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Today's reading: 2 Kings 14:23-29
Jeroboam II takes the helm as king of Israel after the death of his father, Joash. Although we're told that Jeroboam II reigned for forty-one years (a long time), we're not given many details or specifics about what he did or events that took place during his reign. We are told, however, that "he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord" (vs. 24), like so many of the kings before him.
As I took in and considered this passage, it wasn't so much Jeroboam II, but God's plan and how He accomplishes His purpose, that stood out to me. The way God used Jeroboam II even though he didn't follow God served as reminder to me that God can and does use whomever He chooses to achieve and complete His plan.
What did you notice or learn about God from this passage? Tami
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Today, everybody is talking about SD-WAN as a major trend in networking. The concept, developed a couple of years ago, has become considerably popular these last 2 years and forecasts show that SD-WAN will skyrocket in the coming years. Gartner believes that, by the end of 2019, 30% of enterprises will use SD-WAN technology in all of their branch offices and IDC predicts that the SD-WAN market will reach $8B USD by 2021.
The growth in adoption of Digital Transformation accelerates the trend for increasing internet bandwidth to get access to Cloud Service Providers with the best performance while keeping a strong level of security to protect your own private business from external threats. Those threats are becoming more sophisticated and can come from both inside and outside of a company's network environment. The general outline is for the enterprises to reduce complexity while adding more advanced features to their WAN.
Keeping in mind the above, this is how I see the SD-WAN market evolving during 2018:
1. SD-WAN market consolidation: today, more than 30 SD-WAN vendors are fighting to extend their market share. To survive and to maintain growth, SD-WAN vendors will need to partner up. During 2017 we saw the acquisition of Viptela by Cisco and VeloCloud by VMware and I expect to see further consolidations during 2018.
2. Managed Services Providers (MSPs) as providers of SD-WAN services: SD-WAN technology is far from being a 'plug-and play' service. Enterprises know this and are increasingly turning to global MSPs to overcome the challenges associated with SD-WAN implementations; to access their expertise for the delivery and management of SD-WAN. Moreover, by going through MSPs, enterprises will not be tied to a specific SD-WAN technology as the global service is under the Service Provider's responsibility. Enterprises do not buy a technology but a service with Service Level Agreements. Therefore, they can guarantee the durability of the global solution.
3. SD-WAN vs MPLS: many people immediately think internet when they talk about SD-WAN but we know MPLS is far from being dead and buried. Specific performance sensitive applications still need private and guaranteed connectivity to ensure the optimum end-user experience. The MPLS network will still be used to build Hybrid WAN with SD-WAN overlay on top of it.
4. Incorporating mobile (4G/5G) connectivity: enterprises seek flexibility and agility when they have to connect their branches to their WAN. In this direction, wireless broadband connectivity such as mobile access will match their expectations. Adding SD-WAN overlay with performance routing mechanisms will mitigate the performance issues that can occur through this kind of connectivity. I expect deployments of 4G/5G accesses to increase in 2018.
5. From SD-WAN to autonomous SD-WAN: advanced smart traffic routing can be implemented through SD-WAN overlay at application level. However, it still requires an initial manual configuration based on applications matrix flows of the enterprise. These parameters will drive how the traffic is forwarding on a daily basis but will not adapt if there is any change in applications usage or contingency in the network. I expect to see movement from Software-based to Intent-based network by developing and integrating Artificial Intelligence into devices to make the global network adaptable to any unexpected conditions that can occur in the WAN. Perhaps this will materialize during the next 12 months.
6. Security is critical to the WAN: SD-WAN already brings security features into the WAN via end-to-end visibility and encrypted traffic. Considering the rise of massive complex attacks, coupled with the need to open the WAN to the internet and CSPs, I expect SD-WAN platforms will include more advanced threat detection functionalities to protect private data. We will see more and more SD-WAN vendors partner with security players to strengthen their global service offerings.

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"Plot Music"
Back to home
Happy new year from Curren$y! Spitta took to his Twitta (ha) yesterday to post up this new song, which sounds more hard-kitting and skittering than the embarrassment of weeded-out riches he dropped throughout 2011. No word as to what release this track is from, but it very well could appear on his and the Alchemist's allegedly forthcoming Re-Coversionalize mixtape, which is tentatively set to drop on April 20 (no kidding). (via Curren$y's Twitter)


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This is a simple pasta dish prepared with a few fresh ingredients. It is a chopped herb compliment and I have made mine similar to a pesto however, it has orange and lemon zest and juices along with garlic and glorious olive oil. Chop a few things, mix and cook some pasta. You just toss over hot pasta and you are instantly enjoying a beautiful day in Sicily or the Amalfi coast! I have used a beautiful Sicilian oil made from Nocellara, Biancolilla and Cerasuola olives. It is fruity and bold with a nice little peppery finish.
You will need:
- enough Fettucine pasta for your crowd of people – I have used an egg pasta
- a big handful of flat Italian parsley
- a big handful of fresh basil leaves
- 2 cloves of garlic – minced very finely
- 1/2 lemon zested and juiced
- 1/2 orange zested and juiced
- 1/2-3/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil – I used a beautiful Titone from Sicily (fruit and bold!)
- salt and pepper to taste
- more beautiful oil for serving.
- a few microgreens for garnish
- fresh grated Parmesano Reggiano
Step 1: put the water on to boil and gather your ingredients.
Step 2: grate a bit of lemon and orange zest.
Step 3: chop your fresh herbs and finely mince your garlic. Add to bowl.
Step 4: squeeze your juices.
Step 5: add your beautiful extra virgin oil. You can add less oil (which is typical) but, since I have more than I will use in one meal I like to add lots of oil for preserving it for a day or two. Add salt and pepper and taste it. If you want to readjust the seasonings or citrus, feel free.
Step 6: drain your pasta (but keep 1/4 cup of the starchy water) and immediately pour the drained pasta back into the hot pot. Spoon a few big scoops of your gremolata over the hot pasta and stir to incorporate well. Add a few tbsp of your pasta water and mix. The water helps to make a nice glossy light sauce. Don't add so much water that it is wet you just want a bit to bring it all together. Taste it and you can add more gremolata if you like. Make sure there is enough salt and pepper.
Add another drizzle of oil, perhaps a few microgreens or a shaving of fresh Parmesan cheese. It is lemony and sweet with a balance from the oil and the garlic.!!! Simple and delish!


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How often do you catch yourself saying things like, the year is flying by or they just grow so fast don't they? I remember how the days would seem to drag when I was at school filled with clock watching and how six weeks to wait for the half term break literally seemed like it was a lifetime away. Now, six weeks is soon, impending, the not too distant future and I feel like time is slipping away from me.
In my twenty-seven years of life I have been a waitress, call centre operative, insurance advisor, auditor and compliance associate, administrator, team leader, coffee and sandwich maker amongst a few other part time jobs to help earn money for my time. I have been a sister since I was four and a half, become a mother, been in hard relationships and found a lovely man to help grow and make my family complete. I have raised a child to the age of six yet it feels like I was still pregnant with her yesterday. I have traveled, I have moved, I have lived alone and with friends, with others, with partners. Since leaving school eleven years ago my life has taken a multitude of unexpected twists and turns to bring me to where I am today. The trips, the people I've met, the things I have seen have both happened a really long time ago and this morning. Time has become a blur and is measured by places I've lived, eaten in and worked for.
Every year seems to fly by and I am creeping closer to another milestone age and eleven years after leaving school I am back on the routine of term time as Evangeline is in school. Counting down until half term has started again but not because I need a break, but because I miss time with my daughter. It becomes a break from the early morning school runs and a little more flexibility in the day. Christmas comes and goes, with just as much excitement as it held for me when I was six, seeing my daughter getting excited, preparing for her shows and concerts. Yet it hits me in the face with how fast the next one comes around.
This November Adam and I will celebrate four years of togetherness which is lovely and I am so happy. But I think about how young Evangeline was when we met, how school was so far away in the future that term time wasn't on my mind. We have experienced so much together as a family, and I'm grateful, I'm happy but there are moments when I just want to hit pause and give myself a little time to reflect.
I want to remember each and every day. I want to remember my daughters sheer joy and delight in an icecream, a surprise trip to the park or ripping open a gift. I just want things to slow down a little bit, so I can enjoy each and every moment, savour it, because tomorrow is not so far away. Hours have become minutes, days have become hours and seasons just seem to change when I blink.
Time goes by, so fast that sometimes it's a little scary, it's a little overwhelming. But it's always exciting.


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Danish Doctor Offers Ten Myths About Psychotropic Drugs
Design & Trend – January 23, 2014
By Pete Calautti
Source: Design & Trend & CCHR
Dr. Peter Gotzsche has created a controversy and sparked criticism over what he sees as a damaging over-prescription of drugs by psychiatrists.
Gotzsche recently compiled a list of ten common myths held not only by the general public, but also trained psychiatrists concerning the safety of psychotropic drugs, and the rationale for their use.
As an internist, Gotzsche remarked that since he was outside of the political orthodoxy of the world of psychiatric medicine, he was free to express what he believed to be the sentiments of many psychiatrists who must remain quiet in their objections for fear of hurting their careers.
1. Mental diseases are caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain
"We have no idea about which interplay of psychosocial conditions, biochemical processes, receptors and neural pathways that lead to mental disorders and the theories that patients with depression lack serotonin and that patients with schizophrenia have too much dopamine have long been refuted."
2. It's easy to go off antidepressants any time you want to
Here, Gotzsche points to drug trails involving agoraphobics and people suffering from panic disorder, whom were not depressed. Fifty percent of the patients found it difficult to come off antidepressants even though they were gradually reducing their doses. It could not be that the patients saw their depression returning, as they were not depressed to begin with.
3. Psychotropic drugs are to mental illness as insulin is to diabetes
"When you give insulin to a patient with diabetes, you give something the patient lacks, namely insulin. Since we've never been able to demonstrate that a patient with a mental disorder lacks something that people who are not sick don't lack, it is wrong to use this analogy."
4. Psychotropic drugs reduce the number of chronically ill patients
"In 1987, just before the newer antidepressants (SSRIs or happy pills) came on the market, very few children in the United States were mentally disabled. Twenty years later it was over 500,000, which represents a 35-fold increase. The number of disabled mentally ill has exploded in all Western countries."
5. SSRIs don't cause suicide in children and adolescents
"The companies and the psychiatrists have consistently blamed the disease when patients commit suicide. It is true that depression increases the risk of suicide, but happy pills increase it even more, at least up to about age 40, according to a meta-analysis of 100,000 patients in randomized trials performed by the US Food and Drug Administration."
6. SSRIs don't have side effects
"Patients care less about the consequences of their actions, lose empathy towards others, and can become very aggressive. In school shootings in the United States and elsewhere a striking number of people have been on antidepressants."
7. SSRIs are not addictive
"The worst argument I have heard about the pills not causing dependency is that patients do not require higher doses. Shall we then also believe that cigarettes are not addictive? The vast majority of smokers consume the same number of cigarettes for years."
8. The prevalence in depression has increased a lot in recent history
Gotzsche points out that this is difficult if not impossible to determine, as the criteria for being diagnosed as clinically depressed has been drastically lowered over the last 50 years.
9. The main problem is not overtreatment, but undertreatment
"In a 2007 survey, 51% of the 108 psychiatrists said that they used too much medicine and only 4 % said they used too little. In 2001-2003, 20% of the US population aged 18-54 years received treatment for emotional problems."
10. Antipsychotics prevent brain damage
"Some professors say that schizophrenia causes brain damage and that it is therefore important to use antipsychotics. However, antipsychotics lead to shrinkage of the brain, and this effect is directly related to the dose and duration of the treatment."
As for a solution, Gotzsche states that he is not against the use of psychiatric drugs, but that doctors must do everything that can before resorting to their use, and only then as a short-term solution.
1. Studies in numerous countries reveal that between 10% and 25% of psychiatrists and psychologists admit to sexually abusing their patients.
2. Germany reported that 50% of registered psychologists and psychotherapists are unacceptable as practitioners because they have more problems than their patients.
3. The so-called ethics system used by psychiatrists has been universally attacked as soft and inadequate.
4. A 1997 Canadian study of psychiatrists revealed that 10% admitted to sexually abusing theirs patients; 80% of those are repeat offenders.
The real truth about the money paid to Cathal Grant by the drug Companies
Notice Dr. Cathal P Grant MD, Bedford, Texas is paid by Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, Cephalon, GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer to push their drug in our opinion it is clear what Dr. Cathal P Grant MD, Bedford, Texas is doing, prescribing drug if you need them or not.
- Click here to read the Texas Tribune: Drug Company Payments to Texas Doctors Raise Questions
Doctors Paid Big By Drug Companies?
One patient statement about Dr. Cathal P Grant MD, Bedford, Texas:"
We found out that he gets paid to speak for almost every drug company out there, even if the drugs are competitors. He is out to make the money and it is apparent the way patients are herded through the practice with no regard for the patient's needs. Beware if he tries to prescribe you a "new" drug on the market, it probably means they are paying him now. "
In our experience Dr. Cathal P Grant MD, Bedford, Texas, does not tell you one big fact that you the patient has and that is Informed Consent, Dr. Cathal P Grant MD, Bedford, Texas, does not discuss this or wants you to know about this, in our experience so he can get you hooked on psychotropic medications so you can do nothing but feed you greed for money, and you do not care at all what you do to the patient's life
.This video proves what we are saying in our opinion about Cathal Grant's medical practice, it also shows how Cathal Grant does not want you to have informed consent in your visit with him, and he does not tell you the truth, as the video below shows:


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How HIE/DIRECT Has Changed the Health Community
Mar 09, 2015 03:33PM
By MED Magazine
By Kathleen Christiansen
The primary purpose of Health Information Exchange DIRECT is to help healthcare professionals to securely send messages to other providers or healthcare entities. DIRECT Exchange Service is a secure and efficient messaging service that allows for the electronic exchange of authorizations, referrals, transmit orders and other patient care documentation between providers and reduce the time it takes to manually fax or mail. The stakeholders who are using DIRECT include behavioral health, dental and orthodontist clinics, long term care facilities, hospitals, and ambulatory care clinics.
The sample population was 100% of the health care sites that signed up for DIRECT Exchange in South Dakota. An electronic survey was launched October 10, 2014 through a series of notes sent to each client by Kathleen Christiansen. Kathleen used an online program called Survey Monkey to help design the survey. The survey was distributed to 144 clients. Numbers were used to identify the adults who took the survey to assure anonymity/confidentiality of subjects. 38 clients completed the survey for a response rate of 26%.
The survey collected data to do the following:
- Identify approaches and strategies used to change the health community by using DIRECT
- Describe conditions before and after using DIRECT
- Assess how DIRECT contributed to progress
- Identify areas of strength and improvement since using DIRECT
DIRECT users justified the sharing of health information with other providers helped change the health community by providing timeliest, efficient, and affordable services.
HIE/DIRECT has changed the health community by minimizing the burden of transferring
This is a graduate project submitted by Kathleen Christiansen to Dakota State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Health Informatics. This project involves the discovering of how HIE/DIRECT has changed the health community. The analysis of the data collected during this project met the goals of identifying approaches and strategies used to change the health community by using DIRECT. This research highlights the importance of change in technology especially in the health community. patient information to other facilities by no longer using fax, phone calls, mail or courier. The implementation of DIRECT exchange helped facilities efforts to be HIPAA compliant. The result of this research project suggests that progress is being made in facilities that are using DIRECT in their day-to-day operations. This project provides insight into the perceived value of HIE/DIRECT and the importance of change in technology especially in the health community.


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Today I attended my third consecutive PSU Blue-White spring scrimmage (see entries from 2008 and 2009). This year ESPN2 was here in Happy Valley to broadcast the game. Last year approximately 76,500 people attended the scrimmage on a beautiful spring day. Today the weather was much cooler, with a few raindrops falling, so only 55,000 people were in attendance (based upon the past three years a solid indicator of the attendance is: A = T * 1000 (where A = attendance and T = temperature in degrees Fahrenheit).
I biked to the Tyson Building at noon. I had to look at some Fraser fir seedlings that had just arrived and make sure they were hydrated and put in the cooler for the weekend. Once my work was done I followed the crowd trekking toward Beaver Stadium. Upon arriving I did some scouting, eventually choosing a seat on the three yard line, one section removed from the field (I envisioned excellent photos of goal line rushing plays).
Before the game the usual on-field autograph session took place.
Before the game I saw Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard walking around on the field talking to people. Numerous ESPN camera men were visible in addition to the PSU camera crew.
There were also many Nittany Lion football alumni on the sidelines. One notable player was Jared Odrick, picked in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Miami Dolphins.
In this scrimmage there were no kickoffs, so the game began very abruptly. Early on Stephfon Green had a few carries and caught a screen pass. He is so quick in traffic, it is fun to watch him run the ball.
The game was not particularly exciting. There were many dropped passes and missed opportunities.
In the second half the Blue team attempted to convert a fourth and 1. A swing pass was thrown to back Andre Dupree, he happened to be double teamed. The defense was ready.
On a later drive, Kevin Kowalishen executed a perfect stiff arm while turning the corner. The defender was propelled right into the turf.
This game was an opportunity for either of PSU's two top sophmore quarterback candidates (Kevin Newsome or Matthew McGloin) to emerge as a favorite. Neither of them performed particularly well. Instead it was freshman quarterback Paul Jones that stole the show. He went 5 for 8 with 67 yards and two TDs, the only two touchdowns of the day.
The second one was a sweet precision throw over a defender that dropped in for freshman wide receiver Shawney Kersey (Kersey caught both of Jones' touchdown throws, each one was 18 yards long). A flag was thrown, and the crowd waited to see if the penalty was on the cornerback or the receiver.
On ESPN2 Brent Musburger lobbied for Jones as the next PSU starting quarterback. I'm sure many fans will share this opinion. It must be noted that Jones faced second and third string defenders. But I don't think there is any argument that he is the most talented of the quarterbacks on the roster, he's just very young (he should still be in high school, he graduated early to join the PSU football team for spring practices). It was fun to see him do so well in his first appearance in Beaver Stadium. May there be many more.
The final score of the scrimmage was Blue 17, White 3. PSU lost many important players this year, so it will be interesting to see how the 2010 season unfolds. I'm not expecting them to contend for the Big Ten title, but who knows, maybe they will be better than I anticipate. I think the showdown with Temple in September should be interesting.


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Conte pleased with Juventus reaction
Juventus coach Antonio Conte praised his side's reaction to falling behind as they battled back for a 1-1 draw against Inter on Saturday.
The champions edged the first half and probably should have taken the lead through Paul Pogba before substitute Mauro Icardi put Inter ahead in the 73rd minute.
But Arturo Vidal equalised within 120 seconds, to leave Conte heartened.
He told Sky Italia: "We played a good game against a team like Inter, who showed they will fight at the top (of the table).
"I liked our anger after going behind and we could have also got the second.
"Maybe in the first part of the second half we could have handled some situations better."
The Italian coach withdrew first-choice right-back Stephan Lichtsteiner at half-time, but Conte explained that he did not want to risk the defender getting sent off after he had already been shown a yellow card.
He added: "Why I replaced Lichtsteiner? For risk control. He had suffered a yellow card and risked getting a second.
"In these situations the experience of former footballer comes into play. I have waited until the 45th minute, but I was already thinking of the change in the 38th minute."
Conte picked the same starting XI for the third match in a row for the encounter, meaning that transfer-window arrival Fernando Llorente once again took a place on the bench.
And the coach admitted that the Spain striker is not yet fit enough to play from the beginning of a match following his signing from Athletic Bilbao.
"He is a part of the attack force," the 44-year-old said. "It is normal that having not played in the last few months he may be missing something in terms of rhythm and habit.
"I'll play him when I think that he will prove to be a good buy, not as a favour to you (the media)."
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Rapid Response
October 9, 2011
By Contributor
What should be done about drivers passing buses illegally at the intersection of Newcastle Way and Coal Creek Parkway?
I think they need a legal way to do it so they don't end up obstructing traffic that may be backed up onto Coal Creek Parkway.
Peggy Price
Make it not illegal. That "intersection redo" is the biggest waste of taxpayers' money I have ever seen. Move the bus stop back to in front of HomeStreet Bank.
Gary and Suzi Beerman
The bus stop should have been designed to have a deeper pullout area to get the bus out of the traffic flow, with a merge lane. This intersection and stop should have been a "hub" stop for the area defining itself as our city center. The City Council needs to address this without effecting traffic flow.
Jeff Skocelas
Should speed humps be used in Newcastle neighborhoods to slow traffic down? Why/why not?
I'd rather we invest in speed displays to build awareness. Speeding is more pronounced on arterials where speed humps are not practical.
Lee Strom
No. Let's spend the money for sidewalks on 89th from 116th to Coal Creek and on 121st Avenue Southeast from 89th to 91st Street. Those are just two possibilities.
Gretchen Paletta
They can help significantly if not too abrupt and at a pedestrian crossing. Plus, they are fun to ride over on a bicycle — especially on a downhill.
Peggy Price
I guess I would ask the question do they really work? Are they worth the price in dollars and ruined car air dams?
Gary and Suzi Beerman
No. I have to pass over several to get to and from my house now and they are VERY annoying. I have to slow to well below the speed limit for these. If the goal is to get traffic to go 10 mph then post that as the speed limit … chicanes are a much better solution.
Troy Hopwood
Speed bumps slow traffic effectively. The wider, well-signed and diagonally striped bumps are comfortable for riders and acceptable for emergency vehicles. More of these should be on arterials, especially on roads without bike lanes or sidewalks. The "turtle-back" speed bumps hinder snow clearing and EMT vehicles and physically jar older citizens.
Jeff Skocelas
What was your favorite part of Newcastle Days?
The morning Newcastle Days 5K Run/Walk becoming part of the fun!
Lee Strom
The performance by Cornerstone Dance Studio!
Gretchen Paletta
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Head, Edith
Head, Edith,1907–81, American costume designer, b. Los Angeles, Calif. She began to design costumes for the motion pictures in the early 1930s, working at Paramount for most of her career and moving to Universal in 1967. She won eight Academy Awards for a variety of films, including The Heiress (1949), All about Eve (1950), Samson and Delilah (1951), A Place in the Sun (1952), Roman Holiday (1954), and The Sting (1973). She was responsible for such classic bits of costumery as Mae West's ostrich feathers, Dorothy Lamour's sarongs, and Audrey Hepburn's Sabrina necklines.
See her autobiography, Fashion as a Career (1966); biography by D. Chierichetti (2003).


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Monthly Archives: September 2013
The Best Yorkshire Breakfast
We are thrilled to have been awarded the "Best Yorkshire Breakfast" award by Deliciously Yorkshire on the the 25th of September 2013. We have always taken pride in giving our guests the best breakfast possible, and this accolade shows our commitment to providing you with the best start to your day – made with top […]Read More
Shadow Sit!
Shadow – think we should have called him Tornado!! Shadow is growing quickly now. Learning to sit and not get up has its challenges but he is getting the hang of it! We don't want him to chase the cats but they're there to play with! (One – eyed Lucky, Poppy, Sooty and Sweep).Read More
We have a new addition to the family
This is Shadow! He's our new 13 week old Sheep Dog puppy. Shadow joined us at Lovesome Hill farm just 2 weeks ago – and is already showing great promise as both our new family pet and also as a working dog for Farmer John. Keep checking our blog for updates on Shadow!Read More


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Marine Parade Dental Practice, Worthing
Maintaining a healthy set of teeth and gums starts with home brushing and flossing. But home care will only get you so far. The truth is that a programme of visits to the hygienist and dentist twice yearly is the only way to ensure that plaque, calculus, tooth decay and cavities do not damage your teeth.
Only a dental hygiene examination can spot all these below-the-surface problems. For example, the problem with dental decay is that you may not even be troubled by pain until it's too late.
Most of these risks can be prevented or better managed simply by undergoing routine dental checks. That's why we at Marine Dental Practice, Worthing, promote our dental hygiene therapies to all patients, of all ages.
Research has shown that many people only use a toothbrush occasionally. But it's important to repeat: even the traditional mouth-cleaning processes are seldom enough to keep all your teeth healthy. Therefore, visit us at Marine Dental Practice, and let our team of specialists give you better care.
How does hygiene therapy work?
For some people sitting in the dentist's chair can be an unnerving experience. We at Marine Dental Practice Worthing are aware of this and take it into account Our dentists will 'counsel' you through any anxieties and answer all your questions.
There will also be a complete assessment of your oral health to nip any future infection in the bud. We will also make any relevant recommendations about the risks of gum disease. We may incidentally enquire about your diet, current approach to teeth-cleaning and whether or not you smoke. We also discuss costs to make sure we can suit your budget. Only then do we talk about appointments and start your schedule.
To recap: it's important to go for dental checks at least twice a year to determine the conditions of your mouth, teeth and gums. If you are able to visit more often than this, better still. If you ever encounter issues in booking an appointment with us, please let us know and we will speedily resolve the matter.
Dental treatment plans can cover Hygiene Therapy
At Marine Dental Practice, we offer a variety of dental treatment plans. All our costs are based on what is agreed in the plan.
Your treatment will be as pain-free as we can make it, and we won't push your limits to save time.
Your consent will be obtained for every stage of the treatment. If we think a treatment is unsuitable for you we will say so providing you with our reasons.
Hygiene therapy and solutions by Marine Dental Practice
At Marine Dental Practice, our oral hygiene practitioners will examine your mouth and teeth, scale the teeth to remove accumulated plaque then polish them while removing stubborn stains. We can also provide you with tips on how to take good care of your mouth, teeth and gums in future.


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November 11 2013 to November 17 2013
Monday November 11
On Time and Timelessness
John writes: 'In Hinduism, the creation and dissolution of the universe is explained as one out-breath (a big bang expansion) then one in-breath (a contraction). This repeats with no beginning, no end.' Pauline comments: 'From a state of high consciousness, life seems no more than a dream. Dreams have a beginning and end, hence a time frame.' Paul quotes Stephen Hawking: 'It is meaningless to ask what came before the Big Bang since time began at the Big Bang.' And Morgana says: 'It's called The Big Bang Theory because... it is a theory!'
Tuesday November 12
Eyes On Ison
Though astronomers and astrologers see the sky rather differently, both communities got excited, around this time last year, when we heard about Comet Ison. There was talk of a light so bright it might outshine the Moon. It isn't doing anything like that yet but if you've got binoculars (and insomnia) you may be able to spot it around dawn. Soon it will reach Perihelion (closest approach to the Sun). By December, Ison will either emerge reborn and glowing or as even more of a disappointment. It is too early to rule out all chance of a celestial showstopper.
Wednesday November 13
Universal Truth
Hi Jonathan,
I was just wondering what astrologers think of the human race travelling to space? Does it interfere with the ways of the universe?
Hi Heather,
I can't speak for all my colleagues but most, as far as I know, would feel that it is a fine thing and poses us no problem. As for your second question, well I'm not sure I am qualified to speak for the universe either. But I rather suspect that the universe is less concerned about what we're doing in space and more bothered about what we're doing to the Earth.
Thursday November 14
Infinite Wisdom
Hello Jonathan,
My teacher told me that parallel lines meet at infinity, and when we put quadratic equations on a graph they go off to infinity and reappear on the opposite side. Infinity must be somewhere if you can go there and come back.
Dear Jonathan,
I think the Big Bang was deliberately created as a mechanism to form matter. Matter, according to Albert Einstein, being 'slow energy'. This was done to create self-aware consciousness within the physical plane. It is as if heaven wanted a bass player to go with all the harps and angelic voices!
Friday November 15
Mercury Espressrograde
Hi Jonathan,
I got talking with friends about what happens when Mercury turns retrograde. Several people report sleepless nights when Mercury goes from retrograde to direct again. That happened last weekend. And I couldn't sleep either!
Hi Dave,
Mercury is the planet of commerce and communication. It governs thoughts, ideas and conversations. Often, when we can't sleep, it is because our minds are too busy or preoccupied. And when Mercury moves from 'reverse' to 'forward', it is effectively changing from a 'reflective state to an active mode. That may well produce the psychological equivalent of a double espresso!
Saturday November 16
Your Week Ahead
Whenever a week begins with a Full Moon, many of us spend the next few days coping with the consequences. In the build up to this event, we become more aware of troublesome issues. Often, just when the Moon is biggest and brightest, we start to feel as if something has got to 'give.' If that's not what we're thinking, it may turn out that someone near to us is thinking this and the Moon takes them to a turning point which affects us too. Then, slowly but surely, things settle down and constructive ways forward are finally found.
Sunday November 17
Week Ahead - Love Focus
Your forecast today doesn't just cover romance. A love forecast may also have something to say about your family life, your closest friendships and even some of your most important working relationships...
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ? Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest consumer electronics firm by revenues, on Friday reported a record-high profit as strong smartphone sales helped mask a drop in semiconductor and TV profit.
Net profit amounted to 5.05 trillion won ($4.46 billion) for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, compared with 2.78 trillion won a year earlier.
Samsung's quarterly operating profit also came in at record high: 5.85 trillion won, in line with the company's guidance provided earlier this month. The operating income doubled from a year earlier.
Sales rose 22 percent from a year earlier to 45.3 trillion won.
Samsung, the world's second-largest handset maker after Nokia Corp., credited its mobile communication business that makes the Galaxy series of smartphones for driving the blowout result.
More than 70 percent of the company's operating income came from its mobile business, which raked in 4.27 trillion won in the first quarter, Samsung said. Samsung narrowly beat Apple in last year's smartphone shipments and analysts estimated its smartphone sales during the January-March period exceeded Apple's iPhone sales by a large margin.
The Suwon, Korea-based company expects its profit to further gain in coming months.
"We cautiously expect our earnings momentum to continue going forward, as competitiveness in our major businesses is enhanced," Robert Yi, head of Samsung's investor relations, said in a statement.Associated Press


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In this drill, we'll be introducing a special kind of short journey. Don't let the animation confuse you – we've only shown one group so as to keep things clear. Several teams can play on the field at once; this will make the field quite cramped, and ensures that the players really need to concentrate.
Several groups of four stand on the field. You can also form larger teams to make the drill more difficult. The players pass the ball to each other in a predetermined order. After each pass, the passing player leaves the field and runs round a cone marker located off the field. He then returns from his "round trip" directly into the passing group. It doesn't matter which cone marker he runs around.
- Different passing techniques
- Only direct play!
- Competition! Which group can carry out the most passes in a given time?
- Ensure that the drill is being carried out correctly
- High speed during the "Round Trip"
Category: Advanced training, children's training, youth training
Minimum group size: 4
Maximum group size: Several groups, depending on field size
Materials required: One ball per group, 4 pylones, 4 markers
Field size: The size of the field can be varied. Try it with several very small fields! (3m x 3m)
Information: There are already more than 1,000 animations online at www.soccerdrills.de, as well as plenty of interesting articles by very well-known soccer experts.
If you don't want to wait for the translations, you can take a look at Soccerdrills.de. The animations often speak for themselves.


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Lobstah: The way Mainahs say what most folks call lobster. Seeing as Maine has the largest lobstah industry of any state in the USA, "lobstah" is the correct pronunciation of the word. – http://www.urbandictionary.com
Beal's Lobster Pier in Southwest Harbor has been a working fish and lobster pier since 1932. In 1969, after almost four decades of success as a wholesale operation, the third generation of Beals opened a Maine seafood restaurant at the end of the pier. The restaurant's vision remains the same today as it was then–serve up the freshest seafood to customers, at the doorstep of the working waterfront. – www.bealslobster.com


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It is time. I am ready. I now know that I do not need all that fabric – truly. Yes, it is beautiful but it has been superfluous for many years now and someone else can add it to their collection or perhaps they may even cut it into little bits and sew them back together again.
These wonderful colours were hand dyed by me in Keri Keri in the 1990's. I was a new mother in a new town and joined the Keri Keri Patchwork club. The ladies were lovely and I loved the geometry and colour of the quilts but never got past design and admiring the hues. Perhaps that was the limit of my skills or I just did not get the thrill of segmenting beautiful fabrics to re-create something new. On the other hand, I did enjoy the colours and a challenge of mixing colours with incremental changes in the hue.
Armed with bolts of white cotton lawn, soda ash, salt, three dye colours and scientific digital scales, I went about turning metres of white into 66 colours of four intensities. My clothesline was a rainbow – I loved it
Twenty-sixteen gave me time to re-evaluate what I liked to do. Patchworking was on the re-evaluation list, do I want to be a patch worker?
Being on a house sit or in-between house sits, I do not have a base so my belongings went through a stage 1 de-clutter before storing, but de-cluttering has stages which cannot be rushed. Eighteen months later I am ready for stage 2 and I no longer want to be a patch worker.
I did try again with hand piecing but my heart was not really in it.
Just because I am re-housing my colours it does not mean colour is kaput. I can still explore the geometry and colour of patchwork with a piece of paper and colour pencils that fit easily into my travel kit.
What is your de-clutter stage?


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The Shackleton Bear and Book Package
All proceeds from the sale of Shackleton Bear go to the Million Dollar Mouse fund Now you can get the ultimate Shackleton bear lovers package. The Shackleton Bear book and bear package includes the book "Shackleton Bear Goes South" and your very own Shackleton Bear. Shackleton Bear Goes South Ever since he learned that he is named after a Famous Polar Explorer, Shackleton Bear has known that it is his destiny to go to the South Pole. Now he's getting his chance. He's off to Antarctica via the subantarctic islands and the Southern Ocean, and who knows, he may even get an opportunity to make a dash for the Pole… Children of all ages will love to join New Zealand's best-known bear on his voyage of discovery, seeing what he sees as he encounters all the wildlife and the natural wonders of this special part of the world. Shackleton Bear travelled to Antarctica as part of the high-profile Our Far South expedition raised and run by millionaire philanthropist Gareth Morgan. Over 100 primary schools throughout New Zealand followed his adventures on the Internet via photographs, an interactive Q&A spot, his weekly blog and an eight-part series of video diaries (with a jingle written specially for him) produced by students of Samuel Marsden Collegiate School. Since his return, Shackleton Bear has been visiting schools and delighting children with his stories and his photographs, and he continues to update his Facebook Page and his blog on the Our Far South website. Shackleton Bear One cute very well traveled bear. Great for keeping you warm on a cold winters night and full of amazing story's from Our Far South.


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The Smith Family Shabbat Dinner
Can you handle an elegant five course dinner that excites the spirit, satisfies the soul, and stuffs the living daylights out of your stomach? Think about it…
You're Jewish – Tonight's Shabbat; let's call it a date.
Our dinners are candle lit and always begin with a cup of wine.
For more info and to let us know that you're coming, you can visit our facebook page www.facebook.com/chabadcalpoly
Come and go as you please!
This Quarter the Shabbat Dinners have been sponsored by The Smith Family in honor of Jake Smith.


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Research Centers
Through nine policy research and outreach centers, the Humphrey School is leading the way in developing solutions to many of the critical challenges facing Minnesota, the nation, and the world. These centers make significant contributions in the areas of leadership and management, politics and governance, urban and regional planning, gender policy, and science, technology and environmental policy.
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Hal Sparks article posted on Seattle Gay News
Hal Sparks performs at the Nordstrom Recital Theatre today at 8:00 pm.
"I deal with pop culture and sociopolitical issues, but I do it in a way that is palatable. I'm a big fan of inclusion," Sparks said. "The nice thing about my act is that it's all new, and it changes all the time."
Charmageddon, Sparks' one-hour Showtime stand-up comedy special, was released last summer and is now a best-selling DVD. Among the subjects of Charmageddon were gay rights, being sex-positive, and equality for women.
"The goal of my career has always been to release a stand-up special about every year and a half," Sparks said. "I want to be somebody while also making jokes can add to be public dialogue."
You can also hear him on his Wednesday radio show Hump Days with Hal.
"I also do a Saturday show in Chicago now (Chicago Progressive Talk), and I video stream the show so that people can both listen and watch it. Across the board, it's a great political outlet. It's great for me to have so that I can deal with those issues on a serious note so that when I go to stand up I can lighten things up a bit."
Sparks' History as a Comedian
Sparks has come a long way since he started his career as a comedian. He moved from Kentucky to Chicago at the age of 14 and jumped at the chance to join the Second City Troupe.
"In my opinion, it's the greatest acting school you can go to. Second City is famous the world over. The original SNL cast came from there," Sparks said.
From there he moved to LA and began performing in a variety of comedy clubs including The Ice House, The Comedy Store, The Improv, and the Laugh Factory before landing a job as the host of E!'s Emmy award-winning show Talk Soup.
"I auditioned for talk soup for five years. I kept coming back and kept coming back and in the fifth year what got me the job was that I stopped acting like I wanted it so bad," Sparks explained, "I kinda did a throwaway audition. I'm just going to go in and enjoy myself. I'm going to make myself laugh, write some jokes, and be a bit of a dick."
Sparks' experience with Talk Soup wasn't quite what he expected. "[It was as] if your dream came true but it had fishhooks in it. There are elements you're not too aware of when you're just shooting for it. I had to learn a lot about managing expectations and delivering a good show. However, the benefit of being on TV and funny every day was worth it. It was an amazing gift."
Queer as Folk
Sparks stepped outside of his comedic bubble and played the comic book-loving Michael Novotny in Showtime's Queer as Folk.
"I came into the show with the sympathies and respect for the gay community that I've always had. As an adult, I've always believed in equal rights and am supportive of my gay friends. I wanted them to be treated with respect and equality that they deserved. I'm very surprised that I was able to be a part of a project that would lead to that," Sparks said, "The show's writing was solid. The story felt like it had to be told. This has worth… this is going to help human beings that I'll never meet. It's very seldom that you get a script that you think people some good."
Sparks added that he was grateful to play a character with an actual arc, going from being Brian Kinney's best friend/follower to becoming a leader in his community with an HIV positive husband and adopted a teenage son. "As an actor, it was very satisfying to play it and to see it play out. It might even be an instruction manual for people who found themselves in the same situation."
In addition to his acting credits, stand-up routines and radio shows, Sparks is also in a band, Zero 1, which got a record deal with Rocket Science. He's also on the pilot for a new Disney Channel series Lab Rats.
"My career is in constant rotation," Sparks then added, "but as far as stand-up goes, I'll never stop doing it."
For more information on Hal Sparks, you can follow him on Twitter and his website www.halsparks.com.


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Pet Shop Boys: The SUPER Tour can be at Andrew Jackson Hall in Nashville, TN – November four, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. There are many giant pet shops positioned in the US and Canada, together with: Petland , Pet Valu, and PetSmart In the United States, Petco is also a preferred pet retailer. The aquatic section of your chosen on-line pet store should record a variety of items for indoor and outdoor fish and likewise reptiles.
Pet shops are also required to offer purchasers with a well being assure and care data for his or her new pet. These necessities had been introduced in response to group concern about pet outlets selling animals bred in illegal and cruelly operated puppy farms. There are some on-line pet shops that supply first time prospects an excellent deal and sale price on certain products. Finding a pet store online that sells the products you want is barely half the battle when it comes to choosing the one for you. Some pet shops also present recommendations on coaching and behaviour, as well as advice on pet diet.
If you've by no means shopped online and are leery about letting your credit card data be revealed, you must know that most online pet stores and different Internet procuring websites are geared up with special encryption codes and ordering programs with the intention to be assured that your bank card info might be protected and secure and not find yourself where you do not want it.
You can often discover better offers at on-line pet shops and lots of stores on-line supply bulk discounts or free transport deals in the event you order a specific amount. Plus, the youngsters will discover it to be a number of enjoyable, especially when they get to play the store maintain. Starting her personal pet care store, she aims to earn enough money to save lots of Petsville and make all of Petsville's pets develop into show material within the process. In addition, there are a lot of smaller pet outlets that are not part of large chains, resembling Big Al's, which have a smaller number of locations. The Adoption Center would also prepare to be self-enough on the finish of the funding interval by getting pledges from different donors, holding fundraisers, making use of for grants, and many others.
You may need to discover out about insurance options or different protecting measures that you would be able to take to ensure your pet supplies will arrive safely if you find yourself anticipating them. In Pet Show Craze, you play as Maria after you learned out of your Aunt Agatha that Petsville is about to be demolished to make method for a manufacturing facility promoting plastic toys. Pet Shop Boys, nonetheless, continue to reinvent themselves album after album, including their latest collaboration. Some pet retailers on the internet take up to ten days to ship orders which might make life difficult if you have a number of pets to order for on totally different days of the month. Includes 4 minifigures with accessories: pet store owner, woman on bicycle, painter with paint roller and girl! For birds, your chosen pet shop should stock all the pieces it is advisable maintain a chicken inside the residence. Andy's Pet Shop helps you by providing quality advice and products on your pets.


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The collaboration is about more than just technology.
Deloitte is expanding its cloud capabilities by forming an AWS cloud practice.
The joint practice will assist businesses change the way they work across their entire organisations, including digital core enterprise applications such as SAP, analytics solutions, and front and back-office systems.
"The collaboration is about more than just technology," says Cobus Scholtz, consulting managing partner, Deloitte NZ.
This collaboration sees Deloitte New Zealand extend its current AWS capabilities to deliver innovative solutions that go beyond a 'lift-and-shift' of infrastructure, and assist their clients to take full advantage of the cloud, he states.
"It allows us to assist our clients from cloud strategy, to procurement, to considering the effects of cloud on their workforce. And our SAP customers can take advantage of our SAP AWS capability to accelerate their core transformation," says Scholtz.
"It's incredible to think that we can now create a full AWS architecture in a few minutes - something that used to take days, if not weeks," says Scholtz. "We're aiming to be the AWS services provider that organisations turn to when they want to move fast with quality and precision."
"We expect the collaboration with Deloitte should support the ability of our New Zealand customers to use mission critical applications on AWS," adds Tim Dacombe-Bird, AWS New Zealand country manager.
Deloitte says its experience and services, combined with SAP's data management solutions and the scale and flexibility of the AWS cloud will be an invaluable combination for enterprises looking to become more agile, create new efficiencies and grow their businesses.
Hanno Schupp, head of ICT solution centre at Contact Energy, explains how well this has worked for them.
It's incredible to think that we can now create a full AWS architecture in a few minutes - something that used to take days, if not weeks
"When Contact wanted to migrate our SAP workloads to AWS, we needed a partner with a deep understanding of both SAP and AWS.
"Deloitte delivered on both fronts and were key to the success of this project.
"We expected our move from a legacy data centre to SAP HANA database hosted in AWS to deliver faster response times and easier integration with the analytics and visualisation tools our business enjoys using, and it delivered on this. But what exceeded our expectations was that fact that the new solution was much cheaper to run too, even when factoring in additional licensing costs," says Schupp.
Greg McStravick, president, data and data management business, SAP, says the collaboration offers an opportunity to extend the vision of a streamlined business to more organisations.
"SAP HANA brings a modern approach to data management, allowing clients to transform their businesses for next-generation industry-specific solutions. Deloitte's work with AWS will further enable our mutual clients to drive innovation," he adds.
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Friendly Center
147 W . Rose Ave.
Orange, CA 92867
714-771-7627 (fax)
Monday thru Friday 8:30 am to 5 pm
Friendly Center is a non-profit broad-based Community and Family resource Center providing 25 free programs and services for low-income families in Orange. (English, Spanish, Vietnamese)
Located at Killefer Park, less than a mile north of the Plaza, one block east of Glassell at 147 W. Rose Avenue


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The word 'smart' is everywhere these days with manufacturers all seeking to find "the next iPhone" that takes the sector by storm. We've seen the development of smart home technology with colour-changing light bulbs, heating you can control from an app on your phone and security cameras that you can monitor from anywhere with an Internet connection.
Smart watches are just another evolution of the smartphone and wearables sector and these small and highly stylish devices worn on our wrists are often compatible with our other gadgets.
With so many different types and styles of smart watches on the market now that it's easy to get blinded by the technology and not really understand what they are, what they do and how they differ.
That is at least, until now anyway.
What is a smart watch?
Just like the more traditional watch styles that we all know and love, smart watches are designed to be worn on the wrist and – somehow – contain a whole host of technology that helps us to check messages, see the time and even monitor our fitness.
With touchscreen capabilities each type of smart watch offers something different with the Apple Watch, one of the first genuine smart watches, almost replicating its smartphone features in a scaled down format. Then there are activity and fitness trackers like those made by Fitbit capable of recoding everything from our sleep patterns to how far we've walked in a day and workouts.
What is a Fitbit activity tracker?
Back in 2007 a technology company based in San Francisco called Fitbit started creating a modern form of pedometer, tracking how many steps people were taking each day on a device that also told them the time.
Over the years this clever device has evolved into one of the most stylish and desirable forms of wearable technology and a genuine contender to the Apple Watch as the leading smart watch on the market.
It's the ability to monitor fitness levels that, for so many, makes a Fitbit so appealing. More people than ever before are looking for ways to improve their overall health and fitness and the addition of a Fitbit activity tracker to their daily routine – providing prompts to go for a walk and recording steps, calories burnt, active minutes, heart rate, workouts and even sleep patterns – has helped thousands to achieve their goals.
There is then a compatible smartphone app that helps to portray all of the data recorded in a clear and concise way. From graphs showing progress and heart rate throughout your workout to tables listing the number of steps you've taken in a given period compared to your friends; it's a highly effective way of monitoring your progress and hitting targets.
How accurate is a Fitbit?
Studies have shown that a Fitbit is a highly accurate way of reading the number of steps you've taken and, because it sits on the pulse in your wrist, it's very good at reading this, too.
Each Fitbit uses a three-axis accelerometer which measures body and arm movements, and the data collected is then run through a series of complex algorithms to establish exactly how many steps you've taken and how far you've walked or run.
There are some discrepancies from time to time, such as when pushing a pram or shopping trolley; with a number of activity trackers not picking up on the exact number of steps. Similarly, the number of floors climbed can be affected by atmospheric pressure changes such as gusts of wind and even opening a door!
When it comes to exercise the steps and distance can vary according to stride patterns, although you can connect your device to a GPS system to record specific routes and distances that way.
Which Fitbit is right for me?
Fitbit have released a number of different activity trackers all designed to provide the wearer with something different. Some are there to count steps and little more, while others are capable of controlling the music you're listening to and answering phone calls.
Like most gadgets, the more you pay for your device the more you get; but that isn't to say that those at the budget end of the scale provide the bare minimum. We recently published an article looking at what makes Fitbits so popular and how to choose the right one, with the main advice on choosing:
- What are you looking to achieve. If it's losing weight look for an exercise tracker that records calories and progress. If you want to use this as a multi-purpose smart watch then look for the all-singing, all-dancing versions.
- Consider the size of the watch. If you've only got small wrists or if you don't like the larger styles you can rule these out.
- How much exercise you're looking to do. Some models have a vast amount of capabilities, especially when it comes to recording workouts, so consider this when choosing – there's no need to pick one that does everything just to record your steps!
- Set yourself a budget. Every piece of tech has a price and the more tech involved, the more money you'll be expected to pay. Set yourself a maximum allowance when shopping for a Fitbit and you can then make comparisons simpler.
How good is a Fitbit's battery life?
Depending on usage levels a Fitbit battery can last for around 7-days, sometimes more. While it is constantly recording data the battery life can increase and decrease on how much you check your activity tracker, the different settings you use and the model.It's safe to say that battery life is definitely something that smart watches have over smartphones!
Visit our Fitbit store on BT Shop today for the latest fitness trackers that can help you achieve your personal goals, as well as fitness goals!


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27 Aug 2015 Business migrants
The South Australian Government wants business migrants to settle easily and be successful in their investment and business activities. Immigration SA offer one hour time slots for onshore business migrants to communicate directly with our Business Migrant Team.
This initiative is:
· a free person-to-person service provided by Immigration SA for business migrants or potential business migrants visiting South Australia
· designed to answer any questions relating to State nomination requirements and settlement in South Australia
· provide essential resources and documents to help starting a business in South Australia.
Business migrant appointment day meetings are held every Tuesday. To book an appointment, please visit business migrant appointments and use the online booking system.
To learn more about other great services offered by Immigration SA business migration team, click here.


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Find more great family recipes and meal planning assistance at Dine Without Whine
Busy Mom Lasagna
Makes 6 servings
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup onions, diced
1 (16-ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 ounces sour cream
1 (12-ounce) bag wide egg noodles, uncooked
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1. In a large skillet, brown beef with onion; drain. Add spaghetti sauce, cream cheese and sour cream; mix well.
2. Coat a 5-quart slow cooker with non-stick vegetable spray. Layer the slow cooker with part of the noodles, beef mixture and cheeses. Repeat layers as necessary until cooker is full.
3. Cover and cook on high for 2 hours, reduce heat to low for an additional 3 hours.
Serve with garlic toast and green salad
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A Tax Act
This story appears in the August 2003 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
The tax cut approved this summer by Congress should probably be called the "Now You See It, Now You Don't" Act of 2003. Virtually every provision in the new law is subject to a confusing mishmash of sunset provisions.
Fortunately, the most significant money savers in the legislation-at least for now-are relatively simple. Leaving aside increased deductions and depreciation schedules for businesses (Tax Talk), the key changes involve marginal tax rates, child credits, the so-called marriage penalty and investment-related taxes. The biggest winners, says tax analyst Mark Luscombe of CCH Inc., a provider of tax and business information and software in Riverwoods, Illinois, are investors and married couples with children.
Lower marginal rates that were scheduled to go into effect in 2006 are implemented immediately. The 38.6 percent bracket drops to 35 percent, the 35 percent bracket to 33 percent, the 30 percent bracket to 28 percent, and the 27 percent bracket to 25 percent. Meanwhile, the two lowest-income brackets, 10 percent and 15 percent, have been widened.
The marriage penalty-in which a couple does not receive as high a standard deduction as two singles- is eliminated for the next two years. Married filers will get double the deduction of single filers. The 15 percent bracket has also been temporarily adjusted to make it twice as wide for couples as it is for singles.
Parents should be happy that child tax credits jump from $600 to $1,000 for each dependent at home under the age of 17. The credit, though, begins to phase out for couples making $110,000 and for singles earning more than $75,000.
Dividends, rather than being taxed as ordinary income, will be nicked by only 15 percent at the most. Long-term capital gains, meanwhile, drop from a current maximum rate of 20 percent to 15 percent.
All told, "this is one of those rare bills that doesn't have a lot of little, minor provisions that affect people," Luscombe says. "But the things that matter will really matter to a good number of taxpayers."
Scott Bernard Nelson is a financial writer at The Boston Globe.


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Yes, this is late. I saw School of Rock at the November 5th matinée, but the rest of this month has passed by in a blur. So, random thoughts:
It's tremendously entertaining. Like the film it's based on, it isn't going to change the world, but it's great fun. This is Andrew Lloyd Webber at his least serious, and the show is all the better for it.
You'll probably be two steps ahead of the plot all the way through, even if the film is a dim and distant memory. We've all seen the unikely-teacher-helps-kids-find-themselves story a thousand times; Lloyd Webber and his bookwriter and lyricist – Julian Fellowes and Glenn Slater – don't add anything new to it here, but it doesn't matter in the slightest. The heart of this show – the thing that makes it well worth the cost of the ticket – lies in the closing concert sequence, in which a stageful of brilliantly talented kids more or less blow the roof off the theatre. Yes, they play their instruments themselves, and they are sensational; it's oddly moving to see the adult band, on a circle-level platform at stage right, grooving along to the music and ostentatiously not playing their instruments.
The adult cast are just as good, with Florence Andrews a particular standout (and far better than her counterpart on the show's Broadway cast recording) as the prim headteacher who has lost touch with her inner Stevie Nicks. It's a shame the wonderful Preeya Kalidas's character has lost her one solo ('Give Up Your Dreams', replaced by a reprise of 'Mount Rock'); it's a funny song, and she'd have sung the hell out of it, but never mind.
As failed-rock-guitarist-turned-substitute-teacher Dewey Finn – the Jack Black role, of course – we saw Joel Montague, one of the understudies. If I didn't know (via his Twitter) that this was his first time on in the role, I would never have guessed. There's a particular thrill to seeing an understudy go out and nail a leading role, especially while a show is still in previews; Montague simply didn't put a foot wrong. How good was he? It's difficult to imagine anyone giving a better account of the role. I'm sure David Fynn is wonderful – but if you don't get to see him, you'll be in safe hands.
Don't go expecting much from Lloyd Webber's co-writers, though. Glenn Slater's lyrics are professional but predictable, and while Julian Fellowes's book is stuffed with funny lines, the characters in it are barely two-dimensional. Give them all credit, though – I laughed like a drain at the sharply funny self-referential gag referencing "this theatre" and the big takeaway ballad from Cats.
As for Lloyd Webber's contribution, the best part – oddly – is the parade of big, full-throated rock songs for Dewey and the kids. They're just the right side of knowing parody, they're ridiculously catchy, and they'll have you walking out of the theatre with a great big grin on your face. The other characters get short-changed; Florence Andrews gives 150% to Ms. Mullins's 'Where Did The Rock Go?', but even she can't disguise that it's a second-tier power ballad which fizzles out forty seconds before it actually ends (this is not, thank God, a jukebox musical, but I wish we could have heard her sing more of Stevie Nicks's 'Edge of Seventeen', which she sings a little of in the preceding scene). The non-diegetic songs for the kids and the teachers, too, make little impression: they're pleasant enough, there's nothing in the show that's bad, but there's a strong sense that the big concert sequences are what interested the writers, and elsewhere they were just phoning it in.
The bottom line? It's great entertainment. It is not necessarily a great musical. It's fun, but it isn't art. I loved it, but I'm not sure I'd have loved it at £95 (booking hint: the seats in the far side blocks in the stalls, in cost terms, are a comparative steal. They're technically "restricted view", but you won't miss much), particularly since the various trailers/clips of the Broadway production available online suggest that here, while Laurence Connor's staging is essentially the same as it was on Broadway, we're getting a significantly less elaborate set.
Oh yes – and let us all take a moment to celebrate the hilarious irony of Andrew Lloyd Webber, who last year took time out of his busy schedule to attend the House of Lords in order to vote to cut tax credits to the working poor, putting his name to a show whose score includes a song called "Stick It To The Man". Breathtaking, isn't it?


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Rugby: With guts and Gats, Wales eye first World Cup win
LONDON: Wales cemented their position as genuine World Cup contenders last month when they beat England to top the World Rugby rankings for the first time, capping an impressive run this year that also included a Six Nations Grand Slam.
Few predicted that result ahead of the tournament, but then Wales have made a habit of defying expectations, perhaps most memorably at the last World Cup when they came from behind to break English hearts in a 28-25 thriller at Twickenham.
With a game built around one of rugby's most relentless defences, Wales look to strangle opposition attacks and score enough points to win through penalty kicks and strike runners like George North and Liam Williams.
Led by the New Zealand-born Warren Gatland, widely regarded as one of the sharpest coaches in the business, Wales make the most of one of the top tier's smaller player pools and have built strength in depth in most positions.
Wales have become tactically adept under Gatland, able to nullify most opposition's gameplans as England found to their cost in Cardiff in February when the hosts snuffed out Eddie Jones's team's shiny new kicking game and hit back in style.
British and Irish Lions fullback Williams was instrumental in that win, offering the blend of defensive solidity and counter-attacking guile that exemplifies his side's rope-a-dope style.
Even shorn of dynamic Taulupe Faletau, who misses the tournament through injury, Wales are especially rich in the back row where the likes of Justin Tipuric, Ross Moriarty, Josh Navidi and Aaron Wainwright offer tough tackling and breakdown craft.
An injury to flyhalf Gareth Anscombe, however, has left them reliant on veteran Dan Biggar in the pivotal position with the inexperienced Rhys Patchell and Jarrod Evans as back-up.
Beyond that problem Wales can also find themselves short of firepower against top-tier opponents that match their physicality in defence, a weakness exacerbated by the switch from the attack-minded Anscombe to the battling Biggar.
To top Pool D Wales will likely need to beat Australia on Sept. 29, a feat they accomplished last November to end a barren run of 13 straight defeats by the Wallabies.
Beyond Australia only livewire Fiji are likely to offer serious opposition in their pool, giving Wales every opportunity of reaching the knockout stages and improving on their best-ever third place finish at the inaugural World Cup.
In captain Alun Wyn Jones Wales have one of the game's most effective players, a tireless warrior in the second row engine room capable of inspiring his close-knit side with an all-court game of tackling, carrying and lineout jumping.
Fans can convincingly argue Wales have the best captain and the best coach at the tournament, and under their leadership they will believe they can finally win the World Cup - even if it means taking down an All Blacks side they have not beaten since 1953.


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Sorry to write about the Gap two days in a row, but OMFG! So, I drop in on my lunch break today because I had such great luck over the weekend with those long sleeved thermal tees, and I end up finding a cable knit sweater for 10 dollars! And it's not even an ugly color. See the picture above, look how pretty it is. I'm in shock. Go to the Gap, now.
ALSO .. I didn't post yesterday because I've been a major workaholic lately, but I heard about this funky cosmetics litigation thing, and I thought it had to be a hoax until I walked by Saks and they were GIVING AWAY FREE MAKEUP. We're talking Chanel, Clinique, Lancome, Estee Lauder. I was in heaven.
Basically, it's been a great week for us bargainistas.
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Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in California developed the S.H.A.P.E. acronym several years ago, and it has become widely used to help Christians discover their unique "SHAPE for ministry." This acronym has been adopted as a template church members can use to let church leaders know how to deploy their skills most effectively.


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Asking and Receiving
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I asked God for strength, that I might achieve.
I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey.
I asked for help, that I might do greater things.
I was given infirmity, that I might do better things.
I asked for riches, that I might be happy. I was given poverty, that I might be wise.
I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life, I was given life, that I might enjoy all things.
I got nothing that I asked for--but everything I had hoped for.
Despite myself, my prayers were answered. I am, among all men most richly blessed!
There once was a man named George Thomas, a pastor in a small New England town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the church with a rusty, bent old bird cage and set it by the pulpit. Several eyebrows were raised, and, as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak.
"I was walking through town yesterday when I saw a young boy coming toward me swinging this bird cage. On the bottom of the cage were three little wild birds shivering with cold and fright. I stopped the boy and asked, "What you got there, son?"
"Just some old birds," came the reply.
"What are you going to do with them?" I asked.
"Take 'em home and have some fun with 'em. I'm gonna tease 'em and pull out their feathers and make 'em fight. I'm gonna have a real good time."
"But you'll get tired of those birds sooner or later. What will you do then?"
"Oh, I got some cats. They like birds. I'll take 'em to them."
The pastor was silent for a moment. "How much do you want for those birds, son?"
"Huh? Why you don't want those birds, mister. They're just plain old field birds. They don't sing –they ain't even pretty."
"How much?"
The boy sized up the pastor as if he were crazy. "10 dollars?"
The pastor reached in his pocket and pulled out a 10 dollar bill. He placed it in the boy's hand. In a flash the boy was gone.
The pastor picked up the cage and gently carried it to the end of the alley where there was a tree and a grassy spot. Setting the cage down, he opened the door, and by softly tapping the bars persuaded the birds out, setting them free.
Well, that persuaded the empty bird cage on the pulpit, and then the pastor began telling this story:
One day Satan and Jesus were having a conversation. Satan had just come from the Garden of Eden, and he was gloating and boasting.
"Yes, sir. I just caught the world full of people down there. Set me a trap. Used bait I knew they couldn't resist. Got 'em all."
"What are you going to do with them?" Jesus asked.
"Oh, I'm gonna have fun. I'll teach them to marry and divorce each other. How to hate and abuse each other. How to drink and smoke and curse. How to invent guns and bombs and kill each other. I'm really gonna have fun."
"And what will you do when you get done with them?" Jesus asked.
"Oh, I'll kill 'em."
"How much do you want for them?"
"Oh, you don't want those people. They're no good. Why, you'll take them and they will just hate you. They'll spit on you and curse you and kill you. You don't want these people."
"How much?"
Jesus paid the price.
The pastor picked up the cage, opened the door, and walked from the pulpit.


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Not to beat a dead horse (Mr. Maduro of Venezuela), but the irony here just seeps through the screen. The last line is oh so diplomatic:
Despite being one of the world's largest oil producers, Venezuela is regularly affected by power cuts.
Translation: Years of ruinous government pilfering of the energy infrastructure has left the country in tatters.
Bonus: Check out the comment by 'common sense'.
What is Setad? Find out in this fascinating article about Tehran's kleptocrats. From Reuters:
Setad has built its empire on the systematic seizure of thousands of properties belonging to ordinary Iranians – members of religious minorities, Shi'ite Muslims, business people and Iranians living abroad.
Sounds like something you'd read in a book! Anyways, maybe the Ayatollah can help out Nicolás Maduro…
I was trying to think of a catchy, consumer-friendly phrase that the government of Venezuela might want to use to brand this effort. All I can think of is "MaduroCare". From USA Today:
Thousands of Venezuelans lined up outside the country's equivalent of Best Buy, a chain of electronics stores known as Daka, hoping for a bargain after the socialist government forced the company to charge customers "fair" prices.
President Nicolás Maduro ordered a military "occupation" of the company's five stores as he continues the government's crackdown…
…Members of Venezuela's National Guard, some of whom carried assault rifles, kept order at the stores as bargain hunters rushed to get inside.
What a great use of a country's armed forces, huh? This begs the question, though: Why not just give everything away for free? He didn't stop there, though:
Daka's store managers, according to Maduro, have been arrested and are being held by the country's security services.
Wow. Why not public executions? Never mind. The best, though, is USA Today's last summary point:
Some see the move as pure politics by the president, who faces elections Dec. 8
You don't say?


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