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  1. Everyone else seems to be predicting Dustin Rhodes but i'm gonna go with Shawn Spears. He's a rising star and let's face it... Dustin is never gonna be a big star, especially not at this age so it wouldn't surprise me if Shawn Spears took the win here. It's probably gonna be a great match and i'm quite excited for it.
  2. Contra Unit #001 - HAIL CONTRA! HAIL CONTRA! Tonight's episode of Major League Wrestling kicks off with Josef Samael. He stands in the reception area of MLW headquarters. He walks around and sees multiple Contra Unit flags being set up around the headquarters, he opens a closet where Davey Boy Smith Jr. is tied to a chair with his legs and hands being bound to the chair, he's still unconscious and bloody with no idea about what's going on. Injustice have been thrown out of the building and Jordan Oliver has been injured by The Contra Unit, he lies on the ground as Myron Reed and Kotto Brazil try and take care of him. Team Filthy are nowhere to be seen but the voice of Dan Lambert can be heard somewhere in the distance, Josef Samael hears him and sends over Ikuro Kwon to take care of him. Samael stands still and listens out but a few moments later Dan Lambert can no longer be heard and Ikuro Kwon comes back. There's a knock on the door and when Samael looks over Injustice has disappeared and Simon Gotch is at the door. Samael goes over and opens the door, the two share a hug and both men laugh. They walk off scene and the promo cut by Josef Samael from last week plays as the intro of tonight. Salina demands competition. Tonight's Major League Wrestling "event" kicks off at the same place as last week's, in Mexico and it continues from where we left off last time with Salina in the ring after the match between Psycho Circus and Los Parks. She talks about the Contra Unit takeover and calls them a bunch of savages with no brains between them. If they really think that they can takeover MLW with no one to fight back they're damn wrong, now get us some competition out here because that's what we're fucking looking for. After she finishes the theme of The Von Erichs plays and Marshall and Ross walk out, Los Parks get ready for action as MLW heads to a short commercial break. The Von Erichs vs. Los Parks In our opening contest of tonight it's The Von Erichs vs. Los Parks after Los Pars demanded competition from anyone on the MLW roster. This looks like it'll be an exciting match between these two teams however Los Parks might just have a small size advantage. Von Erichs however get the advantage with quick technical wrestling and fast paced action. Both teams are looking to prove themselves here tonight but there can only be 1 winner. This match would end up being a great one and the win in the end came to Marshall Von Erich who ended up taking the win after a roll up to pin La Park. The Von Erichs would celebrate their win and shake hands with Los Parks afterwards. After that MLW heads to another short commercial break. Brian Pillman Jr. promo asking people to fight together After the commercial break Brian Pillman Jr. walks out in fancy shirt and a vest. He doesn't look happy and he goes to grab a microphone. He talks about the actions of Contra Unit and then he goes on to ask for help from the rest of the MLW roster in taking down Contra Unit, there is no response until an unfamiliar theme plays and... It's Jimmy Havoc! Jimmy Havoc has returned to Major League Wrestling! Havoc climbs up the turnbuckle and poses to the crowd, he gets in the ring and takes Brian's microphone. Brian is stunned by this return but he lets loose a very wide and happy smile. Havoc looks at him and offers a handshake, the two shake hands and then Havoc talks about it being an honor to help the son of "the Loose Cannon" Brian Pillman who he idolized for many years himself. Havoc then gets a barbed wire baseball bat from under the ring and the two are now prepared for a fight, but before they can leave the music of Injustice hits as all three men walk to the ring with Jordan Oliver using crutches. Reed gets on the mic and challenges Havoc to a match, Havoc considers it for a second and takes a look at Brian Pillman Jr. who just shrugs his shoulders. Havoc accepts and the three other men leave the ring so that the match can begin. Myron Reed vs. Jimmy Havoc Our next match is between the MLW World Middleweight champion Myron Reed and the returning Jimmy Havoc. This looks to be an excellent match and one that has never happened before. Both men look ready as the bell rings. Jimmy Havoc gets the advantage quickly with kicks and knee strikes to he stomach area of Myron Reed who gets backed up into a corner. This match would end being excellent and the win went to Jimmy Havoc after he caught Myron Reed as he was jumping and hit him with a Death Valley Driver. After the match Havoc would celebrate whilst Injustice didn't bother attacking him as the numbers game would be against them with Pillman Jr. at ringside. Contra Unit sends a message to Pillman Jr. and Havoc. After Injustice leaves, Josef Samael appears on the titantron and he's looking at what's happening at tonight's MLW show. He then looks up to the camera and laughs, he asks Havoc and Pillman about how they're planning on getting in when there's a guard at every door and every window. He then pulls out a pistol and asks Pillman Jr. about his experience with firearms and then he talks about his father being quite experienced with such things. Samael then points the gun to Davey Boy Smith Jr. who is still tied up but no longer unconscious, he starts panicking but Samael just laughs. He pulls the trigger but the magazine is empty, Davey Boy looks relieved until Samael turns back to the camera and says his gun is empty but the rest of the guns? They're not. He then shoots fire at the camera as the titantron fades to black. HAIL CONTRA!
  3. MLW Fusion #108 - Super Series Week 5 - Mexico Psycho Circus has come to town Tonight's MLW Fusion kicks off with Psycho Circus who are doing tricks backstage. They're doing tricks such as backflips, magic tricks and some very creepy tricks. Psycho Clown turns to the camera and shouts that the circus has come to town and tells the Los Parks to be ready for a psychotic show. After the camera fades to black, the intro of MLW Fusion plays and we move on to our first match of the evening. Logan Creed vs. Dark Cuervo Our first match of the evening is between two big men, Logan Creed and Dark Cuervo. We're inching closer and closer to the finale of the Super Series that will be contested here tonight but before that we have two matches with the first one being between Logan Creed and Dark Cuervo. These two men are known for their high impact moves and powerhouse moves they're both very eager to prove themselves to their respective companies. This match would end up being a good one as both men did what they do best and that's power moves, the win would go to Logan Creed who put away Dark Cuervo after a huge chokeslam that was felt throughout the arena. The Dynasty continue exploring Mexico Next we cut to an empty field with Richard Holliday and Gino Medina, they're both disgusted by the branches and dried out bushes all around them and it looks like they don't wanna be there at all. Holliday talks about how his coffee is starting to taste bitter and bad until Alexander Hammerstone rushes out of the bushes and calls for the rest of Dynasty who are scared to go into the bushes because their clothes will get dirty but decide to follow Hammerstone anyway. Mance Warner promises to end the disrespect The cameras cut to the home of ole Mancer once again. He talks about the disrespect The Dynasty has shown towards Savio Vega and makes a proposition to The Dynasty to have a match with Savio Vega, Mance Warner and someone else, then he asks them to bring all the gold. The Caribbean championship, the Openweight title, and Gino to bring his watch that he always wears. Then Mancer says it's not gonna be just a normal match and that it's gonna be a Triple Cage Tower of Doom match where ole Mancer and Savio Vega and whoever they're teaming with will bruise the Dynasty so badly that they won't even recognize each other. Psycho Circus vs. Los Parks It is now time for the main event of the evening between Psycho Circus and Los Parks, Psycho Circus makes their entrance to big cheers from the crowd, they stand and wait in the ring for their opponents. Suddenly the music of Promociones Dorado hits and out walk Los Parks alongside manager Salina who hasn't been seen in forever. The crowd are in cheers and celebrate the return of Salina. This is looking to be an exciting match as both teams are ready for what the other team is going to bring. And an exciting match it would be, both teams showed a lot of hardcore ability and exchanged strikes like there was no tomorrow, the win however would end up going to Los Parks, they would celebrate in the ring but just as MLW Fusion and the Super Series is about to end the broadcast gets interrupted. Contra Unit Takeover The broadcast gets interrupted and the first thing we see is Davey Boy Smith Jr. lying in a staircase with a Contra Unit flag on his lap and his face bloody and bruised. There's blood on the stairs and on the wall and even on the flag, Davey Boy Jr. looks to be unconscious and suddenly the text C:\Windows\beIN\mlw\end_game.exe with a distorted background then it flashes away and the text \RUiN appears at the end, it flashes away again and Josef Samael appears. He says that Contra Unit warned about a war that was coming and tonight that war will be waged, he goes on to ramble about people calling him a meglomaniac but he considers himself a teacher that has come to MLW to fulfill a prophecy of a reckoning and now it has come to fruitition. From Mexico to New York, Contra Unit will be taking over with Josef Samael as the new boss, then he warns every wrestler in MLW because right now in every corner of MLW Contra Unit wages war and this war will spread throughout the world and then he warns that the days of MLW Fusion are over and the rise of Major League Wrestling is over because Contra has seized everything in MLW, they warn the wrestlers about rising up because they will be brought back down. Samael promises that MLW will be rebuilt to survive in this darkness under the Contra Unit's new rule. He says that darkness shall take over and warns that it shall be painful he then says that everyone will bow before their crusaders and a new season of violence begins tonight! HAIL CONTRA!
  4. MLW Fusion #108 - Super Series Week 4 - Mexico Injustice Promo Tonight's MLW Fusion kicks off with Injustice who are hanging out backstage. They talk about them being the best group in MLW history then they demand respect from the Mexican team of Vikingo, Octagon Jr. and Myzteziz Jr. who they're looking to face in tonight's main event. After that the intro of MLW Fusion: Super Series plays and we move on to our first match of the evening. Chessman, Averno & Drago vs. Aerostar, Argenis & Dinastia Tonight's MLW Fusion: Super Series kicks off with a match between two groups from AAA. Chessman, Averno and Drago vs. Aerostar, Argenis and Dinastia. This match would end up being a very good match between the two group with fast paced action, high flying and high impact moves and it would end after Aerostar hit Drago with a Senton Bomb and pinned him to get the win. This match was a good way to kick off and it got the crowd ready for more action. After the match ends we see an announcement on the titantron that Davey Boy Smith Jr. will be talking about his MLW World Heavyweight title shot tonight. Richard Holliday buys Savio Vega's childhood home. After the announcement two members of Dynasty, Richard Holliday and Alexander Hammerstone appear on the titantron. They're in the Caribbean and standing in front of Savio Vega's mother's house and Holliday starts talking about Savio's mother's financial hardships before announcing that he had helped her by buying the house, they share a laugh and start talking about some plans for the house and how they'll stay there whenever it's empty and then they talk about how Savio Vega would always play in the front yard and dream of one day becoming a huge wrestling star. They're obviously kidding as after they're done talking they both start laughing, they smell something very bad and decide to leave before the smell sticks to them. The commentators are appalled by the actions of Dynasty and decide to quickly move on. Brian Pillman Jr. issues a challenge to Jordan Oliver Backstage we see Brian Pillman Jr., he's looking furious and riled up after the attack from Injustice. He looks to the camera and breathes heavily but quickly, he calls Injustice cowards and talks about his hair being cut off, after that he challenges Jordan Oliver into a hair vs. hair match before he rushes off. Dominic Garrini vs. Australian Suicide Our next match is between two tough athletes, "The Bone Collector" Dominic Garrini and Australian Suicide. This is a very special match as Dominic Garrini is known for breaking limbs and taking names and being as tough as they come, where as Australian Suicide is known for his never give up attitude, insane aerial moves and quickness. This match would however end quickly as Australian Suicide made the mistake of letting Garrini take advantage and Garrini would end up choking out Australian Suicide with a triangle choke. Garrini would not let go until the ref separated the two men, Australian Suicide. After the match the commentators announce that Davey Boy Smith Jr. is next. Davey Boy Smith Jr. promo on Jacob Fatu The titantron shows Davey Boy Smith Jr. at an empty wrestling "arena" somewhere in Mexico. Davey Boy Smith Jr. talks about how the ring behind him is the ring where Rey Misterio Jr. trained and where multiple legenday mexican wrestlers have trained, he then says that it's the ring he has been training in as well, and he promises Contra Unit and Jacob Fatu that he will get revenge for Teddy Hart and he will powerslam Jacob Fatu's fat ass in the ring to win the MLW World Heavyweight title. Davey Boy Jr. leaves and the commentators hype tonight's main event between Injustice and Jinetes Del Aire for the AAA World Trios Tag Team titles. The Southern Psycho has been let loose. We quickly cut to the home of Mance Warner. Mancer is sitting down on a couch and he talks about Dynasty's despicable actions of making Savio's mother homeless by buying her house and after that he promises that him, Savio and Logan Creed will be kicking ass together when they get into the ring with Dynasty and Mancer promises that it will be the worst feeling that Dynasty has ever felt. We then cut back to the arena where the commentators talk about "The Southern Psycho" becoming loose due to the actions of Dynasty. Injustice vs. Jinetes Del Aire Up next is our main event of the evening it's Injustice vs. Jinetes Del Aire in a trios match for the AAA Trios Tag Team titles. Injustice make their way to the ring first and they're throwing tacos and tortillas into the crowd, they get booed by the crowd who don't like the disrespect being shown by these three young men. The music of Jinetes Del Aire hits the speakers and the crowd pop, the three men quickly make their way to the ring and Injustice quickly gets out of the ring. They quickly get back in and the match begins, it's definitely gonna be an exciting one with 6 high flying technical wrestlers in the match. And that it would be, all 6 men showed excellent athletic ability but in the end Jinetes Del Aire were able to defeat Injustice and keep the AAA Trios Tag Team titles. After the match as MLW Fusion was ending the Contra Unit flag would appear on the screen and it would start flashing before the screen faded black.
  5. I've been watching Le Casa De Papel (Money Heist), i'm in the last part of it and it's been an incredible show. I would recommend it to everyone because it's very exciting and at times very intense. It gives me a big Jack Bauer 24 vibe and i absolutely love it.
  6. World: Smith, Arius, Hans, Flynn IC: Gunner, FDS, Meko, George US: Sheridan, Amai, Toxik, Bob Premium: Echo, Natedog, Maestro, Meko NXT: Addy, Ogre, Tony Tastic, James Knight Undisputed: Necce, Arius, Bob, Slim Universal: KENJI, Nebakos, FDS
  7. I have been studying, watching Netflix, been doing forums stuff but mostly i've been listening to music or playing video games. My school won't open until... August so i won't be seeing my friends for a long time.
  8. This definitely sounds like it could be a great match, considering how many good brawls AEW can do i can't wait for this match. I hope The Elite goes over in this match since a few of the members have had rough luck in AEW and i think would be cool for The Elite to beat The Inner Circle together.
  9. NWA Crockett Cup First Round match: The Rock 'n Roll Express VS The Wild Cards (Caleb Konley/CW Anderson) NWA Crockett Cup First Round match: Strictly Business VS Tim Storm/Trevor Murdoch NWA Crockett Cup First Round match: Outlaw Inc. VS Mr. Anderson/Jax Dane NWA Crockett Cup First Round match: Aron Stevens/The Question Mark VS Ricky Starks/Matt Cross NWA Crockett Cup First Round match: The Good Brothers VS The Outcasts (Heath Miller/Joe Hennig) NWA Crockett Cup First Round match: The Revolt VS Ethan Carter III/Rockstar Spud NWA Crockett Cup First Round match: Los Colons VS Alexander Rusev/Matt Marquee NWA Crockett Cup First Round match: The Wasteland VS The Major Brothers Bonus question: James Storm and Eli Drake will make an announcement on the first night of the Crockett Cup. What will that announcement be? They're gonna announce the return of Robert Roode. Bonus question: One of the eight first round matches will end with a man attacking his partner. Which team will suffer this fate? Alexander Rusve/Matt Marquee
  10. Gotta say, i was gonna go with rap at first but then i decided to go with a classic rock song that i'm sure most people that play the SVR games are familiar with.
  11. Good episode of Dynamite once again. I'm loving the Cody and Archer stuff, their feud has been way hotter than i had expected. AEW Women's division was lacking as always, Shida is cool and all but i don't see her becoming a huge star in the women's division, Nyla attacking with a kendo stick was a bit weird because she's supposed to be a monster so using weapons isn't exactly... you know. The Elite vs. Inner Circle stuff is awesome and i hope the match they're gonna have will be great. The biggest shocker for me was seeing Mike Tyson... WTF has happened to you Tyson?! Where the hell did that beard come from!? I have so many questions...
  12. I've never played the original Tony Hawk games but i'm definitely gonna try the remastered versions. I'm a big fan of skateboarding games and a big fan of wacky stuff, which is why i loved Skate 3 so much.
  13. I've never seen Scarface fully but from what my brother has told me it's an excellent movie. I have to agree with Twitter here, some movies just shouldn't be remade you would think that's something a lot of people learned after Aladdin was remade into a live action version. Guess some people just never learn do they?
  14. Good for you Jonathan, i'm definitely gonna try to follow your streams because you seem like a cool guy and it sounds like what you'll be doing on stream will be very interesting.

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April 7th, 2012

Ron Boyd Shoots 1.462" 5-Shot Group at 1000 Yards

Ron Boyd 1000 yards groupThis past weekend, Forum member Ron Boyd shot a 1.462″ five-shot Light Gun group at 1000 yards in an IBS benchrest match at the MidWest Benchrest Club in Yukon, Missouri. Ron shot a 6mm Dasher with Bartlein barrel and PR&T stock. Ron’s 1.462″ group is 0.065″ off the existing IBS 1000-yard Light Gun record. Ron’s group also happens to be .011″ smaller than the current NBRSA 1K Light Gun record, 1.473″ shot by Bill Schrader in 2002. (But this is not counted by the NBRSA since Ron shot in an IBS match.) Ron’s group was shot in the first relay of the day, in good conditions. The group had three (3) shots clustered in under one-third inch (0.03 MOA)!

Ron Boyd 1000 yards groupThis is truly a spectacular achievement. We think this has to been one of the smallest five-shot groups ever shot at 1000 yards, and probably the smallest ever with a 6mm cartridge. At 1000 yards, 1 MOA is 10.47″. This means that Ron’s group measured in at 0.1396 MOA! To give you an idea of how small Ron’s group really was, at left is a 1.462″ circle shown at 100% scale, along with a quarter at 100% scale.* The circle represents the center-to-center distance of Ron’s five shots at 1000 yards. Total vertical dispersion was just under 1.2″ for five shots. The vertical for the top four shots (measured with OnTarget software) was just 0.398″! Shown below is a flat-bed scan of the actual target. Notice the tight cluster of 3 shots touching. That’s a dime in the photo added for scale.

Ron Boyd’s 6mm Dasher Load
Ron Boyd 1000 yard groupRon loaded a stout charge of Long Range Match surplus powder with Spencer 103gr bullets seated about .010″ OFF the lands. The bullets were “right out of the box”, NOT pointed. This powder has burn-rate characteristics very similar to Alliant Reloder 15, and Ron used his regular RL15 charge, adjusted by half a grain or so. Ron was using no-neck-turn “brown-box” Lapua 6BR brass formed into the 40° improved 6mm Dasher case. The unturned, loaded case necks measure about 0.2695″, yielding .0015″ total clearance in a 0.271″ chamber. The brass used for the 1.462″ group had seven previous firings. Ron anneals his brass after every firing using a Benchsource annealing machine. Ron told us: “The Benchsource is the greatest annealing machine there is, as far as I’m concerned.” Ron ultrasonically cleans his brass and then tumbles his brass after the ultrasound process. He does NOT use an internal neck lubricant. He does NOT uniform his primer pockets and he does NOT ream his flashholes. Ron believes this load was running “right around 3000 fps”, but he has not chron’d it yet using the new Bartlein barrel.

Ron Boyd’s 6mm Dasher Light Gun
Ron’s 17-lb Light Gun featured a BAT SV Action, Bartlein 30″ 1:8″ twist, 0.237″ land barrel, and Precision Rifle & Tool “Hammerhead” benchrest stock with 5″-wide wings in front. This stock weighs 4 lbs 1 oz. with an aluminum butt plate and is about 36.5″ long with integrated rails on the bottom of the “wings”. Ron’s friends Rich Griffin and Jerry Kloeppel did the chambering and bedding. Ron recently put the Bartlein barrel on the gun. Ron estimates that the barrel had only 40 rounds through it when it produced the 1.462″ group. Ron tells us: “This new barrel is great, and the 5″ PR&T stock really works. I luckily pulled the trigger at the right time.” Ron told us that this rifle shot in the high ones/low twos at 100 yards during testing.

PR&T Hammerhead Stock (catalog photo)
Precision Rifle and Tool hammerhead rifle stock

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Zirconia: Especially for front teeth where cosmetics is of upmost importance. Can be made to match your existing teeth perfectly or made to change the appearance of your teeth if desired. Costs a bit more but worth the investment for great looking teeth.

Porcelain crowns reinforced with palladium metal: Combines beauty, strength and affordability. This is the standard type of crown, if there is such a thing today! The metal inner gives the strength to hold damaged teeth together while the porcelain outer coating allows us the shape and colour the crown to look and feel like a natural tooth.

Gold: Gold is the best material to make crowns with, except its colour. It is extremely durable and requires very thin sections of tooth to be trimmed away. If the colour is not going to concern you than a gold crown is usually the best choice. We understand the reservations some people will have about seeing gold, therefore we tend to do only the very back teeth. If function and strength are critical than we may recommend gold further forward, the final choice will always be yours.

> Root Canal TreatmentSaving teeth
Root canal treatment (endodontics) is used to save the tooth when the dental pulp (blood vessels and nerve in the centre of the tooth) dies and the tooth becomes infected. The cause of infection is usually decay in the tooth, under a filling or if the tooth fracture. Without treatment, this can cause a dental abscess resulting in pain, swelling and infection of the jaw bone.

The only alternative to carrying out root canal treatment is to remove the tooth. Although some people would prefer an extraction, it is usually best to keep as many natural teeth as possible. The aim of root canal surgery is to avoid removal of the tooth where possible. Before surgery, you may be given antibiotics to control any infection that has gone beyond the tooth, to the bone.

When the pulp of the tooth is dying or has died, the pulp chamber becomes infected. The body’s own natural defences cannot fight the infection because no circulation remains in the tooth. Root canal treatment is used to open up the pulp chamber, clean out the infected remains of the pulp and fill the chamber with an inert (non-active) material to prevent the infection returning. Disease or infection of the tooth pulp occurs when tooth decay is not treated or when there has been a knock or blow to the tooth. A loose or broken filling may also cause infection in the tooth pulp.

Generally, the front, incisor and canine teeth have one canal, premolars have two canals, and the back molar teeth have three. The more roots a tooth has the longer the treatment will take to complete.
If the treatment is carried out over several visits we may put a small amount of medication in the cleaned canal in between visits to help clear up any remaining bacteria. The tooth will then be sealed with a temporary filling. You may also be given antibiotics to manage and prevent further infection.

Once the root canal has been cleaned out and shaped, the root filling will be sealed tightly into the root canal. The tooth may then be restored with a filling or crown. Root canal treatment is usually very successful; the restored tooth or crown should last for many years without further treatment, as long as you maintain good oral hygiene and regular reviews and Hygienist visits.

> Implants and BridgesReplacing teeth
Once a tooth has been lost it is usually a advisable to replace that tooth. A front tooth is most commonly replaced to, very importantly; restore the appearance of your smile. While missing a back tooth may not affect your appearance it is still important to replace it. This will fill the gap, maintaining the full function of your bite and stop the surrounding teeth from tilting over. If this is allowed to happen than the uneven nature of the teeth makes them difficult to clean and puts undue pressure on the remaining teeth, causing the early loss of even more teeth If you have lost a tooth and wish to fill the space, the replacement tooth can be held in by a variety of ways.

         Implants: An artificial root is used to support a crown. This has the advantage of not relying on other teeth, it is self-supporting. This is particularly advantageous if the adjoining teeth are perfectly healthy or if they are very weak and would not support any extra loading.

Bridges: If the adjoining teeth need crowns than adding the extra tooth and joining the crowns together allows the replacement of a missing tooth via a Bridge. Like a Crown these can be made with a verity of different materials, see crowns above.

Both an Implant and Bridge are fixed in permanently and are no larger than the original tooth, feeling and working just like natural teeth.

> DenturesReplacing a smile
Where there are several missing teeth or an Implant or Bridge is not suitable than a well-made Denture should be used to replace any missing teeth. Again there are a verity of many different style and types of Dentures. We will be happy to help and advise you as to which will suit your particular circumstances.
We work alongside Andrew Barrs (Dip Clin Dent Tech Rcs Eng 2007, GDC Number 115713), Clinical Dental Technician. We are proud that Andrew was named the ”Dental Technician of the Year 2011”  dental award 2011
Once your natural teeth are restored to good health you can see Andrew directly to have your denture made. CLICK HERE to visit their Website.

Dear Andrew,
I am writing to say a very big “thank you” for the high quality and professional service I have received with regards to my new dentures. I have to say that they fit perfectly and will be the nearest thing to my own teeth that I shall ever have again! Your patience and excellent after-care has also been much appreciated. I shall never hesitate in recommending your service to others. Thanks for a job well done.
June (London)

Low Dose Digital X-Rays80% Less radiation
The new system of taking X-rays, called digital radiography, reduces radiation by as much as 80 percent.
X-rays are a form of energy that travels in waves. X-rays can enter solid objects, where they either are absorbed or continue to pass through the object. The denser the material X-rays enter, the more they are absorbed and the less they are able to pass through.
Teeth and bone are very dense, so they absorb X-rays, but gums and cheeks are much less dense, so X-rays pass through more easily. That’s why cheeks and gums appear dark and without detail on the X-ray film, but teeth show up much lighter. And fillings, which are even denser than bone, will show up as a solid, bright white area. Dental caries (cavities) will show up on an X-ray as a darker patch in a light tooth.

     How are X-rays Used?
X-ray images, also called dental radiographs, are among the most valuable tools we have for keeping your mouth and teeth healthy. By understanding what the structures of the mouth look like normally on an X-ray film, we can diagnose problems in the teeth and jaws. Radiographs can:

  • Show areas of decay that we may not be able to see with just a visual examination, such as tiny pits of decay that might occur between teeth
  • Find decay that is developing underneath an existing filling
  • Find cracks or other damage in an existing filling
  • Alert the us to possible bone loss associated with periodontal (gum) disease
  • Reveal problems in the root canal, such as infection or death of the nerve
  • Help your us plan, prepare and place tooth implants, orthodontic treatments, dentures or other dental work
  • Reveal other abnormalities such as cysts, cancer and changes associated with metabolic and systemic diseases (such as Paget’s disease and lymphoma)
  • For children, radiographs are used to watch for decay and to monitor tooth growth and development. Whether extra (supernumerary) teeth are developing or whether any teeth are impacted (unable to emerge through the gums). Often, major problems can be prevented by catching small developmental problems early and then making accommodations.

Intraoral radiographs
Intraoral X-rays are the most common radiographs made. Because they give a high level of detail, these allow uss to find caries, look at the tooth roots, check the health of the bony area surrounding the tooth, see the status of developing teeth, and otherwise monitor good tooth health. The various types of intraoral X-rays show different aspects of the teeth:

  • Bite-wing X-rays highlight the crowns of the teeth. On each radiograph, the upper and lower teeth in one portion of the mouth are shown, from the crown to about the level of the jaw.
  • Periapical X-rays highlight the entire tooth. On each radiograph, the teeth from either the upper or lower jaw in one portion of the mouth are shown. The difference from bitewings is that in a periapical X-ray, the whole tooth is shown, from the crown down past the end of the root to the part of the jaw where the tooth is anchored.

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Protest Sunday 13 December to save Yungaba

The Queensland Government and the Brisbane City Council plan to allow developers to turn Queensland's historic Yungaba immigration hostel into yet another luxury gated residential housing development against the overwhelming objections of local residents.

Included below is a letter from Delend Cuddihy of the Yungaba Action Group.

Dear Yungaba supporters and friends,

In these days leading up to December 15, the date set down for the hand-over of Yungaba to the developer, it seems appropriate that this act of despoliation will happen in the season of Scythrops novaehollandiae.

The largest parasitic Cuckoo in the world, Scythrops novaehollandiae, migrates to Queensland from overseas between August and October each year. This fearsome bird, with its raucus cry -- listen to the audio file (191K) here. -- strikes fear into the hearts of local birds as it seeks out nests, destroys eggs or eats the young, and then lays its own eggs in the nest. The youngScythrops chicks don't evict the host's young or eggs from the nest, but they simply grow faster and demand all the food, thus starving the others. Then, through deception and gluttony, they grow to full, awesome size and depart Australia.

Just so, the reign of the Scythrops novaehollandiaedevelopers and profiteers has descended on Queensland - with the sale and redevelopment of Yungaba, the 30 story highrise developments in West End, the sale of public forests, ports, motorways and parts of the rail network and, now the announcement late last week that the State's National Parks are to be opened for eco-tourism development. See the Courier Mail story "Parks Tourist Storm Looms" of 25 Nov 09.

To paraphrase Tony Fitzgerald's recent warning, Scythrops novaehollandiaeare already in the nest of Queensland!

Queenslanders have but a short time for our voice to be heard, to raise our own storm in protest at this despoliation.

Yungaba Action Group invites you to join us in
Demonstration on the grass on the river side of Yungaba at 10am -- 12.30pm Sunday, 13 December 13.

Can you help us spread the word of this demonstration? -- see poster attached (pdf 168KB).

Perhaps you could spread the poster to your friends, family, through your networks, facebook etc? or print copies of it and paste them around your neighbourhood?

Or perhaps you could ring the Government Call Centre on 131304 to have your comment recorded and reported.

Whatever we can, wherever we are, with whatever we have, we must act now to protect our heritage and culture.

Delene Cuddihy 0402 597259

See also:, "Yungaba's is a history that should not be lost" by Australian author David Malouf in the Australian of 5 Dec 09, "Ghost of Cloudland back with a vengeance" by Rosemary Sorensen in the Australian of 5 Dec 09, "Govt rejects tag of 'red-neck developer'" by Tony Moore in the Brisbane Times of 5 Dec 09,

Update, 11 Dec 09: Bulldozers already on site,

Delene Cuddihy writes:

Dear Yungaba Supporters & Friends - Remember the Belle Vue & Cloudland?
The bulldozers are already on the Yungaba site.

Come to Yungaba on Sunday December 13th at 10am to protest this blow to
Queensland History.

Let them not say that we didn't stand up for our History and our
Culture. Long Live Yungaba!

What else you can do: Sign the e-petition which calls for the immediate resignation of the Queensland Govenment and new elections on the grounds of not consulting public on privatisation.

Update, 30 Jan 10: Yungaba sold, but fight not over

Delene Cuddihy writes:

Dear Yungaba Supporters and Friends,

As 2010 begins, I would like to wish you all the best for the coming year. And let us hope that reason and love of heritage prevail this year and Yungaba will be saved for the Queensland public. This dishonourable act against our culture and history by our own representatives will continue to be told in the annals of Queensland history for generations to come: see today's Q Section in The Courier Mail:

On December 15, the State Government finalized the sale - Yungaba now belongs to Australand. When I attended Yungaba for a television interview on December 15th, the television crew was not allowed to film the interview in front of the building. So much for the much vaunted claim that this development will retain the heritage of Yungaba and benefit the community! The alienation has started already!

Thanks to all those who attended the Rally on December 13th - it was a
big ask of our supporters at this time of year and in the heat of summer
- see Courier Mail article "Yungaba sale settles but action group fights on" of 15 Dec 09 by Margaret Wenham.

Approximately 70 people attended over the two hours of the Rally and after much discussion, decisions were made on two courses of action to continue to fight for Yungaba in spite of the impending sale:

  1. to seek an urgent deputation to the Premier to ask for a stay of action on the gutting of Yungaba and to present alternative proposals for public usage;
  2. to seek to explore the establishment of a community fund which would work to obtain financial pledges from the public in order to "buy-back" the main Yungaba building so that the unique 1800s immigration depot interior is not gutted but rather retained and developed as an immigration museum;

As regards 1. - unsurprisingly, the silence to our request is deafening.

In the meantime, Yungaba's cause has gained the support of many prominent Queenslanders and Australians. With the aid of these people, we are appealing directly to Australand to save Yungaba for the people. Australand have advised us that it will cost them $13 million to refurbish Yungaba, plus $5.3m to build an Auditorium in the Yungaba Carpark. Surely they will be interested in saving $19m for their shareholders, as well as saving Yungaba for the people of Queensland? Therefore, as regards 2. - if you are interested in the formation of a community fund - please contact me.

We have written again to the Lord Mayor suggesting that he can now deal directly with Australand to secure Yungaba for his Multicultural and Indigenous Museum. So could you contact him again on lordmayor [ AT ] to let him know that there is widespread community support for this? Many people continue to sign the petition on our website and to tell their Yungaba story.

Please encourage your family and friends to sign the petition and to tell their Yungaba story -

These stories and petitions are invaluable - as they are the bedrock that reassure us that Yungaba is a just cause and worth fighting for - and add strength and momentum to our cause.

It's not over yet!

Delene Cuddihy
dc [ AT ]
Ph: 040 2597259

We are becoming a generic country as a place to store people. Developer-driven population growth leaves no room to respect and remember our history, culture, early Australian architecture or the story of our pioneers. Our identity as Australian is being fragmented and destroyed for mass immigration and $$$. We are a plastic society with plastic people who care nothing for historic values or tradition or of intrinsic worth of our what was a wonderful country.

What are 'Australian Values'?

Australians need to start debating what it means to be Australian, what values we treasure, and which aspects of our way of life we are prepared to compromise and which ones we are not. Then we need to look at what is happening to those values and way of life and start addressing their erosion.

If we don't and just sit back, 'she won't be right'. Those values will have eroded and have become relegated to history, under our watch. When 383,000 from overseas are rocking up every year, their sheer numbers unchecked will inevitably reshape Australia.

What is Immigration Policy accountable for?

Government immigration policy needs to be held accountable to immigrants and to the consequential impacts that immigration brings to Australia and to Australians. It has become clear that it is unacceptable to all parties that immigration policy stops at the International Arrivals Gate, that it ignores the special needs of immigrants, ignores integration and assimilation, ignores the costs to accommodate this direct increase in demand, ignores the consequential costs on Australia. Assimilation takes time and generations.

Public and private infrastructure and resources are proportionally consumed for every additional person added to Australia (be it by birth or immigration) - housing, roads, schools, public transport, hospitals, childcare, fuel, groceries, and every human consumption need and want. Marginal planning for immigration that stops at the International Arrivals Gates and hand balls the triple bottom line problems to under-resourced State government budgets is irresponsible. It is no different to allowing cheap import dumping into Australian markets and sending local industry broke.

This is not an argument for protectionism. It is an argument about the lack of accountability of Australia's current immigration policy for the economic, social and environmental consequences it is causing. Immigrants deserve protecting and nurturing more than most and it takes decades to assimilate. Look how long it took the Greeks and Italians post-WWII to assimilate. My estimate it took two generations and it wasn't until the 1970s until the Australia-Italian mixed culture was embraced by the mainstream, even then there must have been a lot of trauma in the intergenerational acculturation process.

Are we really 'sorry' for marginalising some of Australia's society?

What is appalling is the continued marginalisation of Australia's traditional people from the mix. If Australia's way of life and values embraced aspects of that of Aboriginal peoples, like in some way the Maori in New Zealand have shaped Kiwi culture - (look at the All Blacks Haka), then as a society Australia may not have as much need now to reverse its environmental damage.

Mass immigration is indeed the elephant in the room. For Rudd to ignore this, the dominant driver of consumption, and to spend time on trading green house gas emissions is to negligently navel gaze as if pre-occupied in Sudoku one of the Titanic deck chairs. 'Rudd-gazing' has become the greatest eroder of Australian way of life.

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Creativity Moves Us Forward: Week In Review

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An end-of-week round up of useful and hopeful stories and insights from the creative community to remind ourselves of the power of creative possibility

We recently launched a new community platform to share stories and insights that, we hope, are helpful and inspiring. This is your round-up of the latest classic talks, Lion-winning work and examples of real progress from the global creative community.

Listen to a new episode of the Progress Through Creativity Podcast with R/GA’s Jess Greenwood on capitalism and kindness and the need for brands tackle opportunity with empathy

Enjoy a collection of ten Entertainment Lion-winning pieces of work as curated by Observatory CEO and 2021 Jury President, Jae Goodman

Watch actor, filmmaker and musician Will Smith as he explains how he creates work that uses universally relatable emotions focusing on People rather than Product

Earth Day | Learn how your brand can play a vital role in climate action with a collection of work including Palau Pledge and Doconomy, DO Black - the carbon limit credit card

Thinking Long Form: Lessons from the Lions | Why we need big, bold and longer form storytelling in 2020, with examples of recent Grand Prix-winning work, by Luke Southern, Managing Director at DRUM

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We accept all dogs, we do not limit size, and multiple dogs per room is fine.  We do not accept Cats.

All dogs are $5 per night, per dog. This is donated to our favorite animal shelters, and used as donations for any animal rescue fund raiser we are asked to sponsor.

  • Year round convenient location at 483 Main Street centered between the village center and the Footbridge beach.
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What I’ve Been Reading in Summer 2018

Summer: It’s too hot to exercise outside, and it’s also too busy to curl up with piles of books indoors in the sweet, sweet central air conditioning of our new apartment. I’ll admit: I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump. Or maybe it’s more like a reading slowdown. And admittedly, I haven’t been writing blog posts or book reviews, either. So before you start asking, “What have you even been doing all summer?” (hint: so much work), here’s what I’ve been reading in summer 2018.

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Four Seasons in Rome by Anthony Doerr

I’ve owned Four Seasons in Rome since fall 2016 after a professor recommended it to me, but I was waiting for the right time to read it. Back in 2016, it was too soon after my semester abroad, and I didn’t want to overwrite memories of Rome and Italy with Doerr’s accounts of it. I feared that I would never get to go back to Rome, so I would wait until I was much older to read about the place I loved but couldn’t visit. But then life took its course, and I returned to Rome for eight days in winter 2018 on my honeymoon. Now, my memories of Rome are multilayered; it is sometimes hard to remember which trip memories belong to. So I figured that summer 2018 was as good a time as any to read a writer’s account of Rome, even though I knew the book make me miss it.

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Hunger by Roxane Gay

In Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, Roxane Gay explores the interconnectedness between her rape, trying to feel safe in her own body, and gaining weight. Gay writes: “This is a book about my body, about my hunger, and ultimately, this is a book about disappearing and being lost and wanting so very much, wanting to be seen and understood. This is a book about learning, however slowly, to allow myself to be seen and understood.”

Gay holds nothing back. As she says: “I’ve been forced to look at my guiltiest secrets. I’ve cut myself wide open. I am exposed. That is not comfortable. That is not easy.” She isn’t hyperbolizing here—this memoir digs deep into her self and her body. As a reader, I was initially uncomfortable being drawn into such a personal story, but Gay handles this intimacy well. She lays it bare without giving gratuitous details—she says it’s still hard to talk about. I can see why. It’s hard to read about the terrible thing that was done to her and how she’s still healing from it, but it’s important to read in order to understand Gay’s narrative throughout her memoir and the effect that these things have on women on a societal level. Continue reading

Such Small Hands by Andrés Barba

Such Small Hands by Andrés Barba is a haunting novel about a little girl, Marina, who is sent to an orphanage after her parents die in a car crash that she survived. The other girls at the orphanage, however, aren’t so welcoming. They want to love her, but cannot; Marina wants to be accepted by them, but isn’t. Barba explores the inability to communicate and the heightened reality of childhood as his characters cannot break out of their fated roles and barrel on toward inevitable tragedy. It’s a short book at 97 pages, but the prose, mood, and intense characterization gripped me long after I put it down. Continue reading

To Read or Not to Read: Un Lun Dun by China Miéville

S. Jae-Jones, a host of one of my favorite podcasts, Pub Crawl Podcast, recommended the children’s book Un Lun Dun by China Miéville for readers who love Alice in Wonderland and The Phantom Tollbooth. I do love both of those books. I’ve reread Alice in Wonderland multiple times, and I strongly considered doing a book report on The Phantom Tollbooth in fourth grade but couldn’t figure out how to obtain the refrigerator box I felt was necessary to pull it off. So, I decided to take a look at Un Lun Dun and decide: To read or not to read? Continue reading

To Read or Not to Read: The End We Start From

I first came across The End We Start From on a LitHub list of new releases in November. The initial description checked a lot of boxes for me: literary fiction, lots of overarching metaphors, beautiful prose. It sounded promising (and the cover looked gorgeous). When I saw it on the shelf in Barnes & Noble, I had to pick it up and decide for myself: To read or not to read? Continue reading

Marbury v. Madison: The Origins and Legacy of Judicial Review by William Nelson

William Nelson gives the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison ample historical context and addresses new interpretations of it in light of recent scholarship in Marbury v. Madison: The Origins and Legacy of Judicial Review. Continue reading

To Read or Not to Read: All the Dirty Parts by Daniel Handler

If you don’t know, Daniel Handler is the author of A Series of Unfortunate Events, aka Lemony Snicket. I love love LOVE A Series of Unfortunate Events, but I haven’t read anything else by Handler. His latest novel, All the Dirty Parts, was recently published by Bloomsbury, so I picked up a copy to decide: To read or not to read? Continue reading

To Read or Not to Read: Sourdough by Robin Sloan

I admit, I’m already a bit biased toward reading Robin Sloan’s second novel, Sourdough. I enjoyed Sloan’s debut novel, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, and I heard Sloan speak on an author panel at BookFest St. Louis. Naturally, he talked about this new novel, specifically about how food is such an interesting topic to write about and how he wrote his characters. I couldn’t resist picking this book up on a Barnes and Noble visit and to take a peek at the first few pages to decide: To read or not to read? Continue reading

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is a young adult novel about an Indian boy, Junior, who decides to go to a white school off the Spokane reservation to get a good education. He is attacked by his own community for his choice and rejected at Reardan, the white school off the reservation. The book, told in a diary structure, tells of his struggles to fit in and find his identity. Continue reading

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Can you fix a car after work?

Can you fix a car after work? czyli ps and even in workshops. The profession of a car mechanic is therefore not just a typical male profession, more and more often, especially in large cities in good quality car repair shops can be give

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 Can you fix a car after work?

It happens that real enthusiasts have

It is widely known that motoring fans are not only men. Increasingly, ladies are also interested in cars, looking for work in car dealerships and even in workshops. The profession of a car mechanic is therefore not just a typical male profession, more and more often, especially in large cities in good quality car repair shops can be given to us by a beautiful woman.
Some, of course, are interested in motoring focused on a specific type of car. American cars, especially those from the sixties and seventies are a real treat for motoring fans. It happens that real enthusiasts have in their garages such old cars kept in great condition.
For true enthusiasts, the perfect weekend is all-day rummaging around your car, repairing, waxing and caring for your daughter.
Parts for cars from the USA are already available very often in the country, in showrooms and stores located in large cities. We can also try to order them online.

In Poland, a popular way to import cars

Importing cars from abroad is undoubtedly a popular way to get a new car in good condition at a reasonable and reasonable price. In Poland, countries of Western Europe, e.g. Germany, France and Great Britain, are a popular destination for bringing cars home. American cars are one of the most popular cars, however, bringing them all the way from across the ocean to one such as Poland is unprofitable. Such treatments become profitable only when importing more cars. There is no doubt, however, that American cars are among the best. The problem, however, arise when the car breaks down, then you should look for spare parts. Parts for cars from the US need to be imported, from across the ocean, which generates high costs, which then pay the general price for car repairs. There are lovers for whom American cars are miracles and are willing to pay, any money so that only their trinket is operational and you can go on the proverbial route.

American cars that are praised for

Considered iconic by many people. For many a dream that becomes the goal of saving for many years. American cars that are praised for the appearance and durability of parts are not very popular in our country. Bringing them down often involves a lot of formalities. On the market, however, we can meet several companies that import classic cars from overseas. They usually require replacement of some elements, which we are informed about before buying. Parts for cars from the USA are worth buying in a company that has experience in the market and sells original components. Varnish repairs are definitely simpler to do, the choice of varnish in varnish shops does not differ depending on the car brand or its place of origin. The specificity of parts in unusual cars, increases their price creates the risk of buying counterfeit elements. If we buy a car that is supposed to have a great financial and sentimental value for us, it is worth investing in the best parts that will not damage other elements and ensure reliability for years.

This definition obviously meets American cars

More and more Poles decide to fulfill their dream and finally sit back in an exclusive and large vehicle. Of course, American cars meet this definition. We usually associate it with huge dimensions and a large-capacity engine. If you also have such an idea to move on Polish roads by an American car, then you probably ask yourself how is the case with the access to parts from cars from the USA.

While this was not a long time ago, importing parts for cars from outside our continent is no longer a big problem. Stores with auto parts usually have a lot of parts in stock, and if something is currently missing, just place an order and wait a few days. As a result, living in Poland nowadays, we can completely realistically think about using the American brand of passenger cars in our country. The number of American cars increases every year, so the problem with US car parts is getting smaller.

Car parts

Many people in Poland own American cars. Brands from the USA often stand out on Polish roads and there are many fans. However, problems may arise when one of the parts needs to be replaced. Faults sooner or later affect every car, and when it comes to parts for cars from the US, getting the right replacements may not be an easy task.
Fortunately, even in such situations, you can handle it perfectly. However, this requires finding one of the companies that specialize in importing car parts from the USA. Most of them offer both original and replacement parts. Many people choose to use substitutes because they are cheaper, both in terms of their value and import costs. However, regardless of the customer's choice, one thing is certain. Anyone who needs car parts from the US should not have problems getting them. Therefore, there is nothing else to enjoy what American cars offer on Polish roads.

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Car prices in Poland are astronomical, so more and more people are choosing to bring the car from abroad, because it is often much more financially beneficial. There are a lot of used cars from Germany on the Polish market, but you can also find American cars. So if we decide to bring the car from the States, will we be able to find parts for it? Of course! The easiest way to do this is via the Internet, because stationary parts for cars from the USA are available only in a few major Polish cities. On the internet we will also have a choice whether we want to use a warehouse selling car parts, an online store or a private seller, and in the last case we also have a choice of new or used parts. Using the internet to buy parts, we can also decide whether we want to use original American parts or European equivalents to repair the car. However, it should be remembered that the counterparts will be cheaper, and the original parts can be shipped from abroad.

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Hotel Restaurant Castle Park

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Castle Park is truly a beautiful and charming hotel destination. Consider it your perfect “home away from home” as you explore Berat and surrounding areas. How fitting that a spectacular hotel has been created here in this beautiful oasis. Here you will see traces of the vast and complex history seamlessly interwoven with every modern convenience you could desire.

It is a magical place that has been brought to life through painstaking attention to detail. The owners sought to create a hotel where unforgettable memories could be made, where a quiet place to relax is not difficult to find, and where the desire to return will bring guests back again and again.

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The hotel is located in the woods across the city 1.5 km from the centre of the town. It is a quiet paradise for the nature lovers and relaxation seekers.
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If you are an outdoor enthusiast or adventure tourist, you've come to the right place. We organise fun tours like rafting, canyon exploration, hydro-speed, hiking etc.
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Our restaurant boasts the best traditional recipes made from hand picked local organic food. Freshness and pure natural food is also the key ingredient of our tasty recipes.
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Banana Tatooing

At our August 23rd meeting we got updates from the teams on how their Water Balloon Challenge ‘devices’ are coming along. The Barcus Bunch showed their video on development and testing of the air-compressor powered water balloon launcher for the upcoming Water Balloon Challenge, raising the competition level for all of us making launchers!

Castlemaker kids take comis to tatoo some bananas.
Castlemaker kids take comics to tattoo some bananas.

Besides the air-powered units, there are reports of the classic latex tubing powered units and rumors of a Gatling gun style unit going for the quickest reload time category. It’s going to be an interesting competition, which will be at Big Walnut Sports Park on September 13th. Please check our events and project page for updates.

Some example tattoos that were made by using needles to bruise the skin.
Some example tattoos that were made by using needles to bruise the skin.

Our making project for this meeting was tattooing bananas. After first talked about how skin tattoos worked we then talked about the process of how fruit changes colors when bruised.

After putting bunches of bananas on the table, everyone took needles to bruise the skin so it turns brown. Some used Sunday comics to trace the character outlines on the banana, others just designed their own tattoo free-form. Conclusion: there’s nothing like personalizing your own banana so no one else will mistake it for yours!!

Liquid Nitrogen – August Meeting

What happens when you hit a marshmallow frozen at -196°C.
What happens when you hit a marshmallow frozen at -196C.

At our August 9th meeting we covered the Water Balloon Challenge, which is now up to 8 groups. Details on our project page, but they seem to be performing so well that we concluded that the Greencastle Farmer’s Market display in early September should be a demo, not the actual competition, since the Greencastle square may not be large enough!

What happens when you insert a balloon into liquid nitrogen. There's also a video where you see it shrink and then expand.
A balloon being shrunk by inserting into liquid nitrogen before re-expanding, the record was 4 times for one balloon!

For our ‘show & tell’ portion Chris brought liquid nitrogen in a dewar for experiments. After explaining describing liquid nitrogen and where it comes from, we poured the -196°C (-320°F) liquid over the marshmallows that Alice had brought in. We also froze a banana to drive nails into a piece of wood and then tried lots of things that kids and the adults suggested. Some that worked and some that didn’t!

A raw egg that was frozen first with liquid nitrogen then melted down during the meeting back into a normal uncooked egg.
A raw egg that was frozen first in the shell with liquid nitrogen then thawed down during the meeting back into a normal uncooked egg.

Freezing balloons was a big hit, the kids had tons of questions which you can hear and see in the balloon video that Brian H. took. For the coin collectors there, we showed how older copper pennies are more malleable at minus 200 degrees Celsius than the new copper plated zinc pennies – which shatter after hitting them with a hammer!

There’s another good regional event for science in Bloomington on 8/29, Makevention, along with some other events on our events page. Last year we took one of the shovercraft (shoveable hovercraft) to the Bloomington event and did demonstrations. It’s well worth the trip if even to just to look at what other people are doing.

Since we’re starting to look for projects after the Water Balloon Challenge, I can’t help but mention the Lexus created hoverboard that uses liquid nitrogen. I just watched a video (long version) on it, sort of outdid our shovercraft but a lot of more engineering in that design. Now that would be an awesome next project!


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HIM Grads All Pass Certification Exam

It’s exam time again here in Canada, and Health Information Management students at CD-ED are preparing to write the National Certification (NCE) exam that will decide their career’s future.

A certified Health Information Management professional manages the information crucial to patients and health care providers throughout the health care system. They guide management decisions on how, where, and how long your records are kept. They also guide who has access to see them, and when to destroy old records. In all, HIM professionals collect and analyze information that helps support the health care system and all its participants.

The NCE exam is a gruelling, three-and-a-half-hour test that all Health Information Management professionals must complete. The exam covers seven different areas of discipline:

  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Health Care Systems in Canada
  • Health Information
  • Information Systems and Technology
  • Management
  • Ethics and Practice
  • Practical Experience

It’s a challenge to everyone who takes it. If a candidate successfully completes the NCE exam, they receive their national certification. That means they will be able to work as a Health Information Management Professional. As the field is very competitive, it’s a real honour to attain this certification. The exam is a long one, and it’s not something to attempt if you aren’t truly prepared.

February 2016 HIM Grads 100% Successful on NCE Exam

You’ll find a 46-page document on the CHIMA website giving an overview on how to write it! That’s a serious test. And that’s why all of us at CD-ED noted with excitement that the last time our HIM diploma program graduates challenged this exam – back in February – 100% of them passed and became certified! We really couldn’t be prouder of our graduates, our curriculum, and our instructors.

If privacy, data quality, electronic information and high standards of ethical conduct are important to you, you might make an ideal HIM professional. Learn more about this exciting career, and if you like what you see, apply with us.


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New e-resource: GREENR

Announcing the acquisition of GREENR, a resource that will support sustainability research and global initiatives at the USF.

GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) from Gale is an indexed online resource that integrates popular and scholarly content derived from publications in subject areas related to physical, social, and economic aspects of environmental issues. The source publications include: government reports, research analysis, academic journals, news, case studies, magazine articles, legislation, and conference proceedings. The database content varies in coverage but starting dates for most publications are late 1990′s or early 2000′s. Search query results are displayed in brief format by document type with accompanying abstracts, full text, video, audio, and supplemental graphics where available. Search query results can be printed, emailed, downloaded, and exported to bibliographic management software such as Refworks and Endnote. This resource is appropriate for both an undergraduate and graduate audience.

For this database and other library resources visit Click on “Search the databases” to begin.

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Mystical Marriage

Some years ago I had lunch with friends in London. On my way out they introduced me to their father who was busy working in the garden. Without thinking I asked him what he was doing and he replied –“I do be digging the garden.” Some months later I met a nun who taught Irish in Dublin and I asked her about this expression that I’d never come across before. She explained that it was an English translation of what in Irish is called the present continuing tense. “Well what does it mean?” I asked, “What was he trying to say to me?” “Oh, what he was saying was this.” she said. “I have been digging the garden, I am digging the garden, and when you stop asking the obvious, I will continue digging the garden!” read on…

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BTC plunge youtube ban other challenges bad crypto news of the week

Bitcoin has been on a downward streak for the last week, down around 15 percent over the last seven days. That’s bad but it could be worse. You might have put your money in stocks. Some people, though, remain optimistic. RT’s Max Keiser predicts that the coronavirus will push Bitcoin up to $100,000, and JPMorgan’s CEO Jamie Dimon will be begging the Fed for money to buy coins. Dimon might want to diversify though.

Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, has suggested that it might not be BTC that pushes the number of cryptousers from 50 million to 5 billion. He didn’t say which coin would do the job but it’s likely to be one that uses decentralized finance protocols, or DeFi. Bitcoin still isn’t one of them. And in the meantime, the Bitcoin clock keeps ticking. Less than two months to go now before the next halving.

YouTube is still banning videos about cryptocurrencies, and as always, it’s never clear which videos they want to remove and which they’re willing to keep. US congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ) is trying to bring some clarity but only to the regulation of cryptocurrencies. His new bill, the “Crypto-Currency Act of 2020” tries to categorize different kinds of crypto assets and assign them to appropriate regulators.

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Brother brings llama in a tux to sister’s wedding after joking about this 5 years ago

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Then do you really even have a brother if you have a brother and he doesn’t endlessly taunt you?

Mendl Weinstock joked together with his cousin that when she ever got married, he’d be bringing a llama as being a visitor.

Sister Riva Eisenberg rolled her eyes in the remark and shifted along with her life.

But 5 years later on, whenever Riva got hitched, Mendl made a decision to come through on their remark and also purchased a llama as a visitor, in a tux. While you do.

The bride ended up being kept unamused.

Riva had proven to expect one thing from her prankster bro so when she saw the animal that is fluffy him, consented to pose for starters picture.

But to her dismay, the image of her unimpressed face ended up being provided online where it quickly went viral if you are possibly probably the most sibling thing ever.

The llama theme continued as friends bought inflatable versions of the animal to tease the bride some more inside the wedding venue in Cleveland, Ohio.

While guests had been pleased to own a furry wedding visitor, known as Shocky, Riva stated she wouldn’t be engaging with all the llama, going near him or petting him.

Quickly Shocky had been came back to their farm nearby after just hour fraternising with guests.

Mendl, students, explained: ‘Five years, ago my sibling ended up being speaking about her wedding as if it had been tomorrow whenever she wasn’t also dating anybody during the time.

‘Just in order to make her angry and obtain a response we informed her if she makes me arrive at the marriage, I am bringing a llama beside me, it had been the very first thing to pop into my mind.

‘She ended up being surely angry in the beginning, but she arrived to just accept it and realised it absolutely was in good enjoyable, she had been mostly impressed that we were able to keep my vow from dozens of years back. ’

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The llama had been a promise that is five-year Mendl ensured he kept to, which finally are priced at him $450 (Ј350) – though he had been willing to save money.

Mendl stated: ‘Everyone enjoyed it, a number of the visitors took images aided by the llama and it also ended up being the talk associated with wedding the entire evening, much to my sister’s frustration. ’

Riva added: ‘ He has been torturing me with this particular, in good enjoyable, and it has been reminding me personally for this probably twice a for the last five years week.

‘I have tried striking therefore numerous discounts, I have actually tried doing literally everything possible to be sure it didn’t take place, and lo thai brides and behold, there clearly was a llama inside my wedding. ’

‘When he sets their brain to something, he makes it take place, ’ Riva stated. ‘Literally, we called him to inform him I happened to be involved along with his reaction had been, “Great, I’m calling the llama farm now”. Most likely not also hour later, i acquired a text having said that their llama leasing had been verified. ’

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It is maybe not the very first time llamas have actually attended unique occasions. In fact, there’s A instagram that is whole account the celebration pets at weddings.

There’s also a us animal treatment team that enables one to ask decked out creatures to your shindigs.

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Try These 5 Cool Photography Hacks Using Glass (VIDEO)

Photography “hacks” videos are great fun because they help you shoot unique, attention-getting photos using ordinary household items. In the below video from Jessica Kobeissi, her five hacks involve using something you see all the time: glass.

In this case though, it’s not just a piece of glass, which would be a bit delicate/dangerous to hold.

“We’re going to be taking something you probably have in your house but maybe you never really thought of using in your photography,” Kobeissi says. “I’m talking about the picture frame.”

She suggests using the frame with the glass not just for safety’s sake but because it will allow you to do more creative effects than just a piece of glass. Here are the five photography hacks she demonstrates in the video using the glass and picture frame:

#1 Glass Alone

#2 Water Drops

#3 Facial Mist

#4 Clear Gel

#5 Shiny Stickers

As with most photo hacks, these are simple and easy things you can try out right away so watch the video and get to it. But as Kobeissi says in the clip, don’t go stealing all of your grandma’s picture frames so you can do these tricks!

Go visit Kobeissi’s YouTube channel for more great photography videos and check out some more classic photography hacks videos at the links below:

Shoot Like a Pro with These 8 Clever Camera Hacks from Photographer Peter McKinnon (VIDEO)

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Aquino presidency falls short of election promises

CenPEG News
August 2, 2012

SOP panel of speakers, L-R: Fellows Bobby Tuazon, Ben Lim, Temario Rivera, Luis V. Teodoro, and Julkipli Wadi. Not shown: Jose Enrique Africa, Carl Marc Ramota, and CenPEG executive director Evita L. Jimenez, moderator.

The leadership performance of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s administration came under scrutiny during CenPEG’s fourth State of the Presidency (SOP) on July24, 2012. Presentations made by the policy center’s Fellows who assessed the Aquino presidency from policy reform, governance, relations with Congress, foreign policy, political economy, and other angles showed that his first two years fell short of the promises he made to bring about “change” for the country.

Held every year to coincide with the president’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) in July, the 4th SOP was co-sponsored by the Office of the UP President and UP Manila’s department of social sciences. The roundtable discussion was held at Ang Bahay ng Alumni in UP Diliman campus.

Temario Rivera underscored the failure of genuine democracy in the Philippines noting that even under Aquino III no significant reform has been seen in the electoral process, in Congress as a bastion of political clans, as well as in the Party-list system which is now flooded with millionaires. Accountability, he also said, is focused mainly on corruption but not so in other aspects of governance.

To address corruption is not enough when the eradication of poverty and other issues is not being solved at the same time, Rivera added. Rivera, who serves as CenPEG Board vice-chair, is also a professor at the International Christian University in Tokyo.

Jose Enrique Africa cited Aquino’s glowing growth data but underlying it are actually bleak economic realities. While new jobs may have been created, he said, these were of poor quality thus making unemployment and underemployment figures higher than what is claimed by government.

Africa also disputed claims of the increased coverage of PhilHealth saying that public health including hospitals is being commercialized alarmingly making health services more and more inaccessible to the poor. The conditional cash transfer (CCT) program through its “Pantawid Pamilya Project” will not solve poverty either because of lack of jobs, poor education facilities, and other problems, he added.

Africa, a CenPEG Fellow on political economy, is the executive director of Ibon, a non-government economic think tank.

Luis V. Teodoro, another CenPEG Fellow, lamented the fact that while the Philippines had relatively greater access to public information compared with its neighbors in Southeast Asia the enactment of a Freedom of Information (FOI) law could pose restrictions. New restrictions, he said, stem from government’s culture of secrecy and the use of “national security” to justify the non-disclosure of vital information, among other reasons.

He reminded that majority of media killings involved the victims’ pursuit of public information particularly related to corruption and other issues.

Teodoro is a former Dean of the College of Mass Communication, University of the Philippines.

The other speakers were retired UP professor (now with Ateneo) Ben Lim, who talked on Philippines-China relations and territorial disputes; Julkipli Wadi, Dean of the UP Institute of Islamic Studies, who discussed the Mindanao problem and GPH-MILF peace talks; and Bobby Tuazon, director of CenPEG policy studies.

Tuazon argued against Aquino’s support for political dynasties – definitely an anti-reform position – and revealed the trend of the Party-list system coming under the domination of millionaires and traditional politicians. He briefly presented a new CenPEG study on the 15th Congress and the continued expansion of the system of political dynasties in the Philippines particularly under Aquino.

CenPEG executive director Evita L. Jimenez acted as the roundtable discussion moderator while Prof. Carl Marc Ramota, who chairs the DSS, gave the synthesis.

Fellow Atty. Cleto Villacorta opened the roundtable discussion.

The SOP was attended by members of the academe, students, NGOs, representatives of research survey organizations, diplomatic corps, and media. CenPEG News

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