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Do you want to be happier, feel more gratitude, be more confident and create a successful, satisfying life. But, you seem to hold yourself back because:
Change feels like a daunting task
You don't know where to start
You figure it is probably too complicated
How would you find the time?
But, what if I told you that you can make massive changes to your reality, your state of mind, and your experience of life in less than 7 minutes a day for only 21 days?
I bet you would probably think that its B.S.
And, if you did, you'd be absolutely right! It is your Belief System (B.S.) that creates your life. This belief system creates thought patterns and habits that impact every part of your life.
Have you ever noticed that there are people that are always happy or things seem to go right for them even when things are not going right?
Many studies show that it is not your environment that determines how successful or happy you are or how great your relationships are. It truly comes down to one thing—your state of mind. People with the right state of mind live longer, have better and longer lasting intimate and social relationships, get promoted more often, earn more, and, more importantly, experience more happiness.
So how can I be one of these people?
The first step is to realize that you can control your state of mind and emotions. With the right tools, techniques, and questions you can feel happy, confident, grateful or at peace no matter what is going on around you.
This course will walk you through daily activities to help you condition your mind and body using NLP (neural linguistic programming) and psychology. Through repetitive anchoring of positive emotions, you will be able to quickly and easily evoke a state of confidence, happiness, joy, and gratitude. Through daily questions designed to rewire your conscious and unconscious mind, you will be able to change patterns, see life from a different perspective, and create habits that will help you create a truly life.
So, if you are ready to change your life in just 7 minutes a day, then we look forward to seeing you in the course!
What will I learn in this course?
Gain control over your thoughts, focus and emotional state (Stop letting your thoughts control you)
Learn how to easily choose an optimistic, positive attitude (Stop negative thinking and bad moods in their tracks)
Learn how to create the emotions you want (Stop feeling out of control emotionally)
Gain the ability to see the blessings, even in the curses (Stop feeling like a victim of life)
What will the outcomes be?
Feel greater confidence and gratitude
Feel happier throughout your day
Feel in control of your thoughts and emotions
Feel eagerness and positive expectancy about life
Develop a daily habit of choosing your focus and emotional state
Develop the state of mind required to succeed in life


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March 29, 2007
Niche Racism
Racism used to be EASY. Back in "the day", you could make vicious, ignorant generalizations about blacks, Chinese, Mexicans -- without fear of offending anyone. Well, anyone besides the blacks, Chinese and Mexicans. I suppose THEY might have gotten offended. But even if they did, nobody cared... other than them. Bigotry was everywhere, and because it was everywhere, it just wasn't a big deal. Life was sweet (for racist assholes)!
Those halcyon days have up and gone -- just ask Mel Gibson. These days, you make one tiny little comment about Jews being "responsible for all the wars in the world" and everybody jumps down your booze-soaked throat! It's getting to the point where bigotry is more trouble than it's worth.
Well put, Mel! If you're brave enough to maintain your ignorant, racist ways in the face of universal repudiation, then so can we all.
But it won't be easy. The bread and butter racism of yesteryear just doesn't WORK anymore. For instance, you can't go around saying terrible things about black people. There are SO MANY OF THEM! They'll boycott your chicken restaurants, diss you in rap songs. Maybe they'll just put a cap in yo ass. In fact, I'll probably get a cap in my ass just for writing those last two sentences. And deservedly so! Face it, all the minorities that racists used to slander have gained significant power and influence. If you make cracks about them, they're likely to crack you back.
So, what's the alternative? Once again, our friend Mel Gibson has the answer. Recently Mr. Gibson was confronted by a college professor who claimed his most recent film, Apocalypto, was racist. Racist... against Mayans. She's right, of course. Yet... Whereas Gibson's anti-semitic remarks caused a massive backlash, his campaign to portray Mayans as ultraviolent savages with a taste for human sacrifice was largely ignored. This is hardly a surprise. Do you know any Mayans? I sure don't. It's a dead culture, right? Outside a handful of academics and activist types, nobody cares what you say about Mayans.
This is a perfect example of what I like to call Niche Racism. A Niche Racist is filled with prejudice and hate, but aims all that vitriol at marginal groups: dead cultures, sub-minorities, people who eat at Arby's. If you're looking to dangle your toes in the waters of bigotry, Niche Racism might be just the thing for you! All you have to do is select an appropriate group to hate. If you find yourself at a loss, here are a few suggestions.
The Swiss: Fuck the Swiss! They're a bunch of chocolate munching, clock-tinkering pansies, with their ridiculous pocketknives and lame-ass policy of political neutrality. And isn't it about time that blonde, blue-eyed people got a taste of the same medicine they've been dishing out to the swarthier races for hundreds of years? I think it is. Plus, when targeting the Swiss for racist abuse, you'll never have to choose between burning a cross or burning a Swiss flag. The Swiss flag IS a cross. So convenient!
Set this puppy on fire and it's like you're getting a racist two-fer-one!
Atlanteans: Calm down, I'm not talking about the fine folks who live in Atlanta, Georgia. Everyone knows Joey H. has mad love for all his peeps in HOT-lanta and, generally speaking, for the entire Dirty South region. Holla. Rather, the Atlanteans I'm referring to are residents of the ancient underwater realm of Atlantis. THEY SUCK CRAP. "But Joey," you might ask, "does Atlantis really exist? I thought it was a myth!"
Good point. My response: WHO CARES? So what if Atlanteans are a fictitious race from a mythical land? Doesn't mean I can't hate them. Anyway, who the fuck chooses to live under the sea? The only people I can think of are The Snorks, and everyone knows they were nothing but cheap rip-offs of the Smurfs.
SHUT UP SNORKS. Anyway, everyone knows that Atlantean men like to have sex with SQUID. Disgusting.
The Mongols: I don't know much about this ancient tribe that once controlled the largest contiguous empire in history. But remember: racism isn't about knowing things, it's about HATING things. Nothing makes you feel more powerful than pissing (metaphorically) all over such a powerful dynasty! In the 13th Century, I could have been flayed alive for calling Genghis Khan's Mongols "smelly little bitches with ugly beards". But Genghis ain't around no more, and his empire is well contained within Mongolia -- a landlocked country with virtually no arable land.
Aging Australian Movie Stars: Strictly speaking, middle aged Australian film actors are not a race/ethnicity. So if you go around trashing them, it's not racism. Not exactly. But, considering what ignorant, gay-bashing, anti-semitic douchebags Australian actors appear to be, you really can't go wrong insulting them.
We'll make an exception in your case, Crocodile Dundee. Your hilarious antics helped America defeat Communism and taught us all a valuable lesson about the importance of carrying a VERY LARGE KNIFE.
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February 12, 2007
I (want to) Know Kung-Fu
I've always been jealous of people who know martial arts. The kicking, the punching... occasionally the groping. It's all so freaking cool! Also, I hear it makes you a more complete person. A friend of mine is a black-belt, and he's always extolling the virtues of karate training: how it strengthens your body, helps you develop mental and spiritual discipline. Sounds great! But honestly, I don't care about any of that. I just want to learn how to kick someone's ass. (If I could also learn to rip out a man's heart and show it to him before he dies, that would be a bonus.)
To be clear: I'm not interested in "self-defense". What's the point of learning to beat the crap out of people if you can't crack open a can of whoop-ass until someone else throws the first punch?
Think about it: how many times a week does someone take a swing at YOU? In my case, somewhere in the 3-8 range. More if I happen to visit the Olive Garden that week... but that's still not enough. I've always believed that the best defense is a strong offense -- and if I learn martial arts, I intend to use my skills ALL THE TIME.
The actual training doesn't scare me. If the movies I've seen are accurate, you can learn any martial art in just a few minutes. All you need is some deft editing and a stirring musical theme playing in the background. The part I'm worried about is deciding which martial art I should study. There are SO MANY of them out there! I've done some research into some of the most promising martial arts, and I've broken each down into Pros and Cons to help me choose the one that's right for me.
Ninjitsu (AKA Ninjalistics)
Pros: Stylish black uniform. Training includes armed and unarmed combat, as well as lessons in weather forcasting and demolitions. Used by Ninjas!
Cons: Black uniform gets awfully hot in the summertime. Lots of expensive equipment to buy (have you price-checked shuriken lately?). Too much emphasis on stealth, I'd prefer to kick ass in front of an audience. Centuries old feud with Pirates could cause hassles on the open sea.
Krav Maga (AKA Jew-jitsu)
Pros: Used to train the Israeli military. Efficient and deadly. Teaches you to use any available object as a weapon (always fun!). Your mom always wanted to you settle down with a nice Jewish martial art.
Cons: Might have to learn to speak hebrew. Massive guilt trips from instructor when you miss a training session. Some retailers frown upon using merchandise as improvised weapons (beware of "You Break it You Buy it" policies). Jokes about "jew-fu" could get old really quick. Outside of Israel, how many badass Jews do YOU know?
Gun Kata (AKA Gun-fu)
Pros: Finally, a martial art designed around gunplay! Pulling trigger much easier than flying roundhouse kick. Allows me to incorporate the skills I learned playing all those hours of Duck Hunt.
Cons: Great when attacked by multiple gun-weilding assassins... probably overkill when harassed by some drunk guy at a bar. What happens when you run out of ammo? Though undeniably badass, Gun Kata is a fictitious martial art -- might be hard to find a teacher.
Zui Quan (AKA Drunken Fist)
Pros: Drinking and fighting go together like drinking and driving. Punch with one hand, dial up ex-girlfriends with the other. Binge drinking could SAVE YOUR LIFE. Heck, you had me at "drunken".
Cons: What happens when you run out of beer?
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October 18, 2006
Supplementing My Income
I'm always looking for ways to earn a little extra money. Well... "earn" might not be the right word. That suggests I'm willing to work for the money, which isn't really my thing. For this reason, I was thrilled to discover that I could bring in some extra cash playing poker on the internet. I'm not a very good poker player, but there are many players who are even worse than I am! It's pretty easy to take their money. Plus, I don't have to get up from my computer, which is WHERE I KEEP MY PORN.
What a perfect situation. So perfect, congress decided to make it illegal.
You see, Internet Poker is a threat to National Security. Specifically, it threatens our ports -- that's why they added an anti-poker amendment to a port security bill. I'm not sure how poker threatens the ports... maybe they're afraid that customs officials will be so busy "check-rasing the flop" that they won't notice while terrorists smuggle WMDs into the suburbs.
Also, it turns out that gambling is IMMORAL and BAD FOR SOCIETY. The Republicans who passed the law said so, and they're sort of experts when it comes to morality and stuff! Did you know that poker kills over 30,000 people every year? Wait... no, that's firearms, and we all know there's nothing immoral about unrestricted gun ownership. Anyone who says differently is just begging to get shot.
The good news for me is that the internet poker law can't be effectively enforced. I could easily continue playing without fear of imprisonment. But if poker truly is immoral, I should find a new method of supplementing my income... one that is harmonious with the moral values of our Republican congress. War Profiteering seems to be pretty popular -- particularly among the people who voted to make poker illegal. But how am I supposed to make money off of people murdering each other overseas? I can't even make money off of people killing each other here in the US. Believe me, I've tried.
I heard that some people get paid NOT to grow corn... that sounds like something I could do. I'm already very good at not growing corn! However, I think you have to live in the middle of the country and own a crapload of land in order to get money for not growing stuff. I think that's totally unfair, but there's nothing I can do about it.
Fortunately, I just devised a great money making plan that beats war profiteering AND scamming agricultural subsidies:
A new and ultra-conservative Supreme Court is gearing up to overturn Roe Vs. Wade -- the court case that established abortion as a constitutional right. Once they do that, most states will pass all sorts of laws preventing doctors from performing procedures that would terminate a pregnancy. This is where I step in! Every prohibition creates a black market, and you know that women aren't going to stop getting themselves knocked up just because a bunch of angry old men took away their "Plan B". This is where your boy Joey steps in!
I know that most people think that abortion is a "medical procedure" that should be performed by "real doctors" with "medical training". But if the government makes the procedure illegal for doctors, I'm guessing these preggo bitches will have to take what they can get. And what they can get is ME. Anyway, how hard can it be to terminate a pregnancy? Can't be any harder than causing a pregnancy, and that shit's so easy, you can do it accidentally.
Obviously, I'd need to to a little research... mostly to figure out which part of a woman's body contains the fetus (or "baby sac" as it is more commonly known). I'm pretty sure the fetus is near the femur, but I'll need to double-check that. Once I track down the baby-zone, all I need to do is [CENSORED, SEE COMMENTS FOR MORE INFORMATION]. It's that simple! And these don't have to be "back-alley" abortions. We could do them anywhere: in basements, garages... behind the dumpster out by Applebee's. It's all good!
I really feel good about my new part-time gig. Abortion is lucrative, ethical and I figure it's a great way of meeting young women who aren't afraid to "give up the booty". I mean, that's how they ended up preggers in the first place.
It is... isn't it?
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Some are grizzled veterans who spent years in the guerrilla underground, while others are still in their teens. With Guatemala's long civil war finally over, the leftist rebels are moving into encampments like the one here to begin the uncertain transition to civilian life.
The ''reinsertion'' process, as it is officially known, promises to be long and difficult for the guerrilla fighters and for their former enemies in the Guatemalan armed forces, thousands of whom are also being demobilized.
For the moment, though, the former combatants of every age and both sexes arriving at this dusty refuge carved out of a cattle ranch are simply savoring the sudden change in their circumstances after a 36-year conflict that left more than 100,000 dead.
''Before, everything we did or said had to be hidden,'' explained Francisco Lopez Choguaj, 26, a platoon commander who, like the bulk of the rebel combatants, is of Maya Indian descent. ''But now we feel we can extend ourselves to people, so we feel free and we are happy.''
The demobilization is required by a United Nations-brokered peace agreement that the Guatemalan Government signed on Dec. 29 with the guerrilla coalition, formally known as the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity.Continue reading the main story
The demobilization and disarmament, which began on March 3 and is scheduled to last two months, is being overseen by a 155-member United Nations observer force. Spain has provided the largest contingent, 43 soldiers, but 16 other countries are also represented in the unarmed observer detachment, including the United States, which has sent 5 soldiers.
All told, some 3,600 guerrilla combatants, plus another 1,600 family members and rear-guard sympathizers, are to take up temporary residence in simple wooden barracks in eight camps spread around the country. In turn, the Guatemalan armed forces, which say they have more than 46,000 soldiers, are to be reduced by one-third, with enlisted men rather than officers apparently bearing a disproportionate share of those cuts.
''We expect the military part of it will go smoothly,'' Jean Arnault, the director of the United Nations mission in Guatemala, said of the guerrillas' farewell to arms. The more difficult phase, he said, ''will start once they are demobilized, with their insertion into civil society and productive life.''
Most of the guerrillas appear to have few marketable skills, and the guerrilla leadership in the camps seems to have decided to give more emphasis to political indoctrination courses, which started immediately here, than to vocational training programs, which are still being organized.
''It's a major challenge,'' said Maj. Herminio Torres of the United States Marines, originally from the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, who is assigned to the observer force here. ''A lot of them were literally born into the war and have been out there in the jungle their entire lives with nothing but Marxist theology thrown at them.''
But so far the worst trouble has come from the Government side. Last month, hundreds of military police officers, part of a 4,000-member Government force that is to be abolished, launched a five-day rebellion in the capital in a dispute over severance pay. They seized barracks, publicly insulted three generals and briefly held another hostage. At one point, they exchanged gunfire with regular army troops, who were then reinforced with armored vehicles.
The show of force and a vague promise that job training proposals would be prepared brought the rebellion to an end, but it left observers wondering how other military units might react when they lose their posts and the paychecks going with them.
''The only thing they know how to do is use weapons,'' Dinora Azpuru de Cuestas, a researcher for the Association for Investigation and Social Studies, a leading Guatemalan research group, said of the army troops. ''They are used to conflict and violence.''
By contrast, there is ''a lot of discipline'' within the rebel groups, she added. ''Whatever they are told to do, they follow that line.''
So far, in fact, the only disconcerting feature of the demobilization of the rebel forces is the small number of weapons they apparently plan to turn in, which has led civilian critics to charge that they are not acting in good faith.
Their commander, Bernabe Salazar Marroquin, said a shortage of weapons was one of the main factors that had driven the guerrillas to the negotiating table.
But foreign military analysts, as well as Guatemalan press commentators and some former Government officials, scoff at that explanation.
''I do not think there is any doubt they are holding back some arms,'' a foreign military official in the capital said.
For its part, the guerrilla leadership has expressed concern about the security of its former soldiers. Lieut. Col. Carlos Cesar Araujo Lima, a Brazilian who is commander of the United Nations detachment at the camp here, said the nearest Guatemalan Army unit had scrupulously kept its distance from the rebels. But Mr. Salazar said that was not his principal concern.
''We are confident that the Government will carry out the accords,'' he said, ''but we are also aware of the risk we run. There are always some uncontrolled elements that could make trouble, some resentful landowner or businessman, but we are not going to let that hold us back.''Continue reading the main story


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|P&O's Pacific Pearl
- The Circus performances with acrobats, trapeze artists and jugglers putting on a great show in the atrium and outside on the top deck. Jane was interested to find out that there is a circus training school in Brazil and most of the performers were Brazilian and Columbian.
- The Captain's talk about the ship where she learnt about how the Pacific Pearl operates and the parts of the ship the passengers don't see.
- A cooking demonstration that was fun to watch as the chef and staff had a bit of a comedy routine going as well as making tandoori prawns, grilled steak and creme brulee.
- The night time entertainment. Jane was especially impressed with the 'Please Don't Stop the Music' show, featuring music from the 1980s and 1990s, with the singers and dancers having nine costume changes in the hour long production.
- The Galley Tour, a behind-the-scenes look at the food preparation areas.
Apart from a rough first day out from Sydney they had lovely weather and Jane, Derek and Gemma really enjoyed going ashore at Mystery Island and the Isle of Pines to swim and snorkel.
|On the galley tour of Pacific Pearl
Thanks to Jane for sharing her thoughts and photos.
So, would she like to go on another cruise? Yes, yes, yes!


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Today morning i read a news in The Daily Star. The newspaper wrote:
A havilder of Bangladesh Rifles, who was an accused in the BDR mutiny case, died at Kashimpur Jail Monday morning, jail and hospital sources said.
The jail sources said Enamul Huq, 52, fell sick after taking breakfast in the morning. He was brought to Gazipur Sadar Hospiatl where doctors declared him dead. Huq, son of Luthful Huq, hailed from Rajapur, Companiganj of Noakhali District.
He served as Signal Man at the BDR Security Unit. He was brought to Kashimpur Jail on May 29 last year.
Here i found some important information that we can pick up. 1. the havilder was from the signal unit and this unit was related to the mutiny who planned and organized the mutiny. RSU is called as Rifles Signal Unit. Report earlier published in different newpapers says that RSU was the main organizer of the BDR Mutiny. And the havilder belongs to that unit.
2. The Havilder was an accused of the BDR mutiny. Is it the reason why he had to die? Can we assume that he knew anything, any sorts of important information? That might be risky for the trial....
3. The Havilder felt sick after taking his breakfast! He was brought to Gazipur Sadar Hospital where the doctors declared him dead. Is that so simple?
4. Like many others, this Havilder is one of them who faces the custodial death. How much is the custodial death, those who were held in custody because of the BDR Mutiny. 68 ...
How much is the custodial death in this deacde sice the Joint force marched for the "Operation Clean Heart", Under the so called Rapid Action Battalion, and BDR Mutiny. Wo dont know the exact figure yet. No body can say... But i assume the number is approximately more than 3000. Hope to meet my readers with an investigative report.


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Today morning I saw some birds in my window. It was knackered due to the scorching sun. I kept water and some grains near my window , I felt very happy for watching many birds having it, after a while I thought do I have any rights to feel happy for my act. I am also the one who is responsible for destroying its livelihood for constructing multistoried building and luxurious apartments truly I have to thank the bird for not punishing me for this pitiless act.
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Tomatoes are rich in potassium. Due to vasodilating effects of the potassium, there are about 20% chances of decreased risk of heart problems. Potassium promotes the health of blood vessels and arteries and reduces stress on them by negating the effect of sodium on cardiovascular system, and in turn lowers the high blood pressure.
8. Lowers Risk of Diabetes
High fiber rich diet lowers the risk of type 1 diabetes, while people with Type 2 diabetes may have improved blood sugar, lipids and insulin levels.
9. Promotes Digestive Health
Tomatoes have high water content and fiber and thus helps in maintaining hydration and promoting healthy bowel system. Fiber adds bulk to the stool and prevent constipation and also enhances the secretion of gastric juices for healthy digestive system.
10. Good for Pregnant Mothers
Folic acid in tomatoes helps in dealing with depression by preventing an excess of homocysteine from forming in the body. Folate is also necessary in preventing birth defects in babies due to low level of folic acid in the body.


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Prediction: the Federal Reserve Board will let Capital One Financial Corp. buy ING Direct USA.
Why? Because blocking it would doom every financial firm larger than Capital One to a stagnant future and send a chilling message to any foreign firm with a presence here.
And on the flip side, denying the deal would be tantamount to preserving the very largest institutions' special status.
"Erecting a barrier to entry into that club is almost protecting them in a more insidious way by giving them an even stronger oligopoly and making each one of them even more systemically significant," said Neil Barofsky, the former special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program and among the most articulate critics of "too big to fail" policies.
Barofsky, now at New York University's Stern School of Business, agreed the Fed "should take a really, really close look under the hood" of Capital One's deal, "but there is some degree of incongruity here.
"If we are going to continue to have institutions as big and powerful and dangerous as JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America and Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, then it would seem a little odd to block an institution that is a fraction of their size on systemic grounds."
The Fed will hold the first of three public hearings on the Capital One/ING deal Tuesday in Washington. Dozens of people are scheduled to testify — roughly half in favor and half opposed. The other two hearings will be in Chicago on Sept. 27 and in San Francisco on Oct. 5. The extended comment period will close Oct. 12.
The Fed agreed last month to hold the hearings after the National Community Reinvestment Coalition objected, arguing that the government shouldn't let big banks get bigger. "Why rush to create another 'too big to fail' bank?" the group said in an Aug. 17 press release.
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., also weighed in with questions about the "consolidation of banking assets, the provision of credit of the resulting bank and compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act."
Relatively speaking, the $9 billion acquisition will not make Capital One that big ($300 billion of assets and 1.5% of the nation's deposits) or that complex, interconnected or any other measure of systemic importance.
Blocking the deal on systemic grounds would raise questions about the largest firms' future.
"Denying this deal would clearly draw a line in the sand for the industry on what the Fed views as too big," said a former senior regulator. "And then what happens to the really large guys — will they be expected to shrink or will they ever be able to do another deal? We would freeze the market."
Karen Shaw Petrou, the managing director of Federal Financial Analytics, sees another huge ramification of denial. "Blocking transactions like CapOne/ING would send a clear distress warning to the entire global banking industry: if you do business in the U.S. and want to change the model through a sizable divestiture whether for strategic or regulatory reasons, forget about it," Petrou wrote in an American Banker BankThink piece recently.
ING Group's sale is not voluntary; the Netherlands' government told it to make the divestiture.
And what's a better solution — having the foreign parent company liquidate ING Direct's $80 billion of online deposits? Or perhaps one of the bidders that Capital One beat out with its $9 billion offer should get ING Direct? Those other bidders are reported to be General Electric and Ally Financial and neither is "less systemic" than Capital One.
Ironically, PNC Financial Corp., which is arguably more systemic than Capital One, is also in the midst of buying assets from a foreign seller. No one has yet objected to its June deal to buy 424 branches and $19 billion of assets from Royal Bank of Canada. (Capital One is also buying the domestic credit card business from HSBC of London.)
Fed Gov. Daniel Tarullo in a speech last week made it clear that at least he doesn't plan to vote against the ING deal based on systemic questions alone.
"It is important to note that, while Congress instructed us to consider the extent to which a proposed acquisition would pose a greater risk to financial stability, it clearly did not instruct us to reject an acquisition simply because there would be any increase in such risks," he said. "Instead, it appears we have been instructed to add any increased systemic risk to the list of adverse effects that could result from the merger and then determine whether the benefits to the public of the acquisition outweigh these adverse effects."
So it seems if the Capital One purchase is to be thwarted, the Fed will have to be persuaded that the adverse effects outweigh the benefits.
The NCRC's chief executive, John Taylor, remains ready to make that argument. In an interview Friday, Taylor said that Capital One expanded into the traditional banking business simply to feed its original focus on credit cards. "The model is to acquire banks to do more credit card business," he said. "If people are fine with that, OK, go ahead. But I am not fine with that."
Taylor thinks Capital One should do more Federal Housing Administration and Small Business Administration lending. "I do think they should participate in government programs since they have an affirmative responsibility to meet the credit needs" of the communities they serve, he said.
Meeting community needs is a squishy target, however. Countering Taylor's complaints are compliments from the likes of Newark Mayor Cory Booker who told the Fed his city was "lucky to have Capital One operating within its borders."
"Capital One has demonstrated a dedication to the low- and moderate-income residents of our city," Booker wrote.
The Fed isn't relying only on outside opinion.
In addition to the extended comment period and the hearings in three cities, the agency is building its own record.
In an Aug. 29 letter, the Fed gave Capital One a list of financial products and services and asked it to indicate which ones the companies offer.
Of course the Fed has been overseeing Capital One for decades so it already knew Capital One doesn't do the exotic things on the list like tri-party repo dealing or prime brokerage or high-yield bond underwriting.
In its Sept. 9 reply, Capital One told the Fed that the companies offer only four, plain-vanilla items: commercial real estate, construction lending, mortgage servicing and equipment financing. Capital One also noted that their combined share of any of those markets is tiny.
Capital One's argument for the deal is simple: it can better deploy ING Direct's deposits, mainly by making small-business and commercial loans that can create jobs.
The company claims it has created a net 3,000 jobs this year, and its capital position is strong: it raised $2 billion in equity and $3 billion in senior unsecured notes this summer.
(Capital One bolstered its arguments Monday with a 35-page submission to the Fed that lays out counterarguments to criticisms of the deal.)
Its critics will counter that Capital One took Tarp funds (which it repaid,) and its main banking subsidiary only has a "satisfactory" CRA rating.
The Fed, I suspect, will listen to both sides and conclude the benefits to the economy and to borrowers trump the costs of a larger company.
In addition to all the other reasons to approve the deal, the Fed knows it needs companies like Capital One and PNC that are large enough and healthy enough to absorb weaker institutions.
-- This article first appeared on American Banker.
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8. Advanced Merchant Group
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10. Banc Card of America
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Garrett Hedlund's representative has dismissed rumours he is dating Diane Kruger, insisting they are just friends.
The German beauty called it quits with Joshua Jackson, her boyfriend of 10 years, in July (16), and on Monday night (12Sep16), she stepped out for a few drinks with Garrett in New York City.
The outing sparked rumours suggesting the two were dating, but his representative tells GossipCop.com, "They have been friends for years since they filmed Troy."
"(The reports are) not true," a source adds.
Garrett split from actress Kirsten Dunst earlier this year (16) after four years of dating. She has reportedly moved on from the relationship with her Fargo co-star Jesse Plemons.
Meanwhile, Ruth Wilson has hit out against reports claiming she has embarked on a new romance with Diane's ex-boyfriend Joshua after they were photographed together at Gemma Restaurant in New York last month (Aug16).
"It's boring gossip," she told Vanity Fair magazine. "You can tell from that photo that we're friends. I just sort of go, 'All right, well, whatever, I have to keep answering'.
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6 November 2014
Banishing Dry Skin with Lyonsleaf
With the colder months comes the battle to keep your skin happy and balanced. Whether you suffer from dry skin on your face or anywhere else on your body, just keeping it at bay can be a challenge in itself. Introducing Lyonsleaf, a 100% natural brand using natural and organic ingredients, all Lyonsleaf products are suitable for every skin type (even those of you with sensitive skin!).
Lyonsleaf Natural Body Butter* (£12.95) is my favourite kind of body butter. A luxuriously thick, sumptuous butter that melts into the skin with a deliciously soothing, plumping and hydrating formula. If you're not a fan of products which leave a residue, this one may not be for you, but massaged in well and your skin is left feeling soft as silk with a soft and comforting scent of Shea Butter, Coconut Oil and Avocado. After continued use, I have definitely noticed the benefits to my skin; overall my skin is a lot smoother and softer to the touch, feeling and looking younger, fresh and happy.
Lyonsleaf Healing Blend Calendula Cream* (£14.95) has taken the top spot as my favourite dry-skin banisher, and is perfect as a natural treatment for eczema, psoriasis, acne and rosacea. Using a generous amount of Lyonsleaf very own homegrown Calendula Oil, its a general healing cream that can be applied to dry skin, minor abrasions and rashes as well as inflammed skin. For me this has been a miracle worked for elbows, knees and heels, making my skin noticeably softer and smoother in these areas.
Lyonsleaf Natural Beauty Balm* (£12.95) has got to be the most effective cleansing balm for it's price, of all the cleansing balms I've tried. It works to moisturise, cleanse, exfoliate, nourish, repair and protect, with an all-natual formula including 100% natural oils of Shea Butter, Babassu Oil, Macadamia Nut, Jojoba and Calendula. It's also water-free - meaning it avoids all those unwanted antimicrobial preservatives such as parabens, allowing you to get the full benefits of all the lovely active ingredients inside! It removes makeup effortlessly, after each use leaving my skin looking fresher, clear and incredibly soft.
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Make Sapa your hiking headquarters
Sapa is the lively traveller hub of the Vietnamese highlands. The authentic atmosphere is well known, but it's still a great place to spend a few nights and the scenery is just staggering. Our Sapa: Train and Trekking trip uses Sapa as your base, you can enjoy our private trek, setting your own pace, through the hills and valleys, packed with panoramas at every turn. En route, you'll come across several minority hill tribes, crisp mountain waterfalls and more tiered rice terraces than you can shake a stick at.
Stay at home with the locals
If you're itching to escape the traveller hoards, we have another trip where you can visit the Hill Tribes of Sapa on a 10km hike over bamboo bridges and mountain streams. It's energising, eye-opening and the very best way to get close to the local community. Leaving Sapa behind, you'll be in for a far more rustic, real and remote experience. The trek is more challenging, but the backdrop is breathtaking and the trade off is totally worth it. It's a heart-warming hike for adventurous spirits.
Ramble through the rainforest on Phu Quoc Island
Phu Quoc Island is a tropical hideaway stranded in the waters south of Ho Chi Minh City. It's barefoot bliss, with untamed sandy beaches and natural springs, swaying palms and clear waters. Almost 70% of the island is designated national park, and the jungle-clad interior is great trekking territory. Here, you can hike through the mountainous rainforest, stumble upon natural springs and stop for refreshing dips as you go.
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Definition of waggish
- a waggish friend
- a waggish prose style
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a waggish disposition that often got him into trouble as a child
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'waggish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
One who is waggish acts like a wag. What, then, is a wag? Etymologists think wag probably came from waghalter, a word that was once used for a gallows bird (that is, a person who was going to be, or deserved to be, hanged). Waghalter was apparently shortened to wag and used jokingly or affectionately for mischievous pranksters or youths. Hence a wag is a joker, and waggery is merriment or practical joking. Waggish can describe the prank itself as well as the prankster type; the class clown might be said to have a "waggish disposition" or be prone to "waggish antics."
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antic, coltish, coy, frisky, frolicsome, kittenish, playful, sportive;
gay, happy, lighthearted, whimsical;
energetic, lively, spirited, sprightly;
artful, crafty, cunning, trickish, tricky, wily;
misbehaving, naughty, troublemaking;
: silly and playful
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) states that rollover accidents have higher fatality rates than other types of crashes. In 2010, of the nearly 9.1 million passenger car, SUV, pickup and van crashes, only 2.1 percent involved a rollover—yet rollovers accounted for nearly 35 percent of all deaths from passenger vehicle crashes. In 2010 alone, more than 7,600 people died in rollover crashes.
Because of the seriousness of these accidents, victims often seek the assistance of a rollover accident attorney to help them recover damages.
What Causes a Rollover Accident?
A number of factors can come into play in a rollover accident, including the characteristics of the road, the vehicle, environmental factors, and the behavior of the drivers involved. Though all types of vehicles can roll over, taller, narrower vehicles like pickups, vans, and SUVs have higher centers of gravity, so are more prone to rolling over, particularly at higher speeds and when making sharp turns. The NHTSA states that more than 40 percent of fatal rollover crashes involved excessive speeding—nearly 75 percent of those in a place where the posted speed limit was 55 miles per hour or higher.
Alcohol and other driver impairments are also common causes of rollover accidents—nearly half of all crashes involve alcohol. Rural roads, driver distraction, and inattentiveness can play a part in a fatal crash, as well.
Tripped Rollovers
Data collected by the NHTSA shows that 95 percent of single-vehicle rollovers are tripped. This means an external object, such as a curb or a collision with another vehicle, acts on the vehicle and causes the rollover. Untripped rollovers occur when other forces destabilize the vehicle, such as when cornering too fast.
A tripped rollover may occur if the tires strike a curb, dig into soft ground, or come into contact with a steep slope, guardrail, or other vehicle. Untripped rollovers are less common, and often occur when drivers are swerving trying to avoid a collision.
Determining Liability in a Rollover Accident
There are more SUVs, vans, and pickup trucks on the road today than ever before, exposing more people to the risk of a fatal crash. New technology like electronic stability control helps drivers to maintain control during abrupt maneuvers on slippery roads, and is now available on all SUVs sold in the U.S. Such technology can help reduce public risk, but the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety notes that some models still need improvement when it comes to protecting people. In addition, there are still a lot of the older, less safe models on the road.
Injuries that often result from rollover accidents include head, back, and neck injuries, broken bones, skull fractures, spinal cord injuries and paralysis, internal injuries, lacerations, and rib and torso injuries. If the vehicle flips and catches fire, it can lead to burn injuries.
When determining liability, a rollover accident attorney will help determine what happened. Passengers in a crashed vehicle may be able to recover damages from the driver. If a victim was hit when another vehicle rolled over, he may be able to recover expenses from the other driver, or from the company the driver was working for. If the vehicle suffered a malfunction or lacked adequate safety designs, the manufacturer may be liable.
Because of their serious and often severe nature, injuries from rollover accidents can be extremely costly. A successful personal injury lawsuit can be helpful in allowing victims to reclaim their lives.
Exclusively focused on representing plaintiffs, especially in mass tort litigation, Eric Chaffin prides himself on providing unsurpassed professional legal services in pursuit of the specific goals of his clients and their families. Both his work and his cases have been featured in the national press, including on ABC's Good Morning America.


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I randomly came across the Max Energy Power Programmer Chip by Hypertech months ago. It's a programmable chip that's used to "hack" your car / truck's on board computer for improved MPG, improved horsepower, to adjust your speedometer due to modifications, etc. I've been considering one for my 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe for the those same reasons. From what I can tell you just hook it up to your computer via a USB cable, select what options or "hacks" you want and then attach it to your vehicle using the ODB-II connection and that's it. The chips also allow simple rollback options for returning the settings back to the default manufacturer guidelines.
Every time I've needed to have an engine code read it has cost at least $100. So if you have one engine code a year (as you might expect with an older vehicle) the device could pay for itself within a few years. The problem of course is the manufacturer knows this and so the device retails for (my specific model) about $350. I found it here on Amazon.
It's a shame it's so expensive. $350 is just too much to take a risk on, especially with only a 30 day money back guarantee.


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Wow. That's a mouthful.
A great mouthful. Soft pretzels are one of my favorite snacks, and I make them at home when a craving strikes. Whether they are plain and simply salted or used as a place to put my breakfast (OMG, need to make those again soon), soft pretzels are often found in our kitchen. I prefer them in bite-size nuggets. It makes it more fun to pop them in your mouth (plus, you feel like you can eat more).
In this case, I like to dunk them in a suuuuuper flavorful cheese dip before popping them in my mouth. Soft pretzels and cheese were meant to be, you guys. This is true with these pretzel nuggets even more so. I added some fun chili-inspired spices to this batch of soft pretzel dough, and they came out extra yummy and savory. Perfect for a hearty cheese dip laced with jalapeños and chorizo sausage. It was a Tex Mex snack fest up in here!
The queso recipe listed below makes A LOT of queso! You'll definitely have some leftover after you polish off the entire batch of soft pretzels (not that I would know anything about that). But fear not! It's perfect with tortilla chips as well. That's how we finished up the leftovers. You could even serve it with tacos or quesadillas. Really, the options are endless. All things love cheese.
This particular batch of pretzels fell victim to my poor oven-monitoring skills. Hence, these pretzels are a little darker than I would have liked. BUT they still tasted great. Just like this lasagna did when I left it in the oven for 20 minutes too long. The baby cries and I am at his mercy…and apparently, so is my food. I really need to just set the oven timer. That would probably solve a lot of these problems.
Anyway. If you can see past the slightly odd coloring of these pretzel bites, I highly recommend you try them. They are perfect for snacking on during a movie or football game, and would make an absolutely fantastic party food. They are definitely crowd pleasers!
Chili-Spiced Soft Pretzel Bites with Chorizo-Cheddar Queso
For the Soft Pretzels:
¾ cup warm water
2 tablespoons sugar
1⅛ teaspoons active dry yeast
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon salt
1 oz unsalted butter, melted
⅓ cup baking soda
Egg wash
For the Queso:
8 oz chorizo sausage, removed from the casings and crumbled
2 tablespoons butter
1 shallot, finely minced
2 garlic cloves, finely minced
¼ cup red bell pepper, finely minced
2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and finely minced
2 tablespoons flour
1½ cups half-and-half or whole milk
2 oz cream cheese, softened
10 oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Salt and pepper, to taste
Hot sauce, to taste
⅓ cup finely diced tomatoes
For the Pretzels:
Combine the warm water, sugar, and yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer. Let sit until foamy. Whisk together the flour, spices, and salt and add to the yeast mixture. Turn the mixer on and slowly stream in the melted butter.
Mix until everything comes together and the dough is smooth and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
Remove the dough from the bowl, and place the dough in an oiled bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
Divide the dough into 8 pieces. Roll out each piece of dough into a 12 inch rope. Using a sharp knife, cut rope into 1 inch pieces.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 450°F and bring a pot of water to a boil. GRADUALLY add the baking soda to the water and stir until completely dissolved. Do not add it too quickly or you'll have a mess on your hands (I speak from experience).
Boil the pretzels, in batches, for 30 seconds. Remove using a slotted spoon and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Brush the top of each pretzel with the egg wash. Sprinkle lightly with kosher salt. Bake for 6 minutes or until deeply golden brown and slightly crisped on the outside.
For the Queso:
Sauté the chorizo in a skillet, stirring frequently, until rendered and crispy. Set aside.
In a medium saucepot, melt the butter. Add the shallot, garlic, bell pepper, and jalapeños and sauté until softened, about 2 minutes. Add in the flour and toss to coat the veggies evenly. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Whisk in the half-and-half (or milk) and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes. Whisk in the cheeses and stir until melted and smooth. Check for seasonings/heat and adjust with salt, pepper, and hot sauce as necessary.
Remove from heat and stir in the diced tomatoes and cooked chorizo. Serve warm with the pretzels.


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While I enjoy blogging about the Atlantic League and the Long Island Ducks, it became a lot of work and I was unable to keep up with it and my family.
Many of may know but my daughter Emma has Autism and my wife Stephanie and I have dedicating much of our time helping her adapt to being school and growing up. Throw in our three year old son Jake and there isn't much time left for updating a blog which needs constant attention.
I've decided to go back and do my personal blog where I'll still write about the Atlantic League and the Ducks but it will be on a less frequent basis. This will also enable me to write about other issues like my family, Autism awareness, fantasy sports, etc.
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Hi everyone, I'm 30. Had bladder probs for years. Actually think I possibly have ulcerative colitis or eosoniphilic cystitis. Have been cathetrised in and off for months. Had multiple severe urethral strictures and I have lichen sclerosus. Had multiple dilatations. Anyone had this type of thing coming out in their urine. Sorry its a bit gross. I always get these even when I don't have a foley in. I have had biopsies and been told there was severe Inflammation but they dont know why? So I'm just left to deal with it with antispasmodics and codiene. I want to demand an mri now. Whats your thoughts?
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Both of my browsers are experiencing the same weirdness. When i open up a web page, (it doesn't really matter what page) after a few seconds it automatically goes back two or 3 pages by itself. This is very annoying and making any type of search very annoying. I don't know if its a malware, virus or whatevere or maybe a settings change withing the browsers. I have run trend micro pc-cillin and windows defender and neither show any type of infection. I have updated them both.
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Most IT professionals believe, on some level, that multitasking is an effective way to complete more tasks in less time. And why not? IT work requires a handful of skills, ranging from technical to social downloading BlueStacks Offline Installer. It would seem, then, that multitasking is key to being productive.
Recent research on multitasking suggests otherwise. Studies have repeatedly shown that multitasking at work results in poor focus, short-term memory loss, stress, and anxiety. It negatively affects Download PPSSPP Games the quality of your work, your efficiency, and makes you less competent at every task.
Sending out emails while preparing presentation documents, programming and watching YouTube videos, and texting while in a team meeting – are some classic examples of multitasking at the workplace. None of them are good. Let's look at why multitasking actually hurts productivity, and why selective focus on just one task is good for your career.
Why Multitasking Hurts Productivity
1. Total Loss of Concentration
Have you just got introduced to a new employee and forgot his/her name instantly? Well, that's because your mind is distracted and it's unable to remember information. This is one of the commonest problems among multitaskers.
It not only affects your concentration but also your personal relationships. By handling multiple tasks at a time, you are unable to pay attention to one task or person (it could be your co-workers, customers, friends, or family). You are chasing two rabbits and catching none!
2. More Tasks Result In More Mistakes
When you have your finger in too many pies at a time, your mind never really sits in one place. There is going to be a bit of overlapping and some incomplete output – and you're only half-right. Your mistakes are going to increase and when mistakes increase, most people try to cheat to escape the situation. Do you think it's okay to make more mistakes and face consequences just because you are multitasking?
3. Multitasking Inhibits Your Creativity
Sometimes by multitasking, you might be able to get the curve up a bit on your productivity graph. But dividing your focus and attention among multiple tasks restricts your working memory (located on the frontal lobe of your brain) from coming out with creative ideas that are truly superior to what you deliver when multitasking. Do you wish to sacrifice your potential and remain an unremarkable employee? Of course not.
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A recent study shows that multitasking directly causes stress and anxiety. It's common that whenever you have too much on your plate, stress and anxiety are bound to strike you.
Whether it is the pressure to get more work done in less time or constant interruptions from your boss, your heartbeat rate is going to shoot up, and that would, in turn, lead to stress and anxiety.
The effects can be brutal, ranging from mental to physical, with no good to you or your career. Do you wish to risk your career and health? We'll leave the choice over to you.
To Conclude
So, what's multitasking again? It's the process of doing (trying to do) more tasks simultaneously, but achieving perfection in none.
Listen, processing multiple tasks is for the computers and electronic devices, and not for humans. Instead of adding more balls in your juggling act, take your workplace challenges one at a time. You will be able to deliver far superior results with more focus and creativity by single-tasking.
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Bent Jensen, 61, and his wife Kette, 60, from Silkeborg, Denmark, are on a one-week "Glaciers and Icebergs" cruise along Greenland's coast on Hurtigruten's Fram, with their daughters Berit (35) and Line (32), who both live in Stockwell, London. The cruise started in Kangerlussuaq and sailed north around Disko Island to Ukkusissat, visiting towns, settlements and glaciers on the way.
Seadog or landlubber?
Landlubbers. This is our first cruise. Visiting Greenland has been a dream for Kette, but it took her three years to persuade me to come. She finally invited the family to come this year to celebrate her 60th birthday.
This was not my first choice of holiday because I prefer warmer climates but this has been very special. Not so much because of the cruise itself, but because the destination is amazing. I have dreamed of visiting Antarctica - it's the only continent I've not visited - and now I am inspired to go.
The service has been excellent. The Filipino crew are very good; professional, multi-skilled and always in a good mood.
Kette said: "The best thing has been seeing the icebergs and small towns and settlements. It's been far better than I expected."
Our suitcases got to Greenland but didn't get to the ship. They were finally flown up to us on Saturday. It was very irritating because you can't buy anything here and Berit didn't have a proper pair of shoes until the bags arrived.
The lectures on ice and climate change were very good but it would be nice to hear more about Greenlandic history and culture; where the people are from, why they live as they do and how they survive, for example.
Line said: "The food is fine, but I'm a vegetarian and it has got to the point where I would like more variety. I've also found today frustrating as we haven't been able to get off the ship. Cruising doesn't really appeal. I'm only in my 30s and prefer to explore alone. Maybe when I'm older."
The bottom line
We paid about £2,000 each for the one-week cruise including return flights from Copenhagen to Kangerlussuaq, which has been very good value. We are all sharing an inside cabin, which is fine if you are well organised. We don't mind not having a view as we don't spend any time in the cabin anyway.
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Children that suck their thumbs or finger as their primary teeth erupt are at risk for developing orthodontic issues that require treatment. Dr. Kadan may recommend an appliance for finger and thumb sucking that helps your child break the habit. The appliance, known as a "fixed palatal crib," is put on the backside of your child's upper teeth. Semicircular wires are attached to bands on the molars. Most children stop sucking their thumbs and fingers after just one day.
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Our orthognathic appliances are designed to promote the healthy development of the jaw and for children with cleft palates. Some appliances help the upper palate expand to make more room for the adult teeth. Other orthognathic appliances will correct overbites and other bite problems. Orthognathic appliances are recommended in cases where correction can be achieved without orthognathic surgery.
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Our Pendex appliance, also known as a Pendulum appliance, has an expansion screw that is used to widen the upper palate to correct problems with the bite, such as Class II malocclusions. The appliance has a plastic "button" that touches the roof of your mouth. The button has a hole that accommodates a special key. Dr. Kadan will provide instructions on how to insert the key into the button and turn it to apply pressure to the upper palate. The Pendex appliance is worn for three to six months.
How Much Do Orthodontic Appliances Cost in Bucks County and Philadelphia?
The cost of your orthodontic appliances is included in your total treatment cost. To the extent possible, we will ensure that your insurance provides the maximum benefits for your orthodontic treatments and appliances. We offer several ways for you to pay for your portion of the cost.
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We are an in-network provider for many of today's top dental insurance companies. Using an orthodontist that is in your dental care network benefits you by:
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- Expecting you to only pay your applicable co-payment, deductible and co-insurance according to the terms of your policy
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What to Expect During Your Consultation
The consultation that you have with Dr. Kadan includes a complete examination, X-rays and imaging with the iTero® Element™ system that creates a three-dimensional model of your teeth and jaw. Based on his findings, Dr. Kadan decides on the orthodontic treatments that will improve jaw and teeth alignment. Your treatment plan may include orthognathic surgery, braces, and other orthodontic appliances.
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Dr. Kadan is a board-certified orthodontist, and only one in three orthodontists pursue board certification by demonstrating a commitment to excellence in orthodontic care, as well as continuing education. Dr. Kadan's exceptional patient care has earned him a position on Philadelphia Magazine's list of Top Dentists for 2016, winner of the 2016 Happening List and 2015 designation as an Invisalign® Elite Provider. He completed his orthodontic specialty training at the University of Rochester, and he currently holds a faculty position at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine to help develop the skills and expertise of future orthodontists.
Dr. Kadan has designed his facility to reflect his approach to patient care, and we look forward to giving you a tour as part of your consultation and introduction to our practice.
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As a Genealogist the author believes, "If you CAN prove it, it's Genealogy, if you CAN'T, it's Mythology!" A statement frequently made among those who search the records of history looking for the all important clue. But, when a story appeared through the ashes of time she couldn't shake Knight made the choice to write a Novel, the story was too important.
K I Knight is the author of the Epic series "Fate & Freedom."
The novels reveal the story of two young children, Margarita and Juan, stolen from the Kingdom of Ndongo, high in the central mountains of Angola, Africa during the Portuguese invasion. Brutally, they are enslaved and shipped some seven thousand miles away to their doom in the silver mines of Mexico. But, before the slaver can reach its destination the ship is pirated by two English corsairs and Margarita and Juan's fate is set in motion by the Calvinist Reverend turned Privateer, Captain John Jope. Their new destination becomes a small English settlement which will eventually become known as America. The year is 1619.
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Welcome back to Digital Debate Wednesdays! Every Wednesday, the staff of The Ace of Geeks will get our keyboards ready for a good, old fashioned nerd argument, and you get to hang out with us! Feel free to email us any ideas you might have for future debates, or let us know in the comments! Until then, here's this weeks topic:
Let's talk Disney and live action. Over the past few weeks, we've seen some unconfirmed early stills from the live action Beauty and the Beast, and gotten the news that there will be a live action Mulan in 2018, and The Lion King sometime after that, likely with the same digital effects from the Jungle Book.
So the question this week is: What do you think about this recent Disney trend of remaking their animated classics as live action films? Good thing? Bad thing? Show your work.
Mae Linh Fatum: They need to just stop. the animated movies are good and what they should do is work on innovation in other movies like they did for animation.
Joe Hadsall: I think it's a mistake to rely on the phrase "live-action." These are remakes, and their worth should be judged on the need for them.
- Mary Anne Butler: But DISNEY is calling them "Live Action."
Rowan Hansen: It mostly just seems like cashing in on the popularity of an old classic. I mean, if they were telling the stories with some sort of twist to them, like they did with Maleficent, that would be one thing. Making a direct port, so to speak, even with a newly star-studded cast, seems more lazy than anything, even though they appear to be pouring money into spectacle more than almost anything else.
Malkontent Blizzard: I think they should be more picky about which ones they make.
Jungle Book was a marvel and needed to move away from the ink and paint in order to tell the story closer to the book.
I want to see Mulan for Shan Yu but that's about it.
- Rowan Hansen: I want to see Mulan for Mulan, personally. I have been waiting since childhood to watch that woman kick ass and take names.
Chris Brecheen: I think I wrote something when I first came to AOG about how we as a species retell stories, and most of these are at LEAST twenty years old, so my knee jerk isn't that it's automatically lazy or money grubbing. But it sure feels like they're avoiding taking chances to simply "retell" in live action instead of doing some kind of major re-imagining. It's also a little weird to have the SAME studio turn around and tell the story again–usually the best versions of the same story are told from a very different perspective. ("Hey, have you ever wondered how hilarious and yet still moving Mulan could be if her being a woman was the worst kept secret in the whole Chinese army.")
I'm pretty sure if they do a slammin' job, we're going to empty our wallets, but they're not going to pack a theater so we can watch the same movie again with a slightly different textural rendering and unfamiliar voice acting.
Nick Bailey Jr: I don't have a problem with it. I don't have to see them if they don't look interesting. I almost like what they did with Mileficent. Added more background and detail to a character. But then instead of marrying it with the original, they reconned completely.
Ellie Collins: I think it's absolutely fantastic. Many stories are overlooked for being traditional animation. And not to mention the limitations that traditional animation brings. Taking things into like action gives a freedom to go, "Ok, that story you like? Here's what it could really look like!"
It's exciting to me as a filmmaker to see the real worlds created from beloved classics.
Tyler Dent Hayes: I am barely paying attention to the live-action remakes, and that may say more about my feelings on the matter than I even realize. I'm fine with retelling stories, I'm fine with using new media and newly emerged technologies to tell old stories in new ways, but just straight-up remaking their old canon doesn't really interest me. If I hear they're putting some kind of interesting spin on a story, or that they are doing something interesting with cinematography or CGI, I'll sit up taller, but as it is I'm more focused on other things happening in theaters.
Raven Knighte: I would prefer that they use practical effects, make-up and costume effects instead of CG animation, if they are going to call it "live action." Although I do like Disney's retelling of their own classics, I agree with what was said earlier. Disney needs to find some originality somewhere.
Nick Bailey Jr: Pixar is their new content.
Katrina Smith: I don't think they'll replace the originals for me, and I wonder who they're making them for. That being said, Disney is not in the business of taking risks– someone wants these.
Megan Fox: They've developed some pretty astounding special effects. Disney Studios has the capital to really revolutionize, create and play with what was once thought impossible. All of Jungle Book was created on a sound stage in downtown LA. Say what you will, but that is AMAZING. These films are fun to marvel at – do we NEED them? No. Are they a cash cow? Yes, but every studio rehashes old material, so why single out Disney? Petsonally, I am far more upset by the remakes of Jumanji and Labrinth (already in post). Studios gonna make what studios gonna make, especially when they can capitalize on nostalgia and material that's already paid for.
- Katrina Smith: Labyrinth isn't a remake so much as another story in the same universe, from what I understand.
JC Brown: I feel like the whole thing is more like the Ian Malcolm quote from Jurassic Park – " Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should." Just because they CAN make a live action reboot doesn't mean they should. I found more entertainment in Snow White and the Huntsman being it's own thing than I would have if Disney had just made a remake of their own (and I know Hunstman wasn't made by DIsney.) I love Lion King, but wouldn't watch a live action version. What really sets it apart from the animated original? I think the value of the live action remake is when you use technology to compliment the story – I'd much rather see a live action reboot with animatronics and minor CGI in a movie with real actors, say like Pocahontas, than all CGI like what Lion King may end up being. Plus, I'd love it to be different from the animated original. I'll always have my VHS copies of Disney classics, and that's great that a new generation can enjoy their own thing, but it would be great to make something new instead of an easy retread.
To be honest, I'm really just bitter that Disney made G-Force instead of making a Live Action Chip and Dale movie.
- Malkontent Blizzard: When did they redo Gatchaman?
- JC Brown: I wish – G-Force was a live action/CGI Hybrid that was basically Chip and Dale with Guinea Pigs instead – hence "G-Force."
…so now I guess that it's doubly disappointing.
- Malkontent Blizzard: *blinks*
- JC Brown: The good news is that it came out in 2009 – so at least you've been spared this long!
- Malkontent Blizzard: Thank goodness for small favors.
Korbl Klimecki: I kind of wonder who the audience is for these remakes- On the one hand, it seems like it might be motivated by putting their old classics back into theatres for a new generation, and remaking them gives them new hype that just releasing wouldn't. But I think they also bank on the nostalgia factor for my generation. I'm not particularly interested in the Jungle Book remake, but then, to be honest, the old Jungle Book isn't something I'd really watch these days either. But I've heard that the nostalgia factor is working for them.
I think it'd be more interesting if they were reimagining these movies in someway, but I can see the business decision to try to bank on nostalgia to get millennial parents to take their young kids to these movies.