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5 Thoughts For Parents About Why Our Kids Swim

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June 06th, 2017 Lifestyle

Courtesy of Elizabeth Wickham

Watching my child add a ton of time in a race, which has happened more than once, I’ve wondered, “Why are we here? Why did we come to this meet?” Maybe other parents have asked similar questions like why are we putting in so much effort, time and money if our kids are going to swim slow? That’s when we need to remember that swimming will have ups and downs, just like everything else in life.

Jeff Julian, head coach of Rose Bowl Aquatics and assistant coach at the University of Southern California, offered advice that I personally find extremely helpful:

“Parents, remember the most important thing your swimmers will get out of the sport are the life lessons. When your swimmers are in college or done swimming completely, they’ll remember the experiences and important life lessons. Most people I talk with don’t remember a race or a time, they remember what the sport gave them.”

Coach Julian said his love for swimming came from his mom and he learned from her about how to be a swim parent. “I consider my mom an ideal swim mom, although she maybe talked to me more about swimming than she should. She knew times and was fully involved with the team, but she wouldn’t get involved with my swimming. She loved the sport overall and supported everyone, but she stayed away from the gossip.” His advice for parents is simple: “Support your swimmer, the team and coaches.”

His words of wisdom made me think about all the great memories and experiences we’ve had as a swim family—through great meets and some disappointing ones. Here are five life lessons children learn through swimming at meets:

Handling disappointment.

Life will be full of disappointments and it’s how we react that matters. If our swimmer misses their goal, do they give up? Or, do they fight back and try harder? Our own behavior matters at meets, too. We’re role modeling for our children on how to act.

Hard work.

A single race is just one moment of your swimmer’s day-to-day work in the pool. At a meet, they may be rewarded for their hard work, improvement on specific skills and mental toughness. Or, it may not all come together on a specific day, but happen at a later time. Swimming teaches our kids to work and have patience to reap rewards.

Positive attitude.

Our attitude is under our control and can be the most influential aspect of success or failure. Learning to get rid of negative self-talk will help our kids throughout their lives. A positive attitude can help a swimmer shake off a bad race and move on to a better one. Being positive is infectious and can spread throughout the team.

Through swim practice and going to meets, children will learn that their actions have outcomes. A swimmer who has missed a lot of practice, whether it’s due to other priorities or an injury, will have realistic expectations. They won’t expect a best time if they know their training hasn’t been consistent. If they’ve been working hard and doing all they can to improve, they know they have earned their reward through their own effort.

Enjoy the moments.

The time being a swim parent will end. Sharing car rides, hotel stays, meals and laughs are memories you’re creating. You’ll look back and remember these little things more than any particular race. Embrace your moments as a swim family and make the most out of your time together.

What life lessons have swim meets taught your family?

Elizabeth Wickham volunteered for 14 years on her kids’ club team as board member, fundraiser, newsletter editor and “Mrs. meet manager.” She’s a writer with a bachelor of arts degree in editorial journalism from the University of Washington with a long career in public relations, marketing and advertising. Her stories have appeared in newspapers and magazines including the Los Angeles Times, Orange County Parenting and Ladybug. You can read more parenting tips on her blog.

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cynthia curran

When you are 60, its just some fun memories what you did as a teenager.

yup! have fun with it!

P Picard

Great – the first life lesson a kid can learn from swimming is to handle disappointment – where do you sign up for that?

exactly why i will do anything to keep my daughter love swimming. Great article, worth sharing.

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TORONTO (May 28, 2015) - Dance Umbrella of Ontario is proud to announce the appointment of Robert Sauvey as its new Executive Director. Robert succeeds Jennifer Bennett who has led the organization since 2012.

Robert brings a wealth of experience to the role, through his long and varied career working as a senior arts administrator in both the live and recorded arts. He most recently served as the Executive Director for Dancemakers, where he effectively led the company through a meaningful period of organizational transition. Prior to Dancemakers, he played key leadership roles at Groundswell Inc., Winnipeg’s longest running new music presenter, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and his own film and television production company, Ocular Productions.
“Robert’s extensive experience as a curator, producer, tour manager, and arts administrator will help DUO continue to grow in its ability to serve the community of dance artists in Ontario,” says Colleen Dempsey, Board Chair of DUO. “We are very grateful to Jennifer for her service and dedication to the organization over the past three years.”

“I am looking forward to helming such a vibrant and well positioned organization for the changes in dance in the year’s ahead.” says Robert Sauvey.

Robert has served on many funding panels at various government levels, and as a board member for Artscape Winnipeg. DUO looks forward to having Robert bring his creativity, leadership, and passion for the dance sector to the team. Robert will begin his contract at DUO on June 22nd, 2015.

Founded in 1988, Dance Umbrella of Ontario is a non-profit, non-membership dance management and resource centre for independent dance artists and small-scale companies in Ontario. Services, ranging from accounting and financial management, to grant development and filing, to production administration and communication services, are provided by professional, experienced arts administrators at an affordable rate. Located in downtown Toronto, DUO’s facility is a fully equipped workspace and boardroom that can be accessed and rented out by the dance community.

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Learner Profile Attributes: Thinkers (creatively used recycled materials to create instruments), Communicators (used music to express their ideas and communicate with others).

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PYP Concepts: Connection (e.g. How is music linked to Ada’s self belief?), Causation (e.g. Why do people live in rubbish dumps?) , Form (e.g. What is a slum?),  Function (e.g. How does a musical instrument work?), Perspective (How would the audience view Ada’s life differently?)

Links to transdisciplinary themes: How we Express Ourselves , Who We Are, Where We Are In Place and Time, Sharing the planet.

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“Some people care too much. I think it’s called love.” A.A. Milne, Winnie-the Pooh. This quote aptly describes the relationship between the two main characters in this beautifully written true story. “Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh” describes the relationship between Harry Colebourn and a bear named Winnipeg. It documents the true story of how Harry came to own Winnie and their adventures in the Canadian Military, highlighting the deep personal connection that the two form.

Winnie, who was an American black bear ended up traveling to England with Harry as a mascot for the troops. As the war worsened Winnie found herself living in the London Zoo, this is the place where the character, “Winnie-the-Pooh” was born. The stories of Winnie-the-Pooh are now a part of popular culture.

Learner Profile Attributes: Caring (Harry showed empathy and compassion towards Winnie), Risk-Takers (Harry decided to take care of Winnie).

Attitudes:  Commitment (showed commitment to caring for Winnie), cooperation (it took a team of people to care for Winnie over her life time), empathy (showing empathy towards the survival of Winnie), enthusiasm (Willingly took care of and learnt from Winnie).

PYP Concepts: Connection (e.g. How is the bear connected to the fictional character Winnie-the-Pooh?), Causation (e.g. Why was Winnie for sale? Why are there wars?) , Change (e.g. How did Winnie’s living conditions change over time?),  Responsibility (How did Harry help Winnie? Who was responsible for Winnie?).

Review and Connections: A Boy and A Jaguar

“This book made me cry tears of sympathy, and joy. You and I are this boy; you and I are this jaguar.” Sherman Alexie

A Boy and A Jaguar written by Alan Rabinowitz and illustrated by Catia Chien is a beautifully written and illustrated biography about zoologist and conservationist, Alan Rabinowitz. It describes Alan as a young child and documents the challenges he has to overcome in order to become a successful advocate for animals. Alan has a stutter that stigmatizes his educational experiences and effects his self esteem. The stutter prevents him from communicating effectively; however, through an experimental program Alan is provided with a range of strategies to control it. He makes a promise to his pets “that if I can ever find my voice, I will be their voice and keep them from harm.” Alan grows to achieve his dreams, he studies animals in the wild and is their voice.

Caitia Chien’s illustration throughout the book are stunning, working perfectly with the text.The illustrations draw the reader into the story. The colours and techniques that are utilized add to the mood of the story, enabling the reader to feel happiness, shame, apprehension, fear, anger, joy and compassion.

Learner Profile Attributes: Knowledgeable (about the need to protect animals and create preserves), Communicators (expresses his knowledge confidently to convince others to protect animals), Principled (demonstrates a strong sense of fairness and respects the right to life of all animals), Caring (shows empathy, compassion and respect towards all animals).

Attitudes: Appreciation (appreciating the wonder and beauty of the natural world and the animals that live in it), commitment (showing commitment to overcoming learning difference and keeping his promise to conserve wildlife/the environment), confidence (in his ability to share his knowledge and convince others of the value of protecting wildlife, empathy (understanding the value of conservation).

PYP Concepts: Connection (What are the links between creating preserves and saving animals?), Causation (e.g. Why are animals hunted? What causes speech impediments?) , Change (e.g. What is the role of the government in creating wildlife preserves? How are peoples beliefs about protecting animals changing?), Function (could facilitate a discussion about the function of wildlife preserves and government decision making), Responsibility.

Principled Creators and Consumers of Online Content

A few weeks ago I attending the, “School Libraries in a Global Context” workshop facilitated by Dianne McKenzie in Seoul. It was a great opportunity to learn, connect with people in different contexts and share ideas. I had been thinking about how to introduce and reinforce the idea of academic honesty to primary aged students in a more engaging way and this workshop provided me with a variety of ideas that I thought I could utilize.

Authentically developing the ATL skills associated with academic honesty is challenging. In the past, I have found that the children understand the concept of academic honesty; but, are not necessarily motivated to modify their practices to acknowledge sources. An idea that Dianne suggested involved the children creating something then another child receiving the accolades for the creation. I thought I could modify this idea to my context. The Grade 5 children were recently introduced to the Morning Calm Medal, which is an annual book award created by teacher librarians at international schools in Korea. Upon entering the library I provided the students with this challenge:

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They were provided with the appropriate resources and given a very short time frame to complete the task. The students were excited and completely engaged in the design process. After the allotted time they were required to write their name on the completed badge and I selected the four best as winners.

I photographed the winning badges after crossing out the creators name and replacing it with mine. I then posted this tweet:

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And shared the post with the children. The reaction to the post included:

  • Lots of giggles.
  • Annoyance.
  • “You made a mistake.”
  • “You stole my work!”
  • “That is not fair!”
  • “Why did you change the name?”

I responded by telling the children that because I had taken the photos of the work and it was me that had created the tweet it was okay to say that the work belonged to me. This provoked a great discussion about ownership and sharing permission. I linked this conversation to their individual blogs and posed this question: How is what I did different to the way you share images and photographs on your blogs?

As a group we then explored our roles as creators and consumers of digital content:

The initial provocation enabled the students to connect with the idea of acknowledging their sources and the importance of this in terms of being a principled creator of digital content. They are returning to their individual blogs to identify the source of their images. The next will require them to reflect on and acknowledge where they find information.

Book Response

Choose one of the following:

Story Box: Create a story box for one of the books you read over the summer. Look at this fabulous example: The Imagination Tree: Little Red Riding Hood Box. You can add photographs of your story box to this page.

Letter to the Author: Write a letter to the author of a book that you read over the summer. What did you like about it? What else would you like to know about the characters? What happened after the story finished? How would you find out how to contact the author? Would you post or email your letter?

Character Diary Entry: Write a diary entry from the perspective of a character from a book you have read this summer. What are their secrets? Dreams? Hopes?

아래 항목 중 하나를 선택하세요.

이야기 상자: 여름방학동안 읽은 책들 중 한권에 대한 이야기 상자를 만들어 봅시다. 여기있는 좋은 예시를 살펴보세요.  The imagination Tree: Little Red Riding Hood Box

작가에게 편지쓰기: 여름방학때 읽은 책의 작가에게 편지를 써봅시다. 책에서 무엇이 좋았나요? 등장인물에 대해서 더 알고 싶은 것이 있나요? 이야기가 끝난 후 어땠나요? 작가에게 연락할 방법을 어떻게 찾아낼 건가요? 여러분의 편지를 우편이나 이메일로 보낼건가요?

캐릭터 다이어리 작성: 여름에 읽었던 책 속 캐릭터의 관점에서 일기를 써봅시다. 그들의 비밀, 꿈, 소망은 무엇인가요?

故事箱子 ：为你在暑假读过的一本书做一个故事箱子。请看例子：The imagination Tree: Little Red Riding Hood Box

一封给作家的信 ：向你暑假读过的这本书的作者写一封信。你为什么喜欢这本书？关于主人公你还想知道什么？故事结束后发生了什么？你如何找到联系到作者？你会选择写信还是写电邮？

写主人公日记  ：为你书中的主人公写日记。 她／他们的秘密是什么？ 梦想？希望？

Review a Book

Choose one of the following options:

아래의 활동 중 하나를 골라보세요 :

Recommend a Book

책 추천하기

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Create a Book Trailer

Create your very own book trailer. Here are a few examples:

Add the link to your book trailer in the comments section.

북 트레일러 만들기

나만의 북 트레일러를 만들어보세요. 아래의 예시를 참고하세요 :

직접 만든 북 트레일러의 링크를 코멘트 란에 적어주세요.

制作你的图书预告片。这里有一些例子 :

Tweet a Review

Twitter is one of the most popular forms of social media. Each tweet can be a maximum of 140 characters. Twitter can be used to share anything. Your challenge is to write a review for a book you have read over the summer that could be shared on Twitter.  The only rule is that it MUST Not be more than 140 characters. Share your review in the comments section below this post.

책 리뷰 트윗하기

트위터는 가장 인기있는 소셜미디어 중 하나입니다. 각 트윗은 최대140자까지 가능합니다. 트위터는 어떤 것이든 공유하는데 쓸 수 있습니다.여러분이 도전할 과제는 트위터에서 공유될 만한 여름방학때 읽었던 책의 리뷰를 써보는 것입니다.  단 한가지의 규칙은 140자를 넘지 않는 것입니다. 아래의 코멘트란에 여러분의 리뷰를 공유하세요.

推特是最有名的社交软件之一。每一篇推特最多只能写140字。推特可以用来分享一切。 你的挑战是为自己在暑假读的一本书写一篇书评并发布在推特上。 唯一地规则是书评的字数必须在140字以下。你可以把自己的评论分享在评论框

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Illustrator Study: Unpacking Form Using See Think Wonder

Grade Two classes explored the central idea, “Creativity enables us to express ourselves.” This unit provided an excellent opportunity to authentically look at picture book illustrators. The exploration focused on illustrations as a form of self-expression.

Small groups of children in each class were given a selection of titles by a particular illustrator (e.g. Emily Gravett, Anthony Browne, Graeme Base, Eric Carle). They were asked to identify the key element of the illustrations that combined to create a particular artistic style. The “See Think Wonder” routine was used to facilitate an in-depth analysis of the illustrations. The children were provided with a graphic organiser with guiding questions to help support the investigation. Their findings about each illustrator were shared with the class.

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The children identified the artistic elements that were used by the specific illustrators to create their images. They could see how they could apply these styles in different contexts. The “Think” guiding questions prompted a lot of discussions about creativity and who was creative. Lively debates about the creative merit of each illustrator followed. The children had a lot of wonderings for the authors and illustrators. For example, Why did the illustrator use dark colours? How did the author choose the illustrator that they wanted? Why were the pictures drawn in this way?


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The military community is unfortunately far too acquainted with car-buying scams.
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What It’s Really Like Growing Up In A Military Town
Growing up in a military town can profoundly impact the lives of military children.
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Recently I walked into a showroom to buy the motorcycle of my dreams, the Harley Davidson Street. Purchasing this exotic superbike had been on my mind for a long time. However, with a price tag of INR 5.75 lakh, making an outright payment was not possible. However, this did not deter me from buying my dream bike. By making a down payment and repaying the outstanding loan through Equated Monthly Installments (EMIs), I successfully purchased the bike without any financial constraints.

You may give up on buying your dream bike due to the exorbitant price tag. However, there are many ways through which you may purchase a bike without burning a hole in your pocket. Here are three ways to obtain the necessary funds to purchase a bike.

Dream Bikes

1. Savings

One financing option is to utilize your savings, which you have accumulated over the years. If your savings cover the total cost of the bike, you may use the entire amount to make the purchase. However, it is important to understand that utilizing all your savings is not a financially sound decision. You may find it difficult to arrange funds in case of an emergency.

2. Credit card

In the case of inadequate funds, you may use your credit card to make the purchase. However, this is advisable only if you wish to purchase a bike in the lower price range. This is because credit cards have a certain borrowing limit above which you cannot borrow. Additionally, in the case of missed payments, you may face financial constraints as the interest charged on non-payments is high.

3. Two-wheeler loans

You may avail of a two-wheeler loan to purchase your dream bike. Financiers these days offer attractive terms, like extended loan tenure, minimal documentation, instant loan approval, lower down payment, higher loan amount, and competitive two-wheeler loan interest rates. Moreover, you may repay the loan in regular monthly installments. Since this financing option is budget-friendly, it is considered to be the most feasible way to ride home the bike of your dreams.

Out of the three aforementioned financing options, buying a bike on EMI is the most recommended and popular mode of financing. It allows you to repay your installments based on your cash flow, thereby reducing strain on your finances. Financiers also offer benefits like affordable EMIs, simplified documentation process, and attractive bike loan interest rates. Through such loans, you may own your dream bike without facing any difficulties.

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    If you haven’t made the purchase i’d strongly suggest you to read Street 750 ownership reviews on the internet and read about its Brakes. If you have made your purchase i Wish you all the best and many happy miles on it.

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COOKEVILLE – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments for a Celina couple accused of murdering a woman previously reported as missing.

At the request of former 13th District Attorney General Randy York, TBI Special Agents began investigating the death of Fonzie Loretta Bowmer on August 6, 2014. Earlier that day, officers from the Livingston Police Department discovered remains later confirmed to belong to the Livingston woman, whom family reported as missing in February. During the course of the investigation, Agents, working alongside detectives from Livingston Police, developed information which led to Robert Tim Covey and his wife, Patricia Lynn Gentry, as those responsible for Bowmer’s death.

On Tuesday, the Overton County Grand Jury returned indictments for the couple, charging Covey, 40, with one count of Premeditated First Degree Murder, one count of Felony Murder, one count of Aggravated Burglary, and one count of Theft over $1,000. Gentry, 42, faces one count of Accessory after the Fact, two counts of False Report, and one count of Theft over $1,000. At the time of this release, both remained in the custody of the Overton County Sheriff on unrelated charges.


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Out of Bounds

Out of Bounds

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A stunning new cold case novel from internationally bestselling crime writer Val McDermid about a car crash that opens up an unsolved murder from decades before Internationally bestselling author Val McDermid is one of our finest crime writers, whose gripping, impeccably plotted novels have garnered millions of readers worldwide. In her latest, Out of Bounds, she delivers a riveting cold case novel featuring detective Karen Pirie. When a teenage joyrider crashes a stolen car and ends up in a coma, a routine DNA test reveals a connection to an unsolved murder from twenty-two years before. Finding the answer to the cold case should be straightforward. But it's as twisted as the DNA helix itself. Meanwhile, Karen finds herself irresistibly drawn to another mystery that she has no business investigating, a mystery that has its roots in a terrorist bombing two decades ago. And again, she finds that nothing is as it seems. An enthralling, twisty read, Out of Bounds reaffirms Val McDermid's place as one of the most dependable professionals in the mystery and thriller business.
Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books ; [Prince Frederick, Md.] : [Distributed by] OneClick Digital, 2016, p2016
Edition: Unabridged
ISBN: 9781501932069
Characteristics: 1 online resource (12 hr., 59 min.)
Additional Contributors: McCarron, Kathleen
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During Your Stay

You may book online through booking.com or please call the Tea Rose Inn. We require a $50 deposit upon your booking.

Arrival Time:
Normal check in is between 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm. Arrangements can be made for early or late arrivals.  Please call and let us know.

Late Arrival:
Please call the Inn ahead of time to let us know your estimated time of arrival.

There is a circular shaped driveway in the front of the Inn. Please do not park on the sidewalk or on the grass.

Check Out:
Normal checkout is 11:00 AM. Reasonable arrangements may be made for a later time.  Please let us know.

No full breakfast is served before 7:30 am. We serve breakfast between 8:15 and 8:30 each morning. if your departure plans require that you leave before breakfast is served, please let us know in advance. So we can leave muffins, bread, bagels and fruit out for your enjoyment. A coffee and tea station is open 24 hours. If you have dietary restrictions please let us know as soon as possible so that we can accommodate your needs. We do not need to know if you follow a vegetarian diet; breakfast meats are always optional.

We take pleasure in welcoming well-behaved, supervised children of all ages to our bed and breakfast. Please let us know in advance the ages and number of children so that we will be ready for your family (roll-away bed, high chair, etc.).

Sorry no pets allowed

Extra Person in Room:
All room rates are based on double occupancy.  Special rates may apply to single occupancy.  Let us know at the time you reserve the room.  There is a $25 per night for each person in excess of double occupancy unless it is a child under the age of 18.

There is no smoking inside the Inn.

Regarding Alcohol:
You’re welcome to bring your own wine or beer. However please drink responsibly. You will be charged for damage done to our Inn or rooms. Please, no picnic coolers in the guest rooms, we have refrigerators in the guest rooms.

Peak Season:
We prefer a 2 night minimum for holidays and special events such Plymouth State University Graduation, Columbus Day, Laconia Bike Week and leaf peepers weekends.

Cancellation Policy

We are happy to accept MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover and Diner’s Club cards. Cash and personal checks are also welcome.

Full payment for accommodations is due at the time of booking. Guests who arrive late and depart early are responsible for payment of the entire stay.

Due to our limited size, cancellations have a serious impact on us.

Plymouth State University Graduation, Columbus Day, Laconia Bike Week and leaf peepers weekends will require a 30 day cancellation period.

Deposits are refundable if cancellation occurs 14 days prior to the scheduled arrival date. Cancellations are subject to a 10% cancellation fee. Cancellations made 13 days or less before arrival result in being charged the full amount of your reservation, unless we are able to replace the entire reservation.

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If your flight is canceled and you are not able to keep your reservation, we will do our best to re-book your guest room. Unfortunately, flight cancellations tend to be last minute events.

During peak season, May 31 - October 31, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, we require a two night minimum stay.

The State of New Hampshire requires us to collect a Meals and Rentals tax of 9%. Prices are subject to change without notice.

For more details regarding our cancellation policy please contact us.

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Pediatric Dental Assistant in Lilburn, GA at TEBO DENTAL GROUP

Date Posted: 9/7/2018

Job Snapshot

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    Lilburn, GA
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  • Date Posted:

Job Description

Tebo Dental, an Atlanta-based dental group, is looking for motivated, team-oriented, and dedicated Expanded Duty Dental Assistants who are eager to provide quality and efficient dental care in our pediatric, teen, and adult practices.  We are looking for loyal professionals who have a friendly chair side manner and are open to making a long-term commitment to growth within our company.

  • Verify patients' medical history and inquire about their dental concerns to communicate with the doctor

  • Take digital x-rays and dispense oral hygiene aids

  • Chart the doctor's observations, doctor/patient comments, and recommended treatment during clinical exams

  • Accurately document dental care services by charting in patient records

  • Assist the hygienists and doctors with various clinical procedures and treatment

  • Effectively provide dental education to increase patients' awareness of proper oral health and the importance of continuing treatment

  • Understand insurance benefits for patients with Medicaid and/or traditional policies

  • Maintain equipment protocols and production standards

  • Communicate with different departments to work in treatment as the schedule allows

  • All other duties as assigned

Job Requirements

  • Registered or Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) licensure, according to state guidelines and limitations

  • Expanded Duty Certification is required

  • Radiography licensure and experience taking digital x-rays

  • Excellent customer service and verbal/written communication skills

  • Ability to multitask and be detail-oriented while working under pressure in a fast paced environment

  • Experience using Dentrix software, Dentrix G5 and/or Dentrix Enterprise preferred

  • Must be willing to travel between our Lilburn, Dacula, and Gainesville practice locations

  • Ability to speak, read, and write in Spanish is a plus

  • Comfortable working part-time with the potential for full-time based on our schedules

  • Must be available to work between the hours of 7am-7pm from Monday through Friday

  • Availability to work on Saturdays

  • Career Advancement and Growth

  • Generous hiring/retention bonus for qualified EDDAs

  • Wellness Program with Personal Trainer

  • LifeTime Fitness Partnership with Subsidy

  • Daily Healthy Breakfast Initiative

  • Health & Dental Insurance

  • Long-Term Disability

  • Paid Time-Off

  • 401(k) with Match

The Tebo Difference:

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TYLT Energi+ Backpack Review: A Tech Backpack With Power

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TYLT sent me their Energi+ Backpack just before I left for CES, and I thought CES would be the prefect venue to test it out. I received the pack about 12 days before I left for CES and decided to not even open it until the day before my flight left so as to not get any first impressions until I was in the testing phase (boy that was hard). So, the day before my flight left I unpacked it and got it all ready to go for the trip. I fit a Macbook 13″ laptop, Acer Chromebook, Nikon D3100 (w extra lenses), a couple external batteries, both cords for the laptops and various other small extras into the pack with room left over. Before we go any further, let’s list the specs for the Energi+.

Battery Specs

  • Input Voltage: 5V 2Amp (Micro USB)
  • Output Charging Current: 4.75V – 5.25V – 4.1Amp
  • Lithium Ion Battery:10,400 mAh
  • Battery Charge Time:7-8 Hours
  • Two 1Amp USB ports for charging phones
  • One 2.1Amp USB port for charging tablets
  • 10,400mAh rechargeable Lithium Ion

Backpack Specs

  • 1680D Poly Material Front Panel
  • 900D Poly Material Sides & Bottom
  • Fly-through Friendly
  • Brushed Metal Zippers
  • Laptop compartment will accommodate laptops up to 15.5in x 10.5in x 1.5in
  • NFC Tag in Shoulder Strap
  • Recharges via any USB Port
  • 110 Cubic in. See-through Accessory Bag included

The Energi+ is an attractive and sporty looking backpack with a nice, comfortable design that really stood up to the amount of gear I was toting along. I really loved the minimal feel to the look, nothing flashy here, no outrageous colors or graphics. The TYLT logo and branding is done well without screaming “hey look at me, I’m a billboard!” The padding on the shoulder straps is nice and thick and provides some great support while easing the weight on the shoulders. The extra padding along the back with channels to let air circulate is also a nice touch. I tend to sweat heavily, however, and I did find myself having to remove the pack to get some air to my back. There is no flaw in design there, I’m just sweaty.

The design of the pockets and the way they open was genius, in my opinion. The pack is TSA approved, but, as I found out at O’hare airport, TSA approved means “One” laptop per backpack. I had two laptops in it and was forced to go back through the line removing one laptop out of the backpack. Up top is a nice compartment for keeping your cellphone, sunglasses, gum, mints anything that you need to access quickly and easily. Around front is a slim pocket for things like plane tickets, passports, IDs, anything with a slim profile. Along the sides are two more pockets, one is specifically for holding a water bottle and features a netting type holder that you can slip a standard 16.9oz bottle into. The other is again, small but good for things you might need to get to quickly. I used mine for a couple external batteries.

At the top you have access to the larger compartment that opens fully, like a mouth ready to swallow things up. It’s a great place to keep your camera and extra lenses. It’s deep and wide so there’s plenty of space to store whatever you need. The small accessory bag is also in this compartment, which I used to hold my extra wall chargers and cables. Also on top is a slim pouch lined with a microfiber type cloth which is perfect for tablets. It’s very slim, so you’re not going to fit too many bulky things in it. Finally, you come to the main zips which split the bag open to reveal the laptop storage and 10,400mAh battery.

The laptop area is roomy, I was able to fit both my Macbook 13″ and Acer 11″ Chromebook in it. I’m certain most 15″ laptops would fit into this area (not certain on anything bigger). In the same compartment you’ll find the main feature of this bag and that’s its 10,400mAh battery. The battery specs are listed above, so I’ll not repeat them here. The neatest thing about the bag is the ability to route your cables through precut and reinforced holes in the bag into the different compartments. This way you can have your tablet in the tablet pouch and be charging it as well. You can have your phone in a different compartment and run a cable to it from inside as well. The functionality and incorporation of the battery is brilliant. It kept my iPhone 5 charged for the whole day while I was at CES.

The only areas I could see left for improvement were that no lightning cables for iPhones were included. TYLT includes several micro usb cables but no lightning cables, leaving you to use your own.  This is fine, but I always like to see those cables included. And the other thing that I would have liked to see is a front buckle to buckle the shoulder straps together. Now I only say this because I wore this backpack for 8+ hours a day while walking and with all the gear I carried it took a toll on my shoulders. Having the front buckle would have alleviated some of that burden from the shoulders and would have been so nice to have. This doesn’t mean the backpack is poorly designed, it just means that I probably used it more intensely than it was intended to be used.

The TYLT Energi+ backpack sells for $199.99 and I think it’s worth every penny. It’s the ultimate geek storage bag. It has more room than you’ll know what to do with. It’s stylish without being overbearing. It’s functional and the pocket placement and designs are brilliant. The 10,400mAh battery is enough to charge your phone several times over. It’s tough and resilient while protecting the valuables inside.

The only things I would like to see are: a front strap buckle to bring some of the load off the shoulders and across the chest. And of course, the inclusion of a lightning cable with the backpack. Now it would be a real feat for TYLT to make this same backpack with a larger capacity battery solution for phones, tablets AND laptops. That would be something to see and use for sure! I give the TYLT Energi+ backpack 4.5 stars out of 5, hit the link below to get yours.

TYLT Energi+ Backpack
4.8 Out of 5
Nailed it
Lots of space, plenty of pockets and great system for running cables to internal battery pack.
Needs Work
A bit pricey and could use a front clasp to take weight off shoulders.
Bottom Line
A great tech backpack with extra power for your devices.
*We were sent a TYLT Energi+ Backpack for the purposes of this review.

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May 13
HP Probook 4520s Opened

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HP Probook 4520s cpuidIntel is inside yes, and it’s a new second generation Intel Core I3 380M processor, clocked at 2.53 GHz. What it lacks in comparison to the Intel Core I5 and I7 series is the TurboBoost overclocking technology, but Hyperthreading is present which enables it to handle 4 threads at once, and thus significantly increasing performance over the Intel Core I3 370M for example.

HP Probook 4520s StickersAnd the unit allowing the cool little LED pixels to be filled with colors is the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6370. It is a predecessor of the ATI HD5470, and in fact it is the same old processor inside only renamed, thus making the Radeon HD 6370 an entry level graphic card. Supports DirectX 11, and can transmit up to 8 channels and 190 KHz / 24bit over HDMI1.3a. Also supports the Eyefinity technology which enables the laptop to display on three monitors at the same time (the one of the notebook, and two external through the VGA and HDMI ports).

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Oracle Mobile Cloud Service is a mobile backend as a service. MCS does its magic by providing a lot of features to make implementing mobile services easy such as (among many others) authentication, logging/analytics, lookups and calling other services. There are also features available to make integration with mobile clients easy such as providing an easy way to implement push notifications.

Personally I think one of the most powerful features of MCS is the ability to write custom JavaScript code and use that as an API implementation. This custom code can (among the regular JavaScript features) call MCS connectors and platform services. This provides a lot of flexibility in defining API behavior.

In this blog I will show how you can use this custom Node.js code to create an end to end example. I will use a RAML file to define my interface. Next I will define a connector in MCS to call the OpenWeatherMap API. This API returns (amongst other things) the temperature at a location in Kelvin. I want to define my own custom result message (with the temperature in Celsius) which better matches the requirements of my mobile client. I will use a custom JavaScript implementation to call the connector which calls the OpenWeatherMap API and create a custom response message from the result.

The described example is not suitable for a production implementation and is based on limited experience (and watching some really nice YouTube presentations). It is provided to give an idea on how to get started easily with a simple working example.

OpenWeatherMap API

From the ProgrammableWeb site I found OpenWeatherMap. This site provides current weather and forecasts via an easy to use API. You can get a free account which allows up to 600 calls per 10 minutes. This is enough for this demonstration.

Once you have generated an API key, you can call the API with a GET request on[location,country]&APPID=[your API key]

Location,country can be for example Birmingham,GB or Groningen,NL

After you have generated an API key, you can use your favorite REST service testing tool to check if you can call the service. The below screenshot is from Postman, a Chrome plugin.

MCS configuration

In order to get started with MCS, you first need to create a Mobile Backend. A Mobile Backend has a Mobile Backend Id. This will be used later to call API’s available on this backend.

Next you create the connector to the OpenWeatherMap API.

You should of course test your connector.

Next you should define your API. In the below screenshot you can already see some of the platform services which are available.

When defining the API, it is easiest if you use a prepared RAML file.

For security, I created a user (MaartenSmeets) under Mobile User Management, granted the user a role (MY_ROLE) and set the below properties to allow that user to call my API.

The API needs to be assigned to a Mobile Backend.

To get a simple (dummy) implementation for the API, you can generate a JavaScript Scaffold and upload that. For larger scale development, I recommend using the Git integration instead of manually uploading the ZIP file every time in the MCS UI.

Implementing a custom API

The JavaScript Scaffold can extracted and be edited (I use Visual Studio Code for that) to call the connector when the API is called and to rewrite the result to the required format. You can see an example with some extra notes below. You can download the code here.

The connector needs to be a dependency in the package.json file.

After you ZIP this and upload it to MCS as an API implementation, you can test your API.

I have used basic authentication here as defined when defining the API. I use the credentials of a user who is granted the specified role. With the request you also need to specify the Mobile Backend Id as an Oracle-Mobile-Backend-Id HTTP header.

After you have done this, you have an end to end sample working! You can browse the log files from Administration, Logs to confirm your message has arrived and browse console.log messages. This is also useful for debugging.

As usual, Oracle has done a good job at providing thorough documentation. Next to the YouTube presentations, the following was especially useful. Working with the result object was not documented though and I was having some difficulties with the security settings and required headers in my requests. When looking at the above example, you can save yourself the trouble of having to find out how to deal with them yourself. This example is the result of about an afternoon worth of experience. This is an indication of how easy/intuitive MCS is to use. My first impression is that MCS is a powerful product which offers a lot of functionality to easily create mobile backends. When using custom JavaScript code in MCS, you can define custom behavior for your API’s. The MCS API itself which can be called from the custom JavaScript code seems not difficult to use and the documentation contains quite a lot of examples. I’m looking forward to start exploring the platform API’s provided by MCS to add more functionality to my custom API’s!

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Maarten is an Integration Consultant and Oracle ACE. Over the past years he has worked for numerous customers in the Netherlands in developer, analyst and architect roles on topics like software delivery, performance, security and other integration related challenges. Maarten is passionate about his job and likes to share his knowledge through publications, frequent blogging and presentations.

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  1. Hi Maarten,

    I want to utilize the “node-rest-client” Node module functionalities .
    Is there any similar example you can give us for this scenario will help .
    Oracle docs is not giving this details.

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