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Periz Jackson and Elijah Black face up to 18 months in jail and a $5,000 fine after jurors on Tuesday found them guilty of leaving the animal in a locked closet with no water and tethered by a heavy chain.
According to the Colorado Springs Gazette, Jackson and Black belong to a religious sect called the Hebrew-Israelites.
Authorities say the pair purchased the sacrificial lamb for $250 from a livestock grower east of Denver in early April.
They planned to slaughter and roast the male yearling on Passover in their Colorado Springs apartment.
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Would you not say T.Rice is not one of the best in the world? Also it has been documented that he has said he only won a contest because of who he was a.d the other guy should have won.
But what's the argument here? That he controversially won that contest, or that he as an attitude problem, as per the OP?
He won supernatural by throwing down a sick run, no doubt about it. Was there a better run by anyone else? There is no correct answer. It's always going to be up for debate because it's a matter of opinion. Of course he had the advantage going in, he designed the course. I don't get why that upsets people because if he wasn't involved, this thing would have never come together at all.
As you drift into the limelight in any sport, you are responsible for making other people money (ie. sponsors, tv, etc) so you'll probably have over-exposure at times, a lot of hype, etc. You'll also have to endure a lot of interviews where the athlete has "dumb it down" for the mainstream. It's just the way it works.
He is someone who donates time meeting the kids who look up to him, participates in meet & greets, all that crap. Like I said, I had the chance to meet him by chance, bumped into him, he was a normal dude, very friendly guy. Most importantly, he's one of the best snowboarders out there, probably of all time who is greatly respected by his peers in the industry, which is the most important thing.
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Disney Has Developed An Algorithm That Can Turn Any Object Into A Top
Researchers with Disney Research Zurich have developed a method for turning any three-dimensional object into an optimized (i.e. ideally weighted) object that can spin uniformly about a vertically oriented axis. It's very, very cool to see in action, as the following video clearly shows. »


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Process/receiving all inbound trucks. Shipping of ups and fedex merchandise. Inventory merchandise in store. Ensure all pick-ups are packaged and all paperwork is complete and filed properly.
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Banned on Wall St.: Facebook, Twitter and Gmail – NYTimes.com
According to the research firm Gartner, the number of global organizations blocking social media is declining 10 percent annually. By 2014, fewer than 30 percent of all large organizations are expected to be blocking employee access to social media. As other traditionally strait-laced industries like consulting and law increasingly incorporate social media in the workplace, the financial services are lagging.
The regulatory argument is probably not as big a consideration as the senior management mindset against younger workers being distracted – or talking to each other – during working hours.


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ST. JOSPEH, Mo. – The No. 5 Washburn Lady Blues advanced to the NCAA
South Central Regional using stifling defense in a 54-39 win over the
No. 11 ranked West Texas A&M Lady Buffs 54-39. The Lady Blues will
play in their third straight regional final and fourth in the last
five years on Monday night at 7 p.m. against the winner of the
Missouri Western/Texas A&M-Commerce game.
Washburn took a 24-17 lead into the break as Amanda Holmes scored
seven points in the first half and Cindy Keeley scored six as the Lady
Blues took the lead. Washburn trailed only once in the game at 6-5
with 14:53.Washburn would keep the lead between one and seven the rest
of the half taking the seven point lead into the break.
In the second half, Washburn pushed the lead to 10 on their first
possession as Jessica Aebi hit a three and followed that with another
three on their next possession pushing the lead to 11 at 30-19.
Washburn would go on to lead by 15 as Holmes hit a laupup at 34-19 and
the Lady Buffs would not get closer than nine the rest of the way at
43-34 with 6:39 left as the Lady Blues held West Texas to two field
goals over the final 5:39 of the game.
Amanda Holmes recorded her ninth double double of the season and the
10th of her career with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Brooke Ubelaker led
the Washburn attatck with 15 points just missing a double double with
9 rebounds.
Washburn held West Texas to 14 of 44 from the field, with Lady Buffs
leading scorer Emily Brister hitting 8 of 13, for a 32 percent
The Lady Blues out rebounded the Lady Buffs 41 to 29 and only giving
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The pilot of a single-engine small plane walked away without injuries after the landing gear on his plane collapsed upon landing this morning at Honolulu Airport.
Caroline Sluyter, Department of Transportation spokeswoman, said a preliminary report indicates that the aircraft's forward landing gear collapsed when the plane landed at 6:30 a.m.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident, which happened on Runway 4R.
The 21-foot Stoddard-Hamilton Glasair III aircraft was towed off the runway at 7:40 a.m.
No one was injured. The pilot was the only person on the aircraft, the FAA said.
The fixed-wing, single-engine two-seat aircraft is registered in Kailua-Kona and was manufactured in 1989, FAA records show.


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This is the story of two men.
One trying to regain something again,
The other too afraid to let go of something that is right.
Both of these men pass each other tonight.
They do so much more than pass by,
They stare at each other eye to eye.
They threaten to knock the other off his road,
Each one holds his feelings in, afraid to explode.
One day these two men will clash,
One day these two feelings will crash.
I'm scared for that day.
That day nobody will know what to say.
It'll be these two men away from the earth,
Each one will figure out their worth.
So that when they pass each other by,
They won't be staring eye to eye.
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Mark Cannata on the buildings as architects' pin-up
As a synthesis between history and utopia, the red buildings became a paradigm of the fusion between past and future, somewhere between Paxton and Skylab.
They became the symbol of the tension between research into the future and continuity in architecture. In becoming so, James Stirling's engrossing buildings became the architecture students' favourite pin-up buildings– a seductive object, both distinct and indistinct, whose questioning effect was its meaning, buildings whose obvious signifiers did not signify the nature of their presence: the future as a known unknown.
The History Faculty building's power to represent an aspirational future remains undiminished by its shortcomings. We forgive its weaknesses, just as we do with a classic racing car or an ageing rocker. James Stirling was a master of the alchemical art of weaving history and technology and created a new vision that, like the Saturn V or Keith Richards' white fender, became a symbol of an era. These are building that, despite their troubled life and reputation had and still have the architectural equivalent of extreme street cred.
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A few thoughts on the Bruins' 2-1 loss to the Maple Leafs in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals at TD Garden.
OFF AGAIN: It was bound to happen that the Bruins wouldn't get otherworldly production from the David Krejci line at some point in this series.
That happened Friday. And the other top line didn't back them up.
Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and Tyler Seguin once again combined on the goose egg for the Bruins. For the series, they have a total of one goal (Bergeron on the power play) and two assists (both Marchand's).
Tyler Seguin, the leading gunner on the team, hasn't hit the back of the net once against his hometown team, the team he's killed in the regular season the last two years.
"We do," coach Claude Julien said when asked if more was needed from that line. "I'll leave it at that, we do. They know we do. That has to come for us to be successful starting next game. It's something that's called accountability and we have to have more of that from that line as far as being a difference-maker."
The problem in the series for the line hasn't been creating chances. They've actually done better in that area than they were during the regular season. The three of them averaged a combined 8.37 shots on game per game during the season. In the five games of this series, it's 11.8.
The issue has been finishing them off.
In the second period alone, Bergeron had a look at James Reimer's five-hole and — most memorably — an open-net look off a deflected shot that Reimer made a remarkable recovery on, a Tim Thomas-esque save.
But a drop in confidence may be creeping in. In the third period, Seguin and Bergeron executed a give-and-go that was as pretty as can be — until the puck glanced off Seguin's stick when he was open in the slot. Seguin has perhaps the best hands on the Bruins.
Instead the opportunity washed away, as did the Bruins' chance at the win.
"Everyone else (other than the Krejci line) needs to step up and start contributing," Marchand said. "We can't rely on them every single game to get all of our goals. We got to dig down deep and have a much better game."
With Seguin, the Bruins appear to have told him to look for more shots, not necessarily better ones. On a first-period shift, he fired recklessly towards the net, just wanting to get the puck on net against a goalie who's been prone to give up rebounds.
If that was the case, then credit to Reimer for shoring that up Friday. But there's more for that line to give.
FRAGILE D: For the second time in this series, the Bruins didn't have their full defensive lineup.
Last Saturday, they were without the suspended Andrew Ference. Friday, it was Wade Redden sitting with an undisclosed injury.
They've lost both games and the change on the blue line has been a factor in both.
On Friday, Ference plugged in for Redden on the second power-play unit. Ference has played a total of 7:28 this season on the power play. He's not as strong on the puck as Redden nor as good a passer.
When Ference got the puck at the right point late in the Bruins' first power play, the Leafs attacked him. Tyler Bozak went right for Ference, took away the loose puck and went the other way for a breakaway shorthanded goal.
"Well, it sucks. It sucks to mishandle a puck, but it's not a bad decision or anything like that," Ference said. "It just happens, so it's fine. It's happened to all of us and you deal with it."
Matt Bartkowski took Redden's place on the third defensive pairing and worked with Adam McQuaid. Bartkowski was shaky and didn't have much chemistry, if any, with his partner.
Bartkowski was held to 11 shifts for 6:40 of ice time, including just two shifts for 40 seconds in the third period.
"I felt comfortable," Bartkowski said. "I need to play better, I know that."
Bartkowski admitted there was an adjustment to playing with McQuaid. Bartkowski had been playing with more skilled players than the tough guy McQuaid in Providence.
"A little bit," Bartkowski said. "We had a couple poor passes to begin with. I don't know, that's kind of how the game was going to start. We were a little bit flat."
There's no word on Redden's status for Game 6 Sunday.
ANOTHER BLOWN CHANCE: The Bruins have made it a habit. Now it's a reputation.
They just can't close teams out.
Under Julien, they're 6-11 with the opportunity to move on to the next round. In games where the teams are in different situations — like Friday, when the Bruins wanted to finish the series and the Leafs wanted to extend it — they're now 3-7.
What's disturbing is they seemed to realize what was coming from a desperate team, and still didn't react.
"If you have the killer instinct going in then you always say it shouldn't be but we just didn't have that tonight and that's why we performed the way we did in the first half of the game," Dennis Seidenberg said.
For the pessimistic types, the Bruins have blown two of the last three series in which they've had a 3-1 lead (Montreal 2004, Philadelphia 2010). On to Game 6.
ETC.: Tuukka Rask deserves more than just a note at the bottom of the thoughts, but that's what he gets on a night of subplots at the Garden. Rask was superb once again and the Bruins could have been down 2- or 3-0 after the first period if not for him. … Dion Phaneuf appeared to be limping on several shifts. He played just 21:38, a low total for him. … Jaromir Jagr had some active moments. He unleashed one shot where he came off a puck battle in the corner and created a shot on Reimer. Jagr had 13 attempted shots. … How about that creativity from Mikhail Grabovski, eh?
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For the second straight year, the Rangers will host the Mexico City Red Devils in a preseason exhibition at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, according to a source.
In what is becoming a crowded travel week, the Rangers will return from Surprise, Ariz., on March 27 and will host the Red Devils on the 28th. The Rangers will then fly to San Antonio to play a two-game series with San Diego on March 29-30 and will have an off day in Houston on March 31 before opening the season against new AL West foe Houston at Minute Maid Park.


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horn tip to tip. We have built our herd upon GUNMAN genetics. Most all of the Gunman sons and daughters you see
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A couple of complimentary quotes about those Diabolical Libertarian Jack Boots.
What's humorous about the libertarian sort is their urge to control whilst saying they're not controlling. -- The World Has Gone Mad
Yeah, that's it ... wanting to be left alone is really a secret urge to control. Well, I guess it does deprive those with the lust for power the ability to act on their vice.
I still like the pork analogy, because to this day, no one has been able to explain how my right to eat pork imposes my morality on those who don't eat it. Or how my demanding to be left alone and eat pork as I see fit imposes my morality on the people who want to prevent me from eating it. It strikes me as a question of basic logic that those who want to prevent me from eating pork for moral reasons are the ones imposing, and those who only want to be left alone are not. I wish someone would explain to me how my desire to eat pork is an imposition on anyone.
I am just another libertarian who wants to impose my values on everyone by objecting to having an officer break into my home, shoot my dog, strip my clothes off and stick his fat finger up my ass.
If you simply want to be left alone ... You are a jack booted authoritarian imposing your will on others.
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About Jessica Chambers
Jessica Chambers has been inventing stories even before she was old enough to hold a pen. She has a passion for writing contemporary novels packed with emotion, complex relationships and often a touch of mystery.
Visually impaired from birth, Jessica currently lives with her family and Staffordshire bull terrier in the English town of Windsor. In addition to devouring fiction of all genres, she loves watching TV quiz shows and admits to being extremely competitive when it comes to a game of Trivial Pursuit.
Her latest book is Dark is the Sky.
You can visit her website at www.jessicachambers.co.uk.
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Jessica, could you please tell us a little about your book, Dark is the Sky?
Think of it as women's fiction with an edge, blending emotion, complex relationships and mystery. Twelve years after tragedy tore their family apart, the Camerons are reuniting for the first time since that fateful day. They hope that they will at last be able to put the past behind them and lay their ghosts to rest, but of course, nothing is ever that simple! Some wounds run too deep to heal, and some secrets are too destructive to remain hidden. As the web of hostility and deceit begins to unravel, and the truth about what really happened on that long ago summer's afternoon finally emerges, family ties are tested to the limit.
Who or what is the inspiration behind this book?
Like many of my ideas, this novel began with a single character, this time with a vivid picture of a handsome, dark-haired young man. Immediately, I knew several things about him. I knew he was dangerously sexy, a magnet for women and more than a bit of a rogue. I also knew he was dead. This raised a number of questions. How did he die? Was it suicide, or murder, or merely a tragic accident? What part did his family play in his death? And as I unraveled the answers to these questions, the story gradually emerged.
Who is your biggest supporter?
Oh, always my mum. She's been there for me all through the rejection letters and endless rewrites, the tears and the frustration. Her belief in me and my writing has never wavered, even when my own confidence suffered a knock. I couldn't have done any of this without her!
And who is your biggest critic?
That would have to be me! I'm a total perfectionist when it comes to my writing. Every sentence has to be as smooth as I can make it, every excess word must be cut. That isn't to say I don't take criticism from anyone else. It's just that no one could ever be harder on me than I am on myself.
What are you currently working on?
I'm actually straying into the unknown with my current work in progress and attempting my first young adult novel. Think the grittiness of Melvin Burgess meets the powerful relationships characterized by Cassandra Clare. With dark secrets, a complex love triangle and rampaging hormones, it's proving enormous fun!
Do you have any advice for aspiring authors?
Be prepared to accept constructive criticism and learn from it. Maybe join a critique group, either online or in person, to get feedback on your writing to help you improve your craft. Most importantly, write for yourself and from the heart. Chances are, if it's the kind of novel you would want to read, others will enjoy it too.
What do you feel is your biggest strength?
My tolerant outlook. Perhaps it comes of being a writer, having to put myself in my characters' shoes every single day. The way I see it though, none of us is perfect. We all make mistakes, and most of us have tough decisions to make. We may not necessarily agree with the choices of those around us, but that doesn't give us the right to judge.
And your biggest weakness?
As my family will testify, I'm somewhat of a stick-in-the-mud when it comes to change. I'm very much a creature of habit. I like familiarity, routine. If anything threatens to disrupt the status quo, I dig my heels in deep!
What do you feel sets this book apart from others in the same genre?
The fact that it actually crosses over into two distinct genres. It tackles many of the issues dealt with in women's fiction novels—family, heartbreak, romance—whilst giving readers a mystery to solve. In short, it combines all the elements I myself love in a book.
You know the scenario – you're stuck on an island. What book would you bring with you and why?
For pure escapism, it would have to be one of the Harry Potter series. They're the books I go back to time and time again, particularly when I'm ill or feeling down. It's a comfort thing, I guess. On the other hand, all that solitary sun-bathing would be the ideal opportunity to tackle one of those mammoth books I've never got around to starting. War and Peace, perhaps, or A Suitable Boy. I'm open to recommendations!
What is the most important lesson you have learned from life so far?
Never give up on your dream. The journey may be longer than you hoped, and you'll probably find yourself taking a few wrong turns and unexpected paths along the way, but hard work and determination will get you there in the end.
About Dark is the Sky
Twelve years earlier, Olivia and Joel Cameron invited the family to spend the weekend at their new country home. Olivia hoped to provide them all with a much-needed escape from their anxiety over the recession crippling the nation; instead, the visit ended in tragedy when Scott, Joel's wild and outrageously sexy youngest brother, was found dead. The repercussions tore the family apart.
Now, Olivia's sister Violet has persuaded her to host a reunion. She claims it's time they finally put the past behind them and laid their ghosts to rest. However, some wounds run too deep to heal, and some secrets are too destructive to remain hidden. Still grieving for the man she loved, Violet is determined to uncover the truth behind his death—a truth she believes lies within her own family.
As the web of deceit and hostility begins to unravel, family ties are tested to the limit, and no one will emerge unscathed.


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Adele Enjoyed Baby Gifts From Rihanna & Jessie J
Lord knows that Rihanna and Jessie J both adore Adele and according to The Sun, they are two of many pop stars who sent her baby gifts.
Rihanna keeps it really swaggy and sent Adele's newborn son some outfits with one reading, "My mum is a rockstar" and the other, "Just done nine months inside." RiRi also sent one of her favourite singers a box of lingerie with a note that said, "You gotta stay sexy, yummy mummy. Enjoy yourself. Congrats!!!"
A source told The Sun, "Rihanna loves Adele and she was one of the first people to congratulate her when she found out that she was pregnant. She thought seriously hard about what to get her as she wanted to make sure no one else would get the same thing. Adele laughed out loud when she saw the words on the babygros — she loves that sort of thing. She can't wait to show all of her friends."
Adele gave birth to a healthy baby boy with her boyfriend Simon Kinecki around three weeks ago. A source said, "Adele and Simon are ecstatic at their new arrival. She was over the moon that they were expecting their first child together."
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The legal and social transfer of all parental rights, responsibilities, and roles from one parent or parents, usually biological, to a nonbiological parent or parents is called adoption. In such a transfer, adoptive parents accept the same rights and responsibilities as the child's birth parents would have had, while the child becomes a member of a family that provides the social, emotional, and physical nurturing that children need to grow up to be healthy, functioning adults. Adoption is different from foster parenting. Foster parenting is a temporary way of providing children with a home until a permanent home can be found. There is also no legal transfer of parental rights or responsibilities to foster parents.


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Patients with periodontal disease, the most common disease in dogs, suffer from progressive inflammation and destruction of the tissues supporting the teeth. In addition to causing oral pain and tooth loss, periodontal infections can spread systemically and may adversely affect various organs, including the heart, kidneys, and liver.1
Literally translated from Latin as "around the tooth," periodontium refers to the tissues that attach the teeth to the jaws. These structures include the gingiva, the alveolar bone, the cementum (connective tissue that covers the tooth root), and the periodontal ligament (collagen fibers that attach the tooth to the alveolar bone). The gingival sulcus is a shallow space around a tooth bounded by the tooth surface on one side and the marginal epithelium lining the free gingival margin on the other.2 In periodontal disease, these tissues become progressively diseased and are destroyed while the tooth remains unaffected. Therefore, we should not think of periodontal disease as tooth disease but rather as around-the-tooth disease.
The inflammation and destruction associated with periodontal disease is initiated by bacterial plaque accumulating on the tooth surface. Hundreds of bacterial species inhabit the oral cavity, and probably many more have yet to be identified. However, in people as well as in animals, certain bacteria are implicated as the primary cause of the disease and have been labeled periodontopathogens. In people, Porphyromonas gingivalis, a black-pigmented, gram-negative anaerobe, has been identified as a periodontopathogen, and certain Porphyromonas species are also likely periodontopathogens in dogs.3,4 Additionally, it appears that complex interactions among the various microbe populations in the oral cavity influence the disease's progression, so to think of periodontal disease as an infection with a single bacterial species would be an oversimplification. However, when treating periodontal infection, specifically target the gram-negative anaerobes.
Many other factors, such as a patient's age, diet, chewing habits, occlusion, and size, can affect the severity of its periodontal disease. A major factor appears to be a host's reaction to bacterial plaque. Bacterial endotoxins and other bacterial byproducts primarily cause the tissue destruction, but the body's own inflammatory response—set into motion by the oral immune system—can also influence the degree of tissue inflammation and destruction (i.e. a greater immune response can cause more tissue damage).
Ideally, oral examinations should be done in anesthetized patients because the diagnosis and staging of periodontal disease require periodontal probing and radiographic examination. At least one problem is usually found in an awake patient that should be addressed in an anesthetized patient, so always inform clients that complete dental diagnostic evaluation and treatment require anesthesia.
In addition to increased pocket depth, the oral examination may reveal gingival recession. Document gingival recession in millimeters. The sum total of gingival recession plus abnormal pocket depth is termed attachment loss. In cases of gingival recession, there can be marked attachment loss without pocket formation.
Periodontal disease can range in severity from mild gingivitis (which resolves with proper treatment) to end-stage periodontitis (which is, for the most part, irreversible). It can be classified according to a four- or five-stage system. It is important to know each tooth's periodontal disease stage so appropriate therapy can be administered on a tooth-by-tooth basis. For this purpose, a convenient periodontal triage system would consist of three categories: gingivitis, treatable periodontitis, and end-stage periodontitis. Halitosis is a hallmark sign of periodontal disease, but its presence or absence does not indicate a specific disease stage.
In patients with gingivitis, the initial stage of periodontal disease, only gingival tissues exhibit inflammation. Patients may have mild, moderate, or severe bacterial plaque or calculus accumulation and hyperemia and edema of the marginal gingiva. Gently probing the gingival sulcus with a periodontal probe may induce spontaneous bleeding, but the pocket depth remains normal (< 3 mm). No radiographic abnormalities are associated with this stage.
Clinical signs of early periodontitis are related to periodontal tissue destruction and may include increased pocket depth (up to 5 mm), gingival recession, and furcation exposure. In veterinary dentistry, our patients come in a variety of sizes, and there is variation in the clinical significance of a 5-mm pocket on a Mastiff's canine (minor problem) vs. a 5-mm pocket on the first maxillary premolar of a Yorkshire terrier (probably a candidate for extraction). Horizontal or vertical alveolar bone loss may be seen radiographically. In early periodontitis, 0% to 30% bone loss may occur.
The clinical signs of established periodontitis include deep periodontal pockets (> 5 mm), gingival recession and root exposure, alveolar bone loss (sometimes with furcation exposure), and mild tooth mobility. Bone loss ranges from 30% to 75%.
In patients with end-stage periodontitis, one or more tooth roots exhibit > 75% bone loss. Single-rooted teeth exhibit mobility, but multirooted teeth may not be loose if one or more roots retain some attachment to bone. Therefore, a tooth does not have to be loose to have end-stage periodontal disease.
After the complete oral examination, update your findings and treatment recommendations in the record and discuss them with the owner. Patients whose teeth exhibit gingivitis should undergo complete dental scaling (both supragingival and subgingival) and polishing. The proper techniques and steps for performing dental prophylaxis are well-documented. On the other end of the spectrum, treating patients whose teeth exhibit end-stage periodontitis is straightforward as well: dental extraction. Patients with treatable periodontitis have diverse pathologies, and a variety of treatments are available.
Diagnosing and treating periodontitis in people consumes an entire specialty in the field of dentistry, and many textbooks and journals are devoted to the subject. At the risk of oversimplifying the art and science of periodontology, presented below is a framework for treating treatable periodontitis in dogs.
The key diagnostic information required is periodontal pocket depth and intraoral radiographic examination results, including the percentage and type of bone loss. The absolute necessity of obtaining intraoral dental radiographs cannot be overemphasized.
The most important treatment for all cases of advanced periodontitis is the complete removal of bacterial plaque and calculus from the tooth crown, gingival sulcus, and root surfaces. This allows healing and stops disease progression.
Before treating periodontal pockets > 5 mm deep, the client must agree to attempt home care and return for follow-up appointments. If the client cannot agree to these requirements, extraction should be considered or recommended.
To treat patients with deep pockets and horizontal bone loss, mucogingival surgery (flap exposure) and open curettage are required to access and clean the pockets (Figure 4). In cases of vertical bone loss, mucogingival surgery combined with open curettage and guided tissue regeneration can result in periodontal tissue (including alveolar bone) regeneration—contradicting the dogma "Periodontitis is irreversible."
Mucogingival surgery and guided tissue regeneration are advanced procedures that should be performed only after a clinician has received ample training and, ideally, hands-on experience. These procedures may be best referred to a board-certified veterinary dentist (a list is available at www.avdc.org.)
Periodontal bacterial ultrasonic débridement involves using an ultrasonic scaler to remove plaque, calculus, and necrotic or diseased tissue from the tooth and root surface. The newer generations of ultrasonic equipment, including the piezoelectric ultrasonic scalers, are designed to operate both above and below the gum line. It is important to use a light touch and to keep the tip of the ultrasonic scaler constantly moving. However, even with the best and newest ultrasonic equipment, a thorough subgingival curettage and root planing performed with hand instruments (curettes) should always be included in periodontal treatment (Figure 5).
Doxirobe, a polymer gel mixed with doxycycline, is a veterinary product used for nonsurgical treatment of periodontal pockets > 4 mm. The gel is injected through a bendable cannula into periodontal pockets. On contact with fluids, the gel hardens and remains in the pocket for several weeks, slowly releasing the doxycycline. In addition to its antimicrobial properties, doxycycline decreases the effect of collagenase, an enzyme released in the sulcus during active periodontal inflammation. This product is not a substitute for periodontal surgery when surgery is indicated (pockets > 6 mm).
The gel stiffens within a minute or two. To speed up the process, place a drop of water on the material. Once firm, gently pack the visible material into the pocket with a plastic composite filling instrument (beaver tail). Instruct the owner not to brush the dog's teeth in the treated area for about a week (gels and solutions are recommended) and not to pick at the ridge of material that may become visible (light yellow-brown). The material is biodegradable and does not need to be removed.
Mucogingival surgery includes a variety of procedures designed to gain access to deep periodontal defects and to recontour or reposition gingival tissue. Mucogingival flaps are created to gain exposure to diseased root surfaces. In pockets > 5 mm, it is impossible to adequately scale and root plane without surgical exposure.
The simplest flap design is the envelope flap, in which the incision is made through the gingival attachment at the sulcus (sulcular incision) and the gingiva and oral mucosa are reflected without releasing incisions. When greater exposure is needed, releasing incisions can be made. Both the periosteum and the mucosa should be included in the flap (full thickness). After root planing, the flap should be reapposed and sutured in place with fine, absorbable suture.
Gingivectomy is a surgical procedure in which certain areas of gingiva are excised to restore a healthier periodontal pocket depth. Gingivectomy should be reserved for cases of gingival hyperplasia in which gingival overgrowth creates deep pseudopockets. Not long ago, gingivectomy and other periodontal surgical procedures to reduce pocket depth (e.g. apical repositioned flaps) were recommended treatments. However, preserving gingival height is now considered a goal of treatment.
After a periodontal pocket undergoes thorough root planing, the tissue heals and the pocket depth is reduced. The reduction in pocket depth results from soft tissue reattachment. Reattachment is good, but true regeneration of periodontal tissue, including alveolar bone and periodontal ligament, is ideal. The problem is that the rapid initial regrowth of epithelial attachment (granulation tissue) interferes with the slower regeneration of bone and periodontal ligament. So in order for bone to regenerate, the epithelial regrowth must be delayed or obstructed. The process of excluding epithelial regrowth to encourage regrowth of periodontal tissue is called guided tissue regeneration. The success of guided tissue regeneration depends on many factors, a major one being defect morphology. Narrow, vertical pockets are more amenable to treatment than are broad, wide defects.
Various types of barriers have been developed to exclude epithelial regrowth. Consil (Nutramax Laboratories) is a bioactive, osteoconductive bone graft material that functions as a barrier to exclude epithelial attachment and promote bone regeneration. Because Consil is incorporated into the new bone, there is no need to remove Consil after its use.
Infrabony pockets often occur on the palatal and lingual aspects of canine teeth in dogs (especially small, dolichocephalic breeds). Left untreated, periodontal defects on the palatal aspect of the maxillary canine teeth often progress to oronasal fistulas, necessitating extraction. If caught early, these defects may be successfully treated with open curettage and guided tissue regeneration.
Educating clients about providing good oral hygiene at home is essential in preventing periodontitis.
Daily tooth brushing is the best preventive measure you can recommend pet owners do at home. A daily tooth brushing is necessary because plaque bacteria can colonize on teeth 24 to 36 hours after scaling and polishing. In addition, several commercial diets significantly reduce plaque and tartar compared with regular dry food diets (Harvey C, Veterinary Oral Health Council, Philadelphia, Pa: Unpublished data). Specifically these foods are Iams Daily Dental Care (Iams), Prescription Diet Canine t/d (Hill's), Science Diet Oral Care (Hill's), Dental DD (Royal Canin), and Purina Dental Diet (Néstle Purina). With such a high prevalence of periodontal disease in dogs, there are few reasons not to provide a diet that promotes good oral health.
Rawhide treats for dogs are readily available to pet owners and are effective in the control and removal of plaque and tartar from dogs' teeth. Rawhide is highly digestible; in the numerous scientific studies documenting its effectiveness, it has not been observed to cause the digestive problems that conventional wisdom ascribes to it.5,6 It has also been shown that coating rawhide treats with calcium-sequestering substances such as sodium hexametaphosphate can further enhance plaque and tartar reduction.7
However, there are chew toys on the market that should not be given to dogs because of their tendency to cause tooth fracture. Nylon bones, cow hooves, and real bones should also be avoided because they are too hard and often are associated with slab fractures of the carnassial teeth. Tennis balls cause attrition (mechanical wearing of the tooth surface) and are also not recommended.
OraVet Barrier Sealant (Merial) is a biologically inert polymer that bonds to the surface of teeth and inhibits plaque and calculus adherence. The product is easy to apply in the office after a prophylaxis, and OraVet Plaque Prevention Gel (Merial) is applied weekly at home to maintain the protective barrier. OraVet Barrier Sealant can be used after a dental or periodontal surgery in which postoperative tooth brushing is contraindicated. Although there are no studies published to document its effectiveness, the preliminary scientific data look promising (Merial Limited: Unpublished data).
Chlorhexidine gluconate, formulated as an oral rinse or a gel, is an excellent oral disinfectant. The chlorhexidine binds to gingival tissue and then exerts its antibacterial effects for 24 to 48 hours. Chlorhexidine kills the bacterial pathogens that contribute to periodontal disease and halitosis. Patients with chronic periodontitis should receive chlorhexidine rinses twice a week and regular tooth brushing on the other days. Other oral rinses, containing substances such as zinc ascorbate or chlorine dioxide, combat halitosis by neutralizing malodorous sulfur compounds. It is important to realize that masking halitosis may not be addressing the primary source of oral pathology.
A novel approach to preventing periodontitis in dogs is on the horizon. Recent studies have shown that the most commonly isolated periopathogens from the oral cavity of dogs with periodontitis are three species of the black-pigmented anaerobic bacteria Porphyromonas: Porphyromonas gulae, Porphyromonas salivosa, and Porphyromonas denticanis.8 A bacterin (Porphyromonas Denticanis-Gulae-Salivosa Bacterin—Pfizer Animal Health) has been shown to be safe in field studies (Pfizer Animal Health: Unpublished data) and effective in an experimental model.9 This soon-to-be-available periodontal disease vaccine will provide veterinarians with an innovative weapon to add to our arsenals in the fight to prevent this common canine disease.
Editors' note: Dr. Carmichael has consulted for Pfizer and Nutramax and has been sponsored by these companies to provide educational lectures.
1. DeBowes LJ, Mosier D, Logan E, et al. Association of periodontal disease and histologic lesions in multiple organs from 45 dogs. J Vet Dent 1996;13:57-60.
2. Harvey CE, Emily PP. Small animal dentistry. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby, 1993;90-91.
3. Harvey CE. Management of periodontal disease: understanding the options. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 2005;35:819-836.
4. Holmstrom SE, Frost-Fitch P, Eisner ER. Veterinary dental techniques. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders Co, 2004.
5. Hennet P. Effectiveness of an enzymatic rawhide dental chew to reduce plaque in beagle dogs. J Vet Dent 2001;18:61-64.
6. Lage A, Lausen N, Tracy R, et al. Effect of chewing rawhide and cereal biscuit on removal of dental calculus in dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1990;197:213-219.
7. Warwick JM, et al. Reducing calculus accumulation in dogs using an innovative rawhide treat system coated with hexametaphosphate, in Proceedings. Vet Dent Forum 2001;379-382.
8. Hardham J, Dreier K, Wong J, et al. Pigmented-anaerobic bacteria associated with canine periodontitis. Vet Microbiol 2005;106:119-128.
9. Hardham J, Reed M, Wong J, et al. Evaluation of a monovalent companion animal periodontal disease vaccine in an experimental mouse periodontitis model. Vaccine 2005;23:3148-3156.


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Thanks but then why do people who wanted to buy links from sites, reqiuire or wanted to post thier link to higher pr sites?
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Thanks but then why do people who wanted to buy links from sites, reqiuire or wanted to post thier link to higher pr sites?
who knows, if they get big and start saying to submit you have to pay, you will be glad as you wont have to pay, as you submitted before!
It's still a link and a backlink.It still does good to your site. But I think it would be better if the PR of the site is 1 above. To be sure, consult this website for directories grouped in their corresponding PR.
A lot of these posts are incorrect. There are only a list of maybe less than ten directories I submit my sites to. Be very cautious about which directories you have your sites included in. Google views many directories as spammy and will downgrade your site if they are not respected.
And remember, I say this all the time, that most of the directories with page rank?
It is only for the main page!
The inner pages where your link will show up will have little to no page rank.
I get a laugh out of people who should know better to say "my directory is page rank 3, so add your sites now" and those that do? End up on a non page ranked page!
I also get a laugh out of people who should know better to say "I just submitted my link to a page rank 3 directory. I will get good link juice". And when they check, as they should, they find out they are on a page than has no page rank.
My point is this:
It does not matter what the main page rank is if the page your link ends up on has no page rank.
I'm not an expert, but to post my opinion, I think any backlink its good.
And that directory can have a higger PR in the apropiate future.
Try to collect back links from high Pr directories. If you not get this get lower PR back links which have at least Do Follow link attribute.
Web directories are similar to the yellow pages in your phone book.As per my opinion and experience you can do directory submission on low PR websites.There's virtually no better indicator that a page will pass link how much value than observing its ability to rank for the terms it targets.


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Well we all know whiskey goes well food. Steak or BBQ being my favs. Many of us also know that whiskey goes well with a nice cigar. Booker's with a Opus X being a very compatable pairing. But what music sets the mood for whiskey sipping. I'm kinda going through a classic jazz faze with John Coltrane, Wes Montgomery, Miles Davis, Ray Charles and Nina Simone (Feeling Good). I am not sure why as I have never been big into this style of music before. So I ask this question what music do you put on when your enjoying a pour? Is your music out there or in the background? And lastly, can the type of music you play take an "off bottle of bourbon" and make it taste that little bit better?
ie: the above music and old bottle of WT Rare Breed that I have had collecting dust for the last 3 years. WTRB is usaully a good pour but this bottle never really got it done until last night with a little jazz.


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- Winning with Purpose . . . your go forward strategy has to be more than just selling more stuff. There are plenty of places for your customers to buy fertilizer, seed, and control products. The questions you need to ask yourself are . . .
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Billy McLaughlin: Starry Night With Orchestra Nova
Guitarist and composer, Billy McLaughlin returns to the stage after one of the most remarkable medical and musical comebacks in history. In this "Starry Night" concert, he performs with Orchestra Nova, conducted by Jung-Ho Pak. The music and story behind it, will inspire you to never give up on your dreams and to keep reaching for the stars.


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Even as we have made these strides, however, there are stark reminders of the barriers that remain between students and a college degree. Among Tennessee's recent high school graduates, 41 percent ...


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bsd is for people who love unix; linux is for people who hate microsoft.
Linux, particularly the GNU/FSF types, tend to be more ideologically motivated, I find, and I think most of the hate against Free/Net/Open BSD is hate against the BSD license because it doesn't fit into their framework of how the world should be. They're the ones that are going to be on about "software freedom" and all that, rather than "this works, let's use it."
Case in point, I mentioned above that I actually paid money for a commercial X server about 11 years ago. If BSDi BSD/OS hadn't been $1000, I'd probably have bought the "commercial" BSD, too. However, FreeBSD tended to get most of the worth while improvements rolled back from BSDi, and it only cost me like $30 to order it on CD-ROM (the dark days of dial-up and all that). My current company uses FreeBSD as the basis of our product to avoid GPL issues, as does Juniper and others. The FSF-types, of course, aren't going to be down with that and look at it as "theft" (never mind the fact that I know my company, and possibly Juniper as well, have committers on the pay roll) or something.
I think it has to do with the fact that Linux is more readily obtained and there has been a concerted effort to recruits new users. Its sort of like the Mormon Unix, in a way. What this means in practicality is that there is a large portion of the user base that has the "zeal of the convert" — I'm not going to say that I didn't feel that way when I was 12/13/14 years old and was first starting out, but it's a real thing. As Theo once said, 'bsd is for people who love unix; linux is for people who hate microsoft.' That's kind of a classic troll, but its kind of true, too, to an extent.
I think that the type of people who are into BSD are generally older, have more experience in the industry, and are less ideologically driven in their OS choice than say, high school kids who saw pretty screen shots carefully crafted to look like something out of 'swordfish' or 'the matrix' an want to be 'l33t'. That's not to say that there aren't a lot of professional, neutral-minded Linux people, but then that's going to be the difference between the RHEL/CentOS-type of users and say, Mint (which I've tried and used before and I don't hate it, but let's face it — we're not putting that on a production server any time soon).
BSD and Linux have their places, as do Windows and MacOSX. I (obviously) prefer BSD to Linux (though I've worked as an admin on a CentOS farm before), and Mac to Windows (though I didn't really have any problems with Vista 64 Ultimate as a desktop OS, just the command line was still for crap), but I can use the other and often do, and I'm at a point in my life where just getting the work done with the minimum headache is more important than what tool i use to get it done. From what I know of Linus, he seems to be of similar mind, too.


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Establishing the validity of pressure ulcer risk assessment scales: a novel approach using illustrated patient scenarios
Gould, Dinah and Goldstone, Len and Gammon, John and Kelly, Daniel (2002) Establishing the validity of pressure ulcer risk assessment scales: a novel approach using illustrated patient scenarios. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 39 (2). pp. 215-228. ISSN 0020-7489
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Preventing pressure ulcers is an important nursing goal and over the years a number of risk assessment scales (RASs) have been developed to expedite clinical judgement. The aim of this study was to examine the validity of the three most commonly used RASs compared to nurses' own clinical judgement. Patient simulations were presented to 236 clinical nurses. Nine hundred and forty one assessments were completed and compared to the ratings from a panel of tissue viability experts. Clinical judgement exactly matched expert opinion (69.1%) more often than assessment with any of the RASs. The Waterlow Score matched exactly in 20% of cases, the Braden Scale in 8.5% of cases and the Norton Score in 4.6% of cases. Thus none of these RASs can be considered valid, assuming that the expert panel genuinely reflected the 'gold standard' in terms of the external criterion. The implications for clinical practice are far-reaching considering the extent to which RASs are currently used to reach important clinical decisions relating to the deployment of expensive pressure-relieving aids and nursing time.
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If you find the house of your dreams, the one that you have been looking for all of your life, but the current owners have a crazy uncle living in the attic, you stipulate that you will buy the house, but the crazy uncle has to go before you buy.
Same idea with Hostess.
This CEO is milking this for all the personal publicity he can get. My sense is that a more responsible and modest individual could have averted this whole debacle.
Asset sales are much more preferable to buying entire company particularly when inefficient distribution network can be eliminated
There should be no surprise whatsoever. The same thing that sunk your company, is what is keeping a bid for the whole operation at bay. You'll make more by selling off the pieces anyway, and that is your responsibility to the remaining bondholders and shareholders.
Mr Rayburn you should be in jail for ruining 15000 people lives
dont' blame Rayburn you idiots it was union greed, WAKE UP!
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She was born in Wheatland, Wyo. on August 24, 1941 to the late Harold Hobart and Leona (Hunt) Settell. She was retired as secretary at Sebree Elementary School after over 26 years. She was also a member of Sebree First Baptist Church where she served as pianist for 43 years and was very active in other church activities and programs.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Gerald Alfred, Gus, Leland and Archie Settell; and three sisters, Marie Skaggs, Iona Hoge and Aileen Gudhal.
She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Jimmie Donahoo; two children, Dean (Jerri Lyn) Donahoo of Taylors, S.C., Theresa (Tim) Guerino of Colchester, Vt.; one granddaughter, Julia Donahoo of Taylors, S.C.; two brothers, Rand Settell of Minnesota, and Darrell Settell of Maine; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday June 7, 2014 at Sebree First Baptist Church. Dr. Bob Hardison will officiate. Burial will be in Springdale Cemetery in Sebree.
Visitation will be Friday from 4:00 until 8:00 at Tomblinson Funeral Home Sebree Chapel and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until service time at the church.
Memorial Contributions may be made to Sebree First Baptist Church, P. O. Box 156 Sebree, Ky. 42455
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Ken Mehlman has no fear -- he's gay-baiting Harry Reid
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
AMERICAblog's hot on queer Ken Mehlman's latest hypocrisy as the new RNC chair. He's gay-baiting Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid in the latest piece-of-garbage press release. I'm not sure what this tactic will gain the RNC, given how exposed they are on this front with Mehlman leading the charge. It's like shooting fish in a barrel.
Here are the highlights of the attempted smear (the orginal release is here).
Reid Opposes Federal Marriage Amendment:
Reid Received 100 percent Rating From Human Rights Campaign (HRC) For 107th Congress. (Human Rights Campaign, "Presidential Candidates," Human Rights Campaign Website, http://www.hrc.org, Accessed 12/2/04)
-- HRC Endorsed Reid During 2004 Election Calling Him "A Leader We Can Count On." (Human Rights Campaign, "Candidate Profile: Harry Reid," Human Rights Campaign Website, www.hrc.org, Accessed 12/2/04)
-- "The Human Rights Campaign, The Largest National Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual And Transgender Advocacy Organization, Envisions An America Where GLBT People Are Ensured Of Their Basic Equal Rights, And Can Be Open, Honest And Safe At Home, At Work And In The Community." (Human Rights Campaign Website, www.hrc.org/, Accessed 1/31/05)
Reid Said Marriage Should Be Between A Man And Woman. "So marriage should be between a man and a woman, OK? I agree. But why do we need to have to amend the Constitution when we have the Defense of Marriage Act federally? We have the state Constitution, which has it in it." (Dave Berns, "Candidates See Religion's Role In Diverse Light," Las Vegas Review-Journal, 10/28/04)
-- But Reid Voted Against Federal Marriage Amendment. (S.J. Res. 40, CQ Vote No. 155: Motion Rejected 48-50: R 45-6; D 3-43; I 0-1, 7/14/04, Reid Voted Nay)
As John at AB says, "Feel free to call the RNC and ask tell them that since they feel Senator Reid's relationships with the gay community are relevant, you want to know what Ken Mehlman's relationships are with the gay community as well."
There have been many calls made already, as the news of the release has been posted over at Eschaton as well. From the comments on AB, folks in the RNC office are hanging up on people and acting quite nervous, given Ken-babe's official/unofficial orientation leaves him wide open for questions.
Ken's office: 202-863-8700
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Director Clint Eastwood adapts James Bradley's novel of the same name about marines (Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach) honored for hoisting the American flag at Iwo Jima during WWII. The photo of the flag being raised has been immortalized for decades as a symbol of triumph on the battlefield.
Big question: Between Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby," "Mystic River"), co-writer Paul Haggis ("Crash," "Million Dollar Baby") and producer Steven Spielberg ("Saving Private Ryan," duh), "Flags of Our Fathers" seems primed for Oscar attention; does it deserve it?
Catch it: "Flags" captures the look and feel of the '40s, and the movie has tense battle sequences and stirring exchanges that show how one picture gave hope to a nation. Though present-day recollections are over-simplified and sentimental, the movie successfully wonders whether the public needs to know who the real heroes are, or if they just need to know that they're out there.
Skip it: If seeing the marines honored at Soldier Field makes you long for the pre-renovated version of the stadium. You know, when it still looked like a war memorial.
Bottom line: The characters are defined neither as a unit nor as individuals, as the film neglects to present who each man was before the war or why he got involved. And Haggis (who wrote the script with William Broyles Jr.) couldn't write a subtle line if his life depended on it. But the theme is on-target even when the characterizations are lacking, and "Flags of Our Fathers" makes its mark in the moments when war is fought man-to-man--when we can see on these young soldiers' faces that home is far, far away.
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Directed by Clint Eastwood; screenplay by William Broyles Jr. and Paul Haggis, based on the book by James Bradley with Ron Powers; cinematography by Tom Stern; edited by Joel Cox; production design by Henry Bumstead; music by Clint Eastwood; produced by Eastwood, Steven Spielberg and Robert Lorenz. A Paramount Pictures release; opens Friday. Running time: 2:17. MPAA rating: R (for sequences of graphic war violence and carnage, and for language).
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|Prion protein (PrP) contains two N-linked glycosylation sites. It is unknown which amino acid substitution contributes most efficiently to the abolishment of N-linked glycosylations. To define the influence of amino acid substitution at the N-linked glycosylation sites on the conversion efficiency of mouse PrP, we tested each of all 19 amino acid substitutions at either one of the N-linked glycosylation sites (codon 180, 182, 196 or 198). The conversion efficiency of the mutagenized PrP was highly dependent on the newly introduced amino acid itself regardless of the absence of N-linked glycosylation in scrapie-infected mouse neuroblastoma cells. The majority of mutant PrP with substitutions at the Asn residues of the N-linked glycosylation sites were conversion-competent, whereas most mutant PrP with substitutions at the Thr residues were conversion-incompetent. These findings emphasize that the Asn residues of the N-linked glycosylation sites are replaceable to abolish N-linked glycosylations without directly affecting the protein function.
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We're well aware that making one's own clothing is a great way to help out the environment, but it's funny to think of Coldplay sitting around in a hotel room rocking out the needlework. Still, when they're on tour and staying in hotels, Chris Martin says they take great pleasure in finding time to do just that. "We see if they have a sewing kit in the amenities draw in case we feel inspired."
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I wonder if this is why your book could be better than some others? Maybe as a technicle writer you are more aware of things that NEED to be specified and said in a book where a developer writing a book tends to ASSUME too much. Maybe an interesting thread to start in one of the Author Forums.
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See, peace and prosperity go hand in hand. Where there is no peace, there cannot be prosperity. And this is what is happening with all the Naxal affected areas. Since there is no peace, there is no economic development at all.
All other districts have developed except the 200-odd districts that have Naxal problems? Why? Nobody wants to start any business there.
Now how to be peaceful? This one should learn. If you have mental peace, you have energy to work. If you are disturbed and are feeling upset, then you do not want to do any work. When you do not do any work, your productivity will be zero. And if you have zero productivity, you will have no income. So through meditation develop your intuition and increase your peace and enthusiasm, and you will be prosperous.
First of all, we are always in the present. We are in the present, we only have to bring our mind to the present.
When you appreciate the beauty of something, you are in the present moment. When you are concerned about an issue, you are in the present moment. When you have fear, you are in the present moment. So, extreme emotions also put you in the present moment. At the same time, when you witness all these emotions as not you, when you realize that they come and go, then you are in the present moment.
With mindfulness or alertness you can be in the present moment. And all these practices like pranayama and meditation help you to be in the present moment.
If your intentions are correct, then that is all that matters.
See, a doctor also cuts open the stomach of a patient and a thief also puts a knife into someone. They both are using the knife on someone, but for very different causes. One is to keep someone alive and the other is to kill someone. And there are chances in both cases that people may die, and in both cases people may survive. So what matters here? It is the intention.
Gurudev, some therapy says that what we think and say becomes true, but sometimes our mind thinks the opposite of what we want. Is there any type of mechanism that stops our bad thoughts from being manifest?
Thoughts come and go. Don't worry, all thoughts, whether good or bad are not going to manifest. Nature is far more intelligent than you. Nature is with you and it is protecting you. All you need to do is trust nature, and relax. Know that the best will happen to you.
Gurudev, is there something that God cannot do? What is it?
He cannot be surprised! God cannot take revenge on you; it is impossible!
Dear Gurudev, whenever I want to do some important work, or study, my mood comes in my way. I'm completely dependent on my mood for most of my actions. How to get rid of moods?
First, the realization itself makes it half done. Now you have realized it's the mood which sways you, that means the intellect is waking up. It says, 'Come on, I'm not going to be so moody.' You take that determination.
There are many situations in life where you cannot act on your mood. For example, if you're in a plane and suddenly you feel you don't want to continue the journey, though your mood has changed halfway you cannot get out of the plane! You got to be there. It's not a car that you're driving where you can turn back. Even for the car you have to find the exit where you can turn back. You can't turn anywhere.
So, life teaches you hard lessons if you don't respect wisdom. Know that life goes with commitment, not moods. Mood is very unstable, they come, they change. But commitment and wisdom always brings the best results.
Gurudev, I am confused as to what is it that I really want. I come to the Ashram to ask for material things that I desire, but I end up asking for bliss and take it home. Bliss is good, but does that mean I won't get material things in life?
Many times you say that you want something, and then you cut your own wants, by saying, 'No, I don't want it!' Your own sankalpa (an earnest wish or firm resolve) gets cut by your own vikalpas (doubts). When you really want something to happen, it will definitely happen. When you ask for blessing, it happens.
In the Mahabharata war, Lord Krishna went three times to Duryodhana to tell him, 'Don't fight, let us not have this war. Come for peace negotiations. Let us sit, let us agree.'
Lord Krishna knew that the war was going to happen, and the Gita is going to come out of it, still he went three times to make peace. Why? Because you need to keep doing what should be done at one level.
Suppose, in the Mahabharata, Duryodhana had agreed to Lord Krishna to give five villages to the Pandavas and no war was to happen, just imagine such a situation. There would have been no Gita! Even the Mahabharata script would never have come!
When someone asks, 'Why are you doing this when you know very well that this action is not going to bring results?' The answer is, 'There is a bigger purpose for every action, and it is not related to the fruit of the action. What do I get from this is not the question; did I act in the situation or not is the question.'
In the hospital, doctors put all their effort to cure a patient knowing very well many times that the patient will not survive. The moment the doctor knows that the patient will not survive, will they stop caring for him? No! As long as the heart is beating, the breath is moving, the doctor takes care of the patient, even though he knows there is no use in it.
So there could a small example of the cosmic phenomenon, when things are supposed to happen the way it should happen, but we cannot say, 'Let it happen; anyway everybody is born, everyone will die. Sick or healthy people will die anyway, so why should anybody take care of anyone? Let us keep quiet!' This is not the right thing to do; we have to attend to it.
When the Tsunami occurred, Swami Sadyojatah and I went to Sri Lanka. Our Gulf centers had sent several shipments of clothes, and medicines, and our volunteers were also there.
There was this one Sinhalese pilot, from the army who was helping us in the South Eastern region of Sri Lanka. He made a very sad confession to me. He said that he was asked to bomb a hospital and a school, on the Tamil side where 600 children were studying. He said, 'My heart broke when I had to do this job, and I resigned from my job.'
Then, of course, he did the Sudarshan Kriya. After he resigned from his job, he dedicated his whole life to do seva (service), to make life better for children; he helped in orphanages. That one incident, where he had no option but to follow the orders of his superiors, changed his whole life. He is a Buddhist, and he knew violence is such a sin. It was so hard on him for so many years.
When the Tsunami occurred, this man did so much seva with The Art of Living. It takes so long for someone to get out of such trauma, but with the help of knowledge, Ashtavakra Gita, Kriya and meditation, this man said, 'For the first time I am able to smile; joy has returned in my life.'
This knowledge, this wisdom, is immensely valuable. It is immensely beautiful, and immensely powerful. It can take people out of such deep scars, guilt, hurt and misery; it can give a new light and uplift one's spirit. It is so touching.
Earlier, the Ashtavakra Gita was not given to public. Even in India, we had only two to three sets of tapes in each center, and we used to conduct these courses only for people who were a little advanced. Then I decided that we cannot wait for people to get to that level. Whatever level they are in, wherever they are, even a few sentences can make a difference in people's lives. It is after this that everyone was permitted to listen to The Ashtavakra Gita; we opened it up.
Ashtavakra Gita is high knowledge, it is like learning higher mathematics. You cannot do it without basic knowledge of mathematics. This was the argument that ancient people had. Quantum Physics cannot be taught in Primary School. However, lifting one from doership and seeing facts as they are, is very valuable knowledge from the Ashtavakra Gita.
Why do we have to love a form to reach the formless? Hasn't this whole idea distorted the truth and created more misconceptions rather than helping people find their path?
Emotions can only flow towards the form. You cannot have emotions towards the formless.
See, you can only communicate with me, you can't communicate with the empty space next to me. If you say you are communicating with an empty space, then something is wrong. You can only see, touch, smell, taste, communicate and express your emotions to a form. The completion of any emotion leads you to a space that is totally formless, which is the source of all forms.
There are two beautiful words in Sanskrit, virupaksha and vishwaroopa. Virupaksha means eyes without the form; many people use this word as a name. Virupa means no form, and aksha means eyes, it means eyes without the form.
When you go a little deeper, then you see that the consciousness can see without the eyes, feel without the skin, taste without the tongue, and hear without the ears; this is Yoga Samadhi. Such things start happening in deep samadhi, just like in dreams? You dream without any of the five senses; you smell, taste, you do everything, right? So virupaksha is the consciousness that has eyes but no form.
Vishwaroopa means it is in every form. The universe itself is the form of the Divine; the Divine is in the form of trees, mountains, rivers. The whole universe is nothing but the manifestation of God; body of God. God is not sitting somewhere in heaven, away from the creation, He is the creation.
God and the creation are not different. It is just like how there is oil inside a sesame seed, similarly, in every atom of this creation, there is consciousness. It is like how the dance and the dancer cannot be separated. If you are watching a dance, it means you are watching the dancer. Can you watch a dance without the dancer? So this universe is the dance, and who is making it dance? The dancer!
What is the life in every tree, in every animal, in every human being? That is God! God is pancha bhootatmika, in the five elements. He is the Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether; He is the soul of the five elements. The Divine is present as five elements, and as consciousness. It is a wrong concept to say that God is sitting somewhere else in heaven.
Another very simple example, there is air everywhere. Even now, there is air. Without air you cannot exist. However, sometimes when you feel hot, you don't feel the air; then when you sit near a fan that is blowing air, you can feel it. Other times, when you are feeling hot and humid, you are not feeling the air, but it is there. You can't say that there is no air. Yet, when you sit near an air conditioner or a fan, you can feel it. That is what happens with meditation, samadhi, enlightenment.


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