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2011 year end review for JBM-HH
January 5, 2012
By Jim Dresbach
Around Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Mother Nature could easily be chosen person of the year for 2011.
Natural disasters, the remembrance of the tenth anniversary of America's worst terrorist attack and a list of change in commands and retirements surrounded the base's schedule of pomp, ceremony and day-to-day life.
In August, an earthquake followed by tropical storm force rain and wind from Hurricane Irene left an impression -- both physically and mentally -- on the base, its staff and servicemembers. The following events, divided by seasons, were the highlights of 2011 at JBM-HH.
Col. Carl R. Coffman, JBM-HH commander, passed the ceremonial saber of change of responsibility to Command Sgt. Maj. Necati Akpinar on Jan. 19. Akpinar, who is originally from Hanak, Turkey, enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1990. He feels he is fortunate that his transition to work on the installation has been made easier by a helpful civilian staff.
"When I got here, I'd never worked with civilians before, so I didn't know what to expect," Akpinar explained. "Since then, I've got my feet wet and realized there's no difference in military and civilians because we're working for the same team. We have outstanding people here who take great pride in their jobs. That makes it easy."
On Feb. 23, the Marine Corps Memorial was the site for a wreath-laying ceremony for the 66th anniversary of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima's Mount Suribachi. The ceremony was hosted by The Marine Corps War Memorial Foundation.
As the winter chill began to thaw, a 20-year tradition was renewed inside Brucker Hall as The U.S. Army Band, "Pershing's Own," hosted a trombone workshop and concerts in mid-March. The four-day get together included competitions, master classes and exhibits. Earlier in the winter, from Jan. 26 through 29, the 2011 tuba-euphonium workshop was also held at the home of The U.S. Army Band.
While Middle Eastern countries were attempting to evolve autocratic governments into democracies during the Arab Spring, Navy Seals successfully hunted and killed wanted Taliban leader Osama bin Laden.
At JBM-HH's Summerall Field on June 3, Maj. Gen. Michael S. Linnington assumed command of Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington.
Just days before the Linnington change of command, the graves and amphitheater of Arlington and the Memorial Day holiday weekend gained national prominence. Starting on May 26, members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) mustered and placed close to 300,000 American flags on servicemembers' final resting places. Five days later, President Barack Obama honored those fallen in battle with a wreath-laying and remarks delivered at the ANC Memorial Amphitheater.
"Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay," Obama said during this past Memorial Day observation.
"Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay," Obama said during this past Memorial Day observation. The president added, "but we can honor their sacrifice, and we must. We must honor it in our own lives by holding their memories close to our hearts, and heeding the example they set."
On May 16 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the two nations of the People's Republic of China and the United States banded together for a joint musical concert entitled, "Friendship and Cooperation through Music."
The JBM-HH -- based "Pershing's Own," and the Military Band of the People's Liberation Army of China performed three sets including the final selections where both bands jointly performed both American and Chinese musical favorites like "Stars and Stripes Forever" and "Ode to Motherland."
The Army celebrated its 236th birthday on June 14 with an outdoor cake-cutting ceremony attended by JBM-HH Commander Col. Coffman, Command Sgt. Maj. Akpinar and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Staff Sgt. David Howell.
In the first series of an overall building renovation which will continue into 2012, an Old Post Chapel renovation replaced and repaired pipes from the pipe organ. The first contract for repairs cost about $175,000.
The warm-weather weeks and months were the busiest times for news on JBM-HH, and one of the biggest stories the successive natural one-two punch from the earth and sky when the ground under Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall was shaken then soaked by a pair of natural phenomena.
A 5.8 level earthquake rattled JBM-HH chimneys and walls on Aug. 23. Minimal damage included cracked plaster and loose bricks, but the newsworthiness of the earthquake that was warranted was due not to the severity of such phenomena but to its rarity in National Capital Region.
The quake caught a Bldg. 59 briefing meeting by surprise during that summer afternoon. Many JBM-HH Soldiers and staffers will never forget their whereabouts when the Virginia-based quake began.
"We were in a staff meeting and we were having some annual training," JBM-HH Deputy Joint Base Commander Lt. Col. Jennifer L. Blair remembered. "The building started shaking. I thought somebody was wrestling upstairs. My first reaction was I was going to get up and tell them to chill out."
Department staff riding out the precipitation from Hurricane Irene. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) filled sandbags at Fort McNair's low-lying areas.
Another JBM-HH presidential visit occurred Aug. 31 when Commander-in-Chief Barack Obama took part in Gen. David Petraeus' retirement ceremony on Summerall Field. On July 8, Lt. Col. Eric B. Fleming assumed command of Headquarters Command Battalion, and Col. Ira M. Cheatham took the reins of Command Headquarters and Service Battalion, Headquarters Marine Corps, Henderson Hall July 14.
"The opportunity to lead Marines is what every Marine wants to do," Cheatham recently reflected about his assumption of duties. "It doesn't matter where the command is when you get an opportunity to be a commander, you jump at [that chance]."
The U.S. Army Band, "Pershing's Own" also welcomed a new commander on Aug. 17. Col. Thomas H. Palmatier became the musician in charge during a Brucker Hall ceremony.
The final moments of summer came to a close with the base witnessing its second of the year "Ride 2 Recovery" bicycle tour on Sept. 18. A week after America commemorated the tenth anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, servicemember cyclists and retired bicyclists cruised to a halt at the Department of Defense headquarters and later held a post-ride reception at JBM-HH's Community Center. The first R2R ride took place during Memorial Day weekend.
The warm months also officially introduced Soldiers to new living quarters. Barracks Bldg. 421 was opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 26 while JBM-HH's Bldg. 249 was officially declared complete Oct. 27 during a damp and rainy ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The Bill Clinton presidential administration era said farewell to its Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, Oct. 7.
Retired Gen. John Shalikashvili, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was eulogized by former Secretary of State Madeline Albright and Clinton during a funeral service at JBM-HH's Memorial Chapel. Burial followed in section 30 of Arlington National Cemetery. Shalikashvili passed away in July.
Two road races, the Army Ten-Miler and the Marine Corps Marathon, dotted the calendar during the month of October. The MCM was hampered by icy bridges and overpasses while the ATM crowned 27-year old Tesfaye Sendeku the overall champion at the conclusion of the Oct. 9 race.
Staying with sports, the ESPN television show, "SportsNation," broadcasted live from JBM-HH's Whipple Field Nov. 8, and the hour-long program saluted all military personnel and veterans. Soldiers from base and MDW led the way with an assortment of signs showing allegiances to pro and amateur sports teams.
Two days before the ESPN event, the Southgate Road extension officially opened to JBM-HH traffic. The road, complete after a half year of construction, was designed to ease on-base as well as off-base traffic patterns.
JBM-HH and other Military District of Washington installations discontinued the issuance of vehicle decals and registering vehicles Nov. 5. The decision to eliminate the registration and decal display -- known as DD Form 2220 -- was made partially due to the redundancy of information technology systems in place at most post gates.
Just after JBM-HH Marines celebrated the Corps' birthday Nov. 10 and in time for the holiday shopping season, the Marine Corps Exchange unveiled its new store look during a grand opening weekend gala from Nov. 17-20.


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Keeping up with your current stores
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If you want consistent sales……..You need to stay on top of your current stores. They really need to be contacted all the time. It's hard to imagine, but they often won't place a reorder just because they sold the last one….. sometimes they don't even know they sold the last one. It could have been a lazy sales person who never wrote it down, they thought about it but then the store got busy, you just don't know what can get in the way. It is YOUR job to keep this sales funnel alive. So don't be shy, pick up that phone and see how things are going…..at least every 4-6 weeks until you get a sense of their buying cycle.
One method of communicating can be with a newsletter program like Constant Contact, Mailchimp etc…Stores love incentives. Figure out what you can offer them to entice an order – especially the first time. Perhaps you can offer free shipping or 20% off. Everybody loves a bargain – see what you can come up with. If you have a cosmetic line maybe you offer samples or free testers. See what seems best for your customers.
Another good way to keep up communication with your mailing list is to send out short emails once a week with some general free tip about selling, general sales statistics, a cool new line you heard about that they might want to carry, or even a new way to use your product that you just discovered, or even a way to repurpose your product or some other product you recently bought. Everyone loves a free tip and ideas that are clever and can help them out in some way.
Whatever floats your boat, figure out how to stay in communication with your stores so they think of you often.
Love to hear what you are doing to stay in touch.

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Hi all,
I thought it would be great to interview pro riders, people in the cycling industry as well as BMU members.
I've set up a new section and I'm still working on a question format/template.
Please feel free to use this thread to offer more suggestions on who to interview, and what questions to ask too.


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Bernstein: Not upset with cyclist who hit him
Published On: Jan 22 2013 03:20:22 PM EST Updated On: Jan 22 2013 09:44:58 PM EST
Farmington Hills attorney Richard Bernstein said he has forgiven the cyclist who hit him while he was walking in Central Park last August. The attorney has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of New York claiming it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. The NYC law department released a statement saying in part "We believe that the lawsuit is defective in several respects. First and most important is the fact that the complaint is wrong in stating that the City is violating the ADA."


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this thread got way too long before i arrived, but.....
I have been doing Jiu Jitsu for the past 9 months, and finally earned my Blue Belt (belts...
oh definitely its just safer for everyone (minus the dolphins) and its cheaper.
thats true, cant disagree there.
unfortunately it doesnt, it actually tastes alot like a foot, yeah.... we had to shut the business down.
its a polyurethane material, we worked it out so the screams dont escape the package before the recipient is ready to use the product
definitely... they didnt have baskin robins in the 1830's my man, i know they had like prince valiants delectable delights though.
i actually use a childs scream... to collect it however, i usually camp outside paper chases mobile home and wait for one of the "of age" male...
yeah right i want an aged ice cream cake... good 1830's ice cream cake.
i dont know how to tie one of those but a winsor is no problem.
no no... probably eat ice cream cake off her head, then i would go nail gun.
settle for less than their best, go get em guys.
free post?
^ agreed, except i would stretch lexington steeles condom over her face and suffocate her.
oh also... you do know beards on women aren't very attractive right?
ummm free post?
^where did you find that? i thought i told jesus to burn the rest of those before he was nailed to that cross, slacker.
and a priest reading hymns softly from a leather bound bible.
can a god actually be specified?
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"The day after my breakdown, I checked into the psychiatric unit of a local hospital. It wasn't a magic bullet, but after nearly three months of treatment, it provided me with the tools I needed to manage my depression day by day." Tanya L. Brown
There are so many people who are struggling with life circumstances. Some are trying to escape by using drugs, alcohol and other destructive means; others are in the midst of deep depression. Some are experiencing suicidal thoughts, and still others are on the brink of losing their sanity. They are just like me and you. They are friends, neighbors, even relatives. They are the people who I want to help find peace. They are my reason for writing Finding Peace Amid the Chaos: My Escape From Depression and Suicide
You see, I was there. I had to bury six friends and acquaintances in high school and two of my best friends a few years after high school. I lost my sister to domestic violence. What I thought would be my dream wedding was called off just four days before. I was extremely depressed. I was stuffing my emotions because I had not grieved. As a result, I had a mental breakdown. But I sought help and experienced an incredible breakthrough. I found peace. Now I want to help others by sharing my personal story. I want people to know that no matter what life brings, they are not alone.
"Having battled chronic depression for almost thirty years … I urge those who have depression, and the families and friends of those who suffer from it, to read this compelling book." –Tom Johnson, former Publisher and CEO, Los Angeles Times, former Chairman and CEO, Cable News Network (CNN)
"Finding Peace Amid the Chaos: My Escape From Depression and Suicide" is Tanya Brown's courageous and inspirational account of her 15-year battle with depression caused by several losses in her life, including the deaths of her sister and two best friends. After a mental breakdown and near suicide attempt, Tanya checked into a psych unit where she learned how to cope with her depression and ultimately lead a happy and successful life. Her mission today is to help the reportedly 350 million people worldwide suffering with depression to find hope, and to help break the stigma attached to mental illness.


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The Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay is the third largest aquarium in the United States. The 95,000-square-foot facility displays fourteen breathtaking exhibits devoted to dangerous aquatic predators, but the true attraction is the Shark Tunnel which which is built through the 1.3 million gallon shipwreck exhibit. The tunnels give guests an almost 360-degree view of vicious sharks and colorful fish.
The Touch Pool is also very popular. Guests can touch an a wide array of sea creatures, including sharks, rays or horseshoe crabs. The aquarium is home to many rare species, like the Devil's Hole Pupfish, a Komodo Dragon, and a Golden Crocodile. For an added thrill, ask about the Dive with Sharks Program where you can get in the water with more than 30 sharks!


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The Older Manbymajukes©
There is an older guy who walks his little dog around late in the day, we've nodded to each other several times as I've driven by him or when I'm leaving work and walking out and he's out walking his dog, he appears to live alone from what I can tell, and I've often thought or fantasized that's he likes to put cocks in his mouth and likes to have his cock sucked on.
I imagine myself going over to his house and sitting on the couch with him, watching TV, we sit close and moving closer, until our legs touch. My penis is getting hard already, and I happen to be wearing those short shorts. My cock is swelling the full length of the pant leg, and the swollen cock head is only about a 1/2 inch from the opening. He puts his hand on his leg, moving it back and forth, closer and closer, until he's almost touching the material of my shorts.
My penis is fully swollen now, making my shorts stick up along the pant leg, it's totally obvious how hard I am. I move around a little and adjust my shorts so they pull up a little, and that's all it takes for throbbing cock to stick out, my whole cockhead and then some. He tries to act like he doesn't see it and keeps watching the TV, but his eyes keep looking down, staring at my throbbing penis sticking out of my shorts.
His hand moves very slowly, rubbing my thigh, moving up little by little, so close to my exposed penis, then he finally bumps into it. I moan, and I push myself towards his hand, and his hand gratefully receives my cock. Oh fuck, his hand feels so good, gently squeezing, making my penis not just wet, but dripping wet, so much clear fluid on the head and running down my shaft. I do what he did, and move my leg until I bump into his, then slowly rest my hand on his thigh. I look down and I can see his cock is hard and sticking up in his pants, and I slide my hand slowly towards his bulge.
Meanwhile I pull my shorts up even more so the whole length of my swollen cock is now totally exposed and sticking out for my older friend to see and touch. His hand takes advantage of my throbbing exposed cock and slides up and down the whole length, squeezing at the top and bottom, making my cock leak out big spoonfuls of clear precum with every stroke. I'm so hard and excited.
I don't think my cock has ever been so engorged. My hand finally bumps into his nice bulge in his pants, and I move along a little quicker, my hand feeling the length of his mature cock, and I'm amazed how hard and big his cock is for an older man. I immediately reach for his zipper and slide it down, and after a quick moment of reaching in his pants, I'm rewarded with his perfectly straight 8 inch penis sticking straight up out of his pants. It makes my mouth water as I put my hand around it and give it a squeeze and that first stroke, admiring how nice of a cock it is.
We both have our heads turned towards one another now, each holding the other's swollen cock, pumping slowly, so not to rush the moment, and I cant help myself, so I lean over more and push my mouth on his, kissing him fully, my wet lips sliding around his, and he kisses me back, and for what seems like forever, we are locked together. Kissing slowly and deeply, tongues licking each other, hands stroking each others, what are now raging hard-ons. Fluid leaking out of each cock, practically pouring out, both of us rubbing the wetness with our thumbs, then putting our thumbs up to each others mouth, so we can taste our own juices.
But I don't want my cock juice now. I want his, his cock and juices in my mouth, I'm so hungry for his cock. We break our embrace and I immediately slide down in his lap, un-zip his pants the rest of the way, slide them down, and I take his penis in my watering mouth. not waiting to gently work it in, I take it all the way, as far as I can, his swollen cock head almost in my throat, and I close my mouth around it, sucking, then my tongue runs up and down the back of his cock, across the head, then back, all the while my mouth, locked tight around the perfectly straight shaft.
Once I've tasted his juices and made his penis even harder and more swollen, I slowly move up, while continuing the torturous pleasure of my tongue and suction around his penis. He moans and holds my head, running his fingers through my hair, pushing his cock up into my mouth when its time to go back fully inside, telling me to be gentle, he cant hold on much longer. I finally take my mouth off of his cock, and take it back in my hand and slowly stroke it, kissing it all over, then go down to lick his smooth shaved balls, and give them a warm tongue bath.
I look up and he is in complete heaven, the look on his face says it all. I have to suck more, and I know I'm flirting with danger if I suck too much, my older friend wont be able to hold back, but I want his cock in my mouth, to suck it, its so nice and hard, and so straight, and so big. I don't care any more and I grasp his penis and take it back in my mouth, and proceed to get what I want, his big load of hot creamy cum jetting on my face and in my mouth.
Sucking slowly but surely, and stroking at the same time, he moans and tells me again, that he wont be able to hold back much longer. I start to go a little faster, my tongue circling his cock head like a snake, up and down, all around it, pumping his penis fully up and down, and his penis is starting to swell, and the juices are pouring out of his beautiful cock. He moans and tells me he's very close, "please don't stop," so I continue for a moment, but then stop, looking up at him, "Oh fuck! please don't stop, I'm so built up now and so close," he pleads.
So I go back to pleasuring him again, but then stopping, teasing him, his cock is practically going to burst every time I stop, he doesn't know when I'm going to stop and start, he's so on the edge now, sweating, breathing heavy, his cock so hard and hot in my mouth and hand, and now I cant wait, I want his cum, I want him to ejaculate in my mouth, so when he sees me driving by or coming out of work, his cock will get so hard thinking about this moment. I'm sucking and stroking, and not stopping, and he's moaning now, he's going to cum and he cant stop it, mmmmm, my mouth is so open for him, his cock swells again, and then I feel the first pulse of his cock muscles, and an eruption of hot sperm jets in my mouth, so much, so hot, and for a moment I take his cock out, and jerk it, letting the cum spray freely, all over, splashing across my face, in my hair, and shooting beyond, so hot.
I quickly put it back in my mouth, and drink the rest, milking his penis, drinking his sperm down, so hot in my mouth, his cock muscles spasm over and over, it seems to go on forever, so many loads, until finally, he is drained, and my mouth is tired from sucking his big cock. In a quick minute, he recovers, and he is kissing me deeply and grabbing my throbbing cock, I was so caught up with his I had forgotten how hard I was.
He pulls my shorts off, and gets on the floor and takes my throbbing hard-on in his skilled mouth, giving me my own medicine, stroking and sucking, then stopping, building me up fast, he gently licks my balls all over while still pumping my raging cock, my juices flowing from my piss hole. Then he surprises me, instead of going back to sucking my cock, he goes from licking my balls to licking my ass.
Oh fuck, that feels so fucking good. His warm tongues darting all over, pushing in, then licking all over, going in again, his tongue fucking my hole. Oh fuck, if he keeps doing that while he strokes my cock, I'm going cum all over, I moan to him. That makes him push deeper in me, his warm tongue penetrating me, licking in me now, his fist skillfully pumping my cock, knowing just how to push down, then slowly pull up, milking my cock.
I don't want to cum yet, but it feels so good, I can't fight it. I tell him I'm very close, and his tongue goes up across my balls several times, and that's what sends me over the top. I feel the first wave of my cum shooting, and it shoots high in the air like a volcano erupting, it splashes all over him, while his tongues fucks my hole, making me cum so hard. Then he comes up and my cock is back in his mouth, sucking and swallowing, still stroking,, I cum so much and so hard I feel like I'm being drained of all my precious fluids, and they are all going in his mouth, drinking me down. I am finally milked dry of all my cum, and he kisses my cock all over, licking my balls one more time, and tells me I'm welcome to cum and watch TV any time.
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January 21, 2012
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Mundy's Mill guard Moneshia Dyer tries to split two Morrow defenders in the first half of a Region 4-AAAA game on Friday.
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Deonta Nocks scored 13 points as Ola snapped a four-game losing streak for a 55-47 win over Union Grove in a Region 3-AAAA, Div. A contest.
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Gums are also called gingivae and are fibrous tissues which form the base of teeth and support them. When bacteria attack these tissues, a person is said to have gum infection. Gingivitis is one of the most common gum infections which affects most people. If gingivitis is not treated at the initial stage, there are chances that it goes to next stage of gum infection called periodontitis. Apart from bacteria, gum infections may also be triggered by usage of tobacco, smoking cigarettes, alcohol abuse, nutritional deficiency, etc. People who use steroids, oral contraceptive pills, etc and people who take drugs to treat diseases such as cancer are also at high risk of developing gum infections.
If a person has an infection in their gums, he or she is most likely to experience symptoms such as toothache, bleeding or tender gums, chronic bad breath, redness, swelling in gums and so on. If you experience any of these symptoms, consult a dentist immediately who can give you appropriate gum infection treatments. Apart from antibiotics for gum infection that dentists prescribe, you can also try some home remedies for gum infection which can give relief from symptoms.
Gum Infection Treatments:
Following are some home remedies to treat gum infection:
- Gargling or rinsing the mouth with salt water is one of the great ways to get relief from the pain associated with gum infection. Add two tablespoons of salt to a glass of lukewarm water and swish the salt water in the mouth. This process must be repeated at least twice a day until the pain completely subsides.
- Cinnamon oil and clove oil are said to be great remedies for gum infection treatment, particularly for treating the pain caused by infection. One can apply any one of these oils on the area of the gums which is infected. Make a paste with peroxide powder and clove oil and apply it on the infected area with a cotton ball. This also helps in reducing the pain. You can also keep a clove on the gum to reduce the pain and also for healing the infection, if you don't have clove oil. Make a mixture with cinnamon and warm water and drink it twice or thrice a day. This is another natural remedy for treating gum infections.
- Like clove, even garlic is also said to be a natural pain reliever which helps in reducing the pain associated with gum infection. First you must crush a garlic clove and add a little amount of rock salt to it. Now apply this mixture on the gums. Also, pepper together with clove oil may give considerable relief from the discomfort triggered by gum infection. If gum infection causes swelling of gums, apply an ice pack on the gums to reduce the swelling and pain because ice works as an anti-inflammatory agent.
- In order eliminate bacteria that caused infection in the gums, you can use peroxide powder. Take half a tablespoon of peroxide powder and combine it with half a cup of water. Now use this solution to rinse your mouth with it. Besides hydrogen peroxide powder, you can also use baking soda to have the same effect. Combine baking soda and water for making a paste and apply on the gums slightly.
- Lemon is another useful remedy to treat gum infections. Take a tablespoon of lemon juice in a small bowl and mix it with salt. Apply this on the infected area of gum to get relief from pain. You can also drink lemon juice made with warm water to reduce the pain caused by gum infection.
- Aloe vera has many health benefits. One of those benefits is treating the gum infection. Take some aloe gel and massage it gently on the gum which is infected by bacteria. Also consuming aloe juice is another effective way to treat this problem.
- Experts also say that eating apples is another best way to cure gum infection because they contain certain nutrients which make gums firmer and stronger. Thus, include apples in the diet and you will get relief from gum problems for sure.
The above mentioned are some useful gum infection treatments which give relief from the pain associated with infection. Consult a dentist if the pain and infection do not subside even after following these home remedies.


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TURF dancing, God's country, Korean War musicals: this weekend's Cinema By the Bay festival showcases films with local ties
American Vagabond, about homeless LGBT youth, is particularly timely in light of the SF Board of Supervisors' recent vote to close parks overnight. Golden Gate Park is home for James and Tyler, a young couple who've fled their close-minded families, dreaming of a better life in the rainbow capital of California. Guided by James' poetic, confessional narration — as well as other voices that chime in to share their experiences — American Vagabond is a specific, deeply personal story that also offers a broader comment on how gay youths and the homeless are treated, even in a city as progressive as SF. And it does take some unexpected turns, as when James reunites with the family that rejected him — though the reasons for the reconciliation are not happy ones.
Elsewhere in the fest, take note of Berry Minott's The Illness and the Odyssey, a medical whodunit of sorts that explores the history and controversy surrounding Lytico-Bodig, a neurological disease found almost exclusively in Guam. For years, scientists have believed that finding its cause would be like "a Rosetta stone," according to Dr. Oliver Sacks, resulting in cures for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and related illnesses. But since nobody can settle on a hypothesis — is it infectious? Caused by plants? The result of a curse? — and nobody really wants to share research (what, and let that Nobel Prize slip away?), there's been little progress other than clashing speculation, to the great annoyance of those in Guam whose families are affected by the disease. Ultimately, The Illness and the Odyssey is more about the scientific process than anything else, with plenty of prickly personalities (in both current and vintage footage) stepping up to share their views.
Also worth a mention: In Hak Jang's The Other Side of the Mountain, a Korean War-era romance (with musical numbers) that happens to be the first-ever North Korea/US cinematic co-production. And don't miss "Street Smarts: YAK Films' Dance Then and Now," an Oakland-born phenomenon that has spawned a international array of films showcasing so-called urban dance — staged on subway cars, in intersections, and other unexpected places — of the most limber, slinky, sassy, acrobatic, and awe-inspiring varieties. *
Fri/22-Sun/24, $10-$25
Roxie Theater
3117 16th St, SF
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GUEST BLOG: Notes from the Largest Earth Day Rally of 2012
By Pierre Lussier, Jour de la Terre Québec
Talking about what happened in Montréal at 2 o'clock on Sunday, the 22nd of April, 2012, feels like describing a perfect storm touching the ground.
Photograph by Peter McCabe, Montreal Gazette.
12:30pm, Place des festivals
Basically, nothing out of the ordinary seems to be going on. I've organized the rally at COP 11 and sixteen Earth Days. I should be used to this by now. The difference now is that you just know you're never ever going to be ready. Do I feel confident? Yes, I can deal with this, make it right. How many people will it be? How many people really fit into this place anyway? 100 K, yes; 150 K, I'm not sure; 250 K, never. I have to get this TV cart out of the way. It's the third time they've come and parked it in the middle of the place, and so it goes "you cannot park here" "yes but I'm live in 5," "well, we're live 24-7, so for now please move on." This is the center of what is soon to be a sea of people. No car please. NOW. How did I get here? Must have been that girl at the rave in 1995; she looked at me and then handed something to me. Or is it when the celebrated director, Dominic Champagne (LOVE, the story of the Beatles by Cirque du Soleil, Cabaret Neiges Noirs, etc.), came into Jour de la Terre offices.
23rd of January
Dominic was very disappointed that the 2011 rally protesting Canada's withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol did not attract more participants. He was now on a mission. He professed that one day he would mobilize 100,000 people, and that day was going to be Earth Day 2012. Already on the night of the failed rally against the failing Canadian government Dominic was drafting a manifesto for the common good. What he wanted was to go further than the anti-fracking movement that he was fightingfor; and me, I was in for the number. 100,000 people, all right, let's do it. Soon after, Dominic got all his artist friends to attend a meeting at our offices. Along came all the key environmental organizations. We did not want to do anything ordinary, we did not want to do just another rally. Dominic came up with the idea of a human tree; he could ask his friends, a choreographer from Le Cirque and André Lavallée (the chief of staff of the Montreal mayor). I proposed the place to do it. We thought that the Mount Royal mountain would be the place. Where else could be more symbolic of Montreal and of the common good? The ideas were good but not without obstacles. First, we had to figure out who's doing it and then who was paying for it. Five environmental organizations: Greenpeace, Equiterre, David Suzuki Foundation, l'AQLPA and Jour de la Terre Québec, NGOs and the three biggest unions, CSN, CSQ and FTQ formed a committee of Jour de la Terre Québec.This committee would be autonomous and responsible for everything, including finances. It would communicate as 22 April http://22avril.org/.
19th of March
We are running behind schedule. We did meet with the city, and everything looks good, but no money, no itinerary, no official response from the city and, of course, no official meeting yet with the security departments (police and paramedics).Still, it's amazing what you can do when you work from 7 a.m. till midnight, seven days a week. And it's amazing to see the power of the 22nd of April in bringing people together. Of course, we had our differences all the way through the process; the key touchy issues were the cult of stardom and the communication strategy. You see, I still remember the post-Rio era (the original one in 1992) and all the criticism we faced for being a movement better at promoting stars than delivering cleaner water. And then there was the Facebook issue and the spin on "printemps érable" ("maple spring," a local word play on the Arab Spring from a year ago). The communication specialist wanted to do a Facebook only campaign. I vigorously opposed it. In our own events, Facebook had not been a defining tool for mobilization. Besides, it just felt weird to mobilize in the name of the common good exclusively on Facebook. Now, I'm glad we stuck to our point. Contacts through our newsletter were as numerous as our Facebook following, and they got us the crucial 850 volunteers. Our bones of contention aside, the communication crew did a great job, including the creation of the Logo, a symbol reminiscent of Expo 1967 in Montreal. They also insisted on creating a button with the same logo design. I was against it too, seeing it as yet another waste-producing advertising gimmick. This time, I was wrong. This button was seen everywhere, and if you have a chance to get one, you won't throw it in the garbage; you'll put it on eBay...
So this two-headed dragon was starting to take shape. The back and forth on the declaration was coming to an end; we had more than 200 personalities signing the declaration: http://22avril.org/declaration/. Le Quartier des spectacles gave us authorization to use "La Place de festivals" as the point of departure for the march. The churches agreed to ring the bells at two o'clock on April 22nd. All media were present at the press conference on the 19th of March.
13th of April
Now, the real stuff is about to start: we meet with the security departments. Our plan is to *keep it simple*: we start from La Place de festivals; we go up north on Park Ave.; and once in front of Mount Royal, we form a giant human mosaic of a tree. This route IS simple but problematic. Our itinerary blocks the access to two main city hospitals. By then, on the 23rd of March, student protests had already gathered 200,000 people, making it the biggest gathering ever in Montreal. Paramedics, as well as the police services, had already been working way too many hours. They don't like our plan, but we aregetting a sense that the city authorities really want this to happen, and they agree that Mount Royal is THE iconic place we need and maybe the only place to gather the number of people we are expecting. The city's collaboration was essential if ours was not to be a simple demonstration. A demonstration does not require a permit, but it remains a demonstration and nothing more. You get a permit, the area becomes your territory. You buy insurance, you can have the stage and the sound. You inform the residents that the streets will be closed and parking prohibited. You tow all the cars before the event, pay for unused parking meters and hire competent people to close and seal the huge space to be occupied. All this comes at a high price, but this is when we get lucky. Two of the best event organizers in Montreal, Stéphane Mongeau (Cirque du Soleil) and André Ducas (Jazz Festival), join in to make sure the event is top notch, and the three unions take charge of security. We had the best of both worlds.
For me, as an event organizer, the 22nd of April was a challenging but unique experience. It deployed as typical mobilization, similarly to the student protests, but required the permits exceptional to events like the Jazz Festival. We had access to the expertise of international event managers, and we could rely on the most effective security team for mobilization possible, the unions. There was still no real way of knowing how many people would attend. What we did know was that if we had more than the professed 100,000, there could be trouble. We had our hired engineers estimate that the expected pace of the crowd was 40,000 people an hour. Ours was about a one-mile walk, so with the anticipated crowd it would take more time than we had. On our hands we had a problem in scheduling, not to mention in capacity.
1pm, Place des festivals
The place is filling up, but will we really get to the magic 100,000? Security is in place. People start gathering. Masked actors on ladders are throwing speeches all over the place. Samajam, the samba group leading the walk, has arrived as planned. A second later, I lose them in the crowds flooding in. One thing I learned is that the environmentalists in Quebec are right on time. At 1:30 p.m., my wife texts me "will be late, the subway is packed." In fact, it was not packed; it was sold out. People could not get onto the subway in a radius of ten miles from downtown. Everybody decided to walk. We got lucky, again. First, the weather was cold and gray. Second, people could not fit onto the subway, and instead of a continuous rush we got steady trickling in of enthusiastic marchers. The overflowing subway gave way to one of the most exhilarating moments. Tens of thousands of people walking toward downtown from every neighbourhood of Montréal on Jour de la Terre 2012. People from the South Shore walked for more than an hour and over the Jacques Cartier bridge.
Meanwhile, things are heating up at the head of the march. We cannot, like typical events on La Place des festivals do, control the flow of people from different points of access. We decide on a simple strategy of moving the head up Park Ave. (Samajam dancers back in place).
We're moving up, but thousands of people are still arriving from everywhere around us. Church bells are ringing, Dominic is being lifted into the sky (in a scissor-lift, to be clear) as he pronounces the words of the declaration. No time for thoughtful musing. We take no chances; we get the march started before the end of the speech. At the same time, at the corner of Pine and Park, an Oscar winner, Frederick Back (The Man Who Planted Trees) isplantingan acorn.
The last participants left La Place des festivals at 4:30 p.m.
250,000 people attended, making this event the largest rally ever in Québec and probably in Canada too. On this Earth Day 2012, it became the biggest gathering in the world.
But more than that, I felt that, inadvertently, we recreated the spirit of 1970. And this is so important to me – to go back to the values that drive the people who founded Earth Day and bring those values into the 21st century. People of all ages, all backgrounds coming together. Sending a message to their government, maybe, but undeniably sending their LOVE to Mother Earth.


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2. Carnival of Homeschooling Archives contains over three years of weekly blog carnivals. A blog carnival is similar to a table of contents in a magazine. It is a list of many links to read blog articles, with a short description of the entry. This homeschooling blog carnival is inclusive, allowing entries from families using different homeschooling methods that have different religious beliefs.
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One thing she is quite honest about is homeschooling burnout and she discusses the realities of the up's and down's of dealing with others when participating or running a homeschool co-op.
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If you know of a better site that lists all homeschooling conferences, let me know. This seems to be one information sharing area that remains undeveloped and inferior. Sadly, conferences are usually heard about by word of mouth. Sometimes to get to the right conference for your family, you may have to go out of state, and if you are not a member of the organizations in other states you may miss out on hearing about them (which is a shame). You can also ask homeschooling families that live near you what conferences are held in your area and try to research them through the websites of the organizations who run the conferences.
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Back issues are avaialabe, free, to read free online.
Life Learning's editor Wendy Priesnitz maintains a blog.
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"You've found the HEART of our work for children and homeschooling families! Like a healthy body, a healthy mind needs good food! A child needs books that engage his mind, inspire his imagination, and thrill his heart, The best books are written by authors who love their subjects and love their readers. "Oh, well, at least she's reading," isn't spoken here.
(If that's the best we can say, maybe she should be climbing a tree instead.
Or dressing her doll. Or building a village from blocks. Or helping a neighbor. This site is ALL FREE TO YOU with over 100 lists of great books for children.
I'm Valerie Jacobsen. I'm a mom of eleven children (8 girls and 3 boys) and a lifelong book lover. I review the books. I've been selling books to homeschoolers online since May, 1995. In March 2006, my husband Paul came home to work with me. We now work together with our oldest four children as full-time booksellers. Our best books for children and families are at ValeriesLivingBooks.com. Our full inventory (including rare books and specialty non-fiction) is at JacobsenBooks.com."
12. Living Math. Exploring the use of non-traditional materials to teach math. Uses living books to teach math also. I can't improve upon this explanation of what this site is, a quote from the home page:
"Beauty in mathematics is seeing the truth without effort." -George Polya
Insisting a child must be taught traditional, scope-and-sequence arithmetic to learn mathematics is like saying one must learn classical notes and scales before one can learn music. You might get there, but you miss out on the inspiration of beautiful music created by the masters along the way. We need not master all the "basics" before being able to experience the appreciation that carries us through the hard work of learning. Think of applying living math principles as developing a "mathematical ear" while working toward the mastery of basic theory.
This site is dedicated to sharing resources for learning, exploring and enjoying math in a dynamic and holistic manner, for all ages.
I want to build a bridge. I'd like to close the gap between math and history, science, literature and humanity created by the isolated way we traditionally approach math education.
In teaching my own children, tutoring and furthering my own self education, I've seen the results of early exposure to real mathematics in natural settings, without requiring mastery of arithmetic on a set timetable - this has been a key to the ease with which my kids attain mastery when the time is right for them. I've also found that math literature and history humanizes math, makes it come alive, and provides a context to enjoy and retain learning. Patricia Kenschaft of Math Power refers to a goal of preserving the "rage for learning" that every child has inside of them. I believe that the way we isolate mathematics learning with the contrived, unrealistically applied arithmetic our children are traditionally taught, without real context and the human drama that created it, has caused much of the math phobias and illiteracy ("innumeracy" to use John Paulos' term) our generation of educators, whether in home or classroom, experienced and pass on, as they know nothing else.
13. Math Mojo. A different approach to learning math. From the site: "Math Mojo is here for you to learn math in new ways. It was created by a professional magician (me, Professor Homunculus) who believes that anything can be done differently, and usually better, than it is normally done.
The basic component of Math Mojo is speedmath. Although there are lots of basic lessons on things you will find interesting here, the main thrust will be on interactive lessons and instructional booklets which teach you speedmath methods.
There are different types of speedmath, and I have explored many of them and distilled some of them into Math Mojo, and other methods I have created myself. All of them will be explained in plain English, and you will need no prior knowledge of anything beyond the most basic addition and subtractions skills to begin learning Math Mojo."
14. Pat Farenga's Site, he is the former editor of Growing Without Schooling magazine. Pat writes: "For over 25 years I have enjoyed helping people succeed at learning outside of school by applying John Holt's ideas, often referred to as unschooling, to their situations. A goal of this site is to show you ways to overcome obstacles to learning besides more intensive conventional schooling. The received wisdom of our time is that school is the best place for children to be for social, academic, and political reasons. I question this conventional wisdom by offering other ways and means for children and adults to learn and grow in our society."
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The articles range across all different homeschooling methods and regular columnists include some big names in education such as John Taylor Gatto and Catherine Levison who uses the Charlotte Mason method. There is a column about Christian Unschooling (a rare topic). Some articles explain the use of curriculum or are written by book authors or curriculum developers who are explaining their product and teaching philosophy. To sum it up, this publication has a wide variety of topics for all different kinds of homeschoolers.
All the back issues of The Link are online for free reading.
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"Secular Homeschooling is a non-religious quarterly magazine that reflects the diversity of the homeschooling community. Its readers and writers are committed to the idea that religious belief is a personal matter rather than a prerequisite of homeschooling.
This magazine is for any homeschooler, religious or not, who is interested in good solid writing about homeschooling and homeschoolers."
17. The Well Trained Mind site (otherwise known as TWTM): Classical Homeschooling including "Afterschooling" (parents teaching their children at home with the classical method when the child attends regular school during the day).
From the site:
"The Well-Trained Mind (published 1999 by W.W. Norton) serves as a resource for parents wanting to educate their children according to the classical model of education. This site complements the information in the book, providing updated resources, articles, links, and other information useful to parents who are actively involved in their family's education."
The site contains free message boards for online discussion and networking with other classical home educators.
There is a swap and sale board for reselling and buying used books and curriculum. Current rules state you may only post items to sell if you have posted 50 posts in the past.
TWTM Sale and Swap Board
TWTM home page
(List is in alphabetical order.)


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In addition to his law practice in Pineville, Mike Johnson heads up North Rapides Business and Industry Alliance -- primarily a networking "group of neighbors" that has been going strong for nearly two decades.
Johnson recently spoke with The Town Talk about the alliance and other topics on the organization's radar.
Question: For those not familiar with it, what is North Rapides Business and Industry Alliance? ...