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Hebrew novelist and journalist; born at Wilna, Russia, 1851; died in Vienna Oct. 18, 1902. Educated on the usual Talmudical lines, he came early under the influence of the Maskilim.
In 1868 Braudes became a contributor to "Ha-Lebanon" ( ), a Hebrew weekly published by Brill in Mayence, and for several years he devoted his pen to topics of the day and to criticism.
It was as a novelist, however, that he was to make a mark in Hebrew literature. In 1874 he published in "The Dawn" ( ), a monthly edited by Smolenskin at Vienna, his first story, entitled "The Mysteries of the Zephaniah Family" ( ), a tale of great promise from its style and vivid descriptions. The next year appeared his second novel, "The Repentant" ( ), which was followed by one entitled "Religion and Life" ), treating of Jewish life. This remarkable work was published in "The Morning Light" ( ), issued by Gottlober at Lemberg in 1875.
Another novel of great merit, "The Two Extremes" ( ), appeared in Lemberg in 1885. In this book Braudes pictures in vivid colors the Orthodox and Reformed camps in modern Israel.
In 1882, at the time of the anti-Semitic riots in Russia, Braudes plunged into the Zionist movement and became one of its foremost advocates. To foster this idea he went to Rumania, and began the publication at Bucharest of "Yehudit," a weekly in Judæo-German. At the end of two years, however, Braudes was expelled from the country.
In 1891 he went to Cracow, Galicia, and started a weekly in Hebrew, "The Time" ( ). This paper existed for nine months, when, for lack of funds, its publication was suspended. Nothing of importance from Braudes' pen appeared in recent years.

industry_corpus2: Literature & Emotions


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Retirement is often seen as the end of one chapter and the beginning of the next. Planning for it isn’t just about getting your money organised, although that’s obviously very important.
Depending on your circumstances, you may want to take the opportunity to completely change your lifestyle, move home, start a new business, travel the world, learn a new skill or simply put your feet up. And like all big projects in life, the more time you can invest in thinking it through, the better the outcome will be.
Getting financial planning advice before accessing your pension pot can go a long way to help alleviate financial worries later on in life. With longevity increasing, more people than ever will spend longer in retirement than previous generations.
The changes in legislation have given those about to retire far greater freedom when it comes to using their pension pot, but freedom brings with it greater individual responsibility. Low interest rates and periods of market volatility can make income planning for the future a difficult task without professional advice.
It is generally agreed that spending in retirement tends to follow a u-shaped curve. People often spend more money in the early, more active years of their retirement, with spending decreasing in the middle years and increasing again later in life when additional care and medical expenses are more likely to be required.
It makes sense to begin drawing up a budget for your retirement that covers your likely income needs. There are various factors to consider. You may have income from employment, equally you could choose to give up work altogether and tick off the items on your bucket list. You may decide to downsize from a family home to a smaller retirement apartment that is cheaper to run and means you can extract some equity to bolster your income.
You may want to help children or grandchildren financially by paying for school fees or helping them with a deposit for a home of their own. You will also have to plan for a time when you might need to pay for help around the house, and for the likelihood of needing medical and nursing care in your later years. Taking professional advice can help by creating a roadmap for your financial future.

industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


text: Don't street appraise this home; it is located in a peaceful setting w/easy assess to Downtown Seattle & SeaTac Airport. Freshly painted 4 bed, 2 bath home with 1/car attached garage is ready for your vision. Priced to sell, the kitchen has been updated with newer cabinets, granite inspired countertops and hardwood floors. Refrigerator & W/D go with the seller. Fully-fenced back-yard, large deck, woodburning FP and new doors. 12-month home buyer warranty included.

industry_corpus2: Real Estate & Construction


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even stronger in prohibition and punishment is dragging or trailing below the ankles out of arrogance (" … Allah will not look at a man … ").
"Allah will not look at a man on the Day of Judgment who drages his izar out of arrogance."
"Whatever is below the ankles will be in the Hellfire."
This is another explicit hadith that letting the izar going going below the ankles without arrogance and perhaps even with some excuse like having skinny shins is forbidden as the Prophet told 'Amr that Allah does not love such a person.
The purpose of the Prophet making him perform wudu' as explained by the 'ulama was to remind him trailing his izar down was a sin and to purify him of that sin, not because it broke his wudu'.
Ibn Abi Sahaybah reports with a sound chain that 'Umar's son, Abdullah, would say about this incident, "'Umar's affair was really amazing! Once he saw Allah's right on him to order the right and forbid the wrong, his situation did not stop him from saying it."
Lastly, let us discuss two common misunderstandings. First is a rational argument that it was a custom of pagan Arabs in those days to let the garment hang below the ankles as a symbol of pride. Hence, it was discouraged by the Prophet. Since nowadays it is no longer considered to be a symbol of pride, there is no harm in doing so. The response to this is there is no shred of evidence that suggests that it was a custom among pagan Arabs to hang their izar below their ankles to indicate pride. There is no hadith, no statement of the earlier scholars, or any piece of jahili poetry that we know of to indicate that. This is nothing but mere conjecture. On the contrary, reading the statements of the muhaddithin who have commented on these hadith indicate otherwise.
Secondly, an oft misunderstood hadith is quoted, "The one who drags his garment out of arrogance, Allah will not look at him on the Day of Judgment." On hearing this Abu Bakr said, "O Messenger of Allah, my izar falls down unless I take extreme care of it." The Prophet said, "You are not of those who do it out of arrogance."
This incident shows that Abu Bakr had heard the Prophet instruct them about their izar earlier. Now, evidently Abu Bakr did not gather from those earlier statements that he was allowed to let his izar hang down if done without arrogance, that is why he would keep his izar above his ankles, but since doing so continously became hard for him, he inquired the Prophet about his special case. In other words, nothing in the earlier statements of the Prophet indicated to Abu Bakr that he was allowed to let his izar hang down, rather he would wear it above his ankles or else why would he ask the question?
The reason his izar would slip down was because he was thin (as mentioned by al-Hafidh ibn Hajr in Al-Fath).
The Prophet did not tell him or anyone else at any point, " ... it is permissible to wear the izar below the ankles if it not done out of arrogance."
Not only that, but at no point did the Prophet himself wear his izar below his ankles to at least show its permissibility. Now, everyone agrees that the Prophet was free of any sort of arrogance, yet he himself was never seen with his izar below his ankles! If letting it down without arrogance were allowed, the Prophet would have done it because he was more free of pride than any human being to walk on this earth! On the contrary, the Prophet would wear his izar above his ankle, and repeatedly encourage the sahabah to do so by mentioning the punishment as well as ordering them to do so at different occasions.
All the Prophet told Abu Bakr was that he is not an arrogant person and his izar going down was not done out of arrogance. At no point before this incident did Abu Bakr claim freedom from arrogance even though the Prophet testified to it. How can someone else not testified to by the Prophet claim it for themselves?
The explicit meaning ('ibarah an-nass) of the authentic hadith that mention different punishments when it is done with and without arrogance take precedence over and are stronger in their dalalah (textual implication) than the alluded meaning (isharah an-nass) of this hadith which is perhaps why it never occurred to Abu Bakr or any other sahabi to let it hang down.
There is no evidence that Abu Bakr would hang his izar down from that time onward. Not only him, we do not know of any sahabi doing so. On the contrary, the Prophet instructed several sahabah to wear their izar above their ankles and we do not know of a single sahabi who claimed freedom from arrogance for themselves and wore it below their ankles. Quite the contrary, the practice of the sahabah can be seen in the incident of 'Umar and in Abu Ishaq's report as collected by at-Tabarani, "I saw Usamah, Zayd bin Arqam, Bara' ibn Azib, and Ibn 'Umar all wearing their izar's below their ankles." Now if those people "who do not hang it down out of arrogance" does not include the Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr, 'Umar, and many other sahabah, can it possibly be people of less piety who were born centuries after them? Whoever thinks so is deluded.

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Considering a skunk as a pet? Some of the skunk's personality traits can make them a challenge to live with - they are active and curious, and will get into everything. They are also prone to stealing items to make their beds softer. They can be stubborn and headstrong. Fortunately they are also friendly, loving and very entertaining and playful.
Skunks are members of the weasel family (Mustelidae). There are four species of skunk in North America: striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis), hooded skunks (M. macroura), spotted skunks (Spilogale putorius), and scarce hognosed skunks (Conepatus mesoleucus).
They also dig for insects, especially beetles, larvae, and earthworms. Their diet includes black widow spiders and scorpions. Being carrion eaters, they help keep roadways and neighborhoods clean. An estimated 70 percent of a skunk's diet consists of insects considered harmful to humans.
There are four different kinds of skunks found in the United States. The spotted and striped skunks are the most widely distributed and therefore more likely to come into contact with people. The hooded and hog-nosed skunks are rarer and found mostly in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. The spotted skunk prefers the country and spends most of its life near farms. The striped skunk is more adaptable and lives in a variety of habitats.
Skunks are placid, retiring and non-aggressive. They try very hard not to get in harm’s way. They have a home range of a few hundred acres at most. They are primarily nocturnal and usually solitary – except when mothers are raising their babies. They are active throughout the year, but in northern areas, they spend the coldest parts of the winter in their dens.
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The CSC – Leiden University Joint Scholarship Programme is for Chinese PhD students, who will take a full PhD study and for visiting PhD researchers at Leiden University. The application deadline for the candidates is from 20th March 2013 – 5th April 2013. Please make sure that the scholarship department (scholarships@sea.leidenuniv.nl) has received a scanned copy of all signed acceptance letters before March 20, 2013.
There will be some changes this year.
In 2013 the CSC scholarship is still open to overseas applicants, who must be Chinese and studying outside, but if Leiden university will not accept overseas applicants please let me know, so we will update it on the CSC and our website.
We have adjusted the acceptance letter and created a separate acceptance letter for the visiting PhD researchers. Please find both letters attached.
For questions send an e-mail to scholarships@sea.leidenuniv.nl.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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Here’s a sad reality: Managers spend anywhere from 35% to 50% of their time in meetings, and yet executives consider over half of those meetings to be failures.
This isn’t that shocking. All too often we find ourselves in a brainstorming session that’s just a little too long, or not long enough, or confusing or frustrating or utterly unproductive.
There are several solutions, of course. We could cancel. We could reschedule. We could turn the meeting into an email chain or a Slack discussion.
Those are all appropriate steps in certain cases. But sometimes we need to actually make an effort to understand where our meetings are falling short and actively work to fix them. Because after all, we can’t just refuse to meet with people ever—nothing would get done.
If you’re looking for the culprit try asking yourself these questions, and apply these tips to run more effective meetings at work.


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Effective communication can help to foster a good working relationship between you and your staff as well as you and your clients/customers, which in turn improve morale and efficiency.
All too often business is lost due to bad communication skills. This course will equip learners with the ability to communicate effectively.
The number of workbooks submitted by the student determines the duration of the course. Each workbook will be assessed and returned to the student, together with comments. No examination is written, and students will graduate on the average marks attained for workbooks submitted.
This course is an outcomes-based course. Learners studying via distance learning submit workbooks on which they are assessed. It is necessary to obtain at least 50% on every workbook to qualify for the Business Communication certificate.


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Mrs. Julie Katherine Butler Mills, 66, entered into rest Wednesday evening, January 23, 2019, at her home in Goose Creek.
Born March 13, 1952, in Colleton County, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Creed Taylor Butler and the late Margaret Butler Bryan. Having lived in the Walterboro area for the greater part of her life, she made Goose Creek her home in 1994. For a number of years, she worked at Asten Hill in Walterboro, and then managed the Huddle House on Bells Highway for the Huffines Family before lastly working as a receptionist at Sandlewoods Day Spa in Summerville. She dearly loved animals, especially her own two fur babies, “CoCo” and “Sparky”. She also enjoyed fishing and spending time on the boat at the lake. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Walterboro.
Surviving are: her husband of thirty-years, Mr. Madison L. “Skeeter” Mills; a son, Billy Webster of Mississippi; a step-daughter, Valencia Garretson of Ohio; a daughter-in-law, Madeline Mills Gehrig of Johns Island; two brothers, Jimmy Butler and his wife Kim of Varnville and Creed Butler of Walterboro; two sisters, Donna Butler Sineath of Islandton and Marie Butler Todd of Garden City, Georgia. There are two grandchildren, Trevor Mills and Morgan Webster; as well as several nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, and a large loving host of extended family and friends. She was preceded in death by a son, John Tagart Mills in 2001; a brother, Roscoe Butler; and a sister, Catherine Butler Peters.
Flowers will be accepted, or for those that wish, the family has requested that memorial contributions be directed in her memory to: Friends of Colleton County Animal Shelter, 33 Poor Farm Road, Walterboro, South Carolina 29488.
Funeral services will be conducted 1 o’clock Monday afternoon, January 28, 2019, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial Cemetery, 2210 Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro, South Carolina 29488.
The family will receive friends during a time of visitation Monday prior to the funeral ceremony beginning at 11 o’clock that morning at THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORY, WALTERBORO CHAPEL, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro; 843.538.5408. Visit our online registry at: www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.

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Quality Pools & Spas offers at home service calls. We have fully trained service technicians who will come to your home to repair your swimming pool pump, filter, salt system, or spas, etc.
Simply phone the store 519-352-7551 and a staff member will take all your information down and book a service call for you.
When arranging your service call, please have any necessary info such as brand & model number so our technician can try to bring the proper parts with them to speed up your repair.
Payment is due the day services are completed. If you are unable to be present to pay when services are being done, please let us know so we can give you a total ahead of time, so you can provide a cheque to our crew, or phone the store and give your payment information so we can process the payment when our crew returns to the shop.
We now offer on-site payment options. For your convenience, you can now pay by Visa or Mastercard right on the spot.
At Quality Pools, we believe that safe water is important. We offer on-site professional water analysis, now offering 2 stations, offering faster and better customer service. When you bring us a sample of your pool water, we will test it and tell you exactly what you need to put in your pool to keep your water beautiful and safe all summer long.
At Quality Pools & Spas, we know how eager the kids can be when it comes time to open the pool. So we offer a great “Pool Opening” service that will help get the season started.
Our fully trained crew will come to your home, with our own equipment, to professionally open your pool and get you started. And when fall approaches and the kids are ready to go back to school, we can assist you with our “Pool Closing” service.
Once again our fully trained crew will come to your home, and professionally close your pool. Our Opening & Closing Services are booked according to “zones”, much like that of the Chatham-Kent Recycling Services. This allows us to do other requested services from your zone on the same day.
You must leave your gate unlocked and have all your fittings and deck equipment(ladder/diving board) left out for us.
Please have your garden hose turned on from inside the house, so that we can start to fill your pool for you if needed. However, you will be responsible for keeping an eye on the water level and turning it off when it is high enough.
Please ensure your pets are inside your home or away from where our crew will be working. If they are not, our crew will not be allowed to perform the service that day, and you will have to reschedule.
Note: Your salt chlorinator will NOT be turned on when we open your pool. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOT START THE CHLORINE GENERATOR UNTIL THE TEMPERATURE OF THE POOL WATER IS AT LEAST 65 DEGREES. In the meantime, you should be putting in some form of sanitzer regularly. You must then bring a water sample into the store to determine the appropriate amount of salt required to top up the level in the pool, as well as to determine the rest of the balancing chemicals required.
Put in Solution 48 Opening Kit or Dazzle Opening Kit & 1 Container Liquid Chlorine (chemicals will only be put in pool if the water level is up and we are able to operate the pump and filter.
Payment is due the day services are completed. If you are unable to be present when services are being done, please let us know so we can give you a total ahead of time, and you can provide a cheque to our crew, or phone the store and give your payment information so we can process the payment when our crew returns to the shop.
For those who would like to sit back, relax and enjoy their pool without having to worry about maintenance of the pool, we offer a wonderful “Weekly Maintenance Program”.
With this service, our crew will come to your home, with our own equipment, and professionally clean your pool. We then bring a sample of your water back to our lab for professional analysis to determine the proper chemicals to bring the following week to properly balance your water.
This cost of this program is based on an 8, 10, 12, 14 or 16 week program. Simply phone the store 519-352-7551, and provide our staff with some necessary info, and we will give you a quote based on a weekly program of your choosing. Please be prepared to tell our staff the size of your pool as well.

industry_corpus2: Travel & Geography


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Myrna Scott age 48, of Hope, Arkansas, was arrested at approximately 9:00 PM on Tuesday April 5, 2016 for 3 counts of Delivery by Hope Police.
John Prater, age 46, of Hope, Arkansas, was arrested at approximately 9:00 PM on Tuesday April 5, 2016 for 2 Counts of Delivery of Controlled Substance by Hope Police.
Frederria Cook age 19, of Ashdown, Arkansas, was arrested On Wednesday April 6, at approximately 5:15 pm. Delivery of Controlled Substance.
With these three arrest is brings a total of twenty eight suspects that have been arrested in Operation Burnout.

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


text: Licia D. Paul was born in 1963 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2218 Del Mar Dr, Colo Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, United States of America 80910. Her voting status is: Active. She is registered in the Colorado Republican Party.

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I have never been to Alaska and would not mind checking it out (in the warm season though). Denali looks breathtaking! The Grand Tetons were pretty amazing to see.
wow you have been to so many states! i’ve lived in the US my entire life and have only been to a handful! Crossing another one off my list this summer, HAWAII! 🙂 Come to NY soon, you won’t be disappointed!
Thanks for stopping by and commenting! Love Hawaii:) What island??? The East Coast is on my travel bucket list/50 States list.
I hate to break it to you, but the Cincinnati Airport is actually in Kentucky….
Thanks so much for putting me straight on my geography! I was a teenager at the time and ended up taking a detour to that airport due to weather, so pretty much clueless as to where the airlines dump me that time – ha!
Come to West Virginia! You really are missin’ out!
What an awesome list that everyone wants to complete.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting. North Carolina is on my must see travel bucket list 🙂 Happy Hump Day!
On my list to check out some day and who knows maybe sooner than later.
I need a list like this–so many beautiful things right here in the US!
Woops found you via Susie!
I have the same list in my head, but now I want to have it concrete and in writing. I’m hoping to travel to all states while my kiddo is still at home.
Put it in writing and start checking each off 🙂 Good Luck – Happy Traveling!


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Dunas Victoria 2, New Apartments in Playa San Fernando, Oliva.
· Distance to beach: 0.16 km.
Dunas Victoria 2, New Apartments in Playa San Fernando, Oliva. Located at just 160 meters from the beach, this new residential offers 19 apartments distributed in 1st, 2nd, 3rd floor and penthouses. Apartments of 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms; all them with two bathrooms( one en-suite). Open kitchen with eye and low level cupboards, electric oven and hobs and extractor. Lounge and terrace. Sea views from the 3rd floor. Wide enclosure with garden and communal pool, parking area with storages. Close to the Oliva golf course. Prices from 152.900E to 346.500E. Completion July 2020.


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Especially when our customers are looking for an upbeat, friendly atmosphere with outstanding food.
Desserts are made fresh on site. Ask to take one home for your weekend gathering or family meal.
Our regular lunch menu offers a scrumptious selection of foods ranging from salads to St. Augustine’s favorite crab cakes. Oh, and on Wednesday, we serve up some of the best smoked ribs in the city.
Culinary’s Famous Smoked St. Louis Style Ribs.
Includes a choice of 1 side.


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May 18, 2016, 10:53 a.m.
The cut in crude oil production output from the Jubilee field by over 50% has serious ramifications for the economy.
This unexpected development, occasioned by a faulty turret bearing on the Floating Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) Kwame Nkrumah, will result in a massive drop in expected crude oil revenue.
As a result, there will also be the need to increase import of crude oil to fire thermal power plants to avoid rolling power cuts, as well as increase the importation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).
Expected oil revenue in the 2016 budget was based on International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected figure of $52 per barrel.
However, the price of a barrel of crude oil hovered around $45 as of last week. This price drop, coupled with 50% production cut, means government will lose more than half of the revenue expected from crude oil.
While foreign exchange from the export of crude oil keeps dropping significantly, government needs more foreign exchange to import Light Crude Oil (LCO) to fire thermal power plants, and this is likely to impact negatively on the local currency.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said given the high level of public debt, fiscal consolidation needs to continue, notwithstanding the headwinds from low commodity prices.
Within the framework of the Petroleum Revenue Management Act, government will have to reduce expenditure further to offset the shortfall in oil revenues.
The cut in production translates into the loss of half of the lean gas from Atuabo gas processing plant to the Volta River Authority (VRA) to fire thermal power plants.
As government has signed contracts to provide fuel to Independent Power Producers (IPP), the gas from Atuabo will be given to Takoradi International Company (TICO), a dual-fired plant, and Africa and Middle East Resources Investment (AMERI) power plant, which runs on only gas.
Government will have to import Light Crude Oil (LCO) to power Takoradi Thermal Power Plant (TAPCO) and other thermal plants in the Tema Power Enclave, which is receiving only 10% of gas expected from N-gas of Nigeria.
Consequently, government will need not less than $45m to import one million barrels of crude oil, which would last not more than two months.
The over-drafting of hydro dams during peak hours would also continue until such a time that the FPSO Kwame Nkrumah is fixed and crude production at full capacity resumes.
When the FPSO produces 100,000 barrels per day, Ghana Gas Company supplies about 40% of LPG in the country.
With the cut in production, it means the LPG supply will also be cut by half, necessitating increased import of the commodity to satisfy consumers and avoid shortage.
“Fixing the problem itself in terms of the bearing, we did say that we are looking to come to a decision on the option to select by the middle of the year.
“It could be one of three options that we discussed. It could be an off station solution, a spread moor solution and another one.
“We will have discussion with the Government of Ghana, our partners and all other stakeholders to land that decision for that activity to take place,” Tullow’s General Manager, Charles Darku said.
It is important to note that turret bearing of the FPSO Kwame Nkrumah is not on the open market to buy from shelves.
It has to be ordered and manufactured to meet specification. Therefore, the problem can take as long as six months to be resolved.
The Jubilee field was discovered in 2007 and production started in late 2010.
Tullow is the operator of the field with 35.48% interest.
So far, total lifting proceeds and other income allocated from inception to the end of December 2015 amounted to US$3.198 billion.
Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA) received a total of US$1.375 billion, representing 43% of the total revenue, while the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) received a total amount of US$968.81 million, equivalent to 30% of total revenue.
The Ghana Stabilisation Fund (GSF) and the Ghana Heritage Fund (GHF) received an amount of US$604.36 million (19%) and US$249.92 million (8%) respectively.
Tullow’s partners are Kosmos and Anadarko, each with 24.08% interest, and GNPC and Petro SA with 13.64% and 2.73% interest respectively.

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We face two dangers whenever we talk about prayer. We can make prayer seem so difficult that only the “super-Christians” can pray effectively while the rest of us just muddle along. Sometimes the stories we tell about saints who spent hours on their knees crying out to God end up discouraging us because we’re busy and tired and the kids are wearing us out and our job is a hassle and life feels like a burden, so even if Luther prayed two hours every morning, that was a long time ago, and he’s been dead for almost 500 years.
It’s easy to get intimidated about prayer.
Or we can go to the opposite extreme and make prayer seem like texting a friend to meet you for dinner and a movie. That has the advantage of making you want to pray, but you can end up with a lightweight view of prayer. Instead of coming into God’s presence to talk to your Heavenly Father, you feel like you’re chatting with a friend who is checking his Instagram while you are talking with him.
We would do better to think of prayer as a gift from God that enables us to stay connected with the Lord of the universe. If we use the gift, we will grow deeper in our knowledge of God.
Our Father wants us to pray, he encourages us to pray, and he invites us to pray. With that in mind, let’s look at James 5:16-18 and see what it teaches us about the power of prayer. We find in this passage a pattern, a promise, and a proof. Let’s take those one at a time.
“Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed” (v. 16a).
You don’t hear many sermons on this verse. We don’t think about it often because we don’t know what to do with it.
First, we confess to one another.
Then we pray for one another.
Let’s be frank and admit it is the first instruction that trips us up. Confession of sin is never easy, even when we know confession is good for the soul. Proverbs 28:13 tells us that when we confess and forsake our sins, we will find mercy from the Lord. That’s the dilemma of this verse. We know we need to confess our sins, we know it is good for us, but even so we do whatever we can to wiggle out of that obligation.
This is the only place in the New Testament where we are told to confess our sins to one another. In thinking about that, we can’t overlook the context (vv. 13-15), which teaches us how to pray for the sick. The whole passage emphasizes the communal nature of the Christian life. What happens to you touches me, and what happens to me touches you. We need each other more than we know, and we never need each other more than when we are sick.
James 5:15 includes the phrase, “If he has sinned, he will be forgiven,” suggesting the close interplay between the physical and the spiritual. Sometimes our bodies get sick because our souls are sick with unconfessed sin. We cannot get better physically until we get better spiritually.
Why are we hesitant to confess our sins? I can think of many reasons. It feels intrusive, it’s humbling, we are embarrassed, afraid, and our pride keeps us from admitting the truth.
Let me pause and ask a question of the text. Is James thinking about private confession or public confession? The answer is yes, depending on the circumstances. Most of the time our confession will be to another person against whom we have sinned. Occasionally we may need to be more public if the sin was of a public nature.
James is not telling us to confess someone else’s sin. I can’t do that, and it’s a big waste of time. We can’t force anyone to confess. After all, “a man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still.” We aren’t called to bludgeon people into confession.
James wants us to think about the man in the mirror, not the man next door. If you are married, don’t keep a record of the sins of your husband or wife. What good does that do? Keep track of your own shortcomings, and then be quick to confess them to the one you love.
Suppose someone says, “Yes, I sinned, but he sinned against me.” Well, that’s probably true. It’s a rare case where the fault is 100% with one person. What do you do if the other person refuses to confess their sin? The answer is not hard to find.
Take care of your side of the street.
God can take care of the other side.
What happens when this is ignored?
We confess together so that we might pray together.
Confession clears the way for prayer to happen.
Otherwise, there are obstacles in the road.
James pictures the church as a community of believers where we are close enough to be honest and open enough to be real. When that happens, true healing can take place.
The devil will fight you every step of the way. It’s not just lust that he uses against us. It’s the shame and guilt of what we’ve done, and the recurring thought, “What if others knew what you’ve been doing?” So we live in the shadowy realm of fear, worried someone will find out the truth about us, desperately hoping for a way out. We will not get better until we decide to do whatever it takes to be pure before the Lord. You can’t have clean hands until you decide to wash off the dirt.
When we sin, everything within us screams out “Cover it up. Turn off the lights. Bury the evidence. Destroy the tapes. Make up an alibi. Leave the scene of the crime. Run! Run! Run!” John 4 tells the story of Jesus meeting the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s Well. He caught her attention with the promise of “living water” that would quench the thirst deep within her soul. When she asks for that “living water,” Jesus responds by saying, “Go, call your husband and come back” (John 4:16). On one level it appears Jesus is being insensitive. Why bring up anything about her past? Is Jesus trying to embarrass her? The answer is no. But his instruction to call her husband made her very uncomfortable. She doesn’t want to go into detail, so she simply replies, “I have no husband” (v. 17). That was true, but it wasn’t the whole story. She knew she was hiding the truth, but what she doesn’t know is that Jesus knows it too. This woman has had five husbands, and the man she is living with currently is not her husband.
Does Jesus love this woman? Yes, he does. He knows the truth and still offers her eternal life. Here is the wonder of God’s grace. Only someone who loves you can look at your past without blinking. Real love means knowing the truth about someone else and reaching out to them anyway.
Don’t miss the kicker to the story. “Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, ‘He told me everything I ever did’” (v. 39). Once the woman’s secrets were out in the open, she was set free and a revival broke out.
Oh, the blessedness of having nothing to hide. If you are ready to be rid of your secrets, you can be set free.
The word “working” comes from a Greek word that means "energetic” or “boiling.” The boiling prayers of the righteous have great power with God. What's a boiling prayer? It has nothing to do with standing or sitting, kneeling or lying down. It has nothing to do with lifting your voice or speaking in a whisper. It has nothing to do with how loud or how long you pray or whether you open your eyes or keep them closed. When they take your daughter away for lifesaving surgery, you'll discover what a boiling prayer is. When your children are in trouble, you'll pray boiling prayers to God. When anything becomes life or death to you, you’ll pray an earnest, fervent, boiling prayer, and it won’t matter how long or how short you pray.
When I heard him say that, my mind went back to the night our first child was born. My wife was several weeks overdue, and that night there were various complications. During the long hours of waiting, the doctor warned us they might have to do a Caesarean delivery. Sometime in the late-night hours, the doctor came in and told us the baby was having fetal heart distress. He showed us on the monitor how the heartbeat was going way up and way down. “We’re going to watch this, but it doesn’t look good.” Two or three hours passed, and about 5:15 AM the doctor came striding in with a very concerned look on his face. He spoke one sentence: “We’re going to take the baby now.” That was not a question. He wasn’t asking for my permission. Suddenly the room exploded with activity: nurses coming in and out, carts being wheeled in, someone grabbed my wife, and within thirty seconds the room was completely empty except for me. It happened so fast I didn’t have a chance to kiss my wife good-bye. I didn’t have a chance to pray with her. The last thing I saw was her frightened face as they wheeled her into the delivery room. As I sat alone in that room, I tried to pray but I couldn’t. All I could do was say, “O God, have mercy. O Jesus, have mercy.” After what seemed like hours, though it was only about 20 minutes later, the doctor came in and said, “Mr. Pritchard, you’ve got a son. He’s healthy. He’s going to be okay. Your wife is doing fine.” I felt that day like it was the first time I had ever prayed in my life.
“Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.” (vv. 17-18).
James 5:17 adds a fascinating fact about Elijah when it calls him a man "with a nature like ours." The King James Version says he was a man of "like passions." He was like you, and he was like me. Read the story and see for yourself. Elijah had his ups and downs. He was a little rough around the edges. Not so polished. Not so refined. You're not going to have Elijah over to watch the World Series because you don't know when he's going to go off. He's that kind of man. When he gets a message from God, he's going to take action. You're not going to talk him out of it either. He was far from perfect. He's got a temper, and he is prone to depression and discouragement. James used him as an example for us to follow because, despite his human weaknesses, he was a man of prayer who walked with God during an evil generation. Though he was an imperfect mountain man, he was also a man of prayer and enormous faith in God. And that's why he's in the Bible.
It's easy to argue with James when you think of all Elijah did. He was a man of extremes, never settling for the moderate middle. When Elijah was at his best, he called down fire from heaven and defeated 850 false prophets. When Elijah was at his worst, he ran across the desert and hid in a cave on Mount Horeb. He did nothing by halves. Talk about life on the edge! He was on the edge half the time and over it the rest of the time. What about that story of Elijah laying himself on the body of a dead child and praying for God to bring him back to life (1 Kings 17:17-24)? Most of us can't imagine doing something like that. But then we're not like Elijah. Or are we?
Elijah was not some superhuman man in a category far beyond the rest of us mere mortals. He experienced all the emotions of life—joy, sorrow, victory, defeat, frustration, exultation, encouragement, discouragement, anger, forgiveness, despair, and relief. We face a twofold danger when we study a life of great accomplishment. Sometimes we tend to canonize a man, treating him as if he were exempt from the normal temptations of life. It is easy to chisel Elijah's head on some religious Mount Rushmore and say, "There never was such a man before or since." Or we may focus on a great man's failures, faults, and foibles, exposing every sin and every foolish mistake so that in the end he seems not very great at all. We pull him down into the muck and mire of ordinary life until the luster of his greatness has disappeared underneath the veneer of his frailty.
All the heroes of the Bible had their weaknesses, and Elijah was no exception. And that is one reason we are drawn to such a man. God used him in spite of his weaknesses. After his greatest victory, Elijah ran away. He ran away! God had to go and find him and talk him back into his senses. Then God used him again. That's a good story because it’s our story. We've all run away under pressure. We've given up, thrown in the towel, quit the race, caved in when the heat was on. No one is strong all the time. We're all made from the same clay. Elijah's story is our story because Elijah's God is our God too. Just as he came after Elijah, he comes after you and me again and again and again. He doesn't know when to quit. He doesn't accept our letter of resignation. He finds us, calls us, refines us, rebukes us, encourages us, and refits us. Then he commissions us all over again.
James wants us to remember that this imperfect man of God prayed, and the rain stopped. It didn’t fall in Israel for 3 ½ years. Then he prayed again, and the heavens opened up, and rain fell from heaven, ending the drought. If God would listen to Elijah’s prayers, he will certainly listen to ours.
Not long ago a friend of ours was going through a desperate battle with cancer. She wondered how she should pray about it. One day I passed along this bit of advice: “If you need a miracle, ask for one. There’s no extra charge for large requests.” That’s entirely biblical. Sometimes we shrink back from “big” requests because we think they are too much for us to ask. But such thinking reveals a man-centered theology. When we pray, we are coming to the God of the universe who holds all things together. Why not ask for what we need? It’s quite true: There is no extra charge for large requests.
What, then, is the application? Let’s confess our sins, let’s pray together, so that the Lord might heal us. Pray boiling prayers because those prayers get God’s attention. Remember Elijah and ask God for what you need.
In the end prayer is not a burden, not a duty, but a blessed privilege. We should not pray because we have to but because we want to. Let us pray with confidence, expecting God will answer our prayers. Nothing is too great to ask, and nothing is too hard for the Lord.


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Arts in brief for Friday, November 7.
The Allied Arts Gallery will hold a series of Holiday Open House events starting Nov. 16 at the Richland gallery.
The open houses will be from 1 to 4 p.m. each Sunday until Dec. 21 and will feature a wide range of fine arts and crafts, many with holiday themes.


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I went to London to buy my Heat Magazine, I went to London to buy my Heat Magazine.....Ok so I didn't go to London but the song is in my head. I actually went to Birmingham and Wales and while there I hit Superdrug, four of them in fact, and here is what I got.
Tresemme 24 Hour Body Powder - I have seen Tanya Burr using this and could not get my hands on this in Ireland.
Bourjois Delice de Soleil Powder and Spray (they were on three for two on Superdrug) SileC got the other and you can read her review here.
Accessorize Blush in a box (exactly like Benefit blush Boxes) I was recommended Accessorize Cosmetics by Claire .These are usually £7.99 but were on special for a fiver each. Score.
Sleek was woefully understocked in most of the Superdrug branches I went into, it was very frustrating. I was after Rose Gold blush because I had seen Pixiwoo using it and it literally was like hunting down gold.
In the duty free on the way home I got Clinique Happy for a friends Bday pressie and a YSL Rouge Volupte in hot pink (of course) and a Victoria's Secret lip gloss. I loved the duty free in Birmingham. The Benefit Cha Cha Tint was only £20.50 there - bargain.
Finally I got my hands on this lovely bag, turns out its a DKNY, I am not really into posh bags and this was a bargain reduced from £250.00 to £50. Turns out I may have seen it before when Sile was lusting after the black version..oops..


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Cosmetic dentistry gives an experienced cosmetic dentist the ability to transform any smile from ordinary to extraordinary. Porcelain veneers can be a major component in that transformation. Unfortunately, not every patient who wants porcelain veneers is a good candidate for them. Below you will find what is needed to be a good candidate for porcelain veneers.
-Desire For A Beautiful Smile. when one desires a change, especially one requiring a financial investment, they are usually open to being diligent to maintaining it. If the porcelain veneers are not cared for they will break down overtime. Regular dental examinations, professional cleanings, and excellent homecare are an integral part of keeping your smile transformation.
-Healthy Teeth And Gums. If extensive tooth decay, fractured teeth, or periodontal disease are present, you will not be considered a good candidate for porcelain veneers. A stable platform is needed for porcelain veneers. The mouth needs to be in a healthy, stable state to allow porcelain veneers to be considered an option. You will need a full dental evaluation to assess your dental health. If your mouth is unhealthy, it is best to avoid porcelain veneers due to the high liklihood of failure.
-Alignment Of Teeth. Severely misaligned teeth will cause issues with preparation of teeth for porcelain veneers. Most dentists try to be quite conservative when removing natural tooth structure. If the teeth are too far out of alignment it means more tooth structure will need to be removed to accomodate the spacing. Removing too much tooth structure can lead to tooth sensitivity and even nerve exposure (requiring root canal therapy). For teeth that are severely misaligned, invisalign, 6 month smile, or traditional orthodontics may be needed to bring them into better alignment.
-Sufficient Tooth Enamel Present. Tooth enamel is needed for the porcelain veneers to bond to your teeth. If the tooth is severely worn down or damaged, porcelain veneers will not bond well and may not be a good option for you. In this case a full crown may be a better option.
-Tooth Color. In general, veneers look best when they are thin and translucent. If you have severely stained teeth (developmental dentin staining, tetracycline staining, root canal staining), it is usually best to whiten your teeth prior to veneers. Blockout of color is possible, but doesn’t look as natural.
-Gum Tissue Alignment. Proper gum contours are necessary to proper tooth shaping of veneers. If the gum heights are out of proportion, they will need to be recontoured with a gingivectomy procedure prior to veneer placement.
- Oral Habits: Nail Biting, Teeth Clenching/Grinding (Bruxism). Severe teeth clenchers or teeth grinders are not good candidates for porcelain veneers. Veneers are not able to handle the powerful stresses put forth by grinding and clenching. If a patient only grinds their teeth at night then it is possible to still complete porcelain veneers but only with the use of a night guard at night. Other oral habits such as, biting nails, chewing on pens, opening packages with your teeth, etc. will also cause damage to veneers and may cause them to fail.
Porcelain veneers when done on the right individual can change a persons smile dramatically. It is important to remember that veneers are not right for every situation. Be sure to have a thorough evaluation by your dentist to see if your cosmetic options may include porcelain veneers.
Why do teeth change color? Our teeth can stain and darken over time for many reasons. In many instances, yellowing of the teeth comes with age, staining of the enamel, and the accumulation of plaque on the teeth due to poor dental hygiene. Whatever the cause, most people prefer whiter teeth as they as a sign of health and youth.
What Causes Yellowing Of Teeth?
Yellowing of teeth is due to many factors. It is different for each individual. For some, it might start with one or two teeth while, for others, it might be more pronounced. The entire tooth may not discolor in the traditional sense, either. Some teeth may exhibit spotting, pitting, or streaks of white or yellow.
Luckily, the initial yellowing of teeth does not generally cause pain or discomfort. What it can cause is a person being self conscious and trying to hide their smile. There are certain factors involved with the changes in tooth color.
-Staining. Also referred to as yellowing. The enamel of the teeth yellow or darken due to staining from coffee, red wine, soda, tobacco, and other foods and drink.
- Thin and discolored enamel. Sometimes, thin enamel is genetic, or discolored because of issues during tooth development. Over exposure to high amounts of minerals in water or tetracycline use during tooth development as a child can cause gray or mottled looking teeth. Fevers during tooth development can also cause malformed enamel. For others with stronger enamel, wear can happen over time, from trauma and use. This wear can be caused by aggressive brushing, physical trauma such as grinding and clenching, high exposure to acids from foods or health issues. As the enamel thins out over time, the dentin on the inside of the tooth will begin to show through. This thinner enamel will also allow more uptake of stain deeper into the teeth. The yellow color will be more prominent due to the thin enamel layer on the outside.
-Age. As we get older yellowing of teeth is quite normal. From wear and use our enamel layer will become thinner thus allowing more of the underlying tooth structure to show thru.
How To Treat Yellowing Teeth?
-Teeth Whitening. Teeth whitening products and treatments are able to whiten our teeth by removing stains and discolorations. Across the globe, teeth whitening is the most popular cosmetic dentistry procedure. It works best when teeth are stained from foods, beverages, and smoking. The results for malformed enamel can vary in effectiveness, and sometimes look worse.
There are two main types of teeth whitening: in office treatment and at home treatment. In office whitening involves application of whitening products to the teeth while in the dental office. Results up to several shades lighter are achieved the same day. The process is fast, and easy. At home procedures involve application of whitening products to the teeth by the patient daily, for approximately 1 week to 1 month. The at home process is slower to achieve results, generally less expensive, and usually easy. Both cosmetic dentistry whitening procedures are very effective, and can help you to achieve the whiter smile you have been dreaming of. Any type of whitening can cause sensitivity, which is usually short term.
-Porcelain Veneers. Porcelain veneers are a great option for teeth that will not whiten the way you would like. Mottled enamel, and tetracycline stained teeth do not evenly whiten, some of us have see through or translucent which do not whiten well either. Porcelain veneers give the cosmetic dentist the ability to change the color of teeth, keeping them natural looking and have low incidence of staining when taken care of properly. Porcelain veneers are custom made ultra thin porcelain restorations that are bonded to the front surfaces of the teeth. Modern porcelain veneers offer a natural looking, beautiful smile. Porcelain veneers generally last between 8 to 12 years, but if cared for properly can last for much longer . The lifespan of porcelain veneers (and any dental restoration) depends upon your oral hygiene maintenance, the forces on the teeth(hard use, grinding), tooth decay, and maintaining regular dental visits.
-Porcelain Crowns. Porcelain crowns give the cosmetic dentist the ability to restore a tooth to its natural look without the use of metal. This allows the dental laboratory to fabricate a tooth that reflects light just like our own natural teeth. Porcelain crowns can be used on teeth that either already have crowns or need more extensive work. Teeth with large, deep, silver fillings, root canals, or extensive tooth decay generally have deep staining which needs to be covered with a crown to restore strength and beauty.
-Dental Bonding. Dental bonding is the process in which tooth colored dental materials are bonded to a tooth. This might be one of the easiest cosmetic dentistry procedures to change our look. Using dental bonding we can change color, shape, size, and close any spaces that might be present. Dental bonding is generally completed in the dentist office in as little as an hour. This is especially useful when treating damaged, thin, or malformed enamel.
Yellowing teeth does not have to be an issue. Protect your smile by limiting acidic and highly staining foods. See your dentist to help you stop grinding and clenching habits. See your hygienist to have your cleaned teeth regularly. Maintain good oral hygiene, without being overly aggressive. If you already have deep staining or damaged enamel, see your dentist to see which options will work best for you.You can achieve the bright white smile you desire with a little help from your dentist!
Internal Bleaching Can Make You Smile Again!
office and at home options like the use of teeth whitening strips. But did you know there was a procedure available to perform a deeper teeth whitening from the inside of the tooth out? This procedure is commonly known as internal teeth whitening or internal bleaching. Internal bleaching is used to lighten a discolored tooth that has had root canal treatment.
Internal bleaching is a more conservative option compared to restoration with veneers or crowns, but is sometimes used to lighten teeth before the application of these techniques to prevent the discoloration of the natural tooth from showing through. In addition, porcelain veneers or crowns may be required not only to achieve improved color, but also to strengthen a root canal treated tooth.
How is Internal Bleaching Performed?
Internal bleaching is a dentistry technique that is used to lighten the color or whiten the appearance of a tooth or teeth. Internal bleaching is only to be done under the direct supervision of a dentist. This is because the procedure involves inserting a chemical oxidizing agent directly into the tooth.
The internal bleaching procedure is performed on a non vital tooth that has received root canal treatment. The root canal treatment could have been the result of infection or dental trauma. Whatever the reason, the tooth in question did not require a crown and has maintained its natural tooth structure. When a tooth dies or becomes non vital it loses the blood and nutrient flow to it. This sometimes results in a changing of tooth color to a darker shade than the surrounding teeth.
Following completion of root canal treatment, the dentist will place a chemical oxidizing agent into the chamber of the tooth and leave it there for about 2 weeks time. This process can be done a few times over that 2-3 week period until the tooth achieves the level of whiteness desired by dentist and patient. Once the color is correct, the opening is sealed closed with a white tooth colored composite filling to keep out foreign matter and bacteria that could cause further problems.
Internal bleaching may be used by itself for whitening teeth or in combination with exterior teeth whitening products. Your dentist will evaluate the current condition of the teeth and determine if it is necessary to make use of two different kinds of teeth whitening procedures at the same time. When it is decided to use both products at the same time, the dentist will choose two products that are compatible to one another so that they do not interact poorly with one another. If chosen incorrectly, the interaction between the two bleaching products could ultimately damage the teeth they are designed to treat.
How well does Internal Bleaching work?
Internal bleaching is very effective for whitening teeth that have been damaged by trauma or infection. The process allows the dentist to focus on one tooth to raise its level of whiteness back to the level of the other teeth to give a more natural appearance overall.
Anyone who has had a tooth turn color after receiving root canal treatment can understand the difference between natural, undamaged, tooth structure, and dark, non-vital, tooth discoloration. While internal bleaching is very specific in it’s applications, it is an easy choice for someone with a dark front tooth. Internal bleaching is a great tool for cosmetic dentists to restore one or more teeth back to their natural white condition. It is a fairly simple procedure with great reward. If you have a tooth that does not whiten as all the others do, ask your dentist about internal whitening, and see if this is an option for you.
White fillings are a dental restorative material used to restore function, integrity and morphology of missing tooth structure. The missing tooth structure can occur from cavities, external trauma, and also lost intentionally via preparation of the tooth by the dentist for the dental filling. The development of tooth colored or white fillings has provided the cosmetic dentist and patients with a far more cosmetic alternative to traditional metal fillings.
Because the white fillings can be blended and mixed, a skilled cosmetic dentist is able to precisely match the tooth color of the fillings with the natural color of your teeth. Thus, they are able to place fillings that are virtually undetectable. This means only you and your dentist will know you have these fillings. These fillings are commonly called composite resins after their ingredients. These resins are metal free and are composed of a variety of materials. The most popular ingredients include acrylic resin and powdered particles similar to glass.
Tooth colored white fillings are done in one visit, in a procedure much like that for metal amalgam fillings, except that a high intensity curing light is used to bond the composite material to the tooth. Most patients will select tooth-colored composite fillings when they have a new cavity. As the availability of white fillings has increased more and more patients are having their cavities filled with cosmetic tooth colored fillings.
Metal fillings do not bond with the tooth structure. They merely rested on it and provided a degree of protection but over time the margins will open causing bacteria to leak inside. This causes a new cavity to form. Decades of research has led us to know so much more about the interface between dentin and enamel. This has led scientists to discover new ways of bonding fillings to teeth to create a stronger, more sealed connection between filling and tooth and also to be more aesthetic.
Composite resins allow us to keep more of your natural tooth structure intact than amalgams. Most dentists believe in being as conservative as possible. The more natural tooth structure we maintain, the better teeth you will likely have in the future.
Mild sensitivity is felt by some patients following the placement of composite resin fillings. This is usually temporary in nature and resolves on its own, usually in a few days. The only caution that is usually mentioned is that coffee, tea, and other staining foods and beverages may discolor your white fillings over time. These restorations have been shown to last an average of 7-10 years. It is vital to see your dentist regularly so they can be evaluated at every visit for possible breakdown of the material or further cavity formation.
-Close gaps or spaces between teeth.
-Change the contours of small, misshapen teeth.
-Repair chipped or cracked teeth.
-Replace old metal amalgam fillings with a cosmetic alternative.
-To protect an exposed root surface following recession of gums.
Cosmetic dentists can shape and color a single tooth, or they can change your entire smile.

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Heliconia stricta (Dwarf Jamaican leaf). Location: Maui, Kula Ace Hardware and Nursery.
Heliconia is a genus of flowering plants. They are native tropical South America, as well as the Pacific Ocean Islands west to Indonesia. There are between 100 and 200 species in the genus. Other common names include lobster-claw, wild plantain and false bird-of-paradise.
The plants have very decorative flowers. For this reason they are often sold decorative plants.
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I wrote this story of unexpected magic quite some years ago, and it’s been popular with readers, so I’m republishing it here today. Enjoy!
The summer my grandfather disappeared, I had been with him, as was usual during the holidays. We’d spend the weeks just swimming and fishing and talking. Grandad was a great talker. Mum reckoned he could talk the hind flipper off a dolphin! It was a good picture to have of Grandad, if you know what I mean, because he was really a sea person.
He and Grandma, both. Every year, when she was still alive, they’d lock up the farm and head for the coast. Grandma was a wonderful swimmer; she’d nearly been chosen for the Olympics. It was hard for her, living at the farm; yet she loved it, loved Grandad, too, so she didn’t complain. But when she died, Grandad sold the farm and everything in it, and moved permanently to the coast. He said he felt closer to her that way; reckoned her spirit was in the sea, watching.
I’m not sure when I noticed Grandad was a little different, that holiday. I think it started when I found him down at the beach, early one morning, without his beloved rod, just gazing out to sea. ’I saw the dolphins again today,’ he said. He turned to look at me, his blue-green eyes full of excitement. ’They’re coming closer!’ I nodded. I didn’t quite understand his urgency, his excitement, but it was nice to think of them out there, playing, leaping, the brilliant sea sparkling off their skin like scattered gems. Grandad sighed a little, and rubbed at his eyes. ’I don’t really feel much like fishing, these days.’ I looked at him sharply, but he had not sounded weary, only a little restless.
I watched him carefully for the next few days, but he seemed to be just the same as ever. Only occasionally he’d interrupt his talking and look out of the window at something I couldn’t see, but it was only a moment. Next moment he’d be back chatting and spinning yarns. And in its corner the Neptune Clock chimed out its creamy slices of days, chiming in with the rise and fall of his voice.
But then one morning–that morning!–I woke suddenly. The house was perfectly still; almost as if it was listening. Something in the quality of that silence made me jump up and fling clothes on. I ran from my room into the kitchen. No-one there. I looked in Grandad’s room. No-one there. The bathroom door was open–no-one there either. Behind the door, fishing rods, boots and all were still in place. But the clock was silent, its sound stilled, somehow adding to my fear.
There was no-one on the beach, and in the silver light of morning I ran and stumbled across the windswept sand, calling for Grandad. I ran and ran, my heart thumping and swelling with knowledge that I didn’t want to face.
It was near the end of the beach, as you go round into the next one, that I found them. His clothes, I mean. Even then, I shouted, ‘No!’ and looked around frantically for him, my eyes almost splitting from the enormous tears that ran all over my face.
I can’t tell you how long I stood there, how long they stayed there. But after a while, I walked back slowly to Grandad’s house. And there, on the hall table was the clock key. I picked it up, and turned it over in my hands. ’It’s time, then,’ I whispered. I inserted the key gently into the keyhole.
It opened easily and there, under the weights, was a note in Grandad’s writing: ’This is your clock now, Jessie. It will be a good friend.’ And then followed instructions for starting up the clock. Carefully, I followed them. Then as the clock started ticking again, I looked up at it–and caught my breath. For the Neptune figure, the one which had once had Grandad’s face, stared back at me with a highly-polished grin, out of a face I knew well. Of course I knew it well. I saw it in my mirror every morning.


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The new StarLord sees something in Betsua that attracts him in ways he has never experienced before. On a desperate mission to discover how the enemy collective holds the minds of so many people enslaved, will Ag and Bet be able to keep their minds on business and their hands off each other long enough to learn the secret of the blue crystals?
Can love restore a broken woman’s faith in humanity?
Darak has just been elevated in rank and given new responsibilities, but his devil-may-care style belies a gentle soul. He feels deeply and his empathic abilities sometimes make him care too much. How then, can he ignore the shattered soul that cries out to him from a woman who, until recently, was his enemy?
Jana was kidnapped and forced to do many things she cannot remember, but feels deep shame for, nonetheless. Reunited with her sister and taken to the dubious safety of the seat of Council power to heal, she has no idea what’s in store for the future. She only knows she’s free for the first time in years. Free to think on her own. Free to talk to her sister. Free to admire the maddening man who bothers her on every level.
Can Darak’s healing touch break through the fragile facade Jana shows to the world? And when her help is needed to penetrate deep into the enemy stronghold, will she help, or will she show her true colors? The fate of the galaxy might just be in their hands…as well as the fate of two hearts looking for their perfect match.
On a remote space station near the galactic rim, a retired soldier-turned-mercenary must make a decision that will alter the course of two galaxies and billions of lives. Guided by a gorgeous woman with a mysterious gift, will he make the right choice not only for himself, but for the woman who is quickly becoming more important to him than life itself? And will his decision condemn two races to everlasting war, or offer a glimmer of hope in the ongoing intergalactic conflict?
Is she an apparition or is she real?
Crash landing on an uncharted planet, Ezekiel Amber sets out across a desert, looking for help. What he finds is salvation in the form of a woman.
Angela finds the handsome, unconscious man and takes him below ground, where the heat of the desert does not reach. She nurses him back to health, trying hard to ignore the attraction between them.
Angel’s small community must be protected from humanity’s alien enemies. Likewise, Zeke must protect Angela – his angel – the one woman he wants like no other in the universe.
It’s a race to see who will get there first – Zeke’s reinforcements or the aliens – and the fate of the human race could hang in the balance.
A Jit’Suku Chronicles short story.
Enemy Captain Fedroval – Val for short – shoots down a one-man fighter out near the Galactic Rim, but the pilot, much to his surprise and horror, is a human woman named Lisbet Duncan. The alien warriors have a strict code. In their culture, making war on females is a shameful stain on one’s honor. The captain doesn’t quite know what to do with Lisbet, but he can’t let her die alone in space. He orders his men to tow her life pod into their battle ship.
Val is the last of his line – heir to a doomed legacy – because no respectable jit’suku woman will have him after the destruction of his family. He has put all his considerable resources into building his state-of-the-art battleship and joining the fight to take the human galaxy, hoping to restore his honor in some small way. This is Val’s first foray into human space and his first encounter with a human female. He finds her strangely alluring and altogether irresistible.
Lisbet is attracted to Val as well. When he puts the moves on her, she can’t resist his masculine charm, but she doesn’t like being a prisoner – even if she is being kept in a gilded cage, treated more like a guest. She doesn’t know a lot about jit’suku culture and it’s pretty clear they don’t understand much about humans. It’s going to be fun educating her captor about just how headstrong, fierce… and loving… a human woman can be.
Spymaster Chip is the King of Clubs – a professional bar manager and soldier – sent to run intel operatives out of a bar on Madhatter Station out near the Galactic Rim. Lila has been managing the bar in her sister’s absence for two weeks when, as she predicted using her deck of cards and her clairvoyant gift, Chip arrives. Sparks fly between them almost immediately, only spiking higher when they uncover a plot to take over the station. Can the new lovers and a handful of retired vets avert catastrophe and save the station?
Chip didn’t expect to find the bar open for business when he arrived at The Rabbit Hole on Madhatter Station. Not only is it open, but a beautiful woman is running the joint. He’s instantly attracted to her, but tragedy in his past has kept him from getting involved in any but the most superficial of relationships. This woman, though, she tempts him like no other.
Lila foresaw the coming of her own personal Charlemagne, the King of Clubs. She had no idea he would be so appealing though. A widow, Lila didn’t expect to be so attracted to the ex-soldier. Her female senses stir to life for the first time in years and she wants to get to know him better. A lot better.
When pirates plot to take control of Madhatter Station, it’s up to Chip and Lila to organize the resistance. With a handful of well placed vets and a handful of pilots, they mount a defense, but will it be enough? Or will it be too little, too late? And what of the lovers? Will their love and belief in each other be enough to see them through one of the greatest tests of the human mind?
Alexander is the proprietor of a working class bar called The Rabbit Hole. One of its best features, in his opinion is the petite woman who deals cards and sometimes foresees the future.
Della is an undercover operative working for the same intelligence service as Alexander, though he’s only just come to realize it. She follows her visions of the future, with her employers’ encouragement, to put her in the right places at the right times to do good for the human race. Lately, the right place has been in Alex’s bar and the right time is quickly approaching. It’ll be a turning point, both for her personally and for the warring races of humanity and jit’suku.
When the heir to the jit’suku empire is attacked, Della and Alex race to save him. Taken aboard the alien ship, Della and Alex must deal with a series of unforeseen events which put their lives and millions of humans and jit’suku in dire jeopardy. Can they find solutions for not only their people, but for themselves and the forbidden love they discover between them?

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