slice to moisten. Dip them into the salt-powder mixture to line the edge.
Combine the mezcal, vermouth, Cointreau, a pinch of chipotle powder, and the bitters in a jar. Add ice cubes, stir vigorously, and strain into the coupes. Garnish with the oranges slices. Serves two.
Kosher bonus: Mazel Tov cocktails
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How long does it take?
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The mode of promoting:
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From various perspectives, you're not simply selling a house, you're selling an entire town or zone. Feature the best that your region brings to the table, delightful photographs of neighbourhood town milestones and natural destinations. Host Free Seminars for Home Buyers: Make yourself and your insight accessible to the network by facilitating smaller than usual workshops. What's more, yes promoted, today is about inbound, and that doesn't simply apply on the web. Clients need you to share a portion of your insight for nothing before putting time and cash in you. Make a Referral System: Provide motivating forces for past customers to allude you to future interior decorator in Sydney.
Finally, I would state, property showcasing isn't that troublesome except if you don't assemble all the material, information, something new to show and target clients so they come to you and have some skill about what you are truly doing or what business is about


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Cutting-edge research presentations by vascular surgeons from around the world, a preview of the latest vascular surgery products and techniques, and an opportunity to interact with colleagues are all part of the upcoming Vascular Annual Meeting, being held June 5-7, in Boston. A large number of abstract submissions and diligent planning by the Vascular Annual Meeting Program Committee should make this meeting the premier educational event for vascular health professionals in 2014.
"This is an essential, scientific international meeting inclusive of academic and community-based practicing vascular surgeons," said Ronald Fairman, MD, Vascular Annual Meeting Program Chair. "The Program Committee has worked hard to elevate the meeting to a level of importance that most physicians will want to attend every year."
The education begins before the meeting officially gets underway with a pre-meeting program on June 4. Six postgraduate courses, with two running concurrently every three hours from 7 am to 5 pm, offer the latest, in-depth information on a variety of topics (separate registration and fee required).
These are followed by concurrent break-out sessions, which include a presentation on controversies in clinical practice.
Vascular Live is a new, interactive experience that puts exhibitors face-to-face with vascular surgeons for 30-minute presentations in the Exhibit Hall.
During Vascular Live, exhibitors will present new ideas, showcase breakthrough technologies, and discuss the latest trends in vascular surgery. State-of-the-art products and techniques will also be showcased in the Exhibit Hall, so take advantage of the opportunity to see a wide variety of vascular surgery products displayed in one location.
Outstanding lectures dominate the meeting on Thursday morning. Plan to attend the William von Liebig Forum, John Homans Lecture, and the E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum on the appropriate use of vascular surgery procedures.
On Friday, learn more about the Vascular Quality Initiative and hear SVS President Julie Freischlag, M.D.,deliver her presidential address titled, "Of Strategies and Chances." Saturday's highlights include the top ten papers which appeared in the Journal of Vascular Surgery, Rapid Paced Papers, and the Late-Breaking Clinical Trials presentation.
In addition to these highlights, more than 100 oral presentations, plus 120 posters, on the most current vascular surgery research is available to Vascular Annual Meeting attendees.
Join colleagues in beautiful Boston, a city filled with history, great neighborhoods, fine dining, and more. Make plans now to attend the Vascular Annual Meeting to improve patient outcomes while learning from the leaders in vascular surgery.


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Due to this, that, and the other thing, aside from completing your mission, we haven't been able to cache since the end of October. It hasn't been for the want of trying, believe me- in fact on 2 occasions we even packed the car and drove to a starting point only to sit and watch as the rain splattered heavily onto the windscreen.
But finally, we managed to align the planets and stick two fingers up to the weatherman and get out and find some caches. Not wanting to press our luck and mindful that we hadn't been stomping the trails for a good while, I planned just a small group of caches in the Chilterns… practically our second home this year.
As we squelched away from the car and onto the footpath that would take us the short distance to our first cache, there was a momentary feeling of being out of place. But after just a few mud sucking steps and a gust of cool wind in my face and I was right back into it… like I had just been caching yesterday, as opposed to 6 weeks ago. It was somewhat of a culture shock to cache in the winter, muddy, cool environment compared to the last time we were out which was unseasonably warm for October with not a sniff of mud to be seen. As we stomped to the first GZ though, I had to remind myself that the balmy 12 degrees centigrade that we were currently enjoying was still staggeringly mild for England in the third week of December.
Our first cache, was a nice simple tub hidden in a multi trunk tree and it was nice to see that it had recently been afforded some TLC, presumably from the cache owner. The container was dry and clean and a nice shiny log sheet greeted us. Now this was a pleasant start indeed. Our second was just a couple of hundred metres away and was practically leaping into our arms as we arrived at GZ. The container that was meant to be hidden under a fallen tree was not hidden at all but just sitting there at the side of the path amongst a few logs. After we had signed the log, we made sure to do a much better job of hiding it than the last cachers.
A big gap of about a kilometre now stretched before us to the next cache icon on the map, but I knew that the walk would be broken up by the final of a puzzle cache that was lurking a short distance from our footpath. The puzzle had been one of those rare ones that I had known how to solve the instant I saw it. There was nothing on the cache page, totally blank but the title "telnet 143" was enough for me to solve it. My smugness as solving it was soon wiped off my face though as we failed completely to actually find the container. There was no doubt of the GZ, we had the cords right and a hint pinpointed an old telephone box but despite thorough searching, the cache was not to be found. Having since contacted the CO, it appears there may be one little teeny spot that I didn't search, and it just might be in there… bugger. Oh well, a DNF for now, hopefully we will return one day.
This minor diversion had taken us off the footpaths and onto a country lane but it was back to nature again now and, boy was nature ever abundant in the form of "glorious mud". A sneaky magnetic micro on a metal kissing gate was our next find and I got a chance to slid the smugness back on my face after Shar failed to find it on the gate she was searching, I walked over and found it on the gate in the first place I looked.
The loud boom of a shotgun rung out in the distance as we made our way along the muddy footpath back towards a narrow country lane where we found our next cache. This was an easy pluck from the bottom of a hedge and then it was back off across some fields, in the direction of the gun fire, for the next cache. It was quite a long walk around the edge of farm fields and it wasn't long before we heard the sound of another single shotgun blast ring out. Slightly odd, I thought, two isolated single shots spaced so far apart. I shrugged it off but after finding our next cache, which had drifted from its original hiding place in a breeze block under a trough to be found eventually by Shar in the grass behind it, I heard another single shot and I got to thinking. They seemed to be about 15 minutes apart. I voiced this to Shar who knew immediately that it was an automated bird scaring device and not some shell frugal farmer. She could even see the puff of smoke from the direction of the shot but there was no one over there. What a clever idea I thought, and how dense of me not to realise what it was sooner. Are those things safe? Do they go off all day and all night? Do the neighbours get pissed off? These and many more questions… will not be answered today.
Our last cache was just a couple of hundred metres away, as the crow flies. But as the bird scarer was keeping the crows away and there being no direct footpath leading to it, we were forced to back track the way we had come and then take a different path making the route about 700 metres in all. Not to worry, this was our last one and again we managed to find the magnetic micro lying in the grass where it had fallen from its metal post hiding place. I feel a bit as if we were doing maintenance today, putting other people's caches back where they should be.
It may only have been 6 smilies and we even had a DNF, but after such a long break away it sure was good to be back out… in the mud… finding geocaches again. Happy days.


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Nationwide — Freddie Figgers, CEO and founder of Figgers Communications, owns the first and only Black-owned telecommunications firm competing head-on with AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. He is also now the only firm that is giving away his 4G smartphones for free when customers subscribe to a plan.
His newest smart phone model, called the Figgers Neptune, is comparable to Apple's...
WOLFSBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) Chief Executive Herbert Diess on Friday said he expected the multi-brand carmaking group to be the most profitable manufacturer of electric cars thanks to economies of scale.
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"If you operate a business, you will–at some point–have a workers' compensation claim."
That's a message broker Terry Stotka reminds his clients of on a regular basis.
"So let's make sure you have the best program," he said. "And the best program is not price; it's really the safety, claims, and other additional services that a company offers."
For 30 years, Terry has worked as an insurance broker in Northern California, and first placed a policy with State Fund 23 years ago. In his current role, he owns and operates the Bay Area-based DHW Insurance Brokers, and while he places business across multiple lines of insurance, he says workers' compensation is his passion.
Partnering Through Purpose
But, he will be the first to tell you it's more than a business relationship or even being an appointed broker; it's a partnership.
One way Terry points to this partnership is when he talks about his passion for workers' compensation. That passion is very familiar in tone to what we do here at State Fund.
"It's fueled by a deep desire to help people," he said. "In workers' compensation, I get to help the injured worker get back to work, help employers needing guidance in navigating the complex workers' compensation system, and assist claims adjusters in keeping open communications with all stakeholders."
Another element is helping to make workplaces safe, which is a large part of our purpose here at State Fund, and something Terry says mirrors his purpose at DHW.
As one example, he points to Underwriting–the unit he is most in contact with.
Beyond determining risk and setting a price based on that risk, Terry says our underwriters also take time to educate him and the DHW staff on what makes a good risk.
"It starts with the Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)," he said. "Many companies often use parts of their IIPP, but not all of it. Underwriting has taught us that companies need to use all of their IIPP effectively if they want to be considered a safe workplace. We apply this fact and other things Underwriting has taught us to all of our clients when considering their level of risk."
Beyond Underwriting, Terry is also complimentary of our Loss Prevention staff, which he says uses a friendly but firm approach when working with clients.
"They play by the book," he said. "They're not going to pass over things during an inspection. But, they also want to work with the client to resolve all issues before OSHA gets involved."
Communication is Key
|"I can prove over a substantial period of time that we brokers will bring things up to State Fund, and they care enough to listen first and understand, but also take action."
Terry Stotka, DHW Insurance Brokers
If there's one thing Terry can point to that makes him want to keep coming back to State Fund, its communication. For example, he says the Claims staff is quick to respond when a client has a question, and is always willing to provide not only a status update but also the strategy for bringing it to resolution.
He once helped resolve a client issue involving an audit premium that was so past due it was sent to an attorney to pursue payment. Despite this, he reached out to our Collections and Premium Audit staff, and partnering with both units, was able to work out a resolution that did not require the attorney.
Communication goes beyond just placing business and working out disputes. Terry is a member of our East Bay State Fund Broker Roundtable, a group of brokers that meets regularly with our staff and discusses the issues that impact the relationship between brokers and the company. "State Fund cares about our feedback," he said. "I can prove over a substantial period of time that we brokers will bring things up to State Fund, and they care enough to listen first and understand, but also take action."
When we talk about our goal to become California's workers' compensation carrier of choice, Terry Stotka, providing one broker's view, thinks we are already on our way. His view is based on more than two decades of experience working with us. Whether it's trying to resolve a client issue, placing insurance, or taking on an idea generated at the broker roundtable, Terry sums up his experience with State Fund in one sentence.
"State Fund often succeeds in helping solve our need. And, our need is generally the need of the client."


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Best Places to see Scotland's Geology: Fossil Grove
The trees of Fossil Grove were discovered during the creation of Victoria Park, Glasgow in 1887. The area had formerly been a whinstone (dolerite) quarry and on excavation of the quarry floor to create a path through the park, the fossilised tree stumps were discovered. The authorities of the day thankfully chose to excavate the trees, shelter them from the weather and make them available for future generations to view, in what was one of the earliest acts of geoconservation. Fossil Grove is one of the most famous in-situ Carboniferous forest examples in the world.
There are eleven trees at the site, with the tallest stump reaching 68cm in height. Each is an internal mould, cast from sediment infilling the toughened bark that remained after the softer, inner plant tissue rotted following the trees' death. When the trees were first discovered, carbonaceous material formed from the bark itself also existed, but this has sadly decomposed in the following years.
The trees were lycopods (probably Lepidodendron) and exhibit both the base of the stem and the rooting system, Stigmaria. They stand in shale, though were buried by siltstone and sandstone, indicating an influx of sediment caused by long term flooding of the area. Shale is then seen to overlie the siltstones/sandstones; this is typical of the cyclic nature of Scottish Carboniferous sedimentary sequences. This particular sequence occurs in the lower part of the Limestone Coal Group and is Namurian in age (approximately 325 – 315 millions of years ago).
Fossil Grove in Glasgow's Victoria Park – fossil tree stumps in their original position of growth. The original height of the trees has been estimated at 30m. © Scottish Natural Heritage.
Fossil Grove is operated by Glasgow City Council's department of Land and Environmental Services. For opening times, visit their website http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/.
Further reading:
Cleal, C.J. & Thomas, B.A. 1995. Palaeozoic Palaeobotany of Great Britain, Geological Conservation Review, Series No. 9. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough, 295 pp.
Lawson, J.D. & Weedon, D.S. 1992. Geological Excursions around Glasgow & Girvan. Geological Society of Glasgow.
MacFadyen, C.C.J. & Gordon, J.E. 2006. Glasgow and Ayrshire – A Landscape Fashioned by Geology. Produced by: Scottish Natural Heritage & British Geological Survey.


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Blake Lively: 5 messy hairstyles to steal
From the article : Blake Lively: 5 messy hairstyles to steal
Sometimes, imperfect hairstyles are better than perfect ones, as demonstrated by Blake Lively AKA queen of the messy look. The L'Oréal Paris spokesperson can often be spotted on the red carpet with a beautifully disheveled 'do, dispelling the myth that messy isn't glamorous.
For those of you who like to embrace bed head hair, you could certainly do worse than follow Blake's lead!
In the gallery above, you'll find five of her best messy styles. Which one will you steal first?
Mess to impress
The key to making a messy hairstyle work for any occasion is making sure it looks like some effort was made... well, that, and wearing a designer dress never hurts.
1/ Get the right texture
Spray dry or damp hair with L'Oréal Paris Advanced Hairstyle TXT IT Tousle Waves Spray. Take a large piece and twist it, then blow-dry the twisted hair completely. Repeat this process on the rest of your hair, then shake your fingers through it to break up the twists and reveal a head full of loose, effortless-looking waves.
Once you've got the texture, you can go ahead and pin, braid and tie your hair into whichever Blake Lively inspired style you like. If you're feeling a little lazy, just flip it all over to one side and lay the lengths over your shoulder.
That's it! This whole red carpet beauty thing isn't so hard after all...
Read more: Blake's hairstyle repertoire just keeps on giving, so check out her most copiable ponytails, too! Well, every girl should have an A-list hairstyle for the gym, don't you think?


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Dan talks to Joshua Matz an Attorney and expert in American constitutional law.
Gwrych Castle dominates the road into North Wales. A sprawling Victorian ruin on land that belonged to the same family for over 500 years. It is now famous in the UK as the Covid convenient set for "I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here" which launched to huge audiences this weekend. But history fan...
Listen to the excitement in Dan's voice as he takes us around Portsmouth and explains the history of aircraft carriers by actually going on the soon-to-be HMS Queen Elizabeth! If you love this episode half as much as Dan did, you'll have a great time and learn a lot
Al Worden is an American astronaut and engineer who was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 15 lunar mission in 1971. He is one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon.


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Participants in the session will learn about Right Track employment opportunities, receive an application, and meet supports to assist with the process. We will also be drawing for a $25 Visa Gift Card.
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I love getting really original works of art that are also functional.
I love supporting charities that support girls.
This week I was able to do both.
bThis purse which measures about 10″ x 8″ is crocheted with black cording and pop tabs.
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"Empowering Women, One Stitch At A Time"
The scars are still there but together we are stitching a future of hope and dignity. Products distributed by Sisters United include pop tab handbags, all handmade by the young woman of one of the three schools in Africa; one in Gulu, Uganda; Atiak, Uganda and a third school in the process of being built in Torit, South Sudan. Read More


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Cary Fukunaga & John Legend Team Up to Tell 'The Black Count' Tale
by Ethan Anderton
April 28, 2014
Source: Deadline
Hot on the heels of the successful HBO limited series "True Detective," director Cary Fukunaga is readying his next big screen project now. After delivering a fie adaptation of Jane Eyre, Deadline has word that Fukunaga has another period drama in the works with The Black Count, an adaptation of Tom Reiss' Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same name about French Revolution-era General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, the highest-ranking non-white man to ever serve in any European army and a favorite of Napoleon Bonaparte for some time. Fukuaga will adapt the book and also direct the film for a surprising producer.
Chart-topping singer John Legend will executive produce the film by way of his Get Lifted Film Co. banner, and they're the ones who optioned the book for Fukunaga to turn into a feature film. Sony Pictures is already behind the film with Michael De Luca saying, "Cary's exceptional talent as a writer/director will bring to life all of the action and drama that have made The Black Count such a compelling read." The story is certainly a unique one as Dumas was the first non-white brigadier general in the French military, and his legacy inspired the novels of his son, the famous Alexandre Dumas, author of the classic books The Three Mustketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo.
Fukunaga's next project is Beasts of No Nation and adaptation of Uzodinma Iweala's bestselling novel of the same name with Idris Elba in the lead. This also seems like it would be the perfect role for Elba to take on, though he might be a tad too old. Perhaps Chiwetel Ejiofor could step up and more than likely land himself another Oscar nomination and hopefully win after losing to Matthew McConaughey at the most recent Oscars. Anyway, this project is still a little further over the horizon, so stay tuned to see how it develops.
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In history, women have often stood up and altered the course of events. It has taken consolidation, grit, and courage, but women united have been able to achieve wonders. 'Misbehaviour' is a fantastic tale of courage displayed by some women during the 1970 Miss World beauty competition in London. The film has received praise for being a feel-good movie that tells a crowd-pleasing story, without reducing itself to a formulaic structure. Curious to know where to stream the film? We have got you covered and will also walk you through the plot.
What is Misbehaviour About?
The 1970 Miss World competition took place in London and was the most-watched show at the time, with around 100 million viewers. The newly formed women's liberation movement decided to stand against the contest, saying that it objectified women. They came into the spotlight overnight when the group managed to storm the stage and disrupted the broadcast of the live show.
After it resumed, the results caused a bigger uproar among fans who discovered that the favorite from Sweden had been passed over for Miss Grenada. It became the first instance where a black woman was crowned as Miss World, and viewers around the earth witnessed how patriarchy was driven from the stage in a few hours, while the western standards of beauty were subverted at the same time.
Is Misbehaviour on Netflix?
Netflix maintains a laudable roster of movies and shows, which sets the platform apart as a preferred streaming site. While 'Misbehaviour' is not part of Netflix's library, you should be able to check out 'Glory.' It is the tale of the first all-black volunteer company during the Civil War. The man leading the troops has to face prejudices from the Union and Confederate armies.
Is Misbehaviour on Hulu?
Hulu keeps adding content to its dynamic roster and thus maintains an edge over global competitors. While subscribers cannot see 'Misbehaviour' on the platform, you should be able to check out 'The Impossible.' It tells us about a family vacationing in Thailand in 2004 when the dream holiday turns into a nightmare. They see the water rising from the depths of the ocean and devouring everything in their paths. Thankfully, the kindness and compassion of strangers become beacons of hope during desperate times.
Is Misbehaviour on Amazon Prime?
Amazon Prime sources content from all over the world, which is why viewers can access various films and shows. While 'Misbehaviour' is not available for subscribers on the platform, you can rent or buy and watch the movie. See it here.
Where to Watch Misbehaviour Online?
You can see the movie through various VOD avenues. Head to FandangoNow, Vudu, iTunes, Microsoft Store, and Google Play.
Where to Stream Misbehaviour For Free?
Sorry, but there is no way to stream the movie for free at the moment. You have to wait until it arrives on a platform with a trial period. At this time, we would like to urge readers to pay for the art they consume.
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General Education Requirements for Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Science in Education Degrees
General Education Goals and Purposes
The general education requirements of the B.A., B.S., and B.S.Ed. degree programs enable students to cultivate the skills, knowledge, values, and habits that will allow our graduates to lead personally enriching and socially responsible lives as effective and informed citizens of a rapidly changing world. The General Education curriculum helps students to:
Develop core skills needed to understand, evaluate, articulate, and advance their ideas and the ideas of others
Students learn to think critically, analyze data, evaluate evidence and the arguments and theories grounded in that evidence, conduct research thoroughly and with integrity, write and speak effectively, and be in command of the technologies that define not only 21st-century communication but also the emerging tools of different disciplines.
Explore issues, solve problems, and learn though multiple methodological approaches
The wide range of general education courses challenge students to make connections across their course of study and to explore the variety of ways they can understand and apply what they learn. General education courses focus on complex problems and issues in the arts, humanities, quantitative reasoning, and natural and social sciences.
Engage knowledgeably and responsibly with a changing, complicated, and multi-dimensional world
Students must understand and appreciate global connections, differences, cultures, languages, environments, and change. These courses require students to be both individual and collaborative learners, solve problems systematically and creatively, and find opportunities to explore beyond the classroom experiences such as undergraduate research, internships, study abroad, and engagement in community and civic life.
The B.A./B.S./B.S.Ed. degree general education requirements
General education requirements and courses for these degrees fall into three categories. See the general education list for the courses that will meet the various requirements.
First Year Seminar
One course designated as a first year seminar. Transfer students do not have to meet this requirement.
Written Communication
Three courses designated Writing Intensive.
Oral Communication
One course designated Speaking Intensive.
Intermediate competency in a second language defined as the completion of any 201 language course. (Completion of Level IV of a language in high school will also satisfy this requirement.)
Methods of Investigation
Arts and Literature
One course focusing on visual art, performing art, and/or literature.
One course in the humanities (including history).
Natural Science
One course in the natural sciences that includes a laboratory.
Quantitative Reasoning
One course focusing on quantitative information and abstract reasoning.
Social Science
One course in the social sciences.
Additional Methods of Investigation Courses
Two additional courses taken from two different Methods of Investigation categories.
Digital Intensive
One course designated as a Digital Intensive course.
Diverse and Global Perspectives
One course focusing on global and/or diverse communities.
Beyond the Classroom
One faculty-supervised experience involving a significant experiential learning component designed to challenge students to go outside of the bounds of the typical classroom.
After Mary Washington
One experience focused on translating the liberal arts experience for life after Mary Washington.


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I just want to say that the story of Lunch Monkey is awesome. I would be interested in seeing the pictures that Etha Ullman produced to show the principle.
Ethan Ullman sounds like a Ferris Bueller: entitled, priviledged, and mean.


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Formerly known as BJ Upton and nicknamed "Bossman Junior," he is an MLB center fielder who signed with the Atlanta Braves in 2012 after playing his first 8 seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays.
He competed with the USA Junior Team at age 16.
He hit four home runs and recorded eleven RBI's during the 2008 ALCS, helping Tampa Bay advance to the World Series where they were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies in 5 games.
He teamed up with his brother Justin Upton on the Atlanta Braves in 2012.
He became teammates with All-Star pitcher Tim Hudson on the Braves in 2012.


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I know we're all feeling down, for various reasons. I have to help my mom move out of my childhood home this weekend, and it's going to be hard. But I have FUN FACTS that will sooth all of our souls.
- Sharks cannot do taxes, and are therefore unlikely to follow you into an HR Block
- Parking meters all love you, even though they have no way of showing it
- That soda you like is probably on sale right now somewhere
- If you call soda "pop," that's fine too. Also "Coke" and "fizz."
- The moon isn't going anywhere
- I saw a cat yesterday. It was cute!
- So many places will give you free pens
- When the US penny is finally discontinued, all the pennies you have now will become treasured heirlooms
- Can't be more than a couple years until Elizabethan collars come back into vogue, and that's gonna be great
- The Sumerians always believed in you
- You're probably richer than the richest goldfish that ever lived
- Tab will also give you wings, and is cheaper than Red Bull
- The Seinfeld-esque bass run in Paul Simon's "You Can Call Me Al" is palindromic – the second half of it is the first half played backwards. Check it out:
And the best part is that this list of fun facts isn't exhaustive! There are even more fun facts out there. Share yours in the comments!


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You start reading a book and are just getting into it when you notice a repeated word. Oh well, you shake your head and continue. On the next page you find the verb "to lie" misused, and you feel irritated. Still, it's a good story and you want to find out what happens, so you continue. Then you see glaring punctuation mistakes in the dialogue. At this point you begin to wonder if the author knows anything about writing. You had hoped at first that they were just typos, but repeated errors and misused words (such as "peek" instead of "peak") now have you wondering if you can stand to read a whole book of this quality no matter how enthralling the plot is.
As an author, I would be embarrassed to publish something like this, but often we can't see our own mistakes. On re-reading our work, our brain tells us that the words say what we intended. Our eyes gloss over the errors because, we already know what it says–we think! This is why all authors need a good copy-editor. Our reputation hinges on publishing good, clean writing.
Most writers like to feel confident that their written work is free of errors. The truth is that often they are too close to their work to notice the errors that may be there.
Would you submit your work for approval if you knew that rejection was imminent? You can avoid that rejection by hiring me to proofread and edit your work.
What I Can Do for You
Whether you have written a newspaper or magazine article, children's book, short story, novel, or a university textbook, I can help you to make that work perfect.
I will read your work, checking for correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, balance in verb tenses, and word usage. I will verify cross-referenced material and look for any inconsistencies in your work.
I use the Track Changes feature in Word to point out errors. This gives you the option of accepting or rejecting my suggestions without jeopardizing your original work.
If you wish, I can make recommendations for alternate wording to remedy awkward phrasing. If you need help in writing down your ideas, I can do that. I will edit your work unobtrusively.
I am comfortable and competent in editing work that is interspersed with German, French, and Spanish, including bibliographies that may contain foreign titles.
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African Leopard
The leopard is distinguished by its well-camouflaged fur, opportunistic hunting behaviour, broad diet, and strength (which it uses to move heavy carcasses into trees), as well as its ability to adapt to various habitats ranging from rainforest to flat un-forested grasslands, and arid, mountainous country areas, in addition to its ability to run at speeds of up to 58 kilometres per hour (36 mph).
Throughout their natural range, Leopards have no distinctive breeding season with females instead being able to reproduce every couple of months. After a gestation period that lasts for around three months, the female Leopard gives birth to between 2 and 6 cubs that are born blind and weigh just half a kilogram. Leopard cubs are incredibly vulnerable in the wild and so remain hidden in dense vegetation until they are able to follow their mother around at between 6 and 8 weeks of age, camouflaged by their dark, woolly fur and blurry spots. Weaned at around three months old, Leopard cubs will remain with their mother for another 18 months until she is ready to mate again and encourages her young to independently establish their own territories.
Leopards are commonly found throughout sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia.
The Leopard is a solitary and nocturnal hunter that hunts both on the ground and in the trees. They are excellent climbers and spend the vast majority of the daytime hours resting in the shade of the branches in the trees or under a sheltered rock. Leopards rely heavily on being able to get close enough to their prey before ambushing it, rather than expelling vast amounts of energy in a high-speed chase.
African Leopard @ Safari Niagara
- The African Leopard can be found in the Silent Forest
- Safari Niagara is home to two African Leopards, Adele and Apollo.
Scientific Classification
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Did you know?
- The Leopard can run at speeds up to 58 km/h
- Leopards have no distinctive breeding season
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With so many superhero films dominating the box office, the so-called "superhero fatigue" has begun setting in. Is this simply because there are so many of them or is there a problem in how these stories are told? Surprisingly, there is one film that could possibly solve most of the problems in the modern superhero genre, the 1999 sci-fi masterpiece "The Matrix" by the Wachowskis. Using a narrative theory known as "The Hero's Journey", let's take a look at what made "The Matrix" such a success and has let it stand the test of time. Following is a transcript of the video.
Narrator: What makes a great superhero movie? It's the million dollar question in Hollywood right now, or more accurately six billion, with Marvel creating what is now the most successful film franchise in film history based solely on superheroes. And after decades of this superhero craze, we've essentially seen every possible iterations or versions of the genre.
Some are excellent, pushing boundaries, and attempting to redefine the genre. While others, well... Marvel and DC movies can be fun and enjoyable, but there's one film that really exemplifies a great superhero movie. Let's go all the way back to 1999, the year Wachowskis released their cyberpunk masterpiece - The Matrix.
Despite its heavy sci-fi undertones, The Matrix, at its core, is a superhero movie. I mean look at it. An unlikely hero develops unique powers to protect the world from evil. Now add an iconic look, a few memorable set pieces, and this. That's right, Marvel and DC have The Matrix to thank for this iconic three-point hero landing that has become the staple of the genre. Put all of this together and you've got the classic formula for a superhero film.
But what makes The Matrix shine is in its narrative structure, specifically the journey the Keanu Reaves' character Thomas Anderson goes through to become Neo, the chosen one. To better understand this, let's take a look at a narrative structure called the hero's journey, by Joseph Campbell. Campbell believed that every piece of fiction regarding a hero goes through a very specific set of stages, 17, to be precise. Later screenwriter Christopher Vogler would simplify these 17 stages down to 12. These stages then can be broken into three distinct acts, departure, initiation, and return. Every film about a hero follows this distinct pattern. The hero sets on a journey, faces a series of challenges, and then returns home after a triumphant victory. Most superhero blockbusters focus on this second act, the initiation, often characterized by these big final boss battles. It's what also makes these films so entertaining to watch, as everything builds up to one final, climactic battle, that Vogler names The Ordeal, where our hero faces the most difficult challenge yet.
But what happens afterwards? Is this part of the movie as memorable to you? Probably not. Which is a shame, because this final act, the return, is perhaps the most important part of any hero's journey. And this is where The Matrix truly shines. Let's step back and look at The Ordeal. It occurs in The Matrix when Neo and Trinity set out on an impossible mission to rescue Morpheus from the clutches of the evil agents. Our heroes are successful and for a second it seems as though things are starting to wrap up. But that's not quite what happens here. As they return to the real world one by one, they are compromised and Neo is left to face the agents alone for the first time.
This stage is referred to as the road back by Vogler where the hero "begins to deal with the consequences "of confronting the dark forces of The Ordeal "and is pursued by the vengeful forces he has disturbed." That's exactly what happens, a chase between Neo and the agents as he searches for a way back. Neo is eventually cornered, and then something truly unique happens. This scene came as a shock to a lot of the people watching The Matrix for the first time and it's a shock that is well deserved by the Wachowskis. The film is riddled with uncertainties about whether Thomas is truly Neo, the prophesized chosen one. At one point we even hear that he isn't, from the prophet herself. Ironically, and symbolically, the person who has the most trouble believing is none other than Thomas himself. This is beautifully visualized when Neo fails to make a seemingly impossible jump, a metaphorical leap of faith. And that's why perhaps the best cinematic moment in The Matrix happens in this scene.
How do you visualize faith? To the Wachowskis, that answer is choice. Upon further viewing, it's surprising to see just how many times choices are visualized throughout the film. But it asks the same question every time. Do you choose to escape and avoid the harsh reality of truth, or do you choose to confront and believe it. When all odds are against Thomas, he chooses to believe in himself. That's when we witness a transformation, a moment in which a simple man becomes a hero. And when our faith for the hero is finally proven right, it feels well deserved. This stage, by the way, is actually called resurrection, where the hero is "purified and transformed "through the most dangerous meeting with death."
And perhaps this is where a lot of superhero films today fall short. Most of them choose to follow a safe, proven formula that neither raises the stakes, nor truly tests our hero. We're supposed to simply accept them as heroes without knowing why it is that they deserve it. It makes for an easy viewing, but also a highly predictable one. There are of course a few exceptions, most notably in films like The Dark Knight, or recently, Black Panther. But it seems that many still fail to understand why it is that we love superheroes so much. As much as we love watching our heroes fight and win, it's the side of them that makes them human, their vulnerability, but still the willingness to fight against all odds, that keeps us coming back. Because it's only after moments like these, after a truly harrowing journey, that a real hero is born.


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"The Best Decisions We've Ever Made, Were Over A Cup Of Coffee."
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Saturday is upon us at last and this evening's game will give the Bulldogs their first true test of the season.
As always, I have concerns about taking a team with issues of inexperience and lack of depth on the road to play a night game against an S.E.C. opponent, but I am interested in learning how the Red and Black will perform in a hostile environment against a longstanding rival.
Your thoughts on the contest are invited and should be posted in the comments below.
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Nikhil D Chandradas1, Shivamurthy Ravindra2, Vivekananda M Rangaraju2, Sheetal Jain3, Shivaprasad Dasappa2
1 Department of Periodontics, Sree Mookambika Institute of Dental Sciences, Padanilam, Kulasekharam, Kanyakumari, India2 Department of Periodontics, Sri Hasanamba Dental College and Hospital, Vidyanagar, Hassan, India3 Sumukha Orofacial and Dental Care, Hassan, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:Nikhil D ChandradasDepartment of Periodontics, Sree Mookambika Institute of Dental Sciences, Padanilam, Kulasekharam, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu IndiaSource of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: NoneCheck10DOI: 10.4103/2231-0762.189753
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Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of platelet rich fibrin (PRF) with or without bone graft [demineralized bone matrix (DBM) graft] in the treatment of intrabony defects based on clinical and radiographic parameters. Materials and Methods: Thirty six intrabony defects in 36 patients were randomly divided into three different groups and were treated with group A (PRF with DBM) or group B (PRF alone) or group C [open flap debridement (OFD)]. Clinical parameters such as plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), probing depth (PD), relative attachment level (RAL), and gingival recession (GR) were assessed at baseline and 9 months postoperatively; radiographic parameters such as linear bone growth (LBG) and percentage in bone fill (%BF) were calculated by using the image analysis software. Comparisons of groups were analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis analysis of variance test. Pair-wise comparison of groups was done by Mann-Whitney U test. Results: Mean PD reduction and RAL gain were greater in group A (4.25 ± 1.48, 3.92 ± 0.90) and group B (3.82 ± 0.75, 3.27 ± 0.65) than control (3.00 ± 1.21, 2.25 ± 0.62). Furthermore, statistically significant improvement in LBG and %BF was found in group A (3.47 ± 0.53, 61.53 ± 4.54) compared to group B (2.55 ± 0.61, 49.60 ± 14.08) and group C (1.21 ± 0.80, 24.69 ± 15.59). Conclusions: The study demonstrated that PRF improves clinical and radiological parameters compared to OFD alone in intrabony defects. Addition of DBM enhances the effects of PRF in RAL gain and radiographic defect fill.
Keywords: Chronic periodontitis, clinical trial, periodontal attachment loss, platelet-derived growth factor, regeneration


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Tata Consultancy Services has won a contract for establishing and managing the State Data Centre (SDC) for the state of Karnataka. The SDC is expected to enhance the infrastructure required to consolidate the state level applications and will be interoperable with the existing infrastructure.
TCS has been associated with the Center for e-Governance, for the last five years. M.N. Vidyashankar, Principal Secretary, e-Governance Department, Government of Karnataka states, "TCS has emerged the winner in the transparent bidding process to set up the State Data Center to enhance the infrastructure required for the consolidation of state level applications. The new data center will come up in Vikas Soudha, and our existing data center will become a Disaster Recovery Center. We will migrate all the applications from the existing SDC to the new one". He further added, "E-governance is the only good road to good governance and while technology is expensive, not using technology is even more expensive".
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Good Friday morning! December 10, 2021
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The Dirty Truth About Mold
No matter who you are, or where you live, everyone needs to reduce the amount of mold and mildew in the air they are breathing in. If you smell a musty odor in your home or workplace, there is a good chance that it is probably mold or mildew. Of course, if you actually see mold in your home or office, then you know you have a problem. The bad news is, most of the toxic mold floating around in our air is actually invisible to the naked eye, but still may be seriously affecting your health.
Ancient oriental medicine tells us that clean, fresh air, is one of the most important components of not only physical, but also mental health. Simply put, without clean air, the body cannot function properly. When the body is not functioning properly, the mind cannot function with ease and clarity. This is one of the reasons why the presence of mold and mildew in our indoor air has been clinically associated with more than just allergic reactions. Some studies show a link between airborne mold spores and depression, and even death! Many similar studies have shown that the average human being breathes in an incredibly high amount of toxins from environmental air. In fact, with each breath, we take in more toxic substances and less of the vital oxygen that we need, than ever before.
Eye Opening Statistics About Mold:
- A groundbreaking report from 2007 stated that scientists found a direct correlation between a high presence of mold in households and depression.
- Even more shockingly, studies have shown that the air inside our homes can be worse than the air outside. The average American spends around 90% of our time in enclosed buildings, and over 60% of our time in our houses.
- Scientists have identified over 1,000 types of mold and mildew inside houses in the United States.
- More than 100,000 types of mold exist!
- "Stachybotrys" is a highly-toxic type of mold that has been related to human death.
Toxic Mold: How It Survives
Mold lives off of any organic matter, and loves a warm, humid environment. This includes your leather jacket, a peach, old newspapers, bathroom walls, windowsills, ceilings and wall-paper. Most often, mildew, which is a form of mold or fungus, infests our living or workspaces when there is a high level of moisture, like a musty basement or a shower wall. It comes in through our walls, windows, doors, carpets, or under the refrigerator.
Mold spores can also be carried in on our clothing, shoes, pets and our bodies. Doctors warn against breathing in mold over long periods of time. Often times, our homes and offices are infested with toxic mold and mildew. And, because it can hide in cracks in our walls, as well as other invisible places, most of us are unaware that we are being exposed to the extremely harmful effects.
Today, mold growth in homes and places of work is more of a health issue than we may think. So it's important that you recognize the symptoms of mold in your home, and take steps to protect yourself and your family.
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The central Vanuatu forearc is characterized by a reduced convergence rate at the trench, significant uplift of the overriding plate, and the presence of large forearc islands. Volcanic activity and intermediate-depth seismicity behind the forearc are among the highest on Earth. These features are presumed to be associated with the subduction of a large seamount chain and an immersed ridge. We used a catalog of P and S arrivals from a local seismological network to construct the first 3-D velocity model of the region and to relocate earthquakes beneath the forearc. The 3-D model reveals a highly heterogeneous velocity distribution in the first 40 km beneath the surface. Trench-parallel low P and S velocity zones in the upper tens of kilometers beneath the western edges of the two largest forearc islands correlate to the major features entering into subduction and suggest highly fractured and probably water-infiltrated features. Trench-parallel high-velocity zones at 5–15-km depth, further to the east, may be part of a continuous consolidated rock structure that acts as a backstop. Thick overriding plate crust (29 ± 3 km) in the forearc is consistent with the presence of continental remnants. The earthquake distribution is generally heterogeneous, suggesting a complex fault structure and variable stress. Earthquakes are, however, well aligned at the plate interface in between the subducting features, where they constrain the angle of subduction to be 15° on average, down to 10–15-km depth.
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Badgers finally whip Wolfpack
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The Wisconsin Badgers waited for their shots to start falling, waited for something to work on defense. And after playing what might be their worst half of basketball all season, they couldn't wait any more.
Even before coach Bo Ryan entered the locker room for some halftime adjustments -- or maybe just a chewing out -- the players discussed their problems among themselves. Then Wisconsin scored 26 of the first 33 points in the second to beat North Carolina State 65-56 and earn a berth in the Syracuse Regional finals of the NCAA tournament.
"At halftime, guys got after each other a little bit. Guys knew what they had to do," said guard Sharif Chambliss, who had one point in the first. "The first half was probably one of our worst halves all year. The second half, we knew what we had to do."
Alando Tucker scored 22 points, getting eight in a row during a 13-0 second-half run that turned a 37-34 deficit into a 10-point lead. Mike Wilkinson scored 17, the final two on a breakaway dunk with 20 seconds left that prompted the rest of the Badgers to leap for joy on the court.
Sixth-seeded Wisconsin (25-8) will play the winner of the late game between North Carolina and Villanova for a berth in the Final Four.
"There wasn't much that had to be said. We knew we were a better team than them," forward Zach Morley said. "We finally realized what we had to do to be successful. We just slowed down and worked the ball inside and got some good shots."
Engin Atsur scored 16 and Julius Hodge had 14 on 4-for-16 shooting for N.C. State (21-14). The Wolfpack shot 45 percent in the first half to 32 percent in the second, making their first six 3-pointers before hitting just three of the next 16 attempts.
"It was a tale of two halves," N.C. State coach Herb Sendek said. "We were much better in the first than in the second."
But the difference was even more drastic for Wisconsin.
The Badgers went from shooting 39 percent in the first to 58 percent in the second. They missed all three 3-pointers in the first and hit 4-of-7 in the second. And they had 11 turnovers in the first, with zero assists; they had seven and seven in the second.
Ryan said he'd never seen anything like it.
"Not even in my first year coaching junior high school when I got out of the army -- and that was a struggle," he said. "We hung around. We just hung around. Fortunately, halftime came and we regrouped. I'm extremely proud of our guys that they didn't cave in."
Ryan improved to 7-0 against lower seeds in the NCAA tournament. The 10th-seeded Wolfpack had been the lowest remaining seed.
"We played until we were absolutely exhausted," Hodge said. "We gave it our all. We have no reason to hang our heads."
Tucker scored eight of just 21 Wisconsin points in the first half as the Badgers fell behind by 10 before Chambliss made one of two free throws with 0.7 seconds left. Those were the first points by a Badgers guard in the game.
It all changed quickly in the second.
Clayton Hanson opened with a 3-pointer and then, after Atsur's layup, Chambliss made a 3. Tucker hit a driving layup to make it 32-29 with 16:46 to play; Hodge scored for N.C. State before Hanson made a 3 and Wilkinson banked one in to tie it 34-all with 14:51 left.
The Wolfpack led 37-34 when Tucker made another layup. Then Chambliss hit a 3 from the top of the key to give the Badgers the lead for good, and Tucker scored the next eight points to make it 47-37 with 8:41 left.
N.C. State came within five points, 59-54, with the ball, but couldn't get closer.
N.C. State guard Tony Bethel, who missed the previous four games with a groin injury, came off the bench with 9:27 left. ... A crowd of 30,713 came to the Carrier Dome. Wolfpack fans shared one side with the crowd from North Carolina, which played Villanova in the late game. Some of the light-blue clad Tar Heels fans even cheered for their neighbors despite a long-standing rivalry. They all cheered Duke's loss. ... Wilkinson sat out the last 7:46 of the first with two fouls.


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A number of regulators around the world have been calling for a joined-up approach, with the U.S. Treasury Secretary making a similar plea to President Joe Biden recently.
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Tougher, international regulation for cryptocurrencies could be on the horizon.
The Financial Stability Board says it's going to make recommendations for a crypto crackdown to G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in October.
Its stated goal is to promote consistency internationally — and avoid "regulatory arbitrage," which could allow businesses or malicious actors to take advantage of relaxed rules in some parts of the world.
A number of regulators around the world have been calling for a joined-up approach, with the U.S. Treasury Secretary making a similar plea to President Joe Biden recently.
In a statement on Monday, the FSB warned:
"Cryptoassets, including so-called stablecoins, are fast-evolving. The recent turmoil in cryptoasset markets highlights their intrinsic volatility, structural vulnerabilities and the issue of their increasing interconnectedness with the traditional financial system."
Executives added that the collapse of a major player could result in "large losses" being suffered by investors, undermine confidence in the market, and cause a contagion effect that spreads to other parts of the ecosystem. And, in future bull markets, there are fears this could hit traditional finance, too.
"An effective regulatory framework must ensure that cryptoasset activities posing risks similar to traditional financial activities are subject to the same regulatory outcomes, while taking account of novel features of cryptoassets and harnessing potential benefits of the technology behind them."
The FSB is calling for cryptoassets that perform a similar role to conventional instruments in the real world to fall under the principle of "same activity, same risk, same regulation," but goes on to admit:
"Cryptoassets are predominantly used for speculative purposes and many currently remain mostly outside the scope of or in non-compliance with financial safeguards, of which participants of these activities should be fully aware."
Businesses operating in this sector are also being urged to ensure that they achieve full compliance with legal obligations in the jurisdictions where they're based, too.
The FSB pointed to "the recent turmoil in cryptoasset markets" as evidence for why this approach is needed — and it appears that the organization is particularly setting its sights on stablecoins.
Acknowledging that they're being increasingly used, the statement added:
"Stablecoins should be captured by robust regulations and supervision of relevant authorities if they are to be adopted as a widely used means of payment or otherwise play an important role in the financial system."
There are fears that a lack of regulation "could pose significant risks to financial stability" — especially if adequate reserves to back up the stablecoins in circulation aren't maintained with transparency at all times.