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Use the Touch Bar on Mac
If your Mac has a Touch Bar, you can use familiar gestures — like tap, swipe or slide — directly on the Touch Bar to adjust settings, use Siri, access function keys and do tasks in different apps.
Control Strip
The Control Strip, located at the right end of the Touch Bar, lets you use Siri or easily adjust common settings — just tap the buttons or, for settings like brightness and volume, quickly swipe left or right on the buttons. You can also expand the Control Strip to access more buttons.
Expand the Control Strip: Tap .
Depending on your Mac model and how you customise the Touch Bar, you can also press and hold the Fn key or the key on the keyboard to expand the Control Strip.
Use Control Strip buttons: Tap the buttons to adjust settings or control video or music playback. For some settings — such as display brightness — you can touch and hold the button to change the setting.
Collapse the Control Strip: Tap .
App buttons
Other buttons in the Touch Bar vary depending on the app you're using or the task you're doing. Each app is different — try out the Touch Bar to learn what you can do.
For example, here are the buttons available to tap in the Touch Bar when you select a file in the Finder:
You can use the Touch Bar to quickly add emoji to your text in some apps. Just tap , swipe to scroll through the emoji (organised by category, such as Frequently Used or Smileys & People), then tap the one you want to use.
Tip: In some apps, you can customise the Touch Bar to add buttons for the tasks you do most often.
Typing suggestions
When you're typing text on your Mac, the Touch Bar can show words or phrases you might want to use next (called typing suggestions), to help you save time.
Show typing suggestions: Tap .
Use typing suggestions: Tap a word, phrase or emoji. Spelling corrections are shown in blue.
Hide typing suggestions: Tap in the Touch Bar.
If isn't shown in the Touch Bar, choose View > Customise Touch Bar, then select "Show typing suggestions". Or choose Apple menu > System Settings, click Keyboard in the sidebar (you may need to scroll down), click Touch Bar Settings on the right, then turn on "Show typing suggestions".
In apps where you can change the colour of text or objects, you can use the Touch Bar to select a colour, shade or mode (such as RGB or HSB).
Select a colour: Touch and hold , then slide your finger to a colour.
Select a shade: Tap , touch and hold a colour, then slide your finger to a shade.
Select a mode or custom colour: Tap , tap the colour list on the left, then tap a colour mode, such as RGB. To use a custom colour you saved, tap Swatches.
Use the sliders for a mode to change values, such as hue or saturation. To save your changes to Swatches, tap the colour (a + appears), then tap it again (a tick appears).
Hide colours or the colour values: Tap in the Touch Bar.
Function keys
Many macOS keyboard shortcuts use function keys (F1 through F12)—for example, F11 shows the desktop. On a Mac with a Touch Bar, function keys are shown in the Touch Bar.
To show the function keys in the Touch Bar, press and hold the Fn key or the key (depending on your Mac model) on the keyboard.
Make sure to customise the Touch Bar in Keyboard settings so the function keys are shown when you press and hold the key.
Tap a function key.
If a keyboard shortcut includes a modifier key, such as Option or Command, press and hold the Fn key or the key with the modifier key. For example, to use Fn-Control-F3 to move to the Dock, press and hold the Fn key or the key and the Control key together, then tap F3 in the Touch Bar.
See the Apple Support article How to use function keys on MacBook Pro with Touch Bar.


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Wherever possible, we aim to obtain your explicit consent to process this information, for example, by asking you to agree to our use of Cookies or to receive communications from us.
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You assume the sole risk of transmitting your information as it relates to the use of this site, and for any data corruptions, intentional interceptions, intrusions or unauthorized access to information, or of any delays, interruptions to or failures preventing the use this site. In no event shall we be liable for any direct, indirect, special, consequential or monetary damages, including fees, and penalties in connection with your use of materials posted on this site or connectivity to or from this site to any other site.
Even though our site is not designed for use by anyone under the age of 18, we realize that a child may attempt to access the site. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from a child. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child is using our site, please contact us. We may ask for proof of identification before we remove any information to prevent malicious removal of information. If we discover on our own that a child is accessing our site, we will delete the information as soon as we discover it, we will not use the information for any purpose, and we will not disclose the information to third parties. You acknowledge that we do not verify the age of our users nor do we have any liability to do so. If you are a child, please seek the permission of a parent or guardian before accessing the site.
Our website may contain links to other websites. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. These third party websites are outside of our control and are not covered by this Privacy Policy. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
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We rely on four key factors to make our project successful: Binance Smart Chain for our blockchain, Deeplock.io to protect our liquidity pool tokens, PancakeSwap for buying and selling our RRKT Tokens, and Trust Wallet for storing our tokens. If anything were to happen to any of these companies, it would be a significant setback for our project. However, throughout the years, these companies have proven to be extremely reliable and consistently demonstrated themselves trusted brands. By utilizing their top-tier technology, we are taking proactive steps to mitigate risks and ensure the safety and success of our project.

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Wikipedia has an extremely powerful search engine built in, which can be used to locate material on Wikipedia more easily and more precisely than well known external web search engines such as Google and Yahoo!.
The search box is located at the top right on every page on the standard Wikipedia skin (Vector). It will take you to the article that matches your query; otherwise it displays the search results. To display the full search results, click on the last item in drop-down list (which says «⧼vector-simplesearch-containing⧽»), or perform an empty search. The direct link for the advanced interface is Special:Search.
You can also search directly from your Web Browser.
Search results page
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The default search only applies to the Mainspace, where articles are stored. When searching for articles, a box on the right of the search results page shows the most relevant results from our sister projects, such as Wiktionary, Wikisource and Wikibooks. Other types of content pages can be searched by selecting an option from the grey search types box below the search input box.
If Multimedia is selected, you can search images, videos and songs stored on Wikipedia or විකිමාධ්ය කොමන්ස්. This option will search their file names and descriptions.
If Help and Project pages is selected, you can search the "Help" and "Wikipedia" namespaces. These namespaces contain help pages, Wikipedia guidelines and policies, and all pages used for administration and maintenance of the site. If you have a specific question about Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Questions for where to find answers.
If Everything is selected, you can search all namespaces.
To search in any subset of namespaces, click Advanced on the search form. A quicker way to search a single namespace is to type the namespace, a colon, then the search term in the search box, for example Wikipedia:Verifiability returns search results for verifiability in the Wikipedia namespace.
Registered users can modify the default namespace to search in "My Preferences". They can also choose how much context and how many hits per page to display when viewing search results. See Help:Preferences for more information.
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පෙළ</nowiki>/gallery> </gallery> ion pages== Navigation pages will attempt to guide you to the correct article. You may encounter two types of these pages when searching for a topic.
- Disambiguation
- You may type in something like Plaque, that takes you to a list of the many things that you could mean by it. This type of page is called a disambiguation page, and it's there to make things easier for you. Such a page prevents you from having to guess the exact phrase used to identify each page.
- Redirection
- Some things can be referred to by many names. The Flag of the United States, for instance, could be called the American Flag, the US Flag, or many similar things. Searching is set up so that if you search for any of those terms, you will be "redirected" to the proper place. If instead of being redirected you are taken to a search menu, then you have searched for a phrase that has not been set up to redirect to an article. In such a case, you may look through the search results for an appropriate topic, try searching for an alternative spelling or name for the term, or try something related like Flag or USA. Once you have found what you were looking for, consider adding redirect pages for the expressions that you tried that did not lead to an article because chances are that you are not the only one thinking about the topic in this way. Thus, in doing so you will make life easier for those who later search for the term.
Search engine features
[සංස්කරණය]The internal search engine can search for parts of page titles or page title prefixes, and in specific categories and namespaces. It can also limit a search to pages with specific words in the title or located in specific categories or namespaces. It can handle parameters an order of magnitude more sophisticated than most external search engines, including user-specified words with variable endings and similar spellings. When presenting results, the internal search understands and will link to relevant sections of a page (although to a limited degree some other search engines may do this as well).
The internal search is also able to search all pages for project purposes, whereas external search engines cannot be used on any talk page, a large part of projectspace, and any page tagged as noindex.
The source text (what one sees in the edit box) is searched. This distinction is relevant for piped links, for interlanguage links (to find links to Chinese articles, search for zh, not for Zhongwen), special characters (if ê is coded as ê it is found searching for ecirc), etc. To find a word or phrase that is the same as an article title, prefix a "-"; otherwise you will go directly to the article of that title, when what you want are the list of articles with that word or phrase. e.g. "-timeline".
Upper and lower case as well as some umlauts and accents are disregarded in search. For example, a search for citroen will find pages containing the word Citroën (c = C, e = ë). Some ligatures match the separate letters. For example, a search for aeroskobing will find pages containing Ærøskøbing (ae = Æ).
The following features can be used to refine searches:
- Phrases in double quotes - A phrase can be searched by enclosing it in double quotes. For example, "holly dolly" returns very few results as opposed to holly dolly (two standalone words).
- Boolean search - By default logical AND is applied to all search terms, just as on all major search engines. Parentheses and "OR" can also be used. For example windows OR system and combined: microsoft (windows OR system) (note the uppercase OR).
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The milkiest chocolate ice cream in the world
The heat is on ......
Summer is definitely here ugh !
What better way to celebrate ( or not ) summer than having a scoop or three of your fave ice cream ?!
If is it homemade , so much the better but hey , store-bought is fine ^___^
I've been planning to make some Vietnamese coffee popsicles since last month when I saw the recipe at the gorgeous blog of Sommer Collier but sadly I still haven't found a good quality popsicle mould *sigh*
Well , since I still got a lot of time to make those popsicles , ice cream which you just can put in any container is the next best thing to make .....
Speaking of container , I bought 3 small glass bottle aeons ago, they were cheap and cute and I just couldn't resist buying some lol
Then I remember Sonia's gorgeous soy milk pudding late last year using the same small bottle and thought why not put some ice cream in those small bottles ?! You can serve it directly - no need to use ice cream scoop ......
Don't they look pretty cute ?!
According to Jeni Bauer , this ice cream tastes like a bar of fine Swiss chocolate and I couldn't agree more ! Though my idea of fine Swiss chocolate is Lindt chocolate hee hee !
Smooth , luscious , creamy and chocolaty , this ice cream is just like eating Lindt milk chocolate bar ! Trust me , since I'm currently eating this ice cream with some Lindt lol
If you're wondering about the post title , that's really the name of this ice cream .
Recipe adapted from Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home
Makes about 1 quart
My slight modification in green
1 cup whole milk 1 1/4 cups UHT whole milk
1 tablespoon plus 1 tsp cornstarch tapioca starch
2 oz bittersweet chocolate ( 55 to 70 % cocoa ) Guittard 63 % bittersweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup cream
1 cup evaporated milk
2/3 cup sugar 1/2 cup
2 tablespoons light corn syrup 1 tbsp
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder a combination of Hershey's and Valhrona
1/4 tsp fine sea salt 1/8 tsp table salt
* Mix about 2 tablespoons of milk with the cornstarch in a small bowl to make a smooth paste .
Put chocolate chips in a medium heatproof bowl . Prepare a large mixing bowl and fill it with ice and small amount of water .
* Combine the remaining milk , cream , evaporated milk , sugar and corn syrup in a 4-quart saucepan and bring mixture into a rolling bowl over medium-high heat . Add the cocoa , whisking thoroughly to prevent lumps and continue boiling for 4 minutes .
* Remove from heat and gradually mix in the cornstarch mixture . Bring the mixture back to a boil until thickens , about a minute .
* Gradually whisk in the hot milk mixture into the chocolate . Add the salt and whisk until chocolate is melted . Place over an ice bath to cool completely , stirring from time to time .
* Pour mixture into the ice cream maker and churn until thickens , about 30 minutes or until thick and creamy . Transfer into an airtight container and freeze overnight .


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Does your grandad cycle?
Mine doesn't.
Here's the image my grandad has of cyclists: A bunch of lycra wearers, who ride two abreast, that avoid paying road tax and go on cycling holidays in France.
Running London Cyclist, we're bound to come to blows at times.
Don't get me wrong – I love my grandad. He's offered to help me out when I needed funding for an idea I had for London Cyclist, he's always happy to chat and he's always offering me a lift when I visit Birmingham. All in all – full points for a grandad!
However, things can get a little heated at the dining room table at Christmas.
I always find myself trying to hold back, so that it doesn't turn in to an argument.
"Cyclists don't pay road tax"
Road tax was abolished 76 years ago. Winston Churchill was the first to start the process of abolishing it. Car tax is based on CO2 emissions, so even if cyclists had to pay a fee it would be £0. Plus, the local councils pays for many of the roads, so in fact we are all paying for the roads.
"Cyclists ride two abreast"
I'm a driver as well as a cyclist and that can be annoying. Fortunately, most cyclists know when to switch to single file to allow cars to overtake.
"Cyclists are a bunch of Lycra wearers"
Most cyclists actually cycle in their everyday clothes. I don't wear Lycra unless I'm heading off on a particularly long bike ride.
"They go on cycling holidays in France"
Lots of people go on holiday in France. They just happen to be on a bike!
I usually find more sympathy with my grandma. I'll turn to her and bring back happy memories created by bicycles. I'll ask: Didn't you ride a bike?
Her eyes light up and she recalls the time when she was a dancer and would ride her bike everywhere.
I always hope this will be enough to win over my grandad.
In reality, I don't mind in the slightest that my grandad holds these views. What worries me is that he represents a larger section of society that don't "get" cycling.
It's this big group of society that politicians resist upsetting. However, without stirring a few feathers, there can be no progress.
Yet, there's no need to stir feathers, as long as you carefully select your message.
At the start, I'd talk to my grandad about how much I enjoy cycling, the environmental benefits and the need for more money to be spent on bike lanes for cyclists.
The mention of more money, road space being reallocated to cyclists and environmental benefits, was enough for him to huff, dismiss his grandson and get back to enjoying his roast dinner on a hot plate.
Instead, I should have focused my message on the benefits to people, not cyclists.
Indeed, this is the new tactic by London mayor Boris Johnson.
The message he's now spreading is that more cyclists mean less cars in front of you in traffic. More cyclists mean less tax, thanks to the health improvements mixed with a reduction in pollution and therefore less of a burden on the NHS.
This is the language cycling bloggers have more widely adopted in the past two years.
The new message is that this isn't about cyclists, it's about everyone.
If I can convert my grandad, I can convert anyone!


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Settlement Funds Law Enforcement Efforts to Fight Identity, Intellectual Property Theft
(SAN JOSE) – Attorney General Bill Lockyer today announced Hewlett-Packard (HP) will finance a new law enforcement fund to fight violations of privacy and intellectual property rights, and adopt corporate governance reforms, under a $14.5 million settlement that resolves allegations the firm used false pretenses – or pretexting – to unlawfully access phone records during its probe of boardroom leaks to the media.
"The Hewlett-Packard incident has helped shine a national spotlight on a major privacy protection problem," said Lockyer. "With its governance reforms, this settlement should help guide companies across the country as they seek to protect confidential business information without violating corporate ethics or privacy rights. And the new fund will help ensure that when businesses cross the legal line they will be held accountable. Fortunately, Hewlett-Packard is not Enron. I commend the firm for cooperating instead of stonewalling, for taking instead of shirking responsibility, and for working with my office to expeditiously craft a creative resolution."
The settlement requires HP to pay $13.5 million to create in the Attorney General's Office a new "Privacy and Piracy Fund" for law enforcement activities related to privacy and intellectual property rights. Additionally, HP will pay $650,000 in civil penalties and $350,000 to cover the Attorney General's investigation and other costs. The settlement's corporate governance reforms aim to strengthen in-house monitoring and oversight to ensure compliance with legal and ethical standards, and protection of privacy rights, during any investigations launched by HP or outside firms hired by HP. The "injunctive relief" provisions that impose the reforms will last five years.
The Santa Clara County Superior Court approved the settlement, which Lockyer filed today along with the complaint it resolves.
The Privacy and Piracy Fund will be used by the Attorney General and local prosecutors to investigate and prosecute violations of privacy and intellectual property rights. Each year, up to $1 million will be allocated from the fund – $500,000 to the Attorney General and up to $500,000 to local prosecutors.
Local prosecutors will submit applications for the funds, based on criteria set by a three-person committee comprised of key deputies in the Attorney General's Office. The committee will make recommendations to the Attorney General on which applications should be approved and how much funds they should be allotted. The Attorney General will make the final decisions.
Any money that remains unallocated in any year will be carried over to the next year. Local prosecution agencies which receive an allocation and recover money in a case must reimburse the Privacy and Piracy Fund for the allocation.
Among the major governance reforms:
- A new independent director will serve as the board's watchdog on compliance with ethical and legal requirements. The director will have specific responsibilities in carrying out that oversight function, and report violations to the Board, other responsible HP officials and the Attorney General.
- HP's chief ethics and compliance officer (CECO) will have expanded oversight and reporting duties. Formerly the chief ethics officer, the CECO will review HP's investigation practices and make recommendations to the Board on how to improve the practices by July 31, 2007. The CECO, who previously reported just to the general counsel, now also will report to the Board's Audit Committee. Additionally, the CECO will have authority to retain independent legal advisors.
- HP will expand the duties and responsibilities of its chief privacy officer to include review of the firm's investigation protocols to ensure they protect privacy and comply with ethical requirements.
- HP will establish a new Compliance Council, headed by the CECO and also comprised of the chief privacy officer, deputy general counsel for compliance, head of internal audit, and ethics and compliance liaisons. The Council will develop and maintain policies and procedures governing HP's ethics and compliance program, and provide periodic reports to the CEO, Audit Committee and Board.
- HP will beef up the ethics and conflict-of-interest components of its training program. The training redesign will be directed and monitored by the CECO, Compliance Council, independent director and chief privacy officer. HP also will create a separate code of conduct, for use by outside investigators, that addresses privacy and business ethics issues.
The allegations in the civil complaint track the charges in a felony criminal complaint filed October 4, 2006 by Lockyer against former HP Chairwoman Patricia C. Dunn and four other defendants. Under Penal Code section 538.5, the civil complaint alleges HP used "false and fraudulent pretenses" to obtain from a phone company confidential information, including billing records, belonging to individuals. The victims included HP employees, board members and their family members, and reporters and their family members. The civil complaint also alleges HP violated Penal Code section 502(c)(2) by willfully and knowingly accessing, and without permission using, computerized telephone account data belonging to the victims. Additionally, HP violated California's identity theft statute (Penal Code section 530.5) by willfully obtaining personal identifying information about the victims, then using that information for an unlawful purpose, according to the complaint.
The filing and settlement of the civil complaint have no effect on the criminal case, which remains pending against all five defendants in Santa Clara County Superior Court.


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Ans. There are a few natural ways to deter possums from your property, such as removing food sources, sealing off entry points, and using natural repellents such as peppermint oil or citronella oil. However, these methods are not always effective, and they may not be enough to get rid of possums that have already infested your home.
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- Finding customers and access to finance remain the dominant concerns for euro area SMEs
- SMEs report a marginal deterioration in the perceived availability of bank loans
- Survey points to an increase in interest rates offered to SMEs, while conditions still differ significantly across countries
The European Central Bank (ECB) is today publishing its ninth report on the results of the "Survey on the access to finance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the euro area". This survey round was conducted between 28 August and 4 October 2013 in all euro area countries except Slovakia, where survey interviews lasted one week longer. The total sample size for the euro area was 8,305 firms, of which 7,674 (92%) have less than 250 employees. The report mainly provides evidence on changes in the financial situation, financing needs and access to financing of SMEs in the euro area, compared with large firms, during the preceding six months (i.e. from April to September 2013).
Between April and September 2013, euro area SMEs reported in net terms an increase in their need for bank loans. The difference between the percentage of firms reporting an increase and those reporting a decrease of their need for bank loans was 5%, unchanged from the previous survey round. Euro area SMEs also reported a marginal deterioration in the availability of bank loans (-11% of respondents, in net terms, after -10% in the previous round). The survey results point to slightly increased rejection rates for euro area SMEs when applying for a loan (12%, up from 11%). The percentage of SMEs reporting access to finance as their main problem remains broadly stable (at 16%). The survey results suggest that financing conditions for SMEs continue to differ significantly across euro area countries and are in general more difficult than those of larger companies.
This survey round was conducted jointly by the ECB and the European Commission. In addition to the questions asked every six months in order to assess the latest developments in financing conditions for firms in the euro area, it included a separate set of questions on SMEs' growth and the obstacles they believe may hinder their growth. The survey is carried out in this particular format every two years.
The report on the survey results can be found on the ECB's website at http://www.ecb.europa.eu in the "Statistics" section under "Monetary and financial statistics" / "Surveys" / "Access to finance of SMEs", along with detailed statistical tables with additional breakdowns.
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It is not exactly a secret that inflation is a significant issue. With inflation continuing to increase the cost of living all over the world, there are many people who are looking for ways to save money. Home improvement and renovation projects have been popular during the past few years, but many homeowners are starting to put them on hold because of how expensive everything has gotten. What are some of the ways you can save money on your home repair and renovation costs?
Know What You Can Do Yourself
First, you need to think about home repairs that you can complete on your own. It has gotten exceedingly expensive to call the contractor for help. There might be some small issues that you can handle on your own. This might include broken cabinet pulls and slanted doors. On the other hand, you need to think about your safety. For example, you should never work on a gas line yourself unless you are properly certified.
Scale Back The Price Of The Renovation
You might also need to scale back the scope of the renovation project. For example, if you were going with a specialty company for those beautiful kitchen counters, you may want to go with a less expensive option. You might even be able to find a single company that can handle everything for you, which means that you may enjoy a significant discount.
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You might be able to save even more money if you go with a used option. For example, if you are looking for a way to save money on kitchen cabinets, consider looking for the second-hand often that someone is trying to get rid of. This is also a great way for you to protect the environment. When you work with a kitchen contractor, see if they know somebody who is looking to get rid of kitchen items. They might give you a discount if you take them off of their hands.
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These are a few tips you may want to follow if you are looking for a way to save money on repairs and renovations. Make sure you know what you can do yourself and when you need to reach out to a professional.


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Stain removal
We all want to show the world our whitest, brightest smile, and stain removal treatments at Uppingham Dental & Implant Clinic are key to keeping your teeth looking their best.
We all want to show the world our whitest, brightest smile, and stain removal treatments at Uppingham Dental & Implant Clinic are key to keeping your teeth looking their best.
If your self-confidence is affected by the appearance of your teeth, you may be considering veneers. Your Uppingham Dental & Implant Clinic dentist can help you achieve a beautiful smile without lengthy orthodontics.
Why are my teeth discoloured?
Teeth lose their natural colour for many reasons, but the main causes of teeth looking yellow are food and drink, oral hygiene and age.
Drinks such as tea, coffee, red wine and certain fruits, such as blueberries, stain teeth quite badly. Smoking is another common culprit.
Can I have my teeth whitened if I have cavities or gum problems?
Before treatment you will always be seen by one of our dentists to make sure that having your teeth whitened is right for you.
It is not a good idea to have your teeth whitened if you have existing dental problems, as the whitening agent can aggravate any cavity or gum problems.
How long will my teeth stay white?
The treatment has a long-term impact on the colour of your teeth, but they will not be immune to the same discolouring as they previously suffered. Stains build up on your teeth from everyday living.
Tea, coffee, red wine, tobacco and spicy foods can all dull the natural colour of your teeth. To maintain the impact of the treatment it is advisable to brush your teeth more frequently. Your Portman dentist will explain the procedure and aftercare at your first appointment.
Is teeth whitening safe?
As long as you have healthy teeth and gums, teeth whitening is perfectly safe. One factor to look out for is the peroxide concentration in the whitening agent, as it may weaken the tooth enamel.
Next steps
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A member of the Spades (one of the groups fighting from a horse-van, and symbolising the guards of Count Ranieri) is being hit by an orange during The Battle of the Oranges in the City Square of Ivrea, pop. 30.000. During the days of the Carnival, the town becomes crammed with tourists coming to witness the event which finds its roots at the end of the XII Century, when the people led an insurrection against the local tyrant, Count Ranieri of Biandrate, who was exercising the 'jus primae noctis' rule (having the first night) on the local young brides. The battle to overthrow him is represented with a 3-day-fight between factions in which more then 400 tonnes of oranges are thrown. During the celebrations, food stalls, bands playing music, and parades are also present, giving it a typical Medieval atmosphere.


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Maggie Stiefvater is a young-adult author with a passionate fan base — she describes her subject matter as everything from "homicidal faeries" to "werewolf nookie."
She wrote the best-selling Shiver trilogy and the novel The Scorpio Races. Her most-recent book, The Raven Boys, is the first in a series of four that will follow Blue Sargent, daughter of the Henrietta, Va., town psychic, as she becomes involved with the lives of four students at the local private school who call themselves the Raven Boys.
Though Blue comes from a family of clairvoyants, she herself has no particular powers.
"She's completely ordinary — except she amplifies other people's psychic abilities," Stiefvater tells NPR's Linda Wertheimer. But that doesn't mean Blue's life is boring: She's destined to fall in love with one of the Raven Boys — and be the cause of his death.
Writing the stories of the four Raven Boys was the fun part, Stiefvater says.
"I love writing characters, and this was like a French braid, a knot of characterization to deal with. All of these boys are defined by each other, and they're very much defined by money or not having it" at their affluent private school, she says. "It was interesting as an author to try and play them off each other."
Blue — like many of the townies in Henrietta — wants nothing to do with the Raven Boys and their private school cohort. But once a year, Blue and her mother watch the spirits of the dead appear on a ley line, a line of magical energy running through the town. When one of the Raven Boys appears on the ley line even though he's still alive, Blue knows he's doomed.
Stiefvater based her story on magic and Welsh mythology about sleeping kings who will return to save a troubled land. But at its heart, The Raven Boys is a simple human story of a star-crossed love between a poor girl and a rich boy.
"As teenagers, we all see ourselves as outsiders ... and it's very easy to look at other people who are more popular, who have more pocket money, and it makes you feel even more like an outsider, and it does shape who you become as a person," she says.
A sprinkling of the supernatural makes that story universal, Stiefvater adds.
"Doesn't matter what culture you come from, as soon as you put it into that world of myth, it becomes something that you can understand from all different places," she says.
Magic can also reverse real-world power dynamics — the Raven Boys, for all their material advantages, are powerless in the spirit world, whereas Blue's family has great ability there.
"The psychic abilities do balance it out," Stiefvater says. "The women are all extremely powerful in this because they have a sort of mystical knowledge the boys can't have."
Stiefvater is a musician and animator who not only composes a piece of music for each of her books, but also makes a short animated book trailer that she posts online.
"It's been a fascinating thing as an author to watch how the Internet has shaped how we deal with our readers," she says.
But she does not subscribe to the common fear that the Internet will be the death of printed books.
"This object that we hold in our hands, a book ... that tactile pleasure, it's just not going to go away," she says.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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2 hr 20 min
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45 min
35 min
Yield:6 to 8 servings
2 1/2 cups cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups granulated sugar
3 1/2 ounces dark chocolate, melted and cooled
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups cold water
Raspberry liqueur, such as Chambord, for drizzling
Nonstick cooking spray
Chocolate Chip Buttercream, recipe follows
Dark chocolate shavings, for decoration
Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add the cooled chocolate and vanilla and beat for 3 minutes to incorporate.
Beat in the eggs one at a time. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat for another 3 minutes.
Gradually mix in the dry ingredients in three batches, alternating with the cold water. Beat for 1 minute after each addition to incorporate the ingredients. Mix until the batter is smooth.
Coat two 9-inch round cake pans with nonstick cooking spray. Cut 2 circles of parchment paper to fit the pan bottoms and place them inside the pans; then spray the paper for added non-stick insurance.
Pour the batter into the prepared pans and smooth the surface with a spatula; the pans should be two-thirds full.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. The cake is cooked when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the cake springs back when touched.
Leave to cool for 40 minutes.
Turn the cakes out of the pans and remove the paper.
Drizzle them with a few tablespoons of raspberry liqueur.
With a metal spatula, spread 1/2 cup Chocolate Chip Buttercream on top of one of the layers. Start in the center and work your way out. Carefully place the second layer on top. Smooth the sides with buttercream, and then spread the rest over the top so that the cake is completely covered.
Refrigerate for 5 minutes before decorating or cutting.
With a large knife, scrape some shavings from a block of dark chocolate. Scatter the shavings over the cake.
Chocolate Chip Buttercream:
3 cups powdered sugar
7 tablespoons hot water
4 ounces dark chocolate, melted and cooled
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/4 cup semisweet dark chocolate, finely chopped
In the bowl of an electric mixer, dissolve the powdered sugar and water at low speed.
Beat in the dark chocolate and vanilla. Add the butter gradually in small bits. Mix until everything is completely incorporated. Using a spatula, fold in the chopped chocolate and give a final quick spin.
Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/a-gooey-decadent-chocolate-cake-recipe.html?oc=linkback


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COVID-19: Boris Johnson Announces Ease Of Lockdown Dec. 2
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has announced plans for strict regional measures to combat COVID-19 after England's lockdown ends Dec. 2, sparking a rebellion by members of his own party who said the move may do more harm than good.
Johnson's office said late Saturday that the government plans to return to a three-tiered system of restrictions, with areas facing different measures depending on the severity of their outbreaks.
Though it is likely that a much-criticized 10 p.m. curfew on bars and restaurants will be altered, the tiers are likely to include tighter restrictions than when they were first used in October even as more communities are expected to be placed in the two highest virus alert categories.
Some of Johnson's Conservative Party allies immediately demanded an impact analysis of the proposed restrictions so lawmakers can weigh the health benefits against harm to the economy, mental health and relationships.
Steve Baker, one of 70 lawmakers who have written to Johnson with their concerns, said they can't support the approach unless the government can show the restrictions planned for after Dec. 2 will have an effect on decreasing COVID-19 transmission, "and will save more lives than they cost."
Johnson's Cabinet will meet Sunday to work out details of the plan before the prime minister presents it to the House of Commons on Monday.
Parliament must approve the plan before the new measures take effect.
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The debate comes as hope grows that vaccines may ultimately provide a way out of the pandemic, and public health officials say restrictions on social and business interactions across the U.K. have begun to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Johnson's office confirmed plans to begin a nationwide vaccination program next month, assuming regulators approve a COVID-19 vaccine.
The government also says it will increase mass testing to combat the virus. In the meantime, restrictions on day-to-day life will continue through the Christmas period.
"We'll be going back into a tiered system, which is a far better way to tackle this on a localized approach," Treasury chief Rishi Sunak told Sky News.
"And with regard to Christmas, I think as frustrating as it is for all of us, Christmas is not going to be normal this year.''
The original three-tiered regional approach was introduced on Oct. 12 as the government tried to control a surge in COVID-19 cases without resorting to a national lockdown.
Under those rules, the highest level of restrictions forced pubs and bars to close and people were advised not to travel outside their communities.
The second tier barred people from meeting indoors with anyone from outside their household. Even at the lowest level, bars and restaurants were forced to close at 10 p.m. and meetings of more than six people were prohibited. Now Johnson plans to tighten those measures. The government's scientific advisory group, known as SAGE, is expected to publish reports on Monday showing that the original three-tiered strategy wasn't strong enough and recommending tougher restrictions when it returns. The regional approach was suspended in November when Johnson finally imposed a lockdown in England.
That decision came after public health officials warned that an exponential rise in new coronavirus infections was threatening to overwhelm the National Health Service as the winter flu season approached.
The lockdown closed non-essential business like many shops, gyms, bars, restaurants. It also banned most social gatherings but schools remain open. Confirmed new cases of COVID-19 have started to drop across the U.K., with the number of positive tests during the past seven days falling 13.8% from the week before.
Authorities reported 2,861 COVID-related deaths over the last seven-day period, 17 fewer than a week earlier.
Still, the infection rate remains high, at 244 cases for every 100,000 people. The U.K. has Europe's deadliest COVID-19 outbreak, with more than 54,700 deaths. Health Secretary Matt Hancock told reporters Friday that while the lockdown has been successful in slowing the spread of the virus, people need to keep following the rules.
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, the government's Deputy Chief Medical Officer, warned that any gains from the November lockdown could be quickly lost to a virus that takes "just seconds" to spread. People should "keep up the pressure on this virus and push down on it as much as we can right to the end of the period (of lockdown)," he said.
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A 28-year-old playwright is making her debut on Broadway tonight with a play set in the White House. Called POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, the farce is complete with slamming doors, profanity and a cast of seven comic actresses, including Vanessa Williams and Rachel Dratch.
"The thing I love about farce is that it is tragedy that you laugh at," said playwright Selina Fillinger. "And there is so much tragedy around. And yet we still need to laugh in order to keep moving through it."
Here's the set-up: The President of the United States is a man who the audience never meets. And he's said a word, a slur against women, in front of a Chinese diplomatic delegation and the press corps, causing a variety of crises which spiral out of control. Seven women, from his chief of staff to his press secretary to the First Lady, try desperately to save him.
"When they hear the first word, people are shocked and, you know, gasp a little bit," says Vanessa Williams, who plays the First Lady, "and then they know that they're in for an unconventional ride."
"When you think about it, often the things that we consider the most derogatory about women are curse words that are just referring directly to genitalia," said playwright Selina Fillinger. Her fall-down funny play asks a lot of questions.
"[I'm] trying to unpack the misogyny and assumptions that are just even in our vocabulary. And why is this word derogatory? Why is that an inherently bad thing? Why is it bad to call a woman this? Who decided that this is a bad word and made this into an oppressive thing? And can that be reclaimed?" she asked.
Director Susan Stroman described the play as taking place in an alt universe where the president – his political party is never mentioned – abuses his power. "There are many people who are complicit with it, and it is about that too," Stroman said. "It is about a group of women who do what they can to save him. And then at one point, it's too much. And it asks that question about what happens if at one point no one does help him."
Playwright Fillinger said she wanted to subvert the classic forms of farce in POTUS. For one thing, the ensemble is entirely comprised of women. For another example, instead of having a woman running around in her underwear, which happens in many male-dominated farces, a member of the press corps runs around with a breast pump. "The characters in the play are like all versions of women that I have seen or versions of women I have been," she said, "at various points of crisis or like high stakes. And then just taking that and blowing that up."
The play had initially been scheduled to open during the 2020 election, but COVID scuttled those plans. Yet Julie White, who plays the President's chief of staff, said she's pleased about the timing. "People need to really laugh. And in some ways, to laugh about the states of politics and political discourse, but not in a specific way. I don't want any more Trump jokes."
Stroman said yes, the play is funny - but in some ways, it's also a call to action. "Well, certainly the future is there, but it's going to be a fight," Stroman said. "And I think that's what Selina is saying, too. It's hopeful, but it's not hopeful without a fight."
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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SUNDAY WORSHIP – Contemplative Communion
December 11, 2022 @ 8:00 am
An event every week that begins at 8:00 am on Sunday, repeating until September 30, 2023
Covid-19 Regulations
In light of the ongoing pandemic and the presence of the Delta variant, we are all wearing masks for the 9:30 service. Other congregations are making different choices, accepting greater levels of risk, but we have opted to take a cautious path throughout. We believe it is our duty and it is also our desire to protect the vulnerable among us and to adapt ourselves to the current times. We all live each day doing the best we can. We are a church that recognizes life is fragile and we are inherently vulnerable. We are always a breath away from our mortality. Please realize we make every effort to minimize the risk of transmitting COVID-19 during worship, but even being careful cannot remove all risk. Also, we want our non-vaccinated friends to be able to worship with us without being singled out. The 8am service is a much smaller group and there are few responses and no singing, so mask wearing there has been optional. We are asking all who attend the 8am service to have a face covering with you, just in case we have a friend in attendance who is not yet comfortable being out without covering. Thank you.