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This week, the Azure Blockchain team and I will be in Cancun for DevCon3. As we partner with customers on more mature scenarios and applications, our product roadmap continues to evolve, but the fundamental tenets of the strategy outlined at DevCon2 have remained unchanged:
- Build an open blockchain cloud platform that enables developers to rapidly and consistently deploy blockchain network infrastructure for all major protocols. From Ethereum, the first and still most popular offering in our Marketplace, to R3 Corda, Chain, Quorum and Hyperledger Fabric, Azure strives to be the best and most welcoming place for the blockchain ecosystem.
- Advance the enterprise capabilities of blockchain to improve the security, privacy, performance and operational governance of what we now call consortium, or private blockchain networks. Together with partners like R3 Corda, Intel, J.P. Morgan Chase and Consensys, we are collaborating to achieve this goal through the Confidential Consortium Blockchain Framework and through our participation in consortiums like the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance.
- Introduce an enterprise grade, 3-tiered application platform that delivers the security, productivity, code re-use, and performance required for enterprise production deployments. Enterprise Smart Contracts is inspired by existing 3-tiered enterprise architectures, but designed from the ground up to be blockchain native featuring secure multi-party serverless compute.
- Deliver tools to empower customers get started on their own and experiment rapidly. The Azure Marketplace has become an open hub for developers to not only to access tools and resources to accelerate the blockchain revolution, but also to contribute by publishing their own templates. Read about the most recent additions to the Marketplace on the Azure blog.
- Design for extensibility by integrating a diverse set of non-blockchain capabilities to enable the development of an enterprise application including hosting and exposing scalable APIs, the ability to ingest data from apps, systems, and devices at scale. Utilize machine learning and big data technologies for data analysis to next generation services like cognitive services and bots.
At Microsoft our objective is to help companies thrive in a new era of secure multi-party computation by delivering open, scalable platforms and services that any company, including ledger startups, retailers, health providers, and global banks, can use to improve shared business processes. Creating an architecture that allows developers to more productively build scalable applications is a core part of delivering on that objective.
We have been hard at work incubating our blockchain stack with customers and are looking to broaden the feedback loop this week at DevCon3. Given our history with the event, and the importance of Ethereum and this community, we're excited to share that attendees will be able test drive Enterprise Smart Contracts with our dev team at the Microsoft booth.
So, what are Enterprise Smart Contracts and why are they important? To answer this, let's dive into a fundamental challenge with blockchain technology today – resolving the truth.
Resolving the truth
Blockchain is often referred to as a shared source of truth. A ledger that contains the immutable, cryptographically secure record of transactions that take place between untrusted or semi-trusted individuals, organizations, systems or devices. Establishing this shared truth is fundamental to all distributed ledger technologies. The first implementations of blockchain were designed for the simple transfer of ownership of assets between parties, with both assets and parties defined on the same network.
So, the blockchain represents the collective historical and present truth for all transactions and participants in those transactions but scoped to one particular network.
This works great for cryptocurrencies, asset registers and exchanges, but breaks down when outside variables and properties that are more dynamic, such as stock prices, IoT sensor readings, etc., get introduced when computing this shared truth. There are several approaches that have emerged to begin enabling these interactions, but these are inconsistent and often not appropriate for enterprise organizations.
We believe a collaborative compute environment for resolving the truth and recording it on any blockchain network, or multiple networks, at the same time is an important next step in blockchain technology. Smart contracts need a place to store logic and perform calculations necessary to determine the result of a transaction. There is also a need to persist the result of that logic to serve as the record of truth in an underlying ledger or ledgers. How this truth is resolved is immensely important to the scalability, modularity, and confidentiality of blockchain systems. Our investment in Enterprise Smart Contracts reflects how we believe such an environment can be built for the enterprise, and we are excited to get developer feedback and learnings from your use cases.
In previous posts, we have explored Cryptlets, off-chain code components for the cloud that are blockchain native and designed for new multi-party workloads. Working with customers, we've integrated Cryptlets with relevant Azure infrastructure and services to solve some of the most vexing architectural problems involved with developing blockchain solutions and smart contracts. We believe Enterprise Smart Contracts, a combination Cryptlets and Azure infrastructure, will provide developers with these initial platform capabilities:
- Confidential, secure, and attested computation of your code that produces the truth and the cryptographic proofs to how it was determined.
- Open and federated identity platform for authentication and authorization enabling blockchains to participate in things like single sign on, composite, and self-sovereign identities.
- Key management allowing you to bring your own keys and secrets platform for integration into the identity system.
- Hyper-scale cloud platform that dynamically allocates resources, allowing your code, a Cryptlet, to securely execute and perform cryptographic operations, then persist them to one or more blockchain networks simultaneously.
- Respond to events on the blockchain and on other systems to combine event sources as inputs to resolving the truth and recording it along with the cryptographic proofs for these inputs.
When you combine these platform capabilities together, consortium members can participate in a secure, scalable, off-chain compute runtime that addresses important functional and non-functional requirements for the enterprise.
Enabling the enterprise
With the trusted, shared runtime that Enterprise Smart Contracts gives us, we can now unlock new scenarios and capabilities that are critical to enterprise adoption, but not native to any single ledger technology:
- Privacy – An Enterprise Smart Contract can confidentially resolve a shared truth between parties, encrypt and write the results to the blockchain, as well as limit the decryption of the results to only those parties involved in the contract. This allows a new privacy model that is agnostic of the underlying blockchain and introduces cipher diversity for future proofing.
- Multi-chain, multi-network support – A single transaction in an Enterprise Smart Contract supports the ability to both write its results to a private blockchain, and record a public record on a public network like Ethereum.
- X-chain workflow integrity – Using an Enterprise Smart Contract to trade and move assets across multiple blockchains of one or more blockchain technology type. You can lock, create, transfer, and burn assets across blockchains with transactional integrity.
- Ledger abstraction – Perform integration across blockchain types using Enterprise Smart Contracts as a router and gateway across a mixture of networks. Performing integration in the middle tier allows for extensive integration logic between networks, and increases productivity by removing the need for bespoke code to facilitate direct blockchain to blockchain integrations.
- Application integration – Create and participate in distributed transactions enlisting your blockchain application into processes that involve ERP, CRM, Payment, and other systems. With a single in-bound transaction request, perform multi-step single or multi-chain operations within the same transaction context and return a single result. A full transaction context group contains each transaction's proof and receipt to provide a composite receipt and proof audit report.
- Blockchain "oracles" – Create "oracles" that serve as agents to retrieve and provide attested data inputs to public blockchain applications.
- Code re-use – Create reusable libraries for common integrations to payment, ERP, banking, trading, EDI, and IoT systems for your enterprise systems, or as an ISV provider in an Enterprise Smart Contract Marketplace.
We are very excited to be at DevCon3 to share this important component of our blockchain strategy. Stop by our booth to say hello. We look forward to getting your feedback and share learnings.


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Tracking the Elusive Consumer
Consumer choice modeling can help companies improve their market share by offering a better understanding of consumer preferences.
What does the consumer want? Why do individuals prefer one product or service over another? And how, precisely, do most consumers make their purchasing decisions?
These questions, which have baffled marketers since the first mass-produced product was placed on a shelf for sale, ultimately determine the success or failure of virtually any business venture. And much to the chagrin of many corporate executives, consumer attitudes today are, if anything, harder to read than ever as people freely rummage through an abundance of choices for everything from ordering a cup of coffee to buying a mobile phone to choosing a retirement plan.
But there is help on the way for marketers. Recent work on the art and science of consumer behavior has refined, updated, and strengthened an analytical tool known as consumer choice modeling, initially developed in the 1960s by Daniel McFadden, a winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in economics. Simply put, this model examines the personal reasons for individual choices and provides techniques researchers can use to measure and predict those choices. By exploring why individuals make specific trade-offs among various product options, consumer choice modeling can determine the features that people in different economic and demographic strata are looking for and how much they are willing to pay.
Originally, this technique suffered from a lack of sophistication. A typical implementation involved asking respondents to react to lengthy paper-and-pencil surveys offering a series of preconfigured and static product or service possibilities. Although some insight about consumer preferences was typically evinced, it was often shallow, limited by researchers' inability to dynamically change the direction of the questioning on the basis of the responses. However, advances in experimental designs and information technology — including broadband Internet access, digital imaging, video, and faster computing speeds — now allow researchers to better approximate the shopping experience when asking questions by adjusting product choices in reaction to a person's answers. By analyzing the responses from a representative sample of consumers (or potential future customers), researchers can produce econometric models that depict the relative weighting of specific product features and price points.
Early in 2007, Booz & Company applied consumer choice modeling to identify and measure the drivers of demand for mobile phones. One of the more fascinating conclusions of this study: Although Apple Inc.'s iPhone was still months away from release and its price tag would be higher than that of most other phones, the Booz & Company model correctly predicted that it would be the most attractive overall offering to consumers.
In all, Booz & Company surveyed more than 1,800 consumers in the United States by simulating the actual mobile phone purchasing process and asking people to compare their existing package — device and mobile service contract — with alternatives. For example, owners of low-cost Sharp handsets running on pay-as-you-go carriers such as Virgin Mobile or Boost Mobile were offered a US$100-plus Samsung phone with Nextel service and a $250-plus LG phone with Verizon's network. Respondents were asked, "If these two packages were your only alternatives, which one would you choose: Samsung/Nextel, LG/ Verizon, or neither?" and "If Samsung/Nextel were your only option, would you purchase it or continue to use your current package?"
The majority of the low- end and midlevel consumers we analyzed were highly commodity driven. Other than by offering an attractive handset price, it is almost impossible to convince an individual to change his or her current mobile phone package. In fact, further analyses revealed that one-third of U.S. consumers are unwilling to change their wireless package, no matter how much the handset price is lowered. Such reluctance to switch is unusually high and shows that the wireless device and service industry has largely failed to provide attractive new products with features that consumers attach real value to — at least since Research in Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry, combined e-mail and voice in one machine in the 1990s.
Of all phone users, owners of low-end handsets made by the Nokia Corporation value their phone package the least. Consequently, these consumers are the most willing to switch to another carrier and handset — an opportunity for competitors to attack Nokia's base by, for example, producing a low-cost package with a function or two that outpaces the relatively plain Nokia product.
The consumer choice model also revealed that owners of handsets made by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, which tend to be highly designed, full-featured products, care much more than Nokia users about functionality, usage range, and purchase location (they prefer to buy their packages at stores that offer personal attention, rather than at Costco or Circuit City, for example). And although these customers, too, are price conscious, they're willing to pay a premium to have their preferences met. A service provider could use these findings to target Sony Ericsson owners with a slightly less expensive offering that in all other ways matches their current package.
Consumer choice modeling also has the ability to predict the impact of future products and services on the market. To illustrate this, Booz & Company used the data collected from the mobile industry surveys to simulate the characteristics of "the ideal high-end phone" as consumers viewed it. From this, the survey gleaned that three primary factors — feature, design, and brand — are of paramount value to consumers considering a higher-priced model. These factors, of course, were exactly what Apple focused on in developing its blockbuster iPhone, launched in July 2007.
Significantly, as the model predicted, Apple stumbled when it came to price, which the survey showed matters at all levels of cell phone purchases. At a price point of $599 for an eight-gigabyte phone, the research forecasted that Apple would have difficulty reaching a significant portion of the high-end market. But the same research suggested that performance would improve quickly as soon as Apple cut prices. In fact, that is precisely what happened: In September 2007, Apple discounted the phone by $200, and sales rose well over 1,000 percent in the succeeding quarter from sales in the prior three-month period. And in June 2008, CEO Steve Jobs announced a much faster eight-gigabyte iPhone — using AT&T's state-of-the-art 3G network — for only $199, a move that further aligned Apple's pricing with that of its peers and that will almost certainly improve the product's market share.
A perfect research topic for consumer choice modeling would be hybrid-electric vehicles, which have tripled in sales since 2004, though on an admittedly small base. As the first realistic alternative car that addressed environmental and fuel cost concerns, the hybrid was a novel idea that intrigued early adopters. Today, these cars are attractive to consumers put off by higher gasoline prices because they offer improved fuel economy (particularly to urban and suburban drivers) and, since they use the electrical power of the vehicle's cordless battery when they can, because they do not require a new recharging infrastructure. These obvious benefits notwithstanding, sales of hybrids have also risen because of government tax incentives.
But hybrids are not the only possible response to environmental concerns and high gas prices. Advances in diesel and biofuel technology suggest that there may be more palatable choices to power the traditional automobile engine in the near future. Meanwhile, all-electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles are also in development and show some early promise. In short, the only trend certain in the auto industry these days is uncertainty. A great deal will depend on future environmental and tax policies, but at present, auto companies can focus on one factor they can understand and address: consumer demand. What do consumers really want, as opposed to what they say they want?
Each consumer makes his or her car purchase decision by simultaneously weighing diverse criteria, including brand, cost, performance, fuel economy, comfort, styling, service, environmental friendliness, and more. But if you asked individuals how they weigh these criteria — and many a carmaker has tried — they would be hard-pressed to articulate their decision-making process. Consumers' choices in today's complex marketplace are beyond the ability of even the consumers themselves to describe.
A consumer choice modeling project focused on hybrids would offer people different vehicle options and allow them to think like car buyers as they compared their typical car preferences (in other words, past purchases) with various hybrid possibilities. This study would focus on the reasons individuals make specific trade-offs among various options, such as fuel usage, CO2 emissions, battery range, performance, vehicle design, and price. With this data, auto companies could then deduce whether various consumer segments really want an environmentally responsible car, what features they are looking for, and, most important, how much they would be willing to pay. The efficacy of consumer choice modeling is that it allows manufacturers to isolate and identify customer preferences among an array of realistic product offerings without having to ask the open-ended question, "What do you want?"
We believe that consumer choice modeling is ideally suited for analysis of the most complex consumer decision processes and that it yields valuable insights for demand-driven strategy development by providing customer value segmentation maps, measuring market share impact of new product–service combinations, and assessing overall brand equity. Perhaps most important, choice modeling can reveal salient differences between managers' beliefs about customers' needs and preferences and customers' actual needs and preferences. For managers seeking reliable feedback on how customers view their products and services, consumer choice modeling provides a rigorous way to turn customer-driven feedback into profitable and sustainable tactics for retaining or capturing market share.
Author profiles:
John Jullens is a principal with Booz & Company in Cleveland. He specializes in demand-side transformation issues, including revenue growth strategies, brand management, customer retention, and retail channel effectiveness.
Gregor Harter is a partner with Booz & Company based in Munich. He focuses on the telecommunications and technology sector, developing market strategies and improving operational performance.


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- 'Kittens have 26 baby teeth and by three to four months of age, they will have all 30 of their permanent teeth.
- Cats have the fewest teeth of all common pets.
- While cats' largest canine teeth have only one root, the fourth upper premolars have three roots, because they are the primary shearing teeth.
- Just like in humans, the most common cause of tooth loss in cats is periodontal disease and by age three, 70% of cats show signs of it.
- Yes, you can brush your cat's teeth and veterinarians recommend it!
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- Full grown dogs have 42 teeth
- Small dogs breeds are prone to dental problems because their tooth are too big for their mouths
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- Xylitol, a sugar substitute found in gum and many other products, is extremely toxic and often lethal to dogs.
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The Badrikashram Sabha
To the north of India is the Himalayan mountain range. As with other mountains, the Himalayas are adorned with snow caps, vegetation and many species of birds and animals. There are also the ashrams of many great saints.
The divine abodes of many devs (demi-gods), including Mahadev are also situated here. The divine river, Ganga also has its source in the Himalayas. The River Ganga splits into 7 separate rivers, purifying the earth with its benevolent flow.
Lord Nar Narayan Dev, the worshipful deities of Bharatkhand also reside in the Himalayas, in a celestial place called Badrikashram, where They are in continuous prayer for the benefit of the souls of Bharatkhand. Shatanand Muni describes Badrikashram, in Bhagwan Shree Swaminarayan's biographical scripture, Satsagi Jeevan, as the image of Akshar Dham. Here, even the different animals live side-by-side, shunning their natural predatory instincts. The ashram's residents also includes many thousands of great saints, with countless others coming and going. Swami describes the Badri tree and its fruits, explaining its sweetness and lack of thorns. Even the demi-gods such as Brahma come to see the Badri tree regularly. The enormous size of the tree lends the name Vishala to the ashram. Uddhavji & Naradji are also residents of Badrikashram. The place is so pure that even the effects of Kali Yug cannot enter the Ashram and infiltrate the minds of the residents.
The background to Uddhavji's arrival in Badrikashram is worth knowing. When God Shree Krishna decided He wanted to leave this mortal world, He called Uddhavji and told him to spread His true knowledge - Krishna's true form known as Purushottam Narayan in His heavenly abode Akshar Dham, beyond all the cosmos and all creation. Uddhavji realised God's physical presence in this world was about to cease. He could not contemplate an existence without God's presence. After Shree Krishna passed on, Uddhavji was overcome with grief and searched for solace, instead of following God's command. He knew Badrikashram was a very peaceful place, where numerous saints resided. He thought he would find peace and solace there. Uddhavji arrived in Badrikashram and did find great peace and experienced the presence of God, who resided there in the dual form of Shree NarNarayan Dev.
By The Almighty's wish, hundreds of great saints, such as; Maitreya, Angira, Garg, Marichi, Vasishta, Atri, Valmik, etc. arrived in Badrikashram on one ocassion for the darshan of Lord Nar Narayan Dev, having completing a pilgrimage of Bharatkhand. Before meeting Lord Nar Narayan Dev, all the saints bathed in the purifying waters of the River Ganga. When the saints went towards the Badri tree, they saw Lord Nar seated beneath it, and paid due respect. Lord Nar, who was already accompanied by the Nine Yogeshvars, welcomed the above named saints. Lord Nar offered the saints seats of straw, and expressed His joy in meeting them. They were informed by Lord Nar that Lord Narayan will soon bless them all with His presence. The saints replied, "Oh Lord Nar! The best of all Mankind! You are The Almighty. Both You and Lord Narayan are one and the same. However, it is Your Greatness that You have assumed two images. Oh Lord Nar! We are very fortunate to have arrived here and meet You."
At that moment, Lord Shree Narayan enters the assembly. The Lord has tied his hair up in a bun. His body is glowing from the severe prayers that He is undertaking. In one hand, the Lord carries a Kamandal (a vessel for carrying water). In the other, He carries a stick of Palaash. He is dressed in all white. Showering His divine sight over all the Rushis, Lord Shree Narayan enters the assembly, and sat Himself on the seat of straw.
All the saints paid their respects to Lord Shree Narayan by offering different items made from all types of flowers. By the grace of Lord Shree Narayan, all the saints went into trance and saw The Almighty God Supreme in Akshar Dham. When the saints opened their eyes, they saw the same image in front of them! All the saints thus prayed to Lord, "You are the all-merciful. Those who do not accept Your shelter by listening to the discourses from saintly persons are destroyed. Without Your shelter, no-one is happy. The only route to happiness is Your shelter, whether now or in a hundred years' time. Oh Lord! You are beyond all that mortal and immortal. Being born of Dharma & Bhakti, You have undertaken prayers for benefit of Your followers. Even the great serpent, Shesha cannot reach the fathoms of Your glory."
In reply, Lord Shree Narayan said, "Oh Munis, I am very pleased by your arrival. You are dearer to Me than all the demi-gods such as Brahma. I cannot forget you all, because of your most benevolent attitudes. You travel the world and give blessings to the pious souls and continuously remember Me." "Oh Munis, where have you all just come from." The Munis replied, "O Merciful One! We have just arrived from Bharatkhand." "O Munis, having attained the human body, are the souls living according to My established rules?", asked Lord Shree Narayan. The Munis responded sadly, "My Lord, there is no point talking about the religious conducts. Those kings and gurus who are entrusted with the responsibility of defending religion are themselves trespassing into immoral deeds. As a result, there is nobody to look after the people. The people of Bharatkhand have forsaken the path of Sadaachaar (moral conduct) and have adopted the paths of killing Brahmins, drinking alcohol, killing cows, theft, prostitution and the likes. As a result, the traffic on the highway to Yampuri (hell) is very congested. In these dire circumstances, there is no-one to teach and propagate the True Religion. Therefore, we beg You to show mercy upon the people of Bharatkhand and save them from such predicaments."
Lord NarNarayndev's parents Dharma & Bhakti arrive in Badrikashram. Dharma & Bhakti heard that saints had arrived in Badrikashram and in order to fulfil their wish for seeing them, they arrived here. Upon seeing their parents, Lords Shree Nar & Narayan stood up and welcomed them and offered them both appropriate seats. All the other Munis, also paid due respects to Dharma & Bhakti.
Lords Shree Nar & Narayan explained to their parents, "Mother, Father, all these saints have come from Bharatkhand. At present there is rule of evil in the world. There is no-one to protect the people from such evils. These Rushis have brought such sad news."
Everyone was very engrossed in listening to what Lord Shree Narayan had to say.
At that precise moment, the Almighty Lord encouraged Rushi Durvasa to come to Badrikashram. Halting his prayers, Durvasa left Kailash and arrived in Badrikashram and first bathed in the river Alak Nanda which flows close by. Having completed his mandatory Sandhya Vandan, Durvasa entered the Lords' ashram and saw the gathering under the Badri tree. Everyone was so engrossed in listening to the Lord's immortal words, that they did not realise that Durvasa had arrived. Having waited 1 Ghadi (equivalent to 3 hours) for someone to welcome him, Durvasa thought that everybody were insulting him, intentionally. As a result, Durvasa's anger began to grow – his eyes became red with rage, his body began trembling – as if his body might explode due to the anger raging within him. He raised his arm and bellowed, "What a surprise! What a sad thing this is. Those who should be promoting good conduct are themselves adopting bad ones! Having acquired all the good qualities such as; education, yoga, knowledge, great heights of spiritualism, etc. these great Rushis have become arrogant and are now disrespecting me. Others I can understand, but even this Dharma, he is insulting me? I shall teach these people a lesson and revenge this insult!"
"Listen now you members of the assembly! Presently you are in the divine form, but you shall soon be cast upon earth and suffer at the hands of evil people and their evil deeds!"
Durvasa stopped speaking. When everyone heard Durvasa's curse, the whole assembly came to its senses. Everyone looked behind and saw Durvasa in a rage of anger. All the Rushis ran towards him and paid due respect. They begged forgiveness from Durvasa, but in return Durvasa became angrier. Then the ever-peaceful Dharma came towards Durvasa, performed Dandvat Pranam and said, "What you have done is correct! The anger of great saints is always a boon to the wrong-doer. We were so engrossed in listening to Lord Shree Narayan's stories that we did not realise you had arrived. Otherwise, we would have offered everything to you, not just our respects. You are merciful. Your heart is as soft as yoghurt. Please withdraw your curse." Because of Dharma's begging, Durvasa calmed down and said, "I never withdraw my words, but I don't know why my mind has softened. So I shall bless you that God shall be born of Dharma & Bhakti and will save you all from the clutches of evil. Thus, you and the Rushis will be relieved from my curse." Having said this much, Durvasa made his way back to Kailash.
Dharma, Bhakti & the Rushis were powerful enough to curse Durvasa back. However, forgiveness is the jewel of saintly people and besides, this curse was the Lord's doing. In fact, Lord Shree Narayan could have stopped Durvasa from uttering a single word. He did not. So much evil had taken root in Bharatkhand that the Lord made Durvasa the instrument of His visitation.
Dharma begged of Lord Shree Narayan, "O Lord! Please save us all from the evil people." The Lord replied, "O father! Do not fear at all. Whatever has happened was Purushottam Bhagwan's wish. Almighty Lord through this curse shall be born to you & Bhakti as a son and will save you all from the evil people and extinguish the evil activities while re-establishing religion with Dharma, Gnan, Bhakti & Vairagya. So, go and take birth wherever you wish on earth, without fear of anything."
Dharma and all the others bowed down to Lords Shree Nar & Narayan and left for their respective ashrams. They all began thinking about where they would take birth. Dharma & Bhakti were born to religious parents in Itaar & Chhapaiya, respectively.


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Minneapolis-based Mom Brands expands its Better Oats instant oatmeal brand with four new varieties: Better Oats MMM…Muffins Oatmeal Raisin Cookie, an indulgent twist on a traditional favorite, made with real raisins; Better Oats Raw Pure & Simple Pomegranate, organic whole rolled grains and real pieces of pomegranate; Better Oats Oat Revolution Thick & Hearty Very Berry, made with real strawberries and blueberries; and Better Oats Oat Revolution Thick and Hearty Classic, oatmeal which can also be used as an ingredient in oatmeal cookies.
All four are made with at least 22g of whole grains and flax seeds, and are rich in ALA-Omega 3, fiber and calcium.
"We are always looking for ways to make our unique line of instant oatmeal even better, and these new items are strong additions to the already broad selection of Better Oats flavors," says Linda Fisher, corporate communications manager for Mom Brands. "Because we believe that consumers deserve a better choice for breakfast every day, we developed Better Oats to live up to its brand name with better flavors, better ingredients, better packaging, and a better price. In a little over 18 months, Better Oats is shaking up the instant oatmeal category that's been dominated for years by a single Goliath brand, Quaker."
Suggested retail price for five servings is $1.59 to $1.79.


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Our Favorite Games
Action Games
Gangster Life
The objective of the game is to finish all the missions and stay alive. You just escaped prison and want to make a name for yourself in the criminal world. Use your cunning and underground skills to finish tasks handed down by the boss.
Jungle Assassin
Destroy everyone that stands in your way. Stealth is the key to becoming a true Jungle Assassin! The objective of the game is to kill all the hostiles while remaining hidden. Use the terrain to your advantage and always try to stab them in the back s
Kingdom of Gold
The objective of the game is to try to find the hidden treasure. There are a lot of obstacles, spikes and spear traps in the cave to ward off robbers so be careful! Tip would be to watch out for glyphs as they may provide clues. Check what every swit
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is an art of fighting that originates from Thailand. It is sometimes referred to as the science of 8 limbs since it includes the use of punches, kicks, knees and elbows. Good Luck!
Ninja Rampage
The objective of the game is to finish all the levels by killing the guards. The best way to kill the guards is when they have their back turned on you. Try to time your attacks. Look out for traps. You can still kill them even after they see you by
The Professionals II
The game is highly addictive and you need some professional skills to clear each level by surviving against well equipped enemies. The best strategy is to shoot them on the spot otherwise they can give you hard time. Also don't forget to keep an eye
Urban Sniper
The objective of the game is to follow the mission and kill the targets. You have limited bullets and your accuracy is calculated so dont waste ammunition. The hints are shown on the pane on the lower left side. You could also destroy vehicles by hit
Arcade Games
Use the paddle to hit the ball as it comes down so that the blocks on top get destroyed in this classic arcade game.
Help Frogger reach the other side of the road....ALIVE. First of all you have to dodge the cars/trucks/vans zooming past on the busy highway. Then try avoid being splattered by the cyclists and last but not least, jump on to the moving logs, then on
The original arcade game! Control Pac-Man through a maze, eating pac-dots, and avoid Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde!
Space Bugs
Your aim is to fly your space fighter and shoot down the invading hostile space bugs and clear them off, before advancing to the next level. Avoid getting hit by the enemy bullets or you'll lose a life, and remember that you've got only 3 lives. Be c
Space Invaders
The world's most popular arcade game! Shoot aliens before they get you!
Street Fighter 2
Street fighter II was one of the most classic arcade fighting games of the ninety's. Play as Ryu to beat Sagat.
Super Mario Brothers
Super Mario is a legendary home console game made famous by the Nintendo NES in the 1980s and early 1990s. In Super Mario you play as Italian plumbers either Mario or Lugi who are out to rescue the princess. You kill opponents by jumping on top of th
Based on the popular 1982 Disney movie about a computer programmer that is sucked into his computer, where he is forced to play a game where the players cut one another off using motorbikes. The objective is to force your opponent to run in to your l
Turbo Spirit (Hang On)
A remake of the classic 1985 arcade game from Sega! Race a Grand Prix style motorcycle against other bikes and a timer. Getting to the end of a section before time expires gives you more time.
Funny Games
Fat Fred
Help Fat Fred in locating and then eating all the hamburgers before time runs out and score maximum points. To clear all the 17 exciting levels, you need be careful from falling off the platforms, as they can be a threat to your life in further level
Fat Ninja
Play this addictive flash game and control the fat ninja to kill all the enemies through various challenging stages without getting spotted by security agents. Use various attacking options according to the scenario, as for every wrong move the possi
Puzzle Games
Bubble Shooter
You win if all bubbles are shot! Make combinations of 3 or more bubbles to make them dissapear and score points. The more bubbles you shoot at once the more points you get. If there are only a few lines left you can shoot away colors by making groups
Droptris (Tetris)
Pit your wits against this classic puzzler as you try and fill rows of the screen with bricks. Now with plenty of game modes to choose from - you can play two screens at a time, or even challenge your friends!
Dungeon Hunt
The objective of the game is to survive and escape. You are infected with a virus and your time is running out. Kill the zombies by throwing knives at them. Get the keys to unlock the doors! Aim at the gravestones first to keep the zombies from respa
The classic mind-wracking puzzle game! Make all boxes and rows contain the numbers 1 - 9! Complete with a scribble pad to help you out!
Shooting Games
In this action packed multi level game, you will help A.L.I.A.S to battle his way through the army base and blast all the enemies and obstacles with his high fire rate gun. Each kill restores a bit of health (power-ups help for that, too). At the end
Army Training
Prove you're the best soldier by taking down forces in a challenging training ground. Shoot down wooden targets while rescuing hostages as fast as you can! Be careful, there's not much time and you have limited ammo! Every bullet counts, so make s
Simulation Games
Learn how to fly and maneuver the plane. Engage in the different missions. The goal is to safely take off, fly, and land in the next airport, but do not crash!
Skill Games
Dash or Crash
Get your reactions ready as this busy intersection is moving without traffic lights. Make the vehicles speed up to avoid nasty fender benders and ensure you keep that traffic flowing. Remember, make them dash or prepare to crash!
The objective of the game is to "keep up" and never fall off the bouncy platforms. Try to get powerups that will help you control your ball better. Have Fun!
Sports Games
3D Quick Pool
Test your skill and accuracy on a small pool table and put all your balls into the hole in this challenging mini 3D pool game
Sidering Knockout
The objective of the game is to knock out all opponents and get the championship belt. Try to do combinations and dodge the opponents punches. A tip would be to find the best key combination and use it repetitively. Try not to get hit by spamming pun
Stunt Games
Dirt Bike 5
Drive over tires, barrels, ramps and more as you make your way through the challenging bike courses. Be sure to perform as many tricks as possible!
Twilight BMX
Go go go! A massive tornado is hot on your tail and all you've got on your side is your old trusty bike. Take on the tough terrain and various obstacles as you go for the ride of your life! Everything is at stake!
Time Based Games
The Pizza Guy
Pizza delivery is a tough job! Dodge the traffic and get to your destination in time, or you'll end up with a very angry customer! Don't forget to upgrade your vehicle to get the job done faster! |


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Donald Trump might be the president of the United States, but the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to treat the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a credible outreach partner.
Its officials participated in DHS town hall discussions in Miami and Tampa, CAIR-Florida announced Thursday.
A discussion at Miami-Dade College included Veronica Venture, the outgoing DHS acting officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Kareem Shora, section chief of the DHS Community Engagement Section.
Venture and Shora are both holdovers from the Obama administration.
Shora enjoys close relations with CAIR-FL, organizing multiple events with the group on DHS's behalf. He helped organize a December training event for visiting French police officials with CAIR-FL in conjunction with the State Department.
This marks the latest example of DHS's partnering with CAIR as a Muslim community liaison partner despite its well-documented connection to Hamas – a tie that caused the FBI to sever similar outreach in 2008. CAIR officials have worked to discourage Muslims from cooperating with the FBI.
Both Shora and CAIR oppose to President Trump's vocal support for Israel and desire to counter Islamic terrorism.
Shora urged the U.S. to stop shipping weapons to Israel during its 2006 war with Hizballah because Lebanese civilians we "getting bombed." As executive director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Shora claimed in 2009 that Muslim charities fell victim to "undue scrutiny" from law enforcement in the effort to cut off funding terrorist groups. He also called the portrayal of Muslims as more "vulnerable" to terrorist recruitment an "unfortunate reality."
The two Florida DHS programs indicate that the Trump administration has yet to change course on the Obama administration's controversial Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) program. The government has no way of telling whether these outreach programs work, the General Accountability Office (GAO) noted in an April report.
In Tampa, DHS allowed CAIR-FL Executive Director Hassan Shibly to participate in a roundtable with local law enforcement. Shibly played a key role in the December outreach event with the French police along with Shora. He also has made his share of radical statements.
He accuses FBI agents of unjustly killing a Muslim suspect who attacked them after questioning. After independent investigations found no evidence of wrongdoing, Shibly repeated the accusation and is helping the family sue the FBI.
He also opposes FBI sting operations as an "entrapment program targeting the Muslim community" and a form of tyranny that strayed away from the "great ideals of liberty, equality and justice."


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Hardscape Construction in the Frisco, TX Area
BrightView is the leading hardscape construction expert in the Frisco, TX area. Our local team's technical savvy delivers durable and aesthetically pleasing hardscape well suited to the geography and climate.
Your Hardscape Construction Experts in the Frisco, TX Area
Hardscaping is the art of integrating decks, patios, gazebos, and other structures, as well as pathways, brickwork, and masonry into your outdoor space. Well executed hardscaping improves visitor traffic and safety, and protects against soil erosion. With specialized skills and years of experience, BrightView Landscape Development's Frisco, TX area craftsmen are well-positioned to build these permanent structures.
Site Concrete and Decorative Concrete Installation
From stains to stamping, textures and more, we install all types of decorative concrete. We also offer extensive experience in site cast concrete.
Our comprehensive capabilities and ability to serve in a variety of capacities—from general contractor to specialty or subcontractor—provides you with one trusted partner who can handle more, including:
o Pergolas
o Shade structures
o Restrooms
o Vertical/cast-in-place concrete
Paver Installation
Attractive, yet able to withstand heavy foot traffic and use, pavers are inviting and low maintenance. We've skillfully installed all varieties—from brick to natural stone and concrete.
Vertical Hardscape
Bring your big ideas; we'll create eye-catching, artfully executed structures whether simple or complex. From raised beds to retaining walls, trellises, fences, and more, our technical expertise extends to a wide range of materials and techniques.
Pedestal Paver Installation
Ideal for a roof's surface, pedestal pavers create beautiful, leveled decks, while allowing for proper airflow and drainage. Our team is trusted for the most sophisticated commercial grade decking installations, including wood tile, concrete pavers, site furnishings and more.
When your plan calls for walls, count on our expertise for precise execution. Whether it's an entrance monument, or a large-scale wall for privacy, security, or erosion control, we can do all this and more.
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The previously rumored Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM lens is now official. Adorama has the price listed as $499. The Canon version is expected later this month, Nikon mount will be released in July, Sony and Pentax versions will be out later this year. The current 18-250mm model will be available for sale through the summer.
Sigma also announced a price drop on their 70-300 APO Macro lens (currently $199).
Lens Construction | 13 Elements in 16 Groups |
Angle of View | 13.7 degrees |
Number of Diaphragm Blades | 7 |
Mininum Aperture | ff22 |
Working Distance | 35cm / 13.8in |
Filter Size (mm) | 62mm |
Maximum Magnifications | 1:2.9 |
Dimensions (Diameter x Length) |
73.5mmx88.6 mm/2.9inx3.5 in |
Weight | / 16.6oz. |
Press release:
Sigma Corporation of America announces new 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM lens
New Thermally Stable Composite material offers wide range of photography in compact, stabilized, macro lens
Ronkonkoma, NY, June 15, 2012 – Sigma Corporation of America, a leading researcher, developer, manufacturer and service provider of some of the world's most impressive lines oflenses, cameras and flashes, is pleased to announce the availability of its new Sigma 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM lens starting in July 2012. Pricing is still pending.
The addition of the 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM speaks to Sigma's versatile product lineup with this multipurpose zoom lens that offers Optical Stabilization (OS)* and covers wide angle to telephoto to macro photography. It differs from Sigma's current 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM lens with its even more compact size, its macro capability with a maximum magnification ratio of 1:2.9 and the use of Thermally Stable Composite (TSC) material currently used only by Sigma.
TSC, which is incorporated into the lens barrel and is often compared to polycarbonate, has a high degree of elasticity and exhibits little variation in its structure in extreme temperature conditions. This means that internal barrel expansion and contraction due to extreme temperature variations is less prevalent. TSC also contributes to the lens' size reduction. The non-macro 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 without TSC weighs 22.2 ounces and is 3.1 by 4 inches in diameter, whereas the new macro lens is 16.6 ounces and 2.9 by 3.5 inches in diameter.
"We're constantly trying to improve and expand our lens lineup, and this addition is no exception," said Mark Amir-Hamzeh, president of Sigma Corporation of America. "By redesigning the lens and adding TSC, we are able to offer this very compact, feature-rich lens that is flexible enough to tackle a range of photography, including landscape, sport and macro. This is key for the everyday photographer who wants to travel light but pack the punch of a complete camera bag."
Sigma optimized this lens' power arrangement by incorporating double-sided aspherical lenses and reexamining the design to achieve a more compact filter diameter. The lens has an approximate 13x high zoom ratio with a filter size of 2.8 inches in diameter. Sigma's unique OS system, as well as one Special Low Dispersion (SLD) glass and three aspherical lens glasses, compensate for camera shake and enable correction of color aberration, respectively.
The new 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM lens is also equipped with Super Multi-Layer Coating to reduce flare and ghosting, a Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM) to ensure fast and quiet auto-focusing, and a rounded, seven-blade diaphragm to create an attractive round blur to the out of focus areas. The lens features a brass-made bayonet mount applied on the surface to reinforce strength for long-term use and enable high accuracy and solidity.
This lens will be available in Sigma, Sony, Nikon, Canon and Pentax mounts, starting with Canon mounts coming in July, 2012. Pricing and all availability for other mounts have yet to be announced.
To locate an authorized Sigma dealer nearest to you, visit http://www.sigmaphoto.com/where-to-buy-sigma. For information about Sigma Corporation of America, visit www.sigmaphoto.com.
*Sony and Pentax mounts are not incorporated with OS function.


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Take our Skeeters with you when you go horseback riding—the screens will keep your truck ventilated and FREE of flies, bugs, mosquitos and other pesky insects while on the trail. If you're camping for the night then your "tent on a truck" is ready!
When taking your dog with you to run errands on those nice days, our Skeeter Beaters are great car window screens that allow a cool breeze for Fido. They work great if you participate in dog shows both, to provide fresh air for your pet during the show and for you if you plan to sleep in your car, van or truck after the event.
Like your music? Listen to it outside your vehicle with our mesh window screens on your windows and the volume turned up!
Have an antique or classic car? Whether it's in the hot sun or in your garage, protect your investment by placing a pair of Skeeter Beater bug screens over the car door then open the window to help the interior breath while keeping the dust and bugs out.
Photographers and birders alike have found our camo Fall Forest print provides excellent cover when photographing or viewing birds and other wildlife. Our mesh window screens can be cut and altered as needed so you can easily fit a camera lens or binoculars through them.
Enjoy a scary movie at the drive-in with our mosquito window screens on your car to keep YOU from getting eaten alive!
For vehicles with aluminum chassis and this pattern will fit the rear windows on the Ford Explorer and Ford Escape. Click here and type in the make and model of your vehicle to see a complete list of all of the screens we have available for it.
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Covid-19 had long-term, lasting effects on nursing homes and assisted living facilities. While it had effects on many obvious things, including safety protocols, social distancing problem solving, and many other short-term fixes, it also had many other ripple effects. A few of the less obvious ripple effects include improved communication for crises, improved infection prevention, and improved air quality. These improvements have changed the way many nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities do things.
First of all, the pandemic introduced awareness to the fact that many facilities didn't have a good system to effectively communicate through, and about, a crisis. Communicating through and about a crisis can be very tricky. Reputational risk, safety, and many other factors are at play when dealing with a crisis. Nursing homes and short-term care facilities deal with many different kinds of crises, and having a plan in place can make the process much easier and more efficient. Crises can include a wide variety of problems, including an eloping resident, a natural disaster, or a facility specific scandal. Responding too early, before a well thought out statement can be formulated, or too late, so gossip has spread or injury or illness has occurred can both be very detrimental to a facility. When facilities plan ahead and have safety, crisis, and prevention plans in place, the facility is much better prepared and able to handle situations in a streamlined way, and the facility also has a much better chance of recovering quickly and effectively.
Covid-19 also had a profound effect on cleaning protocols, sanitation processes, and many other cleaning related actions. Because of this increased effort of sanitation, cleaning, and washing, nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities have actually become even better at general infection prevention. This improved infection prevention has improved the quality of life of many residents and patients and looks like it will be a long-term improvement.
Another aspect of infection prevention that has greatly improved, are the new protocols nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and short-term rehabilitation centers have implemented. These protocols include making infection control part of the employee onboarding program, increasing education on protocols and best practices, increasing the use of soap and water over sanitizing gels, and increased mask and glove usage and replacement.
Finally, another improvement in nursing home and care facilities is the improved air quality. Indoor air quality and ventilation can make a large impact on health and wellness. The pandemic highlighted the need for well-supported infrastructure and comprehensive building systems. Air pollution, airborne bacteria, and other hazards can negatively impact residents, and especially those with poor health, advanced age, and other medical conditions. Maintaining excellent indoor air quality can be challenging in nursing homes, but there are many things that can be done. Having building systems that are up to date and high quality and partnering with companies that specialize in air quality and improvement can make all the difference for a facility's air quality.
In conclusion, three of the major, positive, ripple effects for nursing home and senior care facilities from the pandemic are increased ability to respond and communicate about crises, improved infection prevention, and improved air quality. These improvements and changes in nursing homes and rehabilitation centers can save lives and increase the quality of life for many.


text: [Noreaga - Verse 1] Ay yo, we was chillin, on the low Yo in Vegas, this was at the Magic Show Had my PNB clothes and my West Coast hoes Get me at the airport, I'm at the MGM Smoke Swisher Sweets and Zigs and Zags Drinkin Brandy straight, out a tall ass glass They call em Maurice's, I'm wit E-40 Mack-10 yo and that nigga W.C. Yo in the lobby of the hotel, it's off the hook They got no more rooms cause the shit all booked But last night I'm wit Wesley Snipes Gettin drunk in Cheetah's just feelin aiight I had to bounce early though, gotta catch a flight Told Swizz Beatz give a pound to him and his peeps I had to bounce in the limo, get somthin to eat Ay yo, I'm bouncin in the limo gettin somthin to eat It Go... [Kelis - Chorus] Cocaine business controls America Illegal business causin hysteria (4x) [Noreaga - Verse 2] On my way to the airport, the limo drive And then this cat pulled up in a pure white five He said he hate me and he wished that I'd die I rolled the window down and I said what's up I said fuck you, then I rolled the shit back up I paid it no mind, just drove off tough And then the driver said to me, yo they followin us Now I'm a little scared But I'm still prepared I'm like one deep wit one gat, nigga I'm here Then I thought to my self, yo I'm near LaGuardia Let me cut through the hood and have my niggas just body it up Have my niggas on the block playin the cut Call em up, when you see the white five fire it up At this point I'm poppin shit, knowin I got it Come On Motherfucker!!! , out the sunroof I yelled Hopin these niggas still follow me and still don't bail It go... [Chorus] [Pharrell (Noreaga)] Ohh(what, wha-what, what) Ahh Ohh, that shit is gangsta, Ahh Ohh(what,wha-what, what) Ahh Ohh, that shit is gangsta, Ahh [Noreaga - Verse 3] My niggas was on the block like I planned They hit the passenger side up and killed his man I hopped out the limo and just spinned around Hit the ground, my niggas tried to hit the clown I said chill, he say he wanna see me die So let me hit the nigga up, blow him kiss good-bye Adios! Now I just gotta be ghost I gave my niggas a pound, and then I just hand em the toast The limo driver got scared and tried to bounce on me And yo besides the heat, I had an ounce on me Bullet proof vest feelin like an couch on me I called the hood cab, oh-5, came real fast I had to bounce real quick, get up off da ave. And yo motherfucker that's what I did Ay yo, I still hit the airport and caught the flight kid To all the haters, it don't even matter cause we still got doe [Chorus til fade]


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The Majesty of God in Judgment
To the Chief Musician. On [a]stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.
76 In Judah God is known;
His name is great in Israel.
2 In [b]Salem also is His tabernacle,
And His dwelling place in Zion.
3 There He broke the arrows of the bow,
The shield and sword of battle. Selah
4 You are more glorious and excellent
Than the mountains of prey.
5 The stouthearted were plundered;
They [c]have sunk into their sleep;
And none of the mighty men have found the use of their hands.
6 At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
Both the chariot and horse were cast into a dead sleep.
7 You, Yourself, are to be feared;
And who may stand in Your presence
When once You are angry?
8 You caused judgment to be heard from heaven;
The earth feared and was still,
9 When God arose to judgment,
To deliver all the oppressed of the earth. Selah
10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise You;
With the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself.
11 Make vows to the Lord your God, and pay them;
Let all who are around Him bring presents to Him who ought to be feared.
12 He shall cut off the spirit of princes;
He is awesome to the kings of the earth.
- Psalm 76:1 Heb. neginoth
- Psalm 76:2 Jerusalem
- Psalm 76:5 Lit. have slumbered their sleep


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With Dr. Guijon, emergency dental care is only a phone call away. Dental problems are uncomfortable and should always be treated as soon as possible to prevent them from getting worse.
Whether it's an abscess or a toothache that you believe might be something more, it's vital to pay attention to your body and give it the attention it needs. Below, you'll find some more information about abscesses and toothaches that may clarify any doubts about the differences, whether you may be suffering from one of them … and what to do if you are.
What's an abscess? It's a bacterial infection: an accumulation of pus that can form inside a tooth or the gums and cause pain and swelling. It generally develops as a result of poor oral hygiene.
Bacteria lives in plaque so if plaque isn't removed on a regular basis, it can build up and encourage bacteria to spread, which could ultimately result in an abscess. Antibiotics aren't always needed for treatment, you should get this situation checked out as soon as possible. If left untreated, oral infections can lead to bigger complications.
Toothaches can happen for a number of reasons. The simplest, most common one is a piece of food that is stuck in your gum, which can cause a bit of swelling and discomfort.
To get rid of it, you can rinse your mouth with hot water and salt, every morning and evening. This helps kill bacteria and bring down the swelling. You can also gently floss the area to remove whatever is stuck there. If you experience bleeding while you're flossing, and hot water with salt proves ineffective, it may be time to schedule an appointment.
If you're especially sensitive to cold and heat, you may often experience toothaches. If this is the case, we can recommend a pain reliever to reduce the discomfort, but it's worthwhile to come in for a check-up anyway to make sure the problem doesn't get worse.
The last (and most obvious) reason for a toothache is a cavity. Depending on how bad it is, we might fill it or place a crown. The tricky thing with cavities is that sometimes you may not know you have one at all, especially when they're just starting out. The best way to prevent them from getting worse and creating toothaches is by keeping up with your regular dental cleanings.
At Surf City Pediatric Dentistry, we're here to assist you through any and all your dental emergencies! We encourage you to make an appointment at our Huntington Beach, CA office if you notice any signs of discomfort, so we can provide the most efficient care for you.


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Lip to Lid Balmie - Watermelon
Watermelon ~ Watermelon lollipop with a sweet dewy finish.
Lip-to-Lid Balmies are planet-friendly, wear-anywhere crayons that hydrate like a balm. Packed with oils, butters, and antioxidants such as elderberry, hemp, and plum oil to nourish, heal and hydrate skin. Balmies are 100% zero waste which means they're tube and cap free. They're wrapped in paper and rest in a recyclable carrying case.
This product is: 3-in-1 multi-use colour for eyes, lips, and cheeks. Anywhere really.
Heads up!
This product appears tiny because we ditched the lipstick tube (i.e. no packaging!). Balmies are the standard lipstick size at .12 oz. Balmie crayons are wrapped in paper to reduce packaging waste. Since there's no plastic tube, they may arrive with the occasional dent or scratch.
How to Use: Apply directly to eyes, lips + cheeks and blend in with fingers.
Packaging: Tear the recyclable paper as needed and keep Balmie in its red, recyclable box. Boxes handmade from recycled trash by a women's cooperative in Bali.
How to Dispose: Tear and recycle paper wrapped around crayon. Recycle or compost red box once Balmie crayon is all used up.
Certifications: Peta Certified
Free of:
- Synthetic Fragrance Free
- Alcohol Free
- Gluten Free
- Cruelty Free
- Vegan
Ingredients:Organic Castor Oil, Kokum Butter, Organic Sunflower Oil, Sunflower Seed Wax, Hemp Seed Oil, Plum Seed Oil, Vitamin E Oil (derived from soy), Elderberry Extract, Neem Seed Oil. May Contain: Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Tin Oxide (CI 77861), Iron Oxide (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Silica


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Three languages may be useful in Latvia: Latvian, Russian and English.
While Latvian is the only official language and the only one you will notice on most signs, Latvia is effectively a bilingual country, with a third of its population speaking Russian.
Latvian language
Latvian is the sole official language of Latvia and the mother tongue of 62% of population (90%+ in villages and towns outside Latgale). All the public signs in Latvia are Latvian.
Historically, Latvian was threatened by its low status (19th century) and Russian migration (20th century). Sweeping National Awakenings saved the Latvian language both times, but Latvians are still protective of their tongue. After all, "Latvian language" is a key definition of Latvian nation.
Spoken by merely some 1,5 million people worldwide, Latvian is not a language many foreigners learn. However, knowing this, Latvians are especially happy when non-locals try to speak it. After all, even many Russophone locals refuse to learn Latvian.
As a Baltic tongue, Latvian has the most similarities to Lithuanian.
Russian language
The Russian language is spoken natively by some 37% of Latvia's population, most of them in the cities and Latgale. This includes not only ethnic Russians (26,9%) but also many other minorities (Ukrainians, Belarusians, Jews). The importance of Russian dates to Soviet occupation, when many settlers were moved in.
Back then, Russian was a required language to everybody, including ethnic Latvians. On the other hand, Russians were not required to learn Latvian. As such, Russian became the true lingua franca of increasingly multiethnic Latvian cities. Non-Russian Soviet immigrants, unable to get any cultural, educational or entertainment activities in their original mother tongues, relied on a massive network of Russian language institutions, adopting the Russian language as native over one or two generations.
Because of these past policies many Latvians born ~1980 and older speak Russian fluently and Russian is still the most common foreign language to know. Given the history of persecution of Latvians by Russians however, the Russian language is regarded suspiciously by ethnic Latvians. Some would refuse to speak it, others would feel insulted that a foreigner speaks Russian to them (as if he/she would regard Latvians to be Russians). The younger generations often genuinely do not speak Russian at all.
Nearly all the Soviet-era bilingual signs were removed, but tourist industry still has many materials in Russian for tourists. There is also a thriving Russian-language media, aimed at local minorities. The Soviet network of Russian schools and cultural institutions has been somewhat reduced but remains open.
English language
After independence (1990) English has replaced Russian as the most common foreign language to learn. The younger generations of ethnic Latvians usually speak English far better than Russian (and would switch to English when communicating with foreigners).
English is also very common in tourist materials. Fluency in English is a requirement for anybody wishing to work in the tourist industry.
As the "main language" of the "prestigious west" English also became popular for increasingly trademarks and songs by aspiring local bands.
Other minority languages
There are four additional minority languages spoken by some 0,5%-1% of population each: Belarusian, Ukrainian, Lithuanian and Polish. However, their use is mostly limited to family and a few churches. The youth of respective ethnicities often speaks Russian or Latvian even among themselves. Only in some villages of Semigallia and Latgale does Belarusian, Lithuanian and Polish still have a bigger impact.
Latgalian language / dialect
Some would classify Latgalian, spoken by some 15% of population (mostly in Latgale), to be the third most popular language of Latvia. However, others see it as a distant dialect of Latvian (which has acquired more Polish and Lithuanian (and less German) loanwords due to a separate history of Latgale). For a long time Latgalian was expected to die out in favor of either standard Latvian or Russian, but after independence restoration (1990) it became more protected. Nearly every speaker of Latgalian is fluent in Latvian, and the "fans" who create music or write literature in Latgalian mainly do so in order to preserve their culture rather than because of being unable to express themselves otherwise.
Formerly significant languages
Three other languages were once extremely important in Latvia but were since nearly eradicated by foreign occupations:
*German language was the lingua franca of Latvia's cities well into 19th century. After all, most of them were established by Germans and long had German majorities. Old German inscriptions may still be seen on some buildings, but the German minority was destroyed during World War 2 after a long natural decline. Nevertheless, German remains popular as a second foreign language (after English) to learn due to high numbers of Germans in Europe.
*Liv / Livonian language (similar to Estonian) was once indigenous over much of Gulf of Riga coast. Wars have slowly reduced its area to some fishing villages by the 19th century, and over the 20th century it nearly died out. Independent Latvia (1990) sought to protect the language but it was too late and in 2013 the final native speaker died. Today Liv is learned by some just as a hobby.
*Yiddish language was historically the main language of Jews, who made a significant portion of the Latgale population in the 19th century when Latgale was the only place of Latvia they were allowed to freely settle. 20th-century tribulations however severely reduced the Jewish community (emigration and World War 2), while even the remaining Jews usually no longer speak Yiddish (most have switched to Russian). Yiddish thus may only be seen on some old inscriptions.


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Coexistence on the Chattooga
Paddlers floated down the Chattooga River outside Cashiers last weekend for the first time in 30 years since the U.S. Forest Service first imposed a paddling ban on the upper stretch of the Wild and Scenic River.
Boaters have occasionally paddled the stretch anyway — called poaching a run — but this weekend it was actually legal. Eight boaters selected by the forest service took a trial run in an ongoing study to determine whether to lift the ban.
Their verdict?
"Spectacular," said Don Kinser, a paddler in the panel. "It was awesome. There is no reason that shouldn't be open to boaters, that's for sure."
That was what paddlers had long expected, but they need officially sanctioned runs to document it with certainty.
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"There had been reports of that, but it had been from renegade attempts," said Mark Singleton, a paddler in Jackson County and director of American Whitewater.
Meanwhile, fisherman, hikers, environmentalists and wilderness lovers are lamenting the prospect of the paddling ban being lifted. Joe Gatins, an avid hiker along the Chattooga River, was out in the woods both days of the trial paddling trip.
"When I saw those 10 boats bobbing down the river, I had a disturbing, sinking feeling. I felt it was the wrong thing to be happening on the river," said Gatins, spokesperson for Friends of the Chattooga. "I'm not going to say the one trial has damaged the ecosystem, but if you multiply that it will be thousands of times with thousands of boaters."
Last weekend was selected for the trial thanks to big rains that swelled the river. The top goal of the trial was to figure out how much water boaters need to make floating the narrow river feasible. At the same time, the forest service wants to know how much water is too much for fishermen to comfortably fish. A panel of fishermen were sent out on the river over the weekend as well.
"The big question we hope to answer with the panels is where does the flow naturally segregate the anglers and boaters?" said John Cleeves, a forest service ranger leading the study.
But what about everyone else, asked Buzz Williams, director of the Chattooga Conservancy.
"They have left everybody else out. The hikers, the birders, the botanists, the photographers — people who love solitude and appreciate the last remaining wilderness area being left out," said Williams.
Mike Bamford, a Cashiers resident who lives along the headwaters of the Chattooga, went swimming Saturday — even though it was well-below ideal swimming temps — to prove a point to the forest service.
"To be fair to all visitors, the forest service should look at all activity types on the river," said Bamford, who is concerned about a boater hitting a swimmer, "If I can keep one child from being injured by an inexperienced boater, I will consider these plunges worthwhile."
The forest service is planning to hold workshops with hikers and other outdoor users at some point during the study. The forest service is surveying trails and campsites in the river corridor to see how heavily they are used. They are also counting vehicles at picnic areas, river access points and trail heads to see how many people are using the area.
Kinser, one of the paddlers, said he never saw another river user during the paddling trial, not even the panel of fishermen.
"That's what we have told the forest service all along, which is we would never interact with each other," Kinser said.
Of course the boaters would say that, Williams countered. The panel of boaters selected by the forest service is too biased to provide impartial feedback — all are members of American Whitewater.
"This is an organization that just filed suit in federal court demanding unlimited, unrestricted access right now," Williams said. "You couldn't have made it more bias if you tried."
Singleton said everyone seems to have preconceived ideas about the paddling ban, not just the paddlers.
"The Chattooga Conservancy is probably not the most objective partner in this dialogue," Singleton said.
Forcing their hand
The forest service was forced to conduct the study — which included the trial paddling trip — by American Whitewater, a national paddling advocacy group. The group appealed the ban to the highest levels of the forest service in Washington, D.C.
American Whitewater claims the ban is arbitrary, concocted to give preferential treatment to fishermen. Forest service higher-ups agreed the ban lacked justification and ordered a study. American Whitewater also filed a lawsuit, further prodding the forest service along with the study.
Williams said the forest service decision was the work of Washington lobbyists.
"How one special interest can come in and literally just push the forest service aside and say, 'We want in there, get out of the way,' it is a disservice to people who love the river," Williams said. "Local people should be enraged. Something very important and dear to people who love the Chattooga is at stake. We are going to fight them to the last drop."
The ban on the Chattooga is an anomaly within forest service. It is the only river under forest service domain that doesn't allow paddling. Paddling is a considered a "wilderness compatible" use under the Wilderness Act.
But Joe Gatins, a regular hiker on the Chattooga River, said boats would interfere with his wilderness experience.
"The boaters are not going to be invisible. You will see them often enough that it would be jarring to the wilderness experience and solitude," Gatins said. "If you had a high water day, the boaters would come like locusts from a 150-mile radius."
Singleton disagreed. Studies have shown hikers and backpackers like seeing paddlers, offering a kind of vicarious experience of the river from the shore.
"Backpackers line up at Hance Rapids on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon to watch boaters on river trips navigate those huge waves," Singleton said.
The top part of the river, known as the Chattooga Cliffs, can only be reached by a mile and a half hike. Williams is concerned boaters won't be happy about hiking in with their boats.
"If the forest service opens that section up to boating, do you think for one second the boating community isn't going to say, 'Now we want a parking lot and a road,'" Williams said. "The key to wilderness is inaccessibility."
Gatins tagged along with the boaters as they hiked to the river along the 1.5-mile trail.
"Some of them carried their boats all the way, but several of them got tired and dragged the boats in," Gatins said. "I don't think one or two boats being dragged one day kill the resource, buy many boats being dragged many days will add to the erosion on that trail."
In addition, Williams is concerned about the fate of the Chattooga Cliffs ecosystem, a narrow cliff gorge covered in plant life. Boaters who can't navigate the stretch — either lacking the skill level or attempting the run when the water is too low — will end up scooting along the bank.
"It is absolutely gorgeous, and they are going to rip it to shreds," Williams said.
That's not what boaters reported, however.
Boaters got out of their boats and scrambled around one major waterfall on the river — which they would have run if not for a log jam in the falls, according to a forest service consultant for the paddling study, Doug Whitaker. Other than the major waterfall, boaters got out of their boats on only a few occasions to assess a rapid before going over it.
"In all cases, boaters were able to scout and/or portage the river without having to scramble up the steeper banks, allowing them to stay on bedrock and avoid erosion impacts," Whitaker said.


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For chiropractic patients, back strength is a major priority. But in today's challenging times, going to the gym regularly is not an option for most. Fortunately, there are ways for you to increase your back strength without a gym – you don't even necessarily need any equipment. You can use your own bodyweight to get a stronger back.
There are countless bodyweight exercises out there, so you have plenty to choose from. But to make things easier, we have collected five of our favorite bodyweight exercises for back strength. Please check them out and try out one or two that look appealing. And remember, if you feel any pain or you are worried about hurting yourself, be sure to reach out to your chiropractor to discuss the exercises before you try them.
5 Bodyweight Exercises for Your Back
1. Superman
Superman may be the best-named bodyweight exercise out there. You mimic superman while lying face down on the floor and wind up doing a lot to strengthen your entire back. To do it, find a comfortable spot on the floor where you can like with your arms outstretched above your head and your legs fully stretched out. Then, use your back muscles to lift both your legs and your arms off of the ground so you look like superman flying. Hold for a count of 10 and then slowly return to the position where you started.
Keep in mind that you can break the two movements – the movement of your legs and the movement of your arms – up if you find doing both at the same time overwhelming. You can just lift your legs or just lift your arms to exercise specific muscle groups. Eventually, you will be strong enough to do a full superman.
2. Y Superman
A Y superman focuses on your upper back. Lie in a similar position as superman, but spread your arms out where they form a Y. Now, lift your arms up simultaneously above your head. You can leave your legs on the floor for this one. Lift your arms while squeezing your lower back and glutes to maintain good structure. Hold for a count of 10 and then release slowly.
3. Pushup to Superman
You can combine a pushup with a superman to strengthen your shoulders and arms along with your back. Start with your body on the floor and your hands under your elbows. Use your hands to press up off of the floor to a plank position. Try to keep your back and core tensed to maintain safe body alignment. Then, lower your body to the ground and extend your arms above your head into a superman. Repeat 10 times.
4. T Pushup
Here is another great pushup exercise that can strengthen your core as well as your back. Start in a plank position and lower yourself so that your chest just barely touches the ground, then push yourself back up into a plank. As you reach the top of your movement, lift one hand off of the ground and reach it up into the air to form a T shape with your body while keeping both feet on the ground.
5. Pullup
Although there are many bodyweight exercises that don't require special equipment, the pullup is such an excellent exercise for your back that we had to include it. Grab the bar with your palms facing outward, shoulder width. Pull your body straight up steadily without jerking until your chin is above the bar. Lower and repeat.
If you would like more information about exercises for your back or anything else related to chiropractic, please contact us. We are here to help!
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Five DVD sessions for new believers and not-yet-believers on how to start and keep going in the Christian life.
Part of the Live Grow Know series.
Thousands of people go on evangelistic courses each year. And then… what next?
Countless Christians would love to brush up on the foundations of their faith. But… how to?
Part 1:Live of internationally renowned speaker, evangelist and author Becky Manley Pippert's newest series Live Grow Know, fulfils these needs. In five interactive, informal sessions combining DVD clips, Bible study, discussion times and testimony footage, Becky explores the truth and content of the gospel, and how to begin and keep going in the Christian life.
This course is perfect for new believers, not-yet-believers, and Christians who want to be refreshed in their faith. Use the DVD alongside the member's handbook and the free online leader's guide. Please note, this DVD is available in NTSC format only.
1. How Do I Know It Is Real?
2. What Is The Good News?
3. Is It Worth It?
4. A Time For Commitment
5. New Life In Christ
Each episode includes Intro and Following Jesus sections and Life Stories
Contributors | Rebecca Manley Pippert |
Format | DVD |
First published | July 2014 |
Dimensions | 5.4" x 7.4" x 0.3" |
Weight | 2.79 oz |
Case quantity | 50 |
Language | English |
No. of studies | 5 |
Publisher | The Good Book Company |
These studies by Becky Pippert are clear and accessible, yet substantial and thoughtful explorations of how to be grounded and grow in Christian faith. They evidence years of experience working with people at all stages of belief and skepticism. I highly recommend them.
Becky Pippert is one of the most effective communicators of the gospel I know. God uses her unique talents to appeal to both the mind and the heart. Becky's deep understanding of Biblical truth combined with her passion to see new believers grow in Christ makes LIVE a thrilling study for anyone who has recently been converted or is ready to make a commitment to Christ. I wish this captivating material had been available when I served as a pastor for forty years in Louisville, Kentucky. I would have made it available to every new convert. Pastors will find LIVE a very practical course for deepening the faith of new believers.
Becky Pippert is a master of evangelism and discipleship. Her new book LIVE is a remarkable tool to help people not only share Christ in a credible manner but leads people towards discipleship at the same time. The simple and complete guide to living out ones faith in Christ is wonderful. This is a very practical and helpful instrument for discipleship. I am so thankful for this new book, Live, I highly recommend it.
Really clear and thorough – lots to work and think through. Good questions which dig into the subject.... continue reading
I used this with a small group of people with very different backgrounds - ie both assured and non-assured Christians with varying levels of Biblical knowledge. A couple were used to Bible Studies which others had never attended one. The material was very easy to use and the questions ensured that we focussed on the teaching in God's Word. Group members also found the Life Stories very helpful and the Further Study section was very helpful for those wanting to know more. The whole group found it very helpful.
We're using the 'live' DVD and discussion book with six women who have completed the alpha course. They are all new/ returning believers and this material has been just right for helping us to get into the bible together. really great!
The professional quality of this resource is excellent and the three testimonies each week are a nice addition to the DVD material and one can pick and choose the testimonies most relevant to your own group. The teaching is good, if a little academic for some. Rebecca Manley-Pippert explains many passages of scripture well in the DVD excerpts and she is easy to listen to and understand.
However, for all it's positives we found we had to supplement and cut-out parts in order to tailor the studies to our group of mainly unconverted 'churched' -types. Also, although it can be run as an hour session which ours was (roughly), there was still a lot crammed into each session. Perhaps a little too much. We felt the course moves far quicker than it should to assuming by session 5 that the group will be mainly the converted by this point. While this is surely possible, it certainly hasn't happened with our group and so we are actually making up the last session ourselves with a study on Romans and other passages as we feel our group still does not understand what repentance is and therefore does not appreciate the power and need for grace.
I would use this course with an understanding that you must pick and choose the parts that are most relevant to the individuals present and perhaps extend the sessions to a few more weeks to cover elements of salvation, like sin, atonement,judgement, repentance and conversion , that the sessions don't adequately cover in 5 weeks. We have learned that there are no short-cuts to thorough gospel teaching so it's a shame the course isn't more like 12 weeks long. I think it's fair to say that in 5 weeks you are really going to be only scratching at the surface of what a relationship with Christ looks like and most importantly, why we need it.


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What began in 1872 as a special factory for pumps and heavy-duty valves in the aspiring German industrial city of Mannheim, is now a globally operative company with over 1100 employees worldwide. Bopp & Reuther became the VAG-Group – the former pioneers became The Valve Experts.
VAG can be found wherever water is pumped, treated, stored and distributed. The world demands modern water management – and that's precisely what VAG supplies. With innovative standards in water and wastewater engineering, VAG has positioned itself not only as a supplier of solutions, but also and above all as a quality manufacturer when it comes to durable valves, high functionality and load-bearing mechanisms.
VAG valves are installed amongst others in barrages, dams, water works, drinking water supply networks and wastewater systems – wherever reliable closing and regulating mechanisms are indispensable.


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If you find that your weekly weight loss is slowing down, maybe it's time to readjust your calorie intake.
First, some calorie math.
Your calorie baseline is the number of calories you need to maintain your weight. Most diets are based on reducing that number by 1,000 calories a day for a two-pound-a-week loss. But the less you weigh, the fewer calories needed to maintain your weight, and fewer still to lose weight. For instance, you need about 100 fewer calories a day if you drop from 160 to 140 pounds.
For example:
- If you're moderately active, it takes about 2,250 calories a day to maintain 160 pounds, and 1,250 calories a day to lose 2 pounds per week.
- If you're moderately active, it takes about 2,150 calories a day to maintain 140 pounds and 1,150 calories a day to lose 2 pounds a week.
So, without lowering the total number of calories you're eating on your diet, that 2 pound-a-week weight loss could drop off a bit. You'll still lose weight, just not as fast.
To keep losing at the same rate, increase exercise, reduce calories, or try a combination of both. High-protein and high-fiber foods are often more satisfying, so choosing fish and whole-grain cereals, for example, will help you feel fuller on less.
For a more exact approach, try an online calculator that uses your height, weight, age and activity level to determine your changing calorie needs. Recalculate every time you lose 5 to 10 pounds.
More information
To learn more, visit the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Source: HealthDay
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Your mission on January 2, 2014, should you choose to accept it, is to share that most elusive and satisfying of scenes: the ALMOST KISS! It can be yours, or your favorite from a book you love, or even a scene from a film or television series -- all formats are acceptable, as long as no lips actually lock!
So, direct from Frankie's own blogpost announcing last year's event, the RULES:
Things You Should Do To Prepare For The Ultimate Non-Kissage Festivities!1) Sometime between now and Jan 2, 2014 write a post about the No Kiss Blogfest to let everyone know you are participating and that they should too. Why? Because it's awesome! (Please link back)
2) Sign up for the No Kiss Blogfest by filling in the Mr. Linky below. Because Mr. Linky is awesome.
3)Tweet about No Kiss Blogfest, using the hash tag: #nokissblogfest because #hashtagsareawesome
4) After you've recovered from New Years Eve, write a blog sharing your Almost Kiss, No Kiss Blogfest entry (either one from your WIP, one you just wrote, one from a book, movie or tv show, or even a really hot almost-kiss picture)and post on January 2, 2014!!! Because reading your posts are awesome! (Don't forget to link back)
And, of course, we always have to have a rockin' No Kiss example to inspire your participation:
First, because this is my blog and obviously, it all comes back to Thor**
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*I know, I know I said I was on Hiatus but the No Kiss Blogfest ALWAYS Supercedes Hiatusing! It's TRADITION!
**yes I screencapped this from the Thor and Jane Featurette Marvel put out to promote the movie, which you can watch HERE!


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