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No one in Canada wants an election, but Canadian political parties are presently going out of their way to hem, haw and pretend that one could potentially happen at any moment.
One of the unintended side-effects of all this activity is a new appreciation that the development of a suitable Canadian scientific, social and business environment for industrial and aerospace focused activities is indeed an appropriate government activity.
The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada "commends the Government of Canada's announced improvements to the IRB policy" according to the article "Aerospace Industries Association of Canada congratulates the Government for long awaited improvements to the Industrial and Regional Benefits (IRB) Policy." Industrial research benefits (IRB's) are a combination of subsidiaries and preferential procurement used by the Canadian government to support domestic industries of strategic importance and are often used by aerospace and space focused firms.
The informed reader will note that the discussions highlighted above actually focus almost entirely on general issues surrounding science and technology innovation and don't really mention space at all except in the context of "aerospace" which is mostly about planes.
First of all, the present conservative minority government has addressed the issues surrounding the development of a dedicated space policy only tangentially in their 2007 publication "Mobilizing Science and Technology to Canada's Advantage" which seems to have essentially defined the policy issues, terms for use and appropriate areas for discussion. But as a rule, any policy discussion related to science and technology is likely going to include space focused activities (which certainly require science and technology).
Secondly, Canadian policy documents relating specifically to space focused activities are generally written at a lower level of government (these days, usually by people within the Canadian Space Agency) and any update or revision of the last document relating specifically to space focused activities (written in 2003 and available online as "The Canadian Space Strategy") is likely only going to see the light of day after that threatened Canadian election referred to above finally does occur (there might also need to be a majority government which is actually able to support any potential policy update at some point).
So that's this week in space for Canada.


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Portrait de Max Jacob est un tableau réalisé par le peintre italien Amedeo Modigliani en 1916. Cette huile sur toile est un portrait de Max Jacob. Elle est conservée au sein de la Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, à Düsseldorf.

Liens externes

  Portrait de Max Jacob sur le site web de la Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Tableau d'Amedeo Modigliani
Tableau réalisé en 1916
Jacob, Max
Max Jacob
Œuvre conservée à la Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Start your iPhone and go to Settings.
Click on General and then choose About.
Now, you should be able to see the entire space usage. You can also see the number of songs, videos, applications and photos on the phone.
If you are interested in knowing how much space each item has consumed then you may connect it to computer and start iTunes. On the left hand side choose your phone and on the bottom of iTunes, you should see the space usage.


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Editor;

namespace EasyMotion
{
    internal enum EasyMotionState
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Easy motion is currently not contributing to the UI
        /// </summary>
        Disabled,

        /// <summary>
        /// Easy motion is waiting for the character to be typed by the developer
        /// </summary>
        LookingForChar,

        /// <summary>
        /// Easy motion is waiting for the navigation decision
        /// </summary>
        LookingForDecision,

        /// <summary>
        /// Typed character not found in current text layout.
        /// Easy motion is waiting for the character to be typed by the developer
        /// </summary>
        LookingCharNotFound
    }

    internal interface IEasyMotionUtil
    {
        ITextView TextView {get; }

        EasyMotionState State { get; }

        /// <summary>
        /// During the LookingForDecision state this will be the character which
        /// the user has decided to make an easy motion for
        /// </summary>
        char TargetChar { get; }

        event EventHandler StateChanged;

        void ChangeToDisabled();

        void ChangeToLookingForChar();

        void ChangeToLookingForDecision(char target);

        void ChangeToLookingCharNotFound();
    }

    internal interface IEasyMotionUtilProvider
    {
        IEasyMotionUtil GetEasyMotionUtil(ITextView textView);
    }

}

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Yale Study Shows Air Pollution Causes Major Reduction in Intelligence
By John Vibes
A study conducted in China by researchers from the Yale School of Public Health in the United States has shown that air pollution causes a "huge" reduction in intelligence. While the research did take place in China, which is known to have very serious pollution problems, the researchers suggest that 95% of the global population is breathing unsafe air at levels that would cause a significant reduction in intelligence.
Data collected in the study, which was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, showed that high pollution levels were correlated with lower test scores in language and math. It was estimated that this reduction in intelligence had a similar impact as losing a year of education.
Xi Chen, one of the scientists involved with the study, said that there are a variety of different factors that determine how much a person's mental capacity gets diminished by pollution.
"Polluted air can cause everyone to reduce their level of education by one year, which is huge. But we know the effect is worse for the elderly, especially those over 64, and for men, and for those with low education. If we calculate [the loss] for those, it may be a few years of education," Chen said.
"That is the same wherever you live. As human beings we have more in common than is different," Chen added.
The researchers collected data on 20,000 people from the China Family Panel Studies, and compared test scores with records of nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide pollution in particular regions. The data suggested that people who were exposed to polluted air had lower test scores.
Derrick Ho, a researcher from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, said that the school had similar results when they researched the same problem.
"It is because high air pollution can potentially be associated with oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and neurodegeneration of humans," Ho said.
Aarash Saleh, a registrar in respiratory medicine in the UK and part of the Doctors Against Diesel campaign, told the Guardian that, "This study adds to the concerning bank of evidence showing that exposure to air pollution can worsen our cognitive function. Road traffic is the biggest contributor to air pollution in residential areas and the government needs to act urgently to remove heavily-polluting vehicles from our roads."
Rebecca Daniels, from the UK public health charity Medact, said that the UK is facing similar problems.
"The UK's air is illegally polluted and is harming people's health every day. Current policies are not up to the scale of the challenge: government must commit to bringing air pollution below legal limits as soon as possible," Daniels said.
Previous studies have also shown that breathing in air pollution could take a few years off your life, especially if you already have a history of mental illness.
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© Copyright 2018 Island House Dental Care Privacy Policy
Website by Propeller Design
Advice & Prevention
Island House is a unique kind of dental care practice. At the core of the service we offer is a commitment to helping you maintain a healthy, smiling mouth. We work with you, discuss the best options for hygiene and preventative care as well as carrying out essential treatment and aesthetic prodedures as effectively and gently as possible.
Read about Mark
Mark Boyton
BDS (Lond.) MFGDP (UK)
Read about Nick
Nick Lamb
BSc (Hons), BDS (Lond.), MFGDP (UK), PgCert Imp
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Shema Leith
BDS (Lond.)
Read about Paul
BDS (Brist.) MJDF (UK)
Read about Laura
Laura Hughes
BDS (Ncle.)
Read about Pratik
Pratik Shah
BDS, MJDF RCS (Eng), MSc (Endo), M. Endo RCS (Ed), FHEA
Read about John
John Good
BDS (Dund) MFDS RCSEd PgDip DClinDent(QMUL) MOrth RCSEd
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RDH (Edin.)
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Having joined Island House in September 2006, Mark Boyton became a partner in 2008. "It has always been my aim to run a dental practice and to do this in my home county of Suffolk is a dream come true."
Mark Boyton decided on a career in dentistry after spending a week's work experience in a busy practice.
"When I was doing my GCSEs, my parents arranged for me to get some work experience alongside two of their friends – one was a dentist, the other a GP. After just a few days in the dental practice, the sense of teamwork and the variety of activities persuaded me that this was the career for me!"
When he was in the final year of his dental degree at Guys Hospital in London, Mark was introduced to three dentists from Norwich who were scouting for trainees.
"One of my tutors introduced them to me, thinking that we'd get on and one of the three was Nick Lamb, who had qualified the year before. Following this intro, I went to work with him in Norwich. Then a few years later, it was Nick who followed in my footsteps to come to Island House and he and I are now the Partners here.
I spent five years working in the NHS in Norwich, and really enjoyed it. We're privileged at Island House, not just because of the wonderful purpose-built premises and new equipment, but because of the time we get to spend with patients. I strongly believe that this is of huge benefit to both parties."
One of the areas in which Mark is especially interested is 'restorative dentistry'. This involves working with patients to restore teeth that have undergone years of wear and tear, in order to create healthy smiles of which anyone would be proud.
"Someone who's had a lot of dental work over the years can find that the teeth at the back of the mouth become worn or begin to break down. In the worst cases, this can lead to the bottom jaw gradually settling closer to the top jaw, making the patient's chin and nose appear more prominent and the cheeks sunken. By restoring the teeth at the back of the mouth, we create space for nicely shaped, more visible teeth at the front."
This area of dentistry is becoming increasingly important as more and more people keep their own teeth for longer.
"A couple of generations ago, people expected to lose some or all of their teeth by the time they reached late adulthood," explains Mark. "That thankfully isn't the case now, which means that we're seeing older teeth that have suffered more wear and tear."
Having the freedom to explore areas of interest alongside general dental practice is one of the things about the Island House practice that is appreciated by Mark and his colleagues. Having the time fully to discuss issues means that he can offer patients long term solutions and involve them fully in the work that's going on in their mouth.
"Once upon a time, people were afraid to ask too many questions or challenge the views of the dental professional," says Mark. "These days, we discuss every aspect of treatment with the patient and use facilities such as intra-oral digital photography which enables us to show patients pictures of 'before' and 'after' treatment so that they can clearly see the impact of what we're doing for themselves."
Nick Lamb joined Island House in August 2008 and then became a partner at the practice in January 2013. Nick, when not at the practice is a Dental Practice Adviser, originally for Great Yarmouth & Waveney PCT but is now a Dental Practice Adviser with the newly formed East Anglia Area team of NHS England. Nick is also the secretary of the National Association of Dental Advisers which enables him to be actively involved with dentistry at a national level.
"The practice impressed me from the moment I first saw it," says Nick Lamb. "It's extremely forward-thinking, with a real commitment to carrying out top end dentistry. I love it."
Nick moved to Island House after working in a practice in Norwich, where he also completed his training. His career choice surprised some, coming as he did from a family of medics.
"I initially studied for a degree in parasitology, having decided that I didn't want to follow my family into medicine. It was only during work experience that I discovered the appeal of dentistry.
I loved the way that this profession combines practical skills with specialist medical knowledge. In practice, every day is different, plus we have the option to pursue areas of specialist interests."
Already, Nick Lamb is earning a reputation for his work with dental implants, a special interest area of dentistry that enables lost teeth to be replaced with titanium implants. Not only does the technology provide solutions for patients who have lost individual teeth and had nowhere to fix a crown, it provides much needed help for denture wearers who have suffered from having nothing to anchor their false teeth to.
"Professionally, it's hugely satisfying to be able to develop further dental skills," says Nick. "I'm delighted that the Island House has been so supportive of my work with implants and in celebrating me taking on the role of Dental Practice Advisor."
Dental Practice Advisors, or DPAs, are responsible for advising NHS England on dental practice issues in their region. This includes matters such as legal and dental issues as well as clinical governance and complaints handling. It's a responsible appointment and one which Nick will be committed to one day a week.
"The DPA role is the reason that I won't be in Island House on Fridays," explains Nick. "My time will be spent helping to shape NHS England policies as well as visiting and assessing dental practices in the region. I'm sure that the role will be both interesting and informative and will enable me to feed new ideas and experience back into my work at Island House."
Along with his advisory role as a DPA Nick also lectures across the region both to newly qualified and experienced dentists. Nick also works for Health Education England both assessing overseas dentists and is on the panel that approves foundation dental trainers. Nick has also given dental advice to the National Institute of clinical excellence (NICE).
Nick's wife is an oral surgeon, and they have two boys and have thoughly enjoyed their move to Woodbridge from Norwich.
"Life is great, at the moment," says Nick, "and I'm genuinely looking forward to the future at Island House."
"I love general practice because it gives me the opportunity to meet and treat patients of all ages including very young children. For those who may feel anxious about a trip to the dentist I work really hard to help them overcome this fear."
Shema Leith joined Island House in 2013.
After graduating in 1998 from The Royal London Hospital School of Medicine and Dentistry, she travelled to Australia and spent a year working in practice and hospital.
Once back in England, Shema worked in Ipswich for 8 years.
"I've been at Island House since 2013 and I really enjoy working in a friendly and conscientious team. It's great to work close to home too and to be near to my three young daughters."
Pratik graduated from University of Sheffield in 2005 and has worked in general practice for over 10 years. During this time, he was awarded a diploma of Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties (MJDF), with portfolio, and became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
In 2012 he relocated to Suffolk and in 2016, whilst in general practice, he completed the three-year MSc in Endodontic Practice programme at Queen Mary University of London, with Merit. He gained further experience as a Specialty Dentist/Clinical Lecturer in Endodontics at the Royal London Hospital and gradually began to limit his practice to Endodontics.
Following a successful exit examination in 2019, he received the Membership in Endodontics (M. Endo) from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
The training and experience Pratik received have enabled him to understand and manage challenging endodontic cases from diagnosis through to follow-up care. He performs all endodontic treatments under an operating microscope or high magnification loupes and utilises a wide variety of endodontic armamentarium. He keeps abreast of new developments and techniques by attending various scientific meetings and relevant hands-on courses regularly.
Pratik teaches and mentors postgraduate students on the MSc in Endodontic Practice programme at Queen Mary University of London and is also involved with the delivery of hands-on CPD courses. He is heavily engaged in endodontic research based in the UK and abroad and has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters.
Most importantly, Pratik's kind and caring nature and clear explanations of endodontic procedures help ease patients during treatments.
Outside root canals, Pratik enjoys keeping fit by swimming, football and long walks.
John is a specialist orthodontist providing a whole range of orthodontic treatment. He qualified from the University of Dundee in 2012 and then worked for a number of years in Edinburgh and Glasgow, gaining valuable experience across the dental specialties and in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Following this, he embarked upon his specialist training in orthodontics based between The Royal London Hospital and Ipswich Hospital. During this time, he was awarded the Membership in Orthodontics from the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and also completed a Doctorate in Clinical Dentistry at Queen Mary University London, for which he was awarded the Jim Moss prize for his independent research on smile aesthetics.
As an orthodontic specialist with a broad dental background, John is able to work closely with referring dentists for a multidisciplinary approach to ensure patients are well-informed, comfortable and ultimately satisfied with their results.
John offers an array of contemporary orthodontic treatment for both children and adults, with a particular clinical interest in discreet orthodontic appliances, such as Invisalign and tooth-coloured fixed appliances.
Outside of work, John enjoys cycling and spending time with his wife Sophie, also a dentist in Suffolk, exploring the local countryside with their dog Bear.
Paul Davies joined Island House Dental Practice at the end of 2016.
His special interests are prosthodontics and restorative dentistry, particularly endodontics (the soft tissue inside the tooth).
In 2011, Paul gained a Diploma of Membership from the Joint Dental Faculties, Royal College of Surgeons. He is now working towards a postgraduate Diploma in Restorative Dentistry, with a special interest in endodontics, under the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons.
After qualifying at the University of Bristol in 2008, Paul returned to Suffolk where he now lives with his wife.
Outside work, he's passionate about enjoying the countryside and participating in water sports, particularly sailing and windsurfing.
In his teens, Paul was part of the national junior sailing team, taking part in national and international championships. He was awarded a Bristol Red by his university for his outstanding achievements in sailing.
When not on the water, Paul enjoys cycling, snowboarding and golf.
Laura Hughes is a dental associate who started working with Island House Dental Practice in 2017.
She trained at Newcastle Dental School and began specialising in facial aesthetics in 2012. She continues to develop her skills in this field and is passionate about the impact that aesthetics can have on people's confidence and quality of life.
Laura is a certified Bioclear practitioner. Bioclear is an established system that enables dentists to improve dental restorations, enhancing what's possible with traditional composite repairs.
In addition to her work at Island House, Laura practices at an aesthetic wellness and cosmetic surgery clinic in Knightsbridge, carrying out non-surgical facial aesthetics.
She particularly enjoys the relaxed atmosphere at Island House and the way that it is shared by staff and patients alike.
Outside work, Laura enjoys yoga, running, cycling and long walks in the countryside.
Island House hygienist, Karen Easton, wanted to work in the health field for as long as she can remember. "I started working as a dental nurse in the school holidays," she explains. "I knew that I wanted to do something health-related but I didn't want to be a nurse. I loved the sense of teamwork of working in a dental practice, and the variety that comes from meeting different clients every day." When Karen left school she began the two-year training programme to become a dental nurse. "I worked in Ipswich initially, and although I enjoyed the dental nurse role, it was always my aim to become a hygienist," she says.
Once she'd made the decision to develop her career, Karen headed off to Edinburgh to undertake a year's training as a hygienist. "I loved Edinburgh and made a lot of great friends there. However, I was very young and being so far from home made me quite homesick."
Back in East Anglia after successfully completing her training, Karen began working as a hygienist at dental practices in Ipswich, carrying out a mix of National Health Service and private work. "One of the dental nurses I knew told me that Mike Smith in Woodbridge was looking for a hygienist to work with some of his patients," explains Karen. "Initially, I came to the old Island House practice in the car park in Woodbridge for just one day a week. It was just me and Mike in those days, before any of the other dentists had joined.
As the practice grew, we did become rather cramped, although I had a lovely surgery with views of the River Deben. We were all really excited about moving to the new building, however, because it would enable us to offer our patients so much more."
The new Island House is anything but cramped. Plentiful space gives all dental staff more room to work and helps create the relaxed, peaceful environment for which the practice is renowned. "It can be tricky generating a relaxed, warm atmosphere in a large practice," says Karen, "but the team here has managed it. There's a really good mix of people here – everyone is very welcoming and helpful. That attitude, combined with the latest equipment and facilities help to make visits stress-free for patients."
There was a time when people were as anxious about visiting the hygienist as they were about going to the dentist, fearing that they'd be 'told off' for not looking after their teeth properly. "Thankfully, times have changed, and my patients know that I'm here to help," says Karen. "Many people now look forward to seeing the hygienist and to getting some support with maintaining a healthy mouth.
If a hygienist can help people to keep their gums healthy, it leaves the dentist free to do their work. We can help people not only by cleaning tricky places but by helping them learn how to look after their own teeth properly.
None of us is taught how best to brush our teeth, so even as adults it's helpful to learn new habits because they, like healthy teeth, should last a lifetime."
Hygienist Sue Bilner joined Island House in July 2009.
"The variety of patients is something I really enjoy and many look forward to their hygiene appointments! Getting to know patients as people and not just a set of teeth is important – it means that we can tailor the help, advice and treatment to each individual's needs."
Sue Bilner began her career on work experience with her own dentist in Ipswich.
"My dentist asked what I would like to do when I finished school and when I explained that I wanted to work in something health-related, he kindly offered me the chance to spend a few days at the practice. It was a great opportunity and one that I thoroughly enjoyed.
After completing a two-year training programme to become a dental nurse, Sue Bilner worked at the practice that had given her work experience. After a couple of years she was accepted on the dental hygienist training course at Guys Hospital in London.
"It was a great place to train with a huge variety of patients and I loved the atmosphere of a large teaching hospital and the buzz of a big city".
After qualifying, Sue Bilner worked in Suffolk for the National Health Service and private practices in Ipswich and Hadleigh, together with one day a week working in the Oral Surgery Department at Ipswich Hospital.
"The staff at Island House work really well as a team. They are very supportive and welcoming, so it didn't take long for me to settle in. I believe the very relaxed and friendly atmosphere, together with the spacious modern treatment rooms, helps to create a more stress-free experience for patients".
Annabel Mehta brings impressive experience as a dental hygienist to Island House.
"It seems incredible to me that I've been helping patients get to grips with their oral hygiene for 33 years plus. The years have flown by, I think largely because I enjoy and am fulfilled by my career - there aren't people who can say that about their jobs, so lucky me!"
Annabel Mehta works with us every Thursday, helping to extend our hygiene provision and making it easier for patients to book an appointment on the most suitable day.
"When I left school in Norwich, my first proper job was as a dental nurse trainee. The practice was very prevention-based and had two hygienists, which was most unusual in 1978! This experience fired my interest in hygiene and I went on to study and qualify from Birmingham Dental Hospital."
After beginning her professional career in Norwich, Annabel Mehta worked in a private practice in Colchester for 30 years.
"My areas of special interest include gum disease (including bone loss prevention), tooth decay prevention, tooth whitening and halitosis control, diet and smoking cessation support for mouth health; and looking after baby's and children's mouths."
Your new patient experience at Island House Dental Care
As we emerge from lockdown you will be aware that previously "routine" activities have been modified to allow us to care for you safely.
Your next visit
We are looking forward to welcoming you back. We have always maintained stringent hygiene and cross infection control measures, however with the pandemic we have taken extra steps with the sole purpose of keeping you and our team safe.
How we have invested in your safety
From Monday 8th June we will have air purifiers and air exchange in each surgery.
We have had specially fabricated surgical gowns made for us which we will wear for certain procedures.
We have invested heavily in the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – FFP3 and FFP2 masks etc. Which once again will be worn for certain procedures in line with guidance.
We have installed Perspex screens in reception
We will be separating check up days from aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) treatment days.
There will be an increased "down time" between patients after AGPs to help with the cleaning process.
We will try where possible to limit the number of visits that you need to make to the practice by being as efficient as possible at every visit.
Trying to achieve as "contactless" a visit as possible.
Reducing the number of people in the waiting room at one time.
Clear markings on some floors to help with social distancing.
Payments at reception, BACS or by phone.
We are looking into the possibility of online medical history forms that can be filled out ahead of your appointment.
On the day of the appointment
It is important to only bring necessary items with you to the practice. If possible, please leave cardigans/coats in the car.
Sadly, we are unable to offer water or any refreshments at this time. This is only for your safety while we endeavour to help compliance with social distancing.
If at all possible, please attend your appointment alone. If you do require assistance, please contact us so we can help to facilitate this.
The toilet is currently out of use.
Entering the practice
We are very happy for you to wait in your car before your appointment.
We will call you into the practice when your appointment is due and for this reason please let us know when you have arrived by knocking on the door or calling us on 01394 388008.
You may be asked to wait outside if the number of patients in the waiting room is at a maximum.
We are currently taking the temperature of patients on arrival, however, this may change in the future. Staff temperatures are taken daily.
There are multiple alcohol gel stations throughout the practice our alcohol gel is 90% plus strength and the recommended minimum level is 70%.
In many cases we are asking patients to pay on arrival and this means after the treatment the patient does not need to necessarily return to the reception area. As mentioned above payment can also be made on the phone or by BACS.
Your treatment
Our dentists and nurses may be wearing extra PPE as discussed above, depending on the treatment that you are having. Please don't be put off we are still the same smiling caring team you know!
In some cases, you may be given a pre-treatment antiviral/anti bacterial mouthwash to use just like you will have had if you have had implants placed at the practice previously.
When visiting the hygienists you will notice some changes in response to the new guidelines that we are following. On their return the hygienists will only be able to hand scale and will not be able to polish your teeth as the Ultrasonic scaler creates an aerosol. This will be kept under review as further guidance becomes available.
Once your treatment/appointment has been completed.
We will not ask you to wash your hands in the surgery as this creates splatter but instead, we have multiple alcohol gel stations for you to use around the practice.
As mentioned in our previous email and to be completely transparent, we will be adding a small surcharge to cover the direct cost of the extra PPE we are now required to use for your safety. We hope to be able to remove this surcharge when life returns a little more to normal. By having a surcharge when enhanced PPE is used this means that patients who do not require this enhanced PPE for their appointment do not pay this surcharge. For non AGP'S we will continue to use our normal PPE as per the guidelines and this current PPE is already included in our fee structure.
As some of you will know, Mark and Nick have been providing free advice and triage throughout the whole lockdown period. If any of our vulnerable or shielded patients would prefer this remote advice at this stage please be aware that we can still offer this to these groups. Please just let us know.
We hope this answers most questions but please do not hesitate to contact us with any queries.
We want to keep you safe and ensure you feel safe while we continue to adjust to the "new normal".
Mark & Nick
Island House Dental Care
Please be aware our email is reception@islandhousedentalcare.co.uk


In 2013, the European Commission set a 2-year grace period for manufacturers of boilers and hot water storage tanks to reduce energy consumption of these products and to introduce onto the market energy labelling displaying consumption, initially from September 2015 and with a gradual tightening of the rules up until 2019. The goal of the EU directive is to reduce energy consumption by 20%; to achieve this target they expect the abovementioned products to make a 25% contribution. In order to do this, in an increasingly competitive market manufacturers are working to develop new energy efficient equipment at a reasonable cost and applying innovation.
The current domestic range of these products shows great variance as regards the efficiency of water heating, sound performance and idle loss. Implementation of legislation encourages market players through enforcement and continuous restriction: from next year some manufacturers may have to face the fact that their energy inefficient equipment is withdrawn from the market. As a responsible manufacturer, HAJDU is committed to the provision of information for traders and consumers, as well as continuous product development, thus the company's products are not affected by legislative restrictions for several years. Amongst the sectoral players those will enjoy an advantage who candevelop faster, more cost efficiently in the lead-in time, and can sell their products at a competitive price. Those who cannot do this will be gradually squeezed out of the market. The expected increasing competition will transform the market shares of manufactures. And all this to the extent that products of some market players are excluded on the basis of these legal regulations, and also as consumer preferences change, in which the price-value ratio takes priority. What does this mean for the consumer? As a result of continuous product development the technical content and design of products will change, and increasingly intelligent, environmentally-friendly and user-friendly products will appear. The end user who is aware of the new energy marking system, and is willing to give preference to more energy efficient products on this basis, can win a significant saving. Thus the smart users of new-build properties and enterprises can reduce the burden on the environment while at the same time resolving the hot water supply, heating and even the cooling system of the real estate.
Pictograms are used as designations for the new hot water and heating systems; these have an identical meaning for everyone. The customer is advised to assess three key designations: one is the categorization into water heating energy efficiency classes. Category 'A' (75-85% energy efficient) is awarded to heat pump boilers; if this boiler is connected to a solar system it receives a category 'A++' (150-170%). An average size electric boiler (35-40%), which is available on the market, receives 'C' categorization.
The second important orientation point for the consumer is the annual electricity energy consumption of a given boiler, which is indicated on the energy label in kWh or gigajoules. The end user can easily calculate with what average return the more expensive but more energy efficient boiler can be purchased. For example, an annual 250kWh difference between two products translates into a HUF 10,000 saving calculated at current flat rate costs.
The third designation concerns the energy output of the product. On the basis of the size, heating performance and the heat-up temperature of the boilers, there are new categories of S, M, L, X, XXL, from small to large, just as is seen in the clothing industry. Sizing from S to XXL indicates the water heating capacity from the small energy provision to the large, peaking with 3XL.
The production of more products utilizing renewable resources can be expected with the projected support of significant EU funding. Equipment (heat pump boilers, solar systems, energy saving boilers) conducive to the use of solar energy, environmental heating energy, as utilization of free energy, represents a shorter period of return of between 3-4 years.


Whether it's Mama's Classic Sandwich, an artsy Tuna Melt, or the Sunrise Sandwich, you've never had a grilled cheese like this before.
American cheese on challah bread.
Avocado, sauteed mushrooms, grilled tomato, swiss cheese, and alfalfa sprouts on whole wheat bread.
Tuna and cheddar cheese on grilled rye bread.
Sauteed mushrooms, grilled onions, jack cheese, and cheddar cheese on sourdough bread.
Oven roasted turkey, avocado, grilled tomato, muenster cheese, and pesto on sourdough bread.
Brisket, cole slaw, muenster cheese, and Russian dressing on challah bread.
Fried egg, applewood bacon, tomato, and cheddar cheese on challah bread.
Choice of ranch, BBQ, or honey mustard.
Swiss and grilled tomato on rye bread.
Romaine, avocado, garbanzo beans, cucumber, tomato, green and red peppers, celery, carrots, and extra sharp cheddar. Tossed with balsamic vinaigrette.
A wedge of iceberg, chopped crisp bacon, tomatoes, and blue cheese crumbles with blue cheese dressing.
Romaine and freshly grated parmesan tossed with caesar dressing.
Romaine, sliced tomato, and shredded carrots.
Veggie patty, swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Russian dressing on grilled rye bread.
Corned beef, cole slaw, swiss cheese, and Russian dressing on rye bread.
Grilled mushrooms, grilled onions, avocado, tomato, and swiss cheese on a challah bun.
Garden patty, jack cheese, tomato, alfalfa sprouts and Russian dressing on a whole wheat bun.
Grilled onions and american cheese on rye bread.


U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, joined the U.S. Embassy, Counterpart International, the British Embassy, the OSCE, and the EU to honor individuals working to promote human rights, accountable governance, and free speech in Armenia at the Universal Rights Awards Ceremony at the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan. Secretary Clinton delivered remarks at the event and met privately with the award recipients. The Universal Rights Awards Ceremony was the first multi-mission initiative to highlight the contributions of Armenia's civil rights activists, government officials, and media representatives to the promotion of human rights. Armenian government officials, foreign diplomats, NGO representatives, and the press attended the event.
Well deserved Awardees. Big congrats!!
USAID/Armenia Mission Director, Jatinder Cheema, opened the ceremony and awarded Artur Sakunts with the Freedom Defender Award. "Artur defends all minorities, especially those that are the target of intolerance, such as ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities. He is not afraid to take unpopular stances, working constantly for a more tolerant Armenia," said Director Cheema.
Counterpart International's Chief of Party, Alex Sardar, presented the Woman of Courage Award to Tsovinar Nazaryan for her military reform efforts. "Tsovinar should be proud of her role in encouraging the military to embrace reform, which will lead to a more modern, effective, and humane force for Armenia," Mr. Sardar said.
During meeting with Secretary Clinton, that followed the awards ceremony and lasted 20-25 minutes, the awardees managed to raise in more details some of the pressing issues re human rights in Armenia, including attacks on sexual minorities and rights groups that defend their rights, says Artur Sakunts in an interview with 1in.am (AM).


The receptionist was amazing. She had me feeling more relaxed before I even saw the dr or nurse. Dr. Mike seemed to understand who I was and my feelings before I even had to say anything! The nurse was friendly and professional! Everyone was amazing!
I wish I was told it was just a consult. I thought I was having the procedure done this day.
I enjoyed this visit (as much as you can with someone in your lower regions) the nurse who took my blood pressure and assisted the doctor made me feel comfortable and talked my ear off which was refreshing. The doctor knew I was nervous and made my visit quick. He was professional, courteous and knowledable.
front desk was rude, but nurse and dr mike are always awesome!
Dr. Mike was extremely courteous and professional. I appreciated the amount of concern he demonstrated for my comfort related to upcoming surgery. Within 60 minutes of my visit I had clinical notes and follow up instructions posted in MyChart. The lab process was also flawless. The front desk staff and check out staff were also very helpful and professional. Thank you very much!
My appointment was very rushed and my questions were brushed off. It was contradictory to what other doctors told me. He answered a phone call in the middle making me feel unimportant.
The staff was excellent with me. It was my 1st time and I go back again in August, and Dr. Mike is absolutely wonderful. I really appreciated him. I'm anxious to go back and see him. Thank you.
I did send two messages through My Chart. The first one was answered promptly. The second one was not answered. I was able to Google the information I needed.


Nahimic 3 on "unsupported systems"
Discussion in 'MSI' started by asm1, Sep 7, 2018.
Ok could you PM me with your soundcard device ID please so I can check for you. Are you using the latest version. Also do you have any UWP apps running such as sticky notes or Skype.
This might require a TeamViewer session as well if they basics don't work.
@WildCard65 how are you disabling Driver Signature Enforcement? as using command prompt version no longer works. Are you sure you have disabled secureboot from the bios before turning off DSE as if secure boot is enable when you turn off DSE it will not turn off DSE as its a SecureBoot protected area. 899 is in the driver.
The UWP there is not known to cause issues so are ok.
It needs to be disabled BEFORE the installer goes to install.
If the installer uninstalls any pre-existing drivers first, it'll ask for restart, click "No"
Windows must ask if you want to install the drivers anyway (red scary box popup), if this doesn't happen, DSE was not disabled.
Edit: And a quick double re-run of NH3ProductSettings.exe (obtained from V8496) and now I can use NH3.
Hope fully this makes it more clear.
@JeanLegi Guess whats happening tonight.
Disclaimer: This Driver Modification is for MSI Systems listed below! Myself nor NotebookReview will not be held liable for any damage caused if this is installed on other branded systems!
Due to this being a Modified Driver, support will not be given via Nahimic if your havving issues please post in the thread!
Updated Driver from 8673 to 8678.
- Uninstall Realtek UAD, including Nahimic UWP, Realtek Audio Console apps then reboot.
- When prompted (2x/3x) select "Install driver software anyway"
Jack Detection not working, simply go to Realtek Audio Console Disable and Re-enable it.
Microphone no longer working after Nahimic Optimises, click Reset inside Nahimic will fix this.
Finally and Most importantly, Thank you to Alanfox2000 for making the drivers easy to access.
nothing... will install the new one tomorrow .
Installed and it is working perfect with my GT75VR 7RF. Good work as everytime bra!
Lol, yep I seem to have lost all space and time, however I seem to have lost the joy of gaming and we all know what idle hands do.


Is it really a Carden?
35% edge with DLE 111????
Do I want to build a Carden?
35% Extra 330 servo and Misc Questions.
please show me some pics of your tuned pipe tunnel!
40% Edge 540 is done !!!!
Should Carden release a 50cc kit, and if so what airframe?
Photos of the New Lightened Gear?
Carden 40% Extra 300 midwing ????????
Fuel starvation on long down lines?
Carden 40% Extra 300 Midwing?
35% Carden Extra 300 Midwing...What do you guys think?
To offset engine or to not offset engine is the ?
40% four year project is done!
Anyone covered with silver Ultracote?
New carden / horizon arf !
Gas fuel tank installation ?
How does Carden cut the wing tube hole?
30% 300S mod to mid wing?
I'm looking to build a Cuda. Want one?
Control horns with harwood block?
Any Carden builders near Memphis For hire ?
What fiber glass filler before painting?
May i see your building board?
40% Carden 330 extra questions.
How difficult is the 35% Edge build?
Gas engine for a 26% Extra???
Carden CF Gear in R&D!
WOO HOO IT FLEW !
My Yak is too fat!
Servo Recommendations for a 26% Extra?
How to cut perfect fit fuse truss?
40% GILES WITH A 120 ?
Harley Davidson CUDA - Finished !!!
What 40% Carden To Build??
Would the pro Carden builders please step forward?
Extra 300 is born !
Carbon fober gear for Carden Extra-??
My 35% Carden Extra 330S is DONE !
So, where do I get a yellow Carden shirt?
Carden 150cc extra 300 prototype !
How to Mark Center Lines?
40% Extra 300 Rebuild FINISHED!
NO1's Turbine Extra - oops!
Cuda Rudder servo- tail or pull pull ?
Proper Handling when moving a 35-40% Airplane???
Carden for a first build?
Welcome to the new Carden Aircraft Forum on RCU!


So you're saying I went 21-9 ATS, 22-8 on Over/Under, and 28-4 on the money line? Dang it, now I wish I had put my money in Vegas rather than my 401(k).
24-8 is a great record but I don't know if I had enough Q1 games. Poop.
Dang it Silver, you beat me to it.
YEAH! I'm number one in one of the categories!
I was like "Dang, I did pretty good this year." Then I remembered I haven't picked the Huskers to lose in 3 years. So......... Of course it was a good year! I missed a game somewhere though!?!?! Do you have the game? Was I sleeping!?!? My wife says I spend more time on this board than with her, so if I missed a game, I am going to be really sad. Thats 22-10!
Very interesting when compared to the Vegas lines. Thanks for putting that together!
Is demome like Mike Demone from "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"?


American Petroleum Institute (API) released its newest valve standard on 8 November to improve operational safety and environmental protection. The 21st edition of API Spec 6A—Wellhead and Tree Equipment governs the design and operations of the critical safety valves at wells used in the offshore and onshore oil and gas industry. It includes new automatic closure requirements to ensure additional protection for workers and the environment in loss of power and emergency situations.
Also included are new requirements for modern technologies, including equipment quality provisions, and recognition of the environmental conditions in which well equipment is to be placed safely in service. This specification has been relied upon by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement in its regulations for offshore safety.
"The safety of our operations is of paramount importance to our industry. Each day more than 1.6 million barrels of oil are pumped from hundreds of deepwater wells in the Gulf of Mexico. Ensuring the immediate closure of valves connecting underwater production systems to surface facilities will help keep workers safe and adds an additional layer of environmental protection where they operate," said Debra Phillips, vice president of API Global Industry Services.
Current licensees shall ensure that products manufactured on and after 1 November 2019 meet the requirements of API Spec 6A, 21st edition, in order to use the API monogram. API Monogram is a voluntary licensing program that facilitates the consistent manufacturing of product that conforms to applicable API specifications. Licensed manufacturers are given the authority to apply the API Monogram registered mark to equipment that meets the requirements.


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Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust urged to do more about race discrimination
Jon King
Figures on race equality in the NHS have been published. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Archive - Credit: PA Archive/PA Images
The NHS has been urged to take race discrimination more seriously as figures suggest ethnic minority staff face increasing prejudice.
King George Hospital, in Goodmayes. - Credit: Archant
Some 20per cent of black and minority ethnic groups (BAME) complained of unfair treatment at the hands of colleagues at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust (BHRUT), according to NHS data.
This is a 4pc increase on the previous year.
BAME staff are more than twice as likely to enter formal disciplinary procedures compared to their white colleagues, the data shows.
RCN London senior officer, Steve Godecharle, said: "While there has been some improvement in the way the trust is treating BAME staff, progress is still too slow with some indicators going in the opposite direction.
"Still, disproportionate numbers of BAME staff are being bullied, harassed and discriminated against and denied opportunities open to white colleagues. There are particular concerns at BHRUT where there has been a worrying increase in BAME staff entering the disciplinary process."
He added that the imbalance in treatment cannot be allowed to continue before calling on the trust to engage with BAME staff, listen to their concerns and examine practices that discriminate against them in partnership with trade union colleagues.
A total of 68pc of BHRUT's BAME workers in 2017 believed the trust provided equal opportunities for promotion compared to 81pc of white staff members.
The percentage of BAME and white staff complaining of bullying or harassment by colleagues was 31pc and 28pc respectively, according to the NHS workforce race equality standard (WRES) report.
Data from 2018 shows the majority of the trust's nursing staff, 57pc, are BAME.
Chris Bown, interim BHRUT chief executive, said: "We are well aware of these issues and are engaging with colleagues to tackle them. Any form of discrimination is completely unacceptable."
He added BHRUT's own ethnic minority network highlighted a need to make its recruitment process more inclusive and it has introduced diversity partners to sit on interview panels.
It also launched a year-long career development programme.
"These are some examples of the important work going on across our hospitals. We know we still have a way to go and will continue to listen to our staff," Mr Bown said.


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Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves – Review
By Jason Karney on December 20, 2005 in Reviews
Damsels in distress. Pirates. Classic airplane dogfights. Tense computer hackings. Curvaceous law enforcers. Did I mention pirates? These things all have a point of congruity: each is an element in Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves. It's the latest "platformer" to arrive from Sucker Punch, featuring the rakish Sly Cooper and his burgeoning gang of good-hearted ne'er-do-wells. I was concerned that Sucker Punch would not keep up their winning streak with this third entry in the underappreciated triptych. My worries proved unfounded, as Sly 3 keeps what I liked about its predecessors while varying the formula enough to keep things fresh.
The story of Sly 3 begins at the end. The initial setup occurs on a remote island whose gloomy atmosphere is worthy of Scooby-Doo's spooky best, and it presents quite a cliffhanger before backtracking in time to begin the game proper. A brief tutorial mission gives a flavor of what's to come through the rest of the game. This mission is a good hook to introduce the new player to Sly's world, whereas it felt like revisiting a friend to me.
Sly has evolved from his platforming roots. There are still plenty of props to smash which bestow the destruction-minded gamer with coins to collect, but it hardly seems worthwhile when careful pickpocketing is more viable. The various thief moves make a return (including my favorite, Paraglider) and navigating the levels as Sly is as joyous as ever. ThiefNet, the online store where I could use my coins to purchase special moves, also makes a return. The formerly omnipresent clue bottles have not.
The gang also presents a departure from the expected. Bentley is back, but isn't the physically weak turtle I know and love. When he was injured at the end of Sly 2, Bentley's ingenuity allowed him to compensate by building a wheelchair-from-hell, and now he's more capable in the field. Murray, the master of destruction, was apparently so upset about Bentley's situation that he renounced violence and ran off to Australia, to study with a guru. He has one interesting "Dreamtime" move that sees some use, but otherwise Murray gets back to basics, i.e. fists and juggles.
All of these moves allow Sly (and gang) a variety of ways to handle a level. There are movement abilities earned later in the game to help get around faster, as well as more attack variations than the previous games. It was fun to earn new ways to beat up bad guys, but I didn't consistently use more than a couple of powered up attacks. Unlocking moves was still fun just to try them out though, and provided extra incentive to pickpocket enough money to buy them.
This game seems more forgiving than its predecessors. The more the player dies, the more the game adjusts to compensate, without being overly obvious. For example, bosses will take more damage from a single attack. This was a nice feature, particularly against General Tsao—a nasally-voiced chicken (nice joke!) who was both grating and extremely difficult for me to beat. A variety of activities keep the gamer entertained, including gondola shooting races, classic dogfighting in the skies, and incredibly fun ship-to-ship battles. The humorous pirate insult contest — one of many conversation trees in the game—stands out as particularly unusual for a console game. The segments I didn't enjoy were those involving the remote control car, which was too "floaty" for my liking.
Speaking of unusual techniques, Sly 3 utilizes 3D technology in various scenes. This is meant to enhance certain levels by allowing the player to don classic red-blue glasses (a la old sci-fi movies) and view the game in true three dimensions. Theoretically this feature is meant to allow better navigation due to the extra visual information presented. I found it a hassle in practice; the glasses were too small to fit well, the 3D effect was too subtle, and it strained my eyes a little bit. After a couple of tries I gave up on the 3D, and it didn't hinder my experience.
The experiment with 3D may not have been successful, but Sly 3 still manages to stand out by relying on the charm that the series has always displayed. A lot of this charm stems from the characterization. I really liked the ongoing tangents and backstories that give the game a third dimension. Sly and his love interest/opponent Carmelita? A girlfriend for Bentley? Murray's love for the long-lost van? It's all in there, and not just for the core Cooper Gang, because as the story progressed, I found myself recruiting new personalities to help with the ultimate heist—including some previous villains!
The developers obviously care greatly about the source material, and it shows in everything from the spot-on controls to the excellent voice acting. I'm glad to see that the core game has evolved without a complete overhaul, which could have alienated faithful fans like me. I do wonder where the franchise will take me next, because Sly 3 wrapped up a lot of loose ends and seemed like the conclusion of a trilogy, which would be unfortunate, because I really like what Sucker Punch has created with Sly Cooper, and this game is a worthy continuation of his legacy. Rating is 9 out of 10 RC cars.
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We get anxious. We may wonder how we will ever overcome our difficult past. It's hard to expect good things when we have known only struggle. The truth is that we will never rise above our expectations. Therefore, it's important to not allow negative feelings to hijack our minds at any time.
(You know; the one with the elephants.) He is considered to be one of the greatest military commanders of all time; certainly one of the most brilliant tacticians. He was a Punic military commander from Carthage. This was a city founded by the Phoenicians. Historians believe it to be modern-day Tunis in Tunisia.
The timeline is 218 BCE. Rome was the major power in the world. They had conquered most of the Mediterranean basin and Western Europe—which was most of the known world at the time. Still, Rome wasn't known for her navy as much as her army. The Phoenicians, on the other hand, were strong sailors.
This group of people was originally from Africa, which, needless to say, is a hot continent. They weren't used to weather variations.
Unite formerly feuding "barbarian" clans against Rome (thousands of them).
Attack by land, not sea.
Cross the Alps during the late summer and fall.
This brilliant commander never made it to Rome itself, but he fought three battles in Italy. His tactics were so successful that his nemesis, General Scipio, studied them and used them against him. That happened when Scipio invaded Carthage about fourteen years later.
Anxiety is a common part of life for most of us, yet it accomplishes nothing. Often, the unpleasant outcomes we envision don't happen, anyways. In order to accomplish huge goals, we must rise above our surface emotions and TRUST GOD.
Please see more about rising above expectations in my book: Accept No Trash Talk: Overcoming the Odds.
How have you moved forward through fear?


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An Interview with D.A. Powell
D.A. Powell is the author of four previous collections of poetry. His newest book, Useless Landscape or a Guide for Boys, will be released in February 2012. Cocktails (2004) and Chronic (2009) were both finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry. Powell received the Kingsley Tufts Award, the California Book Award, a Pushcart Prize and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation . This conversation was recorded over the course of several days in San Francisco and in California's Central Valley. Powell currently lives and teaches in San Francisco.
Interviewer: After talking with you, it seems hard to say a poem can be wrong.
Powell: It's very rare that there's a correlation between how people value something in one age and how it lasts into another, or whether it lasts.
There are so many ways in which we perform ourselves to the world, and what writing really requires is a kind of authenticity that you have to work for years to achieve. And it has nothing to do with telling all your dirty secrets, because anyone can do that. It really has to do with getting in touch with your soul, your intuitive self, your ability to empathize with things, events, ideas in the world. It's not hard to develop. I think that's why people come to poetry, because they have an intense relationship with their feelings, but being able to adapt those feelings into some conversation in the world of value, not "some little thing hurt me." Nobody cares about my life. They only care about my life performed by me. Otherwise it's like… yawn.
Interviewer: How do you explain the genesis of the post-ironic and post-confessional labels that have been attributed to some of your work?
Powell: I think some of what people see in my work as "post-ironic" is probably just a case of reading too much Ashbery. Ashbery often ends on this heartbreaking moment, "And only in the light of lost words/ Can we imagine our rewards." That's sort of an Ashbery legacy.
And I guess that I am post-confessional in the sense that the confessional poets are all dead. I am living post-them. I'll concede that. But I don't see myself as entertaining the same concerns.
I see myself more as a metaphysical poet. Am I post-metaphysical maybe? Because rather than using the self as a way of talking about the world, I use the world as a way of talking about the self. But I don't think of the self as myself. If I did I don't think I would be able to write a word. It is "a self" constructed consciously in the work and I think that is really the influence of one of my first teachers, David Bromige. In his book Tiny Courts and What's Around Them, he has a line "and I cannot mean me." And elsewhere he said, "How you feel personally about that apple orchard will only embarrass us." He taught me that the concerns of one person, in one time, are small.
Bromige would gently remind me through his writing, his instruction, through the poets he invited me to read, that "I" only matters if it's capable of being inhabited by anybody, including your reader. You have to be willing in the poem to say the things that you don't necessarily believe to be true. Shakespeare isn't all of his characters. He can't be Lear and Richard III and also Prospero. But I'm sure all those characters draw something from his psychology.
I really think of myself as a dramatist. That was my first passion, playwriting. And I've never stopped being a playwright. I write very short plays, in my own voice, to be performed by me, based on my life! But other than that there is no "I" in there.
I recently wrote a poem entitled "Chicken." It's a very old slang expression that started out in prisons. Chicken, being a young boy or young man who is incapable of defending himself, and has to rely on the patronage, the friendship, the love of other men who are stronger and who can protect him. That language passes into the general queer argot of the 1950s— right around the time people start translating Genet.
So I was playing on all those meanings, as well as the literal idea of chicken, the poultry. And I didn't know where it was going to go, but certainly there were a lot of things that ended up in the poem that were things that I knew. But were they from first-hand experience, stories people told me, or things imagined and invented? I wish I could go through the poem image by image, line by line, and tell you where it is me, and where it is somebody else. But to tell the god's honest truth, I don't know if I know all of that one hundred percent, nor should I.
Interviewer: Then, if truth in a poem does not prescribe the validation of the self, then to what extent should there be truth and to what extent should you chip away at it?
Powell: The only truth that matters is what is true for the poem as it develops. But I think this other thing you're talking about, that post-ironic. I think of that in two ways. First, it's a kind of safety device that is prevalent in poetry now. Most people don't want to be too revealing in workshops. As if you are going to be too revealing in workshops! And I think we've begun to reward too easily lack of true habitation of the work. We can pinpoint language, gestures, moves, and say "well, that is the poem." That would be like sitting at a piano, and playing every note correctly and calling it the song. I think we've become craft people in American poetry. Poets should outgrow the concerns of craft! Learn your craft and then don't think about it anymore because it gets in the way of making the poem.
The other way I think about post- ironic and I think this is an apt way of describing my work is that we've gone through an age of abject sincerity in poetry. It got maudlin and then there was another shift towards the ironic mode.
Surrealism, Dadaism, the New York School, the Beats. There was a lot of ways of shaking up the traditional tonalities of the poem in order to allow for a humorous shadow, or a humorous doppelganger that runs alongside every great poem of the last 50 years. But now I think people are growing tired of that. And I see increasingly – which complicates the matter more – poets, including myself, using schlock, using camp, using discardible phrases, pop-songs or the detritus of human culture, which is acknowledging that material as inauthentic and also reinvesting it with authenticity. And that was a long way around one question. Oh! my left-branching brain…
Interviewer: A poem like "A Guide for Boys" populates a lot of the interests involved with your upcoming book of poems. In one way, identifying the mushrooms, and trees, and rabbits gives those boy scouts a certain power.
Powell: I think the deep concerns of that poem are learning about your world and your surroundings and learning about yourself and your desires. Letting those things develop as natural paths rather than trying to hide them. There's a whole section in that poem that deals with codes. And once upon my life I was a big believer in hiddenness. But now, you know I'm on Twitter: anything I think, anyone can go look at. I don't mind people reading my thoughts, if they're that bored. I feel like the age of privacy is past. In order for us to continue as a body, we have to learn how to read each other, how to interact, how to communicate; and we can't communicate in hidden signals.
I don't think we should continue supporting lies. Don't Ask Don't Tell? It's the perfect model for what we need to get rid of. We need to get rid of those structures that force people to be secretive. We need to get rid of this intelligence community that fosters secrecy. Intelligence is only useful if it brings things to light, not if it buries things.
Interviewer: So I've been drinking a glass of the Anis Shivani juice, and—
Powell: His articles are so specious. He's constantly currying favor from people. If you're a critic, be a critic. His bio says, "Anis Shivani is currently seeking a publisher for his first manuscript." There's something really self-serving about that. It just goes to show how for-sale his opinion is, because he's out there trying to please the people who might be in the position to publish his poetry…
His poetry is really sophomoric and that's unfortunate. If you're going to throw rocks through people's windows, you don't want to live in a glass house and you don't want to live where the landscaping is full of rocks. He gives so much ammunition for people to lob at him.
In one of his recent pieces; he talked about which presses were publishing Great Work. How can you praise a press? You don't know what they are publishing next year. And the fact that he talks specifically about presses, shows his focus is on production and publication. So it makes any of his criticism nugatory. It's just sad that we all have to be witness.
Interviewer: Tacking back, when I hear the phrase "useless landscape," it seems to wrap itself around the idea of eco-poetics. There's a piece by James Englehardt that defines this as a movement. Does this book tie into the ethical boundaries of the utilization of land vs the over-use of landscape?
Powell: I think that any sentient being should be aware of the health of the planet and its various eco-systems. But saying "Useless Landscape" is about ecology is like saying "Howl" is about shock-value. It's not about that. It employs it, as a device. The book has two titles, "Useless Landscape or A Guide for Boys" either one on their own would not be interesting, but they have another conversation, behind my back. A guide for boys is a kind of useless landscape. Or – in the sense of what would be instructive for young men to learn, or what you should know about young men: they're useless, and they just lie there.
Interviewer: I like the idea, of the language talking behind your back, can you elaborate on that kind of misdirection?
Powell: Often times you are trying to get at the subject underneath the poem, and you have a block of thinking. Most of what you put on the page in that first draft is garbage, but there'll be a little nugget to pardon it.
And when I revise, I think I go through one color at a time, shades or nuances, and I'll think about one thread or idea that needs to be developed, and then step away. And return to it to find another word working through that nuance and then go from there.
Robert Duncan said that we carry a certain predisposition for certain patterns, and where we confront the world's reorganizing of our patterns, or complicating our patterns, or tripping, or anything that forces us to step a different way because nature has created a different path, that's what he calls "significant form." And what poets do, and should do unconsciously, is to work with their own internal pattern and allow it to shift based on the same pattern. A little bit of headstrongness, coupled with the ability to adapt.
(Heading to Yuba City)
Interviewer: When you say you come back here, to Yuba City to remind yourself of where you came from, do you consider yourself separated? Are you a city poet?
Powell: I considered myself a city poet years ago, with Tea especially. The funny thing is I wrote that book while I was in Iowa, maybe it was because I felt exiled from the city that I constantly wrote about. And now I feel like I'm exiled from the country.
There's still farming at the heart of this town. But what's interesting is, [there] used to be a Del Monte Cannery and now there's no trace of it. That was the biggest industry in town. People came from all over the country to work in the cannery during the summer, but now you can't tell where it was.
Another thing that keeps resurfacing in my work is this area between these two levees which is where the Yuba River and the Feather River come together by the train trestle, and there's a park down here called River Front Park. It's also called the river bottoms because when the river overflows, it covers the park and fills all the space between two levees.
Interviewer: Was it always a park?
Powell: It developed into park area in the late 70s, so when I was here. And the house I used to live in, in my early 20s was an Old Victorian on C Street. A mule trainer and a pimp lived downstairs.
There was a slaughterhouse here, and a woman that I lived with was a prostitute and she had a trick that would pay her in steaks from the slaughterhouse. . The mule trainer would take off in the summer and train mules and she would let her place to a couple of women that would come and work the cannery. One of my neighbors was amped up on meth and it was kind of awful.
Interviewer: Coming back here, do you think a poem like "Dying in the Development" still applies to the town?
Powell: This housing development, which was really modern at the time, was built on circles. Cul-de-sacs come up in my work a lot, and I'm usually thinking of houses that look like this.
I guess I was trying to write about the development as it was happening in my world. That poem sort of steps back 30 years, but this is not so different than what it was like. There used to be a cool little place that had bumper cars and pinball. It was probably a front, but it was a great place to get away.
Interviewer: So what eventually got you out of this town?
Powell: Self-preservation, and luck, and an auto-accident that allowed me to buy a car and get enrolled in a college. Otherwise who the hell knows? I'd be dead at The Budget Inn!
A part of me really loved this place, and still does. But lordy, what would I have done?
Interviewer: So is that the pivot point, the escapism, for a lot of these places you're returning to?
Powell: Well you have to realize what age I was; so yes, everything was an escape. I don't cherish the things that weren't an escape.
Interviewer: All these towns and these orchards provide fruit, but it feels like such an unnatural thing with the levees and the plots and the structures built for produce.
Powell: In the midst of disappearing. It's so funny to drive through the older part of Yuba City and see the orchard supply and the melon packing, while at the same time the big canneries are gone. Gone. In the midst of disappearing. It's turning into a bedroom community. But there are still vestiges. In another hundred years, I don't know what things will look like.
The funny thing is, Virgil thought, when people were moving into the city centers of Rome and Florence, "oh, an entire way of life is going to die in my generation!" But it's always been that way.
Interviewer: We talked in Tennessee about how the artificial landscape there wasn't native but it wasn't necessarily artificial. Do these orchards (off the highway) make the land one or the other?
Powell: Well, orchards aren't a very natural thing, with the exception of olives I guess. Olives pretty much take care of themselves. Other trees require endless maintenance and selection. Take almond trees for example. We have learned to cultivate them. But I worry about too much cultivation. I'd much rather have an apple with a worm in it. I find it reassuring to know that some other species could live inside that apple. I'd much rather have that, than have an apple that's waxed and polished, bred to be red and to be hearty.
Powell included this poem to accompany the interview
landscape with combine
My father's fields are far from here.
I shot my share of blackbirds there.
Drove a harvester in summer.
Gathered plums.
Gathered chums.
The tractor-trailer rigs would come.
The pickers, singularly or in vans.
And in summer the canneries began.
If I was asked to ride the John Deere then.
To reap, I'd reap; to thresh, I'd thresh. Men,
I'd winnow you. I'd winnow a few.
I'd take you, dear John, or whoever is you.
Love is easier to achieve than you might think. Sooner
or later the combine gives out. & sooner.
Robert Frost in the Slaughter House


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The numbers for June 24, 2013: Lucky number 7
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You can rejoice, Twinkie lovers. Hostess, the Twinkies maker, which went into bankruptcy to reorganize earlier this year, in part by firing 15,000 union workers, has announced the sugary treat will be back on store shelves by the ides of July. (AP)
In a 7-1 ruling, the Supreme Court decided to send a high-profile affirmative action case, Fisher v. University of Texas, back to the lower courts for a fresh look. (NYT)
The Miami Heat's game 7 win over the San Antonio Spurs came in as the second-highest-rated NBA game to ever air on ABC. A 2010 game between the Lakers and the Celtics remains number one for the network. (Hollywood Reporter)
The Financial Times reports the pay of top bankers is trending downward: The paper calculates that average pay is down 10 percent for the CEO's of the 15 biggest banks. (We can't all be lucky number 7's.) (FT)