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Registration Opens. Breakfast and Networking.8:00am - 8:50am Dec 7
Growth Marketing Conference: What To Expect?8:50am - 9:00am Dec 7At Global Growth Marketing Conference 2017, we're going to teach you actionable, field-tested, bottom-line-driving growth strategies and tactics in the disciplines that actually matter - from content marketing strategies and conversion optimization best practices, to advanced user acquisition and social media growth campaigns. You'll learn it all - and more! - through visionary keynotes, strategic breakaway sessions, and hands-on workshops.
Data-Driven Design: The Optimization Blueprint Your Growth Team Needs to Succeed9:00am - 9:35am Dec 7The truth is, while you might have teams that perform well individually, that doesn't necessarily mean they'll collaborate well together. You need data - the right data - to help them effectively work toward a common goal. And you need the right data, too, to design the digital experiences they'll build for your audience. Though this probably sounds more a little complicated - and it is! - it's not undoable. You just need a blueprint to follow, and Unbounce co-founder and marketing speaker extraordinaire Oli Gardner developed the best one in the industry today. Attend this groundbreaking session to get it for yourself!
Why Product Marketing is the Growth Secret Weapon You Absolutely Must Have9:35am - 9:55am Dec 7One of the most important - and most misunderstood - growth levels is product marketing. Sitting at the intersection of product, marketing, sales, and customer success, product marketing naturally has quite a few moving parts, so in this session the Head of Marketing at Shopify Plus, Hanza Abaza, is going to run you through how to manage them all - quarter after quarter, year after year.
Lessons Learned: Growing From Single Product to Multi Product Business9:55am - 10:15am Dec 7
Scaling and turning one product into multiple products is a challenge almost every business faces when they're looking to drive growth. Whether you're expanding into new product categories or looking to "unbundle" your existing products into new offerings, it can often feel like uncharted waters. Join Jeff as he shares his lessons learned at Adobe, 99designs, and Zendesk on graduating businesses into a multi-product world.
Expert Panel: The Art of Building Products That Grow – Explosively10:15am - 10:45am Dec 7The truth is, some products just aren't built for growth. You can take advantage of every growth lever in your arsenal and still not hit the numbers you're shooting for. That's why growth marketing thought leaders recommend - strongly recommend - building your products for growth from the ground up. And in this expert panel, you'll discover just how to do that - from industry authorities who already learned the hard way, so you don't have to.
Hiten Shah, Co-Founder, Quick Sprout
Rachel Hepworth, Head of Growth Marketing, Slack
Marissa Chacko, Director of Consumer Products, Foursquare
Brittany Bingham, Sr. Director, Growth Marketing, SurveyMonkey
Coffee Break + Business Networking Pickup Lines (Exhibitor Floor - Terrace Room)10:45am - 11:15am Dec 7There will be NO NAPPING during this session. In this workshop everyone will stand up, talk, move around, and learn professional networking engagement techniques. David Spark, author of "Three Feet from Seven Figures: One-on-One Engagement Techniques to Qualify More Leads at Trade Shows" challenges the extroverted and the most introverted to come to this session and learn how to make in-person cold connections, find *the* person in the room you need to talk to, and qualify a person for a potential business relationship.
Making Customers Behave: Using Behavioral Cohorts to Optimize Conversions11:15am - 11:35am Dec 7How do you get more high-profit customers, increase conversion rates, or eliminate the drop-offs in your funnel? By understanding how your customer behaves. We've identified best practices in customer behavioral analysis through helping 5000 customers optimize their web and mobile apps. We'll show you how to uncover the patterns that actually matter, apply these data to encourage beneficial behaviors- and discourage detrimental ones. This session with cover the best strategies to identify new optimization targets and achieve your growth goals.
Jump Starting Agile Growth11:35am - 11:55am Dec 7Today's fastest growing companies - like Airbnb, Amazon and Netflix - built agile, cross-functional growth habits into their early DNA. They are now disrupting even the most well-established enterprises, which are struggling to transform in the face of this existential threat. In this session, we'll talk about how to catalyze the changes your organization needs to make to survive and thrive in this new era, so you can become the disruptor - not the disrupted.
Onboarding Comes First: The Product-driven Retention Strategies That Make All the Difference11:55am - 12:15pm Dec 7Churn is always costly - but especially when you're growing. You can't afford to lose your valuable users when you need them most, because user acquisition is like compound interest - the more users you have, the more new ones you can sign up. Learn how to stop bleeding your current users from retention mastermind Casey Winters, Growth Advisor in Residence at Greylock Partners.
Networking Lunch12:15pm - 1:15pm Dec 7
How to Build a Growth Team from Scratch: Key Lessons from Uber, Facebook, Postmates & Pinterest1:15pm - 1:45pm Dec 7Before you design and execute your growth experiments, strategies, and tactics - you have to build the team that carries them out. In this session, you'll learn how Uber, Facebook, Postmates, and Pinterest built some of the most successful growth teams the world has ever seen - starting completely from scratch. This is the growth team-building holy grail you've been searching for!
Scaling Your Growth Team: the Roles, Responsibilities, & Functions You Need to Fill1:45pm - 2:05pm Dec 7You set your sights high. You want long-term, sustainable growth. You want to scale. But though your growth team might hit their numbers in the early innings of the game, they may drop the ball when it matters most - the home stretch. Just ask Ada Chen Rekhi. She learned how to successfully mature growth teams while working at LinkedIn and SurveyMonkey, expanding them as those companies grew, and in this session she's going to teach you how to do the same thing.
Why Building the Right Growth & Monetization Team Gives You an Incredibly Unfair Advantage2:05pm - 2:25pm Dec 7Marketing has evolved from a functional supporting player to a revenue-driving star player, and now marketing teams across the world are being tasked with living up to their new reputation. You have to deliver - real, hard business results. And most of the time, that starts with building a growth team to drive conversion rates. Discover how Prezi has accomplished just that with their newly-minted Growth & Monetization team. Chief Operating Officer Jim Szafranski is going to walk you through their process - tactic-by-tactic.
Expert Panel: High-Growth Founding Executives & CEOs Share Their Growth Playbooks2:25pm - 2:50pm Dec 7When it comes to high-risk, high-reward fields like growth marketing, it's always a good idea to follow the steps of pioneers who've successfully made the journey before. And in this session, panelists, are going to share the best pages from their own growth playbooks.
Moving Up Fast: The Secret to Rapid Growth and a Big Exit2:50pm - 3:10pm Dec 7There's a big strategic difference between acquiring your first 100 customers and your first 10,000. Learn what it is - along with other powerful, straight-from-the-trenches growth marketing strategies and tactics - from the host of legendary The Top podcast Nathan Latka. Your growth marketing success starts right here.
Afternoon Coffee Break3:10pm - 3:35pm Dec 7
Expert Analytics Panel: Measuring the Metrics That Actually Drive Growth3:35pm - 4:00pm Dec 7There are vanity metrics and there are growth metrics. The trick is determining which are which - and it's a hard trick to pull off. Learn how from growth leaders at Google, Timeshare CMO, Distil Networks, and Amplitude Analytics in this captivating, tell-all expert analytics panel.
The C Factor: A Customer-Driven Growth Framework4:00pm - 4:20pm Dec 7This is your chance to learn growth leader Sujan Patel's 3-part framework for driving customer growth. From developing customer-obsessed mentality, to creating content that solves real customer pain-points and fills industry knowledge gaps, to building a community people can network and thrive in, Sujan will teach the "C Factor" strategy that's made him such a success.
Scalable, Repeatable, Compounding: How to Invest in Long-Term Growth in 20184:20pm - 4:40pm Dec 7The silver bullet shortcut is a myth. Growth marketing isn't about that one-off tactic you read about on Forbes or changing your button color to blue. It's about going beyond traditional marketing to find scalable, repeatable ways of maximizing results—without burning through budgets. Take it from the Director of Marketing at Autopilot, Anne Fleshman, who will share real examples of successful growth strategies with compounding long-term impact.
The 3 keys:
Strategic partnership marketing
Evergreen content frameworks
Automated, yet personalized experiences
The Spotify Advantage: Why Data-Driven Product Optimization Is the Future of Growth Marketing4:40pm - 5:00pm Dec 7You've probably heard of Spotify. Launched just 9 years ago, it's the global market leader today in paid subscribers at more than 60 million (to Apple's 28 million). That's no small feat. And product optimization - specifically regular, data-driven product optimization - helped them accomplished it. Join Brant Cooper, CEO and Founder of Moves the Needle, to discover why so many high-growth companies today are building cross-functional teams to optimize their products, trusting in analytics data more than formal customer reviews, and following Spotify's lead into 2018.
11 Game Changing Steps to Building A Power Brand5:00pm - 5:20pm Dec 7Your brand is an investment - one of the most important ones you can make - and building it doesn't come easily. Take it from Blitz Metrics CTO Dennis Yu and Heather Dopson, who runs Enterprise Social Media at GoDaddy. They've put the hard brand-building work in already; some of it's paid off, some hasn't. Join them in this actionable, how-to session to get the straight, undiluted truth on what brand strategies actually deliver - like influencer marketing and content marketing - and which don't, so you can make the most of your branding dollars - whether you're an enterprise, mid-sized organization, startup, or aspiring young professional.
Building Marketplaces: From Zero to Billions5:20pm - 5:40pm Dec 7The VP and General Manager of Eventbrite, Brian Rothenberg, has led a long, storied career. From SkillSlate and TaskRabbit to Shyp and LifeLock, Brian is one of the definitive authorities on maturing early-stage startups into IPO successes or lucrative acquisitions. Join this session to learn the growth strategies and tactics he personally uses to get the job done.
Startups & Enterprises Don't Always Grow the Same Way: Why You Need to Adjust Your Growth Strategies to Make the Most of Your Market5:40pm - 6:00pm Dec 7It's one thing to grow a startup. It's another entirely to grow an established enterprise. Learn the difference in this illuminating session by the CMO of Nomiku, Michelle Killebrew. You'll learn how to pivot your growth stack as your company scales and matures, so you can keep hitting the growth numbers you know you deserve.
Unicorn Marketing: How to Get Remarkable Results Across Every Marketing Channel in 2018 & Beyond6:00pm - 6:30pm Dec 7By now, most companies are doing Google & Facebook marketing, both paid and organic. Unfortunately 99% of these marketing efforts end up going nowhere. This session will explore data that explains why that so the vast majority of internet marketing efforts fail, and provides an unusual, repeatable workflow on how to beat the paid/organic Facebook & Google algorithms in 2018 and beyond.
Cocktail Reception6:30pm - 8:00pm Dec 7


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Boston Marathon 2017
April 18, 2017
EVENT: 2017 Boston Marathon
EVENT DATE: Apr 17, 2017
The first time I watched the Boston Marathon, I can vividly remember seeing faces of pure determination as runners ran by tackling the first of the Newton hills. As they passed by, and we rang our cowbells, I held a big poster waiting to cheer on my dad. I always felt this overwhelming sense of excitement and thrill being at the race on Patriot's Day in Boston. While watching the race, I knew I wanted to be like all those other runners, but especially like my dad- experiencing all the pain and sense of accomplishment that comes with running Boston.
Fast forward, I started training and finished my first half marathon in 2012, during my freshman year of college. After completing that, I set my sights on a bigger goal - I knew I wanted to run Boston. I trained for the 2013 race, but due to the horrific events that took place that day at the finish line I was ushered off the course around mile 20. Two years later I finally finished my first marathon. When I crossed the finish line at the Baystate race, it didn't really hit me what I had just accomplished. I think it was bittersweet because I always envisioned myself finishing a marathon after taking a right on Hereford and a left on Boylston.
This time my Boston Marathon journey is going to be so much more about the girls I am running for than it will be about myself. To have the humbling opportunity to run and fundraise on behalf of health and fitness initiatives for girls in Eastern MA is what is going to motivate me to get up every Saturday morning, in the snow and sleet, to run. To show them that you can do whatever you set your mind to do.
2013 wasn't the year for me to run Boston, but now in 2017, four years later, I am ready to take on the course that means so much to me, for the cause that I am beyond passionate about. It thrills me to write this, I will be running the 2017 Boston Marathon for the Girls Scouts of Eastern MA. Please support me in this journey by helping me raise funds so that all girls who find themselves standing on that same hill in Newton and envision themselves crossing the finish line have the opportunity to do so.
The Team: $24,204 TOTAL RAISED SO FAR
Donor Comments
Emily Monigan
You are such a huge inspiration! I wish I could be there to cheer you on. As someone who loved being a Girl Scout and who currently loves fitness, I am so happy you are running as a model for these girls! With much love, Emily 3 years ago
The Jordan Family
We all wish you the best of luck. Very, very proud of you Angela. Love- Michael, Christine, Jill, Danielle, George and Daisy 3 years ago

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Hey, Brian thanks for taking time out of your schedule to talk with us today.
Not a problem at all, I'm always excited to talk to fellow entrepreneurs.
One of the funniest things I ever heard you say was "Never unemployed, but always unemployable." Can you tell me what that means?
To me being "unemployable" means that you never need to rely on someone else for your paycheck. It means maybe you're not cut out to be working for someone else. I certainly know that I'm not. So I say I'm unemployable because I never want to be looking for a job.
So are you saying that everybody should be their own boss?
No, I'm not saying that, because some people actually thrive in the security and knowledge that someone else is ultimately responsible for their financial future. But to me, that sounds terrifying. I want to know that I can go hunt, kill, drag home, and eat my own money, so to speak. Others may want to go buy their food at the store, but that's not the way of the entrepreneur.
So what makes entrepreneurship so attractive to you?
Well, my earliest ideas about business and entrepreneurship actually came from getting involved in the network marketing industry in high school. I would go to these pump up meetings every Thursday night with my upline sponsor and learn about how to sell the products. One of the very first things they taught us in these meetings was that if you wanted to become wealthy you have a much higher chance of doing so if you are not employed by someone else. They also taught that earnings can be practically unlimited when you own your own business. A J.O.B. to them stood for "just over broke." Maybe not everyone will agree with that statement, but it left a lasting impression on me. I guess you could say I drank the Kool-aid.
Another big thing network marketing taught me was about the concept of freedom. Freedom not just financially but the freedom to choose what you do, where you get to work and who you get to work with. When you're an entrepreneur you have the ultimate freedom to make all of these choices for yourself, with a job they're mostly made for you.
So let's talk about that for a second. The last time you had a job it actually led you to a huge breakthrough, correct? Can you talk about that story?
Sure. I was working at a software company several years ago. I took the job because my real estate business had collapsed with the last major real estate bubble coming to an end. Thankfully, because I was restless to get out of that job, I was always searching for a new side hustle to bring in extra income. I quickly found out that the easiest and fastest way to produce income - with very little money out of pocket - was with Airbnb. Little did I know that I would end up scaling it into a super lucrative business and then go on to teach thousands of people around the world how to do the same.
OK so let's talk about that for a minute. What exactly do you do on Airbnb?
What I do is control multiple properties that I don't own and turn them into my own personal profit centers on Airbnb. In a nutshell, I rent properties and then list them on Airbnb, with the permission of the owners. These places make way more by the night on Airbnb than what it costs me on a monthly basis to rent. It's a highly lucrative way to create instant cash flow without any of the downsides of traditional real estate investing or any huge start-up costs. After getting approached by so many people to share how I had built my business I started teaching.
Incredible. I understand you've had a ton of super successful students that have come through your training?
Yes, I'm still amazed every day as the stories keep coming in. From people that wanted to make a couple thousand dollars a month to those who are making well over six figures or multiple six figures per year on Airbnb. And most of these people had no prior experience whatsoever with Airbnb or real estate. It's very humbling and it's an incredible side benefit of being a teacher and trainer to see so many succeeding.
Wow, Brian thank you so much for your time. This is been very inspiring. What's the best way people can get a hold of you or learn more about what you do?
If you'd like to follow me I'm @bpagester on social media. And if you'd like to learn how to create cash flow on Airbnb without owning properties I'd be happy to give all your readers a copy of my book. All they need to do is go to www.sixfiguresinsixmonths.com Just cover shipping and handling and we will mail one out to you.
Sounds great Brian. Thank you so much for your time and I can't wait to follow up with you again soon and see what amazing things you'll be doing in the next year.
Thank you so much. I'm very grateful to speak with you today.
Brian Page is the founder of the BNB Formula. Learn more at www.bnbformula.com
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Jim Contardi '91
Jim Contardi has been named CEO of ARCOM, a leader in architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) software solutions that integrate building specification content.
Prior to joining ARCOM, he served as CEO in Residence with Alpine Investors, the values-driven private equity firm that acquired ARCOM. ARCOM is a strategic partner to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and maintains and distributes the organization's AIA MasterSpec content, which is used by 88 percent of the top architectural and engineering firms in the United States.
Contardi previously spent seven years at KKR-held First Data Corporation in a variety of general management and go-to-market leadership roles. He has held senior leadership positions at i2 Technologies, Entrust and SAP after starting his career at IBM.
He earned an M.B.A. from SMU's Cox School of Business and holds a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from Iowa State University.


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4.5/5 stars
This book took my by surprise, and in all good ways. I'd heard of Brent Weeks here and there, but hadn't picked up anything by him. To my SHAME. This story was incredible.
First things first. Gavin Guile is one of those characters that makes you wonder what his ultimate motivation is. The pretty standard trope "is he a good guy or bad guy" initially had me rolling my eyes, but I stuck with the story since the magic system was so intriguing, and Kip was so dang lovable. Thankfully, the trope is turned on its head as things are revealed (don't want to spoil anything) that make everything he is doing make sense.
And that's about it with this story. Everything you think you know ends up being something completely different. It's not just the standard plot twists and turns that are there just for the sake of being there. The plot is just, quite simply, genius. It makes me want to reprimand myself for not reading it sooner (or, actually, listening, since I did the audiobook).
Weeks weaves a tale so spellbinding you can't put it down. That's the genius of a good writer. The characters were phenomenal, the plot engrossing, and the worldbuilding masterful. My one minor critique is the overuse of describing women in physical terms. Weeks tended to be more descriptive of what women looked like as opposed to men, and it got a bit *eyeroll* after awhile. But other than that, this whole story was flawless in every respect.


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Desert Smiles Blog
Glendale Dentist Serving Phoenix, Scottsdale, Peoria, and nearby areas in Arizona
Dr. Chip Whitney who is double board certified in Family Medicine is a leading advocate of closing the "oral-systemic gap" between dentistry and medicine. He states "Gum bleeding usually seen as blood in the sink, is a sign of oral inflammation or infection. This creates an open door to the flow of bacteria from the mouth into the bloodstream and spraying everywhere. Whereever those bacteria land, they have the potential to elicit the same inflammatory reaction that they do in the mouth in those distal organs like the pancreas, uterus, brain and arteries. As a champion of preventive medicine, Dr. Whitney sees great effectiveness in the Perio Protect Method of treating gum disease. Dr Whitney again states, "I have seen countless patients significantly improve their blood tests simply by improving their oral health, thus lowering their risk of heart attack and stroke. For more information on how you can enjoy better oral and systemic health, visit with our professional hygiene staff about Perio Protect. For more information visit www.DesertSmiles.com., including information about oral preventive services in our Glendale dental office.
Dental phobia is a serious condition that impacts an unknown number of adults in the United States. Marked by anxiety or fear relating to dental care, this type of phobia can result in serious oral health issues including gum disease and tooth loss. Oral health problems like gum disease may pose systemic health problems as well, increasing risks for heart attack and stroke, kidney and liver failure, pancreatic and breast cancers, and dementia. If it has been longer than six months since your last visit to the dentist, call 602-978-1790 to schedule your appointment today.
Are you afraid of the dentist? Dr. Wilcox is a member of DOCS and has undergone extensive training in sedation dentistry. Give us a call to schedule a consultation and learn more about the sedation options we offer and how they may be able to help you find complete comfort and ease while in our care.
Charcoal teeth whitening is a growing beauty trend. Long touted by some alternative medicine and natural living bloggers as a way to remove "toxins" from the mouth, beauty vloggers and YouTube celebrities have taken up the torch and begun promoting activated charcoal as a miracle tooth whitening solution. But is it?
With nothing more than a toothbrush and some activated charcoal powder, you can remove surface stains from your teeth over the course of just a few days. The process, while somewhat cumbersome, is not prohibitive, requiring only that you brush, gently and continually, for two to five minutes daily until you have achieved your desired level of whiteness. However, while activated charcoal does in fact work to remove surface stains, here are two things to keep in mind about its efficacy:
- Activated charcoal only works on surface stains, like those caused by coffee, tea, and sports drinks
- Prolonged use of activated charcoal can remove tooth enamel, exposing the underlying dentin and causing a permanent yellowing of your teeth
If you have deep stains, such as those caused by tetracycline or fluorosis, or if your staining is the result of aging, activated charcoal, like any topical whitener, will likely enhance the discoloration. Because activated charcoal can only remove topical stains, those deeper stains will be accentuated when surrounding tooth structure is lightened.
The best way to avoid unforeseen consequences of tooth whitening is to talk with a cosmetic dentist about professional options that work to lighten even the deepest of stains - along with alternative options, like porcelain veneers, that can be used to address stains that will not respond to topical whiteners.
How Abrasive is Activated Charcoal?
Unlike baking soda or similarly abrasive ingredients used in toothpaste, charcoal does not remove stains by buffing them off. Instead, charcoal binds to the stains and lifts them from teeth. In the process, however, the abrasiveness of charcoal also serves to remove tooth enamel, increasing the risks of dingy and yellowed teeth.
According to the American Dental Association, there is not enough information about activated charcoal for there to be an official stance on its safety and efficacy as a tooth whitener.
However, in one study cited by the ADA it was found that using a mixture of activated charcoal and table salt was, "...not only ineffective (the teeth had a yellow cast, which the authors attributed to removal of the enamel during the brushing, revealing the dentin underneath), [they] also documented concave cavities on the labial surfaces of the anterior teeth following use."
Increased risks for cavities? Enhanced discoloration? Activated charcoal begins to sound less and less like an alternative to tooth whitening and more and more like a fast-track to oral health and beauty issues.
Stick With the Professionals
The truth is, it is always best to work with a cosmetic dentist when you are whitening your teeth and Phoenix cosmetic dentist Dr. Donald Wilcox offers a comprehensive selection of teeth whitening services, including topical bleaches, dental bonding, and porcelain veneers, enabling him to address even the most severe tooth staining. If you are unhappy with the appearance of your teeth, we welcome an opportunity to meet with you and discuss your concerns, and to help you find the best solution for your needs.
Call Desert Smiles at 602-978-1790 to schedule a consultation and learn more. Located in Glendale, Dr. Wilcox serves Phoenix, Mesa, Chandler, and all surrounding areas of Arizona.
This may come as a surprise, but metal dental fillings are not designed to last for a lifetime. The amalgam used for these types of fillings is sensitive to temperature changes in the mouth, allowing it to expand and contract with heat and cold. This can result in one of two eventualities: the filling comes loose and falls out or the filling expands to such an extent that it cracks or breaks surrounding enamel.
You can help prevent a silver filling from damaging your teeth by knowing when it needs to be replaced. Every 10 to 15 years is a safe bet. However, assuming you're not keeping track of the years by way of dental fillings, here are five additional ways to tell if it's time to talk to Dr. Wilcox about replacing one:
- Increased tooth sensitivity in a tooth with a filling
- Sharp or throbbing pain in or around a tooth with a filling
- Dark holes or spots on or around a filling
- Enamel around a filling feels rough or sharp, even after brushing teeth
- Cracks have begun to form on the surface of a tooth with a filling
Tooth pain should never be ignored. If you are experiencing tooth pain, it is important that you contact us right away for an examination. When caught early on, most oral health issues can be treated quickly.
We offer safe, nontoxic, aesthetically pleasing tooth-colored fillings at our Glendale office. Bonded to teeth, these fillings do not come loose or fall out and, while not permanent, porcelain fillings may last for up to 30 years - that's two to three-times the life-expectancy of metal fillings. This alone has prompted some of our patients to replace older silver fillings even before they fail.
If you believe you have a filling that needs to be replaced or if you are interested in learning more about replacing metal fillings with a tooth-colored alternative, please call 602-978-1790 to schedule an appointment at Desert Smiles today. Located in Glendale, we welcome patients from Mesa, Chandler, Peoria, and all surrounding areas.
The sedation options offered at the Glendale office of Dr. Donald Wilcox have a long history of safe and effective use. A member of the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation, Dr. Wilcox has trained extensively in the art and science of producing optimal patient comfort through sedation dentistry - a service that can be provided before any of your treatments at Desert Smiles.
Some patients choose dental sedation only when they are in need of more involved treatments. Others opt for the service to treat discomforts unrelated to the treatment itself. Issues like an overactive gag reflex, highly sensitive teeth, and TMJ may necessitate sedation for routine services such as cleanings and examinations. Dr. Wilcox will take time to understand your needs and listen carefully to your concerns to help you determine when and if sedation may be useful for you.
Conscious Oral Sedation
Dr. Wilcox offers conscious oral sedation, a trusted and effective sedation dentistry option that does not come with the same risks as deeper, IV sedation. With this option, medication is administered in pill form before your appointment. Once the medication has started to work, you will feel completely relaxed and perhaps even slightly euphoric, but you will still be able to respond to basic instructions - which is incredibly useful for things like spitting during routine cleanings - though you will likely have only limited memory of the procedure itself.
We have found that this method of sedation is incredibly effective, even for those working through previous dental trauma. During your initial consultation, Dr. Wilcox can discuss the medications used for dental sedation in greater detail to help you decide if conscious oral sedation is the best fit for your needs.
Routine Cleanings & Examinations
The cornerstone of a healthy and attractive smile is peak oral health - and that can only be obtained through a consistent oral hygiene routine.
Brushing your teeth after every meal and snack and flossing both morning and night will go a long way towards removing surface stains and preventing issues like decay, infection, and gum disease. However, without professional care, many issues that can pose long-term problems may remain unnoticed.
Biannual visits for professional cleanings and examinations serve multiple purposes, including removing all plaque and tartar from the teeth. These visits allow Dr. Wilcox to detect early warning signs of conditions as diverse as bruxism (tooth grinding) and cavities, and to provide swift treatment that can help prevent small problems from causing serious and lasting damage.
If you have avoided the dentist for fear of discomfort, maybe it's time to reconsider. Give us a call at 602-978-1790 to schedule a consultation and learn more.
Desert Smiles is located in Glendale, Arizona. Our award-winning dentist welcomes patients from Phoenix, Chandler, Scottsdale, and all surrounding areas.
July is National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of July, the 15th this year, is National Ice Cream Day. Both the day and the month were created through congressional resolution in 1984, which is a pretty big deal for ice cream.
There is no question that ice cream is a summertime favorite. Even without its own month, this cold treat becomes increasingly popular during the spring and summer, offering a refreshing escape on those days that top 100 in and around Glendale. But is it possible to enjoy ice cream and still maintain optimal oral health?
How to Protect Your Teeth
Let's start with the good. Ice cream contains calcium, a mineral that is essential for healthy tooth enamel. Of course, ice cream is not the standard go-to calcium supplement, but it is a fairly delicious way to get 100 or so mg of the mineral that comprises 99% of the bones and teeth in your body. Ice cream also has a small amount of protein, potassium, and vitamins A and D.
While it would be irresponsible to claim ice cream has "health benefits," it would be dishonest to suggest there is nothing healthy in the treat. However, none of the vitamins or minerals in ice cream will protect your teeth against the damage the treat's sometimes alarming sugar content can do. That responsibility is yours alone.
Here's the good news, you can eat ice cream AND maintain a strong and healthy smile. You just have to be smart about it. Here's how:
- Choose ice cream without candy and other add-ons
- Brush your teeth within an hour of consuming ice cream
- Floss within 12 hours of eating ice cream
- Drink plenty of water throughout the day
Taking time to brush and floss, and drinking several cups of water throughout the day will have a positive impact on your oral health regardless of your relationship to ice cream. These steps will also help reduce your risks of tooth discoloration, the development of gum disease, and issues such as halitosis that are often related to substandard oral hygiene routines. Be sure to visit our office every six months for cleanings and examinations as well. These visits are essential for a strong and healthy smile.
Glendale dentist Dr. Donald Wilcox offers a comprehensive range of general, restorative, and cosmetic dentistry services that can be used in various combinations to produce the smile of your dreams. If you are overdue for a visit to the dentist or if you are considering a smile makeover, he welcomes an opportunity to meet with you, learn about your needs, and help you determine the best course of treatment.
Please call Desert Smiles at 602-978-1790 to schedule your consultation with Dr. Wilcox. Located in Glendale, our award-winning dentist serves Scottsdale, Peoria, and all surrounding areas of Arizona.
Men are nearly twice as likely as women to develop gum disease. Symptoms of this common oral health problem may include:
- Red or swollen gum tissue
- Gums that bleed easily when brushed
- Chronic bad breath
- A persistent bad taste in the mouth
When left untreated, gum disease may present symptoms including:
- Loose teeth
- Pus in between teeth
- Gum tissue pulling away from teeth
- Tooth loss
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, it is important that you get in touch with Dr. Wilcox to schedule an examination. Left untreated, gum disease can have a profound impact on the health and life expectancy of males.
Men's Health Month
June is Men's Health Month and a perfect time to consider the impact gum disease has on men in particular. Complications linked to untreated gum disease exceed tooth loss and potential jaw shrinkage to include increased risks for:
- Heart attack and stroke
- High blood pressure
- Esophageal and pancreatic cancer
- Dementia
Gum disease is also linked to erectile dysfunction.
This June, take time to schedule a routine cleaning and examination at our Glendale office. During this appointment, Dr. Wilcox will carefully examine your gums for any signs of infection, allowing him to provide swift treatment when needed to help prevent more serious health issues from occurring.
To schedule your next appointment at Desert Smiles, please call 602-978-1790 today.
Snoring is the most common and most frequently cited symptom of sleep apnea. People living with sleep apnea often snore, loudly, throughout the night - a major signifier of the disorder. Snoring is not, however, the only symptom of sleep apnea.
People who live alone or those with partners or roommates who do not seem to be bothered by snoring may never have their nocturnal noises brought to their attention. This makes it very important to know some of the less talked about symptoms of sleep apnea.
Sleep Apnea Symptoms
With sleep apnea, breathing is obstructed by collapsed airways and soft tissue in the throat and mouth. This can create a complete cessation of breath, which is often followed by choking or gasping noises. This, in addition to snoring, is typically the focus when sleep apnea symptoms are discussed. But these symptoms may not be known by those who are experiencing them unless they are brought up by someone else.
Symptoms of sleep apnea that you may recognize without someone else's observations include:
- Frequent morning headaches
- Waking most mornings with a dry mouth or a sore throat
- Excessive daytime fatigue
- Memory and concentration problems
- A sudden onset of anxiety or depression
- Inexplicable mood swings
As a consequence of untreated sleep apnea, fatigue and energy loss may result in weight gain and other potential complications. When ignored for long periods of time, sleep apnea may increase risks for:
- Hypertension
- Heart attack and stroke
- Type 2 diabetes
- Sexual dysfunction
If you are experiencing daytime symptoms of sleep apnea, it is a good idea to talk to a sleep doctor for proper testing and diagnosis. If you are diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, Glendale dentist Dr. Donald Wilcox may be able to customize an oral appliance to help keep airways open and eliminate the symptoms of this disorder.
Steps to Reduce Sleep Apnea Risks
Smokers are three times as likely as nonsmokers to develop sleep apnea. Men and women who use narcotics and sedatives, including marijuana, or drink alcohol excessively (more than two drinks per day) are also at increased risk for sleep apnea. So too are individuals who are generally inactive and overweight. This makes obstructive sleep apnea a "lifestyle disorder" to at least some extent.
As a lifestyle disorder, lifestyle changes may be needed to truly eliminate the condition. These include:
- Not smoking
- Reducing alcohol intake
- Not using narcotics or sedatives, including prescription
- Eating a well-balanced diet
- Getting adequate exercise
Current physical activity guidelines for adults are 2.5 hours of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise weekly and at least 60 minutes of daily activity. This can include walking, swimming, riding a bike, or anything else that gets a person up and moving.
Commitment to leading a healthy lifestyle is just one aspect of sleep apnea treatment, but when combined with a customized oral appliance that can keep airways open, it is often possible to avoid more invasive and annoying CPAP options.
If you suspect you are suffering from sleep apnea, let Dr. Wilcox help. Call Desert Smiles at 602-978-1790 to schedule a consultation at our Glendale office to learn more.
Dr. Wilcox provides sleep apnea treatment to men and women living in Phoenix, Chandler, Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, and all surrounding areas of Arizona.
HiSmile is an at-home tooth whitening solution that claims it can lighten teeth up to eight-shades in just six short treatments. The HiSmile system is comprised of three syringes of whitening gel, a rubber application tray, and a LED light attachment. The whitening solution included in the kit is enough for six applications. Each application takes 10-minutes and the manufacturer suggests results can be seen in as little as two days.
The cost of HiSmile is $60. This includes everything you need, according to the manufacturer, to see remarkable results in just a few short days. Many in the dental community are, however, skeptical of these claims.
The whitening gel used with HiSmile does not contain hydrogen peroxide, leading some to wonder if the product is worth it. In a recent article published by Zwivel, our own Dr. Donald Wilcox chimed in on the issue by saying:
"Hydrogen peroxide is produced naturally by our bodies. Products using hydrogen peroxide for bleaching are proven over several decades to be effective and safe."
The long-term efficacy of HiSmile is as of yet unknown, prompting Dr. Wilcox to suggest that patients look to alternatives that have a standing history of success instead. "Opalescence Go is a product sold in dental offices consisting of stock trays that mold to the patient's teeth. It is less costly than custom tray bleaching. Crest Whitestrips are effective for many patients, but not as easy to use as the stock or custom tray techniques," Dr. Wilcox is quoted as saying in the above article. Opalescence Go is one of the tooth whitening options available through our office.
Removing hydrogen peroxide from bleaching solution may help reduce some instances of tooth sensitivity, which is an attractive benefit of HiSmile. However, the same benefit can be obtained by simply adjusting the amount of hydrogen peroxide whitening solution placed into an application tray. This may take slightly longer than the six days promised by HiSmile, but it is a time-tested and reliably effective way of eliminating stain and discoloration from the surface of the teeth.
HiSmile, by contrast, has shown to be only about 50% effective according to the review on Zwivel. What's more, after the initial six applications, there will be nothing left for touch-ups. Compare this to the tooth whitening solutions available through our office. From Dr. Wilcox:
"All teeth relapse color-wise over time. The beauty of having custom trays or home whitening alternatives is [in the ease] to touch up whenever you want."
Proven effective, incredibly convenient, and complete with enough solution to keep teeth bright and stain-free for years, our professional tooth whitening options are ideal for men and women who demand reliable results. If you are interested in learning more about our services, please call Desert Smiles at 602-978-1790 to schedule a consultation right away. Located in Glendale, Dr. Wilcox provides professional tooth whitening solutions for people living in Peoria, Scottsdale, Phoenix, and all surrounding areas.
- Who is a candidate for sedation dentistry?
- What is the medication normally used?
- What are contraindications to sedation dentistry?
- Any special restrictions prior to sedation dentistry?
- How much does sedation dentistry cost?
- Why use a pill and not an IV or a general anesthetic?
1. Who is a candidate for sedation dentistry?
- Adults who suffer from severe dental fear and anxiety
- Those who have had traumatic dental experiences and are afraid of having bad dental experiences again
- People who have difficultly getting numb with local anesthetics
- People with very sensitive teeth
- People with busy lifestyles who need a lot of dentistry completed comfortably in one or two appointments
- Adults who hate needles and shots
- Adults who object to the noises, smells, and tastes associated with dental care
- People who are afraid and embarrassed about their teeth and want a nice smile that looks professional and enhances their image.
2. What is the medication normally used?
Our most commonly used sedative agent is Triazolam. It is a sedative hypnotic pill in the same family as Valium. It is the same medication that is prescribed hundreds of thousands of times a year by physicians as a very safe sleeping aid. The drug enforcement agency has categorized it as a schedule IV substance, which means it is only one category higher than common aspirin. In over one million dental sedations monitored by the DOCS organization, there has never been a severe emergency or death using this medication.
3. What are contraindications to sedation dentistry?
- Pregnancy
- Nursing mothers
- Acute narrow angle glaucoma
- Allergy or sensitivity to benzodiazepine medications
- Severe medical conditions
- Significant respiratory problems like severe asthma or emphysema
- Psychosis
- Taking a medication called a MAO inhibitor
- Alcoholics
- We estimate that 90-95% of the adult population are good candidates for oral sedation dentistry.
4. Any special restrictions prior to sedation dentistry?
We will go over preoperative instructions in detail when you are scheduling your visit. The highlights are:
- Nothing to eat or drink 8 hrs prior
- Reduce caffeine for 12 hrs prior
- No alcohol or narcotic drugs
- Take prescription drugs as you normally would unless otherwise directed
- No contact lenses
- Wear light-weight comfortable clothing, preferably with short sleeves
- It is absolutely essential that you have your escort drive you to your appointment and back home
5. How much does sedation dentistry cost?
The fee is $225 per appointment for the sedation.
6. Why use a pill and not an IV or general anesthetic?
We work with a dental anesthesiologist when necessary but we have found nearly 99% of the time it is not necessary for restorative dentistry and cosmetic dentistry. Deep sedation and general anesthesia carry increased risks and costs. Costs can be 5 to 10 times greater. The pill we use is placed under the tongue where it dissolves and is absorbed very quickly. Not only is it safer and less costly, but oral sedation fits easier into most people's schedule.
Contact our Scottsdale sedation dentist for more information on sedation dentistry and how we can provide you with a relaxing and comfortable dental visit. We happily help patients in Scottsdale, Glendale, Phoenix, Peoria and surrounding areas in Arizona.


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Trump Wants To Cut National Arts Funding: What It Could Mean For Black Art
Nothing good is what it could mean.
March 16, 2017 at 10:39 pm
That whole Snoop Dogg thing must've gotten under Trump's skin more than he let on. In his budget, released today, the president added to his list of public enemies: joining the press as a societal hazard are those that try to help the poor and America's artists.
The New York Times reports that, among other cuts, Trump wants to completely get rid of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Why? Because he wants an additional $60 billion for military and defense spending.
Now, let's be clear: neither of our two national arts organizations have particularly large budgets. Together, they get $300 million annually to distribute to artists; as a percentage of our total $1.1 trillion in annual spending we, in America, have one of the smallest national arts budgets in the developed world.
If our arts spending is so small, then why is this a big deal? How does it affect people we know and care about?
Let's take a look at the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards for 2016, shall we?
There were 12 awards distributed. All were given to organizations that served underrepresented communities, and a five were given to those that explicitly serve "youth of color," "youngsters experiencing challenges within their Detroit and Flint, Michigan communities" and "urban teens."
You might say, well, that's only 12 groups, and I don't live in Flint or in St. Louis or any of the places where they operate. Well, here's the thing: getting any money at all from either endowment attracts money from private sources — receiving even a small grant from the National Endowment for the Arts is a powerful co-sign that brings private funding in.
As with the youth program award recipients, the descriptions of the programs that received smaller grants are littered with phrases like "served are underserved … African-American families" and "the project will focus on … underserved communities."
According to the National Endowment for the Arts, "40 percent of NEA-supported activities take place in high-poverty neighborhoods," and "33 percent of NEA grants serve low-income audiences."
Last week, Chance the Rapper went back to his old neighborhood in Chicago, the sort of neighborhood the NEA would classify as "high-poverty," and gave $1 million, while pledging and additional $100,000, to arts programs for urban students.
Chance did this because there's not enough money right now for after-school programs and for arts enrichment programs. Imagine how things will be should the Endowment for the Arts and the Endowment for the Humanities be cut. We will be completely reliant on the largess of individuals like Chance.
How's that going to work out? Well, Chance asked others to donate to the arts as he has; as of yet, no one has stepped forward.
Chance himself is the product of the sorts of programs the National Endowment for the Arts funds, as is the writer you're reading now. For less than one percent of the national budget, we get all sorts of amazing art and arts training. Without summer programs for students, without after-school programs, without Chance, Alvin Ailey, Tuskegee, your friendly neighborhood Blavity writers and so many other black cultural institutions, what will America feel like?
The good news is our president is a president, not a king: Congress will craft our actual budget, not Trump. Trump's budget however, is the president's recommendation for what our senators and representatives ought to do. So prepare for more attacks on the arts, and start calling your representatives to let them know how you feel.


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UPDATE: Martha Booth has been found in D.C. and is safe and well.
WASHINGTON – The Bowie Police department is issuing a Silver Alert for a 77-year-old woman with dementia.
Martha Booth was last seen at 5:30 p.m. near the 3300 block of Crane Highway in Bowie.
Booth stands five-feet tall and weighs approximately 97 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing black pants with white polka dots, a gray sweatshirt and a tan hat.
Booth was driving a 2001 Black Ford Escape with a D.C. license plate number DY-1611, according to police.
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Picturesque River Rafting In kundalini Must Visit With Family
The rafting day trip will take you through the virgin forests below the Mulshi and Bhira dams, along a 14 KM stretch of the Kundalika. This exciting and wild stretch passes through Grade II and III rapids, and with our fully qualified guides, you're in great hands. You can then undertake on the incredible experience of navigating these rapids that stretch for almost 11km. This adventure activity does not require any swimming experience and anyone above the age of 14 can indulge in the activity. Kundalini is one of the best places for rive rafting. This place can be accessed by any local transport by road to take back the incredible memories as you embark this activity.
Reporting time
The Kundalika river rafting trip starts at 8:00 am every morning. Bhira dam controlled the water flow, we must start our rafting on schedule or face the possibility of trip cancellation due to lack of water flow. Should report by 8.00 am.
Who can't raft?
Heart patients, Pregnant ladies, and people with severe asthma, children below 14 yrs will not be allowed to raft.
What to bring?
T-Shirts, shorts and sports shoes or floaters for rafting.
A change of dry clothes and a towel.
Lightweight warm cloth if you are camping overnight.
Sun Hat / Cap
Sun Glasses
Waterproof sunblock lotion
Travel Tips
(1) Book ticket in advance as it is usually packed.
(2) Reach before the time so that you have less waiting time.
(3) You should wear comfortable clothes and don't carry anything with you. Don't wear any piece of jewellery, watches, specs, etc from your body. All pockets should be empty.
(4) In the cafeteria, where your fellow mates can sit and watch you jump on the big screen.
(5) If you have a heart condition, epilepsy, high blood pressure, diabetes, or a neurological disorder, or are pregnant, it is advised that you don't attempt the jump.
Safety Measure:
People who have certain medical conditions should not attempt do river rafting. Bungee jumping companies make you sign a release that includes a list of these conditions. You should get clearance from your doctor if you have blood pressure that is too low or too high, back problems, breathing issues such as asthma, circulatory diseases, heart problems or head injuries. Pregnant ladies should not allow river rafting.
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The rafting activity in kundalini river is dam control conducted over the water released into the river. First river rafting and destination place are Kundalini. But River rafting promises you with a nerve thrilling experience by taking you through different levels of grades. While here you will be facing following grade levels:
Grade II: Get ready to skate your raft through rough waters. Gather up your team and prep up with all the safety gears as while rowing through these grades you might need to work on your manoeuvring technique because the adventure is just about to get a little rough from here.
Grade III: When you enter this level, you will be welcomed by raging white water. Reinforce yourself as you are likely to meet sudden drops. Strike the small waves rising high in order to lead forward without any tumbling. While guide through these grades, make sure you have a better technique planned in mind – build up your team for a thrilling rafting experience.
Everyone life itself is risky and there's no way of telling whether the decisions you're about to make are right or wrong until you've made them. Everyone accept responsibility for your actions afterwards. At some point in time, you have to take that risk and have faith that it will pay off. In the end, at least you have faced your fears and taken that leap of faith. Buzz yourself with this delightful experience.


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That's the title of a little book I picked up the other day. It contains quotations on various topics, this one on writers. Twain had been introduced to an audience as "one of the world's greatest authors," and this was his response:
I was sorry to have my name mentioned as one of the great authors because they have a sad habit of dying off. Chaucer is dead, Spenser is dead, so is Milton, so is Shakespeare, and I'm not feeling very well myself.


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The Mad Max game, developed by Avalanche Studios, is set to be released alongside the new Mad Max movie, Mad Max: Fury Road. The game was originally intended to be released last year but was delayed to this year and will be available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
The open-world action game, like the movie, is set in a post-apocalyptic world where the world is crawling with dangerous scavengers. In the game you have to survive after being hijacked in a desert area. Along the way you can pick up a variety of weapons, including Mad Max's weapon of choice; the shotgun. The game also features a crafting system which you can use to make new weapons and upgrade vehicles.


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Overdrive parts available soon
Diffs, axles, lockers, transmissions, portals, that kind of thing.
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How's the project going?
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I hate to say, but at this point, it is going nowhere fast. I have been busy with other projects, including a move.
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As you can see from my sig - i'm familiar with the Nash 4+3. They are a tricky rebuild, but fully possible. We rebuilt mine in house. Anything you would like to know about them?Derrickbwg wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 1:28 pmThose vettes were less than 250hp but torque was a little above 300ft lbs...puny by todays standards but i agree more robust more than likely than the laycock
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So how goes the overdrive project? Is there a working system available to purchase. I really need to get something set up to get more top-speed out of our 1975 710m as it doesn't meet the speed requirements to travel on the turnpike highways and I don't always like to travel the long way using back roads here in Oklahoma.
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asked Jan 13 '19 at 04:45 by Dytrich (21)
My brother has a Bitwig account with an aktivated license, for 3 persons. I was a bit to fast and created an own account, but right now I can't log out anymore, may anyone help me with this? Best greetings,
From the Botwig support:
to logout, you have to delete all the hidden.activation-* files in your Bitwig main folder.
Best regards,
answered Feb 26 '19 at 22:54 by fsciarra62 (1.0k)
If you want to log out from your account on this website, simply click the Logout button in the top right corner.
answered Jan 15 '19 at 15:59 by Bitwig_Support (1.1k)
I am sure he means logout from the Bitwig Studio installation, because this is the problem I have right now! I had a demo account and now bought a license from another account. But I cannot use this license on my actual installation because I don't know how to change the Bitwig account locally...
answered Feb 24 '19 at 13:33 by XHale84 (15)
Hi Linus and XHale84,
I hope to have understood your problems.
Your account has information stored in two places:
On your local computer, you can change your license info by going in the "User" tab of the very first page Bitwig opens, the one which shows User, Settings, Packages, Help.
The very lower button down in the left of the User tab is "License info". Clicking that button, opens the dialog in which you can enter your license code.
The other place where you have to clean up things, is to log into your account page on bitwig.com, where you can see your personal informations.
At the end of the page, after the download links, you can find the "Registered hosts" section.
For the OP, Dytrich, just remove your host from the list, to free one of your brother's account hosts.
For XHale84 you can remove all the registered hosts you see, so that the previous license associations get lost.
Now when you will start Bitwig again, with your computer connected to internet, it will ask you to enter the license. Uninstalling didn't help because the information about your local host were stored on the bitwig site, I believe.
I hope this solves your troubles. If not, please report back! :-D
Best regards,
answered Feb 24 '19 at 14:04 by fsciarra62 (1.0k)
edited Feb 24 '19 at 14:17
Hi there and thanks for your answer! I already tried re-entering the license, but this didn't work because of my 2 accounts!
Locally I am logged in into account A. The license is stored under account B. I cannot transfer the license to account A. So I need to log in locally under my account B.
That doesn't work because I cannot find a Logout Button within Bitwig Studio :-/
answered Feb 24 '19 at 15:34 by XHale84 (15)
Actually I didn't either...
Trying to be of help, what I know is that if you install a previous version you've never installed before, that you have to re-enter all the credentials. Clearly you cannot open the projects saved with a later version... Maybe you can then upgrade and see.
I don't know if this might help you. You might also delete the local Bitwig folder, Probably you might move the installed-packages folder in a safe position, so you don't have to re-download it, completely clear the Bitwig folder, not your project folder.
I don't know if this can help... I didn't try... Also I'm on Linux so I'm pretty sure of where my projects are, where hidden Bitwig folders are, etc... Don't know for other os... can't really help...
Best regards,
answered Feb 24 '19 at 17:25 by fsciarra62 (1.0k)
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Australian Law Journal update: Vol 94 Pt 5
The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal contains the following articles: "Dixonian Legalism and its Adherents: Assessing the Place for Policy Choices under "Strict and Complete Legalism" in Theory and Practice" – Ned Hirst; "Discrimination Against Employees of Religious Schools in Australia, US and the EU – A Comparison in Light of Human Rights and Deliberative Democracy" – Robert Mężyk; and "Resolving Conflicts at the Interface of Public and Private Law" – Ellen Roc. This Part also includes the following sections: Current Issues; Conveyancing and Property; Environmental Law; International Focus; and Obituary: The Hon John Cain.
Australian Law Journal update: Vol 92 Pt 5
The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal contains the following articles: "Young's 'Fact finding made easy' in Refugee Law: A Former Practitioner's Perspective" – Douglas McDonald-Norman; "Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil … and, Read No Evil: Confiscation of Literary Proceeds under Australian Criminal Property Confiscation Legislation" – Dr Natalie Skead; and "Aggravating and Mitigating Factors in Sentencing: Comparing the Views of Judges and Jurors" – Kate Warner, Julia Davis, Arie Freiberg, Caroline Spiranovic and Helen Cockburn. This Part also includes the following sections: Current Issues; Conveyancing and Property; Around the Nation: Northern Territory; Personalia; Recent Cases; and Books.
Criminal Law Journal 2016 Board Meeting
The 2016 meeting of the Criminal Law Journal Editorial Board was held on 22 March at Government House, Tasmania. Thomson Reuters and the Board are both grateful to Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Kate Warner AM, Governor of Tasmania, for hosting the event. This year marks the Journal's 40th year in publication. The Journal was first published in 1977 and over ...more
New Tasmania Section coming soon to The Australian Law Journal
Thomson Reuters is pleased to announce the appointment of the Hon Justice Stephen Estcourt as the Section Editor for a brand new Tasmania Section in The Australian Law Journal. Justice Escourt was appointed as a Magistrate in 1990, after 15 years as a barrister and solicitor with the firm of Archer Bushby in Launceston. He left ...more
Journal of Judicial Administration update: October 2013
The latest Part of the Journal of Judicial Administration publishes two interesting articles. The first article comes from Dr Anthony E Cassimatis and Dr Peter Billings and addresses whether statutory judicial review mechanisms enacted in the Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and Tasmania have realised their overall aims of promoting access to justice and accountability of public administration. The second article is a personal reflection by Justice Emilios Kyrou on some of the key personal attributes of a good judge.
Criminal Law Journal update: August 2013
The latest Part of Crim LJ includes the following: Editorial: "Biffing with impunity: Reflections on boxing, rugby and State of Origin" – Simon Bronitt; Articles: "Jurisdiction over criminal acts on cruise ships: Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps?" – Kate Lewins and Nick Gaskell; and "Involving juries in sentencing: Insights from the Tasmanian jury study" – Kate Warner and Julia Davis. Case and Comment: Field v The Queen – Anita Killeen; Phillips' Brief: The severest provocation – Amanda Nettelbeck; and Digest of Recent Criminal Cases.


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Disruptive Innovation Meets the American Education Crisis
The educational system in the United States has been in a state of perpetual reform throughout its history. Yet, most attempts to improve it have failed. Wholesale reform of public schools has been tried without general success. The establishment of charter schools has been touted with equally disappointing results. The computer was hailed as the salvation of the nation's schools, and yet its adoption has had no noticeable impact, either.
So, why aren't our schools producing world-class graduates? As George Will reminds us in a recent essay, even as far back as 1961, 43 percent of the classes being taken by high school students were nonacademic ones. Starting in 1962, teachers began organizing into unions, going out on strike, and receiving increased salaries, even as students' scores on standardized tests declined steadily. SAT scores peaked in 1964. By the late 1970s, most high school juniors did not know in which century the Civil War had taken place.
In 1994, Congress passed a resolution that by the year 2000, 90 percent of high school students would graduate and that the United States would become the world leader in math and science in its schools. But simply decreeing it did not make it happen.
Next, Congress passed the No Child Left Behind bill in 2002.1 Despite the best intentions, that only made the problem worse. The fact is that the school system is simply not capable of doing what that law demanded.
Given this dilemma, how can we fix it?
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The exhibition that's now on view in the Walker galleries, Picasso and American Art, argues that Pop artists of the 1960s responded to Pablo Picasso's art. But was Picasso himself a sort-of Pop artist? When Robert Rosenblum came to the Walker to give a lecture " Cubism as Pop Art" in conjunction with the Picasso show at the Walker in 1980, he argued that Picasso was indeed thinking Pop. I listened to a cassette tape of his lecture when I was searching in the archives for sound bites to put in our Picasso audio guide. We didn't end up using any of the stuff I dug up, but this talk by Rosenblum was just too good to put back in the basement. So I decided to post audio of his lecture. (And despite the fact that we didn't officially use any of the archival sound clips I found, Robin, our New Media guru, did have my voice appear on Art on Call reading some of the artist's names, which was a pretty cool consolation prize.)
Rosenblum starts his lecture by laying out his thesis, which was that Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, and Roy Lichtenstein were not the first to use elements of popular culture in their art. Name brands, pop songs, and newspaper clippings are all over Picasso's artwork. However, for many years, scholars ignored what the words in Picasso's paintings might be saying, preferring to concentrate on the formal, more abstract aspects of his Cubist paintings. But when Pop art came on the scene, suddenly all of these hidden meanings started to pop out. You can just barely make out a woman playing a stringed instrument in Ma Jolie (winter 1911-1912). Yet despite the cryptic imagery, Picasso has written the title across the bottom of the canvas, his nickname for his lover at the time and the refrain to a song often played in the music halls of Paris. Rosenblum looks in depth at Ma Jolie as well as a 1912 painting by Picasso that uses the French brand of bouillon cubes, Kub, to ironically comment on Cubism.
Rosenblum said in his lecture that he wanted his audience to think about " how new art changes our idea of what old art looks like." Rosenblum asserted that when one thinks young artists are crass and audacious, one should take another look at many of the artists already considered to be " masters," for even more established artists were often radical in their own time. Maybe seeing Matthew Barney as a goat in Drawing Restraint 7 can give us insight into Picasso's self-portraits as a minotaur. Perhaps Robert Gober's bronze, fake wood plank in Quartet can inspire us to reflect on the trompe l'oeil wood grains in Picasso's Cubist still lifes; or maybe considering Kara Walker's provocative scenes and Demoiselles D'Avignon can spark ideas that illuminate both artists' work. In any event, Picasso and American Art is a rare opportunity for us to consider not only how Amercian artists continue to respond to Picasso, but also how contemporary art can give us new ways of looking at one of the 20th century's most acclaimed artists.
Excerpts from Rosenblum's lecture:
Robert Rosenblum. On Modern American Art: Selected Essays. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1999.
______. Cubism and Twentieth Century Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1979.
______. "Cubism as Pop Art" in Modern Art and Popular Culture: Readings in High and Low. Edited by Kirk Varnedoe and Adam Gopnik. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1990.
Jasper Johns, Two Maps II (1966)
Pablo Picasso, Ma Jolie (winter 1911-1912)


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National Dressage Championships – Stoneleigh 2014
Great to see so many members again this year and welcome to those who have just joined. BDSC would also like to thank Penny Pollard for presenting certificates to the Pony, Junior, Young Rider and Paras who represented Great Britain between 1st January 2013 and August 2014 and also to the Senior riders who represented Great Britain for the first time in the same period. It was good that so many of you were able to attend but, if you were not able to be there and would like us to send your certificate please send large stamped addressed envelope to Jane Kendall, Pilstye Farm, Rowhill Lane, Balcombe, West Sussex RH17 6JN.
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Consider that, at the age of 43, you're the editorial cartoonist for Cleveland's The Plain Dealer, one of the nation's most prestigious newspapers.
You've held the job since the age of 30, and in a little over a decade your cartoons have won numerous professional awards and have been published far beyond Cleveland, Ohio. They've appeared in such publications as Newsweek(including "Best Cartoons of the Year" issues),Time, The New York Times, Los Angeles Timesand The Washington Post. They've also been broadcast on shows including Good Morning, America and Meet the Press.
Then one morning you're at work. The newsroom is empty except for you and one colleague, because everyone else is at a meeting.
The numbness you felt the evening before when your vision had seemed to be on a dimmer switch is increasing on your left side. Your lip droops. You look at your sketch pad and realize your left hand—your drawing hand—isn't obeying your brain. You are thinking "cartoon" but producing a scribble. You ignored it last night, but you can no longer deny it—you're having a stroke.
This is what happened to Jeff Darcy three years ago.
An Unusual Reaction
Instead of calling 911, Darcy grabbed his jacket and car keys. "I drive with my right hand," he says later, looking sheepish about the decision. In a classic understatement, he told his co-worker that he felt sick and was going home.
Once he was on the road, Darcy drove past world-renowned Cleveland Clinic, continued past suburban Lakewood Hospital with its Stroke Center and drove another 25 miles to reach St. John Westshore Hospital.
"I was thinking that was where I wanted to go. It was in my backyard, my brother-in-law practices there, and the fact that it was a Catholic hospital gave me a sense of security," he explains, adding, "It's really comforting to see a cross above your bed."
Darcy confesses that by the time he got out of the car his left hand was forming into a claw. "I was walking like Quasimodo."
His reaction to a devastating situation was calm, determined and, in retrospect, even humorous. The question is: Where did that strength come from?
Family Foundation of Faith
Jeff Darcy is the third of five children of Jim and Maryann Darcy of Fairview Park, Ohio. Jim is retired from a career in personnel and association management and is a talented mason who built the family's house. Maryann stayed at home to raise her children, in addition to selling advertising and running her own wedding-invitation business.
Jeff says their home life was traditionally Catholic. The family attended Mass on Sunday and said grace before meals. He remembers plaques with pictures of each of the children's patron saints hanging in the hallway. "Every time we came out of our bedrooms, we saw them," he says. "I always thought it was great that before we got to the age where we put up pictures of rock stars, we were presented with examples of people to admire."
A graduate of St. Angela Merici Elementary School, St. Edward High School and the University of Dayton, which is run by the Marianist Brothers, Darcy certainly received an extensive Catholic education.
He says the strong emphasis on the Catholic faith still affects him today. Although his faith may not have necessarily affected his political views, "My attitude is a reflection of my upbringing and what my parents instilled in me. They really gave me a social conscience."
Principles in Practice
Darcy believes that principles are a common characteristic in his profession. "Most editorial cartoonists are good guys who got into the field because they wanted to speak out on what they think is righteous….In my subconscious, that's what got me into it."
Those opinions sometimes stir up controversy, but uproars don't really bother Darcy. The point of an editorial cartoon, he says, is to get people's attention, to speak out and to influence change in a positive way. He adds, however, "You wouldn't want to do a controversial cartoon every single day. You want some levity; you want to entertain people."
"I don't do cartoons to shock,…but I don't shy away from making strong statements," he says.
Darcy didn't avoid drawing cartoons about the clergy sex-abuse scandal. "Initially, we got a lot of angry calls when I started doing cartoons on the Church's child-abuse scandals…but as more information came out,…the calls really died off because people realized there was something there [that was] really wrong."
Drawing the cartoons, he says, "I didn't forget about being a Catholic….I saw myself as an advocate for the victims—the children. I was appalled, because I am a Catholic and I felt my Church had been victimized from within….It was the devil at work."
Having What It Takes
Cartoonists are unique because it may seem they were standing in several lines when God was handing out talents. They can write, draw and offer humor and insight with a minimum number of pen strokes.
Jeff Darcy is neither overly proud nor falsely humble about all his talents. He says he agrees with the late Charles Schulz. "I remember an interview where someone asked him about his awesome talent—they were really loading on the compliments—and he said he wasn't the best cartoonist, he wasn't the best artist drawing cartoons, and he wasn't necessarily the best writer or humorist. But he was just a little good at all those things, and when you mixed them together into the pot, it worked."
Being an editorial cartoonist also requires knowledge of world events. Darcy draws mostly from headline stories "because I have to rely on the reader having some foundation of knowledge on a subject." But he confesses that he's a "news junkie" who reads the paper cover to cover, watches all the TV news shows and listens to talk radio.
Humor's no problem, either, since he was raised with it. "I remember sitting around the dinner table with milk running out of our noses we were laughing so hard. Anything could start it off," he says.
And he's always quick with a quip. Asked recently how he draws—standing, sitting, at an easel or at a drawing table—he answered, "I usually draw standing on my head—that way the ideas flow down to the brain." Then the smile disappears, and he admits he creates his cartoons seated in a swivel chair at a drawing table.
Eighth-grade Class Artist
Despite his talents, Darcy's path to success was anything but a straight line. His first memory of drawing was in grade school when his best friend, John Schwinn, moved to California. "I was spending more time at home until I hooked up with some new friends. One day my mom put a drawing pad in front of me and suggested that I try drawing something."
A school assignment to draw a cartoon character spurred him to draw caricatures, and later he sketched dragsters and houses, vaguely imagining he might become an architect or a car designer. By eighth grade he was known as "the class artist." He says another boy was a better artist, but the class connected with what Darcy drew.
He discovered his ambitious streak in high school. In retrospect, he says that ambition is almost a requirement for anyone aiming to be an editorial cartoonist. "The odds are really stacked against you," he says. "It's a hard business to get into. It's a small pie and a lot of people want a slice."
As a high school freshman he set a small goal for himself: "I thought what a thrill it would be, what an achievement, to get published in the school newspaper."
He looked at the paper's cartoons and thought, "I can do that or better. I almost needed that deluded attitude to spur myself on."
His cartoons for the paper focused on school life until his junior year when he discovered Doonesbury, which inspired him to add a political twist to some cartoons.
Deciding on a College
As a senior, Darcy considered art schools and colleges with strong art programs, but learned that many successful cartoonists didn't necessarily have art degrees. He decided to pursue a traditional college degree, majoring in political science, at the University of Dayton, the school both his dad and older brother attended.
Once Darcy looked at the school's small tabloid newspaper, Flyer News, he set another goal—to have his cartoons published there.
He started submitting cartoons, mostly spoofs of campus life, and gained a following. When he overheard people on campus walking by and saying, "That's Darcy, the cartoonist," he was proud.
His ego was a bit deflated, however, when the paper ran an ad seeking an editorial cartoonist during his junior year. Thereafter, he submitted two cartoons at a time—one on campus life and one political.
Although he was constantly doodling or drawing, Darcy took few formal art classes. The reason was that he learned little in these formal classes. Because of his cartooning, he says, teachers often thought if he didn't draw something correctly it was because he wasn't working to his potential, and he was penalized for it. Darcy says, "Actually, if I didn't draw something right, it was because I didn't know how."
He educated himself by studying successful cartoonists and artists.
Beyond College Graduation
Once he had his degree in hand, Darcy was open to a lot of job options. "Cartooning was on the back burner," he says. He interviewed with the C.I.A., ad agencies, greeting-card companies and art-related employers.
Then he'd open his portfolio. "Everyone complimented my work, but [the cartooning] was almost a stumbling block," he says.
"They'd look at my political cartoons and ask why I wasn't doing that," he remembers. One interviewer explained that hiring him would be a risk because the company believed, if he got an opportunity to be an editorial cartoonist, he'd leave.
So Darcy decided to see how his cartoons fared in the real world. "I'd had a lot of good feedback on campus, but there's a big difference between professionals' and students' opinions," he explains. "I wanted to know if I was good enough to be a professional."
He did an editorial cartoon on the Cleveland public schools and sent it to Dennis Ryerson, who was then the editorial-page director of The Plain Dealer. Darcy added a note saying he simply wanted honest feedback on whether he had any potential.
Timing Is Everything
Darcy was amazed when Ryerson called and invited him to visit the newspaper.
"I was wide-eyed when I saw the newsroom," he remembers. "It seemed just like something out of the movies. We had a great conversation. He said that he was impressed with my cartoon, that the paper might be looking for someone in the future, and suggested that I find a workplace to develop my talent."
So while driving an airport shuttle bus, selling ads for church bulletins and doing occasional construction jobs, Darcy began freelancing. He produced cartoons for the weekly alternative paper The Cleveland Edition, as well as for three papers in the Sun Newspapers chain of suburban weeklies in Greater Cleveland. Eventually, he reached another goal: becoming the editorial cartoonist for all 18 Sun papers. He kept in touch with The Plain Dealer, occasionally sending Ryerson a cartoon, which the editor critiqued.
Darcy says, in retrospect, "It's good I wasn't hired by The Plain Dealer then. It would have been over my head at the time. It's hard to believe that now I get four or five ideas a day. Back then, I was struggling to get one idea a week."
Meanwhile, he was getting some freelance work at The Plain Dealer as an illustrator. Brent Larkin had succeeded Ryerson in the editorial position, and Darcy kept the lines of communication open.
When The Plain Dealer's editorial cartoonist, Ray Osrin, who was nearing retirement, went on medical leave, Darcy was called to fill in for him while the editors began interviewing candidates from around the country for the prestigious permanent job.
"It was bizarre," Darcy recalls. "I was doing the cartoons and they were interviewing other people….I knew they wanted the best fit, even if I was there and had two feet in the door."
He was hired part-time to do two cartoons a week, while Osrin did three. When Osrin retired, Darcy stepped into the job.
When they worked together, Darcy says his predecessor once told him that he should aim for a solid batting average because no one can hit a home run every time.
Yet when Darcy started the job, his first goal was to show the newspaper that they hadn't made a mistake in hiring him. And despite Osrin's advice, he admits, "I wanted to do a Pulitzer-caliber cartoon every day!"
Since his stroke, Darcy still sets goals, but they're a little more realistic than a Pulitzer a day.
Home at Last
It was three months before Darcy returned to work after his stroke. He could have been out for six months, but he was anxious to get back to his drawing board.
"Sometimes my job seems non-Christian," he says with a grin. "After all, cartoonists ridicule people for a living." On the other hand, "In my subconscious I know I have an opportunity to speak out and do it on the right side [of issues]."
Although he has regained his full mental and physical capacity to do his job, things are a little different. There's a new normal for him, he says, but he doesn't dwell on it.
He did gain some perspective from the experience, however, noting that it's hard not to take your condition seriously when you are in the hospital receiving the Anointing of the Sick.
But as he assessed where he was in life, he says he realized he had no complaints.
"I had a great family, home, education, food, shelter—look what I did for a living! I may not have gotten married and had kids, but I couldn't complain." He laughs and adds that he was glad he'd gotten the Jag he'd always joked about buying someday.
The stroke showed him "how trivial so many things in life are" and that "things can be over in a flash in our little world."
Defining Darcy
When he got his job, Darcy remembers, "I got calls from cartoonists all around the country asking, 'Who are you?' and 'Where did you come from?' The Plain Dealer slot was a plum job and my name was not out there nationally."
After 13 years at The Plain Dealer, however, Darcy's work is nationally recognized.
Darcy confesses that when someone—depending on the cartoon of the day—accuses him of being a Republican or a Democrat, he simply thinks: I'm a Darcy. I'm Jim and Maryann's son.
Shaped by a faith-filled family, guided by a Catholic education, driven by ambition and a desire to come down on the side of righteousness, Jeff Darcy defies traditional labels.
A freelance writer from Akron, Ohio, Louise Rusnak McNulty has written for Catholic News Service and Cleveland Magazine, as well as served as a columnist for Catholic Universe Bulletin. She also spent a summer as a lay missionary in New Mexico.