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Lighting of the Paschal Candle
The Light of Christ rises in glory,
Overcoming the darkness of sin and death.
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Opening Hymn: Christ Has Risen (John Bell/William Moore)
Reading from the Word: Matthew 28:1-10
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Hymn: Now the Green Blade Riseth (J. M. C. Crum/Traditional French carol tune)
Reaffirmation of the Baptismal Covenant
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Through the Sacrament of Baptism we are initiated into Christ's holy Church.
We are incorporated into God's mighty acts of salvation and given new birth through water and the Spirit.
All this is God's gift, offered to us without price.
Through the reaffirmation of our faith we renew the covenant declared at our baptism,
acknowledge what God is doing for us, and affirm our commitment to Christ's holy Church.
(from The United Methodist Book of Worship)
Hymn: Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise (Charles Wesley/Robert Williams)
Blessing: We are sent forth in the power of Christ's resurrection. Alleluia!
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,
and the love of God
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A beard dominates his face and it's a good one — thick, squared at the jaw, straight off the face of Woodrow Call. It is the color of egret feathers, as is the ponytail that snakes down his spine. A hunting guide, Hammertime looks the part. He belongs in a catalog modeling camo bibs, head tilted skyward with a duck call at his lips, a panting lab at his side.
He talks a wonderful game. Upon hearing his soft drawl, you will instinctively trust this man — pay him even — to find you ducks. And find them he will. Hammertime has the knack.
If you draw a straight line west from the sole of Missouri's boot heel, it will just about run through Walnut Ridge, Ark., hometown of Charles "Hammertime" Snapp. This northeast area of the state, about 20 miles west of Jonesboro, has seen a boom in rice production over the last few years. With the rice acreage upswing, ducks have been pulled in and stay longer. Operations like Snapp's well-tended Alamo Lodge and Davy Crockett Guide Service (with a requisite coonskin cap-wearing, musket-toting mascot) have benefited tremendously.
"One reason why we keep the ducks is location," says Snapp. "No doubt about it. We're located smack-dab in an area that grows more rice than the rest of the state put together. When they first began producing rice, Stuttgart and the Grand Prairie region were sucking all the ducks out of the Mississippi flyway. Now, we're doing the same. Ducks love rice and there's an abundance here. We don't have to go far. Everything we hunt is within a 30-mile radius — primarily in Lawrence, Jackson and Craighead counties."
Blood work
He comes to this job honestly; it flows in his bloodstream. His uncle and namesake was an Arkansas Game and Fish commissioner in the 1950s and almost all his family members were serious outdoorsmen and conservationists.
"I was raised outdoors — squirrel, rabbit, duck, whatever was in season," he says. "Day in and day out, that's what we did. Some mornings, my daddy would drop me off in the woods with a couple of beagles. I'd hunt all day and Daddy would come back at sunset to pick me up."
As a boy, Snapp's family owned a motel in Walnut Ridge. At the time, traveling salesmen worked circuits and stayed at the motel regularly. Often, salesmen would be milling around the parking lot when the Snapps came in from hunting. Impressed with the take and knowing they'd be back in a week or so, the men asked if they could bring their shotgun and tag along. Eventually, someone offered the Snapps money for the privilege. That's how a passion for the outdoors morphed into guided hunts.
"The first person who paid us years ago has turned into the business we run now," says Snapp. "It was totally unexpected. It was kind of an incredible, lucky accident. You know, we seem to have those at regular intervals."
Theories and practices
While the start may have been an accident, building the operation into a success has been anything but. It's taken years of sweat and countless hours of duck observation. Now, firmly established, Hammertime is willing to talk about what allowed his clients to average nearly five birds per day last season.
Despite what others think, Snapp "firmly believes" that most of the ducks from the northern ranges are making it at least as far as northeast Arkansas and southeast Missouri. The region begins getting birds as early as mid- to late October.
Despite misgivings in other areas about the practice, farmers working with Snapp flood some fields to catch those early birds. Flooding begins, at the latest, by the third week of October. By doing so, many early birds — pintail, gadwall, widgeon, and green-wing teal — are caught and stay. Some mallards also hit the early flood.
Snapp points toward some modern farming practices as reasons for the dearth of ducks in central Arkansas. "Compared to 20 years ago, combines work better, headers work better and you just don't lose the grain you used to. On top of that, the crop is harvested so much earlier now — especially in the Grand Prairie — that once the seed is dropped and rained on a couple of times, it'll sprout. Up here, we still harvest early but not nearly as early as they do in the Grand Prairie."
Many birds using Louisiana as their wintering haven buzz through Arkansas on the way down. But Arkansans don't flood their ground early enough to catch them, says Snapp.
"There are literally hundreds of thousands of ducks — of a variety of species — that fly through Arkansas because there isn't enough water to hold them. I hear the argument, 'Well, if we flood that early, the ducks will eat our fields out.' So far, we haven't had our fields eaten out."
Torching it off
Snapp isn't afraid to flick a Zippo. As soon as they cut their precision leveled fields, the farmers Snapp works with dry-roll the ground. While this doesn't mud stubble in, it does break the ground over. The stubble is then burned as soon as possible.
This goes against much conventional wisdom. Snapp pulls a story that ran in Delta Farm Press a few years ago. In it, there is ample warning about burning rice fields too early.
"Man, you'd think doing this is nothing but doom and gloom," he says. "Well, they're wrong. I'm here to tell you it works."
Snapp realized the benefits of burning through another happy accident. Some six years ago, a hapless farmhand burned a field off before duck season.
"He wasn't supposed to do that, and we were in a panic," says Snapp. "We thought the seed was burned all up and the field was ruined for hunting. When we walked through the stubble ash, it looked like a total loss."
But then it rained, soot and ash washed away, and the rice seed was exposed. Having been through a flash fire, the rice wasn't viable as seed — any hope of future germination had been cooked away. But Snapp soon found that the ducks didn't care about anything except calories. The field was one of the year's hottest.
"After that, we started talking to farmers about the possibilities. If it's a dry year on these no-till fields, it's actually an advantage to go ahead and dry-roll and burn them. This way, there's a whole lot more grain at the start of the season to keep the ducks fat and happy."
His views were reinforced several years ago during an exceptionally wet fall. A couple of fields were too wet to burn. As a result, after several weeks under water, "you could see fine, green hairs" sprouting off the rice seed. Duck production in those fields plunged 40 to 50 percent.
There is an obvious drawback, though: after burning, invertebrates that normally build up in the flooded, rotting stubble won't be available to ducks heading back north to nesting grounds. But Snapp has a fallback.
"Within a mile of the rice fields we work, we have three moist soil units — untouched wetlands — that hold shallow water and provide refuge for ducks heading back north. Ducks pack those out."
The Biblical principle
Old Testament law calls on farmers to leave their land fallow every seventh year. Snapp has found a variation on the law fits duck hunting.
"You know, sometimes you can fall into a bucket of (dung) and come out smelling like a rose," he says. "Last year, I broke my back and my wife, Jackie, and I were debating whether we needed to shut the operation down for the season. To cope, we decided to downsize our operation and work in at least one day per week to just leave our hunting ground alone."
Snapp maintains enough hunting ground so that, even when running at capacity, his clients will shoot only half the locations any given day. Even so, the extra day of shooting rest meant the ducks stayed in the area even longer.
"That rest period worked very, very well — keep in mind, last year produced our best kill average ever. In fact, we feel so positive about the volume of birds we held that, next season, we're going to try and work in an average of three days per week that we let the ground just sit. We're going to hunt Thursday through Sunday."
Scouting and field size
As much as he loves his work, Snapp has to make peace with a maddening fact: making sure clients have a great hunt leaves little time to do any hunting himself. It's a trade-off he has come to accept, if not embrace. During season, he spends the majority of his day scouting in preparation for the next day's hunt. Saying temptation might prove too great, Snapp doesn't carry a shotgun on such forays.
For hunting success, Snapp also says the size of fields comes into play.
"Most small fields we won't use — 40 to 80 acres surrounded by fence rows just don't work well here. The successful hunts we have are on 150-acre-plus fields with one pit. Sometimes we'll have just one pit in a 300-acre field that's completely flooded.
"On a 300-acre field, you may have birds at the end away from the pit and they'll stay there while you're shooting. While those at the other end will suck a lot of ducks out of the air, at least they're in the area. You can at least pick up a few here and there and it still means a great hunting day for our clients."
Hammertime for real
"Why Hammertime?" He laughs and pops a tape in the VCR. The raw footage, shot for use in a hunting show, begins in flooded timber just before daylight bleeds over the horizon. At first, it's too dark and the camera picks up only a chorus of quacks, beating wings and splashdowns. The birds are so close their wingtips brush the boat. The cameraman, jazzed with adrenaline, begins to breathe heavily.
"What time is it?!" hisses an anxious hunter every minute or so.
"Not yet," is the soft reply of the timekeeper. "Don't shoot yet."
The deluge of birds continues as the seconds pass. They sound like flat stones smacking the water all around.
The barest light finally arrives and reveals an astonishing number of ducks. They are everywhere and still coming. At the sight, the cameraman begins to sound like a locomotive powering its way up a mountain. The outline of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of ducks fills the screen. It's impossible not to be impressed. They bob in the water; they flutter earthward in groups of 10, 20, 30; they float down through cracks in the trees; the scene is wonderful beyond any telling.
"It's time," the timekeeper finally says. At this, lightning and thunder erupt.
Snapp is pleased with the spectacle. "Do you see the way the ducks kind of put the brakes on? You see the way they cup their wings when they're landing and bend back? Well that, my friend, is hammer time. That's what put us on the map and that's what keeps folks coming back year after year. Duck hunters know that hammer time is magic — it's good for your soul."
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NGP VAN employees are widely recognized as the geeks that provide the competitive advantage to Democrats and progressive organizations. We've been committed to building tools to advance the Democratic cause for over 17 years, becoming the industry standard for successful campaigns up and down the ballot. Much of our team is made up of former campaign staffers who genuinely care about Democratic campaigns and ensuring their success.
As a member of our sales team, you will sell our software products and technology services in a designated territory within the U.S. You will develop new business primarily through prospecting and cold calls, as well as by building relationships with Democratic officials, consultants, and members of the campaign professional community. You will conduct online demos, prepare written proposals, and negotiate and close sales. You will establish and grow relationships with current NGP VAN clients to identify opportunities to upsell additional tools and services.
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- Work closely with a passionate and growing sales team in our Washington, DC office to reach company revenue goals
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Ohhhh Johnny, Johnny, Johnny…
At least you know when you've done wrong.
His story is a sad one that has the feel of a Charles Dickens tale mixed with grain alcohol and lace panties.
Johnny hated his job. He was caught under the influence one too many times. He fell on hard times, which did nothing to curtail his drinking.
He did some things he shouldn't have.
He got caught. There was a BIG scene. His wife found out.
Barbie tossed his ass out of the Dream House. His clothes, his fancy hats, his pride…everything was scattered on the front lawn.
He drank more. He wore her clothes, which he stole from the house when she was out grocery shopping one afternoon. He rarely showed up for work.
Johnny's days were spent drinking. His nights were spent puking.
This was not the life Santa had hoped for him.
One morning he woke up in Barbie's satin spangled house frock, reeking of rum and regret, and realized that it was up to him to make his life worth living again. It didn't take magic to make him a Good Elf, it took courage.
He threw out all the spiked eggnog he had left in his rental apartment, and headed back home to his love, ready to reenact her favorite John Cusak movie scene in an attempt to win her back.
Will Johnny keep up the cleaned-up act? Will Barbie forgive his drunken, philandering ways?
Only time will tell.
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Few football fans across Europe, including Norwegians, had heard of Martin Samuelsen when he signed a two-year-deal with West Ham in June. The former Manchester City youth player got his debut in July, and now he is the Premier League player Norwegians look forward to seeing the most as the season kicks off.
Name: Martin Samuelsen
Age: 18 – D.O.B: 17 April 1997
Position: Midfielder/Forward
Club: West Ham
Nurtured in Manchester the Norwegian 18-year-old has impressed massively during West Ham's pre-season. He even got his official debut for the first team in the Europa League qualifier against Birkirkara in July. Despite being signed for the future, chances are he will play Premier League as soon as this season.
Key strengths
As shown in many YouTube videos his family has created over the years, Samuelsen clearly has brilliant technique and loves taking on players. From young age he was head and shoulders ahead of his age with his step-overs, first touch and quick feet.
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic was clearly impressed with the teenager when he pulled on the Hammers shirt for the first time in a friendly against Peterborough in July, a game in which he also scored.
"Martin was lively and is a very talented player. You can see that he has quick feet and a quick way to control the ball, which is very important. He can be very useful," Bilic said.
At 14, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester City were all chasing Samuelsen much due to his goal-scoring abilities as a kid. At his first club, Djerv 1919, he took notes of his own stats, which were concluded 'somewhere around 1450 goals' by the time Vard Haugesund snatched him up.
A year after the move to Vard Haugesund, Manchester City brought him to England. However, things never really happened for Samuelsen at Manchester City, so when he got an offer from Premier League colleagues West Ham this summer it was an easy decision to leave Manchester behind for better times in London.
As a result of the sudden emergence of Samuelsen he has never played for Norway – not even on Under-18, Under-19 nor Under-21 level. Norway coach Per-Mathias Høgmo has however looked at Samuelsen, so his debut for Norway's first team should come sooner rather than later.
Despite a tough time at Manchester City, Samuelsen had multiple interested clubs when he decided his time at the Etihad academy was up. Roma showed interest and invited him to come train with before Christmas last year.
Speaking to Norwegian press, Samuelsen expressed his delight with his performance in the Italian capital, highlighting that he nutmegged Roma legend Francesco Totti in a behind-closed-doors friendly.
However nothing came of the visit to Rome, but he didn't have to wait long for more interest in his signature.
In March 2015, Bundesliga club Schalke 04 and West Ham came calling. He opted for West Ham, as he as a young prodigy always dreamed of playing in the English Premier League. That dream might become reality at Boleyn Ground within a couple of months.
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Personal Story
Marco DiCesarePrincipal Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Braybrook.Marco was one of the first 25 Catholic school leaders to take up the CEOM Executive MBA that began last year.
I am passionate about education and about improving culture and systems in order to raise the bar and close the gap for each student.
As a leader I am consultative and inclusive with an ongoing commitment to faith and professionalism so, when I was offered the opportunity to take up the Executive MBA, I knew that taking time out from an already busy schedule was going to be an ask, but it has certainly proven to be time well spent.
The experience has already broadened my perspective and I have gained greater insight into strategy, organisational behaviour and leadership. Importantly, it has offered me an alternative view as a principal.
The fact that it has been undertaken with a group of fellow principals enhances the learning experience by allowing a tight focus on what is relevant to education and allows it to be tailored to our needs. It gives me an opportunity I wouldn't otherwise have – to meet with other principals on a regular and ongoing basis to share our unique experiences across all of the areas covered.
I benefit not only from what I am learning on the journey but also from the journey of others in Catholic education. This is especially important given the functional and increasingly strategic understanding we must demonstrate in our management and leadership of Catholic schools.
In a constantly evolving environment, it is important that we – Catholic educational leaders – continue to push the boundaries of our learning and support each other in striving for innovation and best practice for our sector.
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General Overview
The Leadership and Professional Learning Unit at the Catholic Education
Office Melbourne (CEOM) is committed to working in partnership with schools to
build the capacity and capability for high-quality leadership for school
improvement across Catholic school communities.
The team's strategic focus, development work and services are structured
around three broad overlapping strands:
Strategic partnerships with schools, state, national and international
bodies, and experts support innovation and evidence-based practice across the
three strands.
A number of key CEOM frameworks and strategies underpin the team's
services, which include resource development, the design and delivery of
differentiated professional learning programs, and the coordination and
promotion of system-wide professional learning provision.
Main Activities
CEOM Leadership Learning Plan
During 2014 a CEOM Leadership Reference Group – with key stakeholders
from schools, the CEOM and its University partners – was established to
identify the key leadership learning directions for the next five years, which will
build on current strategies of the CEOM and align with the vision of the
Catholic Leadership Centre. As identified in
the diagram below, the outcome of the Reference Group deliberations was the affirmation
of the quality and continuing relevance of the existing leadership initiatives
and the articulation of seven priority areas to drive the next level of success
in leadership for school improvement.
2014 Leadership Conference
The fourth biennial Leadership Conference, Connected leaders, collective action: transforming schools, attracted
Catholic primary and secondary school principals, members of their school
leadership teams and key CEOM leaders, filling the Catholic Leadership Centre
to capacity. It provided an opportunity for the participants to reflect on the
leadership and school-improvement journey our system has engaged in over the
past decade, building strategic leadership capacity, developing a shared
responsibility for improvement within schools and strengthening teacher
professionalism to drive performance and development.
The stage was intentionally set to extend the
notion of 'sharing the responsibility', to inspire and channel the collective
experience, expertise and energy of the conference participants and the system
itself – where schools are connected to the centre and to each other – to
achieve the best possible outcomes for students in Catholic schools.
The two days explored what it means to be a
system leader, that is, to engage in leadership with colleagues across the
system for the shared purposes of transforming all schools into great schools
and supporting every student to be the best they can be. Informing these
deliberations were three outstanding international presenters – Professor David
Hopkins, Dame Pat Collarbone and Ms Valerie Hannon – who provided a series of
keynote sessions and workshops. In
Practice sessions brought further life to these theoretical perspectives on
system leadership, depicting the collective focus and action-learning of school
leader clusters in Melbourne and Sydney. A thread of Connected
Conversations driven by three big questions was also an important feature
of the conference, giving voice to the views of the conference participants
School Improvement
The School Improvement Framework of the CEOM has
two purposes:
In 2014, a total of 63 schools were reviewed: 46
primary schools and 17 secondary schools.
Four primary schools successfully trialled a model
of differentiated negotiated review, which is now offered as an option for
schools that have completed two previous review cycles and are able to demonstrate
sustained high performance.
Performance and Development
and Development in Catholic Schools is a comprehensive school-improvement
strategy that is aligned with the School Improvement Framework. During 2014 a
guide for Performance and Development in Catholic Schools was developed and an
implementation strategy was commenced.
System-wide Professional Learning Provision
The inaugural Administration
Assistants' Forum attracted staff from James Goold House and all regions. It
provided an opportunity to inform staff about IPLS features including new
reporting options, and recent updates. Staff were encouraged to provide feedback
and offer suggestions for future enhancements.
The eight
Manager and Convenor Planning briefings focused on best practice adult
learning. Consideration was given to how the existing technologies at the
Catholic Leadership Centre (CLC) could enhance delivery of professional
learning. Event planning at the CLC was also explored as was the reporting
capacity of the IPLS system.
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Numbers don't lie and the Phillies' numbers for 2013 were the worst we have seen with this club since it started calling Citizens Bank Park home.
The Phillies finished with the worst run differential in the National League, allowing 139 more runs than they scored. That's worse than the 100-loss Miami Marlins.
It's certainly hard to win games that way. With the exception of the top two starters in the Phillies' rotation, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels, the team needs a major overhaul of a staff that allowed the second-most runs in the National League (749). Only the Colorado Rockies' pitching staff allowed more runs.
We all know the core of this team is aging fast. On Nov. 19, Ryan Howard will turn 34 years old. Not old by most people's standards, but for a Major League Baseball player with some wear and tear on his body, Howard's best years are probably behind him. Each of the last two seasons, Howard has missed significant time because of injury. His absence in the Phillies' lineup this season was a huge void, but there are still plenty of question marks of whether he can turn around his slumping numbers and produce for Ryne Sandberg.
It was encouraging to hear that Howard appeared in very good shape when he rejoined the team in Atlanta last week. If the Phillies are to make a dramatic turnaround in 2014, Howard will need to be healthy and productive. The Phillies proved this season that without his big bat, they have limited power in the lineup and over time that is a hard way to win ballgames.
Changes are coming to the club, but the nucleus of Howard, Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley will remain intact when spring training opens in Clearwater. It is unlikely that general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. will be able to add enough pieces this offseason to make this team competitive next year.
Like many of you, I am hoping for the best because there is nothing like winning baseball in Philly.


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645 North Michigan Avenue Suite 550
Chicago, IL 60611
If you have unhealthy gums, it's important to seek treatment soon. Your bleeding gums could be warning you of future tooth loss or even the potential for stroke and heart disease. Schedule a periodontal assessment with Chicago area gum disease dentist Dr. Donald Bennet today. It's one of the most important things you can do for yourself and your family.
Sleep dentistry offers a relaxing and virtually pain-free dental experience. You'll have little or no memory of the entire visit. If you would you like to experience quality dental care without feeling nervous or uncomfortable, sleep dentistry may be right for you.
Would you like your smile to be a bit brighter than it is right now? We can make it happen at Lake Dental Care, with professional tooth whitening for brighter natural looking teeth. Dr. Donald Bennet's Chicago, IL area office can effectively lighten your stained or discolored tooth enamel. Whiter teeth not only look great, they improve your self-confidence.
If you want a gorgeous smile that turns heads, you may want to learn about the range of dental services offered at Lake Dental Care. Chicago area cosmetic dentist Dr. Donald Bennet is dedicated to producing quality results and beautiful smiles.
Donald Bennet, D.D.S., in the Chicago area accepts Aetna Dental® insurance. At Lake Dental Care, our friendly team will be happy to file your insurance claim for you.
We want to make your dental treatment as affordable for you as possible. Your long term oral health is our primary concern.
222 N La Salle Street, Suite 230
Chicago, IL 60601
Here at University Associates in Dentistry, 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. Kathryn Delfs, our dedicated team of professionals is at your service to explain your treatment thoroughly and answer any questions you may have.
The friendly, caring staff of University Associates in Dentistry in the Chicago, Illinois area strive to make you feel comfortable and well-cared for at your dentist appointment. Kathryn Delfs, D.D.S. is committed to serving you and your family's dental needs, year after year. Come and see what we have to offer in a professional setting where top-notch customer service still matters.
Chicago area restorative dentistry at University Associates in Dentistry 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.
Dr. Kathryn Delfs at her Chicago area dentistry practice is pleased to offer you a free smile analysis if you are 18 years old or older. Our friendly and professional team will make you feel comfortable and welcome.
We'll answer your questions and assess your dental needs to achieve long term oral health. Our goal is to make your visit enjoyable, and to give you the smile you deserve.
If you're looking for clear braces in the Chicago area, our team at University Associates in Dentistry provides them. We'll be happy to discuss your situation and create your individual treatment plan for invisible dental braces.
We have extensive knowledge about the different kinds of orthodontic treatments available today. We're committed to creating the straight teeth and happy smile you're looking for.
96 N Bokelman Street
Roselle, IL 60172
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! William Wolski, D.D.S., a trusted Roselle 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!
William Wolski, D.D.S. is proud to be a popular Roselle area Lumineers® dentist. If you have sensitive teeth and want pain-free dental veneers, we can help.
Our highly trained team has extensive experience with this quick and easy procedure. We'll help you transform from feeling self-conscious to feeling confident about your bright new smile.
Dr. William Wolski at his Roselle dentistry practice is pleased to offer you a free smile analysis if you are 18 years old or older. Our friendly and professional team will make you feel comfortable and welcome.
We'll answer your questions and assess your dental needs to achieve long term oral health. Our goal is to make your visit enjoyable, and to give you the smile you deserve.
William Wolski, D.D.S. performs cosmetic dentistry for wealthy adults. Unlike plastic surgery, cosmetic dentistry isn't a major operation. However, the results can be just as dramatic. Come visit Dr. Wolski at Smiles Dental Care in the Roselle, IL area, and see how he can perfect your smile.
Dr. William Wolski at his Roselle area dental implants practice offers extensive experience restoring your dental implant crown.
Our dedicated team uses state-of-the-art materials and techniques for stability and longevity. You'll enjoy the comfort and confidence of natural-looking teeth.
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Westmont, IL, 60559-2620
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Westmont, IL, 60559-3211
What you eat affects your health destiny. You can dramatically impact your dental health by eating a well-balanced, healthful diet. Research has shown that poor nutrition jeopardizes our oral health, which puts you at risk for a number of serious dental problems.
Our food choices can make a big difference in two of the most common diseases today: tooth decay and gum disease. Certain foods, especially those containing sugar, are directly linked to increased levels of cavity-causing bacteria.
Tooth decay results when acids from the bacteria attack the teeth forming cavities. While diet doesn't directly cause gum disease, a condition affecting the supporting tissues of the teeth, researchers believe the disease is more rapid and severe when poor nutrition is a factor. Gum disease is a serious problem, since it can lead to tooth loss if untreated.
The American Dietetic Association and the National Institutes of Health recommend eating a well-balanced diet including plenty of the following:
Enjoying a variety of foods is the best way to get all the important nutrients needed for keeping healthy. Beware of fad diets that exclude entire food groups. This can cause nutritional deficiencies.
Snacking is a favorite pastime, but certain snack choices promote tooth decay such as soft, sweet, sticky foods. Select nutritious snacks better for your teeth and general good health, especially colorful, juicy fresh fruits and crisp, crunchy vegetables. Choose your snacks based on any other dietary concerns, such as low cholesterol, low-fat, or low sodium diets.
If you snack on crackers, cookies, or chips, it's better if you eat them in combination with other foods, such as cheese with crackers, rather than alone. This is because these foods, when eaten alone, tend to produce more bacteria in the mouth leading to tooth decay. Remember, each time you snack, oral bacteria is activated. Drink plenty of water to rinse away some of the disease-causing bacteria. If possible, brush your teeth after snacking.
Select from the wide variety of foods for healthful eating -- that are good for you and your teeth and be sure to check-in with your dentist.
By Brian J. Gray, DDS, MAGD, FICO
There are many causes of toothache and pain in the area of the mouth. When experiencing pain and/or swelling, it is important to see your dentist to have the area evaluated. The pain and/or swelling is most often related to a disease process that originates within a particular tooth.
The pulpal tissue within the tooth can be irritated by bacteria, external traumatic events, repetitive or extensive dental care procedures, or even periodontal disease causing a toothache. When this irritation occurs, the pulpal tissue reacts by becoming inflamed.
Since the pulpal tissues and the tissues supporting the tooth have a rich supply of nerve fibers, the inflammatory process can cause pain as these nerve pathways are stimulated. Additionally, the pulp tissue is encased inside tooth structure and it cannot swell and expand in reaction to injury like tissues in other areas of the body.
When the injured pulp tissue attempts to swell within the confined root canal space, the pressure buildup can cause a significant toothache.
Pain originating from the dental pulp can be either "spontaneous" or "elicited." Spontaneous pain occurs without an identifiable stimulus, whereas elicited pain occurs only in specific situations. Elicited pain requires a specific stimulus such as drinking cold or hot fluids or biting on the tooth.
As is typical anywhere in the body, the initial stages of a disease process do not always cause symptoms. Millions of teeth have irreversible pulpal disease yet the patients have no clinical symptoms.
Most of these situations will become evident when the dentist obtains a thorough history, does a clinical examination, performs specific tooth tests, and takes a series of well-angulated radiographs. It is important to note that pulpal disease can refer pain to other areas within the head and neck.
If the results of the endodontic examination indicate that root canal disease is not the source of the patient's toothache, then the dentist must consider other possibilities. When attempting to identify the source or cause of facial pain and/or swelling, the dentist must consider that the symptoms could actually originate in a tooth (endodontic disease), the gum tissues (periodontal disease), the muscles (myofacial pain), the joints (TMJ), the sinuses (sinusitis), or even the surrounding vascular (blood vessels) or nerve tissues.
Facial pain requires an accurate diagnosis so that the proper treatment can be recommended. At times, various medical and dental specialists may need to be consulted before an accurate diagnosis can be determined.
By Clifford J. Ruddle, DDS, in collaboration with Philip M. Smith, DDS


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Han Hye Jin and Lee Seung Gi guest star in the upcoming Running Man
Actress Han Hye Jin is back and ready to get dirty! She will be making an appearance, along with Lee Seung Gi, in the next airing of SBS Running Man. Photos of Han Hye Jin in Running Man attire surfaced online, heightening the anticipation for the next episode.
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Many European epidemiologists will remember that the first draft EU proposed on Data Protection would have made it almost impossible to do epidemiologic research and many other types of research as well. Only after substantial consultations in Brussels by colleagues and patient organizations did we end up with a Directive that allowed (at least in some European countries) to continue research activities of importance to provide the best possible disease prevention and medical treatment to the citizens of the EU.
In some countries the interpretation of the Directive is still a major obstacle to epidemiologic research and some of these countries may have an interest in a restrictive interpretation of the Directive.
Since new communications methods are being used (Facebook mentioned as an example) EUs considers it necessary to revise the Directive. We hope that this revison will take into consideration that research is an important part of a democracy.
It is understandable that a directive on data protection needs to be revised from time to time but it is of concern that once again its impact on research is hardly discussed at all. Freedom of Speech or Freedom of the Press or Freedom to do research will be affected by rules for privacy. These other important principles of the open society have no important place in the document that argues for a new Directive you can download from the website indicated below:
The European Commission revision of directive 95/46/EC.
It is of particular concern that none of the speakers at the 'Stakeholders' consultation came from research areas that depend upon getting access to data on a population level like epidemiology, sociology or demography, as if these were irrelevant activities. You can see the program below:
We encourage medical and public health European research societies to pay close attention to the process of revision and to intervene in it at this early stage. The EU Commission appears to have more concerns for the free market than for creating an open society where it is possible to study e.g. if mobile phones, environmental pollutants or bad political decisions cause health problems.
It may also come as a surprise to some that genetic information was not considered health information in the present Directive. This may change and adding genetic information to the groups of health variables that are classified as sensitive data may pose substantial restrictions in research opportunities.
It is also stated that individuals should always be able to access, rectify, delete or block their data which sounds reasonable but unless accompanied by appropriate procedures of implementation may have disruptive practical implications for large scale studies.
Research often involves people from many countries and expertise in many countries are often needed to get the best possible results. The revision of the Directive will probably also involve new rules for moving data from EU to countries outside EU. These revisions may simplify existing rules but could also make them more complicated.
So far we only know that EU finds it necessary to revise its Directive of Data Protection. Whether this is good or bad news for research we do not know but we request EU to take the importance of research into consideration before a new revised text is drafted.
Jørn Olsen,Cesar Victora, Neil Pearce, Shah Ibrahim, Rodolfo Saracci


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My 10th instrumental electronic music album titled Amazing Space was released on 17 April 2017. You are more than welcome to stream and download my new music album for free at http://www.sakisgouzonis.com/music/.
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So, instead of showing you what I've done, I'm going to show you what the lovely ladies who're joining in my Learn A New Technique challenge have done. The linky party is ongoing, any time you learn a new craft, a new technique within a craft, a sub-craft (does that exist?), come and link up. Need inspiration? Try here.
Fiona at the Celtic Thistle made some dorset buttons
These are so sweet and look like good fun, must have a go. I think I've pinned a tutorial somewhere...
Pam from Threading My Way used flat felled seams for the first time.
Sandra at Sandra Sews branched out from her zipper pouches to installing a wide open zipper
That's another tutorial I've got pinned.
Made to Treasure tried some Tunisian crochet
I've been meaning to try that for a while, I just never got round to it.
So, any more takers? Tried something new? Come and link up. It's open forever.


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Through Sunday January 10: All women's jeans are marked down to $39 at UrbanOutfitters.com.


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It's definitely no secret that Alfred is one of AppStorm's all-time favorite apps. Several of us use it daily and thoroughly enjoy the extended capabilities it brings to OS X.
One of these awesome features is the ability to set up custom searches. These allow you to quickly launch a search on almost any website straight from Alfred. Today I'll show you some of the custom searches that I've personally set up and use daily.
Once upon a time, the Apple Mouse was just another reason for Windows PC users to hate Macs. Putting aside bizarre physical designs like the hockey puck, Macs seemed stubborn in their insistence on a primitively simple input device. When PC users were enjoying multiple buttons and even scroll wheels, we were still rolling our eyes and wondering why they needed anything more than one universal button.
When the Mighty Mouse came, many Mac users, including myself, realized that the PC folks might have been right about fancy mice. Having multiple clickable controls and a dedicated input for scrolling turned out to be a significant improvement!
Unfortunately, the scroll ball turned out to be the most frequently failing thing Apple had designed since the G4 Cube. Some users suggested rolling it on paper, others literally gave weekly toothbrush treatments to the cursed thing, just about everyone was forced to admit that it was a lousy piece of hardware.
After decades, it seems Apple has finally gotten in right. The Magic Mouse is, hands down, the best mouse I've ever used. Though some still complain about the shape being not ergonomic enough, I've used it extensively since it was first released with zero issues. Multi-touch scrolling is a dream (no ball!) and the bonus of gestures is far beyond what I could've hoped for in a mouse.
However, some still insist that third party tools are the way to go. Still others are content to use a trackpad 100% of the time and have absolutely no need for a mouse. The Magic Trackpad is certainly a fantastic input device and offers desktop Mac owners even more versatility and functionality than the Magic Mouse.
Today we want to know what you use for input on your Mac. Are you a purist, bent on only using Apple products or do you have a third party input device? Do you mostly use a mouse or a trackpad?
For my part, I use my Magic Mouse most of the time and my MacBook's trackpad when I'm not at my desk. After you vote, leave a comment below telling us about your setup! Which products do you own and use?
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Radium is a fantastic, Lion-ready Internet radio player that nestles right into your menu bar. Don't let that fool you though, just because it's small doesn't mean it isn't packed with features. Radium allows you to listen to thousands of radio stations from around the world and gives you a song history, album art, keyboard shortcuts, social media integration and more! There's even an equalizer so you can custom tailor your audio experience.
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At any given time, there's a lot going on in your computer's brain. You may be focusing on writing an important email or watching a video, but that doesn't mean your CPU is likewise focusing its attention. It's still assigning valuable resources to that open web page you have in the background and that Twitter client chirping away on your desktop.
App Tamer is an incredibly handy little app that finds all these processes and helps you pause those that aren't important until you need them again. This helps cut down on CPU time, battery usage and even heat! Follow along as we take a closer look.
Great news, we've randomly chosen our five winners! Each of the entrants listed below will receive both the Mac and iOS versions of Day One for Mac completely free.
A big thanks to all who entered. Check back soon for more great giveaways. If you won, keep a sharp eye out for an email from the developer as promo codes tend to expire and will no be reissued.
This post is part of a series that revisits some of our readers' favorite articles from the past that still contain awesome and relevant information that you might find useful. This post was originally published on August 6th, 2011.
Automation is one of my favorite topics. There's something about sitting back and watching my Mac perform tasks for me that makes me smile every time.
Today we're going to take a look at Task Till Dawn, a simple and free little automation tool that will allow you to schedule files and applications to launch automatically.
As a full-time professional writer, I'm always on the lookout for utilities that will improve my workflow and help provide a much needed boost in efficiency.
Today we'll take a look at thirty of the best utilities around to help serious writers in their work. Whether you want a better way to work with Markdown or need something to help you plot out the scenes in your next novel, this roundup has just what you're looking for.
As new technologies like HTML5 and CSS3 become more prevalent, your choice of browser is becoming more important than ever. Browsers differ not only on their overall UI experience and feature base, but also in their support of newer standards and practices in web development.
Today we want to know which side you stand on in the browser wars. Vote in the poll on the right and let us know which option you use most frequently. If your browser isn't listed, write it in!
After you vote, leave a comment below defending your answer. Do you prefer Webkit or Mozilla browsers? Or perhaps you like the unique offerings of another system like Opera. We want to know!
As for me, I've been a Safari fan since the early days of the browser. I've done my fair share of skipping around though, I spent six months as a Camino user a few years ago and recently had extended experiences with Chrome and Rockmelt, in the end I'm not entirely sure why I end up back in Safari but I always do!
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We'd like to say a big thank you to this month's Mac.AppStorm sponsors, and the great software they create! If you're interested in advertising, you can purchase a banner advertisement through BuySellAds, or sign up for a Weekly Sponsorship slot.
Thank you to the fantastic applications we had sponsoring each week during the month, all of which we personally recommend you download and try out!
- Stuf 2 – Stuf is a super advanced clipboard manager. Not only does it give you full access to your clipboard history, it lets you easily copy and paste between Macs over your wired or wireless network!
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Economics and business B Theme 2 definitions J-Z
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Just in time
a stock control system that reduces the need for large stock levels
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the Japenese word for continuous improvement. Summarises an approach to quality control
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Labour intensive production
uses large ammount of labour and relatively little capital
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Lead time
the time taken between having the idea to selling the product to the consumer
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reduce the demand for domestically produced product , goods and services by diverting peoples incomes into savings, taxes and spending on imports
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Lean production
refers to any system of production where there is an emphasis on reducing waste and eliminating costs
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Long tail
the mass of nich markets that extended as a result of consumer choice, with many small and larger businesses providing for small groups of consumers
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Market leader
the firm with the greatest control over prices and output in the market
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Marketing mix
range of strategies that are used to promote and sell the product or services. includes pricing, design and all forms of marketing
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Market power
exists when a successful company with a significant market share is able to influence prices and output in that market
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Mean income
average income, ie total income (GDP) divided by the population
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Median income
middle value of all incomes
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joining together of two firms into a single business with the approval of the shareholders and management
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the marketing of a product to meet the needs of a small section of the market
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Minimum efficiency scale
the lowest point of the average cost curve where all available economies of scale have been put to use
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Monetary policy
uses interest rates to control the level of spending in the economy
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only one firm in the market and no competition
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Monopoly power
when a business is big enough to act like a monopoly and control price or supply
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occurs when there is only one buyer for the service
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Monopsony power
occurs when a firm is the only buyer or behaves like the only buyer.it is able to drive down the price by refusing to buy more
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Multinational corporations (MNCs)
are businesses that are active in more than one economy
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Nominal value
the value is expressed in numerical terms at current prices
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Normal good
goods or services for which quantity demanded rises when incomes rise and falls when incomes fall
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several large firms dominate the industry
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Organic growth
the firm grows from within useing its own resources to increase and expand output or size
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buying inputs from independent suppliers or locating the whole production process abroad
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Physical capital
any tools, buildings, and equipment that will generate output
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Price elastic
a price change causes a proportionally bigger change in quantity demanded
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Price inelastic
a price change causes a proportionally smaller change in quantity demanded
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Pricing strategy
the way in which a business decides on the price to charge and the factors that influence that decision
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describes how efficeintly resources are being used, increasing efficiency and looking at output per unit of input
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Product innovation
occurs when a completely new product is created or changed
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Process innovation
when process methods are improved, possibly resulting in lower cost or increased efficiency
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Product life cycle
the stages that a product passes through from the initial idea to the end of its use
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the use of advertising, branding and public involvement to increase sales
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Public sector deficits
government spending exceeds tax revenues and so borrowing occurs to make up shortfall
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Quality control
a treaditional way of checking that goods are produced to an adequate standard
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Quality assurance
the upholding of standards are agreed and maintained throughout the organisation
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Real value
the effects of inflation have been removed. real value is the nominal value minus the inflation rate
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occurs when there are at least two consecutive quaters of negative growth in GDP
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follws a recession.The GDP slowly increases and then rises
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land,capital,enterprise, labour, skills, expertise, raw amterials, tools
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abbreviation for Small and medium sized enterprises
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Structural unemployment
people have the wrong skills for the employment on offer or are located too far from the available jobs
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Supply chain
the sequence of processes by which a product is created. this may involve different suppliers and even locations
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Supply-side policies
are designed to increase the productive capacity of the economy by influencing aggregate supply
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sometimes the combination of 2 businesses that have merged together yield more than expected. 2+2=5
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one firm makes a bid for another and secures over 50% of the shares
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Team working
employees are divided into teams that share responsibility for production
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Total quality management (TQM)
employees involved in quality control and with responsibility for the quality of their and their team's work
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events are unpredictable and beyond the control of the business
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the number of working age people who are not in work. the claimant count measures those claiming benefits
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employment whose work does not make full use of their qualifications or to those forced to take part time work
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Vertical integration
two businesses in the same industry but at differing stages of the production process or supply chain that have joined together
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Viral marketing
spreads product information from person to person as individauls spread messages via social media, text or email
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the Japenese word for continuous improvement. Summarises an approach to quality control
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uses large ammount of labour and relatively little capital
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the time taken between having the idea to selling the product to the consumer
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reduce the demand for domestically produced product , goods and services by diverting peoples incomes into savings, taxes and spending on imports
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'I like fighting bigger bulls'
17-year-old rides to 80 points to win Gallup Lion's Club Rodeo ride-off
By Quentin Jodie
Navajo Times
CHURCH ROCK, N.M., June 21, 2012
(Special to the Times - Donovan Quintero)
I t's time to get excited for Ty Toadlena.
The 17-year-old prospect answered two very important questions about his game at last week's 64th Annual Gallup Lions Club Rodeo.
For starters, he can handle himself against some of the top-notch bull riders.
But a new revelation about his ability was revealed during the $1,500 ride-off last Saturday night.
"I drew a really rank bull and after one jump he almost took me off my heels," he said.
Actually he was inches from being thrown off but he dug himself out of that hole and rode Copper Whack for another six seconds.
"I thought I was off," he said. "But I lifted my rope so hard that I came back on top. That bull was so nice that he kept bringing it and for a moment he had me, but I just had to bear down and I got my job done."
Initially, though, he got a thumbs down from one rodeo judge and Toadlena began to ask questions. That official told the Vanderwagon, N.M., cowboy that his stopwatch malfunctioned and he based his decision on the horn.
The other judge, however, ruled that he did make the eight-second ride. But while he was tallying up his score the ornery bull took a cheap shot and hurled the judge eight feet above the ground.
"He was doing his job, but unfortunately he got hit," Toadlena said of the judge who was later treated at a local hospital.
Incidentally, it was that rodeo judge who has his stopwatch working and after he was helped off the arena floor Toadlena was awarded an 80-point ride.
"The whole crowd was behind me and I knew I made the ride," he said.
He had to wait for the other two bull riders to complete their rides then was awarded the $1,500 prize after veteran rider Spud Jones and newcomer Wade Silversmith were both bucked off.
"This is one of the best feelings that I have," Toadlena said. "I mean, this is against some of the best bull riders in the open."
Before that most people associated him as a junior bull-riding champion, but he wants to change that.
"Everybody knows me by being good at junior bulls," he said. "But I'm getting older and I like fighting against these bigger bulls."
Next month, Toadlena will be competing at the National High School Finals Rodeo as he finished second in the year-end standings for the state of Arizona. The finals will be held at the Sweetwater Events Center in Rock Springs, Wyo., July 15 to 21.
"I'm looking forward to competing," the soon-to-be Gallup High senior said.
As for why he chose Arizona over New Mexico, Toadlena said he got a late start to the high school rodeo season and felt that he couldn't catch the top four guys in New Mexico.
"I didn't start until the spring and it was impossible for me to get qualified in New Mexico," Toadlena said. "That's why I went with Arizona and I almost caught the number one guy."
For the season, he competed in seven rodeos and rode four of his bulls and finished the season with 38 points, two points shy of catching Brandon McCassie, a Phoenix cowboy.
"My main goal was to try to make nationals," Toadlena said. "But when it came down to the finals I had a chance to win it, but that was when I went into a slump."
Early in his career, he qualified for the Wrangler Junior High Finals in 2009 and finished in the top 20 and made the short round. He intends to duplicate that feat again at this year's high school finals.
"I had a real good time during the junior high finals," he said. "Now that I'm going into the high school finals I want to try my best to win the whole deal."
Of course, he has gained a lot more than just the $1,500 he earned during the ride-off.
For starters, he rode himself out of a slump.
But, more importantly, he has all the confidence in the world that he can ride anything that has hair on it.


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Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Add the snow peas and cook until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Fill a bowl with ice water. Drain the snow peas and transfer to the ice bath to cool; drain and set aside.
Whisk the cornstarch, soy sauce, sesame oil and 1/4 cup water in a small bowl; set aside.
Heat the peanut oil in a Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot over high heat. Add the scallion whites, ginger, carrots, sugar and 3/4 teaspoon salt; stir-fry 1 minute. Add the mushrooms and ham and stir-fry 1 more minute.
Add the rice wine, broth and 2 cups water to the pot and bring to a rapid simmer. Add the shrimp and cook, stirring, until pink, about 1 minute. Whisk the cornstarch mixture and stir it into the soup; simmer until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in the snow peas and rice and season with white pepper. Divide among bowls; top with the scallion greens.
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"Man of Steel" is getting some great early reviews (and a few almost angry pans by critics who really disliked it.) Director Zack Snyder has a very impressive box office record… plus one real stinker, his 2011 H-bomb "Sucker Punch." Is it time for a second look at this perhaps under-appreciated entry in the Snyder filmography?
No, not really. "Sucker Punch" is a mess. It's one of those movies that leaves you wondering why none of the hundreds of actors or technicians working on the production called for a time-out and said, "Zack, what are we doing here, man?"
It does have some really far-out, clever visuals, but it relentlessly undermines their "wow" factor by making them all dream sequences. This can be done well, as was most notably the case in "Inception." But "Inception" worked because the dreamworlds had well-established rules, and a real sense of tension – they felt real, and the stakes were high. The mind-blowing multi-level finale works because every level feels like a solid story that's playing for keeps. It helps a lot that the characters are reasonably understandable and sympathetic.
"Sucker Punch," on the other hand, is playing a series of meta-textual games with the audience. The plot is about the ruthless sexual exploitation of young women, but they escape by entering fantasy worlds where the audience objectifies them. There aren't enough rules in these cool-looking but nonsensical dreamworlds to build tension – what are the heroines really capable of? Are they ever truly in danger? And unlike "Inception," it violates its own dream-logic in lots of ways, not least the extreme improbability that someone from the early 20th century would be having the sort of high-tech sci-fi fantasies the main character does. None of the stuff floating around inside her head feels like it really belongs there… which is, presumably, part of the nested series of jokes Snyder is trying to pull at the audience's expense.
There's also a running gag that not all viewers are likely to appreciate: the plot is structured very much in the manner of an old-school musical, but at the moments when a song and dance number should begin, the main characters snap into their epic-fantasy ultra-violent universe instead. The idea is that special effects and stylish violence have effectively replaced musical numbers in Hollywood productions. It's not really a good enough jest to hang an entire movie from. And it's weird to think someone would plow a blockbuster budget into a story expressly designed to make the audience feel guilty about any flicker of enjoyment they derive from it.
What's really annoying about films like this is the betrayal of the tease offered by its trailers and posters – which, come to think of it, is probably another joke Snyder was deliberately playing at the audience's expense. When you see a really mind-blowing or incongruous image on a movie poster or book cover, your curiosity is piqued – you want to know the story behind it. What's really going on here? How come a World War II flying fortress is doing battle with a dragon? How did suits of rocket-boosted powered armor end up in the trenches of World War I? In "Sucker Punch" there is no answer – it's just there because Zack Snyder thought it looked cool, and he's curious to know if you're paying more attention to the amazing background images, or the hot girls in tight clothes running around in the foreground. He was pretty sure he knew the answer before he shot the first frame of the movie.