Remember you are your own doctor
Remember you are your own doctor when it comes to curing cold feet, a hot head and a stuffy attitude.
You may succeed if nobody else believes in you, but you will never succeed if you don?t believe in yourself. Whatever you attach consistently to the words ?I am,? you will become.
- John Mason, from the book Imitation is Limitation (Want to purchase this book? Go to www.freshword.com/resources)
John Mason is a national best-selling author, nationally recognized speaker and book coach. You can visit his site at http://www.freshword.com/signup to receive this nugget and ones just like it in your email inbox every week. Very inspiring!.
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Kids’ Dental Costs Rising: Affordable Dental Care Needed
in Insurance / Dental (submitted 2010-09-01)
The tough economic times we are experiencing affect every segment of our society, including our children. While everyone agrees that kids' health and well-being should be one of our highest priorities, they continue to suffer. One area in which this trend is particularly disturbing involves their oral health. The rising costs that burden their parents are leading to alarming consequences in one of the most vulnerable segments of our population.
The Frightening Facts
A staggering number of children in the United States under age eighteen go without visiting a dentist each year. The most recent report by the Pew Center on the States estimated the figure at one in five, a full twenty percent of all children. When dental problems go untreated, they inevitably worsen and become more complicated, often leading to systemic health problems. As this trend of avoiding dental visits continues to increase, projected dental costs for children in this country are also sure to rise. Pew estimates that they will rise by 58 percent by 2018.
Children Bear the Brunt
When kids are not taken to the dentist on a regular basis, oral care professionals are unable to monitor their teeth over time. Cavities that started out small and could have been treated easily and painlessly amplify over time into painful and complicated dental problems that frequently require costly ambulatory surgery for even very small children. On the other hand, kids who begin to go to the dentist as early as age one and continue to get routine treatment can greatly benefit. A 2004 study from the American Academy of Pediatrics looked at a sample of children in North Carolina and found that the younger the child was when he or she had his/her first dental visit, the lower were his/her dental costs throughout his/her pre-school years. This is probably because regular dental visits enable at risk children to be identified and preventive measures taken.
The Economy Takes its Toll
It is important to understand that most parents do not deliberately deprive their children of dental care. Many simply cannot afford it. Sadly, this seems to be directly correlated to an increase in the incidence of tooth decay in young people. Over the last ten years, it has increased by fifteen percent among children under five, and by 30 percent for those below the poverty line. Since cavities in primary teeth often lead to decay in permanent teeth later, this is a disquieting trend. Even now, nearly 80 percent of the dental disease in kids in this country can be found in 20 to 25 percent of the children. Not surprisingly, those children come from low income families who cannot afford or, for a number of other complex reasons, do not access dental insurance resources.
Is Public Insurance the Solution?
It might be surprising to learn that, according to the findings of a California study, children covered by public insurance, usually thought of as affordable dental care, are much less likely to see the dentist than are those with private coverage. Sadly, many oral care professionals, including pediatric dentists, do not accept Medicaid, thereby denying some of the most vulnerable patients access to regular dental care. Their refusal to accept publicly insured patients usually stems from an inability to sustain their practices if they focus on Medicaid patients, since Medicaid only pays a small fraction of the real cost for most procedures. As President Obama's healthcare plan becomes a reality over the next few years, more children will be able to take advantage of affordable dental care services under Medicaid
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Networks take time to
Networks take time to build and nurture. In addition, just as in a direct selling situation, the most effective networkers focus on what they can do for the people they meet without focusing on what the other person can do for them. Over time, you build credibility as someone who truly cares about other people, is trustworthy, reliable, and a good person to know. That?s when the benefits begin to come back to you.
The real power in networking comes from understanding a simple fact; everyone you know and each person you meet knows on average 250 people. Your goal in networking should not be to get the people you meet to become your customers ? it should be to become a part of THEIR network, and for them to become a part of yours. Every contact you make puts you at the reach of potentially another 250 people. Think of it as weaving an intricate web with many crossings.
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Scientists believe that
Scientists believe that fibromyalgia may also be caused by underlying hormonal problems, poor nutrition, stress and lack of sleep. Stress, inappropriate nutrition and sleep problems are suspected to cause symptoms such as body weakness, fatigue, anxiety and poor concentration, while hormonal dysfunctions seem to be responsible for generating fibromyalgia pain. Most people with fibromyalgia appear to have deficient levels of serotonin, a substance that regulates the pain signals that travel from the nervous receptors to the brain. Fibromyalgia is also considered to occur due to poor muscle oxygenation, causing symptoms of pain and stiffness of the muscular tissues.
In present, medical scientists are unable to determine the exact causes of fibromyalgia. However, modern medicine has recently concluded upon the fact that fibromyalgia is a physiological disorder, dismissing the theories that supported its psychological nature.
If you want to find out more information about Fibromyalgia please visit this website. You will also find valuable information about Fibromyalgia treatment and Fibromyalgia diet..
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To some drivers, these
To some drivers, these minor care practices are not important. However, a smart driver knows that something as minor as a regular oil change can really save your car from major problems. If you take care of your car, it will be better to you in return.
Often times, when you do take the time to get regular tune ups, your mechanic will notice other minor problems that you can get fixed. If you leave some of these minor problems, they could turn into huge problems that will cost you a bundle. Also, when you get your oil changed and your engine tuned up, you are saving your car.
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Premiering in mid-summer 1997,
Premiering in mid-summer 1997, Oz quickly built a large and loyal following of voyeuristic viewers hypnotized by the series' vivid depiction of no-holds-barred prison life. Following six critically acclaimed seasons, Oz was cancelled in early 2003, but lives on via DVD?
Oz is the street name for the Oswald State Penitentary, a rough and hardened prison where survival of the fittest is the prevailing law. But the focus of Oz is Level 5, an experimental cell block deemed "Emerald City" that's managed by Unit Administrator Tim McManus (Terry Kinney) and thick-skinned Warden Leo Glynn (Ernie Hudson). One of the prisoners, wheelchair-bound convicted murderer Augustus Hill (Harold Perrineau Jr. of Lost) narrates for the viewer, tying together the various storylines that play out within the prison. In an atmosphere of well-governed anarchy, prisoners come and go (some paroled; some murdered), prison guards uphold their duty (while some are corrupt), and various groups (such as Muslims, Aryans, Latinos, Italians, gangstas, gays, etc.) compete for power over each other and over the prevalent drug trade rampant within the walls of Oz.
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Sunday Mirror, Jul 11, 2010 by Adrienne Wild
Easy Plant colchiculms and autumn crocus in small groups in the front of shrub borders where the flowers can be seen in autumn.
To increase the size of your dahlia blooms remove side-buds forming around the larger terminal flower bud.
Protect ripening fruit from birds, earwigs and wasps by draping the plant with old net curtains.
Effort Trim back long tendrils on wisteria by half or to five buds. Summer pruning slows the rate of growth and encourages flower buds to form for next year.
Scour your flowerbeds for seedlings. Cottage garden plants such as lupins and aquilegias self-seed readily and their offspring can be used to fill gaps and make new borders.
Look for signs of botrytis or mould in your flowerbeds. Remove any rotten flowers then spray the plants with fungicide
The ?dog dish? style was born,
The ?dog dish? style was born, chrome hemispheres 9 inches in diameter, covering the lug nuts and the center of the wheel. About the same time, wheel technology advanced and spoke wheels were replaced by wheels formed from stamped steel.
In the ?40s, Cadillac lead the pack in adding sparkling chrome by the acre: bumpers, grills, trim lines, window borders, hood ornaments, hood vents, headlights, running boards, etc. Increasing the size of the chrome hubcaps added reflective surface.
By the ?50s, hubcap diameters increased to the point they covered the entire steel wheel. Many of this period were flat chrome rounds looking like Frisbees, with little differentiation.
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But even Sergeant Wright liked the
But even Sergeant Wright liked the power and influence he had with his Surety Office. But he didn?t want to abuse the fact he had it, and portray him was not replaceable: save for the fact, he knew he was replaceable; and ?Pride comes before destruction,? he had learned. And so he made formation for about six-weeks before he dismissed himself from it again, saying it was time consuming, and privately feeling it was worthless standing around taking roll call?Army drills and wasting good investigation time.
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[Sergeant Wright]
[From: Chris Wright?s Journal]
?I am a Buck Sergeant now?and the NCOIC [Sergeant in Charge] of the whole Surety Program at the 545th and 9th MP Detachment; a whole lot of responsibility; --I not only have to deal with Military Intelligence now, but indirectly with the FBI. The whole compound, site, knows my name. On one hand, people are more in a panic state coming into my office than the commanding officers wondering if or when their security clearance will be in danger, which means career position, and longevity in the military service, I think they think I will mess around with their career if I dislike them so they play cool with me.
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Scottish Annuity & Life Insurance Company (Cayman) Ltd. Announces Expiration of Tender Offer and Acceptance of $24,700,000 of 5.902% Collateral Facility Certificates of Stingray Pass-Through Trust
Business Wire, August 04, 2010
HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Scottish Annuity & Life Insurance Company (Cayman) Ltd. (SALIC),
a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Re Group Limited (Pink Sheets:
SKRRF), announced today that the tender offer made by SALIC pursuant to
an Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal, each dated
July 7, 2010 (together, the Offer), expired at midnight, New
York City time, August 3, 2010 pursuant to the terms of the Offer. The
Offer had been made to purchase for cash any and all of the outstanding
5.902% Collateral Facility Certificates (Pass-Through Certificates)
of the Stingray Pass-Through Trust.
In connection with the Offer, holders of $24,700,000 aggregate stated
amount of Pass-Through Certificates tendered their Pass-Through
Certificates (the Tendered Pass-Through Certificates) and SALIC
accepted for purchase all such Tendered Pass-Through Certificates.
Settlement of the Tendered Pass-Through Certificates is expected to
occur on August 4, 2010.
UBS Securities LLC served as Dealer Manager and D.F
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