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1379 Tucker Road
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
Don't let untreated dental problems get you down. Rebuild your confidence with a beautiful new smile. From simple treatments that make a big difference, to more extensive work, unveiling the smile you were meant to have can have profound life-changing effects. Serving the North Dartmouth, MA area and offering dental implants, Dr. Ponte can help you develop an affordable treatment plan you'll feel good about.
At Tucker Road Dental Associates we aim to maximize your insurance benefits and make any remaining balance easily affordable. North Dartmouth area dentist Dr. Paul Ponte and his knowledgeable staff can help answer any of your insurance questions.
We accept most insurance carriers. Please check with us prior to your appointment, but it's safe to say we likely accept the type of insurance you carry.
Most major credit cards are accepted at Tucker Road Dental Associates in the North Dartmouth area. Types of cards accepted include Visa, MasterCard, and Discover Card.
A negative self image can be detrimental to many facets of your life. North Dartmouth area dentist Dr. Paul Ponte understands the positive life-changing power that a healthy and beautiful smile can bring to you. Here at Tucker Road Dental Associates, we don't want you to be embarrassed any longer. Why not take your smile - and even your life - to a new level of self-confidence and beauty?
For comfortable dental hygiene treatment in the North Dartmouth, Massachusetts area, Dr. Paul Ponte is known for having a gentle touch. The friendly team at Tucker Road Dental Associates provides teeth cleaning for a whiter smile.
Maintaining good dental hygiene is the foundation for healthy teeth and gums. We're committed to helping you have a lifetime of oral health.
1 Lambert Lind Hwy, Suite C
Warwick, RI 02886
Minimal sedation dentistry with Warwick area dentist Dr. Edward Kaiser means you can have dental treatments with little or no discomfort. They'll be done quickly while you're lightly sedated.
You can let go of feeling uncomfortable, hiding your smile, or putting off dental work due to a busy schedule. You'll feel relaxed and stress-free during your dental appointment, and reassured that you've taken care of your oral health.
Safe, anxiety-free dentistry with Warwick area dentist Dr. Edward Kaiser means you can have dental treatments done quickly while you're lightly sedated, with little or no discomfort.
You no longer have to tolerate feeling uncomfortable, hiding your smile, or putting off dental work because of a busy schedule. You'll feel relaxed during your dental appointment, and relieved that your oral health is in good hands.
Here at Oaklawn Family Dental Association, your comfort is our number one priority. We will do our utmost to put you at ease and keep you feeling relaxed and secure. Under the experienced leadership of Dr. Edward Kaiser, our dedicated team of professionals is at your service to explain your treatment thoroughly and answer any questions you may have.
A beautiful smile can brighten your life! If you are continuously hiding your chipped, stained, or cracked teeth from others, it's time for a change! Edward Kaiser, D.D.S., a trusted Warwick area dentist, can fix chips, cracks, and stains to reveal a great new smile - and a new you. You'll look so good you'll wonder why you waited so long!
Warwick area cosmetic dentist Edward Kaiser, D.D.S. has extensive experience creating beautiful smiles. They're one of the first things people notice about you.
Our professional team will be happy to discuss your aesthetic dentistry options. The attractive results you'll get from Oaklawn Family Dental Association can change your life!
1120 North Main Street
Fall River, MA 02720
A negative self image can be detrimental to many facets of your life. Fall River area dentist Dr. Paul Ponte understands the positive life-changing power that a healthy and beautiful smile can bring to you. Here at North Main Dental Associates, we don't want you to be embarrassed any longer. Why not take your smile - and even your life - to a new level of self-confidence and beauty?
Dr. Paul Ponte has a gentle touch and provides comfortable cleaning for a whiter smile. Offering dental implants in the Fall River, Massachusetts area, Dr. Ponte assures you that a bright, healthy smile is the result of regular, preventative, professional dental cleanings.
You're unique, and you deserve quality, individualized care. Dr. Paul Ponte believes your dental experience should blend the best of the personal and the professional. At North Main Dental Associates in the Fall River, Massachusetts area, we take the time to get to know you and understand your dental needs. Dr. Ponte and his staff are dedicated to providing you with top-quality dental care designed exclusively for you.
Fall River area restorative dentistry at North Main Dental Associates can produce natural-looking results. If you have a damaged or missing tooth, we can help.
Our highly skilled team will assess your need for a crown, bridge, implant or other procedure to restore or improve your smile. Our goal is to provide quality dental care for your life-long oral health.
Fall River area cosmetic dentist Paul Ponte, D.D.S. has extensive experience creating beautiful smiles. They're one of the first things people notice about you.
Our professional team will be happy to discuss your aesthetic dentistry options. The attractive results you'll get from North Main Dental Associates can change your life!
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24 North St # 1
Plymouth, MA, 02360-8309
Sandra L Macdonald Dmdpc
110 Long Pond Rd # 204
Plymouth, MA, 02360-2642
Lutz, J Devon D.D.S.
233 Water St
Plymouth, MA, 02360-4041
Matthew T Boynton Inc
70 Court St
Plymouth, MA, 02360-3825
If dental implants are what you need to replace your missing teeth, you should select an implant dentist with in-depth knowledge of, and prior experience with all aspects of the treatment. It is important to know that treatment with tooth implants consists of two components: a surgical phase and a restorative phase.
Traditionally, a dental surgeon, like an oral surgeon or a periodontist, performs the surgical component. A general dentist, or prosthodontist and laboratory technician, performs the restorative component.
As dental implant dentistry has become more sophisticated, the restorative dentist, at times, also has become the one that places the dental implants. However, each clinician involved in implant treatment must be aware that the type of final restoration a patient wants dictates the position, size, and number of the tooth implants within the jaws.
For each unique missing tooth situation, there is an equally unique way to use dental implants for tooth replacement. However, all of the treatments can be placed in two categories: removable or fixed prostheses.
Implant dentists use removable implant dentures when a patient is missing all of their teeth. Fewer tooth implants are necessary when used in conjunction with a removable denture.
Conversely, more dental implants are necessary when used in conjunction with a fixed bridge. Fixed bridges feel most like your natural teeth and are usually more desirable than removable dentures.
Mastering new surgical and restorative techniques as they are developed is the mark of an excellent tooth implant dentist as well as overall implant dentistry. An implant dentist's meticulous attention to fine detail conveys a feeling of confidence to the patient. The dentist should be committed to restoring full function to the missing teeth as well as recreating natural-looking teeth. These are the qualities a patient should look for in an implant dentist.
By Benjamin O. Watkins, III, DDS
Much is being said about dental implant procedures. A national radio spot states that steak and corn-on-the-cob are no longer just a memory for people with tooth loss. Tooth implants, they say, can bring back bite strength and, certainly, improve all-around dental function.
Tooth replacement systems differ but continue to evolve as materials and methods allow. Teeth implants are a great and functional alternative to removable dentures.
An implant device is inserted into the upper or lower jawbone. After a healing period, posts are attached to each implant. And to that, a fixed bridge or "over-denture" is placed by the implant dentist. This is known as the "business end" of the implant. Only the "tooth part" is visible. The result is not new teeth. But for more and more people, tooth implants count plenty as the next best thing.
Over 42% of people 65 and have a missing tooth or teeth. Dentures work fine in some cases, and not so well in others. In fact, ill-fitting dentures can contribute to the loss of supporting teeth or bone, and aggravate deterioration of your mouth.
Well, you could go toothless. But along with that comes a change in eating habits, quality of speech, and level of self-esteem.
In many dental practices, implant dentists have had great success with "osseointegrated" (osseo = bone) dental implants, a system where bone and implant mesh. As implant research has grown into dental implantology, many types of appliances have been tested (and some discarded). The Branemark implant, a titanium device developed in Sweden, has the longest track record, a 95% success rate over 20 years.
In the Branemark system, it's the osseointegration, the meshing of implant and bone. The properties of the implant are such that a chemical and mechanical bond is formed. The jawbone actually grows into the implant. But the real benchmark for the success of a dental implant procedure is this: The patient has to be happy with it. For years.
For certain people, a single implant to bridge a gap is called for. Another person might require two to support a bridge, or two to four implants to stabilize a lower denture. In other people, bone loss is already severe, and what remains cannot support an overdenture, so a tooth implant procedure is not the solution. However, when they work, they're as real as it gets.
If you think you might benefit from teeth implants, call your implant dentist for a consultation.


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Fans have access to many behind-the-scenes happenings more than ever before, which is much different than the pro wrestling world Terry Taylor and many other greats broke into. Gone are the days of watching professional wrestling and not knowing the in's and out's of what was happening behind the curtain.
Today's blurb is brought back to life from a long-dead Geocities site (who remembers this host?) called
Remembering "The Glory Days"… A Tribute to Terry Taylor."
As pro wrestling history nerds, we tend to scour even the deepest parts of the Internet to find interesting discussion from the past. Perusing that site should bring some of you straight back to the good old days of browsing the Internet around the turn of the millennium!
In the interview, which dates from March 2001, Terry Taylor made some comments that are just as relevant as they were years ago:
"There was a time when people watched to be surprised, to be disgusted, to be moved emotionally…and it seems that the bar gets higher and higher.
What will it take tomorrow to please the audience? It isn't enough to excite them – they now have the means to find out the happenings behind the curtain, they're let into the locker room…and ultimately the innocence is lost.
They become jaded from things they were never before allowed to know. Do they have a right to have that access? I think not. They are the audience – they are not part of what we do. Hence the term 'audience'.
When ECW and some guys – wanting the smart marks to put them over – allowed the audience to become part of the show, the illusion of what we did disappeared in its original form. The audience now dictated what we did, instead of reacting and enjoying what we were offering.
The nature of what we did changed forever."
With the Internet steadily evolving and access to information quicker than ever before, professional wrestling juggernauts like Vince McMahon have tweaked the product to keep up with the changing times. Whether this tidal switch has been good or bad for the business is up for discussion. Do you feel jaded?
*To enhance your browsing experience on the Geocities interview, we recommend dusting off your old Windows XP desktop computer using an outdated version of Microsoft Internet Explorer!
Related: The Omni Coliseum: Where It All Happened
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When Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus (InterVarsity Press, 2014) came to my attention, the theme resonated with me both "on" and "off" campus. So I dropped C. Christopher Smith an email to see if he would be open to an interview and a visit to South Central Pennsylvania. Chris responded with a resounding, "Yes!" Enjoy the conversation — even join in by making comments 🙂
Note: As with previous interviews, I take full responsibility for the related links and pictures. In this case the pictures highlight the off-campus offerings of the Christian Scholar Series, in partnership with the local congregation of which I am a member. With regard to Chris' visit I'm currently exploring coffee shop venues. Some information available at the end of the post.
Tom: Once again Chris, "Thank-you!" for your excellent work with The Englewood Review of Books. I'm so excited to have had the opportunity to sit with Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus. Please share with Emerging Scholars the story behind the new InterVarsity Press (IVP) publication and a little bit about your own story of "slow church: cultivating community in the patient way of Jesus".
Chris: Tom, my mother grew up in a conservative Mennonite community, only a few generations removed from Amish ancestors. From a very young age, I was fascinated by the world of the Amish and Mennonites that my mom's family lived in and among, and especially the ways in which they shared life in tight-knit community centered around their Christian faith, a vastly different sort of life than the individualistic suburban culture in which I grew up.
For over a decade now, I have been exploring how Christian community is cultivated in our world in which fragmentation and isolation prevail. I lived in an intentional community for the better part of a year, and now am part of a traditional church that is very much community-oriented. I wrote a book on community in the early Church and one on how the practice of conversation is vital to healthy communities. Slow Church is, for me, the latest in this series of efforts to imagine how ordinary Christians can start to experience deeper community life together. This new book is very much connected with my own experiences and those of Englewood Christian Church (my church), as well as other churches that are moving in a similar direction.
Tom: Chris, please give us a peek into how you and your co-author John Pattison settled on the material to be addressed in this publication, its organization/format, and how you anticipate the material to be best used by individuals, campus fellowships, and local congregations as they seek to "cultivate community in the patient way of Jesus".
Chris: Since the idea of Slow Church was inspired by the Slow Food movement, which reacted against the ways our eating habits have been formed by fast food, we took the 3 cardinal virtues of Slow Food – a preference for food that is good, clean and fair – and reinterpreted these in language more familiar to Christian theology, as Ethics, Ecology and Economy. These three facets, we believe, lie at the heart of cultivating deeper community in our churches, and the bulk of the book is oriented to making a case for why we need to be attentive to these areas, and for describing specific practices that will help us grow deeper.
The final chapter of the book, which offers an image we hope will stick in readers' heads long after they put the book on the shelf, is on reimagining Church as Dinner Table Conversation. Not only is sharing food together essential to Christian community, but the ways in which we share our hopes, our dreams, our stories and our lives together around the table, are essential to discerning the shape and mission of our local congregations. We believe that the greatest gift God has given us is people, the sisters and brothers in our congregations, as well as our neighbors. Eating together is an important way to get to know these gifts of God, and to imagine together how God desires to use us to bear witness to the Good News of Jesus in our particular neighborhoods.
Since conversation is the foremost practice we offer in the book, we hope Slow Church will be read and discussed in churches, small groups, and on university campuses. And through conversation about the book, we hope people will begin to have their imaginations sparked in a multitude of ways: about what church is and what it could be and about who God is and what God is up to in the world and how we engage with that in our churches and neighborhoods.
Tom: In addition to reimagining Church as Dinner Table Conversation (or maybe unpacking this image further), what three or four points do you desire every reader to take away from Slow Church? What points do consider particularly important to focus upon and develop during the academic journey?
Chris: First of all, we want people to understand that church, the community of God's people, is at the heart of what God is doing in the world. Secondly, we want to emphasize that everyone – and not just pastors, worship leaders and Sunday School teachers – has gifts and skills beneficial to God's reconciling work. And this is a point essential for academics: whatever your area of expertise, business, science, arts, anything, there are ways your skills can be used in the healing work God desires to do through the church, and furthermore, many of you will be teaching these skills to a generation of students who can likewise use these skills in conjunction with their churches. And finally, and this is the point I emphasized earlier, we need spaces for eating and talking intentionally together in our churches.
Tom: To wrap up, please share with Emerging Scholars an encouragement regarding the value of their role in the Kingdom God and next steps in being "little Christs" not only on campus but as they graduate and steward the gifts/training they have been given. What three or four posts on The Englewood Review of Books do you consider of particular value for Emerging Scholars as they take next steps in growing more and more into the image of Christ Jesus?
Chris: My advice to Emerging Scholars would be: always read at least a little theology in addition to the research you do in your particular discipline, and be seeking to understand your discipline theologically and how your unique gifts as an academic can contribute a deeper shared life in your church and your neighborhood.
For a broader vision of Christian vocation like I have just described, in which everyone has gifts to offer to the work of the church, I recommend Amy Sherman's book Kingdom Calling, of which you can read a review on our website. One other book that does a great job of reflecting theologically on the sort of inquisitiveness that drives most academics, is David Dark's The Sacredness of Questioning Everything, our 2009 book of the year, reviewed here. One book that is very important to our Slow Church project is Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove's The Wisdom of Stability (Stability is the virtue of committing oneself to a particular community of people and place). It's very difficult to cultivate community when we're moving from place to place every couple of years. You can read my review here. One final book that will be of interest to Emerging Scholars is Andy Crouch's Culture Making: Recovering our Creative Calling, which challenges us to live actively creatively in our faith, using the gifts and skills we have been given. We interviewed Andy about the book, and you can read that interview here.
Tom: Chris, Thank-you for sharing your time, gifts, and insights with us! May God continue to bless your labors on behalf of the Kingdom of God—in particular bringing "salt, light, leaven and life" through The Englewood Review of Books. I look forward to having you join us in South Central Pennsylvania in the fall for several speaking engagements, including one with Byron Borger of Hearts and Minds Books*. In the mean time I'll be sure to give more attention to the excellent pieces offered by The Englewood Review of Books on the ESN Facebook Wall. To God be the glory!
Note to those who follow the Emerging Scholars Network: Over the summer I encourage you to dedicate time to Dinner Table Conversations, create habits to continue/expand upon such a way of life during the academic year, consider exploring Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus with a small group, and keep an eye on posts by The Englewood Review of Books. If you desire to review Slow Church or The Englewood Review of Books, please let me know.
*If you're in South Central PA (or not very far away), please tentatively place a hold on the evening of Friday, November 7. I hope to have another event in the Elizabethtown area on the evening of Sunday, November 9. Stay tuned. Details tba.
About the author:
Tom enjoys daily conversations regarding living out the Biblical Story with his wife Theresa and their four girls, around the block, at Elizabethtown Brethren in Christ Church (where he teaches adult electives and co-leads a small group), among healthcare professionals as the Northeast Regional Director for the Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), and in higher ed as a volunteer with the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN). For a number of years, the Christian Medical Society / CMDA at Penn State College of Medicine was the hub of his ministry with CMDA. Note: Tom served with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / USA for 20+ years, including 6+ years as the Associate Director of ESN. He has written for the ESN blog from its launch in August 2008. He has studied Biology (B.S.), Higher Education (M.A.), Spiritual Direction (Certificate), Spiritual Formation (M.A.R.), Ministry to Emerging Generations (D.Min.). To God be the glory!


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The use of traffic safety equipment is used around the world. Some traffic safety consists of speed bumps , speed humps, parking curbs and traffic signs.
The speed bumps and humps are most commonly found where vehicle speeds are required to be low, parking garages, school parking lots and shopping malls are a few examples.
Traffic signs are found on every road way and parking lot, we carry a some of the most commonly used traffic signs to notify motorists. We also have access to having custom signs made for specific notifications.
For parking lots and personal garages, we offer parking blocks for added safety.


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In this caregiver/child class we explore our breath, practice yoga poses, and learn creative ways to find calm. We play with props, listen to music, and read two stories to inspire our yoga journey. This light-hearted, no pressure class is fun for both children and adults!
*This class is offered every Sunday at Gymboree UWS (240 W. 73rd Street) from 4:00-4:45pm. Drop Ins are $30. Come join us! Book a class here.
Yoga for Preschoolers
In this 45 class, children learn developmentally appropriate yoga poses, breathing exercises, and self-regulation techniques. The class structure allows for children to feel confident and comfortable while learning about yoga in a warm and fun environment. Each class focuses on a central theme that is woven throughout class to create an interactive, age-appropriate yoga experience. Classes can be offered in yoga studios, day care centers or preschools.


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Oyster 745 First Look Video
With a new hull design, the Oyster 745 will be faster, and looks sleeker than previous Oyster designs.
This is the Oyster 745, one of the company's generation 6 designs with an all-new hull design by Rob Humphreys which has more beam carried further aft and also a plumb bow, which gives it roughly 15 per cent more interior volume than the previous Oyster 725. It is a higher performance hull that will give better hull speed and faster passage times.
Take a closer look at the boat in our First Look Video below.
As with all Oyster's models, the interior can be modified to suit the owner's priorities, but they are all based around this big deck saloon with the vertical hull windows. It's a bright open space very pleasant to spend time in with opening windows forward for plenty of air ventilation.
This example has a four-cabin layout, plus the skipper's cabin at the front. It includes the master cabin at the back, which has three vertical windows each side, giving a good view out.
Compared with earlier Oyster designs, The Oyster 745 has a very clean, flush foredeck. It also has a different rig configuration with a more easily handled but more efficient 105 per cent jib rather than the larger overlapping headsails that earlier boats had.
Like the look of the Oyster 745 but after something smaller? See Oyster 675 review or search for all Oyster yachts for sale on boats.com.


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Welcome to The Child Day Schools – San Ramon
Updated Aug 12, 2021
Dear Families,
Our schools are open. Please go to school location page for temporary school hours.
Please note that some school hours have changed as of August 2021.
You may also contact the school for more information.
We continue to follow strict protocols as mandated by state and local agencies during this time.
We thank everyone for your understanding and support.
18868 Bollinger Canyon Rd.
San Ramon, CA 94583
Phone: (925) 820-2515
Fax: (925) 820-4225
Director: Jillian Miller
License #: 073406846, 073406845, 073406634
Download Calendars (PDF)
– Former Parent, Yelp, (4/15/2015)
THE CHILD DAY SCHOOLS, SAN RAMON is a special five-acre campus for Toddlers, Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, Jr.-Kindergarten, Kindergarten and School-Age children. Our Project Web Topics promote vocabulary, beginning science, the alphabet, counting and problem solving along with creativity, and music and movement.
The Child Day Schools, San Ramon's beautiful campus overlooks the hills on Bollinger Canyon Road. Our classrooms are spacious and well-equipped with a variety of materials for learning, exploring, and purposeful play. Our campus is a wonderful place for children to explore nature, adorned with a variety of trees and birds literally in our backyard. Our natural environment provides a wonderful synergy with our hands-on curriculum and dynamic programs.
Our Kindergarten Program is located at the Hidden Canyon School (the building and playground at the lower part of the campus), using the integrated curriculum model in which mathematics, language arts, and science are the core subjects. These core subjects naturally flow into the social sciences, art, and creativity. At Hidden Canyon, we build life skills and personal responsibility in a community of learning where each child is valued. Our School-Age program is also located at the Hidden Canyon School.
School Programs
San Ramon Toddlers – 12 to 24 Months
San Ramon Preschool – Two and Three Year Olds
San Ramon Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) – Four Year Olds
San Ramon Kindergarten* – Five Year Olds
San Ramon School-Age* – Thru 4th Grade. Transportation is available for school-age students at Bollinger Canyon and Twin Creeks elementary schools.
* These programs are located at the Hidden Canyon School, in the lower part of the campus.
San Ramon Program Hours
Temporary Hours: 7:30 am to 5:30 pm.
Hours subject to change as guidelines are updated from health officials.
Full Day: 6:45 am to 6:15 pm
School Day: 8:30 am to 2:30 pm or 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Morning Program: 8:30 am to 12:15 pm
Part Time: Minimum enrollment is three mornings per week. Times may be adjusted according to family needs and availability.
New Family Enrollment Inquiry
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Being a young female i am a bit nervous of going it alone, i am planning on travelling to either New Zealand or Australia around May2011. im hoping to get a WHV so i can find work when i first get there to earn some extra pennies to put towards my adventures, once i have enough money id like to travel the east coast of oz, New Zealand (or the other way round) and then onto Fiji and maybe Thailand. I plan to travel for around 4 months.
Im open to meeting any other solo travelers to share the experience with!


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So, one of my favorite things in life is my creative women's nonbookclub, just a club... we started off with a book and then dropped the book and kept the food, wine, creative projects, & lots of laughter...
This was our latest project from our sweet visitor Kelley over at Fogarty Ranch...
She posted hers too. super easy. really fun to make & share with each other. it was cool to see how different our all were.
So here are the rules & instructions to create with your own nonbookclub:
1.)Pick a word for the year. A word you want to focus on. Mine is acceptance. I need it all the way around.
2.)Watercolor fun designs on cardstock.
3.)Write down fun stuff you'd like to do this year.
Key word is fun.
No beating yourself up, "I suck" stuff.
Okay. I admit. I kinda broke the rules with lose weight & spend less money, ut I just felt like I had to get those down before I could do the fun stuff.
Anyway, fun to do. fun to share. I'll let you knowabout my progress...
if you get around to making one in any form, please share yours...
Tuesday, January 26
One of my favorite things in life...
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What a wonderful idea! I am going to go and make one of these using my 2010 Word. Thank you for sharing.ReplyDelete
I just popped over from Mary's blog at A Splendid Adventure and I'm so glad I did.
Lee Ann
- AnonymousFebruary 25, 2010 at 11:52 AM
I love this and I totally want to make one! Not even kidding. Might add fabric to mine. I will let you know what i pull off. :)ReplyDelete
Love it Ging. Let me know when you do & I'll link to it.ReplyDelete
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The Discovery motorhome is a very comfortable and versatile motorhome for couples or small families and a real home away from home for your travelling adventure throughout New Zealand.
The Discovery is quite easy and comfortable to drive. It has generous accommodation for 2 couples with a fixed low down double bed at the rear of the vehicle and a second fixed double that electronically lowers from the ceiling. The Discovery comes with 100 watt solar panel, TV (DVD playback only), full colour reversing camera and a galley kitchen with oven and fridge. Passengers are going to love the super comfy seating, something often overlooked when selecting a motorhome – no more grumpy children after hours of travelling on the road. Diagonal seatbelts for six persons will keep everyone safely belted in, Dinette table and squabs lower for additional bed space for two children if required.
Driving Restrictions
No smoking or pets allowed.
Not to be driven on the following roads.
* Skippers Road (Queenstown)
** Ninety Mile Beach (Northland)
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Melanie is 23 years old. She's a millennial and a digital native, having grown up using computers, the internet and mobile phones from a young age.
Melanie's single and lives near Birmingham. She likes to spend her money on fashion, beauty, her social life and travelling abroad.
07.00 Melanie wakes up, has a shower using her toiletries from Boots (10% discount) and puts her make-up on, which she bought online from Look Fantastic - earning 7% Cashback at the same time.
08.00 She gets the bus to work, and on the way goes on to the SmartSpending™ app from her brand new smartphone, purchased through Carphone Warehouse where she earned £40 Cashback, and works out her weekend plans. Melanie books tickets for a gig for her and her friend and gets 1.5% Cashback through Ticketmaster.
Feeling like she needs a haircut ready for the weekend, Melanie books a cut and blow dry with a local salon through Groupon, earning herself 15% Cashback.
13.00 During her lunch break, Melanie goes on to her SmartSpending™ platform to find an outfit for the weekend. She picks out a new dress from ASOS.com and orders it with 10% Cashback, before heading to Topshop.com and purchasing a new bag to go with it, which she buys at a 10% discount thanks to her Topshop Reloadable Card.
15.30 Melanie goes for coffee with her colleague at their nearby Costa, and gets 10% off with her Reloadable Card.
18.00 After work, Melanie heads out to the local Vue cinema with a friend and uses her SmartSpending™ app to buy discounted Instant Vouchers which they simply show at the box office desk when they arrive.
20.30 After the film, Melanie and her friend go for dinner at Cafe Rouge. Melanie pays for the dinner with an Instant Voucher giving her 12% off the bill, which she downloads on her smartphone through the SmartSpending™ app while she's in the restaurant and shows it to the waiter when it comes to paying.
22.00 During dinner, Melanie and her friend talk about going away on holiday. So when she gets home, she goes on her laptop - purchased from Argos with 7.5% discount - and books an adventure holiday to South Africa through Explore, receiving 7% Cashback (usually 4%, but there's a special offer on her SmartSpending™ platform for this week!).


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Long considered to be the poor man of Europe, Albania has come a fair distance from its pauper reputation since the collapse of Communism in 1991, yet it remains as a very affordable nation for the Euro backpacker stinging from uber high prices of West and (increasingly) Central Europe.
With soaring mountains, underpopulated beaches, and a bevy of castles and Bronze Age ruins that aren't crawling with package tourists, Albania is the perfect tonic for those plagued by not just the financial costs of the road, but also the claustrophobic aspects of many tourism traps that abound across this popular continent.
Pulled together by salt of the earth residents that will leave an impression on you long after leaving, Albania is a country that should find a place on any backpacker's itinerary.
Currency: Albanian Lek
Languages: Albanian
What To Do
After arriving in the country and taking some time to take a look-see around the capital Tirana, head over to Shkodër, one of the oldest settled places in the entire country. This town contains the vaunted Rozafa Castle, which boasts killer views of the city that it overlooks, as well as the distant Albanian Alps. This stone sentry has served as defensive point for the surrounding area for well over 500 years, being involved in sieges thrust upon them by such invaders as the Ottomans in the 15th century, and the Montenegrins as recently as the early 20th century.
Another ancient fortification worth checking out in Albania is Berat Castle, situated close to the city that shares its name in South Central Albania. It has a very long history, with its first altercation being with the Romans around 200 BCE, which ended with it being razed to the ground.
With its last action occurring during World War II in 1943, when Albanian resistance members railed against the Fascists with their rifles, Berat Castle has definitely seen better days, though it still is quite the imposing sight, after all the sieges that it has been through over multiple millennia.
In addition to the castle walls and battlements, ruins of buildings where a community used to live exists, with the remains of up to 20 churches and a single mosque adding cultural flavour to Berat Castle's contents. The national significance of this site is captured by its presence on the back of the 20 lek coin, making this place a must visit during your explorations of Albania.
Heading south, the next stop you'll want make is to Butrint, which is an ancient city dating from the Bronze Age that has garnered UNESCO World Heritage Status due to its ruins that house archeological formations dating from Roman times. With a well-preserved Roman style theatre, Venetian castles, and natural features such as lakes, rare woodlands, and the like that pair well with the ancient ruins that exist here, Butrint is a great place that culture hunters and nature lovers alike can agree upon.
After skulking around castles and Roman era buildings for a while, you'll likely start to crave the coast, which has many of the charms of their Greco neighbours to the south, without much of the crowds that characterize the former. The Albanian Riviera is famed for its cliffs that lie the coast of the Adriatic for a long distance in the County of Vlore in the southern portion of the country.
The secret that this corner of the Balkans held was blown wide open by the British television show Top Gear in 2011, as they used this stunning coastal and mountainside backdrop to film a car chase sequence that got critical acclaim from the many fans of this auto/lifestyle show. From a historical perspective, this region was the place where Julius Caesar made camp with his troops during their pursuit of Pompey in 48 BCE … while it was not known whether or not he took a liking to the area, he and his predecessors kept a great destination under wraps, as even to this day, only a few beach clubs, resorts and guesthouses can be found in the region, with the vast majority of the coast remaining unspoiled.
The best place in the Albanian Riviera to let your hair down presently is Dhërmi, as this is the place where government ministers and the youth of the nation come to party. Despite its growing domestic popularity, you'll have all the room you'll need to relax on its 3 kilometre long beach, and when the time comes to move on, be sure to pick up some olive oil, as its said some of the best in the country is produced right in Dhermi.
What To Eat
Being surrounded by the Balkans and Greece, and with Italy being located on the other side of the Adriatic, the culinary experiences that can be had in Albania are many. Start by seeking out some Tavë Kosi, which is considered to be the national dish of this country. This dish consists of lamb that has been cooked until browned in a saucepan, and then boiled/simmered with garlic and rice for about 20 minutes, after which is it baked in an oven for up to an hour while basting in a yoghurt sauce.
Those looking for something a little lighter will gravitate towards Tarator, a soup that is comprised of cucumber, garlic, walnuts, dill and other seasonings. It is served cold, making it a welcome appetizer in the summer, when temperatures soar across the country.
If you're just looking for a quick snack, then Byrek is a great option to help chase those hunger pangs away. With the Albanian version of this common dish containing feta cheese and vegetables, it is a great choice for vegetarians looking for a taste of Albania, while avoiding the many meat-heavy dishes that predominate in this area. They sometimes can contain meat though, so be sure to check with the seller before tucking into it!


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Beautiful natural landscape and scenery, pristine charming beaches, friendly locals or delicious street food, there are so many reasons for Vietnam tourism to be highly scored in the eyes of international travelers. Today, we reveal top 10 reasons that attract world-wide travelers to Vietnam Scenery:
1. Stunning Scenery:
Vietnam does not have extremely famous places like Niagara Falls, Sydney Opera House or Grand Canyons. On the other hand, this country is a hidden gem and only those who have set foot on can truly feel it. In Vietnam, there are many natural landscape with spectacular beauty, honored by UNESCO such as: Ha Long Bay, Phong Nha – Ke Bang cave, the ancient town of Hoi An, Cham island…
However, hidden places that surprise foreign visitors like Dalat are still not yet well-known in the world. The ancient villas with French architecture located next to the windy pine forests and strawberry gardens make visitors to Dalat wondering whether they are lost in some city in Europe. Keo Pagoda in Thai Binh province is another impressive example. Keo pagoda is situated between immense rice paddies that will give you a pleasant and peaceful feeling when visiting it.
2. Friendly Locals:
Like many other neighboring countries in Southeast Asia, Vietnam is also famous for its precious "asset" which is the friendliness and hospitality of Vietnamese people. In every destination, you will always be greeted with a friendly smile and helped whenever you need. For instance, Hue locals are famous for their elegance, while Hoi An people are well known with their honesty. If you have a chance to visit Mekong Delta, you will be impressed by the sincerity and enthusiasm of the people living in this river region.
3. A Destination for Every Budget:
Vietnam is known as an ideal destination for tourists of every budget. Despite the rise in prices and some economic difficulties, Vietnam's traveling costs are relatively lower than many other countries in the world. Restaurants and hotels have expanded and become more and more diversified in order to match with different categories of travelers, from luxury lovers to low-budget travelers.
4. A Perfect Destination for Coffee Lovers:
In Vietnam you can find coffee shops in every street corner. Just step into any coffee shop, order a cup of black coffee or coffee with condense milk, simply sit down and enjoy watching people crossing the streets.
5. Ideal Place for off-the-beaten-track Experiences:
Vietnam offers unique and off-the-beaten-track travel styles, which can satisfy the diverse needs of all travelers. From visiting and exploring daily life of ethnic minorities in northern mountains, rock climbing in Cat Ba island near Halong Bay, to capturing the sunrise in Hoi An or sand sliding in Mui Ne, Vietnam gives you chances to creatively enjoy the country's beauty in your very own way.
6. Exquisite Cuisine:
Vietnam is not only famous for Pho or Nem, many other Vietnamese dishes are also delicious with unique and diverse flavors, which usually vary by season and by region. In the seaside provinces such as Nha Trang, Da Nang or Vung Tau, you can easily find fresh seafood which is caught in the morning and served fresh with surprisingly affordable prices.
7. Easy to apply for Visa:
Foreign visitors can easily apply for a visa at the Vietnam Embassy in their countries, with a fast and simple procedure. It takes around only 1 week for the result after you submit visa application to Vietnam Embassy. Alternatively, you can let Buffalo Tours take care of this process for you when you book a tour package with us.
8. Unspoiled natural beauty of landscape from North to South:
Vietnam is on the list of favorite destinations to foreign tourists also because of its unspoiled natural landscape. With a system of national parks spreading across the country, visitors can easily access to adventurous activities such as camping and bird watching in the tropical forest of Cuc Phuong or Cat Ba, renting a jeep in Cat Tien national Park, learning a surfing course in Nha Trang or exploring Son Doong Cave – the largest cave found in the world.
9. Many traditional festival all year around:
Thanks to a long history and tradition influenced by Buddhism, many Vietnamese special festivals are organised throughout the year. The most important festival is the Lunar New Year – it's the time for family reunions. On these days, Northern people make "chung" cakes, while Southern people cook "tet" cake with the hope for a good new year. In Hai Phong, bullfighting festival is very famous to locals, in which the winning buffalo will be sacrificed for the village deity. On Vietnam's 2/9 National Day, foreign tourists can follow the parade in many parts of the country.
10. Some of the World's best beaches are right here!
With a coastline that stretches across the country, it is quite easy to understand why there so many beaches that get listed on top beaches of the world. Nha Trang is a good place for you to truly explore the surfing game. Da Nang Beach is usually known as a home for romantic resorts perfect for honeymooners and young families, while Mui Ne welcomes you with pristine landscape, tempting dinners full of fresh seafood dishes.
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Wohler ships 3G, 16-channel audio monitors with OLED display
Wohler Technologies is now shipping its AMP1-16-3G and AMP1-E16-3G 16-channel multirate audio monitors, equipped with organic light emitting diode (OLED) screen technology. With an intuitive control interface, these monitoring systems simplify the most complex multichannel and surround applications.
The AMP1-E16-3G 16-channel multirate audio monitors support both the Dolby E-capable and Dolby Digital Plus standards. Dolby Digital Plus support simplifies monitoring for HD broadcasts with up to 7.1 channels of surround sound.
Equipped with dual-selectable 3G/HD/SD inputs, the AMP1-16-3G and AMP1-E16-3G provide monitoring for up to 16 channels of embedded audio within a single multirate SDI signal. Two of the unit's three OLED screens provide simultaneous monitoring of 16 audio channels with flexible options for high-resolution 180-segment audio metering.
Depending on the operation, the screens may display video or data, setup and configuration controls, active help, or alerts notifying the operator if signals fall out of compliance with ITU-1770/1771 standards. With their unparalleled contrast ratio and clarity, these OLED screens enhance the AMP1-16 units' suitability for applications requiring both performance and cost-efficiency.
The fully digital system architecture of the monitors incorporates high-fidelity class-D amplifiers for absolute reproduction of the embedded signal. Flexible assignment of directional signals allows the operator to configure the monitor to the specific needs of a production. In addition, user-selectable metering functions and eight user-defined presets provide speedy configuration of the monitor to meet various operational and programming requirements.
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More often than not men make the grave mistake of going to what is popular or what sells. This can be a major mistake when it comes to choosing a perfume. There is one pattern that becomes obvious, and that is cheap products do sell better for an apparent reason.
This does not mean that more affordable products are actually worth the money. In some cases, affordable fragrances can be great, but this rarely happens.
Perfumes for men can vary a lot in terms of what fragrances are used to define them. Choosing the right one means finding a perfume that reflects the personality of the person that will wear it. Not everything goes, and it helps to have a clear picture of what each note smells like.
Types of Perfumes for Men
The types of perfume men like are cologne. The scent of cologne lasts for 3 to 4 hours and can be highly attractive to women. Colognes are moreover known as men perfume as the other fragrances are referred to as both men and women.
At least, that's the case in the U.S.the fragrance consist of diluted liquid substance that they make with a mixture of perfume oil, alcohol, and water. Usually, the concentration of perfume oil in cologne is between 2% or 4%.
It can be a really difficult quest to find the perfect perfume since there are so many different products to choose from. There are a lot of great products, but for our list, we have to go for just the top 10 best.
Best Long Lasting Perfumes For Men in 2022
The primary goal is to get as many different fragrances together in a simple list so that everyone could find something matching their style.
We only selected Eau de perfume since they last a lot longer as they are a bit more concentrated. With no further ado here are the top 10 best long lasting perfume for men reviews.
10. Guerlain Homme Eau De Parfum Spray for Men
Guerlain is a brand that has a long history in making masculine and sought after fragrances for men. The Homme Eau de Parfum Spray is one of their most recently released products that managed to gain popularity due to its masculine scent.
The perfume lasts almost an entire day depending on several conditions such as skin type. It combines strong citrus notes with woody accents that make it masculine and well suited for almost any occasion. It can be great for both a night out and a day at the office.
Reason To Buy:
- This perfume has a masculine scent that comes to popularity recently and loved by most of the users.
- The combination of citrus and woody notes makes it wanted more by the users.
9. Tom Ford Tom Ford Noir Eau de Parfum Spray
The Tom Ford Noir Eau de Parfum is a great choice for the ones that do not have a lot of money to spend yet wish for something that comes from a reputable brand. It is a well-reviewed perfume that stands out with its distinctive fragrance.
According to the description, the perfume combines notes from pink pepper, violet, verbena, and bergamot. It has sweet and woody notes that provide a perfect balance.
Since it is an Eau de perfume, the product lasts much longer.
Reason To Buy:
- The product is very affordable and at a cheap price like this perfume is like a free product.
- The perfume has a scent of a combination of pink pepper, violet, verbena, and bergamot notes.
8. Guerlain Habit Rouge Eau de Parfum Spray for Men
Guerlain Habit Rouge is one of their less popular fragrances. Its distinctive smell is not for everyone, but it is an affordable product that does not feel cheap in any way. It will surely cause heads to turn.
The perfume combines sweet notes from vanilla and mandarin with harsh extracts from spices, leather, lemon, and citrus. It is a balanced fragrance that is mostly recommended for daywear. It can last for up to an entire day depending on the body chemistry of the person using it.
Reason To Buy:
- The perfume has a prize that can be affordable by you moreover the notes for building its scents are very unique and highly attractive.
- You will love to have it on your dress and the surrounding will get attracted to you.
7. Billy Jealousy ILLICIT Eau de Perfume
Billy Jealousy ILLICIT is a great perfume that comes with a seductive, masculine, and alluring scent. It is a great option for men that need something to match a more formal outfit. It was made to express luxury and style.
The perfume combines notes of nutriment and sandalwood that are dominated by a mild citrus and bergamot top notes. It comes with a large 3.4 fluid ounce bottle and a reasonable price tag that makes it an excellent option for pretty much every man.
Reason To Buy:
- The perfume is a sedative, masculine, and alluring scent that will be loved by you and will attract a large number of people towards you.
6. MONTALE Eau de Parfum Spray
MONTALE eau de perfume is one of the more expensive products, and that can be seen just by looking at the bottle it comes in. The perfume is being sold in a golden bottle with black accents.
According to the description of the perfume, MONTALE aims to combine multiple fragrances to obtain a scent that expresses masculinity and luxury. It has strong woody notes that are blended with the sweetness of vanilla and citrus.
Reason To Buy:
- The perfume is a sedative, masculine, and alluring scent that will be loved by you and will attract a large number of people towards you.
- The perfume aims to combine many scents to make a great scent.
5. Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Parfum Intense Spray for Men
The Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Eau de perfume is a great option for men that are looking for something to match a casual daywear style. It comes with a decent price tag in a stylish bottle.
What makes it an interesting pick is the combination of strong notes from ambrette seed and cedar with slightly sweet tones from lavender, vanilla, iris, and votive.
The higher concentration of extracts helps the perfume last for almost an entire day depending on body chemistry.
Reason To Buy:
- It consists of a mixture of smells that will be loved by you and attract your surroundings towards you.
4. Christian Dior Dior Homme Intense Eau de Parfum Spray for Men
Christian Dior is one of those brands that everyone heard of. Their line of perfumes has always been popular due to the quality of their products. The Homme Intense Eau de Parfum is one of their more popular fragrances.
It becomes obvious that the fragrance of the perfume is the main reason why it became so popular. It combines masculine notes from leather and multiple types of woods with discreet tones of citrus and vanilla. It offers the perfect balance between strong and sweet notes.
Reason To Buy:
- The perfume is a sedative, masculine, and alluring scent that will be loved by you and will attract a large number of people towards you.
- The perfume aims to combine many scents to make a great scent.
3. Tom Ford Grey Vetiver Eau De Parfum Spray for Men
Tom Ford Grey Vetver is a popular pick for men that are looking for a scent to match a casual outfit. It can be used for a day at the office or out in the city. The price of the perfume makes a rather tempting purchase.
The perfume combines multiple fragrances that give it a strong yet casual personality. It has a masculine scent that combines strong notes with sweet tones.
Due to its high concentration formula, the fragrance can last for up to an entire day when used directly on the skin.
Reason To Buy:
- The perfume is a sedative, masculine, and alluring scent that will be loved by you and will attract a large number of people towards you.
- The perfume aims to combine many scents to make a great scent.
2. Bvlgari Man in Black Eau de Parfum Spray for Men
Bvlgari Man in Black is one of the last fragrances for men introduced by the famous brand. It gained popularity quite rapidly due to its long lasting scent and unique combination of masculine and sweet notes.
The product comes in a large 3.4-ounce bottle and a modest price tag. It does not smell cheap in any way, and according to the description, the perfume is recommended mostly for special occasions.
Reason To Buy:
- The perfume is a sedative, masculine, and alluring scent that will be loved by you and will attract a large number of people towards you.
- The perfume aims to combine many scents to make a great scent.
1. Hanae Mori Eau de Parfum Spray for Men
Hanae Mori Eau de Parfum offers a great deal of money. It is a reasonably priced product that comes in a large 3.4 fluid ounce bottle. Using a concentrated formula the perfume can last for up to a full day depending on body chemistry.
Looking at its scent the perfume's personality comes from a combination of woody and exotic citruses. It smells masculine, luxurious and stylish. The perfume is mostly recommended for casual daywear.
Reason To Buy:
- The perfume is a sedative, masculine, and alluring scent that will be loved by you and will attract a large number of people towards you.
- The perfume aims to combine many scents to make a great scent.
A perfume should be a reflection of the personality of the wearer. The fragrances that are combined will determine the personality of the perfume.
Some like stronger fragrances while others prefer something balanced. We managed to find 10 different perfumes that are long-lasting and have their own personality. Even with a list of just 10 different products it can still be difficult to find that perfect perfume to match the wearer.
Long Lasting Perfumes – Buyer's Guide
Before a man buys a perfume he always thinks of their surrounding and himself because he wants to look good and attractive in the eyes of them that are surrounding him.
We have arranged you a guide that will help you find the best fragrance that will make you look attractive in front of the audience. So let's jump right into the concept of fragrance and help you find your self a perfume.
The Differences Between Different Types Of Fragrances
Some people usually think that perfumes are made only for women but the fact is that the perfume is a unisex term so you men and women both can use it.
When we talk about perfume or the manufacturers talk about they simply mean about the fragrance oil that is included in it and not simply referring to the gender.
Many people do not know about the difference between cologne and perfume or other designated categories and most of the types are coming in the perfume designated categories. To help our users identify what is what we have arranged you some types of perfume that are more often used.
- Cologne: Colognes are moreover known as a men perfume as the other fragrances are referred to both men and women. At least, that's the case in the U.S.the fragrance consist of diluted liquid substance that they make with a mixture of perfume oil, alcohol and water. Usually, the concentration of perfume oil in cologne is of 2% or 4%. Colognes can last up to 2 to 3 hours and are highly effective means that they attract your surroundings.
- Eau Fraiche: Eau Fraiche is a fragrance or considered a type of fragrance that is highly diluted.it means the perfume consistency in this fragrance is of 1% or 3% and a mixture of alcohol and water. These type of fragrances are light and have no high concentration they usually fade away within hours.
- Perfume (Or Parfum): the product is the most selling product in the market moreover this product has the most concentration of perfume oil that is from 15% to 30% and with the essence of perfume in it. As a general rule, Parfum is more concentrated than a normal perfume but often the terms are changing as people say means people think that these two products are the same. Perfumes usual stay on your clothes for up to 8 hours max but Parfum can last up to 24 hours or more.
- Eau de Toilette: This product is known as toilette spray, its also known as the EDT spray. It's designed to be a light spritzing type of perfume that consist of a concentration of 5% to 15% of perfume oil and a mixture of water and alcohol. These products can usually last for 2 to 3 hours and give a nice essence of smell that will surely attract your surroundings.
Top Notes
A fragrance's top notes are those notes that can help you to know what will happen after you put on the essence or what fragrance will suit you. These notes are the weakest but a little bit effective.
As a general rule, most of the top notes can be effective and can last from 10 minutes to 1 or 2 hours. The most common examples of top notes that are found in perfumes and colognes are aquatic or citrus scents, fruity scents, or light floral scents.
Some spices that are common as cinnamon and cardamom are also used as the top notes.
Medium Or Heart Notes
After the initial session of top notes, the fragrance usually goes into the medium and heart notes. Furthermore, these notes are the main notes of perfume when a cologne is sprayed the essence is spread through the body and last for 3 to 4 hours.
Usually, the work of heart notes is to begin the climbing on the top notes that the perfume built with the help of top notes. Some usual heart notes consist of grass, aquatics and green scents.
Base Or Bottom Notes
Bottom or base notes are those notes that hold up the entire fragrance work. These are those scents that are too strong in comparison to medium and top notes.
The perfume base notes set the entire perfume fragrance so if they are blown away or they fail to do their job the fragrance of the will not last as it should have.
When they are applied they usually last from 5 to 10 hours although the scent of Parfum base notes usually lasts more than a perfume. Some of the best typical fragrance that is used in base notes are woodsy scents such as oakmoss or cedar, heavy scents such as smoke, musk, leather or tobacco, or aromatic scents such as vanilla or caramel.
Properly Applying Perfumes For Men
Now that we've covered how perfumes work, now we will help you learn how they should be applied. Even the best long-lasting perfume for men also not work for the whole day if it does not apply as it should be and the user doesn't use them according to best practices.
With that in mind, we have put some points of what you have to do to apply proper fragrance so you can have a proper scent.
- Use the best perfume you like and can afford.
- Always spray on dry skin.
- Spray perfume from a distance of 3 to 6-inches from the skin.
- Apply to high-heat areas.
- Don't spray on clothing to avoid staining.
- Less perfume is always more.
- Never splash perfume or cologne.
- Don't rub the perfume after applying.
FAQ's about Long Lasting Perfume
How Do You Know Which Perfume Is Long-Lasting?
Test How It Smells. If your scent contains no fat means that the scent is coming perfect like in the case of essential oils the perfume will last longer but if there is a lit bit of smell of vinegar coming from the perfume that means the perfume has expired.
What Scent Is Most Attractive to Guys?
Vanilla is the most lovable scent that is loved by both men and women. Vanilla actually lower your stress levels and it is a natural aphrodisiac and libido enhancer.
The guys always are drawn to the scent of vanilla perhaps they found it relaxing.
What Smell Turns a Woman On?
According to the aforementioned study, the smell that turns a woman on is the scent of pumpkin pie and if it is combined with lavender it increases the female arousal by 11% so if you want to turn some woman on just by this scent and then you will be a call away from an invite to her home.


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The work shall be carried out in the light of the recommendations contained in the 2010 OECD report on Enhancing Information Sharing on Consumer Product Safety. The scope of the consumer products covered by the Working Party shall not include food or drugs.
In carrying out its mandate, the Working Party should collaborate and cooperate with other international bodies that are carrying out related work on product safety, such as the International Consumer Product Safety Caucus, the Organization of American States and the Asian-Pacific Economic Co-operation forum.
Co-operation and collaboration should also be actively pursued with non-Members, which should be encouraged to become fully engaged as participants in the work.
The Working Party shall report to and consult with the Committee on Consumer Policy concerning its activities on a regular basis.
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Send a copy of the database file TPACGlobal.db to [email protected] so that we can analyze it.
Send a copy of the database file TPACGlobal.db to [email protected] so that we can analyze it.
We consider this as not suitable for customers. Technically, it's a SQLite database, which means all available SQLite management tools can be used to display or edit – e. g. the Firefox plugin SQLite Manager.
As with the old AutoConnect GPOs, the general GPO settings can only be updated using the MMC on a domain member server1. This is true as well for the configuration of the path to the database file TPACGlobal.db. Unlike the old GPOs, with the new GPOs the settings for Groups, Dynamic Printer Matrix, Map Additional Printers and High Availability are applied directly to TPACGlobal.db, which can be done from the said domain member server.
In other words: There is exactly one location for the database TPACGlobal.db. The administrator can edit the AutoConnect tables Map Additional Printers and Dynamic Printer Matrix using both the GPOs AND the ThinPrint Engine configuration console.
1. You can configure the group policies from any server that is a member of the domain and on which the server role ACTIVE DIRECTORY DOMAIN SERVICES (AD DS) and the feature GROUP POLICY MANAGEMENT are installed.?
On the first run of AutoConnect the database file TPACGlobal.db is created automatically (also whenever TPACGlobal.db was deleted). AutoConnect uses the registry values for the AutoConnect tables Map Additional Printers and Dynamic Printer Matrix (from local configuration and policies) to initialize the database.
Under normal circumstances (that is, the database is not deleted) the AutoConnect tables Map Additional Printers and Dynamic Printer Matrix will be imported just once. Customers who update the old registry values using the old GPOs will not see these changes. The old GPOs should be removed and the new GPOs should be set up corresponding the Group Policies documentation.
The database file TPACGlobal.db must be configured to reside on a network share before the GPOs can be applied to the servers. So it is guaranteed the servers can actually reach the database.
GPOs v11 are independent from GPOs v10. The old entries for the AutoConnect tables Dynamic Printer Matrix and Map Additional Printers (see AutoConnect configuration using group policies) will remain, but are not used anymore. The old GPOs can be removed in PROGRAMS AND FEATURES. The new GPO tab for Map Additional Printers and Dynamic Printer Matrix and the global settings are described in the sections AutoConnect, ThinPrint Clients and ThinPrint Engines of the Group Policies documentation.
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Throw me to the wolves and I will return leading the pack.
I see this as a metaphor for facing great challenges in your life.
When you face a great challenge that seems like you are being feed to the wolves it is so overwhelming and you cannot figure how you can get through it. But you struggle and persevere and conquer it.
You walk away feeling amazingly strong. You feel like you are leading the pack. It's a great feeling.
Challenges in life are here to make us stronger. They are here to teach us lessons.
WHen you are faced with the pack of wolves, just think about how you are going to get through this and end up leading the pack when it's all said and done. You can do it!
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Wet painting is a traditional process of applying liquid paint to a metal.
There are three main ways to paint with liquid paints:
- Automatic spray painting
- Hand spray painting
- Dip painting
Liquid paint in industrial settings is applied with by spray, with pump, or pressurized vessels or in immersion tanks to ensure even coating.
Automatic spray coating
Manual spray coating
Dip coating
The piece is first cleaned thoroughly. Following this, paint is applied.
Wet paint may require multiple coats to ensure an even finish.
Wet painting is relatively cheap, especially when looking at startup costs. It also allows for thinner coats that are out of the question for powder coating.
Wet paint can also be used on rubber or other heat-sensitive materials since curing occurs at room temperature. If the product becomes scratched or damaged, touch ups are much simpler than powder coating.
Wet paint also provides a greater range of colors and finishes, when applying with spray technology.
There are a few drawbacks to wet paint. It is by no means as durable as powder coating. If bending or scratching occurs, the paint is liable to chip or splinter. Because of this, maintenance over time will be greater than powder coat. Multiple coats are also needed in wet paint; however, only one coat is needed in powder coating. Because of the wet application, drips or other imperfections in the finish are possible.


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By KEN BECK The Cannon Courier
When Arlyn Ende began to document the crafts folk of Cannon County in 1987, who could have dreamed it would eventually lead to the marvelous arts center that sits today at the western entrance to Woodbury?
Ende, 81, a textile artist who works from her Deepwoods Studio in Sewanee, Tenn., served as the first director of the Arts Center of Cannon County, and three of her pieces are among the stars of the "Woven" exhibit which runs through Nov. 27.
Ende, who confesses she was the county's "oldest hippie" when she and her late husband Jack Hastings nestled on a farm in Bradyville from 1972 to 1994, speaks affectionately to the history of the arts center, especially about the quilts, textiles and white oak baskets now showing.
"What an incredible skill to make white oak baskets," said Ende, who recently visited the arts center for a few hours, a stop that transformed into an impromptu homecoming as she reconnected with old friends.
Of the region's legendary basket makers, she says, "They remember that the baskets meant survival when there was no other way to make a living. They traded it for consumables they needed. I remember the pickers would come through Cannon County and take the baskets off in their trucks and fetch high prices for them in the cities. It's come full circle."
"This is the first time we've ever displayed all of our baskets at one time," said new arts center director Neal Appelbaum of the Dr. Ben and Gertrude Caldwell Basket Collection. "We've got about 200 white oak baskets made by 15 basket makers. The oldest basket is post-World War II, so it's 50 years' worth of basket making."
Appelbaum's concept for "Woven" was to present the county's weaving history as well as the art of commerce.
He said the title of the show was purposefully "a verb that allows us to talk about the physical act of weaving as well as the weaving of histories and relationships in this community.
"The majority of artist/crafters in the show are women. There are a few men represented. That dynamic is historically interesting; often, it is sons taking up their mothers' art," said Appelbaum.
A dozen quilts decorate the walls of the Cannon Hall including one created by the women of the Burt community P.T.A. in 1939. Four hundred red, white and blue blocks embroidered with names make up the piece, on loan from Micki Vinson.
Another quilt, made in the early 1940s by Mae Arnett LeFevers, consists of Readyville Mill Flour sacks and clothing remnants.
Meanwhile Ende's 54-foot textile, commissioned by Bill Smith and the Bank of Commerce in 1981, hangs in three pieces high on one wall. The tufted and carved wool textile is an abstract work that derives its design from traditional coverts and quilts by Cannon County women.
"Arlyn's piece is a modern work but uses quilt patterns in a more academic art perspective," notes Appelbaum of the work donated to the arts center by Regions Bank.
Creating those wall textiles 32 years ago caused some trepidation for Ende, an artist with a national reputation.
"Since my designs are very abstract, I was at first nervous about how they would be received by the rural community," Ende recalled, "but then I realized that the folks who lived here had for generations slept under quilts every bit as abstract as my work. So I went back to the quilt makers in the directory and told them my plan to study some of their favorite quilt patterns.
"When I finally had these done, those quilt makers were so proud and so pleased to have had a share in their creation. 'Look what she did with my pattern,' they told others."
One of the roots of The Arts Center can be traced to the directory titled Cannon County Folk Artists and Craftsmen, which Ende compiled in 1987.
"From this book this community of craftsmen was born, and the name it took for itself was the Cannon Association of Crafts Artists," recalled the New Orleans native. "The directory allowed customers to go directly to the craftsmen's houses.
(Twenty-six years ago, 18 basket makers were listed in that directory. Today, there are six practicing Cannon County basket makers: Mary Davis, Betty Tanner, Martha Jones, Sue Williams, Mary Prater and Jessica Bates.)
Ende commenced her career to some degree when she began making her own clothes at the age of 14, and says, "I was always involved in some kind of creative use of my hands and my quirky brain."
She went to college at Tulane University and Louisiana State University, and in 1956 helped found the Orleans Gallery, the first contemporary art gallery in her hometown.
The textile artist and her sculptor-husband, who died in July, lived in Boston, New York, Rhode Island and Tucson, Ariz., before settling in Tennessee.
"We came to Cannon County with a rush of newcomers in the late '60s and early '70s in a back-to-the-land movement," she said.
She and her partner discovered the county through an ad placed by Rob and Nora Handy of Dowelltown in the national magazine Mother Earth News.
"The ad said, 'If you are looking for beautiful land, write us or give us a call.' I called Nora, and she said, 'When you come East, come see us,'" recalled Ende, noting she and Hastings also had a close friend, David LeDoux, who taught at Middle Tennessee State University.
Finding a 65-acre farm on Burt-Bergen Road to their liking, they traded the Bluebird school bus they'd traveled in from Arizona as part payment for the property.
"Jack always said the happiest years of his life were in Cannon County," Ende said with deep reflection. "We felt when we came here that there were no strangers and there was an openness to outsiders and the weirdness that a lot of us represented.
"We were welcomed into the community, and from our neighbors we learned so much about what it meant to be rooted in one place for generations. We learned the true meaning of ties that bind.
"Every time we did something crazy or stupid, we could count on one of the old farmers keeping an eye on us, shaking his or her head. Finally, I did something surprising when I followed instructions in Mother Earth News and grew potatoes in straw.
"Oscar Duncan came over to see my crop, and he said, 'You did it. Doggonnit, you did it.' It was a small triumph," she recalled. "One neighbor, Elaine Stewart, spun yarn from my sheep's wool, and another, Charlene Parker, volunteered to start the first quilting classes at The Arts Center."
While working the land, the novice farmers also fulfilled artistic commissions. They took some of their works to the Tennessee Association of Crafts Artists (TACA) Crafts Fair in Centennial Park in Nashville where Duncan Callicott, the director of Cheekwood saw Hastings' carved cement planters, lanterns and landscape fountains, resulting in a show at Cheekwood, and their reputation grew.
Throughout the years, the duo continued to be called upon to create their art for schools, banks, houses of worship, corporations and residences, and from her Sewanee studio Ende continues to produce her collages and textiles today.
In the summer of 2010 she created "The Forks of the Stones," five vertical wool textiles for the curved wall along the Grand Stair at the new Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro.
"My design depicts the three forks of the river, and its title refers not just to the Stones River and its branches, but to the fact that a significant fork of history occurred at that very spot during the Civil War," said the artist.
"The founding and flowering of The Arts Center might be viewed in a similar way. Twenty-five years ago three groups merged with a common goal: they were the Cannon Community Playhouse, the Cannon Association of Craft Artists, and an exceptionally creative and supportive community. They shared a vision and worked tirelessly together. And, as they say, the rest is history."
"Woven" exhibit at Cannon Hall
"Woven" showcases Cannon County history as told through various types of woven art, a collection that includes Arlyn Ende's modern textiles, the Art Center's white oak basket collection and a selection of modern and antique quilts and contemporary wire baskets. It runs now through Nov. 27. The Arts Center of Cannon County at 1424 John Bragg Hwy. in Woodbury is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Admission to "Woven" is free. For more info, call, 563-ARTS or go online to artscenterofcc.com. The Arts Center includes a theater, restaurant, gallery, craft shop, traditional-music record label, farmers market and its large exhibition space, Cannon Hall.
Note: Sue Williams will teach a basket making class Nov. 8-10; call for reservations.
For more details about Arlyn Ende's Deepwoods Studio in Sewanee, Tenn., go online to http://sites.google.com/site/arlynende/


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If your restaurant is called "Hungry Pigeon," how can you not have pigeon on the menu?
That was chef Scott Schroeder's thinking, anyway. So earlier this year, as the Fabric Row spot he was opening with Pat O'Malley got close, he began searching for a pigeon purveyor.
Finding one wasn't easy. But it was worth it. And now Schroeder's hunting for a new target: Enough other chefs to start serving pigeon that his go-to farmer has enough business to make it worth his while.
In the farm-to-table closet
Squab — what pigeon is called when it's served as food — was a big favorite of the colonists, and the Founding Fathers feasted on it often. In the intervening centuries it fell out of favor, displaced by that leviathan of American cuisine: Chicken. There's been something of a squab renaissance of late — you can now expect to find it on menus at high-end establishments like NYC's Per Se or Chicago's Next — but it's still nowhere near as popular as other alt-poultries like duck, quail or even pheasant.
These days, the majority of breeders are out in California; that's where gourmet purveyor D'Artagnan sources most of the squab it sells to chefs. But Schroeder gets most of his fresh supplies from local farmers or people he knows, and he wanted to do the same with the pigeons.
In seeking a local source, he wasn't just jumping on a bandwagon. Schroeder has preferred local ingredients for years, starting back when he was running the gastropub kitchens of the South Philadelphia Tap Room and American Sardine Bar. For Hungry Pigeon, he gets cheese from Birchrun Hills Farm in Chester Springs, Pa., beef from Rineer Family Farms in Pequea, Pa., and produce from Green Meadow Farm in Gap, Pa., for example.
"I've been doing farm-to-table in the closet for so long," Schroeder says, "but it's like a punk rock code kind of thing — you don't talk about it.
"I'm talking about it now because I think more people should be doing it," he explains, "and because I want Joe to keep breeding pigeons."
On the farm with the birds
Joe is Joe Weaver, a 66-year-old Mennonite farmer from Lancaster County. All of his 12 children are grown — he has 51 grandkids — so he and his wife live by themselves on their three-acre parcel in the hills of Denver, Pa. Alone, that is, except for the birds.
Weaver, who is very wary of being photographed and cringes at the idea of his name appearing in print, has always loved birds, and keeps them as a hobby.
When he first bought his land, it had nothing on it but a two-room hut and a small tractor shack. Now it has a large house and large barn — hand-built by Joe himself — as well as more than a dozen large pens containing all kinds of avian creatures. One row of crates is home to six varieties of brightly colored quail. Behind the chicken wire surrounding another structure is a gorgeously brilliant peacock (and his much more dowdy mate). A corner of the barn echoes with peeps, an aural byproduct of the chicks Weaver is raising to sell as pets, and outside are their parents, a prized type of chicken that lays eggs with a chocolate-brown shell. On the small lake behind the barn, a trio of Mallard ducks coast beside a large white swan.
And then there are the pigeons. Dozens of them.
Unlike the other creatures, which are mostly a hobby and raised as show birds, the pigeons are being bred for their meat. It's a new venture for Joe — and it's only happening because of Scott.
All in the family
When Schroeder was looking for a squab source, word traveled quickly through the Lancaster farmer grapevine (most of them do text, btw), and when Weaver heard someone was looking to buy pigeons, he realized he just might be the man for the job. Not only did he already love and care for birds, but both his grandfathers had been in the pigeon business — one had raised fancy pigeons for show, and the other was a squab farmer.
With memories running through his head, and with the thought that he could supplement the income he made working at the nearby produce auction house every day, Joe poured around $10k into the pigeon project.
He built a half dozen coops with attached outdoor flying areas, and invested in good stock. He picked what's known as "King pigeons" — they're thought to provide the best meat — and began to breed. He reconnected with Schroeder through their mutual contacts, and began providing Hungry Pigeon with a steady supply.
Drumming up demand
There was only one problem. The person who convinced Weaver it would be a good idea to invest in the venture had greatly exaggerated the demand.
"He told me, 'You'll sell 500 pigeons a week' to chefs in Philadelphia," Weaver recalls. Right now, Hungry Pigeon uses 20 or 30 birds each week — and that's more than Schroeder originally thought he'd use.
"I put them on both the lunch and dinner menu because I just fell in love with how they taste," Schroeder says.
In order to help increase the weekly order, he's been shopping squab to other chefs in town, and then making the drop-offs himself. So far he's brought on Laurel and Russet as regular customers for Weaver, and has also made deliveries to Kensington Quarters, Vernick, Le Virtu, Sbraga and High Street on Market.
The goal is to get to 100 pigeons per week — or else Weaver might give up on Philly and start sending his birds to NYC instead. The meat isn't cheap, but Schroeder is adamant that it's worth it.
"It's a fantastic product, but I also love that this is where the revenue from the restaurant goes to," he says.
"I don't want to give my money to 'the man' — and Joe Weaver is the polar opposite."


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You may have heard of Von Hippel Lindau disease and wondered what it means. What are the symptoms of Von Hippel Lindau? How can you protect yourself?
You need to know what Von Hippel Lindau is, how to diagnose it and how to treat it. Keep reading to learn more.
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Overview and Symptoms of Von Hippel Lindau Disease
Von Hippel Lindau disease is a rare, hereditary, multisystemic disease characterized by the development, at an early age, of tumors in different locations: ocular, renal, adrenal gland, pancreas and central nervous system (system formed by the brain and spinal cord).
It was first described in 1895 by Eugene von Hippel, who described that retinal angiomas (tumors characterized by hyperplasia, excessive development of tissues, blood vascular tissue) were hereditary and later Arvin Lindau, in 1926, suspected that these tumors were part of a broader lesion of the central nervous system.
During the first decades of the 20th century, families were reported having not only angiomas in the retina or central nervous system, but also cysts (closed sac under the skin that may contain a liquid or semisolid content) and tumors of visceral organs, including the kidneys, adrenal glands, pancreas, and epididymis (set of seminal vessels located above the testicle).
These tumors specifically include clear cell renal carcinoma, pancreatic cystadenomas, pancreatic islet tumors, and pheochromocytomas.
In 1964 Melmon and Rosen coined the term Von Hippel Lindau and proposed a diagnostic definition of this disease as follows: a hemangioblastoma associated with a typical visceral tumor, or a hemangioblastoma or characteristic tumor associated with a family history of Von Hippel Lindau.
The estimated prevalence (number of cases of a disease in a population) is 1/35,000. Almost all cases occur before age 65, although the disease is usually diagnosed at an average age of 26.
Von Hippel Lindau disease is due to a genetic defect. The normal Von Hippel Lindau gene acts as a "tumor suppressor gene," whose function is to suppress tumor formation. For a tumor to form, both copies of the gene, one from the father and one from the mother, must be inactivated.
In an individual who does not have the hereditary alteration in the Von Hippel Lindau gene, both copies need to be mutated for a tumour to form, due to the inactivation of the Von Hippel Lindau gene.
In the case of people who inherit one defective copy of the gene, only the deactivation of the remaining copy is sufficient for the tumor to form. Tumours therefore form earlier and in more organs than in normal people, as all the cells in the individual's body have an altered copy of the gene from birth.
Those affected have one or more characteristic tumours, and/or a concomitant family history.
Although members of a family group may develop a similar pattern of tumours, the expression of the disease is characteristically variable in each case.
Thus, first-degree relatives may develop tumours in different organs, in varying numbers and aggressiveness and with different complications for otherwise similar tumours.
Few patients develop the full range of possible manifestations and about 50% of those affected present only one manifestation of Von Hippel Lindau.
Many affected people do not develop expressions of the disease until an advanced age.
The most frequent initial manifestation is angiomatosis in the retina and hemangioblastomas in the cerebellum, with subsequent appearance of tumors in the brain, spinal cord, pheochromocytoma in the adrenal glands, microcystic serous cystoadenoma in the pancreas and renal cell carcinomas.
Angiomatous lesions in the liver, kidney, pancreas, lung, skin and epididymis have also been described.
Von Hippel Lindau disease is classified into two types based on the presence or absence of pheochromocytomas
Type 1: those that do not present pheochromocytomas, account for about 80% of cases.
Type 2: with the presence of pheochromocytomas, approximately 20% of the cases, with a worse prognosis than type 1.
Type 2A: characterized by the absence of renal cell carcinomas and pancreatic cysts.
Type 2B: with the presence of renal cell carcinomas and pancreatic cysts, which is the group with the highest mortality and worst prognosis.
Von Hippel Lindau disease presents a great clinical variability and symptoms depend on the size and location of the tumors. Thus: Angiomatosis in the retina can cause retinal detachment, bleeding and eventually blindness. Hemangioblastomas of the central nervous system produce various symptoms such as: headache, unsteadiness in walking, vomiting, balance disorders and weakness in upper and lower extremities.