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7 Habits of Highly Effective Profile Members
Profile Wichita's Manager Sam Schaefer shares the top 7 things that her most effective members do to lose weight, keep it off and live healthier into the future! Summer is here and this is the perfect time to make a commitment to living a healthy lifestyle! Profile members all over the country have had great success losing weight and making permanent healthy lifestyle changes and you can too! What do all these mem
Profile Wichita's Manager Sam Schaefer shares the top 7 things that her most effective members do to lose weight, keep it off and live healthier into the future!
Summer is here and this is the perfect time to make a commitment to living a healthy lifestyle! Profile members all over the country have had great success losing weight and making permanent healthy lifestyle changes and you can too! What do all these members have in common and what things should you be doing this summer to start living healthier? Here's 7 habits of highly effective Profile members that you can incorporate into your life going forward:
1- Layer on the motivation
Add layers of motivation throughout the week to keep focused toward your goals. Consider slapping a motivational sticky note to your bathroom mirror or kitchen cabinets. Save a picture of your family to your phone's background as a reminder to be your healthiest version, not just for yourself – but for them too. Find your "why" and remind yourself of it often.
2- Stop comparing yourself to others
Every person is uniquely different in their healthy lifestyle journey. But those that have the most success are the people that don't compare themselves to others. Instead, they find inspiration and deepen their commitment toward their own goals. In fact, you're probably inspiring those around you too (even though you may not know it)!
3- Try new recipes
Variety is the spice of life! Don't be afraid of trying new recipes to spice up your meal plan every week. Most successful Profile members get excited to try new foods and recipes (and we have hundreds of great recipes to choose from). If you can consistently find ways to try new things, you'll find that you can keep your taste buds happy as you're getting healthy!
4- Plan ahead
Have you heard of the 5Ps: Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance? Spend some time once or twice a week to plan your lunches or dinners, and have them ready to go in the refrigerator for the next day. Are your running shoes and workout clothes packed and ready to go for tomorrow? You will never regret taking a little time to prepare for the next day!
5- Re-frame your thoughts on exercise
Successful Profile members re-frame their definition of "exercise" and focus on increasing their overall activity throughout the day. Can you take the stairs more often throughout your work day? How about parking farther away from the grocery store entrance? Every little thing adds up!
6- Stay strong in your convictions
People will comment on the new way you're eating and exercising, and the healthy choices you're making. But you know what? It's not their journey – it's yours! Be ready to combat the nay-sayers with ready-to-go answers:
- Q: Is that all you're eating? A: I ate before I came, so I'm not very hungry.
- Q: You're a crazy health-nut now and not as fun during happy hour! A: I wouldn't say so – I'm just living a healthier lifestyle while still enjoying the atmosphere and time with friends.
- Q: You're just going to gain the weight back. A: Nope, not this time. I've joined a program that teaches me to eat healthier and motivates me to exercise a little more. I've already lost 15lb!
7 – Keep Consistent Coaching Appointments
Profile coaches provide support and guidance like no one else can, providing you with safe and effective meal plans and supporting you throughout your journey toward a healthy lifestyle. Profile coaches are ready to celebrate the good weeks, help you plan for special events, and challenge you to believe in yourself through it all. We'll be there with you every, single week. You can do this!
This summer is your summer of possibilities! You can do this, and Profile can help. Not a member? Click here to book a free, no obligation one-on-one consultation with a certified Profile coach to learn about how you can take small steps toward a healthier, happier you this summer!


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Quality water flows freely from our taps for almost nothing, yet Australians have a growing affection for bottled water, spending about $123 million on 150 million litres each year. It's part of a larger trend, as the consumption of bottled water around the world is predicted to overtake fizzy drinks within five years.
But how much water should you drink? The latest word on the adequate daily intake of fluids comes from the National Health and Research Council, which recommends 2.6 litres for men and 2.1 litres for women. If pregnant, it's 2.3 litres; if breastfeeding, 2.6 litres.
Water is the best way to meet these targets because it is fat- and kilojoule-free, says Sharon Natoli, director of Food and Nutrition Australia. Not only is it a great thirst quencher, but water also transports nutrients, flushes out waste and maintains energy and concentration levels which can be affected by dehydration.
Sharon says that tap water is fine for most people. However, bottled water is convenient when you're out and about, and it's a healthier alternative to sugared soft drinks. "There are a lot of quality standards in place to make sure water from the tap is safe," she says. "The only exception is for people who have weak immune systems, such as transplant or AIDS patients, who should boil the water. Boiled water is also recommended for infants under 12 months, as their immune systems are undeveloped."
Nutritionally, Sharon says, there is little difference between local and imported mineral waters, or between sparkling and still water. Just choose according to taste.
"You get some variability in the mineral content, but it's not going to make too much difference to your total mineral intake. For example, mineral water can have about 50mg of sodium in a glass compared with 400mg in two slices of bread," she says.
Choice magazine says spring water must come from underground, but it's not necessarily untreated and it doesn't always come from the picturesque location featured on the label. "Unless the label specifies that the water has been 'bottled at source', it's probably been transported to a bottling plant in a bulk tanker. Many spring waters are filtered and some may be chemically disinfected."
Research has found no basis to fears that water bottled in plastic is contaminated with toxic chemicals. The commonly used PET bottles do not have plasticisers, so nothing can leach out into the water. However, bottled water can pose some risks. Once a bottle is opened, levels of bacteria may rise at room temperature, according to tests by Health Which? in the UK. The simple solution is to keep it in the fridge.
Exclusive use of bottled water can deprive children of fluoride, which is added to tap water in most areas to increase resistance to tooth decay. Thirty years ago, teenagers, on average, had 18 teeth that were needing filling, already filled or extracted due to decay, according to the Australian Dental Association. These days, tooth extraction due to decay is rare. Fluoride - which helps the tooth enamel to repair itself - means young people may never need a filling.
Sharon adds that although water filters are popular, there is no compelling reason to use one. "Our drinking water is safe. You are filtering out micro-organisms that are in such low levels they do not cause a problem for most people."Taste is another matter. "If people are drinking filtered, flavoured or bottled water because they prefer the taste, then that's fine if it means they are drinking more fluids," Sharon explains. "But you wouldn't want all your intake to come from those sources, because it doesn't have fluoride."

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Originally the neighborhood was supposed to be home to a sugar beet factory that would alleviate the financial burden early pioneers endured to import sugar. When this initial attempt failed (it took thirty years and a move to Lehi for the state to get a local sweetner), the neighborhood became home to the state's penitentiary, and eventually served as a major traffic artery before the establishment of the interstate highway system. Now it is home to a thriving liberal arts college, rows of bungalows, and a shopping district that features a mix of local shops and national chains as well as a number of art-related businesses. Jared Christensen, who has been a student at Westminster College for the past four years, knows the area well and brings us this month's photo essay on the artistic side of Sugar House.
Check out the photo essay in the July 2012 edition of 15 Bytes.
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Are you looking for exquisite ideas for your canap-style party? Try these stuffed eggs that take only several minutes to prepare and have a long creamy aftertaste.
Salt & Time by Alissa Timoshkina is published by Mitchell Beazley, 25. Photography by Lizzie Mayson
There are no doubts that Jewish food is absolutely well cooked in families with Jewish roots. Such an example is Alissa Timoshkina, who moved to London with her parents when she was 15. Her father's family comes from the Russian Far East, and her mother's heritage includes Jewish Ukrainians.
Salt & Time by Alissa Timoshkina is published by Mitchell Beazley, 25. Photography by Lizzie Mayson
Her great grandmother, Rosalia, was a Holocaust survivor in Ukraine, and an evacuee to Siberia. She was a trained pastry-chef, and spoiled her family with delicious desserts and other dishes from Jewish cuisine. One of them is forshmak, which Alissa still associates with her great-grandma.
Salt & Time by Alissa Timoshkina is published by Mitchell Beazley, 25. Photography by Lizzie Mayson
Forshmak (the Yiddish word for 'foretaste') is a staple of Soviet-Jewish cuisine, and is perfect for a finger-food buffet. While forshmak was initially any cold starter made from finely-chopped salty fish or meat, in Russian tradition it is known as a pâte of salted herring mixed with other ingredients. There are two classic ways to serve it: on a slice of rye bread, or as a filling for devilled eggs.
Alissa, whose passion for cooking led her to launch a cinema-supper club in London, published the recipe for stuffed eggs with forshmak, as well as many others, in her recent book, Salt & Time. Recipes from a modern Russian kitchen. In spite of the title, it has more than an 'aesthetic take on Russian food', and includes stories of her childhood, her family and her generation.
Devilled eggs with forshmak
Salt & Time by Alissa Timoshkina is published by Mitchell Beazley, 25. Photography by Lizzie Mayson
Serves 4-6
200g salted herring fillets in oil1/4 white onion1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and cored15g white bread, soaked in milk for 5 minutesfinely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon, or more juice to taste1 tsp salt, or more to taste1 tsp sugar, or more to tastegenerous pinch of freshly ground black pepper1 tbsp sunflower oil1 tbsp chopped dill6 hard-boiled eggs, shelled, halved and yolks carefully removedrye bread toast, to serve (optional) Cooking: Place all the ingredients, apart from the boiled egg white halves but including the boiled egg yolks, in a food processor. Make sure to squeeze out the excess milk from the bread. Blitz on high speed for 5-8 minutes until you get a smooth pâte. Taste for seasoning and acidity, and adjust if needed, adding more salt, sugar or lemon juice. To make the devilled eggs, place the forshmak in a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle (or with the corner snipped off), and pipe the mixture into the hollow of each egg white half.Alternatively, you can serve forshmak as pâte on a slice of toasted rye bread, in which case you don't need to remove the egg yolks from the whites.
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You can download the full game if you are having prblems with scaling. Otherwise, you can just play this web version. This game was made for the Ludum Dare 34 competition and of course, the game is not yet polished. Still, Combat Hell is absolutely playable. This is a frantic shooter with controls never been employed anywhere else.
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Mary Ellen Brooks was presented with the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council Lifetime Achievement Award during the 15th annual GHRAC Archives Awards ceremony at the Georgia Archives.
For nearly 40 years, Brooks has cared for the historical, literary and artistic treasures of Georgia's heritage that are housed in the University of Georgia Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library. During the 15 years she served as director of the Hargrett (1992-2008), Brooks acquired 532 manuscript collections, approximately
20 percent of Hargrett's holdings; built up Hargrett's collection of Fine Printing, Small Press books and other works related to the book arts, making it the fifth largest in the country; curated more than 100 exhibitions of Hargrett material on campus and elsewhere in the state to generate visibility, appreciation and use of the Hargrett holdings; and established the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame.
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Greencore has posted a 1.8% increase in revenue in the first quarter of its financial year, recording 0.7% growth in pro forma terms.
"Following a steady start to 2020, we look forward to delivering a year of profitable growth," chief executive Patrick Coveney said of the results.
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Simona Halep offered words of support to Iga Swiatek after ruthlessly dispatching the 18-year-old 6-1 6-0 in the fourth round of the French Open on Monday.
Swiatek, playing in just her second grand slam, was unable to hold serve once as reigning champion Halep eased past her in just 45 minutes on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
The Polish teenager enjoyed doubles success at Roland Garros and singles glory at Wimbledon in the junior ranks in 2018 and said prior to the match it had been her dream to go up against the Romanian.
While Halep admitted she could not feel bad for ruthlessly dispatching Swiatek, she did provide her opponent with encouragement.
"I can't say I feel bad, because I played my best tennis. I prefer to play like that. But she needs many matches on those courts. She needs time," said Halep.
"But for sure she will be high [in the rankings] because at 18, if you're playing fourth round of a grand slam, that means a lot. She will be all right after this."
She added: "I consider it my best match here, I played really well, and actually maybe she was a little bit nervous playing on that court. She's young, very young.
"I expected a very tough one, because my coach told me it's tough to understand how she's playing. So I was ready for that, but it was much better than I thought.
"I feel that the first two, three matches are tougher in a grand slam and if you pass them, you feel better. I feel better right now, but every match is tough at this level.
"If you're in the second week, your expectations are bigger, so I expect more from myself. Today I was really good on court, and I'm happy about that."


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The Vineyards by Rendition Homes is the perfect blend of stylish designs, desirable amenities and comfortable price points all in an extraordinary location — McKinney in North Texas.. A healthy economy and housing market, exceptional schools and the low crime rate have placed McKinney on numerous top cities lists. In the last five years, it has been named one of the top five places to raise kids in the U.S., number six on the top 100 best cities to live and one of the safest cities in the country. As recently as 2014, McKinney was named the number one place to live in America. It offers a historic downtown, natural amenities, an eclectic mix of shops and restaurants and a diverse mix of businesses. With its stable economy and small-town feel, it just doesn't get much better than this.


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SM Prime's wholly owned residential developer, SM Development Corporation (SMDC) is a trailblazer in the middle market residential condominiums. SMDC develops homes that attract customers looking for conveniently located, aspirational, yet affordable residences. Its customer focus helped SMDC develop a business model that aims to deliver the fastest in the sector without compromising quality. The projects offer five-star amenities such as grand lobbies, Olympic-sized swimming pools, function rooms, jogging paths and libraries, among others, that address the customers' needs and aspirations for a convenient and healthier lifestyle.
Answering the accommodation needs of communities, SMDC's residential projects are strategically located in Metro Manila, particularly near the country's lifestyle and business districts as well as in key provinces.


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1. Re: Exposing Infinispan CacheManager's in the ASbelaban Mar 25, 2010 3:44 AM (in response to brian.stansberry)
Scoping the way I intend to implement it will require more threads, conceptually 1 thread per scope. Of course, that's not the way I'll implement it, but I;'ll use a thread pool instead. However, if we have 65'000 scopes, then ideally we would have a thread pool which supports up to 65'000 threads. Of course, this is only if we get 65'000 messages, each for a different scope *at the same time*.
I was thinking of reusing the thread pools from the transport, but if a pool has a DISCARD rejection policy, I might be in trouble as a message passed up to SCOPE cannot be discarded as NAKACK or UNICAST consider it delivered, so we won't receive it again !
2. Re: Exposing Infinispan CacheManager's in the ASmanik Apr 13, 2010 5:35 AM (in response to brian.stansberry)
As per the discussion on cluster-dev, web and SFSB sessions could be grouped together so that they are co-located on the same node (related to ISPN-359). This only really makes sense if they use the same CacheManager/Channel though.
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Implant Therapy
Implant Therapy
Volume 2: Prosthetics and Maintenance Therapy
Finally, a comprehensive book on the restoration of implants. This second volume on integrated implant therapy provides in-depth analysis of the prosthetic rehabilitation of implant-supported restorations in complex clinical cases, including single-tooth, partially edentulous, and fully edentulous situations. The diagnostic process is examined from a prosthetic perspective and focuses on the use of digital methodologies for recording data for effective esthetic analysis and functional planning. The author discusses the management of biologic and biomechanical complications. Furthermore, this book includes a section on the role of the dental technician through each phase. The pertinent literature is cited throughout to provide the reader with further background awareness, and clinical cases demonstrate both surgical and prosthetic phases.
• Esthetic Diagnosis • Functional Diagnosis • Recording and Transferring Diagnostic Data • The Prosthetic Rehabilitation Plan • Alternative Clinical Solutions • Sequencing the Integrated Treatment Plan • The Provisional Phase • Single-Tooth Rehabilitation • The Partially Edentulous Patient • Orthodontics • Maxillofacial Surgery • The Edentulous Patient • Biologic Complications • Biomechanical Complications • Maintenance of Peri-Implant Health


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At the young age of 16, Eunice Annabel Lim first started modelling for local online fashion stores. Little did she know, that would be the beginning of her career in working with brands.
A familiar face in the beauty industry, Lim was given the opportunity to become a brand ambassador for beauty brands such as Maybelline and Sunsilk. Today, she has added more lifestyle brands to her portfolio. This includes Samsung, Sony, Reebonz, Dyson, L'Oreal, Topshop, M.A.C. cosmetics, Models Own Cosmetics, Garnier, USS and The Body Shop, to name a few.
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Transitioning from the mobile screen to the big screen, being an influencer also allowed Lim to accomplish her lifelong dream of becoming an actress. She starred in a local film called "The Lion Men" in 2014, a local TV drama series called "2025" and a local telemovie called "The Circle House" in 2015.
In this edition of "Now following", Lim sits down with Marketing to share her journey as an influencer with a young following. She also weighs in on what brands should (and should not) be doing when working with influencers.
Marketing: When and how did you start out as an influencer?
I first started out as a model for local online fashion stores, or blog shops. Through my experience as a model, I garnered an audience interested in knowing more about my life, specifically, my diet, make up and skincare routine. To answer their questions, I started a blog around 2010 to 2011 just when social media was picking up. This made my entrance to this new world a lucky one!
Marketing: How did you carve a niche for yourself?
When I was still a blogshop model, I had a skill of posing and changing outfits really quickly. This saved blogshops owners a lot of time and money spent on the studio shoot; hence I was a preferred model to hire.
This allowed me to become more recognisable as a face that audiences saw on almost every blogshop. It is likely that this was how I became "popular". I really didn't try to carve a niche for myself, I would simply write on my blog about everything I was going through then. My readers or followers are about the same age as I am, so they would find my content relatable.
In recent years however, I have been known to touch on topics that most people would shy away from. My goal is to encourage people, especially Singaporeans, to be more open-minded and not feel shy or afraid to speak to one another about topics which may seem controversial. Personally, I'd like to be in a more liberal and accepting country.
Marketing: Which platform gives you the highest engagement with your readers?
I get most of my views and likes on Instagram, the platform where I'm the strongest at, but it doesn't feel personal enough for me.
Instagram has become a very curated platform, everyone just wants their Instagram feed to look good aesthetically.
Even though I don't have as many subscribers on YouTube, I am contented with the engagement I get because more viewers comment and engage with me on my videos compared to my Instagram pictures. This works well for me because I get constructive feedback, which improves the type of content I create.
Marketing: What are some of the challenges of being an influencer in Singapore?
The mature generation doesn't see the value in what we do and they think we are just wasting our time putting posts out on social media. People also have a tendency to think that we get things easily, which to some extent, we do.
But beneath the fancy lifestyle and gifts, people need to know that influencers comprise of mostly teenagers and young adults. We put our entire life on social media for the world to see and are subject to scrutiny, whether intentional or not. That puts a lot of stress on our emotional being.
Being young, we are bound to make mistakes as we are all still growing and learning. However, because everything is so visible online, people hate us even more for our mistakes. We strive to be role models, but in reality, we can't. We can only be inspirations.
Marketing: What were some of the mistakes you have made in your career so far?
There were two. Everyone already knows what happened between Gushcloud and Xiaxue, but that's in the past, we're cool now. I saw Xiaxue at an event recently and we both smiled at each other, so everything's at peace.
(Read also: Now following: Xiaxue)
The other happened last year when my mental state was falling apart. I turned to clubbing and drinking for comfort. Which is okay because almost every teenager goes through that some point in their life? Not all, but most.
The mistake was putting everything out on social media for the world to see. I should have known better because I have some pretty young followers and putting such negative posts on social media isn't good for anyone.
Marketing: What kind of client personalities do you avoid working with?
Clients who send their brief late but expect a draft the next day, or clients who can't decide what they want from our draft, but when they get it, they make a lot of changes. There was this one time where a client changed my entire blog draft.
What's the point in engaging me to write for your brand if you're going to write it yourself in the end anyway?! It wastes my time and effort.
Marketing: What about the client personalities you love working with?
The awesome clients usually come from beauty companies! (Laughs) Maybe because that's what I'm most interested in and hence I don't even feel like its work.
They're a lot more open to new ideas and allow you to do whatever you want with a product. I am also able to create content my way which won't seem too ad-like.
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Marketing: What are some things you feel clients should take note of when it comes to working with influencers?
Ensure you're engaging us because you think we fit the brand and because you like the way we edit our content.
Every influencer edits their photos a certain way with a certain filter etc. A client should not come in and expect us to edit the content their way if it doesn't fit our feed. Also, please understand that we're going to speak about your product in our way, if that bothers you, then perhaps we're not the right choice for your company or brand.
In summary, we're not like traditional media, where you can post your ad however you like, it will be tweaked to fit our personality, our brand.
Marketing: Who is an influencer you look up to?
Mae Tan, Roseanne Tang and Joshua Simon, they all have a great passion in what they do and are true to themselves. They produce quality work too!
Marketing: What's next for you?
I'm just working on my own YouTube content at the moment. I have been nominated as one of the Top 4 in Influence Asia 2017 for the category - YouTube Personality. That came as a shock to me because I wasn't consistent on my own channel for a while.
I got nominated due to my constant appearances on fellow YouTube friends' channels, such as Cheokboardstudios, JUOproductions, TreePotatoes and on UnzippedTV's After Hours, to name a few. This explains why I want to build my own channel and live up to the nomination, or else tongues may start wagging.
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Firm Spotlight - Serl Keefer Welter CPAs, LLP
July 21, 2017
Small firm based in Las Vegas, NV
PCPS Member Since 1991
Kelly Welter, CPA – Partner
The beginnings of Serl Keefer Welter came when my current partner, Shelby Keefer, decided to stop working as a sole practitioner and in 1995 formed a partnership with Kathy Serl, another sole practitioner in the Las Vegas area. After Kathy retired in 2003, Shelby became the firm's managing partner. I joined the firm in January of 2011. Prior to this, I had also been working as a sole practitioner and was drained from working on my own. Shelby and I were doing similar work and made the choice to join forces. I became a partner in the firm, and Serl Keefer Welter was officially created.
Las Vegas is a very unique market, both from a client and a staffing perspective. Nevada is a friendly state for small businesses. There is no state income tax and this is a big draw for startup companies who want to leverage that benefit. Nevada also has a very transient population, with people migrating in and out of the state for various reasons. This can make it difficult to keep qualified professionals on staff, but we have been very lucky in cultivating a loyal staff, several of which have been with us for years. Currently, in addition to two partners, we have three full time staff people and maintain three to four part-time and seasonal staff.
Our Clients are Everything
Our firm's primary focus is developing in-depth, long-term relationships with our clients and providing the specialized attention that they need. We strive to keep in touch with our clients on a regular basis and provide guidance to help them through decision making process throughout the year. We work with a number of small businesses and startups and because of this, we take extra time explaining tax and regulatory compliance and making sure they have a solid understanding of the requirements for running their business, as well as assisting them with entity selection, tax planning, and business set up as needed. We provide high quality service with an emphasis on the client relationship that is fairly unique to a metropolitan area like ours.
We have a small, yet knowledgeable and highly personable staff that works together to keep the firm running smoothly. We are small enough for each employee to be familiar with all of the firm's clients. Our clients have the security of knowing that if their primary contact happens to be out of the office, they can come to any member of our staff and receive the same quality advice with a personal focus. Our clients are everything to our firm, and we truly strive to treat them that way.
Why We Joined PCPS
Shelby Keefer had initially joined PCPS when she was a sole practitioner. Shelby originally joined PCPS for the support that PCPS gives to small firms in particular, and that is why we continue our membership today. PCPS membership provides a level of advocacy that can be more difficult for smaller firms to achieve within the profession. As a small firm, you are always looking for resources that can help you be more efficient, and PCPS offers those resources while maintaining a focus on small firm issues. The resources available through the PCPS website are segmented by firm size, so it's very easy to identify the items that are going to be most relevant to your practice. Since joining the firm, I have also been active with the AICPA Women's Initiative Executive Committee and the PCPS Women's Small Firm Networking Group. I really appreciate that even in such a large organization, PCPS recognizes the need for specialized groups and resources that focus on the needs of the members. Every time I log onto the website there is something new, from toolkits to surveys. The information available is always staying up to date while maintaining a focus on the future that is much needed as a business owner. PCPS has given our firm access to resources that parallel that of a large firm, and that's something I never thought would be available.


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Teachers deserve to be appreciated every day, but May is the month when we focus on recognizing their many contributions. The Video of the Week features our middle school educators of the year.
Kevin Slater, First Year Middle School Educator of the Year, is a 6th grade math teacher at Stevenson MS and already has a style to call his own. He incorporates depth and complexity in his lessons because he believes it encourages students to think deeper while making it a fun environment.
Veteran educator Carrie Moix has been in the classroom for 20 years, and was chosen as the 2017 Middle School Educator of the Year. Although she recently transferred to the District Office as an Instructional Middle School Social Studies Specialist, she most recently taught at Folks MS as a social studies teacher. She believes that successful teaching requires building relationships with students and making a connection with the students.
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Terry Gou, chairman and CEO of Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn), confirmed plans to step down in the coming months to make way for younger blood at the helm of the company, Reuters reported.
The 69-year-old executive plans to distance himself from day-to-day operations at the company but will still be involved in decisions related to the "major direction" of the business. His move is subject to approval by the other directors and will be formally announced at a shareholder meeting.
Potential replacements include Lu Sung-Ching, who heads-up the electronic and optics connector segment of the business, Foxconn Interconnect Technology.
Foxconn is one of Apple's biggest suppliers and is one of the largest manufacturers of consumer electronics sold worldwide.
Gou founded the company in 1974 in Taiwan as Hon Hai Plastics Corporation, which specialised in components for TVs. It has since expanded into making components for a wide range of other electronics across the globe.
Although it has a wide customer base, Reuters estimates more than half of its annual revenue comes from Apple, which has led to the company feeling the impact of weaker iPhone demand on its bottom-line.
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Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy Movie 106 Min with the title The Jungle Book (2016), story about A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.
Release: Apr 07, 2016
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New doctors in the house
PROSERPINE Hospital's doctor numbers have been bolstered with the arrival of five interns.
These five first-year registered doctors are part of an intake of 45 who will do a one-year internship with Mackay Hospital and Health Service.
William McCormack, Shannen Oversby, Samantha Stowasser, Sarah Burrell and Gia Cavalieri will do three rotations of their internship - totalling seven months - at Proserpine Hospital.
Three of the interns will be based in the emergency department, while two will focus on the wards and outpatient areas.
Proserpine Hospital director of medical services Shaun Grimes has welcomed the arrival of the new doctors this week.
This year's was the largest intake of interns ever at the hospital and was something Proserpine has been pushing for, Dr Grimes said.
The most the hospital has had in the past is four, but numbers previously have more regularly been around the two interns mark.
Dr Grimes said the increase in numbers would be a boost for the Proserpine and greater Whitsundays community.
With three interns based mainly in the emergency department, Dr Grimes said the numbers would mean interns would be in the department seven days a week.
"There is a growing demand in the emergency department," Dr Grimes said.
"It means when they (people) come into the ED they can anticipate being seen in the appropriate time."
Dr Grimes said the two interns who would be working on the wards were part of the Pierce Pathways program.
Their work at Proserpine will help them meet the specialist needs of training requirements.
Dr Grimes assured the community that while the interns were all junior doctors, they would be supervised by senior doctors.
Some of the interns from the past have returned to work at the hospital permanently, something Dr Grimes is proud of.
"These are the future rural doctors of Queensland," he said of the interns.
"If we can shape these people to meet the community's needs, or course we would encourage them to come (back) to Proserpine."
However, Dr Grimes said he was also pleased if the hospital could also play its part in also training doctors for other parts of Queensland.


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Another daytime test ... another total f*ck up ... this one is too big to be called a simple brain fart. I shot the ZS3 at 1600 ISO all day ... I managed to save a few images, but this turns out to be another non-contest ...
Still ... let's see how the Fuji shoots in the woods and how the Panny shoots at 1600 ...
Here are some very pretty logs with snow on them. Although it was pretty balmy here today (+6C), the woods remained pretty cool and the partial shade and low sun means that the little bit of snow we have had so far manages to hand on in a few places ...
Both cams look pretty good ...
Panny (1600 ISO)
Fuji (200 ISO)
The Panny is actually competitive here at web sizes. I used more glow there though, and that seems to help with this shot.
On the way in, I found this lovely fallen log (800 ISO):
The equivalent image for the Panny was hopeless, as there is simply too much shadow. As I walked, I came upon a baby squirrel (or at least really small) ... cute as a button (for a rabid creature of the woods :-)
This shot is at 400 ISO, which is well within the Fuji's range of very clean and detailed images.
He later hopped up a tree stump and I cleverly shot those images only on the Panny ... at 1600 ISO again:
Why black and white you say? Because it was pretty shady here, so the color noise was pretty bad. The detail was acceptable for web use, though, so a B&W image looks ok ... at least, I think so.
I walked a little further into the woods (I needed to leave soon so I was in a hurry by now unfortunately) and a dove very loudly launched to a branch. The Panny image at 1600 ISO is hopeless here, because he is far away ... but the Fuji images is surprisingly good. This is a 100% crop (click on the small image to see the real crop full sized) ... and you'll be amazed to know that this image is shot at 800 ISO from quite a few feet away.
The last (usable) image I shot with the Panny was this image looking straight up on the path at full wide angle ... this thing goes *wide* ...
And I capped the day off with a series of macro images ... the Panny goes *far* closer, but the images was unusable. So I show only the Fuji images ... shot at three focal lengths and all at 100 ISO.
The other extreme at 270mm from further away ... note the nice compression and narrowing of the background ... this is *much* nicer ...
And here is a nice compromise, showing the same magnification as the 28mm shot (note: it's actually showing more here, so I left some on the table when I shot at 28mm, but the illustration still works.) Excellent background here ... remember that, to get this magnification, you zoom in until you see f4.9 on a half press. That's the macro sweet spot for the F70EXR. Kudos to FTF member Altruisto for discovering this.
1) The Fuji works really well in the woods at half resolution because it retains excellent detail and low noise at 800 ISO ... note that I shot at AUTO ISO 800 to retain the higher level of detail purposely ... since there were no people, I had no shutter speed issues.
2) The Panny generates a lot of chroma noise at 1600 ISO, but retains a fair amount of detail, so web images can be saved with processing. Often, B&W is necessary, but sometimes not.
3) The Panny's wide angle is really nice. Really, really wide.
4) The Fuji's macro sweet spot should always be used. It makes for much better backgrounds, and we know that it essentially eliminates CA.
5) Is it just me, or is that bokeh on the Fuji in macro mode *very* clean?
6) The author is prone to brain farts lately.


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What if you were able to see the best day of the week for sending your mailings? If you've been sending for some time now, look no further than the insights from the Best Day To Send report.
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Navigate to Mailings > Reports > Mailing Summary Report (or navigate to Mailings > View Mailings and click Reports in the upper right corner). Once you have done so, you may follow the steps to filter the exact mailings you are looking to get a report on.
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text: Stay Ahead of the Game, Get Your Furnace Maintenance Done Before Winter Hits Posted September 15, 2017 Stay Ahead of the Game, Get Your Furnace Maintenance Done Before Winter Hits Fall is a hectic time. School starts, social activities abound, and you've probably got a list of things you want to get done outdoors and in your house before the weather turns bad in Pocatello. While your to-do list may have enough already, there's something that people often forget to include—and it's something that Vogts Heating & Air can help you with; scheduling a preventative furnace maintenance appointment. The last thing you need is a furnace breakdown during the freezing temps. A preventative maintenance appointment can helps to make sure your home stays warm and cozy through the colder season ahead. During your appointment, the professionals at Vogts Heating & Air will check to see if your furnace is clean and that all its components are working appropriately. If we find any potential small problems, we'll fix them before they become big problems. Avoiding a mid-winter breakdown can save you money and a lot of stress, but you will notice even more benefits from yearly preventative maintenance appointments. Preventative maintenance works to keep your furnace running at maximum efficiency. Your furnace will not run as efficiently as it could without regular maintenance. If you take care of your furnace, it'll pay you back with warm, cozy days and potentially lower your energy costs. Routine maintenance could also be necessary to retain your warranty up. It's become common for manufacturers to require annual preventative maintenance to retain the warranty on your furnace. Vogts Heating & Air has your safety, comfort and budget in mind, so contact us today to schedule your proactive, preventative furnace repair appointment. Simply call us at 208-621-0129. We'll take care of your furnace for you so you can focus on your to-do list and spend time enjoying the fall. Back To Blog


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The Heddon Pop'N Image is a truly realistic topwater lure that pops and walks the dog with ease
The versatile Pop'N Image allows anglers to accomplish topwater's top two actions: "popping" and "walking the dog."
The Heddon Pop'N Image is designed for castability and features a realistic finish, fish-like eyes and XCalibur Rotating Treble Hooks.
Species: Pike, Bass, Stripers, Speckled Trout, Redfish.
Weight: 18 g
Heddon is the world's oldest fishing lure manufacturer in continuous production, and that kind of history doesn't happen by accident. Since 1894 – more than 100 years – Heddon's been on the leading edge of fishing lure technology.
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Sometimes around this time of year I seem to have one re-occuring thought on my oh-so-random mind... Wouldn't it be awesome if we could hibernate, like a bear would... Either that or fly away to somewhere warmer - not so warm, I don't do well with too hot LOL but just warmer than cold and gray northern Europe lol...
LOL can you tell what time it is, YES Dressing Up Time hehe... I swear that sometimes when I open my closet in SL, I totally get the feeling of how Mr.Benn felt walking into the changing room...
Although it's cold here still today, it feels crisp and fresh, and the sun is shining. So maybe I will soar above the clouds and fly away somewhere different...
So the Birdy look huh? Well, I will admit this is a new look for me..
This look started out with the gorgeous jewel-toned, red M.O.D.A.N.M.E.S.H Catsuit, that I picked up at a recent Fi*Friday line-up. I fell in love with the way it looked so much, that I went back and bought two more in different colours LOL... How can you resist the urge at only 55L each?!
Then I was going through my hoard of accessories trying to find a way to finish the look... I randomly stumbled upon this set of wings and tail from deviousMind called Harpyia. The wings are amazeballs, they are mesh and will move with your arms! To go with that, as a pretty accessory I also found that I had stashed away a Harpyia Ornament Belt - also from deviousMinds - and then remembered one of my favourite pairs of horns from 22769, which would just perfect the look when teamed with the cute pigtails of the Ploom Pickle Hair hehe...
Then I took off in flight, like an Angel of the Apocalypse - thanks to a pose from Purple Poses hehe - and went in search of somewhere warmer... Maybe I'll take the bears idea too and have the warmer place be my bed, so I can hibernate?!
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Hair: Ploom - Pickle
Horns: 22769 - Ram Antlers in Bone White
Skin: Glam Affair - Lauren in America 07 (Past Collabor88 Item)
Face Wounds: (Under the Eyes) Utopiah - Excessive Pain Makeup
Catsuit: M.O.D.A.N.M.E.S.H - Catsuit M3 (Past Fi*Friday Item)
Wings & Tail: deviousMind - Harpyia in Hazelnut (Past Gacha Release)
Belt: deviousMind - Harpyia OrnamentBelt in Seafoam (Past Gacha Release)
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Hello everyone, thank you for stopping by our Caregiver Profile! Every month, we will highlight some of our outstanding employees. You'll learn a little bit about our caregivers, the in home care services we provide, and what makes Pennsylvania Agency of Nurses so special (spoiler alert: it's the people!).
Name: Katharine L.
Where are you from? Exton, Pennsylvania
What year did you start your career in home care? 1997!
Recent Award: Sep 2017 Employee of the Month
What are your qualifications (CNA/HHA/LPN/RN)? Registered Nurse
What is it about home care that inspires you?
I love making a difference in a client and family's life. I love that I can improve a client's quality of life.
What is the most difficult part of home care?
It is always challenging when a client's disease causes their health to decline.
Why should families consider PAN for their loved ones?
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Growing up on a small island just off the coast of France, I have always been fascinated with the beauty and flawlessness of nature and its perfect harmony of balance. This has allowed me to draw much of my artistic inspiration from the ebb and flow of nature around me and as such holds a fundamental theme in my art of tattooing.
It is my mission to work with my clients to not only create something beautiful and unique, but to create an experience that is empowering and allows for a true client-artist collaboration. While often holding organic elements as a fundamental theme in my work, I enjoy fusing this element within other styles including ornamental, dotwork and linework pieces.
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As far as I can remember, I have always been interested in the arts. Aside from doodling incessantly at a young age, I initially explored most of my creativity within music – playing numerous instruments including guitar, piano, flute and drums and recording bands/producing music in the studio. I later slowly started to move away from my musicianship and started to explore my creativity in other areas. It was in my last years of school that I found a love for sketching and creating oil/watercolour pieces and it was roughly around this time I started to become interested in tattoos and adorning them on my body. To bring joy through personalized art to the community in such a unique way seemed fascinating to me, and it was instantly something I was drawn to doing as a profession, but I didn't quite know where to start. Fast forward a few years and I find myself on the other side of the world in Vancouver, where I was immersed into a vibrant city rich in arts and culture – my artistic exploration grew wild. This propelled me to realize my dreams in taking the first steps to combine my love of creating, bringing people joy and the art of tattooing together into one. My dreams have since become my reality and I have now been tattooing for just over 2 years, and I am excited and blessed to be able to now dedicate my time to furthering my knowledge and artistic ability within the realm of tattooing for many years to come.
After finishing my school studies in Jersey obtaining an A-level in Art, Science and Music Technology I moved to Liverpool to study a degree in Sound Technology at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. I later travelled and went back to my island and started work within the Finance industry for a few years. I became unhappy, feeling lost and like I was missing that piece of the jigsaw in my life without quite being able to put my finger on it. I decided to gain new perspective and embrace a new challenge by moving abroad to Canada in 2014. It was here where I was able to truly find my passion and find that 'spark' I had been searching for. A love for having tattoos, lack of funds and insatiable curiosity led me to start tattooing myself and it was then I realized that this is what I wanted to do professionally. I completed the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen course which covers all aspects of risk factors and necessary health requirements to operate in an environment with the safety of myself and my clients being of paramount importance. I began tattooing my friends, then their friends and from there I began building my client-base. I started working professionally at Studio Artisphere as of May 2019 and look forward to continue expanding my professional knowledge and skill-set alongside my team and continue to develop my artistry through taking art-related courses and classes within the local arts community and beyond.
I like to think of myself as a people's kind of person – someone who cares about others deeply and gains happiness through making other people happy. I enjoy spending time with my friends, and meeting new people – especially when travelling! I love the sense of adventure travelling brings and regularly seek to take mini-trips away, whether that be hopping over the border to spend a few nights in Seattle/Portland, hitting up local festivals such as Shambhala and Basscoast, to camping up in Squamish with friends over the weekend. Life's all about the adventure and Vancouver is the greatest hub from which to do it! Other hobbies see me up the mountains snowboarding over winter, cycling down to the beach in the summer, sipping coffee at my favourite coffee shop (Prado!) while sketching on my iPad, and curling up at home with my cat Bear bingeing the latest Netflix crime-series with a good ol' cup of tea. Of course as a Brit, tea is key! I'm a self-declared vegan foodie, animal-lover, music enthusiast and global trotter and am all about making the most out of my day – and yours too!


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Who is the best person to speak with about this?
I've been a huge fan of the top-down prospecting approach for a long time now. This is where you craft and send a targeted e-mail message to a C-level executive asking for direction on the best person in their organization to speak with about your service or product. When they give you a name, you use that as an internal referral to increase your chances of scheduling a meeting with that person. I've used this approach to crack into some of the largest accounts in the world and have seen countless results from others using the approach. But, unfortunately, it's becoming less effective and more annoying due to overuse and abuse.
I had a CEO of a public company stand up during a sales-kick-off event where I was recently presenting and tell me that he gets over 50 e-mails a day from sales reps asking him who the best person is to speak with. He went on to say that he doesn't respond to any of them and finds the request annoying, especially when its blatantly obvious in most cases who the right person is based on the service. Since I've been successfully using and training the top-down approach for years I asked him for clarification on the quality and relevance of the content in those e-mails. Were they highly tailored, focused on his business, and based on research or were they generic template e-mails with a brief description of the company's value prop and a few client names? Thankfully he said the latter. I then asked if he would respond to a tailored e-mail based on research that was highly relevant to his business and he said "Yes."
I know training companies and people who promote sending out mass e-mails to C-level executives with a brief description of their value prop, a few client names, and a request for a referral to the right person. This is no better than a marketing e-mail in my opinion and needs to stop. If you're going to reach out to a C-level executive and expect a response, you need to do your homework. Otherwise, don't bother.
I don't think researching an account and sending a tailored message will ever go out of style. The question is: who should that message go to? I still believe in the top-down approach and think the message should go to the highest level executive in the appropriate department. For example, if you're selling financial service software, go to the CFO. The question then becomes: what do you ask for? Do you ask for a referral or do you ask for their time? The answer to that is based on the level of value you can get and give to the person you're reaching out to. If you can get and give value in a conversation with this person, ask for their time. If you can't get and/or give value, ask for the referral.
I've written before about the importance of selling to priorities and how it's critical to align your solution to the top priorities of the business in order to drive urgency. Often, I can get the preliminary information I need about a company's priorities or challenges from basic research on their website, especially if they're a public company. If the information is readily available, then I probably don't want to have an initial qualification call with the highest level executive, so I'll ask for the referral. If the information is hard to find and I need insights from them I ask for their time. If I ask for their time I also need to make sure I think through the value I can bring to them during the discussion. This value usually comes in the form of insights based on client results or industry trends.
It's getting harder and harder to break through the noise these days but by taking a thoughtful approach and always seeking to add value you can still make it happen.
P.S. I've put everything I know about taking a thoughtful approach and adding value when prospecting into my online portal here: https://learn.jbarrows.com/


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Many people think a simple, one-page document is all they need to transfer ownership of their worldly possessions to their heirs.
Some even go so far as to rely on the pre-printed will forms you can buy at your local stationery shop or download.
While there is a strong case to be made for keeping things simple and uncomplicated, it is possible to oversimplify and in so doing so, make life a whole lot more complicated for your heirs, cautions Willie Fourie, head of estate and trust services at PSG Wealth.
"A well thought-out will, drafted by a knowledgeable estate practitioner, can simplify matters and help save a significant amount in estate and other taxes."
Below are 10 common pitfalls - and how to avoid them.
Don't use overly complicated wording
Ideally, heirs should not dispute the validity of a will.
When interpreting a will, South African courts look at the ordinary meaning of words and phrases used in the will. Clear, concise language is of the utmost importance to make sure that there can be no doubt about the true intention of the estate owner's wishes.
Limit the use of legal terminology to an absolute minimum, and only to instances in which you or your will drafter have a thorough knowledge of the practical implications and legal consequences.
For qualified, professional assistance in ensuring that your will accurately reflects your final wishes, consult a financial adviser who has specialist fiduciary expertise for guidance.
Avoid overly complicated structures
A simple but properly drafted will is usually sufficient to ensure a speedy and cost-efficient transfer of assets to your heirs.
Local and foreign trusts and companies can also be set up to house assets and make use of the benefits associated with these structures.
Be aware, however, of the associated cost of maintaining them in foreign jurisdictions – especially where fees are charged in a foreign currency – as this may quickly negate any savings on estate duty or tax.
Don't become obsessed with tax savings
A mistake often seen is that people become so obsessed with saving on taxes in their estate plan, that they forget to fully take into account the practical needs of their heirs.
Don't create a burden for your executor or trustees
You don't want to create a burden for your executor or trustees – and ultimately your family – who have to implement and administer the structures you set in place. For example, trusts that are set up to last in perpetuity can be tricky to handle in the face of changing legislation.
Allow for flexibility
Think carefully when restricting the movement of assets or the transfer of wealth that could otherwise have benefited your children and grandchildren.
Choose your executor carefully
By choosing the executor of your estate with care, you can achieve substantial tax savings in the estate administration process. Selling estate assets during this process can result in a recoupment of tax if the deceased claimed a depreciation allowance on these assets.
Your freedom of testation has limits
Freedom of testation means you can leave your assets to whomever you please, but you cannot neglect your duties, or the interest of those who depend on you, when doing so.
However, remember that claims for maintenance from dependents, a surviving spouse or claims in terms of the accrual system created by the Matrimonial Property Act will take precedence and best be factored into your will to avoid delays and disputes.
Ask your children what they want
Consider existing trusts and other estate planning vehicles that your children may already have set up. If they prefer to receive any benefit directly, despite the benefit that a control mechanism can offer, then consider this.
Include your will as part of your financial plan
Your will should be included as part of your holistic financial plan and your financial adviser and estate planners should be aware of each other's work. This can help to avoid costly mistakes and misunderstandings.
Don't put it off
Do not underestimate the impact that an improperly drafted will – or the absence of a will – can have on your family.
There are many horror stories about the cost of procrastination, warns Fourie.


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This episode marks the beginning of the countdown to Good Morning Black Twitter's month-a-versary. Genie finally gets to watching Queen Sugar and Atlanta, praises the new growth of television storytelling, and gets into the dragging of Kate Upton after she made ill-advised comments about protesting.
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Beacon Light drops his new project Loud Drive Home, and there is a car full along for the ride. You would think the AC was broke with all this heat that includes Kevi, Steven Malcolm, Joey, Jewish, Canon & Peazy.
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IPR may be done with Invisalign or with Braces, so this feature should not be embedded in the Invisalign tracking, but be able to be accessed solo or from Invisalign tracking.
Generally we found the new aligner tracking module insufficient in a lot of aspects, so are not using it as of now. If it can be developed a lot more, it will be a great feature. Here are some comments:
- Need some customizable fields for information that an office may want re Invisalign (or other) aligners:
*For example, Case Type (you have Brand, but in each brand there may be different types - Invisalign Full, Teen, Lite, etc). This is important to know at a glance.
*Then we list where we have stored the trays in the office, maybe a field that says - Custom - We would name it Location: and then we would type where the box is kept for each patient, since we have a filing system for ease of storage and location (this is what we use, others may have a different system, so it needs to be customizable)
*Custom field for us - Is patient on Acceledent?
*Custom field for us - Does patient use Eversmile?
- Invisalign full cases allow more than 3 refinements (unlimited RF are allowed), and even though it is unlikely for this to happen, maybe an "other" field in the RF number
- Need a place for each series to add what stage attachments come on and what stage that come off. This would be better to be really customizable, since sometimes attachments come on different teeth at different stages, and off at different stages. It is important to know any stage that something like this is "happening" not necessarily the details of each one. This is because when giving patient aligners, the assistant can quickly see that aligner #6 (random example) cannot be given since there is IPR at that stage/or an attachment is coming on or off at that stage, etc
- Auxillaries or elastics needed? Yes or no - location - this is for planning purposes
- Pontic/s needed - shade
- IPR details - mostly what stages the IPR is planned at. Also a way to mark if IPR was actually done
- For Upper and Lower series, when does Overcorrection start? Any passive aligners?
- Were any replacement aligners ordered?
- Treatment expiration date
- Custom field - Other notes - for example if we consistently need to trim the aligners at a certain spot for comfort of ease of removal, this can be entered and the assistant going over the schedule sees this and pre-trims the aligners that will be given that visit. Another example - comment that we are cutting off the 2nd molar tab since it is irritating the patient... lots of little things come up which are good to note in the tracking as opposed to having to scroll through the whole chart notes section.
Dr. Monica
Thank you @monica Teredesai.. this is important feedback as we continue to grow and develop the aligner tracking feature in Orthotrac. Please continue to list your needs on this thread, we will continue to post updates as they are developed. Thank you for your time.
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Friday, 29 October 2010
A Leopard Can't Change Its Spots
(Via Oasis)
Do you ever think that you have seen the perfect item only to finally come to the realisation, after trawling the shops and internet, that you have probably invented it and it exists in no other place than the recesses of your mind?
But then, even worse, you realise that it does exist, this dream item, the thing that will go with everything, for every occassion, will complete you, will bring you the purest form of joy, but it is Louis Vuitton and so will never, ever be yours. I'm on a part time wage for God's sake! WHYYYYYYYY?!?
Hmmm, great start to the weekend. Gah!
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"Talk about outdated "science." It's been pretty widely accepted within cultural anthropology that cultures which are male dominant vs those that are more egalitarian are those where men's greater strength is more useful to where it is less useful. The classic distinction is that cultures that depend on intensive agriculture with plows are male dominant, cultures that do their agriculture with hoes are more egalitarian. It has nothing to do with "warrior cultures" or the other commonly accepted mythologies. Here's a discussion of a 2010 paper that puts a bit of statistical rigor behind the idea. . It's fairly long, and Razib Khan expects that his readers will have the background to understand what he's saying without a lot of hand-holding."
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Thanks, good article and food for discussion tonight. Even discounting Eisler's warrior narrative and accepting the hoe/plough, female/male domination of agricultural work, the article nonetheless points to some similarities with Eisler's points. For example, plough cultures divide up work with women in the home and men in the field, since ploughs require greater physical strength. So far so good. However it appears greater value was placed on men's productive work in these patriarcal societies, with women's care-taking roles being valued far less even today.
It seems that conservative values grew out of this plough culture, "where a few controlled the many, and the many persisted on the barest margin of subsistence." And those few were (white) men that maintained their power via private property and hierarchical relations: men over women, man over nature etc. In that sense it was a dominator instead of partnership culture. But partnership cultures were not just of the lower hoe-tech type. We are entering entering a "third age," where more advanced tech has produced abundance and allowed for women to participate in a work economy once again outside the home. And gender relations are again more partnership and equitably oriented.
"What you tend to see is that cultures which are the most developed and least developed have the most equitable relations between the genders, while those in the middle are generally more conventionally male-dominated."
How this relates to the integral model with its dominator hierarchical relations and unconscious adherence to private property can be further explored at some point down the road. For now it seems we're just going over what the model is. But it does raise questions along the way, like the above discussion.


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Melodic Dubstep mega-collaborators Illenium & Said The Sky are back with an amazing tune that's beautiful yet heavy at the same time. Their ability to churn out songs that are a distinct style yet beautiful in different ways is second to none, and this song displays that with its unique sound, especially shown through the bass and vocals. It's a pleasure to listen to Illenium & Said The Sky's collaborations, and hopefully this is another one of many more to come. Have a listen!
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Arkansas State Park Finder
There are 52 state parks across The Natural State, so you can find one near you wherever you are. Look at the list below to find a state park for you, or check our printable map.
Park Activities
Mountain Ranges
Bull Shoals-White River State Park
153 Dam Overlook Lane
Bull Shoals, AR 72619
Cane Creek State Park
50 State Park Road
Star City, AR 71667
DeGray Lake Resort State Park
2027 State Park Entrance Road
Bismarck, AR 71929
Devil's Den State Park
11333 West Arkansas Hwy. 74
West Fork, AR 72774
Lake Catherine State Park
1200 Catherine Park Road
Hot Springs, AR 71913
Lake Chicot State Park
2542 Hwy. 257
Lake Village, AR 71653
Lake Dardanelle State Park
2428 Marina Rd
Russellville, AR 72802
Lake Fort Smith State Park
15458 Shepard Springs Road
Mountainburg, AR 72946-0004
Lake Frierson State Park
7904 Hwy. 141
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Lake Ouachita State Park
5451 Mountain Pine Road
Mountain Pine, AR 71956
Lake Poinsett State Park
5752 State Park Lane
Harrisburg, AR 72432
Mississippi River State Park
2955 Hwy. 44
Marianna, AR 72360
Pinnacle Mountain State Park
11901 Pinnacle Valley Road
Little Rock, AR 72223
Village Creek State Park
201 County Road 754
Wynne, AR 72396
White Oak Lake State Park
563 Hwy. 387
Bluff City, AR 71722
Woolly Hollow State Park
82 Woolly Hollow Road
Greenbrier, AR 72058


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16 May Yes Driving Buzzed In Las Vegas Gets You A DUI.
People are continually asking about the legal limits for DUI in Las Vegas. The reason they are curious is because Las Vegas is a drinking city and most of us also have to drive everywhere. That means there are going to be plenty of cases where you are drinking alcohol and driving within the next 24 hours. The safest way to avoid a DUI is to never drive within 24 hours of drinking alcohol, but because so many people do, understand the amount of alcohol you can drink and still test under the legal limits is important. When the cops ask you if you have been drinking and you answer "yes, but…." you have admitted that you are guilty. When they ask you to take tests of the amount of alcohol you have in your blood and you test higher than the limit, you have provided them evidence to convict you. Here is what you need to understand before you ever get into that situation.
In Las Vegas, the legal limitations for BAC while operating a motor vehicle are as follows: .08% for adults, .04% for commercial drivers and .02% for children under 21. If you have anyone under 15 in the car the BAC limit is 0%. This translates as follows for most average sized people: one drink of any kind containing alcohol will probably put you at the threshold of DUI if you had it within an hour of the test. Your body will process alcohol at a rate of about one drink per hour, so you need to wait two hours for two drinks, etc. Long before this time frame has been reached, you will begin to feel less drunk. You will probably "feel ok to drive" long before you have actually processed the alcohol in your blood stream, and if you have done things to clear your head like drink coffee it will probably happen even sooner. You are still over the legal limit, and when they ask you to take the breathalyzer you will fail. This is why it is important that if you have had more than one drink in the last hour you must refuse to take the tests. You must answer "no" when they ask if you have been drinking. They will arrest you for refusal to take the tests and they will take your blood at the station. You were going to be arrested anyway, so this is the best way to go.
When they ask you questions you need to refuse to answer them and ask to call a lawyer. Contact The Vegas Lawyers at 702-707-7000 before answering any questions, even if it is overnight and you cannot reach us. Do not think that answering questions will be better for you because they will let you go. They will use this evidence to convict you and that is going to be far worse than the night in jail. We will work on getting the stop challenged and also challenging the results that were tested. We will work to get the case thrown out because they did not follow the rules. As long as you don't convict yourself by handing it to them, we have a shot of getting you through this without a conviction.