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The superannuation debate is back on Parliament's agenda with the introduction of the New Zealand Superannuation Bill, its referral to the finance and expenditure select committee and its eventual referral back.
In broad terms, the bill provides for pre-funding New Zealand Superannuation from taxation, after allowance for the level of fiscal surpluses, to build up an investment fund for future payments to an ageing population.
Table I shows what is expected to happen to the population and other indicators over the next 50 years. Economic forecasts are general estimates because it is difficult to obtain accuracy, given the variables and changing local and international circumstances that could occur.
Population statistical forecasts are probably more accurate, given realistic assumptions about birth and death rates.
Retirement commissioner Colin Blair has urged the public to take an interest in the bill. He said the consequences of retirement income policy decisions had long-term implications for those planning well ahead for retirement.
Perhaps paradoxically, Mr Blair's office did not make a submission on the bill, given his call for people to take an interest in the debate, but it was understandable. He told NBR Personal Investor the office decided to keep out of the submission process. "It is for government and Parliament to make policy and our job to make sure people understand the policy and provide advice to them."
Mr Blair said some aspects of his office's role would need to be re-examined after the bill became an act. The Retirement Income Act, under which the Office of the Retirement Commissioner was established, required a six-yearly review of retirement income policy in the public and private roles.
"That could overlap on what is required under the new act and under the Retirement Income Act." It would be necessary to look at the two acts and see there were no conflicts or duplication.
There were some items related to overall issues, including the implications of a partial pre-funding proposal and what impact that may have on people's private, voluntary contributions to their retirement income. For a period of years there would be no drawdowns, so fund managers would not have to worry about liquidity for some years.
Mr Blair said there were two schools of thought about the new fund:
Mr Blair said his office planned to continue as it had in the past.
"New Zealand Superannuation for many people will provide a certain level of income. You assess what you need over and above that and take appropriate action."
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My dad doesn't know that I program using my TI-84 Plus CE he got me for school. He doesn't even know that I program at all. I am scared to tell him because I know what will happen. If I tell him he will get upset, not let me program things anymore, and get on here and delete my account without me knowing. I want to tell him but I also want to be able to continue programming. Please help, I don't know what to do. 😞😞😨😨
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Either keep it a secret or tell him. You gotta make that call yourself. Be a big boy and take that responsibility like a man. You gotta grow some chest hair sometime.
Basically what Myles said, tell him or keep it a secret. I figure most parents won't freak out if they find out you're programming a calculator. My parents didn't, but it's a matter of balancing everything.
My personal condolences to you; my parents have never had a problem with it and I am almost surprised it is a problem of consequence for some people, though I am in no place to judge. I don't condone keeping secrets from/lying to adults who deserve your respect, but at the same time it is completely understandable for you to continue programming, especially if you believe it is an activity that engages your mind and is worthy of your dedication. Don't consider any advice given here a definitive solution, as dealing with personal problems is not my forte and probably not the strength of anybody else on a programming forum, though if anybody with such expertise should arise I don't see any reason not to consider their advice. All in all, you are the one most able to ascertain the pros and cons of your situation and discern what is the best choice of action. I hope your parents are at the very least understanding of your interests in programming, if not accepting or encouraging.
The solution to a complex problem is often a simple answer.
All I can say is that there is a relatively high chance that he'll be ok with it, as long as you arn't constantly glued to it. But that's just me, and this can be taken with a grain of salt :)
I don't really have any programming rights at home. I can only program at school. If my dad finds out I program at home, I'll be screwed. I'll lose my calculator forever and be grounded, he has let me off the hook a few times, I would keep it a secret and do it at school when you have free time to do anything.
Or, just have a nice Man-to-man talk with him. Tell him that you will do what he says and don't break any rules with him.
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|It was brilliant to see Lucas back!...
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Starting for Liverpool was Lucas Leiva, a real staple for the side in most people's eyes he retained his old position in the centre of midfield allowing Steven Gerrard a lot more freedom. Up front for Liverpool was Suarez as always whilst Southampton had the rather dangerous Rickie Lambert leading their attack.
Liverpool began the game with a real tempo and applied great pressure on the Southampton defence. Chances from Shelvey and Suarez were thick and fast and the supply from the likes of Glen Johnson and Jose Enrique on the flanks was plentiful. With Steven Gerrard entitled to move around a lot more too it was clear more direct balls were going through. Liverpool have played the passing game a lot this season but it's refreshing for me to see a cut through ball straight into the box every now and then and Gerrard can certainly provide that.
Liverpool saw two of their chances come back off the woodwork late in the second half as a Jonjo Shelvey shot smashed off the post it was followed by a Suarez free kick that crashed off the bar. Luckily for Liverpool the deflection fell to Glen Johnson who had plenty of red men left in the area to play the ball to. A nice cross in allowed Agger to finish with a lovely header leaving the Southampton defence dumbstruck. The Reds were ahead and deservedly so.
For the second half Southampton must have made the most of their half time break as they appeared more confident now. Chances mainly via Gaston Ramirez gave Liverpool something to deal with but Pepe Reina pretty much had everything covered.
Jordan Henderson was brought on just before the 70 minute mark for Liverpool replacing Joe Allen. Many fans were intrigued as to how the system would work with both Allen and Lucas in the midfield but I feel it went pretty well. Allen was forced into a more attacking role which is good because although Joe is effective in his role he does tend to pass sideways quite a lot and as mentioned before with a more direct approach Liverpool on the whole were looking more dangerous.
At 80 minutes something happened that kopites have perhaps been expecting for a long while. Luis Suarez picked up his 5th yellow card of the league season meaning he would miss the next match. I dread to even think what we're going to do against West Ham without him but at least this game against Southampton had more positives than usual.
The Reds still troubled keeper Gazzaniga a few more times late on in the second half via Jose Enrique and Luis Suarez but they couldn't double their lead. Lucas left the field of play for Jamie Carragher late on too but the score remained the same until the end of the 90 minutes.
A win is a win and despite the fact the goal tally perhaps should have been higher I was happy with that performance. For me the passing was a lot more purposeful and it proved that you can retain stacks of possession but still attack consistently and vitally find a goal that gets you all three points, for me, it was a big improvement and part of that fell down to the reintroduction of Lucas and the knock on effect he has.
Today the Reds drew Lincoln/Mansfield in the FA Cup which is a very nice draw for Brendan but next up is Udinese away.


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The New Jewish School (Russian: Новая еврейская школа (НЕШ)) was a movement in Russia of the 1900s to create a national Jewish art music. It was connected with the founding of the Society for Jewish Folk Music.[1][2][3]
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- Eli Zion - from St. Petersburg to Jerusalem - Music from the "New Jewish School" : Joseph Achron: Fragment mystique. Ernest Bloch: Méditation hébraïque. From Jewish Life. Sinowi Feldman[4] Poem. Solomon Rosowsky: Rhapsodie - Récitatif et Danse Hassidique. Lazare Saminsky: Chassidic Suite: Chassidic Dance. Chassidic Suite: Meditation. Joachim Stutschewsky: Frejlachs. Shir Yehudi. Israeli Suite. Leo Zeitlin:[5] Eli Zion - paraphrase on a folk theme and trope of 'Song of Songs'. Performed by David Geringas (cello) and Jascha Nemtsov (piano). recording SWR. released Hänssler Classic.[6]
- ^ Jascha Nemtsov Jüdische Kunstmusik im 20. Jahrhundert Page 48 2006 "... composers and performers worked towards the creation of a national Jewish art music, or a "New Jewish School" of music. The Society for Jewish Folk Music at St. Petersburg, which Rosowsky helped found in 1908, is documented by his reminiscences and other material in the collection."
- ^ DSCH journal 20-23 - Page 9 2004 "JN: Melodies of Hassidic origin were in fact the first melodies with which composers from the New Jewish School came into contact, and as is often the case, this happened by chance. Initially, following the setting up of the New Jewish School nobody knew exactly where to begin (Nemtsov elaborated on this phenomenon for his dissertation [1]). Indeed, often a completely incorrect view is given of one aspect of this development: the impression that everyone who composed New Jewish music did so 'just like that'. Nothing is further from the truth, especially as at the time there were no set programmes or rules. You need to imagine that we are referring here to young, enthusiastic musicians, who wanted to compose music with a national colour, in a so-called Jewish Style."
- ^ Musica judaica Volume 17 - Page 161 American Society for Jewish Music - 2004 "Aside from composers, performers also played a significant role in promoting the music of the New Jewish School, particularly the pianist Alice Jacob-Loewenson (1895-1967), "
- ^ Die neue Jüdische Schule in der Musik - Page 231 Jascha Nemtsov - 2004 "Sinowi Feldman (1893-1942), Mitglied der Moskauer Gesellschaft für jüdische Musik, Autor einiger Kammermusikwerke im jüdischen Stil. Feldman stand unter dem künstlerischen Einfluss Alexander Krejns, mit dem er befreundet war."
- ^ 1884-1930 Yivo annual - Volume 23 - Page 249 Yivo Institute for Jewish Research - 1996 "78 My own conclusion is that Rothmuller knew (perhaps from Saminsky's article) that it was Leo Zeitlin who wrote Eli Zion, and he knew (either from Saminsky or from some other source) that Zeitlin had emigrated to the United States and died."
- ^ Jewish renaissance: magazine of Jewish culture Volume 4 - Page 31 2004 "... provides a window into the group of composers and performers who championed Jewish music in the first half of the 20th ... the CD its title, was, according to the erudite sleeve notes, one of the most frequently played pieces of the New Jewish School between 1910 and 1930. It receives here its world premiere recording, alongside Feldman's impassioned Poem, ..."
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Although biomimetic designs are expected to play a key role in exploring future structural materials, facile fabrication of bulk biomimetic materials under ambient conditions remains a major challenge. Here, we describe a mesoscale "assembly-and-mineralization" approach inspired by the natural process in mollusks to fabricate bulk synthetic nacre that highly resembles both the chemical composition and the hierarchical structure of natural nacre. The millimeter-thick synthetic nacre consists of alternating organic layers and aragonite platelet layers (91 weight percent) and exhibits good ultimate strength and fracture toughness. This predesigned matrix-directed mineralization method represents a rational strategy for the preparation of robust composite materials with hierarchically ordered structures, where various constituents are adaptable, including brittle and heat-labile materials.


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How well to you know your Protective Garments
Duty of Care – Provision of Disposable Garments
Employers have a Duty of Care to their employees when providing disposable garments and must take all reasonable and practicable steps to ensure the health and safety of staff in the workplace. This means that it is not sufficient to merely be in compliance with the basic health and safety legislation that is in place which might be unsuitable, inadequate or simply out of date. Employers are obligated to keep abreastwith contemporary knowledge and technology and be fully conversant with potential workplace risks. Note that failure to comply with health and safety legislation can be a criminal offence and in particular, individual directors and company officers may have a personal responsibility and liability under certain national laws such as the UK Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
To be able to provide an adequate Duty of Care the employer needs to be fully aware of the technical standard that their chosen disposable garment is stated to achieve and that the garment is of the correct standard for the environment and hazards that it is required to protect from. The employer also needs to be confident that the stated standard is actually achieved by the garment and can be supported by the manufacturers test data.
It is also very important to understand what criteria constitutes the passing of the various tests:
Technical Standards and their Limitations
Standards, particularly international standards, play a vital role in ensuring that certain agreed and minimum standards of quality, interoperability and performance are
adhered to. This is in order to protect both the consumer and the environment, and to facilitate the transfer of trade and technology. However, although common standards play a huge role in the specification of protective apparel and other safety equipment, it is not possible to select protective clothing for a given hazard situation simply by relying on industry-wide standards or certifications.
This is partly due to the fact that there can be very wider anging quality and performance latitudes within a given Standard and these permitted margins can equate to big
differences in product capabilities. For example, there is a huge number of protective suits available commercially and although each may carry the European-wide CE mark, there are very wide ranging performance differences for products meeting the same certification "Type".
For example for the Type 5, 80% inward leakage average results must be lower than 15% of inward leakage. The same applies to the different garment 'Classes' relating to nuclear particulate protection where the very broad performance spans of the three bands render them, at best, a very blunt instrument for evaluating the relative performance of different garments
From this it is easily seen that the allocation of a garment to a specific protection type does not necessarily provide an indication that all suits of this type offer the same protection. It is also important to understand that a CE mark in itself does not signify 'approval' of any kind. The former EU legislation in the form of Directive 89/686/EEC and new PPE Regulation (EU)
2016/425 make these limitations abundantly clear and in its own words says that the documents merely defines "the basic requirements to be satisfied by personalprotective equipment". In other words it represents the 'bare minimum' rather than the ideal or preferred protective standard. Such standards therefore correspond to an absolute 'entry level' of garment performance and represent only a baseline, or starting point, for satisfactory garment selection.
PPE Categories
Chemical Protective Clothing – Category III Disposable Garments
Fabric 'Classes' Disposable Garments
In addition to the overall garment performance, the European standard for each garment Type also specifies a number of minimum performance requirements, known as the performance Class for the constituent fabrics and seams. These performance properties include technical attributes such as abrasion resistance, puncture resistance, tensile strength, and chemical permeation and penetration . Each fabric property has usually between 1 and 6 performance Classes where Class 6 relates to the highest performance and Class 1 to the minimum performance requirement. This classification system for the fabric helps specifiers to differentiate between different functional characteristics. These mechanical properties are a very important part of the protection equation because they introduce a 'durability' factor into the garment appraisal. Because fabric barrier tests are conducted on brand-new garments under static conditions, they do not indicate whether a barrier property will be maintained over time under real working conditions. Protective garments must perform from the moment they are put on to the moment they are taken off and in an operating environment they can be subject to stresses which might compromise the protective performance e.g. by abrasion or tearing.
Mechanical Performance Testing
Fabric Types & Properties Disposable Garments
DuPont™ TYVEK® – Excellent protection and good wearer comfort
Manufactured by a flash-spinning process, Tyvek® fabric is made of strong, continuous, high density polyethylene fibres. The fibres are thermally bonded into a tight, homogeneous and soft fabric that is intrinsically breathable, does not shed fibres ('linting') and has inherent barrier properties i.e. not reliant on a thin applied coating or layer. This unique combination of barrier
protection and inherent breathability makes Tyvek® an ideal fabric for a wide range of protective applications.
MICROPOROUS FILM (MPF) – Limited protection and poor wearer comfort
MPF fabrics are a bi-laminate material comprising a thin microporous film bonded to a spunbound polypropylene base. These fabrics offer limited durability since all barrier protection is lost when the protective film layer is abraded. In addition, their low air-permeability characteristics make then much less breathable than other fabrics with all this implies in terms of poor wearer comfort and heat control.
SPUNBOUND/MELTBLOWN/SPUNBOUND (SMS) – Poor protection but good wearer comfort
The performance of SMS fabrics relies on a meltblown polypropylene layer sandwiched between two open spunbound polypropylene layers. This inner polypropylene layer functions as the main filter for particles. However SMS fabrics tend to suffer from limited durability and relatively weak barrier performance due to their relatively open fibre structure. In addition, their high air permeability characteristics significantly compromise the barrier properties of the fabric making it only really appropriate for very basic protection and as a dirt barrier.
Permeation Testing – Normal Breakthrough v Actual Breakthrough Time
It is very important to understand the difference between Normalised Breakthrough Time and Actual Breakthrough Time – Its key that your chosen garment is determined by the Actual Breakthrough Time – again selectively providing test data may avoid declaring the important Actual Breakthrough Time meaning your operator could potentially be at risk. For a detailed understanding of the differenec please click the link at the bottom of this page.
Other Considerations Disposable Garments
In addition to the range of points discussed above, there are a number of further considerations that should be made before a disposable garment choice is made:
Further Fabric Testing
- Liquid Penetration
- Liquid Repellency
- Abrasion
- Inefective Agents – blood and body fluids etc
- Radioactive Particles
- Electrostatic
Whole Garment Performance
- Seam Construction
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- Tear Resistance
- Overall Garment Cut & Comfort
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PALO ALTO, Calif., September 13, 2018 (Newswire.com) - Data privacy is an oftheard term today, especially in connection with large social media sites where users are regularly complaining of data leaks, making them think twice before sharing any information online. But now, a new social media app, ConnectSocial, brings back the fun into networking by creating a safe platform that maintains the privacy of its users, ensuring they can be themselves without any second thoughts.
The newly launched app has been designed to address the security concerns of social media users. Built by a Silicon Valley-based tech firm, the app creates a self-moderated community of individuals to promote a bullying-free and enjoyable online networking experience.
"We want to give our users the freedom to be themselves without worrying about their data. ConnectSocial gives utmost attention to data privacy and empowers users with more control over their feed. ConnectSocial users can control how they interact with others on the platform by blocking, hiding or reporting any posts they don't like or feel safe about," says Tariku Bogale, founder of ConnectSocial Inc., responsible for developing the ConnectSocial app.
Integrating the best features of popular apps such as Facebook and Instagram that people have come to define their social media experience by, the app takes the experience several notches higher by making it completely free from advertisements. "ConnectSocial users needn't worry about their social searches getting shared with advertisers, making them a victim of targeted ads that ruin the browsing experience for many," explains Mr. Bogale.
Launched in July 2018, the app has already crossed 10,000 installs in North America, showing that users value privacy and experience over everything else. Currently, ConnectSocial is free to join for seven days, after which it is available at a modest price of $0.99 a month or $7.99 a year.
"Respect is the foundation on which the idea of the ConnectSocial app has been forged," adds Mr. Bogale. "We aim to facilitate social integration amongst users in a safe environment by allowing them to share photos, videos, like, comment and chat without ever being eavesdropped upon."
Here are some of the top app features:
Build meaningful connections - With the ConnectSocial app, users can stay in touch with friends and family through a robust social media network. Like, comment and share posts publicly or chat individually, sharing text, images, location, as well as contacts in chat.
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A distraction-free network – ConnectSocial is completely free of advertisements ensuring a seamless browsing experience.
Data privacy – An exceptionally secure social media app that protects data privacy. Users can hide posts they don't like, disable comments on their feed and report abuse by other users instantly.
- Self-moderating community – ConnectSocial is a self-moderating community that enables users to decide what must show on their feed and not.
The newly launched social media app is quickly gaining popularity, having crossed 10,000 installs in less than 60 days of its launch. For users who cherish their privacy, the app is currently offering a seven-day free trial where they can experience all the features of the app absolutely free of cost.
It is easy to sign up for a trial. Simply create an account and enter the OTP received by phone to get the option of signing up for a free trial. Verify email address and start enjoying ConnectSocial – the most secure social media app that respects a user's privacy.
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I feel like missed something Free MP3 Cutter Joiner. It feels its best to confuse two separate programs that are associated with unpleasant interfaces. It does what it claims, but poor at its best.
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AufFree MP3 Cutter Joiner store, is the "Cutter" by the program. The interface seems to be a mixture of symbols stolen from other programs being compressed, and then increasing to nose distorting it so ugly and difficult to observe.
Hidden functions varied between these symbols,And use only with reference to a website developer's poor translation menu that it is possible to understand how to use this simple tool.
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If you have the boring task of cutting the soundWhat you uploaded to Cutter ends, you can go to "Joiner". It's a bit user-friendly, but just because as sacrifices are even less in the middle of features.
Dayou will select your file from the search box and they will all join the list in an MP3 in Joiner, edenPritiskanje, the Start button of the order. Provide tools for editing and intercepting the individual pieces of the sound is more than just a bit short – but it works relativschmerzlos.
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I hate the word inspirational, but yesterday I heard a story about a ten year old little boy that made me, very nearly use the term.
Ten year old Jonathan was born with a severe disability, unable to speak, feed himself, or even hold his own head up, many people thought that he was incapable of processing the most basic information.
Educational establishments bad taliored his learning experience in accordance with this and instead of focusing on the basic principles that able bodied children learn, Jonathan was given a sensory learning experience, based on stimulating the senses of touch, sound and vision, something that is not uncommon for young people with severe difficulties.
Only a few days ago, Johnathan's Mum began to realise that her Son was trying to communicate with his eyes despite his locked in syndrome and that not only was he trying to communicate but he'd spent the last ten years of his short life Picking up the way of the world, watching telly, hearing conversation these basic things had given him an understanding of the world that had written him off.
I went to a special school for children with disabilities and I spent a lot of my time as a child with other disabled youngesters, some with far bigger problems than mine.
Disability in its various forms, for me has never frightened me, in fact I take pride in the fact I can speak fluent Sign Language and can easily understand someone with speech difficulties. It took years to hone the skill.
I've never shyed away from talking to those who can't talk back and can distinctly remember comforting an older boy, with similar difficulties to ten year old Jonathan.
Adam, was a boy who's body just didn't work, he sat in a wheelchair, his often tense and clearly in some level of discomfort that never went away, and at the end of every lunchtime Staff would lie Adam out on the floor with music playing and his friends round him to make him a little more comfortable.
I was seven years old and it was one rainy wet play afternoon, Adam, as usual was on the floor, for some reason Staff had got me out of my wheelchair too, allowing me to crawl on the floor. Adam was making a funny noise, half way between a scream and a 'hey, I'm here' noise. It got louder and louder when I realised he hadn't got anybody to play with..
I crawled over to him placed both my hands on his forehead and began to talk to him quietly, singing songs and asking questions that didn't need a reply. After this I would often go and sit for a while with Adam on a lunchtime just talking and never really knowing if he could understand any of it.
Years later after Adam passed away his Mother came to work for School, I used to tell her what I did for Adam to keep him company of a dinner hour and she would always simply say 'Thank you, I know he would of enjoyed that'.
As I got older, I used to catch a bus to school that would pick pupils up who lived in the same area that all went to the same school
There was a boy, a lot younger than me who like Adam couldn't communicate, but never the less I'd talk to him all the way to school. I shared that bus with this little boy and over the years, he learned when the driver had stopped at my house and the sound of my voice. He became more and more responsive to my sing songy 'Good Morning' and even though he couldn't reply I'd always get the biggest smile, that was enough to brighten the greyiest of Mondays.
His pick up was always before mine and his Mum would tell the driver what he'd been upto on the weekends and the driver would make a point of telling me so I could say
'I hear you went for a walk with Grandma on Sunday!'
eyes would widen, his smile would appear and he'd make this excitable breathing that would always make me happy.
Sadly, he to past away shortly after I left school, his Mum always said that her little boy liked me and when she mentioned me he'd smile.
I'm not telling you this because I want to show off or get praise, talking to people has never been a hardship but hearing Jonathan's story, hearing him finally tell people be CAN understand was a joy and reminded me that just because someone can't speak doesn't mean they can't hear you.
Disabled people understand more than you know and are clever enough to get thier voices heard despite thier difficulties. It's amazing.
I am in absolute ore of people who cannot communicate and yet still find a way to key there voices be heard, the patience is incredible, I get annoyed when my spazzy hands can't open a bag of crisps
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We've received over 34" of snow in Minnesota in the last 25 days, which makes this the snowiest December on record. While the snow turns our state in to a beautiful white winter wonderland, it also causes nasty ice dams that wreak havoc on homes like never before.
The heavy amount of snowfall and temperatures in the teens have been the perfect conditions to create ice dams. Water leakage from ice dams is an epidemic in Minnesota right now. I have friends, neighbors, and family members with water leaking in to their homes. It's everywhere. I've taken all of the photos below within the last two weeks.
The two things that everyone wants to know is how to get rid of ice dams and how to prevent ice dams. As I mentioned in a previous blog, the only completely safe and effective way to get rid of ice dams is to hire a professional ice dam removal company; they'll use steam, which will completely remove the ice dam. Anything else is a hack method.
The best way to prevent ice dams from forming is to address the three factors in your attic that contribute to ice dams; insulation, ventilation, and attic bypasses.
Attic Bypasses (air leakage)
This is the largest contributor to ice dams. In almost every house that I inspect to determine the cause of ice dams, I find attic bypasses directly below the beginnings of the ice dams. Attic bypasses are passageways for warmed air to enter in to the attic space, and traditional insulation won't fix this. The photos below show some common attic bypasses that I can find in just about any older house.
This first photo shows one of the largest and most common bypasses - the space around the furnace and / or water heater vent. Sometimes these are huge. The one shown below is quite small.
In the photo below, you can see several holes in the top plate of a wall that were drilled for wires to pass through. These holes could all be easily filled with spray foam, but finding these holes all over the attic would be a challenge without first removing the insulation.
With additions, the transitions between the 'new' and 'old' construction seem to always be sources of attic bypasses. I had to dig through a lot of insulation to find this gap, but I wasn't surprised at what I found.
When plumbing vents enter in to the attic, the space around the vents needs to be sealed. This one obviously wasn't.
Some older houses have whole-house fans that are designed to run on hot summer nights; these fans are gigantic sources of heat loss, because they're usually not insulated or sealed up. I took the photo below from inside the attic without a flash on my camera. There's some crazy heat loss occurring there, and as you might imagine, there was a huge ice dam nearby.
What makes most of these attic bypasses so difficult to locate is that they're almost always buried in insulation. Finding these buried air leaks turns in to an educated guessing game. Lately I've been using an infrared camera while doing ice dam inspections, and I've found it to be very useful for finding these hidden passageways.
If you plan to have more insulation added to your attic, it's probably a worthwhile investment to have all of the existing insulation completely removed and the bypasses sealed up before you re-insulate. There's just no way to find all the bypasses if you don't do this. If your home is over 20 years old, it's almost a guarantee that you'll have attic bypasses that need to be sealed. It's a shame that so many insulation contractors just add insulation on top of what's already there without sealing the bypasses.
I also practice what I preach; I'm such a firm believer in removing insulation and sealing bypasses before re-insulating that I did this at my own house, my parents had this done at their house, and my sister had this done at her house. It makes a big difference.
This is a basic concept that everyone understands; you need insulation in your attic. If there are voids in the insulation, they need to be fixed.
My first choice would be to have about two inches of closed-cell foam insulation applied to the attic floor, and then have several inches of cellulose installed on top of that. The closed cell foam would seal up every bypass, and the cellulose would be a cost effective way to get the insulation level up to current requirements. The drawback with this method is cost; closed cell foam ain't cheap.
My next choice of insulation would be all cellulose insulation, with all of the bypasses sealed first. I prefer cellulose to loose-fill fiberglass because it has a higher insulating value per inch, it seems to do a better job of stopping air leakage, and it's not itchy fiberglass. I've been digging through a lot of fiberglass covered attics lately, and my arms start getting itchy just thinking about it.
My last choice of insulation would be loose-fill fiberglass insulation... not that there's anything wrong with it. I personally just don't like dealing with fiberglass.
What about fiberglass batts? You know, those big rolls of fiberglass? No way, Jose. That stuff is impossible to install properly. Fiberglass batts leave gaps all over the place that add up to an exponential level of heat loss. I'm pretty sure that fiberglass batts are installed in attics exclusively by handy homeowners.
Having adequate ventilation for the attic space will help to keep the roof surface cold, which will help to prevent snow from melting, which will help to prevent ice dams. The best way to ventilate an attic space is with continuous soffit vents and continuous ridge vents, but this isn't always possible.
If you don't have enough soffit vents, add more. If you don't have enough roof vents, add more. You can't have too much ventilation. If your soffit vents are dirty, clean 'em or replace the grills if they're painted shut. Grills are cheap. If your soffit vents are blocked with insulation, you need air chutes installed at the eaves to prevent the insulation from blocking the vents.
When all else fails...
If you've already done everything you can think of to fix your ice dams but they keep coming back, or you've hired a contractor to fix your ice dams but they seem to be scratching their head a lot or coming up with a bunch of different guesses, call a home inspector. We look at this stuff every day, and some of us even specialize in ice dam inspections.
In some cases, it's not cost effective to control ice dams from inside. Next week I'll be blogging about controlling ice dams from the exterior.


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When you think of running your own business, what comes to mind? A restaurant? A startup for a cool product? Maybe something in tech?
What about… a funeral parlour?
For Ang Jolie Mei, a person's last order of business is exactly her line of business.
As a funeral director, she takes care of people who have passed, from the moment she receives a call from a client who has recently lost a family member.
But before the 36-year-old was boss of her own funeral business, she was working in the financial sector.
So how did she end up in such a different career? Let's start at the beginning.
After graduating from NUS in 2002 with a Bachelors in Arts and Social Science, majoring in Economics and Psychology, Ang got her first job at a logistics company as a management trainee.
She was there for six months, working at the back of the house in the documentation department before moving to customer service and eventually, marketing.
Then, everything turned upside down when her father Ang Yew Seng, a well-known funeral director, passed away.
Because Ang's older sister was only one year of experience away from becoming a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and her other two siblings were still too young, she decided she was the most suitable to help with the family business.
So she quit her job immediately and went to help her mom in the funeral industry.
However, after a year in the industry, her mother chased her out of the business.
She felt that Ang was too young and needed more experience elsewhere.
As someone who had been married to a funeral director for years, Ang's mother saw the struggles and challenges that might be be thrown in her daughter's path if she were to continue in the funeral business.
Thus, reluctantly, Ang left the family business and headed to an independent financial advisory firm.
And she did well there; Ang ended up being among the top six advisors in the company and was a part of the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), an independent trade association of the world's leading life insurance and financial services professionals, for three years.
But life had something else in store for her - death.
Or rather, the business of it.
In 2008, Ang went to a funeral expo and exhibition in Hong Kong, despite her mother's objections to her interest in the funeral industry:
"What are you going for? You're not going to join this industry!" her mother said, bewildered by her decision.
"No, Ma, I'm just going to see about the industry," Ang replied, insistent on seeing what the conference has to offer.
And see she did. The conference was where the world had opened up for her.
"It was sort of an eye-opener. You get to see what the rest of the countries are doing. You can't just watch what Singapore is doing, you really have to broaden your horizon," she said.
Ang started to see how Americans were taking care of funerals, how the Philippines were handling their deceased, and how much more advanced Singapore's close-by neighbour Malaysia was in their approaches to funerals.
"So why aren't we moving forward?" Ang wondered. "There's so many things we have to improve in Singapore."
And with that new insight in mind, she returned from the conference with fresh eyes, ready to change things up.
But change wasn't what other people wanted.
The team that had long been following Ang's father was reluctant to change they way they had been doing things for years.
"I was 24 at the time, and when you're 24 you think you can conquer the world, you think your ideas are the best and you don't really respect what the old hands say. They would tell me, 'You know, I have eaten more salt than you have eaten rice,' and that's when I realised I haven't earned their trust yet, and it was important to do that."
So instead of immediately returning to her family's business, Ang decided to start her own funeral consultancy with some veteran funeral directors from various countries, learning from them and for herself as she went along.
This lasted for a few years until Ang felt like she was ready to pursue a different direction.
She had always wanted to have her own funeral company in Singapore, so she sold back her shares and went on to get her certification in funeral directing as well as acquired a certification as a funeral celebrant, making Ang the island's first and currently only certified 'life celebrant'.
Then, in 2010, the 'accidental funeral director' started her own company and thus The Life Celebrant (TLC) was born.A 'live' demonstration of one of the many client-conscious services TLC has to offer, Showers of Love. Photo: AsiaOne
Hurdles and Challenges
Of course, Ang's journey was not without trials and tribulations.
Because no one had expected her to follow in her father's footsteps, Ang had little preparation in becoming part of the funeral industry.
"Usually for funeral directors, the business is passed on from generation to generation and people in the industry usually learn when their family members are still around to teach them," she said.
"But for my case, I'm an 'accidental' funeral director because my father is not around anymore, and I had to learn from scratch. Unlike other people in the industry, I don't have anyone to teach me. I have my mom to help me, but in the beginning, there were certain aspects that she didn't understand, like operations."
In addition, there's always been feelings of taboo around death. When Ang's mother got married to her dad, she felt rejected by her friends.
"People had the perception that she was touched by death, or that there was a scent of dead people around her," Ang said.
This is part of the reason why her mom did not want her to join the industry. She was worried that the life celebrant would lose her friends, social life, etc.
Furthermore, it didn't help that she was a woman.
As someone who was younger and female, she clearly didn't look the part of what people think a funeral director should look like.
Ang described the experience of being a woman in the funeral industry as difficult:
"In the beginning, you're surrounded by people who are all older, and they're all wearing singlets with bermuda shorts, body donned with tattoos, wearing slippers with a cigarette in their mouth," she told me.
Although they were very nice people, the image they gave off and the way they treated the deceased - "like a sack of potatoes" - didn't sit well with her.
What's more, because she wasn't a man, it was tougher to gain people's respect.
Ang recalls instances where members of a client's family would be rude to her and her mother, until it was revealed that she was Ang Yew Seng's daughter.
Because her father had left a good name and people respect the legacy he left behind, telling people that she was his daughter helped in giving her more credibility, and has gotten her out of some sticky situations.
To this day, Ang still soars on her father's reputation and is proud to be his daughter.
Currently, whenever people visit TLC Sanctuary for the first time, they are often surprised to find that there is no signboard. The whole street has signs for their businesses except for Ang's.
"You just have to come to the one without signage," she said.For 'The Life Celebrant,' no sign is a sign. Photo: AsiaOne
"For people who come here, they know that they have to be here. So there's no sort of shopping. We're not here to sell funeral caskets. You see along the street, there are showrooms. But for us here, it's really about the family and their needs. It's very service-oriented."
TLC was designed with the customer in mind, and every one of their services were created based on families' feedback.
This is why when you walk into the business, beyond those dark glass doors is a peaceful atmosphere.
Calming music is played in the background as clients enter a lounge area. The furniture is bright and neat, and there are even snacks for families to much on.
Because often times family members are in the hospital for so long, they don't have time to eat. So by the time they make it to TLC Sanctuary, they're really hungry.Hot and cold drinks, cup noodles, and all sorts of tidbits are available for clients to munch on. Photo: AsiaOne
"We want people to feel safe. Funerals here are so fast. The minute someone passes away, boom, a few hours later the body is back in the casket at the funeral wake. But what's the rush? There's no emergency anymore, no urgency anymore, so why don't we slow down the pace and let family have some intimate time with their loved one."
In fact, Ang's services are so client-considerate that she has a vehicle to ferry family members directly from the hospital or their home, because she knows how difficult it is to drive while crying and grieving.
From her soon-to-be-launched 'Showers of Love,' which allow family members to perform final acts of service to the deceased while spending intimate time with them, to training her staff to spot and offer tissues to crying funeral attendees, every aspect of the funeral process is well thought out.
"What keeps me going is when I know that I've really served the family- when the family comes to me and says things like, 'Oh, thank you for making it so easy for all of us' or just gives me a simple thanks or even a hug. It's the kind of satisfaction you can't get from any other job."
For Ang, her passion for the work she does comes from the philosophy that "a funeral is not just a day in a lifetime, but a lifetime in a day."
The funerals she directs focuses on commemorating a person's life instead of only mourning their loss, hence the name, 'The Life Celebrant.'
She tailors every funeral to the deceased person's and their family members' preferences, from capturing the person's personality and achievements to following their specific religious or cultural traditions.
Not all funerals have to be grim, and Ang hopes that she can help to change more people's perception of death through her work.
"I believe that death is the master of my life. I've actually learned a lot about how I live life through death," she said.
And if you're wondering what it is that death has taught her, Ang's written it all down in a book, entitled "Dying to Meet You," which she's recently released.
"I hope that with this book, we can talk more about death. Not fear it, but actually talk about this topic."
Especially since suicide is on the rise in Singapore, the life celebrant hopes to reach out to people who need help. She has included stories on suicide funerals and what suicide means to her in the book.
"If we could help them contemplate and think about life in a different way, a more deserving way, I think that would help a lot of people."-Ang, on the necessity of talking about life and death
But most importantly, she wants everyone to think more about the end, so that they can live in the present to the fullest.
"If you have the end in mind," she said, "maybe it will help you live better now, right?"Photo: Epigram Books


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I was inspired to right this post by one of our beautiful followers of this blog when she sent me these two images
The above title of this post is a parallel of a quote from the Bible from Isaiah 11:1-10
The above title of this post is a parallel of a quote from the Bible from Isaiah 11:1-10
Isaiah was prophetic who had a clear understanding of the significance children have in our spirituality. Contrary to biblical scholars of his time and even among today's scholars who view this statement as naive and misdirected. I disagree! The best observation point in viewing how we can reach a level of spirituality that will sling us to the afterlife is to look at our children.
"In the new testament, Mark 10:15 Jesus said the kingdom of God is like a little child, that those who wish to enter the Kingdom must do so as children."
Is it not interesting how we come into this realm as a child and as we age we seem to revert to our childhood. We become child like even physically. We wore diapers as a child and then as an adult. We just call them "depends" for adults. We become the children of our children. They can nurture us to the afterlife.
Perhaps the best example of man becoming a child in adulthood is Walt Disney. I have dedicated a post to him and his spirituality in this blog.
Below is a link to that blog
Ask my family, they will tell you I still act like a child and even speak like one when among them. In today's social environment it is not conducive to act childish. Unfortunately some People tend to not take you seriously because they are too serious themselves.
Believe or not, I give goofy nick names, like when I am ordering a coffee drink or anything over the counter. They will ask for my name for the order and I will tell them I am Baba or Toustie and they laugh or give me a big smile which was my objective to begin with.
Our minds can be a traffic jam, an accident, waiting to happen. Clear your mind from the every day challenges with meditation or just by sitting somewhere quietly and take deep breaths and focus on the positive, remember the great times as a kid
Do not lose your childhood ~~ Be a Peter Pan
If you cry over love stories, animated movies or over documentaries about animals ~~~ and you love animals, then mostly you still have the child inside you. Do not lose that child.
Love and Light to you!
And thank you Stella for the inspiration!


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即拔即種併用Socket Shield Technique:臨床特殊案例報告
作者:盧宏杰 醫師
- 美國紐約大學植牙及牙周病專科醫師
- 台灣世界臨床雷射醫學會理事長
- 台北市牙科植體學會理事
- 台灣美容植牙醫學會理事
簡介: 拔牙後伴隨而來的牙周萎縮是植牙領域的一大挑戰,主要發生在唇側及頰側造成美觀上的問題,對於thin biotype 的病人這無異是雪上加霜,一直以來許多專家、學者試圖對此找出解決方案,然而至今為止並沒有任何研究報告指出有任何方法能夠完全避免拔牙窩吸收。2010 Hürzeler以及 Zuhr發表的論文提出一個新術式,在拔牙過程中保留牙根頰側的牙周韌帶,無損頰側骨板血流供應的狀況下達到術後組織吸收最小化。本文提出五個socket shield technique的臨床案例,說明術式的方法, 臨床上需要注意的地方以及案例癒後追蹤。
材料與方法: 在本篇案例報告中,收集的案例為前牙區單顆必須拔除且沒有感染的壞牙。壞牙在切除牙冠部分之後直接使用鑽針穿過牙根做植牙洞的鑽備。接下來用高速鑽針將牙根切割成兩半,移除顎側部分。頰側部分的牙根用高速鑽針修短至1.5 mm低於齒齦邊緣,植入人工牙根之後裝上臨時牙冠,待三個月骨整合完成再做正式假牙。
結果: 本篇的五個案例中有兩個發生牙齦發炎的情況。其中一例導因於正式假牙裝戴過程中瓷牙冠過度擠壓使得牙根斷裂,另一例可能與沒有清乾淨的臨時黏膠有關, 兩個牙齦發炎的案例在使用雷射治療之後得到控制。所有的案例中植牙根都存活(survive),除了案例四所有的牙齦幾乎沒有發生萎縮。
結論: 治療過程中如果能夠注意到所有細節,即拔即種併用socket shield technique應用在前牙美觀區是一個成功率很高的術式。
關鍵詞:即拔即種,socket shield technique,牙科雷射
Immediate Implant Placement with Socket Shield Technique: A Case Series
Hung-Chieh Lu, DDS
- President of Asia Pacic Laser Institute
- Board director of Taipei Congress of Oral Implantologists
- Board director of Academy of Taiwan Cosmetic and Implant
Introduction: Tissue recession after tooth extraction is one of the main challenges in Implant Dentistry. It occurs mostly in labial and buccal side, which in turn cause esthetic problem. This situation is even more worse in patient with thin biotype. For that, many eorts were done aempting to overcome the post extraction resorption, however complete preservation of extraction socket has not been documented yet. At 2010, Hürzeler and Zuhr et al. published a paper suggested that preserving the buccal portion of the root during tooth extraction can keep the blood supply to buccal bone plate intact, which will lead to reservation of the buccal structure. e following case report presents ve consecutive cases demonstrate the procedure of Socket Shield technique, the concept behind, and prognosis of treatment.
Materials and Methods: In this case series, single anterior hopeless tooth without infection was selected. Following decoronation of the tooth, implant bed preparation was done with direct drilling through the root. Next, the root was sectioned into two pieces carefully with high speed bur, and lingual portion was removed. en, the buccal portion of the root was adjusted until 1.5mm below gingiva margin , aer that the implant was placed. Patient wear temporary crown for 3 months during healing stage and come back for nal impression.
Result: Gingiva inammation occurred in two of the ve cases, among them, one was caused by socket shield fracture during permanent crown installation, another one might be caused by excessive temporary cement. Gingiva inammation of these two cases were solved by dental laser decontamination. All the gingiva tissue of ve cases have almost no recession except case 4, and all the implant survived.
Conclusion: Immediate implant placement simultaneous with socket shield technique may be a predictable procedure for anterior esthetic implant case as long as all the key points are well executed.
Key words: Immediate implant placement, socket shield technique, dental laser
Immediate implant placement saves lots of time when comparing with delay implant placement or stage approach, which usually cost extra 6 to 8 months for bone healing and graft maturation. However, the biggest shortage of conventional immediate implant placement is unpredictability due to the risk of recession. Back to 1960, Almer et al. studied ridge recession aer tooth extraction, they observed the change of ridge contour through radiographic images1. At 2005, Araújo and Lindhe et al. they observed ridge alteration following tooth extraction in histology analysis of dog model and pointed it out that in phase I of ridge resorption, the bundle bone was resorbed, and replaced with woven bone2. Since the crest of buccal bone wall was comprised solely of bundle bone, this modeling resulted in substantial vertical reduction of the buccal crest2. Lost of vertical high in anterior teeth may cause asymmetry of dentition and possible esthetic disaster. Although esthetic may not be the point of concern in posterior, recession in the posterior region may cause food trapping and possibly lead to periodontal disease. In order to overcome the diminishing tissue volume following extraction, many treatment techniques have been described in literatures such as socket preservation3, ice cream cone technique4, block graing5, socket seal technique6?etc. Up to date, a complete preservation or entire regeneration of extraction socket have not been documented yet. Since destruction of blood supply from periodontal ligament play a main role in buccal bone plate resorption, it can be assumed that root retention may have an inuence on the occurring resorption process7. (Hurzeler and Zuhr et al. 2010) In their study, they presented a clinical case report together with a histology assess of one beagle dog, and the histology result showed retaining buccal aspect of the root in conjunction with immediate implant placement has the following effects: 1. well preservation of periodontal ligament and the blood vessel. 2. no modeling of buccal bone plate. 3. bone tissue formation in between implant and dentin. At 2014, Siormpas and Mitsias et al. published a retrospective study, they collected data from 46 patients, each patient had single hopeless anterior tooth treated with socket shield technique, followed time from 24 to 60 months8. The results showed the mean crest bone loss on the medial and distal aspect of implants was 0.18 ± 0.09 mm and 0.21 ± 0.09 mm. All implants successfully maintained osseointegration at the end of follow up period. They concluded that the socket shield technique is a safe treatment modality that yield high implant success rates. Now a day, almost all available papers gave recognition for socket shield technique, however there are not sufficient evidence for supporting this technique as our daily clinical practice. No paper describes the possible clinical situation occurred during the treatment procedure or clinical prognosis. In this case series, we show the cases with implant infection during healing period, root shield fracture aer implant loading, root shield exposure, and the way we solved the situation. Hope our case report gives dentist who is interested about this technique some awareness and may be come out with beer solutions.
Case presentation
Case 1
Medical history: A 75 years old man, no smoking and no known medical condition.
Extra-oral examination: Patient has medium smile line, no abnormality was found.
Intra-oral examination: Tooth number 21 fracture. e fracture line extend to the root portion with pulp exposure. Aside from tooth fracture, a stula was found.
Radiographic examination: Periapical radiolucent
Diagnosis: Traumatic tooth fracture, hopeless tooth.
Treatment plan: Prevention of ridge resorption with socket shield technique in conjunction with immediate implant placement. e procedure is described in gure 1.
Case 2
Medical history: A 74 years old lady, no smoking, with controlled diabetes
Dental history: Tooth number 21 had class 3 composite resin lling long time ago.
Extra oral examination: Patient has high smile line, no abnormality was found.
Intra oral examination: Secondary caries underneath the old class 3 composite resin restoration extend to the root of tooth number 21.
Radiographic examination: Large extensive caries
Diagnosis: Extensive caries with poor prognosis.
Treatment plan: Socket shield technique in conjunction with immediate implant placement. e procedure is described in gure 2.
Case 3
Medical history: 66 years old man, no smoking, no known medical condition.
Dental history: Tooth number 13 had class 3 composite resin restoration.
Extra oral examination: Patient has medium smile line, no abnormality.
Intra oral examination: Old composite resin restoration no longer exist, the secondary caries extend into root canal.
Radiographic examination: Large extensive caries almost hollow out the whole tooth.
Diagnosis: extensive caries with poor prognosis.
Treatment plan: Socket shield technique in conjunction with immediate implant placement. e procedure is described in gure 3.
Case 4
Medical history: 55 years old lady, no smoking, no known medical condition.
Dental history: Tooth number 11 had post crown restoration.
Extra oral examination: Patient has high smile line, no abnormality detected.
Intra oral examination: Old crown fall down and root fractured due to caries underneath the crown.
Radiographic examination: Increased radiopaque in the apical area, no sign of infection.
Diagnosis: Caries underneath the crown and root fracture.
Treatment plan: Socket shield technique in conjunction with immediate implant placement. e procedure is described in gure 4.
Case 5
Medical history: A 54 years old lady, no smoking, no known medical condition.
Dental history: Tooth number 11 had old crown restoration
Extra oral examination: Patient has high smile line, no abnormality detected.
Intra oral examination: Old crown fall down and tooth fractured due to caries.
Radiographic examination: No sign of infection, normal periodontal condition
Diagnosis: Caries underneath the crown and crown fracture.
Treatment plan: Socket shield technique in conjunction with immediate implant placement. e procedure is described in gure 5.
Insufficient amount of hard and soft tissue has challenged dentist for a long time, many regeneration techniques, or preservation techniques, and plenty of graing materials on the market, all of these only declare the truth that none of them really has superior capability of stoping the nature of physical resorption. Socket shield techniques, ever since it was described at 2010 it aracted huge aention, and many modified techniques had been published, the concept behind is simple, preservation of blood supply from periodontal ligament by keeping the root portion and it seems working pretty well. Aside from no biomaterial is necessary to incorporate with, the operation procedure is not too much dierent from dentist's daily practice. Section tooth, extracting root fragment, osteotomy and implant placement, all of aforementioned treatments are not dicult tasks for an experienced clinician who practice implant dentistry. However, there is no long term clinic follow up yet, neither any clinic trial. e case report from our clinic is the first one talking about clinic problems occurred during treatment and possible solutions. Amount five cases, two of them had infection, however it does not mean infection is the main problem for this technique. In case 2, the gingiva inflammation occurred after crown loading, we saw gum swelling and bleeding, and upon probing we discovered fracture of root shield. e permanent crown probably slight bigger than the root shield and caused fracture, the fracture line in turn offered a recess for bacteria invasion. Since the fracture fragment was small and lose, we removed the fragment in order to eliminate the recess and irradiated with laser9. (Aoki et al. 1996, Bactericidal effects of erbium YAG laser on periodontopathic bacteria) Problem was solved, and we learned a lesson that beer not to make the root shield too thin, root shield that is thiner than 1 mm is prone to fracture. In case 5, symptom of infection began as granulation tissue over growth from the lingual side of gingiva margin, and this was found at 4th weeks of follow up visit. Aer removing the temporary crown, we carefully probing around the implant, the pocket was found at distal buccal side. In the early stage of osseointegration, peri-implantitis is not a common situation, excessive temporary cement may be the cause of inflammation in case 5, and since osseointegration was not completed at 4th week, traditional curettage should not be the choice of treatment, that is why we use laser to treat the infection, for laser is able to clean the implant surface without direct contact. In case 1, temporary crown was installed right after implant placement, and the occlusal contact was took off by leaving 1 mm clearance. However, patient came back with mobile implant at the second week follow up. It happen that sometimes patient does not pay aention and bite on the implant which is still under healing. In this case, we explained to the patient that wearing temporary crown may cause delay healing of the implant due to unaware occlusal over loading. Knowing the possible risk of failure osseointegration, patient chose to have implant heal on time rather than having a temporary crown. "since I am 75 years old, and having a family already, esthetic is no longer my first priority" said the patient. So we removed the temporary crown, carefully examined the tissue condition, torqued down the implant with 30 newton and le it heal undisturbed. Aer 3 months of uneventful healing, patient came back for impression taking and permanent crown fabrication. In case 4, gingiva recession occurred at distal buccal side, and buccal shield exposed. When we ground off the exposed root shield we saw remaining cement in between root shield and prosthesis. e remnant cement probably the cause of recession, so we will remove the cement and wait for a period of time then go ahead to perform semilunar incision technique for covering recession area. From the experiences of all clinic cases, we can say that there are some important things we need to pay more aention for a successful socket shield technique. First, the case selection, tooth with periodontitis or uncontrolled infection is not indicated for this technique, keeping the contaminated root can cause implant infection and peri-implantitis, and eventually become a more dicult situation. Second, know the length of root. Doesn't matter use CT-SCAN or panoramic radiograph, it will help the surgeon to be sure that he or she is thinning the root shield instead of bone tissue ird, keeping the inter proximal portion of the root will help to preserve the interdental papilla, the sharpey's ber holding the papilla to the cervical portion of root, once the root is lost papilla will prone to shrink. Fourth, sucient thickness of the root shield can prevent fracture, and if root shield fracture does occur, it is suggested to grind off the fracture line, that way, the risk of bacteria invasion through fracture line can be eliminated10. As for implant position, following the esthetic guide line and place implant lingually, and if there is gap between implant and root shield, leave it without any grafting material. Last but not least, it is never over emphasize the importance of pretreatment planning on the computer.
Socket shield technique is safe, easy to learn and promising. However, preparation of the root shield is delicate and play an important role. So far, there is no sufficient evidences to support this technique as clinical daily practice, long term follow up and large scale clinical trial research is needed.
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- Konstantinos D. Siormpas, Miltiadis E. Mitsias, Eleni Kontsiotou-Siormpa, David Garber, Georgios A. Kotsakis. Utilizing the "Roor-Membrane" technique: clinical results up to 5 years postloading. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants 29,1397-1405; 2014.
- Yoshinori Ando, Akira Aoki, Hisashi Watanabe, Isao Ishikawa. Bactericidal effect of Erbium YAG laser on periodontopathic bacteria. Laser in Surgery and Medicine 19,190-200; 1996.
- Daniel Bäumer, Oo Zuhr, Stephan Rebele, David Schneider, Peter Schupbach, Markus Hürzeler. The socket-shield technique: first histological, clinical, and volumetrically observations after separation of the buccal tooth segment - A pilot study. Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research. 17,71-82; 2015.


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I saw this comment in an article which stated Wal-Mart is going to start selling iPads. The comments after a news article are generally a source for some of the most inane, ignorant thoughts ever contributed to the Internet. They're especially bad following articles relating to crime, but this one stood out because the article hardly covers a controversial topic. The crime related ones are just to easy to hate.
Wal-Mart single-handedly killed small town USA. They truly are "too big to fail" Stop and think what will happen if Wal-Mart suddenly went under.
It's time to start pulling back and let them die a slow death.
So he has four sentences, (but only three periods) and each of them manage to work against another in some way. What is he even trying to say?
As far as the whole Wal-Mart topic goes, I believe I'm pro-Wal-Mart. I'm a big believer in capitalism and I like seeing the business that does more for the customer succeed over it's less accommodating competitors. Sorry Mom & Pop. If Wal-Mart can do what you're doing at a better price, then it's time for you to go. That's the nature of the beast. Besides, I'm sure they'd love to hire someone with your experience.