surf the webMany philosophers, current gurus, writers and poets always preach we should live in the present.  If we make the most of each day, our future will be created in kind.  My favorite quote is by Thoreau…

"You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land, there is no other life but this.”

More on The Future is Now Present in Both Orthodontic Marketing and Music

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Piece of Orthodontic PieI just read and interesting article in the OrthoTribune Newsletter - "Invisalign innovation: improved clinical results for a broader range of patients"  that I would like to share with everyone.

This fall, Align introduced  new features in all Invisalign products. New aligner features, along with improvements in Invisalign software and clinical protocols, are designed to overcome barriers to treatment.  The new features are addressing both clinical issues that general dentists have traditionally perceived as challenging in Invisalign treatment, such as extrusions, rotations and certain types of root movements.

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Happy 40th Birthday InternetOn November 9, 2009 the Internet will celebrate its 40th anniversary. For this great occasion Internetworldstats.com is publishing statistics about world Internet users never seen before. There is some dispute over the actual date of the birthday. Whether it is September 2nd, sometime in October or November 9th… Happy Birthday.

Who would have thought 40 years ago… when the inventors of the Internet connected scientists around the world to share information that in 2009, 25% of the population of the world have the ability to communicate instantly 24/7 from work, home, or driving in their car by computer or iphone.

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What is RSS?   Did you know that according to Marketing Sherpa, there were are at least 75 million consumers and business personnel in the USA and UK who use RSS on a regular basis?  It is growing every day.

But, depending on which study’s stats you believe, only 17%-32% of RSS users actually know they’re using RSS!  That means that roughly 50 million regular RSS users would say, “Huh?” if asked “what does RSS mean?”

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