There are three main reasons for playback stuttering.
Reason 1: low upstream frame rate
Low upstream frame rate may be a result of poor performance of the host’s mobile phone or CPU-intensive applications at the backend. Normally, to ensure smooth playback, the upstream frame rate should be 15 FPS or higher. Frame rate lower than 10 FPS is deemed too low, which results in playback stuttering for all viewers. If the live streaming screen displays a static image, PowerPoint, or other images with little change, low frame rate will not cause stuttering.
Reason 2: upstream congestion
The host's mobile phone keeps pushing audio and video data during live streaming. If the phone’s upstream bandwidth is too low, the data waiting to be pushed will accumulate, causing congestion in data transfer and thus resulting in playback stuttering for all viewers.
Though ISPs in the Chinese mainland offer broadband packages with the downstream bandwidth as fast as 10 Mbps, 20 Mbps or even 100 Mbps or 200 Mbps, the upstream bandwidth is slow. In many small cities, the upstream bandwidth is up to 512 Kbps, meaning a maximum of 64 KB data can be uploaded per second.
Wi-Fi uses the carrier-sense multiple access and collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) strategy, as specified in IEEE 802.11. To put it simply, a Wi-Fi hotspot can communicate with only one phone at one time, and other phones must verify or query if communication is possible before initiating a connection to a hotspot. Therefore, the more people using a Wi-Fi hotspot, the slower the connection is. Furthermore, Wi-Fi signal decays greatly when passing through walls or obstacles. Most families seldom consider the Wi-Fi router position and the strength of Wi-Fi signal across rooms when designing and decorating their houses. Moreover, when hosts push video streams, they probably pay little attention to how many walls they are apart from their routers.
The MLVB SDK of RT-Cube has a status feedback mechanism that reports status metrics of the SDK every 1-2 seconds. If you use the MLVB SDK to publish streams, you can register TXLivePushListener to get the metrics. The metrics reported are as follows:
|NET_STATUS_CPU_USAGE||CPU utilizations of the current process and the device|
|NET_STATUS_VIDEO_FPS||Current video frame rate, i.e., the number of frames produced by the video encoder per second|
|NET_STATUS_NET_SPEED||Current data transfer rate in Kbps|
|NET_STATUS_VIDEO_BITRATE||Output bitrate of the video encoder, i.e., the amount of video data produced by the encoder per second, in Kbps|
|NET_STATUS_AUDIO_BITRATE||Output bitrate of the audio encoder, i.e., the amount of audio data produced by the encoder per second, in Kbps|
|NET_STATUS_CACHE_SIZE||Accumulated audio/video data size. A value ≥ 10 indicates that there isn’t enough upstream bandwidth to consume the audio/video data generated.|
|NET_STATUS_CODEC_DROP_CNT||Number of packet drops globally. Once the accumulated data exceeds a certain threshold, the SDK starts dropping packets to prevent worsening data accumulation. A larger number of packets the SDK drops indicates a severer network problem.|
|NET_STATUS_SERVER_IP||IP address of the connected publishing server, which is typically the one with the fewest hops from the client.|
The upstream frame rate is indicated by the VIDEO_FPS status parameter returned by the MLVB SDK through TXLivePushListener. Normally, the frame rate should be 15 FPS or higher to ensure smooth playback. Viewers will experience notable stutter when the publish frame rate is lower than 10 FPS.
You can learn about the CPU usage of the stream publishing SDK and the entire system from the
CPU_USAGE status parameter returned by the MLVB SDK through TXLivePushListener. System CPU utilization larger than 80% will affect video data capturing and encoding; if the CPU utilization reaches 100%, publishing by hosts will stutter, and smooth watch experience for viewers is impossible.
2.2 Identifying CPU consumers
The publishing SDK is not the only CPU consumer in a live streaming application. Leaving on-screen comments, sending hearts, and text messaging all consume CPU. To evaluate the CPU usage of the push SDK only, you may use our Basic Edition Demo.
2.3 Choosing an appropriate resolution
High resolution does not necessarily result in high video quality. To begin with, high resolution translates into improved video quality only when the bitrate is also high. Low bitrate and high resolution usually produce lower video quality than high bitrate and low resolution. In addition, viewers may be able to sense notable difference between a resolution of 1280 × 720 and 960 × 540 when watching videos full screen on PCs, but not on mobile phones, whose average screen size is only around 5 inches. High resolution increases the CPU utilization of the SDK significantly. Therefore, we recommend you use
TXLivePusher of the MLVB SDK to set video quality to HD. You may not get the expected high video quality by setting the resolution too high.
2.4 Using hardware for acceleration if necessary
Most smartphones use hardware encoders to reduce the CPU consumption of video encoding. When the CPU utilization of your app is too high, you can enable hardware encoding. When
TXLivePusher is set to HD, software encoders are used by default (hardware encoding doesn't work well on some Android devices and results in blurry video). You can use
TXLivePushConfig to enable hardware encoding.
Statistics show that upstream congestion for hosts is responsible for over 80% of playback stuttering in live streaming.
1.1: Relationship between
AUDIO_BITRATE) is the amount of audio/video data produced by the encoder per second for publishing, and
NET_SPEED is the amount of data actually published per second. If
NET_SPEED most of the time, the publishing quality is excellent. However, if
NET_SPEED for a long period of time, the publishing quality is unsatisfactory.
NET_SPEED, the audio/video data produced by the encoder builds up on the host’s phone.
CACHE_SIZE indicates the severity of data accumulation. Once it exceeds the alarm threshold, the SDK will start dropping data, which increases
DROP_CNT. The figure below shows a typical example of upstream congestion. As you can see,
CACHE_SIZE stays above the alarm threshold (red line) throughout the course, which indicates that the upstream network cannot meet the demand for data transfer, leading to serious upstream congestion.
You can find the above figures in CSS console > Operation Analysis.
2.1 Notifying hosts of poor network conditions
In scenarios where video quality is important, you’re advised to inform the hosts of bad network conditions through UI notifications. For example, you can send: Bad network conditions. You’re advised to move closer to your router and not to make Wi-Fi signal pass through walls.
For more information on how to do this, please see Mobile Live Video Broadcasting > Basic Features > Camera Push > Event Handling. You are advised to remind hosts to check their network conditions if your application receives the PUSH_WARNING_NET_BUSY event multiple times within a short period of time. Hosts are often unable to notice upstream congestion until reminded by viewers or an application message.
2.2 Setting appropriate values for encoding parameters
You can set video quality using the
setVideoQuality API in
TXLivePusher. We recommend the encoding settings below (for live showroom). To learn more about ensuring video quality, see Video Quality.
|Video Quality||Resolution||FPS||Bitrate||Use Case|
|SD||360 × 640||15||400-800 Kbps||Use this setting to save bandwidth cost. The image may lack clarity, but the bandwidth cost is 60% lower than that of high definition.|
|HD (recommended)||540 × 960||15||1200 Kbps||Use this setting to improve video quality. It guarantees clear video images on most mainstream mobile phones.|
|FHD||720 × 1280||15||1800 Kbps||Use this setting with caution. It is recommended only if viewers watch live streaming on big screens and hosts have excellent network connections, but not recommended for playback on small screens.|
As shown in the figure above, both downstream network fluctuations and insufficient downstream bandwidth can result in unfed periods (during which the app cannot get any audio/video data for playback) in the playback process. To avoid playback stuttering, the app needs to cache video data enough to cover the unfed periods. However, caching too much data causes a new problem: high latency, which is undesirable for interactive scenarios. The latency could build up over time if not fixed, meaning that it increases as the playback continues. The capability to fix latency is a key performance indicator for players. Latency and playback smoothness are like the two ends of a scale. To ensure low latency, you may have to compromise network stability, which causes playback stuttering, and to ensure smooth playback, you must deal with high latency. A typical example of the latter is the introduction of a 20-30 second delay in the playback of HLS (M3U8) streams to ensure smooth playback experience.
Through optimization across multiple versions of the MLVB SDK, we have developed an automatic adjustment technology, based on which we came up with three latency control schemes, allowing you to deliver superior playback experience without having to learn QoS control.
Auto mode: use this mode if you are not sure about what the live streaming scenarios will be.
You can switch to this mode by setting
TXLivePlayConfig. In this mode, the player adjusts lag automatically based on network conditions to minimize the lag between hosts and viewers and thus ensure host-viewer interaction quality while delivering good playback experience. By default, the player adjusts lag in the range of 1-5s. You can use
setMaxCacheTimeto modify the default range.
Speedy mode: suitable for live show and other scenarios that require low lag.
You can switch to this mode by setting both
setMaxCacheTimeto 1s. The auto and speedy modes differ only in terms of the
MaxCacheTimevalue, which is generally lower in the speedy mode and higher in the auto mode. This flexibility is made possible by the automatic control technology of the SDK, which can automatically adjust lag without causing stutter.
MaxCacheTimeis associated with the adjustment speed. The higher the
MaxCacheTimevalue, the more conservative the adjustment is, and the less likely stutter will occur.
Smooth mode: suitable for live game streaming and other scenarios that require high bitrate and high definition.
- You can switch to this mode by setting
setAutoAdjustCacheof the player to
false. In this mode, the player adopts a strategy similar to the buffering strategy of Adobe Flash Player for IE. When stutter occurs, the player switches to the loading mode, and when enough data is buffered; it returns to the playing mode, until the next network fluctuation. By default, 5 seconds of video data is buffered, which you can change via
- This seemingly simple mode reduces playback stuttering by moderately increasing lag, thus it is a reliable option for scenarios that do not require low lag.


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Self-proclaimed abortion provider Colleen Krajewski is an Ob/Gyn professor at the University of Pittsburgh. The University runs an abortion-training "fellowship," in coordination with McGee Women's Hospital of UPMC.
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Dr. Krajewski failed to renew her medical license in Ohio, and her Ohio medical license has expired. Colleen Michele Krajewski - professional profile Johns Hopkins family planning faculty list - includes Colleen M. Krajewski Previously worked at PP Bedford Heights Center in Ohio State of PA, license verification - Colleen Michele Krajewski Why I'm Dispelling Myths About Birth Control MD.com - Colleen M. Krajewski, MD, office locations Response to "Birth Outcomes After Induced Abortion" - Colleen M, Krajewski, co-author "Family Planning" abortion training class schedule at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Prochoicemd.org - Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center performs 1st and 2nd trimester abortions Krajewski formerly worked at John Hopkins Bayview Med Center Family Planning Dept., which houses an abortion training program. Former Johns Hopkins location: 4940 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, MD 22124. She also previously worked at an Ohio Planned Parenthood abortion clinic.
I used to be quiet about the fact that I perform abortions. Now I’m upfront. - 7102017
July 10, 2017 Washington Post article by Krajewski.
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Abortion training course. Schedule of hands-on abortion training at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, and Planned Parenthood.
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Colleen Krajewski is an OB/GYN professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Krajewski has publicly identified herself as an abortionist. Note her contact location at the hospital, which houses an abortion-training program called the "Fellowship in Family Planning."
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Details on the abortion-training "Family Planning Fellowship" at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Overview of the abortion-training "Family Planning Fellowship" at the University of Pittsburgh.
US abortion doctor says 'I'm not going to live in fear' - BBC News
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Very friendly staff
Clean and decent accommodations
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In the last years I have visited this location multiple times. All these times I liked my stay. The staff is very helpful and friendly.
The rooms are nice and comfortable. The breakfast buffet is fine and even the evenin meals (to socialize) on Tuesday till Thursday I can recommend.
After a hard day work it feels really as coming home.
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I really enjoyed my stay at this hotel. The food offeredd was very good and definatly enjoyed the beverages!
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I travel frequently for business throughout the year and I have to say that this hotel provided me with one of the best experiences I have encountered. Absolutely the best customer service and the suite was comfortable and provided me my home away from home.
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I will stay at Staybridge in the future. I have stayed in several hotels over the years and have not experienced the type of hospitality and amenities as I have with my recent stay.
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Rachael Thomas is the Communications Specialist for the nonprofit, using her writing and editing skills to create inspiring content and support communications efforts for TechTown, Hatch Detroit by TechTown, and the Wayne State Office of Economic Development.
Prior to joining the team, she was an associate editor at Hour Detroit magazine. There, she wrote and edited stories for Hour Detroit’s Life & Style section as well as curated content for its daily e-newsletter. During her three years at the magazine, Rachael developed a passion for Detroit’s entrepreneurs and small businesses, and enjoyed reporting on the city’s fashion, retail, and arts industries. She looks forward to nurturing those interests in a new way at TechTown. Rachael earned her bachelor’s degree in fashion merchandising and design and a minor in journalism from Central Michigan University.
In her free time, Rachael loves searching for a colorfully printed dress or a pair of funky earrings to add to her wardrobe; grabbing a latte at one of her favorite local coffee shops; enjoying a meal with family and friends at one of Detroit’s amazing eateries; tending to her plant babies; and watching a good horror or thriller movie.


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I’ve spent one and a half to two years studying Getting Real, T-groups, and Radical Honesty. These are bodies of knowledge of therapeutic communication that belong to the legacy of Fritz Perls and his Gestalt therapy. It would be fair to call these “schools” of communication, in the sense that they are each a “school of thought,” that all attempt to empower individuals to alleviate suffering – their own suffering and the suffering that arises in their relationships – by using speech to create a different relationship with their moment-to-moment experience.
Their main idea is that we all have a connection to Being and life is more wonderful when connection is free-flowing, but humans have a habit of interrupting that connection with our minds. So they teach individuals how to be precisely aware of their moment-to-moment subjective experience of their own minds, bodies, and emotions, with the idea that being able to really see and talk about what’s going on in your experience is a kind of power. Descriptive awareness is a form of consciousness, and extending the light of descriptive awareness shrinks the unconscious mind and its ability to run our lives. As the saying goes: if you can see it, you don’t have to be it.
If you were to go to a workshop from one of these schools, they’d probably teach you things like: much of what we perceive is actually interpretation rather than raw data, and our interpretations, which may be entirely ill-fitting to the current situation or outdated, determine what options we perceive and how we live our lives; it’s possible to distinguish between the data you perceive, the thoughts you have about the data, and the feelings that arise from those thoughts, and successfully distinguishing between these can loosen the sense of attachment to the moment and bring about a sense of subjective freedom; and how to describe subjective experiences of emotions and verbally label and communicate them.
I think of this as a bit like Buddhist meditation through talking.
Anyway, one of the things these schools teach is to express wants. I personally found this to be very illuminating. I realized that I want shit nearly all of the time! Even when what I’m doing right now is going pretty well!
Wants are different from judgments, and the distinction is crucial. Wants usually appear and are expressed in the form of “I want,” while judgments are usually “I should.” I experience my wants as jumping up in my mind with the charming immediacy and insistence of a toddler – “I want you to love me” – and I experience my judgments as pushing into my mind with the slouching resentment of a status-insecure teenager in a school cafeteria – “they should really like me more.” Judgments and “should”s are exercises of force, separation, and disconnected mental energy.
So, I can hear you asking, where am I going with this?
For more than half my life I have wanted to write, nay, to be a writer.
I have struggled with that want, and my struggle has felt a lot like the arguments I had in my house when I was a kid: I make a case to write, and in response I hear a case to not write; when I take a conciliatory tone I feel wounded and disappointed, and when I take a direct tone I feel harsh and rigid; and no matter what I end up feeling confused, exhausted, and no closer to a successful resolution.
I think that part of the problem has been that all this time I’ve been arguing that “I should write.” That “should” acts as a pivot point which sets write versus don’t write as two opposing weights on either side of the pivot, and then my mind starts trying to figure out which one would actually be more impactful in my life.
This turns into a courtroom argument. One part of me says I should write because it will surely produce XYZ benefits, and another part of me says I shouldn’t write because it will surely produce XYZ pains. In other words, I create and fall into a trap. I set myself up for arguments that are speculative (because I don’t actually know what benefits or pains writing will have for me until I do it) and endless (because they are speculative).
What if the solution were simple? What if the solution were just “I want to write”?
“I should write” produces an entirely different response in my body than “I want to write.” When I hear the former, I want to argue and the situation becomes ever more complex. When I hear the latter, I want to give that charmingly demanding toddler part of me what it wants and the situation becomes very simple: I can just give myself what I want. After all, I like giving people what they want.
As I write this, I am filled with goodness like honey in my belly. I wish that your world has this same goodness. I wish that you, too, know how to identify, express, and get what you want. Wouldn’t that be cool?

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DC-DC Power Supply Module: A Compact Solution for Efficient Power Conversion
Author： ZYG Power Module Time： 2023-12-22
In today’s fast-paced world, efficient power conversion is crucial for various electronic devices and systems. The DC-DC power supply module offers a compact solution to address this need. This article will delve into the concept of the DC-DC power supply module, its working principle, advantages, and applications.
The DC-DC power supply module converts one DC voltage level to another, thus providing the required output voltage for electronic devices or systems. It operates on the principle of power conversion using power semiconductors like transistors and diodes. These semiconductors control the flow of current and voltage to ensure efficient power conversion.
Advantages of DC-DC Power Supply Module
Compact Size: The DC-DC power supply module is designed to be compact, making it suitable for applications with space constraints. Its small size allows for easy integration into various electronic devices, including smartphones, laptops, and IoT devices.
Efficient Power Conversion: The module’s advanced power semiconductors and control circuitry ensure high efficiency in power conversion. This efficiency leads to reduced power loss and increased overall system performance.
Wide Input Voltage Range: The DC-DC power supply module can accept a wide range of input voltages, making it versatile and adaptable to different power sources. This feature is particularly useful in applications where the input voltage may vary or fluctuate.
Voltage Regulation: The module offers precise voltage regulation, ensuring that the output voltage remains stable even under varying loads or input conditions. This stability is crucial for the proper functioning of sensitive electronic components.
Applications of DC-DC Power Supply Module
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Oprah Winfrey shared her thoughts on the Donald Sterling scandal today, and let’s just say she’s just as passionate about it as everyone else.
TMZ caught up with the media mogul as she was leaving CBS Studios in NYC and she compared the Sterling’s racist views to the days of slavery. “The plantation days are over,” she said.
MUST READ: NBA Bans Donald Sterling For Life
When asked what the Clippers organization should do next, Mama O said, “I don’t have any advice but all I have to say is we’re off the plantation!”
As we reported earlier, TMZ obtained an audio clip of the Los Angeles Clippers’ owner forbidding his biracial girlfriend from publicly associating with Black people. His racist remarks, which went on for nearly 10 minutes, started after she posted an Instagram photo of herself with Magic Johnson. In response, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver issued the 80-year-old a lifetime ban from the league.
“We stand together in condemning Mr. Sterling’s views,” Silver said. “They simply have no place in the NBA.” He added that he will try to force the controversial owner to sell his franchise.
MUST READ: Oprah Says Old Racists ‘Just Have To Die’ To Further Our Nation’s Progress
So who should be the next owner? “I won’t be buying the Clippers but I hear Magic Johnson might be,” Oprah revealed. “That would be really cool.”
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This is one of my first rectangle view seascape, It features one single umbrella near the bottom. This has been the biggest talking point of all my pieces!
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Contribution of sarcoplasmic proteins to myofibrillar proteins gelation.J Food Sci. 2012 Feb; 77(2):R73-81.JF
Surimi, a refined protein extract, is produced by solubilizing myofibrillar proteins during the comminuting and salting stages of manufacturing. The resulting paste gels on heating to produce kamaboko or a range of analog shellfish such as crab claw, filament sticks, fish mushroom, and so on. The myosin molecule is the major myofibrillar protein in gelation. It is believed that washing steps during the traditional surimi process play an important role in enhancing the gel properties of the resultant kamaboko by removing water-soluble (sarcoplasmic, Sp-P) proteins. By contrast, some researchers claim that retaining Sp-P or adding it into the surimi gel network not only does not interfere with the action of myofibrillar proteins during the sol-gel transition step but also improves the gel characteristics of the resultant kamaboko. It seems that retention of Sp-P or their addition into raw surimi does enhance the textural properties of kamaboko gel perhaps by functioning as a proteinase inhibitor, particularly against trypsin and trypsin-like proteinases but this depends on the type of applied surimi process. Among different types of Sp-P, it has been claimed that some proteins such as endogenous transglutaminase (TGase) play a more important role than other Sp-P in bond formation, by catalyzing the cross-linking of myosin heavy chain (MHC) molecules during low-temperature setting of surimi, resulting a more elastic kamaboko gel.

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Picture this: A whole week devoted to improving your photography skills! Going beyond the “selfie,” this program will allow campers to explore composition, lighting, perspective, and a variety of subjects with the help of a local photographer. The week will be full of opportunities to see camp through a different lens, and will include a field trip for an exciting off-site photo shoot! Campers will stay in cabins. Space is limited.
All inclusive program fee: $629
Dates for campers completing 7th-10th grades in June 2022:
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A retired sheriff's deputy fired for refusing to stop carrying a gun while working in a Medford school says he wanted to be prepared in case the children's safety was threatened.
Donald Later told The Mail Tribunethat he didn't apply for the job as a part-time bus monitor to push for gun rights. But while going through training he was struck by the emphasis put on the children's safety.
He adds that he feels he is entitled, under the law, to carry a gun in school as a law enforcement officer, even though he is retired.
But Medford Schools Superintendent Bill Long says the school district needs to know that someone responsible for the safety of students will follow school rules.

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Being a gambling devotee, it’s likely that you have had the experience of wagering in both online and offline casinos. It can seem a bit complicated to determine which one is better than the other, as each has its perks. Though it’s a tough choice, conclude at the end of the day since you need to wager from somewhere. But, which one would suffice you the most – online or offline?
Let’s discuss some such aspects where online gambling platforms have become victorious over traditional brick and mortar establishments.
Choose Online and Opt for Less Travelling
You are fortunate if you have a land-based casino right beside your residence. If not, visit an offline gambling site making a long journey. You need to wear the right clothes, waste money on vehicles, and more so. But, choosing an online casino, you don’t need to waste your money, energy, and time as you can wager on your favorite gambling games, wearing your comfy pajamas. It is convenient for all means.
Quality Games are Available
Every offline game punters play at land-based casinos is available in online gambling sites with better quality and odds. Table games like poker, blackjack, roulette, etc., are even available in two different versions – the RNG version and the live casino version. Players who get pressurized while playing amid other gamblers can choose to play the RNG powered variants. If you are more into live gaming, online casinos are catering all these games with real-life dealers.
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This is a nation cleaved in two, split into warring camps and led by a president who revels in the breach. Even if voters succeed in electing Joseph R. Biden as president, the cult of Donald Trump will remain a threat to the nation's stability. Its members are afraid of modernity, embittered by the decline of white Christian culture and incensed by the rise of powerful people of color.
Trump didn't create the divide, but he cleverly climbed its ragged edges to the presidency. And he has maintained his grip on his constituency by stoking their racial resentments, fueling their tribalism, pandering to their sense of entitlement.

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This July, the Office of the Prosecutor General and the Central Criminal Police launched a criminal investigation into Swedbank in order to investigate potential money laundering and the potential submission of false information to financial supervision authorities.
According to current information, Estonia may have been used as a transit country in a money laundering scheme, Office of the Prosecutor General spokesperson Kairi Küngas told ERR.
State Prosecutor Sigrid Nurm said that they are cooperating both internally and internationally in the money laundering investigation.
"Thus far, investigating authorities have worked on big data, submitted letters rogatory to other countries, and cooperated closely with the Financial Supervision Authority (FSA)," Nurm added.
No allegations have yet been made in the current stage of the investigation.
Estonia's Financial Supervision Authority (FSA) also announced on Tuesday that it launched misdemeanor proceedings against Swedbank in connection with issues uncovered earlier this year following supervisory procedures into verifying anti-money laundering (AML) compliance.
The financial watchdog noted that it is cooperating with the relevant authorities in Sweden and the other Baltic countries, indicating that financial supervision authorities are coordinating their activities as well as sharing intelligence and assessments with one another.
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Joe Biden – 46th President of the United States and the rocky road ahead | ABC News
In these tense final days of the Trump Administration, attention has been deflected a little from the next incoming US President.
Joe Biden, a senator and vice president, has spent nearly 50 many years in, around, and with the White House. He will be moving in on Thursday at 05:00 AM Australian time.
He’ll be the Commander in Chief and inherit multiple crises. This includes pulling the nation out of the worst winters, healing deepening ethnic wounds, and restoring America’s reputation on the international stage.
It is a difficult road ahead, and it will be played out against the backdrop despair and rage of his supporters who are still loyal to his predecessor.
Joe Biden can shoulder the office burdens and face the challenges ahead.
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Stuart Hall's lawyer has said he is in poor health and could die in prison.
Crispin Aylett QC said the stress of two criminal cases as well as an appeal over his sentence, had taken its toll.
He told Preston Crown Court: "For a man of 84, facing the prospect of dying in prison, the burden can scarcely be imagined."
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Q. What does a white lesbian essayist in Portland, Oregon, have in common with a Mexican American novelist born in Tijuana and now writing from Chicago?
A. Talent, for one. And an ability to burrow down deep into the complexities of family and relationships, with humor, pathos and wisdom.
Kate Carroll de Gutes is the author of “Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear.” Her debut collection of essays won the 2016 Oregon Book Award for creative nonfiction and the Lambda Literary Award for memoir.
Luis Alberto Urrea is the author of “The House of Broken Angels.” He was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for an earlier book and his latest was just nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award.
On my recent trip to London, I got ambitious and took both books with me. Thanks to a head start here at home, I finished de Gutes’ book on the flight over there and completed Urrea’s book on the return flight. Both were satisfying reads, different on the surface but similar in less obvious ways.
I was already familiar with Kate’s work. I dove into her second book, “The Authenticity Experiment,” after hearing her read from it during a book launch event a couple years ago. I loved that she took a 30-day challenge she gave herself to be authentic on social media and turned the collection of blogs into a book.
Read my blog post: “Daring to be real in a world of perfection“
In her first book, she writes about a spectrum of big issues — self-identity and coming out; love and loss; marriage and divorce; quarreling parents dealing with failing health in their old age.
Kate is brutally, beautifully honest in writing about all of it. The inner turmoil and the out-in-the-open tensions as she embraced her sexual identity. The thrill of being able to marry a woman, followed by the despair of divorce. Coping with her mother’s failing memory while dealing with her angry father’s resentment that his wife’s heart bypass operation is taking away attention from his own cardiac surgery years earlier.
In each of those situations, Kate opens up in a way that draws us into those relationships, where we feel the anticipation, the joy, the disappointment, disgust and resignation associated with life’s peaks and valleys.
Reflecting on her marriage that lasted 23 years, she calls it a success when compared to the statistic that most first marriages last 7 to 8 years and 50 percent of all marriages end in divorce. In light of that, she says, she and her ex-wife Judy should be held up as role models.
“It took such a long time for our relationship to be recognized as legitimate by our families and society,” she writes. “Judy’s family, in particular, believed our relationship was ’empty and loveless,’ and I think they had been expecting its demise all along, as if we didn’t have, couldn’t have what it took to go the distance and make marriage work.”
But looking back on that marriage, she also sees what it gave her:
“This woman helped make me who I am. I am from her. We grew up together. Came out together. Figured out roommate, spousal equivalent, partner, and wife together. And I have removed myself from her, as well, expurgating my history as well as my heart.”
Urrea is someone I should have known about long ago but only became familiar with recently. A friend invited me to a talk he was giving in Portland and loaned me the book when I couldn’t make the event. How is it that I was in the dark about an accomplished Latino author who teaches at the University of Illinois-Chicago and who’s written more than a dozen fiction and non-fiction books plus three volumes of poetry?
Urrea was born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and an American mother. His newest book is infused with references to both sides of the border, though it is squarely set in the San Diego home of one Miguel Angel de la Cruz, affectionately known to his family as Big Angel.
Big Angel is the ailing patriarch of a sprawling clan that includes siblings, several children and too many grandkids to count, plus aunts, uncles, cousins and his own dying mother.
There’s a Little Angel in the story, too. It’s Big Angel’s half brother, born to an American woman who had a fling with their Mexican father. Little Angel lives in Seattle, where he teaches literature and is viewed as something of a puzzle if not an outcast by everyone else in the family who has remained in San Diego.
The story is built around the preparations for one last birthday party for Big Angel. But as the date nears, his own mother, nearly 100 years old, dies herself, meaning the family must bury her on the same weekend they’ve come together to celebrate Big Angel and thank him for all he’s done to create opportunities for them as first- and second-generation immigrants in a country that would just as soon rather not have them here.
Interestingly, the book stems from a real-life situation in the author’s family. Urrea says his eldest brother, Juan, was in the last month of a terminal disease when he had to bury his mother and the funeral landed on the day before his 74th birthday.
Like Big Angel, Juan sat in his wheelchair and accepted thanks for good deeds done during his life — think of an army of relatives paying their respects as if he were Don Corleone in “The Godfather.”
A reviewer in TIME magazine calls Urrea’s book “a celebration of the Mexican-American family.”
Read the review here: “The House of Broken Angels Is a Love Song to the Mexican-American Family.”
Reading it as a third-generation Mexican American myself, I had no problem recognizing the archetypal characters in the book and appreciating the many cultural references and food products referenced throughout. My mom, too, loved her instant coffee with Carnation canned milk to lighten it up.
Urrea’s characters drop a lot of Spanish and Spanglish into their conversations, which lends an obvious authenticity to the dialogue, but I have to wonder how many readers were left scratching their heads and missing out on the linguistic nuances.
It’s an entertaining book, though I have to confess I had trouble at times keeping some of the characters straight because of their sheer number. There are tensions and rivalries among some, teasing and flirting between others, constant judging of each other, and a lifetime of memories and their meanings for Big Angel to sort through in his final days.
Mexican families are known as big and boisterous and close-knit. While there’s a lot of truth to that stereotype, I also know the image doesn’t always hold up as true. In Urrea’s telling, Big Angel is at once the backbone and the beating heart of the de la Cruz family — and he writes with tenderness in a scene toward the end of the book where Little Angel and Big Angel have just finished fighting. Literally.
Little Angel took a deep breath. “I know you hated me for leaving. I know you thought I looked down on all of you. Well, maybe I did. All my life I thought I had to escape to survive. Maybe even to escape you. And now you are leaving me, and I can’t imagine the world without you. I always thought I didn’t really have the father I wanted. And all this time it was you.
“To be here now, to see what you have made, humbles me. The good parts and the bad. It doesn’t matter. I thought I was going to save the world, and here you were all along, changing the world day by day. minute by minute.”
Big Angel was going to say something but decided against it.


Born Richard Starkey on July 7, 1940, in Liverpool, England, Ringo Starr, known for his easy-going personality, rose to fame in the early 1960s as a member of the legendary rock group the Beatles. Known for his role as drummer, Starr also sang and wrote songs for the group, singing "With a Little Help from My Friends" and writing "Octopus's Garden."
Musician, singer, songwriter, actor. Born Richard Starkey on July 7, 1940, in Liverpool, England. Known for his easy-going personality, Ringo Starr first rose to fame in the early 1960s as the drummer for the legendary rock group the Beatles. He grew up poor in Liverpool, and his father left the family when Starr was only three. A sickly child, he missed a lot of school on account of his illnesses. Starr eventually dropped out as a teenager.
Starr started his musical career playing percussion in a skiffle band, or a band that used common objects instead of regular instruments. His stepfather supported his interest in music and reportedly bought him a drum kit. Learning the drums, Starr went on to join a popular local band Rory Storm and the Hurricanes in the late 1950s. He took his nickname—Ringo—was given to him because of the rings he wore—as part of his stage name around this time. And his drum solos for the group were called “Starr-time.”
Starr met the members of another Liverpool group, the Beatles, while both groups were playing in Hamburg, Germany, in 1960. Two years later, he was asked to join the Beatles to replace their current drummer Pete Best. Starr was soon on the fast track to success with his new bandmates Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison.
Guided in the studio by producer George Martin, the Beatles recorded their first single, “Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You,” in 1962. While that song did okay, their next single “Please Please Me” made the group a pop sensation in England. Their first album together, Please Please Me (1963), added fuel to already growing frenzy that would soon become known as Beatlemania. Starr made a rare appearance on lead vocals for the song “Boys” on the album.
With their floppy hair and matching suits, the Beatles crossed the Atlantic Ocean to launch their own pop invasion of America in 1964. Beatlemania was in full force during their first U.S. television appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Their single, “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” had already climbed to the top of the charts before the taping and was followed by a succession of hits. And throngs of screaming fans—many of which were love-struck teenagers—filled the audiences of their live shows.
That same year, the Beatles took their music to the big screen with the humorous documentary film A Hard Day’s Night (1964). For their next film venture, Help! (1965), Starr provided the vocals for “Act Naturally.” Both projects gave Starr’s comedic and acting talents to shine through.
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While Lennon and McCartney were widely praised for their songwriting talents, Starr’s contributions were not as readily acknowledged. He was known for his strong drumming talents, but he also assisted in the group’s creative process and provided some of its emotional stability and good humor. Unlike past drummers who remained firmly in the background, Starr was seen an equal part of the Fab Four. His influence would later be seen on future generations of drummers.
In 1966, the Beatles stopped touring, giving their last concert in August at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park. They continued to record together, taking their music in new directions. They created one of rock’s first concept albums with Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), which was meant to be listened to in its entirety. Other commercial and critical successes, included The Beatles (often referred to as The White Album) (1968), to which Starr contributed the track “Don’t Pass Me By.”
By this time, personal and creative tensions began to erode the group. Starr spent some time on other projects, starring in the film The Magic Christian (1969) with Peter Sellars. They played their last gig together on top of the Apple Corps, Ltd building in London, in January 1969, which was filmed for the film Let It Be (1970). In April 1970, the Beatles ended with Paul McCartney’s announcement that he was leaving the group. One of the most successful groups in popular music finished their run with more than 45 top forty hits in the United States alone—and leaving an incalculable impression on millions of fans worldwide.
After the Beatles broke up in 1970, Starr pursued a solo career. His first album, Sentimental Journey (1970), was a collection of Tin Pan Alley tunes. For his next effort, Starr went for country with Beaucoup of Blues (1971). Starr found his greatest solo success with Ringo (1973), which featured such hits as “It Don’t Come Easy,” “Photograph,” and “You’re Sixteen.”
In addition to recording, Starr was flourishing in other creative directions at this time. He directed and produced the documentary, Born to Boogie (1972), on influential glam rockers T-Rex. Continuing to act, Starr appeared in such films as 200 Motels (1971), That’ll Be the Day (1973), and Son of Dracula (1974). He also starred in the comedy Caveman (1981) with Barbara Bach, and the two soon fell in love and married.
Starr reteamed with Paul McCartney for the musical drama Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984). On television, he starred in two children’s series as the narrator for Thomas the Tank Engine and later Shining Time Station.
On the musical front, Starr emerged as a bandleader in the late 1980s, touring with the first incarnation of his All Starr Band, which included Joe Walsh from the Eagles, Nils Lofgren and Clarence Clemmons from Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, Rick Danko and Levon Helm from the Band, and Billy Preston and Dr. John among others. Over the years, Starr has done numerous tours with various artists under the All Starr Band banner and produced several live albums of this continuously changing and evolving collaborative project.
While he continued to produce numerous solo albums, Starr received some his strongest reviews in years for 1992’s Time Takes Time. He also was involved with an interesting reunion with Paul McCartney and George Harrison in the mid-1990s. The trio worked with a demo version of the song “Free as a Bird” recorded by John Lennon in 1977 to produce a new Beatles single—the first in 25 years. Sadly, Lennon had been murdered in 1980 by a crazed assassin. The song was released in 1995 and became a top ten hit. Another Lennon song, “Real Love,” was also reworked and did well on the charts in 1996. Two years later, Starr appeared on the VH1 Storytellers television series, sharing his music and experiences as a recording artist, which resulted in an accompanying album.
Most recently, Starr released his latest solo effort, Liverpool 8 (2008). As a testimony to his abilities as a songwriter, he co-wrote all of the material on the album. The recording has been heralded by some critics as an impressive comeback.
Starr has been married twice. Wed to Maureen Cox from 1965 to 1975, the couple had three children together, Zak, Jason, and Lee. Zak has followed in his father’s footsteps and become an accomplished drummer in his right, playing with such bands as The Who and Oasis. Starr and his friend Keith Moon, the original drummer for The Who, had encouraged his interest from an early age. Starr and his second wife Barbara Bach have been married since 1981.
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Two Riverside Ravens and one Mt. Baker Bulldog are three of the nation’s top football players as recognized by NSR. Jayden Solis, running back in the class of 2020, Javon Forward, 2020 safety and Dawson Abbe, class of 2021 wide receiver and defensive back will train at the FBU Seattle camp with one of Football University’s NFL-experienced coaches.
All three players have showcased a high level of technique at this stage and displayed dedication to becoming better football players. The advanced technical training platform Football University provide will greatly benefit on their paths to football success.
Football University brings the top middle and high school talent in the country to its regional camps, from Boston to southern California and everywhere in between. As evidenced by the national player rankings together with NSR, top student-athletes will train at every one of the remaining Football University camps this spring.


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NBM delivers another lovely Euro-sized graphic album with ZOMBILLENIUM by writer/artist Arthur de Pins. The setup is a corker: a man named Aurelian, upon discovering that his wife is cheating on him, decides to rob a bar. It does not go well, and it only gets worse when he steps out into the street and gets run over by a car. The occupants of the car just happen to be a vampire and a werewolf, and they both bite him to resuscitate him. Now confused, and turning into a supernatural creature, Aurelian winds up working at a theme park with a dedicated horror theme. Strangeness, oddities, death, love, vengeance, and a lot of confusion follow. ZOMBILLENIUM is a hoot from start to finish, with funny situations, great characters, witty dialogue, and art that is utterly gorgeous. de Pins drew the entire thing in Adobe Illustrator, and the large format the book is printed in really enhances the work. This is the usual great-looking package from NBM, and it does a stellar job of introducing another French superstar to North American readers.
The latest book from Graphic Classics is NATIVE AMERICAN CLASSICS. This volume delivers adaptations of work from some of America’s earliest native writers, and as usual, the book is a pretty solid package. The talent involved is very good, including folks like Toby Cypress, Afua Richardson, Terry LaBan, and Tim Truman. And unlike some of the earlier volumes, the best material here is the poetry. Not only is the original work really good, the artists illustrating the background for those words turn in some seriously incredible efforts. David Kanietakeron Fadden’s piece for James Harris Guy’s “The White Man Wants the Indians’ Home” is frame-worthy. Twenty-four volumes in and going strong, the Graphic Classics line has proven time and again that it has the goods. Always worth a look.
A bizarre beast lumbers out of the woods, his presence causing an accident that sends a school bus over a cliff. A speechless boy communicates with the beast, saving himself and his classmates. Suddenly, the world around the young boy is opening wide, his secret ability to communicate with creatures beyond our ken now known. That is the tale at the heart of Erik T. Johnson’s THE OUTLIERS #1, a gorgeous new effort that will see distribution from Alternative Comics in August. The story is intriguing, sure, but Johnson’s art is the real star here. His use of shadow is terrific, and by sticking to only one color on the page, he gives the work a mood that is palpable on the page. He also does an excellent job with detail on the page, giving the book more of a heft than you might expect. I was really impressed with the overall package here.

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Carver County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a $450,000 settlement with the parents of Archer Amorosi, a Minnetonka High School student shot and killed by deputies outside his Chanhassen home in 2018.
Donald and Kara Amorosi sued the county in September 2019, alleging that the Carver County Sheriff’s Office and county attorney’s office violated data practices laws by disclosing private data in Archer Amorosi’s death.
In the lawsuit, Donald and Kara Amorosi said the sheriff’s office “flooded the media” with private records of their child, and that the data was released on the eve of Archer Amorosi’s funeral in a “blatant attempt to exonerate the deputies that killed a child in desperate need of their help and compassion, not their bullets.”
As part of the settlement, the county did not acknowledge any wrongdoing, instead saying that the settlement is a “a cost effective resolution which brings closure to this matter and avoids the high cost of continuing litigation and the uncertainty of a lengthy jury trial and appeals process.”
The county also maintains that the data released is public information.
Following the approval of the settlement, the Amorosi family released a statement:
“The Amorosi family hopes this settlement sends a message to law enforcement and county attorneys about how not to treat a grieving family in the aftermath of a police shooting. No family should be treated the way Carver County treated the Amorosis following the tragic death of their beloved son. It was devoid of humanity. Families deserve better.”
On July 13, 2018, an emergency response call turned into a fatal shooting. According to law enforcement, that’s when deputies encountered 16-year-old Archer Amorosi, who did not comply with deputy commands and was holding a hatchet and handgun-style BB gun. He then ran at deputies, who first deployed a Taser and then shot their firearms, killing Amorosi.
His family says he was struggling with mental health issues and was going through a crisis.
The BCA later released more evidence in the shooting, including a 911 transcript from Amorosi’s mother that morning, who said her son was acting “violent and destructive.” The evidence also included testimony from Cpl. Jacob Hodge, who was the first to the house that morning.
Charges were never filed against the two deputies who fired their weapons.
The settlement agreement includes $270,000 going to Donald and Kara Amorosi and $180,000 going to attorney’s fees.


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Augma Biomaterials is a dynamic, innovative company, that develops bone grafting for bone augmentation in dental & maxillofacial surgery. Augma Biomaterials is a dynamic, innovative company, that develops bone grafting for bone augmentation in dental & maxillofacial surgery. the material into the graft site. PRESS firmly for 3 seconds. A variety of bone graft materials can be utilized in veterinary dentistry. Some of the more common applications for these products include placement in certain extraction sites to help prevent alveolar ridge loss, during surgical periodontal therapy, for fracture repair and to help stabilize near-fractures caused by dental disease The Newport Surgical™ line of bone grafting solutions features a simplified set of high-quality instruments and materials to help dentists efficiently and reliably perform the majority of bone grafting procedures with confidence. Streamlines the bone grafting process by giving you just the tools you need — nothing mor Bone graft is required when there is insufficient bone to support dental implants. The specific technique and materials for bone augmentation is based on the area of the mouth, the type of bone defect, and the treatment plan. Bone graft failure can occur either during the healing phase or lost later due to excessive resorption
. We offer free shipping and the highest quality service Dental bone graft pain is minimal, both during and after the procedure. Synthetic bone graft materials are FDA-approved and come with no risk of rejection. Cons. Dental bone graft side effects and complications include infection or abscess, nerve damage, and sinus problems Dental implants require bones underneath them for support and proper integration into the mouth. As mentioned earlier bone grafts come in various forms such as autologous (from the same person), Allograft, Xenograft (mainly bovine bone), and Alloplastic materials. Bone grafts can be used prior to implant placement or simultaneously
A ridge preservation, or socket preservation, is one of the most common types of oral bone grafts. If a tooth must be extracted, the socket can be filled with bone grafting material. This holds space during the healing process so the tissue doesn't cave in Your dental bone graft procedure is usually performed with a local anesthetic. Because a small incision is made in the gum to place the graft, your gums may be sore after surgery. Generally, patients can manage this with over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and ice to reduce swelling Bone grafting, on the other hand, is a much less commonly known phrase. This is a touch on the ironic side because bone grafting and dental implants often go hand-in-hand in the dental industry. If you have more questions about bone grafting that aren't answered here, visit our bone grafting FAQ page Bone-graft material may be in form of calcified granules such as mineralized freeze dried human bone, bovine bone, or synthetic materials provided in single pre-packed bottles. These bone materials are safe and have been used for many years. They provide a bone matrix that allows the regeneration of natural bone wherever placed
Bone Grafting Materials What are bone grafts made of? We have a wide variety of materials available to us these days for use in bone grafting. Bone grafting is the rebuilding of jawbone through the introduction of materials, including bone itself, and growth enhancers.. The materials used in bone grafting can be natural or synthetic, human or non-human, and have a variety of other attributes. Patients who are about to undergo dental treatment, especially surgery, will often inquire as to the success rate of the procedure to be performed. When we look at the etiology of poor bone fill or bone-graft integration postextraction, many factors can influence the outcome, including medical history, medications, social factors, etc. Perio-Implant Advisory's Editorial Director Scott Froum. There are three classes of bone-grafting materials based upon the mode of action. Autogenous bone is an organic material and forms bone by osteogenesis, osteoinduction, and osteoconduction. Allografts such as demineralized freeze-dried bone are osteoinductive and osteoconductive and may be cortical The actual graft is an immune stimulant to encourage the growth of new bone cells. These cells take over the graft and become solid bone. In order for this biochemical process to occur properly, there needs to be existing healthy bone to stimulate the growth of cells and to help hold the graft material while new bone cells are being made AND. Learn more about Straumann® bone grafts. Professional training and continuing development in implant dentistry - for all areas of implant dentistry, on all skill levels
Another option is something known as synthetic bone grafting material. This type of material is a type of mineral bone substitute that has been shown to fuse with a human bone effectively and reliably. These are the four primary types of materials that are used with bone grafting required for different types of dental bone augmentation procedures The doc added bone graft material into the hole. However, they started to fall out piece by piece on the third day after the seal came off, and now, I don't think there are anything left in the hole. I supposed to see him in a week for a follow up. Should I ask to see him early? If the bone g.. Normally, the dental bone graft material used is a type of calcium phosphate, as this imitates natural bone and is a biodegradable material, which is safe to be used in the body. This technique has many other advantages. For example the dentist can obtain precisely the right amount of bone to graft successfully DENTAL BONE GRAFT. Clinicians have validated the need for a dental bone graft solution that resorbs and is replaced by bone. They require a timescale commensurate with existing graft materials-but does not require ancillary fixation (screws, tacks) or containment devices (membranes, mesh) Bone grafting is a minor surgical procedure performed in the dental office under local anesthesia to rebuild bone in areas where it has been lost. Grafting material can be placed into a tooth socket as soon as a tooth is extracted, or in an area where a tooth has been missing for some time
Dentists will fill the chosen area with this dental bone graft material that will act as a kind of placeholder so that bone healing and remodelling can take place. In fact, the bone healing process will start and your body will see the graft as some natural bone to repair and so over time, it will replace it with your own bone If your dental surgeon has found that you don't have enough bone for a successful implant, you may need a bone graft. Often, bone grafts are required for dental implants when the bone beneath a missing tooth has shrunk and weakened. A bone graft creates a scaffold forthe regeneration of bone Best Bone Grafting Material for Ridge Preservation After Extraction. Michael A. Pikos, DDS | Eric Rindler, DDS | Roberto J. Deloso, DDS. Michael A. Pikos, DDS is the founder and CEO of the Pikos Institute where he teaches advanced bone and soft-tissue grafting courses with alumni that now number more than 3,200 from all 50 states and 43 countries. He also maintains a private practice limited. The synthetic bone graft is a term used to describe a procedure using a hydroxyapatite or other naturally occurring and biocompatible substance with similar mechanical properties to the bone, to build bone so that dental implants can be placed
Today, bone grafts are mainly used to give a sufficient volume to the gums to provide good support for a dental implant. In order to implement a successful implant, it must have good bone support. In the past, the fact of not having enough bone was against-indication for placement of dental implants Care After Bone Grafting. The following information applies when grafting material has been placed into extraction sites or other areas to help preserve or reconstruct your upper and/or lower jaws in preparation for implant replacement. Your bone graft is typically particulate bone and is much the consistency of course sand Preservation grafts use bone material to protect and rebuild this ridge to support a dental implant. Sinus graft: The roots of some of your upper teeth extend upward into your empty sinus cavity. When one of these teeth is extracted, the empty socket leaves a thin section of bone separating the mouth from the sinuses The bone graft itself is either a real natural bone or a manufactured bone. The natural bone might come from another part of your body, or it might come from a donor or cadaver. If you can use your own bone, this is the best choice since it will heal and become part of your jaw more quickly A dental bone graft is actually a relatively minor procedure. Your dentist will make an incision to expose the bone of your jaw, then graft new bone material to it. Your bone creates new bone cells around the grafted material, building up bone right where you need it
Dentists can perform bone grafting procedures with materials that stimulate new bone growth at the missing tooth site. And, if placed immediately after a tooth extraction, grafting can prevent excessive bone loss and allow for future dental implants to be placed. How Bone Grafts Wor Bone grafting can help to improve some patient's chances of keeping their dental implants for a long time. If this procedure has been recommended in your case, talk to one of our surgeons about your options for sources of the bone graft material The most expensive dental bone graft cost is often associated with inserting one of the dental root pieces into the jaw bone that has been lost due to decay or damage. Typically, the dental bone graft cost is about six thousand dollars per graft. Obviously, the cost goes up dramatically if there are multiple teeth that need to be replaced
Grafting material can even be synthetic. It comes in a variety of forms: powder, granules, putty or even a gel that can be injected through a syringe. Types of Bone Grafts. There are a variety of sources of bone grafting material used for preserving or augmenting bone for dental implants Bone Grafting. It is not unusual for the patient to present for a consultation at the oral surgeon's office and be informed at some point in the discussion that he or she may require a bone graft in order to maximize the outcome of dental implant surgery.While this sounds pretty scary at first, the truth is that bone grafting in the oral cavity today is a routine, predictable and. For a simple bone graft a periodontist (gum specialist) or an oral surgeon will typically numb the area (sedation can be used but isn't common); separate the gums from the teeth to reach the roots and bone; thoroughly clean the area; fill the holes in the bone with the grafting material; and then cover the graft with a physical barrier
It maximizes the outcome of a dental implant surgery. What is bone grafting? Bone grafting refers to the procedure of creating a solid jawbone to support dental implants. During this process, bone or bone-like elements are added to the jaw. The bone graft can be adopted either from your body or can be processed from materials such as cadaver Bone grafts consist of materials of natural or synthetic origin, implanted into the bone defect site, documented to possess bone healing properties. Currently, a variety of bone restorative materials with different characteristics are available, classified in various categories according to histologic architecture, embryologic origin, form and. Dental Bone Grafting Materials Online Orthogen is a bone grafting company founded by a group of biomaterials specialists from New York University in 1992 Disclaimer: Bone Grafting Materials and Membranes are considered Biologicals and are NON-RETURNABLE for Credit or Exchange due to FDA Regulations and Restrictions. Please make sure that you keep Biological Protocols in your office when storing these materials The OsteoGen® Plug offers a two-in-one solution by combining bone grafting material with a collagen plug, eliminating the need for a barrier membrane. Default Title - $279.00 Add to Car
INFUSE BONE GRAFT Infuse TM Bone Graft contains a manufactured bone graft material that is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in certain maxillofacial bone grafting procedures, such as sinus augmentation and localized alveolar ridge augmentation. It provides an alternative to bone-harvest surgery Bone-grafting materials for dental surgeries implants. Bone regeneration materials & solutions by AB Dental. For more info on Dental Bone graft, visit us > Dental implants can frequently provide an optimal way to replace missing teeth.Over the past few years, the materials and techniques used in dental implants have been significantly developed and improved. While the advantages of dental implants are undeniable, treatment is technique-sensitive, expensive, and often, bone grafting is needed to ensure the procedure is a success OSSIX ® Bone is a sterile, biocompatible bone grafting material aimed to fill, augment, or reconstruct periodontal and bony defects of the maxillo-facial complex Please enter a Patterson Item Number in the correct format. Examples are: 123-1234, 123 1234, 1231234, 071231234, 07-123-123
Our bone graft materials are used as medical devices and biomaterials in dental and orthopedic implant surgeries. These procedures foster new bone growth in regions of loss caused by injuries or diseases There are several ways to obtain bone material for bone grafting. The first option is an autograft, in which the persons own bone from other parts of the body is used for replacement, e.g. from the chin or from the hip. Bone grafting material obtained from other people or corpses called allograft The bone graft has to heal for a minimum of four months to be strong enough to support a dental implant. Ideally, the extraction happens and we do the bone graft and membrane in the same appointment. Then, the patient needs to heal for four months Some people need to undergo bone grafting, a regenerative surgery that involves a periodontist, an oral surgeon, an orthopedic surgeon, and an anesthesiologist (Bone Graft: Materials, Cost and Procedure 2018; Dental Bone Graft Cost). This procedure addresses issues related to the gradual deterioration of the..
bone graft materials can migrate out of the surgery site and be lost. A membrane graft could start to dislodge. If so, the doctor should be notified. You compliance is essential to assure success. 5. Types of graft material. Some bone graft and membrane material commonly used are derived from human or other mammal sources I have 2 missing #29 #30 right lower jaw. Oral surgeon seeing the x-ray film and exam suggested I get 2 dental implants plus bone-graft as the width is no The material structure and porosity (or void space) are two parameters that we have evaluated and optimized in the development of the bone graft matrices. Maximizing the porosity of the material allows for increased void space available for bone regeneration and ingrowth OsteoLife Biomedical is a distributor of dental bone graft materials and heavily involved in the Research and Development of allogeneic bone for dental grafts, with a focus on providing our clients clinical education and guidance on the various graft materials being used today.The items distributed by Osteolife Biomedical are validated in accordance with FDA requirement
Your bone graft is most likely constructed using particulate bone. The consistency of this material is a lot like sand. If you feel a few little granules on your tongue for a couple of days after your surgery, it is normal. Some of the granules can become loose and you will notice them in your mouth In this case, this hole is filled with bone graft material and the jaw bone is given time to grow a new layer of bone cells over the grafted area, creating a strong base for a dental implant. Risks Associated With Bone Grafting. Like all surgical procedures, there are some risks and side effects associated with the bone grafting procedure Understanding Bone Grafting Materials for Implants & Bone Regeneration. All bone grafting materials that Dr. Yuriy May employs in the practice have been hand selected through thousands hours of clinical research and are by design considered the most natural, effective and of course, premium materials available on the dental market


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SALT LAKE CITY – Senate Bill 296, the Antidiscrimination and Religious Freedom Amendments, which extends housing and employment protections to LGBT individuals while also seeking a balance with freedom of religious expression, passed the Utah House Wednesday night in a 65-10 vote.
Immediately following SB 296’s passage, the House also passed Senate Bill 297 in a 66-9 vote. The bill allows government officials and employees to opt-out of performing same-sex marriages if they have religious objections, yet also ensure that someone is nonetheless available to provide the service.
Senate Bill 296 – Antidiscrimination
Unveiled just a week ago and backed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, SB 296 now goes to the governor. Gov. Gary Herbert is expected to sign the bill into law in a ceremony Thursday at 6 p.m.
When it was announced that the bill passed, the gallery exploded into cheers and applause from assembled supporters.
Prior to the cheers, the chamber of the Utah House was quiet Wednesday evening as Rep. Brad Dee, R-Ogden, the bill’s House sponsor, took the floor. Pausing several times to compose himself as he spoke, Dee said the House had opportunity to take on very specific and important issues in the state.
“What we’ve tried to do over the last few months, with input from many stakeholders, is to try to address an issue in Utah that we sometimes feel it’s best to postpone or hide from,” Dee said. “But that’s not who we are.”
Dee said it took him at least three years to “come to fruition” on the bill, that it had been a journey for him. He also said that, while he doesn’t support the lifestyle of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, he nonetheless has come to know and love them as people, and that they are just as deserving of the same protections as anyone else.
“In the narrowest form, I’m asking you to guarantee their rights,” Dee said. “The same rights you and I have today.”
Under the terms of SB 296, employers and people in various capacities having to do with the management or sale of residential property cannot discriminate on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation.
- Small businesses with 14 or fewer employees are exempt
- Residential property transactions involving less than four dwellings are exempt
- Related transactions, such as financing and brokering the sale or rentals, are included in the antidiscrimination provisions
- Someone who expresses personal religious views about marriage, family or sexuality in a nondisruptive and nonharassing manner in the workplace – or outside the workplace – cannot be fired or denied housing on those grounds
- Religious organizations, their affiliates, religious schools and the Boy Scouts of America are exempt
While the majority of the Republican-dominated House passed the bill, 10 representatives remained opposed.
Rep. Jeremy Peterson, R-Ogden, said he felt the bill was going through too fast and the House hadn’t had ample time to properly vet it. He also didn’t believe the housing provisions are necessary. As a property manager himself, Peterson said, he hasn’t experienced a complaint or issue related to any LGBT tenant’s lifestyle.
“We can be a culture of kindness in this state without being compelled by the law,” he said.
Rep. Ken Ivory, R-West Jordan, also said the bill was going too fast and hadn’t been afforded the proper processes of review other bills had. “This is a constitutional dive in a very shallow pool of time and process,” he said.
“I don’t see this bill as moving too quickly,” Rep. Patrice Arent, D-Salt Lake City, said. “We’ve discussed this bill for years.”
Rep. V. Lowry Snow, R-St. George, said he dreaded the fact the matter hadn’t been resolved by now. “It is time for Utah to address the issue,” he said.
“I am convinced the time is right,” Snow said. “I’m not saying this legislation is perfect, but it represents a balance for where we are at this point and time …. We must take the current when it serves, and I think that time is now.”
When the debate had ended and a call to vote was made, SB 296 quickly passed with 65-10 votes.
Representing Southern Utah in the House: Reps. Brad Last, Michael Noel, John Westwood, V. Lowry Snow and Merrill Nelson voted in favor of the measure. Reps. Don Ipson and Jon Stanard voted against it.
Representing Southern Utah in the Senate: Sens. Ralph Okerlund, Steve Urquhart and Evan Vickers voted in favor of SB 296 on March 6, when the bill passed the Senate 23-5 with 1 not voting. Sen. David Hinkins voted against the bill.
Read the full text of the bill here: 2015 S.B. 296 Antidiscrimination and Religious Freedom Amendments – proposed
Senate Bill 297 – Religious expression protections
Sponsored by Sen. Stuart Adams, R-Layton, and Rep. LaVar Christensen, R-Draper, SB 297 allows some government officials and employees to opt-out of performing same-sex marriages based on “religious or deeply held beliefs about marriage, family, and sexuality.”
However, a county clerk’s office must make sure someone is available to provide the service if others decline. If an alternate choice isn’t found, the objecting clerk or employee will be made to provide the service regardless.
The bill also prohibits government retaliation against persons in general who decline to perform marriages or provide accommodations for them based on religious belief.
The bill “strikes a proper balance,” Rep. Jacob Anderegg, R-Lehi, said. “I will support this bill,” he said.
The LDS Church also expressed its support for SB 297 and released the following statement:
The Church has been consistent in its support of marriage between a man and a woman while teaching that all people should be treated with respect. There have been various attempts discussed by lawmakers to deal with the changing definition of marriage in our state. We are supportive of SB297 because it is a more balanced and fair approach to marriage and religious freedom protections.
While SB 297 also experienced majority support in the House, passing 66-9, some lawmakers voiced their opposition.
Rep. Brian King, D-Salt Lake City, said the bill was a solution looking for a problem. He also said that government officials should leave their religious beliefs at the door, and if they couldn’t, they should be running for public office.
“We believe in separating church and state,” King said.
SB 297 will be signed into law by Gov. Gary Herbert at the same time he signs SB 296 in a ceremony Thursday at 6 p.m.
Representing Southern Utah in House: Reps. Brad Last, Michael Noel, John Westwood, V. Lowry Snow, Merrill Nelson, Don Ipson and Jon Stanard voted in favor of SB 297.
Representing Southern Utah in the Senate: Sens. Ralph Okerlund, David Hinkins, Steve Urquhart and Evan Vickers voted in favor of SB 297 on March 9, when the substitute bill passed the Senate 24-5.
Read the full text of the bill here: 2015 S.B. 297 2nd Substitute – Protections for Religious Expression and Beliefs about Marriage Family Sexuality
- LGBT rights, religious liberties bill passes Senate, advances to House
- Nondiscrimination, religious liberties bill unveiled, praised by officials
- LDS Church expresses support for LGBT nondiscrimination measures
- City hears request for possible nondiscrimination ordinance
- Sen. Urquhart plans to reintroduce nondiscrimination bill
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Images are not numbers. Freud
tried translating them. They are
notes towards themselves.
A walled city represents its own
interests. I want to go in
but I don't trust -- its symbol
is the horse, no, an upended
flask of water. I've been there
once creaking like an old door.
Soundly to venture forward
into desire. This film
I think I've seen, but it changes
memory. I dream an entire
film. A recurring dream. Always,
I am some actor, falling into trees.
My mind churns up such thoughts
to bother me on weekends.
Distract me towards the sea, or
to you. My mind on the whole
has betrayed me. Love is strong.
Sunny villas, much running water.
The grasses hush together
in greenness. This stolen city means
so little. I will write it flawed and beautiful.

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