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After a hard day's work, Monique Watts likes to sit down and relax with a plate of dinner, watching her favorite diversion:
Her chickens.
"It's like TV, I'm telling you," said Watts. "It's entertainment. In summer we eat dinner out here every night. We just watch the dogs and the chickens."
Last year, Watts led the fight to reverse a ban on backyard chickens in Buffalo. Today she has her chicken permit and cares for four birds in a tidy coop behind her Rhode Island Street home.
At the supermarket, Watts said, she'll walk by the egg case and just smile. "It's such a great sense of satisfaction," said Watts, development director of the WNY Women's Fund.
"It comes from feeling good about having done something yourself, having control over something. The fact that I can come cut chives out of my herb garden and put them in my eggs -- pretty much create an omelet right out of my yard."
Whether the draw is entertainment, eggs, or chicken soup, Watts is only one of a flock of chicken fanciers across the nation who are bringing chickens back home. "The urban chicken movement is alive and well," said Michael Perry.
A magazine writer and book author who also raises chickens, pigs and oats on his Minnesota farm, Perry has met many backyard chicken boosters while touring in support of his book "Coop: A Family, a Farm and the Pursuit of One Good Egg."
The book follows Perry, his seriously pregnant wife, Anneliese, and daughter, Amy, as they raise "chickens, pigs and babies," as he puts it, on their 37-acre spread, a former dairy farm that he says they're bringing back to life little by little.
Perry will read from "Coop" at Talking Leaves Books, 3158 Main St., at 5 p.m. Saturday.
He was a farm boy in the 1970s when the "back to the land" movement saw hippies moving into the countryside, buying farms and planning for a communal agricultural future. Three neighboring farms were bought by bright-eyed young people, Perry remembers.
"They found out that farming is hard work," Perry said. Of the three farms, one remains in the same hands. The guy is a truck driver for the county now.
Today's version of the back-to-the-land movement seems more pragmatic, Perry said. People are willing to take baby steps.
"The people who are getting five chickens for their backyard aren't looking to drastically reduce their food bill. They're interested in having some little tangible part of the process of feeding themselves in their own backyard. And I think good things come of that."
Their goals seem more modest too, Perry said. "They're not looking for Shangri-La, they're looking for ways to integrate this in their daily lives."
For Watts, backyard chickens are an effort to take responsibility for part of her food supply and quell her qualms about factory-farming practices. Others are more interested in the gourmet allure of the freshest eggs in town and a supply of soup chickens once the birds pass their egg-laying years.
In March, a surprisingly large crowd attended "From Chicks to Market," a Cornell University conference aimed at covering the basics of chicken raising. "The numbers in attendance reinforced that interest in poultry production, for all size operations, is once again on the rise across New York State," said Sharon Bachman, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County's agriculture educator.
While many conference participants were interested in the business side of raising chickens, Watts said she knows she's not saving money raising her own eggs. "It's never going to be cheaper to have your own hens. You're feeding them, you're building a coop for them, you're spending your time and energy," Watts said. The reward is paid in another currency: "It's a sense of satisfaction."
As a little girl in Little Rock, Ark., Watts had neighbors who raised bantam hens, pint-sized egg layers. "My mother would not let me bring one home," Watts said. So she went to the chickens. "I would walk down the street and help them take care of their banty hens," she remembered, "and they would give me an egg to take home."
One recent afternoon, Watts watched in her backyard as her hens bobbled around looking for insects, flinging up dirt from former vegetable beds. Watts said they require less effort than her two dogs, considering walking duties and other pooch tasks.
"I am a terrible chicken mother," she said. "As soon as the sun comes up they want to get out. I like to sleep."
So it's perhaps 7:30 a.m. when Watts lets them out of their protective coop. She brings them a dish of any kitchen scraps on hand, augmented with chicken feed. "Give them fresh water, that's the most important thing, and a shady spot," she said. "That's all they need."
On Saturdays Watts spends a half-hour cleaning their coop. She collects their eggs, about a dozen a week, and watches her birds in the afternoon as they quietly peck away.
She's learned a lot in a season. She's started growing her lettuce in pouches on the fence, out of chicken range. "They've already eaten all my zucchini and squash out of that little bed, so I have to replant and put a serious fence up," she said. The rest of her gardening is behind fences or in a plot across the street.
She also has learned that her birds probably won't become soup. All hens stop laying after a few years, which is when they typically become meat. When that happens, Watts is planning to swap them back to the farmer she got them from.
When her Rhode Island Red died recently, she couldn't make soup out of Nutmeg, the bird she'd raised from a chick. Nutmeg was buried instead, becoming garden fertilizer, Watts explained. That seemed like the right thing to do. "She had a name," Watts said.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is proposing a change to the recommendation for the optimal fluoride level in drinking water to prevent tooth decay. The new recommendation, 0.7 milligrams of fluoride per liter of water, replaces the previous recommended range of 0.7 to 1.2 milligrams per liter. There are several reasons for this change, including that Americans have access to more sources of fluoride than they did when water fluoridation was first introduced in the United States. The new guidance will update and replace original recommendations provided in 1962 by the U.S. Public Health Service.
This fact sheet provides information on community water fluoridation, as well as current federal activities to update guidance and regulations on community water fluoridation.
Questions about Community Water Fluoridation
There is some potential for developing dental fluorosis when children consume fluoride during the time when teeth are forming under the gums (birth through age 8). To help prevent both tooth decay and dental fluorosis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the following:
For parents:
Children younger than 6 years have a poor swallowing reflex and tend to swallow much of the toothpaste on their brush. Toothpaste that is swallowed (but not toothpaste that is spit out) contributes to a child's total fluoride intake. Therefore:
As soon as the first tooth appears, begin cleaning by brushing without toothpaste with a small, soft-bristled toothbrush and plain water after each feeding. Begin using toothpaste with fluoride when the child is 2 years old. Use toothpaste with fluoride earlier if your child's doctor or dentist recommends it.
- Do not brush your child's teeth more than 2 times a day with a fluoride toothpaste,
- Apply no more than a pea-sized amount of toothpaste to the toothbrush
- Supervise your child's tooth brushing, encouraging the child to spit out toothpaste rather than swallow it. Additional information is available on-line: http://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/publications/factsheets/childrens_oral_health/brushup.htm
- If your child's pediatrician or dentist prescribes a fluoride supplement (or vitamin supplement that contains fluoride), ask him or her about any risk factors your child has for decay and the potential for dental fluorosis. If you live in an area with fluoridated water, fluoride supplements are not recommended.
- You can use fluoridated water for preparing infant formula. However, if your baby is exclusively consuming infant formula reconstituted with fluoridated water, there is an increased potential for mild dental fluorosis. Additional information can be found in a CDC fact sheet on infant formula: http://www.cdc.gov/fluoridation/safety/infant_formula.htm
For health professionals:
- Fluoride supplements can be prescribed for children at high risk of tooth decay whose primary drinking water has a low fluoride concentration. For children under 8, weigh the risk for decay without fluoride supplements, the decay prevention offered by supplements, and the potential for dental fluorosis.
- Counsel parents and caregivers on the use of fluoride toothpaste by young children, especially those younger than 2 years. Fluoride toothpaste is a cost-effective way to reduce the prevalence of tooth decay. However, because they do not have a well-developed swallowing reflex and may like the taste of the toothpaste, young children often swallow a large portion of the toothpaste put on their brush.
- The prescription dose of fluoride supplements should be consistent with the schedule established by the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that is proven to protect against tooth decay.
2. Why is fluoride added to water and toothpaste?
Fluoride's action in preventing tooth decay benefits both children and adults throughout their lives. The health benefits of fluoridation are—
Fewer cavities and less severe cavities.
Less need for fillings and tooth extractions.
Less pain and suffering associated with tooth decay.
3. How does fluoride work to prevent tooth decay?
Fluoride works by stopping or even reversing the tooth decay process. It keeps tooth enamel strong and solid. Tooth decay is caused by certain bacteria in the mouth. When a person eats sugar and other refined carbohydrates, these bacteria produce acid that removes minerals from the surface of the tooth. Fluoride helps to remineralize tooth surfaces and prevents cavities from continuing to form.
4. What is community water fluoridation?
Almost all water contains some naturally occurring fluoride, but usually at levels too low to prevent tooth decay. Many communities choose to adjust the fluoride concentration in the water supply to a level beneficial to reduce tooth decay and promote good oral health. This practice is known as community water fluoridation. Given the dramatic decline in tooth decay during the past 60 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) named water fluoridation one of Ten Great Public Health Interventions of the 20th Century.
5. Why is the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) developing new recommendations for community water fluoridation?
Sources of fluoride have increased since the early 1960s. At that time, drinking water and food and beverages prepared with fluoridated water accounted for nearly all of an individual's fluoride intake. Today, water is just one of several sources of fluoride. Other sources include dental products such as toothpaste and mouth rinses, prescription fluoride supplements, and professionally applied fluoride products such as varnish and gels. Recognizing that it is now possible to receive enough fluoride with slightly lower levels of fluoride in water, the HHS set out to develop new recommendations for community water fluoridation.
6. How is HHS developing new recommendations?
In September 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services convened a panel of scientists from the across the U.S. government to review new information related to fluoride intake and to develop new recommendations for community water fluoridation.
The scientists reviewed the best available information on: the prevalence and trends in dental caries, water intake in children in relation to outdoor air temperature, changes in the percentage of U.S. children and adults with dental fluorosis, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new assessments of cumulative sources of fluoride exposure and risks of children developing severe dental fluorosis.
This new information led HHS to propose changing the recommended level for community water systems to 0.7 milligrams per liter. The current recommended level is a range of 0.7 to 1.2 milligrams per liter. An announcement about the proposed change was published in the Federal Register. Public comment on the new proposed optimal fluoridation level is being sought and may be provided for 30 days. Comments will be considered by HHS in finalizing a new recommendation for community water fluoridation in the United States.
7. How were the recommended levels previously set for fluoride in drinking water?
In 1962, based on scientific studies showing that fluoride reduces tooth decay, the U.S. Public Health Service recommended the amount of fluoride in drinking water range from 0.7 to 1.2 milligrams per liter. Scientists set the range by taking into account different levels of children's fluid intake according to the average annual temperature in different regions of the United States—less fluoride was added in warmer, southern climates where it was believed that people drank more water, and more was added in cooler, northern climates where it was believed that people drank less. Over the past several decades, many factors, including the advent of air conditioning, have reduced geographical differences in water intake.
8. How does fluoride get into tap water?
Fluoride can occur in drinking water naturally as a result of the geological composition of soils and bedrock. Some areas of the country have high levels of naturally occurring fluoride.
Fluoride can also be added to public drinking water supplies as a public health measure for reducing cavities. The decision whether or not to add fluoride to drinking water is made at the state or local level. Consumers served by public water systems who wish to learn about fluoridation of their drinking water can visit the CDC's "My Water's Fluoride" Web site at https://nccd.cdc.gov/DOH_MWF/Default/Default.aspx.
9. Does my public water system add fluoride to the water?
If you have questions about whether your community has fluoridated water, you can call your public water system. If you live in one of the 39 states that participate in the CDC's "My Water's Fluoride" program, you can go online and find information on your water system's fluoridation status. The best way to find the fluoride level of your local public water system is to contact your water utility provider for more information. Consumers can find the name and contact information of the water utility on their water bill.
10. Why is EPA's drinking water standard (referred to as the MCL or MCLG) different than HHS' recommended optimal fluoridation level for community drinking water systems?
EPA's drinking water standard differs from HHS' recommended optimal fluoridation level because the two benchmarks have different purposes and are set under different authorities.
The EPA's enforceable standard for the highest level of fluoride that is allowed in public water supplies is 4.0 milligrams per liter, and is set to protect against risks from exposure to too much fluoride. The HHS proposed recommended optimal level of 0.7 milligrams per liter is set to promote public health benefits of fluoride for preventing tooth decay while minimizing the chance for dental fluorosis.
Dental fluorosis is a change in the appearance of the tooth's enamel. It can result when children regularly consume higher-than-recommended amounts of fluoride during the teeth forming years, age 8 and younger. Most dental fluorosis in the U.S.—about 92 percent—is very mild to mild, appearing as white spots on the tooth surface that in many cases only a dental professional would notice. Moderate and severe forms of dental fluorosis, which are less common, cause more extensive enamel changes. In the rare, severe form, pits may form in the teeth. The severe form rarely occurs in communities where the level of fluoride in water is less than 2 milligrams per liter.
12. Since the optimal level of 0.7 milligrams per liter of fluoride is a "recommended" level (i.e., not a nationwide level or EPA enforceable level) in community drinking water systems, how do I know whether my community has or will reduce the level of fluoride in my drinking water? Does it have to?
This optimal level recommendation is voluntary. If your local water system adds fluoride to the water, reducing the level is a simple process that can be completed almost immediately, although it may be several days before the entire water system is at the new level. If you want the most up-to-date information about the current fluoride level in your water, contact your local water system.
13. Why has exposure to fluoride increased?
Exposures to fluoride have increased since the early 1960s. At that time, drinking water and food and beverages prepared with fluoridated water accounted for nearly all of an individual's fluoride intake. Today, exposure to fluoride comes from more sources including fluoridated dental products such as toothpaste and mouthwash, as well as the voluntary addition of fluoride to drinking water, which some systems do as a public health measure for reducing tooth decay.
14. In addition to water, what are other specific sources of fluoride?
Fluoridated toothpaste is another main source of fluoride intake. Other fluoride-containing dental products are applied or prescribed by a health care professional such as gels, varnishes, pastes, and restorative materials. These products are used only occasionally on the outside of the tooth and do not contribute much to the total intake of fluoride. Small amounts of fluoride can also come from industrial emissions, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides.
15. Given that we get fluoride from other sources, is it still beneficial to fluoridate drinking water?
Yes, water fluoridation is beneficial for reducing and controlling tooth decay and promoting oral health in children and adults. Recent estimates of reductions in tooth decay can be credited to community water fluoridation. Fluoride in drinking water provides some protection from tooth decay to all people who drink fluoridated water or eat food or drink beverages prepared in areas with fluoridated water. Additional information is available online at http://www.thecommunityguide.org/oral/fluoridation.html.
16. Why does HHS think that 0.7 milligrams per liter is appropriate?
HHS has reviewed extensively the scientific literature on the relationship between fluoride and oral health. The optimal level of fluoride in drinking water provides enough fluoride to prevent tooth decay in children and adults while limiting the possibility for children to develop dental fluorosis in teeth that are forming under the gums. Analyses of national survey data show a gradual decline in tooth decay as fluoride content in water increases from very low levels to the recommended level of 0.7 milligrams per liter. However, there were limited changes in tooth decay as the level of fluoride in drinking water increased to 1.2 milligrams per liter. In contrast, the percentage of children with dental fluorosis increased as the fluoride concentration in water increased.
17. What are the adverse health effects of excessive fluoride exposure?
Children under age 8 and younger exposed to excessive amounts of fluoride have an increased chance of developing pits in the tooth enamel. Excessive consumption of fluoride over a lifetime may increase the likelihood of bone fractures, and may result in effects on bone leading to pain and tenderness, a condition called skeletal fluorosis. Severe skeletal fluorosis is a rare condition in the United States. The EPA exposure analysis suggests that the effects on bone in adults are of greatest concern for those living in areas with high natural background levels of fluoride and favoring beverages, such as tea, that are high in fluoride.
18. Are children or adults exposed to too much fluoride?
Based on the data evaluated in this risk assessment, EPA concludes that it is likely that some children 8 and younger are exposed to too much fluoride at least occasionally while their teeth are forming because of their high fluid intake relative to their body weight and/or because of high natural levels of fluoride in their local drinking water. The impact of overexposure on the risk for pitting of enamel in one or more teeth depends on the frequency and duration of the overexposures.
19. Who is at risk from excessive fluoride exposure?
Children are most likely to be affected by excessive exposure to fluoride because it impacts teeth while they are still in formative phases (birth through formation of the wisdom teeth). EPA's risk assessment compared age-specific exposure estimates to the fluoride dose associated with pitted enamel and found that children 8 and younger may be those most at risk. The maximum dose that is protective for children will also protect adults from long-term effects on bone.
20. What are the effects of excess levels of fluoride and why are they different for children and adults different?
Adults exposed to excessive consumption of fluoride over a lifetime may have increased likelihood of bone fractures, and may result in effects on bone leading to pain and tenderness. For effects to teeth, children are most likely to be affected by excessive exposure to fluoride because it impacts teeth while they are still in formative phases. Children aged 8 years and younger exposed to excessive amounts of fluoride have an increased chance of developing pits in the tooth enamel, along with a range of cosmetic effects to teeth. For prevention of tooth decay, the beneficial effects of fluoride extend throughout the life span.
21. Is my child getting an appropriate amount of fluoride from drinking water and tooth brushing?
Yes, if you and your child are among the 196 million Americans who receive their water from an optimally fluoridated community water system (0.7 to1.2 milligrams per liter) and you follow guidelines in your child's toothbrushing, then it is highly unlikely that your child is receiving too much fluoride. CDC recommends that children under 6 who are using fluoride toothpaste should use a small, pea-sized amount on the brush, spit out the excess paste, and rinse well after brushing. Begin using toothpaste with fluoride when your child is 2 years old. Use toothpaste with fluoride earlier only if your child's doctor or dentist recommends it. You can discuss the correct use of fluoride treatments and fluoride-containing toothpaste with your child's dentist. In addition, you can go to CDC's website to learn how young children can use fluoride-containing products to prevent dental fluorosis. See Brush Up on Healthy Teeth.
In some regions in the U.S., community drinking water and home wells can contain levels of naturally occurring fluoride that are greater than the optimal levels recommended by the CDC for prevention of tooth decay. EPA currently has a non-enforceable recommended guideline for fluoride of 2.0 mg/L that is set to protect against cosmetic effects. If your home is served by a water system that has fluoride levels exceeding this recommended guideline, current EPA recommendations are that children should be provided with alternative sources of drinking water.
22. What are the drinking water standards for maximum levels of fluoride? What do you mean by an MCL, an MCLG, and a secondary standard for fluoride? What is the difference?
The current enforceable drinking water standard for fluoride is 4.0 mg/L. This is the maximum amount that is allowed in water from public water systems, also called the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL). The MCL is set to be as close to the public health goal as EPA finds may be achieved with the use of the best available technology, taking cost into consideration.
The public health goal, called a Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG), is not enforceable and is based solely on possible health risks and exposure over a lifetime. For fluoride, analytical methods or treatment technology do not pose any limitation so the MCL currently equals the MCLG of 4.0.
A secondary standard is a non-enforceable guideline to regulate contaminants that may cause cosmetic effects (such as skin or tooth discoloration) or aesthetic effects (such as taste, odor, or color of drinking water). EPA recommends secondary standards to water systems but does not require systems to comply. For fluoride, the secondary standard is 2.0 mg/L.
23. Has the safety of community water fluoridation been evaluated?
The safety and effectiveness of fluoride at levels used in community water fluoridation has been thoroughly documented by scientific and public health organizations using scientific reviews and expert panels. These expert panels consist of scientists from the United States and other countries with expertise in various health and scientific disciplines, including oral health, medicine, biophysics, chemistry, toxicological pathology, and epidemiology. Experts have weighed the findings and the quality of the available evidence and found that the weight of peer-reviewed scientific evidence does not support an association between water fluoridation and any adverse health effect or systemic disorders.
24. What can I do to limit my exposure to fluoride?
Talk with your dentist about the best use of fluoride to prevent tooth decay. In adults in the U.S., there is little concern about unwanted health effects even from the combined level of fluoride from all sources. The main sources of fluoride intake for a child are from swallowing toothpaste and from water. Fluoride toothpaste is effective for preventing tooth decay and does not contribute to fluorosis unless it is swallowed. Because children under 6 have poor control of their swallow reflex, they tend to swallow much of the toothpaste on their brush. Parents or caregivers should supervise their child's tooth brushing, ensuring that that the child uses only a small pea-sized amount of paste, spits out the excess paste, and rinses well after brushing.
Water fluoridation is beneficial for reducing and controlling tooth decay and promoting oral health in children and adults. Recent estimates of reductions in tooth decay can be credited to community water fluoridation. You can check with your local water supplier to see how much fluoride is in your drinking water.
Consumers served by private wells may want to have their water tested by a state certified laboratory. You can find one by contacting your state water certification officer. Contact information for your state can be found at http://water.epa.gov/scitech/drinkingwater/labcert/
25. Should my children stop brushing their teeth with fluoride toothpaste?
Children over 2 years old should continue to brush their teeth with their usual fluoride containing toothpaste. Questions specific to your own child should be discussed with your child's dentist or pediatrician. See parent tips at Brush Up on Healthy Teeth.
26. Should I reduce the number of times I brush my teeth daily?
Continue to brush your teeth at least twice a day. Adults and children 2 years of age and older should brush their teeth preferably after each meal or at least twice a day, or as directed by a dentist or doctor.
27. Should I refuse fluoride treatments at the dentist?
Your dentist will recommend fluoride treatments during a dental visit if it is the right treatment for you or your child. Professionally applied fluoride treatments are an effective way to prevent tooth decay. Discuss with your dentist whether you need fluoride treatments, and if so, how often they are advised for you.
28. If I am drinking water with fluoride, why do I also need to brush with toothpaste that contains fluoride?
The combined use of fluoride toothpaste and fluoridated water offers protection above using either separately. Toothpaste contains a higher concentration of fluoride. Fluoride in drinking water is diluted, but it comes in contact with the teeth every time you drink tap water or beverages made from tap water, as well as foods prepared with tap water. This provides your teeth with a near constant (or continuous) exposure to fluoride all day. Use of both fluoridated water and fluoridated toothpaste is recommended because fluoride in water and fluoride in toothpaste work differently to help prevent tooth decay.
29. If they both contain fluoride, how can they work differently?
Both drinking water and toothpaste provide important and complementary benefits. The drinking water provides long low-level protection, but the fluoride in toothpaste is at a high enough concentration that it has additional properties. Whether in water or toothpaste, fluoride works in two main ways: by slowing the activity of bacteria that cause decay, and by combining with the enamel on the surface of the teeth to make it stronger and more resistant to decay. Fluoride in the water, although at a lower concentration than in toothpaste, maintains a constant low level of fluoride in the dental plaque and saliva all day. Toothpaste provides a high level of fluoride, but only for 1-2 hours after brushing, so the water exposure during the remainder of the day takes over after that.
30. Does toothpaste contain too much fluoride to be recommended for children?
All fluoridated toothpastes that can be purchased without a prescription are safe and effective for individuals ages 2 and older.
31. Are there methods I can use to remove fluoride from my drinking water at home? For example, boiling or use of commercially available water filters and units?
The typical charcoal-based water filtration systems used in most homes do not remove fluoride from water. Boiling water does not remove fluoride. More costly distillation and reverse osmosis are treatment methods that have proven to be effective for removing fluoride to below 4.0 mg/L. If you choose to use home water treatment, make sure that the filter you use is certified to address your concerns. There are several independent American National Standards Institute (ANSI) certified organizations that test and certify home water treatment units. More information about these organizations and other issues related to your water safety can be found at http://water.epa.gov/boutow/ogwdw/upload/2005_11_17_faq_fs_healthseries_filtration.pdf [PDF–1.2M]
32. Is there fluoride in infant formula? Should I try to remove fluoride from infant formula?
All formulas, either concentrates or ready-to-feed, have some fluoride, but most infant formula manufacturers develop their products to ensure low levels of fluoride. A recent study by the American Dental Association (ADA) confirmed that fluoride concentrations in commercially available infant formulas are very low. It is not possible to remove this small amount of fluoride by filtering or boiling the formula; however, at normal consumption amounts, infant formula alone does not contain fluoride at levels that would be higher than the daily upper limit established by the Institute of Medicine. In liquid or powdered infant formula concentrate, the majority of fluoride comes from the water used to mix the formula. Some parents may choose to use bottled water. To learn more, check out the CDC's Bottled Water and Fluoride and FDA's Website: http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm203620.htm
33. Is fluoride present in mouthwash and dental whitening products?
Some mouthwashes contain fluoride, and if so, are clearly labeled that way. Fluoride in mouthwashes can be another way to obtain the decay-preventing benefit of fluoride. Fluoride-containing mouth rinses are safe and effective when used as directed. Note that children under 6 should not use fluoride mouth rinses, unless directed by a dentist. Most dental whitening products do not contain fluoride and the decay preventing effectiveness of those that do is not currently known.
34. Does bottled water contain fluoride?
Bottled water products labeled as de-ionized, purified or distilled have been treated in such a way that they contain no or only trace amounts of fluoride, unless they specifically list fluoride as an added ingredient.. Other bottled water products (such as spring water) can contain fluoride that is added or naturally present in the original source of the water. FDA sets limits for fluoride in bottled water based on several factors, including the source of the water. These limits range from 0.8 to 2.4 milligrams per liter. To learn more, check out the CDC's Bottled Water and Fluoride and FDA's Website: http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm203620.htm
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Considering Juan Duran is 16-years old I don't think I'll worry too much. Diaz was 23 when the Reds signed him. Big difference there.
Considering Juan Duran is 16-years old I don't think I'll worry too much. Diaz was 23 when the Reds signed him. Big difference there.
Well, we're pretty sure he's 16 years old.
(I keed, I keed.)
Well the Dominican Summer League season ended yesterday which means we won't be hearing from Juan Duran anymore this season. He finished his first pro season with a line of .215/.340/.319 - .658 with 24 walks in 135 atbats. Looking at the numbers it's not very impressive but when you factor in he's on 16-years old and hasn't even begun to fill out yet then it becomes a little more impressive. He started strong (.286/.409/.486 - .895 in 35 atbats in June) and finished OK (.268/.318/.366 in last 11 games) and struggled in between. All in all I was pleased with what he did. He's extremely young and battled an elbow problem caused by him growing so much in the last year. The stats weren't eye popping but he showed good tools and wasn't overwhelmed against older competition. Hopefully he has a nice offseason (probably playing more baseball in some sort of league) and is ready to come to the United States in 2009 and play in the Gulf Coast League.
The thing that I like to see at such a young age, is his ability to take a walk...He only hit .215, but his OBP was .340 which is very good...When the hits come around the OBP could climb up to .400 or so...
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Easter Table Decorations
Are you hosting a special Easter Sunday meal? Get your dining room into the holiday spirit with some fresh Easter decorating ideas.
Easter Centerpieces
Centerpieces are a great way to bring the holidays to your Easter design. If you don't plan on buying new tablecloths, runners, plates, cups or napkins for Easter, then a centerpiece is the perfect way to set the theme in a single step. Here are a few easy Easter centerpiece ideas you may want to try:
- Natural Easter centerpiece: Use a long, narrow serving tray you already own, or pick one up at a discount retail store. You won't see much of it, so the color isn't very import, as long as the sides don't show much. Spread faux moss from the craft store over the tray until it's completely covered. Place a row of pure white candles down the center of the tray, on top of the moss. If they're unstable, cut circles out of the moss and place the candles directly on the tray. Place a few faux robin's eggs, birds or bunnies around the candles, nestled in the moss.
- Watering can centerpiece: Fill a rustic watering can with fresh water and arrange tall spring flowers such as daffodils, lilies or daisies. You can also fill the watering can with soil and plant flowers inside. Plan ahead if you want to grow them from seed, otherwise buy flowers from your local nursery and transplant them to the can.
- Eggcup planter centerpiece: Fill pale pink, blue or white eggcups with potting mix and plant baby's breath or other delicate blossoms in each one.
- Eggshell candles centerpiece: Break off the top of a hollowed out egg and sit the remaining piece in an eggcup. Place a tiny candle inside or make your own custom tiny candle by melting wax in the eggshell and adding a wick.
- Easter tulips centerpiece: Start with a pastel planter filled with young tulips. Cover the soil with colorful foil-covered eggs and tie a pink ribbon around the planter.
Easter Table Settings
Your dining room table is the focal point of your holiday meal, setting the tone for the rest of the room. Try these design touches to create your perfect Easter table:
- White, pastel or themed tablecloth
- Easter table runner in white or pastel shades, in cotton or lace. Use a colored runner over a white tablecloth for a sophisticated look without appearing overwhelming or cluttered.
- Floral or Easter-themed place cards with each guest's name written in pretty calligraphy
- White lace or pastel cotton placemats
- Tall, white candles, wrapped with grass, bird's nests, flowers or small eggs.
- Cloth Easter chair covers with festive bows
- Bunny, chick, bird or egg decorations you can attach to the backs of chairs
- Fine China or white, pastel or Easter themed dishes
- Cloth napkins in white or Easter colors, folded like bunny ears
- Salt & pepper shakers, and/or creamer with bunny, chick, egg or carrot shape or motif
- Napkin rings with Easter colors or shapes.
Dining Room Window Treatment Ideas
Use your dining room windows to let in fresh spring air and light to enhance your holiday design. Here are a few ways to get your windows into the Easter spirit:
- If weather permits, open the windows and let your guests enjoy the sunlight and fragrant, fresh air.
- Hang sheer curtains that dance with the breezes, or no curtains at all with a pastel window valance for maximum light.
- Decorate windows with spring or Easter themed window clings or paper fan flowers.
- Hang a wreath made of fresh or faux moss and flowers, pastel ribbons and bows, Easter eggs, jellybeans or other Easter candy.
Easter Décor Ideas
Complete your Easter dining room design by adding just the right accents and accessories such as:
- Wall art: Hang spring or Easter-themed framed prints, photos or tapestries.
- Garlands: Buy them in any craft store or make your own from flowers, faux birds, paper birds or butterflies, pastel pom-poms or peeps.
- Sculpture: Display sculptures of bunnies, chicks, birds or flowers on your buffet, in your China cabinet or on shelves.
- Easter Basket: Create a decorative Easter basket complete with faux grass, chocolate bunnies and plastic Easter eggs for your buffet table. Also see Creative Easter Basket Ideas for Girls and Creative Easter Basket Ideas for Boys.
- Box or basket of eggs: Display all the beautiful eggs you've decorated and dyed in a wooden box or wicker basket, on a bed of straw. See How To Dye Easter Eggs With Food Coloring.
- Hanging decorations: Hang ribbons and or plastic eggs from your chandelier or curtain rod.
- Lights: Hang strings of white or Easter-themed decorative lights around your dining room.
- Easter tree: Give your tabletop Christmas tree a new life by decorating it with Easter eggs, candy, tiny stuffed animal chick and bunny ornaments and ribbons and bows.
- Easter "window": If your dining room doesn't have a window, brighten things up by hanging a window frame backed by a mirror. Decorate this "window" with little birds, sun catchers or other bright spring touches.
Easter Table Decorations
The spirit of Easter and the spirit of spring are very much intertwined. Because of this, an Easter dining room always contains elements and themes of spring. To bring a light spring holiday feeling to your dining room:
- Dip into the Easter palette: Incorporate pastel shades of pink, blue, yellow, green and lavender into your table setting and accessories. If you don't want to buy new plates, glasses or napkins in these colors, try finding plastic versions.
- Work with whites: Crisp, clean shades of white brighten the room and give it an open, airy feel. You can also use white plates and linens all year long, so feel free to buy a nice set if you need one.
- Use accessories for color: To make an otherwise all white tablescape pop, use brightly colored accessories like napkins, napkin rings, name cardholders and ribbons.
- Put away clutter: Store unnecessary clutter and winter-themed items out of sight.
- Keep things natural: Natural materials such as cotton, wood, lace and wicker compliment spring and Easter décor.
- Lighten up walls and floors: A pale natural area rug or a coat of white, cream or pastel colored paint adds an airy spring feeling just right for an Easter meal.
- For more table décor ideas, see Spring Centerpieces & Table Décor Ideas.
With a few simple, creative touches, your festive Easter dining room will be the perfect compliment to your holiday meal.


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The most famous Italian appetizer called Bruschetta. Made of bread with grated garlic and a few drops of olive oil, tomatoes cut into small pieces and some origano or basil on top. Do not forget to order this amazing dish when you visit Rome. You can find it at every restaurant, tavern or even turist cafe and everywhere is just Delicious!


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It hardly seems anytime at all since England's cricketers were celebrating a magnificent Ashes series victory over Australia, but in the early hours of this morning the two teams resumed hostilities at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia.
Staying up to watch the start, I noticed the huge amount of conversation about the series taking place on social networks. I have no figures to prove this at the moment, but the conversation seemed to dominate Twitter more than in the daytime series in the UK. Perhaps people could tweet freely about the cricket without worrying bosses would turn it off at work, or they wanted to share their thoughts on the match when everyone else in the house was asleep!
Luckily, PR agency Cake (which also makes a good accompaniment to late night cricket watching by the way…) have crunched some numbers, and they looked at which players were mentioned most on Twitter during the week leading up to the first test match yesterday.
Unsurprisingly , the number of mentions totally reflects the status of the players and the amount of hype surrounding them. Superstar batsman Kevin Pietersen tops the chart, with 16,038 mentions. Not only is Pietersen active himself on Twitter, this match marks his 100th test match for England, prompting lots of publicity and comment in the build up. Matt Prior was the second most mentioned English player, and this is likely to be down to the fact that many were speculating whether or not he would have recovered from injury in time to play.
Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson was the most mentioned Aussie player, with 3136 mentions. Noticeably, he is also fairly active himself on Twitter. Johnson was mentioned more times than his own captain, Michael Clarke, who had 2592 mentions. Chris Roger, was the least mentioned player with just 150 mentions. Given the opening batsman only lasted 9 balls, scoring just 1 run, perhaps we can see why.
In the build up to the match England's bowler Stuart Broad had been made the villain by the Australian media, after a controversial incident in the previous series. This has harmed his social media presence though, as he was the third most mentioned player, with 4115 mentions, easily more than any Australian.
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Coolio, a rescued baby elephant seal swims around in a tank behind the scenes at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium on Friday, April 25, 2014, in Pittsburgh.
The zoo partnered with the Northcoast Marine Mammal Center (NMMC) to provide a home to the blind yearling northern elephant seal.
The young oceangoing mammal was blinded and almost died from injuries sustained before he was was found lying on Pebble Beach in Crescent City, California when he was three months old.
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SAN ANDREAS - After years of discussion and months of revisions, Calaveras County has a new ordinance regulating the popular waterfront vacation rental houses on the shores of Lake Tulloch near Copperopolis.
The county Board of Supervisors adopted the rules on a 3-2 vote with board Chairwoman Merita Callaway and Supervisor Cliff Edson opposed.
The ordinance will, for the first time, require the owners of vacation rentals around Tulloch to obtain a county permit and to risk losing the permit if renters overcrowd the homes or cause other problems, such as late-night noise or blocking streets with parked vehicles.
The new ordinance does not apply to vacation rental houses elsewhere in the county.
For years, some neighbors of the rentals have complained that they face constant noise, profanity and drunken crowds during the summer party season. Rental owners have defended the practice as a business that helps support the local economy.
Some of the rentals go for $650 a night or more, making it possible for owners to clear tens of thousands of dollars in profits each season.
The supervisors who favored the measure described it as a compromise that will allow the vacation rental business to continue by reining in its worst excesses.
"Overall, I think this ordinance does not take away the right to rent property," said Supervisor Debbie Ponte, whose district includes Lake Tulloch.
Contact reporter Dana M. Nichols at (209) 607-1361 or email@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/calaverasblog.
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A female who is French by birth or descent.
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Students at an eastern Idaho university will have a new option next year when it comes to choosing majors.
Brigham Young University-Idaho just announced it's adding a bachelor's degree in civil engineering starting in the fall semester of 2012.
It means the most-requested degree in the school's engineering department will now be a reality, attracting more applicants to eastern Idaho, according to professor Garth Miller, Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Any student wanting to major in civil engineering doesn't need to transfer to another school with the program, which saves them from potentially losing hard-earned credits.
Farid Rivera is a sophomore at BYU-Idaho majoring in mechanical engineering, at least for now. That's because he's already considering a switch to civil engineering.
"I'm kind of interested in it just because it involves more landscape, building bridges and streets, rather than just working with machinery and assembly-line type things," said Rivera.
Reporter Jessica Crandall sat down with Miller on Friday. He said mechanical engineering, which the university already offers as a bachelor's degree, and civil engineering are closely related. In fact, many of the classes overlap, so the major shouldn't be difficult to develop, he said.
"With the numbers here, it just seemed like the logical thing to do with the interest and with the need throughout the U.S. for civil engineers," said Miller.
Miller said with students at BYU-Idaho coming from all 50 states and multiple nations, civil engineering graduates can improve living conditions in the world and right here in eastern Idaho.
"What you'll notice is that much of the highway system, bridges and roads really are in need of repair, and that's kind of a specialty area for civil engineers," said Miller.
BYU-Idaho has offered an associate's degree in civil engineering for years, dating back to when the school was still Rick's College.
It will start the extended program by offering junior-level course work starting next year.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, civil engineers are expected to experience 24 percent employment growth during the next decade. That's compared with an 11 percent average growth in all other occupations.


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Devils ready to drop the puck on 2011-12
Friday, 10.7.2011 / 4:16 PM ET / News
By Eric Marin
|Brodeur and Devils hoping for an opening night celebration. (Getty/NHL Images)
Saturday finally brings a chance for a fresh start. After last season's ups and downs and a summer of change, the Devils are set to open the 2011-12 campaign against the Flyers at Prudential Center.
"Everyone wants a good start, obviously, but our destiny isn't going to be decided on opening night," coach Peter DeBoer said. "It's a process. I'm more concerned right now about how we play. It'd be nice to win, but if our game is in the right place and we're doing the right things, then I'm comfortable that the wins will come."
DeBoer was named on July 19 as Jacques Lemaire's successor. His squad wants to avoid the slow start that resulted in a 9-25-2 mark to open last season.
"I don't think that's the sole motivator, but I don't think there's any doubt that when you've got proud athletes like the ones here and guys that have won – won consistently and won championships – to be sitting on the sidelines [in the playoffs] is definitely not easy to take," he said. "You can see that didn't sit well with them and I'm sure that's a motivator."
New captain Zach Parise watched much of 2010-11 from the sidelines following knee surgery. Primed for a big bounceback year, he doesn't see last year's troubles weighing on anyone's mind.
"I don't think there's even any thoughts," Parise said. "It's not something that the coaches brought up; it's not something that the players talk about. No one's in here saying, 'We gotta start better than we did last year.' No one's thinking like that. I think everyone's moved on. That's not really in our minds."
Among this year's new faces are Adam Larsson, the fourth-overall pick of this year's Draft, who impressed in exhibition. Adam Henrique and Brad Mills made the team out of camp. Former Devils Petr Sykora and Cam Janssen signed as free agents, as did Eric Boulton.
A win would be a great way to kick things off. The Devils took a 2-0 lead in the first eight minutes of last year's home opener before falling to Dallas in overtime.
"We're playing a really good team [Saturday] night, but I think we feel good," Parise said. We're ready to start. We've practiced enough, we're ready to start playing. Of course, ideally, we'd like to come out and feel good about ourselves, feel good about our game and get a nice win."
A season-opening three-game homestand (Phi., Car., L.A.) could represent a great opportunity – if everything goes according to plan.
"I'll let you know after the first week of the season," DeBoer said. "It can be a good thing if we can get off to a good start and establish a real home presence. The flip side is you hear coaches talk about wanting to go on the road early in the season to do team building. I don't think there is a right answer. We've had a real good training camp; I think the guys are in a good state of mind. I think they're really grasping on to the identity we're trying to build here and I expect to see that in the games."
It will be the second game for the Flyers, who topped the Bruins, 2-1, on the night the Stanley Cup banner was raised to the rafters in Boston. Philadelphia bolstered its roster in the offseason with the additions of Jaromir Jagr and Ilya Bryzgalov.
"They had an impressive game," DeBoer said. "I thought they looked really good. Boston controlled the first eight or 10 minutes, but after that I thought Philly settled in and really played a good hockey game, especially a road game in a tough environment. They're a very good team. Bryzgalov is one of the best in the League and he gives them a chance, as we saw in the exhibition games, to win every night. They're a good hockey team."
Martin Brodeur is set to start his 17th consecutive home opener with the same team, extending his own NHL record. After posting the first sub-.500 record of his career, Brodeur hopes last year serves as a learning experience for returning players.
"If you were a part of this team, I think you definitely have to learn from what we didn't do right and what we did right at the end to start off the season," Brodeur said. "It caught us surprised, we expected to do really well and it didn't happen. I think it gets everybody more aware of what could happen if you don't go out and have a strong start. I'm sure guys, it's in their head. I know it's in my head to try and get off to a better start than we did last year."
Despite a 28-10-3 record in the second half, the Devils' streak of consecutive playoff appearances stalled at 13. Now the goal is to get back.
"You don't want to live that twice in a row," Brodeur said. "There's organizations that spent years and years without making [the playoffs]. You don't want to get in that habit to be a thing that's acceptable. We're a winning organization and we want to keep it that way."
And that's why every Devil will be anxious to drop the puck Saturday night.
"We're excited but I think it's kind of a careful excitement," Brodeur said. "You kind of just want to take it step by step. It's less casual than maybe it was in other years just because of what happened last year. We had a lot of practice time, I think now the system is in place and we'll see how that's going to work. If there's an adjustment to be made, we'll have to do them. But it's a really good challenge for us to play one of the top teams right from the get-go."
Brodeur gets new chest protector
It was out with the old, in with the new for Brodeur at practice this week. After taking a hard shot in the left shoulder from Philadelphia's Jakub Voracek in the preseason finale, Brodeur has upgraded his chest protector for the first time in 11 years.
"I'm like, 'All right, that's enough. I have to find something.'" Brodeur said. He's wearing a model that previously belonged to Nashville's Pekka Rinne. It's brand-new, though Brodeur assumed Rinne returned it and went with another model. He had to remove Rinne's name, which had been stitched in on the back.
"Probably not enough protection for him, but it's good enough for me," Brodeur said.
Finding a new model that offers comfort and flexibility hasn't been an easy process. Brodeur tweaked the new pads, removing their elbow protection. Instead, he wears a broken-in pair of elbow pads that once belonged to former Devil Bill Guerin.
"I was getting companies to make the exact one like my old one – but newer – and they would never get it right," Brodeur said. "It's tough to redo it. So I went really different and it feels good. But I can't use their elbows [pads]. I have to use my old elbow pads. I tried and got hit in the elbow. These are Billy Guerin's, so these are old."
Brodeur was hurt last year in Chicago when a Patrick Kane shot caught him in an unprotected area on his right elbow. New pads were stitched on, but they added more weight. He estimated that the new chest protector is as much as a pound lighter than his old one.
"I needed something I was really comfortable with. When that one came in, it was like, 'Wow, this one's not bad,'" he said.
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Eric Boulton - Brad Mills - Mattias Tedenby
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stub axle
An axle supporting only one wheel of a pair on opposite sides of a vehicle.
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KATHMANDU: China has agreed to supply petroleum products to Nepal to overcome the Himalayan nation's oil crisis that has forced the government to cut supply and mull hike in prices to save on the scarce commodity.
A high-level Chinese delegation met Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala at his residence in Baluwtar today and expressed Beijing's willingness to supply petroleum products to Nepal. The delegation is led by Li Yu Lan, deputy governor of China's Guangdong province.


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Upstate's student chapter of the American Medical Association welcomes 140 medical students from throughout the Northeast this weekend for a regional AMA conference.
Upstate chapter president Meena Davuluri, a second-year medical student, is coordinating the gathering along with fellow medical students Cristina Fox (third year) and Sam Mackenzie (MD/PhD program).
This is the first time Upstate has hosted the meeting. Students from 20 medical schools will attend.
The site selection committee was "very impressed with the commitment, enthusiasm and leadership Upstate students have shown on issues that affect medical students," Meena said. "We're a very involved student body with a great deal of passion for the issues that we face as students and those that will affect our work with patients. It's a great opportunity for us to welcome our peers to Upstate."
Topics and issues to be discussed include:
* Cuts in Medicare funding. Less support from Medicare for Graduate Medical Education could mean fewer opportunities for medical students to land residencies needed to practice medicine.
* Loan forgiveness. The average medical student debt is $162,000, more for osteopathic students. The Affordable Care Act will cap monthly loan repayments and make other changes to repayment schedules. This weekend's meeting will help formulate policy positions for the AMA's National Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C. next month.
* Alternative careers in medicine. A panel discussion features medical school deans including Upstate interim dean David Duggan MD; Dr. Cynthia Morrow, MD, MPH, health commissioner for Onondaga County, and Dr. Robert Corona, DO, chair of Upstate's Pathology Department.
Students also will participate in mock residency interviews, an intubation simulation clinic and a service project with some of our Center for Civic Engagement community partners.


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Welcome, Marietta College Class of 2017.
More than 400 freshmen along with their parents, grandparents, siblings and others converged on the Marietta College campus Friday morning.
The first stop of the day was the Gathering Place, at Seventh and Butler streets, where freshmen were photographed and talked to college representatives about billing, dining service and other offices and services.
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Karlee Bates, 18, of Senecaville, struggles with a suitcase up the stairs at Dorothy Webster Hall during Marietta College's freshmen move-in day Friday.
"It's a wonderful time when they come back," said Linda Stroh, of Marietta, the director of donor stewardship with the college's Advancement Office. "For parents, it's nostalgic. For us, it's the beginning of another year of adventure."
Students with the McDonough Excel Workshop were on hand to help carry students' possession into the rooms of Sophia Russell, Elsie Newton, Mary Beach, Dorothy Webster and Marietta residence halls. Butler Street was closed between Seventh and Fourth streets to help families unload.
Katrina Watkins, 17, of Youngstown, was one of the Excel students helping with the move-in. The Excel students do volunteer work throughout the community.
"It helps the incoming freshmen," Watkins said. "It makes moving in a lot easier."
Dan Leidtke, of Beverly and Fort Frye girls basketball coach, was helping to move in his daughter, Morgan, 19, his first child to go to college.
"She's the first one out of the nest," Leidtke said. "It's going to be a change not having her around."
Of course, he said, she's not too far away, and they'll probably get to see her more than a lot of the parents, Leidtke said.
"It's exciting, and I am nervous about moving in," said Cody Caldwell, 19, of Hannibal, and a 2013 graduate of River High School. "I think it'll all go pretty well."
His home away from home is Mary Beach Hall.
President Joseph Bruno and first lady Diane Bruno welcomed and talked to the students and families moving in Friday morning. He's even been known to help move in the students.
Diane Bruno was just as enthusiastic as the students were moving into the dorms.
"Now that things are familiar, we can enjoy them even more," she said. "We can meet the new students and become even more acquainted with our current students."
"It's a group of enthusiastic parents and students," the president said. "We have a strong academic group, and that trend keeps going up."
Sherri Kleinhans, 48, of Prosperity, Pa., near Pittsburgh, was moving her daughter, Sarah, 18, into Mary Beach Hall. Sarah is the second one of the family to go to college.
"(I'm thinking) that she's here," Sherri said, starting to choke up. "That she's grown up. This is it."
Sherri said her daughter plans to major in education.
"I think Marietta is excellent," Sherri said. "She said, 'This smells like home. This feels like home.'"


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If you have a general IT enquiry, please contact insrvConnect, the IT Service Desk, which provides convenient and effective help and advice on IT services at Cardiff University. If you believe that the equipment or software is provided by your School or Division, please first ask your local technician.
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Each academic School has a Local Computing Representative (LCR). The LCR is a member of that School who acts as a formal link between the School and Information Services on IT matters.
Your LCR should be your first point of contact for IT matters relating to your School or School equipment. Your LCR should also be able to put you in touch with any technicians based in your School.
Research Enablement
You are welcome to contact Dr Chris Dickson (Enablement Manager - Research and Environment) whose role is to ensure that the research community gets the most from the University's IT services to support their research.
Help with library services and resources
Subject Librarians are here to help you. Examples of how they can help are:
- literature searching for grant applications and research reviews within a project;
- managing your references, including use of EndNote;
- measuring research impact via citation reports and finding Impact Factors for journals;
- identifying and ordering books and other material to support your research.
You are also welcome to contact Kate Bradbury, Senior Consultant for Research Support from the library.
- Her role is to co-ordinate library services for researchers, so she may be able to help you directly or put you in touch with the person you need
- You are also encouraged to contact Kate or your Subject Librarian if you are planning a grant application with significant new library needs. Contact Kate by email or on ext.70294 (Cathays Campus).
Help with research bids
In support of the University's research, INSRV's standard, ongoing services are largely included in the University's Indirect Costs Rate in fEC (full economic costing).
However, when developing a research bid which has significant new demands for IT, Library and Media Services, please first discuss your needs with your School IT support staff or library representative, and then with INSRV, at an early stage and before the formulation of detailed proposals. This enables INSRV to:
- offer you advice on how you can take advantage of existing services and systems
- plan its resources to support the research and to estimate additional costs and check feasibility, where appropriate.
In this way, we seek to ensure the best quality supporting environment for your research bids and for the research itself.
The Principal Investigator is invited to contact either:
- IT: Please contact the IT Service Desk
- Library: the relevant Subject Librarian or Kate Bradbury, Senior Consultant for Research Support
- Media Resources: Mr Paul Crompton, Director of Media Resources Centre
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CARUTHERSVILLE - Three persons were arrested by the Missouri Highway Patrol on drug charges.
On July 14, at approximately 10:21 a.m., a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol stopped a truck traveling north on Interstate 155 at the E-2 North Weigh Station.
The driver, Joel W. Irby, 21, of Fort Opelousas, La., was stopped for a routine check at the Missouri State Highway Patrol weigh station. While the trooper and commercial vehicle officer spoke to the driver he gave inconsistent information. The driver gave permission to search which revealed two baggies of marijuana in the sleeper berth.
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On Monday, Irby waived his right to a preliminary hearing. He is to return to Pemiscot County Division I for Aug. 21 court appearance.
At approximately 7:44 p.m. July 13, a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol stopped a northbound pickup on Interstate 55 at the 52-mile marker in New Madrid County for improper lane usage.
The trooper asked the driver Jose A. Gonzales, 21, of Fort Odessa, Texas, for and received consent to search the vehicle. The search revealed 26 bundles of marijuana located inside the spare tire stowed under the bed of the truck. During a K-9 sniff at the Troop E Service Center in Sikeston, MO, the K-9 alerted on the vehicle and a subsequent search revealed 10 bundles of marijuana concealed in the wall behind the driver and passenger seats.
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A Room of One's Own
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The Biology and Ecology of Insects that Live in Plant Galls
Colour photographs, Line Art
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This book is no longer available in print.
What are plant galls and how are they caused? This book introduces the Australian native insects that induce galls on plants and the plant species that host them. It explores the ways the insects have adapted to living part of their lives in the confined spaces of galls, and describes the strategies employed by different insect groups to find a suitable site to induce a gall, obtain food, mate and escape the gall.
Life in a Gall also looks at the predators, parasitoids, inquilines, kleptoparasites and micro-organisms that prey on gall-inducing insects and the ways the insects defend themselves from these enemies. It covers the problems gall-inducing insects can cause for agriculture, forestry and horticulture, and gives examples of several pest species. On the positive side, the book describes the essential services gall-inducing insects provide by pollinating figs, controlling invasive weeds and contributing to indigenous food.
The final chapter provides tips for people who want to collect and study galls, and shows that answering many of the questions still surrounding gall-inducing insects is not restricted to professional scientists but can be achieved by diligent amateurs too.
"The obvious love of the author for this fascinating group of insects and plants shines throughout the book and makes for an enjoyable insight into the world of Australian galls and the insects that cause their production."
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A real strength of the book is the photography; it is extremely well illustrated."
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