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Evaluation of different methods for cleaning and preparing occlusal fissures.
D. C. Chan, J. B. Summitt, F. García-Godoy, T. J. Hilton, K. H. Chung
Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
The effectiveness of different methods for cleaning and preparing occlusal fissures before placing sealants was evaluated. Extracted mandibular molars received such treatments as brushing, pumicing, bur preparing, and air abrasion before application of fissure sealants. FluroShield fissure sealant was then applied to the occlusal fissures. Specimens were subjected to thermo-cycling and then immersed in a 10% solution of methylene blue, and finally sectioned. The sections were examined and photographed in a stereomicroscope, and the dye penetration was recorded using a scoring system. The results indicated that only the control (brushing with a dry brush) and the pumicing groups demonstrated dye penetration to the base of the sealant. Teeth prepared with the #1/4 round bur and air abrasion demonstrated a better seal in evaluated fissures. For this study, those three groups (occlusal fissures prepared with the #1/4 round bur and two air abrasion methods), demonstrated significantly better sealing (P < 0.01) than the control group and the other groups tested.
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Chan, D. C., Summitt, J. B., García-Godoy, F., Hilton, T. J., & Chung, K. H. (1999). Evaluation of different methods for cleaning and preparing occlusal fissures. Operative dentistry, 24(6), 331-336.
Evaluation of different methods for cleaning and preparing occlusal fissures. / Chan, D. C.; Summitt, J. B.; García-Godoy, F. et al.
In: Operative dentistry, Vol. 24, No. 6, 01.01.1999, p. 331-336.
Chan, DC, Summitt, JB, García-Godoy, F, Hilton, TJ & Chung, KH 1999, 'Evaluation of different methods for cleaning and preparing occlusal fissures.', Operative dentistry, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 331-336.
Chan DC, Summitt JB, García-Godoy F, Hilton TJ, Chung KH. Evaluation of different methods for cleaning and preparing occlusal fissures. Operative dentistry. 1999 Jan 1;24(6):331-336.
Chan, D. C. ; Summitt, J. B. ; García-Godoy, F. et al. / Evaluation of different methods for cleaning and preparing occlusal fissures. In: Operative dentistry. 1999 ; Vol. 24, No. 6. pp. 331-336.
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NFL Week 6 odds: Bengals, Eagles, Patriots are all betting favorites
OddsSharkOct 11, 2018, 8:43 AM EDT
The Cincinnati Bengals usually handle struggling teams, but it's fair to wonder if that trend will be cancelled out by their long-running difficulties against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Bengals, led by quarterback Andy Dalton, are 2.5-point favorites against the Pittsburgh Steelers on the NFL Week 6 odds with a 53-point total at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
According to the OddsShark NFL Database, it is only the sixth time in the last 14 seasons that the AFC North-leading Bengals are favored at home against the Steelers, but they are 14-4 straight-up in their last 18 home games against teams with losing records, and are also 6-1 SU and against the spread in their last seven games.
The Steelers, 2-2-1 SU on the season, have dominated the matchup with a 16-2 SU record in their last 18 road games against the Bengals, but they are also 1-6 ATS in their last seven games in the early afternoon.
The Philadelphia Eagles are 3-point road favorites against the New York Giants with a 43-point total for the Thursday Night Football matchup. The Eagles are 14-6 ATS in their last 20 games against the Giants. The total has gone OVER in the Eagles' last five games against the Giants, with an average combined score of 54.6. The Giants are 2-8 SU and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games.
The Seattle Seahawks are 3-point favorites against the Oakland Raiders with a 48-point total in a matchup at Wembley Stadium in London. The Seahawks, who will be idle in Week 7, are 7-0 SU and 6-1 ATS in their last seven games before a bye. The Raiders are 2-5 SU and 1-5-1 ATS in their last seven games before a bye. The total has gone UNDER in 10 of the Raiders' last 12 games, with an average combined score of 43.33.
The Chicago Bears are 3-point road favorites against the Miami Dolphins with a 42-point total. The Bears are 1-9 SU in their last 10 games on the road against teams with winning records. The total has gone UNDER in five of the Bears' last seven games, with an average combined score of 37.43. The Dolphins are 0-7-1 ATS in their last eight games at home after consecutive road games.
The Washington Redskins are 1-point favorites against the Carolina Panthers with a 44.5-point total. The Panthers are 4-0 ATS in their last four games against the Redskins. The Redskins are 3-10 SU in their last 13 games in Week 6. The total has gone UNDER in four of the Redskins' last five games in the early afternoon.
The Los Angeles Rams are 7-point road favorites against the Denver Broncos with a 52.5-point total. The Rams are 8-2 SU and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games in the late afternoon. The total has gone OVER in eight of the Rams' last 10 games on the road, with an average combined score of 54.5. The Broncos are 4-13 SU and 2-14-1 ATS in their last 17 games.
The Jacksonville Jaguars are 3-point road favorites against the Dallas Cowboys with a 40.5-point total. The Jaguars are 4-22 SU and 6-20 ATS in their last 26 games in the late afternoon. The Cowboys are 0-5 SU and ATS in their last five games in the late afternoon.
The New England Patriots are 3.5-point favorites against the Kansas City Chiefs with a 59.5-point total in the Sunday Night Football matchup. The Chiefs have covered in every game so far this season and are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games after consecutive ATS wins. The total has gone OVER in 10 of the Chiefs' last 14 games at night. The Patriots are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games at night.
And the Green Bay Packers are 9.5-point road favorites against the San Francisco 49ers with a 46.5-point total for Monday night's game. The 49ers are 0-14 SU and 5-9 ATS in their last 14 road games as an underdog of 7.5 or more points. The Packers are 8-2 SU and 6-4 ATS in their last 10 home games as a favorite of 7.5 or more points.
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Week 3 NFL odds favor the Falcons, Browns, and Patriots
OddsSharkSep 19, 2018, 9:15 AM EDT
Early kickoffs have been tough for the Atlanta Falcons and Matt Ryan, while the New Orleans Saints and Drew Brees tend to show the third time's the charm against the spread. The Falcons are 3-point favorites against the Saints with a 53-point total on the Week 3 NFL odds for Sunday, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
The Falcons are 2-6 against the spread in their last eight games in the early afternoon, although they are 10-2 straight-up in their last 12 games against divisional opponents, according to the OddsShark NFL Database. The Saints have yet to cover this season, but they are 6-0 ATS in their last six games after consecutive ATS losses.
The total has gone UNDER in seven of the Saints' last nine games on the road against the Falcons. The total has gone UNDER in eight of the Falcons' last nine games, with an average combined score of 35.78.
The Cleveland Browns are 3-point favorites against the New York Jets with a 39-point total in the Thursday night matchup. The Jets are 6-14 SU in their last 20 games at night. The Browns, who went down to the wire against the Saints in Week 2, are 4-15-2 ATS in their last 21 games after an ATS win. The total has gone UNDER in 11 of the Browns' last 14 games at home, with an average combined score of 37.07.
The Green Bay Packers are 3-point road favorites against the Washington Redskins with a 46-point total. The total has gone OVER in 11 of the Packers' last 12 games on the road, with an average combined score of 53.75. The Redskins, who will be idle in Week 4, are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games before a bye.
The Miami Dolphins are 3-point favorites against the Oakland Raiders with a 44-point total. The Raiders are 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games on the road in September. The Dolphins are 11-1 SU in their last 12 games when hosting a West Coast team.
The Seattle Seahawks are 1-point betting favorites against the Dallas Cowboys with a 44.5-point total. The Cowboys are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games against the Seahawks. The Seahawks are 4-13-1 ATS in their last 18 games in the late afternoon.
The Los Angeles Rams are 6.5-point favorites against the Los Angeles Chargers with a 48-point total. The Chargers are 7-1 SU and 6-2 ATS in their last eight games in the late afternoon. The Rams are 8-1 SU and 7-2 ATS in their last nine games as a favorite. The total has gone UNDER in six of the Rams' last eight games at home, with an average combined score of 42.88.
The New England Patriots are 6.5-point road favorites against the Detroit Lions with a 51.5-point total on the Sunday Night Football odds. The Patriots are 14-2 SU and 12-4 ATS in their last 16 games on the road. The Lions are 0-5 SU and 1-4 ATS in their last five games as an underdog.
And the Pittsburgh Steelers are 2-point road favorites against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a 53.5-point total for Monday night. The Steelers are 12-0 SU in their last 12 games at night. The total has gone UNDER in 18 of the Steelers' last 23 games on the road, with an average combined score of 39.57.
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The NFL's final 4 all overcame injuries to star players
Associated PressJan 18, 2018, 3:47 PM EDT
The list of players sitting out this weekend's conference championships is almost as impressive as the starting lineups: Julian Edelman. Carson Wentz. Dalvin Cook. Dont'a Hightower. Allen Robinson. Sam Bradford.
Following the NFL's season of carnage that claimed the likes of, among others, Aaron Rodgers, Richard Sherman, Kam Chancellor, J.J. Watt, Deshaun Watson, Odell Beckham Jr. and Joe Thomas, this year's final four all overcame not only the odds – "Minneapolis Miracle , anyone?" – but devastating injuries to key starters.
"We have a tough and resilient team," Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long said of the NFC's top seed , which is missing its second-year QB in Wentz, an MVP hopeful when he blew out a knee in December.
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Even before Wentz's injury thrust backup Nick Foles into the starting job for the playoffs, the Eagles lost nine-time Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters, playmaking middle linebacker Jordan Hicks, versatile return specialist Darren Sproles, and special teams captain Chris Maragos.
Yet, here they are, 60 minutes from Minneapolis and Super Bowl 52.
"I think that starts at the top with Doug, because he sets the tone for being resilient and even keeled," Long said of his coach, Doug Pederson. "At the end of the day, we have a tough group of guys."
So do the Minnesota Vikings, who are trying to reach their first Super Bowl in more than four decades and fulfill mantra to "Bring it Home" and become the first NFL team to play the title game in its own stadium.
And they're doing so behind Case Keenum, who crashed Tom Brady's playoff party along with fellow perennial backup Foles and Jacksonville Jaguars QB Blake Bortles.
Together, the four quarterbacks left standing have a combined five Super Bowl rings, two NFL MVP awards and four Super Bowl MVP trophies. Brady, of course, owns all of that hardware himself.
Such is the panorama of these playoffs following a season of pain in which so many superstars were rendered sideline spectators with broken bones, snapped ligaments, torn muscles.
Keenum replaced an injured Bradford, who had replaced an injured Teddy Bridgewater. Bradford, now back in uniform as Keenum's backup, blew out a knee in the first month of the season, as did rookie running back in Cook, who needed reconstructive surgery to repair a torn ACL.
Behind resilient coach Mike Zimmer , who resisted the urge to quit just before he got the Vikings' head coaching gig in 2014, Minnesota rolled right along. Keenum deftly took over for Bradford, and Jerick McKinnon and Latavius Murray became a productive backfield tandem.
"We've got a bunch of fighters on this team," Zimmer said. "They've been a resilient bunch all year long. I expect it to continue to be that way."
The Patriots are also a bunch of fighters; they reached their seventh straight AFC title game despite losing Edelman, Brady's top target, to a torn ACL in the preseason, and Hightower to a torn chest muscle in November.
Play caller Josh McDaniels and Brady, who led New England to a fifth Super Bowl title last year despite the absence of Rob Gronkowski, adjusted accordingly to Edelman's absence with another terrific year.
Linebacker Kyle Van Noy stepped in for Hightower and ranked third on the team with 73 tackles and second with 5+ sacks despite missing three of the final five games with a calf injury.
Van Noy's sack total was just a half-sack shy of Hightower's career high set in 2014.
"The thing about K.V. is he's very versatile," said Patriots safety and defensive captain Devin McCourty. "So we've used him a bunch of different ways. … He's been a big asset to our team."
The Jaguars are the healthiest of the remaining playoff teams. They have only one opening-day starter on injured reserve: former Pro Bowl receiver Robinson, who tore his left ACL on Jacksonville's opener.
Four months removed from reconstructive surgery, Robinson is now traveling with the team, so he'll be on the sideline Sunday at New England, serving as a mentor to a raw receiving corps.
"Every person in this locker room put in a lot of work to get to this point, with me being one of them," said Robinson, who was poised for another big year after dominating the league's best secondary in training camp.
His injury on Jacksonville's third offensive snap created a huge void for the offense. Marqise Lee and Allen Hurns tried to pick up the slack, but they ended up on the sideline at one point with injuries, too, leaving rookies Keelan Cole and Dede Westbrook to assume bigger roles.
Cole, an undrafted rookie from tiny Kentucky Wesleyan, had 42 catches for 748 yards and three scores in the regular season. He added a clutch 45-yard catch that set up a late TD in Jacksonville's 45-42 stunner at Pittsburgh last week.
"I wish I could just wake up tomorrow and feel like I did Sept. 9," Robinson said, "but I understand it's going to be a process. I know I'll be back to that point and better."
Like so many other stars, Robinson will be in street clothes Sunday, cheering on his teammates in hopes of getting a sideline pass to the Super Bowl.
With contributions from AP Pro Football Writers Rob Maaddi and Dave Campbell and AP Sports Writers Mark Long and Kyle Hightower.
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Belzhar – Meg Wolitzer
Title: Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer
Publishing Info: September 30, 2014 by Penguin
Source: BEA 2014
Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Magical Realism
Find it on the web: Buy from Amazon // GoodreadsDate Completed: September 20, 2014
If life were fair, Jam Gallahue would still be at home in New Jersey with her sweet British boyfriend, Reeve Maxfield. She'd be watching old comedy sketches with him. She'd be kissing him in the library stacks.
She certainly wouldn't be at The Wooden Barn, a therapeutic boarding school in rural Vermont, living with a weird roommate, and signed up for an exclusive, mysterious class called Special Topics in English.
But life isn't fair, and Reeve Maxfield is dead.
Until a journal-writing assignment leads Jam to Belzhar, where the untainted past is restored, and Jam can feel Reeve's arms around her once again. But there are hidden truths on Jam's path to reclaim her loss.
BELZHAR is a difficult book for me to review. While I enjoyed the book as I was reading it, a few things just didn't sit right with me in the end and it left me feeling a bit confused about what I had just read and how I felt about it. (Then again, if I actually read synopses through thoroughly AND even remembered what they were before I read the book, I'm sure I wouldn't have had such big issues. This is, however, a THING I do since I try to leave as many twists alive in a book as possible before I start reading.)
Well, BELZHAR (the "zh" pronounced like the "J" in Jacques, for those who didn't know!) is a bit of magical realism, which is always hit or miss for me. I've loved books like FAIRYTALES FOR WILDE GIRLS which has quite a bit of magical realism, but doesn't shy away from the fantastical elements and then I find myself on the fence about books like BELZHAR which tend to stick to a mostly realistic world with a specific magical element — and I think that's the part of magical realism that doesn't quite work out for me. I love fantasy and I love contemporary but to mix the two in one book is a bit difficult for me. I'm more inclined to believe in the fantasy part of a story if there is more fantasy in it. If it feels too realistic, the magical elements feel too unbelievable. This of course has nothing to do with how the book was written — it was simply an element that was an important part of the book that I just couldn't connect with as I was reading.
That being said, I actually enjoyed the contemporary romance/realistic fiction aspect of this. I actually had a lot of sympathy for Jam (well, in the beginning) because she had lost her boyfriend and she was going through such a rough time. As the book progressed, I really enjoyed getting to know her, but honestly, I liked some of the secondary characters more than I did Jam. Her despair became a bit taxing for me as I continued to read and as much as I wanted to continue to sympathize for her, by the end of the book (once we really find out the whole story with Jam and her boyfriend since she chooses not to reveal everything to her friends all at once), I was just really frustrated with the whole situation.
I just feel so CONFLICTED. I enjoyed the book as I was reading and yet, once I finished, I felt like I had all of these emotions that I didn't feel while I was reading. It was a very confusing situation and ultimately, that really changed my overall view of the book. Those little things that just didn't sit right with me were actually very big things once I really started to think about it so I came off totally torn.
"The View from Goodreads" is a featured section in my reviews that I decided to incorporate! I tend to update my Goodreads status a LOT when I read — reactions, feelings, notes — so I thought it would be fun to share the sort of "reading process"! All status updates are spoiler-free (no specific plot points will be revealed) but will contain reactions to certain pages and/or characters!
Jam // Character Obsessions: British boyfriend Reeve, avoidance, despair, being alone.
Oh, Jam. I really wanted to like you. I really tried… But in the end, I just didn't think you should have been the protagonist of this story.
Once I found out Jam's FULL story, it actually changed my feelings about her entirely. I just really didn't like her reactions and I felt like that really weakened her character for me.
Kept Me Hooked On: Classics? I hadn't read THE BELL JAR but from the book, I'm actually intrigued! I love when a book gets me interested in some classics again (though let's be honest. I still probably won't read it.)
Left Me Wanting More: Realism. Sigh. The magical aspect of this book just didn't seem to fit for me. I feel like it could have been done a bit differently… but then again, I have no creative feedback as to HOW so what do I know haha. Overall, it just wasn't something that sat well with me.
Addiction Rating
I just feel all over the board on this one. What do you think, friends? I feel like this book incites very mixed reactions amongst readers. I'd love to hear your thoughts as well!
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Landline – Rainbow Rowell
Title: Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Publishing Info: July 8, 2014 by Macmillan, St. Martin's Press
Genres: Adult, Alternate Reality, Contemporary
Find it on the web: Buy from Amazon // GoodreadsDate Completed: June 8, 2014
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Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble. That it's been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and Neal still loves her, deeply—but that almost seems beside the point now.
Maybe that was always beside the point.
Two days before they're supposed to visit Neal's family in Omaha for Christmas, Georgie tells Neal that she can't go. She's a TV writer, and something's come up on her show; she has to stay in Los Angeles. She knows that Neal will be upset with her—Neal is always a little upset with Georgie—but she doesn't expect to him to pack up the kids and go without her.
When her husband and the kids leave for the airport, Georgie wonders if she's finally done it. If she's ruined everything.
That night, Georgie discovers a way to communicate with Neal in the past. It's not time travel, not exactly, but she feels like she's been given an opportunity to fix her marriage before it starts. . . .Is that what she's supposed to do?
Or would Georgie and Neal be better off if their marriage never happened?
LANDLINE was a breath of fresh air. I'm made my niche reading young adult fiction and I still love it but sometimes it's just so nice to take a break from the norm and switch things up a bit. Reading LANDLINE was a sort of wonderful crossover since I'm so used to Rainbow Rowell's young adult books and I got the same feel of her writing but in a different age range and covering different subjects.
Rainbow Rowell is just a master of her craft. Her story telling is simply exquisite in not only the way the plot comes together but also how the characters really tell a story in themselves. I got to know the story just by getting to know Georgie and her family. Rainbow's characters and their relationships are always amazing and they always seem like incredibly real people, and it's just amazing to sit back and watch their stories unfold.
I've already mentioned how much I love the characters but the relationship between each character is just fantastic as well. Every single one is complicated. From Georgie's relationship with her husband to her relationship with her best friend and co-worker (who just so happens to be an attractive male) — even her relationship with her children, her mother, her sister… It was just so true to life because aren't all relationships messy?
Unlike Rainbow's previous books, LANDLINE involved a bit of… science fiction? I guess that's what you'd call it — with the "magic" landline phone that Georgie finds at her parents house. She realizes she's not talking to her husband in present day, but Neal in the past which also happens to be a very critical point in their relationship. I do have to say… Wasn't quite sold on the magic phone thing. I enjoyed the book from cover to cover and I didn't DISLIKE it but I felt like with Rainbow's other books, there's just a strong sense of reality that I pull from them — and I did with LANDLINE too — but the magic phone really pulled me out of that element and felt more "cutesy". It just took away from the emotional, serious aspect of the book for me. Not a lot! Not a lot at all. But it was enough that I didn't quite fall in love with it the way that I potentially could have without it.
I really enjoyed how everything wrapped up and really all of the loose ends were tied back together. I had just the best feeling of satisfaction when I finished the book and I know Rainbow Rowell fans won't be disappointed! Her books always leave me with this feeling of contentment and LANDLINE is no exception.
I tend to update my Goodreads status a LOT when I read — reactions, feelings, notes — so I thought it would be fun to share the sort of "reading process"! All status updates are spoiler-free (no specific plot points will be revealed) but will contain reactions to certain pages and/or characters!
I read the majority of this on a plane so far fewer updates than usual!
Georgie // Character Obsessions: Comedy, writing, Neal, family.
Despite the blame seeming to fall on Georgie's shoulders for many of the issues in her marriage, I really liked her a lot. She felt really real and I was able to see how hard it must have been for her to balance a career that she loved so much and the family she loved so much, especially when her husband was willing to maintain the family when Georgie's schedule didn't allow it. That didn't really mean he should do it all on his own, but through these situations, I really felt like I got to know them through every situation they went through.
Kept Me Hooked On: Rainbow. YA or Adult. Serious or more playful. I love anything Rainbow Rowell writes. She just has that magical way with words and amazing character & relationship development that just grows with each book.
Left Me Wanting More: Heart-wrenching. The phone thing was cute. I was just hoping for something more deeply emotional like so many of her other books. Although I guess Attachments was definitely more on the cutesy side, but it was also her debut novel and I was expecting that to be more cute whereas I was expecting LANDLINE to be a bit more on the serious side.
It's a solid read and although it's not my favorite of Rainbow's books, it was still so enjoyable with all of that magnificent writing magic that she always incorporates into her books! Definitely still worth the purchase and a place next to your other favorite Rainbow Rowell books!
BOOKS LIKE LANDLINE
This entry was posted in Adult, Books, Contemporary, Review, Sci-Fi and tagged Adult, Books, Contemporary, Landline, Rainbow Rowell, Review, Sci-Fi on July 9, 2014 by Brittany.


On May 21, 2015, in the lush and beautiful setting of the U.S. Botanic Garden, we honored seven individuals who have gone the extra mile in wetlands conservation efforts. This event was free and open to the public with food and beverages provided.
The National Wetlands Awards are presented annually to individuals who have excelled in wetlands protection, restoration, and education. Through coverage in the National Wetlands Newsletter, coordinated media outreach, and an awards ceremony on Capitol Hill, awardees receive national recognition and attention for their outstanding efforts. The program is administered by the Environmental Law Institute and supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NOAA Fisheries, and the Federal Highway Administration. ELI coordinates the awards program, while our federal agency supporters provide financial support, serve on the selection committee, and/or participate in the ceremony.
The awardees are selected by a widely representative committee composed of 12-18 wetlands experts from around the country, including representatives from each federal supporting agency, members of the conservation and business communities, and representatives from state and local governments. Selection Committee members are carefully selected to represent a diversity of geographic areas and wetland expertise. ELI facilitates the Selection Committee meeting, but does not participate in selecting the winners. The awardees are determined by a majority vote of the Selection Committee.
Go HERE to learn more about the 2015 awardees. A copy of the 2015 event program is HERE.
For more information on ELI's Wetlands Program and the work it does, please go HERE.


For the last 20 years, Carlinha has been part of the main Media Companies and Agencies in Brazil, turning herself into a well-known and respected Media professional in the Brazilian market.
As Media Director at Wunderman, she has been responsible for leading channels strategy for brands like Vivo, Dell and Land Rover. Moving to Rapp Collings agency, Carlinha has also taken care of brands like Mastercard, Pepsi and Itau for over 4 years. Her differentiated CRM strategy for her brands has gained twice an important national CRM award from ABEMD's (Brazilian Association of Direct Marketing). During this time, she has also been responsible for setting up the first performance trading desk in Brazil for Itaú - one of the biggest Brazilian banks.
Moving to ABC Group as Media Director, Carlinha was responsible for accounts like Red Bull, Santander, Ambev, L'occitane and PepsiCo - using her branding & performance knowledge to craft awarded cases . Currently, she is in charged of leading a 45 people team at BETC/Havas, as Channels & Engagement Executive Director for accounts like Peugeot, Accor Hotels, Hershey's, LVMH, PepsiCo, Lactalis, Reckitt-Benckiser, Citroën and others.


How Does a Vascular or Cardiac Ultrasound Work?
If you have a morning appointment for your vascular ultrasound procedure, avoid eating after 8:00 pm the evening before. If your appointment is in the afternoon, do not eat anything for the 7 hours before your exam. Any medication should be taken as you normally would.
A Lindsay Ultrasound technician will conduct an ultrasound exam to create an image of your body's veins and arteries, or evaluate blood flow through major arteries and veins using a Doppler ultrasound technique. The structures of your blood vessels and the surrounding tissues can be visualized using a small, hand-held device called a transducer, which sends high-frequency sound waves into your body. These sound waves then bounce off of your internal structures and are collected by the transducer. A computer takes this information to create images of your vascular system, and can offer insight into the flow of blood through the vessels.
Contact us today for more information about our vascular ultrasound services, or to schedule your appointment with Lindsay Ultrasound & X Ray Centre.
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Are you a procrastinator? Then this is the card for YOU! It was fun to put together – but Ann has to help me cut those chevrons. We've made this for a special someone in Washington State.
She's not a stamper so I hope she'll turn the card over and see my name.
Ann's going to her class reunion later this month. The deadline to register is 3 days from today. This is hitting the mailbox today so we're hoping that it will make the deadline. In any case, it will stand out from the rest of those Last Minute Lucy checks.
Ya think? The card might be late, but the ribbon is right on time! It's the Stampin' Up! Midnight Muse Stitched Satin Ribbon that you can get for free with a $40 purchase. Order $80 and get TWO!.
One thing we're NOT procrastinating about is our 12 Weeks of Christmas Ideas. We're already working, planning and deciding on the 12 cards and projects. We'll be starting in early October, but we're inking up our Christmas stamps now. Be sure you're on our newsletter list so that you won't miss even one. You can sign up here. That way you'll get this week's edition too.
And since she's not a stamper (yet), she won't know that we got the color combo right off of the Color Coach (#120148)!
I love this….this set has been on my Wish List since day 1, and I still don't have it! Love the chevrons!


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Review: The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey
Michael Joyce
© 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (All Other Territories)
2012 - that was the year that wasn't. Twelve months ago it held the promise to be one of the most exciting for mainstream cinema ever. It started brilliantly and late on James Bond came through for us but for the most part it has been a wash out.
If Christopher Nolan can turn out an overblown Dark Knight conclusion and Ridley Scott can't make a decent Alien film than I guess it is no surprise that Peter Jackson can no longer make Tolkien interesting.
This journey goes awry in ways that were entirely expected and some which were not. The first and most obvious is that trying to make an epic trilogy out of a single children's story is not a happy fit. The process of squeezing down the three Lord Of The Rings books meant that with so much to get through nothing got in unless it was absolutely necessary. Here you sense that the screenwriters were desperately searching for stuff to fill up the time. It suffers from being too much like the original – the same New Zealand scenery, the same shots of figures jogging along mountain tops, the same rapid tracking shots over vast armies of people. The things that are different are never as good.
Martin Freeman makes a great everyman but that not quite enough for a Hobbit; his Bilbo is more Bloke than Baggins.
The real surprise is that it looks worse than the original. To distinguish his return to Middle Earth, Jackson has shot it not just in 3D but on digital cameras that film at 48 frames per second, double the standard 24fps. And you do notice it.
It makes the images sharper and more life like, but also cheaper looking, like it had been shot on some kind of home video camera. It is the feeling you might get if chancing upon a screen showing Sky Sports News in HD: it's better and yet much, much worse.
The Hobbit looks less artificially glossy than the standard special effects extravaganza, but also leaves a lot of those special effects looking horribly exposed on the big screen.
A sequence where former Doctor Who Sylvester McCoy is escaping some Orcs on a chariot pulled by racing rabbits looks so fake you can't believe it was left in the film.
A decade ago Jackson persuaded us to take all this guff about dwarves and elves and dragons seriously, to put aside any prejudices against Tolkien.
What seemed bold and fresh then, now seems tired and over familiar. It's not a bad film, but only worth numbing your bum for if you are a devotee.
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY (12A)
Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt and Andy Serkis
Length: 146 mins


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Beng Architectes Associés
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Cerle-cité
City of Luxembourg
The Cercle-Cité takes its name from the former Literary Circle. Built in 1909, it has hosted many official receptions and is an iconic place in the city.
Combining modernity and history
Extend without altering
The challenge was to rethink the functioning of the Circle, at least the part on the periphery of the Flemish room, on the different floors. Accessibility for people with reduced mobility, optimisation of the kitchen with its outbuildings, access to the inner courtyard condemned to gain in surface area: everything had to be functional while preserving the historic character of the building. A second phase of transformation of the Circle took into consideration all the premises, allowing a complete and rational functioning, at the level of security installations (access control, circulation, fire detection, sound system) but also technical installations (ventilation, low and low voltage current and multimedia). In addition to the reception rooms, the Circle now houses a conference room and the former Ratskeller has been transformed into an exhibition gallery.
To harmoniously extend the Circle, our office has opted for a very aerial structure. A glass footbridge now links the Circle to the socio-cultural centre, the Cité, to create the "Cercle-Cité" complex. On the other side of the bridge, the architectural language calls for transparency and lightness, in order to contrast delicately with the Circle. The "monumental" and historical character is thus preserved and even sublimated. The Cité, whose accessibility was a priority, offers visitors a library-media library, a restaurant and an auditorium, among other things. This amphitheatre, with its atypical technique and in the form of a large bubble, is visible from the outside thanks to the transparent façade on the 3 floors. Placed in a red box, suspended and overhanging on the roof, it is visible from the street, as an invitation to go and see it more closely...
School Complex "An Eigent"
La Rockhal
12, avenue du Rock'n'Roll
info@beng.lu


Backyard Landscaping Ideas – The most important element of landscaping in section is the overall plan. Without one, you backyard will look like a patchwork of landscaping styles. Begin by sketching the existing permanent structures such as house, shed, deck, pool and trees. Now is a good time to take inventory of the existing plants and shrubs and decide which ones will not be part of the new landscape plan.
Play around with ideas. Make copies of your sketch and experiment with various options. Look for landscaping ideas in magazine or visit neighboring gardens. At this stage, the only limit is your imagination.
If you have frequent backyard parties or family barbecues, keeping the layout of the yard open will work best. However, if you have a lot of space or don't use the backyard much, incorporating an island bed, pond or walkways will create nice drama. Consider your lifestyle and the way you normally use your backyard and plan accordingly.
Here are some backyard landscaping ideas to get you started.
This is particularly useful if your backyard is not fenced in. You may want to consider lining the edge of the yard with hawthorn, juniper, cedar, etc to create privacy but also to provide a beautiful backdrop for your future flower beds. A screen of evergreen will also protect your yard from drifting snow and heavy winds.
The biggest challenge when creating a border flower bed is choosing perennials that will complement each other in both color and height. With so many plants to choose from, you can really let your imagination run wild. However, consider planting an uneven number of the same plant for more visual appeal. Leave some space between the various perennials you choose for more impact. Do not overcrowd the plants and they need air and light to grow. Now would be a good time to pick up a gardening book listings various perennials to help you make your selection. You can also visit your local nursery and speak to the staff. They will be happy to help you.
To create an instant focal point in any backyard, an island bed is a great idea. It can planted in the middle of the yard or off to one side and is surrounded by a sea of grass. An island bed has the most impact in a large yard. The bed itself can vary in shape and side. Use your imagination! Just remember to scale the plants and place the tallest in the center and decrease the height as you make your way towards the edges.
What could be more relaxing than the still waters of a beautiful pond or the gentle splashing of a waterfall? Building a pond is easier than you may think. There are a number of preformed liners available on the market. Alternatively, if you want a pond with a specific shape, you can dig and build it yourself. Look online or at the bookstore for how to guides.
Before you go out and and buy hundreds of dollars worth of plants, you should visit a garden center for some advice on soil preparation and drainage. Bring a copy of your landscaping ideas with you and maybe a sample of your soil. You may also wish to bring extra cash in case you get carried away.