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If you don't know Conlon Nancarrow's music for player piano this is as good an introduction as any:

YouTube (Study for Player Piano No. 36 - video by Jürgen Hocker)

A post-human Sun Ra plays Charles Ives with the aid of neurotransmitter accelerators and nine extra arms.

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Made in Internet exhibition in Krakow

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Am in a show in Poland organized by Marcin Ramocki called "Made in Internet" (as part of ARTBOOM, an annual urban and public space festival in Krakow).

The artist list (links are to artist pages in Polish w/ embedded YouTubes):
Banovich, Tamas
Bell-Smith, Michael
Cortright, Petra
Davis, Paul B.
Endlicher, Ursula
Eteam (Lamprecht Franziska and Moderegger Hajoe)
Holmberg, Joel
Lonergan Guthrie
Lucas, Kristin
McKay, Joe
Moody, Tom
Murphy, Luke
Olson, Marisa
Slocum, Paul
Stead, Jessie
Van Den Dorpel, Harm
Yeh, Cj
Ramocki, Marcin

My contribution is an enlarged version of the above GIF - retitled "Rotating Smile with Frame Removed" - that loops continuously for a minute. ("Militant, pointless redundancy..." Omigod magazine)
"Made In Internet" is described as follows:

...a showcase of short video forms created by web artists. This selection reflects the trends and concepts of contemporary new media in the last 5 years, which revolve around blogs, streaming video and social media: the late, consumer-oriented Web 2.0. In this new artistic universe appropriation is taken for granted, the attention span is short and the reward often takes the form of a conceptual charade. The works in the show stem from the web: they either have been created from found internet material or produced specifically for that platform.

Ramocki is giving a talk, "Assumed Mobility: Thoughts on Experiencing Time Online," and the PDF outline is here.


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Our newly modeled event spaces are unlike anything else in Grand Island with attractive facilities and on-site parking. Choose from a beautiful rustic space to a elegant banquet hall that seats up to 300 people with a dance hall, cocktail bar and more.

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Your party will thank you when they get to watch the big game on one of our multiple TV’s available. We offer free wi-fi and tech support because getting a slideshow to play at your event is the last thing you need to worry about. All the work of having an event means lots of work after. Don’t worry, we are part of the clean-up crew, too!

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Live Betting Apps

Get your bet on before the event starts, then wait patiently for the outcome. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. Why not bet in-play?

Best Live Betting Apps

Last Updated: 23/2/2020

  • Added app features summary for TOP 3 apps.

Top Live Betting Apps By TBA

Whereas the bookmakers can hedge their bets in a static environment (e.g. the pre-event markets) there is much more room for bigger, and better, odds to be found in a live market where things are constantly changing within the event.

The best thing is, that like with betting in general, you don’t have to stay indoors behind your computer. Yes, you can even take advantage of in-play betting on the go from your mobile device.

Below, we round up just a handful of the best apps for live betting

Top 3 Apps For Live Betting

Here, we will look at three well renowned bookmakers, and, just how good their in-play betting apps are.

Live Betting With Paddy Power

Paddy Power Mobile

First up is everyone’s favourite tongue-in-cheek bookmakers, Paddy Power app. It is bright and bold, but, it is also very easy to navigate through.

Upon opening the app, you are given a row of widgets at the top, the first of which is ‘In Play’. Brilliant for when you’re on the go, as you don’t have to scroll or navigate through pages before getting to the in-play markets.

Click this and you’ll be redirected to the landing page containing all of the in-play markets. Again, at the top you can find the sport you wish to pet in-play on, nice and simple to navigate through and get your bet on.

There are plenty of sub-markets within the sports, and, it is worth noting that they place a stack of cash on the markets which are applicable for cashing out. As well as these features which make getting to your desired in-play bet a doddle.

Paddy Power also have live streaming through their app which is accessible to bettors who place just £1 on the event they want to follow live.

Paddy Power Betting Features
Paddy Power Betting Markets

WLive Betting With William Hill

William Hill Mobile

Next up is William Hill app, the self-proclaimed ‘home of betting’. It may be the home of betting, but, the speed at which the app starts up can be frustrating. Especially if you’re on the move and are looking to get your in-play bet on as soon as possible.

Navigating through the pages to the in-play market is much smoother, and, much like the aforementioned Paddy Power app, William Hill give you the option of fast-tracking your way to the in-play market with their widgets mid-way through the screen.

Then, whether it is football, snooker, horse racing, tennis or golf – there will in-play markets available to you. You can get a plethora of sub-markets and they also clearly display those of which you are able to utilise their cash out feature on. These are clearly shown, with a little cash note with arrows surrounding it.

When it comes to live streaming via the William Hill app, it has you covered and then some. With live streaming as well as live text commentary and statistics available for some events – it is everything and more you could wish for when betting on the go, and, in-play.

William Hill Betting Features
William Hill Betting Markets

Live Betting With bet365

Bet365 Mobile App

We finish with the bet365 app, when you open up the app, the in-play market is accessible from the header banner under ‘In-Play’. When you click this, you’ll find yourself face-to-face with the soccer in-play markets, covering football to badminton and greyhounds to horse racing.

The interface is generally quite straightforward to use, however, especially while in the in-play market it can be almost too sensitive. In so much that you can be attempting to select a different market to place a bet in. It’s not often that an app is too sensitive, so if that gets tweaked in an upcoming update then it’ll be fine.

The one thing which is slightly frustrating is finding out what bets are eligible for cash out, and, which aren’t. The previous two bookmakers clearly show you which bets you would be able to cash out with, whereas bet365 don’t. It is only after placing a bet that you can see whether cash out is applicable, via your bet slip. What is good though is that they offer partial and full cash out options, when it is available!

They also have live streaming across a host of sporting markets, and, what’s great is that all you need to be able to utilise this service while you’re betting in-play is an active and funded bet365 account, marvellous. With that, there you have our round up of some of the big bookmaker’s live betting apps.

Bet365 Betting Features
Bet365 Betting Markets

Benefits of Mobile Live Betting

So, how does live in-play betting benefit you? Well, it gives you a much more equal playing field with the bookmaker. Pre-match markets are set up confidently by the bookies, with outcomes for a range of scenarios and markets catered for.

But, how can they effectively price up live football betting for, let’s say, a market on the number of corners from that point in the game. It’s hard to judge this as a market from their side, but, if you’re following the game and have a good knowledge of the game you can catch them out if they price it up invitingly.

It is these types of circumstances where there are big winnings to be made from in-game betting.

Live Betting & Cash Out

Cash out is a tool which can be utilised to great effect during in-running betting, as well as pre-event betting. It is especially useful for bettors if you’re happy to steer on the side of caution.

As an example, you put a £10 single on the in-play market on a horse who looks in a promising position mid-race. As the position of your selection gets better in the field, the odds available to you as a cash out will be better than the stake you placed, but, less than the price you’ll be paid out if it wins.

Sometimes the bookmakers will go higher in an attempt to get you to cash out in case the horse wins, other times, they’ll go low. It is up to you and your strategy of betting as to whether you accept a profit straight away, or, if you’d rather sit it out and risk not losing in favour of potentially reaping a bigger profit.

Best Live Betting Offers

Betway NFL Season – You Lead, You Win
Betway NFL Season – You Lead, You Win
Betway will payout as a winner in cash if you back an NFL team to win and the team you back leads by 14 points and fails to win. Cash payout credited within 24 hours. To qualify for this promotion place pre-match single bets on the Money line markets up until the Super Bowl on Sunday 7 February 2021. Your first bet qualifies with a maximum stake of £/€20. T&Cs apply.
Betway 4 To Win
Betway 4 To Win
You could win a £/€1,000 daily prize and a bumper of £/€10,000 on all ITV meetings by joining Betway’s free to play racing predictor. Simply select the winner in the day’s 4 races to qualify for your chance to win. Selections must be submitted before the start of the first eligible race. T&Cs apply.
Betway 4 to Score
Betway 4 To Score
Top Football Offers
Play Betway's free prediction game for the chance to win a jackpot. Pick the First Goalscorers in four selected matches prior to the first match’s KO Time. Maximum total prize pot for each round is fixed at £/€50,000 and there is no roll over. Full T&Cs apply.

Jump to TOP 20 Apps

Live Betting & Football

Check out our full list of the football betting apps.

As is widely known, football is the main market when it comes to in-play betting. It is easy to see why, when on William Hill’ s ‘popular’ tab they give you the option of 35 sub-markets. That, is separate from the in-play markets based around; goals, team goals, handicaps/total goals, half and period, goal time and in the next 5 mins.

With that in mind, you are able to place your in-play bet across numerous markets regardless of the size or stature of the game taking place (for arguments sake, the above was taken from William Hill on an international friendly between Bahrain and Syria!).

Although if is not a common trend, your bet could be made void if the game is abandoned or postponed. There are differing terms on this, but, it is not something you are likely to encounter on a common basis. Otherwise, there aren’t many restrictions on in-play betting other than the market is for the 90mins (plus, injury time) and does not include extra time or penalties.

Live Betting & Horse Racing

Check out our full list of the horse racing betting apps.

Due to the nature of the sports being completely different, to put it mildly, in-play betting on horse racing is not that similar to football in-play betting.

If there is one time you’ll want to have brilliant signal and 4G connection it’s if you’re betting in play on the horses. Why? Because a matter of seconds can make all the difference between you getting an astonishing set of odds, or not.
There are such nuances to horse racing aficionados that just don’t apply to other in-play markets.

For instance, an outsider horse you want to back may tend to start slowly then come on towards the tail end of the race. This, could well be reflected in greater odds than the starting price you could have got. The beauty of in-play betting with knowledge on horse racing, is that by the time the bookmakers cotton on to this horse, it’s too late, as those who know would have got their money on!

It’s not just backing winners though, you can also back a horse to place while in-play for example. At the end of the day, if you’re a fan of betting on the horses, but have yet to dip your toe into the in-play market, you simply must.

Other Markets for Live Betting

If football and horse racing just aren’t your thing and you don’t feel comfortable betting on them, let alone in-play, don’t you worry, as in-play covers a vast range of sports. Yes, if you prefer to put your money on sports such as; cricket, tennis, golf, basketball, NFL, volleyball, handball or badminton – the major bookmakers have you covered. All you need to do is simply scroll through the widget showing sports offering in-play betting on your chosen bookmaker’s app!

While these won’t have the vast collection of sub-markets attached to them as the main sports, there are still numerous avenues you can go down with your in-play betting. So, don’t feel that your knowledge of your chosen sport has to go to waste if it isn’t football or horse racing.

Betting Apps By Category

Bottom Line

Remember, that In-play betting apps offer you the chance to bet on the go, while on the move, while your chosen sporting event is happening. Take advantage of this to get yourself better odds than you may normally find on the pre-event market, and make sure your knowledge and eye for a good bet help you beat the bookie with in-play betting on their app.

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Map Center:  N34.03779°  W118.28452°    Datum: NAD83    Zoom: 4m/pixel

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Metropolitan HospitalHospitalN34.03779° W118.28452°
Exit 13ACrossingN34.03667° W118.28583°
Antioch Temple Baptist ChurchChurchN34.03585° W118.28341°
Jesus of Nazareth Undenominational ChurchChurchN34.03557° W118.28313°
Pico Union ParkParkN34.04112° W118.28452°
Ward African Methodist Episcopal ChurchChurchN34.03390° W118.28619°
Chase Diet SanitariumHospitalN34.03918° W118.28007°
Toberman PlaygroundParkN34.03946° W118.27924°
Hoover Recreation CenterLocaleN34.03223° W118.28313°
Magnolia Elementary SchoolSchoolN34.04335° W118.28646°
Divine Providence ConventChurchN34.03168° W118.28480°
Divine Providence Kindergarten and Day NurserySchoolN34.03140° W118.28480°
Norwood Elementary SchoolSchoolN34.03473° W118.27841°
First Friends ChurchChurchN34.03946° W118.27785°
Sunshine Mission HomeBuildingN34.03085° W118.28369°
KGFJ-AM (Los Angeles)TowerN34.03751° W118.27730°
Second Church of Christ ScientistChurchN34.03057° W118.28313°
First Church of Christ ScientistChurchN34.04529° W118.28369°
Roger Williams Baptist ChurchChurchN34.03251° W118.29007°
Angelica Lutheran ChurchChurchN34.04418° W118.28007°
Terrace ParkParkN34.04473° W118.28091°
Saint James ParkParkN34.03140° W118.27980°
Alvarado Terrace Historic DistrictParkN34.04501° W118.28119°
Saint James ParkPopulated PlaceN34.03112° W118.28007°
Del Valle Post OfficePost OfficeN34.03680° W118.27630°
Westmoreland ChapelChurchN34.04473° W118.28924°
Temple Methodist Episcopal ChurchChurchN34.04307° W118.27757°
Advent Lutheran ChurchChurchN34.04668° W118.28341°
California Highway Patrol - Central Los AngelesBuildingN34.03707° W118.27546°
Building OneBuildingN34.03194° W118.27722°
Building SevenBuildingN34.03111° W118.27778°
Fritz B Burns Health Education BuildingBuildingN34.03139° W118.27750°
Menlo Avenue-West Twenty-ninth Street Historic DistrictParkN34.03029° W118.29035°
Building ThreeBuildingN34.03167° W118.27722°
West Adams Presbyterian ChurchChurchN34.03307° W118.29285°
Saint Agnes Roman Catholic ChurchChurchN34.03168° W118.29202°
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Pico Heights Post OfficePost OfficeN34.04702° W118.28896°
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J Thomas McCarthy LibraryBuildingN34.03111° W118.27667°
Keeley InstituteBuildingN34.04696° W118.28924°
Central Church of Seventh Day AdventistsChurchN34.03279° W118.27535°
Korean Methodist ChurchChurchN34.02807° W118.28841°
South LawnParkN34.03028° W118.27722°
Doheny MansionBuildingN34.03056° W118.27694°
Vermont Elementary SchoolSchoolN34.03057° W118.29230°
Exit 21CrossingN34.03639° W118.27389°
First Evangelical Free ChurchChurchN34.04168° W118.27452°
Building FourBuildingN34.03083° W118.27611°
City of Los Angeles Fire Department Station 13BuildingN34.04757° W118.28949°
Mount Saint Mary's College Doheny CampusSchoolN34.02946° W118.27702°
Central Church of ChristChurchN34.04918° W118.28452°
Saint Vincents SchoolSchoolN34.03029° W118.27591°
Washington Boulevard SchoolSchoolN34.03862° W118.29619°
Immanuel Christian Assembly ChurchChurchN34.03640° W118.27285°
Chapel of the PinesChurchN34.04390° W118.29480°
Deaf Baptist TempleChurchN34.04640° W118.29313°
Saint Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic ChurchChurchN34.02890° W118.27619°
Hebrew Union College - California BranchSchoolN34.02568° W118.28308°
University Village Shopping CenterLocaleN34.02557° W118.28480°
Pilgrim Lutheran ChurchChurchN34.04779° W118.29202°
Wells Fargo-CV HeliportAirportN34.04168° W118.27257°
Our Saviors ChapelChurchN34.02501° W118.28313°
Welsh Presbyterian ChurchChurchN34.04557° W118.27424°
South Bonnie Brae Tract Historic DistrictParkN34.04918° W118.27841°
First Presbyterian ChurchChurchN34.03251° W118.27257°
Loyola High School of Los AngelesSchoolN34.04473° W118.29563°
Thirtythird Street SchoolSchoolN34.02473° W118.28257°
Rosedale CemeteryCemeteryN34.04223° W118.29702°
Word of God ChurchChurchN34.05057° W118.28813°
Jefferson BuildingBuildingN34.02473° W118.28702°
City of Los Angeles Fire Department Station 15BuildingN34.02450° W118.28514°

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Digital cleaning management ensures top cleaning quality at “Welle7”

Urban concept centre “Welle 7”, a mix of business, enjoyment, education and shopping on eight decks across 14,000 square meters, wanted to ensure the best cleaning quality in their facilities. Therefore, centre operator Migros Aare decided to implement the digital cleaning management tool Tork EasyCube®.

Luciana Cafaro, FARO site manager for Welle7, is certain that “without Tork EasyCube®, our job here at Welle7 could not be carried out as efficiently as is currently the case thanks to this system. Like all businesses, we are under pressure to save costs. Thanks to Tork EasyCube®, our cleaning management processes really are extremely efficient.”

“Thanks to the data collected via Tork EasyCube®, our cleaning staff always know exactly where they are needed. This saves time and costs and also minimises stress.” – Says Luciana Cafaro, Facility Manager Welle 7

Up to 60,000 commuters leave the main railway station in Switzerland’s capital Bern every day And it is precisely these individuals who are the target audience for Welle7, which is located right next to the station. Whether a lunch break, work meeting in the co-working space or a shopping trip after work: a rounded customer experience includes washrooms cleaned to the highest standards and without long queues or empty dispensers.

“For us, the most important thing is that we have satisfied customers who want to return. The fact that visitors think our washrooms are very clean shows us that the system can help us to guarantee very high standards in terms of cleaning and also helps us to save resources”, Says centre manager Lukas von Känel.

While visitors are doing their shopping or working out in one of the gyms, cleaning staff from facility management service provider FARO Reinigungen AG are working to ensure that the facilities are spotless.

Translated into figures, this means that despite washroom visitor numbers increasing by 42 per cent between August 2016 and November 2016, it was still possible to reduce the time with empty dispensers by 68 per cent.

I think Tork EasyCube® makes an important contribution to helping customers feel good throughout every part of their visit here.

Lukas von Känel

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Bi Bim Bap-a-LuLa

Bibimbap is just a fancy Korean name for rice and a bunch of leftovers thrown together with a fried egg on top. Need to clean out your fridge? Want some lunch? Have 5 minutes to spare? Bop, cat, bop. (I swear that was not a Koreans-eat-cats joke. It was a nod to the great Gene Vincent.)

1 day old container of takeout rice (save some, you don’t need to eat it all at once)

1 T Canola oil

½ C Kimchi

Whatever you have vegetables in your fridge at the end of their shelf life (I used red cabbage and an Indian green pea dish that was hanging around a few days)

1 T Soy Sauce

2 Fried eggs

  1. Coat a large frying pan with oil and turn the heat to high.

  2. Add the vegetables and Kimchi. Partially cook for 3 mins

  3. Add the rice and stir fry, mixing everything together.

  4. Use a wooden spoon to press the rice mixture down. We’re crisping the bottom of the rice now. So leave it alone for a few minutes and listen to it sizzle.

  5. Divide the mixture onto 2 plates.

  6. Fry 2 eggs in the frying pan and top each plate with an egg. Hit it with some ground pepper.

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What is a Hospitalist?

The term “hospitalist” has only been in existence since 1996 when the New England Journal of Medicine first coined the term. In the last couple of decades, the field has expanded from a few hundred hospitalists to more than 30,000, but there remains a good deal of confusion about the definition and responsibilities of this “new” medical professional.

Defining the Hospitalist Role

Most importantly, hospitalists are board-certified physicians. Although the term does not seem to imply that these professionals are doctors, nurse practitioners and physicians’ assistants, they have received years of education and extensive hands-on residency training.

The majority of hospitalists have received their instruction and certification in internal medicine, but there are some who have general or family practice training instead. A few have even chosen to focus on pediatrics, psychiatry or another specialty. However, instead of joining or starting a specialized practice after graduation, hospitalists have chosen to focus their professional patient care on the hospital residents.

The role of the hospitalist initially became important when physicians attending to both inpatient and outpatient populations were increasingly overwhelmed by their responsibilities. Since these doctors were finding it too difficult to manage visiting the hospital to attend to their admitted patients while also running a successful outpatient office, hospitalists evolved to help manage their colleagues’ hospital patients and provide high quality care.

Responsibilities of the Hospitalist

With specific work hour limits for medical professionals, the role of the hospitalist has become increasingly important for many facilities. By employing hospitalists to handle day-to-day patient care, there can be a physician available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including nights, weekends and holidays, times when hospitals are typically understaffed by quality doctors.

Hospitalists are generally scheduled to work seven days in a row, each for a 12-hour shift. This period is then followed by a week or more off before the rotation begins again. During this time, hospitalists are responsible for the following actions:

  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment plans
  • Procedures within their scope of practice
  • Collaboration with colleagues
  • Communication with colleagues and patients’ families
  • Coordination of patient care
  • Safe transition of patient care within the hospital or to other facilities
  • Use of hospital resources

Each of these assigned tasks was initially devised to enhance the care for inpatients, especially those with acute or complex conditions that needed more careful monitoring. With a hospitalist constantly on-call and in the building, patients are afforded immediate medical care by a highly trained physician.

In addition to providing improved patient care, hospitals have found that the hospitalist role has reduced healthcare costs and improved facility efficiency. Patients often avoid unnecessary tests and procedures because of regular care, and their recovery is quicker due to frequent on-site checks and treatment adjustments. Patients’ families are also more informed because hospitalists are available for questions, discharge instructions and emergency care. With all of these responsibilities undertaken by the hospitalist, primary care physicians are able to spend more time in-office, receiving updates of patient care through the hospitalist’s communications.


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The former Basalt quarries are located in Mühlheim-Dietesheim. In the past Basalt was quarried here but today it´s a great destination for excursions and an attractive recreation area. It´s easy to reach by bike, starting from the "Mainuferweg". After the end of the Basalt quarry, an impressive system of lakes formed with a 61 ha big area, that is made up by 22.5 ha of deep-blue water. Besides the Vogelsberger lake and the Oberwald lake, which are the biggest ones, the landscape is complemented by some smaller lakes as well. You can admire the bizarre rock formations that are unique throughout the Rhine-Main region. 120.000 trees, mostly oaks and alders, as well as almost 7.000 bushes have been planted around the Vogelsberger and Oberwald lake for recultivation. Rare plant and animal species have found a new habitat here. Part of the landscape is under conservation. Furthermore signposted paths lead the way to great viewing points e.g. the famous Canyon bridge and for horse enthusiasts there are numerous horseback riding paths.

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What’s the difference between an owner account and a manager account?

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Each Deco has only one owner with full authority to manage the network, including add or remove manager accounts.

The owner can assign up to eight manager accounts for a single Deco network. Managers can also remove themselves from the Deco network, but cannot add or delete Deco units.

We can add Privilege options for manager accounts.

Note: Update your Decos to latest firmware version to use the Privilege feature. Currently, only Deco M9 Plus and Deco M5 have the Privilege feature. Other Deco models will add this feature through firmware update in the near future.

On the Deco App, when go to the More->Manager, you can see the Privilege option for the manager account.

Tap Privileges, you can see the options including Network Management, Client Management, IoT Management and HomeCare.

When Network Management is enabled, manager account can manage decos and change network settings including wireless settings, LAN IP, operating modes and IPTV, etc.

When Client Management is enabled, the manager account can change the client location, nickname and device type, prioritize clients and block clients to access deco, etc

When IoT Management is enabled, the manager account can manage the IoT clients like adding IoT clients, setting automation and shortcut, etc.

When HomeCare is enabled, the manager account can use TP-LINK HomeCareTM to ensure safety, speed and security for everyone in the network with Parental Controls, QoS and Antivirus.

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Legs Up the Wall -- Perfect for Fall

(or anytime, really!)

The one word that describes Legs Up the Wall, or Viparita Karani, is scrumptious.

Once you find the positioning that works best for you (see the examples in the photo), you can easily settle into the pose for 5-15 minutes.

And there might be days when this is exactly all the "movement" you need.

This restorative posture includes ooodles of benefits, including:

  • Provides almost immediate stress relief and relaxation for the mind and body.

  • Releases tension in hamstrings, back, and shoulders.

  • Helps manage symptoms of anxiety and mild depression.

  • Relieves pressure in the lower body, including swollen legs and ankles.

  • Improves circulation throughout the body.

  • Helps reduce the effects of migraines and PMS, and also menstrual* pain.

  • Allows for digestive calm.

With all these benefits, there are some contraindications:

  • People with glaucoma or other serious eye issues shouldn't do this pose.

  • If you have severe back or neck problems, or neck arthritis, work with a teacher first to find the best forms of support.

  • *This pose is considered an inversion, and there are varying yogic philosophies about practicing inverted poses during a menstrual cycle. Do what's best for you.

It's also common to have tingling feet the first few times you practice Legs Up the Wall. Simply slide your feet together, knees bent (shown above) until the feeling subsides.

The easiest way to get into the pose is to slide your hip right up against the wall, then swing your legs upward, tailbone at the wall. If your hips and back feel a bit restricted, put your legs on the wall somehow, but open up the space between your tailbone and the wall. The easiest way to get out of the pose is to bend your knees and roll gently onto your side. Stay there for a minute or two before sitting up.

Props help you be more comfortable, too. You may or may not need them, or you might need them one day and not another. Many people simply use props because they want to be more snuggly. :) It's a great idea to experiment with:

  • Blankets as bolsters and as coverups

  • Pillows as bolsters under the hips and back, or under your head

  • A strap to help keep your feet together

  • A block under your hips or back

  • An eye mask to block out the world

  • Soft music or other atmospheric sounds

  • A scent-delivery mechanism

The pictures above give you an idea of how to position the physical props, but more than likely, you'll know right away by feel what works for you.

Try Legs Up the Wall before bedtime, after laboring outdoors, when you've been crouched at your desk all day, or any time you need a break. You can do it every day if you want to! Remember: it's scrumptious.

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2014 Learjet Model 70, N31PF, SN: 2137, 1,118 TTAF, 833 Landings, 1,118/1,118 SNEW, Bombardier Vision Flight Deck with Garmin G5000 Avionics Suite, Automat... More Info

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2010 Cessna Citation CJ4, N941KD, S/N: 525C-0005, 1,921 TTSN, 1,725/1,921 TTSN, TAP Elite Engine Program, Collins Pro Line 21 Avionics Suite Dual PFDs, Dua... More Info

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Beechcraft Baron 58 FOXSTAR,N78KL, SN: TH-1578, 3,587 TTSN, 1,082 SFNEW, Garmin GNS-530 (WAAS) Fully Coupled, King KFC-200 Autopilot w/Flight Director, Kin... More Info

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1980 Cessna 421C Golden Eagle, N8GA, SN: 421C0842, 5,987 TTSN, 911.7/481.9 SMOH, Garmin G600 PFD, Dual Garmin 530W NavCom & GPS, Garmin GRS77 AHRS, Garmin ... More Info

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1980 Beechcraft A36TC Bonanza, N21BC, SN: EA-65, 2,975 TTAF, 1,300 Zero-Time Continental Gold Medallion Turbo 300hp, 410 SOH 3-Blade McCauley, Dual Garmin ... More Info

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1979 Turbo F Model Piper Aztec: immaculate in and out; always hangared and professionally flown. Airframe. 3832 TT; L Eng 710 SMOH; 62 since TOH with facto... More Info

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1979 Piper PA-31 Panther Navajo, N30DR, SN: 31-7912006, 7,354 TTSN, Panther Colemill Conversion PA31/325-350 350hp, 1,278/373 TT, Hartzell 4-blade Q-tips w... More Info

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1978 Cessna 340A, N45JJ, S/N 340A-0548, 1,516 TTSN, 329 SMOH, Garmin GNS-530 Garmin, GDL-69 Satellite Weather, King KX-155 NavCom, King KT-76 Transponder w... More Info

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Head of School InitiativesThis year’s Head of School Initiative will focus on Student Wellness. Through this year of change and pandemic protocols, we will use this fund to do whatever we can to support the mental, physical and social wellness of our students throughout the year.

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Hotel Loyalty Programs: Yea or Nay?

These days, almost every business has a “loyalty program” of one kind or another: the airlines, car rental firms, grocery stores . . . everyone. I don’t join most of them, but only because I know I’ll never use them enough to claim any significant reward.

My wife and I are in the American Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines programs and we charge just about everything in order to get as many miles as possible. It really helps hold travel costs down because when we leave these islands, it’s at least a five hour flight to anywhere.

As to hotel chain loyalty programs, I take two approaches.

First, I picked the Hilton Honors program because it includes Embassy Suites, Double Tree, Hampton Inns and Hilton Garden Inns . . . not to mention classy older properties like the Palmer House in Chicago. My rationale is obvious: I ought to be able to find one of those hotels almost wherever I go. And—obviously—the more I stay at one of those hotels, the sooner I’ll accumulate enough points for a “free” room.

And second, I am also a member of loyalty programs for perhaps a half-dozen other hotel chains. The reason? Wifi is free for their members so if I find myself in one of their properties, I’ll at least save as much as  $25 on a two-night stay.

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More than 3,000 patrol vehicles each attending 1,200 breakdowns per year. Leading roadside vehicle assistance and recovery specialist.

The AA has a renowned roadside vehicle assistance and recovery division, operating more than 3,000 patrol vehicles. Each mechanic attends 1,200 breakdowns every year. The AA wanted a telematics and driver behaviour system that was easy to install and would cut fuel expenditure across the fleet. After investing in Trakm8’s telematics, the AA was so impressed that it partnered with Trakm8 to create a similar product for its private and business members, Fleet Intelligence.

A self-fit dongle connects to the OBD port, making AA Fleet Intelligence low-cost and easy to install. The data is accessible through a simple web portal. With tracking and geo-fencing as standard, AA’s engineers can clearly see the location of any broken down vehicle. Fleet Intelligence also
includes driver behaviour monitoring, with an accelerometer capturing heavy-footed driving. Furthermore, it activates automatic data transmission to the fleet managers and the AA Insurance Services (for AA insurance customers) in the event of a collision.

The AA saved £1 million on its fuel bill in the first year of deploying the product in its own fleet. Customers using AA Fleet Intelligence report increased fleet efficiency, a 10-15% fuel saving, a reduction in private mileage, and a lower carbon footprint.

“These are hard figures and excellent savings. We are continuing to work together on pioneering solutions which will see the cost-saving benefits of driver behaviour monitoring and preventative maintenance passed onto our own customers.” Chris Bailey, Motoring Innovation Director, AA

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This week in nursery we have been exploring pasta following the recent trip of two of the staff to Italy.  The children have been learning to make pasta using raw indigence with a pasta maker.  the children then tasted the past and decided what pasta sauces they would like to make to go with it. We have also began to think about planning and preparing for Christmas.  We have been exploring different Christmas sensory activities and thinking about our Christmas lists to Santa.


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11 Decorating Tricks To Make Your Bedroom Cozier

When it comes to making your bedroom cozier you do not have to spend a fortune or add an abundant amount of décor, instead, all you need to know is a few decorating tricks to cozy up your bedroom in a seamless manner. Here are 11 decorating tricks that will seamlessly help you have a cozier bedroom.

Darker hues for the Win

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Keep the dark hues as part of the border of the room in order to not make the room feel smaller in any type of way. Add lighter colors in the center for the perfect contrast.

While dark hues have a bad rap due to typically causing a room to feel smaller when you’re working on cozying up the room dark hues work great. They have a natural comforting touch to them; therefore, keep them as part of the walls or accent pieces in the room, for a beautiful cozy touch that isn’t overwhelming to the room.

Warm up the Lights

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For an even further amount of coziness consider using string lights. String lights are great as they help you create a charming space without much lighting.

Adding warm lighting is another excellent form of cozying up the room. Change your bulbs for ones with a warmer undertone and if you have a fireplace be sure to turn it on for a warming effect that flows throughout the room.

Have a Fireplace

If you already have a fireplace, enjoy it to the fullest by allowing your decor to revolve around it completely. Doing so will bring a well-rounded appeal.

While most of us only spend time in the bedroom after a long day of work or running errands, having a fireplace is perfect for that welcoming warmth that expands throughout the room. The key is having the room simple and allowing your fireplace to become the highlight.

Layer a Rug

Layering your rugs is great especially when you want to create a multi-dimensional showcase or simply want to add something that is unique and different.

Who doesn’t love a good rug in the bedroom? Rugs are excellent cozy additional décor; however, take it up a notch by layering two rugs together. Whether you use a slim rug and pair it with a textured one on top the option is entirely up to you.

Blankets are Key

Having multiple blankets gives you not only a cozy aesthetics but it allows you to have multiple options while laying down at night.

When creating a cozy appeal in a room there could never be enough throw blankets. Particularly, if you are trying to create a cozy touch during the cooler months. Add a few blankets and have them laying on the bed or around your headboard for a completed look.

Texture is your Best Friend

When it comes to texture add it in multiple different areas for a beautiful contrast that makes the room come to life.

Adding multiple streams of texture to a room is an excellent form of bringing that cozy aspect without having to showcase other bits that you might not be too fond of. The idea is to have numerous textured bits become one of the best parts of your décor.

Tufted Headboard

A tufted headboard is excellent for rooms that need a bit of texture added. The idea is to have the room as simple as possible.

Keeping with the textured theme, consider using a tufted headboard as the main focal point of the room. You want to have a grand effect that brings beauty yet works on expanding the room in a seamless manner.

Showcase a Reading Nook

In order to create a well put together reading nook be sure to add a comfortable chair and a rug to be as comfortable as possible.

A window seating reading nook is always a great idea. The thought of having a space specifically designed for reading is one of the best ways not only to help you want to read more but to ensure you bring that cozy feel throughout.

Strategically Place Your Furniture

Make furniture face your bed for that cozy feel that makes the room feel rich and put together.

Instead of having your furniture laid-out in a random display consider strategically placing them in the room for that cozy appeal. Your layout should be in a rounded appeal in order to close out corners. Closing out corners brings a cozier touch that helps bring that intimate appeal in that room.

Use soft Nude Hues

Neutral hues work perfectly when they’re blended with hints of wood. Doing so will give you a rustic touch that is seamless and well put together.

Neutral hues are great for a cozy touch as they have a calming effect that seems quite effortless and stylish. The key is having multiple different nudes throughout that blend seamlessly throughout, without much décor needed.

Add a Rocking Chair

A put together rocking chair is always a beautiful idea to add an extra hint of cozy and chic.

Who doesn’t love a rocking chair? Rocking chairs are classic bits that make all of us feel better; whether you have a tufted rocking chair or a vintage one the idea is to have it displayed as part of your décor.

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D&D Rage of Demons – 8 DEMON LORDS REVEALED!!!

Along with a first look at the D&D 5e new storyline in Adventurers League, The Demon Lords have been released at Gen Con!!! And here is a list with a photo of each of their one sheets below the break…

  • Baphomet [BA-fo-met] The Horned King
  • Demogorgon [DEE-mo-gor-gun] Prince of Demons
  • Fraz-Urb’luu [fraz-URB-loo] The Prince of Deception
  • Graz’zt [grazt] The Dark Prince
  • Juiblex [JOO-ee-blex] The Faceless Lord
  • Orcus [OR-cus] Demon Prince of the Undead
  • Yeenoghu [YEE-no-goo] Demon Lord of Gnolls
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Joint Commission Accreditations

Our mission is to advance the health and wellness of those we serve. For 50 years we’ve shown our commitment to fulfill that mission. The caring hands and skilled care of our dedicated nurses, doctors, and clinicians has been recognized at the highest levels. We’re proud to have earned these honors:

Certificate of Distinction for Inpatient Diabetes Care
image #2 - img-logo-jointcommissionnowhite_v3The Joint Commission, the national organization that establishes standards for healthcare quality and safety, has awarded Tri-City Medical Center with the Certificate of Distinction for Inpatient Diabetes Care. In conjunction with the American Diabetes Association, this award according to the Joint Commission, “recognizes hospitals that make exceptional efforts to foster better outcomes across all inpatient settings.” This prestigious recognition also reflects the services provided encompass the “critical elements to achieve long-term success in improving outcomes.” For a full list of critical attributes, please refer to the Joint Commission website.


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Trinidad and Tobago Carnival: Part 3 – Steelbands and Panorama

It seems that every time a North American program wants to denote the ‘tropics’ you will hear the sound of a steelpan. It doesn’t even to seem to matter if the ‘tropics’ are in the Caribbean on a cruise ship or in Hawaii! If you ask someone from those parts of the world what instrument they are hearing you may even hear them say ‘steel drums’ … oh my my my.. It is time for some Steel pan 101. A Pan-o-vention if you will 😉

The steel pan (not drum) was invented in Trinidad and is the only acoustic musical invention of the 20th century. It should then come as no surprise that it is our national instrument and one that we hold dear!

As a kid I played in my prep school’s steelband, I started on the cello and moved up to the tenor where I stayed until I left there to enter high school. Oh the memories 😀

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Steelband – The Beginnings
Pan as an item was not invented by any person. It evolved and there are a number of people, including myself, who advanced it through certain stages of that evolution.” (Elliott Mannette, October 25, 2000)

Between 1838 and 1883, the beating of skin drums was an integral part of Carnival celebrations. When a ban on all drum-beating was imposed in 1884, Carnival celebrants had to look for an alternative to the skin drum. They turned to bamboo after they discovered that dried bamboo of various diameters produced different sounds, when cut to differing lengths and struck with wooden sticks. Bands that used bamboo to produce music were called Tamboo Bamboo bands and the first report of such a band taking part in Carnival was in 1891. With the passage of time, Tamboo Bamboo bands were integrated into Carnival and flourished until the 1930s.

With an innate sense of rhythm and a burning desire to express this feeling by beating on something other than bamboo and skin drums during Carnival, some poor, Black, skillful Trinidadians turned to metal containers for music in the 1930s. Although there are varying opinions as to when the first sound from beating on metal cans was heard, there is strong evidence that such a sound occurred in 1935 when the Gonzales (Port-of-Spain) Tamboo Bamboo Band hit the road during Carnival with a bass can. As word of this innovation spread, aspiring metal can players all over Trinidad began crafting the bottoms of any metal containers (pans) that they could put their hands on, by pounding and partitioning the flat ends with hammers and steel punches to create different sounds. This art would later come to be known as tuning and the players were called panmen. By 1937, paint cans and cookie tin-cans were being played alongside Tamboo Bamboo bands during Carnival. In 1938, Victor “Toti” Wilson of the Calvary Tamboo Bamboo Band played a paint pan that had four notes tuned to the chimes of the clock at Queen’s Royal College. By 1939, bands comprised of pans only began to form and were called steelbands. They initially took on names from popular American movies and the first two steelbands in the history of Trinidad were Alexander’s Ragtime Band and Hellyard. In 1940, calypso music and the steelband began their long marriage when the Roaring Lion composed a calypso specifically for Alexander’s Ragtime Band.
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There are 11 instruments in the pan family:
* Lead/Tenor (There are many variations of tenor pans: Spiderweb lead( 4ths and 5ths), 3rds and 5ths, left handed, etc…)
* Invader lead/Tenor (Variations include C and D invaders)
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* Cellos (Three and four pan variations)
* Tenor bass (Three and four pan variations)
* Five bass
* Six bass
* Seven bass
* Nine bass (up to 12 bass)

Just like an orchestra, these different types of pans combine to form ‘bands’. Steelbands.

Once a year the various steelbands (often with corporate sponsors) compete at Carnival time in a festival called Panorama.

Silver Stars -Battle Zone (winning Panorama performance 2010) – The only word for this is “WOW”

One of the things that never fails to amaze me is the sheer passion and dedication of the panplayers who volunteer countless hours, memorizing 20 to 30 minute arrangements without the aid of sheet music, formal training (for the most part) or the visual metronome of a conductor.

Trinis are really amazing! 😀

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Trinidad and Tobago Steelpan and Panorama Links:

â€¢ Pan Trinbago: The World Governing Body for the steelpan
â€¢ Steelpan – National Instrument of Trinidad and Tobago (directory of links)

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I remember very clearly the look on the marketer’s face when we benchmarked the proposed scope of work and had received the financial proposals from the three shortlisted agencies. Two of the agencies were within 10% of the benchmarks, but the incumbent agency was proposing a fee 55% below benchmark.

The procurement team were questioning our benchmarking. But it was clear to us that the incumbent agency was trying to buy the retention of the account. “Why would they do that?”, queried the marketer. The answer to that is complex. But let me take you into the mind of an agency CEO.

Ultimately, it comes down to the fact that for many agency CEOs they find themselves in a quandary. While they should be acting in the best interest of their clients, in fact they are incentivised and encouraged to act in the best interests of the agency owners. Increasingly these interests are no longer aligned, as I will explain.

Facing the loss of a client

For the CEO of an agency, facing the loss of a client is a critical time. Retaining the business is paramount, even in the face of certain loss. We have written previously on the difficulties of being an incumbent in a pitch.

Yet many marketers wrongly insist on including the incumbent even if they have no intention of appointing them again. This creates an expectation and an opportunity for the incumbent agency CEO to pull out all stops to avoid losing the account. But at what cost to the agency and to the advertiser’s business?

The personal consequences

It is difficult to separate these, but the fact is that senior management in multinational agencies at a local, regional and global level are increasingly incentivised to grow revenue. These incentives mean that they face a personal financial loss if they do not meet their targets. On the flip side they will also be replaced if they underperform and the loss of the account could be fatal to their career.

On a local market level, there is also the personal cost of firing staff following the loss of an account to maintain head count to billing ratios set down by the company. This is not a task anyone wants to face.

The business consequences

The business consequences are similar to the personal ones, except wider reaching. In losing an account the agency has to make up the revenue either by winning new business (hard and potentially costly) or increasing billings from existing clients (usually at the expense of other agencies on the roster).

The agency also faces challenges with the salary bill because while they will need to balance the salary cost to revenue by laying staff off, they may be also under pressure to make further cuts meaning they will have little leeway to increase salaries to keep desirable staff.

Also, they will be managing office morale and the loss of a client will mean that unless the agency has a win, staff will potentially begin to feel the agency momentum is slowing or even going backwards. This can lead to key valuable staff leaving, especially if they do not get the pay rises they expected.

The best worse case scenario

It is far better for an agency to keep an existing client, even for a lower fee, than to lose the client completely. While a lower fee may mean lower profit margins, they will take a smaller hit on the revenue than if they lost the whole account. Besides, it is only the agency fee or retainer. It could still be possible to make up much of the shortfall in production charges over the next 12 months because as we have highlighted, these have less cost management rigour.

The agency CEO will also be able to manipulate the seniority and quality of the personnel and therefore the cost of the people on the account and they can also spread the loss of staff across multiple accounts to lessen the impact of running your account short staffed.

To illustrate:

If the account being tendered is $5 million in agency fees and retainers across 12 FTEs, and an additional $9 million in production costs, then the incumbent can take a $2 million cut in the fee and downgrade the FTE cost and take a hit on the overhead and profit multiple knowing they could make up the difference with just 10% extra revenue extraction on the production budget.

The procurement team and marketer report they have achieved a 40% decrease in agency fees, but end up with more junior staff working on their account and paying more for their production.

The agency will effectively only take a small hit on the revenue and in fact make much of this up over the year, compared to losing the whole account, and even adjust their FTE salary cost by reducing the seniority and quality of the staff on the business.

Of course one of the new agencies participating in the tender is not facing this loss and so are less incentivised to play this game as they would be effectively giving up revenue they as yet do not have. They are also unable to determine the services expectations of the marketer and so cannot assess how low they can drop the quality of their staff to increase margin so they are hesitant to potentially kick off a new relationship on the wrong foot.

Therefore this strategy works for the incumbent to maintain the status quo but makes it increasingly difficult to be able to select a new agency, even if the incumbent relationship is hugely dysfunctional.

A principle is only a principle when it costs you money

While increasingly agency CEOs have been complaining about the race to zero, or alternatively trying to talk up the value of their services, these strategies to maintain accounts at any cost impact the market value of agency services.

While the trend in marketing procurement is to talk about value, hearing stories from colleagues of how they were able to reduce the incumbent agency fee by 40% through a tender still stimulates the need to drive savings in the marketing budget.

But this means we will continue to see the race to zero in agency fees as long as marketing procurement use tenders as a way of driving savings on agency fees and agency CEOs are more afraid of losing revenue than making profits.

Interestingly the only one worse off in all this is the advertiser and marketer. They end up with the incumbent they wanted to replace at a lower cost with less or lower quality agency staff and paying more for their production.

Otherwise it works perfectly well for everyone else.

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What causes carpal tunnel syndrome?

carpal tunnel syndromeThe carpal tunnel can become irritated when the tissue position shifts. This causes the carpal tunnel to squeeze and compress the median nerve. This is known as nerve impingement or entrapment and can lead to numbness, tingling, pain, and weakness in the affected fingers and thumb of the hand.

Carpal tunnel syndrome often shows itself in people whose jobs require repetitive use of their hands. For some unknown reason, it affects women more than men. The condition usually begins as an ache in the wrist that may extend down to the forearm or up to the hand. As carpal tunnel syndrome worsens, the patient may experience tingling or numbness in the fingers or pain radiating through the entire arm. At this point, there may also be weakness in the hand and difficulty in grasping small objects. Most people find the condition worse when first awakening in the morning and when using the fingers directly.

How we treat carpal tunnel syndrome

The team at Texas Neurosurgery begins with conservative methods to treat carpal tunnel syndrome:

• Resting the hands
• Utilizing cold packs to reduce inflammation through the carpal tunnel
• Anti-inflammatory drugs
• Splints
• Physical therapy
• Corticosteroid injections

If these methods do not stop the pain and tingling in the fingers, we may opt to surgically relieve the pressure on the median nerve.

Carpal tunnel release

This procedure is called carpal tunnel release. The goal is to relieve pressure on the median nerve and reduce symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. The procedure can restore muscle strength and dexterity.

We perform the procedure in two ways: endoscopically or through an open procedure. Which method we opt to perform depends on the individual situation of each patient.

Open carpal tunnel release involves a two-inch incision in the middle of the palm. This provides the surgeon a better view of the treated area and involves less risk of accidentally damaging nerves in the area.

Endoscopic carpal tunnel release involves only two tiny incisions and makes for less post-operative pain and a faster return to work.

If you have tingling in your fingers or wrist pain, you may have carpal tunnel syndrome. Call us at 214-823-2052 and let’s have a look and see if we can get you back to a pain-free situation.

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