Posted on: 2:57 pm, November 20, 2012, by Katie DeLong, updated on: 02:58pm, November 20, 2012
MADISON ? The 2012 Wisconsin State Capitol Ornament has been unveiled, and is now on sale.?
The 2012 ornament features a replica of the State Capitol?s glass tile mosaic ?Liberty? ? one of four mosaics located between the arches in the Capitol Rotunda.
The ?Liberty,? ?Legislation,? ?Government,? and ?Justice? glass tile mosaics symbolize the divisions of the powers of the state and liberty, the foundation of all power in a free country.
The non-profit Capitol Ornament Program began nine years ago and has raised thousands of dollars for the State Capitol Restoration Fund. Proceeds allow the state to acquire items for the ongoing restoration of the State Capitol.
The 2012 State Capitol Ornament sells for $16.
CLICK HERE to purchase the 2012 State Capitol Ornament via the Wisconsin Historical Society website.
NEW YORK (AP) ? The players' association will monitor the Miami Marlins following their payroll purge. The union says it's too early to determine whether the salary cuts will cause any issues under baseball's labor contract.
Baseball's labor contract requires that revenue-sharing money be used in to improve a team's performance on the field.
The Marlins opened last season with a $112 million payroll and cut it to $90 million by the end of the season. With the trade of All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes and four others to Toronto on Tuesday, Miami's payroll next season is projected at about $36 million.
Commissioner Bud Selig approved the deal Monday. Union head Michael Weiner said Tuesday he is not surprised by Selig's decision, but "we'll be monitoring the Marlins for compliance" with baseball's labor agreement.
Researchers develop guidebook for promoting healthy lifestyles among Hispanic populationsPublic release date: 20-Nov-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Debra Bolton dbolton@k-state.edu 620-275-9164 Kansas State University
MANHATTAN, KAN. -- A collaborative guidebook involving Kansas State University researchers is helping individuals, families and communities improve the health of Hispanic populations.
Recent studies have shown that Hispanic populations living in the U.S. have higher rates of obesity and diabetes, and lower rates of physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption, compared with Caucasians. The higher rates of obesity and diabetes among Hispanic populations are connected with the adoption of new lifestyles.
University researchers wanted to improve Hispanic health and health-related behaviors by developing a culturally relevant resource guide for physical activity and nutrition. Working with three communities in southwest Kansas -- Garden City in Finney County, Dodge City in Ford County and Liberal in Seward County -- the researchers addressed Hispanic community and health needs. The research is published in a recent issue of the journal Ethnicity and Disease.
The collaborative project involves Debra Bolton, instructor and K-State Research and Extension specialist in family and consumer sciences; Daniel Kahl, the program coordinator of the Kansas PRIDE Program and the K-State Research and Extension liaison for the Center for Engagement and Community Development; as well as Melissa Bopp and Elizabeth Fallon, both former assistant professors of kinesiology.
"Because of where I live and because of my research, the professors called and said they wanted to do research," said Bolton, who is based in Garden City and performs research centered on Hispanic populations. "It was a good place for them to get into communities and understand health and habits."
Hispanics make up 8 percent of the Kansas population, but southwest Kansas has higher populations of Hispanics. Hispanics make up 48 percent of the population in Finney County, 49 percent of the population in Ford County and 51 percent of the population in Seward County.
"We are way beyond the state average," Bolton said. "That's why southwest Kansas was such a prime place to do this research."
With obesity prevention efforts, community-based participatory research is becoming a popular way to reach ethnically diverse populations. But little research has focused on ways to help Hispanic communities. For the guidebook, the researchers combined community-specific cultural and historical information with physical activity and nutrition health education materials.
The work focused on several areas: heart disease, diabetes, overweight, nutrition, physical activity and access to health care. The researchers used surveys and statistics and spoke with community leaders.
They discovered that many Hispanic residents were new immigrants and possibly unaware of community resources that support healthy behaviors. The researchers found that it was beneficial for these residents to have a guidebook tailored to resources available in their city.
The researchers developed a guidebook available in English and Spanish and distributed it to residents in that community. The guidebook focused on ways to promote and increase awareness of physical activity and healthy eating resources in each community. The researchers included photos of parks, trails and recreational facilities, photos of families and individuals engaging in activities, and photos and nutritional information for ethnically relevant foods.
When conducting surveys to evaluate the guide, the researchers found that the guide was accepted by community residents and had moderate dissemination.
"I think it's a good start to understanding access to physical activity and health," Bolton said. "In my own research, I understand these residents don't come to the U.S. as unhealthy people."
Bolton noted the paradigm shift -- called the Latino Paradox -- that Hispanic populations experience when they come to the U.S. Before emigrating, they often walk a lot and eat home-cooked meals, Bolton said, but when they arrive in the U.S. they drive cars everywhere and have access to inexpensive and convenient fast food, which they often view as a form of prosperity.
"Because it's a new, different way of eating than their bodies are used to, they are more prone to diabetes and other diseases," Bolton said. "I hope that this research helps this population understand that how they ate and exercised in their former country was the healthy thing to do."
In their publication, the researchers noted that while the primary outcome of the research was the development of the guidebook, the collaborative partnerships that were formed between researchers and the community were just as important. Because community engagement breaks barriers, Bolton said it was important for researchers to go into the community to understand the culture.
"It is important out of respect to the community," Bolton said. "Garden City has a long history of integrating the population. This brought a national issue to a local level. That helps us understand the population."
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The research was funded by a grant from the Center for Engagement and Community Development at Kansas State University.
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Researchers develop guidebook for promoting healthy lifestyles among Hispanic populationsPublic release date: 20-Nov-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Debra Bolton dbolton@k-state.edu 620-275-9164 Kansas State University
MANHATTAN, KAN. -- A collaborative guidebook involving Kansas State University researchers is helping individuals, families and communities improve the health of Hispanic populations.
Recent studies have shown that Hispanic populations living in the U.S. have higher rates of obesity and diabetes, and lower rates of physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption, compared with Caucasians. The higher rates of obesity and diabetes among Hispanic populations are connected with the adoption of new lifestyles.
University researchers wanted to improve Hispanic health and health-related behaviors by developing a culturally relevant resource guide for physical activity and nutrition. Working with three communities in southwest Kansas -- Garden City in Finney County, Dodge City in Ford County and Liberal in Seward County -- the researchers addressed Hispanic community and health needs. The research is published in a recent issue of the journal Ethnicity and Disease.
The collaborative project involves Debra Bolton, instructor and K-State Research and Extension specialist in family and consumer sciences; Daniel Kahl, the program coordinator of the Kansas PRIDE Program and the K-State Research and Extension liaison for the Center for Engagement and Community Development; as well as Melissa Bopp and Elizabeth Fallon, both former assistant professors of kinesiology.
"Because of where I live and because of my research, the professors called and said they wanted to do research," said Bolton, who is based in Garden City and performs research centered on Hispanic populations. "It was a good place for them to get into communities and understand health and habits."
Hispanics make up 8 percent of the Kansas population, but southwest Kansas has higher populations of Hispanics. Hispanics make up 48 percent of the population in Finney County, 49 percent of the population in Ford County and 51 percent of the population in Seward County.
"We are way beyond the state average," Bolton said. "That's why southwest Kansas was such a prime place to do this research."
With obesity prevention efforts, community-based participatory research is becoming a popular way to reach ethnically diverse populations. But little research has focused on ways to help Hispanic communities. For the guidebook, the researchers combined community-specific cultural and historical information with physical activity and nutrition health education materials.
The work focused on several areas: heart disease, diabetes, overweight, nutrition, physical activity and access to health care. The researchers used surveys and statistics and spoke with community leaders.
They discovered that many Hispanic residents were new immigrants and possibly unaware of community resources that support healthy behaviors. The researchers found that it was beneficial for these residents to have a guidebook tailored to resources available in their city.
The researchers developed a guidebook available in English and Spanish and distributed it to residents in that community. The guidebook focused on ways to promote and increase awareness of physical activity and healthy eating resources in each community. The researchers included photos of parks, trails and recreational facilities, photos of families and individuals engaging in activities, and photos and nutritional information for ethnically relevant foods.
When conducting surveys to evaluate the guide, the researchers found that the guide was accepted by community residents and had moderate dissemination.
"I think it's a good start to understanding access to physical activity and health," Bolton said. "In my own research, I understand these residents don't come to the U.S. as unhealthy people."
Bolton noted the paradigm shift -- called the Latino Paradox -- that Hispanic populations experience when they come to the U.S. Before emigrating, they often walk a lot and eat home-cooked meals, Bolton said, but when they arrive in the U.S. they drive cars everywhere and have access to inexpensive and convenient fast food, which they often view as a form of prosperity.
"Because it's a new, different way of eating than their bodies are used to, they are more prone to diabetes and other diseases," Bolton said. "I hope that this research helps this population understand that how they ate and exercised in their former country was the healthy thing to do."
In their publication, the researchers noted that while the primary outcome of the research was the development of the guidebook, the collaborative partnerships that were formed between researchers and the community were just as important. Because community engagement breaks barriers, Bolton said it was important for researchers to go into the community to understand the culture.
"It is important out of respect to the community," Bolton said. "Garden City has a long history of integrating the population. This brought a national issue to a local level. That helps us understand the population."
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The research was funded by a grant from the Center for Engagement and Community Development at Kansas State University.
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When we visited BeatBots' San Francisco headquarters a few days back, the company's co-founder Marek Michalowski was a bit hush-hush when it came to discussing the future of Keepon, not saying much beyond alluding to upcoming updates for the move-busting little 'bot. He was, however, more than happy to talk about hacking the beat-monitoring toy, something the company had in mind when it first designed the consumer-friendly toy. "We felt it was important to allow people to hack it and be able to do more things with the toy than it can do out of the box," Michalowski told us.
The company left the toy's 12C bus open, so interested parties can easily manipulate My Keepon by way of microcontrollers like Arduino and its ilk. We've already seen some crafty individuals get the robot to do their bidding, something that's only likely to increase when Michalowski releases a guide for hacking My Keepon in the very near future. In the meantime, click through after the break to see the robotics PhD discuss Keepon hacks. A YouTube full of choreographed "Thriller" Keepon videos surely can't be that far off.
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No matter that Bollywood film director Yash Chopra was 80 years old and suffering from kidney problems. When the official cause of his death on October 21 was confirmed as dengue fever it only served to heighten fears as cases of the disease have climbed in India this year.
The Ministry of Health has recorded 12,470 cases up to October versus just over 10,000 for the whole of last year. So far in 2012, 92 people ? including Chopra ? have died.
The National Vector Borne Disease Control Program, India?s front line against dengue fever which receives reports on the disease from every corner of the country, says the real figure is much higher; it estimates as many as 32,000 cases to date this year. But while statistics can be debated, nobody is denying that the disease is clearly on the rise.
South India has been particularly badly hit with 4,949 cases and 39 deaths in Tamil Nadu alone in 2012. Health professionals are also pointing to a growing number of dengue reports from New Delhi.
Last month, in a remote township of Dimapur in the far-flung northeastern state of Nagaland on the Myanmar border, two cases were reported.?However, local health officials said both victims had traveled to the capital which has become increasingly at risk.
?These were cases of dengue being imported from Delhi,? said F. Kikon, a local voluntary health worker in Nagaland.
With one more person succumbing to the disease last week in the capital, the number of deaths attributed to dengue has risen to four and there is a probe into Chopra?s death to determine whether he acquired the disease in the capital or on a film shoot in Jammu and Kashmir.
Recently the Delhi High Court served a notice to the federal government to submit a report on the implementation of a long-term plan to control the outbreak, but critics say the policy remains muddled and inadequate.
A relative of a dengue patient in a government-run hospital in New Delhi said patients are sharing beds due to a lack of space, one of a handful of problems. [More]
With New York City as their backdrop, Cooper Union engineering students use their technical skills to reimagine photography
By Larry Greenemeier
ORIGAMI IN MOTION: Students in The Cooper Union's Albert Nerken School of Engineering in Manhattan discovered their artistic sides as part of Alan Wolf's "Scientific Photography" class.Image: Courtesy of Eric Leong, The Cooper Union
When Alan Wolf challenged his engineering students to get artistic earlier this year, he wasn't sure what to expect. As disciples of math and science, these students were used to knowing what the outcome should be for any given project. What would happen when he had them build their own cameras and set them loose on the streets of New York City?
Wolf, physics chair and acting dean of The Cooper Union's Albert Nerken School of Engineering in Manhattan, offered his inaugural "Scientific Photography" class in January primarily as a means to encourage budding Cooper Union engineers to tackle complex technical projects. "The first day as I'm standing in front of the students, making up the course as I'm speaking, I said, 'Oh, by the way, each of you will be responsible for a small artistic portfolio consisting of 12 images,'" he says. "I encouraged them to bring their technical mind-set to bear on whatever their artistic theme was."
Admittedly, he didn't expect the students to turn in groundbreaking artwork. "Twenty years ago when I would ask students in a big lecture class how many of them have taken and developed photos in a darkroom, it was two thirds of the class," Wolf says. "These days, nobody does wet photography in a darkroom. People take photos with their cell phones, not with a decent camera."
The artistic assignment was meant to complement the students' primary workload for the class, which required each of them to complete a technical project. One such project included designing and building a thermal-imaging camera, while another project saw students create their own high dynamic range video camera. In fact, although the students were very excited about doing the technical projects, they objected a bit to having to do artistic portfolios. "They had no self confidence that they knew how to make art," Wolf says.
Much to Wolf's surprise and immense gratification, his students produced captivating images that expressed a mix of latent artistic creativity mixed with an engineer's ingenuity.
These portfolios are on exhibit at The Cooper Union throughout December.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York nanny has been indicted on murder charges in the deaths of two young children who were stabbed last month in their parents' luxury apartment in Manhattan, according to court documents.
A grand jury indicted Yoselyn Ortega on two counts each of first- and second-degree murder in the killings of Lucia Krim, 6, and her brother, Leo, who was days shy of his second birthday.
The children's mother, Marina Krim, discovered their bodies in the bathtub when she returned to her Upper West Side home on October 25 from a swimming lesson with a third child, police have said. Ortega then began to stab herself in front of Krim.
Ortega, 50, has not been arraigned yet on the charges. She was formally arrested 10 days ago after police interviewed her for the first time in her hospital room.
Ortega had been employed by the Krim family for two years, police said. She lived with her son and sister near the Krims' apartment off Central Park and has been a naturalized U.S. citizen for a decade.
Marina Krim had expected to meet Ortega and the two children at a local dance studio on the day of the killings. Upon finding the lights out in the apartment, Marina Krim asked the doorman if Ortega had taken the kids out, police said.
Krim then re-entered the home and found the children in the bathroom before encountering Ortega.
Kevin Krim, the children's father and a CNBC executive, had been heading home from a business trip at the time of the killings, police said.
(Reporting by Joseph Ax; Editing by Paul Thomasch and Paul Simao)
There's no shortage of instruments and peripherals to make GarageBand sing on iOS gear. Anyone jonesing for well-known instruments has had few options, however, which makes Fender's launch of a USB-capable Squier Stratocaster something of a watershed moment. While it can plug into any quarter-inch jack or a computer's full USB port, the extremely familiar electric guitar will strum its notes directly into any older iPad, iPhone or iPod touch through a pre-supplied 30-pin cable; yes, you'll need a pricey adapter to rock out on an iPad mini. All the familiar controls and outputs you'd anticipate are present, including a 3.5mm headphone jack for some quiet practice in the den. Fender's $200 price puts the USB Squier well within reach of mobile musicians -- we just wish other guitar makers would follow suit.
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LinkedIn continues to grow exponentially in the professional world of business networking.??If you are responsible for growing your business, developing new or deeper existing professional relationships, you can?t afford to ignore this powerful social networking tool.
?187 million professionals?have a presence on LinkedIn?- 2 new members are joining every second! (LinkedIn)
Going Beyond Your 1st Level Connections
I?m going to make the assumption you?ve already 1. Completed your profile and 2. Established network of 1st degree connections LinkedIn; people you already know and trust. ?(If you haven?t taken these first steps yet, then stop and take some more time to focus on those first 2 steps!) ? Now that you have a solid foundation of connections, you are ready to take your online networking to the next level. ? LinkedIn has a built ?tool to make it easy for you to raise the networking bar.
LinkedIn Introductions 101
Simply put, ?Requesting an Introduction??allows you to contact users in your network (through?your 1st level connections) into their connections who are not yet directly connected to you. ?When you make the request, your connection will, in turn, decide whether to refer or recommend you onto the desired recipient so you can start a direct dialogue.
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Introductions Step by Step
Locate the member?s profile you would like to connect with. Click on their profile link.
Hover over the drop down arrow feature on the SendInMail button. ?Choose ?Get Introduced? ? OR you can also scroll down to the bottom of the profile below ?Contact Joe for?: ?See ?Get introduced through a connection?
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ? A widow of a U.S. Army soldier killed in a blast in Afghanistan has sued Fox Cable Networks and the National Geographic Society over a documentary that showed her husband and family.
The documentary about a combat hospital called "Inside Afghan ER" featured Staff Sgt. Kevin Casey Roberts, who was serving with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle in Khost province in Afghanistan in 2008.
A year after his death, his wife, Donnice Roberts, got a call from a service member in Germany who saw her husband in the documentary. According to the lawsuit filed in Texas on Nov. 1, she never knew there was video footage related to her husband's death and that the documentary existed.
She is seeking at least $750,000 in damages and wants a judge to prevent the film from airing again. She also wants the cable network to stop using images of military families without their permission.
The documentary was produced and distributed by the National Geographic Society, and was promoted and distributed by Fox Networks Inc. and Fox Entertainment Group Inc., which owns part of the NatGeo network.
Scott Grogin, a spokesman for Fox Networks Group, said the film never aired in the United States. Instead, it aired on the National Geographic International channel.
Donnice Roberts said an image of herself and her children that had been stored on her husband's laptop was used in the documentary during scenes about his memorial service in Afghanistan.
"The filmmakers got permission from the military to shoot the documentary and as part and parcel of that, were granted permission to shoot the memorial service," he said.
No one immediately answered the phone or email for National Geographic.
Donnice Roberts said she suffered mental anguish, shock and sadness from learning about the documentary.
"Moreover, Mrs. Roberts has fears and concerns that her minor children are depicted as the children of a warrior in the war on terror, which is fought by fanatic, radical individuals who have shown a propensity and desire to kill Americans, including women and children," the lawsuit said.
Sgt. Roberts joined the Army after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and served two tours in Iraq before deploying to Afghanistan. He received the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart and was buried in Texas, where his family lives.
The 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division is based in Fort Campbell, Ky.
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November 11, 2012 Wexford University is accepting its final registration for classes starting January 2013. The 100 percent online university offers a variety of health, exercise, sports and fitness degree programs of all levels.
Everyone knows the words ?last call.? In this case, it?s not last call for another drink, but to register for online classes in fitness training, nutrition, sports psychology and other health topics at Wexford University. Since early registration for U.S. and international students more than tripled expectations, Wexford University online is taking its last round of registrations this month. The 100 percent online Wexford University offers associate through doctoral programs with self-directed learning and flexible scheduling.
Registration for online health and wellness degrees are still being accepted at http://wexford.edu/. The Wexford winter semester begins Jan. 7, 2013 and runs through mid-March. Classes are already nearing capacity, so registration for this semester will be closing early.
?We are thrilled that our accelerated and affordable degree programs have struck so much interest among people interested in a health and wellness career,? said Jack Bauerle, Chancellor of Wexford University. ?At Wexford, our online classes are convenient and flexible, and you never have to worry about a bad commute, a parking permit or expensive tuition hikes. Instead, you can focus on getting the best online education in your favorite health topic, so that you can boost your chances of finding your dream job.?
Wexford University?s online degree programs include: associate of arts degree in Fitness Training, bachelor of science degree in Health and Fitness, master of science degree in Nutrition and Exercise, master of arts in Applied Sports Psychology and a doctorate degree in Applied Sports Psychology.
Further, all military personnel receive a 15 percent discount on their health, fitness and wellness education through Wexford University online, and all students receive a 10 percent education when tuition is paid in full up front. Interested students canstill complete an online application to register for 2013 classes at http://wexford.edu/.
Wexford University is dedicated to providing world-class education through cutting-edge technology, offering direct application degree programs in an accelerated format with 100 percent online learning to save time and money. Programs include an associate of arts degree in Fitness Training, bachelor?s degree in Health and Fitness, master?s degree in Nutrition and Exercise as well as master?s degree and doctorate degree in Applied Sport Psychology. Wexford University is the higher education division of NESTA (National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association). For more information, please visit http://wexford.edu/. Wexford University
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Mick Jagger's ex is selling the love letters he wrote to her.
By Eric Kelsey, Reuters
Love letters written by Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger to American singer Marsha Hunt, discussing poetry and his personal turmoil, will hit the auction block next month.
Hunt, with whom Jagger had his first child, Karis, told Britain's Guardian newspaper she was selling the letters, written in July and August 1969, because she had been unable to pay her bills.?
"I'm broke," Hunt, who lives in France, told the newspaper.?
The Guardian said on Friday the 10 letters would be sold by Sotheby's on Dec. 12.?
The auction house values the letters from between $111,000-$160,000.?
Jagger wrote them to Hunt while filming the Tony Richardson movie "Ned Kelly" in Australia.?
They are described as showing a sensitive side of the then-young singer, who wrote about the poetry of Emily Dickinson, meeting author Christopher Isherwood and an unrealized multimedia project.?
Jagger's relationship with Hunt, who is African-American, was kept under wraps until 1972.?
"The sale is important," Hunt told The Guardian. "Someone, I hope, will buy those letters as our generation is dying and with us will go the reality of who we were and what life was."?
Hunt has said she was the inspiration for the Rolling Stones' song "Brown Sugar," which Jagger wrote while in Australia.?
The rock star also cites in the letters the disintegration of his relationship with singer Marianne Faithful, whom he was also dating at the time, and the death of Rolling Stones' guitarist Brian Jones.?
You are here: Home / Dental Care / What Should Be Expected In Endodontic Treatment
If you've ever experienced sensitiveness to a tooth, a cracked or broken tooth, toothache, swollen gums or any other difficulty with your teeth, you could be referred to an endodontist. If an endodontic treatment has been recommended, you may wonder how the process will be undertaken. You are probably going to be referred to the endodontics office of dental clinic if you happen to have got a problem emanating from the pulp of your tooth.
The pulp is some soft tissue that fills the root canal of the teeth. If there's cavity, infection, injury, cracking or breakage of teeth, this pulp may become inflamed. This may cause the swelling of gums and surrounding tissues, experience of pains and many different kinds of discomfort. The endodontists are trained to perform endodontic treatments in order to help patients get out of that difficulty.
The very first thing that most individuals wish to know is whether there'll be pains during the procedure. With the modern endodontics technologies and highly dynamic anesthetics, You Won't EXPERIENCE DISCOMFORT in the procedure. Nevertheless you'll experience some pains and or pain when the shots are being administered in order to numb the concerned area.
Because some people fear the discomfort of the shots, some endodontists numb the area in which the shots are going to be administered by use of anesthetic spray. In this case, you will even not experience pain when the endodontist injects the gum! By use of special devices, the endodontist will inspect the tooth or teeth in order to diagnoses the precise problem and the way to treat it. The most common process in endodontics is the root canal treatment which involves the removal of pulp from the tooth canal.
After removal of the pulp, the endodontist uses a special material to fill the space. It is generally predicted that there will be no troubles after the process. But if you experience pain, pains or other unusual thing, contact the endodontists who carried out the procedure immediately.
Dr. Paul Christianson is a dentist who offers emergency dental services to Brevard County and has info regarding endodontics on his web site.
Although the focus is already shifting to the looming fiscal cliff, there is no shortage of soul-searching, blame-gaming and hand-wringing on the part of Republicans after Mitt Romney's stinging defeat on Tuesday night -- and don't expect it to end anytime soon.
"This race wasn't a problem of candidate, it was a problem of fit," one smart GOP strategist told The Note. "The GOP no longer fits the modern electorate. We have fundamental issues with Latinos, young voters and women."
Another keen Republican political observer, J. Hogan Gidley, who was communications director for Rick Santorum's presidential bid, did not mince words with ABC's Russell Goldman.
"The Republican Party hasn't done a great job, and should be ashamed of itself, for not going after all Americans," Gidley said. "We can't take any one group for granted and need to look for ways to appeal to black and Latino voters."
PHOTOS: Election Night Victory and Defeat
And Alice Stewart, a Republican strategist who worked on Mike Huckabee's 2008 campaign and Michele Bachmann's 2012 race, called for GOP unity: "This is a reminder to us that we need to rally together and solidify social, fiscal and national security conservatives."
And there will be recriminations in Boston too. Disciplined as they were during the course of the campaign, Romney's confidantes are already beginning to come out of the woodwork.
One top Romney bundler offered this blunt analysis to Politico's Maggie Haberman yesterday, "We had no message and we gave it to the worst communicator in the world."
What Now for the GOP?
And others, like the Christian Broadcasting Network's David Brody, placed the blame squarely on the candidate who the party picked as their 2012 standard-bearer:
"He was never the right candidate. Plain and simple. The anti-Obama vote got him close but it wasn't enough. He wasn't a sweeping vision candidate. People weren't voting so much for Romney. People were voting more against Obama. It's tough to win that way."
The floodgates have opened, and we'll see much more pour out.
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